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Scene 1
Time: The Present
Location: New York City
Place: a coffee shop. Three men are sitting at a table. Their names are
Dave, Ralph and Saul.
DAVE
Everything stinks!
RALPH
You’re right.
SAUL
Right about what?
DAVE
That everything stinks.
SAUL
You’re not saying any... |
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DAVE
Cut the clichés. I can do without the clichés. I’m being serious.
SAUL
Nobody said you weren’t.
RALPH
That’s right. I would never dismiss anything you say, even if I heard it a
million times before.
DAVE
This time I’m serious. I can’t sleep at night.
SAUL
That’s normal... |
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RALPH
I know that. I was just trying to make a point.
DAVE
I’m suffering and all you guys can do is talk poetry. Who cares about poetry?
SAUL
Now, don’t go making remarks that later on you may regret.
DAVE
At this stage of my life I can say what ever I want without worrying about
... |
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DAVE
I can’t help but feel despair. I’m old, and nobody seems to care. I can live or
die. It won’t matter.
RALPH
I’ve feeling a little bit out of sorts myself. I can’t quite put my finger on the
cause however.
SAUL
Maybe you need to be pre -occupied with some activity. You know,
something... |
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SAUL
Not everybody is cut out to go to college.
DAVE
Listen to you. Such an elitist. Boy, are you stuck up.
SAUL
Why do you say that? I just made a comment.
DAVE
If you think you’re something special because you’re a college professor,
well let me assure you, you are not.
S... |
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RALPH
I could have gone to college, but instead got drafted into the army.
DAVE
At least you served your country.
SAUL
That’s right. Did I ever thank you for your service?
DAVE
Aw, stop patronizing the guy. Okay?
RALPH
I’m not offended. Thanks mean nothing anyway. I didn’t e... |
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DAVE
On what basis? You were never Boy Scout and lord only knows you never
served in the military.
SAUL
How do you know that?
DAVE
You’re a professor! Professor don’t do things like join the Boy Scouts or
go into the military.
SAUL
Now you’re stereotyping me.
RALPH
Stop stere... |
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DAVE
Army. Just like you. Oh, this pain in my head.
SAUL
Maybe you need to relax. Where were you stationed?
DAVE
Upstate New York.
SAUL
Where upstate?
DAVE
You know, upstate. Look, could you drop the subject? My head hurts.
SAUL
You brought it up.
RALPH
You su... |
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DAVE
I think it was Fort Belton.
SAUL
You think? You don’t know?
DAVE
Hey! I said Fort Belton. My head is beginning to spin.
SAUL
No need to try to bite my head off.
DAVE
I don’t want to bite your head off. I’m having enough problems with my own head.
RALPH
You’re n... |
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SAUL
So true. Sometimes I don’t know if there is anyone I can really trust.
DAVE
Trust whom?
RALPH
I trusted my platoon sergeant. He was a good guy.
SAUL
Where were you stationed?
RALPH
Germany.
DAVE
Germany? How come you weren’t sent to Vietnam?
RALPH
I don’t... |
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DAVE
I did?
SAUL
Yes, you did. Don’t you remember?
DAVE
When did I bring that up?
SAUL
Just a few minutes ago. You said you were stationed at Fort Belton, Kentucky.
DAVE
Kentucky? I’ve been to Churchill Downs, if that’s what you mean.
RALPH
Dave, come on. Don’t you r... |
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DAVE
Said like a true shirker.
SAUL
I tried to enlist but was rejected.
RALPH
So that’s why you became a professor?
SAUL
Not exactly. It was a little more complicated than that.
DAVE
How come you went to college and became a professor while I went to
college and became a... |
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DAVE
When I was in college I saw lots of profs coming on to the female students.
I bet all those ladies got straight A’s.
SAUL
You have such a filthy mind.
DAVE
Hey, I’m not passing judgement. I w ould have done the same too. Me:
I struck out like crazy. The girls wouldn’ t give me th... |
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DAVE
Now you’re insulting my intelligence. You had to do something to get
nookie, or maybe you swung another way?
SAUL
I had a girlfriend. We even talked about getting married.
RALPH
But you didn’t. it was all talk.
