WEBVTT 00:00:18.320 --> 00:00:25.019 Come in. Welcome. I'm E .G. Marshall. Yes, we 00:00:25.019 --> 00:00:28.179 know it's dark in here. But you won't need any 00:00:28.179 --> 00:00:30.839 light to experience the terrors we have in store 00:00:30.839 --> 00:00:35.159 for you. Just keep your ears open and your imagination 00:00:35.159 --> 00:00:38.979 at work, and even in the dark, you will see such 00:00:38.979 --> 00:00:42.880 miracles as you've never known before. Yet, we 00:00:42.880 --> 00:00:46.539 said miracles because our tale concerns the miraculous. 00:00:47.600 --> 00:00:50.960 When you meet Mr. Ross, he may seem like a most 00:00:50.960 --> 00:00:54.229 unlikely person to be a miracle worker. But the 00:00:54.229 --> 00:00:57.789 gods make strange choices sometimes. And in the 00:00:57.789 --> 00:01:01.490 case of Salvador Roth, they gave him the ability 00:01:01.490 --> 00:01:05.709 to make choices of a most unusual nature. I wanna 00:01:05.709 --> 00:01:08.769 make a deal, Mr. Halpert. Only it's gonna sound 00:01:08.769 --> 00:01:12.290 crazy, so don't throw me out right away. You 00:01:12.290 --> 00:01:15.730 know how old I am? What the heck are you talking 00:01:15.730 --> 00:01:21.310 about, kid? I'm 26. How old are you? Now listen, 00:01:21.370 --> 00:01:31.200 are you crazy or something? Okay. I'm 79. If 00:01:31.200 --> 00:01:36.700 the price is right, I'll trade you my 26 for 00:01:36.700 --> 00:01:41.500 what you are. I can do it, Mr. Halpert. Just 00:01:41.500 --> 00:01:53.140 say the word. Our mystery drama, A Bargain in 00:01:53.140 --> 00:01:55.750 Blood. was written especially for the Mystery 00:01:55.750 --> 00:01:59.670 Theater by Henry Schlesser and stars Tony Roberts. 00:02:00.530 --> 00:02:08.169 I'll be back shortly with Act One. We promised 00:02:08.169 --> 00:02:12.050 you a story about miracles. This one begins with 00:02:12.050 --> 00:02:15.889 one of the oldest miracles in nature. The miracle 00:02:15.889 --> 00:02:20.409 of love. In a not so quiet booth at the Neptune 00:02:20.409 --> 00:02:24.050 Seafood Restaurant, we see a young couple. The 00:02:24.050 --> 00:02:28.169 boy is Salvador Ross. The girl is named Ruthie 00:02:28.169 --> 00:02:31.330 Maitland. And Sal is looking into her lovely 00:02:31.330 --> 00:02:34.370 brown eyes, searching for an answer to the most 00:02:34.370 --> 00:02:37.250 important question he has ever asked anyone. 00:02:37.590 --> 00:02:41.050 Please, Sal, let's not talk about it here. This 00:02:41.050 --> 00:02:44.810 is no place to talk about it. Why not? I mean, 00:02:44.949 --> 00:02:46.610 what's the difference where we talk? You always 00:02:46.610 --> 00:02:49.590 say the same thing anyway. Well, I'm just not 00:02:49.590 --> 00:02:53.020 sure how I feel. That's all it is. Ah, you mean 00:02:53.020 --> 00:02:55.520 you are sure. You still think I'm a no -good 00:02:55.520 --> 00:02:58.000 bum who won't amount to anything. I never said 00:02:58.000 --> 00:03:00.479 anything like that. Yeah, but your old man has 00:03:00.479 --> 00:03:03.439 said it to you, hasn't he? Oh, please. Let's 00:03:03.439 --> 00:03:05.860 leave him out of it. He's the real reason you 00:03:05.860 --> 00:03:07.800 won't marry me. I mean, he thinks I'm not good 00:03:07.800 --> 00:03:11.120 enough for you. Sal, people can hear us. Look, 00:03:11.199 --> 00:03:12.740 Hopey, maybe he's right. You know, maybe I'm 00:03:12.740 --> 00:03:14.259 not good enough for you. At least that's the 00:03:14.259 --> 00:03:17.180 way he sees things. I don't have your education. 00:03:17.240 --> 00:03:19.860 I never read all the books you read. You just 00:03:19.860 --> 00:03:23.099 don't understand about my father. He's been a 00:03:23.099 --> 00:03:26.560 teacher all his life. Books, and music, and art. 00:03:26.840 --> 00:03:28.479 They're the most important things in the world 00:03:28.479 --> 00:03:31.360 to him. But that doesn't mean they aren't to 00:03:31.360 --> 00:03:33.360 me. Yeah, but he's important to you, isn't he? 00:03:33.680 --> 00:03:37.240 Yeah. I love my father. I love him very much. 00:03:38.400 --> 00:03:41.240 Now that he's sick, I have to spend a lot of 00:03:41.240 --> 00:03:43.939 time with him. Sure. Time for him to tend you 00:03:43.939 --> 00:03:45.879 with a rotten boyfriend you picked for yourself. 00:03:46.460 --> 00:03:48.580 Factory bum, okay? I want more than a hundred 00:03:48.580 --> 00:03:51.960 bucks take home a week. Don't you think money's 00:03:51.960 --> 00:03:54.599 important, Sarah? When people get married, money 00:03:54.599 --> 00:03:57.099 means something. So what if I had money, huh? 00:03:57.460 --> 00:03:58.759 I mean, would that make the difference? I mean, 00:03:58.780 --> 00:04:01.379 would you say yes? Oh, Sarah, please, let's just 00:04:01.379 --> 00:04:03.699 finish our meal in peace. Look, I'm not touching 00:04:03.699 --> 00:04:05.400 another bite until I get some kind of answer 00:04:05.400 --> 00:04:09.919 from you, Ruthie. All right. If you insist on 00:04:09.919 --> 00:04:14.080 an answer, maybe I'd better give you one. I'm 00:04:14.080 --> 00:04:30.120 sorry, but it's no. I won't marry you. Cutler! 00:04:30.600 --> 00:04:33.899 Me? Nothin'. Since when do we pay you for doing 00:04:33.899 --> 00:04:36.639 that? I'm just digesting my sandwich for Pete's 00:04:36.639 --> 00:04:38.360 sake. Can't a guy take five minutes after lunch 00:04:38.360 --> 00:04:41.399 to digest his food? Lunch hour was over a long 00:04:41.399 --> 00:04:44.060 time ago. Get back to the machine! All right, 00:04:44.060 --> 00:04:46.660 all right! Stop shovin' me, you ape! Who are 00:04:46.660 --> 00:04:48.920 you calling an ape? I'm your boss, remember? 00:04:49.699 --> 00:04:51.579 If you don't want to get that nose of yours busted 00:04:51.579 --> 00:04:54.160 twice, you better start down that step before 00:04:54.160 --> 00:04:56.720 I can't breathe. Listen, pal, a better man than 00:04:56.720 --> 00:05:00.399 you busted my nose the first time around. Yeah, 00:05:01.000 --> 00:05:04.079 I heard about the big prize fight in Korea, Royce. 00:05:04.199 --> 00:05:06.600 What was it? One fight? Paperweight division? 00:05:07.139 --> 00:05:09.439 Go on, move! Get your hands off me! Hey, hey! 00:05:09.500 --> 00:05:22.839 Look out! I'm falling! Hey, kid. You gonna sleep 00:05:22.839 --> 00:05:28.740 all day or what? Huh? What'd you say? Ever since 00:05:28.740 --> 00:05:30.740 you came into the hospital, all you do is sleep. 00:05:31.500 --> 00:05:33.360 You could talk to your roommate once in a while. 