WEBVTT 1 00:00:02.240 --> 00:00:05.400 NBC presents Frank Lovejoy. 2 00:00:05.160 --> 00:00:09.519 In Nice Seat. 3 00:00:25.239 --> 00:00:28.000 Hi, this is Randy's Stone. I cover the nice beat 4 00:00:28.079 --> 00:00:33.240 for the Chicago Stars. Yeah, I cover the Knife I beat. 5 00:00:33.240 --> 00:00:36.359 It's about eight square miles of darkness unless there that's 6 00:00:36.399 --> 00:00:39.039 a lot of knights every evening. 7 00:00:39.119 --> 00:00:40.320 I start walking into it. 8 00:00:40.520 --> 00:00:43.039 Let it swirl around me and let its swallow me up. 9 00:00:43.880 --> 00:00:47.520 Part of me relaxes, part of me becomes tense and wary, 10 00:00:48.520 --> 00:00:48.920 like our. 11 00:00:48.840 --> 00:00:50.520 Hunter coming back to the jungle. 12 00:00:50.560 --> 00:00:55.920 I steal at home, but I know that there's things. 13 00:00:57.600 --> 00:00:59.719 But the Knight is filled with its own brand of 14 00:01:00.799 --> 00:01:03.799 a lonely lost, guey, mixed up people of the night, 15 00:01:04.439 --> 00:01:07.159 drifting out of the darkness like fragments of a nightmare. 16 00:01:09.000 --> 00:01:09.959 Reason sport. 17 00:01:10.560 --> 00:01:13.760 You don't want a force fell and human beings along 18 00:01:13.879 --> 00:01:15.439 with one of her dime. 19 00:01:16.319 --> 00:01:19.560 Yeah, disembodied hands stretched out for that ever loving coin 20 00:01:19.599 --> 00:01:22.680 to buy, just another burst of that final anesthetic and 21 00:01:23.000 --> 00:01:26.519 must be set or a brittle laugh of a painted 22 00:01:26.599 --> 00:01:28.840 footing and rising out of the Knight, proving to the 23 00:01:28.840 --> 00:01:31.239 world who doesn't care, laughing. 24 00:01:31.000 --> 00:01:32.280 Until the tears come. 25 00:01:33.599 --> 00:01:37.120 And a flurry of footset's rushing by a muffled conversation 26 00:01:37.280 --> 00:01:42.400 deciding life or death or to Night's Movies, an ambulance 27 00:01:42.519 --> 00:01:45.239 racing past on its way to General Husband. It's red 28 00:01:45.280 --> 00:01:48.519 warning light flashing on and off quickly, like the frenzy 29 00:01:48.719 --> 00:01:51.680 Postpa or the poor devil inside. 30 00:01:52.760 --> 00:01:54.040 All right's the old gu. 31 00:01:53.959 --> 00:01:56.480 Say this night is for the phony too, Like this 32 00:01:56.760 --> 00:01:59.200 character coming toward me while I was grabbing a bite 33 00:01:59.239 --> 00:02:00.760 in the little rest of it next to the radio 34 00:02:00.799 --> 00:02:05.280 and the CD studios. They acted on stage twenty four 35 00:02:05.319 --> 00:02:06.400 hours a day. 36 00:02:06.560 --> 00:02:07.319 Do you mind if I said? 37 00:02:07.359 --> 00:02:10.039 On next to me? Yeah? 38 00:02:10.199 --> 00:02:10.759 What do you say? 39 00:02:10.759 --> 00:02:11.319 How's a kid? 40 00:02:11.479 --> 00:02:12.400 Are the kids fine? 41 00:02:12.520 --> 00:02:13.680 Boothing? Like mad? Nothing? 42 00:02:15.039 --> 00:02:18.680 Barrel alasis character bruises the human You know I love 43 00:02:18.759 --> 00:02:21.479 that columns Maybe with me It's like a shot of pensity. 44 00:02:21.639 --> 00:02:23.719 Oh. The only lack I find. 45 00:02:23.520 --> 00:02:25.240 In it is that I never seen any mention of 46 00:02:25.360 --> 00:02:27.319 the guess whom boom. 47 00:02:27.520 --> 00:02:31.919 John Boost The World's Greatest testio, also available for Wake's 48 00:02:31.960 --> 00:02:33.000 Weddings and beer bus. 49 00:02:33.479 --> 00:02:34.919 You couldn't see your way clear to let me go 50 00:02:34.960 --> 00:02:36.759 on my sweeve, so I finished my coffee. 51 00:02:38.199 --> 00:02:39.319 How do you like this? Citizens? 