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McDermott suggests that Gladys skip town to avoid the backlash of her true identity being revealed, but Joe stops her. He heard the story on the radio and wishes to marry her anyway, and she agrees. Vince and Annie decide to start a relationship, and the film ends with 'Doc' leaving town, having just poured his "medicine" in his gas tank.
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