The voice comes over the radio-telephone again.

Camera moves in closer. 

OPERATOR off

Blue four-three-nine. Blue four-three-nine. Over. 

THOMAS picks up the receiver again. 

THOMAS into receiver

Blue four-three-nine. Blue four-three-nine. Go ahead, echo. 

OPERATOR off

Blue four-three-nine. Message passed to him at the studio. Your caller doesn’t like it. Over. 

THOMAS

Tell him to get stuffed… What about the buildings going up around the place? Already there are queers and poodles in the area. I saw some in the couple of minutes I was there. It’ll go like a bomb. Over. 

OPERATOR off

Blue four-three-nine. What is in the area? Over. 

THOMAS

Forget it. Over. 

OPERATOR off

Roger. Wilco. Standing by. 

THOMAS puts down the receiver.