Young Ideas Page #6

small town atmosphere.

Look, has it ever occurred

to you that something good

or somebody interesting could

exist outside of a big city?

Yes, it occurred to me.

But I never gave it

a second thought.

Oh, you're impossible.

[knocking on the door]

'Hi, Susan.'

Here's one other research

for the conferencing.

Oh, swell.

I'm almost up to that.

I'll bring you the rest,

this afternoon.

Hey, what's the matter?

You look miserable.

- Michael?

- Mm-hm.

He's gonna be called

on the carpet

of the faculty meeting,

this afternoon.

- There's a rule--

- Rules, rules for the faculty.

- Rules for the students.

- Tom.

If I seem a bit rabid

on this subject

it's because I've been thinking

a lot about them lately.

Eight dried up old trustees

around a table, try to legislate

that I shall never meet you,

and never talk to you

that you must never

enter this apartment.

If I'd paid attention,

I would've missed something

that's very important.

Well, anyway, that's my case

against the rules.

Oh, it's a wonderful case.

Furthermore, I've..

I've broken one rule

they didn't think of.

I've fallen in love with you.

Tom, promise me something.

What?

That you'll think about it.

I have.

[opera music]

I wonder what the trustees

would say about that.

[music continues]

Howdy.

- Well, hello, Jeff.

- Uh, see, Tom, I, uh..

I just happened to be

passing by, and, uh..

Well, Tom, there's something

I think I should tell you.

Oh.

It's a little silly,

but, uh..

I happen to know

Susan's kind of hurt

because you haven't read

mother's latest.

Really? Oh, I've been meaning

to read it, of course, but..

Why is Su hurt?

As though she'd written it.

Oh, no, no, but, uh, well,

so much of it is about her.

- Really?

- Oh, uh..

[everyone laughing]

[speaking in French]

[speaking in French]

[grunting]

You! I have to ask you to leave.

- Michael.

- Very well.

- Don't go, Pepe.

- Bon, I stay.

- Bon, you go.

- Just a minute, Pepe.

I just remembered I left the

water running in the bathtub.

Lovely time.

Au revoir.

- Au revoir. Au revoir.

- Michael cut off--

I'll take this up later.

I wanna have a word with Trent.

- Have two.

- Very well, I will.

Pack! Leave!

Alright, alright,

in a few days.

Today.

If you don't I..

I may be forced to injure you.

- You looking at the fire tongs?

- I am.

Well, perhaps I'd better..

...pack, leave.

Now, perhaps,

you'll explain this tantrum.

Alright, I propose to do

two things.

First, I'm dissolving your

little circle of admirers

before it gets any bigger.

- My circle of what?

- Second.

Unless you change, I'm through.

Unless you stop issuing

ultimatums, I'm through.

If you change,

I still want you.

You still want me?

That's a ray of hope.

What are these changes

you demand?

I want you to stop encouraging

people like that..

...drunkard and that junior

wolf, from hanging around you.

Furthermore, I want you

to adopt English

as the language of the house.

Michael, I-I-I'm trying

very hard to understand.

Can you possibly believe

that there's anything serious

between Adam and me?

Or between Pepe and me?

I don't know whether it's

serious, but I know that you..

...you like

to have men surrounding you.

You like to be admired by them,

flattered by them.

Maybe your life in some cheap

little bohemian sext Paris

but it can't go on here.

- Are you sure about this?

- I ought to be sure.

Your little weakness has cost

the respect of the faculty

my students,

almost my job.

You're convinced

you really know me?

'Of course.'

Michael, what you know about me

wouldn't stuff an olive.

From the time I met you, you've

seemed to me a trifle academic

and well, stuffy.

Outwardly, you've been

in character

as a chemistry professor.

Even to coming home occasionally

smelling a little oddly.

Hydrogen sulfide,

I can't help.

Underneath, I've seen the man

who grabbed me by the hand

and led me to a creature, like

a couple of moonstruck kids.

Made no difference to you, we'd

only known each other few days.

Even though you'd never broken

lose or done anything impetuous

you did it, then,

and it was lovely.

Jo, I was in love with you.

You were in love with me.

I guess that's what's wrong.

You were in love then

and you were different then.

Now, you've gone back to being..

Michael, I just can't take

the man that was talking now.

I asked you for a normal wife,

I can love and trust.

All I want is a husband

who trusts me.

I do trust you, Jo.

If you explain why you encourage

them hang around you always.

I'm not going to explain

anything, Michael.

That's not my definition

of trust.

Is that your last word

in the matter?

Yes, it is.

- No!

- What's the matter with you?

I thought, it might be

that Michael fellow.

He's been threatening to bash

my head with the fire tongs.

Michael?

Nonsense.

Hey, what's going on here?

I'm preparing to escort Jo,

back to New York, for good.

- Huh?

- Jo! New York!

- How did you do it?

- Michael did.

He went berserk

and talked her into it.

Then, she's gonna take

that magazine job?

- Practically?

- Adam, we've done it.

We solid have.

Back to New York.

I can't believe it. I..

Hey, does Susan know about this?

No, she went over that

playwright fella's house.

For the last time, that's fixed.

When she's back, she'll be

anxious as we are

to get out of town.

Come on, help me get ready.

[dramatic music]

Stick close to me.

The mad professor might be

lurking in the halls.

No!

Protect me, lad.

That chemist's there

with the fire tongs.

He's run amok.

Protect you!

I'm the one

who needs protection.

You..

Oh, you mustn't commit

fratricide, darling.

Not until you're 21, anyway.

You double-crossing little worm.

- Don't get excited so--

- What's all the snarling about?

He pulled that book routine

on Tom. Tom fell for it.

He did? He's got a lot of nerve

thinking those things

about a nice girl like you.

You're well rid of him.

Yes, it worked.

I'm through with Tom.

But don't you look so smug.

Because you've accomplished

something you hadn't figured on.

You've made me realize how wrong

we've been about mother.

You did to me

what we're doing to her.

And for my money,

it's a dirty trick.

Well, there's no point

in discussing it now, honey.

Jo's coming to New York

with me, tonight.

What?

She had a brawl with Michael.

They're all washed up.

- I don't believe you.

- Well, ask Jo.

I will.

And furthermore, I'm going

to tell her the whole story.

If I could keep love

outta my business

I'd be a wealthy man.

Hey, we gotta stop her

from spilling the beans.

It's too late now.

[door opens]

Found it on the dresser.

"Dear, kids,

I just can't face another scene

"so by the time you read this,

I'll be on a train.

"Tell Adam I'll phone him

in New York.

"Right now, all I want

is to get away some place.

"Where I can figure out

what hit me.

"You stay here

until I send for you.

"I love you, Jo.

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