Klondike Annie Page #3

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- This what you wanted?

- No, I wasn't even thinking of it.

I want to speak to you.

I wasn't thinking of that, Doll.

I was thinking of you.

Give us a kiss.

I'll be back later.

The later the better.

Must be hard for a pretty woman like you

to be good.

Yes, Sister, I guess you're right.

Captain, what am I to do with this trunk?

The first thing you do is take it off your back.

I didn't think of that.

Whose trunk is it?

It belongs to the lady that just come aboard.

Where shall I put it?

- Where do you put your own trunk?

- Under my bunk.

BULL:
Then you know where to put this one,

don't you?

Under your bunk?

Turn around.

BULL:
Now put that under your bunk.

LIMEY:
Yes, sir. Thank you, sir.

All I want out of life is to do good.

Yes, I can see that.

What, more pills?

ANNIE:
This is another kind.

You see, sister,

I put my whole heart in my work.

So do I.

You can always lose your heart,

but never lose your head.

If you'd only seek the truth,

you'd find the strength to be good.

Being good's an awful lonesome job.

It takes courage to be good,

but I know you have courage.

If you'd try,

you could resist every temptation.

What's the good of resisting temptation?

There'll always be more.

If you'd study this book...

I know you'd change your opinion.

Won't you let me lend it to you?

- It's awful thick and in small print.

- Please.

All right. I'll start it tomorrow.

Good night, sister, and bless you.

Same to you, Sister.

You don't snore, do you?

Why, I don't know. Do you?

I haven't had any complaints.

[Soft instrumental music]

I guess I...

I don't know what it is you've done for me,

all these days we've been together, but...

I'm beginning to see things different now.

One more week and I'd have finished this.

I actually enjoyed reading it.

[Soft instrumental music continues]

You keep it.

I wouldn't think of that. Why, it says here:

"To Sister Annie Alden.

"From one of the many

you have helped upward."

You must be proud of that.

Please keep it.

I won't need it anymore.

May it keep you

on the path of righteousness...

all the days of your life.

I'll get you some more ice.

Here.

Annie.

How is she?

She's...

BULL:
She's dead?

DOLL:
Yes.

I guess the going was too rough for her.

[Knocking on door]

Who's that?

There's a boat

coming along starboard side, sir.

What does she look like?

Looks like the police cutter from Nome

to me, sir.

If they're police inspectors,

we'll have to let them come aboard.

Get out of here and step forward

till I send for you.

SAILOR:
Aye, aye, sir.

Police inspectors don't, as a rule,

come out this far.

Wonder what they want?

Better stay in there until I get them away.

- Capt. Brackett?

- Yeah, that's me.

I'm Ins. Forrest.

FORREST:
You know Off. Flynn.

BULL:
Sure, how are you?

- Have a nice trip, Captain?

- Most of the way.

BULL:
We had one bad blow, though.

Captain, we'd like to take a look

about the ship.

BULL:
What's the matter? Anything wrong?

No, just in the line of business.

We inspect all boats that come into port.

Come on. I'll show you about.

You were right, Annie,

about the wages of sin and all that.

I never figured I'd get caught.

You seem needlessly resentful

of our inspection, Captain.

We have reason to believe

that that woman may be on this ship.

She ain't. I'm the Captain here.

I ought to know who's on my own ship.

Maybe so. Just the same,

we've got to continue on our inspection.

Who occupies that cabin?

Nobody, that's my cabin. My private cabin.

May we have a look in there?

What for? Haven't I just told you

there's nobody in there.

You shouldn't mind satisfying our curiosity.

- Well, I can't...

- Why not?

Because there's a woman in there.

So, that's it?

I hate to pry into your personal affairs,

but we'll have to see her.

Yeah? Well, she's dead.

She passed out this morning.

I was just getting ready for the services.

Don't bother me.

Captain...

if you refuse to allow us

to inspect that cabin...

you'll find yourself open

to arrest and prosecution.

Arrest me, if you think

it will get you anywhere...

but you ain't going in there.

All right, Brackett. If that's your attitude,

we'll have to enforce the law.

FORREST:
Capt. Brackett,

you're under arrest!

I guess the gentlemen can go in now.

Quick, Rose Carlton died at sea.

Wonder if she's the one we're after.

What was her name?

[Upbeat instrumental music]

Do you mean to say

you're going to face this mob?

Yeah, I got to do it and like it.

Suppose some of those birds are friends

of Annie's, then where would you be?

I got to take that chance.

[Upbeat instrumental music continues]

This is a great day for us, fellow workers.

Yes, we've been expecting Sister Annie

so long and now we'll see her.

There she comes now.

BOWSER:
Welcome, Sister Annie.

BOWSER:
I'm Brother Bowser,

superintendent of our settlement house.

DOLL:
Pleased to meet you, Brother.

BOWSER:
Greetings, Sister.

- I'm Capt. Brackett.

- How do you do, Captain?

I must thank you for seeing

Sister Annie arrive safely.

It was a pleasure.

It's all his.

- But what we do now, Brother Bowser?

- Let's go meet our fellow workers.

I'll take them.

It's all right.

He just likes to show his strength.

Sister Annie, this is Sister Evans.

EVANS:
How do you do, Sister Annie?

BOWSER:
Sister Nell and Brother Benjamin.

How do you do, Brother?

You have a lot of hard work

ahead of you, Sister.

A lot of poor souls to be rescued.

- You will need all your strength.

- Yes, Brother Bowser.

It isn't what you get in this world

that counts, it's what you give.

BOWSER:
A splendid sentiment.

NELL:
Splendid.

Onward to the settlement house.

Goodbye, Captain.

You've been so good to me.

Nix, I'm going with you.

Yes, Brother.

Just a minute, Brackett.

- Capt. Brackett to you.

- All right, Captain.

Just a few more questions, if you don't mind.

Did you notice anything suspicious

about The San Francisco Doll...

when she boarded your ship?

You've asked me that before.

I ain't heard nothing or seen nothing.

Where is she?

- What is that? A boarding school?

- No, that's a dance hall.

Patronised by the rotten miners.

I suppose they have to dance here

to keep warm in Alaska.

She may sing hymns but don't tell me

she don't know plenty of other tunes.

This here, Sister,

is our little haven of brotherly love.

Not a bad-looking joint.

- Joint?

- House.

Capt. Brackett.

DOLL:
Brother Bowser,

I should be punished.

But you know, six weeks out at sea,

you know how rough sailors will talk.

- It must have rubbed off on me.

- Yes, of course.

BOWSER:
May we show you your room?

DOLL:
Why, yes.

Do you mind my having a word

with Capt. Brackett?

BOWSER:
Why, certainly not.

Capt. Brackett, I want to thank you

for all the kind things you've done for me.

Listen, Doll, one more day like this

and you'll end up in the nuthouse.

Tell you what to do, you go down

and get your clearance papers...

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