Trading Places Page #2

First Moses, now this. God, Jesus...

I'm so happy, oh God.

Look at me, this is too much.

What a happy day!

Really, I appreciate it.

Y'alls OK now. Look at this.

I can walk. I don't know what to say...

I'll be all right. Take it easy.

Y'all beautiful,

both of you are, the two of you.

How are you doing?

- Oh, I'm sorry.

- Stop thief.

- Help, help!

- What are you talking about, man?

Don't kill me, take it, please.

I'm getting married.

- I don't want your bag.

- Help! Help!

Help! Help!

Help!

He's in there. After him.

- Excuse me.

- Watch out. He probably has a weapon.

Stop him. He has my briefcase.

He's inside. That guy's crazy.

He's getting away.

There he is. That's him. Get him.

He's under the table.

Somebody go under there.

Right there. There he is.

Is there a problem, officers?

What in heaven's name is going on here?

- He tried to rob the payroll, Randolph.

- I didn't, he bumped into me.

I did not.

You tried to grab my briefcase.

- It was an accident.

- An accident, really?

- What will happen to him?

- We'll book him

on assault, robbery, and resisting arrest.

Well done, Winthorpe.

I'm innocent.

I was trying to give his briefcase back.

I can't go to jail cos of some ass-wipe.

Officer, I would like to press full charges.

People like this are a menace

to decent society.

You're from a broken home of course?

Yeah, it was broke. So what?

You have a history of juvenile arrests,

I presume?

Drug abuse, reform school,

state prisons and all that-

I want a lawyer.

Is there a lawyer in the house?

That man is a product

of a poor environment.

There's nothing wrong with him,

I can prove it.

Of course there's

something wrong with him...

He's a Negro!

He's probably been stealing

since he could crawl.

Given the right

surroundings and encouragement,

I'll bet that that man could run

our company as well as Winthorpe.

Are we talking about a wager, Randolph?

I suppose you think Winthorpe...

say if he were to lose his job,

would resort

to holding up people on the streets.

No, I don't think that

would be enough for Winthorpe.

We'd have to heap a little more

misfortune on those narrow shoulders.

If he lost his job and his home

and his fiancee and his friends.

If he were somehow disgraced

and arrested by the police

and thrown in jail, even.

Yes, I'm sure he'd take to crime

like a fish to water.

You'd have to put him in the wrong

surroundings, with the worst sort of people.

I mean real scum, Randolph.

We've done it before.

This time it's in a good cause.

How much do you want to bet?

- The usual amount.

- Why not?

You're so brave, Louis.

Someone has to take a stand

against criminals.

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