Peter Gunn (1958) s01e31 Episode Script

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When the lights start lightin' the town,
there's only one place for me.
When the neon winks, I go straight to baby.
When the beat starts rockin' the town,
I long for his company.
I'm feelin' good as soon as he says hello.
And when he starts in lookin' at me, just so I glow.
Now the sun is down, and I'm here with baby.
When the lights start lightin' the town,
this is the place for me.
Right this way.
This is Mr. Gunn.
I'm Wilma Goffman.
This is my sister, Irma.
This is Mr. Bond, our attorney.
How do you do?
Won't you sit down?
Do you have an office, Mr. Gunn?
This is it.
You are for hire, are you?
I am.
Then we'll get right down to business.
Our sister, Margaret, has a loaf with a
man named Henry Bowers.
We want you to investigate him.
Why?
He's a swindler.
Irma.
He's up to no good.
Irma.
Maggie has quite a large inheritance.
Mr. Gunn, from our father.
And we suspect this man, Bowers, of intending
to hurt her after he's gotten her to execute a will.
He'll kill her.
Irma.
Maggie is quite a child, Mr. Gunn.
Gullible, inexperienced, naive.
Is she a minor?
She's 50.
Irma.
Well, she is.
She met him at a lecture on India.
We should have never let her go, Irma.
Irma, will you please?
Will you look him up?
Where can I find him?
They're staying at the parked house.
Honeymooning.
Spending money like water.
What does Mr. Bowers look like?
He's a pudgy little fellow.
Sweet expression, but butter wouldn't melt in his mouth.
Looks are deceiving.
How about Maggie?
Maggie resembles me.
You think so, Wilma?
Where can I reach you?
1-23 Bellingham Road.
What did you say your name was?
James Bond.
Don't they know any waltzes?
Well, uh, I'll be in touch.
Did the bubbles tickle your nose?
Yeah.
I thought so.
Henry, I'm the happiest woman in the world.
I could be the happiest man in the world if we
were away from here, away from your sisters.
They're bent on destroying us, Maggie.
Henry, nothing they can ever do could turn me against you.
Nothing in this world.
Oh, I'm sorry.
I was taking a picture of this gentleman.
Get two cards.
One.
One.
Two for me.
Turn them out.
Give him a buy street.
I'll check till the one card draw.
I bet 200.
I'm out.
I missed.
I'll call.
What have you got?
Three sevens.
That's Peter, Gunn.
Tell him I'm working.
Who?
He's working me.
I think I'd better quit.
Oh, wait a minute.
I can't forget it.
He's just getting to it.
You know this guy?
That's you.
Not me, him.
Well, I don't know him.
Anybody else here know him?
Not me.
I don't know the guy, but the dame,
yeah, that's Detroit Dottie.
That ain't Dottie.
That's Dixie Maddox from Gardena.
She's a dealer.
I bet 500.
I'll take one.
I raise you 500.
I'll see you.
And I'll re-raise you another 500.
I'll call.
What have you got?
Straight.
Four aces.
The man in the photograph, he's Elmer Deegan.
I spent four years of Leavenworth with him.
I think he was in for blackmail.
Thanks, fellas.
And what were you in there for?
Gambling on Sunday.
These commitment papers are forgeries.
Well, hardly, my dear.
Ask Mr. Gunn.
He obtained them.
Where did you get these papers, Mr. Gunn?
Well, you see, I have a couple of friends
on the police force.
It's true, my dear, but I can explain.
I'll wager you can.
I was very young.
I made a mistake, but I paid for it.
A convict and a criminal.
I told you.
I warned you.
This man is out to swindle you.
But if you can't see the dreadful
mistake you've made, I shall
have to take steps to protect
you, whether you like it or not.
I love him.
I don't care what he's done.
I married him for better or for worse.
And nothing you can say or do will turn me against him.
Are you mad?
She must be mad.
Irma, I'll have you committed as an incompetent.
