Scum of the Earth Page #4

Larry. You know Larry, don't you?

He said you'd be glad to pose.

- Hello?

- Hello, is this Miss Sherwood?

Miss Sherwood, are you there?

Yes.

Miss Sherwood, my name is Lang.

L-A-N-G.

I wanna speak with you about something.

Are you free to talk?

Yes. What is it?

Miss Sherwood,

I understand you've had some difficulty.

I want to help you.

Miss Sherwood, do you hear me?

I wanna help you.

How can you help me?

Well, now, my dear, this, uh, really isn't

the kind of thing we discuss on the phone.

But if the names Larry and Harmon

mean anything to you,

I suggest we spend

a few minutes in conversation.

My dear, let me speak bluntly.

You're in trouble,

and I'm the only one who can help you.

Now, pull yourself together

and tell me that you understand that.

I... I understand.

Good, good.

I'll have you picked up in 15 minutes.

My office is downtown

and there'll be nothing improper.

Don't worry about a thing,

I only wanna talk to you.

What do you mean?

Just be ready in 15 minutes.

Get her.

Kim, would you please sit here?

Sandra, you stay.

Kim,

uh, as I explained on the phone,

you're in trouble.

And I'm the only one that can get you out.

First of all, I want you to know

that I know everything.

I know that you posed for Harmon.

I know that certain pictures were taken of

you which, perhaps, didn't flatter you.

I also know what Larry forced you to do,

and that you want to go to Craxton

and you need money.

You should understand

that if you do go to Craxton,

this little episode in your life

will be completely over.

You can forget about it.

The pictures were of someone else.

After four years in college,

it'll be a dead issue.

But how can I go to Craxton?

I can't pose for Harmon again.

You can go to Craxton

and you can pose for Harmon again.

Kim, you're in trouble.

You'd better listen to me.

I won't pose again. I won't!

I don't care about Craxton!

They can show their filthy pictures.

I don't care anymore!

- Sit down!

- I'm leaving.

Don't be a fool.

This is the only man who can help you.

I'm getting out of here.

Before you leave,

there's something you should hear.

Larry, come in here through the front door.

Yeah, OK.

Yes, Mr. Lang.

Well, well, well.

If it ain't the Queen of Sheba.

Or should I say Lady Godiva.

All right, Larry, stop it.

Now, listen and listen good.

I'm issuing you an order.

If I don't push that intercom

in exactly three minutes,

I want you to make up 100 prints of Kim.

You got that?

I got it, Mr. Lang.

I'll work overtime on that.

And the first print, the first print,

I want it to go to Mr. Sherwood.

Kim's father. Have you got that?

I got it, Mr. Lang.

I'll make sure he gets two sets.

All right, now get outta here.

I said, get outta here.

Now, Kim, you'd better sit down.

We only have three minutes.

It's time for straight talk, Kim.

It's not my fault you posed for Harmon.

It's not my fault

you posed for Larry in the nude.

You did it. It's your problem.

It's pretty late to act prissy and prim.

All you kids make me sick.

You act like Little Miss Muffet

and down inside you're dirty.

Do you hear me? Dirty!

You're greedy and self-centered

and think you can get away with anything!

And you're no better than the girl

who sells herself to a man.

You're worse because you're a hypocrite.

And now, Little Miss Muffet is in trouble

and she's all outraged virtue.

Well, you listen and you listen well!

You're damaged merchandise

and this is a fire sale.

And you walk out of here and your

reputation won't be worth 15 cents.

You'll do as I tell you, do you hear?

You'll do as I tell you!

I'm sorry.

Sorry for the lecture, my dear,

but it was necessary.

Now, listen well.

There are two parts to this.

Some of it you'll like,

some of it you may not like,

but it won't hurt you, all right?

All right.

Now, let's have the pleasant part first.

You'll be given a paid-up,

one-year tuition to Craxton

starting this fall.

What's the unpleasant part?

He didn't say unpleasant.

He said you might not like it,

but it won't hurt you.

I guarantee it won't.

Here's what you do for the money.

You'll pose for one day for Harmon.

The shots will be nature studies

with you, Sandra and another girl.

If you do this graciously,

I promise you this will be the end.

Sandra has found some more willing models.

You're in this?

You're the one who got me to pose.

Don't hate me, Kim.

I was worse off than you.

They've got shots of me with Ajax.

Ajax?

These shots with you are my last.

Mr. Lang is letting me get out.

Kim, you're lucky.

They don't have pictures

of you, with a man.

Let me make a point, my dear.

Ajax... What's the word? Mmm, lusts.

He lusts after you.

He wants to be in pictures with you.

I could've insisted that you do this,

but I'm a gentleman.

Well, what's your answer?

Let me ask you one question.

Is Harmon in this with you?

What do you think?

Yes. What do you think?

Mr. Lang, I've learned a lot

right here this afternoon.

I guess I've grown up.

I'll do what you say,

but if this isn't the end, I'll have

to tell my father to call the police.

Do you understand? I mean it.

I know you do, my dear.

And I respect your view.

Larry, no prints of Miss Sherwood.

You got that? No prints.

And now, I think we can stand adjourned.

Marie, uh, you'd better be careful.

I don't care anymore. I'm through.

I'm going to the police.

If I can turn chief evidence,

they can't do much to me.

Don't worry, Sandra,

I won't tell about you or Harmon.

But Larry, that Mr. Lang, and Ajax.

They deserve what they're gonna get.

If they find out?

I don't care.

By the time they do,

they'll be under arrest.

That Ajax shouldn't be allowed

to walk the streets.

I'm gonna blow a whistle

on this operation once and for all.

Marie, be careful.

Too late for that now, baby.

Ajax.

Ajax, Marie wants to leave us.

I think you wanna persuade her to stay.

I'm your boy.

One word and it's twice as hard on you.

We don't like quitters.

Please! I wasn't gonna do anything, please.

We was gonna give you a choice. Me or this.

But now, I'm gonna give

you a present. Both.

No.

One more peep out of you and you get

twice as much, you understand?

Let me go. Let me give what you want.

Now, do you understand?

Stand up.

Stand up!

Get onto that bed!

Get me the police.

OK, Shirley, that's it.

Have fun.

You about ready for Ajax?

Bring him on. I'm ready, willing and able.

OK. Go ahead, Ajax.

OK, you guys can start anytime.

Ooh...

Whatever you

can do, I can do better.

- Oh, yeah?

- Now, don't look at the camera.

Better her than me.

Well, Sandra, is, uh, is Kim here with you?

Yeah, I let her in with my key.

She's back in the dressing room

with the other girl.

Uh, OK, um, that's all. I ran out of film.

Come on, Ajax, cut that out.

Aw, man. I was just getting started.

I said cut it out!

You can finish

it later, lover boy.

Eh, who wants to?

Say, stick around, will

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