All language subtitles for A cry for help

�Valley View Players�
production of Guys And Dolls

that�s Friday and Saturday
night at the auditorium.

KJVI time now - 5:22,
on the �Buddy Marino� show.

KJVI, serving the Southern California
coast 24 hours a day, 1235 on your dial

We have national news
coming up at 6 o�clock

and then at 6:05, we have Harry Freeman.

Here�s one that goes back to 1951�

Morning.

Bad night, Harry?

Who made this coffee, buddy?
A giant squid?

Watch yourself or I won�t
tell you where I hid the donuts.

Donuts ?

That�s about it; that does it again folks.

The old clock�s beaten us out once more.

But don�t worry, we�ll be back

again tonight at midnight.

Buddy Marino here,
shutting down the old turntables,

and we�re coming up on 6 o�clock.

For those of you who are
getting up, good morning

for those of you who are
going to bed, good night.

Stay tuned now for the network news

and then followed at 6:05
by the incomparable,

irrepressible, KJVI�s jolly green ogre,

Harry Freeman.

Morning!

Good morning!

This is Kendall Washburn speaking
to you from the network news�

Hello�

What�s your name?

Hey, what�s the matter?

Are you hungry? Huh?

..nine dollars, it now takes

Ta-da!

Donuts.

Ethel made 'em. Try 'em.

I left a pack of cigarettes
in this drawer somewhere�

Got... apple,

- cinnamon�
- Yeah, right...

you got tired of Ethel�s lousy donuts
and you ate my cigarettes!

- Harry, come on�
- What? Look at you!

Look at that!
That�s from eating my cigarettes.

It�s a good thing I don�t smoke cigars
or you�d weigh 600 pounds by now.

- OK, just for that, no donuts.
- Right.

..maintain a favorable balance of trade

and the so-called artificial shortages

which some claim have been
instituted to support overall farm prices.

Sharp questioning by
Hill reporters led to an admission...

I�m sorry, they�re empty.

Hey!

What are you doing there?

Cat was hungry.

Cat�s always hungry.

- You�re a little late this morning.
- That�s right.

How�s the kid?

Who?

Richard - I thought you said
he was coming down for the weekend.

Yeah, well he got a chance to

see the Lakers play at The Forum, so�

- Well?
- Now I know.

Know what?

What happened to my cigarettes.

�the governor was unavailable for comment,

although an aide said a statement
might be expected by day�s end�

�the Bruins skated to a 2-2 tie

Vancouver knocked off
the Atlanta Flames 6-5.

In college basketball

the UCLA Bruins capitalized on
sloppy ball handling by Notre Dame

to overcome a 3rd quarter deficit
and win going away 97-81...

How are you this morning?

I�m fine.

You know, I was here
yesterday morning too�

I�m staying at the� um...

at the rooming house
a few blocks from here.

Is that a fact?

�elsewhere it was North
Carolina State 88, St. Bonaventure 71.

In Norman, Oklahoma,
the Sooners fell to Missouri 76-74.

Weather across the country is
expected to be generally fair,

with mild snow flurries predicted for
New England, upstate New York, and the Great Lakes area.

Temperatures in the southeast will range
from the low 40s to the mid 70s, predictions�

One two three four.

Hello Mr. and Mrs. Blue,
and all the ships� yep.

...generally clear with temperatures in the 40s.

On the west coast, partial clouds
and temperatures in the 50s,

throughout northern California,
Washington and Oregon.

Southern California will be
clear with a range of 45 to 75.

This has been Kendall Washburn
reporting from the network news desk,

returning you to your local station.

Good morning, people.

The sun is up.

If you�re not and you should be,
you better hustle.

For those legions among you who may have
tuned in by accident: this is Harry Freeman.

For the next 90 minutes
I�ll be taking your calls at 540-3599.

You pick the subject

and we�ll bounce it around.
A couple of ground rules:

don�t tell me your name.
I don�t care who you are, I really don�t.

And watch your language,
we�re on a tape delay, so if you

say a no-no I give you a quick bye-bye.

I like getting up early.

With the sun.

It�s a habit, I guess.

You know, I used to live on a farm.

Could I have some, uh...

milk or something?

In a saucer?

I don�t want you feeding that cat.

- But he�s hungry!
- We�re all hungry, lady.

That�s the way it goes.

You start feeding that cat,

and he�ll be sticking
around every morning.

You gone, and I�ve got the cat.

I see what you mean.

Uhm...

coffee.

Be a minute.

The trouble with you people,

you deserve the characters
you send off to the state house.

What the turnout was in the last primary?

A big 21 percent.

That means for every

5 so-called citizens out here,

4 of you couldn�t get off
your duff long enough

to drive a few blocks, sign your name,

and punch a few holes
in a piece of cardboard.

Yeah, I can see you nodding your heads.

It�s the other guy, right?
It�s the clown in the next car or

next door, that never
mows his lawn either.

Don�t kid yourselves, my friends.

Those monkeys who pick your
pockets every day with the sales tax,

the income tax, and all the rest,

they�ve got you figured out.

Sure, they blame it on Washington...

- Paul, are you up?
- Yeah, I�m up.

I�m driving the kids to school,
coffee�s on the stove.

Okay.

But the plain fact is, my friends,

you ARE getting violated.

Every day.

Because you don�t give a damn.

And I�ll tell you something. I�m getting tired
of picking up the check for your apathy.

Well, so much for what I think. Why don�t we
see if anybody out there�s listening?

The number�s 540-3599. I'll take the
first call right after this word from uh�

Excuse me,

could I have change for a dollar?

- Hi, it�s Julio.
- Hi.

Want a glass of water for those?

They�re having their annual
house-cleaning sale at all 6 locations...

No, no, thank you.

and I mean everything.
Stereos, washers, dryers...

...still in the original
factory carton, only 129.95.

Thank you very much.

You save 80 dollars.

Need a freezer?

Each of our outlets has a wide
selection of floor models

though slightly damaged
for savings up to 50 percent.

