Play Misty for Me Page #5

- Move!

- It's because I love you! Dave, please.

This is a private beach.

- I want to talk to you.

- I don't want to talk to you.

Are you drunk?

No, but that's not a bad idea.

- Why, David?

- Why what? Drunk?

No. Why last night?

That's what I came to explain to you.

Okay, good.

I think we should understand each other.

I'm not very happy with you.

That's fair enough.

Whatever it was, you could have called me.

No, I couldn't.

Why not?

I couldn't tell you the truth last night.

I'm not gonna lie to you anymore.

Now, why do you have to say that?

I just didn't want to take a chance

she'd try it again.

What if she does?

I swear to you, if she ever tries it...

...l'd just let her go right on ahead.

God!

Oh, my God.

What in the...

Oh, God, help me!

Please, somebody, help me!

Help me, somebody!

Oh, God, help me!

- Stay back, buddy.

- I live here, man.

Is she your housecleaning lady, Garver?

Okay, boys, let's take her out.

Watch your step.

It's gonna cost you double

to clean up this mess.

Watch your step.

- Dave Garver?

- Yeah.

I'm Sgt. McCallum.

Any ideas?

About what?

About your girlfriend in there.

That's not my girlfriend.

Let me get that straight right in front.

More or less a casual acquaintance,

you'd say?

That's right.

You're saying she came by to hack up

your wardrobe and your cleaning lady?

I'm not trying to tell you anything,

Sergeant.

Maybe you ought to.

The lady almost got herself killed.

And I'm stumbling around

in my stupid way trying to find out why.

What'll you have?

This Evelyn Draper,

where does she come from?

I don't know.

- What about her family?

- I don't know that either.

She just listens to my radio show,

and we met one night. That's all.

- Practically a stranger.

- That's right.

Then how does she happen to have

a key to your front door?

I don't know that either.

It boils down to,

you don't know a hell of a lot, do you?

What it boils down to is,

I'm getting sick of your questions.

And so am I!

But they get upset with me

down at the store if I don't ask them.

- Just take her through. I'll be right along.

- Right.

- Take her through what?

- Booking.

What she really needs is psychiatric help.

Really?

Now, look, those cuts on her wrists...

Don't know anything about those.

There's one other thing.

I know, "Don't leave town."

I was gonna say, "Why don't you play

some Mantovani sometime?"

Didn't know you liked the show.

I don't. I like Mantovani.

Go ahead, play!

All right!

Those of you who may have played

brass instruments...

...you know that was triple-tonguin', baby.

Let's give his tongue a nice hand!

He might just be

the fastest tongue in the West!

- Come on.

- All right, I'm coming.

What do you say...

- Something to eat?

- I've got to pick up my roommate, Annabel.

- Madalyn's your roommate.

- I found my man, and I'm moving out.

- And Annabel's moving in.

- Right.

- 'Bye.

- Ciao.

See you later.

Thank you. Thank you very kindly.

That was the Cannonball Adderley Group.

They're playing

at the Monterey Jazz Festival with...

...Duke Ellington, Woody Herman,

Joe Williams and many others.

Still got tickets for Sunday.

So get on out there

because that's where it's happening.

Now we're gonna hear from the Gator

Creek Organization and Feelin' Fine.

KRML. Dave Garver.

Hello.

Play Misty for me.

David?

I didn't mean to shake you up. I'm sorry.

Pretty stupid of me.

I've been released.

Therapy. It was a bad dream, but it's over.

- Where are you?

- The airport. San Francisco.

I've only got a minute between planes.

- Got a job in Hawaii.

- You're all right then?

Fine, David. Fine.

I just want to say

how sorry I am about everything.

- Forget it. I have.

- I hope so.

"Because this maiden

she lived with no other thought

"Than to love and be loved by you."

Are you near a radio?

No.

But play it for me anyway.

Hello.

- Garver?

- Yeah.

Sgt. McCallum. Sorry to wake you

but something's come up.

I know. She just paid me a visit

with a butcher knife.

Why?

Because she was released on parole

pending further legal action.

When?

A week ago.

I sure like the way you broke your ass

to let me know!

- I just found out about it myself.

- Who's in charge down there anyway?

Now, look. Do you want to help find her...

...or would you rather just sit there

and bellyache?

- All right.

- Good.

Now exactly what did she say to you?

I told you. She said that she was well

and that she was going to Hawaii.

What else?

- I already told you.

- Tell me again.

You know,

you really make lousy conversation.

You make lousy coffee.

Come on, what else did she say?

Nothing, except...

- Except what?

- It was nothing. It was a line from a poem.

- What poem?

- Lf I knew that, I'd know the line.

- Try to remember.

- You know, McCallum, it's getting late.

You're sounding very monotonous.

You're not exactly my idea

of a swinging date either.

Good night, McCallum.

- What happened to the Mantovani?

- The what?

I heard the show,

but I never did hear you play Mantovani.

You really did listen to the show?

Friend, if we had a TV

down at the station...

...l'd break my arm

before I turned your show on.

Thanks a lot.

Just hope we're lucky enough

to grab her the next time she tries it.

Tries what?

To kill you.

Yeah. And if you're not lucky enough?

That'd be hell.

The guys down at the station

would have to chip in and buy a TV.

You're a great comfort, Sergeant.

You will change the locks?

Hi.

Nothing like a nice brisk walk in the woods

to put roses on a girl's cheeks.

How are you?

Not so good, honey.

- She's back.

- Who?

Evelyn Draper,

the girl who tried to kill Birdie.

How can she be back?

I thought they'd put her

in a state sanitarium.

- They did, but they let her out.

- Does that mean she's all right?

Theoretically.

What happens now?

I think you and I ought to stay away

from each other for a couple of days...

...just in case she's tagging after me.

She's already following you, isn't she?

I don't want you to worry about it.

I can handle myself.

Yeah. So could Birdie.

All right then, you stand by.

They're all set to trace the call.

When she phones, just mention her

by name right away, Evelyn...

...and they start to trace her.

All you gotta do after that

is just keep her talking.

Fifteen minutes

before the hour here at KRML...

...and here's It's Not Unusual.

I guess it hasn't come to you yet.

- What?

- What she said.

Over the phone last night?

Part of a poem or something.

You were gonna try to remember.

I thought I had that, but I've forgotten.

Is it that important?

Until we pick her up,

everything's important.

What's wrong?

I'm worried about my girlfriend

with all this going on.

They're so damn isolated down there.

I'm thinking the best thing to do

is just have Al Monte sub for me.

The only chance we've got

is when she phones in here tonight.

You've got to be here, right on that mike.

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