I'm No Angel Page #5

I- N-K-O-W...

"W" like in witch.

No, witch!

Dame misunderstood me.

I- T...

"T" like in tomato.

"Z."

Put them all together, they spell "Pinkowitz."

All right, you'll ring me?

Okay.

Why are you calling that shyster?

He helped me beat one rap,

and he can do it again.

How're you mixed up in this?

Like an olive in a martini.

Hello.

That's service.

Hello, Benny?

Benny, this is Tira.

Hello, Tira.

It's all right. You didn't disturb me.

What is this time?

Can that be the truth?

All right, I'll catch the first train out.

Maybe for you, Tira, I can do something.

But as for Slick, I ain't so sure.

Say, have you got any money?

It will take a nice piece of change

to square up everything.

About myself, I ain't asking a nickel.

Don't worry, Benny. I'll have the money

when you get here. Only work fast.

Leave it to me. Goodbye. See you later.

Hey, operator, listen...

I don't accept reverse charges. Yeah.

Bill, you gotta let me have some dough.

You're asking favours of me now?

All right, you win. Give me a light.

If you'd been nicer to me

and worked the way I wanted you to...

why then...

It's either one thing or the other.

You fix me up with dough

or I gotta get out of town.

If Slick goes up,

he's gonna drag me with him.

I want the dough,

and I'll pay you back as soon as I can.

I wanna help around here.

I'm willing to do my share,

more than my share.

I'll work them cats

like they've never been worked.

If it'll make you happy,

I'll even stick my head in the big cat's mouth.

Think it over.

She'll stick her head in the big cat's mouth?

This is big. If she'll do that,

your fortune's as good as made.

The Big Show would grab that act

in a minute.

They've been all season

looking for an attraction like that.

They've been wanting something big.

This is it. Can't you see it?

The 24 sheets, "Dame Sticks

Her Beautiful Head in a Lion's Mouth."

The jaws of death! I mean, it's stupendous!

Don't you realise you'd be a chump

not to cash in on it? Give yourself a break.

If I can't sell that act to the Big Show

in 10 minutes, my name ain't Flea Madigan.

Tell them we can handle them cats

like nobody else.

She's safer in that cage than in bed.

I don't doubt it.

- Tira, I've changed my mind.

- Does it work any better?

I've got your money.

It's a drop in the bucket to what you'll get.

There is a Santa Claus,

but why the great joy?

We can sell the act to the Big Show.

That was a great idea you got.

- What idea was that?

- Sticking your head in the lion's mouth!

Who's sticking whose head in whose mouth?

You! It's marvellous, it's stupendous!

It's lousy.

You can't back out on me.

What do you think I am, screwy?

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