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Go.

So Loretta, any

word from Howard.

No, and it's been

almost a week.

A week, oh, that's terrible.

Feels almost like forever.

Did you call the police?

Of course, I did, just

like-- I mean, of course,

I did but it's like he just

fell off the face of the earth.

Fancy that, [inaudible]

so big and all.

Well, he did have a way of

creating bad feelings in people.

What'd the police say?

What did they say?

Well, I didn't get

the impression

that locating Howard was likely

to be a high priority

for the boys in blue.

Let me see if I can recall

sergeant's exact words.

It was like, "If you all

want to find that no-good,

trouble-making, red-neck

husband of yours,

you best buy yourself a shovel."

Well, that was damn

insensitive of him.

I should say so.

I imagine you've-- well,

you've about giving up hope

of ever seeing your

husband again.

Well, foul play the

permanent bride, he does seem

to be the generally

held opinion.

Of course our marriage

was troubled. [coughing]

I hadn't realize that.

Yes, of course.

Well, we didn't talk about

it much but with what

with him being a gangster

and drug seller and murderer

and all, well, it didn't make

normal life a bit difficult.

I expect it would.

Still, I suppose it does get

a bit lonely without him.

Lonely, yes, more than

you could ever imagine.

Well, Lorretta, I hope you

don't take this the wrong way

but, well, if you're still

lonely, I'd be happy to--

I don't know, how about

dinner and a movie.

How about dinner and

let's skip the movie.

How about we skip

dinner, too.

You know you fill

me up better

than any old stake and potatoes.

Yeah, sweet cake, you're the

only hot fudge sundae I want

to dip my spoon into.

[ Laughter ]

That damn thing is still

f***ing down in there.

I'm trying.

Here we go right

there, hold on moi, sing.

Oh, honey bunny, I like that.

Oh, you better get used to

it sweetie because there's going

to be a lot more of that

where that come from courtesy

of Mr. Big Brains Stackpool.

Esquire.

What's an esquire honey?

An esquire is somebody gives

you a sh*t car full of money.

[Laughter] Oh, really

sorry about that.

[Laughter]

Keep on talking,

you little con man.

Every stupid words are

deposited in the pain bank.

You just wait, pretty soon

you'll be making a withdrawal.

You and that powder

puff whore of yours.

Susie, how would you

like to run this place?

Oh, you mean more

than I do now?

I know, I know,

I ain't exactly been

around to much lately but I

got bigger things into works.

Uh hmm.

Now, why you always got

to be such a sour puss.

I'm trying to make you an offer.

You take over the Shop and Stop,

you can hire whoever you want

and I'll give you 50 percent

share because I'm a nice guy.

I'll be like one of

them whatchamacall

as a silent partners.

Silent.

Oh, now that'll be the day,

Susie, scales have

been lifted from my eyes.

I've seen a bigger better world,

a world beyond deep fryers

and canned goods and I can

reach out there and grab it.

That is if I play

my cards right.

Lance, you try walking

around on a Big Ben shoes,

you are just going to

fall flat on your face.

[Laughs] I am fitting no

shoes, and as a matter of fact,

they're getting too tight.

Yeah, well, everything that's

been going on around here,

I feel I get a bit tight myself.

You hush now.

You think about 'em off.

Clean this stuff up, I got to

make an important phone call.

Hello,

Arthur Roscow, please.

This is client, Lance Bogen.

One moment, Mr. Bogen.

Arthur Raskow here.

Mr. Raskow this is Lance

Bogen calling in on schedule.

Yes, Mr. Bogen, can you

please tell me the name

of your mama's dog when

you were a young man.

My mama's dog

is Elvis P. Resley.

Elvis P. Resley,

that's correct.

Thank you very much, Mr. Bogen.

And thank you, Mr. Raskow.

Elvis P. Resley.

[ Laughter ]

Two tickets to

Raleigh, round trip.

That will be 88.60.

Pretty girl.

Well, I'm sorry but Mr.

Raskow doesn't see anybody

without an appointment and

he doesn't see just anybody.

[Noise]

Just what the hell are you doing,

breaking into my

office like this.

Angelique.

Arthur Raskow?

Yeah, that's correct.

Mr. Bogen's letter, get it.

[Laughs] I don't know

what you're talking-- hey.

[Noise]

Last one, Mr.

Bogen's letter, get it.

Okay, the safe.

It's in the safe, I'll get

it, I'll get it, I'll get it.

[ Noise ]

Okay, all right.

There-- you have

it, you have that.

I don't even know what's in it.

Holy sh*t, what are you?

Copies.

That's it, there ain't none.

Oh, God, oh, please,

please, God.

I swear, please, please,

there ain't no copies.

I ain't got no--

oh, please, please.

That's three, copies.

How can I make

you believe me?

[ Noise ]

Lance baby?

Yeah, honey.

I got to be-- I

got to be honest.

Sure, honey.

I'm getting-- I'm

getting a bit frustrated.

Well, Scarlet, I'm

doing the best that I can.

Not about that, I

mean about doing it

down here at the cream corn.

I mean what's the-- what's the

point of murdering your husband

if you can't f*** in a bit.

Do you hear what I'm saying?

Oh yeah I hear you and

I've been thinking about us.

Thinking?

Yeah, honey, about us.

What's that mean?

Huh?

What's that mean?

You've been thinking about us?

What's there to think about?

Scarlet, you do

have a suspicious mind.

Come on, come on, we're

losing our rhythm here.

Fine, fine.

Like I said, I've

been thinking.

Yeah, you go ahead

and tell me.

About you and me and--

Yeah.

-- and we'll, where

we're going from here.

And where do you

figure this going to be.

Again, I got to

tell you true.

God knows one

wouldn't know dishonesty.

Hold, now cut that out now.

Cut that out.

And just what is

it that I'm cutting?

I'm trying to tell you true.

You are the only

honey bear for me.

That's right and make all them

other girls like on TV and stuff

that like bunch of

ugly, old sound.

Oh Lance, you mean it.

Sure as sh*t baby.

From now on, it's Lance and

Loretta till death do us part.

Oh, Lance.

Yeah baby.

I want to you to be

Mrs. Lance Bogen.

That is if you have me.

Oh, Lance, I'll have you.

I'll hold you up, do you?

Oh, yes, yes, yes.

Let me see it, let

me see it honey.

Huh?

The ring, the ring, the

ring, show me the ring.

Oh, yeah, I don't

actually have.

You didn't get a ring?

Yeah, huh.

Oh, sh*t Lance, you

surely don't know how

to do romanticize a thing.

Oh, now Scarlet.

Don't be like that now.

I thought about it, you

know, and well, I didn't want

to buy you some ring, you

know, that you wouldn't

like then you'll be stuck

with it the rest of your life.

Now, see this way I thought

that we go together, you know,

to get something you like.

Well, geez Louise Lance

that sure was practical of you.

Oh no, come on honey,

don't be like this.

You see that right there, huh?

You see that?

Go ahead, you hit me right

there, just go ahead, come on.

Hit me right there.

Oh, God, all right,

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