Follow That Dream Page #5

Well, it says, "A social contagion

that aims its poison of indifference...

"...and sloth at the soul

of our social structure."

- Well, is that funny?

- No.

Sorry, Arthur, you do get a bit stuffy

when you get angry.

Yes, Alisha, when a few parasitic individuals

set themselves above the interests...

...of six million taxpayers, I get angry,

and stuffy, and determined!

Well, if these people

are what you represent...

...the State Welfare can make them

want to be someplace else.

But I'm afraid I can't take your word

for it, I'll have to interview them.

Alisha, how dare you imply

I'd misrepresent this situation?

Arthur, keep your shirt on.

You've already admitted you were angry.

Now what Welfare Officer would take

the recommendations of an angry man?

And remember, I didn't take this job

for livelihood. I enjoy my work.

I must say, interviewing the Kwimpers

does look like a lot of fun.

- Good morning, Holly.

- Good morning, folks.

- Did you get my yarn I needed?

- Yeah, I'll bring it over in a few minutes.

Pop, Toby, it's last Sunday's. The man

at the fishing tackle place saved it for me.

Now, listen...

"New Bay Development

Open to Homesteading.

"New Enterprise to Cater for Fishing Parties.

"The exact status at this newly created

bay development is a bit of a puzzle.

"It cannot be restricted by municipal

or county ordinances...

"...as it lies outside their jurisdiction."

Now, hold on, Holly, you're turning

my head with talking so fast...

But, Toby...

Son, that means that the city or the county

ain't got no say over us.

Even their police can't come in here

and tell us what to do.

That's why we got a lot of neighbours.

See, folks can take so much government...

...then they gotta bust out

and go where there ain't none.

- Understand, son?

- I think so, Pop, I...

It's kind of funny, all them fellows

living in one trailer, ain't it?

Ain't no business of ours.

- Too much pressure. Too much pressure.

- Yep.

You know,

maybe we should pay them a call, huh?

Sounds to me like they got enough callers.

Well, I just don't feel right

acting standoffish to neighbours.

Suit yourself, Holly.

Toby, come on with me.

I'll take them some coffee.

Don't wanna go empty-handed.

- It's your move, Pop.

- I know it, son.

Here, it's nice and fresh.

All right, punk,

where do you think you're going?

- Hold it right there.

- Give me that.

- Watch it, you'll make me spill it.

- What do you got there?

Hey, look at the popsie.

She's got a knife on her.

Give me that.

- What is this?

- This punk threw acid on my hand.

You'd better watch it, Carmine,

that dame, she slashed me with a knife.

I never did anything of the kind.

All right, hold it you two.

Put a flash on them.

Look, we're just trying to be neighbourly.

I'm sorry you fellows got hurt,

but you done it to yourselves.

A pot of coffee and a can opener.

A couple of great muscle men you are.

Holly here made you some coffee.

Would you like to try some?

Sure thing. You two must be from next door.

- Yeah, glad to meet you.

- Pleased to meet you.

Would you like to come inside,

meet my partner, Nick?

If you put some butter on it,

it'll take the sting out of it.

- Come on in.

- Thanks.

- What's that?

- What's what?

Well, Holly ain't never been nowhere.

That's a pool table, honey.

First one I ever seen

without pockets, though.

Yeah, well, you just cover the bet

and make yourself some easy money, Sam.

What did you do, send out for something?

No, Nick, these people are from next door.

They brought us some coffee.

- Coffee? What for?

- You drink it.

Is he kidding?

I don't think so. He's like that.

Well, Toby and I

just like to be neighbourly, that's all.

Sure, do you want me to pour you a cup?

No, no, no, bud, look, we're not neighbours.

This is a floating game, see?

We just stick around in one place until

it gets too hot. Then we move along. Get it?

Oh, sure. Well, they tell me it don't get

hot around here till about the middle of July.

He is like that, ain't he?

No, you see, it gets hot for us

anyplace we go after a couple of days.

Well, if it gets hot anyplace,

what did you come here for?

Well, it was on the way.

Oh, then you're not just running away

from the government.

- What was that?

- Well, Toby thinks maybe you...

...saw that piece in the paper

about there being no government.

No, what kind of government?

Well, it said that the State

built this here land...

...and the county ain't got no

say-so over it, the city neither.

Hey, could this be on the level?

You know, it sounds screwy enough,

it could be kosher.

That's what it sounds like to me.

Oh, baby, this kind of a chance

comes along once in a lifetime.

Carmine, you know this could turn out

to be an East Coast Las Vegas.

Oh, you mean

because there's no police here?

- Now you're digging it, little lady.

- Yes, but what about after we file?

- File what?

- Our claim.

Once we've lived here for six months,

we can claim the land.

Pop says that it'll be

part of the county then.

Well, this land claiming idea

don't sound too good.

Now, I bet it would

if Pop explained it to you.

Yeah, well, where is he?

In that woodpile next door?

Well, he wasn't in the woodpile

when we left. He was...

Well, let's visit him anyway.

After you, please.

Thank you, sir.

Oh, baby, is this a sweet deal?

Carmine, nobody's gonna mess it up.

- You're not planning any rough stuff?

- We do it nice if we can.

Now, your kid here tells me

you're gonna put in a claim for this land?

That's about the size of it.

Well, that would be a big mistake.

Bring the cops here.

Right nice of you to warn us

but I know all about it.

Well, I like to do things nice if I can.

Now there's $2,000.

Carmine and me want to buy your place.

- Oh, no, you can't...

- We ain't gonna sell.

We got $2,000 in this

without counting the brainwork.

All right, I'll make it $5,000 and the

government will give you capital gains.

Don't mention the government to me.

I tried to help the government out

with everything they wanted to do.

With relief, with compensation,

with disability.

They cut me off.

Well, if that's the way they feel about it,

don't mention the government to me.

- He's your father?

- That's my pop.

Sure, that figures.

All right, I'll go a little higher,

but don't push it too high.

Well, if Pop says we

don't sell, we don't sell.

You don't sell?

Well, I tried to do it nice.

There it is, Alisha.

A perfect example

of how a tenement slum commences.

- Which one is the Kwimper's?

- The hideosity with the dock.

What about the rest of the homesteaders,

you plan to get rid of those, too?

I certainly am. One way or another,

once you've got rid of the Kwimpers.

How long will it take you?

Well, Arthur, it's not going to be

any quick thing.

The State Welfare requires a complete list

of interviews with everybody concerned.

Very well. Start interviewing.

How long has he been here?

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