:58:01
- because I had no money to pay for it.
- ~ Mama told me not to come ~
:58:04
Our room service tabs had been
running somewhere between
29 and 36 dollars per hour...
:58:08
- ~ That ain't the way
to have fun, son ~
- for 48 consecutive hours.
:58:11
- Incredible.
- ~ That ain't the way to have fun ~
:58:13
How could it happen ?
:58:15
But by the time I asked this question,
there was no one around to answer it.
:58:20
That rotten attorney of mine,
Dr. Gonzo, was gone.
:58:23
He must have sensed trouble.
:58:25
Hmm ? Ohh.
:58:27
A "Z" ?
:58:29
Panic.
:58:31
It crept up my spine like
first-rising vibes of an acid frenzy.
:58:36
- [ Bell Dings ]
- All these horrible realities
began to dawn on me.
:58:40
[ Duke ]
Oh, fuck.
:58:42
Here I was...
:58:44
alone in Las Vegas,
completely twisted on drugs.
:58:48
No cash,
no story for the magazine...
:58:51
and on top of everything else
I had a gigantic goddamn
hotel bill to deal with.
:58:59
I didn't even know
who'd won the race.
:59:01
- Maybe nobody.
- [ Arguing ]
:59:03
How would Horatio Alger
have handled this situation ?
:59:07
Stay calm.
Stay calm.
:59:11
I'm a relatively
respectable citizen.
:59:13
- Multiple felon, perhaps,
but certainly not dangerous.
- [ Whistles ]
:59:16
- [ Engine Revs ]
- Taxi !
:59:19
Luckily I had taken the soap
and grapefruit and other luggage
out to the car earlier.
:59:23
Now--
:59:25
it was only a matter
of slipping the noose.
:59:27
Hey ! Here, take this.
All right.
:59:31
- Mr. Duke ! Mr. Duke !
- Oh, shit.
:59:35
- We've been looking for you.
- The game was up. They had me.
:59:39
Many fine books have been written
in prison, huh ?
:59:43
- Sir ?
- What ?
:59:45
Um, this telegram
came for you.
:59:47
Actually, it's not for you.
It's for somebody named, uh, Thompson.
:59:50
But it says, "Care of Raoul Duke."
Do you-- Do you--
:59:54
- Does that mean anything ?
- Yes, yes, it means a lot. Thanks.
:59:57
- Yeah, I checked the register
for this man Thompson.
- [ Engine Revs ]