ALEX: Mark, these requests are going to take some time. Meanwhile, I need you to work with me here.
MARK: Oh? Work with you how?
ALEX: Mark, security is really antsy out here. I don’t know how long I’ll be able to keep them in check. If you were able to, say, release a hostage, as a gesture of goodwill, it would go a long way towards calming everyone down out here.
MARK: I… I don’t know…
MONK: Come on, man… Let the coffee filters go.