Sale starts today at 10
and runs through Saturday.

Shop early for the best selection,

many are one of a kind
and supplies are definitely limited.

85 cents for 3 minutes, please.

Located in Huntington Beach,

Anaheim, San Clemente,

La Jolla

and Oceanside.

Yes?

Hello?

Hello, who is this?

Ingrid?

Is that you, Ingrid?

Oh, please baby - is it you?

�a decade ago, the promises
you made to yourself or a loved one

at Ralston Travel Bureau
we want you to keep your promise.

Will you say something?

Martin, I think it�s Ingrid.

Come to the phone, please,

maybe she�ll talk to you.

Ingrid, don�t hang up baby.

Your father�s here,

he wants to speak to you.

You don�t have to
say anything, just listen.

Martin, please�

Look my friend, if you�d
read the newspaper�

- I read the papers, don�t worry.
- Barry Worth on the box court.

- Oh, come on.
- No, you come on!

I do this show on an empty stomach, pal,
and it�s a good thing too.

Look, I know if you tell
them Arabs you�re coming in with tanks

- that�s gonna be the end of it.
- Oh, terrific!

Then when we run out of bananas
we drop an H-bomb on Ecuador!

..when we�re sending John Wayne
and the 101st Airborne into the oil fields.

No, you don�t understand,
they�re in it with us.

- The Russians and them Chinese.
- Oh!!

Oh, I see.

- The big guys against the little guys, huh?
- Listen, who said the oil�s theirs?

You know what I mean.

We know such a thing as
world ownership of natural assets.

- Hey, what are you doing, reading to me
from a book? - I�m just trying to make a point.

Save your breath, friend. You�ve already
got a point. It�s punching holes in your hat.

KJVI.

Hello?

Hello?

Hello!

Hello? Is this the radio station?

No, honey, this is KJVI,

the radio station
floated out to sea last night.

Try the coast guard.
Maybe they�ve seen it.

- KJVI.
- Harry...

Oh, my day�s complete - the cat lady.

- Right, how are you?
- Incomparable, what else you want to know?

- That song, it keeps going through my head.
- That doesn�t surprise me in the least.

- Harry, I�m serious.
- So am I.

- I�ll hum it for ya, and you
tell me what it is. - Honey, uh�

I got a tin ear.

Everything sounds like
the wedding march to me

- which is really depressing.
- That why you�re a music hater?

Cat lady, enough already - you�re boring me
at this hour of the morning, good bye.

540-3599 folks,

keep 'em coming. KJVI.

Harry?

I called you a couple of days ago
about the JC picnic this weekend

- you remember?
- How could I forget, another plug, huh?

I tried to call you at home last night,
but I couldn�t get your number.

My friend, nobody gets my number.

Nobody. Not the pope, not the president,
not my ex-wife - especially not my ex-wife.

May she live in peace and leave
me the same way. Now if you don�t mind,

I�m gonna just skim along to somebody
who�s got something else on their mind

besides a free commercial for a potato race.

KJVI.

I was listening to your program�

Good for you honey, what�s your question?

I was wondering...

- why do you do it?
- Do what ?

- Put people down!
- Everybody�s got to have a hobby.

No,

I�m serious.

Honey, do you know what
it�s like exchanging pleasantries

at this hour of the morning with fruitcakes?

It tends to corrode the inner ear,

to say nothing of the digestive tract.

And speaking of fruitcakes,
declare yourself, maybe you�re one of 'em.

I guess if you mean I�m not very...

- smart, you�re probably right.
- I don�t believe it.

The voice of an honest woman.
How old are you?

- 18.
- Yeah, that would explain it.

You�ve had 18 whole years to learn
all there is to know about people.

Well,

wait till you get to be my age.

I�ll let you in on a little secret, honey:

Polly Anna did not live
happily ever after.

And the seven dwarfs are still on welfare.

But life�s supposed to be
a kind of joy, isn�t it?

Hey, wait a minute, babe - hold it!

Where�ve you been?

This is survival.

Plain old survival. It's called..

the law of the jungle, to coin a phrase.

If it had any sense at all, we'd all curl up
in a corner somewhere and die.

Well, I�

- think that�s what I�m gonna do.
- Good for you!

Tell me where, I�ll join you.

I don�t know where! I mean..

it really doesn�t make
any difference does it?

Yeah, sure it does!

How about...

the skydive off the roof of the Shelby

hotel? That�s 20 stories down, splat.

Next day you're all
over the front pages

not to mention all over the street.

A few people will notice, nobody will really care,
but you�ll be somebody, sweetheart.

Front-page stuff, they may
even spell your name right.

Hey, you still there?

- All through?
- Um� sure�

uh...

well...

you�re right about one thing

nobody will care.

But I mean, why should they, right?

It�s crazy, isn�t it?

You get born

and everybody makes a big deal over you

and some priest splashes water on your head

and when you die you
get flowers on your grave.

But in between

it�s like..

it�s like you�re not there.

So what�s the difference, right?

Right, mister?

- Mister�?
- Big fan, eh?

I�m sorry, I never heard your show before.

Well, don�t worry about it, sweetheart,
you�re not the only one.

Just ask the sponsors.

How about telling everybody your first name,
just so the papers get it straight?

Um..

that doesn�t � that doesn�t make
any difference, does it?

I mean...

as long as I don�t put anybody out,
as long as I just...

slip away quietly, right?

It�s like that saying, you know:

un-knelled,

un-coffined,

and unknown.

Oh, terrific! That�s very poetic, sweetheart!

Now, in the meantime,

I do have some other fruitcakes on the other line,
so what do you say I get back to work

and you go out and jump
in front of a taxi someplace, ok?

Thanks for calling.

And on that happy note,

a few badly phrased words
from Foley�s Hardware,

over on Alameda Avenue.
"Planning to remodel?

"Before you do, think about Foley�s.
And when you do, think about quality."

We�ll take more calls
right after these words.

When cramps and nausea strike,
don�t suffer needlessly, take xylothin�

- Don�t you think you were
a little rough on that girl?

