The Twice-Murdered Man

Frank Sinatra transcribed as Rocky Fortune Frank Sinatra starring as that footloose and fancy-free young gentleman Rocky Fortune According to the insurance guys an average Joker like me can expect to show up on the census for about 66 years before he shuffles off the old mortal coil

However an old buddy of mine who knows about these things says that in the case of certain unfortunate citizens The statistics are not valid and then he proceeds to produce a fresh corpse to prove it.

Well, look, pay Mac. Let me have a beer, will ya, Doc? Yes, 46. The baseball team. Yes, 46. Hey, that takes me back a long way. Sammy Mickelson from Bleakman Street.

Holy mackerel. Green by the fortune out of the Mickelson. Best double plate compound, Green Pen. Well, how are you, Sam? Never better. How's yourself? Able to sit up and take a little nourishment kid. What's know what you do with yourself, mate?

Who? Actuary I figure out statistical probabilities like if such and such happens and probably such and such will happen. How about you? Right now. I'm in the same kind of business generally. I'm what you might call a horse act sharing. Yeah?

Yeah, yeah, only ain't so good this morning. I bet on a horse to show if I figured right I would only bet on him to live You're between jobs again. You know me, Sammy, I get restless.

Still looking for the bluebird. How many times a month you used to run away when we were kids? Three at least. Yeah. Well, it's good to see you, Sammy. Hey! You can't just run away.

I got things to talk about. Come on, let me buy you a drink. Come on, I'm celebrating. No kidding. You sell a big policy? Sell a policy. No! Hey, rock. I'm gonna get married. married. No kidding. Yeah. Go work in the building. Secretary. Well, well. So you see, you got to have a drink with me to celebrate, right? Why not? Bartender. Anesthetic. 45