Where are the leads? (Pause.) Alright. (Williamson goes to open the office door.)
Levene: I sold them to Jerry Graff.
Williamson: How much did you get for them? (Pause.) How much did you get for them?
Levene: Five thousand. I kept half.
Williamson: Who kept the other half? (Pause.)
Levene: Do I have to tell you? (Pause. Williamson starts to open the door.) Moss.
Williamson: That was easy, wasn’t it? (Pause.)
Levene: It was his idea.
Williamson: Was it?
Levene: I . . . I’m sure he got more than the five, actually.
Williamson: Uh-huh?
Levene: He told me my share was twenty-five.
Williamson: Mmm.
Levene: Okay: I . . . look: I’m going to make it worth your while. I am. I turned this thing around. I closed the old stuff, I can do it again. I’m the one’s going to close ‘em. I am! I am! ‘Cause I turned this thing a . . . I can do that , I can do anyth . . . last night. I’m going to tell you, I was ready to Do the Dutch. Moss gets me, “Do this, we’ll get well. . . .” Why not. Big fuckin’ deal. I’m halfway hoping to get caught. To put me out of my . . . (Pause.) But it taught me something. What it taught me, that you’ve got to get out there. Big deal. So I wasn’t cut out to be a thief. I was cut out to be asalesman. And now I’m back, and I got my balls back . . . and, you know, John, you have the advantage on me now. Whatever it takes to make it right, we’ll make it right. We’re going to make it right.
Williamson: I want to tell you something, Shelly. You have a big mouth. (Pause.)
Levene: What?
Williamson: You’ve got a big mouth, and now I’m going to show you an even bigger one. (Starts toward the Detective’s door.)
Levene: Where are you going, John? . . . you can’t do that, you don’t want to do that . . . hold, hold on . . . hold on . . . wait . . . wait . . . wait . . . (Pulls money out of his pockets.) Wait . . . uh, look . . . (Starts splitting money.) Look, twelve, twenty, two, twen . . . twenty-five hundred, it’s . . . take it. (Pause.) Take it all. . . . (Pause.) Take it!
Williamson: No, I don’t think so, Shel.
Levene: I . . .
Williamson: No, I think I don’t want your money. I think you fucked up my office. And I think you’re going away.
Levene: I . . . what? Are you, are you, that’s why . . . ? Are you nuts? I’m . . . I’m going to close for you, I’m going to . . . (Thrusting money at him.) Here, here, I’m going to make this office . . . I’m going to be back there Number One. . . . Hey, hey, hey! This is only the beginning. . . . List. . . list . . . listen. Listen. Just one moment. List. . . here’s what . . . here’s what we’re going to do. Twenty percent. I’m going to give you twenty percent of my sales. . . . (Pause.) Twenty percent. (Pause.) For as long as I am with the firm. (Pause.) Fifty percent. (Pause.) You’re going to be my partner. (Pause.) Fifty percent. Of all my sales.
Williamson: What sales?
Levene: What sales . . . ? I just closed eighty-two grand . . . . Are you fuckin’ . . . I’m back . . . I’m back, this is only the beginning.
Williamson: Only the beginning . . .
Levene: Abso . . .
Williamson: Where have you been, Shelly? Bruce and Harriett Nyborg. Do you want to see the memos . . . ? They’re nuts . . . they used to call in every week. When I was with Webb. And we were selling Arizona . . . they’re nuts . . . did you see how they were living ? How can you delude yours . . .
Levene: I’ve got the check . . .
Williamson: Forget it. Frame it. It’s worthless. (Pause.)
Levene: The check’s no good?
Williamson: You stick around I’ll pull the memo for you. (Starts for the door.) I’m busy now . . .
Levene: Their check’s no good? They’re nuts . . . ?
Williamson: Call up the bank. I called them.
Levene: You did?
Williamson: I called them when we had the lead . . . four months ago. (Pause.) The people are insane. They just like talking to salesmen. (Williamson starts for door.)
