Daisy Kenyon (1947) - full transcript

Commercial artist Daisy Kenyon is involved with married lawyer Dan O'Mara, and hopes someday to marry him, if he ever divorces his wife Lucille. She meets returning veteran Peter, a decent and caring man, whom she does not love, but who offers her love and a more hopeful relationship. She marries him... just as Dan gets a divorce.

WAIT FOR ME.

I'LL ONLY BE A MINUTE.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hI CAN'T WAIT.

SURE YOU CAN.

I DO THAT ALL THE TIME.

I DON'T CARE WHAT YOU DO

ALL THE TIME, MISTER. IT AIN'T

RIGHT TO HOLD A CAB THESE DAYS.

THERE USED TO BE 11,811 CABS

OPERATING IN NEW YORK CITY.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNOW THERE'S

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hLESS THAN 10,000.

OKAY, YOU WON THE CASE.

RIGHT NOW EVERY NEW YORK CAB

HAS TO TAKE CARE OF 1,156

PEOPLE, AND THAT'S A LOT--

I SAID YOU WON THE CASE.

DO YOU HAVE TO CONVERT ME TOO?

HERE. KEEP IT.

[ Buzzer Buzzes ]

- HELLO, MR. O'MARA.

- EVENING, HONEYBUNCH.

♪ [ Slow Jazz ]

♪ [ Stops ]

\h\h\h\hHELLO, PET.

I TOLD YOU I HAD

A DATE FOR DINNER.

ANYBODY WANT A CUP OF COFFEE?

NO, THANKS.

BUT I'D LIKE SOME CREAM.

UH-UH, ANGELUS.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hI'LL DEFINITELY START

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hMY DIET--

TOMORROW. I KNOW.

WELL, ANYWAY, YOU FINISHED

MY UPPER PART.

AND DON'T FORGET. THIS IS

THE ONLY PLACE I EVER EAT.

WHEN ARE YOU GOING

TO LET ME COME

LIVE WITH YOU, DAISY?

WHEN YOU REDUCE

YOUR SUITOR TRAFFIC.

HERE'S THE CREAM,

HONEYBUNCH.

ALL RIGHT, DARLING.

GET UP AND LIVE.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTHANK YOU.

THAT'S THE LAST OF

THE EBERHARDT SERIES.

IT'S HALF PAST TIME

I GOT DRESSED FOR DINNER.

DON'T GIRLS EVER DIE IN BED

IN YOUR MAGAZINES?

SURE-- SUFFOCATION,

BUT I DON'T LIKE IT.

WITH A PILLOW OVER MY FACE,

I LOOK LIKE ANYBODY.

[ Chuckles ]

HOW ABOUT MONDAY AT 9:00?

WE START ON THE FULLER JOB.

SWELL. SEE YOU MONDAY.

HAVE A GOOD TIME,

HONEYBUNCH.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hGOOD NIGHT, MR. O'MARA.

GOOD NIGHT, ANGELUS.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hGOOD NIGHT, DAISY.

[ Door Closes ]

I'VE GOT TO GET DRESSED.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hI CAN'T STAY, PET.

I TRIED TO CALL YOU

ALL AFTERNOON,

BUT YOUR LINE WAS BUSY.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hI CAN'T MAKE DINNER AT

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTHE LATIMERS' TOMORROW.

OH, HONESTLY. DO YOU REALIZE...

THIS IS THE THIRD TIME WE'VE

MADE A DATE WITH THE LATIMERS

AND YOU'VE BROKEN IT?

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hHONEY, IF YOU

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hLET ME TALK I--

WHY SHOULD I?

I DON'T INTEND TO BELIEVE

A WORD YOU'RE GOING TO SAY.

ONCE, YES.

BUT THREE TIMES IN A ROW.

MAKE IT THE WEEK AFTER NEXT,

AND I'LL BE THERE

IF IT KILLS ME.

I WILL NOT.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO

ANYWHERE WITH ME.

WE JUST WON'T PLAN

ANYTHING AT ALL.

COME ON, TUBBY.

SURE YOU DON'T

WANT SOME COFFEE?

NO, THANK YOU.

I DON'T WANT ANY COFFEE.

GOING TO RAIN.

OH, FINE.

LET'S MAKE CONVERSATION.

DO YOU THINK THERE'LL BE RAIN

FOR THE ENTIRE EASTERN SEABOARD

THIS WEEKEND?

I HOPE NOT. I'M GOING TO

WASHINGTON. HARD ENOUGH TO GET

A TAXI WHEN IT ISN'T RAINING.

WASHINGTON? HOW THRILLING.

HARRY S. WANT YOUR ADVICE

ON ATOMIC ENERGY?

NOW, LOOK. YOUR BEING MAD

IS SILLY, AND YOU KNOW IT.

I'VE NEVER BROKEN A DATE UNLESS

I COULDN'T HELP IT. UNLESS

SOMETHING REALLY IMPORTANT--

THANKS.

\h\h\h\hI DON'T MEAN

\h\h\h\hYOU'RE NOT IMPORTANT.

BUT WE CAN GO TO THE LATIMERS'

NEXT WEEK, AND WE CAN

SEE EACH OTHER ANYTIME.

DO YOU REALIZE IN ALL THIS TIME,

EVER SINCE THE LATIMERS

FIRST INTRODUCED US,

THAT WE HAVEN'T MADE

A SINGLE OTHER MUTUAL FRIEND?

THOSE STAIRS OF YOURS

ARE DRIVING ME NUTS.

WHY DON'T YOU LIVE

SOMEPLACE CIVILIZED?

THAT APARTMENT ON 63rd STREET--

I CAN'T HOLD IT FOREVER.

YOU'RE DETERMINED TO HAVE

A GOOD ROW, AREN'T YOU?

THIS IS MY APARTMENT.

IT'S BEEN MY APARTMENT SINCE

I STARTED TO WORK IN NEW YORK.

I LIKE IT,

AND I'M KEEPING IT.

YOU'RE MAKING PLENTY

OF MONEY YOURSELF.

I HAVE A THEORY THAT

YOU STAY IN THIS HOVEL

JUST TO PUNISH ME.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hAND ANOTHER THING--

I DON'T THINK WE HAVE TIME

FOR A SINGLE OTHER THING.

I THINK WE WON'T SEE

EACH OTHER ANYMORE, DAN.

I THINK I'M THROUGH.

DO WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH

ALL THIS AGAIN?

NO, WE DON'T HAVE TO GO

THROUGH ANYTHING AGAIN.

I HAVE TO FIGHT TO STAY HAPPY--

FIGHT FOR EVERYTHING.

MY LIFE'S ALL MIXED UP

WITH YOU EVERY WAY I TURN.

AND WHAT FUN IS IT?

I'VE TRIED, AND YOU'VE TRIED.

IT ISN'T ALL YOUR FAULT.

THERE JUST ISN'T ENOUGH.

AT LEAST FOR ME THERE ISN'T.

YOU'VE GOT HER,

AND YOU'VE GOT THE KIDS.

YOU'VE GOT YOUR WORK

AND BEING A BIG SHOT

IN WASHINGTON.

I'VE JUST GOT MY WORK.

YOU MESSED THAT UP TOO.

WHEN I'M MAD I CAN'T WORK,

AND I'M MAD ALL THE TIME.

YOU'RE NEVER GOING TO MARRY ME,

BECAUSE YOU'RE NEVER GOING

TO BE DIVORCED FOR ALL YOU SAY.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTHAT'S NOT FAIR--

YOU'RE

NEVER GOING TO BE DIVORCED, DAN,

BECAUSE YOU DON'T WANT TO BE.

BELIEVE ME, I'M NOT

BEING SORRY FOR MYSELF.

I KNEW IT WOULD BE LIKE THIS.

IT'S JUST THAT I'M TIRED.

THAT'S ALL. TIRED AND THROUGH.

I'LL GET OUT WHENEVER

YOU TELL ME TO,

BUT I WANT YOU TO TELL ME

BECAUSE YOU MEAN IT,

NOT BECAUSE YOU'RE ANGRY.

ARE YOU REALLY

TELLING ME NOW?

I SAID I WAS.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hYOU KNOW I DON'T

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hLIKE SCENES.

I'LL GET OUT NOW,

AND I WON'T COME BACK,

IF YOU TELL ME.

DARLING.

WILL YOU EVER BELIEVE

I MEAN WHAT I SAY?

[ Chuckles ]

THAT DEPENDS ON

WHAT YOU SAY.

I WAS TAKING A CLIENT OF MINE

OUT TO DINNER TONIGHT--

PAYTON AMES, THE NOVELIST.

I'LL CALL HIM UP

AND TELL HIM TO FORGET IT.

I TOLD YOU I HAD

A DATE FOR DINNER,

AND YOU NEEDN'T THINK

THAT GETTING AROUND ME IS

GOING TO CHANGE MY MIND.

YOU'RE MOST OF MY LIFE,

DAISY--

THE ONLY PART OF IT

THAT MATTERS.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hWE CAN'T STOP.

I'VE TRIED.

HONESTLY, I'VE TRIED.

AND I WILL ONE DAY TOO.

ALL RIGHT, YOU WILL.

YOU STOP SOMETIME,

MAYBE NEXT YEAR, NEXT WEEK,

BUT NOT THIS WEEK.

[ Laughs ]

ALL RIGHT. NOT THIS WEEK.

NOW GO ON. BEAT IT.

MY DATE'S DUE.

GOOD NIGHT.

GOOD NIGHT, DAN.

[ Door Closes ]

[ Thunder Rumbling ]

[ Whistles ]

TAXI!

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hWAIT FOR ME.

HEY, TAXI!

SORRY, I'M KEEPING HIM.

ISN'T RIGHT TO HOLD

A CAB THESE DAYS.

EVERY NEW YORK CAB

HAS TO DO FOR 1,156 PEOPLE.

ANYWAY, MISS KENYON

WON'T BE READY.

OH, SHE'S EXPECTING YOU,

BUT I'M AFRAID I DELAYED HER

A LITTLE BIT.

[ Buzzer Buzzes ]

GO RIGHT UP.

I'LL SEND THE CAB BACK

WHEN I'M THROUGH WITH IT.

HE AIN'T PAID.

THAT'S OKAY.

I'LL TAKE CARE OF THAT

AND DOUBLE THE REST.

8883 PARK.

JUST GET GOING.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hOKAY.

\h\h\h\hHELLO, MISS KENYON.

HELLO.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hAM I TOO EARLY?

NO, I'M A VERY SLOPPY GAL

AND NEVER ON TIME.

A FRIEND DROPPED IN,

AND I COULDN'T START CHANGING.

THAT'S ALL RIGHT.

I'VE GOT A WHOLE WEEK

BEFORE I REPORT BACK,

SO TAKE YOUR TIME.

COME ON IN

AND MIX YOURSELF A DRINK,

WILL YOU?

RIGHT THERE.

I WON'T BE TOO LONG.

WELL, HELLO, BEAUTIFUL.

HOW DO YOU DO? YES.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hYOU STILL HERE?

I SHOULD SAY.

EVERYTHING SEEMS TO GO WRONG

WHEN YOU'RE IN A HURRY.

YOU KNOW HOW IT IS.

AH, IT'S ALL RIGHT.

WE'VE BECOME

VERY CLOSE FRIENDS.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hYOU LIKE TUBBY?

AH, HE'S A BEAUTY.

I THINK IT'S

STOPPED RAINING.

WOULD YOU LIKE THE BREVOORT

FOR DINNER? I HAVEN'T BEEN THERE

SINCE BEFORE THE WAR.

I'D LOVE IT.

WHERE ARE YOUR RIBBONS?

OH, I MUST'VE LEFT THEM

AT THE CLEANERS.

YOU MUST'VE BEEN WORSE OFF

AT THAT PARTY LAST NIGHT

THAN YOU THOUGHT YOU WERE.

I'M ALWAYS WORSE OFF

THAN I THINK I AM.

DON'T YOU REMEMBER

GIVING THESE TO ME?

I ALWAYS GIVE THEM AWAY

WHEN I FIND SOMEBODY

WHO WILL LISTEN TO ME.

WHY DID YOU ASK ME 400 TIMES

LAST NIGHT IF I WERE REAL?

WHY NOT?

NOTHING ELSE HERE IS REAL.

WHEN I CAME BACK FROM EUROPE

THE FIRST TIME

AFTER V-E DAY,

THEY CHANGED SIXTH AVENUE

INTO SOMETHING CALLED

"AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS."

IT WASN'T NEW YORK.

\hIT WASN'T HOME.

THAT'S WHY I WENT

BACK TO GERMANY WITH

THE ARMY OF OCCUPATION.

HMM. GERMANY,

WHERE NOTHING WAS CHANGED,

OF COURSE.

YOU GOING TO BE IN THE ARMY

ALL YOUR LIFE?

I'D INTENDED TO,

UNTIL I MET YOU.

MISS ANGELUS TELLS ME

YOU'RE A YACHT DESIGNER.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hUSED TO BE.

I REMEMBER NOW. YOU DESIGNED

THE LAPHAM SIX METER.

THERE WERE BEAUTIFUL PHOTOGRAPHS

OF BOATS IN THE MAGAZINES

BY A SUSY LAPHAM.

WAS THAT SOMEONE

IN YOUR FAMILY?

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hMY WIFE.

SAY, WHAT IS IT

WITH YOU GUYS?

DON'T ANY OF YOU EVER GO BACK

TO THE WIVES YOU LEFT

WHEN YOU WENT TO WAR?

[ Doorbell Buzzes ]

\h\h\h\hEXCUSE ME.

[ Buzzing ]

- HELLO?

- YOUR CAB, LADY.

I TOOK THAT PARTY UP TO PARK.

HE SAID TO COME BACK,

YOU'D BE WAITING.

BE DOWN IN A MINUTE.

SEEMS MY FRIEND SENT

HIS CAB BACK FOR US.

THEY'RE HARD TO GET IN THE RAIN.

HE MUST'VE BEEN LUCKY.

HE WAS. HE TOOK MINE.

SURE, LET'S GO.

HE CAN BE VERY RUDE AT TIMES.

\hHE WAS, I SUPPOSE.

I DIDN'T NOTICE.

WE WERE TALKING

ABOUT YOUR WIFE.

YOU WERE, YES.

SHE'S DEAD.

OKAY, HONEYBUNCH.

WELL, DON'T YOU WORRY.

