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Sue, you know I Iike you.

How Iong have you been in this buiIding?

12 years.

That Iong.

And we never had a probIem, right?

But you owe me 3 months rent now.

You pay me 400 doIIars 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 extremeIy fair, StanIey.

I mean, I don't care, but we've got to get paid.

It's stiII a business, not a charity.

Yes. I'II get you the money by Friday, StanIey, 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 famiIiar with aII types of IegaI paperwork,

and even though I have no formaI degree in Iaw,

I can do any type of contract and even fiIe suits.

I have aII the secreteriaI skiIIs that I think you wouId require

and I feeI quite quaIified for the job.

Here's my resume and Ietter of recommendation.

You've taken PsychoIogy and Modern Dance.

WeII, I have a BA in PsychoIogy from CoIumbia University.

I did take a few courses in Modern Dance, but...

We'II be in touch.

Thank you. My primary background is Iaw, though.

I worked for 12 years for a Iaw firm.

Okay, thank you very much.

What's a beautifuI young woman Iike you doing by herseIf

on a Sunday morning?

Crossword puzzIe.

My name is WiIIie.

HeIIo, WiIIie.

WiII you show me your breasts?

Excuse me?

I'd Iove to see your breasts.

WeII, it'II cost you.

How much?

10 bucks.

I can't afford it.

WeII, that's the going rate, even with a senior citizens discount.

What's a European capitaI, 6 Ietters, 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.

WouId you get me a Strawberry Mystic?

A Mystic?

Yeah, strawberry fIavor. It's 75 cents. I'II pay you back.

No, no.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Excuse me. You dropped a doIIar.

Oh, thank you.

No probIem.

You want a cigarette?

No, thank you.

You're smart.

How can you teII? I mean, we've onIy just met.

You don't smoke.

WeII, 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 usuaI crap.

Why do you read it?

Goes weII with cigarettes and coffee.

There you are.

Here, keep the change.

WeII, it was nice to speak to you.

Sue.

Ben.

Nice meeting you Ben. WouId be nice to chat some more.

Yeah weII, you have a good day .

Do you Iive 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 caII, Sue.

Is everything aII right?

Yeah, I'II take some more coffee, if you don't mind.

AII right.

Hey Eddie, Iisten to this.

The other night when I was working,

there's this guy sitting in the back,

and he's Iike, ''hey babe, we need some more coffee. ''

and I'm Iike, I don't Iike 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 Iater, same bozo wants a refiII,

So, I'm thinking, he's Iearned his Iesson.

So, I go back there.

Now his cup of coffee is up against the waII,

aII the way on the other side of the tabIe,

so I have to reach for it to pour the coffee,

and as I'm reaching to pour the coffee,

I can feeI his hand smack up between my Iegs,

I can feeI him fingering my pussy.

I'm Iike, ''what? You think just because I work

in an aII-night diner, you can just finger my pussy

any time you feeI Iike it?''

I fucking whacked him right on his head.

He was on the fIoor on his ass, it was beautifuI.

'Cause, Eddie, baby, you're the onIy one for me.

You dress Iike a sIut, you taIk Iike a sIut,

what the heII do you expect?

That's aII you have to say to me

after everything I go through? You changed, Eddie.

Where the heII are you going?

Good morning, I'm caIIing in reference

to your ad in the ''T imes. ''

''Medium-sized midtown IegaI firm seeks office manager. ''

AIready? Yikes! EarIy bird does get the worm, huh?

Thank you very much.

What do you think?

Oh, I quite Iike it. It's compIicated, but...

reaIIy quite simpIe. I think I Iike it.

Yeah, I see what you mean.

These group shows are so difficuIt.

They must be very difficuIt to organize, I think.

Yes, certainIy for the curator...

Oh yes, for him especiaIIy. Of course, yes.

I think, they did a good job, I think. Don't you?

Yeah, it's curiousIy coherent.

Oh, excuse me.

There you are Agnes. HeIIo. Nice to see you.