00:05:33.579 --> 00:05:37.360 I have nothing to talk about. How's the busted 00:05:37.360 --> 00:05:40.300 leg? It's busted, that's all. That's nothing 00:05:40.300 --> 00:05:46.860 to cry about. Not at your age. You take a chest 00:05:46.860 --> 00:05:49.220 like mine, that's something to cry about. You 00:05:49.220 --> 00:05:52.819 got a cold, big deal. What cold? I got pneumonia. 00:05:53.720 --> 00:05:58.800 Double, triple, who knows? I'm lucky I look to 00:05:58.800 --> 00:06:03.339 see another day. You'll live, Papa. Listen, I'll 00:06:03.339 --> 00:06:05.839 trade you that broken leg anytime. You just ask 00:06:05.839 --> 00:06:08.740 me. All right. I'll make you a deal. You give 00:06:08.740 --> 00:06:10.879 me a little cold of yours, you can have my broken 00:06:10.879 --> 00:06:13.860 leg. You see how you like it, Papa. You think 00:06:13.860 --> 00:06:17.040 I'm kidding? I'll do it in a minute. Okay. Okay, 00:06:17.120 --> 00:06:19.660 it's a trade. My broken leg for your pneumonia. 00:06:20.379 --> 00:06:33.240 It's a deal. Hey, what's the matter with you 00:06:33.240 --> 00:06:36.139 this morning, huh? I don't know. I don't know. 00:06:36.240 --> 00:06:38.120 I guess I caught you cold or something. What 00:06:38.120 --> 00:06:40.199 are you talking about? I never came near you. 00:06:40.500 --> 00:06:43.540 Well, I got it. Just the same. Hey, hey, hey, 00:06:43.540 --> 00:06:46.319 Doc. Come in here a minute, huh? Follow me, Mr. 00:06:46.519 --> 00:06:48.500 Levin. Yeah, yeah. Come in and have a look at 00:06:48.500 --> 00:06:51.079 my buddy here. He says he's got my pneumonia. 00:06:51.480 --> 00:06:54.660 I doubt that very much. I got something more, 00:06:54.660 --> 00:06:56.980 right? Besides, I ain't infectious now, right, 00:06:57.079 --> 00:06:59.500 Doc? You said I was getting better. You're no 00:06:59.500 --> 00:07:03.329 confident? I feel better. Good for you. No kidding. 00:07:03.470 --> 00:07:06.269 I feel fine. Like I can get up from this bed. 00:07:06.910 --> 00:07:11.790 What is the matter, Mr. Levin? My leg. My leg. 00:07:11.990 --> 00:07:16.389 What's wrong? It hurts. I can hardly move it. 00:07:16.769 --> 00:07:19.829 I think my leg's broken. That's impossible. Oh, 00:07:19.829 --> 00:07:22.790 it hurts. It hurts something awful. Help me. 00:07:23.009 --> 00:07:25.649 All right. All right. I'll have a look at it. 00:07:26.230 --> 00:07:31.250 No! Careful! Don't move me! Don't! It's fractured 00:07:31.250 --> 00:07:34.069 all right. You must have fallen out of bed last 00:07:34.069 --> 00:07:36.889 night. I didn't fall! You think I wouldn't remember 00:07:36.889 --> 00:07:39.689 falling out of bed? Sometimes dissipation plays 00:07:39.689 --> 00:07:43.389 tricks on the mind. Mr. Levin... Yeah, what? 00:07:43.850 --> 00:07:46.329 Do you know if Mr. Levin fell out of bed last 00:07:46.329 --> 00:07:49.470 night, his leg is broken? No, I didn't hear him 00:07:49.470 --> 00:07:54.910 fall. Hey, you really mean that? About his leg? 00:07:55.410 --> 00:07:58.209 That's how it looks to me. And I'd better see 00:07:58.209 --> 00:08:00.529 about getting that leg in splints right away. 00:08:00.870 --> 00:08:03.930 Don't move, Mr. Levin. I'll send the nurses. 00:08:06.069 --> 00:08:09.389 How could this happen to me? How? What did I 00:08:09.389 --> 00:08:13.529 do to deserve this? Hey, Pop. Remember our bargain? 00:08:14.029 --> 00:08:18.350 What? Unabomniac. Unabomniac for my busted leg. 00:08:18.910 --> 00:08:23.009 Are you crazy or something? I wonder if my leg 00:08:23.009 --> 00:08:28.569 is... Hey. It doesn't hurt anymore. It feels 00:08:28.569 --> 00:08:31.730 okay. I'm locked up with a crazy man. I'm telling 00:08:31.730 --> 00:08:35.629 you, it's true. I got your rut in the boot, but 00:08:35.629 --> 00:08:47.350 you got my broken leg. Who's there? It's Elvador 00:08:47.350 --> 00:08:50.950 Ross, Mr. Maitland. What do you want? I came 00:08:50.950 --> 00:08:53.769 to see Ruthie. Ruthie isn't home. Tell me where 00:08:53.769 --> 00:08:59.549 she is. Wait a minute. Where have you been lately, 00:08:59.730 --> 00:09:02.090 Salvador? I haven't seen you around. Yeah, I 00:09:02.090 --> 00:09:04.070 guess you haven't minded that much, huh, Mr. 00:09:04.169 --> 00:09:06.250 Madoff? Ruthie told me you two had broken up. 00:09:07.450 --> 00:09:10.629 Yeah, I got pretty broken up myself. I fell on 00:09:10.629 --> 00:09:12.950 the job, busted my leg. I've been in a hospital 00:09:12.950 --> 00:09:15.590 past three weeks. Oh, sorry to hear that. Yeah, 00:09:15.669 --> 00:09:18.889 there were complications, like I got pneumonia. 00:09:20.049 --> 00:09:22.190 Too bad. I'll tell Ruthie you called. Just tell 00:09:22.190 --> 00:09:24.309 her I was here, huh? Tell her I was sick. But 00:09:24.309 --> 00:09:27.090 I'm okay now. Tell her I'll call her soon. Alright. 00:09:27.409 --> 00:09:29.789 I'll give her the message. And you can also tell 00:09:29.789 --> 00:09:32.909 her that I quit my job. I'm going to look for 00:09:32.909 --> 00:09:35.629 something better. Yes, Salvador, you do that. 00:09:36.309 --> 00:09:38.629 You look for something better. We should all 00:09:38.629 --> 00:09:41.049 try to improve ourselves. Yeah, that's what I'm 00:09:41.049 --> 00:09:43.590 going to do, Mr. Maitland. You wait and see. 00:09:44.549 --> 00:09:52.210 I'm going to improve myself. Are you sure you 00:09:52.210 --> 00:09:54.580 want another drink, Sal? I'm sure, Phil. Just 00:09:54.580 --> 00:09:56.539 put it right in front of me once you disappear. 00:09:57.019 --> 00:09:58.559 Well, you don't usually have three of those. 00:09:58.740 --> 00:10:01.320 That's because usually I can't afford it. Oh, 00:10:01.320 --> 00:10:03.840 now you can, huh? That's right. Well, I'll come. 00:10:03.860 --> 00:10:05.440 I mean, if you quit your job, like you said. 00:10:05.480 --> 00:10:07.700 I got compensation from the plant, you know, 00:10:07.759 --> 00:10:10.039 for getting hurt on the job. Oh, no kidding. 