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No Panic, With a Hint of Hysteria (2016)
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- Don't do it. Go on, stop torturing me. Shoot. Go on, get it over with! - Do him. - I can't. - Gun got jammed? - No, I just, I can't. I can't force myself to, you know. - That's some hitman you got there. Where'd you get him, Craigslist? - What's with you, dude? Second season and you still got icing problems? - Icing? - He doesn't even know what icing is. This guy kills me. Oh. You mean this kind of icing. - That's a good one. - He's funny American guy. - Hey, sweetie, I can't talk right now. I'm at work. Uh, yeah, it was an emergency. - Cops will be here any minute. - What? No, no, one of my associates said the copies will be here any minute, on my desk. Well, yeah, there's lots of emergencies in accounting. Well, uh, if you must know, there's, um, certain, uh, ambiguities in the law regarding expired products. - Watch out! - Sorry! No, not you, not you, I, no, what, I, of course, how could I possibly forget the nutmeg? Listen, just go, go back to sleep, okay? Bye. - You kidding me? - What? What? I'm sorry, okay? She just called to remind me to buy the nutmeg. - Not that! That's fine and that's cool. I mean, I can't keep bumping off people for ya. - What? I thought you said you were doin' it for stress relief! - I already did for Sweetface, Fred, and this damn show. - And don't forget Gebbles last Friday. - That guy, too. - Taxi! - Merry Christmas! - Merry Christmas. - Happy Holidays! - What do you think will happen if Gunther got wind of it? - I mean, he's not gonna just throw me in the polar bear pin like he did the Italian guy. Would he? - Nice surprise for Geno, huh? - Sure was. What if I asked you to keep sticking your neck out for me, and not tell the boss, you know, till I get the hang of this thing? - Meaning we are such battle comrades? - I mean bosom buddies. We are, aren't we? We've been icing together for two seasons. - Such a joke, should be bonding like brothers, like blood brothers. - It is, it is bonding. - Let me tell you something. The Middle Ages, in the Middle Ages Spartan warriors shared everything, even wives. - Wives? - Yes. - What do you mean by bonding? - And you never even invited me for dinner. - The opportunity never really presented itself. You want me to invite you to dinner, don't you? - That's a good start. - It's not so simple. To be perfectly honest, my wife, she's not your biggest fan. - What is the matter with her? - You know women, they can be so dramatic sometimes. - She don't like me? I like her. She's one foxy cat. - Huh, you know, personally, you know, I like you very much. He's just gonna stay here like that? - Sweeper is good for it. Stiffs, Monday and Thursday. You must have brought her up wrong. - Wait a sec, I'm the victim here. I mean, do you, do you have any idea what it's like to live with her, huh? Maybe you and I could go to a movie together or something. - Do I look like a queen? - Right, bad idea, why invite gossip? - Yeah, keep off the crew nowadays. Underneath the mistletoe Locked inside your arms What a sweet world this is Underneath I am the one you're searching for Saving my love for you If you wish on a falling star Why not believe in me I am the one you're searching for Saving my love for you - No panic. It's just dinner. What could possibly go wrong? - Cookie? - Still trying to lose weight, remember? - Ah. That's what you were doing. Manning up at the YMCA again. - Well, still haven't given up on the manning up part. - No kidding. - I got you somethin'. Open up. - It's not the best time right now. - Right. Ah, it can wait. I mean, it's not really Christmas or anything. It's, you know, a gift, and who opens presents on Christmas? - Not there! Not there. Not there! Put the nutmeg in where the spices are. You didn't buy the nutmeg, did you? - Of course I bought the nutmeg. I almost did. - Every day, every day, Toby! What are you doing in this freaking job that you don't even have time - You wanna talk about my job? - To just go down. - We can talk about my job. - I don't, and Joe's open til 10. - We have to talk, actually. - And this time don't leave any tips. You don't have to leave tips at a grocery store. - Do you remember my friend, sort of friend, Fakir, Alexei, Al Fakir? - The big Pollack who tried to rape me at the Christmas do last year? - He did, when? - When you went to get the champagne glasses. - Oh. - You didn't know? - Well do you think I would've let him invite himself to dinner if I had known? - What? - Right. I better call it off. Too late. - Tell me that's not him. - It's me! Nice to see you madame. Santa is coming I love this time of the year I'll set the tree by the mantle You wrap the presents, my dear - What a surprise. Let's make the dishes Everyone wishes Church bells ring Snowflakes fall Children singing Deck the Halls - Spaghetti Bolognese, you didn't tell me your wife is a ninja. - No, it was right on the tip of my tongue. - To tell the truth, it's not quite Bolognese. - No, it's minced soy with onions pretending to be meat. - And tomato garlic infusion. - Which is pretending to be sauce. - Will be better still if we had some nutmeg. - But even