DAVE
All talk? So what? You had all the ladies you wanted, so why... |
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RALPH
I didn’t say that.
DAVE
But you meant it.
SAUL
No, he did not.
RALPH
Hey, speak for yourself, not for me. Okay?
SAUL
Now, you’re touchy too?
RALPH
When you do that, I feel put down. Just because I’m a blue collar guy
doesn’t mean I don’t have a brain.
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RALPH
And you shut your trap too. I’m beginning to get fed up with the two of you.
DAVE
Then why don’t you get up and leave?
RALPH
I’ll leave when I’m good and ready.
SAUL
We came here to have a pleasant chat. So, let’s have a pleasant chat.
DAVE
I thought that’s what we w... |
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DAVE
Yeah, we’re fine. What about you?
EMILY
I’m fine too. Thanks for asking.
RALPH
You know, I’m hungry.
DAVE
What’s your name, babe?
EMILY
Emily: how about you?
DAVE
I’m Dave, and my two pals here are Ralph and Saul.
RALPH
Hi ya.
SAUL
Hello, young la... |
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RALPH
Well, don’t think too long. She can’t be standing here all day.
DAVE
Will you get off my case?
RALPH
I’m not on your case.
SAUL
My dear, maybe you should come back in a little while. We need more time.
EMILY
Maybe I will
DAVE
Wait a minute, doll. Don’t leave y... |
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EMILY
I’ll come back in a few minutes. ( Emily exits .)
DAVE
Now you see what you’ve done? You ruined it for me. All of a sudden I got
this buzzing sound in my head.
SAUL
You okay?
DAVE
I’m okay. It should pass.
SAUL
Okay, but let’s get one thing straight: I’m not ruining ... |
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DAVE
Who cares about Emily?
RALPH
Just because she’s a waitress doesn’t mean she shouldn’t be treated nicely.
DAVE
What is this? You have the hots for her?
RALPH
No. I just don’t want to give her a hard time, that’s all.
DAVE
You definitely do have the hots for her. Right,... |
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RALPH
What about you?
DAVE
What about me?
RALPH
You like her too?
DAVE
Of course, I do. What do you take me for? A queer? There it goes again.
That buzzing sound.
RALPH
You have no chance with her.
DAVE
Listen, Ralph. If I wanted to I could always swing a date wit... |
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DAVE
What the hell do the Jews have to do with anything?
RALPH
I was just joking. No need to get so worked up.
DAVE
No need to bring up Jews. Next thing you’ll be telling me is that I’m Jewish,
or gay, or a black man. Who cares? For all I know you’re some left -wing Jewish
freak who wan... |
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RALPH
He was doing his job.
DAVE
By torturing you?
SAUL
The army tortures soldiers?
RALPH
He doesn’t know what he’s talking about.
DAVE
I sure do know what I’m talking about.
SAUL
Too bad you don’t want to talk about it.
DAVE
Who said that?
SAUL
I th... |
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SAUL
I didn’t say anything.
DAVE
The less you say, the better.
SAUL
Now, I have to limit what I say?
RALPH
My, you are bossy.
DAVE
I’m just letting you know how I feel about things.
RALPH
You sound like my drill sergeant.
DAVE
Yeah. Sergeant Dave.
SAUL ... |
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DAVE
What I did for a living was a job, and I hated it. That’s what made it a job,
hating it.
SAUL
I loved my job.
DAVE
Of course you did. Easy work, great pay, fantastic fringe benefits.
SAUL
It wasn’t fun and games.
DAVE
Reading all those term papers had to be really rou... |
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SAUL
You know, you are really starting to annoy me.
DAVE
Oh, did I offend you? I’m so sorry.
RALPH
Dave, did something happen to you to get you in such a bad mood?
DAVE
Let me tell you …
Emily enters with the food. She serves the food to Saul and Ralph.
EMILY
Sorry for in... |
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EMILY
I have no time for games. I have other tables to serve.
DAVE
Wait a minute, doll. What’s the rush? Why can’t we be friends?
EMILY
What kind of friends?
DAVE
Good friends, or must I spell out w hat I mean?
RALPH
Don’t listen to him. He’s all talk.
