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What you're about to see is a real life story.

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From the files of the police racquet and bunco squads, business protective associations, and

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similar sources all over the country.

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It is intended to expose the confidence game.

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The carefully worked out frauds by which confidence men take more money each year from the American

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public than all the bank robbers and thugs with their violence.

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Captain Braddock.

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Captain Braddock.

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Ready.

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Carl Muller was a man who wanted to get out of debt.

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He needed money quickly.

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And the result was a case we call desperate money.

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Carl was an old man who wouldn't give up his small tailor shop because he didn't want to

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be a burden to his son, Alan.

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Each morning, Alan would walk his dad to the shop on the way to the bus.

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After 20 years, I should know already which way the lock turns.

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20 years ago, your eyes were better.

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Look, Pop, I've said this so many times, I ought to have a rubber stamp made.

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But why don't you give up the shop and retire?

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Yeah, yeah, yeah.

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The first thing in the morning and he starts again with that.

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Alan, as long as your papa has two hands and a heart, he stays in business.

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Look, Pop, I know how you feel about not giving up and I admire your courage, but after all...

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Courage, that's a good word, Alan.

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Only nowadays, sometimes I think it's a forgotten word.

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On courage, your mama and I got married with no money.

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On courage, we came to this country.

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But today, a fellow like you goes with a nice girl like Trudy for a year already and he

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don't get married.

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And if I ask why, the answer is, we don't have enough backlock.

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But it's true, Pop.

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Backlock, backlock.

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Who knew from backlock in the old days?

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Perhaps we had something more important, backbone.

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And maybe it takes more courage not to rush into a marriage and start off with debts.

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Alan, you can't fool your papa.

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You don't get married because you think I'm too old to work and you can't support me and

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a wife too.

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But it's such foolishness.

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Why should I give up the shop?

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It's doing very good.

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It is?

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Then why haven't you let me see the books for the past three months?

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If I need a bookkeep, I'll hire one.

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Besides, next month comes the fall rush.

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I'll have so much business with dry cleaning and all those alterations, I'll keep my hands

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full.

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And what about your eyes?

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Don't worry about my eyes.

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I see everything I should.

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Some things I wish I didn't.

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Oh, right now I see something very pretty.

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Hi, Trudy.

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Hi.

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Gosh, I thought I'd miss the bus for sure this morning.

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Hello, Papa Carl.

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Hi, Trudy.

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Hey, how about one of those from me, huh?

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After last night?

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You know I had to make coffee for your son last night after the movie, and it was after

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midnight.

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After midnight?

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At your best girl's house?

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And you sit and drink coffee?

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Maybe it's you who should have the eyes examined.

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Come on, we'll miss the bus.

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See you later, Pop.

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Bye.

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Hello, Mr. Mueller.

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Oh, hello.

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Hello, Mr. Harvey.

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And how are you feeling?

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Oh, me?

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I'm fit as a fiddle.

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Yes?

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Business is not so good, huh?

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Oh, wait.

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You'll see next month.

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This rank wouldn't be big enough to hold all my work.

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It'll be October.

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I'll be in charge of the office.

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I'll be in charge of the office.

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I'll be in charge of the office.

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I'll be in charge of the office.

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I'll be in charge of the office.

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I'll be in charge of the office.

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It'll be October, you know.

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Yes, I know.

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And I hope you have some money for me today, Mr. Mueller.

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Well, you see, this month was a little slow.

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Now, that's what you told me last month.

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You know, I just work for the landlord.

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And my job is to collect the rents that are due.

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Now, if it's up to me, of course, I...

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Oh, sure, sure, I know.

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But also the landlord knows that 20 years I paid my rent on time.

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It's a long time.

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Yes, it is, Mr. Mueller.

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But you know what they say, there's no sentiment in business.

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And I've got orders to collect the two months' rent that you owe,

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or you'll have to move out.

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To move out?

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Yes.

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Hiya, Pop.

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You're late today.

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Yeah, I know.

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What's for lunch today?

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Oh, what you want?

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I'll have a steak and a salad.

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And a bottle of wine.

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And a bottle of wine.

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And a bottle of wine.

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And a bottle of wine.

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And a bottle of wine.

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And a bottle of wine.

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And a bottle of wine.

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And a bottle of wine.

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Or, what you like,giemiş potatoe me primero najele.

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Hey, that's real great.

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Now you wait till I draw to and we'll eat.

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Aye aye, Pop.

