Don't Bother to Knock Page #4

- Why is it so important?

Because I belong with you.

I'm just a guy from across the court.

Didn't you ever have

the feeling that...

...if you let somebody go

you'd be lost...

...you wouldn't find anybody

to take their place?

I had that feeling earlier tonight.

That's why I've got to go.

I knew you were the very best.

Even before you came over here.

Every time you looked at me

I wanted to kiss you. Like now.

I did it with a razor. My father's.

You did that to yourself?

- When Philip was given up for lost.

- Your husband?

I was in another hotel room once.

The night before he flew out

over the ocean the last time.

He said we'd be married

when he came back.

I flew with him once in awhile.

So you see why I wanna stay?

It's so pretty here.

- It's me, Nell. It's Eddie.

- No, Eddie! Please.

- Not now, Eddie.

- I brought a Coke.

What's the matter?

- If he found a stranger...

- So?

He wouldn't believe me.

He'd punish me and he might even...

- Just for a minute.

- Hurry it up.

It's me, Nell. It's Eddie.

- Open up, Nell.

- All right, Eddie.

I'm off now,

I can wait around till they...

What're you trying to prove?

You smell like a cooch dancer.

Wait in the lobby.

It'll look funny if you're here...

Not so funny as them finding you

in her clothes.

I forgot, Eddie. I just forgot.

The operator tells me

you been on the phone.

Are you acting that way again?

I've been an elevator jockey

for 14 years.

- Ain't that enough trouble?

- Eddie?

I tried to set you straight.

Would you like some glasses

for those Cokes? I'll rinse these out.

How much longer?

How much longer?

I told you I don't want any.

- Then why the two glasses?

- All right.

- You left the water running.

- Leave it.

The handle came off the faucet.

- I'll call somebody.

- No, I'll do it later.

- I wish you'd leave me alone.

- Why so restless?

- You're ticking like a clock.

- Just go on home.

I'm all right. I can find the bus.

- I thought you were getting better.

- Please!

Now I wonder about everything.

- Ring the room and see how Bunny is.

- What?

The phone's around the corner.

Don't worry.

Bunny can take care of herself.

- Go on, honey.

- I want to. Be back in a minute.

I can be regular. But first take

that thing off. Yes, in the closet.

- If I do, then will you go?

- I might.

You gotta calm down more.

Seemed okay until tonight.

I was glad we told them to send you

to New York, glad to sign the papers.

- There, it's off.

- And that.

Them too.

Take off the other one.

Look like you looked

when I brought you up.

- Stop it, all of you!

- You're not cured.

- Don't say that!

- Put that down!

- You want me committed, like my folks!

- Talk sense!

They didn't send you to that

institution. The doctors did.

You want to keep Philip and me apart.

We're never alone for five minutes.

You call it a sin to be with a man

even to go to a picture show.

- I have to sneak out.

- Wait a minute.

Nobody's going to come

between Philip and me!

- You got a man in there!

- Eddie!

Nell!

Hello? Yes, Mrs. Jones.

Bunny's asleep.

- Good. What's that noise I hear?

- It's a fire engine.

- I don't hear it here.

- We're on the other side.

Oh, yes, I guess that's it.

- You go ahead, have a good time.

- We are.

- Goodbye.

- Bye.

- I beg your pardon.

- It's all right.

- I'm going to see about this.

- Probably a nightmare.

Take it easy. Just hold tight.

That's it.

Get my bearings...

- I think I better get a doctor.

- Don't do that, please.

I just got the wind knocked out of me.

You're wrong. You almost

got the brains bashed out of you.

It's all a mistake.

It'll be all right.

Take it easy.

Guess you'll be all right.

- You wanna sit up now?

- Yeah, please.

Please, leave us alone. I'll be here.

I'll take care of the kid

until her folks get back.

All right, take care of yourself.

- I begged him not to interfere.

- You're entitled to your own kinks...

- He insulted me.

- No reason for murder.

- You're going?

- Yes. You're uncle's alive.

- I have another date right now.

- Everybody interferes.

Maybe you won't come back.

It's dangerous.

What could I say? What could I tell

anybody? What would become of me?

We'll talk about this another time.

But tonight I've got a problem

of my own to settle.

Two floors above ours.

It's not our business.

It's going to be

the manager's business.

- Open it.

- Please, sir, my job.

- If you make a fuss...

- I won't.

If she sees me or you,

she'll complain.

- I'm in a hurry.

- Please, don't make me lose my job.

- All right.

- Thank you, sir.

Yes?

Before I call the manager,

I'll ask if you can explain.

- Explain?

- What is going on in these rooms?

- Miss, we heard the child crying...

- And screaming.

- Who are you?

- Someone who'll call downstairs.

- What do you mean?

- All that crying.

- Do you have a young child inside?

- Is she yours?

Bunny? Bunny, you asleep?

- Where are her parents?

- They're out. I don't know.

- Didn't they leave a number?

- No.

- That's strange.

- We need to look into this.

We saw the girl at the window.

- I told you everything.

- We'd like to come in.

I've told you again and again.

Why don't you let us speak

to the child?

Speak to her? You're strangers.

- We'll call the authorities.

- No, don't. I told you, she's asleep.

- I knew there was a man!

- Don't let him leave!

That was the child's room.

- He mustn't get away.

- Explain at once.

- Who is that man?

- He came in here before.

- You mean he forced his way in?

- Yes, that's why I couldn't explain.

- He threatened you?

So the child screamed.

- Now it's over. He's gone.

- No, perhaps he can be caught.

Give me the house detective.

Now aren't you glad you came with me?

- Oughtn't you look at her?

- She'd cry if she wasn't all right.

Yes, it certainly is important.

It's over.

Is this the house detective?

It's about time.

It's all your fault.

There was a man. He's trying

to get away right now. He broke in!

You chased him away. We had a bargain.

- I'm trying...

- You devil.

- He wore a dark suit.

- He had on a bright red necktie.

Do you recall if he was good-looking?

Miss, was he good-looking?

Yes. He was very good-looking.

- He was handsome, all right.

- That's a good lead.

- Trouble?

- Ah yes, there's bad news tonight.

- Good night, Joe.

- Good night.

JED:

Lyn?

- Wait a minute.

- What is it?

- I wanna talk to you.

- We talked before.

We wrangled before.

Let's give ourselves a chance

to make some sense.

- I'll buy you a drink.

- I'm not thirsty.

- Then buy me one.

- No, I won't.

- I'll buy you both one.

- No, thanks, not for me.

- What's the matter with you?

- Nothing.

You wanna hear a story?

- Anything serious?

- A girl I met.

A girl?

When I left you before,

I went upstairs to my room...

- Hello, McKinley Hotel.

- What goes, Pat?

Mrs. Ballew found a man under the bed.

You'll catch him.

He'll be passing by here any minute.

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