A nervous department store manager, Bob Chipeska, consults with a cynical security chief, Gin Slagel, about his desire to fire the store's Santa. Chipeska recounts various instances of inappropriate behavior, including vulgar language and a sexual encounter in a dressing room, while Gin looks for a loophole to terminate the contract.
GIN: "Fuck stick"?
CHIPESKA: Yes, I thought it was strange too, but you know, I, I, I, I, uh, I, his little friend promised he wouldn't say it in front of the children. Which is fine because/ you know, urn, there's an adult world and a child's world and that's okay. I'm not a censor.
GIN: Little fri
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