Ghost Town Page #6

my fianc.

Richard, this is Dr. Pincus,

that dentist that I told you about

in the building.

I think he's got a really terrific idea

about what might have killed Pepi.

Really? That's fantastic.

You know, I've been needing

to find a dentist, myself.

Why don't you join us for dinner

tomorrow night, Doctor? At Gwen's.

I'm making curry.

- She's really cute.

- Don't...

- Doctor?

- Yes, love to.

- Great.

- I'm in 9F, right below you.

Thank you.

- I hope it was edible.

- Best curry I've ever tasted.

- Stop complimenting him!

- You're too kind.

- Where did you learn to cook?

- Idiot Boy, you're making him look good.

I had a friend

who was generous with her time.

Richard's being modest.

He worked for three years

with homeless prostitutes in Bengal.

You still in the sex trade or...

That's inappropriate.

You know, Doctor,

I confess an ulterior motive

in asking you here tonight.

As a dentist,

you could do an awful lot of good

in the developing world.

They're in desperate need

of modern dental care.

"Modern dental care."

You believe this guy?

Now, the political will is there,

the money's there.

What an act. So pompous!

- Sorry. What is that?

- My new puppy.

NGOs are being supported.

Record levels.

- I need you to punch him.

- But what we really need...

- Come on!

...are boots on the ground.

Kick his self-righteous teeth in!

How can teeth be self-righteous?

Is a strange thing for a dentist

to burst out with over curry,

but, you know, it needs to be...

I mean, I know the answer.

Well, I'll tell you, they can't.

What is essentially dentin and enamel

outcrops from various mandibles

are inanimate,

and therefore, have no moral code.

All they can do is chew and grind,

and that's passive.

It's mainly

the cheek muscles do that, from...

What were you saying?

I was... I was...

I was saying, we need...

We need people like you

who can bring their expertise to bear

in places like Peru,

Cambodia, sub-Saharan Africa.

Mainly those sort of really hot,

sticky places.

I mean, I'm just not a humidy person.

I mean, what is the dental care like in,

say, I don't know, Palm Springs?

There's breezes.

You know,

what are the teeth like in Saint-Tropez?

I mean, I could do veneers.

Oh, they love to smile, the French.

Shrugging and smiling.

He's kidding, sweetie.

I'm sorry, I have to take this.

Boy, he'd be handy

on a camping trip, huh?

Do you want some more wine?

- That tent pole stuck up his ass.

- Please.

Okay.

Well, that is perfectly unacceptable.

- Shut...

- What?

What?

Am I throwing you off your game?

If I am, just give me a fake cough

and I'll...

Okay, was that...

Was that a coincidence?

Okay, okay! I'm gone.

Richard's a human rights lawyer, so,

well, he takes his job very seriously.

Oh, well, so you should

with human rights.

I take human rights seriously.

You know, everybody's equal,

color, creed or circumstance.

We're all the same on this planet.

- Except the Chinese.

- What?

No, they are. They're the odd ones out

if you had to pick one.

No, I'm not having a go.

I'm just saying, you know,

not their faces.

I mean... No, no.

But they call each other

- things like Kwok...

- Stop it. You're gonna...

...and that's their choice,

and they don't have to call a kid Kwok.

And they... No.

Some people are called Pong...

- Stop, please, stop.

...and there's about a million Wangs.

You can have... You have one kid,

you can use all those names

on one little...

You could call a kid Kwok Pong Wang.

Ming Wa Men and Ho Lee Park

have been arrested in Shaolin.

I have to get down to the office.

Well, they're being arraigned

in 30 minutes

- and the government will only allow...

- Not again.

...their attorneys to appear

by closed-circuit.

- I'm sorry.

- I'm afraid I have to go.

Doctor, it's been a...

Yeah, so you guys stay

and have fun and finish up.

Oh, gosh, poor Leonard.

Do you mind if I let him out?

- No, not at all.

- Okay, be right back.

When did you get your horse?

A couple of months ago.

I found him at this shelter

in Long Island.

They were gonna put him down.

Then they lost their nerve, did they?

The smell? Yeah, I know.

His mood levelers give him

this ulcerating skin rash.

Are you okay?

Got a very sensitive gag reflex.

Oh, dear.

And the mixture of that and that.

- Are you all right? Do you want to...

- Sorry.

You know what?

I think he needs to go out.

Do you want to maybe walk him now

or we could finish up and...

Now is good, yeah.

Get some air with some oxygen in it.

Leonard, you good boy!

That is so healthy!

Good, good boy! That's a good boy!

That's a good boy!

You wanna finish dinner?

I don't think I'm quite ready for

solid foods just yet.

- I'll have a drink, though.

- Sure.

There's...

Bemelmans is just around the corner.

Or, no, have you ever been

to that new...

I know, yeah. No, I like Sting

because you can hear

he's educated in his lyrics.

- Pimm's Cup for the lady.

- Thank you.

And a Sapphire martini up with olives.

Thank you.

You know,

that was Frank's favorite drink.

Oh, yeah, I forgot. Sorry.

You forgot?

You forgot what?

Forgot? Yeah.

You recently lost your husband,

and the polite thing to do

in this situation

would have been to check

what the deceased's drink was

as not to evoke any horrible memories.

Why would you assume

that they were horrible?

Painful. Not necessarily horrible.

Just all the memories, nonetheless,

of drink-related death memory.

I like a Pimm's Cup.

This is exactly the kind of girly drink

that Frank would have teased me about.

Once when we were in Anguilla,

I ordered a Screaming Orgasm.

And then...

So Frank goes up to the waiter,

and he grabs him

by the lapels and he goes,

"Hey, I'm the only one giving..."

Oh, for God's sake!

Sorry. Just running

on about my dead husband.

No, no, no, it wasn't you. No, no.

I've just seen someone I hate. It's...

Oh, that's sweet.

They never get over Frankie.

- Someone I really hate.

- Well, do you wanna leave?

No, no, no. He should leave.

Let's do some... You were saying that

Frank had his flaws.

- I was?

- Yeah, and that's really healthy

because you should not

romanticize the dead.

You should remember their faults.

Oh, well, I remember them.

Oh, good. Well, let's make a list.

What the hell do you think you're doing?

This is therapeutic, actually.

You can trust me. I'm a dentist.

- Come on, then.

- Okay.

His faults. Number one.

Well, Frank could be

a little controlling.

Well, that's what made me successful.

But that's probably why

he was so good at his job, so...

No, no, don't apologize for him.

If he was obnoxious, say so.

Okay, he was occasionally obnoxious.

Regularly, I imagine.

- No, no, no, you walked her into that.

- "Obnoxious."

That didn't count, Pincus.

Hey, what are you doing, Marjorie?

You rubbernecking?

Oh, be quiet! Let them talk.

You could learn something.

He had a shoe fetish.

That is so embarrassing,

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