1. A Nice Place To Visit
First Aired: 15 April 1960
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2. There is a fifth dimension.
Beyond that which is known to man.
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3. It is a dimension as vast as space.
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4. And as timeless as infinity.
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5. It is the middle ground
between light and shadow...
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6. between science and superstition.
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7. And it lies between
the pit of man's fears...
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8. and the summit of his knowledge.
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9. This is the dimension
of imagination.
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10. It is an area which we call:
The Twilight Zone.
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11. Portrait of a man at work.
The only work he knows.
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12. His name is Henry Francis Valentine,
but he calls himself Rocky
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13. Because that's the way his life
has been. Rocky and at a dead run.
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14. He's tired now, tired of
running or wanting.
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15. Of waiting for the breaks that
come to others but never to him.
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16. Never to Rocky Valentine.
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17. Stop. Stop or I'll shoot.
- Not this time, you lousy screw.
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18. A scared, angry little man.
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19. He thinks it's all over now, but
he's wrong. For Rocky Valentine...
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20. it's just the beginning.
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21. Mr Valentine.
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22. Who are you?
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23. My name is Pip. Can I help you?
- How do you know my name?
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24. It's my job to know
everything about you.
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25. Are you a cop?
- No, I'm your guide, as it were.
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26. Guide, eh?
I need like a hole in the head.
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27. What happened?
- You had a slight accident.
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28. You'll be as fit as a fiddle soon.
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29. I'm sure you'd like to change
out of those rumpled clothes.
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30. Hold it a minute.
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31. I wanna know how you know my name.
- I've already told you.
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32. You told me nothing. Let me clue
you, fatso. I don't like games.
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33. Oh, that isn't true. Why, you like
roulette, blackjack, poker, craps.
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34. And between the ages of seven and
ten you were fond of mumblety-peg.
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35. What are you after, anyway?
- Only one thing. Your comfort.
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36. My job is to see to it that you get
what you want, whatever it may be.
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37. Yeah? In exchange for what?
- Nothing at all. It's totally free.
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38. Don't put me on, fatso.
Nothing's free. Nothing.
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39. Anything I ever got in this lousy
world, I had to drag out of it.
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40. What's it? Do I need to do a job?
- I'm afraid you don't understand.
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41. No? All right, let's see. Give me
your wallet, cracker. Come on.
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42. I don't have a wallet.
No, honestly. Wait, Mr Valentine.
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43. It isn't a wallet you want, is it?
No, no. It's money.
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44. 300, 500...
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45. 700 bucks.
- Will that be enough for now, then?
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46. You got more?
- Oh, yes, as much as you want.
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47. Now, shall we?
- Hey, fats.
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48. Now, don't try anything funny.
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49. You like it?
- Yeah.
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50. Yeah, it's some pad, all right. Does
it belong to some phony politician?
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51. It belongs to you, Mr Valentine.
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52. That is if if you approve.
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53. Yeah, I approve.
- We can make any changes you wish.
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54. You see, I wasn't too sure about
the hi-fi right over there, but...
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55. You mean, all this gets
thrown into the deal?
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56. It's already in the deal as
you call it, Mr Valentine.
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57. Look here.
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58. You see?
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59. That is the master bedroom.
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60. Ah, ah. After you.
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61. There.
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62. Here is the bath room. You like a
change of clothing and freshen up?
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63. Yeah. Yeah, sure.
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64. But first of all, what's the pitch?
What do I gotta do for all this?
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65. Nothing, I can't tell you more.
- I get it. You're just a goon, huh?
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66. You work for somebody else, right?
- In a way, yeah.
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67. When do I meet him? The big boss?
- I really couldn't say.
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68. All right, goon.
I can wait.
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69. Any particular color or style, sir?
- No, you pick it.
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70. I could hardly presume to do that.
However, bearing in mind that...
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71. you favor a nice check,
I thought perhaps...
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72. Yeah, that'll do.
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73. We have a wide selection of ties
here. Is yellow your favorite color?
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74. What's the matter with you?
You got no taste?
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75. Now, that's a tie, see?
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76. It fits.
- Of course.
