:53:00
Interesting.
:53:02
And how would such fantastic lies
come to the ears of a man such as you?
:53:06
Well, like I say, it's a tiny world.
:53:09
Lf, for instance, somebody rents
a whole hotel at Cap d'Antibes, France,
:53:14
for the entire season, just to make sure he
can have it the last two weeks in August,
:53:18
and if somebody else
doesn't keep it quiet,
:53:22
people might read about it in cafés
in certain South American cities.
:53:26
Is it not fortunate, for instance,
that I own the newspapers in my country?
:53:31
Anyone with a printing press in the cellar
and something to say owns a paper.
:53:35
There are laws against propaganda that
certain governments enforce very rigidly.
:53:39
Is any man rich enough
to own a government?
:53:42
I will not answer vaguely,
Mr Muldoon. Yes.
:53:46
It's a funny thing about
the governments one owns.
:53:49
If the owner isn't around, but is cruising
around the Mediterranean on a yacht
:53:53
that costs more to keep up than the
combined salaries of his government,
:53:57
- and nobody protects his interests...
- Will Maria come with me to the Riviera?
:54:03
She ought to jump at the chance,
but she's a strange girl.
:54:06
To have Maria D'Amata
as my personal guest
:54:10
would be the best of possible
public relations for me, Mr Muldoon.
:54:14
Besides, is not Maria D'Amata
the chief asset of Kirk Edwards?
:54:18
- In what way do you mean?
- One considers her his prize possession.
:54:23
Only if one does not know
what the score is.
:54:26
You throw double sixes again
and I'll have you burned for a witch.
:54:29
Sore loser. He owes me
$187,000 and he won't pay up.
:54:33
- You won't take my cheque.
- I'll say.
:54:36
- Double six.
- Ouch.
:54:38
The last time this witch went to a party
:54:40
she made the princess prick her finger
and fall asleep for 100 years.
:54:45
Is that some kind of Chinese chequers?
:54:47
- Huh?
- Chinese chequers?
:54:50
No, this is... pinochle.
:54:53
- I'm drunk.
- It's just stuffy in here, that's all.
:54:56
Oh, no, I'm drunk.
:54:59
- Can I ask you something?
- Of course.