"Sue, you know I Iike you." "How long have you been in this building?" "12 years." "That long." "And we never had a problem, right?" "But you owe me 3 months rent now." "You pay me 400 dollars a month," "I couId be renting it out for 7, maybe 8." "I think it's more than fair, isn't it?" "Yes, it's extremely fair, stanley." "I mean, I don't care, but we've got to get paid." "It's still a business, not a charity." "Yes." "I'II get you the money by Friday, stanley, I promise." "Get it to me by the end of the month." "That's more than 2 weeks." "Otherwise, I can't carry you anymore." "I appreciate that." "I'm familiar with all types of legal paperwork, and even though I have no formal degree in law," "I can do any type of contract and even file suits." "I have all the secreteriaI skills that I think you would require" "and I feel quite qualified for the job." "Here's my resume and letter of recommendation." "You've taken psychology and Modern Dance." "well, I have a BA in psychology from columbia University." "I did take a few courses in Modern Dance, but..." "We'II be in touch." "Thank you." "My primary background is law, though." "I worked for 12 years for a law firm." "Okay, thank you very much." "What's a beautiful young woman like you doing by herself on a Sunday morning?" "Crossword puzzle." "My name is willie." "hello, willie." "will you show me your breasts?" "Excuse me?" "I'd love to see your breasts." "well, it'II cost you." "How much?" "10 bucks." "I can't afford it." "well, that's the going rate, even with a senior citizens discount." "What's a European capital, 6 letters, starts with a 'P'?" "Prague." "Or Paris with 2 'R's." "I think Prague works better." "Where are you going?" "I'm going to get a coffee." "would you get me a Strawberry Mystic?" "A Mystic?" "Yeah, strawberry flavor." "It's 75 cents." "I'II pay you back." "No, no." "Thank you." "Thank you." "Excuse me." "You dropped a dollar." "Oh, thank you." "No problem." "You want a cigarette?" "No, thank you." "You're smart." "How can you tell?" "I mean, we've only just met." "You don't smoke." "well, that doesn't make me smart." "It just means I never got in the habit." "That's what I mean, you're smart." "Anything interesting in there?" "Where?" "The paper?" "Oh, no, the usual crap." "Why do you read it?" "Goes well with cigarettes and coffee." "There you are." "Here, keep the change." "well, it was nice to speak to you." "Sue." "Ben." "Nice meeting you Ben." "would be nice to chat some more." "Yeah well, you have a good day ." "Do you live around here?" "No, I Iive in Minnesota." "Minnesota?" "That's out in the Midwest." "Yeah, I know where Minnesota is." "I'm sorry." "New York brings out the mean streak in me." "It was nice meeting you." "Wait a sec, wait!" "Do you have a pen?" "Take it!" "You can throw it out if you want." "I'II give you a call, Sue." "Is everything all right?" "Yeah, I'II take some more coffee, if you don't mind." "AII right." "Hey Eddie, listen to this." "The other night when I was working, there's this guy sitting in the back, and he's like, "hey babe, we need some more coffee. "" "and I'm like, I don't like it, 'cause I'm not his babe, I'm not his anything." "But I go back there, start pouring the coffee." "The next thing I know , he's got his hand on my ass, so I say to him..." "Thank you." "So, I go to take some other orders," "Then, maybe 10 minutes later, same bozo wants a refill," "So, I'm thinking, he's learned his lesson." "So, I go back there." "Now his cup of coffee is up against the wall, all the way on the other side of the table, so I have to reach for it to pour the coffee, and as I'm reaching to pour the coffee," "I can feel his hand smack up between my legs," "I can feel him fingering my pussy." "I'm like, "what?" "You think just because I work in an aII-night diner, you can just finger my pussy any time you feel like it?"" "I fucking whacked him right on his head." "He was on the floor on his ass, it was beautiful." "'Cause, Eddie, baby, you're the only one for me." "You dress like a slut, you talk like a slut, what the hell do you expect?" "That's all you have to say to me after everything I go through?" "You changed, Eddie." "Where the hell are you going?" "Good morning, I'm calling in reference to your ad in the "T imes. "" ""Medium-sized midtown legal firm seeks office manager. "" "already?" "Yikes!" "early bird