without it, it's still quite tasty. - Toby got converted-- - To vegetarianism. - Veganism, dear. - Of course, dear. - And is delighted. - So thrilled. - No suffering for animals anymore, I like that. When I was a kid, I once ate every Italian dish. You have to get to know me better. After all, we've been icing with your hubby for two seasons now. - Icing? - Alexei works in the storage department freezers. - Cool job. - I'm gonna go get the champagne glasses. - No, no, no, I'll get them. You stay here and have fun. - Yeah. She's a foxy cat, I tell you. - What, you can't smoke it, you can't smoke in here! You want her to kill you? - Kill me? That's funny, you're a funny American guy. - What is that? - What? - Is that a gun? - How is the hair, funny guy? - In my home, you can't bring a gun into my home! - You are really a vegetarian or something? - No, I am a pacifist, okay? Even I don't bring a gun into my home. - You're kidding? - No, I leave it out front. - Okay, you don't mix family stuff with business. I respect that. - Give it to me now! - I have heard about this phenomenem, phenomena, it's like some of the things - Is it loaded? - Here in New York, apparently it's called swinging, and I don't mean jazz. - This is the safety switch. - Remember our chat earlier? - The safety's off on this! - About the duty Spartans being such good comrades? - You know what happens if you don't have the safety on? People could get hurt! - And they even swap wives. - Jammed. - What do you feel about our swapping wives tonight? At this wonderful time of the year - I'm sorry. Lexie? That's a good joke. You a funny Polish guy. Al? What was it you said about swapping, swapping wives tonight? - More guests? - Hello, hi! - Kamila, his wife. - You invited her, too? - For the record, I didn't invite anybody. - My big man already there? - Yes, he-- - No, he isn't! - What are you doing? - Oh, he probably doesn't want her to come in. - Why? - Because he doesn't like her, he never did. He, he's sort of hiding from her. - But it's his wife. - Okay, you know the marriage was her idea. Vladivostok, it's kinda like Vegas, you know? Quick job and he was plastered, been unhappy ever since. - Let me in! - Well that explains a lot. - He's not here! It's just my wife and I, and she is a bit cold, has a bit of a cold, actually. - Your door was open. - This is a nonsmoking house. - It's a very nice house. So he is not here, huh? Lucky I beat him to it. He hates it when I'm late. Now, I've got something on him and something quite hidden. - I really don't think he's gonna need anything now. - Oh, yes! He does! How is this? You like my hole? Used to be Alexei wouldn't even look at them but now. All of your, raises testosterone levels. It's scientifically proven. Gins and juice, caramelized Spanish flies, tribulus terrestris, hell of a kick for every man. Extracts from blue and blackberries, powdered el arginee A fried octopus, they're chocolate strawberries! And I thought you were new to this. Don't think I'm not prepared. I'm ready for everything. Have you ever tried that, dearie? Imported from Warsaw, 100 grand stuff, worth every zloty. I don't ever swing without taking at least one. Only has to drink a lot, lots of fluids, dearie, lots. You got a blender, dear? - Upstairs. - What? - The blender is upstairs in the kitchenette. - The kitchenette? - Yeah, the little kitchen that's upstairs. - Since when do we have a little kitchenette that's upstairs? - Since we've been remodeling, remember? The lady wants her blender, let her get her blender! - Store this! - The kitchenette, it's upstairs, you'll find it! - What is going on here? What's that? What's that? What's that? - So many questions. - You should know that I don't eat seafood! - Well, sweetie, things could be a little bit worse than you think. - They are worse than I think! What on earth, strawberries! - Okay, you know what, well some people are worse off than that. Yeah, like him for example. Don't ask, it was an accident. I'll explain later. First, we have to get rid of that. And this! I'm gonna hide him, and you divert her attention. That's a great idea. - I didn't find the kitchenette, but there is bourbon to wash the pills down. - This is a nonsmoking house. - Sorry about the lipstick. And everything is gonna be just perfect. - Can you believe it? She suddenly just, just like that, I don't even know what to do. I really don't know what to do. - Dear. Dear? What's your dear's name? - Melanie. Melanie dear Beautiful Melanie She's cold. Oh, not so bad. One, two, three, four five, She's alive! - Thank heavens. I think you saved her life. - He's dead! - So, are we starting? - A corpse, a real corpse! We need to - Shh, ssh! - We need to call the police! - Ssh, ssh, ssh! - We need to call the police! - Ssh, ssh, ssh! - We need to call the police! - Without Alexei? He misses foreplay once or twice, that sure won't kill him. May I cut in? My turn! - What's happening here? - I'm against that. I'm against everything that's happening in this house. We didn't hear the doorbell. - The door was unlocked. - We're looking for Alexei Fakir. - He's not here! - We saw him come in. - With flowers. - And wine. - Come in here? - No, he didn't. - Yes, yes, he came in-- - And almost