"We'll be landing in about twenty minutes." "Mrs. Burton, Reno in 20 minutes." "Mrs. Romanik, Mrs. Romanik, Reno." " Oh, thank you." " It's all right." "I dreamt I was there already." "The judge said my alimony is 700 a month." "I hope your dream soon comes true." "If I have another dream, I'm gonna try for a thousand." " Uh, miss..." " Yes, Mr. Carter." "Do you, by any chance, happen to have any needle and thread?" "Certainly." "If you step this way, please." "I'm sorry you didn't get any sleep on this trip, Mr. Carter." "I have insomnia, very bad, keeps me awake." "If you give me the button and gear, I'll be glad to sew it on for you." "Oh, no, thanks." "Just the thread and needle." "I'll handle the rest myself." "What color of thread would you like?" "It doesn't matter, doesn't matter, doesn't matter." "Here's a white one, already threaded." "Oh, fine, thanks." "You know what this means to me." "Are you sure I can't help?" "Oh, no , thanks just the same." "See, where I'm using it, won't show." "Fasten your seat belts, please." "Fasten your seat belts, please." "Did you manage all right, Mr. Carter?" "Oh, fine, thanks." "Everything worked out fine." "I'm sure it did because it doesn't show a bit." "Taxi!" "Welcome to Reno, Mr. Carter." "I'm from the Reno Record." "Can I get some of your views on the Gloria Del Monte affair?" "I've never heard of that." "To the Grant Hotel, please." "Aren't you William Carter, the man with Del Monte's money?" "Who is he?" "Just a second, driver." "This cab is taken." "But it's the last cab." "You wouldn't want me to walk, would you?" "Go ahead, driver, Grant Hotel." "Gloria del Monte is out here to get a divorce." "That's why you're here." "I am?" "Oh, don't give me that, Mr. Carter." "Have I given you something?" "So I'll give it to you." "Gloria is out here for divorce, that's her number two." "Her old man doesn't like it." "He's got more money than Fort Knox." "You came here about the divorce." "Or maybe you came out here to keep her from marrying anybody else." "Or maybe I am out here to marry her myself." "Then you don't deny you're William Carter." "I don't deny it, I don't admit it." "It's him, all right Pete." "Go ahead." "Let's get out now, Mr. Carter." "Bring your luggage." "If this is a stick-up, you won't get much." "I'm in a limited expense account." "A hundred thousand dollars." "You call it limited?" "A hundred thousand!" "What are you talking about?" "You've got a hundred grand with you." "Cash." "Do you think I'm crazy enough to carry 100,000 dollars in cash?" "I'll ask you once more." "Would you get out of this cab?" "All right, Mr. Carter, it's pay day." "The way he hugs that big case, it's loaded." "Take it." "Where is the key?" "I mailed it to the hotel." "Well, I'm sad I'll ruin your briefcase, Mr. Carter." "All right, it's gonna be cheap on us." "We'll buy him another one." "Come on, step out!" "Yeah, Carter speaking." "Long distance for you, Mr. Carter." "New York calling." "A Mr. Del Monte." "Oh, put him through, put him through." "William?" "Well, how are you, J. B.?" "Never mind about me." "You said you'd phone me the moment you arrived." "It's almost 4:00 AM." "Have you contacted my daughter?" "Well, not yet, sir, but don't forget, sir, there's a 3-hour time difference." "And, then, my plane was late." "This is the first important assignement I've given you since you came with the Company." "Don't fall down on this if you expect to stay with us." "Well, I..." "I appreciate the confidence you've shown in me, sur, but you know, this is hardly the job for a public relations man." "Sometimes good public relations means keeping you out of the newspapers." "Oh, I understand that, sir, yes sir." "Well, that's why I didn't report to the police about being kidnapped." "Kidnapped?" "What happened?" "Oh, a couple of thugs took me into a dark alley and almost kicked the starch out of me." "But I'm okay, sir, don't you worry about me." "I'm not worried about you, but I am worried about that money." "How?" "Oh, well, yes, I understand how important it is, sir." "What you should have is a bodyguard." "I'll phone a private detective agency and have them send a man to your hotel." "First thing in the morning." "Thank you, J. B. Would be a big help." "I hope they send someone big and tough." "What's that?" "Oh, oh..." "Good night, sir." "Good night." "Sir." "Hello." "Carter speaking." "Good morning, sir." "There's a party to see you from a detective agency." "Oh, yeah." "I'm expecting him." "Send him right up, will you?" "Okay." "Come in, please." "The door is not locked." "Come on in." "Sit down." "There are some cigarettes on the dresser." "Smoke cigars?" "You can buy your own." "Put it on the expense account, of course." "I don't smoke cigars." "And I don't fat my expense account." "Say that again." "You heard me." "Who are you?" "What are you doing here?" "You sent for me." "I sent for you?" "Have you a match?" "Go, get out of here!" "Get out of here!" "I did not send for you." "J. B. Del Monte did." "He hired me." "The rate is standard: they're 30 dollars a day plus expenses." "That's for an eight-hour day." "It's 50 if I work nights." "But... don't get any fancy ideas about night work, Mr. Carter." "I'm strictly a bodyguard." "You are a... what?" "My credentials, Mr. Carter." "If you care to check further, I suggest you call our office in Carson City." "My name is Ballard." "I'm sorry." "I'm afraid you won't do." "Good-bye, Miss Ballard." "Please, close the door on your way out." "Are you still here?" "I thought I dismissed you." "Oh, I'm afraid you can't dismiss me." "Mr. Del Monte has sent instructions with regard