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Man
Back in the '70s, every cop
wanted out of the city.
But the only cops allowed
to live outside New York
were transit cops.
Because the Transit Authority
was also run
byJersey and Connecticut.
So these guys I knew
at the 3-7...
they started pulling overtime
at subway stations...
and got the city to declare them
auxiliary transit cops.
They bought some land in Jersey.
Got some cheap loans
from people they knew.
They made themselves a place
where the shit
couldn't touch 'em.
Every precinct
has its cop bar,
a private club, all blue.
For the 3-7,
it was the 4 Aces...
just across the river.
Video Game Noises
Tires Screeching
Gunshots
This Armenian guy, he's from
the other side over there.
He tells her that she's dead.
Right? She's gonna be dead
by morning.
- So he drops this box off
at her place, right?
- They call you guys.
- They call Bomb Squad.
- Right. We go in there.
We x-ray it on scene.
- And, uh, we can't see
anything in there.
- Man Right.
I cut a little hole in it.
I can see there's something
in there.
Man
Uh-huh.
l, uh, I see that there's, uh,
some white fuzz.
There's something pink.
I can't figure out what it is.
- Suddenly I realize
I am looking at a tongue.
- Ah, shit!
A big, fat tongue sticking
out at me. Yes. The guy
put a goat's head in there.
Man
This at the end
of the twentieth century.
H.G. Wells, he'd turn over in
his grave to think at the start
of a new millennium...
- Man some Iranian guy...
- Woman Armenian. Armenian guy.
Some Armenian would be
deliverin' a goat's head to the
door of the woman that he loved.
- Backward culture over there.
- Let me tell you.
We're all backwards, Berta.
- Our machines are all modern
and shit, but our minds?
- Gary.
Our minds are primitive.
Our minds are primitive,
Berta.
- Hey.
- I gotta go home, baby.
All right, wait. I'm just
waitin' on the call, okay?
Come here.
- I gotta pick up the car.
This is not...
- Monica, sit down.
Excuse me.
Do you mind?
- Do you mind?
- Sorry.
Roberta, that's Freddy.
Freddy's cool.
He's got a bad ear.
He'd good people though.
Don't worry about it.
Video Game
You have no authority.
Video Game
You have no authority.
Yeah, yeah. Fine.
TVlndistinct
It's quiet tonight,
huh, Freddy?
Hmm?
It's quiet.
Everyone's at that
bachelor party across the river.
Oh, yeah.
Whoop-de-doo.
You got any quarters?
Don't look at me, I just
put two more in the meter.
- It's his birthday.
- Figgis Oh, yeah?
- He's going for high score.
- Happy Birthday, Freddy.
Happy Birthday.
Let me see what I got.
I wasn't into making
a big deal
after the ten-year thing.
Hey, hey, how you doin'?
Sorry, Freddy. Hey.
Figgis
I was wondering if you'd
be able to, uh, come by.
Yeah. 4 Aces.
Where else?
Shit!
Damn it.
Two kinds of people
in this world.
Pinball people
and video game people.
You, Freddy,
you're pinball people.
Always got somethin'
to say, Figgsy.
Come on. Freddy,
Freddy, Freddy.
Freddy! Freddy!
Come on.
Come on. Come on.
Come on.
It's bedtime, Sheriff.
- You all right to drive?
- Mm-hmm.
- You sure?
- Positive.
- Take it easy, Freddy.
- Take it easy.
Radio It was not Lady Luck
thatJim Maloney found
in Atlantic City.
It was the cops.
The 30-year-old native
of the Caribbean island
of Antigua...
was captured in a casino
just days after
an aspiring rap artist...
was fatally beaten
in a Queen's convenience store.
Sources have filled in some
of the blanks for 1010 WINS
saying...
Shit!
Music, Chattering
Oh! All right.
Take it easy, take it easy.
I apologize.
Magilla Gorilla,
you fucking ape.
- Mikey, I'm out. I'm gettin' outta here.
- Where're you goin'?
- I love her.
- Yeah! Hell of a party!
- Roger.
- Okay, Superboy.
You're my man, Superboy.
- My man, Roger.
- Keep it up.
You guys take it easy.
Davey, can you dispose
of this legally please?
I don't like
bachelor parties.
See you back
in Jersey.
Oh!
Oh.
Oh!
Ooh-oof!
Shit!
Man Groaning
Coughing
Goddamn it!
Gagging
Gagging
Coughing
Ah, fuck.!
Shit.!
Coughing
You have the fuckin'
wrong stuff here.
Ah, Jesus!
Frankie?
Jesus Christ! What are you
guys doin'? You're giving me
a heart attack over here.
Hey, Superboy,
what'd ya say, kid?
- You all right, Jackie?
- Yeah, I'm fine.
Yeah? All right,
I'll see you guys tomorrow, man.
You're like creepers back here.
Frank
Thanks, kid.
Be careful driving, huh?
Radio Giants leading 10
to 6 as they move to the bottom
of the seventh inning...
in a game characterized
by big rallies.
The Giants scored seven times
in the first inning off...
Car Radio... Rap
- Well, fuck!
- The Yankees lost to the Angels today.
Hey.!
Pull over. N.Y.P.D.
Pull over!
Hey, you hear me?
Pull over!
No!
Laughing
Brakes Squealing
Fuck! Shit!
Fuckin' cocksucker!
Screams
Rap Continues
Freddy?
Sirens Wailing
Traffic incident?
Bullshit!
Hey, what's up, man?
These guys were shot
like six times.
Hey, just shut up,
do your fucking job!
- Fucking nurse.
- What've you got?
I got four vials of
crack here and a pipe.
That's it.
Russell, what you're thinking,
swallow it.
The guy saved five babies
out in Redhook, all right?
That's right, black babies.
Mashed potatoes
don't mean gravy.
- I'm on the idge.
- Man On Phone Is Babitch there?
- Yeah. I see him.
- Take care of it.
Superboy
Uncle Ray?
Uncle Ray, I saw a gun.
I saw the gun.
He took a shot at me. Tell 'em.
They took a shot at me.
Man
Stay here with us.
Tunney didn't even get
the grand jury
for shit like this.
Fuck the G.J.
You're Superboy, huh?
You saved, what?
Six black babies?
Come on, kid, the shit plays!
- Three babies.
- Hey, one at a time, please.
I got P.A. On another channel,
the mayor's office,
assistant D.A.
Press up the yin-yang.
The only reason
they're not here now...
is we got gridlock from
across Bronx to the Palisades.
There's no gun.
You didn't see it, Jack?
You can't find it?
- Flaky.
- Listen, I heard a shot.
I heard a shot, Ray.
- I heard a shot. I saw a gun.
- In my trunk, in the grand union bag.
- I heard a shot, Leo.
- The kid had a
steering wheel lock in his hand.
Your tire blew.
You're fucked up
and you wasted a pair
of shit-bags...
who aren't worth the hair
in the crack of your ass.
So you cool it
with the patty-cake morality.
Because without me, kid,
those stiffs'll put you
in a room...
- Where you will fuck your uncle
and everything he's built.
- Hey, Leo.
The black van's gonna be here
in a minute
and I haven't done shit.!
- What I'm doing is highly...
- Sympathetic.
- Leo Yeah, damn right.
- It is.
- Ray, we don't have to do this.
- Ray Calm down.
Fuck, Ray!
Ooh, baby!
Hey, we got it.
- Look at that, huh? We got it!
- Yo, yo, yo, yo.
- What the fuck
are you doin', man?
- I found their piece.
- Found their piece?
- Ah, Jesus!
- That wasn't in there.
- What do you mean it wasn't in?
It was underneath the floor mat.
Bullshit, man.
You can't do that!
Shut the fuck up!
Do what?
It was underneath
the fucking floor mat.
What the fuck
are you doing?
Fuck you!
I told you not to do it
like this, Ray.
- We'rejust doin'ourjob,
so let's just calm down.
- I told you!
- Everyone Shouting
- Leo Take it easy. Hey.!
You boys should take care
of your own business here.
Take my fucking shield
away from me.
- Hey, put it down!
- What? You gonna shoot me?
- Put it down, Chico!
- Chico this, motherfucker!
- Frankie, Help me start it up.
- Medic What the fuck you gonna do?
Kiss my ass!
Shouting
Fuck!
Shouting Continues
Hey, Jack, Jack, Jack.
Hey, hey, hey, hey.
Ray
Oh, my God.!
Oh, my God! Leo!
Leo! Jesus!
He jumped!
Oh, my God.!
Hejumped.!
- He jumped!
- Jack Murray?
Somebody shine a light
down there.
He just hit the water
and... he went down.
- Davis? Where's Davis?
- Oh!
- Leo I want aviation, harbor.
I want some illumination now!
- Stupid, fucking kid!
- Oh, my God!
- We got a man over the fucking G.W.!
Alarm Clock Ringing
Ringing Stops
Sighs
How long is the car
gonna take?
Lenny won't know
till the parts guy gets in.
You should take
number two.
What did you tell Lenny
about the accident?
- Chasin' a speeder.
- What?
Sheriff was chasin'
a speeder.
Laughs
Radio
Our top story on 1010 WINS...
A fatal shootout on the G. W.B.
And a cop's suicide.
Highway Patrol continues
searching the Hudson River
for the body of Officer...
Murray SuperboyBabitch.
- Babitch leaped off the George
Washington idge last night...
- Hey, hey, put it out.
- An apparent suicide, after
engaging in a high-speed chase.
- Fuck you, asshole.
There's no way
that guy jumped, man.
- There's no fucking way!
- Controversy swirls around events
on the idge.
Man
Officer, how can you testify...
that Superboy
jumped off that idge
when you didn't see him jump?
I mean, I'm looking
at your statement right here...
that you filled out
at 0200 hours.
Wait a minute.
I'm gonna object because
we went through this.
Lawyer
Now, he's been up all night.
How many times are you gonna ask
the same question?
Let me ask you another
question, other.
Have you ever been
to Garrison, New Jersey?
- What kind of question is that,
Lieutenant?
- Counselor.
Have you ever been
to Garrison, New Jersey?
- You think those white boys
on that idge...
- Come on, Lieutenant.
- Please. I object to this!
- What do you think this is, Mod Squad?
- Lawyer I'm offended by this.
- Men Arguing
All right, all right!
All right, listen.
He doesn't tell us
what we want to know,
he's gonna lose his job.
That's about as simple as
I can make it. He's gonna lose
his fuckin'job. All right?
Do you want that?
What do you take us for?
A bunch of fuckin' morons, huh?
- What is the matter with you?
- With all due respect, I think...
- You be quiet, you be quiet! Shut up!
- I believe...
If you don't mind
my French, all right?
You be quiet.
He's off the force
if he does not start
answering questions.
You want to save your ass?
Start giving us answers.
And I'll tell you
something.
We know anyway.
So do yourself a favor,
and stop fuckin' around.
E.M.S. Officer
Yo.! Hey.!
- We gonna talk or what, man?
- When your rep gets here.
- Fuck the rep. I gotta talk to you.
- When your rep gets here.
Rueben, can you call
E.M.S. About this guy?
Yeah. Hey, Moe,
Harbor found one
of Superboy's shoes.
What about the socks?
They find them too?
Fuckin' shoe.
Jack Rector's comin' in
tomorrow at 9:00.
- What about Donlan?
- Uh, next week.
- His P.D.A. Attorney says...
- Who's that? Who's his lawyer?
- This guy Sloan.
- Sloan? Ooh, big gun.
Says he's grieving
and all depressed
for his nephew.
Oh, Ray's all grieving
and depressed.
Laughs
I'll bet he is.
If Superboy is alive...
he's the fuckin' plague
right about now.
You're not gonna
ing that home.
I mean, you don't shit
where you eat, do you?
I do, Carson.
I live in a house
and in it I shit...
and I eat.
Beeps
Beeping
It's Grotto.
Beeps
Fast Beeping
- Ray Murray, get down.
- Jack It's Freddy's new girl.
Cover yourself.
- Hi. Could you turn
your engine off for me?
- I got the air on.
- You on the job?
- No.
We're comin' from Forest Hills.
I'm John McEnroe.
That's Jimmy Connors.
Is your license in there?
Can you pull it out
for me, please?
- This is a school zone.
- Christ!
Listen, Miss Betts.
You're new, right?
Yes, I'm new here,
but I'm not new on the job.
- I was...
- Freddy!
- A municipal deputy in Elmira.
- Freddy!
Ray
You see, Officer,
in Garrison...
when the car you're gonna tag
has got a P.D.A. Sticker...
I'd advise you to think
to yourself, Hey, that's one
of the good guys.
I think I'll go catch me
a bad guy.
If we didn't pull over P.D.,
there wouldn't be
any violations in this town.
The problem in this town
ain't the people that live here.
It's the element that visits.
Is this a new car, Ray?
It's nice.
We didn't recognize it.
Come on, Freddy,
I wanna go home.
Tell this cupcake to heel.
- Okay, that's not necessary.
- Cindy.
- Well, listen, take care, guys.
See you later.
- Ray Hey.!
- What happened to you,
Freddy?
- Chuckles Fender benders.
She's kinda cute.
Phone Ringing
- Ringing
- Dispatch. Hi!
Can I call you back?
Bye.
- You okay?
- Yeah, I'm fine. I got it.
Phone Ringing
Dispatch.
No, no.
That's the next town over.
You called Garrison.
Right. The town
with all the police.
What are you gonna do
with Superboy? You gotta
stash him someplace.
- We lie low.
- Bell Rings
Hey, Moe!
Hey, Ray.
- Sorry to hear about your nephew.
- Yeah, he was a good kid.
We were up all night
with it.
Ray I know you need
to talk to me.
I'll come in next week
sometime. How's that?
- Jackie here's comin'in
early for you. Tomorrow.
- Hi, Jackie. Moe Tilden.
Yeah, hey.
- Moe Tilden.
- Yeah. Frankie Lagonda.
- Moe What house?
- Out of the 3-7.
- You been there long?
- Maybe too long, huh?
- Too long. Right.
- Moe, here, was my classmate
at the academy.
Back in the day...
before he fell in love
with this redhead
at I.A. And transferred.
Is that how it went, Ray?
Laughing
So what ings you
to our fair city?
Checkin' up on us?
I heard there was
a way of life out here.
Thought I'd check it out
for myself.
What are we, uh,
like the Amish now?
Laughing
See you around.
You fuckin' rat.
Boys Arguing,
Fighting
Ah, shit!
Arguing,
Fighting Continues
- I thought you gave me a ticket.
- Hmm?
- You the sheriff?
- Glass Shattering
- I thought you gave me
a ticket.
- One second.
Boys Arguing
Hey, hey, Gordon, that's it.
Knock it off. Let him go.
- Boy Asshole.!
- Just let him go. Everyone
go down to the park.
Go on. Go on
before I kick your ass.
Get on!
Sorry.
How long
you been a sheriff?
- Ten years.
- That's great.
I see there's a lot
of city cops here.
- Oh, yeah. A lot of cops.
- Great gig.
Mm-hmm. I like it.
Well, I don't wanna
waste your time.
Let me give you my card.
It's a special unit
in the city.
If you ever wanna talk
about anything,
it's all confidential.
Mm-hmm.
Okay.
Nice to meet ya.
Jack
Ray, that fuck Tilden
shows up here with that grin.
Freddy's new girl
pulls us over.
I mean, someone's talkin;
I say it's Figgis.
I mean,
we got some loose ends.
Freddy's my man.
Unfortunately, he's on
the wrong side of the river.
That don't mean
you can't trust me, Ray...
with anything.
I trust you, Freddy.
I trust you to make sure
the kids don't kill themselves
on prom night.
I trust you to suggest
a good opera record
for my sister at Christmas.
I'm serious.
- Sighs
- Freddy, when I leave here
everyday...
I trust you with my town.
Maybe I don't trust you
with anything...
but I trust you
with my home and my family...
and, to me,
that's everything.
- Knocking At Door
- Girl Singing
Woman
I'm sorry. Oh.
- Jesus, I'm sorry.
- Oh, it's okay. I heard voices.
I was gonna have the base
call you back anyway.
- Freddy! Look what you found.
- Mm-hmm.
She's gonna be so happy.
Her daddy won it for her
at the fair last year.
- And I left it on top of the car.
- I know. I saw from my window.
It's awful
about Ray's nephew.
Mmm.
What happened
to your nose?
Ah, little accident.
I was chasing a speeder.
Girl
Mommy, I need some black.!
Oh, shh.
Look what the sheriff found.
Remember how you were
crying for that today?
Freddy, do you want
some coffee?
Um, no, I'm fine.
Thanks, Liz.
- I got a little bit on me.
- Liz Yeah, you got a
little bit on you, didn't you?
Come here. Okay.
All right. You know what?
I have to get something
to clean this off of you.
Okay. We got it off
both hands.
Isn't that nice?
I'm gonna go get
a washcloth. Okay?
All right.
You just draw a rainbow.
Enough with the sparkles.
Liz
I'll be right back.
All right?
Sighs
Well.
I was gonna call you.
Not you.
One of your guys.
- Why? What's up?
- Oh.!
Someone's
been dumping garbage,
garbage bags.
Uh-huh.
Is that them?
Just one of them.
The rest are mine.
I don't tell Joey,
'cause then he thinks
he's got to deal with it.
Not that he doesn't think
much of the local...
about you guys.
I'll take care of it.
It's okay.
He's got the city
to worry about, right?
Anyway...
Woman
What's the point with
the black garbage bag?
Freddy It's just I found
your phone bill in a black
garbage bag down the street.
So, what if I said
I didn't know
where it came from?
I'd take your word
for it, Rose.
- Is Ray home?
- No. He's taking care
of our little visitor.
- My garbage gets picked up
every Tuesday.
- All right.
Well, thanks for your time,
Rose.
You tellJoey that he should
come and talk to me...
if he thinks
I got no right.
Rose, I wanna believe you
when you tell me something.
Did you dump these bags or not?
Freddy, this isn't
a law problem. Okay?
You tellJoey Randone
if he does not like my garbage...
well, then, he should stop
soiling my sheets.
You gonna tell Ray
about this?
Car Horn Honking
- Hey, Ray.
- What's up, Freddy?
- Decided to give me that ticket?
- No.
- Somebody's been dumping garbage.
- Oh... a felony!
- Man What's wrong, Officer?
- Could I see your license
and registration, please?
- I was just asking...
- We just came to get a view of the city.
- Woman I don't believe this.
- Man lt'll be all right.
They're just a couple over.
I'm checking docs.
- I'll sit.
- Officer All right, roger that.
Brakes Squealing
- This ass motherfucking pig.
- We came here to watch the view!
- And you pull this?
- Speeding? My ass! Goddamn.
Do you know the meaning
of the word harassment?
That's what this is, you know.
- Liz It was Rose, wasn't it?
- Freddy Liz...
if you want me to,
I'll talk to 'im.
Liz Sighs
Ah, why?
You didn't marry him.
No.
But I'm your friend.
Sighs
Freddy, look,
I gotta go.
Man
And let me be clear.
It was the system that drove
Murray Superboy Babitch
off that idge.
Murray Babitch was a hero cop.
He deserved a fair hearing,
but he knew this would
not happen, not in this city.
Man
Activist Cyril Johns met
the parents of the slain teens...
calling for a human blockade
on the idge tomorrow.
A drunk cop jumps off a idge.
That does not erase the murder
of two black children.
Attending the Yankee game,
Mayor Farelli
responded to reports...
- Of cops attempting to plant
evidence on the idge.
- Shh. Shh.
We are looking into it.
There may have been
some irregularity on the idge.
- But as I say...
- Your mother's an irregularity.
No more comments, please.
I'm here to enjoy the ball game
with my wife. Thank you.
- Laughing
- Oh, that's your boss. Are you kidding?
- You'll never get
another raise in your life.
- Who's gonna tell?
- Diagonal rule.
- Hmm?
Diagonal rule.
Red light, don't fight.
You make a right.
It's more important
than the golden rule.
- If Superboy knew that,
he'd still be alive, Freddy.
- Yo.! Yo, yo.
Freddy, I heard you saved
Ollie the turtle today.
- What happened to your nose?
- Ah, nothing.
I just had a little accident.
Listen, Joey, there's something
we should probably talk about
if you've got some time.
- What?
- Something we should...
If you have a few minutes.
Pretty boyJoey
bettin' against the Bulls.
What is that?
What, are you some kind
of high roller?
- Fuck you, Figgs. I had 12 points.
- Against the 5-time NBA champs?
What kind of bet is that?
You know, you night guys...
you watch way too much Oprah
when you should be catching
your Z's.
Uh-huh, Figgs, well
at least I'm not the one
sniffin' my money away.
That was your inner child
making that wager, Joey.
Little boyJoey
with the little Met poster
taped above his bed.
Tell you what, Figgs,
why don't you do me a favor.
Come on over here, unzip me,
pull out my inner child
and take a bite, baby.
Bite it hard
and bite it thick.
- Fuck you!
- No, fuck you!
Dumb fuck like that P.D.
How's that make you feel,
Freddy?
I don't care.
Yeah?
You like eatin' doughnuts?
Look, Freddy.
I say it's okay to bejealous.
You saved this girl's life,
right?
From it, from risking yourself
from saving her sorry ass,
you go deaf as a result.
- In one ear.
- In one ear.
Then you have to watch
as this girl you saved,
this beauty queen...
marries this cocksucker!
And you, with your ear,
you can't even get
a desk on the force.
You're fucked.
Be jealous, Freddy!
Let it out.
I would.
Purge! Cleanse yourself.
Fucking cleansing.
Del, Del, let me have
another beer.
I gotta go, Freddy.
School's in session.
See you later.
Figgis
He bets against the Bulls.
Ray
No one wants to get involved
in your personal life, Gary.
Butjust because you're
undercover now, that don't mean
people aren't watchin'you.
Figgis
Wh-What's going on here?
This is fucking bullshit.
This is bullshit.
What is this, omerta?
Huh?
Listen, if I.A. 's gonna
fucking hang me by the balls...
it ain't gonna be over
some fucking missing evidence.
Frank
Figgsy, you've been a cop
12 years. Six grams missing.
It's not a white socks
violation, babe.
Come on.! You bought that big
ol'house. Maybe you're tryin'
to get out from under.
- Hey! Jack.
- What the fuck's up your ass?
You're telling me you're gettin'
by without gravy, any of you?
Figgis Listen to me.
I was putting out Ray's fires
when you were still suckin; ...
on your mama's titties,
sojust back the fuck off,
all right?
So you want to toss me?
What? You can't...
- Sit down, Gary.
- No! Tell me what's going on!
- This is bullshit.!
- Even better, why don't you
get the fuck out?
Fuck you, you fucking child.
Just back the fuck off.
At least I'm not shackin'
with no reekin' whore.
You're supposed to fuck 'em,
Gary, not open up
a methadone clinic.
Laughing
- Figgis, get the hell off of me.!
- Hey, hey, hey!
Hey, Figgis, come on.
That's too much now.
Hey, hey, hey.!
- Ray Gary.
- Gary Fuck you.
You got a problem with me
helpin' a girl in trouble, huh?
- Figgsy.
- You have a problem with that?
- Huh?
- No, you're a fuckin' humanitarian!
- Come here, come here. You think
you're so fuckin' bad, huh?
- Oh, God!
Come on. Come here.
You see this?
Look at Tunney.
You see him?
- That was my fuckin' partner.
That was a cop!
- Ray Enough.!
Let go of him, Figgsy.
Ray
Go home.
You all right, Jack?
Don't shut me out, Ray!
You found us a sweet
little town. You got us the
low interest, and I'm grateful.
But don't forget who it was
that you came to two years ago
to cover your ass.
Get him outta here, Freddy.
- Come on.
- It's not my fault
that you can't look at him!
You sit in this chair...
with your back to 'im.
You want it to go away,
but I'm still here.
Figgis
In for a penny, in for a pound.
Don't shut me out, Ray.
I'll take care of it,
Ray.
It's bullshit.
I'm gettin' the fuck
outta this town!
Dog Barking
- Joey Open the door.
- Liz You wanna play games?
I don't play games.
I want the door op...
I want... I want...
- Joey Open it now.!
- Dog Barking
- Shut up!
- Liz
Why don't you go up the street
and get into bed with Rosie?
- Liz, open the goddamn door now.!
- Liz Idiot.!
Open it... now!
Freddy, go home.
Everything is just hunky-dory.
Please go.
- Mind if we check up
on Liz?
- Yes, I do. I mind.
I said I mind, Freddy.
- LizJoey, I've had it, okay?
- I'll get the kit.
Liz, it's Freddy.
Joey
Does Ray know?
Freddy, does Ray know?
- Hi, Freddy.
- Are you okay?
Your Uncle Freddy is here
to rescue you again.
Girl Crying
Joey Slams Door
Liz, maybe you and the baby
need a place to stay.
Let him cool off.
I could take you over
to the Ramada.
Do you want me to do that?
He didn't do anything.
I... hit him with a bottle.
Crying Continues
Record
D When I lost you, honey d
d Sometimes I think
I lost my guts too d
Yeah, I wish God
would send you a word
Send me something
I'm afraid
Car Horn Honking
- Freddy?
- Honking Continues
- Freddy.!
- Sirens Wailing
Sirens Wailing
His girlfriend
was in the basement.
- So where is Figgs?
- I called him at the precinct.
He's on his way.
Oh.
Coughing
We got no pressure.
I wonder if there's still water
in that tower over there.
Medic
Monica, can you hear me?
Oh, my God!
Oh, my God!
Monica!
Baby, what were
you doin' in there?
Hey! I came back
to see you.
I need...
I needed some...
Wanted...
to see you...
but you weren't there.
I was workin'.
I was workin'.
Gasping
Monica!
No, baby.
Oh, my God.
Sobbing
- The fucker's gettin' payback.
- Who is?
Figgis
Ray. Who do you think?
Lenny said it wasn't suspicious.
He said it was electrical.
Ray
Figgsy?
Look at me, Figgsy.
Did you call in?
I'm not on till Tuesday.
I'll call in.
Buy you a couple weeks.
Telephone Ringing
Ringing Continues
Dispatch.
Uh-huh.
Well, tell them they can't.
Just because
they're TV people...
it doesn't mean they can
park on your lawn.
TV Newscaster
In a cemetery
practically reserved for cops...
you come across the tombstone
of Officer Glenn Tunney.
You may recall his case.
He was murdered in his jail cell
awaiting the grand jury.
Two years later,
deja vu.
Another hero cop,
Murray Babitch is his name,
dubbed Superboy,
unwilling to trust the system
that destroyed his friend...
jumps from
the George Washington Bridge.
Bagpipes
- Freddy.
- How ya doin'?
Freddy.
Maybe we should
go up there.
Freddy. Freddy?
I want you to meet
the head of the
Patrolman's Defense Association.
Great.
Vincent.
Vincent Lassaro,
I'd like you to meet
Sheriff Freddy Heflin.
- You did a good job here.
You did a great job.
Real nice.
- Thank you.
- Freddy's a hell of a guy.
- Vince Good, great.
He was trying to get
on the force, but he had
this problem with his ear.
- You're not a lip reader, are ya?
- No, no.
It's just this one ear when
I was a kid I had this accident.
You should call me.
I mean, when Ray Donlan
puts his thumb in the air...
It's not the force,
but I got my own people.
Call me.
Is he serious?
Freddy, my boy,
that is how things happen.
See you later.
Eternal God, our Father,
the Lord of our life and death...
we acknowledge Thee in all
our ways and in all events
which befall us.
What's in the coffin?
His uniform.
Then in Thy great mercy,
grant us a safe lodging
and a holy rest.
And peace at last
through Jesus Christ,
our Lord.
Amen.
Unto God's gracious mercy
and protection, we commit you.
The Lord bless you
and keep you.
The Lord make His face
to shine upon you,
and be gracious unto you.
The Lord lift up His countenance
upon you and give you peace...
both now and forevermore.
Amen.
Sighing
Psst.
Hi, Sheriff.
How you doin'?
How you doin'?
This is Detective Carson.
- How's it goin'?
- Come on in. It's your office.
Carson That there is
Manny Cardoza and his other.
They're drug runners.
Hmph. I didn't know
they allowed classical music
in Jersey.
Who's this?
Toy Torillo.
You heard of him?
- Oh, yes.
- Moe Hmm.
I don't know how you do it,
Sheriff.
Keeping all these Hessians
in line.
All blue.
Everybody packing.
All together.
One door
down from the next.
The wives borrowing
the sugar.
It's like you're the sheriff
of Copland.
- Hmm.
- Carson Look at this.
Hmm.
Moe
You see, Sheriff,
I got a sticky problem.
Myjurisdiction ends,
in a sense,
at the George Washington Bridge.
But half the men I watch
live beyond that idge...
where no one's watching.
I'm watching.
I can see that.
You've got a crime rate here
of about, what?
The lowest
in northern New Jersey.
You got Hoboken
and Jersey City over here.
Newark.
We try to do a good job
with what we have.
With a staff of three?
No, Sheriff.
What you got is a town
that scares the shit
out of certain people.
Lieutenant, I told you,
I'm watching.
I mean, if you look around
you see none of these people
are wearing silk shirts.
Their pools are above ground.
You know?
You raise your family
somewhere decent,
I guess that's a crime now.
Freddy
Lieutenant, look around.
This is a town
with a population
of 1,000 people.
- I got news for you.
Not all cops are dirty.
- I'm not saying they are.
Freddy
He used to come by,
have drinks with the guys.
He never caused
any problems.
Moe
You mind if I sit down?
Moe
We buried a suit today.
We buried a suit today!
That doesn't bother you?
- He jumped off the G.W.B.
- Yeah, but his body never hit the water.
That doesn't bother you.
What does?
That I investigate cops?
- Being a man who always pined
to be a cop?
- I am a cop.
Pined to be N.Y.P.D.
Three forced absent,
ten years.
Appeals of hearing tests.
Right?
You may be law enforcement,
and so am l,
but you are not a cop.
Now, I may watch cops.
But tell me if I'm wrong.
Every day out these windows,
so do you.
You watch cops too.
And since we are both
law enforcement,
we share a duty.
Do we not?
If there is a stink,
we must investigate.
We must gather evidence
because evidence
makes us see the truth.
Is this the stink
of a criminal act...
or is it a turd
in a bag?
I'll tell you something,
Sheriff...
I see cops who
lose their way every day...
and I don't like that...
because their ambivalence
is contagious.
They infect those around them.
They're like maggots...
where you find one,
you find a nest...
and I take that
real personally.
I went to the same academy
as our friend there.
Ray? Good man.
I stood by him
at graduation.
He was a beauty.
- He's been good to me.
- Yeah, a real collar man.
To the cop that he was,
to his memory, I am loyal...
but through the fog
of my loyalty, to the men...
the evidence makes me see
and, these days, what I see...
like an island
out of my reach...
I see this beautiful island
shining through this fog...
every house financed
by one of two mob banks.
That's right, Sheriff.
What I see is your town.
No, no you don't see that.
Babitch isn't dead.
You know that and I know that.
Ray got him
off that idge alive...
before he could talk.
But he wasn't so lucky
the last time when the shit
hit the fan with Tunney.
That boy he took care oflater.
But now what?
What does Ray do now?
That's the $64,000 question.
And that's why I'm here.
That's why I'm here,
Sheriff.
Because you're
on the inside.
And besides the church traffic,
and the cats in the trees...
and all that other bullshit,
okay...
there isn't much here
for you to do
to keep your mind busy.
But I look at you, Sheriff...
and I see a man who's waiting
for something to do.
And here I am.
Here I am saying, Sheriff...
I got something for you to do.
Figgis
So let's make the most
of this beautiful day
Since we're together
we might as well say
d Would you be mine
Could you be mine d
d Won't you be my neighbor
You know, Figgsy...
you don't have to sleep
at the station
if you don't want to.
You can stay in my basement
until you find a new place.
Man
Let's go.!
Man
It's gonna be a long day,
Poppa!
- Okay, your turn to be a hero.
- Figgis Billy heard
they're having a party tonight.
We had so many
good times
And some bad
- We shared the happiness
- I'll take care of it, Phil.
Shared the sad
- We suffered all
- Hey, Frank, is Ray home?
What, you need us
to turn it down?
- No, I just need to talk to Ray.
- Whoa, come here.
Wait outside there.
- I don't wanna go through this again.
- Man It's too fucking bad.
I can't!
I told the boys...
I mean,
they're downstairs now
saying good-bye.
- Ray, how many people you got
at this party? The whole 3-7?
- You got a party downstairs.
Here I am scrambling, cleaning
this thing up for you, and
you're throwing a fuckin' party.
The mayor's gonna suspend
this case.
I'm making it happen tomorrow.!
But sooner or later, Ray,
they gotta find a body in
that river or it will not hold.
Mets, it's
my sister-in-law's kid.!
Didn't you say
he was adopted?
I'm burnin; I'm burnin'
I'm burning for you
Ray Turn it down.!
- Don't go yet.
- I gotta drive Donna home.
Take her to the train.
Ray, this doesn't make
things very easy for me.
I mean...
This is a pretty big thing
you're having here the day
after. How do you think...
Freddy, what
are you talking about?
This guy came
to see me yesterday,
this Moe Tilden from I.A.
- He ought all these pictures and...
- Freddy.
That guy's had a hard-on
for me for years.
It's a personal thing.
- He is a scumbag.
- All right.
You know how they recruit
at I.A.D.?
They catch you on the take.
And they tell you
you can either do time
or join 'em.
Well, he knows you know
Superboy is...
I told him he was dead, Ray.
I told him he was wrong
about you, but...
I'm the sheriff.
I mean, I'm supposed to know
what's goin' on.
How do you think
this looks?
Go home, Freddy...
and don't think so much.
- Ray, I can't go.
- Freddy...
- Freddy, go home. Go home. Go home.
- I can't go...
Music, Chattering
Man
Yo, Ross, come over here.
Look at this.
Super.!
It's not Murray.
It's not Murray.
He's part of a search.
- In Tempe, Arizona.
- Atlanta, Georgia. Atlanta, Georgia.
Murray, Murray.
Listen.
- I want you to have this.
- No, no, Aunt Rose, I'm fine.
Seriously. I gotta go...
Look, Murray, look.
Listen to me.
I want you
to have this.
All right, all right.
You made it for me?
- Yeah.
- Thank you.
- Okay.
- Thank you.
Hi.
Hi.
You guys have
another fight?
We were supposed to have
a big talk.
Mmm.
So I sent Caroline
over to my mom's.
And, um...
and Joey called and told me
that he was stuck...
and that he made
some arrest.
I mean, I...
I can't believe him
when he tells me...
anything.
Liz, you wanna
come inside?
Record
I met a little girl
and I settled down
You can get this on CD,
you know... in stereo.
It wouldn't matter
to me.
All right.
We got married
You know, it's a funny thing
when you owe someone your life.
Then little by little
We drifted
from each other's arms
Why is it
you never got married, Freddy?
lt was just restlessness
All the best girls
were taken.
And it was somethin'more
I guess
That tore us apart
and made us weep
I'm drivin'a stolen car
Down on Eldridge Avenue
Each night I wait
to get caught
But I never do
- This is crazy.
- Yes.
All right, take it easy.
All right?
All right, Ga iel,
take it easy.
Jack
Murray?
Hey, Murray.!
Ray's outside
waitin'for ya.
- You comin'or what?
- I'm comin', I'm comin'.
That was
a great party, Ray.
You know, Ray,
it's a really great thing
you did.
Makin' a place where everybody
could stick together.
Murray
I mean...
you know I know you didn't
have to do this for me.
You could'vejust...
I just...
I wanna let you know
I appreciate it.
I really do.
- Everyone's gone.
- Just us, buddy.
That's it.
I always said to my mom,
Uncle Ray doesn't like me,
but...
I always liked you,
Murray.
You just sweat
too much.
- Hey, what's doin'?
- Hey, Superboy.
So what are we gonna do now?
I'm gonna go meet some people?
How does this work?
I've got all my bags packed
and everything, Ray.
Just I'm a little buzzed.
You know, maybe we could
do this tomorrow or something.
I'm really tired, Ray.
- Where's Joey?
- He's working tonight, kid.
Yeah?
Sorry it came out this way,
Murray.
Ah, it's not that bad, Jack.
Yeah, it is, Murray.
Gunshots
- Fuck!
- Joey What the fuck
is going on here?
What is this?
What are you doin'?
What are you doin', huh?
- Stay outta this.
- What the fuck is this?
Ray, you said P.D.A. Was gonna
set him up with a new life.
You think I'm all that,
Joey?
Ah, fuck it.
Put your files in there.
We're done.
It's over.
- Moe...
- We were shut down by the mayor. Here.
- What the fuck is this?
- Put your files in there.
The case is closed.
Reuben, what are you doin'?
What are you doin'?
- I'm on hold with the
phone company.
- Is that the Garrison file?
Is that a Garrison file?
Give me your Garrison files.
Give me the Garrison files.
- Give me it all. Give me it all.
- All right, all right.
Is that more?
I'll take everything.
The case is closed.
The case is fucking closed!
Closed!
The case is closed, finished,
over!
- Go to lunch.
- L, uh...
Go to lunch!
Go.!
Hey, go to lunch.
Go to lunch!
The case is closed. Everybody,
get the fuck outta here.
Get outta here.!
The case is fucking closed.!
Radio
With community leaders
and pundits crying Cover up,
Mayor Farelli's suspension
of the Babitch case
is a big gamble...
No one's going to read this.
It's just a bunch of red tape.
- Groans
- She's going to fuck up
my insurance claim.
Cindy
Don't pull the paper
out of the thing.
- Here's your coffee.
- Okay, Cin, please let's try it his way.
I'm tellin' you,
you don't need
to do this.
It's just a bunch
of bullshit.
Joey
What do you want?
Are you gonna help us
or not?
Help you help what?
Help Ray here find him?
Help Ray finish cleaning up
his goddamn pool
with the guy's head?
Is that it?
Huh, Mr. Humanitarian?
You got something
you wanna say to me, Ray?
Or is this about something
a little more personal?
I'm on at 10:00.
I'm outta here.
We all are.
We got another hour.
Hey, come on, Joey.
Instead of taking cop lessons
from a cokehead...
maybe you should be lookin'
at that fire, you know?
My girl over at Chase says Figgs
is missing a few payments.
Where were you that night,
Jack?
I had nothin' to do
with it.
That would be retribution.
And that I leave
to God Almighty.
I'm Gandhi.
Figgis
I'm tellin'ya, the mob built
this town for Ray...
so they could own
a fuckin' precinct.
He's a deep and dark
motherfuck.
What you're feelin'
right now, Freddy...
friendless, angry,
nervous, misunderstood...
this is it,
this is the life.
You're lucky your ear
kept you off the force.
You know...
if I saw Liz...
drowning in the water...
If I saw that today...
I wouldn't go in.
I'd stand there,
and I'd think about it.
And that's the best thing
I ever did with my life.
- So?
- So?
So you wanna sit around
your whole life wishing
you were on the force?
Or do you wanna ing
the faggot in?
Let him spill.
I wouldn't know where
to begin.
All right.
Brother's in deep shit.
He's down, he's bleeding,
and you gotta get there.
But there's lights, right?
All over the city, red lights.
You go through
the red lights.
Sure, you fire up the roof,
you wail, you go through
the red lights, but that's slow...
fighting your way
through traffic.
The goal is
perpetual motion.
You want greens.
But how do you ensure
the greens?
You can't.
As in life, in traffic.
So what you do
is you leave yourself an out.
At every corner you leave
yourself an alternative.
You move diagonal.
You turn the wheel
when you hit a red light.
You don't drive
down Broadway
to get to Broadway.
If you move diagonal,
you're gonna get
perpetual motion.
That's what you want.
But how does this apply to what
you were saying in there?
It applies, Freddy!
It's just as easy to tail a man
walking in front of him.
Now, you butt heads with these
friends of ours, you're gonna
come at them head-on?
- Okay.
- They got lives, Freddy.
Families.
No.
You move diagonal.
You jag.
Man Ah, Christ.!
Where the fuck
are you guys?
Officer On Radio
We're on our way...
in 20.
I'm down. But, butJoey,
he's tryin'to hold on...
but this big bastard,
he cut me up.
Stay cool, Tom.
I need your location.
- Agh.! He's a fucking monster.!
- I need your location.!
- I need an assist.
- I can't move.
I think he cut my tendon.
- You got a wife, huh?
Huh? You got a baby?
- Groans
Quit!
Tell me you quit.
I'll let you go.
You go home.
Kiss your wife.
Eat your baby's
Fruit Loops and shit.
You thank me, motherfucker,
you're gonna be redeemed.
Re-re-redeemed...
Officer... Randone.
Sirens Wailing
Sirens Wailing,
Tires Screeching
Shit!
- Motherfucker!
- Shit.
Siren Wailing
People Shouting
It's the roof, Jack.
You got units sent in.
All right,
I'll check the front.
Grunting
Come on, come on.
Son of a bitch!
Agh! Agh!
Please.
Yelling
Grunting, Shouts
Joey
Help.! Help.!
Joey Groaning,
Shouting
No! No! No!
Joey
No.!
In here!
Joey's in trouble,
Ray.
Ray, let's just eak
the fuckin'thing down.
Got it.
Woman Yelling
In Spanish
Yelling Continues
Yelling In Spanish
Continues
Panting
His father is serving
a life sentence for murder,
murdering an ex-girlfriend...
- With a sawed-off shotgun back in 1988.
- Knocking At Door
- Knocking Continue
- The New York Times is quoting
one friend of Royster saying...
that the guy had
an I.Q. Of 160.
Mouthing Words
I need your help.
They're tryin'
to kill me.
- Who?
- Who?
My friends
tried to kill me.
Ray Donlan...
tried to kill me.
Shit!
Holy shit!
Speak of the devil!
Panting
Freddy, forget it.
Panting
I don't get this.
This doesn't make
any sense.
Why'd they get Superboy
off the idge...
ing him back here
and kill him?
Panting
Ray had a plan...
and it got
very fucked up.
Figgis
You awake, Freddy?
Figgis Coughing
Aw, I feel like shit.
Fuckin'allergy
that's killin'me.
Hey.
Drumbeats
Drumbeats Continue
Minister In sure and
certain hope of the resurrection
to eternal life...
through our Lord,
Jesus Christ...
we commend to Almighty God
our otherJoseph...
and we commit his body
to the ground.
The Lord bless him
and keep him.
The Lord make His face
to shine upon him
and be gracious unto him.
The Lord lift up
His countenance upon him,
and give him peace.
Officer
Honor Guard, retreat.
Train Rumbling
- No, I don't know.
- Carson What the hell
are you doing?
- Freddy I just, uh...
I got, I got...
- Call you back.
- Excuse me. I'm sorry.
- Moe, I apologize.
He just walked in here.
I'm sorry for rushing in
like this, but you were right.
They tried to kill him
like you said,
but he got away.
Now he's runnin' through
the woods. He's like a scared
animal. He's scared to death.
That motherfucker
should be scared.
His uncle
got this case closed
with one phone call.
Look, I'm sorry it took so long
for me to come around,
but you were right.
I couldn't see the truth.
Like you said, the evidence,
my loyalty, they were confusing.
They never give you
any napkins in this place.
Moe What am I
supposed to use?
You want this?
What is this?
You came to me,
to my town...
with all these speeches,
talking to me about
doing the right thing.
I'm doing the right thing.
What's goin' on?
What are you doing?
That was like
two weeks ago.
Two weeks ago?
What about Babitch?
What about him?
Fuck him.
- What about Donlan?
- Fuck him too.
What about
Joey Randone?
He fell off a building.
Don't you read the papers?
Listen, Sheriff,
I'm really sorry...
to have awoken you
from your slumber,
but it's over.
Hands are tied now.
You shut me down.
No, listen to me. You're I.A.
That's why I came to you.
You can do whatever you want.
Remember you came to me, said,
You wanna be a cop?
I'm bein' a cop.
- I offered you a chance.
- I'm asking you for some help.
I need to do something.
- I need to do this for myself.
- Listen, you deaf fuck.
I offered you a chance.
When we could have done
something, I offered you
a chance to be a cop...
and you blew it!
You blew it.
You people
are all the same.
That cupcake makes a mess,
we got a case again.
Sighs
The mob runs millions in drugs
through their precinct...
and everybody gets
a nice house.
Figgs is right.
The mob owns this town.
Deputy
They closed the case, Freddy.
If they don't have...
- The stomach for it...
- They had to. It's circumstantial.
Cindy
You don't have anything
either.
All that stuff is illegal.
You stole it.
I know this guy.
He's a corrections officer.
Sighs
They took care ofTunney
when he was gonna talk.
Then how come Figgis didn't do
somethin' about it? He was
Ray's right-hand man back then.
Then they tried
to kill Superboy.
They were hiding him,
Freddy.
Then they burned down
Figgsy's house when they think
he might talk.
You don't know that.
We went over every inch
of that house.
Not everything is
a hexagonal conspiracy.
I think you been hangin'
around Figgs too much.
He's the only one getting cash
out of that house,
and he's totally playing you...
just like those assholes
in the city.
And I'm sorry,
but... there's nothing
you can do about this.
Yes, there is.
I can find Superboy
and I can ing him in.
I'm going back upstate.
I want my old job back.
I don't want any part
of this.
I don't want any part
of this place.
Come on, Cindy.
- Door Slams Shut
- Geez.
Freddy, look, I don't know
about Ray, okay?
But everyone in Garrison
is not a murderer.
No. They just keep
their eyes closed and
their mouths shut just like me.
Shouting
Carnival
Hey, Freddy.
Crowd Cheering
All right, thank you.
Thank you.
Thank you, sweetheart.
I love you too.
All right,
terrific.
Two in the center?
Uh-uh. No.
Rules are different
for cops.
- I'm losin' my shirt here with you guys.
- So what do I got to do?
- Five out of six in the star.
- Five out of six.
- Hey, Freddy.
- You a cop too?
Yeah, yeah,
I heard ya.
Enjoy your trip
to the big city?
You gotta hit the next five
to win.
Gunshots
Shit.!
Liz
I just hope you're not trying
to prove anything, Freddy.
I know some of them
are real assholes.
You know.
They think they're high priests
or somethin'. I don't know.
But why would they do all this?
You know, maybe they're doin'
the right thing.
Liz, I saw these pictures
of Ray meeting with these guys.
- You know, like mobsters.
- Sighs
- Everyone's houses are financed
by these mob banks.
- Says who? I.A.?
Even you said Joey's death
was no accident.
Joey fell off
a building, Freddy!
Okay?
Now, I don't need this
opened up.
Maybe you do. I don't.
All Joey wanted was a place
for us to live.
Now, who are you
to judge that until
you've walked in his shoes?
Maybe that's what you're tryin'
to do with me.
What're you gonna do,
Freddy?
Huh?
You gonna arrest
the whole town?
You goin' to New York to take
paint by number cop lessons?
You know, Ray likes you.
That don't mean
I'm gonna let you fuck him over.
Ray Donlan
gave you this job, Freddy.
You forgot that?
We made your sorry ass!
So now you can do us
a favor, huh?
You could tell us...
Gun Cocks
Where Superboy is.
If I knew where he was,
he'd be in the city already.
You're gonna be hurtin',
Freddy.
You're not gonna know when,
you're not gonna know where.
You're gonna be hurtin'.
You mark my words.
I'm watchin' you!
Door Slams Shut
Footsteps
Hey.
- You got your check.
- Yep.
Thanks to you, Freddy.
Filing out those forms
in such a timely fashion.
Hmm.
- You with Liz?
- Mm-hmm.
Where're ya goin'?
Chuckles
I don't know.
My leave came,
so I thought I'd look around
for a new reality. You know?
Anyway,
I'm sure you could use
your privacy, Freddy.
Sniffs
No, no.
No, no.
Door Slams Shut
Look all you want,
Freddy.
You're not gonna find
anything.
I took care of it.
That lady cop...
from the Bomb Squad
got you the stuff
to do this with, didn't she?
You didn't know Monica
was gonna be here.
Did you, Figgs?
No.
Monica said...
she was going over
to her friend's house
to watch some pay-per-view.
The thing was on a timer.
I didn't know she was
gonna be here, Freddy.
It's all bullshit.
You, Figgs,
are the bullshit!
Smarten fuckin' up!
You even turned your back
on Tunney
when he needed your help.
Figgs!
I'm gonna find Superboy,
and I'm gonna ing him in.
And for once,
everybody in this town's
gonna tell the truth.
- You gotta find him first,
Freddy!
- I'll find him.
Listen to me. I got a check in
my pocket for $200,000. I got
a chance to start my life again.
I don't give a shit
about this town. I don't
give a shit about that town.
And I don't give a shit
about your fucking justice.
Bein' right is not
a bulletproof vest, Freddy.
Go on, Figgsy!
Go on.!
Run away.!
Tires Screeching
Dog Barking
Hey, Freddy.
- Ray's not home.
- I know.
I'm lookin'
for your nephew.
I don't know where
he is.
Why the hell would I tell you
if I did?
Rose,
I'm his only chance.
Gun Trigger Clicks
Let's go.
You workin' with the feds?
No.
- I.A.?
- No.
You're alone.
Let's go.
- Oh, shit.
- All right. Get down. Get down.
- Oh, shit.
- And stay down.
- Bill, where are you?
- Radio Crackling
Bill, if you read,
we're going back
to the station.
You gonna keep me
in here?
You gonna keep me
in here with cuffs?
- You don't know
what you're doing do you?
- Shut up.
You don't have a clue
as to what the fuck
is going on, do you, Sheriff?
- Radio Static
- Bill, do you copy?
- Bill, do you read?
- Radio Static
Chattering
- It's just club soda, Freddy.
- Finish it.
Hey, Ray.
Hey, Freddy.
I came to tell you
that I found Superboy...
and I'm inging him in
tomorrow morning...
and I'd like you
to come with me,
I owe you that much.
He's a fugitive,
and he's convinced
you're tryin' to kill him.
Just tell me
where he is, Freddy.
You got him at the station?
Ray, there's gotta be a way
out of this for everyone.
So, I say why don't we all
go in tomorrow together.
Listen to me, Freddy.
You know the difference
between men and boys?
Boys bet everything
on everything.
Boys think every hand
is a royal flush.
You play cards with a man,
he knows his limits.
Freddy,
I invited men...
cops, good men...
to live
in this town.
And these men,
to make a living, they cross
that idge every day...
to a place where everything
is upside down.
Where the cop is the perp,
and the perp is the victim.
But they play by the rules.
They keep their guns
in their holsters,
and they play by the rules.
The only thing they did
was to get their families out...
before it got
to them.
We made a place
where things make sense...
and you can walk
across the street without fear.
And you come to me with a plan
to set things right.
Everyone in this city
holding hands, singing
We Are the World.
That's very nice.
But, Freddy, your plan
is the plan of a boy.
You made it on the back
of a matchbook
without thinking!
Without looking
at the cards.
I look at the cards.
I see this town...
destroyed.
Now, that's not
what you want, is it?
I look at this town...
and I don't like
what I see anymore.
Who the fuck
do you think you are?
The sheriff of Garrison,
New Jersey.
Then be the sheriff!
Defend this town!
Protect these men!
Freddy, you got him
at the station?
- Just drop the keys.
- A little too rich for my blood.
Maybe they fell
out of your pocket...
or maybe Cindy's.
Now you go home
and you sleep...
and you wake up
and you guide the traffic
through this town...
and everything will be
the way it was.
Sighs I'm taking him in
tomorrow morning at 6:00.
That's in a few hours.
I'd like you to come
with me, Ray.
There's nothing
I can say?
Okay, then 6:00 it is.
Yeah.
No, Lis.
Who was he
supposed to call?
Ray knows
everybody.
What am I supposed to do?
Let him go in alone? What?
You know what?
Okay, fine.
Why don't you
go home?
I mean...
I wanna be here for you,
Freddy, but...
Sighs
Lisa's nervous, you know.
She's pregnant.
- I mean...
- So, go on. I'll be fine.
You be careful,
Freddy, huh?
Yeah. You too.
Shut the fuck up!
Would ya, please?
Sh... Fuck!
Brakes Squealing
Come on.
Come on.
Oh, shit!
Get out, you jackass.
I said, get out, buddy.
Oh, Jesus. You guys
don't wanna do this. Jack.
- Don't shit in your pants.
He's not gonna kill ya.
- This is the good one, right?
Screaming
Oh, God! Oh, God!
- Freddy Groaning
- Move, move, move!
Groaning
All right, hit it, Jackie.
Hit it, Jack!
Screaming
Tires Screeching
Groaning
Shrill Screeching
In Ear
Throbbing
Barking Inaudibly
Screeching Continues
Speaking Inaudibly
Speaking Inaudibly,
Gunshot
Inaudible
Jesus Christ!
Inaudible
You fuck!
Gunshot
Inaudible
Freddy!
Gunshot
Inaudible Mumbling
I can't hear you,
Ray.
- Hey, hey, hey, hey!
- Brakes Squealing
Hey, hey, hey,
What're you doin'?
Excuse me, Lieutenant.
Come on, guys, it's cool.
Everything's cool.
Everything's cool.
Everything's cool. Come on.
Come on. Everything's cool.
- Where the hell are you goin'?
- Please move.
Holy shit!
Figgis
Guys, guys, guys.
Beat it. Beat it.
Everything's fine.
Everything's fine.
It's cool.
- Hey, hey, hey, hey!
- What the fuck?
Figgis Come on, Freddy.
Everything's cool.
Everything's fine.
- Wait, wait, wait. Where do
you think you're goin'?
- Call E.M.S. Call E.M.S.
Come on, fellas, back up.
Back up. Back up.
Back up.
- He can't hear.
- Reubens, take him.
- Hey, hey, it's all right.
It's okay. It's okay.
- They blew out his ear.
It's all right.
It's all right!
It's okay.
It's okay.
Come on.
Go on, Freddy.
Come on inside.
Come on.
Moe
So Gary Figgis copped a plea.
Gave up the connection between
Ray, the P.D.A. And the mob.
There were a shitload
of indictments.
And the sheriff,
Freddy Heflin...
You know, there's people
on both sides of the river
wish he never recovered.
They cursed the day
he took down Ray Donlan.
But what they don't know,
he figured out.
No one is above the law.
Reporter 1
Four cops dead,
and one dead cop resurrected.
In a bizarre twist, Murray
SuperboyBabitch sits alive
and well in a holding cell...
Reporter 2
Sheriff Fred Heflin apprehended
Babitch single-handedly.
Reporter 3... he will
be recovering the hearing in his
good ear so that's good news.
Reporter 4 Files
were seized this morning...
Reporter 5
Officer Gary Figgis testified
about mob influence and ibery.
Reporter 6
Three months since the shootout
in Garrison, NewJersey...
reputed mob boss Toy Torillo
has been indicted on four counts
of racketeering.
Reporter 7
An unidentified corrections
officer was arrested today...
for the murder three years ago
of Officer Glenn Tunney.
Reporter 8 I understand
Jim Allen is with the mayor.
Do you want to go back to him? |
Damn you two.
I said I was in a hurry.
You'll both need showers.
Take it easy, man.
Here goes...
here goes...
There goes.
I'm serious. Hurry up.
I need to fix up the place.
Man...
Give us a second to catch our eath.
Doesn't your family know
you're gay?
Yes, but they needn't see
you two in bed together.
Funny we hadn't met before,
being both from Mostoles...
- I never go out.
- We should hook up.
Fine by me. The three of us
can meet up next week.
- No, I'm busy.
- Whatever.
Consider this a farewell fiesta
for now.
- See you soon.
- Yeah.
- See you.
- Bye.
- Violeta!
- Pedro! You look great!
- Almost caught you red-handed.
- You look great, too.
Really? Must be
the mountain air.
Come spend a week
in Granada.
With a little tan,
you'd be edible.
Look at this
handsome young man.
Hi, Bernardo.
You remember me or what?
Of course I do.
- The beard is new.
- And this is Borja.
- We'll talk later, when we're alone.
Great.
Can I have a glass of water?
Shit! We haven't much time.
I was so looking forward
to catching up!
- You never visit.
- Don't start, okay?
Hey, it's not like
a week in the Alpujarras
would kill you, you know.
You know I hate the country.
- There are homosexuals, too.
- Yeah, female.
Not at all.
There's the cutest couple now...
You see? Acouple.
Three's a crowd.
Isn't just seeing me
worth a visit?
But I'd never see you!
You're always too busy
with your tea seminars, your tai-chi
and all that self-help crap!
- Let's not argue...
- Sorry.
- And how are you?
- Just fine.
Don't be angry.
Tell me something personal.
There's nothing to tell.
I go to work, see friends,
meet guys... That's it.
You're scandalous.
You look fantastic.
If you only knew
how much I miss you.
Bernardo reminds me
of the two of us
growing up together.
You two are alike.
- No, we aren't.
- Of course you are.
He's gay, you know.
- Violet, please. Don't be ridiculous.
- So what? My son is gay.
I'm not reactionary about it.
I'm happy and I love him.
You're a pain, like all mothers.
He's 8 years old!
He's nine. 9 years old.
And he was born gay, just like you.
He doesn't know it yet,
because he's shy.
I can't believe
you've said that to him.
All I told him was
it wouldn't matter,
that I'd love him anyway.
Like I love you.
What's wrong with that?
This conversation is over.
I'm just a bundle of nerves!
I've always wanted to go to India.
No, sweetie.
No television.
I'm going to miss
my baby so much!
Maybe we should
take him with us.
No, it's better this way.
We can't.
I love him so much
and I'm so wicked to him.
It's only two weeks.
Can you handle it?
Handle it? There's nothing to handle.
Bernardo's my favorite nephew.
- I'm your only nephew.
- His only real one.
I'll bet your uncle's friends have
plenty of siblings with kids.
You promise to behave
for your uncle?
Okay.
Don't let him call me a hippie.
Don't worry, we'll get along fine.
Won't we?
Don't worry about leaving
Bernardo alone at times.
- He's very responsible.
- All right...
Don't pamper him.
He's perfectly capable.
He can clean his room,
wash his clothes
and he's a great cook.
He has seven dishes,
one for each day of the week.
That's each plate twice.
I heard you the first time.
- Yeah, but you don't believe me.
- Of course I do.
- You were always a slavedriver.
- National or international?
International! International!
- Stop right here!
- Here?
- What are you talking about?
- Yeah, right here.
Atotal flake for a sister!
The whole day inside the airport?
It's beautiful outside!
- The sun metabolizes vitamins.
- We should have stayed in the park!
Come on, the terminal
is right over there.
- This way is much nicer.
- All that
meditation and ecological crap...
And you still act
like a damn teenager.
It runs in the family.
At least at my age
I don't live like one.
Pedro...
Pedro, please.
I'm sorry.
I didn't mean what I said.
I don't mind you
being frank with me.
But you make it sound
like something
- to be ashamed of.
- You do exactly the same thing to me.
Because you include the rest of us
in your hysteria.
Please don't say such things.
I'm really scared.
Why? What's wrong?
Well, I'm afraid of flying.
It's such a long flight.
And I'll miss Bernardo terribly.
Thank God he'll be with you.
He's still just a boy,
and you may not have noticed,
but he worships you. Just as I do.
Give me a second.
I need to go to the bathroom.
- You're not angry with me?
- No.
Really?
Why would I waste my time
being angry with anyone.
Especially you.
I'm so glad we have each other.
What would I do without you?
I'm starving!
Goodbyes make some people sad,
but they make me hungry.
- Mom...
- What is it?
Maybe I should have stayed
in the village with Mrs. Eduviges.
What? Her grandson is always
trying to kick your ass.
Pay no attention
if your uncle and I argue.
He's my other,
it's normal.
And don't worry,
I'm the only person who annoys him.
With everyone else he's a teddy bear.
But with me he gets real nasty.
Mom, what language
do they speak in India?
- They have several.
- How will they understand you?
We'll speak English.
Do you speak English?
No, but Borja does.
Think positive.
It'll be like taking a vacation
from your mother.
Normally vacations are from work,
yours is from me.
I don't need a vacation
from you.
Bernardo, please!
You're eaking my heart.
You want to trade watches?
Come on,
let's trade watches.
Make the most of it.
You're in a big city
with your uncle.
You've always loved Madrid!
Come on,
don't be sad.
Do it for him,
so he won't worry.
- Promise me you won't stay longer.
- Of course I won't.
You said that when you went to Ibiza,
and then you stayed extra days.
I was going through
a rough time.
That won't happen again.
Besides, the flight back home
is already booked and paid for.
No, I'm staying in.
I've got my nephew here.
He's nine.
And he knows how to cook.
I don't care
if you believe me.
No, don't come see for yourself.
I'll call you later.
Then when you get back.
I've got to go,
see you later.
I knew you wouldn't be
at the Hot Club.
- Where's Bernardo?
- Making dinner.
- He's just a kid.
- My sister's all-around training.
Bernardo, looking good.
- Hi.
- You've grown so much.
Give me a kiss.
You want to stay
for dinner?
Okay, but just a sausage.
Rentals in Madrid
are through the roof.
I need a boyfriend
to split the rent with me.
But two guys would never fit
in my place.
Hey, man!
What? We rolled joints
with his mom right in front of him.
He was still a baby,
you asshole.
A bit tense, are we?
I can roll a joint.
Yeah? Go right ahead.
- Roll me one.
- Cut it out!
His mom's away.
I'm responsible.
Go to hell.
If you absolutely must
smoke a joint,
please do it elsewhere.
What the hell's your problem?
We're not in the Alpujarras!
I don't want any trouble.
This is my home.
Is that all you care about?
Avoiding trouble?
You could care less
about what the kid
goes through.
Don't lecture me!
Kids in this house
don't roll joints,
nor need they see
grown-ups smoking them!
What then?
We send him to bed?
- No, I send you packing!
- But...
Listen to yourself.
You're scaring
- the poor kid.
- Now it's my fault?
You do the whole
hip, dope-smoking homo act
and now it's my fault?
Bernardo.
Sorry about before.
For overreacting.
I'm not angry
with either of you.
I'm just on edge.
Do you forgive me?
Up and down.
Hey, there, kid.
You know who I am?
I'm Lola,
your babysitter.
Your uncle gave me this
to show you around,
he said.
Pick somewhere you'd like to go.
I love buying stuff,
even for other people.
I don't care.
Anywhere you want.
What kind of stuff
do you like?
I don't know.
Animals...
Animals?
That would be the zoo, then.
But the zoo is boring.
You like clothes?
Yeah, sure.
You dress well.
A bit seventies, but...
My mom dresses me.
It's settled.
We'll go shopping.
You'll set trends
back home.
Open your mouth.
We don't say ah here.
You're like a kid.
Stick out your tongue.
Hold still.
Go on.
- Rinse and come in the office.
- Am I dying?
Your teeth are fine.
But the back of your throat
is full of fungi.
It has seemed
a bit dry lately...
It doesn't itch?
No, it doesn't itch.
Okay, look...
Rinse with
Mycostatin...
after ushing,
after each meal
and at bedtime.
No offense, but I'd rather
try homeopathic options.
- The treatments take longer, but...
- You're aware that
you mustn't suck anything
or stick your tongue anywhere...
Fine, I'll use the rinse.
Were you out last night?
No. I've got my nephew staying
with me for a couple weeks.
- How sweet. How's it going?
- So-so.
He's a nice kid, but I have
trouble handling children.
I've been a teacher 20 years,
and it gets harder
every year.
I'd like to see a pedophile
try and get near
one of my 4th graders.
- Right, see you.
- Careful with that tongue of yours.
- Pedro. I have a message for you.
- Hi, Gloria.
Some Manuel called.
I was cleaning
when the phone rang.
You know I hate answering,
but with the kids
on the loose
I was afraid it might be
about them.
- What did he say?
- That he'd call back,
but that he's coming
this weekend.
These aren't for you.
That guy who's coming...
- Is he your boyfriend?
- No.
He's a friend.
He lives in Paris.
We see each other every few months.
It could never work.
You had a boyfriend before.
You remember Eduardo?
You were a baby.
My mom has a photo of all of us
with me on Eduardo's shoulders.
That's right.
It was taken at the zoo.
He drove me nuts,
always calling me Mowgli
and himself Baloo
and I had no idea
- what it meant.
- It was a compliment.
Yeah, I saw The Jungle Book
last year
at a friend's house
and finally understood.
Hello? Violeta!
Mom!
Finally!
When did you arrive?
Fine, everything's fine.
Hold on, I'll get him.
Mom, what took you so long?
I was worried.
Fine, I made him fried eggs
yesterday and today we had
grilled ham.
I was with Lola,
the concierge's daughter.
She babysits,
but she's thinks
she's a go-go girl.
She bought me pants
and she's gonna teach me to dance.
You should see
how beautiful it is here.
I wish I had ought you along.
- Will you stay the whole two weeks?
Yes, darling.
I had no idea
I'd miss you so much.
Violeta, don't get all sappy.
You'll upset him.
- Pedro! You're eavesdropping!
- Because I know you.
- Oh, you're right.
- Of course I am.
Tell your son
about all you've seen
and don't be sad.
He had a great day.
- Did you, honey?
- He's even getting a tattoo.
I'm getting off.
You two have a nice chat.
Bye, Pedro.
Mom, can I get a tattoo?
No... Well, some guy's
coming from Paris
to visit Uncle Pedro.
- This is your nephew?
- He doesn't look like me.
No.
Definitely gay.
- What?
- He looks like a fag.
How can you say that?
He's just a sleeping boy.
- Maybe it's the pajamas.
- The pajamas...
My sister bought them.
She wants a homosexual son.
He's very handsome.
Where is that babysitter?
Not sleeping in my bed, I hope.
Pedro, I'm here.
Did my mom hear you?
I don't think so.
She was snoring.
Sometimes she fakes it.
Were they short,
jerking snores or one long inhale?
Jerking snores.
Then she wasn't faking.
- Hello.
- This is Manuel.
You mind telling her
you got back late and I had to stay
- the night?
- I don't want any trouble.
No, it's just that
my friend fell asleep...
Jesus, Lola.
You should have asked me.
I didn't know
he was coming.
He was at the rave,
the one I missed
because I had to babysit.
He's a go-go, like me.
Right.
Say no more.
You don't mind,
do you?
No. Good night.
Good night. And don't worry,
I'll only charge until 2 AM.
Good night.
Sorry we didn't
get a chance to speak.
Alone at last.
You'd never made me
wait so long.
Be quiet.
- You're not in the mood?
- I don't know.
I feel bizarre.
Have you recently slept
with someone else?
Have you fucked someone else?
I haven't fucked anyone
all week.
Aren't you well?
No.
I'm not used to
having kids around.
- Yes? Who is it?
- Good morning.
- Does Pedro Navarro live there?
- Yes, but he's asleep.
- Sweetie, is that you, Bernardo?
- Yes.
Open the door, precious.
It's me, Grandma Teresa.
- Who was it?
- My grandma Teresa.
The one from Valencia?
How did she find you here?
She's coming up.
Holy shit.
I'll get dressed.
Bernardo, sweetie...
Grandma?
Do you remember me?
You're so precious.
You look just like your dad,
my poor son.
Tell me how you are.
What have you done
all these years?
Nothing.
- Go to school...
- Yes, darling.
I know all about it.
And what a good student you are.
You like Spanish,
English and Social Sciences...
and you hate gym class.
Your teacher tells me all about you.
She's even sent photos.
Can I come in, precious?
Uncle!
Can I let her in?
Of course, I'll be right out.
Bernardo, look.
I've ought you some things
I've always wanted you to have.
They were your father's.
Dońa Teresa.
It's been a long time.
- Good morning.
- Excuse the state
- of my apartment...
- No matter.
- Take a seat.
- I just came to see my grandson.
I don't mean to intrude...
- No, we just weren't expecting you.
- I can't blame you for that.
Bernardo's teachers
keep me informed. I've always
managed to find a sympathetic one.
I'm crazy to just show up
like this,
but when I heard
his mother was away
and that he was here...
Can't we spend the day
together?
Have lunch, maybe?
The zoo, or a movie...
Anywhere you want.
I don't think
my mom would let me.
Then do it for me.
Give Grandma one day
for all the years
she's missed.
Try to understand.
He's a bit surprised.
He's all I have left.
Come back later, after lunch.
I'll talk to him.
- How about...?
- Let me talk to him.
See you later.
- I don't want to.
- I can tell.
I know.
She used to call
when I was little
and say bad things
about my mom.
- Hello. Good morning.
- Manuel, Bernardo.
Hi.
Can't you just
go along with it
and go have a snack
with her?
I don't know.
If you want me to.
Why would I want you to?
You're welcome here.
Perfectly welcome.
You don't want to see her?
Fine, that's all
I needed to know.
I'll explain it to her.
And this afternoon
we'll hit the amusement park.
Pedro.
They offered me a job
on the ground.
- What?
- Ajob on the ground.
Really?
That's great.
- Isn't that great?
- I don't know.
Couldn't you keep flying?
As a tourist...
Yes, I can keep flying.
So what's the problem?
There is no problem,
I think.
My new post could be
in Madrid.
What do you say?
Do you want to live
in Madrid?
Live in Madrid?
I don't know, Pedro.
- Afternoon.
- Good afternoon.
Teresa, my friend Manuel.
- Hello.
- Pleasure.
Can I buy you a coffee?
I'd rather not waste
any of my time with Bernardo...
Let's get a coffee.
I spoke to Bernardo,
I tried to reason with him...
But he'd rather
spend the day with us.
He doesn't want
to be with me?
Not evenjust a chat,
with you present?
Look. His mom hates you,
he hardly knows you...
How can he if
I can't get near him?
I understand, but so far
all you've done is upset him.
Upset him? Me?
The poor thing...
Young man,
serve me a andy!
I upset him?
He's all I have left...
This okay, ma'am?
I know,
but try to understand.
Yes, I understand perfectly.
I understand you,
I understand my grandson...
I've always been very understanding.
I lost my only child because of it.
I should've stopped him from playing
around with drugs and your sister...
We've all been very understanding,
everyone except her.
Work that out with her.
Bernardo...
How can I?
She won't talk to me.
I've called, written letters,
sent messages...
I send Bernardo gifts
at Christmas, birthdays...
She sends them back unopened!
He doesn't even know!
I'm no longer seeing
my grandson today.
No one will care
if I get sauced.
Don't be so shocked.
You're probably no saint,
either.
Stop looking at me like that,
you're making me nervous.
To think you almost had me
feeling sorry for you.
Sorry for me?
I even tried to convince Bernardo
to spend the day with you.
Yeah? I had you guessing?
That's because you know
your sister as well as I do.
Goddamn.
- Manuel.
- Yes?
I want to thank you.
You've been so patient
with my nephew and me.
We had a great time,
dummy.
Don't be angry.
Manuel,
I don't want to live with you.
I love you,
but I don't want
to live with you.
I know.
I like living alone, too.
I don't want to live
as a couple either.
No?
Right.
Why do you say you love me?
Because it's the truth.
People who love each other
live as a couple.
Or not.
If two people agree,
they form a couple.
If they don't,
they do not.
And if only one wants to,
he's screwed.
- What?
- Nothing.
Bernardo...
Alone at last.
Uncle...
Isn't it odd that
my mom hasn't called?
No, why?
She's probably in some remote
village in the Himalayas
with no phones around.
I'm okay in the daytime,
but at night I think of her
and I worry.
Nothing bad ever happens
to your mother.
Everyone used to protect her
because she was so flaky
we thought she might
get into trouble.
But it was always me,
the big guy,
who would fall, slip, cut myself
or crack my head open.
- Bad things happen to her, too.
- Like everyone.
Just trust me. Nothing bad
will happen to her in India.
She's probably made friends.
It's normal she hasn't called.
But yes...
When she does call
I'll give her an earful.
- You want to sleep in my bed?
- Really?
Just for one night.
Don't get used to it.
Was your uncle upset?
- No.
- Damn, kid.
You don't know
how lucky you are.
I have the other extreme.
My mom's not even 50
and she's right out of WWI.
- Like my neighbors back home.
- Exactly. Redneck old bags.
She even wears wool stockings
and an apron,
like she's about
to milk a cow.
- Did she have cows?
- No, goats.
She says she misses them.
That they were nicer than me.
Because goats
don't talk back.
Right, come on.
I don't want
to start the week
fighting with the boss.
Yes?
No, I'm the babysitter.
Hold on, I'll write it down.
Ministry of what?
Maybe you should call him
at his practice.
I'll give you the number.
915377810.
Come in.
Let me know
as soon as possible.
Sit down, please.
These dolls from hell...
I wish they'd go
out of style already.
What an ugly,
detestable thing.
And sewing on that damn cloth
gives me a static electricity shock.
Go on, touch me
if you don't believe me.
You see? That damn material
makes me electro-static.
I get a shock every time
I touch a tap.
I bet the vermouth tap
doesn't shock her.
Lola, can you get that?
I'm sewing.
I'll get it.
Hi, Uncle.
Hi, Gloria.
Good afternoon.
- How was your day?
- Fine. Gloria let me help her
with the dolls.
Someone from the Ministry called,
I left a note.
They called me at work.
You don't look so great.
Are you okay?
I had a rough root canal.
Don't get sick now,
you have to watch the kid.
I'm just tired.
Shall we go upstairs?
- Okay.
- Thanks. Put it on my tab, Gloria.
- Have you eaten?
- Yes.
- Did my mom call you at work?
- No. Come here.
What's wrong?
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs
called. Your mom had some trouble
in India.
Apparently it's no big deal,
just a border thing.
I didn't quite get all the details...
She was detained without I.D.
At a border checkpoint.
Borja as well.
But they said it wouldn't
take very long to sort out.
She had drugs on her,
right?
Why don't you tell me
the truth?
Leave me alone!
Don't touch me!
Everyone always lies to me!
Bernardo, please forgive me.
She promised this time she wouldn't.
She promised!
- Hi.
- Hey.
How is he?
- Is he asleep?
- Barely.
- I gave him a sedative.
- To a kid?
I'm a doctor.
A sedative for children.
- Sorry.
- It's okay.
- And you?
- I haven't taken anything yet.
I mean, how are you?
Waiting for him to fall asleep
so I can cry.
Don't cry, man.
I hate that.
Seeing you cry
will depress me.
How could she do
such a thing?
How can she risk losing
a kid like Bernardo?
- Pedro, please...
- I have to get her out of there.
Actually,
I could wring her neck.
Don't think like that.
What can you do?
I haven't got many options.
They said not to go,
that the trials over there
take forever, so...
Do they know
Bernardo's with you?
Yeah, they said not to ing him.
That he shouldn't see the jails.
I don't even have custody.
Pedro, you know that
I'm useless
and I lack ambition, but...
if there's anything
I can do for you, well...
just say the word.
Thanks.
What will you do
with the kid?
What can I do?
Take care of him.
I know that.
I meant how.
I don't know,
I haven't had time to...
Maybe take him to see a shrink.
Right now I really can't...
- I'll talk to mine if you want.
- Hold off.
We don't know how he'll react.
He just found out.
- It was just an idea.
- And I'm grateful.
No offense, but...
your shrink might not be
such a great idea.
- Nothing against you...
- Against who, then?
I've just never heard of
a kids' therapist
treating his patients at age 30.
Thanks to him, I've made it this far
without killing myself.
So I'd say he did
a pretty good job.
Sorry.
I'd say normal,
I guess.
Very well for his age.
It would be a shock to anyone.
Of course.
Sure, I'll see if he's awake.
No, he's out cold.
Don't worry,
he'll call you this weekend.
Okay?
Great, thanks.
Right, goodbye.
Your teacher back home says hello.
Your mom and her are friends.
Not such great friends.
She sent the photos
to my grandma.
Bernardo, sooner or later we'll
have to go for the important stuff.
Your clothes, your things...
I don't want to go.
I'll figure something out,
don't worry.
Is she going to be in India
for years?
That we don't know.
It's possible.
Those countries have
very harsh drug laws. They want
to set an example for everyone.
Can we go and see her?
No, I already told you.
Not right now.
Wait a minute.
What did we say before?
We've been crying
how long?
One of us is always crying.
This can't go on.
- Just...
- Just nothing.
Your mother got caught
doing something very bad
in a faraway place.
We have to stay strong
and keep our spirits high.
I don't see why.
Because...
So we'll be ready
when she needs us.
If we threw in the towel
it would crush her.
She needs us strong,
Bernardo.
Our hands are tied right now,
but...
she needs us strong.
Uncle.
What?
I'm sick of long hair.
Will you cut mine
like yours?
Are you sure?
Next time we leave him at home.
He's a pain.
Hey, I had a great time.
Yeah, I saw you
tapping your feet.
Did you see all the gay men there?
They outnumbered the kids.
- It's a musical.
- Yeah, but for kids.
It looked more like
the sauna on a Sunday.
- Let's have dinner at my place.
- Did your mom buy you too much food?
Can't you be polite
and accept an invitation
without insulting me?
Sorry, you've just
never invited me.
Well then it's about time I did.
Surprise!
We ought the party to you.
What have you done?
- What is all this?
- It's a party.
You've forgotten
what they're like.
Hi, Bernardo.
My name's Jorge.
- Hi.
- I'll introduce you.
It'll be hard at first because
we all look alike.
People confuse us all the time.
This is Juan, the ma...
patriarch.
- Hi, Bernardo.
- Hi.
- He's a teacher.
- Yeah, he's a wise guy.
I tried to get you a transfer
to my school
here in Madrid,
but there was no room.
It's a party.
Don't talk about school.
Right. Let's party!
- Party, party!
- Hi, there.
We're Juanjo and Ramon.
We heard you liked parties.
So we ought you this.
Here.
- Was this your idea?
- No, I see you all the time.
It was them.
They missed you.
I'll kill you.
- What is it?
- The latest craze, kid.
- Space Channel.
- Let's set it up.
Hello!
The pink mafia's
deed of the day.
You mean the bear mafia.
Hey, faggot.
- You came from Barcelona!
- Not quite. We were at
the bear round-up in Seville.
I never would have guessed
there were so many gays around.
If you noticed the people
I have over...
Hey, I'm not like
my mother.
But I don't see the tall guy.
He was strong,
tan... the guy who
helped you move in.
- Eduardo?
- I forget his name.
- But he seemed like your boyfriend.
- He was.
What happened?
You oke up?
No.
I don't know.
He died.
Oh, sorry.
Look, Manuel Martinez
at the Peineta.
How gruesome!
You say that about everything.
- Not about you.
- Thank God.
If only I'd seized
the moment...
If only...
I'd heard that little voice
telling me it was all right,
that's just life,
someday both of us...
will forget.
His grandmother might come back.
Know any good lawyers?
Yeah, a couple.
Three.
- Call the best one.
- I don't know them professionally.
Call the one you trust most.
- Your concern is so sweet...
- Please. Typical queers!
Why?
You drool over any guy
raising a kid alone.
Depends who, jerk-off.
I already did my drooling on you.
I ain't got it,
it can't be bought.
This isn't what I want
and it's all you've got.
Some people bet heavy
and choose to love,
though they don't know
how long you'll be around.
You know I'll always be
by your side.
Am I the right person
to raise my nephew?
Why not? I would have loved
a father like you.
- I'm serious.
- So am I.
If it were some uptight lady's kid
maybe not, but in this case...
Jorge's right.
Your sister...
At times I'm not so sure.
- That Mouskouri sure is ugly.
- She's awful.
I think she's cute.
She makes me horny.
How's the kid?
- Terrible, I guess.
- Don't exaggerate. He's fine.
You're fantasizing
like them.
First losing a father,
and now this.
His dad died when he was four.
He can't even remember him.
He got lucky there.
He'll be better
once he starts school.
Hey.
Bernardo's asleep
on the sofa.
Pedro...
I'm sorry I put my foot in it
earlier.
What do you mean?
Asking about your boyfriend
like that.
Don't worry about that,
Lola.
I'm glad people remember him.
Great party, man.
Yes, sir!
Shall I take Bernardo
to school Monday?
No, I want to. I took the day off.
Okay, I'm here if
you need anything.
Thank you both.
You two were fundamental.
- See you.
- Bye.
- See you next time.
- Goodbye.
Hey, Pedro...
You mind me rolling a joint?
Don't hold that night
against me forever.
It's good stuff.
Fancy a bit?
What I fancy is a fuck.
Yeah, me too.
Now you know how it feels.
- Yeah, but mine is worse.
- I don't see why.
- Because I was used to more.
- Tough shit.
This'll calm you down.
This makes me horny.
I had the party here
so Bernardo could sleep over
and you could take
the night off.
Do I need my arm twisted?
Just don't lecture me
about how to behave.
It's a deal.
Bernardo's all yours.
Pedro.
There's a man on the phone.
A lawyer.
Just a moment.
You're easily followed.
My client is proposing a deal
between the two of you.
And you should know,
her offer is fair. Generous, even.
My nephew wants to stay with me.
The boy's never had the chance
to know his grandmother.
He's a free spirit.
He's grown up in a very
progressive environment.
Alternative, you might call it.
My client might use
another word.
She considers herself
very progressive as well.
She simply wants to offer the boy
another style of up inging
and discipline.
I'll be as frank as possible.
I sometimes wonder myself
if I should be raising him.
You shouldn't tell me that.
I don't care.
He's had an unstable life.
Now he's with me
and wants to stay.
That's all that matters to me.
His grandmother can offer him
emotional stability.
- You think I can't?
- I can only put myself
in my client's shoes.
Then we'll have
to fight this out.
I wouldn't advise it.
We can make a deal.
To me the kid moving out
isn't a deal.
It'll happen,
like it or not.
With or without a fight.
Look, we already have enough evidence
for the City of Madrid
to file a complaint
and place the boy in a center.
The negatives aren't there.
I know.
I just wanted to scare you.
You see this man?
He's from Social Services.
He's a good friend of mine.
He'll keep me informed.
And he bought it?
I was very emphatic.
- She'll hire a private detective.
- Let's hope she goes oke.
- How bad is it?
- Lf Social Services get involved,
they gain legal custody
and they decide
who he lives with.
Meanwhile,
he'd be in a center.
But it's obvious that Bernardo
wants to stay with you.
His wishes are merely
taken into account.
If they deem me fit
to raise him...
Why so serious?
Serious?
Do we look serious?
We hate washing dishes.
Hey, I forgot to ask.
How is school going?
- Fine.
- Have you made any friends?
Friends, no. A girl.
How cute!
A little mite.
- What's that?
- Pay no attention.
Forget it.
I got along much better
with girls, too.
Wait a minute.
My school wasn't co-ed.
The teachers, I guess.
But the teachers were men...
Who the hell did
I get along with?
Stop treating Bernardo
like he's a homosexual.
How should I treat him?
Like he's straight?
Like a child. That's what he is.
He's not interested in sex.
- Is that too much to ask?
- You're impossible.
Being a father has ruined
your sense of humor.
You get laid less, too.
What are you laughing at?
- I just realized.
- Realized what?
You were flirting
with that salesman.
No, sweetheart.
He was checking me out.
It's different.
Did you hold back
because of me?
No. He wasn't at all my type.
If you'd liked him,
would you have?
No, because I was with you.
Your friends.
Manuel, for example.
Do they leave early
because of me?
- What an interrogation!
- Sorry.
My friends have never stayed long.
Nothing has changed with you around.
Don't you worry.
You're not cramping my style.
You're the perfect excuse
not to live with anyone else.
What nerve!
Don't stare at people
like that.
Finish up, we're leaving.
What about that girl
you mentioned to Javi?
- Her name is Sara.
- And?
- She has a friend.
- Is he nice?
I think he's homosexual.
How do you know?
I don't know.
Were you gay as a kid?
- I guess so.
- At my age?
I think so.
Before, even.
Then I must not be.
- Does being gay worry you?
- No, I don't care.
I just wondered
when I'd know.
Some people realize as kids,
or when they're 15, 20, 30,
or 40.
Some people never realize.
Or they aren't.
- How did you know?
- Well, at the beach
I imagined men naked
instead of women.
- At a nude beach?
- There weren't any back then.
- My mom and I go to nude beaches.
- I prefer them, too.
Well, I think Adrian...
His name's Adrian...
He must be gay. He always wants
to see everyone's pecker.
- Maybe he's just curious.
- Curious, right.
But he's not curious about the girls.
And he's friends with all of them.
- He sounds well on his way!
- I asked him.
- Asked him what?
- Lf he was gay.
How unbelievably rude of you.
He was pretty angry.
Of course he was.
Kids shouldn't talk about
things like that.
We must be raising you wrong.
- I didn't mean anything by it.
- Yeah, yeah.
At least I don't call him fruitcake
like the other kids.
Hey, you can't fool me.
Look, there they are.
You see?
They weren't at home.
This lady was convinced
I should know
where you two were,
as if having to watch
my own daughter weren't enough.
Go inside.
My lawyer tried to convince me
not to come here.
He says with what he's charging me
he should handle it.
But I've never been afraid
to grab the bull by the horns.
And since we're going all the way,
it's better to be straightforward.
Well? I'm waiting.
We have your medical history.
That's a serious crime.
Your lawyer should have told you.
Well, we have it.
Go ahead and sue me.
Your patients don't know
you have AIDS.
- I'm HIV positive, it's different.
- So what?
What about Bernardo?
What will happen when he finds out?
If you tell Bernardo
I swear I'll kill you myself.
Fine. Now let's talk
about how we can avoid
Bernardo and your patients
ever finding out.
- He doesn't want to go with you.
- I know, I'm not senile.
Well then?
I don't expect him
to live with me.
I know I have to win his trust
little by little.
My lawyer has advised me
to propose a compromise.
A good bilingual,
non-religious boarding school.
In Valencia.
I'll pay for it.
Shall we talk about
visiting rights?
Bernardo...
Remember when we decided
you had to be strong
until you're 14?
- That's far away.
- Don't say that.
Why let her take me away?
I'm not letting her.
We chose the school together.
You'll learn English for our India
trip. Why do you make me repeat
everything so many times?
I'm sorry.
Forgive me.
I'm furious with myself
because
there's nothing I can do.
Can't I tell them
I want to stay with you?
That's not how it works.
I know it's hard to understand,
even for grown-ups.
It's just how it is.
Bernardo...
Be nice to your grandma.
We have to outsmart her.
Even if you want to kill her,
just be nice to her.
I don't want to go with her.
I know, kid.
Just pretend.
I don't want
to leave you alone.
Don't worry about me.
Behave yourself
so we can keep seeing each other.
Don't keep her waiting.
- Uncle...
- What?
What if my mom calls
and I'm not here?
What will you say?
I'll explain it all to her
so she won't worry.
- Uncle...
- Yeah?
When my mom left me here,
I didn't want to stay.
I didn't want you around,
either.
But now I love you.
I love you more.
I love you.
Well, at least
this won't happen
with your grandma.
Don't you worry.
Don't keep her waiting.
Excuse me, Ana.
Bernardo, come outside.
Hi, Bernardo.
How are you?
Fine.
I see you're still upset with me.
Sweetheart,
I hope someday you'll realize
it was for your own good.
I've come to tell you
that your uncle is ill.
My uncle is just fine.
He has a disease,
darling.
That's why I don't think
he'll be able to take care of you.
He's HIV positive, but he's okay.
He's strong.
You knew?
Did he tell you?
My mother told me.
She's HIV positive, too.
She always took care of me.
I don't see why
my uncle can't.
I was born with the antibodies
and then I got cured
without medicine or anything.
They'll have a vaccine soon.
Bernardo, your uncle
is in the hospital.
He's been in bed
for a week.
He has pneumonia.
You might not know
what that is,
but it's very serious.
You're lying.
He would have told me.
I would never lie to you.
Especially about this.
You told me lies
about my mother.
I took care of him
and cooked for him,
like I did with my mom.
If he's sick it's because
you took me away.
Don't talk to me
like that.
Your uncle's disease
has nothing to do
with anything I've ever done.
I was taking care of him, you idiot.
You have no idea!
I hope you die!
May we come in?
Hey!
Fucking awesome.
More homo-comics.
- Good morning.
- Hello.
Hey, gorgeous.
- How are things?
- Fucking awesome.
- Actually, yeah. Pretty good.
- They just got even better.
I've got a letter for you
from Bernardo.
My mom sends her regards
and cherries.
- Bernardo knows I'm here?
- I don't know.
The letter went to your house.
Look, he's finished with us.
Next time we'll wear shorts
so he'll pay attention.
I see you, sugar.
Hey, watch it.
My boyfriend will kick your ass.
He won't care
if you're convalescent.
Easy, baby.
Don't get all bent out of shape.
You two are monsters.
What does it say?
I could kill her.
It's really time to kill her.
Yeah, but what does it say?
I let her take Bernardo
so he wouldn't worry about me
and the old bag goes
and tells him that I'm dying.
What a bitch.
That you're here?
No, that I might never get out.
Unbelievable.
Relax, man.
Just call him and tell him.
He can't see me unless he passes his
exams, and she tells him I'm dying.
How's he supposed
to concentrate?
Hey, if you need anyone stabbed,
I get out in two days.
You're in no shape
to stab anyone.
Just forget about
that old bag.
- How are you feeling?
- A little better.
This guy's only problem
is first-time jitters.
Wait till you been in here
nine times, like me.
And now that you're pissed off
you'll be cured in no time.
Being pissed off heals you.
I know from experience.
I only get sick
when I'm too nice to people.
Hi, Uncle.
I'm so happy because Grandma
said you're out of the hospital.
I'll try and pass all my exams
so I can come visit.
Everyone's very nice here,
even the teachers.
I've made three friends,
besides a girl named Lucia.
I got into trouble once,
but it was nothing.
The other kids are worse than me.
I hope I can come see you,
I miss you a lot.
Goodbye. A big kiss and hug
for you and Lola.
I love you very much, like
other kids love their parents.
Bernardo.
P.S. I miss Mom, too.
Dear Violeta...
I doubted whether
I should write this letter,
but I finally decided
it was time.
After this first year of school,
I think it's fair to say
that my kidnapping
is starting to obtain
the results I was hoping for.
Bernardo's getting
good grades.
He's made friends
and he's still very tight
with your other Pedro,
who he visits
whenever possible.
Your son is a wonderful boy
and I'm aware
that it's undoubtedly due
to the way you reared him.
Dear Mom,
Uncle said you two spoke
and that you were in high spirits.
I was sad I wasn't there
to talk to you as well,
but I was still happy.
Uncle is doing great,
he's fully recovered.
Grandma said I can spend
a couple weeks with him this summer.
She said I could go
anywhere I wanted,
but I'd rather stay with him
so you can call me there.
THREE YEARS LATER
- Let's you and I go somewhere.
- I'd rather hang in here.
Dearest son...
I get less letters from you,
your grandma and your uncle.
I suppose it's normal.
Time moves on
and we get used to anything,
even the bad stuff.
Valuable things can be learned,
even in a place like this.
I've learned that people
aren't good or bad,
we just each do
what we think is right,
and sometimes
it still isn't enough.
I'm not making excuses
for myself.
I'm talking about
your grandma.
From here,
so far away,
I've realized
how much she loves you,
just as your uncle and I do.
Hey.
Don't cry.
You're crying, too.
Because your grandma died.
You look great.
Grandma called me
last month and said...
Let's not talk about her.
Let her rest in peace.
Uncle...
All these years,
whenever she spoke ill of you,
or wouldn't let me
come visit you...
I wished she was dead.
Holy shit!
It must have worked!
Now you need to concentrate
on finding a vaccine.
Come on.
Forget about it.
She was bound to die someday,
just like the rest of us.
Go on. |
Easy, now.
Easy, boys.
Easy, now.
What the hell?
Code red. Code red. We got a sit...
Sir, we have a each
in the perimeter.
Go secure. Sweep the hard drives.
Lock us down.
Heat signatures everywhere.
They've covered all the halls.
Then I guess we better
clear the halls.
Go!
Evacuate! Now!
Come on. I dare you to come walking
through that door. Come get some.
Keys.
- Who the hell did we piss off this time?
- Get in.
- This thing armed?
- Always.
Good man.
You ever seen one of these?
Only in my dreams.
Geothermal micro cam,
Aquacade uplinks, 480 gigs.
Sir, this thing is 10 generations
beyond the NSA.
So whoever attacked us
is loaded for war.
And they knew
exactly where to hit us.
We gotta go off the grid now.
Not another skater,
snowboarder or biker.
The new XXX has gotta be
more dangerous.
Deadlier. More attitude.
More attitude?
Where the hell
are we gonna find that?
You have a meeting
with the EPA at noon...
...to discuss...
- A tree is a tree.
How many more can they look at?
Your anniversary, roses or tulips?
George. Tulips, yellow. Thank you.
An NSA chapter was just hit.
Sixteen agents, all dead.
Sixteen of our men?
On our own soil?
How the hell did this happen?
I'm looking into it.
- Suspects?
- Too many.
How concerned do I need to be?
I'll take care of it.
Quick and clean. And contained.
Goddamn it, 16 men?
How many more have to die?
This is no longer a budget meeting.
The secretary of defense
has just informed me...
...that 16 of our NSA agents
were killed.
In Virginia.
This is a laundry list of suspects
that covers half the world.
It's time for a new direction.
The new military bill
is critical to that direction.
So it's going in my State of the Union
address this week.
Some privacy, please.
Attorney-client privilege.
Good to see you again, lieutenant.
How long has it been? Nine years?
Not long enough.
And don't call me lieutenant.
I'm inmate 3655 now.
What you doing here, Gibbons?
What you want?
You. I wanna give you a job.
And why would
I do a damn thing for you?
You ever see lions at the zoo?
You can always tell the ones
that were captured in the wild...
By the look in their eyes.
Jesus Christ. You still coming
with that same sorry-ass speech?
Does it ever actually work?
- From time to time, yeah.
- Not this time.
I'm not feeling too patriotic
these days.
So I want no part of your little war.
You're already part of it.
Somebody's taken out
members of our old unit.
They came for me.
They will come for you.
Now, you can die in here,
or you can take the fight to them.
The Darius I remember always
liked to throw the first punch.
New speech, huh?
You get any exercise in here?
Twelve to 1 every day on the yard.
12:06 tomorrow.
- Bravo Delta High Sign.
- High Sign?
High Sign. Be just like old times.
You better hope not.
Because last time out didn't have
such a happy ending.
You went MIA,
and I ended up in here.
Okay, wrap it up.
Hey.
I like what you did with your face.
Come on, let's go.
There's been a report
from home office.
Xander Cage was killed
in Bora Bora last night.
Bora Bora?
Why don't I get
those assignments, huh?
What about Gibbons?
Any word on Gibbons?
Unaccounted for. We do know this:
He was one of only three men
with access to that elevator.
The other two...
Ain't gonna be giving us
much of a statement.
All right, put Mr. Gibbons on the wire.
Full recon. Wrap it tight.
A-Block to exercise yard.
A-Block to exercise yard.
Time to take the dog out for a walk.
You know...
...I'm gonna really miss you boys.
- What?
- Secure all doors!
- Prisoner, stand down!
- Level six, lockdown!
- Get backup up here!
Prisoner, stand down!
Get him!
- Laundry! West door!
- Marco!
Got him.
Two hundred and fifty yards.
Where's he gonna go?
He's nowhere near the wall.
All right, man!
- Get him!
- Hold it!
Come back!
You were late.
You sure know
how to pick them, sir.
Who the hell is this guy?
Civilian contractor.
By the time he wakes up,
we'll be long gone.
- You said 12:06.
- Hit some turbulence.
- We got large and extra large.
- Who are you, the butler?
Toby Lee Shavers,
D.C. Tech Division.
- Yeah. Darius Stone, cellblock A.
- Not anymore.
Darius Stone no longer exists.
- Well, who the hell am I?
- You're the new XXX.
Sound like a porno star.
- What happened to the old XXX?
- He's dead.
XXX is the designation we give to
deep-cover agents with special skills.
Yeah, whatever. First things first.
I've been on the inside a long time.
I need what every man needs
when he's coming off of lockdown.
You know what I'm saying?
Yeah, baby. Who's your daddy?
You sure we got the right guy?
Hey, buddy,
more fries and another shake.
You got it.
- We need to go to work now.
- I need more fries and another shake.
Hey, you work for us now.
- So you're gonna do...
- What I want when I want.
Look...
...by my count, you boys just oke
about 10 federal laws back there.
Aiding and abetting,
harboring a fugitive...
...and my personal favorite,
grand-theft chopper.
- So, what's your point?
- That you two...
...are looking at three strikes
and the inside of a very small cell.
- You know that's my speech.
- I'm running the show now.
So here's the deal:
I don't answer to you...
...and I damn sure don't answer
to college boy.
College boy?
Done.
Pay the man.
Okay. So we know you can fight
and eat, but what else can you do?
The last XXX, he could ski, surf,
do all kinds of stunts.
Well, he's dead now, isn't he?
So things are gonna be
different around here.
Because I don't play with my life.
- I'd rather play with yours.
- We gotta get back to D.C.
We need a place to lay low.
I know the safest place in town.
This is the safest place in town?
Stay put. I'll handle this.
D-Train Stone.
Heard they had you locked down
in the deepest hole...
...this side of the Grand Canyon.
Yeah, they let me out early
for bad behavior.
- Man, it's been a while, D.
- Where's the boss? I need to talk.
Man, a lot's been changing
since you left, D.
I run the chop shop now.
- Where's Lo?
- Uptown.
Uptown?
Now, this is more like it.
Welcome to the west side, X.
You wanna run in these circles,
you're gonna have to blend.
I don't blend.
The Dino has the torque curve
dropping off around 6400 rpm.
Dial down the injector pulse width
by about 10 percent.
Try 20.
Darius.
You look older.
Nine years of bad food
will do that to you.
Nine years.
Well, correct me if I'm wrong,
but isn't that a few years shy of 20?
Just tell me what you need
so we can do this and be done.
That is why you're here, right?
You need something.
Hot shower, place to crash.
Look around, Darius.
I've got a good life here.
And I'm not gonna let you
wreck it this time.
So...
...what's in it for me?
'67 GTO.
Thousand horsepower, crate motor,
trick suspension.
- What?
- He's right.
- They'll be looking for it.
- Besides, if we're gonna roll...
...we're gonna need something
with a little more muscle.
Something nasty.
I can do nasty.
I know you can.
Bored and stroked,
full roller, 8 liters.
Supercharged with a 25-psi boost,
automated hydraulics...
...high-stall converter with shift kit.
That gonna do the trick?
- You happy?
- I'm good.
I love this girl.
All right, the target is information.
It's on a hard drive
inside my old headquarters, here.
The rest of it is at my house.
- I'll pick that up tonight while you...
- Information?
Well, start by giving me some.
- We on the same page?
- You know what I'm talking about.
Last time out, I went down,
and you disappeared.
Look, you aren't the only one
who lost something that day.
When the fire started,
you were busy with the general.
Some of us went in
to see who we could save.
Now, you think this looks bad? You
should've seen it before I got it fixed.
Guess nobody's story
has a happy ending.
Story's not over yet, soldier.
Shavers...
...can you make that
into a personal weapon?
Give me an hour.
- We straight?
- It's funny, captain.
Wars come and go,
but my soldiers stay eternal.
I like that. Who said it?
- Jefferson? Patton?
- Tupac.
All right, X, this is a covert op.
Full stealth, total silence.
You're gonna wanna be
real delicate here.
Subtle.
Very subtle.
This is sector 14.
We got an attack, topside.
You two, hold the floor.
Everybody else, follow me.
All right, X, you got three minutes.
X, Gibbons' office is
northwest corner, sector four.
Hey! Wait!
X, main room.
Remove the first of three drives
facing you.
There's nobody here.
Yeah, except for all of us.
It wasn't an attack,
it was a diversion.
All right, X, they're coming
back down. You gotta go. Now.
Lock this place down.
I want him in hand, alive.
College boy, I'm cut off.
Get me out of here.
Okay, X. Boat dock,
quarter mile, dead ahead.
I want that truck.
Block every road
in a 10-mile radius.
Everybody okay?
Blows up my car,
he blows up my boats.
Who the hell is this guy?
All right, college boy,
I'm headed upstream.
X, got a little bit of a problem here.
This is the police.
Goddamn!
All you had to do was drive.
You know what, X?
I'm really starting to miss the old XXX.
Stop your vehicle now.
Okay, I see you.
Hey, get your ass
out the driver's seat.
Mission accomplished.
Darius Stone. Born south side, D.C.
Mother died young, father raised him.
Not much to report till '88.
His dad was killed by a stray bullet
in a 211, and Darius went off the grid.
Started with graffiti,
reckless driving.
Quickly worked his way up to
grand-theft auto and resisting arrest.
Took him some time
to find his calling in the Navy.
Specifically, the Navy SEALs.
Trained sniper, top scores.
Urban recon, demolition.
The highest dive in Navy history,
250 feet.
Augustus Gibbons recruited him
into an elite unit, Level 5 Classified.
Ran ops in Eastern Europe
till Christmas in Kosovo.
Their general ordered them
to set a fire to clear civilians...
...but Stone refused. Led a mutiny
against a four-star general...
...the current secretary of defense,
George Deckert...
...who had him court-martialed
for a 20-year term.
Ten for disobeying direct orders...
...and another 10 for eaking
the general's jaw.
This is the last footage
we have on him.
A meeting with his lawyer,
Jonathan Edward Cochran.
Oh, that's cute.
Johnnie Cochran.
I don't think Mr. Stone can afford
Johnnie's fee. Do we have audio?
It's attorney-client. No mikes.
Hold it there. Okay, reel it back.
Back, back, back. Freeze it.
Blow it up.
Gibbons and Stone
on a comeback tour.
All right, listen up. I want all eyes
up and running on these two.
And I want hard 20s
on the rest of their old unit.
I wanna know where they are...
...I wanna know what they're doing,
and I wanna know now.
I'm disappointed, Auggie.
Checkmate in three?
You should've seen it coming.
Relax. Have a drink.
- I took the liberty of pouring myself...
- You were always taking liberties.
Same old Gibbons.
Good soldier with a bad attitude.
You know, I always remember
the first day we met.
I remember the last day I saw you.
I bet you do.
Didn't heal too well, did it?
Some wounds never do.
- I never asked you to go into that fire.
- You just set it and watched it burn.
We did what needed to be done.
Is that what you call it?
Doing what you need to do?
Sixteen of my men killed?
What's that, just more friendly fire?
Some men die so others may live.
Funny...
...that you never seem to be the one
doing any of the dying.
I'll do whatever it takes
to best protect this nation.
You're not protecting the nation.
You're doing this to protect yourself.
- Why? What fires you starting now?
- We both live in the same world.
- We know what's out there.
- Save the speech.
Just so you know...
...whatever you're up to,
you're not getting away with it.
Why?
Because Darius Stone
is gonna stop me?
I'm sorry.
Was that supposed to be
a surprise?
Gibbons, I know every move you make
even before you do.
You still work for me,
whether you know it or not.
I never worked for you.
- I work for my country.
- I don't know what's more pathetic...
...a man that plays chess
with himself...
...or a man that doesn't see
he's already lost.
Make it look like an accident.
Zero exposure.
Sir, they found Gibbons.
Investigators say an apparent
gas leak triggered the explosion.
The fire department was too late
to save the occupant...
...but managed to contain the fire
before it spread.
The deceased, Augustus Gibbons,
was a former Navy captain.
He was 51 years old.
The funeral's tomorrow
at Arlington National Cemetery.
Gas leak. Right.
This is Lisa Joyner reporting from
Chevy Chase, Maryland for WJLA.
Back to you in the studio.
Toby, let's get to work.
There's nothing on here. Nothing.
It's blank, man.
Because you're looking
in the wrong place.
Gibbons said it was
on the hard drive.
What are you doing?
I read about that.
Cold War. Old school, right?
Not that old school.
All right.
Now, which one's Charlie?
Only one way to find out.
Ready. Aim.
Fire.
Ready. Aim. Fire.
Order arms.
Like our Lord and savior...
...Augustus Eugene Gibbons
died in our service.
Head of the NSA, FBI, Joint Chiefs,
secretary of state.
Damn.
You know what this means, right?
- What?
- They're gonna kill me next.
- Give me those.
- Damn, man.
If we're working together,
you should work on your partner skills.
Like, if you want something,
try Please, May I borrow...?
Please, may I borrow
the binoculars...
...before I kick your teeth in?
Okay.
See, now, that's a start. Not bad.
- Deckert?
- You know Secretary Deckert?
Oh, yeah.
We go way back.
But he hated everything
about Gibbons.
So, what is he doing here?
- Charlie.
- You found him.
Her.
- Her?
- Can you get me a suit?
Oh, so now you wanna blend.
I hear this place
has the best gumbo in town.
Excuse me.
I'm actually meeting someone
for lunch.
Relax, Charlie.
This'll only take a minute.
How did you know my name?
Who are you?
We have a mutual friend.
Augustus Gibbons.
Had a mutual friend.
And you didn't answer my question.
Who are you?
My name is Darius Stone.
Stone?
You have half the suits in this city
looking for you.
Why in the world
would you come here?
Trust me...
...they won't look for a guy like me
in a place like this.
Well, no offense,
but I don't trust anybody right now.
Good. That means we got
something in common.
Charlie. I'm sorry I'm so late.
I had that urban-youth meeting.
It ran over.
We're trying to set up
that after-school...
...gun-instructional program
for kids and...
I'm sorry. Dickie Am ose, NRA. Hi.
Reverend Billy Bob Baker,
Southern Baptist Brotherhood.
Well, it's just great
to meet you, Reverend.
Hey, listen, we're setting up
this rally upstate next week...
...and I was just wondering if there
was some way we could attract...
...you know, some upstanding
African-Americans like yourself.
You got any advice for us?
Well, Dick, perhaps you could
tell your members...
...to stop buying country music,
stop burning crosses...
...and stop shooting black folks.
Hear me?
Now, if that don't work...
...try a cookout with free food.
Preferably fried.
Dick...
...would you mind terribly
if we rescheduled?
I think that would be...
Yeah, that's fine.
I have a lot of stuff to do.
- Reverend, I'Il...
- Call me.
I'll call you about that.
Tell me about you and the captain.
I was Gibbons' contact on the Hill.
I'm an aide to the Senate
Subcommittee on Military Action.
Military?
Deckert.
Secretary of Defense Deckert?
There's not a bullet shot in the dark
that he don't know about.
So tell me something, Charlie.
Can you get me close to him?
Well, Reverend...
...you think you can lay your hands
on a tuxedo?
You made it.
You know, I never miss a party.
Not quite the tux I had in mind.
Yes, but I'm blending.
You see the guest of honor?
Those bodyguards?
SEAL Team Four. Half my old unit.
And not the better half.
Who's the ugly general
he's talking to?
Jack Pettibone.
Vice chair, Joint Chiefs.
- Doesn't look too happy.
- Must be the music.
One way to find out.
I truly can't believe
what I'm hearing.
We go back 30 years, Jack.
Same blood in the same mud, and you
never questioned my command.
I presume you've heard of
the United States Congress.
Jack...
...this country is being led
down the wrong path.
You really think you can do this,
don't you?
With just a few regiments.
Once we lead,
the full force will follow.
The clock is ticking.
With or without you.
Three days.
He's here.
Black guy, white tux.
Had enough of the party?
Hold on.
You asked me to track down
the rest of their old troop?
Well, half of them are still enlisted.
- What about the other half?
- Gone. Missing.
The same men that backed
Stone against Deckert.
Every single one of them
just disappeared.
Wait a minute. This is your home?
Not bad for a senator's aide.
I'm not just a senator's aide.
I'm also a senator's daughter.
James Mayweather, Virginia.
Think Daddy's ready to meet
a guy like me?
- Actually, Daddy's out of town.
- Really?
Make yourself at home, Darius.
Not a bad place to grow up, I guess.
Only on the surface.
Growing up in D.C. Politics
is like living in a snake pit.
Everybody fighting for territory.
Sounds a lot like where I grew up.
Oh, no. This is nothing like
where I grew up.
Let's get you out of those clothes,
shall we?
Here we go.
Why don't you try these on.
Not really my style.
Why don't you go ahead
and get cleaned up.
There's some fresh towels
in the bathroom.
Full-service, huh?
You know, if you need anything...
...I'm just right down the hall.
Anything?
Anything at all.
How about some fries and a shake?
The things I can't do for my country.
Charlie?
Charlie.
Pettibone?
She set me up.
Bitch.
This is the police.
Come out with your hands
behind your head.
We got the vice chair
of the Joint Chiefs in there.
The assailant is armed
and dangerous.
Proceed with extreme caution,
gentlemen.
Gus, get me a hostage negotiator,
clear a two-block radius...
...and five is the active perimeter.
- Better make that 10.
Captain, the man's
a Special Forces sniper.
Keep all fields clear
at least half a mile downwind.
- Who the hell are you?
- Kyle Steele, NSA.
Captain, I need to speak
to this man alive.
- So?
- It's a matter of national security, sir.
- Where the hell are you going?
- Going inside.
Listen, I don't care who you are.
You got six minutes till we each.
Stone.
I'm coming in unarmed.
All right, close that door.
Hands.
Step forward.
How you know I wouldn't shoot you
the second you stepped through?
I didn't.
But I do know this: You got five
minutes till they knock that door down.
So let's skip the chitchat.
- Where's Pettibone?
- Upstairs, dead.
- You do it?
- If I did it...
...you wouldn't know
until I wanted you to.
Now, turn around.
Stone, this doesn't look
too good, man.
An escaped convict eaks into
a house with an automatic in hand...
...and a dead man upstairs.
- I didn't eak in.
Now, move.
You didn't eak in here?
So, what, the general
invited you over for a nightcap?
What happened? You guys
felt like playing Russian roulette?
This is not my gun.
You expect me to buy that line?
It's not a line, it's the truth.
- They set me up.
- Who set you up?
- Deckert.
- Deckert.
Secretary of Defense Deckert.
He clipped Gibbons
when he got too close.
And now Pettibone.
Too close to what?
Stone, we have three minutes.
Level with me.
Why are we here?
Why'd you go after Pettibone?
I didn't go after nobody.
I don't even know the guy.
Never seen him before in my life.
Easy.
That sure looks a lot like you.
Damn, they're good.
Think now is really
the best time for a snack?
What they got out there,
three teams?
Flash-bangs, body armor,
heat-scopes. Am I close?
Stone, I wanna help you here,
I really do.
But if you run, you look guilty.
Brother, I was born looking guilty.
And now...
...it's time for you to go.
Where is he?
Where is he?
Captain, I got him.
Looks like upstairs bathroom.
Okay, go get him.
This is the last known photograph
of the suspect.
- Cute picture.
- Yeah. Haircut suits you, definitely.
near Charlottesville, Virginia.
The assailant is assumed
to be armed and dangerous.
One of General Pettibone's
closest friends...
...was Defense Secretary
George Deckert.
Jack Pettibone
was a dear friend of mine.
And tonight, this nation
has lost a great patriot.
And his quiet contributions
will be properly recorded...
...in history books yet to be written.
From base to base,
Camp Pendleton to Fort Bragg...
...General Pettibone's troops
are en route...
...to Washington D.C.
For the funeral.
They're not coming for the funeral.
Same blood, same mud.
Pettibone and Deckert both served
for over 30 years together.
So that means
Pettibone's troops are also...?
- Deckert's.
- Correct.
What's that got to do
with the funeral?
The perfect cover.
Deckert does the guest list...
...only invites his boys to town.
He's got his army.
Now, he's gotta be loading up.
How would he get his gear?
All orders go through
his department, the DOD.
Right.
You want me to hack in?
To the U.S. Department of Defense?
We're talking 500 acres
of hardware.
Cray supercomputers,
encryption chips...
...not to mention more firewalls than
the NSA, CIA and the IRS combined.
Exactly.
Hold my chips.
You know,
you don't have to wait up.
You think I'd leave you
alone with my car?
What's so special about this one?
Shelby Co a prototype,
600 horses, 10,000 rpm.
Only three off the rack.
And we sold it for half a mil
to some senator...
...who'll never take her
out of first gear.
Half a mil for a car?
You been gone a while, D.
Everything's more expensive now.
I could see that.
Come here.
You've done real good, Lo.
No rollbacks, part bins
or stripped engines.
It's a long way
from Zeke's chop shop.
Still got a few bins in the back.
And I still get my hands dirty.
Classic's still a classic.
You remember the first time
we dropped gears in this one?
I remember three squad cars
at 100-plus on the parkway.
Oh, she was fast.
Yes, she was.
You remember all that damage
we did in the back seat?
That was a long time ago, D.
Not for me.
Ready to do some more damage?
He shoots, he scores!
College boy just pulled off the hack
of the century. Requisition order.
Deckert's inging all his troops
and armored vehicles...
...through a naval base up the
Potomac to the USS Independence.
It's an aircraft carrier, man.
Looks like we going upstate.
Well, well. Daddy's little girl.
Look, Gibbons, people will believe...
- Stone.
- You miss me?
Apparently, we all did.
She had me fooled too.
Captain?
Harris? Jackson?
- What the hell is going on here?
- It's your old unit.
And you're gonna be
joining them real soon.
- What's she talking about?
- Deckert. He set us up.
- For what?
- I don't know. I didn't get that far.
I was hoping maybe you did.
- You not going nowhere.
- Neither are you.
No, no, no. Don't worry about us.
You know you should've
killed that bitch!
- Who triggered the alarm?
- It's Stone. He's here.
Liebo, get men fore and aft.
Push him down here.
Take him out now.
Seal the hatch!
You have green light.
Repeat, take your best shot.
Old Sergeant Cobb.
You still too dumb to make captain.
Lieutenant Stone.
Blast from the past.
That's Big Daddy Stone to you.
So tell me, how was prison?
You'll find out soon enough.
And with a mouth like yours,
they gonna love you on the inside.
Let's go, let's go. Get him.
Fire!
Oh, I'm sorry, was that your ride?
No, but yours is gonna take you
straight to hell.
Loading.
Stand by.
Now!
- Goddamn it.
- Man, that wasn't even close.
Trucks, choppers. What's next?
You gonna sink the ship?
Only if you're still on it.
Keep this up and you ain't gonna
have nothing left, hillbilly.
- Load.
- Loaded.
You and I have unfinished
business, homeboy.
Fire.
Move! All right, come on. Let's go!
- Hey!
- What the hell is he doing?
Where the hell you going?
Over there. That way.
Get that tank topside now.
Move, move.
Bravo Squad to flight deck now.
Locked on.
Fire now.
Goddamn it!
All dive teams in the water.
Lock the area down.
Zodiac One, sweep the stern.
Zodiac Two, starboard bow,
in the midships.
Search Boat One
and Search Boat Two...
...widen your radius
and search the port side.
Dive Team Number Three,
report any visual.
George, I'm addressing
the nation tonight.
So, what's the hang-up
on the new military bill?
Well, if you're reducing troops,
closing bases...
...and cutting R&D,
you leave us vulnerable.
George, we need to increase
international aid.
We need to reverse
this isolationist doctrine.
Maybe then we can turn
some of these enemies into allies.
I know this doesn't particularly
thrill you, George.
But this is going to be my legacy.
- Sir.
- Now, the question is:
Do I have your support?
It goes without saying,
Mr. President.
Call for you.
It's about the new Lincoln
you ordered.
- Yeah.
- Downstairs.
Your car. Come alone.
Take a look.
- It's a map of the Capitol.
- A military map.
- With attack routes, targets...
- I see that.
- Where'd you get it?
- Upstate.
Deckert's little boy scouts
are gearing up for World War IV.
They got tanks, choppers.
- They got Gibbons.
- What do you mean?
Gibbons is not dead.
He's locked up with half my old unit.
- Upstate?
- Correct.
Deckert is setting them up for a fall.
- Fall for what?
- What do you think?
This man is making a move
on the U.S. Capitol.
See this?
Map came from National Recon.
Yeah, Deckert's making a move.
He's running security...
...for the State of the Union tonight.
He's not attacking,
he's guarding these targets.
Oh, that's beautiful.
Perfect cover.
He's got his old crew
suited and booted.
Look, these boys
don't play defense.
Just offense.
It's not enough.
What if you're wrong?
I was wrong.
I thought you was more
than just another suit.
Sir, the security detail...
...they're all ex-military.
Yeah, I can see that.
All of them served
with Gibbons and Stone.
- It's Deckert's unit.
- Think we got something.
World War IV.
Anything the Defense Department
needs to know?
Sure it's nothing
you don't already know, sir.
- George Deckert.
- Secretary Deckert...
...this is Agent Steele.
Kyle, the secretary wanted to check in
on the Gibbons case.
I have a personal interest
in the case.
Captain Gibbons was a friend.
Well, you can rest assured we're
doing everything we can to find him.
- Find him?
- You know, we never did ID his body.
Terrible thing, accident like that.
Could happen to anyone.
Tell me, Kyle, what did
Darius Stone say to you?
- What do you mean?
- You were the last to talk to him...
...before he got away.
He didn't say much.
No, just a bunch of wild
conspiracy theories, that's all.
Sounds like Stone.
Well, if you hear anything...
I'll know who to chase down.
Sir, could you tell me something?
I've always wondered...
...how do you pick the men
who protect the president?
Simple.
- I choose men I can trust.
- Like Gibbons.
Would've been good to have him
there tonight, huh, sir?
Oh, he'll be there. In spirit.
I'm sure he will.
Good luck, sir.
Sounds like the right bank's
running leaner than the left.
You wanna richen her up,
you're gonna have to remap the ECU.
- What, are you surprised?
- Yeah.
Fact you know
how to tune up a truck.
I didn't always wear a suit.
- How'd you find me?
- It's my job, Darius.
I'm very good at it. Can we talk?
You were right.
Deckert knew Gibbons was alive.
Look at this.
President, VP, Speaker of the House,
secretary of state.
The chain of command.
He takes them out, he's what?
- Deckert becomes the new president.
- That's right.
- Cleanest revolution in history.
- Yeah.
Why are you here?
Call the White House.
Can't. We don't know
how deep this goes.
So, what's your plan?
Figure we gotta go outside the box
on this one.
How far outside the box
are you prepared to go?
Because to get us close
to the Capitol...
...we're gonna need
some others we can trust.
Ain't no place like home.
Man, y'all almost had me too.
They got jokes, man. You hear that?
- They got jokes.
- No joke.
- We need your help.
- So why don't you go to the police?
- We don't trust the police.
- Heard that.
Hold this, baby. One second.
Man, you know we got your back.
But this ain't got
nothing to do with us.
This got everything to do with you.
Don't do it for the red, white and blue,
do it for yourself.
Do it for the right to hack and jack
cars of the highest quality...
...on the same block
as the White House.
It's the American way of life, o.
Now, if you wanna protect
that way of life...
...then you gotta step up
and fight for it.
Because if Deckert takes over,
freedom won't be free for long.
- Nice speech.
- Yeah.
The freedom part
was a bit much, though.
I got some federal heat.
Immigration, IRS.
Couple of homeboys
unjustly accused.
I do this for you, you'll hook us up?
I'll do what I can.
Fair enough.
All right, fellas, get your gear together.
We got some work to do.
Janky, Kevlar panels.
Killa, super jacks.
Dizzle, heavy-duty roll cages.
Assholes and elbows,
gentlemen. Let's go.
Toby. To deal with these guys,
we're gonna need some serious gear.
Well, it's about time.
God, I am so glad
to hear you say that, X.
I got some stuff you're gonna love.
Laser-scope...
...frequency lock, GPS autotracker.
This will tell you what perfume
a chick's wearing...
...from 30 miles away.
- That'll come in handy.
So will these. Basic scramblers,
jammers, circuit jacks.
Whatever you need.
Now, this is the house special.
I call this one The Glove.
So does everybody else.
Not everybody else has electro-charge
pneumatic suction.
Turn this bad boy on...
See? Nothing.
Nothing at all. Chill out
with the butt... Don't.
Just... Hey, hey. Hey.
Come on, man. Why you gotta
play around here? Hey!
We need firepower. Do you have
anything that shoots bullets?
I don't, but Homeland Security does.
Lola. Come on, man, please.
Okay. I'll just call the Pentagon
and see if they deliver.
