House Of Strangers Page #3

That's bad. Any witnesses?

Very bad.

Has he got any money?

Good. Yeah.

Doors are made to knock on.

I haven't got time.

Whoever it is, say you'll call them back.

Moe, I'll call you back.

- Where do your clients sit?

- They don't. Period.

- My name is Irene Bennett.

- What's your story?

You were recommended to me

by the firm of Hanford, Sloan and Elliott.

Oh, that's a very high-class firm.

I used to work for them.

They don't recommend

many clients to me, unless-

- Unless what?

- Unless they're low class.

A friend of mine

is in trouble with the police.

- What did he do?

- What makes you say "he"?

You don't look like you go to all this trouble

for a woman, so what did he do?

Oh, a lot of things-

bad checks...

took some jewelry.

sold someone else's car.

- What's he to you?

- I said he was a friend.

- Hmm. This car and jewelry

are yours, weren't they?

- Yes.

So all you gotta worry about

are the bad checks.

- Why don't you make them good?

- It's too late.

- They were turned over

to the district attorney.

- What do you want me to do?

I'll give you my check to cover them

and your fee. That should clean things up.

Money is a great cleanser.

- Mm, expensive.

- He was worth it.

Maybe to you, but not to me.

- What's wrong?

- I'm a lawyer, not a garbageman.

You think you can skip

through life with a checkbook,

opens and closes all the doors.

I'm not that hard up.

Take your business someplace else. Period.

- That was a pretty insulting little speech.

- That's what I had in mind.

But it didn't take. You can't insult women.

You're not the type.

- No?

- No. From you they love it.

Nothing touches you.

Everything bounces off that chromium finish.

The chromium's wearing thin.

Look, I'm tired and I'm bored with this mess.

Will you take my case?

- After what I said?

- Especially after what you said.

- Say please.

- I'll pay my way, thanks.

- Say please.

- Please.

All right.

I'll take your case,

Miss, uh-

Bennett.

I'm not very good

at remembering names.

You'll remember my name.

- You busy?

- Come on in.

Smell the air in here.

- Perfume.

- They sell it a drop at a time.

You gotta have

a doctor's prescription.

Like chloroform,

it gets in your brain.

- Who was it?

- A dame.

- How's things at home? How's Elaine?

- Okay.

What's on your mind?

You remember Pa promised

to raise my salary after I was married.

- Well, hasn't he done it?

- No.

Elaine's getting pretty sore.

She says she thought she married a banker.

Some banker.

How can I entertain

on $65 a week?

- You married her.

Do you have to entertain her?

- Her friends.

After all, she comes from

a fine Philadelphia family. Very social.

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