DAVE
That’s ri... |
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EMILY
Yes, I am.
SAUL
How sad.
EMILY
What do you mean by that?
SAUL
Please don’t misunderstand. I’m very happy for you.
DAVE
What he’s trying to say is that he has the hots for you.
SAUL
I never said that.
DAVE
But you thought it. You see, I can read minds. ... |
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EMILY
My, you do have a dirty mind.
DAVE
Not as dirty as his.
RALPH
When do you get off from work?
EMILY
At midnight.
RALPH
Do you need anyone to escort you home?
EMILY
No, my husband meets me.
DAVE
Come on. Are you really married? I don’t see a ring on your ... |
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SAUL
Why, thank you, my dear. I like you too.
RALPH
It looks like you’ve made a new friend.
SAUL
So it has.
DAVE
Don’t you have to get back to work?
EMILY
I’m still waiting to take your order.
DAVE
Don’t rush me. ( pause ) I’ll have whole wheat toast with jelly and... |
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EMILY
My, you certainly are a forceful one. ( Emily exits .)
DAVE
Now I’m really pissed off at you. Are you trying to give me a hard time or what?
SAUL
What did I do?
DAVE
You showed me up in front of the dame.
RALPH
What are you talking about?
SAUL
I did no such thin... |
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RALPH
If you can’t level with your friends, then with whom can you level?
SAUL
Well stated, my dear boy. Are you certain you never went to college?
RALPH
Fooled you, right?
SAUL
More like pleasantly surprised me.
DAVE
You fooled me.
RALPH
I can only fool one person a... |
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DAVE
Where’s that coming from?
SAUL
I have the distinct feeling that you are jealous that Emily likes me.
DAVE
You can have her. She was only being polite anyway. She’s angling for a
bigger tip.
RALPH
Nothing wrong with a lady being nice to a man.
DAVE
I didn’t say that a... |
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SAUL
You know, Ralph, maybe you should change the subject.
RALPH
He said his head was hurting and I suggested he see a doctor. What’s
wrong with that?
SAUL
Sometimes even the most innocent comments can be misinterpreted.
nuts. DAVE
Stop with your game playing already. You gu... |
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RALPH
Sure. Why not? Most women are married, so why not her?
DAVE
I think you have your eye on her too.
RALPH
Maybe I do, and if she’s married, what do I care? Makes things much simpler.
SAUL
Until you get caught.
RALPH
But until then, it could make the experience much mor... |
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RALPH
Take an a spirin. Now, what other things have you been thinking about?
SAUL
Yes, Dave, what other things?
DAVE
Things. Not the stupid crap you guys are talking about. Let’s go on to
something else.
SAUL
You’re right. Let’s talk about something else.
DAVE
Now you’re mak... |
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SAUL
No. But every so often I would take note of one of my students, but nothing
more than that.
DAVE
You never asked them to meet you after class? You know, for a conference.
SAUL
Sure, I did that, but only to discuss homework assignments and similar
business.
DAVE
You dirty fi... |
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DAVE
You guys make it sound like I committed a capital offense. What are you
guys trying to do to me? Make my headache worse?
SAUL
Improve your speech.
RALPH
You know, in the army I had a buddy of mine who could not put together a
coherent sentence longer than six words. Yet, they made ... |
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DAVE
No, I’m not. My cell phone tells me when to go to sleep and when to wake
up. It never stops. It drills messages through my skull.
RALPH
Dave, just to change the topic. How did you like serving in the army?
DAVE
I told you not to mention that subject, so please don’t. I don’t want t... |
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So, I went to one of my provider’s stores and asked them to transfer the data
from my old phone to new device. They flat -out told me that they couldn’t do it
and told me to call tech support. I went back to my apartment and from there
called tech support and asked them to transfer the data from my old ... |
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SAUL
I care.
DAVE
Yeah, but you’re not my cell phone provider. They need to care, and they don’t.
SAUL
Dave, anyone who owns a smartphone has had the exact same experience.
It generates a feeling that I call Post Technical Distress Syndrome , or PTD S.
RALPH
PTDS? I like it. Is t... |
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RALPH
Sooner or later you’re going to find out.
