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- Look, honey...

- Don't you touch me,

and don't you call me honey...

you no-good, belly-scrapin'

pile of cow plop!

- Come... Come along.

- What's a cow plop, Mommy?

O-Obviously, you're still upset.

You can't outsnake me.

Excuse me.

L-Is this the Plaza Hotel?

It's all yours.

Hey.

You stand here long enough,

you see yourself come out.

- What?

- Yeah.

There's two of everybody in there.

The ones on the top,

and one of those cocoa truffles

with the little swirl on it.

And, um, I'll take two...

No, give me three of those

pretty parfait nougats. Uh...

Surprise!

Ah, yes.

I know I'm the last person

you expected to see here...

and maybe you don't believe this,

but you're the gal for me

and I'm the guy for you...

and we're gonna get married,

and there ain't no two ways about it.

- Is... Is this some kind of a joke?

- Is that all you can say?

I heard you were up here, and I come up

all this way, zippity split,

and you think it's a joke?

You'll have to excuse me.

Can you believe he actually tried

to buy me off with a diamond ring?

I think I've earned a...

a few hours' sleep.

- Are you comin' to bed?

- But it's only 9:00.

Mmm, boy, I never thought I'd

have to wear this old thing again.

Oh, Sadie, that used to be

your favourite dress.

Yeah, well...

- Where are you goin'?

- I'm goin' downstairs.

I'm not gonna stick around here

like a clove on a baked ham.

I'm gonna kick up my heels.

They got dinin',

they got dancin', food, beverages.

Shoot, I could stay right here

in this hotel the rest of my life

and be happy as Beulah the cow.

I thought you was gonna help me.

Ratliff. Ratliff. A man

and his sister from Jupiter Hollow.

I'm telling you, they're not here.

They must be registered

under an assumed name.

- Graham! Graham!

- Graham?

- Well, who's Graham?

- Rose.

- Hi. I'm Roone.

- I'm Graham.

- Uh, this is Chuck.

- Howdy.

- Uh, y'all from Moramax?

- Uh, yes, yes, we are.

- I'm from Jupiter Hollow.

- Jupiter Hollow?

- I was born in Jupiter Hollow.

- And you're proud of it.

Uh, do you...

do you know the Ratliffs?

Well, you're standin'

right in front of one of'em.

Uh, would you excuse us

for one minute?

Just... Wh... Rose.

I've never seen this person in my life.

He mu... He must have seen my picture

in the annual report.

- He calls himself Roone?

- He's R. Ratliff.

He's a factory foreman from Hollowmade.

This must be his perverse idea

of having fun.

Let's just humour him

until Sadie gets here.

Oh, do I have to?

Uh, Roone.

Would you like to join us for dinner?

Well, that sounds like a good idea.

Yeah, I could use a tuna fish sandwich.

Hi there.

- Hello.

- Gee, you're still workin'?

I bet you're lookin' forward

to gettin' off tonight, huh?

- I was, uh...

- I wanna have some fun tonight.

It's too early to go to bed.

You got any ideas?

Maybe.

Maybe I'll see you around.

Okay. I'll keep

my eye out for you. Bye.

So, you will not take back

any paper on the sale...

even if I kickback a percent

of the strip-mining profits?

Absolutely not.

I insist on total liquidation.

Well, this evening cannot end

until we conclude our negotiation.

Perhaps in my room?

Let me get my messages

and I'll meet you upstairs. L...

I want to change

into something less al dente.

Do you have any messages for me?

One. I get off at 10:00, and I'd love

to see the view from your room.

Well, we certainly can

look forward to that.

Uh, ma'am, could you,

uh, uh, put a little more fire

under this fish, will ya, hon?

I think I just heard it

holler "Help!"

- Smooth. Very smooth.

- Mmm.

Excuse me.

Well, what do y'all think of our Rose?

She's quite a little beauty, isn't she?

Don't you be gettin' any ideas now.

Oh, my God. Excuse us.

I know... I know it looks horrible,

but we've got the culprit right here.

He's a professional. Fake name.

Totally a genius. Totally prepared.

He actually knew Rose by sight.

Well, don't you let him

out of your sight until after

tomorrow's stockholders' meeting.

Is that quite clear?

Oh!

What are we supposed to do,

immobilize him with a death ray?

Let me think.

- Stop.

- Oh, I'm sorry.

L-l-I know it seems strange,

my comin' up all this way

from Jupiter Hollow like this...

but, Rose, I love you.

Why are you doing this to me?

Well, from the first moment

I heard you were in New York,

all that mattered to me was finding you.

You can't be happy here.

I mean, the traffic alone... I just can't

see you up here in all this traffic.

And the food. I mean, back home

we'd use this stuff as bait.

Look, I'm doing just fine.

Really.

I know. You'd do just fine in whatever

spot on earth they dropped you on.

It's just, Rose, I know you.

You don't belong in New York City.

That's in your eyes.

That's all over your face.

You don't belong in that...

that suit.

I mean, all this Moramax stuff is just

bleedin' the heart right out of ya.

You know you want a whole

other kind of life than this.

L-I've never told that to a living soul.

How did you know?

Well, I know you.

That-Tha-That's nothin' to cry about.

Oh, h... here.

Thank you.

Well, you're in America now.

Speak American.

Y-Yes, but you are dressed to go out.

Did you want to go out again,

or back upstairs?

I was going to go back upstairs.

Good.

- Shall we?

- No! I can make it on my own.

You go right ahead.

Ah. Of course.

By the way, why don't you take

this, uh, reading material now?

Last thing I planned

to do tonight was read.

Oh.

Well...

- Hi.

- You!

You look almost...

almost wholesome.

- What are you doing here?

- I wanted to talk to you.

- Talk to me about what?

- About what you said about Jason

in FAO Schwarz.

I was impressed and amazed.

It reminded me of a...

of a girl I used to know.

Listen, I think we should

have lunch or something.

You want me to have lunch with you?

Well, I mean, Jason too,

if you want.

Well, long as you keep him

bound and gagged.

Well, um, we could talk more easily

if it was just the two of us.

Okay.

Um, what about, uh, here,

tomorrow, at 2:
00?

Yes, ver-very nice.

- I'll see you.

- Mm-hmm.

Mmm, friendly men in this town.

- Have a good evening now.

- Of course.

Hey, babe.

I used to be allergic to angora,

but I'm okay now.

I love to see a woman

with a good appetite.

You do?

I feel obliged to point out to you

that this man is a con artist

of the first rank.

Maybe he isn't.

How do you know?

So, where are you staying, Roone?

Well, I ain't exactly stayin' anywhere.

I just got off the bus

and come lookin' for you.

Well, we have a whole suite.

Why doesn't Roone stay with us?

Oh, no.

I couldn't crowd you guys.

We insist.

You know, this meal has not

satisfied my appetite one iota.

I got such a craving for some country

cookin', I'm gettin' downright homesick.

Shameless.

Hell, I only been out of Jupiter Hollow

one day, but I sure do miss it.

What do you miss about it?

Well, uh, my porch,

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