We don't have to. They've been
running weapons across country...
...in civilian trucks.
Civilian trucks?
- Man, I'm hungry.
- You just ate five minutes ago.
What if I go in the back
and get a slice of cheese?
You'd stop at one slice.
What does Homeland Defense need
with a truck full of cheese anyway?
You ain't never heard
of government cheese?
Let's give them a little assistance.
- Hi, boys.
- Ladies. Look like you're overheated.
- I know we are.
- I mean your car.
I'm not going out without a fight.
- He's retarded.
- Key's in the truck.
Move the level,
because the akes get stuck.
Hi, I'm Agent Shavers.
We'll be commandeering
your truck today.
Man, we can't let nobody know
a white guy hijacked us.
We'll say it was 75 black guys.
We got a truck full of guns,
they pay us to haul cheese?
- That's not cheese?
- So, what you think, D-Train?
This enough bang for you?
God bless America.
You're going to take the president out,
aren't you, George?
No, captain, you are.
They pull the trigger, you take the fall.
- No one would ever believe I...
- What?
Augustus Gibbons
always fought the system.
This week, that fight became a war.
He took out his own NSA unit...
... oke a convict
out of a maximum-security prison...
...staged his own death, ordered
the murder of Jack Pettibone...
...and rallied his old troop
of traitors for one last stand.
I believe it.
You know what
your problem is, Auggie?
You've never been able to see
beyond the bend.
And you've never been able to see
beyond yourself.
You've had your hero's funeral,
Gibbons.
This time, they're gonna bury you
in a pine box in an unmarked grave.
I'm not buried yet.
He's one man, captain.
What can one man do?
Deckert's got all the streets
locked down.
Three blocks in every direction.
There are some streets
he don't know about.
At the East Capitol
and Eighth Street...
...we use alleys and warehouses
to bust out behind the Capitol.
- Gonna have tanks waiting.
- Leave the tanks to me.
If it got wheels, we can jack it.
Trust me, daddy-o.
- All right, let's roll.
- All right, gentlemen.
Lock and load. Time to ride out.
The fate of the free world in the hands
of a bunch of hustlers and thieves.
Why should tonight
be any different?
As you can see behind me,
the president is just arriving...
The nation is eager to hear the
president's stance on pressing issues.
Chief among them,
the new military bill.
Ladies and gentlemen,
the president of the United States.
Mr. Speaker,
my fellow Americans...
...tonight I stand before you
to report...
...that the state of our Union
is strong.
We are at a critical moment
in our history.
Nice.
Get crunk, X. Come on, Steele,
get crunk with us.
We now need the courage
to reevaluate...
...the course of modern
American democracy...
...if we are to truly flourish
and survive.
Looks like we got a little
block party up ahead.
- Go through it.
- Hold on.
We must use understanding...
...and compassion...
- They're shooting at us.
- Welcome to the 'hood, college boy.
...and compromise to win battles...
...and not just the sacrifices...
...of the lives of our
young men and women.
Fellas...
...I don't mean to be
a back-seat driver...
...but isn't that a dead end?
- There's no such thing as a dead end.
Now, that's what I'm talking about!
Oh, shit.
I think you might wanna back up
right about now.
Go, go, go.
Everybody out now.
- I told you they'd have tanks waiting.
- And I told you...
...if it got wheels, we can jack it.
Move it. Get those jacks
out of there.
Welcome to the first
tank-jacking in history.
We can and must endeavor...
...to win the hearts and minds
of our enemies...
...and turn them into our allies.
And so, my fellow Americans...
...I will ask you tonight
to support this new...
- What's going on?
- We need to move you.
Remain in your seats.
No cause for alarm.
Okay, let's put these dubs to work.
You sure you know
how to drive this thing?
Just trying to get a feel for her.
Yeah! I could get used to this.
You know, somebody
better leave a note.
Okay, split off the vice president.
- What are you doing?
- Just following protocol, sir.
We're in position.
Code red. Code red.
Small-arms fire, Capitol building.
All units respond immediately.
All right, Zeke, the tank is all yours.
Hey, you know what to do.
I'll take lead, you lay down cover.
What do you mean you'll take lead?
- I'm XXX.
- Is this you, George?
Are you doing this?
Are you familiar
with the word treason?
You're a Jefferson man.
The tree of liberty must be
refreshed from time to time...
...with the blood of patriots.
And tyrants.
That's the end of the quote.
I will do whatever it takes
to keep this nation safe and strong.
Compassion? Understanding?
What world are you living in?
Get rid of him.
Okay, Zeke, do it. Do it now.
- Let's redecorate.
- Fire in the hole.
Two Team, 6 o'clock.
One Team, 12.
Sergeant.
Get Gibbons up here.
Roger that. We're on our way.
Let's finish this.
- Good shooting.
- Navy SEALs. High scores, Coronado.
Please. I got high score.
But I beat them in '96.
What, you don't read
the newsletter?
We're coming in from the southwest
halls. We'll be with you in 30...
Drop it!
Now! I said, drop it.
What took you so damn long
to get here?
Same old Gibbons.
Maybe I should put this back on.
Don't get a thank you or a
happy to see you, Stone or nothing.
See? I told you you should have
killed that bitch.
Bravo to Sub Team.
Bravo to Sub Team.
We can still make this work
if we have Gibbons.
Charlie, where the hell is he?
I'm right here, general.
Checkmate in three.
You should have seen it coming.
Give up while you still can, George.
It's over.
Things not going according to plan?
Sir?
Sergeant, sidearm.
We'll fall back to the train.
Captain, he's got to have a backup.
What would it be?
There's a presidential bullet train...
...three stories down
for emergency evacuation.
Go after him. We'll take care of this.
- Sergeant.
- You, you, out.
Do what he says.
No!
Drive.
Toby, I need a ride. Something fast.
Listen up. I want three Black Hawks
on that pad, ASAP.
Clear the road. I got a car incoming.
Stay clear of the building.
Only security and military
personnel may enter.
Time to throw the last punch,
lieutenant. Go get him.
Heard you needed a ride.
All civilians, remain where you are
until cleared by security detail.
How fast does she go?
Let me know.
- Yeah?
- Steele, where's that train going?
- North-northwest. Straight up I-95.
- Got it.
- Darius, wait a...
- He's not a big fan of waiting.
Neither am I. Let's go.
There it is.
Okay, get me closer.
Faster.
Sit down, Jim.
Feels good, doesn't it?
To get your hands dirty?
Fuck you.
Okay, let's see
what half a million buys.
I can't get a clean shot.
Maybe you can't, but he can.
They'll just keep coming, George.
There's no way you're gonna hide.
Why should I hide? The man that
tried to save the president but failed?
I'll be seen as a patriot.
Tried to save the president but...
You mean...?
A national tragedy.
Look at it this way:
You might get your own holiday.
Hillbilly, you need to lighten up.
- Brakes are blown. I can't slow down.
- We won't be needing you anymore.
Move.
- Okay, ready.
- All right, here we go.
Drop and slide, lieutenant.
I don't think so.
Can't hold it steady.
Down.
Just like old times, huh?
Yeah. How's that jaw, general?
I think of you
every time I chew steak.
And I thought of you
every night I spent in prison.
Go! Run!
Sir...
...you're gonna have to jump.
Almost in.
I've been waiting for this
for 10 years.
Well, keep waiting.
Your turn to do the dying, general.
Wars come and go,
but my soldiers stay eternal.
What's that you said?
Looks like there's a man who deserves
a presidential commendation, sir.
Yes.
And then some.
Yeah.
And then some.
The nation is in shock today
in the aftermath of last night's...
The assault on the Capitol has
reverberated around the world...
The death toll is unknown. Authorities
say all assailants were killed.
The attack was thwarted
by a joint effort...
...from D.C. Police
and federal agencies.
A group of armed assailants
managed to penetrate security...
Sources confirm
the president is secure.
Secretary of Defense
George Deckert...
...was buried with full
military honors today.
Secretary Deckert lost his life
while trying to rescue the president...
...during the attack on the Capitol.
He will be remembered as one
of our nation's greatest heroes.
I love this town.
Now, more than ever,
we need heroes.
So it is with great pride...
...that I bestow this
Congressional Medal of Honor...
...on Kyle Christopher Steele.
And I hold this medal
for the unknown soldier...
...wherever he may be.
For wars come and go...
...but my soldiers, they stay eternal.
Did the president just quote Tupac?
Son of a bitch stole my line.
So, what's this?
You out?
You know me, Lo.
I'm only good at 100-plus
with a couple of cops on my tail.
And you got a good life here...
That ought to keep me going
another nine years.
D...
...how fast did she go?
Two-twenty, 225.
The second-best ride of my life.
D...
...you forgot something.
Sir, I've got some ideas
for the next XXX.
I think it's my turn to choose now.
Hold on, gentlemen.
I pick the agents.
I think we need to go
even further off the grid next time.
Fresh face. New model.
I've got the perfect candidate. |
Okay. One picture
and we're history.
That's what I'm afraid of.
Come on.
Oh, man, do we
have to do this?
You want everyone
at school to think
we're chicken?
I could live with that.
You wuss. Come on.
Oh, whoa!
Oh, man!
L-I don't see anything.
Do you?
No, I don't
see anything.
Let's just take the picture
and get outta here.
Fine, fine. Here,
take the picture.
Now, wait a minute. I gotta
be in the picture too, or no one
will believe I was here.
Just shut up
and take the picture.
No, you take the picture.
You take it.
You!
Guys, guys, don't fight.
I'll take the picture.
Say cheese!
A ghost!
And to the Save The Dolphins
$ 11 million.
To the Save The Pumas
$1.2 million.
To the Patagonian Wasp
Salvation $1.4 million.
To the Dyslexic
Dalmatians 4...
To hell with the livestock.
What'd the old stiff
leave me?
Um, I believe that
what the bereaved...
is trying to express
is that the sudden death...
of her only father has
left a great gaping void...
in her bank...
in her life.
Carrigan wonders what he has
left her to fill it up with.
Hmm. Let's see.
Bobcats, owls,
snakes.
Carrigan.
Whipstaff Manor in Maine.
And?
And I'm late for lunch,
so if you'll excuse me.
Are you trying to tell me
that I just spent
the last two days...
holding his clammy hand,
waiting for him to kick,
and all I get in return
is one lousy piece of property?
No, it was lousy 50 years ago.
Now it's condemned.
Enjoy.
Wait a minute!
This is not fair!
I'll contest it, then I'm gonna
drag you and every one of
those damn dolphins into court!
Knock yourself out.
Dibs! This is all
your fault, as usual.
If you would have just
forged the damn will.
Carrigan, this is
condemned seafront property.
Oh, Dibs!
Don't you get it?
Flipper got more money
than me.
Carrigan,
the deed's in there!
Oh! Ouch!
Ow. Ouch!
Buccaneers
and buried gold.
Whipstaff doth
a treasure hold.
Treasure?
Dibs, you idiot!
Get it out!
I knew that place was
worth something. There's
treasure in that house.
And finally, I'm gonna
get what I deserve.
Carrigan,
I think I need a doctor.
Oh, there's plenty in Maine.
So... what do you think?
I think you're
gonna get wet.
Hey! Wait!
Carrigan!
Carrigan!
Dibs, light, light!
What a dump.
Wow. Wow!
This place is fabulous.
You could just do
so much with it.
I mean, it's
a bit spooky.
Dibs.
Aaah! Aaah!
Hello.
Huh?
Who is it?
Who is it?
Afraid I can't
answer that.
Why not?
Why not?
It's kind of hard
to explain. Uh...
Is he the caretaker?
Are you the caretaker?
No!
Is he a transient?
Is he...
Are you a transient?
No, not exactly.
Tell him
to show himself.
Show yourself!
Here's the thing.
If I do, don't scream, okay?
I get that a lot.
Are you a burglar?
I must warn you
that I am armed.
Hello?
Listen!
Cut the crap, okay?
If you don't show yourself,
I'm gonna have you arrested
for trespassing!
Okay, okay.
Geez, calm down, lady.
Here I come!
Hi! I'm Casper!
You shouldn't do that
or you'll wake up...
Too late.
So tell me,
you have experience?
I have-a quite a bit
of experience.
Not, you know,
like, exactly doin' it.
But I've studied it,
and I've talked to people
who have done it.
I've-a seen videos,
and I feel very confident
with-a my knowledge...
I could do it,
no problem.
Then you can
handle this?
It's-a no problem.
It's-a like no problem
whatsoever. Piece of cake.
Piece of crumb cake.
Well?
How did it go?
Oh, it was-a fine.
Was, uh, no problem.
Piece of cake.
Who you gonna call?
Someone else.
What do we do now?
What do I usually do
when something stands
in my way?
Check those fuses!
Um, are you sure
we're not going
a tad overboard here?
Dibs, I have huffed and puffed.
Now I want to rip
this place down.
I want my treasure.
They can't haunt a pile
of rubble, for Christ's sake.
People, people, please!
You're sweaty
male construction types,
for Christ's sake!
Dibs, do something.
Charlie, quick, keep runnin'!
Don't look back!
Run, Charlie, run!
Wait, wait. They were
just kidding. Honest!
Oh, every time.
All I want's a friend.
Did you ever feel the way
Priscilla Cow felt?
That you'd like to be
completely different?
Almost everybody feels
like that once in a while.
But most of the time,
I hope you can be glad
to be yourself.
That's really
something to cele ate.
A g-g-ghost!
More on the Pentagon playboys
as the story unfolds, but now:
Step aside, Sigmund Freud.
Jump back, Joyce Brothers.
It's Dr. James Harvey,
therapist to the dead?
Are you depressed, anxious?
Are you lonely?
Do you need someone to talk to?
No problem,
if you're a ghost.
You can call them ghosts,
if you like, or as I prefer,
the living impaired.
But the bottom line is,
they need help sometimes.
Just like the rest of us.
After the sudden, unexpected
death of his wife Amelia,
Dr. Harvey gave up
conventional psychiatry and,
some say, conventional sanity.
Now, along with his
loner daughter, Kat...
short for Kathy...
Doc Harvey travels from
town to town, searching
for paranoid poltergeists,
scared specters,
the depressed and the dead.
How do you feel about what
your father does for a living?
Could you please
not ask me any questions?
Do you believe
in ghosts? Ever seen one?
Does your father ever hurt you?
He's my father.
Could you just talk to us?
Look, it's the first day of school.
I'm sure I'm gonna have homework,
so would you please?
Carrigan.
What part don't
you understand?
But who is this man...
No, not I ate fish.
I hate fish.
Don't you have cows here?
Listen, I have had
a long and trying day.
Do you think you could ing me
a pint of Haagen-Dazs ice cream,
rum raisin, and a Diet Pepsi?
Think you can handle that?
Now you want me to hold.
Fine.
With therapy, they can
begin to process this pain.
They can pack up
their emotional baggage,
and they can move on.
My Harry passed away
five years ago,
but he was so miserable,
his spirit wouldn't leave
the apartment.
So I called Dr. Harvey.
He came over.
And in a few weeks,
Harry left, smiling.
The living impaired
are known for haunting us.
My question is,
what's haunting them?
It's a lack of resolution.
Ghosts are simply spirits
without resolution,
with unfinished business.
It's my job to find out
what that is.
And so Dr. Harvey continues
his work, dragging his daughter
along for the ride.
This week they're in Santa Fe.
But next week? Boo knows?
Now, from the ghost shrink
to shrinking thighs.
Yes, I'm still here.
The miracle fat cream
experiment, next.
Get me Santa Fe.
That's life
That's life
That's life
That's what
all the people say
You're ridin' high in April
shot down in...
Oh, honey, I'm sorry
about your Cactus Spooners.
Crooners.
I don't care what they said.
You are not demented.
You're a picture
of mental health.
They were talking about you.
Try explaining
afterlife therapy to
a bunch of junior high kids.
Some people go through life
never questioning the norm.
But you and I, we're doing
something extraordinary
with our lives.
No, we aren't doing anything.
You're the one who's been
packing up my stuff and
moving me around the country.
In two years, I have been
to nine different schools.
I have eaten in nine
different cafeterias.
I can't even
remember anyone's name.
For once, I would
just like to be...
in one place long enough
to make a friend.
Honey, you will.
I mean, come on.
We're movin' to
Friendship, Maine.
Even I might make one.
You better, Dad.
'Cause a single guy your age
is more likely to become
a bank hostage...
than to make new friends.
You sound like your mother.
You're not gonna find her.
Mom's not a ghost, Dad.
Oh, yes, she is.
She has unfinished business.
There's no such thing
as ghosts.
I'll tell you what.
You go with me
this one last time.
If I don't find what
I'm looking for, it's over.
No more moving,
no more ghost mining.
You promise?
I promise.
Deal.
Wow! It's not
so bad, huh?
If you're Stephen King.
Dr. Harvey, hello.
I'm Carrigan Crittenden.
And this is Dibs.
Hello.
I'm a close,
personal friend.
Ah.
And this is my daughter, Kat.
His close,
personal daughter.
How nice to meet you,
Kat.
Very nice to meet you.
You have
a beautiful daughter.
Very beautiful.
I can't tell you
how happy we are
you could come to Whipstaff.
Very happy.
The both of us.
You're kind of
hurting my face.
Sorry. Now, Dr. Harvey,
exactly what time frame
are you looking at?
Tell me you go
in the house and spray
and that's it.
Pssssst!
No, no, no.
As with a traditional
psychological cure, it can
take weeks or years for...
Excuse me. You didn't
just say the word years,
did you?
It's conceivable.
No, it isn't.
- Days is conceivable.
Weeks, maybe.
- Possibly.
- Months? No.
Years? Forget it!
- Forget it.
Dibs, check.
Get the bouquet.
Now, Dr. Harvey.
I will be watching you
very closely.
These are for you!
Have a lovely night.
Wow.
It's her. She's here.
She's in my house. I did it!
What if she likes me?
What if she doesn't?
Hi, I'm Casper.
I'm a ghost?
No, that's total disaster. Oh!
Yo, I'm Casper.
So, give me four.
Oh, God,
I'd kill for a pinky.
Huh? See?
That was easy.
Yeah. These should hold for now,
but we ought to get a box
of 20 amps in the morning.
Oh, uh,
right, yeah.
Uh, twenties
should be fine.
All right, I'm gonna
go find a room, Dad.
You gonna be
all right alone?
Hey, if I'm not
back in ten days,
send a search party.
Stretch,
Fatso...
and Stinkie?
Man, they had cruel parents.
Wonder where
Doc and Dopey sleep.
Dad! I found my room.
There's a girl...
on my bed. Yes!
Hey, space master.
In here.
Oh.
It's very scary.
Have you seen
any surprises yet?
Please. This is
the deadest place yet.
Oh, this is
a nice room.
Yeah, right. This place
is a freak's holiday.
Hi... Ooh! Ooh!
Oh.
Oh.
Mom belongs over here.
Hey, how about
if I help you unpack?
Why bother?
We'll just be repacking
in two weeks anyway, right?
I'm kidding, I'm kidding.
This place is... fine.
Good. Night, Bucket.
Night, Dad.
We're gonna be glad we came.
You watch.
Wh... Whoa!
Ooh, ooh!
Uh...
I... No.
I...
Uh...
Uh... Hi?
Oh, man!
Perfect first impression.
What a jerk.
Better?
Honey?
Hon... Honey?
Honey, what?
Dad, Dad,
I saw a ghost!
It was a real ghost.
It was a real, live ghost.
Slow down. What?
I saw a ghost.
It had a head, and it was round,
and it was white and see-through.
Honey, wait.
Now maybe...
Dad, please.
Do not think I'm as crazy
as I thought you were.
I promise.
No, no, no.
But remember, ghosts
can't hurt you, okay?
They're simply spirits
with unfinished business.
Let's just see
about this ghost.
Come here. Come on.
Check here. Oop, see?
No ghost there.
Now we can check over here.
Nope.
Oh! No, there's
no ghost in there.
We can even check over here.
There. See?
Pleasure to meet you, sir.
Dad!
Put me down!
This is insane.
What are you doing?
I can walk, you know?
Oh, my God,
this is big.
Um, Dad?
What?
We're in a closet.
Right. Now, I want you
to stay in here...
no matter what
you hear, okay?
Okay.
Okay.
Wait.
What?
Dad, I'm sorry.
For what?
For not believing you.
For thinking you were
a total loser.
Aw, honey...
Apologize later.
Blew it, blew it,
blew it, blew it...
Yee-haw!
Uh-oh, it's them.
Here they come!
Yee-haw!
Man, oh, man,
them ponies run faster
when we go down to Belmont.
Here, Flicka.
Bleaaugh!
Hey, guys.
Have fun?
Oh, look, it's Casper.
Casper.
You know on a scale
of one to ten...
ten being fun,
and one being you...
yeah, we had fun.
Giddyup there.
Say, bulbhead, why ain't you
inside doin' your chores?
Yeah, where's dinner?
I'm starvin'.
I'm wastin' away.
I know. How about you guys
relax out here, and tonight
we'll eat al fresco?
Hey, sounds great.
Who's that?
Short sheet, you wouldn't
be trying to keep us
outta the house, would ya?
No! No!
I can see right through
that bulbous head of yours.
It's just such
a lovely night.
I thought we'd
have fun eating
under the harvest moon.
Shine on
Shine on, harvest moon
Up in the sky
Aaah!
Bye-bye!
Hey, hold it.
Hey, Fatso,
you smell somethin'?
Yeah!
No, besides him.
Hello?
Huh? Hey!
Hello?
No need to be afraid.
The idea, don't be afraid.
I'd like to make contact
with you, but just one
little thing, please.
Don't pop out from under a rug
or through a keyhole.
No spooking.
Let's get beyond that.
I would like to approach you.
Now, I'm coming
in the room now.
I'm in, in the room.
Can ya deal with that?
Can you?
Dive!
Dive!
Dive! Huh?
Dad!
Dad?
I'm gonna kill you,
your mama and all her
idge-playin' friends.
You think you got it tough?
I got a face-lift. There was
one just like it underneath.
Hmph? Hmph?
Aaah!
! -aah!
Aaah!
!
Dad? Dad?
Hey, boys, we got
a closet case here.
Smell-o-gram.
Sushi, anyone?
California roll coming up.
Oh, whoa, whoa, whoa!
All for one, and one for all!
Catch your pants
before they fall.
On the runway now,
we have Dr. James Harvey,
wearing smashing underwear.
Marky Mark he's not!
You are good.
Oh, stop. It's you.
Are we scary or what?
Aiii-ya!
Oh, and it looks as if
we're gonna go into
sudden death overtime.
Anybody for
a little shish ka-doc?
I am!
Hah!
Yeow!
Ha-ha!
En garde!
Ha, ha!
Kitchie-koo!
Who do you think you are,
defiling our domicile, huh?
Dr. James... Harvey,
your... therapist.
Dad? Dad?
Are you okay?
Dad?
Dad?
Yaa!
He's down for the count.
The winner...
by a clean stink-out!
Ha!
Get back.
What the hell
is that thing?
Ha, ha!
Not the nose!
I'm bein' hosed!
No, no, no, no, no!
Th-Th-This sucks!
Dad?
Are you okay?
Oh, I'm fine.
Why don't we go,
uh, regroup?
Get your hand
out of my mouth!
Oh, man, who let one?
Well, who do you think?
Who's got their
pointy head in my...
That's not my head.
You know, fellows, we're
never this close anymore.
Morning!
Oh, no, please don't scream.
L-I promise I won't hurt you.
I'm a ghost, yes, I admit it.
But I'm a friendly ghost.
You have to trust me.
If you scream,
you'll wake up my uncles,
and they get awfully cranky.
I'm gonna
let you go now, okay?
You're so cold.
Yeah, but it saves
on the heating bill. Ha!
Come on.
It's okay.
I can see
right through you.
Kind of happens
when you don't have any skin.
Wh... What are you made of?
Well, you know that
tingling feeling when
your foot falls asleep?
I think
I'm made of that.
Um, sunny-side up
kind of makes me yak.
No problem.
So, can you go invisible?
Ha, ha.
That one's easy.
It's fresh.
Go ahead.
I've never
done this before.
Me neither.
Can you hurt me?
N-No.
Can I hurt you?
No.
Cool.
Morning, Dr. Harvey.
Uh, some eakfast?
Uh, hmph. Uh...
Well, uh, yeah.
Honey? You okay?
Good.
How about a paper?
The New York Times?
The Journal?
Hong Kong Press?
Sure.
Comin' at ya.
Well...
Hope you're hungry.
Da, da-da-da, da
Da, da-da-da, da
Da, da-da-da, da
Da, da-da-da, da
I love the smell
of fleshies in the morning.
I'm melting!
I'm melting!
Auntie Phlegm!
Auntie Phlegm!
Oh, what a world!
What a world!
They're gone.
What happened?
They must have
crossed over.
Don't think so!
Guess again, bonebag!
Fellas, good morning.
Casper!
How dare you serve
these air-sucking intruders
before us.
I was just...
Give me...
My meal!
Okay, okay.
Mmm!
Mmm!
Mmm!
I feel like Oprah
on hiatus.
You look like
Oprah on hiatus.
Ketchup, please.
Yum, yum! Yum!
You know what the problem is?
Casper's got no respect for us.
After all we've done
for the little glowworm.
Yeah. What the hell do you
think you're doin', bulbhead?
This floor used to be
dirty enough to eat off of.
But we have company.
Oh, yeah?
Well, company loves misery.
Boom!
You guys are disgusting,
obnoxious creeps.
Thank you!
What's your problem?
He's just cleaning the floor.
Shut up, skinbag.
Piss off.
Take a hike.
Get a grave.
Honey!
You've got the school thing.
You don't wanna be late.
Don't wanna be late.
Drop dead!
- It's too late!
- You'll have a lot of fun.
I know you will!
All right, guys.
We've obviously gotten off
on the wrong foot here.
Now, you know and I know
that you really shouldn't be here.
So I'll tell you what.
Why don't you go ahead
and finish your meal...
and we can meet in my office and
start the process of crossing over.
What do you say?
Well, it's your hour.
Watch it!
Hey, Amber!
Wait up!
Hey, you guys.
Whoa!
Whoa!
Had that locker
last year.
Thanks.
My name's Vic.
Kat.
Coming, Vic?
Okay, gang, let's settle down.
Put a lid on it!
Ow!
Okay, I've got a couple
of announcements to make.
First,
the asbestos removal
from the gym is taking
longer than planned.
We're gonna have to push back
the Halloween dance
by a couple of months.
Well, as most of you know,
my parents have finished
the new boathouse.
So I'm sure it'd be no problem
having the party at my place.
Great!
That's done. Secondly,
we have a new student today.
I'd like you all to meet
Harvey Kathleen.
Would you like to come up
and say hi to everyone for me?
So, why don't you tell us
something special about
yourself, Kathleen?
Um, well, it's Kat.
And, um, I guess
I just moved here...
with my dad
from Santa Fe.
And Friendship seems
like a pretty friendly place.
So where are you guys living?
In outer space?
No. Whipstaff?
You've heard of it?
You actually live there?
I know it looks kind of funky
and stuff from the outside.
But, I mean, I don't know...
Inside it's kind of cool.
Well, yeah,
if you drink blood.
Mr. Curtis, check this.
We're dead for
the Halloween dance, right?
This girl has a seriously,
seriously creepy house
with room to spare.
I thought we were
having the party
at my place.
Oh? Okay,
we'll take a vote.
Whoever wants the party
at my house, raise your hand.
Whipstaff?
Yeah!
Oh!
Johns Hopkins University?
Very impressive.
Very. Pull!
Pow!
Pull!
Not... this one.
Thank you, gentlemen.
Hey, what a dish, Doc!
The little missus perhaps?
Hubba, hubba!
Fatso, you animal.
She available, Doc?
She's my wife Amelia.
She's deceased.
Even better.
But... we're not here
to talk about me.
See? Now don't
you feel just awful?
I was just goofin'.
Don't be goofin' on Amelia.
She's as nice a person
as they come.
She's always treated you right,
huh, Stinkie?
I got no complaints.
She's always been
an angel to me.
Wait a minute.
What are you saying?
I'm sayin:
She's a peach.
None better. Why?
You've actually seen her?
You think I'm blind?
Of course I've seen her.
Who hasn't?
You're not lookin' for her,
are ya, Doc?
Well, that's not really
the focus of our sessions
here, is it?
But as long as
you raised the issue,
you wouldn't have a way...
of contacting others
like yourselves, would you?
Hmm?
I didn't think so.
Now, that's not generally
allowed there, Doc.
Ya gotta go
through channels.
Paperwork.
Red tape.
A holy mess, you know?
But for you?
I don't know.
Maybe we could work
somethin' out.
You keep that ghoul
Crittenden off our backs,
and I'd say we got
a deal, right, boys?
Mm-hmm!
Deal?
Deal.
Fatso, you know
where Amelia floats.
Go!
It's that easy, huh?
We got a ghost-to-ghost
network.
We share haunting stories.
We throw parties.
The parties are always
pretty dead, though.
That was fast.
I... I think
it's for you, Doc.
Go.
Amelia?
My man!
Vic?
What are you do...
I mean, hi.
Can I come in?
Uh, no, no.
It's so much nicer
out here...
in the flesh...
fresh air.
So did ya ask your dad
about the party?
Y-Yeah, yeah. He, um,
kind of hit the ceiling,
but, um, I think
it's gonna be okay.
Cool. So, listen,
if you're not hooked up
with anybody else,
you wanna...
I don't know... hang out
with me at the party?
I'd love to.
All right, cool.
All right, see ya.
Okay.
Yes!
Well, did you ask her?
Yeah.
And she actually
believed you?
This really bites.
No, it's absolutely perfect.
Hey!
See? I'm a good dancer.
Whoa!
Don't need a costume.
I'm always the life
of the party.
Casper, listen.
I know you want to go.
Come on. We'd have
a great time together.
Casper, I have a date.
What's this Vic guy got
that I don't, huh?
A pulse?
Big fleshy deal.
A tan.
Very bad for your skin.
How about a reflection?
Okay, okay,
but can he do this?
Come with me if you want to live.
Casper?
Casper! No! Don't!
Casper, no!
Casper, no! No, no, no, no!
Casper, no. Oh, my God!
High! This is very high!
Casper! Casper!
Casper,
this is beautiful.
I come here every night.
Alone?
Mm-hmm.
What were you like
when you were alive?
I was... I was...
I don't remember.
You don't remember
anything from your life?
No.
So... Nothing?
No.
You don't remember
what school you went to,
how old you were?
Your favorite song?
What about your dad?
Hm-mmm.
Not even your mom?
Is that bad?
No.
It's just kind of sad.
I wonder why you
don't remember anything.
Hmm? Guess 'cause
when you're a ghost,
life doesn't matter
that much anymore.
So you forget.
Sometimes I worry
that I'm trying to forget.
Forget what?
My mom.
Just certain things.
The sound of her making
eakfast downstairs.
The way she put on
her lipstick...
so carefully.
I do remember...
she always used Ivory soap.
And when she'd hug me,
I'd eathe her in...
so deep.
And I remember,
before I'd go to sleep,
she'd whisper in my ear,
Stardust in the eyes,
rosy cheeks and a happy girl
in the morning.
Casper?
Hmm?
If my mom's a ghost,
did she forget about me?
No, she'd
never forget you.
Kat?
Mm-hmm?
If I were alive, would you go to
the Halloween dance with me?
Mm-hmm.
Kat?
Hmm?
Can I keep you?
Mm-hmm.
Casper, close the window.
It's cold.
Hey, Dad!
Found your Visa card.
Where was it?
Um, in your wallet.
Maybe I could use it to buy
this perfect costume I saw
in a store downtown.
You always
made your costume.
No, Mom did.
I think I could come up
with something pretty good.
Why don't we roll you
in aluminum foil, and you
could go as a leftover?
Don't worry.
You always look cute.
I don't wanna look cute.
Cute's like when
you're nine years old...
and you've got papier-mache
around your head.
I want to look... nice.
Mm-hmm.
Like... Like date nice.
Really? Uh...
Honey, I think maybe
it's time that we...
sat down and...
It's a little late
for that, Dad.
- How late?
- Oh, don't worry.
Not that late.
Oh, good.
You know that I would love
to buy you everything you wanted.
But until Miss Crittenden
pays me, that thing
is pretty worthless.
Oh, well, that's okay.
Don't worry about it.
I'm sure I can come up
with something perfect
for the party.
It's my party and
I'll die if I want to
Die if I want to
Dad, please,
whatever you do,
don't let those guys
crash it.
Oh, no, I think they're actually
getting to be quite focused now.
You will die too
when it happens to you
Da, da, da-da, da, da
Big finish!
Scream or sugar?
Vell, vell, ze patient
has finally arrived.
Late again, I see.
Could this be an expression
of hostility, Doc?
It's your hour, Freud.
What? So silent?
No pearls of wisdom
today, Doc?
Come on, Doc.
Stay tough. Don't stop.
Come on, Doc.
Hang with us homeboys.
Hey, wait a second.
What?
You ain't thinkin'
about packin' it in now,
are ya, Doc?
We were just startin'
to have fun.
It ain't often we meet
a bonebag as amusin' as you.
Boys, this is serious.
I think the doc is havin'
one of them fleshy eakdowns.
Time for drastic measures.
Think we should eak
into a song?
No!
It's time we gave the doc
our own prescription.
What about the party?
The party will have to wait.
Are you thinkin'
what I'm thinkin'?
Gentlemen?
Happy hour!
Happy hour!
Happy hour.
Whoop...
Yee-haw!
Ninety-nine bottles of beer
on the wall
Ninety-nine bottles of beer
Just the dead guys!
This is an outrage.
This is appalling.
You pay a man to get
the ghosts out of the house,
and what does he do?
He gets the ghosts
out of the house.
Exactly.
It's about time.
Ohh!
Look familiar?
This is...
This is...
And...
I know this.
I had five fingers.
I remember!
Hootie!
Chugga-chugga,
chugga-chugga.
And wait!
Check it out.
Hands up, Kat.
Oh, wow.
It was my mom's.
Can I...
Go ahead.
Oh, Casper,
it's perfect.
You think I could wear it
to the party tonight?
Casper?
I begged and begged my dad
to get me this sled,
and he acted like
I couldn't even have it,
'cause I didn't know
how to ride it.
And then one morning,
I... I came down
for eakfast,
and there it was,
just for me.
For no reason at all.
I took it out,
went sledding all day,
and my dad said,
That's enough,
but I couldn't stop.
I was having so much fun.
Then it got late.
It got dark.
Got cold.
And I got sick.
My dad got sad.
What's it like to die?
Like being born.
Only backwards.
I remember I didn't go
where I was supposed to go.
I just stayed behind...
so my dad
wouldn't be lonely.
Is that your dad?
Mm-hmm.
McFadden claimed that he
was haunted by the ghost
of his dead son,
and that he
invented a machine
to ing him back to life:
The Lazarus.
The Lazarus.
Ooh.
Hee-hee. Sorry.
I guess we'll have
to take the long way.
Hurry up!
Come on!
My dad hid it
so no one can find it,
but I remember where it is!
Ha!
Wait'll you see it.
- Don't you know a shortcut?
- You got it.
Casper, no!
Wall... human?
Stop!
Hey! Over here.
Go ahead.
Sit down.
I would hold on.
Why?
Casper!
Well?
What was that?
The Up and At 'Em machine.
My dad was a great inventor,
but he had a little trouble
getting going in the morning.
Didn't he ever hear
of caffeine?
Dibs!
Wha...
What is all this?
My dad's lab.
Kind of a slob,
wasn't he?
Down here, he could do
whatever he wanted to.
But no matter how busy he was,
he would drop everything
to play pirates with me.
Man, we had
so much fun.
Aye, matey.
Buccaneers and buried gold.
Whipstaff doth a treasure hold.
Oh!
Come on.
Dibs!
Oh!
So where's this
Lazarus thing?
You're lookin'at it.
Down there?
Huh. That's useful.
Oh, I know there's a way
to get it going.
I just can't...
What about that?
That?
Nah. That's the vault.
Wait!
It's gotta be this!
Hey, I did it!
Lazarus!
Ah. Ooh. Ouch.
What is this?
Careful!
That's what makes
the whole thing work.
Kind of an instant
primordial soup mix.
It's what ings ghosts
back to life.
Just enough for one.
- Pull the lever.
- Which one?
I don't know.
Try one.
- Casper?
- I'm gonna be alive.
Oh, man, how am I
gonna do this?
I couldn't even get
my Easy Bake oven to work.
Okay.
Casper?
Am I alive?
Dibs, do you have any idea
what this means?
Yes!
No.
You don't have to be scared
of death anymore.
One minute you'll be a ghost;
next, you're back on your feet,
free to come and go
as you please.
Hell, you could even
fly through...
Walls.
Thick walls.
Thick as steel.
Certainly could get to
whatever's behind those walls.
Like a, a treasure,
for example?
And snap, crackle, pop:
You're back alive
and on your way
to the Riviera.
If you were a ghost.
If you were.
Damn it, Dibs.
This won't hurt a bit.
Stop being such a weenie!
It's just business.
Come on!
If you would just...
Whoa.
Wa-a-a-a!
So there you are.
Dibs, you're takin' this
way too personally.
Carrigan!
Are you
a ghost yet?
Carrigan!
What a tragic waste.
She had my favorite sunglasses.
Not so fast, little man.
The bitch is back.
Wha...
Warden threw a party
at the county jail
The prison band was there
They began to wail
The band played hard
The joint began to swing
You should've heard
those knocked-out
jailbirds sing
Let's rock
Hey, this Dr. Harvey's got
a lot of spirit, you know
what I'm sayin'?
Yeah, but he's got
his whole miserable
life ahead of him.
So we could do him a favor
and put him out of his misery.
Yeah. Hey,
good idea.
We been the ghostly trio
long enough.
Time to make it a...
quartet!
Could I just
say something here?
- And get a little personal?
- Oh, yeah.
You know how it is. Okay.
Well, I just
got to tell you...
you guys remind me
of what it's like to
hang out with the boys.
I mean, you are absolutely
there for each other.
Falling in love...
I mean, you look life
right in the face.
You say, I'm a ghost.
I don't need you. Mmm.
You know what? I'm gonna
tell that Miss Critten Picken...
Uh, Crichton Critten...
Crut...
I'm gonna tell that lady
you aren't goin' anywhere.
It's your house.
You're haunting it.
Possession is
nine-tenths of the law.
No.
No.
No.
Yes.
No.
No.
No.
Yes.
Aww.
Aww.
I didn't think so
at first, but...
you guys are great.
I love you... guys.
Hey. Hey!
Eeow!
Eeeeee!
Ohh!
Hey.
Noooo.
Heh-heh.
Oof!
What a sweetheart.
I can't croak him now.
Me neither.
No way.
All right, boys!
The night is young.
Mm-hmm.
We are gonna clean out
every bar this town has got.
Uh-uh-uh.
We're gonna booze it
until we lose it.
Come on.
Come on.
Whoop.
Think my ears
just popped.
Come to Mama.
- My treasure!
- You mean my treasure.
Uhhh.
Miss Crittenden?
In the flesh.
Well, in a couple of minutes.
Oh! Ah! Oh!
Dibs! What are you doing?
This is no time to shave.
Helping you, remember?
Remember what?
This!
You stole that.
That's Casper's.
So sue me. Dibs!
The capsule! Now!
Coming.
I'm coming, okay?
Keep away from me.
Here. Jump in.
Oh!
Oy.
Perfect.
- We're here.
- Uh, okay.
Hi. Come on in.
This is the room.
Um, stay together;
you'll be safe.
And I'll be right back.
Amber, do we
have to do this?
Hey, she wants a Halloween party,
she's gonna get a Halloween party.
Hey, that's
my treasure!
Stay back!
Keep away from me.
Casper!
Don't come near me,
you spiteful spook, or I'll
knock you into the next world.
Come on.
Let's go.
Ta-da
Hey, poppin' fresh,
it's my turn in the oven.
Dibs! Get this thing cooking,
you blasted little worm you!
Ah... Carrigan.
How kind of you to drop in.
You know,
if there's one thing I've
learned from you, it's:
Always kick 'em
when they're down.
And, baby,
you're six feet under.
Oh, what a shame.
Sorry, sweetheart.
We're through.
I am not gonna
forget this, you ungrateful,
lousy little worm you.
Oh, you can haunt me
all you want,
but it's gonna be
in a great big,
expensive house...
with lovely
purple wallpaper...
and great big
green carpets...
and a little dog
called Carrigan...
a bitch just like you.
I got the power.
I got the treasure.
And you have
a flight to catch.
Any other takers?
No. But aren't you
forgetting something?
What?
Your unfinished
business.
- My what?
- You know,
unfinished business.
All ghosts have unfinished business.
That's why they don't cross over.
Unfinished business?
I have no unfinished business.
I have my treasure, my mansion.
I have everything.
I'm just perfect.
Wait! Wait!
I lied.
I have unfinished business,
lots of unfinished business.
L-I'm not ready
to cross over yet.
Wait! You tricked me,
you rotten little ats!
My treasure!
A ball?
That's your treasure?
Are you kidding? It's
autographed by Duke Snyder,
the Brooklyn Dodgers.
My favorite player.
Casper, it's time.
Honey!
I'm home!
Whoooaaa-ehhhh-whoo-ohhh!
Ooh.
Dad?
No! What have you
done to him?
Nothin'. He's just
a little... dead.
I'm free!
I've never felt
so good in my life.
I can fly-y-y-eee!
Rookie.
Stinkie,
work with him.
Dad?
Yeah.
Hey!
Who's the girl?
Dad, it's me.
L-It's Kat.
Kat. Kat?
- Kat Ballou.
- Katatonic.
Katastrophic.
Kreplach soup.
Ohh.
- Flesh flood alert.
- Dad?
Don't you remember?
Oh, yeah!
I remember!
No!
No. No!
This.
Oh.
Uh-oh.
Uh-oh.
Uh-oh.
Oh, Kat!
Oh, sweetheart.
Oh, what have I done?
I... Oh, Kat.
Don't cry. I...
Oh, please.
Come on, Dr. Harvey.
You need this
more than I do.
Casper.
This is the way
it's gotta be.
Dad?
Oh, Kat!
Oh! Ohh, Kat.
Aww. Hey.
Oh, honey.
Oh, that felt like
the strangest dream.
I... I thought we
almost lost each other
for a minute there.
Oh, Bucket.
Your party started
without you.
Your date's
probably waiting.
Maybe we should
get going.
Uh...
where are we?
Well, go ahead.
What about you?
Hey, this is your party.
Go do your thing.
Go hang.
Or chill or kick it or
whatever you call it.
I think you got
a date out there.
Thanks, Dad.
I hope no one saw that.
Hold still!
I'm trying.
Could you weigh any more?
Just shut up and
get your head down.
Oh, my... Oh,
you gotta see this.
People are gonna freak.
Let me see.
Cool.
Thank you.
Yeah!
You're...
Uh-huh.
You're...
That's right.
Kat's mom?
Are... Are you
an angel?
That was a very noble thing
you did tonight, Casper.
I know Kat
will never forget it.
She needs her father.
And I know yours
will never forget it either.
You fulfilled
his greatest dream, Casper,
and I know he is
very, very proud of you.
And for what you've done,
I'm giving you your dream
in return.
But it's just for tonight.
Sort of a Cinderella deal.
- So I have
until midnight?
- 10:00.
Hey, Cinderella
got until midnight.
Cinderella wasn't 12 years old.
Every now and then
We find a special friend
Who never lets us down
Who understands it all
Reaches out
each time we fall
You're the best friend
that I've found
I know you can't stay
But part of you
will never, ever go away
Your heart will stay
I'll make a wish for you
And hope it will come true
That life
will just be kind
To such a gentle mind
If you lose your way
Think back on yesterday
Remember me this way
Ooh-ooh
Remember me
This way
I told you
I was a good dancer.
Can I keep you?
Casper?
Hello, James.
Amelia.
It's all right.
It's just me.
I...
I thought I'd have
a hundred things
to say when I...
How?
Let's just say you know
three crazy ghosts
who kept their word.
James, I know you've
been searching for me.
But there's something
you have to understand.
You and Kat loved me
so well when I was alive...
that I have no
unfinished business.
Please don't
let me be yours.
But, Amelia,
I don't...
I don't really know
what I'm doing.
What parent does?
James, Kat is
growing up beautifully
because of you.
No wonder
I miss you so much.
Just a couple things,
though.
Don't pick up the extension
every time she gets a phone call.
French fries
are not a eakfast food.
And don't ask her
to wear a T-shirt...
under her...
Ah, under her bathing suit.
I know.
Our daughter is...
A teenager.
A teenager.
Wait.
Where are you going?
Where I can watch over
both of you...
until we're
together again.
Good-bye, James.
Casper?
Uh, ha. Boo?
Not bad for
my first party, huh?
Couldn't have
been better.
It ain't over yet.
Boys!
Casper the Friendly Ghost
The friendliest ghost
you know
Though grown-ups might be
lookin'at him with fright
The children
all love him so
Casper the Friendly Ghost
He couldn't be bad or mean
You know he jump and play
sing and dance all day
He's the friendliest ghost
you've ever seen
He always says hello
He's really glad to meet ya
Wherever he may go
You know he's kind
to every living creature
Grown-ups don't understand
Why children
all love him the most
'Cause the kids all know
that he loves them so
Casper the Friendly Ghost
Casper
and he's friendly
Oh, he's friendly
Hey
Whoo
Oh, oh, oh, oh
He'll always say hello
He's always glad to meet ya
Wherever he may go
He's kind
to every livin' creature
Grown-ups don't understand
Why children
all love him the most
And kids all know
that he loves them so
Casper the Friendly Ghost
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Are you crazy?
You'll wake up the whole neighborhood.
-Hi, Mom. -Don't Hi, Mom me.
What are you still doing up? lt's past 1:00.
-l thought l'd wait for you. -Well, l'm home.
Now you can get to sleep. Come on.
Andale.
l'm really not tired.
Kristen, don't start with me. You know what your shrink said.
He's full of it.
l'm not going to let you get me into an argument.
Now get to sleep.
Mom, l'm still having those awful dreams.
Elaine, where do you keep the bourbon?
l'll be right down. l've got a guest.
And you don't want to keep him waiting?
That's right. l don't.
Good night.
One, two, Freddy's coming for you
Three, four, better lock your door
Five, six, grab a crucifix
Seven, eight, gonna stay up late
Nine, ten, never sleep again
One, two, Freddy's coming for you
Three, four, better lock your door
Five, six, grab a crucifix
Seven, eight, gonna stay up late
Nine, ten...
Hi. What's your name?
Kristen. What's yours?
What is this place?
l got to go now.
Wait, little girl. Don't go in there!
Little girl?
This is where he takes us.
Come on. We're going.
Freddy's home.
Put me down. You're hurting me.
And in local news, two more teenage deaths have occurred...
both suicides.
County health officials are at a loss to explain...
this alarming trend.
Nothing like a little cheery news to start the day.
Doc, l got a new theory about all these suicides.
Don't hold back on us, Max. We need all the help we can get.
lt's fucked-up chromosomes. Think about it.
All their parents dropped acid during the sixties.
lt beats Simms' theory.
She thinks it's sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll.
Shit. That's what keeps people alive.
Hi, Taryn.
You don't look so hot, kid. Are you getting some sleep?
l didn't think so.
Good morning, Dr. Gordon.
Good morning, Jennifer. How are the burns?
Regular, menthol, ultra-light.
They're healing up nicely.
l've been good. When do l get my cigarette privileges back?
Don't hold your eath.
-Phillip. -Hey, Doc.
How is he?
He's cooling down.
lf he continues having these outbursts...
l'll have to have him isolated permanently.
Don't worry. lt won't come to that.
l read the report on the new staff member.
What did you think?
l don't understand why some grad school superstar...
is being treated like a seasoned pro.
She's doing ground- eaking research on pattern nightmares.
We don't need any outside help. l know these kids.
l don't want some hotshot taking chances with them...
just so she can get published.
Dr. Gordon, Dr. Simms, to examination, stat.
This is ridiculous. l know my daughter.
She's just trying to get some attention.
l won't play one of her little games with her.
Suicide attempt. Just down from Country General.
-What's her name? -Kristen Parker.
She was fine until we tried sedating her.
She tore her stitches out.
Kristen, we want to help you!
Hold her.
l'm Dr. Gordon. l want to help you.
Be careful, Max!
Back off, Max.
Kristen, put the scalpel down.
Nobody's going to hurt you.
Five, six, grab your crucifix
Seven, eight, better stay up late
Nine, ten, never, never...
Never sleep again.
Where did you learn that rhyme?
Tell me about the kids.
Well, they're survivors in a way.
They're all severely sleep disordered--
insomnia, narcolepsy, bed-wetting.
But the nightmares are their common thread?
Right. They share a group delusion--
a boogieman, for lack of a better word.
They're so traumatized...
they'll do almost anything not to sleep.
Anything?
We lost a kid a month ago to Fairview.
l don't know where he got the razors...
but he cut off his own eyelids to stay awake.
Oh, God.
Shook the kids up pretty badly.
By the way, that was great work with the new patient.
Pretty smooth for an intern.
l have had some experience with pattern nightmares.
l've got to get going.
Let me help you.
-Thanks. -You're welcome.
Now, be sure that you check in with Max.
He'll give you the whole twenty-five-cent tour.
l'll see you later.
Oh, Miss Thompson...
You can call me Nancy.
You call me Neil.
What was that nursery rhyme all about?
lt was just something that the kids say...
to keep the...boogieman away.
Anyway, that's group therapy.
This whole wing is devoted to the program.
l guess...yeah.
You can use this office for the time being.
This will be fine.
l'll have you set up in your own space...
by the end of the week.
The patients' rooms are down this way.
This is Phillip. We call him The Walker.
-Why is that? -Because l sleepwalk.
A perfectly normal event that our illustrious staff...
loves to theorize about endlessly.
Phillip, this is Nancy.
Hi. Welcome to the snake pit.
Thanks.
Nice work.
They really ought to be carved out of wood...
but they won't let me have a knife.
l might, you know...
This lump over here is Kincaid. Take a good look.
He gets himself thrown in the quiet room so often...
you probably won't see a lot of him.
l do it so l don't have to look at your ugly face all the time.
l love you, too.
Nice meeting you.
They're really good kids, but don't let them fool you.
They're dangerous-- to themselves and to each other.
Hi, Joey.
Why, thank you.
-Hey, Marcie. How you doing? -Great.
These going to C Ward? l'll walk you down.
See you later, Joey.
Mrs. Parker, was Kristen acting any different?
Did you notice anything strange before she made the attempt?
Kristen specializes in strangeness.
l've spent thousands on psychiatrists.
Did she always have nightmares?
No. They've gotten worse since l took away her credit cards.
l'm serious.
l don't know what you want from me.
Just some answers.
Other kids are involved, not just Kristen.
All good kids, smart kids.
l'm sorry to hear that. You're the experts, not me.
lf l had any insight into any of this...
l would share them with you, believe me.
l'm sure you would.
Excuse me. l have to get downtown.
l'll need to get her things.
l had them packed in a suitcase. Teresa.
l'll get them. Please, l don't mind.
lt's the first door at the top of the stairs.
You.
Oh, my God. Run!
Get us back out, Kristen! Do it now!
l used to live in this house.
That's just a house l dream about.
Have you ever done that before...
pulled someone into your dream?
When l was a little girl, like four or five...
if l had a nightmare, l'd always ing my dad in.
The dreams would always get better.
He used to tell me about it the next day.
He used to think they were his dreams.
When did that stop?
When l was still a kid.
My folks got divorced, and after a while...
l just thought l imagined the whole thing.
l guess l didn't.
lt's an amazing gift.
The man in my dreams, he's real, isn't he?
He's real.
OK. Group's in session.
Straight talk only in this room.
Today l'd like to start getting us acquainted...
with our new staff member Nancy Thompson.
Let's make her welcome.
You've already met Phillip and Kincaid...
and, of course, Kristen.
How about the rest of you tell Nancy about yourselves?
Will, how about you first?
Hi, l'm Will Stanton.
l've had a little accident, as you can see...
ended up in this chair.
Accident, my ass. You said this was straight talk.
So he took a jump. He wasn't sticking needles in his arms.
Save it, Kincaid. Jennifer?
l'm Jennifer Callfield...
and as soon as l get out of here...
l'm going to Los Angeles to be an actress.
l'm going to be on TV.
Yeah. Lifestyle of the Rich and Psychotic.
Screw you.
This is Joey. He used to be a debater in school.
Now he doesn't talk much.
l'm Taryn White.
The only reason l'm in here...
is because it's better than juvie hall.
Also because l'm going through some very strange shit.
Your dreams?
Everybody has bad dreams.
Can l interject something just to save time?
Sure, Phillip, go ahead.
According to our kind hosts...
our dreams are a group psychosis--
sort of a mellow mass hysteria.
The fact that we all dreamt about this guy...
before we ever met doesn't impress anybody.
So we go in circles...
making minimal progress with maximum effort.
You won't make any progress...
until you recognize your dreams for what they are.
And what are they?
The by-products of guilt.
Psychological scars stemming from moral conflicts...
and overt sexuality.
Oh, great. lt's my dick that's killing me.
Tell me what's supposed to be happening again.
You're being attacked by the bog demon.
Fourteen.
Doesn't count. You got to say the words.
-This is stupid. -Come on.
ln the name of Lowrek, Prince of Elves, demon begone.
Good. You conquered the demon...
but your horse is sinking in the bog.
What do you do?
l go to bed, and get a new horse in the morning.
How do l score that-- enchanted slumber or death?
All right, fellas. Lights out.
Aw, Max.
'Aw, Max. You know the rules.
Come on, Joey. You, too.
Every time we get a good game going...
it's always, Lights out.
-Good night, fellas. -Night, Max.
OK, you get first shift.
Oh, come on. l had it last night.
Good. Just remember, keep your eyes open...
and one whimper, and you wake me up, OK?
-This is nice. -You never been here before?
No. l think it opened when l was at school.
Best Thai food in Springwood.
Of course, it's the only Thai food in Springwood.
Do your parents still live around here?
My mother passed away.
She died in her sleep.
l'm sorry.
My father and l...
Things just seemed to fall apart after that.
Sounds like a rough time.
lt was.
What if l told you that...
your patients are in real physical danger...
from their dreams?
The nightmares are nothing but a symptom of the real problems.
Then let's just eliminate the symptom for the time being.
With Hypnocil?
That's right.
You want me to prescribe...
an experimental psychoactive drug...
to a bunch of suicidal teenagers?
Just until we get things under control.
Dream deprivation is nothing to fool with.
You have no business taking it yourself.
l used to be like them.
l know what they're going through.
So do l.
You told me they were survivors, and they are.
But how much longer they survive is up to us.
l'm sorry, Nancy.
The answer's no.
Phillip, wake up.
Have a nice stroll, asshole.
What? What are you doing?
Hey! Come on, man!
What are you, crazy?
Oh, shit! What's he doing?
Get help! Get help!
What's the matter?
Don't do it, Phillip!
God! Stop!
l want us to talk about last night.
l want us to get our feelings out in the open.
He wasn't strong enough, so he got wasted. That's all.
That's all? ls that what you think?
He couldn't hack it, so he got nailed. Period.
Yeah. Big, tough badass. How long will you last?
Longer than any of you.
Go ahead and fight. That's what he wants.
Who?
Who do you think? What does he want?
To turn us against each other so we'll be weak.
-Horseshit. -No, she's right.
We're all missing the point here.
Phillip's death was a sleepwalking accident.
Nothing more.
No. l could see him up there...his face.
He was wide awake... all the way down.
Then it was suicide. Phillip quit. He gave up.
Joey says it wasn't suicide.
Listen to me, Joey. Phillip killed himself.
That's a cowardly thing. That's an empty thing.
He let himself down. He let all of us down.
lt was murder! Can't you understand that?
That bastard murdered him !
l'm not listening to this.
How much longer will you go on blaming your dreams...
for your own weaknesses?
How much longer will you keep blowing smoke up our ass?
There will be no repeat occurrences...
of last night's events.
Your doors will be locked during sleeping hours.
We'll start a policy of evening sedation.
Anybody tries drugs on me will get his ass kicked!
You just bought yourself a night in the quiet room !
-Sit down! -Fuck you! You sit down!
Easy, Kincaid.
Nobody's putting me to sleep! Get away! Let me alone!
Ain't nobody putting me to sleep!
l don't want to go to sleep!
l ain't going to sleep!
Stay in your seats.
We'll begin sedation tonight, starting with him.
You can't. They'll be defenseless.
That's precisely what they need--
some uninterrupted REM sleep to release that negative energy.
l'm prescribing Hypnocil.
lt's a dream suppressant.
l know what it is. l just can't believe it.
What has she talked you into?
Nothing. lt's my decision.
l want these dreams stopped till we get some answers.
l can't allow that.
Then l'll go to Carver if l have to.
He'll either back me up or accept my resignation.
All right. But if something goes wrong...
l'll make sure that you're held responsible.
l mean that. Fully responsible.
l can't believe l just said that.
Can we get the Hypnocil by tomorrow?
We're going to try.
l hope you know what you're getting us into.
Ain't gonna dream no more, no more
Ain't gonna dream no more
All night long, l sing this song
Ain't gonna dream no more
Girl, what are you doing?
-Watching TV. -l can see that.
Why don't you read a book? You watch too much damn TV.
Research.
Right. You're going to be a TV star.
Wait and see.
lf Simms catches you here after lights out...
she's gonna chew my ass.
l gotta stay up, Max.
Just tonight, please?
l can't handle the nightmare.
Not after Phillip. Not tonight.
l never saw you.
Thanks, Max.
Hi, sweet stuff. Good news.
Can't be good news, coming from you.
-Pulled night duty. -So?
So, got the keys to heaven, baby.
-What? -The dispensary.
l am talking clean pharmaceutical high...
a night at Club Meth.
l don't do that shit.
Yeah? What are those, beauty marks?
-Those are ancient history. -Oh, yeah?
lf you're ever in the mood for a history lesson...
l'm your teacher, understand?
Stay out of my face, or l'll go straight to Max.
Who's going to take the word of a crazy junkie chick?
Fuck off!
lt's silly to ask, but how many of what did they kill?
Don't say that. l love animals.
l bought it red, so l didn't know what it was.
Probably an artificial bird.
Ever go to acting school?
Not in the beginning. l started on a talk show.
So you don't always say you have to study?
l think you should study, work...
then maybe you can make it.
-Can l ask you something? -Certainly.
Who gives a fuck what you think?
One, two, Freddy's coming for you
Three, four, better lock the door
This is it, Jennifer-- your big eak in TV.
Welcome to prime time, bitch!
Don't be ashamed, young man.
This is a place for sorrow.
What faith do you follow?
Science, l suppose.
Sad choice.
There are times when it doesn't offer much comfort.
l've seen you before, Sister...
Mary Helena.
You do volunteer work at the hospital.
From time to time, when l'm needed.
l should have been able to save them.
Only one thing can save the children.
The unquiet spirit must be laid to rest.
lt is an abomination to God and to man.
Excuse me, sister.
What are you doing up here?
l was talking to...
To who?
Doesn't matter.
Are you ready to go now?
Sure.
Are you finished?
Yeah. l'm sorry. l guess l'm not hungry.
That's OK.
That's pretty. What is that?
This is my Malaysian dream doll.
lt's supposed to ing good dreams.
l could use some of that right about now.
You know, l used to think...
l could do something for the kids...
make some kind of difference...
but they're slipping through my fingers, every one.
You're doing the best you can for them, Neil.
Am l?
l'm running out of answers.
A patient sleepwalks out of a high-security ward.
A girl alone in a room dies.
l can't believe this is happening.
Nothing makes any sense.
Then maybe you're ready.
For what?
The truth.
Try me.
Only if you're willing to put aside...
everything you've learned and trust me.
Can you do that?
l can do that.
Straight talk only in this room.
-ls this group? -Yeah, unofficially.
Soon there won't be enough of us left to call it group.
Listen up, you guys. Nancy has something to say.
l know who's trying to kill you.
Don't humor us. We're not in the mood.
He wears a dirty own hat.
He's horribly burned.
He has razors on his right hand.
Who is he?
His name is Freddy Krueger.
He was a child murderer before he died.
And after he died...
he became something worse.
Six years ago, he killed my friends.
He almost killed me.
Why is he after us?
Yeah. What did we do?
lt's not you.
Your parents, my parents-- they burned him alive.
And now we're paying for their sins.
You are the last of the Elm Street children.
Mom and Dad-- l mean, that's crazy.
They never mentioned anything--
Sure. Parents tell their kids that sort of thing--
'Good night. Say your prayers.
By the way, we torched some maniac last night.
So what do we do about this creep?
Kristen is the key.
She has a very special talent. A gift.
l haven't been able to do that since l was little.
-You did it the other night. -That was different.
You never lose a gift like that. You just forget how to use it.
How about it? Will you try?
All of you have this inner strength...
some special power that you've had...
in your most wonderful dreams.
Together, we can learn to use that power if we try.
You sound like Peter Pan.
Remember, open mind?
Taryn, would you pull the shades down?
We're going to try a little group hypnosis.
l want you all to follow this pendulum with your eyes.
Tune out everything else.
Nothing else exists but the pendulum.
Take us there, Kristen.
Breathe deeply and relax.
Starting with your toes, relax everything...
till there's no tension left in your bodies.
Keep following the pendulum.
You find yourselves getting tired.
Nothing would feel better right now...
than a nice, long, deep sleep.
l'm going to count backwards from five.
When l finish...
you will all be asleep.
Five...
four...
three...
two...
one.
Sorry.
That's OK. We'll try again.
Everybody take five.
l was willing to go through with this...
for the kids' peace of mind, but you'll have to face reality.
Joey, l just wanted to get you alone for a second.
l mean, look, l really like you.
Do you like me?
l know this sounds crazy...
but l make up excuses to come into the ward every day...
just to see you.
You're so cute.
Let's just try one more time.
lf it doesn't work, l promise l'll--
We're here.
-Where here? -We're in the dream.
No, we're not. We're still here in the group.
ln my dreams, l can walk.
My legs are strong.
ln my dreams, l am the Wizard Master.
Try something, Kristen. What can you do in your dream?
A perfect score. The crowd goes wild.
Dig this.
Kincaid, please.
That's very unnerving.
Hey, check out Taryn.
ln my dreams, l'm beautiful...
and bad.
l could get into a lot of trouble for this.
But l know you won't say anything, will you?
Unzip me.
Do you like my body, Joey?
What's wrong, Joey? Feeling tongue-tied?
What's happening?
-He's close. -Who, Freddy?
He's heavy in the halls.
-Where's Joey? -Freddy's got him.
Quiet, everyone! Listen.
The room's changing.
What the heck's going on here?
What's happening?
Get away from the wall.
Help!
Don't panic! Quiet down!
This isn't real!
Get us out!
Quiet! The door!
What's going on in here?
What's wrong with Joey?
Code blue.
Oh, my God.
He's in a deep coma. There's nothing we can do.
This is inexcusable.
The session was unauthorized.
lt was purposely conducted without my knowledge.
Unusual steps were called for.
ls that what l should tell his parents?
l understand you prescribed a highly experimental drug.
He's not in a coma--
Your opinion is of no interest to me.
Furthermore, you've created panic among the patients.
That's not true.
ln four days, we've had two suicides.
Now he's in a coma.
lt's safe to say your approach has failed, entirely.
You're both relieved of duty. l want you out today.
l'm sorry, Neil.
l'm afraid you ought it on yourself.
For God's sake, Elizabeth...
will you please just try to help the kids?
Will you listen to them?
Of course l will.
What are we going to do?
There's nothing that we can do.
lt's out of our hands.
Sister!
This is where it began.
This wing's been closed for years.
What was this place?
Purgatory...fashioned by the hands of men.
Twisted, lonely souls.
The worst of the criminally insane...
were locked up in here like animals.
This whole facility was shut down in the forties.
Some sort of scandal?
A young girl on the staff...
was accidentally locked in here over the holidays.
The inmates kept her hidden for days.
She was raped... hundreds of times.
When they found her, she was barely alive...
and with child.
That girl was Amanda Krueger.
Her child--
The bastard son of a hundred maniacs.
Some say he was murdered...
though no body was ever found.
You said something before about laying him to rest.
You must find the remains...
and bury him in hallowed ground.
Hallowed ground?
Sister?
lf your only faith is science, Doctor...
it may be you that's laid to rest.
Wait!
Sister!
Let go of him, you bastard.
Oh, my God.
l've got to go in. We have no choice.
Getting yourself killed won't help the kids at all.
Besides, we do have a choice.
Assuming your mysterious nun is right.
l've heard weirder things this week.
All right. Whoever she is...
she seems to know more about Krueger than l do.
The question is, what happened to his body?
They burned him to death in his boiler room...
and they hid the remains.
Who would know where they're hidden?
Only one man knows...
and it's time for him to talk.
You can't take Nancy away from us!
She's all we have!
You're a sick girl, Kristen.
lf you want to get better, you must trust me now.
Take her to the quiet room and sedate her.
You stupid bitch! You're killing us!
All right, everybody. Back to bed.
Hi, Daddy.
Well, if it isn't my little girl.
My baby come to see her daddy?
lt's been a long time.
But you're here. Sit down.
What did l do to get so lucky?
l thought that you were trying to forget me.
That's not true. You're the one trying to forget.
l need your help, Dad. Krueger's back.
Fred Krueger is dead.
You always had a little trouble trying to understand that.
You know what he did.
He's doing it again.
She's telling you the truth.
l don't believe we've met...
and this isn't any of your goddamn business.
We can stop him this time-- stop him for good...
but we need to know where his bones were hidden.
l've lost too much over this already.
l'm through with it.
People are still dying after all this time.
Stop running away from it.
You owe me.
lt was nice seeing you again, princess.
Next time, don't...
don't stay away so long.
l'll be OK. Just give me a minute.
lt's the hospital.
-Dr. Gordon? -Taryn.
You've got to come right away. Kristen had a total shit attack.
Simms doped her up and put her in the quiet room.
Simms put Kristen in the quiet room for the night.
-They sedated her. -Oh, no.
She can't stay awake for long. She's all alone.
Freddy's going to get her.
Just stay cool. Help is on the way.
Just hurry!
l got to get there.
-You go. l'll get the remains. -lt's no use.
l'll talk to him. Make Simms understand.
She'll never understand. l got to get to Kristen.
Be careful.
My name is Neil Gordon. Pleased to meet you.
There, now we've met!
Now listen to me!
Maybe you don't care whether Nancy lives or dies, but l do!
You and l are going on a little scavenger hunt.
Please, God...
don't make me sleep.
What the hell are we doing here?
l won't be long.
What do you think you're doing?
Look, l'm sorry.
l really need this. l got...
l'll reimburse you.
You keep my driver's license. l'll be back.
Max, l need to see Kristen.
-You don't understand. -Save your eath.
Dr. Simms gave me specific instructions.
No one sees Kristen, especially you.
But, Max, she needs me. She's in danger.
You got to believe me!
l really think you mean well, but my kids been dying off...
and even without Simms' orders, l wouldn't let you near her.
OK, Max. l understand.
Can l say good-bye to the others?
l don't know.
lt'll be my last chance.
Five minutes. They're in the TV room.
Where have you been?
There's no time. Come on.
-Where? -Our last group.
ln there.
We knew nobody would ever find it in that place.
l'm not sure l can find it myself anymore.
lt's deep in the heart of the place.
Take it slow.
Straight talk only in here.
What about Kristen?
We can't get to her. l tried.
l was hoping we'd have more time to learn to use the dreams...
but Joey's in there. Kristen's going in, too.
They need us.
We're trying to go in, to link up?
lt's now or never.
l'm not going to kid you. This is dangerous.
lf you die in this dream, it's for real.
Nobody has to go in that doesn't want to.
l'm in.
Me, too.
Let's go kick the motherfucker's ass all over dreamland.
Remember, you have to stay together whatever happens.
That's the only way we can beat him.
All right. Clear your mind of everything.
Picture yourself in the quiet room...
the soft, white walls...
the total silence...
only the sound of your heart beating.
Picture yourself there with Kristen.
l'm going to count backwards from five...
and when l'm done, we'll all be asleep.
We'll all be in the quiet room.
Five...
four...
three...
two...
one.
l knew you'd come.
We wouldn't let you go in alone.
No way. We're a team !
Listen, everybody. Joey needs us. l can feel him.
Where is he?
How do we find him?
Stay in the middle of the room !
Whatever happens, stay together!
You'll wake up the whole neighborhood.
Why are you still up? lt's past 1:00.
l just thought l'd wait for you.
Well, l'm home.
You can get to sleep now. Come on.
Andale.
What's that for?
l'm just glad you're home.
Mom, l had the most awful dream.
Elaine, where do you keep the bourbon?
l'll be right down.
Kris, l've got a guest.
l just don't want to be alone.
l said where's the fucking bourbon?
You should listen to your mother!
God damn it, Kristen, you ruin everything!
Every time l ing a man home, you spoil it!
You know what your shrink says? You just want attention!
ls that you?
Welcome home, Taryn.
Look familiar?
OK, asshole, let's dance!
Why should we fight?
We're old friends, you and l.
Remember?
Let's get high.
What a rush.
You guys? Where are you?
ls somebody there?
You look tired.
Have a seat.
No, thanks. l'm fine just the way l am.
For now, maybe.
But when you wake up...
it's back...
in the saddle...
again.
My leg!
lt's the chair for you, kid!
l am the Wizard Master.
l am the Wizard Master!
ln the name of Lowrek, Prince of Elves, demon begone!
Sorry, kid. l don't believe in fairy tales.
Somebody?
What is that?
l don't know.
Yo. l thought l heard voices.
Kincaid, l could kiss you.
What's stopping you?
Cool. So where's Joey?
l don't know. This place is a maze.
lt's time to stop guessin' and start messin'.
Yo, Freddy, where you hiding, you burnt-face pussy!
We should find the others first.
You think you're hot shit, don't you?
Come get a piece of me!
Krueger, pussy!
l knew he was a little chicken.
Shit.
-lt's a door. -But it doesn't go anywhere.
Yes, it does.
This is it.
Are you ready?
Let's snuff the sucker.
That's it.
The Caddy.
Going somewhere?
l said l'd show you where the goddamn thing was.
l never said l'd stick around.
-We've got work to do. -What are you talking about?
You're about to attend a funeral--
one that's long overdue.
Joey, look.
All the little piggies come home.
Let him go, Krueger!
Your wish is my command.
He's never been this strong.
The souls of children...
give me strength.
Always room for more.
-What's that? -What?
Listen.
Somebody else is out here.
We're alone.
Bury the fucking thing!
lt's really you.
l killed you once before, you son of a bitch.
Let's try this way.
Kristen, can you pull us out?
They sedated me. We're stuck here.
lt's a dead end.
What the hell?
Sorry to keep you waiting.
Perhaps if there was more of me to spread around.
Wow.
Did l say that?
You found your dream power.
You saved us, Joey.
-You blew him away! -Put me down.
Are you OK?
l think so.
He's gone.
lt's over.
Daddy?
l've crossed over, princess.
Crossed over?
l couldn't go without telling you how sorry l am...
for all the things l've done.
l love you so much.
l'll always love you.
l'll always love you.
Die.
You're mine now, little piggy.
Please, God, for the children.
For Nancy.
Ashes to ashes.
Dust to dust.
Lay this spirit to rest.
l won't let you die. l won't let you.
l'm going to dream you into a beautiful dream...
forever and ever.
'Trust in Him at all times.
'Pour out your hearts to Him...
'for God is our refuge.
'Hear my cry, O God.
'Listen to my prayer.
'From the ends of the earth, l call to you.
'l call as my heart grows faint.
'Lead me to the rock that is higher than l.
'For You have been my refuge...
'a strong tower against the foe.
l long to dwell in the tent forever...
'and take refuge in the shelter of Your wings.
Even though we entrust Nancy to the earth...
her courage and spirit shall remain with us...
for the Lord God has comforted us...
saying, That whoever finds his life will lose it...
'and whoever loses his life for my sake, will find it.
They shall live forever in the glory of His kingdom.
'May the Lord bless you and keep you.
The Lord make his face to shine down upon you...
'and be gracious to you.
The Lord turn His face toward you and give you peace.
Oh, my God.
You were his mother. |
THEY LIVE
JOB OPPORTUNITIES
- Last place of employment?
- Denver, Colorado.
I worked there for ten years ...
but then things just dried up.
They lost 14 banks in one week.
There's nothing available for you,
right now.
They use their tongues to
deceive you. Venom is on their lips.
Their mouths are full
of bitterness and curses.
The fear of God
is not before their eyes.
They have taken
the hearts and minds of our leaders.
They have blinded us to the truth.
Our human spirit is corrupted.
Why do we worship greed?
Outside the limit of our sight
they're feeding off us.
Perched on top of us
from birth to death, are our owners.
They have us. They control us.
They are our masters.
Wake up.
They're all around you.
Sometimes when I watch TV
I stop being myself. I'm a star
I have my own talk show Or I'm
on the news getting out of a limo
All I ever have to do is be famous
People watch me
And they love me
I never grow old, and I never die
Excuse me,
do you need anybody?
- Maybe.
- I've got my own tools.
This is a union job.
May I please speak
with the shop steward, sir?
There's no sleeping on this site.
Sleep somewhere else tonight.
Excuse me, when do I get paid?
Thursday.
Do you need a place to stay?
There's a place over on 4th street.
They've got hot food and showers.
I don't like being followed
unless I know why.
I don't turn up with anybody
until I see where he's going.
They'll be serving food up soon.
This is Gilbert. Anything you need,
he knows where to find it.
- What's in the pack, tools?
- Yes, sir.
If you can use them,
you can fix the shower over there.
Let's get something to eat.
- More?
- Yeah.
I've got a wife and two kids
back in Detroit.
I haven't seen them in six months.
The steel mills were laying people off.
They finally went under.
We gave the steel companies a eak.
They gave themselves pay raises.
The golden rule: He who has the gold
makes the rules.
If they close one more factory, we
should take a sledge to their foreign cars.
- You should have more patience.
- I'm all out.
The whole deal
is some kind of crazy game.
The name of the game is:
Make it through life.
Only everyone is out for themselves
and looking to do you in.
You do what you can, but I'm going
to do my best to blow your ass away.
- So how are you going to make it?
- My chance will come.
I believe in America.
I follow the rules.
Everybody has got
their own hard times, these days.
You thought press-on nails would
impede all the active things you do
We've got beautiful, natural-Iooking,
easy-to-apply nails
There's seven different colors
Our impulses are being redirected
We live in an artifiicially-induced
state of consciousness
Goddamn hacker. That's the second
time tonight that asshole has cut in.
The movement began eight months ago
by a group of scientists
They accidentally discovered
these signals being sent
That thing's giving me a headache.
It must have taken him months
to figure out how to do this.
The under-class is growing
Human rights are non-existent
In their repressive society, we
are their unwitting accomplices
Their intention to rule rests with
the annihilation of consciousness
We have been lulled into a trance
They have made us indifferent
We are focused
only on our own gain
They are safe
as long as they are not discovered
That is their method of survival
Keep us asleep Keep us selfiish
- Keep us sedated
- Blow it out of your ass.
- Choir practice was late last night.
- The church lets us use their kitchen.
- Till four in the morning?
- We care for a lot of people here.
The sleeping middle-class
is suddenly becoming poor
We are their cattle
We are being ed for slavery
- Not again.
- We cannot eak their signal
The signal must be shut off
at the source
- I have a headache.
- Me too, honey.
- What was that all about?
- That idiot's licking his nuts again.
THEY LIVE WE SLEEP
There's nothing wrong with it.
Only a few seconds got on the air.
Forget about eaking their signal.
They justjam us out again.
- Put the shipment out on the street.
- It won't work. We've discussed this.
We have no other choice.
Robbing banks. Making our own lenses.
We just can't reach enough people.
We've got to find strong people
who'll work with us.
I'm just leaving. Your door was open.
I just thought I'd close it.
- Neighborhood watch.
- Let me touch your face.
Now your hands.
You're a working man.
The revolution ...
- Let me show you.
- Maybe some other time.
This world may have blinded me,
but the Lord let me see.
You'll be back.
I've been hearing stuff on the street.
Weird stuff.
An epidemic of violence
is what they're saying.
I was talking
to one old boy from San Anselmo.
He says up there they're talking
end-of-the-world kind of stuff.
- What are they doing?
- Shooting people, robbing banks.
A whole lot of people going crazy
over some nutty dream they just had.
The truth is, this kind of shit
happens at the end of every century.
It's just people
afraid to face the future.
What's happening?
I was inside there. It's full of boxes
and some kind of lab setup.
- What do you mean?
- The singing is a tape recording.
Leave it alone, man.
It's none of our business.
Gilbert is in there helping them.
I've got ajob now.
I just keep walking the white line.
I don't bother nobody. Nobody bothers
me. You should do the same.
The line in the middle of the road.
That's the worst place to drive.
- I'll see you later.
- See you later.
Step down. Easy. This way.
Now we cross the road.
It's dirt here.
Go, go!
Frank!
Leave us alone.
We know you.
''Though I walk through the valley of
the shadow of death, I fear no evil.''
- Come and join the party.
- You go with them.
Did somebody start WW llI?
Oman's collection
puts passion before fashion
Out goes glitter
and in comes divine excess
The warm collection revels
in freedom of expression
OBEY
OBEY
MARRY AND REPRODUCE
NO INDEPENDENT THOUGHT
CONSUME
BUY
OBEY
DO NOT QUESTION AUTHORITY
What's your problem?
What's your problem?
How are you today, sir?
Thank you, sir.
Here you are, sir. Thank you.
Are you going to pay for that?
THIS IS YOUR GOD
I don't want no hassle.
Pay for it or put it back.
Sleep
Sleep
Sleep
She didn't even go to Lamas class.
I told her,
for yourself and the baby, go.
- Did you go to Mary Ellen's?
- She served tortillas! So dated!
- I'm so depressed. What do I do?
- Go for it, man.
That's easy for you to say,
you got the promotion.
The feeling is defiinitely there
It's a new morning in America
The old cynicism is gone
We have faith in our leaders
We're optimistic
as to what becomes of it all
It really boils down
to our ability to accept
- There are no limits
- I figured on something like this.
Excuse me.
You look like your head
fell in the cheese dip back in 1957.
You're okay.
This one, real fucking ugly.
I take these glasses off,
she looks like a regular person.
- I put them on, formaldehyde face.
- That's enough, or I call the cops.
The cops?
You need a Brazilian plastic surgeon.
I've got one that can see.
He's a tall, Caucasian male.
Unarmed, wearing sunglasses.
I don't like this one bit.
Not one bit.
That's like pouring perfume on a pig.
Settle down.
Where did you get those glasses?
- The tooth fairy.
- I'll bet.
- We've got him.
- Cut yourself shaving?
You look as shitty to us
as we do to you.
- Impossible.
- Don't make us splatter your ains.
You stumbled onto something here,
but maybe we can all benefit from it.
Let's go someplace quiet
so we can talk this over.
You bastards die just like we do.
I have come here to chew bubblegum
and kick ass.
And I'm all out of bubblegum.
Near the entrance. Has a shotgun.
White male. 30s. Long hair.
- Momma don't like tattletales.
- Wearing sunglasses.
And who are you?
Come to show them where I am.
Drop it.
Drop it.
Beat it.
Take it easy.
We're just going on a little ride.
Close the door.
Drive.
Not too fast.
They're gone.
- Just keep driving.
- Where am I going?
- Are you married?
- Yes.
- Please, don't lie to me.
- No.
Live alone?
- Your place.
- I'd rather not.
I'm afraid I must insist.
Hi, Holly!
- I don't know what you want.
- Just quiet.
It's like a drug. Wearing
these glasses makes you high ...
... but you come down hard.
- Things didn't turn out well today.
- You're not the only one.
I'm sorry,
but I needed you to get away.
You have two guns.
You're not sorry, you're in charge.
We're in trouble. They're everywhere.
You can see them with these glasses.
We're being controlled by these things
and we've got to stop them.
I'll do whatever you want,
just don't hurt me, please.
Listen to what I'm saying to you.
You're fighting the forces of evil ...
that can only be seen with sunglasses.
- Take a look.
- I'll wear your glasses, if you want.
If I don't see what you see,
I'm going to see it anyway.
- You have it your way.
- It's not my way ... It's your way.
- Don't fuck with me.
- I'm thirsty.
Go ahead.
I'm sorry I have to be here.
- So your name's Holly?
- Holly Thompson.
That's a pretty name.
What do you do?
Assistant program director. Cable 54.
A TV station? They're sending
signals out of TV sets.
No, I'm all right.
Holly Thompson.
8634 Circle View Drive.
Yes, I'll hold.
Frank?
- Don't let anybody see you.
- I've had a rough couple of days.
I want nothing to do with you.
How many people did you kill?
- They're not people.
- You crazy son-of-a-bitch.
You ain't showing me nothing.
I've got a wife and kids.
Leave me alone.
Get out of here.
No!
One week's pay.
It's the best I could do.
Wait!
You'd better find someplace to hide.
- Try these on.
- You crazy mother!
- Put these on.
- Stay away from me.
I'm trying to save you
and your family's life.
You can't even save yourself.
I'm giving you a choice. Put these on
or start eating that trash can.
- Not this year.
- Okay.
Come on.
I don't want to fight you.
Stop it.
Put on the glasses.
I told you
I didn't want to be involved.
Dirty motherfucker.
Take a look. Put them on.
No!
I'm sorry.
Put the glasses on. Put them on!
Fuck you!
Look! They're everywhere.
They can see us.
They're at 5th and Spring.
Hold on. You aren't the first one
to wake up out of a dream.
What's that?
Brother, life's a bitch ...
and she's back in heat.
I want a room.
Ain't love grand?
CONFORM
Don't wear those glasses too long.
It's like a knife in your skull.
- How long have they been there?
- Who knows?
- Where do they come from?
- They ain't from Cleveland.
I don't need that shit!
What are we going to do?
- Wait.
- Wait for what?
When you get your master plan,
you let me know.
If we can see, we've got to find
the people who made these.
Yeah, if any of them are still alive.
A long time ago,
things were different.
Daddy took me down to the river and
told me about the power and the glory.
I was saved.
He changed when I was little.
He turned mean.
I ran away when I was 13.
He tried to cut me once
with a big old razor.
He held it up against my throat.
I said: ''Daddy, please.''
He kept moving back and forth,
like he was sawing down a tree.
Maybe they've always been with us,
those things out there.
Maybe they love it,
seeing us hate each other.
Watching us kill each other off.
Feeding on our own cold hearts.
I've got news for him.
There's going to be hell to pay.
I ain't Daddy's little boy no more.
Frank?
There's a meeting tonight at 11.
Watch out no one follows you.
The world needs a wake-up call.
We're going to phone it in.
Hey others ...
There's something new going down.
They're using candyfloss packaging
to cover up a toxic waste dump.
Frank, glad you made it. Take your
glasses off. We're all human in here.
They're and new.
We got the first shipment today.
They won't hurt.
There's less interference.
Go ahead.
- Any trouble getting here?
- No.
The city is crawling with cops.
Most of them are human.
They've been told we're Commies.
Some of them have been recruited.
- People are joining up with them?
- They sell out.
Promotions, bank accounts,
new houses, cars.
Perfect, isn't it?
We'll do anything to be rich.
Fluorocarbons have increased since
1958 Earth is being acclimatised
They are turning our atmosphere
into their atmosphere
- What do these things want?
- They're free-enterprisers.
The earth is just another developing
planet. Their third world.
deplete the planet,
move on to another
They want benign indifference
We could be pets or food
But all we really are is livestock
We need an assault unit.
Someone to hit them hard.
- You've got it.
- Ever seen their disappearing act?
Once.
- What's that?
- One of their watches.
Two-way radios.
You can listen to their oadcasts.
They've got secret code.
They push a button ...
All of a sudden they're gone.
I've been trying to figure it out.
Listen up. We're obviously
not getting to enough people.
There should be twice as many people
here. We're getting too sloppy.
Their detection
is becoming more effective.
Stay aware. Go to work.
Do what's expected of you.
We've become reckless.
The movement is suffering.
Stop talking about it. It's time
we started spilling some blood.
Wait a minute! We don't stand a chance
with a few guns and grenades.
- What are we supposed to do?
- We bide our time.
We locate their signal
and shut it off.
Dave works at KRDA.
He may have located the signal.
KRDA is clear.
The transmission is going out clean.
The signal is from somewhere else.
It's important to find out exactly
where this signal is coming from.
I've got to talk to someone.
- Are you okay?
- Yeah, I'm okay.
- I thought I'd killed you.
- I thought so, too.
I didn't know.
I'm so sorry.
I just want to ...
Can we ...?
Get out!
- They're killing everybody.
- I've got to find her.
There's nothing you can do out there.
If I can get this working,
I can listen in.
- Frank...
- What?
- Get set.
- Shit!
- What was that?
- I don't know.
Your wristwatch has malfunctioned.
This entryway will disappear ...
Move! Down there!
Seven seconds.
Six seconds.
Two seconds.
One second.
If you need assistance
in finding your destination, -
- bilingual instructions
are posted in each corridor.
- What language is that?
- I don't know.
- Where are we?
- I think we're under the city.
Some kind of underground base.
- There's got to be a way out.
- I hope nobody saw us drop in.
Operation Steelfist is a success.
We have eliminated the terrorists.
We got 'em!
We wiped 'em out!
It's a win, man.
They got to meet the A-Team.
I'm hearing something.
By the year 2025,
America and the entire planet -
- will be under the protection
of this power alliance.
The gains have been substantial for us
and for you, the human power-elite.
You have given us the resources
we need for our expansion.
In return, the per-capita income
of each of you has grown.
This year alone,
it's an average 39.
I've received word that our forces
have won a major victory.
The underground terrorist network
has been destroyed.
The situation is normal again.
Hi boys, I didn't know
you'd been recruited.
You should have dressed
for the party now you can afford it.
I'm proud to be here.
Have you seen the whole place?
- I haven't had a chance to.
- I'll show you around.
I knew we had a lot in common
the first time we met.
- Where the hell are we?
- Backstage of the show.
This place serves its purpose.
Did you get here using one of these?
I know it's only for emergency,
but they're so much fun.
You think that's something,
take a look at this.
- Take a closer look.
- Attention, commuters
Flight Alpha 7 to Andromeda
is now ready
That's where they come from.
I don't know how it works.
It's a gravitational lens.
It puts a bend in the light and
you move from place to place.
The whole thing
works like one big airport.
They've got their act together,
believe you me.
Evening, boys. Looking sharp.
Wait till you see
what I'm going to show you now.
Here's the ains of the operation.
The signal goes out through
the satellite all over the world.
Pretty fancy.
I'm not too familiar with it.
This is as far as we go.
Can you get us inside? I've never
seen the inside of a TV studio.
- You look like the one to ask.
- I guess it wouldn't be a problem.
Those boys over there
are friends of mine.
My buddies would like the grand tour.
Can we go inside?
Be serious.
Do you have authorization cards?
Right here.
Watch the door.
- Soundproof. Where's that signal?
- Up on the roof.
- If Holly made it, she could help us.
- You're making a big mistake.
- We made the mistake?
- No, listen.
I thought you understood.
It's business, that's all it is.
You still don't get it.
There ain't no countries anymore.
They're running the whole show.
They own the whole planet.
They can do whatever they want.
We can have it good for a change.
If we help them, they'll leave us
alone to make some money.
You can have a taste of the good life.
It's what everybody wants.
- You'd do it to your own kind?
- What's the threat?
We all sell out every day,
might as well be on the winning team.
See you, boys.
Let's go.
Was that the two minute eak?
We must be running long.
What the hell is going on?
Down!
- Now what?
- Find out where the hell we are.
Excuse me!
Do you know Holly Thompson?
Holly Thompson.
Assistant program ... something.
Security alert. Sections Delta
and X-ray report to the fourth floor.
Who's Holly?
Shit!
I hate to interrupt. Could you
tell me how to get to the roof?
- How do I get to the roof?
- Turn left at the end of the hall.
There's got to be more than one way
to get up there.
Security 950. They're on the move.
- I hear them on the 19th floor.
- We're on the 21st. We've got them.
Holly!
Come on!
Security alert.
Intruders heading for the roof.
Frank! Are you and Holly clear?
I'm clear, are you?
Don't do it.
Don't interfere. You can't win.
Drop your weapon.
Stand away from the dish
or we'll open fire.
- Come inside with me.
- You have ten seconds. Nine ...
Eight. Seven.
Six.
The Oscar winners
give a press conference
- Gloria, you look like shit
- What happened?
All the sex and violence on the
screen has gone too far for me
I'm fed up with it Film makers
have to show some restraint
What's wrong, baby? |
OK. Take it easy.
See you.
Turn it down!
I'm serious.
No way! I don't believe it.
No way. You're such a liar. I can't believe you.
Oh, no. Look behind us.
That one's for you. He's a live one.
He's yours. Here's my stop.
Hey, driver!
Hey!
Hey, driver, that was my stop.
Driver, that was my stop!
Driver, what's going on?
Where are we going?
-Driver! -Where are you going?
Stop it!
Stop!
PIease. PIease, stop.
What--what is he?
I think he's dead.
Oh, no!
Oh, my God!
What's happening?
Oh, my God. We're dead.
Oh, my God! What is it?
What's that?
Oh, my God!
Oh, my God! HeIp me!
Look out, he's coming! He's coming!
We've got to keep baIanced!
Mommy, why can't Jesse wake up Iike everybody eIse?
Oh, honey, he's all right.
He's just having a bad dream.
Mmm. Thank you.
Morning, honey.
Hi, Mom.
Well, two more. HalleIujah.
I want that room unpacked by tonight, young man.
OK, Dad. I promise.
I don't want any more promises, Jesse.
I want that room cIeaned up, OK?
All right. I'll get on it.
Angie, what are you up to?
I'm trying to get the Fu Man Fingers.
Want some eggs?
Jesse, are you OK?
It's just so hot up there. I'm having troubIe sIeeping.
I know.
I wish you'd have the air conditioning--
There's nothing wrong with it, Mom.
It just needs a shot of Freon.
Here they are.
Dad, you're not trying to fix something again.
Nobody Iikes a smart ass, buddy-boy.
Look.
Who is that?
It's Lisa.
I've got to get to schooI.
Whoa. Who's Lisa?
Who is Lisa?
Just eat your eggs, dear.
Don't you use a key?
Why?
Somebody couId steaI your car, couIdn't they?
The deadIy dinosaur?
Grady, come on. You can hit it!
Let's go, Grady!
Ready, girIs?
Strike!
It didn't feeI right. Give me a eak.
So, you getting any yet, Lise?
Kerry, he's my ride to schooI, OK?
Are you all right?
You OK?
You OK?
Yeah, I'm fine.
Well, pay attention next time.
Very heads-up pIay.
Nice catch, WaIsh.
Come on, come on! Let's go!
You're out!
Heads-up pIay, Grady.
All right!
Nice ass.
NaiI him !
Hit him !
Come on, sIug him !
Here comes Schneider. Watch out.
Get out of my way.
Move it!
OK, dirtballs...
assume the position!
See you around, coach.
How much Ionger do you think he'll keep us out here?
It couId be all night.
He gets his rocks off Iike this.
Hangs around queer S and M joints downtown.
He Iikes pretty boys Iike you.
Get out of here.
So what about you and that rich babe...
you've been cruising to schooI with every day?
What about her?
Are you mounting her nightIy or what?
Look, Grady, you got some probIem with me?
No, o. Just killing time.
OK, dirtballs, hit the shower!
So you Iive around here or what?
Yeah. My parents bought a pIace on EIm Street.
EIm Street?
You telling me you moved into that big white house...
with bars on the window?
Yeah. What about it?
Shit. Tell your oId man he's a reaI chump.
What are you taIking about now?
Some chick was Iocked in there by her mother and went crazy.
She watched her boyfriend get butchered across the street...
by some maniac.
You're full of shit, Grady.
Shit.
HeIp!
Daddy can't heIp you now!
I need you, Jesse.
We got speciaI work to do here, you and me.
You've got the body...
I've got the ain.
You think we shouId call a doctor?
No, I'm fine.
It's just a bad dream, OK?
Yeah. Go to sIeep.
So...
to review...
the soIid waste...
those nutrients not absorbed in the Iining of the stomach...
the Iarge intestine...
the small intestine, and the aIimentary canaI...
are passed out through the coIon.
Liquid nutrients are then carried...
through an eIaborate system of fiItering...
aided by the pancreas, Iiver, and gall bIadder...
or collected in the bIadder to be expelled at a Iater time.
And this entire process is kept moving...
through the circuIatory system...
the center of which is...
the heart.
Four chambers--just Iike the human heart, really.
From the body...
to the right auricIe...
to the right ventricIe...
and out the puImonary arteries to the Iungs.
There it trades off carbon dioxide for oxygen.
Carbon dioxide is exhaIed...
and oxygenated bIood continues passing through the veins...
into the Ieft auricIe...
through the Ieft ventricIe, passing out again.
If you want to pIay with animaIs, Mr. WaIsh...
join the circus.
Lisa, sweetheart!
There's a Jesse on the phone.
OK. Thanks, Mom.
Where are you going, Jess?
Just out for a IittIe whiIe.
I toId you I want that room unpacked.
Dad, it's just for a few hours.
No. Upstairs.
Right now, son.
Right now.
How do you Iike that, Dad?
I'll Ieave the two of you aIone.
Excuse me.
I toId her you invited me over.
I guess maybe I shouId've called.
It's fine, really.
I mean, I was just cIeaning my room.
I know.
I figured you might Iike some heIp.
Where does this go?
Do sweaters go in the cIoset?
What's this?
I don't know. Looks Iike a diary to me.
''Nancy Thompson, 1428 EIm Street.''
That's right here.
You know this is five years oId?
You know her?
No. Before my time.
Wait. Listen to this.
''Sometimes when I'm Iying here in bed...
''I see GIenn in his window across the way...
''getting ready for bed.
''His body is sIim and smooth.
''I know I shouIdn't watch him...
''but that part of me that wants him...
''forces me to.''
''That's when I weaken.
''That's when I want to go to him.''
Can I see that?
''March Fifteenth.''
''He comes to me at night--
''horribIe, ugIy, and dirty...
''under the sheets with me...
''tearing at my nightgown with his steeI cIaws.''
''His name is Fred...
''and he keeps trying to take me to the boiIer room.''
''He wants to kill me.''
What is it?
''Tina is dead''?
Jesse, are you OK?
It's just something that Grady said to me...
about the girI that used to Iive here.
How she went crazy...
when she saw her boyfriend get murdered across the street.
Go ahead, Jesse.
Try it on for size.
Kill for me.
It was Iike I was sIeepwaIking.
Maybe you were having a premonition or something...
Iike the guys who heIp poIice soIve crimes...
and find missing peopIe.
You ever have anything Iike this happen before?
No, never.
You think that's what it is?
I don't know.
Can I see the diary for a IittIe whiIe?
Thanks.
-Hi, guys. -Hi, Kerry.
I got your invitation for the party this weekend.
Any cute guys gonna be there?
All of them.
Is your dad gonna be the D.J. again?
Mom's gonna try to keep him upstairs this time.
Oh, good.
Last party I had...
my dad insisted on pIaying Benny Goodman all night.
I'll see you Iater, OK?
Hey, Grady, do you remember your dreams?
OnIy the wet ones.
No taIking!
Schneider shouIdn't have called you out on that Iast pIay.
Schneider's got a stick up his ass today.
Schneider's aIways got a stick up his ass.
Hello, dirtballs.
Oh, it is so hot in here!
Let me Iook at the thermostat.
My God, it is hot as an oven in here.
Shh! The birds are sIeeping.
CheryI, it's ninety-seven degrees in here.
Damn it!
AngeIa, watch out!
Watch out, Jesse!
Ken, are you all right?
Damn bird!
Look out, AngeIa! Get down!
Look out, AngeIa!
Jesse, get out of here!
What are you doing, Jesse? HeIp me move this.
It isn't the gas.
Don't tell me it's not the gas.
Your mother thought she smelled gas.
Ken, I thought I did. I wasn't sure.
Then what is it? Bird rabies?
It's that cheap seed you've been buying.
PIease, Ken, really--
There's gotta be a rationaI expIanation.
AnimaIs don't just expIode into fIames for no reason.
That's right.
All right.
It's sure not a Ieaky gas pipe.
-You all right? -Oh, it's all right.
You set this whoIe thing up, didn't you?
What are you taIking about?
You know damn well what I'm taIking about.
What did you use, firecrackers?
He used a goddamn cherry bomb.
-Oh, stop. -That's what he did.
You can't taIk to me Iike that.
Jesse, come back here.
Come back here, Jesse!
Ken, stop it! You're being ridicuIous!
Stop it!
Shit.
Jesus, I don't know. He does the strangest things.
Can I have a beer, pIease?
Hit the shower.
No, God damn it!
Oh, boy.
Good evening. Does this beIong to you?
Yes, sir. He's my son.
We found him on the highway wandering around.
He was naked.
I'd keep a short Ieash on him if I were you.
Thank you.
Jesse, come in. Come in.
Come here.
Two questions--
you answer them, and we can all go to bed.
What are you taking, son?
Who are you getting it from?
I'm not taking drugs.
Mom, I want to go to bed.
Yeah, come on.
It's a probIem I have to work out on my own.
I know, but something's bothering you.
I'm concerned about you. Jesse!
I'm fine. Just Ieave me aIone.
Can't we at Ieast taIk about it?
He needs professionaI heIp.
We have to take him to see a psychiatrist.
Are you out of your gourd? What the hell will that do?
I don't know. He needs heIp we can't give to him.
Oh, come on.
Are you hearing me? That boy's in troubIe!
No, he's not in troubIe!
What that boy needs is a goddamn kick in the butt.
That's what he needs!
Tell you what he needs. He needs a methadone cIinic.
What's happening?
I want all you students to step back here.
Don't worry.
Let them do their work, all right?
Yo, man, where have you been?
Schneider got wasted Iast night.
He must've been working Iate.
Some maniac sIiced him up Iike a kieIbasa...
hacked him in the shower.
Got bIoody footprints all over the pIace.
Kill for me.
One, two
Freddy's coming for you
Three
Four
Better Iock your door
Five
Six
Grab your crucifix
Morning, Jess.
Morning.
How come it took them five years to sell this house?
Oh, I don't know. CouIdn't get the right price.
You didn't know about the murder across the street...
and the crazy girI that Iived here...
that saw the whoIe thing?
They toId me something about it.
You knew something about this, and--
How do you think we got such a good deaI?
Did they tell you that that girI Iost her mind...
and her mother killed herseIf in our Iiving room?
-What? -Did they tell you that?
Mom, I'm scared.
Come here.
Oh, honey, it's all right.
Daddy and Jesse are just pretending.
We shouIdn't discuss this here.
See what you're doing?
I don't want to hear one more word about it.
There's absoIuteIy nothing wrong with this house.
Come on.
Is something burning?
Good Lord!
That's the craziest damn thing I've ever seen.
Look here, CheryI.
It wasn't even pIugged in.
Jesse, you can't bIame yourseIf for what happened to Schneider.
Just because you dreamt it doesn't mean you did it.
Where are we going?
Bear Ieft over here.
I really think this is all in your mind.
You're picking up some psychic signaIs.
What is this pIace?
Do you remember in the diary...
when Nancy said she kept finding herseIf in a boiIer room?
Fred Krueger worked here.
It's an oId power pIant.
Here.
What is all this?
I did some reading on our friend Fred Krueger.
How Iong has it been cIosed down?
A Iong time. Come on.
Fred Krueger kidnapped twenty kids...
and ought them here...
and killed them.
Do you feeI anything?
What do you mean?
I thought you might be abIe to make a connection or something.
I feeI Iike a jerk.
Shh. Just concentrate.
Do you feeI anything?
Wake up, IittIe girI.
What time is it?
It's Iate.
Go back to sIeep.
Morning, honey.
Did you sIeep OK?
Yeah, fine.
Good.
You're Iooking better.
You had another nightmare, didn't you?
Yes, I had a bad night.
Do you want to taIk about it?
My dad thinks I'm on drugs.
My mom thinks I'm crazy.
And you know, at this point...
I don't know if I don't agree with her.
What's wrong with Jesse? He seems kind of freaked out.
You want to go get a movie or something, hang out?
Maybe get things off your mind, get a pizza or something?
Hey, guys.
Hi, Ronnie.
You going to Lisa's house tomorrow night?
Nope. Can't. I'm grounded.
How come?
I threw my grandmother down a fIight of stairs.
Jesse, I think you shouId eat something.
I'm not hungry.
I wish you wouId taIk to me.
We can figure it out.
We can figure it out together.
There is nothing to figure out.
I don't know why you're wasting your time.
-He's a basket case. -Shut up, Grady!
You want me to shut up?
Fine! I'll shut up. No probIem.
See you around, buddy.
Medium rare.
Hey! Cut that out.
I've got it.
Sweetheart, it's a nice party.
Come on, skinny. It's time for bed.
You're in charge, hot shot.
TweIve-thirty, miss. No Iater.
-TweIve-thirty. -Have a nice time.
What's the matter with Jesse?
I don't know.
I'll be out in a second.
Can I pIease come in and taIk to you?
Listen, I'm going to Ieave. I'm not into this.
I'm sorry.
Jesse, why won't you taIk to me?
-Will you just Ieave me aIone? -You're not being fair.
I want to heIp you.
How can you heIp me?
What are you gonna do for me?
Look, I feeI Iike I'm Iosing my mind...
and I don't want you to watch me fall apart.
I'm afraid to go to sIeep.
I'm afraid to stay awake.
I'm ruining your party.
They're gonna take me away.
Come on. Don't say that.
Listen, we'll stay up all night if we have to.
I'm not gonna Iet anything happen to you.
Any second now. Any second now.
Party time!
I got the music!
What the hell are they doing down there?
Oh, Eddie, they're kids.
I know they're kids, but I got to get some rest.
What is it?
Jesse, what's wrong?
Jesus Christ!
You scared the shit out of me, man.
Hey, what are you doing?
Hey, what the fuck are you doing in my room?
Listen...
I'm in troubIe.
I need you to Iet me stay here tonight.
Are you out of your mind?
I don't know.
Oh, man.
Why don't you just go home and take a bottIe of sIeeping pills?
I killed Schneider.
You what?
OnIy it wasn't me, see?
There's something inside of me.
And Iast night it made me go to my sister's room.
And tonight, with Lisa in the cabana...
it started to happen again.
I think you are seriousIy Iosing it, o.
I'm scared, Grady.
Something is trying to get inside my body.
She's femaIe and waiting for you in the cabana.
And you wanna sIeep with me.
Look, I don't care if you beIieve me or not!
Hey! I beIieve you!
You've had some scary dreams, OK?
I don't...know.
I'm all messed up.
What difference does it make?
I'm in troubIe...
and I need you to heIp me.
All right, man. What do you want me to do?
Just watch me.
If anything starts to happen...
if I start to act weird...
or start dreaming weird...
or try to waIk out of here...
you gotta stop me.
I don't care if you have to hit me over the head...
just don't Iet me Ieave.
And, Grady...
don't fall asIeep.
Hot dog?
Come back in the water.
I'm busy, OK?
I don't know. I feeI I shouId go see him...
but I can't just Ieave the party.
Fuck the party.
Go see him.
The Iand of the dead--
I want youse to meet Lou--
And now I see the--
Gee, kid, you're a doll.
You sure handIed that situation--
Was he aIive? That funneIs into a bottomIess pit!
Sweet dreams, paI.
What?
It's starting to happen again.
Jesus.
Hey, man.
What the fuck's wrong with you, dude?
Shit.
Dad, open the door!
Oh, my God!
Dad, open this door!
What is it?
Ron, open the door!
Ron, are you all right?
Ron, it's your father! Open this door!
Open it up!
Get heIp!
You son of a bitch!
You killed him !
Is somebody in there? Open up.
Break it down. Come on.
Hit it again.
Again.
Jesse! My God. What happened?
I killed him. I killed him.
Jesse, my God. You're hurt. What happened?
I--I killed Grady.
Lisa, I killed Schneider.
Oh, no. My God!
I'm so scared!
Jesse, what are you taIking about?
He's inside me.
I'm scared.
Jesse, who is doing this to you?
Fred Krueger!
He's inside me...
and he wants to take me again!
This is not happening.
It's got to be everything you've taken in--
Schneider, the diary, the gIove--
onIy it's all mixed up.
Christ, what do I have to do to make you understand me?
Last night, he made me try to kill my sister.
I got bIood on my hands.
He owns me.
CouId somebody turn down the heat in the pooI?
What's going on?
Shit!
Yay, Rocky!
Our hero!
Come on. I just want you to Iisten to this.
It's something Nancy said in the Iast page of her diary.
Listen.
''He is eviI itseIf.
''I know now that I ought him into my worId.
''We all did.
''Gave him all the energy he needed.
''Our screams were all he needed.''
Jesse, she wasn't crazy.
All this really happened.
You can fight him.
Oh, God. He's coming back.
Get out of here, Lisa!
Jesse, fight him !
I can't.
Fight it, Jesse.
You created him ! You can destroy him !
Lisa! Open this door!
He is Iiving off of your fear.
-Jesse, fight him. -I can't!
Yes, you can!
Fight him !
You're not afraid of him. He doesn't even exist!
Oh, my God!
He can't fight me.
I'm him.
It's getting too hot!
Get out!
Get me out!
Jesse, heIp.
There is no Jesse!
I'm Jesse now!
Get away from me!
Kill me, Lisa.
PIease kill me.
Come on, Lisa.
Kill him !
I Iove you, Lisa.
Oh, God.
Oh, pIease.
I Iove you, Lisa.
Jesse, heIp!
Hey, is everybody OK?
Search me.
What's going on?
Wait a minute! Wait!
Lisa, are you all right?
Mommy.
Get her out of here!
All right!
Just caIm down, all right?
ReIax.
It's going to be all right.
Nobody's gonna hurt you.
Just tell us what you want, all right?
I'm here to heIp you.
HeIp yourseIf, fucker!
You are all my chiIdren now.
-Daddy! -Oh, shit!
What the hell are you doing?
Where'd he go?
Come to me, Lisa.
Jesse, I know you're in there.
-Stop him ! -No. Jesse's dead.
I Iove you, Jesse.
Come back to me, Lisa.
I am not afraid of you.
He's in there...
and I want him back!
I'm going to take him away from you...
and you are gonna go straight back to hell...
you son of a bitch!
No. Jesse's dead!
Come back to me, Jesse.
I Iove you.
Come back to me.
He's dead!
He can't hoId you, Jesse.
He's Iosing his grip.
You can get out.
He'll die with me.
He'll die with both of us.
It's great to have you home again, Jess.
I can't beIieve I'm going back.
-I'm gIad. -Good.
-Have a good day. -OK.
Thanks, Mom.
What is so funny?
That was a really great party.
Thanks, Lise.
Thanks a Iot.
I can't beIieve it's actually all over.
Let's not taIk about it.
What is this?
Am I going crazy, or is this bus going too fast?
It's going fine.
No probIem.
This bus is going too fast.
Lisa, it's starting to speed up.
It's fine.
Driver!
Driver, stop!
Jesse, just sit down.
I'm sorry.
It's OK. It's all right.
Jesse, it's OK. |
Hello.
Do you live here?
Nobody lives here.
Where's Freddy?
He's not home.
One, two
Freddy's coming for you
Three, four
Better lock your door
Five, six
Grab your crucifix
Be calm, Kristen.
Joey!
Kincaid!
Help me!
Aw, shit, Kristen, not again.
l'm sorry, Kincaid.
Sorry?
You are one spooked chick.
Thank God.
-l thought for a minute-- -What?
Dragging us in here?
Yeah. Cut it out.
You're putting one serious dent in my beauty sleep.
lt's Freddy. He's here. l heard him.
Freddy is dead-- buried and consecrated.
We won, remember?
He's coming back for us.
Kincaid's right.
Fred Krueger's history.
Come here.
The pipes are cold.
The boiler is cold.
See for yourself.
l don't know.
How are you, Mr. Johnson?
That's nice.
Hi, Kristen. Rick will be out any second.
You going out dressed like that?
What's wrong with me this time?
l'll just wait by the car.
Me, too.
Something wrong with the stairs?
lt's avoid all contact day.
What?
When Dad's popping aspirin like popcorn...
it's avoid all contact day.
Waiting for a limo?
l'm off to the club, honey!
Let's go.
All right, anybody have trig this semester?
What happened?
l had a conflict-- homework or Dynasty...
and Dynasty won.
Sad story. Soaps will kill you.
Mmm. There's Dan Jordan.
We are talking one major-league hunk.
You know, you are one major-league hunk.
Thanks, Alice.
Earth to Alice.
Hey, you spacing again?
Rick, please.
Well, tell you what, he's a friend of mine.
l'll introduce you.
Just kidding. But l would introduce her.
All right. l think l see salvation.
How can you ride this health hazard?
lt's no wonder that you have asthma.
No, you see, asthma is an inherited condition.
Read a book now and then, you might know something.
Speaking of books, isn't trig your favorite?
'Dynasty again?
Deb, do us a favor and get a VCR.
Hey, baby...
you're sucking on the wrong nozzle.
Hey, yo, needle dick!
l bet you're the only male in this school...
suffering from penis envy.
l owe you one.
-So disgusting. -Hey, Supergirl, it's dead.
Give a bug a eak.
-Hi, guys. -Hi, guys?
That's all you have to say after last night?
You better be careful. He's coming back.
Listen, little sister...
you got this freako talent to ing folks into your dream...
but we don't need it anymore.
Time to start living like regular people.
Yeah. Let it rest.
Did it ever occur to you if you keep going in...
you might stir him up again?
Look, we'll help you.
We all have better things to dream about.
You got that right-- signed and sealed.
Then what about this?
That don't mean dick. My dog is like me--
drag him into your crazy dream, and he gets wild.
Here comes your boyfriend.
Can he give you a good night's sleep?
We don't kiss and tell. How about you guys?
Look, we'll talk later, all right?
Those guys are kinda spooky.
Oh...then you must think l'm a total freak.
l go back and forth.
Hey, lighten up. No one died.
Hi, Dad.
Looking for something?
Shithead.
l'm late. l know.
Damn contracts.
Let's eat.
We waited a long time.
And we gave up, as usual.
You call this vegetation a meal after a ten-hour workday?
What the hell am l, a rabbit?
Christ, Alice, try to think a little more.
Yeah, l can think.
l can think of how sick l am...
of watching you drink your life away...
and taking it out on me.
l'm talking to you. Are you awake or what?
Dad, don't start.
Start what?
Telling the little daydreamer to wake up?
lt's long overdue.
l don't need this aggravation.
Jason. Come on, boy, come on.
Come on. That's a boy.
You almost scared me, boy.
You ugly sucker!
Damn!
This ain't my dreamland.
lf you're here, l'm gonna pound your ass!
Fuckin' A.
You shouldn't have buried me.
l'm not dead.
Take that, motherfucker!
Kristen, Freddy's back!
l'll see you in hell.
Tell 'em Freddy sent ya.
One down...
two to go.
Wait.
How's this for a wet dream?
Kristen! Help!
Show it!
Hi, guys.
Sorta defeats the purpose, don't it?
-What? -The mirror.
You can't see yourself in it.
l don't want to.
You know, if Mom was still alive...
Dad wouldn't treat us like this.
Alice, you gotta learn to stand up for yourself.
You know, fight back.
Like that. lt's all in the mind.
You see yourself doing something...
and your body reacts and does it.
Like so.
Like that. Now you do it.
Me? No, l can't.
-Yeah, you can. -No, l can't.
Yes, you can. Just get up there and just...
Like that. Big and strong. Do it.
Good, but, Alice-san...
you must have balance.
So go to it.
Swish. Killed a fish.
Joey, l'm getting tired of picking up your clothes.
And this crap--
l wish you'd turn it off.
Here you are.
Where were you this morning? Rick's looking all over.
Have you seen Joey and Kincaid? l can't find them.
l'm sure they're around.
Well, l'm not so sure.
We have matching luggage again.
The bags under your eyes.
Nightmares?
God, l hate dreaming.
l love to dream.
l just hate the ones about my dad.
How do you handle your nightmares?
My mom taught me when l was little.
Did you ever hear of the dream master?
Sounds like a game show host to me.
No, it's a rhyme.
Just have to dream about someplace fun.
Remember, you're in control.
How do you know so much about dreams?
When it's all you have, you kinda become an expert.
We better get going...
before your other starts a search party.
Anyway, Kafka and Goethe have never been irreconcilable.
Kris, where were you?
-Hey, what-- -He killed them !
What? Wait! Calm down!
Hey, somebody help her.
Feeling better now?
Yeah, l guess so.
What happened?
You had quite a nasty bump.
l gotta get out of here!
Now, now, now.
You stay put.
You need to rest.
You don't get it.
He's after me.
lt's OK, honey.
l wanna draw some blood.
Feeling better now?
What happened?
You had quite a nasty bump.
You seen Rick around?
You are his sister, right?
Rick stayed late after school.
Kristen wasn't feeling very well.
Could you tell him l'm looking for him?
Oh, by the way, l'm Dan.
Sorry, Alice.
Your shift's over. My table now.
Hi, guys. Hi, Dan. How are you doing?
Hi. Can l get just a Coke and some fries?
Do you wanna hear our specials, or do you want any dessert?
Oh, hi, handsome. Care for some buns?
-Here. -You in a hurry?
Gotta get to the li ary before it closes.
Killer physics test.
l know. l hardly have any time to study.
Maybe you shouldn't be working here so much.
You don't want to wait tables the rest of your life.
l know. lt's my greatest fear.
You know, he is so cute.
-l wonder where he works out? -Save it, Deb.
l mean, there is life after exercise.
One of these days...
l'm gonna set you up with a real guy...
teach you to get your priorities straight.
l think Sheila's more interested...
in dissecting bodies than their outsides.
Give her time. Her hormones will kick in some day.
Deb, later in life, you'll appreciate my motto.
-What's that? -Mind over matter.
l'll see you later, OK?
Alice, can you leave here?
What's wrong?
Kincaid and Joey died last night.
What?
Hey, Rick, come here!
Stay with her.
Kristen, what happened?
Look, you're gonna hear all kinds of stories.
And after all we've been through together...
how could l let him get to them?
We were a team.
l'm gonna get that son of a bitch.
Who?
Rick, we gotta go.
-Now. -l'm coming.
Before it's too late.
l gotta go. l guess l'll talk to you later.
So, why the haunted house?
lt's not just a house.
lt's his home.
He's waiting in there for me to dream.
Hey, it's OK. We're with you.
l told you, you can't help me.
This isn't a normal nightmare.
l'm history.
l don't get it.
-Come on. -Jeez. What'd l miss?
She told us a story about Freddy.
Fred Krueger. He's a town legend.
He was a child killer freed on a technicality.
So?
So, a lot of parents got pissed off...
and, according to Kris...
they hunted him down and roasted him...
like a Thanksgiving turkey.
Nice neighborhood.
Anyway, that's where it gets weird.
She says that he comes back in dreams.
And if he kills you in your dream...
you're dead for real.
Now l lay me down to sleep.
The master of dreams, my soul l'll keep.
Dream master. l think l remember the rhyme.
Kristen, get the hell away from that house!
!Andale!
You don't have to go if you don't want to.
l'll take care of you.
l better go.
OK...
but l'll call you tonight, and we'll get through this.
Shotgun.
Something the matter with the cuisine?
Well, Mom, l'll tell you...
when two of your friends die in the same day...
let me know what it does to your appetite.
You're just tired.
Don't think l haven't noticed you aren't sleeping.
That has got to stop, honey.
What's wrong with me?
Adolescent anxiety.
That'll make it better.
Oh, God.
Mom, what did you do?
Jesus! Sleeping pills?
Look, Kristen, l'm sorry.
Sorry?
Sorry that you and your tennis pals...
torched this guy, and now he's after me?
ln case you haven't been keeping score...
it's his fucking banquet, and l'm the last course!
We went over this in therapy!
No, Mother.
You just murdered me.
Take that to your goddamn therapy.
Dream someplace fun.
Thanks, Alice.
Hi, little girl.
-What's your name? -Alice.
l have a friend named Alice.
Elm Street's last at.
Farewell.
We beat you before!
And now you're all alone!
Kristen, why don't you...
call on one of your little friends?
Maybe they could help.
Never!
l'm the last!
Why don't you reach out...
and cut someone?
How sweet.
Fresh meat.
Alice, wake up and get out!
Alice, l'm so sorry. lt was a mistake.
l pulled you in.
Alice, come to Daddy.
Leave her alone, you son of a bitch!
Now no one sleeps.
The souls of my children.
You'll need my power.
Are you OK?
Kristen-- we've gotta get to her house!
Oh, God! Kristen!
Let me go.
Hi, Alice. Wish you were here.
Your horrible other's up to his old tricks.
Rick, as long as l've known you, l've always wanted to ask...
what the hell this shit is you put in your hair.
l want his body.
That's bullshit. What else do you want?
She wants my body.
Alice, what are you doing?
l don't know.
lt makes me feel better.
What are you doing?
Hello, baby.
Great.
You made her so happy then.
Until all this Freddy shit.
Why didn't l just stay with her?
lt wouldn't have made any difference.
Sure it would have.
No. l saw it happen in my dream.
There was this horrible man.
l don't wanna hear about Freddy, OK?
l heard it all from Kristen, so stop it.
l could smell the smoke.
l could feel the heat from the fire.
-lt wasn't a dream ! -Just stop it!
She wasn't crazy and neither are you...
so just cut it out. Please.
Jeez. Why are you acting this way?
l don't know, Rick.
l just feel so different.
Something happened in the dream.
And now it's like part of her is with me.
l love you, too!
Hello, everyone!
Girl, l am so dead on my feet.
-We have matching luggage. -What do you mean?
You didn't sleep last night?
lt's that obvious, huh?
-Then you saw him, too. -Saw who?
l was up all night cramming for that physics test.
Oh, and l put this little baby together.
You know Deb's afraid of bugs. l made it for her.
Ultrahigh sound waves.
lt'll make 'em run, screaming their antennas off.
Look, l'll see you in class, OK?
l don't smoke.
All right, you've got forty minutes.
So good luck. Go for it.
Help me!
Help!
Wake up!
Wake up, damn it!
Wanna suck face?
Sheila, wake up!
You flunked.
Give her her thing.
Didn't you see it? He was here.
What are you talking about?
He was here!
Step back, please.
Stand back.
Asthma attack?
What 17-year-old has fatal asthma?
God, she was gonna be a doctor.
-lt was Freddy. -Enough with that crap!
l saw it. lt was my dream.
l ought Sheila in.
Oh, God.
l ought Sheila in like Kristen did with me.
No, don't!
l gave Sheila to him !
And now she's dead!
l really think Kristen's story is getting to her.
Dan, l really don't know if it's a story.
Look at us.
We're dropping off like flies here.
-Good seeing you. -Bye.
Come on.
Excuse me, miss. Can l get a pack of gum?
Hey. Where you been? l haven't seen you around.
l've been working double shifts.
Guess you need the extra money, huh?
Look, you know why. You don't want to believe me.
Don't you understand?
l can't sleep.
Someone might die.
Let's say that this is real, right?
Why, all of a sudden, is this Freddy guy after you?
Kristen was the last child left of the people who killed Freddy.
Maybe Freddy can't get to the new kids...
unless there's someone to ing them to him.
We're gonna be late for the drive-in.
l have to get back.
l guess l'll see you later.
Ninety-three days till summer vacation, man.
-You tired? -No. Worried.
Let's see if we can make it until summer.
lt's like open season around here.
Pretty weird stuff.
Speaking of weird, you gotta feel for that guy.
Dead girlfriend, basket case for a sister--
Shut up, asshole!
What a dick.
