The Maiden Heist Page #3

-Of course.

-Come on.

What do you think?

You don`t like it.

I think it`s a pretty good likeness, Roger.

Maybe if it had a frame.

You could see it a little better...

No, no, it`s all wrong.

The face, the body, Charles.

-She looks like a pear.

-A pear?

-Look at the size of her face, it`s huge.

-What are you talking about?

It`s called ``voluptuous.`` And the hair,

it`s supposed to be long,

flowing, windswept.

What about the glow?

-Charlie, this girl has no glow!

-Roger...

-Look at the size of her jaw!

-I can only paint what I see,

and that`s the way I see it!

The jaw, with the hips, what is that?

-l`m not a Xerox machine, Roger!

-She looks like a Neanderthal!

-Got a jaw like a Cro-Magnon!

-Roger.

-l`m sorry.

-I paint the way I feel,

and that`s the way

your woman makes me feel!

But then how come yours is perfect?

Because l`ve had a lot of practice,

that`s why. Almost 30 years.

And it`s not perfect. It`s not perfect at all.

There`s a... There`s an aura

I can`t seem to capture.

I mean, l`ve tried.

I`ve tried over and over and over,

and I just can`t...

It just eludes me.

Roger, l`m sorry.

That...

Probably my wife. Could we take two?

-George here.

-It`s Roger.

I thought I said

we`d only use this number for emergencies.

This is an emergency.

Charlie couldn`t do the painting.

What do you mean he couldn`t do it?

Roger, this is a vital part of the plan.

Without this, everything falls to pieces!

Trust me, George, it was terrible.

-How did his look?

-His looked great.

What am I gonna do, George?

I don`t know anybody else who paints.

All right, relax, soldier, relax.

Look, the art world has a long tradition

of young painters doing forgeries

to make ends meet. Some of our

greatest artists got their start that way.

And if there`s one thing that this city has,

it`s lots of starving artists.

-lt`ll cost you some coin, though.

-How much coin?

I don`t know. A couple of hundred, probably.

-That`s a lot of money.

-Roger, listen.

You`ve got to get something done.

Otherwise...

Well, the whole mission is fubared.

Okay, George.

Something I can help you with?

Hi. I`m admiring your work.

It`s good, I like it.

Thanks.

How would you feel about doing some work

on a kind of commission basis?

It`s for my wife. It`s a gift,

and it needs to be identical, actual size,

with the artist`s signature

in the exact same place.

-My wife`s a stickler for details.

-Yeah, l`ll bet.

-When do you need it?

-Five days.

This mean you`ll do it?

Yeah, sure. For 1,000 bucks.

-S500 now, the rest when you pick it up.

-But that`s expensive.

Okay.

S500.

Got it right here.

Quiet down, please.

Sector 3 will be the first to be moved,

starting from the north wall moving south.

The museum has been divided

into color-coded sectors,

and each painting assigned a number.

Each piece is to be placed

in the crate and slot

designated by its color code and number,

then marked off of a checklist,

then double-checked off of a master list.

The rest of the week will be dedicated

to the installation of the new exhibit.

Now, the curator has written a few words...

Hello, Rose?

There you are.

I didn`t think you were here.

I yelled when I came in,

but you didn`t answer.

There`s S800 missing.

Think we`ve been robbed?

What about the stereo?

Did you check the rest of the apartment?

-ls the TV still here?

-We weren`t robbed, Roger.

That`s all that was missing.

No more, no less.

I came home, I opened the jar

to put in my tips from the store

-and do my weekly count.

-I thought you did a monthly count.

No, Roger, I do a weekly count.

I`ve always done a weekly count,

and this week we`re S800 lower

than last week.

That`s weird.

-I should check the stereo, just in case.

-Roger.

If you wanted money,

why wouldn`t you just ask me?

We would`ve worked something out.

But to steal?

-Why would I take it?

-That`s what l`d like to know.

You don`t gamble.

You don`t go to bars.

You`re not seeing another woman.

How do you know?

All right, Roger,

are you seeing another woman?

No, of course not, but how do you know

I don`t gamble, go to bars?

Maybe I drink and gamble.

Maybe that`s my thing.

Hey, why am I the one to blame?

Money gets stolen

and you automatically accuse me!

How do I know you didn`t take the money?

-Me?

-Yeah.

How could you, Roger?

I`m your wife! Your wife!

-You accused me!

-Well, this money, Roger,

this money was for us! Together!

To think that I would steal

from my own cookie jar!

Okay.

Rose.

-Beast!

-Rose!

I`m sorry!

I didn`t mean it.

Rose.

Come on, Rose.

You know I don`t like it

when you`re mad at me.

Go away, Roger.

Okay, I admit I took the money.

Look, I wasn`t gonna say anything, `cause...

It was supposed to be a surprise,

but you kind of forced my hand here.

I`m listening.

Remember how we talked about

maybe taking that trip to Florida?

Yes.

Well, again,

it was supposed to be a surprise,

but I went to a travel agent

and I booked us a trip.

I needed the money for a deposit.

We`re going to Florida? When?

Well, that`s where it gets complicated.

I was thinking next week, but...

Our anniversary? Roger, you remembered?

You remembered.

I thought you had forgotten.

I didn`t forget.

I was all over it, but then it got complicated.

How complicated?

Remember I told you

they`re moving the exhibit next week?

Yes.

They put together a special security crew,

and my supervisor says they need me.

It`s an important assignment, and...

The whole thing`s out of my hands now,

but it looks like we have to postpone Florida

for another time.

Wait a minute.

So we`re not going to Florida?

One minute you tell me

we`re going to Florida,

-then you tell me we`re not going to Florida?

-I hate to disappoint you. Rose!

I wasn`t going to say anything,

`cause I know how you get your hopes up,

but then you noticed the money and...

I should talk to that travel agent,

get our deposit back.

We`re going, we`re not going.

We`re going, we`re not going.

We`re going, we`re going.

Come in.

-You wanted to see me, sir?

-Yes. Come in, Roger. Have a seat.

Hi, Roger.

Rose, what are you doing here?

Your lovely wife was just telling me that

you`re planning on taking a trip next week.

Is that right?

Well, there was something

I had been planning.

-lt was supposed to be a surprise.

-Well, I was just explaining... Sit down.

I was just explaining to the lovely

Mr. Needlebaum about the surprise.

You know, Roger,

working this move isn`t mandatory.

You didn`t have to volunteer.

-Volunteer?

-I understand, Mr. Needlebaum.

I guess I got confused. I wasn`t quite sure

what you meant by ``voluntary.``

Sometimes when people say ``voluntary,``

they mean ``mandatory.``

Really?

No, I actually meant voluntary.

If you two are planning a vacation,

l`ll find somebody to take your place.

Consider it done.

-That`s good.

-Roger!

So where are you two going?

Roger is taking me to Florida

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