The amazing power of auto-suggestion is revealed. Nothing can resist, not even the Italian Mafia!
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The amazing power of auto-suggestion is revealed. Nothing can resist, not even the Italian Mafia!
Angel and May is an audio-only podcast, produced by a not-for-profit group of community theatre supporters.
See more on our website: www.angelandmay.com
Please support us through our Patreon page as we have no other source of income.
JUDGEMENT
SUMMARY
Storyline is about the arrival in New London of GANDER
(DAVID Kosciolek) age 33 on the 6th of May 2052 (23 years
before the main Angel and May series) and the slow climb
up the slippery pole of power in the Bencubbin. This
first instalment details the time up to his/her purchase
of the Retrograde Inn from the Bencubbin Mafia.
COBO and team go back to BEAR's place. CROUPIER is dazed
as he can't believe what has just happened. GANDER is
confused. COBO mysteriously is holding out on what he did
to change VINCENT's behaviour.
This is a flashback to the scene of the same name, but
this time we have the part of the conversation that was
skipped revealed!
VINCENT is nursing a gin & tonic after a stressful day.
He issue instructions to his men. BUNNY arrives and is
shown in to discuss the fencing of the soon to be
returned diamonds.
BUNNY lays down the tale of a grifter (MILTON) who is now
a nonce for the CIS and is used to set up people they
want to remove.
He suggest the only way to avoid arrest is to deny all
knowledge or ownership of the diamonds and to refuse to
even look at them and to clearly instruct grifter to
immediately leave the premises and to never come back.
VINCENT completely believe the tale, due to him seeing
COBO in the police station.
GANDER now sees the power of auto suggestion and
understand what has happened!
BUNNY, COBO, GANDER, CROUPIER & BEAR, gather at Bears
place after the raid looking at the diamonds. BUNNY is
telling his tail, when a woman turns up. She is well
dressed and GANDER makes a comment about her shoes. COBO
is surprised. Turns out she is a friend of BUNNY's and
is a representative of the insurance company. The Jewels
are handed over for the ten percent reward. GANDER is
initial shocked at only getting such a small percentage,
but is please to find its still a huge amount of money,
all totally legal and deposited in the central bank. The
find is registered as coming from the CIS evidence
locker. The crew are now total free and sitting on a pile
of legal cash!
Next day! GANDER, BEAR & COBO are chewing the cud over a
game of poker. COBO is asking the team what their next
steps will be.
GANDER is discussing that he would really like to get the
Retrograde back from the mob. COBO thinks this is not
possible, but is potentially considering ways in this
which this could be done. He suggests that GANDER needs
more money and needs to find a way of multiplying what he
has. Perhaps starting a business might be an option.
CROUPIER mentions that he has a flight the next day to
Earth. GANDER mentions the visit to MOMO's and that he is
nervous.
GANDER visits RUDI whilst she is working at the cafe.
They exchange banter and GANDER makes a business
proposition. RUDI is very suspicious, but says she will
think about it.
INT. BLACK BEARS - ROOM 3-15 - THE SET UP
COBO and team go back to BEAR's place. CROUPIER is dazed
as he can't believe what has just happened. GANDER is
confused. COBO mysteriously is holding out on what he did
to change VINCENT's behaviour.
GANDER
MILTON COBO, what the hell just
happened. What did you do? Why
didn't he take the diamonds? He
has previously killed, multiple
times, just to get closer to them.
COBO
David, the power of auto
suggestion!
CROUPIER
I don't believe it, he just gave
them all back!
COBO
Easy now CROUP, just sit down,
you'll have a stroke. DAVID get
some water! Its a good thing,
CROUP right, he doesn't want them.
That means they belong to us now!
GANDER
Trackamina, MILTON, what the hell
is this auto suggestion stuff? You
have hypnotised the man, with this
BUNNY WINKLE. I just can't figure
how!
COBO
I might just have slipped in a few
small suggestions!
GANDER
OK, you better come clean
otherwise I'm going to clobber
you. Looks like CROUP might join
in!
COBO
Well yesterday, when I was talking
about BUNNY being the perfect
messenger! Remember!
GANDER
Yes of course, but why not tell us
what was going on?
COBO
Need to know DAVID, need to know!
In case of the very remote
possibility that we were all
picked up by VINCENT, I needed to
make sure the expressions on your
faces were genuine! Otherwise, it
would be a quick walk out an
airlock, as the con was blown!
