Now and Forever

That'll be right up. Just a minute.

Thank you. Good morning, Occidental.

I cannot ring suite 1026 before 11:30.

I'm sorry, sir. Never before 11:30.

Accounting Department. C.O.D. for 1026.

Mail for 1026.

For 1026? Well, why didn't you tell me? Oh, stupid!

Nice ham. You said that in Vienna.

Not about ham. Most certainly about ham.

That was Wiener Schnitzel.

I remember distinctly arguing about the relationship of a cow to a calf.

Jerry, you're an idiot.

You said that in Vienna. And London and Rome and a few other places.

Say, was that a party last night!

Didn't I tell you we'd have a great time in China?

Mmm. You certainly did. Let me see. What was I last night?

It was something special. Oh, sure. I was Emperor of All China.

Mmm. The Emperor of All China.

Emperor, there's a little message for you.

Some of your subjects are getting a little restless.

Would that be, by any chance, the bill?

Good morning, Emperor.

Have we been here three weeks? We have, and we've had a swell time.

Now I suppose you haven't the $800.

Will you have some more ham, Emperor?

Have faith, little one. I have, but not $800 worth.

Hey, there is a time for fooling.

You've always said there was no time for anything but fooling.

Well, who am I to disturb a genius?

I'm not hungry, either. Is it the fire escape?

It looks like the old boy has got to go to work.

Any ideas, may I ask?

My dear, you're talking to a businessman. You ought to know that by this time.

Hmm. I do.

But $805 is a record!

Who do you love? My emperor.

Always brings home the bacon, doesn't he? Always.

Uh... we mustn't mix pleasure with business.

Just as you say, dear.

And what is my little woman fixing for dinner tonight?

It's probably right there.

Uh, as a matter of fact, just between you and me,

we may dine on a boat tonight.

You know how it is. We like to move.

Don't we though?

Good-bye, little woman.

Good-bye, Emperor.

Good morning, Mr. Day. Good morning, Mr. Ling.

Mr. Day, it is, indeed, most disagreeable to me, but... Yes?

I need not impress upon you the urgency of, uh, well, your bill.

Oh, no need at all. As a matter of fact,

I am expecting the auditor today.

It will be very awkward for me if, uh...

Oh, uh, the auditor. I understand.

As it happens, I was just on my way downstairs now.

I'll see you later, Mr. Ling. Good afternoon.

Good afternoon, Mr. Ling.

Thanks.

Hmm. Thank you.

Hello. Occidental Hotel?

The manager, Mr. Ling, please.

The desk clerk at Hotel Sino Manor speaking.

Mr. Ling? The auditor is here, sir.

Yes, we'll show him every courtesy.

Yes. Yes, sir.

Mr. Ling conveys his compliments, Mr. Daly,

and says he will come over whenever you wish to see him.

Er, my very best compliments to Mr. Ling...

and, uh, tell him there's no hurry whatsoever.

I have a great deal to do. As a matter of fact,

I'd rather not see Mr. Ling till evening.

I'm the assistant manager. Consider us all at your command sir.

Oh, thank you.

And, uh, will you have the ledgers sent up?

I expect to be very busy and I don't wish to be disturbed.

Yes, sir.

Boy, Suite 205.

This way, sir.

Tsk, tsk, tsk.

Mr. O'Neil, please. Room 327.

Mr. O'Neil. I'm merely fulfilling my obligation to this firm.

But I must ask you to meet your bill immediately.

Why haven't... But I haven't the money!

Mr. O'Neil, uh...

In a situation like this we make great allowances for cash.

Well, Mr. Daly,

if I had any cash, I... I might dig up 50.

For a hundred we'll cancel the whole bill.

It's a deal.

Mrs. Frank Newman, please. Uh, Room 425.

Let's see, 500.

One, two, 350 makes $850.

That's right. Thank you.

I'm going to the Sino Manor Hotel. The auditor is there.

Oh, good afternoon, Mr. Day! Good afternoon, Mr. Ling.

I hope you have enjoyed your stay with us. Good day, Mr. Ling.

