His Girl Friday Page #55

HILDY:

I will -- if he will.

JUDGE:

(to Burns)

Have you got a ring?

Burns starts searching his pockets, then, to Hildy:

BURNS:

(he takes ring off)

How about Bruce's?

HILDY:

Walter, you can't do that!

BURNS:

Sure, I can. Look at the policy I

gave him!

(placing Bruce's ring

on Hildy's finger)

"With this ring I thee wed and with

all my worldly goods I thee endow:

And thereto I plight thee my troth."

INT. CITY ROOM CLOSE SHOT

REPORTER:

Say, I'm surprised she got the ring

back!

INT. BURNS' OFFICE CLOSE SHOT GROUP

JUDGE:

" -- pronounce you Man and Wife."

Burns throws his arms around Hildy and kisses her.

BURNS:

Hildy, darling!

HILDY:

Yes -- 'Hildy, darling'. I'm just a

fool. That's what I am. I know what

it's going to be like.

BURNS:

It'll be Heaven!

HILDY:

Sure, Heaven! You've probably thought

up another coal mine to send me down

in -- to get a new story for your

paper!

Hildy turns over copy of the extra lying on Burns' desk.

CLOSEUP HILDY:

She stops cold.

HILDY:

Walter!

INSERT:
NEWSPAPER --

"COUNTERFEIT PASSER CAUGHT!"

"Attempting to pass five hundred dollars worth of counterfeit

money at the Union station, a man giving his name as Bruce

Baldwin of Albany, New York, was arrested last night -- "

TWO SHOT BURNS AND HILDY

HILDY:

Counterfeit money! That's the money

you sent me, Walter! You -- you --

WALTER:

(starting to run)

But, Hildy, listen --

MED. FULL SHOT

Burns retreats from Hildy, she runs after him. He dashes

through glass-paned door into adjoining office. Hildy throws

her bag at him and it smashes the glass pane in the door.

INT. ADJOINING OFFICE CLOSE SHOT BURNS AND HILDY

She is pursuing him around table similar to one in Burns'

office.

BURNS:

But, Hildy -- I can explain --

HILDY:

You -- you!!

INT. BURNS' OFFICE CLOSE SHOT JUDGE AND LOUIE

LOUIE:

I think it's going to work out all

right this time.

FADE OUT:

THE END:

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