- What do you want me to do,
open a vein?

That�s not the image
my adoring public wants to hear.

- Yeah, well I just think�
- Buddy, do me a favor, don�t think.

You survived 40 years without it,
why ruin a good thing?

If Lawrence Welk found
out you were thinking,

he might never let you
play any of his records anymore.

..yet is available without prescription
at all leading drug and discount stores.

Next time you are struck with
cramps, nausea and periodic distress,

do as countless others do:

look for the big red X at the
drug counter of your favorite store.

X-y-l-o-t-h-i-n.

Xylothin.

- KJVI.
- Mr. Freeman..

- about that girl that just called...
- Yes, ma�am?

I thought she sounded
very frightened, didn�t you?

- Something in the way she spoke�
- Ma�am, forgive me, but the world

is full of frightened 18 year olds, and I don�t like
being put on, and that�s what she was doing.

Now this is my program,
and if there�s gonna be any put-ons

I�m gonna be the put-oner,
not the put-onee, ok?

Ok. Thanks for calling.

- KJVI.
- Harry, I love your show, I wouldn�t miss it.

- Thank you!
- But that little girl who just called in,

- you really think that was a put-on?
- You have something you wanted to talk about?

- Yes, that girl - she struck me as�
- Thank you for calling, sir.

Listen, folks - there are a lot of
things we can talk about:

God, man, power, politics,

steam engine, paper clips, postage stamps,
poisonous insects. But please..

let us not get ourselves
bogged down in a boring rehash

about one previous call.

Will she or won�t she?

Tune in tomorrow, ladies and gentlemen.
This is not,

repeat, NOT Stella Dallas.

Now the number is 540-3599.

So let�s hear from you if
you�ve got something to say.

Hi!

Where you headed?

I�m heading downtown; you want a lift?

Sure.

You from around here?

Just visiting I guess, huh?

I�m Richie Danko.

- KJVI.
- Mr. Freeman?

If you ask me, that girl
who called was dead serious.

Who are you, pal ?

- Resident psychiatrist at some
local massage parlor? - I�m a teacher

- and I think I know kids, and I�m sure that�
- Excuse me, maybe you do, maybe you don�t,

but it�s obvious you don�t know
much about the suicide syndrome,

because if you did you�d know
that the real suicide does not advertise.

On the other hand,

the world is full of crackpots who climb
out on window ledges and threaten to jump.

"Look at me world, you�ve
picked on me once too often,

"I�m going to get back at you,
I�m going to destroy myself."

- The point is�
- The point is

if these fruitcakes were really serious
about killing themselves,

they�d just do it, without turning
it into a B movie scenario.

- Well, I think you�re wrong about that girl.
- Thank you, sir!

If I were keeping a box score, I�d certainly
record your vote. However, we are not

conducting a public opinion
poll this morning.

We�ll get back to the phones in a minute,

the number�s 540-3599, but first..

this word.

How many times have I heard my friends say:

�if only we�d taken that trip
when we got the chance!�

Oh, there are reasons of course,
we all know what they are:

money�s scarce, the kids are in school,
Europe will still be there next year.

Oh, you�ve heard them all. But the..

The lambs are biting this morning, eh?

Yeah, the world is full of
know-it-alls, my friend.

You should know, Harry.

What you looking for?

That kid who was on the show last month,
that psychiatrist, doctor Buchek or whatever it is.

At Ralston Travel Bureau,
we want you to keep your promise.

Don�t put off until next year
that trip you�ve had your heart set on.

We have package tours that
start as low as 588 dollars per person

for 7 days and 6 nights,
and that includes your hotel room,

continental breakfast, and gratuities,

and round trip airfare from
Los Angeles international airport�

Ok, friends - you�ve been kicking your
old uncle Harry around pretty good this morning.

But the insurrection is about
to come to a grinding halt.

Some of you tender-hearted people out there
think I was a wee bit callous with a girl

who called in a little earlier.

So to set the record straight,
we�re gonna make a call out.

To a doctor Henry Buchek;

he�s a resident on the
psychiatric staff of central hospital.

Some of you folks may remember
Doctor Buchek from a show last month.

Anyway, to put your minds at ease,
we�re gonna get

not your opinion, not my opinion,

but a professional opinion.
Now how�s that for public service?

Listen...

I gotta be to work about 7 o�clock,
but what do you say I pick you up somewhere?

You know, around 4 o�clock,
we�ll have a couple of beers, a few laughs.

That�s a wedding ring, isn�t it?

Hey, uh�

Don�t let that bother you, baby.

Her and me got kind of an arrangement.

Sixth floor.

Who?

Oh, Buchek!

Hey, Hank!

Hank Buchek!

- Yeah?
- Doctor Buchek?

This is Harry Freeman, station KJVI.

- Oh yeah, hi.
- You�re on the air right now, doctor.

- I�m what? - A lot of our listeners
remembered you from the show last month,

that�s why I�m calling you,
I�m looking for a second opinion.

- What are you talking about, Mr. Freeman?
- I�d like you to listen to a tape.

- Look, I�m busy now; can I call you
back later? - Well, I�ll be at home later, doc,

and nobody calls me there,
ever - not even the phone company.

This�ll only take 2 minutes. A young girl called
about 10-15 minutes ago and threatened to kill herself.

- What?
- That�s right, doc, suicide. Now..

Just lend an ear, will you?

I was listening to your program�

Good for you honey, what�s your question?

I was wondering...

- why do you do it?
- Do what ?

Put people down!

Hey� what�s your hurry, huh?

I�d prefer to walk.

Walk where?

Honey, this place is dead!
Nothing�s open, there�s nothing to see.

Would you please take
your hand off the door?

Ok, alright, alright.
I�ve taken my hand away, see?

See?

But you know uh...

really see me later.

I�m pretty good at helping
people with their problems.

- Are you?
- Sure!

Look, we�ll have a
couple of drinks, like I said.

We�ll talk.

If this bothers you,
I�ll just take it right off.