immediately left out the back door. - So he's comin' back? - He's never coming back. - Of course he's coming back. Okay, that is such a strong word, never. - You have to confess! - It was an accident! - Confess what? - Nothing much, she kissed your husband when he came in before he left out the back door. You see, gentlemen, everything's completely fine. Ah! Like I said, everything's completely fine. Why don't I just have him give you a call when he comes back to life. I mean, when he comes back to see his wife. I have a bit of a cold. You know, could even be a virus. - Take a look. - It might even be contagious. - Alexei Fakir was a murder witness-- - Early in the morning. - We're looking for the guy with the gun. I haven't seen anything! I haven't. I'm just an accountant. - That's what they all say. - A little search won't hurt. - Might even do some good. - You know what would do some good, gentlemen? Is if you had a search warrant. Do you? I'm a stickler for the law! - One more thing. - Yes? If you'll excuse me, I have a bit of tidying up to do. - We'll be back. - Oh, what's wrong with you? No. - She told me to get out. And what's all this nonsense about calling the cops? - No, no, it's just where she comes from swinging is illegal. - Swinging? - Really, where do you come from? - America. - England. - They're so repressive. It's okay, relax, get ready, take a shower. No panic, I have a plan. - We're taking him to the police, right? - No, he wouldn't like that. He's never liked 'em. He used to confuse 'em with the KGB. It's a childhood trauma thing. Just a second. - I'm ready! - Don't you think I'm entitled to some? - Explanation? Yes. First we need to make sure that no one's here. Ladies first. - Ssh! Ssh! Ssh, ssh, ssh, ssh, ssh, okay. Ssh, ssh, ssh, breathe, breathe, breathe, breathe, breathe. Okay, just, just, just think of it, just think of it as, as a sort of waiting room. Okay? Yeah, that's what it is, it's a waiting room for people in no hurry to get anywhere. I mean, the good thing is they're not gonna kills us. Oh my God! Oh God! They're gonna kill us! Oh my God, no panic, there's too much excitement! I'm hallucinating! - Let me outta here. - You're not really here. - You know him? - No, of course, that's just a corpse. - I'm alive. - He says he's alive! - He only thinks he's alive! I said, I'm alive. - It's a dream, a very bad realistic dream. Wake up, Toby, wake up! Wake up, Toby, wake up! - Wake up! Have ya gone nuts? - That's it. Of course, I've gone nuts. I mean, that explains everything. I'm insane, oh thank the lord! Thank the lord! - Tell me this is a hallucination too. - This is no hallucination. - What about this? - Just blanks. - You mean? - Did they give you these bullets to not kill when you shoot them? - Fakir put them in your gun. - I know what blanks are. - You what? - You had to be convinced I was dead. Gunder wanted me dead. - Who's Gunder? - How do I know? - Your boss. - Oh, that Gunder. He didn't know Fakir was workin' for us. - Working for? - Us, TCRS, what is the matter? - Gunder imports and sales vodka. - TCRS? - He agreed to set a trap for Gunder in exchange for immunity. - What is going on here? - Soon after you left me here, two Chinese thugs came in here with three corpses, so I had to make out for dead. They poured concrete all over the corpses. Of course they had a little leftover, and with the recession they didn't want to put any to waste, so they used the rest on me. It hardened pretty quickly, so I got stuck here for good. - So that's why you brought Fakir here. - You brought Fakir here? - You wanted to put him into a concrete filled barrel. - I don't think you two have met. This is Melanie, my wife, Mel. Funny girl. - Where is he? - Uh, he's in the-- - In the car. - The car. - I have to talk to him. - You know that could be really difficult. - He's not able to speak to anybody. - Why, is he dead? - No. No. Give me Fakir's keys. - His what? - Just please, I put it in your coat, give it to me. We can't have any witnesses, give them to me. - What are you, what are you doing? - You know I just can't do this. - Bastard must have seen me coming and split. - Impossible, he's de-- - Definitely splitting. - Son of a bitch is playing both sides. - Always the slippery one. - Where did he go? - Home. - Why home? - Because he's a homely kind of fellow. - Why would he go home while we're setting a trap for Gunder? - Did I say his home? - Whose home then? - Mine. - Why yours? - It's obvious. Okay, because, 'cause, beca-- - Because his wife's there. - Because his wife's there. - In a lacy bra and butt floss. - Dad! What a break. The car was waitin' and just askin' to be jacked. Hand brakes shot to hell and left in a rattle skipping 80 like a devil on the fourth of July, but with some tunin' up it won't make us any poorer. And to think that we was crappy like a three-month-old's diapers. - Look, son, the driver's license. Toby Childers. - Dad! - Sir, your phone. - Dad, he's a stiff. - Manners, Steven, manners. - He's not answering. I'll drive ya home. Fakir left me a car down by the river. - You know, actually, we'd like to take a walk. It's a beautiful night, this fresh air. - It's on the other side of the city. - Okay, you know the traffic can be