The Time of Their Lives Page #6

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I did it! I did it! Oh, boy,

we'll be outta here in no time!

Well, Sheldon, the

original furniture is here.

All we have to do is find that

drawer that Danbury mentioned.

Yes, the drawer. Perhaps they know. Yeah.

I wonder. Let's ask them. Mistress Allen,

Master Prim, where is the

secret drawer? Do you know?

Odsbodkins and copper pots! That's

just it. We don't know, do we?

Anelot dos mirabus piret cotar.

Nimbus et nosticus lazum bodar.

There she goes again. Must be

number one on her hit parade.

Shh, Millie!

Please, answer me.

Have you any idea where

this letter may be hidden?

Go slowly. Slowly.

We can't understand you.

M-M-Melody.

That ain't me doin' that.

No.

No!

No, no!

L-Look. I d-don't wanna scare you

folks, but that ain't me under the table.

Melody.

Melody.

H-Her voice is changing.

Oh, it's Tom. My Tom.

You were gonna marry her?

Melody, my beloved.

It's Tom.

I've come to help you.

Oh, Shelly.

What does it mean?

It... It must be Danbury

speaking through Emily.

Oh, fine.

A ghost-to-ghost broadcast.

H-Horatio,

why can't I see him?

You can't.

You poor kid.

You see, he's got his wings,

and we're still grounded.

Master Danbury, we wanna help Miss Melody.

Tell us, where is the secret drawer?

Start at 12:
00,

turn twice to 3:
00.

At 10 past 1:
00,

'twill open be.

Would you mind repeating

that last part?

He is gone. He's gone.

His brief span

on earth is over.

Tom! Tom!

But, Emily, Emily where

is the secret drawer?

Secret drawer?

I'm sorry. I can't tell you

anything else. Good night.

Start at 12:
00, turn twice

to 3:
00. At 10 past...

Now he's got it! You bet

your life I've got it!

12:
00, 3:00, 10 past. That could only

mean a clock. The letter's in the clock.

But there's over a dozen clocks

in this house.

What do we care?

We'll search every one. Let's get started.

Don't get excited.

Melody.

Melody, they've got the answer.

The letter is hidden in the clock.

Tom only had that letter in

the library. The library clock!

Yeah! Yeah!

Hooray!

Well, don't just stand there.

We've got to let them know.

Oh! I gotta tell Nora.

Nora! I'll be with you soon!

Won't I, Horatio?

Odsbodkins!

We're all mixed up!

Whew! Melody, don't ever

do that again. I'm a boy.

Hurry. In the library.

Cuthbert. Whaddya want? Nothing.

Cuthbert! Whaddya want? Nothing!

Mr. Gage.

What do you want?

Nothing.

What do you want?

Get them to look in the library.

That's what I'm tryin' to do!

I have an idea. Come

on. It isn't in this one.

The library. They're trying to

tell us to come into the library.

Yeah, you're right.

They must mean that clock.

- Oh, no. That's not the clock.

- Yes, it is.

But, Shelly,

they directed us here.

I'm sorry, but that isn't the clock. That

happens to be one of my reproductions.

The original's in the museum. Go

to New York and search the clock.

That board of directors won't talk

to me. They barred me from the museum.

Darling, do you suppose

they'd let me examine it?

They wouldn't let anybody

touch that clock.

That's fine. Let's give the ghosts a

99-year lease and move back to Park Avenue.

Darling, I feel

so sorry for them.

Well, so do I. What can

I do? I'll get the clock.

I'm the logical one to do it. Why you?

Has it ever occurred to you why

I'm the main target of these ghosts?

Your ancestor. That butler

was an old so-and-so.

That's exactly right. He was. There's every

possibility that he did Horatio Prim wrong.

Yeah, it could be.

If that's the truth,

this is my chance to atone

for the sins of my forefathers.

I think you're right. I'll

leave first thing in the morning.

Horatio! Ho...

Horatio, listen to me.

You don't have to tell me.

Oh, yes, I do.

Let's go back to the well,

Melody. You don't understand.

Dr. Greenway is going to the museum to

get the clock. He's gonna do that for us?

Yes, he's trying to make up

for what Cuthbert did to you.

For what Cuthbert did to me? Mm-hmm.

Odsbodkins! Mm!

Melody, he's a nice man.

I'm gonna thank him.

Wait a minute, Ralph. Hold this and

I'll get another candle. Oh, sure.

Thank you, Dr. Greenway.

Thank you.

Millie!

My dear Dr. Greenway,

I know you by reputation,

but I repeat, we cannot allow so valuable

an antique to be removed from the premises.

But, Professor Dibbs, can't

I at least examine the clock?

Sorry, Doctor, but that's

contrary to our policy.

I told you it was only

a pair of shoes.

Sorry, madam,

regulations.

Oh, sorry, sir. Anything

under that coat, sir?

Uh, only me.

I've gotta watch my diet.

My! 4:
00. How time does fly. And so must I.

Bill! Bill! Hey, Bill,

the Queen Anne clock is missing.

That guy. Stop, thief!

Stop, thief!

Professor Dibbs!

Professor Dibbs!

Get me the police department

immediately. Hurry!

5:
00.

I don't understand. The museum's closed

by now. Ralph promised to call me.

Relax, darling. Our ghostly friends

have waited a century and a half.

A few more minutes

won't make any difference.

This is a mighty fateful moment.

Even the ghosts are worried.

I know. I can feel 'em.

They're right here in this room.

Yep. Yep.

I guess I'd better

make some more tea.

Ghosts. Ghosts.

That's all she talks about.

Oh, uh, pardon me.

Is this chair taken?

Thank you.

Th-Thank you v-very much. I

think I'll stand for a while.

Oh, that's Ralph at last.

Come on, Millie.

Uh, excuse me.

Melody, this is it!

He's here!

I forgot to do it again.

Lieutenant Mason, state

police. Oh, how do you do?

Is Dr. Greenway here? Not

yet. We're expecting him.

Fine. We'll wait.

Is anything wrong?

Your doctor friend stole a very

valuable clock from the museum.

Stole it?

Yeah. Connors.

Yes, sir? Drive our car out of

sight. Don't want Greenway to see it.

Right, sir. Lieutenant, if

you'll come into the living room,

I think I can explain this.

Poor Dr. Greenway. Is he

in trouble! What about us?

If they catch him, they'll take him and the

clock before Mr. Gage has a chance to search it.

Odsbodkins!

What do we do now?

We've got to keep him away

from the house. Hurry, Horatio!

Ghosts? What do you

take me for? A chump?

I know it's hard to

believe, but we can prove it.

Horatio.

Melody.

Horatio!

Melody!

Horatio.!

Melody.!

Horatio.

Ah! We'll be back

in a minute!

Hey! Hey! Dr. Greenway! Stop! Stop!

Dr. Greenway, it's a trap!

Don't go in there! Stop!

Hey! Hey! Hey!

Stop! Stop!

Dr. Greenway! Dr. Greenway!

Don't go in there! It's a trap!

Oh, Horatio, he can't hear us!

We must stop him.

Psst. Psst. Dr. Greenway,

the police are in the house.

Uh-oh.

Go hide in the stable.

Thank you, Emily. Thank you.

Mason! Lt. Mason!

Lt. Mason!

Dr. Greenway's car.

Where is he?

I don't know.

Look for the clock?

No.

Now, if I can only remember how

that rhyme goes. Start at 12:00.

Uh-huh. I have it. Start at 12:00.

Yeah.

You gotta stop that noise.

Somebody's gonna hear you.

Do somethin'.

How's the rest go?

How does the rest go? How do I know?

I got it.

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