THE AMAZING MR. BUDD

VIDEO

GEORGE GARRISON IS
PROPPED UP IN HIS
HOSPITAL BED -
NERVOUSLY READING
FINANCIAL PAGES, WALL
STREET JOURNAL - MAKES
NOTES AND PHONE CALLS
BEHIND ANNOUNCER.

AUDIO

ANNOUNCER:

(LOW VOICE UNDER - VERY CONFIDENTIAL)

This is George Bentley Garrison, leading
financial leader. Right now he is
suffering from something which he finds
very irritating. Being a big wheel, he
finds it very embarrassing to be laid low
by anything so trivial as a minor virus.
But ... his own private cloud is about to
have a silver lining. Something
extraordinary is about to happen to him
in the......

(IMPOSSIBLE ZONE.)

LS DOWN HOSPITAL
CORRIDOR OF HARRY BUDD
BEING PUSHED TOWARD CAMERA
BY ORDERLY AND NURSE. HE'S
TALKING TO THEM AS THEY
KEEP COMING TOWARDS US.

(ROLLING_STRETCHER_MUSIC. . . )

ANNOUNCER: (FULL VOICE)

WABC-TV presents "The Amazing Mr. Budd"
on this special program of "Expedition:
New York"

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STRETCHER GOES INTO ROOM
GARRISON WATCHES ARRIVAL
WITH INTERRUPTION INTEREST
AS NURSE HELPS BUDD INTO
BED. THIS ISN'T EASY
SINCE HE INSISTS ON
TALKING CONSTANTLY.

**BUDD:** (Joe Bova)
Oh, there now - oops, take it easy - oh
that's better - a little higher - higher -
no, no, no higher.

**NURSE BAILEY:** (Trelawny Delish)
There you are - you're fine - fine - see?
(PILLOW PLUMPING BIT)

**BUDD:**

You're real sure of that. You haven't
even taken my temperature lately. And
for breakfast I had......

**GARRISON:** (INTERRUPTING) John Richards
Nurse, oh, miss, err what's your name.....

**NURSE BAILEY:** (NOT OUT OF PATIENCE YET)
Bailey, Mr. Garrison....Bailey. In a
minute...in a minute (FINISHES OFF BUDD
WHO IS STILL MUTTERING AND COMPLAINING TO
SELF AS SHE GOES OVER TO GARRISON.)

**NURSE BAILEY:**

Now, what would you like to have (FANS AWAY CIGAR SMOKE AND PICKS UP CIGAR AT BEDSIDE AND LOOKS AT IT)

(MORE)

-3-

NURSE BAILEY: (CONT)

You do know this just isn't good for you.
How can we get you well and up and around
if you're going to do this.

GARRISON:

(IGNORES HER LAST REMARK BUT SAYS PLEASANTLY
ENOUGH FOR HIM) I was just wondering what
might have happened to my Wall Street
Journal today - also Forbes and U. S. News
and World Report.

NURSE BAILEY:

Oh, were they yours? I saw them down at
the desk. Somebody was looking at them.
I'll ask.

GARRISON:

You will, please? I really don't mean to
bother but if I'm not imposing it would be
nice to have them - unwrinkled, please!

NURSE BAILEY:

Oh, no, no, no. When I get back from lunch
I'll ask the elevator boy to ask the
orderly to pick them up from the
receptionist when she's finished. Anything
else?

-4-

**GARRISON:**

Oh, no.

**NURSE BAILEY:**

There see, you're fine (LEAVES)

BOTH MEN ARE SILENT FOR
AWHILE. GARRISON CAN'T
TRUST HIMSELF TO SPEAK
AND BUDD HAS BEEN WATCHING
THE LAST SCENE WITH
INTEREST.

**BUDD:**

Like I always say - no consideration. They
got you at their mercy - when you're flat
on your back and can't fight back. They
must take courses in it or something.

**GARRISON:**

Please, not now.

**BUDD:**

Oh, sorry. Uh, uh what are you in for?

**GARRISON:** (MUMBLES)

A lousy cold

**BUDD:**

Oh, nice, I mean its not bad. Just a cold.
(PROUDLY) I got heat exhaustion.

**GARRISON:** (FINALLY SHOWING SOME INTEREST)

Whaaat!! Oh, you been to Florida.

-5-

**BUDD:**

No, Macy's. Boy, you don't know what hot
is until you've been in a department store
at Christmas time.

