"CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY WARNER BROS." "[MUSIC PLAYING]" "TV:..." "EXCLUSIVELY," "AND THERE ARE MORE OFFICES IN VIRGINIA" "THAN ANY OTHER SAVINGS AND LOAN." "THEY'RE LOCATED CONVENIENTLY." "ALL THE MORE BECAUSE PEOPLE TREAT YOU SO NICE." "I DARE YOU TO STOP ME" "IN MY SUPER COP CLOBBERER." "HA HA HA!" "ANYBODY WHO'D TRY TO STOP HIM" "HAS TO BE TOTALLY STUPID." "STUPID?" "HEY, MUMBLY, COME BACK!" "HUH?" "AND MAKE IT SNAPPY." "[MUTTERING]" "[WHISTLES]" "[SNICKERING]" "[ENGINE SPUTTERS]" "HA HA HA!" "...OF SNOW THAT FELL OVER THE WHOLE WEEKEND," "AND THE BLIZZARD IS CALLED ONE OF THE WORST" "IN THAT CITY'S HISTORY." "THEY HAVEN'T BEEN TOO LUCKY IN THE MIDWEST." "AS SOON AS THEY DIG OUT," "ANOTHER STORM HEADS THEIR WAY." "[CHANGES CHANNEL] ...YOUR FRIENDS OUT HERE." "HA!" "I HAVE NO FRIENDS." "OH, BIG BIRD, WE CAME TO SEE YOUR DRAWING." "IT'S A LITTLE TOO LATE NOW, ISN'T IT?" "GOOD MORNING, LOUISE." "HE'S DEAD, CHANCE." "THE OLD MAN IS DEAD." "I SEE." "HE WASN'T BREATHING" "AND AS COLD AS A FISH." "I TOUCHED HIM JUST TO SEE." "I CAME TO SEE YOUR DRAWING." "CHANCE?" "THEN I..." "COVERED HIM UP," "PULLED A SHEET OVER HIS HEAD." "OH, LORD." "WHAT A MORNING." "YES, LOUISE." "IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S GOING TO SNOW." "HAVE YOU SEEN THE GARDEN?" "IT FEELS JUST LIKE IT'S GOING TO SNOW." "DAMN IT, BOY." "IS THAT ALL YOU'VE GOT TO SAY?" "THAT OLD MAN IS LYING UP THERE" "DEAD AS HELL," "AND IT JUST DON'T MAKE" "ANY DIFFERENCE TO YOU." "I'M NOT SURE I UNDERSTAND." "OH, LORD..." "CHANCE." "?" "I LOVE HIM 'CAUSE HE HAS TO BE FED... ?" "CHANCE..." "I'M SORRY FOR YELLING LIKE I DID." "NO, SIR." "I JUST DON'T KNOW" "WHAT I WAS EXPECTING." "?" "DIFFERENT PEOPLE, DIFFERENT WAYS... ?" "SUPPOSE I BETTER GATHER YOU UP SOME BREAKFAST." "OH, YES, PLEASE." "I'M VERY HUNGRY, LOUISE." "?" "I LOVE HIM 'CAUSE HE'S SUGAR AND SPICE ?" "?" "BUT I LOVE YOU... ?" "I'LL MAKE YOU SOME EGGS." "?" "SUGAR AND SPICE LOVE, AWFULLY NICE LOVE ?" "?" "TINY AND SMALL LOVE ?" "?" "YELLOW AND TALL LOVE ?" "?" "EVERYONE LOVES ?" "?" "THROUGH ALL THEIR DAYS ?" "?" "DIFFERENT PEOPLE-- ?" "THERE ARE LOTS OF ANIMALS IN THE BARNYARD." "COCK-A-DOODLE-DOO!" "COCK-A-DOODLE-DOO!" "[CAR ENGINE SPUTTERING]" "[CAR DOOR SHUTS]" "?" "IT'S A SEALY POSTUREPEDIC MORNIN' ?" "FEELING SO GOOD IT SHOWS," "BECAUSE POSTUREPEDIC IS DESIGNED IN COOPERATION" "WITH LEADING ORTHOPEDIC SURGEONS" "FOR NO MORNING BACKACHE" "FROM SLEEPING ON A TOO-SOFT MATTRESS." "?" "IT'S A SEALY POSTUREPEDIC MORNIN' ?" "KEEP IN THE SHADE, ALVIN." "YAS'M." "I WON'T HAVE THE HORSES STANDING IN THE SUN." "STAY IN YOUR SEAT." "YAS'M." "KEEP YOUR HAT AND GLOVES ON." "YAS'M." "AND YOUR COAT POCKET." "YAS'M." "[KNOCK KNOCK]" "YAS'M." "YAS'M." "WELL, AIN'T YOU THE GENTLEMAN THIS MORNING?" "I'M GOING TO GO NOW, CHANCE." "YES." "YOU'RE GOING TO NEED SOMEBODY." "YOU OUGHT TO FIND YOURSELF A LADY, CHANCE." "BUT I GUESS IT OUGHT TO BE AN OLD LADY" "BECAUSE YOU AIN'T GONNA DO" "A YOUNG ONE ANY GOOD" "NOT WITH THAT LITTLE THING OF YOURS." "YOU'RE ALWAYS GOING TO BE A LITTLE BOY, AIN'T YOU?" "GOOD-BYE, CHANCE." "GOOD-BYE, LOUISE." "[DOOR CLOSES]" "WILL YOU GIVE ME A TOUR?" "GLADLY." "THE SAFE IS IN MR. JENNINGS' BEDROOM." "THAT'LL BE STOP NUMBER ONE." "MM-HMM." "HE AND MY FATHER" "USED TO RIDE TOGETHER" "BACK IN THE THIRTIES." "UH-HUH." "[TELEVISION PLAYING]" "YOU HEAR THAT?" "IT'S A NEW CAR!" "[CHEERING]" "THE PRESIDENT MET IN THE OVAL OFFICE" "WITH FOREIGN DIGNITARIES AND STUDENTS" "FROM THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA." "HE PRESENTED THEM WITH A STATUE" "OF THE AMERICAN EAGLE" "OUR SYMBOL OF PEACE AND FREEDOM." "THE PRESIDENT WARMLY ENCOURAGED FUTURE TRADE RELATIONS" "WHY, HELLO." "WE THOUGHT WE HEARD SOMETHING." "I'M THOMAS FRANKLIN." "HELLO, THOMAS." "I'M CHANCE, THE GARDENER." "THE GARDENER?" "YES." "UH, YES." "OF COURSE." "HA HA HA!" "MR. CHANCE, THIS IS MS. HAYES." "I'M VERY PLEASED TO MEET YOU." "YES." "YES." "WE'RE WITH FRANKLIN, JENNINGS, AND ROBERTS," "THE LAW FIRM HANDLING THE ESTATE." "YES, THOMAS." "I UNDERSTAND." "AH." "ARE YOU WAITING FOR SOMEONE?" "AN APPOINTMENT?" "YES." "LOUISE WILL BRING ME MY LUNCH." "ALL KIDDING ASIDE, MR. CHANCE," "MAY I ASK JUST WHAT YOU'RE DOING HERE?" "I LIVE HERE." "SHE KNOWS A LOT ABOUT EVERYTHING." "THERE IS NO MENTION OF A GARDENER." "IN FACT, ACCORDING TO OUR INVENTORIES," "THERE HASN'T BEEN A MAN EMPLOYED HERE SINCE 1933," "EXCEPT FOR A MR. JOE SARACINI," "A BRICK MASON WHO DID SOME REPAIRS TO A WALL." "HE WAS HERE FOR 2 1/2 DAYS IN 1952." "YES, I REMEMBER JOE." "HE WAS VERY FAT, HAD SHORT HAIR," "AND SHOWED ME PICTURES" "FROM A FUNNY LITTLE BOOK." "SOME PICTURES?" "YES." "OF MEN AND WOMEN." "HA HA HA!" "HA HA HA!" "OH." "JUST HOW LONG" "HAVE YOU BEEN LIVING HERE," "MR. CHANCE?" "EVER SINCE I CAN REMEMBER." "EVER SINCE I WAS A CHILD," "I'VE WORKED IN THIS GARDEN." "THEN YOU REALLY ARE A GARDENER?" "MY ROSES." "WE WILL NEED SOME PROOF" "OF YOUR HAVING RESIDED HERE, MR. CHANCE." "YOU HAVE ME." "I'M HERE." "[CHUCKLING]" "THAT'S WHERE JOE FIXED THE WALL." "ARE YOU RELATED TO THE DECEASED, MR. CHANCE?" "I DON'T THINK SO." "OH." "MY." "THAT'S A NICE CAR." "DO YOU DRIVE IT, MR. CHANCE?" "I'VE NEVER BEEN IN AN AUTOMOBILE." "YOU'VE NEVER BEEN IN A CAR?" "NO." "I'VE NEVER BEEN ALLOWED" "OUTSIDE OF THE HOUSE." "YOU CAN CALL ME RAY," "OR YOU CAN CALL ME JAY," "OR YOU CAN CALL ME..." "I USED TO LISTEN TO THE RADIO." "THEN THE OLD MAN STARTED GIVING ME" "TELEVISION SETS." "THIS ONE HAS A REMOTE CONTROL." "MAYBE THERE'S ANOTHER GUM MACHINE." "YOU SEE?" "THIS IS MY BED." "THIS IS MY BATHROOM." "THIS IS MY SINK." "THIS IS MY TOILET." "THIS IS MY BATHTUB." "[TOILET FLUSHES]" "HERE IS MY CLOSET." "YOU HAVE A VERY HANDSOME WARDROBE," "MR. CHANCE." "YES." "I'M ALLOWED TO GO TO THE ATTIC" "AND WEAR ANY OF THE OLD MAN'S CLOTHES." "THEY FIT ME VERY WELL, DON'T THEY?" "YES." "IT'S AMAZING HOW THOSE CLOTHES" "HAVE COME BACK INTO STYLE." "WHY IS THE BED LIKE THIS?" "I LIKE TO SLEEP" "WITH MY HEAD FACING THE NORTH." "I SLEEP BETTER THAT WAY." "YES." "COULD YOU SHOW US SOMETHING" "WITH YOUR ADDRESS?" "BUT THIS IS FACING WEST." "WHAT IS FACING WEST?" "THE BED." "IS THIS AIRLINE SAFE?" "MADAME, WE'RE VERY PROUD OF OUR SAFETY RECORD." "I SEE." "WHEN WAS THAT?" "MR. CHANCE, I'D LIKE TO KNOW" "WHAT SORT OF CLAIM YOU'RE PLANNING TO MAKE" "AGAINST THE DECEASED'S ESTATE." "TAKE OFF WHAT?" "THE PLANE TO WASHINGTON." "OH, IS THAT WHERE YOU'RE GOING?" "THE GARDEN IS A HEALTHY ONE, THOMAS." "I..." "I HAVE NO CLAIM." "I SEE." "WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO SIGN A PAPER" "TO THAT EFFECT?" "I DON'T KNOW HOW TO SIGN, THOMAS." "VERY WELL, MR. CHANCE." "I HAVE NO ALTERNATIVE BUT TO INFORM YOU" "THAT THIS HOUSE IS NOW CLOSED." "IF INDEED YOU HAVE RESIDED HERE," "YOU HAVE NO LEGAL RIGHT TO REMAIN." "YOU'LL HAVE TO MOVE OUT BY," "LET'S SAY, NOON TOMORROW." "I DON'T UNDERSTAND MOVE OUT." "CALL ME," "OR HAVE YOUR ATTORNEY CALL ME," "IF YOU CHANGE YOUR MIND ABOUT SIGNING." "SALLY, LET'S GRAB A BITE." "...VERY CLOSE SHAVE WITHOUT NICKS AND CUTS." "GREAT LEGS." "WHAT ABOUT MEDICAL RECORDS?" "COULD YOU GIVE US THE NAME" "OF YOUR DOCTOR OR YOUR DENTIST?" "I HAVE NO DOCTOR OR DENTIST." "MOUNDS HAVE NO ARTIFICIAL INGREDIENTS." "OH." "I SEE." "WELL, GOOD DAY, MR. CHANCE." "GOOD DAY, SALLY." "GOOD DAY, THOMAS." "MR. CHANCE." "FROM OUR FAMILY TO YOURS," "WITH NO ARTIFICIAL INGREDIENTS." "EVERY DAY OF THE WEEK, YOU'RE DOING NEW THINGS," "AND EVERY DAY, THERE'S A NEWWASHINGTON POSTTO HELP." "[MUSIC PLAYING]" "HERE'S HOW MY TELEPORTER TELEPORTS." "FIRST, I