Elevator Page #2

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It dropped a couple of feet, then

stopped again, it wont move at all now.

Did anyone push the

emergency stop button?

Yes, but I pulled it out again,

it was an accident.

That can't happen.

- I've told you.

The emergency button is for emergencies only.

- Are you listening?

Nothing to play with.

Just fix it.

We're late for our party.

- I'll call maintenance.

It's exact to be...you've got

Wherever you are, it's gonna go off.

The mechanism can't be stopped.

You sure this is what you wanna do?

I hope it won't too much longer.

Ever since I've been pregnant...

I have to pee every ten minutes.

I remember being like that too.

My sister's pregnant.

She's go bad after raddled.

I'm sorry about all this.

- Mr. Barton, it's not your fault.

Dont know where it'd go.

It's my building.

- It's your granddaughter.

It was an accident.

- Liars go straight to hell.

That's enough, Mr. Axelrod.

- What you're doing? Get fire me again?

Go ahead, fire me as many time as you want.

Wasn't for her, we won't be here.

Is that you?

- Excuse me.

It's my producer, Martha.

If we start to eat each other, she

wants it on the 11 O'clock news.

I've heard people getting

stuck on elevator for days.

Feels like we've been

here a week already.

Hasn't been 10 minutes.

Sir, I suggest you stop doing that.

It may interfere what maintenance is doing.

I hate miss the first course.

Thai mussel crab.

Suppose to be amazing.

Sounds delicious.

Now I'm in a hurry.

Well, since we all becoming

a...elevator family, ehm...

Mr. Barton, I have a question.

Go ahead.

Well, I heard a rumor...

Mr. Barton, are you retiring?

- I don't believe it.

Well, with a 75 million dollars payout...

Why would you want

to keep working?

That's obscene.

No, no, it's a...just a figure,

the.. paper's cooked up.

But just between us,

my elevator family, I'm retiring...

I'm announcing it tonight.

- Why?

Maybe the energy the, there are a lot of

talented people who can take my place.

I'm going to consult, but...

want some time to relax

with my family.

You can afford it.

I've worked hard all my life.

Who hasnt?

I'm starving.

Well, if it's alright with your

grandfather, you can have this.

Thank you.

Say thank you, Madeline.

It's got nuts.

I can't eat nuts.

Nuts.

Has anyone seen that

old film 'Lifeboat' ?

Dont they eat someone in that?

We're starting people, I've

got dim sum and Miss Assana.

Watch your line, smart-ass.

-Hey I only say what every guy's thinking.

Right Mohammed?

- It won't get that far.

George, can I have the flask?

Please, thank you.

Oh, thank you

Old age ain't for sissies.

That's Betty Davis said.

You're not old.

- No.

They say you're as old as you feel.

- Are you from New York?

Cleveland.

- Came all this way for a party?

Ah sure, why not? I haven't been

to New York since my honeymoon

that was 43 years ago.

Your husband didn't

come with you.

My husband's died a few months ago.

Oh well, I'm sorry to hear that.

He certainly would've wanted to come tonight.

Especially to meet you, Mr. Barton.

I'm sure he's a wonderful man.

- Yes, he was, he's the best.

How much longer that we

have to stay in here?

Not more, not more.

My wife.

We're stuck in the elevator.

- Great, how about Madeline?

She's fine, she's fine.

- What should I do with everybody?

Just start without us.

We'll be there soon.

- Hurry. All right.

I suppose they...have to

call the elevator people.

Security guard, you wanna

get on your walkie talkie

maybe get your

team to help us?

Didnt you hear me earlier

my battery's dead.

I'm not surprised.

- What did you say?

I said I'm not surprised.

There isn't much more I can do

than what Mr. Barton is already doing, ok?

- So Don I hear you're getting married.

When is the big day?

March.

I'm a lucky girl.

I'm Maureen by the way.

I've seen you on TV. I'm Celine.

Its really nice to meet you...

Don has been

keeping you a secret.

How do you know Don?

Oh, from bonds. I'm on

maternity leave right now.

But I didnt want to miss this.

So you're working in

the same department?

Yep, yea side by side.

Why you didnt say hello?

- Hello, Celine.

You look lovely tonight.

- Thank you very much.

We're actually..we dont work

together that much anymore.

That's enough tho, right Don?

Are you okay?

- Yea...

Okay?

Do you have enough room there?

Anybody else?

- Once you're offering.

Oh good yeah, more drinking.

Do they forgot about us?

Not when you're with the boss.

Depends what kind of boss.

Let's see if they're

making any progress.

Security.

- This is Henry Barton.

We're still stuck in the elevator.

Did you find the problem?

Looks like the brake's jammed,

maintenance contacted the elevator people.

How long that's going to take?

- Well, they're on their way...

But there is a traffic problem.

A pile upon the tunnels.

It's gonna take a little longer.

- Why didnt you call them in the first place?

It has to go through maintenance.

- Let me speak to someone from maintenance.

They are not here at the moment.

- Where are they?

The elevator technicians are on

their way. You need to be patient.

What's your name?

Hello?

Hello !

Hello !!

The elevator people are coming.

I wanna go home.

- Me too.

George, since we are a captive audience,

why dont you tell us a joke?

Yeah, we can use a laugh.

I'll tell you one I was working for tonight.

- Can not wait.

A banker's friend of mine...

hired a beautiful blonde,

to paint his porch.

So after about an hour,

he sees she's washing the brushes,

and he thinks "That's weird...

He'd figured it

would take all day.

You know, so he could invite

her in to... you know

..have lunch. And he looks at her

and says "Is everything okay?"

And she looks at him with those big,

beautiful smile and says,'Oh, yea.'

He asks:
"Are you done?"

and she says...

"Yea, it wasn't that big of a job and

for your information..."

It's not a Porsche, it's a Ferrari.

- Thanks a lot, a**hole.

Don, that's mean.

- Joke's got whiskers.

I...I found it was funny.

Right? Porch, Porsche...

- Yea, we got it, we got it.

Stupid.

Believe it or not,

I once opened for Dice Clay.

Still stupid.

- Yea, you're stupid.

Wow hey, how about a little

stand up to try sitting down?

If you skip the cupcake once in a while,

I might have enough room.

I hope you suffocate.

Where you from, Mohammed?

My family comes from Iran.

A moslem, I knew it.

Knew what? Because I'm moslem

I can be avoid in America?

You can be, it's possible,

but you are suspect.

And so because of

my family is Indian,

Doesn't mean that I've to

wear a dot on my forehead?

All I'm saying is it can't be ignored.

After 5000 years of suffering

I have a certain sensitivity.

A jew, of course.

- Hey man...

We know about your nuclear ambitions,

and we have you in the cross hair.

You're imbecile.

- I gotta go.

I'll follow you out.

- No, I really have to go, I have to pee.

I, I can't hold it any longer.

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