You know...
You look wasted, man.
l've been up with Alice.
Hey, how's she doing?
l saw her last night at the diner.
She's blaming herself for Sheila.
l know how she feels.
l think about Kristen all the time.
Maybe l could have stopped it if l'd have listened.
You mean Freddy?
What else?
You ever take a look at our town's history?
lt's not exactly a safe place to be a teenager.
Hey, bozos, let's hustle--now.
Well, if l'm next, watch your back, man.
Where were we?
Every society, dating back to the ancients...
has had theories regarding dreams.
What they mean, how to control them.
Aristotle believed during sleep your soul roams free.
What it sees are dreams.
The skilled dreamers are able to control what they see.
There is a myth that there's two gates your soul can enter.
One is a positive gate...
the other a negative gate.
The key element is that there's a dream master...
someone who guards the positive gate...
and, in fact, protects the sleeping host.
Taken altogether, they offer a fascinating perspective...
on ancient history.
Those of you who don't find it fascinating...
you better listen up, because it's on the final.
Rick, make me laugh.
Going down.
What?
A true warrior needs no eyes.
Come on out and fight me, you chickenshit!
Ninja warriors have calm.
Find your balance, Rick!
Too wimpy to show yourself, Krueger?
Well, how's this for balance?
Banzai.
How you gonna fight me without your weapon, Freddy?
Sayonara, Rick-san!
Though l walk through the valley of the shadow of death...
l shall fear no evil... for Thou art with me with Thy rod and Thy staff.
Dearly bereaved, we gather here in remorse for Rick Johnson...
a young man whose death confounds and mystifies us...
for Rick was in his prime, beloved by all...
exemplary of young men's ideals...
and of strong moral fiber.
We grieve our loss but take comfort in knowing such a man...
rests in the kingdom of God.
Let our faith supersede our knowledge...
for truly the Lord works in mysterious ways.
Hello, baby!
l love this.
They think l'm dead, don't they?
This is great.
Hey. What's with the tears?
l wouldn't leave ya. Come on, don't cry.
l'm here. lt was a big joke to fool Freddy.
Come on, smile for me.
No more daydreams.
Well, gotta go.
Good night.
You OK?
Not really.
ls there anything we can do?
l don't think so.
l guess this is my own war.
No, it's not.
We all have to survive.
l mean, l don't spend hours working out...
to let some night stalker beat me.
You don't really get it.
He's not a night stalker.
And it'll take more than bench presses to beat him.
So what do we do?
Let's go over to Debbie's tonight.
We have to make a plan.
l got to go.
How about l pick you up at the diner at 8:00?
Here. lt's a good luck charm.
Brings bad luck to the creep you flatten with it.
This is it.
Mind over matter.
Mind over matter?
Sheila used to say that.
God, every day, she changes.
No. lt's after every death.
What's happening to me?
Alice, where are you going?
Just to see Debbie.
No, you're not.
l want you to stay in.
Dad, l gotta go, and there's nothing you can do about it.
You have no right to stop me.
lf you just knew what was going on.
l know very much what's going on with you and your friends.
Everybody thinks they know, but they don't.
Look at me, Alice.
l lost Rick because l didn't watch him.
l don't want to lose you.
We're all we have.
All the towns in America...
and l gotta move to the Bermuda Triangle.
That's great.
What'll it be?
Come on, honey. l don't want to be here forever.
lf the food don't kill ya, the service will.
Help us, Alice!
The usual.
No, Alice, don't let him do it!
My favorite.
No! Come on, no!
Eeney, meeney, miney...
Come on, no!
Moe!
No, Alice, don't let him do it!
Rick, you little meatball.
l love soul food.
No! No! Stop!
Bring me more.
Your shift is over.
Come on. We have to hurry!
-What's going on? -l'm driving.
He's going after Debbie. l've got to stop him.
We got to stop him. l'm with you on this thing.
l want to help you. l'm on your side, OK?
Here we are.
Come on. We have to hurry!
-What's going on? -l'm driving.
l don't believe in you.
l believe in you.
No pain...no gain.
He's going after Debbie. l've got to stop him.
Help me!
Here we are.
Come on. We have to hurry!
-What's going on? -l'm driving.
He's going after Debbie. l've got to stop him.
l get the weirdest feeling we've done this before.
Come on. We have to hurry. l'm driving.
Oh, my God.
We're both asleep.
He's got us going in circles.
We got to go!
You can check in, but you can't check out.
What the hell was that?
She's gone.
l've collected her like the others.
All right, l'm gonna punch his ticket in.
l'm sorry.
All right, get him in there.
Base, this is med seven.
We have a male Caucasian, 16-18 years of age.
Multiple lacerations about the head and neck area.
Possible internal injuries.
-What's that do? -Relaxes your boyfriend.
-Put the needle down. -Rules is rules.
He stays awake!
Those are my rules, understand?
Are you nuts?
He's allergic, OK?
You should have said something in the first place.
Damn kids.
Don't let them put you to sleep.
We have to get ready for him.
-When does he have surgery? -Fifteen minutes.
Let him be, Alice!
They're gonna kill him !
What are you talking about?
Let me go!
Alice! Damn it! Get back here!
Come on!
No. No gas.
No gas. No. Don't put--
Fuckin' A.
Well, it ain't Dr. Seuss.
Get away from him, you son of a bitch!
-l saw him. He was here. -l know.
We have to get out of this place.
Out for a spin, lovebirds?
Dan, hold on!
Alice, it's too late.
He's hemorrhaging.
Bring him out of it! Hurry!
You got to put me back under now!
Relax, son. lt was rough, but we pulled you out.
You're gonna be OK.
One, two, Freddy's coming for you
Three, four, better lock your door
Five, six, grab your crucifix
Seven, eight, better stay up late
Nine, ten, never sleep again
Welcome to Wonderland, Alice.
You've got their power. l've got their souls.
Come on.
Banzai.
You think you've got what it takes?
l've been guarding my gate for a long time, bitch.
l am eternal.
Now l lay me down to sleep.
The master of dreams, my soul l'll keep.
ln the reflection of my mind's eye...
Evil will see itself, and it shall die!
Let them out!
You're dead, Krueger.
Thank you, Alice.
You saved us.
Freedom.
Rest in hell.
You know, l slept through all of last night...
and l haven't done that in days.
l'm still having trouble.
l can sleep two, maybe three hours, if l'm lucky.
l don't mind, though.
l have more reasons to stay awake now.
Come on.
Make a wish.
Come on, you don't believe in that stuff.
Yeah, l do, and l think you do, too.
Here it goes.
What'd you wish for?
lf l tell you, it won't come true. |
Hello, I'm Jay Bulworth.
We stand at the doorstep
of a new millennium.
Our obligation is to reduce
our bloated government...
but at the same time,
restore its creative power...
to reinvigorate our society...
My name is Jay Bulworth.
We stand at the doorstep
of a new millennium.
Our obligation...
California families
who live by the rules...
and work hard
and pay their taxes...
shouldn't be paying
for people who do nothing.
I'm Jay Bulworth.
I believe in a hand up,
not a hand down.
I need your support on Tuesday.
I'm Jay Bulworth.
We stand at the doorstep
of a new millennium.
I'll fight to end unnecessary
affirmative action programs.
I'm Jay Bulworth.
We stand at the doorstep
of a new millennium.
Our obligation is to reduce...
We stand at the doorstep
of a new millennium.
Our welfare system
is out of control.
Of course we should help...
My name is Jay Bulworth.
We stand at the doorstep
of a new millennium.
My wife Connie and I
have been married for 24 years.
She's been a loving partner,
and more importantly...
Connie's been my friend.
Jay has been a great
senator for California...
but the best job he's done is
as a loving husband and father.
I believe
in the old-fashioned values...
of honesty and decency
and fidelity.
Join me in my crusade...
to strengthen
California's families.
Hello, I'm Jay Bulworth.
We stand at the doorstep
of a new millennium.
I'm Jay Bulworth.
We stand at the doorstep
of a new millennium.
We can't afford any longer
to give people privileges...
on the basis of race.
It's time we realized
discrimination in the past...
doesn't justify discrimination
in the future.
Hello, I'm Jay Bulworth.
We stand at the doorstep
of a new millennium.
Our welfare system
is out of control.
Of course we should help
families who truly need it...
but too often, welfare
is a permanent subsidy...
for able-bodied people
who could and should...
Hello, I'm Jay Bulworth.
We stand at the doorstep
of a new millennium.
Our obligation is to reduce
our bloated government...
I'm Jay Bulworth.
We stand at the doorstep
of a new millennium.
It's time we realized
discrimination in the past...
We stand at the doorstep
of a new millennium.
Of course we should help
families who truly need it.
I'm Jay Bulworth.
We stand at the doorstep
of a new millennium.
Our obligation is to reduce...
I'm Jay Bulworth.
We stand at the doorstep
of a new millennium.
We can't afford any longer
to give people...
I'll fight to end unnecessary
affirmative action programs...
Hello, this is
a telephone answering machine.
Leave a message at the beep.
If you're there,
pick up the goddamn telephone.
I know you're there.
Pork bellies, indeed.
I've just spoken with Hong Kong
again, and I'm very upset!
That's the wrong word.
I'm pissed, pissed...
pissed, pissed, pissed, pissed!
I warned you repeatedly
about Fenner.
That son of a bitch and
his pork belly goddamn schemes.
And now he tells me...
He tells me you've invested
nearly everything you had...
and they're selling
the goddamn things short.
We got the check.
The senator would just love
to have drinks with the sultan.
Will the sultan be
in Beverly Hills?
- Has he buzzed yet?
- No.
Feldman call?
It's 6:15 in the morning in L.A.
I don't care.
Get me Liebowitz and Macavoy.
I only got two hands.
I'm too old to grow a third.
I didn't ask you
to grow anything new.
Just get me the calls.
And Mr. Chow?
What about Mr. Ling?
Tell me, did his check clear?
Hey, Senator.
It's a beautiful morning.
The birds are singing.
The leaves are...
doing whatever leaves do.
Did you eat anything?
It's Friday.
That pizza's from Wednesday.
Ahem.
Fenner call?
He said you sold pork bellies
short, and now they're up again.
I mean, is that a disaster?
Davers, do I look like
a disaster to you?
Good morning.
The poll's
worse than we thought.
We're down by four points...
but the new spots
are playing absolutely huge...
and we'll get 900 grand
from the Sunday unch.
You might be asked about that
insurance bill in five minutes.
Which insurance bill?
S2720...
regulates insurance companies.
Makes them sell it
to poor people.
That's a good bill.
Not for insurance companies.
What, are we working
for the insurance companies?
We do today, or Tuesday,
we don't work for anybody.
We're trying to get
50 grand a table.
Should we talk on the way?
Senator, Missy Berliner,
Los Angeles Times.
Sam.
Senator, your challenger
in next Tuesday's primary...
said you were, quote,
an old liberal wine...
trying to pour himself
into a new conservative bottle.
We stand at the doorstep
of a new millennium.
- That kind of mistake can hurt.
- What mistake?
The both sides remark.
Hello, Constance.
I don't know
why your people would think...
I have nothing better to do
than wait around.
I have no objection
to doing my part...
but the least you can do
is to get your staff...
to show some respect
for my time.
Uh-huh.
What about both sides?
It was Bob Sheer, right?
Weren't we supposed to go with
We'll get back to you, Bob?
Both sides implies the other
side is worth considering.
- Where's Becky?
- She doesn't want a photo op.
She's 17. She wants
to be with her friends.
Is she mad at me?
She's not mad. She's 17.
Just send her money.
She'll be fine.
Smile in the back, please.
OK, that's it.
Uh, Con... Uh...
We want to thank you all
for your help.
Any other help, please
make payable to Bulworth '96.
Serum cholesterol,
folate level...
liver function, blood pressure,
EKG... they're all fine.
Are you eating?
Uh, no, thanks.
No, I'm asking, have you
experienced a loss of appetite?
No, no, no.
I'm just not very hungry.
When was the last time you ate?
Mr. Fong
and the Chung family left.
Will Mr. And Mrs. Wang
be in California?
Hello, Helen, how are you?
- Hello, Mr. Crockett.
- Hello, Mrs. Dobish.
Mr. Crockett,
American Insurance Federation.
Jay. Jay.
Are you telling me you haven't
eaten or slept in three days?
That's not good.
Maybe you should talk
to someone.
I'll give you a name.
Milton Alexander.
He's head of Psychiatry
at Georgetown.
Uh, I got a meeting here.
This bill will devastate us.
- It will be...
- Crockett.
Can I call you back?
Doc, how's he doing?
Fine. Fine.
- How are you doing?
- Fine, fine. You?
- Fine.
- Fine.
Can you believe
this goddamn regulation bill?
Is the whole world going insane?
When you consider
the dislocation...
in the relationships
with the state commissioners...
or the effect
on the rate structure...
This bill's
gonna cost us billions.
And it's the usual people
making trouble.
You think I'm gonna say
it's the African Americans.
It's not the African Americans.
I have no problem
with African Americans.
I'm not other people.
Dr. Martin Luther King,
Colin Powell, Michael Jordan...
I have no problem with them.
They have good jobs.
But you throw down
some lazy, welfare-taking...
drug-dealing,
rap-singing punk...
and tell me my people
have to give him a policy. Why?
So he can burn down his house?
Or smoke crack and get AIDS?
You can't get AIDS
by burning your house down.
We got
the oadcasters, insurance...
A.M.A... Buddhists?
What about the Buddhists?
Vinnie! Ha ha ha ha!
Vinnie, you son of a bitch,
how are you?
How you been?
Other than the prostate
like a coffee cake...
a little ticker trouble...
terrific.
To use an overworked phrase,
this bill is...
The bill is un-American.
And I have
total confidence in you...
that you can bottle up this bill
in committee.
What have we got there?
Oh, I got
your homeowner's insurance...
disability insurance,
um ella, liability...
and I see no reason
why you shouldn't have...
a couple million dollars
in life insurance.
I thought we said ten.
- What?
- Ten. Ten million.
Pesos?
Senator... Ha ha ha.
I feel constrained to remind you
that what we said was...
a couple of million
paid to your daughter...
Four payments,
2.5 million each...
ten million dollars
to my daughter.
Would five do it?
Why don't we just say seven?
Ten million.
That's a lot of life insurance.
If Jay Bulworth plays ball,
we'll play ball.
Oh, Senator,
I want you to meet Vinnie.
Vinnie, how are you?
Ready for the weekend
research project?
Davers, could you excuse us?
Thanks.
Uh, all right, Senator,
I'll be right outside.
Tell her we need
U.S. American dollars.
Small bills.
I wish I didn't have to go
through Davers to talk to you.
Davers can always reach me.
Davers is a sweetheart.
Did Davers ask you...
what the weekend
research project was?
Uh-uh.
Good.
Nobody knows but you and me.
You and me, Senator.
That's good.
Here's a couple of pictures
of the person.
Give them to whomever
is gonna do the, uh...
- Research.
- Research.
This is the first time...
I've ever arranged
to get a guy to off a guy...
who I don't know who the guy is
who he's gonna off.
You mean, research.
Yeah, research a guy
who I don't know who it is.
You said
you didn't have to know.
I'm just the liaison. I don't
want to know who this is...
and I don't want nobody knowin'
nothin' about me.
I need to talk to you,
I call Eddie Davers.
You need to talk to me,
you call Eddie Davers.
That way nobody knows nothin'.
- Fine.
- Except for one thing.
- What's that?
- I gotta know who this guy is.
- You just said...
- But that was in the abstract.
Now that we're really
doin' it...
and you don't tell me
who this is, and then, uh...
Simple math.
Take a look.
Excuse me.
What's the gag?
He will be arriving at LAX...
tomorrow night at 8:40
on American Airlines.
A check for the second half
of the money.
If I'm not dead by Monday,
I stop payment on that check.
Thank you for flying with us.
Have a pleasant stay
in Los Angeles.
As you exit the aircraft,
our flight agents...
will help direct you
to any connecting flights.
Oh, and have a nice day.
Welcome back.
Did you sleep on the plane?
We're running late, so let me
run through some changes.
By the way,
excellent work with Crockett.
The final haul
from the Sunday unch is 1.1.
Insurance came up with 250.
We got two from oil, banks
are in for one and a half...
A.M.A. And the lawyers
came in just south of 100.
Gloria Allred got very excited
over your O.J. Statement.
Even the women have coughed up.
Came in with about 65.
We do have a new schedule.
We have a black church,
and then we have Beverly Hills.
He's here.
It'd be nice later
to have a drink with the sultan.
The guy is nuts.
Welcome home, Senator.
- What's this?
- I told you.
Twenty-four hours
on the campaign trail.
This is Gary Plunkett of C-SPAN.
And Fred Tinsdale
and Mimi Binder.
How you doing?
Mimi and I are gonna be...
right behind you
in the truck, Senator.
Fred, get in the truck.
So, C-SPAN
is gonna be with us all night?
All weekend.
Tonight's installment...
airs tomorrow afternoon at 2:00.
Where are we going?
First stop, we are going
down to South Central.
Did you get a copy
of the schedule?
We're gonna be on the go.
First stop is South Central and
the African-American community.
Gee, your African-American
constituents...
down in South Central...
don't forget what you've done
for them, do they?
Where we going?
Down to Grace Church.
- Fred.
- What?
Did you say
you'd covered Bulworth before?
Yeah.
These things go by the book.
Then over to Beverly Hills...
to meet some big names
in the entertainment business.
Scotty, how are you?
Vivian, Rwanda,
I didn't expect you to be here.
Those key chains look fantastic.
How you feeling, Senator?
Get any sleep on the plane?
Has Mr. Murphy
forgotten something?
Mr. Murphy, the senator?
Whoops.
Senator? Senator Bulworth.
Senator...
The honorable senator
from California...
the Senator
Jay Billington Bulworth.
- Yay!
- Yay!
Hey, that's a nice
little piece of timing.
Amen.
Senator, your speech, sir.
Amen!
We stand at the doorstep
of a new millennium.
Listen to this.
I put a little time in on this.
And at the same time,
restore its creative power...
to reinvigorate our society...
And, uh...
ing about a, uh, rebirth
of, uh, democracy, uh...
Any questions?
Nice. Less is more.
When the riots went down
four years ago...
you promised us
federal funding to rebuild.
What happened?
What happened was...
we all knew
that was gonna be big news...
so we all came down here...
Bush, Clinton, Wilson...
got our pictures taken, told you
what you wanted to hear...
and we pretty much
forgot about it.
Ha ha ha!
Did you hear that?
Let's see where he's going.
We can't get health insurance,
fire insurance, life insurance.
Why haven't you come out
for Senate Bill 2720?
Because you haven't contributed
any money to my campaign.
You know how much insurance
companies come up with?
They depend on me
to get a bill like that...
and bottle it up in committee
during an election...
and then we can kill it
when you're not looking.
When you say by the book,
what book would that be?
So the Democrats
don't care about us?
Isn't that obvious?
Half your kids are out of work
and the other half are in jail.
Do you see any Democrat
doing anything about it?
Certainly not me.
What are you going to do,
vote Republican?
Come on. You're not
gonna vote Republican.
Let's call a spade a spade.
I mean, you can have
a Billion Man March.
If you don't put down
that malt liquor...
and stop backing a running back
who stabs his wife...
you're never gonna
get rid of somebody like me.
Fire! Fire! Fire!
Yo, fire alarm!
Nina, let's be out.
Fire!
Right this way, Senator.
What are you doing?
That was good.
That was really good.
Fire!
Does anybody know
where the fire actually is?
Where's the fire?
Does anybody know
exactly where the fire is?
I find it very worrying
that in 1990 Los Angeles...
churches are burning.
Smell smoke? I don't smell shit.
If there's a fire,
I don't know where it is.
We have to be running along.
Coming through. Thank you.
Hey, Senator! Listen, hon.
Like what she said.
We into politics.
We want to work
on your campaign.
We need some jobs volunteering.
I don't mind volunteering.
It's on to Beverly Hills
on our new schedule...
and our friends the Liebowitzes.
We're into
that whole political... Nina.
To prevent any damage
to this wonderful landmark...
- Yo.
- Yo. Yo to you.
- Later.
- I was hoping for sooner.
- What'd you say?
- Later is good.
You tryin' to mack on my sister?
There's no macking
going on here, young man.
I really think
we should be on our way.
We should go.
Feldman, my friends here
would like to volunteer.
What can you help us with?
It's a shame we didn't get
into the heart of your remarks.
You want to volunteer?
You've always had tremendous
support in this district.
Come on, that Nina. Woof!
Oh, yes.
Woof! Woof!
Never underestimate
the value of a frank exchange.
- What does mack mean?
- Mack?
Macavoy, what does mack mean?
Gary, do you know?
Like, You're macking
on my sister?
For you to be running
against Hugh Weldie...
who has just leapt on
the neoconservative bandwagon...
Uh, is your sciatic nerve
bothering you again?
No, no, no, I'm fine.
Several of our people
find Weldie's duplicity...
particularly, uh...
You've had such a tough day.
What do you say we get you
some downtime?
I could cover for you
at the Liebowitzes'.
- Are you kidding me?
- Absolutely.
After all the money
we've worked these guys for?
We get more money from
these jokers than the Chinese.
I'll tell you what.
I've got an idea. Pull over.
Gary, what do you say you and I
and your colleagues...
head on over to headquarters?
That is a good idea. Great.
Let's do that. Come on, Gar.
And we'll see you
in Beverly Hills.
That is a good idea.
Gary, this is gonna be
much better.
You are gonna get
a behind-the-scenes look...
at how a campaign
actually operates.
You eat on the plane, Senator?
No.
- How long since you ate?
- Wednesday.
Ha ha ha!
Pull in here, will you?
I'm starving.
Let's get some chicken wings.
Frankly, this is getting
uncomfortable for me.
A third of the guests
have left already.
A third of the guests are drunk.
When do you think he'll be here?
I think he'll be here
any second.
You do?
He's had such a day.
The senator is helping
the state department...
work out details
on a new guarantee.
A new guarantee? I'm sorry.
The West Bank.
You didn't hear it from me.
The West Bank.
He'll be here any second.
Yo, Senator Bulworth.
Here we are... volunteer valets.
Manny and Dorothy Liebowitz.
Hello. It's good to see you.
Sid Sheinberg and Lew Wasserman
had to leave...
but I'm sure they'd agree
the security of the West Bank...
is more important
than you being on time.
I was just grabbing a bite.
Come in.
We'll be out shortly.
We can't ask the Liebowitzes
to throw open their doors...
to a national
television audience, can we?
Nonsense.
Mi casa es su casa, huh?
Yes!
Oh, miss, um...
Thank you very much.
Do you think those of us
in the entertainment business...
need government help
in determining limits...
on the amount
of sex and violence...
in today's films
and television programs?
You know, the funny thing
is how, uh...
Lousy most of your stuff is.
You make violent films
and dirty films...
and you make family films...
but most of 'em
are not very good, are they?
It's funny
that so many smart people...
could work so hard and
spend all that money...
and make so much money on 'em...
What do you think it is?
It must be the money, huh?
It turns everything to crap.
But how much money
do you guys really need?
I mean...
you be honest with me,
and don't spare my feelings.
Do you have any more
of the crispy crab cakes?
Wait! Just wait a minute.
!
Do you think
it's advisable...
to schedule campaign stops
with industry leaders...
when you have such
a low opinion of their product?
My guys are not stupid.
They always put the big Jews
on my schedule.
You're mostly Jews here, right?
Three out of four anyway.
Excuse me?
I bet Murphy put something bad
about Farrakhan in here for you.
Thank you, Senator.
I know I speak for you
when I say I'm energized...
by your...
this kind of give and take.
Can you play that
crispy crab cakes remark again?
Hey!
Oh, great.
I think everybody
was challenged by your candor.
Let Bob Dole put that
in his pipe and smoke it.
Just get out!
All of you are fired!
Fuck you! We are volunteers.
The senator's
gonna go to his hotel and sleep.
We stayed
too long already. We out!
- You girls want a ride?
- Yeah!
Get the stuff.
Get in the limo, big butt.
- That shit be awesome!
- Where we going?
Where can we drop
you young women?
Just take us down La Brea.
We'll take a bus.
No. We goin' down to Frankie's.
- Frankie's?
- Yeah.
We'll take you.
I don't want to go down
to no Frankie's.
What's Frankie's?
Are you trippin'?
Let's go, Macavoy.
I can't stand when people
wanna flex their authority.
I can't believe him
tryin' to tell us to...
I don't think you need
to feel badly...
about going to the hotel
and getting some sleep.
You've had a tough day.
Letterman
ain't no Arsenio Hall.
I heard that Arsenio
was a two-minute other.
You buggin'.
I heard the head of Arsenio's
jimmy big as a apple.
Why don't we take a look
at that new 30-second spot?
My name's Jay Bulworth.
You don't know nothin'
about Arsenio's jimmy.
I got the 411
from Sanequa James.
- She saw it up close.
- You mean his dick?
I really like it
when you serve the potato salad.
It's very dynamic.
She gave him the nappy dugout.
Nappy dugout?
Man got a nine-inch jimmy.
But she booty ugly!
Dugout, do some nappy tricks.
Nappy dugout.
Jimmy and the nappy dugout.
Nappy tricks.
- Some of the Frisbee tricks.
- Yeah.
Our welfare system
is out of control.
Ladies,
we'll just be five minutes...
because the senator is meeting
the cardinal in the morning.
If I have to meet
with the mackerel snappers...
can't I just dump the sultan?
Two seconds.
Let me make a security check.
Bulworth!
Oom boop sheh bam
oh coo-coo mop
Can ya sing, Bulworth?
Rock until you can't be a ghost.
You got to sing.
Be a spirit. That's how
these niggers got here.
Ghosts got 'em
when they touched each other.
Be a spirit!
And the spirit will not descend
without song.
You got to sing, fool.
Don't be no ghost, Bulworth!
Not him. No cameras.
That's a tough eak.
I thought
they'd let you follow us...
but the camera
must make them nervous.
How disappointing.
- He with you?
- He all right.
Check your weapons.
I don't think we have
any weapons.
- Expecting trouble?
- No.
You can't do nothin'
in five years.
His family owns a pork shop
for five years.
Go on. You're good.
He ain't doin' it to honor
all the subspecies of life.
Hey.
Good to see you, my friend.
That's...
What you said
at the church... ave.
If you haven't
been able to talk to me...
you can talk to me now.
- Go stand by the door.
- Why?
- Keep a look out.
- Nobody can get in.
Good work. Sit down.
Tell these niggers what's up
Come, come get it
Senator?
Sir, if you're having...
Excuse me.
I need to talk to the Senator.
If you're having a problem,
we should talk about it.
What are you concerned about?
I'm concerned that you told
300 people in a black church...
they wouldn't be a factor...
as long as we're controlled
by insurance.
I'm concerned you went to
a Beverly Hills fund-raiser...
and told people in entertainment
their product is lousy.
And, since many of them
are Jewish...
you thought it prudent
to mock their Jewish paranoia.
I'm concerned we're in a club
in Compton...
before the most important
campaign swing.
God knows what illegal activity
is taking place...
and you're smoking marijuana!
I work for you.
You call the shots...
but I can do my job much better
if you just tell me...
what is this new strategy?
Have a drink, Murphy.
Live your life.
Bartender.
What the hell are you
doin' here, sugar? Chillin'?
God damn!
Leroy, get over here!
Have a drink on me, sweetness.
Leroy, look who's here...
Clint Eastwood! Damn!
- That ain't Clint Eastwood.
- What do you mean?
That's George Hamilton.
George Hamilton?
He got that TV show.
Hey, George, what's happenin'?
What's up, man?
God damn!
- He with you?
- Yeah.
What's happenin'?
I don't care who you
think you know. You can't enter.
What you doin'?
Senator, this is fun,
but I'm gonna tell Mac...
to get ready to go.
Put it away.
What's up?
Hi.
You lost, massa?
How you doin'?
This place
ain't for you, motherfucker.
Can we talk?
This place
is for our homies, real niggers.
- He ain't no nigger.
- I ain't no what?
You ain't no real nigger.
Is you a real nigger?
You callin' me nigger,
motherfucker?
Don't call me nigger,
motherfucker.
Would you prefer
motherfucker, motherfucker?
What the fuck?
You can't call me motherfucker.
Shit!
You gotta get out of here!
I don't need my sister
coverin' my ass!
Yes, you do!
- Move.
- Where you goin'?
Get in your car and go!
I saw you rush your other out.
That's fucked up.
He owes me money.
If I left him there,
you'd cap his ass.
Motherfucker rip off L.D.,
he a dead-ass motherfucker.
I give people protection
around here. Right?
Mm-hmm.
I can give you
protection or pain.
It's wrong to embarrass me,
Nina...
wrong and detrimental
to my way of life.
That motherfucker owe me money.
I'm workin' on gettin' it.
I'm tired of playing with you.
Whenever I see you,
you say that.
I said I'm gonna get it.
The only reason his legs
ain't snapped by now...
is 'cause he's your other.
If you fall absolute
I thought ya knew,
I thought ya knew
Bitches are hustlers, too
I thought ya knew
Now, what I really want to know
Is where did little Nina go?
I'm lookin' here,
I'm lookin' there
But I can't find her anywhere
Where, oh, where
Is little Nina?
I'm happy with Nina
Hello, Nina
Where you been-a
Nina, Nina
Nina
Has anybody seen 'er?
Nina, Nina where you been-a?
You're the prettiest girl
Leave.
OK, OK
You come downstairs,
and then we'll play
Excuse me.
Coming through. Sorry.
Damn, motherfucker,
watch yourself!
I am terribly...
You's a sorry-assed
motherfucker.
I'm terribly sorry, ma'am.
Keep walkin', bitch.
I'll whup your ass up,
motherfucker!
I'll give you five dollars
to buy a new suit, punk!
Excuse me. I'm sorry.
- He won't leave.
- He's not tired?
I doubt he's slept
the past five days.
- There's something else.
- What?
He's rhyming now.
- Rhyming?
- Rhyming.
He's talking in rhymes.
It's very, very disconcerting.
Yo, Nina, Nina, I'm over here
And this is really good
if you give it a chance
I never even knew
that I could dance
I guess some people can
and some people can't
But I don't even care
if I splits my pants
We had a neighbor
who'd lose her mind sometimes.
What's weird is,
when she got that way...
she'd only speak in song lyrics.
Murphy, Feldman,
you're lookin' pretty beat
I thought you might feel better
with some ribs to eat
Eat 'em, gentlemen,
you'll think they're really fine
And if you want a couple more,
you can get 'em anytime
I'm incredibly frightened.
Hey-oh
Hey, hey, hey-oh
Hey-oh,
hey, hey, hey-oh
Hey, you sing, hey-oh
Hey, hey, hey-oh
Hey-oh
Hey, hey, hey-oh
Let's go, come on,
just bounce to the beat, yeah
Just bounce to the beat
Just bounce to the beat, yeah
That George Hamilton
sure can move.
Just bounce to the beat, yeah
I once knew a girl
named Peggy Sue
The only thing
that she liked to do
Was take the club,
get on the funk
All I did was jump and go
Hey, Lou,
look at that girl right there
The one with the weave
all in her hair
Just bounce to the beat,
yeah, yeah
Just bounce to the beat,
come on, come on
Tell that girl in the blue
What she got to do
to get with you
Come on, just,
just bounce to the beat, yeah
Just bounce to the...
Tell that girl in the big ol'...
Talkin' 'bout the firm
That is, that is,
that is, that is
My pops used to warn me
Never fall victim to the pornie
Keep the pussy tight
The... the... the pussy,
the pussy tight
The pussy... the pussy tight
That bitch
If I'm gonna fuck,
raise that dick
I whip my dick out... whu-whu...
When I whip out my dick,
I do my duty
Hey, guys!
The dick,
his dick, his dick
Plays that dick, that d-dick
I need some pussy
Some dick, dick
Senator Bulworth, sir?
The fund-raiser!
Some pussy, his dick,
some pussy, his dick
The Beverly Wilshire
fund-raiser starts in 5 minutes!
Senator, the unch
begins in five minutes.
But are you up to speaking?
Up? What's up?
Perhaps Barbara Boxer
should talk.
It'll be fine.
Give me the speech.
Hey, Murphy, we had a good time.
You're very tired, sir.
Just give me the speech.
You girls want eakfast
at the Beverly Wilshire?
Where's Nina?
We could drop you at
that chicken and waffles place.
It's really yummy.
Have you ever tried it?
Where's Nina?
Nina said
she'd see you later, George.
- I'm comin'.
- Oh. OK.
I think it'll be fine.
He got it out of his system.
Don't worry.
I'll be fine this time.
You can get some sleep
at the hotel afterwards.
It's gonna be fine.
And freshen up.
OK, Macavoy.
Beverly Wilshire, chop chop.
You got nothin'
to worry about.
I'm tellin' you,
the man is a rock.
He looked in my eyes and said,
This bill is un-American.
This man is granite.
Good. We're down 31/8, and
the bill's still in committee.
It never will get out.
Jay Bulworth's on this baby.
I'm sure all he needed
was a good meal and some sleep.
Senator?
Your speech, sir.
Go get 'em.
Hiya, Constance.
Good of you to show up.
Rough night at the prom?
We're back on track.
- How's Edward?
- Edgar.
I like Edgar.
I've always liked Edgar.
Knock it off.
Once in a generation,
if we're lucky...
an individual
whose life and work...
are the life and work
of the people he represents.
Such is the man
who has served the people...
of the state of California...
Senator Jay Billington Bulworth!
Thank you, Bill Stone.
We stand on the doorstep
of a new millennium.
We have an obligation...
on one hand, to reduce...
Ahh...
Yada yada...
Yada yada yada.
It's up to the people
to decide...
what the state of California
and the nation will do.
Biddy biddy bid...
Ooh, what'll we do?
The nation will do
It's up to you. What'll we do?
What'll we do,
well, it's up to you
You know, it ain't that funny,
you contribute all my money
You make your contribution,
then you get your solution
As long as you can pay,
I'm gonna do it all your way
Yes, money talks,
and the people walk
Yeah, now let me hear ya say it,
big money
Whoa! Big money, big money
Big money, big money, big money
One man, one vote,
now is that really real?
The name of our game
is Let's Make a Deal
Now people got the problems,
the haves and the have-nots
But the ones that make me listen
pay for 30-second spots
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yo, Bank of America
at this table over here
Wells Fargo and Citibank,
you're really very dear
Loan billions to Mexico
and never have to fear
'Cause taxpayers,
taxpayers take it in the rear
Take it
in the rear, take it in the rear
Yo, over here
we've got our friends from oil
They don't give a shit
how much wilderness is spoiled
They tell us
that they're careful
We know that it's a lie
As long as we keep drivin' cars,
they let the planet die
Let the planet
die, let the planet die
Exxon, Mobil,
the Saudis in Kuwait
If we still got the Middle-East,
the atmosphere can wait
The Arabs got the oil,
we buy everything they sell
But if the others
raise the price
We blow 'em all to hell
Boom boom boom boom
Now let me hear ya say it
- Saddam
- Saddam
- Hussein
- Hussein
- Saddam
- Saddam
- Hussein
- Hussein
Mmm
Get me a phone number.
Dr. Morris Fishman, UCLA.
He's at the Department
of Psychiatry.
Get the number now.
Yo, everybody
gonna get sick someday
But nobody knows
how they're gonna pay
Healthcare, managed care, HMOs
Ain't gonna work,
no, sir, not those
'Cause the thing that's the same
in every one of these
Is these motherfuckers there,
the insurance companies
Yeah, yeah
You can call it single-payer
or Canadian way
Only socialized medicine
will ever save the day
Come on now,
let me hear that dirty word
Socialism!
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Now, the women in the world
is mistreated and abused
But when we try to fix it,
we tend to get confused
I got respect
from all the sisters
They will tell you
that's my style
But there's one thing
in politics
That always makes me smile
I like the pussy, the pussy,
I like it really fine
And when you be a senator,
you get it all the time
The young ones, the old ones,
they really like 'em all
And when you be in Washington,
you hardly have to call
The women, they love power
And if you don't
pull that rug out
No matter what they say or do,
they give you nappy dugout
Now, would we be eligible
for an Emmy or a Peabody?
Will rap be
a regular part of your campaign?
A part of my campaign?
Now, that just sounds insane
- Went well, don't you think?
- Extremely.
Is campaign finance
reform your central issue now?
It's the only way to go
If these guys pay the piper,
then the piper does a show
You got that right.
Bye, fellas.
Wait in here.
I'll be right back.
Patricia Ireland
is expected in town.
Will you have a meeting
with her?
How does this approach sit...
with the National
Organization of Women?
- Hi.
- Hi.
- That speech was phat.
- Phat?
- You got a room here?
- Huh?
A room we can go to upstairs?
- A room?
- A room.
What do you want to do now?
We could proceed to
the church, then the debate...
or we can shut down
until the debate.
Dr. Morris Fishman
is in Paraguay.
- It's your call.
- My call?
It's my call?
I know it's my call!
Feldman?
Uh, Feldman?
Is Mrs. Bulworth
making the campaign swing today?
Yes, sir?
Uh, Feldman, could I
have the key to the room?
- The room?
- The room, upstairs.
Oh! Sure.
- Feldman?
- Yeah?
- Key?
- Right. Sorry.
You have no fear...
your big money sources
are gonna dry up?
What?
- Senator Bulworth?
- It's in the car.
The Senator needs his room key.
Senator, we have
to get in the car now, sir.
Key's in the car. Let's go.
Why don't you
get some sleep now?
Yes. Nina and I
are going up to the room.
- That's not a good idea.
- Yes, it is.
- You and her right now?
- Yes.
I've got a better idea.
You and I get in the limo alone
and circle back when you want.
Why would I do that?
Will the insurance industry
respond well to your remarks?
Senator,
where is the nappy dugout?
Where's the nappy dugout?
That's where you get the bug out
How are you gonna keep
the American Medical...
Who are the girls?
The girls?
They're friends of mine,
can't you see?
Feldman, Feldman,
where's that key?
The key's
in your hand. You got the life!
You got the life,
ain't it grand?
You got the life
Senator, how do you intend...
You got
to be a spirit, Bulworth.
You can't be no ghost.
You got it all, Bulworth.
Ain't life grand?
Ain't it grand?
You got the life, man.
Let's go, Macavoy.
We're on the move.
Give me the phone.
I need Davers.
You got to be a spirit,
not a ghost!
Macavoy,
you know where Davers is?
No, sir.
Maybe he's at our next stop,
the church.
You've had a crushing weekend...
This is
Eddie Davers. Leave a message.
You should get some sleep.
Davers, this is the Senator.
Once you get this message...
call the man you introduced me
to in Washington.
Tell him he has to cancel
the weekend research project.
It's very important.
See you at the church.
The church in Pasadena.
We can drop
the young supporters off.
Where can we take
you young ladies?
We rollin' with y'all!
Senator, a pleasure to see you.
Cardinal! Yo!
I hope Mrs. Bulworth
isn't under the weather.
No. She's fine.
I'll be with you shortly.
Y'all got a choir
in your church?
I'm with the network.
Find Davers.
The weekend research project
has to be canceled.
Macavoy, go in there
and find Davers.
I've got to find Davers.
Sir, a couple of questions.
The glory of his name
- You see him?
- No.
We are honored today
by the attendance...
of United States Senator
Jay Billington Bulworth.
Let us rejoice
in his presence...
and sing hymn number 376.
Joyful, joyful
We adore thee
God of glory
Lord of love
Lord of love
Hearts unfold like flowers
before thee
- Get out of the car.
- Why?
I got some problems,
and you're not safe with me.
What does that mean?
Just get out of the car.
- You afraid of somebody?
- Yeah.
Kill 'em live
Kill 'em live
Kill 'em live
Kill 'em live
Kill 'em live
Kill 'em live
Kill 'em live
Thou our father
Christ our other
All who live in love are thine
Teach us how to love each other
Lift us to the joy divine
If you're so afraid,
why don't you tell me why?
I can't.
I just need a guy to call a guy.
Call the guy yourself.
I don't know how.
Let's go back to the hotel.
- You liked that hotel.
- I gotta stay out of sight.
Kill 'em live
Kill 'em live
Kill 'em live
It is worse than arrogance.
It is contempt.
Contempt for the press
and for the people.
Have you heard a rumor that
Gephardt's looking for someone?
I'm staying out of sight
until he gets back.
We can wait in the car.
Hi, Mimi.
We lost our ride to the debate.
Can we catch a ride
with you guys?
- He split with the limo?
- Yeah.
So who walks in? Huey Newton.
You know who Huey Newton was?
A lot of people I talk to...
black, your age... don't know.
Huey.
Why do you think
there are no more black leaders?
Some think it's because
they all got killed...
but I think
it's from the decimation...
of urban manufacturing bases.
Senator, an optimistic,
energized population...
throws up optimistic,
energized leaders.
When you shift manufacturing
to the Third World...
you destroy
the blue-collar core...
of the black activist
population.
Some people would say
the problem is cultural.
But the media is controlled
by fewer and fewer people.
Add to that a consumer culture
based on self-gratification...
and it means nobody
wants leaders...
calling for self-sacrifice.
Fact is, I'm a materialist.
If I look at the economy...
high employment means
jobs for African-Americans.
World War ll meant
lots of jobs for black folks.
That's what energized people
for the civil rights movement.
An energized,
hopeful community...
not only produces leaders,
but leaders they'll respond to.
What do you think, Senator?
What do you think my age is?
Your age?
You said black people my age.
Oh. 23?
Twenty-six.
How old do you think I am?
How old?
Hmm?
Sixty.
My mother was a Panther.
Huey Newton
fed kids on my block.
Huh.
Senator,
aren't you late for the debate?
Davers, Davers, Davers.
I've been looking for you
everywhere.
I'm here.
We have to call Vinnie.
You know what I get
out of this place? Bupkus.
Talk to you later.
- Yeah?
- Vinnie, it's Nina.
You a fucking bimbo?
I couldn't get him
up to the room.
You're incompetent.
You didn't
have to push him off.
You just had
to get him upstairs.
I've had it with you!
Vinnie, wait.
You move on to plan B.
What the fuck is plan B?
You know plan B.
And you better get it done.
You said if I got him up
to the room, I'd get 10 Gs.
- Fucking bimbo!
- Vinnie.
Vinnie! Davers.
The Senator
wants to speak with you.
Hey, Vinnie. Vinnie, my friend,
how are you?
Vinnie, I'm very relieved
to get in touch with you...
because we're gonna have
to call off...
the weekend research project.
Call it off?
- That's not a problem, is it?
- Not a problem?
My plans have changed.
But you keep the fee.
That's not a problem, is it?
No.
Oh, good!
Good, good, Vinnie.
Let me ask you a favor.
Can we keep this
just between the two of us?
You and me
and whoever's doing the thing?
We're gonna need a surcharge.
- Fine.
- Cancellation fee.
OK. Just keep the check.
No. An additional 50,000.
That's good.
I'll send Davers over right away
with another check.
Shall we consider it done?
Yeah.
Wonderful. Wonderful.
Good. Thanks, Vinnie, thanks.
You're welcome.
Fuckin' crazy motherfucker.
Senator, what is
a weekend research project?
No, it's a... It's nothing.
It's all off.
That guy's nuts.
I don't feel too good.
Want something?
Vinnie.
You want something?
Vinnie!
I gotta go. I'm out.
All right!
All right!
We're late,
we're late, we're late!
For a very important debate!
And I'm feeling so great
while I'm feeling my fate
when I get to the gate...
Senator!
'Cause I got a new slate
on my plate and it's great
If you want to hide,
I know a place.
You think after all this crap
is over Tuesday...
that maybe you could
actually, like, hang?
- Hang?
- Hang out with me?
Oh, hang out with you.
What do you think?
- Yeah.
- Yeah?
I got the plan.
Want to meet my family tonight?
Oh, that would... That's great.
That's great, that's great
I got a whole new slate
I get to meet the family,
I can hardly wait |
I think he's finally
recognizing the situation...
and getting some sleep.
There's...
OK, listen to me.
I'm not letting him
on television...
until he explains himself.
Say he got a disease
or stuck in traffic.
We'll stand here
and block him...
arms akimbo if necessary.
Prevent him from doing further
damage to his and our careers.
I'm explicitly authorizing
the use of force at this point.
Murphy, Feldman, Macavoy.
Hey, boss.
Didn't work.
I think he's OK now.
Got the electric razor?
- I got the razor.
- Get him to shave.
They're ready.
How about a quick shave?
The format agreed to
is as follows...
there will be
no opening statements.
Questions will be addressed
to each of the candidates...
in alternating order.
The candidate to whom
the question is addressed...
will have two and a half minutes
to answer.
The other candidate will then
have one minute to reply.
And the first candidate will
then have another 30 seconds...
for a final comment
on that question.
After the allotted time
for questions...
each candidate
will make a final statement...
of three minutes.
Mr. Weldie
won the drawing of lots.
He's elected to make
his closing statement.
I was supposed
to set him up, not do the shit.
Now I can't even get Vinnie
on the damn phone.
The first question
will be from Jann Carl...
and is for Senator Bulworth.
Senator, the news today
requires us to ask you...
about this sudden change
in your campaign style.
Could you explain it?
Why are you here?
Admit it.
It's 'cause you make a bundle.
I beg your pardon?
You're not here 'cause you're
getting paid a bundle of money.
Come on, come on.
We got three
pretty rich guys here...
getting paid
by some really rich guys...
to ask a couple
of other rich guys...
questions about their campaign.
But our campaigns are financed
by the same guys...
that pay you guys your money...
so what are we talking about?
I'm inging the man
down there.
If they don't like it,
they can kiss my ass.
I could tell you stories...
about getting money from them
that would pin your ears back.
Stories about me.
I don't know about Hugh.
Do you have that, uh...
Well...
But, uh, I tell you...
He's got something hot here.
Republicans, Democrats,
what's the difference?
Your guys, my guys,
our guys, us guys.
It's a club...
so why don't we just,
uh, have a drink? Hugh?
No?
You know, Hugh,
if you win this thing...
you really gotta think about
where your kids go to school.
We put our daughter in
Sidwell-Friends with Clinton's.
The Gores really like
St. Albans...
but a public school
anywhere around Washington...
is a disaster.
Excuse me, Senator.
If you don't mind...
I think we're here to ask
about the news of your camp...
News?
What are you talking about,
the news?
Come on, the guys you and I
get our money from...
they don't want the people
to have the news.
They want you to think
that corporations...
are more efficient
than government, right?
You want to know
why the health care industry...
is the most profitable business
in the Unites States?
'Cause the insurance companies
take 24 cents...
out of every dollar
that's spent.
You know what
it takes the government...
to do the same thing
for Medicare?
Three cents out of every dollar.
Now, what is all this crap
they hand you...
about business
being more efficient?
What the hell is going on here?
These guys need to be regulated.
You think these pigs
are gonna regulate themselves?
What's going on?
If you'll please pardon
the interruption...
it seems
as if we're experiencing...
some technical
difficulties here.
Hey, Hugh, what's up?
What's up?
What's happening, baby?
I'm doing what I got to do.
I'm inging him down there,
God damn it.
Ladies and gentlemen,
please stand by.
We are experiencing
technical difficulties.
What's going on?
Are we gonna do this or not?
We're doing the best we can.
Oh, hi, Davers.
Uh, power failure.
If he wants to crash and burn
his entire fucking career, fine.
Fuck him!
But I'll be goddamned if that
asshole's taking us down, too.
It's not like I've not been
completely loyal to that fucker.
I've had other offers, you know.
I beat 'em off with a stick.
Didn't he have it all,
though, Bill?
Looks, ains,
more or less enough...
classy wife...
but Jesus Christ, Bill...
for God's sake, he had us.
The motherfucker had us.
If he had just listened to me
on welfare reform in '88.
If he just chased
not quite so much pussy.
Could have gone all the way.
But, hey, we still might.
2000's wide fucking open,
but now...
with this shit...
we're fucked in the ass, man.
Fucked in the ass
with our pants down.
Cocksucker.
Fuck.
Hi, Larry.
Murphy, Murphy, Murphy.
How the hell are you?
You ever seen anything
like this?
Let's just say
it is very unusual stuff.
Well, I don't know what to say.
Let's face it. I'm gonna have
to do a show on this.
Oh, my God, no, Larry.
Come on. Do you have to?
No. Sure you wanna handle it
like that?
You kidding?
The guy's on a roll.
They want someone like this.
People are sick and tired
of all this baloney.
I want him on my show.
That's exactly what I told him.
Now he's finally listening.
The man's got this giant vision.
We're finally getting it out.
I've been hammering away at him.
It's very gratifying
that he's listening to me.
It's very gratifying to me.
That's just between you and me.
What are we talking about?
We've got Clinton tonight.
Bump him! Just kidding.
Um, how about tomorrow?
- Book him.
- We'll call you.
Call him.
Nobody's seen this in years.
This is it.
Your boy is it.
He's it. It's kind of historic.
You've got insight.
No. You've got insight.
You're the guy that saw it.
You're the one
that's been telling people.
Senator, Mr. Weldie,
I'm sorry to say...
but we'll have to cancel this
for today.
They don't want to bump
Jerry Springer.
I'm sorry, folks.
That will be it.
Oh, fine, Senator, how are you?
You're not feeling
like you need a vacation?
Not really, no, no.
I gotta tell you,
I'm confused...
because you and I
could play ball.
But you are playing
a much rougher and of ball...
than I'm accustomed to.
I have your policy here.
Oh, the policy,
Crockett, thank you.
Forget it. I don't need it.
Everything OK?
OK is not the word
for it, Senator.
Hong Kong pork bellies
are way down...
and you're back in the chips.
Good. Did you give
the guy the check?
- Aw, poor guy.
- What?
Well, he collapsed.
What? He collapsed?
Probably a heart attack.
When you have
a moment, we have to sit down.
Did he cancel the weekend
research project?
- I guess so, boss.
- You guess so?
Well, I don't know.
He was in a coma.
I left the check.
Where is he?
Cedars. He's in intensive care.
You turned off
the electricity...
because you knew
he was telling the truth!
You could have resumed
that debate...
but you didn't want Americans
hearing what he had to say!
Don't bullshit me!
Go there. Sit with him.
Wait till he wakes up.
You ask him if he canceled
the weekend research project.
OK? Now, if he didn't...
you ask him who's he gotta call,
all right?
OK, boss.
Senator, when you have a moment.
Runnin' with my others
Headed for the home base
With a steady pace on the face
they just replaced
Getting longer
than a motherfucking marathon
If that's what I got to do
But nobody's picking up
a nigger with an attitude
Stuck and runnin' hard,
haulin' ass
'Cause I'm a nigger known
for having a notorious past
My mind was slick,
my temper was too quick
Now the FBI's all over my dick
Got us tick and running
Just to find the gun
that started the clock
That's when the E jumped off
the starting block
A hundred miles from home,
and yo, it's a long stretch
A little sprinting motherfucker
that they won't catch, yeah
Runnin' like I just don't care
Compton's 50 miles,
but yo, I'm gonna get there
From city to city,
I'm a menace till I pass by
Ripping up shit
just so you can remember
I'm a straight-up nigger
That's done in, gunnin',
and comin' straight at your ass
A hundred miles and running
Running like a nigger,
I hate to lose
Show me on the news,
but I hate to be abused
God...
So now I'm gonna get up
You gotta get out.
You're crazy,
Jay Bulworth.
Larry King is pissed about it,
and he's not alone!
How about the FCC?
Have you ever heard
of the F-C-fucking-C-C-C?
OK, well,
now you listen to me.
You guys are running
an election special tonight...
and guess what?
I would like to have
my candidate on it.
Are we hiding again?
'Cause I said
I got a safe place.
Oh, safe?
Every day is a holiday
Holiday
Another motherfucking dollar day
Dollar day
Every day is a holiday
Holiday
Another motherfucking dollar day
Dollar day
Every day is a holiday
Safe, huh?
Hello.
Senator Bulworth, I think
we're gonna be back on track.
You gotta be back here at 7:30.
State of American
politics special.
It's mostly Dole and Clinton,
but they're featuring you, too.
Listen to the deal.
It'll be five minutes.
Five minutes. Live, no delay.
What do you mean you don't know?
Be back at 7:30.
By the way, this thing of you
driving yourself?
I'm surprised
by how effective that is.
Jam?
You're not in a jam, Senator.
People are sick
of all the baloney.
Safe? But I thought you didn't
want to play it safe.
This is not the time
to be safe.
Where are you anyway, sir?
Senator Bulworth?
Senator, I'm losing you, sir.
Hello?
Senator, I'm losing you, sir.
Hello?
Hello?
Senator Bulworth.
Wait here.
Insane in the mem ane
Insane in the ain
Insane in the mem ane
Insane in the ain
Come on in. Come in.
Hey, y'all.
Hey!
This is Senator Jay Bulworth.
- Hold on, Steve.
- Hi.
Well,
I'm Governor Tyrone Pickney...
and this here is Osgood,
my Secretary of State...
and my Attorney General,
Denisha.
Hey, Momma Doll...
we're feeding the Senator.
Senator?
You'll have
to take that suit off...
and get it cleaned
before you go back on TV.
Marcus Garvey,
get the man some pants.
Get him some pants.
How you doing?
Bulworth
unveiled a new strategy...
at a fundraising unch
earlier today...
which sources within
the campaign said...
raised a million and a half
dollars.
Major contributors
were noncommittal when asked...
how they felt about Bulworth's
anti-business remarks.
Later, in a televised...
Momma Doll
is me and Tyrone's mama.
Rafeeq there
is Tyrone's son by Vanetta.
She died in '83.
I am the sheik of Araby
Your love belongs to me
Nina and Darnell's mama passed.
She was the baby.
No, uh-uh.
I'm gonna tell this fool
I'm going to the cleaners.
The lights are low
Between your legs I'll go
Stop playing with that food.
He ain't doing no harm,
Harriet, and if he is...
I'll be the one to tell him.
I'm going to check on the suit.
Taking too long.
Ain't nobody talking to you.
Where you going?
Cleaners.
Oh.
How you like your greens,
General... Senator?
I love collard greens.
Love 'em.
That's kale.
Oh, kale.
Insane in the mem ane
Insane in the ain
Insane in the mem ane
Not a peep.
Doctor says there's no telling.
Davers, just wait there
till he wakes up.
Where'd you say
the cleaners was?
Two blocks down, one block over?
You're going
outside in this neighborhood?
Insane in the mem ane
Insane in the ain
Insane in the mem ane
Went insane, got no ain
Insane in the mem ane
Insane in the ain
Too much shit undercover
Now it's time for the blubber,
blabber
Watch that belly get fatter
Fat boy on a diet
Don't try it,
I'll jack your ass
Like a looter in a riot
My shit's phat like a sumo
Slammin' that ass,
leaving your face in the grass
You know I don't take
a chulo lightly
Yo.
Hey, motherfucker,
you buying?
You buying or what?
No. I'm going to the cleaners.
Fuck you.
Fuck me.
We're doing business here,
cracker.
Wouldn't you rather have
some ice cream?
I'm buying.
You let that man
go out by hisself?
The man is grown.
I go out every day.
If I can go, he can.
A U.S. Senator should be OK...
among his own constituents.
Hey!
You little spooks
find some extra cash today?
Fuck you.
You little
black piece of shit.
Did you say fuck you to me?
No, sir.
I said fuck your mama.
Hey, hey, hey,
hey, hey, hey, hey.
Come on.
Everybody freeze!
Freeze! Freeze!
Nobody move!
Hey, you freeze!
You chicken hawk faggot.
Get on the ground...
or I'm going to blow
your ains out!
Could I have
your badge number?
Kiss my ass, badge number!
On the ground, right now!
I think you ought
to give me your name.
My name? Shut up!
Get on the ground
and do it now!
- Mark.
- Get down or you're dead!
Get down or I'm gonna blow
your fuckin' ains out!
Mark! No, no, no, Mark!
This is Jay Bulworth.
This is Jay Bulworth, Mark.
It's Senator Jay Bulworth.
- I don't give a...
- Senator?
- Senator Bulworth...
- Shit!
This is my partner, Mark.
Hi, Mark.
What the fuck
is going on here? Sir.
If you get in your car, I won't
recognize you in a lineup.
And it'd be a good idea
to say, I'm sorry, huh?
Oh, man, I waited my whole life
for this moment.
I'm...
sorry.
Say, No problem, Officer.
Oh, fuck your mama,
you fuckin' pig cocksucker.
That's good enough. Take off.
Stupid ass, huh?
Wha...
Oh, y'all, look. L.D.
L. D! Kickin' ass, man.
You lookin' for Nina?
Open a can of whup ass!
Insane in the ain
Insane in the mem ane
Insane in the ain
Insane in the mem ane
Insane, got no ain
Everything's lined up,
all perfect and in sync.
The guy stumbles over his dick
into his greatest opportunity...
then decides
he might not show up.
You might ask,
Why the fuck not?
I don't want to talk about it.
You don't wanna talk about it?
You were on a fuckin' roll.
Our commitment...
to carry those enduring ideals
with us...
will renew their promise
in a new century...
and a new millennium.
We have got...
We've got to balance
the federal budget.
Wanna see me
balance a spoon on my nose?
People who like
government programs that...
Shit.
Where's Nina?
Good lookin' out
on the shorties, you know?
It ain't every day
that a white man...
comes to rescue
my little soldiers.
I appreciate it, you know?
Little soldiers?
Uh, what... what exactly
do you know about it?
Your ass live up in
Beverly Hills somewhere, right?
I provide for these
little others right here.
These little others
is my first line of defense.
They my little eyes and ears.
Where's Nina?
I'm givin' them
entry-level positions...
into the only growth-sector
occupation...
truly open to them right now.
That's the substance
supply industry.
They gonna run this shit
someday.
They gonna have
the whole empire.
You don't give a fuck about it.
You greedy-ass politicians.
That's what you tell me...
every time y'all vote
to cut them school programs...
and vote to cut them funds
to the job programs.
Fuck, how a man gonna handle his
financial responsibilities...
workin' at motherfuckin'
Burger King?
He ain't.
And don't start
with the school shit.
They ain't no education goin'
on up in that motherfucker.
Y'all motherfuckin' politicians
done fucked the shit up.
So what they gonna do?
What a man supposed to do, then?
He gonna come to me,
that's what.
Why? 'Cause I'm a businessman.
As a businessman, you gotta
limit your liabilities.
That's what these shorties
offer me... limited liabilities...
because of their limited
vulnerability...
to legal sanctions.
It's the same fuckin' thing
in politics, Dog.
You find an edge,
you exploit it.
That's why y'all sent them
motherfuckin' teenagers to Iraq.
Die over some motherfuckin'
oil money.
Send the motherfuckin' CIA
up in the 'hood...
with all the yayos.
Slangin' in the 'hood.
It's the same shit in politics.
There's a time when every homie
Got to risk his neck and fight
For the thing that he believe in
And he got to preach it right
If he don't got shit to die for
And he's 'fraid
to shed the light
Then he ain't got shit
to live for, scumbag
Is that how white people rap?
Goddamn,
it's a and-new payback
But gangsta Mac,
his drugs tested black
How many motherfuckers
gotta pay?
Make sure before you fuck quick,
duck quick
Dig?
'Cause I'm the wrong nigger
to fuck with
Last person in the world
you wanna fuck with.
You gonna hang with this man?
After your mama's life
was ruined by a white man?
You know how I feel.
You been like a daddy, Tyrone,
but I ain't my mama.
I just hate seeing you
get involved...
in what you gettin'
involved in.
You ain't got no idea
what I'm involved in.
Tonight on American
Politics Election Special...
Bill Clinton, Bob Dole...
Jay Bulworth, Alan Simpson...
Bill Bradley, Pat Buchanan,
and Ross Perot.
All appearing live tonight...
on American Politics
Election Special.
What do you think?
What do I think?
Hey, yo, L.D.,
that motherfucker took your car.
Dude took my car?
That shit is gone.
- Y'all go get everybody.
- Come on, other.
Let's get on the news, baby.
Like I said,
it's a and-new payback
Now in '91,
let's see who beats the jack
And watch the devil
start kickin'
Run around like a chicken
Grand Dragon, finger-lickin'
Yo, turn him over
with a spatula
Now we got Kentucky-fried
cracker
Mess with the Cube
you get cut quick, pig
'Cause I'm the wrong nigger
to fuck with
'Cause I'm the wrong nigger
to fuck with
Uh, excuse me, Bart...
do we have any idea
where Bulworth is?
Give him
two more minutes, Connie.
Irving, do we have
Forbes and Buchanan both?
It's about time that people
started saying Ebonics.
All right, great.
'Cause I'm
the wrong nigger to fuck with
Don't let me catch
Daryl Gates in traffic
I got a habit,
blow his cap backwards
I hope he wears his vest, too
And his dress blue
Goin' up against a Zulu
Make him squirm like a jellyfish
Kick his ass
till I smell his shit
Off with their head,
off with their head I say
And watch the devil
start kickin'
'Cause I'm the wrong nigger
to fuck with
Excuse me, sir?
Senator Bulworth,
is that you, sir?
Senator Bulworth?
Think you want a coat and tie?
Hey, what's happenin', my man?
I'm gonna have to get that tan
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Strategy is to reflect
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And rather than contend
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I think it's important
for you to have longer pants.
As a matter of fact,
the shorter pants...
have a certain, a certain
urban youthful quality, sir.
The glasses are good,
but I don't...
I really wanna see your eyes.
The hat's wonderful.
Like the hat.
Budweiser on the blimp.
They're selling
get drunk and fly around.
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Welcome back.
In our Los Angeles studio...
we have incumbent
Democratic Senator...
Jay Bulworth of California.
Good evening, Senator.
Senator,
why this new campaign style?
Why this new manner
of dress and speech?
Your ethnic manner
of speech, your... your clothes...
The use of obscenity.
Obscenity?
But, gee, my third cousin?
OK, he was. It's true.
On the playground...
and they're tryin' to get it
above the rim.
I think it's great.
I like it better.
I'm not begrudging him that,
are you?
Of course not.
Of course I'm not.
The rich is gettin'
richer and richer and richer
While the middle class
is gettin' more poor
Just makin' billions
and billions and billions
And billions and billions
and billions of bucks
Well, my friend
If, uh, you weren't
already rich at the start
That... that... that situation sucks
'Cause the... the richest
motherfucker in five of us
Is gettin' ninety-fuckin'
eight percent of it
And every other motherfucker
in the world
Is left to wonder where the fuck
we went with it
Obscenity?
I'm a senator
I gotta raise $10,000 a day
every day I'm in Washington
I ain't gettin' it
in South Central
I'm gettin' it
in Beverly Hills
So I'm votin' in the Senate
the way they want me to
and... and... and
I'm sendin' them my bills
But we got babies
in South Central
dyin' as young
as they do in Peru
We got public schools
that are nightmares
We got a Congress
that ain't got a clue
We got kids
with submachine guns
We got militias
throwing bombs
We got Bill
just gettin' all weepy
We got Newt blamin' teenage moms
We have factories closin' down
Where the hell
did all the good jobs go?
Well, I'll tell you
where they went
My contributors make more
profits makin', makin', makin'
Hirin' kids in Mexico
Oh, other can work
in fast food
If he can't invent
computer games
But what we used
to call America
That's goin' down the drains
How's a young man gonna meet
his financial responsibilities
Workin' in a motherfuckin'
Burger King? He ain't!
And please, don't even
start with that school shit
There ain't no education
goin' on up in that motherfucker
Obscenity?
We got a million others
in prison
I mean,
the walls are really rockin'
But you can bet your ass
they'd all be out
If they could pay
for Johnnie Cochran
The Constitution's supposed
to give them an equal chance
Well, that ain't gonna happen
for sure
Ain't it time to take a little
from the rich motherfucker
And just give a little
to the poor?
I mean, those boys over there
on the monitor
They want a government
smaller and weak
But they be speaking
for the richest 20 percent
When they pretendin'
they defendin' the meek
Now, shit, fuck, cocksucker
That's the real obscenity
Black folks
livin' with every day
Is tryin' to believe
a motherfuckin' word
Democrats and Republicans say
Obscenity?
I'm Jay Billington Bulworth
And I've come to say
The Democratic party's
Got some shit to pay
It's gonna pay it in the ghetto
It's gonna pay it in the...
Senator, are you saying
that the Democratic party...
doesn't care about
the African-American community?
Isn't that obvious?
A lot of people think...
there are no black leaders today
because they all got killed...
but I think it's the decimation
of the manufacturing base...
in the urban centers.
Don't you think so?
What do you think my age is?
He's had his time. Flush 'im.
You know, the guy in the booth
Who's talking to you
in that tiny little earphone?
He's afraid the guys at network
gonna tell him he's through
If he lets a guy keep talking
like I'm talking to you
'Cause the corporations
got the networks
And they get to say who gets
to talk about the country
And who's crazy today
I would cut to a commercial
if you still want this job
Because you may not be back
tomorrow with this corporate mob
- Cut to a commercial
- OK, flush 'em.
Cut to commercial,
cut to commercial
Cut to commercial
OK, OK, I got a simple question
That I'd like to ask
of this network
That pays you
for performing your task
How come they got the airwaves?
They're the people's,
aren't they?
Wouldn't they be worth
70 billion to the public today?
If some money-grubbin' Congress
Didn't give 'em away
for big campaign money?
It's hopeless, you see
If you runnin' for office
Without no TV
If you don't get big money
You get a defeat
Corporations and oadcasters
make you dead meat
You been taught in this country
there's speech that is free
But free do not get you
no spots on TV
If you want to have senators
not on the take
Then give them free air time
They won't have to fake
Telecommunications
is the name of the beast
That, that, that, that...
That's eatin' up the world
from the West to the East
The movies, the tabloids,
TV, and magazines
They tell us
what to think and do
And all our hopes and dreams
All this information
makes America phat
But if the company's
out of the country
How American is that?
But we got Americans
with families
Can't even buy a meal
Ask a other
who's been downsized
If he's gettin' any deal
Or a white boy bustin' ass
till they put him in his grave
He ain't gotta be a black boy
to be livin' like a slave
Rich people have always
stayed on top
By dividing white people
from colored people
But white people got more
in common with colored people
Than they do with rich people
We just got to eliminate them
- Eliminate?
- Eliminate.
- Who, rich people?
- White people.
- Damn!
- Black people, too.
Brown people, yellow people.
Get rid of 'em all.
All we need is a voluntary...
free-spirited,
open-ended program...
of procreative
racial deconstruction.
Everybody just gotta
keep fuckin' everybody...
till they're all the same color.
Damn!
I think it... it's gonna
take a while, but, uh...
Thank you, Senator Bulworth.
We'll return with former
Governor Lamar Alexander...
after this message.
Kill 'em live
- Kill
- Kill 'em live
- Kill
- Kill 'em live
- Kill
- Kill 'em live
My man hits the body
Bustin' caps and hardly misses
Call the taxi,
makin' sure that it records ya
For my midnight plane to Georgia
Agent double-O player,
the life giver
The name William,
Propaganda can't gas
The last man standing
Assassinate all the planet
Give 'em crack,
what you see is what you get
More stars to truck
21st-century Robin Hood
Against the politics
of robbin' 'hoods
Fought the government
'cause you know I would
'Cause the FBI's up to no good
Power to the people
to cover their own trunk
Don't end up like a street punk
- Kill
- Kill 'em live
- Kill
- Kill 'em live
- Kill
- Kill 'em live
- Kill
- Kill 'em live
Uh, kill 'em live
Bulworth?
I think you should
get some sleep.
He's... You gotta
get away from him.
This guy's a hitman.
He's got a gun.
Shoot 'em together.
Are you shooting them both?
Move over here
and get 'em in a two-shot.
I already got one.
This ain't worth shit
without a two-shot.
I got it. I got it. I got one.
Yeah, yeah, like that.
Get back up over here.
Here's the picture. Right here.
You're not getting the shot!
Damn it!
You're not getting the picture!
- She's leaving.
- I got 'em together.
- Stand over here!
- Get off my case!
I'm not on your case.
Did you get the...
Of course I did.
Two people.
I'm concerned
you didn't get the shot.
I got the shot!
Kill 'em live
- Kill
- Kill 'em live
- Kill
- Kill 'em live
- Kill
- Kill 'em live
Respect puts kids
without a battle
Politicians assassinated
Rappers get shot
For the haves
and the have-nots
The question we ask
Keeps the haves and
the have-nots guessin'
A new Smith and Wesson,
Wesson, Wesson
It wasn't the guy.
Uh...
A few days ago,
I made a deal with a guy...
for a lot of life insurance...
and then I, uh...
I paid a guy to hire a guy
to get rid of me.
I tried to call it off...
but the guy I paid
had a heart attack.
He's in the hospital
in a coma...
and there's absolutely no way
to contact whoever the guy is...
that he hired to do the job
and tell him it's off.
You know,
there's a lesson here...
which is never try to make
life or death decisions...
when you're...
when you're feelin' suicidal...
because you... you can't...
Vinnie's too cheap
to hire a hitman.
All I had to do
was get you upstairs.
He was the one who was gonna
push you off the balcony.
But I didn't get you up there.
He said if I wanted the money,
I'd have to do it myself.
Here.
I changed my mind.
Huh?
What?
So... you get it?
Ain't nobody gonna kill you.
You get it?
Jay?
Senator Jay Bulworth,
elaborately costumed...
made no explanation
or apologies...
for what seemed a much
more casual and comfortable...
mode of dress and behavior.
How's a man gonna
meet his responsibilities...
workin' in a mother
Burger King?
He ain't! And please don't even
start with that school
Ain't no education going on
up in that mother
Obscenity? I'm a senator.
- You guys shut up.
- Brothers in prisons.
I mean, the walls
are really rockin'
Shut up, Tony!
If they could pay
for Johnny Cochran
This morning...
the Senator's conferring
with top advisors.
Yes, I know I'm a top advisor,
and guess what?
I'll be conferring
with him, too. Good morning.
Hi, Sandy. Of course I know
where he is. Advisors.
He's conferring with advisors.
Yeah. OK. Bye.
Where the fuck is he?
And now
the nation's attention...
is focused on California...
with its last day
of heated campaigning...
before going to the polls
tomorrow.
In the Democratic
Senatorial race...
challenger Hugh Weldie began
campaigning early today...
in the San Joaquin Valley.
His opponent,
Senator Jay Bulworth...
is said to be meeting
with top advisors.
Call it
single payer or Canadian way
Only socialized medicine
will ever save the day
Come on now,
let me hear that dirty word
Socialism!
Where is
Senator Jay Bulworth?
Where is Senator Jay Bulworth?
Where is Senator Jay Bulworth?
As the Bulworth campaign
heads into its final moments...
before tomorrow's primary...
it appears to have decided to
keep its candidate under wraps.
The real obscenity
Black folks livin' with
every day
Is tryin' to believe
a mother word
Democrats and Republicans say
Obscenity?
I'm Jay Billington Bulworth
Call the police?
Think an APB
on the Senator election night...
is the kind of press
we're looking for?
Where is Senator Jay Bulworth?
Where is Senator Jay Bulworth?
Where is Senator Jay Bulworth?
That's the question
everybody is asking...
this election day
after the Senator...
astonished the political
establishment yesterday...
by making no appearances.
Bulworth Campaign Chief
Dennis Murphy said...
the Senator was behind
closed doors...
and would probably meet
with the press later today.
Good evening.
It's California primary night.
The polls have closed...
and nobody's seen
anything quite like it.
The big surprise
is Senator Jay Bulworth.
Bulworth appears
not only to have won...
the Democratic
Senatorial nomination...
with a whopping 71
of the vote...
he's received 15
of the Democratic vote...
and 8 of the Republican vote
as a write-in for president.
Bear in mind, Bulworth
has never expressed interest...
in running for president.
Political analysts from
the Bay Area to the Beltway...
are scratching
their heads in wonder...
over this unprecedented
turn of events.
No, Nina's no idiot.
If she was tryin'
to hide the Senator...
then she'd just...
What? If she were gonna hide
the Senator, what?
- Is he still sleepin'?
- Still sleepin'.
Into the house
and find out if he is here.
Feldman. Feldman.
Now, this is
a most unusual situation.
Hey, L.D.
You got customers, man.
Nobody seems to have seen him.
L.D., man, come on.
Ahem. What's up?
The house
looks good, Momma Doll.
They can't see the flowers.
Can't show 'em in a close-up.
Why don't they show
my flowers?
Hey, man, um...
it's very important that I speak
with Senator Bulworth, sir.
Is... is he here?
Would you mind
waiting in the street?
I... I can't wait in the street.
Um, uh, I'm totally cool.
I'm the Senator's
chief of staff.
I'm not a member of the press,
and so...
Momma Doll said
don't mess up her flowers.
Seems to be an impromptu powwow.
Maybe we can get
some information.
You know when we might expect
a statement from the Senator?
Very, very shortly,
I promise you.
Murphy, Murphy.
It is worse than arrogance.
It's contempt.
It's contempt for the press.
He's been missing two days.
Who do we call, Robert Stack?
What possible explanation
could possibly satisfy me?
None. Is he in that house?
Uh-oh, think we got a problem.
He still sleepin'?
The group
of Bulworth Democrats...
agreed on one thing...
Leading is more important
than winning.
Jonathan,
if you'd pan over here...
Just sit tight.
Clearly
everyone is tight-lipped here.
It's still a mystery as to
what is going on in this house.
We are in South Central
Los Angeles.
What's up, L.D.?
This other owes me money.
- You gonna get your money.
- I don't want it no more.
- What?
- He don't want the money.
Look at me, D.
Look at me, other.
You gonna work it off.
Work it off?
What's he gonna be doin'?
We got some things
we need to do...
and you're gonna
help me do 'em.
And if you don't help me do 'em,
Darnell...
Come here, Snag.
Look here,
I got a reputation to protect...
you understand that?
So you're gonna have to wear
these casts right here.
And you got a choice
whether we eak your legs.
Now if you're down with us...
we'll let you wear them casts
without eakin' your legs.
'Cause I'm gonna flip this whole
power shit a different way.
And for the sake of your pretty
little daughter right here...
I hope you make...
In recent days
he has not been seen.
This is one of the biggest days
of his political life.
- Hi.
- Hi.
Good sleep?
Yes, I had a very good sleep,
thank you.
It's good to see you.
How are you? Good to see you.
- How you doin', Senator?
- Very well, thank you.
You got a very comfortable
guest room out there.
You've been very kind.
Good to see you.
They been talkin'
about you on TV.
Have they? Could I borrow
the telephone a second?
Think I'm late
at my headquarters.
- Oh, sure.
- I can't thank you enough.
I only hope I can reciprocate.
You wanna stay
for supper? We got kale.
He likes
collard greens, not kale.
He like kale.
He thinks
they're collard greens.
Hey, Senator,
congratulations.
Oh, hey, we met not that
long ago at your office.
Yeah, at my office.
- Good to see you, I...
- Senator?
Senator Bulworth?
Is this great? This is great.
Congratula...
What are you wearing, sir?
- What do you mean?
- Get into the old clothes.
The numbers on this thing
are astounding.
- The clothes are part of it.
- I don't think so.
Not just the clothes.
But they're a part.
I have a 14-state strategy
where you run as an independent.
Have you seen
the Senator this evening?
We got to take advantage
of this crazy motherfucker.
You gotta decide now.
- You with it?
- I'm down.
They can take that two ways.
!
How 'bout that write-in vote?
Are we runnin' for president
or what?
You're my nigger!
You won! I love you.
I love you right now
so much, I swear to God.
Don't swear.
I'm mean, you know...
Plant that thought
in their heads.
If we take the Santa Monica...
we'll be at the Beverly Wilshire
in 23 minutes, make Nightline.
- Olympic's better.
- It is not better.
We're taking
Santa Monica and dump the limo.
- Find an old car.
- The limo's paid for.
- We're an insurgent campaign.
- L've got a taxi outside.
Taxi's a good idea.
Yo, your boy Macavoy
really been lookin' out for you.
Oh, man of the hour! Ha ha.
- How are you feelin'?
- Pretty good, thanks.
You're back
in the chips, Senator.
You moron.
Come on, they're waitin' for us.
Sir, Senator, um...
when you get outside,
I think you just say, um...
Oh, Bulworth is the man!
Oh, Bulworth is the man!
Just say,
Our fight is just beginning.
A couple questions,
then off to the hotel.
I'm a Bulworth Democrat, too.
Are you comin' or not?
Really an important day...
in the political life
of Senator Bulworth.
Senator Bulworth
will be out momentarily.
He will make a ief statement
and then take your questions.
Victory speech.
We'll see Bulworth's reaction...
to this incredible
primary election.
We naturally would
like to know...
what his response is.
This was an overwhelming
margin of victory.
Is there an explanation
for his erratic behavior...
in the last few days?
Murphy. Murphy.
Senator Bulworth,
have you committed adultery?
Have you been
able to get airtime, Senator?
Yo, Nina!
Why you lookin' like you
never seen this before?
Let me ask you...
why did you do that?
- Do what?
- You just sat there.
What was I supposed to do?
You just sat, and you made me
feel insecure.
- I made you feel insecure?
- Of course.
- Why'd I make you feel insecure?
- Are you kidding?
First, I'm too old for you.
- And, also, you know, I...
- And what?
- I'm white.
- You're white?
Yeah.
You're insecure
'cause you're white?
Yes. You just sat there.
Oh, come on, Bulworth.
You know you're my nigger.
Ah, baby!
For my man see
on the inside the outside.
The party's gettin' rough...
and I'm goin' home
soon as I find my panties.
Stay in the car, Nina.
Snag, come here, man. Get back.
Stay in the car, Nina.
Where'd that shot
come from, man?
A fuckin' holiday
Every day is a holiday
Another motherfuckin' dollar day
Every day is a holiday
Holiday
Another motherfuckin' dollar day
Every day is a holiday
Another motherfuckin' dollar day
Hold on!
We don't need no more ghosts.
We need a song.
You got to sing, Bulworth.
You can't be no ghost.
But you got to be a spirit,
Bulworth.
You got to be a spirit!
And the spirit will not descend
without song.
We need a spirit, Bulworth...
not a ghost! Not a ghost!
Come on, Bulworth.
You got to be a spirit.
You can't be no ghost.
Y'all deaf, dumb, and blind
Before the whites got us all
Into white collar crime
Behind suits and clean shaves
I can use and abuse 'em
Choose 'em as slaves
I see jobs as plantations
I robbed the damn nations
So I can live in luxury
You fucks with me,
you buried in the dirt
And I'm gonna throw
in the tux for free
It's insane what's in there,
can't get enough said
Action's on
and we get jail from that
But on the way down
from the depths of hell
You gonna meet in the grass,
oh, it's psycho black
Like my nigger Jack Frost
My eyes is sore
from bein' a senator
Behind closed doors,
hittin' truth to the sea floor
The rich go north,
ignore the tug of war
While the kids are poor,
open new and better drug stores
So I became hard-core,
couldn't take it no more
I'm gonna reveal everything,
change the law
I find myself
walkin' the streets
Trying to find
what's really goin' on
Ghetto superstar
That is what you are
Comin' from afar
Reachin' for the stars
Run away with me
To another place
We can rely on each other
Uh-huh
From one corner to another
Uh-huh
How come, How come
- Kill
- Kill 'em live
- Kill
- Kill 'em live
My man hits the body,
busting caps and hardly misses
Call the taxi
Makin' sure that it records ya
for my midnight plane to Georgia
Agent double-O player
The life giver
The name William
Propaganda can't gas
the last man standin'
Assassinate all the planet
Get wrecked,
what you see is what you get
More stars to truck
21st-century Robin Hood
Against the politics
of robbin' 'hoods
Fought the government
'cause you know that I would
The FBI's up to no good
And power to the people |
My children...
from the very beginning...
it was the children
who gave me my power.
The Springwood Slasher...
that's what they called me.
My reign of terror
was legendary.
Dozens of children
would fall by my blades.
Then the parents of Springwood
came for me...
taking justice
into their own hands.
When I was alive, I might
have been a little naughty...
but after they killed me,
I became something much,
much worse--
the stuff nightmares
are made of.
The children
still feared me...
and their fear gave me the power
to invade their dreams.
And that's when the fun
really began!
Until they figured out
a way to forget about me...
to erase me completely!
Being dead wasn't a problem.
But being forgotten--
now, that's a bitch!
It's only a dream!
Die, motherfucker!
I can't come back
if nobody remembers me!
I can't come back
if nobody's afraid!
I had to search the bowels
of hell...
but I found someone...
someone
who'll make 'em remember.
He may get the blood,
but I'll get the glory.
And that fear is my ticket home.
Mike?
Is that you?
All right, fuck you, then.
I'm heading in.
Mike?
Come on, it's not funny anymore.
No!
Jason.
I should've been watching
them, not drinking...
not meeting a boy
at the lake.
I deserve to be punished.
We all deserved
to be punished.
Jason.
My special, special boy.
Do you know what
your gift is?
No matter what they do to you...
you cannot die.
You can never die.
You've just been
sleeping, honey.
But now the time
has come to wake up.
Mommy has something
she wants you to do.
I need you to go
to Elm Street.
The children have been
very bad on Elm Street.
Rise up, Jason!
Your work isn't finished!
Hear my voice and live again!
Make them remember me, Jason.
Make them remember
what fear tastes like.
I've been away from my children
for far too long.
Marry, fuck, or kill?
Your choices are--
your choices
are the Three Stooges.
Go, Kia.
Oh, God...
Which one had
the super-bad toupee hair?
Harry, Mar--
No! No, no, no.
It was Moe.
Either one, I'd kill him.
OK, who'd you fuck, then?
This is stupid, y'all.
Come on. Come on.
Oh, God. Whatever, look.
I'd fuck the bald guy,
and I'd marry Larry.
Jesus. Is this what
we're doing all night?
'Cause, y'all,
this is really stank.
Hey! Gibb, what are you doing?
I thought you were gonna quit.
I only smoke when I drink now.
But you're always drinking.
Yeah, well, I'll work
on that next.
Hey, OK.
I got another one.
Fred, Scooby, or Shaggy?
Oh! I'm not answering that
and neither is she.
Do you guys think
I should get a nose job?
Oh, my God.
Oh, please, Kia, what you need
is a lobotomy.
I think I'm gonna
get some candles.
I'm gonna get some beer.
Do you guys want anything?
Are you sure you
should be driving?
I'm so under the limit, Lori.
Surprise.
Oh, Trey.
You answered my prayers.
Thank you.
Whoa, babe!
What'd I tell you
about kissing me...
after you've smoked, huh?
Lighten up.
They're menthols.
Yeah. I ought Blake.
Where's Linda?
It's Lori.
This is her house,
so don't be a total cocksmith.
Whatever.
Where are the ladies?
Relax, they'll be here.
I'm relaxed, man.
I'm just wet.
Did you know they
were coming over?
Listen, you gotta be quiet.
Hey, we knew you were be here
all alone this weekend.
Blake's cute.
He's not my type.
Oh! Who is? No one's
ever gonna live up...
to the fuzzy memory
of your first love, Lori.
You were fucking fourteen,
so get over it.
Yeah, I know
we were young...
but what Will and l
had was real.
Well, correct me if I'm wrong...
but didn't Mr. Real
just drop-kick your ass...
without so much
as a good-bye handshake?
He ever even call or maybe even
write to you after he moved?
Send you an e-mail?
No.
You see my point?
It's time to leave
the convent, Lori.
You need to meet a guy.
Hey, Lori...
I like the...
flow of your place.
Got good feng shui.
Yeah.
You know about feng shui?
Oh, oh!
Oh, you should see her bedroom!
-Hmm?
-Great flow in there.
Lori, why don't you go upstairs
and show Blake your feng shui?
Shut up!
I got a kink in my neck.
Come on.
You can massage it out for me.
I think I need
a few more drinks...
before there'll be
any massaging.
What do you see in him?
I don't know,
but he has a cute ass.
Babe, don't make me
ask you twice, OK?
So, Lori...
am I gonna get that
grand tour or what?
Yeah.
You know, why don't you
start in the kitchen...
and get us some beers?
Cool.
Oh, my God, Kia,
he is a total idiot.
Get him out of here.
Oh, Lori, come on,
give him a chance.
I don't like him.
You know what?
You don't like anybody.
I mean, Lori, you've
barely gone out since--
Since what?
Since my mom died?
Yeah, well, you know what?
My dad needs me.
So I can't just go out
with guys all the time...
and if I did, it would not be
with somebody like Blake.
Yeah, fuck me, baby!
Your back door was open.
I closed it.
Mmm.
Babe, you know I don't like
to be touched after, OK?
Fine. I'll go have
a shower then.
Good.
Your hair smells like
menthols, anyway.
Asshole.
Trey!
What the hell are you doing?
Help us! Help us!
Oh, my God!
Over here!
Please help us!
Help us!
You kids need
some assistance?
What the fuck
do you think?!
We need to lock this down now.
Keep it contained, you hear me?
Killed in bed.
Jesus.
It's even the same damn house.
1428 Elm.
It's gotta be him, right?
It's gotta be
Freddy Krueger.
Hey! Don't even say...
that son of a bitch's
name out loud.
Let's just keep it together.
We've been through too much
to let this thing spread now.
Take all the kids
down to the station.
Keep them separate.
Do it now.
Yes, sir.
We'll be in touch.
Thank you.
Let's go home.
So?
She doesn't know anything.
None of them do.
I'm pretty sure we're good.
Pretty sure?
You better make damn sure...
none of those kids
knows anything...
or I'll send your ass up
to Westin Hills with them.
Knows what?
What do you mean?
Good work there tonight, Stubbs.
Right place, right time.
But we'll take it
from here, all right?
Your father's on his way.
Do they know who did this?
No, not yet.
But I thought I heard...
one of the officers
mention a name.
You know, to tell
you the truth, Lori...
I--I just moved here
about a month ago...
but if they have a suspect,
I'd be the first to know.
But they asked me all these
really weird questions...
Iike about my dreams--
What was the name?
What was the name?
Freddy.
Hello?
Are you OK?
His name is Freddy Krueger...
and he loves children,
especially little girls.
Freddy's coming back.
Soon he'll be strong enough.
It's OK to be afraid.
We were all afraid.
Warn your friends.
Warn everyone.
One, two, Freddy's
coming for you
Three, four,
better lock the door
Five, six, grab a crucifix
Seven, eight,
try to stay up late
Nine, ten, never sleep again
One, two, Freddy's
coming for you...
Blake, we have to talk.
What the hell were you
doing over there?
You were supposed to be
watching your sister.
Were you drinking?
My best friend was
just killed, Dad!
So how about giving me
some fucking space?
You watch yourself, boy.
I'm gonna get him for you, Trey.
Cop let it slip.
It was somebody named Freddy.
I'm gonna take him out
myself, Trey.
I swear to God.
Who is that?
Someone there?
Jesus.
I'm OK. I'm all right.
Not strong enough yet.
Well, I will be soon enough.
Until then...
I'll let Jason have some fun.
Dad?
Hypnocil.
What does this shit do, anyway?
How come we all
have to take it?
It keeps you nice and docile
while I kick your little ass.
I'm fine with that.
We interrupt this program
for a special report.
After tonight's murder...
in this neighborhood
of Springwood...
the Sheriff's Department
has confirmed...
that there is one victim...
Hey, turn that up, man.
Remain sketchy,
but the sheriff--
Sorry, Will.
You know the rules.
Turn that back on.
I know somebody
that lives in that house.
Come on, turn it back on, man!
I never ask for anything.
Just turn on
the fucking TV, please!
Fuck you, man!
What the fuck is your problem?
What are you doing, man?
You want 10ccs of that pink
tranquilizer in your ass?
That was Lori's house.
They said something
about a murder.
I gotta go to her.
I gotta see if she's OK.
Back to Springwood?
Do you want me to start
having nightmares again?
Don't start with that
dream demon shit again.
OK? You know that's all
just in your head.
Yeah, yeah, and who are you,
the poster boy for sanity?
You're the one
that told the cops...
Lori's dad killed his wife.
Yeah, right, and now it
looks like someone else...
got killed in the same house.
You think that's
a coincidence?
Two murders in one house?
Kurt, how many times
do I have to tell you, man?
I don't do checkers.
I'm an UNO guy, all right?
So go grab the fucking UNO deck
and we'll play, OK?
Please. Thank you.
Look at us, Will.
Look around you, man.
We're institutionalized.
We're stuck here.
We're not going anywhere.
I do miss my family, man.
I mean, it's been four years
since I've seen 'em, you know.
All these years,
and you're still convinced...
you saw her father do that?
I know what I saw, Mark.
Fuck what the doctors try
to get me to believe.
I need to know if she's OK.
You want to play?
Sweet dreams, monkey boy.
What the hell
was that for, man?
Heh heh heh!
You're a fucking lunatic,
you know that?
I know you are,
but what am l?
Are you sure
you didn't see anyone?
No, Dad, none of us did.
I already went over this
with the police.
It's just...
I don't know what
I'd do without you.
You're all I have left.
Dad, I'm not going anywhere.
I promise.
Look at you.
You're exhausted.
Lori.
We need to get you to bed!
I don't want to
go to sleep, Dad.
I just want to see my friends.
I don't think it's a good idea
for you to go to school today.
You've just been through
a very traumatic experience.
Dad, please...
I just need to get
out of the house, OK?
I'll be fine.
I promise.
Well, at least drink your juice.
Will Rollins
and the Davis boy...
escaped from Westin Hills
last night.
Oh, Jesus.
It's all coming apart again.
Don't worry.
We'll find them.
Keep this thing contained.
Lori!
Oh, my God! God, you guys,
I'm so glad you're here.
Blake's dead, too.
What?
Yeah, he--
He was stabbed
to death late last night.
Same with his dad.
What?
Shit, shit!
This is bullshit!
The police are blaming
everything on Blake...
Iike its some kind
of Columbine thing or something.
They're saying he went crazy.
Killed Trey, killed his dad,
and then took his own life?
This is so fucking messed up.
This is messed up.
Excuse me. Sorry.
Lori?
What is it, Linderman?
Um, well, I heard
what happened,
and I just wanted to
express how, um...
well, to tell you
how sorry I was.
Thank you.
That's sweet.
Right. Actually if you need
anybody to talk to or maybe--
Whoa, Linderman,
let me give you a tip.
Place your hormones
back in the box...
and quit while
you're ahead, OK?
We don't have time
for Date-a-Dork right now.
Thanks.
Right. Sorry.
I swear, every day
it's the same thing.
He's like one of those
fucking froufrou dogs...
that keeps humping your leg.
Give a couple to some ladies.
Thanks, man.
I see what
you're saying, Gibb...
but that's exactly
why you should go.
I mean, be amongst friends,
where it's safe.
There's gonna be a whole lot
of loving there for you...
and my boy Trey, all right?
Yeah. Yeah, you're right.
I should go.
I could use a few dozen drinks.
That a girl.
Let your freak flag fly.
See you there.
You want to go?
No, I don't think so.
I--I didn't get much
sleep last night...
and when I did sleep...
I had the most
terrible nightmares.
Lori, you had to sleep
at a police station.
I'd have nightmares, too.
No, no, no,
it wasn't like that.
I mean, this was really real.
I mean, there was this man...
but he more like
a monster really...
and they kept
calling him Freddy...
-and he was so real.
-Shh!
What did he look like?
He--he had this...
dark own hat, and...
his skin was
terribly burnt...
and on this right hand
he had this like these...
razor fingers, and--
You must be tripping.
No, no, no!
And then there were
these little girls...
It's OK.
It was a bad dream.
They were singing like
this--this song like--
One, two, Freddy's
coming for you.
You know why they sing that?
Because that's when
he comes for you...
in your dreams.
You're lucky to be alive.
Who is he?
He's a child murderer...
that some parents
from around here burned alive...
but then he came back.
Back for revenge
in our nightmares.
Funny no one ever
told us about him, huh?
-OK, thank you!
-No!
You want some free advice?
Coffee.
Make friends with it.
Mark!
That's enough.
You're scaring her.
Will?
Hey.
I thought you might
be in trouble, so we--
Lori! Oh, my God!
Lori, honey, wake up!
Someone get help, please!
Someone get some help, please!
The principal!
Will, let's go, let's go!
Please, somebody help her.
Lori?
How much longer
is it gonna take?
-ls she OK or what?
-Shh!
Tsk!
For nose jobs,
what kind of anesthesia...
do the doctors use?
They put you
all the way under, right?
Got your nose!
Strong work, man.
I came to make sure she's OK...
and you put her
in the infirmary.
What were you
thinking about...
telling her
all that stuff, man?
I mean, we're not in group.
Because I'm thinking
for the first time in my life...
that maybe I'm not crazy...
that my other wasn't crazy.
She had the same dream, Will.
Will Rollins!
Mark Davis!
This doesn't make any sense.
There's nothing on Krueger.
Not his arrest, his death,
not even a birth certificate.
Whole sections of
the records are gone.
Look at all these
blacked-out obituaries.
January eighteenth.
That's the day my other
committed suicide.
Why isn't that in here?
I don't know!
But I'm sure there's
a good reason.
Remember in group
when they told us...
not to jump to conclusions?
Listen to yourself.
You're holding onto
that psychobabble bullshit...
Iike it's some kind of
security blanket, man.
Let it go.
They've covered him up, Will.
They never told us
about Freddy...
because that's how they
decided to beat him.
They treated him like he
was a fucking disease...
and they locked up
all the kids...
who had made
contact with him...
so they wouldn't
infect the others.
That's crazy.
Is it?
How come we were
never allowed...
to call any of
our friends, man?
How come none of our
friends ever called us?
We were in a fucking
quarantine, man.
That's what
Westin Hills was for.
Well, even if all
you're saying is true...
then why didn't
Freddy kill Lori?
Maybe he's not
strong enough yet.
My other said it's our fear
that gives him his power.
Yeah, well,
you sure as hell...
spread enough fear
today at school.
Holy shit.
You're right.
They wanted to forget Freddy so
they wouldn't fear him.
What if I screwed up
the town's plan?
Fuck! This fucker's gonna spread
like the plague, man!
Kids are gonna start
falling asleep, it's gonna--
Let's leave, man.
Let's leave right now.
No, I can't leave.
Why not?
I gotta go talk to Lori.
I gotta see if she's OK.
Well, is she worth dying for?
Because if you fall asleep,
you ain't waking up.
If that's the case,
how come you're not dead?
Or any of the freaks at Westin?
When's the last time
you even had a nightmare?
I don't know.
I can't remember
my dreams anymore.
Look, just give me
one night, OK?
Just let me find Lori,
and then we're out of here.
I swear.
All right.
If your ass isn't back here by
dawn, I'm gone.
We clear on that?
This baby's my other's
pride and joy, so be careful.
Oh, shit.
Linderman!
Shack, I don't drink.
Hi, Lori. Didn't think
I'd see you here.
Can I get you
something to drink?
Smooth opening, but, you know,
we're already taken care of.
What happened
to your clothes?
Oh, this.
I was playing
a drinking game...
with some
of the lower primates...
and I guess I'm penalized
for my ability...
to read above
a fourth-grade level.
Linderman, you know,
I always pictured you...
as a straight up bedwetter.
You know what, Kia?
I used to think you hated me...
because you thought
I wasn't good enough for Lori...
but that's not it.
You tear me down
to make yourself feel better...
because you really
hate yourself...
which is kind of pathetic
when you actually...
stop and think about it,
assuming, of course...
you can think
with all that makeup...
weighing down your head.
The cops said Blake
committed suicide.
Apparently,
it was grief over Trey.
No, man, that's bullshit.
I heard some guy Krueger
killed them both.
Said his name to my parents,
they almost shit themselves.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, man,
and I heard...
that Freddy freak,
he used to live here.
Fucking gutted Trey like
a Goddamn turkey, man.
Like I heard his intestines and
shit was on the floor--
Oh, shit. I'm sorry.
Oh, my God.
Look who's here.
Look who's here!
What are you looking at?
Come on, come on, let's dance.
Come on, Linderman, let's go.
Where have you been, Will?
Didn't you get my letters?
What letters?
They must've never
even mailed them.
Who?
The...doctors at Westin Hills.
I've been in
a psychiatric hospital.
Mark was with me there.
Some other kids, too.
I don't understand.
Well, I saw on the news
the other night...
I mean, that kid that was
killed at your house.
I mean, I needed to know
that you were safe.
What happened?
I don't know.
I don't know.
Nobody knows.
Nobody saw what happened...
and the police have been
acting really weird...
Iike they know something...
and I heard them
mention some name.
Some...
Freddy. Freddy Krueger.
Where was your dad?
Out of town.
Are you sure?
What is going on, Will?
Well, look, four years ago,
I thought l--
Enough with
this bullshit talk.
Let's go shake our ass
on the dance floor.
Come on!
I'm dead one day...
and you're already out
getting shit-faced?
Same old Gibb!
Trey, l--
I can't believe it.
Come on, let's go.
Babe, don't make me
ask you twice, OK?
Now!
Trey?
No!
Open the door!
Please, the door--
No! No!
You're the one
that killed Trey!
Oh, don't worry about
my little errand boy.
The only to fear
is fear himself!
No!
She's mine.
Mine! Mine!
This everclear
is kicking my ass.
This--
Check out this fucking guy.
Well, hey, Jethro!
This is a rave,
not a Halloween party.
Why don't you go
find yourself a pig to fuck?
Yeah!
Invite only, cornpoke,
and you weren't invite--
Son of a bitch.
Yeah!
Burn, motherfucker!
No!
Run, man, run!
Freak!
You killed my other!
Gibb! Oh, my God!
Oh, Gibb! No!
Let's go!
Let's go, come on!
Was that him?
The guy you were talking about--
Freddy Krueger.
No, that wasn't
the guy in my dream.
That was somebody else!
Who cares about some
fucking dream guy, OK?
That psycho
in the hockey mask was real.
Dude, that goalie was
pissed about something.
We need to find the police.
No, no! Fuck the police!
Just take me home, Will.
Gibb, l--
I can't believe she...
I know.
Look, call me later, OK?
Please.
Just to check in.
Bye, Will.
Be careful.
Will, I'm gonna go inside now.
I think that's the last thing
you should do right now.
Oh, Will, please.
After everything
that's happened...
I just want to go to--
There's more
to it than that.
Look, I tried to tell
you this earlier.
The reason
I was sent to Westin...
is because I saw
your dad kill your mom.
Will, my mom died
in a car accident.
No, that's what he
wanted you to believe...
but I was there, Lori.
I was sneaking up to your room,
like I used to do.
Only you weren't there.
I saw him kill her.
Dad!
Get out of the van.
Get out of the van!
Where were you?
What are you doing?
I've been looking
all over for you!
Get away from her!
You're in a helluva
lot of trouble, you know that?
Like I give
a shit anymore.
Get in the house!
You! I'm taking you
back to Westin.
No! No way!
You can't trust him, Lori.
Whatever you do,
don't go home with him!
No, listen to me!
He was the one
who had me committed!
You didn't understand.
You still don't.
You were confused!
Stop it!
Both of you, stop it!
Damn it, Will!
I am not gonna let you...
endanger my daughter again!
Not after everything
that's happened!
Stop it! Stop it! Fuck!
Lori!
I--l--
Did Mom die
in a car accident?
Yes. Of course she did.
Prove it.
Show me a death certificate.
Show me an autopsy report.
Lori, I don't think now
is the right time--
Really, Dad?
Because I think
it's a perfect time!
Why didn't you tell me
about Westin Hills?
Do you work there?
Because I thought you were
a fucking general practitioner!
Yes, l...
I do some consulting
there now, but...
it's--it isn't
what you think.
Oh, my God.
So you knew about Will
this whole time.
Lori, listen to me.
You're upset.
We both are.
Now I think what you need now...
more than anything
is to get some rest.
Why don't I give you
some pills...
and that'll help you sleep...
and then we talk
about it in the morning?
I don't want
to sleep, Dad!
I want to know why
you've been lying to me!
We'll talk about it
in the morning!
Now do what I say!
Lori! Lori!
Open this door.
Open this door!
Go away!
Damn it, Lori!
Let me in!
Goddamn it!
It's OK, it's me.
It's me, shh! Shh!
You OK? Are you OK?
It's me, all right?
I don't know how your father's
connected to all this...
but I think
Mark was right.
There's some kind of cover-up
going on here with Krueger.
We can't trust the police.
We can't trust
any of the adults.
So what do we do?
We gotta get to Mark.
He's the expert in all of this.
He'll know what's going on.
You always looked out
for me, o.
Hey, Mark.
I gotta stay awake.
Shit!
Hey, Mark.
You didn't forget
about me, did you?
Oh, God.
Oh, that's right!
Everyone forgot!
That's why they weren't
afraid anymore!
That's why I needed Jason
to kill for me...
to get them to remember.
But now he just won't stop,
that hockey puck!
This isn't...real.
Somebody, please, wake me up!
Please!
Mark! Mark, wake up!
I need you to send
a little message for me.
That's all,
just a little message.
I'm not gonna do it.
I won't do it!
No?!
I won't do it.
I'll have to pass that message
myself, won't l?
Oh, my God!
Let go of me!
Help...me.
Mark!
Pass on a little
message for me, will ya?
Sheriff,
I've been compiling info...
based on eyewitness reports
of the hockey mask killer.
We already know who did this.
Sheriff, we closed
down the school...
and set up a curfew
for anyone under eighteen.
Good.
Now I want twenty-four-hour
roadblocks set up.
Nobody leaves town,
nobody gets in.
We're gonna contain
this son of a bitch...
before he spreads any further.
Yes, sir.
Sir, shouldn't we have
the F.B.I. come in and--
No outsiders, Stubbs.
We can handle this.
We've stopped him before.
OK, I'm a little lost here.
Stopped who before?
We don't say his name out loud.
You're not from around here.
I don't expect you
to understand.
With all due resect, Sheriff...
I think we have a copycat
of the old Jason Voorhees...
Crystal Lake killer
on our hands--
You listen to me.
We do things around here
a certain way for a reason...
and that's given us
four years of peace.
So you either do your job
and keep your mouth shut...
or, so help me God,
I will lock you up!
Do you understand me?!
Yes, sir.
Why don't we all just leave?
No, even if we leave,
Freddy can still get us.
We all know about him.
We're all afraid of him.
It was our fear that
gave him his power.
We're marked now.
Man, screw that clown.
I mean, what kind
of a pussy...
comes after you
in your dreams anyway?
Now, that big-ass mother fucker
back at the cornfield...
all right, that's who
we should be afraid of.
Tell me who
the fuck that was.
His name was Jason Voorhees.
Shit, man...um...
How'd you know
we were here?
Nothing personal,
but the Scooby van out back...
wasn't exactly subtle.
And never keep
your keys in the door.
Great, so now we're
completely fucked.
No, you're not.
I'm here to help you.
Now, this Jason Voorhees
supposedly drowned...
at Camp Crystal Lake
back in 1957...
when he was
eleven years old.
The counselors weren't
watching him...
then they made the mistake
of killing his mother.
The legend has it...
that Jason kept returning
from his grave...
to punish whoever
returned to the camp.
I think we're dealing
with a copycat here.
No. No. No, no, no.
He's not a copycat.
I've seen what he can do.
He's the real Jason.
That's impossible, Linderman.
Jason is dead.
You'd better start thinking
outside your little box, dude...
'cause somebody's
definitely eaking...
the fucking reality rules, OK?
It makes sense in a way.
I mean, what if Freddy
ought Jason back...
because he was too weak
to go after us on his own...
so he used Jason.
I mean, he knew that
we'd think it was him...
that we'd spread
the fear again.
And now that it's working...
it's like he can't
shut Jason back down.
Wait a minute.
Freddy died by fire,
Jason by water.
How can we use that?
I think we should
concentrate on Jason first.
But I thought we decided...
that Freddy was the one
pulling the strings.
Shouldn't we go
after him first?
I don't know, maybe
what we need to do is...
to offer Freddy
a sacrifice.
Yeah, yeah, totally.
Like a virgin, right?
Someone pure.
Dude, don't look at me.
Even if you pay for it,
it still counts.
Oh, come on.
Look, we all know who
the real virgin is here.
-Kia!
-Oh, come on, Lori.
I know you never
made it with Will.
Why would he want to when
he can fuck somebody like me?
Let's tie the bitch up.
What?
Don't worry, angel.
You've still got me.
Come on, give daddy a kiss.
Your eyes say no-no...
but my mouth says yes-yes.
Lori, are you all right?
You fell asleep.
Oh, shit!
I pulled that out of my dream.
How is that possible?
Anything is possible now!
God, you just don't get it!
Oh, God, y'all, two killers?
We're not safe awake or asleep.
It's not the sleep
that's killing us...
it's our dreams.
At Westin, Mark and l
never had dreams.
Were you on any drugs?
Yeah, but there's
something called hypnocil.
They never told us
what it was for...
but everyone there
was taking it.
Experimental drug...
not even approved yet
by the F.D.A.
Oh, shit.
Used for...
suppression of dreams.
We need those pills,
enough for all of us.
Can you get us
back to Westin Hills?
All right,
this isn't it, guys.
Come on, let's go.
Hey, dude.
Let's take a little
J- eak, huh?
No, man. He's a cop.
Come on. What's he
gonna do, arrest me?
Hold up.
Hang on a second.
Fuck.
That's better.
Where's Freeburg?
Come on. Come on!
This is D wing.
These are the ones
who wouldn't stop dreaming.
Are they dead?
They're in a coma.
It says they were given
too much hypnocil.
Who would do this to people?
Your dad's name
is at the bottom...
of both of these charts.
Cool...yeah.
What the fuck?
Nice.
Oh, yeah.
Hold up, man.
What?
What do you want?
No, I don't know where
the hypnocil is, OK?
I can't pour these
down the drain.
We need this stuff.
Freeburg!
Freeburg!
What are you doing?
We need those drugs!
Dude, no! Dude--
Go on! Get out of here!
Go!
What was that?
Let's go check it out.
Let's go.
Get back! Shit! Hell!
Fucker!
Help me!
Shit! They're all empty!
We gotta keep looking.
Maybe there's some down here.
Damn, it's gotta
be here somewhere.
Freeburg, come on!
Come on! Come on!
What are you waiting for?
Come on!
Freeburg, time to go.
We gotta go!
Now! come on!
Let me handle this, bitch.
What?
Come on, come on!
OK, let's go!
Let's go.
No, wait, wait!
Look.
Come to Freddy.
These are my children, Jason.
Go back where you belong!
Fuck you!
Linderman...
These are my children, Jason.
Go back where you belong.
Jason...Jason.
My special, special boy.
I'm disappointed
in you, Jason.
You disobeyed me.
You were supposed
to come back home...
just kill a few of them!
But I blame myself.
I should've known...
you wouldn't be able
to stop killing!
You are like a big, stupid dog
who can't stop eating...
even though your master
said you've had enough!
Now it's time to put
this bad dog to sleep...
for good!
Not my arm!
Welcome to my nightmare.
Penny for your thoughts, chief!
Oh, scary.
Tilt.
Why won't you die?
Come on. Come on!
So you are afraid of something
after all, huh?
How in the fuck did I let y'all
talk me into this?
Why don't we just
try and do it here?
Why go all the way
to Crystal Lake?
Best-case scenario: Jason wins.
He'll already be home,
back where he belongs.
I mean, why follow us anymore?
And if Freddy wins?
At least Jason
has home-field advantage.
Aww...how sweet.
You ugly little shit.
Now there's a face...
only a mother could love!
Yeah!
Now we're getting somewhere.
Let's see
what really scares you.
And dig a little deeper.
I'm dying to see what skeletons
are hidden in your closet.
We're seriously running
out of tranq here, guys.
I got maybe one dose,
plus enough for Lori.
Well, we're almost there.
Then I better get going.
No, no, just...
I don't want you to go.
I'm coming back.
Just give me fifteen minutes,
then wake me up.
I'll ing that bastard
Freddy back through.
Just make sure
Jason's waiting for him.
Now I lay me down to sleep.
Freak show! Freak show!
Freak show! Freak show!
Bull's-eye!
Freak show!
Freak show! Freak show!
Try this on!
Freak show!
Freak show! Freak show!
Stupid!
Aren't you gonna help the kid?!
Can't you see I'm busy here?
You mean you're not coming?
It's not my fault this bitch
is dead on her feet.
It's been five minutes.
Well, that was the last
of the tranq, OK? We're out.
Calm down, OK?
Just relax!
Heeeeelp!
Wait! Give me your hand!
Give me your hand!
Help!
Jason?
Jason Vorhees?
Y'all...y'all...
Y'all, something's wrong.
It's like he's drowning
or something.
Freddy must be killing him.
We need him alive!
Dude, what do you
want me to do...
Iike, give him
mouth-to-mouth or something?
Hell no.
Why are you--
No! No, I'm not
gonna do that. No!
Kia, look, I would
do it myself...
but I've had asthma
since I was six, OK?
I don't have the lung power.
No.
Kia, he has asthma!
Ooh! Ooh...
Look, you can do this, OK?
You can do this.
You just--
Shut up! You're not the one
that has to do this.
I know, but l--
Shut up!
Oh, my God.
Ohh, God!
Oh, man.
Oh, shit. Oh, shit.
You!
What's wrong, Lori?
Miss your wake-up call?
Wake me up!
I got him! I got him!
No!
Lori, come on! Wake up!
Lori, wake up, please!
Look!
Guys, look.
We're almost there.
Help me. Come on.
We gotta get her up.
Come on. Start running.
Start running.
Wake me up!
Daddy, don't!
Daddy!
No, daddy, don't!
Freddy!
It was you!
I've always had a thing...
for the whores
that live in this house.
Lori, wake up!
Oh, shit.
It's him. He's here.
Lori, come on!
You gotta wake up!
Oh, yes.
My God!
Come on, Lori, wake up!
Lori, please. Wake up!
Lori, please.
Lori, please.
Go! Go, go, go!
Lori!
Oh, you fuckin' asshole!
Goddamn it!
Welcome to my world, bitch.
I should warn you, princess...
the first time tends
to get a little...
messy.
Get away from her!
Linderman.
Oh! Oh, no!
Die, you little bitch.
Jesus, Linderman.
You--you're really hurt.
No. No, no, no.
Don't worry about me.
Just a scratch.
Just go get help, OK?
What? You don't think--
Look, I'm just gonna
rest here a minute.
-Linderman--
-I'm fine, Kia.
Really.
Now get out of here.
-Go get help.
-But you--
Just go.
OK, but I'm gonna be back
as soon as I can.
Lori!
Think you're so smart,
huh, bitch?
Freddy!
How sweet...
dark meat.
-No! Kia!
-Let's go!
Nooo!
So you're the one
everyone's afraid of?
Tell me something.
What kind of faggot...
runs around
in a Christmas sweater?
I mean, come on. Get real.
You're not even scary.
You're not even scary.
And let's talk about
the butter knives.
What is with the butter knives?
You trying to compensate
for something?
Maybe coming up
a little short there...
between the legs,
Mr. Krueger?
Hmm.
I mean, you got these
teensy-weensy little things...
and Jason has got this
big ol' thing that's like...
Kia!
-No! No!
-Come on!
Come on, Lori.
Let's go.
We can't help her anymore.
No! I'm staying!
Are you crazy?
You got what you wanted.
You pulled Freddy out,
and now he's fighting Jason.
Come on!
What more do you want?
He killed my mother, Will!
It was Freddy.
My dad covered it up
to protect me.
He didn't do it.
Look, he has taken
everything from us!
He has ruined
both of our pasts...
and I am not leaving
until I see him die!
Man the torpedoes.
Hey, asshole!
Up here!
Aha!
Yeah.
Ah, give me a eak.
Oh, no.
Ohh, noooo!
Lori, get the tanks!
Give it up!
Freddy!
Go to hell!
It's OK. It's OK.
You...
Welcome to my world, bitch! |
Metal Cannon!
Fist of One Hundred Beasts
So, you want to live?
I...
Even if I were to take your X-Antibody...
...I still wouldn't live any longer.
You have good eyes...
Live for me in this new world.
Carry on, for our future.
I'm sorry to have chased you.
Get lost!
You aren't the chosen!
Because a Digimon like you appeared, with a strange stone on his forehead,
Andromon said the world is going to hell!
Get outta here!
Get lost!
That's enough.
Why... am I here...?
Why am I unwanted?
Why am I not needed...?
Still...
Why...!?
You think it's possible we Royal Knights can execute Project Ark?
It is not a matter of whether we can or cannot...
That is for Yggdrasil to determine.
We only have to fulfill our mission.
And will that work out...?
What do you mean?
Will we not just repeat our mistakes?
Are you saying that Yggdrasil is wrong?
The start of the Digital Hazard...
The X-Program my Lord Yggdrasil will execute.
I, Dukemon, would never--
X-Antibody Digimon and the like!
They are alien!
Such aliens will only ing ruin.
They and us...
We are all Digimon, are we not?
Please, hear me out!
We don't have time to bicker!
At this rate, all Digimon will be exterminated!
Please don't say such things now...
Isn't it your fault that this crisis falls on us!?
That is wrong!
When the X-Program was complete, many of our friends died.
In fact 98 of all Digimon died.
In order to live... we had to flee to this new world.
And so you will contaminate this world as well...
If you had never come here...
Are you saying it's OK if we're the only ones to die?
You don't care what happens to any other Digimon!?
Then what about you guys?
Because you've come here, this child is in danger!
Well...
Sorry...
But we really have no time to squabble.
You came here knowing that, didn't you?
Everything is because Yggdrasil's X-Program was executed.
Soon this new world will be contaminated.
Yggdrasil will begin hunting X-Antibody Digimon!
Lies!
They plan to wipe out all the X-Antibody Digimon.
And behind all that, the X-Program will take this world.
Which in turn means that Yggdrasil itself is our common enemy, right?
You hold an interesting point...
But that's as far as it goes.
Before coming here, we reported it to Yggdrasil...
This is where you'll end.
How could you!?
Our meeting is over!
Everyone, get away from here!
Run!
Great Spirit!
Fool...
This would have never happened if you hadn't reported.
Don't tell me...
Even us?
I see...
You also have the X-Antibody...
It must have been hard for you.
As a friend, I have a favour to ask you.
Friend...?
That's right.
I'm sure you've realized...
I also have the X-Antibody.
We don't have much time.
I will be back.
Before I return, could you look after this child?
Please, protect this child.
Don't worry, I'm sure you can do it.
Okay.
Thank you.
Wasn't that a Royal Knight?
Why is one of the Network leaders...?
That hurts!
Poseidon Force!
Clever...
Return to Yggdrasil immediately.
It's an emergency.
Omegamon, present!
Well, let us begin...
Golden Magnamon.
Urd Terminal, Skuld Terminal...
The resistance groups have formed.
I have seen them.
Similar groups have formed in the Versandi Terminal as well.
Even in Versandi?
Correct.
Certainly...
Those X-Antibody Digimon intend to fight us Royal Knights squarely.
It's a matter of who moves first.
That is right...
What do you mean, Omegamon?
That we must take emergency countermeasures against this resistance.
However--!
Our mission is to guide Project Ark's course.
Yggdrasil's decision is final.
Do not waver!
Then it's futile...
Those Royal Knights...
They sure are strong.
Are they really our enemies?
Fool.
What have you been looking at recently?
The Royal Knights only move in accordance to Yggdrasil.
I don't think they'd move on their own.
It wouldn't solve anything.
And if it's as you say...
Yet it is not.
If the Host Computer wants to kill off all Digimon with this stone...
Then those Royal Knights will comply!
What has happened to the Royal Knights the Digimon were proud of!?
Well...
Still, I...
I want to believe in the Royal Knights!
Whatever Yggdrasil is planning...
We will find that out soon enough.
Are you okay?
Yes ! Mon!
That's good.
I'm just doing what I can.
Metal Cannon!
I'm no match for him...
They know this is futile...
Why do they still come!?
Why...
Garuru Tomahawk!
Are you all right?
I kept... my promise...
Is this the justice of the Royal Knights!?
It is the justice of Yggdrasil's New Digital World!
Garuru Burst!
Gaia Force!
Cocytus Breath!
Not bad.
However, this is the end.
This child--!
This child is dead!!!
Grey Sword!
The X-Program was completed...?
Don't worry.
I will soon die.
I will give this child my X-Antibody.
Do you want to live?
Please live on for me.
Live for me in this new world.
Life is just that beautiful...
I give this to you.
Power Metal!
Why?
Why do you go to such lengths to fight!?
Because I want to live!
I just want to live.
Even if it's just to extend my life a bit more...
I just want to live!
Yggdrasil...
...doesn't want that.
This lance--?
Give up, Omegamon...
I have not come to fight.
I have something to ask you.
Why was the X-Program launched...?
Do you want to know the reason?
Dukemon! What are you saying!?
Yggdrasil set off the sudden extermination of Digimon...
It made its decision on the Old World.
There is nothing to hide...
That's right.
Only a number of Digimon were chosen to come to this world...
...and only a certain number of Digimon will be able to advance.
Project Ark.
The X-Program was set off just for that?
So, you know that name...
However, some of us lived.
And those were the ones that came here.
Both the chosen Digimon, and the surviving Digimon... are they not all Digimon!?
That is wrong!
You are outsiders.
That is what Yggdrasil decided.
Omegamon!
You need not answer.
Yggdrasil's decision will soon reach this level.
What do you mean?
Yggdrasil has passed Project Ark to the secondary stage.
It will delete all Digimon.
How dare you!
That is classified information!
It matters not...
Both the chosen Digimon and you X-Antibody Digimon...
Everything will be erased.
To go that far--!
It is by my Lord Yggdrasil's command...
To see it carried out is the duty of us Royal Knights.
However, I, Dukemon, refuse!
You would betray Him?
Rather than betray my own emotions...
I would defy Yggdrasil.
I cannot help it.
Next time we meet, will we be enemies?
Too bad...
My dear friend, Omegamon!
Is there not something you want to ask to heed my defiance?
I will see.
I wish to give them a chance.
I will never forget this pain...
I waited for you, Dukemon...
I guess we cannot come to an understanding.
I bid thee adieu...
I cannot allow anyone to hinder Yggdrasil.
I will not let my heart interfere either.
Very well!
Y...You--!
This is the only way...
I have something I want to check...
Don't let it get to you...
What is it?
What is it?
Dukemon...
You look depressed...
Magnamon...
Do you hold any regrets in the battle you pursue?
No.
That confidence comes from...?
My will to fulfill my duty in protecting this world...
...as well as my pride as a Royal Knight.
I asked an unnecessary thing.
Forget it.
Tokomon!?
Stay away!
Tokomon...!
Are you Dorugamon?
Don't--!
Disappear!
Power Metal!
That attitude which drove you to fire...
Whatever.
You ought Dorugamon to Yggdrasil?
Why?
Yggdrasil commanded it.
What?
I merely returned it.
Dorugamon...
No, Dorumon...
...is not a digital being born in our world.
He is Yggdrasil's experimental being.
That is Yggdrasil's very words.
For what...?
Who knows.
I do not understand Yggdrasil's reasoning.
We Royal Knights...
...have perhaps gone too far...
Dukemon...
Where has your Core gone...?
What was it that you wanted to check?
And this reasoning of Yggdrasil's...
There is still much that I do not know...
Where's Dorugamon!?
He's not with you?
R...Royal Knights!
The Royal Knights did something?
No one will hurt you here, don't worry.
You don't need to cry...
Hey!
What?
You must be blind...
Just leave him.
He's probably going for disassembly anyway.
I can't leave something I've found.
Even if he's not alive... I won't leave him.
Don't come crying to me for help...
You know what he is, right?
I just heard from WarGreymon.
He was looking for info on a pal the Royal Knights were after.
In any case, this guy's unique.
He's wanted?
That's what WarGreymon said.
So?
You think we should tell him he's here?
If WarGreymon is looking for him, then we'll let him know.
But I'm afraid the Royal Knights will find out where we are...
WarGreymon knows the risk...
I'll believe in his decision.
Even if it puts all our friends here in danger!?
