Civic Duty Page #2

Holiday cookies.

I just want to mail these.

All right.

[Keys beeping]

For future reference,

You can purchase postage

in the lobby

And just drop it

in the slot out there.

[Register tape advancing]

[Telephone ringing]

That's good to know.

Thank you.

Have a nice day.

You too.

[President bush]:

... forsaking our friends.

They stand against us

Because we stand

in their way.

There are thousands

of these terrorists

In more than

60 countries.

They're recruited

from their own nations

And neighborhoods

And brought to camps

In places like

afghanistan,

Where they are trained

In the tactics

of terror.

They are sent back

to their homes

Or sent to hide

in countries

Around the world

To plot evil

and destruction.

[Jet rumbling overhead]

[Female reporter]:

that well-Dressed man

In the street

Might not be

who you think he is.

With holiday celebrations

and major sporting events

Right around

the corner,

The united states

government

Dispatched scores

Of casually dressed

nuclear scientists

To scour

five major u. S. Cities

For radiological,

Or so-Called

"dirty," bombs.

What are you doing?

Getting a shot

Of the handsomest

number-Cruncher in the world.

Yeah?

You want to see my calculator,

baby?

You know i do.

Yeah. Yeah?

[Setting knife down]

Well, why don't i just

whip it out?

Oh, yeah.

All right, all right,

i feel like an a**hole.

That's enough.

So, how was your first day

of freedom?

Got some

resumes out.

You know.

Crunched the mortgage numbers

a little.

Saw the apartment downstairs

got taken.

You see

who it was?

Oh, you didn't see him?

'Cause he sure saw you.

[Beverage pouring]

What's that supposed to mean?

Who's he?

I don't know,

some middle eastern-Looking guy.

What?

What, i called him

middle eastern?

He is middle eastern.

Okay.

Wait. So if i saw him

in a crowd

And i wanted

to let you know

Who i was

referring to,

How would i

do it then?

Would you prefer

That i said

"the raghead,"

"The camel-Jockey"?

Terry!

"The sand n*gger"?

Shut up!

[Mocking voice]:

ooh, he's a n*gger

Who lives

in the sand.

Terry, stop it.

What?

He can probably

hear us.

Oh, he can't

hear us.

I think he'd prefer

to be called

"The middle eastern guy," don't you?

I don't know.

Well, call him

whatever you want,

But that guy sure

was a fan of your ass.

Check it out.

? Chicka-Chicka-Bow

chicka-Bow-Bow?

? Chicka

chicka-Bow-Bow?

[Dumpster rattling open]

[Thump]

[Female reporter]:

gone are the days

Of identity thieves

Going through

your private mailbox.

They are now finding

their jackpots at one source-

Computers stored

In your pediatrician,

general practitioner,

Or dentist's office.

The very institutions

That collect

your personal information-

What would you think

If i told you

that our new neighbor

Was digging around in the trash

at 3:
00 in the morning?

What?

And i didn't

tell you this either,

But he didn't seem

To have a lot

to move in-

Just a couple duffel bags

and a small mattress.

You watched him move in?

Well, it was just

a couple trips

Up the walkway,

But doesn't that seem

a little odd to you?

The guy rents

a full-Size apartment,

Has nothing to

put inside it?

He's probably just struggling

to make ends meet.

Yeah, maybe.

Probably.

[Bag zipping up]

Anyway, it's none

of our business.

Seems

a little weird to me,

That's all.

Well, if it's so weird,

Why don't you go introduce

yourself to him, then?

Come on.

Why not?

At least then

you can stop calling him

"The middle eastern guy,"

okay?

All right.

Yeah?

Yeah.

Good.

I don't have to

bake him a cake, do i?

[Laughing]:

that's a good idea.

Have a beautiful day.

...vital services.

Now thousands of records

can be stolen

With the same level of risk

involved in a home invasion.

[Music filters from apartment]

[Music continues]

[Rattling and crashing]

[Bag thuds]

[Printer whirring and clicking]

[Neighboring car starting]

[Alarm honking]

[Alarm chirps and shuts off]

[Other car starting]

[Shifting gears]

[Anchorwoman]:
the 25-Count

indictment unsealed yesterday

Charges the charity

organization

Used hospitals,

islamic committees,

Student and other organizations

Controlled by fundamentalist

organizations

In the middle east

To direct money

to plotters

Of extremist causes.

Law-Enforcement officials

And the attorney general's

office claim

The arrests represented

one of their most-

What are you doing?

Hey.

You scared me.

What's that?

Uh, nothing, i just...

Look, he drives a long-Term

rental car, marla.

So you met him, then?

No, i didn't,

But just listen to me,

all right?

He made a call

on a pay phone

Even though he had a cell phone

on him.

Yeah?

And he works

at a copy center

With other

middle eastern men.

Only middle eastern men.

You were

following him?

No, i wasn't following him,

i just saw him and-

Look, what do you

want me to say?

Doesn't this sound

kind of suspicious to you?

Marla?

Where're you going?

Hey! What are

you doing?

Marla.

What the hell

was that all about?

His name

is gabe hassan.

That is what

we will call him

From now on.

He moved here

To finish

his master's degree.

Yeah.

Yeah, so he's probably

budgeting his living

On student loans

and his copy job.

Probably

can't afford a car

Or a land line,

And maybe his cell phone

ran out.

You don't know that.

Neither do you.

So unless this guy

leaves his apartment

With a warhead on his back,

He is just

our neighbor,

And it is not our problem.

Yeah, i bet

you just can't wait

To borrow a cup of sugar

from him, too.

What's that supposed to mean?

That you want to replace

your fetish for rock stars

With jihadists?

I think

that's very "now" of you.

You've got way too mucerry.

You need to get a job,

Or we're going to lose

that house.

[Television playing]

[Man]:
by law,

they are unable

To invade a place-

Hey.

To target

only mobs-

[Sighing softly]

If you

don't want

To meet our neighbor,

You don't have to.

But could you call

the loan officer today

About the house?

Just find out where things are?

Yeah, okay.

[Tv continues playing

in background]

Maybe watch

a little less of that today?

[Door opens, then closes]

Hi, this is terry allen.

I submitted an application

For your cpa position

a couple of weeks ago?

[Woman]:

okay.

How can i help you,

mr. Allen?

Just making sure

that you received it.

Well, i'm sure

we have it on file.

All applications

go straight

To our human resources

department.

Do you know

when you might be hiring?

I couldn't say

for sure.

Maybe next week?

Would you like me

to transfer you

To mr. Roberts?

He's reviewing

all the applicants.

Mr. Allen?

Mr. Allen?

Uh, yeah?

Would you like me

to transfer you?

Yeah, that's great.

Just wanted to let you know

That i'm still interested

in the position.

Okay.

Please hold.

[Phone beeps off]

[Dialing]

[Operator]:

information.

Yes, could i have the number

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