**GARRISON:** (DISINTERESTED)

Oh, oh yeah

(BACK TO HIS PAPER - STARTS WORKING WITH
PENCIL AND PAPER)

**BUDD:** (GOES ON AND ON)

Every year I can never figure it out - how
does it get so hot? You know but I finally
got it - yep, it's all that wanting - the
"wanting gimmies". There's so much it just
naturally raises the temperature. All
those kids and mothers standing there -
oozing 'gimmie' at every pore. Yeah
(SHAKES HIS HEAD)

**GARRISON:**

What's that? What are you talking about?

**BUDD:** (EXPLOSIVELY)

KeeeeRSMAS!!! That's what!!! Tis the
season to be jolly fa, la, la, la, la,

-7-

**BUDD:**

Yeah, I know but what's it to you?

**GARRISON:**

Just about everything can be reduced to a
mathematical formula - people - science -
everything - and I can bring figures
together - rearrange them - mix and match
and come out with a a er, er...

**BUDD:**

That's just what I'm waiting to hear.
What do you come out with?

**GARRISON:** (TRIUMPHANTLY)

A new number!!!

**BUDD:** (UNIMPRESSED BUT POLITE)

Oh.

**GARRISON:** (WARMING TO SUBJECT)

I'm in the stock market and the whole story
is told in figures. If you get enough
information and relate it properly, you can
do yourself a lot of good. For instance,
give a number to each factor - the product,
the future, the current news, what the
competition is - and you can tell what'll
happen to a certain stock.

-8-

BUDD: (NOW A LITTLE MORE INTERESTED)

Sounds like the horse race to me.

GARRISON: (DISGUSTED)

Agh, not at all. This is scientific.

BUDD:

Yeah.

GARRISON:

Yes

BOTH QUIET. GARRISON GOES
ON FIGURING. NURSE BAILEY
COMES IN. GOES TO BUDD AND
TAKES TEMPERATURE AND
PULSE AND RESPIRATION.

NURSE BAILEY:

There now let's see how you are.
(SHAKES THERMOMETER VIGOROUSLY AND PUTS IT
IN HIS MOUTH AND TAKES PULSE.)
(CU OF PULSE TAKING - SOUND EFFECT OF
ERRATIC BEAT - 123 - 12 - 123 - 12.

NURSE REGISTERS GREAT SURPRISE ON CU OF HER
FACE.) - (SHE LOOKS HIGHLY OFFENDED AND
TAKES THERMOMETER OUT OF BUDD'S MOUTH AND
LOOKS AT IT AS IF EXPECTING THE WORST.)

NURSE BAILEY:

Well, that's not so bad.

BUDD:

What do you mean - bad?

-9-

NURSE BAILEY: (COYLY YET PROFESSIONALLY)

Oh, we never discuss the patient's condition
with the patient.

BUDD: (SORE)

Hey, it's *my* pulse isn't it and my
temperature...

NURSE BAILEY: (SWEETLY)

But it's our hospital and our thermometer.
(GOES TO FOOT OF BED AND WRITES ON CHART
AND LEAVES)

BUDD:

(PLUNGES TO FOOT OF BED AND LOOKS AT CHART)

She must think I'm so dumb I can't read.

Let's see - temperature 100.5 - pulse 80
and what's this, respiration 17.

(HANGS UP CHART)

Well, now I know,

(RETURNS TO PILLOW)

(GARRISON JOTS FIGURES DOWN
AUTOMOTICALLY)

GARRISON:

Yeah, you're pretty healthy - they average
out to 65 and seven-eighths. A good prize
in any market.

BUDD: (IGNORES GARRISON)

I wonder when I can get back to work.
It's awfully quiet here.

-10-

GARRISON:

You complaining?

(PHONE RINGS)

GARRISON:

Hello - Oh, yeah Sid. What, no I won't get
the papers here until the whole staff gets
finished with Pogo and Gasoline Alley.

What - 65 and 7/8? (BOING SOUND) -
65 and 7/8. Gees, that sure shot up.

What's going to happen tomorrow, you think?

Well, find out, will you? Yeah, yeah it
sure looks hot. (HANGS UP) (DEEP IN
THOUGHT - ) (PICKS UP SOME OF HIS RECENT
FIGURING AND READS) 65 and 7/8 -

(LOOKS AT PHONE - LOOKS AT BUDD WHO IS
QUIETLY RESTING AND THEN SPRINGS OUT OF BED
AND RUSHES TO LOOK AT CHART ON BUDD'S BED).