to you, regardless of your feelings in the matter." "Why, that's ridiculous!" "I'll call him on the phone." "He can't do this to me." "Well, on second thought, I'll..." "I'll call him later." "In the meantime, I'd like to get dressed if you don't mind." "Go right ahead." "I don't mind a bit." "You're no bodyguard!" "This is some kind of a rib." "Well, if you think it's a rib, you call my office." "They'll tell you I'm one of their top operators." "What were you before?" "A lion tamer?" "Two years on the Bunco Squad, before that the Police Academy" "Anything else you'd like to know?" "Yeah!" "Why..." "Why don't you let me alone so I get dressed?" "You can't afford to be left alone, Mr. Carter." "Anybody about the tangle with Tony Lamarr have to be prepared to call out the National Guard." "Did you say "tangle with Tony Lamarr"?" "Oh, that's why you're here for, isn't it?" "How do you know what I'm here for?" "We always like to find out about a case before we take it." "So I made some enquiries about you." "Found out you're here to drag Gloria Del Monte out this creep." "If you can't drag her out, you'll buy her out." "With that 100,000 dollars you brought with you." "In thousand dollars bills." "How could you do that?" "Do what?" "Bring that much cash with you!" "That's just asking for trouble." "There was no choice." "It was the proposition: pass on the old Del Monte money to Tony Lamarr." "Hey!" "You were only hired this morning." "How did you get all that inside information?" "Easy." "Over the phone." "Phone?" "Who did you call?" "I didn't call anybody." "I just asked your boss when he called me about the job." "Oh, easy as that, huh?" "Uh-huh." "Easy as that." "Now, if I may make a suggestion, I think your next step is to talk to Gloria." "I know that." "I called every hotel in town this morning." " But you didn't find her." " How do you know?" "Because she's registered under a false name." "Now, what's your next move?" "Well, I know who her attorney is." "The lawyer is handling her divorce out here." "A fellow named H. L. Denham." "He'll tell me where she is." "Denham?" "You expect him to cooperate?" "Well, who better than Gloria's lawyer would know where to find her?" "Well, he knows, all right, but..." "what makes you think he'll tell you?" "My dear Miss Ballard, you'd be surprised how lawyers cooperate with anybody representing J. B. Del Monte." "I don't think I need a bodyguard in the law office." "Good-bye, Miss Ballard." "But..." "Good morning." "Desk." "Hello, would you call a cab for Mr. William Carter, please?" "And call a second one at the same time." "I'll be right down myself." "Thank you." "All right, I'll talk to you tomorrow." "Bye." "What can I do for you?" "It's about Gloria del Monte." "A client of mine." "I work for her father." "So you see, in the manner of a speaking counselor, we're working together." "I understand you're taking Gloria's divorce to Court tomorrow." "Oh, then you're here to discuss the case with me." "Oh, no, no, no." "I'm here about something else." "Seems that Gloria plans to marry again." "A Reno man named Tony Lamarr, a professional gambler." "Heard of him." "He runs a place here called The Flowers Club." "Yes." "But you can understand, I'm sure, how a family like the Del Monte's must feel about having a man like that for a son-in-law." "Maybe they're pretty upset." "What do you plan to do about it?" "Well, we've been in touch with Mr. Lamarr and he's indicated that he's willing to step out of Gloria's life for a consideration." "100,000 dollars." "Wouldn't it be a matter for the police?" "Oh, no, no, no." "The Del Monte's feel that they've had enough unfavorable publicity as it is." "They want this whole matter kept absolutely quiet." "Then, they are willing to pay." "Well, it's not an easy and cheap way out." "That's where you come in, counselor, I need your cooperation." "Of course, gladly." "How can I?" "I wanna get in touch with Gloria as soon as possible." "Try to talk some sense into her." "I thought perhaps you can tell me where I can reach her." "Certainly." "Oh, I just thought of something." "This might be a matter of ethics." "Ethics?" "Between my client and myself." "She instructed me not to give out her new address." "I see." "Suppose I advise my client to get in touch with you." "Where could you be reached?" " At the Grant Hotel." " All right." "You'll be hearing from me, Mr. Carter." "Or rather you'll be hearing from Gloria." "Thanks a million, counselor." "I'll be waiting at the hotel." "I'll hold your briefcase while you find a match." "Easy, mac." "You didn't expect to see me so soon again, eh, Mr. Carter?" "Not in broad daylight." "If we meet anybody on the way out, I'll do all the talking." "Uh..." "Where are we going?" "To a drive in the country." "We'll drop you off anywhere you say." "As long as it's about ten miles to the nearest phone." "Going down?" "Yeah, main floor, please." "Kindly, face the doors, please." "You're new around here, aren't you, honey?" "Just starting." "I thought so." "I came up here a half hour ago." "They didn't have an elevator operator." "It's a new service." "Well, if anybody can make a pay off, you can." "Here I hope so." "I lost one job this morning." "A man fired me before I hardly started." "Imagine!" "A man fired her." "That guy oughtta have his head examined." "Main floor." "After you, Mr. Carter." "The car is right outside the building." "Come on, honey Good luck in your new job." "Thanks." "I bet that you'll need it." "Oh, Mr. Carter!" "Bill!" "Billy!" "Don't you remember me?" "I didn't recognize you at first." "And then, when these gentlemen said "Mr. Carter", it