The Squeeze Page #2

Week after week,

I go through this.

If I ever see Tom Murray on the street,

I'm going to choke the guy.

(KNOCK ON DOOR)

The fourth number is...

9.

You know her?

No.

Who is it?

I'm looking for

a Mr. Harrison Patrick Berg.

What do you think?

- Cop.

- You're dreaming. No way that face is a cop.

(KNOCKING)

Can I help you?

Uh, Mr. Berg, I've got

an envelope for you.

It's a little bit early

for deliveries, isn't it?

Uh, it's special.

How special?

It's a summons.

Told you.

Look buddy, I've been on your job

for a long time.

This is a serious matter.

You either deal now or hang later.

This summons, I have to touch it

physically, right? I mean, that's the law?

Yeah, that's the law.

All right. I'll tell you what

we'll do.

You go back 10 paces, by that pillar behind you,

and then I'll open the door.

Go ahead.

Okay.

No, Harry, she's cheating.

She cheats. Ooh.

I like her already.

Come on, no cheating now.

You want to do this, you've

got to play it straight.

Back up and start over.

Come on.

All right.

All right, here's what we'll do.

Take the, uh, envelope,

and put it right down

in there between us.

Make that like a neutral

country, like Switzerland.

- But...

- No, no. Nice try, but I'm like a cat,

I could be back here in a flash.

Come on.

Okay?

Put the envelope down.

Down. A little lower.

A little bit. Almost.

It's so close.

Come on. Just...

Drop it. Let go of it.

Ahh!

All right. Now, I'm Harry Berg.

Nice to meet you.

Hi. Rachel Dobs.

A pleasure.

See? This is working.

(SIGHS)

So, Rach, what's this

about a summons?

Back alimony.

(LAUGHS) No, there's a mistake here.

I don't pay any alimony.

My ex-wife Hilda

doesn't need money.

She's loaded. She's got

a lot of rich boyfriends.

Mr. Berg, it's really not

my concern.

I'm a professional,

hired to do a job.

You're going to have to accept

the summons sooner or later,

so why don't you save us both

a lot of trouble?

Look, I'm tired

and I want to go home.

You do look beat.

Really.

Maybe you ought to get

a girl's job, you know,

stewardess, secretary, nurse,

something like that.

If I didn't have to deal with deadbeats like you,

it'd be a hell of a lot more pleasant.

Now would you please just

take the summons, OK Mr. Berg?

Slime!

Listen, you know what?

You deserve to live here

with the rest of the rats.

Slime!

Thanks for stopping by.

(LAUGHS)

I'm going to get you.

Slime!

She's cute.

MAN:
that's what

I'm looking for.

Carmen, if you don't get these steps right,

I'm going to replace you.

Come on. Lift it up, girls.

Sell it. That's what I'm looking for.

Primordial.

Beautiful, ladies.

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