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77. Yes, very impressive, sir.
- Yeah, well, I'll say this...
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78. your guy knows clothes.
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79. Mr Valentine.
- Where did that come from?
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80. I'm sure you'll be a little hungry,
so I ordered up something for you.
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81. You eat it.
- I don't eat. I haven't eaten in...
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82. it must be two or three centuries.
- Anything wrong with it?
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83. Then eat it.
- But I can't. I've forgotten how.
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84. I get it. Give a guy new clothes and
a bath and then poison him. Smart.
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85. But not smart enough.
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86. A bulletproof vest, huh?
Let's see how your head holds up.
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87. Mr Valentine, please.
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88. I couldn't have missed,
not at this range. Maybe...
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89. Hey, wait a minute. Where did this
come from? This wasn't here before.
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90. What's going on here?
Where am I?
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91. Do you remember when we
met earlier today? I told you...
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92. I was your guide. And you needed
a guide like a hole in the head?
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93. But in fact, you had a hole in the
head, only a short time before.
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94. A bullet hole.
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95. Yeah, that's right.
The cops, they...
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96. Then I must be dead.
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97. If I'm dead, then all of this,
the joint, the clothes, the booze...
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98. Then I must be in heaven.
That's it, I'm in heaven, right?
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99. And you're my guardian angel.
- Something like that, yeah.
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100. Anything I want, eh?
Yeah, big talk, fatso.
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101. I wanna see a little action now.
Right now I want...
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102. a million bucks in five 'G' notes.
And a chick that won't quit.
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103. I mean, just like stacked.
Like... beautiful, huh?
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104. Well?
- The million is in that drawer.
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105. A million.
A million bucks.
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106. Hey, but what about...?
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107. Now I know I'm in heaven.
- Will there be anything else, sir?
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108. Yeah, there will be, Fats.
Just stick around.
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109. Hiya, doll.
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110. Place your bets,
ladies and gentlemen.
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111. No more bets, please.
Thirty-three black.
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112. Hey, how about that. I win again.
Hey, fats, come here.
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113. Put your money on 14 red. Rocky is
hot tonight. Am I right, dolls?
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114. I don't have any money, sir.
- You don't have any money?
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115. What do they pay you,
in halos or something?
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116. Place your bets, ladies and gentlemen.
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117. No more bets, ladies and gentlemen.
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118. 14 red.
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119. That makes what?
40 grand in an hour.
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120. Is Rocky hot or is Rocky hot?
- Rocky's hot.
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121. Go trade this in for gold, baby.
I'm gonna buy and sell this joint.
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122. Here, go get them.
Hey, hey, hey, baby.
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123. There's 40 grand in there and I count
real good. You know what I mean?
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124. I got this table spooked. Let's go
see what's shaking with the cubes.
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125. Place your bets,
ladies and gentlemen.
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126. Here, baby, go get me some juice.
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127. Hey, look at this. There must be 600
bucks here. How about that, fats?
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128. Here you are, baby. Go buy yourself
a dress. A present from Rocky.
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129. Need a car, sir?
- Yes, a big convertible.
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130. Something bother you, Mr Valentine?
- Yeah, him. Lousy screw.
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131. Thinks he's the boss. Just 'cause
he's got a couple of inches on me.
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132. Dear, that was indiscreet of me.
Better?
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133. Hey, screw, come here. You got
your hat on, crooked trooper.
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134. Ready, sir.
- Come on, get in, girls.
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135. Here you are, kid.
Keep the change.
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136. All right now, let's open this baby
up and see what she can do.
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137. All right, girls. Come in.
One, two, three. It's magic time.
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138. I want you to get rid of that heap.
- Is something wrong?
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139. Yeah, the ashtrays are full.
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140. Hey girls, could you wait in here?
I wanna talk to fats for a minute.
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141. In we go.
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142. How about tomorrow we look up some
of my old buddies? Like Matt Gorman.
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143. What's wrong? They didn't make it?
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144. It's difficult to explain. All of
this is your own private domain.
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145. It was made especially
for you alone.
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146. What about them? You mean they're
props like in a movie?