suddenly dawned on me." "Bill Carter!" "Well, for goodness sake!" "What are you doing in Reno?" "He's busy right now." "We're on our way to a conference." "Oh, he can go after lunch, can't you, Billy?" "Officer!" "Officer, do you know a good place to have lunch around here?" "Well, let's see now." "Come on, Dave." "I'll meet you, gentlemen, some other time, huh!" "The hotel is a good place." "It's a place for what?" "Lunch." "Didn't you ask me about lunch?" "Oh.... yes, yes, of course." "Thank you very much, officer, We certainly do appreciate your help." "Thank you." "May I trade it?" "Am I hired again?" "How can I say "no"?" "You got me out of quite a jam." "Oh, glad to be of service." "And now if you wanna get back to business," "I'll help you to find Gloria Del Monte." "No, that won't be necessary." "I'm getting all the help I need from Gloria's attorney." "From Denham?" "You said he wouldn't cooperate with me." "Well, you were exactly 100% wrong." "He's going to have Gloria get in touch with me right away." "She won't." "And why won't she believe?" "Because he won't even tell her." "And why won't he tell her?" "Because it also happens to be Tony Lamarr's attorney." "Lamarr's attorney?" "Why didn't you tell me?" "Well, I tried to, but you didn't give me a chance" "As you were slamming out of that hotel room so fast, I couldn't." "If you'd just stood still for 10 seconds more, I would've saved you a trip." "Okay." "You win, sheriff." "Where and when do I find Gloria del Monte?" "The "where" is Tony Lamarr's Flowers Club." "The "when" is tonight." "And now you can have a nice..." "Well, that's in the field." "Eight's a point." "Seven the loser." "Set your bets." "Oh, lemons... always lemons." "Oh, yeah." "You know?" "You're lucky." "You know that you're lucky." "And you are right from the bottle." "Oh, no, no..." "I... my name is James." "James T. James." "First name is the same as the last." "It's very easy to remember that." "Hmm, and easy to forget." "Bye, James." "Oh, no just James, it's James James, it's twice like in Walla-Walla." "Lemmon!" "Thanks." "First drink compliments of the Club." "Anything you like." "Bourbon and water, please." " Two, please." " Thank you, sir." "Right away, please." "Two bourbons." "Oh, Lamarr seems has got a place here." "Can he make it pay?" "It pays." "This game is crooked?" "They don't have to be." "Just count the tables, multiply it by the usual percentage for the house, and what have you got?" "Yeah, money." "I think he has enough money, so he wouldn't have to resort to extorsion." "Oh, Carter, people like Tony Lamarr never have enough money." "Oh, come to think about who does." "Thank you." "Oh, waiter." "Another one of the same and double." "Er... you folks mind if I join you?" "Yeah, we mind." "I was only trying to be friendly." "I'm all alone, I'm homesick." "You people look as if you might come from Omaha." "We don't." "Sorry." "Oh, well, I just go..." "Thank you very much." "It's always a pleasure to meet people..." "Oh, if you don't mind, thank you..." "Thank you very much." "It was the drink he didn't need." "This drink was prepared for you." "There's a Mickey Finn in it." "Why did they want to drug my drink?" "Why did they beat you up in an alley?" "Why did they kidnap you right right out of an elevator?" "Carter, can't you remember these things?" "How can I forget?" "You're in the enemy's camp now." "Speaking of the enemy, Tony Lamarr just walked in." "The girl with him is Gloria Del Monte." "You wait right here while I have a talk." "I'm going with you." "Thanks just the same." "Gloria is my job." "Right now I have no use for a lady bodyguard." "Excuse me." "Forgot your lipstick, Mr. Carter?" "Excuse me, but..." "are you Gloria Del Monte?" "And if I am?" "Oh, then you're even lovelier than in your pictures." "But I know we can get pictures of you this time that'll really do you justice." "They sent a photographer out with me." "He's one of the best in the business." "I'm sure you'll be satisfied with his work." "They sent a photographer?" "I'm terribly sorry." "I forgot to introduce myself." "I am from "Today's Style", women's fashion magazine." "We're writing an article on the 3 loveliest young ladies in America" "Now, oh, I'm sorry, I can't seem to find my card." "My name is Nora Wellington." "I'm one of the staff writers." "And you're writing an article on what?" "Miss Del Monte, you've been selected as one of the three loveliest young ladies in America." "Now, I know a person of your social standing doesn't like publicity." "I mean. cheap publicity." "But, after all, a national magazine like ours isn't cheap." "We have top circulation among the best people in the country." " Cigarette?" " Yes, thank you." "And you can count on me to cooperate in any way I can." "Yes, Miss Del Monte." "I feel sure you'll cooperate." "Now, when can we get together again?" "Well, hmm..." "Having fun, Mr. Carter?" "Let me introduce myself." "I am Tony Lamarr." "One of my waiters pointed you out to me." "Who pointed me out to the waiter?" "I... don't quite understand." "Oh, neither do I. Quite." "I thought maybe you came in to see me tonight, Mr. Carter." " Wrong?" " Wrong." "In fact I am." "I thought you might have gone all the way to Reno to see me." "I have somebody else to see first." "I get it." "You..." "you wanna see Gloria first." "Trying to talk 'bout marrying me." "Well, it may be one way to keep her family from getting a hoodlum for a son-in-law." "Let's get one thing straight, Carter." "If you mention one part of our deal to Gloria, in the first place, I'll deny it, in the second place, she won't believe you." "I'm