Pickpockets Page #3

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I need an Alka-seltzer.

Please! Call an ambulance, please!

He's having convulsions!

Call an ambulance!

What happened?

Not a bad trick, but there's room

for improvement.

Go back to the tailor shop

and keep practicing.

Help me out, honey.

With my words...

I distract your mind.

With my eyes...

I distract your eyes...

And with my hands...

You're a bore.

Have you seen Juana?

I think she's over there.

Thanks.

Juana!

Juana!

-Hey.

-Hey.

What are you doing here?

I came...

to give this back to you.

Where did you get it?

The record store.

You must have dropped it.

Right.

I dropped it.

And my ID?

I don't know.

Okay.

So you're coming in?

Wear this if you don't want to get dizzy.

I don't get dizzy.

Sure?

Yes.

I'm sure.

This is what I'm working on now.

You see?

It's looking right at us,

and nobody even knows.

Wow.

It's really pretty.

Really what?

Pretty.

"Really pretty"! You're an idiot.

I...

I want to do things...

that are different.

Things that disturb.

That's art, right?

Freedom.

Transgression.

Do you like murals?

The ones on 26th Street.

The ones on 26th. Good.

They're very pretty.

Not pretty!

They should have an effect.

They should transform...

make you feel different.

You.

Me what?

You make me feel different.

I'm stoned.

Are you alright?

I need air.

Doggy!

If you're gonna work the streets,

you have to be invisible.

Mix in with the people.

Remember, we want to be forgotten,

not remembered.

Okay, that's enough!

This isn't recess!

What's so funny?

Always dress in solid colors that don't

stand out. Greys, browns, like that.

Ties...

they're essential.

People are idiots.

They trust anyone in a tie.

That's why bankers wear ties.

To steal better.

Always dress in layers, lots of layers.

Makes it possible to change appearance

quickly and get away if you're caught.

Fresh, stand over there.

Come here.

Put this on.

Your friend, Fresh, is a cop

and he's gonna grab you.

Use your instinct.

Now what?

You're ready.

Hit the streets.

Crowds are the pickpocket's

natural habitat.

Always work at rush hour.

Tourists are better than locals.

Shoppers are more distracted

than working stiffs.

Open bags are better than closed.

Backpacks are better than jackets.

Jackets are better than pants.

Back pockets are better than front.

Don't even think about trying

a front pants pocket.

Work in threes.

One distracts...

one steals...

Watch where you're going!

...the other one runs.

What do you see here?

Us.

And what do you notice?

It's like a game to you, not a job.

You're slow.

Spot a victim, distract him, rob him.

And move on to the next, and the next.

Looks who's here!

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