Go ahead, ask. "How can I do this for a living?"
Oh, that's not what I was thinking. [pause] How much does this place clear a week?
Ten grand.
I'm not with the IRS.
Okay. Twenty.
I don't make that in…three months.
Sex pays a lot better than death.
Plus the outfits are cooler.
Well, I have this genius tailor. Worked at the Desert Inn back in the day. I let him come in weekends and play human ashtray, he designs for me and my girls. It's a fair trade.
You got a good thing going here. And the best part is that these guys think getting slapped around and humiliated is their fantasy.
Like I told my daughter—
You got a daughter?
Eighteen this month. Freshman at Harvard.
Really? Mine's seven.
Oh, that's a great age.
Yeah.
When I thought Zoe was old enough to hear it, I told her, "Honey, there are a lot of things you can give a man. Your body, your time, even your heart. But the one thing you can never, ever, ever let go of is your power."
All my mother ever said to me was "Cash up front."
Don't take this the wrong way, but I think you've got everything it takes to make a great dominatrix.
I take that as a compliment.
Well you should. It's just about knowing yourself, being strong…and not taking any crap from powerful jerks who are used to giving it all day long.
Well, death is still a man's business. And I don't have to tell you about police work.
So how do you survive?
By knowing myself. And working hard. And not taking any crap from powerful jerks who are used to giving it all day long.
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