Pat and Mike Page #8

Yeah, yeah, that's right.

Yeah, you got it down there all okay.

- Anything on him?

- Nothing.

All right, I wanna hold these two men

pending a report to Judge McEnroe...

...as to a violation of his order.

That's all. See you in the morning.

- Handle that, Kronski.

- Thanks.

Okay, we're adjourned.

How does it look

for tomorrow, anyway?

- Who knows?

- Well, good luck.

- I've got a few savings riding on you.

- Oh, thank you, goodbye.

Mike.

Mike!

- Mike, listen.

- I've been listening all night.

Then do you want to talk? I'll listen.

Leave me alone, will you?

I can understand your being upset,

but why with me? What have I done?

- Too much, that's what.

- But...

- Mike, don't be like this.

- Like what?

Impossible.

Oh, so that's what I am.

Impossible.

- Right now, yes.

- I don't happen to agree with you.

I think I'm possible.

I also think I'm stupid.

- Why?

- For the way I handle you, that's why.

I've built you up into some kind

of a Frankenstein monster.

That's what you are, you're just

a great big Mrs. Frankenstein.

You don't think this will get around?

You don't think everybody will know it?

I won't even be able

to show my face in Lindy's.

I don't like the combination.

I thought I would, but I don't.

I like everything to be 5-0-5-0.

I like a he to be a he

and a she to be a she.

But you said...

- Hold it.

- What?

- Go in the back way.

- Why?

- Quiet down.

- Why? Why?

- Oh, Pat!

- I think somebody's yelling "Pat. "

No, cat. They're calling their cat.

- Pat, what's the matter?

- Hello, Collier.

Now, you come back

any time after the match.

- You're a little early now.

- Listen...

- Don't touch her right arm.

- Well, how about you?

- I got the other arm. Now, go away.

- Listen here, old man.

- Old man?

- I've got as much right as you have.

Come back in the morning...

Stop handling me, everybody, please!

You got a tough deal, all right,

there, buster. I feel for you.

Oh, you do?

That chick is sure stuck on you.

I can't quite understand why,

but there it is.

She's so stuck on you

that you jinx her.

You're in this business.

Have you ever heard of anything like it?

Oh, only two or three million times,

that's all.

You see, athletes,

they ain't like us, you know.

They're like what you call freaks.

Nobody can understand

how they do what they do.

They can't understand it themselves.

And different things throw them.

So who knows what,

why, where, when, see?

Yeah.

It's just like...

Now, you take little Joe Palone.

- Who?

- The jockey.

- Oh, yeah.

- Yeah.

For a long time my horse, Little Nell,

couldn't win nothing.

She couldn't win?

Say, she had trouble coming in last.

And I couldn't figure it.

And then I figured it.

She couldn't win

because Joe Palone was riding her.

I got rid. She won great.

It's the same in this case, buster.

You are the wrong jockey

for this chick.

- You don't say.

- Yeah, I do say.

So how about giving us all

a nice big break...

...and making yourself

scarce tomorrow?

- Why?

- Because, don't you understand?

When you're around,

she's no good. She's dead.

What you do after her working hours,

I don't care, go as far as you like.

But when she's on, you stay off.

- Can we deal?

- No.

- Why not?

- Your business doesn't interest me.

Tell me something, will you?

Were you born stubborn,

or did you learn this in college?

See you in the morning, Conovan.

On the first tee.

What?

Don't use your right arm.

- What is it?

- Go on. Be quiet. Go back to sleep.

How long have you been here?

I just came in

to check up, that's all.

The windows. I do it every night.

- You do what every night?

- Check the windows, fix the covers.

Sure.

Sometimes you kick them off.

What's the matter? You can't sleep?

Don't say anything.

Nothing, just shut up.

Why I didn't get on this

sooner than I have.

Always funny when it's happening

to some other guy, but not to me.

What makes you think

I'd stand in your way?

You want him? Go to it.

Looks to me you're perfectly suited.

- Two slick articles.

- Help!

Too nice to you,

that's my mistake.

- Too considerate.

- Mike!

- Mike!

- Be quiet.

Help!

- Help!

- Pipe down, will you?

You want everybody up here

and involve me in some kind...

- No. No. Mike, help.

- Quiet down, will you?

You're hurting me.

Collier, leave me alone.

Leave me alone.

What are you, some wild man?

No, just the wrong jockey.

But I guess you're the right one, all right.

- What's he talking...?

- Oh, come, come, now.

- Let's not give it the innocent.

- You don't think that...!

Tell him, will you? Talk!

What's the use?

No use, that's the use.

Well, congratulations.

But I wouldn't be surprised

if I'm not the lucky guy.

- What do you figure got into him?

- I don't know.

- He frightened me.

- I can imagine.

- Why I called you.

- Well, you done the right thing. Did.

I mean, what would I have did

if you hadn't been around?

- Done.

- I figure you can take care of yourself.

- No, I can't.

- Yeah, I bet you could even lick me...

- No, I couldn't.

- Sure, I think so.

No, I couldn't.

I need someone to look after me.

- Yeah? What about me?

- Why not?

I don't know if I can lick you...

...but I'll tell you one thing I do know.

- What?

- Together we can lick them all.

You bet.

I can't handle this in my head.

It rocks me.

- Why?

- Well, be as it don't figure.

It's like as though Hucko walked in

and handed me an engagement ring.

- I'm not Hucko.

- No, that you ain't.

- So?

- So I mean...

- There's one thing only about us.

- What?

Coming together,

that's what I call a plenty long shot.

- Nothing wrong with a long shot.

- Lf you come out on top.

We will, Mike.

As somehow, you don't seem to...

An upper-cruster like you

and my kind of type...

...that can't even speak

left-handed English yet.

- The whole jismo, it's hard to believe.

- It's not hard for me.

- I think so.

- I know so.

Okay, kid.

You got yourself a deal.

I'm gonna ask you

the three big questions.

- Go ahead.

- Who made you?

You did.

- Who owns the biggest piece of you?

- You do.

- What would happen if I dropped you?

- I'd go right down the drain.

- And?

- Take you right down with me, shorty.

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