The Other Side of Midnight Page #7

of each transaction:

We all play God, but some of us.

Are better equipped

for the role than others:

You see, where most men go unpunished

for the evil they do.

I'm in position to make them pay:

Call it justice, call it vengeance-

It's all the same:

Nor do I believe

that it should be as it is in the Bible:

"An eye for an eye

and a tooth for a tooth".

But rather,

"A head for an eye and a heart for a tooth:"

A simple religion:

But once people know

that I practice it devoutly.

They stay away from my eyes

and far away from my teeth:

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You understand theyre the biggest

in the East, and theyre growing:

They'll be national in a year or two,

no question about that:

What I'm trying to say, Larry,

is if you pilot for them today.

You can be an executive

for them tomorrow:

I don't fly freight, Bill:

Look, I don't fly oranges and shoes.

In planes that went out

with Wiley Post:

- What else you got?

- I got nothing:

It's the last plane flying:

The war is over, ace:

There'll be no more medals, no more dogfights:

Errol Flynn, The Dawn Patrol-

They're grounded:

Look, you wanna go down

in a roar of self-pity, you go ahead:

It's all right:

It's all right with me:

You might give some thought

to what all this is doing to Cathy:

Yeah, I wondered when

we'd get around to Cathy:

Something on your mind, say it:

Well, you had four years with her:

I'm getting my ass shot at, and you're

escorting my wife all over Washington:

Let me tell you something, friend:

Long before you came along.

I decided not to

inflict myself on Cathy:

I'm 25 years older: I figured she didn't need that:

Let me tell you something else:

You continue to wait around

for World War IIl.

And I'll do every goddamn thing

I can to get her to leave ya.

Before you get her pregnant like you did

that English girl and God knows how many others:

- What'd you do, run a check on me?

- "Run a check:
"

Didn't need to run a check on you:

It was in your record:

The air corps turned it over to me

and they said, "Make a hero out of this guy".

Because there was

a lack of heroes at the time:

Well, there ain't no lack of heroes now,

buddy boy:
They're a dime a dozen:

You fly the shoes

and oranges, Larry.

Or you go down in a pile of sh*t:

Peterson Air Freight,

a small independent.

Operating between New York, Philadelphia,

Baltimore and Washington:

Dun and Bradstreet reports show

that they are capitalized at one million dollars:

Monsieur Barbet, I now know

all about the company:

Could you tell me

about Monsieur Douglas?

He is doing well:

He is there three weeks on the job:

Monsieur Barbet,

I would like Monsieur Douglas out:

Well, perhaps you would:

But right now, he is very much in:

Get him out:

And how do you propose I do that?

The quickest way- money:

Money:

Ah, yes:

Money would do it:

But, uh.

We must reach across the Atlantic:

There will be many

upturned palms along the way:

Even a cinema star like yourself

does not have that kind of money:

- [Knocking]

- [Woman] Rehearsal, Mademoiselle Page:

[Sighs]

Then I will have it:

[Armand]

The Greeks have one word for all this-Demeris:

- He doesn't own it all, Armand:

- No, no:

But he owns the people who own it:

And now, it seems he will own you:

- You think that?

- And you do too:

He again sends you two invitations,

which again you turn down:

And still, here we are:

He and I have, uh, an understanding:

He always sends three:

Am I going to lose you, Noelle?

- Would that bother you?

- No!

Well, let's just say that, uh,

I wouldn't be surprised:

As you wish:

Welcome:
Allow me to show you

to your rooms, please:

Paul, take Monsieur Gautier

to his apartment, please:

Madame:

This way:

Here we are, Miss Page:

I hope that you will be comfortable:

- Oh, I think I will be:

- [Chuckles]

- Mr.:
Demeris will be delighted that you are here:

- Thank you:

Miss Page:

- Mademoiselle?

- Yes, madame?

Return this to Mr.: Demeris:

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Again, you waited

for the third invitation:

And again, it came:

Three in one day:

Why waste the time? Hmm?

In any case, you are here:

Yes:

You are trifling with me:

[Softly]

Yes:

Now:

What do you mean,

you have to let me go?

I have flown more crap for you

through the worst weather-

Listen, I'm 10 times more pilot

than you pay me!

Sorry, Larry:

My brother-in-law wants in, and-

- Your brother-in-law?

- Yeah, he's been pumping money

into this outfit all along:

Without him,

I'd have had to close down:

- I thought the banks were behind you:

- I misrepresented that to you.

Because I wanted you for a pilot:

Pete, I need the job:

Look, if I can't get some ownership now,

all right:
I'll stay on as a pilot:

Larry, I'm sorry:

My brother-in-law-

To hell with your brother-in-law!

If he's got so much money, let him buy into

Pan Am:
They deserve each other:

- Larry, I have to go:

- Where?

You haven't left this field since I've known you:

Where the hell you going?

Nowhere:
I just don't like

to see a man beg:

Beg?

Why, you son of a b*tch!

Take your company and fly it up your ass:

That's where it came from anyway:

[Noelle]

Nowhere:

He can find employment nowhere?

[Barbet]

Nowhere in the air, mademoiselle:

You have bought the air:

But, uh, you have not

bought the ground:

If Monsieur Douglas were to

settle for work on the ground.

Not even Monsieur Demeris's

money would-

I don't remember asking you

to do an investigation on me, monsieur:

No disrespect, mademoiselle.

But you are in all the papers:

A home in Athens, in Paris.

A villa here, a chateau there.

And, uh, off the coast of Greece

a private island, no?

Is it really your opinion

that Monsieur Douglas.

Cannot obtain a flying job

anywhere in the United States?

As a stunt pilot, perhaps.

In a carnival:

I see:

I think this will suffice

as termination of our arrangement:

But, mademoiselle.

You leave me with, uh,

as we say, uh.

The other shoe yet to fall:

May I advise you that.

Should you make any effort

at finding out for profit.

Just when and where

that shoe does fall.

You might just find that shoe.

In your mouth:

Monsieur Demeris is

a very powerful man:

Say no more:

The account is closed:

- Welcome back, Miss Page:

- Spyros, where is Mr.: Demeris?

He is on the lower terrace:

He asked not to be disturbed:

Ah, Noelle:

Forgive me, Costa:

I interrupted:

- I'm sorry:

- What is it?

I had a terrible flight

back from Paris.

Not only because they were rude,

but I had to change planes twice to get here:

It's a private airfield, Noelle:

Of course you have to transfer:

I could not send you my plane to Paris:

I had business in Geneva:

It's so dreadfully inconvenient:

You will have your own plane:

- No:

- Yes:
I was going to give it to you for your birthday:

Oh, thank you, Costa!

Forgive me, Noelle,

but I should like to concentrate on this:

What kind of plane will it be?

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