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Sorry l cant do anything

for you, Lieutenant.

lll try one of the spots down the street.

You cant get a job in this town.

Why dont you be smart and grab

the next boat back to Hong Kong?

Whos gonna provide the finances?

lll be glad to give that some thought.

You fabulous character, you

l dont know what it is that you do

But you have the power to make me laugh

And the power to break my heart in half

You kill me

You knock me out

You had me the moment you smiled

You kill me

No, theres no doubt

Youre certainly driving me wild

Youve got that

"oh how l need you" expression

What a confession that is

Baby lm on the spot

Tell me youre not

Giving me the business

lm certain

lm positive

lm sure that my love will survive

Because you kill me

And keep me so alive

Youve got that

"oh how l need you" expression

What a confession that is

Baby lm on the spot

Tell me youre not

Giving me the business

lm certain

lm positive

lm so sure that my love will survive

Because you thrill me

Baby, you kill me

And keep me so alive

-Are they always that enthusiastic?

-Always.

Try again, Mr. Trumble?

Sure. The nights young

and lve got plenty of cabbage.

Come on, Nick. This Chinese

three-dice game is a pushover.

All you do is bet on high,

low or the number of points that come up.

No, thanks.

Seventeen high!

Well, easy come, easy go.

Are you sure you wont try your luck?

Not the way its running.

Why not, Mr. Cochrane?

l have a feeling this is your night.

Bet on three of a kind, you get 35 to one.

Three sixes for instance.

-How often does that come up?

-l have a hunch it might happen right now.

Three sixes. Shoot the works.

-Would you like some fresh dice?

-You know them better than l do.

Three sixes.

My, lady luck

didnt just smile at you, brother,

she got hysterical!

Pay Mr. Cochrane $350.

Let it ride, Lieutenant. On the triple six.

The man says let it ride.

-Same dice?

-Same dice, if you dont mind.

Three sixes.

l see it, but dont believe it.

Six sixes in a row.

Thirty-five times 350.

Pay the man $12,250.

Why stop now?

-Dont tell me to let it all ride.

-Why not? Triple-six and youre rich.

Dont look at me.

Heres the $20 l owe you.

Let the rest of it ride.

Two sixes and a two.

You owe me $20.

Thats what happens

when you press your luck.

Would you like these for a souvenir?

-Any other ideas to liven up the evening?

-Possibly.

Mala, 50 cents on three sixes.

What can l lose?

Arent you taking the advice

l gave you this afternoon?

About going back to Hong Kong?

What do l use for money?

-lf youd won that last throw of the dice...

-lf is the story of my life, Mr. Halloran.

You know, you could have kept $12,000.

-Half of that ought to interest you.

-lt does.

The money and your ticket to Hong Kong

will be here in my office tomorrow.

ln time to take the noon ferry.

Alone.

Rickshaw!

-Hi.

-Hey.

-How did you do?

-l dont know yet.

Did you catch my act?

l didnt exactly fracture the people, did l?

Oh, ld say

you were doing all right for yourself.

How about a lift? Hop in.

Now what would Mr. Halloran say?

Look, lll choose my own friends,

if you dont mind.

All right, l apologize.

Skip it.

Why dont you take

that chip off your shoulder?

Every time l do

somebody hits me over the head with it.

l said l was sorry.

l never got around to thanking you

for giving Sebastian that body block.

-You dont have to thank me.

-l know l dont.

lt was my money in the first place.

Thanks, anyway. What made you do it?

l dont know.

When he started throwing his weight

around, l guess l felt sorry for you.

lve been in jams like that myself.

You got anything special to do tonight?

Why dont we go for a ride around

the harbor in a sampan?

Why not?

So then you decided to become a singer?

No. No, l didnt start singing professionally

until after l quit being a fortune teller.

-Fortune teller? Youre kidding.

-No.

l worked in the night clubs in Miami.

First as a photographer

and then as a cigarette girl.

You know, long black mesh stockings

and a short velvet skirt.

Then they told me l could make

more money as a fortune teller, so...

What did you know about telling fortunes?

Nothing. Here, give me your hand.

l see that youve been very lonely

and that youre worried about money

and theres something in your past

that you regret very much

and youve been looking for something

for a long, long time.

-Guilty.

-Not just you, everybody.

Everybodys lonely and worried and sorry.

Everybodys looking for something.

-You, too?

-Sure.

Yeah.

Yeah, when lm in action,

l manage to push it out of my mind.

But every now and then, like right now l...

-What are you looking for?

-l dont know.

l dont know whether

its a person or a place,

-but l go right on looking.

-Well, there are lots of places.

l found one on an island

called Rangdavi in the Melanesians.

-Did you ever hear of it?

-No.

Great.

Clean white beach,

beautiful bay, green hills.

Friend of mine owns a plantation there.

He offered me a job as manager.

And you turned him down?

lve been lonely in Times Square

on New Years Eve.

Being on an island all by myself,

l figured ld go crazy.

ld have taken it.

-You mean, youd go for a life like that?

-Like a shot.

-Julie.

-lm listening.

Look, l know this is...

l know this is a little abrupt.

l dont carry a lot

of credentials around with me

but lm fairly honest.

lve done a lot of things in my life...

-Running a plantations hard work.

-lm not afraid of hard work.

-Youre not kidding, are you?

-No.

-When, Nick? When?

-When?

l can leave tomorrow.

Theres another Rangdavi. lll find it.

As soon as l get there, lll send for you.

We can meet in a month. Thirty days.

Whats the matter?

Take me back to the hotel, will you?

lts getting cold.

-Why?

-l wanna get off this yacht, now.

Turn this thing around, will you?

Come in.

-Greetings!

-Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

Whos been sending you posies?

The only time lll ever get flowers

will be at my funeral.

lll bet you the 20 l owe you

youll never guess who sent these.

No bet.

l should have left with you last night.

-Went to the cleaners, huh?

-Yeah, and how.

Too bad you didnt hit that last triple six.

l can still pick up half the dough

l won on that second roll.

Yeah? How?

All l have to do is collect $6,000

from Halloran and take the noon boat.

-All l have to do is believe you.

-No, lm serious.

You mean to tell me Halloran is willing

to give you all that moolah

just to get out of town?

Thats what the man says.

For that kind of dough,

ld swim back to Hong Kong.

-Whats his angle?

-He wants a clear field with Julie, l guess.

Figures hell make

a big man out of himself with her

by riding me out of town on a golden rail.

-What time are you leaving?

-lm not.

As long as youre gonna stay,

you and l can go into business together.

What are we gonna use for capital?

Would that do?

Belongs to a necklace of 14-carat stones.

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