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wrigley's in business.

Spit it out.

Carly. A double vodka

martini on the rocks,

Two shirley temples

and vermouth.

- So, where's our host?

- Right over there.

Oh, at ease, major.

This is a party.

Colonel johnson,

I'd like you to meet

my wife carly.

Pleased

to meet you.

How do you do,

colonel?

Carly, hi.

Vera, hi.

Major marshall, it's so good

to meet you at last.

Mrs. Johnson, carly's told me

how kind you've been to her.

Oh, we've been having

so much fun at rehearsals,

haven't we?

I'd like you

to meet my son glenn.

This is mrs. Marshall.

Mrs. Marshall,

how do you do?

Rebecca and alexandra.

You're going to west point

in the fall?

Yes, ma'am, if they'll have me.

They haven't turned down

a johnson in five generations.

They'll be lucky to get you.

I've always said that

vince was born to command

and I was born to demand.

it's lucky you two

found each other.

Would you two like

to play some croquet?

Go on.

Go on, go play.

Okay.

You've got a real bevy

of beauties here, major.

I envy you.

And you are

a flatterer, colonel.

the kids seem

to hit it off real good.

- Alex isn't very shy.

- No, you know she gets

that quality from me.

Lord, you should have seen

when I was pursuing the major.

I just ran him ragged

till I finally let him catch me.

- Hi, girls.

- Hi.

I thought you and mom

were going to another party.

We are.

Mom went over to help

mrs. Johnson with her makeup.

What are you doing?

Probably stay home

and watch tv.

Why don't you go check out

the teen center?

'cause any place

that calls itself

the teen center...

Is probably full of people

who can't make friends.

We've been here two months

and neither one of you

has brought home a friend.

Dad, most of your colleagues

around here...

Are dedicated to a program

of armed nuclear destruction.

I think they're cretins

and that makes their

offspring sub-cretins.

If you have a problem

with sub-cretins, don't sit

at home and complain about it.

Go forth and enlighten them.

Yeah, maybe I'll start the first

teens for test ban club.

That should make me

real popular around here.

Run away from home

and change your name first.

I really

appreciate this, carly.

Oh, I like to do it.

You always look

so stylish.

Women like you

are the reason that men

like women in the first place.

well.

A woman's charm

is mostly illusion

after all.

I suppose we all have

to grow old some day.

I just don't think

you gotta look bad

in the process.

I see these fine

little lines in my face.

They're called wrinkles, honey.

You might as well

get used to it now.

I look in the mirror sometimes

and I see this old woman

lurking there...

Just waiting to grab me.

Oh, I just get so frightened.

Carly, you have

such an active imagination.

I've seen you

in those rehearsals.

Come on, don't you think that

good posture and keeping fit

and keeping active...

Is all a part

of keeping young too?

Maybe if you're a woodpecker.

Welcome to the fort matthews

hail and farewell dance.

Come on and dance with me.

No.

Yes. Yes, you can.

I can't dance.

Major, I'm glad

you could make it.

Yes, sir.

This is ray stevens

from the atomic

energy commission.

I have heard that gentlemen

from the a.E.C. Are much better

dancers than military men.

Is that true?

My husband won't

dance with me.

The only time I really

enjoyed dancing was when

I was in the service.

That was years ago.

Hmm.

It's left up to me to uphold

the honor of the military

on the dance floor.

Shall we?

You two just share some

atomic secrets or something.

I don't know

if I can take this.

Oh, yeah, you can.

You like it.

I didn't risk my ass in guam

so some damn harvard boy...

Could run this country

into the toilet.

If he can't stand up

to the damn communists,

let us do our jobs.

To hell with nevada,

we'll use havana

for a test site.

I know you're

a strong supporter

of underground testing.

Hell, that's only my stated

position in about 30 extremely

obscure reports.

You guys must be burying

those reports deeper

than the moscow subway.

Do you have any children,

mr. Stevens?

Four. I know

what you're thinking.

My oldest daughter wants

to form a test ban club

right here on the base.

Sometimes I feel

that way myself.

Think we ought to join?

No.

You sure?

No.

Let me have another one.

my heart I can't control

you're, oh, my very soul

my only prayer will be

someday you'll care for me

but it's only

make

believe

Uh-oh, here comes

a stop sign.

Time to go, carly.

I want to stay.

This gal's a real dynamo, major.

If we harness her energy,

We won't need reactors.

Come on, daddy.

Dance with me.

Time to go.

Now. Let's go.

Then I'll dance

by myself.

That is an exceptional woman.

No!

Something should

be done about this.

Yeah, well, I can always

requisition another one.

You're a pig.

Well, you know,

when you're just sitting around

and you're not doing anything-

A moment of time

when nothing's happening.

Mm-hmm.

Well, I call that a "noment."

And then when it's

really hot and you're too

lazy to get up and do anything,

Well, I call that

a "sloment."

A "sloment," huh?

What do you call this?

A tongue kiss.

People were

laughing at you.

Oh, just because you never

have any fun doesn't mean...

You have to spend

your entire life ruining mine.

Son of a b*tch.

Why is mom all wet?

She had an accident.

Hi, daddy.

Ten hut.

Ten hut.

As you were.

How's it going, hank?

Busy, sir.

Well, you're going

to be a lot busier.

We just got word that some

seismologists in finland

have detected evidence...

That the soviets have detonated

an above-ground device.

The brass must be thrilled.

We're off the bench and back

in the ball game.

You bet your ass we are.

Everything we do from now on

becomes that much more vital.

Those bastards push in

a pile of chips,

We better be able to raise

the bet, right?

Right.

We can maximize

our opportunities

real quick, especially you.

As of 0800 hours Friday,

4, 28, you are t.D.Y.

To operations h.Q...

At the nevada test site

in mercury.

To what do I owe

this honor, sir?

Stevens from the a.E.C.

He was real impressed with you.

You get a clean slate

to start with this time.

I knew vince johnson

wasn't such a bad guy.

This is a real

vote of confidence in your-

Carly, do you

remember your bible?

Of course I remember my bible.

You know grandpa was a preacher.

All right. How did

david steal bathsheba

away from her husband?

He bought her a drink.

No, silly.

He sent her husband away

into battle where he was killed.

Second samuel, verse 15.

Monsieur, your car

is waiting.

Tell him I'll be

right- right there.

I don't want anything

to happen to you.

The only thing that ever

happens to me is that I just-

I miss you too much.

Do you really have to be gone

for two whole weeks?

Yes, I do, baby.

Well, that's enough time

for you to convince them

to abandon nuclear weapons.

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