Don't Give Up the Ship Page #8

Chief, weren't you in charge of that

joint gunnery operation some years back?

Yes, I thought so.

What's that?

Yes, sir, just a moment.

Lieutenant?

Yes, sir.

- He wants to talk to you.

- Me? The Chief?

How do you do, sir? Lieutenant John

Paul Steckler VII on this end.

- How's everything on your end?

- Lieutenant.

Oh, he's laughing, sir.

Uh, yes, what's on your mind, sir?

Yes, sir.

Mandeville was?

He really was?

- He was what?

- I was what?

Well, yes, that is. That's

quite amusing, sir.

Yes.

More or less as they say, "rib-tickling".

Yes, sir. Well, my very best to the family.

Yes, sir. Goodbye.

- And you, Congressman.

- Yes? Yes?

When you were in charge of the

Emergency Crash Committee in '46

you told the Chief to take just any old

ship and use it for target practice

and blow it up and hang the red tape.

Well, uh, yes now that you

mention it, I did say

something like that, didn't I?

Now, we wouldn't want this to get

out into the press, now would we?

- Oh, no!

- Oh, no.

And we don't want to cut Navy

appropriations, either, do we?

- Never!

- No.

Oh, say, by the way Admiral, uh,

you think four billion is enough?

Plenty, Lieutenant. Plenty.

Why don't we just tack on another

mil for contingency.

Oh, of course, of course.

Uh, the...

hearing is adjourned.

Careful.

Congratulations.

- Darling.

- Oh!

Sweetie face.

Poochie pie.

Here's the moment we've been waiting for.

Oh no!

Don't you worry, honey. Nobody's

going to stop us this time!

I guarantee you!

Not you guys again!

Just want you to know that the

Navy always takes care of its own.

- Sweetheart.

- Darling.

Champagne and caviar and

pheasant under glass.

Wait til you see the dessert.

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