Radio City Playhouse - Wardrobe Trunk

Babe Sherman is a confidence man, currently "working" Paris, France. In a big city, like Paris, it was easy for Sherman to pick up money without attracting too much attention. He could gamble on the races or pick up blackmail money from married women who don't like their husbands to know what they're doing. He was currently working on a young French lady named Therese Jermaine. He describes her as the tiniest woman he ever saw. She was like a little bird, fragile and delicate. Sherman first saw her selling some guy a gold cigarette case in one of the best jewelry stores of the Rue de la Paix. Of course, Sherman made quite a first impression on her. Therese wasn't any different from the others. The build-up took a month of taking her to lunch every day and calling for her every night. When shopping with her, Sherman would ignore the stuff in the showcases as though it didn't exist. He had to tear his eyes away from it and pretend he wasn't interested. On the day it happened, they had lunch together. Sherman took her back to the jewelry store. She insisted on showing Sherman some pearls. Therese says "You must look at these, they're so beautiful". Sherman says "They are not as beautiful as you". She says "Look at them, so beautiful". Sherman says "Yeah, I guess so. Tell me how much, and I'll buy them for you". Therese says "I think for the moment in your money, they are seventy five thousand dollars". Sherman says "To wear around your neck? Try them on". She says "Oh, I think I should not be silly". Sherman says "Oh, come on. Let's see how they look on you. Turn around. Oh, I think the clasp is broken. Oh no!" She gasps as the pearls drop to the floor, Sherman picks them up and says "Oh, we better put them away". She says "Yes, you go now. You see me tonight, at the same place?" Sherman says "Positively, about 8 o'clock". Sherman had deliberately let the pearls drop to the floor. When he picked them up, it was easy to make the switch. The pearls she put back in the case weren't worth more than a hundred bucks.