murder. But it does lighten up this time of night. Chances of me buying into your no meat tonight are rapidly slipping away. - That's the least of your problems! - You wait here. I'm gonna tell Fakir to come out. - Fakir! - Of course you're welcome to come in too. - Where are ya, man? Fakir! Fakir! There's nobody here! Who is that? - Yes, who is that? - Let me introduce myself. Keating's the name, Edward Keating, Hospital Supplies Limited, and, uh, you are Tobias Childers, I presume. - Okay, we gotta start lockin' the front door. - What's going on here? - Hi, tiger. You look like that guy from the movies. - Do I? Raises testosterone levels, hell of a kick for every man. - Okay, you know what, I am sorry, but we are not in the habit of letting solicitors into our home. - You see, I was in the neighborhood and thought I could interest you. - We're not interested, actually. - In an expired person in the trunk. - That's interesting. - Very interesting. - Expired what? - In the trunk of a car there lies an expired-- - Product, yes, of course, Mr. Keating, of course. He's the expired products sales person that I requested. - What's going on here? - Simply put, I'm in the business of selling a body. - Body parts for used cars. - That's one way of saying it, or you could also say there is a dead-- - Deadly problem with my car, I know! I need to get it fixed. - But our car was stolen. - Get out! By Fakir, I beg you please don't help. Oh! - Maybe I can help. I know a thing or two about keeping a motor running. - Oh, yes. You really look like that guy from the movies. - Just bigger and better. - You can't just! - Oh, yeah. - Get out of my house! - Will the amount of 100 thousand dollars be satisfactory for you? - For what? - You know, for the delivery of the, uh. - Parts, parts yes! You know what, sweetie, this party is getting bigger, and you, why don't you take Kamila upstairs and show her how to make one of your wonderful vegan appetizer dishes in the kitchenette? - We have no kitchenette upstairs! - It is, it's upstairs next to that other room! - That is one foxy cat. - Okay, you know what? That Fakir's wife. - Polish chicks dig me. - You know what, stay away from her! You are working undercover! Get out! I will just say that extortion gets you two to five years or more. - Homicide gets you 25 or more. - That was an accident! - Think of my fee as a kind of a speeding ticket. - Okay, I'm a pacifist! - Now unfortunately, I have to insist on cash, not wire transfer. - Oh yeah, do you prefer also? - I put money on you for keeping cash in the house, in a safe, perhaps. - Okay, I am calling the police! - I wouldn't trouble yourself. If I fail to receive the aforementioned remuneration before midnight, I'll contact them myself. They are speeding ticket experts. - By midnight! - Darling? - What, you ready? - Who's ready? - The vegan appetizer dishes! - No, you have guest though. - Well, tell 'em I'm not here! - They know you're here. - What, are they palm readers? - I'll be right back! Suck a likable guy! An old friend, not really my friend. So, we have guests? Oh, Mr. Gunder. Welcome. It's a pleasure to see you. Thanks for driving out here. Make yourself at home! - You knocked, sir? - No. - Oh, my mistake. - How'd that get there? - Would you like something to drink, gentlemen? - I'm fine. - Thank you, no, madame. - Well, I could use a drink. - Shut up. I got one question for you. Where is Alexei? - Alexei? - Where is Alexei Fakir? - I don't know anything, I'm just an accountant. - Please, forgive me if I intrude, but I was just. - Help. - Don't bother, I'll wait. - I know you invited Fakir for dinner, he told me. And his wife, too. I apologize for all this knocking you around, but I'm pretty violent. That's how I was brought up. I had a very stern and cold father. I have to contact Fakir, it's important. I lost the keys to my apartment, and Al has the spare ones. I can't get in. - Fakir has your apartment keys? - Not so loud! He was only keeping them for me. - Really, why? Oh boy. I see. Your secret's safe with me. - What secret? - I see nothing, I'm just an accountant. - You've got more guests. - Tell them I'm not here. - They know you're here. - What are they, palm readers? - Shut up! Tell them you have a business meeting. - Tell them I have a business meeting. - I really think you should go and see them, really. - I really think I should go. You know what, just, I'll be back in a second. - You started? - No, uh, just a a little foreplay. - Oh, my favorite part! - Oh, no, you should get the condiments first. - The kitchen downstairs. - No, the kitchenette is upstairs. - Where's Fakir? - You know-- - What's Gunder doing here? - Everything is just gonna be fine, just get back in there! May I help you, gentlemen? - We've got more information on-- - The shootin' victim. - You ever seen this man? - No. - You sure? Look and think. - No, no! No, okay, I haven't, and I'm sure, and I'm, I'm actually mad. I'm mad as hell to see the police breaking citizen's rights like that. Okay, I am an accountant, and I know the law, and I have a right to have that right to have that warrant! So where is it? - It's being processed. - As we speak. - You know what? Until it is, I suggest that you just process yourselves