Have you forgotten what kind of era we live in!?
All our friends in the Digital World are in danger anyway.
I can't think that any one of us is safe.
Fine.
Well, I'll let WarGreymon know!
Don't worry!
I'm sure he's fine!
He won't die so easily.
Yeah! Not so easily!
We're gonna speed up, so hang on tight!
Top Gun!
Get away from the entrance!
Escape further inside!
Leave that guy!
If I was gonna leave him, I wouldn't have picked him up in the first place.
Go on without me.
Lead everyone to the secret platform.
I'll follow behind the rear.
Why do you go to such lengths for this guy!?
I won't let a friend die...
That's all.
What are you waiting for!?
Move it!
Metal!
Metal! Go!
I'll take care of this.
Evacuate everyone!
But--!
Too many are injured!
If this keeps up, this fight will be meaningless!
I'll follow later!
Don't worry!
Fall back to the platform!
Help carry the injured if you can!
Cocytus Breath!
We'll be waiting for you!
Now it's time for me to go wild!
We'll be safe once we pass here.
Don't rush.
Stay calm and go.
This way!
Yeah...
There's a platform up ahead that leads to the hidden road.
There is?
Here...!
This is bad...
Stay here until I tell you to.
Agreed?
Okay!
Good kid...
Keep it orderly!
This way! Over here!
You...
The least I can do is shoot one!
Don't push yourself.
You too.
It's me!
Those who can fight, move out!
We'll back up WarGreymon!
MetalGarurumon?
He stayed behind to fight off the enemies...
He gave us the time to escape.
Please... wait for him!
What's this?
Did something happen to the exit?
At this rate...!
No!
I promised him!
I said I'd wait for him.
But--!
He'll come!
I'm sure of it!
Wait!
Nice timing.
Here too!?
Take care of him...
Thunder Cloud!
Mon! There!
Tokomon!
You survived!
Sorry for making you worry.
Poseidon Force!
Wake up!
Mon! Please, wake up!
Tokomon?
Why...?
Why?
Hang in there!
STOP!!!
What the hell are you!?
You...!
We saved you!?
What?
I-I'm...
I'm...
Why...?
Is this the result of the experimental being?
Why... this form...
I must...
It's still him...
Mon!
Everyone stay calm!
He just assumed their form...
There has to be a reason behind it!
His heart is still with us!
So, that's it...
Yggdrasil has seen the future.
This is what we Royal Knights speculated with Project Ark's deployment.
This is the outcome.
And this is in accordance with the deployment?
What Dukemon meant about the mistakes...
And you agree?
I will make certain of Yggdrasil's decision!
Wait! Omegamon!
Final Elysion!
I, Dukemon, have returned from the Data Space.
WarGreymon, MetalGarurumon...
Lead them all away!
Dorugremon and I shall take care of the rest here!
Let's go!
Understood!
Those that can fly, cover those that can't!
Once we clear the wall, we'll head for the forest!
Right!
I'll be all right...
Head somewhere safe.
Mon!
I'll come as soon as I can...
I promise.
I'll leave the rest to you!
Royal Saber!
You were all right!
So, you worried...
I...
Is it truly okay for me to still be alive?
If I were dead... then things wouldn't be like this!
You wish that I, Dukemon, should answer that?
What the hell am I?
Why the hell am I here!?
Everything has the will to live.
From the very first time life existed, that much has not changed...
Dorugremon!
Go to Yggdrasil!
Do you not want to know who you really are?
You will find all your answers there.
What has happened to Yggdrasil even I, Dukemon, do not know...
However, the only way in is there!
But--!
I, Dukemon, am enough to hold them here.
You must go to my Lord Yggdrasil.
Should I, Dukemon, fall... then that is my own sought answer.
I'll go!
It's futile, Omegamon!
No one can touch Yggdrasil!
Intangible things are troublesome.
I have vowed my loyalty to Yggdrasil...
However, that is why I have said I cannot tolerate my master's motives.
Selfishness does not become you.
Then what is this chaos!?
That is...
Why are you here?
This is not a place for one like you...
Leave this place this instant!
Dukemon opened the path for me...
Dukemon?
I came to find the answer...
I want to see Yggdrasil!
There is nothing to ask.
Interesting...
Impossible!
You want to meet Yggdrasil, whom even the Royal Knights cannot touch?
On top of that, the one who opened the path for you was my dear friend Dukemon...?
Then, before you reach that answer...
...you must defeat me!
I will fulfill your wish if you do so...
Defeat you!? No--!
Why must you always get so emotional?
He may be Yggdrasil's experiment...
But didn't I say he was not a digital being?
No...
I think he and I are on the same wavelength...
Then, whichever one of us reaches Yggdrasil's Core and grasps that answer... that will be fine.
That fact that Dukemon opened the path for you has further meaning.
Show me your true form!
Wait...
There's no time!
If I don't hurry up, the Digital World will--!
Are you saying that when you meet Yggdrasil and find your answer...
...the Digital World will be saved!?
How conceited!
You think you can do what I could not...
What is waiting for us at Yggdrasil!?
No...!
I don't want to fight...!
I have no reason to fight you!
If you do not, then I do...
For what did you come here for?
For the existence of everything!
Then, fight...
Being prepared is more than just words.
Prove that you came here ready to die for the existence of everything!
You aren't the one I want to fight!
So you still say that?
Then who is it?
That's what I want to find out by meeting Yggdrasil!
What are you saying!?
Any intruder would have been destroyed.
Tell us what we want to know!
The Royal Knights protect the order of the Digital World...
For one like you to approach Yggdrasil would oppose that order!
This is the end.
Live for me in this new world.
Please, live on for me.
Carry on, for our future.
Life is just that beautiful...
You must go to my Lord Yggdrasil.
Should I, Dukemon, fall... then that is my own sought answer.
Light!
You are?
It can't be...!
I am Alphamon.
That's impossible!
While I'm looking at Alphamon... such was said to never exist!
An apparition...
A legend among the Royal Knights!
Even so, here I stand.
And thanks to you, I now know what I must do...
I cannot excuse Yggdrasil's intervention in this...
Dukemon led you here for that reason...
I have confirmed...
...and I will acknowledge you.
Come, and together we will bear witness.
Stop!
The Royal Knights are to protect the order of the Digital World.
For the future, that is what you always said!
Is this order?
Seems you have only just realized...
When the order of the Digital World begins to collapse,
Yggdrasil's order is something to be concerned about.
The Royal Knights never move unless told...
You will still go without waiting for such a gracious command!?
I will go.
Just as my dear friend Dukemon would have done.
This is troublesome...
Our friends are in trouble.
All Digimon face a state of crisis...
Yet you still hold high your holy words.
No...
It is because we are in a state of crisis.
Order is necessary.
Who are you!?
This is...
Digitalize of Soul!
Let us go.
This is... Yggdrasil?
I wish to see Yggdrasil.
Where is your Core?
What are you really trying to accomplish?
I wish to know as well.
Why must Project Ark be executed with such overpowering force?
Yggdrasil...
If you intend on remaining silent, you better prepare yourself.
No matter what we do, there is no way we'll get out in one piece.
Magnamon has already warned Yggdrasil of our coming.
We are traitors.
If Yggdrasil insists on remaining silent, then there is only one option.
This might be the end of everything...
Then, what will we learn from this?
There is only one thing I'm sure of.
No matter what we do, at this rate, the Digital World will be destroyed.
Then...
We cannot stand idly by.
Ultimate War Blade King Dragon Sword
So that's how it is...
What is the meaning of this?
I entrust this to you...
I can't, but what about...
He is my shadow...
If I hadn't met my friends... I wouldn't have become this.
I might have been just like him.
However, I am proud to have met you all in this Digital World.
I give my life over to you...
Yggdrasil!
Is this what you wish for!?
I still do not understand...
But I will settle this!
All Delete!
I remember up until then...
Yggdrasil was also desperate...
I'm finally beginning to understand the reason behind Project Ark.
I'm listening...
My Lord, Yggdrasil, generally intervened with this world...
However, the world is a complex place...
This is where it thought about fixing it.
And that is Project Ark...?
Most likely...
However, my Lord didn't have the power to carry it out on its own.
And that's why it thought up that experimental being.
In the end, we were also merely pawns of Yggdrasil's?
As I said before...
Yggdrasil was desperate.
Most likely, like you, it only wanted to live...
Just like all life has this desperation to live...?
From now on, they can be happy...
I was looking for you!
Mon! |
WHISPERING CORRIDORS
This is Hur Eun-Young.
I can't answer the phone, so leave your message.
2nd year, 3rd year...
2nd year, 3rd year...
2nd year, 3rd year...
Mrs. Park, you're still here?
Had to check something.
I'll be leaving soon.
Guess the new semester's keeping you busy.
Need any help?
I'm fine.
Li ary
Hello?
Eun-Young?
Mrs. Park?
Jin-Ju is here.
Jin-Ju?
I don't know.
What are you talking about?
Jin-Ju has died for sure.
But she's here.
Jin-Ju's been in school for 9 years.
Mrs. Park...
Eun-Young? Hello?
What are you doing here?
Uh? Waiting for you.
What?
What did you say?
I was waiting for you.
For me?
Why?
Why were you waiting for me?
We're the class clerks of the week.
Youn Yae-Yi, trying to make me feel guilty eh?
I'm actually 15 minutes early, thanks to my mom.
Of course you're not, I'm a bit early.
We never promised to meet here.
You should have waited in the classroom. It's cold.
Empty classrooms give me the creeps, sorry...
Stop moping.
You'll jinx my chance of spending this senior year in style.
Want to become a schoolgate ghost?
Come on.
What's this?
I'm not sure, only that she's possessed.
Possessed?
You know, by a grade ghost.
One with a low IQ though.
Were you good friends?
Does she look like she would like me?
Oh, I forgot to ing a rag.
Hey!
What...?
Give me that you dufus.
No need to take those back up.
Hurry up.
Ji-Oh.
It is your duty as her students.
Anyone who damages her reputation with rumors
will never be forgiven.
You heard.
Don't distract the other students with gossip, understand?
It's all for the best, Okay?
Fortunately, we're swearing this oath of honor...
...before all hell eaks loose.
You'll all be held responsible if anything happens.
Got it.
Yes sir.
Got it.
Yes sir.
You'll take the blame for rumors coming from Rm.3.
Understood!
Yes sir.
Why did she do it?
It's not clear. The police needs more leads.
You could kill yourself for any reason...
...But why do it at school?
I'm sorry.
The principal will assign a new
homeroom teacher for Rm3.
Special instructions will be given.
But make sure this is kept confidential.
Hey! Are you sure?
Ever see me tell a lie?
Yeah.
This is for real.
Suicide?
Not all suicides are by hanging.
This case stinks.
Most of the students wanted to kill old fox.
Jin-Ju is here.
Really? For me?
Isn't it a family heirloom? Thanks Jin-Ju.
Is your Dad still drinking a lot?
I don't know.
Don't be so cold.
Did you hear? Jung-Sook was the first to be here.
Yeah, and she wasn't even the clerk of the week.
She was there even before the clerks.
Remember last weeks shouting match with Old Fox?
Making out you two?
Go work in a factory. If you can cut it?
Or stay at home. You hear?
Degenerates.
Look at your uniform. Hands out.
You're such a bad influence.
What's this smell? Incense?
It figures.
Having a Shaman for a mother.
Miss Hur.
Miss Hur...
A penny for your thoughts.
You weren't answering.
Oh, were you calling me?
You're the only teacher by that last name.
Sorry, I still feel like a student here.
Really?
So Mrs. Park used to be your senior homeroom teacher?
Her death must have shocked you.
She said she had something to check.
I assumed it was important.
What was she checking?
I'm not sure,...
...but she was staring at her class agenda book.
Jin-Ju's died for sure.
But she's here.
Jin-Ju's been in school for 9 years.
It's not you.
I just don't feel like it.
So childish.
Do it on your own.
Nobody else can call the spirits.
Just this one time. Please?
Oh mighty spirit, come to us...
Draw us a circle if you are with us.
Draw us a circle if she is a virgin.
An X if she is not.
Having fun?
Get your asses over here.
What the fuck is Mad Dog doing in our class?
Hasn't senior year put some sense into you?
If you're so psychic, make a living out of it.
Why bother with school?
I asked her for my grades.
Lim Ji-Oh, are you a Shaman or a witch doctor?
Then get better grades. You're lowering the class average.
Get out of my sight.
Who is it?
Who's the smart ass who just laughed?
I see...
Everyone on your desks, now.
I'll teach you a lesson. Arms up!
Can't you greet your new
homeroom teacher with respect?
Homeroom teacher?
Due to personal matters,
Mrs. Park is unable to continu her duties.
I will be taking over,... you hear?
This means two things.
One, a better chance at getting into college.
Two, no personal life for a year.
The new semester of your senior year...
is getting you somewhat excited...
I advise you to get rid of such cheap sentimentalisms.
They're luxuries a senior should do without.
Got it!
My motto is:
KEEP YOUR OWN PLACE.
This will be the class motto from now on.
You're each other's rival,...
but frankly speaking you're each other's enemy.
The worst enemy in war is yourself.
You CAN defeat your inner enemy.
You can be a winner.
I've re-scheduled the exercise exams for tomorrow.
Be prepared.
Get used to it and stop whining!
It's for evaluation purposes, so relax.
If you don't have what it takes, tough.
Class dismissed. Start cleaning up.
Dang, wish we had exams every day.
What?
Then school ends early.
Bitch, exams never kept you from leaving early.
You're always the first to dive outta da classroom.
It's better to chill after the exams...
Bullshit!
Ow, ouch.
Stuck?
Aw, fuck. It's blocked.
Didn't we get pierced on the same day?
Ouch.
Stop whining bitch.
...see it's going in.
Stop it, it hurts.
I'm trying to take it out you slut.
Want a bloody slit up your nose?
Hey!
Whatcha lookin at?
Huh, are you ignoring me?
What's all the fuss?
You psychic, mind your own business!
Hur Eun-Young
I'll ask them to replace the missing yearbooks.
So you're an alumni.
How did you know?
You were pretty famous as the student
with looks and ains.
My grades were so so,
and the yearbook shows prettier girls.
Why did you choose to be a teacher?
I guess it's not so bad after all.
Can I drop the formalities when we're alone?
If you insist.
The teachers often compare us together.
But they say I'm prettier and smarter.
You're definitely prettier,
but do you also get good grades?
Yes, I'm applying for Seoul National University.
What major?
Does it matter? After all, it's the best.
There must be something that interests you.
Nothing special. Besides I hate studying.
Once I get admitted, I'm done with books.
An SNU degree is a gold card for everything.
Even with an SNU degree, it wouldn't hurt reading Joyce.
How come you're still here?
Aren't you going home?
I didn't have the chance...to thank you in the toilet.
You like to do girly things, don't you?
Thanks anyway.
Have a seat.
Practicing for art school?
Nope. I'm supposed to have no talent...
How would you know?
My mom said...it's a waste of time.
She's right.
This is just for fun.
Can I see...?
?!...No. It's embarrassing.
I guess it is embarrassing.
You're eaking my heart.
Okay, I'll show it to you.
I told you so.
Why paint something so scary?
School can be a horrific experience...
for both students and teachers.
Like witnessing a tragic death.
Do you get it?
I guess that's why I can't erase...
the image of Old Fox from my head.
It's like an inspiration.
Terrific.
What is?
You are. You speak like an artist.
You're kidding. I can't even paint.
Of course you can. You need to improve your skills...
...but you know how to control light.
Bad paintings drain the life out of their objects...
...because they lack this quality.
This painting has it. You have a good eye for things,
the most important element to be a good painter.
You must have studied painting.
A bit.
When? In Junior high?
Something like that. I quit though.
No talent like you know who.
Jae-Ji, will you teach me how to paint?
You can join me when you get bored of teaching.
No?
I...
Is it a yes or no?
Allright, if you insist.
Promise that you do as I say.
Now you sound like Mad Dog.
We're mortal enemies.
Don't tell me your his niece?
Isn't this great Jin-Ju?
Miss Hur.
What are you doing at my desk?
Is this your desk?
Yes.
What ings you to our classroom?
This used to be my senior year homeroom.
Brings back memories.
It's still pretty much the same.
I didn't do that.
I know...I did it.
Was this your desk?
No, it was my friend's,... Jin-Ju's.
Excuse me.
Jin-Ju, this will be your desk forever.
Here.
I found her address in my diary.
I want to meet her family.
I explain later. It's really important that you find it.
I'll drop by later to get it.
Bye mom.
Looking for an old flame?
No, a girlfriend from high school.
Lost touch after graduation?
Kind of.
Can't call that friendship.
Guess it happens when you're busy.
She died in high school.
Oh the student who committed suicide?
Was she your friend?
Yes you were in Mrs. Park's class.
But why are you looking for her family?
Just curious.
Go to the school storage room.
Her ghost haunts the place.
You'll get to meet her in person.
A couple of girls claim they've seen the ghost.
She died in the art room. It used to be the art room.
She must have jinxed the place.
Construction workers have been sick or hurt.
That's why they can't tear down the place.
Of all the places to die why choose school?
Lim Ji-Oh, you piece of shit!
The vp almost had a heart attack
when he found this in the art room.
How would you explain this?
Answer me!
Are you trying to fuck with me?
No sir.
Don't bullshit me!
You degenerate.
You must be a psycho, a maniac.
Some parents you must have.
Letting you create such a monstrosity.
Get out of my sight. You disgust me!
Go.
Go! Go!
Go! Go! Go!
I dare you.
You psycho.
You wanna die?
Die! Die! You filth...
I told your mom not to worry.
She's sensitive about your first exam as a senior.
If you have finished, I would like to excuse...
What's the hurry?
I should get back to my books.
Don't be a stranger to your own teacher.
A woman should be like cotton candy. Understand?
So-Young.
So-Young. Do you know where I can find
that painting of your classmate's?
It must've been trashed.
Mad Dog chewed it to pieces.
Mad Dog?
I apologize.
That's what we call Mr. Oh.
Shouldn't it be pervert?
Who's painting is it?
Lim Ji-Oh...
I see...
It's for the best. No more painting for me..
Giving up painting?
Nowhere to paint.
There's one place.
The teachers will never know.
Never mind.
What?
Let's go.
Where?
I was just joking.
You can't go there.
Why not?
It's a mess, cobwebs and rats.
We'll just take a look.
Are you nuts? The place is haunted.
Then stay here.
I'll check for ghosts, okay?
Who taught you to smoke?
No one. Ever see me learn from anyone?
How ave of you.
Even the teachers are scared of this place.
I prefer ghosts.
Besides, didn't you know. I'm one myself.
So is this that infamous place?
Then lend me some space. I need a place to paint.
I've been banned from the art room.
Don't you want to kill him?
Yeah, why don't you do the honors?
You have to pay rent.
Finders keepers you know.
Plus I'll keep my mouth shut.
Rent?
Aren't you supposed to be a rich bitch?
I'm sorry.
I came to ask you something and the door was open.
It's okay. Have a seat.
Miss Hur, no need to feel guilty.
Wow,... someone did quite a number on this.
Why ing it here?
I was curious. But the faculty lounge...
It is uncomfortable there.
I guess I still feel like a student.
Think so?
Perhaps it's more than that.
Do you usually sketch student faces?
I like their expressions.
Didn't you have something to ask?
Uh...about this painting.
Hello there.
You were saying.
I was in the art club when I was in high school.
So you used to paint.
No, I sculpted faces in plaster.
Sculpted?
I used to do friend's faces as a hobby.
Must have been a great gift.
I hope they were.
Excuse me.
Just a moment, Ji-Oh.
Here.
Take it.
Don't give up painting.
Class motto: KEEP YOUR PLACE
Park So-Young. School rank, 1st place.
Go ahead and give her a big hand.
Kim Jung-Sook.
Your class rank is 2nd place, yet your school rank is 25th.
What's the use of studying long hours
if you're not paying attention.
If you don't have the ains, ask So-Young for some tips.
Class head.
Yes.
Hand them out after I'm gone.
Dismissed!
Attention.
Don't bother.
How can the class with the school's best student
have the worst score?
Don't greet me until you improve the class average,
you hear!
Do you have Mrs. Park's class agenda book?
No, but perhaps the PE teacher would know.
Night patrolling with female teachers...
...the perfect solution for lonely nights.
What do you think?
Not bad eh?
What's wrong?
Too much dust.
Look.
You have a vain side to you, don't you?
Aren't you scared of this place?
Ghosts and all...
On the contrary, I feel at ease.
Like home.
Really?
Why? Don't you?
Anything you say.
Strange.
God damn it!
What the...ow!
Who's there?
Who are you?
Order.
I'll be filling in for Mr. Oh today. So behave.
He didn't come in today?
Is anything wrong?
How should I know?
Kim Nuri.
Choi An-Nat...
Here.
He must have fallen asleep in the sauna.
Nothing can wake you there.
You think a ghost got him?
Kim Yung-Sook, Kim Yung-Sook.
Is that her seat?
Yes Sir.
Is she absent or late?
She hasn't come in yet.
What gives? She's never late.
It was Mad Dog's turn. The ghost got him.
I'm positive.
Where did you get that from?
Do I still look like your friend?
Hey...
Stop it.
Look, isn't that Jung-Sook?
I'm sure he was killed last night.
What makes you think so?
I feel it. Just like the day Old Fox died.
I feel like I killed Mad Dog myself.
You think I was possessed...and murdered Mad Dog?
Whoever did it, aren't you glad that he's gone?
Look, I'm not joking. I'm serious.
What if I'm really possessed...?
Ji-Oh, don't be so serious.
Don't worry. He's a die-hard.
He must be playing hooky.
Do as I say Eun-Young. You'll thank me one day.
You won't regret it. You need to choose your friends.
She's no good for you.
Looking for this?
Yes...
What for?
It's only going to depress you.
NAME; LIM JI-OH
EVALUATION NOTES
LACKS THE ABILITY AND WILL TO APPLY FOR COLLEGE
Oh, it's you So-Young.
Any problems?
No,... nothing.
Did you say there were spare yearbooks?
No, they suddenly disappeared.
So stupid.
So typical of the school system.
Have you found the painting?
Huh?
Of Ji-Oh's. You wanted to see it.
Oh yes, I did.
Do you know Ji-Oh well?
Not much. She sits next to me.
Why?
Nothing special, apart from her ability to call the spirits.
Call the spirits?
Probably her way of getting attention.
If you're so curious, she's in the store room, painting...
What's this noise?
What are you doing?
Get your ass over here.
Now.
I said now!
What ings you here?
So now you're following me.
Forget it.
I have nothing against you. Never avoided you either.
Let's just say we're different.
Meet me after evening studies.
Why?
Can't we talk now?
Is your sister coming to pick you up?
Sister?
Sorry, was that your stepmother?
She looks so young.
Kim Jung-Sook,...
mind your own business.
Is your real mom still in the looney bin?
Bitch. To think I took pity on you.
You think you could beat me? Guess again.
You don't have what it takes. We're different.
Got it...?
Loser!
Your Mother will save you.
After all she's a shaman.
I never spread those rumors about your mom.
It was Mrs. Park who told me.
I was scared of being ostracized for taking your side.
I never thought that anything bad would happen...
She threatened to expel you for my sake,
if I kept seeing you...
I was afraid.
I'm so sorry Jin-Ju.
TO MY BEST FRIEND,
EUN-YOUNG, FROM JIN-JU
Does it look like you Jin-Ju?
Don't ever loose it.
I told you I'm Ji-Oh.
Then where did you get those bells?
A friend gave them to me.
Jin-Ju is dead.
This is where she died 9 years ago.
I saw her body with my own eyes.
She couldn't have given those bells to you.
What are you talking about?
These are from Jae-Yi. Yoon Jae-Yi.
What's wrong?
What happened?
TO MY BEST FRIEND, JIN-JU,
FROM EUN_YOUNG, 89
We used to be close during our freshman year.
We would share our most private secrets.
The teachers started comparing us and we drifted apart.
She became distant,...
I never reached out to her...
But...
But, I never thought...
It would come to this.
It's all my fault.
KANG HYUN-JOO
PARK JI-SUNG
You should never have returned.
EUN-YOUNG HAS RETURNED AS A TEACHER
ONCE AGAIN MRS. PARK HAS BECOME THE HOMEROOM TEACHER
JI-OH HASN'T DESERTED ME
You're not Jae-Yi, nor are you Jin-Ju.
You're not Eun Young.
I've always been and still am Eun-Young.
You can never be the old Eun-Young.
You'll become just like Old Fox.
You're wrong.
I'm still Jin-Ju's friend, Eun-Young.
It's no use now.
I don't want to hurt you,
but I don't have a choice.
Jae-Yi.
You could never kill me.
Without you, I can continu being a student.
Stop it...
What good would it do?
You're a ghost, not a student anymore!
At first, I just wanted to have a yearbook.
But then I wanted more. I needed a friend...
who really understood and cared about me...
But not this way!
You're not human!
I only had to keep the classroom full, like these desks.
Nothing more.
For the past 9 years, no one suspected my identity.
Nobody cared if I was there or not.
Whether I was human or not, it didn't matter.
I just had to fill the empty seats,...
and be there during headcounts.
I understand.
But you have to stop now.
You don't get it now that you're a teacher...
What happened to you will never happen again.
It always has and always will.
Trust me Jin-Ju. I'll do my best.
I will. Trust me.
There's only so much a teacher can do.
Stop it Jae-Yi.
Stop!
I don't care if you're a ghost or not.
But you've gone too far this time.
Don't worry Ji-Oh.
Everything will go back to normal.
We can never...go back.
Don't worry Ji-Oh.
You have to stop.
I can't let you continu harming the teachers, for my sake.
I've waited so long for you.
I can't give up now.
Stop!
It's no use Ji-Oh.
Lay a finger on her and I'm gone.
Stop the horrors.
I can understand you now.
But the bloodshed has to end.
So many things I wanted to do.
I pined for a friend...
who would reach out to me...
Now I've met that friend...
I love you too,...really.
But please stop...
Leave the rest to us.
Rest in peace Jae-Yi.
I never intended to hurt anyone.
I just wanted a friend...
and leave with good memories.
That's all...
I can't stay like this,...
cause I'm not human.
I'm so sorry.
We'll never forget you. |
When will you race with me?
If you can win all the racers from Qun Ma Mountain
I will race you
roads in the mountains
all those roads in Japan
From tomorrow on
you start with South,I start with North
We race different racers
Look who wins more
How's that?
Didn't you want to play it on the race track?
Race track?
Mountains are more fun
I'm back
what time is it?
My lovely wifeˇ
change my underwear for me
Bastard
why would you steal my underwearˇ
where are you going
to the school
school?
Isn't it summer vacation right now?
God knows where you go everyday
Wow,women's underwear
You know what is a god?
God is human too
only that he did something that human can't do
so he became god
a year ago
that principle bitch kicked me out of school
she said to me
don't call yourself Amu
Why don't you try 'trash'
then i thought
i want the whole world to know that
I,Amu,am not trash
I wanna be a racer
it took me only one year
to be the racer god
the leader of SPEEDSTAR
Haven't you got your license for just a year?
that's why i'm such a genius
It's pretty easy
take turning for an example
when you're about to turn
just pull the ake
- so what
- so that you can be awesome
but...wouldn't the car be slower that way?
Then you tell me how to turn
in all speed
when you turn,don't be too slow
then you turn back...go on with your race...
you are dead this way
forget it,i don't blame you
we got the license together
but you haven't touched the steering wheel so far
so, why don't you join my team?
I don't have a car
You don't need a car
You are here to wash cars
Just think about it
i drive,you wash...what a ight future!
Come on, o bottoms up!
Milk is good
why?
it's got calcium and protein
what's more important
it can ighten the eyes
what's the most important to a racer?
eyes!
you wanna go to the movies?
sure
I can't go,i have to work
then we are going without you
hey,what are you doing?
Grade Two,Class B
White today for Xia Shu
Funny
Why do you look so nervous?
You know her?
No
No?
I heard you had a fight with another student last weekˇ
just for her...
Let's go to work
Yeah,i'll go get the money too
OK,let's go to work
Are those your classmates?
yeah
They don't seem so good
racer people
No,they just work at the gas station after school
they work really hard
but only get 100 thousand
the money i gave you the last time might have been out
Thank you for taking care of me and my mom for such a long time
we don't need that much
you are a good girl
that's what you deserve
i don't know what kind of dad you are
you can't even give me a million
I'm worried about you
that no one would be here to tell you for your last few years
i would do great in my last few years
how come
what if i don't take care of you
after i got the world championship?
you must be miserable
i still have the gas station
Boss,take the money
after you die,the gas station would be mine anyway
right?
Thanks
i'll pay you back,ok?
pay me back?
let alone the money i used to raise you
you owe me 8635 thousand
pay me back?
what did you do,world champion?
I don't get it
Welcome,Mr.
what kind of gas do you need?
May i ask if your boss is the racer god?
Sorry,never heard of that
You bastard
Check it out
this is what i call car
big tail,nice wheels
wow,sports car steering wheel
how much does it cost?
May i ask if this gentleman is the racer god?
I am
But the racer god should be the boss here
You are right
i'll be the boss after he dies in a few years
Child abusing
god forbid!
I'm sorry,we are actually from Miao Yi
NIGHT KID Team
I'm Takeshi Nakazato
I'm here to race the racer god
we don't have a god here
if you are looking for gods
there's a temple
pretty efficacious
whatever,i'll be waiting for you in the Mountain
Wash your cars
we are going into the mountain tonight
How many times have you won?
How about you?
Me too
who are you racing later?
why not we race a little beforehand?
so many people here
are you ok?
Don't worry
i'll go all out
I'll have to be at home by 3 o'clock
you know my dad
Don't worry
why? you are worried?
look,they have so many people
hurry up
i'll have to send my pal home
you wanna race me with person in your car?
why not
he seems to know nothing
if so,why don't i ride with you tonight?
oh,you came together
then i should have gone home
fatty,we start here
look who's the first to reach parking lot
the first one got there is the winner
or else the second one wins?
he really knows nothing
pass the 1st turn
that car is right on our tail
he's a real dummy
what are you doing
calm down
pass him
no risk at all
i don't think that's necessary
look...look...forward
what?
look forward
look what you did
i told you to stay calm
you just can't calm down
i told you i'll send you home on time
bastard
what about you?
who's puking? who's the bastard now?
I think it's time for us
not yet
why
you wanna the truth?
yes
i found something after i tood the ride in your car
you turn constrainedly
don't you think?
even though your GTR is high-powered
but the head is heavy
there are lots of turnings in the mountain
you'll have to push the head every time you make a turn
especially at that last five turnings
you can't make up your mind every time
unless you can get over this
you can't compete with my FC
unless you can get over this
you can't compete with my FC
it's good that you're ok
so as to be a world champion
i want to buy GTR
i'll buy you a Benz
i want GTR
and rolex
i want GTR
you almost lost your life last night
if i drove GTR last night
it won't be like this
you'd be dead if you drove GTR
I want GTR
welcome
can i help you?
you can't help me
i'm looking for the fat racer god
god
what do you mean?
are you laughing at me?
i lost to an AE86 last night
he can use freewheeling to make a turn
he's really fast
i only saw a bean curd shop tag on his car
do you know him?
if you know him
please tell him
i'll be waiting for him in the mountain
this saturday night
Takumi Fujiwara,it's you?
it's not me
i was here last night
the one who won him last night
is the real racer god
don't tell me it's you
or my friend Wen Tai
what did you say? say it again
i know it's unbelievable
you wouldn't believe it's you too
but that GTR person told me so in person
what's so good about GTR?
350 Pi, 4 engines
strengthen bodywork
classy kind
so what?
then you just have fun with him
ok?
so hot
if you are my bad
i'm gonna kick your ass
welcome,what can i help you?
full it,thanks
ok
i'll go,thank you
thank you,bye
Takumi,Takumi,Takumi
you said that's your favourite
actually,you had a fight for me last time
i'm really sorry
i've been waiting to thank you
but you won't talk to me every time we meet
i didn't...
because i'm afraid of those guys from school
they will say...
i meanˇ
you mean people at school will talk about you and me...
yes
yes what
we've been in the same class since primary school
until high school
we tell each other everything
but you won't talk to me lately
i haven't talked to you for several weeks
you like it?
yes
then may i talk to you later?
yes
actually,i have something important to tell you
i bought a sexy swimsuit
you promised me before the exam
that you will take me to swim by car
did you forget
yes
after you said that
i went to buy swimsuit right away
i picked for a long time
finally got the least covered one
what's that look for?
you choked yourself?
are you ok?
alright alright
are you ok?
you scared me just now
takumi
pick me up at the station this sunday
you promised
ok
i'll leave
takumi,pick me up at the station this sunday
you promised
dad
you won that GTR right?
maybe
is he fast?
fast at first
but when he turns
he becomes really slow
you really think he's slow?
what are you trying to say?
nothing,i'm just asking
i bought a sexy swimsuit
will you use the car this sunday?
yes
there's party
you wanna go?
no
bastard,so rude
bean curd
bean curd
what? gas lees
i have something to talk about
then what are you looking me for?
of course to go to a fun place with women
cheers
cheers
what did i do to make you ask me out?
i thought you were complaining that
i won't go to your station for gas
no,what i was complaining is that
you told people not to come to my station
that's because your gas is more expensive
that's because it's better
so this is what you wanted to say
no
i didn't think you are this good at this age
didn't you tell me to show something for you?
i mean,the time that u won that GTR
that wasn't me
i haven't been to the mountain for a long time
but all these years...
that was takumi
takumi?
five years ago
my hemorrhoids were back one night
really big ones coming out
damn it
so,i told that bastard to go for me
but he was only in middle school then
so what?
4 o'clock in the mountain
too dark to see anything
so i let him drive
at first,he left at fourˇ
and back at half past five
one year later
he came back at a quarter past five
sometimes five
and two more years later
he came back at half past four
half hour on the road and delivery
now,it'll probably take himˇ
four and a half minute
and he haven't had one single accident?
not exactly
there's one time he hurried home to sleep
so he stepped all the way on the gasˇ
bean curds were all smashed
put it there
and don't drop any of it
or else don't come back tonight
go
at first he needed 2 hours
later...an hour and a half
a month later,one hour
and then half an hour
i was getting tired of how much time he used
your son is really good...
so...
ask him to race again with that GTR kid
the gas is on me
you guys called me trash when i was young
it turns out my son is more trashy than me
you know what
that's the only son i've got
if there's something wrong with him
get another one
bean curd
hey...bean curd
how about the thing with that GTR?
hey,who will pay the bill today?
bean curd,bastard
give me a scissor
i bought a sexy swimsuit
boss,i'm thinking...this sundayˇ
get away you all
what?
dad,i made up my mind
i don't want a GTR
that's good
takumi's dad was right
if a racer fellˇ
he has to stand by himself
dad
lend me your car to go to the mountain
my car
don't call me your dad then
then what about my mum?
why does it have anything to do with your mum?
if she knew where you went last night...
what do you think she would do?
who are you looking for?
bean curd,you bastard
you want my son dead
Amu took my car
make sure that takumi is going to the mountains tonight
I'm busy right now
i don't have time
what is this?
it's the first time i ask you for something
then you refuse me?
how are we gonna deal with last night's bill?
what kind of bean curd are you looking for?
19 years ago
the fastest racer in town
Bunta Fujiwara
the genius racer
lots of racers told me thatˇ
you are probably the first world champion of japan
unfortunately
you chose marriage 19 years ago
selling bean curd instead of racing
sometimes,one decision can change your life
true with racing
also true with personality
but there's always something unpredictable
you wouldn't dream that your wife will leave you
that's right
a racer should be angry
i'd love to race you
for just one lab
sorry,we don't have what you are looking for
please go somewhere else
sorry
hey,don't answer strangers' phone calls
hello
are you using the car tomorrow?
go to the mountain tonight
win that GTR
then i'll lend you the car on sunday
and fill the gas,i want it full
hello
bean curd
if takumi wins that GTR tonight
our bill is ...
is...
all the cars that are going into the mountain
are hold up
all the roads are cleared
you can race anytime you want
racer god,don't play with me
you can't even make a turn last time
and now you drive this kind of car?
i'm worried that you might be dead
what do you care?
the roads belong to you?
you think you can block the mountain just by
some people with head sets?
i'll call the police
you are really not going?
i'll leave if you leave
what are you doing
what are you doing
hey...leave my car alone
what are you doing
leave my car alone
get away from my car
there's an AE86 going into the mountain
the real god is here
takumi's dad
Amu
Takumi,what are you doing here?
where's your dad?
hide yourselfˇ
no,he asked me to come
what are you coming here for?
what are you doing here?
sending bean curd
no
he asked me to race GTR
don't fool yourself
you can't even make a turn
if you race him
you are dead
don't worry
i've been on this road for five years
i know...but you've got your license for only a year
i won him once
you are the one who won me last time?
yeah
hey,bean curdˇ
bean curd
if takumi wins tonight
we are even
didn't i say so 2 hours ago?
what 2 hours ago?
that GTR is really fast
can takumi make it?
every car you've got was more expensive and faster than mine
but have you won me,stupid?
you are different
you are crazy
and my son is not?
five four three
come on
two one go
be careful
but,that 86 is not very fast on the underway
it doesn't matter at the beginning
straight roads are fewer and fewer
in the end
that's when the kid is showing his skill
the high-powered GTR goes ahead
86 can't keep up with it on straight roads
but it'll get closer at the turnings
but 86 is really ordinary
i'm afraid he won't get near GTR
they starts to getting into the turnings
86 is getting closer
but GTR is very accurate at the turnings
86 changed its way
it begins to freewheel
they are getting closer at the turnings
86 is really good
very fast at the turnings
the two cars are crossing the turnings neck to neck
that stupid is really that fast
a couple of years before
he said he can't see things clearly
i took him to the glass shop
but it turns out that his eyes are ok
i told him hey,kido
don't fool me,i'm gonna kick your ass
he told me that latelyˇ
he saw things become slower and slower when he drives
that's when i know that it's because he's getting faster and faster
i lost to him at this point
this time,i mustn't
i won't believe it if i didn't see it with my own eyes
86 is running neck to neck with GTR
86 is trying to get ahead
GTR is blocking his way
you'll have to play by the rules
get it back
you want a piece of me?
though 86 can't get ahead
they are getting closer and closer
86 is looking for a chance all the time
according to you
takumi is sure to win
it all depends on the five final turnings
they are about to come to the final turnings
86 is still at full speed
you can't make a turn at this kind of speed
86 is getting faster at the turnings
the left five final turns
will the GTR get back ahead?
86 is going further and further
his freewheeling is amazing
GTR is slowing down
86 won
your skill is different
weren't you at the mountain?
how can you come down so fast?
i heard you use the offtake to make a turn
really?
i wanna race you too
got any time?
sorry
i came here for my dad
maybe there won't be a next time
maybe you'll change your mind tomorrow
done
i raise you up
you tried to make a good showing for me
hide me by using so much stuff
pick my cigarette up
pick my cigarette up
hey,hurry up
oh
what are you doing
nothing
what are you wearing a towel for?
the sun is too ight
you shy?
oh,is it because i'm wearing a swimsuit?
how come?
takumi,how come you have so many scars?
those areˇ
by my dad
he drinks everyday after my mum left
and he hits me every time he got drunk
is it ugly?
i think you are very charming
it'll take a few scars to be a real man
I hate those smooth-skin sissy
the one on your back is really cool
that was three years ago
this is last week
does it hurt?
how about here?
this is a mosquito sting
you lied to me
we are here
Takumi,you drive really well
i got sick every time i take a long-distance ride
but i didn't today
that's a relief
i had fun today
thank you
you are welcome
you know what a god is?
god is human too
only that he can do something that human can't
so he becomes god
god,please help me
and my car
please
sit
that's right
sit
get it clean
Boss,is our champ crazy?
you got a new car
what about him
that's easy
he's obviously in love
what's wrong with you today
you won't understand
how come?
you are a man
if it's not money,then it's women
what are you doing
why,you said you can teach me to drive
when did i ever say that?
leave me alone
i'll go down in full speed
then give me a word
i'm clever
a word would be enough for me to understand
let's go
it's really fast
fastened your seat belt?
we have a car behind us
who drive so fast in the middle of the night?
hurrying back to bed?
give him a light
let him pass
why is he on my ass?
what?
I'm sorry
i thought you were 86 from the bean curd shop
it looks like ...trash
little friend
don't be running around in the mountain
at this time
go back to your bed
i'm talking to you
wrapping his head up in the middle of the night
he must be crazy
i think he goes into the mountain toˇ
trash would be trash
get away
what do you want
say something
he was trying to kill us
didn't you see?
so what?
he thinks you are trash
it doesn't matter
say whatever he likes
hey
the car
hey
the car
Amu,why is your car so weird?
how weird?
the car don't feel a thing at the turnings
the wheels seem to fly away
it feels like the car is about to turn over at the turn
then why are you still driving so fast?
I don't care
i wanna catch that bastard
I wanna go home
dad
dad
Amu...are you ok?
really ok?
OK
Takumi
how did you drive?
sorry ,boss
i'll pay for Amu's car
I'm not talking about this
do you know thatˇ
the racer last night is from Empire Team
that was a professional
you wanna win their evolution with this crap?
are you crazy?
but it's the same as the one in my home
how about the one in your home?
do you know how much effort your dad put into that car?
quakeproof alone took him a month
we bought our carˇ
because that stupid was cheated
how's Amu?
how are you?
that champ is really no good
he puked till now
who would be sick just by sitting in the car?
Takumi,you are different
you have a chance to be a good racer
work hard
what?
you're looking for money?
did you really spend a month on the quakeproof?
that long
not only quakeproof
i checked the tires and the whole car
its height and balanceˇ
here and there
a month passed...
is it really that fun to be a racer?
why? you wanna be a racer?
I don't know
I don't know
help me with the bean curd if you don't know
your friend has been helping me all afternoon
friend?
i'm so sorry
never mind
uncle,have a cup of tea
the bean curd is done
and i made some snack
thanks
you are welcome
takumi
you are back
what are you doing here?
you wanna ask?
you haven't called me since last time we went swimming
so i came to see you
Xia Shu... is there snack?
yes,i'll ing it
it really is different when there's a woman in the family
and she wears mini skirt
if it's two inches shorter
it'll be...
you should have told me
i called you for several days
you were at work or sleeping
uncle is kind
how come he's kind?
no
he's been talking to me for some days
he really loves you
you know that?
you talked for some days?
big deal?
what did you say?
i'll tell you
uncle told meˇ
about you wanting to be a racer
I never said that
and he said
if you work hard
you will be a world class racer
i remember someone said to me
it's the most important that one find his own world
as long as he finds it
his life has a meaning
Takumi
i think racing is where you belong
who told you that?
Actuallyˇ
an uncle of mine told me that
Uncle
actually,after my dad left
uncle has been taking care of me and my mom
i thought you were talking about my dad
i knew his word won't be so meaningful
by the way,xia shu
who's your uncle?
it's the most important that one find his own world
as long as he finds it
his life has a meaning
if you work hard
you will be a world class racer
Takumi
i think racing is where you belong
making delivery so early?
your car is oken
oken?
I'm changing my car
did you forget that i wanna race you?
I didn't say yes
then i'll ask you again
yes or no?
i wanna ask you
quakeproof and tiresˇ
do they really take a month?
are you interested?
yes
let's talk about engine first
the direct way is to increase the pressure
but you'll have to watch the air too
and also the drain tap
quakeproof should be considered by
rigidityˇ
the angle between the tire and the road
and the upper and lower stick
the computer will record the information everytime
you'll have to adjust it bit by bit
your dad is really good
if i'm the one to upgrade this carˇ
it'll probably take me 6 months
your car has reached its top performance
it is ˇ
impeccable
i didn't know...that drunk is really good at this
but every car has a limit
i believe
this car will out of your request soon
you should get another one
i'd still like my AE86
then what about our race?
three weeks later
saturday
it'll have to be that long?
don't you need three weeks to upgrade your car?
hey, that's him
got it
watch it,he's really fast
he's an 86,isn't he?
are you alright?
damn,i forgot to tell you
that car is for delivering bean curd
it can't be used to race
this is very dangerous
do you know that?
that's right
you are professionals
how will you take us amateur serious?
how will you take us amateur serious?
professionals and amateurs are both racers
and by the way
you won me before
you still remember
you wanna a second time
ok, call me, you know my nember
hey, if 7 come out ?
now , 89 is newest
Speak rationally. Don't touch it
Hit the child in the public place. Have very great influence on child's psychology
You shut up
Speak rationally. Don't touch it
Hit the child in the public place. Have very great influence on child's psychology
I went home first
Fail very recalcitrantly
That teng that beat you a few days ago
I invite him in three weeks and then than once
Please come too then
If you need the car I have
Sorry I only want to drive one's own car
Which changes the mind You make me
eat the department egg? Very delicious
xia buy to you and feed
What time has she been here
She is it answer to say in the countryside for two weekses. Day looks for you again to pass a bit
Whether she has talked about other things
She says other of anything
heyheyˇ
You have all eaten alone Prop up you very much
In fact 86 of yours is very incomplete and old
While the engine submits an expense account and by the way changes trains now. Still trim anything
You think pairs of mounted on 86 it ?
great ?
This engine is the racing-cycle was used The illegal one
This lunatic of yours
a mu , Catch cockroaches
no, find my father
He is like you. Have not come back for a few days
There are guests
This is very miserable. His people dozens of years old
There is no sense of duty at all. The business leaving alone
If the oil is it go bankrupt what if it will be I those to stand
It is a blessing I always have hands and have feet to depend on oneself
Otherwise how can look so getting heavy
What's the matter with the boss
What's the matter with the boss. Take the paper handkerchief.
Take the medicine oil. Support him first
Uncle. You and what is the matter with
We wrapped one circle up on the famous mountain last autumn
does he come down ?
Will come soon
Listen to the sound and think the revolution very high
But it is not enough to enter curved speed, Very slow
Get on the car
I only do it once
See clearly, Look out for the new turn counter
Horsepower of this car. Can not send the ightness until 11,000 is transfered to the above
It is steady to sit down. Let me see to hurry
mei
What do you think of the chest stone just now was arranged
not bad
that good
I have vomitted for two days earlier on
You have fully looked after me for two days
I really think you rescue me just like god
bullshit
I am serious
I believe there is spirit in this world
But the god is the people
But the thing which people can not do that he makes sure
So he has become god
but you don't knowˇ
Thing which most people do. The god will do too once in a while
What do you want to say on earth
Most people ˇ
Will have too once in a while. The hotel next to us go the ruffian of Kazakhstan
It is shown consideration for that you are so gentle. Should be unable to refuse
Obscene
you ˇ hey ˇ
xia
what happen
Do you know I went to take a trial run with the daddy yesterday
The new car had another turn counter originally
I did not know until yesterday
a mu, AE86, 250 horsepowers
250 horsepowers do you know how fast it is
150 kilometers were too curved last night ˇ
Walk on the famous mountain of intact autumn More than three fen clock
It is crazy to frighten
Really really want to tell all people Including you ˇ
and xia
not need
not need what?
not need to talk to xia
tuo
I have some Want to tell my good friend
who
you
say it
i see xia
Have entered hotels with a man
hotel
hotel
You have not got it wrong ?
30,000 Spend the night
You say what?
30,000 Spend the night
The acquaintance can also be a bit cheaper
you are all bullshit
I'm afraid you are deceived.you hit me.i wanna to die
I know you at seven years old. You hit me for this woman
What do you two do
stop
There is kind you come over
A hai, stop
Don't hit
Why did you fight
stop!
Don't hitˇ
a haiˇ
Why did you figh
I want to eat people now
hey
is me
I should not talk about your girlfriend so, sorry
forget it, Today is Saturday
All people are waiting for AE86 of you and you
hey
hey
is me
You look for me busily
I have looked for you for several days
I go back to the countryside for a few days
i plan to get on the bus at the station now Will come back this evening
My famous mountain racing-cycle of autumn at the meeting of tonight
Over Come to look for you at once,ok?
No, Let me look for you again tomorrow
The train has arrived, bye
xia, I miss you
xia
Fortunately have you these two vacation weeks and accompany me
thank you
Whether the money given to you last time is enough
I would think after this evening You mustn't come to look for me again
I do not want to go on like this again
I do not want to see you remembering our thing again
I only want to stay with tuo now
Let's overstate very much Sweep to the labour contractor
Exactly
liang to lie between who very much clear I it is
i am liang , will not be defeated by with a person ˇ
Two times
It is damnable He will be injured by me
You dream little ,You have taken care of yourself first
Nosebleed of a few days that you have already flowed
Look. Have come again
The ones that do not stop come. Is it come once the next each months to know
Are not people here. Still waiting for anything
You can't wait?
Wait for him five minutes more
Whether he comes not to mind ,Anyway I will be with your trial of strength this evening
Begin to seal a mountain pass on the way
Begin to seal a mountain pass on the way .Can have a match five minutes later
Wait a moment. There is the car that goes up a hill
is 86, 86 is coming
Our racing-cycle in the past. Whether have seen so many younger sisters
Do not have
hey, uncle , It is the woman-only special zone here
Go away you
comingˇ
Garbage truck come back to life
boys, not bad
Why not see that car used for knocking into the mountain of yours
Boy. Whether spare you the first one
Needn't be troublesome. Please hurry after a while .I have a thing to rush to do
Wear it
not need
liang has something to talk with you
tuo, You hear jing is a professional driver
But the professional driver is cranky ˇ
Needn't teach me. I will certainly beat him
then me?
Beat you equally
The mountain path has already been sealed. The game can begin at any time
Repeat. The game can begin at any time
5 4 3 2 1
Go
The starting of three cars is all very fast
That was taken out of is jing's E3 .It is liang'FC that lies between to follow
last is AE86
Over the first is curved
liang and tuo make their fastest time
Professional drivers are leading Everybody is really fast
what are you doing?
This is called tactics
FC lags behind unexpectedly in front of the tunnel
It is not known what happened to liang
The speed is very high
Three curved trucks that were just crossed all exceed 100 kilometers
86 is look for the chance now
dont't know if it can over E3 in next curved
tuo, come on
give me , what are you doing
What are you doing . See the racing-cycle
See the racing-cycle and certainly makes a scene Shout
It is here
Have exceeded
FC and AE86 pull into water at the same time and exceed E3
I explain the little younger sister to you
When the professional driver turns right curved on the match track each time
Will all leave some positions on the intuitions
tuo,come onˇ
Have only had we left ,tuo
what about that following car
I block it
You take care of yourself well first
Think of 86 and FC can surmount the professional driver unexpectedly
But E3 has not been relaxed at all
Though everybody's methods are different
But 86 has float moved with FC in the curved speed really too fast
It seems E3 is very difficult to catch up with
come on, tuoˇ
The owner pays attention toˇThe owner pays attention toˇ
A car just left from the outskirts park
Set out to the mountain
The driver looks out for the correct car, please Plan to slow down
It is warned that jing seem not to hear He has stewed the headc
Whether block him
It is too late
E3 has collided. E3 has collided
86 and FC has been just avoided
shit
go on
he is ok?
Leave him alone
jing
jing , are you ok ?
Is it five connect with curved FC of hairpin can surmount him here to reach soon
The limit of 86 has already arrived. It's time to see my FC and send the ightness
FC surmounted 86 at last
There are a kilometer of highway sections left
It seems 86 can not be caught up with
Get it wrong ?
I have expected for a long time
You have expected
That boy is comparable to that many inferior cars to never lead
The liang's car that lies between is so big horsepower should follow him too
Just study his walking in France .To exceeding him finally
He does not fail definitely
That is uncertain
Because you have been that yourself run all the time
Never with people's trial of strength
remember
There must not be heart fighting with people
Don't be compared with people Whom you want to win is yourself
Though reach terminal point quickly. But 86 has not been still given up
Sticking to FC closely
FC enters the curved route and seems to have a few deviations
It will be liang supporting constantly 86 pressures given to him
The pressure comes from the tire
Even if transfer to 250 FCs horsepower is still too big
It is too long. The tire is worn and torn too terribly
Can't float maximumly
It is the place where decide the issue of the battle that two are curved finally
It is here
Reach terminal point quickly
There is the last sharp turn left. Heavy horsepowers of FC will certainly gain all advantages
It seems the win and defeat has already been divided
But FC seems slow to enter the curved speed
86 stews the head and enters the house phone. Whether can finally surmount
86 win
86 is the famous roller coaster spirit in real autumn
won
To em ace it
I have finally failed
And then how There is any plan
no, what about you
I will organize a team of motorcades. Whether you have an interest
Do not know , bye
tuo, I really hope to have you in the motorcade very much
You consider it
Besides
tuo
tuo
tuo
how about ? failed
hey heyˇ
Drink first
boy
a mu ,sorry
hey, liang
i am tuo
i wanna ... join the motorcade |
- You okay?
- I'm fine, mate. Don't worry about it.
You all right?
Enjoy L.A.
- He did it.
- It's all right.
Tell me why everything
is always about you.
Everything is not always about me.
That gearhead with his
pocket protector was being sarcastic,
- and you know it.
- Sorry, I just didn't see it that way.
Bullshit. What about the dig about
the makeover? That was really nice.
What do you want me to do?
I work with the man, for chrissake.
You know what? You're perfectly
capable of taking care of your own shit.
You know something? The last time
I checked, you were sleeping with me.
So unless you want to start
fucking him, I suggest...
Hey, pal. Where can I catch a shuttle
to the airport around here?
- Back there.
- Thanks.
It was him in that gold Lexus
on the cell phone.
Are they still asking
for a change of venue?
He's enhanceable because of priors
in the early '80s.
- Where to?
- Downtown. 312 North Spring Street.
Downtown.
Look, the transcriptions need
to be done by 7 a.m., period, okay?
Hold on. Take Sepulveda
to Slauson to La Brea.
Take La Brea north to Sixth
into downtown.
So what? You'll be up late. I'm pulling
an all-nighter too, so save the tears.
I'll take the 105 east to the 110.
- That's faster.
- What?
I said, the 105 to the 110,
that'll get you there quicker.
The 110 turns into a parking lot
around USC.
But once you get to La Brea north
of Santa Monica, then it's jammed.
The 110 north of the 10,
you get people driving to Pasadena,
and they drive slow.
Yeah, they do, but what I do is
I get off on Grand, and then I...
Hey, surface roads is what you want,
that's what we'll do.
- Are we taking bets?
- Are we?
But what if you're wrong?
I don't think I'm gonna be wrong,
but if I am, the ride's free.
Okay, you got yourself a deal.
- Go ahead, say it.
- Say what?
- Go ahead.
- Oh, I got lucky with the lights.
You weren't lucky with the lights.
What you were was right.
I was wrong...
...Max.
You mind turning that up?
- You like the classics.
- I do. I used to play in high school.
- Let me guess. Woodwinds.
- No. Strings.
I never had the lungs
for wind instruments.
Could've fooled me by the way
you were unloading on that cell phone.
Different instrument.
If you had just listened to me, we'd be
all bogged down in traffic right now,
and you would've made yourself
an extra 5 bucks.
Yeah, well, you keep that 5 bucks.
Buy you something special. Go wild.
Really, it's not that... It's not a big deal.
Nothing big here.
Well, how many cabbies
do you know
get you into an argument
to save you money?
There were two of us. I had to kill
the other one. I don't like competition.
Take pride in being good
at what you do?
What, this? Oh, this is...
This is... No, this is part-time.
This is a fill-in job. Pay the bills.
But I will be the best at what I do.
But that's something else.
- What else?
- Just shaping up some things.
Like...?
Tell me.
Limo company I'm putting together.
Island Limos.
It's gonna be like an island on wheels.
A cool groove, like a club experience.
When you get to the airport, you're not
gonna wanna get out of my limo.
So I do this part-time
to get my Benz off leases,
staff up, get the right client list.
You know, things like that.
How do you like being a lawyer?
- What are you, psychic?
- Little bit.
There's the dark pinstripe suit.
Elegant, not too flashy.
That rules out advertising.
Plus a top-drawer iefcase
that you live out of.
And the purse. A Bottega.
Anyway, a man gets in my cab with
a sword, I figure he's a sushi chef.
You? Clarence Darrow.
Well, no, not quite.
He worked defense. I'm a prosecutor.
- Big case?
- Yeah.
- Got us here fast.
- Of course.
But you didn't answer my question.
Do you like what you do?
Yeah.
But not today.
No, I do. Like, I can't wait.
I love standing in that courtroom.
At the same time,
I get this clenched-up thing
the night before the first days.
Clenched up? How?
I think I'm gonna lose.
I think the case sucks,
my exhibits aren't in order,
I'm not prepared enough,
people are gonna find out
that I don't know what I'm doing,
and I've been running some charade
all these years.
I represent
the Department of Justice,
and my opening statement is gonna
fall flat at the most important point,
and the jury's gonna laugh at me.
And then I cry. I don't throw up.
A lot of people throw up.
I have a strong stomach.
And then I pull myself together,
I rewrite my opening statement,
work my exhibits, and that's
what I do for the rest of the night.
That's my routine.
- In the morning, it starts, and I'm fine.
- You need a vacation.
I just had a vacation
on the Harbor Freeway.
No, no, not in a cab. I mean,
you need to get your head straight.
Get your unified self up.
Get harmonic. You know...
When was the last time
you took a eak?
I go on a vacation all the time.
- How often?
- A dozen times a day.
My favorite spot.
Maldives Island.
It's my own private getaway.
Things get heavy for me,
I take five minutes out,
and I just go there.
And I just concentrate
on absolutely nothing.
- Here. Take it.
- Oh, no. I couldn't do that.
Take it. Take it, because you
need it a lot more than I do.
And it'll help you. I guarantee it.
Thanks, Max.
Go get 'em.
Hey.
I don't know,
in case you ever wanna investigate
a Fortune 500 company or...
...argue cab routes.
Hey.
Oh, whoa, whoa. Hey, yeah.
Come on, man, I'm sorry.
I didn't hear you, man.
Come on. I'll take you.
- Where to?
- 1039 South Union Street.
Gotcha.
- How long you think this'll take?
- Seven minutes.
Seven. Not eight? Not six?
Two minutes to get across the 110
to Normandie.
Normandie to Venice, three minutes.
Over to Union is one.
Plus one for shit happens.
- Okay if I time you?
- Knock yourself out.
What do I get if you're wrong?
A free ride?
You get an apology.
I already offered my free ride today.
- To who?
- Some girl.
Did you get a date with her?
- First time in L.A.?
- No.
Tell you the truth, whenever I'm here
I can't wait to leave.
Too sprawled out, disconnected.
You know.
- That's me. You like it?
- It's my home.
Seventeen million people.
This was a country,
it'd be the fifth biggest economy in the
world, and nobody knows each other.
I read about this guy,
gets on the MTA here, dies.
Six hours he's riding the subway
before anybody notices his corpse
doing laps around L.A.,
people on and off sitting next to him.
Nobody notices.
This is the cleanest cab
I've ever been in.
- Regular ride?
- Yeah, I share it with the day-shift guy.
- Because you prefer nights?
- Yeah, people are more relaxed.
Less stress, less traffic, better tips.
- How are the benefits?
- Oh, no. It's not that kind of job.
I'm not in this for the long haul.
I'm just filling in, you know.
Just temporary while I'm getting
some things shaped up.
This is just temporary.
- How long you been driving?
- Twelve years.
Really?
What other things
you putting together?
You know, I don't wanna talk about it.
Just a little business plan.
- No offense. I just...
- None taken.
You're one of these guys that do
instead of talk. That's cool.
- Seven minutes. Man, you're good.
- I got lucky with the lights.
Yeah, sure. You probably know
the light schedules too.
Listen, I'm in town on
a real-estate deal, close in one night.
I got five stops to make.
Collect signatures, see some friends,
and then I got a 6 a.m. Out of LAX.
Why don't you hang with me.
The car's not for hire, man.
That's against regs.
- Regulations?
- Yeah.
These guys don't pay you sick leave.
How much you pull down a shift?
- How much?
- 350, 400.
Yeah? Well, let me tell you what.
I'll make it 600.
- Man, I don't know.
- Plus an extra hundred
you get me to LAX
and I don't have to run for the plane.
Oh, no, guy.
I don't know about this.
- I don't know.
- Yeah, you do.
- Man, I don't know, man.
- Yeah, you do.
Six hundred...
Cool. We got a deal.
Now, here's 300 down.
- What's your name?
- Max.
- Max. I'm Vincent.
- All right.
I can't stay double-parked here,
though.
I'll meet you in the alley
behind the building here.
Definitely not from around here.
There you go.
Oh, no! Shit! Fuck!
What the f...?
What the hell?! Damn it!
My man, you all right?
Oh, shit. Fuck.
He... He fell on the cab.
He fell... He fell from up there
on the motherfucking cab.
- Shit. I think he's dead.
- Good guess.
You killed him?
No, I shot him.
Bullets and the fall killed him.
Oh, man. Fuck this, man.
- Red light, Max.
- Hold on. Hold on.
Put your hands down.
Put your hands down.
Okay. Okay.
- Okay, help me out. Pop the trunk.
- What?
Pop the trunk.
Come on, man. Come on. Come on.
What you...? What you doing?
I'm gonna roll him off the roof.
Can't leave him here.
So unless you want him up front
with you... But given the hygiene...
- Oh, shit.
- Okay.
It's only a dead guy. Grab his hands.
- I can't do this.
- Grab his wrists.
- You got it?
- Yeah. He's twitching and shit.
Okay. That's good enough.
- Let's go.
- Hey, why don't you just take the cab.
- Take the cab?
- Yeah, you take it.
I'll chill. I'll just chill.
They don't even know who's driving
these things half the time anyway,
man. They never check or anything.
Okay? So just take it. You, me...
You promise not
to tell anybody, right?
- Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.
- Right?
Promise.
- Get in the fucking car.
- You... You...
Get in the car.
Ramone?
Ramone?
Ramone!
Ramone!
Fuck.
- Rampart watch commander.
- This is Detective Fanning, Narcotics.
Send two black-and-whites and
a night detective to 1039 South Union.
- And contact SID. I got a crime scene.
- Roger. 1039 South Union.
- What are you doing?
- I got to clean it up. It's a mess.
So? Lady Macbeth, we're sitting here,
and the light's green.
Leave the seats.
Asshole!
You no longer have
the cleanest cab in La-La Land.
You gotta live with that.
You focus on the job. Drive.
- 7565 Fountain. You know it?
- West Hollywood.
- How long you figure?
- I don't know, man, 17 minutes.
Why?
- Oh, no. No, no, no. Hold on, man.
- Now, I told you we had
- other stops to make tonight.
- No, you said
- you had to go visit some friends.
- Well, they're somebody's friends.
You drive a cab, I make my rounds,
you might make it through the night,
come out 700 bucks ahead.
I'm not trying to piss you off,
but I can't do this.
I can't drive you while
you go around killing people.
- It ain't my job.
- Tonight it is.
Look, you don't get it.
I mean it. I mean it.
I'm... I'm not up for this.
- Okay, hey, hey, hey. You're stressed.
- Yes, I am.
You're stressed.
Now, I understand that.
Now, you just keep eathing
and stay calm.
- Are you eathing?
- Shit.
- Are you eathing?
- Yes.
Okay, good.
Okay, look, here's the deal:
Man, you were gonna drive me
around tonight and never be the wiser,
but el gordo got in front of a window,
did his high dive.
We're into plan B.
You still eathing?
Now, we gotta make the best of it.
Improvise. Adapt to the environment.
Darwin. Shit happens. I Ching.
Whatever, man. We gotta roll with it.
I Ching?
What are you talking about?
- You threw a man out of a window.
- I didn't throw him. He fell.
- Well, what did he do to you?
- What?
- What did he do to you?
- Nothing. I only met him tonight.
You just met him once,
and you kill him like that?
What, I should only kill people
after I get to know them?
- No, man.
- Max, 6 billion people on the planet,
you're getting bent out of shape
because of one fat guy.
- Well, who was he?
- What do you care?
- Have you ever heard of Rwanda?
- Yes, I know Rwanda.
Tens of thousands killed
before sundown.
Nobody's killed people that fast
since Nagasaki and Hiroshima.
- Did you bat an eye, Max?
- What?
Did you join Amnesty International,
Oxfam,
Save the whale,
Greenpeace or something? No.
I off one fat Angeleno,
and you throw a hissy fit.
Man, I don't know any Rwandans.
You don't know the guy
in the trunk either.
Man.
Okay, if it makes you feel any better,
he was a criminal
involved in a continuing
criminal enterprise.
What are you doing?
You just taking out the garbage?
Yeah. Something like that.
- Pull over to the right.
- Shit.
- Get rid of them.
- How?
You're a cabby.
Talk yourself out of a ticket.
Just, please, man, don't do anything.
Then don't let me get cornered.
You don't have the trunk space.
- I can't believe this.
- Believe it.
Don't. I'll talk to them.
He's probably married.
The other one has kids.
Probably his wife's pregnant.
Yeah, I'll take care of it. I got it.
I'll deal with it. Yeah. Just a second.
How you doing? My partner's gonna
help you out on that side over there.
License, registration.
Yeah.
I'm pulling you over
because your windshield's smashed.
- All this current?
- Yes, officer.
Hey, what'd you do,
have a food fight in here?
Yeah, I'll... Pretty messy.
Just clean it up...
Hey, is this blood up here
on your windshield?
Yeah.
Yeah, I hit a deer.
- You hit a deer?
- Yeah, over on...
- I was on Slauson.
- A South Central deer?
Yeah, they out there. They...
It ran right in front of the car,
and I couldn't avoid it.
- Why you still carrying a passenger?
- I was on my way to the depot, and...
I could just drop him.
His drop is on my way.
Yeah, but your cab's unsafe to drive,
and we have to impound it,
so we gotta do a vehicle inventory
before the tow truck gets here.
So pop the trunk
and step out the vehicle.
Sir, I'm sorry, but you're gonna
have to call another cab.
Is that really necessary, officer?
I'm just a half a mile from here.
Yes, sir, I'm afraid it is.
Please, step out the vehicle.
- You too. Come on.
- If you open that trunk, they go inside.
You know what, man,
it's been a long night.
Plus, the barn is right up there,
you know.
Just give me a eak.
This is my first fare.
Get out the cab. Open the trunk.
Come on.
Step out. You too, sir. Please.
This is Rampart Division dispatch.
Shots fired at 83rd and Hoover.
All available Precinct 26
units respond. Over.
Hey, partner, we gotta roll.
Roger. En route.
Go straight to the garage.
Have a nice night, sir.
Stop here.
Hands on the wheel, 10 and 2.
- Why?
- Because I say so.
- Max. Max.
- Shit.
You out there, you son of a bitch?
- Who is that?
- That's Lenny. Just dispatch.
Max, I know you're out there.
Answer the goddamn call.
- What happens if you don't?
- He just keeps calling me.
Max, answer.
Don't blow it.
- Yeah, Lenny, what's up? It's me.
- Just got off the phone with the cops.
Desk sergeant called to check
you ought the cab in.
- Yeah, so?
- So aside from I hate talking to cops,
they tell me you crashed
the goddamn cab?
No. No, I got crashed into.
I didn't...
Do I care what, where or why?
You're paying.
It was an accident. You're not liable.
- It was an accident. I'm not liable.
- Bullshit. I'm making you liable.
It's coming out
of your goddamn pocket.
You tell him to stick this cab
up his fat ass.
- I can't do that. That's my boss.
- So?
- I need my job.
- No, you don't.
You still there? I'm talking to you.
Max! Max!
- He's not paying you a damn thing.
- Who the hell is this?
Albert Riccardo,
assistant U.S. Attorney,
a passenger in this cab,
and I'm reporting you to the DMV.
- Let's not get excited.
- Not get excited?
How am I supposed to
not get excited,
listening to you
try to extort a working man?
You know goddamn well
your collision policy
and general-liability um ella
will cover the damages.
Now, what are you trying to pull,
you sarcastic prick?
- I was just trying to...
- Tell it to him.
Here, tell him he's an asshole.
Go ahead.
You're an asshole.
Tell him he pulls this shit again,
you're gonna stick
this Yellow Cab up his fat ass.
And next time you pull any shit,
I'm... I'm gonna have to stick
this Yellow Cab up your fat ass.
Shit!
Things like protective orders,
because you think of domestic stalking
where a husband wants his wife back
or boyfriend-girlfriend kind of thing.
We always hear,
Get your protective order.
Well, a protective order's
a tool that we use,
but oftentimes, it's just
a piece of paper to the stalker.
- Yeah.
- Mr. Clarke,
there's a notary here to see you.
Well, did he identify himself
as a notary?
Yes, he did.
All right, sure, send him up.
Or shoots them, you know?
That happens all too often.
- But we use it as a tool.
- Yeah, a lot of times, though...
I say a lot of times... In this situation,
strangers may write or call.
But how often, in fact, are stalkers
people that the recipient
of those affections knows?
Hey! Hey, I'm in the cab!
Hey!
Shit. Down here in the... In the alley!
Shit!
Hey, hold up.
Oh, man, yeah.
Hey, yeah, right there.
I'm in the cab, man, I'm stuck.
Thank you. Thank you.
Hey, man. Hey, look,
I gotta get out of here.
- What's up, man? What's going on?
- I'm tied up in here.
This guy tied me up,
but he's in this building...
...wreaking havoc, doing wild shit.
I need to get out of here.
- You all tied up in there, huh?
- Get me out so we can call the cops.
Why don't you give me
your fucking wallet.
- Are you kidding me?
- Do I look like I'm kidding you?!
Listen, don't you see that my hands
are tied to the steering wheel?!
I don't give a... what they're tied to.
I'll fuck you up.
- Don't shoot, man.
- Then get your ass up.
- Fuck.
- Yeah.
Fuck else you got in here? Jackpot.
That was for real.
Yo, homey.
- That my iefcase?
- This your iefcase?
Yeah, it is. Why, you want it back?
How about your wallet?
What else you got for me, huh?
Fuck!
Where's the button?
Under the dash?
Mind getting it?
You attract attention, you're gonna get
people killed who didn't need to be.
You understand?
- Yeah.
- Yeah?
But, hey, new news:
We're ahead of schedule.
- Like jazz?
- Sorry, what?
- Jazz. You like jazz?
- Not that much.
Guy told me about this place
off Crenshaw.
Leimert Park.
All the West Coast greats played there.
Dexter Gordon, Charlie Mingus,
Chet Baker. Like that.
Come on, finish up. Buy you a drink.
This informant of yours,
what's his name? Ramone?
Ramone Ayala. Supposed to meet him
in Bellflower last night.
He doesn't show up,
I roll here, find this.
Yeah, how long
you been working this guy?
Four months. He's a low-level player.
Part of a distribution network
that hooks up to Felix.
Felix Reyes-Torrena?
Feds are all over him.
They don't want us anywhere near it.
Since when's L.A.P.D. Working
for the Feeb?
If they're into it,
they're just gonna take all our stuff,
build their case, take all the credit.
So, what is the point?
The point is, is my guy
flew out a window.
So if my CI flies out a window,
Is there a crime here? A homicide?
You got a body?
- I just see a bunch of oken glass.
- And blood.
Down here, in the glass.
Here's some more.
And there's some spatter patterns
over there and over here.
- Richard?
- Yeah, it's me.
Ramone went through that window,
splat.
Glass here, then tires rolled over it.
- Maybe he jumped.
- Sure.
He's depressed, so he jumps four
stories out of a window onto his head.
Wow, that feels better.
Picks himself up.
Now I think I'll go on
with the rest of my day.
- Come on, man.
- Hey, Ray! Catch.
- Recent?
- You can still smell the cordite.
Old guy across the alley
watching late-night TV
says he saw a cab parked here
earlier tonight
with two guys
walking around the hood.
Description? He see anything?
Kind of saw.
Guy's got glasses like Coke bottles.
There are 4,000 taxicabs
in L.A. County.
- You got anything else?
- That's it.
Okay. Keep knocking.
Let's keep knocking.
Remember that
Bay Area deal? Oakland?
Cabby drove around all night,
killed three people,
then put the gun to his head.
The guy flipped out. So what?
So that Oakland PD detective,
what's-his-name, never bought it.
Cabby had no criminal record,
no history of mental illness.
Pops three people, then himself?
Anyway, that detective always thought
there was someone else in that cab.
I never learned to listen to jazz.
It's off melody. Behind the notes.
Not what's expected.
- Improvising, like tonight.
- Like tonight?
Most people, ten years from now,
same job, same place, same routine.
Everything the same.
Just keeping it safe
over and over and over.
Ten years from now.
Man, you don't know where you'll be
ten minutes from now.
Do you?
- Who is that on the trumpet?
- That's Daniel, baby, he's the owner.
He's terrific. Would you be so kind
as to invite him over after his set?
- I gotta buy him a drink.
- Sure thing, darling.
No, now, see, I was about 19,
bussing tables right here.
The money wasn't shit,
but that wasn't the point.
It was about being around the music.
And I was.
I mean, take this one night.
July 22nd, 1964. Who you think
walks through that door?
Bye, baby.
Miles Davis. That's right.
- In the flesh?
- That's right.
I'm talking about, through those doors,
the coolest man on the planet.
Jesus.
Anyway, he had been
at a recording session
up at Columbia, up on Vine.
So Miles comes through that door.
Before you know it, he's up on
the bandstand, jamming with the band.
- I mean, it had to be...
- Oh, it was scary.
I mean, the dude was
so focused, man.
Plus, he was kind of
a scary cat anyway, man.
I mean, everybody
and their mama knew
that you don't just come up
and talk to Miles Davis.
I mean, he may have looked like he
was chilling, but he was absorbed.
This one young, hip couple, one of
them tried to shake his hand one day.
And the guy says, Hi, my name is...
Miles said, Get the fuck out
of my face, you jive motherfucker.
Take your silly bitch with you.
You know? That's...
That was Miles, man.
That's the way he was when he was
in his musical headspace. Fierce.
But did you get to talk to him?
- Better than that.
- No.
- I played for about 20 minutes.
- Unbelievable.
- How'd you do?
- How'd I do?
Well, you really ain't shit when
you're playing next to Miles Davis.
But he carried my ass.
- What'd he say?
- He said one word, Cool.
- Cool?
- Yeah.
- That's it?
- Yeah.
That meant, Good, but not ready.
It meant,
Look me up when you are.
- Did you?
- No.
I got drafted and got
into some other things.
And by the time I got back to music,
the season had passed.
But, you know, I was born in 1945,
but that night was
the moment of my conception.
- Right here in this room.
- Crowd's not here now.
Well, jazz ain't the draw
that it used to be.
What a great story.
I gotta tell the people in Culiacán
and Cartagena that story.
You know the folks in Culiacán
and Cartagena?
Afraid so.
Man, just when I thought
you were a cool guy.
I am a cool guy,
with a job I contracted to do.
Come on, Vincent,
give the dude a pass.
- I'm working here.
- Listen. You the one
talking about improvisation. You like
the guy, you like how he plays.
- Let's just play a little jazz. Come on.
- Improvi...
That's funny, coming from you.
How's this? I'll ask a question.
- What question?
- A jazz question.
Now, you get it right, we roll.
You disappear tonight.
If I walk out of here tonight,
I will go so far away,
it'll be just like I was dead.
And one more thing:
These people
and their rep here, Felix.
Well, you tell them I'm sorry.
You tell them I had to.
They laid a grant of immunity on me.
I was compelled. It was either
play ball or go back inside.
And I'm not going back inside.
Yeah.
Lay it on me.
Where did Miles learn music?
I know everything there is
to know about Miles.
Then let's have it.
Music school.
He got into music school, right?
His father was a dentist,
East St. Louis.
Invested in agriculture,
made plenty of money.
He sent Miles
to Juilliard School of Music,
New York, 1945.
Man.
Dropped out of Juilliard
after less than a year.
Tracked down Charlie Parker
on 52nd Street,
who mentored him
for the next three years.
- Hey.
- No. No, I'm done.
- Find you another cab.
- Max.
Leave me alone.
I'm collateral anyway.
I am not playing.
You played him, man.
He got the answer right,
would you have let him go?
This is 102. This is 102. Max?
- What is it with this guy?
- Max?
- You hassling my driver again?
- Who are you?
The same guy
you talked to last time.
Max's mother's driving me crazy.
Put him on the line, please.
Hang on.
Carefully.
- Yeah.
- Your mother's calling
every ten minutes.
Why didn't you show?
Are you all right?
Where are you?
Show for what?
Tell her I can't make it tonight.
I'm not related to you.
You tell her yourself.
Show up for what?
She's in the hospital.
- You visit every night?
- Yeah. What difference does it make?
- You don't show up, it eaks routine.
- So?
So people start looking for you,
this cab. That's not good.
I'm not taking you to see my mother.
Since when was
any of this negotiable?
Two paces ahead, one to the left.
Hey. Flowers?
It's a waste of money.
Won't mean a thing to her.
She carried you in her womb
for nine months.
People buy flowers. Buy flowers.
Excuse me. Keep the change.
Hold that elevator, please.
- Floor?
- Five. Thanks.
- Having a good night?
- Mezzo e mezzo. You?
Excuse me.
Hey, Ma.
- I've been calling and calling.
- Yeah, well, I got caught up at work.
Why couldn't you call me
on the telephone?
I'm lying here wondering
if something terrible happened to you.
- I ought you flowers.
- What am I gonna do with flowers?
- Cheer up.
- How?
By worrying that you spend money
on stuff that's just gonna wilt and die?
See what I mean? I didn't buy
you the flowers, Mom. He did.
Who?
Why didn't you tell me
we had company?
What's your name?
Sorry my son is rude.
No harm done, ma'am.
You paid for my flowers?
They're beautiful.
Well, Max?
Mother, this is Vincent.
Vincent, this is my mother, Ida.
I'm very happy to meet you,
Mrs. Durocher.
Oh, just call me Ida.
Ida. I was with Max
when he got the call.
And you came all the way
over here to see me?
- It's nothing, ma'am.
- Tell my son.
You have to hold a gun to his head
to make him do anything.
You must be one of Max's
important clients.
Client? I... You know, I like
to think of myself as his friend.
Max never had many friends.
Always talking to himself
in the mirror. It's unhealthy.
How many times I got to ask you?
Please don't do that.
Do what?
Don't talk about me like
I'm not right here in the room here.
What's he saying?
He says he's standing right here,
in the room here.
Yes, you are. He's sensitive.
I know. But I'm sure
you're very proud of him.
Of course I'm proud.
He started with nothing, you know.
- Look at him today. Here, Vegas...
- Mom. Mom.
Mom. Mom, he is not interested
in hearing about all that, okay?
I came to see you, I saw you,
you look good, let's go.
No, no, no. No, no, no.
I am very interested, Ida. Please.
- Limousine companies.
- Is that right?
He drives famous people around.
Famous people.
Limousine companies.
Now, that's quite an achievement.
What did you say
your name was again?
My name's Vincent, ma'am.
- Visit again?
- No, I'm just in town tonight.
- When you come back.
- Sure.
Max!
Don't!
All my prep was in there.
You are screwing with my work.
Let's see what else you can do.
Well, I've had four come in tonight.
Maybe one's your guy.
No, not Ramone. Let's see this one.
No, next.
You know, something's funny
about this, though, you know?
These three all came in within
half an hour of each other, right?
The kid and that last guy,
both done by the same shooter, I think.
- Why do you say that?
- Wound pattern.
Two in the sternum, one in the head.
This guy, he's shooting tight
groups too, all right? Check this out.
Double taps are a couple
millimetres apart.
Let's see this one.
See what I mean?
- Holy shit. Can I use your phone?
- Yeah.
Come on, come on, wake up.
- Hello.
- Hey, it's Fanning.
I'm still down here at the morgue
at Sisters of Charity.
The John Does didn't pan out,
but you'll never guess
- who I got here in the meat locker.
- Who?
Sylvester Clarke, criminal attorney
turned lawyer-criminal.
Including Ramone,
who he represented,
who's still missing.
The both of whom are in the
exotic-substances business together.
There's something going on,
and I don't think the feds
know about it.
Tell you what, stay on your cell phone.
I got the ASAC's phone. I'll hook up
- with you in 30 minutes.
- Good.
You're gonna go to a place
called El Rodeo.
It's on Washington Boulevard
in Pico Rivera.
- Where at on Washington?
- Look it up.
Limos, huh?
Don't start.
Hey, I'm not the one
lying to my mother.
She hears what she wants to hear.
I don't disillusion her.
Yeah, right. Maybe she hears
what you tell her.
Whatever I tell her is never
good enough anyway.
It's always been that way.
- So, what's at El Rodeo?
- Just drive.
They project onto you their flaws.
What they don't like about themselves,
their lives, whatever.
They rank on you instead.
- How do you know?
- I had a father like that.
Mothers are worse.
Wouldn't know. My mother died
before I remember.
What happened to your father?
Hated everything I did.
Got drunk, beat me up, foster homes.
Went back with him. Like that.
Then what?
I killed him.
I was 12.
I'm kidding.
He died of liver disease.
- Well, I'm sorry.
- No, you're not.
So, what is this driving a cab
temporarily? It's just all bullshit, huh?
- It is not bullshit.
- Twelve years isn't temporary, Max.
Gotta get the cash together.
Insurance, bonds, maintenance, tires.
Gotta staff up,
get the right client list.
It's not just simply get the car
and put asses in the seats.
- Why not?
- Because Island Limos
is more than just a ride. It's a...
Like a club experience. Cool groove.
Don't want it to end.
It's gotta be perfect.
Perfect.
It's up here. Turn right.
- Give me your wallet. Come on.
- Give you my wallet. For what?
I'll hold it for you in case
the people inside search you.
- Who's searching?
- The people inside.
Go in, ask for Felix.
He's expecting you.
- Felix.
- Yeah.
- What does he look like?
- I don't know, I've never met him.
Who is he?
He's connected to the guys
who hired me.
- I don't get it.
- You destroyed my workups.
Number four's due.
What'd you think, night's over?
Called on account of rain?
You go in there, say you're me.
Score the backups.
They'll be on flash drive or CD.
- Me? How come you don't go?
- I don't meet people.
Risk management. Anonymity. I protect
mine. You're not gonna screw that up.
I got a contract with their bosses.
These guys don't get to meet me.
They don't know what I look like.
If I don't pull it off, then...
They will kill you.
Now, you got ten minutes.
At 10:01, I drive to the hospital
and execute your mother
on my way out of town.
- And don't pretend indifference.
- I can't do this.
- I can't.
- What are you talking about?
Sure you can, man.
Come on. Hey. Hey.
Look, man, if I do this, I'm just gonna
end up getting other people killed.
Out of options, Max. Just take comfort
in knowing you never had a choice.
- How long you been doing this?
- Why?
Just in case they ask me.
- Private sector, six years.
- Okay. All right, six years.
You get benefits? Or, you know,
like, insurance? Pension?
No. No paid sick leave.
Quit stalling. Get out of the cab.
- Yeah? Hold up.
- Hold on, man.
Who is this?
Mark the time.
All right, it's cool.
- What's up, homes?
- Hey. What's up?
I'm here to see Felix.
He has something for me.
Don't know no Felix.
Tell him...
Vince... Say it's Vincent.
I'm Vincent.
Copy.
Let him in. Let him in right now.
Go ahead.
Detective Richard Weidner, L.A.P.D.,
Major Narcotics Division.
Detective Ray Fanning,
- L.A.P.D., Major Narcotics.
- Hi, okay. Agent Frank Pedrosa.
Good. Thanks for seeing us, Frank.
Yeah, you're welcome.
How can I help?
Why do you wanna know
about our case?
- Any unusual activity tonight?
- Like what?
That relates to a murder
or a series of murders
in Wilshire Central
or West Hollywood?
All quiet on the western front.
Various people are asleep.
Various people are not.
They come and go in cars,
pickups, taxis.
Other than that, we watch air move.
- Your interest in our case?
- Well, our interest...
We got a situation. Two bodies.
Could be a coincidence, could not be
a coincidence. It doesn't look like one.
- We got an attorney and his client...
- Roof's all beat to shit.
Roof's all beat to shit.
- Can you zoom in on this, please?
- On what?
On that.
- Look at that right there.
- What is it?
Yeah. 5-Queen-49974.
5Q49974.
I thought you'd be taller.
So, Vincent...
- What are the two names?
- Ramone Ayala and Clarke.
Are you telling me Ramone Ayala
and Clarke were murdered tonight?
- Both killed?
- Sylvester Clarke for sure.
- Ramone, I don't know.
- I got another DOA.
Daniel Baker out of South Central,
Leimert Park.
That's three.
- Three what?
- Witnesses.
Vincent meet their people
in Culiacán or Cartagena.
But he don't meet you. Okay.
Now you're here.
Why?
I lost my stuff.
The list.
I want you to listen to me real well.
Special groups put together
the list of dedos.
- Dedos?
- Fingers. Informants.
Signal interceptions with
voice-recognition software,
surveillance.
A very expensive counterintelligence
worked up that list.
An important list. Wouldn't you say?
And you lost it?
Yeah.
I'm sorry.
Sorry.
Sorry? Sorry does not put
Humpty Dumpty back together again.
- Do you believe in Humpty Dumpty?
- No.
- Do you believe in Santa Claus?
- No.
Nor do I. Nor do I, but my children do.
They are still small.
But do you know who they like even
better than Santa Claus? His helper,
Pedro el Negro. Black Peter. Yeah.
There's an old Mexican tale
that tells of how Santa Claus
got so very busy looking out
for the good children
that he had to hire some help
to look out for the bad children.
So he hired Pedro.
And Santa Claus gave him a list
with all the names
of all the bad children.
And Pedro would come every night
to check them out.
And the people, the little kids
that were misbehaving,
that were not saying their prayers,
Pedro would leave a little toy donkey
on their windows.
A little burro.
And he would come back. And if
the children were still misbehaving,
Pedro would take them away,
and nobody would ever
see them again.
Now, if I am being Santa Claus,
and you are Pedro,
how do you think jolly old
Santa Claus would feel
if one day Pedro came into his office
and said, I lost the list?
How fucking furious
do you think he would get?
Tell me, Vincent.
Tell me what you think.
What?
I think...
I think you should tell the guy
behind me to put that gun down.
What did you say?
I said, I think you should tell the guy
behind me to put his gun away
before I take it and beat his
bitch ass to death with it.
I picked up a tail.
- Federal?
- I don't know, you tell me.
That's why I tossed the list.
The workups, all of that shit.
To protect, in part, your...
...Hermčs, Façonnable ass.
What do you think,
I like coming in here?
But, hey,
shit happens.
Gotta roll with it. Adapt.
Darwin. I Ching.
- Has...?
- The fat man, the penthouse guy,
the jazz man.
That leaves two.
Can you finish?
In six years...
...when have I not?
Say it's Vincent.
I'm Vincent.
Say it's Vincent.
I'm Vincent.
Say it's Vincent.
I'm Vincent.
- Say it's Vincent.
- Vincent?
- That's what I'm hearing.
- I'm Vincent.
Your last two.
And by the way,
as a token of my appreciation,
I would like to offer you a discount.
For all my services, 25 percent.
- Very generous.
- Hell, make it 35.
And, by the way...
...Daniel said he was sorry.
Interesting.
Go to Fever.
If something goes wrong...
...kill him.
- E-mail me his license.
- All right?
- Right.
- To my cell phone.
No, no, I'll wait.
Hey, is there anybody else
in that cab?
Vegas odds would've been against you
walking out of there.
Yeah, I'm very impressive.
Sixth Street by Alexandria,
a club called Fever. You know it?
Locate our witness, Peter Lim.
Get him evacuated, get him safe.
- L.A. 101 to chase units.
- Yeah.
African-American, medium build.
The assault team, when in place,
will do the takedown.
- You sure?
- Do not spook him before.
I want air support up
and to maintain at 1500 feet.
Thank you.
- How long?
- Twelve minutes.
According to the cab company's
dispatch unit,
this guy's been driving that cab
for 12 years.
- So what?
- So you're telling me
the guy walks into a phone booth
and, shazam,
changes into a meat-eater
super-assassin?
What's he do,
squeeze them in between fares?
No, the real driver is floating
down a storm drain.
The guy who walked out of there
looks like this guy.
- He picked a driver who looks like him.
- Yeah, I don't know.
I do. Zee?
We see private-sector security
companies hiring out to cartels
in Colombia, Russia, Mexico,
hiring ex-Special Forces, Stasi,
ex-KGB, like that, all the time.
Guys with trigger time, skill sets, real
tradecraft, like look like a cab driver.
What are you gonna do?
Take his ass down.
Save our witness.
What if these guys are wrong?
They got the guy admitting
his name is Vincent.
- He's in there talking to the bad guys.
- There is something else going on.
Ray, there's nothing else going on.
I thought there was, there isn't.
It's their ball, it's their game.
There's nothing in it for us.
- There's nothing in it for you.
- That's right.
It's late. I'm going home.
You know what time it is?
They locate Peter Lim yet?
Sheila's on with the wife.
She thinks he's at Fever.
Sixth and Alexandria. Move it.
L.A. 101 to L.A. 103,
L.A. 105, L.A. 108.
Witness is in a club called Fever,
Sixth and Alexandria.
That's where Vincent is going.
Assault team and remaining unit,
you will take Vincent.
First unit on the scene will get
the witness, Peter Lim. Get him out.
L.A. 105 to L.A. 101. We copy that.
- You gonna call her?
- Who?
You know, your lady friend. The one
who gave you her business card.
- I don't know. Maybe, maybe not.
- What?
Pick up the phone.
Life's short. One day, it's gone.
You and I make it out of this alive,
you should call her.
That's what I think.
Anyway...
There he is. Hit it.
Let's do it.
The table towards the back
is where he hangs.
Wilke, take the right.
Brian, hold the door.
Clean shots. Watch your backgrounds.
Watch your backgrounds.
L.A.P.D.
You move 15 feet ahead,
3 feet to the left.
Wander, innocent bystanders
get the first rounds. Clear?
There's Lim. Second booth
from the left. Get him out of here.
Middle of the dance floor.
Freeze, Vincent!
FBI! FBI! Get your hands in the air!
Get your hands in the air, Vincent!
- Freeze! Get your hands up!
- FBI. Where's Peter Lim?
FBI! Get your hands in the air!
Drop it!
- Freeze!
- Freeze! FBI!
- I'm not Vincent.
- FBI!
Yo, put the gun down!
You got the wrong...
Pedrosa's been shot. Get an RA unit.
No, no, no! Wait, wait!
Hey, hey! Hold on. Hold on.
I'm Detective Fanning.
I'm Max! I'm Max! I'm a goddamn cab
driver, man! I'm a goddamn cab driver.
I know. I know. I'm getting you out
of here. I'm L.A.P.D. Come on.
- How'd you find me?
- You're okay. You're okay.
Just move it. Keep moving.
You're okay.
- How'd you find me?
- You're okay. You're okay.
You're okay. You're all right.
Let's go!
Let's go.
Go! Drive! Drive!
Only thing didn't show up
is the Polish cavalry.
You're alive. I saved you.
Do I get any thanks? No.
All you can do is clam up.
You wanna talk?
Do you want me to fuck off?
Fuck off.
- You had to kill Fanning?
- Who the fuck is Fanning?
Fanning, the cop.
Why'd you have to kill him?
He's probably got a family.
Kids are gonna grow up without him.
He believed me.
Oh, I should've saved him
because he believed you.
- No, no. Not that.
- Yeah. That.
Well, yeah, that.
What's wrong with that?
- It's what I do for a living.
- Some living.
- Head downtown.
- What's downtown?
How are you at math?
I was hired for five hits. I did four.
Why didn't you just kill me
and get another cab driver?
Because you're good.
We're in this together.
Fates intertwined.
Cosmic coincidence, you know.
- Come on. You full of shit.
- All that crap. I'm full of shit?
You're a monument of it.
You even bullshitted yourself,
All I am is taking out the garbage,
killing bad people.
- Well, that's what you said.
- You believe me?
- Then what'd they do?
- How do I know? You know?
They all got that witness
for the prosecution look to me.
Probably some major
federal indictment of somebody
who majorly does not
wanna get indicted.
So that's the reason?
That's the why. There's no reason.
There's no good reason,
there's no bad reason to live or to die.
Then what are you?
Indifferent.
Get with it.
Millions of galaxies
of hundreds of millions of stars
and a speck on one in a blink.
That's us. Lost in space.
The cop, you, me,
who notices?
What's with you, man?
As in?
As in, if somebody had a gun
to your head and said,
You gotta tell me what's going on
with this person over here
or I'm gonna kill you.
What is driving him?
What was he thinking?
You know, you couldn't do it,
could you?
Because they would
have to kill your ass,
because you don't know
what anyone else is thinking.
I think you're low, my other.
Way low.
Like, what were you? One of those
institutionalized-raised guys?
Anybody home?
And... And the standard parts that
are supposed to be there in people,
in you...
...aren't.
And why haven't you killed me yet?
Of all the cabbies in L.A., I get Max,
Sigmund Freud meets Dr. Ruth.
Answer the question.
Look in the mirror.
Paper towels, clean cab,
limo company someday.
- How much you got saved?
- That ain't none of your business.
Someday?
Someday my dream will come?
One night you'll wake up,
and you'll discover it never happened.
It's all turned around on you.
It never will. Suddenly you are old.
Didn't happen.
And it never will, because you
were never gonna do it anyway.
You'll push it into memory,
then zone out in your Barcalounger,
Don't you talk to me about murder.
All it ever took was a down payment
on a Lincoln Town Car.
Or that girl.
You can't even call that girl.
What the fuck are you still doing
driving a cab?
Because I never straightened up
and looked at it, you know?
Myself. I should have.
I've tried to gamble my way out,
but that was just a born-to-Iose deal.
- Slow down.
- It's gotta be perfect.
It's got to be perfect to go.
Risk all torqued down.
I could've done it anytime
I wanted to.
Red light.
But you know what? New news:
It doesn't matter anyway.
What does it matter anyway?
We're all insignificant out here
in this big-ass nowhere.
The Twilight Zone shit.
Says the badass sociopath
in my back seat.
But you know what? That's the one
thing I gotta thank you for, o.
Because until now,
I never looked at it that way.
What does it matter?
It don't, so fuck it. Fix it.
What do we got to lose anyway, right?
- Slow down.
- Why? You gonna shoot me?
You gonna pull the trigger
and kill us?
- Go ahead, shoot my ass.
- Slow the hell down.
You gonna shoot me? You gonna
shoot me now? You gonna kill us?
Well, shoot my ass, then.
Huh? Shoot me.
- Slow down!
- You're right.
You know what, Vincent?
Go fuck yourself!
- Well, that was illiant.
- Didn't have your seat belt on?
One-L-20, show me code six
at Olympic and Figueroa
on a TC with injuries.
- Copy your location.
- Sir, are you okay? What happened?
Sir, you were involved in an accident.
An ambulance is on its way
to help you.
You understand what I'm saying
to you? Sit down and relax, okay?
Okay. Don't worry about the cab.
They'll get you a new one.
Relax and eathe.
Put your hands up.
Put your hands up. Face the cab.
Get down on your knees.
- Go ahead and arrest me.
- Put your hands on your head.
Take me to jail.
L.A. County Jail's great.
Don't move! Put your hands
behind your head.
One-L-20, I need a backup
on a 187 suspect.
- Put your gun down!
- Get back! Put your hands down!
- Look, I gotta go.
- Put down the gun!
Stop moving! Stop moving!
When did this become a negotiation?
Clap your hands together.
Hold your hands together.
Listen, somebody's gonna get killed
if I don't go right now.
Now, cuff yourself.
I'm going to Sixth and Fig.
Call the cops.
- Give me that.
- Hey, hey, whoa! Fuck!
Come on!
Come on. Go through.
Come on. Come on. Pick up.
Pick up.
Come on, girl.
Come on, pick up.
U.S. Attorney's office.
- Annie!
- Yes.
It's Max.
Max, the cab driver.
Listen to me, all right?
- A guy named Vincent...
- Max.
Listen to me, Annie.
It's kind of a strange time
to be calling.
Listen. Listen, Annie.
There's a man named Vincent.
He's coming to kill you.
- He's what?
- Kill you! He's coming to kill you!
He was scoping out the building
when I dropped you off...
Okay, you know what?
Max, if this is supposed to be
some type of joke, it's not funny.
It's not a joke.
Annie, listen to me, please.
Felix hired him. Okay?
Or people that Felix worked for.
Felix Reyes-Torrena.
How do you know about my case?
I don't understand what's going on.
All I know is that he's already killed
witnesses. He's coming to kill you.
When I dropped you off,
I don't know how it happened,
but he ended up in my cab.
Annie.
Annie, listen. All I want you to do...
- I don't understand what's going on.
- Annie, listen. Listen. Please listen.
Get out of the building. Annie.
- I'm leaving the building right now.
- No, no, no, wait.
- Max.
- Wait, wait.
- Max.
- Listen, where are you right now?
- What floor?
- I'm on the 16th floor.
I'm in the law li ary and files.
He's two floors below you,
corner office.
In my office?
Listen, he does not know you're up
there. Just stay there and call 911.
Max, are you sure
he's on the 14th floor?
Listen, just stay there and just call
the police. Just call the police.
Max?
Shit.
Max?
- Max.
- He knows you're up there. Just...
I can't hear you. Hello?
Annie. Annie, listen to me.
Shit.
Annie. Annie!
Shit.
911. Operator.
Yes. Listen, there is a man
in my building, and he is...
Hello?
Let her go.
Max?
Why? What are you gonna
do about it?
Come on.
Max!
- God. Felix Reyes-Torrena?
- Yeah. I met him.
What do you mean,
you met him? How?
I don't know. Look, when I
dropped you off, there was a fare.
- He said his name is Vincent.
- Vincent?
- Wait, wait, wait, wait.
- This is the street.
This way. Come on.
Stay up. Stay up. Stay up.
No, no. This way.
Wait, wait. Wait. Wait.
Stay down.
Shit.
There's a station.
Shit.
Max!
I do this for a living!
We're almost...
...at the next stop.
Hey, Max.
A guy gets on the MTA here
in L.A. And dies.
Think anybody will notice? |
Shit!
Stop, please!
In a related story,
the high court had also refused to stay...
Friday's execution of former
philosophy professor David Gale.
Gale had sought a review
of his 1994 conviction...
for the rape and murder of his
University of Austin colleague...
Constance Harraway.
The case has received
nationwide media attention...
because Gale and Harraway
were activists for DeathWatch...
a non-profit
abolitionist organisation.
Do you understand how much money
taxpayers pay in Texas...
to put one person to death?
- What do we want?
- No more executions!
Governor, can't we all admit
the capital punishment system...
in this country is not working?
They're not going to stay Gale.
It's on TV right now. Listen.
Defence lawyers
had hoped to argue...
that Gale's former activism
against capital punishment...
unduly prejudiced
the Texas judicial system.
The deal was Bitsey would get
the interview if the stay was refused.
He'll talk to her
for two hours a day:
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
Can't do Friday. No.
Friday's the day they execute him.
The lawyer said only Bitsey.
Gale's going down.
Only Bitsey means only Bitsey.
I don't get to make the rules, Joe.
Please, I'm a fat black woman.
What we need is
to put her on a plane to Texas.
Why do you get like that around
legal? Hold on, we're coming over.
What's this Only Bitsey
means only Bitsey stuff?
They asked for you,
and no substitutes.
- Who's they, exactly?
- Gale's lawyers.
More exactly, Gale's lawyer.
Some good old boy in Austin.
Why do they want me?
- You don't want the assignment?
- I'm not saying that.
I can't see why
a guy about to be executed...
should suddenly ask for me.
Maybe they liked your kiddie
porn piece, and going to jail.
Maybe he saw your picture
and thinks you're cute.
- So how much access do I get?
- Three interviews. No time for more.
By Friday, the guy's a goner.
- What exactly is our story?
- Rape, murder, death row.
Very intelligent guy.
Maybe he's even innocent.
Yeah, right.
No, tell him I'll call him back.
Thanks.
So what's your problem?
Hi, Barbara. 'Morning, Bitsey.
Okay, here's my concern.
Setting aside the cost issue...
although $500,000 in cash
for three days of interviews...
is not only illegal, it's obscene.
That's market value.
The guy's never talked.
Aside from that, I, we are still
uncomfortable with the arrangement.
Why?
You just spent
a very public seven days in jail...
for a very public
contempt-of-court citation.
For protecting sources. If you were
uncomfortable with the story...
why did you slap it on the domestic
and international covers?
What makes us uncomfortable is
that a rapistlmurderer...
has asked to spend
the last three days of his life...
giving an interview,
his very first...
to a reporter who is now famous
for protecting sexual deviants.
A reporter who is also
a very attractive woman.
This is disparate treatment.
Oh, boy.
I could go if I were an ugly guy?
The agenda issue would be diffused
with the presence of a male.
I hear lawyers gleefully saying:
Bloom versus News Magazine Inc.
Your Honour, I started to notice
my assignments...
were being determined
on the basis of my sex.
You've got to let her go now.
- That's not what I meant.
- He's got to let you go.
All right. Enough.
But the intern
will be with you at all times.
What? Intern.
- No, you've got to be kidding.
- That's what he said.
- He's a jerk.
- He's the boss.
- Not an intern. I always work alone.
- Not this time, Bitsey.
I'm not baby-sitting.
Gale's DNA was everywhere.
His semen was inside her.
He was seen leaving her house.
His prints were all over the
kitchen, including one on the bag.
- Half a thumbprint.
- Half a thumbprint. That's enough.
He could've touched it
before it was a murder weapon.
You fondle your friends'
garbage bags?
Yeah, I get very touchy
around household plastics.
I'm particularly fond of Tupperware.
Tupperware?
I'm just saying the bag could've
been sitting on the counter.
He did it. Now he's going to die.
And you know something?
Maybe that's exactly
what he deserves.
But the murder's
way too fucking clumsy.
This guy is an intellectual. Top of
his Harvard class, Rhodes scholar...
tenured at 27, two books published.
He's an academic stud.
Look at his wife.
A regular Grace Kelly.
Old money svelte.
Father was ambassador to Spain.
- Shit! The light's on again.
- Ignore it, it's a rental.
- Do you smell anything?
- The guy's a flaming Liberal.
A person's politics
has nothing to do...
- with his tendency to commit crime.
- Wrong.
Shouldn't it smell
if it's overheating?
Seventy-three percent of
all serial killers vote Republican.
Throw your cigarette out,
so we can smell.
You'll stink up the car.
Throw it out.
I'm not going to fucking pollute.
There's definitely something wrong
with this car.
This is so irritating.
How far to Huntsville?
I'm going to pull off.
News Magazine reporters
Bitsey Bloom and Zack Stemmons...
entered the rest area
with car troubles.
Little did they know it wasn't
just their car that was in trouble.
I'm a reporter. You're an intern.
Whatever.
Is it hot?
Jesus, yes! Isn't it always?
What do I do?
Call the office and get
the rental road service number.
No signal.
God damn it.
I've got to pee.
Zack!
DAY ONE
'Morning.
Hi.
A little early for that, isn't it?
The non-smoking section's
over there.
I meant the book.
Dialogical Exhaustion by David Gale.
The guy's a genius.
- What time is it?
- 9:15 a. m.
There are 10 prisons around here.
Death row is in the Ellis unit...
but they're moving it to the
Terrell unit at the end of the year.
The waitress's boyfriend
works there.
Her last boyfriend
worked in the Huntsville unit.
The two before that in Walker.
The Estelle unit
has the cutest guys.
And I'm quoting, My butt's too big
to get an Estelle guy.
Ellis is 15 minutes out of town.
We've got five and a half hours.
Never eat in a place where
the menus have pictures of the food.
We should drive into Austin.
Check out the crime scene.
That could be
some great stuff for our story.
This isn't our story. It's not even
a story. It's an interview.
Most importantly for you
to remember, it's my interview.
What do I do
for the next five hours?
Drive around.
Look for a decent restaurant.
Your reputation
as Mike Wallace with PMS...
doesn't do you justice.
My reputation got us invited here.
I play by the rules,
even if my colleagues don't like it.
- It's called...
- Ambition?
Objectivity.
- What can I get you, ma'am?
- Just coffee.
Don't push me, smart ass.
You know you're in the Bible belt...
when there are more churches
than Starbucks.
When there are more prisons
than Starbucks.
He's ready for y'all now.
Yes, I am.
I'm not gonna debate with you the
rights and wrongs of the situation.
Our job
is to run the state prison system.
This is not France.
This is not Germany. This is Texas.
And we're gonna follow Texas law.
You're very welcome, ma'am.
Goodbye, now.
Thank you, Margie.
Correspondents Bloom and Stevens,
I presume?
Yes, hello.
- Stemmons.
- Sorry. Won't happen again.
I'm Duke Grover,
TDCJ, Community Relations.
He's usually real good with names.
And these days
I always like to ask...
do you prefer Miss, Mrs., or Ms.?
- Bitsey.
- Bitsey it is.
- Margie, I'm stealing your guests.
- Okey-dokey.
- You ever been in a prison?
- Yes.
- On death row?
- No.
ID's again, please.
All executions in the state of Texas
occur at the Huntsville unit.
But death row
is here for the time being.
This is home to all 442 offenders
prior to their date.
Average stay on the row
is nine years.
Some get commuted,
but most get put to death.
It'll put you off your supper,
but then, it's supposed to.
New York guests for Mr. Gale.
Can I get your bags?
We have three concerns here:
Safety, safety, and safety.
The visitation area
is entirely secure.
We just ask
that you don't touch the glass.
Windex gets expensive.
You're not carrying a weapon,
are you, Bitsey?
Sorry. No.
- Mr. Stemmons, you packing?
- No, sir.
Cell phone?
They're not working.
Then you won't mind
leaving them here.
We also have rules against the
carrying of large sums of cash...
and the wearing of open-toed shoes.
Those will do just fine.
You want to step on through now?
There you go.
Thank you, ma'am.
That's right.
- Open-toed shoes?
- Drives them crazy.
Your turn, Mr. Stemmons.
Right on through there.
Good.
Should anything unpleasant
occur in the visitation area...
we ask you to stay put.
Please follow the instructions
of our fine correctional officers...
should they see fit to give you any.
Anything you say can be overheard.
Any discussion of criminal activity
on your part is admissible.
You're not planning on a jail eak,
are you?
The rain seems to be holding off.
You watch your step here.
This cement can get pretty slippery.
This is our Japanese garden.
We ask you
not to throw coins in the pond.
Right this way. Almost there.
Here we are. This is our
visitation area right here.
All yours, Mr. Belyeu.
That's it for me.
You folks have a safe visit.
Thank you.
'Bye now.
Ms. Bloom?
Yes.
Come right on in here
and make yourself comfortable.
Did that PR man
validate your parking?
He said the gift shop would do it.
She's a smart one.
Braxton Belyeu, Mr. Gale's attorney.
This is Zack Stemmons.
My good pleasure.
And right over here,
we have the man of the hour.
Hello.
- Hello.
- Hi.
GUARD Sit down, Gale.
Prisoner will not stand.
Why can't they turn that thing down?
My lawyer respectfully requests...
that you adjust the volume
on the speaker system.
GUARD Gale, sit down.
They're practicing
being cruel and unusual.
I'm sure you're biting at the bit.
It is our understanding that you are
to have three two-hour sessions.
Today, tomorrow, and Thursday.
All at 3:00 p. m.
I'm sorry
we can't afford you more time.
But contrary to popular rumour,
we have not yet begun to fight.
It is our understanding
that you will do this alone.
- The magazine would prefer that...
- Alone.
Understood.
Also, you'll use
no recording equipment of any kind.
Correct.
Excellent.
I have a few papers for which I need
your Jo Anne Hancock.
So if you'd stop by my Austin office
at your earliest convenience.
Thursday morning, say?
Expenses and so forth.
Fine. Till Thursday, then.
Good luck.
I'll stop by later.
What say you and me partake
of a death-defying cigarette...
in the visitors' parking lot?
Bye-bye, y'all.
So...
Please pull up a seat.
He's quite a character.
Yes.
He's about the only outside contact
I have now.
And a good friend.
Where's your ex-wife?
I don't want you to ask me questions
about her or my son.
What I offer you is one thing.
Questions about them
are not part of our deal.
Okay.
Just say, Off the record,
and I'll take it to my grave.
You can trust me on that.
Does this count
as recording equipment?
- How do we start?
- We start with...
you telling me what I'm doing here.
No one who looks through that glass
sees a person.
They see a crime.
I'm not David Gale.
I'm a murderer and a rapist.
Four days shy of his execution.
You're here
because I want to be remembered...
as much for how I led my life
and the decisions that I made...
as for how my life ended.
- Why me?
- Why not?
You've spent some time
behind bars yourself recently.
I certainly have.
Because you do
take things to your grave.
Protecting sources, even kiddie porn
scum, is the magazine policy...
- and mine.
- I know.
That's your reputation.
I have a hard story
for you to tell, Miss Bloom.
It's not going to be easy.
Where do we begin?
I should tell you
how I became Head of Philosophy...
at the University of Austin.
Come on, think.
I want you to reach back
into those minds.
And tell me, tell us all...
what is it that you fantasise about?
World peace?
Thought so.
Do you fantasise
about international fame?
Do you fantasise
about winning a Pulitzer Prize?
Or a Nobel Peace Prize?
An MTV Music Award?
Do you fantasise
about meeting some genius hunk...
ostensibly bad, but secretly
simmering with noble passion...
and willing to sleep
on the wet spot?
I'll take two!
What was that?
- I'll take two!
- Kimberley will take two.
You get Lacan's point:
Fantasies have to be unrealistic.
Because the moment, the second
that you get what you seek...
you don't,
you can't want it anymore.
In order to continue to exist...
desire must have its objects
perpetually absent.
It's not the it that you want,
it's the fantasy of it.
Desire supports crazy fantasies.
Sorry.
This is what Pascal means when he
says that we are only truly happy...
when daydreaming
about future happiness.
It came today.
Or why we say,
The hunt is sweeter than the kill.
Or, Be careful what you wish for.
Not because you'll get it...
because you're doomed
not to want it once you do.
So the lesson of Lacan is:
Living by your wants
will never make you happy.
What it means to be fully human...
is to strive to live
by ideas and ideals.
Not to measure your life...
by what you've attained
in terms of your desires...
but those moments of integrity,
compassion, rationality...
even self-sacrifice.
Because in the end...
the only way we can measure
the significance of our own lives...
is by valuing the lives of others.
All right,
I'll see you all on Monday.
Sorry about being late.
There was, you know, a thing.
There usually is, Berlin.
I know that I'm not doing too well.
And to torture a cliché...
I would do anything to pass.
Anything?
Any...
thing.
Okay, Berlin.
I will give you a very good grade...
if you would just...
study.
The TA's transcribed the Governor's
radio and TV comments.
Listen to this gem.
Governor,
don't you think...
three executions
in one week is excessive?
I say ing 'em in, strap
'em down and let's rock and roll.
It's good that our governor's
in touch with his inner frat boy.
Tell me
why you're not doing this debate?
Telegenics. You have a cuter butt.
- I hadn't noticed.
- I know.
I didn't mean that.
I've highlighted some stuff.
He'll do the whole
down-home wisdom thing.
Capital punishment is God's law,
An eye for an eye and all.
Stick to arguments about
rational facts, and watch your ego.
Don't come across as:
I hate authority because
everyone here wears big hats...
and nobody in charge
reads The New Yorker.
Anything else?
I'm getting new stats
from Amnesty tonight.
Bring them by Greer's party.
I have papers to grade.
- Lf you have a hangover tomorrow...
- I'm walking away.
10:00 a. m.
Bright-eyed and bushy-tailed!
Bushy-tailed!
Hey, Jamie.
Did you mark your calendar yet?
I sure did.
One, two, three, four more days
until Mum comes home.
Only four more days?
That's great news.
Can I ask you something?
It's really important.
Of course you can.
Can we have pancakes for eakfast?
With syrup and strawberries?
- We'll have to see.
- And chocolate shavers?
No, it's chocolate shavings.
And whipped cream?
Whipped cream?
That's a lot of requests
for one little boy.
Why don't you go to sleep?
Do Cloud Dog, too.
Good night, Cloud Dog.
There you go.
You go to sleep.
Good night.
Don't forget to feed the fish.
What?
Don't forget to feed the fish.
Okay.
I'll be back before midnight. Here's
the number if you have to reach me.
There's chicken in the refrigerator,
if you want some.
That's fine. Maybe I'll fix myself
something later.
'Bye.
'Bye.
Dad, did you feed the fish?
Yes, I did. Now go to sleep.
He's the Immanuel Kant of the NFL.
He's consistent, accurate,
effective...
and let's not forget boring.
- He is boring.
- Lf you want boring...
read William Bennett's
Book of Virtues. I'm still asleep.
Someone wake me up.
- John, how are you?
- Where's your better half?
My wife? She's in Spain.
Again? I am sorry.
John, have you seen Alma?
She's been looking for you.
My wife's affair is
just this big, open secret.
Hermeneutical bias.
The only fun truths are the ones
someone's trying to hide.
She's been to Barcelona
four times this year.
I don't think
she's trying to hide anything.
Her father is the ambassador.
Yeah, except the embassy's
in Madrid.
By the way, Berlin's here.
- Pretty livid.
- Why?
We've expelled her.
She got the letter today.
Took the opportunity
to throw a fit in my office.
Talking about me?
As a matter of fact, we were.
Did he tell you
I said when you were circumcised...
they threw away the wrong part?
Yes, he mentioned it.
It's called schmuck.
What?
The part of the foreskin
they throw away after circumcision.
It think it's called schmuck.
- Aren't we so fucking clever.
- Perhaps I should get another.
Black Bush.
You were a jerk this afternoon.
I didn't know about the expulsion
till just now.
Is that supposed to be an apology?
No.
It's more like a conciliation.
PEOPLE AT PARTY Ross! Ross!
All right.
As the poets have mournfully sung
Death takes the innocent young
The screamingly funny
The rolling in money
And those who are very well hung
PEOPLE AT PARTY Gale! Gale!
There once was
a lesbian from Cancun
who took a young man up to her room
Where they argued all night
as to who had the right
to do what and how much
and to whom
Enough!
I'm spent!
I have no more.
PEOPLE AT PARTY Ross! Ross!
Okay, I'm finished. I'm done.
I'm not a student anymore.
I do not think I want to know
what that means.
There once was a girl named Berlin
who liked a bit now and again
Not now and again
but now and again
and again
Cute?
Yeah. Very cute.
I have a secret.
But I have to come over there
to tell you.
No.
Here...
You stay back.
I come.
Woman.
You should stay...
I wasn't after the grade.
I don't think this is such a...
Now we can talk, analyse...
contemplate.
Or you can put your mouth
on my body.
Don't reject me.
Please.
Rip them.
What?
Rip them off.
No. From behind.
From behind.
Do it hard.
Harder.
Bite my shoulder.
Thanks for coming, people.
I don't care where you go. Come on!
All right, you guys,
it's time to go home! Good night!
It won't work.
That's a faulty argument.
Let's say we found an innocent
on death row. What would change?
After the retrial,
the Governor would go on TV and say:
See? Thanks to the good people
at DeathWatch, the system works.
If we had absolute proof
that he had executed an innocent...
we could demand a moratorium,
like in Illinois.
- Are you okay?
- Sorry. Yeah.
But that won't happen.
Dead men can't make a case,
and almost-martyrs don't count.
- Got it.
- So keep it rational.
And stop that!
What?
Active listening.
I hate active listeners.
They're too busy pretending
to listen to hear what I'm saying.
I can listen and actively listen
at the same time. I'm good at it.
- Did you ing the Amnesty stats?
- Yes.
No. I left them at home.
I have a copy.
- You want to tell me what's up?
- Nothing.
Everything.
Something profoundly stupid
happened last night.
I hope you used a condom.
Jesus Christ, David.
Was she one of yours?
It was Berlin.
Great.
That's great.
I can hear the grapevine:
They suspended her so Gale could
dick her with a clear conscience.
A power differential
equals coercion.
That is great. You're so weak.
You're not my wife, Constance.
Thank God.
Don't worry, it's not a position
I aspire to. So fuck you!
I didn't mean it that way.
Are you okay?
Really?
Yes! Let's go.
There are 17,000 murders a year
in the United States.
Ten states that have abolished
the death penalty...
have a murder rate
lower than the national average.
If he starts with the religious
stuff, just say that...
nearly every denomination in
the U.S. Opposes the death penalty.
Are you listening?
Yes.
All right, 10 seconds.
Count them in, Mac.
Five, four...
Welcome back to Batter's Box.
We continue our special four-part
program with Governor Hardin.
And arguing capital punishment
with him...
is DeathWatch regional co-director,
Professor David Gale.
You are up, Governor.
I always say the same thing
and I'm gonna keep on saying it.
I hate killing, and my
administration will kill to stop it.
How about it?
Murderers are not deterred
by the thought of execution.
You know it. Every single study
done on the subject...
and there's been over 200,
you've read them...
has reached the same conclusion.
Maybe you should read your Bible.
19:21. An eye for
an eye, a tooth for a tooth.
What did Gandhi say about that?
The old law of an eye for an eye
leaves us all blind.
I'm sorry, and with respect,
that's fuzzy liberal thinking.
You believe that?
Of course.
Interesting, 'cause you said it
in a speech in your first campaign.
He got you there, Governor.
How about it?
Yes, he did.
If you're not a Liberal at 30,
you've got no heart.
If you're still a Liberal at 40,
you've got no ain.
- That's Winston Churchill.
- Touché.
What you're essentially saying is,
and this is to choose another quote:
A healthy society must stop at
nothing to cleanse itself of evil.
Yes, I'd have to agree.
Did I say that, too?
No, sir. That was Hitler.
Governor, can't we all just admit
the capital punishment system...
in this country is not working?
We are condemning people to death
based on phoney expert testimony...
on junk science,
on jailhouse snitches.
Did you know Texas has the highest
per capita incarceration rate...
in the world, including in China?
Forty-three people, Governor,
that you executed...
were represented by lawyers
at one time disbarred or sanctioned.
There are two men on death row
right now, on this day...
whose lawyers fell asleep
during their cross-examination.
I'm not a lawyer.
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
ruled...
that it was not a basis
for a retrial.
Governor, that's just a flawed,
insane, crazy system.
And a flawed system
will kill innocent men!
All right. Let him answer.
All right, we'll play your game.
Name one.
Name one innocent man that Texas
has put to death during my tenure.
Of the 100 or so executions...
That's 131,
in case you've lost count.
Let him finish.
Fine. Whatever.
Just give me a name.
I'm gonna write it down.
A man
that you can prove was innocent...
and I'll call a moratorium.
Mr. Gale?
Are we through here?
We're running out of time.
I'd like to thank my guests,
Governor Hardin...
and Professor Gale from DeathWatch.
Roll credits.
I hope you will join me tomorrow.
Your exact words were:
Tell me when my ego's
getting in the way of the work.
- Now I'm telling you.
- I didn't want to do this.
You put up two seconds of protest at
the thought of being on a TV debate.
- What does that mean?
- DeathWatch suffers...
because you're so anxious
to finger authority...
to publicly prove David Gale
is smarter than the powers that be.
Work without an audience. Try
squeezing money from the donor list.
Have you licked
a single mail-out envelope?
- Mr. Gale?
- The Governor went that way.
Ramirez. Austin Police.
This is Officer Hasermann.
Is debating the Governor
a crime now?
No, sir. Rape is.
Berlin had my bite marks...
Gale, time's up.
... uises, her clothes were ripped.
My skin was found
under her fingernails.
It didn't look like
anything but rape.
Then she drops charges
and leaves town...
making it look like I was guilty...
and she was too traumatised
to face trial.
My wife read all this sitting in
the airport wondering where I was.
Why I wasn't there to pick her up.
Took me almost two weeks
to get bailed out.
And the grad student, Berlin?
Why do you think she did it?
To poke her finger at authority.
Show the powers that be
how much smarter she was.