does get the worm, huh?" "Thank you very much." "What do you think?" "Oh, I quite like it." "It's complicated, but... really quite simple." "I think I Iike it." "Yeah, I see what you mean." "These group shows are so difficult." "They must be very difficult to organize, I think." "Yes, certainly for the curator..." "Oh yes, for him especially." "Of course, yes." "I think, they did a good job, I think." "Don't you?" "Yeah, it's curiously coherent." "Oh, excuse me." "There you are Agnes." "hello." "Nice to see you." "Yeah, sure, go with Agnes." "See what I care." "It's a fucked up world, if you ask me." "I didn't ask you, but you're correct." "Men, all they wanna do is jerk off in your face and make you swallow their cum." "well, fuck them and fuck their mothers." "It's true." "You want a beer?" "Thank you." "Why not?" "How's everything?" "well, a couple of days ago my grandmother died from pneumonia." "That sucks." "well, that's New York for you." "What are you gonna do?" "Listen, you wanna go get a cup of coffee?" "If I don't have cof fee first thing in the morning," "I just can't do anything." "especially in the winter." "In the summer, I don't care." "Yeah, all right." "But on one condition." "What?" "We go Dutch." "Fine by me." "I can't stand it when somebody buys you a coffee and then they think they own you." "But this once, I'II invite you." "It's fine, 'cause I don't like to pay." "Okay, cool." "Besides, this cold weather makes my tits hurt." "Me too." "Hey, gringo!" "Can we get some drinks here?" "How can I help you, ladies?" "I'II have a double whisky in a tall glass with some ice." "What kind of whisky?" ""wild Turkey. "" "How about you?" "I'II have a Johnnie walker on the rocks." "I Iove to drink in the morning." "As opposed to the rest of the day?" "As opposed to nothing." "So, why did you start talking to me in the street?" "You started talking to me." "really?" "So, what do you do?" "I rob banks and video stores." "Anything to eat?" "Yeah, I'II have salad and some bread." "How about you, ma'am?" "Just go make the salad and bring me back a double whisky in like 5 minutes." "Why video stores?" "'Cause they've always got cash." "Besides, I can pick up a couple of videos, watch them at home and then I take them out on canal Street, sell them for 5 bucks a pop." "So what do you do?" "I'm between jobs at the moment." "I used to be a dental assistant." "But then I lost my job when clinton got re-eIected." "What does clinton getting re-eIected have to do with your work?" "Nothing." "But, you know, that's when it happened." "But I don't care, cause people stink from the mouth." "I haven't had a cavity in years." "As far as teeth are concerned, I've been very fortunate." "I don't ever go to doctors." "If I'm in pain, I just drink it away." "I just lost my apartment and I don't even care, it's a relief." "That'II be 22 dollars and 15 cents." "No, that's all right." "I'II take care of it." "Now, listen up, BiIIie-Joe, or whatever your name is," "I got money, but the thing is, do you really want me to pay?" "No, no, I was gonna invite you." "folks like you are always welcome." "That's what I thought!" "So, why don't you go to the cash register, get me 50 bucks and we'II be on our way." "Thank you for coming." "No, thank you, for having us." "Thanks for breakfast." "I got to get going, I'II see you later." "It was my pleasure." "I Iive right here if you wanna come up." "No, I've got things I gotta take care of, so I'II see you later." "Okay." "I Iive on the top floor, end of the hall." "I'II have the money in a week." "You've never had any problem with me, I promise." "Okay?" "Okay." "hello, Mom?" "Mom, I miss you." "Mom, how are you?" "Mom, don't hang up." "Mom, please don't hang up." "How're you doing?" "I'II have a chocolate donut." "Something else?" "Yeah, a cup of coffee." "Buck fifty." "Kind of empty tonight." "It's getting late." "Keep the change." "No, thanks." "I'm too worked up to sleep." "well, I'm closing soon." "Why?" "What time is it?" "Getting late." "Midnight." "I didn't know it's that late." "You wanna go have a drink?" "No, thanks, I gotta get back to brooklyn." "Right, yeah." "I don't know what I was thinking." "I gotta get up early, too." "Thanks." "You're sure about this?" "Yeah." "It'II be nice to have some company and someone to help with the rent." "Yeah, we'II have fun." "You got anything to