GANDER
Well, it worked!
COBO
Perhaps now I could paint a
picture of events? Remember the
conversation yesterday?
TIME PAST
The previous day
COBO
So BEAR if you had to fence a load
of diamonds and you're the mob,
where would you go?
BEAR
Oh, that's easy, they'd take them
to BUNNY WINKLE, he always handles
sparklers.
COBO
BUNNY WINKLE, now that's a
moniker!
BEAR
Comes with the territory I'm
afraid. Anyway he's the only
fence they touch.
COBO
Do you trust him?
BEAR
With my life!
COBO
Wow that's a big leap. So you
know him then?
BEAR
(Laughing) Yes, he's family, my
half brother.
COBO
Oh! (Laughter) Sorry, I didn't
mean any offence, the name I mean.
BEAR
Relax, its just his moniker! He
loves it, and it really suits him!
COBO
Well, OK then! Moniker away!
(Pause) So can you get him to give
a message to the mob?
BEAR
Of course, no problem, as long as
it won't jeopardise his future
business.
COBO
No, actually this will only
strengthen his ties, and they will
owe him one. Good position to be
in!
GANDER
MILTON, what is going on, what
does this jeweller fellow have to
do with this grift?
COBO
He is just acting as a totally
plausible conduit, to deliver the
tale. Its an essential part of
the grift, that is if we want to
live.
GANDER
I'm sorry I don't get it.
COBO
You won't at this stage, its
complicated, you'll see after all
the pieces fall into place. No are
you going to lay you're card or
aren't you, we haven't got all
day!
GANDER
Are you sure you're not cheating?
Show me your sleeves.
COBO
How dare you, I don't need to
cheat against you. In fact I'm
trying to help you, its just you
make that so very hard. Its
actually shameful!
GANDER
Oh, really, well consider this
delightful ace then! (Sound of
cards) OK I raise!
So this VINCENT, sounds nasty,
what do you know?
COBO
Well, as far as I can tell, our
young VINCENT is the only member
of the Gambino family with a
criminal record. Nasty,
vindictive bastard, as you would
expect. Two counts of assault,
and one for non-payment of a
parking fine. Word has it, one
more strike and he's out of the
family business. Daddy is not
pleased! He is causing too much
exposure. Making noise, rocking
the boat. Daddy thinks he has
been too aggressive and that's why
the CIS is watching.
GANDER
Sounds like he has bad family
issues.
COBO
He has, and its something we can
use to our advantage! Which is why
I'm asking these simple questions
of my good friend BEAR here! Now
are you going to lay?
GANDER
Yes, of course!
COBO
Well, well, that's a happy
coincidence, look at that! Is that
the ace of hearts?
GANDER
What a surprise! Lady luck must be
on my side!
BACK TO THE PRESENT
GANDER
Yes, yes we know all that, but
what exactly did BUNNY do?
COBO
Well, let me paint the picture for
you of what likely happened in the
Retrograde, when BUNNY went to
visit!
INT. RETROGRADE SMALL BAR - THE TALE PART 2
This is a flashback to the scene of the same name, but
this time we have the part of the conversation that was
skipped revealed!
VINCENT is nursing a gin & tonic after a stressful day.
He issue instructions to his men. BUNNY arrives and is
shown in to discuss the fencing of the soon to be
returned diamonds.
BUNNY lays down the tale of a grifter (MILTON) who is now
a nonce for the CIS and is used to set up people they
want to remove.
He suggest the only way to avoid arrest is to deny all
knowledge or ownership of the diamonds and to refuse to
even look at them and to clearly instruct grifter to
immediately leave the premises and to never come back.
VINCENT completely believe the tale, due to him seeing
COBO in the police station.
VINCENT
I need a small G&T please.
(Talking to Thug Two) Shit it
stinks in here, did you get the
plumbers?
THUG TWO
Yes boss, MIKE had them plumbers
in, there've been in the kitchens
all day!
VINCENT
How much did that cost?
THUG TWO
We haven't seen the bill yet, they
said it may be covered under city
hygiene requirements
VINCENT
Well, I hope the hell we don't end
up paying for their lousy pipes!
THUG TWO
Yes boss, they did fix it up, the
smell is slowly going down.
VINCENT
Well, get some more air scrubbers,
hire them if you have too, we need
to get those kitchens back on
line.
THUG TWO
Yes boss.