BREAK UP YOUR MOLECULARS." "PARDON ME FOR INTRUDING," "BUT WERE YOU VERY CLOSE TO MAX?" "ARE YOU KIDDING?" "WE WERE INSEPARABLE." "JOGGER'S KNEE AND SWIMMER'S..." "HMM." "WE HAVE TENNIS ELBOW," "JOGGER'S KNEE, AND SWIMMER'S..." "AND SWIMMER'S WHAT?" "I'M SORRY." "ALL I CAN THINK OF IS TRUNKS." "UH, LET'S SEE." "SWIMMER'S..." "TENNIS ELBOW, JOGGER'S KNEE AND" "JIM'S BACK WAS BROKEN IN 3 PLACES," "HIS SKULL FRACTURED." "HE'S A PARAPLEGIC," "BUT HE WENT BACK TO SCHOOL, GOT HIS DEGREE," "AND LOOKS TO THE FUTURE." "OH, YOU GET DEPRESSED," "AND YOU KNOW, IT'S MOMENTARY." "IT USUALLY HITS AT NIGHT, BUT" "[SIREN]" "[THEME FROM2001:" "A SPACE ODYSSEYPLAYING]" "[HORN HONKS]" "GOD DAMN, MAN, WHAT IS THAT?" "[TIRES SCREECHING]" "[HORN HONKS]" "[HORN HONKS]" "EXCUSE ME." "I'M VERY HUNGRY." "COULD YOU GIVE ME SOME LUNCH?" "IT'S AN ALL-GIRL SHOW, SIR." "IT'S AN ALL-GIRL SHOW." "COME RIGHT IN." "IT'S AN ALL-GIRL SHOW." "COME RIGHT IN." "THE SHOW STARTS RIGHT NOW." "HA HA HA!" "CALM DOWN, BOY." "GET OFF MY FOOT." "EXCUSE ME." "WHERE CAN I FIND A GARDEN TO WORK IN?" "A GARDEN?" "WHAT YOU GROWING, MAN?" "THERE IS MUCH TO BE DONE DURING WINTER." "I SHOULD START THE SEEDS FOR THE SPRING." "BULLSHIT." "WHO SENT YOU HERE, BOY?" "DID THAT CHICKENSHIT ASSHOLE RAPHAEL SEND YOU?" "NO." "MR. THOMAS FRANKLIN TOLD ME I MUST LEAVE" "THE OLD MAN'S HOUSE." "HE'S DEAD, YOU KNOW." "DEAD, MY ASS." "YOU TELL THAT ASSHOLE" "IF HE GOT SOMETHING TO TELL ME" "TO GET HIS ASS DOWN HERE HIMSELF." "YOU GOT THAT, BOY?" "WHAT IS THAT?" "COME ON, MAN." "A TV CHANGER, MAN." "HA HA HA!" "DON'T BRING YOUR TOYS." "NOW MOVE, HONKY," "BEFORE I CUT YOUR WHITE ASS." "IF I SEE RAPHAEL," "I WILL GIVE HIM YOUR MESSAGE." "GOOD DAY." "YEAH, YOU WON'T HAVE A GOOD DAY" "IF YOU DON'T GET OUT OF HERE." "DON'T SHOW YOUR HONKY FACE" "AROUND HERE NO MORE!" "EXCUSE ME." "THAT TREE IS VERY SICK." "IT NEEDS CARE." "YES, SIR." "I'LL REPORT IT RIGHT AWAY." "THANK YOU." "GOOD DAY, SIR." "GOOD DAY." "W-4." "OW!" "I'M VERY SORRY, SIR." "CAN'T MOVE." "MY LEG." "I HOPE YOU'RE NOT BADLY INJURED." "NO, I'M NOT BADLY INJURED," "BUT MY LEG IS SORE." "IT'S NOT BROKEN, IS IT?" "CAN YOU WALK?" "LET'S HAVE A LOOK." "DO YOU MIND?" "NO." "I'D LIKE TO LOOK." "WHAT'S HAPPENED?" "IT'S HIS LEG." "OH, MY GOODNESS." "YOUR LEG SHOULD BE EXAMINED." "WE COULD TAKE YOU TO A HOSPITAL." "THERE'S NO NEED FOR THAT." "I INSIST." "WE'LL TAKE HIM TO A HOSPITAL." "I'M VERY SORRY, MRS. RAND." "IT'S REALLY NO ONE'S FAULT, DAVID." "I'VE NEVER RIDDEN IN AN AUTOMOBILE BEFORE." "I ASSURE YOU, SIR," "DAVID IS A VERY CAREFUL DRIVER." "I UNDERSTAND." "VERY GOOD." "THESE SITUATIONS CAN BE SO TRYING." "EVERYONE SEEMS TO MAKE SUCH A TO-DO" "OUT OF A SIMPLE LITTLE ACCIDENT." "IS YOUR LEG FEELING ANY BETTER?" "NO, IT ISN'T." "I SEE." "THIS IS JUST LIKE TELEVISION," "ONLY YOU CAN SEE MUCH FURTHER." "WHY DON'T YOU COME TO OUR HOUSE," "AND WE COULD TAKE CARE OF YOU THERE?" "YOUR HOUSE?" "UH-HUH." "MY HUSBAND'S BEEN VERY ILL." "THE DOCTOR AND THE NURSES ARE STAYING WITH US." "HOSPITALS CAN BE SO IMPERSONAL." "I AGREE." "FINE." "THAT'LL SAVE A LOT OF UNNECESSARY FUSS." "DAVID," "WE'LL GO RIGHT ON HOME." "JEFFREY, PLEASE CALL AND TELL THEM" "WE'RE ON OUR WAY." "YES, MA'AM." "WOULD YOU CARE FOR A DRINK?" "OH, YES, PLEASE." "I'M VERY THIRSTY." "THANK YOU." "MAY I WATCH TELEVISION, PLEASE?" "WHY, YES." "CERTAINLY." "AND NOW THE PIECE OF RESISTANCE." "[CHEERS]" "JOHN TRAVOLTA IS..." "MAY I ASK YOUR NAME?" "[COUGHING]" "CHANCE." "CHANCE?" "[COUGHING]" "CHANCE THE GARDENER." "CHAUNCEY GARDINER?" "MR. CHAUNCEY GARDINER." "ARE YOU RELATED TO BASIL AND PERDITA GARDINER?" "NO, I'M NOT RELATED TO BASIL AND PERDITA." "OH." "WELL, THEY ARE SUCH A WONDERFUL COUPLE." "MY HUSBAND AND I" "ARE VERY GOOD FRIENDS OF THEIRS." "WE OFTEN VISIT THEIR ISLAND." "THANK YOU." "NEW YORK YANKEES FANS..." "I GOT TO RESPECT THE DODGERS." "THEY PLAYED ONE HECK OF A GAME." "THEY DID, INDEED." "YOU ASK HIM." "THAT'S RIGHT." "DID YOU LOSE SOMETHING?" "YES." "I LOST MY REMOTE CONTROL." "I USE IT TO CHANGE THE CHANNELS." "I WORK AS AN ASSOCIATE IN A REAL ESTATE FIRM." "MY HOBBIES" "YOUR CAR COMES EQUIPPED WITH WARNING DEVICES." "YOUR BRAKE LIGHTS" "I'M SORRY." "BRAKE LIGHTS WARN TRAFFIC TO SLOW DOWN." "YOU WOULDN'T DRIVE WITHOUT YOUR REAR-VIEW MIRROR," "YET SOME PEOPLE STILL DRIVE WITHOUT A FUZZ BUSTER." "[BEEP]" "WHEN THEY UNWRAPPED THE CHOPSTICKS" "FOR THE CHINESE GUESTS," "THE PACKAGES WERE CLEARLY STAMPED "MADE IN TAIWAN."" "I KNOW IT'S IMPORTANT" "TO STAY INFORMED OF ALL THE LATEST EVENTS," "BUT I FIND THERE'S SO MUCH TO ASSIMILATE" "IT CAN BECOME QUITE MUDDLING AT TIMES." "IF THE CHINESE WERE UPSET" "?" "I EVEN PUT THAT BASKETBALL UNDERNEATH MY PILLOW ?" "?" "MAYBE THAT'S WHY I CAN'T SLEEP AT NIGHT ?" "?" "I NEED HELP, LADIES AND GENTLEMENS ?" "?" "I NEED SOMEONE TO STAND BESIDE ME ?" "?" "I NEED ?" "?" "I NEED SOMEONE TO SET A PICK FOR ME ?" "?" "AT THE FREE THROW LINE OF LIFE ?" "?" "SOMEONE I CAN PASS TO ?" "?" "SOMEONE TO HIT THE OPEN MAN ON THE GIVE-AND-GO ?" "?" "SO, CHEERLEADERS, HELP ME OUT ?" "?" "BASKETBALL JONES ?" "?" "I GOT BASKETBALL JONES ?" "?" "OH, THAT SOUNDS SO SWEET ?" "?" "I GOT BASKETBALL JONES ?" "?" "SO, BABY, OOH!" "?" "?" "I WANT EVERYONE IN THE WHOLE STADIUM ?" "?" "TO STAND UP AND SING WITH US ?" "?" "BASKETBALL JONES ?" "?" "I GOT BASKETBALL JONES ?" "?" "I GOT MORE MOVES THAN EX-LAX ?" "?" "I'M BAD ?" "?" "I CAN DRIBBLE WITH MY TONGUE ?" "?" "HERE I COME DOWNCOURT-- TRY TO STOP ME ?" "?" "YOU CAN'T STOP ME ?" "?" "BECAUSE I'M ON A BASKETBALL JONES ?" "?" "HERE I COME ?" "?" "WATCH ME--HOOK SHOT WITH MY EYEBROWS ?" "?" "BASKETBALL JONES ?" "?" "YEAH, I COULD DUNK IT WITH MY NOSE ?" "?" "BASKETBALL JONES ?" "?" "I GOT BASKETBALL JONES ?" "?" "YEAH ?" "?" "I SAID BASKETBALL JONES ?" "?" "BASKETBALL JONES ?" "?" "BASKETBALL JONES ?" "?" "BASKETBALL JONES ?" "?" "YEAH, BASKETBALL JONES ?" "MA'AM." "WILSON, TAKE MR. GARDINER" "TO THE THIRD FLOOR GUEST SUITE." "YES, MA'AM." "I'LL SEE YOU" "AFTER DR. ALLENBY LOOKS AT YOUR LEG." "THANK YOU." "YES." "YES." "I'VE NEVER BEEN IN ONE OF THESE BEFORE." "IT'S ONE OF MR. RAND'S..." "SINCE HE'S BEEN ILL." "I SEE." "DOES IT HAVE A TELEVISION?" "HA HA HA." "NO." "BUT MR. RAND DOES HAVE ONE WITH AN ELECTRIC MOTOR." "THAT WAY, HE CAN GET AROUND BY HIMSELF." "HOW LONG DO WE STAY IN HERE?" "HOW LONG?" "I DON'T KNOW." "WE'LL SEE WHAT THE DOCTOR SAYS." "I'VE SEEN IT DONE BEFORE" "IN A FILM ON TELEVISION, AND" "THIS WON'T HURT AT ALL." "IT DID HURT." "THERE'S NO APPARENT DAMAGE TO THE BONE," "BUT I'LL HAVE WILSON WHEEL YOU DOWN FOR AN X-RAY." "X-RAY?" "I'D LIKE TO ASK YOU SOMETHING STRAIGHT OUT." "STRAIGHT OUT?" "YES, SIR." "ARE YOU PLANNING ON MAKING" "ANY SORT OF CLAIM AGAINST THE RANDS?" "CLAIM." "THAT'S WHAT THOMAS ASKED ME." "THOMAS?" "OH, YOU CAN PULL YOUR TROUSERS UP NOW." "WHO--WHO'S THOMAS?" "THOMAS FRANKLIN." "HE'S AN ATTORNEY." "AN ATTORNEY?" "YES." "YOU WISH TO HANDLE THIS THROUGH YOUR ATTORNEYS?" "THERE IS NO NEED FOR A CLAIM." "I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THEY LOOK LIKE." "OH." "HA HA HA!" "WELL, THEN..." "YOU CAUGHT ME OFF GUARD THERE," "I MUST ADMIT." "THANK YOU." "THE ONLY THING WE HAVE TO LOOK OUT FOR" "IS MINOR HEMORRHAGING, WHICH ISN'T SERIOUS," "BUT COULD CAUSE TROUBLE LATER ON." "WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE FOR YOU TO STAY HERE" "FOR A DAY OR TWO" "SO WE COULD KEEP AN EYE ON IT?" "OH, YES." "I COULD STAY HERE." "DOES THIS HOUSE HAVE A GARDEN?" "OH, YES." "MANY." "GOOD." "KEEP YOUR WEIGHT OFF THAT LEG." "MR. WILSON, PLEASE WHEEL MR. GARDINER IN FOR X-RAYS." "THANK