[Yo-Yo]

It's like paying protection to the mob. You're buying "insurance" so something doesn't "happen" to your business.

So the guy "sold" Dave a screenplay for $2 million. Of course he would take a check, declare the money on his income taxes, etc. Otherwise, is he going to try to spend $2 million in cash, and not draw suspicions?

Still ex torsion.

[discostu]

Yeah, kind of like the end of The Player. “Am I guaranteed that ending? Then we have a deal.”