Little Pink House Page #3

I'd have to think about that.

- Okay.

- [TIM] Thanks for lunch.

[CAR APPROACHING]

This better be good.

The governor asked me

to pass along

three numbers to you.

- [HOWARD] Okay.

- Zero.

The number of sewage

treatment plants

Pfizer will have to bother with.

And?

Seventy-five million.

The amount of state funding

that the governor will commit

to ensure Pfizer's

successful expansion

into New London.

What's the third number?

That's entirely up to you.

I don't follow.

How many acres do you need?

- [HOWARD] All right.

- Welcome to New London,

Mr. Munson.

Damn, it stinks.

[PHONE TRILLING]

[TIM]

Hi, this is Tim.

I'm either not home

or I'm screening my calls

because I'm avoiding someone.

If I don't call you back,

it's you.

[MUSIC PLAYS]

- Hi.

- [TIM] Hi there.

How are you?

Good.

- Can I help?

- No.

- I'm good.

- No? Okay.

So, how have you been?

All right.

Well... I just...

you said you were

gonna think about it

and I haven't heard

from you, so...

I'm still thinking.

Okay. Yeah.

I just wanted to say I miss you.

I miss you too.

I do.

Well...

I'll see you.

[MUSIC PLAYS]

[SUSETTE]

Guess who's coming to town?

[TIM]

Iron Maiden.

Pfizer expansion

may bring more than 1,000 jobs.

Blah...

New London

Development Corporation

non-profit is redeveloping

I guess for Pfizer

in the historic

Fort Trumbull neighborhood.

[KNOCKS ON DOOR]

Hi.

- Mrs. Kelo. How are you?

- [SUSETTE] Yes. Hello.

- It's Kelo. Thank you.

- Oh, Kelo. Sorry.

[SUSETTE]

Can I help you with something?

I'm Lynn Vargas.

I'm a realtor

working with the NLDC.

Do you have

a few moments to chat?

- Sure. Please come on in.

- Okay. Thank you.

Can I get you

something to drink?

No, I'm fine. Thanks.

Wow. It looks

really nice in here.

I take it you've done

quite the renovation

on this place.

[SUSETTE]

I have. I love it.

Thank you. Have a seat, please.

- [LYNN] Thank you.

- Sure.

- So...

- Hmm.

...the NLDC would like

to make you an offer

to buy your house.

Oh, but it's not for sale.

[LYNN] But we're offering

you 68,000 dollars.

That's significantly more

than what you paid for it.

I don't want to sell it.

Thank you.

Mrs. Kelo,

we're making you a...

- It's Kelo.

- Kelo, excuse me.

- We're making you a...

- No problem.

...a very generous offer

on this house.

I'm sure you're aware

of the redevelopments?

No, not really.

[LYNN] Well, your property

is in the area designated

for the expansion effort.

Let me ask you something.

Do you work for Pfizer?

No. New London

Development Corporation.

But it's for Pfizer

ultimately, right?

- Not exactly.

- Then who exactly is it for?

It doesn't matter.

Either way, I don't wanna sell.

But thank you so much.

It was a pleasure to meet you.

- Oh.

- [SUSETTE] And I appreciate it.

- Thanks for coming by.

- Well, you know, I have a card

- that I would love to give to you.

- Great. You can just leave it

right there in the mailbox,

and I'll get them all later.

- [LYNN] Oh, sorry. Okay.

- Thank you so much.

- If you'd like to discuss...

- Take care. Bye-bye.

Hello.

So that's why I'm here.

I wanted to talk to you

about the exciting

new development...

I strongly suggest

that you sell.

[FEMALE REALTOR] What will happen

to this area is just unbelievable,

and we are so excited

to be a part of it.

I think you're going

to be excited too

once you see

what the possibilities

are in your neighborhood.

[MALE REALTOR]

Look, if you wait,

we may not be able

to offer you market value,

which is what you'd get

right now.

This check allows us to option

your property for purchase.

[MUSIC PLAYS]

[SUSETTE] "Please contact

an NLDC representative

at your earliest..."

- are you listening?

- [TIM] Yeah!

Okay. "At your

earliest convenience.

It is not our intention

to cause any

unnecessary hardship

and we will...

we will endeavor

to make your move

as convenient as possible.

Sincerely, Charlotte Wells."

Oh, I'm sure, Charlotte Wells.

[TIM] Do we at least

get some free Viagra?

- I don't believe this stuff.

- I mean, not for me, obviously.

[SUSETTE]

Who is... who is this person?

These letters are more and more

frickin' ridiculous.

I mean, they really think

I'm gonna move.

Hey.

Here, give me a hug, baby.

No, Tim. You know,

it's not funny.

- You're not even listening to me. Forget it.

- Yes, I am.

- Where are you going?

- [SUSETTE] I'm gonna go for a walk.

Billy! Did you get that letter?

I mean, they're relentless.

They're idiots.

I'm so pissed.

Yeah. Susette, look.

I can barely make my payroll.

- I know.

- [BILLY] So...

I'm thinking maybe

it's not such a bad thing.

- Oh, no.

- [BILLY] Oh, no, no. Hang on, hang on.

So, right, I make

a couple of bucks finally.

You're kidding, right?

I mean, you're kidding.

[BILLY] Don't do that.

No, don't do that.

- Me, don't do that?

- No, no, no, hang on.

[SUSETTE] You don't do that.

You don't do that.

You see anybody lining up

to get in here? I don't!

You are not gonna sell.

Please, Billy.

You're not gonna sell, please.

I gave them a number.

If they match it, we got a deal,

- I told them.

- Oh, my God.

Okay.

That's great.

That sucks! That sucks!

[BILLY]

Susette, come on!

[LYNN]

Oh. Mrs. Kelo! Hi!

- [SUSETTE] Hi.

- Mrs. Kelo, I have great news.

They've agreed

to increase their offer

by 10,000 dollars.

- Over market value.

- Really?

- [LYNN] Yes!

- Oh, wow.

You know,

I never noticed that locket.

- It's beautiful.

- Oh.

- [SUSETTE] Yeah.

- Thank you.

- It was my great grandmother's.

- Oh. Yeah.

Would you be interested

in selling it?

[LYNN]

Oh. No. It's an heirloom, so...

[SUSETTE]

500? 1,000?

2,000? I'll give you...

What would it take, Lynn?

Mrs. Kelo,

If you don't sell now,

the NLDC could pursue

acquiring the property

through other means.

Hmm.

Okay. Thank you

for telling me that.

Will you do me a favor

and just relay a message?

Tell them...

good luck.

Okay?

Thank you, Lynn.

Listen, you take care.

Thank you.

[TIM]

Hi. Sorry.

Hey. That's okay.

I just got here.

I think I might

have figured out

what your new

best friend meant

by "other means".

Oh, yeah? What's that?

Hi, I'll just...

a pint of beer.

Thank you.

What is that?

In the Constitution,

in the Fifth Amendment, there...

listen, it's eminent domain.

They can take your home,

they can take your land,

if they wanna build a hospital,

highway, school,

something for public use.

But nobody's talking about

building a highway

or hospital.

I know.

They just want my home.

How could somebody

break into my house

and take everything I have

and go to jail?

Hell, you could shoot 'em.

I could shoot them!

I could kill them.

But if they want

the whole thing,

it's perfectly legal.

Perfectly legal.

- Are you kidding me?

- [TIM] No.

Oh, my God.

I'm freaking out.

This land is everything

I have, Tim.

It's all I own,

it's the only thing

that protects me from them.

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