YOU." "DIEHARD" "?" "SOMETIMES YOU DON'T-- ?" "EVER WATCH A GAME ON TV AND SEE PLAYERS CHUGGING THIS?" "EVER WONDER WHY?" "I MISS YOU WHEN I'M OUT." "HOW ARE YOU FEELING?" "NO HEADACHES?" "NO." "IT'S BEEN A FAIRLY GOOD DAY." "BETTER THAN YOURS, SO I'VE BEEN TOLD." "OH, YOU HEARD ABOUT IT?" "I MAY BE A SHUT-IN..." "I'M SORRY YOU HAD TO GO THROUGH THAT." "IT WAS NOTHING." "IT SOUNDED WORSE THAN IT WAS." "MR. GARDINER IS A VERY REASONABLE MAN." "OH, REASONABLE." "I'D LIKE TO MEET A REASONABLE MAN" "FOR A CHANGE." "WHY DON'T YOU ASK THIS ROBINSON FOR DINNER?" "GARDINER." "GARDINER." "CHAUNCEY." "CHAUNCEY GARDINER." "GARDINER." "YOU THINK YOU'RE WELL ENOUGH" "FOR DINNER, BEN?" "CONSTANCE, I WANT FRESH BLOOD FOR DINNER." "YES, SIR." "I'LL HAVE THEM SET ANOTHER PLACE." "MY GOD, EVE." "YOU'LL FREEZE." "NO." "I JUST" "I JUST WANTED TO GET SOME FRESH AIR." "HOW'S MR. GARDINER?" "OH." "DOESN'T SEEM TO BE TOO SERIOUS," "BUT IT IS A RATHER LARGE CONTUSION." "I'D LIKE TO KEEP AN EYE ON HIM." "I SUGGESTED HE STAY HERE FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS." "MR. GARDINER STAY HERE?" "WHY?" "IS THAT NECESSARY?" "NO, NOT NECESSARY, BUT, UH, HELPFUL." "DON'T WORRY." "HE MIGHT BE A BREATH OF FRESH AIR." "HMM." "HE IS DIFFERENT, ISN'T HE?" "YOU KNOW, HE'S VERY, UM..." "INTENSE." "PERHAPS." "ACTUALLY, I'VE FOUND HIM" "TO HAVE QUITE A SENSE OF HUMOR." "HMM." "HMM." "WELL..." "THAT'S A VERY SMALL ROOM." "YES, SIR, I GUESS THAT'S TRUE" "THE SMALLEST ROOM IN THE HOUSE." "YES." "I GUESS THAT'S TRUE." "MR. GARDINER..." "WELCOME TO RAND MEMORIAL HOSPITAL." "THANK YOU." "CAN I HELP YOU UP?" "THANK YOU." "I FEEL VERY GOOD IN HERE." "THAT'S THE OXYGEN." "WHEN I FIRST GOT SICK," "I HAD THIS ENTIRE ROOM GLASSED-IN" "SO THEY COULD PUMP IN SOME EXTRA OXYGEN." "KEEPS MY SPIRITS UP." "YOU MUST BE VERY ILL." "APLASTIC ANEMIA, MR. GARDINER." "APLASTIC ANEMIA." "THE BONE MARROW DOESN'T SUPPLY ENOUGH RED BLOOD CELLS." "NOT A DAMN THING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT." "OH, THEY CAN KEEP ME COMFORTABLE," "PROLONG MY LIFE WITH STEROID THERAPY" "AND THESE TRANSFUSIONS..." "BUT WHAT MAKES MY BLOOD BOIL" "THAT IS, WHAT THERE IS OF IT, MR. GARDINER" "IS THAT THIS IS USUALLY A YOUNG PERSON'S DISEASE." "WELL, HERE I AM," "GETTING ALONG IN YEARS," "AND I'M ABOUT TO DIE OF A YOUNG PERSON'S DISEASE." "I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS ON TELEVISION." "PLEASE LIE STILL, MR. GARDINER." "YOU'LL JOIN US FOR DINNER," "OF COURSE, MR. GARDINER?" "YES, PLEASE." "THANK YOU." "THANK YOU." "I'M VERY HUNGRY." "YEAH." "SO AM I, MY BOY." "SO AM I." "DO YOU KNOW RAPHAEL?" "NO, SIR." "I DON'T BELIEVE I DO." "BECAUSE I HAVE A MESSAGE FOR HIM." "YES, SIR?" "A SMALL BLACK MAN" "GAVE ME A MESSAGE FOR RAPHAEL." "WELL, I STILL DON'T BELIEVE" "I KNOW THE MAN, MR. GARDINER." "NOW, PLEASE, LIE STILL." "IS THERE ANYONE WE COULD NOTIFY FOR YOU?" "NO." "THE OLD MAN DIED AND LOUISE LEFT." "OH." "I'M..." "I'M VERY SORRY." "WELL..." "WELL, I DO HOPE YOUR INJURY" "WON'T PREVENT YOU FROM ATTENDING" "TO BUSINESS, MR. GARDINER." "DO YOU NEED A SECRETARY?" "NO, THANK YOU." "MY HOUSE WAS SHUT DOWN." "YOU MEAN" "YOU MEAN YOUR BUSINESS WAS SHUT DOWN?" "YES." "SHUT DOWN AND CLOSED BY THE ATTORNEYS." "WHAT DID I TELL YOU?" "THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I MEAN." "THE BUSINESSMAN TODAY IS AT THE MERCY" "OF KID LAWYERS FROM THE S.E.C." "IT'S HAPPENING TO EVERYONE." "THE WAY THINGS ARE GOING," "THEY'LL LEGISLATE THE MEDICAL PROFESSION" "OUT OF EXISTENCE." "YES." "RIGHT OUT OF EXISTENCE." "IT'S A DAMN SHAME." "WELL, WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS NOW, MR. GARDINER?" "OR MAY I CALL YOU CHAUNCEY?" "CHAUNCEY'S FINE." "SO THEN, WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS, CHAUNCEY?" "WELL..." "I'D--I WOULD LIKE TO WORK IN YOUR GARDEN." "OH." "OH." "BEN, I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT HE MEANS." "ISN'T IT WONDERFUL?" "TO BE WITH THE TREES AND THE FLOWERS LIKE THAT?" "I NEVER HAD MUCH FEEL FOR IT MYSELF." "I'M A VERY GOOD GARDENER." "IT'S SUCH A PLEASANT WAY TO FORGET ONE'S TROUBLES." "YEAH." "WELL, ISN'T THAT WHAT ANY BUSINESSMAN IS?" "A GARDENER?" "HE WORKS ON FLINTY SOIL" "TO MAKE IT PRODUCTIVE" "WITH THE LABOR OF HIS OWN HANDS." "HE--HE WATERS IT" "WITH THE SWEAT OF HIS OWN BROW." "HE MAKES A THING OF VALUE FOR HIS FAMILY" "AND FOR THE COMMUNITY." "YES, INDEED, CHAUNCEY." "A PRODUCTIVE BUSINESSMAN" "IS A LABORER IN THE VINEYARD." "I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU MEAN, BEN." "THE GARDEN THAT I LEFT WAS SUCH A PLACE." "BUT I DON'T HAVE THAT ANYMORE." "ALL I HAVE LEFT IS THE ROOM UPSTAIRS." "OH, COME ON, NOW." "WAIT A MINUTE, CHAUNCEY." "YOU'VE GOT YOUR HEALTH." "FOR GOD'S SAKE, MAN," "YOU CAN'T LET THOSE BASTARDS GET YOU DOWN." "YOU GOT TO FIGHT." "I DON'T WANT TO HEAR ANY MORE ABOUT THAT ROOM UPSTAIRS." "THAT'S WHERE I'M GOING TOO DAMN SOON." "IT'S A VERY PLEASANT ROOM, BEN." "I'M SURE IT IS." "THAT'S WHAT THEY SAY, ANYWAY." "YOU KNOW, CHAUNCEY," "THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF BUSINESSMEN," "LARGE AND SMALL," "IN YOUR SITUATION." "I'VE GIVEN THE MATTER" "A GOOD DEAL OF CONSIDERATION" "FOR SOME TIME." "THEY'VE BEEN HARASSED LONG ENOUGH" "BY INFLATION, INCREASED TAXATION," "ALL SORTS OF INDECENCIES." "AFTER ALL, THEY'RE OUR STRONGEST DEFENSE" "AGAINST THE POLLUTANTS OF OUR BASIC FREEDOMS," "AS WELL AS THE WELL-BEING OF OUR MIDDLE-CLASS." "I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT STARTING" "A FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FUND." "TELL ME, CHAUNCEY," "WOULD YOU HAVE ANY IDEAS ON THAT SUBJECT?" "NO, BEN." "RELUCTANT TO SPEAK, HUH?" "WELL, I CAN UNDERSTAND THAT." "AFTER A MAN'S LOST EVERYTHING," "ANGER TENDS TO BLOCK OUT RATIONALITY FOR A WHILE." "BUT YOU WORK ON THE IDEA" "WATER IT," "FERTILIZE IT." "I WILL, BEN." "YES." "I'M SURE YOU'LL SPROUT SOME THOUGHTS" "IN A FEW DAYS." "I WILL, BEN." "YES." "HA HA HA!" "SORRY, SIR." "I THOUGHT YOU WERE GOING TO COME OUT" "WITH ANOTHER ONE OF YOUR JESTS ABOUT THE ELEVATOR." "EXCUSE ME." "ELEVATOR." "YES, SIR." "ELEVATOR." "HA HA!" "CHAUNCEY." "I WANTED YOU TO KNOW" "HOW DELIGHTED I AM YOU'RE STAYING WITH US" "AND HOW DREADFUL I FEEL ABOUT YOUR LEG." "THANK YOU, EVE." "YOU LIFTED BEN'S SPIRITS TONIGHT" "TO SUCH AN EXTENT, DO YOU KNOW THAT?" "HE LIKED YOU SO MUCH, CHAUNCEY." "HE REALLY DID." "BEN IS VERY ILL, EVE." "I'VE SEEN THAT BEFORE." "I KNOW." "HE REMINDS ME OF THE OLD MAN." "OH, DOES HE?" "EVE, ARE YOU GOING TO LEAVE" "AND CLOSE THIS HOUSE WHEN BEN DIES?" "WHY, I-- I DON'T THINK SO." "GOOD NIGHT, EVE." "GOOD NIGHT, CHAUNCEY." "GOOD MORNING, MR. PERKINS." "GOOD MORNING, MR. RIFF." "WE HAVE AN ADDITIONAL GUEST," "MR. CHAUNCEY GARDINER." "I SEE." "SHALL WE SET UP" "THE COMMUNICATIONS IN THE USUAL PLACE?" "OF COURSE." "OK." "LET'S GO TO WORK." "WOULD YOU LIKE A CAR, SIR?" "YES." "I WOULD LIKE A CAR." "YES, SIR." "THANK YOU." "SEND UP NUMBER SEVEN, PLEASE." "CHAUNCEY, THERE YOU ARE!" "WHAT ARE YOU DOING ON THAT LEG?" "IT'S FINE TODAY, ROBERT." "SHAME ON YOU." "YOU SHOULD LET ME BE THE JUDGE." "PLEASE, SIT IN THE CHAIR." "BETWEEN YOU AND BENJAMIN," "I'VE GOT MY HANDS FULL." "SAY, THAT IS COMING ALONG." "THE SWELLING'S GONE DOWN CONSIDERABLY." "YOUR LIMOUSINE, SIR." "OH, FINE." "THANK YOU." "ARE YOU GOING SOMEWHERE?" "NO." "OH." "UH, ANYWAY," "THE PRESIDENT HAS VOLUNTEERED" "TO SIT IN FOR BEN AT THE CONVENTION." "QUITE A NICE GESTURE." "THEY'RE DUE HERE SOON, I BELIEVE." "I KNOW ABOUT THE PRESIDENT COMING, ROBERT." "YOU DO?" "YES." "BEN WOULD LIKE ME TO MEET THE