IF THEY GET YOU, I PROMISE

TO VISIT YOU IN LEAVENWORTH...

WITH FLOWERS.

[ Chuckles ]

GOOD NIGHT.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hDANNY, DARLING.

THE OFFICE TELEPHONED AGAIN.

THERE JUST ISN'T A DRAWING ROOM

ON THAT TRAIN.

THEY TRIED AND TRIED.

YOU WANTED IT TO WORK IN,

DIDN'T YOU?

WHAT DID YOU THINK

I WANTED IT FOR?

OH, I'M SORRY, BABY.

MERVYN!

DAN, HE'S RIGHT

BEHIND YOU.

YES, SIR?

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hMERVYN, IT'S

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTHE 12:30 I'M TAKING.

BRING MY BAG AND MY BRIEFCASE

DOWN TO PENN STATION

AND MEET ME AT THE TRACK GATE.

YES, SIR.

DAN, YOU WORK TOO HARD. YOU KNOW

YOU DO. EVEN FATHER THINKS SO.

[ Rings ]

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hWELL, YOU NEVER GET

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hA DECENT VACATION.

MR. HARRIS.

YOU'RE STUCK HERE ALL SUMMER.

HALF THE TIME, NO WEEKEND.

\h\h\h\hI DON'T SEE HOW YOU DO IT.

\h\h\h\hONE OF THESE TIMES--

HELLO, HARRIS. LUCILLE, PLEASE.

LOOK, HONEYBUNCH, I'M HOME,

AND I'M RELAXING, SO CALL ME

IN WASHINGTON, WILL YOU?

RIGHT. SO LONG.

DAN, WHAT ARE YOU GOING

TO WASHINGTON FOR ANYWAY?

OFFICIALLY I'M GOING DOWN

TO PRESENT A BRIEF TO S.E.C.

ON AMALGAMATED GAS.

BUT WHILE I'M THERE--

\h\h\h\hI COULD NEVER REMEMBER THAT.

\h\h\h\hNEVER MIND.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING,

BUT NO ONE EXPECTS ME TO

ANYMORE, SO IT DOESN'T MATTER.

YOU THINK I KNOW

WHAT I'M DOING, BABY?

- WHERE ARE THE GIRLS?

- ROSAMUND'S PRIMPING.

\h\hSHE'S TERRIBLY EXCITED.

DANNY, I DO WISH YOU'D

CONSULTED ME BEFORE YOU TOLD HER

SHE COULD GO WITH US TONIGHT.

THIRTEEN'S NO AGE

FOR THE STORK CLUB.

WHAT'S THE HARM IN IT?

WHERE'S MARIE?

\h\h\h\hSHE'S DOING HER HOMEWORK.

SHE'S GETTING AWFULLY

INDEPENDENT TOO, DAN.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT--

WELL, HOW DO YOU LIKE?

[ Whistles ]

FIFTY MILLION DOLLARS,

HONEY.

ROSAMUND, IF YOU DON'T TAKE OFF

SOME OF THAT LIPSTICK,

YOU'RE NOT GOING WITH US.

I'VE TOLD YOU TWICE NOW.

DAN, DO YOU THINK

IT'S TOO MUCH?

OF COURSE IT IS,

BUT IT'S VERY ATTRACTIVE.

ROSAMUND,

YOU HEARD ME.

MOMMY, I'M NOT THAT YOUNG.

YOU FORGET MY NAME'S O'MARA,

AND THERE'S A LIFE OF

INTERESTING CRIME AHEAD OF ME.

[ Chuckling ]

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h[ Sighs ]

YOU'RE VERY MEAN TO YOUR MOTHER.

YOU SHOULDN'T BE. SHE'S SWEET.

YOU LAUGHED, DAN.

DADDY, WHERE ARE

WE GOING TONIGHT?

DINNER AT THE COLONY, THEN THE

STORK CLUB. IS THAT ALL RIGHT?

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTERRIFIC.

[ Lucille ]

MARIE!

[ Slaps ]

[ Girl Sobbing ]

RIGHT TO YOUR ROOM.

TO YOUR ROOM THIS INSTANT!

\h\h\hWHAT'S GOING ON?

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h[ Sobbing ]

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hDADDY!

WHAT IS IT, BABY?

MARIE HAS BEEN INSOLENT.

I TOLD HER TO STAY

IN HER ROOM...

BECAUSE SHE HAS TWO HOURS

OF HOMEWORK TO DO, BUT SHE--

WHAT IS IT?

SHE HIT ME.

\hSHE HIT ME.

BUT SHE SAID THINGS.

I'VE NEVER BEEN SPOKEN

TO LIKE THAT IN MY LIFE,

\h\h\h\hAND BY MY OWN CHILD, I--

COULDN'T BE THAT BAD,

BABY.

I'VE GOT WORSE FROM MY OLD MAN

FOR NOTHING BUT SNIFFLING WHEN

I DIDN'T HAVE A HANDKERCHIEF.

I THINK YOU'VE BEEN

VERY RUDE TO YOUR MOTHER.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hBUT SHE CALLED ME--

THAT'S ONE OF THE VERY WORST

THINGS YOU COULD DO, TALKING

TO YOUR MOTHER LIKE THAT.

\h\h\h\hBUT, DAN, YOU DON'T UNDERS--

LUCILLE, WOULD YOU STRAIGHTEN

UP THOSE FLOWERS, PLEASE?

\h\h\h\h[ Sobbing Continues ]

THAT'S THE FOURTH COMMANDMENT,

BABY.

YOU MUSTN'T BE RUDE

TO YOUR PARENTS.

THE FOURTH.

THAT'S HOW IMPORTANT IT IS.

IT'S UP AHEAD OF MURDER

AND STEALING.

WHAT WAS IT YOU WANTED

ANYWAY?

I JUST-- I JUST WANTED TO

STAY UP WHILE YOU HAD COCKTAILS

AND SEE EVERYBODY.

I READ MR. AMES'S BOOK,

AND I WANTED TO MEET HIM.

I DON'T SEE ANY REASON

WHY YOU SHOULDN'T MEET HIM.

LUCILLE, I'M SURE SHE'LL

DO HER BEST TO GET HER HOMEWORK

FINISHED TOMORROW.

ALL THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO

WITH THE WAY SHE SPOKE TO ME.

AND LOOK AT HER.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h[ Doorbell Buzzes ]

LOOK AT YOURSELF,

DARLING.

DON'T KNOW WHAT

I'M GOING TO DO WITH YOU.

HERE WE ARE

WITH GUESTS ARRIVING AND--

THAT'S BETTER.

I'LL SEE TO THE GUESTS.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTHANK YOU.

NOW SAY YOU'RE SORRY

AND GO WASH YOU'RE FACE.

I'M SORRY.

THANK YOU, DAN.

DON'T EVER HIT THAT CHILD

AGAIN, LUCILLE.

HOW CAN YOU HAVE

SO LITTLE CONTROL AS TO LET

AN 11-YEAR-OLD CHILD--

CONTROL?

IT'S EASY FOR YOU.

YOU SEE THEM

FIVE MINUTES A DAY--

JUST ENOUGH TO SPOIL THEM.

WELL, IF YOU COULD UNDERSTAND

HOW THANKLESS IT IS FOR ME--

NOW, LUCILLE,

A HALF AN HOUR OF HERO WORSHIP

IS NOT GOING TO HURT MARIE.

AND HOW DO YOU KNOW

WHAT HURTS HER--

WHAT HURTS ANYBODY?

I REALIZE WHAT I AM TO YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

ONLY DON'T INTERFERE

WHEN I TRY TO MAKE BETTER

HUMAN BEINGS OF MY DAUGHTERS.

NOW, LUCILLE, DEAR--

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNO, FOR ONCE

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hI'M GOING TO SAY IT!

I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT

I AM TO YOU, AND SOMETIMES

I WISH I DIDN'T KNOW.

KNOW WHAT? YOU JUST LOST

YOUR TEMPER WITH MARIE, AND

NOW YOU'RE LOSING IT WITH ME.

I DON'T GET MAD EASILY,

AND I DON'T WANT TO NOW.

MAYBE I HAVEN'T BEEN THE BEST

HUSBAND, BUT IF YOU WANT ME TO

STAY ANY KIND OF HUSBAND AT ALL,

YOU'LL NEVER SAY ANYTHING AGAIN

LIKE WHAT YOU TRIED TO SAY

JUST NOW.

YOU SAY YOU KNOW EXACTLY

WHAT YOU ARE TO ME.

WELL, IF YOU DO KNOW,

YOU KNOW THE GOOD THINGS

AS WELL AS THE BAD.

YOU'LL NEVER HAVE ANY LESS,

UNLESS YOU ASK FOR IT.

AND YOU KNOW

IT ISN'T THANKLESS.

WE HAVE TWO FINE GIRLS,

AND YOU'RE TO BE THANKED

FOR THAT.

NOW GO POWDER YOUR NOSE.

LUCILLE, HONEY, GO ON.

DADDY. DADDY,

I'M SO HUMILIATED.

I ASKED MR. AMES TO AUTOGRAPH

HIS NOVEL FOR ME, AND WE HAVEN'T

A COPY IN THE HOUSE.

WELL, I'LL TELL YOU

WHAT YOU DO.

YOU GO OUT AND BUY A COPY

TOMORROW, AND I'LL GET IT

AUTOGRAPHED FOR YOU.

AND NEXT TIME,

DON'T TALK SO BIG, HUH?

[ Chuckles ]

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hGOOD EVENING.

GOOD EVENING.

EXCUSE US, PLEASE.

♪ [ Slow Jazz ]

IF THIS IS THE WAY THEY DO

THINGS IN YOUR COUNTRY, I'M

GOING BACK WHERE I CAME FROM.

IN AN HOUR OR TWO,

WE'LL WORK OUR WAY

TO A TABLE.

WHERE WOULD YOU

GO BACK TO?

BRITTANY.

RENNES, THE CAPITAL.

I WAS IN THE LEAD TANKS WHEN

WE TOOK THE PLACE. I NEVER FELT

SO WELCOME ANYWHERE IN MY LIFE.

FOR THREE DAYS, I LISTENED

TO THE BELLS OF RENNES,

AND THERE WASN'T ANYTHING...

IN THE WHOLE WORLD

EXCEPT THE BELLS OF RENNES.

[ Man ]

JACK?

I NEED TO KISS YOUR NECK.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNO, YOU DON'T NEED

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTO KISS MY NECK.

YOU JUST

KEEP ON TALKING.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO GET OUT

OF HERE AND GO SOMEPLACE ELSE?

I WOULDN'T.

I LIKE IT HERE.

I LIKE IT FINE HERE

WITH YOU.

WHERE ARE

WE ANYWAY?

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTHIS IS THE STORK CLUB.

AND THIS IS AMERICA.

YOU'RE WELCOME HERE TOO.

YEAH.

I DO KIND OF FEEL WELCOME.

NEXT BEST THING TO

GOING TO RENNES AND LETTING

THE BELLS SUPPORT ME.

THAT REMINDS ME.

WHAT AM I GONNA DO

FOR A LIVING WHEN I GET OUT?

WELL, THERE ARE A LOT OF

BEAUTIFUL SLOOPS WAITING

TO BE DESIGNED, I UNDERSTAND.

AH, KID STUFF.

I THINK I'M GOING TO BE

A RUTHLESS TYCOON FROM NOW ON.

I NEED A DRINK,

AND YOU, DAISY, NEED A DRINK.

YOU'RE VERY NICE.

YOU'RE ESPECIALLY NICE

WHEN YOU NEED A DRINK.

ROSAMUND, THIS IS AN HISTORIC

OCCASION. FIRST TIME AT

THE STORK. COME IN HERE.

THAT'S AWFULLY NICE, DAN,

REALLY. EXCUSE ME.

EXCUSE ME.

OH, HELLO.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hHELLO.

- [ Woman ]

\h\hNO CHECK NECESSARY.

- THANK YOU, HONEYBUNCH.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hHELLO, WALTER.

HELLO, O'MARA.

HOW ARE YOU?

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hYOUR HAT, MR. WINCHELL.

THIS IS MY LITTLE DAUGHTER

ROSAMUND. HER FIRST NIGHT HERE.

HELLO.

\h\h\h\hYOU KNOW LUCILLE.

HAVE A GOOD TIME.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTHANK YOU.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hCOME RIGHT IN, DEAR.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hLUCILLE.

GOOD EVENING,

MR. O'MARA.

EVENING, HONEYBUNCH.

I'M DEPENDING UPON YOU

TO IMPRESS MY DAUGHTER...

WITH THE VERY BEST TABLE

IN THE HOUSE.

OH, HELLO, LEONARD.

GOING TO WASHINGTON TONIGHT.

IF YOU CALL ME TOMORROW,

I MIGHT GIVE YOU A STORY.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTHANKS, O'MARA.

JUST FOR THAT, I'LL LET YOU

HANDLE MY LIBEL BUSINESS.

[ Quietly ]

UH, THE LADY IN THE CORNER THERE

WITH THE MAN IN UNIFORM--

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hALL RIGHT,

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hMR. O'MARA.

THANK YOU.

I HAVE A TABLE

FOR YOU NOW.

I'M SORRY, BUT WE JUST

REMEMBERED A LONG-DISTANCE CALL

WE PUT IN AND THEN FORGOT.

TO RENNES.

NIGHT, HONEYBUNCH.

I HAD A LOVELY TIME.

DID YOU KNOW

IT WAS HALF PAST 3:00?

I HAD A LOVELY TIME TOO.

NO, I DIDN'T KNOW

IT WAS HALF PAST 3:00.

WILL YOU CALL ME

AGAIN SOON?

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hSURE.

OH, REALLY.

I'M NOT JUST BEING POLITE.

I WOULDN'T SAY THIS

IF IT WEREN'T

HALF PAST 3:00,

BUT DON'T ASK ME TO CALL

IF YOU DON'T MEAN IT.

I HAVE TO WORK TOMORROW,

SO DON'T CALL ME TILL SUNDAY.

IF YOU'RE SOBER

BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON, YOU CAN

TAKE ME TO A BASEBALL GAME.

WILL YOU CALL ME

SUNDAY MORNING?

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hI LOVE YOU.

YOU-- WHAT?

[ Woman ]

WHEN YOU HEAR THE TONE,

THE TIME WILL BE 12:52.

