بخش 10

A very fine actor.

He’s got a new movie called American Playboy opening this week across the country.

Will you please welcome a good friend of the show, Mr. Ethan Chase.

Good to see you, Ethan.

You’re looking great, Ethan.

Thank you very much.

You’re looking good yourself.

Ah, can’t complain.

Hey, Murray.

Thanks so much for having.

Hey, Murray.

Thank you so much for having me on the show.

It’s been a lifelong dream of mine.

I’m nervous right now.

You are?

I am nervous.

Hey, Murray. I’ve been on.

I’m sorry.

What’s that?

Oh, that’s very funny, Murray.

You know, I’m also a comedian.

Would you like to hear a joke?

Yeah?

All of you?

Okay.

Knock.

Knock, knock.

Knock, knock.

Coming.

Hey, Arthur.

How’s it going?

Oh, hey, guys.

Come on in.

Did you get a new gig?

No.

Oh, you must be going down to that rally at City Hall.

I hear it’s gonna be nuts.

Oh, is that today?

Yeah.

What’s with the makeup then?

My mom died.

I’m celebrating.

Right.

We heard.

That’s why we came by.

We figured, you know, you could use some cheering up.

Arthur Aw, that’s sweet.

But, no, I feel good.

Yeah, I stopped taking my medication.

I feel a lot better now.

Oh, okay.

Good for you.

So, hey, listen, I don’t know if you heard, but the cops have been coming around the shop, talking to all the guys about those subway murders.

And, um.

They didn’t talk to me.

That’s because the suspect was a regularsized person.

If it was a fucking midget, you’d be in jail right now.

Anyway, um, Hoyt said that they talked to you, and now they’re looking for me, and I just wanna know what you said.

Make sure our stories line up.

Seeing as how you’re my boy.

Yeah, that’s important.

That makes a lot of sense.

You know what I mean?

Thank you, Randall.

Thank you so much.

Arthur!

No!

What?

No!

Why would you do that, Arthur?

Do you watch The Murray Franklin Show?

Yeah.

I’m gonna be on tonight.

It fucking crazy, innit?

Me on the telly.

What the fuck, Arthur?

What?

It’s okay, Gary.

You can go.

I’m not gonna hurt you.

Don’t look. Just go.

Fuck.

Hey, Arthur?

Yeah?

Arthur, can you get the lock?

Shit.

Sorry, Gary.

Gary?

Yeah.

You were the only one that was ever nice to me.

Skedaddle.