Deception Page #4

the Times Square...

subway station. It

had been raining,

and you asked me if

the train stops...

at Canal Street.

No.

Wait. It just feels

a little strange,

that's all.

Why? Because you've

seen me before?

- Maybe. It's just...

- C'mon, what's the problem?

Okay...

I guess it is a little bit

of a gear shift.

Maybe some other time.

Oh, no, please.

What I mean is...

By any chance...

are you hungry?

Mm, you have a

little bit of...

of ketchup on your chin.

- Oh. I'm sorry.

I'm a messy eater.

No, it's okay. So am I. Here.

- There you go.

- Thank you.

- You have a

little piece of...

Oh, what, onion in my hair?

So what do you

do for a living?

I sit behind glass...

and I watch people

pass like fish.

- You work in a bank?

- I'm sort of an accountant.

I bet that's what you always...

dreamed of being

when you grew up.

Oh, yeah, I'm

livin' the dream.

Feel free to leave now.

Still here.

- But how about you?

- No.

No, no, no, I'm

afraid that we're...

still on you.

- Frank.

- Frank?

You look like a Frank.

- By the way, my name is...

- Oh, sh.

You know the rules. No names.

Yeah, but the rules

seem to specify...

no conversation either.

Okay. How 'bout I

tell you my name,

if you guess.

Oh, you're in real

trouble here.

You see, I am very

good at this.

- What are you very good at?

Problem solving.

It's what I do.

I'm very good at

identifying hierarchical...

relationships and

binary posits.

- Is that right?

- Absolutely.

And this talent can be applied

to finding anything.

For example,

I know that your name

begins with an S.

- How do you know that?

I saw your key

chain on your purse.

- Wow. Excellent work.

Thank you. So, the

things we know are

A, your name begins with an S.

B, you have a white coat.

And C...

And C, you do not know

your way around the subway.

That's true.

Now all I do is

extrapolate from...

these known qualities

and your name...

is...

Sybil.

- Sophie. You're

definitely a Sophie.

Wait, with an 'ie' or a 'y'?

- Either.

- Neither.

- How about Syd, as

in Syd Charisse?

No, she was Syd with a C.

- Yeah, but maybe you

spell it with an S.

I do not.

- Sexy Steffi was

lookin' for a train...

No.

- Sunbeam.

Oh, God, do I look

like a Sunbeam?

Absolutely.

Well, then, that's it.

- I told you I

was good at this.

I'm very impressed.

I'm crashing.

I'd really like

to see you again.

Not in a hotel.

Hm, well... we'll

see about that.

- Maybe tomorrow?

- It is tomorrow.

- Hello?

- Are you free tonight?

- Hey, are you back?

I wish. It's friggin'

anarchy here.

Hang on. Hello?

- Housekeeping.

Uh, could you come

back? Thanks.

- Sorry.

- Where are you?

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