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Carol Fisher

Well, you've made quite a day of it, haven't you?

John Jones

Now, listen...

Carol Fisher

Making fools of Scott Ffolliott and me in front of the local police, broken into my bedroom and disgraced me before a very important friend of my father's. What are your plans now, may I ask?

John Jones

I'll tell you if you wait just a...

Carol Fisher

You might at least have had your clothes on.

John Jones

Take it easy. This is serious. I've got to talk to you.

Carol Fisher

I've seen your serious business. What're you doing here?

John Jones

I'm escaping.

Carol Fisher

Escaping from what?

John Jones

From a couple of fellas in my room about to kill me.

Carol Fisher

May I ask who?

John Jones

Two gentlemen disguised as policemen, waiting to take me for a ride.

Carol Fisher

You're talking through your hat.

John Jones

But I'm not talking through my hat. I've thrown a monkey wrench into some international dirty business, whatever it is. I know Van Meer's alive. That's the reason they want to kill me.

Carol Fisher

I can think of others.

John Jones

Now look, you've got to help me. Not for my sake alone, but this is the biggest story in Europe.

Carol Fisher

Look! Your childish mind is as out of place in Europe as you are in my bedroom.

John Jones

Get over there. You see what you're doing?

Carol Fisher

All this is going straight back to London and will be common gossip by tomorrow. I don't care for myself, but my father's engaged in a great work. He's trying to help avert a war, a dreadful war, and this is just the sort of thing to discredit him. I know you care nothing about our work. All you're interested in is having fun with windmills and hotel bathrooms.

John Jones

You don't believe I'm in trouble?

Carol Fisher

You'll be in lot of trouble if you don't get out. Now for the last time, please go.

John Jones

Okay. But I want you to know exactly what's going to happen when I do go. I'll go back to my room and get dressed. I'll try and shake those two fellows off, but I won't succeed. They'll stick to me like a couple of tattoo marks until they get me. They'll stop at nothing. I seem to know too much. And you're right. I don't know the ins and outs of your crackpot peace movement. And I don't know what's wrong with Europe. But I do know a story when I see one. And I'll keep after it until either I get it or it gets me. Sorry you have those derogatory opinions of me...but I guess that can't be helped. So long. It's been nice knowing you.

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