SAUL
My friend: do not despair. Things can’t be that bad.
DAVE
That’s easy for you to say. You’re not me and your head isn’t about to explode.
SAUL
We all have our crosses to bear.
DAVE
Now you’re sounding like a priest. That... |
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SAUL
You’re being a bit selfish.
DAVE
Listen to you. That’s like the pot calling the kettle black. I was all set to
make a move on Emily when you barged your way in and ruined it for me.
Emily enters.
EMILY
Here you are: what you ordered. (Emily places the whole what toast and tea
on ... |
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SAUL
You remembered my name. For that you will get an extra special tip.
EMILY
How about you? Ready to dig in?
DAVE
Yeah. I can’t wait.
EMILY
Wow. Why so down?
DAVE
Don’t ask.
RALPH
She just did
DAVE
I know she did.
SAUL
Dave’s cell phone service compan... |
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DAVE
I don’t know. People lie about a lot of stuff for a lot of different reasons.
EMILY
Look, I don’t know who you are, and how you can take it upon yourself to
talk to me that way.
SAUL
Sometimes a man will sound nasty to cover up the way he really feels.
DAVE
More pseudo- psyc... |
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DAVE
Wait! Don’t leave yet. I may want to order something else.
EMILY
Well, make it snappy. I spent enough time here already. I have other
customers to serve.
DAVE
Could you please bring over the menu?
EMILY
The menu is right in front of you.
DAVE
So, it is.
SAUL
Ho... |
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RALPH
No, Actually I’m a retired heavy -duty equipment operator.
EMILY
Really? Wow? That sounds cool. You operated bulldozers and cranes?
RALPH
That’s right. Worked all over the world on construction jobs.
EMILY
The only place I’ve ever been was St. Louis, Missouri, when I was a k... |
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DAVE
You’re doing more than just making conversation. Something’s going on
here. I see how the two of you look at each other.
SAUL
If I’ve done anything to upset you, please accept my apology. I really want
for us to be friends.
EMILY
Well, fellows, I need to be getting back to work. Oh... |
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DAVE
Because that’s what she was doing. Talking. ( Pause) Wow, my head is
beginning to hurt.
RALPH
Take some Motrin. That may help.
DAVE
I’ll dope myself up while you get laid.
RALPH
What about me?
DAVE
I only swing one way, pal, and not in your direction. For all I care ... |
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DAVE
I do know why. Because people stink. That’s why.
SAUL
Does that include Emily?
DAVE
Maybe it does.
RALPH
And maybe it doesn’t. I think you really have the hots for her, pal.
DAVE
Maybe I do. It’s all part of the courtship ritual. But whenever I begin
thinking about a ... |
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SAUL
But she’s been nicer to me.
DAVE
But being nice is not the same as being turned on. When the female is
ready to accept the male, she lets him know.
RALPH
So, you think that this is all part of an instinctual process?
DAVE
That’s right. She’s testing us out. Notice how she s... |
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SAUL
He’s indicting an entire group of people. That’s not fair.
DAVE
May not be fair but it’s the truth, and truth trumps fairness in my book.
RALPH
You wrote a book?
DAVE
Very funny, pal. That’s just an expression. You know that. Don’t you?
RALPH
Hey, I was just playing wi... |
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SAUL
Maybe I could introduce you to my sister.
RALPH
You have a sister?
DAVE
Since when did you have a sister? You never mentioned her to us.
SAUL
I never had any need to mention it.
DAVE
I don’t know about meeting your sister. The idea of it gives me a queasy feeling.
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DAVE
I better stop talking about Emily.
RALPH
Don’t worry about it, Dave. Emily’s actually more interested in Saul than you.
DAVE
No way, but the chiming is getting louder.
RALPH
That cell phone stuff really screwed up your head.
DAVE
How do you know that? Are you a shrink... |
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SAUL
You’re worse than my students.
DAVE
So, what are you saying? That I’m some kind of spoiled brat?
SAUL
You and your bell ringing. You’re nothing but a malingerer.
DAVE
No, I’m not. Please believe me.
RALPH
Prove it.
