Timepiece

Watch out there, sir...

Excuse me.

Ooh...

Ooh... oh...

I'm sorry.

Careful.

Thanks.

Oop! We meet again.

It's still my favorite animal.

You dragged this old bear around

till most of the stuffing fell out.

Maybe he's skinnier but I still have it.

You know what else I have?

The best dad in the whole world.

I'm going to miss you, Jen.

I'm going to miss you too, dad.

Oh, it's hard to believe it's been 16 years

since we moved into this house.

The strange thing is

we thought when we were moving in

we were gonna be taking care of Mary.

It turned out she was taking care of us.

I don't remember a lot about Mary.

Just how much I loved it when she used to read to me.

She loved it even more than you did.

That's why she left us this house.

So you could grow up here and...

One day get married here.

Just before she died...

Mary asked me to save this...

for you.

Oh, dad, it's so beautiful.

She wanted you to have it

on your wedding day.

I wonder how she met her husband.

You never knew anything about David

did you, dad?

No, just from that portrait up in the attic.

But their love story was... amazing.

They met during the second world war.

The company that David owned

had just won a contract to build a stock plane engine

for the U.S. army.

So, naturally, he was working around the clock

to met his production deadline.

Look, boss...

Yeah.

I know you're busy

but we got to do something about the bottleneck.

We're designing the finishing operation

to solve that.

You'll have the new grinders by next week.

Great.

Oh, excuse me, sir.

Where do I go to apply for the secretarial position?

I'm afraid Mr. Parkin isn't seeing any more girls today.

Well, has the position been filled?

I have experience and references.

I take shorthand and I type 90 words a minute.

I’m very organized

and I do really need this job.

I'm sorry.

Why don't you just come back tomorrow.

Excuse me.

Hello?

Are you therefor the secretarial position?

Well, I was, but I got here too late

so I never got to speak to Mr. Parkin.

I... well...

Maybe you still can.

No, he's not seeing anyone else today.

Don't give up so easily.

Let's go talk to him.

It's all right.

I can come back tomorrow.

No, no. You made a special trip.

Come on. He'll see you.

I promise.

Are you sure?

Absolutely.

What sort of man is he?

Well, uh...

I might as well warn you.

He's, uh... he's a bear to work for.

Oh, maybe it’d be better... No, no, no.

Please, take a seat.

I’m sure he'll be happy to meet with you.

How do you know?

Well, I...

Hw?

I'm... David Parkin.

I-I'm sorry.

You-you seemed so earnest

and I was just being playful.

And I was being foolish. No

Well, uh...

Let's start all over again.

Hello. I'm David Parkin.

Mary Chandler.

It's a pleasu... It's a pleasu...

It's a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Parkin.

The pleasure is mine, miss Chandler.

Please, take a seat.

How are we doing?

Any better?

I, uh... I brought my employment record.

So, what brings you to America, miss Chandler?

Oh, well, after my mother died, my father and I came...

My father and I came over...

as you can hear,

I collect timepieces.

Go on, miss Chandler.

Yes, we came over from England

because he wanted to find a new life over here

But, with jobs so scarce during the depression

he never really could find steady work.

I understand.

Unfortunately, my father was a failure too.

I don't consider my father to be a failure

Mr. Parkin.

Now, I believe I've told you all you need to know.

Thank you for considering me.

Miss Chandler...

I'm sorry if I’ve offended you

and I hope this doesn't mean

that you won't come to work for me.

You mean I have the job?

Monday morning, 8:00 sharp.

Good morning, Mr. Parkin's office.

We oil machines like this back here.

Little by little, going all the way...

Mr. Parkin...

I hear your typewriter in my dreams, miss Chandler.

And no matter how early I get here

you still beat me to it.

I couldn't sleep very well last night

so I decided to come in early.

There's so much catching up to do.

You're a great secretary.

I'm lucky to have you.

Thank you, Mr. Parkin.

You're welcome.

It's 2 hours latter in Washington so see if you can get

someone in the procurement office, miss Chandler.

Oh... would you mind if I called you Mary?

Give me a count on blade 14.

Yes, sir.

Brand new specs on the gearbox

for the A-57 multibank.

Oh, and the tank arsenal is stepping up its production.

So to match it

we'll have to be adding 2,000 more units a week.

Hey, you better get out of here.

You missed the last bus the other night.

Yes, I lose track of the time.

I don't know how you can do that

with all these clocks around here.

Well, I know the pressure you’re under

and I hate to leave anything for tomorrow, if I don't have to.

Good night, Mr. Parkin.

Good night, Mary.

Good night, Mr. Gibbs.

Miss Chandler.

Awfully familiar, aren't we?

Hmm?

I mean, you hardly know this "Mary."

You're already too fond of her, Dave.

I'm not "fond" of her.

I just admire her competence and efficiency.

Are you sure it’s her work ethic

that you admire?

It's not like you to have your head turned by a woman.

I just want to make sure she makes the last bus.

And besides, this woman is different.

Yeah, that's what every man says

just before he makes a fool of himself.

Just remember your own words of wisdom

concerning marriage.

Yeah, yeah,

"marriage is the worm that conceals the hook"

and I haven't changed my mind, okay?

Mary?

Father Mike.

What am I going to do?

Well... just what you’re doing.

Putting your trust in God.

I don't know how much trust I have left.

You're a strong woman, Mary.

You're going to be all right.

May I help you?

Ah, you must be that English voice

I heard on the phone.

Yes. Mary Chandler...

Mr. Parkin's secretary.

Barbara Hayworth...

And you don't need to announce me, Mary.

David and I are old friends.

Miss Hay...

David. Barbara.

You look beautiful.