00:10:10.139 --> 00:10:13.659 So now you're rich, huh? Rich. I got about 10 00:10:13.659 --> 00:10:15.899 bucks left. All the rest went for expenses when 00:10:15.899 --> 00:10:17.919 I wasn't working. At least I get something for 00:10:17.919 --> 00:10:21.559 my 10 bucks. Well, here's what you get, Sal. 00:10:21.940 --> 00:10:25.529 Two bucks change. Boy, I wish I had what's in 00:10:25.529 --> 00:10:28.009 that register, Phil. Eh, listen, kid, be thankful 00:10:28.009 --> 00:10:31.429 for what you got. Yeah? Like what? Ah, you got 00:10:31.429 --> 00:10:34.250 hair. Huh, that's more than I got. You want the 00:10:34.250 --> 00:10:37.409 hair? Take it. Listen, I wish I could, Sal. I 00:10:37.409 --> 00:10:40.009 really wish I could. I mean, when I was your 00:10:40.009 --> 00:10:42.110 age, I had me a head of hair to knock your eyes 00:10:42.110 --> 00:10:45.509 out. Would you really like my hair? Well, you 00:10:45.509 --> 00:10:47.529 know what they say, grass don't grow on a busy 00:10:47.529 --> 00:10:50.830 street. But just the same, I sure wish I had 00:10:50.830 --> 00:10:53.200 some. Yeah, maybe you can. I mean, there are 00:10:53.200 --> 00:10:55.500 all kinds of ways, you know? Oh, you mean like, 00:10:55.500 --> 00:10:58.220 uh, what is it, a transplant? Yeah, yeah, in 00:10:58.220 --> 00:11:01.620 a way. I'll transplant my hair to your head. 00:11:01.679 --> 00:11:03.740 How's that, huh? That's for free, of course. 00:11:04.659 --> 00:11:06.600 Okay, what's the joke? Oh, you know what happened 00:11:06.600 --> 00:11:09.240 to me in the hospital? I traded an old guy for 00:11:09.240 --> 00:11:13.159 his pneumonia. How's that? It's true. He got 00:11:13.159 --> 00:11:15.700 my broken leg. I got his pneumonia. What do you 00:11:15.700 --> 00:11:17.840 think of that? Give me all the money you got 00:11:17.840 --> 00:11:21.759 in the register. You can have all my hair. Sure, 00:11:21.940 --> 00:11:24.100 Sal, anything you say. Only not tonight, huh? 00:11:24.220 --> 00:11:26.039 I'm busy. Look, you won't have anything to lose. 00:11:26.139 --> 00:11:28.080 You don't even have to pay me until afterwards. 00:11:28.700 --> 00:11:30.940 Oh, I get it now. You get yourself a haircut 00:11:30.940 --> 00:11:32.740 and then hand me the stuff in the cigar box. 00:11:32.820 --> 00:11:35.620 No, that's not how it works. Look, I'm not sure 00:11:35.620 --> 00:11:38.639 how it works, but... Let's wait and see, huh? 00:11:39.480 --> 00:12:02.110 You want to shake on it? Okay, Sal. Shake! Hello? 00:12:02.809 --> 00:12:06.009 Sal? Hey, Sal, is that you? Who is this? It's 00:12:06.009 --> 00:12:08.970 Phil. Phil from the ball in Colbert. Sal, it's 00:12:08.970 --> 00:12:10.990 a miracle, I swear it, genuine miracle. What 00:12:10.990 --> 00:12:14.090 are you talking about? Look, Phil, the kind of 00:12:14.090 --> 00:12:16.789 head that weighs about 2 ,000 pounds thanks to 00:12:16.789 --> 00:12:18.690 you, no? Oh, listen, from now on the drinks are 00:12:18.690 --> 00:12:21.009 on the house. You come in any time, I'll set 00:12:21.009 --> 00:12:26.149 them... You made a deal last night, didn't we? 00:13:28.879 --> 00:13:31.919 Oh, young Salvador Ross looks a bit older now. 00:13:32.879 --> 00:13:36.179 He may regret his bargain now, but who knows 00:13:36.179 --> 00:13:38.940 what the future will bring. Because now that 00:13:38.940 --> 00:13:42.100 he knows he has a talent for trading, perhaps 00:13:42.100 --> 00:13:46.000 Mr. Ross can trade his way into a better, brighter 00:13:46.000 --> 00:14:02.580 future. I'll be back shortly with Act Two. still 00:14:02.580 --> 00:14:06.000 another friendly neighborhood tavern, not the 00:14:06.000 --> 00:14:09.379 Four Leaf Clover. Salvador Ross hasn't chosen 00:14:09.379 --> 00:14:11.899 to return to the Four Leaf Clover, not since 00:14:11.899 --> 00:14:14.659 the night when he made the incredible transaction 00:14:14.659 --> 00:14:17.679 with Phil the bartender. The thought of visiting 00:14:17.679 --> 00:14:20.899 his own head of hair was far too repugnant for 00:14:20.899 --> 00:14:23.879 Sal Ross. Or perhaps it was because he realized 00:14:23.879 --> 00:14:28.240 how cheaply he had sold part of himself, $110. 00:14:29.220 --> 00:14:32.480 As he sits and broods into the bar mirror, Looking 00:14:32.480 --> 00:14:34.860 at the gleaming reflection of his naked scalp, 00:14:35.519 --> 00:14:38.500 he cursed his own haste and plotted his next 00:14:38.500 --> 00:14:42.360 step. After all, it takes time and experience 00:14:42.360 --> 00:14:45.779 to become an experienced traitor. Hey buddy, 00:14:47.519 --> 00:14:49.759 buddy, you spare a guy half a buck and I'll feed 00:14:49.759 --> 00:14:51.600 it, will ya? Just for a bowl of soup, you know? 00:14:51.740 --> 00:14:54.379 A bowl of soup, huh? I don't know if this joint 00:14:54.379 --> 00:14:56.820 serves any soup. I wasn't gonna have it here. 00:14:56.899 --> 00:14:58.759 It's going down the street. Come on, don't be 00:14:58.759 --> 00:15:01.279 cheap, huh? Beat it, I said! I don't like it. 00:15:01.279 --> 00:15:03.740 You don't have to get nasty. Hey, hey, hey! Wait 00:15:03.740 --> 00:15:06.440 a minute. What? Come back here a minute. I want 00:15:06.440 --> 00:15:10.039 to talk to you. Yeah, what about? I said a pretty 00:15:10.039 --> 00:15:13.740 good head of hair you got there, Pop. What? I 00:15:13.740 --> 00:15:16.860 said... I said it's a nice head of hair you got 00:15:16.860 --> 00:15:19.100 there, for a man your age. What are you, some 00:15:19.100 --> 00:15:22.019 kind of pansy or something? Hey, listen! How 00:15:22.019 --> 00:15:24.899 do you like to have a drink, huh? You kidding 00:15:24.899 --> 00:15:28.960 me? Hey, Bartana! Two more of these, huh? I'm 00:15:28.960 --> 00:15:30.320 drinking scotch, Pop. Is that all right with 00:15:30.320 --> 00:15:33.039 you? Sure, anything. I'm not particular. I didn't 00:15:33.039 --> 00:15:36.639 think you would be. Yeah. That's a real nice 00:15:36.639 --> 00:15:39.620 thick head of hair, Pop. It's kind of gray, but 00:15:39.620 --> 00:15:41.379 I guess you could dye it, couldn't you? Listen, 00:15:41.500 --> 00:15:44.179 anything you say, friend. You see a bald head 00:15:44.179 --> 00:15:47.059 of mine? Yeah. Yeah, what about that? You wouldn't 00:15:47.059 --> 00:15:48.720 believe it, Pop, but I had a full head of hair 00:15:48.720 --> 00:15:51.450 myself not more than two weeks ago. What? Oh, 00:15:51.509 --> 00:15:57.809 here's your drink, Pop. Knock it down, huh? Boy, 00:15:57.990 --> 00:16:00.730 that tastes good. Only it disappeared awful fast, 00:16:00.850 --> 00:16:02.429 did it? I guess you'd like another one, huh? 00:16:02.629 --> 00:16:06.990 It's okay with you. I tell you what, Pop. How 00:16:06.990 --> 00:16:09.049 do you like to have a half a dozen bottles of 00:16:09.049 --> 00:16:12.570 that stuff, all your own? What? You heard me. 00:16:13.000 --> 00:16:14.580 How do you like to have a half a dozen bottles 00:16:14.580 --> 00:16:16.320 for yourself? I mean, you can have yourself a 00:16:16.320 --> 00:16:18.320 blast. That'll last you a whole week, maybe. 