How old are you?
Thirty.
No hedging! No 'how old do I look'?
[smiles and shrugs her shoulders] Why hedge?
Yeah.
How old do I look?
[pauses] Thirty. [opens booze bottle in his desk drawer] What religion are you?
Uh, Mr. Grant, I don't quite know how to say this, but, uh, you're not allowed to ask that when someone's applying for a job. It's against the law.
Wanna call a cop?
[sweetly] No.
Good! Would you think I was violating your civil rights if I asked if you're married?
Presbyterian. [Lou stares at her] Uh, well I, I, I decided I would answer your religion question.
Divorced?
No.
Never married!
No.
Why?
Why?
Do you type?
Mr. Grant, there's no simple answer to that question!
Yes there is! How 'bout 'no I can't type' or 'yes I can'?
There's no simple answer to why a person isn't married.
How many reasons can there be?
[nervously] 65.
[exasperated] Words per minute. My typing question!
Yes.
Look, miss! Would you try answering the questions as I ask them?
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