not so sure, Mr. Lamarr." "And you can't be so sure either." "Why else would you try to have me robbed before I even got around to hand in you the money?" "Robbed?" "What are you talking about?" "Oh, come now." "Don't try to tell me those thugs aren't working for you." " Thugs?" " Yeah, thugs." "Last night at the airport in a dark alley," "This morning at the Tonopah building whe I went to see your lawyer," "And this evening a Mickey Finn right here in your own club." "But tell me, how did they know that I might have a lot of money on me?" "Unless you told them." "Conrad..." "Show the gentleman out." " Just a minute, I'm waiting for Miss..." " Out, Conrad." "This way, sir." "Well, decided to leave already?" "I didn't decide." "Tony Lamarr decided." "I've got thrown out for insulting him." "Cool, cheer up." "You couldn't have insulted a more deserving man." "Don't you realize that by getting kicked out, I lost my chance to talk to Gloria?" "Mr. Carter, how would you like a chance to talk to Gloria in complete privacy?" "Where?" "She's staying at the Hutton Lodge, registered under the name of Mrs. C. J. Vance." " Would you call us a cab, please?" " Surely." "How did you find that out?" "Well, Gloria thinks I am an old staff writer in a ladies fashion magazine." "She also thinks she's one of the 3 loveliest young ladies in America." "Ballard, you're terrific!" "We'll take this cab, will go to the lodge and wait for her there." "No, it wouldn't look right." "Let's go back to the hotel and rent a car." "And will charge it to you." "And I'll charge it to old man Del Monte." "You know, Ballard?" "I've never met anybody quite like you." "You mean that is a compliment?" "Oh, sure!" "As a matter of fact, I like you very much." "Especially when you're not making like a bodyguard." "Do you know something, Carter?" "I think I like you too, when you are not making like a detective." "Right now I don't feel good like a detective." "I've just thought of something." "Are you married?" "Oh... single all the way." "How about you?" " You are married!" " But just for tonight." "As your bodyguard, I can't let you out of my sight." "So when we get to the hotel, we'll have to register as Mr. and Mrs." " Do you mind?" " Mind?" "Honey, I'll be the happiest husband you ever had." "Oh, no wait a minute, Carter." "Let's get one thing clear right here and now." "This is to satisfy the desk clerk." "Well, I hope he'll be satisfied." " Is this room all right, Mr. Carter?" " Uh-huh." " Should I order ice, darling?" " I don't think we'll need it." "The bedroom is that door." "Oh, fine..." "Isn't that wonderful?" "That's the bathroom." "Oh, fine, convenient." "Here you are." "Thank you." "These are for the thermostat." "We can turn it up." "Oh... are you warm enough, dear?" "Burning!" "Oh, boy, open some windows, will you?" "My wife is burning." "Yes, sir." "Darling, you're messing my hair!" "Oh, precious!" "You folks just married?" "Just for tonight." "I mean just tonight." "Open some more windows, boy." "And take your time." "No more windows." "That'll be all, boy." "If you care for anything else, just ring for room service." " Good night." " Good night." "Ballard, you're the most beautiful girl I've ever married." " What's your first name?" " It's Miss Ballard to you." "Let's keep this formal, Carter." "Oh... the door was closed." "Good night." "Well, we certainly threw him a curve, didn't we?" "Yeah, we certainly did." "And, speaking of curves, if you thought I meant to throw any in your direction, Mr. Carter, you're mistaken." "Well, it was grand fun while it lasted." "Good evening." "Desk." "Hello." "You have a Mrs. C. J. Vance registered here." "Would you ring her room, please?" "Mrs. Vance hasn't returned yet." "Is there a message?" "Oh, no, no message." "I'll call later." "She's in suite nine, right?" "No, madam, suite 14 B." "Oh, thank you very much." "Good-bye." "Well, Gloria isn't in yet." "Shall we go down to her suite and wait for her?" "Oh, tell me, she even gave you a key!" "I refuse to state where I got the keys on the ground it might incriminate me." "I also refuse to admit these are passkeys." "What do we...?" "Well, the joint is ours." "Pull up a chair and make yourself comfortable." "No lights, huh?" "No, Gloria left them out." "Might scare her off if she sees the lights under the door." "Oh, good thinking, good thinking." "Ballard, you are a bright girl." "I said pull up a chair, Mr. Carter." "You see, as a child I was once locked in the cellar." "And ever since..." "I've been afraid of the dark." "Well, now we better keep the light on." "We can't afford to scare you." "But we can't afford to scare Gloria either." "I'll take a chance in the dark." "You will, I won't." "You know, when I was a child, I was caught in a crowded elevator and ever since I like loneli... oop!" "Oohh!" "Be still a minute, will you?" "Oh, It's lone as you like." "Carter, your shoulders!" "They crackle!" "Oh, oh, it's... to much starch in my shirt." "I'll have to complain to that laundry." "Are you sure you shouldn't complain to the bank?" " The bank?" " They gave you crisp currency, Carter." "Brand new bills, righ out of the mint." "And you're using that 100,000 for shoulder padding." "It worked right before; the cargo must have shifted." "You are a moron!" "A complete undiluted moron!" "I thought it was kind of clever myself." "Would you carry your own money that way?" "Miss Ballard, are you insinuating that I...?" "How did you get in here?" "What do you want?" "Mr. Carter would like to talk to you." "And he's not from a ladies fashion magazine." "I bet you work for my father." "He sent you, didn't he?" "To