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You see this? Why do you let her throw out my inquiries?

It's a good idea.

You must have 20 copies in the bathroom.

That's where they belong.

Well, I mean, not for that.

But, I mean, you gotta kill time up there somehow.

And I always like to keep up with their big predictions.

Oh?

Psychic predicts Osmonds will control the Senate by 1979?

Don't laugh.

All right.

So, he's a little off here.

Hey, you know, them Normans, they can do anything they put their minds at. How do

you put a B?

Why does she want more money for her?

Don't I give her all the money she needs?

She's doing it for me.

For you? She's going out on the street to learn how to be a junior bag lady?

Of course not.

It was my idea. I wanted to help.

Mrs. Cammie needs extra money to help keep her daughter in college.

Oh, yeah, I see.

Gee, didn't you once tell me that you had all of that took care of?

I did, three years ago, before everything doubled.

Now I can't even get help from the government.

Oh, please, don't start knocking the administration down. I know the way you

vote is.

Mr. Regan isn't really making them big cuts, dear. He's just moving the money

over to the army.

Hey, by the way, maybe your daughter don't really want to go to college.

Maybe she'd like to join the army.

I don't think so.

Mrs. Camby has to find a way to raise a couple of hundred dollars a month. I

heard that.

Why don't you give her the money?

No,

I told you. Your Uncle Archie pays me a fair salary.

I wouldn't think of asking him for more money.

There's some more cans.

Well, sit down a minute. Let me talk to you.

Geez, this isn't going to work, you know. I mean, her and the whole Astoria

Girls Club could be out in the streets scavenging a whole year. They wouldn't

raise $200.

I know.

Stephanie's so sweet. She just wanted to help.

Well, what are you really going to do?

I don't know.

It has to be something I can do here at the house. You know, I was thinking

about telephone sales.

You mean calling from here?

Yeah.

You can't make no money at that.

Because anybody who answers the phone when you call has already got one.

What about the sewing you used to be doing here? Couldn't you make nothing

over that?

I just don't know enough people around here.

Yeah, well, maybe you ought to do your sewing for one of them big dress

companies, you know.

Now, Jose down the bar, his sister does that.

But I can't hold down a regular job and still work for you.

Oh, no, no, that ain't the way it works, see?

They bring all the stuff uptown to her. She does all the sewing in her little

slum up there.

Then that way she can keep an eye on all of the swarming kids. Ain't that lovely?

Are you sure about all this? I mean, this isn't some... Yeah, yeah, no, no,

no, no. This is strictly legit.

I'll tell you what, just for fun.

Go back to the bar. I'll get the name of the company from Jose. I'll get the

phone number for you.

Okay, I've got nothing to lose. No.

I'll give it a try.

Sure. Thanks, Art. Don't mention it.

I've got three more cans downstairs.

How delightful.

Will you get this rubbish out of the living room? I feel like I'm living in a

schoolyard in Hoboken.

Come on, Stephanie.

All I ask to be able to do is I'm going to come home on a break and sit down and

have a beer and read my paper.

And there they are, gone.

When does it get easier, Lord, huh?

I have an appointment to see Julio. Ah, entre, entre.

Julio!

Hello, I'm Ellen Canby. I talked to you on the phone about doing some sewing in

my home.

Ah, yes, Mrs.

Canby. I remember now. You, the lady, speak such good English over the phone.

You come from Jamaica?

Oh, no, no. I was born here. I'm an American.

Sure, sure. We're all Americans here, aren't we?

Somos todos americanos, ¿que no?

Si, si.

Taxi, taxi.

Don't worry, Mrs. Canby. Your secret is safe with us.

Believe me, I'm legal. But this place... Hey, lady, lady.

I make clothes only for the best. That's all I gotta worry about.

Do you have work for me, Mr... Smith.

But please, just call me Julio.

Did you bring a sample of your sword? Yes, I have one.

This jacket.

That's very nice.

Very chic.

You are very talented.

Thank you.

Does that mean I get the work? Oh, sure, yeah.

Chico, traeme una caja.

How much do you pay?

I pay by the piece.

Julio, firma aqui.

It's all up to you how fast you work.

You see this box here?

You fill up a box like this, you make $140.

The whole box for $140?

That's it.

And that's all.

Okay.

It's a deal.

Welcome to the fair.

Now, let me show you the kind of work we do here.

This is beautiful, Mrs. Camby. Bet it costs a lot of money.

It sure does.

I've seen Mimi de Paris blouses advertised in Vogue magazine for over a

hundred dollars.

You're going to make a fortune.

Not me. All I get is a dollar forty apiece.

That's terrible.

Have you finished folding those?

Yeah. You know, I think three dollars is way too much to pay me just for folding.

No, no, no.

That's what we agreed on.

Okay, but I think I negotiated a better deal than you did. I'm just glad to be

making as much as I am.

Oh, here he is. Is that the bandito?

Shh, don't call him that.

Well, that's what you call him.

Don't mind what I call him. His name is Julio, and he's bringing my $140.

Please, come in.

We're just finishing packing now.

That's good. We brought you some more work to do. Rafael, I got a piece.