DAVE
How? I feel like my brain is being torn ... |
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DAVE
I will not allow you to test me.
SAUL
What do the letters MOS stand for, Ralph?
RALPH
Military Occupational Specialty.
DAVE
And what do the letters FU stand for?
RALPH
You know the answer to that question.
SAUL
Don’t they mean fine underwear?
RALPH
No. G... |
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SAUL
You say that with such contempt. Do we upset you that much?
DAVE
Don’t take it personally. I’m in pain. I mean what do you want from me?
SAUL
I want us to be friends.
DAVE
Look, Saul. Your name is Saul, right? I’m just trying to polite but it’s hard
to do when my brain feels... |
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RALPH
What happened to the earthlings?
SAUL
They kept laughing.
RALPH
Did they survive?
SAUL
I don’t know. I guess I’ll have to write a sequel.
DAVE
Why don’t you do just that.
RALPH
And be quick about it because I can’t wait to find out what happens.
Sounds like ... |
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DAVE
By my smashing your head against a wall to get you to shut up and take
me seriously. That’s how.
RALPH
I don’t like that ending.
DAVE
Too bad.
RALPH
No need to be so hostile.
SAUL
Ralph, Dave is pulling your leg.
DAVE
You stay out of this. This is between me a... |
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SAUL
You were airborne?
RALPH
That’s right. Made about fifteen jump s.
DAVE
I could never understand why anyone would want to jump out of a moving
airplane.
RALPH
Well, I wasn’t doing it for fun.
SAUL
That’s right. It was part of your military service.
DAVE
Stop yo... |
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Emily enters.
EMILY
Hey, you guys hardly touched your food.
RALPH
Hey, you’re right. I guess we we’re too busy talking.
EMILY
If you want, I can wrap it up for you. We’ll be closing soon.
DAVE
To tell you the truth, I didn’t have much of an appetite.
RALPH
Then why did... |
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RALPH
And doing a swell job too.
SAUL
I second that.
EMILY
You gents are way too kind.
DAVE
But you are more than just a waitress. You are a messenger of hope,
inspired by your presence. Now, if the pain in my head would only ease up.
EMILY
I also have a hope: that you g... |
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RALPH
Don’t listen to him. He had a rough day today.
EMILY
That’s too bad. But no need to take it out on me.
SAUL
Young lady, you are too pretty for anyone to take anything out on you.
DAVE
That’s right, Saul. Play up to her while I’m ready to go bonkers.
SAUL
I’m just b... |
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DAVE
And gets you nauseous. As for you, young lady, please stop wasting time
and go out with him. I can’t take much more of this.
EMILY
I told you gents that I was married and that my husband would be meeting
me after work.
RALPH
If you weren’t married, I’d take you out right now.
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DAVE
Collecting benefits. That’s living the American dream. I guess the three of
us are living a dream. In my case, a bad dream. I know that my cell phone has
something to do with this horrible noise in my head.
SAUL
That’s a bit of a stretch.
DAVE
You’d be singing a different tune if i... |
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DAVE
We should have gone there earlier.
RALPH
Better late than never. That’s what I say.
DAVE
How original.
SAUL
But so true.
DAVE
Truth. Boy does it suck. Guys, I have to leave now.
Emily enters.
EMILY
Here’s your check and three doggie bags.
DAVE
It’s o... |
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EMILY
And take care of yourselves too. I really hope to see you here again.
DAVE
You will. ( Cell phone rings .) Excuse me. ( Dave takes out his cell phone.)
I got an emergency message, marked urgent. Right now I’m feeling calm. I’m in
no mood for bad news.
SAUL
You better see what it s... |
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SAUL
Get a grip, man! It’s not as bad as it seems.
DAVE
(hysterical )
No. It is worse! Emily, if I said anything to offend you, I’m sorry. Maybe
I brought this upon myself because of the things I said to you. I should have
come right out and said that I wanted to get it on with you. There. Now... |
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DAVE
What check? What are you talking about?
RALPH
You know. The bill. You said you were going to pay the bill.
DAVE
Where am I? Who are you guys? Why am I alive?
RALPH
I hope you’re not trying to weasel your way out of paying the bill.
