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00:00:01Judy?
00:00:03Mom's speech might never come back.
00:00:06Now it's gonna tell me I'm wasting my life.
00:00:10Welcome home.
00:00:11Wow, I don't think I've been down here like a decade.
00:00:14Jesus Christ, what's that smell?
00:00:20I had movie nights in that basement.
00:00:22Do you know how many hours of PlayStation I played on that couch?
00:00:24I lost my virginity on that couch.
00:00:26Our parents are murderers.
00:00:28If this fits out, your kids will think Nana is the killer.
00:00:31I wrote for two seasons on Blue Blood.
00:00:33There's no possible way they're gonna be able to link us to this.
00:00:36Are you aware that a body was found in Seneca Quarry?
00:00:39A body? No. No.
00:00:42Your mother told me she murdered her friend.
00:00:44I want $25,000 or I'll call the cops.
00:00:47I think I'm gonna throw up.
00:00:48I haven't punched anybody since the third grade.
00:00:50I think we should bring in Bodhi.
00:00:51No, why?
00:00:52We just scare her.
00:00:54My family's the most important thing.
00:00:56You know, family protein.
00:00:59We found three bodies and you're connected to all of them.
00:01:02We need to cover our tracks.
00:01:03My mom!
00:01:04Have a good day!
00:01:05Make good choices!
00:01:06You have to let them know you're willing to spill a little blood.
00:01:12What are we, League of Shadows?
00:01:14Jesus!
00:01:15I think I should probably call the police.
00:01:19Christ.
00:01:20This was your idea.
00:01:21I thought it would be cinematic.
00:01:23You got that, the best.
00:01:25That's my magic!
00:01:26This was a day!
00:01:27It's a and for you.
00:01:28I got that.
00:01:29You're connected to a raspberry.
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00:01:33I had to work for you.
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00:02:22You are trespassing. Halt, do not proceed any further.
00:02:31Halt, do not proceed any further. You are trespassing.
00:02:39Halt, you are trespassing. You will be arrested and charged with unlawful entry.
00:02:47Do not proceed any further.
00:02:52You have broken the law. You will be prosecuted.
00:03:00You have trespassed on private property.
00:03:15Halt, do not proceed any further. You are trespassing.
00:03:27Halt, do not proceed any further. You are trespassing.
00:03:31Halt, do not proceed any further. You are trespassing.
00:03:41Halt, do not proceed any further.
00:03:47Halt, do not proceed any further.
00:03:49Halt, do not proceed any further.
00:03:51Stop! You are trespassing! Proceed no further!
00:04:10Stop! You are trespassing! Proceed no further!
00:04:12This is your last warning! Stop where you are!
00:04:16You are trespassing! Do not proceed any further!
00:04:18This is your last warning! Stay where you are!
00:04:21We are surrounded! Give yourself up!
00:04:28Okay! You got me!
00:04:30You stay right there, Missy. You're trespassing.
00:04:33Oh, I'm not a thief or anything. No, I'm a writer. See, my name is Kate Tosconi.
00:04:38I write for Contemporary Woman magazine. I'm doing a feature on railroads.
00:04:42You mean people are still interested in trains? You're talking about a bygone era.
00:04:48Precisely. I mean, when it comes to trains, my generation missed the boat.
00:04:52There was a time when a person could board a train with expectations.
00:04:56There was glamour, mystery, romance.
00:04:59Two strangers meet on a train.
00:05:01She, a beautiful young lady on her way to Paris.
00:05:03He, a gorgeous young hero fleeing Gestapo agents.
00:05:07You sure got some imagination, Kate.
00:05:10Later, in the dining car, they clink Crystal and toast Lady Luck for bringing them together.
00:05:15Hey, you better be careful. You're gonna see an old man cry.
00:05:18There's just nothing exciting about railroads anymore.
00:05:23Oh, my God!
00:05:24Oh, my God!
00:05:39Game point.
00:05:40Forget it, baby. You're not giving my 20 bucks.
00:05:42And to think I spotted you 10 points.
00:05:44It's only a game.
00:06:08Winning's everything, Joe.
00:06:13Even if you have to give up your body to make a point.
00:06:16Yeah.
00:06:17Let's just hope we score with your money man, Tucker.
00:06:20I tell you, Joe, law officers should be like the corner drugstore.
00:06:22Within arm's reach of the average guy.
00:06:25I think it's a great idea.
00:06:26Let's just hope that Tucker thinks so, too.
00:06:28Ten bucks says you can't name the judge in the original Sacco-Vinzetti trial.
00:06:33Webster Fair.
00:06:34Double or nothing for the start date.
00:06:37May 31st, 1921.
00:06:4140 Georges. Pay up, sucker.
00:06:43I don't have it on me at the moment.
00:06:46You got change for 100?
00:06:47No, and you haven't got 100.
00:06:49Double or nothing I get to work before you do.
00:06:50You allergic to money?
00:06:51I don't have it on me.
00:07:21Got you.
00:07:43Hiya, Pop.
00:07:44Hi, Kate.
00:07:46Scooter gave you away.
00:07:47Store pigeon.
00:07:48Well, this is a surprise.
00:07:49What brings you here?
00:07:50a friendly face and a free lunch well your time is perfect i've got an hour before my next class
00:07:55yeah i got some great stuff for my article on the rails but most of the romance is gone
00:07:59well take a bus pop at least try to fake a little enthusiasm for what i'm doing
00:08:03look you should be writing about something more important this is important to me
00:08:07you're wasting your talent on these superficial articles well i'm not ready to give the great
00:08:12american novel a shot yet okay okay look how about a sandwich huh today i made whole wheat
00:08:19it's probably still warm you know despite everything you're still the best mom a kid ever had
00:08:24so what are you lecturing on today marbury versus madison 1803 also known as the case of the
00:08:29midnight judges about political bigwigs who appointed their friends as judges just before a change of
00:08:34administration i think i'll wait for the movie oh by the way did my service transfer my calls
00:08:39from my apartment while i was gone yeah here are your messages your editor called twice and uh that
00:08:46playboy friend of yours evan sellers uh they're staying at the lake michigan club he's cute near
00:08:51cute chicago is full of cute people what have you got against guys with a little something on the old
00:08:57ball huh nothing except they don't want a woman with something on the old ball look i'm serious you
00:09:02keep having relationships you know won't get anywhere and that suits me just fine a serious
00:09:07relationship just gets too complicated
00:09:22one again i see
00:09:26it was double or nothing
00:09:28i can understand subscribing to magazines as a hobby but why so many strange ones beverage retailers
00:09:38weekly chinchilla ranching midwifing journal what can i tell you eve i'm a renaissance man
00:09:45and when they get old enough he sells them to doctors for their waiting rooms tucker call deep
00:09:52anything for me al skinner from the public defender's office called twice he has a client with two
00:09:57wives and no money no wonder he wants you to handle it no fee of course call ellen tell him ah not so
00:10:03fast whitaker and johnson can wait campbell is urgent and the rest you decide is that it and your
00:10:10wife called she's not my wife any longer joe joe you're my attorney would you please call jessica
00:10:15and find out what she wants now is that it no will you marry me no well then i guess that's it
00:10:20jessica just won't let go jessica just won't let go can you blame her but she left him maybe she
00:10:29just meant to go out for cigarettes
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00:11:20dotty hi what do you see what i got cooking on the train feature kate i'm sorry i gotta kill it
00:11:24what oh dotty i have put weeks in on this feature i love it it's part of me romance on the
00:11:29rails harvey has got other ideas you've got to be kidding mail order bride come on this is the 20th
00:11:36century it's also the age of self-help the ultimate in self-help is nailing yourself a husband
00:11:40i think there's a story there it's repulsive strong words for a woman who has just written
00:11:46a feature on female mud wrestling yeah well that was degrading and sick this is worse it's sad
00:11:54have fun dotty wait a second wait a second wait a second look i'm willing to pay my dues like
00:12:00anybody else but give me a crack at something real something i can feel passionate about you can't feel
00:12:04passionate about love and marriage not on a bet wait a minute could you see me before you go today
00:12:11love sells magazines kiddo
00:12:17all right all right let me make a deal with you promise you'll run romance on the rails in the
00:12:22next issue and i'll give your mail-order bride store my best shot it's a deal terrific
00:12:28mail-order brides you know i thought that stuff went out with the gold rush
00:12:32look at this semi-attractive female 58 seeks man looks unimportant must have owned car and like
00:12:38to eat brother she had the guts to run her picture too it's all part of date and mate
00:12:44now what kind of guy is going to answer one of these ads anyway kate that is what you are going
00:12:48to tell contemporary six million readers in june june the month for brides what a sick joke
00:12:54now i have taken the liberty of using this photograph for your either mail-order bride
00:12:58what wait a second you want me to advertise for a husband uh no hey just look on it as a learning
00:13:10experience it isn't any different from the research you do for any story you know this is really going
00:13:16above and beyond the call of duty seems to me i'm going to deserve a feature on the contributors page
00:13:24picture and write-up i will seriously consider it yeah well you already have the picture and i have
00:13:31taken liberty of drafting the copy what a thorough girl tell me something what happens if some poor
00:13:39slob actually answers my ad do i marry him and live happily ever after until the story runs in the june
00:13:45issue oh don't be silly it's never going to get that far oh yeah easy for you to say okay uh just to
00:13:53keep this out authentic i've used your real name you wrote this huh attractive single early 20s want
00:14:01to meet anyone sincere about marriage hurry offer limited you bet it is
00:14:15uh
00:14:29Ah, one more scooter. I gotta see a man about his two wives later.
