:03:12
Come in.
:03:23
Mr. Verrill is here, Mr. Wilson.
:03:29
- Pete!
- Johnny!
:03:31
For God's sake!
:03:33
- How the hell are you?
- All right.
:03:35
Well, you're looking good, kid.
:03:37
- What have you been up to?
- Skiing and sitting in the sun.
:03:40
Isn't that swell?
:03:42
- I missed you, kid.
- I missed you too, John.
:03:44
- Same old Pete.
- Yeah.
:03:46
- Care for some coffee?
- I'm fine.
:03:48
- This is some joint you got.
- Isn't it?
:03:50
- Did you get a load of the living room?
- Did I ever!
:03:53
Isn't it the most hideous thing?
I'm crazy about it.
:03:55
Miss Wilding, you can get the hell
out of here. There's no work today.
:04:00
Well, what do you think of this outfit?
:04:03
Hey, that's some getup
you got there, Johnny.
:04:06
Of course it is.
:04:08
Now, what about you?
What about the book?
:04:10
I didn't get very much done on the book.
:04:12
Why? Or would you prefer
not to talk about it?
:04:14
I don't mind. I just couldn't get started.
:04:17
An then when I did,
I got hooked up with some dame.
:04:20
- Hell, isn't it?
- It sure is.
:04:22
And once it's over, you can't figure out
why it all seemed so damn important.
:04:26
There's nothing tougher
than trying to remember...
:04:28
...why you chased a dame
once you've had her.
:04:30
Yeah, I'll say. And I didn't get
much skiing done because of her.
:04:34
Well, that's a shame. I think I've got
the cure for that, though: Africa.
:04:38
You come down there with me
and you work on this script.
:04:41
- You really think that's gonna help me?
- Even if it doesn't, you've got to do it.
:04:45
There are times when you can't wonder
whether it's the right or wrong thing to do.
:04:50
Not for guys like you and me, kid.
You just gotta pack up and go.
:04:57
I gotta get started on this book.
:04:59
If you didn't write it before,
you weren't ready.