Gumshoe

Tommy:
[Eddie has gone to Botha Export Co Ltd for further investigations] We're closed!

Anne Scott:
Got your coat?

Tommy:
Yeah!

Anne Scott:
Put it on.

Tommy:
Who are you?

Anne Scott:
Board of Trade.

Tommy:
Well, what do you want?

Anne Scott:
We have Powers Of Search.

Tommy:
You don't look like the Board Of Trade to me.

Anne Scott:
We're changing the image. Would you sit down please. Oh, wait. You've got something on your eye. No, don't touch it, don't touch it. Leave it to me. Relax. [removes her glasses] Close your eyes. [Kisses her]

Tommy:
I'm Anne Scott.

Anne Scott:
I'm all shook up.

Tommy:
What's your name?

Anne Scott:
Modelling. Clay Modelling.

Tommy:
I don't think I fancy you, Modelling.

Anne Scott:
Work on it.

Tommy:
I like tall men.

Anne Scott:
The Seven Dwarves got Snow White.

Tommy:
Only cos they crowded her.

Anne Scott:
You'll have to go on your knees then.

Tommy:
On this floor?

Anne Scott:
I'll put a cushion down.

Tommy:
I couldn't.

Anne Scott:
Why not?

Tommy:
I stoop to conquer, I don't kneel.

Eddie Ginley:
Mrs. Blankers-Cohen?

Anne Scott:
Not expected.

Eddie Ginley:
Where can I find her?

Anne Scott:
49 Faulkner Square.

Eddie Ginley:
Does she live there?

Anne Scott:
Yes, but not for long.

Eddie Ginley:
How come.

Anne Scott:
She's leaving. Tomorrow.

Eddie Ginley:
What time?

Anne Scott:
7am.

Eddie Ginley:
How?

Anne Scott:
Boat. Hoskinson's Dock.

Eddie Ginley:
You're a Londoner?

Anne Scott:
You're a bright kid, Modelling.

Eddie Ginley:
What you doing up here?

Anne Scott:
Old story. With a dancing troupe. Manager cleared off with the money, I was stranded.

Eddie Ginley:
In Liverpool?

Anne Scott:
In Liverpool. So I got a job in this office.

Eddie Ginley:
Don't be embarrassed when we're out together - I could walk behind you.

Eddie Ginley:
Oh no.

Eddie Ginley:
Why not?

Anne Scott:
I like to hold hands in the street. I'd feel like I was taking you out for a walk.

Eddie Ginley:
[Can't make out this line]

Anne Scott:
I'm basically conservative.

Eddie Ginley:
Switch sides.

Anne Scott:
I'd rather fight than switch.

Eddie Ginley:
[dialling phone] So you'd rather fight? What weight are you?

Anne Scott:
Bantam.

Eddie Ginley:
I'm heavy.

Anne Scott:
Ooh. You've got the weight, I've got the speed.

Eddie Ginley:
I sometimes hit below the belt.

Eddie Ginley:
[Phones again]

Anne Scott:
Hit below the belt, do you?

Eddie Ginley:
And I've got a long reach.

Anne Scott:
That's no good in a clinch.

Eddie Ginley:
Keep your guard up, don't lead with your chin, and keep throwing out those lefts.

Anne Scott:
What for?

Eddie Ginley:
[leaving office] You could get a crack at the title.

Eddie Ginley:
Thanks for the present.

William:
What present?

Eddie Ginley:
The birthday present.

William:
The day I give you a present pigs will fly.

Eddie Ginley:
That's what I mean, thanks for the flying pig.