WHEN YOU HEAR THE TONE, DAISY

KENYON WILL HAVE BEEN STOOD UP

FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HER LIFE.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h[ Rings ]

HELLO?

\h\h\h\h[ Woman ]

\h\h\h\hMISS DAISY KENYON?

YES.

WASHINGTON IS CALLING.

GO AHEAD, WASHINGTON.

HELLO? HELLO, BABY.

HOW ARE YOU?

HELLO, DAN.

I'M FINE, THANKS.

HAVING A GOOD TIME?

TERRIBLE.

I MISS YOU, BABY.

\h\h\h\hHOW'S YOUR BOYFRIEND?

[ Knocking ]

OH, YOU KNOW, THE FELLA

YOU WENT OUT WITH

THE OTHER NIGHT.

I STOLE HIS TAXI,

BUT I SENT IT BACK.

DID YOU GET IT ALL RIGHT?

DON'T TRY TO BLUFF

YOUR WAY OUT OF THAT.

I WAS FURIOUS, AND I STILL AM.

AND THAT TABLE

AT THE STORK CLUB.

REALLY, YOU BEHAVED LIKE A--

I BEHAVED LIKE A CAD, HUH?

[ Chuckles ]

ARE YOU GONNA LEAVE ME

FOR HIM?

I'M GOING TO LEAVE YOU,

ALL RIGHT, BUT NOT

FOR MR. LAPHAM.

HE'S NICE,

BUT A LITTLE UNSTABLE.

OH, REALLY?

HE'S GOT AN INTERESTING FACE.

OH, BABY, I JUST LOOKED AT

MY WATCH. I'M 40 MINUTES LATE

FOR A LUNCH.

BIG, PREPOSTEROUS LUNCH OUT

AT CHEVY CHASE. IT'LL BE OVER

BY THE TIME I GET THERE.

BETTER FINISH MY COFFEE

AND GET OUT OF HERE.

I'LL TAKE THE 2:00 TRAIN,

MAYBE THE 3:00.

\h\h\h\hDO YOU WANNA MEET ME

\h\h\h\hAT PENN STATION?

[ Knocking ]

COME IN.

MR. O'MARA?

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTHAT'S RIGHT. WILL YOU

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hMEET ME AT THE STATION?

AND SIT AROUND WONDERING

WHICH TRAIN YOU TOOK?

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hWHO JUST CAME IN?

A GENTLEMAN I NEVER SAW BEFORE

IN ALL MY LIFE...

WHO DOESN'T KNOW I'M ALREADY

40 MINUTES LATE FOR LUNCH.

- SWEETIE, MEET ME

\h\hAT THE SAVARIN.

- NO, I DON'T THINK SO.

OH, COME ON. GIVE.

DON'T MAKE ME BEAT YOU DOWN

EVERY TIME. I LOVE YOU.

I LOVE YOU TOO,

\hI GUESS.

GOOD. I'LL SEE YOU THERE.

GOOD-BYE, DEAR.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hBYE.

I'M WILL THOMPSON, ATTORNEY FOR

THE CIVIL RIGHTS ASSOCIATION.

THIS IS THE KIND

OF PRESSURE STUNT

I DON'T GO FOR, THOMPSON.

I HAVE AN OFFICE IN NEW YORK.

I'VE BEEN TRYING

TO REACH YOU FOR WEEKS.

I WANT YOU TO WORK ON

A CASE, MR. O'MARA.

I REPRESENT SUYO NOGUCHI.

THE ARMY JUDGE ADVOCATE

TELLS ME THAT HE SPOKE TO YOU

ABOUT THE CASE.

OH, YES.

WELL, I COULDN'T HAVE BEEN

VERY INTERESTED, BECAUSE I DON'T

REMEMBER ANYTHING HE SAID.

NOGUCHI IS A NISEI JAPANESE.

FOUGHT IN ITALY.

WOUNDED, DECORATED.

CAME HOME TO FIND HIS FARM

LEGALLY STOLEN.

THAT'S NOT MY KIND OF CASE.

THERE ARE OVER 50 MILLION

VICTIMS OF THIS WAR.

IT ISN'T ANYBODY'S

KIND OF CASE.

IT'S AN UNPLEASANT,

THOROUGHLY THANKLESS

KIND OF CASE, O'MARA.

BUT IT'S REPRESENTATIVE

OF ALMOST EVERY NISEI

WHO FOUGHT IN EUROPE.

I USED TO FEEL A SORT

OF PLEASANT DIGNITY...

KNOWING THAT I COULD ALWAYS

BE CALLED UPON TO PROTECT

A DEMOCRATIC IDEA.

I'M A TIRED AND ANGRY MAN

NOW, MR. O'MARA,

BUT YOU'RE AN UNSPENT

AND VERY WEALTHY MAN.

MAYBE YOU COULD USE SOME

OF THAT SORT OF PLEASURE.

COME ALONG

AND RIDE WITH ME.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hHELLO, BABY.

HI, CAD.

- YOU HAVE A NICE SUNDAY?

- OH, LOVELY.

DID YOU EVER TRY MAKING

ONE MARTINI LAST AN HOUR?

MAYBE IT WOULD'VE BEEN EASIER

IF YOU'D DRUNK IT.

I'M GLAD YOU'RE HERE, BABY.

I NEED YOUR ADVICE.

YOU WHAT?

I'VE JUST TAKEN A CASE THAT'S

GONNA MAKE YOU FEEL YOU'VE

HAD A SALUTARY EFFECT ON ME.

IF YOU TOOK A CASE LIKE THAT,

IT MUST BE ON PAGE ONE

OF THE NEWSPAPERS.

AH, YOU'RE VERY UNGRACIOUS.

I TOOK IT BECAUSE IT'S GONNA

MAKE YOU LOVE ME LIKE MAD.

DO YOU WANT MY ADVICE,

OR DO YOU WANNA BRAG?

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hBOTH.

I WANNA KNOW HOW I'M GONNA

BREAK THIS TO MY WIFE'S OLD MAN.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hMY LAW PARTNER,

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hYOU KNOW.

MM-HMM.

HE'S GONNA HAVE A STROKE

WHEN HE FINDS OUT

WE'VE TAKEN A CASE...

WITH NO FEE, NO PUBLICITY

AND REPRESENTING A JAPANESE.

IT'S A CASE OF A VETERAN,

SUYO NOGUCHI.

HE FOUGHT IN ITALY

WITH THE FOURTH DIVISION.

HE COMES HOME WITH

A PURPLE HEART, SILVER STAR,

AND HE WAS DISCHARGED.

ONLY THERE WASN'T

ANY HOME TO COME TO.

SOME SMART OPERATOR OUT

ON THE COAST DIGS UP A LAW

WRITTEN BY CORTÉS...

AND MOVES HIS FARM

RIGHT OUT FROM UNDER HIM.

WELL?

LOVE ME LIKE MAD?

MM-HMM.

I LOVE YOU LIKE MAD.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTHEN WHY DON'T

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hYOU KISS ME?

ALL RIGHT, I WILL.

I'M STARVED.

WHERE ARE WE GOING FOR DINNER?

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hOH, HONEY, WE AREN'T.

I'VE GOT TO SEE MY WIFE'S

OLD MAN ABOUT THIS

AND A COUPLE OF OTHER THINGS.

WHICH REMINDS ME.

THERE'S SOME OTHER ADVICE

I WANT FROM YOU.

SERIOUSLY, DAISY,

MARIE WORRIES ME.

LUCILLE DOESN'T SEEM

TO KNOW HOW TO HANDLE HER.

WHAT WOULD YOU THINK OF

BOARDING SCHOOL FOR A YEAR?

DAN, HOW DO YOU EXPECT ME

TO ANSWER A QUESTION LIKE THAT?

BY THE WAY, YOU DIDN'T TELL ME

THAT ROSAMUND WAS GETTING SO

TALL. LUCILLE LOOKED VERY WELL.

YOU SOUND JEALOUS.

DIDN'T IT EVER OCCUR TO YOU

THAT I HAVE MORE REASON

TO BE JEALOUS THAN LUCILLE HAS?

HERE WE ARE HAVING A PERFECT

TIME-- WHAT THE DEVIL ARE YOU

LOOKING FOR IN THAT PURSE?

A NICKEL.

HAVE YOU GOT ONE?

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hYES.

THANK YOU.

HONEY,

WHAT'S THE MATTER?

OH, ANGELUS?

DAISY.

\h\h\h\hHI.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

NOTHING MUCH.

GOOD. I'LL MEET YOU AT

MY APARTMENT IN 15 MINUTES.

WE'LL THROW SOME SORT

OF DINNER TOGETHER,

THEN THE MOVIES, OKAY?

DAISY, LISTEN. I DON'T HAVE TO

LEAVE FOR HALF AN HOUR, AN HOUR.

PLEASE DON'T GET MAD AGAIN.

THERE WAS SOME PICTURE

I WANTED TO SEE

AT THE GREENWICH.

I LOVE YOU, DAISY, AND YOU

LOVE ME. WHY CAN'T YOU LET US BE

HAPPY FOR ONE MINUTE TOGETHER?

DAN, I'VE HAD A BAD DAY.

I'VE BEEN WALKING AROUND

ALL AFTERNOON...

THREE BLOCKS NORTH,

THREE BLOCKS SOUTH,

SOUTH BY NORTH.

I CAN'T WANDER ALL MY LIFE.

I'VE GOT TO BE GOING SOMEWHERE.

CAN'T YOU UNDERSTAND THAT?

EVEN IF IT'S TO THE MOVIES.

ANGELUS, I'LL SEE YOU

IN 15 MINUTES.

♪ [ Slow Jazz ]

YOU COOK

LIKE YOU PAINT, HONEY--

FAST, COLORFUL AND GLIB.

I'LL CALL THE THEATER

AND SEE WHAT TIME

THE PICTURE GOES ON.

YOU'D MAKE SOME SELFISH GOON

A MUCH BETTER WIFE THAN

HE DESERVES, IS ALL I CAN SAY.

THAT'S ALL I CAN SAY TOO.

GREENWICH.

\hGREENWICH.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h[ Rings ]

HELLO?

\h\h\h\hMISS KENYON?

YES.

HELLO. HOW ARE YOU?

THIS IS PETE LAPHAM.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hHELLO?

I'M VERY WELL,

THANK YOU.

THAT'S GOOD. I JUST HAPPENED

TO BE IN YOUR PART OF TOWN.

I DON'T SUPPOSE I COULD COME BY?

I'M SORRY, BUT YOU CAUGHT ME

AS I WAS ON MY WAY OUT.

I HAVE A CAB WAITING DOWNSTAIRS

AND A WHOLE GANG OF PEOPLE.

YOU HAVE?

\h\h\h\hYES, I HAVE.

WE'RE ON OUR WAY TO A BALL GAME,

AND WE'RE VERY, VERY, VERY LATE.

- PLEASE, CAN'T I COME UP?

- I'M AFRAID YOU CAN'T.

TOMORROW

OR ANY OTHER DAY?

NO, NOT TOMORROW

OR ANY OTHER DAY.

[ Line Clicks ]

WELL, WHAT TIME DOES

THE PICTURE GO ON?

OH, HOW STUPID OF ME.

I'M SORRY. SOMEBODY CALLED,

AND I FORGOT ALL ABOUT IT.

THANK YOU.

[ Bell Dings ]

[ Horn Honking ]

YES, SIR?

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hUH, SCOTCH AND SODA,

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hPLEASE.

THIS ISN'T A BAR.

IT'S A RESTAURANT,

OR HAVEN'T YOU NOTICED?

WELL, IN THAT CASE,

BRING ME A STEAK SANDWICH

AND A GLASS OF MILK.

WHO'S IN THERE, BUDDY?

YOUR WIFE?

I CAN GIVE YOU THE NAME OF

A GUY WHO WORKS VERY CHEAP

AND SAVE YOU ALL THIS TROUBLE.

IF I HAD A WIFE, IT'S WHEN

SHE WASN'T AT THE MOVIES

I'D WORRY, NOT WHEN SHE WAS.

STEAK SANDWICH

AND A GLASS OF MILK.

[ Knocking ]

DOOR DOWNSTAIRS WAS OPEN.

YES?

I DID SOMETHING BAD.

YES, I GUESS YOU DID.

YOU'D BETTER TELL ME.

IT HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH

THE BALL GAME, DIDN'T IT?

WELL, YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO CALL

ME THIS MORNING AND TAKE ME

OUT THIS AFTERNOON. THAT'S ALL.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hEXCEPT THAT I DIDN'T.

EXCEPT THAT YOU DIDN'T.

I'VE BEEN SHOT TWICE

FOR A GOOD DEAL

LESS THAN THAT.

I FORGOT.

LOOK, IT'S LATE. I'M AFRAID

YOU'D BETTER RUN ALONG.

CAN I COME BACK AGAIN

SOMETIME?

I-- I DON'T KNOW.

YOU-YOU MIX UP EVERYTHING.

YOU DON'T SOUND

MIXED UP.

YOU SOUND COMPOSED,

CERTAIN.

NO, DON'T, PETE.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hI'M GOING.

I JUST WANT TO HOLD YOU

FOR A MINUTE.

THE WORLD'S DEAD,

AND EVERYBODY IN IT'S DEAD

BUT YOU.

HOW DID THEY COME TO DIE?

DAISY, HAVE YOU--

DID YOU EVER LET YOURSELF

GET INTO A MOOD YOU COULDN'T

FIND A WAY OUT OF?

WHAT'S THE MATTER?

MY WIFE WAS KILLED

IN AN ACCIDENT.

DRIVING A CAR DOWN

FROM TRURO ON THE CAPE

FIVE YEARS AGO.

THAT STARTED IT--

A KIND OF SLOW DYING.

I FOUGHT AGAINST IT,

BUT IT HAPPENED ANYWAY.

THE WAR DID THE REST.

THAT'S FOOLISH,

AND I THINK YOU KNOW IT.

YES. TWO TIMES I WAS WOUNDED,

I WANTED LIKE ANYTHING TO LIVE.

BUT WHEN I GOT WELL,

IT STARTED AGAIN.

THAT'S WHY I DIDN'T

GET OUT OF THE ARMY

AFTER EUROPE.

WITH SUSY GONE

I DIDN'T WANT TO SEE

ANY OF MY FRIENDS...

OR GO BACK TO ANYTHING

I'D EVER DONE BEFORE.

THAT WAS BAD, WASN'T IT?