52 00:02:39.360 --> 00:02:41.199 You can insult your if you curl up and die 53 00:02:41.240 --> 00:02:44.159 and you're still loving. Look, I know the minute I'm 54 00:02:44.199 --> 00:02:45.759 out of here. It's actually gonna forget me. So I'm 55 00:02:45.759 --> 00:02:47.680 going to give you this little postcard to hang on to. 56 00:02:48.479 --> 00:02:50.639 If you sure can send the boost ask for the 57 00:02:50.759 --> 00:02:51.520 lad They call. 58 00:02:51.599 --> 00:02:57.479 John brust well but rhymes any I gotta be going there. Remember, 59 00:02:57.520 --> 00:02:59.159 Maybe I don't mind what to say, as long as 60 00:02:59.199 --> 00:02:59.719 you say something. 61 00:03:00.080 --> 00:03:03.280 Yeah, that Bruce spelled with a bee. I know it's 62 00:03:03.319 --> 00:03:04.240 spelled with a bee. 63 00:03:11.759 --> 00:03:15.240 A great, big, beautiful hunk of zero with some fear, 64 00:03:15.360 --> 00:03:19.319 brown eyes continually shifting, sizing you up and figuring. 65 00:03:18.960 --> 00:03:21.159 You out, a friendly smile. 66 00:03:21.319 --> 00:03:24.120 So Tony, you look for the safety things, Tony getting placed. 67 00:03:25.479 --> 00:03:27.039 Oh, relax, it's a big knife. 68 00:03:28.479 --> 00:03:31.159 You are half a block and John Bruce is lost 69 00:03:31.240 --> 00:03:36.360 forever because there's always something waiting up ahead. I just 70 00:03:36.560 --> 00:03:39.879 turned down Grand Avenue. Oh now there's one of a 71 00:03:39.960 --> 00:03:43.319 nice chilly little sounds for you, A pursoner, alarms shattering 72 00:03:43.400 --> 00:03:46.879 the quiet. I looked down the dark, empty streets, trying 73 00:03:46.919 --> 00:03:50.280 to figure out which store, and I thought childsome darting 74 00:03:50.319 --> 00:03:52.280 out of the doorway and began racing. 75 00:03:52.039 --> 00:03:56.039 The other way. A child, Hey, stop. 76 00:03:58.080 --> 00:03:58.400 Stup. 77 00:04:01.080 --> 00:04:03.319 I tried racing after it. If there wasn't a chance, 78 00:04:04.639 --> 00:04:06.560 I went back to the store. It was a sporting 79 00:04:06.599 --> 00:04:10.479 good street, one window smashed and blood spotted on the glass. 80 00:04:10.280 --> 00:04:12.240 Like the kid had used his naked fist to get. 81 00:04:12.159 --> 00:04:15.919 To the display of guns and knives and side. After 82 00:04:16.000 --> 00:04:17.920 the cop came and I told them what I knew, 83 00:04:18.040 --> 00:04:22.199 I continued my wondering down through the Lincoln Park districts 84 00:04:22.879 --> 00:04:36.279 and up through honky Tonk roll wildly on signs making 85 00:04:36.360 --> 00:04:41.399 the night bleed red and green and purple, and then 86 00:04:41.439 --> 00:04:58.079 the little jack combo doing that way, and the bart 87 00:04:58.399 --> 00:05:01.279 the goal, keep splashing it, bang that dave against the 88 00:05:01.319 --> 00:05:04.600 sidewalking shout about the twelve dancing that I was waiting 89 00:05:04.920 --> 00:05:08.920 just for you, and they all can't hawkings, popcorn and 90 00:05:08.959 --> 00:05:12.959 hot smalies and a little child's wagon and George a 91 00:05:13.120 --> 00:05:18.240 thirty five inch dwarf, the sole newspapers, just Clark and night, Georgie, 92 00:05:18.839 --> 00:05:20.199 how's it going fine? 93 00:05:20.240 --> 00:05:21.839 And Danny better than good? 94 00:05:22.240 --> 00:05:25.000 Always say one for little Georgie, give me the sometimes 95 00:05:25.040 --> 00:05:26.759 always good to see what the competitions up? 96 00:05:26.800 --> 00:05:31.279 Do they are? Hey reading all about it pipe, It's 97 00:05:31.319 --> 00:05:34.319 a lovely headline, one of those in the. 98 00:05:36.800 --> 00:05:41.240 Hey George, maybe the way things are the world, which 99 00:05:41.319 --> 00:05:44.240 is a good idea, but it's when I started pulling. 100 00:05:43.959 --> 00:05:44.759 The paper in blood. 101 00:05:44.920 --> 00:05:46.959 H what are you talking about? 