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Yes.

I think it has possibilities.

Shall we sit down,

and I'll tell you my ideas?

No. Not here.

It's too dangerous.

All these experiments...

You mean

there could be an explosion?

Exactly.

If I'm not careful, this

whole thing can blow up.

"V Day is coming."

I like it.

I like it very much.

Thank you, Doctor.

Got any more ideas?

Well, not yet. But I could put

the whole office to work on it.

Good! Good.

As soon as you tell me

what VIP is.

Well, that's a problem.

Problem?

Mmm-hmm.

You see, Mr. Webster's

whole strategy is secrecy.

To get people talking about

VIP and wondering what it is.

And I promised him I wouldn't

reveal it to anyone.

So, until I decide whether to

sign with him or someone else,

I feel I must

respect my promise.

Naturally.

And I admire your integrity.

Well, Miss Templeton, I have

a code by which I live,

and I told this to Webster, too.

Veritas et robitas super omnia.

So that's where he stole it!

I beg your pardon?

Doctor, I wonder if you know the

kind of man you're dealing with.

Webster?

Yes.

No. I guess I don't.

I've only seen him

a dozen or so times.

Well, what's your opinion?

Oh, I prefer to reserve

judgment till I see him sober.

Oh.

Doesn't that tell you

what he is?

Miss Templeton, as my uncle,

the missionary, used to say,

"If thou canst not speak well

of a man, speak not at all."

You make me feel

ashamed of myself.

Oh, no. Please, I...

It's just that I cannot presume

to judge my fellow man.

I am but a humble chemist.

Oh, no, you're a genius

and a great humanitarian.

And I want to know you better.

Doctor, there's so much

I can learn from you.

As my father, the philosopher,

used to say,

"Knock at my door

and I shall take you in."

Dr. Tyler, I'm knocking.

Miss Templeton,

I'm taking you in.

And it was there, in the seclusion

of my little basement laboratory,

that the idea came to me for

this wonderful new product.

For a while, I was determined

not to share it with the world

that had so cruelly

disillusioned me.

But then, one night, I remembered

the words of my grandfather,

the philanthropist.

"The joy of living

is the joy of giving."

Oh, my!

What a magnificent family!

Missionary, philanthropist...

Yes.

...philosopher, doctor.

Doctor?

You!

Oh, yes. Me.

When you said doctor,

I could only think of my

brother, the jungle surgeon.

He was the real doctor.

Was?

Yes. He went into the interior to

treat this tribe of sick natives,

got them back on their feet,

restored their health and appetites,

discovered too late

they were cannibals.

Oh, how awful!

Yes.

His last words were,

"Better me than Schweitzer."

You mean they have

advertising in Nebraska?

Oh, yes.

Of course, it was a small

advertising agency, in Omaha.

But somehow one of my ads came to

the attention of Mr. Brackett,

and he offered me a job

here in New York.

And how do you like

Madison Avenue?

Oh, I love it.

I love the creative challenge

of advertising.

It's the social challenge that

presents a bit of a problem.

Yes, you see, Doctor,

in my business,

I'm called upon to do a certain

amount of entertaining.

And that usually involves

a certain amount of drinking.

And that's a problem?

Yes.

You see, I don't drink.

Neither do I.

It's not that I object to it. It's

just that I cannot tolerate alcohol.

Even one little glass of champagne and

I become completely irresponsible.

I might do anything.

Is that a fact?

Yes.

As a chemist, you

probably understand. Yes.

I might even be able

to do something about it.

Would you try?

You may depend on it.

Say, I'd better be getting back.

Mr. Webster said something

about dinner tonight.

Oh, don't have dinner with him.

What?

Let me take you to dinner.

Doctor, there's so much

I want to talk to you about.

And I'll have

more ideas for VIP.

Well, I...

Please!

All right.

Good.

I'll pick you up at

7:
00 at your lab. Fine.

Oh, no. Not there.

I'm moving.

Mr. Webster thinks I should

live in better surroundings,

and so he's getting me

a hotel suite.

Oh, don't let him do that!

I mean,

I'll get you a hotel suite.

Oh, Miss Templeton,

I couldn't accept...

But my agency

will pay for it. Please!

But you don't even know

I'll give you the VIP account.

I know that you'll make

a fair and wise decision.

A woman instinctively senses

when a man can be trusted.

And you, Doctor, can be trusted.

Excuse me.

Believe me, Rockefeller couldn't

buy a better suit than this.

$24.95 and I throw in

a pair of knickers.

Nope.

Haven't you got the kind of suit that

was in style five or six years ago?

Have we got one.

Esther! Bring down the suit we

made for Prince Rainier's wedding.

Prince or no prince, he didn't

pick it up, he loses it.

One, two, three, together.

One, two, three, together.

Doctor.

One...

I think that I should

have explained.

You see, on "together" you bring

your feet together, not us.

Oh, I'm sorry.

Oh, that's all right.

You're doing very well.

One, two, three, together.

You see, actually, we should be

together all the time, like so.

And this way I can sense

what your next move will be.

How about that?

It's awfully nice of you

to teach me.

It's my pleasure.

I taught a Nobel Prize winner.

Oh, really? Who?

Oh, Dr. Tyler.

You're very modest.

Oh, well...

I never think of myself

as a Nobel Prize winner.

It's my cousin Maurice

who should have it.

And he will,

if he ever gets back.

Gets back?

Yes.

Will you swear never to repeat

what I'm about to tell you?

I swear.

Central intelligence refers to my

cousin as the "human satellite."

You mean...

Yes.

He was launched from Cape

Canaveral four days ago.

Every 97 minutes, Maurice

passes over this Supper Club.

Now you can understand why I

don't like to talk about myself.

I'm having such a wonderful time.

Good.

I really hate to leave.

Where are you going?

I have a meeting

with Mr. Webster.

Oh, Doctor, why?

Well, I... Please, sit down.

Sit down.

Now, I'm not even

thinking about business,

but I just hate to see you associate

with someone like Webster.

You're so cultured,

so refined, so...

You're so nice.

No.

Go ahead.

Say it. "Innocent."

That's what I am.

You're a gentleman.

I'm dull.

There's one phase of my education

that's completely lacking.

But Mr. Webster is the kind of man

who can teach me what I've missed.

Oh, Doctor.

You've missed nothing.

He had a long talk with me.

I've missed it.

Believe me, there's nothing worthwhile

you can learn from Webster.

No, I find him very intriguing,

in a man-to-man sort of way.

Anyway, I've never even seen the

kind of places he wants to show me.

What places?

Well, I'm kind of embarrassed...

Doctor, you know you can talk to me.

Where's he taking you?

Well, it's kind of

a nightclub...

They have these girls...

They remove their...

They strip!

Say, I think

that's the word he used!

Anyway, he said I'd enjoy it.

Do you think you'd enjoy

watching a girl undress?

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