It Happened on 5th Avenue Page #10

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MARY:

Of all the contemptible-

- All right. Mary.

- Ugh.

We'll forget about Bolivia.

Michael J. O'Connor.

you ought to be ashamed of yourself.

If you want to marry Jim.

it's all right with me.

I'll give him a job here.

What kind of a job?

Doing something. I don't know.

but it'll be a job...

...nice office. secretary.

good salary. all the trimmings.

Dad. can't you understand?

He wants to stand on his own two feet.

Jim has ability. whether you think so or not

and I'd rather he go anywhere...

...than be one of your army

of high-salaried yes men.

[DOOR SLAMS]

I'll be leaving tomorrow. Michael.

And when I leave.

Trudy will be going with me.

So you'll have this whole house

all to yourself again.

I hope you'll be very happy in it.

Did you say something?

No.

Where is everybody?

I don't know. I guess they're all down

in the dumps the same as I am.

You know. I don't think

I'll be coming back here next winter.

Why? What's wrong with this place?

Since Jim and the boys

lost their property...

...all the laughter and happiness is gone.

This place seems like a morgue.

You know. I think I'll try

the Guggenhoff mansion next season.

The Guggenhoff mansion?

Oh. that place doesn't compare with this.

Everybody knows that the

Guggenhoff place has bad plumbing...

...and besides.

they don't have air conditioning...

...and that's something to be considered.

Mike. a house. any house.

is only what its occupants make it.

No. this place doesn't seem the same.

I think I'll get a cup of coffee.

Hello. Jim.

Would you care for a cup of coffee?

No. thanks.

I...

- I hear you're leaving.

- Yep.

Going down

to see Wheeler Construction today.

Jim. you don't want to go to Bolivia.

Why not?

You tried to sell me that deal once.

What changed your mind?

Well. I thought perhaps

that if you had a talk with Mr. O'Connor...

...you wouldn't have to go to Bolivia.

Talk with him? How are you gonna talk

with him if you can't even see him?

Well. I have a friend who works

in the O'Connor building.

Charlie's his name. Charlie Graham.

He and I used to ride the rods together.

He's head janitor there now

and believe it or not...

...O'Connor and Charlie

are like two peas in a pod.

I hope you won't mind. Jim...

...but I asked Charlie to ask Mr. O'Connor

for an appointment for you.

- And guess what.

- I'm guessing.

Charlie just phoned me and said...

...that Mr. O'Connor

would see you in one hour.

Mike. are you feeling all right?

Mike. you're having hallucinations again.

No. no. no. Not this time.

No. I know what I'm saying.

Don't pass up this chance. Jim.

Better go now.

Okay. Mike. We'll give it a try.

It won't be the first office

I've been thrown out of. And. Mike...

...if anything happens. we'll cut you in.

- How do you do? I-

- Good morning. gentlemen.

Mr. O'Connor's expecting you.

Will you go right in?

Thank you.

O'CONNOR:
Farrow. I told you to transfer

some cash to our Paris office.

Two million? Do you expect them

to operate with pennies?

Cable them 3 million more right away.

Can't I leave this office five minutes

without things going haywire?

Where are those lumber contracts?

Call San Francisco and tell them...

...if the contracts aren't here tomorrow

the deal is off.

Anything happen on that steel mill lease?

I don't care what it costs.

I want it closed today.

Yeah. right.

And by the way.

cable Kennedy in London...

...and tell him we'll sell our British

and Canadian holdings for 12 million.

If my American Can goes up tomorrow.

sell a hundred thousand shares.

Right.

Hello. boys.

Mike. What are you doing

behind O'Connor's desk?

- You gone nuts?

- How'd you get in here?

We'd better get him out

before O'Connor comes in.

We- Uh-

Gentlemen. Gentlemen.

[MUFFLED SHOUTING]

- Good morning. gentlemen.

ALL:
Good morning.

Where's Mr. O'Connor?

We haven't seen him.

We have an appointment with him.

[KNOCKING]

What's that?

- Well. it ain't mice.

O'CONNOR:
Help. Somebody open this door.

[KNOCKING]

O'CONNOR:

Open this-

Mr. O'Connor.

Mr. O'Connor.

What were you doing in that closet?

I like it in there.

There's nothing so restful

as a nice. dark. stuffy closet.

Did you say...?

Mr. O'Connor?

O'CONNOR:

That's what he said.

[MUTTERING]

Don't start popping questions.

I haven't time.

- Where are those papers of transfer?

- Right here.

Yeah. Oh. Oh. good.

Now. then.

before I transfer this barracks property...

...over to you three gentlemen...

- ... there's one thing you must do for me.

- Yes. sir.

Not one word of this to McKeever.

As far as he is concerned.

I am still just a-

A panhandler.

- Gentlemen. is that clear?

HANK:
Yes. sir.

Good.

Sit down. make yourself at home.

[CHATTERING. LAUGHING]

Just a minute. folks.

To Mike...

...I never would have believed it possible.

but he certainly came through in a pinch.

ALL:
To Mike!

- To Michael J.-

McKEEVER:
Speech. Mike. Speech.

- Come on. Mike.

Well. I- Ahem.

I really don't know what to say...

...excepting that I'm glad

I was able to be of service...

...even though Mac here

chooses to think of me...

...as a drifter. a panhandler

and a man of little principle.

[CHUCKLES]

Water under the bridge. Mike.

Please try and forget that I ever said it.

Mac. it's already forgotten.

[CHUCKLES]

Well...

It's too bad we have to leave here.

But we did promise the patrolmen

to be out of here by the first of the year.

Naturally. I would have preferred...

...to spend the winter

as I customarily do.

But...

All good things must come to an end.

Soon the O'Connor servants

will be coming back.

Taking down the boards.

Tomorrow.

we must put the house in order...

...so that everything

will be just as we found it.

Tonight is our last night together.

Our paths may never cross again.

And I would like to feel

that you're all my friends.

For to be without friends

is a serious form of poverty.

[CHIMING]

The New Year.

And may it bring happiness to all of you.

ALL:

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!

You know. I always come out

the same way I go in.

Well. everything is just as we found it.

You know.

it's been a very pleasant winter after all.

[DOG BARKING]

[McKEEVER CHUCKLES]

I guess Sam knows

that he's going on the road.

All right. Sam. I'm ready.

Well. look. Mac. I...

Well. that is...

- ... Trudy and I are gonna be married.

- Oh.

- We're gonna have plenty of room.

- Yes. we could all stay together.

Mike and I wish

you'd come stay with us.

How about it. Mac?

Well. thanks.

Thanks to all of you.

But you have your own lives

to lead and I...

Well. it's a little too late

for me to change.

Anyway. I have a very nice place

to go to down in Virginia.

It's near Bubbling Springs.

It's Mr. O'Connor's place.

[CHUCKLES]

When he comes back here.

I go down there.

Oh.

[ALL CHUCKLING]

Well. we better not all leave at once.

Jim and Trudy. you go out first.

- Goodbye. Mr. McKeever.

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