102 00:05:47.240 --> 00:05:48.639 Let's be yourself slid all over. 103 00:05:48.879 --> 00:05:51.199 That's the way I got it. Yeah, I'll give you 104 00:05:51.199 --> 00:05:52.079 another thank you. 105 00:05:52.839 --> 00:05:55.839 Let go my hands, it's soaking through the bandage. 106 00:05:55.879 --> 00:05:58.720 George, I cut myself in a cannover. I hope you 107 00:05:58.759 --> 00:05:59.439 want to a doctor. 108 00:05:59.639 --> 00:06:01.600 Doc. You got to get all in the glass. I 109 00:06:01.720 --> 00:06:02.120 got on it. 110 00:06:03.600 --> 00:06:04.879 I told you it was a can over it. 111 00:06:05.079 --> 00:06:07.319 While I saw that window was guns and nines, I 112 00:06:07.399 --> 00:06:08.160 thought it was a kid. 113 00:06:08.439 --> 00:06:12.079 Okay, see, you got yourself a story. Get on the phone, 114 00:06:12.160 --> 00:06:13.399 call a cops. What are you waiting for? 115 00:06:14.279 --> 00:06:15.839 But if you would have started telling me why a 116 00:06:15.959 --> 00:06:17.920 sweet guy is acting like such a dope? 117 00:06:18.560 --> 00:06:21.360 What is it, Georgie? Almost one o'clock a little morning hour, 118 00:06:21.399 --> 00:06:24.439 and she'll be here. Go on, call a coups. You'll 119 00:06:24.439 --> 00:06:26.160 be doing me a favor. If you're done, I'll kill him. 120 00:06:26.399 --> 00:06:27.360 I swear i'll kill him. 121 00:06:27.680 --> 00:06:29.600 She'll show up in an hour and you'll kill him. 122 00:06:29.759 --> 00:06:33.720 Kid, you lost me, all right, mister Stone, you're a 123 00:06:33.800 --> 00:06:38.839 good guy. You're entitled to a las. Come on follow me. 124 00:06:45.439 --> 00:06:47.480 He dumped his papers down of the sand and started 125 00:06:47.519 --> 00:06:53.040 across the street. Thirty five inches of desperate humanity. I 126 00:06:53.160 --> 00:06:55.759 followed him around, packing down the stairs of an old teliment. 127 00:06:56.879 --> 00:06:59.199 He stopped at the basement guard a fish out of keys. 128 00:07:00.480 --> 00:07:03.360 I followed him inside a dark, stank hole. He flicked 129 00:07:03.360 --> 00:07:03.800 the switch. 130 00:07:04.759 --> 00:07:07.360 The rest of light pissed on, showing a cold white 131 00:07:07.439 --> 00:07:10.959 glow over walls draped and black velders. There were dark 132 00:07:11.040 --> 00:07:15.360 foods in a small bar. It was deathly quiet. I 133 00:07:15.480 --> 00:07:19.560 know the establishment, and after our jointed, when all the 134 00:07:19.680 --> 00:07:22.959 legitimate bars closed, those who still sought refuge from the 135 00:07:23.040 --> 00:07:26.759 night come to places like this. George had it straight 136 00:07:26.800 --> 00:07:29.600 for the only bit of brightness in the room, leaning 137 00:07:29.680 --> 00:07:32.879 aluminum juke box in the corner. In the center of 138 00:07:32.920 --> 00:07:35.480 the juke box was a neon mounth, and within the 139 00:07:35.600 --> 00:07:39.120 mouth the microphones. Other neons spelled. 140 00:07:38.759 --> 00:07:43.560 Out the message after your tunes. It operated like your telephone. 141 00:07:43.639 --> 00:07:46.319 Somewhere with the girls said of the switchboard connected the city, 142 00:07:46.399 --> 00:07:48.199 said jukeboxes. 143 00:07:47.519 --> 00:07:48.920 And taverns all over the city. 144 00:07:50.160 --> 00:07:53.240 George stood glaring at his tiny reflection in the jukebox. 145 00:07:53.360 --> 00:07:54.079 Shiny coat. 146 00:07:54.519 --> 00:07:58.079 I think I'd like to smash the piece brought the jukebox. 147 00:07:58.560 --> 00:08:00.959 The owner of this jointy gave your keys I could 148 00:08:01.000 --> 00:08:02.920 come in and get warm on cold nights. 149 00:08:03.279 --> 00:08:06.319 Yeah, only you can see for yourself when you're alone, 150 00:08:07.439 --> 00:08:09.240 which place can give you a creuse. 