00:16:18.360 --> 00:16:20.620 Well, when I need a half a dozen bottles, from 00:16:20.620 --> 00:16:22.620 where? Maybe I'll make you a present of them. 00:16:23.679 --> 00:16:25.860 Why would you do that? Well, let's say maybe 00:16:25.860 --> 00:16:28.580 I'll make you a trade. Look, mister, I don't 00:16:28.580 --> 00:16:30.799 know what you're talking about. I'll make a deal 00:16:30.799 --> 00:16:36.559 with you. You're ahead. From my whiskey. You 00:16:36.559 --> 00:16:39.279 know, I take you nuts. Who ever heard of a deal 00:16:39.279 --> 00:16:42.419 like that? You just heard of a pop. And I show 00:16:42.419 --> 00:16:44.159 you my good faith, I'll take you out right now 00:16:44.159 --> 00:16:46.820 and I'll buy you those bottles. All you gotta 00:16:46.820 --> 00:17:07.859 say is yes. What is it? What is it? Ah, I must 00:17:07.859 --> 00:17:12.680 have been dreaming. What time is it anyway? 3 00:17:12.680 --> 00:17:15.299 .30, I was gonna stay awake and see what happens 00:17:15.299 --> 00:17:22.160 to... Oh my... Oh my God! My hair! My hair is 00:17:22.160 --> 00:17:25.960 back! It's back! I gotta... I gotta look in the 00:17:25.960 --> 00:17:32.299 mirror. Oh! Shit! That's true! That's true! My 00:17:32.299 --> 00:17:35.259 hair's all grown back! Only it's not my old hair! 00:17:41.799 --> 00:17:43.539 I know what it is, I got the bones here, he's 00:17:43.539 --> 00:17:47.660 got my whiskey! This really works! He's bald 00:17:47.660 --> 00:17:51.819 and I'm drunk! And I got hair! And I'm broke! 00:17:52.559 --> 00:17:54.539 That's the craziest thing I ever heard of, but 00:17:54.539 --> 00:17:57.240 it's true! I can swap what I got for anything, 00:17:57.480 --> 00:18:00.000 anything at all! Only, what am I gonna get to 00:18:00.000 --> 00:18:02.900 sell? What can I give up to really get some real 00:18:02.900 --> 00:18:09.759 bread? Yeah! Yeah, I know what it is! It's the 00:18:09.759 --> 00:18:12.920 most important thing in the world! In the whole 00:18:12.920 --> 00:18:15.960 world! It ought to be worth a fortune to the 00:18:15.960 --> 00:18:20.079 right party! It ought to be worth a million bucks! 00:18:27.299 --> 00:18:29.960 Yeah, that's right, Sal. I'm still working for 00:18:29.960 --> 00:18:32.339 the old guy. Come on, you want a game or don't 00:18:32.339 --> 00:18:34.579 you? Not yet, Joey, not yet. Tell me more about 00:18:34.579 --> 00:18:38.059 the job. Nothing much to tell. I drive Mr. Halpert's 00:18:38.059 --> 00:18:40.119 car. Sometimes I clean his apartment. Sometimes 00:18:40.119 --> 00:18:43.039 I tend bar for him when he gets parties. Only, 00:18:43.079 --> 00:18:45.680 uh, lately he ain't been given too many parties. 00:18:46.279 --> 00:18:47.799 He's getting too old for that kind of stuff. 00:18:47.880 --> 00:18:50.980 How old is he, Joey? Mmm, I don't know. He don't 00:18:50.980 --> 00:18:54.200 tell me stuff like that. But he's old. I gotta 00:18:54.200 --> 00:18:56.039 help him in and out of the limousine all the 00:18:56.039 --> 00:18:58.480 time. He's rich, ain't he? Sure he's rich. He's 00:18:58.480 --> 00:19:01.940 plenty rich. Joey. Look, would you introduce 00:19:01.940 --> 00:19:05.140 me to your boss? Hmm? I wanna meet Mr. Halpert. 00:19:05.259 --> 00:19:08.289 Could you arrange that? What for? He ain't hiring 00:19:08.289 --> 00:19:12.170 nobody else. Hey, what are you after, my job? 00:19:12.450 --> 00:19:15.250 Forget it. Come on, let's shoot some pool. Ah, 00:19:15.430 --> 00:19:17.049 you don't really want to play pool with me, Joey. 00:19:17.089 --> 00:19:19.089 You know him ten times better than you are. I 00:19:19.089 --> 00:19:22.430 clean you. Yeah, I know you're the shark of all 00:19:22.430 --> 00:19:25.309 time. But come on and play just the same. I want 00:19:25.309 --> 00:19:28.230 to meet Mr. Halpert, Joey. I got a proposition 00:19:28.230 --> 00:19:30.170 for him, see? Something that'll interest him 00:19:30.170 --> 00:19:33.549 a whole lot. Forget it, Sal. He don't see people. 00:19:33.789 --> 00:19:35.789 He hardly ever leaves the apartment nowadays. 00:19:36.049 --> 00:19:38.950 It's important. It's very important. Ah, come 00:19:38.950 --> 00:19:41.210 on, Sally. He's not gonna talk business with 00:19:41.210 --> 00:19:43.970 somebody like you. Big bankers and people like 00:19:43.970 --> 00:19:45.890 that are trying to see him all the time. He won't 00:19:45.890 --> 00:19:47.990 even talk to them. Listen, Joey. Look, you get 00:19:47.990 --> 00:19:49.869 me in to see Mr. Halford. I'll give you something 00:19:49.869 --> 00:19:53.509 for your trouble. Like what? I got no money. 00:19:54.289 --> 00:19:57.329 But I'll give you something else. You can have 00:19:57.329 --> 00:20:01.369 my game, Joey. You what? I'll swap you my pool 00:20:01.369 --> 00:20:04.660 game. for a meeting with your boss. I mean it. 00:20:04.759 --> 00:20:06.559 You say the word, you can play as good as me. 00:20:06.859 --> 00:20:09.099 You mean like you'll coach me? I don't have to. 00:20:09.220 --> 00:20:10.900 You don't... Look, you'll play as good as me. 00:20:10.980 --> 00:20:13.039 That's all. I can do things like that. I can't 00:20:13.039 --> 00:20:16.079 explain how, but I can. Just say yes, Joey. That's 00:20:16.079 --> 00:20:18.220 all you gotta say. And if you start shooting 00:20:18.220 --> 00:20:19.839 real good, look, will you get me in to see Mr. 00:20:20.059 --> 00:21:03.319 Halpert? I told you. You got what I used to have. 00:21:03.960 --> 00:21:11.240 But now, look, you owe me a favor, too. All right, 00:21:11.240 --> 00:21:14.920 what's this all about? This is the guy I told 00:21:14.920 --> 00:21:17.440 you about, Mr. Alpert. The guy with the treatment. 00:21:19.099 --> 00:21:21.980 You don't look like any doctor to me. I'm not 00:21:21.980 --> 00:21:25.980 a doctor, Mr. Alpert. I mean, not exactly. What 00:21:25.980 --> 00:21:29.339 the heck does that mean? Not exactly. Look, are 00:21:29.339 --> 00:21:33.009 we talking private? Yeah, I'll go polish the 00:21:33.009 --> 00:21:35.529 car, Mr. Halpert. Yeah, polish the car. Polish 00:21:35.529 --> 00:21:37.410 the car. That's all you ever wanna do. You're 00:21:37.410 --> 00:21:39.730 gonna wear that car out one of these days. I'll 00:21:39.730 --> 00:21:42.130 come back in a little while. All right, all right. 00:21:42.490 --> 00:21:46.349 Get down to it. Now, what do you want exactly? 