(MUTTERS TO SELF) I've got to see what it
was yesterday. (READS FIGURES OFF CHART)
101.5 - 75 and 12. Let's see - average -
63 and 5/8. Now - now the paper - oh,
what was it yesterday (GETS FINANCIAL
COLUMN AND SCANS UP AND DOWN IT - FINALLY
FINDS IT) 63 and 5/8.

(COMMERCIAL)

-11-

HOSPITAL ROOM NEXT MORNING

NURSE BAILEY:

(AT BUDD'S BED) ( TAKING PULSE AND TEMPERATURE, ETC.)

There, we are.

BUDD:

Where?

NURSE BAILEY:

(GOING TO FOOT OF BED TO WRITE INFO DOWN)

Feeling better. I can tell.

(GARRISON HAS BEEN WATCHING THIS WITH THE GREATEST OF INTEREST. HE CAN SCARCELY CONTAIN HIMSELF)

GARRISON:

What do you mean - better? Is he going home?

NURSE BAILEY:

My, you're beginning to sit up and take notice, too. Well, it won't be long now.

GARRISON:

What?

NURSE BAILEY:

We'll all be better.

GARRISON: (MUTTERING)

Oh, no.

-12-

(NURSE LEAVES)

GARRISON: (ON PHONE)

Hello, yes, get me Ca 5-0223. What do you mean, all the circuits are busy? Get it now - right now - oh, no. Yes, call me right away, when you get it.

(HANGS UP, GETS OUT OF BED AND GOES TO BUDD'S CHART - TAKES OFF INFO - WRITING IT DOWN - BUDD NOTICES HIM THIS TIME)

BUDD:

Hey, what does it say? And what do you want to know for?

GARRISON:

(IGNORES HIM AS HE FIGURES AVERAGE ON WAY BACK TO BED)

Ohhhh, 67 and half. I can't believe it.

(PHONE RINGS)

GARRISON:

Yeah, yeah. Sid, ... Sid, I got something.
Look, you just listen and do what I tell
you and we'll just - oh, boy, oh boy ...
Get me a teletype machine, two more phones
- and right away - and lots of graph paper
- and a pencil sharpener - yeah, one of
those electric ones -
(MORE)

-13-

**GARRISON:** (CONT)

and a box of cigars - those good ones.

Yeah, baby, we're going to hit it big -
what I mean b - e - e - g.

**BUDD:**

What's happening? What's going on.

**GARRISON:**

(FULL OF LOVE FOR BUDD -MOVES OVER TO HIM)

Budd, baby - you have no idea. It's just
the greatest. Here, what would you like.

How's about a cigar? They're great - the
last box out of Cuba.

**BUDD:**

Uh, uh - they make me sick.

**GARRISON:**

They DO!! Here take one just in case.

**BUDD:**

I got a feeling something screwy's going
on here.

**GARRISON:**

Not in the least, Budd, buddy boy. I got
the world on a string. WOW!!!

-14-

**BUDD:**

Hey, can't you be a little quiet. And stop
jouncing up and down on my bed, will you?

HEAD NURSE, WITH YOUNG
PROBATIONER

**HEAD NURSE:** Dorothy Greener

Well, well, now, just what do you think
you're doing? Back to your bed, sir.

That's no way to be a patient, not at all!!

Here, Larson, give me a hand.

(THEY LEAD GARRISON)

That's right, hop in.

(HE STRUGGLES BRIEFLY BUT HAPPILY)

LARSON - (TO BE ADDED)

**HEAD NURSE:**

Hmmm, I understand you've ordered some
kind of office equipment to be put in here,
Mr. Garrison. A teletype thing?

**GARRISON:** (SCENTS DANGER)

Oh, yes, uh, uh. You see my business
demands it. I've got to keep in touch -
au courant, you know - French?

**HEAD NURSE:**

No, no I don't

-15-

**GARRISON:**

Well, now let's see - you do understand the
stock market, don't you?

**HEAD NURSE:**

Mr. Garrison, we can't make any exceptions.
Rules are rules. My life would be a lot
easier if I could just ignore them but I
have a position to maintain - a staff to
organize and inspire - so - no.

**GARRISON:** (HE'S DESPERATE)

I can make history!!

**HEAD NURSE:**

Not here, you can't!!

