While the City Sleeps Page #5
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- 1956
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I won't let him down.
All right, darling, I'll do it.
Let's keep it in the family!
I was pretty sure you'd say yes,
But it's a good thing
You did say yes,
Because the announcement
Of our engagement
Is already in the paper.
What do you know? Nancy
engaged to Ed Mobley.
That nice little secretary
of yours, darling.
Hmm.
I wonder what she's got.
Well, apparently she's got Mobley.
No, I mean to attract a man.
Oh, forget them, love. I'm worried.
About the job?
What else?
Kyne worries me.
He was humiliated today
in front of everyone,
And it's my fault.
You made up for it with the scoop
on Mobley on his own telecast.
Let me tell you the facts of life.
That break was an accident of timing.
If only I had Mobley in my corner.
Don't you?
Oh, sure.
I know the head waiter of the stork,
And the colonnier, and "21,"
And I know the fellow at the dog show,
And the fellow at the dog show
Knows the fellow at the horse show,
And the fellow at the horse show
Knows the people at the Waldorf,
And the people at the Waldorf know me,
But Mobley knows the right cops.
Well, mark, talk to him.
It might do a great deal of harm
If he rats about it to Griffith.
Dear heart.
You want me to have this job, don't you?
You don't have to ask that.
Then go to Mobley for me.
What?
You.
You know him much better than I do.
He'd listen to you.
I've seen him look at you.
You've seen him look at me, huh?
Those eyes of his.
Have you ever noticed those eyes?
Oh, yes. Ha! Yes, I've noticed them.
Ha ha!
Might be fun.
That's my baby.
Well, all right. I know what to say,
But how far do I have
to go to get it said?
Mildred, we're adults.
I love you very completely.
Anything you might do for me
Will make me love you all the more.
Thank you!
And I love you, too, mark.
And I certainly hope that you and
miss Liggett will be very happy.
I thank you, Carlo.
What day is this?
Still tuesday.
Ha! My day off. The rest is killing me.
Nancy's night at the red cross.
I could sure use some first aid.
Hello.
Hello, hello!
Want to buy me a drink?
Carlo?
- Yes, sir.
Champagne cocktail, brandy float.
Yes, ma'am.
Going someplace?
- No.
Well, you're all dressed up.
Like it?
Very much.
Well, thank you.
No, I don't think I'm going anywhere,
Now that I've found you down here.
Oh, well!
Sometimes I'm in a mood
Where I love to speak my mind.
Tonight's one of those times.
All right?
Sure, it's all right.
I think it's spectacular.
You're a pretty spectacular guy.
Believe me, I've known a couple.
Skol.
Where's your gentleman friend?
Where's your lady friend?
Cigarette?
Hee hee!
Pretty?
- Mmmmm.
Would I like?
- Mmmmm.
Aah, you can see it all later.
Oh, come on-
No, no, no! I said later!
Aa-Aa-Ah, I
said later.
Another drink, please.
Yes, ma'am.
One for Mr. Mobley, too.
You know, mark was terribly
upset by that libel business.
Don't worry, Mildred.
Your man may get in yet.
Darling, I wish you wouldn't
keep calling him "my man. "
Well, he's certainly not mine.
Why don't you come clean and confess?
He sent you here.
All right. He sent me.
But I hope it isn't
going to spoil things,
'Cause I wanted to come.
Quite a messenger.
Ohhh, you men! You're all polygamists.
You, too, Mobley.
Faithful as the day is long.
Mmm, if it's the
shortest day in the year.
But where would women like me be
If it wasn't for men like you?
If I take another drink tonight,
I'll fall flat on my face.
Skol.
Where's Mrs. Kyne?
She had to go to her mother's, sir.
Again?
Well, anyway...
tonight I wouldn't
trade places with anyone.
Look at that. A doll of a front page.
Best front page in the city.
That's very nice, sir.
But I need a right-Hand man.
Today I made an ass of myself.
Who shall it be?
Loving?
Or Griffith?
Kritzer?
Mr. Loving...
a conniver.
Well, every business needs a conniver.
That Griffith.
A doll of a front page.
Harry Kritzer?
But which is your best, Walter?
You're B-E-S-T.
Mr. Walter Kyne's residence.
It's Mrs. Kyne, sir.
Hello.
Hello, darling.
I'm still at mother's.
Oh, what's the matter, Walter?
Every once in a while,
I'd like to come home
And find you here, that's all.
I thought your mother
didn't have a telephone.
I came down to the
drug store especially.
I bought a copy of the final edition.
It's wonderful!
I thought Harry's artwork was marvelous.
All right, all right, I like it.
Now, how soon can you get here?
Then I'll have Steven meet you
At the door in his bvds. Ha ha!
Ok. Me, then!
Well! He swallowed it.
The question is, even for Walter,
How long will he?
Long enough, let's hope.
How long is "long enough"?
Long enough for me to get the job.
What else?
For me to get you the job.
That's what you mean, isn't it, darling?
However you want to put it,
Let's not fail.
And then?
And then?
What are you in this for, Harry?
Is getting the big job
like the satisfaction
Of having the big man's wife?
What's gotten into you?
And what am I in it for?
If you're just a pastime, sweet,
Oh, you're a very risky one.
With all I have, what is it I want?
Only the pleasure of paying
back the man who bought me
By giving his most prized
possession to someone else?
What are you driving at, Dorothy?
Just this.
If I make my husband
give you the big prize,
You won't be Walter's
man, you'll be mine.
And you'll do as I say,
And you won't forget that.
Ever.
Ok, kitten,
If you want to imagine yourself
As lady Macbeth or someone-
You just think about that, darling,
Because I can always
still change my mind.
Ok, kitten.
We'll think...
and think...
and think.
Mmm.
I told him I'd come right home.
Uh-Uh.
Don't you want me to do
my utmost in your behalf?
Oh, it's probably the drugstore.
That was the last bottle of scotch.
The drugstore.
One moment, please.
Keep the change.
Carlo. Carlo, we are
discussing romance, you know?
Of course, I gather we are
at the stage of discussing it
Well, it's something to think about.
You see, Carlo, there is also
A physical side to love,
And some women are more
demanding than others...
and some automobiles are blue.
Oh, darling, look.
Of course, I want mark to prosper.
I want him to be happy,
I want him to get the job,
But if you should ask me if it's love,
say I just don't know.
So, when do you expect to find out?
Mm, maybe an hour or so, hmm?
Carlo's going to have a busy night.
Just Carlo?
Oh, Ed, look, am I attractive to you?
I'm in no condition...
But objectively speaking,
I would say yes... very.
Come on to my place.
I would also say that I am
a poisonous, black-souled,
Weak-Kneed
so-And-So.
So, all right. Your cigarettes.
Thank you.
Oh, I'm sorry, very sorry.
That's the, uh, famous
Ed Mobley, isn't it?
Well, he's something
less than famous tonight.
The, uh, woman he's
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