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    F OX : Thank you.
    G OULD : Because. Charlie : Don't thank me. You start me off here with a bang. I know that you could have Gone Across the Street. . .
    F OX : I wouldn't have done that.
    G OULD : But you could.
    F OX : I wouldn't. . .
    G OULD : But you could. And that's the point, Charl. That you absolutely could. And it was “loyalty” kept you with us . . .
    F OX : Hey, hey it's only common sense.
    G OULD : You stuck with the Home Store.
    F OX : Hey you've been good for me, to put it bluntly all the years . . .
    G OULD : . . . you stuck with the Old Firm, Charl, you stuck with your friends.
    F OX : It's where I work, Bob, it's what I do, and my relationship with you . . . we were all happy for you, Bob, you got bumped up, and I feel that I'm lucky . . .
    G OULD : I'm the lucky one, Charl. . .
    F OX : Hey, Bullshit, to have somebody I could come to . . .
    G OULD ( simultaneously with “come" ): Because you could have gone Across the Street. Who would have blamed you?
    F OX : Yeah, but I wouldn't of done it.
    G OULD : Who would of blamed you, Charl? You get a Free Option on a Douggie Brown film, guys would walk in here, hold a guy up . . .
    F OX : I work here, Bob. And my loyalty has always been to you. ( Pause. )
    G OULD : Well, I'm one lucky son of a bitch . . .
    F OX : That you are.
    G OULD : And what I do is “owe you.”
    F OX : No, no, Bob. Bullshit . . . The times you've . . .
    G OULD : I'm just doing my job.
    F OX : No, I know, I know . . . and I know at times, that it was difficult for you . . .
    G OULD : No.
    F OX : I, and I hesitate to ask it, to ask for the credit. . .
    G OULD : . . . Don't have to ask it.
    F OX : ‘Cause I know, anybody was to come in here, exploit you . . . this thing . . .
    G OULD : . . . Forget. . .
    F OX : . . . your new “position,” all, I even hesitate . . .
    G OULD : Don't hesitate about a goddamn thing, forget it, Charl: You Brought Me Gold. You're gonna be co-producer. What the fuck are you talkin‘ about . . .?
    F OX : I just, I wanted to say . . .
    G OULD ( simultaneously with “say" ): I'm grateful to you, pal. For this n'for all that you've been, over the years. . .
    F OX : Now . .. you know . . .
    G OULD : Hey, hey, hey ( GOULD checks his watch. ) Let's go make some money. ( He rises. )
    F OX : I, I need a cuppa coffee . ..
    G OULD : You get it in Ross's office. Here's how we play it: we get in . . .
    F OX : . . . yes . . .
    G OULD : We get in, get out and we give it to him in one sentence. Let me talk, no disrespect. . .
    F OX : No.
    G OULD : But it's courtesy . . .
    F OX : I understand.
    G OULD : One sentence. “Doug Brown, Buddy Film.” ( Phone rings. Into phone :) Whoever it is, we'll be with Mr. Rrr . . . ( Pause. ) Yes? Put him on . . . Hello: Richard. . . . Yes . . .? Yes, well, how long will you bbb . . . ( Pause. ) I see . . . Absolutely. ( Pause. ) No problem whatsoever . . . you'll be back by then . . .? ( Pause. ) Absolutely so. Thank you. ( He hangs up. Pause. To F OX : ) Ross just got called to New York. He's going on the Gulfstream, turn around and come right back. So we got pushed to tomorrow morning, ten o'clock.
    F OX ( pause ): Aha . ( Pause .)
    G OULD : No help for it.
    F OX : I've got, Douggie only gave me until. . .
    G OULD : . . . I'm sorry . . .
    F OX : Doug Brown only gave me until ten tomorrow morn . . .
    G OULD : No, I know, we've only got ‘til ten to tie . . .
    F OX : We got to come up with a Pay or Play to tie him to this thing by ten o'clock to . . .
    G OULD : No problem. Ross'll be back for tomorrow morning, if he doesn't . . .
    F OX : . . . if he doesn't. . .
    G OULD : . . . yes . . .
    F OX : . . . then . . .
    G OULD : . . . Then we'll raise him on the phone . . .
    F OX : . . . I'm saying . . .
    G OULD : Wherever he is, we'll pull him out of it . . .
    F OX : Wherever he is.
    G OULD : Yup.
    F OX : Because I only got the option until ten o'clock tomorrow. Doug Brown told me . . .
    G OULD : Yeah. I'm saying. Ten o'clock tomorrow.