Ten North Frederick Page #8

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I'll make sure she gets home alright.

The name is Chapin.

Oh.

Well, I'm sorry. I guess, I sort of, reached

the wrong conclusion.

I mean, uh..

Kate is a friend of my daughter.

My daughter Ann.

Oh yes, sir. I know Ann Chapin.

We're on our way up to Lost Lake now

to meet her there. That's why we have to leave.

Well, better luck next time.

Goodnight Kate.

Goodnight.

Goodnight sir.

I'm sorry I crashed into you.

That's quite alright... son. Goodnight.

Funny, I thought Ann Chapin was in Bermuda.

If you're worried about my reputation.

That's not what I'm worried about.

It didn't mean anything, what he said.

He just made a perfectly natural mistake.

Exactly. He perfectly, naturally, assumed

that I was your father.

Please. Please. I can't stand another word.

Kate!... Let's take a good long look.

At what?

At ourselves. Listen. Come here.

Look at what, Joe?

At what that young friend

of yours showed us.

He's just a baby.

A foolish, big-mouthed baby.

We should be grateful to him.

Grateful?

I needed that bump he gave me. Maybe

it knocked some sense into me.

Don't you see Kate?

Our getting married would be just

as bad as the other thing.

What it would do to your life!

I... lost my head this afternoon.

Joe!

Now listen, Kate.

The rules are there for a reason.

Why do we always laugh at the old character..

...chasing after the young girl

in the cartoons?

And those newspaper stories about

the old hillbilly marrying..

...some half-witted female of eleven.

I'm not nearly half-witted.

And there's not that much difference

between us.

Enough so that our children would only

know their father as an old man.

Enough so that you'd be left alone..

...at the time you most needed

love and protection.

When you're as old as I am now.

That's why the rules are there.

Love isn't everything Kate.

You can't live without pride.

P- R-I-D-E.

I'll take this up for you.

I'll take it.

Don't be unhappy Kate. I'm not.

I can't tell you un-unhappy I am.

I'm going away somewhere. Far away.

You don't have to. I'll stay out of your

life. Trust me.

Maybe I can't trust myself to stay out of yours.

Here's your ruby.

It's yours.

I wanted to give you something

beautiful and extravagant.

I still want to.

I'm grateful to you.

For being all that you are.

Go up now, and I know when you're

alone, you'll cry.

But Kate, we'll always have this. Won't we?

Hello. Mr. Joe.

Hi Love-Boat.

Didn't expect you.

My mother here?

At his riding lessons I believe.

Thanks.

Why Joby.

Mother, what's all this about father?

Well..

Don't you think you owe me the

courtesy of a letter?

I had a letter from Doctor English.

He says father is very ill.

Doctor English hasn't even seen him.

That's just the point. Some

eye-doctor had to tell him.

Father went to this man for new glasses.

He spotted a dangerous condition.

Doctor English told you all this

didn't he? Weeks ago.

And suppose he did?

Mother, you've got to make father

get medical help.

Are you giving me, orders?

Just because you're a sergeant

or whatever it is.

You think you can order me?

God orders you. Not me.

Oh dear, dear, dear. Ha, ha, ha.

You must be higher than a sergeant to

be so close to the Almighty.

Have you even, even tried

to stop him drinking so much?

Your father is old enough to take care.

Has he had a hemorrhage?

You know what that is don't you?

Has he ever vomited blood?

Why didn't you call a doctor for him then?

Because he wouldn't allow it if

you must know.

When that happens you get on the

telephone yourself.

Stop yelling Joby!

How do you think it's been for me?

The wife of a drunkard.

Never able to accept an invitation.

Listening at night to him fumbling down

the stairs for another bottle.

Have a little sympathy for me.

Maybe if you'd shown some for him,

this wouldn't have happened.

If you'd shown him just a little kindness,

a little human warmth...

Thank you Harry.

Hello father.

Oh, Joby.

Good to see you.

Well, get a leave?

Well, I've convinced the General Staff the

Army can do without me for 48 hours.

Well this is fine, just fine. Come on,

I'll buy you a drink.

Oh, I wouldn't do that Joe.

As I understand it..

...Joby intends to spend the weekend

reforming you.

Hello... long distance?

Oh yes, she's here. Ann.

It's for you, Long distance.

Take care of those names will you.

Hello.

Hello Anna-Banana.

How's that vow of yours never to darken

the doors of 10 North Frederick again?

Good and firm thank you.

Then I might as well hang up.

The old boy's in terrible shape Anna-Banana

and I've got to get back to camp.

What's wrong Joby?

Got him to see Dr. English. He says its

a combination of things.

Me? I'd call it a kind of galloping despair.

What can we do?

Give him a face to look at that

he really loves.

Get it down here as quick as you can.

Have Harry meet the express tonight.

I'll be on it.

I'll stay as long as I can.

Right! Right. Goodbye.

She'll be on the express tonight.

Speculation about what will happen

when allied forces meet the Russians in the East.

General Eisenhower's HQ reports

that the German Army are in retreat everywhere.

Come in.

Surprise.

Ann?

It isn't really you?

Please don't move.

What on earth are you doing here?

I got homesick all of a sudden.

Well that's fine. Here, sit down.

I wish we'd known you were coming.

We'd have had some young people in.

I came to see you.

That's very nice of you, Ann.

Very sweet.

I'm afraid I'm going to start blubbering.

It's so wonderful to see you again.

I think I'll smoke a cigarette, if you don't mind.

Over there. In the box.

How's the bookstore?

Oh, just fine.

I'm becoming quite the business woman.

Last month, my accounts came out even.

I almost fainted.

But you must have some fun too.

Oh, well I do.

I don't neglect the social side.

Next month, I'm flying out to California

to be maid-of-honor at a wedding.

That's a long way to go for a wedding.

Yes, well, this is special.

My old room-mate, Kate Drummond.

Kate?

You never met her, did you?

I stopped by to see you once,

and she gave me a drink.

A very beautiful girl.

And she's getting married?

Yes.

To a very nice fellow she

met in Santa Barbara.

That's where she went when she

left New York, about five years ago.

It was very mysterious her

running off like that.

Kate always had a sense of mystery

about her.

She isn't an open-faced sandwich like me.

That's our trouble. Yours and mine.

Everyone guesses our secrets.

Father, you know Joby and I were..

Have you seen her at all?

Yes. She was in New York last month.

Has she changed much?

No. Still the same.

Beautiful, smart and lovely.

And in love.

Yes.

No.

Well, there's a difference between..

...loving. And being in love.

Is there?

Well, I'm sure that she loves Tom

and he's crazy about her.

It'll be a good marriage.

But I wonder if she's really

over the other one..

What other one?

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