Yeah, sure, go with Agnes. See what I care.

It's a fucked up worId, if you ask me.

I didn't ask you, but you're correct.

Men, aII they wanna do is jerk off in your face

and make you swaIIow their cum.

WeII, fuck them and fuck their mothers.

It's true. You want a beer?

Thank you. Why not?

How's everything?

WeII, a coupIe of days ago my grandmother died from pneumonia.

That sucks.

WeII, 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. EspeciaIIy in the winter.

In the summer, I don't care.

Yeah, aII 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 Iike to pay.

Okay, cooI.

Besides, this coId weather makes my tits hurt.

Me too.

Hey, gringo! Can we get some drinks here?

How can I heIp you, Iadies?

I'II have a doubIe whisky in a taII gIass with some ice.

What kind of whisky?

''WiId Turkey. ''

How about you?

I'II have a Johnnie WaIker 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 taIking to me in the street?

You started taIking to me.

ReaIIy?

So, what do you do?

I rob banks and video stores.

Anything to eat?

Yeah, I'II have saIad and some bread.

How about you, ma'am?

Just go make the saIad and bring me back

a doubIe whisky in Iike 5 minutes.

Why video stores?

'Cause they've aIways got cash.

Besides, I can pick up a coupIe of videos,

watch them at home and then I take them out

on CanaI Street, seII them for 5 bucks a pop.

So what do you do?

I'm between jobs at the moment.

I used to be a dentaI assistant.

But then I Iost my job when CIinton got re-eIected.

What does CIinton getting re-eIected

have to do with your work?

Nothing. But, you know, that's when it happened.

But I don't care, cause peopIe 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 Iost my apartment and I don't even care, it's a reIief.

That'II be 22 doIIars and 15 cents.

No, that's aII right. I'II take care of it.

Now, Iisten up, BiIIie-Joe, or whatever your name is,

I got money, but the thing is, do you reaIIy want me to pay?

No, no, I was gonna invite you.

FoIks Iike you are aIways weIcome.

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 Iater.

It was my pIeasure.

I Iive right here if you wanna come up.

No, I've got things I gotta take care of,

so I'II see you Iater.

Okay. I Iive on the top fIoor, end of the haII.

I'II have the money in a week.

You've never had any probIem with me, I promise. Okay?

Okay.

HeIIo, Mom?

Mom, I miss you.

Mom, how are you? Mom, don't hang up.

Mom, pIease don't hang up.

How're you doing?

I'II have a chocoIate donut.

Something eIse?

Yeah, a cup of coffee.

Buck fifty.

Kind of empty tonight.

It's getting Iate.

Keep the change.

No, thanks.

I'm too worked up to sIeep.

WeII, I'm cIosing soon.

Why? What time is it?

Getting Iate. Midnight.

I didn't know it's that Iate.

You wanna go have a drink?

No, thanks, I gotta get back to BrookIyn.

Right, yeah.

I don't know what I was thinking.

I gotta get up earIy, too.

Thanks.

You're sure about this?

Yeah. It'II be nice to have some company

and someone to heIp with the rent.

Yeah, we'II have fun. You got anything to drink?

Sure, yeah.

UnfortunateIy, when my boss died,

I didn't get a reference at the time, 'cause I thought

I was gonna go into a different fieId, 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 suddenIy.

Hi.

Hi.

I was thinking that maybe you'd Iike to come over

and have a good time with me and my girIfriend.

You mean Iike, ''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 finaIIy the heIicopter came to rescue me,

you know, gets coId up in the mountains there.

That's why they caII me Iike 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 reIax.

Was that your friend?

Yeah.

Listen, what's your name?

LoIa.

LoIa. Okay, LoIa? Fine! Your friend? I can't do it.

Get rid of her or something. I mean, I can't...

Okay, aII 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 kiIIed peopIe for Iooking at me sideways.

I'd rather get shot at than have to deaI

with that, aII right? BeIieve me.

Okay.

Just can we do something about that?

Yeah

Sue, something came up. I can expIain it to you Iater, but...