save you from making a mistake." " It's about Tony Lamarr." " It is about Lamarr." "I'm here to tell you what he's like." "I know what's he's like." "I'm in love with him." "And he loves me." "Slight correction:" "he loves your father's money." "Seems to me I've heard that someplace before." "Over the telephone." "My father." "He was right." "Believe me." "My father hasn't even seen Tony Lamarr." "But I have." "It's easy to make accusations." "May I enquire if you can prove them?" "I can." "Lamarr has agreed to forget his great love for you, step out of your life forever, if your father agrees to pay him 100,000 dollars." " I don't believe it." " Because you don't wanna believe it." "Tony!" "Did you hear that?" "Yes, I heard, Gloria." "It's not true, Tony." "Tell him it's not true." "It's partly true." "What do you mean?" "Your father did offer me 100,000 dollars." "It wasn't an offer." "You bargained for it." "Honey, you got a choice here." "Either you can believe me, or these two-bit office clerks your father sent from New York." "I repeat: they did offer me money, I refused." "Do you believe me?" "If she does, she'd be even dumber than I thought." "You gonna get out of my room!" "And you too." "I don't believe a word you said." "Tell them to get out, Tony." "I told you once before this evening." "I'll tell you again." "Leave us alone." "To get married?" "Gloria and I will be married." "Neither you nor her father's money can stop us." "Now, get out." "Let's go, Ballard." " Tony..." " Hmm..." "I'm afraid we haven't seen the last of him." "He tripped his way in here tonight, tomorrow he'll try something else." "Two can play that game." " Shall we trick him?" " How?" "Will you help me?" "Of course." "Well, looks like we're licked, doesn't it?" "Since we lost round one." "In round two I'm throwing in the towel." "You're paying him off?" "Oh, you've got a better idea?" "Not at the moment." "Well, maybe I'll be brighter in the morning." "I'll use that, Ballard." "You go to the bedroom." "You're the client." "I just work here." "That buys you the bedroom." "Oh, don't be so galant, I'll tell you what, I'll flip you for it." "It's not in the rules." "Good night, Mr. Carter." "Pleasant dreams." "What did you say if I call room service?" " Have a nightcap setup." " That's not in the rules either." "Suppose I get frightened during the night." "Should I call my bodyguard?" "It won't do you any good." "I forgot to tell you." "I'm a very sound sleeper." "Hey, Ballard!" "It's almost nine o'clock!" "Hey, let me out of here!" "Steady, Carter, rescue is on the way." " Good morning." " Good morning." "Your prisoner's got breakfast around here?" "Uh-huh, but he has to be escorted to the mess hall under armed guard." "What time you said it was?" "Nine." "Ohhh... and you are all dressed." "Even shaved." "That's because you were kind enough to leave the bathroom door unlocked." "That is on my side." "The breakfast menu is over by the phone." "You can be whetting your appetite while I get wet in the shower." "I'll be right with you." "Hello, Carter speaking." "I'm sorry about last night, Mr. Carter." "Too much champagne, I guess." "But not so much to have forgotten what you tried to tell me." "I realize that you are acting for my best interest." "If you gave me another chance, I'd like to listen." "Right, it is a date, so.." "I can be at your suite?" "I'd rather we meet some place else." "And I'd rather it'd be just the two of us." "Any place you say." "Let's go for a drive." "Fine, I'll bring my car around right away." "Mine is already in the driveway." "Shall we say about... five minutes?" "Two minutes, Gloria." "In fact, I'm on the way." "Gloria?" "Yes, she had a change of heart this morning." "She's taking me for a ride." "Wants to talk to me." "Alone." " I'll be seeing you about it." " Wait a minute!" "Don't be an idiot, Carter." "If she wants to see you alone it's some kind of trap." "Oh, Ballard, you read too many comic books." "I'm serious." "Don't keep that date." "Not alone." " Would you like to go along?" " Of course!" "Sorry, I don't play." "People might talk." "Carter!" "Well, I told you the truth." "If you're still not convinced, there's nothing I can do but pay Lamarr the 100,000." "My family thinks they can buy anything they want, even Tony." "In this case they are buying." "He is selling." "I wish they stop medding in my life." "They're not meddling." "They are only trying to keep you from getting hurt." "I'm afraid I'll have to drop you off now." "Drop me off?" "This is "D" day, Mr. Carter." "The "D" stands for divorce." "I'm due in Court in about 20 minutes." "You didn't want to listen to me at all." "You only wanted to drive me into a trap." "Please, I am in a hurry." "You heard what the lady said?" "Get out." "He's a Tony Lamarr's man." "They tried to rob me twice before and now they're trying again." "Oh, don't be so dramatic." "They aren't here for robbery." "They just see that you leave me alone." "He won't bother you anymore, Miss Del Monte." "We'll see that he gets the next plane out of Reno." "Thank you." "Good-bye, Mr. Carter." "Well..." "You bring the money with you?" "Do we have to drive some place to get it?" "It was thoughtful of you not to ask about it till after she drove away." "Tony Lamarr is a thoughtful man." "I asked you a question, Mr. Carter." "About the money, where do we get it?" "You'll never get it this way." "Oh, won't we?" "Fancies good, don't he?" "Why, he tries to hang on to it as he think it was his money." "All right, Mr. Carter, I'll ask it just once more." "Where is it?" " Back at the lodge." " Where at the lodge?" "I... checked it