Harvey Page #11

Oh. You won't see this rabbit anymore.

But you will see your responsibilities

and your duties. Uh-huh.

Well, Doctor,

if you thought of this,

I'm sure it must be

a very fine thing.

And if I happen to run into anybody who

needs it, I'd be glad to recommend it.

But as for myself, I don't

think I'd care for it.

You hear that, Judge?

You hear that, Doctor?

That's what we put up with.

Veta, do you want me to take this?

Oh, Elwood, I'm only

thinking of you.

You're my brother and I've known you

for years. I'd do anything for you.

Harvey wouldn't do anything for

you. He's making a fool of you.

Elwood, don't be a fool. I won't.

Why, you could amount

to something.

You could be sitting on the Western

Slope Water Board right now...

if you'd only go over

and ask them.

If that's what you want, Harvey and

I'll go over tomorrow and ask them.

Tomorrow! I wish there might

never be another tomorrow!

Not if Myrtle Mae and I have to

go on living with that rabbit!

Our friends never come to see us

anymore. We have no social life whatever!

We've no life

at all.

We're both

perfectly miserable.

But perhaps you don't

care. All right, now, Veta.

Well, l...

I've always felt Veta should

have everything she wants, but...

Veta,

are you sure?

Yes.

I-I'll take it. Where do I go,

Doctor? In my office, Mr. Dowd.

This will only take a few

minutes. Why don't you wait?

Veta, you tell Dr. Chumley to say good-bye

to the old fellow for me, will you?

Dr. Sanderson,

couldn't we...

Yes, Kelly?

Nothing.

I'll need you

to give me a hand, Miss Kelly.

Right in here. No, no. After you.

No, after you.

Miss Kelly. No, after you. Here we go.

Dr. Sanderson said

it wouldn't take long.

Ooh, ooh!

Sit down, girl. Thank you, Judge.

He said it wouldn't take...

long.

Relax, girl.

Take it easy.

Thank you.

I'll try to, but...

Oh, there you are. Lady jumped out

of my cab, left without payin' me.

She didn't say anything, and a

fellow gets nervous after a while.

Well, there's no cause for

concern, man. How much is it?

All the way out there

from town? $2.75.

Why, I must've forgotten

my wallet.

I was dragged out of bed in such a hurry,

it's a wonder I didn't forget my pants.

Beg your pardon,

Veta.

Uh, would you take a

check? We don't take checks.

Yeah, I know, but...

Would you mind, Veta?

Oh, of course.

Yes, I, uh...

Well, I could've sworn

I brought my coin purse.

Where is it?

Oh, the idea!

Well, I never!

Oh, I know. I'll get it

for you from my brother.

But I can't go in just now. He's

in there getting an injection.

It won't take long.

You'll have to wait.

You're gonna get my money from

your brother who's in there...

getting some of that stuff

they shoot out here?

Yes. It'll only take

a few minutes.

Lady, I want my money now. I told

you it'll only take a few minutes.

We want you to drive us

back to town.

I told you I want my money now or I'm nosin'

the cab back to town and you can wait for a bus.

Well, of all the pigheaded,

stubborn things!

What's the matter with you?

Nothing that $2.75 won't fix.

You heard me.

Take it or leave it.

I never heard of anything so

unreasonable in all my life.

Would you please let my

brother step out here a moment?

This cab driver won't wait.

Oh, Elwood.

I'll be right back.

Elwood, I came off

without my coin purse.

Would you please give

this man $2.75?

But don't give him any more.

He's been very rude.

Howdy do. Dowd's my name, Elwood P.

Mine's Lofgren, E.J. Glad

to know you, Mr. Lofgren.

This is my sister Mrs. Simmons. My

good friend Judge Gaffney, back there.

Hi. Hi.

Hi.

Have you lived around

here long? All my life.

Enjoy your work?

It's okay.

I've been driving

for Apex Cabs for 15 years.

My brother Joe's been driving

for Brown Cabs for near 12.

Is that so? You drive for Apex

and your brother Joe for Brown.

That's interesting, isn't it, Veta? Yes.

Mr. Lofgren, let me give you

one of my cards.

My sister and my charming niece

live at that address with me.

Wouldn't you and your brother like to

come and have dinner with us sometime?

Sure,

be glad to.

When? When would you

be glad to?

I couldn't come any night but tomorrow.

I'm on duty all the rest of the week.

Tomorrow would be perfect. We'll be

expecting you and delighted to see you.

Won't we, Veta? Elwood, I'm sure

this man has friends of his own.

Can't have

too many friends.

Don't keep the Doctor waiting.

It's rude.

There you are. Keep the change. I'm

glad to have met you, Mr. Lofgren.

I'll expect you and your brother tomorrow

night. Now, you'll have to excuse me. l...

A sweet guy.

Certainly.

You could just as well have waited. Ah, no.

Lady, I've been drivin'

this route for 15 years.

I've brought 'em out here to get that stuff,

and I've drove 'em home after they had it.

It changes them.

I certainly hope so.

You ain't kiddin'.

On the way out here,

they sit back and enjoy

the ride, they talk to me.

Sometimes we stop and watch the

sunsets and look at the birds.

Sometimes we stop and watch the

birds when there ain't no birds,

and look at the sunsets

when it's rainin'.

We have a swell time.

And I always get a big tip.

But afterwards...

ooh-ooh.

"Afterwards, ooh-ooh." What do

you mean, "Afterwards, ooh-ooh"?

They crab, crab, crab.

They yell at me,

"Watch the lights! Watch the

breaks! Watch the intersections!"

They scream at me to hurry. They

got no faith in me and my buggy.

Yet, it's the same cab, same driver, and

we're going back over the very same road.

It's no fun.

And, no tips.

My brother would've tipped

you anyway. He's very generous.

He always has been. Not

after this he won't be.

After this he'll be

a perfectly normal human being.

And you know what stinkers

they are.

Glad I met ya.

I'll wait.

Oh, no! No!

Elwood, come out.

Don't give it to him! Stop

it! Stop it! Elwood, come out.

Don't do that, girl. Dr.

Sanderson's giving the injection.

I don't want him to have it.

I don't like people like that.

I don't want my brother

to be like that. Elwood!

Oh, you haven't given him the

injection already, have you?

No, but we're all ready,

Mrs. Simmons. Oh, Elwood!

What's the trouble?

What's goin' on?

What's wrong?

She wants to stop the

injection. She does, huh?

Come on, you. Take your hands off me!

Don't you touch me,

you white slaver, you!

Marvin, please! All right,

honey. Anything you say.

You don't know what you want. You

didn't want that rabbit either.

What's wrong with Harvey?

If Elwood and Myrtle Mae and I want

to live with Harvey, what is it to you?

You don't even have to

come around. It's our house.

Elwood! Oh, Elwood. Veta, that's all right.

Veta's all tired out.

She's done a lot today.

Have it your own way, but I'm

gonna take that cab back to town.

I'm not giving up another night's sleep

again no matter how big the animal is!

Elwood,

let us go too.

I hate this place.

I wish I'd never seen it.

All right, Veta. Wait

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