It Happened Tomorrow Page #3

- Tickets, please.

- We'll stand right here.

- That's not permitted, Sir.

- We're leaving in a few minutes.

Mr Stevens. I don't want to leave

in a few minutes.

The show will be over.

You mean Madame Melba?

The big show isn't there,

it's here in the lobby.

Listen, Sylvia...

What is going to happen?

There's going to be a hold up.

What kind of a story is that?

3 bandits will come into the lobby

Listen to the music.

I can hear that later.

No, It's going to happen right now.

They'll pretend to ask for tickets...

...then one man will draw a pistol...

It happened.

It happened!

Hurry up driver.

Faster, Faster!

Why did you run away?

To get my story in the first edition

I think you'd better let me out here.

- No, No, No. I need you.

- What for?

The editor will think I'm faking.

I have to have a witness.

But Mr Stevens.

How did you know...?

Do you think you're the only one

who can read the future?

Mr Stevens.

What kind of a

cock-and-bull story is this?

Mr Gordon. Don't waste time. The

papers are going to press any minute

- What time did you say this happened?

- 10 minutes ago, I was there

Are you trying to tell me

you wrote all this in 10 minutes?

Don't ask questions. Please, if you

have any sense, print my story

You'll pick those up again.

Miss Smith, tell him what you saw.

Well, I didn't see anything.

No, what I mean is,

I was listening to Melba and...

...when Mr Stevens pulled me out

it was all over.

What was all over, young lady?

Well, the things he wrote.

I fired you once.

Now, do I have to throw you out?

It will be printed.

You will see it on the front page.

Don't worry.

Everything's going to be alright.

Hello Inspector.

Anything wrong?

Plenty. There's been a hold up

at the opera house

Hold the press! Copyist!

- Copyist!

- Yes Sir.

Set this up in paragraphs.

Page one; two columns square

- Shoot it through.

- What's the headline, Chief?

How about "Bandits steal cash

at opera house while Melba sings"?

That's it.

By Lawrence Stevens.

- By Lawrence Stevens.

- Yes Sir.

I guess maybe I was a little hasty.

Tell me now,

how did you do it?

I'll come back later and talk to you

about that raise, chief.

Thank you, Inspector.

You came just in the nick of time.

Stevens. We'd like to know

a little more about this.

Sure, sure. But I can't identify

the men. I didn't see their faces.

I see. You know everything

about the job except who they were.

- That's just about the size of it, yes

- I see.

- Is this the man?

- Yes sir, that's him.

- Now wait a minute,

you can't talk to me like that.

- Shut up

Take it easy, Inspector. Stevens is

the best reporter I've got..

I wanna find out what he was doing

at the opera house during the holdup.

I took this young lady

to the Melba concert.

You don't need to be modest, Larry.

Tell him the truth.

You told me this morning

what would happen.

Just what I figured.

Oh but please, he didn't do

anything wrong

I was there with him.

I'll question you later young woman.

Please wait outside.

Keep your hands off

of that young lady...

- She had nothing to do with this...

- Just a minute.

Just how long have you been

tied up with this gang?

What gang?

- The four men who pulled this hold-up.

- There were only three.

There were four.

You were the fourth

I said there were only...

Don't pull me like that.

Now look, Stevens, you're not

as smart as you think you are

By Lawrence Stevens.

His first day as a reporter

and he gets his name

on the front page.

He's got a great future

when he gets out of jail

- You think they can put him in jail?

- Of course they can.

- But what for?

- For being an accomplice

Don't worry. He won't get more

than five or ten years.

With a good lawyer.

Why don't you have dinner with me

and we'll talk about it.

Yeah, we'll all talk about it.

Stevens, you're the most stubborn man

I've ever known.

Now, what were names

of these three fellas.

I'll put you in jail Stevens

for the rest of your natural life.

If you don't tell me the truth

Larry, for heavens sake

tell him the truth

- Mr Gordon, where's Pop Benson?

- Stop asking that!

Look, how did you know that

this hold-up was going to happen?

Alright, I'll tell you

but you won't believe me.

I read it in a newspaper last night

What newspaper?

Todays "Evening News" .

Stop this tomfoolery!

Wait, I'll prove it to you.

Look, here it is.

Isn't that todays newspaper?

Well I'm asking you

Isn't that todays newspaper?

And what is this?

But they were all just printed today.

I got mine last night.

Larry, a joke is a joke

but don't carry it too far.

Let's go to headquarters.

Oh please, please!

Please, he's done nothing wrong.

I know he hasn't

You keep out of this, young woman.

Now one last chance.

How did you know the

hold-up was going to happen?

- I read it in that..

- Shut up!

- Get him out of here.

- Come on.

Wait, I told him...

...what was going to happen

at the opera house.

Take him away!

Take him away!

Sylvia, you can't help me.

Inspector, don't believe

a word she says to you

How did you know about

this hold-up young woman?

Sometimes I see things

that are going to happen.

Can you see

what's going to happen now?

Well, you're coming along with us.

Did she show up yet?

No and I can't understand it.

She has never been late.

Too bad. Mr Beckstein here

is scouting for Barnum & Bailey

Mr Beckstein.

Gee, what a thrill.

It's been the dream of my life

to go on tour with you people.

I'm afraid we aren't interested

in mind reading acts.

They come a dime a dozen

- But mine is sensational.

- I can't wait.

Wait Mr Beckstein.

Here she comes now.

- Where have you been?

-Sorry Uncle Oscar, It's not my fault

Listen, Mr Beckstein is here from

Barnum & Bailey's, now come on

get on your clothes in there

we're on right away

Hurry up!

Don't stall, you hear!

Oh Gee, Mr Beckstein. You know,

when I was a young kid this high...

One moment, Cigolini.

- What do you want?

- Just a little information

I'm also interested in your act

You hear that Mr Beckstein?

You've got some competition.

The young lady tells me you can

read the future. Is that right?

Future? Past, present and future!

Then you could have predicted

what happened today?

Why, sure, sure, anything.

Then your niece was telling the truth

when she said you predicted this.

Sure, sure.

Oh, sure, we predicted this

It happens all the time.

Now are you going to stay

and see our act Mr Beckstein?

I think I will.

That's great, I know

you're going to like it.

You're very busy.

I'll see you after the performance

Thanks. Say, by the way,

what were you doing with my niece?

I'm police Inspector Mulrooney.

Police?

and if I were you, the next time

you make a prediction like this...

...I would inform the police.

You'll find it safer.

Professor Cigolini...

...How about predicting something

that will happen now...

...tonight or tomorrow?

Seor, my medium is far sighted...

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