52 Pick-Up Page #3

You didn't give me a chance.

Well, now's your chance. Get out of here.

5200 times 3.5, in round figures.

Five, five. 25. Three fives are 15.

In the neighborhood of

150 to 180 a month,

and you never balance another

bank account. How does that sound?

Give me your company's phone number.

That's okay. I'll get back to you

when it's more convenient.

We don't like

to inconvenience the customer.

Give me your number or your card.

I ran out of cards.

Don't worry, slim. We'll be in touch.

I gave her a "Silver Lining Accounting

Service, we satisfy or we eat it."

You Chow Hound, you.

I see her car pull in and I think,

"Christ, what's he gonna do now?"

I was upstairs.

You can't ever get caught upstairs.

They don't believe sh*t if they catch you

upstairs. She's not bad.

I wouldn't mind hurting her a little.

Get a leg over.

- Okay. You ready?

- Yeah.

Ta-dah.

Come on. Come on. Come on.

I got his sport coat.

I got his shirt underneath.

I got a tie, just in case.

And, ready for this?

The all time luckiest f***ing award

of all time.

A genuine, no sh*t, P9 Automatic

and a box of shells.

Huh? How's that grab you?

You're hoping for something like this

going in,

never in a million years could it happen.

Clean living. It pays off every time.

BOBBY:
Keep your cool, Mitch.

We're going for a drive.

Sit down, sport.

Second feature about to start.

Is that too close?

We can move it back a little if you like.

No?

Okay. Start the show.

ALAN:
Now, here's the star of our picture.

Little Cynthia Frazier who hadn't the

foggiest idea what the f*** is going on.

This is where the credits would be.

Slick Entertainment Incorporated

presents Tit in the Wringer

or How Harry Mitchell Agreed To Pay

105 Thou A Year And Found Happiness.

Note, I said 105 a year.

Not just the first year, not just the second,

but every year for the rest of your life.

Some people you've got to tie down

to convince them they can act.

ALAN ON SCREEN. : Come on, honey.

Come on. Cooperate.

This is gonna get you two back together.

ALAN:
I wish we had some popcorn

or lemonade or something for you,

but we're kind of a low-budget production.

Come on, honey, smile. You know

how pretty you look when you smile.

Come on.

Just give us a little smile. Come on.

Come on. Not too rough.

We don't want to hurt her.

She's pretty, isn't she?

That's it. Sit up nice and straight.

Give us a little smile. Come on.

Oh, look at those eyes.

She wouldn't smile this day. No... See?

Almost one.

She almost smiled right there, but...

Come on, that's it.

This is to keep your interest,

or whatever, up. It's a little skin.

Yeah, I told Cini she was a natural, but

as you can see there, she's very modest.

Keep your eyes on the film.

Come on. Walk in and... Okay.

Hold up the wood. All right. Other side.

Give us a side angle so we can...

That's it. Not a trick board. That's it.

Tie it on her.

Careful. Careful now.

We don't want splinters.

(LAUGHS) It looks like she's sticking

her head out of a box. Doesn't it?

- Where's that smile? No hope.

- Did you feel that, baby?

I'm so proud of my lighting in this.

It's beautiful, isn't it?

You're probably asking,

"What do we have here?" Right?

Okay. Now, wait, wait, wait now.

What we're going to do is give you a...

Give us a smile. Come on, smile for Harry.

...a reverse angle.

I used two cameras on this, too.

A reverse angle to see just what she sees.

What is that? What is that hiding there?

It's a... It's a P9 Automatic, and it's yours.

(CRYING)

(LAUGHS)

Okay. Yeah. And that coat's yours, too.

It's kind of ratty looking,

if you want my opinion.

But what I like about it is that your name

is sewed right on the inside. You see?

Now then, hello, what is this?

What is that tied to the trigger there?

Oh, see, you can shoot the gun without

messing up any fingerprints that are on it.

We'll let you think about that for a while.

- ALAN. :
Baby.

- Oh, please. Oh, please.

ALAN. :
Please? Please, what? Please?

Pretty please? Pretty please?

Honey. Honey, honey.

You're gonna play the scene. Don't worry.

We wanted you to see the gun

and our little star. Okay?

Okay. Suspense time is over.

Bang. Bang.

Bang.

Bang.

And bang.

Hey, hey. You still with us?

There's your coat again.

You know, the thing that makes Cini a star

is that she not only lives her part,

she dies it, too.

You don't believe me, you just watch.

See? Bullet holes go

all the way through it.

ALAN. :
Good, good. All right.

Give him the other.

Okay. We don't need the board.

You mark my words, that's not ketchup.

Now, watch this. See, the eyes don't blink.

No breath to fog it up.

You still with us, Mitch? Huh?

Okay. Almost ready to cover her up?

We ready almost?

There's your coat again. What?

What's he gonna do with it.

Oh, God. All right. Close the eyes.

You remember those eyes,

they never blinked, did they?

Never. You know why? You know why?

Well, it's because they don't see.

Now, what we want you to see, sport,

is that your tit is tight in the wringer.

There ain't no way to pull it out.

The cops find the body with no clothes on,

the gun, with your prints all over it.

Nice f***ing guy that Harry Mitchell!

Takes the broads clothes off,

pumps five rounds into her.

He probably raped her after.

Jesus, that guy should be gassed.

You big cocksucker.

Or, as I said at the top of the show,

you pay us 105 grand a year

for the rest of your life

and no more f***ing around!

That's 10 grand day after tomorrow,

10 grand next week.

30 Gs in good faith. You got it?

That'll give you time

to get the rest together.

That's it, sport. We'll be in touch.

Come on.

(BOBBY HUMMING)

(GASPS)

(SIRENS WAILING)

(THUNDER RUMBLING)

- You all right, mister?

- Yeah, I'm fine.

Okay, then, why don't you

move out of here, then, all right?

- Yeah. Okay.

- Let's go!

I have to pick up a few more things.

Why did you run off the other night?

Don't you think we can handle this

like two adults?

- Has anyone, any man been here?

- What does that mean?

Mitch, what is going on here?

Has anybody been here recently?

Anybody we don't know?

Yes. Yes, there was someone here.

I came home one day

and there was a creep in the living room

saying he was from

some accounting service.

I told him to leave, and he did.

(CHUCKLES)

That prick. He found the gun.

He f***ing came up here

and found the gun.

What gun?

Would you please tell me what's going on?

These guys, three guys,

they're blackmailing me.

I wouldn't pay them.

They had pictures

of me and Cini in a hotel.

Yesterday,

they showed me a videotape

of Cini strapped in a chair

being shot in the chest five times.

And this accountant,

he used my gun to kill her.

Why didn't you tell me

about this f***ing guy?

Tell you what?

Where the hell were you?

How can I tell you anything?

They got an airtight case against me.

I don't pay, they put me away.

And why not?

I mean, I can't go to the police.

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