hey, oye amigo.  spreading his arms in such a fashion to indicate he's clean.
i'm hector.  pause.
yeah, omar's okay.
omar, yeah, i talk to him on the phone.
okay.  so you got the money?
sure i got the stuff, but i don't got it right here with me. i got it close by.
where, in the parking lot?
not far. pause. everthing seems okay.
(change6 subject} where you from? tony's eyes check out the bathroom.
i like to get to know who i do business with. it's like he's stalling for time. the lizard has made a move somewhere off-center andis now sitting on the bed, coiled and always watching.
hey i'm just a friendly guy, maybe you don't.
yeah, okay, you gonna give me the cash or am i gonna kill your brother first? 'fore i kill you?
you watch what happens to your friend okay? if you don't want this to happen to you, you get the money.
now the leg, hunh?
okay, my 'caracortada', you can die too. makes no difference to me. he nods. the kids shove tony forward and we glimpse angel lying hunkered at his feet in the bathtub, in the steam of his blood, piss dead.
last chance, carajo?