:40:00
- Hiya.
- Hi.
:40:02
It's good to see you.
Did I tell you my name? My name is Mike.
:40:05
- Glad to meet you.
- Well, I'm glad to meet you too.
:40:07
- I have a proposition for you.
- And what's your name?
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How would you feel if someone were
to do a study of the confidence game?
:40:16
And to talk to you and learn your views
and watch how you operate?
:40:20
- A study of?
- Yes.
:40:21
- For what?
- For my own reasons.
:40:23
- Are you a journalist?
- I'm a writer. A sort of writer.
:40:26
A sort of writer
and that's why you came back?
:40:29
- How would you feel about that?
- Why did you come back here?
:40:32
I came back here to write.
I came back...
:40:34
I would like to see how you operate.
:40:36
Is that the idea? You want to see
how a true bad man plies his trade?
:40:40
Yes.
:40:44
All right.
:41:00
- You'll call me when it comes in.
- Yes, sir.
:41:02
Thank you.
:41:09
The basic idea is this.
:41:12
It's called a confidence game. Why?
Because you give me your confidence?
:41:17
No. Because I give you mine.
:41:22
How do you get money
when you have no money?
:41:25
Watch closely.
This is called "short con".
:41:33
Would you please check again, please?
Howard. Martin Howard.
:41:37
- Money order for $300.
- Hasn't come in yet.
:41:39
- As I told you...
- It was supposed to arrive this afternoon.
:41:42
- The moment it arrives...
- All right, all right. Thank you.
:41:48
I'm expecting some money.
Sergeant John Moran.
:41:51
- One moment. Moran?
- Yes, sir.
:41:53
- I'm sorry, it hasn't come in yet.
- They told me definitely by nine o'clock.
:41:57
If you'll have a seat,
I'll let you know the moment it arrives.