Joan Camden: Margaret 'Maggie' Andrews Dalton

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• Margaret 'Maggie' Dalton : [Anthony raps on the hotel door of Margaret Dalton. She responds]  What is it?

  Michael Anthony : Miss Margaret Dalton?

  Margaret 'Maggie' Dalton : Yes.

  Michael Anthony : My name is Michael Anthony. May I see you for a moment? It's very important - a business matter.

  Margaret 'Maggie' Dalton : It's very late.

  Michael Anthony : [Gently pushing his way in]  This won't take a moment. I have a gift for you.

  Margaret 'Maggie' Dalton : Won't you sit down?

  Michael Anthony : Thank you.

  [Opening his briefcase and producing a document] 

  Michael Anthony : It's a cashier's check for $1,000,000.

  Margaret 'Maggie' Dalton : [Sarcastically]  Oh, sure, that's my luck. People are always giving me $1,000,000.

  Michael Anthony : [Displaying the check]  I assure you, it is a cashier's check. Look at it.

  Margaret 'Maggie' Dalton : [Viewing check]  It is for a million dollars and it's for me.

  Michael Anthony : That's right, Miss Dalton, and the tax has already been paid.

  Margaret 'Maggie' Dalton : A million dollars. Why me?

  Michael Anthony : I can't tell you that.

  Margaret 'Maggie' Dalton : Who is it from?

  Michael Anthony : I can' tell you that either, except that it is from my employer, who must remain anonymous.

  Margaret 'Maggie' Dalton : [Suspiciously]  What do I have to do for this?

  Michael Anthony : You don't have to do anything.

  [Producing a document] 

  Michael Anthony : Just sign this agreement, promising to tell no one the exact sum you received or the circumstances under which you received it. If you do tell, you will forfeit the balance. The only exception is your husband, if and when you marry.

  Margaret 'Maggie' Dalton : Oh, I don't understand. Are you sure you're not looking for another Margaret Dalton?

  Michael Anthony : Quite sure, Miss Dalton.

  [Offering a pen] 

  Michael Anthony : Will you sign this, please?

  Margaret 'Maggie' Dalton : [Accepting pen]  Will I sign? For a million dollar, I'll sign a million times.

  [Signs while Anthony smiles] 

  Margaret 'Maggie' Dalton : To think, I almost didn't come back here. I had given up my room. No one would know where to find me.

  Michael Anthony : [Receiving pledge]  Thank you.

  Margaret 'Maggie' Dalton : I wouldn't have been here at all. If it hadn't been for...

  [Stops and thinks] 

  Margaret 'Maggie' Dalton : Tell me, this man, your employer, is he French by chance?

  Michael Anthony : [Putting the signed promise into his briefcase]  No, Miss Dalton, and may I suggest that you stop guessing?

  Margaret 'Maggie' Dalton : You see, I wouldn't been able to get this. I went to the top of the Empire State Building and met this man. I really should thank him, but I don't know where to find him.