BUT I DON'T BELIEVE

A WORD OF IT.

OH, I BELIEVE THE FACTS,

ALL RIGHT,

BUT NOT THE MELODRAMA.

IF EVERYTHING HAD

GONE DEAD FOR YOU,

YOU WOULDN'T KNOW IT.

YOU WOULDN'T BE SITTING HERE

TRYING TO SOUND LIKE

A CASE HISTORY.

AND YOU KNOW ALL ABOUT

CASE HISTORIES, DON'T YOU?

ALL RIGHT, HAVE YOUR TRAGEDY,

HAVE YOUR MELODRAMA. GO ON.

YOU'RE USING ME,

SORT OF.

YES. AREN'T YOU USING ME?

WE CAN TALK ABOUT ME

BUT NOT ABOUT YOU?

I'M NOT INTERESTING.

THERE'S NO MELODRAMA

IN MY LIFE.

YOU'RE IN LOVE

WITH A RUTHLESS TYCOON.

ISN'T THAT MELODRAMA?

IT ISN'T LIKE THAT AT ALL.

YOU DON'T KNOW.

DO YOU LOVE HIM?

YES, I DO LOVE HIM.

BUT IT ISN'T ENOUGH,

OR I WOULDN'T BE HERE,

WOULD I?

WOULD YOU LIKE SOME MILK?

GOSH, NO. I DRANK TWO GALLONS

WAITING FOR YOU TO COME OUT

OF THAT MOVIE.

IN ALL THE CASE HISTORIES

I'VE READ, IT SEEMS

A GOOD IDEA TO GET A JOB,

FIND OTHER THINGS

TO THINK ABOUT.

THE WHOLE THING'LL GO

A MONTH AFTER WE'RE MARRIED.

MARRIED?

YOU'RE

A SOUTH-BY-NORTH CHARACTER

IF THERE EVER WAS ONE.

Y-YOU'RE EXACTLY

WHAT I DON'T NEED.

YOU KNOW YOU'RE VERY TENDER

ABOUT BEING PROPOSED TO?

WILL YOU MARRY ME?

I LOVE YOU, AND I WANT

TO MARRY YOU.

PLEASE SAY YES.

PLEASE? COME AND MEET

MY SISTER AND BROTHER-IN-LAW

IN SCARSDALE...

AND RECEIVE A LETTER

FROM MY AUNT IN CAMBRIDGE.

PLEASE?

COME LIVE WITH ME

AND BE MY LOVE.

OR BETTER STILL,

LET ME COME HERE

AND LIVE WITH YOU.

PLEASE MARRY ME.

DARLING DAISY.

LOVELY DAISY.

YOU HAVE SUCH NICE EARS,

DAISY.

LET'S--

\hLET'S START ALL OVER AGAIN.

THERE'S A--

THERE'S A BASEBALL GAME

WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

IF I'M NOT HERE WEDNESDAY

AT 7:00, I WON'T BOTHER

TO CALL AGAIN.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hGOOD NIGHT,

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hMISS KENYON.

GOOD NIGHT.

[ Door Closes ]

\h\h\h\hHELLO, MR. O'MARA.

\h\h\h\hHOW'S CALIFORNIA?

HELLO, HONEYBUNCH.

MR. O'MARA.

GOOD TO HAVE YOU BACK.

\h\h\h\hHELLO, FRANCES. HOW ARE YOU?

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hHIYA, JACK.

HELLO, MR. O'MARA.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hHELLO, DARLINGS!

HI. WE'D GIVEN YOU UP

FOR LOST.

FANCY MEETING YOU HERE,

DAN O'MARA.

MARSHA, FIRST THINGS FIRST.

GET ME CHELSEA 2-0459.

NINE.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hWHERE'S COVERLY

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hAND COVERLY?

ONE FOOT IN THE GRAVE,

THE OTHER ON MY NECK.

CAN'T I GO AWAY FOR 18 DAYS

WITHOUT HIM BOTHERING US?

[ Door Opens, Closes ]

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hOH, HELLO, SUGARPLUM.

HAVE YOU ANY IDEA

WHAT'S BEEN GOING ON HERE, DAN?

AMALGAMATED GAS IS RETAINING

STEVENSON BECAUSE WE DON'T

GIVE THEM ENOUGH TIME.

THE S.E.C.--

CAN'T I GO AWAY WITHOUT YOU

WORKING YOURSELF INTO A STATE?

DOESN'T THAT NUMBER

ANSWER?

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hIT'S BUSY.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hKEEP TRYING, MARSHA.

THE S.E.C. ACCUSES US

OF HOLDING UP THE BUTCHER CASE.

HOW ARE LUCILLE AND THE KIDS?

CHECK THAT NUMBER AND SEE

IF IT'S OUT OF ORDER.

THEY'RE FINE. WE'RE ALL

HAVING DINNER TOGETHER.

AND IF YOU WANT TO HAVE IT

A PLEASANT DINNER, LET'S GET

OUR HARSH WORDS OVER WITH NOW.

DO WE HAVE TO HAVE

HARSH WORDS, PAPA?

LOOK, DAN, IT WAS TOUGH ENOUGH

BEFORE YOU TOOK ON

THAT RIDICULOUS CASE.

WHEN YOU SHUT YOURSELF UP

FOR 18 DAYS IN CALIFORNIA--

PAPA, DID YOU OR I EVER OBJECT

WHEN COVERLY SR. SPENT

FOUR MONTHS A YEAR ON HIS BOAT?

WELL, WHAT'S THAT

GOT TO DO WITH IT?

\h\h\h\hWE DIDN'T OBJECT, DID WE?

A MAN NEEDS

HIS RELAXATION.

AND I NEVER OBJECTED WHEN YOU

STOOD UP IN A TROUT STREAM...

LOOKING LIKE CALVIN COOLIDGE

TWO MONTHS A YEAR EITHER,

DID I?

WHAT'S ALL THIS GOT TO DO

WITH A GRANDSTAND PLAY

DEFENDING A JAPANESE?

IF IT GIVES ME PLEASURE

TO FIGHT SOME LUCRATIVE

RACE PREJUDICES,

INCLUDING YOUR OWN,

THAT'S MY SPORT.

- YOU UNDERSTAND?

- ALL RIGHT, DAN. ONLY, UH--

WHO BROUGHT THE S.E.C. CASE

IN HERE ANYWAY?

AMALGAMATED GAS

AND NATIONAL MOTORS.

AND WHY DO WE STILL HAVE

TO HAVE YOUR PAPA'S NAME

ON THAT DOOR...

10 YEARS AFTER

HE DROWNED HIMSELF

IN THE FASTNET RACE?

I SAID ALL RIGHT, DAN.

OKAY, DEWDROP.

AND NOW THAT THE HARSH WORDS

ARE OVER, WE CAN HAVE A VERY

PLEASANT DINNER TOGETHER.

BUT A LITTLE LATER.

I GOT A MILLION

THINGS TO DO.

WOULD YOU BE SWEET ENOUGH

TO CALL LUCILLE

AND ASK HER...

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hIF SHE'LL MEET US

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hAT THE COLONY AT 9:00?

ALL RIGHT, DAN.

JUST TELL HER I'M BACK,

AND I'M HAPPY, AND I'M WELL

AND THAT I LOVE HER.

AND THAT YOU'RE HAPPY AND WELL

\hAND THAT YOU LOVE ME.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hWHAT ABOUT THAT NUMBER?

IT'S BUSY. I HAD

THE OPERATOR LISTEN IN.

THE RECEIVER MUST BE

OFF THE HOOK. THERE WEREN'T

ANY VOICES, BUT THERE WAS MUSIC.

FILE THESE WITH MOBILE POWER,

NATIONAL MOTORS.

ALL THE REST OF THAT STUFF

IS THE NOGUCHI CASE.

SHALL I CALL

THAT NUMBER AGAIN?

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNO, NEVER MIND.

I'M GONNA SLIP OUT

FOR A FEW MINUTES AND SEE

GRAYBOVE FROM NATIONAL MOTORS.

BOY, DID HE GIVE IT

TO THE WALKING DEAD.

WHERE'D HE GO NOW?

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hKENYON. SHE DOESN'T

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hANSWER THE PHONE.

THERE WERE A LOT

OF WIRES FROM HER

HE LOCKED IN HIS DESK.

ON ONE OF THEM I SAW

JUST FOUR WORDS:

"YES, SOMETHING

\hHAS HAPPENED."

♪ [ Slow Jazz ]

♪ [ Stops ]

YOU'RE GOING TO MARRY HIM.

IS THAT WHAT YOU TRIED TO

WARN ME ABOUT IN YOUR WIRES?

I HAVE MARRIED HIM.

I WANTED TO TELL YOU

TO YOUR FACE.

I COULDN'T

OVER THE TELEPHONE.

WELL, THIS IS A NEW TWIST.

THE GUY MOVES IN AND BRINGS

HIS ETCHINGS WITH HIM.

WHAT'S HIS CONNECTION

WITH BOATS?

HE DESIGNS THEM,

OR AT LEAST HE DID

BEFORE THE WAR.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNOW HE'S WORKING AS

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hA COMPASS ADJUSTER.

A WHAT?

WELL, IT'S JUST

A TEMPORARY JOB UNTIL

WE CAN SAVE ENOUGH MONEY...

TO BUY A CAR

AND A SHACK ON THE CAPE.

WE EXPECT TO LIVE UP THERE

MOST OF THE YEAR.

I CAN GET MY MAGAZINE

ASSIGNMENTS HERE

AND DO MY WORK UP THERE.

AFTER A FEW MONTHS,

PETER WILL KNOW

WHAT HE WANTS TO DO.

THAT IS, WELL, HE DOESN'T

THINK HE WANTS TO GO BACK

TO YACHT DESIGNING.

THIS IS THE SARTATIA,

ISN'T IT?

YES, PETER'S FATHER

DESIGNED HER.

SHE WAS A BEAUTY.

NICE CLEAN LINES.

I USED TO SAIL HER YEARS AGO

WITH OLD POP COVERLY.

I DIDN'T KNOW

YOU CARED ANYTHING

ABOUT BOATS, DAN.

A LOT OF THINGS ABOUT ME

YOU DIDN'T KNOW.

AND A LOT THAT

I DIDN'T KNOW EITHER.

HAVE A GOOD LIFE, BABY.

YOU DESERVE IT.

GOOD-BYE, DAISY.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h[ Quietly ]

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hBYE.

[ Door Closes ]

DON'T YOU WANT THE CAB,

MR. O'MARA?

IF YOU HADN'T PLANNED

TO KEEP IT.

I HADN'T, ALTHOUGH

IT'S DEFINITELY

GOING TO RAIN.

YOUR FATHER DESIGNED

THE SARTATIA, I UNDERSTAND.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hYES.

THERE WAS SOMETHING

I WAS NEVER ABLE TO FIGURE

ABOUT THE SARTATIA.

OH, I USED TO SAIL HER

YEARS AGO.

AND WHAT AMAZED ME WAS

THAT SHE DIDN'T ROLL TO SWELLS

LIKE OTHER ROUND-BOTTOM BOATS.

\h\h\h\h\h[ Peter ] DIDN'T DO WHAT?

SHE DIDN'T ROLL,

EVEN IN LIGHT AIRS.

THAT'S THE BLUENOSE IN HER.

THE OLD GLOUCESTER HULL.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hEVER SEE HER

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hOUT OF THE WATER?

NO.

ALL HER SECTIONS CARRY

DISPLACEMENT HIGH.

THIS WOULD BE HALF

A CROSS SECTION HERE,

WITH THE WATERLINE LIKE THAT--

GIVING HER A SLICK UNDERBODY

WITH MAXIMUM STABILITY.

WHAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND IS,

WHO FIGURED OUT THAT A FEW

PLANKS IN THE HULL OF A SHIP...

TWISTED A CERTAIN WAY

WOULD MAKE HER BEHAVE

IN A PLANNED WAY.

HUNDREDS OF YEARS

OF OBSERVING SEAMEN,

LOGIC.

[ Laughs ]

IT'S THINGS LIKE THIS THAT

MAKE PEOPLE LIKE ME MAD.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hWHY?

ANYTHING LOGICAL MAKES ME

WANT TO FIGHT FOR SOME REASON.

I'VE ALWAYS

DISTRUSTED LOGIC.

LUCKILY, I NEVER RAN AGAINST IT

IN LAW COURTS VERY OFTEN,

OR ANYWHERE ELSE.

THAT'S WHAT MAKES LIFE

UNEXPECTEDLY PLEASANT--

THE ILLOGICAL.

LIKE THIS MOMENT,

FOR INSTANCE.

GOOD LUCK, MR. LAPHAM.

I WON'T SEND THE CAB BACK

THIS TIME.

[ Engine Starts ]

[ Cab Departs ]

[ Door Closes ]

PETER.

FUNNY THING IS,

I LIKE HIM.

HE WANTS YOU

TO LIKE HIM.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hHE'S GOOD AT THAT.

POOR DEVIL.

HE'S NOT A POOR DEVIL.

DO WE HAVE TO SIT HERE,

PETER?

BEGINNING OF A NEW ERA.

BOTTOM OF STAIRS--

[ Footsteps Approaching ]

BOTTOM OF STAIRS, SYMBOLIC

OF STARTING ALL OVER AGAIN.

LUCKY WE'RE STARTING

ONE FLIGHT UP.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h[ Door Closes ]

AREN'T YOU

GOING TO KISS ME?

YEAH.

I'M GONNA KISS YOU LIKE

NOBODY WAS EVER KISSED,

EVEN BEFORE

YOU WASH YOUR FACE.

WERE YOU EVER CARRIED OVER

YOUR OWN THRESHOLD BEFORE?

NOT SOBER, DARLING.

[ Clattering ]

YOU'RE STILL DRIVING

A SHERMAN TANK.

WE SHOULD'VE GOT HERE

IN TIME TO MEET THE BOAT.

DOES THAT LOOK LIKE

ENOUGH LUMBER TO BUILD

A WHOLE BATHROOM?

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hHALF BATH. THAT'S

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hWHAT WE ORDERED.

HEY! PETER LAPHAM!

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hDINO!

GLAD TO SEE YOU,

PETE.

GOOD TO SEE YOU, DINO.

\h\h\h\hFIVE YEARS HAVEN'T CHANGED

\h\h\h\hYOU ANY. HOW'S THE FISHIN'?

