Glengarry Glen Ross Page #18

ROMA:

What, "this"?

Pause.

LINGK:

The deal.

ROMA:

The "deal," forget the deal.

Forget the deal, you've got

something on your mind, Jim, what

is it?

LINGK:

(rising)

I can't talk to you, you met my

wife, I...

78.

Pause.

ROMA:

What?

(pause)

What?

(pause)

What, Jim:
I tell you what, let's

get out of here...let's go get a

drink.

LINGK:

She told me not to talk to you.

ROMA:

Let's...no one's going to know,

let's go around the corner and

we'll get a drink.

LINGK:

She told me I had to get back the

check or call the State's att...

ROMA:

Forget the deal, Jimmy.

(pause)

Forget the deal...you know me. The

deal's dead. Am I talking about

the deal? That's over. Please.

Let's talk about you. Come on.

(pause. Roma rises

and starts walking

toward the front door)

Come on.

(pause)

Come on, Jim.

(pause)

I want to tell you something. Your

life is your own. You have a

contract with your wife. You have

certain things you do jointly, you

have a bond there...and there are

other things. Those things are

yours. You needn't feel ashamed,

you needn't feel that you're being

untrue...or that she would abandon

you if she knew. This is your life.

(pause)

Yes. Now I want to talk to you

because you're obviously upset and

that concerns me. Now let's go.

Right now.

Lingk gets up and they start for the door.

79.

BAYLEN:

(sticks his head out

of the door)

Roma...

LINGK:

...and...and...

Pause.

ROMA:

What?

LINGK:

And the check is...

ROMA:

What did I tell you?

(pause)

What did I say about the three

days...?

BAYLEN:

Roma, would you, I'd like to get

some lunch...

ROMA:

I'm talking with Mr. Lingk. If you

please, I'll be back in.

(checks watch)

I'll be back in a while...I told

you, check with Mr. Williamson.

BAYLEN:

The people downtown said...

ROMA:

You call them again. Mr.

Williamson...!

WILLIAMSON:

Yes.

ROMA:

Mr. Lingk and I are going to...

WILLIAMSON:

Yes. Please. Please.

(to Lingk)

The police

(shrugs)

can be...

80.

LINGK:

What are the police doing?

ROMA:

It's nothing.

LINGK:

What are the police doing here...?

WILLIAMSON:

We had a slight burglary last night.

ROMA:

It was nothing...I was assuring Mr.

Lingk...

WILLIAMSON:

Mr. Lingk. James Lingk. Your

contract went out. Nothing to...

ROMA:

John...

WILLIAMSON:

Your contract went out to the bank.

LINGK:

You cashed the check?

WILLIAMSON:

We...

ROMA:

...Mr. Williamson...

WILLIAMSON:

Your check as cashed yesterday

afternoon. And we're completely

insured, as you know, in any case.

Pause.

LINGK:

(to Roma)

You cashed the check?

ROMA:

Not to my knowledge, no...

WILLIAMSON:

I'm sure we can...

81.

LINGK:

Oh, Christ...

(starts out the door)

Don't follow me...Oh, Christ.

(pause, to Roma)

I know I've let you down. I'm

sorry. For...Forgive...for...I

don't know anymore.

(pause)

Forgive me.

Lingk exits. Pause.

ROMA:

(to Williamson)

You stupid f***ing c*nt. You,

Williamson...I'm talking to you,

shithead...You just cost me six

thousand dollars.

(pause)

Six thousand dollars. And one

Cadillac. That's right. What are

you going to do about it? What are

you goin to do about it, a**hole.

You f***ing sh*t. Where did you

learn your trade. You stupid

f***ing c*nt. You idiot. Whoever

told you you could work with men?

BAYLEN:

Could I...

ROMA:

I'm going to have your job, shithead.

I'm going downtown and talk to

Mitch and Murrray, and I'm going to

Lemkin. I don't care whose nephew

you are, who you know, whose dick

you're sucking on. You're going

out, I swear to you, you're going...

BAYLEN:

Hey, fella, let's get this done...

ROMA:

Anyone in this office lives on

their wits...

(to Baylen)

I'm going to be with you in a

second.

(to Williamson)

What you're hired for is to help

us--does that seem clear to you?

(MORE)

82.

ROMA (CONT'D)

To help us. Not to f*** us up...to

help men who are going out there to

try to earn a living. You fairy.

You company man...I'll tell you

something else. I hope you knocked

the joint off, I can tell our

friend here something might help

him catch you.

(starts into the room)

You want to learn the first rule

you'd know if you ever spent a day

in your life...you never open your

mouth till you know what the shot

is.

(pause)

You f***ing child...

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