Aubrey Duncan:
Well, that does sound like quite a handbag your mother had.
Jim:
Yeah.
Aubrey Duncan:
But why don't we talk about what you brought in today?
Jim:
Okay.
Aubrey Duncan:
Now the unusual brushstroke in this painting leads me to believe it may be the work of Wallace Murray.
Jim:
Oh.
Aubrey Duncan:
[uses a magnifying glass] Ah, yes. Indeed it is. Now, a work by Murray can be worth as much as $20,000.
Jim:
Wow. [laughs]
Aubrey Duncan:
Now tell me. Do you know these young men pictured here?
Jim:
Yes, I do. It is actually my brother and I.
Aubrey Duncan:
Let me guess. Is this one you? [points to the one with glasses]
Jim:
Guilty. [starts to have a panic realization of what he said about the glasses part]
Aubrey Duncan:
Now, unfortunately there is a lot of fire damage.
Jim:
Really, w-where?
Aubrey Duncan:
Well, uh, beginning here and... [touches the burnt paint on the right side of the painting] prominent in this area and then I suppose...of course this is a full lack of canvas...through here. It's roughly 40%.
Jim:
Well, there's a funny story behind that.
Aubrey Duncan:
Oh! I would love to hear a funny story.
Jim:
Well, there -- There was a fire.
Aubrey Duncan:
Was -- Was that the funny story?
Jim:
No.
Aubrey Duncan:
Well, given the damage...
Jim:
He's dead.
Aubrey Duncan:
Who is dead?
Jim:
My brother.
Aubrey Duncan:
Did he die in...in this fire? [referring to the burnt up painting]
Jim:
What fire?
Aubrey Duncan:
Thank you for bringing this in today, Jim. Uh, sadly, this appears to me to be basically worthless. It is, after all, "One man's junk".
Jim:
I see. Thank you for your time.
Aubrey Duncan:
Thank you.
[Jim ruins the painting with his anger]