VINCENT
Find out who planted those smoke
bombs and sort them out we can't
been seen to be weak. No obvious
killing though, the CIS are
lurking, we've seen them down at
the cop shop!
THUG TWO
Yes boss, of course, I'll get on
it. Sorry to disturb you, but
you have a visitor.
VINCENT
Who?
THUG TWO
It's that Bunny Winkle fellow, he
says he needs to see you! You
asked him to pop in about fencing
some diamonds.
VINCENT
Oh yes, that reminds me! When are
those thieves coming to drop them
off?
THUG TWO
They said in a couple of hours.
VINCENT
Good, good, they should bring in
some much need cash. OK let him
in.
THUG TWO
You can go through now BUNNY
VINCENT
BUNNY good to see you. Thank you
for coming, I will have need of
your services. I'm expecting
around one hundred stones to be
delivered this afternoon. IF or
FL quality, I believe there are
some that are D colour and they
are mostly high carats values. I
need to assess grade, and value
please and to move them quickly.
BUNNY
Will you want me to manage
marketing?
VINCENT
Of course normal rates!
BUNNY
Well, that's encouraging. They
certainly sound interesting!
However, if there is as many as
you say, it might take a few weeks
to move them on.
VINCENT
Understandable, no rush, get the
best price.
They sit down and drinks are brought.
BUNNY
Do you have photographs?
VINCENT
No sorry. I'll have them tonight.
Its kinda complicated but they are
being delivered here.
BUNNY
Well, lets hope there not being
delivered by a MILTON COBO.
VINCENT
What?
BUNNY
Oh, you wouldn't know him. He's a
grifter. (Pause) Well he was a
grifter, but now he works for the
CIS. (Pause) That's how he stays
out of the nick. They turned him
last year. You scratch my back,
I'll scratch yours. (Laughter)
VINCENT
(Weak laugh) Please.
VINCENT offers a drink to BUNNY.
ICE IN GLASS AND
SIPPING
BUNNY
Cheers!
VINCENT
So tell me about him, ahh this
MILTON, in case I run into him.
BUNNY
I tell you, don't you just hate a
noss!
You see, he operates these
selected stings for the CIS, to
tackle people they want to take
down. One week he is a drug
dealer, the next a jeweller. The
CIS just don't have the skill set
to do this, so he offers a
service! Six months ago he conned
me. He said he dealt in antique
jewellery. That smuck was wearing
a wire. Took a lot of pulling of
strings and a hefty donation to
the police fund to make the
charges go away!
VINCENT
Really?
THUG TWO
That's why he went into the CIS
office Boss.
VINCENT
Shut up, you arse!
BUNNY
Oh, you know him then!
VINCENT
Yes, unfortunately, we were at the
station the other day, reporting
some unexplained fires, and we saw
him! A few days ago he offered to
recover some stolen diamonds, came
right in here, bold as brass.
BUNNY
Yes well, its easy to be bold when
you have the CIS behind you! I
could have kicked myself, I should
have known.
VINCENT
How?
BUNNY
His shoes, you can always tell a
noss by his shoes, shiny as all
hell. Oh and he has a wire, you
can tell. He has this really
small lapel pin, its the
microphone! That bastard, I only
just got out of it, because I
turned down the diamonds, they
couldn't pin a conviction. It
cost me a fortune! They were
showing some seriously high
quality rocks!
If they show up, what ever you do,
don't accept the jewels or even
acknowledge that you know anything
about them.
VINCENT
I see, well thank you for the
information, that was most
enlightening BUNNY, I appreciate
the heads up.
BUNNY
All part of the service Mr
GAMBINO.
INT. BLACK BEARS - DINING AREA - THE PAY OFF
BUNNY, COBO, GANDER, CROUPIER & BEAR, gather at Bears
place after the raid looking at the diamonds. BUNNY is re
telling the tail from his point of view, when a woman
turns up. She is well dressed and GANDER makes a comment
about her shoes. COBO is surprised. Turns out she is a
friend of BUNNY's and is a representative of the
insurance company. The Jewels are handed over for the ten
percent reward. GANDER is initial shocked at only
getting such a small percentage, but is please to find
its still a huge amount of money, all totally legal and
deposited in the central bank. The find is registered as
coming from the CIS evidence locker. They crew are now
total free and sitting on a pile of legal cash!
COBO
BUNNY good to meet you. VINCENT
tells me, you weave a fascinating
story, well done!