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147. In a sense, yes. Everything here is,
except you and me.
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148. Sit down. I wanna ask you something.
It's been kind of bugging me.
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149. How come they let me in here? This
was only for schoolteachers or so.
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150. We have some schoolteachers here.
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151. There must've been something real
good I done sometime.
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152. Yeah, that's it.
But what?
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153. When did I ever do anything good?
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154. Listen, how do I find about this?
- We have a hall of records here.
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155. Would you like me to take you there?
- Is it open at this hour?
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156. It's always open.
- Well, all right, let's go.
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157. Hey, dolls, I'll be right back.
I wanna get something cleared up.
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158. Come on, let's go.
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159. Ah.
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160. 'Henry Francis Valentine.'
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161. 'Born 1923, Brooklyn, New York.
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162. Age of six, slaughtered small dog.'
Well, why not? He bit me.
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163. 'Age of seven, stole 14 toys
from dime store.
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164. 'Age of eight, organized
street gang, The Angels.'
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165. That's what we called ourselves,
The Angels. Great little bunch.
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166. 'Age of nine, broke into
bicycle store.'
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167. What is this anyway?
- Your record.
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168. Would there's been some mistake?
- Not likely.
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169. I can't figure it. But if it don't
bother him, it don't bother me.
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170. What are you going to do now?
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171. Gee, I don't know.
Fool around with the dolls.
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172. Shoot some more craps, maybe.
I don't know.
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173. If you need me for anything,
just dial P.I.P.
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174. Yeah.
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175. 13 black, ladies and gentlemen.
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176. What about your chips, sir?
- Mail 'em to me.
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177. What do you got?
- Straight flush.
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178. Royal flush.
- You win again, Mr Valentine.
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179. Yeah, that's all I ever do in
this nutty joint is win, win, win.
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180. Is there anything else
I can do for you?
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181. Yeah, get out of here. I'm sick of
looking at you. You too. Out, out.
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182. Come on, come on. Keep moving.
Step it up.
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183. Come on, come on. Out, out, out.
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184. Dumb broads. Who needs them?
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185. Hey.
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186. Yes, what can I do for you?
- Will you stop creeping around?
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187. Anything you say, sir.
- Anything I say. Knock it off.
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188. Why, is something wrong?
- No, everything is just peachy.
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189. I've been in this dump for a month
and I can't stand it anymore.
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190. But I don't understand.
- Okay, I'll spell it out for you.
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191. I'm bored, bored. There's no
excitement around here. No kicks.
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192. Yeah, but the gambling.
I thought you enjoyed that.
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193. I do, but when you win every time,
that ain't gambling, that's charity.
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194. I could arrange for you to lose
occasionally. Would that help?
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195. It might. No, it's no good.
It ain't the same. I would know.
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196. Perhaps you miss your old vocation?
- Now you're getting it.
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197. There's a bank that you could rob.
Or would you prefer a jewelry store?
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198. No, bank's okay.
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199. Fine. As to the getaway car,
we have quite a large variety.
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200. Is there a chance that
I could get caught?
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201. Yes, let me just make a note of it.
- Come on, sit down, fats, sit down.
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202. I don't know how to explain this.
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203. But it just ain't the same thing.
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204. What's the kick knocking off a bank
if everybody knows about it?
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205. And the dames. I never thought I
would get bored with beautiful dames.
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206. I wouldn't expect an angel
to understand this, but...
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207. being a guy with a chick, it don't
mean anything if it's all set up.
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208. Everything is great here. It's just
the way I always imagined it but...
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209. Just between you and me, fats.
I don't belong here. I don't fit in.
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210. Nonsense, of course you do.
- I mean it. Somebody must've goofed.
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211. If I gotta stay here another day
I'm gonna go nuts.
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212. Look, I don't belong in heaven, see?
I wanna go to the other place.
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213. Heaven? Whatever gave you the idea
you were in heaven, Mr Valentine?
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214. This is the other place.
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215. A scared, angry little man
who never got a break.
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216. Now he has everything
he's ever wanted.
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217. And he's going to have to
live with it for eternity...
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218. in the Twilight Zone.
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