"Morning, Mr. Harper." "Morning, Jeff." "Hi, Ralph." "Morning, sir." "Dick." "Charlie." "I've been waiting for you." "How've you been?" "Sit down." "Pour yourself a drink." "Thanks, Charlie." "This business stinks, you know that?" "Well-- -lt stinks!" "It used to be the most exciti ng business in the world." "Now it stinks on ice." "It's been a rough year." "lt sti nks." "I guess it does stink." "lt stinks on ice!" "all right, on ice." "It was a great feeling to be part of the team that tied the lace on the shoe that took that giant step for man kind." "You don't get that feeling from building a goddamn missile." "Now, what's all this crap?" "My plan to reorganize my department." "One small step." "One giant step for man kind." "I wou ld n't say that, but it's not a bad plan." "You know who made that step possible?" "We did." "You and me." "And Bob Kane, Frank Chapman." "We put Neil and what's h is name on the bloody moon." "And then they gave us the shaft." "It sti nks." "On ice." "What do you say we talk turkey?" "Right, Charlie." "I was thinking more i n terms of cutting costs than personnel." "Gobble, gobble, gobble." "I was j ust tal ki ng tu rkey." "Dick  I always thoug ht you were the kind of g uy I did n't have to bu I ish it." "I' m g lad to hear that." "Can I level with you?" "S u re." "I mean, real ly level?" "Charlie, you can tel I me anyth i ng." "You' re fi red." "I m ust have fi red 50 people today, but that's the fi rst ti me I did it I i ke that." "The fi rst ti me I ever said, j ust I i ke, "You' re fi red."" "Practice makes perfect." "No." "I shou ld n't have done that." "It's j ust that I' m sick of all the bu I ish it." "Wait a m i n ute." "You' re serious?" "Wou ld I kid a pal?" "No jokes, Charlie." "You' re real ly fi ri ng me?" "I don't have to tel I you what a lousy year we've had." "I haven't done a bad job." "You've done a hel I of a job." "And don't let anybody tel I you d ifferent." "Then why me?" "My d ivision's outperformed everybody's." "Sen iority." "I th i n k that's what it was." "I' m su re that's what it was." "Sen iority." "Y eah." "Do you mean to tel I me that when you com pare the prod uctivity--?" "Dick!" "Do you m i nd if we don't go i nto all that crap Right now?" "F ran kly, I' m a I ittle bit looped." "And I got blood on my hands." "A lot of blood." "M r." "Harper?" "I' I I have to get back to you." "I j ust want to say, I' m very sorry you' re leavi ng us." "W el l, than k you." "Did M r." "Blanchard tel I you about the car?" "What car?" "The com pany car you've been usi ng." "You may retai n the use of it for two weeks." "Isn't that thoug htfu I?" "But we m ust have you r com pany cred it cards now, please." "Good bye, M r." "Harper." "Jane!" "Hey, what is this?" "this is d istressi ng." "Jane." "Hey, Jane!" "Hey, sweetie, you' re home early." "I gotta tal k to you." "I gotta tal k to you, M r." "Harper." "The second payment's d ue on the pool." "Bi I ly, wi I I you get you r friend out of the cement!" "I've been fi red." "H u h?" "I've been fi red." "Oh, baby." "What did you say?" "He said he's ti red." "Hey, M r." "Harper, you were can ned today." "What sig n are you?" "He's an Aq uarl us." "You poor bastard." "I knew it." "What a bu m mer." "Mars is i n d i rect conj u nction with Satu rn." "It's a toug h ti me for us Aq uarians." "You know that bi I I I gave you, for the pool, the second payment?" "I' I I g ive you u nti I next W ed nesday." "Esperanza." "La cena is ready." "Than k you." " Gracias." "I can't bel ieve that Charlie fi red you." "Charlie fi red me." "Di rty rat." "After all the years of bottom-pi nch i ng I took from h i m." "Does that mean we' re gon na be poor, I i ke the Waltons?" "No, Bi I ly, it doesn't." "What are we gon na do about the pool?" "We' I I get it fi n ished fi rst." "We won't heat it." "Not u nti I you get another job." "How wi I I we swi m i n the pool if it's cold?" "Bi I ly is Right." "What wi I I the neig h bors say  if they don't see steam com i ng off ou r pool on a ch i I ly n ig ht?" "I' m maki ng some econom ies arou nd here." "Bi I ly, we' I I g ive u p ou r ski lessons." "God!" "No more F rench wi nes at home, si r." "Oh, God!" "And I wi I I d rop the Book of the Month Cl u b." "What about my drum set?" "Family, everyth i ng's gonna be all right." "There's absolutely nothing to worry about." "T ake that stuff u p there." "You, i n the truck, watch those plants!" "That stuff goes too." "T ake it easy over there." "Watch those roots on that th i ng." "Hey, those plants go u p next too, okay?" "Stop it!" "Hel lo, M rs." "Harper." "That goes next." "What i n God's name do you th i n k you' re doi ng?" "You got ou r notice, M rs." "Harper?" "Y es." "I sent you a check." "Bou ncy, bou ncy." "That's naug hty." "Hey, watch those plants!" "Watch that stuff." "Get it u p over there." "l' I I g ive you another check." "Two checks bou nced al ready, M rs." "Harper." "You r mother carried you for n i ne months, but we' I I on ly carry you for two." "Clear that ban k off." "J ust because the ban k made a m istake is no reason to come and d ig u p my tree!" "Excuse me." "Not you rs." "Ou rs." "We put this stuff i n, now we' I I tear it out." "Watch it." "If you don't wan na lose you r sh i rt, don't put it on the cuff." "You' re usi ng Gestapo tactics." "That's i m possible." "I' m Jewish." "Hey, watch those plants over there." "Come on, watch them roots." "Right." "T ake all of these bushes out, all of these trees everyth i ng u p there, every rotten weed i n this whole garden." "Come here." "W ou ld you please remove this tracheotomy or whatever it's cal led." "this is not what we ordered, and I told you so a month ago." "Can you bel ieve this?" "I told them, plant what we want or take it all back." "What a ri p-off." "Right." "Rol I u p the lawn." "I don't I i ke the lawn either." "AstroT u rf has more I ife than this stuff." "You wi I I never work i n this neig h borhood agai n!" "Hey, Mom, you were terrific." "You th i n k so, kid?" "What do you want?" "I want the plants i nside." "Step one foot i n this house, I' I I call the pol ice." "I sti I I want the plants." "Pretty g ri m, h u h?" "What are we goi ng to tel I Dad when he comes home?" "Wel l are you gon na tel I me how bad th i ngs are or are you gon na wait for the roof to fall i n?" "It real ly isn't as bad as it looks." "Noth i ng is as bad as this looks." "We don't have any i ncome or any assets." "What do you mean, we don't have any assets?" "Other than the su n i n the morn i ng and the moon at n ig ht." "We got this house." "We owe $ 77,000 on this house, Dick." "If you d ied Right now, how wou ld I pay it off?" "Out of the i nsu rance." "We don't