Garbo Talks Page #3

You arrived 1 am

late this morning.

I let it go. And there, you come

back from lunch 20 minutes late.

I'm sorry, Mr. Plotkin.

It's not a library, Gilbert.

The number you have

called is not in service.

Check your phone directory

and check the composition of the number.

Mr. Dokakis?

Mr. Dokakis?

- Who ask for it?

- Me.

I do not need an accountant.

I use the short form.

No, Mr. Dokakis, excuse me.

You are the one who took

pictures of Greta Garbo?

She can not chase me.

I stayed at 15 m.

I know the law.

You can not deprive a

man of his livelihood.

No, Mr. Dokakis.

Mr. Dokakis, please?

Mr. Dokakis, I have to talk to you.

My mother is dying.

She is in New York Hospital,

Room 808, right now.

She has a brain tumor and

she wants to meet Garbo.

You think I'll give you a hose?

I will not spin you any pipe.

You want something,

call my agent.

- Miss Sonya Apollinar?

- Yes.

I want to hire one

of your clients.

Do you want to hire

one of my clients?

Do not do it to me. Come on.

Just a moment, and I'll be back.

We go out to dinner.

Come on, go inside.

I arrive!

I arrive... A momento.

Come in, please.

Come in...

Mi casa es su casa.

Please.

I must apologize.

I...

I'm redoing.

It takes so much time...

You do not want to sit down?

I want to hire Angelo Dokakis.

But of course. Angelo.

A brilliant photographer.

And what is the nature

of this mission?

I want to talk to him.

Do you get bored if I ask what?

- I have to find someone.

- Who do you want to find?

- Greta Garbo.

- But of course.

Excuse me, just...

Just a minute.

I have to take a dog.

I will do everything.

Whatever the cost.

Well... is that all you want?

Find Garbo?

It should not be so difficult.

Naturally, I can help you.

You just have to know where to look.

Mr. Dokakis costs $ 250 a day,

a minimum week, plus expenses.

- Okay. Its good.

- Its good.

Its good...

Believe me, it's...

This is not a problem.

I wish all my missions

are so simple.

I will need a down payment.

$ 500 to start.

I'm giving you a chit.

Could you settle my commission

separately to cash?

I... $ 50.

Sit. Right here. You can use...

Angelo is very, very particular

about the work he chooses to do.

Could he start right away?

I do not see what would stop him.

The chick.

Mr. Plotkin. Here Gilbert.

Mr. Plotkin, I'm so sick...

I can not come today.

I knew you would understand.

Thank you sir.

That's where she lives.

On the 10th floor.

I never went inside.

Did you take pictures

of her there?

I took them with a

telescope lens from there.

I rented a room.

She has several rooms.

They are empty most of the time.

And that's all?

Are you waiting all day

hoping she's coming out?

If you are lucky, all day.

Sometimes it takes weeks.

I followed Princess

Margaret for a month.

All around the Caribbean.

I took it tanning without

the top of the shirt.

If she had returned, I would

be a millionaire today.

I am serious.

What does she like, your mother?

I do not know. I...

The calm kind?

Yeah.

Mine too.

- How long has she been sick?

- A few weeks.

She started having migraines.

Sometimes she missed a walk and...

Little things.

What time is it?

6:
15

6:
15?

As far as I know,

she's not even here.

She spends a lot of time in Spain.

Spain?

Fire Island, France, Antigua...

It is 5:
30.

We can meet tomorrow,

but I will not take

you any more money.

Besides, you know where she lives.

But you make a mistake.

Even if you see her,

she will disappear as

soon as she notices you.

She is totally inaccessible.

Angelo.

Stay a little longer.

I am tired of chasing people,

hotel rooms, helicopters.

I'm tired of spying on them.

The way they look at

me, so condescending.

a simply does not make sense anymore.

I am sorry for your mother.

She looks like a nice lady.

It was pouring rain.

I saw the Goodyear airship pass

right in front of my window.

The Knicks beat the Celtics, 97-96.

I want a flash.

Cherish, bring me a flash, will you?

It's mine?

I have trouble

keeping things last.

I have a terrible word.

There are two checks

for Angelo Dokakis.

One of $ 450 and another of $ 675!

And this cash flow, $ 50?

A check for $ 75, cash?

We have a balance of $ 600.

We have no money left.

Gillie, do you know what we are?

Do you know what we are?

No.

Gilbert.

What?

I can not say it.

Just heaven, I can

not say the word.

What are we?

We are...

poor.

Lisa, can you take care

of our budget this month?

Are you serious?

Cut in capital?

My father says it's

like spitting on God.

What are you doing?

I sew.

I know you're sewing.

What are you sewing?

Tell me what you're sewing.

Tell me immediately!

- I can help you sir?

- Acme delivery. For Miss Garbo.

There is no one here of this name.

- I know for sure that...

- There is no one of that name here.

Okay, so this is for the

lady of the apartment 10 A?

There is no lady at 10 A.

You know that this work

is paid to the SMIC?

- Yes. It suits me.

- You provide your own uniforms.

No problem. No problem at all.

You can buy those from Guthrie.

You have the same size.

- I'll talk about it with Guthrie.

- Guthrie is dead.

- It's a part-time job.

- Yes.

You have to be here at 2:45

for afternoon deliveries.

- Yes sir.

- 2:
45, not 3:00.

I understand, sir.

You have no resentment

towards the upper class?

- No.

- Good. We do not tolerate grossness.

There is still a place for

the rich in New York.

Excuse me, Mr. Plotkin.

What can I do for you, Gilbert?

I would like to come to work

earlier, earlier than 8:30.

I have a job in the afternoon.

I would like to leave at 2 pm.

We have an open hiring policy.

You start when you want, as

long as you make 8 hours.

What time do you think?

I would like to come to 7 am.

- From 7 am to 2 pm?

- Yes sir.

It's been 7 hours.

I will fill the difference.

I will work on Saturdays.

The office is closed on Saturdays.

I will not take a vacation.

We can not use the time of the holidays.

It's the law.

You could come at 6 pm.

At 6 o'clock? Nothing works at 6 pm.

Computers are shut down at 6 o'clock.

Well, come on, anyway.

Gilbert, are you crazy?

I do not believe that.

What's happening to me?

What's going on in my life?

I will not go out until

you remove this thing.

Honey, try to understand.

No, I do not want to be part

of this circus anymore.

Am I unfair?

If I am unfair, tell me.

You are not unfair.

This is too much.

You make me depressive.

I'm starting to ovulate.

I feel it.

Mrs. Jacobs at 51 and Madison,

Mrs. Harrison, same

building, a lower floor.

At 52 and Park, Mr. Blaustein.

Then down, at 49, the Waldorf.

Miss Moore has an apartment there.

We send him his biscuits and

Perrier water every Tuesday.

Jacobs, Harrison,

Blaustein, Moore.

Always have someone sign.

Do not forget.

I do not see you anymore.

You will have lunch at 10 am

I start tft.

I need my afternoons.

I am taken for a role.

"As You Like It". Joe Papp.

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