Barry is confronted outside his apartment by a group of brothers attempting to extort him over a phone sex line incident. The scene escalates from a tense conversation to physical intimidation as they pressure him to withdraw his maximum daily limit from a nearby ATM.
DAVID: Hey.
BARRY: Hi.
DAVID: I need to talk to you for a second.
BARRY: What?
DAVID: You gotta give me some money.
BARRY: Wait a minute --
DAVID: No, no, no, no c'mon man, don't make it a thing --
BARRY: Please don't do this.
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