Gilda Page #4

named me "The Bar Nothing."

The coast is clear, I take it?

Very clear.

Look, Ballin, I'm a big boy now.

You can tell me things.

Gilda warned me that you'd grow up.

By the way, where is she?

Gilda?

Yes, Gilda.

She was bored.

There's an American picture in town.

She went to see it.

Alone?

Who would she go with?

She doesn't know anybody here.

You'd know more about that

than I would, wouldn't you, Johnny?

[GUNFIRE]

[CROWD CLAMORING]

[GUNSHOT]

[SPEAKS IN SPANISH]

Bad form to make a scene in public.

The ocean would have been quieter.

Only fools ruin themselves gambling.

Gambling?

What else?

Pfft.

Come on home.

What happened to him?

Come on.

Did he kill himself, Johnny?

Yes.

When a man becomes weak enough

to accept a bribe

he's already a dying man.

Didn't bother you, did it?

That he killed himself? No.

But it did bother me

that you were afraid.

Oh, no, I was amazed.

I realized that something could

happen to me.

That's why I'm going to tell you

something. Come in.

Over here, Johnny.

Remember this, Johnny.

Remember this too.

Could you do it now by yourself?

Yes.

Eight, left, 24 right, two left, 17 right.

You're the only one who knows

the combination.

If anything should ever

happen to me

there are papers there, signatures

and instructions how to carry on.

Thanks for not letting me down.

You're not just the owner

of a gambling joint.

You know what a cartel is, Johnny?

I think so.

A trust, a monopoly of some kind,

isn't it?

An international monopoly.

Big business, huh?

Monopoly in what?

Tungsten. That doesn't impress you.

I don't know much about it,

if it's worth getting shot at

for the pleasure of monopolizing it.

A man who controls a strategic

material can control the world, Johnny.

Whoa, now.

The world's a pretty big place.

Made up of stupid little people.

Well, if anybody can do it,

I'd lay 8-5 you're the baby who can.

And you'd win. Now let's go downstairs

and have a drink.

With you and Gilda on my side...

You are on my side, Johnny?

I told you that.

And Gilda?

What do you mean?

Women are funny little creatures.

I don't know much about them.

Odd things are important to them.

Really?

I bought her, Johnny,

just as I bought you.

Well, she knows that, doesn't she?

That's just it. Money doesn't

mean very much to Gilda.

If she should become restless...

I'm mad about her, Johnny.

Mad.

What do you think of that?

I think it's great.

Because she is on your side, Ballin.

I'd lay 8-5 on that too, and I'd win.

I'd better be getting back to the joint.

[GILDA HUMMING]

Know what? I have the funniest feeling

we're not alone.

Maybe we're haunted.

Maybe if we go inside, it'll go away.

Besides being pretty,

you're positively intelligent. Come on.

No.

You know, I have the funniest feeling

somebody said something.

Maybe the lady forgot to tell you

her husband lives here.

For a long, long time,

I've taken husbands little by little

in small doses, so that now I've

developed complete immunity to them.

You're through for the evening, son.

Scram.

So he runs this joint too, does he?

I said, scram.

For two cents, I'd...

You'd what?

Great, hitting a man when he's drunk.

He shouldn't get drunk on my time.

On your time?

I thought that was settled. I take care

of everything that belongs to the boss.

What's his is yours?

You went to a picture show

tonight, alone.

Really?

Would you like to know

whether I enjoyed it?

That's your story. That's what I told

Ballin, what you'll tell him.

[CLICKS TONGUE]

Making me deceive my husband.

I got some news for you, Gilda.

He didn't just buy something.

He's in love with you.

Is that so hard to understand?

You won't do anyth...

I've got some news for you.

I'm going to do exactly what I please,

when I please.

I was true to one man once,

and look what happened.

I made up my mind then...

This isn't about us, it's about him.

Really? You don't say so.

Now get this straight.

I don't care what you do, but I'm going

to see to it that it looks all right to him.

From now on you go anywhere

you please, with anyone you please,

but I'm gonna take you there, pick

you up and bring you home. Get that?

Exactly the way I'd take

and pick up his laundry.

Shame on you, Johnny.

Any psychiatrist would tell you, your

thought associations are revealing.

What are you talking about?

They'd say that means something.

Did you hear what I said?

You'll take me there and pick me up.

All to protect Ballin.

Who do you think you're kidding,

Johnny?

JOHNNY:

I hated her so, I couldn't

get her out of my mind for a minute.

She was in the air I breathed

and the food I ate.

["PUT THE BLAME ON MAME" PLAYING

ON GUITAR & GILDA HUMMING]

At first I thought

I was just dreaming it.

I'd been hearing her voice in my sleep

for nights anyway.

Then I realized...

When Mrs. O'Leary's cow

Kicked the lantern

In Chicago town

They say that started a fire

That burned Chicago down

That's the story went around

But here's the real lowdown

Put the blame on Mame, boys

Put the blame on Mame

Mame kissed a buyer

From out of town

That kissed burned Chicago down

So you can

Put the blame on Mame, boys

Put the blame on Mame

Remember the blizzard

Back in Manhattan

In 1886

They say that traffic was tied up

And folks were in a fix

That's the story that went around

But here's the real lowdown

Put the blame on Mame, boys

Put the blame on Mame

Mame gave a chump

Such and ice cold no

For seven days they shoveled snow

So you can

Put the blame on Mame, boys

Put the...

[FOOTSTEPS APPROACH]

Oh, good morning. How very pretty

you look in your nightgown.

What are you doing here?

Singing to my friend.

Isn't that all right?

How long you been here?

How long?

Five verses.

What are you doing here?

Listening. I just finished work and...

Did you hear about that poor cow...?

Get out of here.

Get back to your washroom

where you belong.

Ha, ha.

Put a beggar on horseback,

huh, Uncle Pio?

Pfft.

Well, here's the laundry,

waiting to be picked up.

Where have you been?

Swimming.

I bet you don't believe me.

I bet Ballin won't either,

unless you're there to back me up.

You went swimming with me.

Didn't we have a good time?

Swimming.

That's what it says here.

Where's your bathing suit?

Under this.

Want to see?

I'll get dressed.

I hate to drag you out

this time of the morning,

but it's your idea, you know.

Why don't you make it easy on yourself

and let him find out about me?

Or are you afraid

of what he might do to me?

Johnny.

I am.

What?

Afraid.

You?

Johnny, I wish I'd never...

Never what?

Getting married on the rebound

is so stupid.

Rebound from what?

You.

Because you don't know a man

you've only known one day.

He doesn't know you either.

That way you start even.

All fair and even.

Would it interest you to know

how much I hate you, Johnny?

Very much.

I hate you so much

that I would destroy myself

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