SAUL
I don’t think he’s faking it. I ... |
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Scene 2
Time: The following day
Place: The office of Dr. Leo Kepperman. Seated in the office are Dave and
Dr. Kepperman.
DAVE
Where am I?
KEPPERMAN
You are in the office of Doctor Leo Kepperman located in the inpatient
psychiatric service of City Medical Center. I’m Doctor Kepperman. ... |
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KEPPERMAN
You came to us in a completely psychotic state. We gave you some
anti-psychotic medications to stabilize you. Now let’s continue.
DAVE
No. I’m leaving. I want no part of you or your crummy hospital.
KEPPERMAN
I’m afraid that’s out of the question. Under law, we can hold you her... |
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DAVE
Minneapolis, Minnesota, or Biloxi, Mississippi, or Brooklyn, New York.
One of those places.
Occupation.
I’m retired, I think.
What kind of work did you do? KEPPERMAN
DAVE
KEPPERMAN
DAVE
I was a caseworker for the city department of social welfare services,... |
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KEPPERMAN
I’m just asking if you served in the military.
DAVE
I said I don’t want to discuss it. Go on to something else.
KEPPERMAN
All right. Were you ever hospitalized?
DAVE
Why are you asking me all these questions?
KEPPERMAN
This is part of the initial assessment proce... |
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DAVE
Then cut the crap. You kidnapped me to force me to re -program my phone.
Well I won’t do it. My phone is evil and you are evil. I want out of here, now!
KEPPERMAN
This is not the cell phone company and I am not a cell phone employee.
DAVE
Stop pulling the wool over my eyes. You te... |
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DAVE
Okay. Let me show you. ( Dave reaches into his pocket .) Where is it?
KEPPERMAN
Where’s what?
DAVE
My cell phone, or should I say, my device?
KEPPERMAN
The hospital took your personal belongings and placed then in storage.
Don’t worry. They are secured.
You took my... |
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KEPPERMAN
What did they ruin?
DAVE
My chances for getting it on with her. She liked me more than she liked them,
and they didn’t like that, so they did everything they could to make me look bad.
KEPPERMAN
According to our records, it was your friends who called the ambulance.
DAVE ... |
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DAVE
Whatever you say. I won’t waste my time arguing with you.
KEPPERMAN
What happened to bring you here?
DAVE
If I tell you, will you let me go?
KEPPERMAN
That all depends.
DAVE
Conditions. More conditions. I bet you’re reprograming my phone right now
to slam me down and ... |
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DAVE
That’s what they all say. You must be Russian. Are you Russian? Every day
I hear on the news how the Russians are trying to infiltrat e and take over. Admit
it. You are Russian.
KEPPERMAN
No, I am not Russian.
DAVE
Well, listen, Boris, your ruse won’t work with me. I’m not for sale... |
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KEPPERMAN
What do you think?
DAVE
You tell me. Maybe I should pull down my pants and let you check for yourself.
KEPPERMAN
No. That is not necessary.
DAVE
You’re not interested. I don’t blame you. What I have doesn’t work anymore
anyway. I haven’t used it in years.
KEPPERMAN... |
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DAVE
Then you should understand exactly what I’m talking about. Women hate
us. They torment us with their seductive clothes and manipulations all meant to
drive us crazy.
KEPPERMAN
Do you have any particular woman in mind?
DAVE
Yes, I do, but how do I know I can trust you?
KEPPERMA... |
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DAVE
Your denial means nothing. You are a KGB operative who has infiltrated
into my country and maybe my brain. Who else is working with you? Saul?
Ralph? Emily? Are they part of your gang? Next thing, you’ll be forcing me to eat
borscht. Personally I prefer pastrami but it’s bad for my cholesterol le... |
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KEPPERMAN
I didn’t accuse you of any wrong doing.
DAVE
But others have, and I don’t like it. I was played the fool. I met her online.
Then we exchanged text messages for a few months. Soon her image, and that of
her darling little daughter, such a cute little thing, became embedded in my brain. ... |
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KEPPERMAN
How did you deal with it?
DAVE
By watching sports on television, especially professional football games.
The noise from my television set put me to sleep within minutes. Every night.
