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What ya gonna do with all that money, Dough-Boy?
Support my kids. Can you dig it? Nice to meet ya, Travis. So long, Wizard. Say hello to Malcolm X for me.
Stick up?
No, just some crazy fucker. Cut half his ear off.
No, just some crazy fucker. Cut half his ear off.
Where.
Where.
In the jungle. 122nd.
God, you are square.
At least I don't walk the streets like a skunk pussy. I don't screw and fuck with killers and junkies.
God, I don't know who's weirder, you or me.
What are you going to do about Sport and that old bastard?
What are you going to do about Sport and that old bastard?
Just leave'em. There's plenty of other girls.
Just leave'em. There's plenty of other girls.
You just gonna leave 'em?
You just gonna leave 'em?
What should I do? Call the cops?
What should I do? Call the cops?
Cops don't do nothin.
Cops don't do nothin.
Sport never treated me bad, honest. Never beat me up once.
Sport never treated me bad, honest. Never beat me up once.
You can't leave 'em to do the same to other girls. You should get rid of them.
You can't leave 'em to do the same to other girls. You should get rid of them.
How?
How?
I don't know. Just should, though. Somebody should kill 'em. Nobody'd miss 'em.
I don't know. Just should, though. Somebody should kill 'em. Nobody'd miss 'em.
God. I know where they should have a commune for you. They should have a commune for you at Bellevue.
God. I know where they should have a commune for you. They should have a commune for you at Bellevue.
I'm sorry, Iris. I didn't mean that.
I'm sorry, Iris. I didn't mean that.
You're not much with girls, are you?
You're not much with girls, are you?
Well, Iris, I look at it this way. A lot of girls come into my cab, some of them very beautiful. And I figure all day long men have been after them: trying to touch them, talk to them, ask them out. And they hate it. So I figure the best I can do for them is not bother them at all. So I don't say a thing. I pretend I'm...
Why should it be grounded?
Listen -- I mean I just saw the needle of the Empire State Building. You can't see it for the fog!
Listen -- I mean I just saw the needle of the Empire State Building. You can't see it for the fog!
Then it's a good guess it's grounded.
Then it's a good guess it's grounded.
The Empire State in fog means something, don't it? Do you know, or don't you? What is your number, cabbie?
The Empire State in fog means something, don't it? Do you know, or don't you? What is your number, cabbie?
Have you tried the telephone?
Have you tried the telephone?
There isn't time for that. In other words, you don't know.
There isn't time for that. In other words, you don't know.
No.
No.
Well, you should know, damn it, or who else would know? Pull over right here. Why don't you stick your goddamn head out of the goddamn window once in a while and find out about the goddamn fog!
Wha -- ?
Yeah, Iris. You know anybody by that name?
Yeah, Iris. You know anybody by that name?
No. Hillbilly, you'd better get your wise ass outa here and quick, or you're gonna be in trouble.
Don't stop... do no stop.
Shit, shit, shit what time is it. Hello. I'll be downstairs in ten minutes.
Limp dick?
It's all I could think of.
You've got everything?
Yeah. Except a chance in hell of coming out of this intact.
Yeah. Except a chance in hell of coming out of this intact.
You'll be fine. No matter what Leo Kubelsky says, you've got a hundred and seventy-five years of American law on your side. Don't forget that.
You'll be fine. No matter what Leo Kubelsky says, you've got a hundred and seventy-five years of American law on your side. Don't forget that.
I wish you were coming with me.
I wish you were coming with me.
And who's gonna run the projector until you get back? Mrs. Terwilliger?
And who's gonna run the projector until you get back? Mrs. Terwilliger?
Maybe we could train Cat to run the projector. You know, a system of scratching posts, and gears, and levers...
They're not bad.
No, they're not. I'd say your investment was paying dividends.
No, they're not. I'd say your investment was paying dividends.
My what?
My what?