I better go.

Hey, wait a minute!

Wait a minute, will ya?

It�s like that saying, you know...

un-knelled,

un-coffined,

- and unknown�
- Oh, terrific!

That�s very poetic, sweetheart!

Now, in the meantime..

I do have some other fruitcakes
on the other line, so what do you say�

- Ok, doctor, what do you think?
- You�re serious?

I wouldn�t have called if I wasn�t.

For one thing, nobody can dig
into another person�s motivations

on the basis of one phone conversation.

Well, never mind the qualifiers, doc,

I�m not trying to hang you;
I just want a good professional guess.

My guess is that she means it.
She sounded disturbed, and your attitude�

Smells good! Except I�m not hungry.

You gotta eat, Arthur.

You�ll never make it
past your 11 o�clock class.

Mom, I don�t even have
an 11 o�clock class.

I�ll grab a sandwich at school.

Oh, come on�

Kids like that are scrambling
their brains every day on pills and smack�

She just wanted somebody to..
- Do we have to listen to that?

He's fun! Anyway, it wakes me up.

�excuse me, go right ahead.
- Where�s Ingrid?

She�s asleep.

Why not?

Where�s she got to go?

Maybe she had no one else to talk to�

Maybe she needed someone
to talk to about something

You like her?

- Mom, she�s just a roomer, that�s all.
- Uh huh. Just a roomer?

Your hair�s combed; you look nice�

you don�t get prettied up for me, now.

It was a statement of fact
from a frightened human being...

- I�ll have a couple eggs over easy, George.
- Alright.

Side of hash browns.

That�s something, isn�t it?

- What�s that?
- That girl.

Crazy kids.

Got it made these days
and don�t even know it.

Come on, Tim.

Let�s go, come on boy.

Now, you just take it easy.
I don�t want to do any running, you hear?

Well, I�m not sure that
you�ve sold me, doc, but thank you.

Ok, friends, mea culpa.

Mea culpa.

Maybe the world is flat after all.
I�m beginning to wonder.

But never let it be said that Harry Freeman
copped out when the going got tough!

Assuming that my good friend the doctor
really knows what he�s talking about

and we do have a suicidal
young woman roaming our streets,

what do you say we
pass that information along

to someone who can
actually do something about it?

I�m referring of course to our good
friends down at police headquarters,

provided there�s somebody there
at this ungodly hour of the morning.

Police headquarters, sergeant Shirley.

Sergeant, this is Harry Freeman
at station KJVI.

You�re on the air right now.

- Yes?
- Just so you understand, sergeant,

you may be part of an historic first.

- I conduct this morning phone show�
- Yes, I�ve heard it.

Don�t gush, sergeant,
try to restrain your enthusiasm.

I�m reporting a crime.

Or at least, a possible crime.
Provided of course, that it's

- still illegal to take your own life.
- What can I do for you, Mr. Freeman?

A girl called in about 15, 20 minutes ago.
She said she was gonna kill herself.

Maybe she is, maybe she isn�t. I think you guys
down there ought to do something about it.

- Who is she?
- I don�t know.

No name at all ?

- No first name ?
- She never said.

Did she say where she was?

- Sorry� - Then you�re not sure
she�s calling from the city.

- She could be anywhere.
- She�s not anywhere, sergeant!

She�s somewhere,
and I think it�s up to you to find her.

You say there�s a girl�

you don�t know where, don�t know who she is,
and I presume you don�t know what she looks like.

- She�s out there somewhere, and you want us to
find her. - I don�t WANT you to do anything!

But I�m a dues-paying citizen of this
saltwater mecca reporting a police situation!

I think it�s up to you to do something about it,
because if you check your contract with the city,

that is what we pay you for.

- How do you expect us to find her?
- I expect you to LOOK for her!

Look...

we�d look if we knew where to look,
and maybe we�d find her.

But the reality is, Mr. Freeman,
there is absolutely nothing we can do

- based on what you�ve given me.
- Oh..

Oh, I�ve got you, sarge.

When they bring in the body
that�s when you go to work, right?

- You�re oversimplifying, Mr. Freeman.
- Well thanks very much, sergeant Shirley.

It�s awfully nice to talk to you, really.

I hope to God I never need you for anything;

you�re about as useful as
a G-string in a snowstorm.

So much for our sentinels of law and order.

You know what you just heard, folks?

Dead air.

That�s a no-no here in radio land.

But old uncle Harry is...

he�s thinking.

And the question is now...

What? I mean...

Do we just sit around figuring
we�re getting our legs pulled?

I wanna tell you something folks - I�m mad.

I�m really mad.

The steam is just pouring
out of old uncle Harry�s ears.

There�s a guy down at the
police station, you heard him,

who said that the girl CAN'T be found.

The word was CAN�T.

Well, I�ll tell you what I think.

Maybe we'd better get cracking.

Not just me, but all of us.

Because, uh...

I guess she�s one of us - one of
Harry Freeman�s little early

morning family of kooks.

And maybe we ought to take
some responsibility for her.

You game?

I am.

So�

Where do we start?

Let�s find out who she is and where she is,
and how to get in touch with her.

This is 540-3599;
let�s get some ideas in here.

This is Mr. Conover in 314.

I called 20 minutes ago
about room service.

That�s right.

Alright, 2 eggs easy over, black coffee
and a half of grapefruit.

That�s right.

Now look, uh, what about the maid?

Yeah, I�m sure you did, but the fact is

we had a little celebration here last night;
the room needs a cleaning.

Fine.

Uh, try to get my home number
for me again, will you?

Harry...

I think you�re right about the tax situation,
I just wanted to give you my thoughts.

- A gift! And it�s not even my birthday!
- What?

Sir, I hate to arouse you from

what is obviously a state of catatonia,
have you been listening to the show this morning?

- In my car. A few minutes� - I suggest you trot
back to your car and see if you can catch up with us.

- Because we�re on a new subject.
- But I just wanted�

Good morning!

Good morning.

I don�t think I�ve seen you before.