drink?" "Sure, yeah." "unfortunately, when my boss died," "I didn't get a reference at the time, 'cause I thought" "I was gonna go into a different field, but I'm sure" "I can get a reference from one of his partners." "I was the boss's right hand man, so to speak, for a Iong time." "Then, when he died, the office shut down very suddenly." "Hi." "Hi." "I was thinking that maybe you'd Iike to come over and have a good time with me and my girlfriend." "You mean like, "good time" good time?" "Or..." "Yeah, a good time." "Sure, yeah, why not." "I mean, I'm not busy in the afternoon," "I don't have anything to do." "I mean, in the evening I get busy, but..." "We were there 3 days, you know, when finally the helicopter came to rescue me, you know, gets cold up in the mountains there." "That's why they call me like the Indiana Jones of New York." "Take off your coat." "It's cozy." "So, where's your friend?" "Isn't there supposed to be a third party to this party?" "Don't worry about it, just relax." "Was that your friend?" "Yeah." "Listen, what's your name?" "Iola." "Iola." "Okay, Iola?" "Fine!" "Your friend?" "I can't do it." "Get rid of her or something." "I mean, I can't..." "Okay, all right." "Just don't get crazy." "Don't... crazy?" "Listen, you don't even know about crazy, okay?" "I was shot at, many times." "I've fucking killed people for looking at me sideways." "I'd rather get shot at than have to deal with that, all right?" "believe me." "Okay." "Just can we do something about that?" "Yeah" "Sue, something came up." "I can explain it to you later, but..." "Listen, that's okay, no, no, forget what I said, cancel," "I was kidding you." "Don't you know when I'm kidding?" "Yeah, we got 7-Up, beer." "Save the 7-Up in case your grandmother ever comes to visit." "Hi." "There was a girl who came out of there before, that wasn't you, was it?" "Yeah." "You're really beautiful." "But really old." "No, not at all." "My god, your skin is so soft." "Just took a bath." "So what, am I interrupting something now?" "No." "Here's your beer." "Forget the beer." "Hey, Sue!" "What's the matter?" "Sue!" "What did you say to her?" "I kissed her." "One... two... you ain't got much, do ya?" "Hi, gorgeous day, isn't it?" "How old is she?" "It's a he." "Oh, sorry." "How old is he?" "1 4 months." "Oh." "It's a gorgeous little thing." "Hi, aren't you?" "You're a gorgeous little thing, aren't you?" "He's got beautiful eyes." "Come on, Max, you wanna go home?" "I just..." "I Iove the park." "I mean, because it's so..." "Jesus!" "well, fuck you!" "I'm sorry, Iola." "I'II see you around." "What are you gonna bet on?" "The double." "Sounds good to me." "Do you want another?" "Yeah." "Okay." "How are you today?" "Okay." "Do you need any help in here?" "No, we're not hiring right now." "Are you the owner?" "I'm his daughter." "Oh, well, in that case, I'II have a Johnnie walker." "On the rocks?" "Yeah." "Bright and early you be drinking." "Yeah." "Have you ever bartended?" "Oh yeah, I've done a Iot of things." "Like what?" "Waitressing, modelling." "I ran a law office for 12 years." "There's a Iot of law offices in town." "Yeah, but nobody's hiring." "I just need a job." "I got sick of it, anyway." "Can't live on unemployment forever." "Not in New York fucking City." "I know what you mean." "Do you Iike this job?" "I don't mind it." "I'm working my way through my Ph. D." "really?" "What are you studying?" "clinical psychology." "The way I'm going, I'm gonna need your services pretty badly in about 2 months." "I hope not." "I won't be done for another 2 years." "Oh, no, by then you'II have to fish me out of the morgue." "How much do I owe you?" "It's on the house." "Thank you." "Hi, Minnesota." "How're you doing, Sue?" "AII right." "Imagine seeing you here." "Where have you been?" "I'm glad to see you." "really?" "Yeah, I was thinking about you." "Oh really?" "I am!" "Lost my number?" "I didn't lose your number." "I was busy." "God, you're incredible." "In what sense?" "You're so passionate." "I feel like a teenager." "Jesus Christ!" "well, it's been a Iong time since I made love with somebody I really liked." "Do you make love to people you don't like?" "Oh, yeah." "So, what happened to Minnesota?" "Minnesota's just a home base." "I write for airline magazines and travel a Iot." "And the wife and children in minneapolis come to the airport all teary-eyed