Matilda1996

[Zinnia is chatting with Agents Bob and Bill, thinking they are speedboat salesmen]

Zinnia:
[laughs] So he came home with $2,000 cash, and he threw it up in the air, and we both just swam in it like we were on The Million Dollar Sticky! [to Agent Bill] Do you like that show?

FBI Agent Bill:
I love that show.

Zinnia:
That was the old days. Now, he's got money in banks all over this planet, and does he give me a dime? [Matilda walks in] Matilda, this is Bob and Bill.

Matilda:
They're cops.

Zinnia:
They are not cops! They are Ace Powerboat salesmen!

Harry:
[walks in] Babyface, I'm starved!

Zinnia:
Hi, Harry.

Harry:
[shocked to see the agents] Who are you? [the agents start to leave] What is this, a hot tub party?! Get the hell out of here! [to Zinnia] I slave all day, I come home, you're entertaining a couple of surfer-dude bodybuilders!

Matilda:
They're cops, Dad.

FBI Agent Bob:
You interested in time share?

Harry:
Get out of here! [shuts the door in the agents' faces]

Zinnia:
[furiously] You don't let me talk to people! I am in a cage, Harry! I need to talk to somebody besides our stupid kids!

Harry:
Oh, yeah?! Well, a man is entitled to come home to find dinner on the table, without having to wade through a convention of male strippers!

[As he yells, Matilda focuses on her bedroom door, and it moves slightly]

Matilda:
Dad?

Harry:
What do you want?!

Matilda:
Yell at me, okay?

Harry:
Shut up and leave us alone!

Matilda:
Yell at me again!

Harry:
Yell at you?! I'll come in there and pound your miserable hide! What do I have to do to gain a little respect around here?! I'm gonna give you a tanning like you've never had in your life! My word is my law! You understand?! LAW!

[Before he can reach her, Matilda uses her powers to slam the door shut and lock it; she smiles to herself as he is heard raving and hammering on it]