Heyes and Curry have been hired by Hank Henderson to ask his errant wife, Sarah Henderson to return to him. She appears to have gone off with the very likeable Jim Stokely, and even Heyes at his eloquent best initially fails to make her change her mind, and return to her husband...
Kid Curry: I thought everyone played according to Hoyle.
Kid: (to Heyes) What's that you're reading? Heyes: Life On The Mississippi by Mark Twain. Kid: Mark Twain?!! Heyes: Yep. Kid:(disbelieving) Mark Twain - now there's an alias if I ever heard one. I wonder what he's wanted for?!!