The Steam Experiment Page #2

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I got the best Italian food

in all five burrows.

I'm from Brooklyn.

Born and bred, you know... uh,

I like...

chicks that know

what they want, yeah.

When they want it,

where they want it.

And then not afraid to tell you

right to your face, you know?

Dislikes?

Nothing, I love everybody,

you know what I mean, forget about it.

I work... for a... a small

publisher in Connecticut.

I can listen you talk all day.

I... I'm from

San Francisco, California.

Like...

I like living the life

of a... neurotic.

Struggling.

Bored at times.

Introspective, sensitive.

You're typically... f***ed up

American romance writer, who...

fancies herself a poet.

Dislike...

Therapy twice a week.

I'm a nurse. I'm from

Scranton, Pensilvania.

I'm sorry, I... I don't... I don't

wanna ruin everybody's weekend.

My...

my wife.

My wife died in a car accident

nine months ago.

I'm sorry.

I didn't think it was

a good idea to come.

And then I tought to myself:

"Why not"?

Waitress, born in Atlanta,

live in Detroit. Um...

likes...

Money, and lots of it.

Dislike...

It's more like hate,

and really f***ing hates.

When a guy thinks he can grab your ass,

just because he left you a 3 dollar tip.

I f***ing hate that.

All right.

Now that we're done with whole

getting to know each other bullshit,

I think I'm gonna enjoy

a little steam.

Nice.

They real?

Yeah, they're real. And that's

as close as you'll ever f***ing get.

Nothing on Pettis,

what about Gregory?

Raymond Gregory.

Mh'hm.

Do me a favor, run a search

on steam baths.

Steam rooms, yeah.

No, Grand Rapids area is good.

Ok, Raymond Gregory.

Uh... Professor,

Curtis University, late 80s.

He's got degrees

up the Ying-Yang.

I found a review online

of... uh, one of his books,

both of which are out of print,

by the way.

Gregory's pseudo, scientific

mumbo jumbo...

borders on the delusional.

Review goes on to say,

it's laughably, ludicruous

and long-winded.

Curtis canned him

shortly thereafter.

There's no pictures

in this one?

Nothing.

I found this in his wallet.

At least he's seeing a shrink.

I wish I could afford

a shrink.

No surprise there.

Do you think maybe he thinks,

he's Gregory?

Jack, I don't know

what to think of this guy.

Maybe he thinks he's Gregory.

I'm gonna take him in.

Good night.

So, what'd you do

at the Grand?

I worked security.

I worked security,

back in the day.

New York, 'till I went

into law enforcement.

Boring gig though, huh?

Pays the bills,

got time to study.

I bet you do

a lotta reading, huh?

Heard about the guy called Gregory?

Is he a smart guy?

Raymond Gregory is a genius.

What'd you think happened to him?

Government ruined him.

No one took his work seriously.

Light years ahead of this time,

light years.

No, you're not wasting my time.

But 6 people are locked in a steam room.

And they're all going to die.

I'm gonna ask you

about them, so...

Walter said you started some

kind of online dating service.

Take them to the Grand at least?

Had a few laughs, hm? Did you?

That's bold.

Bold? It's brilliant.

Web site, right?

A bunch of sad and lonely people

who gonna find something, love?

Give 'em a dream. Hope.

What's more beautiful then that?

I'm pulling the

no age bullshit, right?

You get them all pumped up,

they get lucky, right?

They get laid.

I gotta hand it to you, Jimmy.

You're a smart guy.

It's so easy.

We're a nation of sheep.

These sheep got any names?

No. But I can tell you what's

happening to them right now.

All right.

That does it for me.

The f***ing door is stuck.

I'll get it.

Oh god, it's hot.

This is freaking me out.

The f***ing wood

must be swollen.

- It's not the wood.

- So what the f*** is it?

- James.

- Frank, you're gonna hurt yourself.

- James.

- we can't do a damn thing, stop it.

Open the f***ing door.

The lungs... melt.

The eyes cauterize.

- Pettis... Open the f***ing door.

- Frank, stop it.

Frank, you're gonna hurt yourself.

So what're we

supposed to do then, huh?

Huh?

Just stay cool, and hope

they come and get us?

I'm f***ing clostrophobic, man.

I need...

I need some f***ing air.

Some air, ok?

I need some f***ing fresh air.

You stop that bullshit right now,

you hear me?

James. Pettis.

Frank, you moron.

What'd you f***ing call me?

You f***ing c*nt?

No, no, no, come

on buddy, come here.

What you f***ing call me?

No, no buddy, come here.

Stop it, everybody.

Everybody please,

just calm down, ok?

We're supposed to have a massage

in like 20 minutes, right?

Cathy's got a point, dude...

the dinner is next on schedule,

right? Right?

They're gonna come

and get us for dinner.

Yeah.

What if no one comes down, huh?

Huh?

Then what?

Come on in.

How you been, Sam?

How long you've known this guy?

Jimmy worked the weekend shift.

Then he just disappeared one day.

Stopped showing up for work.

Sh*t!

This hotel got

some kinda steam bath?

Was one in the basement.

Which one of you c*nts is the last

to touch that f***ing door?

It was me.

I was the last one in the door.

I didn't mean to do anything

though, Frank.

Frank.

Chill out. They're gonna come down and

get us for dinner. It's gonna be ok.

Sorry.

Yeah. They'll come and get us.

- They're gonna come down, right?

- It's gonna be cool.

- Right?

- Yeah, it's gonna be cool.

Yeah, it's gonna be cool.

Don't you freak out on us

buddy, come on, sit down.

Sit down right here with me.

So, there is nothing

to worry about?

We are only trapped

in a f***ing steam room.

Will you shut the f*** up.

I told you I'm clostrophobic, ok?

I don't give a sh*t

what you are.

F***ing b*tch.

I'm a b*tch?

Am I b*tch?

Look at you.

You're a f***ing p*ssy.

I'm a b*tch?

Jessie, stop. We're not trapped,

all right Frank?

Funny how everything was cool

until you b*tches came in.

Go f*** yourself!

Jessie, stop!

I think that's enough, dude.

Back the f*** up, bro.

Or what, Frank?

I'm warning you, buddy.

What the f***

are you gonna do about it, huh?

Frank.

You're gonna f***ing stop me,

motherf***er, huh?

Huh? Motherf***er!

We're freaked out here, ok?

Stop.

You f***ing b*tch.

You are f***ing disgusting.

You actually like this guy?

He's a f***ing looser.

I think you're full of sh*t.

F***ing pussies like you

don't play football.

Frank!

You don't have to do this, Frank.

You just... keep it together,

pull it together, Frank.

Pull it together,

everybody, everybody.

Everybody.

F*** you all.

Pettis!

Was?

What'd you mean was?

They destroyed it 3 months ago.

They're building some kinda

underground parking ramp...

down there or something.

The hotel's under renovation.

Ain't nothing left.

They're turning it into condos.

I never said it was the Grand.

I'm sorry to bother you.

See you.

Frank.

Please stop, please!

Frank, what're you doing?

Frank! Frank!

Shut up!

Getting in a trap, Frank.

Frank, stop.

You're dead.

Come here.

Get off off me!

Frank, stop it! No!

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