BUNNY
(Laugh) You should have seen his
face MILTON! It was a pleasure,
those bastards have been squeezing
me for years. Its nice for once,
to turn the tables, and to do it
in a way where they think they owe
me! Come on, so lets see these
jewels of yours.
JEWELS ON TABLE
COBO
Da dah! BUNNY did you contact your
friend?
BUNNY
Yes of course, she should be here
shortly! Oh, MILTON, these are
fine, very fine. High Carat too!
Very nice.
BEAR
MILTON is it not enough that you
take my money at cards. You now
have to rope in my relatives to
your nefarious schemes, just to
save you from certain death!
(Laughter)
COBO
Well, we all have to utilise our
asset base don't we. I will try
not to place such a heavy burden
on you in the future BEAR!
Now you skimping inn keeper, do
you have any decent booze at all!
BEAR
Of course, but its unlikely to
find its way down your throat
MILTON! It would be a waste.
COBO
You see BUNNY, this is how he
treats his best guests. We put up
with these conditions, then he has
the temerity to charge us far to
many credits, and this is what we
get, a rat hole of a hotel, in the
rough part of town!
GANDER
MILTON, you'll get us turfed out
on the street!
COBO
No, unfortunately no chance of
that! Oh, look, there is a women
on the front door cam! Is that
your friend BUNNY? She is
definitely not from the Bencubbin.
GANDER
Wow, look at those shoes, and the
designer clothes!
COBO
You notice some of the weirdest
things sometimes DAVID? Are you
sure you're not swinging both
ways! I don't want a surprise one
night!
GANDER
Well, which way I swing is no
concern of yours. My swinging
depends entirely on my mood.
Perhaps being so macho, hetro, and
also sadly retro is why you're not
married MILTON! Quite apart from
you poor choice of poetry, you
don't appreciate a ladies shoes!
BUNNY
Ah, yes that is Majorette, always
well turned out! BEAR Is there an
intercom? So I can buzz her
through.
BEAR
Majorette? that's a moniker!
BUNNY
No moniker it is actual Majorette
Chalmers, I think her parents had
a sense of humour, now, how do I
let her in?
BEAR
Red button, by the door!
DOOR BUZZER
BUNNY
Hello, Majorette thank you for
coming, lovely to see you, if you
could just push at the, ah, piece
of broken tin, its actually a door
disguised as broken wall panel.
Its an artistic thing, affectation
of the hotel. Just head up the
small stairs!
CHALMERS
Oh my? What a beaux little hostel,
really BUNNY, quite charming!
BUNNY
Yes, it has a 'unique',
personality, especially if you
stay here! Majorette, just come
in. We are, up the small stairs,
and to the right!
BEAR
I didn't know you had girlfriend
BUNNY? I thought you dressed to
the left?
BUNNY
Oh, I do, dear, but Majorette is
our knight in shining armour!
GANDER
A Knight, with exquisite tastes! I
think they may be Jimmy Congo's
BUNNY
Oh, absolutely only the best for
Majorette!
COBO
DAVID have you worked in the
fashion industry?
GANDER
Never you mind, well perhaps a
small offshoot! Now, who is she,
and what does she want?
COBO
DAVID, which party may have an
interest in getting the Jewels
back?
GANDER
VINCENT, the Gambino's, most
villains in the Bencubbin! But you
just negated their interest with
your grifting ways! (Pause) Oh I
think I know! You crafty son of a
bitch!
COBO
Why thank you dear boy?
BEAR
Tell him, about the percentage.
COBO
Ten percent of the value!
GANDER
You mean we are only going to get
ten percent? That's terrible!
COBO
No its not DAVID, because its
totally legal. Now let me make the
transaction, I'll explain why
later.
DOOR
BUNNY
MILTON if you would be so kind as
to take the ladies coat?
COBO
Yes of course Madam! Drink?
CHALMERS
No thank you, I'm working!
BUNNY
MILTON If I might introduce you to
this nice lady, this is Ms
CHALMERS from mutual insurance
recovery.
GANDER
(Whispered) MILTON, ten percent?
COBO
DAVID, where is your moral
compass? You know it's illegal to
keep stolen goods.
GANDER
But we stole them, twice over!?
