Harvey Page #6

"Very fond of rumpots,

crackpots...

and 'How are you,

Mr. Wilson?"'

"How are you,

Mr. Wilson?"

Who in the encyclopedia

wants to know?

Wilson, let's go. Dr. Chumley,

the screwiest thing just hap...

I know, and believe me, heads

will roll. But I was looking...

Quick, downtown.

Step on it.

Oh. Where's your mother? Where is she?

She took Uncle Elwood out to the

sanitarium. I thought you knew.

She just called me on the phone

at the club. She's hysterical.

Where's your phone? In the library.

What was Mother hysterical about?

I don't know. I couldn't make

out what she was talking about.

She was carrying on something fierce.

Where's the number of that sanitarium?

I'll look it up. I don't know

what Mother had to carry on about.

All she had to do was have Uncle

Elwood locked up. Maybe that's it.

I feel bad about havin' Elwood

locked up. I always liked that boy.

He could've done anything, been anything,

made a place for himself in the community.

And all he did was get a

big rabbit. Yeah, I know.

He's had that rabbit in my office many

a time. I'm old, but I don't miss much.

What's the name of this place?

Chumley's what? Chumley's Rest.

Yeah, Elwood had everything.

Brains, personality and friends.

Men liked him. Women

liked him. I liked him!

Women liked him?

Uncle Elwood? Mother!

Myrtle!

Veta Louise!

What's wrong, girl? I thought

I'd never see either of you again.

Take hold of her. She looks like

she's going to faint. Not so fast.

Don't rush her. Ease her in.

Get me where I can sit down.

There you are. Get her some

tea. Let me sit down somewhere.

You want some tea? Oh,

no. I don't want any tea.

The minute their backs were turned,

I ran like a frightened rabbit.

Oh, I didn't mean to say that!

I don't know what I'm saying.

Just let me sit here. Let me get

my breath. Let her get her breath.

Let me get my breath and then let me get

upstairs to my own bed where I can let go.

Mother,

what happened?

I want you to sue them. They

put me in and let Elwood out.

What's this? As I was going to the

taxi cab to get Elwood's things,

this awful man stepped out, he

was a white slaver, I know he was.

He was wearing one of those white

suits. That's how they advertise.

What did he do? He grabbed hold of

me and took me in there, and he...

Oh!

Go on, Veta. Go on,

Mother. Was he a young man?

Myrtle Mae, perhaps you'd better

leave the room. Now? I should say not.

Go on, Mother.

What'd he do, Veta?

He took me upstairs

and tore my clothes off.

Did you hear that?

Go on, Mother.

And then he dumped me

down in a tub of water.

Oh, for heaven's sake! By

Godfrey, I'll sue them for this!

I always thought that what

you were showed in your face.

Don't you believe it, Judge,

Myrtle Mae.

That man grabbed hold of me as

though I was a woman of the streets.

But I fought. I always said that

if a man jumped at me, I'd fight.

Haven't I always said that,

Myrtle Mae?

She's always said that. That's

what Mother's always told me to do.

He hustled me into the sanitarium

and dumped me in that tub of water...

and treated me as though I was a... A what?

A crazy woman. But he

did that just for spite.

Well, I'll be swizzled!

Then one of those doctors...

came upstairs and asked me

a lot of questions.

All about sex urges

and all that filthy stuff.

That place ought to be

cleaned up, Judge.

You ought to get the authorities

to clean it up.

Don't you ever go out there.

You hear me, Myrtle Mae?

This stinks to high heaven.

By Godfrey, it stinks!

Is that all those doctors do in

places like that, think about sex?

I don't know. Because if it is, they

ought to be ashamed of themselves.

It's all

in their heads anyway.

Why don't they take long

walks in the fresh air?

Judge Gaffney walked everywhere

for years, didn't you, Judge?

Did you? I better take some notes on this.

You said one of the doctors

came up to talk to you?

Yes. Dr. Sanderson. But don't pay

any attention to anything he says.

He's a liar. Close-set

eyes. They're always liars.

Besides, I told him something in

strictest confidence and he blabbed it.

You can't trust anyone!

What did you tell him? What

difference does it make?

I don't want to think about it.

I don't want to talk about it.

Anything you told Dr. Sanderson,

you can tell us.

This is your daughter, and I'm

your lawyer. I know which is which.

I don't want to talk about

it. I want to sue them.

And I want to get upstairs

to my own bed.

I should never have tried

to do anything about Elwood.

Something protects him.

That awful pooka.

Where is Uncle Elwood? How

should I know? They let him go!

They're not interested

in men at places like that.

You ought to know that,

Myrtle Mae. Don't be so naive.

Mother, no matter who jumped at you, we still

have to find Uncle Elwood and lock him up.

The next time,

you take him, Judge.

Oh, wait 'til Elwood hears what they

did to me. He won't stand for it.

You've got to sue them.

Myrtle Mae, I hope that

never, as long as you live,

a man tears the clothes off you

and sets you down in a tub of water.

Oh, there he is now! He's

after me! Stay where you are!

Knock him down, Judge. Kick

him! Don't let him get me!

Veta, please. I want you to

confront this man with your charges.

I don't want no part of that wacky dame.

I'm looking for that other screwball.

He's gotta go back to

Chumley's Rest. Kick him, Judge!

Veta, did you hear that?

Where is he? Where is

this guy, Elwood P. Dowd?

That screwball

with a rabbit.

What's the matter, you goofy too?

You a member of this cockeyed family?

I'm Mrs. Simmons' daughter.

Uncle Elwood is my uncle.

Look, kid, I've been to four fires and

A bartender give me a tip he

was here. Came with a bundle.

Now, where is he? What'd you

do with him? You hidin' him?

No...

I'm not hiding him.

Hey, my name's Marvin

Wilson, honey. What's yours?

Myrtle Mae. And I'm not

afraid of you. Myrtle Mae, huh?

If we grab your uncle, you'll be comin'

to the sanitarium on visitin' days.

Really, I don't know.

If you do, I'll be there.

You will? If you don't see me right

away, stick around. I'll show up.

Won't you sit down?

I got no time, kid.

I gotta find that uncle of yours

and be on my way. Now, where is he?

Where'd you put him? I

didn't put him anywhere.

I want you to catch him just as

much as you want to catch him.

I can't even have any callers

when he's around.

You shouldn't have any trouble about

callers, honey. Thank you very much.

I'll tell you something, Myrt. Yeah?

You not only got a nice build,

but you got something else too.

Really? What?

You got the screwiest uncle that ever

stuck his puss inside our nuthouse.

Would you like

a cup of coffee?

I can't, kid. Dr. Chumley's

checking all the police stations.

I better catch up with him. You look

awfully hungry. How about a sandwich?

Yeah, but I don't want that crazy dame

on my neck. Don't worry about Mother.

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