have any." "You borrowed agai nst it." "Right, Right, Right." "I forgot." "this is rid icu lous." "I' m not gon na d ie ton ig ht." "The n ig ht is you ng." "It's comforti ng to know when things get toug h  I' I I have you stand i ng beh i nd me with an ice pick." "You've been leading a secret life for these last years." "For exam ple, what are " i nsecu red m u n ici pal debentu res"?" "I don't know." "I gam bled on a few th i ngs for us, and I lost." "I' m sorry." "You gam bled." "You lost." "What about me?" "I gam bled and lost, and I did n't even get a chance to play." "I did n't even watch." "You r i nterest i n econom ics was I i m ited to the spend i ng part." "I always thoug ht of you as a responsi ble aerospace executive." "Who wou ld have known you were the Typhoid Mary of h ig h fi nance." "If I'd have consu ited you, I wou ld n't have lost my job." "If you th i n k you can do better, take over." "It wou ld be hard to do it any worse." "Go ahead, be my g uest." "It's all you rs." "My very thoug ht." "And my fi rst act as d i rector of fam i ly econom ics..." "... is to put you on an al lowance." "On a what?" "What kind of I u natic spends $ 1 000 on I u nch when he's out of a job and i n debt?" "The kind that knows you can't get a job if you look I i ke a loser." "If I was Di ners Cl u b, I'd bronze you r stomach and put it i n the hall of fame." "Poi nt n u m ber two." "You r job is to get on the food stam p prog ram, look for work i n you r field" "Excuse me, why don't I get a "job" job?" "Li ke a busboy or a waiter?" "If we' re not too proud to go on welfare" "W e can't afford it." "Can't afford it?" "You earn more money on u nem ployment than you cou ld i n any of those jobs." "My job is to get a "job" job." "You' re gon na get a job?" "Y es." "I ncred i ble as it may seem." "May I ask" " No offense, m i nd you." "What do you th i n k you' re q ualified to do?" "Secretary of the treasu ry seems to be fil led." "There m ust be lots of th i ngs I can do." "You never worked a day i n you r I ife." "You can't type, and you can't take shorthand." "I' m a col lege g rad uate." "Reasonably i ntel I igent." "Not altogether u nattractive." "Y es, but wi I I you be happy bei ng a hooker?" "The on ly jobs you consider me q ualified for are secretary and hooker." "You' re not q ualified to be a secretary." "What an i nterview." "Don't take it too hard, honey." "It's on ly the fi rst ti me." "T ake it too hard?" "I start on Monday." "That's wonderfu l." "The I i ne ends after me, m ister." "Sorry." "That's a pretty n ice su it, m ister." "Than k you." "You've got some nerve com i ng here d ressed I i ke that." "People i n here need this money." "this ai n't no dam n joy ride." "Hey, you' re M r." "Harper, aren't you?" "T aft Aerospace." "I' m Raoul Esteban." "Remember?" "I was i n the T aft Mai ntenance Division." "I used to do you r office." "S u re, Raou I." "N ice to see you." "How you doi ng, man?" "Hey, they can ned you too, h u h?" "It's more com pl icated than that." "Fi rst ti me i n here?" "Dam n Right." "Man, are you i n I uck." "I' m gon na take care of you." "Mi casa, su casa." "You know?" "S u re." "Fi rst th i ng, you' re i n the wrong I i ne." "W rong I i ne." "l' m gon na lose my place here." "I nformation, they make you wait i n I i ne two hou rs." "all they do is tel I you to fil I out one of these." "I' m gon na take care of you, no problem." "I' m goi ng to have an operation i n a month." "You know, the operation." "And my analyst said I shou ld start maki ng the adj ustment." "And, wel l, that's why they fi red me." "For weari ng a most dem u re g ray maxi with a match i ng cash mere twi n set." "It's here i n the letter from my analyst." "Let me check this out." "Maybe we shou ld pick another I i ne, what do you say?" "Listen, man, it's no sweat." "They al n't gon na hassle you." "Look what you r card says." "Aerospace executive." "Y eah, but I' m not that anymore." "I n here, man, you are what you were." "You' re gon na get 1 04 bucks a week." "all I get is 50." "You' re top g uy arou nd here." "They al n't gon na mess with a g uy I i ke you." "No problem." "Why do I have to see the su pervisor?" "It's all so si m ple." "I' m sorry." "all Right." "S hoot." "I've seen some fru its i n my day, but he real ly takes the cake, h u h?" "Not real ly." "Come on." "That's the flam i ngest faggot I've ever seen." "I n the fi rst place, he's a transsexual." "Not a fru it, not a fag, not even a homosexual." "He has the m i nd, sou I and desi res of a woman i m prisoned i n a man's body." "Now, what can I do for you, si r?" "Than k you." "Oh, God." "Good n ig ht." "Do you resent it that I got a job?" "Don't be si I ly." "You shou ld n't feel th reatened" "Look, I don't resent you getti ng a job." "I' m th ri I led you got a job." "I can tel I by you r shouti ng." "I' m shouti ng because I've got an i nterview at 9 i n the morn i ng about food stam ps, and I'd I i ke to get some sleep." "Or maybe, now that you've conq uered the busi ness world, we don't need them." "I thoug ht you were goi ng today to get food stam ps." "Jane, you j ust don't get food stam ps." "You don't come i n off the street and say, " I'd I i ke food stam ps" and they g ive you some." "It happens to be a very d ifficu lt and com pl icated process." "l' m su re you can hand le it, sweetie." "I don't know." "You getti ng this job may have screwed u p ou r el ig i bi I ity." "S pot, wi I I you sh ut u p." "It's all pol itics, man." "You don't have to worry about it." "Come on." "Y eah." "So?" "A g uy comes to you r house" "Wait a second." "A g uy comes to my house?" "He wants to see where you got to cook and if you' re tel I i ng the truth about how many people you got I lvl ng there." "all Right." "A g uy comes to my house." "Fi rst, you fil I out the forms." "T el I h i m about the forms." "What about the forms?" "Then, you get to buy vouchers, wh ich you take to a place that sel ls" "Are they putti ng me on?" "Hey, you wan na know how to get food stam ps, Right?" "W e' re tryi ng to explai n." "What do you th i n k, it's d i n ner for two at T rader Vic's?" "all Right." "So after the visits and after the forms, how m uch do I get?" "Excuse me." "I' m goi ng to explai n." "Now, you gon na put down you got j ust one wife and one kid?" "Y eah." "Any of you g uys got more than one wife?" "G ive h i m the one wife and kid." "One wife and one kid." "And you' re getti ng you r u nem ployment now, Right?" "How m uch do I get?" "You get 1 08 bucks worth a month." "Imigración!" "Come on!" "Let's go!" "Someth i ng I said?" "No, j ust i m m ig ration pol ice com i ng i n to check th i ngs out." "Hey, F rancisco, dos