Hard Eight1996

Sydney:
[John has called Sydney to his hotel room asking for help. Sydney knocks, John answers from behind the closed door] John?

John:
Sid?

Sydney:
Yeah. Open up.

John:
Everything cool?

Sydney:
What? Yeah, everything's cool. Are you alright?

John:
I'm fine.

Sydney:
You gonna open the door?

John:
I said on the phone, you know... it's kinda screwed up.

Sydney:
Yeah, so? Open the door, let's see what's going on.

John:
You promise you'll help me?

Sydney:
[growing exasperated] John, it's cold out here, open the door.

John:
Is everything cool?

Sydney:
John, open the goddamn door, will ya?

[John finally unlocks and opens the door; Sydney enters]

Sydney:
Now what's going on, John?

John:
Just - shut the door.

[the door is closed]

Sydney:
Why are the lights out?

John:
Okay, Sid?

Sydney:
Okay I'm not gonna...

John:
Let's just leave them off for a second...

Sydney:
I'm not gonna stand here with the lights out.

[Sydney flips the light on]

John:
Okay now, you promised you'd help me.

Sydney:
What is this, John?

John:
I'm sorry, Sid.

Sydney:
John, what is this? Who is this man?

John:
He's uh... he's a hostage.