151 00:08:10.560 --> 00:08:12.560 I thought maybe your tune would cheer me up, so 152 00:08:12.680 --> 00:08:14.000 I started usking around with. 153 00:08:14.040 --> 00:08:19.000 A fukee Bucks, eating at my loose Nichols like this, 154 00:08:21.199 --> 00:08:22.879 and then heart talking to me. 155 00:08:23.319 --> 00:08:24.360 What tune would you lie? 156 00:08:25.600 --> 00:08:26.560 It's me, Julie. 157 00:08:27.439 --> 00:08:32.120 Oh, hello, darling, I'm so excited. George, is me morel 158 00:08:32.960 --> 00:08:33.279 throw me? 159 00:08:34.679 --> 00:08:36.639 Yeah, me too, Julie. 160 00:08:39.279 --> 00:08:41.759 I said, you can't understand your feelings, not mind you. 161 00:08:41.799 --> 00:08:43.600 For them before the. 162 00:08:45.519 --> 00:08:45.879 Records. 163 00:08:46.080 --> 00:08:50.559 Not a record, Julie's the records, the records. 164 00:09:00.080 --> 00:09:06.639 Okay, you can start laughing anytime you want, mister Stone, 165 00:09:07.159 --> 00:09:08.320 I just all about you know. 166 00:09:08.399 --> 00:09:11.000 It's ten seconds of conversation with every record. 167 00:09:11.919 --> 00:09:15.120 Started as a dag, me playing a big lover because 168 00:09:15.159 --> 00:09:17.399 she couldn't see she was talking to her dwarf. 169 00:09:18.200 --> 00:09:23.720 The big joke huh on me because talking to her 170 00:09:23.840 --> 00:09:24.919 every night, I don't know. 171 00:09:26.240 --> 00:09:30.759 Something started happening to me inside, happening to both of us, 172 00:09:30.919 --> 00:09:34.279 because she felt the tooth she really did, mister Stone, 173 00:09:34.320 --> 00:09:36.240 I mean an understanding. 174 00:09:36.399 --> 00:09:39.759 I don't know, I don't know the words, but she 175 00:09:39.960 --> 00:09:43.960 felt the tool, and then he had to ruin it, 176 00:09:44.159 --> 00:09:44.799 destroy it. 177 00:09:52.639 --> 00:09:56.279 Yes, it was soap opera, had said, suddenly my little 178 00:09:56.399 --> 00:09:59.360 dwarf and his love affair was Julie, the jokebox girl. 179 00:10:00.000 --> 00:10:00.279 Help me. 180 00:10:00.440 --> 00:10:04.480 Georgie even invented an invalid wife. That was his reason 181 00:10:04.519 --> 00:10:06.639 why he and Julie did never meet except. 182 00:10:06.399 --> 00:10:11.039 Through the jukebox. But like all little melodramas taken from life, 183 00:10:11.080 --> 00:10:14.360 there was also a villain. One of the men who 184 00:10:14.440 --> 00:10:16.960 worked in this joint happened over here George filling his 185 00:10:17.120 --> 00:10:20.279 heart out and as a guy. When George wasn't around, 186 00:10:20.360 --> 00:10:23.159 he told Julie that the poor guy was dying to 187 00:10:23.240 --> 00:10:26.120 meet her in person, that they should get together at 188 00:10:26.240 --> 00:10:29.440 least once. And that's what schedule for two am high 189 00:10:29.480 --> 00:10:29.879 this meeting. 190 00:10:30.159 --> 00:10:33.519 Yeah, it was Julie's idea. I mean, the way it's 191 00:10:33.639 --> 00:10:37.279 gonna be. The record made us think. The record, Yeah, 192 00:10:37.320 --> 00:10:39.840 it's from Charlie Taikowski. Is that what they call him? 193 00:10:40.000 --> 00:10:44.639 Huh ole and his baroness, some fancy ladies. 194 00:10:44.720 --> 00:10:47.519 They had a friendship letters, and they felt that they 195 00:10:47.600 --> 00:10:49.039 had to meet at least once. 196 00:10:49.960 --> 00:10:53.799 So one day they passed each other in carriages and 197 00:10:53.960 --> 00:10:58.159 nodded without a word and went on, never saw each 198 00:10:58.159 --> 00:10:58.720 other again. 199 00:10:59.000 --> 00:11:01.080 And what's good enough for house is good enough for 200 00:11:01.159 --> 00:11:01.960 Georgie and Julie. 