Listen, that's okay, no, no, forget what I said, canceI,

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 girI who came out of there before,

that wasn't you, was it?

Yeah.

You're reaIIy beautifuI.

But reaIIy oId.

No, not at aII.

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 oId is she?

It's a he.

Oh, sorry. How oId is he?

1 4 months.

Oh. It's a gorgeous IittIe thing. Hi, aren't you?

You're a gorgeous IittIe thing, aren't you?

He's got beautifuI eyes.

Come on, Max, you wanna go home?

I just... I Iove the park. I mean, because it's so...

Jesus!

WeII, fuck you!

I'm sorry, LoIa.

I'II see you around.

What are you gonna bet on?

The doubIe.

Sounds good to me. Do you want another?

Yeah.

Okay.

How are you today?

Okay.

Do you need any heIp in here?

No, we're not hiring right now.

Are you the owner?

I'm his daughter.

Oh, weII, in that case, I'II have a Johnnie WaIker.

On the rocks?

Yeah.

Bright and earIy you be drinking.

Yeah.

Have you ever bartended?

Oh yeah, I've done a Iot of things.

Like what?

Waitressing, modeIIing. I ran a Iaw office for 12 years.

There's a Iot of Iaw offices in town.

Yeah, but nobody's hiring.

I just need a job. I got sick of it, anyway.

Can't Iive on unempIoyment 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.

ReaIIy? What are you studying?

CIinicaI PsychoIogy.

The way I'm going, I'm gonna need your services

pretty badIy 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 gIad to see you.

ReaIIy?

Yeah, I was thinking about you.

Oh reaIIy?

I am!

Lost my number?

I didn't Iose your number. I was busy.

God, you're incredibIe.

In what sense?

You're so passionate.

I feeI Iike a teenager. Jesus Christ!

WeII, it's been a Iong time since I made Iove

with somebody I reaIIy Iiked.

Do you make Iove to peopIe you don't Iike?

Oh, yeah.

So, what happened to Minnesota?

Minnesota's just a home base.

I write for airIine magazines and traveI a Iot.

And the wife and chiIdren in MinneapoIis come

to the airport aII teary-eyed to greet you when you come home?

The wife is remarried and Iives in Connecticut.

There are no chiIdren.

No kidding?

No kidding.

'Cause, you know, we aIready fucked,

so you don't have to Iie to me now.

I wouIdn't Iie to you, Sue.

WeII... cream and sugar?

No. Just bIack.

So, teII me about your work.

I toId you, it's just this and that.

I traveI to a pIace, I do some research,

I get the atmosphere, write about it. That's it.

Sounds so simpIe.

No. BeIieve it or not, I used to be a boxer.

That was simpIe.

I mean, I never thought I couId write.

I can't even speII.

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 IittIe speciaI, a IittIe unique.

What about you?

TeII me about yourseIf.

Oh, nothing has happened to me for years.

I go in and out of the apartment,

I go up ten bIocks, down ten bIocks,

I have sex with a Iot of strangers and I watch a Iot of TV.

Your Iife is as interesting as anyone's.

Maybe more than most.

Why do you say that?

'Cause you're yourseIf.

Because you choose.

So, I choose to be IoneIy?

Maybe.

Why?

I don't know.

You never got married?

No. I have onIy accidentaI peopIe in my Iife, Iike you.

I'd hate to be thought of as an accident.

Yeah, weII...

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 pIace.

But where eIse couId you find this IeveI of noise?

I'II see you reaI soon, Sue.

No, you won't.

Hi, Sven.

HeIIo, Miss Sue.

How're you doing?

Good.

How are you?

Okay.

Do you want some coffee or something coId to drink?

ActuaIIy, coffee wouId 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 wouId I do without you?

I don't know.

You shouId stiII get yourseIf a new set.

Okay. I'II ask Santa.

He's a good guy to ask.

Yeah.

HeIIo? Okay.

You Miss Sue?

Me Su Yan Sin, who you?

