One Touch of Venus Page #4

Eddie Hatch.

Oh, that's right.

Eddie Hatch.

My name is Eddie Hatch.

I work in the Display Department

at Savory's Department Store.

You see? I know my name

and I know where I work.

I'm sane!

I'm as sane as anybody!

Well, of you course you're sane, Eddie.

Naturally you're sane.

Isn't he, Gloria?

I don't know.

What's all this about a statue?

And what happened to it?

And how did you get mixed up in it?

I don't know, Gloria.

I mean, I'm not sure.

Anyway, Mr. Savory holds me responsible.

I heard him say so.

But how did it disappear?

Yeah, a statue just doesn't get up

and walk away, Eddie.

That's right.

That's ridiculous.

I've got nothing to worry about.

I'm in good shape.

Eddie!

You're in great shape.

Your name Hatch?

That's me. Why?

Gotta ask you a lot of questions, Hatch.

- Come on.

- Say, what's all this?

- Police.

- Where are you taking him?

- What's he done?

- Taking him back to the store.

Mr. Savory wants to see him

about a little $200,000 statue

that climbed down and walked away.

That's right!

How did you know?

Aw, come on!

See you later, Gloria.

- See you later, Joe.

- So long, Eddie.

Come here to me.

Come close to me.

Okay, okay, go on.

But I've already done it a hundred times.

Go on! Go on!

Show me from the start.

Oh, for heaven's sakes.

I was here.

Show me again.

How can I fix this

if you don't stand still?

Then all of a sudden I was down here.

You're talking! You're alive!

Of course I'm alive.

Then I was here.

He's still sticking to that story.

He'll crack.

I've dealt with these

clever shoplifters before.

Pretty clever.

He pretended a thousand-pound statue

was an elk's tooth and just wore it out.

- I know he had help.

- Probably a couple of elks.

Oh, very funny.

But I've got one of his accomplices

lined up right now.

But this guy had access to the store.

- He's the ringleader.

- Oh, lay off!

Hatch couldn't be leader

in Ring Around the Rosie.

I'm paying Kerrigan

to be the detective, Molly.

Well, buy him some badge polish

and send him home.

Anyone can tell this boy isn't a thief.

Come on, Eddie.

I'll catch you a couple of flies

and you can pull their wings off.

Now you go on home and get some rest.

Come here to me.

Come close to me.

Take it easy, Eddie.

I might take you up on that later.

He's plenty smart,

but I'll keep my eye on him.

Pulse is okay.

Let's see now.

Temperature's normal.

See, Eddie? You're all right.

Don't pay any attention

to that crooked thermometer!

I must have a fever!

Oh, nonsense.

You're just upset.

With that Savory and that

dopey detective and--

Oh, I'm so sick!

Look-- Look, Eddie,

I'll run a bath for you.

We'll got to Tony's and get Eddie

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