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Nothing threatening in his manner as he plops down beside<br />
the men, smiling.<br />
They are immediately on their guard.<br />
RIGGS (FIGURE)<br />
Happy holidays. Mind if I join<br />
you?<br />
Yes.<br />
Fuck off.<br />
PUNK #1<br />
PUNK #2<br />
Riggs smiles at him innocently. Strokes the collie's fur<br />
with one hand.<br />
With the other, he reaches intb a paper sack and produces,<br />
a spanking new bottle of Jack Daniels, possibly the finest<br />
drink mankind has yet produced.<br />
RIGGS<br />
I need help drinking this. Cool?<br />
The dock workers exchange glances. There seems to be no<br />
harm in this. One of them frowns:<br />
PUNK #1<br />
You a homo?<br />
RIGGS<br />
Do I look like a homo?<br />
PUNK #1<br />
You got long hair. Homos got long<br />
hair.<br />
PUNK #3<br />
I hate homos. Arrggh.<br />
Riggs shakes his head, laughs.<br />
RIGGS<br />
Boy, you guys are terrific. You<br />
make me laugh, you just do.<br />
At which point, appropriately enough, Punk #4 shakes a<br />
beer and sprays it in the old collie's face.<br />
The DOG pulls away, WHINING.<br />
Riggs leans forward.<br />
RIGGS<br />
This your dog? Nice dog.<br />
And then, he proceeds to do a peculiar thing:<br />
He starts to talk to the dog -in<br />
what seems to be the dog's own language.
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