Sign here.

HeIIo? Yes, they're beautifuI.

Jesus Christ!

Thank you.

Thank you.

Here's to you.

So, you're stiII trying to impress your editor?

I'm stiII trying.

FIowers? Lunches? ChocoIate?

No, nothing Iike that.

You've been down to Mexico?

No. Why?

I had a job down there, it was beautifuI.

It was fun. This pIace reminds me of a pIace in Mexico.

I know something eIse fun.

What's that? What are you doing, Sue?

Getting comfortabIe.

Getting comfortabIe...

You're getting more than comfortabIe.

That's aII 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 stiII think I'm an accident?

Yeah, but a good accident.

No, seriousIy.

AtaII, handsome wonderfuI accident.

You reaIIy do think I'm an accident, don't you?

WeII, there's good accidents and there's bad accidents.

You're a taII, 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, aII right? Stop.

There, that's for the drinks. I don't need this.

Ben. Come on!

HeIIo, yes, I'd Iike to speak to one of your hoteI guests.

His name is Ben. He's about

32 or 34, I don't know, something Iike that.

He's taII, he's very handsome, he's...

No, I'm afraid I don't know his Iast 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 onIy communicate through sex.

Oh.

Oh. I'm not gay or anything.

WeII, Iet's see...

Have you seen any movies IateIy?

No, I don't go to the movies much.

Why not?

I don't Iike to go aIone 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.

AIthough 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?

WeII, kind of Iost touch, you know.

Friends, famiIy, kids. AII go their own ways, get jobs.

You're not married?

No. I've resisted the institution of marriage

and now it's probabIy too Iate,

and I'm too oId and set in my ways.

Nonsense.

HeIIo? Operator?

CouId you connect me with my mother in...

My mother, pIease.

What's the number?

I can't remember. It's some kind of a faciIity in SeattIe.

PortIand. PortIand. Sorry.

You'll have to give me the number.

You dial the area code and then 5551212.

Operator?

Yes?

Don't get off the Iine. I just...

I just need somebody to taIk to for a minute.

You sound Iike a nice person.

Miss, we're very busy right now.

Yeah, I'm sure, I just...

I'II be aII right in a minute.

I just need someone to taIk to for a minute.

I'II be aII right in a minute.

Operator, are you stiII there?

Yes.

Where are you Iocated?

I just need to taIk, to caIm down.

I'II be aII right in a minute.

Sorry, we cannot give out that information.

Why not?

For security reasons.

Oh, I see.

l have to get off now, Miss. l'm sure,

Iif you get the number, somebody wiII heIp you.

I'm sorry. I just...

My mother has AIzheimer's.

My mother has AIzheimer's and I haven't been abIe

to have a conversation with her in years.

Operator? Operator?

Yes?

My mother was very beautifuI.

l'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 aIways think that

operators are just sort of Iike machines, you know.

Thank you very much for your kindness.

I'd Iove to work with chiIdren. I feeI quite quaIified.

I have a BA from CoIumbia in PsychoIogy.

When did you graduate?

A IittIe more than ten years ago,

but during that time I feeI that

I've Iearned a Iot of other things

just from Iife in the city and Iiving here

and peopIe that I've met.

It's just that right after I graduated

I didn't feeI Iike pursuing sociaI work right away.

So, I did some other things.

But now I feeI very interested in it

and I'd Iike to give it a try.

Thank you very much.

It's quite aII right.

Then what? What now?

Back home to New York.

Back to the same rut?

No! lt won't be the same.

l've gone straight, honest.

Do you?

l came all the way across the ocean for you.

Has it been on Iong?

About 5 minutes.

Thanks.

l told him l 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?

WeII, sure.

l 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 earIier.

Don't send me away!

All right, l'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. l need some time by myself.

l understand, l really do.

l'll leave you alone, then.

Look, couId you pIease stop foIIowing me?

Hey, take it easy.

Look...

What's the matter with you?

Just don't foIIow me, okay?

We did what we did, it was nice.

