Ladies of Leisure Page #6

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I'm gonna tell you.

Between the two of us,

they never get away.

I'll never forget the night we...

Hey, Dot, I got something to tell...

Kay, there's a lady to see you.

I've been entertaining her.

You want me to mix up something?

I would like to see you alone,

Miss Arnold.

Yes, certainly.

Dot...

I'm out like the light.

I'm Jerry's mother.

I'm glad to meet you.

I guess Jerry's told you.

Yes, and I must confess that I rather

suspected to find a different sort of person.

You mean you're disappointed?

Quite the contrary.

I'm most agreeably surprised.

I'm sure you're a very clever girl.

Clever?

I don't blame Jerry a bit

for being attracted by you.

Thanks.

And now that I've paid you a compliment,

you must pay me one by admitting

that you know why I'm here.

But I don't.

If there's anything I can do for you.

I have some wealth, some position...

There's a great deal

that you might persuade me to do for you.

Oh, I see.

You've come here to make a deal with me.

Well I don't mind the insult to me,

Mrs. Strong, but you're insulting Jerry too.

If you're trying to get me to give him up

you're wasting your time.

You've got no right to ask me.

I won't do it.

I'm not asking for myself.

Jerry has split with his father.

Mr. Strong is a man

of the highest principles.

- And he doesn't approve.

- How about you, Mrs. Strong?

Well, I don't know you.

And your husband?

What does he know about me?

- He tells me...

- Oh, wait.

Don't say it. It's true.

Won't you sit down?

Thank you.

I guess Jerry loves you an awful lot.

I've heard him talk on the phone with you.

I guess I'm in the worst jam

anybody ever was.

I wonder if you'll be kind enough

to let me tell you my side.

Certainly.

Suppose somebody has...

oh, say, consumption...

that bars him from a lot of things.

It's a kind of closed door.

But supposing they're cured?

Don't you think that door ought to open?

Wait...

Jerry knows all about me.

I didn't want this to happen.

I even fought against it.

But it did.

Jerry loves me and I love him.

Do you believe that?

Yes, I believe you.

Your husband says he looked me up.

Alright, but I'm different now.

Do you believe that?

I'm willing to believe that.

Then why, why can't I?

I understand.

But most people won't.

They consider you a handicap for Jerry.

His friends will all slip away.

- Friends?

- His people. His world.

He'll lose it and after a time he'll miss it

and realize it.

I know he won't blame you.

But you'll blame yourself.

That's why you must give him up.

I love him.

He's the only man I've ever loved.

I couldn't live without him.

I'll work for him.

I'll take care of him.

Gee, I'd die for him.

He don't need his father,

he don't need you.

I won't give up. I won't listen to you.

Get out!

Get out.

Oh, wait.

Give me a minute to think.

Excuse me, Mrs. Strong.

Oh, I wish he was poor.

I wish he was nobody.

I wish he was sick so nobody

else wanted him.

Do you think I'm so bad?

I don't think you're bad at all, my dear.

I won't even say that

you're not worthy of him.

I'm not here to judge you.

- I'm here to ask you to give him up.

- Why?

- Why?

- Because you love him.

And deep down in your heart

you know the reason.

You see, I'm being cruel

because I love him.

He'll hate me when he finds out.

But I must risk his hate.

I must fight for him.

That's what mothers are for.

Are they?

I wish I had one to fight for me.

The only break I ever got...

the only thing in the world

I ever wanted...

and you ask me to give it up.

I don't think that I have to ask you.

You love him too much

to want to hurt him.

No...

You don't have to ask me.

You win.

You all win.

You won a long time ago.

Long before I met Jerry.

Long before any of us were born you won.

But there's one thing

you can't take away from me.

He held me in his arms.

And he told me he loved me.

Oh, it's all right, Mrs. Strong.

I liked you... laughingly.

We both love him.

And yet only one of us is willing

to give him up.

I'm rather ashamed of myself.

And I shall always remember you, my dear.

Oh, I wouldn't if I were you.

Don't blame yourself.

I probably would have figured it out myself

if you hadn't tipped me off.

Don't worry about me.

Goodbye, Mrs. Strong.

Goodbye, my dear.

Please try not to hate me too much.

I couldn't hate you.

You're his mother.

I couldn't help it.

I was listening.

Oh, that's awful.

And I don't mind telling you.

If you listen to that dame

you're the biggest fool that ever was.

- That's all right.

- Aw, honey...

Here...

What are you gonna do?

Go somewhere...

He'll never see me again.

Kay, are you drunk or something?

That's an idea.

Atta girl, Kay.

Now you're talking.

Oh, we're all out of it.

Now come on, cheer up.

Come on, you forget about it all

and I'll be back in just a minute.

And you wait right here now.

And don't you move.

Bryant 3420

- Telephone, sir.

- Am I in or out?

Hello.

Hello, Mr. Standish?

This is Kay Arnold.

Hello, hello. How are you?

Fine. I feel like getting into trouble.

I don't know whether to be insulted

or complimented.

You caught me right in the middle

of my packing.

I'm packing, too.

Where am I going?

Havana.

Havana?

Why that's a peculiar coincidence.

I'm bound there, too.

I'm going with you.

Can you get another ticket?

I always carry a spare

for emergencies like this.

You won't be disappointed.

They tell me I'm pretty good company.

If you really mean this you'd better hurry up

because we're leaving at ten and...

I'll stop by and pick you up a cab.

I'll be ready.

Just blow your horn and I'll come down.

Oh, Mr. Standish...

Is there a bar on the boat?

A bar?

That's all this boat is:

just one long bar.

Gee, that's great.

Goodbye.

Come in.

I suppose you wanna know what happened.

I think I can guess.

They didn't understand.

But it doesn't matter.

Everything will be all right.

I got a surprise for you.

You know what it is?

Tickets to Arizona.

We're leaving at midnight.

I was on my way now

to throw my things together

and I came by for you.

Come on, honey.

But I haven't finished packing yet.

So you haven't.

Well, how long will it take you?

Oh, an hour maybe.

Well...

I'll be back for you.

Wait a minute.

I hope you didn't break

with your folks altogether.

I don't want you to lose

anything on my account.

No...

Don't you worry. It's their loss.

Not mine.

And besides,

we've got our own lives to live.

If you and I

were the only two people in this world...

That's what it'll be like in Arizona.

You know who our neighbours will be?

Sheep.

Come on, now. I gotta be going.

Don't go, Jerry.

Tell me some more about Arizona.

All right.

Well, to begin with,

we'll get up every morning with the sun.

And I'll cook breakfast?

Yes, and we'll go horseback riding,

out in the open every day.

And I'll paint you on top of some mesa

against the desert sunset.

And when it gets dark we'll come home under

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