Down by Law - Unexpected Encounters in Troubling Times
Preston:
Zack! Hey man! What the fuck ya doin here in the garbage?
Zack: [without looking at Preston]
Just leave me alone, Preston. I'm in a bad mood.
Preston:
Then I'm just the man you've been looking for. In fact, I've been looking for you.
Zack:
That's a bad sign.
Preston:
Now, Zack, baby! I got somethin real good for you. An hour's work for a whole lotta scratch.
Zack:
I ain't interested.
Preston:
Then you ARE in a bad mood. You won't even let me propose it to you. Can you just listen to me for one minute, will ya? One minute of your, uh... valuable time?
Zack: [sighs in exasperation]
Just fuck off, Preston.
Preston: [chuckles and acts like he's going to walk away from him, but then goes back to him]
All I wanna do is pay you a grand, in exchange of a single hour of your very very valuable time. But this ain't no break in, no delivery of controlled substances, none of this stuff. It's just to drive a car, from one part of town to another, alone. That's it.
Zack:
What kind of car will that be, Preston?
Preston:
That will be a very nice car. A very nice, very expensive imported car, which just happens to be in between owners at the present time.
Preston:
Look man, all you gotta do is drive the car across town, park it, leave it. I can pay half grand upfront, and the other half later. The whole thing's over in an hour! It's very safe, very clean, and believe me, I can get a million guys to do this for me.
Zack:
Then why don't you do it yourself?
Preston:
I'm offerin a grand so I don't have to answer stupid questions like that.
Zack:
Well... I might consider the grand up front... then I might think about it.
Preston: [pause]
Jesus! Zack... you are in a nasty mood. So just to cheer you up a little bit, I give you 750 upfront. OK?
Preston: [he gives Zack the keys of the car]
Alright, alright, Mr. All-Mighty-Hot-Shit. I'm gonna do you this favor.
Zack: [impressed]
Oh man! A Jaguar!
Preston: [he gives Zack the money]
I'll give you the whole thing up front.
Preston: [long pause]
Now you owe me. Zack, you know you can buy yourself twenty girls for all of that?
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