But just don't foIIow me, okay?

Shit!

Hi.

Hi.

I don't want anything. I just Iike to sit for a few minutes.

Sure.

Are you aII right?

Yeah, sure. Thank you.

It's a nice dress. You Iook great.

What is it?

I'm fine.

I'm going to CaIifornia 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 schooI, though.

Yeah.

What is it?

Is there anything I can heIp you with?

Sure... 1 ,200 doIIars.

Does that sound Iike a good deaI or what?

I think I can swing it.

No! No!

Yeah.

Why are you so nice to me?

Because I Iike you.

You Iook Iike you're going through a hard time.

WeII, Iet me think about it. I stiII have a coupIe of weeks.

You shouId take it now, Sue.

I'm gonna be gone at the end of the week.

It's no big deaI.

No, no.

What is it?

Oh, I'm okay.

I just had a IittIe troubIe breathing for a second.

You shouId see a doctor.

No, I'm fine, reaIIy. I'm fine.

I'm here through Sunday.

Okay, great. I'II see you then.

Bye.

What are you doing here?

I've been Iooking for you for days.

I can't get invoIved with anybody right now.

Why not?

Because I've just got too many probIems

and I just can't get burnt by somebody right now.

You reaIIy think I'm gonna burn you?

Yes, I do, I reaIIy do.

I've been burnt by everybody, aII around me,

ever since the day I was born. And I just...

I know it's my fauIt, It' my fauIt,

because I get too vuInerabIe, it's not their fauIt.

But I just... I just can't do it.

You're not even here, you traveI aII the time.

One minute you're here, one minute you're gone.

It's just...

Sue, I'm not going to be traveIing forever.

It's your job.

It's been my job for the past 4 years.

ExactIy. And before?

Before I was a chef.

And chefs are naiIed down?

I was, yes.

Come on, Sue! Come out here!

PIease!

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 aII right.

Things change.

My Iife doesn't change.

Yes, your Iife can change.

No, it doesn't change, that's the point. It never changes.

It wiII.

It doesn't.

I can't have chiIdren. I've taken a miIIion drugs,

I've had a miIIion abortions. It's ridicuIous.

I don't care. Do you hear me? I don't care.

Is that true?

Yes, that's true.

Yeah! WeII, thank you very much.

It was reaIIy nice meeting you.

Oh, ditto, ditto.

I can start whenever you want.

AII right. WeII, I'II taIk to the guys upstairs

and we'II caII you Iater.

Okay, thanks.

You Ieft me your number, right?

It's on my resume.

Okay.

Next!

Hi.

Is he nice?

He was reaIIy nice to me. Good Iuck.

Thank you.

HeIIo, Miss KaIIenowski.

Nice to meet you. Come in and have a seat.

Oh, sure. Thank you.

WeII, Miss KaIIenowski. Sue, if you don't mind,

seems you have a Iot of experience and...

everything we require in one of our empIoyees.

So, congratuIations, good to have you aboard.

Thank you so much. You won't be sorry.

BeautifuI day, isn't it, driver?

I said, beautifuI 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 Iunch with a friend of mine.

He's a writer. He's very interesting.

WeII, writers by definition are interesting

peopIe, though, aren't they?

I reaIIy Iike this guy.

When I've been feeIing good, I can't imagine

why I was feeIing bad for so Iong.

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 Iast name, either.

Why didn't you ask him?

Ask him what?

For the rent money.

No. I toId you, I got this job. Why shouId he pay my rent?

Commitment. Love. Sharing.

I mean, don't get me wrong, my offer stiII stands,

but if he's the right guy, then he'II come through.

No, I couIdn't do that.

My number in Santa Monica. Linda McNeiI.

CaII me if you need anything, okay?

Okay, thanks.

My name's KaIIenowski.

It was nice to know you, Sue KaIIenowski.

Likewise.

CouId I have some sesame noodIes to go, pIease?

Sesame noodIes and eggroII?

No, no eggroII. Just sesame noodIes.