00:14:59What's a two-letter word for around the world in the fast lane?
00:15:04I give up.
00:15:06M-H.
00:15:08Sorry, I'm meeting someone.
00:15:29Hi.
00:15:35What's a six-letter word for sincere?
00:15:40Robert.
00:15:43By the way, that's me.
00:15:49Rita, I'm doing this because I want Robert to find someone and be as happy as we are.
00:15:54It is my business.
00:16:00Robert is my best friend and he hasn't cared about anyone since his divorce.
00:16:04And I am going to fix that.
00:16:07All right, see you tonight.
00:16:09See these books get back to the law library, will you?
00:16:24Was it hit and run last night or did she leave her number?
00:16:27Don't bite the hand that feeds you.
00:16:30Did Tucker return my call?
00:16:32Sorry.
00:16:33How can you convince a man you have the proposition of a lifetime if he won't return your call?
00:16:38Send a telegram.
00:16:39Yeah.
00:16:46Was here before me this morning.
00:16:48Probably writing home for money.
00:16:54Dear Kate, I am writing in response to your advertisement in mail order bride.
00:16:58It strikes me that we have a lot in common.
00:17:00I, too, am looking for a mate and quick.
00:17:02I'm a Los Angeles lawyer.
00:17:03I have my own practice and lead a celibate life.
00:17:06Go on.
00:17:07I am in good health and have no bad habits.
00:17:10Well, none to speak of.
00:17:11If what you're reading sounds good, please respond at your earliest convenience.
00:17:15This, too, is a limited offer.
00:17:17Sincerely, Robert Fitzgerald.
00:17:19P.S.
00:17:20I've enclosed my photo.
00:17:21There's your angle.
00:17:22L.A. lawyer locks door on single scene, waits for right girl with the right key.
00:17:27And that's the best of the lot.
00:17:30I think Fitzgerald's our man.
00:17:33What kind of man sends half a picture?
00:17:35What kind of man with something to hide?
00:17:37Oh, most men are hiding something.
00:17:39But once they get what they want, they're all the same.
00:17:51Sing in the blues.
00:17:52Tony Bennett.
00:17:53Wrong.
00:17:54Guy Mitchell.
00:17:55You hose the deck.
00:17:56I suppose while I'm hosing down the deck, you and Rita would like to go below and be alone.
00:18:00Oh, we were alone twice this morning, and I'm sure we will be alone again later.
00:18:05Oh, darling.
00:18:06Mwah.
00:18:07I'll make some chee-chees.
00:18:08Robert?
00:18:09Yes, please.
00:18:10Don't forget to open the can first.
00:18:11Very funny, darling.
00:18:12I'm sick of Joe.
00:18:14I've got the bet of a lifetime for you.
00:18:20What?
00:18:21The wager to end all wagers.
00:18:22Here's the setup.
00:18:23Two grand says you can't stay out of bed for two weeks.
00:18:24Two thousand bucks against a romp?
00:18:25Uh-huh.
00:18:26What's the catch?
00:18:27Here are the conditions.
00:18:28You must take someone into your life.
00:18:29I choose the girl.
00:18:30You spend two weeks with them.
00:18:31Are you kidding?
00:18:32That's a piece of cake.
00:18:33Close contact.
00:18:34If you weaken, your pleasures will cost you two big ones.
00:18:35Come on, Joe.
00:18:36With two thousand bucks at stake, Bo Derek couldn't get me into bed.
00:18:37Then you accept?
00:18:38I smell a rat.
00:18:39Afraid of the challenge, huh?
00:18:40That's not it.
00:18:41No discipline?
00:18:42I'm very disciplined.
00:18:43I don't think you can do it.
00:18:44I can, too.
00:18:45Proven.
00:18:46Okay.
00:18:47Right there.
00:18:48Uh-oh.
00:18:49I'm in trouble.
00:18:50I'll say.
00:18:52You're engaged.
00:18:53What?
00:18:54I'll say.
00:18:55You're engaged.
00:18:56What?
00:18:57You're engaged.
00:18:58I still understand.
00:18:59I'm in trouble.
00:19:00You're engaged.
00:19:01What?
00:19:02I'm not engaged.
00:19:03This is a place at stake.
00:19:05Bo Derek couldn't get me into bed.
00:19:06You can't accept.
00:19:07I smell a rat.
00:19:08Afraid of the challenge, huh?
00:19:10That's not it.
00:19:11No discipline.
00:19:12I'm very disciplined.
00:19:13I don't think he can do it.
00:19:14I can, too.
00:19:15Proven.
00:19:16Okay.
00:19:17oh by the way you and kate have been corresponding oh really do we like each other you'll soon find
00:19:25out she's coming to los angeles for two weeks to learn about you you're awfully sure of yourself
00:19:31i know you you can't turn down a bet for a beautiful woman when does the wager begin
00:19:37tomorrow night at seven when her train gets in train what do you expect from a mail order bride
00:19:41you'll love her yeah what if she falls for me what if she really wants to get married she knows part
00:19:46of the deal is it's strictly unapproval like a freezer either one of you can run at any point
00:19:50why do i let you talk me into these things because you're a sucker
00:19:55think of it as a game what's the worst that can happen we have a few laughs maybe you lose a
00:20:03couple of grand all right let me get this straight all i have to do is stay out of bed for two weeks
00:20:07and i win the two grand it's a snap for anybody but you what makes you so sure i can't do it
00:20:12i know you you can't resist anything in a skirt especially when she looks like kate
00:20:17i do have some willpower robert i've seen you in an ice cream parlor matter of fact i've already
00:20:23got the two grand spent buying radar for the boat radar what for you never go anywhere
00:20:28that's not the point i'd like to know it's there not so fast wise guy
00:20:33let's up the stakes put a little fire in the game i'll bet my car against your boat
00:20:41you know i hate to take that car away from you i would love to take that boat away from you you're
00:20:47on you told kate i was celibate uh-huh the bet's half one right there you know i just hope kate's
00:20:52not like most women they find out a guy's celibate they will do anything in the book to reform
00:20:57so
00:21:04so
00:21:09so
00:21:16That's her train.