- I�m just visiting, Father.
- Brother Steve.

I�m a seminary student;
I have a couple of years yet.

Oh.

Something wrong?

I wanted to make a confession.

Well, that�s this afternoon at 4.

- I don�t think I can wait until then.
- I�m sorry.

Um�

Father McVeigh is still asleep.

He was out very late
last night at the hospital.

Went to bed right after mass.

I see�

Thanks.

I could wake him�?

No, it�s alright.

It really doesn�t make any difference.

Uh, Mr. Freeman?

- Yes, ma�am.
- It occurred to me

that the young girl you�re looking for,
she may not be from around here at all.

- Why do you say that?
- She didn�t know who you were.

That�s very flattering ma�am,
but a household word I�m not.

Well, I think most people around
here know about your program,

even if they don�t listen to it.

Gee, you sure know
how to earn a guy, mom!

Well, it was just a thought.

Well, it beats some of the ideas I�ve been
getting. Thank you very much for calling.

- KJVI.
- Mr. Freeman�

when that young girl called in,

is there any way at all to tell
where she was calling from?

- From the phone records or anything?
- I don�t follow you, ma�am.

I mean, would they have a record
of the number she called from?

Uh..

No, I don�t think so, but..

you�ve got something there.
Thank you.

Now that lady had a terrific idea.

If we can get our friend to call back again,
maybe the phone company

can help us track her down.

I�m gonna hold all the calls for
a few minutes while I dial out.

So, please bear with me, folks.

Good morning, madam.

This is Harry Freeman, station KJVI.

I�d like to find out how I can go about
tapping a phone line to trace a call.

- I will connect you with a
service representative. - Thank you.

Ma�am, I�m holding..!

Service, Mrs. Schindler, may I help you?

Mrs. Schindler,
this is Harry Freeman, station KJVI.

- We�re on the air right now.
- What?

Ma�am, I�m broadcasting a show at this
moment on the radio. You�re on the air.

You mean people are listening to us now?

I think you�ve finally got the
drift of it, Mrs. Schindler,

now I need some information
about tracing a phone call.

I�d have to put you in touch with
our Mr. Butler, he�ll be in around 9:30.

Ma�am, excuse me, but your Mr. Butler
is no earthly good to me at 9:30 or even 8:30.

Now if you�ll just listen for
a moment, to cut the story short,

we have a young girl, a possible suicide,

who called into my program
a short while ago.

I think she might call back.

What I want is to put a tap on my line

so that if she does call back, we can trace
the incoming call and find out where she is.

I�m afraid that�s private information, sir.

unless of course the request
comes through a recognized agency

- such as the police or fire department.
- Thanks

I�ve tried the police�

It�s a matter of the FCC and public utility regulations.

I�m sure it is, honey,
but I haven�t read them lately.

Perhaps if I switch you to the
emergency supervisor for the area...?

That means you�re going to
pass me along to the next nitwit!?

It is a matter of procedure, sir.

Our hands are tied without
proper authorization.

Lady, you�re speaking English

and I�m speaking English,
but somehow we�re not communicating!

I�m talking about a girl who
may be in the process of killing herself!

If she�s not dead now...!

- The line is busy, sir, will you hold?
- I�ll hold, I�ll hold.

I can�t seem to get through
to the emergency supervisor, sir.

- Is there a number where you
can be reached? - Six..

Morning, Tom.

You want one of the pretzels?

- Uh, I don�t understand, sir.
- You can say that again, honey.

Wasn�t that marvelous, folks?
All that help for one thin dime.

Fantastic!

Look, Muriel, what do
you want me to do? Huh?

Yeah. I�m in the middle of a convention.
I have 3 buyers set for a meeting at 10.

Alright, alright, look..

If Mark wants to spend the weekend
with Joe and Lucy, that�s fine.

No, I can�t pick him up Friday night.

I don�t even know if
I�ll be home Friday night.

Why don�t you let your sister do it, huh?

No, I have an idea. I have an idea.

Why doesn�t he take the bus?
It won�t cost much.

Honey, he�s a big boy.

Sweetheart, sweetheart�
I haven�t got the time.

Hold on... Yes?

- Room service.
- Yeah, come in. I�ll call you back later.

We�ll make a decision. I�ll call you
right after lunch, I promise.

Ok. Ok. Bye bye.

- Morning, sir.
- Yeah, morning.

Could you tell me how
I�m supposed to eat in this mess?

- Where�s the maid?
- I wouldn�t know, sir.

Will you please get a maid
up here right away?

- I�ll tell the front desk, sir.
- Yeah, terrific.

Look, people, we�re banging
our heads against a stone wall here

unless we can identify this girl.

Now, somebody has got to know who she is.

I�m gonna play a little of that tape again.

Listen carefully, please.

If you have any idea, any idea at all

call this number - 540-3599.

Ok, here�s the voice.

But life�s supposed to be
a kind of joy, isn�t it?

Hey, wait a minute, ho.. oh - hold it!

Where have you been?

This is survival. Plain old survival.

It�s called the law of the jungle,
to coin a phrase.

If you think that�s joy, you
just don�t understand the situation.

Then why bother?

Absolutely right. If we had any praise,
we�d all just curl up and die.

- I think that�s what I�m gonna do.
- Good for you!

Tell me where, I�ll join you.

I don�t know where!

- It really doesn�t make any difference,
does it? - Oh, sure it does!

How about a...

skydive off the roof of the Shelby hotel?

That�s 20 stories down, splat.

You�ll be all over the front pages the next day,
not to mention all over the street.

A few people will notice,

nobody will really care after a day or two,
but you�ll be somebody, sweetheart.

Front-page stuff,
they may even spell your name right.

Hey, you still there?

- All through?
- Um� sure�

- Hello?
- Paul? Bill Butler.

Hey, hi Bill.

Sorry to bother you at home,
I�ve been listening to Freeman�s program.

Yeah, so have I.

All of the sudden everybody has to
make jokes about the phone company.

