Act 1 Scene 1 (cont 3)

Question 1

EDDIE comes back in.

ARTY. You mean the only people who just had a shampoo can sit here?

Answer 1

JAY. And what about Uncle Louie? You know what he is don’t you?

Question 2

ARTY. Yeah. A gangster. You believe that?

Answer 2

JAY. You bet. They say he’s some big mobster’s henchman.

Question 3

ARTY. You mean he’s got a bad back?

Answer 3

JAY. Not a hunchback. A henchman? And real tough. He’s a bag man.

Question 4

ARTY. What do you mean, a bag man? He puts people in bags?

Answer 4

JAY. Not people. Money. Hot money. He collects bags of it from one guy and delivers it to the mob.

Question 5

ARTY. Hey! There’s Aunt Bella.

Answer 5

JAY. Is he coming up?

Question 6

ARTY. No. She’s walking past the house.

Answer 6

JAY. I’ll bet she’s lost again. (looks out window, call down) Ant Bella? Hi! Its Jay and Arty … up here. (he waves to her) That’s right. Up here … here she comes.

Question 7

(they walk away from the window

Answer 7

JAY. She ought to wear a compass or something!