Back in '37, you heard Benny Goodman play for the first time, so you went out and got a used clarinet. You wanted nothing more than to be able to play like him. You tried hard, but it wasn't long before it was clear that Benny Goodman would never be looking over his shoulder. So you gave the clarinet to Spencer.
Back in '37, you heard Benny Goodman play for the first time, so you went out and got a used clarinet. You wanted nothing more than to be able to play like him. You tried hard, but it wasn't long before it was clear that Benny Goodman would never be looking over his shoulder. So you gave the clarinet to Spencer.
Huh. That was nice of me.
Huh. That was nice of me.
You had a hidden agenda, though. See, when he was five or six, little Spence used to follow you around like a puppy. Bothered the hell out of you. But as soon as you gave him the clarinet...
You had a hidden agenda, though. See, when he was five or six, little Spence used to follow you around like a puppy. Bothered the hell out of you. But as soon as you gave him the clarinet...
... he started practicing, and he left me alone from then on.
... he started practicing, and he left me alone from then on.
Exactly. And he got good.
Exactly. And he got good.
No kidding.
No wallet, huh?
No identification at all. What're you thinkin', Cecil?
No identification at all. What're you thinkin', Cecil?
What I'm thinkin' is we got us one a'two things here. A mystery or a damn miracle. And by god I can't tell which. Boy, you say you have no idea who you are? That right?
I'm here.
Did you... did you...
Did you... did you...
Did I what?
Did I what?
Did you fix the damn film? It broke in the last reel.
Did you fix the damn film? It broke in the last reel.
I know. Everyone went home. We offered them refunds.
I know. Everyone went home. We offered them refunds.
Anybody take it?
Anybody take it?
A few.
A few.
Vultures...
Peter, their hands are tied. You see that, don't you?
I... I don't believe this.
I... I don't believe this.
Are you saying it's a mistake, that you didn't go to any meetings? They say you did.
Are you saying it's a mistake, that you didn't go to any meetings? They say you did.
Who the hell is this "they?"
Who the hell is this "they?"
Congress, the FBI, Red Channels, it don't matter who the hell "they" is. "They" know who "they" are, that's all that matters. Now, did you go to any meetings?
Congress, the FBI, Red Channels, it don't matter who the hell "they" is. "They" know who "they" are, that's all that matters. Now, did you go to any meetings?
No. Yeah... I... I don't know. Maybe I did. Leo, this was before Pearl Harbor. I was in college. It was a bunch of kids, and I was just one of 'em. I didn't believe in what they were saying. Hell, I didn't even know what they were saying!
No. Yeah... I... I don't know. Maybe I did. Leo, this was before Pearl Harbor. I was in college. It was a bunch of kids, and I was just one of 'em. I didn't believe in what they were saying. Hell, I didn't even know what they were saying!
So, you're saying that it's true. You went to a meeting of a known communist organization.
So, you're saying that it's true. You went to a meeting of a known communist organization.
Leo, I was trying to impress a skirt. You know me, I'm non- political. Republican, Democrat, Communist, there's not a dime's worth of difference between 'em anyway.
Leo, I was trying to impress a skirt. You know me, I'm non- political. Republican, Democrat, Communist, there's not a dime's worth of difference between 'em anyway.
You should watch what you say.
You should watch what you say.
I don't know who fingered me, but I'm not a communist!
I don't know who fingered me, but I'm not a communist!
Kid, that cuts no ice with them.
Kid, that cuts no ice with them.
What? That I'm accused of being a communist when I don't happen to be one?
What? That I'm accused of being a communist when I don't happen to be one?
They know you were at that meeting, Peter. They've been told, and they know.
They know you were at that meeting, Peter. They've been told, and they know.
Leo, you're my agent. Tell "them" to take a flyin' piss. I didn't do anything wrong. I fought in the war, for crissakes!
Leo, you're my agent. Tell "them" to take a flyin' piss. I didn't do anything wrong. I fought in the war, for crissakes!
Fought? Come on, Pete, you ran the PX at Fort Dix.
Fought? Come on, Pete, you ran the PX at Fort Dix.