I know the man has a certain style,

- but he was pretty rough on one of our girls�
- Yeah, he was rough, but..

like you say, that�s Harry�s style.

- That�s what gets those listeners.
- I understand, but...

but come on Paul, we must give you
guys 20,000 a year in spots.

I don�t expect flags and fanfares,
but don�t make us look like fools!

The fact is we�ve got a good record
working with the police on suicide prevention.

- Yeah, I know that, Bill.
- Freeman�s so busy talking he doesn�t listen.

Look, I�ll speak to him
as soon as I get down there.

See you at the club Saturday?

- Yeah, sure, Bill.
- I�ll call you later in the week.

Ok, bye-bye.

..make any difference, does it?

I mean...

as long as I don�t put anybody out,
as long as I just...

slip away quietly, right?

- Hey mom, doesn�t that sound like Ingrid?
- Who?

That girl, the one
who�s gonna kill herself.

I don�t think so.

- Arthur, where are you going?
- To see if she�s here.

Now, you knock!
You know, she�s a young lady!

Don�t know what she�s wearing.

Ingrid?

Ingrid, are you awake?

Ingrid?

- She�s gone.
- What gone?

- You mean she�s packed up and left?
- No, her suitcase is still here.

So she�s taking a morning walk, hmm?

Two nights.
Eight dollars, right?

She left it on the bed.

- KJVI.
- Harry, I got an idea about that girl.

- Let�s hear it.
- Well...

remember when she
said she wasn�t very smart?

I mean, maybe she really meant that.

Instead of going to school,
maybe she�s some kind of a drop out.

Maybe she�s got a job in the city somewhere

working in a diner or something like that.
I mean, if somebody had a girl

who supposed to
show up for work and didn�t�

Yeah�

That�s not a bad idea, sir.
Thank you, thank you very much indeed

- Morning, May.
- How are you today?

- Well, can�t complain.
- Get you coffee?

I wanted to take Tim for a little walk
along the beach before the tide comes in, so..

- You got a minute, have some coffee.
- Alright, lay down, Tim.

Just awful, isn�t it?

- What�s that?
- About that girl that�s gonna kill herself.

It�s on the radio.

Seems like a sweet little thing..

Morning.

Cutting it pretty close again.

5 to 7. I�m on time, alright?

Hey, spare a cup?

It�s on there.

Out late again, huh?

Must be tough fighting off
all those girlies.

Yeah, you should�ve seen the
little thing I picked up this morning.

Good stuff, huh?

Prime.

Ever think it might be the truck?

Just cause' you�re an old man�

Anyway, she was kind of skinny.

But pretty, you know?

- Long, long brown hair.
- Turned you on, huh?

Yeah.

Great.

Now go see if you can turn on some gas.

- KJVI.
- Mr. Freeman.

- I�m calling from Anaheim.
I heard your broadcast. - Yes, ma�am.

There�s something else she said.
It may not mean anything.

But she talked about a priest
splashing water on her head.

Baptism�

and well, maybe she�s a Catholic.

Possible.

I know the church is very much
against suicide, so maybe I�m all wrong.

But if she is catholic, she might try
to go to a church as a last resort.

Ma�am, I think you may
have something there.

Thank you,
thank you very much for calling.

Alright, there�s two places to start:
a young girl who didn�t come in to work

and a young girl who
may show up in a church.

Now I�m not sure how many priests we�ve got
listening out there, so the rest of you

especially you Catholics,
call your parish,

tell the priest what�s happening.
KJVI.

Mr. Freeman? I know who the girl is.
I mean, I think I do.

So, what are you waiting for?

This girl�s been rooming with my mother
and me for the past couple of days.

- What�s her name?
- Ingrid, Ingrid something.

I don�t know exactly.
She comes from upstate.

- You sure it�s her?
- I think so.

I�m sure it�s her voice.
And she owed us 8 dollars room rent�

Well, I found it on the bed,
but her suitcase is still here.

I mean, why would she
pay room rent like that?

- Where do you live?
- Flat Road, in 4 Corners.

Okay.

That�s north,

it�s 4 or 5 miles, isn�t it?
- Hey!

Right.
- Turn that thing off, will you?

Hey, man, you want me to
toss your tail out of here?

Well, she�s about 5�5�

maybe 100 pounds

blue eyes

dark brown hair

and she wears it long and straight.

Now, Tim, now you
behave yourself this morning.

I don�t want you getting wet, you hear?

She�s 5�5�, straight dark brown hair,
blue eyes, 100 pounds, must be kind of skinny�

We know that she�s in the area someplace,
or that she started out in the area.

Now, that�s not much,
but it�s a start, right?

- Give me a cigarette.
- Thought you quit.

I did�

Just working myself up to uh�

Hey, Harry, enough already with the girl;
I don�t tune in to hear this kind of stuff.

Thank you sir for your contribution.
KJVI.

- Listen. I�m calling about that girl.
- That�s the topic of the day, my friend.

I saw her this morning.

- She was in my place.
- Where, what place? Where was she?

Coral Beach Cafe.

- On coast highway, south end of 4 Corners.
- Okay...

She was in here around
6 o�clock when I opened up.

- She tell you her name?
- No, but it was the girl that man described.

- Well, can you tell me what she was wearing?
Do you remember? - Oh, an old raincoat�

came to her knees, kind of flimsy.

I think she must have been cold.

And blue jeans.

Raincoat, and blue jeans�
and some kind of sweater

- maybe blue or black.
- Ok, maybe we�re getting somewhere.

We know she�s in..
- Hey, Lou, where you going?

I�m gonna cruise around for a while.
Cover for me.

- Ok.
What time she leave your place?

She wasn�t here long,
maybe 10-15 minutes.

Alright, which way was she headed?

Alright, her name is Ingrid.

She�s 5�5�

straight dark...
- What the hell is he doing?

- I don�t know, you hired him.
- Yeah.

She�s walking one way or the other..

How long�s it been since
his last commercial?

I don�t know.

Tim!

What are you trying to do, catch a cold?

Stay out of that water!

