EXT. NEW YORK CITY STREET – DAY
Jerry and Elaine are walking down the street when they notice Steve standing next to a beat-up car, looking perplexed.
JERRY: (approaching) Hey, Steve. What’s with the clunker?
STEVE: (glancing at the car) Oh, this? It just showed up this morning. No idea where it came from.
Jerry notices a card tucked under the windshield wiper and points it out.
ELAINE: (curiously) Hey, there’s a card. Maybe it’s a clue. Why don’t you open it?
Steve retrieves the card, opening it with a sense of apprehension. He reads it aloud, his voice tinged with disbelief.
STEVE: (reading) “Thanks for not calling. Merry Christmas, – Ohtani”
ELAINE: (laughing) Ohtani? The baseball player?
STEVE: (sighing) Yeah. The one I didn’t call. I guess this is his way of thanking me.
ELAINE: (teasing) Maybe he’s thanking you for not clogging his voicemail. Or maybe this is your prize for missing out on him.
STEVE: (looking at the car) Some prize. This thing looks like it’s been through a demolition derby.
JERRY: (playfully) Well, look at it this way, Steve. You might not have gotten Ohtani, but you got yourself a… (gestures to the car) unique piece of memorabilia.
STEVE: (dryly) Great. Just what I needed.
EXT. NEW YORK CITY STREET – CONTINUOUS
As Jerry, Elaine and Steve stand by the beat-up car, Kramer comes strolling up the street. He does a double-take when he sees the car.
KRAMER: (surprised) What in the world is this?
STEVE: (dryly) A gift from Ohtani. His way of saying thanks for not calling.
KRAMER: (nodding) Ah, Ohtani! You know, he got Joe Kelly’s wife a car.
JERRY: (confused) Why would he get Joe Kelly a car?
KRAMER: (correcting) No, no, not Joe, his wife! Because Joe gave up his number for Ohtani.
STEVE: (perplexed) So, he buys cars for people’s wives now?
JERRY: (smirking) She must have called.