201 00:11:02.039 --> 00:11:05.240 Huh Yeah, she'll be wearing a green hat and a 202 00:11:05.399 --> 00:11:10.159 figure Violet. I'll be wearing a red flower. Well, you 203 00:11:10.279 --> 00:11:10.919 think you'll be. 204 00:11:11.159 --> 00:11:13.960 A little surprised at what she's going to see, mister Stone, 205 00:11:15.559 --> 00:11:18.480 isn't it a joke? It's okay for you to laugh, 206 00:11:19.120 --> 00:11:25.240 Thorn laugh, mister Stone, laugh, my turn. 207 00:11:26.039 --> 00:11:29.000 Who was a big, paunchy, ball headed dren standing in 208 00:11:29.080 --> 00:11:38.720 the doorway having himself a wonderful It was right out 209 00:11:38.759 --> 00:11:42.159 of Max sent at a barrel of life, George the dwarf, 210 00:11:42.279 --> 00:11:44.679 judging right into the big guy who Mary lifted him up, 211 00:11:44.720 --> 00:11:47.240 shrugged his shoulder, and sent a little fellow flying across 212 00:11:47.279 --> 00:11:48.320 the room, crashing. 213 00:11:48.039 --> 00:11:51.159 Into a wall. Oh that's character, that little monkey is. 214 00:11:51.200 --> 00:11:51.399 Eh. 215 00:11:52.240 --> 00:11:54.039 Did he tell you about his romance? 216 00:11:54.720 --> 00:11:56.120 So you're that's me. 217 00:11:56.759 --> 00:11:58.840 I'm even willing to take him to that road for 218 00:11:59.000 --> 00:12:01.639 his lapels. Doesn't too good for loverboy. 219 00:12:01.720 --> 00:12:02.919 What a line he's got. 220 00:12:03.480 --> 00:12:06.480 You gotta hear it to believe it, Okay much. 221 00:12:12.279 --> 00:12:14.679 The knife in George's hand would have looked much better 222 00:12:14.799 --> 00:12:16.320 back in that sporting good window. 223 00:12:17.320 --> 00:12:19.159 He moved out of his shadows. He moved toward the 224 00:12:19.200 --> 00:12:19.799 big guys. 225 00:12:20.039 --> 00:12:22.440 A trickle of blood ran down George's mouth, but he 226 00:12:22.440 --> 00:12:25.440 didn't know anything about that. Put that knife aware or 227 00:12:25.519 --> 00:12:28.279 shove it down your throat, but George kept coming. A 228 00:12:28.399 --> 00:12:31.000 smile on the big man's face took the leave of absence. 229 00:12:31.840 --> 00:12:36.519 Come on, now, George, what's the matter? Take a big 230 00:12:36.600 --> 00:12:36.960 a shoke. 231 00:12:37.519 --> 00:12:40.120 A bait of sweat started big zagging down his face, 232 00:12:40.240 --> 00:12:41.519 mixing with the falcon powder. 233 00:12:41.600 --> 00:12:42.600 His lips continued to. 234 00:12:42.639 --> 00:12:45.879 Work, but now no words came out because this thing 235 00:12:46.000 --> 00:12:46.879 coming towards him. 236 00:12:46.919 --> 00:12:50.519 This wasn't a comical little dwarf. This was dead. 237 00:13:03.159 --> 00:13:07.240 NDC is bringing you nice the starrying Frank Lovejoy as 238 00:13:07.399 --> 00:13:07.919 Randy So. 239 00:13:16.000 --> 00:13:19.519 Every s the style in. 240 00:13:21.480 --> 00:13:28.440 Everyday and Night is from this station Barning and night. 241 00:13:29.480 --> 00:13:32.279 And now back to night thee and Randy So. 242 00:13:40.000 --> 00:13:42.159 George the Dwarf was passing in front of me and 243 00:13:42.360 --> 00:13:43.919 was raight as a big guy who loves up his 244 00:13:44.039 --> 00:13:47.279 romance with Julie the jukebox girl, and knife pointed in his. 245 00:13:47.360 --> 00:13:49.200 Hand, and he didn't even know that I was there. 246 00:13:50.600 --> 00:13:51.320 The only other. 247 00:13:51.279 --> 00:13:53.480 Person in all the world existed for him at that 248 00:13:53.639 --> 00:13:57.919 moment was a heavily perspiring patman, and as George came 249 00:13:58.080 --> 00:14:01.960 just a little culture, I lunch pusted his arm back 250 00:14:02.039 --> 00:14:04.639 until the knife clattered to the fort and I reached 251 00:14:04.679 --> 00:14:07.200 down for it and George CORNLUSI ran off the door. 252 00:14:08.639 --> 00:14:11.080 You like that little character kind a knife to me. 253 00:14:11.320 --> 00:14:13.559 I'm gonna call a coup, though I'm gonna be a 254 00:14:13.600 --> 00:14:16.879 little awkward, seeing how the joint here is slightly illegal. 