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Why can't my old lady make meatloaf like this?

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It's them new type cookbooks.

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She's got a new one.

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It's a dilly.

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Everything with sherry wine.

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Another month with them recipes and the whole family will wind up in the alcoholic's ward.

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Hey, what's with you?

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You're not eating.

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I'm not very hungry today, Joe.

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Worried about your eyes again, huh?

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My eyes?

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Oh, no, all of a sudden they're the least of my troubles.

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No, Joe.

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It's the store.

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I got to have a hundred dollars by tomorrow or I lose it.

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And it's such a little bit of money, Joe.

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I only need it for such a little while.

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Two weeks, maybe.

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On the level.

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You really think you could pay it back?

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Oh, sure, sure.

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A couple of weeks, business will be good again.

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Besides, I've got some money to collect.

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Mrs. Jonas owes me ten dollars and...

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No wonder you're running in the red.

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Letting people put it on the cuff.

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Pop, you've got to quit trusting people.

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You're a dummy.

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But the nicest dummy I ever met.

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Tell you what.

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I know a guy who might lend you the money.

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Oh, Joe, that would be wonderful.

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Only he charges plenty high interest.

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It would be worth it, Joe, if he would lend me the money.

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Who is he?

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Well, his name is Gus.

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He operates out of Frankie's Gym on Second Street.

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Only Pop, this has got to be on a strict QT.

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Not a word to no one.

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Not even your son.

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Oh, sure, sure.

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He would be the last one.

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I promise you.

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I keep it a secret.

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No, you fix it up for me, Joe.

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All right.

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Now, drink your beer.

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I'll go call him.

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Looking for someone?

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I'm looking for a gentleman named Gus.

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Who wants him?

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My name is Carl Miller.

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Oh, Joe's friend.

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Sit down.

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I'm Gus.

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Oh.

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You wouldn't think I was quite handy with these things, would you?

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Yeah, sure, sure.

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Now, about the money.

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No one would ever take me for a fighter now.

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I was really stacked in those days.

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Now, I couldn't fight my way out of paper bags.

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How much do you want?

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If I could just have $100.

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$100?

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How long do you want?

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Now, this here is an avalanche boxing glove.

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It's a good glove.

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You'll never bust out on the scene.

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How long do you want the $100?

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I give it back in two weeks.

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Remember, it's between you and me.

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Oh, absolutely.

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I promise, Joe.

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I wouldn't even tell it my son.

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Seeing that you're Joe's friend, I'll make it easy on you.

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$20 interest.

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Oh, thank you.

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Okay.

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Now, like I said before, it's just between you and me.

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Otherwise...

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You scare easy, Pop.

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Like I said before, I couldn't fight my way out of a paper bag.

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See you two weeks from tonight.

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Yes, sir.

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I'll be here at 8 o'clock sharp.

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That's nice, Pop.

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I always like to see a guy who shows up on time.

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Me, I always keep my dates, too.

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That's what we got in common.

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That and 100 iron men.

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Iron men.

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To sir is merely a topic of conversation, but to many others, unseasonable weather can

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mean the difference between success or failure in business.

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And to poor Carl Muller, with the threat of borrowed money over his head, this delay and

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fall weather meant utter disaster.

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Well, you take care of that baby, all right?

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That's all right.

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You're welcome.

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Goodbye.

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Pop, why'd you come down so early?

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I couldn't sleep, so I got up.

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Those headaches again.

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I heard you up all night.

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Well, maybe this will help.

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It's the $40 for your new glasses.

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I thought I'd have it a lot sooner, but, well, you know how it is.

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Yes, Alan.

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I know how it is for you to save $40.

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All right, all right.

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Here, get your glasses today, and don't argue about taking the money.

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Thank you.

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This time, I don't argue.

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Good.

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I'm late.

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I'll see you tonight, Pop.

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Bye.

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I'm going to give you the money back, Gus.

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I thought by this time, sure.

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But if you wait just a few weeks.

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You got some for me now?

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Sure.

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Sure.

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Shake $60.

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Yeah.

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So you see, that is half what I owe you already.

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OK.

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Thank you.

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Soon, I'll bring you the other $60.

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You'll bring $140 next week.

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What do you mean?

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I owe you $120.

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I paid you half.

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It's three weeks interest, $20 per week.

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$20 a week?

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From now on, it's going up, $40 a week.

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Oh.

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Oh, no.

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You can't charge such a rate.

