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The scene opens with a tense door sequence as various visitors are misidentified. The caller asks, “Who is it?” and is told “Missus Rob McLaughlin. Who is it? Plumber. Plumber?” then “I didn’t ask for a plumber.” The visitor insists, “Telegram. Oh, Telegram. Just a moment.” A second voice exclaims, “Oh my god. Now you can’t tell me this woman was killed by falling out of a tree.” The intruder is introduced as “Land shark. Cleverest species of them all.” The person at the door identifies herself as “Missus Augsburg” and then someone else as “Missus Baldwin.” The other voice asks, “Who is it?” and the reply is, “Flowers. Flowers for whom?” The door answer repeats, “Plumber, ma’am.” The intruder repeats, “I don’t need a plumber.” The shark is accused, “You’re that clever shark, aren’t you?” The reply is a denial of truth followed by, “Wait. I’m only a dolphin, ma’am.” The response: “A dolphin? Well, okay.” The exchange continues with, “What is it?” The reply is, “Egg salad again.” The question recurs, “Who is it?” The response: “Land shark. Oh, Walter.” “Landshark. God, it’s the Hello,” and then “Walter” is addressed with an update about good and bad news: “I have some good news and I have some bad news. First, the good news. Betty and I are having a party tonight, and come on over. You'll have a great time.” The bad news: “Now the bad news. You'll be coming stag.”
A formal aside then describes the land shark as “the cleverest of all sharks,” contrasting it with the great white and noting that the land shark “may strike at any time, any place.” It is said to be “capable of disguising its voice and generally attacks young single women.” An expert from the University of Miami’s Oceanographic Institute recommends that “the best way to scare off the shark in the event of an attack is to hit or punch the predator in the nose.” After this weather update, a new interruption occurs.
The next interruption comes from a doorbell: “Sorry to disturb you, ma’am. I’m from Jehovah’s Witnesses. I thought you might be interested in a copy of our journal at the watchtower?” The resident responds, “Why, certainly. I’d be very interested. Would you mind opening the door, please, ma’am? Sure. Just a second.”