The Scarlet Hour

Now, gimme a cigarette, darling.

Sure.

Anything you want.

Anything?

Oh, darling, I love you.

You don't know how much I love you.

Get down outta sight.

Do you think we've been followed?

Turn off the radio.

Apparently we aren't

the only ones that think of places like this.

Yeah.

I guess we have to go anyway.

It's late.

You get nervous, don't you?

I guess so.

Where you goin'?

I don't know.

Nowhere as usual.

Here, it's getting cold.

Beautiful.

Paulie.

Oh, Paulie.

Darling, don't.

It is late.

I love you, Paulie.

I love you so much, I can't stand to think of him ever.

Get in here.

Hi, Boss.

Gentleman, you're late.

I told you to be here first.

Well, the kid was driving, he got us lost.

Can't find no street signs up here.

If you can't follow simple orders,

I'll have to replace you.

Won't happen again.

The date set?

The 25th, Saturday.

The address is 1822 Falcon Drive.

There, gentleman, is our ripe plum ready to pick.

Sure looks spooky.

It's an enchanted castle,

and as all enchanted castles, it has a hidden treasure.

Come, gentlemen.

- Come on. - Huh? What?

Let me show you the layout.

Turn on the lights.

Turn on the lights.

Sit down.

We'll be gettin' no lookers for them lights.

Every cop in Los Angeles is lookin' for me.

Nobody's gonna bother us up here.

Now, you climb down the hill to the house,

across the lawn to the back door.

Then just to your left is a kitchen and a short hallway,

which leads to the living room.

On Saturday morning,

the owners start on a three week holiday cruise down

the coast of Baja, California.

That's in Mexico.

Yeah, I know, I know.

What's with the servants?

They live out.

The house will be closed.

A private police car patrols the area.

The car passes at 10:30.

It doesn't return for an hour and five minutes.

You have exactly one hour.

You start at 10:35.

What kind of a box?

A wall safe in the work room,

which adjoins the library here.

I warn you, it's a very substantial safe.

I'll open it.

If I didn't believe that, I wouldn't have chosen you.

Just do it quietly and neatly.

I worked too long and too hard on this plan

to allow a slip up.

- What was that? - What was what?

I heard somethin'.

He's jumpy, all hoods is jumpy,

but I know how to handle him. I'll guarantee him.

Now, will you listen to what the man's tellin' ya?

Don't push me.

Quit being jumpy and listen.

All right, all right. Don't push me.

Gentleman, gentlemen, take it easy, take it easy.

How much stuff is there supposed to be?

Quite a bit.

Bring a large briefcase.

The rings, bracelets, pins, several rather good necklaces.

The collection is insured for 350,000.

But if you follow my instructions carefully,

it's a very simple job.

Now then, is the layout clear to you?

- We got it. - Until Saturday.

- Good luck, gentlemen. - Thanks.

Come on, Junior.

You just can't wish that stuff out of there.

- All right, all right. - Don't shove me, huh?

Well, we certainly can find the spots.

I could use a drink, a double.

Start the car.

Paulie, what are you doing?

Let's go.

Those men, don't you think we ought

to report them to the police?

Oh, that'd be just fine.

Have you figured a way to explain

how we happened to overhear them?

Stop being a boy scout, Marsh.

They don't give a prize for it.

Come on, let's go.

It's all right.

He's not home yet.

Wanna dance?

I wish you wouldn't wear Ralph's bracelet all the time.

It's cute.

My husband read a fairy story once

about a mouse who put a bell on a cat,

so he'd always know where it was.

It's the only book he ever read.

I wish you wouldn't wear it.

Platinum.

Paulie, I don't want you going back to him.

What would we do,

live on the commissions Ralph pays you?

I'm sorry.

I won't mention it again.

Let's not spoil what little time we have together.

You're sweet.

I could be happy with you, Marsh.

Paulie.

But I've been poor.

I hate it.

- Benson. - Two more, same thing?

Just one.

Paulie, you don't understand.

I won't always be poor.

If I believed that,

I wouldn't wanna make you part of my life,

but I don't like hiding, sneaking around.

We made a bad enough start as it is.

The sooner we tell him,

the better chance we'll have for some kind of decent...

What are you thinking?

About $350,000, about the places I'd like to go,

the things we could see.

Nothing.

I guess I've had enough.

I'm getting the mumble jumbles.

Let's go, Marsh.

I'll drop you at the usual place.

Call me tomorrow, I wanna talk to you.

Yeah.

Ralph, I thought you were working.

Where you been?

I went to a movie.

Till two a.m.?

I liked it, I saw it again.

I'll bet you liked it.

Who is he?

Oh, Ralph, not that again.

I'm tired, I'm going to bed.

I wanna talk to ya, Paulie.

I've been waiting here going crazy.

I went crazy a long time ago.

If I get on your nerves, why wouldn't you give me a divorce?

You'd like that, wouldn't you?

So you could get a community property settlement,

pull out with half of everything I own.

You've been talking to that cheap lawyer of yours.

There is someone else, isn't there?

If you think so, get rid of me.

I won't let you break it up, Paulie.

Look, let's straighten it out.

Whatever's wrong between us, I wanna fix it up.

Get away from me, Ralph.

You couldn't fix your own shoelace.

Paulie!

I picked you up out of the gutter, did everything for ya,

bought everything for ya, tried to make something decent out of ya.

How would you know what was decent?

Why, you!

Ralph, why don't you act your age?

They catch ya, I'll kill ya.

Paulie?

Paulie, let me in.

Please let me in.

I'm sorry, baby.

Ralph?

He was waiting when I got home last night.

He hit you.

It's awful.

You better put something on it.

Antiseptic, something.

That's not all.

Look.

Why that...

How could he do that to you?