It then cuts to Brooklyn, modern day, where Mario and Luigi are working on a plumbing job; Luigi wistfully talks about admitting his love to Hildegard 'Hildy' Smith, an assistant in a flower shop, while Mario is very cynical about women after a failed relationship, wherein Brenda, his love, ditched him three days before the wedding to hook up with the caterer. The job extends to three hours, and afterwards Luigi gives the money to a bum, which frustrates Mario due to how broke they are. Their van, a redecorated ice cream truck, is marked with the words "MARIO BROS.: ACE PLUMBERS".
