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8:51, the Empire State Express.

Leaving on track 5 for Albany, Utica, Syracuse,

Rochester, Buffalo, and Niagara Falls.

Are you all right, Father?

I'm fine.

You should have let me come up to meet you.

To see me get out of prison?

It's not a thing I want you to remember.

You're home now, Father.

That's all that matters.

What is it, Father?

Mr. Colby didn't come.

Did you expect him to?

Yes. Yes, I did.

Father. Father, please.

Let's go home now.

I'll call him.

I'll call Mr. Colby this afternoon.

Good morning, Miss.

I...

Mm-hm.

Excuse me, I'd like to see Mr. Colby.

These are the contracts at Dutch Oil Lease.

Mr. Colby wants them right away.

Excuse me, but I'd like to see...

I'm sorry, you'll have to wait.

These are from the contract department.

They're for Mr. Colby.

- Can you tell me where I... - Just a moment, please.

These contracts are for Mr. Colby.

Well, I can't disturb him right now, he's in a conference.

How many tellers and secretaries do you have to go through to get to see this guy?

Anything I can do for you?

Any number of things, but unfortunately I'm here on business.

I want to see Mr. Colby.

What did you want to see him about?

Well, he's been carrying on with my grandmother.

I'd like to find out what his intentions are.

If you have any business with Mr. Colby...

I have lots of business but it's all personal.

I'm his secretary, his personal secretary.

Well, it just goes to show you how far a girl can get

if she keeps her stocking seams straight.

Don't get up, thank you, I'll announce myself.

Just a minute, you can't go in there.

Don't blame the girl, Mr. Colby, whichever one you are.

She did her best.

I trust this is something urgent.

If you're Andrew Colby, it's very urgent.

I am.

Well, my name's Robert Regan, I'm an attorney.

I'm representing a client named Emilio Canepa.

As a result of your negligent driving,

his pushcart and load of bananas were damaged to the extent of $68.72.

You ignored my letters, so I brought you a little invitation

ordering you to appear in magistrate's court.

Just in case you've never seen one, there's a summons,

they're issued by the City of New York.

Yes.

Yes, I've heard of the procedure.

Well, in that case, good day.

Oh, just a minute, Mr. Regan.

Perhaps we can settle this matter out of court.

Forgive me, gentlemen.

I assure you it wasn't my intention to defraud your client.

I turned your letters over to my attorneys, Porter and Griswold.

Porter and Griswold?

They wouldn't even take a bath unless it involved $100,000.

Mr. Porter's wife might resent that remark.

Yes, I'm afraid she might.

This is Mr. Porter and Mr. Griswold.

Oh.

- How do you do? - How do you do?

For your convenience, I've brought you an itemized account.

$23 for the damage to the pushcart, $12 for the bananas.

Emilio Canepa doesn't think this is funny.

Of course not.

I'm sorry.

Okay.

I'll see that Mr. Canepa gets a check.

And a letter congratulating him on his choice of attorneys.

Thank you.

Do you always attend to these matters personally, Mr. Regan?

Well, I thought my client was getting pushed around.

I didn't like that.

Well, goodbye, Mr. Colby.

Goodbye.

Sorry if I got you in a jam.

Anything for the cause of justice.

Say, you know, you're a lot prettier than the girls out there,

but obviously that's why you're in here.

Obviously.

Um, what do you do Saturday nights?

Oh, play marbles with the girls next door.

Uh, look, um, I know of a little place...

I'm sure you do.

Well, the name's Regan, Robert Regan.

I'll try to remember.

I'm in the book.

In case your pushcart ever gets pushed.

It very rarely does.

I don't anticipate any serious trouble on this loan, Andrew.

Did you ring, Mr. Colby?

Oh, yes, Miss Faraday.

Did Mr. Murdock return?

No, he hasn't.

It is unfortunate that Kroner should be getting out of prison

at precisely this time.

You can assure everyone concerned

that Kroner has absolutely no connection with my organization any longer.

I think that's all we need.

- Goodbye. - Goodbye.

I'm sorry about the interruption, Andrew.

You mean Regan?

He was a welcome relief.

How did things go?

Beautifully. Beautifully.

As a matter of fact, you can wire our Paris office

that we'll be ready to leave in two weeks.

I'm ready right now.

Why?

You're getting tired of New York?

Oh, not particularly.

It's just that, well,

high finance isn't my idea of the most stimulating thing in the world.

But the things you can do with the money.

You can buy steam ships and oil wells and head waiters.

Wouldn't you like an old stuffed majordomo to use as a hat rack?

Oh, come in, Charles, I've been waiting for you.

Kroner got in on the 10:12.

Nobody met him but his daughter.

Five years.

It doesn't seem possible.

How did he look, Charles?

About the same, thinner.

Little bitter.

I suppose I should see him.

Shall I try to reach him for you?

No.

No, we'll wait for him to call us.

Noel, that young attorney who was here, what did you think of him?

Oh, I don't know.

Brash, hotheaded, fairly bright, I imagine.

Hm.

Have him come to see me tonight.

Come to see you?

Yes, 9:00 at home.

Is Mr. Colby at home?

Who shall I say is calling?

Mr. Regan, Robert Regan.

Come in, please.

Expecting someone?

Come this way, Mr. Regan.

May I take your things, please?

Oh, thank you.

Quite a place, a fellow could get lonesome.

Good evening, Mr. Regan.

My name is Noel Faraday.

Well, hello.

I'm representing Andrew Colby.

This, in case you've never seen one, is not a summons.

Well, thank you.

When I'm worth $40 million, I'm going to have a secretary who looks exactly like you.

Oh, my tastes are fairly simple.

$20 million will be quite enough.

How's Emilio Canepa?

Expecting a check.

I feel like a man of distinction.

Are you?

As distinctive as you can get at Public School 45.

What's the idea of this interview?

Why don't you ask Mr. Colby?

Well, I thought you were his personal secretary.

Oh, he keeps a few secrets from me.

I couldn't.

Say, what kind of a guy is he anyway?

Attractive, generous, warm-hearted, brilliant.

Good shot, Mr. Colby.

Thank you, won't you join me?

I'm a little out of practice.

Good.

Thank you, Noel.

Don't forget to save your nickels, Mr. Regan.

$20 million will do it.

That's a very attractive secretary you have there, Mr. Colby.

I'm still young enough to notice that myself, Mr. Regan.

Were you surprised to hear from me so soon?

Sure I was surprised.

I was very much impressed with you this afternoon.

That's funny, I didn't think you'd feel like that.

I liked your aggressiveness, your loyalty to your client.

It's a very rare thing to find these days, loyalty.

You can buy it at any dog store in town.

Unfortunately, that's about the only place.

How would you like to come and work for me, Mr. Regan?

- Sounds fine. - For considerably more money

than I believe you're earning now.

Sounds even better.

Then it's all settled?

Not quite.