to greet you when you come home?" "The wife is remarried and lives in Connecticut." "There are no children." "No kidding?" "No kidding." "'Cause, you know, we already fucked, so you don't have to lie to me now." "I wouldn't lie to you, Sue." "well... cream and sugar?" "No." "Just black." "So, tell me about your work." "I told you, it's just this and that." "I travel to a place, I do some research," "I get the atmosphere, write about it." "That's it." "Sounds so simple." "No." "believe it or not, I used to be a boxer." "That was simple." "I mean, I never thought I couId write." "I can't even spell." "The trick is, not to be redundant, to keep it fresh." "I guess the most important thing is to make a good impression on the editor." "Does that work?" "I try." "I try to make everything a little special, a little unique." "What about you?" "tell me about yourself." "Oh, nothing has happened to me for years." "I go in and out of the apartment," "I go up ten blocks, down ten blocks," "I have sex with a Iot of strangers and I watch a Iot of TV." "Your life is as interesting as anyone's." "Maybe more than most." "Why do you say that?" "'Cause you're yourself." "Because you choose." "So, I choose to be lonely?" "Maybe." "Why?" "I don't know." "You never got married?" "No." "I have only accidental people in my Iife, Iike you." "I'd hate to be thought of as an accident." "Yeah, well..." "I gotta get going." "I got a Iot of work to do." "Yeah." "That's why I came to New York." "To get something new." "Me too." "Something new, something exciting." "I'm addicted to the city." "Sometimes I think I'd be happier any other place." "But where else could you find this level of noise?" "I'II see you real soon, Sue." "No, you won't." "Hi, Sven." "hello, Miss Sue." "How're you doing?" "Good." "How are you?" "Okay." "Do you want some coffee or something cold to drink?" "actually, coffee would be nice." "Do you want cream and sugar?" "I forget." "Yeah, both." "Okay." "Here." "How's it going?" "Good." "Yeah?" "Yeah." "It's gonna be fixed." "Oh gosh, you're a genious, Sven." "What would I do without you?" "I don't know." "You should still get yourself a new set." "Okay." "I'II ask Santa." "He's a good guy to ask." "Yeah." "hello?" "Okay." "You Miss Sue?" "Me Su Yan Sin, who you?" "Sign here." "hello?" "Yes, they're beautiful." "Jesus Christ!" "Thank you." "Thank you." "Here's to you." "So, you're still trying to impress your editor?" "I'm still trying." "flowers?" "Lunches?" "chocolate?" "No, nothing like that." "You've been down to Mexico?" "No." "Why?" "I had a job down there, it was beautiful." "It was fun." "This place reminds me of a place in Mexico." "I know something else fun." "What's that?" "What are you doing, Sue?" "Getting comfortable." "You're getting more than comfortable." "That's all right." "I Iike this dress." "You do?" "Yeah, I do." "You wanna dance?" "No, I'd Iike to take you down to Mexico some time." "What are you gonna do?" "Sue... stop." "Sue... come on..." "Sue, what are you doing?" "You wanna dance?" "Yeah." "You want me to dance?" "You're gonna regret it." "No." "You know why I wanna dance with you?" "I Iike to dance with you." "You still think I'm an accident?" "Yeah, but a good accident." "No, seriously." "AtaII, handsome wonderful accident." "You really do think I'm an accident, don't you?" "well, there's good accidents and there's bad accidents." "You're a tall, handsome, good-kisser accident." "How's that?" "You think I'm just in this for the sex?" "Nothing wrong with that." "Come on, Ben, don't be a baby." "Come on!" "Sue, you know what?" "Stop, all right?" "Stop." "There, that's for the drinks." "I don't need this." "Ben." "Come on!" "hello, yes, I'd Iike to speak to one of your hotel guests." "His name is Ben." "He's about 32 or 34, I don't know, something like that." "He's tail, he's very handsome, he's..." "No, I'm afraid I don't know his last name, but can't you..." "Okay, great, thank you, fuck you, too." "We must be neighbours." "Yeah, I Iive down the street." "I'm Linda." "Sue." "Have you found a job yet?" "No." "You're quiet." "Yeah." "I'm not that big on conversation." "I only communicate through sex." "Oh." "Oh." "I'm not gay or anything." "well, Iet's see..." "Have you seen any movies lately?" "No, I don't go to the movies much." "Why not?" "I don't like to go alone and it's so expensive, you know ." "You get the popcorn and the soda." "Yeah, you don't want to go to the movies without popcorn." "And that's 15 bucks easy and..." "You know, there's a Iot of stuff on TV." "although I don't want to watch too much and become one of those automated zombies, you know, no brain..." "You must have friends?" "No." "What do you mean, no?" "well, kind of lost touch, you know." "Friends, family, kids." "AII go their own ways, get jobs." "You're not married?" "No." "I've resisted the institution of marriage and now it's probably too late, and I'm too old and set in my ways." "Nonsense." "hello?" "Operator?" "could you connect me with my mother in..." "My mother, please." "What's the number?" "I can't remember." "It's some kind of a facility in seattle." "portland." "portland." "Sorry." "You'll have to give me the number." "You dial the area code and then 5551212." "Operator?" "Yes?" "Don't get off the line." "I just..." "I just need somebody to talk to for a minute." "You sound like a nice person." "Miss, we're very busy right now." "Yeah, I'm sure, I just..." "I'II be all right in a minute." "I just need someone to talk to for a minute." "I'II be all right in a minute." "Operator, are you still there?" "Yes." "Where are you located?" "I just need to talk, to calm down." "I'II be all right in a minute." "Sorry, we cannot give out that information." "Why not?" "For security reasons." "Oh, I see." "I have to get off now, Miss. I'm sure," "Iif you get the number, somebody will help you." "I'm sorry." "I just..." "My mother has alzheimer's." "My mother has alzheimer's and I haven't been able to have a conversation with her in years." "Operator?" "Operator?" "Yes?" "My mother was very beautiful." "I'm sorry, Miss." "You're a very kind person, operator, very kind." "It's very surprising." "Why is it surprising?" "I don't know." "I always think that operators are just sort of like machines, you know." "Thank you very much for your kindness." "I'd love to work with children." "I feel quite qualified." "I have a BA from columbia in psychology." "When did you graduate?" "A little more than ten years ago, but during that time I feel that" "I've learned a Iot of other things just from life in the city and living here and people that I've met." "It's just that right after I graduated" "I didn't feel like pursuing social work right away." "So, I did some other things." "But now I feel very interested in it and I'd Iike to give it a try." "Thank you very much." "It's quite all right." "Then what?" "What now?" "Back home to New York." "Back to the same rut?" "No!" "It won't be the same." "I've gone straight, honest." "Do you?" "I came all the way across the ocean for you." "Has it been on long?" "About 5 minutes." "Thanks." "I told him I want to go back to work." "He promised he'll find me something." "He wants me back." "That's wonderful, Jack." "Things will be different from now on." "Can I have some of your popcorn?" "well, sure." "I can't make it without you." "You don't want to throw away 6 years just like that, do you." "You should have thought Iof that earlier." "Don't send me away!" "All right, I'll go with you." "There's a flight that leaves for New York in the morning." "All right." "Let's get going." "Not right now. I need some time by myself." "I understand, I really do." "I'll leave you alone, then." "Look, could you please stop following me?" "Hey, take it easy." "Look..." "What's the matter with you?" "Just don't follow me, okay?" "We did what we did, it was nice." "But just don't follow me, okay?" "Shit!" "Hi." "Hi." "I don't want anything." "I just like to sit for a few minutes." "Sure." "Are you all right?" "Yeah, sure." "Thank you." "It's a nice dress." "You look great." "What is it?" "I'm fine." "I'm going to california at the end of the week." "It's gonna be quite a change." "I thought you wanna get your Ph. D. here." "No, UCLA." "Wow, that's a Iong way off." "Yeah, it's a good school, though." "Yeah." "What is it?" "Is there anything I can help you with?" "Sure... 1 ,200 dollars." "Does that sound like a good deal or what?" "I think I can swing it." "No!" "No!" "Yeah." "Why are you so nice to me?" "Because I Iike you." "You look like you're going through a hard time." "well, Iet me think about it." "I still have a couple of weeks." "You should take it now, Sue." "I'm gonna be gone at the end of the week." "It's no big