00:21:36She must be coming in from Latvia.
00:21:46Robert, hi, I'm Kate.
00:22:14Welcome to L.A.
00:22:16For me?
00:22:21Yeah.
00:22:22Thanks.
00:22:23Let me help you with these.
00:22:24Okay.
00:22:27Uh, they're heavy, but on wheels.
00:22:30Why don't we just go 50-50?
00:22:38What is it?
00:22:39Spanish colonial.
00:22:41I'm a railroad freak.
00:22:43L.A.'s Union Station is a landmark.
00:22:44I guess I'm more of a friendly skies kind of guy.
00:22:48Oh, planes are just buses with wings.
00:22:50They get you where you're going, but trains, oh, they're an experience.
00:22:54You are so lucky.
00:22:55Do you realize what you've got?
00:22:57Sometimes.
00:22:58A piece of Americana, fully maintained.
00:23:00This terminal is a masterpiece.
00:23:01Yeah, but who sees it?
00:23:04A bunch of people with a fear of flying.
00:23:06Oh, it's so sad.
00:23:08Can you imagine what it was like?
00:23:09Thousands of people a day coming and going.
00:23:12You know, during the war, this terminal was the funnel for servicemen from all over the country.
00:23:16They'd pour into here and be shipped down to Seattle and up to San Diego.
00:23:19Can you just imagine the goodbyes that have bounced off these walls?
00:24:22How's your blood pressure?
00:24:24I'm sorry.
00:24:30Uh-uh.
00:24:32No shoes in there.
00:24:33Oh, sorry.
00:24:43Can I take your order?
00:24:47Can I take your order?
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00:25:40He teaches.
00:25:41He teaches.
00:25:42I think I mentioned that, didn't I?
00:25:43Yes, I believe you did.
00:25:44living yes i have in my letters i told you that i type in an office i don't think you read my
00:25:51letters oh yes yes i did it's uh just you're different from what i expected oh well you're
00:25:56very much like your letters all six of them i guess i just have a way with words i was really
00:26:02touched by your sincere desire to find a woman who will let you love her with all you have
00:26:06i'm glad you caught that
00:26:09doesn't that look good scrumptious try that what is it bonito azura sea urchin with quail egg you'll
00:26:27love it you know i'm really not very hungry oh come on try it it's delicious just let it
00:26:35slide down
00:26:36you know i really should be honest with you see um i like meat steak
00:27:05hamburgers everything on them but you really should know that i told you in a letter
00:27:09take a picture uh no thank you yes please for my scrapbook
00:27:16smile
00:27:19these gardens are so beautiful so simple the japanese believe that less is more
00:27:25i remember you mentioned that in one of your letters
00:27:27i think most people are lonely it's a condition of modern life don't you think
00:27:32only when i'm paid to no seriously wouldn't you say people are desperate to reach out to one
00:27:36another what is this an interview sorry i was just trying to get to know you better we have two
00:27:41weeks relax how do you feel about kids i love them on other people well one of the reasons people get
00:27:50married is to have children what are the other reasons love loneliness lust do you ever feel any yes all three but in your letters you said you were celibate
00:28:04that's right i said that and it's true do you mind my asking why
00:28:09it's not easy to talk about
00:28:12you see i was always a very romantic kind of guy
00:28:16i was consumed with pursuing women
00:28:19it was all i ever thought about
00:28:21you can't imagine how many times i cried myself to sleep
00:28:25finally i just couldn't take it anymore and i i stopped thinking of women in that way
00:28:34ever since then my life has been peaceful
00:28:37almost serene
00:28:40i even thought of joining a monastery in the himalayas but
00:28:44i'm afraid of heights
00:28:47i think that's enough revelations for one night
00:28:50one more thing do you snore
00:29:20i think that guy is on his knees
00:29:22must be out of gratitude i gave him a big tip
00:29:27these rooms are all alike from coast to coast i suppose that's to be able to make you feel comfortable
00:29:35can you just put that over there please on the bed
00:29:39thank you i just want to unpack a little bit let some of the wrinkles out
00:29:45i have a great idea why don't i order some wine and we can sit around and talk a while
00:29:56great terrific i'll call room service
00:29:59now uh you know on second thought it
00:30:02it's it's really kind of late and uh and uh
00:30:05you must be tired from your trip it was really long and everything and to tell you the truth i have an
00:30:09early appointment in the morning so why don't we just
00:30:12the truth
00:30:14have you been playing
00:30:15the truth
00:30:16don't stop
00:30:17the truth
00:30:19do you wanna do it
00:30:21is
00:30:23do you wanna do it
00:30:24do you wanna do it
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00:30:40Dottie. Dottie, I know you're there.
00:30:43Look, it's 2 a.m. in Chicago, and I hope I woke you.
00:30:47I don't like this whole setup. I met Fitzgerald, and he's nice.
00:30:50He even has morals.
00:30:51I just don't think it's fair to toy with him, so I'm coming back tomorrow.
00:30:57I knew you were there.
00:30:59Yeah, well, some things in life are just a little bit more important than a job.
00:31:04Yeah, well, when you put it that way, maybe I am jumping the gun.
00:31:08Yes.
00:31:09Yes. Yeah, okay, yes, I'll stay.
00:31:11But you owe me for this.
00:31:14Good night.
00:31:22I couldn't have been a creep.
00:31:39Hey, Joe, Robert.
00:31:43Listen, I'm going to do my best here to maintain our friendship and our business relationship.
00:31:48Yeah, look, I'm prepared to offer you the opportunity to withdraw without penalty from this wager.
00:31:54No, look, I am perfectly capable of abstaining from sex for two weeks.
00:32:03What do you think I am, some kind of maniac?
00:32:05No, look, it's just a rotten thing to do to somebody, that's all.
00:32:11No, I am not afraid of losing my car.
00:32:15No, no, no, no, no, listen.
00:32:16You just make sure that you keep the Dampino ship shape for me, that's all.
00:32:19Oh, and another thing.
00:32:22I want a copy of all the correspondence between Kate and me on my desk in the morning.
00:32:27Yes.
00:32:29Not a chance.
00:32:31Good night.
00:32:32Good night.
00:33:02Is Mr. Fitzgerald in?
00:33:03Who shall I say is calling?
00:33:05His fiancée.
00:33:06No kidding.
00:33:08Well, in that case, I ought to warn you, he was in a rotten mood when he came in this morning.
00:33:11Well, I'll take my chances.
00:33:13That's the spirit.
00:33:16Your fiancée is here.
00:33:19Will he know what this is regarding?
00:33:23What are you doing here?
00:33:24You said you'd call, I got tired of waiting.
00:33:26That's no way to treat your fiancée.
00:33:28You're right.
00:33:29I'm sorry.
00:33:30How could you do this to me?
00:33:31Would you keep out of this?
00:33:32I told you he was in a rotten mood.
00:33:34My name is Eve Wister.
00:33:35Oh, Kate Tisconi.
00:33:37If you don't mind my asking, how long have you two known each other?
00:33:40Since last night.
00:33:41But we've been corresponding.
00:33:42I'll just bet you have.
00:33:46Kate.
00:33:46Hello.
00:33:47I'll bet you'll launch Robert and Kate fall in love.
00:33:48I'll bet you'll launch Robert and Kate fall in love.
00:33:52I'll tell you how hard you work.
00:33:53No harder than my partner here.
00:33:55Oh, come on.
00:33:56Don't be modest.
00:33:56According to Robert, you're the brains behind this whole operation.
