The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer Page #4

Control yourself, now. Control yourself,

Nugent. I'll see what I can do for you.

Worse comes to worse,

maybe I can get your sentence reduced.

But you have got to remember, coherently,

exactly what happened.

-Sure.

-lf you talk like this in front of a court...

...you'd get 20 years.

-Oh, my....

-Officer, I'm ready to go now.

Coherently, exactly.

Coherently, exactly.

See you later. You'll know me.

I'll be dressed like a lawyer.

High school. High school. Little girl.

Model. I....

Mr. Nugent, you got a visitor.

This is Dr. Beemish.

-Mr. Nugent?

-Just a second. Just a second.

-Now, let me see.

-I am the court psychiatrist.

-Come back in an hour. I'll be crazy by then.

-I'm here to help you.

The only thing you're suffering from

is a case of being an innocent bystander.

-Sit down, doctor.

-Thank you.

-May I offer you a drink?

-No, than--

-Cigar?

-No, no. I'm fine, thanks.

-This cell comfortable?

-Well, I don't know.

I haven't anything to compare it with.

This is my first time.

Well, on the whole, I think you'll find our

Western penology system is quite modern.

Well, that's a load off my mind.

Tell me, what can they do to me

if I kill a judge?

I understand how you feel. I'm aware

that Judge Turner appears to be...

...a very dominant woman.

But her dominance is actually a retreat.

We call it a manifestation of the Oedipus

complex. As Menninger points out...

...traumatic events seem to....

The only traumatic event she needs

is a good smack in the jaw.

She's my niece.

But you're absolutely right.

-Judge Turner's ready for you, doctor.

-Oh, thank you.

You just leave things in my hands,

Mr. Nugent.

I daresay you'll be surprised at the results.

Daresay.

I have a plan.

Just had a talk with Nugent.

He seems to be quite a nice fellow.

-Were you talking to the right man?

-Why, certainly.

About 6 feet, broad shoulders, blue eyes.

-He has brown eyes.

-Oh, has he?

-Have you made definite plans about him?

-It isn't my case.

Judge Treadwell is reviewing the evidence,

and whatever he does is all right with me.

Well, I hope Treadwell doesn't go too far.

I won't be responsible for Susan.

You were saying?

Susan thinks she's in love with this man.

If things take their normal course...

...this will be no more than an adolescent

attachment for an older man.

She'll soon forget him.

But if they send him to prison,

it will martyr him in her eyes.

This will turn into a tragedy

she'll never get over.

Oh, nonsense.

You don't understand Susan.

She's not like other children.

She's old for her age and levelheaded.

She's above that sort of silliness.

I'm sorry to bother you,

but this lady came to visit Mr. Nugent.

She claims to be your sister

and his mother.

-Susan.

-I just wanted to talk to him, Margaret.

About the steel business.

She baked this.

Thank you, Melvin.

What's happening to you?

I'm in love with him.

Don't you realize that?

If I lose him, life has no meaning.

I love him.

How about a reversal?

You win.

Come in.

Here's Mr. Nugent.

Hello, Richard. Well, you don't look

any of the worse for wear.

Prison agrees with me.

Mr. Nugent, I have good news.

You're going to hang me.

I'm afraid I'm the one

who ought to be hanged.

-Won't I sit down?

-Please do.

-I believe you know Dr. Beemish.

-Yes.

-This is Judge Treadwell.

-How do you do?

How do you do?

-You know Assistant DA Chamberlain.

-Yes, nice to see you again.

-Sorry about that misunderstanding.

-Forget it. Just a bit of temper.

-That's very generous of you.

-Not at all, Nugent.

I'm afraid I lost my temper too.

I hope you'll pardon me.

Oh, that's all right.

I hope you'll pardon me.

I wanna thank you for holding

this preliminary hearing in camera.

Perfectly all right, Chester.

In view of Mr. Nugent's reputation...

...I see no reason for exposing him

to any unnecessary publicity.

I think this little incident

can be straightened out...

...if the assistant DA doesn't wish

to press charges.

I wouldn't want to see a man

of Mr. Nugent's talents in jail.

Well, thank you.

I guess I'm free to go then. Thank you.

Just a moment.

I believe Judge Turner has a suggestion.

-Anything.

-Yes, it isn't really much.

-You see, I'm a little worried about Susan.

-Oh, yeah.

She's become quite enamored of you,

Mr. Nugent.

Well, it's....

And we were wondering if you'd mind

helping us by taking her out.

Oh, I'd be glad to....

-Doing what?

-Being her beau.

Just until she gets over you.

You see, Dr. Beemish says she mustn't

feel you're being martyred.

He does, does he? Well, let Dr. Beemish

take her out. Let her get over him.

I'll bet there's no law that says

I have to go out with children.

No one's forcing you, Nugent.

We were hoping you'd want to cooperate.

-Why should I?

-Because your attitude will have...

...a decided bearing on the other

charges against you...

...if the assistant DA chooses

to press them.

Press what?

I only punched him in the nose.

Mr. Walters, if you were a judge

and a man had enticed a 17-year-old girl...

...to his apartment to paint her portrait,

and when her family protested...

...brutally assaulted the assistant DA,

what would you do to this man?

-I'd give him 20 years.

-Exactly what I'd do.

-Which side are you on?

-You haven't proved it.

-You haven't proved it.

-We will.

That's up to the jury.

Mr. Walters, if you were a judge...

...and this man realized this young girl

was unfortunately in love with him...

...and agreed to help her get over him...

-...wouldn't you be inclined to be lenient?

-I would.

-I think I'd drop the charges.

-Exactly what I'd do.

What do I have to do?

You'll see Susan as often

as we deem proper.

As soon as your fatal fascination

wears off, you're free to go on your way.

-And what if it doesn't wear off?

-It will.

Mr. Nugent, don't have

any illusions about this matter.

I'm doing this against my better judgment.

I would just as soon my sister

were going out with an actor.

Judge Turner doesn't exactly mean that.

-Just wondering.

-She means as head psychiatrist...

...that I've recommended you

as a vital therapy measure.

That's great.

Recommended for children.

Get him.

This row's reserved for the faculty and

important members of the student body.

-I hope you like basketball.

-Crazy about it.

Good evening, Susan.

-Geometry getting straightened out?

-Yes, Mr. Mittwick.

-Your handkerchief, Mr. Mittwick.

-Thank-- Oh, you must be a new boy.

-We'll be running into each other.

-I gave a lecture here on art.

Oh, yes, yes, yes.

You're in Miss Hallop's class.

Excellent teacher, excellent.

There they go!

S-S-S-U-N...

...S-S-S-E-T.

S-U-N-S-E-T.

Sunset, Sunset, Sunset!

We had a much better team last season,

but our star center graduated.

Too bad.

-Our new center needs more experience.

-Oh, at least.

He used to be sort of

a boyfriend of mine.

-What?

-Oh, until I met you.

You mean that fine-Iooking young man

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