Jitterbugs Page #5

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wrapped in concrete now.

- At the bottom of the Mississippi?

- Yes, the bottom of the Mi...

Never mind the Mississippi.

- Where's 41 0?

- Right over there, sir.

Thank you.

There they are now.

- Are you sure you've got the money?

- Yeah. Right here.

Now, don't forget to be dignified.

That's fine.

- Good morning, gentlemen.

- Good morning, colonel.

- Good morning.

- Good morning.

We're ready, willing

and able to do business.

This is Mr. Queen,

an associate of mine.

Mr. O'Grady and Mr. Taylor,

who are also interested.

Charmed, l'm sure.

Oh, pardon me.

My adviser, Colonel Bixby.

- L call him Bixie for short.

- How do you do?

I brought along the currency

in $ 1 000 notes, five of them.

- Yes, yes, of course. Five more.

- Thank you.

Now, we'll put them in the envelope...

as per the agreement.

There you are. You hold on to it until

the details are completed, Miss Emily.

Thank you.

- Hello, Mr. Wright.

- Mr. Bennett.

My secretary, Mr. Wright.

- Mr. Queen.

- Mr. Queen.

- How are you?

- That completes everything.

- Good morning.

- Goodbye.

Oh, by the way,

for our mutual protection...

don't you think we better put a mark

of identification on that envelope?

Oh, l don't think it's necessary,

really.

Just a matter of business.

Well, maybe you're right, eh, Bixie?

I think so.

Thank you.

- There you are.

- Thank you.

Well, that makes the deal

as solid as concrete.

Maybe, colonel,

you'd better keep this...

Well, how about celebrating?

Let's have a snort of bourbon.

Emmie means a little libation.

I think l have a bottle

in the next room.

If you'll give me the envelope, l'll take

it down and put it in the hotel safe.

That's a good idea. Thank you.

Good day, gentlemen.

How about the bourbon, Bixie?

L'll go right in and get it, Emmie dear.

Pardon me, boys.

You know, gentlemen,

l'm one of those nip-and-tuck drinkers.

What's that, Miss Emily?

One nip and they tuck me away

for the night.

I feel so gay.

- Did you ever hear the one about...?

- Emmie, l can't find the bottle.

- Where did you put it?

- Excuse me. l'll be right back.

If l hadn't have seen it,

l wouldn't have believed it.

- L told you it would be a cinch.

- Hey, Jimmy, watch that door.

- What are you trying to do, cross me?

- Cross you?

- L've been slipped the business myself.

- Catch that dame.

- She's ducked. They've beat it.

- Let's get out of here.

- Come on, sister, where's that dough?

- L haven't got it, really.

- That secretary's got it.

- Yes, he took it to the office.

If you're on this frame,

it'll be a case of murder.

I'm not that dumb. We were taken.

This pair's crooked. Where's Wright?

That money belongs to Miss Cowan.

You know very well you stole it

from her mother.

Why, you.

We were only trying

to get it back for her.

Oh, l wish you weren't a dame.

Wright's on the way to the showboat to

pick her up. That's our next stop, boys.

I don't know who crossed who.

I'm out 5 grand, and somebody's

gonna pay it back to me or else.

I was on the level. l wanted the dough

for the old convincer.

I was gonna turn it back.

- You were played for a chump.

- Here she is, Tony.

Oh, so this the little gal who dug up

the pretty trap you walked into.

- Smart.

- Where's Wright?

Come on, tell us.

- L don't know where he is.

- Where did you see him last?

The other day

when he was here with you.

- Don't they know?

- He's disappeared.

I'm afraid he's hoodwinked all of us.

We've been left holding the bag.

You framed all this.

You know where he is. Tell us.

- Lay off for a minute, Bennett.

- Chester was just fooling us all the time?

That he never intended

to pay me back the money?

I'm afraid he's made fools of all of us.

Yeah, you and the two dames

were stooges for a smart operator.

And you fell for his gag like a

cornhusker from the wide-open spaces.

Hey, wait a minute. l got an idea.

L'll take this joint over, open,

like you planned.

Later, l'll bring in the birdcage,

roulette wheels, dice tables.

I can clean up. You're gonna stay

because l need you in the show...

and l like you. l got an idea

we're gonna be good friends yet.

You stick here and watch her

and Bennett.

- Me?

- Yes, you.

You do a swell act,

but l want to look over your lines.

Maybe you and Wright

are planning to split fifty-fifty.

- Just a minute...

- Take these two...

to the boiler room

until l decide what to do with them.

You're gonna get a nasty letter from

our lawyer for that Halloween crack.

Get out.

- My goodness, it's chilly in here.

- Here, put this around you.

- Thank you.

- Hey, Mike.

Go tell Joe to put

some more fire in the boilers.

We'll have the customers

sitting on their hands in a minute.

Hey, Joe. Boss says to fire up. People

are freezing their ears off upstairs.

Yeah? That's where you come in, buddy.

Make with the shovel.

- Me?

- Yeah, you, and no beefs about it.

Well, what about...?

So you're one of those guys that

have no respect for the opposite sex.

Make with the shovel. Come on.

Well, here's another nice mess

you've gotten me into.

I'm sorry, l...

Now, smart guy, shovel every lump

of that coal into that boiler.

Would you mind

handing me my shovel?

- Get out.

- Now, don't. No, don't...

What's that?

- These are gas pills.

- That's exactly what l need.

I got indigestion.

- But these are different...

- Shut up.

Get shoveling.

- Will you get me a glass of water, babe?

- Yes.

- Please don't take that.

- Oh, sit down, sweetie pie.

L've had indigestion before.

This is sure gonna save my life.

Why, that's fine.

What kind of pills are those anyhow?

We tried to tell you

they were gas pills.

Oh, take me down out of here.

Get me out of here!

- Nice going, sister.

- Lt's not my sister, my mother.

Come, Mother dear.

You know, there's no reason

why we shouldn't be friends...

good friends, kid.

String along with me,

you'll be sitting on top of the world.

We ought to celebrate at that.

We'll drink to each other.

I thought you'd begin

to see things my way.

Here's to you, babe.

Good, eh?

Call a doctor.

Keep your eyes open.

The boat's loose.

The old Fremont.

She's loose on the river.

Send out the riverboat.

Watch where you're going.

All right, everybody go below.

Everybody go below. Come on.

I was going to the pier when

l heard the boat broke loose.

I hopped on the police boat and...

- Well, baby, what's the matter?

- What did you do with the money?

I wired the money to your mother

this morning. Look, there's the receipt.

Oh, Chester, l'm sorry.

Chester. Why...

Come on, baby, let's go.

Well, we're going down

for the third time.

I'm sorry.

[ENGLlSH]

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