OH, TERRIBLE.

AND THIS IS NOT KIDDING--

THE YEARS, THEY LEFT YOU

LOOKIN' PRETTY GOOD TOO.

AND MRS. LAPHAM,

SHE STILL LOOKS VERY PRETTY.

WELL, I'M ANOTHER

MRS. LAPHAM, BUT I'M GLAD

TO MEET YOU ANYWAY.

OH. GLAD TO MEET YOU,

MA'AM.

WELL, YOU ARE BACK IN

PROVINCETOWN NOW, PETE.

ARE YOU GONNA BUILD SOME

MORE OF THEM PRETTY BOATS

FOR THE SUMMER PEOPLE?

I DON'T KNOW.

\hI JUST GOT HERE.

WE BOUGHT A COTTAGE

UP ON MILL ROAD.

FIRST THING I'M GONNA BUILD

IS IT.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTHE SAME COTTAGE

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hYOU SOLD BEFORE?

NO.

HEY, PETE,

I GOT A PROPOSITION.

LOOK AT MY BOAT.

WHY DON'T YOU BUILD ME

A NEW BABY?

GOOD, STRONG

BANKS SCHOONER.

MODERN. YOU KNOW,

STREAMLINED.

YOU MAKE HER GOOD, AND THE

FISHERMEN WILL ORDER HUNDREDS

OF THEM FOR THE WHOLE COAST,

AND THIS IS NOT KIDDING.

I DON'T KNOW. I'M NOT SURE

WHAT I'M GONNA DO. WHEN ARE YOU

GONNA PULL HER OUT OF THE WATER?

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hMONDAY.

I'LL COME DOWN, TAKE A LOOK AT

HER HULL. SEE IF I GET AN IDEA.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hGREAT! AND THIS

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hIS NOT KIDDING?

THIS IS NOT KIDDING.

SO LONG, DINO.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hSO LONG.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hOH.

MM-HMM.

[ Chuckles ]

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hSO LONG,

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hMRS. LAPHAM.

GOOD-BYE, DINO.

[ Clattering ]

SUSY AND I HAD A COTTAGE

TWO MILES UP MILL ROAD

FROM WHERE WE ARE.

I DIDN'T TELL YOU BECAUSE--

\h\h\h\hYOU DIDN'T HAVE TO TELL ME.

\h\h\h\hI KNEW IT ANYWAY.

SHE ISN'T OUT OF

YOUR LIFE YET, IS SHE?

OF COURSE SHE IS.

I LOVED HER.

I LOST HER.

I DON'T THINK

IT'S AS EASY AS THAT.

DON'T EVER EXPECT ONE PERSON

TO REPLACE ANOTHER ONE, PETER.

YOU MIGHT BE

DISAPPOINTED.

YOU SURE YOU'RE

TALKING ABOUT ME?

NOT ENTIRELY, NO.

YOU LOST SOMETHING IN SUSY,

AND I LOST SOMETHING IN DAN.

WE'VE NO RIGHT

TO EXPECT THE SAME THINGS

IN EACH OTHER.

IT'S NO GOOD THINKING

ABOUT WHAT WE'VE LOST.

IT'S A LOT MORE FUN

TO FIND OUT

WHAT WE'VE GAINED.

I LOVE YOU, KENYON.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTHIS IS NOT KIDDING?

THIS IS NOT KIDDING.

[ Hits Ground ]

[ Bells Tolling ]

[ Tolling Stops ]

GREAT.

LOOK WHO YOU MARRIED--

THE SON OF DRACULA.

DON'T COVER IT UP NOW.

GET AT IT.

WHAT WAS IT, PETER?

HOW DO I KNOW?

SUSY, PANZERLEHRDIVISION

OF THE SCHUTZSTAFFEL

AND A WELSH RAREBIT.

BUT MOST OF ALL, SUSY.

IF YOU SAY SO, DOCTOR,

ALTHOUGH I DON'T SEE

HOW YOU KNOW.

I'VE HAD TO WORK TO GET

DAN OUT OF MY SYSTEM.

I'VE DONE IT TOO.

NOW YOU'VE GOT TO WORK.

WHEN DID YOU WRITE THIS

TO SUSY?

THE NIGHT SHE DIED.

I'D FORGOTTEN ABOUT IT.

YOU GO THROUGH MY PAPERS

OFTEN, SWEETHEART?

IT WAS IN

THE COMMON PROPERTY DRAWER--

ALMOST AS IF YOU

WANTED ME TO SEE IT.

I'M GLAD I DID.

"THE WINDS OF EARTH

\hARE OLD AND SANE.

"BUT TELL ME--

\hTELL ME WHEN YOU KNOW...

WHAT HAPPENS TO A HURRICANE

THAT HASN'T ANY PLACE TO GO."

THAT WAS SELF-PITY.

THE WHOLE NIGHTMARE

WAS THAT.

DAISY, DO YOU KNOW

YOU'VE NEVER TOLD ME

YOU LOVE ME?

NO, DON'T SAY IT NOW.

I LIKE YOU

FOR NOT SAYING IT.

LET IT GROW.

LET IT GROW UNTIL LOVING ME

MEANS LOVING THE EARTH...

AND ALL THAT'S SWEET AND GREEN

AND MELLOW AND EXCITING

ON THE FACE OF THE EARTH...

AND THE FACE OF THE OCEAN.

LET IT GROW.

LET IT GROW.

PETER.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hYES?

I LOVE YOU.

SAY IT AGAIN.

PUT MY NAME ON THE END OF IT.

I LOVE YOU,

PETER LAPHAM.

NOW YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENED

TO THAT HURRICANE THAT

HADN'T ANY PLACE TO GO.

YES, NOW I KNOW.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hHI.

HI.

GUESS WHAT?

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hWHAT?

I'VE HIT THE BIG TIME.

THE OFFICE CALLED,

AND THEY WANT ME FOR A SERIAL

IN THE THURSDAY REVIEW.

I'VE GOT TO GO

TO NEW YORK TOMORROW.

OH, HONEY, I'D GO WITH YOU.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO

ABOUT DINO.

I PROMISED HIM I'D

FINISH RIGGING TOMORROW.

WELL, THAT'S ALL RIGHT.

I'VE WIRED ANGELUS.

SHE'LL HAVE TO SHARE

OUR APARTMENT WITH ME.

OH, THAT CAME FROM DAN.

SHE FORWARDED IT FROM NEW YORK.

I'D SAY POOR DAN,

ONLY I'M SURE HE LOVES IT.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h32 WEST 12th.

ALL RIGHT.

HERE YOU GO.

\h\h\h\hTHANK YOU, SIR.

HEY, SINCE WHEN DO YOU

GO SOUTH FOR PARK?

YOU SAID 12th STREET,

MAC.

DID I?

TAKE ME THERE THEN.

WAIT HERE.

[ Buzzer Buzzes ]

♪ [ Slow Jazz ]

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hARE YOU ALONE?

ANGELUS LIVES HERE.

MARY ANGELUS.

PETER AND I SHARE

THE APARTMENT WITH HER.

WE'RE AWAY MOST OF THE TIME.

I KNOW.

I CALLED A COUPLE OF TIMES.

I NEED TO TALK TO YOU.

TAKE ME TO LUNCH TOMORROW,

WILL YOU?

\h\h\h\hBABY, I NEED TO SEE YOU NOW.

I JUST GOT OFF THE PLANE

FROM CALIFORNIA. I HADN'T

INTENDED COMING HERE.

I GAVE THE DRIVER

THIS ADDRESS

WITHOUT THINKING,

BECAUSE YOU'RE

THE ONLY PERSON IN THE WORLD

I WANTED TO SEE JUST NOW.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h♪ [ Stops ]

YOU HAVEN'T ANY RIGHT

TO NEED ANYTHING FROM ME.

I HAVEN'T ANYTHING

TO GIVE YOU.

I'M SORRY, DAISY.

\hI'M TIRED.

I JUST HAD SOME TROUBLE.

NOT FAMILY.

\hNOT PERSONAL THAT WAY.

JUST SOMETHING I CARED ABOUT

THAT BLEW UP.

- YOU REMEMBER

\h\hTHE NOGUCHI CASE?

- YES, I REMEMBER.

WE GOT BEATEN.

NOGUCHI LOST HIS PROPERTY.

WELL, HAVEN'T YOU EVER

LOST A CASE BEFORE?

I DON'T FEEL THAT

\hI EVER HAD A CASE BEFORE.

I'M STILL SURPRISED.

I CAN'T GET USED TO IT.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hWHY IS IT SO BAD?

WELL, I DON'T KNOW.

MAYBE IT'S BECAUSE IT GOT

MIXED UP IN MY MIND WITH YOU.

THE TWO LICKINGS TOGETHER--

DAN, I ASKED YOU

NOT TO COME IN. I DON'T LIKE

SEEING YOU THIS WAY.

I THOUGHT WE WERE

GOOD FRIENDS.

I HAVE THOUGHT OF YOU

MANY TIMES, BUT WHEN YOU

COME IN LIKE THIS, I JUST--

I'M GLAD YOU THOUGHT OF ME

WHEN YOU WERE HAPPY WITHOUT ME.

HAVE YOU BEEN HAPPY, BABY?

YES, TERRIBLY HAPPY.

HAPPIER THAN

I EVER MADE YOU?

THAT'S A VERY STUPID QUESTION.

YOU NEVER USED TO BE STUPID.

YOU SOUND CLINICAL.

THIS IS SOMETHING NEW.

I THOUGHT IT WAS ABOUT TIME

I BEGAN TO RUN MY LIFE

WITH SOME INTELLIGENCE.

MAYBE THAT'S WHAT SOUNDS NEW.

I ASKED YOU TO LEAVE, DAN.

WHAT RIGHT HAVE YOU GOT

TO COME IN HERE...

AND ACT LIKE

A DOG IN THE MANGER AFTER

THE HORSE HAS BEEN STOLEN?

[ Laughing ]

\h\h\h\hWHAT ARE YOU LAUGHING ABOUT?

MARRIAGE HASN'T STOPPED YOU

FROM MIXING YOUR METAPHORS.

- CAN I POUR YOU A CUP, BABY?

- NO, THANK YOU.

I DON'T LIVE HERE.

IT ISN'T MY COFFEE.

YOU KNOW YOU'RE BEING

VERY RUDE TO ME?

I LIKED YOU MUCH BETTER

THE WAY YOU USED TO BE.

NOW YOU'RE ALL HEAD,

LIKE A NURSE IN

A MENTAL HOSPITAL.

I THINK IT'S A POSE,

AND I WISH YOU'D CUT IT OUT,

AND SOUND LIKE DAISY KENYON.

[ Clangs ]

[ Chuckles ]

THAT'S MORE LIKE YOU.

I OUGHT TO BE SORRY

\hI DID THAT.

I COULD'VE HURT YOU.

HURT AN O'MARA

WITH A STAMP BOX?

THE O'MARAS, I'LL HAVE YOU KNOW,

HAVE SURVIVED STEINS,

DORNICKS AND BRICKS.

SHALL I TELL YOU

WHAT WENT ON BETWEEN

YOU AND PETER THIS SUMMER?

YOU CONVINCED YOURSELVES

THAT YOU LOVED EACH OTHER.

THAT WAS EASY.

YOU'RE BOTH NICE PEOPLE.

SO, LOGICALLY,

THERE WAS NO REASON WHY

YOU SHOULDN'T LOVE EACH OTHER.

YOU THINK YOU KNOW

EVERYTHING, DON'T YOU?

SURE. I KNOW ALL

ABOUT EVERYTHING.

WHAT GOOD DOES IT DO ME?

CAN'T EVEN WIN

A SIMPLE CASE.

I DON'T FEEL SORRY FOR YOU, DAN.

OF COURSE YOU GOT BEATEN.

THAT'S NOT SO AWFUL.

MOST PEOPLE GET LICKED

EVERY DAY.

WHO TOLD YOU

YOU WERE SPECIAL?

THE ONE TIME IN YOUR LIFE

YOU THOUGHT ABOUT SOMEBODY ELSE

YOU LOST. WELL, THAT'S TOO BAD.

BUT IF YOU'RE REALLY

TRYING TO DO SOMETHING...

THAT WILL CHANGE THINGS

FOR PEOPLE, YOU'VE GOT

TO BE HUMBLE.

DON'T TELL ME TO BE HUMBLE.

I'M SO FAR DOWN RIGHT NOW.

THAT'S NOT BEING HUMBLE.

THAT'S BEING SORRY

FOR YOURSELF.

I LIKED YOU BETTER BEFORE.

YOU HAD FRIENDSHIP IN YOU THEN

THAT MET MINE AT THE DOOR.

LET ME GO, DAN.

\hLET ME GO--

[ Straining ]

OOH!

NOW GET OUT AND TAKE

YOUR UGLY FRIENDSHIP

WITH YOU!

[ Sobbing ]

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hIF IT'S UGLY,

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hYOU MADE IT THAT.

[ Sobbing Continues ]

OH!

[ Footsteps Approaching ]

I'LL NEVER FORGIVE YOU.

NEVER.

DAISY, PLEASE LET ME

TALK TO YOU. PLEASE.ues ]

[ Door Slams ]

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hGOOD EVENING,

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hMR. O'MARA.

GOOD EVENING, MERVYN.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hYOUR BAGS, SIR?

IN THE HALL.

DAN!

WE'VE BEEN WAITING!

\h\h\h\hSWEETHEART,

\h\h\h\hWHAT'S THE MATTER?

NOTHING, BABY.

DADDY, THEY BEAT YOU.

OH, DADDY.

BEAT ME?

YES, HONEY, THEY DID.

YOU'VE LOST THE CASE?

IS THAT ALL IT IS?

IT ISN'T ALL.

HE LOOKS ILL.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hLET ME GET YOU

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hDR. RIEMER.

I'M NOT ILL, LUCY, JUST TIRED.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hOH, ARE YOU SURE,

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hDEAR?

I'M POSITIVE.

NOW IF YOU'LL EXCUSE ME.

I'LL SEE YOU IN THE MORNING,

HONEY.

\h\h\h\hDADDY, CAN--

MARIE. NO, DEAR.

THEY BEAT HIM.

\hTHEY NEARLY KILLED HIM.

HE JOKED IN HIS LETTER,

BUT THEY NEARLY KILLED HIM.

NONSENSE, MARIE.

DADDY LOST THE CASE.

