Perfect Stranger Page #5

-Don't send e-mails on my behalf.

And do not speak for me in any way.

How about, "Thank you, Miles,

for your subversive genius"?

Thank you. Bye.

Good morning, H2A.

May I help you?

-Hey, good morning.

-How are you?

Good morning, H2A.

Hello.

"What happened to you last night?"

Morning.

"Tiffany? Veronica?"

Katherine.

You forgot to fill out your l-9.

Okay.

I told Human Resources

I'd run it right back over there...

...now.

Okay, well, I'll just fill this out.

-You looking for permanent work?

-Always.

Where have you temped?

I don't know. Got a phone book?

Yes, I do.

Okay.

Zaffman, Meyer and Pearce, l.P.E.--

-I love the new building.

-Great bathrooms.

What about Kirschenbaum

and Bond?

Average bathrooms.

When did you work there?

I don't know, maybe April.

I don't know. My life is kind of crazy.

One day just runs into the next.

Heineken Amsterdam

is gonna love it.

We should start talking

about print, scheduling, tie-ins.

It can play internationally too.

Jesse, why don't you start talking

about media buys with Chuck...

...Toni and Steve.

I need a couple minutes.

-I'll be right back.

-I'm glad you're happy.

So glad you're happy.

When do you think we could roll it

to print?

Here, hold this, please.

Esmeralda, hold my calls

for a few minutes.

Phelps. Mr. Phelps.

Afternoon, boys.

Kindly do me a favor and stand up,

would you? Get out!

Piece of sh*t,

you're gonna spy on me?

Here, get the f*** up,

you piece of sh--

You were a f***ing bike messenger.

I made you rich.

I hope they have a job for you

over at Kirschenbaum.

I accept your resignation.

Gunnar.

Congratulations.

Now clean up your new office.

Back to work.

What are you guys looking at?

Sh*t. What just happened?

Gunnar Hope just got a promotion.

"Veronica, how did you know

about my ADEX account?"

I used to temp at H2A.

Yeah.

My boyfriend wouldn't like that.

Sh*t.

Does this phone call mean

I'm forgiven?

You've got once chance

to redeem yourself.

He wants a photo of Veronica.

-Who?

-Me. Rocketgirl.

-ls nude an option?

-Miles.

There was a temp

that used to work here.

-Veronica something.

-"Veronica something."

-You gotta be kidding me.

-She worked for Jesse Drake.

Every employee here

has got a security photo lD.

-She's got to be in the files.

-Oh, come on.

Miles. Do it.

I need this, Miles.

Just do it. Please.

-Hurry up.

-A last name would really help.

Yeah, well, how many Veronicas

can there be in the system?

Come on, Miles.

Hurry.

-Miles.

-This is ridiculous. Come on.

Come on. Come on.

I can see him from here.

Come on, Miles, hurry.

Miles.

Hurry up. Miles.

-Okay.

-Hurry.

Come on, come on.

Yahtzee.

Veronica Carter. Just download,

upload, exhale and send.

You are awesome.

Yeah, well, remember that

the next time you're firing me.

Oh, Ro...

...I'm meeting my guy

from the M.E.'s office, Bill Patel...

...at Chumley's at 7:00.

He's got the talks on Grace,

everything the cops have.

Great. I'll meet you there.

-Sh*t.

-What?

My computer screen is frozen.

And Veronica's face is screen saver.

What?

-Miles.

-Turn it off.

-Oh, f***.

-Turn it off.

Turn the power off.

F***, he's coming.

-Hi.

-Hi.

-Pretty busy for the end of the day.

-Yeah.

Just working away.

Anything I can help with?

Nope.

Not unless data entry turns you on.

You know what?

Surprisingly, it doesn't.

But seriously, how you doing?

Let me tell you about my night.

I have to go to dinner at Sapa.

Average jokes, exceptional food.

If you find yourself bored...

...in the area of 24th and Sixth

around 1 0:
00...

...you could fall by for a drink.

I really appreciate that offer,

but I think I'm gonna have to pass.

Okay.

Is there something else I can do

for you, or--?

No.

I'm just waiting for you to change

your mind.

Look, Mr. Hill--

I recognize that tone.

Sounds serious.

I really like working here.

And I would really like for my work

to speak for itself.

Fair enough.

Have a splendid evening,

Miss Pogue.

Wait. Mr. Hill?

In case I change my mind...

...keep an eye out around dessert.

Hey, how you guys doing?

-Miles.

-Bill Patel, Rowena Price.

-A pleasure.

-You can lose the glasses.

This isn't Deep Throat.

Here's your pia colada,

hold the umbrella.

We know about the drowning, Bill,

but what was this poison?

Belladonna.

What's that?

Highly toxic plant that's used

to make atropine.

You know what that is, right?

Well, yeah.

Atropine is used to dilate eyes.

And for anesthesia, and in cardiac

medicine as a resuscitant...

...and witchcraft.

Coroner had cause of death listed

as atropine poisoning...

...but I did a further test on the bile

and found it was belladonna.

Which means what?

It's not the expensive synthetic type,

so it's more readily available...

...harder to narrow down

where it came from.

Where do you get it?

Well, you don't pop into Duane Reade

and order a vial, but it's accessible.

Easy enough to find

if you know where to look.

Nowadays, you can pretty much get

anything online.

But it's definitely toxic?

Belladonna is used for eye surgeries,

but never in this amount.

The killer put it in her eyes.

Her death was brutal

and certainly no accident.

Cheers.

-Where you going?

-I gotta run.

-Well, stick around for a while.

-I can't.

I gotta run home. Going out for a drink.

Bill here can tell you more about it.

Bill? You okay?

Brain freeze.

-Who are you getting drinks with?

-I will call you later.

Bill, you have been a godsend.

Thank you.

Breathe through the nose.

Nice dress.

-Nice party.

-Tell you what.

Order two Hemingway daiquiris.

This joint is one of two places

in all of New York City...

...that makes great daiquiris.

I'll be back to tell you...

...why they taste like heaven.

Did I tell you that's a great-looking

dress?

No, no, no.

-You ready?

-Two daiquiris.

Thank you.

I'm dizzy from the spin

and I'm all the way over here.

Here.

A very famous man once said

that sincerity is everything.

Once you learn to fake that,

the rest is easy.

So the Hemingway daiquiri...

...is two ounces of light rum,

one ounce--

One ounce lime juice,

one ounce simple syrup...

...dash grapefruit grenadine float.

Oh, I knew I had to worry about you.

You pay attention.

I do. For instance,

I noticed that wedding ring.

Oh, yes. I am married.

-So what?

-So, what are you doing here with me?

I'm having a Hemingway daiquiri

with you.

-What are you doing here with me?

-Am I with you?

Are you married?

Wow, that would make this

really interesting, wouldn't it?

-No. God, no.

-No?

-Just broke up with someone?

-No.

-Gay?

-No.

Actually, I'm thinking of joining

Match.com.

-No, you're not. Are you kidding me?

-Yes.

-People date online.

-You're gorgeous.

What do you think of it?

My life is complicated enough

as it is.

I'm having a drink with you.

I'm trying to figure out

how I'm gonna explain that.

Will you have to?

Hopefully not.

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