cervezas, por favor." "Okay, Poncho, let's see you r i m m ig ration card." "Don't play games." "You r card." "Hey, he's an aerospace executive." "He sends people to the moon." "Y eah, and I' m Flash Gordon." "Tarjeta de imigración." "Tarjeta de imigración?" "What are you, crazy?" "You got those beers?" "Buddy, you' re goi ng downtown." "I' m not you r buddy, and I don't speak S pan ish." "That's what they all say." "Because I said cerveza and por favor?" "Everybody says por favor." "How about " vaya con Dios"?" "Pau la, I don't have the same shoes." "Honey, they' re always send i ng m ismatches." "Where are the falsies?" "I n the box over there on the chai r." "J ust stick this i n you r heel." "That oug ht to do it." "And don't worry." "After al l, model i ng is noth i ng more but organ ized wal ki ng." "Hey, you' re on." "Come on." "I' m terri bly sorry." "How m uch is this, please?" "$ 1 85." " 1 85." "M iss." "M iss." "How m uch is this d ress?" "It's a n ig htgown." "I don't know anyway, thoug h." "I' m sorry." "You don't know?" "What a kl utz." "Who is she?" "Some friend of the fash ion coord i nator's." "Hel lo, Jane." "Oh, my God, Dick!" "What have you done?" "A g uy named J i m Weeks is com i ng to I u nch." "He wants to tal k to me about a job." "Where did you get the money?" "I've got friends." "We' I I tel I h i m you' re on a d iet." "Why don't we tel I h i m you' re on a d iet?" "this is not fu n, Jane." "this is serious." "Do you real ly th i n k he' I I offer you a job?" "As long as he th i n ks I don't need one." "I know those bastards." "That's fu n ny." "That's fu n ny." "What are you gon na do?" "Okay, what is it?" "An Eski mo peel ng." "An Eski mo peel ng." "Jane, it's absol utely lovely." "I j ust wish you cou ld have joi ned us, that's al l." "Is that fu n ny." "Cou ld we have some coffee i n the I lvl ng room?" "Certai n ly." "S hall we repai r, J i m?" "I th i n k that's a hel I of an idea." "That's very fu n ny." "Make you rself comfortable." "Than k you." "I love you r house." "It's sol id." "It's a real home." "Not too m uch." "Than k you, J i m." "We I i ke it." "Than k you." "It does tend to g row a I ittle confi n i ng." "You know?" "Oh, I do." "I do." "I do." "Look, Dick, I' m not goi ng to beat arou nd the bush with you." "We I i ke you." "We I i ke you r style." "Than k you, J i m." "We I i ke you r m i nd." "Than k you." "But we can't pay you the money you've been getti ng at T aft." "Not i n straig ht salary, that is." "Th i rty thou." "That's ou r top." "Th i rty, eh?" "Gee, I don't know, J i m." "W el l, if you play ball with us, the sky is the I i m it." "It's attractive, J i m." "It's dam n attractive." "I got severalI rons i n the fi re now, and I'd I i ke to th i n k about it." "I can th i n k about it?" "S u re." "Th i n k about it." "I' m not tryi ng to rush you." "I wou ld n't d ream of it." "I'd I i ke to consider the com plete pictu re." "S u re, consider the com plete pictu re, but pri nted ci rcu its, not rocket sh i ps." "Col lecti ng and stori ng i nformation Right here on mother earth." "That's the futu re." "And any man with a thoug ht about i nd ustry i n 1 0 years' ti me...." "Any man thinking about tomorrow wi I I say good bye to aerospace today." "What are you doi ng?" "l' m closi ng the sh utters." "Why don't you take M r." "Weeks to see the backyard." "Backyard?" " Open up the door, Mrs. Harper  or we 're gonna huff and puff and we 're gonna blow your house down." "We want the indoor plants, deadbea t." "Plants ain 't free just beca use they grow on trees, deadbea t." "I know you 're in there, deadbea t." " Exc u se m e, J i m." "You ca n 't b uy a rub ber pla nt with a rub ber check, Ha rper." "I know you 're in there, deadbea t." "W h at th e h e I I ' s g o i n g o n h e r e?" "W e've co m e fo r o u r p I a nts." "I ' m h avi n g a m eeti n g." "Y o u ca n 't co m e i n n ow." "I ca n 't?" "O kay, T i p py." "Exc u se m e." "" J a n e, " s h e as ked, "wo u I d yo u ca re fo r a cog n ac?"" ""Y es, th a n k yo u ve ry m u c h." "I ' d I i ke o n e d es pe rate ly. "" "W atc h it, I ady." "H ey, I g o, co u I d yo u d o so m eth i n g a bo ut th at tree?" "Y es, s i r." "Afte rn oo n, H a rper." "H el I o, N esbitt." "Th e wi n d ' s been ki cki n g u p you r yard an d bl owl n g it i nto ou r wi n d ows." "I ' m g oi n g to seed it." "You ' re havi ng a garage sale?" "Y eah." "Odds and ends." "Declasse, Harper." "Tres declasse." "It bri ngs all the riffraff i n the neig h borhood." "You know what I mean." "Hey, man, the opera's com i ng to town next T uesday." "So what?" "So 40 bucks a n ig ht, man." "Cash." "Can you si ng?" "Hel I, no!" "all you do is stand arou nd wh i le they si ng." "Someti mes, you carry a spear, or hold the elephant." "It's real easy, man." "Excuse me, Nesbitt." "Private matter to d iscuss." "What about u nem ployment?" "We don't tel I them, man." "S u ppose they fi nd out?" "How are they gon na fi nd out?" "They pay us i n cash." "There's no papers." "No way they' re gon na fi nd out." "You mean I' m gon na be a welfare ch iseler?" "Hey, hey!" "A welfare ch iseler is j ust some bu m who doesn't wan na work." "We wan na work." "Y eah, but the ru les say you can't work and col lect u nem ployment." "You can't always go by the ru les." "There are ti mes to ru n heavy n u m bers." ""When i n the cou rse of h u man events...." You know?" "How about g uys I i ke Rockefel ler and Du pont?" "Th i n k they let a few cru m my ru les stand i n the way?" "That's the whole ench i lada that made this cou ntry great, man." "I never thoug ht of it I i ke that." "You'd better start." "I ai n't no dead beat welfare ch iseler, and neither are you." "l' m sorry." "That's okay, man." "Cool it." "Cool it." "Cool it." "Cool it." "That's enoug h." "Wait a m i n ute." "So you did n't work last week, M r." "Harper?" "That's Right." "That's fu n ny." "I caug ht you r gypsy act the other n ig ht." "Divi ne." "T oo bad I won't see you for th ree years." "No u nem ployment for th ree years." "I can't bel ieve it." "Look on the positive side." "They cou ld have sent you to jai I." "U nem ployment's the on ly th i ng we had." "What am I gon na tel I Jane?" "I wou ld n't tel I her." "Hel lo, dear." "H i, Mom, how are you?" "We' re just fine, dear." "It's so nice to see you." "How thoughtful of you." "Well, your father's waiting to see you." "Hi, Dad." "Jane brought us some flowers, dear." "Hello, Jane." "Would you like a cup of tea, dear?" "No, thanks, Mom." "Over here." "I discussed your phone call with your mother yesterday, after I hung up." ""What does she want to see us about?"" "Did n't I say that, Mother?" "Y es." "Someth i ng you cou ld