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My uncle said he'd have died of the

smell long before he'd have starved.

Something wrong with the coffee?

Are you ok?

-Yeah, I'm all right.

It's like my stomach's not though.

-So, what's the problem?

Just a wild night.

-Like that elevator?

Who's your tailor?

-It'll shrink in the wash.

You're a reporter, aren't you?

-Yeah. Jennifer Evans, ''Morning Post''.

You guys'll do anything for a sleazy

story. -I'm not a guy.

Sh*t. F*** off.

Tell me what's wrong with the elevator?

-Nothing is wrong with the elevator.

A guy fell down the shaft another one

was decapitated. That's nothing?

Hey, we all have our bad days.

-And the pregnant women yesterday, too?

Elevators like to kill people.

It's common knowledge,

-Oh, come on, be serious.

I don't say anything. Not allowed.

-Just give me some facts, will ya?

You want money?

-Just clean the toilet, will ya?

-Hey, you there. -That's her?

-I'm with him. -I don't know her.

We were just in the toilet together.

-Sure you were, now you're going back.

But he raped me. No,

officer arrest that man!

Get off!

-Well, you got taste.

You find anything?

-Doors work smooth as a baby.

I don't understand.

-Yeah. Nothing wrong with the computer,

I checked everything twice.

-Maybe I overlooked something.

Sometimes you don't see the obvious.

-Nah. You didn't overlook anything.

It's just one of those things.

It's like aeroplanes going down

and no-one ever finds out why.

-That's another thing that worries me.

Stop it, it's bad for your heart. Come,

let's tell them what they want to hear.

Yeah.

You're saying there's nothing wrong with

those elevators and that it's perfectly

safe for the public to ride them?

-Yes. We checked everything thoroughly.

We didn't encounter any problems.

-Lieutenant?

I won't argue with experts. Let's hope

when we finish our investigation,

we'll know more about these accidents.

-We're open the elevators again?

Well, if I thought there was any hazard

to the public, I wouldn't allow it.

I'm glad to hear that. These gents have

convinced me they're perfectly safe.

That's right. That's our conclusion.

-For the moment.

We did do the best we could consider...

-My colleague means, there's always the

option of a major overhaul.

That means checking every nut and bolt.

Like you guys did 3 months ago?

-Right.

Oh, no, no, we had to shut those

elevators down for a whole week!

Yeah. Things like that take time. But

we just did a major check 3 months ago,

I don't think there's any need.

-Closing down express elevators for

one week would be a financial disaster.

There are 15.000 people employed here.

I'm not talking about all the tourists.

-Like I said, it's not an option.

Get those elevators running again.

Are you crazy? You know, Mr. Alcohol

sure put you in a talkative mood today.

Major overhaul, check the whole shaft,

do you have any idea what that costs?

People have been killed, Jeff. I'd like

to know what's going on with all this.

Let the police find out what happened.

-I just don't buy it that a blind guy

forces the elevator doors open

and commits suicide with his dog.

Why not, Mark?

I would, if I had green hair.

And the security guy. How did he end up

with his head stuck between the doors?

There are all kinds of safety devices

to prevent that from happening man.

That's right, Mark. And they all worked

perfectly when I checked them today.

What about the women yesterday?

-What?

Ok, you're arranging all this ,because I

said, how dull this job was gonna be.

I don't know why all these things are

happening, ok? Maybe it's a coincidence.

There's nothing wrong on our side.

And if they're gonna try to put the

blame on us, I'm not gonna let them.

We want to raise the issue of safety.

Today's technology can be a blessing

or a curse. We have guests in our studio

and you at home can call the number

on your screen with questions.

Marcia, you had a terrible experience

with an elevator, didn't you?

-Yes, I did.

After the break you can tell us all and

also why you still miss your father.

Everything is wrong since me and my

baby parted. All day long

I'm walking 'cause I couldn't get my car

started. Laid off from my job

and I can't afford to check it. I wish

somebody'd come along and run into it

and wreck it. Come on...

Since my baby parted. Come on...

I can't get started. Come on...

I can't afford to check it...

Hey, Mickey, look who's here.

-How does it feel to be famous?

Can I have your autograph? -What's up?

-Didn't you see the paper?

What paper?

-Mark, come to Mitchell's office. Now.

''The elevator just had a bad day''

said one of the mechanics

with a pale scared face.

One out of every ten passengers

doesn't get out of an elevator alive!

Are those your words?

-I... d... maybe.

Are you f***ing crazy? What kind of

an idiot thing is that to say?

I was joking, I didn't mean it.

-I didn't hear anybody laughing.

Especially on my phone. Now, we've spent

years establishing the fact that

elevators are one of the safest means

of transportation. I mean, hell,

we have to. We live in a vertical world.

If you can't trust elevators, what the

f*** can you trust? Now, I don't need

stories like this. And I don't need

the cops, inquiring about you.

-About me?

They read the papers too, you know.

Wouldn't be the first time some lunatic

pulled some spectacular stunt to get

his ugly mug in the papers.

This is ridiculous. I'm a suspect?

-They wanted to know all about you.

But, hey, what do I know?

You've been here, what, six months?

Nobody complained before till today.

-I'm sorry.

The police following every lead.

-They think I had to do with those?

They're wasting their time.

-Mark, I'm not gonna fire you although

the thought did cross my mind this

morning, but I gotta trust Jeff on this.

He's putting his ass on the line.

I don't wanna get Jeff into trouble.

-He's right, you're a good mechanic.

But just do your f***ing job, all right?

Like, Jeff, I mean,

he's been here two years, he works his

ass off, he's loyal to the company,

and he believes in what he's doing.

Now a guy like that, he can move up.

You catch my drift?

-I'll do my best.

I hope you do. So, let's consider

this just a bad mistake.

One that'll never happen again.

-It won't. I'll promise you that.

Murphy? I'm not working with Jeff today?

-Well, you can read, can't you?

Well, yeah, but why?

-Another job. Murphy can use some help.

Just do as you're told.

-Right.

Yo, my man. I hear we partners today.

-That's what I hear.

I'm real glad you didn't get fired.

-I almost got promoted.

Holmes, you did get promoted.

You're working for me now.

Did Jeff grab his parking space again?

-Who's that guy?

Don't you know? Man, that's Steinberg,

that German prick from research.

Why is he a prick?

-They feel superior to us, 'cause we out

there doing all the work while they

enjoying themselves in their clean labs.

Somebody made a bad career move.

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