255 00:14:17.039 --> 00:14:19.919 M oh well. 256 00:14:20.080 --> 00:14:23.039 One thing I'm gonna do. I'm gonna tell is Jane 257 00:14:23.080 --> 00:14:24.759 on a duke box who she's dealing with. 258 00:14:25.679 --> 00:14:27.919 I'm gonna tell her this crazy puff last term. 259 00:14:29.919 --> 00:14:32.240 You even say howdy to that girl, and I might 260 00:14:32.360 --> 00:14:35.000 decide to find George and give him back this knife. 261 00:14:41.799 --> 00:14:45.399 I found George all right, plumped against his newsstand all through, 262 00:14:45.519 --> 00:14:48.679 wanting to kill anybody. I told him I'd see the 263 00:14:48.759 --> 00:14:51.360 cops and maybe they'd say it was okay if George 264 00:14:51.399 --> 00:14:53.720 paid for all the damage to that sport door and 265 00:14:53.879 --> 00:14:57.639 behaved himself from now on. That didn't make him feel 266 00:14:57.720 --> 00:14:59.799 much better, because it was getting off his boast to 267 00:14:59.799 --> 00:15:03.720 see across and was meeting with Julie. I told him 268 00:15:03.759 --> 00:15:06.840 that I'd called Julie, an informer that he'd suddenly come 269 00:15:06.879 --> 00:15:09.720 down with a slight face of dubonic plays or something. 270 00:15:11.240 --> 00:15:13.120 I got the name of the company office juke box. 271 00:15:13.240 --> 00:15:17.279 In the after hours, joined the Acting Music Company. I 272 00:15:17.399 --> 00:15:19.919 found a bone. Both reached for a coin and instead 273 00:15:20.039 --> 00:15:22.799 came up with a card that stead if your show 274 00:15:22.919 --> 00:15:25.799 can stand up Boost asked for the lad they call 275 00:15:25.960 --> 00:15:30.000 John Bruce, and John's beautiful phony face smiling up at me. 276 00:15:31.399 --> 00:15:33.200 All of a sudden, I was looking for the phone 277 00:15:33.240 --> 00:15:34.919 number at the bottom of the card, and then I 278 00:15:35.000 --> 00:15:40.919 began dialing, like Mat, that's got to be hers. Which 279 00:15:41.000 --> 00:15:44.320 one coming down the street? The green hats, the strig 280 00:15:44.399 --> 00:15:49.440 of violence. Yep, this is going to be the sat pleasure. 281 00:15:49.559 --> 00:15:49.879 Baby. 282 00:15:50.440 --> 00:15:52.480 I just remember what you're supposed to do. 283 00:15:53.080 --> 00:15:53.399 Baby. 284 00:15:53.799 --> 00:15:56.480 You walk past, you nod, and you keep walking. 285 00:15:56.559 --> 00:15:59.279 What's the mysterial about? Its a level with Brucey. 286 00:15:59.039 --> 00:16:01.039 Bulls ten bucks, No questions asked. 287 00:16:01.039 --> 00:16:03.159 That was the agreement book, and I at least mumbled 288 00:16:03.240 --> 00:16:04.120 some quota you. 289 00:16:04.240 --> 00:16:06.360 Open your mouth for anything but breathing. 290 00:16:06.600 --> 00:16:10.919 Okay, okay, he's almost reached the corner. Move. 291 00:16:14.960 --> 00:16:17.720 I stepped back to the paper stand where George was waiting. 292 00:16:19.000 --> 00:16:20.879 Together we watched Julie and John. 293 00:16:20.720 --> 00:16:21.879 Bruce approach each other. 294 00:16:23.039 --> 00:16:25.080 Missus to TuS, never had it so good. 295 00:16:25.360 --> 00:16:30.039 She was really something out of body beautiful. As the 296 00:16:30.120 --> 00:16:33.919 two approached, George's hand unconsciously passing on my arm. Now 297 00:16:34.120 --> 00:16:36.919 Julie and John were passing each other, their eyes meeting 298 00:16:37.799 --> 00:16:39.360 George's hand, began to tighten it. 299 00:16:40.080 --> 00:16:45.200 Julie, beautiful, how beautiful. 