COBO
Yes, and we are all very, very,
naughty, for doing so! We should
all be ashamed! Look, think about
it, however long we wait, as soon
as we start to move them, no
matter how carefully, the
Gambino's will find out, and
that's a game we don't want to
play. The insurance was paid out
at the time of the first robbery,
but the ten percent reward is
still outstanding. This way they
get their diamonds back and we get
our cash, all fair and square and
discretely above board and its
deposited in a bank account.
GANDER
But the Gambino's will know they
came from us anyway.
CHALMERS
Actually, no they won't, because
as the insurer I can register
these as coming from the recovered
evidence locker, CIS central
station. Its a little favour for
my BUNNY BOO!
GANDER
Bunny Boo!
CHALMERS
Yes, he is so cute! (Pause) Now if
I could inspect the recovered
goods please?
DIAMONDS ON TABLE
CHALMERS
Oh, yes very fine. I will just
have to count and weigh and then I
can issue the recovery award.
TIME PASSING
BUNNY
Well, thank you Majorette, its a
pleasure doing business with you!
Your so efficient! I trust you
like the new shoes?
CHALMERS
Love them BUNNY, they're gorgeous,
you have exquisite taste. I'll see
you and your darling husband at
bridge next week?
BUNNY
Of course Majorette, wouldn't miss
it!
DOOR OPEN
GANDER
So there we go, jewels out the
door, and we only get ten percent.
Trackamina. How is this good?
COBO
Calm down DAVID, lets have a drink
first!
GANDER
Bugger the drink, what's the
residual!
BUNNY
Let me see that credit statement
MILTON. Oh, well done, that's is
good, quite generous actually!
GANDER
Stop stalling, let me see that!
BUNNY
No, its always the job of the
senior grifter to break the good,
or bad news, and dispense the
funds. This is your grift I
believe MILTON.
COBO
Thank you BUNNY, most kind!
GANDER
MILTON come on don't keep us all
in suspense!
COBO
Very well, but I feel some prose
is in order. (Clearing of throat)
All that glisters is not gold
Often have you heard that told.
Many a man his life hath sold But
my outside to behold. Gilded
tombs do worms enfold. Had you
been as wise as bold.
GANDER
I swear, I'm going to clock you!
COBO
Oh, dear me, now we are seeing the
violence inherent in the lower
echelons of society. Its always
sitting just below the surface,
especially with the C demographic.
GANDER
Grrrrrgh!
COBO
Seven hundred and fifty thousand
credits raised on the Bank of New
London.
GANDER
(Coughing) Trackamina! Sweet Jeez!
COBO
Yes, and note please! A sum that
is all totally legal. No fencing,
no begging, no sneaking! Money in
a legal account. Gentlemen, I
believe we are free. No Gambino's,
no cops, no CIS, no worries! Like
I say, never underestimate the
power of auto suggestion!
CROUPIER
(Laughing and clapping) I'll drink
to that! Finally I'm free!
COBO
One thing team, we can't go on a
crazy spending spree, this has got
to be discretely utilised. Agreed?
GANDER
Agreed!
BEAR
Yes, of course.
CROUPIER
I'm going to Earth, MILTON. I'm
sick of the asteroid belt, you'll
not see or hear from me again!
COBO
Well, I'm sorry about that CROUP,
I for one will miss you, but I
totally understand! DAVID what
are you going to do with your one
hundred and eighty seven thousand?
You've only been here a week!
GANDER
Well, heavens, to be honest, I
don't know! I'm going to sit on
it for sure, and have a good
think! One things for certain, I'm
going to top up my oxi-tab!
COBO
(Laughter) Well then lets open the
champaign, and breath deeply on
the pure Oxygen of sweet success!
CHAMPAIGN POP &
FIZZ
INT. BLACK BEARS - DINING AREA - NEXT MOVES
Next day! GANDER, BEAR & COBO are chewing the cud over a
game of poker. COBO is asking the team what their next
steps will be. GANDER is discussing that he would really
like to get the Retrograde back from the mob. COBO
thinks this is not possible, but is potentially
considering ways in this which this could be done. He
suggests that GANDER needs more money and needs to find a
way of multiplying what he has. Perhaps starting a
business might be an option. GANDER mentions the visit
to MOMO's and that he is nervous.
GANDER
Oh, this is good stuff BEAR, I
didn't know you could find this
quality in the belt?
BEAR
You can get anything you want, it
just depends on how much you want
to pay, this is a capitalist
habitat! I've had this baby on
ice for some time, ever since the
first robbery of the Bank de
Scilla. (Chuckle)
GANDER
Oh, I get it you were the other
gang member to survive.
