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I am truly sorry about all of this. When you didn't meet me, I knew and I panicked.
And I suppose the confession portrays me as what? A patsy? A Doe-eyed idiot succumbed to the charms of America's mustachioed Casanova?
That is the gist, yes. With a bankruptcy side plot sprinkled on top to provide a motive for Mr. Stark's deeds.
Nice flourish.
[to his wife] I know you're mad at me, and maybe I got that coming. But I think if we're being honest with each other, this mess was a long time in the making. I'm not blaming you. Not anymore. I buried myself deep in this job the day that I started.
I'm sure we could lure one of them in, get the drop on them, steal a weapon and—
"Get the drop on them?" You've been in custody all of an hour, and you're Jimmy Cagney.
Why would you go through all that trouble instead of coming to one of us?
I conducted my own investigation because no one listens to me. I got away with it because no one looks at me, because unless I have your reports, your coffee, or your lunch, I'm invisible.
This really is an amazing city.
It's like any other.
No, no, my dear! This is a testimony to American strength and ingenuity. It is a beacon for all the world to envy.
And won't it be fun to tear it all down?
How the hell did you get in here?
You know who designed the SSR security system?
Yeah, the same outfit that sures the White House!
Exactly. They stink. You should have hired me.
Howard, I was angry. That doesn't mean I want you to die.
Well, that makes two of us.
The great Howard Stark! I have heard much of your genius. It is a shame that you put your gifts towards creating such horrible weapons.
Midnight oil was not supposed to be a weapon, Dr. Fennhoff. Should never have been used.
And yet, it only exists because of you. Do you know what your creation does?
I saw it afterwards.
And I saw it while it happened. I was only spared because I had a gas mask to protect myself. My comrades were not so lucky. My brother wasn't so lucky. When I found him, he had no eyes. Pieces of his flesh had been bitten off. Can you imagine this?
I am sorry. You have no idea how sorry I am.
Since that day, I have thought of you often. In fact, you have been my singular focus.
Look, if you're gonna kill me, go ahead. I probably deserve it, but leave innocent people out of it.
I have no intention of killing you, Mr. Stark. I am going to make you suffer.
Please. Please don't do this.
You feel guilt? Remorse?
Yes, of course, I do.
I imagine you have done many things in your life that you regret. Hmm. A man such as yourself cannot allow kindness and empathy to cloud his vision.
I am not a bad person.
Yes. Yes, you are. It is the only way to achieve such remarkable success. Others have paid the price. You have paid the price, as well. Your guilt eats you, destroys you from the inside out.
[to Carter] I used to be so jealous of girls like you. I would have done anything to walk like you, to talk like you. But now I can be anybody I want.
[to Fennhoff] Don't despair, friend. The food here is actually quite good. A minor consolation, I know. You had a vision, and it didn't come to pass. What is the point of anything now? But given time and a bit of quiet, new visions will arise. I am familiar with your work on matters of the mind, Herr Doktor. It would give me great pleasure to hear your thoughts on this. Perhaps there is another way for us to collaborate. I know things seem bleak, but you are, in fact, a fortunate man. You're imprisoned, yes, but it is an American prison. And America is the land of opportunity.
Um, Mr. Jarvis?
Yes?
I understand Howard came out west for a defense contract.
He did.
And you did say you came out here to arrange his estate.
I think I see where this is heading.
What I don't understand -
You're puzzled, perhaps.
Uh, puzzled, yes, that's the word.
It's the flamingo, isn't it?
It is, indeed, the flamingo.
Miss Carter, you have no idea how foreign Los Angeles will seem to a civilized person such as yourself. They eat avocados with everything. The foliage is preposterous. Take the palm tree. Would you trust the structural integrity of such a thing?
No, I suppose not.
They afford no shade. Everybody says it's a very dry heat, but that doesn't mean it isn't unbearably hot. And worst of all, the drivers are both abundant and abundantly irresponsible.
While I appreciate your concern, I am certain I can hazard the Los Angeles driving conditions.
Miss Carter, since our last adventure, my life has consisted of oiling floorboards, cleaning pools, - and - [Flamingo squawking] - transporting exotic livestock. I'm profoundly and exhaustively bored.
I'm not one for the cinema.
What do you do for relaxation? Assemble rifles?
I trust you to distract her with your flattery.
Aside from "Danger," my middle name is "Charm."
You need to start playing the long game here. The SSR is a wartime agency, and the war is over.
Am I being fired?
Worse. You're becoming irrelevant. The entire department of war is being restructured, which means that the SSR is going the way of the dinosaur. It's a different world now. And you've got to ask yourself, "do I want to be the former chief of the SSR or the current muckety-muck of the next big thing?"
I want to be in the muck.
And that's the kind of attitude that's gonna serve you very well.
I do wish you'd allow me to drive you, Miss Carter.
Your thirst for adventure is appreciated.
I thought Mr. Stark's leisure car would be appropriate. [Peggy gets into the driver's seat] Couple of things I ought to show you. [Jarvis opens the passenger door] This button here, is in case you find yourself-
[Jarvis presses it, and the glove compartment flips over to reveal a bottle of champagne and two glasses]
...Dehydrated.
Howard Stark becomes more ridiculous the longer I know him.
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