00:33:59Well, I think we've really got to be going now.
00:34:04Nice to have met you.
00:34:05Drive carefully.
00:34:09What's going on here?
00:34:11Why ask me?
00:34:12Something's fishy.
00:34:14I'll bet you'll launch Robert and Kate fall in love.
00:34:17I bring my own, thank you.
00:34:19Look, I'm sorry I didn't call for this, but I don't think I committed an unpardonable sin.
00:34:37You invaded my workspace.
00:34:39Oh, I get it.
00:34:40A woman's place is in the home.
00:34:41Reduce my feelings to a cliché.
00:34:49You sure gave a neat house.
00:35:12You positive there's not a woman in your life somewhere?
00:35:15Or a maid?
00:35:17Neither.
00:35:17Just some self-respect.
00:35:19I like neat, orderly surroundings.
00:35:26Where are you going?
00:35:27Hey, where are you going?
00:35:31Hey.
00:35:39It's a bedroom.
00:35:41It's just like any other bedroom.
00:35:44There's a closet.
00:35:46Dresser.
00:35:47Bed.
00:35:49It's awfully plain.
00:35:50It's a bedroom, Kate.
00:35:51I sleep here with my eyes closed.
00:35:59Who's this?
00:36:01It's my ex-wife.
00:36:04Oh.
00:36:05Well, I think it's nice that you still keep her picture by your bed.
00:36:07I keep it as a warning, actually.
00:36:11So I don't make the same mistake twice.
00:36:14I see.
00:36:16I'm sorry.
00:36:17Look, she really doesn't have anything to do with you.
00:36:21Come on.
00:36:22Let's go downstairs and make dinner.
00:36:23I'm starved.
00:36:27Peel the eggplant carefully, making certain not to bruise the flesh.
00:36:30We did that.
00:36:31Couldn't we just order a pizza?
00:36:33In your letters, you said you love to cook.
00:36:35I do.
00:36:36Yes, yes, I do.
00:36:38Chop the flesh and place in mixing bowl.
00:36:40It is chopped and I am placing.
00:36:43Toss in very hot oil until lightly browned.
00:36:46Robert, I'm just as happy eating off paper plates.
00:36:56I'm not.
00:36:56If I don't treat myself well, who will?
00:37:10Get back.
00:37:11I...
00:37:11Thanks.
00:37:17Here we go.
00:37:31What is it that I made again?
00:37:33Moussaka.
00:37:34Oh, yeah.
00:38:11So I'm no good in the kitchen.
00:38:41When it says to serve the salad undressed, I take off my clothes.
00:38:44I've got a better idea.
00:38:45Now this I can handle.
00:39:06I get the feeling...
00:39:08Do I make you uncomfortable?
00:39:09Well, maybe it's the way we met.
00:39:14Now I'm uncomfortable.
00:39:16I'm sorry.
00:39:17Well, you know, a woman in my position is very vulnerable.
00:39:20I mean, you could send me back to Chicago at any moment.
00:39:22It's a two-way street, you know.
00:39:23You can pick up and go back anytime you want to.
00:39:27Maybe we just need some more time to adjust to one another.
00:39:30Who knows?
00:39:31Who knows?
00:39:32We might even end up as good a team as peanut butter and jelly.
00:39:40I feel like some champagne.
00:39:42You?
00:39:42It's just a quick trip.
00:39:44I would love so.
00:39:47Am I in trouble?
00:39:48Is that an alarm?
00:39:53My watch.
00:39:54It's my watch.
00:39:55I was timing the moussaka.
00:39:58Ah.
00:39:59The bubbly.
00:40:01I shall return.
00:40:01I shall return.
00:40:01I shall return.
00:40:01Maybe next time I should wear squeaky shoes.
00:40:29You scared me.
00:40:30How'd you get back so fast?
00:40:31I have a friend next door.
00:40:33She keeps this for emergencies.
00:40:34What are you doing?
00:40:35Um, my, uh, button came off.
00:40:37So I was looking for a needle and thread.
00:40:40Well, next time ask.
00:40:43Yeah.
00:40:51Hold this.
00:41:02Hold this.
00:41:16me and that needle.
00:41:18up, up, up, get up.
00:41:34Why?
00:41:35Why?
00:41:35Are all Chicago girls as undomestic as you?
00:41:39Just don't stick me with that thing.
00:41:42Don't worry.
00:41:42I'm good at this.
00:41:43I would have been just as happy with beer.
00:41:47Hmm.
00:41:49Hmm.
00:41:52Hmm.
00:41:53Hmm.
00:41:53Hmm.
00:42:02Let's call it a night.
00:42:02Hmm.
00:42:03Hmm.
00:42:03Hmm.
00:42:04Hmm.
00:42:04Hmm.
00:42:05Hmm.
00:42:05Hmm.
00:42:06Hmm.
00:42:07It's late.
00:42:13Hey.
00:42:22Why did you do that?
00:42:23Oh, brother, I give up.
00:42:25Look, I want to ask you something, and I want an honest answer.
00:42:27Sure.
00:42:29Do you find me sexually unappealing?
00:42:30No, no, of course not.
00:42:32Well, don't you think we should, you know, find out if we're compatible before it's too late?
00:42:40I'm beginning to think that all women are alike.
00:42:42You're only after one thing.
00:42:53Why did he bring me 2,000 miles?
00:42:56Lord knows he doesn't need a wife.
00:42:58He can cook, clean, and sew better than most women.
00:43:01I want him to open up, but I can't tell him the truth.
00:43:06I don't even know why I care. It's just a story.
00:43:18What is it?
00:43:23So we'll move Perkins from 3 today to 10 tomorrow?
00:43:29Great.
00:43:32Not so fast there, Lightning.
00:43:34Oh, man, of all days to be late, Tucker called.
00:43:37He's got the afternoon free, and he wants us to come over to his place.
00:43:40He wants to meet the women behind the men.
00:43:42I'll call Rita.
00:43:42You call Kate. She is your fiancée.
00:43:44Wait a minute.
00:43:45If Tucker finds out the woman behind the men was ordered through the mail, we're in big trouble.
00:43:48You can pull it off, Tucker.
00:43:50Way to go.
00:43:53Why don't I just stay here and hold down the fort?
00:43:58We want to put 10 storefront law offices in working-class shopping centers throughout Los Angeles.
00:44:04And that way we'll be able to put a lawyer within arm's reach of the average guy.
00:44:07Increasing 10 offices to 20 in 3 years' time.
00:44:15You with me?
00:44:15Yes, sir. That's correct.
00:44:19I like it.
00:44:21And I like you.
00:44:22You've got a good reputation.
00:44:24Solid.
00:44:25That's important to me.
00:44:26Are you saying we can count on you?
00:44:31I, uh, have to talk to my people.
00:44:39Sounds good, huh, Mr. Tucker?
00:44:41I mean, Joe and Robert want to do for law what the colonel did for chicken.
00:44:44I don't know how that's a very good way of putting it.
00:44:48Miss Gerald, your little fiancé is going to make a very helpful wife.
00:44:52Hey, Mr. Tucker, do you want to play some water polo?
00:45:06Water polo?
00:45:07Uh-huh.
00:45:08Careful, dear, you don't want too much sun.
00:45:10It doesn't seem to have done Rita any harm.
00:45:15Let's play polo.
00:45:20Geronimo!
00:45:21Geronimo!
00:45:21Geronimo!
00:45:22Woo!
00:45:23Woo!
00:45:23Woo!
00:45:24Woo!
00:45:25Woo!
00:45:26Woo!
00:45:27Woo!
00:45:28Woo!
00:45:29Woo!
00:45:30Woo!
00:45:31Woo!
00:45:32Woo!
00:45:33Woo!