n't d iscuss over the phone, you said." "Y es." "That's Right, Dad." "I" "Wel l  I narrowed it down to th ree possi bi I ities :" "Health, emotion or money." "Let's take health." "Is there someone i I I?" "No, I ru led that out myself." "I d isti nctly remem ber aski ng about everyone's health, and you r answer was positive." "Without hesitation." "Wh ich bri ngs us to emotion." "At you r age, a eu phem ism for d ivorce." "Wel l, you never came to see us to tal k about marryi ng h i m so why shou ld you come to tal k about d ivorci ng h i m?" "No, a d ivorce can be hand led i n a phone cal l." "So  it's money." "You' re broke." "That's it, isn't it?" "Who ever said S herlock Hol mes was dead, eh, Mom?" "I was right, Mother, they' re broke." "Dick hasn't had a job in over three months, Dad." "Why didn't you tel I us before, dear?" "We were su re he could get a job and didn't want to worry you." "I unloaded my aerospace stock the day they landed on the moon." "I knew that was the peak." "I was Right." "It's a depressed i nd ustry." "Depressed and depressi ng." "I was Right about the stocks." "You certai n ly were." "Jane  I' I I make it easier for you." "You've come here to borrow money, haven't you?" "Y es, Dad." "Wel l, I'd love to hel p you." "I real ly wou ld." "But I can't." "I' m j ust opposed to borrowi ng or lend i ng on pri nci ple." "Self-rel lance." "It's I i ke a  rel ig ious th i ng to me." "Ral ph Waldo Emerson." "He's like my God." "" Need breaks iron." That's what he said." "Well, it certainly broke us, Dad." "I told Mother that both of you have been I lvl ng far beyond you r means." "Noth i ng, j ust noth i ng at al l set aside for a rai ny day." "all Right." "It's the monsoon season and you' re stand i ng outside i n torn rai ncoats." "Come th roug h this by you rselves and you' I I be d ry for the rest of you r I ives." "T ake money from me and you' I I be wet." "Soaki ng wet from now on." "Jane  it's the best th i ng that cou ld happen." "Especial ly for Dick." "I' m so happy for both of you." "Especial ly for Dick." "What about Bi I ly?" "When I was h is age, M r." "Nostic gave me my fi rst paper route." "I've heard that story al ready." "Dad, Bi I ly is doi ng homework by cand lel ig ht." "S plendid." "So did Abraham Li ncol n." "How are you both doi ng?" "Never better." "Jane we have sowed all of ou r I ives, and we' re now  reapi ng the harvest." "Reap!" "Reap!" "Reap!" "I seem to feel a monsoon d ri ppi ng i n." "It was n ice to see you agai n, Dad." "Bye, Mom." "Good bye, dear." "You tel I Dick that he's a I ucky man." "Not everybody gets a real chance to be tested." "You tel I h i m that I' m jealous." "l' m su re he' I I be real ly th ri I led, Dad." "Don't forget to tel I h i m l' m jealous too." "So long." "Bye-bye." "M ister, you got problems." "Why do you th i n k we' re here?" "I know why you' re here." "You got g uts." "I' I I g ive you that." "You r ad says, " If you've been tu rned down elsewhere--"" "It did n't say "everywhere."" "It's the fi rst place we've been!" "Lucky us." "Hey, there are lots of places we can go for abuse." "Come on, Dick." "S it down." "Did I say I wasn't g lvl ng you money?" "Did I?" "No." "It's j ust that" "S it down." "Let's look at the pl uses and m i n uses." "There are a cou ple" "We' I I start with the m i n uses." "You two are i n hock u p to you r eyes." "You have noth i ng serious for col lateral." "You' re beh i nd i n both mortgages, so we' re th i rd i n I i ne beh i nd the ban k?" "And you r car is paid for." "But that car and a d i me wou ld get you a cu p of coffee." "That's a perfectly good late-model car worth at least a thousand dol lars." "You have some jewel ry." "M ig ht be worth a few bucks." "The car's at least $900." "I haven't come to the pl uses." "Wil I you wait for me to come to the pl uses?" "Okay." "On the pl us side, you, M rs." "Harper..." "...are actual ly worki ng!" "Y es." "Getti ng paid bu pkes, but you' re worki ng." "It's reg u lar." "And you" "You cou ld get another job." "Who knows?" "They m ig ht fi nd a cu re for cancer, Right?" "Wil I you get to the bottom I i ne?" "The bottom I i ne is that I love people." "So I' m goi ng to let you have $ 1 000 for one year at 1 8 and a half com pou nded." "A thousand dol lars?" " 1 8 and a half?" "That's agai nst the law." "T ake it or leave it." "We' I I take it!" "We' I I leave it!" "We' I I leave it!" "We' I I take it!" "Seven, eig ht, n i ne, 1 000." "Than k you." "this is a hold u p!" "If nobody moves, nobody gets h u rt!" "Lie down!" "Hands u p!" "You said nobody move!" "S h ut u p!" "I wou ld n't offend you." "I told you to I ie down and sh ut u p!" "Cou nt on it!" "Come on, man!" "I j ust borrowed this." "Now you' re loan i ng it." "Borrow it from h i m." "this is legal ly you rs." "l' m payi ng it back." "What's the i nterest?" "You al ready sig ned the papers." "S h ut u p!" "Can we clear this u p?" "Who are you stealI ng this from?" "S h ut u p!" "What was that?" "lt was me." "My g u n went off." "That' I I bri ng all the heat." "Did you get the money?" "Y eah." "Get the broad." "Hey, man, let's go!" "On you r feet, you' re com i ng with us." "Hey, hold it!" "Where the hel I are they?" "Out the back." "They got a woman with them!" "Come on, lady, get u p!" "Hold it, pol ice!" "Wait, man!" "You want to go to the hospital?" "l' m all Right." "Jane, are you?" "I'd j ust I i ke to go home." "Wel l, you' re free to go." "You su re were cool under fire, ma'am." "l' ll faint at home." "Thanks." "Sorry." "Mr. Harper?" "How much did you tell them that you lost?" "$ 1 000." "What do you mean?" "You couldn't tell them $2000?" "Insurance would have paid." "I would have split the extra grand with you." "Schmuck." "Hi, Mom." "Hi, Dad." "Billy, are you going outside?" "Y eah." "Hi, Bill." "Hi." "Are you feeling all right?" "Come in and close the door." "Lock it." "They dropped it, I fell on it, and while the police chased them I put it in my bag." "Oh, my God!" "I don't know what happened to me." "I just did it." "There's 2000 dollars here." "I can't believe I did it." "Neither can I." "It's not funny." "I've committed a crime." "And done a hell of a job at it." "Why didn't I give it back?" "It never occurred to me to give it back." "You' re sensational." "I can't believe it." "Stop it, Dick." "Would you turn on the faucet?" "l' m going to give it back." "T o who, the robbers?" "The money belongs to the loan...." "They have insurance, don't they?" "Exactly." "S u ppose they catch those g uys." "They saw me." "They' I I never catch them." "Even if they fi nger you, who's goi ng to bel ieve them?" "The cops won't bel ieve them." "They' I I th i n k they spent it