So these are the finished pieces, huh? Uh

-huh. Didn't Mrs. Camby do a good job?

Sure, sure. Terrific.

Terrific. The manufacturer will be very pleased with what we manufactured for

him, huh?

Okay, here you go.

Just call me when this new batch is finished, huh, Rafael?

Wait! Wait just one minute. There's some mistake. This is only $80.

There's no mistake.

But I'm supposed to get $140.

Eso es lo que siempre dicen.

That's what the manufacturer gave me. He said to me, if I don't do it for less,

he's going to send the work to Taiwan.

To foreigners.

She needs that money.

Do you know how many hours she spent sewing those blouses?

You're cheating her.

Listen, little girl, I'm going to tell you something that maybe they don't

teach you in school, huh?

If they cheat me, I cheat her.

I don't like it, but that's the way it is, okay?

That's not fair.

It's more fair than in my country.

America's a wonderful place. They cheat you less here than anywhere else.

Okay, that's it.

I'm not working for you anymore.

I'm sorry, but there are some very good businessmen down there.

And there's nothing you can do with a good businessman.

Oh, yes, there is.

If I can't get my money from you, I'm going to the main office tomorrow and

get it from them.

Uh-huh.

Well, good luck, lady.

Do me a favor, eh?

Make believe you don't know me, okay?

Will you just listen to me for once? You can't go into that main office in the

city there.

Oh, no? Just watch me.

My advice to you is forget about it. The minute you turn over the stuff to the

guy without getting paid, you could kiss your 60 bucks goodbye.

Three dollars if it was mine.

Kiss that goodbye, too.

And you ain't going in there neither.

You look at this here, huh?

Young, female, black.

Between the two of you, you got three minorities working. You ain't got a

chance.

At least I could try.

Don't you see what I'm saying?

You'd have to go to see the top guy there. And the top guy, he ain't gonna

talk to nobody who ain't the top guy, too.

What I mean is, it's like a businessman, you know? And I respect a businessman.

I mean, somebody go in there and be smart, you know, but charming.

And, you know, diplomatic there.

And I hate to say it, but it wouldn't hurt to be white neither.

That's the kind of a person who could do that.

Don't look at me.

Hey, don't look at me.

I said, don't look at me. I ain't going to do that. I ain't going in there. I'm

going home. Where's near that place?

No way.

No way.

Case closed.

Hello, Mimi DePerry. Will you hold?

Thank you very much, girls. You were all simply marvelous.

And we'll be in touch just as soon as we need you for the show.

Goodbye. Bye.

I, I, excuse me, this is, you know, just for your own good.

I mean, the way you look, you ain't gonna last ten minutes out there.

Well, the way you look, you're not gonna last ten minutes in here.

Not every mark was uncalled for.

Uh,

excuse me.

Miss Mimi on the door, is she in?

No.

Well, where is she in Paris?

Please hold.

There is no Mimi.

Mr. Atchison is the head of the company.

Mimi de Paris, will you hold?

Are you here to make a delivery?

No. I'm here to see Mr.

Atchison. Mimi de Paris, will you hold?

If you're looking for a job, we only hire through the agencies.

I ain't looking for no job. I'm here to collect some dough.

Oh. Well, find a seat and wait like everybody else.

Thank you. Thank you very much.

Hi, there. How are you?

How are you?

Whoop-dee-doo.

Hi, there, pal.

You know, I think you and me is the only two men in the whole place.

What do you mean?

Oh, oh, oh, oh.

Cop a squint at what's looking at Playgirl magazine over there. Hey, like

that. He's not much.

Cowboy's kind of cute, though.

Listen up, everybody. Mr. Atchison's ready to see you now.

That sorry gentleman, Mr. A, doesn't have too much time.

Thanks for the call. I'm glad to see you again, Bob.

Good to see you. Oh, it's going to be fun working with you.

Mr. Leon. Glad to have you back, Johnny.

Oh, good to see you, Ted. You're going to be wonderful for this show.

Bobby, that's a lovely jacket. Is it one of ours? What else?

Oh, my God.

Who or what are you?

I'm probably the only straight dude you've ever seen around here.

Well, then you can sign our book.

Just let me through, huh? I want to see your boss, if you don't mind.

Excuse me there, Mr.

Snatchman. Actress.

If that's the way you like it, whatever.

My name is Archie Bunker, and... Mr. Bunker, please. I'm a very busy man. See

my secretary?

Oh, listen, I ain't gonna take much of your time.

I just come to collect $60 for a certain Mrs.

Canby. I don't know any Mrs. Canby.

Oh, well, she's one of them poor misfortunes that sows for you in that

dump you run downtown.

And you know something? You don't treat your employees very good. Leon, give me

a minute here, please.

Leon, give us a minute here, will you, please?

Follow me, please, gentlemen.

You'll have to see your contractor. This is not my legal responsibility.

But you're the boss, are you? Yes.

Yeah, well, I can tell you, like I told you before, in two ways.

Give me $60.

I'm afraid you don't understand how the garment industry works. You see, your

friend is being paid a fair wage for the market.

A fair wage? What a lot of malarkey there. What do you think? I just rode

over here from Cuba.