I'll tie up the money.
I think you've lost your senses.
This man has bewitched you.
He's bewitched you.
Miss Goffney.
Yes, Mr. Gunn.
Maybe it's none of my business, but
I'm sure we'll all be interested, Mr. Gunn.
You may speak.
It's about Mr. Bowers here.
You mean Mr. Deacon?
Well, we all know he was an ex-convict, but
don't you think Are you taking his part, Mr. Gunn?
Some people like to punish a man forever.
Why not give him the benefit of the doubt?
You're right, Mr. Gunn.
This is none of your business.
Maggie will not touch one penny of our
father's money while she is married to this man.
Wilma.
Wilma, for the first time in my life,
I feel human, alive, like a woman.
I feel loved, wanted.
Why do you want to take that away from me?
You married for love?
All right, have your love, but no money.
Just you try to touch the money.
You're a vengeful woman, Wilma,
spiting the world for your own lack of love.
Don't you speak to me!
Let's go, my dear.
That's not true, Wilma.
I love you.
Irma.
I don't think you told me your fee, Mr. Gunn.
A thousand dollars.
A thousand dollars?
That's right.
For an evening's work?
I didn't think the job was that hard.
Not hard, Miss Goffney.
Dirty.
Drop her down.
Come on, lower it down.
Lower it down.
That'll do it.
Let's get hooked onto this thing and get her out of here.
That ought to do it.
All right, folks, if there's nothing else
to see, let's please break it up.
Get out of the way.
You, lady.
Mr. Bowers, where did you go this morning
after you left the house?
Heaven's sake, man, questions now.
Can you give an account of yourself?
I can, but I don't think this is the time
or the place to discuss it.
Well, then how about meeting me at
Mother's, say, 10 O'clock tonight?
Would you rather make it police headquarters?
Mothers, 10 O'clock.
Get a fire extinguisher!
I had nothing to do with Wilma's accident.
You hated her, Bowers.
Of course, I don't deny it, but I went
from the Goffney house to my barber.
I was taking Maggie to the Starlight Room this evening.
She's never been there.
Yeah, I'll check the barber's story.
All right.
Jack's Barbershop, Tremaine Street.
What about that Molotov cocktail?
I know nothing about that.
How could I?
You could have thrown it from the roof, run down,
grabbed a taxi, still have shown up when you did.
Possibly, but I didn't.
Why should I?
Because Wilma's accident was no accident.
Somebody tampered with a wheel as well as
the brakes on her car.
I took that cab from the Park Towers Hotel.
You can check that, too.
I must get back to Maggie.
She needs me.
What are you looking so upset about?
I hate people throwing Molotov cocktails at me.
Burns me up.
I'll cool you off.
Didn't help at all.
You know, I think Deegan or Bowers or whatever
he calls himself is the one that gave me that hot foot.
Where there's fire, there's smoke.
I think I'll call Jacoby.
What about?
Have him wire Washington, see if they've
got anything on Bowers.
Goodbye.
Bye.
Maggie, I just talked to Lieutenant Jacoby
at police headquarters.
It seems your husband's been questioned and found guilty.
Five different cities about the accidental
death of five different wives.
Fell off platform Niagara Falls, drowned in bath tub, riding
accident at Honeymoon Hotel, electrocuted in basement.
Henry?
He profited in each case, a will,
sale of a house, joint bank account.
My Henry?
That's right, Maggie.
You also think he fixed the brakes on Wilma's car.
You see, it was no accident.
It was murder.
He also tried to kill me.
Henry did.
With a Molotov cocktail.
What's that?
A gasoline bomb.
Henry threw a gasoline bomb?
That's right, Maggie.
And I'm sure he was planning some sort of
an accident for you.
No.
Where is he?
He's on his way to Miami.
For you, Madame.
Oh, thank you.
Hello?
Yes, Mr. Bond?
Hello, Mr. Bond?
This is Peter Gunn.
