"Please hang up and try your call again." "Please hang up now, this is a recording." "Please hang up..." "I'm calling to enquire about the house you are offering for sale." "My wife and I were wondering if... it might be possible to see it this afternoon." "Contact me at 4-9-9-1-8-9-5... and tell me if this is a good time for you." "We have our own car so we'll meet you there." "Thanks." "Good morning, i'm calling to enquire about... the house you are offering for sale." "My wife and I were wondering if... it might be possible to see it this afternoon." "Contact me at 4-9-9-1-8-9-5... and tell me if this is a good time for you." "We have our own car so we'll meet you at the house." "Thanks." "You see the reason I insisted on driving you up myself is... it's a little out of the way." "You would have had a hard time finding it, believe me." "Is it a quiet neighbourhood?" "You bet it's quiet, at night you can hear a pin drop." "Seriously, a pin." "Now in some of the neighbourhoods i've seen... you might hear a hubcap or two drop but... in this one all you're gonna hear is a pin." "And not a grenade pin either!" "Yep, it's as safe as a crib." "They haven't had a thief since... they caught a milkman stealing a rose from a bush..." "And that was 10 years ago!" "So what I can tell you is i've sold a lot of houses... and this one is like nothing you've ever seen." "Hand-built by the owner's father so you know... it's had love built in with it, a lot of love." " Is it well constructed?" " Oh, it's built like a castle." "Though if you want a moat and a drawbridge it'll cost you extra!" "Seriously, I have seen a lot of new couples like yourselves, starters... and this is just the sort of nest you're looking for, believe me." "Look out!" " Hi." " Hi." "Mister, I don't know if you noticed this but... you almost ran me over with your car." "Now, i'm not the kind of guy who... would normally make a big case out of something like my life... but it is the seventeenth time it's happened to me today... and it's beginning to bother me." "So if you want to run people over that's your business but... if you want to run me over I think you'd better consult me first, ok?" "Are you trying to say that you wanna run me over?" "Is that what you're saying?" "Because if it is what you're saying, I think you're sick, ok?" "Now look, everyone tells me that i'm crazy just because I get mad at people." "Well at least i'm not lonely." "I mean if I was lonely I wouldn't be talking to strangers, would I?" "Now look, you know why you're a stranger?" "It's because you're strange, ok?" "And I think that what right have you got to treat me like a used teabag?" " Now come on..." " I'm not that used to driving in the city." "I don't come here that often." "The crowds, they bother me." "Here." "Isn't she a beaut?" "Do you do much gardening Maureen because... there's one hell of a garden in the back of this place." "The woman that lives here is a magician with plants, a real magician." "We had a bit of a problem with the window." "Good afternoon Mrs Odahrian, i'd like you to meet..." "Michael and Maureen, they've come to look at the house." "Hello, so pleased to meet you." "I've been cleaning up the kitchen... it's such a nuisance having everything packed away." " Were you moving so soon?" " As soon as we sell the house." "Sorry." "I was just telling Maureen about your green thumb." " Do you garden Maureen?" " No, not really." "We have a few ferns around the apartment." "No I don't." "Why don't you take Maureen out and look at the garden and... i'll give Michael a tour of the house." " Would you like to see the garden?" " Sure." "So Michael..." "What do you do with yourself?" "I work for an advertising agency." " I'm a senior creative director." " Is that right?" "I thought I might've seen you somewhere before." "What do you mean?" "Oh, um, running across the street, keeping an appointment... something." "I remember you." "I thought you said you didn't get to town?" "Oh I don't but sometimes business takes me that way." "You know how it is." "You travel a lot too I bet?" " Been to Mexico?" " Yeah, once." " Did you like it?" " Yeah." "Look, aren't you going to tell me something about this house?" "Sure I am, just..." "keep your pants on." "I'm afraid that Frank has a tendency to exaggerate." "It's alright though, it's part of his job." "This used to be quite a lovely spot actually... before they built all around it." "The house was built by my husband's father just after the 1st World War." "We moved here as soon as we were married." "There were woods here then." "Now all that's left are these trees and we had to fight to save them." "I've tried growing things but without any sun all that lasts are the weeds." "and a few bushes here and there." "Wonderful soil though." "See how rich it is?" "Yes." "So how long have you been working at this place?" " 8 years." " And what is it you do?" "As I said i'm a senior creative director..." "No, but what does that mean you do?" "I generally keep my eye on things." "From a creative point of view I... oversee things." "How about your wife?" " Does she work?" " No." "She looks after the family?" "Yes." "There used to be a vegetable patch over there and a rose bush right beside it." "Oh and all along that wall we had the most wonderful assortment of flowers." "All types and colours of lilies." "They used to bloom around this time of year." " It's mustive been very nice." " Yes it was, very nice." " How long have you been married?" " Almost three years." "Do you have any little ones?" "No, we want to wait until Michael's more settled." "What does he do?" "He's just started working for... an advertising company in town as a copyrighter." "He's only been there a month." " Does everything work?" " You bet it does!" "Try it." " Try what?" " The hot water." "Go on, try it." "You see... it works." " Do you work?" " Yes, i'm a part-time secretary." "Just temporarily I hope." "We used to live with my parents but... my father and Michael didn't really get along." "That's why we're looking for a new place." "We wanted to find an older house and renovate it." "So that you could call it your own?" "That's right." "My husband worked very hard on this house, especially after his father died." "He totally redid the interiors." "You wouldn't recognise them from the way they were." "He didn't get very far beyond that unforunately." "He had an accident." "He was very proud of this house." "Is your husband still alive?" "Oh, this is just a storage place." "That's Mr Odahrian." " This is really very nice of you Mrs Odahrian." " The pleasure's mine." "I hope you don't take your tea too strong, I only had one teabag left." "I'll be right back." "Now, what do you take with your tea?" " Two spoonfuls and some cream please." " Alright." "Hello?" "Is that right?" "No, no, that's fine, a downpayment will be fine... as long as we keep the arrangements as we discussed before." " You Michael?" " I..." "That's really good news." "I told you that you'd love it." "Sure, how about you come in an hour." "Alright, see you then." "Are you enjoying your new job?" "Do I ever have some bad news for you two?" "Somebody just bought the house." "That was them just now on the phone." "Now isn't that a shame?" "I tried to tell them that these people were interested." "But they wouldn't hear a word of it." "They were dreaming about it all last night, they said." "Oh well, these things happen." "What do you take in your tea." "Look, I hate to say this but... i'm gonna have to take a raincheck on that Mrs Odahrian." "I have to be getting back downtown." "I'd be happy to give you two a ride but we really should get going." "But they haven't had their tea." "I told them that I meet them in an hour and... i'll be lucky if I make it even if I leave right now." "It's rush hour." "It's been a pleasure meeting you." "So nice meeting young people just starting out." " Thank you very much." " It really is a shame." "I'm sorry it was such a waste of time for you." "I have to admit I feel a little embarrassed about all this." "It happens though, bad timing." "What... what did you think of the house anyway?" "Was it what you were expecting, more or less?" "I thought it was very nice." "You could really tell that so much love had gone into it." "And when Mrs Odahrian told me that her husband worked so hard on it..." "I was very impressed." "He must be very proud of it, he's built quite a castle for himself." "I have to admit I feel a little embarrassed about all this." "It happens though, bad timing." "What... what did you think of the house anyway?" "Was it what you were expecting, more or less?" "I thought it was very nice." "You could really tell that so much love had gone into it." "And when Mrs Odahrian told me that her husband worked so hard on it..." "I was very impressed." "He must be very proud of it, he's built quite a castle for himself."