out my front door. - Your behavior is abso-- - Hey, you know what? I am a stickler for the law! - What's with the cops. This is an investigation to the TCR. - Ssh, ssh, ssh, ssh, ssh. Ssh, ssh. - The TCRS! - Ssh, ssh, get in there! - Damn cops trying to steal my investigation. Open this door! Childers! Open this door! I'm not gonna let 'em do this! - I found the kitchenette! - Really? - Little grapes and stuff. This music rocks, we start, okay? I have a Santa Claus costume at home, you know? Well, maybe next time. We starting? - Not yet! How 'bout a shower? - But I've already taken a shower. - We, no, we can never be too clean, can we? - Oh, you're back. - We'll meet there to finalize the transaction. See you at midnight, sir. Oh, go left at the tree of skulls. - Tree of skulls? Please, make yourself at home. I'm gonna need your help! - No way! - What? - I'm not taking one more step, Toby, til you tell me what's going on. - What's going, what do you mean? What's going on? Okay, if you really wanna know! But right now I don't think it's the best time for you to be satisfying your woman's curiosity. Okay, it's easy, I'm not an accountant. My profession is killing people. - What? - My profession is killing! - Open this door! - Killing people. - What, for money? - Commission mostly, but great benefits. - You're telling me you're a mobster? - Do you know how hard it is to get a job these days? - I'm ready. Does the word recession mean anything to you? Unemployment, banks going down, oil going up! I was Mr. Gunder's accountant. I still sometimes collect the invoices, do the paperwork, make tax deductions, but you know what? To get ahead in these tough times, you gotta get in bed with the competition and say, I thought I was gonna help 'em with that, you know? Tax deductions, loopholes, or somethin'. Turns out he was talking about something else. - Why didn't you tell me? - Why didn't I tell you? Why didn't I tell you? Do you remember that time we were talking about having a baby, like last week? And you said, "I can't have a baby with you, "because you would make a terrible father." - What's that got to do with you killing people? - You remember that time when you made me go to that holistic sweat lodge in Orlando, and you said I have a long way to go to becoming a man? Well, that really stung by the way. - So? - So? So? So I didn't want to get fired from another job and have you think I was just some loser accountant, too. - Wait. How many people have you killed? - None. You know what, there's a first time for everything. Ow! I gotta be at the cemetery at midnight. But I've got a plan. A, I sneak out without attracting any attention. B, I take your car. C, I go to the cemetery. D, I calmly pretend to have the ransom money. E, I ice the kidnapper. F, I get Fakir's body back. G, I give Mr. Gunder back his keys. - I knew I could count on you, boy. - Thank you, sir. Which I found in Fakir's pocket. - And then what? - And then, well, then I, okay, no tricky questions, please. - I wish you'd think this through. - Okay, don't worry. If I was good at anything when I was a kid, it was climbing down trees. What could possibly go wrong? - He's running away. - He's running away. - He is running away. - Childers! Childers, open this door! - Oh, no. - No panic, no panic. Left at the tree of skulls. - Hello? Is anybody here? Hello? Is anybody here? - Have you got the money? - You brought the body? - Of course I have. - I have, too. - Show it to me. - Show me yours first. So, where is he? - I told you to come alone! - He's just helpin' out. Such a good child. Your corpse in immaculate condition. - What is this? - That's the latest in medical bed, sir. - Help! - This is a complete lack of respect for the dearly departed. - On the contrary, it's very comfortable, soft, springy, with cushions under the head, but at the same time big and solid. You could fit four people on here, and if you're interested, I can tell you that right now it can be purchased for a fraction of the original cost, which is-- - What the hell's going on here? - I told you to stay at my home. - I told you to come alone. - I told you not to drink so much. - What? - Are you trying to screw everything up, huh? I came here to get Fakir. - What's he doing in a graveyard? - What do people normally do at a graveyard? - I ain't got no cat! - What? - What? - You burned all the cats, no more cats! - Don't need any cats! - Cat, cat, ah! - I can make you a rabbit. Still good for a sacrifice, right? Almost a cat, right? - A rabbit, I'll bring you a rabbit! Just, just don't, just don't open any more graves! - Hold him! - Okay, I'm gonna be perfectly honest with you. Do I really have to spell it out? He's, he's just, he's having an affair. - An affair? - Yeah, he's quite the ladies man. How do you think he got his nickname? - Fuh-kir Right. - Alexei. - What's Keating doing here? - Didn't I tell you? - No. - Oh, must've slipped my mind. He's, he's a, he's a love interest. - Whose love interest? - What do you think? Fakir's love interest. - Fakir is? - Do you believe it? I mean, what's the world coming to? - Alexei? - Oh, you made it. - Sure I have. - He said you wouldn't be able to make it. - Who said so? - Al. - Al. You're quite intimate, aren't