THAT'S ALL.

THE CASE HAPPENED TO

MEAN A LOT TO HIM.

NOW, CHILDREN,

GO TO BED, PLEASE.

IT'S HALF AN HOUR

PAST YOUR BEDTIME, MARIE.

YOU HAVE HOMEWORK TO DO,

ROSAMUND. I KNOW.

COME ON, OLIVE OYL.

HE'S ALL RIGHT,

JUST TIRED.

THE CASE WAS

A LOT MORE SERIOUS WITH HIM

THAN WE UNDERSTOOD.

I'VE SEEN MEN AFFECTED

THIS WAY BEFORE.

A HOBBY TAKES MORE OUT OF YOU

THAN YOUR REGULAR WORK,

LIKE POP AND HIS BOAT.

THAT'S THE FIRST TIME

IN 10 YEARS

HE'S CALLED ME LUCY.

OH, MAYBE I'M BEING CRAZY,

BUT PLEASE

STAY HERE TONIGHT.

HE'S NEVER BEEN

THIS WAY BEFORE.

HE LOCKED HIMSELF

IN THE STUDY AND HE--

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hHE KEEPS HIS MILITIA

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hREVOLVER IN THERE.

NOW, LUCILLE, REALLY.

DON'T GO. PLEASE!

[ Phone Dialing ]

[ Dan ]

HELLO. IS THIS

CHELSEA 2-0459?

I WANT

MRS. PETER LAPHAM.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h[ Dan ]

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hHELLO?

WHAT IS IT?

DAISY. DAISY,

WILL YOU LISTEN

TO ME A MINUTE?

DON'T HANG UP.

JUST LISTEN.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hDAISY, ARE YOU

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hSTILL THERE?

YES, I'M STILL HERE.

WHAT IS IT

YOU WANT NOW?

\h\h\h\hI WANT TO TELL YOU--

I DON'T KNOW HOW ALL THAT

HAPPENED, BUT IT WASN'T YOU,

AND IT WASN'T ME.

DAISY, DARLING,

DON'T LET IT END

LIKE THIS.

[ Daisy ]

IT DIDN'T END TONIGHT.

IT ENDED A LONG TIME AGO.

YOU MAKE ME SO ASHAMED

OF BOTH OF US.

\h\h\h\h[ Dan ] I KNOW.

DAISY, LOOK.

I HAD TO CALL YOU.

THIS IS THE WORST NIGHT

OF MY LIFE.

I HAD TO TELL YOU...

\hI LOVE YOU.

AND I LIKE YOU,

\hAND I ALWAYS WILL.

YOU'RE THE ONLY

THING IN MY LIFE

THAT MATTERS.

[ Daisy ]

SO WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO

DO ABOUT IT?

SHALL I SAY TO PETER,

"DAN O'MARA'S STILL

\hMY BEST FRIEND,

"EVEN THOUGH HE BETRAYED

\hEVERYTHING I THOUGHT

\hABOUT HIM?

WE MUSTN'T HOLD THAT

AGAINST HIM."

SHALL I SIT DOWN

AND WRITE THAT TO PETER?

OH, NO.

OH, NO, MRS. LAPHAM,

OR SHOULD I SAY DAISY?

DON'T YOU BOTHER TO WRITE

YOUR HUSBAND. IT'S NONE

OF HIS BUSINESS, IS IT?

WE HAVE A LOT IN COMMON,

MR. LAPHAM AND I.

LUCILLE!

[ Phone Jingles ]

HE OUGHT TO KNOW

THIS THING'S GOING TO

GO ON FOREVER.

HE OUGHT TO KNOW YOU'RE THE

ONLY PERSON THAT MATTERS TO DAN!

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h[ Slams ]

[ Sighs ]

YOU'RE STANDING THERE,

THINKING I'LL CALM DOWN.

IF YOU GET ME

STARTED TALKING,

I'LL CALM DOWN.

[ Gasps ]

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hWELL, YOU'RE WRONG.

FOR A LONG TIME,

I DIDN'T THINK YOU WERE

WORTH KILLING, BUT YOU ARE.

DADDY.

IT'S ALL RIGHT, BABY.

IT'S ALL RIGHT.

THAT WAS JUST TALK.

YOU BETTER GO TO BED, DEAR.

TAKE SOMETHING

TO HELP YOU SLEEP.

I'M GOING TO DIVORCE HIM.

I CAN'T TAKE THIS

ANY LONGER.

I DON'T THINK YOU REALIZE

WHAT A BITTER THING

DIVORCE IS.

YOU'LL ONLY BE TORTURING

THE CHILDREN AND YOURSELF.

GO TO BED, DEAR.

YOU'LL BE ABLE TO THINK ABOUT IT

MORE CALMLY IN THE MORNING.

AFTER ALL, YOU DON'T BREAK UP

A MARRIAGE JUST ON THE EVIDENCE

OF A TELEPHONE CONVERSATION.

HE SAYS I TREAT THE CHILDREN

AS IF THEY WERE BABIES.

ALL RIGHT, I WON'T ANYMORE.

THEY'RE GROWN-UP ENOUGH

TO LEARN WHAT KIND OF

A FATHER THEY'VE GOT.

[ Footsteps Approaching ]

YOU COULDN'T SLEEP EITHER?

I DON'T SEE HOW I MISSED YOU.

\hI COVERED BOTH WATERFRONTS.

DON'T GO IN YET.

YOUR FRIEND MARY'S

SEEN ENOUGH OF ME

FOR ONE NIGHT.

DAISY, I THINK

I'M HUMBLE NOW.

I WASN'T BEFORE,

BUT I AM NOW.

I HAVEN'T STARTED

TO STRAIGHTEN OUT

THE MESS AT HOME YET.

I HAD TO HAVE

A LOOK AT YOU FIRST.

DAN, DON'T--

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hJUST A LOOK.

I COULDN'T GO ON

THINKING OF YOU WITH THAT

EXPRESSION IN YOUR EYES.

OH.

I DIDN'T KNOW

IF YOU WERE COMING BACK.

I DIDN'T KNOW

YOU WERE GOING TO STAY.

LUCILLE THOUGHT

IT WOULD BE BETTER

IF I DID THE TALKING FOR HER.

AS WHAT? HER FATHER

OR HER LAWYER?

A LITTLE OF BOTH.

SHE WANTS A DIVORCE,

AND I CAN'T TALK HER OUT OF IT.

THE ONLY QUESTION IS,

WHAT KIND?

THE BEST THAT MONEY CAN BUY,

I GUESS.

LUCILLE'S QUITE BITTER

AT THE MOMENT. PERHAPS

YOU CAN UNDERSTAND THAT.

SHE WANTS TO

DIVORCE YOU IN NEW YORK

AND NAME MRS. LAPHAM.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hAND WHAT DO YOU THINK?

I MIGHT BE ABLE TO PERSUADE HER

TO DO IT THE EASIER WAY,

IF YOU'D COOPERATE

ABOUT THE CHILDREN.

AND WHAT IS HER IDEA

OF COOPERATION

ABOUT THE CHILDREN?

SOLE AND ABSOLUTE CUSTODY.

OF COURSE, EVENTUALLY,

YOU'D BE ABLE TO SEE THEM WHEN

THEY'RE A LITTLE MORE GROWN-UP.

BUT LUCILLE THINKS THERE

SHOULD BE A CLEAN BREAK NOW

TILL THEY'RE ADJUSTED TO IT.

PERHAPS YOU CAN

UNDERSTAND THAT.

TILL SHE'S SOLD THEM

ON THE IDEA THAT

I'VE RUN OUT ON THEM.

[ Chuckles ]

WELL, COME NOW, PAPA.

LET'S TALK SENSE.

LUCILLE KNOWS I'D NEVER GO

FOR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

THEN WE FILE THE SUIT.

THERE'S NO OTHER CHOICE, DAN.

YOU CAN THINK ABOUT IT

FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS

AND LET ME KNOW.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hWELL, THANKS.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hI'LL PHONE YOU.

OH, I'LL BE IN THE OFFICE.

BUT I WON'T.

I'M PULLING OUT

OF THE FIRM, SUGARPLUM.

PERHAPS YOU

CAN UNDERSTAND THAT.

BUT, DAN, THERE'S NO REASON

WHY A PURELY PERSONAL CONFLICT--

SURE, THERE IS--

YOUR SENSITIVE NATURE.

YOU'D WEAR A SMILE, I KNOW,

BUT DEEP DOWN, YOU'D BE WINCING

EVERY TIME WE MET.

YOUR HUMOR'S

IN RATHER BAD TASTE.

BESIDES, IT WOULD

GIVE YOU SOMETHING

TO OCCUPY YOUR TIME.

WITHOUT ME AROUND,

YOU'LL HAVE TO WORK

FOR YOUR INCOME.

THIS MR. O'MARA'S OFFICE?

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hYES.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hYOU'RE MR. LAPHAM?

YES.

HE'S EXPECTING YOU.

GO RIGHT IN, PLEASE.

HELLO.

WELCOME TO CHAOS, MR. LAPHAM.

THROW ME MY HAT, SWEETHEART.

MERVYN, YOU UNDERSTAND ALL THIS

IS TO GO TO THE NEW OFFICE.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hYES, MR. O'MARA.

GOOD-BYE, DARLINGS.

I'LL SEE YOU IN THE MORNING.

\h\h\h\hGOOD-BYE, MR. O'MARA.

MR. LAPHAM,

YOU'LL THINK IT'S STRANGE.

I'LL EXPLAIN TO YOU

WHY I TOOK THE LIBERTY OF

ASKING YOU TO COME HERE.

HELLO, HONEY.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

C-CAN I SEE YOU

IN YOUR OFFICE, DADDY?

A NEW CLIENT ALREADY.

O'MARA RETAINED BY O'MARA.

PLEASE, DAN.

I'LL BE WITH YOU

IN A SECOND,

MR. LAPHAM.

NOW, WHAT IS IT,

SWEETHEART?

ROSAMUND WAS COMING, TOO,

TO TALK TO YOU.

SHE SAID HERSELF

IT WAS TERRIBLY IMPORTANT.

AND THEN MILLICENT HARRISON

ASKED HER TO GO TO A MOVIE.

BUT, ANYWAYS,

IT'S IMPORTANT TO ME.

WHAT IS THIS

THAT'S SO IMPORTANT,

HONEY?

I'M GONNA LIVE WITH YOU.

I DON'T CARE WHAT ROSAMUND DOES,

BUT I'M GONNA LIVE WITH YOU.

AT THE CLUB, BABY?

LADIES AREN'T ALLOWED THERE.

ALL RIGHT,

I'LL MOVE FROM THE CLUB,

JUST AS SOON AS I CAN.

THEN YOU AND ROS CAN

COME AND LIVE WITH ME.

WHENEVER IT'S ALL RIGHT

WITH YOUR MOMMY, THAT IS.

IT WON'T BE ALL RIGHT

WITH HER.

DAN, IT'S AWFUL THERE

WITHOUT YOU.

WHY IS IT SO AWFUL,

HONEY?

I WAS ALWAYS AWAY A LOT.

YOU'LL SEE ME JUST AS MUCH,

MAYBE EVEN MORE.

WHEN YOU'RE NOT THERE,

SHE HATES ME.

OH, NO.

YOU'RE WRONG.

SHE'D NEVER HATE YOU.

YOU MUSTN'T THINK

BECAUSE ANYBODY'S UNHAPPY,

THEY HATE YOU.

WE'LL TALK ABOUT IT AGAIN,

SWEETHEART. YOU'RE ALL WRONG

ABOUT YOUR MOTHER.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hSUPPOSE I PICK YOU UP

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hFROM SCHOOL TOMORROW?

I WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT TODAY.

NO, TOMORROW.

I'LL TELL YOU

WHAT WE'LL DO.

WE'LL GO SOMEPLACE

AND HAVE TEA--

A REGULAR, GROWN-UP DATE,

JUST THE TWO OF US, HMM?

OH, MERVYN?

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hYES, SIR?

WOULD YOU TAKE MARIE

AND SHOW HER THE NEW OFFICE?

THEN SEE THAT

SHE GETS HOME OKAY.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hYES, SIR.

SO LONG, HONEYBUNCH.

I'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.

I'M NOT GONNA

LIVE WITH HER. I WON'T.

WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT

TOMORROW, BABY.

I'M SORRY I KEPT YOU WAITING,

MR. LAPHAM.

WHY DID YOU WIRE ME,

MR. O'MARA?

HAS SOMETHING HAPPENED?

NO, I WIRED YOU BECAUSE

I WANTED TO TELL YOU

THAT NOTHING'S HAPPENED.

WELL, THAT'S CLEAR NOW.

WE'RE MEETING DAISY.

I DIDN'T TELL HER

YOU WERE

COMING DOWN.

[ Chattering ]

WELL, THERE SHE IS

ALREADY.

HELLO, HONEYBUNCH.

\h\h\h\hHELLO, MR. O'MARA.

HELLO, DAISY.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hHELLO, DARLING.

HELLO. WOULD YOU

LIKE A DRINK?

BOURBON AND WATER,

PLEASE.

ONE BOURBON AND WATER

AND TWO MARTINIS.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hYES, SIR.

DO YOU TWO

GET TOGETHER OFTEN?

NOT AS OFTEN

AS WE SHOULD.

WEREN'T YOU SUPPOSED TO

MAKE THE TRIAL RUN

ON DINO'S BOAT TODAY?

THEY'RE WAITING FOR ME

TO FLY BACK TONIGHT.

WHY'D YOU COME DOWN?

I WIRED HIM.

I HAVE THINGS TO SAY

TO BOTH OF YOU,

AND THERE'S NO POINT

IN SAYING THEM TWICE.

I WIRED YOU,

MR. LAPHAM,

BECAUSE I THINK

MISUNDERSTANDINGS

ARE CHILDISH.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hWE'RE GROWN-UP PEOPLE.

I BELIEVE WE ARE.

DON'T YOU KNOW IT?

I HAVE A HUNCH THAT WHEN

PEOPLE KEEP ON TALKING ABOUT

HOW GROWN-UP THEY ARE,

IT ONLY MEANS

THEY'RE NOT VERY SURE OF IT,

MR. O'MARA.

WELL, IF YOU'LL LET ME TALK,

MAYBE YOU WON'T WORRY

SO MUCH ABOUT THAT.

LET'S SIMPLIFY ONE THING

AT LEAST.