300 00:16:45.919 --> 00:16:48.159 Julie nodded to John Bruce, and out of the corner 301 00:16:48.200 --> 00:16:51.039 of my eye I saw a little George nodding return 302 00:16:52.519 --> 00:16:54.759 no one. Sickening moment, I thought Bruce was going to 303 00:16:54.799 --> 00:16:57.080 open his mouth and going to a monologue, but somehow 304 00:16:57.120 --> 00:17:00.519 he controlled himself. They passed each other and went on. 305 00:17:01.679 --> 00:17:04.799 I looked down at George. His eyes were shining. 306 00:17:05.359 --> 00:17:10.160 It was me, what I said to her, pouring out 307 00:17:10.279 --> 00:17:17.160 my heart, that brought her here tonight. Jurgy, Yeah, but 308 00:17:17.319 --> 00:17:21.720 why couldn't it really have been me? Why couldn't it 309 00:17:21.759 --> 00:17:22.960 have been leaves the. 310 00:17:23.039 --> 00:17:34.799 Stone at the stars. Maybe they had an answer for you, Georgie, 311 00:17:35.160 --> 00:17:38.400 me I had worked to do. I tell o my 312 00:17:38.599 --> 00:17:43.480 story to find somewhere among the waiters, pulling their cuppeeedos away, 313 00:17:43.720 --> 00:17:47.400 yawning as they changed in the the street clothes. Somewhere 314 00:17:47.440 --> 00:17:50.640 among the jazz musicians, their saper waxing with the pee, 315 00:17:50.880 --> 00:17:53.799 their shirt collars poked in sweat, but still reaching for 316 00:17:53.880 --> 00:17:57.920 that beautiful pure and not somewhere in the police wagons, 317 00:17:57.960 --> 00:18:01.559 screaming insanely down the street. I'm wearing the yellow lights 318 00:18:01.599 --> 00:18:05.559 at the general hospital. Am my elevanty warehouse a tip 319 00:18:05.599 --> 00:18:08.400 of breathing tears, the desultate park in an alley on 320 00:18:08.440 --> 00:18:09.160 a street corner. 321 00:18:10.240 --> 00:18:11.119 Somewhere in the night. 322 00:18:11.240 --> 00:18:14.519 My story was waiting for me. And now that was 323 00:18:14.559 --> 00:18:15.480 all of letting. 324 00:18:16.720 --> 00:18:17.160 My morning. 325 00:18:17.200 --> 00:18:20.200 I'd forgotten all about George and Julie and John Bruce. 326 00:18:20.920 --> 00:18:23.319 I finished my column, and I'd gone home to smooth 327 00:18:24.000 --> 00:18:26.279 and in my fog of the juke box wasn't ended, 328 00:18:26.960 --> 00:18:28.279 and only just the gun. 329 00:18:32.839 --> 00:18:40.720 Yeah, yeah, I woa, Well what do you know? What 330 00:18:40.799 --> 00:18:44.160 do you want? Bruce? Oh you are magnificent. I'll see 331 00:18:44.160 --> 00:18:51.839 your yeah read No. 332 00:18:52.960 --> 00:18:55.480 What was that routine that got old Johnny boy guessing? 333 00:18:55.880 --> 00:18:57.519 Wow? Well, good for Johnny Boy. 334 00:18:57.640 --> 00:18:58.759 See you're ready. 335 00:19:00.880 --> 00:19:04.000 Friends, Like they say, where can I locate this kid? 336 00:19:04.119 --> 00:19:05.880 Maybe we'll having a couple of laughs together. 337 00:19:06.200 --> 00:19:08.640 Huh nod? Where can I find them? 338 00:19:15.359 --> 00:19:15.559 Yeah? 339 00:19:15.599 --> 00:19:17.759 When you're in my racket when you deal with these 340 00:19:17.880 --> 00:19:20.799 terrocism and i'd be brother, You've got to be prepared 341 00:19:20.839 --> 00:19:24.960 for the totally unexpected. Johnny Boy had fallen for the 342 00:19:25.039 --> 00:19:27.039 lady of a duke, bought like a ton of bricks. 343 00:19:28.119 --> 00:19:28.720 Of course, he. 344 00:19:28.799 --> 00:19:31.240 Couldn't come right out and say it plain and simple. 345 00:19:31.359 --> 00:19:31.799 He had a. 346 00:19:31.960 --> 00:19:34.440 Hamlet right up to the hilp. But I know the score, 347 00:19:35.720 --> 00:19:38.079 and from then Onnie's haunted me night and day. 348 00:19:38.480 --> 00:19:40.440 Come on, Randy, who is she? Where can I find it? 349 00:19:41.200 --> 00:19:42.160 You're the girl a breaker? 350 00:19:42.480 --> 00:19:44.799 He caned me on the street at the newspaper, at 351 00:19:44.839 --> 00:19:45.240 my host. 352 00:19:45.279 --> 00:19:46.119 Who is she? Randy? 