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The MURMURING starts up again. The voices and their garbled content distract Ptolemy somewhat. But, finally, he manages to overcome these psychic obstacles enough to pull the teddy out of its spot revealing... A miniature ironing board with a full-sized iron on it. Beneath the iron are three envelopes with cellophane windows in them. These are retirement checks that he receives in the mail. PTOLEMY (CONT'D) One, two, three. The next trial for Ptolemy is getting off his stool while carrying his checks. He finally succeeds. EXT. PTOLEMY'S APARTMENT BUILDING PORCH - A WHILE LATER Hilly is smoking a cigarette on the top stair (of three stairs). Ptolemy comes out wearing a clean shirt and clutching his envelopes. HILLY You got what you need, Uncle? PTOLEMY One, two, three. MELINDA HOGARTH (O.S.) Hold it right there, mothahfuckah! Storming across the street we see MELINDA HOGARTH (black woman, hard-lived 40s, hefty, drug addict). She runs up on the porch reaching for Ptolemy. He ducks behind Hilly to avoid her grasp. She grabs for him again and Hilly pushes her so that she walks backward down the stairs. Melinda looks up as if maybe she hadn’t seen Hilly standing there. MELINDA HOGARTH(CONT'D) Fuck you push me for? HILLY Fuck you mess with my uncle for? MELINDA HOGARTH
Your uncle? That mothahfuckah there owe me money. He told me he gonna give me money for my, uh, my, uh rent. He promised me. An’ you know he got it.
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