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Don, a pawn shop owner and Bob, his somewhat stupid, drug-addicted gopher, have planned the robbery of a valuable coin collection. Teach, a volatile associate of Don’s, wants in on the plan and is trying to convince Don to give him Bob’s spot on the job. Don is not convinced until Bobby tries to get his cut of payment from the robbery up front. In this scene, Don makes the decision to kick Bobby off of the job and tells him that he’s no longer needed for the robbery tonight. Don is like a
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DON: Bob . . .
BOB: What?
DON: You know what?
BOB: No.
DON: I was thinking, you know, we might hold off on this thing. (Pause)
BOB: You want to hold off on it?
[... … …]
DON: You see what I’m talking about?
BOB: Yes.
DON: Like it never happened.
BOB: I know.
DON: So you see what I’m saying.
BOB: Yes. (Pause) I’m gonna go.
Mamet, David, American Buffalo, Concord Theatricals, pp. 40-43.
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