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It's illegal.

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That's a word we don't use around here.

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I set the rates, and broken down guys like you without collateral has got to be satisfied.

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Oh, you thief.

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You take from an old man his blood.

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Shut up.

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Now, if you want to see your son lying around an alley some morning, just open up your yap

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once more.

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Now get him out of here.

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Trudy, that was some dinner.

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Oh, I'm so glad.

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Do you really think the pot roast turned out good, Papa Carl?

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Oh, you made it like a real German house frog.

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And the potato pancakes.

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Mm.

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My own wife, rest her soul, couldn't have done better.

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Now, I know you love me.

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I'll go get us some coffee.

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Pop, if it was so good, how come you hardly ate anything?

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I wasn't hungry.

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Is it a crime that a man shouldn't be hungry?

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Look, Pop, you can't kid me.

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You haven't been yourself for the past couple of weeks.

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What's bothering you?

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Nothing, I tell you.

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What did you do with the money for your new glasses?

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I, uh, well, I paid a bill.

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I'll get the glasses later.

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That money was to take care of your eyes, not to sink into that lousy shop.

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That lousy shop took care of your mama and me and you two for years.

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And it will keep on.

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Alan, Papa, not now.

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Well, I'm sick of Pop making a martyr of himself for me.

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And I'm sick of you running my life.

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Oh, I wish you two would get married and leave me alone.

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Colin Miller can take care of himself.

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Oh, this is a fine thing.

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And I worked so hard to make a nice dinner for us.

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Oh, yes, of course, you are too, dear.

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You're right.

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Now sit down and stop this foolish argument.

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I'm sorry.

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I told you he'd be closed.

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Hello, Eddie.

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Where's the old man?

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Home, I guess.

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Where's home?

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How should I know?

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What do you want with him?

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I can tell you, but not here.

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I tell you, I know where the old guy lives.

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I'll give him a message in the morning.

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You don't?

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Well, this is for Gus.

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I forgot to tell him where the old man lives.

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That's a bunch of dirt.

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Gus, I was only trying to help the old man.

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You know I've always leveled with you.

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Haven't I always paid you back any dough I might have borrowed?

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And that goes for anyone I've ever sent around to you, too.

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Look, I make one mistake.

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Is that any reason to be sore?

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One mistake's all I need to send you to the patent.

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Did you ever figure it out?

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But the old man won't sing, I promise you.

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Look, Gus, I'll pay you the 40 bucks this weekend,

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and then will you lay off till he brings you the 100?

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You got the 40 with you?

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Yeah, sure.

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Here you are.

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Now, you'll give him a break, huh?

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I got news for you.

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He's a bad risk.

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So I want $140 by Monday night.

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Otherwise, what you got the other night

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was only the preliminaries.

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Now beat it.

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The hot spell had broken at last,

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and it looked as though Carl's business was going to pick up.

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Oh, Papa Carl, the most wonderful thing has happened.

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Well, tell me now.

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You look like a perfect sunrise.

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Oh, I feel like stars and moons.

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And oh, Papa Carl, I had lunch with Alan today.

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That unusual?

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This time it was.

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He said we're getting married this weekend.

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Oh, Trudy.

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Oh, and wouldn't you know it, after all this time,

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he proposed to me in a crowded coffee shop.

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I still don't know what decided him.

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It was the pot roast.

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You see, Trudy, we millers can resist perfume or moonlight

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or even a pretty face, but pot roasts never.

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Oh, gosh, I've got to get home.

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I've got a million things to do.

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The boss gave me the rest of the week off for a wedding present.

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I hope you're as happy as I am.

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Trudy, whatever would happen now, it wouldn't matter.

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I got my wish.

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You and my Alan getting married.

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Hey, you.

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What do you want?

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140 bucks, you got it?

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No, not today.

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But tell Gus in another week.

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Gus ain't interested.

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There ain't 140 bucks in the whole joint.

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Come on, let's tear her up.

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Let's tear the joint.

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No, what are you doing?

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Put your hands back.

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Please.

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I ask you a favor.

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No, no, no.

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No, I ask you a favor.

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I can't believe this must be what happened.

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Oh, oh.

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Oh, please.

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Help.

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Help, my glasses.

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They can't see.

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I can't see! Police! Police!

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Help! Help! Police!

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Pop, what happened?

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My glasses! I can't see!

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Oh! Oh!

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Oh, two big loafers!

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He smashed up Pop!