What is it?
We'll be right there.
Let's go, Megan.
There's another accident.
Lieutenant Jacoby.
Jacoby.
Are you busy?
Maybe.
I'm at the Goffney home.
There's been another accident.
The other sister this time, Irma, she's dead.
How long will it take you to get here?
About ten minutes.
Okay.
Thank you.
What's your story, Mr. Bond?
I came into the house, smelled gas, I broke
the windows and ran upstairs as fast as I could.
Anyway, Irma
Who was lying in her bed.
Where's the main valve?
It's outside.
All he did was turn the valve off, the fire went out under
the heater in Irma's room, he turned the valve back on.
Guess.
Your husband did not fly to Miami, Maggie.
The police have checked.
You know where he is, don't you?
No, I don't.
Maggie, he murdered your sisters.
He tried to murder me and he planned to murder you.
I don't know where he is.
Mr. Gunn, please, can't this wait?
Oh, Mr. Bond, I must get away.
If I don't, I'm afraid.
There, there.
Reno, I'll go there.
I'll go there and get a divorce.
Oh, Mr. Bond.
There, there.
My sisters were right.
They were right.
I think you're right, Maggie.
The best thing to do is to get away from all this.
Yes.
Immediately.
Now, is there anything I can do to help?
No, thank you, Mr. Gunn.
All right.
I have to leave now, but the police will be here soon.
They'll probably want to ask you a few questions,
but I'm sure it won't take more than an hour or two.
You've been very kind, Mr. Gunn.
Mr. Bond.
Jacoby.
Jacoby, Tom.
Here at Terminal, Train Depot.
She just left the bus station and got into a taxi.
You want to know what I think?
I think Bowers is still here in town somewhere.
Maggie's on her way to him trying to cover her tracks.
That woman is weird.
She's just in love, rushing to her own funeral.
I'll call you later.
I'll call you later.
This is nice.
Oh, it's so cozy.
We can stay here, can't we?
Best I could do on short notice.
But it'll do.
Who is it?
Peter Gunn.
Hello, Maggie.
What did you want, Mr. Gunn?
Just thought I'd drop by.
Accident prevention week.
I wish you'd leave us alone.
The police are on their way over.
They want to talk to Henry about Irma and Wilma.
I know nothing about Irma and Wilma.
What about your other five wives?
Accidents?
Yes, they were, I swear it, Mr. Gunn, accidents.
Maybe so.
But I think they ought to lock you up anyway.
You're bad luck.
You should have let well enough alone, Mr. Gunn.
But you're like my sisters.
You pry, you interfere, you inhibit, dishearten, cripple.
Oh.
All of you.
You poisoned the only sweet water I ever drank.
You killed your sisters.
Yes, I did.
Don't tell me it was you on the roof.
I missed, but I won't miss at this range.
Henry, I'm the only man that knows you
didn't kill Wilma and Irma.
Maggie, put the gun down.
Henry, we've got to get away.
They'll try to separate us.
We'll never see each other again.
Put the gun down, Maggie.
Do you hear?
Darling, don't you see?
Don't darling me, you stupid clod.
Put that gun down.
I killed my sisters for you.
Maggie!
Maggie, stop it.
Don't come any closer, Mr. Gunn.
Give me the gun, Maggie.
He grounded the lamp through the TV set.
Some 16,000 volts.
That's the accident he planned for you, Maggie.
You knew he meant to kill you.
Still, you came to him.
Amazing.
I thought
Yes, you did.
He'll kill me, but maybe not today.
I'll have a week, maybe.
Two, maybe.
What will they do to me, Mr. Gunn?
Oh, I don't think they'll hurt you, Maggie.
They'll probably send you someplace like a hospital.
Yes, I
I suppose I'm
ill.
Well, I did terrible things.
Tell me, Maggie, how did you know about
things like automobiles and Molotov cocktails?
Mr. Gunn, I spent my whole life reading.
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