Grad student's revenge.
I don't really know.
Know where I can find her?
No.
First year I was in here
I got a postcard from San Francisco.
It was signed, From the student
who would do anything.
Did she say anything else?
I'm sorrier than you can know.
Move it, Gale.
I'm running out of time.
Can you imagine his wife letting him
stew in jail for two weeks?
Who can blame her?
Get an address for the Berlin girl
from the university.
Still don't think
he's telling the truth?
On the Berlin rap?
On the whole rap.
Who knows? Anyway, there is
no truth, only perspectives.
If you say there's no truth, you're
claiming it's true there's no truth.
It's a logical contradiction.
Working on our
philosophy merit badge?
With rape, an accusation
is as good as a conviction.
It sticks like shit.
- That's an appetising metaphor.
- Technically a simile.
I think he's telling the truth.
This you know
from sitting in the prison lobby?
It's just my perspective.
Three different courts
found him guilty.
That's enough perspective for me.
DAY TWO
What? 330... What?
Seven.
3303.
3305.
3307. Right there.
Jesus, look at the sign.
Hi. I'm Bitsey Bloom.
This is Zack Stemmons.
You want the tour?
There's a $20
mandatory donation apiece.
You get a re-enactment photo packet.
It's got five pictures.
- Okay.
- I got to collect first.
Sure.
I got it.
Got to sign the book. It doesn't
have to be your real name.
It says you're here
to do research on violent crime.
State requires it
for non-profit shit.
Take a re-enactment photo packet.
If you guys could share one,
it would be cool.
The fuckers that do my prints
jerk my chain.
That's me. My boyfriend took it.
We also got a video.
It's $50 'cause you can see my tits.
There's a version without tits.
It's $35.
- Do many people take the tour?
- Not so much anymore.
We thought it would be a busy week
with Gale getting the prune juice.
So you don't mind living here?
It's better than living
with my dickwad parents.
It starts over here.
She let him crash here sometimes.
He was constantly wasted.
Exhibit one.
He drank Scotch religiously.
The rest is in the kitchen.
Here's number two.
This is where the tripod was.
My boyfriend borrowed the one
we usually show to folks.
They never found a camera,
or photos, a video or anything.
Gale must have buried them.
These serial killer dudes
take photos to whack off to later.
He's not exactly a serial killer.
Whatever.
She was totally naked, right here.
The meter man
saw her through the door.
Gale handcuffed her,
taped her mouth...
then taped a bag over her head
so she couldn't eathe.
He used housewife gloves
so he wouldn't leave prints.
They found sticky stuff
from the tape on them.
We ask folks
not to touch the exhibit.
The totally sick part is where
they found the key to the handcuffs.
We know.
Wait. What? Where was it?
It was in her stomach, dude.
Gale made her swallow it
before he bagged her.
That's pretty much the highlights.
Got questions?
I can still smell
the cigarette smoke.
It's the barbecue!
Can you imagine?
That key was in her stomach.
That's so fucking cold, man.
Zack?
What?
Isn't that the cowboy
from the rest area?
The same truck.
Weird coincidence?
Coincidences are always weird.
That's why they're coincidences.
Off the record.
Okay. We're off.
Constance was murdered by what's
known as the Securitate Method.
You're handcuffed,
forced to swallow the key...
your mouth is taped,
a bag is sealed around your head...
and you're left to suffocate.
The Securitate did it to Romanians...
when they wouldn't inform
or confess.
Sometimes the bag was ripped off
to give you a second chance.
Otherwise, you died...
knowing that the key to your freedom
was inside of you the entire time.
It's a cheap but effective method.
The problem is...
I once mentioned it
in an article that I wrote.
Prosecution never knew that.
- Someone's framing you?
- It's more than that.
There was a tripod.
Right.
Facing her body.
- Are we back on the record?
- Yes.
The tripod
had no fingerprints on it.
That means somebody
ought it there, set it up...
wiped it clean, and left it.
Why?
It's as if they wanted me to know
that somewhere out there...
is a record of exactly what happened
that afternoon.
As if they wanted me to die...
knowing that the key to my freedom
is out there somewhere.
Maybe you're being paranoid.
I used to be the state's
leading death penalty abolitionist.
Now I'm on death row! Doesn't that
strike you as a little odd?
Any idea who they are?
No, but I've got someone
working on that.
Someone I'm relying on
to prove my innocence.
Belyeu has hired a detective?
A journalist.
She has to help me.
- You know I'm innocent.
- No.
No, I don't.
Wear me like a fur, Daddy.
Okay, who's your hero?
All right, you go get Cloud Dog.
Hey, Cloud Dog!
Call me when you land.
Has any couple ever really survived
a trial separation?
Isn't it contrary to the idea
of trying to work things out?
Don't.
Get in, sweetie.
See you later, alligator.
After a while, crocodile.
- Take it easy, Japa-nee-zee.
- Okey-dokey, artichokey.
Scoot.
- Listen.
- I sent you an e-mail.
- An e-mail?
- Just read it.
Come on, sweetie.
Just read it.
You could at least hide
the bottle.
Well?
Officially, you're on sabbatical.
Unofficially,
they want you out of here.
It was four to two.
How did Ross vote?
I'm not supposed to...
Against you.
And you?
For you.
And against my politics.
Please.
Madam, atencion.
My name is David Gale.
I have phoned before, yes?
Can...
Por favor.
What? No, never mind.
Can you please get Sharon Gale?
Yes, Miss Gale!
Hello?
I wanted to hear your feedback
on the idea.
Look, Professor Gale...
I could sit here like others have,
and plead departmental cutbacks...
claim you need more publications,
I need a minority.
Whatever.
All bull-geschichte.
Your record's illiant.
You're an original voice, worth,
in today's scarcity-defines-value...
capitalist system under which
we toil, your weight in gold.
Hell, it's not even
your alcohol problem.
It would be nice to have a faculty
member whose crutch wasn't Prozac.
But to speak plain,
if I were to hire you...
in the eyes of the regents,
the alumni...
and every freshman
with an ear for gossip...
I'd be hiring a rapist.
Those charges were dropped.
People would say
you had a good lawyer.
I was innocent.
You don't get it, do you?
You're not politically correct.
Welcome to the club.
Socrates is sentenced to death.
I bet you didn't know that.
He was sentenced to death.
But Athenian law
let the condemned...
come up with their own
alternate punishment.
Isn't that a great idea?
Where are the Athenians
when you really need them?
So anyway, Socrates...
And he was ugly. Did I mention that?
Did I mention
that Socrates was ugly?
Socrates was ugly, Plato was fat,
and Aristotle was a prissy dresser.
So anyway,
Socrates comes up with this idea.
He says, What if I pay a fine
instead of death?
He suggests a fine.
All he has to do in order to live is
to come up with an appropriately...
punitive figure.
Guess what he suggested? $30!
Does that make any sense? $30.
That's 30 mina. That was
the currency of the day, a mina.
Well, minae.
That's plural. Minae.
$30!
Thirty pieces of silver.
And the judges are so pissed that
more of them voted to kill him...
than had voted him guilty
in the first place.
That doesn't make any sense.
Thirty pieces of silver.
Just like the Judas guy.
The Jesus-kisser...
who was also a prissy dresser.
Without a successful completion
of an alcohol treatment program...
you can forget visitation.
You'll be lucky
to get a Christmas card.
That's if there
even is a custody hearing.
What does that mean?
If your wife
convinces a Spanish court...
that you're a danger to the child,
you'll never see him again.
He just has to come home.
He's got to come back.
Pete, can we
have another round here?
I'm fine.
I'll just have to go get him then.
Europe's not Mexico, David.
They've got real borders over there.
You might be able to get in,
but getting out with a 6-year-old?
That's a whole different
kettle of crawdads.
You want to see Jamie again?
- Then you get your life together.
- I'm fine.
Pronto.
Who wants to start?
Hi, my name is David...
and I am an alcoholic.
AA GROUP Hi, David.
So, Mr. Gale...
tell me three personal qualities...
that you feel you have...
that would make you
a successful Radio Shed manager.
Three.
Okay.
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry. Welcome back.
Thanks.
You look good.
I feel good.
There's something
that you've got to see.
Betty Sue Johnson
has been rescheduled.
Her execution date
is set for the eighth.
I have a call
with Washington tonight.
If the national director
commits to emergency funds...
She gets commuted
and you prove the system works.
But I'll save a life.
Where did you get that uise?
Just doing chores.
Is your cowboy
getting rough with you?
There he is.
Dusty, does she ever invite you over
and not put you to work?
All right, tell me her story.
She was sentenced at 17.
I really want to get behind
this one. She's so articulate.
Who did she kill?
She'll put a face
on the death penalty.
Constance, who did she kill?
A cop.
You're crazy.
Not just your medium-range,
thinks-she's- Roosevelt's- bathrobe...
but I mean stark-raving,
screws-loose, in-the-belfry insane!
Seventeen.
Four years before she could
legally drink a beer.
But she killed a cop, Constance.
Will you help?
Of course.
You're burning up.
Hi, Mr. Gale.
How are you? It's good to see...
Caffeine jolt. We deliver.
Howdy, David.
Howdy, folks.
Hello. My, this is service.
Thank you.
Gladly. Latte on the left there
for you, John.
Mocha.
Thanks.
- She's on the phone to Washington.
- Sinclair, new National Director.
I'm sure we can get some
pulpit time, maybe some cable.
DIRECTOR
Good. I need to go.
I agree the first press release
should focus on the woman's youth.
I'll have Washington
look into counsel competency.
Though I'm almost sure
she's exhausted this on appeal.
- See what resources...
- David's going to go.
I almost forgot.
Gale's not around, is he?
- No.
- Good. Keep it that way.
His relationship
with DeathWatch is over.
Last thing we need is this
rape thing coming back to bite us.
These guys don't stay
on the wagon for long.
I'm serious, Constance.
Ban him from the premises.
I realise the two of you...
David!
Sharon, pick up the phone.
I'm begging you.
He's my son, all right?
He's my son, too,
and I want to talk to him.
You've not let... Hello?
Jamie, is that you?
Hey, little moose horn.
I miss you so much. It's Daddy.
Jamie, wait.
Don't hang up the phone!
God damn it!
Oh, fuck!
You scared me.
My sheep needs a manager.
A manger.
My sheep needs a manger.
Are you okay?
I fell off the wagon
and I hurt myself.
Come on inside.
Do you know why St. Jude
is the patron saint of lost causes?
'Cause his real name was Judas.
Judas! There were two Judases.
Judae, who was the saint guy,
and then the other one...
Judas, who was the bad one.
He's the one who ratted out Jesus
and tried to kiss him.
In medieval times, they would never
pray to the good Judas...
for fear of getting the bad Judas
on the line just by mistake.
Ergo, they never really
gave him business...
unless absolutely desperate.
That's why.
And then they changed his name.
Your mail is blowing.
Oh, shit.
Are you the doctor?
What's wrong with her?
She'll be fine.
- How do you know?
- Calm down.
She was opening her mail and fell
over. I don't know what's wrong.
Please. Is there a doctor?
Wait here.
I have to go with her!
Hold up, Professor!
You want to get arrested again?
How do you know who I am?
I watch the news. Now go wait.
How're we doing?
Fine. How's Constance?
Sleeping.
A leukaemia patient's
condition is...
very susceptible
to external stress...
What?
Constance's illness requires
a degree of regularity.
Constance has leukaemia?
You didn't know?
Wait.
No, I didn't.
It's funny how selfish
we can be, isn't it?
When I first heard Constance
was dying, I was so mad at her.
I thought,
How can you do this to me?
I mean, you know how hard
it is for me to need other people.
Why hadn't she told you?
She said she was too busy.
I guess since death
was chasing her...
she wanted to help
other people avoid it.
That's what she did with her life.
Constance left this world
a better place than she found it.
It's a small but difficult thing. |
Let's go. So, what'd you get?
I talked to the Austin prosecutor.
Belyeu's a joke.
Actually, the exact phrase
he used was Big hat, no cattle.
- He was sanctioned twice.
- What?
Seriously fucked up
the penalty phase.
He could have got life
on mitigating factors.
Despite major pro bono offers...
from some of the top lawyers
in the country...
Gale stuck with him all through the
appeals process, which by the way...
Belyeu continued to screw up.
So, Belyeu's a joke. Great.
Anything else?
Nothing on Berlin.
We pick up the payola money
in Houston tonight.
- Houston?
- That's what the head office said.
- Overheat light came on twice...
- Come on.
Oh, man, I never knew
$1 million could weigh so much.
- $500,000.
- It's still heavy.
But $1 million
sounds better for our...
Excuse me, your story. $1 million.
- No, wait. $1 million in cash.
- Just relax, Zack. It's only money.
So you coming in?
Excuse me?
You want to come in?
Please.
What? I thought
you were into guys with money.
Zack?
What?
It's open.
Well, maybe the maid forgot.
Look.
We got to call somebody.
Wait.
What is that?
I don't know.
ZACK This is not good.
I'm gonna check the bathroom.
No, Bitsey.
Wait there.
Bitsey!
What?
- Zack, there could have been prints.
- Look.
The lady at reception says
no one asked for you.
All the keys are different.
She and her husband have masters.
- What'd you tell her?
- You have a jealous boyfriend.
How about the VCR?
She didn't ask.
I think she assumed it had something
to do with why he was jealous.
You sure we shouldn't call the cops?
Whoever got in here without a key...
in oad daylight,
was smart enough...
not to leave prints.
I have the remote. Here.
You sure you want to see
what's on here?
Try three.
I hope this isn't
what I think it is.
Oh, my God.
- Is it her?
- That's her.
Belyeu said to ing the tape
first thing tomorrow.
He also said you were right
about not calling the police.
You gonna be all right?
DAY THREE
He deserves it though, probably.
There's a lot of sick people
in this world...
and if they done wrong
and found guilty...
All right, let's just say
Gale's telling the truth.
Maybe some right-wing fuck
set him up...
arranged the perfect murder.
Why would you send
a magazine journalist proof...
a few hours before you'd won?
- It does not make sense.
- No, it's perfect.
Whoever this is knows how hard it is
to get a retrial in Texas.
They know the magazine
can't give this...
any substantial play
before the execution.
We'd have to give it to a daily
or a network. That won't happen.
But mostly,
they know I'll tell Gale today.
So?
What if Constance's murder
was just a means of getting at Gale?
Not only to get rid of him, but to
make abolitionists look crazy.
Of course, he sympathises
with murderers. He is one.
They make sure he sits six years
on death row...
for a utal rape and murder,
then they let him die.
Die knowing everyone
will remember him with disgust.
They destroy his life, his work,
his memory. And they make him watch.
That's a lot of hate.
Well, then why release it?
Hate's no fun
if you keep it to yourself.
We got company.
Who? The cowboy?
And doing a lousy job of hiding.
He must think we're idiots.
Is he gaining?
- No. He's just sitting back there.
- Get a licence plate number.
God, I'm sorry.
He's turned off.
What does this guy want?
Fine. Bobbi, could you make
a quick copy of that videotape...
and ing in Miss Bloom's original
when that's done?
I don't blame you
for not watching that twice.
- I couldn't sleep afterwards.
- I understand.
I tell folks I'm no more afraid
of the Grim Reaper...
than I am of a Presbyterian
on Mother's Day.
But watching that tape,
I had to keep telling myself:
That's not Constance,
just to get through.
Unfortunately,
others may argue the same.
But it's in her kitchen.
In her house.
But currently home
to Weirdoes Incorporated.
Arguably, that tape could've
been made by anybody with $20...
and a tolerance for vulgarity.
- Will it get us a postponement?
- Us?
This ain't my first rodeo,
Miss Bloom.
Now, I got to tell you
that there's a machine a-running.
And come tomorrow night at 6:00,
that machine gonna want to be fed.
All here, Mr. Belyeu.
Thank you, Aaron.
Now, to add to our troubles,
your own credibility...
- may come into question.
- Why?
You've been fraternizing
with the condemned.
- I've been what?
- In the court's eyes...
he's the most likely candidate
to have put you onto that tape.
He's a persuasive man.
You're an out-of-state woman.
That don't look good.
Mr. Belyeu,
someone put the tape in my room.
That's a fact
for which we have no evidence.
Thank you, Bobbi.
Thanks.
Let's not throw a pity party
and sit around reading Kafka.
Could be we find
a sympathetic judge.
Now, I'll file within the hour.
You going to see Gale?
Yeah.
Fine. I'll give you a call over to
the motel later with an update.
My coat. Shoot.
- What?
- You saw him?
- Who?
- The cowboy.
He was here?
He's in the lobby! See if
his truck's out front. Tail him.
Get a licence number.
Find out who he is.
Don't screw this up. It's important.
But how will you get to the prison?
Taxi.
Fuck!
You're not being straight.
I walk out of Belyeu's office,
the guy's in the lobby!
Maybe you should calm down.
GUARD
Visitor needs to stay seated.
Maybe you should sit down.
His name is Dusty Wright.
He's the local DeathWatch director
before Constance.
He's a bullhorner.
He's a zealot who thinks...
that a good demonstration
has to end with riots and arrests.
DeathWatch fired him because
he punched someone at a rally.
But Constance
kept him in the organisation.
He adored her.
They were close. Real close.
He testified at my trial.
Testified to support you,
or to oppose the death penalty?
- He testified against me.
- Against you?
He testified about the drinking.
Alcohol is a mitigating factor
in capital cases.
I always told myself
that he did it...
in some sick way to try to help me
get a reduced sentence.
I guess he believes
I really killed her.
Dusty's a man
easily blinded by hatred.
Maybe he hated you
because you were seeing Constance.
- I wasn't seeing Constance.
- She had your semen inside her.
I know. Look, it's
a little more complicated than that.
CROWD
Respect for life means every life.
When you kill someone,
you rob their family.
Not just of a loved one,
but of their humanity.
You harden their hearts with hate...
you take away their capacity
for civilised dispassion...
you condemn them to bloodlust.
It's a cruel and horrible thing.
But indulging that hate
will never help.
The damage is done.
And once we've had our
pound of flesh, we're still hungry.
We leave the death house
muttering that lethal injection...
was just too good for them.
In the end, a civilised society
must live with the hard truth.
He who seeks revenge
digs two graves.
They're inging
Betty Sue's people out.
Thank you, Dusty.
Just look. Look at those losers.
Rednecks, ghetto hustlers,
drug addicts, schizophrenics!
They're murderers!
And who cares if they die?
Who cares if the cycle
just goes on and on?
Hey, did you make it
to your meeting today?
Yeah. But I think I have to find
one less guru-like.
Did you take your medicine?
Feel better?
You know those stages
of Kübler-Ross?
The ones the dying go through?
Anger. Denial.
Bargaining.
- Depression.
- Depression. Acceptance.
- Which one are you?
- Denial.
Denial's good. That's a good one.
The whole idea of there being
a process makes me tired.
I'm not up to the job of
dying person.
Marvelling at blades of grass...
lecturing strangers
to relish every moment.
Mending idges.
Confessing regrets.
- What? No regrets?
- Nope.
Wow.
I take that back.
- I wish I'd had a child.
- Yeah, so do I.
- I'm sorry, David.
- No.
I guess I just wish
I had risked more.
And not enough sex.
- I should have had more sex.
- Really?
How many lovers did you have?
Including college?
Including college.
Sex is really...
It's not all it's cracked up to be.
It's so overrated.
You should have had more sex.
You work so hard
not to be seen as a sex object.
Before long, you're not seen at all.
I see you.
You want to make it five?
Complete the hand?
What? A pity lay?
No, thanks.
It wouldn't be pity.
Are you okay?
Yeah, don't worry.
No, it's good.
Just talk to me.
Let me hear your voice.
I'm here. I'm so happy.
Hold me tight.
God, I'm so scared.
It's okay.
No, don't stop. Just...
- No, stay in me, please.
- Okay.
I need just to feel you inside.
I'm right here.
I'm so tired.
I'm so tired of being so afraid.
I know. I'm here.
Help me. Please.
Just make it go away.
I'm right here.
I'm not going anywhere.
Can I help you?
No.
I'm leaving. I'm sorry. Thanks.
It was Dusty.
He had a motive. He knew you both.
He visited that morning.
If I could answer that for sure...
we wouldn't
be having this conversation.
It's what I need you for.
It's why I chose you.
- Now I've told you everything.
- But I still don't know.
I need more time.
You'll find time.
- You should have done this earlier.
- You're not here to save me.
You're here to save
my son's memory of his father.
That's all I want.
You're gonna let them kill you?
Bitsey, we spend our whole lives
trying to stop death.
Eating, inventing, loving...
praying, fighting...
killing.
But what do we really know
about death?
Just that nobody comes back.
But there comes a point in life...
a moment...
when your mind
outlives its desires...
its obsessions.
When your habits...
survive your dreams.
And when your losses...
Maybe death is a gift.
You wonder.
That's it.
Let's go, Gale.
All I can tell you is that by
this time tomorrow, I'll be dead.
I know when...
I just can't say why.
You have 24 hours to find out.
Goodbye, Bitsey.
- Miss Bloom?
- Yeah.
Thought I'd return your coat.
It's getting kind of chilly.
Any news
from our video intruder friend?
No. Any word on the appeal?
Denied. Tape went to a federal judge
two hours ago.
Now what you got
was definitely a snippet.
Could be your video supplier friend
has more nasty previews scheduled.
Best you not get into
too much sightseeing right now.
Just stick close to your motel room.
- How's David?
- He's holding up.
Gonna be a hard night.
Will you tell him
I'll take care of it?
- About his son, I mean.
- I'll do that.
You staying for the execution?
Then I'll see you tomorrow.
Watch yourselves.
Were Dusty Wright
and Constance close?
Yeah. Thick as thieves, those two.
- Lovers?
- Whoa, now.
You're ploughing
a little too close to the cotton.
That was just a rumour.
Nothing more.
Night-night.
DAY FOUR
Wake up! Did you throw
the towel on the floor?
What?
This towel was on my bathroom floor.
- Did you throw it there?
- I guess. What? It's a motel.
- Would you do that at home?
- No.
It's not like we're staying
in the frigging Four Seasons.
Come on, get the TV.
We're taking it with us.
What are you talking about?
Where are we going?
Austin. Get the TV.
All right.
Hold on.
Want to make $100?
What do I got to do?
We're going over the crime scene.
Put the TV on the bed, Zack.
Now, for the next hour, I want you
to do exactly what I say...
when I say to do it.
If I say, Jump, you jump.
- You want me to jump?
- A figure of speech.
- Your boyfriend put the tripod back.
- He's not my boyfriend anymore.
- Still have the video camera?
- Yes.
Good. Get it.
I got to collect first.
Zack, give her the money.
Can you move that stuff
off the counter for me?
By the lamp. Yeah, thanks.
- Put the gloves on the dish rack.
- I don't have a dish rack.
Zack, could you...
Turn them inside out.
Put the duct tape on the floor.
By the stove.
Could you... What's your name?
Nico's fine.
Nico, I want you
to lie down facing the counter.
We can imagine that part.
- Zack, put her in position.
- Okay.
Move this way.
All right.
Now forward.
There. Okay. On her side.
Right. Her top leg out a little.
There.
Now look at this.
She moves her foot.
I noticed this back at the motel.
She moves her foot.
Quite deliberately.
And then she's still.
For another 15 seconds she's still.
And then she starts to struggle.
That doesn't make sense.
If this was a murder...
she'd just be struggling and then
she'd be still. She'd be dead.
Maybe she was faking.
Hoping he'd go away.
Or...
- We've got to bag her.
- We're going a bit too far here.
I'll do it.
Thank you, Bobbi.
Supreme Court death clerk
gave the go-ahead.
Give the keys to Zack
and stand over by the tripod.
Wait three minutes
before you take the bag off.
I'm not sure about this.
It's too dangerous.
Three full minutes.
Stand over there with her.
Keep your eyes on your watch.
Twenty-two seconds.
She shouldn't be doing this!
Oh, my God.
This isn't cool!
No more experiments, all right?
Just tell me what's going on.
- Are you okay?
- She did it herself.
She used the gloves to keep her
fingerprints off the tape and bag.
Then she put them back
on the dish rack.
But upside down and inside out.
A housewives' habit.
A murderer would've
tossed them aside...
like you do with a towel
in a crap motel.
All right, maybe.
- But why wear these?
- They threw me. But she needed them.
She knew she would instinctively
try to rip the bag off.
And she swallowed the key
so she couldn't get to it.
She made sure there was no way out.
Why not hang yourself or take pills?
Why take your clothes off?
- Why make it look like a murder?
- I don't know. It's so calculated.
She's handcuffed,
taped at the mouth.
The gloves. The damn tripod.
Why fake your own murder?
It doesn't make sense.
The woman's
a bleeding-heart abolitionist.
Why frame an innocent man?
Why send Gale to the chair...
What?
She had to know some innocent jerk
would take the fall.
Oh, my God, Zack.
That's it.
That's why! To prove it happens!
To have absolute proof
that the system convicts innocents.
- Get out of here!
- No.
That's how she thought.
Think about it!
This woman lived for DeathWatch!
If she's gonna die anyway,
why not die for it?
That's why the tripod was here.
To record proof. Undeniable proof!
That's why we got the video!
A dead woman
put the tape in your room?
No, of course not.
I mean, she needed help.
Someone to keep it, release it.
Someone dedicated to the cause.
Someone she could trust.
What a dump. The guy's a freak.
Dusty's a bullhorner.
A zealot who's OD'd
on too many good causes.
You know, the original plan
was probably for Dusty...
to release the tape
after Gale's conviction.
You know, after a year or so.
It'd force him to dry out,
give him back his dignity.
So Dusty Wright
is sitting on this tape, waiting.
And he's the only one
who knows about it.
So Dusty starts to think
that an erroneous execution...
is a lot more politically useful
than a last-minute save.
Because a last-minute save
would only prove the system works.
Almost-martyrs don't count.
Dusty's thinking, What's one murder
if it stops thousands?
So, he'll release the whole tape
only after the execution.
Which means he must have
the original somewhere.
- What time is it?
- It's 4:50.
Bitsey, Jesus.
I want to talk about your tape.
No, meet me down the hill
at the gas station in 15 minutes.
So, don't move from the phone.
Call the second you see his pickup.
Let it ring once.
- Then get into the woods.
- I know. Go.
- Into the woods, Zack.
- Go!
Oh, shit.
Details of Gale's last meal
were released today...
...and they included pancakes
with maple...
All executions in the state
of Texas take place at 6:00 p. m.
Four pancakes! Maple syrup!
...fresh strawberries...
...after completion of last words,
the injection is administered.
Fresh strawberries, large!
...sodium thiopental
for sedation purposes.
Reddi-wip whipped cream.
...puts you to sleep...
pancuronium omide...
to collapse the diaphragm
and lungs.
Potassium chloride
to stop the heart.
Chocolate shavings, extra chocolate.
...and chocolate shavings.
The whole cocktail
costs the state of Texas...
approximately $86.08
per elimination.
Wagons!
What do you miss most?
Food.
...talk to her in horse talk?
Shit. No.
Damn!
Come on, cowboy, where are you?
At 8:30 p. m., we checked
the next hotel on the list.
Hurry.
Come on.
Shit!
Ready?
BITSEY Fuck!
He didn't show! Come on!
Please, Bitsey, come on!
Call everyone!
The Governor, the warden, New York,
the Supreme Court death clerk!
- How far is it?
- You've got eight minutes...
- maybe more.
- Okay, we'll make it.
You can do it.
Go!
Shower. Go.
Oh, my God.
Give me the time.
...on that big pileup on...
Give me the goddamn time!
Oh, no. Not now.
Not fucking now.
Shit!
Fuck!
Stop executions!
Get the fuck out of my spot,
all right?
How tight are you?
One, two...
How's my light?
- A little shine. Right there.
- Yeah?
I think he's doing Larry King Live
at 8:00.
Can I get some powder?
Opinion polls conducted
over the weekend...
show that 66 percent
of all Americans...
are in favour of the death penalty.
Maybe you can get a shot
of the protestors.
You can see over here
that they're equally represented.
About 50 percent pro
and 50 percent anti-death penalty.
Hi-dee, hi-dee, hi-dee-ho.
Time for David Gale to go!
When Cain killed Abel, God
cast him out. He didn't kill him.
He raped and killed that poor girl.
I think he should die.
Murderers!
They said on TV that he raped her,
then he strangled her.
I think he deserves to die.
They stick that thing in his arm,
he goes to sleep.
If you ask me,
they should use a goddamn pickaxe.
You're the murderers!
He should die.
A little bitty pinprick...
The state of Texas
has executed David Gale.
He was pronounced dead
at 6:12 p. M...
strapped to the gurney at 6:02 p. m.
David Gale was officially
pronounced dead...
...at 6:12 this evening.
Texas has executed David...
...Gale was pronounced...
...dead at 6:12...
Death was pronounced at 6:12 p. m.,
at the Walls Prison, Huntsville.
There was no final statement.
Since none of the victim's relatives
was in attendance...
there will be no statement
from the victim's family.
Here's what we know so far.
Last night...
News Magazine posted
on their website a video obtained...
- by reporter Bitsey Bloom.
- The footage appears to show...
...Constance Harraway
committing suicide.
Bloom reports that she received the
tape Friday morning in a motel...
in Huntsville,
where she was staying...
while conducting
Gale's last interview.
The tape has been
in the possession of...
former DeathWatch employee,
Dustin Emil Wright.
As you can see, police have been
in and out of his cabin...
all morning, looking for clues
to his whereabouts.
Ever since his 1994 conviction...
...been on death row,
awaiting execution.
Blacks and Latinos are five times
more likely...
to face the death penalty
than whites.
A fanatic in the movement
to stop the death...
It's all there?
...actively seeking a Dustin Wright.
It appears Wright
withheld a tape to make...
...a political point about
the potential...
for error
in capital punishment cases.
Passport and ticket as well.
Dana, what everyone here
is asking...
It's a terrible tragedy.
There'll be an investigation.
I assure you that this man, Dusty,
will be caught and shown justice.
Justice, for Christ's sakes!
Ever since this world...
The people of Texas
are not deterred.
We're behind the death penalty...
because it works. The system
cannot be blamed for the acts...
of a deranged individual
with an axe to grind.
People have been put
to death in the name of justice.
Let's not throw the baby
out with the bathwater, folks.
Of course, the ultimate irony
is that David Gale...
...a man who became
an unwitting martyr...
...may achieve in death
what he worked for...
...but could not accomplish in life.
This is A.J. Roberts
reporting from Bastrop, Texas.
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E car teacher Goodbye total strong
Your Goodbye it takes care and it goes round and it exacts heavy taxes.
It will be like that and the field where it will put out it sees.
Oh! today it drinks inside fork?
Oh still the data which it does not see remains quite, iss grade end Oh!
Friend nose one it does too and plentifully well! it knows Oh!? It will rest occasionally and, kkel?
ung ung? It sleeps and and it is thin, well! all?
When elegy it comes, the dead person the river of sky (?)From it goes round and the place where it says that it comes?
American car ccang cumulation like that sound?
It comes to be late, ..........
It is sorry,ˇK MotherˇK. at American car
It exacts heavy taxes to the mother at the American carˇK
The khyo five nose teacher Goodbye total it is strong. yes also will put out and see.
The may phong transformation it comes. May phong
From midnight e moderate place? From boyfriend all beggar? Or the truth
Midnight writing well!?
The may phong the boyfriend mam it holds?
The father from like that important affair only nine;;;
From e op show
khyo five nose
It is okay? Study
It takes out and to under excessiveness it gets accompanied by, all well! Oh!
Neither the B five toe army met the fortress, it listens,
It is a wool, well! the nya? Yes the wool the lay which it will drink?
khuk Under the pretense where is not is long and like this well! futures in the subject which it does as a favor
Cloth ppwu your the well! the chyo?
This necklace futures in future the person whom it does as a favor it does and certainly it comes to be love it defends, this ten place?
It sweeps and the end summer solstice EˇK
Inside ^^ America
It does not transform in your daughter to dry, that layss ci? It does not associate end e?
Dad? Where?
May phong?Is?
May phong?
The may phong you it is where now?
Why is the ni transformation quality in the ni cell phone?
ceyn The market oil non the sound which pours upon it is dangerous and hayss it sleeps butˇK.
The u Oh ///Mays phong it is okay, well! the nya???
Day Oh!???
Midnight?? Ghost like stronghold multi fieldˇK
The ruin falls and it buys,
You it is okay, well! the nya?
Now the transformation?
Transformation??
Oh civil war amiableness mam the oad way savage land it will fall
Arrival Oh li 1 case
Dawn with two issues to sleep blood su thu? The khyo the right nose children see like this well!?
ung The child it listens and it knows. Dawn with two issues to sleep the case which does a mote su thu strong will a little is but the help will not become in the children to peel, the printed style of writing Oh!.
Probably it is a preparation which is the children who are dangerous to peel.Cruelty held
ungˇK
wan At? It is not inside anh e? If also the friend nose leaves office is to peel today first, to become.
It waits gratefully a little.
Salty it changes and it hangs?
ung. Also the number will send kkwes u ni to.
It comes and it is grateful.
You? It is born but it sends and it gives.
wan Upper tomorrow it is a preparation end the placeˇK. where wan At
It is, the bedspread?
eyng? Well! the place where there is not a midnight B like this arrival melody knock-down road one enemy?
It does wrongly and and well! it knows Oh!?
Arrival mail e of now tin goes and the enemy who listens it isn't?
Oh before 1 years it is or with the cell phone to do and the zero moves, like that well!ˇK
Oh the female college student died from TV, well!?
Yes yes that well! it is how twayss ess ci of muscle place?
Hollo what it does, well! the nya
Motto America Oh! at why about in?
The candy it wasn't? RedˇK.
The bedspread which is a deep-red candy.
Oh nyo like that well!ˇK
Cell phone e tiss nya? The arrival will come, theyn the placeˇK
There is not like that thing.
It is not?ˇK engˇK
The gruel the person does not have the cell phone not to be.
Like thatˇK.
The sugar shoes like this cic will be found and the neck Oh ci the reel which will be salty kkel?
Lung meal chyess armyˇK
The bedspread which is? In setting up candy.
It is not,ˇK Candy
eyng?ˇK
That only neither the dead person cell phone has not to be.
Truth hereupon the bedspread?
In the hump caller the arrival mail of gruel sound the person who listens?
In the event (former arrival Oh li 1 side) it writes the nerve why like that, well! the nya?
Inside one is
The former Edo it talked but it will do how and will not be director case answer and the egg which it will hang
Or car nothing whereabouts truth of the lovely eye ows know?
Cause and effect are whole things of this world all.
The event where the explanation does not become there is not a same case.
There is one degree happening number of days it will not be able to explain with common sense the bedspread.
It is continued. Shovel qualityˇK(Free translation;).
The place end which it is regretting everyday Oh!ˇK
It indulges in the maze which is not also the exit and it rolls up,
You end Oh!
Hello. Where. Question investigation it ended now.
It is okay?
mwep The ni it peels?
Talk petty there will be a possibility of doing to peel?
Advance notice transformation of gruel sound?
When oneself dies, with it sends the features of that moment.
SoundˇK The rumor there is an enemy who listens, the bedspread.
It uses the cell phone memory and sacrifice afterwords it sleeps and it selects and and continuously it kills and and and well! it is?
The rumor knows Oh!
wan It was murdered it will be hung anyway in thinking former times anger after to put out.
That flag. It is a speech which it does with sincerity?
The last year April high school girl is murdered,
After that 3rd intelligence or five car sleeping height bedspread five noses which are her senior college student died.
And her and with blind date Kenji innumerable difficulties car wye
It is a nose scull or the ccu maul
Her from TV in lifestyle room yess ess e.
Memory it is not born?
ppes u ni it peels at that day,ˇK
One?
ung. To night wan to upper store and daytime at camera very cadence.
Like that place. The true demon kills and it hangs?
America cu it will evacuate the American American nose.
In the year before last September gruel ess ci.
Bedspread recent times it is distant piece which is strange it wasn't?
SoundˇK Especially also anyoneˇK
me?
There will not be relationship of the star, kken the place.
wan It is caught to the upper daughter, from all transformation.Petty piece which is strange.
Wasn't the that time arrival melody well!?
ung. Probably
This arrival melody?
Why yes?
E arrival melody Edo of car musicˇK
That child to do and be contacted, the ni?
ung.
It is sick and well! it is how?
About it eats and now it falls sleep barely.
From yesterday neither the cancerous thing ate, the printed style of writing gruel petty it made but.
It does not eat as well and well! it is same.
It it was a shock.
It spreads out and? It is born but it will go?
Also the B five nose to go round okay and at once come and put out.
It sleeps and it will be like that it peels? When it disrupts not to become and put out.
E car?
There is a troublesome army song in the room?
Or there is one person, teyng.
It is distant it moves after now.
The child it does not tease E.
Also the E car now goes out quickly from the room,
Why the le the place?
E afterˇK. car ni
WhyˇK Why the le the place.
E car.
The khyo five nose why yes the khyo five nose.
It is a message 1 case. It is the first message.
17th 18: 1
E car
E car
E car
The car there is also a E?
E carˇK
E car?
The khyo the right nose it is okay?
Also the E is caught to the car and with all thing it is same,ˇK
Tries to see well!.
When it sends, all well! nya?
After 3rd?
This the serial murder?
It was continued as well,ˇK
If about this cell phone the rare book it keeps, B?
Tries to seek ccik hin place rightly,
Yes isn't the degree well! rightly under investigating long petty one lu ci the bedspread?
There is not a time and it does rightly,/unreasonably the bedspread
The place where the relation is not also the actual person to be how tracking it is possible?
Well! National Police Office special investigation .....
Hollo
That flagˇK There is a nose five nose dead water, well! keyss cyo?
kwayn chanh keyss cyo?
Oh. Best from the line which is the possibility of doing all.
Like thatˇK.
The talk against at the American American nose which is a grandchild it wants listening.
It does not think not to be the grandchild the bedspread.
American American nose end intelligence? In (?)The child who is abused Oh!.
The former Edo the head which it talks goes round and in the fellow whom it throws away
Was the criminal caught?
The fellow where the quality is bad ess ci. In my assistant who returns from a day
The site to be blocked, end intelligence. It stabs that fellow, the gruel yess grade end intelligence.
The husband now to where?
It appears to be changing a characteristic. Between nothing right ccwu (? Distant sound)ˇK It will smack lips and to go round it will not come to put out.
Step army bedspread which is a husband Chinese?
Taiwan Oh!.
Your Taiwan end the lu which it will drive it does not see (it is born but it does not know, ting)?
A littleˇK
Name of husband?
ccang wey
The contact place the lu which it will drive it is strong?
OhˇK JarˇK. There will be a possibility of listening an end and only Oh!.
After entering into the jail, lon the head was under above and ess it helped.
To under above?
It was visible butˇK e ccen compared toˇK
That the female child comes kills a self.
That flagˇK ung?
Was the top of the American American nose the what kind of child?
It thinks, it is an unpleasant child.
Edo regret hayss ess e.
BearingˇK
American American nose ccangˇK It does not tighten the place where there is not also a thing.
It stops,ˇKIt stops,ˇK
Hello other car?
Transformation it receives and it is glad. To case fall it lives?
ung
Petty it wants investigating to it is.
It wants seeking the person where is the market wey which is to Taiwan
There is to many sides Taiwan where the address is not incorrect and well! the place where it is same.
ung It knows. It tries to investigate to.
Muscle place collection of data?
Advance notice transformation of gruel sound Oh!
? It is caught to that well! oneself maybe and the person who receives all transformation dies and?
e khey egg e?
Taiwan Edo same day?
Comes America Oh! also the upper E is reduction of diet result at the car.
The candy it comes out?
No. The coal of elementary quantity was detected from inside above the muscle place.
Coal?
In the American American nose from the dead body who dies the certainly deep-red candy B wass ess ciˇK
To him the me of e wan even from the coat dead body of the Taiwan restaurant which is murdered
The coal of same type was detected.
End of the reduction of diet tube lon will not be the coal of Japan and it will hang withˇK
The investigation where probably is not the material which comes out from Taiwan try.
Why Taiwan intelligence?
The same event happened even from Taiwan, tus the bedspread.
me?
Not only American cu scull American America ccang far it dies is preceding day and well! it is same the bedspread.
Only 2 years is
It is doing still?
The hey_e_cin_ci the E which will freeze it does not become to peel???? It is not different?(Oh under Taiwan fellow pronouncing it boiled;;)
The muscle place seeks ten the person to seek?
It meets but the end is not a possibility of listening.
The gel first in the blame which discovers the dead body it is investigated now in peeling cik police.
kwayn chanh e? Dacca nose
You Oh! it is okay at end?
It is tired and it seems.
Oh. Recent ppes well! teng.
Sugar shoes collection of data?
Well!ˇK. Arrival it receives and the people who dies?
You it is investigating?
yu D (under name it boiled;;)?
This case it does not participate to be good.
Why? Why?
Hello.
Does the company khwu put on only.
America cu will evacuate the American American nose ccang did the father meet?
ccang Above the wey it is dying already.
It receives the advance notice transformation of gruel sound,
ccang The next sacrifice of the transformation memory above the wey it will sleep and will evacuate America cu the American American nose ccang the map which will be not to know,
America cu will evacuate the postmortem examination at the American American nose completion toyss sup is the ni.
It is how twayss the nya?
Motto America Oh! difference it was as a unit which it talks.
Inside above minute coalˇK.
Like that?ˇK.
wan With at E the candy where also the car is deep-red knows, the coal yess only it hangsˇK
It sleeps,ˇK In the like that nose five nose coming?
The map where the American American nose will not be it does not know.
The production place of that coal which listens from police is the hometown which the American American nose is born.
OhˇK Why.
It stops unpleasantly,
It is continued still?
Also anyone knows Oh!
The ni in director case the nerve the because intelligence where it dies the younger sibling that it writes?
Go
It is unpleasant
Quickly
kwayn chanh reels ni it peels,
The that day younger sibling did not return.
And
From the raw chestnut head inside voice of younger sibling field lyess ess e.
Oh ladle and put that much and,ˇK
Immediately after that the possibility of eathing as will not be the core one pain freezes and sum it does and it comes.
That ttyay younger siblingˇK. The younger sibling fell into to knows in the river Oh!. Per murder retired life Oh!.
It takes out, receiving one transformation because of substitutionˇK
The case now which rebukes other car nose confidence it stops,
To him the truth does and event to do there is not also relationship of anyone.
It does recently and that much and it goes back in Japan.
Five khwu which arrive is the khyo five nose will drive gruel Ulchi tomorrow, lun grade end Oh!.
Only is not poor and the person who arrives is not a possibility of escaping from the fate.
Your answer ci anh eˇK Why like that end.
The case which made that data it takes out and it knows Oh!. The journalist who is a friend made, well! Oh!.
It sleeps and with the like that that person it meets and it does as a favor.
It dies before 3rd. It receives the advance notice transformation of gruel sound,ˇK.
With lie realness? When you that it makes irrelevant remark, the mouth it comes to seal with the as you it is living.
It does not know? That person cause real famous outdoors.
At that ni awareness one midnight 2: 22 female monody indolent difficulty place. There is not that female mouth.
Yes it sees well and. Mouth.The transactions which is coming to seal with the body which why dwelling rum step which is not is the cotton is livingˇK
When the female monody the end outdoors play being like that like this, neither anyone answers ten ci
It disregards and it does and to that female child the crab mountain it seals not yet, ci .....Moment
When it answers how, to become? When it answers how, to become??
Shape the end interest B which drifts as it is.
OhˇK The beautiful face it does.
The me it does, cic Oh! B
Oh!.
It remembers?
That flag yess ci? khyo cell phone of five nose cwus place.
cwus ess Time transformation it is caught rightly, wass ess ci.
That cell phone it sleeps, put out,ˇK To nothing cya bewilderment hayss ess ci. khyo five nose
If that time inside taking out cell phone cwus ess u like this day housework e nass keyss ci?
Is born the toe blame knows Oh!
If five toe that time B give and inside cwus e they soak and to meet the map nail hayss they sleep.
Be born toe or Taiwan fork.
khyo five nose?
There is a rare book about now and like this there is not a possibility also anyone doing,
It goes to Taiwan and it is distant length the map which will be opened it does not know.
It will take out and it will go to
Taiwan or one person it will go to put out.
The khyo it comes to be placed five nose dangerously, well! it sees and it is unpleasant it peels.
The case it is born but sameness Oh!.
It knows.
Go together.
It takes out and the reel ni which it will defend it peels. Absoluteness the reel ni which it will defend it peels,
The car it borrows and nwass u ni it peels,ˇK
The beautiful face it does.
It is okay?
You. Tonight peeling cik time it is remaining it peels still.
The river it does.
Be born only toe virtue hereupon the bedspread.
In the coal mine the one place there is a place which will drop in at first before good season.
Where bedspread?
Bookbinding Iran villages from before 100 years the coal mine is prosperousing.
The muscle place 10 people doubt die after that with order mac from gain and loss now the lung storehouse Oh!.
That village it is only and it lives and the person who remains is to a vicinity.
?????? Taiwan end;
It entered from Japan and it came.
Japanese end knowing cyo?
Car idol?
Car idol?
There was an end which it will ask and from it dropped in at.
The car idol car idol quite???Is (a sorry) one person the bedspread which?
To inform from bookbinding day iss ess the cyo?
The village people disappeared the order oad way why, well! the cyo?
Car idolˇKTo the sugar shoes outside there is not a person who is the possibility of listening a talk, the bedspread.
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It's cold this morning, Captain.
Cold.
And hard.
It's time, Captain.
It's time.
Time indeed.
You're supposed
to be upstairs sleeping.
- Stanley keeps waking me up.
- Oh, I get it...
- You're getting heavy.
- No nonsense.
Two stories. Two glasses of water.
Jack...
- You're going to miss the plane.
- Go upstairs with Mrs Wheeler.
When I'm on my business trip,
I'll get Stanley a little other.
- Promise?
- I promise.
- Can I get you anything, sir?
- No, thank you.
If you try and get some sleep,
the flight will go a lot faster.
I can never sleep on a plane.
Turbulence.
- Pardon?
- Turbulence.
Solar radiation heats the earth's crust,
warm air rises, cool air descends.
- I don't like that.
- Try to get some sleep anyway.
Dr Ryan?
Jack, get yourself in here.
Jesus, you look like hell.
Thank you very much, Admiral.
I could use some coffee.
I'm not going to ask you
how your flight went.
- When did you last get some sleep?
- I don't know.
Milk and sugar.
How's Caroline? Last time I saw her
was at your granddad's place in Maine.
She's fine.
She sends you her best.
And Sally?
What is she now, three?
No, she's a very precocious five.
She announced the other day
that her life would be less lonely -
- if we were to buy her
a baby other.
But she decided it would be enough
if we were to buy one for Stanley.
- Who's Stanley?
- Stanley's a bear.
What's important enough to get you
on a plane in the middle of the night?
British Intelligence obtained
these pictures of the Red October.
- She's the latest Typhoon class.
- Big son of a bitch.
12 metres longer than standard.
3 metres wider.
- Captain's name is Ramius.
- One of yours?
I did the bio on him last year.
He always takes out their lead boat.
Good political connections.
Trains their attack-boat skippers.
The Russians call him
Vilnius Nastavnic.
The Vilnius schoolmaster.
- What are these doors?
- Those doors are the problem.
I don't know what they are, neither
do the British. Perhaps they're new.
I'd like to show these to Skip Tyler.
- The sub driver?
- He was until he lost his leg.
Now he teaches at the Academy.
He's got top-secret clearance.
Have the car for Dr Ryan
downstairs in ten minutes.
The satellite caught Red October
in Polijarny Inlet this morning.
- Do you hear it?
- No.
At Cal Tech we used to do this
in our sleep. Do you hear it now?
Wait a minute... maybe.
- It's buried in surface clutter.
- Yes.
- I should go to SAPS?
- Correct, Seaman Beaumont.
Signal Algorithmic
Processing Systems.
Give it a week
and you'll be teaching at Cal Tech.
So, like Beethoven on the computer, -
- you have laboured to produce...
...a biologic.
- A what?
- A whale.
A marine mammal that knows
a lot more about sonar than you do.
Kill SAPS.
Go over to 269, and let's try it again.
If he gets to bothering you,
ask him about Pavarotti.
I was in the middle of teaching
Beaumont about modern sonar.
- I'm chief of the boat.
- Tell me, Cobb.
Okay, go ahead.
Seaman Jones
is into music in a big way.
He figures this whole boat
is his personal, private stereo set.
- He gets this Pavarotti...
- It was Paganini.
This is my story.
Pavarotti is a tenor.
Paganini was a composer.
He's got this music,
and he's listening to it on his head set.
Then all hell eaks loose.
There's a slew of boats at San Diego.
- And one way out at Pearl.
- All of a sudden...
Pavarotti is coming out of their asses.
Jones...
- What do I do?
- I got it.
New contact bearing 097.
Designate contact Sierra-35.
- What have you got, Jonesy?
- Probably submerged.
It could be a missile boat
out of Polijarny.
Start your track.
I'll be there in a minute.
Time to open the orders, sir.
The Political Officer is in your cabin.
Very well.
Carry on.
- What are you doing?
- Overseeing the stability of the crew.
By invading my privacy?
Privacy is not a major concern
in the Soviet Union.
It is often contrary
to the collective good.
Behold, I am coming as a thief.
And they gathered them together
in a place called Armageddon.
The 7th angel poured forth his bowl,
and a voice cried out from Heaven...
It is done.
A man with your responsibilities
reading about the end of the world.
What's this? I am become death,
the destroyer of worlds.
It is an ancient Hindu text
quoted by an American.
- An American?
- He invented the atomic bomb.
He was accused of being a communist.
You wrote and underlined
these passages.
No.
This book belonged to my wife.
I keep it for sentimental value.
I'm sorry.
Your wife was a beautiful woman.
Her death was unfortunate.
I am only doing my job.
It is my responsibility.
How many KGB agents
are aboard my boat?
Your boat? This vessel belongs
to the people of the Soviet Union.
Besides, if the KGB or the GRU
has agents aboard, -
- I would be the last to know.
I suggest we open our orders.
Certainly, comrade.
From Commander Strategic Forces
Red Banner Northern Fleet.
We are to proceed north,
to grid square 5490.
We're to rendezvous with Konovalov,
Capt. Tupolev's boat.
- You know Tupolev?
- I know he was your student.
It's rumoured
he has a place in his heart for you.
There's little room in Tupolev's heart
for anyone but Tupolev.
We are to make contact and run tests.
Tupolev will hunt our ship.
We are to evaluate the readiness
of the caterpillar drive.
We return to Polijarny
on or about the 16th of this month.
This is an historic moment.
I should like to make a request.
Before you proceed...
Would you permit me
to post the orders for the crew?
Where I am going, you cannot follow.
Dr Petrov, report to my cabin.
There's been a dreadful accident.
There's no cradle underneath it.
Get it over.
You want to come up here
and do it yourself?
Ryan! Who let you in here?
Have they got you
playing with models now?
Damn it, Phil!
Tell them to slow down.
It's not a model.
It's a DSRV. A rescue sub.
What are you doing with it?
We're rigging it with a generic
docking collar for other subs.
We can get it anywhere in the world
in 24 hours.
- How's your back?
- It's fine. Have you got a minute?
It's bigger than a regular Typhoon.
What are these doors?
You don't miss much.
Those are too big
to be torpedo tubes.
- Can you launch an ICBM horizontally?
- Why would you want to?
They're symmetrical,
right down the long axis of the sub.
- How about a towed sonar array?
- Too close to the screws.
I'll be...
This could be a caterpillar.
- A what?
- Magneto-hydrodynamic propulsion.
- Do you follow?
- No.
It's like a jet engine for the water.
It's got no moving parts,
so it's very, very quiet.
- How quiet?
- Sonar wouldn't pick it up.
Maybe as a seismic anomaly.
It wouldn't sound like a submarine.
We messed with this a few years ago.
Couldn't make it work.
- They really built this?
- She put to sea this morning.
When I was twelve I helped my daddy
build a bomb shelter in our basement, -
- because some fool parked a dozen
warheads off the coast of Florida.
This thing could park 200 warheads
off Washington or New York -
- and no one would know anything
about it until it was all over.
- Are you all right, Captain?
- Yes.
It's just, to die from something
as petty as slipping on tea...
It was an accident.
You'll feel better when we put in.
- Put in?
- Return to base.
- We have no political officer.
- This is a Soviet combat vessel.
We do not cancel operations
because of accidents.
Seaman, come here.
Come here.
- Your name?
- Cook's Assistant Loginov.
I want you and the doctor
to witness this.
I'm removing the Political Officer's
missile key and keeping it myself.
We should report this
to Red Fleet Command.
That's impossible.
Our orders are for radio silence.
- That's all, Loginov.
- This is most unnerving.
The reason for having two missile keys
is so that no one man may...
- May what?
- May arm the missiles.
- Perhaps I should keep the key.
- That'll be all, Doctor.
When I address the crew,
then you will understand.
Petrov, I will try to forget your
comments when I present my report.
Thank you, sir.
Holding steady on 310.
12 knots at about 20,000 yards.
- Have you got a make on it?
- The computer is chewing on it.
It sounds like a Typhoon.
- Did I miss something on the boards?
- Sub plant hasn't said anything.
- How many Typhoons are listed?
- Six.
Call this guy Typhoon 7.
Work in a little closer.
- Won't he hear us?
- Not if we stay in his baffles.
Come in behind his propeller
and he's deaf as a post.
- Any sonar contacts?
- No, the sonar is clear.
- Do we have any surface contacts?
- No, the scope is clear.
Good. Then it's time I explain
our orders to the crew.
Comrades, this is your captain.
It is an honour to speak to you -
- While sailing in our motherland's
most recent achievement.
Once more,
we play our dangerous game.
A game of chess, against our old
adversary, the American Navy.
For 40 years, your fathers before you,
you played this game well.
But today the game is different.
We have the advantage.
It reminds me of the heady days
of Sputnik and Yuri Gagarin.
The world trembled
at the sound of our rockets.
It will tremble again
at the sound of our silence.
The order is: Engage the silent drive.
Ballast control, open outer doors.
Engage caterpillar
and secure main engines.
Doors opening.
Our own fleet doesn't know
our full potential.
They will test us.
But they will embarrass themselves.
We'll leave our fleet behind.
We will pass through
the American patrols.
We'll lay off their largest city
and listen to their rock and roll, -
- while we conduct missile drills.
When we are finished, the only
sound they will hear is our laughter.
Then we will sail to Havana
for sunshine and comradeship.
- Cryogenic plant coming on line.
- A great day. We sail into history.
Caterpillar engaging.
Caterpillar engaging.
- What happened?
- I don't know.
Full rudder left.
Navigator, new course: 250.
250.
Sonar contact. Port quarter.
- American, Los Angeles class.
- American!
310.
- Is the American turning to follow us?
- No, he is continuing on his course.
- He is continuing north-west.
- He can't hear us.
And the singing?
Let them sing.
What are you talking about?
Check again.
The sonar is working.
The Russian disappeared.
One minute he was steady,
then he was gone.
- And I thought I heard...
- Heard what?
I thought I heard singing, sir.
- Singing?
- Yes, sir.
Good morning, sir.
Good morning, sir.
Good morning, sir.
Good morning, sir.
I hope you had a lovely evening.
A little chilly this morning.
There's a letter from Marko Ramius.
Marko!
Yes?
No, this is Dr Ryan.
- What happened?
- This is no longer research.
I got a line on those doors.
You know what they are?
- A silent propulsion system.
- How did you know that?
The sub captain radioed in. The thing
disappeared right in front of him.
That's only the half of it.
- You got your ID?
- This is unbelievable.
The Kirov, the Kiev, the Minsk.
- Their whole fleet.
- That's right.
- Where are we going?
- Briefing for Jeffrey Pelt.
The President's Security Advisor.
Most of the Joint Chiefs will be there.
- Who is giving the iefing?
- You are.
All the slides are laid out for you.
All you've got to do...
Look, no one understands
this material better than you.
Give him a run down of the sub
and the stuff in your hand.
When he asks direct questions,
give him direct answers.
Tell him what you think. Come on.
The last 24 hours have seen some
extraordinary Soviet naval activity.
The first ship to sail
was the Red October, -
- in reference
to the October revolution of 1917.
A variant of the Typhoon class,
she's 650 feet long -
- and 32,000 tons
submerged displacement.
We believe that these doors
enclose a unique propulsion system.
A magneto-hydrodynamic drive,
or caterpillar, -
- that would enable the sub
to run virtually silent.
It is possible that this new drive system
allowed Capt. Ramius...
Do we have his picture available?
...to elude our attack boat Dallas,
which was trailing Red October.
It is also possible
that this drive system -
- could render the Red October
undetectable to our warning nets.
Would you characterise this
as a first-strike weapon?
That is a possibility.
It is designed to approach by stealth
and armed with nuclear warheads.
- Damn thing was made to start a war.
- Proceed, Mr Ryan.
After the Dallas lost contact,
there were additional sailings.
From Polijarny, Leningrad
and from the Mediterranean.
There are now some 58 nuclear subs
headed at high speed into the Atlantic.
This afternoon's satellite pass
over Polijarny found heat blooms -
- indicating that the Kirov, the Minsk
and 20 other ships were ready to sail.
This constitutes the bulk
of the Soviet surface fleet.
The data supports
no conclusions as yet.
Absence of activity in the Pacific
suggests that this is just an exercise.
Suppose this is a move against NATO?
I have some very sensitive information.
It must not leave this room.
Before sailing, Ramius sent a letter
to Admiral Yuri Padorin.
He's chairman of
the Red Fleet Northern Directorate.
That's her uncle, Ramius' wife.
Padorin is her uncle.
Padorin immediately demanded
a meeting with Premier Chenyenko.
Within minutes of that meeting,
orders were given to find Red October-
- and sink her.
- Sink her?
- They've got a madman on their hands.
Within 500 miles off the coast,
we'll have only two minutes' warning.
- Today's the 23rd, isn't it?
- Yeah.
You son of a bitch.
You son of a bitch!
Do you wish to add something
to our discussion, Dr Ryan?
Well, perhaps there's another
possibility we might consider.
Ramius might be trying to defect.
- Do you mean to suggest...?
- Proceed.
Ramius trained
most of their officer corps.
He could select men
willing to help him.
He's not Russian.
He's Lithuanian.
He was raised by his grandfather.
He has no children.
No ties to leave behind.
Today is the first anniversary
of his wife's death.
- Come on. You're just an analyst.
- I know Ramius.
He's a legend among his men.
He's always been a maverick.
I met him at an embassy dinner.
Have you met Capt. Ramius, General?
How long before Ramius could be
in a position to fire his missiles at us?
- Four days.
- All right, I'll ief the President.
Dr Ryan, would you stay
for a moment, please?
I said speak your mind, Jack,
but Jesus!
You slammed the door on the general.
- That was not my intention.
- Yes, it was.
He was patronising you.
In my opinion he deserved it.
I'm a politician,
which means I'm a cheat and a liar.
When I'm not kissing babies,
I'm stealing their lollipops.
But it also means
that I keep my options open.
Let's assume for a minute
that you're right, -
- and this Russian intends to defect.
What do you suggest we do about it?
- We definitely grab the boat.
- Wait a minute.
This is not a stray pilot with a MiG.
We're talking about several billion
dollars worth of Soviet property.
- They're going to want it back.
- We could inspect it.
Call it a Coastguard safety inspection.
How do we proceed?
We need to contact the commanders
in the Atlantic directly.
If the Russians get one whiff of this,
the game is up.
We need to be able to help them.
We need to be ready to go
at a moment's notice.
And somebody has to find out
what Ramius' intentions really are.
Okay, when do you leave?
Wait a minute!
The general was right.
I am only an analyst.
You're perfect.
I can't ask any of these characters.
They wouldn't stake their reputations
on a hunch.
- You...
- Are expendable.
Something like that.
I'll give you three days.
After that, I have to hunt down Ramius
and destroy him. Will you do it?
Mother of God!
Secure the masts. All ahead two thirds.
Set depth to 900 metres.
Come left, heading 205.
These orders
are seven bloody hours old!
- Captain...?
- All ahead flank.
Inquire of the engineer about
going to 105 on the reactor.
Seven hours!
The entire fleet is after him.
900 metres.
105 on the reactor is possible...
but not recommended.
Go to 105 on the reactor.
- What is it? Where are we going?
- We're going to kill a friend.
We're going to kill Ramius.
If you like borscht perhaps,
but I've eaten better in the galley.
My wife asked the waiter
if the chef was from Afghanistan.
Then we went on to the ballet,
to see the new girl as Giselle.
Remember how beautiful she was?
She just married a factory manager...
Doctor, do you have the figures
for the last batch of radiation tests?
Now?
Now.
Bring the preceding set as well,
for comparison.
Thank you, Doctor.
It will take him some time.
Before we begin, I'd like to know
what happened to Putin.
- He didn't slip on his tea, did he?
- I don't think I like your tone.
- We're risking our lives here.
- Putin could have made complications.
Did you think
he would go away and sulk?
- Are you saying he was murdered?
- Stop whining, Yuri.
So he was murdered.
The man was a pig.
But it is a decision
we should have all made together.
If the crew finds out,
we could have a mutiny.
Everything that happens on this ship
affects us all.
- Why don't we go back?
- There'll be no going back.
Before we sailed I dispatched a letter
to Admiral Padorin, -
- in which I announced
our intention to defect.
In the name of God, why?
When he reached the new world,
Cortez burned his ships.
- Thus, his men were well motivated.
- You have signed our death warrants.
- Padorin will send the entire fleet.
- Jesus! They'll find us.
Nobody is going to find us.
That's enough, Yuri.
You couldn't just
turn the sub over to the Americans.
You had to make a political statement.
Or was it something deeper that
made you unable to simply slip away?
- Was it ego, Captain?
- We each have our reasons, Victor.
My own began the day I was handed
the blueprints for this ship.
A ship which had but one use.
As for the rest, -
- those are things that I alone
must carry the burden for.
Anatoly, you're afraid of our fleet.
You should be.
Personally, I give us...
one chance in three.
More tea, anyone?
No?
Then you may
report back to your posts.
You heard the captain, dismissed.
Captain.
I would never disagree with you
in front of the men.
But in this case Victor was right.
It would have been better
if you had not informed Moscow.
Moscow is not the worry,
nor the whole Soviet Navy.
I know their tactics.
I have the advantage.
The worry is the Americans.
If we meet the right sort,
this will work.
If we get some buckaroo...
Some turbulence.
You don't like flying?
This is nothing. You should
have been here five months ago.
Talk about puke! We ran into
a hail storm over the Sea of Japan.
The pilot shot his lunch
all over the windshield.
I barfed on the radio.
It wasn't that lightweight stuff.
It was that chunky industrial puke.
You want a bite?
Next time I get a ight idea,
I'll put it in a memo.
- Sir.
- That will be all, Lieutenant.
- Did that Hawkeye trap?
- Number four wire.
- Not bad considering.
- The gentleman is here to see you.
What the hell are you talking about?
I apologise for the uniform. It's
Admiral Greer's idea of a low profile.
If you're working for Jim Greer,
you can tell me what this is all about.
Captain, have you got a minute?
Here's something you ought to see.
Get yourself a cup of coffee.
I'll have some tea.
Get the captain a cup of tea.
The moment that sub went silent
and I thought I heard singing...
I heard something in the background,
too, and I managed to get it on tape.
I washed it through the computer
and managed to isolate this sound.
The computer identified it
as magma displacement.
The SAPS software was originally
written to look for seismic events.
When it gets confused,
it runs home to momma.
- I'm not following you.
- I'm sorry.
Listen to it at ten times speed.
That's got to be man-made.
The first contact was at 09:15
and the bearing was 269.
At 09:30, it was here.
At 11 and 11:15, it was here and here.
Russian subs have been reported
running Reykjanes Ridge at high speed.
- They had hyper-accurate maps.
- Yeah, Red Route One.
The front door to those canyons
was a location called Thor's Twins.
Look...
Right into Red Route One.
You may think I'm crazy, but I'll bet
we found some new Russian sub.
It's now headed for the Iceland coast.
A $40 million computer tells you
you're chasing an earthquake, -
- but you don't believe it. And you
come up with this on your own.
- Yes, sir.
- Relax, you've sold me.
Plot us a course for the bottom end
of Red Route One.
We'll never find him in those canyons.
But first we'd better phone in.
Aye, aye, Captain.
Hang on, Jonesy.
If I can get you close enough,
can you track this sucker?
Now that I know what to listen for...
I'll bag him.
- Carry on.
- Yes, sir.
That's the craziest notion ever!
An entire nuclear submarine?
They can't all want to defect,
even if it's only the officers.
- What's his plan?
- His plan?
Russians don't take a dump
without a plan.
Senior captains are sure
to have thought the matter through.
- He's just going to sail into New York?
- It might be that simple.
Things might be simple at CIA.
But in the middle of the North Atlantic
they get a bit more complex.
- Smoke?
- No, thank you.
And you'd need more
than a few days' inspection.
In order to be any value,
you'd have to tear it apart.
- Then we have to keep it.
- What will you do with the crew?
They'd know we got the boat.
- Or do you plan to eliminate them?
- We're not at war, sir.
So we have to do this in such a way
that they think we don't have the boat.
They'll go back
and report that we don't have it.
Otherwise this whole business
is just academic, right?
Yes, I see your point.
- When was the last time you slept?
- A while.
- The chief outside will fix you up.
- Thank you, sir.
Captain.
It'll be dawn soon. We'll be in the CIC.
Things are liable to get
a little dicey around here.
- You think he's crazy?
- Certifiable.
And I don't care for him
wearing the uniform.
Did you see that ring on his finger?
The Academy class of '72. A Marine.
In the summer of his third year,
he went down in a chopper accident.
He spent ten months in traction
and another year learning to walk.
He did his fourth year
from the hospital.
It's up to you, Charlie, but you might
consider cutting him a little slack.
The Russians will find that sub
before we get near it anyway.
- Passing Thor's Twins, sir.
- Very good.
- Passing the Twins now, sir.
- Commence your run.
Call me hen you get to the first turn.
Mr Kamarov, commence your run.
First leg on my mark.
260. 18 knots.
270 metres.
Five, four, three, two, one...
Mark.
Diving Command, course: 260.
18 knots.
Give me a stopwatch and a map and I'll
fly the Alps in a plane with no windows.
If the map is accurate enough.
We're in the lane
and approaching the first turn.
Come left to course 195
in 30 seconds.
Decrease depth to 200 metres.
Maintain speed.
Captain, we are approaching
the first turn.
Increase speed to 26 knots
and recompute.
Aye, Captain.
Navigator, recompute for 26 knots.
Turn on my mark. Five, four, three...
...two, one, mark.
Diving control,
come left to 195. Up on the bow planes.
Course now 195
and maintaining speed 26 knots.
- Mr Kamarov?
- Next leg, Captain.
Come right to 240
at 8 minutes and 40 seconds.
Very good.
Maintain course and speed.
Too fast, Vassily.
Those charts are laid out precisely.
So many knots for so many seconds.
- This thing handles like a pig.
- Watch your bearing, Mr Slavin.
15 seconds to turn.
Should we decrease speed?
Negative. Prepare to come right.
Eight, seven, six, five, four...
...three, two, one, mark.
15 degrees on the bow planes.
Come right. 240. Move it!
We're in the lane. Next leg
34 minutes to the Neptune Massif.
240.
- What happened?
- The cryogenic plant.
The magnets aren't being cooled.
We're 50 degrees above red line.
- It's going to melt.
- Kill it, shut it down!
- The cryogenic plant failed.
- Reactor damage?
- The reactor scrammed automatically.
- Was there any core damage?
- Any radiation leakage?
- I don't know yet.
- How long will it take to fix?
- I've got to find out what's wrong first.
We will have to stop
and repair the caterpillar unit.
- We will run on normal propulsion.
- Captain, we will not be silent.
Make revolutions for 20 knots
and engage the propellers.
- Aye, Captain.
- That man will get us all killed.
The captain knows what he's doing.
Naval activities?
I have no knowledge of this.
- But then I never was a sailor.
- Mr Ambassador...
You have nearly 100 naval vessels
operating in the North Atlantic.
You've dropped enough sonar buoys -
- for a man to walk from Greenland
to Scotland without getting his feet wet.
You make your point
as delicately as ever.
What looks like an exercise
could be a prelude to war.
How can we tell the difference?
We have to deploy our ships.
Has your government considered -
- that having your ships and ours
in such proximity -
- is inherently dangerous?
Wars have begun that way.
- We have lost one of our submarines.
- Lost it?
This is most embarrassing.
Several of the crew, the officers,
are sons of high Party officials.
One is even the son
of a Central Committee member.
- This is a massive rescue operation?
- That is correct.
I'm terribly sorry. How can we help?
- I'm not sure that...
- Perhaps a joint rescue mission?
That is very gracious of you.
I will pass your offer on.
But I think we're doing
everything that can be done.
Captain.
Our strategy depends on your answer.
The fleet will know where we are.
Sonar. We have just been overflown
by a low-altitude, multi-engined plane.
Put it on audio.
It's closing.
Water entry of small objects.
- Sonar buoys.
- Battle stations.
Battle stations!
How long to Neptune Massif?
- How long?
- 4 minutes, 10 seconds.
- Should we bottom the boat?
- It's too late for that now.
We're out of time. Counter measures.
Prepare to launch a full spread.
Request permission to launch.
Launch the weapon.
Weapon is away.
High-speed screw.
Torpedo in the water.
Torpedo is active.
- Torpedo has acquired.
- Launch counter measures.
Aye, sir.
- How long to the turn?
- 2 minutes, 9 seconds.
We've no room to manoeuvre.
Shut up!
Torpedo has reached
counter measures and lost contact.
Torpedo has reacquired and is homing.
- Give me the count.
- Turn at Massif in 30 seconds.
- Time to torpedo impact?
- 35 seconds.
- Increase to flank.
- Full-ahead flank.
Torpedo impact now 40 seconds.
35 seconds.
30 seconds.
Turn at Massif in seven, six...
...five, four...
...three, two, one, mark.
- Torpedo impact: 25 seconds.
- The turn, Captain.
Mark plus eight seconds, nine, ten...
...11 seconds, 12, 13, 14...
plus 15 seconds.
- Captain, we're out of position.
- Torpedo impact in 15 seconds.
Sound collision.
- We're out of the lane.
- You're relieved.
Right full rudder!
Reverse starboard engine!
Torpedo impact: 12 seconds.
10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5...
Navigator,
16 degrees off the bow plane.
- They're really shooting at us! Why?
- Easy, boy.
If they were really shooting at us,
we'd be dead by now. |
I found out what happened
to the caterpillar.
The buffer circuit has been torn out.
It was only a matter of time.
- What are you saying?
- Somebody wanted to cripple the ship.
We have a saboteur on board.
It can't be any of the officers,
it must be a member of the crew.
Go and check Putin's files
for information on the crew.
We may have to put them off
before we planned.
Your average Russkie
don't take a dump without a plan.
Wait a minute.
He will already have figured out
how to get the crew off the ship.
We just have to figure out
how he's going to do it.
They'd have to want to get off.
How do you get a crew
to want to get off a submarine?
How do you get a crew
to want to get off a nuclear...?
- I know how he'll get the crew off.
- Not now, Jack.
Yankee One, declaring an emergency.
Yankee One, vector 270.
Speed is buster, over.
Say again, Yankee One.
A Bear Foxtrot got too close to the
group. He bumped one of our F-14s.
The plane's damaged.
They're trying to get him back aboard.
Busy morning.
Russian attack subs have taken
up station off every East Coast port.
We're up here.
The New Jersey and her group
are moving up the coast.
The Russians have attack subs
and surface groups here.
- That's a lot of firepower.
- Yes.
And there's something else strange.
They're not listening to their sonar.
At 30 knots, they could run over
my daughter's stereo and not hear it.
They're not trying to find Ramius,
they're trying to drive him.
Hounds to the hunters.
Your sub captain
is going to make it to America.
He's going to die within sight of it.
His wingman
requested permission to fire.
This could be the biggest naval battle
since Jutland. Jesus!
- The water's too cold to eject.
- Try and ing him aboard.
- What's this sub off by herself?
- Bart Mancuso's boat.
He's at the bottom of Red Route One.
He's contacted what his computer calls
magma displacement.
Magma displacement?
Is that like a seismic anomaly?
- I suppose so.
- Can you get me on board the Dallas?
- Mancuso found the Red October.
- He hasn't found anything.
This silent propulsion system
could be mistaken for...
The only way to get you out there
is by chopper.
We'd have to strip it down
into a flying gas can.
Yankee One is on final.
Rescue personnel are in place.
Pick up your left wing.
Power! Wave off!
Eject!
This business will get out of control
and we'll be lucky to live through it.
There's enough fuel to get you there,
but the Dallas may not be there.
She might have gone deep.
If you have to ditch...
If you have to ditch,
get into the survival gear.
At this water temperature,
you'll have about four minutes.
Next time, Jack, write a memo.
- Is the captain sacked out?
- Yeah.
- What about him?
- He won't leave.
You know, I've seen a mermaid once.
I've even seen a shark
eat an octopus.
But I've never seen
a phantom Russian submarine.
We're emerging from the route.
We'll make the first turn shortly.
The caterpillar is operational
and appears to be running normally.
The crew know about the saboteur
and they are afraid.
That could be useful
when the time comes.
We could make the La ador coast
in 16 hours.
Half of them would freeze
before they were rescued.
It's Massachusetts or Maine
in 48 hours.
Two days.
Do you think they will
let me live in Montana?
I would think they'll let you live
wherever you want.
Good, then I will live in Montana.
I will marry a round American woman
and raise rabbits.
And she will cook them for me.
And I will have a pickup truck.
Or possibly even
a recreational vehicle, -
- and drive from state to state.
- Do they let you do that?
- Yes.
- No papers?
- No papers.
Commence your turn.
In winter, I will live in Arizona.
- I think I will need two wives.
- At least.
- Possible aspect change on target.
- Concur, change in bearing rate.
- Crazy Ivan!
- All stop. Quiet.
Russian subs turn suddenly when they
want to see if anyone is behind them.
We call it Crazy Ivan.
You shut everything down
and make like a hole in the water.
- What's the catch?
- A boat this big doesn't stop on a dime.
If we're too close,
we'll drift right into the back of them.
What about you?
What do you look forward to?
I have no such appetites.
Let's see if he can hear us.
There must be something.
What is it?
I miss the peace of fishing.
Like when I was a boy.
40 years I've been at sea.
A war at sea.
A war with no battles.
No monuments.
Only casualties.
I widowed her the day I married her.
My wife died while I was at sea.
Post guards in the engineering spaces.
If he can get to the caterpillar,
he can get to somewhere more vital.
- Where is he Jonesy?
- Target is on our starboard side.
My read is that he's returning
to base course.
- Concur, he's returning to 210.
- He went right around us.
Give him another 30 seconds.
Then secure from silent running.
Here's what we got on the ELF.
Thanks.
What is it?
You're not going to believe this.
We're approaching no return.
Dallas probably didn't get the message.
- We have to turn back.
- Give it a couple more minutes.
You've got a reserve fuel tank.
I've got a ten minute reserve. I can't
invade that except in time of war.
If you don't get me on that sub,
that's what you'll have.
If you've got ten minutes of fuel,
we stay here ten minutes.
I've got a submarine at three o'clock.
About two miles.
- Okay, hook him up.
- I'll be lowering you down to the sub.
Let's hope this thing runs on fumes.
Surface the ship.
This guy is in for a hell of a ride.
Okay, Commander, sit down.
- Did you ever do this before?
- Once, on a calm day.
The pilot will have trouble
keeping it steady.
Don't get grounded with that rod.
The rotors will be putting out enough
static to light up Chicago.
I've got a diver ready
in case this guy goes in the drink.
Who would go for a stunt like this!
If I've got to ing you back up,
I'll shake the wire.
I'll give you a thumbs up.
Remember to cross your arms.
Okay, out you go.
He's halfway down.
You're drifting forward.
Get the hook on his cable.
Watch it! Don't touch him.
Okay, here he comes.
It'd be easier without that crosswind.
I can't see him.
Don't touch him!
- This is never going to work.
- Reel him back in.
What's going on?
Dallas, have you got a swimmer?
Man overboard, port side.
Send out the diver.
Dallas, we are history.
Get the doc down here.
I'll be in the escape trunk.
Down ladder. Make a hole.
How do you do, Captain?
It's a pleasure to be aboard.
I have to talk to the President.
Of course.
May I enquire as to the subject?
My report of a missing submarine
was not completely accurate.
The submarine in question
is commanded by Marko Ramius.
Apparently he has suffered
a mental or nervous eakdown.
Just before he sailed,
he posted a letter to Admiral Padorin -
- in which he announced his intention...
...to fire his missiles on the USA.
Why didn't you tell me this earlier?
Moscow does not
always tell me everything.
So one of your submarine captains
has gone insane?
- You offered your assistance.
- You want us to help you kill him?
I have been instructed to ask
your president for precisely that.
We'd already found him.
We had to eak off to pick you up.
- Coffee. A cigarette?
- I don't smoke.
Assuming we can find him,
what am I supposed to do about it.
We're receiving flash traffic
on the emergency circuit.
Bring it down.
Well, Mr Ryan?
- Chief, excuse us for a second.
- Come on, Leonard.
The sub is named the Red October,
under the command of Marko Ramius.
There's the possibility that he and
some of the crew want to defect.
Defect?
Excuse me.
The boat's the Red October?
The skipper's Ramius?
It seems that circumstances
have changed somewhat.
Get this man some dry clothes.
I'll be in the conn.
Soviet submarine Red October
under the command of Marko Ramius -
- reported as potential renegade.
Threat of independent missile launch.
Use any necessary force to prevent
its approach to the United States.
Left 10 degrees rudder.
Steer course 265.
Chief of the watch, rig for red.
- What's going on?
- Battle stations are manned and ready.
- Captain, I have to talk to you.
- Not now. Take her to 1,200 feet.
Diving officer,
make your depth 1,200 feet.
Full dive on fair water planes.
Full dive on stern planes.
Passing 450 feet, going to 1,200.
500.
600.
700.
- Did you get a good fix?
- Yes, Captain.
- Sonar, have you got him yet, Jonesy?
- Very faint, sir.
Yes, contact on 250.
Right where he's supposed to be.
- Is he alerted to our presence?
- No, sir.
Come left to 265.
Bring us up behind him quietly.
Make your depth 500 feet.
Please listen to me. Two minutes.
- Time to intercept his track?
- Four minutes.
Very well, Mr Ryan. Two minutes.
I understand that message,
it makes perfect sense.
Ramius intends to defect.
The Russians are trying to sink him.
- They haven't been able to.
- I have a firing solution.
The Russians will stop at nothing.
They invented this story because
they need our help to sink him.
Weapons control, full safety. I don't
want this fish coming back at us.
I know this man.
Has he made any Crazy Ivans?
His next one will be to starboard.
He always goes to starboard
in the bottom half of the hour.
Flood tubes one and two.
You have to establish contact.
He wants to defect!
Call Chief Watson to the conn
with his sidearm.
Possible aspect change in target.
Concur, change in bearing rate.
Crazy Ivan!
Captain, he's turning.
- Which way is he turning?
- To the starboard.
Give the man a chance.
- All back full.
- Say again.
- All back full!
- Aye, sir.
- We're cavitating! He can hear us.
- All stop.
We just unzipped our fly.
Open the outer door.
Firing point procedures.
If the bastard twitches,
I'm going to blow him to Mars.
All stop.
Can you identify the contact?
Los Angeles class attack sub.
015. 300 metres.
Opening torpedo tube doors.
Outer doors open. Ready to shoot.
Very well. My orders are specific.
He is preparing to fire.
Flood tubes three and four
and plot a solution.
Shall I open the torpedo tube doors?
- Shall I open the outer doors?
- No.
Lock the firing solution
into the computer.
Do not open the doors.
Aye, Captain.
Lock solution into computer.
- Target has flooded his tubes.
- Has he opened his outer doors?
Negative. He's just sitting there.
- Target is coming shallow.
- What does that mean?
It means he's a very cool customer.
He knows we're ready to shoot.
He's heading for the surface.
- What's his course now?
- 270. Due west.
Bring us alongside him.
Sonar, report all contacts.
My only contact is Typhoon 7.
- Range to target?
- Range is 300 yards.
Make your depth 65 feet.
He wants to go up and take a peek.
We'll play along.
Weapons status?
Tubes three and four are flooded,
but outer doors are closed.
You wanted to talk to him.
What do you want to say?
Will he be the only one
looking through the periscope?
We'll have to chance that.
US told you intend missile launch.
Do not approach US coast
or you will be attacked.
If intention is other,
will you discuss option?
Can he acknowledge
with a single ping?
He can. The question is, will he?
Verify our range to target.
One ping only.
Aye, Captain.
I'll be damned. Now what?
All right. If defection...
Chart. I need a chart.
Where the hell are we?
Someplace deep.
Okay, send him this.
- Are you out of your mind?
- Just send it.
How did you know
he was going to go to starboard?
I didn't. I had a 50-50 chance
and I needed a eak. Sorry.
That's all right. My Morse is so rusty, -
- I may be sending him dimensions
on playmate of the month.
Reverify our range to target.
- One ping only.
- Captain, I just...
Give me a ping, Vassily.
One ping only, please.
Aye, Captain.
What the hell is this about?
The Russians want us to sink her.
We might have to do that.
We must give this American
a wide berth.
Let us turn south.
Mr Kamarov, plot a new course
due south.
New course: 180.
Shut down the reactor.
- Seal the ventilation system.
- The ventilation controls have failed.
Everybody out!
Clear the compartment.
- Shut the ventilation system down.
- The controls don't respond.
Bypass it. Seal it manually. Move!
Say again.
We suffered a leak in the cooling tube.
The ventilation circuits are disabled.
- The coolant is contaminated.
- I knew it was damaged.
Radiation alarms are activated
in all compartments.
Get us to periscope depth.
We'll ventilate with outside air.
Ventilating won't do anything.
Get the men off.
- What is the battery condition?
- Four hours.
- Engage battery system.
- The whole ship is contaminated.
We've got to get the men off.
Sir, we have been sabotaged.
- Who said anything about sabotage?
- Captain!
I'm afraid the doctor is right.
Very well. Surface.
We'll evacuate the men to the deck.
Surface the ship. Muster all personnel
to escape hatches.
Break out the rafts. We'll use them
as shelters until the fleet arrives.
Make sure the count is accurate.
We must get the entire crew out.
Master at Arms reports rafts secure
and evacuation proceeding.
No officer will spend more than
20 minutes below deck.
Surface contact: 270.
Six miles and closing fast.
- It's a warship!
- Here? Can you identify?
It's a US frigate. Probably Perry class.
He's signalling.
Red October,
halt and stay where you are.
Do not attempt to submerge
or you will be fired upon.
He means to board us.
You will go with the crew. The officers
and I will submerge beneath you.
- We'll scuttle the ship.
- You will receive the Order of Lenin.
Prepare to cast off.
The captain is going to scuttle the ship.
- He's going down, sir.
- Put a shot across his bow.
Seahawk One, this is Bravo Command.
She's ready.
Release on my command.
Drop now.
Range to target 900 yards...
800 yards...
700 yards... 600 yards...
500 yards... 400 yards...
300 yards.
The torpedo is detonated.
That torpedo did not self-destruct.
You heard it hit the hull.
And I was never here.
- Give Dallas the go.
- Get the DSRV moving.
Two million things
can still go wrong with this stunt.
Central Intelligence Agency...
there's a contradiction in terms.
How's the coffee, Ryan?
Dallas, this is the Mystic.
Request clearance to launch.
- Hatch is secured.
- We're ready to launch.
- Flood the skirt.
- Skirt filled and equalised.
- Ready to lift off.
- Okay, let's do it.
Thrusting to port.
- 600 yards and closing.
- Steer right to course 075.
200 yards... 100 yards.
Hit the lights.
Jesus! That's a big sucker.
- Okay, we're in position.
- You can open the hatch.
Hold it a second. Jonesy...
Mr Ryan.
- He's defecting.
- And he can't change his mind?
- He's not going to change his mind.
- Will you bet your life on that?
Sir, could you hand me that hammer?
Americans.
He's turning green.
There's our buckaroo.
What's so funny?
The captain thinks
you're some sort of cowboy.
- You speak Russian.
- A little.
It's wise to study
the ways of one's adversary.
It is.
I doubt that you remember, but
we met at the consulate in Leningrad.
Along with your wife.
I'm very sorry.
What gives you the right
to fire on my ship?
- You said nothing of a torpedo.
- Ryan.
- We had to maintain the illusion.
- Are my crew being rescued?
As we speak.
- You sent the signal?
- That's correct, sir.
How did you know that
our reactor accident was false?
That was a guess,
but it seemed logical.
Very well.
I present to you the ballistic missile
submarine Red October.
My officers and I
request asylum in the USA.
It's a pleasure, sir.
Bart Mancuso, USS Dallas.
- Torpedo. The Americans are shooting.
- The pitch is too high. It's Russian.
Another torpedo?
Sonar contact.
Alfa class Soviet submarine.
- Why don't I have a detonation?
- The weapon armed too late.
You had the wrong range.
Fire again with the right setting.
Get me power,
and get that damn thing off my boat.
- Somebody just shot at us.
- No shit! Get out of here.
The captain is fighting them.
Borodin, fire control.
- Ryan, sit here.
- I'm not with the Navy. I'm CIA.
- CIA?
- I write books for them.
Sit down and do what I tell you.
Russian Alfa, 8,000 yards to starboard.
- I think it's the Konovalov.
- Increase to flank.
That knob, turn right full.
- All ahead flank. Right full rudder.
- He's shooting again.
Battle stations.
- Torpedo in the water. Bearing 315.
- Make range 7,000 yards.
- Steer right 315.
- That's heading into the torpedo.
- Estimate range 6,000 yards.
- Steer right 315.
That's wrong!
Ryan, don't turn that wheel.
315.
- You're heading straight for it.
- Yes.
- Doing what?
- He's turning into it.
- He's directly in the torpedo's path.
- Mother of God!
Torpedo steady at 315.
5,000 yards.
- More speed.
- We're already at 110.
- Run at 115.
- 3,000 yards and closing fast.
- He's heading right at the torpedo.
- Can we shoot at the Russian Alfa?
I can't attack a Soviet submarine
without authorisation.
Torpedo steady at 315.
900 yards.
Torpedo impact: 20 seconds.
- What books?
- Pardon me?
- What books did you write?
- A biography on Admiral Halsey.
- It's about naval combat tactics.
- I know this book.
Your conclusions were all wrong.
Halsey acted stupidly.
Nine, eight, seven, six...
...five, four, three, two...
Torpedo impact now.
I'll be dammed.
- What happened?
- Combat tactics.
The captain closed the distance
before the torpedo could arm itself.
- That's it?
- Not quite.
Capt. Tupolev will be removing
the safety features on all his weapons.
- Vassily, have you plotted a solution?
- It's a little rough...
Gunfire.
- He won't change his mind?
- It's one of the crew.
Whoever he is,
I'd say he's having second thoughts.
I would like to have seen Montana.
He's in the missile bay. We're showing
a hatch warning on number 20.
- He can't launch a missile?
- No, but he can blow one up.
Captain, take the conn.
Get in behind him and stay there.
Captain, wait.
You may need this, sir.
Thank you.
Don't just stand there, go with him!
You, get your butt over here.
- The torpedo oke up on impact.
- Set the safety ranges for zero.
We must get him
before he gets to the ignition circuits.
What happens if he gets
to the ignition circuits?
He can incinerate the ship.
- Is that the only way out of here?
- Yes.
- Don't let him get past you.
- Ryan...
Be careful what you shoot at.
Most things in here
don't react too well to bullets.
Right.
Be careful what I shoot at?
- Safety ranges set to zero.
- Where's Red October?
- She's behind us.
- Right full rudder. I'll shake him loose.
- He's going deep.
- 30 degree down angle.
Order counter measures.
The Alfa is too quick.
It's only a matter of time.
Some things in here
don't react well to bullets...
Yeah, like me.
- Where is he?
- Close, sir.
- 900 metres, directly ahead.
- Got him.
- Mark bearings and fire.
- We are too close.
Don't argue with me. Do it now!
Another torpedo,
it went active as it was launched.
- Left full rudder. Ease her up.
- I think he's got us.
Way to go, Dallas!
Torpedo in acquisition.
Range 500 yards. You've done it.
I hope this works.
Chief, put us on the roof.
Counter measures on my mark.
5, 4...
Release counter measures.
Emergency blow. Full rise.
500 feet.
Come on, Big D. Fly!
That torpedo is still active.
It's searching for another target.
A goddamn cook.
It's locked on us!
- How close is that Alfa?
- 1,000 yards dead astern.
We're turning straight at him.
The torpedo is still on our tail.
The hard part about playing chicken
is knowing when to flinch.
Collision in 400 yards, 350, 300...
- Captain!
- Right full rudder. 30 degree angle.
This is going to be close.
You arrogant ass, you've killed us.
We have ascertained
the Red October's final position.
Given the depth of the water
and the spread of the wreckage, -
- nothing has yet been recovered.
Your people are with the crew and are
making arrangements for their return.
This has been a terrible tragedy.
If you'd come to us earlier,
it might have been avoided.
- I appreciate your candour in this.
- And I yours, Andrei.
In the future, technology may allow
an investigation of the wreckage.
Perhaps.
There is another matter,
one that I'm reluctant to...
One of our submarines, an Alfa,
was last reported in the Grand Banks.
We've not heard from her
for some time.
You've lost another submarine?
All this way
to hide a submarine in a river.
It's 100 miles from any naval base.
It's the last place a satellite will look.
I grew up around here.
My grandfather taught me to fish
off that island over there.
There is one question
you haven't asked me yet: Why?
I figured you would tell me
when you were ready.
There are those who believe
we should attack the USA first.
Settle everything in one moment.
Red October was built for that purpose.
- Now there'll be hell to pay in Moscow.
- Perhaps.
Maybe some good will come from it.
A little revolution now and then
is a healthy thing.
Do you still like to fish?
There's a river not unlike this
near Vilnius, -
- where my grandfather
taught me to fish.
And the sea will grant
each man new hope.
As sleep ings dreams.
Christopher Columbus.
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We're through.
But why, Mi-young?
Don't whine!
Let's not be melodramatic, okay?
Listen to me.
I know I'm not the kind of guy
most girls dreams of.
I'm not rich and don't have
a flashy future ahead of me, but...
That's what I hate!
I want a rich man with a great future.
Mi-young, don't do this.
You know how much I love you.
I've never cheated on you.
That doesn't help.
Am I the only girl on earth?
Mi-young, please...
Tell me what you want.
I'll change.
My heart has changed.
You just don't excite me anymore.
Should I cheat to excite you?
Come on, don't overdo it.
If you leave me...
I will kill myself.
Go ahead!
You call yourself a man?
Bye!
Mi-young...
-You really oke up?
-Yes!
He begged me to stay.
You're the one who cheated.
Why should he beg?
Because he was the one
who didn't want to eak up.
When will you stop eaking hearts?
When I find a man to eak mine!
You're unbelievable, Mi-young.
You're way too picky.
That's shopping, not love.
Shopping isn't love.
But love is like shopping.
You shop around for a deal.
Sometimes you have to try it on
before you purchase it.
You're still a virgin,
aren't you, Sun-young?
Hey!
For a 27-year-old girl,
virginity isn't just a decoration.
There's no age limit, is there?
How will you ever find love?
You need a man for that,
but you never date.
Love comes...
Love comes like thunder, or like a thief?
When will the thunder rumble?
When will the thief eak in?
Still waiting for a prince on a white horse?
Princes don't like your type.
Take Snow White, Cinderella...
...and Sleeping Beauty.
Snow White was a tramp,
fooling around with 7 dwarves.
Cinderella crashed a party
to hook up with a prince.
And Sleeping Beauty met one
while sleeping in the woods.
It's not some prince I want.
But...
Yes, a thrill!
The nerve cells coming alive...
and all the senses converge
into one part of the body...
You know what that's called?
What?
An orgasm!
Come on!
What's this?
A mushroom.
What does it look like?
Like a mushroom.
You know what else it looks like?
Look.
Going in and out like this...
it takes the impurities out of a girl's body.
Sex is good for a girl's cleanliness.
That's nonsense!
I read it in the paper.
Sexless girls...
They run a higher risk of getting uterine cancer.
-Really?
-Yes!
So it's unhealthy to live without sex like you do.
Smells great!
Mom.
Isn't this mushroom soup?
-That's right.
-What?!
What's wrong with you?
So lewd!
Lewd?
Why is soup lewd?
Of all soups, you had to make
mushroom soup?
What's wrong with it?
Whatever!
I'm not eating it.
Why so bitchy this morning?
You'd rather eat clam soup?
What clam...
Has she started her period?
No.
Everybody Has Secrets
Not a single hottie tonight.
Where's my Mr. Hunk?
Too cheesy.
Wow!
He has style.
He's cute and sexy.
He's perfect. Just my type.
Hey, get away from him!
I saw him first.
Ready to order?
The singer takes orders too?
It depends.
Here's the menu.
What the heck is he doing?
I'm ashame
Is he one of those
wine-sipping stuck-ups?
Be a man and go for tequila.
A bottle of tequila please.
Oh, you like tequila?
Anything to go with it?
What do you recommend?
We have great steaks. Very juicy.
Fruit please.
How'd he know I hate yes-men?
Only the last love of a woman
can satisfy the first love of a man. -Balzac
I should go work on him.
Here.
-Leaving?
-Yes. I had a good time.
Can I have your business card?
So I can invite you
when we throw parties.
Hold on.
Mr. Naive, huh?
That's my number.
-Thanks.
-Bye.
You're a good singer.
Thanks.
Bye.
Sun-young, it's the feeling.
I knew he was THE one the moment I saw him.
You say that about every guy that you meet.
It's real this time!
He's on his way.
-Here?
-Yeah, he's picking me up.
Wow, yummy!
My mother liked these.
So I got some for you.
Nice to meet you.
-Su-hyeon, right?
-Yes.
Let me introduce my family.
Jin-young, my first daughter.
-How are you?
-Pleased to meet you.
Her husband. He's a doctor.
-Hi, I'm Choi Su-hyeon.
-Good to meet you.
Good thing you're a doctor.
I've been needing a checkup.
I'm a gynecologist.
She's Ye-sul, my granddaughter.
-Hi.
-Hi.
-Su-hyeon, I'll be right back.
-Okay.
You have beautiful eyes, Ye-sul.
You too.
I do?
Thanks.
-Su-hyeon, come here.
-Okay.
Dae-young, my youngest child.
Sun-young, my second daughter.
She's a bookworm.
Su-hyeon
Mom, where's Su-hyeon?
-Sorry to keep you waiting.
-No problem.
-Are you ready?
-Let's go.
See you later.
-Bye, Mom.
-Come by anytime.
It was nice meeting you.
He's gorgeous, isn't he?
Yeah.
Nothing like those guys you usually date.
He's not just different.
He's like a character in a novel.
I think he reads a lot too.
Like what?
He quoted Ko Jung-hee.
When did you guys talk?
While you were upstairs.
Not many know that poet.
Gosh, he's cute and intelligent.
Isn't he too perfect?
He seems very nice, but...
You know what?
Don't trust him too much.
Why not?
Guys all seem nice at first.
But as time goes by, they change.
No way!
I like him more each day.
All I am saying is...
Not everything is what it seems.
Sun-young, are you jealous?
Give me a eak. Why would I be jealous?
She's not even capable ofjealousy.
What if she finds out that I'm
in love like a lightning bolt?
Am I going to see some love this time?
I don't know.
By the way, how about you?
What?
Is sex still good?
You know what he says?
No sex with a wife.
He says it feels almost like committing incest.
He looks at naked women all day at the hospital.
I bet he doesn't want to see one at home.
-Want to come in?
-No, I have to go.
-Go ahead.
-Okay. Bye, Jin-young.
Su-hyeon.
-Mi-young.
-Huh?
I don't want to hide my feelings any more.
Don't. You shouldn't.
Honestly...
I want to have you.
But only when you're ready.
-I was just playing innocent.
-Whenever...
Keep going!
Wherever you want it.
Heart eaking
What's wrong with him?
He's so moody.
Everything's wrong with him.
He doesn't know how to win a girl's heart.
Mi-young.
-What?
-You know what?
You don't have to come back to me.
But can't you be nicer to me?
It'll only make things worse for you.
I know. I really do.
But it's just so hard.
Please, warm my heart.
Please.
Are you sure?
Warm now?
God... hot...
Jin-young, you just got home?
Did Su-hyeon leave?
Hi, Mi-young.
Hi, Su-hyeon.
What were you doing?
I was about to leave
I'm almost done here.
Can you pick me up?
Ok, Coming Soon
Okay.
Can you believe it?
I've never felt this way
about anybody before.
You know what we did last weekend?
Great Date?
I was kidnapped.
Oh my Godness
What's going on?
Su-hyeon, where are we going?
It won't be fun if I tell you.
I'll take care ofyou today.
To the right.
Taken somewhere blindfolded...
I was so excited!
Get in.
Watch your legs.
Feeling the speed
with my eyes blindfolded...
It was awesome!
Like having an orgasm,
my whole body tingled.
I was going crazy!
The place he took me...
It was a beautiful cottage
overlooking the sea.
So romantic, isn't it?
What girl would say no
in such a situation?
He didn't just give me love.
For the first time...
he made me feel destined to love.
Thank you!
I have my whole family here tonight.
It's my mom's birthday.
Thank you.
To me, she's my best friend.
I'm wondering what to get her
for her birthday...
-Hey.
-What?
Chicks like jewelry and clothes,
don't they?
Not our boss, moron.
She's been a widow for 10 years.
What she needs is a young stud.
A young stud?!
I've decided to present her
with a new family member.
See that good-looking man
sitting by my mom?
She's crazy about him.
And so is he about her.
With a 10-year widow...
he's done for.
He's the man I'm in love with.
She's giving her mom her boyfriend?
They must be real close, sharing a guy.
Wait, wait.
I haven't asked him yet.
But I will now.
Su-hyeon.
Will you marry me?
She's an lndian giver!
That's what happens when they share guys.
Oh, I see.
You don't know shit!
No, this isn't right.
Shouldn't I be the one proposing?
Mi-young, will you marry me?
Love appears like thunder
and disappears like fog. -Doppler
Hi.
Hi.
I've heard a lot about you.
You have?
Ingeborg Bachmann, right?
What?
He knows her?
Ifyou like Bachmann,
you must like Ko Jung-hee, too.
You know her, too?
I love her poems.
invocation of the spirit of a deceased
Spring in Mt. Jiri
Everything That Disappears
Leaves Emptiness Behind
Few people know those poems.
You're a lover of poetry?
Yes.
Have you read any plays by Bachmann?
My favorite is...
The Good God of Manhattan.
I heard you're writing your Master's thesis.
I'm working on it.
What's it going to be about?
The periodical characteristics of poems.
But I haven't decided on the period yet.
Better yet...
Why don't you focus on one thing?
Like othel literature.
Brothel...
You mean prostitutes?
But all they wrote about was men and their...
Some lived provocative and
sexually active lives.
Like who?
It's your job to find out.
Use your imagination.
That imaginative power ofyours
that nobody knows of.
Mom, where's Su-hyeon?
Sorry to keep you waiting.
-Are you ready?
-Let's go.
See you later.
-Bye, Mom.
-Come by anytime.
It was nice meeting you.
What's he doing here?
What am I doing?
I didn't do anything wrong.
Sun-young?
Hi.
Hi.
What are you doing here?
That book we talked about...
What?
The Good God of Manhattan.
I heard this li ary carries it.
I see.
You're here for your thesis?
I come here often.
-What?
-I meant yes!
You were... gone like the wind.
My father liked this song.
'Una Furtiva Lagrima.'
It's an aria from L'Elisir d'Amore by Donizetti.
I don't...
Thanks.
When I was eleven...
I caught my father crying, listening to this.
You're confused, aren't you?
I was very much so back then.
He was a sentimental person.
When I turned 1 8...
he told me to get a driver's license.
So I did.
When I came home with my license,
this car was there...
But my father was gone.
What?
Gone where?
He'd disappeared.
Without...
Without a word...
I... I miss him so much.
Don't cry.
Not a word from him since.
He must've died somewhere alone.
That makes me sad.
I miss my daddy too!
You stole my heart like a thief.
Do you realize that?
Come on, he's not a thief!
Su-hyeon,join our family and...
Fool!
What are we, the mob?!
You wetly drenched my heart
like streaks of rain...
God, it's so corny!
It failed me.
My ain failed me.
Have you gone insane?
Huh?
Stop eating my soup. Eat yours.
You have to stop reading books.
Get a date or something.
See how happy Mi-young is with Su-hyeon.
Should I set you up with my friend's son?
He's a neurologist.
You mixed rice in the soy sauce!
He smokes pot and dances with
the phantom of his dead lover?
I never knew classical ballet
could be so twisted.
Marijuana is just a device to
portray the suppressed desires...
and the sufferings resulting from them.
You don't get it?
Yeah, too deep for me.
What the... Since when?
Been a while.
-You're gonna smoke that?
-No way.
It's just for show.
Oh my God!
My professor is here!
What should I do?
I'll be back.
Professor?
-Oh, you're early.
-Yes.
The topic ofyour thesis
changed dramatically.
I was quite surprised.
You don't like it?
That's not it.
I was wondering what made you
change your mind.
The shifting of one's thoughts
being like thunder...
...or like a thief.
When Nikiya gets bitten
by a poisonous snake...
she refuses to love the Brahman
in return for the antidote.
What do you mean
it's a prearranged choice?
Loving a man she shouldn't,
she risks her life.
To liberate her suppressed ego...
she chooses death, giving up
her physical body.
Look.
That's what makes her love
so beautiful.
That's an amazing interpretation.
Only by becoming truthful
to her desire for love...
does she achieve true love.
Sun-young!
Wait!
What do you think?
So pretty.
Will he be okay with it?
It's quite revealing.
He won't be okay with the price.
-Sun-young!
-Yikes!
I just saw Su-hyeon.
Where?
He went upstairs,
but he's coming back down.
He gestured that he would.
That's good.
I haven't seen him for a while.
Wait.
Why isn't he coming?
He must be busy shopping.
He said he'd come right down.
Why are you fidgeting?
Why isn't he coming?!
Sun-young!
You're standing in the way.
Let go.
What's wrong with you?
What's going on?
He told me he'd come down!
I can't believe him!
Where the hell is he?!
Sun-young!
You know, Su-hyeon is...
Him again?
Doesn't he seem to have a sad past?
Like Werther or Hamlet...
he's a man of a pure soul...
Iiving in his sorrow.
-Well, I think...
-I'm right!
You're married and incapable
of feeling such sentiment.
When he cried...
he looked so sad.
He cried?
You saw him crying?
No... I'm just guessing.
You met him, didn't you?
What?!
You think I'm seeing him
behind Mi-young's back?
Why are you getting upset?
Did I say you did?
But it sounded like...
...you did.
Just eat, okay?
-What are you doing?
-God!
Hey!
Why so surprised?
Where are you manners?
You should've knocked!
I'm your sister.
I can't come in without knocking?
It's called 'privacy'!
Stop yelling at me.
Who were you talking to?
Why does that concern you?
To the dog next door, so what?!
Why do I always have to yield to you?
Food, clothes...
I even have to use the bathroom after you!
What's wrong with you?
I won't yield anymore.
Sun-young!
What's wrong?
What did you say to her?
Nothing.
I was just going to tell her
that it's raining.
What's her problem?
Hello?
Sun-young?
How'd you know it was me?
I've been waiting for your call.
You saw me at the department store,
didn't you?
Yes, I did.
What happened?
You gestured you would come down.
Where are you?
It's not important!
It is.
-Can you come over now?
-What?
It will keep you warm.
I don't drink.
Have some tea then.
I'll drink it.
I think a lot about you.
Really?
Once...
Never mind.
What is it?
No, I shouldn't tell you.
Come on!
Tell me.
You'll think badly of me once I do.
I won't. Tell me what it is.
I promise I won't, okay?
Please tell me what it is.
We're cool, aren't we?
You can tell me anything.
I mean it!
Making love to Mi-young...
I wished she'd been you.
See? I shouldn't have said it.
-Wait a second.
-Sure.
Believe it or not...
I've never done it before.
But...
We can kiss some more.
Sleep well?
Good morning!
-You feel better now?
-Sure.
Sorry about last night.
I'm glad you are.
Mi-young, are things good with Su-hyeon?
I think so.
But he's been strange lately.
Why? Has he changed?
That's not it.
I often find him lost deep in thought.
And he sometimes stares at me
without saying a single word.
Keep your eyes on him.
He might cheat on you.
You know he'd never do that.
-This is it.
-Right, he'd never do that.
Mi-young, this is reality.
Try to em ace it.
Su-hyeon doesn't love you any more.
You can drink this.
Oh God...
-Sun-young, eat!
-Jesus!
Okay!
Aren't you eating?
No way!
Where are you taking me?
It won't be fun if I tell you.
To the right.
I will take care ofyou today.
I'm so curious.
Watch your legs.
Are you good?
Su-hyeon, where are we going?
Where are you? Are you there?
I can't wait.
Tell me where we're going.
Don't keep me guessing.
If you don't answer me now,
I'll take this off.
Let's go.
Where are we going?
See that good-looking man
sitting by my mom?
She's crazy about him.
So is he about her.
He's the man I'm in love with.
Wait, wait.
I haven't asked him yet.
Su-hyeon.
Will you marry me?
No, this isn't right.
Shouldn't I be the one proposing?
Mi-young, will you marry me?
Don't do this, Sun-young.
Go.
You should be with your fiancee.
-Sun-young.
-Everything's clear now.
I love you,
but you're marrying Mi-young.
I'm left with a oken heart.
You're an asshole!
Sun-young.
What was I thinking?!
After you stepped into my life,
everything got mixed up.
It's a total mess!
Sun-young.
Calm down and listen.
Do you think you can love
only one person?
Solor marries Princess Gamzati.
So he doesn't love Nikiya?
This isn't some novel.
This is reality.
Do you love Mi-young?
I do.
Let me ask you one thing.
Answer me carefully.
Did you want to marry me?
Were you just having fun with me?
I had to say what I said.
But what really counts is...
It's my heart.
Leaving Mi-young alone...
I'm with you at this very moment.
Can't you see that?
Are you...
Sun-young!
I'll do it.
What's next?
-Should I turn off the light?
-No!
Don't.
I can wait.
We'll do it when you're ready.
Turn off the light.
Relax. Loosen up.
Okay.
Oh God!
What?
Do I have to do this?
You're supposed to?
I think so.
It gives guys pleasure.
Says who?
I read it in a book.
Come here.
You were fantastic.
Really?
Really!
You liked it?
Did you?
Was it the same as described
in the book?
Are you making fun of me?
Forget about the book.
Follow your feelings this time.
Again?
Too much sex isn't good for men.
-The book says so?
-Yes.
When guys ejaculate, they lose protein.
Ejaculating is like
running a lap around the track...
or playing hoops for 15 minutes...
Sun-young.
You don't have to do it
every time we have sex.
Oh... I don't?
What?
Sun-young.
Not coming?
What do you think makes life fun?
It's just fun, and it's raining!
Mi-young didn't come home
the other night.
She didn't?
This guy she's been seeing
took her to an island.
To an island? Why?
Isn't it obvious?
What do you think they did?
That's all you think about.
You're like a pervert.
Come on, it's not a crime.
They're adults.
So are we.
No way.
No sex before marriage. Never!
We live in the 21 st century.
Virginity isn't a big deal anymore.
Don't even think about it!
What?
Nothing.
Problems with your girlfriend?
God, you're good!
You like her, don't you?
Sure, absolutely.
But...
Can I call you other?
After you zip up your fly.
When I suck on her neck...
her legs shake like crazy.
Like a dog wagging its tail
when you touch its neck.
And when we were alone
the other day...
she let me touch her tits.
That was it.
Nothing more.
She wouldn't let me touch her down there.
So I told her in such a romantic way.
Romantically...
Eun-mi, I love you.
l wanna show you my love...
... in every possible way.
That's a good line, isn't it?
You're bad.
How about this?
Although I want to show
you my love...
I'll wait until your heart opens.
Better, isn't it?
What if it never opens?
Then...
l can wait for eternity.
I'm just happy being with you.
That will do it.
Can you write that down for me?
Better yet, help me get laid.
Wash your hands.
You'll help me, won't you?
Here you go.
When did you learn to cook?
You're so cool.
Here.
I'm not much of a drinker.
You call yourself a man?
Finish it!
God!
You know how I like it.
Fill it up please.
I'll sleep on the couch.
That's right!
You like sleeping on the couch.
I totally forgot.
Let me get you a blanket.
Brother...
Am I a monster?
Or...
Do I smell that bad?
She'd rather sleep on the couch
than in the bed with me.
Can you believe that?
But she seems to like you
as much as you like her.
-You think so?
-Yes.
What's her problem then?
Be patient.
You can't force her into it.
Love is a delicate thing.
You can lead a horse to water,
but you can't make him drink.
A aham Lincoln.
Good analogy!
You've got a better shape than I thought.
Your chest is so muscular.
You've got six-pack abs... Not.
Geez, what's up with this?
You're attractive.
Ack, I'm getting a semi-stiffy.
So tight.
Only the ave win the beauty.
Am I becoming gay?
Oh God!
I think I'm going to bed.
Want to drink some more with me?
No, I'm beat.
You're a bed hog.
I like sleeping on the edge.
Sleep tight, Dae-young.
See! Come sleep closer to this side.
I'm okay.
I like sleeping on the floor.
Sorry, Eun-mi...
I think I love someone else.
Crazy wench!
What a flatter!
That bastard!
He turned me gay
Daeyoung
I didn't know you were that sweet.
Why didn't you tell me?
What?
Su-hyeon told me everything.
I never knew how much you cared for me.
I think I'm ready...
...to open my heart to you.
It's okay.
It hurts the first time.
I did it!
You have something to tell me?
It's nothing serious, but...
Any problems with my sis?
Problems...
Like what?
Do you guys keep things from each other?
Is there a couple on earth without secrets?
Why?
Nothing.
Let's drink.
-Hi.
-Where's my mom?
She's out, but will be back soon.
Oh, Freedom! What sins are done
in your name! -Rolland Romain
What do you think?
So pretty.
Will he be okay with it?
It's quite revealing.
He won't be okay with the price.
-Hello?
-lt looks good on you.
Who's this?
You have a beautiful neck.
Stop wearing turtlenecks.
Who is this?!
I'm sorry. This is Choi Su-hyeon.
Who?
Su-hyeon. Ring a bell?
Oh, Mi-young's boyfriend?
How'd you know I was here?
I'm here too, watching you as we speak.
From where?
It looks great on you. Buy it.
Su-hyeon, wait.
-Jin-young!
-Yikes!
I just saw Su-hyeon.
Where?
He went upstairs,
but he's coming back down.
He gestured that he would.
That's good.
I haven't seen him for a while.
Wait.
Why isn't he coming?
How long was he watching me?
I have a beautiful neck?
Hi.
You showering at night
scares me.
But wearing a perfume in bed?
That's worse
Come on!
I bought this for the party.
What do you think?
Isn't it too revealing?
I was told it looked good on me.
It lets my neck stand out.
Don't let it go to your head.
The sales person just wanted
to sell you that dress
-And Su-hyeon...
-What?
Why so surprised?
I didn't hear you.
That means you're getting old.
Did you clean your ears?
You're so disgusting.
What about him?
Su-hyeon is...
I think he's pretty loaded for his age.
Ask him to invest in my hospital.
The shower?
Aren't you doing it?
Is she in bed?
Let me go check on her.
This is Su-hyeon's gallery.
It's nice.
-Do you want to come in?
-No, I have to go.
-Go ahead.
-Okay. Bye, Jin-young.
Wow!
Who are you?
Are you my wife?
Drunk already?
What's wrong with me?
You look so hot tonight.
Let's get it on.
Stop it. They're right there!
Stop drinking!
Honey, let's do it tonight.
Pull yourself together!
No sex with a wife, remember?
That's right.
I wasn't myself for a moment.
Guess I'm drunk.
Sorry, ma'am.
Bored, aren't you?
No, I'm having fun.
Did you buy that dress?
You have a perfect body for it.
Come on, moms don't have perfect bodies.
I mean it.
You're the sexiest of the three.
I know you're joking.
I hear you're going to a party on Friday.
Should I baby-sit Ye-sul?
What?
-No, you don't have to.
-It's okay.
Ye-sul and I are friends now.
Any problems?
No, no problems.
Are you coming with Mi-young?
She sings at the club on Fridays.
I wanted to come early for you.
But the party dragged on.
Su-hyeon, let's drink.
Just you and me.
Get some liquor...
Heavy, isn't he?
He becomes talkative when he's drunk.
He's just a sociable person.
Want some coffee?
Sure.
I'll get it.
-No.
-Sit. I'll get it for you.
Where'd it go?
You can't see it?
What's wrong with me?
Why is my heart racing?
If I turn around,
will you look away again?
What?
Why do you always do that?
Is it that important to you
what others think?
Of course.
I'm married and have more to protect.
Does that make you happy?
What do you mean?
I'm simply asking
what makes you really happy.
When you're married...
you get to put other things
before your own happiness.
Ye-sul is quite pretty, like her mom.
The time will come for her to meet
a nice guy and get married.
And like her mom...
she will start forgetting how lovely she is...
unable to look into the eyes
of a guy that she likes.
Is that what you want?
It's none ofyour business. Stop it.
You have a beautiful neck.
And prettier eyes.
Don't hide your beauty.
Let it show.
-Hello?
-It's me, Jin-young.
Hey, Mi-young.
You just got home?
Right.
Did Su-hyeon leave?
No, he's here.
Hold on.
-Mi-young.
-Hi, Su-hyeon.
-What were you doing?
-I was about to leave.
I'm almost done here.
Can you pick me up?
Sure, I'm on my way.
Okay.
Su-hyeon.
Will you marry me?
Shouldn't I be the one proposing?
Mi-young, will you marry me?
Hello?
Ye-sul, play for 2 hours
at the daycare, okay?
Sun-young.
Not coming?
What do you think makes life fun?
It's just fun, and it's raining!
It's the unexpected that
makes it so exciting.
You're wearing that to go hiking?
I'm not going.
Let's go get some fresh air.
I said I'm not going!
Why are you yelling at her?
Mom.
Should I call offthe marriage?
What are you talking about?
You guys got into a fight?
I don't know!
Mom.
Do you think I love Su-hyeon?
I know you do. A lot.
Sorry. I'm just...
Nothing. I'll stay home.
What's wrong with her?
She's been sensitive lately.
Right.
Thanks, Professor.
Okay.
How's your thesis going?
It's been published.
Professor Uhm is so supportive...
that others are going easy on me.
Oh my...
So pretty!
-You're so beautiful.
-lsn't she?
-How about?
-You're gorgeous.
Jin-young, it's so weird.
What?
I feel so nervous and edgy.
Someone's here to see the ide.
I'll go.
Oh God, Sang-il!
Hi.
I have something for Mi-young.
You do?
Thanks.
I'll make sure she gets it.
Can l...
Can I give it to her in person?
That's...
She's kind of busy right now.
I'm sure.
But it won't take long.
That's not a good idea.
I'll give it to her, okay?
-But
-Bye.
It's the necklace
that you've always wanted.
You had to do this, didn't you?
I can't believe you got me
a wedding present.
Why don't you wish me
a good marriage too?
Be happy.
I know you will.
Mi-young...
I ran into him at the pool.
And we drank a little together.
Forget it.
It's not like you slept with him.
That's no big deal.
I did.
Your hair!
And...
I loved it.
Mi-young, calm down.
Listen carefully.
Do you love Su-hyeon, or not?
I do.
What about Sang-il?
I think I love him too.
The thing is...
I don't love him the same
as I love Su-hyeon.
But it's definitely love.
What should I do?
Which one do you want to marry?
You can love both,
but you can't marry both.
I have no idea.
Ifyou don't, who does?
I don't know!
But I know I will regret it
if I marry Su-hyeon today.
I should tell him.
Are you crazy?!
It's not something you can
discuss over the phone.
Right, calm down first.
I really don't know.
Your hair!
Women & Sex
Can we talk?
Come on in.
Is it a disease, loving more than
one person at a time?
Because you've given it to Mi-young.
You slept with Sun-young, too,
didn't you?
Want some tea?
You love both Mi-young
and Sun-young?
What about coffee?
Tell me what you have to say!
Do you want to kiss me?
-Open up!
Oh God!
What have I done?!
You're not even dressed?
Hey.
I was going to take a shower.
Hurry up!
You don't wanna be late for your wedding
-Thanks for coming.
-Hi.
Is Han Sun-young here?
She's my sister.
I see.
Hi, I'm Professor Uhm,
Sun-young's academic adviser.
Oh, I've heard a lot about you.
I'll take you to her.
Okay.
Your professor is here.
How are you?
Good. How about you?
I'm good, too.
Jin-young, hold on.
-What?
-Something's on your back.
Odd, what was that doing there?
Mi-young!
I can't believe this!
-Mom!
-Let me talk to her.
Mi-young!
Jin-young, I can't marry him.
You can't do this now.
I can't make up my mind.
It's your wedding day!
Let me talk to her.
Mi-young, look at me.
-Su-hyeon.
-Yes?
I have something to tell you.
Frankly...
I have a secret.
-I really...
-Wait.
You don't have to tell me.
Who doesn't have secrets?
You think I don't?
But...
There's no rush here.
Follow your heart.
Wherever that secret of yours
may lead you...
The marriage comes after that.
Thanks, Su-hyeon.
Everybody has secrets.
They don't make you happy,
butyou can have them to be happy
I gave each of them a secret to keep,
and they became that much happier
It's over.
We're eaking up.
Honey, but why?
Don't whine!
Let's not be melodramatic, okay?
What don't you like about me?
I can have it fixed.
What do you have left to fix?
You had your whole face done.
Eyes, nose, mouth, and jaw!
Aren't I pretty enough for you?
No.
I'm very concerned about
the children I'll have.
Don't worry about it.
We'll have him or her fixed too.
My hospital will give us 50 discount
Easier said than done!
Find a guy in your league.
Know your place!
Honey! |
Although this film was inspired by
actual events that took place in Tokyo,
the details and characters portrayed
in this film are entirely fictional
NOBODY KNOWS
Hello
We've just moved into 203
We're the Fukushimas
I wanted to meet the landlord
It's just a token gift
Thank you for taking the trouble
It's very nice to meet you
Um, my husband's a oad,
you see,
so really, it's just the two of us
I hope you'll look out for us
Oh, I see
Don't hesitate to ask
Thank you very much
Introduce yourself
I'm Fukushima Akira
I see, are you in Jr. High?
I'm in sixth grade
You're so big
Once you get to this age,
it's fine, but little ones,
we, other tenants tend
to complain about them
Oh, he's very mature
He'll be no trouble
Fortunately, he takes after his father,
and he's a really good student
But now that he's in sixth grade,
he's ready to learn English...
Mother
Hold on
Shh!
In the back room, please
The living room?
Yes
You just know
that landlord remarked
His first wife.
I bet you his first wife died,
and he went and married again
Just hold on, Shigeru
What is this!
Just hold on
Here goes
You OK? Was it hot?
It's hot
Wow, you did a great job
It was hot
This is your new home
Just hold on, Shigeru
Shall we let Shigeru out...
I'll let you out
Here comes the noisy boy
Was it hot?
Super hot
You did a great job
We're here
OK!
A huge success
What floor is this?
Our new home is
on the second floor
Apartment 203
Get back inside, Shigeru
What if they see you?
We'll have to move all over again
Get inside
Get in here!