00:45:34Woo!
00:45:35Woo!
00:45:36Woo!
00:45:37Woo!
00:45:38Woo!
00:45:39Woo!
00:45:40Woo!
00:45:50Funny, I can never get Arch near the water.
00:45:52Woo!
00:45:53Woo!
00:45:54Woo!
00:45:55That was fun.
00:45:57I haven't had so much fun.
00:45:58You know, you can tell a lot about a man by looking directly at his wife.
00:46:03Oh.
00:46:05I'm impressed with you and your partner.
00:46:08All right.
00:46:11No!
00:46:16Robert?
00:46:18Robert!
00:46:22Don't scare me like that.
00:46:24What if I would have really been drowning?
00:46:26I would have given you mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.
00:46:29Let's dry off.
00:46:59I wouldn't hide.
00:47:02I wouldn't hide.
00:47:08I'd go.
00:47:09I'd go.
00:47:10I'd go.
00:47:11I'd go.
00:47:14I'd go.
00:47:15I'd go.
00:47:16I'd go.
00:47:17I'd go.
00:47:18I'd go.
00:47:23Aren't you glad we came?
00:47:24Yeah, I love it.
00:47:26I feel just like a little kid.
00:47:33The attention to detail is incredible.
00:47:36Everything looks so real.
00:47:38It's amazing.
00:47:39But look at this.
00:47:40More hours went into the planning and crafting of this model engine
00:47:43than was required in the manufacturing of the original locomotive.
00:47:46Imagine going to all that trouble for a facsimilator.
00:47:51Mister, have you seen my father?
00:47:54No, but I'll bet he's around here somewhere.
00:47:57Maybe he got lost.
00:47:58You think so?
00:47:59What's your name?
00:48:01John.
00:48:01Well, John, I'll tell you what we'll do.
00:48:04We'll stay right here.
00:48:06The best thing to do in a situation like this is to stay in one place,
00:48:10keep a sharp eye out, and we'll find him.
00:48:11I'm Robert.
00:48:12It's Kate.
00:48:14Keep an eye on her for me, will you?
00:48:23Thanks.
00:48:24He wasn't over by the ice cream stand, but yum.
00:48:31Are you somebody's mommy and daddy?
00:48:33No.
00:48:34You should be.
00:48:35You're nice.
00:48:37Hi, Dad.
00:48:38You get lost?
00:48:39Oh, did I ever?
00:48:40You were right.
00:48:42Your son was worried.
00:48:44Thanks.
00:48:45Come on, John.
00:48:45Here we go.
00:48:48Bye-bye.
00:48:49Bye-bye.
00:48:49Bye-bye.
00:48:50You don't even have any little kids.
00:48:52You like kids, don't you?
00:48:54Crazy about them.
00:48:55Why didn't you and Jessica ever have any?
00:48:58She had other priorities.
00:49:00What really happened between the two of you?
00:49:02I don't want to talk about it.
00:49:03Oh, come on.
00:49:04You're going to have to tell me sooner or later.
00:49:06Now's as good a time as any.
00:49:11There's nothing much to tell.
00:49:13It's just the story of two people and one of them left.
00:49:16Well, that's not uncommon.
00:49:17It's still painful, I'm sure.
00:49:19We were married when I was still in law school.
00:49:21She put me through.
00:49:23After I got established, it was my turn to put her through.
00:49:26We had it made.
00:49:28Then she met someone else.
00:49:29A younger man.
00:49:31Six years together, over, without warning.
00:49:34I came home one day and the apartment was empty.
00:49:36She cleaned me out.
00:49:38Everything except the dust under the bed.
00:49:41That's a tough one.
00:49:42That's the way it goes.
00:49:44So did you see her again?
00:49:45In court, when the divorce became final.
00:49:51I'm sorry.
00:49:53For what?
00:49:54I've been not telling you about this before.
00:49:56I'm glad you finally did.
00:49:57The whole experience left me a little gun shy.
00:49:59You'll be okay.
00:50:00We just need some more time.
00:50:02Kate, I want you to know my feelings for you are real.
00:50:09Robert, I don't deserve you.
00:50:11No, I don't deserve you.
00:50:15Look, I know my last outing in the kitchen was a disaster, but let me have another chance.
00:50:35Let me fix dinner for you and we'll spend a nice quiet evening at home and light the fire and have some wine.
00:50:42Let's go out.
00:50:43I have to make a trip to the ladies' room.
00:50:50I'll be right back.
00:50:51Okay, I'll order us another round.
00:50:53No more for me.
00:50:54Uh-uh.
00:50:54You have a lot of catching up to do.
00:50:56I'm telling you, I never thought it would happen again.
00:51:14But it did.
00:51:16It did.
00:51:17That's great, Robert.
00:51:19Love is a many splendor thing.
00:51:26Robert, here.
00:51:28Drink this before you chase away all my customers.
00:51:31Dottie, hi.
00:51:37Don't talk.
00:51:38Just listen.
00:51:39I am pulling out.
00:51:41I'm in love with Robert.
00:51:42And I can't keep lying to him.
00:51:44All my life, I have been waiting to fall in love.
00:51:46It finally happens and I can't even tell the guy.
00:51:49I am so ashamed.
00:51:51What's he going to say when he finds out what I really do for a living?
00:51:56Bye.
00:51:56Bye.
00:52:23Is this what they call four on the floor?
00:52:35Yeah, stay safe.
00:52:53I'm sorry.
00:53:19I'm so sorry.
00:53:21Why don't we go inside?
00:53:37I think we're a little too old to neck and park cars.
00:53:45I think I can manage to boil some water.
00:53:47Do you have any instant?
00:53:48No.
00:53:49No instant.
00:53:50Only real coffee.
00:53:53You'll always get an honest cup of coffee in this house, Kate.
00:53:57Robert.
00:53:59I have a confession to make, so listen up.
00:54:10Shoot.
00:54:11I'm listening.
00:54:12I haven't been completely honest.
00:54:15Few people are.
00:54:16I'm not who you think I am.
00:54:23You are who you are.
00:54:25That's good enough for me.
00:54:28Oh, uh, uh, whoa, whoa.
00:54:32Come on.
00:54:33Whoa.
00:54:36Where are we going?
00:54:41To bed.
00:54:42Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
00:54:46There's a lot at stake for me, Kate.
00:54:49Robert, I don't want to own you.
00:54:52I just want to share you.
00:54:53Hey, Kate.
00:55:03Kate.
00:55:05Kate.
00:55:07I could always take the bus.
00:55:09Just wait one minute and I'll be right back.
00:55:39I'll be right back.
00:56:09I'll be right back.
00:56:39Do you know something, Robert?
00:56:40You're no damn fun.
00:57:11I'll be right back.
00:57:12I'll be right back.
00:57:13I'll be right back.
00:57:14Do you have any respect for a man's privacy?
00:57:21Oh, how can you talk about privacy after last night?
00:57:29Now I'm a girl with a past.
00:57:31What?
00:57:32You do remember last night, don't you, Robert?
00:57:34I do.
00:57:35Oh, you were wonderful.
00:57:39You really know how to make a girl feel like a woman.
00:57:46I'll be right back.
00:57:47I'm a woman.
00:57:51I'm a woman.
00:57:54I'm a woman.
00:57:56I'm a woman.
00:57:58You notice. I'll pay for any of the damages.
00:58:28I'd kill for five minutes with your diary.
00:58:43Joe, you won the bet. Oh, yeah.
00:58:49Unfortunately, last night, Kate wrecked the car. You're kidding.
00:58:52Wait a minute. Wait a minute. The stakes of our bet called for your car, my boat in operating condition.
00:59:00I know, and I'm going to take care of it.
00:59:02So that's it. You bet on Kate. That's disgusting.
