Vinny>> Yo! Spud you've got a telephone call.

Spud>> What you need? You're kidding, an emergency, when? Oh man, superior, yeah, no, no problem. They'll understand because it's an emergency. Yeah, yeah. I'm sorry, Vinny. I have an emergency. These things happen. I've got to run.

Vinny>> Run? We've got this display to finish for tomorrow.

Spud>> What can I say? I mean emergencies happen.

Oscar>> Nice work.

Vinny>> Yeah and that's all of it.

Oscar>> What?

Spud>> Look I'm sorry. I've got an emergency. I wouldn't leave unless it was like a real emergency. You know like your mother dies.

Oscar>> Your mother died?

Spud>> No she's fine.

Oscar>> Your dad?

Spud>> Just great, thanks.

Vinny>> You got a better job?

Spud>> Yeah.

Oscar>> Wait a minute.

Spud>> I said it was an emergency.

Oscar>> I've got six ads coming out in the paper announcing Pagoda Soda 50% off tomorrow. Where am I going to put all this stuff?

Spud>> Well I'm sorry but I've got to help people out when they need me.

Oscar>> I know, I know, it's an emergency job. How much are they paying you for this emergency job?

Spud>> How long does this job last, two days? I got a chance to work straight for a month, that's if I leave right now.

Vinny>> Why dont you make him work?

Spud>> You're going to make me work?

Oscar>>It's too late for me to find another carpenter today. I've got $5,000 merchandise to move tomorrow. I've got some serious trouble.

Spud>>I know, I'm sorry you've got an emergency too, okay.

Oscar>> How about if I paid you a little more?

Spud>> How about if you pay me $5,000 more?

Vinny>> Oscar, Oscar, I can make him work. You can't.

Oscar>> I want my money back.

Spud>> What money?

Oscar>> The $200 I paid you in advance.

Spud>> And I worked eight hours.

Oscar>> I paid you for the entire job.

Spud>> You paid me by the hour.

Oscar>> And there's like an additional $3,000.

Spud>> What?

Oscar>> That's how much I'm going to lose tomorrow.

Spud>> Well not necessarily. You could do this job yourself.

Oscar>> I don't want to do this job myself. I'm not a carpenter.

Spud>> Well, you never took shop?

Oscar>> You owe me the money I paid you and you owe me $3,000.

Vinny>> You owe us to finish the job.

Vinny>> Work.

Spud>> No.

Vinny>> Work buddy or else.

Spud>> You owe me for this shirt.

Oscar>> You can't make him work, Vinny.

Vinny>> Why not?

Oscar>> First off it's the law and secondly, he's already gone.

Vinny>> So what can we do about this?

Oscar>> Find another carpenter.

Vinny>> When, who, how, we ain't got no time.

Oscar>> You.

Vinny>> Me? Okay, it's not my job description but it's an emergency. Okay I'll do it. I did take wood shop.

Oscar>> Thank you, Vinny.

Vinny>> You know, Oscar, emergencies cost money, $50 an hour.

1. Does an event of this sort excuse Spud from his contractual duties? Why or why not