**GARRISON:** (A LOUD, STRANGLED WHISPER)

I can make a lot of money - a lot
(ALMOST CRYING)

**HEAD NURSE:**

Oh, oh OH - Well, now maybe we can .....
but HOW!!!?

**GARRISON:** (HE'S GOT HER)

It has to do with figures and er, er, lots
of things but you believe me, it's a lot
of money.

-16-

**HEAD NURSE:**

How much?

**GARRISON:**

Well, now how much would you call a lot?

**HEAD NURSE:** (GETS COY)

Oh, you say first.

**GARRISON:**

No, you - ladies first.

**HEAD NURSE:**

Well, a trip to Italy and then Morocco -
ah, Paris, Dior, Balenciagia ....

(FADE DOWN ON DREAMS OF PLENTY)

SAME HOSPITAL ROOM

CORRIDOR OUTSIDE

(ORDERLY BRINGS IN TELETYPE MACHINE THROUGH
DOOR - PLUGS IT IN. ROOM IS DRESSED WITH
CONFUSION - TWO PHONES - BLACKBOARD OR
CHARTS ON EASEL. SCREEN UP BETWEEN BEDS.
GARRISON IS ON PHONE.)

**GARRISON:**

Just do like I said. ..... What do you
mean you'll bring me before the SEC?

It isn't inside information.

(LOOKS OVER AT BUDD'S BED)

It's just about as outside as you can get.

Listen, Sid, shut up and buy.

-17-

(HANGS UP)

BUDD: (WEAKLY)

Quiet.... Macy's is like a cathedral ...

HEAD NURSE:

Ssssh, Mr. Budd. Now don't get excited.

Just relax. Here let me take your
temperature - and let's see that pulse of
yours.

BUDD:

Everybody keeps taking my temperature
Not again!!!

HEAD NURSE:

Now, now, we don't want to get excited.

(SHE SCRIBBLES FIGURES ON A NOTE PAD AND
MAKES CALCULATION) (MUTTERS)

And carry four - no borrow two - oops...

122 - (LOOKS AT THERMOMETER AGAIN AND
CHECKS FIGURES)

(MR. G. APPEARS AROUND SCREEN)

GARRISON:

Aha - Miss Kulik - free-lancing?

HEAD NURSE:

Oh, no, no, no - just checking on our
patient (KIND OF PANICS AND SHOWS FIGURES
TO HIM) It's 122.

-18-

**GARRISON:**

It can't be!!! Here let me see. (CHECKS HER FIGURES) You didn't carry the four, silly girl. You just don't have a head for figures.

**BUDD:**

What four?

**HEAD NURSE:**

There don't you bother yourself.

(PLUMPS THE PILLOWS AS SHE BABBLES)

We're here to make you well - healthy, wealthy and wise - and ... oops. Hello, Mr. McMannis - ah how are you?

**MCMANNIS:**

Well, Miss Kulik, that's hard to say.

It seems something is going on here.

I couldn't really venture to say what it is - but I'd definitely say it's something.

And I have a ...

**HEAD NURSE:**

Oh, there now, John, I can always tell you're mad at me (SHE TRIES TO LEAD HIM OUT OF ROOM BUT DOESN'T WORK)

when that fascinating vein throbs in your temple.

-19-

**McMANNIS:**

Helen, if you were a sneaky girl I'd say
you were being sneaky

**HEAD NURSE:**

John

**McMANNIS:**

Helen

(SHE SLIPS OUT OF ROOM) AND HE TURNS TO
GARRISON)

**McMANNIS:**

You know, I wouldn't even think this is my
hospital if I didn't know better. But when
I find the symbols of our materialistic
society ensconced in this temple to healing,
my mind boggles ..

**GARRISON:**

You don't say

**BUDD:** (FROM BEHIND THE SCREEN - WEAKLY)

Give it to him!!!

**McMANNIS:**

As a modern hospital administrator crises
are my meat and drink - but this - well ....

-20-

GARRISON:

I kind of imagine you feel you're entitled
to an explanation (PHONE RINGS)

Hello, oh yeah, Sid, buy, that's what I
said...Now's the time - his rate is up
3 points over yesterday. If he'll just
stay sick, we'll clean up. Now don't
panic. I tell you it's not illegal.

Maybe the SEC will out-law it later but
right now they don't even know about it.
That's right ---- right, yeah o.k. Bye.

