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Eddie.

What?

I'll never wash my face

as long as I live.

Oh... Oh, come on. Go ahead.

Oh, Eddie... Put your

hat on. Never mind that.

Don't rub it off! Don't

rub it off! All right.

Pick your hat up.

Pick your hat up.

I'm sorry, gentlemen, that our

clothes are not an exact fit.

I did my best, of course.

Look! Those men again.

Again their clothes look

familiar. Remarkable!

Hey, Eddie.

Now what's wrong?

I don't know what's wrong with this coat,

but it seems like there's some starch up here.

Look it here. Look at this!

What's the matter? Now sit

down and behave yourself!

How do you do?

How do you do?

This is the first opportunity I've had

to welcome you to Briarwood.

How do you do, Mrs. Briarwood? I'm

not Mrs. Briarwood. I'm Mrs. Winthrop.

This is Mrs. Winthrop.

Then you two have met before.

No, not him. You, I have

met. You met me before?

Yes.

Then we're old friends.

Of course, you know

this party is for charity.

I'm selling tickets to view our rare,

old family treasure, The Plunger.

I think that's a very good idea,

don't you, Edward?

Yes, yes.

What did you say?

To view our rare, old family

treasure, The Plunger. The plunger?

It's gonna cost money

to look at a plunger?

Why, of course.

Five dollars apiece.

Lady, are you gonna charge

everybody here for that? Yes.

Get 'em all together

in one group,

and I got a plunger you

can look at for nothin'.

Ah, but yours must be an

imitation. No, it's the real thing.

But my Plunger has been

in the family 150 years.

150 years?

Yes.

Don't you think it's about time

you threw it out?

Its exquisite coloring has never

been surpassed. It's worth $150,000.

Oh, it must be a beaut.

How many tickets will you have?

It's worth its weight in gold.

This I gotta see, Eddie.

I wanna see this.

Yeah.

How much are the tickets?

Five dollars apiece.

Very cheap. Very cheap. Say no

more. Pay the lady for the tickets.

Pay the lady.!

You just put your hand in your pocket,

but you never come out with nothin'.

Very eccentric.

Is that so?

Pay the lady! All right! All

right! Two tickets to see a plunger.

Thank you so much. Just this

way, gentlemen. Yes, surely.

Oh, I don't seem

to recall your names.

I'm Mr. Harrington.

This is, uh, Mr. Mansfield.

Of the Little Rock Mansfields.

Oh! How do you do?

Take an arm?

Right this way. Of course.

I know you'll enjoy it immensely.

Get away from the tree!

Pay no attention to him.

Peter, I've been looking all over

for you. Well, Miss Dinglehammer.

That's Hammerdingle.

Oh, of course, the lady cab driver. Don't

you think you ought to call your stand?

You may have some fares.

I'm not working this weekend.

It seems to me

you're working overtime.

Will you walk me to the

unveiling, Peter? Certainly.

Come on, Elsie.

Pardon me, Mrs. Winthrop.

May I take your photograph with these

two gentlemen for our society page?

Why, of course, it's okay. Go right ahead.

Don't forget to mention that next week

we're having a sale on secondhand washers.

Thank you. If they come out good,

I'd like about a dozen. Thank you.

Well, now, about to see the

plunger. The plunger, yes.

Let's see it.

I'm just about to unveil it.

A plunger with a veil?

I don't know.

If you please.

The plunger.

What kind of plunger is that? That must be

the bathroom door. The plunger must be inside.

Don't you understand?

That's the plunger there.

That's the plunger?

That big guy standing up.

That's a painting or something.

That's a gambler.

Any man that gambles

is a plunger.

Any man that gambles they call

a plunger? If he gambles heavy.

Then it's just a painting. That's

all. Expensive painting too.

How much that cost?

$150,000.

You was cheated, Mrs. Winthrop.

What?

I don't even see $100,000

worth of chips on the table.

Unless they got it

in their pockets.

This is the place

I'm looking for, isn't it?

To be sure, sir.

My name is Drexel.

I'm a friend of Mr. Harrington

and Mr. Mansfield.

What you mean is that Mrs. Winthrop

invited Mr. Peter Evans for the weekend,

he invited Miss Hammerdingle,

she invited Mr. Harrington

and Mr. Mansfield,

and they in turn invited you.

Yes, we are

a very hospitable group.

Drexel!

Marlow!

What are you doing here?

I'm something

of an art collector.

I understand there's

a valuable painting here.

Oh, yeah, The Plunger.

The last time we met you were doing a stretch for

collecting paintings without the owner's permission.

This time my work

is purely as supervisor.

I've got two stooges

on the inside.

All of a sudden,

I'm an art collector too.

Count me in.

I'm your partner.

Save me.! Help.!

Help.! Help.! Save me.!

Save me.! Help.! Help.!

Help!

Hold on me, boy!

Get up here.

Go ahead, kid.

I'm gonna sue you

in every court in this world!

What's the matter?

Didn't I just save your life?

Yeah, but where's my hat?

What in the world is this? How do you

like this guy? I just saved his life!

You saved whose life?

His.

Do you know this guy?

No.

You had no license

to go out after that man.

You gotta have a license

to go save a guy?

You want me to run

downtown to the "brureau"...

and say, "Gimme a license.

I want to save a man"?

There's lifeguards.

They've got families.

Those families depend on the

salaries those lifeguards earn...

to jump in swimming pools

and oceans and save people.

And you... As soon

as their back is turned,

you deliberately sneak into the

pool and do the work for nothing!

Don't ever do a thing like

that! I'm sorry I saved you.

You should be sorry!

Do you mind very much

if I settle this argument?

I wish you would. You tell Eddie

everything. Thank you very much.

Well, that's better.

Wait! Wait!

I'm gonna run down and get a

license! I'll be right back!

Wait there.!

Keep out of people's business.

Mr. Drexel. Eddie and Al,

how are you? Glad to see ya.

You're not mad at us?

Of course not. I'm your pal.

What about the $1,000?

Let's not talk about that now.

What are you doing here? I'm here

on business. Maybe you can help me.

Certainly. There's a package I'd

like you to carry home for me.

Sure. He's the greatest package

carrier. I'd be glad to help.

What's in it?

It might be a painting.

The Plunger?

It could be.

Well, we won't help. If you do

anything like that, we'll expose you!

You heard that, didn't you? You do anything

like that and we'll turn the hose on you!

I was just trying to test your

honesty. I'm glad you stand the test.

Run along and

enjoy yourselves.

We stand all kind of tests. Just

keep testing us. Test us. Come on!

What did they say?

They said they'd expose me

to Mrs. Winthrop if I try anything.

How are your knives these days?

I still keep them sharp and handy.

Just this way, please.

Mrs. Winthrop asked me to bring

you two gentlemen down here...

so you could choose your mounts

for the fox hunt.

Fox hunt?

Oh, certainly.

What would a weekend be

without a fox hunt?

You know, last season

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