D.O.A.

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Can I help you?

-I'd like to see the man in charge.

In here.

I want to report a murder.

Sit down.

Where was this murder committed?

San Francisco. Last night.

Who was murdered?

I was.

Well, do you want to hear me out or don't

you, Captain? I don't have very much time.

Your name Bigelow? Frank Bigelow?

That's right.

Answer this 'San Francisco APB'. Send it

direct to Inspector Bannet at Homicide.

Tell him we've found Frank Bigelow.

Go ahead, Mr. Bigelow.

Well, this involves some other people,

Captain. A number of other people.

You tell it any way you like.

I live in a little town called

Banning out on the desert,

it's on the way to Palm Springs.

I have a small business there...

Paula.

Yes, Mr. Bigelow. -Get me a copy of

Ms. Holis' '48 tax return, will ya?

Oh uh...you better get the '47 too.

-Yes, Mr. Bigelow.

I don't think we took any depreciation

on that new equipment last year.

Oh no, we didn't. I remember you said we

could include it all this year. -Sure we can.

Hey Frank.

-Yeah, Will?

Peterson says he wants a financial

statement before he can give me my loan.

Hello Kitty.

-Hi, Will.

I'm leaving for San Francisco today

but I'll be back in about a week

I'll take care of it for you then.

-Sure is a scorcher, isn't it?

Well, I've seen 'em worse. -Well, have

a nice time Frank. -Yeah, thanks Will.

Paula, why don't you come down to the place

and let me give you another permanent?

It makes your hair so much easier

to manage in all this heat.

I can't afford it right now,

maybe next month.

Ya, here it is. No, we didn't take

him. Well, we can do it this year.

You work it out any way you think fits.

Have a nice trip, Frank. -Sure Kitty,

see you when I get back. -Bon Voyage!

Why don't you come down

anyway, Paula? We'll a...

work out a deal on that permanent?

-Thanks, maybe I will.

Hello?

Hello, Mr. Hawkins. Just a moment.

Do you want him to

send your ticket over?

No, I'll pick it up myself.

No, never mind. Mr. Bigelow will

pick it up at the station. Bye.

I want to go with you, Frank.

Now, Paula. I'm just going on a little vacation, you know that.

You want to go without me, don't you?

-Be gone just a week.

And I suppose you just made up your

mind to take this little vacation

at 9 o'clock this morning?

No, Paula. I meant to tell you about it

a few days ago and I guess I forgot.

Oh, you forgot.

Paula, don't be like that.

-Don't be like what?

You just drop a little announcement

that you're going away.

Not tomorrow or next week or next month,

but today. No explanations. Nothing.

And I'm supposed to swallow the excuse

that you need a little vacation.

I just want to get away from

town for a few days, that's all.

Get away from this town or

get away from me? -Aw, Paula.

Please try to understand. -How can you

ask me to understand anything like this?

No, I'm sorry but I don't understand.

Go to San Francisco but don't expect me

to be waiting for you when you get back!

Paula.

Please, Paula.

Come on, turn around. Look at me.

Come here.

Why do you do this to me, Frank?

Why can't you be honest with me?

As honest as I am with you?

Do you have to go? -I have to go,

Paula. I know what I'm doing.

All right, go! Go anywhere you like. You

can go to blazes for all I care. -Paula.

Paula.

Yes, I know I'm...

I'm being foolish.

Come on. Fix you face. We'll go

down to Eddie's and have a drink.

All right. Why not.

Hiya, Paula.

-Hi Eddie.

Give us a couple of cold beere, will ya?

-Coming up.

Oh, what a relief. This air

conditioning feels good.

I sure wish we had it in the office,

it'd make working a pleasure.

Well, if it stays this hot don't

bother going in the rest of the week.

I win two races today.

How many did you lose?

-Now you would have to ask that.

Kinda early for you two, ain't it?

-Too hot to work.

That's what I like to hear.

Frank.

You'll take me with you, won't you?

You will, won't you?

Or am I crowding you?

What do you mean, 'crowding me'?

Maybe you do need this week away alone.

Maybe we both do.

I know what's going

on inside of you, Frank.

You're just like any other

man, only a little more so.

You have a feeling of being trapped.

Hemmed in, and you don't know whether

or not you like it. -Look Paula...

I'm gonna be honest with you. I care too

much for you not to be honest with you.

I'm as much concerned for your

happiness as I am for my own.

I know you've had one bad experience,

Frank. I know all about it.

But you don't know what it

can do to two people, Paula.

And the woman always gets

hurt more than the man.

I don't want you to get hurt, darling.

More than anything in the world I don't want you to get hurt.

Want to hear some music?

-All right, Frank.

Got a couple of nickles, Eddie?

-Yup.

This won't bother you, will it? -No, next

result doesn't come in for half an hour.

I thought that by now we'd be married.

No, I'm not going to crowd you

anymore Frank. Go to San Francisco.

I don't like it, but I'm convinced

that you must go.

I want you to be very sure, Frank.

If it's right, and I believe it is, we'll have

something really wonderful together.

If it isn't...

we should both know it

as soon as possible.

So you see, even if I could

stop you I wouldn't do it now.

Yes sir?

My name's Bigelow. I have a reservation.

-Yes sir.

Here we are, sir.

My name's Bigelow. I have a reservation.

-I have it, sir.

It's a very nice room on the sixth floor,

facing the bay. Boy! -Thank you.

This might help you enjoy your stay, Mr.

Bigelow. It's a little booklet on how to have

...fun in San Francisco.

Thank you.

-You're very welcome, sir.

Thank you.

Say, is it always like this around here?

No, this is market week and

it's the last day too. Boy!

Always around until you need him.

Oh, 517? Sure.

Thank you.

Here's a message for you, Mr. Bigelow.

Long distance call came in about an hour

ago from Banning. From a Paula Gibson.

Oh, thank you. -You're very welcome.

Show Mr. Bigelow to 618.

Right this way, sir.

-Bye.

Right this way, Mr. Bigelow.

Is there anything else, Mr. Bigelow?

Yes, you can get me a dry Manhattan

and a packet of razor blades.

Yes, sir.

-Thank you.

Oh and...you can leave that door open.

Hello, operator?

I want to speak to Ms. Paula Gibson

in Banning, California.

Yeah, that's right....No, I'll wait.

Hello?

-Hello, Paula.

Oh, hello Frank. How was the trip?

Fine. Just fine.

-Having a miserable time, I hope.

Well, I don't know I...I just got in.

What was that?

Ah...Market Week. The place is

crawling with travelling salesmen.

You know Charlie Anderson

found out that you went away

and he asked me to go out with him?

-Oh, really? How did he make out?

I'm considering it.

-Is that what you called to tell me?

I'll have you know that this call

is strictly business, Mr. Bigelow.

Did a Mr. Philips phone you?

A Eugene Philips of Los Angeles.

No. -He will. He phoned the

office three times today.

He said that he wanted to get

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