00:59:06I don't know what I'm going to do.
00:59:07Don't worry about it. I'll get a friend to give you a good deal on a subcompact.
00:59:11I love her.
00:59:13What?
00:59:17I love her.
00:59:19Make an honest woman of her. Marry her.
00:59:21That may not be as simple as it sounds.
00:59:24Why not? All it takes is two little words. I do.
00:59:28I'm going home. I have some confessing to do.
00:59:30I'll come with you.
00:59:31No, thanks. You've done enough.
00:59:37I met a guy out here.
00:59:39I'm in love.
00:59:41Oh, Pop, I can't wait for you to meet him.
00:59:42You are going to have so much in common. He's a lawyer, too.
00:59:47Thanks, Pop.
00:59:49I love you.
00:59:51Okay, bye-bye.
00:59:52Bye.
01:00:22Juicy.
01:00:31Sentimental.
01:00:46Oh well.
01:00:48Boys will be boys.
01:00:52Hi.
01:00:55Well, hi.
01:00:57Look, this is a nice surprise.
01:00:59I was going to go back to the motel and pick up some fresh clothes.
01:01:10That's an even nicer surprise.
01:01:12You know the funniest thing just happened?
01:01:14Joe just called and he was apologizing profusely for something, but he couldn't bring himself
01:01:18to say what for.
01:01:20I think I can explain that.
01:01:22Kate, first let me say, you are a terrific lady.
01:01:26And as I got to know you, I got sick.
01:01:29Oh, thanks.
01:01:30No, no.
01:01:31Sick in the sense that I like you so much.
01:01:34There I was perpetrating a scam at your expense.
01:01:38Scam?
01:01:40I'm confused.
01:01:42Well, it seems Joe and I made a bet.
01:01:46It's a betting something we do is a hobby.
01:01:48You've seen us.
01:01:49Uh-huh.
01:01:50Yeah, we bet on all sorts of things.
01:01:52Uh, who won the series in 1934?
01:01:55Silly stuff, really.
01:01:56What kind of bet?
01:01:57I knew you were going to ask me that.
01:01:59Well, actually, it seems, uh, we bet on you this time.
01:02:03That's what we bet on.
01:02:05And I lost, if that's any consolation.
01:02:09What kind of bet, Robert?
01:02:11Well, it's all very innocent.
01:02:13You see, I was to spend two weeks with you and not go to bed with you.
01:02:17And if I could do that, then I won the bet.
01:02:20And the stakes?
01:02:21Joe's sailboat against my car.
01:02:23But, Kate, the whole thing backfired.
01:02:25Oh, it's all falling into place now.
01:02:27Here I thought you were a little shy.
01:02:29At times I thought maybe you had problems with women,
01:02:31but most of the time I believed you were still hurting from what Jessica did to you.
01:02:35You made a fool out of me.
01:02:36I never meant to.
01:02:37Here. I found one.
01:02:41My past. Everybody has one.
01:02:43Not interested.
01:02:44It just goes to prove you were lying all along.
01:02:46You don't want a relationship.
01:02:47That's not true.
01:02:49Yes, I was lying at first, but I didn't know.
01:02:52Not interested.
01:02:54Kate, will you stop saying not interested and listen to me?
01:02:58I want to make amends.
01:02:59Good.
01:03:00Start by never attempting to call, write, or contact me in any way.
01:03:05Kate, please.
01:03:06I can't let you walk out of my life like this.
01:03:10I love you.
01:03:11You don't know what love is.
01:03:13By the way, you didn't lose the bet last night.
01:03:16You weren't up to performing.
01:03:17Can you imagine the humiliation of my body against a sailboat and a car?
01:03:30The things we got ourselves into to get that story.
01:03:32You got me into this.
01:03:34And what happened?
01:03:35I fell for the guy.
01:03:36That makes me angry.
01:03:37Never time.
01:03:39Love lasts longer than anger.
01:03:40I am a journalist.
01:03:41I am supposed to be able to keep these things separate.
01:03:44And who said anything about love?
01:03:46Look at it this way.
01:03:47At least you got your man, even if you didn't get your story.
01:03:49Wait a minute.
01:03:50What do you mean, didn't get my story?
01:03:52I'm still writing that article.
01:03:53That screwball courtship tells a hell of a lot about the way men and women lie to each other.
01:03:57I am going to nail that California Casanova right to the wall.
01:04:01Okay.
01:04:02Okay.
01:04:03That's what you really want.
01:04:04Deadline's Tuesday.
01:04:05It's 4 p.m.
01:04:06Okay, look.
01:04:07I'm going to skip lunch.
01:04:08I'll see you back at the office.
01:04:09There must have been something in bed, huh?
01:04:11I wouldn't know.
01:04:12I never slept with them.
01:04:13Oh, I'm so sorry.
01:04:15Top of the morning to you, sisters.
01:04:27Kimball Fitzgerald?
01:04:28Oh, thank God you're alive.
01:04:30It's Robert.
01:04:31Oh.
01:04:32He's in Mexico with a touch of the broken heart.
01:04:35Listen, fella, things could be a lot worse.
01:04:38I don't know how.
01:04:39That's just something you say to somebody when they're in the pits.
01:04:43No, no.
01:04:44Kate didn't call.
01:04:46Okay.
01:04:47Cheer up, huh?
01:04:48Robert.
01:04:52Mexico.
01:04:53Our mail order Casanova split south of the border to nurse his wounds.
01:05:09Mexico.
01:05:10It's been a great day, so we're going to be on the road.
01:05:12To restore the streets and the other people, and to know who it is.
01:05:14If you have no care for yourself.
01:05:15There's no care for you.
01:05:16But if you have no care for yourself.
01:05:17You never did that.
01:05:18You never did that.
01:05:19I'm the kind of a surprise for you.
01:05:20You never did that.
01:05:21You never did.
01:05:22I know.
01:05:23I didn't really do that.
01:05:24I knew you lived up there.
01:05:25That's just something you knew.
01:05:26I knew you were going to see.
01:05:27You never do that, I knew you.
01:05:28I knew you were going to see a goal for the first time.
01:05:29I guess somebody was going to be there.
01:05:30I knew you were going to be a place.
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01:07:50The Southland can expect a beautiful day.
01:07:55Clear skies all through the basement.
01:07:57I-777.
01:08:02Hello. Hello, Kate.
01:08:08Now we'll look at the traffic.
01:08:10Los Angeles, San Diego.
01:08:20Yes?
01:08:24Got a minute?
01:08:25Yeah, sure. Come on in.
01:08:30What?
01:08:31Well, there.
01:08:33What?
01:08:45It seems...
01:08:47Kate's a journalist.
01:08:50What do you know about this?
01:08:53How long have you known about this?
01:08:56Robert.
01:08:57You knew from the start!
01:08:58Robert, I never thought I'd get this far.
01:08:59I thought you'd lose the bet on the first night. Honest.
01:09:02It's a good thing I'm of legal age.
01:09:04I'd hate to have missed this story.
01:09:06A cliche single who wouldn't know how to handle an honest emotion if he had one.
01:09:10He trifles with women's affections.
01:09:13Oh, I don't think she likes you.
01:09:14Wait a minute. It's not all that bad.
01:09:16She called us good lawyers with strong ambitions.
01:09:18Nothing in here about your devoted secretary, though.
01:09:21Hmm.
01:09:25Kimball Fitzgerald.
01:09:26Just a moment, please.
01:09:28Tucker.
01:09:28Hello, Mr. Tucker. How are you?
01:09:41Oh, yes, sir. I saw the article.
01:09:44Yes, sir.
01:09:45I know it reflects on everyone concerned.
01:09:48Mr. Tucker.
01:09:49Joe Kimball here.