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Pop! Pop, don't talk, please!

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Do you know who they were?

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Deep... dirt...

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No! No!

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Joe, get some brandy, will you?

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Sure!

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Oh! Oh!

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Oh!

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Oh!

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Oh!

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Oh!

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Oh!

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Oh!

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Central, 5400.

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Captain Braddock.

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Captain Braddock, I... I got something to spill.

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But you gotta protect me.

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You'll have protection.

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Who is this?

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This is...

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But...

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It's a mistake!

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Hello? Hello?

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Operator, this is Captain Braddock.

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I just had a call. Will you trace it, please?

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Thank you.

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I'm Captain Braddock from the racket squad.

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What do you have?

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Little information.

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Who called my office from this place a short time ago?

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I wouldn't know.

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Not very busy this time of day. You ought to know who's been in.

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I'm sorry, Captain, but all I have is a public phone.

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People use it all day.

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And you have no idea who it could have been?

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Well, how should I know who the guy was?

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How did you know it was a guy?

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Oh.

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Well, dames mostly use the drugstore to phone.

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Joe, you know more old man Mueller pretty well.

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Did he ever...

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Captain Braddock, are you down here because of what happened next door?

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Not exactly, but what happened?

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Two guys came in and wrecked a tailor shop.

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I better have a look.

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You feel a little better now, Papa?

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This is Captain Braddock.

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Is this your folly?

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I'm engaged to Mr. Mueller's son.

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Mr. Mueller, do you know who the men were?

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No. No.

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Nobody's been around to sell you insurance or protection of any kind?

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No.

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What kind of fiends would do such a thing like that?

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Do you know if your fiancé was in any kind of trouble?

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Of course not.

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No. My Alan is a good boy.

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They get married in a few days.

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Now, if you're shielding someone, Mr. Mueller, you must tell me.

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You'll get protection.

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Captain Braddock, Papa's very upset now.

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Perhaps later, when Alan comes home.

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No, don't call him.

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He mustn't come home from work.

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I'm all right now.

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Yes, Papa.

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We'll try and figure something out later.

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All right. If you know anything at all, call me.

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And I'd like to speak to his son anyway.

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Yes, of course.

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Come, Papa. We'll go home now.

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If only they didn't break my glasses.

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They don't stop at anything, do they?

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Joe, Papa just told Alan why his store was wrecked.

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You mean he told him about Gus?

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Yes, and Alan went over there.

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No.

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I tried to stop him, but he was just like crazy.

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And I know he took his army gun.

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And, oh, Joe, I wanted to call that captain, and I'm so confused, I forgot his name.

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Trudy, you stay out of this. I'll go call him.

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You go back to the old man.

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All right. Whatever you say, Joe.

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Oh, come on, Mabel. Why won't you have a drink with me?

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Hey, Scram, I gotta use the phone.

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Who's been drinking?

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Come on, Scram.

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Now, look, kid, put the gun down and let's talk this over quiet like.

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Nice and friendly, like your boys talked to my father today, huh?

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Look, the army gave me a medal for using this on guys that were sweethearts compared to you.

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I didn't mean the boys to get out of hand today, but I...

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Yeah. Yeah, Mabel.

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Yeah, what about tonight?

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Well, listen, I could meet you about eight o'clock.

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Whatever you say.

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Still pretty handy with my fist.

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Come on, boss, let's dump this guy.

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Just a minute. I got a few more things I want to say to him.

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Your old man and I got a little unfinished business.

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And until that's squared away, that's to keep your mouth shut.

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And that's for your old man.

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And in case you get any idea about cops, this is just a sample of what you get for being a hero.

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There's not gonna be any next time.

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This time you pay, Gus, and the interest is gonna run awfully high.

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And so Papa Carl was one of the few to ever escape the clutches of an illegal money lender.

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But as long as people rush headlong into debt, there will always be another Gus.

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Your state sets a law controlling the amount of interest that can be charged on any loan.

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And there are banks and other legitimate financial organizations from which to borrow money.

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So if you borrow money, make sure you're dealing with a bank or a licensed loan company.

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And that you're not being forced to pay more than the legal interest rates.

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Your local bank will be glad to give you this information.

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Otherwise, it could happen to you.

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I'm closing this case now.

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Or rather, the courts will.

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But there'll be others.

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Because that's the way the world is built.

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Remember, there are people who can slap you on the back with one hand and pick your pocket with the other.

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And it could happen to you.

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