McMANNIS:

Mr. Garrison, I think you were on the
brink of an explanation?

GARRISON:

Oh, yeah. Now, let's see. What was it
you wanted to know?

McMANNIS:

(REGISTERS OUT-RAGED SPEECHLESSNESS)

GARRISON: (WAVES AIRILY)

Oh, you mean this - is that it?

McMANNIS: (NODS YES)

-21-

GARRISON:

Come here (BECKONS HIM DOWN TO WHISPER)
(LENGTHY PANTOMIME OF SITUATION)
and keep it under your hat.

McMANNIS:

That much!!!!!

GARRISON:

Yup, so you see I can't possibly stop now
and as long as (INDICATES BUDD)
hovers on the brink of health, I'm in a
spot to make .... (SEIZES PAPER AND
PENCIL AND STARTS TO FIGURE)

McMANNIS:

Hasn't it occurred to you, Mr. Garrison,
that you are using our facilities to amass
this uhh (STRAINS TO LOOK AT GARRISON'S
FIGURING) fortune?

GARRISON:

What, what - Oh, yeah, well if you want to
take a little flyer with me, it's fine
with me. I'm not greedy.

McMANNIS:

Oh, well, now that you put it that way, in
the interests of scientific mathematical
research, I think I can scrape together a..

-23-

DOOR OUTSIDE OF HOSPITAL
ROOM, TWO NURSES

**BAILEY:**

How much do you have?

**LARSON:**

Well, if I don't buy a coat on sale, I'll
have 67 dollars to give him. Gee, isn't it
exciting? Money, I mean.

**BAILEY:**

It's really just for the sport I think.
It'll give me a good reason for buying the
paper. I always think it looks so great
to be seen looking at the financial section.
People know, then, you know that you're in
the market.

**LARSON:**

I'll take the money.

(BAILEY SHRUGS AND TAKES WAD OF BILLS OUT
OF HER UNIFORM POCKET TO COUNT)

**BAILEY:**

Two hundred, ten, twenty, thirty, five,
six, seven and forty-seven cents. Well,
that's it. I could hock my watch but I
need it. I called mama but she's already
in the market up to her neck.

-24-

**LARSON:**

Oh, gee, I got an uncle I forgot. Maybe...

(HEAD NURSE KULIK COMES UP)

**HEAD NURSE:**

What is this, girls? We do have our work to do, don't we? You know how understaffed hospitals are today.

**BAILEY:**

Well, we're just thinking of our future, Miss Kulik. You know it's a long time before you can make any money out of nursing.

**LARSON:**

Yes and have to pay.

**HEAD NURSE:**

Money - Ours is a service profession.
A proud and selfish - selfless - service.
Do you think if I were interested in money, I'd be here?

(THEY ALL STAND AROUND WITH THEIR HAND IN THEIR UNIFORM POCKET FOR A MOMENT)
(CAMERA GOES FROM POCKET TO POCKET)

(OFF CAMERA)

-25-

ROOM NOISE OF PHONES
AND TELETYPE MACHINE
BEHIND AND UNDER CORRIDOR
CONVERSATIONS.

### McMANNIS:

Oh, Miss Kulik, can I see you for a moment.
There's a procedural matter I'd like to
check out with you. (COMES ON CAMERA AND
TWO NURSES SLIP OUT - INTO ROOM AND HEAD
NURSE WATCHES THEM GO WITH SOME IRRITATION.)

### HEAD NURSE:

Yes, John, I was just checking something
myself, I think.

### McMANNIS:

You know I have a great deal of faith in
your judgment. This Garrison matter -
I wonder if it isn't getting a little out
of hand. Maybe it's time to call a halt.

### HEAD NURSE:

Oh, no, no, not yet. Not until I ah ...

### McMANNIS:

You what, Helen?

### HEAD NURSE:

I what what?

### McMANNIS:

Helen

### HEAD NURSE:

John

-26-

**McMANNIS:**

Don't you John me now.

**HEAD NURSE:**

Well, I, (TWO NURSES COME OUT OF ROOM,
LOOKING VERY SATISFIED WITH THEMSELVES AND
GO OFF DOWN THE CORRIDOR)

I have to check Mr. Budd's temperature.

**McMANNIS:**

What for?

**HEAD NURSE:**

That's a real bright question.

**McMANNIS:**

Well, I didn't mean right away, I mean call
off this Garrison thing but just as soon as
I can get some more money together, then
I'll ...