PRESIDENT." "OH, HE WOULD?" "YES." "HOW WILL I KNOW WHEN IT'S 10:00, ROBERT?" "WELL..." "IT'S 9:10 NOW..." "AND IF YOU DON'T SEE A CLOCK," "WELL, I'M SURE SOMEONE WILL HAVE THE TIME." "I UNDERSTAND." "I'M GOING TO WALK." "WALK?" "OH, WELL, YES." "HELL, YES." "WALK." "YOU'RE MEETING THE PRESIDENT, AREN'T YOU?" "YES." "YES." "I'VE WATCHED HIM ON TELEVISION." "[CLOCK CHIMES]" "OH, IT'S VERY PRECISE, SIR." "IT'S 10:00." "THANK YOU, JIM." "MRS. AUBREY, THE PRESIDENT IS ARRIVING." "[SIRENS]" "CHAUNCEY!" "UP AND AROUND THIS MORNING, ARE YOU?" "I LIKE TO WALK, BEN." "WELL, THAT'S GOOD NEWS, MY BOY." "YOU LOOK MUCH BETTER TODAY, BEN." "IT'S ALL MAKE-UP." "I ASKED NURSE TERESA TO FIX ME UP A BIT." "I DIDN'T WANT THE PRESIDENT" "TO THINK I WAS GOING TO DIE" "WHILE HE WAS TALKING TO ME." "I SEE." "NOBODY LIKES A DYING MAN, CHAUNCEY," "BECAUSE NOBODY KNOWS WHAT DEATH IS." "YOU SEEM TO BE AN EXCEPTION, CHAUNCEY." "THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS I ADMIRE ABOUT YOU" "YOUR ADMIRABLE BALANCE." "YOU SEEM TO BE A TRULY PEACEFUL MAN." "THANK YOU, BEN." "THANK YOU." "NURSE TERESA DID A VERY GOOD JOB, BEN." "[SIRENS]" "[KNOCKS ON DOOR]" "[KNOCKS]" "[HELICOPTERS]" "MR. RAND, THE PRESIDENT IS ARRIVING." "JUST SHOW THE PRESIDENT INTO THE LIBRARY." "WE'LL BE ALONG IN A FEW MINUTES." "AN OLD HABIT THAT GOES ALONG WITH POWER" "KEEP 'EM WAITING." "HA HA." "AH, NOT NOW, ARTHUR." "BUT, SIR" "I'M GOING TO MEET THE PRESIDENT" "ON MY OWN 2 FEET." "CHAUNCEY..." "SHALL WE GO?" "THAT'S A VERY GOOD IDEA, BEN." "WHEN I WAS YOUNGER," "I HAD THOUGHTS OF PUBLIC OFFICE," "BUT I FOUND, CHAUNCEY," "THAT I WAS ABLE TO CONTRIBUTE MORE" "AS A PRIVATE CITIZEN." "OF COURSE, MY WEALTH PROVIDED ME" "WITH CONSIDERABLE INFLUENCE." "BUT I'VE TRIED, CHAUNCEY, BELIEVE ME," "I'VE TRIED NOT TO MISUSE THAT POWER." "IT'S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT, CHAUNCEY," "THAT WE DON'T ALLOW OURSELVES TO BECOME BLINDED" "TO THE NEEDS OF OUR GOVERNMENT," "NO MATTER HOW STRONG THE TEMPTATION." "OH, I'VE BEEN LABELED A KINGMAKER," "BUT I'VE TRIED" "TO KEEP MYSELF OPEN TO THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE," "AND I'VE REMAINED HONEST TO MYSELF." "THAT'S THE MAIN THING." "GOOD MORNING, MR. RAND." "GOOD MORNING, GENTLEMEN." "WHERE THE HELL IS HE?" "MR. PRESIDENT." "BEN." "HA HA HA HA." "IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU." "YOU LOOK TERRIFIC." "THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT." "YOUR VISIT HAS HELPED" "TO RAISE MY SPIRITS." "I'VE MISSED YOU, MY FRIEND." "COME." "SIT DOWN." "TAKE A LOAD OFF YOUR FEET," "HUH?" "THERE." "HELLO, MR. PRESIDENT." "AH..." "HELLO." "MR. PRESIDENT, I WANT YOU TO MEET" "MY VERY DEAR FRIEND, MR. CHAUNCEY GARDINER." "HMM." "ON TELEVISION, MR. PRESIDENT," "YOU LOOK MUCH SMALLER." "I WARN YOU," "CHAUNCEY'S NOT A MAN TO BANDY WORDS." "OH?" "REALLY?" "WELL, I'M A MAN WHO APPRECIATES" "DISCUSSING A FRANK DISCUSSION." "HA HA HA..." "AHEM..." "WON'T YOU BE SEATED?" "YES, I WILL." "OH." "BEN, I WAS WONDERING IF YOU'D HAD A CHANCE" "YES?" "DID YOU HAPPEN TO HAVE A CHANCE" "YES?" "AHEM..." "BEN, DID YOU READ MY SPEECH?" "OVERALL, PRETTY GOOD," "BUT I THINK, MR. PRESIDENT," "THAT IT IS VERY DANGEROUS" "TO PLAY AROUND WITH TEMPORARY MEASURES" "AT A TIME LIKE THIS." "WELL, BEN, I MEAN, UH..." "I SYMPATHIZE WITH YOU," "AND I KNOW HOW DIFFICULT IT IS" "TO BE STRAIGHTFORWARD," "BUT I TELL YOU RIGHT NOW..." "[KNOCK KNOCK]" "HI." "HI." "I'M RIFF." "SECRET SERVICE." "OH, WELL, OF COURSE." "[BEEP BEEP]" "WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, BEN, IS THAT..." "YOU DON'T THINK I SHOULD TAKE THE CHANCE." "ABSOLUTELY NOT." "MR. GARDINER, DO YOU AGREE WITH BEN," "OR DO YOU THINK WE CAN STIMULATE GROWTH" "THROUGH TEMPORARY INCENTIVES?" "AS LONG AS THE ROOTS ARE NOT SEVERED," "ALL IS WELL," "AND ALL WILL BE WELL IN THE GARDEN." "IN THE GARDEN?" "YES." "IN A GARDEN, GROWTH HAS ITS SEASON." "FIRST COMES SPRING AND SUMMER," "BUT THEN WE HAVE FALL AND WINTER," "THEN WE GET SPRING AND SUMMER AGAIN." "SPRING AND SUMMER." "YES." "THEN FALL AND WINTER." "YES." "I THINK WHAT OUR INSIGHTFUL YOUNG FRIEND IS SAYING" "IS THAT WE WELCOME" "THE INEVITABLE SEASONS OF NATURE," "BUT WE'RE UPSET" "BY THE SEASONS OF OUR ECONOMY." "YES." "THERE WILL BE GROWTH IN THE SPRING." "HMM." "HMM." "HMM." "WELL, MR. GARDINER, I MUST ADMIT" "THAT IS ONE OF THE MOST OPTIMISTIC STATEMENTS" "I'VE HEARD IN A VERY, VERY LONG TIME." "I ADMIRE YOUR GOOD, SOLID SENSE." "IT'S PRECISELY WHAT WE LACK ON CAPITOL HILL." "AHEM..." "WELL, I MUST BE GOING." "THIS VISIT HAS BEEN MOST ENLIGHTENING." "YES, IT HAS." "AND, BEN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND THOUGHT." "OH, NONSENSE." "THANK YOU FOR TAKING TIME OUT" "WITH A DYING MAN." "I WON'T HAVE ANY OF THAT." "WHY DON'T YOU LISTEN TO YOUR FRIEND CHAUNCEY?" "THIS IS A TIME TO THINK OF LIFE." "THAT'S RIGHT, MR. PRESIDENT." "NOW, YOU TAKE CARE, BEN." "AND YOU TAKE CARE, TOO, BOBBY." "CHAUNCEY." "BOBBY." "HE'S A DECENT FELLOW, ISN'T HE?" "THE PRESIDENT?" "YES." "I'M GLAD HE CAME, BEN." "KAUFMAN, I'LL NEED SOME INFORMATION" "ON MR. CHAUNCEY GARDINER'S BACKGROUND." "GARDINER, YES, SIR." "I'D LIKE IT SOMETIME TODAY." "NO PROBLEM, CHIEF." "[HELICOPTER]" "NOW, YOU KNOW, CHAUNCEY," "YOU DON'T PLAY GAMES WITH WORDS" "TO PROTECT YOURSELF." "NO." "YOU'RE..." "YOU'RE DIRECT." "DO YOU REMEMBER WHAT I WAS TALKING" "TO YOU ABOUT LAST NIGHT?" "NO, BEN." "OH, SURE YOU DO." "MY PLAN FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO BUSINESSMEN." "WELL, I THINK YOU'RE JUST THE MAN" "TO TAKE CHARGE OF AN INSTITUTION LIKE THAT." "UH-HUH." "I UNDERSTAND, BEN." "YEAH." "AND, CHAUNCEY..." "I KNOW YOU'RE NOT A MAN" "TO ACT ON THE SPUR OF THE MOMENT," "SO DON'T FEEL THAT YOU HAVE TO RUSH INTO A DECISION." "THANK YOU, BEN." "NOW, CHAUNCEY," "I'M AFRAID I MUST EXCUSE MYSELF." "I'M AWFULLY TIRED." "I'M SORRY YOU'RE SO SICK, BEN." "[CHIMES RING]" "[DING DING DING]" "WE HAVE 60,000 TULIP BULBS UP THERE, CHAUNCEY." "IT IS SO GLORIOUS WHEN THEY BLOOM." "OF COURSE, THE ROSES ARE MY FAVORITES." "WE HAVE 20,000 ROSEBUSHES," "AND OVER HERE, WE PLANT SOMETHING DIFFERENT EVERY YEAR." "I HAVEN'T QUITE DECIDED" "WHAT WE'LL PLANT THIS YEAR." "AND THAT'S THE GARDENER'S HOUSE." "AND THIS IS THE GREENHOUSE." "I LIKE TO WATCH" "THE YOUNG PLANTS GROW." "IT'S WONDERFUL, ISN'T IT?" "YES." "YOUNG PLANTS DO MUCH BETTER" "IF A PERSON HELPS THEM." "YOU KNOW, CHAUNCEY," "BEN TOLD ME THAT THE PRESIDENT" "WAS VERY TAKEN WITH YOU THIS MORNING." "OH." "CHAUNCEY, LAST NIGHT YOU MENTIONED" "AN OLD MAN THAT DIED." "YOU MUST HAVE BEEN VERY CLOSE TO HIM." "I WAS, YES." "I'M SORRY." "UMM..." "YOU MENTIONED ALSO" "THAT LOUISE HAD GONE ALSO." "WERE YOU VERY CLOSE WITH LOUISE?" "YES." "I LIKED LOUISE VERY MUCH." "SHE WAS HIS MAID." "OH." "OH, HIS MAID." "YES." "OH, I SEE." "THAT'S, UHH..." "SO STUPID OF ME." "I THOUGHT MAYBE SHE WAS PERHAPS" "SOMEONE YOU WERE ROMANTICALLY INVOLVED WITH" "OR MAYBE A SISTER." "NO." "SHE USED TO BRING ME MY MEALS." "SHE WAS VERY KIND TO ME." "CHAUNCEY GARDINER, MR. RAND'S CLOSE FRIEND AND ADVISER," "WAS AT THE MEETING THIS MORNING." "I FOUND MR. GARDINER TO HAVE" "A FEELING FOR THIS COUNTRY THAT WE NEED MORE OF." "TO QUOTE MR. GARDINER, A MOST INTUITIVE MAN," ""AS LONG AS THE ROOTS OF INDUSTRY" ""REMAIN FIRMLY PLANTED IN THE NATIONAL SOIL," "THE ECONOMIC PROSPECTS ARE UNDOUBTEDLY SUNNY."" "OH." "HA HA HA!" "[COUGHING]" "WHAT IS IT?" "DOCTOR." "DECADRON, 5 MILLIGRAMS." "WHAT'S WRONG?" "PUT YOUR ARMS UP." "PUT YOUR ARMS UP, BEN." "I THINK YOU'D BETTER LEAVE." "WILL HE BE OK?" "HE'LL BE