al l." "I can't bel ieve we' re tal ki ng I i ke this." "Dick." "We've always done th i ngs the straig ht way." "Y eah, wel l, I' m ti red of belong i ng to a m i nority g rou p." "Okay." "Okay, I' m goi ng to keep it." "Good." "l' m goi ng to keep it." "That's sti I I good." "Hey." "Do you th i n k it wou ld be awfu I if we had a I ittle celebration?" "Someth i ng besides Ham bu rger Hel per?" "A I ittle red wi ne." "How about a I ittle cham pag ne?" "Love you." "I love you." "Got the I ig hts." "W e got ou r I ig hts back." "I propose a toast." "Down with cand les." "Down with i m itation mayon naise." "Down with Ham bu rger Hel per." "U p the Harpers." "Here's looki ng at you, S pot." "Wow." "You can have some." "Wil I you get that, honey?" "S u re." "S potty, old boy." "Y es?" "ls this the residence of Richard Harper?" "Y es, I' m M rs." "Harper." "You've appl ied for the food stam p prog ram?" "That's Right." "My name is Joh nson." "I' m the i ncome mai ntenance technician." "The what?" "I've come for the inspection." "T onight?" "Want to see my credentials, lady?" "No." "No." "Please come in." "Darling, this is Mr. Johnson." "The income maintenance mechanic." "T echnician." "The food stamps fellow." "Have you eaten, Mr. Johnson?" "Y es, I had a Big Mac and a small fries." "You don't understand" "Don't I?" "Would you like some champagne?" "And I also had a Coke." "T ruthis, we ripped off a loan company, and this is the last of our proceeds." "I see, yes." "You want to see if we have any cooki ng faci I ities, Right?" "Y es." "Y es, that's the fi rst th i ng." "this way." "You don't have any assets other than what's here?" "That's it." "You su re messed u p real good." "W e su re did." "Never m i nd the ed itorials, are we el ig i ble or not?" "Accord i ng to the ru les, you' re el ig i ble." "Than k you." "Don't than k me." "It's people I i ke you who g ive this prog ram a bad name." "Screw it u p for others who need it." "I don't th i n k that's fai r." "Jane, the old rich are always sticki ng it to the new rich." "The old poor have to stick it to the nouveau poor." "We, i n this case, are the nouveau poor." "We real ly need it." "No one i n this house or i n this neig h borhood needs it." "Real ly?" "You th i n k we shou ld sel l this house and move to a sl u m." "We should sell before the bank does." "Which is next week." "You can just forget it." "We' re keepi ng this house." "How?" "We' I I make the payments!" "With what?" "You have accepted ou r cu rrent problems as permanent." "They are not." "this is on ly tem porary." "You haven't told me how we' I I make the payments!" "The m idd le class is the backbone of this cou ntry." "We've got to su rvive." "If we go u nder, the whole cou ntry can." "And i n these, ou r bicenten n ial years, my contri bution  isn't the destruction of the American m idd le class!" "I don't know what you' re-- Bi I ly, entertai n ou r g uest, please." "We have noth i ng to worry about?" "Right." "Noth i ng to worry about." "l' I I speak to the ban k tomorrow." "I spoke to them today." "He said, "You are no longer ban ki ng with us..." "...we' re ban ki ng with you."" "Very fu n ny." "Leave it to me." "W e' I I make the payment." "With what?" "W e' I I make the payment." "this is a sticku p." "Stick them u p." "Stick them u p." "Stick them u p." "Stick them u p." "this is a sticku p!" "Stick them u p!" "Stick them u p!" "Stick them u p." "Stick them u p." "Are you kidd i ng?" "Are you crazy?" "Don't come i n when I have a g u n i n my hand!" "You' I I get you r head blown off!" "T ake that rid icu lous th i ng off you r face." "I can't hear a word you' re sayi ng." "Never sneak u p on a man hold i ng a g u n." "You can get ki I led." "What are you doi ng with a g u n?" "l' m" "Never m i nd." "I know what you' re gon na do." "Y eah, wel l, you' re Right about that." "And g ive me the keys to the car." "Hasn't this gone far enoug h?" "You' re not gon na stop me." "I' m gon na get that money." "Is getti ng arrested gon na hel p us get the money?" "You don't th i n k I can do it, do you?" "I' m a washout." "I' m a loser." "Not even capable of hold i ng u p a goddam n g rocery store." "Any id lot can hold u p a g rocery store." "Than k you." "You' re real ly determ i ned to do this." "That's Right, Jane." "That what you' re gon na wear?" "Y eah." "What do you th i n k?" "I th i n k you look I i ke..." "...the Easter Bu n ny band it." "I had to ask." "You m ig ht as wel I wear a sig n that says, "Arrest me."" "Okay, what do you th i n k I shou ld wear?" "Why don't you wear someth i ng a I ittle more i nconspicuous, I i ke the Batman costu me?" "How's this?" "It's fi ne." "Okay, baby." "I' m off." "Dick?" "Y eah?" "Don't you th i n k we've forgotten someth i ng?" "The i ron." "Right." "Dick, don't you th i n k that g u n is gon na attract attention..." "...sticki ng out of you r belt I i ke that?" "l' I I wear a jacket." "Don't worry." "I have to worry." "I was a psych major." "You know what F reud said." "Cri m i nals leave cl ues." "They have a com pu ision to confess." "I have a com pu ision to pay the mortgage." "Did F reud write about that?" "No." "So there." "That takes care of F reud." "Hel lo, M r." "Harper." "Hel lo, Carol." "Jane, what is Carol doi ng here?" "I' m goi ng with you to you r meeti ng ton ig ht." "You are not." "You' re stayi ng here." "I' m going alone." "On the contrary, darling." "I wouldn't want to miss one of your business meetings." "Never know what might happen." "Don't forget to go to bed at 9 :30." "Don't worry, M rs." "Harper." "Carol, I' m taki ng you home." "S it down, Carol." "On you r feet, Carol." "S it down." "Carol." "Stay." "Okay, stay." "Both of you, all of you." "Good n ig ht, have a good ti me." "Bi I ly!" "Bi I ly, you know what the vet said about S pot sitti ng so close to the television." "all Right, Jane, you can come." "As long as you prom ise to do exactly what I tel I you." "I prom ise." "You d rive." "What happened?" "I th i n k I ru ptu red myself." "You realize if that th i ng goes off, you' I I be goi ng on this robbery half-cocked." "Very fu n ny." "J ust d rive, dam n it!" "How did you happen to pick Mon rovia?" "I wanted an area far enoug h away from us." "Any objections?" "Oh, no." "I can't bel ieve it." "I am cu rious about one th i ng, thoug h." "I knew it." "How were you goi ng to get to the scene of the cri me if I had n't come home?" "Cab?" "I was goi ng to steal a car." "Dick, that I wou ld I i ke to see." "We' I I be usi ng what is known as the "two-car method."" "Real ly?" "You park you r reg u lar car steal a car for the actual robbery, retu rn later to pick u p you r reg u lar car." "Dick." "Richard, you