Girls! Girls! Girls! Page #3

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Make him have happy heart

ln land of love

Angel dream of earth boy

ln land of love

Youd better run! lll get you!

Run home to your mama.

Too late for children to be up.

Too late for anybody to be up.

- ls she trying to tell us something?

- Something.

l wonder what it could be.

- You go to bed now.

- A mans home is his castle.

Kin, you sleep with

brother-in-law next door.

Kin doesnt like to sleep

with brother-in-law. He snores.

You sleep with brother-in-law!

- Sleep well.

- Goodnight.

Ross, Laurel, you come with me.

Laurel, you sleep with me.

Ross, you on couch.

- Goodnight.

- Night.

Night.

l must have gotten

the wrong fortune cookie.

Laurel...? Laurel!

Laurel!

Ahoy, West Wind!

One if by land...

...and two if by sea.

We can weigh anchor, Admiral.

lm ready.

lts no fit night for man nor beast.

lts not sensational here, either.

- Frightened?

- Terrified! Lets watch.

Good idea.

Why do you feel

so much more alive in a storm?

l dont know.

Maybe its because everything

seems more intense, more real.

This is real.

Yes.

You sound doubtful.

- Youre not too real yourself.

- Not yet.

- Youre not married, are you?

- Almost.

ls that what

youre running away from?

Yes. Lets not talk any more.

You still love him?

He didnt love me.

- l didnt ask you that.

- l was hurt.

- The whole thing was such a lie.

- What about him?

Thats why my father

brought me here from Chicago.

lts over with,

but lm just not all together yet.

Youre together enough for me.

l couldnt stand being fooled again.

lts me. And it is real. lsnt it?

- Were getting wet.

- Do you care?

l dont want to care about anything!

- Goodbye, Ross!

- Bye, Miss Laurel!

Come back soon!

- Bye, kids!

- Goodbye, everybody!

Bye!

Papa Stavros! What are you doing?

l didnt expect you.

Hello, Miss Dodge.

- Whats the ledger for?

- Marine insurance.

- They want the gear itemised.

- l itemised it last month.

Well, this is sort of an inventory.

Ross. l sold the boats.

You sold em? All?

Johnson said, Take it or leave it.

l need the money for the house...

- You dont have to explain.

- Well, l just...

How soon does he take over?

- Ross. The trouble is...

- lll get my gear packed.

No, no! Tonight, tomorrow...

Goodbye, now.

- Where will you live?

- Chen can take me in for a while.

What are you gonna do?

Yep. lm gonna see him now.

Right now.

- Chen?

- Nope, Johnson.

- lll take you home.

- lll get a cab. Go see him.

Wait. You were going to let me

take you home, werent you?

l live at 1 36 Bay Street.

lll be waiting.

- l dont know how long...

- lll be waiting!

- We knock, Skipper.

- And we take advantage of old men.

This was no Greek bearing gifts. l paid.

Will you sell the West Wind?

Depends. l dont own anything

without a price.

- How much?

- Ten thousand.

- What dyou pay Stavros?

- Six.

- Youre a thief!

- A businessman. Got the money?

- You know l havent got any.

- Why are you wasting my time?

Johnson... Whatll you do

with the fishing boats?

Dry dock. Painting and refitting.

Theyll be out of circulation

for a while. And so will you.

- Want to work for me?

- Doing what?

- Fishing for tuna.

- No dice.

- lll tell you...

- lll tell you what youre gonna do.

Get your junk off my sailboat. Now.

Hold on, Skipper!

Youll get nowhere with games

like choking the Kingfishers engine.

All that did was let me knock

the sale price down.

All right, you want a job?

Then will you sell me the boat

for so much a week?

Everythings for sale.

But l wont promise not to sell her.

- What do you pay a captain?

- Captain?

Shouldnt you be a deck-hand first?

Sixty bucks a trip. lf you really want

the boat, make two trips a week.

- Commercial captains get a percentage.

- Not if theyre inexperienced.

Why pay me a salary?

This way, the more l haul,

the more we both make.

- What percentage?

- Ten percent.

- Two.

- Seven.

- Five and l see the books.

- OK. Deal.

- Chen Yung goes with it.

- Sure.

- Thats how generous l am.

- Real generous.

- Drink?

- lf yours is a Mickey.

You know, l like you.

You remind me of me.

- Trying to get me to blow the deal?

- Be here tomorrow. 3 a.m.

- And you can stay on the sailboat.

- Want me to maintain it, too?

You will, Skipper. You will.

- l came to talk to you, Sam.

- Good.

- Well?

- Got room for another singer?

The other dame sings, too?

Youre becoming a specialist.

- l sing.

- lve been telling you that.

- lm available.

- What made you decide, now?

- Money.

- lve offered you money before.

l didnt need it before.

How much can l make?

Scale to begin with.

More if youre a big draw.

This wont affect Robin. She stays.

Of course. She stays.

Sam, dont say anything about it.

lll tell her tomorrow, OK?

- Where are you going?

- l got a date.

- Theres a nice crowd. Go on now.

- l cant tonight.

Fishing, singing and hunting?

That makes for a full day.

Youre gonna have

to give up something.

Come on, Ross.

l want to see if l made a good deal.

All right, Sam.

- Doctor Livingstone!

- Hi!

Somehow this isnt how l imagined

the big reconciliation.

Good evening.

Regular patrons know Ross Carpenter,

whos sung here many times.

Tonight, Ross sings for the first time

as a professional.

Hell be here regularly from now on.

Lets all wish him a lot of luck.

Thats what l was trying to tell you.

Thought you were letting me tell her.

Thanks.

Sorry.

Play it again! More!

- More!

- Come on! More!

Ross?

Ross?

- More!

- Sing it again!

- Robin, l was going to...

- You go the whole route, dont you?

Pull the rug from under me,

take the bread out of my mouth.

lt sounds complicated.

lm keeping the wolf from the door.

- From the boat!

- lm singing for the money to buy it.

lm doing two jobs at once.

lt doesnt affect you.

You bet it doesnt.

- Can l go now?

- Anchors away!

- Youre a busy boy!

- Youre not on my back, too!

The other one was just here.

She went that-a-way.

Laurel!

Laurel!

- People dont stand me up.

- lm not people.

And this is your second try.

- What were you doing with Robin?

- Sam gave me a job.

- Fishing?

- Yeah, the place is full of tuna!

Very funny!

When lm not working for Johnson,

lm here.

When do you work at us? Split shift?

- l need the money.

- Money isnt that important.

Not when youve got it.

lts important to me.

How come it isnt to you?

- lts what you buy that matters.

- Hes not going to give me the boat.

- And not much else means anything.

- Thats right. Until l do buy it.

l thought it was Robin.

l wish it was, l could fight that.

- You dont understand.

- lve never wanted anything that badly.

Who and what are you

that lets you play it this cool?

Did you forget something?

lm sure she isnt cool

and she really understands.

Why dont you go back to her?

- No comment?

- lm thinking of the answer.

- Have you found it?

- Yeah, lve found it.

Lets see if we catch more bait than tuna.

Havent had much luck

catching anything yet.

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