Glengarry Glen Ross Page #15

ROMA:

(looking up)

Jim! What are you doing here? Jim

Lingk, D. Ray Morton...

LEVENE:

Glad to meet you.

ROMA:

I just put Jim into Black

Creek...are you acquainted with...

LEVENE:

No...Black Creek. Yes. In Florida?

ROMA:

Yes.

LEVENE:

I wanted to speak with you about...

ROMA:

Well, we'll do that this weekend.

LEVENE:

My wife told me to look into...

ROMA:

Beautiful. Beautiful rolling land.

I was telling Jim and Jinny, Ray, I

want to tell you something.

(to Levene)

You, Ray, you eat in a lot of

restaurants. I know you do...

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64.

ROMA (CONT'D)

(to Lingk)

Mr. Morton's with American Express...

he's...

(to Levene)

I can tell Jim what you do...?

LEVENE:

Sure.

ROMA:

Ray is director of all European

sales and services for American

Ex...

(to Levene)

But I'm saying you haven't had a

meal until you've tasted...I was at

the Lingks' last...as a matter of

fact, what was that service feature

you were talking about...?

LEVENE:

Which...

ROMA:

"Home Cooking"...what did you call

it, you said it...it was a tag

phrase that you had,,,

LEVENE:

Uh...

ROMA:

Home...

LEVENE:

Home cooking...

ROMA:

The monthly interview...?

LEVENE:

Oh! For the magazine...

ROMA:

Yes. Is this something that I can

talk ab...

LEVENE:

Well, it isn't coming out until the

February iss...sure. Sure, go

ahead, Ricky.

65.

ROMA:

You're sure?

LEVENE:

(nods)

Go ahead.

ROMA:

Well, Ray was eating at one of his

company's men's home in France...the

man's French, isn't he?

LEVENE:

No, his wife is.

ROMA:

Ah. Ah, his wife is. Ray: what

time do you have...?

LEVENE:

Twelve-fifteen.

ROMA:

Oh! My God...I've got to get you

on the plane!

LEVENE:

Didn't I say I was taking the two

o'...

ROMA:

No. You said the one. That's why

you said we couldn't talk till

Kenilworth.

LEVENE:

Oh, my God, you're right! I'm on

the one...

(getting up)

Well, let's scoot...

LINGK:

I've got to talk to you...

ROMA:

I've got to get Ray to O'Hare...

(to Levene)

Come on, let's hustle...

(over his shoulder)

John! Call American Express in

Pittsburgh for Mr. Morton, will

you, tell them he's on the one

o'clock.

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66.

ROMA (CONT'D)

(to Lingk)

I'll see you...Christ, I'm sorry

you came all the way in...I'm

running Ray over to O'Hare...You

wait here, I'll...no.

(to Levene)

I'm meeting your man at the bank...

(to Lingk)

I wish you'd phoned...I'll tell

you, wait:
are you and Jinny going

to be home tonight?

(rubs forehead)

LINGK:

I...

LEVENE:

Rick.

ROMA:

What?

LEVENE:

Kenilworth...?

ROMA:

I'm sorry...?

LEVENE:

Kenilworth.

ROMA:

Oh, God...Oh, God...

(Roma takes Lingk

aside, sotto)

Jim, excuse me...Ray, I told you,

who he is is the senior vice-

president American Express. His

family owns 32 per...Over the past

years I've sold him...I can't tell

you the dollar amount, but quite a

lot of land. I promised five weeks

ago that I'd go to the wife's

birthday party in Kenilworth

tonight.

(sighs)

I have to go. You understand.

They treat me like a member of the

family, so I have to go.

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67.

ROMA (CONT'D)

It's funny, you know, you get a

picture of the Corporation-Type

Company Man, all business...this

man, no. We'll go out to his home

sometime. Let's see.

(he checks his datebook)

Tomorrow. No. Tomorrow, I'm in

L.A....Monday...I'll take you to

lunch, where would you like to go?

LINGK:

My wife...

Roma rubs his head.

LEVENE:

(standing in the door)

Rick...?

ROMA:

I'm sorry, Jim. I can't talk now.

I'll call you tonight...I'm sorry.

I'm coming, Ray.

(starts for the door)

LINGK:

My wife said I have to cancel the

deal.

ROMA:

It's a common reaction, Jim. I'll

tell you what it is, and I know

that that's why you married her.

One of the reasons is prudence.

It's a sizable investment. One

thinks twice...it's also something

women have. It's just a reaction

to the size of the investment.

Monday, if you'd invite me for

dinner again...

(to Levene)

This woman can cook...

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