00:21:47.130 --> 00:21:50.930 I wanna make a deal with you, Mr. Halpert. Only 00:21:50.930 --> 00:21:52.890 it's gonna sound crazy, so don't throw me out 00:21:52.890 --> 00:21:57.420 right away, see? You know how old I am. What 00:21:57.420 --> 00:21:59.779 the heck are you talking about, kid? I'm 26. 00:21:59.880 --> 00:22:02.980 How old are you? Listen, are you crazy or something? 00:22:05.839 --> 00:22:12.359 Okay. I'm 79. If the price is right, I'll trade 00:22:12.359 --> 00:22:16.619 you my 26 for what you are. I can do it, Mr. 00:22:16.759 --> 00:22:20.740 Halpern. Just say the word. If that isn't the 00:22:20.740 --> 00:22:23.640 dumbest thing anybody ever said to me, what in 00:22:23.640 --> 00:22:25.900 the house did you escape from anyway? Nobody 00:22:25.900 --> 00:22:29.160 can... I can trade how old they are. I can. I 00:22:29.160 --> 00:22:31.680 can trade anything I want. You see this head 00:22:31.680 --> 00:22:36.740 of hair? Yeah. What's a young guy like you doing 00:22:36.740 --> 00:22:40.420 with all white hair? I swapped for it, Mr. Halpert. 00:22:41.059 --> 00:22:43.680 I can swap anything I got for anything you got. 00:22:44.079 --> 00:22:48.220 And what you got is plenty of money. And years, 00:22:48.980 --> 00:22:52.319 kid. Too many years. I'll take them off your 00:22:52.319 --> 00:22:54.440 back. You just say yes, that's all you have to 00:22:54.440 --> 00:22:59.150 do. Okay. That's enough. Beat it. Look, you gotta 00:22:59.150 --> 00:23:00.829 believe me, Mr. Halpert. Give me a chance to 00:23:00.829 --> 00:23:02.089 prove it. You don't have to pay me off until 00:23:02.089 --> 00:23:04.430 it works. I mean, what would you give to be 26 00:23:04.430 --> 00:23:13.329 years old again? A million bucks, kid. That's 00:23:13.329 --> 00:23:17.170 what I'd give. What kind of pills you peddling? 00:23:17.990 --> 00:23:21.470 Would you give me a million bucks? Just like 00:23:21.470 --> 00:23:24.309 that? Just say yes, Mr. Halpert. The rest is 00:23:24.309 --> 00:23:26.470 easy. Only don't try and double -cross on me, 00:23:26.569 --> 00:23:28.289 because once we make the swap, it's final. I 00:23:28.289 --> 00:23:30.509 get the million, you get the B -26. Is that a 00:23:30.509 --> 00:23:49.250 deal? Yeah. Sure, kid. Sure! It's a deal. Hey, 00:23:49.250 --> 00:23:51.950 uh, Mr. Ross, best sweet in the hotel. Uh, wait 00:23:51.950 --> 00:23:54.589 a minute while I turn on the lights. And, uh, 00:23:54.589 --> 00:23:56.250 this here's your air conditioning unit, Mr. Ross. 00:23:56.430 --> 00:23:57.990 You can adjust it for any temperature you want. 00:23:58.690 --> 00:24:03.529 Uh, Mr. Ross, you okay? Uh, yeah. Uh, I'm all 00:24:03.529 --> 00:24:05.990 right. I'm just... I'm just a little bit tired. 00:24:06.509 --> 00:24:08.150 Well, you just sit right down here, Mr. Ross. 00:24:08.250 --> 00:24:10.509 I'll put your bags away. Wait a minute. There's, 00:24:10.509 --> 00:24:13.089 uh, something, uh, something I want you to do 00:24:13.089 --> 00:24:16.910 for me first. Oh, yes, sir? Uh, I want you to 00:24:16.910 --> 00:24:19.529 read me this story in tonight's paper. I can't 00:24:19.529 --> 00:24:22.849 see the small print. What does it say there about 00:24:22.849 --> 00:24:28.069 this man, uh, Halpert? Well, let's see now. It 00:24:28.069 --> 00:24:30.950 says here, Wayne Halpert's disappearance sends 00:24:30.950 --> 00:24:34.410 company stock tumbling. The mysterious disappearance 00:24:34.410 --> 00:24:36.650 of retired multi -millionaire Wayne Halpert, 00:24:36.809 --> 00:24:40.450 in 79, has caused investors to shed large amounts 00:24:40.450 --> 00:24:44.150 of the shares in W. Halpert Enterprises. I was 00:24:44.150 --> 00:24:48.569 smart to take mine in cash. Yeah, I got it all 00:24:48.569 --> 00:24:51.970 in cash. What was that, Mr. Ross? I know where 00:24:51.970 --> 00:24:55.609 he is, you know. Son, get out of here. I'm sailing 00:24:55.609 --> 00:24:58.430 down to Mediterranean with all those pretty girls 00:24:58.430 --> 00:25:01.890 aboard. Look, Mr. Ross, maybe you'd better get 00:25:01.890 --> 00:25:04.930 to bed. Yeah, yeah, yeah, I'm very tired. You're 00:25:04.930 --> 00:25:07.730 a kind young man. What did you say your name 00:25:07.730 --> 00:25:12.529 was? Albert, sir. Yes, Albert. You're a very 00:25:12.529 --> 00:25:15.210 kind young man. How old are you, Albert? Uh, 00:25:15.309 --> 00:25:19.390 19, sir. You're 19, only 19, huh? You got your 00:25:19.390 --> 00:25:20.910 whole life in front of you, haven't you, Albert? 00:25:21.609 --> 00:25:24.490 Oh, yes, sir. I guess so. How much you earn in 00:25:24.490 --> 00:25:27.730 this hotel, Albert? Well, not too much, sir. 00:25:27.809 --> 00:25:31.750 Including tips about, um, $75 a week. How long 00:25:31.750 --> 00:25:33.890 do you think it'll take you to save a thousand 00:25:33.890 --> 00:25:38.430 bucks, Albert? Me? About 20 years. What would 00:25:38.430 --> 00:25:40.589 you give to have a thousand bucks in your pocket 00:25:40.589 --> 00:25:44.230 right now, Albert? Are you kidding? You're only 00:25:44.230 --> 00:25:48.269 19 years old. But what if you were twenty, huh? 00:25:48.329 --> 00:25:51.170 That'd bother you a lot? Course not. Nineteen, 00:25:51.170 --> 00:25:53.390 twenty? What's the difference? It's just one 00:25:53.390 --> 00:25:56.609 year. That's all, Albert. One year. Would you 00:25:56.609 --> 00:26:00.369 make a deal like that? You swap one year for 00:26:00.369 --> 00:26:04.950 a thousand bucks? Oh boy, would I! Good, Albert, 00:26:04.990 --> 00:26:08.210 that's good. Then I'm gonna write you a check 00:26:08.210 --> 00:26:11.549 right now. Hey, you really mean it, Mr. Ross? 00:26:11.690 --> 00:26:15.089 That's right, Albert. Anytime you want to sell 00:26:15.089 --> 00:26:18.329 more years, you come see me. You can tell your 00:26:18.329 --> 00:26:22.609 friends about it, too. I'm always good for ready 00:26:22.609 --> 00:26:31.410 cash. So, Salvador Ross has started to buy back 00:26:31.410 --> 00:26:34.549 the years he gave away. Tomorrow morning he'll 00:26:34.549 --> 00:26:38.769 be 78 years old. He'll probably celebrate with 00:26:38.769 --> 00:26:42.279 an unbirthday party. Wouldn't we all like to 00:26:42.279 --> 00:26:45.380 have that privilege to lose the weight of our 00:26:45.380 --> 00:26:50.180 years instead of adding them on? Or is it such 00:26:50.180 --> 00:26:54.359 a privilege? We'll find out when I return shortly 00:26:54.359 --> 00:27:09.519 with act three It's been almost two months since 00:27:09.519 --> 00:27:12.579 Elvador rocks moved into a luxurious suite in 00:27:12.579 --> 00:27:16.339 the city's most elegant hotel. And Mr. Ross has 00:27:16.339 --> 00:27:20.619 been a very busy man. Day after day, a stream 00:27:20.619 --> 00:27:23.400 of young people has come to his door to make 00:27:23.400 --> 00:27:27.559 an astonishing transaction. One by one, Salvador 00:27:27.559 --> 00:27:31.440 Ross has regained the years he gave away. Until 00:27:31.440 --> 00:27:36.240 finally, at a price of only $53 ,000, Sal was 00:27:36.240 --> 00:27:39.240 able to look in the mirror and see the young 00:27:39.240 --> 00:27:43.920 man He used to be. But now, there was a great 00:27:43.920 --> 00:27:46.559 difference. Because the young man who looked 00:27:46.559 --> 00:27:50.440 back at it was a very rich young man. And when 00:27:50.440 --> 00:27:52.680 he paid his next visit to the home of Ruthie 00:27:52.680 --> 00:27:55.980 Maitland, he drove to her residence in the back 00:27:55.980 --> 00:28:01.519 of a chauffeur -driven limousine. So is it. It's 00:28:01.519 --> 00:28:06.599 Salvador Royce, Mr. Maitland. Well, what do you 00:28:06.599 --> 00:28:10.619 know? Back from the dead, Salvador. Like me? 00:28:11.559 --> 00:28:14.000 How are you, Mr. Maidler? It's been a long time. 00:28:14.400 --> 00:28:17.079 You can see how I am, Salvador. You see the wheelchair, 00:28:17.240 --> 00:28:18.960 don't you? Your eyes are still good, aren't they? 00:28:19.400 --> 00:28:21.940 Yes, sir. My eyes are all right. That's more 00:28:21.940 --> 00:28:24.559 than I can say for myself. You've been sick, 00:28:24.579 --> 00:28:27.339 Mr. Maidler? I've been sick. I've been hit by 00:28:27.339 --> 00:28:31.019 lightning in the brain. Fine. They call it a 00:28:31.019 --> 00:28:33.180 stroke, Salvador. You see, I can't move this 00:28:33.180 --> 00:28:36.339 side of my body. I'm really sorry, Mr. Maidler. 00:28:36.819 --> 00:28:41.160 Is Ruthie here? Yes. Ruthie is here. Poor Ruth 00:28:41.160 --> 00:28:43.740 is always here. Ruthie, come out. You've got 00:28:43.740 --> 00:28:47.000 company. Where's it, Doc? Come see for yourself. 00:28:47.500 --> 00:28:49.700 Mr. Maitland, I just want you to know that things 00:28:49.700 --> 00:28:52.240 are different with me since I saw you last. Things 00:28:52.240 --> 00:28:54.700 are a lot better. I'm glad for you, Salvador. 00:28:54.920 --> 00:28:57.720 You told me to go out and prove myself, and that's 00:28:57.720 --> 00:29:04.180 what I did. So? Hello, Ruthie. So? Oh, but the 00:29:04.180 --> 00:29:05.900 heavy things are... I haven't heard from you 00:29:05.900 --> 00:29:08.240 in months. Yeah, I know. I've been busy, you 00:29:08.240 --> 00:29:09.759 know. A lot of things have been happening to 00:29:09.759 --> 00:29:11.980 me. That's the way life is, Oliver, though. Things 00:29:11.980 --> 00:29:15.759 happen to people. Some good, some bad. Uh, Ruthie, 00:29:15.859 --> 00:29:18.220 you think you could, uh, come out with me for 00:29:18.220 --> 00:29:19.799 a little while, huh? Could I take you to dinner 00:29:19.799 --> 00:29:22.980 or something? Oh, I... I don't think so, sir. 00:29:23.059 --> 00:29:25.359 My daughter doesn't like to leave me alone. She 00:29:25.359 --> 00:29:27.380 thinks she has to watch over me night and day. 00:29:27.519 --> 00:29:29.460 Oh, come on, please, Ruthie. Just for a little 00:29:29.460 --> 00:29:31.940 while, huh? I gotta talk to you. I got a car 00:29:31.940 --> 00:29:35.890 downstairs. A car? Yeah, yeah, car and a driver. 00:29:36.369 --> 00:29:47.250 So we could just, uh, go for a ride. I just don't 00:29:47.250 --> 00:29:50.349 understand how it could have happened, Sal. I 00:29:50.349 --> 00:29:53.150 mean, you had nothing just a few months ago. 00:29:53.750 --> 00:29:56.009 Now everything's so different. I just hit it 00:29:56.009 --> 00:29:58.940 big, Ruthie. I got lucky. You're not... Do you 00:29:58.940 --> 00:30:01.500 mean anything to someone? No, I swear I'm not. 00:30:01.680 --> 00:30:03.619 I just, you know, I come in with some big money, 00:30:03.759 --> 00:30:06.299 that's all. An old man, he left me a lot of money. 00:30:06.740 --> 00:30:10.400 Someone I get a favor for. You're so incredible. 00:30:11.480 --> 00:30:14.839 You look so different. Even your face looks different. 00:30:15.400 --> 00:30:17.880 It's the nose, Ruthie. That old broken nose of 00:30:17.880 --> 00:30:21.000 mine, it's gone. I swapped it. I mean, I had 00:30:21.000 --> 00:30:25.579 it fixed. I don't know what to say. I'm just 00:30:25.579 --> 00:30:28.299 overwhelmed. Well, say you see me again, Ruthie. 00:30:28.299 --> 00:30:30.519 That's all I want to hear. I mean, I know you 00:30:30.519 --> 00:30:32.140 turned me down when I asked you to marry me, 00:30:32.140 --> 00:30:36.940 but, uh, at least see me again, huh? Well, yeah, 00:30:36.960 --> 00:30:41.380 of course. Only, it can't be too often. You saw 00:30:41.380 --> 00:30:43.720 my poor father. Yeah, yeah, yeah. It's too bad 00:30:43.720 --> 00:30:45.960 about what happened to him. He's so terribly 00:30:45.960 --> 00:30:50.299 ill, Sam. He needs me. Yeah, I need you too, 00:30:50.339 --> 00:31:02.079 Ruthie. I never thought I'd ever see the inside 00:31:02.079 --> 00:31:04.519 of this restaurant, Sal. Yeah, it's a lot different 00:31:04.519 --> 00:31:08.000 from the old seafood house, Ed. The most fattiest 00:31:08.000 --> 00:31:10.500 place I've ever been to in my life. Oh, there 00:31:10.500 --> 00:31:12.200 are lots of other places you can see, Ruthie. 00:31:12.200 --> 00:31:14.460 I mean, not just here. There's places in Europe 00:31:14.460 --> 00:31:17.440 and South America. Hey, you know where I'd like 00:31:17.440 --> 00:31:20.859 to go? Acapulco. Everybody talks about Acapulco. 00:31:21.779 --> 00:31:24.579 You know, Sal, I'm sure dressed all wrong for 00:31:24.579 --> 00:31:26.819 this restaurant. Just look at the clothes. The 00:31:26.819 --> 00:31:28.819 women are wearing. You can have all the fancy 00:31:28.819 --> 00:31:31.480 clothes you want. And jewelry, Ruthie. You know 00:31:31.480 --> 00:31:33.599 how many times I want to buy you a real good 00:31:33.599 --> 00:31:36.099 piece of jewelry? Like I could never afford it? 00:31:37.299 --> 00:31:40.880 This is like a dream game. Look at this, Ruthie. 00:31:41.160 --> 00:31:48.380 What is it? You ever see a prettier diamond than 00:31:48.380 --> 00:31:51.599 that in your whole life? Oh, it's incredible. 