Without fail.
How’s your head feel now?
Like mush.
I’ll give you a sedative. KEPP... |
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Scene 3
Time: Three months later
Place: The same restaurant as in scene 1. Saul, Ralph and Dave are seated
at the same table. Dave is about seventy- five pounds heavier.
SAUL
It’s good to have you back. We missed you.
RALPH
Yeah. You gave us quite a scare. It was touch and go there fo... |
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SAUL
Well, you were saying some bizarre things and getting agitated.
DAVE
All I remember is that we were talking and the next thing I’m in the hospital
talking to a shrink. By the way, does that waitress still work here?
RALPH
You mean Emily?
DAVE
Yeah. Emily. I thought of her f... |
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DAVE
That’s right. I’m wrong. You’re right. Maybe I made a mistake coming back here.
RALPH
Please don’t be that way. You’re with friends.
EMILY
Yes, you are.
DAVE
You’re my friend too?
EMILY
Of course.
DAVE
Don’t patronize me. ( pause ) Ooh. The pain in my head. It’... |
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Scene 4
Time: Later that evening.
Place: An office in a government building located in Washington, D.C.
On stage are Saul, Ralph and Emily.
SAUL
The agency wants to know how Dave is progressing. Any comments?
RALPH
It’s too soon to tell. We have to give it more time. The agency really ... |
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SAUL
No. I was a part of the screening team. We exercised great care in selecting
the right subject, and Dave met all the qualifications. He was retired military,
was a combat veteran, had flown spy missions, had no blemishes on his record,
no criminal history, and no record of serious physical or em... |
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EMILY
But what about freewill?
SAUL
It will be abolished. Freewill is what got us humans into trouble in the first
place. It is just another term for licentiousness. Over and over again throughout
history it has brought us to the brink of destruction. To save humanity, we must
act now to eli m... |
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RALPH
So the public is in on this?
SAUL
No. Our project is top secret. Officially FAIR’s mission is to coordinate and
monitor all publicly funded scientific research. However, its secret mission is to
provide bureaucratic cover, logistical support and most importantly an unimpeded stream of fund... |
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SAUL
So they did, but with one important difference. They lacked the
technological capability, and the imagination, to systematically restructure
human thought. Instead, they relied on brute force to break down resistance and
impose their will. We will not have to resort to such barbaric and disruptiv... |
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EMILY
I hope it doesn’t come to that.
RALPH
We all hope that.
SAUL
When we signed on to this project, we all took an oath of absolute fidelity
to the program. Don’t forget that. The agency informed each of us upfront about
the purpose of this project and what it would entail. The time f... |
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Scene 5
Time: Same as scene 4
Place: Dave’s apartment. Dave is alone. He is talking to his cell phone.
DAVE
I know you’re inside there, my little friend. No need to hide. I won’t hurt you.
I couldn’t hurt you. We’re buddies. I don’t hate you anymore. I just wish you
wouldn’t be so quick wit... |
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The Structural and Cyclical
Case For U.S. Real Estate Debt
Highlights
• The U.S. commercial and multifamily real estate debt market is a massive investible universe with hundreds of billions
of dollars’ worth of mortgages originated annually.
• Real estate debt exposure historically has provided a ... |
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Commercial and multifamily real estate debt (CRE debt) has been part of the U.S.
investment universe and institutional portfolios for many decades. However, over the
past two market cycles the asset class has attracted growing interest as yields across
most fixed income markets ha... |
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The continued growth of the CRE debt market masks important changes in the roles and risk
appetite of key debt capital sources due to post-GFC banking and financial regulatory reforms.
Prior to the GFC, bank lending and commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) issuance drove
o... |
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2. THE POTENTIAL FOR STABLE AND ATTRACTIVE ABSOLUTE AND
RISK-ADJUSTED RETURNS
The second reason for allocating capital to private CRE debt is performance. Historical performance data is limited for most
structured segments of the debt market, but the robust data set for senior mort... |
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CRE debt’s competitive risk-adjusted returns are especially attractive for their potential portfolio
diversification benefits, the third pillar underpinning the traditional case for the asset class. Historically,
total return correlation... |
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