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Pleased to meet you Mr. Talbert.

You're wearing the

wrong kind of a button, Mr. Talbert.

Davis hasn't a chance.

Heaven help this city

if Smith's elected.

- We'll have a wide open town.

- Excuse me.

Yes dear.

As long as there's cities,

you're bound to have vice in 'em.

You can't control human nature

by putting in a new mayor.

Clem Davis is a conservative.

The only difference between

a liberal and a conservative man is

the liberal recognizes the existence

of vice and controls it.

Whilst a conservative just turns

his back and pretends it doesn't exist.

You seem to be

well informed on city politics.

What is your business?

- Insurance.

- Indeed? How is the insurance business

I'm in a peculiar kind of insurance.

The tougher the times,

the better my business.

I'm a bail bondsman.

I get people out of jail.

You have a fine daughter,

Mr. Talbert.

Quite so. A very fine girl.

But she has a little too much...

- Imagination?

- Imagination.

That's it. She has

a little bit too much imagination.

She has an underworld mania.

She's very fond

of underworld pictures.

Always reading detective stories.

I sometimes think, that if she

hadn't lived in a splendid environment

she might have

matched her wits with the law.

Just for the thrill of it,

you understand.

There are a lot

of people like that.

And these big department stores

you'd be surprised how many fine people

come in and take things

for the joy of getting away with it.

Is there nothing

that can be done about it?

Well...

I did know of a society woman who

whose husband had a charge account

in every one of the stores.

Whenever she stole anything, why...

they just charged it

against his account.

A very clever solution.

- Have a cigar.

- Thank you.

A tuba down in Cuba

makes them for me.

Indeed? Shall we have a drink?

Thanks, don't mind if I do.

What's the matter Bill.

Sit down, You look jittery.

Me?

You were coming over last night.

What happened?

I've been trying to get over for a week,

but something always turns up.

- Busy as a bee?

- Yeah.

- Busy as a bee.

- Gathering honey.

- Miss Ruby's ready to sign the payroll?

- Put it on the desk.

What's good for... sunburn?

Vinegar.

- Are you kidding?

- Why don't you ask Elaine Talbert?

I hear she's as dark as Jessica.

How do you always know my business?

You always brag to your friends,

and your friends are my friends,

Swell friends I've got.

I'm probably your best one.

If I tell you about this Talbert girl

you'll only say I'm nasty.

I don't want to know

anything about her.

- Rather find out for yourself?

- Yes.

If you wouldn't mind?

You're not really

going for this girl are you Bill?

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