Impact

Impact, the force with which two lives come together.

Sometimes for good, sometimes for evil.

But we have our stockholders to answer to...

Phone Mrs. Williams,.

Tell her to be ready in about an hour and I'll pick her up.

Yes, Mr. Williams.

You phone Sam and and see if those papers on their way over

from the executive.

Yes, Will.

Well, Mr. Mr. Darcy, what's the score, nine to nothing?

I'm afraid it is, Walt.

If you think you can persuade them to change their minds

go right ahead.

Gentlemen, I never interfere in stock issues, dividends,

or anything else in your department.

I must run my department with no interference.

Either I know why and when I need more factory space

or you need another boy.

And that's all right with me too.

Because I can take these plans and pick

my own spot motor production field.

You won't have to worry so much about dividends,

there won't be many.

I'm sure none of us want to lose Walt or our dividends.

What do you say we take another vote?

All in favor of buying the three new factories

signify by saying aye.

Aye.

Aye.

Aye.

Aye.

Aye.

Aye.

Aye.

Aye.

Aye.

A unanimous vote.

Congratulations, Walt.

Congratulate the board, they're the winners.

Williams, if these factors are so

valuable that other companies would jump at the chance

to get them, how do you know that you

can buy them at the price you quoted us?

How do I know?

I bought them this morning.

Della, I was asked to rush this up for Mr. Williams.

Did you my wife, Della?

Your maid said she's gone to the dentist.

I gave her the message.

Oh, fine.

Oh, this just came.

Thank you.

What about those papers?

They're here.

Burke's checking them now.

Good.

Congratulations, Walt.

Take a look at clause four, those provisions

haven't been clarified yet.

Oh no?

I wanted to leave for Tahoe right away.

Get Judge Derring on the phone, will ya?

Nevermind.

I can get faster action if I run out to San Rafael myself

and stick with him until they're right.

Yeah?

Mrs. Williams on three.

Oh, put the blueprints of that new diesel in, will ya?

I want Jackson to see them.

Hi, duchess.

I'm afraid now we won't be able to leave til about 5 o'clock.

What?

You're not going with me?

But I counted on it.

But I thought as soon as Dr. Harris took care

of whatever it was, I'd feel better.

I don't.

Stupid thing still aches.

And I certainly wouldn't be a very

desirable driving companion.

Now seriously darling, you run along

and buy your little factories and hurry home.

I'll send your bag to the office.

And cheat me out of my good bye kiss?

Not a chance.

I've got to drive over to San Rafael, I'll stop on the way.

Love me?

Bye, dear.

How do you expect me to whistle through a toothache?

Nothing in in the whole world smells

as sweet as you do, duchess.

I certainly don't feel sweet.

I'm as grouchy as an old bear.

Well, Doc Williams can give you something to fix that.

Close your eyes.

Relax a minute.

Take a look at that and see if you don't feel better.

Oh, Walt.

Oh darling, it's beautiful.

Not bad.

Not bad at all.

You know, to quote my wife, I like monograms on things,

it shows they belong to me, unquote.

When did your wife say such a thing Mr. Williams?

About six years ago when I married her.

She gave me the first monogrammed shirts

I ever owned.

Those were the words on the card.

I still have it.

I certainly hope your board of directors

never discovers what a softy you are.

They won't.

Don't worry.

I have only one vulnerable spot.

What really happened this morning?

All I got out of Della was that you stalked out

of the office with blood in your eye

and were back in no time with canary feathers in your mouth.

Oh, I clipped those bird's wings.

They're short.

No one's going to vote me down, sweet.

Not when I know I'm right.

Mm-hmm.

But how did you convince the board of that so quickly?

With subtle hints and then easy persuasion.

Like this.

Either I get what I want or you get yourself another boy.

And that's all right with me too.

Walter.

What a clumsy ox.

I'm sorry, duchess.

Oh please, sweet, don't be so upset.

If you could have seen your face.

Oh, don't bother dear, Su Lin will take care of that.

Not exactly a good prescription for nerves, huh?

You know you're wrong, Dr. Williams.

The way I feel now, a good cat nap

will probably make a new woman out of me.

If it's not going to make you too late.

Yes?

I'm sure that by 5 o'clock I'll...

Swell.

I'll run over to San Rafael and get things ironed out

and be back for you by 5:00 on the nose.

Darling, wait.

That's perfectly, silly.

I'll take a taxi cab and meet you in Sausalito.

There's a drugstore on the corner opposite the square.

I'll be there at 5:00 and we can go straight on up to Tahoe.

That'll save you all that late afternoon traffic and all

the time it will take to come and pick me up.

Smart woman, my wife, thinks of everything.

Where is your bag, honey?

Oh, Su Lin still has some things to press for me.

You sure you don't mind taking a taxi?

Very sure.

Sweet dreams, duchess.

See you at 5:00.

I'd better get going.

Bye, hon.

Long distance.

I want Berkeley seven, nine, seven, two, one.

Hello.

Ah, hi ya, beautiful.

Yeah.

Here.

Don't forget, turn this stuff over

to a bell boy at the Airport Hotel in Oakland.

Tell him to hold it for Jack Burns.

Jack Burns, the Airport Hotel.

That's right.

I'll be checking in later.

What do I owe you?

A $1.15 to here, all this stuff back to Oakland...

Yeah, yeah here.

Buy yourself a new pair of pants.

Fine.

Hey, where's that new woman who was going to meet me?

It's after 5 o'clock.

Oh, gee, I was so sure you were going to be OK.

Maybe you'd better get yourself another dentist, huh?

Of course, I understand, honey, of course.

Just to prove it to you, I'm coming right on home.

No, you really mustn't, darling.

I'm going to be perfectly all right really.

And besides...

Besides what?

Well, I've done something you're not going to like.

You remember Aunt Margaret back in Illinois?

You mean the old gal in Evanston?

I'm way ahead of you.

How much?

Well, It isn't money this time.

It's another relative, her favorite nephew Jim Torrence.

All of a sudden out of the blue just after you left,

he telephoned me from Berkeley.

OK duchess, I'll see you when I get back.

Well you don't understand, dear.

You're going to see him right away.

I'm what?