The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond Page #5

because they're chilly.

And how could I be chilly

in my leopard-skin coat?

Really, you are silly, Jimmy.

Isn't that why I like you?

- Hey,

why'd you do that?

- What?

- Jumped out

before the car stopped.

You could have got hurt.

Hurt? Me?

Never, but thanks

for your solicitude.

Oh, Lord.

Do you know what's happened?

One of my teardrop diamonds

has fallen off.

I mustn't move.

Oh, I-I think it fell off

right here where I'm standing.

Look in the car.

It must have come loose

in the car.

I'll stand here

where I stopped.

It may be under the gravel

that you kicked around.

- Who's there?

- It's me.

- Fishy.

- It's us, I mean.

- They seem to be looking

for something?

- It might be a good idea

to turn the car lights on,

don't you think,

Jimmy?

- Did you lose something,

Fisher?

- Nothing less than a $5,000

teardrop diamond, honey.

- My Lord. Where?

- Somewhere between the car

and where I'm standing.

- You see it on the drive,

Fisher?

- No.

Do you see it in the car?

- Looking,

still looking.

- Is that Jim Dobyne

in the car?

- Yes, but that's scarcely

my concern at the moment.

- It's nowhere

in the front of the car.

- I had it on

when I got in the car.

And I didn't get out of the car

anywhere on the way here, did I?

- You're out of the car now,

Fisher.

- Well, look around

where I'm standing.

- Fisher, you walked

halfway to the house

before you discovered

you lost it.

- I guess I know how far

from the car I walked.

Will you please borrow

a flashlight from the house?

Is that too much to ask of you?

- Fisher,

don't get hysterical.

I'll bring you a flashlight.

- Who is that common-looking

tramp talking to my escort?

- Vinnie, my cousin.

Now, excuse me.

I'll go get you

that flashlight.

- I've never been

to Julie's before.

- You look good.

I've never seen you

in a suit before.

- Fisher, I thought you said

you were gonna stay

where you thought

you dropped it.

- I'm retracing my steps

to the car.

- Never expected

to see you again in my life.

- God, I'm glad

you're here, Vin.

- I don't want to interrupt

your reunion.

Old friends, are you, Jimmy?

- I'm Julie's cousin,

Lavinia McCorkle.

- How do you do?

Julie's gone for a flashlight.

Obviously...

- What?

- The earring dropped off

before I got out of the car.

- Well, now,

just where was that?

You were out before we stopped

like a jumping flea.

- A charming simile.

So you are Julie's cousin?

- Didn't I say so?

- Sometimes

there's no resemblance

between relations.

- I'm gonna go back up the car

since you did jump out

before we stopped.

- I did not.

- You did.

- Don't move the car.

I'll go look for it.

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