Levene:
Levene: I sold them to Jerry Graff.
Williamson: How much did you get for them? (Pause.) How much did you get for them?
Levene: Five thousand. I kept half.
Williamson: Who kept the other half? (Pause.)
Levene: Do I have to tell you? (Pause. Williamson starts to open the door.) Moss.
Williamson: That was easy, wasn’t it? (Pause.)
Levene: It was his idea.
Williamson: Was it?
Levene: I . . . I’m sure he got more than the five, actually.
Williamson: Uh-huh?
Levene: He told me my share was twenty-five.
Williamson: Mmm.
Levene: Okay: I . . . look: I’m going to make it worth your while. I am. I turned this thing around. I closed the old stuff, I can do it again. I’m the one’s going to close ‘em. I am! I am! ‘Cause I turned this thing a . . . I can do that , I can do anyth . . . last night. I’m going to tell you, I was ready to Do the Dutch. Moss gets me, “Do this, we’ll get well. . . .” Why not. Big fuckin’ deal. I’m halfway hoping to get caught. To put me out of my . . . (Pause.) But it taught me something. What it taught me, that you’ve got to get out there. Big deal. So I wasn’t cut out to be a thief. I was cut out to be asalesman. And now I’m back, and I got my balls back . . . and, you know, John, you have the advantage on me now. Whatever it takes to make it right, we’ll make it right. We’re going to make it right.
Williamson: I want to tell you something, Shelly. You have a big mouth. (Pause.)
Levene: What?
Williamson: You’ve got a big mouth, and now I’m going to show you an even bigger one. (Starts toward the Detective’s door.)
Levene: Where are you going, John? . . . you can’t do that, you don’t want to do that . . . hold, hold on . . . hold on . . . wait . . . wait . . . wait . . . (Pulls money out of his pockets.) Wait . . . uh, look . . . (Starts splitting money.) Look, twelve, twenty, two, twen . . . twenty-five hundred, it’s . . . take it. (Pause.) Take it all. . . . (Pause.) Take it!
Williamson: No, I don’t think so, Shel.
Levene: I . . .
Williamson: No, I think I don’t want your money. I think you fucked up my office. And I think you’re going away.
Levene: I . . . what? Are you, are you, that’s why . . . ? Are you nuts? I’m . . . I’m going to close for you, I’m going to . . . (Thrusting money at him.) Here, here, I’m going to make this office . . . I’m going to be back there Number One. . . . Hey, hey, hey! This is only the beginning. . . . List. . . list . . . listen. Listen. Just one moment. List. . . here’s what . . . here’s what we’re going to do. Twenty percent. I’m going to give you twenty percent of my sales. . . . (Pause.) Twenty percent. (Pause.) For as long as I am with the firm. (Pause.) Fifty percent. (Pause.) You’re going to be my partner. (Pause.) Fifty percent. Of all my sales.
Williamson: What sales?
Levene: What sales . . . ? I just closed eighty-two grand . . . . Are you fuckin’ . . . I’m back . . . I’m back, this is only the beginning.
Williamson: Only the beginning . . .
Levene: Abso . . .
Williamson: Where have you been, Shelly? Bruce and Harriett Nyborg. Do you want to see the memos . . . ? They’re nuts . . . they used to call in every week. When I was with Webb. And we were selling Arizona . . . they’re nuts . . . did you see how they were living ? How can you delude yours . . .
Levene: I’ve got the check . . .
Williamson: Forget it. Frame it. It’s worthless. (Pause.)
Levene: The check’s no good?
Williamson: You stick around I’ll pull the memo for you. (Starts for the door.) I’m busy now . . .
Levene: Their check’s no good? They’re nuts . . . ?
Williamson: Call up the bank. I called them.
Levene: You did?
Williamson: I called them when we had the lead . . . four months ago. (Pause.) The people are insane. They just like talking to salesmen. (Williamson starts for door.)
Levene:
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