FINE." "HE'LL BE ALL RIGHT." "WE GOT YOU, BEN." "COME ON, CHAUNCEY." "I HAVE DECIDED THERE ARE NO TEMPORARY STOPGAPS." "I'M GOING TO RETHINK MY POSITION" "AND FIND ANOTHER SOLUTION," "AND YOU'LL BE VERY PLEASED TO KNOW" "THAT YOUR FOUNDER AND CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD," "MR. BENJAMIN TURNBULL RAND, AGREES WITH ME..." "FOR ONCE." "[APPLAUSE]" "GENTLEMEN, LET US NOT FEAR" "THE INEVITABLE CHILL AND STORMS OF AUTUMN AND WINTER." "INSTEAD, LET US ANTICIPATE THE RAPID GROWTH OF SPRINGTIME." "LET US AWAIT THE REWARDS OF SUMMER." "AS IN A GARDEN OF THE EARTH," "LET US APPRECIATE TIMES WHEN THE TREES ARE BARE," "AS WELL AS THE TIMES WHEN WE PICK THE FRUIT." "CHAUNCEY, I'M JUST SO VERY GRATEFUL" "THAT YOU'RE HERE WITH US." "SO AM I, EVE." "IT'S BEEN AN EXHAUSTING DAY FOR BEN." "HE'S RESTING NOW." "THERE'S NO CAUSE FOR ALARM." "OH, MR. GARDINER," "I HAVE A TELEPHONE CALL FOR YOU." "TELEPHONE CALL?" "YES." "SIDNEY COURTNEY," "THE FINANCIAL EDITOR OFTHE WASHINGTON POST." "WOULD YOU CARE TO TAKE IT, SIR?" "YES." "IN MY OFFICE." "WELL, GO." "GO, CHAUNCEY." "I'LL BE JUST FINE." "YES, YOU'LL BE FINE, EVE." "HE'S SUCH A KIND AND SENSITIVE MAN," "DON'T YOU THINK?" "[CHIMES RING]" "HE'S NOT THERE." "NOT THERE?" "MR. COURTNEY, ARE YOU THERE?" "OH, YES, HE'S THERE." "WHERE IS HE-- THERE OR HERE?" "HE'S ON BOTH LINES." "ARE YOU THERE?" "YES, I'M HERE." "WELL, HELLO, MR. GARDINER." "I SAW THE PRESIDENT'S SPEECH" "AT THE FINANCIAL INSTITUTE TODAY." "DO YOU CARE TO COMMENT" "ON THE MEETING BETWEEN MR. RAND" "AND THE PRESIDENT AND YOURSELF?" "YES." "IT WAS VERY NICE MEETING THE PRESIDENT." "WHAT WE'D LIKE TO KNOW ARE SOME FACTS," "SUCH AS, WHAT IS THE EXACT RELATIONSHIP" "BETWEEN YOURSELF" "AND THE FIRST AMERICAN FINANCIAL CORPORATION?" "I THINK YOU SHOULD ASK MR. RAND THAT." "YES, SIR, BUT MR. RAND IS ILL," "SO I'M TAKING THE LIBERTY OF ASKING YOU." "AH..." "WHAT?" "SAY THAT AGAIN." "I SAID THAT SINCE MR. RAND IS ILL..." "YES?" "I'M TAKING THE LIBERTY OF ASKING YOU." "YES, YOU ARE." "YOU SHOULD ASK MR. RAND THAT." "OF COURSE." "UM..." "JUST ONE QUICK QUESTION, MR. GARDINER" "WILL YOU HOLD A MINUTE, PLEASE?" "MR. GARDINER, I HAVE THE PRODUCER" "OFTHE GARY BURNS SHOW ON THE LINE." "OH, YES, I HAVE WATCHED THAT SHOW." "OF COURSE." "THEY WOULD LIKE YOU TO APPEAR TONIGHT." "THE VICE PRESIDENT HAD TO CANCEL." "THEY ASKED IF YOU WOULD BE INTERESTED." "YES." "I'VE BEEN ON TELEVISION." "FINE." "HELLO, MR. HULL." "MR. GARDINER HAS AGREED TO DO THE SHOW." "HE'S BEEN ON TELEVISION." "YES." "THE SHOW WILL BE TAPED" "AND THEN SHOWN AT 10:00," "BUT HE'S TO BE THERE..." "WHAT DO YOU MEAN, HE'S GOT NO BACKGROUND?" "THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE." "I QUOTED THE MAN ON NATIONAL TELEVISION." "HE'S A VERY WELL-KNOWN MAN." "WE'RE AWARE OF THAT" "HE'S A FRIEND OF BENJAMIN RAND." "WE'VE GOT VOLUMES OF DATA ON RAND." "I WILL CONTACT MR. RAND" "I DON'T WANT BEN DISTURBED." "WE'VE OTHER WAYS OF GATHERING INFORMATION" "THAN TO TROUBLE A DYING MAN." "PUT TOGETHER A DETAILED HISTORY" "OF CHAUNCEY GARDINER." "HAVE IT IN MY OFFICE TOMORROW AT 7:00." "I GOT TO TAKE A LEAK." "RIGHT, CHIEF." "OF COURSE, YOUR POSITION IN THE FINANCIAL COMMUNITY" "CARRIES A LOT OF WEIGHT," "BUT WHAT CAUGHT GARY'S INTEREST" "WAS YOUR DOWN-TO-EARTH PHILOSOPHY." "I SEE." "YES." "DO YOU REALIZE MORE PEOPLE" "WILL BE WATCHING YOU TONIGHT" "THAN ALL THOSE THAT HAVE SEEN THEATER PLAYS" "IN THE LAST 40 YEARS?" "YES?" "YES." "WHY?" "HELL, I DON'T KNOW." "HA HA HA HA!" "GOOD." "THIS WAY." "THANK YOU." "YES." "GARDINER PLAYS HIS CARDS CLOSE TO THE CHEST," "AND HE'S A STRONG CANDIDATE" "FOR A SEAT ON THE BOARD OF FIRST AMERICAN FINANCIAL." "WHAT HAVE YOU COME UP WITH ON HIS BACKGROUND?" "NOTHING." "YEAH." "I KNOW IT'S RIDICULOUS," "BUT THERE'S NO INFORMATION ABOUT GARDINER." "WE HAVE NO MATERIAL ON HIM." "ZILCH." "I WANT YOUR SHOULDERS TO GO RIGHT ON THIS PAD." "PUT YOUR HEAD THROUGH THE HOLE FIRST." "HEAD IN THE HOLE, RIGHT." "STRETCH YOUR LEGS OUT." "PUSH YOUR BODY." "THOUGHT YOU MIGHT NEED THIS, MR. GARDINER." "IT GETS HOT UNDERNEATH THESE LIGHTS." "THANK YOU." "I'M VERY THIRSTY." "IF GARY WANTS TO INTERRUPT YOU" "OR ASK YOU A QUESTION," "HE'LL LIFT HIS LEFT FOREFINGER" "TO HIS LEFT EYEBROW, ALL RIGHT?" "DISTINGUISHED FINANCIER AND PRESIDENTIAL ADVISER..." "I UNDERSTAND." "THANK YOU." "YOU'RE VERY WELCOME." "NURSE THERESA DID BEN'S MAKE-UP." "REALLY?" "DID SHE DO A GOOD JOB?" "YES." "IT LOOKED JUST LIKE THIS." "LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE UP, MR. GARDINER." "I AM?" "GARY'S READY FOR YOU NOW." "AH, YES." "GOOD LUCK." "GOOD LUCK." "THIS WAY." "THANK YOU." "[APPLAUSE]" "Mr. Gardiner." "WELL, HOW VERY NICE TO HAVE YOU WITH US." "HELLO, GARY." "THIS IS MISS ANNIE LAWSON." "MR. CHAUNCEY GARDINER." "HI." "HELLO." "MR. GARDINER." "OH, YES." "WELL." "I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU" "FOR JOINING US ON SHORT NOTICE" "AND FILLING IN FOR THE VICE PRESIDENT." "YES." "YES." "IT'S ALWAYS SOMEWHAT SURPRISING" "TO FIND MEN LIKE YOURSELF" "WORKING SO INTIMATELY WITH THE PRESIDENT" "AND YET MANAGING TO REMAIN UNKNOWN." "YES, IT IS SURPRISING." "YES." "YES." "OF COURSE." "YOUR ANONYMITY IS LIKELY TO BE" "A THING OF THE PAST FROM NOW ON." "OH, GOOD." "[LAUGHTER]" "I ASSUME, SINCE THE PRESIDENT QUOTED YOU," "THAT YOU'RE INCLINED TO AGREE" "WITH HIS VIEW OF THE ECONOMY." "OH?" "[LAUGHTER]" "OH, WHICH VIEW?" "[LAUGHTER]" "THE PRESIDENT COMPARED OUR ECONOMY TO A GARDEN," "AND HE STATED, AFTER A PERIOD OF DECLINE," "A TIME OF GROWTH WOULD NATURALLY FOLLOW." "YES..." "IT IS POSSIBLE" "FOR EVERYTHING TO GROW STRONG," "AND THERE IS PLENTY OF ROOM" "FOR NEW TREES AND NEW FLOWERS OF ALL KINDS." "[APPLAUSE]" "SO YOU'RE SAYING, MR. GARDINER," "THIS IS JUST ANOTHER SEASON" "IN THE GARDEN, SO TO SPEAK?" "YES." "YES." "A GARDEN NEEDS A LOT OF CARE" "AND A LOT OF LOVE," "AND IF YOU GIVE YOUR GARDEN" "A LOT OF LOVE, THINGS GROW," "BUT FIRST, SOME THINGS MUST WITHER." "UH..." "SOME TREES DIE." "IT'S THAT GARDENER." "YEAH." "CHAUNCEY GARDINER." "NO, HE'S A REAL GARDENER." "HE DOES TALK LIKE ONE," "BUT I THINK HE'S BRILLIANT." "[APPLAUSE]" "THAT IS VERY INTERESTING, INDEED," "BUT WHAT ABOUT THE BAD SEASONS?" "DOESN'T A COUNTRY NEED TO HAVE SOMEONE IN CHARGE" "TO SEE IT THROUGH THESE PERIODS OF CRISIS," "A LEADER CAPABLE OF GUIDING US" "THROUGH THE BAD SEASONS AS WELL AS THE GOOD?" "THAT BASTARD." "YES." "OH, YES, WE NEED A VERY GOOD GARDENER," "AND I DO AGREE WITH THE PRESIDENT." "THE GARDEN NEEDS A LOT OF CARE." "IT IS A GOOD GARDEN." "ITS TREES ARE HEALTHY" "[CHANTING]" "THIS MIGHT BE A DIFFICULT QUESTION" "FOR YOU TO ANSWER, MR. GARDINER," "BUT DO YOU FEEL THAT WE HAVE," "IN YOUR WORDS," "A VERY GOOD GARDENER IN OFFICE AT THIS TIME?" "OH, JEEZ!" "OH, YES." "YES!" "SOME PLANTS DO WELL IN THE SUN," "AND OTHERS GROW BETTER IN THE SHADE." "IT SOUNDS LIKE WE NEED A LOT OF GARDENING." "WE CERTAINLY DO." "IT'S FOR SURE A WHITE MAN'S WORLD IN AMERICA." "IT IS POSSIBLE TO BE FLOODED IN ONE PART." "HELL!" "I RAISED THAT BOY" "SINCE HE WAS THE SIZE OF A PISS ANT," "AND I'LL SAY RIGHT NOW," "HE NEVER LEARNED TO READ AND WRITE." "NO, SIR!" "HAD NO BRAINS AT ALL." "WAS STUFFED WITH RICE PUDDING" "BETWEEN THE EARS," "SHORTCHANGED BY THE LORD" "AND DUMB AS A JACKASS." "LOOK AT HIM NOW." "YES, SIR," "ALL YOU GOT TO BE IS WHITE IN AMERICA" "TO GET WHATEVER YOU WANT." "[APPLAUSE]" "GOBBLEDYGOOK." "BEFORE WE BREAK," "WHAT SORT OF GARDENER" "WOULD YOU BE, MR. GARDINER?" "I AM A VERY SERIOUS GARDENER." "OH, I'M SURE YOU ARE." "I'M SURE YOU ARE." "REMARKABLE." "WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK