APPA: Half-price, I rip off Japan.

JANET: Still Japanese.

APPA: I scratch name. Nobody can tell. Talk to police.

JANET: What about Mr. Shin? He’s a salesman for Honda.

APPA: Mr. Shin is Mr. Shit.

JANET: I thought you guys were best friends?

APPA: No, he is pimping the Jesus now.

JANET: What?

APPA: He is pimping the Jesus.

JANET: He’s doing what to Jesus?

APPA: Pimping.

JANET: Peemping?

APPA: Not peemping, pimping.

JANET: Pimping.

APPA: Yah. He is using church to selling Honda. Different church every Sunday, selling Honda. That’s pimping the Jesus.

JANET: How’d you learn about a word like pimping?

APPA: Janet, I am cool, what you talking?

JANET: Okay, what about Mr. Park? He sets up cheap sushi restaurants in the Annex. He’s promoting Japanese cuisine. He’s guilty by associationship, and since you’re his best friend, so are you.

APPA: No.

JANET: Yes.

APPA: No.

JANET: Yes.

APPA: No. That’s different. He is pimping Japan. Pimping Japan is okay. He is make money selling Japan food, but he is Korean. White people can’t tell difference. Kind of look same. Korean Grill House, run by Chinese. Chinese pimping Korea. That’s no good. Appa boycott. Talk to police.

JANET: Talk to them yourself.

APPA: Police hear accent, they don’t take serious.

JANET: Appa —

APPA: Janet! 1904 Japan attack Korea —

Bell. MR. LEE, a successful real estate agent, enters.

JANET: Okay, fine! I’ll call the police.

APPA: 그래! 아이씨 참! [That’s right!]

JANET takes out her cellphone.

4. The offer

LEE: Mr. Kim.

APPA: Oh, Mr. Lee! My black friend with Korean last name!

LEE: Hi Janet.

JANET: Hey, Mr. Lee.

JANET exits. Bell.

APPA: Long time now see.

LEE: Yeah, it’s been a while.

APPA: Wah, look at you, nice jacket, pants. Turn around. Turn around. (LEE does a flashy Michael Jackson turn.) Wah, looks very good.

LEE: You like this? I can get you one.

APPA: Oh, no, no thank you. Not my style. How’s mommy, daddy?

LEE: They’re doing very well, thank you.

APPA: And how’s you business?

LEE: Business is good. Business is very good. (Beat. Gazing out the window.) Lotta condos going up in the area, eh, Mr. Kim?

APPA: Yah, very fast. They is working hard.

LEE: Did you hear about Walmart?

APPA: Walmart? What’s Walmart?

LEE: Apparently once those condos are up and ready, Walmart’s moving in.

APPA: Why Walmart wants to moving to Regent Park?

LEE: ’Cuz once those condos are up and ready, Regent Park isn’t gonna be Regent Park anymore. (LEE hands APPA his card.) Here.

APPA: I already have you card.

LEE: This is a new one. Flip it over.

APPA: What flip?

LEE: The card. Flip the card over, Mr. Kim. (APPA turns the card upside down.) That’s not a flip, that’s a turn.

APPA: Oh, flip, okay.

APPA flips the card over twice.

LEE: You’re back on the same — just — I’m serious, Mr. Kim! (LEE grabs APPA’S hands, showing him the back of the card.) There. See?