in the safe." "No, you didn't." "We talked to the night clerk." "You didn't check a thing." "Well..." "I checked it early this morning." "Before Gloria picked me up." "He's lying, Deke!" " He sure is." "Hold him just like that." " Hey, wait a minute." " He's got it inside his coat." " His what?" "The money." "It's sowed in his coat." "It's only part of it." " Hand me the knife." " No, hop here." "Come on." "Hello." "Hello." "How are you?" "I am wonderful." "You bet it." "Can I give you a lift?" "No, thanks." "It's a nice day." "I'd like to walk." " Had an accident?" " Nothing serious." "Are you sure?" "I don't feel like talking." "I feel like walking." "Did somebody steal your coat?" "Okay." "So you were right." "They got my coat." "They got the 100,000 dollars." "Hey, Carter." "They may have gotten your coat, but not the 100,000." "What did you say?" "They got exactly four 100-dollar bills wrapped around two stacks of singles." "That is called a Michigan bankroll." "Ballard, how?" "You forgot to count your money when you got up this morning." "You were robbed, Carter, not just this morning, last night." "My!" "You're a heavy sleeper." "And..." "I happen to have a set of passkeys." "You broke into my room last night." "You took that money." "Well, I only did it for your own protection." "I had the cashier at the large casino change a thousand-dollar bill into four centuries and the rest into ones." "Then I put the centuries on the outside of the ones and sowed them in your coat." "And you still got 99,000 dollars?" "Uh-huh." "Ballard, you're terrific!" "Let's skip your gratitude on the business basis." "Oh, Ballard, you're wonderful!" "All I got was a couple of Michigan bankrolls." "Yeah, but you still lost a thousand." "Oh, Del Monte's money." "Where did you put the rest of it?" "In a safe place." "Oh, Ballard!" "I lo..." "Oh, no!" "Not there..." "It's a trick I learnt from a client of mine." "Ballard, I love you!" "Well, come right in, folks." "I'll be with you in a second." "They're here now, Deke." "Tell your hoodlums I'd like my coat back." "I'll talk to you later." "What was that about a coat?" "You heard what I said." "Look, Mr. Carter, I'm here to discuss business." "Private business." "Just the two of us." "Anything you have to say, you can say it in front of Ballard." "What is she?" "Some kind of a bodyguard?" "What else?" "All right." "I'll talk to both of you." "What difference does it make?" "If you ever try to quote me, I'll deny it." "Now let's face the facts." "You were trying to get Gloria away from me and back to New York." "Why don't you wise up yourself?" "It's no money out of your pocket." "How do we know you won't take the money and Gloria too?" "Please, keep out of this, Ballard." "It was a pretty good question." "How do I know?" "Mr. Carter, has it ever occurred to you that maybe I don't want to marry Gloria?" "Gloria thinks you do." "She threw herself at me." "Practically proposed." "I didn't want to disillusion her." "And you did want a hundred thousand dollars." "And I'll get it too." "Even if I have to go through with a marriage." "But let's get one thing straight." "It'll be a lot cheaper for the Del Montes to settle with me before the wedding." "I mean it." "If I don't have that money by ten o'clock tonight, you'll hear wedding bells ringing all over Reno." "All right." "Suppose I say I'll pay." "I'd say you're making the mistake of a lifetime." "Will you keep out of this, Ballard?" "And if I pay?" "I'll see that Gloria is on tonight's plane to New York." "That's all her old man wants, isn't it?" "Okay." "It's a deal." "But you only get 99,000 now, not a hundred." "I won't quibble for a thousand." "Big, isn't it?" "I'll hand you the money tonight." "Where?" "Oh, Bill, no..." "Ballard, let me handle this." "Shut up." "Where?" "You'll be at the Flowers Club at nine o'clock tonight." "Start playing my roulette wheel." "And keep playing until you lose 99,000 dollars." "I want witnesses to see you lose that loot." "Legally." "See you tonight." "Nine o'clock." "Well, I'm gonna get cleaned up." "Got a big evening ahead of me." "I'll be the first gambler that ever went to the wheel to lose and not to win." "You're not really gonna keep that date, are you?" "Mr. Del Monte instructed me to try everything else first and if that failed, to pay off." "I have tried everything else." "There's nothing left to do." "But you don't know Tony Lamarr." "If you make that payoff tonight, you'll find dead in the morning." " Oh, Ballard, are you employing...?" " You bet I am!" "Do you think Tony's gonna let you walk out of that Club and broadcast to the whole world that you just made a payoff on a shakedown?" "Oh, wait a minute." "Lamarr is smarter than that." "He knows we can't afford to make this public." "Then, why should he take a chance on murder?" "Because Tony Lamarr trusts nobody." "Besides, what chance would he be taking?" "A man from the East, you, walks into his Club and everybody sees him lose 99,000 dollars." "The next morning he's found dead in an alley." "Obvious suicide." "Shot himself over gambling losses." "It happened before." "But it won't happen this time, because a certain bodyguard will be right there to protect me." "This is your job, isn't it?" "This was my job." "Oh, come now, Ballard." "You're not the quitter type." "I'm not the type to tie myself to a client who's determined to get himself shot." "Well, you go ahead and get yourself shot." "And pay Tony Lamarr 99,000 to do the job." "I've had the mind to do it myself." "For nothing!" "You're walking out of me, that's final?" "That's final: the end." "Ballard!" "Just one moment now." "You