IN JUST A MOMENT." "YOU'RE FOND OF HIM, TOO, AREN'T YOU, EVE?" "THAT'S GOOD." "YOUR OWN VOYAGE TO A PRIVATE..." "THAT'S GOOD." "CARL SANDS..." "MAY I TAKE YOUR COAT, MR. GARDINER?" "BRAVO, SIR!" "OUTSTANDING!" "OUTSTANDING!" "TIME IS THE ROLEX STATE..." "MM-HMM." "MM-HMM." "OK, SALLY, I'LL SEE YOU IN 20 MINUTES." "OK." "SO WHAT OIL FILTER AM I USING?" "ARE YOU KIDDING?" "I WON'T BE LONG." "I'VE JUST GOT TO TALK TO HER" "ABOUT THIS GARDINER." "GOOD NIGHT." "LOOK, JOHANNA" "I SAID GOOD NIGHT!" "OK." "CHAUNCEY..." "TOMORROW NIGHT, UH..." "SENATOR ROWLE'S WIDOW..." "IS HOLDING A RECEPTION" "FOR THE SOVIET AMBASSADOR," "AND IT'S PRETTY OBVIOUS THAT ROBERT HERE" "IS NOT GOING TO ALLOW ME TO ATTEND," "SO YOU'D BE DOING ME A GREAT FAVOR" "IF YOU WOULD ATTEND IN MY PLACE" "AND ESCORT EVE." "YES, BEN." "I WOULD LOVE TO ESCORT EVE." "YOU AND EVE SHOULD CREATE QUITE A STIR." "I CAN ALREADY HEAR THE GOSSIP." "OH, CHAUNCEY, YOU HAVE THE GIFT OF BEING NATURAL." "THAT'S A GREAT TALENT, MY BOY." "OH, I HOPE THE ENTIRE COUNTRY WAS LISTENING." "THE ENTIRE COUNTRY!" "?" "I'D LIKE TO GET TO KNOW YOU ?" "?" "HAVE A CHANCE TO SHOW YOU ?" "?" "ROUND FOR JUST A WHILE... ?" "DARLING, WHAT'S WRONG?" "I CAN'T." "I JUST CAN'T RIGHT NOW." "IT JU" "AH!" "I'M SORRY, DEAREST." "I JUST..." "I..." "I JUST CAN'T." "?" "LUNCH AND COCA-COLA ?" "?" "I REALLY KIND OF THINK WE SHOULD ?" "?" "GO WALKIN' AND TALKIN' ?" "?" "AND DANCE THROUGH THE NIGHT ?" "WE'LL FIX UP ONE OF BEN'S FOR YOU." "SOPHIE INSISTS ON BLACK TIE." "I SEE." "CHAUNCEY." "YES?" "I DON'T HAVE VERY MANY FRIENDS, YOU KNOW," "AND BEN'S FRIENDS ARE, UH..." "OH, QUITE A BIT OLDER THAN I AM." "QUITE A BIT." "GOOD NIGHT, CHAUNCEY." "GOOD NIGHT, EVE." "OH!" "HE WAS VERY CLEVER," "KEEPING IT AT A THIRD-GRADE LEVEL." "THAT'S WHAT THEY UNDERSTAND." "I DON'T UNDERSTAND" "WHY HE WAS IN JENNINGS' HOUSE." "WHAT WAS UP HIS SLEEVE" "WHEN HE PULLED THAT STUNT WITH US?" "WHAT WAS HE DOING, AND WHY?" "WHO KNOWS?" "MAYBE THE GOVERNMENT HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH IT." "YOU KNOW, HE MADE A FOOL OUT OF ME." "AND YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS, DON'T YOU?" "ANY POLITICAL FUTURE I HAD IS DOWN THE TOILET." "JESUS!" "THE THOUGHT OF SPENDING" "THE REST OF MY LIFE AS AN ATTORNEY..." "WELL..." "WELL, THAT IS REALLY A DOWNER," "AND, CHRIST, SALLY, I ALMOST FORGOT" "JOHANNA THINKS SOMETHING IS GOING ON." "BE REASONABLE." "I HAVE BEEN EVERYWHERE." "THERE'S NO PLACE LEFT TO LOOK." "TRY AGAIN." "SURE, TRY AGAIN." "WHERE?" "THERE'S NOTHING." "IT'S LIKE GARDINER NEVER EXISTED." "TRY AGAIN." "SID, IT'S USELESS." "I SAID, TRY AGAIN." "UP YOURS, SID." "YOU TRY AGAIN." "I QUIT." "[DOOR OPENS]" "GOOD MORNING, SIR." "GOOD MORNING, GENTLEMEN." "GOOD MORNING, MR. PRESIDENT." "SIR, WE WERE UNABLE TO..." "THIS IS NOT WHAT I REQUESTED." "...TO COME UP WITH ANY INFORMATION" "BEFORE MR. GARDINER APPEARED AT THE RANDS'." "THIS INFORMATION GOES BACK A DAY AND A HALF." "RIGHT, CHIEF." "I WANT THE STANDARD FILE." "RIGHT, CHIEF." "WELL, WHERE IS IT?" "UH, THEY..." "RIGHT, CHIEF." "KAUFMAN, WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?" "THE BUREAU HAS SOME DATA, SIR," "BUT IT'S NOT PERTINENT." "WELL, I'D LIKE TO HEAR THAT DATA." "YES, SIR." ""HIS SUITS WERE MADE BY A NEW YORK TAILOR," "HANDMADE IN 1928."" ""THE TAILOR WENT OUT OF BUSINESS IN 1933" ""AND LATER TOOK HIS OWN LIFE." ""HIS UNDERWEAR, ALL OF THE FINEST CLOTH" "THE FACTORY WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE IN 1948."" "THIS MAN CARRIES NO IDENTIFICATION," "NO DRIVER'S LICENSE, NO WALLET," "NO CREDIT CARDS." "COMPUTERS HAVE ANALYZED HIS, UH..." "MISS DAVIS." "VOCAL CHARACTERISTICS..." "I'D LIKE MY EGGS POACHED" "THIS MORNING, PLEASE." "BUT THEY CANNOT DETERMINE HIS ETHNIC BACKGROUND." "?" "IT'S A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD ?" "?" "A BEAUTIFUL DAY FOR A NEIGHBOR ?" "?" "WOULD YOU BE MINE?" "?" "[KNOCK ON DOOR]" "COME IN." "?" "IT'S A NEIGHBORLY DAY IN THIS BEAUTY WOOD ?" "?" "A NEIGHBORLY DAY FOR A BEAUTY ?" "?" "WOULD YOU BE MINE?" "?" "?" "COULD YOU BE MINE?" "?" "CHAUNCEY." "HAVE YOU READ THE NEWSPAPERS?" "I DON'T READ PAPERS, EVE." "WELL, YOU'RE DESCRIBED" "AS ONE OF THE PRINCIPAL ARCHITECTS" "OF THE PRESIDENT'S SPEECH LAST NIGHT." "YOUR COMMENTS ON THE TELEVISION SHOW" "ARE SIDE BY SIDE QUOTED WITH THE PRESIDENT'S." "OH." "I LIKE THE PRESIDENT VERY MUCH." "HE'S A NICE MAN." "ISN'T HE?" "YES, HE IS." "?" "WON'T YOU PLEASE ?" "?" "PLEASE WON'T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR?" "?" "YOU'RE VERY NICE, TOO." "[KNOCK ON DOOR]" "THERE'S SOMEBODY AT THE DOOR." "LET'S SEE WHO THAT SPECIAL PERSON IS." "OH, IT'S MR. McFEELY." "HI, MR. McFEELY." "GOOD DAY TO YOU." "OH, I'M SO GLAD YOU BROUGHT IT." "I HAVE THE SLIDES RIGHT HERE." "WILL YOU SIT OVER HERE?" "YOU DON'T MIND MY BEING HERE LIKE..." "THIS?" "NO, EVE." "I LIKE YOU TO BE HERE." "I GUESS YOU LOOK..." "YOU DO?" "THAT'S RIGHT." "THAT'S GOOD." "FUNNY THOSE 2 PICTURES" "COME TOGETHER TO LOOK LIKE ONE." "THEY LOOK A LITTLE DEEPER, TOO." "YES, THAT'S GOOD." "THERE ARE LOTS OF PICTURES HERE," "BUT RIGHT NOW," "I'D LIKE TO SING" "ABOUT SOMETHING EVEN MORE SPECIAL," "AND THAT SOMETHING IS YOU." "?" "YOU ARE MY FRIEND ?" "?" "YOU ARE SPECIAL ?" "?" "YOU ARE MY FRIEND ?" "?" "YOU'RE SPECIAL TO ME ?" "?" "YOU ARE THE ONLY ONE LIKE YOU ?" "?" "MY FRIEND, I LIKE YOU ?" "?" "IN THE DAYTIME ?" "?" "IN THE NIGHTTIME ?" "?" "ANYTIME THAT YOU FEEL IS THE RIGHT TIME ?" "?" "FOR A FRIENDSHIP WITH ME ?" "MMM!" "?" "F-R-I-E-N-D ?" "?" "SPECIAL ?" "?" "YOU ARE MY FRIEND ?" "MMM!" "CHAUNCEY... ?" "THERE'S ONLY ONE... ?" "OOH!" "OHH!" "MMM!" "OH, HERE." "AND THIS ONE." "MMM!" "MMM!" "?" "ANYTIME THAT YOU FEEL IS THE RIGHT TIME ?" "MMM!" "MMM!" "MMM!" "?" "F-R-I-E-N-D ?" "?" "SPECIAL ?" "?" "YOU ARE MY FRIEND ?" "?" "YOU'RE SPECIAL TO ME ?" "OH!" "OH!" "OH, CHAUNCEY, THANK YOU." "I--I" "OH, I'M SO GRATEFUL, CHAUNCEY." "THANK YOU." "?" "YOU ARE SPECIAL ?" "I WOULD HAVE JUST OPENED UP" "AT THE SLIGHTEST TOUCH." "I WOULD HAVE JUST OPENED UP, YOU KNOW." "YOU KNOW THAT." "I KNOW." "PUT THE PICTURE RIGHT BACK HERE?" "BUT YOU'RE SO STRONG..." "THAT I CAN TRUST MYSELF WITH YOU." "I'M GLAD YOU DIDN'T OPEN, EVE." "MOVE THE PICTURE BACK AND FORTH" "UNTIL IT'S IN FOCUS." "SEE?" "IS IT IN FOCUS YET?" "WELL..." "I'LL SHOW YOU ANOTHER ONE." "SEE?" "THERE ARE 2 OF THAT, TOO." "WATERFALL." "WELL, A LONG TIME AGO," "PEOPLE DIDN'T HAVE TELEVISION," "BUT THEY STILL LIKED" "TO LOOK AT INTERESTING PICTURES," "AND THEY WOULD PUT PICTURES LIKE THESE" "IN A SPECIAL VIEWER." "THANK YOU." "AND THEY WOULD LOOK AT THEM VERY, VERY CAREFULLY." "I'LL SHOW YOU ANOTHER ONE." "THEY LOOK LIKE CARDS," "FLASH CARDS FROM SCHOOLS OR SOMETHING," "BUT THEY'RE REALLY PHOTOGRAPHS." "TAKE A CAREFUL LOOK AT THEM." "THE INTERESTING THING ABOUT THEM IS, THERE ARE 2." "1, 2." "AND THEY LOOK VERY MUCH ALIKE." "HERE." "I'LL SHOW YOU ANOTHER ONE." "MR. THOMAS FRANKLIN, PLEASE." "IS MR. FRANKLIN IN?" "CERTAINLY." "THIS IS DR. ROBERT ALLENBY." "WOULD YOU TELL MR. FRANKLIN THAT I'D LIKE TO SPEAK TO HIM?" "IT CONCERNS CHAUNCEY GARDINER." "MR. GARDINER, WHAT WAS YOUR REACTION" "TO THEPOST'S EDITORIAL" "ON THE PRESIDENT'S SPEECH?" "I DID NOT READ THAT." "YOU MUST HAVE GLANCED AT IT." "I DID NOT GLANCE AT IT." "THE NEW YORK TIMES SPOKE OF YOUR OPTIMISM." "WHAT WAS YOUR REACTION?" "I DO NOT KNOW WHAT IT MEANS." "SORRY TO PERSIST, SIR," "BUT IT WOULD BE OF GREAT INTEREST" "TO KNOW WHAT NEWSPAPERS YOU DO READ." "I DO NOT READ PAPERS." "I WATCH TV." "DO YOU MEAN THAT YOU