“To side with you . . .”
GOULD: Yes.
FOX: “and together. . .”
GOULD: . . . and . . .
FOX: . . . they become friends, they teach him the . . .
GOULD: . . . he learns the Prison Ways . . .
FOX: They blah blah, so on . . .
GOULD: Uh huh . . .
FOX: Now. Eh? Now. With his, his knowledge of computers, so on, with his money . . .
GOULD: . . . yeah . . .
FOX: His Links to the Outside . . .
GOULD: A girl. . .?
FOX: Ah. Now that's the great part, I'm telling you, when I saw this script. . .
GOULD: . . . I don't know how it got past us . . .
FOX: When they get out of prison, the Head Convict's Sister. . .
GOULD: . . . a buddy film, a prison film, Douggie Brown, blah, blah, some girl. . .
FOX: Action, a social. . .
GOULD: Action, blood, a social theme . . .
FOX (simultaneously with "theme"): That's what I'm saying, an offbeat. . .
GOULD: Good. Good. Good. Alright. Now: Now: when we go in . . .
FOX: That's what I'm saying. Bob.
GOULD: Don't even say it.
FOX: Bob:
GOULD: I understand.
FOX: . . . I wanted to say . . .
GOULD: I know what you wanted to say, and you're right. I know what you're going to ask, and I'm going to see you get it. Absolutely right: You go on this package as the co-producer. (Pause.) The name above the title. This is your . . .
FOX: . . . thank you . . .
Gould: Thank me?
FOX: Thank you, Bob.
GOULD: Hey: You came in here.
FOX: . . . thank you . . .
GOULD: Hey, Charl, it's right. . .
FOX: No, but the thing is that you thought of it. You thought of me. You thought to say it.
GOULD: I should be thanking you and I do thank you.
FOX: Thank you, Bob.
GOULD: This is your thing and you should get a bump.
FOX: Thank you.
GOULD: Because. Charlie: Don't thank me. You start me off here with a bang. I know that you could have Gone Across the Street. . .
FOX: I wouldn't have done that.
GOULD: But you could.
FOX: I wouldn't. . .
GOULD: But you could. And that's the point, Charl. That you absolutely could. And it was “loyalty” kept you with us . . .
FOX: Hey, hey it's only common sense.
GOULD: You stuck with the Home Store.
FOX: Hey you've been good for me, to put it bluntly all the years . . .
GOULD: . . . you stuck with the Old Firm, Charl, you stuck with your friends.
FOX: 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 . . .
GOULD: I'm the lucky one, Charl. . .
FOX: Hey, Bullshit, to have somebody I could come to . . .
GOULD (simultaneously with “come"): Because you could have gone Across the Street. Who would have blamed you?
FOX: Yeah, but I wouldn't of done it.
GOULD: 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 . . .
FOX: I work here, Bob. And my loyalty has always been to you. (Pause.)
GOULD: Well, I'm one lucky son of a bitch . . .
FOX: That you are.
GOULD: And what I do is “owe you.”
FOX: No, no, Bob. Bullshit. . . The times you've . . .
GOULD: I'm just doing my job.
FOX: No, I know, I know . . . and I know at times, that it was difficult for you . . .
GOULD: No.
FOX: I, and I hesitate to ask it, to ask for the credit. . .
GOULD: . . . Don't have to ask it.
FOX: ‘Cause I know, anybody was to come in here, exploit you . . . this thing . . .
GOULD: . . . Forget. . .
FOX: . . . your new “position,” all, I even hesitate . . .
GOULD: 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 . . .?
FOX: I just, I wanted to say . . .
GOULD (simultaneously with “say"): I'm grateful to you, pal. For this n'for all that you've been, over the years. . .
FOX: Now . .. you know . . .
GOULD: Hey, hey, hey (GOULD checks his watch.) Let's go make some money. (He rises.)
FOX: I, I need a cuppa coffee . ..
GOULD: You get it in Ross's office. Here's how we play it: we get in . . .
FOX: . . . yes . . .
GOULD: We get in, get out and we give it to him in one sentence. Let me talk, no disrespect. . .
FOX: No.
GOULD: But it's courtesy . . .
FOX: I understand.
GOULD: 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
