The Champ Page #4

Are you a doctor?.

Soet of.

A gerontologist.

How are you two getting along?

We've neen having a great time.

What are you talking about?

Old man Parr.

T.J., that was your father on the phone.

His friend is in some kind of trouble | and he won't be able to be back until 6:30.

Well, it's not that bad here, you know.

Do you want to see around the boat?

Come on, I'll show you around. All right?

-Did he say which friend was in trouble? | -He didn't.

He said it wasn't important. | He'd be back in a few hours.

Don't worry about it.

-Do you like boats? | -Yeah!

T.J., look at that one!

-That's pretty! | -Isn't it?.

Look how many people there are!

Look at that one! That's pretty, too.

tell you!

I wish the Champ could see that one. | He'd love it!

Hey, you're prettyy damn good.

You a hustler?

No, 'm just lucky.

Well, try it again then.

No!

-What do I get?. | -Anything you say.

Anything I say?. Al right, anything I say.

Right here. How about this one? | Right here.

There you are.

Are you sure | you don'twantto try thatagain?

Oncee more?

Yeah, I'm sure.

I tried.

You're a sweetheaet, too.

I tagged you!

All right, it's my turn to tag you.

I've got you.

I'm going to tag you!

-Keep that blanket nice and clean. | -I will.

-You'll promise me? | -I will.

-Remember where the saddle is from? | -It's from England.

-Don't lose the halter, it's expensive. | -Dolly!

Don't worry, I won't.

-You take cre of yourfilly, you promise? | -I promise.

-Who's your vet? | -Doc.

Doc?

What the hell kind of name | is Doc for a vet?

If something goes wrong, you call me. | You understand?

I got the best vet in the world.

Sure. And don't worry, Dolly, will.

-'Bye, love. | -'Bye.

-'Bye, T.J. | -'Bye.

Thanks for going swimming with me.

The Champ won't let me go alone.

And when you go away | I'll aways rememberthis day.

'Bye, T.J. Here.

-'Bye, Annie. | -'Bye.

Anytime you want, | come to the backstretch.

Then I'll show you around. | You could see my horse.

'Bye. The Champ must be waiting for me.

'Bye. 'Bye, Annie!

Champ!

T.J., I must've coonked out.

-Did you get a lot of presents? | -Yeah, look at this saddle!

-Look at it! It must've cosst-- | -Saddle?

It must've coost $200.

-Look at that! Feel it. It's real leather. | -I'm looking.

Yeah, they spoiled you silly in there. | I can see that.

They were real nice people. | Not like most turf clubbers.

-They didn't have their nose in the air. | -I'm glad of that.

-Look at this halter. | -A halter?.

Look at this! It even says, "She's a Lady."

Look at that!

Yeah, I'd rather have a rope halter. | You don't have to cean it so much.

Yeah, it's nice. It's nice.

Annie was very nice.

-Guess what her husband is? | -What's that?

A gerry-tologist.

Gerry what?

A doctor.

The od lady was rich, but nice.

Cose the door, will you?

They have a beautiful boat. | And then I went swimming with Annie...

..we had such fun. | I wish you could've been there with us.

What happened, Champ? Where were you?

Come on, Billy! One more time now.

Come on, baby.

What do you need | when you walk down Broadway?

-What? | -Forty-four.

Forty-four, right.

-Forty-four! | -Forty-four!

All right!

And now, I'm going to take a eak.

Bobby's going to roll for me. | Watch my chips, will you?

Roy, your friend's in there cleaning up.

-Who's that, Billy? | -Me.

Can I ask for another beer?

Give me a beer, Phil? That beer's good.

Okay, Billy.

-Right. | -Okay?.

Billy Flynn?

-Yeah? Who wants to know?. You a coop? | -No. I'm Mike Phillips.

You look like a cop, you know that, Mike?

-I'd like to talk to you. | -Not now, Mikey, I'm a winner.

I'm Annie's husband.

Just a minute?

Yeah, all right.

Let's find someplace.

-We've got a little problem. | -No, we don't have a problem.

I got rid of that problem several years ago. | You gotthe problem.

I really wanted to taak about the boy.

What did she do, cry a little bit | to get you to come down here?

You could be in a lot of trouble | messing in other people's business.

I'm married to the mother of your son.

-You don't like that, but that's how it is. | -I'll tell you how it is:

T.J.'s a healthy, happy kid, | and he's going to stay that way.

The track is the greatest place | for a kid to grow up.

I agree with you.

You agree with me?

Beautiful place for a kid to grow up. | t's kind of a paradise.

When I saw T.J. I thought, | "My God, what a wonderful child! "

My hat's off to you, Billy. | You've been a greatfather.

Anyway, he knows his manners.

-I got to go. I'm on a hot streak. | -Wait, wait a minute.

There's more to it, isn't there? I mean...

..he does have a mother.

He's got no mother.

You can't decide for him!

It's up to him to make up his own mind.

I got to go.

Let mejust ask you this:

T.J. won't always be 8 years old. | He's a very bright litte boy.

What happens when he finds out | that he has a mother?.

And that she loves him?

That she wanted to be with him, | only you wouldn't let that happen?

How are you going to handle it?

Some mother. She doess nothing for him, | and now after seven years it's:

"Oh, my, I love him so much. | I just never knew it."

Never did she change his pants...

..or wipe his nose...

..teach him his prayers, | tel him right from wrong, give him a bath.

But what differencee does that make?

Some goddamn mother!

-Good night, gents. | -Good night.

-Goood night. | -Good night.

A horse?

What am I going to do | with a goddamn horse?

That horse cost me $6,000.

I don't caare what it cost.

Tell you what.

You bring me $2,000...

..within 48 hours...

..or I'll take the goddamn horse.

All right?

I bought that horse for my kid. | It's going to break his heart.

Billy, I don't want to break a kid's heart. | I got a kid of my own.

-Okay, I'll get you the money. | -Right.

-I'll get you the money somehow. | -Right.

Hello, Harold. Billy. Billy Flynn.

Yeah, listen, about the $1,000.

About the $1,000 you owe me.

Harold, don't talk to me like that. | Come on.

Couldn't you work out something?

I mean, there must be something | you could work out.

Harold, who do you think you're talking to?

I see you at the track, | you're no stranger around here.

I see you with the ladies | and you spend a lot of money, and...

..you're flush, you got a lot of weight | in your pockets, kid.

Look, I wouldn't cll you | if this wasn't important.

All right then, look, you little weasel, | I carried you and....

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They returned to languor, to sensuality. | They gave women a sense of their bodies.

And draped them in satin...

..silk, fur and filigree...

..clinging velvet...

..quantities of coostume jewelry, | sequins, veils...

..and featherss.

Vionnet.

Vionnet was the first designer...

..to completely master | the art of the bias-cut dress.

She created clothes | that clung to the body...

..and yet moved freely.

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