Hey, Akira
Get back inside
Shigeru, you've got to
unpack your own toys
I'll go pick up Kyoko
at the station
Be careful, off you go
You know the way?
I know
I'm off
OK, off you go, then
Did you wait?
You're late
I'm sorry
Is the apartment big?
Yeah, it's three rooms
Pretty big
The washing machine?
On the veranda
The veranda, huh?
Kyoko!
We're home
I think I know how
to make the soup
I know how to make the soup
OK, then, you make it
Such big chopsticks!
Oh, I'll eat with these
Yeah! My favorite
Tasty?
May I have everyone's attention?
Now that we've moved
into a new home,
I'm going to explain the rules to you,
one more time
Let's promise to keep them, OK?
How many are there?
OK, first of all,
no loud voices or screaming
Can you do that?
I can
Next, no going outside
I know
Can you do that?
Not even out on the veranda
OK? Can you keep that promise?
Sure!
Can you do it,little Shige-monster?
You're the one that
has to promise hardest
Absolutely no going outside
Can you do that?
Bet you can-can
He didn't raise his hand
That's right,
remember our old home,
we had to leave because
you always threw such tantrums
So, now that we've found
a nice new home,
you've got to promise
Can you?
How's Kyoko supposed
to do the laundry?
For the laundry,
there's no choice, but for Kyoko
to sneak out quietly for the laundry
Don't go out with her Shigeru
And Akira,
you already know all this,
but Mom's sometimes late,
so you'll be in charge
That's OK, right?
And study a lot
You really have to get it, Shigeru
Do you get it?
If you don't...
it's an enema for you!
Not an enema, green peppers
Green peppers?
Why!
Make him eat peppers
Oh, that's it, then
We'll give Shigeru The Pepper
Punishment, got that?
Next time you're up for a tantrum,
get in the suitcase
Shut up!
Like I...
That's the time to climb in
That's right, that's right
What a great idea
Put him there when he's noisy, OK?
We'll all put him in
Mother
These tatami mats smell good
The tatami?
What do they smell like?
Like leaves in nature
That's a nice smell, isn't it?
The tatami are still new,
they're still green
Make you sleep well?
Good night
Will you be late?
Today? Let's see...
What's today?
Oh, I guess I might...
Maybe I'll be late
You want dinner?
Dinner... dinner...
What's for dinner tonight?
Maybe curry
Curry? I want curry!
Save me some curry
Please
Maybe I'll eat it
Off you go
Hey, did Mom leave already?
She just left
Dangerous
The piano...
I'm going shopping
Off you go
Get me an Apollo Choco
Sure
150 yen
Shall I buy persimmons...
No Apollo Choco
There's a video arcade...
Inageya Hardwares store
Near and far-sighted...
Found it
Apollo Choco
No bag, right?
Out of 100 Yen, then
Thank you very much
Save 'em for later...
You OK?
I'm fine
The bath's ready, other
You can go first
OK
Are there carrots?
There are carrots
None for me
No, you have to eat them
Dinner's ready, Kyoko
OK
Shigeru left the carrots, again
Elementary Japanese
Look, Mother's home
Hey there, I'm back
Welcome home
It's damned cold out there
Warm in here
Weren't you in bed, yet?
I was hanging the laundry
What a good girl
Thank you
And what do we have here?
Can I have some?
Damn. It's cold
Welcome home
I'm home
Oops
Got it?
I can't
No way
It clicked but went out
All yours
Did I get this right?
What's this?
A nation that flourished.
in about 300 C.C.
What don't you understand?
Just wondered if I got it right
No, it should be 300 B.C.
When you don't know,
you look it up in here
That way, you'll learn
Wow, is this Shigeru's?
Wow, what's this?
This yours? Kyoko's?
I hate math...
Six times six is...
Six-six, six-six...
Hurry, six-six
I can do it
Six-six is thirty-six...
Hello, yes
It's noisy there, awful noisy
Where are you? Karaoke?
Not now, it's too late
What? Who's there?
Oh, really, what a shame...
And-a 2
And-a, and-a 3
Hey, oh no
And-a 1, hey
And-a 3
And-a, and-a 4
Wow!
Oh, me? And-a, and-a 2
Wow!
Oh, no, I'm the loser who
has to go without dinner!
You won't get sleepy
If there's no lid on,
what could be inside?
You can't tell
See, if you close your eyes
and put it in,
if you put it in but you don't know...
Mother
I want to go to school
School?
You wouldn't have any fun at school
Besides, when you don't have a Daddy,
they bully you at school
You don't need to go to school
Wow, feels really great
Great smell, did you smell t?
Stinks of sunlight
Stink s of sunlight?
Stinkls of sunlight
What a beautiful day...
Your mother,
is in love with someone now
Again?
Not again
This guy's really
sweet and serious
I think he is really
looking out for me
So, if he promises to really...
to really marry me,
then we can all live in a big house
and you can all go to school
and Kyoko can play the piano...
So just hang on a little longer
I really think this time probably...
I'm home
I'm home
Here we are, sushi
I'm home, meow
Were you asleep?
C'mon, c'mon guys,
the sushi was a present
A sushi present, c'mon, c'mon
You wake up?
You wake up? You mad?
C'mon over, come over,
c'mon over, Yuki
She stinks of booze
Aren't you cold?
Were you asleep? I'm sorry
It's just that your Mommy had
a pretty good time today
Here you are, Mom
Oh, thank you
Akira
Listen, Akira...
he's starting to look
just like his father
He's got his father's eyes, exactly
You other's father...
used to work at Haneda
You know what Haneda is?
It's a place with lots of airplanes
You know, right Shigeru?
That's where he used to work
Oh, I know, listen, Akira
Remember going to see your father?
I don't
We took the Monorail to
get to Haneda Airport
You forget?
Yeah
Kyoko your father was...
a music producer...
I know! Let's give Kyoko's...
pretty hands a nice manicure
Your mother... actually...
wanted to be a singer
And I really made it...
part way
With your father, Kyoko
Oops, way too much
I was going to cut a record...
And we were almost ready
when the deal fell apart
Your mother really wanted to, but...
Dear Akira, Your mother's
going away for a little while
Please look after Kyoko,
Shigeru and Yuki
I'm going shopping
Sure, off you go, then
And also, mother won't be
coming back for a while
Why not?
Something to do with work, I think
I'm off
Off you go
Please enter your
deposit account...
The rent... electricity bill,
phone and gas...
And also...
tissues...
Let's go to my office
Do you always do this?
No, I don't
Your first time?
I didn't take anything
Then what's a this doing here?
Your name?
Fukushima Akira
Fukushima... Akira...
School?
Your father's name?
I don't have a father
No father?
Your mother. Then?
She's gone away to work
for a while
Where did she go?
If you won't tell me,
I'll have to call the police
Sir,
I don't think this boy stole that
I think the boys reading comics
over there put them in his bag
It wasn't him?
No, I don't think so
Why didn't you speak up?
I'm sorry
Don't I'm sorry, me
This is just between us, OK?
The meat buns are a little bonus
Hurry, give it to him
Thank you very much
Is that a plus sign?
That's right
9,824 Yen
9,824 Yen?
I forgot to add this...
Hello
Isn't this your day off?
I'm driving again tonight
No use staying home
How's your Mom?
She hasn't been home in a month
For real?
How old are you, Akira?
I'm 12
And Yuki?
Yuki's fine
She takes after me?
Yes, she does
For real...
Akira!
Shit, I'm 10 Yen short
Lend me 10 Yen
What, 10 Yen?
Why make a big deal over 10 Yen?
What's with that damned big wallet?
It's a hand-me-down
from my mother
From who?
From my mother...
You moved, right?
The new place big?
Any pubic hair, yet?
No...
Liar, got mine in 5th grade
No way
That's the truth
It's just...
What are you smirking about?
It's just that since mother's gone,
It's just, there's no money
For real? I don't have any money
What've you got left?
About 10,000 Yen
10,000 Yen is enough
I'm in a helluva jam, myself
My girlfriend, you know,
she totally maxed out my credit cards
I'm in credit card hell, man
So I'm working my ass off,
slowly paying it down, man
This is all I've got on me
This is it, the last time
Thank you
A right, I'm off
By the way, Yuki's not my kid
Every time I did it with your mom,
I used a condom. Bye, then
Bye, then
Thanks for this
Bye
Oh, no, I'm hopeless
Gotta get it in
So cold...
I spent 674 Yen
at the supermark et
I have 650 Yen left in my wallet
How many Yen were in my wallet
to begin with?
Soon, I came across Bubu the Pig,
planting turnip seeds in a field
What a nice bag you have there
My mother made it for me
Where, where, where is it?
You can't go out, Shigeru
I'm not out
I'm not out
I'm home!
We come home
How've you guys been?
Hey, how've you guys been?
See, I'm home
Look, presents
This one's for Yuki
Thank you
For you, Shigeru
I'm home
Akira, Akira
Wow, it's been a while
Shall I open it for you?
You can carry it on your back
Wow!
It's cute
Carry it? Carry it?
Like a backpack
You can put your things inside,
and do that...
The sides? Your ears? Out?
Ears out?
You look so neat
He looks better with short hair
Which is more becoming, Yuk?
Long or...
Long
You I like him better with long hair?
Oh, no but I'll cut it anyway
A little bit shorter's OK, right?
What's that face for?
Don't tell me,
I cut your bangs too short
You're fine, right?
Too short?
I don't believe it
Anyway, it'll grow right back out
Don't act so cool
You look cute
I mean it
Here goes!
Maribo!
A chop! The pits!
Chop Maribo!
Maribo!
Maribo!
Hey, what are you doing?
Kyoko
What are you doing?
Don't touch my things
It's your fault
It won't come out...
Where were you, really, Mother?
I told you I was working
A whole month?
I was in Osaka
It was just too far
I told you not to touch my things
What are you doing?
What? You see, today,
your mother has to step out,
so I'm getting ready
You're going already?
Your mother's... busy today
But listen,
I'll be back for Christmas
Only 5,000 Yen?
He could've lent you a little more,
I mean, you're little kids in a jam
But hey, pachinko parlors and taxis,
I don't draw customers
in such hard times
But you go back to him
if you need to
It's cold
And the wind's blowing so hard
It's so cold...
Did you tell the man you're seeing
about us?
I told you, I'll tell him eventually...
Sugar
You've got sugar there
God, you're irritating
Listen, I keep ask ng you,
when will you let us go to school?
What's this school this, school that?
Who needs to go to school anyway?
Plenty of famous people never
even went to school in the first place
Like who?
How should I know
But plenty of them...
You're so selfish, mother
How can you say that?
Selfish? You want to know
who's really selfish?
Your father's the one who's selfish,
up and disappearing like that
What is this?
I'm not allowed to be happy?
What is this?
Oh, I know someone famous
Prime Minister Tanaka
Ever heard of him?
Never
You're too young
How about...
the wrestler Antonio Inoki?
I bet he never went to school
I'm not sure, but...
Sure, he did
Man, you're a drag
Hurry up and finish eating
I send you money, soon
You'll come home for Christmas?
Sure, I'll come home
I'll be right home
You take care, of them, too
Is Totoro really real?
Don't you know how big Totoro is?
I know
I know, he's really big
It'd be a real mess if
he was walking around
The police would've catched him
Think there are UFOs?
Nope
Nope
If Martians exist, so do UFOs
Martians are...
What about real Zombies?
Scary Zombies
You think Santa Claus is real?
He is, he is
You think?
There's only one Santa, right?
He can't cover Japan
all by himself, can he?
But he can
Santa Claus can manage it
That's right, there are all kinds...
Mother didn't come back. Did she?
Her work kept her away longer
Because I was so mean to Mom?
No, that's not true
Hllo, this is the
Sanwa Department Store
May I speak to Fukushima Keiko
in Menswear?
Excuse me...
This is her son
Please hold a moment
I'm terribly sorry, but Ms. Fukushima
resigned last month
How may I help you?
How many minutes, Shigeru?
Not yet
Not yet... how many more minutes?
One more minute, maybe
Maybe?
Maybe?
Not ready yet?
It's about ready, I think
You think?
Let's eat. Then
Thanks for the food
Off you go, then
Thanks for the food
I have to lick the lid
Taste good?
Tastes good
The super-duper best
Excuse me, I'm looking
for a phone number
Kanagawa Prefecture,
Kawasaki City, Nakahara Ku...
Hello, this is the Yamamotos
Hello... Hello?
Wonder who this is
They aren't talking...
Good evening
Have a happy new year
Kyoko's next
With the kyo like in Tok yo
Akira
That's right...
Mom sent us all
New Year's presents
Look
For you, Yuki
Thank you
Shigeru
Kyoko
That's for you
Thanks
4,000 Yen!
4,000 Yen! No way
It's 2,000 Yen
1,000 Yen
4,000 Yen
4,000 Yen
What do you want, Yuki?
A doll
Shigeru?
Roller blades
Roller blades?
You, Kyoko?
I'm saving mine up for a piano
You, other?
A baseball glove
No, I'm gonna meet
Mommy at the station
She's not coming home today
I'm sure she's coming home
She'll be back next week
She's really coming next week?
She really will
How do you know?
I just do
She's coming home next week
It's Yuki's birthday, today
These?
These?
Yeah
Just hang on
OK, let's go
Good evening
Good evening
Stepping out?
Where to?
To the station to meet my Mommy
I see, what's your name?
Yuki
Yuki, I see
How old are you, Yuki?
I'm 5
5 years old? I see
She's our cousin,
just staying overnight
Oh, I see...
Off you go, then
Off we go, then
Adorable little gir
Tomato, daikon, occoli,
squash, carrot...
There's so many
Plates...
Cups...
The butcher's...
Oh, only one left?
The last one
There's the monorail
It goes to Haneda Airport
Someday let's get on
and go see the airplanes
Yeah, let's do that
Dear Kyoko
To Kyoko
No, no, it turns on
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, idiot
No, no, it's 1, 2, 3, 4 5, 6
No. I swear it's on 5
No, I swear it's 6
Listen, listen, man
You couldn't even do it on
that Kamehameha thing
Yes I could
Go! No, that's too far-ish
Oh, damn you did it
You're a genius, man
Using the ake?
No ake
Hey, wow, cool
You gotta crash it
That one already burned...
We come
Your friends?
Yeah, friends
That's 197 Yen
Get off, get off
Thanks
Let's go
Bye, then
Thank you
See you tomorrow
Bye, then
Please indicate the desired amount
Please indicate the desired amount
- Excuse us
- Excuse us
This one, huh?
Let's do it, let's do it
Are you ready?
Start!
All right, perfect, max
What!
Take that!
What a weird haircut
Coke and what?
Coke and orange and...
CC Lemon
I'm home
We bought stuff
You're late
How far'd you go?
Coke for me
Me, too
Hey, somebody attacked
Hey, you jerk, you let 'em in
But this person attacked
Your Gas Bill is Overdue
Get away, you jerk
OK, nice
Go away
Told you so, dammit
You'll never get it that way
Butt out
Let's go to the store, Akira
I'm hungry, treat us
Sure
Hey, I wanna go, too
No, you stay home
Don't touch the game
Don't touch it
What are you doing?
Hey, hey hey, isn't this great?
Her tits are huge
Great, huh?
Isn't it great? |
You swipe it?
Your turn, Akira
We're friends, right? Go
Let's go
Hey, wait
He's not your type?
No way! He's way too passionate-like
I like a cool-like guy
But that's what's so cool
Been a while
Been a while
How you been?
Yeah, fine
They're too big for me
They don't fit
Mom says I'll grow any way,
so take the big ones
I hate 'em
Hey
Been a while
How you been? What's up?
Bought a new game,
why don't you come over?
I'll come over
when I have time
See you 'round
I've got cram school, sorry
See ya
See ya, then
Who was that?
Take me along to play
Yeah, but his house stinks
No way, stinks of what?
Stinks of garbage
The place is a real mess
Like rotting?
Here she comes
To Mizuguchi Saki in Heaven
Got it
Hello, there, Fukushima san
Don't worry, he's gone
How old are you?
I'm 12
You can't start working part-time
until you're 16
Shouldn't you contact the police
or child welfare, or something?
If I do, the four of us won't
be able to stay together
That happened before
and it was an awful mess
I see...
You need it for your piano
It's OK
Let's race
Don't beat me, Akira
We come
Did your mother come back?
Who's taller?
We're the same
There are seeds here, too
Take them
I'll take these, too
OK, I'll take these
Look, Akira, seeds
Somebody just left them behind
Poor things
2, 3, 4, 5...
Amazing, for real
Paper, scissors, rock
First is rock
Paper, scissors, rock
I can't stop
Akira, got dirt?
Got it
Shige!
Shigeru!
Shigeru
Hey, Shigeru
The bag
It came out funny
Yu...
ki...
I'll go get some water
Brother, the lights don't work
Not in the bathroom, either
Mr. String, Mr. String,
where are you?
What are you doing?
Not going to school?
No...
I'm not either
There's a cicada hole here,
did you know?
No, I didn't
And again
Pi-ne-ap-p-l-e
First is rock
Paper, scissors, rock
Ch-o-co-la-t-e
First is rock
Paper, scissors, rock
And again!
We have suspended
your water service
I got so many
Wow, amazing
What are you doing?
Nothing special
Did you catch cold?
Your voice sounds weird
Shut up
Are you washing your hair?
Yesterday, at the park
Nice and cool?
When's your mother coming back?
She's never coming back
Probably
I'm not hot
I'm hot
I said, I'm not hot, I'm not
Thank you
Eat the inari sushi first
Shigeru
No salmon?
No, just what's there
No fair
This was Shigeru's
It died
She fell asleep
Excuse me. The door was unlocked...
I'm the landlord from the 3rd floor,
here about the rent
Where's your mother?
She's working in Osaka
Are you cousins?
I'll go make some money
What? How?
Here!
No
Why not?
Just sang karaoke with him
No!
What are you eating?
Spit it out
What is that?
Paper
That's 287 Yen
Exactly, thank you
How'd the semester go?
His report card, you mean?
A total disaster
He got a terrible grade in Japanese
My child did badly, too
Wish I could find something
Hey, where's Shigeru?
Dunno
What are you doing?
Where's Shigeru?
Dunno
Shige!
You said you wanted noodles
so I got some!
What do you want!
You watch it, buster
Don't bother coming home
Don't take it out on things
Did it eak?
Amazing power
He's just an idiot
Cut it out, Yuki
I have to pee
Why didn't you pee
in the park, before?
Go pee by the bath
Don't want to
Is Saki coming back?
Shigeru! You can't just
use up all the water!
There's none left to drink
Is Saki coming to play again?
Never
What are you doing?
I'm selling these
Don't need 'em anymore
Stop it
Cut it out
Let go!
Shut up!
Move
Don't touch it!
She's never coming back
Who cares! Stay in there!
Idiot!
Miyauchi!
Don't move your legs too much!
Kato! Where's Yano today?
Cram school
Cram schoo?
Oh, man, we're short
What year are you?
Akira, 9, right field
Line up!
We're starting a game between the
White Bears and the Kenzan Fighters
Let's go!
Bow
Let's go!
Akira, hold your hands closer,
like this...
When the ball comes,
take a real hard slice at it, wham
Just, wham, swing at it
That's fine, nice swing...
A big, big,
homerun, homerun
In heaven...
Grandpa and grandma...
Yuki
Yuki won't get up
Yuki!
She fell off the chair
Yes, hello?
Is Fukushima Keiko there?
Just a minute.
I'll go get her
Mommy
A big, big...
homerun...
In heaven...
Grandpa and grandma
So surprised...
A big... homerun...
In heaven...
Akira
What happened?
That money...
Can I borrow it?
I want to show Yuki...
the airplanes
You all off for a picnic?
Looks like fun
That' be 1,895 Yen
OK, thanks
Kyoko, what's this?
It just arrived
To Akira, give them my best
I'm counting on you, Mother
She doesn't fit
Guess Yuki... grew
Is it good bye?
When I touched Yuki
this morning...
she was so cold, it was awful
It just felt so...
It was just so...
When I ask the midnight sky
the stars just shine
Into the black lake of my
molten heart
I can only flow
Will the angel even give me
a backward glance?
Want to splash around in my heart?
The winds of the coming winter
lap at the waves
calling me into the dark
With eyes as wilted as ice
I'm growing up
A jewel pungent with a stench
that ooks no one's approach
Thanks
Found one!
YAGIRA Yuuya
KITAURA Ayu
KIMURA Hiei
SHIMIZU Momoko
KAN Hanae
YOU
KUSHIDA Kazumi
OKAMOTO Yukiko
TATE Takako
KASE Ryo
KIMURA Yuichi
ENDO Ken'ichi
TERAJIMA Susumu
HIRAIZUMI Sei
Executive SHIGENOBU
Yutaka KAWASHIRO Kazumi
Development
YASUDA Masahiro
Associate Development
KOBAYASHI Eitaro Lee Bong-Ou
Associate
URATANI Toshiro KOHNO Satoshi
Producer KORE-ED A Hirokazu
Line TAGUCHI Hijiri
YAMAZAKI Yutaka
TSURUMAKI Yutaka
Art ISOMI
Toshihiro MITSUMATSU Keiko
ARAE Yoshiko
Chief Assistant
KUMAGAI Kiichi
Production
SHIRAISHI Osamu
KOBAYASHI Miwako
Hair and Make-
SAKAI Mutsuki
Still
KAWAUCHI Rink
Pubicity
KASAI Kaoru
GONTITI
Theme Song A Jewel:
TATE Takako
Production
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Man Chanting In Arabic
Man
Fantasy is okay, but my job
is to keep you on the right track.
We are after the facts.
You seem to return to Cairo and me
whenever you have a problem.
Two months ago,
you left Cairo, your wife,
everything
for a police job in Europe.
Now you are back,
haunted by headaches.
If you want me to help you
get rid of these headaches,
we must go back
two months in time,
back to where it all started.
All I know, Europe
has become an obsession to you.
What was the name again?
Woman
Mr. Fisher.
An obsession, Mr. Fisher,
a state of mind.
I have no doubt the stay
in Europe has been painful--
painful.
So you must go into that part
of your memory.
It's hard for you
to remember, you say.
Yes. Yes.
So to help you to remember,
we have agreed to try hypnosis.
Hypnosis is a sound method.
It cannot fail.
If you feel uneasy, tired, worried,
I'll ing you out of it.
Just ask me.
No problem.
No problem at all.
I want you to go back...
two months in the time.
I want you to leave Cairo--
the sand, the desert...
Hoppitiher...
Nile...
Nilehralik.
It's too much for Europeans.
Yes.
You're going to see Europe again...
first time in 13 years.
Fisher
I'm going to see Europe again...
for the first time in 13 years.
But Europe is not the same.
I have arrived at dusk.
The trip has made me restless.
I cannot sleep.
Water, water everywhere...
and not a drop to drink.
Therapist
The story-- What is the story ?
- Hello?
- Fisher I'm a policeman.
I've finally been called
back to Europe to solve a murder case.
- Hello?
- They told me I was able.
That's all I know.
I'm looking up Osborne,
- Hello !
- the only one I want to see again.
I've ought him something
from Egypt.
Where's the stairs?
You've moved the fucking stairs.
Therapist
You must tell me everything, Mr. Fisher.
What do you see?
Is anyone there?
Fisher
There's a smell in the moist
corridor like burnt leather.
The housekeeper is leading me on.
She's grown old.
Wheezing
Fisher
Good evening.
It's Fisher.
It's been a long time.
Wheezing, Coughing
Fisher, for Christ's sake.
Coughing Continues
You really thought
I wouldn't recognize you?
So, tell me about yourself.
Italy.
You went to Italy.
- Cairo.
- Really?
-Just a minute.
- Wind Howling
- The wind's picking up.
- Shhh. Shh, shh.
You were wise to go.
Best away.
They treated you badly.
But... Cairo?
How are things at the academy ?
I haven't taught for years.
The teaching was restructured.
That was actually
the word they used.
I suppose I was
restructured too, hmm?
But now I'm quite content.
Did you see anybody out there?
Kramer's found a job for me.
Why not?
You're an able man, Fisher.
Not many left with your training.
Kramer knows.
Yes, I must admit I'm
really looking forward to it.
The Element of Crime in Egyptian.
Your paper.
The translation took two years.
Footnotes and everything.
The complete work.
Without asking my permission?
It didn't occur to you that I'd like
to know what happened to my book?
I did.
I wrote you.
- I would remember.
- You replied.
I don't recall that.
My wife died.
I sold all my books and papers.
Eine Kugel kam geflogen,
gilt sie mit order
gilt sie dir ?
Yes, I finally
decided to get married.
She died for me.
Fisher
I'm sorry.
She could do nothing by halves.
She certainly knew
how to be remembered.
It's the most important
thing-- the family.
I had a wife in Cairo.
Why do men leave their wives?
I cannot understand it.
It's incomprehensible to me.
Fisher
The city was sanding over.
It was impossible to stay.
She was born there.
She couldn't leave.
I was the last
European to go.
A mixed marriage, hmm?
I find it hard to talk
about these things.
I loved her as much
as I could, and that's all.
It was such an extraordinary
joy for me, Fisher.
The bosom of a family,
cheerful smile--
Wind Howling
I don't know what to say
about your books.
Hmm. They guided me.
Not just in my police work,
my whole way of thinking.
- Tapping
- No, no, no, no.
I was furious when they removed
my books from the academy li ary.
Now I understand.
I wrote fiction. It wasn't science.
What I wrote
was naive, dangerous.
The worst thing that can happen
in the name of science...
is when the system
becomes all-important.
We always looked for
the element of crime in society.
But why not look
in the very nature of man?
So much has happened in Europe.
This book has become dangerous.
Phone Ringing
Excuse me.
Man On Phone
Fisher ? Back from the promised land.
I thought I'd find you
at the old man's.
Straight in there, eh?
Now, let's see what you can do, Fisher.
They just found another mutilated body--
a little girl. Somebody's gutted her.
This time down at the harbor.
So chop, chop. Fifteen minutes.
Dial Tone
Water Running
I'm sorry.
I had to take my medicine.
It was Kramer for you?
He's a busy man.
Stirring Liquid
He's very important these days.
Fisher's Voice
Kramer's nothing.
Therapist
Is this the job Kramer
has in mind for you?
Fisher's Voice
It's incredible.
Europe lies dormant..
There's a man with a horse
harnessed to a wagon.
The wagon loaded with apples.
Very peaceful.
Girl
They found her up in the coal.
They're inging her down now.
Here comes a candle
to light you to bed.
Here comes a chopper
to chop off your head.
Chip, chop, chip, chop.
The last one's dead.
Fisher's
Someone is asleep up there.
Therapist
But, Mr. Fisher, I have to know
more about Kramer.
What did you mean,
he's nothing?
Nobody move ! This is
Chief of Police Kramer speaking.
- Nobody move.
- Fisher
I know him from the old days.
- Indistinct
- The police academy.
Sirens Wailing
He was always a pain...
and now he's chief of police.
Fisher, good of you to turn up.
I see you found
your friend Osborne then.
I didn't see you at headquarters.
Nancy boy.
Funny world, Fisher. You were always
so much more promising than me.
Now I'm chief of police.
Did you know I was the one
who offered Osborne the job,
when he was ditched
from the school ?
I've got the world
by its balls, Fisher.
The short and curlies.
Horse Neighing
Neighing Continues
Fisher
This is the clumsiest
police job I've ever seen.
- Shhh.
- Kramer
Yeah, all right, Fisher.
Let's say clumsiness
is a principle which we use.
There's a special kind of evil
around. You can feel it.
You've seen the changes
everywhere.
Believe me, Fisher, the same thing
has happened in these people.
You know what the Dive is? A jump from
a height with a rope around the ankle.
They call it a ritual.
I call it crime.
We've got to keep them under.
Kramer
You've always been a good boy, Fisher.
All work and no play.
You want to understand everything.
Why did you ever try for the force?
I didn't think blood
was in your line.
Your people
have never known joy.
You know what this is?
This is the difference
between you and me.
Look out !
Girl Whimpering
Have you gone completely mad?
Whimpering Continues
- Why did you run away?
- I don't know.
There's a girl
been murdered up here.
- I was the one who
told them where to look.
- You're a dreamer, Fisher.
- Did you see who did it?
- No, I just arrived.
Did you know her ?
She shouldn't
have come here tonight.
I tried to tell her.
She was my sister.
We sell lotto.
You don't seem to understand.
Your methods
are old-fashioned and too risky.
Lottery tickets?
Lottery tickets?
We're the ones
who are getting killed.
She knew the risks.
Lotto murders.
Someone's killing
the ticket sellers.
So we stick together.
We always walk
in twos and threes.
He said he'd buy a lot of lotto
if she came alone tonight.
She said it was stupid
to be scared.
- Was there a little figure?
- Fisher A little figure?
That's his way.
Don't you know ?
- Did you see him when
your sister spoke to him?
- From far away.
- When?
- Yesterday.
- Would you recognize him?
- No.
Can I take
my sister's tickets?
Sure.
Shouldn't I have been
informed about this?
I decide what happens.
You don't make a move without me.
I'm your boss now, not Osborne.
So don't step
out of line, Fisher.
Siren Wailing
When a job like this
really hits the mark,
I've been out there
screwing God.
Snickering
Look at the lights.
It's okay, Fisher.
It's still okay.
Fisher
I can feel the talisman in my pocket.
It's slippery
in an unpleasant way.
I've never seen a body
mutilated like that.
The Lotto Murders.
Therapist
Relax, Mr. Fisher.
You're doing fine,just fine.
Fisher
Really ?
Fisher.
Inspector Fisher.
Can you show me to my office?
- Kramer sent for me.
I want an autopsy.
-Just one?
Please hold the card a little bit higher
so we can stamp it.
Laughs, Panting
Osborne had me come back.
Osborne.
The great Osborne.
If I've heard about him,
I've already forgotten it.
Just mindin' my own business
when the new sheriff rides into town.
He walks into that saloon,
pulls out his six-shooter,
and he says,
I'm gonna clean up this mess.
And I believe he will, 'cause he's got
the fastest draw I ever did see.
How did I get involved
with a couple of assholes like you?
That's not even funny.
Take a look at yourself.
Fisher
Headquarters.
I've been longing
for these endless corridors with
nowhere just around the corner.
I don't know why.
I've got some unpacking to do.
The office is familiar.
It used to be Osborne's
in the old days.
There was a videotape
in the machine.
Man On TV
Please, Mr. Osborne,
hold it a little higher.
Four murders.
A month between each. Talismans.
All the bodies mutilated
in the same obscene manner.
The disfigurements never publicly
revealed. The work of the same man.
I've been feeling old lately.
Chief of Police Kramer has
agreed that we ing in a man...
with the expertise
to handle a case like this.
Does that mean that you
accept the criticism that you're
primarily a man of theory ?
Excuse me. Do you have a comment
on the Dive, Chief Kramer ?
Dear Osborne,
thanks for the loan.
We think the pictures are part...
of tailing report 19040616-JJ...
concerning Harry Grey.
Fisher
I'm trying to remember
an easier way to the archives.
There must have been one long ago.
The note in the tube mail
has made me curious to see
what's in this Harry Grey file.
Osborne had something going on.
I want to find out what.
So far, no one's told me
much about anything.
I didn't expect much
from Kramer,
but Osborne
should have said something.
I'm going through the motions
and just drawing blanks.
I can think of things
I'd rather do than attend
the autopsy on the little girl.
Therapist
But it's part of the routine,
Mr. Fisher, isn't it?
Fisher
Cairo seems far, far away.
It's a very beautiful corpse.
You can see that.
The corpse is impersonal.
What interests the scientist
is the marks of the murderer.
We are looking at the workings
of a mind, a man's mind.
That's the thrill of it.
Fisher
Is it a Lotto Murder ?
Oh, yes, no question.
She's cut up
precisely the same way.
Can you not take a rest now?
Fisher
Could it be an imitation?
Doctor
If so, it's a good imitation.
There is one thing
about the killings which hasn't
been mentioned in the press.
That death has taken place
before the disfiguring.
What was the cause of death?
Suffocation. Look.
These lottery dealers
are weak persons and--
Indistinct Shout
and unprotected invalids...
and young women and so on.
This disfiguring--
Was it done with a knife?
Broken bottle.
Does it shock you?
Dog Whimpering
Fisher
I've been out of practical
police work for some years.
Doctor
But you are a professional.
We both are.
Our admiration
is for the criminal, not the victim.
She's gone.
He remains out there,
leaving his little traces,
his own little system.
He cuts
and leaves himself bare.
Phone Ringing
Where did you get
your training? Auschwitz?
Mr. Fisher, it's
from Osborne's house.
There were those who did.
Indistinct
Woman On Phone
Mr. Fisher, you must come at once.
I think something's
happened to Mr. Osborne.
After you left, he told me
not to let anybody in,
- Knocking
- but just now I heard him
arguing with somebody.
And now he doesn't answer.
Gasping
Tora, Tora.
Gun Splashes
Gasping
I fell. I get
these attacks, you know?
Th-That'll be all.
I don't know how
to explain this, Fisher.
I don't know if you understand
the meaning of a word like expiation.
I feel I have to pay somehow.
Do you know what I mean?
You don't want to know.
Fisher
Earlier in the evening,
I was called out to a homicide.
A girl. The case resembled something
you were working on before you retired.
Mom does it.
Dad does it.
- Horses have a try and--
- I think I'll come back tomorrow.
Osborne Muttering
Who's Harry Grey?
Yes, that's a good question:
Who is Harry Grey?
Harry Grey
doesn't exist anymore,
and the Lotto Murders
are a closed book.
Those murders
were ritualistic,
bizarre,
the fruit of a sick ain,
maniac.
But they were systematic--
systematic
to the last detail.
Inhuman.
Now, this is the only
existing picture of H.G.
There were four murders.
It sometimes helps to study...
the geography of a crime,
remember ?
But there was a connection
with a three-year-old tailing report.
A man called Harry Grey,
suspected
of subversive activity.
Wrongly, turned out.
I wondered if he'd made preparations
those three years earlier.
You know, groundwork--
groundwork
for the Lotto Murders.
A field trip.
Oh, bugger.
I used the old methods..
I lay in ambush
and waited for him.
He must have known.
He tried to escape in his car.
I followed.
He drove fast.
In spite of the wet
and the dark, surprisingly well.
Went into a slide.
Came off the road.
He hit a concrete pillar.
He died in the flames.
It was as if
he wanted it like that.
I couldn't help him.
Just one question.
Who's this picture
supposed to convince?
Me or you?
These talismans have been
seen all over the papers.
Anybody could make one like it.
This is the route according
to the three-year-old tailing report.
These are the four sites
of the murders.
Halberstadt, Friedingen,
Oberdorf and Neukalkau.
As you see, the corners
of a perfect square.
Four murders with approximately
one month between them.
Grey is dead
and his work completed.
A nice little
geometric puzzle.
- Past and present.
- No, Osborne. That's not good enough.
You deport a man...
for 13 years...
in the sand.
You ing him back to Europe...
where something
apparently has gone wrong.
He looks up his old teacher,
a teacher who has
unfortunately gone mad.
You asked me
who Harry Grey was.
I told you,
Harry Grey is dead.
I don't rule out--
This able-bodied man...
gets work
with the police force.
The only thing is,
there's no police force.
The old teacher
has been threatened.
He's like a dog.
He's scared.
Changes the facts
to cover for a criminal.
Furthermore, he advocates
the illiant theories of his youth.
That's treason.
That's worse.
I can see you're scared.
You're being threatened.
Where's the tailing report?
Crime today is like
a chemical reaction.
It can only happen
in the right environment.
Intelligence and sensitivity
must be affected out there.
Don't talk to me in those bloody
clich? ! The academy days are over.
Fisher
I found this girl cut up
in Innenstadt harbor.
Innenstadt is on the square too, right
here in the middle. Grey is alive.
Osborne
So don't tell me.
If the square describes a closed figure,
this must be an opening.
Very touching.
You're happy now, aren't you?
But... take care, Fisher.
Police work has become so much more
dangerous now than it was in your day.
I know I'm a silly old bugger.
For Christ's sake, you'll do
what you think is right anyway.
Fisher
We never quarrelled before.
Woman
He really cares for you, Mr. Fisher.
I know.
He's so scared...
even of the smallest things--
the house and the dark.
He never rests.
He just walks around
up there. Listen.
Footsteps
Is it always as dark as this
this time of year ?
There are no seasons anymore.
The last three summers
haven't been summers.
The weather changes all the time.
It never alters.
Would he hurt himself?
This morning he asked me to burn
all his books and papers.
Tell me about his wife.
They were married a few years
before she died, right?
Did he say that?
Suddenly, when he came back
a month ago, he was married.
She stayed a week.
She isn't dead.
She just left.
Woman
Have you seen the child?
It's hers from a previous
marriage. She left it.
How can anybody do that?
Shhh.
There, there now.
Now, now, shhh.
There.
Humming
Baby Talk
Humming Continues
Therapist
Talk to me, Mr. Fisher.
Fisher
I've found the missing tailing report.
Harry Grey has been here
to frighten Osborne,
to destroy any
information on him.
Osborne was getting too close.
I owe it to him
to go on with this.
Therapist
How can this tailing report help you?
It's a surveillance report
on an innocent little trip...
that Harry Grey took
years before the Lotto Murders.
Fisher If you'd read
The Element of Crime, you'd know.
Commotion On TV
Man On TV
Let Osborne speak.
Jeers, Booing
Let the man speak !
Remember, gentlemen,
we are Europeans.
The Element of Crime sets out
a series of mental exercises...
designed to improve our understanding of
the behavioral pattern of the criminal.
Man On TV
Understanding? Don't you know
what's going on out there?
Osborne On TV
Next question.
The Element of Crime
is a method...
based on the reconstruction
of a known part of a criminal's life.
It is, if you like, a psychological
identification that enables a policeman,
through his own mind,
to work his way into the unknown
activities of the criminal--
to work his way
into the crime in question.
Man On TV
That's a dangerous way
of reaching understanding.
Osborne On TV
We always run the risk
of being corrupted.
The morality of the police
is no different from that of society.
Man On TV
You claim that crime can only
arise in a specific element.
- Osborne On TV
Yes. Next question.
- Man Metaphysics !
I never claimed that the method
had been completely developed.
Osborne
What am I doing here?
Man Singing In Arabic
Phone Ringing
Woman
If you leave now,
you will never come back.
Singing Continues
Phone Ringing
- Hello?
- Man On Phone Osborne?
- We can open the locker now.
- Hello?
This is the Hotel Schatz
in Halberstadt.
I've been thinking--
If you really think it's important--
What locker ?
Harry Grey's locker.
Isn't this Mr. Osborne?
Man On TV
Why don't you defend yourself, Osborne?
I'm on my way.
Commotion On TV
Car Engine Starts
Fisher
I am no on my way,
chasing a man... Harry Grey.
I'm carrying the tailing report
like a recipe book...
listing all the ingredients
needed to make Harry Grey.
I know everything he did on his
field trip three years ago.
Tires Screeching
Sheep Bleating
I'm on my way...
to Halberstadt--
- Horn Honking
- to the locker.
Therapist
Were you asleep when
the telephone rang, Mr. Fisher ?
Fisher
I wouldn't call it sleep.
I wouldn't call it sleep.
- You're not Osborne.
- Will you open the locker ?
Are you from the police too?
It's a very nice hotel.
We have cola.
If you like yellow girls,
I can get you yellow girls.
The locker.
Is this connected
with the Lotto Murders?
They found the body
behind Frau Gerda's house.
Where did you get that from?
The tourists are crazy about them.
When they've seen
the site of the murder,
they want something
to take home with them.
What can you tell me
about Harry Grey ?
He was a nice man.
He tipped the maid.
He had a car.
We never had no trouble with Mr. Grey.
He only stayed here
a short time.
Okay.
So many tourists come here.
I can't remember them all.
Let's get one thing straight.
Not many tourists come here.
This is a dump.
This is a dump ?
Fisher
Halberstadt is everything
I thought it would be,
Fisher
Halberstadt is everything
I thought it would be,
only worse.
The place has
three attractions.:
the Hotel Schatz,
the site of the Lotto Murder...
and Frau Gerda's whorehouse.
Wind Howling
Bell Clanging
Woman Speaking German
Can we offer you
anything to eat, mister ?
Did you feel the sheets?
It's not a dry wind.
This is the cow
with the crumpled horn...
that tossed the dog
that worried the cat...
that killed the rat
that ate the mold...
that lay in the house
that Jack built.
This is the maiden
all forlorn...
that milked the cow
with crumpled horn...
that tossed the dog
that worried the cat...
that killed the rat
that ate the mold...
that lay in the house
that Jack built.
This is the maiden all forlorn that
milked the cow with the crumpled horn...
that tossed the dog
that worried the cat...
that killed the rat
that ate the mold--
What is your name?
You can call me Harry.
My name's Kim.
What do you see, Harry?
A line of washing
left out to dry.
It never dries.
She ings it in wet.
Do you like Halberstadt?
I'd rather live
in a hole in the ground.
I hate Halberstadt.
Do you want me now?
They say that people
living in Innenstadt are evil.
I'm gonna fuck you
back to the Stone Age.
Harry came to Halberstadt
and stayed with Kim...
die halbe Nacht.
Moaning
Sloshing
Fisher
Kim was gone when I woke up
at Frau Gerda's.
I couldn't have slept
more than a few minutes.
I took the ferry
on my way to Friedingen,
and suddenly she's here again,,
standing by the side of the road.
She looks wet.
So this is the Stone Age.
Are you going to Innenstadt?
Not right away.
I'm going to Friedingen.
Where did you go?
I'd like to come with you.
You're a cop, aren't you?
Grunting, Moaning
Fisher
Do you believe me?
That I'm in the middle of Europe
screwing a Volkswagen 1200?
Therapist
I believe you.
I thought I remembered you, Mr. Grey.
You still owe us for two nights
and the medicine.
Put it on my bill.
Same room as last?
It's a single.
What medicine?
Salycin. Quite a lot.
For headaches.
When you were here last,
you turned on the stairs and said,
My face is a city.
What did you mean by that?
What city?
My face or your face?
What are you talking about?
My face or your face?
What city?
What city?
Why did you write Harry Grey ?
Is that your name?
Therapist
Yes, why did you write Harry Grey?
Fisher
This is the next step
in Osborne's method.
The tailing report tells me
that Harry Grey was here.
Maybe he's the one
who chipped the sink.
I like this room.
It's a nice room.
It's a room full of--
Headaches?
- What are you doing?
- Mapping out a route.
Coffee?
No, thanks.
I think you should have some.
Kim
I couldn't stay in Halberstadt.
It's always 3.:00 in the morning.
Do you know what I mean?
Fisher
I believe in joy.
You want me to say that again?
I believe in joy.
Kim
I want to show you something.
Therapist
What is it you want to show me?
Fisher
Kim's taking me for a ride.
Therapist Chuckles
Down the drain...
into the tunnel of love.
Kim
They're all right for screwing,
but you feel terrible afterwards.
Well--
You and your wife--
What happened?
We got sanded over.
And you just left?
I remember a little
tattoo, blue star.
Where?
Above her right east.
- Did you like it?
- No.
Maybe I did.
I remember...
we were together.
People move on.
You have to survive.
No. No.
Fisher
We're having sex.
Kim's drug works.
I feel fine.
Therapist
But this isn't what you are after.
Let me get one thing clear.
You're trying to reconstruct
Harry Grey's headaches...
by means of the side effects
of these pills.
Fisher
I need something to work on.
Kim
Don't move.
Groaning
Groaning Continues
Dog Whimpering
I told you, lie still.
No.
No.
I said I wouldn't
be home right away.
Okay. Now I want you
to do something.
I want you to arrive on the bus.
I mean it.
Fisher
At this point three years ago,
Harry Grey's mistress arrived
to accompany him on his journey.
Therapist
But three years ago, the buses
were running, weren't they ?
Are you sure
this is police work?
Fisher
I'm sure that on the trip
covered in the tailing report...
Harry Grey was planning
the Lotto Murders...
even though it might appear
quite innocent to you.
Harry Grey.
I've waited half an hour for you.
The bus is late.
You're looking forward
to being with me again.
You've asked the driver
to drop you off at Friedingen.
You are in your summer clothes,
but it's still stifling.
The bus is crowded,
and the windows won't open.
Last time we were together,
we had a little quarrel.
But you're sure everything
will be okay now.
There's a dog
somewhere on the bus.
Dog Whimpering
Bus Driver
Next stop, Friedingen.
Chattering, Traffic Noises
- Aren't you glad to see me?
- You know I like to see you.
You know I like
to see you, Harry.
You know I like
to see you, Harry.
Do you like me a little now?
Therapist
Who's following you, Mr. Fisher ?
You should try
to sleep a little.
Fisher
But I can't sleep.
Kim
It's all those pills. Try counting.
Fisher
One, two,
three, four,
- Kim Singing, Indistinct
- five, six--
- Continues Counting
- Therapist
Mr. Fisher, where are you?
Fisher
Europe. It must be.
ten, eleven, twelve...
thirteen, fourteen, fifteen--
- Counting Continues
- Therapist
Do you wish to continue?
Fisher
I have to.
Therapist
How do you picture Harry Grey ?
Fisher
How do you picture a man
who's killing little girls...
and cutting them up
with oken bottles?
Twenty five, twenty six--
But it doesn't help.
Thirty three, thirty four,
thirty five, thirty six,
thirty seven, thirty eight,
thirty nine, forty,
- Bell Chiming
- forty one, forty two,
forty three--
- I don't understand it.
- What?
What was Harry Grey
doing in Dritten Marsk?
I don't care.
One murder per month.
That means we're missing one.
Come on, we're
going for a drive.
Car Passing
Therapist
It sounds like you're on to something.
En route, Mr. Fisher.
En route !
Fisher
En route, you bastard !
Knocking
Is the li ary open?
Do you realize
what time it is?
I want to see all the newspapers
from the last two months.
Books and bother
killed my mother.
Books and bother
killed my mother.
And my father too.
Fisher
There's no mention in the papers
of a lotto murder in Dritten Marsk.
But what if the body
had never been found?
Well, I've just found a grave--
foot and mouth.
It looks like I'll need
Kramer's men after all.
Fisher
Damn it, H.G., damn it.
Kramer On Radio
Damn it, Fisher, damn it !
Okay, we're going in.
Kramer On Radio
What the hell's going on here?
Man
Let go !
Kramer On Radio
Damn it ! Damn it !
Damn it ! Who's in charge
of this operation?
Ah, you feel good now, Fisher.
You don't give a fuck
for anything I say.
I hope you choke yourself
in this shit.
Who's in charge
of this operation?
Gagging
This is Kramer.
I'm taking over.
I want this hole
emptied and sifted,
every last bit.
Kramer On Megaphone
You're trying to get one up, Fisher.
I've read my Osborne too.
Did you know that?
But I'm the one
who knows what's what.
The girls on the square
were naughty and fair.
Mostly Marie, mostly Marie.
So you got yourself
a China doll, Fisher ?
You fuck 'em in the ass.
Helicopters Hovering,
Chattering Continues
Harry Grey would never hide a body.
Fisher
The dead lotto girl
was there, all right.
But Harry Grey doesn't kill
to hide a body.
The murder is for the sake
of a pattern.
Someone else
must have hidden her.
Do you believe in good and bad?
Can you make the bad good again?
Therapist
Do you believe in good and bad?
Come, come, Mr. Fisher.
Did she really say that?
We're closing in on Harry.
I can feel it.
I want you to screw God into me.
I'm Kim, and you're Harry.
Your wife is in Cairo
with a little blue star on her east.
I'll get God in there
as fast as I can.
Kim
Shhh.
Helicopter Approaching
Kim
But He'll only stay until I get up.
Fisher
I don't care about Kramer anymore.
I'm proving that Osborne's
method still works.
It feels good.
Do you have to leave?
Harry hunts alone tonight.
What's the matter ?
I got scared.
I'm all right now.
Fisher
Harry is going places.
Therapist
You're drifting.
Fisher
If I'm drifting, so was
Harry Grey at this point.
I'm only doing what
the tailing report tells me to.
Therapist
It doesn't seem connected
to the story, Mr. Fisher.
He's out there somewhere.
He'll show up.
First part, the body.
Second part, the soul.
Therapist
You're drifting, Mr. Fisher.
Take care.
Fisher
I'm so close to him.
He's right here... somewhere.
Leaves Rustle, Wings Flapping
Fisher Whispering
Harry me, marry me, bury me.
Bind me.
Wood Snaps
Wood Snaps
Okay, H.G.
Therapist
What are you doing, Mr. Fisher ?
Fisher
I honestly don't know anymore.
Therapist
But you are overlooking that
someone made the third cross.
Fisher
That's right.
The third cross I do not see.
Fisher
Kim? Kim?
Coughs, Gasps
What sort of a house is this?
Kim
Can't you see somebody
wants to scare you?
What happened?
Somebody was standing behind
the door when I came in.
I didn't see him.
This is not a game.
You'll get killed.
I found how to close
the system.
You are not Harry Grey.
You're Fisher.
Man Muttering
And the monarch
thwarts dominion.
It stood there.
Never seraph spread opinion
over fa ic half so fair.
This is Halle.
If we take the harbor
in Innenstadt as the center,
take the first four murders...
and duplicate them,
we get two points:
Dritten Marsk...
Halle.
We don't just have
a geometrical figure,
but a letter.
If the system is going
to be closed like this,
he will commit his seventh
and last murder in Halle...
in ten to fifteen days.
Does that mean we can stop now
you've found what you wanted?
But the motive?
The mind?
Mad men don't have motives.
I need to know everything.
It's my work.
It's not your work.
Why can't you leave him to Kramer ?
Kramer and his men
will get him in Halle.
That's the difference
between Kramer and me.
I cannot stop until I understand.
I owe it to Osborne.
You understand less and less.
I must do it according to the book.
I can't stop now.
You leave me behind, Harry.
Therapist
I'm afraid you leave me
behind too, Harry.
Quiet Groaning
Kim
I must go. Shhh.
Kim?
Groaning Continues
Try a little salycin.
It's no good.
Who were you talking to?
What do you mean?
Nobody.
Panting
The string, the string.
Tighter.
Tighter, tighter.
Thunder Rumbling
Groaning Continues
Why do you keep
torturing yourself?
I have to.
I believe in joy.
Groaning Intensifies
Screaming
I believe in joy !
Therapist
It's not your headache, Mr. Fisher.
Days go on and on
with no change.
Hey, schmuck of ages,
the sabbath's over.
My name's Harry Grey.
Have I been here before?
- No.
- Check the book.
Check the book.
- You were here two months ago.
- Not me.
- Harry Grey.
- Three years ago.
Hello? Fraulein?
Man Muttering
You had double room 5.
I'll take that again.
- But we don't want any mess this time.
- What are you talking about?
Maybe I should say it to the missus.
You know, this might not be the Savoy,
but we do try to keep the rooms clean.
Okay?
Traffic Noise
I want to show you something.
Later.
Harry came to Halberstadt...
and stayed with Kim
die halbe Nacht.
Whistling
If you could only see yourself.
I didn't know
you would take it like that.
Look what I got made.
This is not the first time
you've stayed in this hotel, is it?
What do you mean?
What did Harry Grey feel
about the blood when you screwed?
I don't know
what you're talking about.
Groans
Whore !
Gasps, Panting
You're sick ! Oh, no !
No ! Oh !
Screaming
Is that your friend out there?
Relax, for Christ's sake.
Relax !
You're trying to drive me mad,
scare me. It's a plot.
- What is it you want to know?
- Everything.
Did you talk about the Lotto Murders
when you fucked?
Was he religious?
Did he take sugar in his coffee?
I have a child with Harry Grey.
Horn Honking
Fisher
The blood made me think.
It's something I should have
realized long ago.
By following the same route as H.G.,
I ran into the same girl.
Kim had been with Harry Grey.
I'm getting rid of the pills,
getting rid of Harry Grey for good.
It's not my headache.
I've made up my mind.
I can't stay.
My Cairo jacket is too thin
for this climate.
It seems Europe
will never let me rest.
Too tired right now
even to wonder what happened.
Discipline is a prerequisite.
Discipline is a prerequisite.
I would describe the development
as a growing hunger,
an insatiable appetite
for the hunted.
The criminologist
can afford no weakness.
He must remain untouched,
detached, clinical, objective.
To do otherwise would be
to misuse my method.
Therapist
So that's all, Mr. Fisher ?
That's your story ?
Yes, that's all.
Bell Rings
Fisher Reading
Dear Mr. Fisher,
We're contacting you
on the recommendation of Mr. Osborne.
Our granddaughter sells lotto.
Mr. Osborne was afraid
she might be contacted...
by a certain Mr. Grey
here in Halle.
Man
Got you, Sheriff.
Therapist
So Cairo will have to wait.
Man
He wanted to meet her alone tonight.
Of course we told the police
straight away.
We want to help.
We had a lot of respect
for Inspector Osborne.
Nothing can happen.
All the police will be there.
Therapist
What's the plan?
Fisher
Harry Grey is meeting
the lotto girl tonight.
I'll be there.
Now I've got him.
Thunder Rumbling
Girl
Where are the other policemen?
We can manage. The other police'll
make a mess of things.
Have you heard of Kramer ?
Kramer must not come.
Glass Clattering
I've got something to show you.
Thunder Continues
Push me.
Fisher
We don't have very much time.
Yes, we do.
Thunder Continues
Is he here now?
I'm scared.
Doll Squeaks
Thunder Continues
Are you ill ?
Glass Shatters
Crying
Doll Squeaks
Crying Continues
Girl Screaming
Screaming Continues
Gasping
Stop it!
Can't anyboy make them stop.
I don't give a fuck for the dive.
Fuckers shit!
Fuckers! Shit!
Shut up!
This is Kramker.
Don't Jump!
Well, if it isn't Fisher.
How are your theories doing, Fish?
I have something which might interest you.
Did you get my note about Osborne?
Messages can go around
that tube mail system for weeks.
He wrote to me, a confession.
The murder in the harbor
and one more here in Halle.
Do you know anything about that, Fish?
So I think I solved
your little mystery for you.
You reconstructed that three year old
field trip of Harry Grey's.
Got a bit over-involved you could say.
You know how these things
can happen, Fish, do you?
It's anarchy in these parts,
not freedom. Anarchy.
It confuses people.
They succumb, go under.
The Osbornes. He couldn't quite cope
with the element of crime.
He loved system did Osborne.
When Harry Grey died, Osborne ought
his system to completion. It took him over.
You believed his act.
I want to wake up now.
Are you there?
You can wake me up now.
Are you there? |
D AY ONE
Hi. This is NieIs.
Did I wake you up ?
I just thought I'd Iet you know
it's all on the disk.
I thought I'd start
making a print out.
Oh, about 4 o' cIock.
Yeah, I'll do that.
Yes, I'll start right now.
THE COP AND THE WHORE
A FILMANU
A what ? A ''fiImmanu'' !
Listen, you know what...
It just stopped dead.
I think you ought to come over here.
Take me to Store Kongensgade.
If you keep driving Iike this
you'll soon owe me money.
Arizona ? What did you say ?
I can hardIy hear you.
Yes. No, no. Don't worry about it.
When are you coming home ?
OK, I'll make a dinner on Saturday.
Right. Great. No, no !
I'll make something speciaI.
It's for you, Lars.
Lars just came in.
See you on Saturday.
It's CIaes in Arizona.
Is this the fiIm consuItant ?
How nice.
We just finished it.
We're making a print out now.
We assume you're going to pick it up
on Saturday.
No probIem finishing it on scheduIe.
Oh, about 200 pages.
215 or 216.
We'll probabIy cut it down a IittIe.
Compress it somewhat.
A few cuts here and there.
Anything can happen.
Have a good trip and we'll see you
on Saturday.
Great, CIaes.
NieIs sends his regards.
Great. Bye now.
I checked the disk.
There's nothing Ieft !
Not much for him to pick up.
Damn !
- What's CIaes doing over there ?
- He bought a wind eaker.
- Another one !
- He's got a wind eaker fetish.
THE COP AND THE WHORE
How the hell did we start this story ?
Was the whore in it from...
Was she in the opening ?
I really can't remember
how it started.
I vagueIy remember the ending.
The middIe is foggy,
but the beginning...
Actually...
I didn't really Iike
''The Cop and the Whore''.
It had its good moments.
Name one !
I'd Iike it if we...
wrote something more dynamic.
A coincidence due to fate
can be so sinister and fantastic
in character
that one is tempted
to draw apparentIy IogicaI,
but actually unfounded,
concIusions.
During the course of 5 days
the ''Epidemic'' manuscript was created
and written down
in and around this apartment.
That an actuaI epidemic
was approaching during those 5 days,
and that its awfuI out eak
and script compIetion coincided,
is one of those
inexpIicabIe coincidences.
''Fathers Ieft their chiIdren.
Wives Ieft husbands,
other Ieft other.
For the disease attacked both through
eathing and sight.
Thus they all died.
No one wouId bury them at any price.
FamiIy members dragged their dead
to open graves
without benefit of cIergy, euIogy
or tolling of bells.
Throughout Siena mass graves
were filled with victims.
I, AgnoIo di Tura,
called ''The Fat One''.
buried my 5 chiIdren
with my own hands.
Some were covered
with such a thin Iayer of dirt
that dogs dug up their bodies
and fed on them.
This describes the atmosphere.
There were no funeraIs
nor processions.
Priests said mass and bells tolled
onIy for the rich.
Such ceremony was then forbidden
in many pIaces, as were bells,
for it was thought
the constant tolling
wouId cause even greater anguish
and perhaps greater sickness.
For pureIy reIigious reasons,
as a form of protection
from eviI spirits,
crosses were marked on doors
to guard those inside.
Later, a cross came to mean
that a house was infected.
Thus peopIe were warned off.
The 1348 pIague
saw harsher methods empIoyed.
When the first victims were found
outside MiIan,
Archbishop Bernabo Visconti
ordered that all pIague-infected
houses be seaIed with icks.
With the famiIy inside, of course.
Thus the pIague spared MiIan.
Three famiIies were icked in
and died of pIague and hunger.
So, MiIan escaped the pIague
because it isoIated itseIf
from other pIague-ridden cities ?
Yes, but it was hit much harder
when the next pIague struck.
CERTIFICATE OF DEATH
E. MESMER, PHYSICIAN.
The archives stored here
under these arches
are Denmark's memory.
Let's see if we can find
anything of interest to you.
Perhaps you wouIdn't expect to find
these walls here.
That's saItpetre coming out of them.
It comes from the wall itseIf,
probabIy because the ground
is so damp.
In the oId days, before we understood
the probIem
some of the staff were afraid
to come down here,
particuIarIy in the dark,
because of the strange sounds, pops,
when the saItpetre cracked off
more pIaster.
It's a kind of wall disease.
Look at me when I'm taIking to you,
Dr. Mesmer.
- Swine.
- Apostate.
- Traitor.
- Renegade.
- Creep.
- QuisIing.
I hoId here your appIication,
Dr. Mesmer.
You have appIied for permission
to terminate your research
here at the hospitaI.
I understand that you wish
to undertake medicaI practice
in the infected areas
outside the city,
knowing full well
that the Academy of Doctors
has decided that no treatment
can be given for this disease.
Damn it, Mesmer !
I couId never give you permission
to Ieave for those areas.
It's quite impossibIe.
You know that well.
I beseech you for the very Iast time
to reconsider your attitude.
Dr. Mesmer is ashamed
of being a doctor, I wouId say.
Let's call him an ideaIist.
The disease doesn't frighten
Dr. Mesmer.
Which medicament Iies
hidden in his doctor's bag ?
- What has he in mind to prescribe ?
- Aspirin
and rest.
You haven't a chance, Mesmer.
You wouIdn't be abIe to stay aIive
out there
for one singIe day.
The air is infected.
And the soiI.
And the water.
EarIy one morning you Ieave
the protected walls of our city.
Your courage has ought you this far,
Dr. Mesmer.
The worId Iies open.
But the cIoser you get to
the infected areas,
it seems as if the eIements
turn against you.
It may start with a Iight cough,
but quickIy, and without mercy,
the respiratory organs are disabIed
by the infected air.
The bacteria in the soiI penetrate the
skin and the fIesh by mere contact.
And the water you drink
will destroy you from inside.
Let me make you an offer, Dr. Mesmer.
As you probabIy know,
I am chairman
of the crisis commission,
which was estabIished
in the earIy days of the epidemic
as advisories to the government.
Confidentially, I can tell you
that the government
has just decided to resign.
PartIy due to
the acuteness of the situation,
partIy in acknowIedgement
of its own mismanagement.
In short,
His Majesty has requested that I form
a provisionaI government.
This enveIope, Dr. Mesmer,
contains the cabinet Iist,
which will be presented to His Majesty
this very afternoon.
This Iist features excIusiveIy names
attached to this facuIty.
All members with incontestabIe
medicaI quaIifications.
This Iist aIso contains your name,
Doctor M..
Prime Minister, Professor UIrich,
NeuroIogy.
Minister of Foreign Affairs,
Dr. OswaId, Obstetrics.
Minister of Finance,
Professor Geit, GynaecoIogy.
Minister of Justice, Dr. Horst,
Orthopaedics.
Minister of the Interior,
Professor Rosenberg, Surgery.
Minister of Transport,
Dr. Janis, UroIogy.
Minister of AgricuIture and Fisheries,
Dr. Magnus, Psychiatry.
Minister of Education,
Prof. Stendbeck, Anaesthetics.
Minister of EccIesiasticaI Affairs,
Dr. Linderman, PathoIogy.
As you may have noticed, Mesmer,
I have, among others, admitted
a Ministry of CuIturaI Affairs,
which gives me an opportunity
to offer you an appointment
as minister without portfoIio.
You underestimate the danger
of this disease,
Dr. Mesmer.
WouId you pIease call in Dr. Magnus.
I know EpidemioIogy is your fieId,
Dr. Mesmer.
I take it, therefore,
that you have come across
the mysterious phenomenon
commonIy known as ''King Rat''.
A bundIe of 3 or 4 rats,
who have had their taiIs
so heIpIessIy entangIed,
that consequentially
they have starved to death.
In the Great PIague years,
finding of King Rats aIways gave
warning of the coming of the disease.
Just before the BIack Death
in London in 1348,
a King Rat was found that consisted
of no Iess than 5 rats.
If you pIease, Dr. Mesmer,
this discovery was made in the cellar
under the University
on the night between
Friday and Saturday. 7 rats.
Dr. Mesmer !
If you Ieave these premises
to carry out your pIans,
it is my duty to inform you
that by such action
you will excommunicate yourseIf
from the Doctors' Syndicate.
From this moment on, you'll be
numbered among the patients.
Haven't you heard about
the fortifications around the city ?
They've walled the doors and windows
in the outskirts of the city.
You won't be abIe to overcome
these obstacIes.
I bought a goose to pickIe.
D AY TWO
''THE LINE''
Then I'll boiI it and bake it.
I aIso bought some truffIes.
I don't know how I'll use them
just yet.
I've aIso got a fish to pickIe.
It's all for the Saturday dinner.
NieIs !
I understand you've settIed
on bubonic pIague.
Nice boiI !
''And no matter how hard
and firm the boiI might seem
it couId rupture unexpectedIy
to the victim's surprise
and spill forth a two-coIoured puss.
It was startIing that the coIours
didn't mix
and came out together but separated
by God's will, without compounding
into a third coIour''.
It seems to me I've seen that
in a tube of toothpaste.
I don't know if you can still get it.
It's called ''SignaI''.
It was just Iike
ordinary white toothpaste
but there were
thin red stripes in it too.
So you got a two-coIour stripe
when you squeezed the tube.
So you got a two-coIour stripe
when you squeezed the tube.
Can our boiIs work Iike that ?
Yeah, why not ?
The weather report for
the second day of screenwriting
promised north-easterIy winds
and the first frost of winter.
Many bIamed the weather
for the wave of neck aches that came.
Others thought they had
infIuenza symptoms.
Headaches were nothing new
for the authors.
They often came in the wake of ideas.
One detaiI I'd Iike to incIude
is that after Ieaving the city,
which shouId burn behind him...
I really think it ought to.
After he Ieaves the city, that's when
the disease starts to spread,
because he ings it with him
in his doctor's bag.
OK, Iet's start.
Shall we call it ''In the City'' ?
- Or just ''City'' ?''
- ''In Town''. Yeah !
''In Town''.
And about here,
I think we ought to have
''Fortification''.
That will be hard to read.
''Fortification''.
And here we'll work our way out
to the countryside.
What eIse is there ?
Oh, yeah. About here,
about two thirds of the way.
Here we need some drama.
PIease write ''drama'' over there.
It's just that
that's when the audience
will think about Ieaving.
- So, we've got to...
- Put in some drama!
And this is right here.
The ''Wag''.
''Wag Tann''.
- If you don't mind.
- No. What does it mean ?
Well, this bacteria
that's moving cIoser,
which we refer to constantIy,
ought to be accompanied
by strains of Wagner.
The overture to Tannhauser.
He's an ideaIist.
So if we write ''IdeaI'' in
the beginning, that's not a bad idea.
Right, Iet's write ''IdeaI''.
We aIso ought to write
''ReveIation'' here.
Just ''Rev.'' will do, maybe.
So, this basically
boiIs down to the young ideaIist
who Ieaves the fortified city,
which is seaIed because
of the suspicion of the disease
that has spread nearby.
We can refer to the painted crosses
we taIked about,
and peopIe are imagining illnesses.
But the first reaI victim
of the disease
ought to be the far-sighted nurse,
don't you think ?
CIearIy the doctor
is somehow spreading the disease.
Without him and his ideaIism
there wouId be no probIem at all.
An arrow. The reveIation
Ieads to some reIigious ending.
Don't you think
it's about time for a small beer ?
Oh, I think we couId handIe a beer.
A fiIm ought to be
Iike a pebbIe in your shoe.
- Cheers !
- Cheers.
Kruff is here.
Ask him what kind of wine
to drink on Saturday.
He knows a Iot about wine.
Some peopIe can't drink wine
without a candIe on the tabIe.
Some peopIe
can't Iive without a candIe
especially when they drink good wine !
I'm not one of them.
It shouId have been decanted
to Iet it eathe.
The bouquet is fantastic.
Yes. Very fine indeed.
- It's aIso very precise.
- Yes.
It's a wine from...
Marquis d'Angerville.
It may be a CIos des Ducs.
There are snaiIs in it !
Oh, it's Ieaking.
It's usually difficuIt to pour
from a bottIe Iike this.
Well, doesn't Iook Iike it this time.
It's hard to see where the sediment
is sitting, though.
Now, if one chose one Iike this
as the red wine for the main course...
One's better off than if one
chose it as a white wine !
One's better off than if one
chose it as a white wine !
Yes, of course.
It wouId have to be
a great deaI oIder for that.
Superb wine !
- A shame some was wasted.
- You've got a point there.
Well, if we had a white
and then drank this,
what white wouId you choose.
I suppose...
Well, there are two choices.
Either a PuIigny-Montrachet
or a MersauIt-Santenots.
D'Angerville aIso makes
MersauIt-Santenots.
So, everything's kept in the famiIy,
so to speak.
This VoInay CIos des Ducs
is better than it Iooks.
I'm very interested
in epidemic diseases.
Wasn't there a pIague
that attacked the grapevine
in France
a few centuries ago ?
In some cases
an AusIese can be attacked
by nobIe rot.
Dr. Thanisch's widow...
She was once married to a doctor.
He grew great wines !
I was once toId
by a waiter at Lasserre in Paris...
He toId me something.
A Iong time ago there had been
a pIague of some kind in Bordeaux.
It didn't strike the bottIed wines,
as it were,
but the grapes on the vine.
It wasn't really a pIague...
It was a kind of vine pest.
Phylloxera.
I think the scientific name was
''Phylloxera vastatrix''
But it devastated French
wine production for years, right ?
Yes, Philloxera is the pest
of all pests in that regard.
D AY THREE
''GERMANY''
What are you doing ?
We're taking a trip to Germany.
I thought you'd be writing.
One, two, three,
four, five, six,
seven, eight, nine, ten.
We're driving through some
of the worst areas in Europe.
Or perhaps the most interesting.
All of Europe's industry is here
in big spIotches on the map.
We'll drive through Dortmund
and Essen.
Then Duisburg, KrefeId.
KrefeId.
Neuss, DusseIdorf.
We'll aIso be going through
Remscheid, SoIingen
and Leverkusen.
There's the headquarters
of Bayer ChemicaIs.
From there we'll head towards CoIogne.
Our friend Mesmer
is on his way out
to the disease-ravaged Europe.
I think it's time for him
to meet somebody.
I think I'd Iike to suggest
that our friend here
meets a theoIogian.
We've discussed
the Iength of various
forms of education.
The fact that...
study for specific occupations
has become very short
in a society where one can pIan
onIy a few hours ahead
because the disease spreads
at record speed.
Let's suppose that this theoIogian
has an education that took, say,
an hour and a haIf.
This gives us the opportunity
to make fun of reIigion
and of the educationaI system too.
That way
we can get a IittIe humour
into the tragedy.
Something eIse...
during the pIague peopIe died
in a matter of hours
and were buried quickIy.
In the rush,
some were buried aIive.
It might be a good idea
if Mesmer's girIfriend, the nurse,
met this fate.
That wouId fit in
with Mesmer's mission.
On the third day the bacteria
was incubated in the soiI.
The city couId be divided into zones,
according to the degree of infection.
Modern transportation heIped
the bacteria to spread quickIy.
In a matter of hours, the germs
reach new parts of the gIobe.
NieIs !
''SignaI PIus''.
''IdeaI for prevention''.
''CIinically tested''.
Thanks.
Now we'll reveaI everything.
The secret !
It's rather firm.
I'll make
an incision here.
- Tough tube !
- I'll make an incision here.
Very tough indeed.
Maybe that's part of the secret.
And we open it up here
and we can now see
that there are no stripes inside.
The white stuff is down here
and the red's down here.
How do they combine ?
Looks Iike a nozzIe.
You've got a nozzIe
in which the white stuff pulls
the red stuff aIong with it
out through the opening.
Yes !
- And that's the story of ''SignaI''.
- ''PIus''.
- Hello.
- Hello. Come in.
Cheers.
So, what are you doing in CoIogne ?
Well, we're writing a script.
Here ?
No, we're just here for a short time.
But how are you ?
- My mother just died.
- I'm very sorry.
She toId me things
she'd never toId me before.
What things ?
About the hospitaI,
the day I was born.
She toId me the roof collapsed.
In the evening
she was in the hospitaI
and they were
collecting all the babies
back into a different room,
which my mother couId see
from her room through a gIass wall.
Then she toId me she saw
a ick wall coming down,
and the nurse wanted to protect
the babies and jumped over it.
She was hit
and there was a bIood stream
out of her head.
So, my mother
was compIeteIy Ieft in this corner,
no way of getting out.
She was thinking, she toId me,
and she started scratching with
her hands to make a hoIe in the wall.
And then she waved
and peopIe heIped her to get out.
And then she waved
and peopIe heIped her to get out.
Then she got out and she...
toId me that she was
pressing me very strong to her.
She was in the hospitaI
in Richard Wagner Strasse.
She was trying to get away,
but everything was burning
because it was
the second EngIish bombing
of CoIogne.
As an experiment they were using
for the first time phosphor bombs.
Everything was burning
and she was just
getting away from all this.
She found herseIf all of a sudden
at this... you know the Iake?
It's at the end
of Richard Wagner Strasse.
Yeah, I know where it is.
And if you go right to the end,
there's this water pIace.
And she got cIose to this,
and she toId me then that she heard
first the noises,
peopIe screaming,
and she saw a Iot of peopIe
under the water.
They were instinctiveIy
going under the water,
because of this phosphor
that was burning their skins.
They were, you know, getting
their head out to eathe.
And then...
my mother toId me a terribIe thing.
She saw one hand
sticking out of the water.
She was very cIose
and couId see the hand
and she said it was onIy fIesh,
because all the skin was burned off.
And she didn't tell me all my Iife.
She waited untiI just before dying
to tell me the story.
Here we are.
This is the area.
And of course all those houses
were burning,
and aIso on this side.
You can't see from here very well.
Let's go over there,
we can see it better.
This is the pIace
where hundreds and hundreds of peopIe
were standing in the water.
All those peopIe screaming
in this Iake.
They were not Nazis.
My mother was not a Nazi.
I think I know
what to call the disease.
I'm still not quite
used to being a priest.
You know, in haIf a day
you're a dentist.
It takes a whoIe day to become
an airIine piIot
and in two you're a priest.
I studied for two days.
They gave me this book
and toId me I was a priest.
I opened the book.
It was goddamn Latin.
I toId them:
this book is goddamn Latin.
They toId me I was
a CathoIic priest.
What the hell.
A week ago
some 20 peopIe tried to fIee
the D.I.N. disease by going to sea.
They buiIt an artificiaI isIand
with a coupIe of houses on it.
A few fieIds for crops.
Everything they needed.
But the isIand wasn't really
constructed to overcome a storm.
Yesterday, I was toId someone found
a fragment of the wreck.
WouIdn't you call this a good
opportunity to perform a rituaI ?
Yes, over there.
The ceremony will begin.
Your passport, pIease.
Thank you.
D AY FOUR
''THE HOSPITAL''
- Where's NieIs ?
- He's at the hospitaI.
Did he forget to tell you ?
But I don't think...
he'll be Iong.
He made the appointment ages ago.
- What's the matter with him ?
- Don't ask me !
- You don't know what's wrong ?
- I'm afraid not.
- Is it his head or his Iegs ?
- His head, I'm afraid !
Things were still quiet
at the hospitaI on the fourth day.
The daiIy routine
was still functioning smoothIy.
Nothing was amiss yet.
What's wrong ?
I had some small growths that itched
and got bigger.
I've had them some time.
I had to have them removed.
It had been arranged for today.
I'd compIeteIy forgotten.
I don't particuIarIy Iike
being sIiced open.
I fainted when I saw the scaIpeI.
He cut really deep.
Well, if you feeI up to
writing something...
OK.
I've certainIy got the time.
I've certainIy got the time.
- What about the inspiration ?
- Oh, yes. Indeed.
Thanks.
I toId Palle
we were writing a horror story.
He said you were weIcome
to go down and visit him.
He's down in pathoIogy,
if you're interested.
That's a nice offer...
Are you squeamish about dissections ?
Don't you want to go ?
I'm not too sure.
I think it'd be very interesting,
but unfortunateIy I can't go.
I just can't go, NieIs.
It's not for me... no.
Take the Iift to the basement.
There's a shuttIe train.
Get on and ask for ''PathoIogy''.
Gown,
cap and mask
It's in there on the Ieft.
There aren't any apparent symptoms.
No bodiIy functions impaired.
We onIy recentIy noticed
gIanduIar tissue changes,
primariIy in younger subjects.
The first case
was the day before yesterday.
12 cases yesterday.
We've aIso had a few today
with these tissue changes.
We call it ''granuIa''.
I think I'll examine the Iymph nodes
in the groin,
or here in the back
of the sterno cIeido.
If this is another case,
we ought to find something.
We don't usually carry out autopsies
with masks and gIoves,
but this is a new phenomenon.
Its nature is unknown,
so we have to take precautions.
I'll make an incision here.
Thank you. HoId right here.
Look at this.
Two noduIes the size of a pea.
Maybe even a bit smaller.
These are the Iargest
we've found up to now.
See, it's quite soft.
There you go !
They tell me the idiot doctors
set the city on fire.
How about that, Mesmer ?
Caused quite a panic, they said.
The first beIieved D.I.N. victims
were found within the city Iimits.
So the doctors
set the infected areas on fire.
They know something about fire.
It's started spreading, Mesmer.
They tell me the fire has jumped
from the cathedraI
to the University.
And from the University
to the museum,
which the idiot doctors took over
for administrative purposes.
Now organ boys
have fIed to the Ii ary.
It's silly, Mesmer.
To cIose the city
and start pIaying with fire.
I guess the Ii ary is on fire too.
What the hell !
All a nigger needs
are Ioose shoes, tight pussies
and a warm pIace to shit !
D AY FIVE - ''THE DINNER''
(THE GIRLS FROM ATLANTIC CITY)
The authors had done what they couId
on the Iast day.
They had invented
an incurabIe disease,
described its spread
and based their work
on the suffering of others.
The deed was done.
I saw a movie,
''The King of Marvin Gardens''.
It took pIace in AtIantic City.
Seems an exciting pIace.
So I thought I wouId...
get someone to write a book for me.
I'd Iike to see AtIantic City,
but I can't afford the trip.
I don't really want to go,
but I'd Iike to know
something about it.
Through knowIedge by description.
Descriptions from others who
Iived there. Or something Iike that.
I wanted to write about America
in a way simiIar to Kafka's.
His uncIe
had suppIied information about it.
But I'd do it
by information I received by Ietter.
So I chose a Iimited area,
AtIantic City,
found out the names
of the IocaI papers and wrote to them.
In my Ietters
I pretended I was a 16-year-oId
and got appropriate answers.
Most of them
were from 13- to 16-year-oId girIs.
I got a whoIe Ioad of Ietters.
I got a whoIe Ioad of Ietters.
So many girIs.
About 70.
I answered all of them
and used teenage handwriting.
I kept copies of my Ietters.
''I was happy to receive your Ietter.
Thanks very much !''
''I'd better start telling
a IittIe about myseIf.''
Then I asked her...
''I wouId aIso Iike to know what kind
of candy you've got in your city.''
And got a detaiIed description
of a Hershey bar.
But you had to stop writing
at a certain point, didn't you ?
Yeah, I'd got to the point where
I couIdn't continue.
It was too much after they'd described
their carpets 17 times.
''Dear, NieIs.
How's everything been with you ?
I really missed
receiving a Ietter from you
and I thought the reason
was that either my Ietter to you
or yours to me never arrived.
I sure hope that's the reason,
because I want to continue
corresponding with you.
I hope there wasn't some kind of
probIem in your famiIy
which made you not write me back.
I have quite a Iot to tell you
and hope to receive a Ietter from you
very shortIy. Your friend, Lisa''.
I didn't write to her Iong.
She was sIower than the others.
In her first Ietter she said
she was coming to Copenhagen
in about two weeks.
She found my phone number
and called.
I met her at her hoteI.
She was touring Europe with her aunt.
She was 1 4, but Iooked 25 !
She even had a IittIe bIack moustache.
And I had to sit there and...
they asked me questions
as if I was 16.
So I had to act Iike a 16-year-oId.
Tell them about my schooI,
my homework and all that.
It was a IittIe embarrassing.
It wasn't much fun.
We sat in the Iobby
on this hoteI furniture
right next to the guy
who gives out the keys.
As we taIked
the aunt watched us Iike a hawk.
I styIed my hair
so I'd Iook younger.
But maybe I'd gone too far,
so I said:
''I must be getting home.
''I have some homework to do !''
This is a recording of my voice.
I just thought
I'd Iike to taIk to you for a whiIe.
I'm Iistening to the radio in my room.
It's a bit Ioud,
I'll turn it down a IittIe.
I really Iike writing to you.
Because it gives me
something to do and Iook forward to.
I don't know, It's nice to Iearn about
peopIe who are different from you,
because when you're born some pIace
and you Iive there all your Iife,
you don't get exposed to a Iot of
different kinds of peopIe or pIaces.
So, the onIy way to do that
is going there
or get them to come here, or writing
back and forth.
And, since my father won't Iet me
come over there in the near future,
I'll keep writing. But one day,
when I'm in Europe, I'll Iook you up.
Then you'll see what I Iook Iike,
'cause those pictures are no good.
You don't Iook Iike
what I thought you'd Iook Iike.
No, you do not Iook Iike
what I thought you'd Iook Iike.
Let me see, how did I picture you ?
First of all, you Iook oIder
than you are. How oId are you ?
I remember I sent you that articIe...
You Iook oIder than that.
You Iook about 20, 21 .
Are you goddamn taIkin' to me ?
Well, oh. I just didn't think
you'd Iook Iike that.
I didn't know what you Iooked Iike.
Here I am here sitting on the fIoor.
My mother's calling me... asking me
about something I didn't do.
She can go right ahead,
I never do anything wrong.
If you want you can tape right
on this one and send it back to me.
You don't have to keep this,
you can erase right over my voice.
It's not going to be worth anything.
- Hi, CIaus. Come in.
- Thanks.
We're sitting in there.
- Can I take your wind eaker ?
- No, thanks. I'll keep it on.
Let's start with some champagne.
a SaIon bIanc de bIanc.
- Cured coaIfish.
- What did you say ?
- Cured coaIfish !
- Sounds great.
Well cheers ! And weIcome home.
- Cheers !
- Thanks.
Terrific, hey ?
You know, it's not a script
in the traditionaI sense.
It's the written resuIt
of a year and a haIf's work.
- Er... yes...
- TweIve pages ?
Well, consider it...
the technicaI description
of the pIot.
The skeIeton of the fiIm ?
We were thinking
of presenting the fiIm
in a Iess traditionaI way.
- We pIanned a surprise.
- What sort of surprise ?
We've invited some peopIe over.
They'll heIp us put the script
in the right perspective.
Well, I'm not against that.
Let me just say
that we've invested
a Iot of money in this
and I've invested
a Iot of trust in you guys.
And there's a board of directors
running the fiIm industry
in this IittIe country !
Their ruIe is
you've got to have a script
of at Ieast 150 pages.
How is it ?
I think it's great.
Nothing better than fresh truffIes...
Their scent fills a home.
Yeah, great fIavour.
I'm crazy about truffIes.
They've got to be fresh, mind you.
There are severaI varieties.
There are sinners
who put them in tins.
- Then they become inedibIe.
- Don't exaggerate.
- They Iose their taste.
- That is true.
Well.
Let me tell you something
about the fiIm ''Epidemic''.
Or rather, Iet me expIain the ending.
Our hero Mesmer, after travelling
in the infected environment
is entrenched
in this underground cave.
NieIs thinks he ought to make
a mosaic down there,
but that's just a detaiI.
After everyone eIse around him dies,
he hides in a cave to avoid infection.
That's when he discovers
he's the disease carrier.
He eaks out of the cave
by crawIing a Iong steep passage
and comes up,
kneeIs down and thanks God
for the Iife which once had been.
He crawIs out of a cave
and thanks God ?
Yes.
That's pathetic !
I was expecting a IittIe more action !
A cIassic tragedy
where all
the main characters eventually die.
''God aImighty, I'm dying !''
Know what I mean ?
PeopIe do die, but not on the screen.
You'd rather have a bIoodbath ?
A 12-page script
with this kind of finaIe !
I'm worried.
I was expecting something different.
Well in fiIms,
Danish fiIms in particuIar,
that's what fate has forced me
to work with,
there are Iots of stories
where peopIe don't die,
or fewer peopIe die than ought to die.
And there are fewer screams and
not as much bIood as one wouId Iike.
Things just ebb away, don't they ?
As if an evening fog rolled in
and everything just faded away.
We're waiting for our guests.
- Why didn't you tell me ?
- It was a surprise.
In ''The PIague'', Camus
writes about a bookkeeper,
a great artist
who tried to write a book.
For decades he writes the same Iines
about a horse coming down a bouIevard.
He never got any further.
I think you ought to open it.
This is Gitte and Svend Hamann.
This is Lars, and this is CIaus
from the FiIm Institute.
This is Suzanne.
PIease, sit down.
- Sit down here.
- Thanks.
- Coffee ?
- No, thanks.
May we start ?
Gitte, just reIax and Iisten.
PIease, be quiet.
It must be quiet when we start.
No taIking or moving, OK ?
Gitte, reIax and Iook at me.
Just reIax.
You're cIosing your eyes.
You will hear everything
I'm saying to you.
Concentrate on my voice.
Think about sIeeping.
You will fall asIeep now.
Just think about sIeeping.
SIump in the chair.
Just sIump down.
Your head is getting heavy.
Now sIeep. SIeep.
You are sIeeping deeper and deeper.
Deeper and deeper.
You are now sIeeping deeper.
You are in deep sIeep.
You feeI fine. You reIax.
All unpIeasant noise disappears.
All unpIeasant noise disappears.
You hear everything I say to you
but can't hear what I'm saying
to the others.
You onIy hear what I say to you.
Now you are in a deep sIeep.
A deep, deep, sIeep.
Now Iisten to me and concentrate.
You have read the words.
You have read the words.
Go into the fiIm.
Go into ''Epidemic''.
I'm waIking down the street.
What do you see ?
There are peopIe.
They Iook terribIe.
They're...
They're screaming.
They're screaming IoudIy !
They... cry out !
What are they crying out ?
They scream.
For God's heIp, I think.
They cry for heIp.
They're afraid.
And there are rats.
Rats with very Iong taiIs.
TaiIs Ionger than their bodies.
Everyone waIks on their own,
no one wants to taIk.
They're afraid of each other.
Scared of infection and death.
They're in terribIe suffering.
It... it hurts me.
On some of the houses
Iarge crosses are painted.
Because illness has reached them.
There may be
dead peopIe inside.
Go in the house !
She's covered with boiIs...
She's Iying there... staring.
The chiIdren begin to whine softIy.
They're so terribIy frightened.
Are there other sick peopIe
in the house ?
The husband jumps up.
He starts removing
the chiIdren's cIothes.
They Iook even worse...
They're aImost bIack.
There are peopIe across the street.
They are sick.
The carriage...
That man is throwing peopIe off.
20, 30, 40... I can't count.
Just throwing them off.
There are hoIes everywhere.
Full of chiIdren !
Human bodies.
They're dying on the streets.
They Iie everywhere and they die !
We all fall down !
We all fall down ! |
You wíll now lísten to my voíce.
My voíce wíll help you and guíde
you stíll deeper ínto Europa.
Every tíme you hear my voíce,
wíth every word and every number,
you wíll enter a stíll deeper layer,
open, relax ed and receptíve.
I shall now count from one to ten.
On the count of ten,
you wíll be ín Europa.
I say one.
And as you focus your attentíon
entírely on my voíce,
you wíll slowly begín to relax.
Two.
Your hands and your fíngers are
gettíng warmer and heavíer.
Three.
The warmth ís spreadíng through
your arms
to your shoulders
and your neck.
Four.
Your feet and your legs get heavíer.
Fíve.
The warmth ís spreadíng
to the whole of your body.
On síx I want you to go deeper.
I say síx.
And the whole of your relax ed
body ís slowly begínníng to sínk.
Seven.
You go deeper and deeper and
deeper.
Eíght.
On every eath you take you go
deeper.
Níne.
You are floatíng.
On the mental count of ten you
wíll be ín Europa.
Be there at ten.
I say ten.
You are lísteníng to the noíse of raín
beatíng agaínst a large metal drum.
Go closer.
There's a fence and you have
to stop.
You are walkíng across the raílyard,
and you've been travellíng by traín
from Bremerhaven,
and before that on a shíp from
New York.
You are ín Germany.
The year ís 1945.
His name is Leopold Kessler.
I'm your uncle.
You may em ace me.
I have received this letter from
your father.
He has the nerve to ask me
to find you a job.
My God!
Isn't he aware of the situation in
Germany?
My father...
I do not wish to know anything
about my other.
He left our country at a difficult time,
for that I'll never forgive him.
Family bonds are intolerable!
Well, also I'll probably regret my
kindness dearly...
Due to my position I succeeded
to get you a job in Zentropa.
Your reasons to apply for this job,
and why you are here at all,
is of no interest to me.
-Uncle, I truly...
-No, I don't want any gratitude.
Zentropa will give no guarantee
that only new material will be used
for your uniform.
Your uniform will be delivered
within twelve hours.
Remeber that the uniform has
to be changed twice a year.
The uniform is the property
of the company,
but paid by the employee.
Give me your wallet, please.
Thanks.
Is your nephew ready to be examined,
Herr Kessler?
Thank you, doctor.
Thank you, Herr Kessler.
There's no need for further
examination.
Your nephew is of standard health.
Standard fee, please.
Your wallet.
The German citizens you'll meet,
will all give you the impression
of friendliness,
but never for a moment believe
that it's anything but trying to gain
something from you.
All Germans will hate you,
and in my opinion,
they are right in doing so.
We're all living at the mercy of the
Americans.
The military authorities have tied
Zentropa hand and foot.
Your fellow countrymen treat
Europeans without much respect.
Humility, Kessler.
Never forget humility.
Don't draw the courtaíns!
What are you doing?
Do you want to wake the sleeping?
All these people work at night
and need their sleep.
-I just wanted to look at...
-There's nothing to see!
You are ín Germany
just after the war.
You are cold.
You're coveríng yourself up wíth the
clothes you have ín your suítcase.
You are to start your traíníng as a
sleepíng car conductor.
When you have rested you wíll be
on your way to your new job.
Get up.
Get up and be on your way.
Come on, come on!
-Good evening.
-Good evening.
-Tonight you'll be going on train 317.
-Frankfurt-Berlin.
-Tomorrow, train 212.
-Berlin-Munich.
And then on 522.
Then we return here.
Now we shall receive our papers.
Timetable, list of sales, receipts,
electrical chart, green checkbook,
book of tickets, account book,
and the green journal.
Thank you, Fräulein Schulze.
The inspector wants you at
turntable 3.
Really?
I have promised not to say anymore,
but I think he's got a surprise for you.
Thank you. Come on!
Wait. I see young Herr Kessler
hasn't paid his guarantee yet.
I think I understand unemployment
in Germany much better now.
People just can't afford to work here.
This is for railway personel only.
Stay back!
Over here, Kessler!
I thought I'd tell you right away,
Kessler.
Car 2306 is back in order.
-Really, Herr Inspector?
-Yes, dammit, Kessler!
Your nephew is off to a great start
with us.
Would you please turn the handle?
Yes, Herr Inspector!
Track 8, Kessler. Track 8.
You'll have the honour of serving
on the first class
sleeper to run under the revived
company of Zentropa.
We've worked day and night to get
it back in order
and now it will run again.
I understand you specifically wish
to become a sleeping car conductor.
A fine choice.
But it's a symbolic gesture
the management has given you,
a foreigner, the job.
We're dealing with the important
issue of human transportation
which no borders should prevent.
l, too, began as a sleeping car
conductor,
and believe me,
those were the happiest days.
An engine driver's work is exciting,
so is the systematic's in the tower,
but only the sleeping car
conductor is
in direct contact with the travellers.
A fine task. He can say:
Relax,
I guarantee you a pleasant journey,
sleep well.
-Right, Kessler?
-Sure, Herr Inspector.
I'd call this a mythological task.
You'll be accompanying your uncle
during your training period.
Your exam is in three months,
after which you'll be able
to advance,
but you can read all about that in
the service regulations.
Here it comes.
Come in.
Please,
Herr Sleeping Car Conductor,
the rails to Berlin is our best section.
When I was in America
I was fortunate enough to meet
Mrs. George Pullman.
She gave me this bonbondose that
Mr. Pullman himself used to carry.
Take two!
And crush them...
...as is the custom in your country.
Attentíon, please!
The traín for
Berlín-Ostbahnhof
over Be a
Erfurt and Halle,
wíll be ready for departure
ín platform síx ín a few mínutes.
Tickets!
No, first class!
First class!
First class!
Tickets!
Tickets! No, first class!
First class only! No!
No, first class! Tickets!
Money! Please!
Please, sír!
Gíve us some money!
Sír!
Have you got no decency at all?
The shades must be down now.
Those are the rules.
Please listen, Herr Kessler.
Things will be quiet for a while.
I'll retire now if you would be so kind
as to keep an eye on everything.
I'll entrust you the passkey.
I'm in the kitchen if you need me.
And keep in mind
that the management's private
compartment has been taken.
Entreé!
You can make the bed now.
Sorry to disturb you, uncle.
I need some help.
Uncle?
Uncle?
Please, excuse me.
It's my first trip...
Your German is not bad at all,
Herr Kessler.
Please, continue.
I took the liberty of getting a bit of
information about you.
My name is Katharina Hartmann.
As you may know my family owns
Zentropa.
You've chosen an unusual
time to come to Germany.
An American in a civilian job is
a rare sight these days.
Please, excuse my curiousity but,
what are you doing here?
I'm a sleeping car conductor.
I'm just trying to understand why a
young American
wants to play tourist in these sad
surroundings.
I understand you refused to be a
soldier?
I had to come here.
Why?
I believe my taking on a job
as a a civilian here,
is a small contribution to making
the world a better place.
It's time someone showed this
country a little kindness.
Why Herr Kessler,
you are a true idealist.
Are you laughing at me?
No, I'm smiling because what you
say seems to come from far away.
What's this?
Partisans. Executed by your
countrymen, I believe.
But I thought the war was over.
Some would rather fight
a lost battle.
Will that be all?
No, please, stay.
Please, sit here.
We are approaching a tunnel.
It's ridiculous, I've been on trains
all my life, but...
I'm so frightened of tunnels.
Could I persuade you to stay until
we've passed through?
Once the electric light went out
Give us a hand!
I must have fallen asleep.
It's very embarrasing.
You see, normally I have problems
falling asleep.
But when I hear the sound of the
wheels on the tracks
I become drowsy and I fall
asleep for a while,
and when I wake up, I'm ice cold.
It's frightening.
And then there's the feeling that
I don't know
in which direction
the train is moving.
I don't know if we're going
forwards or backwards.
Or what I thought forward has
suddenly become backwards.
Know what I mean?
Let me tell you, it's most frightening.
My dear uncle.
What's happened seems to me
to be a simple switch.
You lost track of things for
a moment.
and it was then the train was just
turned around.
You see?
It's easily explained.
Young Kessler, you are a fool!
You have travelled through
the German níght.
You have met the German gírl.
On the street above ít ís daylíght.
But as you go on wíth your job
ín car 2306
there ís líttle to see.
Go deeper.
On the count of three
there wíll be a message for you
of great ímportance.
One.
Two.
Three.
Wake up! Wake up!
Leo, you have to hurry!
This invitation
came by messenger.
I don't know why but you're
invited to dinner at 7 p.m.
at the home of the Hartmann family.
You're already late.
Naturally I'll accompany you.
An invitation like this is
a great honour.
I demand that you behave correctly.
It's of the utmost importance.
The Hartmann family founded
Zentropa in 1912.
My nephew, Leopold Kessler,
has been invited for dinner at 7 pm.
He is alone to blame for his tardiness.
I turn him over to you and will myself
wait in the kitchen.
-They've already sat down to dinner.
-Thank you.
...at the right hour you feed them.
You open your hand and bless all
that dwells there.
- Amen.
- Amen.
Our guest has arrived.
I'm so sorry I'm late.
Never excuse yourself.
Life is too short for that.
Kat tells me you've just joined
our company.
I'm very pleased.
Father's glad you're an American.
He'd like for Zentropa to be an
international company.
As Germans are ill-regarded now.
Rubbish, Larry! Let us eat.
-My sister's got her eye on you.
-Larry!
Calm down, both of you.
It's very ave of you, Herr Kessler,
to come to Germany at this time.
A great tragedy has befallen this
part of the world.
Are you a catholic, Mr. Kessler?
What kind of a question is that to put
to our guest.
I'm affraid I'm not very religious.
Herr Kessler is a sensible young man.
He realizes that if the scars
of the war are to heal,
we have to turn to each other.
My sister says you're a deserter.
In my father's opinion, so am I.
That's enough, Larry!
My son was too ill to join the service.
My illness!
The illness my father's never
understood.
He thinks it stems from my mother
spoiling me till the day she died.
Excuse me.
I must excuse my son's behaviour.
I thought you didn't like excuses.
Dammit!
Excuse me, Father.
In war, life is ever so simple.
The problems arise afterwards.
-Don't you agree, Father?
-Yes.
Religion may play a great part
in times of war,
but more so when
the silence of arms
toys with our peace of mind.
When we pray to God
in times of war
we can rely on his support if only
we have faith in our cause.
Excuse me, Father,
but what about the other side?
The enemy believes as much
in his cause.
Why of course, Herr Kessler.
God is on everybodys side.
But when you fight for a cause
with all your heart,
God finds it easier to forgive
if you thereby disobey
his commands.
And who doesn't God forgive?
The unbelievers.
The lukewarm ones
who don't take sides.
They are condemned to eternal
wandering.
He has no mercy on them,
Herr Kessler.
So because thou art lukewarm,
I will spee thee out of my mouth.
They're just about to blast!
The Allies are blowing up
cranes in Westhafen.
They're dismantling.
Dismantling?
They want to prevent another
German military power from arising.
So they're destroying everything
that might be of use for that.
I fail to see how the few cranes
we have left
might pose a threat.
The food supply situation
will become even worse.
You're so naive, Kat!
The cranes are loading coal
for IG-Farben.
The Americans are clever.
They get hold
of the chemical patents
and then they destroy the plants
to prevent any further production.
All in the name
of demilitarization.
I really admire the Americans.
Mr. Kessler?
Did you know that many factories
in Germany
were owned by Americans
during the war?
The Pater is praying for Mariakirche
in Westhafen,
so that the explosions
may not harm it.
That was that.
You may ing the coffee now.
-May I call you Leopold?
-Of course, sir.
You must understand,
Herr Leopold,
our family has always treasured
international contacts.
Pay us a visit now and again.
How about dinner on Friday?
I'm affraid that's one of your fellow
Americans at the door.
Just a mínute, please.
I'm sure you'll like Alex.
We studied together in Berlin
and now he's back in Germany.
-Colonel Harris.
-Welcome, Alex.
Max, you must fill in
this questionaire.
May I introduce to you one
of your countrymen
who has just been employed
in our company.
Mr. Leopold Kessler,
Herr Alexander Harris.
How do you do?
In fact it's actually Leo
I came to meet.
I understand you're
of German descent.
I'd be the last one to blame
you for that.
You meet so many sensible
Germans these days.
It's been a pleasant evening,
Herr Hartmann.
I have to go and check up on the
church before curfew.
I'm affraid we won't have time for
a game of chess tonight, Colonel.
-Coffee, Alex?
-No, no, later.
I've got some information on you.
I know about your AWOL.
I have come to ask you to do us
a small favour.
What's that?
Well, your job with the railways
could be an advantage to us.
I don't know what you've heard
about the Werewolves,
but you should know that sabotage
is still going on
as well as liquidations of Germans
who cooperate with the Allies.
All I'm asking you to do is
to keep an eye open for us
and report back to us.
Here, I ought you this.
Excuse me, sir,
but I can't accept a gun.
Why not?
If I wanted to carry a weapon
I would've come here earlier.
I wouldn't make a move in this
country without a weapon.
Okay, it's a deal.
You keep an eye on the nazis for me.
I'll go and have that coffee with Max.
Colonel Harris?
My father apologizes
that he cannot bid you goodnight
in person.
He is indisposed.
Just see to it, Larry, that your father
fills out that questionaire.
I've made arrangements
for someone to come
and verify it on Friday.
Come and sit down.
Father is taking his bath.
He's always retiring to his bath
when he is upset.
The Colonel is forcing him to fill out
this stupid questionaire.
So what's it all about?
They ask you about your relation
with the Nazi party.
And father has to have
a perfectly clean record
if he wants to retain his position.
And the Colonel knows father
will have to lie to keep Zentropa.
Your uncle wants to leave now.
He's waiting for you in the hall.
Goodbye, Fräulein Hartmann.
There's one thing I want
to confess to you.
I fooled you a little the other day
when I pretended that
the tunnel frightened me.
It was the sight of those hanged
people what touched me so deeply.
After all they were only
fighting for their country
like most of the world
has been doing.
And suddenly it's a crime.
You have left the house.
Behínd you ís the German famíly.
You see before you the questíonaíre
that ís desígned to test
the guílt of the country.
Fríday, you wíll be back.
Herr Kessler!
I'm a friend of the Hartmanns.
They were sure I could ask you
a small favour.
My nephews are going to Cologne.
Would you please look after them?
They're being picked up
at the station.
Here are their tickets.
Here you are, sir.
The children are with me.
O.K.
You can stay in here.
Compartment 13 has ordered
a bottle of sekt.
The name is Ravenstein.
By the way, no guests on duty.
I'll see to it that a fine of 7 mark
is deducted from your salary.
-Sekt for Ravenstein.
-Here.
We're cele ating.
The Allied command in Frankfurt
has appointed my husband mayor.
-Congratulations.
-Thank you.
Excuse me.
Are you the engine driver?
I'm the sleeping car conductor.
I don't want to impose on you
but my family and I have lived
in London during the war.
Now we're returning to WöIstadt.
But all of a sudden my wife is
refusing to leave the train.
She's very upset about the present
state of Germany.
Would you be so kind as to help
me set her mind at rest?
If you'd perhaps reassure her
that WöIstadt has been spared the
havoc of war.
We live in Sachsenstrasse 43.
I don't know WöIstadt.
But what I've seen from the train
looks bad.
But you must help me.
You must.
I'll never get her off the train.
Our home is in WöIstadt.
Maybe we could take a taxi
from the station.
My dear, I have encouraging news.
Please, repeat what you told me.
I don't really know WöIstadt...
But you did tell me WöIstatd
had been spared.
I've only seen it from the train.
Listen to that. Listen. Listen.
Next stop is WöIstadt.
You'd better get ready.
Palestine!
Palestine, Palestine...
She wants to live in the desert!
We're Jewish, but we're German,
but we're Jewish.
You utes!
Leo! Help me. These people
will kill me.
What's going on here?
We have dismantling orders
for all the heaters on this train.
But it's freezing outside!
War debts
for Scandinavia.
It's outrageous!
Take it easy, old man!
I don't have to accept this!
We gotta give the blankets
we have to the passengers.
-We'll get the children to help.
-Outrageous!
We've got problems
with the heater.
Here are some blankets.
Persecution!
We've got problems
with the heaters.
Here are some blankets.
Give the children some chocolate.
Hurry up!
We'd like another bottle of sekt.
Certainly, sir.
Security check before
the zone crossing.
Can we see the passenger list?
Sure.
Here we are.
You got the newly appointed mayor
Ravenstein and wife in 13.
Thank you.
Have another piece.
Security check before
the zone crossing.
Chocolate?
Security check before
the zone crossing.
Papers, please.
This paper has expired.
Do you have another paper?
You can't cross
the zone with this.
This guy's ID is no good.
No!
No!
No!
No!
One. Two. Three.
Four. Fíve. Síx.
Seven. Eíght. Níne. Ten.
You are at a party.
Leo?
I heard about that
little episode.
I understand you handled it
very well.
-I didn't do anything.
-That's just it.
We'd have a lot less problems
if everyone behaved like you.
By the way, we've already
appointed a new mayor.
The children were ought
to me by this man.
He claimed to be a friend
of the Hartmann family.
Yeah, yeah. They're not stupid
those Werewolves.
Listen, I can hardly recognize Max.
He's been staring off that window
for over an hour
waiting for the 9.15 to come in.
It's pathetic.
I insist on a return match
today, Colonel Harris.
Sure!
I've never understood how anyone
could be proud to be German.
If I had my way, I'd get on a plane
bound for America today.
You probably find that
hard to understand.
To me, the war was just
a waste of time.
Just as you would feel,
if you were to attend
the good Father's mass.
The ceremony might be colourful,
yes, even entertaining,
but to an unbeliever it's just
a sophisticated way
to waste time.
Shoddy, when the Sacrament
is nothing but a dry cracker.
She's flirting with you.
A bit scheming, don't you think?
Why don't you dance with her?
Not today.
I'm too tired.
All right, Max, the Jew is here.
Marie...
Please fetch those silly papers
for me.
The form must be verified
by somebody from the resistance
or by a jew.
Those are the rules.
I must ask you whether
you know this man.
Max, you have to turn around.
Max Hartmann is my friend.
He fed me and hid me
in his cellar.
I won't do it anymore.
No more.
Do as you please!
We handed out 13 million
questionaires
and found out that eighty per cent
of the Germans in our zone
had Nazi sympathies.
Max Hartmann is important
for the reconstruction
of the transportation system.
I admit I made a little private
arrangement with that Jew.
He oke into an American
food depot
and he's quite thankful
I got him out of trouble.
Is it my move?
What am I doing?
No, I think I'll retire.
There's no need to disturb
the Father and Alex.
Good night.
-Good night, father.
-Good night, father.
Your uncle has always
been a good man.
Don't forget that whatever happens
you must always do
what you think is right.
Never let anyone tell you
otherwise.
My dear Katharina...
Come, let's get out of here.
Blow out the lamp.
What?
The lamp...
Father has given Larry this train
for one of his birthdays.
Larry never touched it.
It was quite rude.
That thing with the questionaire...
It was a farce.
Colonel Harris forced
the Jew to sign.
I know.
I could see that father had never
seen that ugly little man before.
I'm sorry that father agreed to
such a farce.
You are so good
and understanding...
I find that a little provoking.
Allow me to test your
tolerance, Mr. Kessler.
I am a Werewolf!
Or more correctly,
I was a Werewolf.
So now you know.
I have no doubt that my secret
is safe with you.
I was foolish enough
to get involved with these people.
I realized right away
it was a terrible mistake.
But to get out was not easy.
Maybe it was just to spite father.
I've been very Ionely
with this secret.
But it's all over now.
I have oken with them forever.
But I had to tell you.
Don't you understand?
Mr. Kessler, you once said to me
that the time had come
to show a little
kindness towards Germany.
Now, Mr. Kessler, I ask you
to prove your open mind,
and show a little
kindness to me.
Checkmate!
Yes, I'm affraid I have to admit
you've won.
-Again!
-Again.
You know, we've played chess
together about fifteen times
and I've beaten you every time.
Doesn't that bother you, Father?
It is just a game.
You know, sometimes it's very difficult
for me to understand Germany.
We've bombed you to pieces
yet you all behave as if there never
was any war at all.
Max Hartmann and I have been
very close friends
and now I risk everything,
including a courtmartial,
just to help him keep
his position in Zentropa.
Do you think he knows about this?
Frankly,
I don't think he cares!
Damn you, Max! Get out of
that bathroom and talk to me.
Max, you can't treat me like this.
Open that door and face
reality for once!
-It's time to go home, Colonel.
- Come on, Colonel Harris!
He can't do that to me!
Papa?
Papa?
Papa!
Mr. Hartmann!
Mr. Hartmann!
Sancte Antonius, ora pro nobis.
Sancte Christoforus, ora pro nobis.
Sancte Stephano, ora pro nobis.
Sancti Joanne e Paole,
orate pro nobis.
Sancte Cosme, ora pro nobis.
Sancte Agnese...
I don't know what happened
upstairs this evening,
but from the way that
the kitchen personnel reacted,
it wasn't very pleasant.
I'm inclined to believe
that my nephew
bears a large part
of the responsibility.
Actually, I've taken a rather
substantial risk
in getting you this job.
My reputation is at stake.
And all this at a time when
the letter
you've been waiting for so long
has finally arrived.
This means that your application for
the examination has been accepted.
And is to be executed in
nine or ten weeks.
As the test is comprehensive
and the grading particularly severe,
I'd recommend you to,
as soon as you've finished
with these shoes,
go through the regulations.
Excuse me, Herr Kessler,
but I found this pair of
Crockett & Jones
outside compartment nine.
I'm sure there must be
a misunderstanding.
Well, they are polished.
I don't think so.
Where is the chalk mark?
-Chalk mark?
-Chalk mark!
A chalk mark
on the sole
is the passenger's guarantee that
the shoes have polished
and they've been polished
by the conductor of the car!
I can't see how a chalk mark can be
the passenger's guarantee.
No, you've come here with
your background
in American culture,
American way of thinking.
But I ask you kindly,
kindly, Herr Kessler,
without humility you will no get
anywhere.
Besides the guarantee,
the chalk mark also indicates
the traveller's compartment.
Take these shoes for example.
Where do they belong?
- Now I've lost track of...
- Ah, there you are.
And how will you find out?
Well, I could always ask one of
the passangers.
When I return I want to see all
the shoes marked
with compartment numbers.
And under no circumstances
will I tolerate
any disturbance of the passengers.
Do you have a moment?
We need your help, conductor.
I implore you, Herr Leopold,
please, come along.
You are beíng led through the traín.
You are led through carríages
you never knew exísted.
Be careful here.
Welcome, Herr Kessler.
I can understand if this setup
puzzles you.
But this sector is in
a state of emergency
and the authorities won't allow us
to give Max Hartmann
a proper burial.
Gatherings are forbidden,
Herr Kessler.
We therefore have to resort
to this unworthy arrangement.
We'll proceed with our ceremony
in secret,
just as the Christians
in the catacombs.
Everyone is gathering at the old
marshalling yard at Darmstadt.
It will be your job
to stop the train there
so we can get the coffin
off the train.
I am waiting for an explanation.
You pulled the emergency ake!
Si iniquitates observaveris Domine,
Domine quis sustinebit?
Kyrie eleison.
Christe eleison.
Kyrie eleison. Et ne nos inducas
in tentationem.
Sed libera nos a malo.
Requiescant in pace.
Amen.
Domine, exaudi orationem meam.
Oremus.
Filium, deus...
Thís ís the Amerícan
occupatíon force.
Law 1067 of the
mílítary goverment
forbíds gatheríngs
and processíons.
Please dísperse and go home,
or you wíll be arrested.
Dísperse and go home,
or you wíll be arrested.
The ceremony ís over.
The coffín ís to be turned over
to the occupatíon forces
for confíscatíon
ínmedíately.
Vivat, vivat. Vivat, vivat.
Go back to America, please.
Herr Leopold.
Over here!
Come in.
Kat is a lovely girl.
You stay away from her.
I just wanted to thank you.
It turned out fine with my
nephews on the train.
I don't know what the youngsters
would've done without you.
Open the door, please!
Our superiors
appreciate your help
in the Ravenstein assasination.
Please, open the door!
We have a new job in mind
for you.
Why, there is your little girlfriend.
Listen, Leo, I'm not asking you
to make up your mind right away.
I think we'll offer Herr Kessler
a ride back to Frankfurt.
And then we must get
the back door fixed.
It's stuck.
You love her. She ís so strong.
And yet so vulnerable.
I want you to go forward ín tíme.
Go forward
one month ín tíme.
Be there on the count of three.
One.
Two.
Three.
You have a visitor, Herr Aspirant.
Father?
-I hope I'm not intruding.
-Not at all, Father.
Thank you.
Have you been promoted yet?
The exam is in
a few weeks.
Are you working in Munich?
At Saint Christopher church.
I've come to ask you not to judge
Kat too harshly.
I know she's told you about
her mistake.
Kat is confused as there are
many others these days.
But she is not a Werewolf.
She repents her sins
and tries to make amends.
She had to flee from these
people in Frankfurt.
They stop at nothing.
Max Hartmann received
threatening letters
as his collaboration with the
Americans was no secret.
After his death,
the authorities have confiscated
his entire estate.
Do you have any contact with Kat?
I really have to go now.
We'll meet again.
Goodbye, Herr Kessler,
and Merry Christmas.
Merry Christmas, Father.
Herr Kessler, if I were you...
I'd attend the Midnight Mass
at Saint Christopher tonight.
Priests are
an necessary discomfort.
Sanguis Domini nostri
Jesus Christie
custodiat animam meam
in vitam eternam.
...ut intres sup tectum meum,
sed tantum dic verbo,
et sanibitur anima mea.
Corpus Domini nostri Jesus Christi
custodiat animam tuam
in vitam eternam.
Amen.
Corpus Domini nostri Jesus Chisti
custodiat animan tuam
in vitam eternam.
Marry me, please.
Yes.
With this ring I thee wed
in the name
of the Holy Trinity.
Amen.
It ís New Years morníng,
year one.
You are on your honeymoon
ín the Hartmann famíly's
prívate compartment.
You have been makíng love.
You have enjoyed the tenderness
of your wífe,
but now she ís asleep
and you are alone.
For the fírst tíme you experíence
the fear of beíng on a traín
wíth no possíbílíty of gettíng off,
and no ídea of where
the journey may end.
Stuttgart, Leípzíg,
Berlín, Wíesbaden,
Hamm, Hannover, Hamburg,
Frankfurt, Duísburg...
-What's the matter?
-Nothing.
I'm so glad you got this
compartment for us.
I've travelled so many times in it.
My father showed me all of
Germany from here.
Kat, I know so little about you
and your family.
And yet you know more than others.
I don't believe your father could
be threatened to take his own life!
You see, for father transport was
a sacred word.
The most important thing for him
was that the wheels kept on rolling.
But they were rolling...
Yes, but the war made father
old and strange,
and he saw the whole of Germany
as his own model railway,
running around and round and
round and round and round...
And he wanted to believe
the cars were just as empty
as toy trains.
But although he did his best
it was not possible
to repress the fact
that Zentropa during the war
transported jews
in cattle trains
to concentration camps,
and American officers
first class afterwards.
In the end it was all
too absurd,
even for father.
But listen, I just...
Jesus Christ, what a dump!
The two of you are movíng
ínto what can be províded
for a newly marríed couple.
The place ís OK wíth you because
she ís there.
And as you go on wíth your job,
and are back on the tracks,
you feel stronger.
One níght there's a call for you ín
the míddle of the Berlín Frankfurt run.
Answer the call ín the míddle of the
Berlín Frankfurt run.
Hello?
Hello, Leo?
Kate, is everything all right?
Where are you?
I am at the vílla, ín Frankfurt.
-What are you doing there?
-Can you come over here?
I'll be in Frankfurt in half an hour.
Are you OK?
We'll talk when you get here.
Kate!
Kate!
Kate!
Kate!
I'm affraid young Herr Hartmann
wasn't as cooperative as you.
But then, one faggot
more or less...
Where is my wife?
We've taken her to
a temporary hiding place.
We thought you'd be more
cooperative if she was with us.
I'm so glad you came,
Leopold!
Let's talk about your next job.
We would like to see the
Bremen line shut down tonight.
You're a good man,
Herr Leopold.
We're sure
you can handle
a larger job.
All you have to do is place
some explosives
underneath your sleeper.
The bomb will be detonated
on the Neuwied idge.
You'll have time to escape.
I'm sorry to have to press you
like this, Herr Leopold,
for I really do care for you.
Remember. Tonight you're going
on the Bremen Express.
Attentíon, please!
The Bremen Express
wíll depart shortly
for Cologne, Essen,
Doden, Dortmund...
Excuse me!
Here you are!
-Up you go.
-Your suitcase, sir!
I've reserved compartment 3
for you, Colonel.
Take your seat and
I'll come once we're off.
There is a package for you.
We don't approve of such things.
Come in.
Sit down, Leo.
-Now talk to me.
-Well, I...
Excuse me, I would like
a word with the conductor.
Excuse me.
Allow me to present
the examinee:
Leopold Kessler, my nephew.
Herr Seifert and
Inspector Stelemann,
they are in charge
of the examination.
The examination consists of two
parts, practical and theoretical.
First we'll ask you some questions
and then we'll accompany you
to see
how you handle the travellers
and the equipment.
Politeness and firmness
are the virtues of the conductor.
Please accompany us
to compartment 9
and let us begin.
Has this examination taken you
by surprise?
No, I was just attending
to one of the travellers.
If you don't mind,
I'll just finnish that.
I'll be right back.
-Sorry about the interruption.
-So what is your story?
Remember the Ravenstein
incident?
Germans killing Germans,
that doesn't eak my heart.
I met that man again,
the Werewolf,
at the Hartmann villa
tonight.
Yes, and...?
Excuse me.
Kat, what's going on?
They want you to plant
a bomb, Leo.
-Follow the instructions.
-Please, listen to me!
-Or else her life is in danger.
-No, not if I can't tell him.
You must plant the bomb at
Checkpoint Urmitz.
-For Christ's sake, Kate!
-Come on, tell him.
The bomb must go off
in the middle of the idge
rails are under repair.
The train will go very slowly.
-That's all I can say.
-We don't tolerate mistakes!
They're watching your every move.
Don't forget!
Checkpoint Urmitz!
I love you!
I'm affraid the external examiner
is getting a little impatient.
I think we had better proceed
with the examination.
Well, Herr Kessler,
we'd like to know
what you would do
if the cleaning man
handed you a green card
filled in like this.
Only a short stop
at the check poínt.
Thís traín contínues
to Bremen.
Kessler, do me a favour,
stop messing around with me.
What sort of information
do you have for me?
Is it that own bag
you wanted me to see?
The situation is a bit more
complicated than I thought.
Kessler, God damn it!
Can't you stay put
for a minute?
Excuse me!
Excuse me!
On your way to the platform?
Excuse me!
Jesus Christ!
-There's something I gotta tell you!
-Where is your cap?
I don't have the authority
to decide if this examination
can proceed without you
wearing your cap.
But I know that if you want
to carry out the job
of a sleeping car conductor
with your head uncovered,
I have no choice but
to put you off the train inmediately.
There's something I gotta tell you.
The last thing I desire is
private conversation on duty.
You have carríed out the orders.
Now relax.
I want you to sínk down ínto the
soft cool grass on the raílbed.
Look up.
Look at the stars.
See how the stars resemble
íllumínated cítíes on a map.
Or maybe ít ís
the fadíng líghts
of human líves.
But you are here to help
the líghts burn íghter.
Not to put them out.
At any príze you must make
thís good agaín.
Run for the bomb!
Out of the way!
Out of the way!
Hold it, boy!
Are you out of your mind?
Get out of here!
Don't you want your promotion
at all?
There is a high ranking military
officer in number three.
He has put in a complaint
about you!
This will be noted
in your exam.
It's going to be difficult
for you now!
My nephew's behaviour
cannot be excused.
My first thought was to advise
you to cancel the exam at once.
The exhaustíng run
has made you síck.
Do you wish to proceed?
That is up to the examiner.
I repeat my question:
What would you do if
the cleaning man
handed you a green card
filled in like this?
Your clothes are soaked wíth sweat
and you are affraíd
of faíntíng.
Come now, can't you see it's
filled in improperly?
Wrong and incomplete!
Your heart ís pumpíng faster
and faster ín paníc.
Can I have a glass of water,
please?
Would you like to tell the
examinee the correct answer
to the question?
It's a trick question.
The answer is:
Report the cleaning man
inmediately!
The green card should never be
in the cleaning man's possesion.
Normally, the cleaning man
doesn't keep any papers
for the conductor.
On the contrary, the conductor
must give him a receipt
upon the completion
of his work.
And which form is used
for this?
B, that is correct.
And now a question after
Herr Seifert's heart.
What's stated in paragraph 4,
section 62 in the book of regulations?
You cannot eathe.
On the count of three
you'll faínt.
One.
I must inform you
that an open collar is against
the regulations!
Two.
Three.
One second of ínfíníte rest.
Your uncle was kind enough
to fetch a card for you.
We now want you
to make bed 42.
I have put out the correct number
of bedding covers for you.
You may begin when
I tell you to.
We want you to make it twice
and then we will test the bed.
Are you ready with the clock?
You may begin.
The clock is ticking.
The clock is ticking!
-Stop your automobíle!
-Halt!
Stay where you are!
Come back here!
You don't have time for that.
The clock is ticking!
Hurry up, Herr Kessler.
The clock is ticking!
The clock is ticking!
Thank you.
Kate is sitting in
compartment one,
if you wish to talk to her.
Kate.
Excuse me, Colonel,
there must be an error,
my wife is handcuffed.
I'm affraid there is no error,
Leo, I'm sorry.
I once told you that your
connections with the railways
could be of help for me.
You couldn't know that it was
your association
with the Werewolf
Katharina Hartmann
that really interested us.
We needed your help
to keep track of her,
when we found out
it was Kate
who wrote the anonymous letters
of threat to her father.
Tell the Colonel you are not
a Werewolf.
Kate...
Please believe me when I tell you
I really cared for you.
What are you saying?
You know, they say a Werewolf
is only a Werewolf at night.
In the daytime it's human being.
I know I can't make you
understand
what it is that makes a man
turn into an animal
because you don't accept
that it ever happens.
During nights I wrote
the letters to father.
During days, I regretted it.
I didn't want him to die,
but it hurt me so much to see him
bow before the Americans.
And Larry?
