Number one - I gotta get enough moola together to pay the rent.

Number two - I gotta eat. Same basic problem.

Number three - I could use a bit more work. There ain't enough unsolved crime in this town. How can we get some more?

Number four - To avoid "divorce" jobs. I won't do 'em.

Number five - Well, I will if I'm desperate! But not until.

Number six - There's this slinky blonde dame over at the art gallery. The librarian type, sorta, but real nice lookin'. I think her cool exterior is a thin veil drawn over a volcano of suppressed passion. I am tryin' to find a way to impress her. Maybe she could go for a real animal, ya never know. I bought a few books on art and am bonin' up on the subject. Just ask me about the French impressionists. Go ahead! I am gettin' damn good at this stuff.

Number seven - gotta find some tree-ripened mangos and papayas. The stuff around here is third rate.

Number eight - I could use a stiff drink or three and some high quality cigars. Refer back to number 1 and start over.