If you ask me, Sam, this is a wild goose chase. Nobody asked you. Yes, they did. You asked...

Tess Skeffington: If you ask me, Sam, this is a wild goose chase. Sam Diamond: Nobody asked you. Tess Skeffington: Yes, they did. You asked me back there if l thought... Sam Diamond: That was then. This is now. Nobody knows what tomorrow will be. That's the way it is, whether we like it or not. Tess Skeffington: Sam, l really worry about you sometimes. Sam Diamond: Alright cut the malarkey. This trip is strictly business. What do you got on Twain? Tess Skeffington: He was born in San Francisco in . His mother was Catholic, father an Orthodox Jew. They separated two hours after the marriage. Sam Diamond: Any children? Tess Skeffington: Yeah, one daughter, 32. Her name's lrene, but she goes by Rita. Sam Diamond: Just like a dame. Don't stop, angel. You're doing fine. Tess Skeffington: He was arrested in 1932 in Chicago for selling pornographic bibles. The D.A. couldn't make the charge stick when the church refused to turn over the bibles. There's nothing on him until '46 when he was picked up in EI Paso, Texas for smuggling a truckload of rich, white Americans into Mexico to pick melons. He was sent to the Dallas state hospital for mental observation. Sam Diamond: I think we picked ourselves a queer bird, angel. Anything else? Tess Skeffington: Yeah. Get this, Sam. Twain has one interesting physical characteristic. He has no pinkies. Sam Diamond: No pinkies? You mean Twain's only got eight fingers? Tess Skeffington: No, no. He's got ten. He just doesn't have any pinkies. Sam Diamond: You did your homework good, angel. Tess Skeffington: Thanks, Sam. Sam Diamond: Where'd you dig that up stuff? Tess Skeffington: I wrote to Twain and asked him. Sam Diamond: Good thinking.

If you ask me, Sam, this is a wild goose chase. - Nobody asked you, baby. - Yes, they did. You asked me back there if I thought... That was then. This is now. And nobody knows what tomorrow will be. That's the way things are, whether we like it or not. Sam, I really worry about you sometimes. All right. Cut the malarkey. This trip is strictly business with me. What do you got on this Twain? He was born in San Francisco in 1906. His mother was a Roman Catholic. His father was an orthodox Jew. They were separated two hours after the marriage. - Any children? - Yeah, one daughter, 32. Her name's Irene, but she calls herself Rita. Just like a dame. Don't stop, angel. You're doing fine. He was arrested in 1932 in Chicago for selling pornographic Bibles. The D.A. couldn't make the charge stick... when the church refused to turn over the Bibles. There's nothing on him until '46... when he was picked up in El Paso, Texas... for trying to smuggle a truckload of rich white Americans... across the border into Mexico to pick melons. He was sent to the Dallas State Hospital for mental observation. I think we picked ourselves a queer bird, angel. Anything else? Yeah. Get this, Sam. Lionel Twain has one interesting physical characteristic. He has no pinkies. No pinkies? Twain has only got eight fingers? No, no. He's got ten. He just doesn’t have any pinkies. - You did your homework good, angel. - Thanks, Sam. - Where'd you dig up all that stuff? - I wrote to Twain and asked him. Good thinkin'. - What's the matter? - Wouldn't you know, out of gas. I saw a station about five miles back, Sam. I want you to know I'm going to be waiting for you. Here's the bridge, Pop. Doesn't look safe to me. One way to find out. Drive across. Aren't you going to come with me? Weight of two men may be too much for bridge. Then why do I get to drive the car? 'Cause I smart enough to get out first. I don't think I'm going to make it. It's going to collapse. Not worry. Father find other way to house. I made it, Pop! I made it! Good! Good! Now come back and get adopted father. Look at invitation. What number of house? - 2-2... - Correct. 22 Twain's house. Continue. - Did you see that? - No. Neither did I.