00:31:52.759 --> 00:31:55.180 What must be said again? It's the biggest rock 00:31:55.180 --> 00:31:57.230 they had in the whole journey. I hate to tell 00:31:57.230 --> 00:32:02.430 you what it cost. Here, put it on. I can't accept 00:32:02.430 --> 00:32:05.410 this. Oh, sure you can. Go on, put it on your 00:32:05.410 --> 00:32:08.970 finger. No, no, I just can't. It's much too much 00:32:08.970 --> 00:32:11.309 for me. Yeah, but it's not too much for me. That's 00:32:11.309 --> 00:32:14.869 all that matters. Ruthie. Look, I'm asking you 00:32:14.869 --> 00:32:20.849 to wear this as an engagement ring. I guess that's 00:32:20.849 --> 00:32:26.650 what I meant. Huh? I never said I'd marry you, 00:32:26.789 --> 00:32:29.690 Sal. What are you talking about? We've been... 00:32:29.690 --> 00:32:31.750 We've been dating me for weeks now. Yeah, but 00:32:31.750 --> 00:32:35.650 we never discussed marriage again. Look, the 00:32:35.650 --> 00:32:37.589 only reason you turned me down before is because 00:32:37.589 --> 00:32:41.250 I was such a bum. Well, I'm no bum anymore, Ruthie. 00:32:41.269 --> 00:32:43.690 Can't you see that with your own eyes? I just 00:32:43.690 --> 00:32:47.109 can't do it. But why not? I mean, I... Look, 00:32:47.109 --> 00:32:48.650 I can be anything you want me to be. You want 00:32:48.650 --> 00:32:50.670 me to be smart like your old man, I can be that 00:32:50.670 --> 00:32:52.970 too. Sal, you know I don't feel that way. Look, 00:32:52.970 --> 00:32:54.950 I can get an education, see? Just like that. 00:32:55.119 --> 00:32:57.359 I can learn a lot of ways to know about music 00:32:57.359 --> 00:32:59.440 and painting and art. You just say the word, 00:32:59.500 --> 00:33:01.279 I'll go out and get the education. It isn't that 00:33:01.279 --> 00:33:04.460 alone. Well then what is it? Hey, wait a minute. 00:33:05.660 --> 00:33:07.359 Ah, you don't have to tell me. It's your old, 00:33:07.539 --> 00:33:09.180 it's your old man. It's your father. He still 00:33:09.180 --> 00:33:13.660 doesn't like me. But he, he still doesn't appreciate 00:33:13.660 --> 00:33:17.380 you, Sal. Even though I'm rich now, huh? But 00:33:17.380 --> 00:33:19.900 he doesn't think about money the way you do. 00:33:20.140 --> 00:33:21.920 He told me to go out and prove myself. That's 00:33:21.920 --> 00:33:24.400 what I did. There isn't enough for him. Please. 00:33:26.289 --> 00:33:29.170 Well, we are going to talk about him. Once and 00:33:29.170 --> 00:33:31.509 for all. I know your father means a lot to you. 00:33:31.970 --> 00:33:33.789 You think he's the greatest man who ever lived. 00:33:34.049 --> 00:33:36.049 Well, I want to know why, see? I want to know 00:33:36.049 --> 00:33:37.589 what makes him so much better than me. Well, 00:33:37.670 --> 00:33:43.230 it's hard to explain. Well, try. It's not just 00:33:43.230 --> 00:33:48.069 that my father is a smart or educated man. He's 00:33:48.069 --> 00:33:50.150 something more important. He's something I don't 00:33:50.150 --> 00:33:53.019 have, right? Go on, tell me what it is. I don't 00:33:53.019 --> 00:33:56.539 know the word for it. Well, make up a word. Well, 00:33:57.380 --> 00:34:03.700 he... He has... Heart. Compassion. I guess that's 00:34:03.700 --> 00:34:08.280 what I really mean, Sal. My father has compassion. 00:34:09.679 --> 00:34:13.059 Compassion? All my life. Ever since I can remember 00:34:13.059 --> 00:34:16.460 he's had that quality. I don't think I could 00:34:16.460 --> 00:34:20.800 ever live without it around me, Sal. Can you 00:34:20.800 --> 00:34:33.630 understand that? Yes, who is it? Sal Roach, Mr. 00:34:33.710 --> 00:34:36.489 Maiden. Can I come in? Rupi's not home. I know, 00:34:36.550 --> 00:34:42.369 Mr. Maiden. I want to see you. Why me, Salvador? 00:34:42.670 --> 00:34:46.110 I want to talk to you about something. All right, 00:34:46.150 --> 00:34:50.800 come in. I don't have very much to... Say to 00:34:50.800 --> 00:34:52.739 you, Salvador, you found that out a long time 00:34:52.739 --> 00:34:55.139 ago. Yeah, I know that. And in case you came 00:34:55.139 --> 00:34:57.480 here to argue with me about Ruthie, don't waste 00:34:57.480 --> 00:34:59.440 your time. My daughter makes up her own mind. 00:34:59.639 --> 00:35:01.480 You know, she told you I proposed to her, huh? 00:35:01.880 --> 00:35:04.960 She tells me things, yeah. You tell her a few 00:35:04.960 --> 00:35:08.420 things, too, don't you? Salvador. Salvador, I'm 00:35:08.420 --> 00:35:11.579 a sick man. And I don't have long hands. A few 00:35:11.579 --> 00:35:15.019 months, maybe only a few weeks. I wouldn't want 00:35:15.019 --> 00:35:17.019 to leave my Ruthie in the hands of the wrong 00:35:17.019 --> 00:35:20.860 person. You mean in me, huh? Leave us in peace, 00:35:21.340 --> 00:35:23.860 Salvador. I didn't come here to talk about Ruthie, 00:35:23.860 --> 00:35:27.219 Mr. Maitland. Then why did you come? It's you 00:35:27.219 --> 00:35:29.539 I came about. I mean, I came to talk to you. 00:35:29.559 --> 00:35:31.840 Look, I know what you think of me, and I didn't 00:35:31.840 --> 00:35:33.480 come here to change your mind. I came here to 00:35:33.480 --> 00:35:36.480 talk business. Business? I want to make a deal 00:35:36.480 --> 00:35:39.599 with you. I want to buy something you've got. 00:35:41.000 --> 00:35:43.460 Look at me. I have nothing. Even this wheelchair 00:35:43.460 --> 00:35:45.280 is rented. You've still got something I want. 00:35:46.039 --> 00:35:47.940 I'm willing to pay for it, any price you name. 00:35:48.059 --> 00:35:50.599 You could use money, I know that. Not for yourself, 00:35:50.820 --> 00:35:53.139 not... I mean, money for Ruthie. Money to take 00:35:53.139 --> 00:35:54.840 care of her when she's alone. I have nothing 00:35:54.840 --> 00:35:58.320 to sell, don't you understand? Yes, you do. You 00:35:58.320 --> 00:36:01.139 got something I need real bad. I don't know what 00:36:01.139 --> 00:36:05.659 you call it exactly. Ruthie says it's like, uh... 00:36:05.659 --> 00:36:08.829 compassion. What kind of crazy talk is this? 00:36:08.889 --> 00:36:10.829 Do you even know what you're talking about? A 00:36:10.829 --> 00:36:12.429 lot of people thought I was crazy when I offered 00:36:12.429 --> 00:36:14.030 them this kind of a deal, but I've done all right. 