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-I have it, sir.

It's a very nice room on the sixth floor,

facing the bay. Boy! -Thank you.

This might help you enjoy your stay, Mr.

Bigelow. It's a little booklet on how to have

...fun in San Francisco.

Thank you.

-You're very welcome, sir.

Thank you.

Say, is it always like this around here?

No, this is market week and

it's the last day too. Boy!

Always around until you need him.

Oh, 517? Sure.

Thank you.

Here's a message for you, Mr. Bigelow.

Long distance call came in about an hour

ago from Banning. From a Paula Gibson.

Oh, thank you. -You're very welcome.

Show Mr. Bigelow to 618.

Right this way, sir.

-Bye.

Right this way, Mr. Bigelow.

Is there anything else, Mr. Bigelow?

Yes, you can get me a dry Manhattan

and a packet of razor blades.

Yes, sir.

-Thank you.

Oh and...you can leave that door open.

Hello, operator?

I want to speak to Ms. Paula Gibson

in Banning, California.

Yeah, that's right....No, I'll wait.

Hello?

-Hello, Paula.

Oh, hello Frank. How was the trip?

Fine. Just fine.

-Having a miserable time, I hope.

Well, I don't know I...I just got in.

What was that?

Ah...Market Week. The place is

crawling with travelling salesmen.

You know Charlie Anderson

found out that you went away

and he asked me to go out with him?

-Oh, really? How did he make out?

I'm considering it.

-Is that what you called to tell me?

I'll have you know that this call

is strictly business, Mr. Bigelow.

Did a Mr. Philips phone you?

A Eugene Philips of Los Angeles.

No. -He will. He phoned the

office three times today.

He said that he wanted to get

in touch with you immediately.

He said it's most urgent and imperative

that he reach you at once.

What did he want?

-I don't know.

But he sounded deep, dark and mysterious,

and quite agitated about something.

Philips? Philips? Have we...have we

ever done any business with him?

Not unless you've been keeping it a secret

from me. I looked through all the accounts.

Why'd you tell him you could reach me here?

You know I'm supposed to be on vacation.

So you told me.

And so I told him, dear heart.

But, the gentleman didn't seem to respect

your temperamental moods the way I do.

He was very insistent that he speak to

you 'before it's too late', as he put it.

Well, tell him you tried

to get in touch with me

and I changed my plans

and you can't reach me.

He won't talk to me.

I told him that I was your confidential

secretary but I guess I didn't sound

confidential enough. So, I told him that

he could reach you there this evening.

Well, call him back. If it's as important

as he says it is he'll talk to you.

Otherwise, he'll just have

to wait until I get home.

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