American Mary Page #2

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- Hello?

- Hi. I've been trying to call you.

Sorry, I was on the other line.

What's up?

The mall locked us out.

There's no more scheduled shifts

until we get this sorted out.

- What happened?

- I haven't been able to pay the rent.

They got tired of waiting.

Poof, they locked us out.

So... that's it?

Pretty much.

I'll call you if anything changes.

I'm really sorry, Mary.

- Yes?

- A package. Mary Mason.

What? I'm Mary Mason.

I need you to sign for a package.

Fine. 211 .

You didn't really leave me

much choice.

- Who are you?

- You can put the bat down, Dr Mason.

I'm completely harmless.

My name is Beatress Johnson.

- We spoke earlier.

- How do you know where I live?

It's on your resume.

It's a pretty impressive resume,

with all that doctor stuff on it.

Must be expensive.

Listen, I'm just a desperate woman

looking for help.

Well, if you need some kind of help,

I suggest you go to a hospital.

- What if they refuse to help us?

- Then call your HMO.

- Get it figured out, I don't know!

- It's not a financial issue.

Money, I got lots of. I'll give you $200

if you just let me say what I'm gonna

say, and I'm gonna say anyway.

- And then you'll leave?

- Mm-hm. You'll never see me again.

- Can I see the money?

- Hm.

What do you see when you look at me?

You kind of resemble Betty Boop.

- Kind of?

- Well, it's a little uncanny.

I'm lucky enough to be able to afford to

make myself look on the outside

the way I feel on the inside.

Fourteen different surgeries

to get me to look like this.

Some gone out of the country

to find the best doctor for the job.

In my travels,

I met another girl like me.

But she hasn't been able

to find someone to finish her.

- I wanna hire you.

- Well, I'm not a doctor.

- I told you that.

- I wanna pay you $10,000, cash.

That ought to solve

your money problems for a while.

Especially with what Billy

gave you last night.

I'm not doing what

I did last night again ever.

I'm not asking you to.

She's just... she's a nice girl

who wants an unconventional operation.

- How unconventional?

- She just wants some skin removed

for, um... cosmetic reasons.

My niece, she's a receptionist

at a veterinary clinic.

We can use the operating room

after hours.

I obviously do not have...

...any kind of insurance package

for this kind of thing.

And I can't guarantee

that the skin removal

- will produce the desired effects.

- I'll give you two grand

- just to show up.

- What time does the clinic close?

- Hello?

- You missed class.

I hope it wasn't our conversation

the previous day that made you

think there are better things to do

than attend my lecture.

No, I had some family matters

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