deal." "No, no." "What is it?" "Oh, I'm okay." "I just had a little trouble breathing for a second." "You should see a doctor." "No, I'm fine, really." "I'm fine." "I'm here through Sunday." "Okay, great." "I'II see you then." "Bye." "What are you doing here?" "I've been looking for you for days." "I can't get involved with anybody right now." "Why not?" "Because I've just got too many problems and I just can't get burnt by somebody right now." "You really think I'm gonna burn you?" "Yes, I do, I really do." "I've been burnt by everybody, all around me, ever since the day I was born." "And I just..." "I know it's my fault, It' my fault, because I get too vulnerable, it's not their fault." "But I just..." "I just can't do it." "You're not even here, you travel all the time." "One minute you're here, one minute you're gone." "It's just..." "Sue, I'm not going to be traveling forever." "It's your job." "It's been my job for the past 4 years." "exactly." "And before?" "Before I was a chef." "And chefs are nailed down?" "I was, yes." "Come on, Sue!" "Come out here!" "please!" "Before that, I ran a video store for 3 years." "Before that, I was in the army." "They trusted me... government, come on." "Sue, it's all right." "Things change." "My life doesn't change." "Yes, your life can change." "No, it doesn't change, that's the point." "It never changes." "It will." "It doesn't." "I can't have children." "I've taken a million drugs," "I've had a million abortions." "It's ridiculous." "I don't care." "Do you hear me?" "I don't care." "Is that true?" "Yes, that's true." "Yeah!" "well, thank you very much." "It was really nice meeting you." "Oh, ditto, ditto." "I can start whenever you want." "AII right." "well, I'II talk to the guys upstairs and we'II call you later." "Okay, thanks." "You left me your number, right?" "It's on my resume." "Okay." "Next!" "Hi." "Is he nice?" "He was really nice to me." "Good luck." "Thank you." "hello, Miss KaIIenowski." "Nice to meet you." "Come in and have a seat." "Oh, sure." "Thank you." "well, Miss KaIIenowski." "Sue, if you don't mind, seems you have a Iot of experience and... everything we require in one of our employees." "So, congratulations, good to have you aboard." "Thank you so much." "You won't be sorry." "beautiful day, isn't it, driver?" "I said, beautiful day, isn't it." "Can you hear me?" "I mean for New York, in this time of year." "I Iove this kind of weather." "I'm going to lunch with a friend of mine." "He's a writer." "He's very interesting." "well, writers by definition are interesting people, though, aren't they?" "I really like this guy." "When I've been feeling good, I can't imagine why I was feeling bad for so long." "I don't know where the desperation comes from sometimes." "What's his name?" "Ben." "Ben what?" "I don't know." "But he didn't ask my last name, either." "Why didn't you ask him?" "Ask him what?" "For the rent money." "No." "I told you, I got this job." "Why should he pay my rent?" "Commitment." "Love." "Sharing." "I mean, don't get me wrong, my offer still stands, but if he's the right guy, then he'II come through." "No, I couldn't do that." "My number in Santa Monica." "Linda McNeiI." "call me if you need anything, okay?" "Okay, thanks." "My name's KaIIenowski." "It was nice to know you, Sue KaIIenowski." "Likewise." "could I have some sesame noodles to go, please?" "Sesame noodles and eggroII?" "No, no eggroII." "Just sesame noodles." "What else?" "What kind of soda?" "No soda." "Sesame noodles, no eggroII, no soda." "Sesame noodle!" "No soda!" "To go!" "How much, please?" "How much, please?" "Watch where you're walking, you piece of shit!" "What's all that noise?" "Where are you calling from?" "I'm at the airport. I got a job. I'm going to India." "India?" "When?" "Now?" "In 45 minutes." "well." "It happened all of a sudden." "I got this job." "Somebody else has dropped out." "I had to make up my mind." "I needed time to get ready and go." "Good luck, Ben." "hello?" "Don't hang up, please." "AII right, I'm... here." "I can't just go without talking to you." "I don't have anything to say." "Don't be so cold!" "I'm not cold." "It's not because I don't care about you, Sue." "Yeah, just not enough." "I'll be back!" "When?" "In about a month." "Look, you have a good time." "I really have to go now." "Send me a postcard, okay?" "I will." "Yeah." "You don't