HE'S CALLED PETER,

AND YOU'RE DAN.

IT ALL STARTED

ON WEDNESDAY.

I'D HAD A BAD DAY.

I LOST A CASE THAT--

WELL, THERE'S NO POINT

IN GOING INTO THAT.

BUT I WENT OVER

TO 12th STREET,

AND I BEHAVED LIKE A HEEL.

YOUR WIFE RESISTED.

I'LL BE FRANK TO SAY

IF SHE HADN'T RESISTED,

WE WOULDN'T ALL

BE SITTING HERE NOW.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hANY QUESTIONS

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hABOUT THAT?

NO, NOTHING IMPORTANT.

WHY ISN'T IT IMPORTANT?

BECAUSE IT DOESN'T MATTER

WHAT HAPPENED.

YOU'RE NOT

GETTING HOSTILE, ARE YOU?

THAT WASN'T ON THE AGENDA.

HONEYBUNCH,

I'M NOT HOSTILE.

HONEST. GO ON.

I WANT ANOTHER MARTINI.

YOU HAVEN'T TOUCHED

THE FIRST ONE YET.

WELL, THAT'S THAT.

IF IT WERE SOMETHING

THAT ONLY CONCERNED

THE THREE OF US,

WE WOULDN'T NEED TO

SAY ANOTHER WORD

ABOUT IT.

BUT I'M ASKING YOUR PERMISSION

TO LET ME TURN OUR PRIVATE

AFFAIRS INTO NEWSPAPER COPY.

LUCILLE IS SUING ME

FOR DIVORCE.

SHE WANTS TO DO IT IN NEW YORK,

NAMING DAISY AS CORESPONDENT.

THEY FIGURE, IN ORDER

TO KEEP DAISY'S NAME

OUT OF THE NEWSPAPER,

I'LL SIGN AWAY THE RIGHT

TO SEE MY CHILDREN.

OH, NO, DAN.

YOU MUSTN'T.

IT WOULD BE

TERRIBLE FOR THEM--

MARIE, ESPECIALLY.

I'M PUTTING IT

UP TO YOU.

IT'S NOT A THING

TO BE DECIDED WITHOUT

REALIZING WHAT IT INVOLVES.

THIS IS EXACTLY THE KIND OF COPY

SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT EDITORS

ARE LOOKING FOR.

WELL, IF THEY WANT A FIGHT,

WE'LL GIVE IT TO THEM.

WE HAVE MARY AS A WITNESS.

I'M SURE WE CAN LICK IT.

I'LL CLEAR YOU, BABY.

MAY I SPEAK NOW,

MR. CHAIRMAN?

I SUPPOSE SO.

I SAID IT DOESN'T

BOTHER ME, UH,

WHAT'S HAPPENED RECENTLY

BETWEEN YOU AND DAISY,

AND IT DOESN'T MATTER

WHETHER YOU CLEAR DAISY

OR DON'T CLEAR HER.

THAT NICE POINT WHICH IS GOING

TO MAKE SO MUCH DIFFERENCE

TO THE READING PUBLIC...

WON'T MEAN A THING TO ME.

I'M NOT BEING HOSTILE.

YOU SEE, I WALKED

INTO THIS MARRIAGE

WITH MY EYES OPEN.

I KNEW

WHAT I WAS UP AGAINST.

IT WAS A LONG SHOT,

BUT I THOUGHT

IT WAS WORTH THE CHANCE.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hWELL, WASN'T IT?

I CAN'T COMPLAIN.

I PUSHED MY WAY INTO YOUR LIFE,

DAISY, BECAUSE I NEEDED YOU.

WELL, I'M FINE NOW.

BETTER THAN EITHER OF YOU.

THAT'S ALL THERE IS TO IT.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTHAT ISN'T

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hALL THERE IS TO IT.

THE ONLY REASON I WAS

ABLE TO BREAK IN WAS THAT

HE DIDN'T LOVE YOU ENOUGH THEN.

IF I HAD MET YOU NOW

FOR THE FIRST TIME,

WOULD I BE ABLE TO BREAK IN?

I'LL DO MY OWN THINKING,

THANK YOU,

AND MY OWN EXISTING.

I'M ALL FOR THAT.

THAT'S WHY I'M LEAVING IT

UP TO YOU.

SO THAT YOU CAN WORK THIS THING

OUT FOR YOURSELF...

WITHOUT BEING BOTHERED

BY THE TECHNICAL DRAWBACK

OF A HUSBAND.

THAT'S A FORMALITY

WE CAN DISPOSE OF ANY TIME

YOU GIVE THE SIGNAL.

I DON'T WANT A WIFE

ON FORMALITIES.

\h\h\h\hPETER, HOW CAN YOU

\h\h\h\hSAY A THING--

[ Kisses ]

I DIDN'T PLAN THIS,

BABY.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hYOU OUGHT TO KNOW THAT.

I'M ALMOST GLAD

IT HAPPENED.

THERE'S NOTHING LIKE A CRISIS

TO SHOW WHAT'S REALLY

INSIDE PEOPLE.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hYOU DON'T MEAN THAT.

DON'T YOU TELL ME

WHAT I MEAN!

LET'S GO.

I DON'T LIKE IT HERE.

IT WAS CLOSE TO 8:00,

WASN'T IT?

WHEN YOU RETURNED

TO THE APARTMENT...

AND DISCOVERED MR. O'MARA THERE?

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hYES.

AND YOU HAD BEEN GONE

SINCE A LITTLE AFTER 4:00?

YES, BUT IT'S HARDLY

IMPORTANT, SINCE HIS PLANE

DIDN'T GET IN TILL 5:30.

[ Man ]

YOU TESTIFIED

ON DIRECT EXAMINATION...

THAT YOU WERE SURPRISED

TO SEE MR. O'MARA,

DID YOU NOT?

YOU HEARD ME.

[ Murmuring ]

SO I DID.

BUT I FOUND YOUR SURPRISE,

SHALL I SAY, SURPRISING.

YOU WERE CERTAINLY AWARE THAT

THE TIES BETWEEN MRS. LAPHAM

AND MR. O'MARA...

WERE MORE THAN THOSE

OF A CASUAL ACQUAINTANCESHIP.

OBJECTION, YOUR HONOR.

QUESTION IS AMBIGUOUS...

AND CALLS FOR A CONCLUSION

ON THE PART OF THE WITNESS.

OBJECTION SUSTAINED.

LET ME PUT IT THIS WAY.

YOU HAD SEEN MR. O'MARA

IN MRS. LAPHAM'S APARTMENT...

ON SEVERAL

PREVIOUS OCCASIONS,

HAD YOU NOT?

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hBEFORE SHE WAS MARRIED.

OH, YES, THAT WAS

BEFORE SHE WAS MARRIED.

THEN YOUR SURPRISE CAME

FROM YOUR ASSUMPTION...

THAT HER MARRIAGE HAD ENDED

THEIR PREVIOUS RELATIONSHIP.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hI KNEW IT HAD!

\h\h\h[ Chuckling ]

[ Man ]

I STAND CORRECTED.

BUT SINCE WE MUST

DEAL HERE WITH EVIDENCE,

RATHER THAN OPINIONS,

COULD YOU TELL EXACTLY

WHAT CONCRETE FACTS MADE YOU

SO POSITIVE OF THE CHANGE?

WELL, I--

I JUST KNEW IT.

THAT'S ALL.

THANK YOU, MISS ANGELUS.

YOU ARE A DEVOTED FRIEND.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hARE YOU THROUGH

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hWITH THE WITNESS?

YES, YOUR HONOR.

UH, NO FURTHER QUESTIONS,

YOUR HONOR.

[ Judge ]

THEN WE'LL RECESS

TILL 1:00.

[ Chattering ]

HOLD IT, PLEASE,

MISS KENYON.

ROSAMUND!

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hDON'T BLAME ME, DAN.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hIT'S MARIE.

WHAT'S THE MATTER

WITH YOUR EAR?

HONEY, WHAT'S THE MATTER

WITH YOUR EAR?

IT'S THE COLD. THE MINUTE

WE WALKED OUT OF THE HOUSE,

IT STARTED BLEEDING.

IF YOU'RE NOT HOME

IN HALF AN HOUR, THERE'LL BE

NO FUR JACKET FOR CHRISTMAS.

AND HAVE DR. RIEMER

LOOK AT THAT EAR.

[ Lucille ]

I HAD HIM LOOK AT IT THIS

MORNING. HE SAYS IT'S NOTHING.

DID SHE HAVE A BLOW

OF SOME KIND?

NO. IT'S PURELY

A NERVOUS THING.

NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT.

ALL RIGHT, LUCILLE.

\h\h\h\hTHANKS!

WILL YOU SEE

THAT THEY GET HOME,

OR SHALL I?

I THINK THAT'S UP TO ME,

DON'T YOU?

COME ON, GIRLS.

THE LUNCHROOM

IS A FLIGHT DOWN.

SHALL WE WALK?

YOU KNOW, YOU'RE RIGHT.

THAT LAWYER'S BUILDING A CASE

FOR THE PAPERS AND NOTHING ELSE.

[ Sighs ]

WHY, DAN O'MARA.

I'M SORRY.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hI KNOW.

YOU LIKE TO BUILD,

NOT DESTROY THINGS.

I JUST REMEMBERED SOMETHING

ABOUT THAT EAR.

WHEN LUCILLE

FIRST HEARD ABOUT YOU,

SHE TOOK IT OUT

ON THE CHILD.

SHE ALWAYS HAS EVER SINCE.

I SUPPOSE SHE DIDN'T MEAN

TO HIT HER SO HARD.

OH, DAISY,

FORGIVE ME FOR THIS.

SURE, BABY,

I FORGIVE YOU.

YOU KNOW, IT'S A COMMON

PSYCHOLOGICAL PHENOMENON

IN ALL THE NORTHERN COUNTRIES...

THAT THE FIRST SNOW OF THE YEAR

CAUSES ACUTE DEPRESSIONS.

THAT MUST BE IT.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hYES,

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTHAT MUST BE IT.

DO YOU DENY THAT BEFORE

YOUR MARRIAGE TO MR. LAPHAM...

YOU WERE IN

CONSTANT COMMUNICATION

WITH MR. O'MARA?

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNO.

AND THE TESTIMONY OF

THE REAL ESTATE BROKER--

THAT MR. O'MARA RENTED

AN APARTMENT IN THE EAST 60s.

IF HE DID,

I NEVER LIVED IN IT.

THE PLACE I LIVED IN

WAS MY OWN.

I HAD A GOOD JOB.

I STILL HAVE IT. DO YOU

WANT ME TO PROVE THAT TOO?

THAT WON'T BE NECESSARY.

BUT TELL ME THIS,

MRS. LAPHAM.

IN THE PERIOD OF YOUR, UH,

CONSTANT COMMUNICATION

WITH MR. O'MARA,

YOU CAN TELL THE COURT

HOW OFTEN YOU HAD ENGAGEMENTS

WITH OTHER MEN.

YOUR HONOR, I MUST POINT OUT

AGAIN THAT MY DIRECT

EXAMINATION OF MRS. LAPHAM...

WAS CONCERNED SOLELY WITH

THE EVENTS OF THE EVENING

OF LAST SEPTEMBER 12.

IT IS MY PURPOSE TO PROVE THAT

THE EVENTS OF THE PAST...

FORM

A VERY SUBSTANTIAL BACKGROUND

FOR WHAT HAPPENED THAT EVENING.

BE THAT AS IT MAY, YOU ARE

NOT ENTITLED TO ESTABLISH IT

IN THIS CROSS-EXAMINATION.

YOU TESTIFIED EARLIER

THAT YOUR MARRIAGE

WAS A HAPPY ONE.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hWAS THAT TRUE

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hON SEPTEMBER 12?

YES.

AND ON SEPTEMBER 13?

I DID NOT SEE MY HUSBAND

ON SEPTEMBER 13.

ISN'T IT TRUE THAT

YOU AND YOUR HUSBAND

HAVE NOT LIVED TOGETHER...

SINCE THE NIGHT OF

MR. O'MARA'S RETURN

FROM CALIFORNIA?

OBJECTION!

I SUBMIT THIS WHOLE LINE

OF QUESTIONING IS IRRELEVANT.

MAY I ADD SOMETHING TO THAT,

YOUR HONOR?

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE

THE LEGAL RIGHT TO ASK

SUCH QUESTIONS.

BUT WHETHER YOU HAVE OR NOT,

I PROTEST THEM. I PROTEST YOU

AS A HUMAN BEING.

THAT WILL DO, MRS. LAPHAM.

THE OBJECTION IS OVERRULED.

THANK YOU,

YOUR HONOR.

I WOULD LIKE TO

ASK THE WITNESS TO TELL US,

IN HER OWN WORDS,

JUST WHAT IS THE PRESENT

STATUS OF HER MARRIAGE,

AND WHAT BROUGHT IT ABOUT.

WELL, IT-IT IS TRUE THAT

MY HUSBAND AND I ARE NOT LIVING

TOGETHER AT THE PRESENT TIME.

BUT IT WASN'T CAUSED

BY WHAT HAPPENED THAT NIGHT.

AT LEAST,

HE SAID IT WASN'T.

PETER DID--

MY HUSBAND--

HE SAID IT WASN'T IMPORTANT.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hYOUR HONOR,

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hMAY I SAY A WORD?

[ Murmuring ]

IF IT IS AGREEABLE

WITH PLAINTIFF'S COUNSEL.

THIS IS HIS CROSS-EXAMINATION.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hCERTAINLY, YOUR HONOR.

I REQUEST A RECESS

IN THIS TRIAL...

FOR THE PURPOSE OF

A PRIVATE CONFERENCE

WITH THE PLAINTIFF.

[ Murmuring ]

[ Gavel Raps ]

THE STATE IS ALWAYS WILLING

TO GRANT SUCH A REQUEST

IN A DIVORCE CASE.

MY CHAMBERS

ARE AT YOUR DISPOSAL.

THANK YOU, YOUR HONOR.

WHY DID YOU DO THAT?

I COULD'VE GONE ON.

MAYBE YOU COULD,

BUT I COULDN'T.

THERE'S NO NEED FOR YOU

TO WAIT AROUND HERE.

GO HOME. I'LL COME BY LATER.

BUT WHY DID YOU

THROW IN THE SPONGE?

I LEARNED WHAT

REALLY MATTERS TO ME

WHILE YOU WERE UP THERE.