can't steal a car." "Put a man on the moon." "I th i n k I can steal a car." "Wil I you stop that wh istl i ng?" "There's someth i ng wrong with this car." "It won't start." "Why don't you kick it." "That's Right, Jane, j ust keep rid i ng me." "That's a big hel p." "If I cou ld j ust fi nd a H udson, wou ld n't be any problem." "Why don't you try this car?" "What?" "Why don't you g ive this one a shot?" "I don't know foreig n cars." "I th i n k you can hand le this one, Dick." "The keys are i n it." "You." "D is for "d rive," dear." "What do you th i n k?" "It's too big, it's too bright, it's crowded." "It's rid icu lous." "Why are all these people out shoppi ng this late?" "They oug ht to be home i n bed." "this is it, as they say." "Let's go home before it's too late." "Goddam n it, Jane..." "We' re not cut out for this." "... I told you I'd do this, and I mean it." "Sweetie, we' I I get the money." "It's not the money, it's the pri nci ple of the th i ng." "What pri nci ple i n robbi ng a d rugstore?" "That's Right." "It's the money, that's the pri nci ple." "That's the pri nci ple of the th i ng." "You wou ld n't u nderstand." "Now don't i nterfere." "You stay Right there." "I' m goi ng i n alone, and I don't want any crap about it." "kind of a I ig ht door." "Y es?" "Y es...." "May I hel p you, si r?" "May you hel p me?" "Y eah." "Don't you worry, son." "I th i n k I've got what you' re looki ng for." "Now, here they are, Right here." "Some of these are I u bricated." "Now, this isn't I u bricated, but it's a good one." "And some of these are contou red for better fit." "We've got them i n d ifferent colors." "We've got cherry red and we've got m id n ig ht bl ue, and we've got the rai n bow." "l' I I take them al l." "Al l?" "Y eah, yeah." "And wrap them u p." "That' I I be 8.50." "I wish I were as you ng as you are." "You don't u nderstand." "What do you mean, I don't u nderstand?" "I' m not that old." "There you are." "Now can we go home?" "I came out here to do someth i ng, and I' m gon na do it." "This evening could turn out to be quite expensive, what with gas and sundry items." "Ever hear of a delicatessen that wou ld n't take cash after 1 0 :00?" "Not a n ickel i n the reg ister." "You got somebody to open the reg ister?" "That's Right, Jane." "Was she very old or j ust cri ppled and bl i nd?" "For you r i nformation, she was q u ite able" "Nobody move, this is a sticku p." "Nobody move." "J ust hold it Right there." "Nobody move." "When did they start busi ng wh ite robbers i nto black neig h borhoods?" "What happened?" "No bu I lets." "Than ks a lot." "You had to tal k me i nto carryi ng an em pty g u n." "I cou ld have gotten ki I led." "Please, tel I me what happened." "Noth i ng happened." "Except I al most got ki I led, than ks to you." "I knew I shou ld n't have broug ht you." "You wou ld have been busted i n the parki ng lot without me." "How can anybody do anyth i ng with this kind of defeatist tal k?" "Okay." "Maybe there's an orphanage arou nd." "They usual ly dealI n cash, we" "J ust sh ut u p, Jane." "What do you th i n k you' re doi ng?" "S itti ng i n a stolen car makes me nervous." "l' m goi ng with you, where it's safe." "Get back i n the car." "I said, get back i n the car." "That's Right." "You said, "Get back i n the car," and then I said no." "I' m goi ng i n there, and you better stay Right here." "Do you have to louse everyth i ng u p?" "Fi rst the pantyhose, then you i nsisted" "You sti I I want pantyhose?" "You want pantyhose?" "Wil I you put you r pants on, for God's sake?" "Right. this is a respectable X-rated motel." "I' m warn i ng you." "That bitch, I cou ld ki I I her." "Whatever tu rns you on, man." "I don't want any sh it out of you, or I' I I blow you r head off." "T u rn arou nd, put you r hands agai nst the wal l." "The si I I." "J ust cool it with that g u n, okay?" "Oh, Jesus!" "Oh, my God!" "I forgot to go to the ban k today." "Harley's gon na ki I I me." "He's gon na ski n my ass." "You got someth i ng to put this i n?" "There's a box on the top shelf." "Who's Harley?" "The owner." "A mean mother." "ls he real ly gon na h u rt you?" "Dick, he's gon na h u rt h i m." "Maybe we shou ld n't." "What are you, crazy?" "You stand Right there." "Don't move noth i ng." "l' m sorry." "Come on, wi I I you?" "Good bye." "They' re gon na call us the " Bickeri ng Band its."" "That' I I be ou r M.O." "Right." "S u re." "Right." "What?" "M.O. That's mod us operand i." "That's method of operation, you know." "Wait a m i n ute." "We' re not havi ng any mod us operand i." "No mod us operand i?" "No, ton ig ht was it." "Hal loween comes but once a year." "Oh, su re." "T ake that one." "What?" "I I i ked it." "That was too casual." "What was too casual?" "You gotta prom ise me." "You prom ise me?" "Prom ise you?" "You prom ise me?" "Boy, do I prom ise you." "You prom ise?" "Com pletely." "Okay." "H i." "Can I hel p you, si r?" "H i." "There's someth i ng wrong with this record." "What's that?" "There's a g u n i n it. this is a hold u p." "Do exactly as I say, no one gets h u rt." "Sou nds fai r to me." "J ust keep looki ng at me and sm i I i ng." "Have any Bessie S m ith records?" "Bessie S m ith?" "S he's an old bl ues si nger." "Y es, si r." "Y es, I bel ieve we do, si r." "Do you I i ke that old jazz?" "Wel l, I I i ke the more modern kind of stuff." "You know, prog ressive...." "M i les and, you know, a few people, I i ke Sedaka." "He's good." "The lady wi I I be leavi ng soon, and you' I I say, "Than k you very m uch, M rs." "Jones."" "Than k you very m uch, M rs." "Jones." "Okay." "N ice sm i le." "Go, go." "Than k you very m uch, M rs." "Jones." "Th i n k noth i ng of it." "Very n ice." "I I i ked the sm i le." "I' m leavi ng now." "Say to me, " l' I I get that record for you next week, M r." "Jones."" "Now!" "I' I I get that Bessie Jones record for you next week, M r." "S m ith." "Than k you." "Oh, yeah. 4.98, tax and I icense." "How was the food, fol ks?" "That bad, h u h?" "Oh, baby." "Baby." "Oh, God." "Oh, God, Dick, I' m ru i ned for I ife." "Oh, honey." "I wan na know the name of the pervert who sh ut off my phone." "I n spite of what you th i n k, we do not get ou r kicks cutti ng off telephones." "I never got a bi I I." "Excuse me, I' m sorry." "Excuse my ass." "You' I I have to wait i n I i ne I i ke" "I' m sorry, excuse me, but I' m afraid this is what they call a sticku p." "They' re hold i ng u p the telephone com pany!" "S hoot out the com puters wh i le you' re at it." "all Right." "Right on!" "God bless you." "G ive them a hand!" "Beautifu l." "Beautifu l." "all Right!" "He's had several offers, but because of h is i nvestments