Harold Pinter – “The Dumb Waiter” (ctd.)

Ben makes Gus go through the whole checklist of how they do their job, even though it’s always the same: when they get the call, Gus should stand behind the door, close the door behind the guy who’s come in, Ben pulls out his gun, the guy turns around and sees Gus behind him. Gus points out to Ben that he skipped the part where Gus is supposed to take out his gun, which he has never done before. Ben gets to the moment when the guy looks at them wordlessly and they look at him. What if it’s a girl? Gus asks. Same thing, says Ben. Gus shudders, gets up and goes to the toilet, where after a moment there is the sound of the toilet chain being pulled, but no flushing.