:15:02
Well, he showed a certain flare
for picking odd names and places...
:15:06
...but it was hardly worth the $24,000
we paid him in commissions.
:15:10
You mean he stole $24,000 from you?
:15:13
Yes. I'm afraid that's it.
:15:16
Does Trippy know you know?
:15:18
Oh, yes. We called him in
and told him we'd give him...
:15:21
...every opportunity to return the money.
Then we sent him to a smaller office...
:15:25
...and took his name off the door.
That was two weeks ago.
:15:28
- Has he made any effort to make good?
- Not only hasn't he returned a penny...
:15:32
...but three days ago he forgot himself
and handed in another order...
:15:35
...from Mr. Clarence Pruitt.
:15:37
When a man becomes repetitious,
it's time to go to the DA.
:15:41
You should have gone long ago.
:15:43
Well, I was quite touched
when I discovered...
:15:45
...that he'd lost most of the money
at the racetrack.
:15:49
- That touched you?
- Yes.
:15:51
They were my horses he bet on,
and I gave him the tips.
:15:54
How was I to know
it was my own money?
:15:58
Poor Trippy.
:16:02
I'm sorry, Miss Trellis.
I know it won't be any hardship...
:16:05
...for you to return the money.
- No hardship?
:16:09
There won't be unpleasantness.
:16:11
Mr. Skeffington, you may as well know
that Miss Trellis and Trippy are stone broke.
:16:18
I don't understand.
:16:20
- The Trellis wealth was a legend.
- Well, it's now a myth.
:16:23
When my father died four years ago
he did leave a considerable estate...
:16:27
...but, you see,
Trippy insisted on managing it.
:16:30
He went through their fortune
and was starting in on yours.
:16:34
I see.
:16:37
But the house, servants.
I was under the impression...
:16:39
Everybody's under the same impression.
:16:42
Even the creditors.
:16:44
I take it, then, there's no chance
of the money being returned, is there?
:16:52
I'll be leaving now.
:16:54
Unless, of course, Trippy could get another
job and pay you back a little each week.