he doesn't have to  rush i nto anyth i ng." "He's looki ng for a very dynam ic situation  i n a com pany I i ke you rs, Jason." "Are you fam i I iar with the fil m busi ness?" "Somewhat." "Hey, how about a d ri n k?" "Come on." "You' re welcome." "You've got to go down there." "You owe it to you rself" "May I borrow my h usband?" "Be my g uest, Jane." "Dick." "Jane, I was maki ng some prog ress." "That's the condom i n i u m ki ng." "You' re an aerospace executive, not a" "Right now I' m feeling pretty flexi ble." "Raou I." "Oh, no, that's okay." "Go and enjoy you rself." "Let me do it, okay?" "M u m's the word, eh, Raou I?" "this is someth i ng else." "Did you fi nd bu ried treasu re?" "Livi ng off my i nvestments, Nesbitt." "Dick." "Put her there, pal." "G lad you cou ld make it." "Hel lo, M i ld red." "Ole, Ricardo." "We wou ld n't have m issed this for the world." "I love you r small pool, Jane." "It's so cozy." "Thank you, Mildred." "I see you landed on your feet." "Actually, Charlie, I landed on my ass." "Then, when I fell off my ass, I had no place to go but my feet." "What I i ne are you i n?" "Robber." "As i n ti res and erasers." "That's a good field." "Do you make it or sel I it?" "StealIt." "Li ke stealI ng candy from a baby." "He is so modest." "Steel." "Hey, there's a sol id i nd ustry." "I thoug ht he said ru bber." "Actual ly, Jane's worki ng now too, aren't you, Jane?" "What are you doi ng?" "Adiós." "I nvestments." "I nvestments." "S he's i n charge of salti ng it away." "Got the g uts of a band it." "Maybe you cou ld hel p me." "I have to go to Wash i ngton next week." "But I' I I g ive you a...." "A I ittle call when I get back." "That cou ld be 1 5 years to I ife." "I' m j ust goi ng to tal k to a cong ressional com m ittee." "They th i n k Charlie's been payi ng off people besides them." "Larry Mag u i re!" "That's not Larry." "T aq u ito?" "Than k you." "Is it bu rn i ng you, M i ld red?" "That's too bad." "Wou ld you I i ke some water?" "l' I I get some water." "T eq u i la, please." "And now, once agai n, bri ng i ng you salvation and success  Righteousness and riches, the Reverend Dr. Thomas Wil l." "You know, we've all heard the expression "The meek shall inherit the earth."" "Well, that is exactly what they' re gon na get." "Di rt." "We all have to learn how to be positive." "You see, I don't want you to say "Amen."" "I want you to say " I am."" "I am." "You have to remem ber that God is i n you." "And i n you and i n you and i n you and i n me." "Now, if you open u p you r heart and you let God i nside..." "... he wi I I make you rich." "I am." "Let me rem i nd you that the cross is a pl us sign." "Now, I want you all to repeat after me :" "Money loves me." "Money loves me." "Money loves to be i n my pocket." "Money loves to be i n my pocket." "I see a whole mou ntai n of money com i ng towards me." "I see a mou ntai n of money com i ng towards me." "Now, I want you all to donate generously to the m i n istry today." "And remem ber that every dol lar you g ive, God wi I I pay back tenfold  i n some wond rous and mysterious and exciti ng way." "A car, a boat, a plane, a home." "J ust one other cou ple, Dr. Wil l." "Y ea, I say u nto you :" "Bri ng them i n, they' re here to wi n." "I nspi rational sermon, doctor." "Than k you, than k you." "Y es, particu larly the part about not feeling g u i ity about prosperi ng." "Wel l, you see, that is cal led "Say ' I am."'" "If you want more money, you m ust get an expandedidea of you rself." "You m ust th i n k of you rself as one who has more money." "We' re tryi ng, doctor." "Wel l, go ahead." "T ouch it, son." "Don't be afraid." "Go on." "Go ahead, dear, touch it." "Go on." "That's it, touch it some more." "You see, you must take the limit off you r fi nancial thinking and you will get more money." "Don't worry about how." "Inspirational." "Say " I am."" "Stick them up." "Did I hear you right, sinner?" "You holding me up?" "I am." "Hands on your head, both of you." "Move!" "Will you get out of the way?" "God wants you out of the way!" "G uards!" "Stop them, for they have si n ned!" "Wou ld you m i nd getti ng the hel I off the car?" "T esting." "T esting." "Oh, Jesus!" "You all Right?" "Y eah, I th i n k so." "Pull over, you sinners!" "They are thieves, stop them!" "They have stolen all my-- The Lord's money." "Oh, n o!" "G od!" "If you pull over a t the next light, God will forgive you." "He is no stool pigeon." "O h, my G od!" "God does not hold a grudge." "Remember, thou shalt not steal." "T h ey' re co m i n g c I ose r to u s, D i c k." "Tha t is the fourth-- Tha t's one of them commandments." "Give me back my goddamn money, will you?" "Step on it." "Can 't you get more juice out of this goddamn thing?" "Wa tch out!" "Jesus Christ!" "You almost broke my ass, you fool." "O h, a co p!" "T h at i s my m o n ey!" "H ow m u c h we g et?" "N ot ve ry m u c h." "It' s m ostly o n es." "M ostly o n es?" "H ey, wh e re' s th e oth e r m o n ey?" "W h at oth e r m o n ey?" "all th e oth e r m o n ey, th at' s wh at oth e r m o n ey." " I n th e s h ru b be ry." " I n th e s h ru b be ry?" "I n th e poo l." "I n th e swi m m i n g poo l?" "It' s i n th e uti I iti es, it' s i n th e ca r, i n th e fu rn itu re  it' s i n th e m o rtg ag e, i n th e i n s u ra n ce." "It' s at th e D i n e rs C I u b." "W e I I, it' s n ot wo rth it." "I ' m n ot c ut out for bl u e-col I ar crl m e." "I h ave a wh ite-col I ar m entalIty." "I pan i c i n th e face of d eath." "M aybe we shou ld reti re." "Are all ou r debts paid?" "Y es." "At least we won 't starve." "W e've j ust been accepted by the food stam p prog ram." "H u rray." "Charlie!" "Where?" "Mr. Blanchard, I would like you to tell this committee  if you have ever, in your position as president of T aft, bribed anyone  either here or abroad, for the purpose of consumma ting a b usiness deal." "Sena tor, no one a t T aft A erospace, to the best of my knowledge  ever bribed anybody." "Maybe tha t's why b usiness is so bad." "Loo k at h i m." "L i ste n to h i m s h ove I it." "T h e re' s n eve r bee n a d ea I at T aft wh e re so m e body d i d n 't g et pa i d off so m ewh e re." "We ha ve already elicited testimony from other companies  involved in the same b usiness as yours  and they claim tha t payoffs are an integral part of carrying on b usiness." "Do you mean to tell me tha t you are the exception?" "Y o u kn ow, g uys wa I k i nto h i s offi ce a n d wa I k o ut ag a i n with $ 2 00,000 cas h i n a b ri efcase." "T wo h u n d red th o u sa n d d o I I a rs?" "W atc h h i m." "W atc h h i m bo b a n d weave." "Sena tor." "Now, we a t T aft A erospace ha ve always prided