I was decorated.
I was decorated.
I know. A Purple Heart.
I know. A Purple Heart.
Exactly.
Exactly.
You broke your arm. You were coming out of a bar. You were drunk.
You broke your arm. You were coming out of a bar. You were drunk.
At least I was on our side! Look, they want me to testify? I'll testify. I'll tell 'em anything they want to hear! Jesus, Leo, this is my career!
At least I was on our side! Look, they want me to testify? I'll testify. I'll tell 'em anything they want to hear! Jesus, Leo, this is my career!
You can't testify.
You can't testify.
Why not?
When'd you quit smoking?
Luke didn't smoke.
Luke didn't smoke.
Oh, I see. But you're not Luke. You're Peter Appleton, the picture writer.
Oh, I see. But you're not Luke. You're Peter Appleton, the picture writer.
Not any more.
Not any more.
Why not?
Why not?
Leo, you were in there, you saw what I did. You think they're gonna let me write pictures? Hell, they're probably gonna throw my ass in jail.
Leo, you were in there, you saw what I did. You think they're gonna let me write pictures? Hell, they're probably gonna throw my ass in jail.
Not at all.
Not at all.
Besides, I don't even know if I want to write anymore.
Besides, I don't even know if I want to write anymore.
What, you're going to go back to that hick town and run the projector and marry the doctor's daughter?
Her name was right there in front of them. They gave it to me, I didn't give it to them.
Well, that's not what they think.
Well, that's not what they think.
Leo, she was... she was a girl I knew in college...
Leo, she was... she was a girl I knew in college...
You should keep track of your old school chums. Turns out she eventually joined the communist party. On top of which, she's Lucy Angstrom Hirschfeld now, and she happens to be a writer for "Studio One" on CBS.
You should keep track of your old school chums. Turns out she eventually joined the communist party. On top of which, she's Lucy Angstrom Hirschfeld now, and she happens to be a writer for "Studio One" on CBS.
Oh god, oh, god, no, I...
Oh god, oh, god, no, I...
So, our lawyers had a talk with the Committee's lawyers. That Elvin Clyde fella won't be too happy about it, but we cut a deal. They cleared you -- and they're gonna thank you publicly for your testimony purging yourself.
So, our lawyers had a talk with the Committee's lawyers. That Elvin Clyde fella won't be too happy about it, but we cut a deal. They cleared you -- and they're gonna thank you publicly for your testimony purging yourself.
Thank me publicly? For what? For ruining this woman's life?
Thank me publicly? For what? For ruining this woman's life?
Climb down off your cross. They already knew about her. She was subpoenaed six months ago! Who the hell do you think named you?
Said as much myself, Doc. Can't place him, though. To look at him, you'd think the cheese slid off his cracker. Well, morning's half-over. I'm off.
Thank you, Mr. Lawson.
Thank you, Mr. Lawson.
Don't mention it. Whoever-you-are.
I guess you knew that, anyway.
I suspected as much.
I suspected as much.
You needn't worry. It's over and done with. A long time ago.
You needn't worry. It's over and done with. A long time ago.
Annie -- there's nothing between Mitch and me.
Annie -- there's nothing between Mitch and me.
Isn't there? Maybe there isn't. Maybe there's never anything between Mitch and any girl.
Isn't there? Maybe there isn't. Maybe there's never anything between Mitch and any girl.
What do you mean?
What do you mean?
I think I'll have some of that, too. I was seeing quite a lot of him in San Francisco, you know. And then, one weekend, he asked me up to meet Lydia.
I think I'll have some of that, too. I was seeing quite a lot of him in San Francisco, you know. And then, one weekend, he asked me up to meet Lydia.
When was this?
When was this?
Four years ago. Of course, that was shortly after his father died. Things may be different now.
Four years ago. Of course, that was shortly after his father died. Things may be different now.
Different?
Different?
With Lydia. Did she seem a trifle distant?
With Lydia. Did she seem a trifle distant?
A trifle.