Vykhuholev and Ogranovich sit in the room. The man plays chess. In front of the woman is a bottle of vodka and a glass, which she fills and drinks from time to time.
Ogranovich. What time is it, can anyone tell me?
Vykhuholev. It’s about four or five o’clock.
Ogranovich. Can you be more precise?
Vykhuholev. I can't really. My watch and mobile phone were taken away by the professor before the session. As well as are your accessories. And only he can tell where they are now. But to do this he needs to come to his senses. So what are we waiting for!
Ogranovich. It’s like a nuthouse! Can't you call an ambulance at least?
Vykhuholev. What for?
Ogranovich. They will take professor to the hospital and we would go home. By the way, meanwhile we are waiting, whether he would die or not, I might take a hot bath with a glass of good cognac. (Drinking) Oh! What a nasty thing!
Vykhuholev. What nonsense are you talking about, Elena Pavlovna?
Ogranovich. What?! Well, a woman is not allowed even to dream!
Vykhuholev. A woman is surely allowed.
Ogranovich. Are there your dirty hints again?
Vykhuholev. There are not the hints, Elena Pavlovna. You are sipping vodka like a real man, even without a snack.
Ogranovich. But why should I mix the taste?
Vykhuholev. And how can one drink at work? I can’t understand that! Andrey Sigizmundovich wouldn’t like that.
Ogranovich. I don’t like this story either, but I keep silence. So, he will cope with that too.
Vykhuholev. So, what do you dislike, buddy?
Ogranovich. So much effort – and all down the drain! And if the professor goes nuts, what then?
Vykhuholev. How should I know?
Ogranovich. Don't tell me lies, you know Myshevsky as well, as I do. He will do anything to get what he wants. After all, they offered this freak to sell his apartment. But he refused from such big money!
Vykhuholev. You should definitely drink less, Elena Pavlovna. That’s what I know for sure.
Ogranovich. But keep in mind, pleasе, that my role in this adventure is to register the deal, and nothing more. If there is a dead body, there is no deal. I have nothing to do with wet work.
Vykhuholev. Oh, God! What a jargon, Elena Pavlovna! It doesn’t suit an intelligent woman.
Ogranovich. I’ve picked it up from my third husband. Or fourth?! Anyway, it doesn't matter. He was an investigator for the prosecutor's office. So, that’s it.
Vykhuholev. I wonder, Elena Pavlovna, how many husbands have you had in total? There were so many of them…