ourselves  in truth on wha t we produce." "C h a rl i e d oes h i s I a u n d ry." "Any i d ea wh e re h e kee ps it?" "Y ea h, i n th e safe i n h i s offi ce." "F o rtu n ate ly, th e re a re g u a rd s eve rywh e re  a n d I d o n 't eve n h ave a key to th e exec utive was h roo m a nym o re." "U nfo rtu n ate ly, we've bee n i nvited to a party at T aft n ext wee k." "F o rtu n ate ly, we d o n 't kn ow th e fi rst th i n g a bo ut safec rac ki n g." "U nfo rtu n ate ly, we a re fast I earn ers." "S h ort reti rem ent." "V ery." " I felt it." " P ositive?" "Of cou rse I ' m positive, h on ey." "It' s g otta be perfect." "I 've been practici ng for days." "And you 've al most got it." "Come on." "You ready?" "Okay." "Deft." "Deft." "And deft." "Okay." "You shou ld tel I me when I shou ld do it." "Whenever you' re ready." "W el l, it's j ust I i ke old ti mes." "I hope you broug ht the old eq ualIzer." "Wil I you cut it out?" "H i, Pete, how are you?" "Who is it?" "Pete Wi nston." "Wife, Betty." "S u per Bowl, back operation." "Real ly good to see you." "How are you?" "great." "J ust great." "You know my wife, Jane, don't you?" "I don't know if she' I I remem ber me." "Wi nston, how can you say that?" "We met you and Betty at the S u per Bowl last wi nter." "How's you r back?" "How n ice of you to remem ber." "ls Betty here?" "S he's i n the back." "l' I I be g lad to see her." "S he'd love to see you too." "There you are." "Charlie." "What I want to know is do I get to kiss you r wife, or do I have to make a scene?" "Do we know this man?" "Some g uy who sti I I works at the plant." "H i, Charlie." "I don't know what a good-looki ng g uy I i ke Dick sees i n you." "I do yard work." "You can do work i n my yard anyti me." "Charlie." "You wan na dance?" "I'd love to." "Very n ice." "What?" "I said, very n ice." "Perfect." "Charlie, no!" "No?" "I won't take " no" for an answer." "I' I I be waiti ng." "S howoff." "Come on." "Dick, Charlie's gon na come to h is office at 1 1 :00." "all Right." "We gotta h u rry." "all Right." "Wil I you get out of the way?" "Hey, you!" "Don't move." "T ake that, you hon ky putz." "Oh, my God!" "What?" "Come on, wi I I you?" "Come on." "These are all make-bel leve." "Dick." "What?" "Does he have a closet?" "I read i n the book the most popu lar place for safes are" "He does i ndeed have a closet." "Okay." "I love you, Jane." "Than ks." "Mosler, model n u m ber 1 87 4." "Mosler." "Okay." "There." "Right there is where you have to d ri I I." "Dick, it's okay." "You can hardly hear the d ri I I i ng out here." "Dick, somebody's coming." "In the closet." "ls it the guard?" "I don't know." "I couldn't see." "It can't be Charlie." "It's only 1 0 : 1 5." "Let me look." "I can't see anything." "Maybe he won't look in here." "Suppose he does?" "Screw him." "I most certainly will not." "That wasn't Charlie." "Really." "Come on in." "Hey, everybody, come on in." "Hey, my man, what's happening?" "Jane!" "They' re never going to hear the drill over this." "I' m going back to work." "If somebody's coming, just let me know." "Jane, it's your turn." "It's all the money in the world." "lt gives me goose flesh." "Oh, my God." "Floor show." "Floor show." "Go on." "Get y'all gone." "We talking business." "I need more." "Okay, just a second." "Okay, okay." "It feels so good." "That's what I've been looking for." "Thank you very much." "Guys, have a good time, enjoy you rselves. this is a party." "Okay." "Get the elevator." "Arou nd th roug h the board room and to the left." "Gotcha!" "Dick fol lowed me u p here." "Hey, Charlie." "Dick, boy." "H i." "Goi ng down?" "Down, yes." "Lobby, please." "F u n ny, we' re goi ng to the lobby too." "Wel l, I g uess we can all ride together." "I don't feel very wel l." "I th i n k we shou ld go." "Not u nti I you have one I ittle d ri n k with Charlie." "No, Charlie, I real ly th i n k" "Here, let me take you r pu rse." "One I ittle n ig htcap." "Nobi I ity." "Pride." "A sense of feeling that you r I ife amou nts to someth i ng." "That's what we lost when we lost the space prog ram." "S i r?" "Nobi l" " Nobi l" "What?" "May I have a word with you?" "Right now?" "Y es, si r." "Hey, I isten." "Don't go away." "I' I I be Right back." "Let's go." "Where?" "Where are we goi ng?" "We were j ust gon na wal k Right out." "We were." "We were." "There's noth i ng to worry about." "Charlie wou ld n't call the cops." "this money doesn't exist." "Don't you u nderstand?" "What about all these secu rity g uards?" "Do they exist or don't they?" "Wait a m i n ute." "Dick, we gotta call the cops." "Are you crazy?" "No, no, I' m not kidd i ng." "Charlie's never gon na ad m it there's a sl ush fu nd." "If he sees cops all arou nd, he's gon na make su re we get out of here safely." "With the money." "You' re very smart, Jane." "Have you got a d i me?" "A d i me?" "Y eah." "No." "You?" "Fi nd someone with change of 1 000 dol lars, for ch rissake." "Jane feeling better?" "Oh, yeah." "Y eah, su re." "Dick, there's someth i ng I've been mean i ng to ask you." "S hoot." "What's i n the bag?" "You r makeu p?" "Charlie, Charlie." "Charlie, can I level with you?" "S u re." "Wel l, I mean real ly level with you." "You can tel I me anyth i ng." "We j ust cleaned out you r safe." "Every last buck." "Did you now?" "Y eah." "I' m sorry." "I shou ld n't have said it straig ht-out I i ke that." "But I' m j ust sick of all the bu I ish it, you know what I mean?" "How do you propose to get out of here?" "With you r hel p, Charlie." "My hel p?" "Do you see that big d ude over there?" "He can shoot the eye out of a h u m m i ng bi rd at 50 paces." "Charlie, we j ust cal led the cops." "We' re gon na g ive ou rselves u p." "this is no joke, friends." "We' re gon na make a clean breast of it." "Don't be stu pid." "You keep you r mouth sh ut, and I' I I see that you get out of here." "With the money?" "You son of a bitch." "Officers, I' m Charles Blanchard." "I' m the president of T aft Aerospace." "Maybe I can be of hel p." "Dear, you've j ust seen a demonstration of what we i n the corporate world  refer to as " hard ball i ng it with the big g uys."" "I enjoyed it thoroug h ly." "W ou ld you be em barrassed if I kissed you i n a pu bl ic place?" "I'd be em barrassed if you kissed me i n a private place with all these people arou nd." "I' m afraid, officer, that you've been a victi m of a d ru n ken pran kster  but if you'd excuse me for one m i n ute, this you ng lady isn't feeling very wel l." "I' m sorry." "If I cou ld get these two out of here, I'd feel a lot better." "Ru n along." "Now we can tal k about that rid icu lous story about my safe." "Jane...." "Come along, Jane." "Come along."