:01:01
What do I want? I'll tell you what I want.
I want you to get a broom...
:01:05
...and bash anybody
who gets near my chariot, all right?
:01:08
- Those punks again?
- Give me the passkey.
:01:10
I gotta rouse Sleeping Beauty upstairs.
:01:13
Remember, they get near it, bash them.
:01:16
Those no-good little bastards.
:01:20
Ray! Ray! Come on. Come on,
get your ass out of that sack.
:01:23
Come on, come on, up and at them.
:01:26
Hey, the day's half over.
Let's go, let's go.
:01:29
Raymond, time is money. Hey, hey.
:01:33
Why don't you answer the box?
:01:35
I left a half a dozen messages yesterday.
:01:37
You think I got nothing better to do
than ring you all day?
:01:41
Raymond, we've got business to talk over.
:01:46
- We got a summons from your wife.
- Ex.
:01:50
- Ex-wife.
- One thousand dollars a month.
:01:53
One, zero, zero, zero.
:01:56
On top of that bad news,
there's more bad news.
:01:59
The first chapters of your novel have been
returned by another publisher.
:02:03
- That's only the fourth one.
- It's the sixth, but who's counting.
:02:06
The point is, there's no advance.
:02:08
If you finish, we'll be able to sell it.
:02:10
But that's not gonna happen today, right?
:02:16
Hey, come on, you mothers,
get away from that car.
:02:19
- Up yours!
- Son of a bitch.
:02:24
All right, now for the good news.
:02:26
- You got an offer of employment.
- Not interested.
:02:28
- You better be, buster.
- Abner Procane, male, white, 65 years old.
:02:33
Extremely wealthy, eccentric,
lives on an estate in Holmby Hills.
:02:37
He's had something stolen.
:02:38
The thieves offered
to return it for a potful of money.
:02:41
You function strictly as a go-between.
:02:43
- For which I'll get paid?
- Ten thousand, cold cash.
:02:47
And if we can finagle it a little bit,
possibly even tax-free.
:02:51
- Do I have to murder anybody?
- As your lawyer, I would advise against it.
:02:55
Look.
:02:57
Please, your appointment's at 2:00.
Be prompt for a change, huh?