00:36:14.090 --> 00:36:16.030 I take my word for it. I've done great. You think 00:36:16.030 --> 00:36:19.210 you can buy a thing like that and pay for it 00:36:19.210 --> 00:36:23.469 like eggs? I know I can. All you do is say yes. 00:36:23.469 --> 00:36:26.409 I'll give you any amount of money you want. I 00:36:26.409 --> 00:36:28.670 think maybe you don't feel well, Salvador. Look, 00:36:28.750 --> 00:36:30.550 a hundred thousand bucks, huh? How does that 00:36:30.550 --> 00:36:32.949 strike you? Would you make a deal for a hundred 00:36:32.949 --> 00:36:37.420 thousand? You're really serious. I'll bring you 00:36:37.420 --> 00:36:40.280 the check tomorrow morning. It's enough money 00:36:40.280 --> 00:36:42.179 to take care of you for the rest of your life. 00:36:43.019 --> 00:36:46.599 And Ruthie, too. You know, you're a crazy man, 00:36:46.800 --> 00:36:52.699 Salvador. Crazy. But all right. If that's your 00:36:52.699 --> 00:37:10.909 insanity, all right. Why is it the alarm so early 00:37:10.909 --> 00:37:19.369 for? Might as well get up. Shit. It was a funny 00:37:19.369 --> 00:37:23.530 dream last night. I was crying about something. 00:37:24.789 --> 00:37:30.809 It's funny. Crying in your sleep? Hey, look at 00:37:30.809 --> 00:37:36.030 that. I still got tears in my face. Jeez, I don't 00:37:36.030 --> 00:37:40.449 think I've cried since I was six years old. I 00:37:40.449 --> 00:37:43.070 feel so different today. What's the matter with 00:37:43.070 --> 00:37:46.530 me? I don't feel like myself. I feel like I want... 00:37:46.530 --> 00:37:49.329 I feel like I want to go outside. I want to look 00:37:49.329 --> 00:37:53.210 at people. I want to talk to them. Hey, what 00:37:53.210 --> 00:37:56.489 a nutty thing. I... I want to be with people. 00:37:57.690 --> 00:38:01.230 Hey, what is this? Is this what Lil T was talking 00:38:01.230 --> 00:38:04.849 about? That compassion stuff? Oh, it's so great 00:38:04.849 --> 00:38:09.730 about it. All I feel is sad. I feel like... I 00:38:09.730 --> 00:38:12.789 feel it crying. I feel like the whole world is 00:38:12.789 --> 00:38:16.090 on my shoulders. What's so great about feeling 00:38:16.090 --> 00:38:22.429 like that, huh? Ruthie. I gotta see Ruthie. I 00:38:22.429 --> 00:38:25.309 gotta tell her what happened to me. I gotta hold 00:38:25.309 --> 00:38:41.309 her in my arms. My sweet little Ruthie. Did you 00:38:41.309 --> 00:38:44.050 bring the check? Yes, sir, I brought it. All 00:38:44.050 --> 00:38:47.110 right, let's get it over with. Is it certified? 00:38:47.969 --> 00:38:50.429 Yeah, it's a bank check, Mr. Maitland. It's good 00:38:50.429 --> 00:38:57.010 as cash. Put it on the table. Yes, sir. Is Ruthie 00:38:57.010 --> 00:39:00.030 up yet? She's up, but she's not here. Oh, well, 00:39:00.030 --> 00:39:03.369 where is she? I sent her on an errand. Oh, I'd 00:39:03.369 --> 00:39:07.289 really like to see her, Mr. Maitland. I guess 00:39:07.289 --> 00:39:10.170 what I really mean is I'd like her to see me. 00:39:10.880 --> 00:39:14.280 I'd like her to realize that I've changed. You've 00:39:14.280 --> 00:39:16.739 changed, have you? She'll be able to tell too, 00:39:16.800 --> 00:39:18.820 you know. It may take a little while, but she's 00:39:18.820 --> 00:39:22.000 gonna know. I see. And then she'll say yes to 00:39:22.000 --> 00:39:24.820 your marriage proposal, hmm? I think she will, 00:39:24.840 --> 00:39:27.800 yeah. And I'll make her happy, Mr. Maitland. 00:39:27.800 --> 00:39:30.659 I swear I will. I'll do everything I can to make 00:39:30.659 --> 00:39:33.039 your daughter happy. You're still a bum, Salvador. 00:39:33.960 --> 00:39:35.480 Maybe you're rich now, or maybe you've got a 00:39:35.480 --> 00:39:37.920 big smile on your face, but in my eyes, you're 00:39:37.920 --> 00:39:40.670 still a bum. I know why you feel that way about 00:39:40.670 --> 00:39:42.590 me, Mr. Maitland, I know. But everything about 00:39:42.590 --> 00:39:45.170 me is different now, I swear that. And I want 00:39:45.170 --> 00:39:47.510 us to be friends. You gave me a hundred thousand 00:39:47.510 --> 00:39:49.349 dollars, Salvador. Do you need my friendship 00:39:49.349 --> 00:39:52.170 too? Well, it's what I want more than the money. 00:39:52.489 --> 00:39:56.210 Sorry, Salvador. I don't have any friendly feelings 00:39:56.210 --> 00:40:01.050 to give you. This is what I have for you. Hey. 00:40:01.750 --> 00:40:04.369 Hey, Mr. Maitland, what are you doing with that 00:40:04.369 --> 00:40:06.730 shotgun, huh? I kept it around here for robbers. 00:40:06.809 --> 00:40:08.989 The neighborhood is full of robbers. But now 00:40:08.989 --> 00:40:10.889 the biggest robber of all is right here in front 00:40:10.889 --> 00:40:13.070 of me. Mr. Maitland, put the thing down, will 00:40:13.070 --> 00:40:15.530 ya? Be careful! You're not taking the most important 00:40:15.530 --> 00:40:17.690 thing in my life, Salvador. Stop, Mr. Maitland, 00:40:17.809 --> 00:40:21.210 please! Have mercy! Please! Sorry, Salvador, 00:40:21.429 --> 00:40:24.849 I don't have that anymore. No mercy. No compassion. 00:40:37.519 --> 00:40:41.099 the incredible rise and fall of Salvador Ross, 00:40:41.940 --> 00:40:45.599 a man who pulled himself up by his own bootstraps 00:40:45.599 --> 00:40:48.659 and who finally fell before the merciless blast 00:40:48.659 --> 00:40:53.139 of a loaded shotgun, all of which goes to prove 00:40:53.139 --> 00:40:57.099 that it isn't easy to strike the right bargains 00:40:57.099 --> 00:41:00.480 in life. Sometimes we make bargains with the 00:41:00.480 --> 00:41:03.719 devil without even realizing it, and sometimes 00:41:03.719 --> 00:41:08.460 we create our own devils. the way Salvador Ross 00:41:08.460 --> 00:41:23.880 did. I'll be back shortly. What would you have 00:41:23.880 --> 00:41:28.099 given up if you were Salvador Ross? Which one 00:41:28.099 --> 00:41:31.019 of your blessings would you trade for someone 00:41:31.019 --> 00:41:35.239 else's? It's an interesting speculation. and 00:41:35.239 --> 00:41:37.920 one which makes most people realize that they'd 00:41:37.920 --> 00:41:41.880 rather not trade at all. And speaking of swaps, 00:41:42.760 --> 00:41:45.400 thank you for swapping that television program 00:41:45.400 --> 00:41:49.440 for this one. We trust that you've seen pictures 00:41:49.440 --> 00:41:53.000 in your own mind that no television screen could 00:41:53.000 --> 00:41:57.460 ever match. Our cast included Tony Roberts, Mandel 00:41:57.460 --> 00:42:00.559 Kramer, Evie Juster, Robert Dryden, Gil Mack, 00:42:00.940 --> 00:42:04.000 and Jack Grimes. The entire production was under 00:42:04.000 --> 00:42:07.860 the direction of Hyman Brown. Radio Mystery Theatre 00:42:07.860 --> 00:42:11.579 was sponsored in part by CONTAC, the 12 -hour 00:42:11.579 --> 00:42:15.179 allergy capsule, Buick Motor Division, and Anheuser 00:42:15.179 --> 00:42:18.679 -Busch Incorporated, Brewers of Budweiser. 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