can get my bill from the Carson City detectives agency." "Good-bye." "How do I know I'm right for the drive?" "If you have a goal and believe in yourself," "I'm convinced you can do almost ev..." "Good evening, sir." "Well, hello, and how are you?" "Quite well, thank you, sir." "And you?" "Oh, in the pink." "That little work out we had in the ravine did us both good." "Shall we try it again sometime?" "I'm afraid I don't understand, sir." "May I take your hat?" "No, thanks." "You took my coat this morning and never got it back." " Glad to see you, Mr. Carter." " Oh, I bet you are." "Why, you playing a little roulette this evening?" "It was your idea." "Chips are at the cashier cage." "Follow me." "Chips, please." "How much would you like, Mr. Carter?" "Oh, shall we say about..." "99,000 in round figures?" "Hundred dollar chips." "Can we make it thousand dollar chips?" "I'm in a hurry." "I've got a plane to catch." "A hundred is as high as they come." "Give them to him in hundreds." "Mr. Lamarr, I don't have that many chips in my cage." "Just give me all you got at hand." "How much do you have?" "Hundreds?" "41,000." "Give him the 41,000." "I'll get more chips." "Be sure you give him a receipt for the balance." "You can be counting those, Mr. Carter, to be sure there's no mistake." "I am sure there's no mistake." "Here it is your receipt card, sir." "We owe you 58,000 in hundreds." "Sure, thanks." "Make your bets, please, make your bets." "Well, if it isn't James James of Omaha, Omaha." "How are you?" "We have met?" "Oh, yes, but under the circumstances I couldn't expect you to remember." "You had one drink too many, I'm afraid." "And that last one was mine." "Yes, I was loaded last night." " I'm sorry if I took you a drink." " No, you've not." "It won't happen again." "From now on I'm gonna be on the water-wagon." "Good fellow!" "You said." "It's not more fire water for James T. James." "20, black and even." "Make your bets, please." "Make your bets." "What's the fastest way to lose your money around here, Mr. James?" "Really?" "Oh, you can't lose any faster than just playing one number straight up!" " One number straight up?" " Look and see." "You should've been here a few minutes ago." "There was a little old lady gaming at the table, a school teacher," "She only had 2 one-dollar chips." "Two, black and even." "Anyway, she started to play the game." "She played one number straight up." "And she lost." "And the she played that same number again." "And she lost and she was cleaned." "Oh, can you imagine anyone dumb enough to play that way?" "What number was she playing?" "35, straight up, no cover plays?" "Have you ever try to figure out the odds against you in a bet like that?" "A school teacher do." "A mathematics teacher of course." "Make your bets, please." "Make your bets." "Uh... thirty five, straight up." "Thousand dollar limit, sir." "All right, make it a thousand then." "But spin it fast and spin it often." "I'd like to be out of here in 99 spins." "11, odd and black." "Make your bets, please." "Make your bets." "You're not gonna try that same number again, straight up, no cover plays?" "Yeah." "I bet that school teacher had a system." "16, red and even." "Make your bets, please." "Make your bets." "This is none of my business, but if you're gonna keep on playing like this, sir, you'll lose your shirt." "Not my shirt, Mr. James." "I am one gambler who knows when to quit." "As soon as I lose exactly 99,000 dollars, I'll quit like that." "Not one dollar more." "24, black and even." "Oh... waiter, waiter!" "Make your bets, please." "Make your bets." "Ah... bet you don't mind if I do." "1, red and odd." "Two more." "Now what are you doing here?" "Miss Del Monte, if you come with me right now, this minute," "I'll prove to you that Tony Lamarr is extorting money from your father." "Do we have to go through that again?" "I'm going to a masquerade party and I'm late already." "I'll have to ask you to leave." "What if I let you see it with your own eyes?" "Would that convince you?" "See what?" "Bill Carter is losing a small fortune at Tony Lamarr's roulette wheel right now." "Your father's money." "And if we don't get there soon, there won't be any left to lose." "Do tell!" "Well, I've had enough of your lying." "Bill Carter was put aboard a plane this afternoon for New York." "That's what you think." "After you left him with those gorillas of Tony, they beat him up." "I picked him up after they finished working him over." "I don't believe you!" "My goodness!" "What's your part in it?" "What are you getting paid?" "Not a thing." "I quit this assignement hours ago," "Then why do you care what happens to me?" "I don't give a hoot what happens to you!" "That crazy stubborn pigheaded guy I'm worried about..." "That do-it-yourself detective is throwing his life away tonight just to make good with your father." "If you're in love with him, that's your problem." "I've got Tony and that's all I'm interested in." "But that's what I'm trying to tell you." "You won't have your precious Tony after he gets the money, and Carter is losing it all right now." "That's ridiculous!" "I happen to know that Tony is meeting a man on important business tonight." "That's why I'm going to the masquerade party without him." "He's gonna meet me there when he's..." " when he's... finished" " Exactly." "Now, will you hurry?" "I can't go like this." " I'll have to change." " There's no time for that." "29, black and odd." " Well..." "Make your bets, please." "Make your bets." "Running low on chips, Mr. Carter?" "Yeah, you'd better give me all you've got." "35, straight up." "Gotta count them?" "No, I don't have to." "It should be the last of it, about... 