01:09:50Please, don't make a rash decision.
01:09:54Sleep on it, please.
01:09:57Yes, sir.
01:09:58No, sir.
01:09:59Joe, hold down the California code, will you please, and read me the definition of libel.
01:10:17Libel, false and unprivileged publication, which exposes any person to hatred, contempt, ridicule, or obliquy, or which causes him to be shunned or avoided, or which has a tendency to injure him in his occupation.
01:10:38I'm going to sue Kate Tosconi for $10 million.
01:10:42Oh, goody. Furs for Christmas.
01:10:45My character has been defamed. My name has been dragged through the gutters. My very livelihood has been threatened.
01:10:50She's such a little thing, too.
01:10:52My friends have turned against me.
01:10:53But that's not true.
01:10:54You set me up for this, Kimball.
01:10:55I'm sorry, Robert. I thought I was doing you a favor.
01:10:57Some favor.
01:10:59Eve, I want Valley Detective to run a thorough check on Kate. I want to know everything about her.
01:11:03I love a mystery.
01:11:10Your mail order groom is a first-rate lawyer.
01:11:13Then I guess I'll have to revise my opinion of him. I thought he was a jerk. Now he seems to be a first-rate jerk.
01:11:19His suit claims malicious intent and reckless conduct.
01:11:22Mumbo-jumbo.
01:11:25Am I in trouble?
01:11:27Maybe. It's a good thing I'm a member of the California bar, so I can represent you.
01:11:31Thanks, Pop.
01:11:33Articles like this one you wrote are explicitly excluded from the protective mantle of privilege unless they were written in a fashion consistent with responsible journalism.
01:11:44You want to try that in English?
01:11:46Fitzgerald claims that you recklessly exposed him to ridicule.
01:11:50I told the truth. Can I help it if he leads a ridiculous life?
01:11:53You'll be safe from a libel judgment as long as he can't prove there was malice in your writing about your relationship with him.
01:12:02Well, I'm not quite sure how I feel about him.
01:12:05Well, as your attorney, I would advise you to determine your state of mind before you take the witness stand.
01:12:11I think we should offer Fitzgerald a settlement.
01:12:20He wants ten million dollars.
01:12:22That's just a nuisance figure. He's starting high in the hopes of settling for a fraction.
01:12:26Taste like gorgonzola sauce, will you?
01:12:28Well, he's just a slick West Coast lawyer with no obvious regard for feelings.
01:12:35He's seen a chance to make a fast buck.
01:12:37Let's settle.
01:12:38That's not true.
01:12:40Robert may be a crook in his personal affairs, but there's a strong current of integrity running through him professionally.
01:12:44It's got to mean something.
01:12:46Look, let's settle. This is business.
01:12:48When we go to L.A., we'll offer him a reasonable settlement, say 20,000.
01:12:52Oh, all right. But if he settles, I'll never forgive him.
01:13:06Gentlemen, this is my father and attorney, Frank Tosconi.
01:13:09Hi. Jokin.
01:13:10Robert Fitzgerald.
01:13:22Dueling tape recorders.
01:13:32I have been authorized by my attorney to offer you a cash settlement in the amount of $20,000.
01:13:38Joe, read her the damages.
01:13:41$10 million.
01:13:43I see that he reads for you, too.
01:13:45Does he still write your letters?
01:13:46All we ask in return is that the suit be settled with no prejudice to me.
01:13:52There will be no admission of guilt or wrongdoing.
01:13:58Cat got your tongue?
01:13:59Or did you lose that in the bet, too?
01:14:02No guilt or wrongdoing?
01:14:04You're guilty as hell.
01:14:06That kiss-and-tell twaddle that you write is libelous yellow journalism, sneaky and ripe with innuendo.
01:14:11Every word was based on painful research, Slick, and don't you forget it.
01:14:15You didn't give a damn who, you libel, as long as you made your deadline.
01:14:21You tape recorded everything.
01:14:23You sneak.
01:14:24You're not a writer, you're a transcriber.
01:14:26A leech on other people's lives, a keyhole peeper.
01:14:29Look, you may not like what I wrote, but I have the right to speak freely, or haven't you ever read the First Amendment?
01:14:33Don't try wrapping your garbage in the Constitution.
01:14:35You invaded my privacy and spied on me.
01:14:37You invited me, remember?
01:14:38There's nothing worse than a sneak.
01:14:39Unless it's a liar.
01:14:40I don't think this is getting us anywhere.
01:14:42Shut up.
01:14:42Look, I'm prepared to write you a check right now, 20 grand.
01:14:45I'm not settling.
01:14:46Oh, I see.
01:14:46Shaking me down for some more?
01:14:48No.
01:14:48I'm suing you because you made a public mockery of my deepest feelings.
01:14:52That's impossible.
01:14:52You don't have any.
01:14:56This meeting is over.
01:14:58You can find your own way out.
01:15:01I'm suing you because you can't cook.
01:15:03You can't sew.
01:15:04You wrecked my car, and you went through my drawers.
01:15:09I'm suing you because I went to Mexico and drank the water.
01:15:17Joe.
01:15:25Now what do I do?
01:15:26Thank you, Mr. Tucker.
01:15:32Yes, that sounds fair.
01:15:34Goodbye.
01:15:36He's going to hold off till after the trial.
01:15:38If I win, it's a go.
01:15:39If you lose, back to square one.
01:15:42Valley detective really did their homework.
01:15:44Listen to this.
01:15:45Tosconi is one of the most highly regarded law professors at the University of Chicago.
01:15:50At least she didn't lie about that.
01:15:51Kate graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Vassar, where she majored in journalism.
01:15:56I should tell them about the trash she's writing.
01:15:58They'll probably want her degree back.
01:16:00She seems to be having some sort of relationship with a man named Evans Sellers.
01:16:05I wonder if he knows who she really is.
01:16:07Handsome.
01:16:08Not gainfully employed.
01:16:09And not interested in a serious relationship, which is why Kate is interested in him.
01:16:14The door was open.
01:16:15Would you have a couple of minutes?
01:16:17Yes.
01:16:18You remember Joe Kimball?
01:16:19Sure, hi.
01:16:19How are you?
01:16:20Eve Wister.
01:16:21How do you do?
01:16:23Kate offered you a settlement which would pretty much clean her out.
01:16:26But we've managed to come up with another 5,000 if you're willing to drop the suit.
01:16:30No way, Mr. Tosconi.
01:16:31But that's all there is.
01:16:33The well's dry.
01:16:34Kate should have thought of that before she wrote that article.
01:16:36You're not being very reasonable.
01:16:37I'm not in a reasonable mood.
01:16:39Robert, why don't you just drop this suit?
01:16:41You've already made your point.
01:16:42I don't want Kate's money.
01:16:44What I do want, what I insist on, is her apology.
01:16:48No way am I going to apologize.
01:16:50I'm only your lawyer.
01:16:52Let's go.
01:16:55Your Honor, I would like to call as my first witness, Katerina Tosconi.
01:16:59Will Miss Tosconi please take the stand?
01:17:00You're going to wish I never got off the train that day.
01:17:07I already do.
01:17:12Raise your right hand, please.
01:17:14You swear that the testimony you're about to give is the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help your God?
01:17:19I do.
01:17:28Ten bucks says she shows her legs to the judge.
01:17:30Mr. Fitzgerald, it is not the custom of this court for questioning to be conducted by means of mental telepathy.
01:17:48Excuse me, Your Honor.
01:17:52It is our intention to prove that the article in question is libelous and defamatory, and has caused the plaintiff to be held in public ridicule and contempt.
01:18:01I would like to begin with the question of defamation of character.
01:18:03Alleged defamation.
01:18:04Your Honor, I would like to request that the witness refrain from practicing law while on the stand.
