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"I'd like to remind you, the winner of the auction..."
"Listen up. Here's the plan." Pope whispers to the teens, "We go up in one-dollar increments, all right? It's gonna take a while, but we're gonna need to save every cent for construction."
"Pope's on point, JJ. Got it?" Estrella says sternly
"Mm." The boy hums as he scratches his head, "All right."
"Don't change the plan." Pope says
"...it is the foreclosure sale of 14 Rogers Point Road. Now, this is the old Maybank place." The man says, "Now, the bank has an opening bid of $80,000."
"Here we go." Pope says
"Looking for 81. I've got $80,000 going once."
"$80,000 and one dollar." Pope calls out
"Okay. One dollar more at $80,000, one dollar..."
"$80,500." A man yells out from the crowd
"$80,500. Right here at $80,500."
"It's okay." Estrella says turning to JJ, "Pope's got it."
"$80,500. $80,500 is going once..."
"$100K flat out. Right here." JJ yells before Pope can call out another number. Estrella's eyes go wide as the others teens turn to him.
"$100,000 right here to the gentleman in red..."
"Hey, what are you doing?" Pope whispers harshly
"Just a knockout punch. Knockout punch and we're a wrap." JJ shrugs
"That's not the plan. That's not the plan."
"I got the shit done."
"I've got 100,000 dollars right here, is going once, $100,000 is going twice..." The man starts
"$150K." A man says
"$150,000 from Mr. Zeasy. Good to see you, Dale at 150."
"Good to see you, Rog. Just give me a minute here, would ya?" He says before walking over to the teens, "You know, uh, The Cut's gonna be Figure 8 in a few years. You walk away now, you won't have to scurry off with your tail between your legs, and I'll, uh, give you a little taste on the back end."
Estrella immediately becomes annoyed as she stares back at the man. JJ turns to him, "Dale, was it?"
"That's correct."
"It's not happening, hoss." JJ says shaking his head and cracking his fingers, "Let's play ball."