even know my last name." "Sure, I do." "Kallenowski. lt's on your mailbox." "Look, I'll send you a postcard from every city, I swear." "Okay." "You do that." "Hey." "Hi." "What?" "How much?" "How much what?" "What?" "You think I'm a hooker?" "Do I Iook like a hooker?" "Okay, I'm sorry." "I Iook cheap and decrepid and...?" "I Iook like a hooker?" "Forget it, forget it." "I'm sorry." "It's all right." "No, no, wait, wait." "How much were you thinking of?" "I don't know." "well, how about 1 ,200 dollars and you get the whole night?" "Oh well, I was thinking more like 20 dollars." "20 dollars?" "AII right, all right, okay." "Look, I'm just kidding." "I'm waiting for my boyfriend." "We're going to see a play." "I'm sorry, really." "I'm sorry." "Hey..." "Oh, no, no." "It's okay ." "really?" "Yeah, it's okay." "Just... could you help me with my zipper?" "It's hard." "I know, it's hard." "Thank you." "I'm glad you're not a hooker ." "Thank you." "I'm glad you're not, either." "Do you think I couId see you again?" "well, I actually do have a sort of a boyfriend." "You sure?" "Yeah, pretty sure." "You're sweet." "I have to go." "I'm sorry." "You sure?" "Yeah, I really do." "You're sweet." "Have a good time in New York." "Have fun!" "I will." "Sue, what are you doing here?" "I'm just finishing up this stuff for Mr. Parker." "You didn't get our notice?" "What?" "No, I'm sorry." "I'm sorry." "We don't need your services any longer." "At all?" "No, I'm sorry." "please, have your desk cleaned out by 2 p.m." "Yes, yes, I know Friday is the end of the month, stanley ," "I'm not a fucking moron." "Hi, yeah, is Linda there?" "No, do you know when she'II be in?" "No, I don't want to leave a message." "I'II call back, okay." "Yes?" "What's going on?" "Who're you?" "Who do you think I am?" "Damn it, man." "Someone must have given me the wrong address." "I'm looking for LoIa." "Are you from UPS?" "No, I'm her ex-boyfriend." "And close that robe." "Oh, really?" "really." "What are you doing here?" "What am I doing here?" "I Iive here." "The real question is, what are you doing here?" "I'm looking for LoIa." "Where's LoIa?" "What the hell's going on here?" "Iola has been gone for weeks." "Where did she go?" "I don't know." "I haven't heard from her." "Do you want something to drink?" "AtequiIIa, if you got it." "I have tequiIIa..." "Sit down." "It will cost you the same." "What do you mean?" "I was joking." "What have you got there?" "A knife." "Oh, I thought it was gonna be a gun." "Ain't you scared of letting in people, just like that?" "especially guys who'd just come out of jail?" "No, I Iove violence." "You do." "Uh-huh." "Keep drinking." "I didn't mean to kill the conversation." "You didn't kill nothing." "I come here to kill LoIa." "The cheating bitch." "I was going to cut her arms off." "It sounds so exciting." "But LoIa's not here." "No, she's not." "But I am." "You're some woman, Sue, you know." "In a Iot of ways you remind me of Iola." "really?" "You even drink like her." "Thank you." "I'm just going to take my watch off." "It's a gift from my mother." "I wouldn't want anything to happen to it when my arm goes." "What do you mean?" "It's a joke." "I get it." "You know, you came through the door, I said to myself:" ""Now, there's the man for you."" "And I have really good instincts." "You know, Eddie, sex is very important to me." "Iola never had any complaints." "Yeah, well, Iola's not here." "Hi, Pedro, how's it going?" "I'm all right." "I'd Iike a chocolate donut and a cup of coffee, please." "You still owe me 21 dollars." "Oh, gosh you're right." "I'II get it to you." "I'd appreciate if you don't smoke." "Okay." "Then I'II just have a cup of coffee." "You can have it if you give me 21 dollars and 75 cents." "I'd Iike another cup of coffee, please." "Thank you." "hello, willie." "hello, Miss..." "Sue." "Sue." "That's a nice name." "Thank you." "How's your wife?" "She's all right." "That feels nice." "I wish I was young, Sue." "I wish I knew you when I was your age." "No, then we wouldn't be meeting like this." "Look, I have a Iot of advantages." "I can work long hours in the office." "I can take work home." "I'm not married or anything." "so I can work on the weekend." "I can..." "You sure, you..." "I see, you already did." "Okay, yeah, no." "It's great, thank you." "Hi." "Yeah, I saw your sign in the window that you're looking for