FIND" "TELEVISION'S COVERAGE OF THE NEWS" "SUPERIOR TO THAT OF THE NEWSPAPERS?" "I LIKE TO WATCH TV." "THANK YOU, MR. GARDINER." "YOU'RE WELCOME." "FEW MEN IN PUBLIC LIFE HAVE THE COURAGE" "NOT TO READ THE NEWSPAPERS." "NONE THAT THIS REPORTER HAS MET HAVE THE GUTS TO ADMIT IT." "CHAUNCEY, I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYONE HANDLE THE PRESS" "THE WAY YOU DO." "YOU WERE SO COOL AND DETACHED." "THANK YOU, EVE." "EVE, HONEY!" "EVE!" "SOPHIE!" "HOW ARE YOU?" "I'M FINE." "I'D LIKE YOU TO MEET CHAUNCEY GARDINER." "HELLO, VLADIMIR." "AND THIS IS MRS. SKRAPINOV." "NATASHA." "HELLO, NATASHA." "VERY NICE MEETING YOU." "AND YOU." "YOU MUST SIT WITH US, MY FRIENDS." "WE HAVE MUCH TO DISCUSS." "I AGREE." "EVE, LET'S LET THE MEN TALK." "WOULD YOU TWO EXCUSE US?" "REGRETFULLY, WE SHALL YIELD THE PLEASURE" "OF YOUR COMPANY TO OTHERS." "I SHALL YIELD, TOO, EVE." "YES, WELL, YOU HAVE A NICE CHAT." "[OPERA MUSIC PLAYS]" "SHOULDN'T WE, MR. GARDINER," "GET TOGETHER MORE OFTEN" "TO EXCHANGE OUR THOUGHTS?" "IT'S STRICTLY AT THE RUMOR STAGE NOW, LYMAN," "BUT THERE'S SOMETHING IN THE WIND." "SOMETHING RATHER BIG IN THE WIND." "SO WHOSE FILES WERE DESTROYED?" "THE CIA's OR THE FBI's?" "HUH!" "I DON'T KNOW." "YOU MAY FIND, MY FRIEND," "THAT WE ARE NOT SO FAR FROM EACH OTHER." "NOT SO FAR." "WE ARE NOT SO FAR FROM EACH OTHER." "OUR CHAIRS ARE ALMOST TOUCHING." "HA HA HA!" "BRAVO!" "BRAVO!" "BRAVO!" "OUR CHAIRS ARE INDEED ALMOST TOUCHING," "AND WE WANT TO REMAIN SEATED ON THEM, CORRECT?" "WE DON'T WANT THEM SNATCHED OUT FROM UNDER US." "AM I RIGHT?" "BECAUSE IF ONE GOES, THE OTHER GOES," "AND THEN, BOOM, BOOM," "AND BOOM, BOOM!" "WHAT IS IT ABOUT HIS BACKGROUND" "THAT THEY'RE TRYING TO COVER UP?" "A CRIMINAL RECORD?" "A MEMBERSHIP IN A SUBVERSIVE ORGANIZATION?" "HOMOSEXUAL, PERHAPS." "HE TOLD ME HE HAD BEEN LIVING THERE" "SINCE HE WAS A CHILD, WORKING AS A GARDENER." "HE SHOWED US A ROOM IN THE GARAGE" "WHERE HE SAID HE STAYED." "I DIDN'T BELIEVE HIM, OF COURSE," "BUT WHY THE ACT?" "TELL ME, MR. GARDINER," "DO YOU BY ANY CHANCE" "ENJOY KRYLOV'S FABLES?" "NOW, I ASK YOU THAT" "BECAUSE THERE IS SOMETHING, UH..." "THERE IS SOMETHING KRYLOVIAN ABOUT YOU." "DO YOU THINK SO?" "I BELIEVE THAT YOU KNOW KRYLOV." "UM..." "[SPEAKING RUSSIAN]" "HA HA HA!" "SO YOU KNOW YOUR KRYLOV" "IN RUSSIAN, DO YOU?" "MR. GARDINER, I MUST CONFESS" "I HAD SUSPECTED AS MUCH ALL ALONG." "EXCUSE ME," "BUT WOULD YOU TELL ME YOUR NAME AGAIN?" "HA HA HA!" "A DASH OF AMERICAN HUMOR, EH?" "VLADIMIR SKRAPINOV." "THAT'S A VERY NICE NAME." "AND YOURS, CHAUNCEY GARDINER..." "[SPEAKING RUSSIAN]" "CHAUNCEY." "[SPEAKING RUSSIAN]" "AH, GARDINER..." "[SPEAKING RUSSIAN]" "HE MUST HAVE BEEN INVOLVED" "ON SOME MAJOR FINANCIAL LEVEL" "WITH THE DECEASED" "WITH WHO?" "MR. JENNINGS." "BUT OUR FIRM HAS NO RECORD" "OF ANY SUCH TRANSACTIONS." "MM-HMM." "CHAUNCEY, YOU HAD THE RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR" "EATING RIGHT OUT OF YOUR HAND." "I DIDN'T KNOW YOU SPOKE RUSSIAN." "IT IS EXTREMELY USEFUL TO SPEAK RUSSIAN TODAY." "ARE YOU PROFICIENT IN OTHER LANGUAGES?" "HE'S SO MODEST, AMBASSADOR GAUFRIDI." "HE JUST NEVER ADVERTISES HIS ACCOMPLISHMENTS." "MAYBE YOU SHOULD TALK TO SOMEBODY, DARLING." "NO!" "NO, THAT" "NO, THAT WOULDN'T DO ANY GOOD." "HELLO, RONALD." "HOW ARE YOU?" "JUST FINE." "GOOD." "I AM FINE, TOO." "GOOD." "GOOD." "YES, GOOD." "WE'RE FINE." "FINE." "MY EDITORS AND I HAVE BEEN WONDERING" "IF YOU WOULD WRITE A BOOK FOR US," "SOMETHING ABOUT YOUR POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY." "I CAN'T WRITE." "WHO CAN NOWADAYS?" "I HAVE TROUBLE WRITING POST CARDS TO MY CHILDREN." "WE CAN GIVE YOU A 6-FIGURE ADVANCE." "I'LL PROVIDE YOU" "WITH THE BEST GHOSTWRITER, PROOFREADERS." "I CAN'T READ." "OF COURSE YOU CAN'T!" "NO ONE HAS THE TIME!" "WE GLANCE AT THINGS." "WE WATCH TELEVISION." "I LIKE TO WATCH TV." "OH, SURE YOU DO." "NO ONE READS." "HE'S VERY, VERY SEXY." "DON'T LEAVE ME ALONE WITH HIM FOR TOO LONG." "YOU SAY HE SHOWED YOU HIS GARDEN?" "WELL, HE SAID IT WAS HIS." "HE WALKED US THROUGH IT." "I SEE." "MR. FRANKLIN, I MUST ASK YOU AND MISS HAYES" "TO KEEP THIS INCIDENT WITH MR. GARDINER" "STRICTLY TO YOURSELVES." "NO TELLING WHAT HE COULD HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN." "IT COULD BE AN EXTREMELY CONFIDENTIAL MATTER," "SO PLEASE, NOT A WORD." "OF COURSE, DOCTOR." "I UNDERSTAND." "THANK YOU VERY MUCH." "CERTAINLY." "GLAD TO BE OF HELP." "I HEARD HE SPEAKS 8 LANGUAGES" "AND HOLDS A DEGREE IN MEDICINE AND LAW." "ISN'T THAT TRUE, EVE?" "I DON'T KNOW, SENATOR," "BUT IT WOULDN'T SURPRISE ME." "HE'S VERY ATTRACTIVE." "ISN'T HE?" "I'VE NEVER MET ANYONE LIKE YOU" "IN WASHINGTON BEFORE." "I'VE BEEN HERE ALL MY LIFE." "REALLY?" "AND WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN ALLMYLIFE?" "TELL ME, MR. GARDINER..." "HAVE YOU EVER HAD SEX WITH A MAN?" "NO..." "I DON'T THINK SO." "WE COULD GO UPSTAIRS RIGHT NOW." "IS THERE A TV UPSTAIRS?" "HA HA HA!" "I LIKE TO WATCH." "YOU LIKE TO, UH, WATCH?" "YES." "YOU WAIT RIGHT HERE." "I'LL GO GET WARREN." "IS IT ME?" "IS IT SOMETHING I'VE DONE?" "NO, SWEETHEART." "IT'S NOT..." "NO, IT'S..." "IT'S NOT YOU." "THIS NEVER HAPPENED WHEN YOU WERE A SENATOR." "IT'S NOT THAT." "IT'S JUST THAT I" "[TELEPHONE BUZZES]" "CHIEF." "YEAH, KAUFMAN, WHAT IS IT?" "THE CIA OR THE FBI DESTROYED GARDINER'S FILES." "WHAT?" "WHY?" "NEITHER AGENCY WILL ADMIT TO A THING." "GET BALDWIN AND HONEYCUTT OVER HERE." "I'LL BE RIGHT DOWN." "I FEEL SO CLOSE TO YOU, CHAUNCEY." "I FEEL SAFE." "BEN UNDERSTANDS MY FEELINGS FOR YOU, BY THE WAY," "AND HE ACCEPTS THEM." "BEN IS VERY WISE." "OR THIRDLY, HAVE THE MAN'S FILES BEEN DESTROYED?" "NOW, I'D LIKE SOME ANSWERS." "GARDINER IS NOT A FOREIGN AGENT." "THERE ARE NOW 16 COUNTRIES INVESTIGATING THE MAN." "I SEE." "WHAT ABOUT THE THIRD QUESTION?" "IS IT POSSIBLE TO ERASE ALL TRACES OF A MAN?" "HIGHLY UNLIKELY, SIR." "IN FACT, THE BOYS AROUND THE BUREAU" "FEEL THAT THE ONLY ONE" "CAPABLE OF PULLING THIS OFF" "WOULD BE AN EX-FBI MAN." "I DON'T THINK THAT'S ENTIRELY TRUE, GROVER." "WHAT DO THE BOYS AROUND INTELLIGENCE FEEL?" "WELL, MR. PRESIDENT, THEY DON'T QUITE KNOW..." "IT'S VERY DIFFICULT..." "FOR ME TO SAY GOOD NIGHT TO YOU, CHAUNCEY." "IT'S VERY HARD..." "FOR ME TO LEAVE YOU." "IT'S VERY HARD FOR ME, TOO, EVE." "OH..." "[ELEVATOR DOOR OPENS]" "NO." "SELL ALL 750,000 SHARES OF CCT." "AH, LET'S SEE." "HMM." "SELL A MILLION SHARES OF INLAND OIL." "OH, AND, MRS. AUBREY..." "HAVE 30,000 SHARES OF STANDARD" "TRANSFERRED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT." "THAT'S FOR YOU." "BEN." "OH, ROBERT." "I WAS JUST CLEANING UP SOME LOOSE ENDS." "GETTING RID OF THE DEAD WOOD," "SO..." "SO EVE WOULDN'T HAVE TO COPE WITH IT." "BEN, I'D LIKE TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT CHAUNCEY." "CHAUNCEY." "AH, YOU KNOW, ROBERT," "THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT HIM THAT..." "THAT I TRUST." "HE MAKES ME FEEL GOOD." "SINCE HE'S BEEN AROUND..." "THE THOUGHT OF DYING..." "HAS BEEN MUCH EASIER FOR ME." "[MUSIC PLAYS]" "CHAUNCEY..." "I COULDN'T STAND IT." "AH!" "AHH!" "AHH!" "AHH!" "AH!" "OH!" "OHH!" "MMM!" "MMM!" "AH!" "NOT SO FAST." "MMM!" "MMM!" "WHAT IS IT?" "CHAUNCEY, WHAT'S WRONG?" "CHAUNCEY..." "WHAT'S THE MATTER, CHAUNCEY?" "I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU LIKE." "I'M SORRY." "I LIKE TO WATCH, EVE." "WHAT DO YOU MEAN, YOU LIKE TO WATCH?" "I LIKE TO WATCH." "[ENGINE REVS]" "OH..." "YOU MEAN..." "ME?" "YOU MEAN YOU'D LIKE TO WATCH ME..." "DO--DO IT?" "IT'S VERY GOOD, EVE." "OH, NO, THANKS." "I NEVER TOUCH THE