BEAR
Is he always this slow on the up
take?
COBO
Yes, unfortunately! Its a lack of
a classical education, dulled by
years of scrabbling on the streets
of Budapest!
GANDER
Less of that! If I'm so dumb, how
come I have this pile of chips in
front of me! (Drunken laughter)
Oh, excuse me! I'm rich dumb and
I'm taking cash from you!
COBO
You are indeed my friend! Really,
I hate to admit it but you are
good at cards! So tell me, what
are you going to do with your
money?
GANDER
Well, I'm not sure. One thing
thought, there will be no spending
spree. I want to create wealth,
not loose it. I'm still on the
hunt for my fathers retribution.
COBO
Any idea's?
GANDER
No, sorry! However, that's why I
need to crush you! I have to amass
a small fortune so that I can
deploy it to destroy my enemies!
I have arranged to see RUDI to see
if she can shed some light!
COBO
Really! Feeling confident?
GANDER
Don't start that line of cudgel
again.
COBO
That cudgel got you the money in
the first place!
GANDER
Yes, well, lets see if you can
keep it!
COBO
Are you nervous?
GANDER
Yes, I am actually! Not sure if I
want poke the bear.
COBO
Yeah! Might I suggest that you,
quietly, hire some legal help to
look into the change of his major
assets. If you could prove
coercion of any sort, you might be
able to challenge the ownership,
and that might get you the inn!
GANDER
Yeah sure! I win in court, then
the next day I get shot whilst
entering the front door!
BEAR
DAVID, I have to say, I think you
are right, legally you'd be
wasting money. The Gambino's just
don't respect the law!
GANDER
MILTON you're the sneaky one, do
you have any other idea's how I
could get the Retrograde back?
COBO
Not at the moment. If we could
perhaps persuade them, that they
don't want the inn, that its
somehow detrimental to their
business, or something. Then,
perhaps you could rock up and buy
it at a knock down price. They
would not be after you, because
they think you are doing them a
favour. The old switch-a-roo and
auto suggestion thing!
GANDER
Fat chance of that!
COBO
Yes, seems unlikely. Sorry,
that's about as far as I got. We
need an "in" to the inn as they
say! I just don't see what it is
yet.
GANDER
You need an "in" for an inn, good
one! Like an eye for and eye!
COBO
Yes I get it! Its a bad pun! Now
are you going to make a bid or
fold?
GANDER
I'll double!
COBO
Shit! You must be desperate! Look
DAVID, the Retrograde may be in
the Bencubbin, but its still a
whole block. Your cut will not be
enough, even at a really low price
point. I think you need to bide
your time, maybe we run a few more
capers! You need a way to
multiply what you have several
times over!
BEAR
Perhaps DAVID could start a
business?
COBO
That will mean putting down some
roots.
BEAR
Fold, its too rich for me.
GANDER
Sorry BEAR!
BEAR
You'll need a local business
partner, else you got no chance,
you've only been here a few days!
GANDER
I don't have the right DNA as yet.
What sort of businesses were you
thinking!
COBO
To be honest I've got no ideas,
you need more research! BEAR do
you have anything? You're the
local business man!
BEAR
(Chuckle) Nothing specific, but,
you've made a good start, and you
have good friends. Talk to RUDI
she might have an idea!
GANDER
That's exactly what I was hoping!
COBO
BEAR what are you going to do?
BEAR
Oh, I'm going to quietly start
some internal renovations. Perhaps
do a deal with MOMO and lay in
some Duchesses!
COBO
Bugger, does that mean we have to
move?
BEAR
No of course not, you can have
first pick of the rooms next door.
Mind you the rate might go up
slightly.
COBO
How much?
BEAR
Relax, I'm winding you up, you
arse!
COBO
(Laughter) CROUP when is you
flight?
CROUPIER
Tomorrow, sybaritic class, haul in
to Maui station! I can almost see
the girls!
COBO
Your deserve everything you can
get mate. Maybe our paths will
cross sometime, perhaps I might
visit?
CROUPIER
Never say never! MILTON, why are
you staying around here, a man of
your talents?
COBO
CROUP surprisingly I find I like
the place, its exciting, dynamic.
Its grifter heaven!
GANDER
Well, it is for me. Royal Flush
gentlemen!
COBO
Well, I'll be buggered!
END