A wealthy industrialist, Van Buren, tracks down a struggling immigrant architect, Laszlo, to apologize for his previous behavior and settle a debt. Van Buren reveals he has discovered Laszlo's prestigious Bauhaus background and offers him both financial restitution and a chance to see his work properly recognized.
VAN BUREN: Have you seen that?
LASZLO: Bauhaus in Dessau.
VAN BUREN: Bauhaus! How marvelous. Read the caption below the photographs.
VAN BUREN: So, what do you think?
LASZLO: Looks good.
VAN BUREN: Damn right, it does! Why didn't you defend yourself when I came after you all like a bat out of hell?
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