353 00:19:46.920 --> 00:19:47.400 Be a power? 354 00:19:47.480 --> 00:19:49.200 What's wrong with me looking her up and giving her 355 00:19:49.240 --> 00:19:52.000 a little attention? Day after day after the state? Where 356 00:19:52.039 --> 00:19:54.119 can I find her? Randy? What's the big mystery? 357 00:19:59.200 --> 00:20:01.680 For a while I and enjoyed it. He was sweating 358 00:20:01.720 --> 00:20:04.599 and on him it looked good. But I guess this 359 00:20:04.839 --> 00:20:06.960 morning I just wasn't in the mood. I've come down 360 00:20:07.000 --> 00:20:10.119 to the office around five a m. And any newspaper 361 00:20:10.200 --> 00:20:12.559 office that time of day is a pretty sad affairs. 362 00:20:13.200 --> 00:20:15.480 Many women slatting their way up and down the aisle, 363 00:20:16.079 --> 00:20:19.440 and ray listless gone float against the windows the empty desk. 364 00:20:20.759 --> 00:20:23.160 I knew it was one of those real sour little 365 00:20:23.240 --> 00:20:27.000 tails to write about it, about a bum they found 366 00:20:27.079 --> 00:20:30.960 behind some garbage cans on skid rolls, a bomb with 367 00:20:31.039 --> 00:20:34.480 a distinguished service cross into the pocket of his filthy shirt. 368 00:20:34.759 --> 00:20:37.440 One of those gallant young gods that we swore we'd 369 00:20:37.480 --> 00:20:41.599 never forget that I was feeling Jim Dandies. I sat 370 00:20:41.680 --> 00:20:44.680 down to my typewriter and I whipped a hunk of paper. 371 00:20:44.440 --> 00:20:45.079 Into the rollers. 372 00:20:47.000 --> 00:20:50.720 And then I saw John Bruce standing in the shadows across. 373 00:20:50.440 --> 00:20:51.160 The room from me. 374 00:20:53.680 --> 00:20:56.200 Alright, O, friend, I'm not in the mood this morning. 375 00:20:56.240 --> 00:20:58.839 I got work with you, and you God listened to me. 376 00:21:00.039 --> 00:21:04.720 I founding little after midnight behind a wine shot. 377 00:21:04.799 --> 00:21:06.599 Brandy, You've got to tell me where I can find it? 378 00:21:07.200 --> 00:21:10.720 Just another bumb you at all, Brandy listened to me. 379 00:21:10.759 --> 00:21:11.079 You got. 380 00:21:12.519 --> 00:21:16.720 What I'm telling you nothing. You understand that one dame 381 00:21:16.839 --> 00:21:19.400 is going to escape the same John Bruce charm. It's 382 00:21:19.440 --> 00:21:21.440 a very small tragedy, clear of it. 383 00:21:21.519 --> 00:21:22.519 If you'll only listened to me. 384 00:21:22.720 --> 00:21:25.559 I'm slightly bored was listening to you, miss the booth. 385 00:21:25.720 --> 00:21:27.640 I'm even more bored with looking at. 386 00:21:27.559 --> 00:21:28.319 You miss the bruce. 387 00:21:29.119 --> 00:21:31.519 There's no phoney. It sticks out like measles. Miss the 388 00:21:31.559 --> 00:21:34.000 bruce from your fist, curly hair, right down to your 389 00:21:34.039 --> 00:21:37.599 beautifully poli shoe. If this comes as a great, supine, 390 00:21:37.880 --> 00:21:41.960 great surprise, there's one king a guy. 391 00:21:41.960 --> 00:21:46.680 I keep that kind of news from me, Solf. Okay, 392 00:21:46.680 --> 00:21:48.440 I'm sorry, I'm pretty lad. 393 00:21:48.480 --> 00:21:49.640 I don't know I who further it is. 394 00:21:50.480 --> 00:21:52.440 I want him try to explain it. I can't explain 395 00:21:52.480 --> 00:21:57.920 it to my spelt. It's that success bug. It's dog 396 00:21:58.039 --> 00:22:01.759 eat dog. Anything goes as long as you make Why 397 00:22:01.799 --> 00:22:04.119 do you have to make it? Does it stay so? 398 00:22:04.279 --> 00:22:05.000 In the constitution? 399 00:22:05.960 --> 00:22:10.079 But about her, I'm not setting on any acts about her, Randy, 400 00:22:10.119 --> 00:22:10.759 I'm a big boy. 401 00:22:13.640 --> 00:22:15.599