Put them down here. Whee!

Well, we made it. Again.

I've decided to write a book:

"My Breathless Years." Will I be in it?

Mmm. Yes, but I don't think you'll stay long. I'll kill you off early.

Not getting tired of it all, by any chance?

Never a dull moment, darling. Good girl.

Mmm. Here, you forgot these this morning.

By the way, where are we going?

Boat stops at Yokohama first. We'll see how we feel when we get there.

I was afraid of that.

Well, well, well! This is different.

Toni. What?

Darling, we're rich. Again? That's nice.

Hmm. This letter's from my brother-in-law.

He's been, uh, looking after the baby. Baby?

Yeah, listen. What baby?

My baby. Wait a minute, Jerry.

You mean that you have a child? That's right.

Didn't I tell you? No.

She must be five or six by now. I don't know exactly.

Well, for a man who talks so much, you say very little.

I- I told you I was married. Yes.

She died some time ago. Oh.

The point is, my wife's family...

want to deny me the privilege of parenthood.

I've been looking for that brother-in-law of mine for a long time...

and now he wants my baby.

Well, he's gonna get her. And it'll cost him exactly $75,000.

Jerry. Seventy-five thousand dollars.

What a beautiful world.

We'll take the first boat out of Yokohama to San Francisco,

hop a plane to...

Hey, do you realize we've never been in New York together?

Mmm. Why, darling, it's gonna be marvelous.

You and I in New York? Why, it's... it's...

The black ten on the red ten.

Of course, we'll have to stop off in Connecticut first to, uh, pick up the money.

My wife's family live there,

which is practically the only thing wrong with Connecticut.

Who do you love?

Jerry, don't go to Connecticut.

Why, how else can we get the money? Don't get it.

I don't understand.

Jerry, don't even want to go.

Oh, now I'm getting it. Not a nice way to make money, huh?

Not a bit nice. Hmm. I didn't know we were nice.

Think of New York. That'll be nice.

I'm leaving for Paris in the morning.

You mean...

You mean you'll meet me in Paris when I come back?

I don't know.

You're tired of chasing trains is what you really mean.

Jerry, you once said we belong because we both hated life.

Neither of us knew what we wanted.

We've had three years. Are we any nearer to knowing?

I'll answer that by asking you:

Do you wish we were settled down and it were our kid?

Do you? No.

I don't think I do either. But I wish we wanted to.

You're tired of chasing trains, all right.

Jerry... don't go! She is your child!

You can't take advantage of that. She's yours!

But 75,000 bucks is 75,000 bucks.

Well, you're the emperor.

Then you'll meet me in Paris?

I'll know that when I'm in Paris. Well, you're the empress.

Good night, Empress.

We need scarcely point out that your mode of life...

is not one that fits you to bring up a child... my sister's child.

Just as stuffy as ever in here.

Ah.

However, I have no desire to...

I have no desire to criticize your mode of life.

Oh! No, no! We are...

We are concerned only with the welfare of the child.

Of course.

Therefore, I have had Mr. Clark draw up a document

which covers every phase of the matter.

You agree to surrender the child. I agree to adopt her.

That's a lot of words.

How long would it take a lawyer to say "the black cat of my aunt has 18 kittens"?

Really, Mr. Day, I... This is no time for levity.

When does the levity begin around here?

Are we to understand that you refuse Mr. Higginson's generous offer without even...

Considering the type of person we have to deal with,

we thought it might come to that.

You knew it would come to that.

How much do you want?

Seventy-five thousand dollars.

Why, that's ridiculous! An outrage!

Blackmail.

I won't be held up this way. I told you he was a scoundrel.

Oh. So you've told him.

And I'll give you 20,000...

and not another penny.

Well?

Magnificent, hmm?

You know, we can manufacture these...

for almost nothing and sell them at the five-and-ten; make a fortune.

No charge for the idea.

Ah, I take it I'm not invited for lunch, so I'll move along.

I'll be out in the garden when you make up your mind to pay me the 75,000.

Oh, 40,000, then.