8,000 dollars, isn't it?" "These all are hundreds, so you wouldn't like twenties?" "No, the game is too slow that way." "Spin it!" "And... be in my office in case you need more chips, Mr. Carter." "No, thanks just the same." "This is all I plan to lose tonight." "24, black and even." "Well..." "Make your bets, please, make your bets." "Straight up." " Good evening, Miss Del Monte." " Good evening." "I am afraid Mr. Lamarr might be busy at the moment." "Wasn't he expecting you a little later?" "Yes, he was expecting her later." " I'll tell him you're here." " Don't bother, it's a surprise." " May I take your wrap, please?" " No, thanks." "I'd better keep it on." "Certainly." "If you wait here, please, I'll get Mr. Lamarr." "We haven't got time to wait." "Excuses." "We'd like to get through, please." "Oh, well, it's the looker." "He, he, he..." "Remember me?" "I'm James T. James." "Yes, we wanna see this." "I don't blame you, oh..." "Say, this fellow has been playing." "It's just enough to drive you crazy." "Now he's been playing a thousand dollars a spin." "Is he winning?" "How could he?" "He plays the same number every time just straight." "I bet he's lost 99,000 dollars already." "Oh, no!" "Four, black and even." "Sorry, Mr. Carter." "Oh, let not your little heart be troubled." "I'm having a grand time." "Shoot another thousand." "Same number." "Seen enough?" "Here we go again." "Carter, just whose money is that?" "Well, it was your father's, but it's practically all Tony's now." "And when it is, he'll drop you like a hot potatoe." "Watch him collect." "14, red and even." "If that's my father's money you're throwing away, stop it!" "Stop it right now!" "I'm only following his instructions." "Well, hello." "What are you doing here?" "Protecting your interest." "Oh!" "And from now on, I'm protecting my interest." "Gloria!" "I wasn't expecting you." "Not until later." " How much later?" " Oh, I thought..." "Tony... you've got an explaining to do and you'd better make it good." "I have?" "I just want one answer from you." "Are we or are we not going to be married?" "Oh, look, honey..." "I've been thinking it over." "This wouldn't be a good sort of life for a blue blood like you." " After all, I'm..." " Then, it is true." "You've only been using me to get a payoff." "Let's say rather that I've been looking out for the best interest of all of us." "You, your father... and Tony Lamarr." "31, black and odd." "Make your bets, please, make your bets." "35, straight up." "35, black and odd." "I won?" "Your luck seems to change, Mr. Carter." "Oh, there must be some mistake." "Ask your win, Carter, and let's be on our way." "Wait a minute." "Bet another thousand on 35, Mr. Carter." "Oh, but..." "I don't mind." "He never quits when he's winning." "Go ahead." "And bet another thousand for me." "Any objection?" "Go ahead." "You're both within the house limit." "Let me remind you that this is your father's money." "Only lucky when a Del Monte spends it." "Go ahead!" "Spin that wheel." "35, black and odd." "That's 106,000 dollars in 2 spins." "We haven't enough chips to pay off." "If you wanna try again, I'll get some more chips." "We'll take the money, Mr. Lamarr." "We're cashing them in." "Very well." "Then, come to the office." "Cashiers don't carry that much in the cage." "We all go." "Well.." "How about a little drink to celebrate your good fortune?" "Oh, and pick up another Mickey?" "Thanks, you just count the money and we'll leave." "Supposing I give you my personal check, it'd easier than carrying that much money." "We'll take the cash, Mr. Lamarr." "Or... shall we call the police?" "Just concerned about your safety." "That's very touching." "Ballard, you're terrific!" "Well, while he's sleeping that off, let's get what we came for and get out of here." "Here." "Start counting." "There." "That makes 106,000 even." "Well, now we want to be perfectly honest about it." "Let's go." "Thanks for being such a good sport about everything, Mr. Lamarr." "Hope you feel better soon." "Tony doesn't want to be disturbed." "He isn't feeling too well." "Good night." "Mr. Lamarr..." "Mr. Lamarr, what happened?" "When did they leave?" "Less than a minute ago, I was talking..." "Get Deke, hurry." "It's Tommy's car." "I'm sure it is." "Step harder, Carter, lest we get arrested for speeding." "Get him coming off the road." "There's a stark road ahead, turn left." "Where does this road go?" "Up to the airport." "The road is full of turns." "They'll have a hard time coming alongside to crowd us over." "Any cops out here?" "Yeah, I got a ticket here two weeks ago." "Watch it!" "Watch it!" "Hurry!" "Hold it!" "Stay right there." "But, officer, this lady has got to catch a plane." "The way you people drive, she doesn't need a plane." "Look, I am the driver." "Can't you let the lady go to her plane?" " Okay, go ahead, lady." " You'd better run for it." "Oh, wait a minute!" "Can I give you my ticket?" "That's right, mister." "You give the lady your ticket, then I'll give you one of mine." "Good-bye, you're wonderful people." "Maybe next time I'll be luckier." " Take your luggage, ma'am?" " No baggage, just take my coat." "Well, slide over." "Carter, it's like your job is finished and so is mine." "It's been nice working with you." "It's been wonderful." "Wait a minute." "She forgot her handbag." "Well, what a break for me." " Break?" " I still need a bodyguard." "And the bank is not open until 10 o'clock tomorrow morning." "Even later than that." "Tomorrow happens to be Sunday." "Well..." "English subtitles made by gamboler February 2017"