you? He'd better well make it! I didn't take the oysters with me. - Oysters? - Where is he? - Al! - And what's with the gurney? - Oh, that's actually a custom fit ergonomic medical bed, which you won't believe, but you can have it for a fraction of its original cost, which is-- - Who's the man on it? - There's no man on it. - Yes, there is. - It's not a man. - Who is it then? - It's, uh, he's, he's a woman. It's actually, it's a woman on the bed, the gurney, the medical bed. - What's she doing here? - Just lying around, I guess. - Why? - I can't tell you. - Damn it, I said why! - Okay, okay, 'kay, 'kay, okay, okay, I'm just g-g-g-getting it. There, there. - Well this is nothing but an old invoice. It's an old invoice. - Oh, sorry, sorry. It's the wrong thing. That. - Ah, your library card. - I'm sorry, I don't have any other ideas. I really am a pacifist. I think it's time to start panicking now. - Sorry, ssh! It's me! - Okay, I have seen less people at Woodstock. - Don't do anything stupid. Now give me that gun. - No, but, I have to-- - You don't have to do anything! You haven't killed one yet, and I won't let you do it. Now give me that gun! - Ah, you know what? I need to be more assertive in this marriage. - At least once in your life you could do something for me! - Al, the organ player's here. - No, no, no, no, I don't do organ players any more. Secretaries and dentists neither. We talk about teacher. - No teachers tonight, tomorrow. - You've got another thing tomorrow? - It's pretty much the same thing. - But you're welcome to stay and watch, just no interruptions. - Once in my life, once, once in my life! You know, what about the Sunday vegan dinners at your parents' that you made me go to? - Oh, don't start that again. I've had it, I've totally had it! - That's it! I've had enough. - You've had enough, you know what? It's me who's had enough, okay? Do you think I'm havin' the time of my life? Do you think I even mildly enjoy pan roasted tofu in a hazelnut foam with an avocado mousse? - You have a problem with my cooking? - Do you have a problem with yourself? - I'm having a problem with you! - You have a problem with me? You have a problem with me? - Maybe I can get this part of me of party last week, but what I see here, it just sick! - There's no understanding! No empathy, no care on your part. - And you know what else in the bedroom-- - Department, a complete lack of interest! - On whose part? - I have no need to criticize myself in that area. - Ah, maybe you should ask my opinion on that one, mister! - Mister? - Yes. - Okay, listen, lady! I've been asking your opinion all my married life and three years before that, and I'm tired of it! Okay, I am gonna tell you what I think, and there is a four letter word to describe you, and, you know what, it's called cold! - Cold! - C-O-L-D, cold! - Me, cold? - Yeah, you're cold, okay, and don't act like you don't know what it means. - You're like that one popsicle that's been in the freezer for so long it just loses all its flavor. - Oh? - Maybe you need some more of that wonderful marriage counseling you love so much. - You know what, I thought that might be beneficial! You know that it might actually help us. - So we wouldn't need to spend our nights jumping from one devastated marriage to another eating caramelized Spanish flies, ginger juice, and strawberries. - And don't act like you weren't into it, you and your copious note taking. - Oh, I wasn't taking notes. I was actually thinking up new recipes. I was pretending to be interested. I agreed to do it for you, I didn't need it. - That's funny. That's so funny. - It's not funny anymore. - No, it's hilarious. - Look at me, I'm normal, healthy woman. A loving-- - And supporting wife, I don't understand how you can-- - Treat me the way you do. - I treat you with respect! - I don't want respect, Toby, I'm a woman for God sake! I want-- - Romance? - Why not, among other things. - Ah, yeah? Is that what you were cookin' up with that chap with the fake English accent and the blinding white false teeth? - How could you even tell me that at that alien invasion party, Princess Leia in bikini could tear your own murder me dress like Scarlett Johansson, huh? And this grin granny was hitting on you. - He was just a cooking class friend. - Oh, yeah, what kind of guy with any sense of manliness attends a cooking class? Okay, you know what, I saw how you were staring at him all night, laughing at his ridiculous jokes. - I was, because yours really aren't funny, Toby. - Oh, actually mine are killingly funny. I'm a funny American guy! - Okay, make me laugh. Tell me a joke for once in your life. - So, I, I, you know, don't change the subject on me! - And tonight you wanted to leave me all alone back at that accountant's and got everyone to come over here secretly. Don't deny it. Don't. I got your secret letter. Cemetery at midnight. It's all here. The party's over. Go home. How old are you, anyway? You should be cramming for exams, not looking for a bit of-- - But this is for school. The Shakespeare National Contest. - Heard about it? Starts tomorrow. - We're practicing in the cemetery to soak up the ambiance. - Shakespeare was all about blood and guts. - Who the hell are you? - I'm