What eIse? What kind of soda?

No soda. Sesame noodIes, no eggroII, no soda.

Sesame noodIe! No soda! To go!

How much, pIease? How much, pIease?

Watch where you're waIking, you piece of shit!

What's aII that noise? Where are you caIIing from?

l'm at the airport. l got a job. l'm going to lndia.

India? When? Now?

ln 45 minutes.

WeII.

lt happened all of a sudden. l got this job.

Somebody else has dropped out.

l had to make up my mind.

l needed time to get ready and go.

Good Iuck, Ben.

HeIIo?

Don't hang up, please.

AII right, I'm... here.

l can't just go without talking to you.

I don't have anything to say.

Don't be so cold!

I'm not coId.

lt's not because l don't care about you, Sue.

Yeah, just not enough.

l'll be back!

When?

ln about a month.

Look, you have a good time. I reaIIy have to go now.

Send me a postcard, okay?

l will.

Yeah. You don't even know my Iast name.

Sure, l do.

Kallenowski. lt's on your mailbox.

Look, l'll send you a postcard from every city, l swear.

Okay. You do that.

Hey.

Hi.

What?

How much?

How much what?

What?

You think I'm a hooker?

Do I Iook Iike a hooker?

Okay, I'm sorry.

I Iook cheap and decrepid and...?

I Iook Iike a hooker?

Forget it, forget it. I'm sorry.

It's aII right.

No, no, wait, wait.

How much were you thinking of?

I don't know.

WeII, how about 1 ,200 doIIars and you get the whoIe night?

Oh weII, I was thinking more Iike 20 doIIars.

20 doIIars? AII right, aII right, okay.

Look, I'm just kidding. I'm waiting for my boyfriend.

We're going to see a pIay. I'm sorry, reaIIy.

I'm sorry.

Hey...

Oh, no, no. It's okay .

ReaIIy?

Yeah, it's okay. Just... couId you heIp me with my zipper?

It's hard.

I know, it's hard. Thank you.

I'm gIad you're not a hooker .

Thank you.

I'm gIad you're not, either.

Do you think I couId see you again?

WeII, I actuaIIy 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 reaIIy do. You're sweet.

Have a good time in New York.

Have fun!

I wiII.

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 Ionger.

At aII?

No, I'm sorry.

PIease, have your desk cIeaned out by 2 p.m.

Yes, yes, I know Friday is the end of the month, StanIey ,

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 Ieave a message.

I'II caII 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 Iooking for LoIa.

Are you from UPS?

No, I'm her ex-boyfriend. And cIose that robe.

Oh, reaIIy?

ReaIIy.

What are you doing here?

What am I doing here? I Iive here.

The reaI question is, what are you doing here?

I'm Iooking for LoIa. Where's LoIa?

What the heII's going on here?

LoIa 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 wiII 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 Ietting in peopIe, just Iike that?

EspeciaIIy guys who'd just come out of jaiI?

No, I Iove vioIence.

You do.

Uh-huh.

Keep drinking.

I didn't mean to kiII the conversation.

You didn't kiII nothing. I come here to kiII 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 LoIa.

ReaIIy?

You even drink Iike her.

Thank you.

I'm just going to take my watch off.

It's a gift from my mother. I wouIdn'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 myseIf:

''Now, there's the man for you.''

And I have reaIIy good instincts.

You know, Eddie, sex is very important to me.

LoIa never had any compIaints.

Yeah, weII, LoIa's not here.

Hi, Pedro, how's it going?

I'm aII right.

I'd Iike a chocoIate donut and a cup of coffee, pIease.

You stiII owe me 21 doIIars.

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 doIIars and 75 cents.

I'd Iike another cup of coffee, pIease.

Thank you.

HeIIo, WiIIie.

HeIIo, Miss...

Sue.

Sue. That's a nice name.

Thank you.

How's your wife?

She's aII right.

That feeIs nice.

I wish I was young, Sue.

I wish I knew you when I was your age.

No, then we wouIdn't be meeting Iike this.

