They had a drink. Flane stared heavily at his glass.

“So here we are,” he said. “Neither of us got a job.”

“It’s sad, isn’t it?”

“My pal. You gotta get a job. I’ll find you a job. Talk to my agent about you.”

“I wouldn’t bother, I didn’t really want to be in this racket to start with. It just looked like fun and a bit of dough.”

“Yeah. Dough. That’s all I’m in for. I never thought I’d be in this racket either.”

“What racket were you in before?”

“Lotsa things. You don’t think I’m tough, do you?”

“I don’t know.”

“Most people don’t.”