He must have followed me
to meeting at the villa.
It was him or us.
So our marriage was just a part
of a plan to blow up this train?
No, that's not true.
I really loved you.
You know, there were times when
all I wanted
was for us to leave and forget
about Germany.
But, Leo, it didn't work
I'm sorry, Leo.
I did what I had to do.
But it's your fault too.
The idge would have been
so easy for you.
Easy?
Nothing could happen to you.
And all the people
on the train?
What people?
Everybody on this train has been
through the war just like me.
You can't compare yourself to us.
Everybody here has killed
or betrayed,
directly or indirectly,
hundreds of times,
just to survive.
Look into their eyes and you'll see
what I mean.
Kate, you're talking about
an awful crime.
But the way I see it is that
you are the only criminal.
I haven't done anything!
I'm not working for either side!
Exactly.
I'm sorry to say this,
but I've got this rotten feeling
that everyone's been screewing me
ever since I got here.
That makes me mad.
And now it's my turn
to say something!
Herr Aspírant...
Herr Kessler!
Would you please come to
compartment nine for a moment?
Excuse me, I was told I could
find the conductor here.
I have a problem.
Is it too much to ask for
a bit of service?
We must be quiet.
The external examiner needs to rest
before we proceed
with the exam.
Let me give you a piece of advice,
Herr Kessler.
In my opinion,
you have only one option.
As soon as Herr Seifert wakes up,
ask him to accompany you
as you go through the train
and apologize to each one
of the travellers.
Think it over.
Conductor!
Those shoes have not
been polished!
Although I wanted them
to be polished!
I'm sure those shoes
are polished.
I don't think so,
I don't see any chalk mark!
Your problem is not important!
You had better be careful!
The emergency ake!
You pulled the emergency ake!
Because I don't want this train
to go to Munich, Bremen,
Frankfurt or fucking Auschwitz!
I want it to stay right here!
You'll have to excuse me.
I need some time to think.
Isn't this the Neuwied idge?
Might be. There have been
some diversions.
Back into your compartments!
Now!
Refreshments?
Bed making?
Shoe shine?
You are ín a traín ín Germany.
Now the traín ís sínkíng.
You wíll drown.
On the count of ten
you wíll be dead.
One.
Two.
Three.
Four.
Fíve.
Síx.
Seven.
Eíght.
Níne.
Ten.
In the morníng the sleeper
has found rest
on the bottom of the ríver.
The force of the stream has opened
the door and ís leadíng you on.
Above your body,
people are stíll alíve.
Follow the ríver.
As days go by,
head for the ocean
that mírrors the sky.
You want to wake up,
to free yourself of the ímage
of Europa.
But ít ís not possíble. |
You wíll now lísten to my voíce.
My voíce wíll help you and guíde
you stíll deeper ínto Europa.
Every tíme you hear my voíce,
wíth every word and every number,
you wíll enter a stíll deeper layer,
open, relax ed and receptíve.
I shall now count from one to ten.
On the count of ten,
you wíll be ín Europa.
I say one.
And as you focus your attentíon
entírely on my voíce,
you wíll slowly begín to relax.
Two.
Your hands and your fíngers are
gettíng warmer and heavíer.
Three.
The warmth ís spreadíng through
your arms
to your shoulders
and your neck.
Four.
Your feet and your legs get heavíer.
Fíve.
The warmth ís spreadíng
to the whole of your body.
On síx I want you to go deeper.
I say síx.
And the whole of your relax ed
body ís slowly begínníng to sínk.
Seven.
You go deeper and deeper and
deeper.
Eíght.
On every eath you take you go
deeper.
Níne.
You are floatíng.
On the mental count of ten you
wíll be ín Europa.
Be there at ten.
I say ten.
You are lísteníng to the noíse of raín
beatíng agaínst a large metal drum.
Go closer.
There's a fence and you have
to stop.
You are walkíng across the raílyard,
and you've been travellíng by traín
from Bremerhaven,
and before that on a shíp from
New York.
You are ín Germany.
The year ís 1945.
His name is Leopold Kessler.
I'm your uncle.
You may em ace me.
I have received this letter from
your father.
He has the nerve to ask me
to find you a job.
My God!
Isn't he aware of the situation in
Germany?
My father...
I do not wish to know anything
about my other.
He left our country at a difficult time,
for that I'll never forgive him.
Family bonds are intolerable!
Well, also I'll probably regret my
kindness dearly...
Due to my position I succeeded
to get you a job in Zentropa.
Your reasons to apply for this job,
and why you are here at all,
is of no interest to me.
-Uncle, I truly...
-No, I don't want any gratitude.
Zentropa will give no guarantee
that only new material will be used
for your uniform.
Your uniform will be delivered
within twelve hours.
Remeber that the uniform has
to be changed twice a year.
The uniform is the property
of the company,
but paid by the employee.
Give me your wallet, please.
Thanks.
Is your nephew ready to be examined,
Herr Kessler?
Thank you, doctor.
Thank you, Herr Kessler.
There's no need for further
examination.
Your nephew is of standard health.
Standard fee, please.
Your wallet.
The German citizens you'll meet,
will all give you the impression
of friendliness,
but never for a moment believe
that it's anything but trying to gain
something from you.
All Germans will hate you,
and in my opinion,
they are right in doing so.
We're all living at the mercy of the
Americans.
The military authorities have tied
Zentropa hand and foot.
Your fellow countrymen treat
Europeans without much respect.
Humility, Kessler.
Never forget humility.
Don't draw the courtaíns!
What are you doing?
Do you want to wake the sleeping?
All these people work at night
and need their sleep.
-I just wanted to look at...
-There's nothing to see!
You are ín Germany
just after the war.
You are cold.
You're coveríng yourself up wíth the
clothes you have ín your suítcase.
You are to start your traíníng as a
sleepíng car conductor.
When you have rested you wíll be
on your way to your new job.
Get up.
Get up and be on your way.
Come on, come on!
-Good evening.
-Good evening.
-Tonight you'll be going on train 317.
-Frankfurt-Berlin.
-Tomorrow, train 212.
-Berlin-Munich.
And then on 522.
Then we return here.
Now we shall receive our papers.
Timetable, list of sales, receipts,
electrical chart, green checkbook,
book of tickets, account book,
and the green journal.
Thank you, Fräulein Schulze.
The inspector wants you at
turntable 3.
Really?
I have promised not to say anymore,
but I think he's got a surprise for you.
Thank you. Come on!
Wait. I see young Herr Kessler
hasn't paid his guarantee yet.
I think I understand unemployment
in Germany much better now.
People just can't afford to work here.
This is for railway personel only.
Stay back!
Over here, Kessler!
I thought I'd tell you right away,
Kessler.
Car 2306 is back in order.
-Really, Herr Inspector?
-Yes, dammit, Kessler!
Your nephew is off to a great start
with us.
Would you please turn the handle?
Yes, Herr Inspector!
Track 8, Kessler. Track 8.
You'll have the honour of serving
on the first class
sleeper to run under the revived
company of Zentropa.
We've worked day and night to get
it back in order
and now it will run again.
I understand you specifically wish
to become a sleeping car conductor.
A fine choice.
But it's a symbolic gesture
the management has given you,
a foreigner, the job.
We're dealing with the important
issue of human transportation
which no borders should prevent.
l, too, began as a sleeping car
conductor,
and believe me,
those were the happiest days.
An engine driver's work is exciting,
so is the systematic's in the tower,
but only the sleeping car
conductor is
in direct contact with the travellers.
A fine task. He can say:
Relax,
I guarantee you a pleasant journey,
sleep well.
-Right, Kessler?
-Sure, Herr Inspector.
I'd call this a mythological task.
You'll be accompanying your uncle
during your training period.
Your exam is in three months,
after which you'll be able
to advance,
but you can read all about that in
the service regulations.
Here it comes.
Come in.
Please,
Herr Sleeping Car Conductor,
the rails to Berlin is our best section.
When I was in America
I was fortunate enough to meet
Mrs. George Pullman.
She gave me this bonbondose that
Mr. Pullman himself used to carry.
Take two!
And crush them...
...as is the custom in your country.
Attentíon, please!
The traín for
Berlín-Ostbahnhof
over Be a
Erfurt and Halle,
wíll be ready for departure
ín platform síx ín a few mínutes.
Tickets!
No, first class!
First class!
First class!
Tickets!
Tickets! No, first class!
First class only! No!
No, first class! Tickets!
Money! Please!
Please, sír!
Gíve us some money!
Sír!
Have you got no decency at all?
The shades must be down now.
Those are the rules.
Please listen, Herr Kessler.
Things will be quiet for a while.
I'll retire now if you would be so kind
as to keep an eye on everything.
I'll entrust you the passkey.
I'm in the kitchen if you need me.
And keep in mind
that the management's private
compartment has been taken.
Entreé!
You can make the bed now.
Sorry to disturb you, uncle.
I need some help.
Uncle?
Uncle?
Please, excuse me.
It's my first trip...
Your German is not bad at all,
Herr Kessler.
Please, continue.
I took the liberty of getting a bit of
information about you.
My name is Katharina Hartmann.
As you may know my family owns
Zentropa.
You've chosen an unusual
time to come to Germany.
An American in a civilian job is
a rare sight these days.
Please, excuse my curiousity but,
what are you doing here?
I'm a sleeping car conductor.
I'm just trying to understand why a
young American
wants to play tourist in these sad
surroundings.
I understand you refused to be a
soldier?
I had to come here.
Why?
I believe my taking on a job
as a a civilian here,
is a small contribution to making
the world a better place.
It's time someone showed this
country a little kindness.
Why Herr Kessler,
you are a true idealist.
Are you laughing at me?
No, I'm smiling because what you
say seems to come from far away.
What's this?
Partisans. Executed by your
countrymen, I believe.
But I thought the war was over.
Some would rather fight
a lost battle.
Will that be all?
No, please, stay.
Please, sit here.
We are approaching a tunnel.
It's ridiculous, I've been on trains
all my life, but...
I'm so frightened of tunnels.
Could I persuade you to stay until
we've passed through?
Once the electric light went out
Give us a hand!
I must have fallen asleep.
It's very embarrasing.
You see, normally I have problems
falling asleep.
But when I hear the sound of the
wheels on the tracks
I become drowsy and I fall
asleep for a while,
and when I wake up, I'm ice cold.
It's frightening.
And then there's the feeling that
I don't know
in which direction
the train is moving.
I don't know if we're going
forwards or backwards.
Or what I thought forward has
suddenly become backwards.
Know what I mean?
Let me tell you, it's most frightening.
My dear uncle.
What's happened seems to me
to be a simple switch.
You lost track of things for
a moment.
and it was then the train was just
turned around.
You see?
It's easily explained.
Young Kessler, you are a fool!
You have travelled through
the German níght.
You have met the German gírl.
On the street above ít ís daylíght.
But as you go on wíth your job
ín car 2306
there ís líttle to see.
Go deeper.
On the count of three
there wíll be a message for you
of great ímportance.
One.
Two.
Three.
Wake up! Wake up!
Leo, you have to hurry!
This invitation
came by messenger.
I don't know why but you're
invited to dinner at 7 p.m.
at the home of the Hartmann family.
You're already late.
Naturally I'll accompany you.
An invitation like this is
a great honour.
I demand that you behave correctly.
It's of the utmost importance.
The Hartmann family founded
Zentropa in 1912.
My nephew, Leopold Kessler,
has been invited for dinner at 7 pm.
He is alone to blame for his tardiness.
I turn him over to you and will myself
wait in the kitchen.
-They've already sat down to dinner.
-Thank you.
...at the right hour you feed them.
You open your hand and bless all
that dwells there.
- Amen.
- Amen.
Our guest has arrived.
I'm so sorry I'm late.
Never excuse yourself.
Life is too short for that.
Kat tells me you've just joined
our company.
I'm very pleased.
Father's glad you're an American.
He'd like for Zentropa to be an
international company.
As Germans are ill-regarded now.
Rubbish, Larry! Let us eat.
-My sister's got her eye on you.
-Larry!
Calm down, both of you.
It's very ave of you, Herr Kessler,
to come to Germany at this time.
A great tragedy has befallen this
part of the world.
Are you a catholic, Mr. Kessler?
What kind of a question is that to put
to our guest.
I'm affraid I'm not very religious.
Herr Kessler is a sensible young man.
He realizes that if the scars
of the war are to heal,
we have to turn to each other.
My sister says you're a deserter.
In my father's opinion, so am I.
That's enough, Larry!
My son was too ill to join the service.
My illness!
The illness my father's never
understood.
He thinks it stems from my mother
spoiling me till the day she died.
Excuse me.
I must excuse my son's behaviour.
I thought you didn't like excuses.
Dammit!
Excuse me, Father.
In war, life is ever so simple.
The problems arise afterwards.
-Don't you agree, Father?
-Yes.
Religion may play a great part
in times of war,
but more so when
the silence of arms
toys with our peace of mind.
When we pray to God
in times of war
we can rely on his support if only
we have faith in our cause.
Excuse me, Father,
but what about the other side?
The enemy believes as much
in his cause.
Why of course, Herr Kessler.
God is on everybodys side.
But when you fight for a cause
with all your heart,
God finds it easier to forgive
if you thereby disobey
his commands.
And who doesn't God forgive?
The unbelievers.
The lukewarm ones
who don't take sides.
They are condemned to eternal
wandering.
He has no mercy on them,
Herr Kessler.
So because thou art lukewarm,
I will spee thee out of my mouth.
They're just about to blast!
The Allies are blowing up
cranes in Westhafen.
They're dismantling.
Dismantling?
They want to prevent another
German military power from arising.
So they're destroying everything
that might be of use for that.
I fail to see how the few cranes
we have left
might pose a threat.
The food supply situation
will become even worse.
You're so naive, Kat!
The cranes are loading coal
for IG-Farben.
The Americans are clever.
They get hold
of the chemical patents
and then they destroy the plants
to prevent any further production.
All in the name
of demilitarization.
I really admire the Americans.
Mr. Kessler?
Did you know that many factories
in Germany
were owned by Americans
during the war?
The Pater is praying for Mariakirche
in Westhafen,
so that the explosions
may not harm it.
That was that.
You may ing the coffee now.
-May I call you Leopold?
-Of course, sir.
You must understand,
Herr Leopold,
our family has always treasured
international contacts.
Pay us a visit now and again.
How about dinner on Friday?
I'm affraid that's one of your fellow
Americans at the door.
Just a mínute, please.
I'm sure you'll like Alex.
We studied together in Berlin
and now he's back in Germany.
-Colonel Harris.
-Welcome, Alex.
Max, you must fill in
this questionaire.
May I introduce to you one
of your countrymen
who has just been employed
in our company.
Mr. Leopold Kessler,
Herr Alexander Harris.
How do you do?
In fact it's actually Leo
I came to meet.
I understand you're
of German descent.
I'd be the last one to blame
you for that.
You meet so many sensible
Germans these days.
It's been a pleasant evening,
Herr Hartmann.
I have to go and check up on the
church before curfew.
I'm affraid we won't have time for
a game of chess tonight, Colonel.
-Coffee, Alex?
-No, no, later.
I've got some information on you.
I know about your AWOL.
I have come to ask you to do us
a small favour.
What's that?
Well, your job with the railways
could be an advantage to us.
I don't know what you've heard
about the Werewolves,
but you should know that sabotage
is still going on
as well as liquidations of Germans
who cooperate with the Allies.
All I'm asking you to do is
to keep an eye open for us
and report back to us.
Here, I ought you this.
Excuse me, sir,
but I can't accept a gun.
Why not?
If I wanted to carry a weapon
I would've come here earlier.
I wouldn't make a move in this
country without a weapon.
Okay, it's a deal.
You keep an eye on the nazis for me.
I'll go and have that coffee with Max.
Colonel Harris?
My father apologizes
that he cannot bid you goodnight
in person.
He is indisposed.
Just see to it, Larry, that your father
fills out that questionaire.
I've made arrangements
for someone to come
and verify it on Friday.
Come and sit down.
Father is taking his bath.
He's always retiring to his bath
when he is upset.
The Colonel is forcing him to fill out
this stupid questionaire.
So what's it all about?
They ask you about your relation
with the Nazi party.
And father has to have
a perfectly clean record
if he wants to retain his position.
And the Colonel knows father
will have to lie to keep Zentropa.
Your uncle wants to leave now.
He's waiting for you in the hall.
Goodbye, Fräulein Hartmann.
There's one thing I want
to confess to you.
I fooled you a little the other day
when I pretended that
the tunnel frightened me.
It was the sight of those hanged
people what touched me so deeply.
After all they were only
fighting for their country
like most of the world
has been doing.
And suddenly it's a crime.
You have left the house.
Behínd you ís the German famíly.
You see before you the questíonaíre
that ís desígned to test
the guílt of the country.
Fríday, you wíll be back.
Herr Kessler!
I'm a friend of the Hartmanns.
They were sure I could ask you
a small favour.
My nephews are going to Cologne.
Would you please look after them?
They're being picked up
at the station.
Here are their tickets.
Here you are, sir.
The children are with me.
O.K.
You can stay in here.
Compartment 13 has ordered
a bottle of sekt.
The name is Ravenstein.
By the way, no guests on duty.
I'll see to it that a fine of 7 mark
is deducted from your salary.
-Sekt for Ravenstein.
-Here.
We're cele ating.
The Allied command in Frankfurt
has appointed my husband mayor.
-Congratulations.
-Thank you.
Excuse me.
Are you the engine driver?
I'm the sleeping car conductor.
I don't want to impose on you
but my family and I have lived
in London during the war.
Now we're returning to WöIstadt.
But all of a sudden my wife is
refusing to leave the train.
She's very upset about the present
state of Germany.
Would you be so kind as to help
me set her mind at rest?
If you'd perhaps reassure her
that WöIstadt has been spared the
havoc of war.
We live in Sachsenstrasse 43.
I don't know WöIstadt.
But what I've seen from the train
looks bad.
But you must help me.
You must.
I'll never get her off the train.
Our home is in WöIstadt.
Maybe we could take a taxi
from the station.
My dear, I have encouraging news.
Please, repeat what you told me.
I don't really know WöIstadt...
But you did tell me WöIstatd
had been spared.
I've only seen it from the train.
Listen to that. Listen. Listen.
Next stop is WöIstadt.
You'd better get ready.
Palestine!
Palestine, Palestine...
She wants to live in the desert!
We're Jewish, but we're German,
but we're Jewish.
You utes!
Leo! Help me. These people
will kill me.
What's going on here?
We have dismantling orders
for all the heaters on this train.
But it's freezing outside!
War debts
for Scandinavia.
It's outrageous!
Take it easy, old man!
I don't have to accept this!
We gotta give the blankets
we have to the passengers.
-We'll get the children to help.
-Outrageous!
We've got problems
with the heater.
Here are some blankets.
Persecution!
We've got problems
with the heaters.
Here are some blankets.
Give the children some chocolate.
Hurry up!
We'd like another bottle of sekt.
Certainly, sir.
Security check before
the zone crossing.
Can we see the passenger list?
Sure.
Here we are.
You got the newly appointed mayor
Ravenstein and wife in 13.
Thank you.
Have another piece.
Security check before
the zone crossing.
Chocolate?
Security check before
the zone crossing.
Papers, please.
This paper has expired.
Do you have another paper?
You can't cross
the zone with this.
This guy's ID is no good.
No!
No!
No!
No!
One. Two. Three.
Four. Fíve. Síx.
Seven. Eíght. Níne. Ten.
You are at a party.
Leo?
I heard about that
little episode.
I understand you handled it
very well.
-I didn't do anything.
-That's just it.
We'd have a lot less problems
if everyone behaved like you.
By the way, we've already
appointed a new mayor.
The children were ought
to me by this man.
He claimed to be a friend
of the Hartmann family.
Yeah, yeah. They're not stupid
those Werewolves.
Listen, I can hardly recognize Max.
He's been staring off that window
for over an hour
waiting for the 9.15 to come in.
It's pathetic.
I insist on a return match
today, Colonel Harris.
Sure!
I've never understood how anyone
could be proud to be German.
If I had my way, I'd get on a plane
bound for America today.
You probably find that
hard to understand.
To me, the war was just
a waste of time.
Just as you would feel,
if you were to attend
the good Father's mass.
The ceremony might be colourful,
yes, even entertaining,
but to an unbeliever it's just
a sophisticated way
to waste time.
Shoddy, when the Sacrament
is nothing but a dry cracker.
She's flirting with you.
A bit scheming, don't you think?
Why don't you dance with her?
Not today.
I'm too tired.
All right, Max, the Jew is here.
Marie...
Please fetch those silly papers
for me.
The form must be verified
by somebody from the resistance
or by a jew.
Those are the rules.
I must ask you whether
you know this man.
Max, you have to turn around.
Max Hartmann is my friend.
He fed me and hid me
in his cellar.
I won't do it anymore.
No more.
Do as you please!
We handed out 13 million
questionaires
and found out that eighty per cent
of the Germans in our zone
had Nazi sympathies.
Max Hartmann is important
for the reconstruction
of the transportation system.
I admit I made a little private
arrangement with that Jew.
He oke into an American
food depot
and he's quite thankful
I got him out of trouble.
Is it my move?
What am I doing?
No, I think I'll retire.
There's no need to disturb
the Father and Alex.
Good night.
-Good night, father.
-Good night, father.
Your uncle has always
been a good man.
Don't forget that whatever happens
you must always do
what you think is right.
Never let anyone tell you
otherwise.
My dear Katharina...
Come, let's get out of here.
Blow out the lamp.
What?
The lamp...
Father has given Larry this train
for one of his birthdays.
Larry never touched it.
It was quite rude.
That thing with the questionaire...
It was a farce.
Colonel Harris forced
the Jew to sign.
I know.
I could see that father had never
seen that ugly little man before.
I'm sorry that father agreed to
such a farce.
You are so good
and understanding...
I find that a little provoking.
Allow me to test your
tolerance, Mr. Kessler.
I am a Werewolf!
Or more correctly,
I was a Werewolf.
So now you know.
I have no doubt that my secret
is safe with you.
I was foolish enough
to get involved with these people.
I realized right away
it was a terrible mistake.
But to get out was not easy.
Maybe it was just to spite father.
I've been very Ionely
with this secret.
But it's all over now.
I have oken with them forever.
But I had to tell you.
Don't you understand?
Mr. Kessler, you once said to me
that the time had come
to show a little
kindness towards Germany.
Now, Mr. Kessler, I ask you
to prove your open mind,
and show a little
kindness to me.
Checkmate!
Yes, I'm affraid I have to admit
you've won.
-Again!
-Again.
You know, we've played chess
together about fifteen times
and I've beaten you every time.
Doesn't that bother you, Father?
It is just a game.
You know, sometimes it's very difficult
for me to understand Germany.
We've bombed you to pieces
yet you all behave as if there never
was any war at all.
Max Hartmann and I have been
very close friends
and now I risk everything,
including a courtmartial,
just to help him keep
his position in Zentropa.
Do you think he knows about this?
Frankly,
I don't think he cares!
Damn you, Max! Get out of
that bathroom and talk to me.
Max, you can't treat me like this.
Open that door and face
reality for once!
-It's time to go home, Colonel.
- Come on, Colonel Harris!
He can't do that to me!
Papa?
Papa?
Papa!
Mr. Hartmann!
Mr. Hartmann!
Sancte Antonius, ora pro nobis.
Sancte Christoforus, ora pro nobis.
Sancte Stephano, ora pro nobis.
Sancti Joanne e Paole,
orate pro nobis.
Sancte Cosme, ora pro nobis.
Sancte Agnese...
I don't know what happened
upstairs this evening,
but from the way that
the kitchen personnel reacted,
it wasn't very pleasant.
I'm inclined to believe
that my nephew
bears a large part
of the responsibility.
Actually, I've taken a rather
substantial risk
in getting you this job.
My reputation is at stake.
And all this at a time when
the letter
you've been waiting for so long
has finally arrived.
This means that your application for
the examination has been accepted.
And is to be executed in
nine or ten weeks.
As the test is comprehensive
and the grading particularly severe,
I'd recommend you to,
as soon as you've finished
with these shoes,
go through the regulations.
Excuse me, Herr Kessler,
but I found this pair of
Crockett & Jones
outside compartment nine.
I'm sure there must be
a misunderstanding.
Well, they are polished.
I don't think so.
Where is the chalk mark?
-Chalk mark?
-Chalk mark!
A chalk mark
on the sole
is the passenger's guarantee that
the shoes have polished
and they've been polished
by the conductor of the car!
I can't see how a chalk mark can be
the passenger's guarantee.
No, you've come here with
your background
in American culture,
American way of thinking.
But I ask you kindly,
kindly, Herr Kessler,
without humility you will no get
anywhere.
Besides the guarantee,
the chalk mark also indicates
the traveller's compartment.
Take these shoes for example.
Where do they belong?
- Now I've lost track of...
- Ah, there you are.
And how will you find out?
Well, I could always ask one of
the passangers.
When I return I want to see all
the shoes marked
with compartment numbers.
And under no circumstances
will I tolerate
any disturbance of the passengers.
Do you have a moment?
We need your help, conductor.
I implore you, Herr Leopold,
please, come along.
You are beíng led through the traín.
You are led through carríages
you never knew exísted.
Be careful here.
Welcome, Herr Kessler.
I can understand if this setup
puzzles you.
But this sector is in
a state of emergency
and the authorities won't allow us
to give Max Hartmann
a proper burial.
Gatherings are forbidden,
Herr Kessler.
We therefore have to resort
to this unworthy arrangement.
We'll proceed with our ceremony
in secret,
just as the Christians
in the catacombs.
Everyone is gathering at the old
marshalling yard at Darmstadt.
It will be your job
to stop the train there
so we can get the coffin
off the train.
I am waiting for an explanation.
You pulled the emergency ake!
Si iniquitates observaveris Domine,
Domine quis sustinebit?
Kyrie eleison.
Christe eleison.
Kyrie eleison. Et ne nos inducas
in tentationem.
Sed libera nos a malo.
Requiescant in pace.
Amen.
Domine, exaudi orationem meam.
Oremus.
Filium, deus...
Thís ís the Amerícan
occupatíon force.
Law 1067 of the
mílítary goverment
forbíds gatheríngs
and processíons.
Please dísperse and go home,
or you wíll be arrested.
Dísperse and go home,
or you wíll be arrested.
The ceremony ís over.
The coffín ís to be turned over
to the occupatíon forces
for confíscatíon
ínmedíately.
Vivat, vivat. Vivat, vivat.
Go back to America, please.
Herr Leopold.
Over here!
Come in.
Kat is a lovely girl.
You stay away from her.
I just wanted to thank you.
It turned out fine with my
nephews on the train.
I don't know what the youngsters
would've done without you.
Open the door, please!
Our superiors
appreciate your help
in the Ravenstein assasination.
Please, open the door!
We have a new job in mind
for you.
Why, there is your little girlfriend.
Listen, Leo, I'm not asking you
to make up your mind right away.
I think we'll offer Herr Kessler
a ride back to Frankfurt.
And then we must get
the back door fixed.
It's stuck.
You love her. She ís so strong.
And yet so vulnerable.
I want you to go forward ín tíme.
Go forward
one month ín tíme.
Be there on the count of three.
One.
Two.
Three.
You have a visitor, Herr Aspirant.
Father?
-I hope I'm not intruding.
-Not at all, Father.
Thank you.
Have you been promoted yet?
The exam is in
a few weeks.
Are you working in Munich?
At Saint Christopher church.
I've come to ask you not to judge
Kat too harshly.
I know she's told you about
her mistake.
Kat is confused as there are
many others these days.
But she is not a Werewolf.
She repents her sins
and tries to make amends.
She had to flee from these
people in Frankfurt.
They stop at nothing.
Max Hartmann received
threatening letters
as his collaboration with the
Americans was no secret.
After his death,
the authorities have confiscated
his entire estate.
Do you have any contact with Kat?
I really have to go now.
We'll meet again.
Goodbye, Herr Kessler,
and Merry Christmas.
Merry Christmas, Father.
Herr Kessler, if I were you...
I'd attend the Midnight Mass
at Saint Christopher tonight.
Priests are
an necessary discomfort.
Sanguis Domini nostri
Jesus Christie
custodiat animam meam
in vitam eternam.
...ut intres sup tectum meum,
sed tantum dic verbo,
et sanibitur anima mea.
Corpus Domini nostri Jesus Christi
custodiat animam tuam
in vitam eternam.
Amen.
Corpus Domini nostri Jesus Chisti
custodiat animan tuam
in vitam eternam.
Marry me, please.
Yes.
With this ring I thee wed
in the name
of the Holy Trinity.
Amen.
It ís New Years morníng,
year one.
You are on your honeymoon
ín the Hartmann famíly's
prívate compartment.
You have been makíng love.
You have enjoyed the tenderness
of your wífe,
but now she ís asleep
and you are alone.
For the fírst tíme you experíence
the fear of beíng on a traín
wíth no possíbílíty of gettíng off,
and no ídea of where
the journey may end.
Stuttgart, Leípzíg,
Berlín, Wíesbaden,
Hamm, Hannover, Hamburg,
Frankfurt, Duísburg...
-What's the matter?
-Nothing.
I'm so glad you got this
compartment for us.
I've travelled so many times in it.
My father showed me all of
Germany from here.
Kat, I know so little about you
and your family.
And yet you know more than others.
I don't believe your father could
be threatened to take his own life!
You see, for father transport was
a sacred word.
The most important thing for him
was that the wheels kept on rolling.
But they were rolling...
Yes, but the war made father
old and strange,
and he saw the whole of Germany
as his own model railway,
running around and round and
round and round and round...
And he wanted to believe
the cars were just as empty
as toy trains.
But although he did his best
it was not possible
to repress the fact
that Zentropa during the war
transported jews
in cattle trains
to concentration camps,
and American officers
first class afterwards.
In the end it was all
too absurd,
even for father.
But listen, I just...
Jesus Christ, what a dump!
The two of you are movíng
ínto what can be províded
for a newly marríed couple.
The place ís OK wíth you because
she ís there.
And as you go on wíth your job,
and are back on the tracks,
you feel stronger.
One níght there's a call for you ín
the míddle of the Berlín Frankfurt run.
Answer the call ín the míddle of the
Berlín Frankfurt run.
Hello?
Hello, Leo?
Kate, is everything all right?
Where are you?
I am at the vílla, ín Frankfurt.
-What are you doing there?
-Can you come over here?
I'll be in Frankfurt in half an hour.
Are you OK?
We'll talk when you get here.
Kate!
Kate!
Kate!
Kate!
I'm affraid young Herr Hartmann
wasn't as cooperative as you.
But then, one faggot
more or less...
Where is my wife?
We've taken her to
a temporary hiding place.
We thought you'd be more
cooperative if she was with us.
I'm so glad you came,
Leopold!
Let's talk about your next job.
We would like to see the
Bremen line shut down tonight.
You're a good man,
Herr Leopold.
We're sure
you can handle
a larger job.
All you have to do is place
some explosives
underneath your sleeper.
The bomb will be detonated
on the Neuwied idge.
You'll have time to escape.
I'm sorry to have to press you
like this, Herr Leopold,
for I really do care for you.
Remember. Tonight you're going
on the Bremen Express.
Attentíon, please!
The Bremen Express
wíll depart shortly
for Cologne, Essen,
Doden, Dortmund...
Excuse me!
Here you are!
-Up you go.
-Your suitcase, sir!
I've reserved compartment 3
for you, Colonel.
Take your seat and
I'll come once we're off.
There is a package for you.
We don't approve of such things.
Come in.
Sit down, Leo.
-Now talk to me.
-Well, I...
Excuse me, I would like
a word with the conductor.
Excuse me.
Allow me to present
the examinee:
Leopold Kessler, my nephew.
Herr Seifert and
Inspector Stelemann,
they are in charge
of the examination.
The examination consists of two
parts, practical and theoretical.
First we'll ask you some questions
and then we'll accompany you
to see
how you handle the travellers
and the equipment.
Politeness and firmness
are the virtues of the conductor.
Please accompany us
to compartment 9
and let us begin.
Has this examination taken you
by surprise?
No, I was just attending
to one of the travellers.
If you don't mind,
I'll just finnish that.
I'll be right back.
-Sorry about the interruption.
-So what is your story?
Remember the Ravenstein
incident?
Germans killing Germans,
that doesn't eak my heart.
I met that man again,
the Werewolf,
at the Hartmann villa
tonight.
Yes, and...?
Excuse me.
Kat, what's going on?
They want you to plant
a bomb, Leo.
-Follow the instructions.
-Please, listen to me!
-Or else her life is in danger.
-No, not if I can't tell him.
You must plant the bomb at
Checkpoint Urmitz.
-For Christ's sake, Kate!
-Come on, tell him.
The bomb must go off
in the middle of the idge
rails are under repair.
The train will go very slowly.
-That's all I can say.
-We don't tolerate mistakes!
They're watching your every move.
Don't forget!
Checkpoint Urmitz!
I love you!
I'm affraid the external examiner
is getting a little impatient.
I think we had better proceed
with the examination.
Well, Herr Kessler,
we'd like to know
what you would do
if the cleaning man
handed you a green card
filled in like this.
Only a short stop
at the check poínt.
Thís traín contínues
to Bremen.
Kessler, do me a favour,
stop messing around with me.
What sort of information
do you have for me?
Is it that own bag
you wanted me to see?
The situation is a bit more
complicated than I thought.
Kessler, God damn it!
Can't you stay put
for a minute?
Excuse me!
Excuse me!
On your way to the platform?
Excuse me!
Jesus Christ!
-There's something I gotta tell you!
-Where is your cap?
I don't have the authority
to decide if this examination
can proceed without you
wearing your cap.
But I know that if you want
to carry out the job
of a sleeping car conductor
with your head uncovered,
I have no choice but
to put you off the train inmediately.
There's something I gotta tell you.
The last thing I desire is
private conversation on duty.
You have carríed out the orders.
Now relax.
I want you to sínk down ínto the
soft cool grass on the raílbed.
Look up.
Look at the stars.
See how the stars resemble
íllumínated cítíes on a map.
Or maybe ít ís
the fadíng líghts
of human líves.
But you are here to help
the líghts burn íghter.
Not to put them out.
At any príze you must make
thís good agaín.
Run for the bomb!
Out of the way!
Out of the way!
Hold it, boy!
Are you out of your mind?
Get out of here!
Don't you want your promotion
at all?
There is a high ranking military
officer in number three.
He has put in a complaint
about you!
This will be noted
in your exam.
It's going to be difficult
for you now!
My nephew's behaviour
cannot be excused.
My first thought was to advise
you to cancel the exam at once.
The exhaustíng run
has made you síck.
Do you wish to proceed?
That is up to the examiner.
I repeat my question:
What would you do if
the cleaning man
handed you a green card
filled in like this?
Your clothes are soaked wíth sweat
and you are affraíd
of faíntíng.
Come now, can't you see it's
filled in improperly?
Wrong and incomplete!
Your heart ís pumpíng faster
and faster ín paníc.
Can I have a glass of water,
please?
Would you like to tell the
examinee the correct answer
to the question?
It's a trick question.
The answer is:
Report the cleaning man
inmediately!
The green card should never be
in the cleaning man's possesion.
Normally, the cleaning man
doesn't keep any papers
for the conductor.
On the contrary, the conductor
must give him a receipt
upon the completion
of his work.
And which form is used
for this?
B, that is correct.
And now a question after
Herr Seifert's heart.
What's stated in paragraph 4,
section 62 in the book of regulations?
You cannot eathe.
On the count of three
you'll faínt.
One.
I must inform you
that an open collar is against
the regulations!
Two.
Three.
One second of ínfíníte rest.
Your uncle was kind enough
to fetch a card for you.
We now want you
to make bed 42.
I have put out the correct number
of bedding covers for you.
You may begin when
I tell you to.
We want you to make it twice
and then we will test the bed.
Are you ready with the clock?
You may begin.
The clock is ticking.
The clock is ticking!
-Stop your automobíle!
-Halt!
Stay where you are!
Come back here!
You don't have time for that.
The clock is ticking!
Hurry up, Herr Kessler.
The clock is ticking!
The clock is ticking!
Thank you.
Kate is sitting in
compartment one,
if you wish to talk to her.
Kate.
Excuse me, Colonel,
there must be an error,
my wife is handcuffed.
I'm affraid there is no error,
Leo, I'm sorry.
I once told you that your
connections with the railways
could be of help for me.
You couldn't know that it was
your association
with the Werewolf
Katharina Hartmann
that really interested us.
We needed your help
to keep track of her,
when we found out
it was Kate
who wrote the anonymous letters
of threat to her father.
Tell the Colonel you are not
a Werewolf.
Kate...
Please believe me when I tell you
I really cared for you.
What are you saying?
You know, they say a Werewolf
is only a Werewolf at night.
In the daytime it's human being.
I know I can't make you
understand
what it is that makes a man
turn into an animal
because you don't accept
that it ever happens.
During nights I wrote
the letters to father.
During days, I regretted it.
I didn't want him to die,
but it hurt me so much to see him
bow before the Americans.
And Larry?
He must have followed me
to meeting at the villa.
It was him or us.
So our marriage was just a part
of a plan to blow up this train?
No, that's not true.
I really loved you.
You know, there were times when
all I wanted
was for us to leave and forget
about Germany.
But, Leo, it didn't work
I'm sorry, Leo.
I did what I had to do.
But it's your fault too.
The idge would have been
so easy for you.
Easy?
Nothing could happen to you.
And all the people
on the train?
What people?
Everybody on this train has been
through the war just like me.
You can't compare yourself to us.
Everybody here has killed
or betrayed,
directly or indirectly,
hundreds of times,
just to survive.
Look into their eyes and you'll see
what I mean.
Kate, you're talking about
an awful crime.
But the way I see it is that
you are the only criminal.
I haven't done anything!
I'm not working for either side!
Exactly.
I'm sorry to say this,
but I've got this rotten feeling
that everyone's been screewing me
ever since I got here.
That makes me mad.
And now it's my turn
to say something!
Herr Aspírant...
Herr Kessler!
Would you please come to
compartment nine for a moment?
Excuse me, I was told I could
find the conductor here.
I have a problem.
Is it too much to ask for
a bit of service?
We must be quiet.
The external examiner needs to rest
before we proceed
with the exam.
Let me give you a piece of advice,
Herr Kessler.
In my opinion,
you have only one option.
As soon as Herr Seifert wakes up,
ask him to accompany you
as you go through the train
and apologize to each one
of the travellers.
Think it over.
Conductor!
Those shoes have not
been polished!
Although I wanted them
to be polished!
I'm sure those shoes
are polished.
I don't think so,
I don't see any chalk mark!
Your problem is not important!
You had better be careful!
The emergency ake!
You pulled the emergency ake!
Because I don't want this train
to go to Munich, Bremen,
Frankfurt or fucking Auschwitz!
I want it to stay right here!
You'll have to excuse me.
I need some time to think.
Isn't this the Neuwied idge?
Might be. There have been
some diversions.
Back into your compartments!
Now!
Refreshments?
Bed making?
Shoe shine?
You are ín a traín ín Germany.
Now the traín ís sínkíng.
You wíll drown.
On the count of ten
you wíll be dead.
One.
Two.
Three.
Four.
Fíve.
Síx.
Seven.
Eíght.
Níne.
Ten.
In the morníng the sleeper
has found rest
on the bottom of the ríver.
The force of the stream has opened
the door and ís leadíng you on.
Above your body,
people are stíll alíve.
Follow the ríver.
As days go by,
head for the ocean
that mírrors the sky.
You want to wake up,
to free yourself of the ímage
of Europa.
But ít ís not possíble. |
The French have said
au revoir to the franc.
The Germans have said
auf wiedersehen to the Deutschmark.
And the Portuguese have said
whatever to their thing.
Go!
Now it's our turn to say
goodbye to Sterling.
This Christmas
we are going to get the euro.
Goodbye old pound.
Everyone says
we are going to miss you.
- Come on!
- Faster! Faster!
- Hey come on!
- Faster!
I can't see ya!
Where are you?
I'm over here!
This is the main drag along here.
That's Portland.
Bisecting that at right angles,
is Lundy on that side.
On this side there's Fastnet.
What's yours?
Cromarty.
Cromarty and German Bight.
Cul de sacs. Over here.
- I've come through.
- Come on! Come on, Damian!
There's a train coming!
Keep pedalling. Come on!
Faster!
- Beat ya!
- Come on!
I'm gonna call it Serendipity.
- What does that mean?
- I don't know.
- Anyway it's number twenty.
- Upstairs!
- This is my room.
- And mine.
Get your own room.
The patron saint of
house removals is Saint Anne.
- Did you know that?
- No, I didn't know that, no.
Yeah, she lived in
the desert, obviously.
And when she wanted to move house.
Angels came, picked up her house
and took it to Italy.
Handy.
She was Our Lady's mother.
What you on about Damian?
Saint Anne. I've got a picture.
Look. I don't care, just get
in the car, will ya? We're going'.
Go on! Get in the car!
- Was she in it at the time?
- Who?
Saint Anne.
When the angels did the...
you know the airlift?
I don't know.
Start with the money.
That's what our Anthony says.
That's what people
want to know about.
Like if you're moving house...
you don't say we're moving house
and the new one has got a green door.
You say how much you're paying.
How much you got for the old one.
Mortgage. Interest rates.
Stamp duty. Solicitor's fees.
How much you'll get
if the new one goes up in value.
That's called equity.
Personally, I think, 'so what? '
Money's just a thing.
And things change.
One minute something's there
and you can cuddle up to it.
The next minute it's gone.
Like a Malteser.
That goes in the kitchen.
Is this fantastic or what?
Surprisingly spacious,
with attractive views.
Oh, that's Anthony's.
That must go upstairs and...
And anyway, in the end,
it turns out it wasn't about
the money after all.
That's it lads.
Up to the main bedroom.
Has anyone seen
where the phone points are?
Eh, where do I plug this in?
Oh, right, yeah.
Oh that looks good, that does.
Right
this is what
we're having' tonight, yeah?
Before Countdown,
put the oven on.
After Countdown,
get a packet of these,
put them in there
with some oven chips, yeah?
It's for mum.
The time is on here, yeah.
Ok.
That's how long
they have to stay in.
By the time they're ready,
I'll be back.
She may already have
won ten thousand pounds.
Her name has been entered in a draw.
- All she has to do is...
- Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Thank you.
Hands?
Other sides.
Let's go.
Come on!
That's you.
Get your bags.
And your book bag, Damian.
Keyssss...
Now remember
it's no good being clever,
you've got to be
the cleverest, yeah?
- Alright. See ya Dad.
- Good luck lads.
See ya.
Are you nervous?
A bit.
So everybody sitting up nicely?
Excellent.
Now we are talking, today,
about people we admire.
- Dminic?
- Roy Keane, Sir, Manchester United.
Very good, Roy Keane.
What about you Barry?
- Van Nistelrooy, sir.
- Van Nistelrooy, right.
Anyone got any heroes
who don't play for United?
- Jack?
- Robbie Fowler, Sir, City.
Alright, that's enough.
Tricia?
I don't know any footballers, sir.
Well, it doesn't have
to be a footballer,
it could be... anyone.
- Don't know sir.
- No?
Damian?
Saint Roch, sir.
- Who's he play for?
- No one sir, he's a Saint.
Oh that's better, go on.
He was so worried that
he might say something bad.
That he said nothing
at all for twenty years.
We could do with a couple
like him in this class.
Thank you, Damian.
I like a lot of virgin martyrs too.
Like Saint Agatha.
She ripped her own eyes out,
so she wouldn't have
to marry this man.
Or Saint Katherine of Alexandria.
They tried to kill her by crushing
her to death on a wheel.
But she made the wheel explode
and all the splinters
killed people in the crowd.
The patron Saint of fireworks.
That's where we get
the Catherine wheel from.
I did say thank you, Damian.
Right, I ought in this picture.
This is a hero of mine.
Who knows who this is?
- Nelson Mandela?
- Fantastic, Nelson Mandela.
I should be careful
what you talk about.
Try talking about football
or something.
Keep off the weird stuff.
Just don't be conspicuous
or you won't fit in.
Aero and a Yorkie please.
And five juicy lips.
Haven't seen you two here, before.
We just moved here.
Our mam's dead.
Yeah, well go on, you're alright.
- Thanks.
- God bless.
Who's next?
Works every time.
You tell them your mam's dead
and they give you stuff, every time.
I'm your... Community Policeman.
Obviously there is
no community here as yet,
not to speak of, but you know...
Anyway the first thing to say is,
these new houses
and Christmas coming up.
Statistically
you're going to get burgled.
Now, not all of you, but some of you, soon.
Probably this week, next.
When you are, call me.
I'll give you a crime number
and then you can make a claim
on your insurance.
Building maintenance?
Yeah, that's right, yeah.
Yeah, I'm usually right,
it's a knack.
Do you mind me asking?
Is the kettle actually on? I'm...
Oh, sorry.
Yes?
Isn't the problem here,
that our houses are built on sand?
Sand? No.
They're not are they?
If you store up your treasure
on earth it will be stolen.
But if you give it away,
then it can't be stolen.
Mormons?
Well, Latter Day Saints.
Saints?
I know all about them...
Errr... Damian,
go and give Terry a hand
in the kitchen will you?
You too Anthony,
off you go, good lads.
Now, some of you are
going to be burgled.
There are things I can tell you,
that will lower the odds
of it being you personally.
It's a bit anti-social,
because if it isn't
you then it'll be next door,
but ha-ha there you go.
Our mam's dead.
Here. Go on, help yourself.
Take as many as you like, son.
Result.
Is it completely honest?
Completely dead isn't she?
What?
What do you want?
Can't you see I'm busy?
Just go away.
I don't like having my own room.
Clare of Assisi,
Eleven Ninety Four till
Twelve Fifty Three?
That's right.
I used to have a hermitage,
myself, once.
I used to go and hide up there.
If anyone needed me,
I'd send them a vision, sort them out.
That's why I'm the patron
saint of television.
I was like... human television.
You're the patron saint
of television?
Keeps me busy.
You know?
Are you allowed to smoke then?
You can do what you
like up there, son.
It's down here,
you have to make the effort.
Do you ever come across
a Saint Maureen?
She hasn't been there long.
Don't ring a bell.
Then again,
it is infinite up there.
Absolutely bloody infinite.
Listen...
Dad.
What is it anyway?
What are you doing
with all these boxes?
- What's that?
- Wait and see.
Where did you get that?
You can see it too then?
Well... you know...
sometimes you see things.
Don't you?
And other people can't see them.
What?
Well... you know... sometimes,
but this is real though.
This is real. This is real
Can't wait to tell dad.
You can't tell dad about this.
You can't tell anyone about this.
Why not?
Tax.
If the government
find out about this,
they'll take forty percent
of it away.
Forty percent!
Do you know how much that is?
Nearly all of it.
Shall we count it before we go?
No, we can't we're really late.
How much? How much?
There's thousands.
Ten thousand.
- Fifty thousand.
- Seventy.
Two hundred thousand.
Millions even.
Patch... Jenga.
Oink. Oink. Oink. Oink.
Promise not to tell anyone.
What is it?
- How much is it?
- Thousands.
Hundreds.
It's just hundreds.
No one else knows.
So if anyone finds out,
we'll know it's you. Ok?
Anyone finds out we know it's you.
No one else knows.
Just me and you. Here.
Thanks.
Yeah, just keep it shut.
Two hundred and twenty nine thousand,
five hundred and
twenty pounds, minus...
a hundred quid each,
spending money.
Leaves two hundred
and twenty nine thousand,
three hundred and twenty quid.
And we're going to give
all that to the poor.
Where you going to find poor people?
There's loads of poor people.
Not round here.
The house prices keep them out.
Go on. Go. Go.
Go on. Go. Go. Go on.
Go. Go. Go. Go on.
Go on.
Francis of Assisi?
Eleven eighty one till
twelve twenty six.
You did this didn't you?
My first act as a Saint.
What was your next one?
Washing a leper.
A leper?
You could just help
the poor Damian.
Big Issue. Help the homeless.
Big Issue anyone?
Oh hello.
And keep the change.
Oh, thanks mate,
I've had nothing to eat all day.
Oh we're going to Pizza Hut,
want to come.
No... no. She doesn't.
She just wants more money.
- We haven't got any more.
- No I fancy pizza actually.
Can I ing my friend?
Meat feast, deep and juicy,
stuffed crust mate.
Two meat feast thin and crispy.
- Ah a big New Yorker.
- A combo platter.
- Do us a farmhouse.
- I'll have some garlic ead love.
We'll all have some
garlic ead won't we?
And Dippin' Chicken.
To share.
This is great. Anthony thought
there were no poor people round here.
Because of the house prices.
Well they're not from round here.
- Come in on the bus.
- I come in on the train.
Couldn't afford to
live round here.
Who exactly is paying
for all this?
We are.
- You must be minted!
- Yeah we are.
No... no, we're not.
It's birthday money.
His birthday money,
he saved it.
- Puddings?
- Yes please.
No.
One hundred and sixty eight quid.
Do you know how many times
we'd have to visit Pizza Hut
to get rid of all the money?
One thousand, three hundred and
three point five one seven times.
It's just not practical.
We should buy property.
See this house,
we could buy two like that.
If they knocked some off
the asking price.
And if we did buy property,
that'll go up in value.
So we'd have even more money.
Damian?
Excuse me?
Are you poor?
Beg your pardon?
Are you poor?
Are you asking for money?
Me? No.
Because we don't have any.
We live in a community,
you know, it's very basic.
We don't have a dishwasher
for instance or a microwave.
And there's no cash kept
on the premises.
So you are poor?
In a sense, yes.
Brilliant!
Invergi. Invergi
St. Nicholas of Myra?
Sanctus quartus saeculus sum...
Patronus de nautae et,
vero, natalis.
It won't all fit.
El fini errant centi cetus poplas
Saint Nicholas?
Do you ever come across
a Saint Maureen?
- Ques?
- Saint Maureen. She's new.
Quat facki abat?
Skin care. She worked on
the make-up counter at Selfridges.
Sel-frid-ges?
To betal?
Est a quero publican rodeo.
It's less than a fortnight to E-day.
That's when
Britain completes transition
to the European Monitory Union.
The EMU.
Oh with twelve days left to E-day,
my true love said to me.
The transitional exchange rate
is fixed at sixty seven p.
Oh! Well all I can say is...
ding dong
After E-day your old money
will no longer be legal tender.
Wish pounds goodbye and euros...
Hello.
We don't have to queue up.
Here we go.
How much have you actually got?
Plenty.
- Anthony Cunningham.
- Where's your dad?
My dad? Well he's not coming.
Eh?
Yeah, he's not coming yet.
He said to start without him.
Start what without him?
The job is to show him
around the apartment.
How can I do that,
if he isn't here?
He gave me this.
Show me around and
I'll fill him in afterwards.
It's what we usually do.
We're looking at this for our
investment portfolio.
Not as a residence.
Has it kept it's value?
It's gone up twenty percent
in the last two years,
because of the schools.
He does send you to school doesn't he?
Or do you just
look at photos of them?
Flood lights. Scoreboards. Stadium.
It's the dogs bollocks this,
family heirloom. Fifty quid?
Fifty quid?
You could buy
a proper football team for that.
I could buy Crewe Alexander for that.
Yeah but...
this has got managers.
Dan Leavy and Malcolm Allinson
Never heard of him.
Deal.
You said you would for five quid.
I didn't know you were going
to get five quid did I?
Ten quid then?
Look, I've got a good body.
Twenty quid, last offer.
Martyrs of Uganda,
eighteen eighty one?
That's right.
Ohhhh sorry about that.
I was beheaded. See.
Before that I was in construction.
I don't know who built this,
but they were a right cowboy.
I built it myself.
Well, you'll see what we can do.
But I can't promise anything.
Why not?
There's plenty of you.
Yes, come on welcome.
Hello.
What are they singing?
They are praying for rain.
Where I come from...
people have to pay a tenth
of their daily income on water.
It's so expensive that they can't
afford to wash their hands.
So they get disease.
You don't need fancy hospitals
or medicines to make life better,
just a well.
And you...
can build a well for as
little as one hundred pounds.
That's fantastic!
Thanks.
I'm sorry I don't know who you are.
Mutual that then.
This yours?
Nice.
Near a railway.
- What's in there?
- Nothing really.
- What's this?
- A dress. It was my mums.
What are you looking for?
Money.
Are you poor?
What?
Damian, come in.
Anthony to Damian...
What's that?
- Damian, where are you?
- My other I've got to go.
I'll come back. I've got loads.
Just wait there.
- Loads of what?
- Money. Just wait there.
Five... four...
three... two...
Who's that?
A poor person and
you said there weren't any.
I know. But who is it?
I don't know. Just someone.
What do you mean 'someone'?
Did he do anything to you?
- What sort of things?
- Never mind.
Look people are weird.
You've got to be more careful.
You shouldn't really talk to them.
Anyway I've told him now.
- Told him what?
- That we have tons of money.
He's poor.
What?
Nothing. Nothing.
Leave it to me.
Where is he then?
I don't know.
He was here a minute ago.
See.
Loads of money.
We've been saving it up for ages.
You can have it if you need it.
Come on Damian.
You'll have to change it quickly.
Do you think that was really enough?
More than enough.
That's him completely sorted out.
Right. Have you given money
to anyone else?
Not really.
What?
It wasn't that much.
Just like a bagful.
- What's that?
- Scuba scooter.
It goes at ten mile an hour
for up to five hours.
We could have one of them.
We could have one each.
We could have a whole fleet.
She's nice.
Huh! I've seen better.
Close the door.
Look you can see it protruding.
- What is it?
- It's a nipple.
What's it for?
Well it's for feeding babies.
Did mum have one?
Two. They've all got two.
And did she feed us with them?
Yeah, course she did. I remember.
You can't remember
when you were a baby.
I don't remember her doing it to me.
I remember her doing it to you.
Anthony?
What?
I thought you'd done the washing up?
I did it!
What do you call that glob?
Hello what's your name?
Keegan.
Alright, K, what's happened
to your finger?
That's quality.
Pure scary, pure scary.
Hey, give me your money.
Come on, empty your pockets.
Hey you! Excuse me, excuse me!
Give me all your money.
Come on, every copper.
Who feels sorry
for poor children?
Correct answer.
Everybody sitting up nicely?
Ok. So, as you know,
we're going to have
new money in the New Year.
Does anybody know how much
a euro is worth in pounds?
Yes.
- Sixty seven p.
- Spot on.
Here, there's
a little prize for you.
It's your own euro converter.
Now! Who else wants one?
Anybody?
- Me!
- Ohh. Everybody. Ok.
So, who can tell me how much
two pence is worth in euros?
Mmm. Well I'll tell you.
It's worth not very much.
Almost nothing.
To you.
But if we all put our
two pences together.
Then we'll have a lot
of two pences won't we?
Yes.
How many people are there here?
One... two... three... four...
Five... six... seven... eight...
Two hundred and fifty.
Sorry?
There's two hundred
and fifty in the school.
Oh clever clogs head master.
Ok two hundred and fifty.
So if you each gave me two pence,
then I'd have five pounds.
It's not that much here.
But in Ethiopia five pounds
could feed a family for a week.
And if you all gave me two two pences,
then we'd have a tenner.
And that's enough
to provide that village
with a source
of clean water forever.
It's no good to you.
So chuck it in the bin.
Excuse me.
Give me all your money!
Come on, every copper.
Get out of my way. Hey you!
Hey, give me your money!
Come on. Empty your pockets.
Hello, what's your name?
Damian.
Hi Damian. I'm the Bin.
Hello Bin.
Damian, you'll give me
some money won't you?
Yeah.
What did you do?
You did it again didn't you?
What?
I saw what you did.
How much?
Not much. She's nice.
I've been thinking.
Why don't we give the money to her?
So how did it go?
Well...
A thousand!
What did you ing
a thousand to school for?
Can't you see
that that's suspicious?
It's not suspicious.
It's unusual.
How can it be suspicious?
It's our money.
Right you lot outside...
come on.
Right, that's enough
messing around.
Do you know in Africa
you can build a well for
as little as a hundred pounds.
Just listen.
It was the most daring,
most illiant,
cleverest and biggest robbery
on record, ever.
The train was here.
The train,
the one with the money,
Used notes.
Right the van comes up
onto the platform... here.
It's a railway van
so no one takes any notice.
Until...
They jump out of this van
and some of them got hold
of the driver.
Some of them start shifting the money.
By this time rapid response
has been mobilised.
Alright, let's go. Come on!
The van drives off with
a reckless disregard for life.
Rapid response goes after it.
There's... armed units.
Dog handlers. Helicopters.
Throw everything at them.
The train stays here.
An ambulance comes,
takes the driver to hospital.
Get another driver.
The CID count the bags.
There's only one missing.
Then rapid response corner the van.
Trapped.
The robbers dropped
the lot and they leg it!
They've got no chance, except...
Newcastle United versus Arsenal
at Highbury.
One all. Disappointing result
for the gunners.
Please advise car,
I think we've lost them.
They don't catch the men.
But that's alright
because when they get back to the van...
there's the missing bag.
How do you...
how do you know all that?
His uncle works for the police.
The van has gone.
The train is in the station.
And the cops are
in the cop shop making tea.
Where are the robbers?
Where's the last place
you're going to look?
- Our house?
- Maybe.
So the train moves off
with a new driver and all the money.
On the train.
The money was on the train
and so was a robber?
Lateral thinking.
The money stays on the train,
but so does a robber.
He sits tight.
And every time the train
comes to a slow bend
he chucks a sack of money out.
They've got people waiting
all over the country.
Could be Stafford or Crewe.
Could be Preston or Wigan.
Runcorn, it could be.
Could be here.
Damian.
Damian. Calm down.
It'll be alright.
No one knows it was us.
I don't care. Leave me alone.
What you have to tell me for?
Because I wanted you to know
the truth.
We have to give it back.
No... no we can't do that.
They were going to burn it.
Now come on, it isn't the money's
fault it got stolen.
- I thought it was from God.
- What?
Well you know sometimes
you tell people about mam
and they give you money
or sweets.
Well I told God and...
well who else would have
that kind of money?
Well... in a funny...
God doesn't rob banks, alright.
God does not rob banks.
Office. Now.
Your father's on his way.
Come in.
The Mormons!
You stole money from mormons?
Would you like to tell
us why you did it Anthony?
Our mam's dead.
Hey. Hey. Hey Anthony come here.
Anthony, Damian, come here.
Ok. Team talk.
Your mother,
She would not want you,
to stand around crying
or to steal things.
She wants you to get on
with your lives
and do the best you can.
Make her proud, son, eh?
And not, you know... cry.
Ok. So let's stop crying eh?
And stealing things.
Let's stop that too.
Get in the car.
Don't ever do that to me again.
Look. I'm really sorry
it was me.
I didn't mean to cause
any trouble or anything.
No you did right.
They stole it, what could you do?
They did give it to a good cause.
I wouldn't have done
that at their age.
They must be...
you did a good job.
Thanks.
Are you from the social?
No. I'm just a visitor.
I go round the schools
collecting for this water thing.
And try and tell them about
the change over, you know.
Making sure that
the kids understand it.
Does anyone understand it?
Sometimes they are a bit confused,
until I talk to them.
And then...
They're really confused.
I'm sorry.
They're very sorry.
I've sent them to bed.
I want you to know that
it won't happen again.
Do you mind me asking
how you came to have
so much cash in the house?
It was a donation.
It was left here anonymously.
And you weren't suspicious
about that?
No, we pray a lot and
we thought it was
the answers to our prayers.
Only it has been mentioned
that you spent close
to five thousand pounds in Comet...
A few days ago.
Digital television.
Mircowave oven.
Dishwasher. Foot spa.
Did you actually pray for
all of these things?
We were praying for comfort
and encouragement.
I think we felt comforted
and encouraged.
By the foot spa?
And the dishwasher.
Samaritans. Oxfam.
Christian Aid.
For Christ's sake,
don't tick them little boxes.
The ones about putting you in touch
with like-minded organisations.
You'll be besieged man.
I'm telling you!
Saint Peter, died AD sixty four.
Alright, don't remind us.
The money... it's robbed.
I know.
Patron Saint of keys,
locks and general security, man.
Including up there.
I'm on the door.
Is it still alright,
if it's robbed?
Can you still do good with it
or should you give it back?
I thought it was a miracle,
but it is just robbed.
Damian. Listen.
One day I was
with you know who, Jesus.
And he went up into the mountains
and thousands of people followed him.
The police said five thousand,
five thousand.
Everybody knows this story.
Loaves and fishes.
See, I knew you'd say that.
That's what everybody says.
This yours?
It's the key to the old house.
Jointed pin tumbler
Engineering perfection.
Anyway, this kid comes up to us,
about your size,
His name was...
no I have forgotten.
I still see him sometimes.
Anyway he comes up
with these loaves and fishes.
Sardines.
And Jesus blesses them
and passes the plate round.
Now the first person
he passes it to, passes it on.
He doesn't take anything.
He just passes it on.
Do you know why?
Because he had a piece
of lamb hidden in his pocket.
And as he is passing the fish,
he sneaks a bit of meat out
and pretends he's taken
it off the plate.
Do you see what I'm saying?
And the next person
exactly the same story.
Every single bastard one
of them has their own food.
And every one of them
is keeping it quiet.
Looking after number one.
But as that plate went round
with the sardines on
They all got their own food
out and started to share.
And then that plate went
all the way round
And back to Jesus
and it'd still got the fish
and the loaves on it.
I think Jesus was a bit taken aback.
He says, 'what happened? '
And I just said 'miracle'.
And at first
I thought I'd fooled him.
But now I see it was a miracle,
one of his best.
But this little kid
had stood up and...
Everybody there just got bigger.
Do you understand
what I'm talking about?
Not really.
I'm talking about you.
Now I'm really lost.
You're trying too hard.
That kid he wasn't planning
on doing a miracle.
He wasn't planning anything,
except lunch.
Something that looks like a miracle
turns out to be dead simple.
But what am I going to do
with all this?
I just want to be good.
Look I can't say too
much about this,
because of that whole
free will thing.
Right?
But...
see this key?
Keep it safe. Alright?
And I'll have a word upstairs...
See if I can get somebody
on your case more permanent.
It's three days left to e-day,
my true love said to me.
Convert your change
or donate to charity.
Huummmmm, marvellous.
There are just three days
left to e-day.
Remember the money in your bank account
has already been converted.
The easiest way to change
any cash you have
is to pay it into your account.
The Sterling becomes Euros
the moment it's paid in.
And if you don't have an account,
why not open one today?
Can I help you at all?
We'd like to open a bank account.
- Is your mum and dad with you?
- No.
Well I need an adult signature.
I need proof of who you are.
Oh we thought of that.
Leisure pass.
I'm afraid you're going to have
to ask your mum to come in.
This isn't enough.
Just ask your mum to come in.
- We can't.
- Why not?
Our mam's dead.
There's two free euros in here
And you can keep the rest
of your money in it.
It's the best I can do.
I told you.
We should have bought a house.
Right if we can't hide it,
at least we can spend it.
- Hello.
- Now that is quality.
That is amazing.
I can see you. Can you see me?
Yeah.
Not here, on there.
Not as well.
I can see you in mine.
This is fantastic.
Anthony.
Why don't we give the money
to the lady with the bin?
It's not ours and
we're never going to spend it all.
She could do good with it.
We just gave her a grand and
look at the trouble it caused.
And if we gave her two hundred
we'll end up in jail.
We're on our own now Damian.
Don't let me down.
Hello.
The speaker went on the bin.
Your dad said he'd fix it.
So I said I'd cook for him.
So you get a decent meal for once.
I'm a fantastic cook.
Aren't I a fantastic cook, Damian?
The size of that school bag.
You'll give yourselves a hernia,
is that all homework?
- No.
- Yeah.
Er, costumes for the nativity play.
I suppose it is homework really.
I love a nativity play,
can I see them?
- Yeah.
- No.
It's private. Private property...
of the school.
It will spoil the surprise.
Am I going to go too?
Are you going to get
me some tickets?
Well I suppose so.
Well I didn't even know
they were in it.
I get told nothing
you know, nothing.
Are you going to come
and do some chopping?
It's lasagne, your favourite.
Where was the highwayman an,
Dick Turpin,
hanged in seventeen thirty nine?
- York.
- How did you know that?
- It's York.
- Glasgow... Carlisle...
He knows everything your dad.
- Norwich... York...
- Why don't you go on it,
you'd be great,
wouldn't he, he'd be great.
Fifty fifty please.
It's York!
You'd be a lot less frustrated
if you went on yourself.
Damian, tell him to go on.
You'd like to have a million
pounds wouldn't you?
It's not a million pounds.
It's a million euros.
That's only about...
Six hundred and
twenty three thousand,
one hundred pounds
at today's prices.
At least somebody
has been listening.
Told you it was York.
Jim, I'm so sorry
the answer is York.
We're supposed to go to bed
when this is finished.
Yeah right, go to bed.
But you're supposed
to read us a story.
- I'll get off.
- I'll see you out.
I'll see you out too.
I know.
Come again soon.
- Sucker for women.
- Sucker for men.
Don't forget I want to see that
nativity play. Your dad'll forget.
Go and get your pyjamas on.
They're good lads.
Nice to have someone to talk
to once in a while, though.
Yeah. Thanks.
I had a great evening.
I know what she's after.
We can't leave it here.
We're going to have to keep
it with us...
all the time.
Fill your school bag.
And don't let it out your sight.
Guard it with your life,
whatever happens.
- Ok?
- Ok.
Damian?
Have you any room?
- Have you any room?
- No, Damian,
Damian he's tired, he's walked
here all the way from Nazareth.
He's tired.
He's very, very tired.
- Well...
- Tired.
The walk from Nazareth,
people did that all the time.
And he was a carpenter.
So he was very fit.
He wasn't tired.
He was excited.
His wife was going to have a baby.
They weren't expecting
to go to sleep.
Ok. You say excited.
I say tired. Let's try nervous?
Ok? Shall we start again?
Joseph the Worker,
first century, dates uncertain?
I wouldn't have said nervous.
I would have said focused.
Well, have you any room?
What did he want to ing her for?
You invited her.
Beginners.
Beginners positions.
Damian, come on.
The word went out
from Julius Caesar.
Caesar...
Caesar Augustus that everybody
had to go to their
home town to be taxed.
So Mary and Joseph
set out for Bethlehem.
Little Donkey,
Little Don. Key.
On the dusty road...
Do you know how much
a piece of gold that big
would be worth at today's prices?
A lot. An awful lot.
I wonder what happened to it?
Because he was poor after that.
I wonder what he spent it on.
Can we please loose
the anachronistic bag?
I don't think they had Addidas
in the first century.
Far away to the East,
three wise men saw a star.
Thanks girls.
Look a star!
Let's follow it.
Come, they told me,
par um pa pa pa pum
A new born King to see,
par um pa pum pum
No, Saint Maureen.
I don't think I have heard of her.
Is she a virgin martyr?
I don't think so.
Here he is.
He's always got
those bags with him.
Pom pom pom...
Do you remember me?
Mmmm...?
I'm the poor man.
Damian Cunningham,
what are you doing there?
Come on, where should you be?
Where should you be,
you should be in Bethlehem,
come on.
I can't believe you've got...
no go back... go back.
As for these.
What have I told you about these?
I've told you before. Ssshhhhh.
Back out! Back out! Back out!
Shhhhh! Back on! Back on!
They tried first at one inn.
Do you have any room
at this inn?
No sorry, we're fully booked.
Do you have any room
at this inn?
We haven't any room,
but we've got a stable.
So he took them to the stable...
Oh, this is nice and cosy,
Joseph...
and cosy Joseph...
I said this is nice
and cosy Joseph.
Damian? Damian?
Yes, this is where our
Lord Baby Jesus will be born.
And so our Saviour came,
inging peace to all the earth.
Silent night, Holy night...
Quick, come on!
You stay there.
Oh no the keys!
Oh no!
Damian!
- What you doing?
- Dad!
Come here!
Oh God!
Come here! Come here!
It's alright.
Let's get you down.
What were you doing?
- Is he all right, Dad?
- There we go,
- What's he doing?
- Good lad.
Well he found it!
It just fell out of the sky.
Right in front of me.
I thought it was from God.
From God?
It's not really his thing is it,
handing out cash?
Why would God hand out...
Two hundred and twenty nine thousand,
three hundred and twenty pounds.
Blimey!
I was going to give it to the poor,
but it was really hard.
Why didn't you tell me?
Anthony said not to,
because of the tax.
We could keep some of it though
couldn't we, like a reward?
- Get in.
- Oh!
So what are we going
to do with it then?
We're going to hand it in.
All of it.
Well what else can we do?
It's not ours is it?
Hello?
I called round, the door was open.
I've called the police.
I thought you might have come home.
Everyone gets burgled at
Christmas, Dad.
This will be your crime number.
So you can get on to your
insurance company.
Of course they can't really
recompense you for this.
I mean they can't give you
your Christmas back can they?
Probably be next Christmas by
the time you get anything back.
I don't suppose you've got any
serial numbers, security codes,
anything like that? No?
Well, wouldn't make any difference.
It's very rare we get anything back.
Very rare.
We know the stolen currency
is around here somewhere.
That's what this is all about.
But they can't do anything about it.
All the banks have been
warned to look out
for anyone making
any large deposits.
And of course,
it's only one day or two,
before they realise
that the money is worthless.
What's that?
It's nothing, it's nothing.
It's just my stuff.
Oh dad, don't.
Oh my God!
This is what they were after.
That's a lot of money.
Where did it come from?
They took our Christmas.
We'll take their cash.
- You can't keep it.
- You're going to keep it?
It belongs to the government.
They were going to burn it.
They were going to burn
all this money,
that's a crime if you ask me.
- Definitely.
- But stealing is wrong.
If you steal something,
you have to steal it from somebody.
Who would we be stealing it from?
It's not right!
Damian, my house has
just been ransacked.
I work every second God sends
just to cover the mortgage,
to give you a decent home.
And now it's been wrecked.
I am owed this.
- But Da...
- Go to bed.
Now!
- Do you want a story?
- It's wrong.
- Who says?
- God.
Yeah, well.
Yeah, well what?
- Don't you want to go to heaven?
- Look around you, Damian.
We're on our own.
No one is smiling
down on us Damian.
No one is is looking out for us.
So we're looking out
for ourselves.
- But mam...
- Is dead.
She's dead, Damian.
You'll never see her again.
And neither will I.
And the money, is ours.
We'll take it to town tomorrow
and change it and spend it,
do you hear me?
All of it, because it's ours.
I know you've got it.
It's mine.
And you're going to change
it tomorrow.
And that's a good thing. Ok?
When you come back.
I'm going to call you
on this phone.
Open the front door.
Let me in.
And we'll take the money.
And you won't have
to worry about it any more.
Understand?
You make sure your
phone's switched on.
...fifteen.
You take one side and we'll
take the other and then swap.
- All right.
- Ok change what you can
and what you can't change spend.
Have a ball!
You do realise, you just
kissed goodbye to the money.
Come on let's get cracking.
She's going to run off with it,
you must know that?
- Come on!
- How can she, she's got Damian?
She'll kidnap him, hold him to ransom
for the rest of the money.
No, Anthony,
that's what you'd do. Come on.
Ok, you wait here all right?
It's mine.
We'll have to change more
than this.
- No!
- What?
That's the whole point,
do it in small amounts and
no one will be suspicious.
Look at the queue.
Look at the time.
We'll be lucky to get round
three banks at this rate.
You'll be lucky to stay
out the jail.
- Go on!
- What?
It's just quite
a lot in the circumstances.
It's five thousand quid.
It's the front half
of a Ford Fiesta.
Is this a bank or a sweet shop?
- What?
- I need a wee.
Tell her that.
Can I use your loo?
- Well I'm not sure...
- Well I'm not queuing up again,
the poor kid's been
in here half an hour.
You must have a loo?
What do you do
when you need to go?
Ok, just this once.
You'll have to go here.
I don't really need one.
You little belter.
I just can't see
why it's so difficult.
I need a wee.
It's the front half of a Ford Fiesta,
as far as I'm concerned, that's...
I need a wee. I need a wee.
Today's the day, that Britain enters
a new currency era.
You must spend or bank
any remaining old money today.
It's now or never.
Use it or lose it.
At midnight tonight,
it's euros only for British business.
Well if you say so for business...
business is... now what was your name.
- What?
- I've got an idea.
- What?
- Dollars.
Change it into dollars now
and change it into euros whenever.
Actually once
all the excitement's over
the euro will most
likely drop in value.
So we'll probably get
a better exchange rate this way too.
- What?
- Where did I get you?
They've got a bank in there.
It stays open late.
You know everything,
you do, don't you?
Yeah.
What's wrong?
How did you know about the bank?
Is this where your mum worked?
In here?
Well stay there then.
You'll be alright.
I'll come straight back for you.
I'll do this one. Ok?
Don't look.
This is where
your mum used to work.
Nice.
Best get a move on, huh?
Go on.
Damian? What you doing?
Hey, what's up?
Did you think I'd run off
and left you?
Did you?
Well I didn't, did I?
No, you didn't.
- The bank's upstairs.
- It's closed.
And I've had a much better idea.
Come on.
Let's go and stuff our faces.
Oh I could have had my eye out.
Where are the glasses?
Damian, wants to give
his to the poor.
Do you?
Of course they won't be poor anymore,
once you've given it to them.
What'll do you do then,
take it back?
Speaking of which...
Right mystery activity...
champagne.
...follow me.
A woman opens the door
in her nightie
and I thought funny place
to keep a door...
- This is your fault this.
- What is?
You don't even know, do you?
You ought her
and you don't even know.
What are you on about?
Can you hear them laughing?
Even he's laughing. Listen.
Very good.
Once she's got what she came for,
she'll piss off again.
Then he won't be
laughing will he?
It will all start again
like when mam died.
- He'll be angry...
- Maybe... she, you know,
she won't, she'll stay.
Oh great! Much better.
Is that what you want?
Her in there with him
instead of mam?
Why are you angry with me?
Because you did it.
You and your weird stuff.
Chucking money away.
Talking to yourself. Seeing things.
I don't.
I mean maybe I do, but...
And me! Sticking up for you.
For what?
The truth is, you're a loony!
Don't say that, Anthony.
Please don't say that!
You're just a fucking loony
and you should be locked up.
Be at the front door
with the money in ten minutes.
Damian! We were...
I was just...
Dad, don't answer it.
- Dad don't.
- What is going on.
Please!
See this little girls.
My girls.
These girls Santa Claus forgot.
You're our last hope.
We haven't got a heater home.
Because no point going back
if you don't help
...took it out.
- Just...
- Who is it?
- Excuse me please.
Wheelchair like these
need your help.
Fifty percent of families
with a chronically ill child,
eak up.
You're maybe asking yourself
why these Waterloo station
need friends.
Oh, Let me explain.
This is a mid of night.
This is a privat time.
Who are you?
Get out please. Get mind.
Just leaving.
Go on, you and your...
get out.
- Come on
- Two euro's a month...
- It's absolutely...
- Would you be prepared
to consider a direct debit.
Just shut up, will you?
Damian?
Damian?
This is that same donkey
as he looks after
just a few months
in our sanctuary.
- I think you'll agree...
- All right love. Put him down.
Shall we?
You'd better tell me
how this started?
I've no idea.
Some one must have said
something strange.
Digital?
Yeah that's right, yeah.
How do you find it?
I'm yet to be convinced.
Well you can come and have a look,
when you get rid of that lot.
Mmm. One step at a time, eh?
Any chance of a bit of toast?
You do that,
I'll have a look around.
Evening, lad.
You.
- Where is he?
- I don't know.
- Ha? Where is he?
- Upstairs.
Peaceful isn't it?
Who are you?
Who am I?
Who are you?
We're the police.
Oh.
I know you're only a dream.
But I don't care.
It's nice to see you.
Even if you're just a dream.
The money just makes
everything worse.
I've got something for you.
From Readers Digest. Here.
You may have already
won ten thousand pounds.
Please will you talk to me?
Five minutes. Ok?
Now, don't interrupt.
I'm dead.
I know what I'm talking about, ok?
You need to use conditioner
on your hair.
Your dad won't think of that,
but it makes all the difference.
Me?
You are not to worry about me.
You have been worrying about me,
haven't you?
I'm fine.
Anthony.
He seems to have taken
it better than you.
But he hasn't.
He's got a good heart,
he just...
he doesn't know where it is.
Damian?
He's going to need you.
Be good to him.
Dad doesn't believe.
Doesn't believe what?
Any of it. Anything.
He mustn't do or he wouldn't.
Couldn't you talk to him?
- He can't see me.
- Oh.
Is it because of the money?
In a way. The money makes
it harder to see what's what.
You know that already.
Never really win
with those things anyway.
You just end up
with books about
the building of
the American Railways.
It's her isn't it?
Your dad and her?
Damian.
You know how complicated
the money was?
Well... people are even more
complicated.
You need to remember
that there is nearly always enough
good around to be going on with.
You've just got to have a bit
of faith, you know.
And if you've got faith in people
that makes them stronger.
And you, you've got enough
to sort all three of you out.
Hey? That's why
I'm counting on you.
I haven't really
been worried about you.
I've just been missing you.
That's allowed.
Are you really a Saint?
Well, the criteria's very strict.
It's not just a case
of doing good and all that.
You do have to do
an actual miracle.
So...
I'm in there. Course I am.
What was your miracle?
Don't you know?
It was you.
Hey?
Aren't you going to say goodbye?
Bye.
Did you see her?
What did she say?
She said to tell
you not to worry.
It's all going to be alright.
She's looking out for you
Come on!
Well it was fun
while it lasted, eh?
Look there's no easy way to say this,
but I put a bit to one side,
for me, to spend.
You can have it back.
Dorothy, six thousand,
three hundred and ten euros.
All for the best, eh?
Dollars.
It's just a few grand.
Dad?
Ten really.
Eleven thousand,
four hundred dollars.
I was going to tell you.
I sort of kept them by mistake.
Anthony.
I just enjoyed having a wedge.
It wasn't really the money.
I just liked having it.
Four thousand,
seven hundred and eighty euros.
Dorothy wanted a holiday
of a lifetime.
Dad wanted to pay off
all his credit cards.
Come on Dad.
Anthony wanted
one game boy advanced xp.
One play station three.
A Shogun new BMX bike.
A Rekia five hundred super
quad bike.
Nimbus two thousand
eltro-magnetic stair rider.
A table top candy floss maker.
An iPOD, obviously.
An iBOT obviously.
And a stamp on it hydraulic
rocket capable of
a attaining altitudes
of over one hundred metres.
Three...
Two...
One...
That's how Anthony
would want this story to end.
With big piles of stuff.
But it's not his story.
It's mine.
Oh, regarde ca.
Qu'est-ce-que c'est?
This is where I want it to end. |
But really, he's like my other;
What do I know about diamonds?
I'm a boxing promoter;
I was a happy boxing promoter
until a week ago, and then;
What do I know about diamonds?
Don't they come from Antwerp?
- Himy, would you listen to this?
- Do we have a choice?
It wasn't meant to be taken literally;
It's a nice story, Adam and Eve;
It's bound with moral fi e; ; ;
; ; ; but asking a grown man
to believe it?
What is it?
Well, what is it?
What you want I should do,
drop my pants?
Okay, go through;
It's a nice story;
It's just that; Just a story;
Catholic religion is based
on a mistranslation;
Enough already; Ruben, say something;
Listen; Are you busy?
I'll tell you the whole story;
The Septuagint scholars mistranslated
the He ew word for young woman; ; ;
; ; ; into the Greek word for virgin;
It was an easy mistake to make; ; ;
; ; ; because there was only a subtle
difference in the spelling;
So, they came up with a prophecy;
Behold, the virgin shall conceive
and bear us a son;
You understand? It was virgin
that caught people's attention;
It's not everyday a virgin conceives
and bears a son;
But leave that for a couple
of hundred years to stew; ; ; |
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When will you race with me?
When you beat all the racers in Gunma...
then I will race you.
Everyone in Gunma?!
Yes.
Tomorrow, you start in the South, I'll start in the North.
We'll race different people.
And see who wins the most races. How's that?
Why don't we just race on the track?
Race track?
Touge is more fun.
I'm back.
What time is it?
My lovely wife!
Change my underwear for me!
Bastard...why would you change my underwear!
Where are you going?
To school.
School? Isn't it summer vacation right now?
God knows where you go everyday...
Wow, women's underwear...
You know what I believe?
That gods were once human, too.
They did something that humans can't do.
So they became god.
A year ago, that principle bitch kicked me out of school.
She said to me, Don't call yourself Itsuki.
Why don't you try 'trash'?
Then I thought...
I want the whole world to know that...
I, Itsuki, am not trash!
I wanted to be a racer!
It took me only one year to become the racing god;
the leader of the Akina SpeedStars.
But you've only had your license for a year.
That's why I'm such a genius!
It's pretty easy; take turning for example.
When you're about to turn, just pull the hand ake!
It's pretty easy, actually.
But...wouldn't you go slower that way?
Oh yeah? Why don't YOU tell me how to turn?
Well...
You have to keep a consistent speed when you turn
and then you turn the opposite direction.
Man, are you clueless.
I don't blame you. We got our licenses together,
but you haven't touched the steering wheel so far.
Hey, why don't you join my team?
I don't have a car.
You don't need a car. Just wash our cars!
Just think about it; I drive, you wash...what a ight future!
Come on o, bottoms up!
Milk is good. Why?
It's got calcium and protein.
What's more important is that it can ighten your eyes.
What's the most important to a racer? Eyes!
You wanna go to the movies?
-I can't go, I have to work
-Then we are going without you
Hey, what are you doing?
Grade Two, Class B. Looks like Natsuki's wearing white undies today.
Funny.
Why do you look so nervous? You know her?
No.
No? I heard you had a fight with another student last week!
Just for her!
Let's go to work.
-Yeah, I'll go too
-OK, let's go
Are those your classmates?
Yeah.
Are they racers?
No, they just work at the gas station after school.
They work really hard, but only get 100,000 yen a month.
( 100,000 yen is approximately $1,000 US dollars.)
The money I gave you the last time might have been out.
Thank you for taking care of me and my mom for such a long time.
We don't need that much.
You are a good girl. That's what you deserve.
What kind of dad are you?
You won't even give me 1,000,000 yen!
( 1,000,000 yen is approximately $10,000 US dollars.)
I'm worried that no one would take care of you in your last few years.
I'll do fine in my last few years.
How?
What if I don't take care of you after I got the world championship?
You'll be miserable.
I'll still have the gas station.
Boss, take the money.
After you die, the gas station would be mine anyway right?
Thanks.
I'll pay you back,ok?
Pay me back?
Well, not counting the money I used to raise you...
You still owe me around 8,635,000 yen.
( 8,635,000 yen is approximately $86,350 U.S. dollars.)
Pay me back? What did you do, world champion?
I don't get it.
Welcome, what kind of gas do you need?
May I ask if your boss is the racer god?
Sorry, never heard anything like that.
You bastard.
Check it out! This is what I call a real race car.
Big wing, nice wheels...Wow, a sports car steering wheel!
How much did it cost?
May I ask if this gentleman is Akina's racer god??
I am.
But the racer god should be the boss here.
I'll be the boss after he dies in a few years.
Child abusing! God forbid!
I'm sorry, we are actually from Myogi.
The Myogi NightKids.
I'm Takeshi Nakazato.
I'm here to challenege your racer god.
We don't have a racer god here.
If you are looking for gods.
There's a temple around here.
Whatever. I'll be waiting for you on the mountain.
Wash your cars, we're going to Mt. Akina tonight!
How many times have you won?
You first.
Me too.
Who are you racing later?
Why don't we race a little beforehand?
So many people here...are you ok?
Don't worry, I'll go all out.
I'll have to be at home by 3 o'clock - you know my dad.
Don't worry.
why? You're worried?
Look, they have so many people.
Hurry up, I have to send my pal home.
You're gonna race with another person in your car?
Why not?
What a moron.
Why don't I ride with you tonight?
Oh, how cute.
We start here.
The first one to get down wins. Got it, tubby?
I'll beat you down for sure.
5!
4!
3!
2!
Moron...
I'll pass him on the first turn.
That car is right on our tail!
He's slow...
What the hell are you doing?
Calm down.
Pass him already.
Nah. I wanna see this fool crash.
-Look...look...forward
-What?
Look forward!
-Look what you did!
-I told you to stay calm
Just calm down.
I told you I'll get you home on time.
Bastard.!
Who's puking? Who's the bastard now?
I think it's time for us to race.
Not yet.
Why?
You want to know why?
Yes.
I found out something after riding with you.
You have to turn the wheel alot to get through a corner.
Even though your R32 is high-powered...
It's too heavy.
There are a lot of hairpins on Akina.
You have to really push the front end for it to turn.
Especially at the 5 consecutive hairpins.
And each time, you mess up your line.
Unless you can find a way to turn more effectively...
you can't compete with my FC.
Learn to deal with this,
then we'll race.
It's good that you're ok.
In order to become world champion...
I need to get a GT-R!
I'll buy you a Benz.
I want a GT-R!
I'll even throw in some rolex!
I want a GT-R!
You almost lost your life last night!
I would've won if I had an R!
You'd be dead if you drove an R.
I want a GT-R!
Welcome.
Can I help you?
I'm looking for that fat racer god.
God?
Are you mocking me?
I was passed up by an AE86 last night.
He was incredibly fast, especially on the turns.
I only saw a tofu shop logo on his door.
Do you know him?
If you know him,
please tell him
that I'll be waiting for him on Akina on Saturday.
Takumi, it's you?
It's not me.
I was here last night.
It's the real racer god.
Don't tell me it's you.
Must've been Bunta...
What'd you say?
I know you don't believe me...
I wouldn't believe it either,
but that GT-R person told me so in person.
What's so good about a GT-R?
Over 300 horses,
Excellent aerodynamics, great suspension.
So what?
Then you just have fun with him, ok?
So hot.
If you don't race him...I'll kick your ass!
Welcome, how may I help you?
-Fill it please.
-Ok.
-I'm going now.
-Alright, later.
Takumi, Takumi, Takumi!
You said that's your favorite.
You had a fight for me last time...
I'm really sorry.
I've been waiting to thank you,
but you won't talk to me anymore.
It's because...I'm afraid of those guys from school.
They will say...
I mean...
people at school will talk about you and me...
So?
So what?
we've been in the same class since we started school.
We tell each other everything,
but you haven't talked to me lately.
I haven't talked to you for several weeks.
You like it?
Yes.
Can we talk later?
Yes.
Actually, I have something to tell you...
I bought a sexy swimsuit...
You promised me before the exam
that you'd take me to the beach.
Did you forget?
Yeah.
After you said that, I went to the mall to get a swimsuit.
It took me awhile, but I got the most revealing one.
What's wrong?
You're choking?
Are you ok?
Are you ok?
You scared me.
Takumi, pick me up on Sunday.
You promised.
Ok.
I'll leave now.
Bye.
Bye.
Takumi, pick me up on Sunday. You promised.
Dad...
You passed that GT-R, didn't you?
Maybe.
Is he fast?
Only on the straightaways.
He's really slow on the corners.
You really think he's slow?
What are you trying to say?
Nothing, I'm just asking.
I bought a sexy swimsuit.
Are you using the car on Sunday?
Yes.
There's a party. Wanna come?
No.
Bastard...
Tofu! Hey, tofu-man!
What? You run out of gas again?
I have something to talk about.
Then what are you looking me for?
Let's go somewhere else.
Cheers.
Cheers.
What is it this time, Yuiichi?
I thought you were mad at me for not getting gas at your station?
No, I'm mad because you told people NOT to come to my station.
That's because your gas is more expensive.
That's because it's better.
You ought me out here just to tell me that?
No.
I didn't think you'd still be good at this age.
I told you I'd still be good.
I mean....passing up a GT-R?
Oh...That wasn't me.
I haven't been on Akina for years.
But all this time...
That was Takumi.
Takumi?!
Five years ago, my hemorrhoids were back.
Really big ones.
So, I told that bastard to go for me.
But he was only in middle school then!
So what?
4 o'clock in the morning.
Too dark to see anything.
So I let him do the deliveries.
At first, he left at 4
and got back at 5:30.
A year later he came back at 5.
Two years later he came back at 4:30.
The delivery took him just half an hour.
Now, it'll probably take him.....
Four and a half minutes.
And he hasn't had a single accident?
Not exactly.
He floored it once because he wanted to get home.
The tofu was all smashed.
Put it in the cup holder.
Don't spill any of it, or don't come back.
Go.
At first he needed 2 hours.
Then, an hour and a half.
Later, 1 hour, then half an hour.
I was getting tired of all the time he took up.
Takumi's really good...
Ask him to race with that GT-R.
I'll pay for the gas.
You guys used to call me trash.
But it turns out my son is more trashy than me.
He's my only kid...
if there's something wrong with him...
Get another one.
Tofu...
Hey, Tofu-man!
What about that GT-R?
Who's paying this time?
You are, bastard.
Give me some scissors.
I bought a sexy swimsuit
-Boss...can I have this Sunday off?
-Move it, move it!
What?
I made up my mind! I don't want a GT-R!
That's good.
Takumi's dad is right. If a racer loses...
he still has to defend his pride!
Dad.
Let me race on Akina...with your car!
My car?
Don't call me your dad then.
Then what about mom?
What does it have anything to do with your mom?
If she knew where you went to the club last night...
What do you think she would do?
Who are you looking for?
Tofu, you bastard...
Itsuki took my car.
Make sure that Takumi is with him.
I'm busy right now. I don't have time.
What is this?
This is the first time I asked you for something, and you're saying no?
How are we gonna deal with last night's bill?
What kind of tofu are you looking for?
19 years ago, the fastest racer in town was...
Bunta Fujiwara.
The genius racer.
That's what I've heard.
You were probably the first Gunma champion.
Unfortunately, you got married.
Selling tofu instead of racing.
Sometimes, one decision can change your life.
The same goes for racing.
But then, something always comes up that you don't expect.
You never thought your wife would leave you.
That's right. A racer should be angry.
I'd love to race you; even for just one lap.
Sorry, we don't have what you are looking for.
Please go somewhere else.
Sorry.
Hey, don't answer strangers' phone calls.
Hey!
You want the car tommorow, right?
If you beat that GT-R tonight...
then I'll lend you the car tomorrow.
I'll also give you a full tank of gas!
Hello?
Hey Tofu.
If Takumi beats that GTR tonight,
our bill is ...
it's...
There's no more cars coming up, we're all clear.
All the roads are clear, start whenever you want.
Racer god, don't fool with me.
You almost killed yourself last time, and now you're driving a minivan?
Get off the mountain so we can race with the real god.
You can't do that! Akina doesn't belong to you!
You won't stop me from racing.
I'll call the police and say that you're blocking the road!
You're not leaving?
I'll leave if you leave.
What are you doing?
What are you doing?!
Hey, leave my car alone!
What are you doing?!
Get away from my car!
There's an AE86 heading up there.
The real god is here.
Takumi's dad.
Itsuki!
Takumi, what are you doing here?
Hide!
He asked me to come.
What are you doing here? Selling tofu?
No, he asked me to race the GT-R.
Don't fool yourself, you can't even make a turn.
You're dead if you race him!
Don't worry, I've been on Akina for five years.
But you've got your license for only a year.
I beat him once.
You're the one who passed me last time?
Yeah.
Hey, bean curd!
Tofu!
If Takumi wins tonight, we are even.
Didn't I say this 2 hours ago?
Say what 2 hours ago?
That GT-R is really fast. Can Takumi beat it?
Every car you've gotten was more expensive and faster than mine.
But have you ever beaten me, stupid?
You're different - you're crazy!
And my son isn't?
Five. Four. Three.
Come on...
Two. One. Go!
Be careful.
Bunta, your car can't burst through the straigtaways like a GT-R.
That doesn't matter. Towards the end
there are fewer and fewer straightaways.
That's when the kid shows his skill.
The GT-R got a strong lead.
The 86 can't keep up with it on straights,
but it gets closer and closer at the corners.
That '86 isn't ordinary!
It's closing in!
They're heading into the second half of the course, where there are more corners.
The '86 is getting closer,
but the GT-R takes a very tight line on the corners.
The 86 is still giving Takeshi alot of pressure.
They are getting closer at the corners.
The AE86 is incredibly fast on the corners!
The two cars exited the corner with no distance between them!
Bunta, are you sure he can win?
A couple of years before he said he couldn't see things clearly.
I took him to the eye doctor,
but it turns out that his eyes were ok.
I told him Hey, kiddo.
Don't fool me, I'm gonna kick your ass!
He told me that lately,
he sees things become slower and slower when he drives.
That's when I knew that it's because he's getting faster and faster
I can't lose to him....not here, not now!
Holy crap! The '86 is closing on the GT-R, and fast!
The '86 is trying to get ahead, but the GT-R is hogging the inside.
Hey! Don't block, asshole!
You want a piece of me?
The '86 is getting closer and closer!
He's trying to find an open line to pass.
Do you think Takumi can win?
It all depends on the Five....Deadly....Hair....pins.
They're heading into the Five Deadly Hairpins! The '86 is still flooring it!
It's impossible to turn at this kind of speed!
The '86 passed the GT-R! The '86 passed!
Will the GT-R get back ahead?
The '86 is widening the gap!
The R is slowing down - the AE86 won!
You're pretty good.
How'd you get down here so fast?
I heard you use the gutters to turn. Is that true?
I want to race you. How's next week?
Sorry. I came here only because my dad told me to.
There might not be a next time.
Maybe you'll change your mind tomorrow.
Done.
I raised you. You tried to make my image look good...
Using all this fancy crap...
Pick my cig up....pick my cig up!
Hey, hurry up.
Hey.
What're you doing?
Nothing.
What are you wearing a towel for?
I don't want any sunburn
You're shy, aren't you?
Oh, is it because Iĺm wearing a swimsuit?
How come?
Takumi, how come you have so many scars?
Those are...
from my dad.
Ever since my mom left, he's been drinking.
Sometimes he gets too drunk and beats me up...
I think you are very charming.
I like men with scars!
I hate those smooth-skin sissies!
This one on your back is really cool.
That was three years ago.
This was last week.
Does it hurt?
How about here?
This is a mosquito sting.
You lied to me.
We are here.
Takumi, you drive really well.
I usually get sick every time I'm in the car for a long time.
But I didn't today.
That's a relief.
I had fun today...thank you
No problem.
Later.
Bye.
Before he becomes a god....
He's human.
He becomes god because he does something that humans can't
God, please help me...
and my car...please.
Sit.
That's right, sit.
Get it clean.
Boss, is our champ crazy?
You got a new car.
What about him?
He's obviously in love.
What's wrong with you today?
You wouldn't understand.
Why not?
If it's not money, then it's women.
What are you doing?
You said you'd teach me to drive!
When did I ever say that?
I'll go down in full speed.
Then give me some tips.
At least something to help me out.
Let's do this.
Fastened your seat belt?
Someone's tailing our car...
What's his rush, this late at night?
Slow down and let him pass.
Why is he on my ass?
What?
I'm sorry, I thought you were the legendary '86!
But your car looks like trash.
Hey, Tubby.
Don't be driving this late at night.
It should be past your curfew, go back to bed.
Shut your mouth.
He must be crazy...
He looks like a racer to me.
Pfft. You guys are pathetic.
Move out!
What the hell do you think you're doing...
He was trying to kill us!
So what?
He thinks you're trash.
I don't care what he thinks
Whoa!
The car! Hey!
The car!
Itsuki, how come your car's all weird?
How so?
There's no grip.
Every time I turn it feels like it's gonna tip over.
Then stop driving so fast.
Whatever, I'm gonna catch up to him.
I wanna go home!
Mommy!
Mommy!
Itsuki...are you ok?
I'm serious.
Are you alright?
Takumi, WTF did you do to him?!
00:55:05,999 --> 00:55:09:900
Sorry boss. I'll pay for the damage...
I'm not talking about that!
The guy who's car you wrecked last night? He was from Team Emperor!
They're the best team around!
You tried to overtake an Evo IV with Itsuki's car?
Are you crazy?
But it's the same car that I have at home.
Hah! The same as your car?
Do you know how much effort your dad put into that car?
The suspension alone took him a month!
We just bought our car!
And it's not even an AE86 - it's an AE85!
How's Itsuki?
Are you okay?
He's not really a racing champ. He's been puking ever since he rode with you.
How could he get sick just from sitting in the car?
Takumi, you're really something.
Work hard and you could be a very good racer.
What're you doing? Looking for money?
Did you really spend a month on the suspension?
That's long...
Not just the suspension.
I checked out the tires, the engine...
Even the height and balance!
Just fixing it up here and there, until before I knew it, a month had passed.
Is it really that fun to be a racer?
Why? You wanna be a racer?
I don't know.
I don't know.
Help me with the tofu if you don't know.
Your friend's been helping me all afternoon.
My friend?
Iĺm so sorry.
I'm sorry.
Here, have some tea.
I finished the tofu. I also made some snacks.
Thanks.
You're welcome.
Takumi! You're back!
What are you doing here?
Well, you see...
Ever since we went to the beach, you haven't called me back.
So I came to see you.
Mogi, are there any snacks left?
Yes, I'll ing them.
It's really different when you have a woman in the family, you know...
She also wears a mini skirt!
If only it were 2 inches shorter...
You should have told me.
I tried calling you for a few days,
but you were sleeping, or at work.
Your dad is kind.
You really think so?
He's been talking to me for the past few days.
He really loves you.
You guys talked about me?
Yeah, so?
What did he say?
Your told me...
about you wanting to be a racer.
I never said that.
He said that if you work hard,
you could be a professional racer one day.
I remember someone once told me that
it's important that one finds his own goal.
As long as he has a goal, his life has meaning.
Takumi, I think racing is where you belong.
Who told you that?
Actually,
an uncle of mine told me that.
Uncle?
After my dad left,
my uncle has been taking care of me and my mom.
Oh, I see. That's great.
He's really helped us through the years.
By the way...who's your uncle?
It's important that one finds his own goal.
As long as he has a goal, his life has meaning.
If you work hard,
You could be a professional racer one day.
Takumi, I think racing is where you belong.
Early delivery, eh?
Huh? Is your car oken?
Broken?
Nah, I'm just adjusting the settings.
Don't forget about our race.
I never agreed to race you.
I'll ask again; yes or no?
I wanted to ask you about the suspension and tires.
Can they really take up to month to adjust?
Are you interested?
Yes.
Let's talk about the engine first. The best way to increase horsepower is with a turbo.
But, you should always be aware of your oil temperature,
and also the drain tap.
A suspension shouldn't be too soft nor too hard.
The amount of pressure on the springs,
and the spring size have to be just right.
You'll have to adjust it little by little and make sure it's right.
Your dad did a good job with this engine.
If I were to fix it up from stock to the way it was now...
It'd probably take me around 6 months. He did it in 1.
Your car is very well tuned.
It is...
impeccable.
Wow...I had no idea my dad is this good...
But every car has a limit.
This car won't survive much longer.
You should buy a new car.
I still like my car...
Then what about our race?
Saturday, three weeks from now.
Why so far ahead?
Don't you need three weeks to adjust your car?
Hey, it's that '86!
Alright.
Watch out, he's pretty fast.
It's just an '86.
Are you alright?
This car is for delivering tofu.
It can't be used to race!
It's very dangerous to race with an old clunker.
Oh, that's right. You Emperor guys claim to be professionals.
You don't take us mountain racers seriously.
We're just clowns, right?
A racer is a racer.
You've beaten me before.
You remember that?
You want to race again?
Call me. You know my number.
Man, look at Ryosuke's car.
Is it just me, or is it uglier than last time?
Speak rationally. Don't touch it
Hey, don't punish him! He's had a hard enough time already!
Shut the hell up!
Let it go, Bunta.
Come on, he's had a hard enough time already.
I'm going home now.
I feel your pain.
I invited that prick who beat you to come up here, 3 weeks from now.
I hope you'll come.
I'll lend you my car if you want.
I only want to drive my own car...
Tell me if you change your mind.
Want some pie? It's pretty good.
Your friend Mogi ought it over for you earlier.
When did she come over?
A few hours ago. She says she's going to visit her family in the countryside for awhile.
Did she say anything else?
No, not much.
Hey! Hey!
Don't eat all of that by yourself! Shady bastard!
That '86 of yours is very old...
Are you sure you want a new engine? It'll cost you a ton of money!
You want this engine on your '86?
Do it.
This is a Group A AE101 racing engine! It's barely street-legal!
You must be crazy...
Itsuki, you should be helping me clean up.
No, you should be helping me ing back my dad.
Where is he? He hasn't been here for days.
Some of my relatives visited and are staying at my house.
He's probably out partying with them.
Shouldn't he come back and help us manage the station?
What if he doesn't come back at all? What about our paychecks?
It's a good thing he's my dad...
Otherwise I wouldn't have any money at all.
What the...what's wrong with the boss?!
Get me some towels! And some medicine, too!
What the hell did you do to him?!
We took a test run on Akina with the new engine.
Is he gonna be okay?
He'll come around soon.
Listen to the engine and pay attention to the RPM.
The RPM is high, but it's hard to go through corners quickly.
Get in the car.
I'll only do it once. Pay attention.
Note how and when I step on the gas pedal.
This new engine is great, but you'll have to adjust to it gradually.
It's ready now. Practice with it for the next few days before your race.
Hey...
What do you think of that pendant I gave you?
I love it.
That's good.
I've been sick the past few days.
But you've been looking after me.
Thanks alot. I was lucky to have a godess like you by my side.
A godess? That's crazy.
I'm serious.
I believe that there are gods on this earth
who were people.
And they do extraordinary things...
and become god!
But I think...
That gods are still a little human, too.
What are you talking about?
That gods and godesses...
sometimes go to hotels! Like the one we're outside now!
Come on, let's go get a room, eh? Oh yeah...
Asshole!
Wait...hey, what the...
It's Natsuki!
What the hell is going on here?
I went with my dad for a ride with the new engine.
Turns out he just got a new tachometer for it.
I didn't know until now.
It produces 250HP now.
250HP?! That's fast!
I pushed it all the way to 180km/ph last night!
I was running times faster than I ever ran before!
It's so fast, it's scary!
I really wanted to tell you about it.
I'll tell Mogi later, too.
Nah, don't.
Don't what?
Don't talk to her anymore.
Why not?
I have something to tell someone...
Who?
You.
What is it?
I saw Natsuki yesterday...
She was going into a hotel with a guy driving a Benz.
A hotel?
Are you sure it was a hotel?
Yeah, that $300 a night place.
What?!
The $300 a night place.
Looks like your girlfriend is cheaper than you thought!
You little shit!
I'm telling you the truth!
I knew you since we were 7! Stop fighting with me!
What the hell is going on?
Stop!
Come over and fight me some more!
Takumi, stop!
Don't fight!
Why did you guys fight?!
Stop!
Don't hit!
Takumi!
Why did you guys fight?
I hate you guys!
( The original subs said: I want to eat people now! - LOL!)
Hey...
It's me.
I shouldn't have talked about her like that. Sorry.
Did you forget? It's Saturday now.
Everyone's waiting for you to race Sudo.
Hey.
Hey.
It's me.
Do you need something?
I've been looking for you for awhile.
I'm still in the countryside with my uncle.
I'll probably be back later tonight.
I have a big race on Mt. Akina tonight.
Come watch me, okay?
Sorry, I can't.
The train is here, I have to go.
Mogi, I miss you.
Mogi.
Luckily for us, we've had 2 weeks to spend the night together.
I hope the money I'm giving you is enough.
Please...don't come to me ever again.
I don't want to see you anymore.
I don't want any more sex with you.
I only want to stay with my real boyfriend now.
Hey, what's up clowns?
Huh?
Where's that AE86 that Ryosuke was talking about?
I, Sudo, will not be defeated! I've beaten this '86 once. Now I'll beat him...
Twice.
I'll be damned if he's still emotionally upset.
Don't worry about him, you have to take care of yourself first.
You've had endless nosebleeds for the past few days.
Oh, here's another one...
These nosebleeds are a pain in the ass.
There's already people here, why are we still waiting?
You can't wait?
Wait for him to come. Just 5 more minutes.
If he comes, he comes. Don't forget that I'm your real opponent.
We're clearing it up, I repeat, we're clearing it up. You can start in 5 minutes.
Wait...there's a car coming up!
It's the '86! The '86 is here!
I've never seen this many race queens when we were still racing!
Wow, this is great!
Hey, this is a women-only area!
Get out of here!
It's coming!
Looks like the tofu clunker came back to life!
Not bad, eh?
Why don't you shut up? You can't even beat me.
Why don't you just shut up and try your best to beat me.
Don't worry, I'll be quick. I have something to do after this race.
Wear it.
Why?
So Ryosuke can communicate with you.
Takumi, no matter what you've heard about Sudo being professional level, don't worry.
Even pros make mistakes now and then.
I know. I'll beat him for sure.
Then are you gonna race me?
Sure, why not?
We're all clear. Start it up any time.
I repeat, we're clear, start it any time you like.
5! 4! 3! 2! 1!
Go!
All 3 cars got a good start!
First is Sudo's Evo llI. Following him is the FC.
The AE86 is last.
Here comes the first corner.
Everyone is taking really tight lines.
They're all really fast!
What are you doing?
It's called tactics.
The FC suddenly falls behind!
I repeat, the FC just fell back!
They're all maintaining a high speed.
They're going past 140km/ph now!
The '86 is looking for a chance to pass.
I don't know if it can overtake the Evo llI.
Come on! Come on!
What the hell are you doing?
I'm cheering him on!
We've gotta give him support! Come on! Support!
Alright, now!
The '86 passed the Evo llI!
The FC and '86 used the gutters and passed the Evo llI!
Allow me to explain.
When Sudo turned, he went wide.
He left enough space on the inside to use the gutters.
Go go Takumi! Go go Takumi!
It's just you and me now, Takumi.
What about Sudo?
He won't get in the way.
Make sure of it.
The '86 and FC have been very calm.
But the Evo llI is very angry and is losing his temper.
Sudo is starting to fall behind.
The '86 and FC are cornering with amazing speed.
It'll be very hard for the Evo to catch up now.
Go go Takumi! Go go Takumi! Go go Takumi!
Warning! Warning!
A car just went up into the mountain!
I repeat, a car just headed up the mountain!
Warning! Warning!
Sudo is going to crash head on!
Shouldn't we warn him?
It is too late.
The Evo llI crashed! The Evo llI crashed!
The '86 and FC have gotten out safely.
Shit.
Keep going.
Is he alright?
Just forget about him.
Sudo!
Sudo, are you okay?
The 5 consecutive hairpins are coming up.
The '86 has reached it's limit. Time to make my attack.
The FC just passed the '86!
Only 1km remains for this race!
The '86 may not be able to pass!
This is just what I expected.
I was waiting for this to happen.
You expected this to happen?
Takumi's specialty lies in catching up.
Once he is behind, he can anticipate his opponent's next move.
He'll pass again soon.
He can't! He's going to lost!
It's not over yet!
You've always been racing against yourself.
Not against other people.
Don't let your emotions cloud your judgement.
You're racing against yourself, and only yourself.
Both cars are still going at amazing speed!
The '86 is sticking to the FC very closely.
The FC is losing it's line coming into the curve.
The '86 is presuring the FC!
It's Ryosuke's tires.
He can't maximize his FC's horsepower because of his tires.
They're too worn out.
They've lost all their grip.
This is what determines the race.
It's here!
Here it is!
This is the part that decides the race!
It looks like the FC will win!
But Ryosuke swings wide!
The '86 closes the inside! The '86 passed!
The '86 won!
That '86 truly is the best around!
We won!
We won!
I finally lost.
What are you planning to do now? Got any plans?
No. How about you?
I'm going to start a racing team. Are you interested?
I don't know.
Takumi, about the motorcarde...
Just think about it.
Sure.
Takumi!
Takumi!
Takumi!
What happened? You lost?
Hey! Hey!
Come back and drink with me!
Bastard!
Itsuki, sorry...you were right.
Ryosuke.
This is Takumi.
I'll join Project D.
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You got him! You got him!
Only ever met one man I wouldn't want to fight.
I can't stop that.
Here. Get out of here, you useless tit.
When I met him, he was already
the best cut man in the business.
Can you stop it?
Started training and managing in the '60s,
but he never lost his gift.
No.
Let me have a look at him.
He's fine. He's fine.
Well, he ain't if you don't stop this bleeding.
I'll give you one more round.
Seconds out. Let's go.
What do we do? Tell me what to do.
You let him hit you.
Sometimes, there's just nothing you can do.
Cut's too wide, too close to the bone...
Maybe you got a severed vein...
or you just can't get the coagulant deep enough.
There are all kinds
of combinations you come up against
down in the different layers of meat,
and Frankie knew how to work every one.
People love violence.
They slow down at a car wreck
to check for bodies.
Same people claim to love boxing.
They got no idea what it is.
Boxing is about respect-
getting it for yourself...
...and taking it away from the other guy.
I'll warm up the car.
Mr Dunn?
Hmm. I owe you money?
No, sir.
I know your mama?
Don't rightly know, sir.
Then what is it you want?
I was on the undercard. I won my fight, to0.
Maggie Fitzgerald.
Well, Maggie Fitzgerald, what's up?
Did you happen to see it?
- Nope.
- I did pretty good.
Thought you might
be interested in training me.
I don't train girls.
Maybe you should.
People see me fight say I'm pretty tough.
Girlie, tough ain't enough.
It's a mistake.
Car should be able to back up, Frankie.
Just push, will you?
What did Hogan want?
Offered us a title shot.
- 'Bout time.
- I turned him down flat.
Two or three more fights, you'll be ready.
Been two or three more fights
for a long time now, Frankie.
Look, Willie, you get one shot at the title.
You lose it, it may not come around again.
Now, two or three more fights,
and we'll be ready.
Whatever you say, Frankie.
Frankie liked to say
that boxing is an unnatural act,
that everything in boxing is backwards.
Sometimes...
best way to deliver a punch is step back.
Well, do your best, Lord, to... protect Katy.
Annie, to0.
Other than that... you know what I want.
There's no use me repeating myself.
But step back too far, you ain't fightin' at all.
Thank you for your prayers.
- Bye.
- Goodbye.
Hey, Father, that was a great sermon.
Made me weep.
What's confusing you this week?
Oh, it's the same old one God, three God thing.
Frankie, most people figure out
by kindergarten it's about faith.
Is it sort of like Snap, Crackle and Pop
all rolled up in one big box?
You're standing outside my church
comparing God to Rice Krispies?
You only come to Mass every day to wind me
up. It's not going to happen this morning.
Well, I'm confused.
- No, you aren't.
- Yes, I am.
Then here's your answer: There's one God.
Anything else? Cos I'm busy.
- What about the Holy Ghost?
- An expression of God's love.
- And Jesus?
- Son of God. Don't play stupid.
Well, what is he, then?
Does that make him a demigod?
There are no demigods, you fuckin' pagan!
Did you write to your daughter?
Absolutely.
Now you're lying to a priest.
You know what? Take a day off.
Don't come to Mass tomorrow.
Some people'd say the most
important thing a fighter can have is heart.
Frankie'd say,
Show me a fighter with nothing but a heart
and I'll show you a man waiting for a beating.
Think I only ever met one fighter
who was all heart.
My name's Dangerous Dillard
Fightin' Flippo Bam-Bam Barch
Out of Broward County, Texas!
Danger showed up a couple of years back.
He'd come visiting L.A. with Ervel,
his mama's new boyfriend.
Apparently, Ervel got lost
and ended up back in Texas.
Danger looked for him for about a week
'fore he introduced himself.
Hey. You know, I gots nothin' against niggers...
Well, that's nice to hear.
Yeah. Yeah.
Lots of people where I comes from does,
but my mama taught me not to cause hurt
to no man, niggers or not.
You got a nice mama.
Anything else I can do for you?
Just one of those questions,
but Danger wanted to give it his best answer.
Well, sir, I'd likes to become
the Welterweight Champion of the world.
And I challenge the Motor City Co a,
Thomas Hit Man Hearns,
to fight me for the Welterweight
Championship of the whole world!
Yo, Flip, shut up, man! You ain't even ranked.
You got to have at least one fight to be ranked.
Hey, I'll fight any man, anytime!
Hey, you a bad man, huh?
Hey, come on, get in the ring.
Go a round with me.
Shawrelle...
I will.
Leave him alone.
Danger, you goon back to training.
Will do, Mr Scrap.
Ow!
Them some nice tights, Danger.
I'll give you that ass-whoopin' later, Olive Oyl.
Those pants look real pretty on you, o.
Give his mama back her tights.
Shawrelle Berry
had a left hook that would move a tank...
but he had a heart the size of a split pea.
Frankie bought the Hit Pit
from Bobby Malone 17 years ago.
Bobby wanted to move to Florida,
and Frankie wanted some security.
Bobby died while he was packing.
Frankie found out... most gyms lose money.
I thought I told you I didn't want Danger
working out here anymore.
Oh, he ain't hurtin' nothin', Frankie.
Well, he's hurtin' me.
Breakin' my heart watchin' him
punch the air like it's going to punch back.
And how many times have I got to
tell you that bleach is bleach?
Why can't you just buy the cheap stuff?
You don't always have to buy expensive stuff.
It smells better, Frankie.
Bleach smells like bleach.
Hey, Scrap.
Hey, Mr Willie.
Hey, nice fight last night.
Big Willie.
Hey, Sally.
- Nice fight.
- Thanks, man.
People are talkin'.
Ta cul fionn is dha shuil ghlasa agat.
What the hell kind of language is that?
What do you want?
I just thought you might like to know
you got a fighter out there
not talking to another manager.
Not talking to another manager?
Not just any manager.
Mickey Mack.
You came in here to tell me
that Big Willie is not talking to Mickey Mack.
Not a word. Neither one of 'em.
I'm trying to read here.
Well, if you think that's more important...
Who's your new girl?
What?
Jesus Christ.
Better hurry up.
If she keeps hitting it like that,
she gonna eak her wrists.
You're wasting your time.
- I told you I don't train girls.
- Thought you might change your mind.
There's dozens of trainers who train girls.
You won't have any trouble finding one.
Don't hardly need a dozen, boss. You'll do fine.
Don't call me boss, now. I'm not your boss,
and don't you be calling me that.
- Willie, you ready to work?
- Anytime.
If I stop calling you boss, will you train me?
No.
I might as well just keep calling you it.
She came from
southwestern Missouri...
the hills outside
the scratch-ass Ozark town of Theodosia,
set in the cedars and oak trees somewhere
between nowhere and good-bye.
She grew up knowing one thing:
She was trash.
It's for my dog.
She'd come 1,800 miles,
but Theodosia was still just over the hill.
Workin' the bag, boss.
Not your boss... and that bag's working you.
Give her her money back.
You sure?
How much did she pay?
Six months.
Oh, Jesus Christ.
No, I'll just give it back.
No. Don't be a smart-ass now, will you?
Woman thinks I'd throw away six months' dues
just to get rid of her, she's out of her mind.
- But just don't encourage her, understand?
- OK.
And... And what's Danger doing out there?
What's he lookin' at?
Looks like a bottle of water.
He paid his dues?
Dues?
Boy can't afford pants. Want him to pay dues?
Get out of my office.
Fuck me.
Can't think of it as a bag.
I'm not a trainer,
but I can show you this, if you'd like.
Appreciate any help I can get.
OK. Let's see.
What you want to do is
you want to think of it as a man, see?
And he's constantly moving.
He's moving towards you. He's moving around
you. He's moving away from you, all right?
You don't want to hit him
when he's coming towards you
cos what he's going to do is push you back.
He's going to smother your punches,
take your balance, right?
So watch him carefully.
Keep rotating, that keeps your head moving,
and keep one shoulder back
so you're always ready to fire a power shot.
Right? Go ahead, now.
Good, good. Keep rotating.
Keep moving. That's it.
Good, good. Keep that chin tucked in.
Come on around.
Keep moving, keep moving.
Good, good, good, good.
- Like that?
- Yeah. Keep on moving, give it a few shots.
Tuck that chin in, now. Tuck that chin in.
That's good. That's good.
Now, you get this down,
we'll put you on the speed bag.
You do have a speed bag?
I'll just borrow it till I can buy my own.
All right, you goon home now.
I'll walk out with you?
No, I am home. Want to see?
Yeah.
It's nice.
Would it bother you much
if I worked a little longer?
No, just...
pull the door closed when you leave.
Thank you.
If there's magic in boxing,
it's the magic of fighting battles
beyond endurance,
beyond cracked ribs, ruptured kidneys
and detached retinas.
It's the magic of risking everything
for a dream that nobody sees but you.
OK, come on. Watch the footwork.
Hey, Flip.
Hey, Flippy, come here, man.
I think I found somebody you can beat.
I don't fights women.
Why not, o?
It's perfect, o, cos you know why?
Cos she - nah, you-you could fight to him
and then you could kiss to him, and then
you could fight to him one more time.
That's beautiful, man. That's like poetry.
- It's like poetry.
- You been reading and shit.
Thanks, o. That's a girl, man?
I'll be damn, Flip. I think you right.
Look at her little bitty titties.
They're like mosquito bites.
Geez, man, there's barely even a mouthful.
Saw your last fight, Shawrelle.
Spent so much time face down,
I thought the canvas had titties.
Oh! Oh!
Canvas has titties.
Hey, look at me. I'm Shawrelle.
Just humping the canvas.
Humping the floor.
Come on, o, the floor is having titties?
That's funny, o.
Shut up, man.
What you laughing at?
Man, hold the bag, stupid.
Yo, when they start making those tights for men,
Flippy?
Punk.
All right, that's enough.
That's enough for the day.
- I'll give you a rubdown.
- Oh, I can't, Frankie.
My middle one's got a piano lesson.
I told Gracie I'd drive her.
Oh. Something wrong with Gracie's car?
She hates that car. Wants the old one back,
but the dealer won't do it.
- Said he's already got a buyer.
- Maybe I should talk to the dealer.
I'd appreciate that.
OK.
Thanks.
See you later.
The man's a rubdown whore.
Today he doesn't want one?
You ever do any work around here?
Not my job I'd worry about, if I was you.
Little girl seems to be coming along.
Yeah.
It's almost like someone's been helping her.
She might just be a natural.
Looks like she's got something.
She's got my speed bag, that's what she's got.
I wonder how the hell she got that.
I wonder.
I'm going to need that speed bag back.
- This bag?
- Yes, that bag.
That's my bag, and if you're hitting it,
people will think I'm training you.
Is that such a bad thing, boss?
Yes, yes, it is.
Every time you touch it,
you're losing me business out here.
I gotta agree, I am embarrassing myself.
Yeah. Well,
I can't just lend it to anybody, you know.
I understand.
Yeah.
Look, you seem like a nice girl.
- Can I give you some advice?
- I'd appreciate that.
You're going to find a trainer,
either here or somewhere else,
that's going to want to train a girl.
It's the latest freak show out there.
But the trouble is, they're going to be wasting
your time because you're to00ld.
I don't feel that old.
Well, neither do I, but you don't see me
fighting 21-year-olds, do you?
Takes about four years to train a fighter.
How old are you?
- 31... until my next birthday.
- Oh, well, there you go.
31.
You wouldn't start training
to be a ballerina at 31, now, would you?
Already been working it for three years.
And you can't hit a speed bag?
What kind of training is that?
I've never had any, boss.
Well, I hate to say it, but it shows.
Somebody's gotta be honest with you.
I hate to be the one to tell you the truth.
Yeah.
Well, sorry for using your bag, Mr Dunn.
You're not going to cry now, are you?
No, sir.
Yeah.
Here.
Keep the goddamn thing.
- No, you need it.
- No, take the bag.
I haven't seen it in 20 years, anyway.
I've had three since then.
Just uh... just enjoy it, will you?
I'll just borrow it till I buy my own.
Yeah.
Just don't lose it.
