A Hatful of Rain

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Hey, which way to apartment 3H?

- What?

- How do you get to 3H?

Three flights up.

That way.

Sorry.

As soon as he gets

through with his dinner,

he'll be down.

- Pardon me.

Oh, he'll get up there

before we do.

- Celia?

- Who are you?

I'm Johnny's dad.

- Mr. Pope?

- Yeah.

Ohh!

You scared me.

I'm sorry.

Well, come in, come in.

Oh, thanks. I just come

from the airport.

There was nobody there.

Where's Johnny?

He was supposed to meet you.

I don't know.

Here, let me take your coat.

Let's have a look at you.

Johnny's wife.

You know what?

I'm-- I'm all embarrassed.

Oh, that's silly.

Yeah, what's the matter

with those lazy bums of mine?

I waited an hour.

I missed the limousine.

Wouldn't you think

they'd have had me paged

and not have me

stand around like a dope?

I suppose they couldn't

get off work.

Yeah, maybe.

Hey, this is nice.

It's a real nice

place you got here.

Oh, thank you, Mr. Pope.

We like it.

Do you know Johnny

made all these cabinets

and all these bookcases

all by himself?

He was always

good with his hands.

He gets that from me.

Oh, would you mind coming

into the kitchen a minute?

I'm just in the middle

of a special dinner

for you, Mr. Pope.

Mr. Pope, can I call you Pop?

Well, you better had.

Celia, I'm awfully sorry I

couldn't get up to your wedding.

Oh, forget it.

That was a long time ago,

Mr. Pope--

I mean Pop.

Hello.

Hello!

Hel--

Ohh. Darn it,

that happens all the time.

They just hang up on me.

Sit down, Pop.

What time does Polo

get home from work?

Half past 7.

I think I'll go over

and bring him back with me.

Well, he'll be here in an hour.

Sit down. Have a beer.

Aren't you tired?

No, I'm not tired.

Besides, I want to take a look

at this place

where he's working.

You tell Johnny to practice up

on his pinochle.

I'm going to beat

his brains in tonight.

Mr. Pope, don't you

stay away too long.

Don't you worry.

- Goodbye, Celia.

- Goodbye.

Hey, Johnny!

- Hi.

- Hey, Pop!

Hiya, boy.

It's good to see you.

I missed you at the apartment.

Pop, listen, I tried to get

out to the airport, but--

Ah, that's all right.

Come on.

Where are you going?

Over to pick up Polo.

Come on along.

No, no. He's taken off.

He'll be home

in a couple of minutes.

Well, I got something I want to

talk to him about. Come on.

I should be helping

Celia with the dinner.

Ah, she don't need you.

She's doing fine.

Hey, I like that wife

of yours, Johnny.

She's all right.

Hey, taxi!

Go ahead.

Marty's, 37th and Third.

Ah, you look great.

You look kind of tired, though.

What's the matter,

they working you too hard?

No, I'm all right.

What's this your wife writes me

about you quitting night school?

I'm going to start again

pretty soon.

I don't want you to think

I'm pushing you, son,

but you lost two years

in the Army,

another lousy year

in that hospital bed.

Look to the clock, Johnny.

Here I was down in Florida

feeling great about the

government picking up the tab

on that G.I. Rights thing.

- Yeah, I know.

Like I say--

You got a cold?

No, no. I'm okay.

You shouldn't go around in

weather like this without a hat.

Hey, what's it like,

this place where Polo works?

And if you think I'm happy

about it, you're crazy.

My son, a bouncer

in a cocktail lounge.

Geez, you're a bartender,

Pop. You're doing all right.

Hey. Wait till you hear

what I got to tell you.

What?

Ah, no. Wait.

Wait till we see your brother.

What's going on around here?

Boy, I hate this town.

Come on now. Step back

there, would you, please?

Atta boy, Polo!

Come on, boy!

Get in there, Polo.

Get in there!

Atta boy! Atta boy!

All right there, Polo.

Step right up, kid.

Hey. Hey,

look at that hole, will you?

Will you look at that hole?

I'm looking, I'm looking.

So what do you want me to do?

You ought to buy me a new suit.

There's a reweaving place

on Sixth Avenue.

Reweaving? Look,

the only thing I can do

is save the hole and have

a suit weaved around it.

All right, folks,

let's quit shoving now.

Take it easy, you two.

Take it easy.

Chief, there's my son

standing right there.

He works here.

- Okay.

- Thanks.

No, I'm with him.

He's my brother.

The guy's my brother.

All right, folks,

break it up.

Pop.

Oh, Pop. Hey,

when did you get in?

This is some dive you got here.

What are all these bimbos

doing hanging on the bar?

Well, it's cold outside, Pop.

Where do you want them to go?

Looking great, Pop.

You got a real Florida suntan.

That right, Johnny?

That's right.

He looks just like a kid.

Hey, Mike. Mike, I want you

to meet my old man, Mr. Pope.

- Hi.

- Glad to know you.

Three beers.

I don't like your job, Polo.

Well, what are you

going to do, Pop?

It's, uh, it's

a living, you know?

Uh, listen, Pop, I've got

off all day tomorrow.

We're gonna take in

that ballgame, huh?

Oh, yeah. Yeah, you see,

I figured I'd kill

three birds with one stone.

First see you guys,

then take in a ballgame--

No, make mine Scotch, will you?

Then--

Hey, can't we go some place

where we can talk?

Only the yard.

Let's get out of here.

Yeah, this way, Pop.

You better get

under this shed, Pop.

Boy.

Well, what happened, Pop?

What's been going on, huh?

- Well, I finally did it.

- What?

You know that place I've been

telling you about in Palm Beach?

I took an option on it.

Oh, that's great.

Pop!

Pop, congratulations.

Listen, I stayed up

nights plenty

before I put that

option money down.

Look, the bar

is practically on the water.

All good hardwood.

The dining room, it's got

oak beams 2 feet thick.

I'm going to put in glass walls

so's you can see the ocean.

That just sounds wonderful.

I started the

renovations already.

The carpenter's been working

down there a week.

Oh-ho, cost me an arm and a leg.

The bank loaned me 5,000,

but that won't be enough,

so now I'll need that 2,500

you promised me, Polo.

Uh, 2,500?

Yeah. That's what I

come up here for.

I mean, naturally, I wanted to

see you two at the same time.

Yeah, well, uh,

I haven't got it, Pop.

You haven't got it?

No, I haven't got it anymore.

It's gone.

What do you mean, gone?

Gone where?

Well, Pop, I--

I need that money, Polo.

- Listen, Pop--

- Now just--

just keep out of this.

I was counting on you.

I got men working down there.

You promised me, any time

I wanted the money, I could have it.

I-- I know I promised you, Pop.

I quit my job at the club!

How do you--

- Hello, Ralph.

- Hi, Polo.

A hundred times you wrote me.

"Pop, I got 2,500 stashed away.

Any time you want it,

it's yours."

What did you have

to quit your job for?

You could have made

a 2-buck phone call.

For what?

He promised me!

The bank didn't promise me.

My son promised me.

Now he says it's gone.

Gone where?

- You know?

- Now, look, Pop, listen.

No, no, no!

No, you listen.

I want to know.

Where did it go?

- Oh, what's the use?

- Oh, you can't tell me, huh?

I won't. I can't.

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