ABE looks at JOSHI, then at SWEDEN, who merely shrugs.
ACT 1, SCENE 5
EXT. NEW YORK CITY. DAY.
A double-decker tourist bus passes as ABE, SWEDEN and JOSHI emerge from the front doors of the Macmillan’s New York Register, talking. JOSHI is putting on his overcoat. It’s lunch hour.
JOSHI:
Samantha’s?
ABE:
Not in the mood for sushi, really. Think I’ll just
hit the—the Hudson place.
JOSHI:
(puts on hat, claps ABE on the shoulder)
Hell. Take the rest of the day. Buy Mr. Murdoch
a beer—put it on the account. Get to know each other.
ABE says something typical.
JOSH:
(to SWEDEN)
Straighten him out...
He tips his hat to them, heads off into the crowd. ABE and SWEDEN look at each other amidst the bustle; a breeze blows. Their cheeks flush in the frigid air.
ABE:
(clasps SWEDEN’S s
