hi, viv. carlos, you know my roommate, viv.
carlos had some great rock.
viv.  don't be stupid. we're whores.
don't be mad at me. i'll pay you back. i promise.
i will. i'm trying. meanwhile i got some crack left, you wanna get high?
okay. i'm sorry i said your dream was stupid.
no no, honey. you see these stars on the sidewalk. me and vivian work from don ameche all the way up to roy rogers. this is our office. we got seniority. get off our corner.
but i'm old. go rest up by monty hall or debra paget where you belong.
maybe we should get a pimp. carlos likes you and --
i can't handle this tonight. i'm going home.
hey, hey -- there's a rent.
don't take less than a hundred. you look hot tonight. and remember, don't mouth off. they don't like that.
you're the greatest. i'll wait up for you.
'lo.
i was asleep. you woke me. you okay?
why'd he want you?
i'm sorry, viv'. carlos has been on my back. did you get the money up front like i taught ya'?
i'm getting dressed now. i'll be over. bye.
in beverly hills?
baby! rodeo drive.
viv? where are you, babe? the sphincter-police won't let me through.
was that you?
carlos. i still owe him two hundred bucks.
yeah. i just got it.
fifty bucks, grampa. for seventy-five, the wife can watch.
everybody keeps starin' at me.
what do you know? you look good. all dressed up. you clean up real nice. you sure don't fit in down on the boulevard, lookin' like you do. not that you ever did anyway.
where do you fit?
honey, you're not supposed to do that.
oh, my god, you mean it was good?
dummy.
i pray for that.
go for the bucks.
wow, are you in deep shit. you know he'll break your heart.
so whatta' you going to do in san francisco?
what kind of school?
so did i. i made it with the principal. study hard and get a "b." lift your dress and an "a" you'll see.
do i!? momma!
and leave all this? not in a million.
yeah. well.  i gotta split. goodbye's make me crazy.
no. you took care of rent, that's enough.
i'm gonna pay you back next time i see ya, babe. just wait, i'm gonna do something real nice for you some day.
coffee, chan. and maybe a grilled cheese on white, okay?
hey, how you doin'. you new, huh?
sure.
chan? keep the sandwich warm, i'll be back.
edward harris, as i live and breathe!