STUFF." "CIGAR, THEN?" "OH, YEAH, I'LL HAVE ONE OF THOSE." "THANKS." "THANKS VERY MUCH." "SIT DOWN, RICO." "YEAH, THANKS." "CHAUNCEY." "NOW LISTEN, RICO." "I'M GOING TO TALK TO YOU," "BUT YOU'RE NOT GOING TO HEAR A WORD I SAY." "THIS IS INSIDE DOPE, AND IF IT GETS OUT," "IT'LL BE JUST TOO BAD FOR SOMEBODY." "YOU KNOW ME." "ALL RIGHT." "GET THIS." "PETE MONTANA'S THROUGH." "AND I THOUGHT HE WAS SUCH A BIG GUY." "HE'S THROUGH." "SUPPOSE I WERE TO TELL YOU" "THAT FROM NOW ON," "YOU WERE PETE MONTANA," "THAT YOU WERE TO TAKE OVER HIS TERRITORY?" "CHAUNCEY, ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS" "YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT ME, MY DARLING..." "IS THAT I'M A LITTLE SHY." "ALL RIGHT." "IT'S SET." "I'M DOING A LOT FOR YOU, RICO." "WHEN I GET YOU PLANTED," "I'LL EXPECT PLENTY OF SERVICE." "YOU'LL SURE GET IT." "PERMIT ME TO DRINK TO THE NEW BOSS" "OF THE NORTH SIDE." "AH, YOU LOOK GREAT, BOSS." "FEELS TERRIBLE." "NONE OF US EVER BEEN INVITED" "TO EAT AT THE BIG BOY'S DUMP." "IF YOU THINK I'M GOING OUT IN THIS HARNESS," "YOU'RE CRAZY." "AHH!" "AH, I DON'T KNOW." "AHH!" "HA HA HA!" "NOW, DON'T YOU LOOK FINE?" "AH!" "AH!" "YEAH." "OH, HELLO." "HELLO, BIG BOY." "HELLO, RICO." "AH..." "DRINK?" "OH, YEAH, THANKS." "THANKS VERY MUCH." "WELL, YOU'RE RATHER LIT UP TONIGHT, AREN'T YOU?" "YEAH." "HOW STRONG IS MY ABDOMINAL MUSCLE?" "AH!" "AH!" "THIS NEXT EXERCISE IS TRYING TO EXPLORE..." "AH!" "AH!" "GO SLOWLY." "OOH!" "OOH!" "HA HA HA!" "LET'S START NOW..." "AHH!" "...KNEE TO THE CHEST." "MMM!" "MMM!" "AHH!" "AHH!" "PLEASE, NOBODY LEAPING UP." "I'M GOING TO HAVE TO TRUST YOU." "NO, CHAUNCEY!" "CHAUNCEY, WHERE DID YOU GO?" "CHAUNC" "OH!" "AHH!" "HA HA HA!" "NESTLE THE TOP OF THE HEAD..." "OH!" "HA HA HA!" "AH!" "AHH!" "WHERE WE HURT OURSELVES..." "AH!" "HA HA!" "AH!" "AH!" "AH!" "AAGHH!" "PUT LOTS OF PILLOWS BEHIND YOU..." "AH!" "I WOULDN'T GO OVER TO A WALL." "THAT'S NOT MY WAY OF TEACHING." "DON'T BE FRIGHTENED." "AH!" "IT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW THAT YOU COULD ROLL OVER." "[FOOTSTEPS NEARING QUICKLY]" "PLAN ON A CUTDOWN," "WE'LL PUT IN A CVP LINE." "NO." "NO MORE SHOTS." "UH." "NO MORE." "IT'S NOT GOOD, BEN." "I KNOW." "I KNOW." "AH..." "YOU UNCOIL MY WANTS." "DESIRE FLOWS WITHIN ME." "AND WHEN YOU WATCH ME," "MY PASSION..." "IT DISSOLVES THE DESIRE." "YOU SET ME FREE, CHAUNCEY." "AND I REVEAL MYSELF TO MYSELF," "AND I AM DRENCHED AND PURGED." "MR. GARDINER," "MR. RAND WOULD LIKE TO SEE YOU." "I WOULD LIKE TO SEE BEN." "AHH..." "HMM." "CHAUNCEY." "YES, BEN." "ARE YOU GOING TO DIE NOW?" "I THINK I'M GOING TO SURRENDER" "THE HORN OF PLENTY" "FOR THE HORN OF GABRIEL." "GIVE ME YOUR HAND." "LET ME FEEL YOUR STRENGTH." "CHAUNCEY..." "I HOPE THAT YOU'LL STAY HERE..." "WITH EVE." "TAKE CARE OF HER." "SHE CARES FOR YOU." "WATCH OVER HER." "SHE'S A DELICATE FLOWER." "A FLOWER." "YES, BEN." "THERE'S..." "SO..." "SO MUCH LEFT TO DO." "I'VE SPOKEN TO MY ASSOCIATES." "THEY'RE EAGER..." "VERY EAGER TO MEET YOU." "TELL EVE..." "THAT..." "[GASPING]" "HE'S GONE, CHAUNCEY." "YES, I KNOW, ROBERT." "I'VE SEEN THIS BEFORE." "IT HAPPENS TO OLD PEOPLE." "WILL YOU BE LEAVING NOW, ROBERT?" "HUH?" "OH." "YES." "IN A DAY OR TWO." "YES." "EVE IS STAYING." "SHE SAID SHE WILL NOT CLOSE UP THE HOUSE." "YOU'VE BECOME QUITE A CLOSE FRIEND OF EVE'S," "HAVEN'T YOU..." "CHANCE?" "YES." "YES." "I..." "I LOVE EVE VERY MUCH, ROBERT." "AND YOU REALLY ARE A GARDENER, AREN'T YOU?" "I..." "I AM..." "A GARDENER." "WELL, I'LL GO AND TELL EVE ABOUT BEN." "I UNDERSTAND." "I UNDERSTAND?" "I KNOW THAT BEN SAID" "KEEP IT SMALL AND QUIET," "AND I DON'T WANT TO GO AGAINST BEN'S WISHES." "[AIRPLANE]" "BUT I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE GOOD," "WHILE OUR CLOSE FRIENDS ARE CARRYING BEN" "TO HIS LAST RESTING PLACE," "TO READ FROM HIS QUOTES." ""I HAVE NO USE FOR THOSE ON WELFARE" ""NO PATIENCE WHATSOEVER." ""BUT IF I AM HONEST WITH MYSELF," ""I MUST ADMIT" ""THAT THEY HAVE NO USE FOR ME, EITHER." ""I DO NOT REGRET HAVING POLITICAL DIFFERENCES" "WITH MEN THAT I RESPECT."" ""I DO REGRET, HOWEVER..."" ""THAT OUR PHILOSOPHIES KEPT US APART."" "Yes." "I agree." "Except he's so boring." "What about Max?" "He could never take an election." "The people of this country need to be awakened." "What about Lawson?" "He's charismatic, exciting." "He's a bit too exciting." "If they start bringing up things about" "Gentlemen, time is running out." "We must come to a decision." ""I HAVE HEARD THE WORD SIR" ""MORE OFTEN THAN I HAVE HEARD THE WORD FRIEND," ""BUT I SUPPOSE THERE ARE OTHER REWARDS FOR WEALTH." ""I HAVE MET WITH KINGS WHERE, IN THESE CONFERENCES," ""I HAVE SUPPRESSED BIZARRE THOUGHTS" ""THAT I BEAT HIM IN A FOOTRACE" ""AND THROW A BALL FURTHER THAN HE." ""NO MATTER WHAT OUR FACADES," "WE ARE ALL CHILDREN."" "What about Chauncey Gardiner?" "Well, what do we know of the man?" "Absolutely nothing." "We don't have an inkling of his past." "Correct." "That could be an asset." "A man's past cripples him." "His background turns into a swamp and invites scrutiny." "Up until this time, he hasn't said anything that can be held against him." "And the mail and telephone response from his appearance on thatBurns Show was the highest they've ever had." "And... and it was 95% pro." "Well, I'm certainly open to the idea." "It would be absolute lunacy to support the president for another term." "That is exactly why I agree with Ben's final wishes." ""I WAS BORN INTO A POSITION OF EXTREME WEALTH..."" ""BUT I HAVE SPENT MANY SLEEPLESS NIGHTS..."" ""THINKING ABOUT EXTREME POVERTY."" ""I'VE LIVED A LOT," ""TREMBLED A LOT," ""WAS SURROUNDED BY LITTLE MEN" ""WHO FORGOT THAT WE ENTER NAKED AND EXIT NAKED" "AND THAT NO ACCOUNTANT CAN AUDIT LIFE IN OUR FAVOR."" "I do believe, gentlemen, that if we want to hold on to the presidency, our one and only chance is Chauncey Gardiner." ""WHEN I WAS BOY, I WAS TOLD..."" "[BIRD CHIRPS]" ""THAT THE LORD FASHIONED US FROM HIS OWN IMAGE." "THAT'S WHEN I DECIDED TO MANUFACTURE MIRRORS."" ""SECURITY..."" ""TRANQUILITY..."" ""A WELL-DESERVED REST."" ""ALL THE AIMS I HAVE PURSUED..."" ""WILL SOON BE REALIZED."" ""LIFE..."" ""IS A STATE OF MIND."" "I UNDERSTAND." "STILL CLEAR THERE, BOYS?" "UH-HUH." "READ THAT." "WHAT WAS THE MESSAGE, MR. GARDINER?" "NOW, GET THIS, HONKY..." "HA HA HA!" "HA HA HA!" "SORRY." "CARRY ON." "HA HA HA!" "OK." "MARK." "ALL SET?" "UH-HUH." "WHAT WAS THE MESSAGE, MR. GARDINER?" "NOW, GET THIS, HONKY." "YOU GO TELL RAPHAEL" "THAT I AIN'T TAKING NO JIVE FR..." "HA HA HA!" "HA HA HA!" "HA HA HA!" "SORRY." "...THAT I AIN'T TAKING NO JIVE" "FROM NO WESTERN UNION MESSENGER." "YOU TELL THAT ASSHOLE, IF HE..." "HA HA HA!" "HA HA HA!" "SEE THE TV GOING?" "HA HA HA!" "YES." "YOU TELL THAT ASSHOLE..." "HA HA HA!" "HA HA HA!" "LAST TAKE." "MARK IT." "...AIN'T TAKING NO JIVE" "FROM NO WESTERN UNION MANAGER." "MESSENGER." "MANAGER." "WHAT AM I SAYING?" "SORRY." "...FROM NO WESTERN UNION MESSENGER." "YOU TELL THAT ASSHOLE" "IF HE GOT SOMETHING TO TELL ME," "TO GET HIS ASS DOWN HERE HIMSELF..." "HA HA HA!" "ALMOST." "OH, SHIT!" "MARK IT." "WHAT WAS THE MESSAGE, MR. GARDINER?" "IT'S SLIGHTLY LONG," "BUT I WILL TRY TO REMEMBER IT." "UH..." "NOW, GET THIS, HONKY." "YOU GO TELL RAPHAEL" "THAT I AIN'T TAKING NO JIVE" "FROM NO WESTERN UNION MESSENGER." "YOU TELL THAT ASSHOLE" "IF HE GOT SOMETHING TO TELL ME" "TO GET HIS ASS DOWN HERE HIMSELF." "THEN HE SAID" "THAT I WAS TO GET MY WHITE ASS" "OUT OF THERE QUICK," "OR HE'D CUT IT." "HA HA HA!" "CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY WARNER BROS."