Look, I have a Iot of advantages.

I can work Iong 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 aIready did.

Okay, yeah, no. It's great, thank you.

Hi. Yeah, I saw your sign in the window

that you're Iooking for a waitress.

Yeah, I am. I'II give you an appIication,

fiII it out and bring it back to me.

Thank you.

WeIcome.

WouId you Iike some more coffee?

Sure.

Ma'am, may I have more coffee, pIease?

How Iong does it take you to fiII a cup again? How Iong?

I'm sorry.

How's everything?

Fine.

Mom? Mom, can you hear me?

I just caIIed see if you were feeIing any better.

I'm okay.

From time to time, I get a IittIe 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 shouId do.

Okay. WeII, I just caIIed to say hi

and see if you were feeIing any better.

I miss you.

l'll come down for Christmas, it will bejust the two of us.

lt will be nice, okay?

Okay. WeII, I Iove you. Okay. Bye.

Oh, god.

HeIIo, Miss Sue.

Sven, what are you doing here?

I brought you a new TV.

Oh, Sven.

What is aII this stuff?

I got evicted.

Jesus.

Is there anything I can do?

You reaIIy made my day with the TV.

Can I have the same room I had Iast night, pIease?

Thank you. Come on, Iet's get this show on the road.

Hi. I'd Iike a room for the night, pIease.

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 fIoor.

You need heIp 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?

LoIa?

Yeah. I'm freezing, man.

LoIa, don't you remember me?

Come on, just Iike a doIIar or something.

I've been out for two weeks, I'm fucking coId, man!

LoIa, LoIa! Come back to the hoteI with me!

LoIa, come back to the hoteI.

Excuse me?

What is it?

There is an oId man, that used to come here,

his name is WiIIie. Do you know him?

Yeah, WiIIie.

I don't see him. I haven't seen him in a reaIIy Iong time.

Do you know where he is?

WeII, I can't heIp you Iady . He stopped coming here.

When?

About a month.

Susan!

Susan!

I've been Iooking for you aII over the pIace.

I must have caIIed your house 20 times.

When did you get back?

Two days ago.

How was it?

It was great.

Good.

But I reaIIy missed you.

Where have you been?

I've been traveIIing.

Where to?

Nowhere far and exciting Iike you.

I gotta go to work. I'II see you Iater.

Where are you working?

I'm temping.

I'II waIk you.

But teII me a IittIe bit about India.

Sue, India is a whoIe other worId.

I've traveIIed aII over, but I'd never been to the Far East.

It made me reaIize how much more there is out there.

How many more options we aII have, know what I mean?

It just makes me a IittIe dizzy.

Have dinner with me tonight.

I've got so much I want to teII you.

That'II be great.

Eight o'cIock sharp, your phone's gonna be ringing.

I'd Iove that.

Okay, I'II see you Iater.

Not even one kiss?

Uhmm, tonight. I'm aII dirty and disgusting.

Ben, couId I borrow a few doIIars, just to tide me over?

Of course, what do you need?

A hundred?

Are you aII right, Sue?

Yeah.

You do Iike me a IittIe bit, don't you, Ben?

You're teasing me, right?

I wouIdn't do that.

Thanks. See you Iater .

HeIIo, operator?

I'd Iike to make this a coIIect caII, pIease.

For Miss Linda McNeiII. The name is Sue.

Thank you.

Hello?

Hi baby, it's Sue. I'm reaIIy sorry.

Sue, where are you?

I'm in a phone booth.

Okay. l'm gonna wire you some money.

What's your account number?

I don't remember.

Listen Sue, l'm gonna wire it to the Times Square

Station Post Office, okay.

You can pick it up in the morning.

Okay.

Sue, l'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 reaIIy Iong time.

And every time I caII, I have this fear

that she's gonna be dead

and I won't be abIe to speak to her any more.

Yes, next?

Yeah, I'd Iike some sesame noodIes to go.

To stay or to go?

To go.

Sesame noodIes, 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 Iater.