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It so happens this

girl's a missing person.

Where'd you get my picture from?

- Nancy Lockston. She's missing from...

- You a detective? You carry a gun?

- No, I happen to be a father.

- Her father? - No.

Then what are you worried about?

She's not your kid, she's with me.

I got her, they want her, they

can't have her, she's mine.

Wherever she is, goodbye.

Oh lessons in love

are free say you,

Yeah lessons in

love are free.

And he took me by the hand, he

showed me where to stand he said:

Lessons in love are free .

Oh bother, do you bother,

you're blowing my mind,

you tell me that we are one,

but how can I be you

when I got myself to do,

he said:
Be me and you'll be my son.

Nancy!

Nancy, come back here!

Lady you didn't pay!

Nancy, will you stop!

Lady!

- In here!

- What?

She went in one of these places,

I called you, i'm Mr Tyne.

Oh thank you.

To je hrza! J u nemu.

I'm terribly sorry.

Please don't you be sorry. My goodness

it was so sweet of you to help me.

I don't know how you

find anyone in this city.

I know...

It was so kind

of you to call me.

How long have

you been a member?

- I beg your pardon?

- You are a member aren't you?

- Of what? - You're

not a member of SPFC.

I don't know what that is.

It's the Society for the

Parents of Fugitive Children.

You've heard of

it haven't you?

I don't know.

It's very well known. It's

been in all the newspapers.

We had an article in Time magazine.

Didn't you read about it?

I think I read... you know

there's been no reason for...

me to pay any attention to

anything like that until now.

- How long has she been

gone Mr Tyne? - Larry.

About a week.

- What about your girl?

- Mine's been gone for 7 months.

I don't feel any

responsibilty for it.

I'll tell you what

my philosophy is:

I think that everything

that happens to us in life is...

it's just another life experience and we

should get everything out of it we can.

It's a life experience.

You know what I mean?

It's a marvellous philosophy.

You know, you could...

could find that this experience could be

a very profound one for you and your...

You are married aren't you?

You're not divorced or

widowed or anything like that?

No.

Well Ben and I, Ben,

that's my husband...

we found since Nancy's been gone...

just in looking for her it's

brought us closer together.

Really our relationship is closer...

more profound.

Maybe you and I can look some

more, together... for your girl?

- Not up on those roofs?

- No no, I mean on the street.

Oh yeah, that would be

very nice. I'd like that.

- Good. Let me make one

short phoencall, ok? - Alright.

Lynn, don't get excited...

I have not found her but I have found

someone who's seen her and she...

She's arrested.

She's arrested for shoplifting.

She's in jail. She's 300 miles away.

We have to bring her home.

She's in upstate New York.

We have to gp and bring her home.

It's Sunday,

as it was a week ago.

Seven days eternity.

People living,

I want to live too,

But it is Sunday...

What did she steal?

A Japanese

portable television set.

Sony?

Mitsubishi.

- Mr & Mrs Tyne?

- Yes.

Where is she?

- What?

- I said where is she.

- Where's who?

- Where's our daughter.

-She's sitting right over there in the

bench. -No no that's Corrina Divito.

No, this is Jeannie Tyne.

- Now wait a minute. Your Mr & Mrs Tyne?

- Yes, of course but...

- What's your name?

- Corrina Divito.

Please Mrs D.. Mrs Tyne!

Go ahead, what's your name?

Give me a couple of minutes.

Thank you very much.

- What happened?

- I don't know.

This girl is not your daughter.

She now maintains her

name is Corrina Divito.

She says she know nothing

of your daughter's wherebaouts

and used her name as an alias

at the time of apprehension to...

For fear of parental disapproval.

I'm sorry this had to happen, but...

If you'd like some coffee?

When that call came

from the policeman,

and he asid Jeannie was

arrested for shoplifting,

it was so awful.

Anything but that, anything!

And then when we went there,

and we saw that little

girl sitting in the chair,

I wished it had been Jeannie.

Look Lynn, there's

nothing wrong with her.

She's not under arrest,

she hasn't had an accident.

She's off somewhere having a

terrific time with her friends...

she's having fun while we're breaking

our necks running around and...

driving from place to place

like a couple of maniacs.

If we were smart, we'd be

having as much fun as she is!

That's what we ought to do, go

somewhere and have some fun!

- I'd like another gin gimlet on the

rocks. - No no no, wait a minute!

- Another gin gimlet on the rocks.

- Hang on a minute, we've had enough.

- But you're the one that said...

- Just the cheque please.

- No, just a second...

- Just the cheque, that's all ok.

We've had a good time but we've

got 4 hours drive back to New York.

- Are you tired?

- I am tired.

- Are you very very tired?

- Yes i'm very very tired.

Well why don't

we stay the night?

I'd like that gin gimlet

now... on the rocks.

Honey don't take

the keys. Sit here.

Come on, let's go to sleep.

Oh, I wanna dance!

I'm tired. I can't do

that kind of dancing.

- Yes you can.

- Oh cone on!

Well let's just watch them.

Or we could just

look at each other.

- Ok. - Look at me. - Ok.

- You're not looking at me.

- I am looking at you.

- You're not seeing me!

- Of course i'm seeing you.

What am I doing?

What am I doing?

Well look i'm gonna go to bed.

If you wanna come on, come on,

if you wanna stay here, stay.

- Is somebody sitting here?

- No.

- Somebody was sitting here?

- Yes.

Are they coming back?

No.

My name's Norman.

- This is my friend Schuyler.

- What?

My name is Schuyler.

- That's a funny name.

- Yeah, he's a funny guy.

- What's your name?

- Lynn.

- What are you drinking Lynn?

- Gin gimlet on the rocks.

- Gin... what?

- Gin gimlet on the rocks.

Gin gimlet, alright.

-You didn't look funny to me. -He's got

some funny stories, he cracks me up.

You could take him to a funeral,

you'd be on the floor laughing.

Tell her that... you know,

that one about Bob.

It's the funniest story

I ever heard in my life.

But this is not a joke,

this is a real story.

It's a story, it's a joke. If you tell

something terrible very funny...

people are gonna laugh,

don't you understand that?

-Gentlemen, it's been very nice.

-You gotta go to the little girl's room?

- Very nice meeting you Schuyler.

- You coming back? Lynn?

What are you looking?

Go after her, she wants you.

- She doesn't want me.

- Do you want her? - No.

- Can I go after her?

- If you want to.

If I want to! What am I up

here for, to play ping-pong?

Don't turn on the light.

It's me Schuyler, you know...

the funny guy from the bar.

I'll be with you in a second.

I'll be right there.

Camptown races

sing the song...

Camptown races

five miles long...

Gwine to run all night!,

Gwine to run all day.

I bet my money on de bob-tail nag,

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