:06:06
Excuse us, please.
:06:15
- Son, I know how you feel.
- For six months...
:06:17
...I have listened to you
promise me this and that.
:06:20
- But I am not...
- I know, I know, I know.
:06:22
You are not the state board of health.
I am not a witch doctor.
:06:26
I need properly trained assistants.
:06:28
I need an operating room
that doesn't fall apart.
:06:31
At least lights that stay lit.
:06:33
I know, but this is a state hospital.
:06:36
There just isn't
enough money for us.
:06:38
I can't promise
that there ever will be enough.
:06:42
I'll go back to Chicago
or someplace where there is.
:06:45
John.
:06:47
Before you do that,
read this.
:06:58
Who is Violet Venable?
:07:00
You reveal your ignorance
of our fair city...
:07:02
...of which Mrs. Venable
is the richest lady.
:07:05
At one time, her husband owned most of
it. Now she's a widow and she owns it.
:07:09
"...and was very interested
in the work of your Dr. Cukrowicz."
:07:13
She must have read your
write-up in the Herald.
:07:16
"And I wonder if the foundation
I am establishing...
:07:20
...might be of some assistance."
:07:23
Son, with one signature
on one check...
:07:25
...she can solve
all the problems we got.
:07:28
"Also there is a matter
of some urgency...
:07:31
...I should like to discuss with him.
:07:34
Would 4:30 on Tuesday be convenient?"
:07:37
That's today.
:07:39
What is her urgency, do you know?
:07:41
No, but I know what ours is.
Lack of money. Her money.
:07:44
She is serious?
:07:46
4:30 this afternoon, you'll know.
:07:48
I can tell you this much.
:07:50
I've been trying for years
just to see the Venable lawyers.
:07:53
You've been invited by her.
That's a command performance.
:07:57
That's how serious I think it is.
:07:59
And this is serious too.