Tim! You�re too old for that,
you know that!

Come on, boy, get out of that water.

Come on, come on, boy.

That�s a good dog.

We�ll go home now.

She was seen on the coast highway
not 30 minutes ago.

Now, come on people,
there can�t be that many..

Yes, ma�am, I�ve got it, 6th and Locust.

I�ll send a boy out in 5 minutes.

You stay with the car.

..last seen at 4 Corners 30 minutes ago.

She couldn�t have
gotten that far. Not yet.

Now, her name is Ingrid,
she�s 18 years old,

she�s thin, she has long dark brown hair,
she�s wearing a raincoat, jeans, dark sweater�

Hey, Richie, that girl this morning�
Where�d you say you picked her up?

I don�t know.

- 4 Corners, I think.
- You said she had dark hair.

- Was she wearing a raincoat?
- Yeah, why?

- Cause they�re looking for her.
- Who�s looking for her?

The radio station.

- Why?
- I don�t know, call them and find out.

- And tell them where you dropped her off.
- No way, man.

That�s all I need, to have my old lady
find out I picked up some chick.

That I don�t need.

Stay tuned for the
national news from Washington.

Back in 5 minutes,
and keep the calls coming!

From the network news desk
in Washington DC�

the Mideast situation
continues to dominate the news

with persistent rumors of a new outbreak
in fighting along the Israeli-Syrian..

- What are you trying to do?
- Hi there, how you doing?

- It�s wonderful to see you again�
- Knock it off, Harry!

Why don�t you have some of buddy�s coffee?
In your mood it couldn�t hurt.

- Bill Butler called about 20 minutes ago.
- Ah, Bill Butler.

- The All-American wrong number.
- He�s very upset and I don�t blame him!

I know, he wants me to
lay off the phone companies,

lay off insurance companies,
lay off hospitals.

What do you suggest I talk about, Paul?

The cotton situation in Georgia?
We can�t, it�ll offend boll weevils.

- You seem to enjoy putting me on the spot.
- You don�t need my help for that.

No, but you sure needed
my help, didn�t you?

Oh...

Please let me turn around - if you�re
gonna kick me, take a clean shot!

- Ok, I�m sorry.
- Don�t be sorry.

You dragged me out
and put me back to work.

Alright, I owe you.

If you want, I�ll shine your
shoes every morning.

But don�t ask me to gush into
a microphone. It�s not my way.

- Oh, really? What about this girl?
- What about her?

You got a little rough on her,
now you�re feeling some guilt pangs, right?

- No!
- What, compassion?

Now that I don�t believe!

You wanted listeners for this
cracker-box station, alright you�ve got 'em!

That phone is lit up like
Chinatown on New Year�s Eve!

The yoyos out there are hooked!

That�s what it�s all about, isn�t it?
That and Billy Butler�s advertising budget.

So, why don�t you let me run the show.
You can go sharpen some pencils.

..Canadians turned out in droves
for a glimpse of the American president.

Hatless and smiling, he seemed to
thrive on the warmth of the greeting,

And there's real hope that a mutual accord
will come out of this 3-day conference.

Father�

Yes?

I hate to trouble you, father.

I stopped at 1 or 2 churches
along the highway.

There�s this girl�.
have you been listening to the radio?

No, is there something wrong?

Well, there�s this girl; young kid,

skinny, brownish hair, wearing a raincoat

and maybe she�s gonna take her own life.

Maybe.

Anyway, she might be Catholic,

so I was just checking
to see if she was here.

Oh, I�m sorry, I haven�t seen
anyone this morning yet.

Oh�

- If she comes in could you talk to her
about it? - Of course.

Maybe you could get her to call the radio
station. You know, Harry Freeman show.

- Harry Freeman�?
- Yes, station KJVI.

- Oh, yes, yes. I see�
- Thank you, father.

Oh, Steven�

When you awakened me this morning,
you said something about a girl�

I cruised up and down the coast highway
10 miles, never saw a sign of her.

Alright, my friend, thank you very much.

Ok, we know that she�s got to be
somewhere off the main road� KJVI.

Yeah, I saw a young girl at the
bus station downtown about an hour ago�

Ma�am, we know where this girl
was an hour ago. You saw somebody else.

No, sir, I didn�t see
which way she was headed.

Did she say anything at all that
might tip where she was going?

She didn�t say much of anything.

She didn�t have much money,
maybe a buck or two.

She had those pills�

Pills? What pills?

Just a bottle of pills she got
from Hogan�s drug store in town.

I recognized the label.

Thanks, George.

..Steven Tyler, St. Catherine�s church.

I believe the girl you�re
looking for was here.

- Where�s here? Where are you located?
- Sanders Avenue, east of the coast highway.

When?

It couldn�t have been more than
25 minutes ago, I talked to her myself.

- Alright, how did she seem?
- Upset, I guess... tired.

But she was alive.
I don�t know for how long

She wanted to make a confession.
I offered to get the priest, Father McVeigh.

She looked at me.

I�ll never forget it:

she said it wouldn�t really
make any difference

about the confession.

Less than a half an hour ago she was alive

at Sanders and the Coast Highway,
that�s only a few blocks�

She�s wearing a raincoat, blue denim;
she has long brown hair, and she has blue eyes.

Now, if you�re listening
in a hotel, call the desk,

call a bell cap, go out in the hall and
look around. I�m going to play the voice again.

Listen carefully.

You know what she looks like.

This is how she sounds.

I was listening to your program...

Ingrid� Ingrid�

Yeah, here it is, Ingrid Bruner.

I remember her, young thing.

Yes, an out of town prescription.

- Prescription?
- Yeah.

I really shouldn�t have filled it,
but I had to.

- What do you mean you had to?
- Well, she was a diabetic.

It was for an oral agent. Something to
help stimulate a pancreatic reaction.

It�s like insulin.

- Take a look at that?
- Yeah.

Jimmy! Jimmy, be careful!

- I wanna go fishing!
- Maybe tomorrow.

Not too close to the water,
Jimmy, be careful!

