They head toward the bar...

SWAY
(re: his clothes)
What's with the look?

MEMPHIS
The hip, cool, sexy thing was getting
old...

SWAY
You look like you lost your sheep ...
And she hops back behind the bar ...

MEMPHIS
You still wrenching at Bacchiochi's?

SWAY
Hell, yeah. I'm not getting rich in here ...

MEMPHIS
Buy you a drink?

SWAY
Nope. I got a coffee. And a
boyfriend.
She waves to a 30-year-old CAT drinking with his buddies. He waves
back. Memphis frowns.

SWAY (cont'd)
Mitch.

MEMPHIS
"Mitch?"

SWAY
Mitch.

MEMPHIS
So I was replaced by Mitch?

SWAY
No. You were replaced by Alex.
Who was replaced by Kevin. Who
was replaced by Vince. Who was
replaced by Mitch...
She smiles sourly at him...

MEMPHIS
Wow. And to think all I
accomplished these past six
years was the "LORD OF THE
RINGS" trilogy...
She stares at him... Shakes her head... Busies herself with her
glassware ... Beat ...

MEMPHIS (cont'd)
You look great --

SWAY
Yeah, well, you always were a sucker
for flawed existences ...
ANGLE - MITCH. Watching them talk ...

SWAY (cont'd)
You should leave --

MEMPHIS
On account of Mitch?

SWAY
On account of me.
He studies her... Then:

MEMPHIS
I've taken the spear for a lot of
people, Sway. Including you. Can't
we improvise a little here ... ?

SWAY
No can do. Life goes on, pointfive ...
You left me, remember?

MEMPHIS
I left town. I didn't leave you.

SWAY
A distinction worth noting ...

MEMPHIS
And here I am...

SWAY
Yes. But I got a feeling it's not on
account of any longing-for-my-touch
on your part -

MEMPHIS
Kip's in trouble
And now she looks concerned

SWAY
What kind of trouble -- ?

MEMPHIS
Kip took a job. Fifty ladies in two weeks.
Only the two weeks have turned into four
days. And not a single lady has been
snared.

SWAY
And you got some Italians -- ?

MEMPHIS
Six or seven...

SWAY
I'm not doing it anymore. Haven't
for a while. I've carved out something
for myself. It's pathetic, but it's mine ...

MEMPHIS
I understand -