01:18:09Your point is well taken, Counselor.
01:18:10Mr. Tosconi, would you please allow Mr. Fitzgerald to ask his questions without harassment?
01:18:15Yes, Your Honor.
01:18:17Please continue, Mr. Fitzgerald.
01:18:20Mr. Tosconi, in your malicious article, you attack me as not fit to be anyone's husband, and God forbid, any child's father.
01:18:27You stated that he, meaning me, is, and I quote,
01:18:30A cliché single who wouldn't know an honest emotion if he had one.
01:18:38He trifles with women's affections.
01:18:41He has all the sincerity of a used car salesman.
01:18:53Yes, to the best of my recollection.
01:18:55On what grounds did you call me a trifler?
01:18:57On the grounds that you sent me a one-way ticket to paradise with no intention of marrying me.
01:19:02That's what I call trifling.
01:19:03You were out for a story.
01:19:04You had no intention of marrying me either.
01:19:06I have no intention of marrying anyone.
01:19:08Perhaps we should get back to trifling and leave marriage aside for the moment.
01:19:12I'm with you, Your Honor.
01:19:27Miss Tosconi, you've told the court you felt trifled with.
01:19:39A woman scorned.
01:19:40I say he trifled with my affections.
01:19:42They are my affections, so I ought to know when they've been trifled with.
01:19:45That's one for the mail-order bride.
01:19:47And it is my contention that to seek revenge, you set out to maliciously malign my name.
01:20:03You must have hated me to write those things.
01:20:05You were so consumed with getting your story.
01:20:08You really never heard what it was I was saying to you.
01:20:12Kate, I believed you.
01:20:13I believed you like I never believed anyone before.
01:20:18You let me down.
01:20:21We let each other down.
01:20:26Continue, Mr. Fitzgerald.
01:20:29Miss Tosconi,
01:20:30did you tell the court how you felt
01:20:32when you discovered that Mr. Kimball and I had indulged in a harmless wager?
01:20:35Harmless?
01:20:36It was cruel and thoughtless.
01:20:38And it made you angry?
01:20:40I was hurt, disappointed.
01:20:42Angry?
01:20:43Yes, that too, angry.
01:20:45Ah, you were angry.
01:20:47According to California code,
01:20:49malice is, and I quote,
01:20:51that state of mind arising from hatred or ill will toward the plaintiff.
01:20:54So?
01:20:55So.
01:20:56Anger leads to hatred and ill will.
01:20:58When you sat down to write that article,
01:21:00you deliberately and with malice of forethought set out to smear my name.
01:21:03Malice has not been proved, Your Honor.
01:21:05Then let's turn to the question of liable.
01:21:07Liable is anything which,
01:21:08and once again I quote,
01:21:09has the tendency to injure the plaintiff in his occupation.
01:21:14A business venture my partner and I were in was aborted by the investor,
01:21:17Mr. Archibald Tucker, when he read Miss Tosconi's article.
01:21:20He believed what he read
01:21:21and felt that I was incapable of handling my personal affairs
01:21:24and that I probably was incapable of handling my business affairs as well.
01:21:28Tucker pulled out?
01:21:29Robert, I'm sorry.
01:21:31That's very touching.
01:21:31I ask you once again, Miss Tosconi,
01:21:36can you deny that you wrote the offending article with actual malice in your heart?
01:21:41Yes.
01:21:42May I remind you that you're under oath?
01:21:44There is no need to remind me.
01:21:46But you admit that you are angry.
01:21:49May I talk to you privately?
01:21:51Me?
01:21:54Your Honor,
01:21:55I have no malice toward this man.
01:21:57I can't hear you, Miss Tosconi.
01:21:58I have no malice.
01:22:03I love this man.
01:22:05I wish I didn't, but I do.
01:22:06Your Honor, I'm sorry,
01:22:07but I must ask the witness to speak up.
01:22:10What I said is none of your business.
01:22:14Mr. Fitzgerald,
01:22:16Miss Tosconi claims that she bears you no malice.
01:22:18How can she say that?
01:22:20She wrote that
01:22:21scurrilous, heinous, libelous article.
01:22:24Miss Tosconi has also just told this court
01:22:28that she loves you.
01:22:37Mr. Fitzgerald,
01:22:38I believe the ball is in your court.
01:22:45Your Honor,
01:22:45I would like to suggest
01:22:46that Mr. Fitzgerald
01:22:47would be willing to settle
01:22:48for one dollar in damages
01:22:50and a written apology.
01:22:51That's perfectly satisfactory to us, Your Honor.
01:22:53I believe that to be
01:22:54a fair and equitable settlement.
01:22:56Well, I don't.
01:22:58Neither do I.
01:22:59Perfectly unacceptable.
01:23:00Who offered?
01:23:01Let me get a word in here.
01:23:04This court has a crowded calendar.
01:23:06I think that the judgment is fair
01:23:08and I so rule.
01:23:17Tucker says it's a go.
01:23:20I'll get it.
01:23:21What did she write?
01:23:39One word.
01:23:41Sorry.
01:23:41Congratulations, you won.
01:23:43But you really lost.
01:23:46Both of you did.
01:23:47How's that?
01:23:48You love Kate and she loves you.
01:23:50You let her slip through your fingers.
01:23:52Kate chose to go.
01:23:53Of course she did.
01:23:54But you didn't ask her to stay.
01:23:56Did you ever go to the movies as a kid?
01:23:58A girl always leaves
01:24:00so the guy will chase her.
01:24:01It's a simple plot line.
01:24:03It works in real life, too.
01:24:04Robert, please don't make the same mistake
01:24:08that I once did.
01:24:12I went to the left bank in Paris to paint
01:24:14and I fell in love with an artist's model.
01:24:19An alabaster of beauty
01:24:21who gave me such a hard time.
01:24:23I don't even like to think about it.
01:24:26But then,
01:24:27women like that
01:24:28are the only kind worth having.
01:24:33But what did I know?
01:24:34Yeah.
01:24:35Living with Rita's like
01:24:3624 hours on a rollercoaster.
01:24:38We had an argument.
01:24:40And I let stiff-necked pride
01:24:42keep me from making up.
01:24:44And I lost her.
01:24:46To a Cubist painter
01:24:47who made a career
01:24:48of knocking off Picasso.
01:24:50Kate's train's leaving in 20 minutes.
01:25:01Oh, by the way,
01:25:02how's the boat?
01:25:02Good shape?
01:25:03Of course.
01:25:03You keep her.
01:25:10May the Lord forgive me
01:25:11for telling lies to that boy.
01:25:14There was no artist's model?
01:25:15I've never even been to Paris.
01:25:17I like you, Frank.
01:25:18Ten bucks says you can't name
01:25:20two Italian outfielders
01:25:21in the Baseball Hall of Fame.
01:25:22Make it 50.
01:25:23The bad news is
01:25:24Tucker's married.
01:25:25But the good news is
01:25:26I hear he's a pushover
01:25:27for beautiful blondes.
01:25:30Everyone knows DiMaggio,
01:25:32but most people don't remember
01:25:34that Yogi Berra played
01:25:36in the outfield
01:25:36as well as behind the plate.
01:25:48Who is it?
01:25:49Morning, ma'am.
01:25:49Anything I can get you
01:25:50before we pull out?
01:25:51Nothing, thank you.
01:25:52Robert, get on!
01:26:14Get on!
01:26:15Just try and get on!
01:26:17Come on!
01:26:17Get on!
01:26:25The best...
01:26:36Will you marry me?
01:26:52Not on a bet.
01:26:54Ten bucks says I can talk you into it before Cucamonga.
01:26:57Cucamonga?
01:26:58You're on.
01:27:06Cucamonga?
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