Bordertown Page #8

the defendant Johnny Ramirez?

Answer the question, please.

I ask, Mrs. Roark,

How long before your husband's death

Were you acquainted with

the defendant Johnny Ramirez?

He had so much to live for.

He was fat. He's still fat.

I can see him.

I can see him. Johnny wants me to see him.

He told Wong everything

At night when I'm asleep.

Wong would never have known.

That's why Wong let me be-

Mrs. Roark-

Yes! Yes! Mrs. Roark.

I'm Charlie Roarks wife.

That's me.

Remove the witness immediately.

Yes! Yes!

Charlie Roarks wife.

That's me.

Order! Order in the court!

Eduardo!

Your honor, I move to dismiss this case

On the grounds that the sole witness

For the prosecution

Is obviously insane.

Yes, Mr. Ramirez?

Now that you got my name memorized,

Go in and tell it to miss Elwell.

I'm sorry, sir. Miss Elwell isn't in.

I'm sorry, too, sir, but I don't believe you.

Now, melt yourself down,

And go in and tell her I'm here.

Miss Elwell is just going out, sir.

Yeah, and I'm just going in.

Johnny Ramirez, no doubt.

Boy, you look swell!

Johnny, I'm so glad to see you.

They gave you a pretty bad time, didn't they?

Nah. The only tough thing about it

Was I couldn't keep my date with you.

I wanted to come to the trial

To lend my, uh, moral support,

But the family would have

made it awfully messy.

That's all right. I understand.

Just forget it.

I brought you something.

Thank you!

What a beautiful corsage!

Corsage, my hat. That's a genuine orchid.

Now pin it on you, and let's get going.

Let's get going?

You and me are having dinner.

I'm sorry. I can't. I was just leaving.

Well, sure, with me.

No, really I can't.

I was just on my way to a dinner party.

Late at that. The family already left.

Horn me in. We'll sneak out early.

No, I couldn't do that.

It's one of those very stiff formal affairs-

Older people, friends of the family.

Tomorrow night, huh?

I was hoping to see you

And talk an ear off you tonight.

I promise to save you my very best ear.

I've got to run now.

Let me take you.

No, Johnny. It's too far.

It's in Bel Air, beyond Beverly Hills.

Fine. The further, the better.

O.K.

A genuine orchid.

Is this all the fast this Model T will go?

With you in it, yeah.

But, Johnny, I'm 45 minutes late already.

But, Dale, you're going to be later.

What now?

I want to talk to you.

My mother always told me

to stay out of parked cars,

Especially when I was keeping

her waiting for dinner.

I'm going to hail a taxi.

Aw, now, Dale...

wait a minute. Now listen...

Listen. Just a minute. Please.

Dale...

I just want to tell you something.

I can't keep it any longer.

Johnny, I'm not kidding.

I must get to that dinner party.

I know. I'll take you,

But just listen what I've got to say first.

It's more important than a dinner party.

All right. What?

Well, I...

I love you.

Johnny!

The first time I saw you in court,

I wouldn't have had the right to say it.

I was busted. I didn't amount to nothing.

Now I've got dough, and lots of it,

And plans to make more. I'm somebody.

All the work and everything was worth it

Just to be able to tell you this.

That's a very nice compliment.

You're class, real class-

Something a guy can love

and look up to and respect,

And I do, Dale.

I want to... I want to marry you.

Oh, but, Johnny, you're being romantic,

And that's out of character.

Now, listen, now, I'm serious.

But you can't be.

Marriage isn't for us,

not even to talk about.

Why, it's for me to talk about.

I love you.

I'm asking you to marry me.

But that's out of the question.

You must understand that, Johnny.

No, I don't understand.

Why?

Well...

because...

because you belong to a

different tribe, savage.

A different tribe?

You mean...

I mean, there's such a thing as equality.

Now please don't be annoying!

Equality? Why didn't you say that

The first time I kissed you?

You treated me plenty like an equal

The night we went for a ride.

You made a play for me.

Because I thought you were decent and swell,

I believed it meant you loved me!

You're hurting me!

Hurting you? You can't feel nothing

Compared to the way you're hurting me!

You think you can wash yourself up

By saying you're better than other people.

I don't stand for that!

Let go, you filthy brute!

Brute! Savage! I'll show you!

Dale, come back here!

Come back here!

Look out!

No, gentlemen, the price is $250,000.

Nope. 225 is as high as we'll go, Mr. Chase.

Get Ramirez on the phone.

Tell him not to be a chump.

We're offering cash on the line.

My client insists that the price is 250,000.

You know Ramirez.

Either you want to buy the La Rueda,

Or you don't.

All right, then. It's a deal.

Well, Ramirez is worth 250,000 more in cash.

You gentlemen have made a smart move.

Say, Mr. Chase...

it's none of my business,

But just why is Johnny selling

A gold mine like La Rueda?

Well, I... I understand he wants the money

To help endow a law school.

That guy giving anything to anybody?

I'm just telling you what he told me.

And I detest all my sins

Because I dread the loss of heaven

And the pains of hell.

But most of all, because

they offend thee, my god.

We're all good and deserving of thy love.

I firmly resolve, with the help of thy grace,

To confess my sins and do penance

And to amend my life.

Go, my boy, and pray... for me.

Thank you, padre.

Well, Juanito, where to now?

Back where I belong, padre...

with my own people.

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