WHAT REALLY MATTERS?

I'LL GIVE YOU A HINT.

IT HAS TO DO WITH

HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU.

JACK, HAVE MARSHA FIND

PETER LAPHAM, WHEREVER HE IS.

TRACE HIM DOWN FROM THE CAPE,

BUT FIND HIM.

I TRUST WE ALL REALIZE

THERE'S NO SENSE IN CARRYING ON

WITH THAT SIDESHOW OUT THERE.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hDAN, I--

PLEASE, LUCILLE.

\h\h\h\hBEFORE THERE'S ANY TALK OF

\h\h\h\hA RECONCILIATION, I'D LIKE--

SKIP IT, PAPA.

THERE'S NOT GOING TO BE

ANY RECONCILIATION.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTHEN WE'LL PROCEED.

FOR WHAT?

YOU HAVEN'T GOT A PRAYER

ON THAT KIND OF EVIDENCE.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hI THINK--

LET'S NOT WASTE TIME

WITH WHAT YOU THINK.

ASK SOMEONE WHO UNDERSTANDS

A LITTLE LAW.

YOU CAN GO ON RAISING THE ROOF,

I'LL ADMIT THAT.

BUT WHAT'S THE POINT?

I'LL AGREE TO YOUR

ORIGINAL TERMS IN EXCHANGE

FOR A QUIET DIVORCE IN NEVADA.

YOU'LL HAVE THE GIRLS

ALL TO YOURSELF, LUCY.

GIVE 'EM A BREAK.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTHEY DON'T WANT ME.

THEY WILL, IF YOU WORK AT IT.

I'LL BE READY TO TAKE 'EM IF

THE JOB GETS TOO MUCH FOR YOU.

OH, DAN, IT'S NO GOOD.

IT'S NO GOOD WITHOUT

THE TWO OF US.

NEITHER OF US ALONE

IS ENOUGH FOR THEM.

OH, DAN, I'VE HURT YOU.

I'VE HURT THE GIRLS,

AND DAISY, BUT--

BUT NOBODY

AS MUCH AS MYSELF.

I'M SORRY, HONEY.

THIS DIDN'T START OUT

AS MY IDEA.

YOU CARRY ON WITH THE DETAILS,

WILL YOU, QUINN?

[ Lucille Sobbing ]

HELLO, MR. LAPHAM.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hMR. LAPHAM.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hIS THE BOSS BACK

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hFROM COURT YET?

YES, HE GOT BACK HALF HOUR AGO.

I'M SO GLAD

WE FOUND YOU SO QUICKLY.

HE'S WAITING FOR YOU.

[ Intercom Buzzes ]

\h\h\h\hYES?

MR. LAPHAM IS HERE.

SHOW HIM IN.

WELL, HELLO, PETER.

I'M GLAD I FOUND YOU IN TOWN.

HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN HERE?

SOME TIME.

I'M WORKING ON PLANS FOR

A DIESEL FISHING FLEET.

I CALLED YOU TO SEE

IF YOU STILL MEANT SOMETHING

YOU SAID AT OUR LAST MEETING.

OH, SIT DOWN, WON'T YOU?

HAVE A CIGAR OR ANYTHING?

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNO, THANKS.

NO CIGAR.

\hNO ANYTHING.

WHAT DID I SAY?

THAT YOU WOULD BE WILLING

TO BOW OUT OF YOUR MARRIAGE

ANYTIME DAISY GAVE THE SIGNAL.

YES, I THINK THAT'S

A PRETTY ACCURATE QUOTE.

AM I BEING SIGNALED?

I WANT TO MARRY HER.

I'VE TAKEN THE LIBERTY

OF DRAWING UP

THE NECESSARY PAPERS.

NATURALLY,

DAISY DOESN'T WANT

ANYTHING FROM YOU,

AND I ASSUME YOU DON'T

WANT ANYTHING FROM HER.

WHERE DO I SIGN?

YOU KNOW,

I'M COMPLETELY

BAFFLED BY YOU.

WELL, I DON'T PRETEND

TO BE ABLE TO EXPLAIN

MYSELF IN DETAIL,

BUT WHAT IS IT

THAT BOTHERS YOU?

I WAS PRETTY SURE

AT ONE TIME THAT

YOU WERE IN LOVE WITH DAISY.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hWHO SAID I WASN'T?

WELL, HERE YOU ARE

GIVING HER UP WITHOUT A MURMUR.

THE LEAST YOU COULD DO

IS PUNCH ME IN THE NOSE.

I'D BE HAPPY TO,

IF I THOUGHT IT WOULD

ACCOMPLISH ANYTHING.

SUPPOSE YOU GIVE ME

ALL THE ARGUMENTS

IN FAVOR OF IT, THEN--

FORGET IT. I MIGHT

BE TOO CONVINCING.

RIGHT HERE. THREE COPIES.

DID SHE PREFER

THAT I SIGN FIRST?

WHO? DAISY?

WELL, NO.

NOT EXACTLY.

I'M AFRAID I DIDN'T

MAKE MYSELF QUITE CLEAR.

THE FACT IS,

I HAVEN'T ASKED HER YET.

OH.

WELL, DON'T YOU THINK

THAT WE OUGHT TO...

GO THROUGH

ALL THE FORMALITIES

IN THEIR PROPER ORDER?

SURE, IF YOU THINK SO.

WHY DON'T WE CALL DAISY

AND GO SEE HER?

FINE.

WHY DON'T WE?

[ Phone Ringing ]

[ Ringing Stops ]

TRYING TO SNEAK OUT

BEFORE I PAY THE RENT?

I'VE GOT TO GET OUT OF HERE.

THAT PHONE'S BEEN RINGING

EVER SINCE I CAME IN.

I'VE GOT TO

GET BACK TO WORK.

THAT'S ALL THAT MATTERS NOW.

I CAN'T FIGURE YOU.

YOU'VE BEEN IN LOVE

WITH DAN FOR SO LONG,

AND NOW THAT HE'S

STOPPED THE TRIAL TO SAVE--

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hI CAN'T FIGURE MYSELF.

THAT'S WHY

I'M GOING AWAY.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT I WANT.

IT'S ABOUT TIME I FOUND OUT

ONCE AND FOR ALL.

[ Phone Ringing ]

YES?

YES, DAN?

PETER'S WITH YOU?

OH, NO. NO,

I'M NOT UP TO THAT KIND

OF CIVILIZED NONSENSE.

PLEASE, DAN,

DON'T BRING HIM HERE,

AND DON'T COME YOURSELF.

I'VE JUST GOT TO

BE ALONE FOR A FEW DAYS.

MY WORK'S PILED UP ON.

[ Daisy Sniffling ]

WANT TO TELL ME

WHERE YOU'RE GOING, SO I'LL

HAVE SOMETHING TO LIE ABOUT?

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTO THE CAPE.

[ Ringing ]

HELLO.

OH. I'LL SEE

IF SHE'S HERE.

IT'S LUCILLE O'MARA,

SOUNDING 10 TIMES

WORSE THAN YOU.

HANG UP ON HER,

OR SHE'LL BE

CALLING YOU ALL NIGHT.

SURE, BABY.

I'LL HELP YOU

WITH THAT.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTHANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

CAN I HELP YOU WITH

THE BAGS, MA'AM?

NO, THANK YOU.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNOTHING ELSE

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hI CAN DO?

NO.

\hNO, THANK YOU.

[ Ringing ]

- HELLO?

- BABY, WE'RE HERE

\h\hAT MILLS LANDING.

WE'RE ON OUR WAY

TO FACE THIS THING OUT.

IT'S NO USE RUNNING AWAY.

DON'T YOU EVER

BELIEVE WHAT I SAY?

I'VE GOT TO BE ALONE.

[ Phone Ringing ]

[ Ringing Continues ]

[ Ringing Continues ]

[ Ringing Continues ]

[ Engine Starts ]

[ Ringing Continues ]

[ Ringing Continues ]

[ Ringing Continues ]

\h\h\h\h[ Tires Squealing ]

[ Ringing Stops ]

HELLO, PET.

WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?

IT'S NOT VERY SMART

DRIVING AROUND THESE ROADS

ON A NIGHT LIKE THIS.

I'M NOT VERY SMART.

CALL IT OFF?

BETTER,

THOUGH I WOULD HAVE

BLITZED YOU.

I DIDN'T HEAR

THE CAR COME IN.

I HAD KIND OF

A CRACK-UP.

WHAT HAPPENED, BABY?

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hYOU HURT?

NO, I'M ALL RIGHT.

CAR'LL HAVE TO BE

TOWED IN THOUGH.

IT'S ABOUT TWO MILES

DOWN THE ROAD.

WE CAN WORRY ABOUT THAT

LATER. IS THERE A DOCTOR

ANYWHERE NEAR?

PLEASE BELIEVE ME.

I'M ALL RIGHT.

MATTER OF FACT,

I FEEL A LOT BETTER

THAN I HAVE IN WEEKS.

MAYBE THAT'S A GOOD WAY

TO GET CLEAR ON THINGS.

SHOCK TREATMENT.

WELL, IF YOU'RE SURE

YOU'RE ALL RIGHT,

LET'S ELECT A CHAIRMAN

AND GET ON WITH THE MEETING.

THE CAB IS DUE ANY MINUTE

TO TAKE ONE OF US

BACK TO THE STATION.

SEEMS TO ME

YOU'VE MADE A LOT OF PLANS

ALL ON YOUR OWN, YOU TWO.

WELL, THERE ISN'T GOING

TO BE ANY MEETING.

I KNOW WHAT I WANT.

YOU'RE BOTH GOING BACK

TO NEW YORK.

AND LEAVE YOU HERE ALONE

WITH NOTHING SETTLED?

BABY, YOU'VE GOT TO

STOP RUNNING AWAY.

I HAVE STOPPED RUNNING AWAY.

WELL, WHO HAS THE FLOOR?

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hWHO DO YOU THINK?

NOT NECESSARILY, HONEYBUNCH.

IN FACT, I YIELD.

WELL, IT DOESN'T MAKE

VERY MUCH DIFFERENCE

WHO SAYS IT.

DAN'S ASKED ME TO

GIVE YOU A DIVORCE.

I DIDN'T TELL HIM

TO DO THAT.

NO, IT'S HIS OWN IDEA.

BUT HE APPARENTLY HAD REASON

TO BELIEVE YOU'D GO FOR IT.

THEN WHY DID YOU

COME HERE, PETER?

TO HAVE YOU ASK ME

FOR IT YOURSELF.

I SEE.

\h[ Horn Honks ]

THAT'S OUR CAB.

I'LL BE OUTSIDE.

[ Door Opens, Closes ]

DAISY,

WE NEED A FRESH START.

LET'S GO TO NASSAU.

LET'S GO SOMEPLACE

WHERE WE CAN RELAX.

WE'VE BEEN THROUGH

A LOT, BABY,

BUT WE'VE NEVER

GIVEN OURSELVES A FAIR CHANCE.

IT TOOK ME A LONG TIME

TO REALIZE IT,

BUT I KNOW NOW WHAT I WANT.

I'D GIVE UP EVERYTHING

FOR YOU, BABY.

[ Scoffs ]

AS A MATTER OF FACT,

I PRACTICALLY HAVE.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTHE GIRLS?

IT WAS THE ONLY WAY

TO END THE THING.

YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE.

I COULD HAVE GONE ON.

I TOLD YOU.

YES, BUT I COULDN'T STAND

WATCHING WHAT THEY WERE

DOING TO YOU.

NOTHING WAS SO IMPORTANT

THAT I COULD LET THEM

TEAR YOU TO PIECES LIKE THAT.

AND IN THE END,

IT WAS WORTH IT TO FIND OUT

WHAT I REALLY WANTED.

LUCILLE WOULD HAVE

CALLED OFF

THE WHOLE BUSINESS...

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hAND GONE BACK

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTO WHERE YOU WERE.

BUT IT WAS TOO LATE.

CAN IT EVER BE TOO LATE

FOR ROSAMUND AND MARIE?

DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND?

IT'S ALL OVER, THAT MARRIAGE.

IT CAN'T BE OVER

AS LONG AS THE CHILDREN

ARE A PART OF IT.

MARRIAGE DOESN'T

BREAK UP THAT EASILY.

IT'S TOO LATE.

IT'S EVEN LATER

FOR US, DAN.

YOU SAID IT TOOK YOU

A LONG TIME TO REALIZE

WHERE YOU STOOD.

ME TOO.

BUT OUT THERE JUST NOW,

WHEN THE CAR WENT OFF THE ROAD,

THINGS SOMEHOW

GOT MUCH CLEARER.

IT'S A FUNNY THING

ABOUT BEING IN LOVE.

SOMETIMES IT'S EASIER

TO TELL WHEN YOU ARE

THAN WHEN YOU AREN'T.

I STOPPED BEING IN LOVE

WITH YOU A LONG TIME AGO,

DAN, BUT THE--

WELL, THE MEMORY

KIND OF LINGERED ON

AND KEPT ME MIXED UP.

WELL, WHATEVER YOU CALL IT,

LOVE OR ANYTHING ELSE,

IT WON'T BE OVER

TILL WE'RE DEAD.

WE'VE GOT TO KILL IT,

FOR GOOD.

I'M SORRY IF I LET

THE MEMORY MIX ME UP.

IT MIXED ME UP TOO,

I GUESS.

I WAS PRETTY SURE--

THE THINGS YOU PUT

UP WITH FOR MY SAKE.

IT NEVER

WOULD HAVE WORKED.

REALLY, DARLING.

BECAUSE WHAT YOU CALLED

WANTING ME WASN'T ANYTHING

MORE THAN...

WANTING TO RUN AWAY

FROM RESPONSIBILITY,

THE WAY YOU'RE DOING NOW.

GOOD-BYE, DAN.

GOOD-BYE, DAISY.

GO AHEAD.

HEY, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

SAME AS YOU,

HONEYBUNCH.

GOING HOME.

THAT IS MY HOUSE IN THERE,

YOU KNOW.

AND MY WIFE.

[ Vehicle Departs ]

PETER?

YEAH, THAT O'MARA

PUT UP A GREAT FIGHT.

WHAT DO YOU KNOW

ABOUT FIGHTING?

WHEN IT COMES TO

MODERN COMBAT TACTICS,

YOU'RE BOTH BABIES

COMPARED TO ME.