$60? Today, you and I know that $60 won't buy two bags of groceries in the

market. You're missing the point. Let me give you an example. Well, I don't want

to take much of your time.

I love discussing economics.

How much did you pay for that shirt you're wearing?

This shirt was very dear. Seven dollars.

Well, if the garment industry didn't have cheap labor, that particular shirt

might have cost you as much as ten.

Get the point?

Yeah, I get the point. I get the point. But that ain't the point I'm interested

in here.

Now, come on, will you? Give me the sixty dollars or I'll turn you into the

union. What union? This isn't a union shop.

Well, listen, I could take it further, you know. I got connections.

I could go to the government.

They're damn near as powerful as any union.

Good. You go to the government.

You think the government is going to give them better jobs than I give them?

I'm the best friend they've got.

Nobody's forcing them to work for me. They want to work for me. We're talking

here about free enterprise.

Don't give me that free enterprise, Dad. This is exploitation of the masses.

You some kind of commie?

I ain't no commie. Don't call me no commie. Listen, I'm as red-blooded

American as you ever see.

I at least know what's wrote on that sign on the Statue of Liberty. Do you?

No, what does it say?

Well, I can't give you the exact words, you know, but it just says to the whole

world, come on in here, we'll give you a fair shake.

Is that what it says?

Well, they say one or two other patriotic things, like America, love it

or leave it.

Hey, that ain't what works here. What works here is give me $60.

You quite finished?

No, not till I see the $60.

Very well.

I can see you won't leave until you get it.

That is perfectly right.

My accountant will be in in a minute. He'll take care of you.

Swell, swell. That's fine. I'll just wait here for your accountant.

Here I am.

Mr. Bunker, I'd like you to meet my accountant, Melvin.

Gee, Melvin, you don't look much like an accountant.

I settle all of Mr. Ray's accounts.

Melvin, Mr. Bunker here thinks we owe him some money. Huh?

Well, it ain't a hell of a lot, Melvin, you know.

It's only $60, and as long as you got the cash there, I could take that.

There it is, $60.

Yeah, well, would you mind handing it to me now?

Oh, no, no, no, I can't do that.

This is where we play a game.

You try to get it.

I try to keep you from getting it.

You think you can win this game, Mr. Bunker?

Well, no, I don't think I can.

No one ever has.

Nice meeting you.

Big shot there.

You gotta go to all of this trouble just for a lousy $60.

$60 doesn't mean a thing to me, Mr. Bunker.

But you see, in business, you don't like to set precedents.

Nancy, send in Leon with the boys, please.

Have a nice day.

Oh, I thank you very much, Mr.

Scratchen, and the same to you.

And likewise to you, Melvin.

You big, baldy jerk.

Here's your job for stuffing envelopes in your own home.

That's even a bigger rip-off than sewing in your own home.

It's too bad that job didn't work out.

Why couldn't you make all the money? You make the clothes.

Making the clothes is the easy part, Stephanie.

Finding the customers and selling is difficult.

You have to be a real go-getter to do that.

Hey, hey, hey, whoop-dee-doo, whoop-dee-doo. Uncle Archie. Hiya, kid.

But what happened? Tell us. Tell me what happened. I done what I went to do.

You got the money?

Sure, I got the money. Hey, what do you think? Here it is right here.

Three crispy $20 bills.

I told them that they didn't have to put your name on the envelope, so...

Save that. We could use it again.

But how did you do it?

How did I do it? There was nothing to it. I just walked in there. I says, give

me the dough.

You know.

Well, they did a little whimpering around there, you know.

Trying to get out of it. Give me a song and dance and all of that. I says to

them again, give me the dough.

So the boss of the joint there, he had a bell on his desk. He dinged the bell,

you know, to call in the accountant.

In comes the accountant. You should have seen this guy.

A little weasel with big glasses on.

Jimmy the dog.

So they turned it right over there, you know.

And then they went whimpering out of there with their tails between their

legs. You know what Barney's dog does? You know, when you say, get out of here.

And you kicked him out of their own office.

Wow. Well, I didn't exactly do that. They were slinking off to their lunch

anyway, so I said to them, go ahead.

Gee, I wish I could be more like that. Instead of being on the defensive all

the time, be on the offensive like you.

Yeah, well, you know, you won't find many people who can be as offensive as

me.

Sure wouldn't hurt if those garment workers had a little of your spunk and

energy. Yeah, well, that's right, Mrs. Campbell. You know what I think we ought

to do?

We ought to just kind of forget about this whole thing, huh?

Let's do that.

I'm a little thirsty. Can somebody get me a beer?

You know, Stephanie, you had a good idea there. I did? What was it?

I'm going to start sewing my own designs.

Selling them.

Doing the alterations.

If your Uncle Archie has the guts to send it to those guys, I ought to have

the guts to try and start my own business, right?

Right. What voice could I have my beer?

Make up some notices and take them down to the laundromats.

Let's go up to my room. I've got some pen and paper up there.

Didn't anybody hear me?

Here.

And now we can take some pictures of you so people can really see how good you

are. Yeah,

I know it was a big lie.

But I know you, Lord.

And I know damn well you'll forgive me.