46/ McB:
Blanche tries to call Freidman Cohen's business partner, but Cohen clarifies: I leased my medallions from him—I had no profit-sharing with him, if he had losses I would not have received losses. I had no interest in his company at all. No different from leasing an apartment.
Freidman had to pay Cohen a fixed monthly rate for the lease, and was obligated to pay all the expenses—all he did was lease the medallion. It's the only way to have a taxi: have a medallion affixed to the front.