i don't see you pickin g up the phone . didn't lichter just tell you to sell? sounds like your allowance got cut off . slattery, nostrils flared, pretends to ignore the taunts . you're not going to disobey a direct order, are you? hey , schultz, what are we looking at for the employment number?. good thing you got rid of those contracts.-looks like a huge numbe r o n -- ,---.----. the way. the trading floor suddenly -- and eerily-^ goes quiet. everyone's attention is fixed on the television monitors hanging from th e ceilings. the monitors ar e muted; closed captioning files along the bottoms of the screens. fuck you, slattery. slattery grins and leans back in his chair, hands behind his head.