Hecate. - I'm the witch. - I'm Macbeth. - I'm King Duncan. - Please, ma'am, don't send us home. - Yes, please. - This is really important. - Oh, please. - Please. - Come on, pretty please. - Please, please. - Please, please. - Please don't send us home. It starts tomorrow. - Please. - We really need to practice, please. - Please. - Do you even remember the last time you kissed me? - Oh, it's really hard to kiss a walking set of binders, sharpened pencils, and chronologically arranged invoices all rolled into one! - That might be the cruelest thing you've ever said to me. You know, I am done with this conversation. - I'm just starting! - Women, okay, whoever invented women? If that's even his real name. Is it really that bad that I'm organized? That, you know, I like to keep my shoes in a neat little row, or that I like to color coordinate my socks? Or that maybe I just prefer the original number two sharpened pencils? - All right, that's enough. Where's the money? - Where's my car? - I beg your pardon? - Yeah, you stole my body and my car. Okay, the body's right here, so where's my car? - We take the car as a bonus! - What are you, nuts? I need that car. I use that car every day to go to work. You know what, if I don't get that car, in this traffic, it could be murder. - Are you attemptin' to be humorous? I thought you were a serious client. I'm cancellin' the transaction. Son, take the expired persona and go! We'll deliver the unfortunate cadaver to the proper authorities with your documents. - You killed him! - You actually killed him? - You whacked Dad! Murderers! - Toby! Toby! - Gimme that, give, give, give it! - Veronica! Wake the parson! - Get lost, Eddie, there is no wine left. The reverend had guests. - Do your best to wake him up. The satanists are back! - Oh, shit. - You ruined the tree of skulls! - The cemetery is surrounded. Everybody stay where you are. Police orders. Nobody move! - This way, this way, over here, over here! - I said move, move, get out of the way, man! - Come on, go, go, go! - Do not move! - The fuzz, here! Oh God! - Hey, hey, get back here! - Move! - Here's another one! - Don't move, in the hat! Get your hands up. - Show me your hands! Now, your hands! - This way, this way. - Sonia! - Keep it moving, keep it moving. - Devil worshipers, we got 'em all over New York these days. - Don't look them in the eyes! - Look, man, it's just Shakespeare. You know, he wrote poems and stuff. - Oi, stop, I see you! - The gun! - I said, I see you. - The gun! - What? - Fakir's gun, where is it? - Yes, you. - Get rid of it. Get rid of it! - You're surrounded. - Oh, no, I forgot to wipe the prints off of it! - Police! Get down, hands up! - No! Cut it out, ma'am. Or I will handcuff you, and you're not gonna like it! - Oh, yes, she will! Don't reach into your pockets! - Go, go. - Janet, what's the status? - Well, well, well. - Clear! - What a surprise. - Who have we here? - All right, nobody move! TCRS. - What? - TCRS? - And I'm taking back this investigation. - The dead guy. - What's the idea showin' up alive? - That's a good question. How can I show up alive when this Miraslav Gunder, nickname Gunder, sentenced me to death yesterday by ordering one of his thugs to shoot me dead. - Yeah, how? - Well, I guess I'm just another victim of the merciless Polish vodka trade industry. According to our statistics 96 lives were lost in the last two years. 79 of those lives at the hand of that man Gunder! - Can you prove this? - No, but I can prove something else from the very accounting records of Mr. Gunder, who specializes bringing to America the world famous Polish vodka, Sokolova. - Wait a minute. Who did you say you are? - Who did you say you are sir? - TCRS! - TCR what? - Hell if I know. - Feds, maybe? - Tax Consultancy Reconciliation Services Limited. - Ah. - Last year, Mr. Gunder purchased 22,500 bottles of Sokolova Gold premium label, of which 21,300 bottles were distributed at a price of $36. 16,154 bottles were sold. That makes a grand total of $581,544. He only paid $28,226 in excise tax, instead of the $40,708 that was required. - Which means Gunder did not pay excise tax on 4,953 bottles of Sokolova. That being said, gentlemen, I order you in the name of TCRS to arrest that man for tax fraud against the United States of America in the amount of $12,482. - Damn. - 12,000? - Not bad. - That's how they got Capone. - Wa-Wait a second. I'm sure my accountant will be able explain everything. - Me? - What did I hire you for? - Well, to be perfectly honest you actually hired me-- - Get to it! - Okay, okay. - You know I'm not good with numbers. - But I am, Gunder. I've checked it all out. You're finished. - Did you check article 43.16 of the Goods and Services Tax Act? - Excuse me? - For donations for nonprofit organizations. - Oh, that's got nothing to do with it. - Actually it does, 'cause you're claim ignores the fact that 4,953 bottles of Sokolova were donated by Mr. Gunder to several nonprofit organizations, including, uh, two police stations. - Oh, I remember that. - One US Customs Enforcement Agency, the mayor's office. - Yeah. - One Polish bathhouse, and an undisclosed clinic that Mr. Gunder was operated on for a severe case of hemorrhoids. - That's irrelevant. Donations