Station West1948

Second Lt. Stellman:
You a stranger here?

[Haven turns to him, then turns back to the bar and downs his whiskey]

John Haven:
[to bartender] What kind of whiskey was that?

Bartender:
On the bottle it says rye, but the way you take it I don't see what difference it makes.

John Haven:
I'll have another rye.

Second Lt. Stellman:
You didn't answer my question.

John Haven:
I'm a stranger everywhere.

Second Lt. Stellman:
You got a job?

John Haven:
Listen, soldier, I know that one too. 'Got a job, stranger? No? Why don't you join the army? Three meals a day, a place to sleep, nice warm uniform.'

Second Lt. Stellman:
It has a little more than that.

John Haven:
Yeah, it has one thing more. That I could never take. It's got second lieutenants.

Second Lt. Stellman:
You want to make this a personal matter? Alright.

John Haven:
I don't make it anything, soldier. You tried to sell me something, I didn't buy it. Why don't you beat it?

Second Lt. Stellman:
If I weren't in uniform I might teach you a few manners.

John Haven:
If you could teach me anything you wouldn't be in a uniform.