July 13, 2005
Week 12 - Impossible Dreams 1
Episode 3
Rantz meets Hal outside the park. They carry the damaged bicycle into the trunk of their car.
“You’re absolutely sure you’re all right?” Rantz asks as he settles it down.
“I’m fine,” Hal says. “The asshole never touched me. Just trashed my cycle.”
“Jesus…” Rantz tries to shut the trunk. “Damn thing won’t close…”
“Plenty of room if we had an SUV…”
“We’re not getting an SUV… Come on, we’ll just drive slowly…” They get into the car and Rantz pulls away.
“Asshole trashed my cycle,” Hal repeats.
“It doesn’t look so bad… just needs a new wheel… What should we do, you think we should call the police? Can you describe the guy?”
“I couldn’t see his face, he was wearing a mask… A coyote, I guess…”
Rantz’s eyes shoot up. “A coyote! I’ve heard about this guy. He’s been causing trouble all over the area for a week or two.”
“I just want to get my bike fixed.”
“What the hell were you doing alone in the park at ten at night anyway? Your mother was terrified!”
“You said I couldn’t use the computer for two weeks… I was mad… it’s not fair...”
“You put a virus on my laptop!”
“I said I was sorry.”
“You made me look like an idiot at work!”
“I said I was sorry!”
Rantz takes a deep breath. “Look… let’s start over. How ‘bout if we forget the punishment? Getting attacked by a lunatic sort of cancels all debts…”
“Yeah…”
“But you have to promise not to pull a crazy stunt like this ever again. Staying out by yourself all night without telling us where you were... Your mother was terrified!”
Hal shrugs. “Asshole trashed my cycle…”