**HEAD NURSE:**

John, you (TAKES HAND OUT OF POCKET AND
SHOWS HIM HER MONEY)

**McMANNIS:**

(NODS AND THEY BOTH GO INTO ROOM)

(GARRISON IS ON THE PHONE AS THEY COME
TOWARD HIM)

-27-

GARRISON:

Wait a minute, Sid, this looks like some
more. Yeah, hang on, I'll let you know
how much (COVERS MOUTHPIECE)
Wait, never mind, I'll call you back.

McMANNIS:

Business as usual, I see.

GARRISON:

Yes, indeedy, and getting even more so.
How much do you have this time?

(HELEN AND JOHN EXCHANGE UNCOMFORTABLE
LOOKS)

HEAD NURSE:

Well, I could just get about four hundred
more but I don't want to seem greedy.

(HANDS IT TO HIM)

GARRISON:

Oh, no.

McMANNIS:

Oh, no.

GARRISON:

and you (TO McMANNIS)

McMANNIS:

Well, (HANDS HIM CHECK)

-28-

(GARRISON COUNTS AND ADDS UP ALL CASH, TAKING SOME OUT OF HIS POCKET - NO FURTHER COMMENT NEEDED)

GARRISON: (PICKS UP PHONE)

Please get me ... Yeah, that's the number.

GARRISON:

(TO McM AND HN WHILE WAITING FOR CALL TO BE COMPLETED)

Say, I hear there's a new drug to reduce fever - guaranteed to work - you two weren't planning to use it on our friend, were you?

(HELEN AND JOHN LOOK AT EACH OTHER)

We got to keep him just a little bit sick just a little bit longer and then we clean up - but really ... Oh, hello Sid, Buy a total of, (LOOKS AT MONEY) yeah, one thousand two hundred and thirty-five. Okay, that's fine. Doing a little bit yourself huh. Well, you ought to. This is foolproof. And when I say, foolproof I mean ......

HEAD NURSE: (FROM BEHIND SCREEN)

Where did he go?

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**GARRISON:**

Go, who?

**McMANNIS:**

Uh, oh!!

**HEAD NURSE:** (REAPPEARS)

Well, he's gone. Looks like this is for
you. (HANDS NOTE TO GARRISON)

**GARRISON:**

Well, oh, no I can't
(HANDS IT BACK TO HER)

**HEAD NURSE:** (OPENS IT)

Dear George, It's just too noisy here now
so since I feel fine, I'm going on home.
I meant to say good-bye but you've been
kind of busy and I didn't want to interrupt
you. So long, sincerely, Harry Budd.

(STUNNED SILENCE HITS LITTLE GROUP)

**GARRISON:**

Well, I guess something had to happen to
end it. Hmmm, I never knew his name was
Harry.

**HEAD NURSE and McMANNIS:** (EXCITEDLY)

What's going to happen? What are you going
to do now? What about our money?

(PHONE RINGS)

-31-

**BUDD:**

I been doing it for five - no six - years
now. With the Christmas season getting so
long, it's almost a steady job.

**GARRISON:**

Say, you sound familiar. Don't I know you?

**BUDD:**

I don't think so. I meet kids mostly.

(BUTTONS ON ANOTHER SWEATER)

**GARRISON:**

Say it isn't that cold out.

**BUDD:**

Yeah, but I'm kind of fragile. I had heat
exhaustion a while back and now since I'm
working outside I'd like to stabilize my
system and ....

**GARRISON:**

Harry Budd!!!!

**BUDD:**

Yeah, you're, ah, ah......

**GARRISON:**

George Garrison

-32-

**BUDD:**

Well, what do you know....

**GARRISON:**

What made you go like that, Harry?

**BUDD:**

I got better, that's all.

**GARRISON:**

It was going so beautifully - just one more
day (SHAKES HEAD SADLY)

**BUDD:**

What are you doing here anyway? Weren't
you in the - what - the market, or
something?

**GARRISON:**

Oh, yeah

**BUDD:** (LOOKS AT WATCH)

Well, we'd better get our kettles and get
going (RESUMES GETTING DRESSED)

**GARRISON:** (STILL DREAMING)

So close - so much.

**BUDD:** (SNEEZES)

Oops. (FEELS FOREHEAD)

Wonder if I'm catching cold?

**GARRISON:** (LIGHTING UP)

Budd, baby!!!!!

THE END