[REAL-ESTATE AGENT]
Land boom!
With a double whammy, boy!
Land boom!
Profits this thick!
Land boom!
Down around Miami, boy-
The weather's kinda clammy
But it's get rich quick!
Brand-new communities
Just take your pick
Lots of opportunities-
All you need is capital
A little does the trick
Beg or steal or borrow
It'll double by tomorrow
Only get your a** to Florida
And get rich quick!
(Train whistle sounds.)
(The bed has been transformed into a railway compartment. In it sits the Handsome Young Man from the opening number. Addison enters. The Handsome Young Man is revealed to be Hollis Bessemer.)
[HOLLIS BESSEMER, spoken]
I have an aunt. Two hours before the train left I found out she was stopping in Palm Beach
[ADDISON, spoken]
Palm beach?
[HOLLIS, spoken]
Tiny town, middle of nowhere. Nothing there but a monstrosity of a hotel. She's looking for a place to build a house
[ADDISON, spoken]
Really?
A house?
[HOLLIS, spoken]
I sent her a telegram, begged her to wait for me-
[ADDISON, spoken]
Friendly refuge till the storm clouds clear, eh?
[HOLLIS, spoken]
No, it's more than that. I need her help
[ADDISON, spoken]
With what?
...if you'd rather not-
[HOLLIS, spoken]
No! No, I'll tell you