A Patch of Fog Page #2

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Please.

Yeah, I was just

checking the system.

Yeah, just making

sure, you know.

Sorry about that.

Ok, you take care.

Happy Christmas.

Love to the wife. Bye-bye.

Oh, listen, Robert.

Cheers, really.

- Thanks so much.

- No, put your money away.

- Really?

- Aye.

What happened to one guy

doing another guy a favor?

Right.

Thanks.

So I'm... I'm free to go?

I tell you what,

if you want to repay me

you could... you could

buy me a Coca-Cola sometime.

Absolutely, Robert.

Any time,

it would be a pleasure.

Brilliant!

I get off in half an hour.

Nothing like a drink after work.

- So, you're on the telly?

- Mm-hmm.

- What program?

- It's called night vision?

- Never seen it.

- We review plays, films, books, poetry.

I'll have to watch that.

So, what about you, have you

always been in security?

Yeah. Yeah, always.

Well, that must be exciting,

you know.

Keeping up with the thieves.

Learning the new tricks.

Yeah, it has its moments.

There's plenty of tricks though.

There's the toothpick.

Where they wedge

a toothpick in the pocket,

so the pocket stays open.

And then they just knock

all the stuff in their pocket

- off the shelves, you see.

- Right.

Now, my personal favorite,

which is a great one,

- that's called the bicycle.

- Mm-hm.

That's where the thief will

ride up on his bike

outside of my store and he'll

ask me to look after his bike.

And because I'm such a nice

fella I say, "yeah, no problem."

- Right.

- So I'm looking after his bike and he's gone inside.

Then his accomplice comes along and

jumps on the bike and rides away, see.

And while I'm chasing him, what's

the other fella doing in me shop?

I suppose he's

filling his pockets.

Yeah. Yeah.

See, you'd be good at this, you.

Then there's the telephone.

And that's the one where the

thief pre-sets his phone to go

while he's inside the shop,

you see.

And then he walks out

with the goods.

Can I get you another one, sand?

You know, Robert,

I'd like nothing more,

but I really have to go.

Jesus Christ.

- Alright, Sandy?

- Yeah, listen, Robert.

I really appreciate

all your help.

Thanks again.

That's alright, pleasure.

I'm sure everything'll be fine.

What do you mean

everything'll be fine?

Well, we've got a

little bit of a problem.

See, the disc.

They all get collected,

you see, at the end of the week,

and me boss reviews them all.

Just to keep me on me toes.

Yeah, my name's on that disc.

I know. It'll be ok.

Don't worry. I'll fix it.

I'll get it, and we'll just meet

here, same time, same place.

Well, can you not just erase it

and throw it away, Robert?

Can you not just

meet me on Sunday?

- Yeah, alright.

- Alright.

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