a waitress." "Yeah, I am." "I'II give you an application, fill it out and bring it back to me." "Thank you." "welcome." "would you Iike some more coffee?" "Sure." "Ma'am, may I have more coffee, please?" "How long does it take you to fill a cup again?" "How long?" "I'm sorry." "How's everything?" "Fine." "Mom?" "Mom, can you hear me?" "I just called see if you were feeling any better." "I'm okay." "From time to time, I get a little desperate, but I'm okay." "Don't worry about me, though, that's the main thing." "Just don't worry about me." "That's the Iast thing you should do." "Okay." "well, I just called to say hi and see if you were feeling any better." "I miss you." "I'll come down for Christmas, it will bejust the two of us." "It will be nice, okay?" "Okay." "well, I Iove you." "Okay." "Bye." "Oh, god." "hello, Miss Sue." "Sven, what are you doing here?" "I brought you a new TV." "Oh, Sven." "What is all this stuff?" "I got evicted." "Jesus." "Is there anything I can do?" "You really made my day with the TV." "Can I have the same room I had last night, please?" "Thank you." "Come on, Iet's get this show on the road." "Hi." "I'd Iike a room for the night, please." "50 bucks." "Okay." "That's cash in advance." "Okay." "I think I just have 47." "How much?" "47." "Two, three... 47." "AII right." "I have some change." "AII right, keep it, keep it." "Room 28, second floor." "You need help with that?" "No, thanks." "Got a cigarette?" "Yeah." "So, you're new here, huh?" "What's your name?" "Sue." "I'm Lisa." "Hi, nice to meet you." "Sorry." "Sorry." "Hey, you got 50 cents or 75 cents for a cup of coffee?" "Iola?" "Yeah." "I'm freezing, man." "Iola, don't you remember me?" "Come on, just like a dollar or something." "I've been out for two weeks, I'm fucking cold, man!" "Iola, Iola!" "Come back to the hotel with me!" "Iola, come back to the hotel." "Excuse me?" "What is it?" "There is an old man, that used to come here, his name is willie." "Do you know him?" "Yeah, willie." "I don't see him." "I haven't seen him in a really long time." "Do you know where he is?" "well, I can't help you lady ." "He stopped coming here." "When?" "About a month." "Susan!" "Susan!" "I've been looking for you all over the place." "I must have called your house 20 times." "When did you get back?" "Two days ago." "How was it?" "It was great." "Good." "But I really missed you." "Where have you been?" "I've been travelling." "Where to?" "Nowhere far and exciting like you." "I gotta go to work." "I'II see you later." "Where are you working?" "I'm temping." "I'II walk you." "But tell me a little bit about India." "Sue, India is a whole other world." "I've travelled all over, but I'd never been to the Far East." "It made me realize how much more there is out there." "How many more options we all have, know what I mean?" "It just makes me a little dizzy." "Have dinner with me tonight." "I've got so much I want to tell you." "That'II be great." "Eight o'cIock sharp, your phone's gonna be ringing." "I'd love that." "Okay, I'II see you later." "Not even one kiss?" "Uhmm, tonight." "I'm all dirty and disgusting." "Ben, could I borrow a few dollars, just to tide me over?" "Of course, what do you need?" "A hundred?" "Are you all right, Sue?" "Yeah." "You do like me a little bit, don't you, Ben?" "You're teasing me, right?" "I wouldn't do that." "Thanks." "See you later ." "hello, operator?" "I'd Iike to make this a collect call, please." "For Miss Linda McNeiII." "The name is Sue." "Thank you." "Hello?" "Hi baby, it's Sue." "I'm really sorry." "Sue, where are you?" "I'm in a phone booth." "Okay. I'm gonna wire you some money." "What's your account number?" "I don't remember." "Listen Sue, I'm gonna wire it to the Times Square" "Station Post Office, okay." "You can pick it up in the morning." "Okay." "Sue, I'm going to be over in two weeks for Christmas." "Thank you baby." "I'm so sorry." "Are you all right?" "It's just I haven't spoken to my mother in a really long time." "And every time I call, I have this fear that she's gonna be dead" "and I won't be able to speak to her any more." "Yes, next?" "Yeah, I'd Iike some sesame noodles to go." "To stay or to go?" "To go." "Sesame noodles, to go!" "I'm sorry." "It's okay." "What's your name?" "Sidney." "Where are you from?" "New York." "Do you Iike it here?" "Yeah." "I've got to go, okay?" "So, see you later."