Louisiana Purchase Page #8

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I've come here to save Junior.

I'm not gonna see him

sent to jail.

Who's Junior?

Just a minute,

Mr. Winchell.

You're ruining my life,

and now I'm gonna ruin yours.

When that columnist comes up

here, he's going to find me.

And I'm going to say

I was here all night.

You can't do tha...

Hello? Hello?

Oh, he hung up.

Hey, you get out of here

or I'll call the police!

Oh, no, I'll call them.

Help! Murder! Police!

Shut up!

Hey, there!

What's goin' on?

Aaah!

Who sent you here?

The dean.

Now, you get on outta here and

let a big girl handle things.

Aw, I never

have any fun!

That's all

right, go on. Scoot!

All right, Senator.

I got rid of her.

Yeah, that was

a narrow escape,

wha... Hey!

You gotta get

outta here too!

[Knocking]

Winchell!

Hide, quick!

Where is she?

Tell me where she is

or I'll kill ya!

Where's who?

Emmy Lou. They told me she was

here. Now tell me, or I'll...

Honest, you're killing

an innocent man!

All right. If she's here,

believe me, I'll find her.

Emmy Lou! Emmy Lou!

A- ha!

Now I know

she's here.

You cur!

There's nobody

here but me.

Oh, yeah?

Is this yours?

What is that?

Brother, they ain't

water wings!

[Indistinct Noise]

What was that?

I didn't hear anything.

Well, I did!

Oops! Sorry.

Well, you sure oughta be.

Now, can't a girl

have any privacy?

But I expected

to find Emmy Lou.

Emmy Lou is in the closet

of a room upstairs.

Ohh. Well, that's

all right. What?

Okay, Senator,

the coast is clear.

Good morning!

Aaah-hhhh-hhhh!

Scram.

Say, who's order's

you workin' under?

Jim Taylor's.

Oh, that's

all right, then.

[Door Closing]

Hello, toots.

How did you

get in here?

And in my

other nightgown!

You brought me here...

by brute force!

When?

When!

Don't tell me

you forgot.

Oh-ohhh!

[Knocking]

Winchell!

[Knocking]

Come in.

Senator Loganberry?

Yes?

I'm the house detective.

The house detective?

Yeah. I just got a report

there's a wild party

going on in this room.

No, there's nobody

in this room but me.

[Knocking]

Can I see you

a moment, Sen...

Wilson, you here?

What seems to be the trouble?

I'll tell you, Mr. Taylor.

There's been goings on

going on in here.

That's impossible.

I'll vouch for the senator.

Thanks, Mr. Taylor.

Better yet, take a look at him.

Ain't that guarantee enough?

Three women were reported

here in this room and that's

a case for the grand jury.

Three women?

Who sent the other two?

What?

Three women?

Why, that's nonunion!

Ohhh-hhh-hhh!

Ohhh-hhh-hhh!

You've got to help me,

Mr. Taylor!

Certainly I'll help

you, Ollie. I'll tell

you what you do, Wilson.

You wait outside

while I have a talk

with the senator.

I'm sure he must have

a reasonable explanation.

Tch-tch-tch-tch.

Well, Senator,

it looks bad.

Well... what do you think

they'll do to me?

You never know in Louisiana.

We're pretty hot-blooded

about our women.

So are the women.

They may lynch you.

But that wouldn't prove

anything, except that

you've got a neck.

Mr. Taylor,

I didn't do a thing.

Honest, I didn't.

Yet you admit there

were three women in here.

Yeah, at least three.

Do you know there's

a federal law covering that?

Do I know it?

Gosh, I helped pass it.

Senator, why don't you

think of the future

when you pass laws?

Or didn't you think you'd

have a future like this?

Look, Ollie, let's lay our cards

on the bed, marked as they are.

After all, as a state

representative, I can pull wires

and straighten out this scandal.

There's no scandal.

Don't worry,

there will be.

All you have to do

is sign a statement that the

Louisiana Purchasing Company...

is innocent

of all charges.

Never!

They can dunk me

in tar and feathers,

but I'll never

sign away my honor!

Okay, but if you're in

Washington a year from now,

you'll see less of

the White House than Eleanor!

Oh, you can't

prove anything.

No?

Hello.

Oh, I get it!

This is another one

of your frame-ups, isn't it?

Oh, sure...

No, that's ridiculous.

I just want to see

that justice is done to this

poor little flower of the South.

You're losing

one of your petals.

Have you seen enough

or do you want to wait

for the supper show?

I've seen enough.

Okay, I'll just

draw up the papers.

I'm sorry,

it's only politics.

And you know what they say

about politics. It certainly

makes strange bedfellows.

[Door Closing]

Hey! What are you doing?

They haven't got me yet,

those blasted Democrats!

I want a double brandy.

And put some whiskey in it.

Nothing for me?

Oh, yes. I'm gonna

get you something too.

And send up a justice

of the peace right away.

What?

A wife cannot testify

against her husband.

Hello, Sam. I must see

Mr. Taylor right away.

I'm sorry, Miss Marina,

he just left.

Left? Where?

There was some talk about

catching a plane for Havana.

He said he was expecting

a little hot spell and he

had to get out of town.

Thank you.

You're welcome.

Hey, fellas, wait for me!

Wait a minute, what are you

tryin' to do? Run out?

Not if I can fly. You can't

leave me behind, fellas!

You have our power of attorney.

Anything you do is all right.

Go to the capitol and sit tight.

We've turned over

all our holdings to you.

They're all in your name.

That's wonderful of you,

but I don't want it.

All I want to do is go with you.

Stay here. Take your medicine.

I don't mind takin' my medicine,

but must I lick the spoon?

You're lucky we didn't

have you taken for a ride.

Won't you even take me along...

as the kibitzer?

It's the FBI!

Ho!

Let's go. I can feel J. Edgar

Hoover breathing on my neck.

Why am I always last?

Let me in there.

Hey, wait a minute!

I'm with them!

What kind of a racket...

Jimmy! Jimmy!

Hey, fellows, you're kiddin'!

You're gonna leave me...

here.

Jimmy! They tell me

you fly to Havana,

so I came

to flying with you.

That's fine.

We just missed

the carrier pigeon.

You don't seem

very happy

and delighted.

Oh, I'm happy

and delighted,

all right. Huh.

Where will we go on our

honeymoon? Think we can see

Niagara Falls from Leavenworth?

I just got

a beautiful idea.

Yeah?

We have to go to

the state capitol immediately.

You expect me to go up there?

The least I can do

is make 'em drag me.

The senator told me

he had to leave for home

in three days.

What an idea.

How'd you ever

think of that?

I think about that

American movie I saw,

all about politics.

You're new in this country

and on to all the rackets.

You're 100 percent American.

Hundred percent?

Is that as high

as you can go?

Yeah, and still

be honest.

Look, Jimmy!

Boy, what a break.

The senator

and his bride are here.

Yeah, nothing ever happens

at the Grand Motel.

I think I'll stick with the

senator tonight and find out

what he's gonna do.

Okay, see you

at the capitol.

All right.

[Whistle]

Don't do that.

Did you...

Hello.

Ohhh.

[Crickets Chirping]

Hello, Mr. Taylor.

Oh, hello, Senator.

What are you doing here?

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