Marked Woman Page #2

Carrie.

Florrie, sit here.

- Sit right down, honey.

- Oh, no, no. I saw her first.

All right, I've got my gal right here.

Gabby, go to work on them.

Well, how do you want it, honey?

Soft and smooth, or loud and hard?

Soft and smooth.

Only don't put them to sleep just yet.

What is your party drinking?

- Why, what have you been drinking?

- Oh, champagne.

Fine. We don't wanna change your diet.

- Champagne for everybody.

- Everybody, champagne. Gallons of it.

Are you in the mood for music?

- I'll say I am, baby.

- All right. Hey, Gus.

- They're all set.

- Who ordered?

The young fellow with Mary. Champagne.

- Well, tell Mary the dice table for him.

- Okay.

Come on. Come on over here

and sit up here, baby.

Here's how.

Thanks, sugar.

Snake eyes.

- Well, honey, I guess this isn't our night.

- Oh, keep on trying, you'll get hot.

Not with three pair

of snake eyes in a row.

- How much am I in for?

- Eighteen hundred dollars.

- Is that all?

- Yes.

Would you mind taking my check?

I don't like leaving myself without any cash.

- Glad to accommodate you.

- That's what I call service.

I believe you ordered for the party.

You might as well add this to it.

- That's a lot of party. Where are the others?

- They got a bit tight and left with the girls.

- Thanks.

- Come on, honey, let's go.

- Cab.

- Yes, sir.

Good night.

Need a cab?

Tail that cab.

- Boy, they sure took me to the cleaners.

- You had a good time, didn't you?

Never had a better time in my life.

I'd like to do it all over again.

- Well, I guess you can afford it.

- Afford it?

- What's so funny?

- You were thinking I can afford it.

Listen, sister, I don't make

that much money in a year...

...let alone spend it.

You mean that you haven't

got the money to pay off?

No, not a red cent.

I was just putting on an act.

Boy, I'd like to see the look on their faces

when they try to cash that check.

- Will that be funny.

- Yeah, like a funeral. Yours.

And that's what you're going to have

if they don't get their money.

What are you talking about?

You're messing with the toughest gang

in town. They'd cut your throat for a dime.

So you can imagine what they're

going to do to you for that kind of money.

Say, are you kidding me?

Well, if you don't believe me,

stick around and find out.

Well, what am I gonna do?

You got enough money

to pay your hotel bill?

I paid that in advance.

Got my railroad ticket too.

Well, use it.

Check out of that hotel...

...and grab the first train home

before it's too late.

- Good night.

- Good night.

- Remember what I told you.

- Oh, I will.

- Mary.

- Yeah?

Mary, l... I haven't even got enough

to pay for the cab.

- Here.

- Thanks. I'll send it to you.

- What's your address.

- Forget it.

No, no, no.

Please, write it down here.

All right.

Oh, gee, you're swell.

I don't know why.

A sap like you deserves to be taken.

I guess you must bring out

the mother instinct in me.

Now, go on, get in. Hurry.

- Good night, chump.

- Good night.

- Be careful.

- All right.

Take him to Waldorf-Ritz

and step on it.

- Good night.

- Good night.

- Hello, McGrew.

- Hiya.

Mind if we park here for a while?

Gotta keep an eye on one of those guys

you sent till we can get his check through.

- How much did you take him for?

- Plenty.

Yes, sir, 319?

Yes, sir. Right away.

He's checking out.

Pennsylvania Station.

What a night.

Oh, does it feel good

to stand up and stretch.

Good morning.

- What's good about it?

- You all look as if you had hangovers.

No, stomachaches.

I never ate so much chop suey in my life.

Me neither. One more dish and I'd have

put my hair in a braid and opened a laundry.

Well, I like chop suey.

- You like anything.

- What happened?

Well, our boyfriends' idea

of a swell evening...

...was to take us from

one chop suey joint to another.

Did we have fun.

The only laugh I got

was when the screwball I was with...

...tried to show off and darn near

choked to death on a chopstick.

- How did you do, Mary?

- Oh, all right.

- Did they take that chump for much?

- Well, l... I don't know.

- Where did you go after you left the club?

- Home.

Gee, it must be swell to get some sleep.

And where did you disappear to last night

that makes you so smug?

I spent a very charming evening

with Mr. Vanning.

Emmy Lou.

- You're a fool.

- Don't kid yourself.

Girls, good morning.

Don't you believe in knocking twice?

- Don't you believe in paying once?

- No.

So we're even.

How about it, girls?

According to my book, you owe me for

enough dresses to start a new business.

Now, it's gonna come to a showdown.

Either you're gonna pay me or you ain't,

one or the other.

Louie, I'm afraid it's gonna

have to be the other.

Give us a break, will you, Louie?

You know us. We're good for it.

Listen, girls, if it was up to me,

honest, I'd do it in a minute. Why not?

I like you, you like me.

But what am I gonna do?

That guy Vanning and his bunch are on my

neck every minute of the day.

Collect, collect, collect.

- Vanning? What's he got to do with it?

- Everything. He's taken this over too.

Yeah, it's the truth.

All my life I've been

in business for myself.

If I lost all the money I made,

at least it was mine.

But now I don't even get

that satisfaction.

Everything is his.

Just like with you girls. Nice, huh?

You know, pretty soon that guy

is gonna charge us for breathing.

- Listen, if you'll promise to pay a little...

- Yeah?

- I'll show you some new stuff I got.

I positively guarantee you that it was stolen

from the best shop in town.

But you gotta promise.

- Sure.

- Oh, we promise.

- Sure.

- I'll bet we're gonna love it.

- Oh, it's heavy.

- I want the white one!

- Hey, take it easy, take it easy.

- You can't do that, that's mine.

Oh, look at this. Isn't this?

Yes, sir.

Pick me up in about a half-hour?

- So long. Bye.

- So long.

- Emmy Lou, look.

- Isn't it adorable?

That's one of the most beautiful pieces

of merchandise I ever seen.

- Come in.

- Come in.

- Betty.

- Hello, Mary.

Gee, I'm glad to see you.

Girls, this is my kid sister, Betty,

that I've told you so much about.

How do you do?

- Oh, Betty, this is Louie, our designer.

- Designer?

Yes. You see, our store

is giving a fashion show...

...and they sent him up

with some models that we are to wear.

And, well, we were rehearsing.

That is, Emmy Lou was.

Weren't you, Emmy Lou?

Oh, yeah, yeah. Sure.

- You have to rehearse for a fashion show?

- Sure. Just like being an actress.

And you have to keep on rehearsing,

don't you girls?

Sure, sure.

Louie, we'll see you back

at the show room.

Show room?

So this is the sister you're always talking

about, huh, Mary? Nice-Iooking girl.

Nice-Iooking coat too.

It looks like... Sure, I remember.

I sold it to you a year ago.

- I said goodbye, Louie.

- Yes, goodbye, Louie.

- What about the money?

- You can send us the check.

Send you a check?

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