..around to Shelby,
I even checked the roof..

If she is around here�
I didn�t see her.

I don�t think she's going
to do it anyway.

Not really.

I do.

Never passed by me!

Know what I think?

I think she�s in one of the hotels.

KJVI.

I think you�re wasting your time looking
around the hotels. I think she�s at the beach.

- You�ve seen her?
- No, but�

Forgive me, ma�am, but we
just don�t have any more time.

That girl�s on the verge of killing herself;
we need somebody, anybody who�s seen her.

But, I think I know where she�s gone.
It�s something she said towards the end.

About going to her grave.

The quote was:
"unknelled, un-coffined, and unknown."

Yes, ma�am.

Well, I thought I knew it, so I looked it up,
and sure enough it�s Lord Byron's Childe Harold.

Ma�am, if you�ve got a point to make,
I wish you�d make it.

The passage reads...
I�m gonna read it to you:

�Man marks the earth with ruin,

"his control stops with the shore...

"he sinks into thy depths
with bubbling groan,

"without a grave,
unknelled, uncoffined, and unknown.�

Clear- that�s it, let�s move it!

�the water. She�s on the beach

or the pier�

For all I know she�s rented
a boat or something�

She�s very young,
she�s 18 and she looks it.

Long dark hair,

she's wearing Levi�s,

she's wearing a raincoat .

Ok, you�ve got it?

If you�ve seen this girl anywhere

in the last half hour,
near the water, please...

please call 540-3599.

Jimmy!

Come on, let�s go.

Jimmy, leave that there, it�s dirty.

Come on, let�s go.

- There�s a lady sleeping over there!
- Oh, what are you talking about?

Down there, the lady is sleeping.

Why is she sleeping on the beach?

People do all kinds of funny things.
We have to get back to the hotel, let�s go.

Come on!

- Maybe we should wake that lady up!
- Jimmy, it�s none of our business.

But she�s getting wet!

Little boy!

Little boy!

Excuse me, but did you
say something about a lady?

- A lady getting wet?
- She�s asleep!

Asleep?

- Where?
- Over there, sleeping in the water.

Stop! This way!

Down there, he found her�

She�s around the beach,
somewhere, she�s gotta be!

Now, get out there and look!
Don�t let somebody else do it, you do it!

She must be over here!

Grab her legs.

KJVI.

I�m calling from the Elmendorf hotel,
I�ve got a room on the third floor.

Sir, she�s not at the hotel!

- We got network coming in two minutes.
- That�s right.

..this girl from my window
walking down to the beach.

- Where, right below your window?
- Yes, I can see the place from here.

Wait a minute, I�m looking down there.

There�s something going on.

- I think they�ve found her.
- What?

I�m trying to get a better look.

- What do you see? - A bunch of people,
couple guys from an ambulance, next to the pier.

Wait a second.

Yeah, yeah; they got somebody.

- They�re coming up the stairs- looks like her.
- Yeah, but.. - She�s got a raincoat on.

- Is she alive?
- I don�t know.

They�re carrying her,
they�ve got a stretcher out there.

Is she moving at all??

It's hard to tell, I don�t think so.
They�re getting her into the ambulance.

Good morning, this is
Christopher Scott with market news

and analysis from
network 1010 in New York City..

Forget it, my friend;
they just pulled the plug.

- You found her, Harry!
- I want to go back on.

We�ve got network.

- After the network.
- That�s Quinn's time.

Forget Quinn. 25 minutes.

- Just let me stay with it 'til 8 o�clock.
- Harry, come on, you found her!

What kind of a station is this!?

I give you the best damn
show you�ve ever heard�

They found the girl, you want to leave
them strung out there on a limb?

We�re gonna cover it on the local news,
and then Quinn can update it!

- They�re hanging on those sets, we gotta!
- Harry - that�s it, you�re off!

Harry!

What happened?

I was listening in the car.

It was a hell of a show, Harry,
but what happened to the girl?

Don�t ask me, kid - they cut me off.

- Quinn, you better get set up in there.
- Yeah.

It was a terrific show, Harry,
really terrific.

You know, there�s hope for that kid.

You ought to hold on to him, Paul,
If you can.

Did you hear what he said?
Not �you found her, Harry.�

He said, �it was a terrific show.�

He knows what it�s all about.

- Hey, I�m sorry about before.
- Ah, forget it.

You got a job to do and bills to pay.
You got a stake in this over-grown sand trap.

- It�s a good town, Harry.
- Yeah, for you.

Tell you the truth,
the seagulls are making me nervous.

Well, who knows...

Maybe they caught the show in L.A.

It�s not a bad angle, you know.

Radio personality in race with death.

Why, the Times might pick up on that.

That�s the kind of thing that could
put me right back in the ballgame.

Why don�t you call the hospital, Harry?

For what?
Either she�s alive or she�s dead.

If she�s alive, she�ll do it again.

If you�re a loser, you�re a loser.

She�s a loser.

Hey, Harry! Harry!

The hospital.

For you.

Music time on KJVI - top 40 chart busters

as well as a bushel basket of
golden oldies for mom and pop.

Remember this one?

Yeah?

Oh...

Yes, doctor.

Good. I�m glad to hear it.
Is she awake?

No, no, don�t do that. Let her rest.

Doctor, did she say why?

Yeah.

Listen, uh�

Later on, when she�s up and around,

if she wants somebody to talk to...

Why don�t you ask her to give me a call.

My number�s 393-4482.

No, that�s my home phone.

I�ll be there all day.

Right.

Thank you very much

for letting me know.

Eh, she�s ok, just a dumb kid.

Harry, uh..

- 6 o�clock sharp tomorrow morning, right?
- Yeah, I hear you.

Hey, dummy!
You got me blocked in here.

Sorry, mister, it�ll only take a minute.

I don�t have a minute, I don�t want
to hang around this dump all day.

Yes, sir!

..Remember this?
It went right through the roof in 58�

Transcription by freakout.
Timing by StefanCinema. For KG.