are not exempt from tax according to article five of the US taxation code. - You're right. - In the name of TCRS, I order you-- - But did you check article 10 of that same code? In the case of donations, the taxable base is actually the price of the given goods that are bought and not sold, and, therefore, since every bottle of Sokolova wholesales for $23 that would be, uh, for 4,953 bottles. You carry the one, $113,919, and of course if you add the 7% excise tax that would make it, uh, $7,974 and 33 cents. And this exact amount was paid in full April 22nd as is in line with this attached documentation. - Impossible. That's impossible! - Okay, it's, it's actually quite possible and very, very, very accountable. - I knew I could count on you, boy. - He's innocent, I guess. - Thank you, sir. - Am I free to go, officers? - Boss, I think you're free to go. Back to playing with the bodies. - Playing with the bodies? - Yeah, it's just Mr. Gunder's secret private initiative. It's purely entertainment purposes. No one gets hurt. - What's the idea now? - Sir, this is a free country. Everybody has the right to spend their nights they way they want to. - Unless other participants aren't willin' and able. - You got that right. - I don't know what, what he's talking about. - Okay, please, officers, he just tells me it's just an innocent graveyard party. - Don't listen to him. He's just stupid accountant. I'm a businessman. - No, he's not! I saw him digging up graves. - Really? - Did he say graves? - Yeah, yeah, of course. You have to dig up the bodies before you can dress up the bodies. - Engaging corpses in night games of a highly dubious nature. - Especially in a cemetery. - Is illegal in this country. Hands behind your back. - Watch it! - He's got a gun - He's got a gun! - Drop the gun now! - Freeze! - Man down! - Run away, run away! Out of the jaws of hell! - Freeze! - Heading northeast on foot. - Stop, stop right now! Drop the gun, Gunder! I will shoot! - Let's do it, guys, go, go, go, go! Come on, come on! - You're under arrest! You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say or do can and will be used against you in the court of law. - Somebody call the ambulance! - You have the right to an attorney. If you cannot afford one, the state will provide one for you. Do you understand these rights? - We need a medic. - Do you? - Yes! - Toby. - Poor bastard. - No. No. Oh! Don't ever do that to me again. - I don't really plan to. Gentlemen, save him! He saved my life! He shielded me with his body! - Who? - Fakir! - Who's Fakir? - Alexei Fakir. - Let's go, keep it movin'. - Oh, yeah. - Move it. - He's dead? Like, real dead, cold-stone, seriously? - Well, I'm no expert, but he looks pretty dead to me, lady. - I did nothing. I even wired my tax deceleration. - I told you Shakespeare's bad luck. My brother flunked English when they asked him about that depressed Danish guy. - Shut up. - So his villa is mine? And the apartment in St. Bart? And the ranch in Wyoming? - Hey, you got a pack of smokes there, Charlie? - Hey, wait for me! - Congratulations, never thought I'd meet an accountant with such brains. How'd you like a nice, comfy, well-paid job with TCRS? - I'm fine with that. As long as you will work as an accountant and not a hitman. - It's a promise. - All right then. Call you tomorrow. Merry Christmas. - Cowards die many times before their death. The valiant never taste of death but once. - Go on, shut that Shakespeare! - So, about our conversation? Oh! - That's for all the lies. And that's for not dying on me. - Sorry to disturb. - Ah! I thought you were-- - Dead! - Yeah. - Yeah, I should be. Gunder shot me. - Oh. Luckily he missed. - No, he didn't. Got me straight in the kisser. Weird, isn't it? The gun had blanks in it. - Ah. - Now how could Gunder have killed Fakir with blanks? - I don't really know. I really don't know about these things, 'cause I'm an accountant, you know? You know what I think is there's probably a big promotion in it for you, you know, for putting away Gunder. Oh no! You know what, it'd be a shame to waste it! It really would. Really would. - Just pray that the gun which really shot Fakir won't be found. Yeah? - Shootin' angels. What'll they come up with next? One little taste and then I might Follow you to heaven One little taste and you're my tiger You got me burning Now I'm gonna let you show me Everything you want from me 'Cause you're my tiger Yeah, you're the tiger I need One little taste can take me where I'm falling into heaven One little taste and you're my tiger You got me yearning Never have I felt a love like this Now I linger for your touch 'Cause you're my tiger Yeah, you're the tiger I need All you have to do is lead me there And I'll go all the way It won't take much just a little touch I'm ready now to play One little taste One little rush Just a little bit of heaven One little taste is not too much To keep me burning up Take my hand and lead me there Some place I have never known 'Cause you're my tiger Yeah, you're the tiger I need Oh, yeah You just have to take me there I love tonight, tiger Yeah, you're my tiger You're the tiger I need I want you Oh, yeah You're the tiger I need |
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