Jimmy the Gent Page #3

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That big slob you're working for.

Bothers you, doesn't he?

Yeah, like a crumb in a Union suit.

Well, he'll always bother you, Jimmy.

He's got something you haven't.

The only thing that he's got

that I want is you

and he took you away from me.

I left you for a little decency.

Is it decent of him to be bribing all those

nurses and internes

down at the emergency?

He doesn't bribe them.

He pays them for decent service.

To keep me from getting

that same service.

To help decent people get

what's coming to them.

And a nice big cut for himself besides.

Only he's got ethics.

I don't care if he's got carbuncles.

The only difference between him and me

is he gotta smoother line.

Is that all?

Yeah, and a sharper knife that he sticks

in between your fourth and your fifth rib

and you don't know you're dead

until you get home.

You can't talk about him like that.

I'll talk about him any way I like.

You can't make yourself clean

by making him dirty.

He's a chiseler just the same as me.

He's a gentleman, you're a crook.

Oh, looks like he's done right

with you already.

Just what do you mean by that?

Do you need a diagram?

Ethics! Ethics!

I'll show you who's got ethics.

Have I got ethics or haven't I?

Sure, boss, you got 'em.

Then what are you holding on to me for?

Listen, boss, I got all that dope

on the old lady.

Am I a gentleman or ain't I?

Sure, boss, you've been a sucker

for class all your life.

Then what's the matter with that Jane?

What Jane?

Oh, I'll break her sweet-smelling neck.

I'll show her who's a gentleman.

Be so kind as to convey my appreciation

to Mr Wallingham

for his efforts on my behalf.

I shall be charmed, Madame.

We have only done our duty.

Our motto, you know, is service.

Monsieur.

Good day, Madame.

4 o'clock. Tea time.

Kindly serve Mr and Mrs Norton first,

Horton.

You will have some tea, won't you?

Mr Wallingham will be so ashamed

of being forced to keep you waiting.

Punctuality is our motto, you know.

Miss Martin, please.

Certainly, Mr Chalmers.

Thank you.

May I be of any assistance?

Yeah, I wanna see Joan.

Miss Martin?

Whom shall I say?

Just say Jimmy.

Mr?

Corrigan.

Won't you be seated, Mr Corrigan.

Make it snappy, will ya?

I'll see if Miss Martin is free.

Miss Martin, please.

Certainly.

May I give you some tea?

Am I in on this, too?

Sugar?

Yeah.

Another one.

Again.

Come on, one more lump.

Right this way, Mr Corrigan.

How do you do, Mr Corrigan.

Coote's my name. Chester Coote.

Pleased to meet you.

I wanna see Miss Martin.

I'll see if she's engaged.

Won't you sit down?

I'll only be a moment.

A spot of tea.

Thanks.

Sugar?

Yeah.

Thanks.

This way, Mr Corrigan.

What do you want?

You got no right to call me a crook.

Oh, did I call you that?

I apologize to the crooks.

What did I ever do to you to try to

make a monkey out of me?

I tried to make you a gentleman.

With no success.

There you go starting up again.

Joan, have we any more

of those turn page wafers?

Oh, I'm so sorry.

Mr Wallingham, Mr Corrigan.

How nice.

I don't believe we've ever met.

Pleased to meet you.

I seen you around.

Will you join us in a cup of tea?

Yeah, sure, I'm very thirsty.

Cream or lemon, Jimmy?

A little of each.

May I?

You don't take sugar, do you?

Uh... no. No, thanks,

I never use sugar.

I tell Joan putting sugar in this jasmin tea

is a minor blasphemy.

Yeah, sure, that's what I think.

Will you have a biscuit?

Thank you.

A biscuit, Mr Corrigan?

Oh, thanks...

didn't turn out so good, huh?

You know, James...

You don't mind my calling you James,

do you?

No, go ahead, it's all right.

Has it ever occurred to you that we

don't take food half seriously enough here

in the States?

I think it depends

on how much you can get, don't it?

Very clever.

You know, for instance,

take the mortadella in Italy.

The petit marm in France

and the columarius consultienta in Spain.

Oh, excuse me.

I'm crazy to travel.

I should love to show you Paris.

More tea, Jimmy?

Oh, yes, yes, thanks.

I'm still thirsty.

Oh, excuse me.

So, do you do this regular?

What?

I mean, all this tea?

Religiously.

Why shouldn't the social ammenities

be brought into the business world?

That's what I say. Why shouldn't they?

Excuse me, there's my phone.

Will you have a cigar?

No, no, no. Never mind, look.

I got a proposition to make to you.

Sit right down there.

Now look.

It's all there, every bit of it.

The old dame that ate the poison cheese

sandwich and left all that dough...

her name is Sarah Barton.

Her nearest living relative is her nephew

Monty Barton.

It's all there, it's all yours.

Now we're even.

Now this is what you can do for me.

Tell me. Who makes all those nice clothes

for you?

How do you get all this swell class

into this joint?

And how long will it take a mug like me

to learn to talk your kinda lingo?

Hiya, boss.

What's the matter, boss?

Don't you feel good?

No, I don't feel good.

I know just the thing for you.

Me ol' grandma learned it to me.

When you don't feel good, all you have do

is take a nice big hot cup of tea.

Tea? Tea you tell me, huh?

Tea, you chuckleheaded silly looking ape.

I'm up to here with tea!

Come on, get out of here.

get out, you...

Deduct another five smackers

off my pay.

I'm convinced, Miss Barton,

that you have a legitimate claim

to all Sarah Barton's money

and we'll do everything in our power

to establish it legally.

Of course the money is really mine

there's no doubt about that.

unless that worthless father of mine

turns up.

If Monty Barton were going to turn up

I think he'd have done it long before this.

Oh, I do hope he's dead.

I'd hate to think of wasting all that

bus fare coming in from Baltimore.

We'll do all we can.

We'll get on it right away.

Thank you.

Not at all,

you will hear from us very soon.

Those papers you're leaving

are very valuable, I'm sure.

Good day.

Goodbye, Miss Barton.

There you are. Birth certificate, marriage license,

insurance papers, everything.

Splendid, splendid.

She's Monty Barton's daughter,

all right.

You've done great work in this case,

Joan.

That reminds me,

thanks for the raise.

You deserve it in more ways than one.

Thanks. I'm doing my best.

We've got to get all this settled before

Jimmy Corrigan pulls a fast one on us.

Oh, I don't think we have much to worry

about as far as he's concerned..

Have you noticed how he's been

slowing down the past few months?

Yes, have you noticed that, too?

Rather.

I wonder what's got into him.

Too much tea.

Good afternoon, Mr Corrigan's office.

To whom?

One moment, I'll connect you.

Your tea, Miss Finch.

Thank you.

All right, Miss Huffer,

Mr Corrigan will be so happy.

Hey, don't be so stingy with them lumps.

Hello?

Okay.

Hey, Speedy, don't forget your old

aunt Emma.

Yeah...

Pardon?

To whom?

To whom would you care to speak?

When Mr Corrigan find out my family

come from Caterina di Medici

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