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as a great sports promoter.

Tomorrow he will undoubtedly

own Covent Garden.

- He is given to these flights of fancy.

- Ah, yes, quite.

Mr. Kristo has found it necessary

to leave for Liverpool on business.

Therefore,

it might prove fruitful...

if Mr. Fabian called on me

for a brief talk.

Would you give him

my card, sir?

I shall be delighted.

Thank you.

Good night.

- Good night.

- Good night.

How's your headache, deary?

How many times have I told you not to eat

down here? You drop that swill, it brings mice.

- Clean it up and get out!

- Yes, my love.

- Still up, pet?

- Come here, Helen.

I'm just dead beat, pet.

I had a bit of a headache, so I walked it off.

- I want to talk to you.

- Oh, in the morning, pet.

- Didn't we do well tonight, though?

- Now!

I've been thinking,

Helen.

I'm a rich man.

Richer than you know.

I want to clear out, sell this place,

get rid of everything.

Just travel,

enjoy ourselves.

See a bit of the world.

- Bermuda, Jamaica--

- Mmm. Sounds exciting, pet.

But somehow I'm not in the mood

for a holiday just now.

Phil!

Count it.

Two hundred quid, Phil.

Right on your desk.

Match it.

Didn't think I could do it, did ya?

Didn't think

I could raise two bob.

Well, there it is-- 200.

This is it, Phil.

Put up your money.

You're my partner.

I'll play it square. I'll play it fair and square

right down the line.

And watch our 400 quid grow, Phil.

Wrestling

is just the beginning.

Later on

we'll branch out.

You'll be proud of me.

You'll be proud to say, "Harry Fabian?

Why, he's my partner. "

Yes, sir! Well, say the word, Phil.

Are you in or out?

- So you really did it, didn't you, Harry?

- There it is.

Yes, I must admit...

I have underestimated you.

Oh, that's all right, Phil.

No hard feelings.

Thank you, Harry.

Yes, you have ideas.

Very smart ideas.

There's no telling

how far this will take you.

I shall be happy

to back you.

Very happy indeed.

Two hundred pounds.

And two make four.

- Honored to be your partner.

- Fine, fine. You won't regret it, Phil.

I'm sure I shan't, dear boy.

Well, uh, I'll be in touch

with you, partner.

Oh, Harry.

Your silent partner.

For private reasons,

I prefer the business to be in your name.

- Oh. Just my name?

- Yes.

Now remember, nobody must know

about my connection...

for private reasons.

The business is to be

in your name.

Well, all right,

Phil.

- If that's the way you want it.

- That's the way I want it.

Hello, Strangler.

- Good?

- Bad!

Bad, bad, bad, Nikolas.

Like so you will do?

Here, take my wrist like so.

Hold it.

Now try it.

Ho ho ho! Ho ho!

- You go.

- I have ticket.

Get out.

This place is for wrestlers.

I pay half crown,

and I have ticket.

If I pay my money, I can come in.

There's your money.

Now please leave.

Go on, go on, we're busy.

Charlie!

Don't ever let him in again.

I told you to keep

all that Kristo gang out of here.

- Yes, sir.

- All right, boys, let's get back to work.

Nikolas, better have a rub.

You're getting cool.

That's it! Bend your backs, boys.

Bend your backs.

- Mr. Fabian.

- Yes?

- Right there, son.

- Thank you.

- Well, sir.

- Mm-hmm.

Thank you.

- Boy.

- Uh, yes, sir?

- There you are, son.

- Thank you, sir!

- Just a moment! This is a private gymnasium!

- I've got my orders!

All right, thank you.

Mr. Chilk,

you will introduce us.

Mr. Fabian,

Mr. Kristo.

Yes, I, uh--

How-- How do you do?

I have here the copy of a contract.

I've read it with great interest.

Mr. Chilk is going to

read it to you.

"Agreed:
Strand Arena, Limited...

agrees to let to Harry Fabian--"

- That is you. Harry Fabian.

- Yes, that is me.

"The facilities of its arena for the purpose

of exhibiting a wrestling match on June 15...

"of the above-dated year...

"when said Harry Fabian

will present...

one Nikolas

versus Svenson the Viking."

June 15.

That's four days from now.

It would seem that I've returned to London

without too many days to spare.

"It is further agreed

that said Harry Fabian...

"will make to Strand Arena, Limited

the final payment of one hundred pounds...

"no later than three days

before the said exhibition...

namely, June 12

of above-dated year. It is--"

Yes, Nikolas versus Svenson.

They're fine boys, fine boys.

I expect

a big crowd.

It's nothing

like your stuff.

It's real

Greco-Roman wrestling.

I'd be honored,

Mr. Kristo, if you came--

Go away, Mr. Fabian.

Go to Montreal,

which is in Canada.

There you can promote wrestling.

In London you cannot.

I say it, Mr. Fabian.

Then I suggest

you say it...

to my partner.

Mr. Kristo, my partner.

Mr. Kristo has made

an interesting suggestion--

that we go to Montreal because

we can't promote wrestling in London.

What do you think,

Gregorious?

- Mr. Kristo says there's no room for you in London.

- Papa, you did not go home.

- What do you want?

- I--

- I want to talk to you. Now.

- I have nothing to hear from you.

I beg you to listen. You must not

get mixed up with this-- this club tout.

If you would say something good

about Mr. Fabian, then I worry.

Papa, please.

Everybody in London knows what he is.

He'll swindle you. He'll cheat you.

He'll break your heart.

You have break my heart.

He is my partner

and my friend.

Stay away from him,

my son.

When you lift your hand to him,

you strike me.

You're very sharp, Mr. Fabian.

You've done a very sharp thing.

Maybe even sharp enough

to cut your throat.

You've made my father believe in you,

but I know you.

Born a hustler,

you will die a hustler.

All right. But you promised him

clean wrestling.

Give him

clean wrestling.

Do not betray

that wonderful old man.

Yes. Yes, all right.

He's still asleep.

Are you sure? Are you absolutely sure?

Great stroke of luck. My connection

came through. You've got your license.

Oh, I knew it. If there's anybody in London

who could do it, it'd be you.

It's gonna cost you, though.

It wasn't easy to get.

But it's 18 karat, straight out of

the police court. I'll bring the license to you--

- No, stay where you are. I'll meet you there.

- No! That won't be necessary.

You see, uh, I, uh--

I haven't got it yet.

But you just said you had it. What are you

up to, Harry? Am I gonna meet you or not?

Well, all right. L-l-I'll meet you

at the court at, uh, 3:00.

No. No, Helen,

make it, uh, 4:
00.

All right. But please

don't keep me waiting, Harry.

I'll be there at 4:00.

Good-bye.

You did tell me once,

but where is the motor vehicle department?

Out to the right, down the embankment

steps, the other end of the building.

Thank you.

Thank you very much.

Mr. Nosseross,

you puzzle me.

You confuse me.

How is it possible that you want to invest

in Kristo's Enterprises...

and at the same time

you're backing Harry Fabian?

- I don't quite understand.

- I know that you are Fabian's backer.

Now, let's have that clear.

Now, what do you really want?

Harry Fabian is in my way.

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