Cigarettes & Coffee 1993

At a quiet diner, Douglas Walker talks with an older man, Sydney, as they share cigarettes and coffee. Walker explains that, while gambling at a casino, he wrote his name on a $20 bill for good luck. Before he could use it, he runs into his friend Steve and lends him the bill. He heads back to the hotel room where he was supposed to meet Steve, Steve’s wife, and his own wife, but his wife tells him that Steve and Steve’s wife would arrive later. He sees the bill with his name on it on the floor and becomes paranoid. He takes the bill and uses it to win almost $8,000 gambling with it.

At another table, a husband vents his anger that his wife has lost all their money gambling on craps. He recounts his marriage proposal and lights his last cigarette.

Outside, another man, Bill, finishes a phone call. He enters the diner and orders coffee and cigarettes, which he pays for with a $20 bill. The younger man confesses that he has paid to have Steve and his wife killed.

As the waitress returns their change, the older man notices the name Douglas Walker written on a $20 bill. He drops it on the floor.

Bill returns to his car and opens the trunk; Steve is inside. The couple leave, and the woman takes the bill. The older man tells the younger man that drinking coffee and smoking a cigarette will make everything right. Outside, the couple kiss, and Bill drives down a desert road.