Tony is sitting on the floor, his back against the wall, asleep. The Newsman is sitting on the window sill, his typewriter balanced on his knees, writing a story. Crazy Harry sits in the corner, holding two sticks of dynamite, giggling uncontrollably.
Tony stirs and wakes up. He looks around the empty room.
Newsman (still typing, without looking up) Good morning, Sunshine. Or should I say good evening?
Tony: Wha...?
Newsman: You've been sleeping for almost 24 hours.
Tony: Huh?
The door bangs open, then slams shut. Lefty the salesman leans against it, panting. He wears a trenchcoat and fedora. He has sinister-looking eyebrows.
Newsman: Lefty. What brings you here?
Lefty: SHHHHHHHHH! I'm on da run. I sold some kid an invisible dog, and he chased after me. (notices Tony) Hey, who's da kid?
Newsman: That's Tommy, my new roommate.
Tony: Tony.
Lefty: Ya check 'im out? Kin we trust 'im?
Newsman: What do you care? You don't even live here.
Lefty: Yeah, but...kin he keep his mouth shut?
Newsman: He seems like a nice fellow. He's been sleeping since he moved in last night.
Lefty walks next to Crazy Harry, who is still giggling and playing with his dynamite.
Lefty (to Tony) Lemme give ya some woids of advice, kid. Stay outta my business! 'Cause if ya do too much pryin', I'm gonna sic my pal Harry here on ya. Unnerstand?
Tony rises and crosses toward Lefty.
Tony: Number one. Don't you threaten me. You're about as intimidating as a hamster doing the hula. Number two. I don't care about your business, so don't worry about me "prying." And number three...I'm gonna wash up and get something to eat.
Tony crosses to the room that he thought was the bathroom the previous night. When he flicks on the light switch, he notices it's actually a closet.
Tony: Who turned the bathroom into a closet?
Newsman: The bathroom's down the hall.
Tony: Oh. Yeah. I...er, I knew that...
Lefty: So, uh, Tommy--
Tony: Tony.
Lefty: ...Tony...what do ya do?
Tony: I'm a writer. Playwright, actually.
Lefty: Oh yeah? Hey, git a load of Mr. Fancy-Pants Writer over here! Whadda ya got?
Tony: Actually, I don't have anything yet. I was hoping to start something today, but--
Lefty: Hey, don't worry 'bout nothin', I got just da thing fer ya! (Lefty pulls a script out of his trenchcoat and hands it to Tony) Guaranteed crowd-pleaser. I hoid da writer's dead, so's all ya gotta do is just cross out his name, and put yours! An' I'll let ya have it fer a nickel.
Tony (looking at script) Hamlet?
Lefty: SHHHHHHHH! Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight! A blockbuster!
Tony: Um, no thanks, I think I'll stick to something of my own.
Lefty: Whaddaya, a critic? Ya tink ya kin write somethin' better dan dat? C'mon, buy da script. I tink I kin persuade Arnold Schwarzenegger ta play da lead.
Tony: I'm all set, really.
Lefty: Kid's crazy. Crazy I tell ya!