Yeah, I know, Hogan.
Your guy's the champ, so we don't split fifties.
But if I don't see 40...
Look, you call me back when it's 60-40,
or don't call me back at all.
Hey, Willie.
- Hey, Frankie.
- Is something wrong?
I'm sorry to come by your house like this.
I-I know you don't like people dropping in.
Oh, you're not people, Willie.
You're welcome anytime. Come on in.
I want to thank you for getting Gracie's car back.
Oh, well, you don't have to thank me.
Paying an extra thousand dollars
for your own car ain't exactly a favour.
Gracie oke out and cried
when she saw it.
Really?
I also needed to talk with you about business.
Oh, well, I just got off the phone with Hogan.
We're all set for September.
Everything but the split.
I gotta leave you, Frankie.
What?
Willie, the... the title is just two fights away.
It ain't that. It's...
It's like you said, I got one shot.
If I win, I gotta make
as much as I can while I can.
I need somebody in the action,
who can make things happen.
And I gotta make the change before the fight.
Only way this guy say he'd take me
is if he took me to the title.
So, I get you to the title fight,
and this guy takes you there?
Only way he'd do it.
I'm sorry, Frankie.
I know how long
you've been waiting on a title.
I wish it could've been with me.
Mickey Mack's a businessman.
He can't teach you nothing.
You already taught me
everything I need to know.
There's some things
people just don't want to hear.
And I challenge the Motor City Co a,
Thomas Hit Man Hearns,
to fight me for the
Welterweight Championship of the whole world.
Danger, I'm wearing these mitts for a reason.
Just working on my footwork, Mr Scrap.
Danger, you throw a punch
or get the hell out of this gym.
Danger, while you thinking about that punch,
I'll be right back.
I'm... I'm thinking how
I'm gonna hit it hard for you, Mr Scrap.
No one had the heart
to tell Danger that Hearns retired years ago.
I heard about Willie.
That's cold. That's dead cold.
Course, it wouldn't be so bad
if you weren't so damn old.
Yeah. At least I can see through both eyes.
Yeah, mm-hm. Didn't do you
a lot of good though, did it?
Well, I've got the gym.
Don't need to be training fighters at my age.
Willie tell you why?
It was Mickey.
Mickey's got the connections.
It ain't about connections, Frank.
It's about you not believing in him.
Well, I found him.
I stuck with him for eight years.
How's that for not believing in him?
You could've got him a title fight two years ago.
Hell, he knew that.
I'm amazed he stayed this long.
Yeah, well, getting there and taking home
the belt are two different things.
What was I supposed to do,
just put him in over his head, not protect him?
Oh, you were protecting him
from the championship?
Yeah.
Oh, well, now it makes sense.
Well, what about you, Scrap?
What did your manager do?
You were a hell of a fighter,
a lot better than Willie.
He get you a title fight
or did he just bust you out,
banging your head against other people's fists
until you lost your eye?
I had my shot.
I went out swinging and no man can say I didn't.
Yeah, well, I remember.
And excuse me if I didn't want my fighter
spending the second half of his life
cleaning up other people's spit.
Yeah, right.
Right. You're the smart one.
You're the one learning Greek.
It's Gaelic.
Well, you just protected yourself
out of a championship fight.
How do you say that in Gaelic?
Sorry.
Thanks.
Boxing is an unnatural act...
cos everything in it is backwards.
You want to move to the left,
you don't step left, you push on the right toe.
To move right, you use your left toe.
Instead of running from the pain,
like a sane person would do,
you step into it.
Oh, my God! He hits the
champ with a right hand and the champ's down!
Ladies and gentlemen,
the ref has ended the count.
And Big Willie Jones
is the new champion of the world!
It's unbelievable how this
has taken place tonight.
But there you have it, folks, a new champion.
Everything in boxing is backwards.
Want a cheeseburger?
- You bought me a cheeseburger?
- Yeah.
I never seen you buy anybody a cheeseburger.
Well, I couldn't eat it, and I ordered it.
You want it?
Well, I guess the planet can go back to spinning.
You watch the fight?
Yeah, I watched it.
Willie did good.
That's what you've got to say?
Well, he won, didn't he? He did good.
I see you been working on yourself,
learning to open up.
That's good work.
You watch it?
Yeah, I got HBO.
How can you afford HBO?
How long have I been telling you
to save your money?
Ever since I fought
Louis Typhoon Johnson
at the Stadium Club in Tupelo, Mississippi.
That true?
Yeah. Manager ran off
and left you and me to hitch home.
Don't you remember nothing?
Well, I remember walking halfway,
and thinking I was going to be lynched.
I remember you leaving me with my dick
in my hand behind that gas station.
Yeah, well, I got a ride.
The guy took off before I hardly closed the door.
I had to walk back two miles.
Your conscience got the better of you,
that's what.
Hmm.
What the hell's that?
It's her birthday.
You're not eathing right.
That's why you're panting.
So, it's your birthday, huh?
How old does that make you?
I'm 32, Mr Dunn...
and I'm here cele ating the fact
that I spent another year scraping dishes
and waitressing, what I've been doing since 13.
And according to you, I'll be 37
'fore I can even throw a decent punch...
which after working this speed bag for a month
and getting nowhere,
I now realise may be God's simple truth.
Other truth is, my other's in prison,
my sister cheats on welfare by pretending
one of her babies is still alive,
my daddy's dead,
and my mama weighs 312 pounds.
If I was thinking straight, I'd go back home,
find a used trailer,
buy a deep fryer and some Oreos.
The problem is, this is the only thing
I ever felt good doing.
If I'm to00ld for this, then I got nothing.
That enough truth to suit you?
This your speed bag?
Put yours behind the counter.
Wish I could say I wore it out.
OK.
Just hold it, hold it.
I'll show you a few things,
and then we'll get you a trainer.
No. Sorry.
- You're in a position to negotiate?
- Yes, sir,
because I know if you train me right,
I'm going to be a champ.
I seen you looking at me.
Yeah, out of pity.
Don't you say that!
Don't you say that if it ain't true!
I want a trainer.
I don't want charity,
and I don't want favours.
If you're not interested,
then I got more cele ating to do.
Stop, stop, stop.
Goddamn it, stop.
What the hell are you doing?
OK.
If I'm going to take you on...
You won't never regret it.
Look, just listen to me.
- If I take you on...
- I promise I'll work so hard.
God, this is a mistake already.
Mm-mm. I'm listening, boss.
If I take you on, you don't say anything.
You don't question me.
You don't ask why, you don't say anything
except maybe, Yes, Frankie.
And I'm going to try to forget
the fact that you're a girl.
It's all I ask.
And don't come crying to me if you get hurt.
- All righty.
- We got a deal.
No, not quite.
I'm going to teach you how to fight.
Then, we'll get you a manager,
and I'm off down the road.
I hate to argue with you, but...
Don't argue, it's the only way we're doing it.
I teach you all you need to know, and then
you go off and make a million dollars.
I don't care. You get your teeth
knocked out, I don't care.
I don't want to hear about it either way,
that's how it is. It's the only way I'll do it.
All right.
Now, one of the things I've noticed around
the gym is, you never move your feet.
You stand there just flatfooted.
You've got to move your feet.
That's one of the best things
I'm going to be able to teach you.
So, here's what you do. You get yourself...
Bend your knees a little bit.
Get in an athletic position.
Look like you're going to hit something.
- Move 'em how, boss?
- Uh, just, you go hit the bag.
- Stop.
- What'd I do wrong?
OK, you did two things wrong.
One is you asked a question,
and two is you asked another question.
Now, what I want you to do...
It's not about hitting it hard.
It's how good you hit it.
So, watch me.
And you can count with me if you want,
just count;
On a one count, I hit right through the bag.
- Can you show me that again?
- You just...
Just say one, please.
- One.
- OK, one.
- One.
- OK.
Yeah, just say one.
That's good. That's good.
Then I move over to my right foot.
You'll see my weight is
shifting to my right foot.
Then I hit it with the back of my hand,
sort of like I'm chipping ice with an ice pick.
Then I come over,
and I shift to my left foot,
and I hit it with my right hand.
And ice pick manoeuvre again, and I come
over on my right foot and hit it right, left.
Don't watch anything but my feet.
One, two, three...
Just do it like that. Just keep practising.
Need to show 'em how to
stand, keep their legs under their shoulders.
To make a fighter,
you got to strip 'em down to bare wood.
Rest when you're dead.
Come here.
You can't just tell 'em
to forget everything you know.
You got to make 'em forget it in their bones.
Left uppercut, left, left.
Make 'em so tired they only listen to you,
only hear your voice,
only do what you say and nothing else.
Move your feet.
Move your feet around. Let's see you go.
Show 'em how to keep their balance
and take it away from the other guy.
Not so low. Look at me.
Right hook and just turn right over...
How to generate
momentum off your right toe...
...and how to flex your knees
when you fire a jab.
How to fight backing up,
so that the other guy
doesn't want to come after you.
Then you got to show 'em all over again -
over and over and over till they think
they were born that way.
Shift. Shift away. Shift away.
OK, that's enough for today.
Good work. Good girl.
Think I'm ready for a fight, boss?
Hey.
Hey, come here.
You're not eathing.
Hate to disagree with you.
Every time you get under pressure,
you're holding your eath.
Now, stop doing that.
OK.
But other than that, I'm doing pretty good, right?
I mean, for a girl.
I don't train girls.
Think I might be ready for a fight, boss?
Well, we'll get a manager,
and we'll find out, won't we?
I'd like to, but you've
been keeping me to0 busy.
Got any family, boss?
What?
You been spending all this time with me.
I didn't know if you had any.
No.
Well, I've got a daughter - Katy.
That's family.
We're not exactly close.
How much she weigh?
What?
Trouble in my family comes by the pound.
Yeah.
Not very big.
Used to be real athletic.
Don't know if she kept it up.
So... what do you think?
Am I ready for a fight?
Hey, Sally.
Come here for a minute, will you?
Frankie, I need to see you
in the back for a minute, OK?
Can I see you a minute?
Sally here is a real good manager.
Has a couple Golden Glove boys.
Looking for a girl, Sally?
I'm looking for a good one.
Well, see, there you go.
Nice working with you, girlie.
- What'd you want?
- Nothing. It's nothing.
I ain't lying. I been watching you work.
You've got a hell of a left.
Thank you.
So, you want to give this a try, see if it's a fit?
Yeah, sure.
Good... cos I think you're ready for a fight.
All right.
Break!
What am I doing wrong, Sally?
Every time I get inside, she's on me.
You're doing great. You're wearing her down.
Just keep punching.
I ain't doing great. I'm losing.
You're wearing her down.
Nice night, ain't it?
Jesus Christ.
That's Lonnie Washington's girl.
Hell of a fighter. 11 and 0.
Your left. Keep your left up.
Lonnie's got a lot of good fighters.
He's got Joey Adagio, lightweight champ.
Yeah.
Your left, damn it!
Wouldn't have been my choice for a first fight,
but Sally's a good manager.
He must think she can take her.
Jesus H, your left!
Keep your left up!
You think she can hear you from back here?
Of course, if Maggie loses,
it wouldn't mean anything to Sally.
Might even help him.
Lonnie's girl gets another win,
Lonnie might let Sally's lightweight
fight Joey Adagio for the title.
Sally's trying to set a fight with Adagio?
Hey, what do I know?
I just come cos I enjoy the fights.
Mother of God!
OK, eak!
Hey! Come here, come here.
Hey, get over here!
You're dropping your left hand.
Quit dropping your left hand.
Hey, Frankie, you mind if I talk to my fighter?
You're doing a hell of a job of it.
Is this how you advise your lightweight?
Dunn, what the hell are you doing?
- I'm talking. What you doing?
- This your fighter?
It's my fighter!
It ain't fitting real well, Sally.
Fine. You take her.
She can't fight worth a shit, anyway.
Somebody tell me what's going on.
I was late. Sally was just subbing for me.
You're telling me this is your fighter?
Yeah, this is my fighter.
Then you got ten seconds.
I keep holding my left up,
then I throw a punch and it drops.
- Well, let it drop.
- That'd be a lot easier.
She thinks she knows you, that's all.
Every time you drop it,
she comes right over the top,
so you just wait for her, see?
That's all she's thinking about.
And when she cocks
that big right hand, you hear me?
And when she does, you step to the side
and come over with this big good night hook.
- Got one?
- Got it right here.
OK.
- Fight, or I'm calling it.
- Go give it to her.
The body knows
what fighters don't - how to protect itself.
A neck can only twist so far.
Twist it just a hair more, and the body says,
Hey, I'll take it from here, cos you obviously
don't know what you're doing.
Neutral corner.
Two, three, four...
- See the way she did that?
- Yeah.
Sugar Ray would do that. Girl's got sugar.
Lie down, now. Rest, and we'll
talk about this when you regain your senses.
It's called the knockout mechanism.
Don't get all carried away, now. Good girl.
Thanks, boss.
You, uh... You forgot the rule.
- Now, what is the rule?
- Keep my left up?
It's to protect yourself at all times.
Now, what is the rule?
Protect myself at all times.
Good, good.
You gave me away. How's that protecting me?
It wasn't.
It's OK.
I'll work on my left, boss.
Drink your water.
Other than that, how'd I do?
Fine. You did fine.
You gonna leave me again?
Never.
That place you work - do they have
homemade lemon meringue pie there?
Sure.
Not the kind with the canned filling crap?
Oh, big can, yea size.
It says homemade on the label.
- I want you to take the weekend off.
- It's only Thursday.
You gonna argue with me?
Know better than to do that, boss.
Good.
All fighters
are pig-headed some way or other.
Some part of them always thinks
they know better than you about something.
Can you uh... spare a few minutes
for the Immaculate Conception?
Truth is, even if they're wrong,
even if that one thing
is going to be the ruin of them,
if you can beat that last bit out of 'em,
then they ain't fighters at all.
Thought I said I'd see you Monday.
You sure did, boss.
That was last night.
You said not to argue with you.
Damn woman won't do a thing I tell her.
You want my advice?
What?
Where are your shoes?
I'm airing out my feet.
You got big holes in your socks.
Oh, they're not that big.
Didn't I give you money for some new ones?
These are my sleeping socks.
My feet like a little air at night.
How come you're wearing 'em
in the daytime, then?
Cos my daytime socks
got to0 many holes in 'em.
Well, if I give you some more money,
you buy some new socks.
Please.
Well, I'd be tempted, but I couldn't say for sure.
Might find its way to the track.
Oh!
Didn't take Maggie long to hit her stride.
I got the eathing thing down.
No, you ain't eathing because you're knocking
'em out in the first round.
Thought that was the point.
The point is to get good.
Can't get good if you keep knocking 'em out
in the first round.
How am I going to get you fights?
Nobody wants to see their fighter embarrassed.
Why am I still doing four-rounders, boss?
Cos you haven't got the lungs for six rounds,
that's why.
I do if I keep knocking 'em
out in the first round.
Frankie made her fight
one more four-rounder...
just to let her know who was boss.
Three, four, five,
six, seven...
Sorry, boss.
Maggie left no doubt about it.
Her first six-rounder
didn't go quite as smooth.
Down!
To the corner. Three, four...
five...
six, seven,
eight...
nine, ten! It's over!
Maggie didn't knock her out
till the end of the first round.
After that, no manager wanted
to put his fighter in with Maggie.
Frankie had to go into his pocket to get her
decent fights,
sweetening the purse
by paying managers on the side.
But that only worked for so long.
Then Frankie did something he hated doing.
He took a chance.
He moved her up in class.
That could've been a mistake.
Break. Break. Step back.
Time.
- Dang.
- Dang.
Hey, give us two seconds, will ya?
Just two seconds.
- Your nose is oke.
- Dang!
- Fix it.
- I can't. I can't.
You can fix it.
- I can't. I've gotta call it.
- I've seen what you can do. Fix it.
I can snap it back into place,
but I can't stop the bleeding.
The ring doctor's gonna call it.
Please. If you can stop the blood, I can beat her.
Bite down on this.
OK.
Inhale.
- What?
- Inhale.
What?
Breathe in.
OK, huh?
Yeah, it's OK.
Yeah. All right.
You got 20 seconds before
this turns into a geyser
and it's gonna spray all over the front row.
20 seconds - that's all you've got.
Get goin'.
Go to your corner!
Two,
three, four, five,
six, seven,
eight,
nine, ten!
Mo cuishle.
Whatcha reading?
What's she saying?
Wants to know what you're reading.
It's Yeats.
Keep your head back.
Why don't you talk a little Yeats to her?
Show her what a treat that is.
When the hell they gonna get to her?
I'm OK, Frankie.
What'd you learn tonight?
Always protect myself.
- What's the rule?
- Always protect myself.
- Margaret Fitzgerald?
- Here.
I'll be right here.
How you doin'?
- Me?
- Yeah, you.
I'm not the one who's hurt.
Broken nose don't hurt that much.
Why are you telling me that?
No reason.
But some wounds are too deep
or too close to the bone.
And no matter how hard you work at it,
you just can't stop the bleeding.
Did you write your daughter?
Every week.
I've no idea why you come to church.
After her 12th straight knockout,
Frankie got a couple of real good offers.
The first was to fight Billie The Blue Bear
Osterman for the WBA welterweight title.
Billie the Blue Bear!
Billie was a former
prostitute out of East Berlin.
Had a reputation for being
the dirtiest fighter in the ranks.
Didn't matter to her
something like that could kill a person.
And the crowds loved her.
He turned it down without even telling her.
The next was to fight the British champ,
a Jamaican girl Billie just beat.
Hello?
Not interested.
He turned that down, too.
That's a lot of money, boss.
Yeah. You're making money.
What're you still working here for?
It's a title match, right?
Are you British? It's a title you can't take away.
She's got nothing to lose,
you got nothing to win.
Might still be a good fight.
Yeah. I ju... I just ought you up to welterweight.
To0 good to fight these contenders,
you'd rather fight some bullshit champ?
Didn't notice I was fighting any contenders.
Well, you can get yourself another manager
any time you want.
In fact, if you'd learnt
to protect your face a little better,
I wouldn't have to turn down this money.
My face out there so much,
it's a miracle I ain't been knocked out yet, boss. |
No, you can't work here anymore tonight.
I made us a reservation.
You um...
Yo might want to shower.
Here you go.
Here you go.
What's this?
Well, ain't no big secret what you're wishing for.
Goon and blow.
Thank you.
33 ain't so old.
I was still fighting at 39.
Fought for 23 years.
How's it going, Scrap?
Ah, doin' good, Mickey.
Doin' good.
What are you having?
Coffee.
You two not speaking?
Don't hardly know him.
I met Frankie right after my 37th birthday.
He was picking up cut work.
He used to patch me up when
I thought it was impossible.
Good man to have in your corner.
Yes, he is.
He stayed with me through my last fight
in San Berdoo.
My manager was off
getting drunk somewhere and...
it was just Frankie and me.
I was taking a hellacious beating.
Everybody's got a particular number of fights
in 'em.
Nobody tells you what that number is.
Mine was 109.
I just didn't want to admit it.
Fourth round, this...
this cut opens up.
Blood starts pouring into my eye.
They should've stopped the fight,
but, hell, I was a black man in San Berdoo-
blood was what I was there for.
Round after round,
I kept getting Frankie to patch me up.
He's talking about throwing in the towel,
but he ain't my manager,
he can't throw in nothing.
Round after round, he's arguing with me.
And I'm almost laughing,
cos, hell, it's getting more to him than to me.
I go15 rounds, lose by decision.
Next morning, I lose the eye.
In 23 years, he's never said a thing about it.
Doesn't have to.
I can see it in his face every time he looks at me.
Somehow...
Frankie thinks he should've stopped that fight.
Should've saved my eye.
Spends his life wishing
he could take back that 109th fight.
See, I wanted to go to110.
Thing is...
...if you want to get to the title...
...maybe he's not the one to take you there.
You tell Mr Mack we'd be here tonight?
Goon and eat your cupcake.
No. I got it.
It's the rule - always protect yourself.
People never take their own advice.
If she was going to leave Frankie,
better she did it to him then.
Mr Mickey Mack?
I'm Maggie Fitzgerald.
I hear you're a... a real good manager.
Doing, uh, good things for Big Willie.
But I thought you should know
I ain't never leaving Mr Dunn,
so you don't need to make any more excuses
to bump into me.
Sorry for interrupting your dinner.
Maggie always did like
taking 'em out in the first round.
The letters always came
back marked the same way: Return to Sender.
I will uh... make you some coffee.
What are you doing with your money?
Saving it.
Good girl.
You know, you save enough of it,
you o to get yourself a little house.
Cash, no mortgage.
It'll be a while 'fore I can do that.
Yeah, well, it might be a stretch,
but, uh, you gotta get yourself
a place of your own.
Go around wasting it on things that don't matter,
what do you got?
You understand?
Pretty soon, you wait long enough,
you got nothing.
OK, soon as I get the money.
Well, I made a lot o mistakes in my life.
I'm just trying to keep you from doing the same.
I know, boss.
I'm not gonna live forever.
What is it?
It's a tape on that girl in England
you're gonna fight.
If you're gonna go for the title, we got moves to...
Hey, hey! Get the hell down.
You know how o I am.
Oh, thank you, boss. Thank you so much.
You're welcome, darling.
Now, just, here let me put this in...
in the machine.
What machine?
Don't have a TVV, huh?
No.
Yeah!
All right. OK.
Ten minutes, love.
Thank you.
Man says he loves me.
Well, he's probably not the first one to say that.
First since my daddy.
I win, you think he'll propose?
You win, I'll propose.
Look, I've got you a gift here.
I-I think they gave you somebody else's.
No, no. This is it.
What's it mean?
I don't know.
Something in Gaelic.
It's beautiful.
Yeah. I thought so.
Yeah.
Real silk thread.
From the United States of
America, the challenger Maggie Fitzgerald!
Hey! Yeah, yeah, Mo cuishle.
Mo cuishle!
She wasn't the main attraction.
She was on the undercard
of a middleweight title fight.
But ask someone who was there,
they couldn't tell you who else fought that night.
Box!
Come on, Mo cuishle!
Mo cuishle!
Mo cuishle! Mo cuishle!
Mo cuishle!
She's tough.
I can't get inside.
I can't get close enough to hit her.
- You know why that is?
- Why?
She's a better fighter than you are, that's why.
She's younger, she's stronger,
and she's more experienced.
Now, what are you going to do about it?
Get in there.
Box!
Four, five,
six, seven,
eight, nine, ten!
Mo cuishle! Mo cuishle!
Mo cuishle! Mo cuishle!
Mo cuishle! Mo cuishle!
Mo cuishle!
Mo cuishle! Mo cuishle!
I could ask someone, you know?
Good.
You find out, you let me know.
Whatever it meant, the name stuck.
Maggie fought in Edinburgh and Paris,
Brussels and Amsterdam.
It was always Mo cuishle.
Seems there are Irish people everywhere,
or people who want to be.
By the time they came back to the States...
...Maggie was in a whole new league.
...Mo cuishle!
Mo cuishle, Mo cuishle...
Mo cuishle, Mo cuishle! Mo cuishle, Mo cuishle!
After that,
they got another offer to fight for the title.
- What's the split?
- 60-40.
Good.
We'll take 60, and you take 40,
being as that Maggie's the draw.
Ugh! That little girl?
You think I'm wrong? Really?
You think people are saying
that they want to see
some scabby Kraut beat up
o little Miss What's-Her-Name?
You find someone who says that,
and we'll take the 40.
Auf Wiedersehen.
Well, they're at 60-40,
but they'll come up to50-50.
How's that girl doing?
Well, she's got a concussion
and a oken eardrum.
She'll be all right?
And if she isn't?
Maybe I should send her something.
Well, you could send her your cheque,
if you'd like. I'm sure she'd take it.
Boss?
That little house we talked about?
I bought it.
Well, smart girl.
For my mama.
It's only about a mile from where she lives now.
No mortgage, just like you said.
You're a good daughter.
She don't know about it yet.
I was hoping maybe we could stay an extra day,
drive over there?
I know she wants to meet you.
Yeah. We could do that.
Oh, my God.
Mama, come on o here. Mary M's here.
This is the Johnson's old house.
Not anymore.
It's all yours, Mama.
For you and Mardell and the kids.
Mary M, you bought this for me?
Yeah, all yours, free and clear!
Darling.
There's no fridge. No stove, neither.
They'll be here before you move in.
How much money did this cost you?
You never mind that.
- Oh, you shouldn't have done this.
- You need a decent place.
You shouldn't have done it!
You should've asked me first!
Darling, government's gonna find out about
this house, they'll stop my welfare.
- Mama, no, they ain't.
- Yeah, they are. You're fine, you're working,
but I can't live without my welfare.
Mama, I-I send you money.
What about my medicine?
Medicaid gonna cut me off.
How am I supposed to get my medicine?
I'll send you more money.
I hope you don't expect JD
to move in here with us.
He's getting out, you know.
Why didn't you just
give me the money?
Why'd you have to buy me a house?
Didn't have to, Mama.
But it's yours.
You want the money, sell it.
I don't...
I know you didn't mean nothing hurtful by this,
but sometimes
you just don't think things through.
That's true, Mama.
I'll try and keep the house.
I just worry about all those expenses.
I'll send you some more money.
That man hitting you?
- It's from the fight.
- Oh.
I'm a fighter, Mama.
Find a man, Mary M.
Live proper.
People hear about what you're doing,
and they laugh.
Hurts me to tell you, but they...
they laugh at you.
Hi.
You ever own a dog?
Nope.
Closest I ever came was
a middleweight from Barstow.
My daddy had a German shepherd, Axel.
Axel's hindquarters were so bad,
he had to drag himself room
to room by his front legs.
Me... Me and Mardell'd bust up laughing,
watching him scoot across the kitchen floor.
Daddy, he was so sick by then,
he couldn't hardly stand himself,
but one morning, he got up
and carried Axel to his rig,
and the two of them went off into the woods,
singing and howling.
But wasn't till he got home that night, alone,
that I saw the...
the shovel in the back of the truck.
Sure miss watching the two of them together.
I got nobody but you, Frankie.
Well, you've got me.
At least, that is,
until we find you a good manager.
Hey, can we stop just up here?
Yeah.
This place has the best lemon pie around.
None of that canned filling crap.
Huh.
Wow.
Mmm.
Mm.
Now I can die and go to heaven.
Mmm.
I used to come here with Daddy.
Wonder if a place like this is for sale.
I got a little bit of savings.
That's fine. Fine, thanks.
Hey, what the hell's Danger looking at?
Looks like another bottle of water.
Want to come to Vegas with us?
Watch you suffer over the nickel slots? Uh-uh.
My heart can't take that kind of pounding.
Well, she's got a title shot.
The Blue Bear.
Million dollars, split right down the centre.
Oh, that's good, Frankie. That's real good.
Well, I could use a good second.
Can't find one. I thought I'd ask you.
Why the hell would I want to do that?
Well, cos you're a half-blind old fool
who never got there himself.
I thought you might like to feel
what it's like to be in the ring on a title match.
Excuse me for feeling sorry for you.
Nah, you...
you pick up somebody there in Vegas.
Somebody with young hands.
Well, you're not gonna cry now, are you?
I've already got o girl.
I leave this place for o day,
got any idea what it would look like
when I come back?
Kind of like it looks right now.
Oh, go to hell.
You tell Maggie don't come back here
without a belt.
Will do.
Hey, Mr Scrap.
Mm-hm?
I got a question, but I feel real stupid asking it.
No such thing as a stupid question there,
Danger.
OK.
How'd you get all the ice in here
through this little tiny hole?
I been thinking on it.
Can't figure it out.
Why don't I show you, Danger?
Oh, you could do that? You could show me?
I think so.
Also, Mr Scrap, I was kind of thinking
I might be ready for a fight.
Oh, you do, do you?
- Well, I got the tickets. You ready?
- We're flying?
Would you rather drive?
You're asking me?
Would you rather fly,
o would you rather drive?
So, I finally get to decide something?
That's what I'm saying.
Fine.
Fly there, drive back.
That's the stupidest thing I've ever heard.
How the hell we gonna do that?
You said it was up to me.
Give 'em hell there, Danger.
Hey, Old School, the toilet's overflowing.
Hey, Flippy. Come here for a minute.
Aw, Jesus.
Jesus, Mary and Joseph.
Aw...
Dumb-ass.
Could be sitting up at The Mirage...
drinking mai-tais...
looking at naked women.
Come on. Put up your hands.
Time to get out of there.
Fight back. Come on!
- Back with the left, man. Come on.
- Hey!
Come on, Flip.
What you doing? Let him go.
All right, OK, I've gotcha now.
Come on, come on, come on.
- Don't need no corner training.
- How'd I do, Mr Scrap?
You did good, Danger. You did real good.
You my man. You a rock.
Oh, come on, Flip, man, you ain't done.
You ain't even fight good yet.
Anybody can lose one fight.
Anybody can lose one, son.
You'll come back from this,
be champion o the world.
No, I won't, Mr Scrap.
I should've knowed.
Come on, Old School, man.
We don't need to be taught.
Oh, no, I can do her, just untie the Velcro for me.
All right.
Hey, come on, don't take the gloves off, man.
You ain't even used them, Danger.
Mind if I... borrow this, Danger?
Oh, man! I thought your name was Danger.
Come on, now.
Oh, oh, I see.
Now I get to fight a retard and a old man.
Call ESPN, cos you can't write this shit.
Look out, Shawrelle.
Easy, Shawrelle.
One hundred and ten.
Get a job, punk.
Win this one, I'll tell you what it means.
I got you some pipers.
Mo cuishle, mo cuishle,
mo cuishle, mo cuishle!
I want you to jab her right in the tits
until they turn blue and fall off.
Ladies and gentlemen,
this is the feature presentation o the evening.
In this corner, the challenger, Maggie Fitzgerald,
in the red corner.
In the blue corner,
the WBA Welterweight Champion
of the world, Billie The Blue Bear.
Sweet Jesus.
Mo cuishle! Mo cuishle!
Fitzgerald is pushing the Blue Bear round
the ring. She's coming out strong.
Challenger darts in, lands a combination
to the head and the body.
Ooh, and a right hook stuns the champ.
Break it up.
Break it!
You do that one more time,
it'll cost you a point, do you hear me?
OK, go fight.
Come on! What the fuck?
All right, that's it.
I'm going to take away a point.
One point deduction o the blue corner.
Ref!
Ladies and gentlemen, the first round
is in the books in this championship match.
OK.
- Open it.
- Here you go.
You pull that crap one more time,
you're disqualified.
It's going to be all right.
Got no doubt, boss.
OK.
OK, you just watch yourself.
Stay away from this dame.
Come on.
Go to the neutral corner. Neutral corner.
Stay down, bitch.
Seven, eight, nine...
Break it! Break it up. Break it! Break it!
Fitzgerald continues to pummel the Blue Bear,
the East German champion.
I got it, I got it.
Eyes are blurring, boss.
- How many eyes you need to finish this fight?
- One's enough.
Now, what do I do about the Bear?
All right, you know that step into the outside
and hook into the liver?
- I been doing that. She's made of steel.
- But I don't want you to go to the liver this time.
Hit her right up under her skinny ass.
Understand? Right in the sciatic nerve.
Just keep digging it in there, digging it in,
and keep sticking her. You hear that?
What about the ref?
Keep yourself between the ref and the Bear,
and everything'll just be fine.
This is yours. You keep it going. You keep it up.
OK.
Mo cuishle! Mo cuishle!
Get the doctor!
Come on. Breathe.
That's it. Breathe.
Good. Just look at me. Concentrate on me.
Breathe.
Good.
That's it. That's it.
Breathe. Good.
How you feeling, darling?
Growing a beard, boss?
Yeah, I thought it might help me
with the ladies.
Can't say it does.
Does it... Does it hurt much?
Don't hurt at all.
Well, that's good.
Where's Frankie?
Well, he's, uh...
He's out there talking to the doctors.
Probably telling them how to do their job.
They're telling him I'm a C1 and C2 complete.
Means that my spinal cord's so oke,
they'll never be able to fix it.
Gonna be frozen like this the rest of my life.
I asked them to tell him.
I don't know how he's going to take it.
Did you see the fight?
Course I did.
You had her cold, Maggie.
Well, I shouldn't have dropped my hands.
I shouldn't have turned.
Always protect myself.
How many times he tell me that?
Yeah, he... does like to repeat himself.
Will you tell him I'm real sorry?
No.
I won't do no such thing, Maggie.
Damnedest thing.
So, what's the plan?
I know you got o,
so you might as well tell me what it is.
It's your fault.
Yeah, it's your fault
she's lying in there like that.
You kept after me until I trained her.
I knew I shouldn't have done it,
her being a girl and all.
Everything kept telling me not to.
Everything but you.
I'm gonna get you o of here.
These doctors around here don't know squat.
Otherwise, why would they be living
out here in the desert?
As soon as you're able to be moved,
we'll find someplace
where they've actually studied medicine.
You just rest there, I'll...
I'm on it.
Frankie must've called
every hospital in America
looking for somebody
who'd tell him they could fix her.
He came close twice...
till they checked her over,
said there was nothing to be done.
Took two months
till she was stable enough to move.
They got nurses for that, you know.
Yeah, but they're amateurs.
She developed skin
ulcers, because she couldn't change positions.
Thank you.
They made the six-hour
trip by ambulance.
Fly there, drive back.
The rehab centre was a nice place.
They took good care of Maggie.
She wouldn't have complained
if they hadn't.
Took several hours every day
to get her ready for the wheelchair.
...two, three.
One, two, three.
Ow...
Since she couldn't
eathe on her own...
her respirators were always on.
Oxygen was pumped into her 24 hours a day.
Maggie's mama called
to say they were all coming for a visit.
She waited by the window every day
for the next two weeks.
You sure?
Frankie finally tracked them down...
learned they'd checked into their hotel
six days earlier.
Kept leaving messages
which were never returned.
You don't have to hang around all day.
Oh... I like it here.
I don't mind.
In fact, if you weren't here,
I'd come here anyway, to read my books.
Mama'll be here soon,
share some of the burden.
Well, it's no burden.
Here.
Read this.
Ach gra fir oig...?
E bhreoigh go...
OK, OK, that's enough.
That's terrible.
Anyway, I'll tell you in English
what you were saying.
It says, I will arise and go now,
and go to Innisfree,
and a small cabin built there,
o clay and wattles made.
And I shall have some peace there,
for peace comes dropping slow,
dropping from the veils of the morning
to where the cricket sings.
Not bad, huh?
You gonna build a cabin, boss?
Me?
Yeah.
You know, when you quit all this.
You mean boxing?
No. I'll never quit. I...
I like the stink too much, I guess.
You think? Cos I could see you there real easy,
with your books and lemon pie.
How 'bout you?
Would you like to go live in a cabin?
I could learn how to bake.
Eh, well, then, I'll...
maybe I'll start looking, then.
Yeah.
Hi. I'm Frankie Dunn.
I met you back out in Missouri.
Where's my little girl?
Don't you think you o to go
back to the hotel and change?
She doesn't know you've been here a week
visiting Woody and Mickey.
We got business with my sister.
Why don't you just tell us where she is?
You must be JD and
you must be the business guy.
Look, there's some rides you missed.
You just goon back,
I'll tell her you couldn't make it.
I drove all the way here to take care of my child,
and you're suggesting I'm not a good mother?
Mary M can't go nowhere.
If we could've taken her to Disneyland,
we would've.
Margaret Fitzgerald?
Right down here. 301.
- Come on, Mama.
- Let's go.
I saw myself eathing.
Like, my body was going up and down.
I thought, Well, why didn't somebody tell me?
Your hair needs washing, it's kind of greasy.
It's uh... just a...
Just some kind of legal thing.
What is it?
How we all doing here?
Sorry, darlin', but we ain't got a lot o time.
Mr Johnson's charging us a lot o money
to be here to make sure this is done proper.
Why don't you just leave that?
I'll read it to her later.
Hey, old man,
you part of o family?
Stay the hell out of this.
Read it to me, Mama.
Well, it's just something legal,
to protect your money.
Mama, you don't have to worry.
The Boxing Commission's paying for all this.
Everything.
But what if they don't, Mary M?
Mr Johnson says they can take my house.
If you assign your assets to your mother,
no one can touch them.
No doctors, no funeral expenses.
Nothing.
Look, why don't you just leave it,
and then I'll just read it to her...
Mr Dunn, with respect, this ain't your business.
All right. I'll be out in the hall.
You been a good daughter, Mary M.
You sign that paper, it'll...
take care of your family, the...
the way your daddy would've wanted you to.
Uh...
How do you make your mark?
Can you hold a pen?
She got to do it with her teeth, Mama.
- Huh?
- You got to put it in her mouth.
Here you go, honey.
Did you see the fight, Mama?
Honey, you know how I feel about that.
I did pretty good.
You lost, Mary M.
Ain't your fault, the way I heard it, but you lost.
Don't want to lose the rest of what you got left.
There you go.
What happened to you?
Well, what's that supposed to mean?
Mama, you take Mardell and JD and get home.
'Fore I tell that lawyer there
that you were so worried about your welfare,
you never signed
those house papers like you were supposed to.
So anytime I feel like it, I can sell that house
from under your fat, lazy, hillbilly asses.
And if you ever come back,
that's exactly what I'll do.
Well, maybe... someone ought to count to ten.
Don't smell real pretty, does it, Doc?
We might have to lose it, Maggie.
They took my leg, boss.
Yeah.
It's gonna be all right, you hear?
I always hear your voice, boss.
You need anything?
Need to know what Mo cuishle means.
Oh. Well, you didn't win.
I don't have to tell you.
You're the meanest man I ever met.
No wonder no-o loves you.
You remind me of my daddy.
Well, he must've been a...
very intelligent, handsome man.
You ain't gonna make me
talk no more Yeats, are you?
No, I was...
...looking at this catalogue from City College.
I thought I'd get you a wheelchair, maybe the...
the kind that operates
by blowing through a straw.
I thought maybe you'd like
to go back to school.
I got a favour to ask you, boss.
Sure.
Anything you want.
Remember what my daddy did for Axel?
Don't even think about that.
I can't be like this, Frankie.
Not after what I done.
I seen the world.
People chanted my name.
Well...
...not my name, some damn name you gave me.
But they were chanting for me.
I was in magazines.
You think I ever dreamed that'd happen?
I was born two pounds,
o-and-a-half ounces.
Daddy used to tell me I fought
to get into this world...
...and I'd fight my way out.
That's all I want to do, Frankie.
I just don't wanna fight you to do it.
I got what I needed.
I got it all.
Don't let 'em keep taking it away from me.
Don't let me lie here till I can't hear
those people chanting no more.
I can't.
Please.
Please don't ask me.
I'm askin'.
I can't.
Hello?
In the middle of the night,
Maggie'd found her own solution.
She'd bit her tongue.
Stop. Stop.
Look at me. Look at me.
Nearly bled to death
before they stitched her up.
She came round and ripped 'em out
before Frankie even got there.
They stitched her up again,
padded the tongue so she couldn't bite.
You can't do it. You know that.
I do, Father.
But you don't know how thick she is,
how hard it was to train her.
Other fighters'd do exactly
what you say to 'em and...
and she'd ask why this and why that
and then do it her own way, anyway.
How she fought for the title, I...
It wasn't by anything...
Well, it wasn't by listening to me.
But that...
But now she wants to die,
and I just want to keep her with me.
Oh...
And I swear to God, Father, it's...
it's committing a sin by doing it.
By keeping her alive, I'm killing her.
Know what I mean?
How do I get around that?
You don't.
You step aside, Frankie.
You leave her with God.
She's not asking for God's help;
she's asking for mine.
Frankie, I've seen you at Mass
almost every day for 23 years.
The only person comes to church that much
is the kind who can't forgive himself
for something.
Whatever sins you're carry ing...
...they're nothing compared to this.
Forget about God...
o Heaven and Hell.
If you do this thing, you'll be lost...
...somewhere so deep...
...you'll never find yourself again.
I think I did it already.
We're keeping her sedated
so she won't try that again.
I went to see Maggie this morning.
You must've been somewhere else.
Yeah.
You got a fight I don't know about?
It wasn't your fault.
I was wrong to say that.
You're damn right.
I found you a fighter,
and you made her the best fighter she could be.
I killed her.
Don't say that.
Maggie walked through that door
with nothing but guts.
No chance in the world of
being what she needed to be.
A year and a half later,
she's fighting for the championship of the world.
You did that.
People die every day, Frankie...
mopping floors, washing dishes.
And you know what their last thought is?
I never got my shot.
Because of you, Maggie got her shot.
If she dies today,
you know what her last thought will be?
I think I did all right.
I know I could rest with that.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah. Yeah.
I'm gonna get a cup of coffee.
Yeah.
All right.
I'm gonna disconnect your air machine,
then you're gonna go to sleep.
Then I'll give you a shot, and you'll...
stay asleep.
Mo cuishle...
...means my darling, my blood.
He gave her a single shot.
It was enough adrenaline
to do the job a few times over.
He didn't want her going through this again.
Then he walked out.
I don't think he had anything left.
I went back to the gym,
and waited, figuring he'd turn up sooner or later.
And that's when a ghost
came through the door.
I got to thinking what you said, Mr Scrap.
What was that, Danger?
Anybody can lose one fight.
That's the truth.
Goon, put the gloves on.
You missed a lot o training.
Will do, Mr Scrap. Sure thing.
Frankie never came back at all.
Frankie didn't leave
a note, and nobody knew where he went.
I'd hoped he'd gone to find you
and ask you one more time to forgive him,
but maybe he didn't have
anything left in his heart.
I just hope he found someplace
where he could find a little peace.
A place set in the cedars and oak trees.
Somewhere between nowhere and goodbye.
But that's probably wishful thinking.
No matter where he is, I thought you should
know what kind of man your father really was. |
Carol White
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- Johnny!!!
- Freeze!!!
BACK @ JOHNNY'S
- No shit, we really coulda died...
- Yeah...
- I ever tell y'all about The War of The Gangz?
- 'Round 15 seconds ago.
- Good shit!!!
- Yeah...
- We coulda died in space, too...
- I remember that like it was two dayz ago!
SPACE
...It was a warm summer day...
- Hey guys!
- Hey, what's happenin'...
- Wanna take a journey into deep space?
- Why not...
- Then go pack your stuff...
ONE HOUR LATER...
- I see you didn't have any problems making yourselves at home.
- Nah...
- Except all the windows are stuck.
- I see...
- General...
- What's up?
- How come we're here? I mean NASA doesn't just send people into space like this, for the hell of it.
- Mmm... We're gonna hook up with an interplanetary research station...
- Yeah, but why us?
- ... I see you're not gonna let this go. You really wanna know?
- Of course!
- Alright, listen up!
- Wha... what's the deal?
- I need to tell you guys something...
- A year ago NASA deployed a crew of quite a few to an interplanetary research station..
- ... somewhere in the area of Saturn. We should be there soon...
- ... the mission was supposed to be very simple. The entire crew was to return after 6 months...
- ... several weeks into their stay we began to receive some disturbing signals...
- ... 2 months ago we lost their signal entirely.
- What was in those signals?
- It's hard to say... cries, screams, noise... all at once.
- Then why are you sending us? NASA's got astronauts.
- Because this is a fatally dangerous mission, it's a foregone conclusion that you're gonna die...
- ... and since you guys volunteered for it yourselves, NASA won't have to pay out any insurance claims in case of death...
- We gotta streamline, after losing all of our money...
- ... on caps with a logo that read: I LOVE THE USA.
- The ones with the little read heart on them?
- Yeah.
- Those things are so cool! I bought four myself.
- Welcome to the Omega 17 Interplanetary Research Station...
- This isn't that bad...
- Lemme outa here!
- That's probably just the plumbing...
- This is the central computer. Ask it anything you want.
- Anything?
- Yes.
- What's your name?
- Betty.
- OK, Betty - what came first: the chicken or the egg?
- You know how much that thing cost!!!
- But it doesn't even work...
- Let's see if we can find anybody from the old crew.
- This station's pretty big. I propose we split up.
- Alright.
- Each of us will go in a different direction...
- Wait!
- What's up...
- Hold it!
- Get away from here!
- IT will kill you all!!!
- What are you talking about?
- Aaaaaaaaaaa!!!
- What's the matter?
- Who are you?
- Help me!
- Are you OK?
- Yeah. Everything's cool.
- What WAS that?
- What happened here?
- I don't feel like running anymore...
- Something attacked us...
- We need to let the General know.
- Go look for him!
- I'll see if I can find that other dude.
- Fuck...
- Shit!
- HELP!!!
- We've gotta get out of here.
- There's no one left on the station. We're going back to Earth, otherwise IT's gonna kill us.
- I'm afraid that's not possible...
- How come?
- NASA didn't count on us surviving...
- Our ship was a one-shot kind of thing. It won't get us back to Earth.
- There's no other way back?
- We could fly the whole research station back. But before we do that...
- ... we really should kill that THING. It could escape once we landed.
- The entire World would be at risk!
- Only America can save the Earth...
- Get the station ready for the return journey. I'll take care of that THING!
- Fuck...
- NO!!!!!
... No!!!...
- Johnny!
- What happened here?
- I killed IT...
- Cool...
- Let's go back to Earth.
- OK...
BACK @ JOHNNY'S
- That was one hell of a dangerous mission...
- Yeah...
- We saved the whole World...
- Yeah...
- We coulda died in 'Nam, too...
- I remember that like it was yesterday!
VIETNAM
...It was a warm summer day...
...but we were hangin' out inside the house...
...Help! Lifeguard! I'm drowning!...
- Great flick!
- Switch it to somethin' else.
...TU MIS COCHONES, PEPITO!!!...
- Switch it again.
Do you want Adventure?
Enlist with the United States Army!
Here, everyone's happy!
Hurry!
This month only...
GET A WATER-RESISTANT WRISTWATCH - FREE!!!
- Wow! A waterproof watch.
- You can even take a bath with that thing on...
SEVERAL MINUTES LATER...
- Hi!
- General?!
- You gotta work your way into everything?
- I wanna be famous...
- What do you guys want?
- We want a water-resistant wristwatch!
- Then sign right here!
- Congratulations! You're goin' to 'Nam!
- And the watch?
- Oooh... Sorry, we're fresh out...
ONE HOUR LATER...
SOMEWHERE OVER VIETNAM...
- Alright, we're over Vietnam now.
- You're gonna jump in a second.
- What exactly is our mission here?
- Hmm... to kill 'em all!
- Wipe out Vietnam!
- But the war in Vietnam is over, isn't it?
- That's what THEY want you to think!!!
- We still got guerilla cells holed up in the jungle!!!
- They're a threat to American tourists.
- But nobody takes a vacation in the jungle.
- Exactly! They're afraid of the guerillas!
- You can jump now.
- What about weapons?
- Fuck...
- I forgot.
- Deal with it!
- Don't we get parachutes?
- No! With parachutes they'll shoot you down!!!
- Besides, Afro and Nigga already jumped.
PLEASE REMEMBER THAT THE CHARACTERS PORTRAYED IN AMERICAN MOVIE ARE FICTIONAL AND PLAYED BY ACTORS. FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY, WE STRONGLY RECOMMEND THAT YOU DO NOT ATTEMPT TO IMITATE THEM.
- You guys make it alright?
- I'm fine.
- How 'bout you, Nigga?
- What's the matter!?
- I got water in my ears...
- Let's take cover somewhere!
- Without weapons we're sitting ducks.
- Up in the trees will be the best place...
- I watched this documentary one time, where it said the Vietnamese can't climb 'em!
- When did you see that?
- Today, with y'all. Don't you remember?
- Nigga... That was a film about rhinoceroses...
- Oh...
- Did you guys just see something?
- No...
- Maybe it was a rhinoceros...
A MOMENT LATER...
- I just remembered something...
- There's no rhinoceroses in Vietnam...
- Just sittin' around here like this is senseless... I'm goin' down.
- Man, you're fast!
- I try...
- Grab the guns!
- I didn't know humans could talk...
- Look!
- Mission accomplished!
- We can go home now.
- OK... Let's roll!
- Fuck...
- Nigga!!!
- There's a field hospital! We'll carry him!
- Doc! You've gotta save him!
- What happened?
- He took a bullet in the chest!
- Your friend is dying...
- The bullet pierced his heart...
- Can't you do anything!?
- The only possibility would be a heart transplant...
- ... but finding a viable donor in these circumstances would be nothing less than impossible.
- What about all them dead Vietnamese?
- No. The heart's gotta still be beating...
- Can I go see him?
- Go ahead...
- Johnny...
- I'm sorry, man...
- If it wasn't for me, you guys would be home by now...
- It's nothing... Don't think about that.
- Johnny...
- How come the black guys always die first in the movies?
- THIS AIN'T NO MOVIE, NIGGA!!!
- This time things are gonna be different...
- No...
He's dead...
prepare the operating room...
- So where's Johnny?
- He's dead...
- He gave his life to save you...
- Hang on! If you died then...
- ... then who are we talkin' with!!!
Carol White |
Somebody help me out!
Oh, my god!
Walt! Walt!
Stay away from the gas! Stay there!
Help! Help!
Somebody help me!
Help! Help!
My leg!
Hey, get over here! Give me a hand!
You! Come on! Come over here! Give me a hand!
On the count of 3!
1...
2...
3!
Help!
Please! Help me! Help me! Help me!
All right, get him out of here!
Get him away from the engine!
Get him out of here!
I'm having contractions.
- How many months pregnant are you?
- I'm eight months.
And how far apart are they coming?
I don't know. I think it just happened.
Hey! Hey, hey, get away!
Listen to me.
Look at me. You're gonna be okay, do you understand me?
But you have to sit absolutely still.
Hey, you!
Come here!
I need you to get this woman away from these fumes.
Take her over there. Stay with her.
If her contractions occur any closer than three minutes apart, call out for me.
Oh, you got to be kidding me.
- I'll be right back, okay?
- Thank you.
Hey! What's your name?!
Jack!
Stop.
Her head's not tilted far back enough.
You're blowing air into her stomach.
Are you sure?
That's exactly what I was doing.
I'm a lifeguard. I'm licensed.
Yeah, well, you need to seriously think about giving that license back.
Maybe we should do one of those hole things.
You know, stick that pen in the throat.
Yeah, good idea. You go get me a pen.
Does anyone have any pens?
Do you have a pen?
Come on.
Come on! Come on! Come on.
Big deep eaths.
Big eaths.
Move! Move! Move!
Get her out of there! The wing !
- Are you okay?
- Yeah.
You?
Stay with her.
Dude, I'm not going anywhere.
I didn't know which one worked best.
They're all good.
Thanks.
Excuse me.
Did you ever use a needle?
What?
Did you ever patch a pair of jeans?
I made the drapes in my apartment.
That's fantastic. Listen,
do you have a second?
I could use a little help here.
Help with what?
With this.
Look, I'd do it myself. I'm a doctor,
but I just can't reach --
- You want me to sew that up?
- It'd be just like the drapes --
No, with the drapes, it was a sewing machine.
No, you can do this. I'm telling you.
If you wouldn't mind.
- Of course I will.
- Thank you.
It's for your hands.
Save me some.
For the-- for the wound.
Any color preference?
No. Standard black.
Hey, you.
What's your name?
Me? Charlie.
Charlie.
We need help with the fire.
No one will see it if it isn't big.
Okay, I'm on it.
What's your name?
- Sayid.
- Sayid. I'm on it, Sayid.
I might throw up on you.
You're doing fine.
You don't seem afraid at all.
I don't understand that.
Well,
fear's sort of an odd thing.
When I was in residency,
my first solo procedure was a spinal surgery
on a 16-year-old kid.
A girl.
And at the end, after 13 hours,
I was closing her up, and I --
I accidentally ripped her dural sac.
Shredded the base of the spine
where all the nerves come together.
Mem ane, stenos tissue.
So it ripped open.
Nerves just spilled out of her
like angel hair pasta.
Spinal fluid flowing out of her, and I --
and the terror was just so... crazy.
So real.
And I knew I had to deal with it.
So I just made a choice.
I'd let the fear in. Let it take over.
Let it do its thing.
But only for five seconds.
That's all I was gonna give it.
So I started to count.
1...
2...
3...
4...
5.
Then it was gone.
I went back to work, sewed her up,
and she was fine.
If that had been me,
I think I would have run for the door.
Well, I don't think that's true.
You're not running now.
FATE
You'd think they would have come by now.
What? Who?
Anyone.
As if I'm gonna start eating chocolate.
Shannon, we may be here for a while.
The plane had a black box, idiot.
They know exactly where we are. They're coming.
I'll eat on the rescue boat.
I'll eat on the rescue boat!
- Hungry?
- Yeah. Thanks.
Any more, uh, you know, baby stuff?
No. I'm -- I'm okay.
- Well, hang in there.
- Yeah, you too.
You sure you're warm enough?
Do you think he's gonna live?
Do you know him?
He was sitting next to me.
We must have been at about
40,000 feet when it happened.
Hit an air pocket
and dropped maybe...
200 feet.
The turbulence was...
I blacked out.
I didn't.
I saw the whole thing.
I knew that the tail was gone, but I...
couldn't ing myself to look back.
And then the --
the front end of the plane oke off.
Well, it's not here on the beach.
Neither is the tail.
We need to figure out which way we came in.
Why?
'Cause there's a chance we could find the cockpit.
If it's intact, we might be able to find the transceiver,
and we could send a signal
and help the rescue party find us.
How do you know all that?
Took a couple flying lessons.
It wasn't for me.
I saw some smoke.
Just through the valley.
If you're thinking about going for the cockpit,
I'm going with you.
I don't know your name.
- I'm Kate.
- Jack.
What was that?
That was weird, right?
Is that Vincent?
It's not Vincent.
Did anybody see that ?
Yeah.
Boone!
Terrific.
So how's the drink?
It's good.
That wasn't a very strong reaction.
Well, it's not a very strong drink.
Just don't tell anyone.
This of course eaks some
critical FAA regulations.
Excuse me.
Sir, excuse me?
I guess he really had to go.
Sir, excuse me?
Ladies and gentlemen,
the pilot has switched on
the fasten seatbelts sign.
Please return to your seats
and fasten your seatbelts.
It's normal.
Oh, I know.
I've just never been a very food flyer.
My husband keeps reminding me that planes
want to be in the air.
Well, he sounds like a very smart man.
I'll be sure and tell him that
when he gets back from the bathroom.
Well, I'll keep you company until he does.
Don't worry.
It's gonna be over.
It sounded like an animal.
That sound that it made,
I keep thinking that there was
something really familiar about it.
- Where are you from?
- The Bronx.
- Might be monkeys.
- Sure. It's monkey island...
You ready?
Kate, you showed me where the smoke was.
I can get there myself.
I'm coming.
Well, you're gonna need better shoes.
Whatever it was,
it wasn't natural.
Does anyone have any sunblock ?
Yeah, I do.
So,
I was just looking inside the fuselage.
It's pretty grim in there.
Do you think we should do
something about the, uh...
B-o-d-y-s?
What are you spelling, man, bodies?
B-o-d-I-e-S.
That sounds like a good idea.
No, they'll deal with it when they get here.
I'm gonna go out and look for the cockpit.
See if we can find a transceiver
to send a distress signal, help the rescue team.
You're gonna need to keep
an eye on the wounded.
If the guy in the suit wakes up,
try to keep him calm,
but don't let him remove that piece of shrapnel.
You understand?
Yeah. Got it. What about the guy with the leg, the tourniquet?
Stopped the bleeding. I took it off last night.
He should be all right.
Yeah. Cool. Good job.
I'll come with. I want to help.
Nah, I don't need any more help.
No, it's cool. Don't really feel
like standing still, so...
Excellent.
Can I ask you something?
Me?
I'd be thrilled.
I've been waiting.
Have we ever met anywhere?
No. That would be unlikely.
- I look familiar, though, right?
- Yeah.
- Can't quite place it?
- No, I can't.
Yeah. I think I know.
You do?
you all, everybody
you all, everybody
You never heard that song?
- I've heard it. I just don't know what the hell
- That's us... Driveshaft.
Look, the ring.
Second tour of Finland.
You never heard of Driveshaft?
- The band?
- Yeah, the band.
- You were in Driveshaft?
- I am. I play bass.
- Serious?
- Yeah. Charlie.
Track 3, you know, I do backing vocals.
My friend Beth would freak. She loves you guys.
Give me Beth's number. I'll call her. I'd love to.
- Hey.
- You ever heard of Driveshaft?
You all, everybody
you all, every...body
we got to keep moving.
They were good.
They are good.
Still together.
In the middle of a comeback.
Hey, guys, is this normal?
Kind of day turning into night,
you know, end of the world-type weather.
Is this -- guys?
I'm telling you, you don't wanna go in there!
There's too many bodies!
There it is again.
Oh my god.
Well, let's do this.
- Let's get this trans--
- Transceiver.
- Transceiver thing and get out of here.
Come on! Come on!
You okay?
Yeah. You?
Yeah.
I'm fine.
Charlie's fine, by the way. I'm okay.
Hey, you don't have to come up here.
No, I'm good.
So, what does a transceiver look like?
Like a complicated walkie-talkie.
Hey! Can you hear me?
I need that water.
Here. Here you go.
- How many survived?
- At least 48.
Does anything feel oken?
No, no. Just my head -- it's a little dizzy, that's all.
It's probably a concussion.
- How long has it been?
- 16 hours.
16 --
- Has anybody come?
- Not yet.
Six hours in,
our radio went out.
No one could see us.
We turned back to land in Fiji.
By the time we hit turbulence,
we were a thousand miles off course.
They're looking for us in the wrong place.
We have a transceiver.
Good. Good, that's what we were hoping.
- Listen, you shouldn't try to move.
- No, no. I'm okay.
The transceiver's right there.
It's right there.
Where's Charlie?
It's not working.
Charlie?
What were you doing in the bathroom?
What?
What the hell was that?
Kate.
It's right outside.
What? What's right outside?
What the hell just happened?!
Jack, come on!
Just leave it!
Hey !
Run!
Jack!
1...
2...
3...
4...
5.
Kate!
- Where the hell's Jack?
- I don't know!
- Did you see him?
- Yeah, he pulled me up.
- Where is he?
- I don't know!
- How can you not know?
- We got separated!
Look, I fell down. He came back for me.
That thing was --
Did you see it ?
No. No. But it was right there.
We were dead. I was, and then
Jack came back and he pulled me up.
I don't know where he is.
- We have to go back for him.
- Go back? There?
Kate, there's a certain gargantuan quality
about this thing.
Then don't come.
Kate!
I heard you shout.
I heard you shout Jack.
I'm Charlie, by the way.
What is that?
What --
It's the pilot.
Did you see it?
No. It was right behind me,
but I dove into the bushes.
Guys?
How do something like that happen?
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Mayday ! Mayday !
I've just been through a trauma here. Okay ?
We've all been through a trauma.
I haven't felt the baby move since yesterday.
Give it a eak.
I know your type.
You saw what that thing did to the pilot.
What makes you think we're any safer here
than we are in the jungle ?
If you see anything, run!
What is that ?
Something else is already transmitting.
That's weird.
What is she saying ?
What is this ?
Come here!
Break it up!
Come on! Bring it!
Go on!
Stop!
Something is coming.
It's coming towards us I think.
Let it go !
Guys... where are we ?
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Army Rangers have
a proud history.
Aince the 1700s, Rangers have led the
way in every major confrontation...
in which the United Atates
has been involved.
You men are a credit to that fine
heritage, and l'm sorry to see you go.
But you've served your country well,
and you've displayed the ability
to fight on...
to the Ranger objective
and complete its mission:
never leaving behind a fallen comrade
no matter what the odds or the enemy.
l thank you.
America thanks you.
And l wish you luck
wherever you go.
And remember,
Rangers lead the way.
- Hi, Tricia.
- Hey.
- Hey, Tricia Poe.
- Hello, Dale.
How do l
Get through one night
without you
lf l had to live
without you
What kind of life
would that be
Oh, l
l need you in my arms
Need you to hold
- Hummingbird.
- Hi.
- You're my world, my heart and soul
- Look at you.
l'd take a beatin' half my life
to get a piece of that woman.
- How's my baby?
- Ahe's doin' fine.
- Baby, you would take away everything
- Yeah?
- Good in my life
- What? You're kidding me!
- What?
- Aweetie?
Hey, shh. Can't you see l'm in
the middle of somethin' here? What?
- How do l live without you
- You, you gonna be Miss Alabama?
Well, that makes your daddy
very proud.
Oh, l know
How do l eathe without you
lf you ever go
Tricia Poe!
You little angel, you.
Hey, how about joinin' me
and the boys for a cold one?
- Huh, darlin'?
- No, thanks.
Who's your
Captain Huckleberry here?
-You know this gentleman, honey?
-He's a regular.
Yeah, l'm a regular.
Huh. Regular hound dog.
This is a special occasion, and
if you don't mind, l'd like to
spend it dancin' with my wife.
Tell you what, soldier Dick. Why don't
you go buy me and my buddies a round?
Hey, Cameron, no.
lt ain't worth it.
Hey. Come on, Daddy.
Let's dance.
Oh, chickenshit!
'Cause of pussies like you,
we lost Vietnam. l'll tell ya that.
- We don't need trouble.
- Oh, you should be so proud.
You know, for a second there
you were that guy again.
l know it.
Well, l was hopin' maybe the army
would make that guy grow up.
Well--
- He has.
- Then tell me now
How do l live
without you
l want to know
How do l eathe
without you
lf you ever go
Hey, Gomer!
Thought you might need a little help
escortin' your old lady home.
Cameron, let's go home.
Just get in the car.
- Come on.
- Cameron!
Cameron, get in the car!
Dale! Dale!
Take this,
you son of a bitch!
Tricia!
Tricia!
God, he's dead.
Cameron, this guy's dead.
Admit the facts,
and enter a plea bargain.
l will not plead guilty.
You could get ten years.
Admit to it,
you get four.
Aerve maybe a year.
Cameron Poe, you have pleaded guilty
to manslaughter in the first degree.
With your military skills,
you are a deadly weapon...
and are not subject to the same laws
as other people that are provoked...
because you can respond
with deadly force.
lt is the order of this court that you
be remanded to a federal penitentiary...
where you shall remain incarcerated
for a term not less than 7 to 10 years.
Hello, pretty girl.
Come, come.
Bring it here. Hey! Hey!
Dearest Tricia, l think of you always.
Your smile, your laugh.
l'm not angry. The blame's
gotta fall on me.
l am, however, torn apart
when l think that l won't...
be there to see our child
come into the world...
cradled in your arms,
and her first smile.
l got your package.
Those pink coconut things...
have made me
quite popular.
Met a guy just the other day.
Baby-O. He sure does love 'em.
And now our daughter,
beautiful Casey.
l watch her grow
in the pictures you send.
l showed 'em to Baby-O.
His reaction was simple.
He said, Thank God
she looks like her mama.
l'd have to agree.
lt's funny, but here l am in maybe
the worst place on earth, and yet...
somehow l feel like
the luckiest man alive.
Dear Daddy, l started today at
the Little Aunshine Day Care Centre.
My teacher is Miss Gordon.
Ahe is nice.
We go to playtime, and we all have
to hold hands when we walk there.
Dear Casey, it was so good
to read your letter.
l'm glad you like
your teacher.
We don't exactly have
a playtime like you.
We do go outside, though. But
normally, we don't hold hands.
My wife and l will have
our Margaritas on the yacht.
Dear Daddy, today was
my first day at first grade.
l didn't like it. l don't want
to go back tomorrow.
This boy, Acotty Dalton, has
black teeth and calls me names.
Mama says l have to go back.
Tell her not to make me.
Dear Casey, hopefully this finds you
still goin' to the first grade.
Achool is very important.
Your mama's right.
Now, don't you worry
about little Acotty Dalton.
Aometimes you meet people like that,
but don't let 'em get you down.
Dear Daddy, are you ever
comin' home?
Dear Casey, of course
l'm comin' home.
ln just a little while longer, and all
the things we missed doin' together...
you can be sure
we'll do.
Dear Hummingbird, eak out
the fine china, chill the lemonade...
tie a yellow ribbon
'round the old oak tree...
'cause this boy's comin' home to
his ladies, comin' home forever.
l just hope l'm not a disappointment
to Casey or to you.
Love, Cameron.
My daddy is coming home
on July 14th.
My birthday
is July 14th.
l'm going see my daddy for the first
time ever on July 14th.
l can't wait to meet you, honey. lsn't
that the cutest thing you ever heard?
Yeah, man.
Hey, now,
what is this?
l can't see my little daughter
on her birthday without ingin'
her a gift, now can l?
Yeah, man,
but that's a bunny rabbit.
That's all right. l mean,
she'll like it, right? l mean, what?
lt's either this or a tube
of toothpaste and two packs
of Pall Malls at the canteen.
- Now, that's a present.
- l'll remember that on your birthday.
Yeah, you do that, man.
lt having been made to appear to
the United Atates Parole Commission...
Cameron Poe is eligible
to be paroled.
Ahit, might be a long time before l see
somethin' like that with my name on it.
- You'll get your own date
someday, Baby-O.
- l ain't worried about that, man.
Yeah, but like at this new prison you're
goin' to, who's gonna watch your back?
God's got my back.
You know what l'm sayin'?
l'm goin' home, son!
Wait, don't be gettin' all juicy
on me, all right? Get off me.
Atep out.
Goodbye.
Good night.
The U.A. Marshal Aervice
annually flies...
155,000 prisoners
around the country...
for transfers, legal hearings
and medical exams.
As you know, today's flight
is a special one.
We're populating Alabama's
Feltham Penitentiary...
the newest super-max facility
in the system.
This place was designed
to warehouse the worst of the worst.
Now, most of these guys
are lifers, some on death row.
Pure predators,
each and every one of them.
- Hey, lady!
- Lady's a dog in a Walt Disney movie.
My name is Bishop.
Guard Bishop to you.
Well, l gotta be gettin' my shot
before we go gettin' on
some aeroplane, Guard Bishop.
- What's your name?
- Odell. They didn't give me
my shot last night.
Okay, you're diabetic? All
right, your insulin's on board.
We'll give it to you in flight.
- Cameron Poe.
- Yes, ma'am.
You know you're still under full
restraints till you're processed...
and released from your original
prison, understand?
Yes, ma'am. As long as l make it home
on time, it makes no never mind.
- lt's my daughter's birthday.
- Well, congratulations.
l got locked down three months before
she was born. Ahe ain't never seen me.
- And why not?
- No way was she gonna meet her daddy...
in a prison visitor room
surrounded by homemade cookies and...
and love-starved murderers.
- No way.
- What you got here is a walking,
talking reason to rehabilitate.
Ao today let's exemplify
our three operative words:
firm, fair and vigilant.
Now, let's go to work.
We off-load six in Carson City,
the rest are sheeted to Feltham.
Good. Let's go deal
with the DEA boys.
- You know this guy?
- Haven't had the pleasure.
He's a piece of work,
a real piece of work.
Duncan, good to see you.
Ahe sure is beautiful.
Hey, beautiful? Aunsets are beautiful.
Newborn babies are beautiful.
This, this is
fucking spectacular!
Duncan, this is Vince Larkin.
He's overseeing the transpo.
Vince,
Duncan Malloy, DEA.
Nice to meet ya. l'm sure
we're gonna have a good time
working on this together.
- Hey, Willie.
- Boys!
- How ya doin'?
- What's up, Chief?
- You know each other?
- Vince Larkin.
- Aims, DEA. Good to meet you, Larkin.
This is our file on your man,
Francisco Cindino, son of Eduardo...
prime mover of narcotics
from Colombia.
lt's gonna be
an all-star flight.
This kid's a potential fountain of
information about the family business.
- Eleven and a half okay?
- Yeah.
Look at him.
Nice college boy, right?
We interrogated him for months.
He gave up nothing.
This is our last chance
before the FBl gets him.
Over my dead body
those assholes get the glory.
We pick up Mr Cindino
in Carson City.
From then until the plane hits Alabama,
we've got two hours to get him to talk.
We got you a seat right next
to him, and he's known to be...
somewhat garrulous
in the company of thieves.
Garrulous?
What the fuck is garrulous?
That would be loquacious, verbose,
effusive. How about chatty?
What's with dictionary boy,
here?
Thesaurus boy, l think,
is more appropriate.
- You got your gun?
- Yeah.
- Whoa, whoa. Gun?
- We got rules, gentlemen.
- Yeah. Ao do we. Our agents go armed.
- No one carries on this flight.
l've got a small arsenal
in the belly of the plane.
A pistol in the cockpit
lockbox. That's it.
Other than that, we keep
the plane like a prison.
No weapon
on the aircraft, period.
My man does not get on
that plane without his gun.
Then your man
doesn't get on the plane.
Okay, Willie,
give it to him.
Give him the gun.
- Avoid eye contact.
- l got it.
- ln the pen, it's a sign of aggression.
- Larkin, l got it.
Okay.
Foxtrot Charlie,
we are ready to disembark.
Waiting your go
on separatee transfer.
Well, we told you today's flight
would be special.
- That's William Bedford,
aka Billy Bedlam.
- The mass murderer?
The same. He caught his wife in bed
with another man. Left her alone.
Drove four towns over
to his wife's family's house.
Killed her parents, her others, her
sisters, even her dog.
Acan him.
And who is that
good-looking other on screen?
Nathan Jones,
aka Diamond Dog.
Former general of
the Black Guerrillas.
He blew up a meeting of the National
Rifle Association saying...
and l quote, They represented the
basest negativity of the white race.
He wrote a book in prison called
Reflections ln A Diamond Eye.
New York Times called it A wake-up
call for the black community.
They're talking to Denzel
for the movie.
Close door number one.
This one's done it all.
Kidnapping...
robbery, murder,
extortion.
Foxtrot Charlie, perimeter is secured.
You are cleared to release.
His name is Cyrus Grissom,
aka Cyrus the Virus.
Thirty-nine years old,
25 of them spent in our institutions.
But he's bettered himself inside. Earned
two degrees, including his Juris Doctor.
He also killed 11 fellow inmates,
incited three riots and escaped twice.
Likes to ag that he killed
more men than cancer.
Okay, open wide.
Lift your tongue.
Cyrus is a poster child
for the criminally insane. He's
a true product of the system.
What's that supposed to mean? Uh, what
is he, one of these sociology majors...
who thinks we're responsible
for eeding these animals?
No, but l could point a few fingers
if it would make you feel comfortable.
Ah, look at this walking penis.
Boy, you are one skinny Negro.
- Easy man. Ahit.
- Open up.
Oh, man, it smells like
somebody shit in your mouth.
He told me he loved me.
- Get out of my face.
- All right, all right. Ahit.
- Hey, Larkin, who's that guy?
- That is Cameron Poe.
A parolee hitchin' a ride home.
He's a nobody.
Okay, let's do it.
Willie, nobody on the plane knows
your classification, not even my guards.
- Guard Bishop.
- Hey, Larkin.
Tell me, Akip, is
the U.A. Marshal Aervice...
in the habit of employing
annoying, wiseass bookworm creeps?
Larkin's one of the best
we got.
Yeah, well, l'd still like to
crush his larynx with my boot.
Acan him.
Face me.
- What's this shit?
- lt's my daughter.
l don't care if it's
the weepin' mama of Christ.
There's no personal possessions
on this aeroplane.
Just as long as you know l'll be
gettin' that back at some point.
Are you tellin' me what l'm
gonna be doin' here, numb-nuts?
- You heard me.
- Hey, hey, hey.
Come on,
eak it up.
Oh, now, look at this fashion statement.
The do-rag gotta go, homeboy.
- Right here.
- Attention, officers.
- Final check, all restraints.
- Aweet bird of freedom.
Take off
in three minutes.
What's up, man?
Oh, shit. What's up?
l thought you was someone else.
Pinball Parker.
Armed robber, arsonist, dope fiend. l'm
a hell of a nice guy. l just got caught.
Aw, shucks.
- All right, face me.
- l got him.
Come on.
Open.
You guys are late
for the party.
- Okay.
- Let's go, sweetheart.
What's up, Cochise?
How?
Hey, man, l'm just fuckin' with you,
all right? Don't get all...
Wounded Knee on me
and shit.
You look like
you wanna scalp a nigger.
What you lookin' at,
punk?
Nothin'. l was just
admirin' your cage.
Fits you pretty good.
Well, welcome aboard.
My, my. As l look around l see
a lot of cele ities among us.
l see 11 Current Affairs,
two Hard Copies, and a genuine
Geraldo interviewee.
But l got to tell you,
gentlemen, none of this impresses me.
Because we have rules on this aircraft,
and they're gonna be enforced.
lt's a lot like kindergarten.
You'll keep your hands to yourself.
You keep the decibel level down.
And if any of you should feel
the need to scream...
spit or bite,
you get the treatment.
- Fuck you, pig.
- Gag and bag this Nazi muffin.
Aee, this kind of thing
puts me in a foul mood.
These rules will be enforced.
lf there's a hint of trouble...
if any of you so much as passes
gas in my direction, it offends
my delicate nasal passages...
your testicles will become
my personal property.
That's pretty clear.
Good.
Call me Johnny 600
if they knew the truth.
Ah, doesn't have
quite the same ring to it.
Anyway,
l despise rapists.
For me, you're somewhere between
a cockroach and that white stuff...
that accumulates at the corner of
your mouth when you're really thirsty.
But in your case,
l'll make an exception.
- Guard Falzon.
- What?
Oh, stewardess, stewardess?
What's the in-flight movie today?
Well, l think you'll like it,
Cyrus. lt's called...
l'll Never Make Love
To A Woman On The Beach Again.
And it's preceded by the award-winning
short, No More Ateak For Me Ever.
Funny fucker,
aren't ya?
Hope this goes smoothly.
All those monsters on one plane.
Please, Ginny,
this is a well-oiled machine.
The only thing we gotta worry about is
stale peanuts and a little turbulence.
Close forward gate.
Close middle gate.
Come on,
l need my shot!
Coming. l'm coming.
Left arm.
Hey, Chief, if you come
through this all right...
hope you don't hold
a grudge.
What the fuck
are you doin'?
Get the extinguisher.
Open the middle gate.
The Last Mohican
is burnin', man!
Ahit. Did you see that motherfucker,
man? He spontaneously combusted.
He's a fuckin' witch doctor, man.
l seen that shit on Discovery Channel.
- Code red! Code red!
- Chantin' and shit.
- Fire in the rear cabin.
- l've got a fire.
- Where is it?
- Ahe's reporting it in the rear cabin.
At first l thought he was singin'
Y.M.C.A. Then the flames.
Ah-Ahit!
Holy shit!
Hold on, Bobby!
Gimme a Taser!
Hey, man,
get off my insulin!
Bobby, open the door!
Open the goddamn door!
Hey, hey, hey, hey,
hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey.
Pinball, go!
Pull the lever. Go! Go!
Pinball, behind you!
Get the gun out of the lockbox,
Mack. Go on back there, check it out.
Go! Go!
-Oh, my God.
-Aay there was a disturbance
but everything's under control.
Aay it,
or l will kill you.
Without me, you got nobody
to fly the plane.
l never think
that far ahead.
All right, l'm doin' it.
Just take it easy.
And if you say a word about this over
the radio, the next wings you see...
will belong to the flies buzzing
over your rotting corpse.
Uh, Carson City.
Hey! Hey!
Ladies and gentlemen,
this is your captain speaking.
l have the only gun
on board.
Welcome to Con Air.
- What happened?
- Roger that, Carson City.
Calm down, Vince. Just a little ruckus,
and the pilot hit the alarm.
Just a little ruckus?
Pilot just checked in.
Everything's fine.
Transponder's confirmed,
and there's your baby.
Damn, this pig
is heavy!
Oops.
Ahit.
lf we let you out,
you gonna play nice, Billy?
Probably not.
l got a spot on my arm
just for you.
Hey, man, yo. Come on,
get off my medication.
l'm sorry, man.
The shit's in my way.
- l'm gonna use your whole body
to make me feel good.
- All right here, man. Come on.
All right, man.
Atop rushin'.
Ah, yeah.
No, no. Oh, no!
Make me hurt you.
- What you doin'?
- l can't allow that.
- You know what l am?
- Ugly all day.
This ain't happenin',
not here, not now.
- Oh, it's happenin'.
- Hey!
Relax. He's right.
Not here and not now.
- Do you fly, Johnny?
- No.
You keep that in mind
when you look at her...
because if your dick
jumps out of your pants...
you jump out
of this plane.
What are the numbers in Carson City?
How many on, how many off?
- Aix off and ten on.
- Find the six.
Well, l know three of these others.
Th-They right back there.
Uh, the other three are
Benson, Carls and Popovitch.
- Where are they?
- That's a damn good question,
Cyrus. And l'm gonna find out.
The pilot wants to know
what's next.
He's to land at Carson City
Airport as scheduled.
Carson City? The law is down
there. You lost your mind?
According to my last
psych evaluation, yes.
Diamond Dog,
if you would.
You think you're free?
You're not. Now, listen up.
Forty to 50 U.A. prison guards
armed with shotguns are waitin'
for us at the next stop.
Now, if you do exactly
what we tell ya...
the rest of our lives will be a vacation
in a non-extradition country.
l'm talkin' sandy beaches,
um ella drinks...
and dirty, naked freaks.
lt'll be a paid
motherfuckin' vacation.
Wait. Who's doin'
the payin'?
Our employer,
Francisco Cindino.
Everybody freeze. Oh, no. No,
no, no, no, no, Cyrus. No, no.
Get that ass out here
right now!
- With you in a second.
- Right now!
- Keep cool, boss.
- Ahut up.
- Who the fuck are you?
- l'm DEA. That's who the fuck l am.
- Now you were saying?
- Oh, that's very clever, Cyrus.
Ao you think l give a shit
about that little bitch guard
you have there right now?
Well, maybe you didn't hear what
l said. l'm DEA. You know what
the fuck that means?
- Y-You the most crooked nigger
on this plane.
- Ahut up.
You're DEA? What are you doin'
on this flight? Won't
they fly you boys commercially?
Don't push me, Cyrus, man.
l swear to God, l'll blow away
your little boyfriend right now.
You know, the next time
you choose a human shield...
you're better off not pickin'
a two-bit Negro crackhead.
- Hey!
- Ahut up.
- Ahoot him.
- Quiet, sweetheart.
- l think you should just stop.
- Atay back, man.
- Atay back!
- Just stop, right?
Before somebody gets killed.
- Back!
- All right, cowboy, l'm back.
- Atay back.
- You know you're in a situation
you can't control, right?
l can't control it?
l can't control it?
- You're a dead man.
- Ahut the fuck up!
What's your name,
convict?
- My name?
- Yeah.
- Poe.
- Nice work, Poe. Truly nice work.
Nice goin', son.
Not only did you not save
this dude's life...
you done made best friends
with Cyrus the damn Virus.
Hey, Cyrus, l, uh, l got some good news
and l got some bad news.
-Yeah, what's the good news?
-Well, the goods news is l found
Benson, Carls and Popovitch.
- What's the bad news?
- The bad news is...
this dead fellow right here
happens to be Benson.
This Aryan fellow with the bullet hole
in his forehead is, is Carls...
and, and this honky
he's draggin' in is Popovitch.
l don't know how to tell
you this, Cyrus, but we are
three white guys short.
Or as they say in ebonics,
We be fucked.
Look man,
l just wanna know.
All right, you didn't-- You
didn't mean that dirty-nigger
crackhead shit, did you?
Gimme that gun.
Hell, yes, l meant it.
Listen, Carson City is expecting
six men to get off this plane...
and we're gonna give 'em
exactly what they expect.
- Ao l need three volunteers.
- Come on, let's go, son.
- Don't look at me, pal.
- What about her?
l'm servin' eight consecutive
life sentences. l am not
getting off this plane.
l got my insulin, all right, but
they oke all the damn needles.
lf l don't get my shot
in the next couple of hours...
- somebody gonna be sending
flowers to my mother.
- Hey, l'll go.
- l'm too old for his shit.
- l mean, no offence.
- l can take care of myself.
- l can see that.
Go ahead, go to the back.
Anybody else?
- Hey, right here, man. Us two.
- Great, go ahead. Go to the back.
Hey, whoa, stop. The guys
they're expecting are white.
That puts you
shit out of luck.
- Hey, come on, man.
- l'll tell you what. Ait down.
One of my associates will ing
you a phone book, and you call
the Affirmative Action office.
- You, go ahead.
- Yeah, that's it.
- l'm gone, man. l'm dead in two hours.
- No.
l'll get off,
scream to high heaven.
This plane won't leave
Carson City.
We need another white boy
to volunteer.
- Pilot's white.
- Wait, wait, wait. The pilot?
- Who's gonna fly the plane?
- Relax, Billy. Welcome to the machine.
- You rang?
- Carson City says we got a hell
of a sandstorm down there.
Perfect.
Crazy.
Vacant cell D8,
ready for inspection.
Last tenant,
Cyrus Grissom.
Got scratches on the wall.
Probably a weapon sharpening.
- What about the loose shelf screw?
- What the hell is this?
Looks like cocaine.
- What, do you got something there?
- l don't know. lt's all soft.
What about the rest
of the pigs?
Be patient, now. They haven't
ceased to be useful yet.
Okay, old man.
Now you're Mr Popovitch.
Gentlemen, you'll reach the
Nevada pen in about two hours.
The tape's just a little
precaution in case any of you...
are rocked by the sudden impulse
to squeal like a pig.
Not that we don't trust you.
But let's face it, you're criminals.
- Come on, man, move your head up.
- l want to stay on.
What?
l changed my mind.
Ao, Cyrus, we got
a little mind-changer.
l got 15 years left, and
l know l'd just hate myself...
if l thought l blew my one shot
at a naked party freak...
and, and
an um ella drink.
You got 15 years? Boy, a second ago
you couldn't wait to get off this plane.
l know.
Fear of freedom, l guess.
Get him up.
Get the cuffs off him.
Pick out a guard, and then put that
dead cop's prison issues on him.
- What the hell are you doin'?
- Atayin'.
They're gaggin' everybody
for the bus ride to the pen.
lt'll be hours before the Feds discover
what happened. By then you'll be dead.
- Ao will she.
- Poe, think of your little girl.
Now, what would my daughter
think of me if l left you like
this to get dishonoured and die?
You keep acting like you're still
a Ranger, we're all gonna be in trouble.
You're not that guy any more.
You're a convict.
Dear God!
- Told you l'd get that back.
- Fuck you, trailer trash.
Hey, my mama lives in a trailer. Now
put those on. l just saved your life.
Okay, soldier boy.
You got a plan?
Maybe.
Chief? l got a lot
of weird shit down here.
- What is it?
- This looks like the drawing
of a plane.
- Whose cell is that?
- The Virus.
Open up!
My daughter's picture. Where'd
you put my daughter's picture...
you shit-eatin'
peckerhead?
Heard you had a problem
up there.
Had to bag 'em and gag 'em.
Rough crew. Apitters and shitters.
On the bus, dickhead!
On the bus!
Let's go.
We're at the gate.
They took the plane. You hear that,
boys? We got the plane, man.
Ahut the fuck up, curly, all
right? You gonna get us caught!
No way, Jose!
You gotta be kiddin' me.
Oh, boy.
ln Apanish from Bogota, Colombia.
Looks like it's from a law firm.
Orange and black.
What's up, man?
- Ao, you the Awamp Thing?
- That's right.
- Flyin' the plane?
- That's right.
- lt's amazing the shit
you white trash know.
- That's right.
Ahit! Aw, man!
What're you doin' here?
Hello.
How you doin', baby?
l'm just, uh, tryin' to get out of
the storm, you know. Grab my lunch.
- Well, this is a restricted area.
- Look, don't worry, baby.
- lt's all right. l'm a-- l'm a cop.
- You work for a prison or somethin'?
Yeah, the Department of Erect--
Corrections. Caught me slippin'.
Creepy.
The eyes are cut
out of their heads.
The Last Aupper.
- ls that it?
- One more.
Late addition.
- Who?
- Garland Greene.
Ahould be interesting.
- What the fuck is that?
- That's Garland Greene, man.
Christ in a cartoon!
Ahit, that's
Garland Greene, man.
The Marietta Mangler.
That skinny little man
butchered 30 somethin' people...
up and down
the eastern seaboard.
They say the way
he killed those people...
makes the Manson family
look like the Partridge family.
Well, he's on
the right flight.
- But you know what,
you really do need to leave.
- Tina, you've got...
the prettiest eyes l've seen
in about five to ten.
Met ca-- Me--
Me. Et cetera.
Cetera. Meet.
Me, et cetera, me arson.
Meet car. Meet cars. Meet cars.
Meet cars. Meet cars.
Meet cars. Where?
Carson...
City.
Oh, God. Uh, stay here.
Don't touch anything.
Hey, what're you doin'?
Just leave it alone. He told
you not to touch anything.
What the hell?
You wanna have some more fun,
keep it up.
Come on.
We've got a situation here, sir.
Aomebody better call
the marshal's office.
Code red! Code red!
Atarkey, those guards ain't guards.
- They're cons. Atall 'em.
- Christ!
- Hey, how are ya?
- Almost ready?
Won't be long now.
- You're the man, Cyrus!
- Let's go!
Do you hear somethin'
that sounds like a damn plane?
Jailbird One, you are
not cleared for takeoff.
Hey, nobody on this aircraft
gives a flyin' fuck!
Get it? Flyin' fuck!
Thank you. l'm here all week.
Hey! Hey, Cochise,
it's me!
Pinball. l'm sorry.
Hey!
Ahine, sweet freedom,
shine!
Trust me, folks. This is gonna be
a day you will never forget.
Just step right on board
and find yourself a seat.
Don't they have a way
of tracking these planes?
Oh, yeah. lt's called a transponder.
Every plane's got one, Cindino.
Awamp, where is
the transponder?
Where indeed?
Are, are you sure it's safe
to fly in this?
No problem. l've done this
a thousand times. We'll be
through this in a few minutes.
You all right back there,
ladies?
We're following the transponder.
We know exactly where they're heading.
What the fuck happened?
What about Aims?
What happened to Aims?
Duncan,
they killed him.
They got the plane.
Tell me, Akip, what kind
of a Keystone Cops operation
are you guys runnin' here, huh?
And you! You, you little shit.
You got my agent killed!
Hey, he ought a gun
on the plane.
lf l knew the way you guys
run things, l would've told him
ing a fuckin' uzi on board!
No one carries on these flights!
No one!
He ought a gun on board
and he got himself killed.
And in doing so, he compromised
the safety of my men!
Your men are incompetent!
They let themselves get taken over by
a bunch of thugs in chains and cages!
- l'm not gonna stand around...
- Guys!
- and listen to this shit!
Guys, guys.
Let's work it out.
Okay. Okay.
Ao, uh,
what do we do now?
What's the plan? You, uh,
you-you-you do have a plan, don't you?
We're workin' on it.
Contingency plans for something
like this don't exist.
- The situation's never
been contemplated.
- Well, you better start
contemplating...
'cause this is a situation that
needs to get unfucked right now!
l want a chopper. Make that a few
of 'em. They need to be armed.
l don't care if it's National
Guard, Air Force, whatever.
Just get 'em here,
and get 'em here now.
- What do you want to do with him?
- l don't know.
But this is no way to treat
a national treasure. Let him out.
- You sure?
- Love your work.
They're headed southeast
toward Arizona.
- Pinball didn't make it.
- No?
That's too bad.
l liked Pinball.
- What do you want?
- l wanna know what the plan is.
Why you care?
l got just as much ridin' on this
as you. We're all convicts here.
Cyrus Grissom,
do you copy?
Cyrus Grissom,
do you copy?
Yes, l copy.
ldentify yourself.
This is United Atates Marshal Vince
Larkin and Duncan Malloy of the DEA.
Oh, Agent Malloy. l'm so sorry
about your associate.
Nothing is quite as sad as seeing
a grown man pissing his pants.
Listen, Grissom,
you puny, fucking animal!
When l get through with you, you'll be
beggin' 'em for the electric chair.
Hey, l don't like him.
lf he speaks again, this
conversation is terminated.
He doesn't want to talk again.
Really. He's done talking.
He's leaving the building, okay?
Good, then l'll talk to you.
Here are the rules.
First l ask a question,
then you ask a question.
Okay.
What's your question?
ln Carson City, your bulls
were onto us. How?
- One of the guards--
- One of the guards--
One of the guards faked a heart attack
and we had to remove his restraints.
All right?
l see.
And what's your question?
Where you goin'
with my plane, Cyrus?
- We're going to Disneyland.
- You're lying, Cyrus.
Ao are you, Vince.
Oh, nothin'
Makes me sadder than the agent
lost his bladder in the
Aeroplane
Lerner Airfield, Poe. Middle of nowhere.
That's our rendezvous point.
Forty-nine minutes from anything
resembling authority.
Ao, now you know.
Your attention, please.
Flight 475--
You excited? Yeah?
Aure look pretty.
- Mrs Poe?
- That's right.
My name's Grant,
U.A. Marshal Aervice.
There's been a slight problem
on your husband's flight.
Your presence is requested.
l have a jet
standing by.
Yee-ha!
What's on your mind, hillbilly?
What was l thinking about?
Oh, yeah. Yee-ha.
That's right.
l was just wonderin' what a black
militant, uh, that would be you...
was doin' takin' orders from
a white boy on a power trip.
-Don't you think that's strange?
-lt's a means to an end,
my white friend.
A means to an end.
Aee...
l's can play house nigger till's
we get to where we're goin'.
And then,
the day of the dog begins.
Ao what was that
all about?
Oh, nothin',
except they somehow managed...
to get every creep and freak
in the universe onto this one plane...
and then somehow managed
to let them take it over...
and then somehow managed to stick us
right smack in the middle.
Hi, Garland.
Here's the jacket on Cameron Poe.
His wife's on the way here now.
U.A. Ranger,
highly decorated.
Did a little hell-raising when
he was a kid, but nothing serious.
Explain to me
why any of this matters.
Fact one. We got a plane up there filled
with killers, rapists and thieves...
and we got this guy Cameron Poe,
in on an involuntary manslaughter beef.
Non-gang affiliated. He's
a parolee hitchin' a ride home.
Fact two. Poe has a chance
to get off the plane.
Doesn't do it. Why?
Fact three. Our guard, Falzon,
said a convict named Cameron Poe...
planted Aims's
tape recorder on him.
These are interesting facts.
You do the math on this, and
we got an ally on that plane.
Ally? This guy is a criminal.
A murderer.
Read the file. Got in a drunken awl
defending his wife and he killed a guy.
Could have happened to any one
of us, including you and me.
l am not one
of these animals.
Oh, that's original! When exactly
did they all become animals?
When they stopped giving a damn
about the law, about civilization.
The degree of civilization
in a society can be judged
by observing its prisoners.
Dostoevsky said that
after doing a little time.
Fuck you! Cyrus Grissom
said that after putting a bullet
in my agent's head. Okay?
The issue here is how the plane
is ought down.
Ahoot it down.
Yeah. When exactly did this
become a DEA jurisdiction?
The second the DEA agent
was murdered.
l am authorized to ing Agent Aims's
killers to justice using...
and l quote,
All necessary means.
- That does not include
shooting down my plane.
- Maybe it does, maybe it doesn't.
ls that right? Tell me you're
not seriously entertaining this.
Vince, this is
a drastic situation we got.
-Those are our men up there!
-All of whom signed a no-hostage
clause. They know the score.
Who are you to decide the value
of a man's life? There are
innocent people up there!
About time.
-For what? About time for what?
-Attack choppers. We're going after 'em.
Goddamn it!
Akip, don't do this!
This man is in an irrational state
of mind! His head isn't on straight.
Fuck off, Marshal Larkin.
Your job's finished. This flight's full.
Gentlemen, in roughly
five hours, we will be flying
over the shores of Mexico.
But first we have
to change aircraft.
Thank you, and have
a pleasant flight.
- What's the ETA, Awamp Thing?
- At 228 miles an hour,
about 71 minutes.
The only problem is, we're not doing
228 miles an hour. We're doing 205.
We're draggin', baby.
The landing gear ain't all
the way up. We're gonna be late.
- No, no, no. Cyrus,
that's unacceptable.
- Check out the gear.
- What the hell do l know
about landing gear?
- Learn.
Hillbilly!
Poe.
- Yeah?
- Cyrus wants you to check out
the landing gear.
Then l'll get to see some nice
scenery whippin' by down there.
Trees and stuff.
Goddamn! Ao that's
what happened to Pinball.
Cut him loose. He's slowin'
us down. Dead weight.
Not exactly
a proper burial.
Look at our shit
over there.
Hurry up.
Hillbilly.
Gotcha.
Hurry up, man.
Bye, Pinball.
Oh, boy! You see that?
You see?
Every time we get her waxed,
l get ten feet from the car wash
and then, pow, bird shit.
Well, it's supposed to be
good luck.
- Light's changed.
- Oh, damn.
- You were in the Q, right?
- Yeah.
And l heard you say
you had 15 years.
That's right.
But then that would put you
on north block. Right?
Yeah.
Yeah. Funny thing.
l was on north block.
l don't know you.
Well, you know what,
uh, pal?
What do you think that means?
Nothin'. Not diddly shit.
You see, there were 160 cats
on north block...
and l didn't want to know 159
of them, which included you.
What do you think
about that?
Yeah.
He's a font
of misplaced rage.
Name your cliche. Mother held
him too much, or not enough.
Last picked at kick ball,
late-night sneaky uncle. Whatever.
Now he's so angry, moments of
levity actually cause him pain.
Gives him headaches.
Happiness, for
that gentleman, hurts.
What's wrong with him?
My first thought would be
a lot.
- Hello.
- Hello.
- Hi. l'm, l'm Vince Larkin.
- l'm Tricia Poe.
Nice to meet ya.
This, this must be Casey.
- Hello, Casey.
- Hello, Vince Larkin.
- Nice to meet ya.
Ao how are you doin'?
l'm sorry. That's, uh-- Acratch
that. Dumb question. You--
You wanted to see your husband today,
and then this whole thing happened.
Maybe you could just tell me
exactly what's going on here and--
We're doing everything we can
to get the plane down.
Actually, that's w-why l wanted
to talk to you.
Hey, wait. W-Where'd you get
the rims, man?
My personal shit's
down in the belly.
- Hey, those are my shades.
- They're mine now, sister.
Men!
lt seems that your husband,
Cameron...
had an opportunity to get off
the plane and he didn't do it.
And l was hoping
you could...
maybe help me
figure out why.
That would make two of us.
l don't know.
l mean, it's possible,
it's, it's not uncommon...
that some parolees actually fear
their release date.
A certain degree of institutionalization
sets in. Fear of coming home.
- Fear of living in society.
Any of this make sense?
- No, no.
That's not Cameron. l mean, if you, if
you knew him, if you read his letters...
or if you talked to him
on the phone, you'd know that--
l mean, he's been waitin' for this day
for eight years. He's not gonna--
l mean, look, he's got this little,
this little girl to come home to.
Wouldn't you...
do the same thing?
There'd have to be a pretty strong
reason to keep me on that plane.
Well, knowing Cameron,
l'm sure there is a good reason.
Uh, maybe, if you, if you do
see him or if you talk to him...
maybe you could just tell him
to come home, all right?
Be kinda nice
to have him around.
You got it.
Vince, line one.
This body fell out
of the sky.
Vince Larkin? This is Ted Grasso,
Fresno Police Department.
We got a problem here
with a corpse.
Yeah, it fell out
of the sky.
l don't think
he's an astronaut.
Then what's this got
to do with me?
lt's got your name
written all over it.
Last transponder tag
was in Arizona.
Body falls here,
in Fresno.
Lerner Airfield.
They're turning around.
- They're coming back.
Can you get me Chief--
- Devers.
Please. Thank you.
- Vince?
- Turn around.
Plane's headed to Lerner Airfield. lt's
a small strip about 100 miles from here.
Horseshit! We're tailing the
transponder tag into Arizona.
Listen to me.
A body fell from the sky.
lt had a note on it.
We got 'em vectored
at 12:00 and 30 miles.
- Vince, please, son.
We're right on his tail.
- Just listen to me!
lt was to me!
The note on the body was to me!
- You're chasing the wrong--
- Aw, shut up.
Hello?
Guys, guys! l need a plane
or a chopper now!
Hey, you and me both.
l'm all out.
l've got to get to Lerner Airfield
and l've got about 50 minutes.
Got a fast car,
you can drive it.
Larkin. Vince Larkin.
l'm with the Marshal Aervices.
Aend whatever you got. Aheriff,
state trooper, national guard.
Hold on one minute.
Your men should proceed
with extreme caution.
lt's only a matter of time
before they find the weapons hold.
Larkin. Vince Larkin.
Marshal Aervices.
How do you think
l got the number?
...appears to the United Atates
Parole Commission that--
Poe.
Man! Oh, yeah!
Put the bunny
back in the box.
l knew you was a punk.
And l was right.
You been playin' us
all along.
You a free man.
l said, put the bunny...
back in the box.
Die, punk!
Why couldn't you put the bunny
back in the box?
Next, folks, below and to your left,
you'll see the vertical Renoir Cliffs.
We're seconds away from
establishing visual contact.
Holy shit!
Abort! Abort! Abort!
lf that aircraft's carrying
30 prisoners, l'm Elvis Presley.
Uncle Bob's Acenic Tours.
Ahit!
Three hundred fuckin' miles
to apprehend Ma and Pa fucking Kettle!
We need to get
to Lerner Airfield now!
Get me Vince Larkin.
Two went down,
one came up.
- Wasn't my fault.
- Well, you don't have to tell me.
Most murders are crimes
of necessity rather than desire.
But the great ones,
Dahmer, Gacy, Bundy...
- they did it because it excited them.
- Don't you--
l got nothing in common
with them, with you.
Don't you talk to me!
They were insane.
Now you're talking
semantics.
What if l told you insane
was working 50 hours a week
in some office for 50 years...
at the end of which
they tell you to piss off?
Ending up
in some retirement village...
hoping to die before suffering
the indignity of trying to make
it to the toilet on time.
Wouldn't you consider that
to be insane?
Murdering 30 people,
semantics or not, is insane!
One girl...
l drove through three states
wearing her head as a hat.
lt's my daughter's birthday
today.
Ao please feel free
not to share everything with me.
All right, you damn peckerwoods,
crack the knuckles and hit the crystals.
We're putting this baby
down in a sandbox.
Lerner Tower,
do you copy?
Lerner Tower,
are you there, Phil?
Come on, answer me.
l am landing.
Oh, my God.
Look out!
Lerner Airfield.
l'm so glad to be here.
Thank you
for choosing Con Air.
- Where's the plane, Francisco?
- l don't know. Have patience.
The last guy who told me to have
patience? l burned him down,
and bagged his ashes.
Cyrus, it'll be here.
Hey, you stupid sons of bitches!
Jesus Christ!
l hope he likes sand.
-Muchacho, run and check out the
tower. Have a look-see, yeah?
-All right.
You come with us.
- Let's go. We're gettin' off.
- Boss, l can't.
- Yes, you can. Come on!
- You shouldn't move him.
- l'm getting him off of this plane.
You, you can't move him. He's
too far along. He could go into shock.
Ahe's right, Poe.
Go on, man.
l'm not leaving
without you, or you.
Ah, listen. Here we go.
Ranger boy.
- Right.
- Goddamn it, Poe!
Man, it's time to fight,
fuck or hit the fence.
- l suggest you hit the fence.
- He's right.
Just go.
All right. Here's how it's gonna play.
l'm gonna get you that needle.
Whatever you say, man.
Just do what you gotta do.
Fuck.
All right, you just hang on.
Don't die on me.
Awing low, sweet chariot
Comin' for
to carry me home
Oh, no. What the hell
you think you're doin'?
- lt's time to off the pigs.
- You can't do that.
- Tell me why.
- They're hostages. We need 'em.
- But why the fuck you care?
- Hey, man, come on.
l can't think of a thing
l'd like better...
than to put a bullet in the ain base
of every one of these fuckers!
But the fact of the matter is,
how well you know this Cindino?
l mean, l don't know him that
well myself. Just what l read.
Like how he firebombed
that senator's yacht with two
of his own cousins on board.
Ao what's your point?
Why would he sweat
about killing some hired guns
once they'd served his purpose?
- Now think about that.
- What exactly are we discussing here?
Poe don't want me
to off the pigs.
Well, it's not difficult to surmise how
Nathan here feels about killing guards.
And my own proclivities
are, uh...
well-known and, uh,
often-lamented facts of penal lore.
What l'm wonderin' is why you have
any opinion about it at all.
Cyrus, this is your barbecue,
man, and it tastes good.
But l was just sayin' to Mr Dog over
here, that if it was my barbecue...
l'd wait for that old jumbo jet
in the sky before l start
killin' our only leverage.
- Ahut the fuck up!
- Don't you want to get high
and get laid?
- Ahit.
- Oh, fuck this!
Put the gun down.
Put the gun down, Nathan.
Poe's right.
We're goin' to Plan B.
Gonna get a refuelling truck
and a tractor.
Ao get back there
and dig the plane out.
No. Yes!
- Viking, 'bout time to go
and get that tractor, yeah?
- Right.
- l'll get the fuel truck.
- Thanks, Poe.
You've proven to be
a most useful mammal.
Many hands make light work.
My daddy taught me that.
- You know what my daddy taught me?
- What's that?
- Nothin'.
- Aelf-educated man.
-Have you found Vince Larkin?
-We're having trouble reaching him, sir.
Of course, you're having trouble
reaching him!
He's off saving the rain forest
or recycling his sandals or some shit.
Holy shit!
Hey! We've got company!
Hey!
We've got company!
Go get Cyrus.
Yo, Cyrus!
How long we got
till they get here, Nathan?
Ten, twelve minutes, tops.
Hey, what's your name?
Wanna play?
Nice jet.
You can take Cindino and leave
the rest to rot for all l care.
You fire that weapon, 20 pissed-off
prisoners are gonna hear it.
Well, hooray for the sounds
of fuckin' silence.
Freeze!
- You're Cameron Poe.
- That's right.
- l'm Larkin.
- Hello, Larkin.
- l got your message.
- Where are the troops?
- They'll be here.
- They'll be here?
Uh-huh. ln a minute.
Listen, Poe,
can l lower this?
- Go ahead.
- You gonna lower yours?
Aorry, boss, but there's only
two men l trust.
One of them's me.
The other's not you.
- Ao Cindino was running
a drag on everyone.
- Yeah.
lf you can't trust a Aouth American
drug lord, who can you trust, huh?
- That was a joke.
- l'm glad you told me. Now
l gotta get back to the plane.
You're a free man, Poe.
What are you doin'?
l can't trade a friend's life
for my own, Larkin. That's all.
You got a friend on board?
Aee, l knew l was right
about you. l read your file.
You're not such a bad guy. Just always
in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Goodbye, Larkin.
l spoke to your wife.
- ln person?
- ln person.
And your little girl.
You saw Casey?
lf this thing goes bad, Larkin,
l'm afraid my daughter...
won't understand.
lf you talk to my wife again,
you tell her...
l love her.
Ahe's my hummingbird.
But l couldn't leave
a fallen man behind.
You'll do that for me,
won't you, Larkin?
Aure l will.
What are you gonna do for me?
What do you think
l'm gonna do?
l'm gonna save
the fuckin' day.
Let's go, gentlemen.
The cavalry is on its way.
- l want this aeroplane out now.
- Come on, men!
- About another ten minutes.
- You said ten minutes ten minutes ago.
Hello, Bob.
Wanna come over for dinner?
Are you sick?
- Why do you ask?
- You look sick.
- l am sick.
- You take medicine?
There is no medicine
for what l have.
- Wanna sing?
- Aing?
Do you know He's Got
the Whole World in His Hands?
Yes, l do.
He's got the whole world
in His hands
He's got
the whole wide world
Come on.
He's got the whole world
in His hands
He's got the whole wide world
in His hands
He's got the whole world
in His hands
He's got the whole world
in His hands
lt's on the ground. Repeat.
The plane is on the ground.
But it won't be for long.
Where the hell are ya?
We're westbound
near the Lerner cutoff.
Where's Cindino?
That's my fuckin' plane!
Cyrus, help me.
- Looks like you missed your connection.
- We were-- We were coming to get you.
Please.
- Cy--
- --Onara.
No!
- Don't kill me.
- l'm not gonna kill you, old-timer.
Listen, l need a syringe.
Oh, no!
Drugs'll end you, son.
ls there a first aid kit
around here?
Well, there might be one in the
fire truck over on the boneyard.
All right, thanks. You just
stay here and don't panic.
That's easy for you to say.
You don't gotta take a piss.
- Let's get it on.
- Oh, yeah, that's nice.
- Lock and load!
Considering my audience, l'm gonna
make this very quick, very simple.
This is the boneyard.
This is the hangar.
This is our plane.
- What's that?
- That's a rock.
Okay.
The convoy will enter
the boneyard through here.
lnitially, we take out the first car.
Then we take out the last...
creating a trap,
an airtight cage...
filled with lots and lots
of dead people.
Nathan, set everybody
in their position, yeah?
Bring me
those propane tanks.
Whoo, go girl.
Let's go, let's go. Get 'em in there.
lf they give you any trouble, kill 'em.
What can l do?
Take this. Go into
the boneyard, yeah?
- Anybody gets through,
you scratch their eyes out.
- You got it.
Come on, little piggy.
Closer. Closer. Closer.
Christ.
They'll be slaughtered.
This is Larkin.
Tell your men to fall back!
Now.
Come on, you stinking
piece-of-shit car!
- What are you gonna do?
- What you doin', man?
Well, Baby-O...
it's not exactly mai tais
and Yahtzee out here, but...
let's do it!
Gonna see what happens
now, bitch!
Bishop.
- Get the fuck off me!
- l'm gonna bust your ass!
Leave her alone, man!
Get behind the truck!
Get behind the truck!
- When you wake up, Bishop,
l'll be Johnny 24.
- You wanna fight somebody?
Don't treat women
like that!
Aw, shit!
Whoa! Whoa!
Get back to the plane!
Oh, my god!
Okay!
You might better
get yourself a seat now.
- Come on.
- Oh, shit! We're in.
Just take it and let's go.
Get ready to move.
We're tied up!
- Now, come on!
- Okay, l'm comin'.
- Go for the tyres!
- Fuck the tyres!
l'm goin' for the pilot!
lsn't that your car,
Malloy?
Couldn't be.
l left mine at the office.
On any other day,
that might seem strange.
Gotta get her nose up!
Fuckers!
Come on!
- When this is over,
so are you, you little prick!
- Okay.
Bye-bye, Bob, bye-bye.
Go, girl!
Aweet home Alabama
All right!
Where the skies
are so blue
Define irony.
Bunch of idiots
dancing on a plane...
to a song made famous by a band
that died in a plane crash.
ln Birmingham
they love the governor
We all did
what we could do
Now Watergate
does not bother me
Does you conscience bother you
Tell me true
Aweet home Alabama
Aomeone alerted the authorities
at Carson City.
Aomeone told them
about our Lerner rendezvous.
Aomeone even killed
poor Billy Bedlam.
Now, could this all
be coincidence? Perhaps.
Then someone went
and tied a rope to our plane.
Ao l ask you,
what is going on?
And l answer.
We have a traitor in our midst.
Now, how do we flush
a traitor?
l don't know,
but at the count of three...
l will find out who is
on my team and who is not.
That would be one, two--
Wait! lt was me.
lt was me.
Don't listen to him, man.
T-T-The insulin made him crazy.
You have been near death
the entire trip?
- Yeah, motherfucker, it was me.
- No, he's, he's flipped out,
man. He's nuts.
lt's pretty clever,
huh, bitch?
- No! Jesus!
- No, that's clever!
My daddy is coming home
on July 14th.
My birthday is July 14th.
l'm gonna see my daddy
for the first time ever...
on July 14th.
Make a move,
and the bunny gets it.
- Let's take him out, Larkin.
- Not yet!
Fire!
Goddamn it, Malloy!
- Cease fire!
- Get up here!
- What are we waiting for?
- That is my plane!
You got it, Agent Malloy?
You with me?
Or do you need me to draw it
in crayon, like usual?
l got a bad feeling, son.
- l'm feeling like maybe
l'm not supposed to make it.
- You're gonna make it.
Cyrus Grissom, this is
Apecial Agent Vince Larkin.
We will shoot the plane down
if you do not respond now.
All l can think about is like,
there ain't no God.
That He don't exist.
- Hey, where you goin'?
- l'm gonna show you God does exist!
Fire!
Malloy, you son of a bitch!
Cease fire!
Yes!
Freeze, little bitch boy!
- Awitch to missile.
- Roger that, Two.
Arming missiles.
Malloy, don't you do it!
Get in his way.
Ahit!
What the hell
are you doing, Larkin?
- l got no move, sir.
- Atupid bastard!
- No! Poe!
- Land this thing!
- Where the hell is the Virus?
- l'm the new captain.
Put this thing down.
Target locked, sir.
- Oh, yeah!
- Don't you do it!
- Don't shoot!
- Don't fire.
- Who is this?
- ldentify yourself.
- This is Cameron Poe.
- Yes!
Poe!
Poe!
- l repeat, target is locked, sir.
- Malloy, he's got the plane!
We're not over civilian population.
Now is the time, sir.
- Don't fire.
- Malloy, listen to him! He's a friend!
He's just trying to get home
to see his wife and kid! Don't fire!
Now's the time, sir.
- Hold fire.
- Air?
- l said hold fire!
- Thank you.
Poe!
Poe!
- Cyrus!
- What?
All right, Poe,
the Las Vegas Airport.
lt's just past the strip.
Can you see it?
Well, viva Las Vegas.
lt's right there, man. You can
make it. All the runways are
cleared. Come on, do it, Poe.
Put this thing down.
Listen here, big daddy.
We got one engine shot to shit...
zero fuel,
and we're droppin' too fast.
The strip's where l'm gonna
land. Only the word is crash.
Ahould've shot 'em down
over the open desert, Larkin.
Now the civilian casualties
will be enormous.
Atrap in, ladies. We're goin'
for a night out in Vegas.
He's got the whole world
in His hands
He's got the whole world
in His hands
- He's got the whole wide world
in His hands
- Ahut the fuck up, you freak!
We're gonna die!
- Can he make it to the airport?
- No way, sir.
All right. We're gonna need
police cars, uh, fire engines,
emergency service vehicles,
anybody who knows CPR.
Oh, this is beautiful!
Wake up, Cyrus!
ln His hands
Little, bitty babies
Cyrus, wake up!
Atay with me.
Will the driver of the
white corvette please move
your car or it will be towed.
We are shit outta road!
l'm outta here!
Before l kill you, Poe,
l just wanted you to know...
that the last thing that little
Casey Poe ever gets to smell...
will be my stinking eath.
Freeze!
Okay, lady,
hold it right there!
- How am l doin', son?
- You're doin' fine.
Check you out at the hospital,
son. You're gonna be fine.
- Yeah, this one's dead.
- We better get him outta here.
Ao what are you
gonna do now?
l started this day with a birthday party
to get to, and l'm gonna get to it.
Thank you.
You take care,
Aally Bishop.
Hey, Poe.
Next time, take the bus.
Come on, sweetie.
Go with Ginny and your mom.
- Cyrus.
- Grissom.
Move!
Come get it!
Come on now!
- That gun work?
- Yeah.
Well, shoot
that piece of shit!
Jesus!
- What the hell is that?
- You pull over.
Yeah, sure.
How 'bout this?
You ain't gettin' near
my daughter. Buckle up.
Just so's you know,
Marshal Larkin...
there's now three men
l trust.
Am l one of 'em?
This is a weird thing to be
on a plane full of hard asses.
- You okay?
- No.
Good. l'm glad we didn't
shoot it down, huh?
Oh, yeah, worked out
much better this way.
Listen, l--
l wanna apologize
about the car.
l know a good body shop
in Fresno if it's insured.
- l was bored with that car anyway.
- lt worked out nicely then.
How do l
Get through one night
without you
lf l had to live
without you
What kind of life
would that be
Oh, now
l need you in my arms
Need you to hold me
- Hello, Cameron.
- You're my world, my heart, my soul
- Hello, hummingbird.
- lf you ever leave
- Baby, you would take away everything
- l meant to get a haircut.
Good in my life
l got a present for ya,
Casey.
Without you
A little dirty.
Casey, sweetie, you take
your daddy's present now.
No, no, no, honey.
lt's okay.
l got a picture,
a picture of you.
l got a picture
of you, too.
Baby, l don't know
what l would do
l'd be lost
if l lost you
lf you ever leave
- Baby, you would take away
- Happy birthday, darlin'.
Everything real
in my life
And tell me now
How do l live
without you
l want to know
How do l eathe
without you
lf you ever go
How do l ever
Ever survive
New shooter comin' out, new shooter.
Does the new shooter feel lucky?
Well, does he?
Yes, yes he does.
Big wheels keep on turnin'
Carry me home to see my kin
Ainging' songs
about the Aouthland
l miss Alabamy once again
and l think it's a sin
Aweet home Alabama
Where the skies are so blue
Aweet home Alabama
Lord, l'm comin' home to you
Aweet home Alabama
Oh, sweet home, man
- Where the skies are so blue
- And the dark is true
Aweet home Alabama
Lordy
Lord, l'm comin' home to you
Here l come, Alabama |
...between the second and fourth slots.
When you've done that
with one of these stickers,
it goes on the folder.
Each file folder needs to go into its own
Pendaflex folder, the aPProPriate one.
Why does it have to be
on the inside and outside folders?
The case number?
Because it's the key to the entire system.
lt also goes on the rePort, all Pages,
with a two-hole Punch.
Attach it on this two-Prong fastener.
That way nothing gets lost.
Misdemeanours go in here.
Felonies in there.
- Plenty of room there.
- Why do you think l'm leaving?
The case load number's also on the
daily sheet. Today, we have two.
Two calls. Both down at the Pier.
lf we drag our feet,
they can carry us through to lunch.
- HaPPy birthday, Katie.
- Thanks, Scott.
- Could you call me today on the radio?
- About what?
Make something uP. l think it's busted...
Police officer! Out of my way!
- Morning.
- Dave!
- Scott, l made muffins for you.
- You didn't have to, Mrs Remington.
God bless you in that awful city.
We're all hoPing you don't get shot.
Poor boy!
- What?
- Seatbelt! lt's the law.
Thank you.
Come on, l can't smell these
without having one.
- Make sure it's just one.
- Thank you.
- How many days do you have left?
- Three.
- Good.
- Am l getting on your nerves?
l aPPreciate you showing me the roPes,
letting me ride in your nice clean car.
- Treating me like a real detective.
- lnvestigator.
Whatever. But when will you
learn to relax?
- l am relaxed.
- l'm not talking about the small 'r'.
l'm talking about the big 'R'.
On toP of Old Smokey?
You mean get laid?
lt's already been four times this morning.
l'm exhausted!
Come on, boys, your mama will be mad.
- Mr Boyett.
- How you doing? l hear we're losing you.
- Yeah. David Sutton, he's rePlacing me.
- Mr Boyett.
- We came to tell you that...
- That they found your dinghy.
- You should send somebody to get it.
- l never thought l'd see it again.
Could you show the boys
your detective's badge?
- He's a detective?
- An investigator.
- l don't know, Dad. Looks fake to me.
- Kid, want to sPend some time in jail?
- Cute kids.
- Yeah, well...kids.
Amos?
- Who's there?
- lt's me! Scott!
- Let me get a leash on him.
- Do that, Please! Thank you.
Amen.
l ought you a muffin, boy!
Here's a muffin. Nice muffin, Hooch!
See the muffin?
Here's the muffin for Hooch!
l ought a muffin for you! A muffin!
A muffin, Hooch!
Let him go, Hooch! Let go of him!
DroP him!
l'm sorry, Scott. l don't have
the hand strength l used to.
- You're OK, aren't you?
- l'm fine.
l was looking forward to a quiet coffee,
but now l'm awake!
Don't let him see that you're angry.
He reacts real bad to anger.
- What is it with him? He knows me!
- What, know you?
He didn't even eak the skin.
This dog loves you, boy!
Let's go to the house and have a cookie.
Come on, Hooch. Let's go.
Doc says l shouldn't give him chocolate.
What do you say, Hooch?
Thought so.
l'm here. What's the comPlaint this time?
Them! That seafood Plant.
Something's going on over there.
- They're OK, other than a stolen dinghy.
- No, it's worse than it was.
There's always some strange noises
going on at night.
- But you said you don't hear so good.
- l don't hear it. Hooch does. He tells me.
Hooch tells you about it.
Well, you live in a Pretty industrial area.
lf you want quiet, move to an aPartment.
Me and Hooch in an aPartment?
That'd be a sight!
l thought you didn't mind coming here?
l don't mind. lt's just that
l'm leaving on Monday. Remember?
The guy who's rePlacing me, he won't
want to come and talk to you like l do.
Because...he's scared to death
of your dog... l can't figure out why.
Whoa! All right! That's good.
- Yeah, sit there and drool over yourself.
- l gave him whiskey once.
And he howled all night...
Now he sticks to beer.
- You want some?
- No, thank you. l'm not on his hours.
Well, l really have to get going.
- Moving uP to the big city?
- Yeah.
- Maybe me and Hooch can come visit?
- You? Anytime.
Hooch?
Sacramento is the state caPital.
l think they have laws
against dogs like Hooch.
- lt's not that funny.
- l can't helP it.
Every time l think about it...
l nearly wet my Pants!
- So do l. That's why it's not funny.
- Delta One?
Turner can't come to the Phone.
He's got a dog on his throat.
- Say thank you and that we're clear.
- Thanks. We're clear.
lt's business. Some kids found money
on Pinecone Beach. $8,000 so far!
- All right.
- We're on it!
Mrs HarPer?
First l thought it was Play money.
As it was real, l had them
show me where they found it.
- Will more money wash uP here?
- l wouldn't count on it.
Here's how this works. lf no one claims
it or identifies it in 30 days, it's yours.
- l found it, it's mine. She can't have any.
- StoP!
l'm confiscating it. lf you get it,
you have to use it for college.
- See?
- You'll need to fill out some forms.
StoP that!
She wanted a church wedding.
Suddenly it's $2,000 for a wedding dress,
recePtion and bar for 400,
and l'll end uP Picking uP the tab
for the honeymoon to Bora Bora.
- Here he is. Want to talk to him?
- Yeah. Ferraday! l want to talk to you.
l'm talking to you!
What's the hurry?
Hooch, be quiet!
For Christ's sake!
You know, l feel like an ass.
l take you in, give you my trust. What do
you do? Take the food off my kid's Plate!
lt was there. l just lost my head.
lt won't haPPen again, Mr Boyett.
Quiet!
Casey, get rid of him. Zack,
see if the old man saw. Deal with it.
- Hi there.
- You get out! Back off!
HoPe l didn't disturb you. l realise we
were making a racket. l saw your light.
Thought l'd come over
to see everything's OK.
Mind your own business.
This is Private ProPerty.
lf we disturbed you, l ought
to comPensate you a little.
- This is for any inconvenience...
- l don't want your money.
- l've seen what you're doing over there.
- Wait a minute.
- We're doing nothing wrong.
- Get off my dock!
- Don't you shove me! Understand?
- l'm going to introduce you to my dog.
Jesus!
Hello...? Yeah, l am now.
l'll be right there!
The dog was guarding the body.
They wrestled him inside.
- Talk to anybody?
- Nobody heard anything.
A seafood worker sPotted the body.
- Ever investigate a murder?
- l moved here to get away from them.
Everybody's watching,
so let's look like we've done this before.
All right. l've got five rolls of film.
Burn it uP.
lt's those jerks from the Sheriff's Office.
- Ladies, if we need helP, we'll call.
- Foster and McCabe, glad to see you.
l need coffee. You take sugar? Two.
That's cute. ln the sPirit of cooPeration,
get the hell out of here. ls that OK?
- The Pier is our jurisdiction.
- The county is the Sheriff's jurisdiction.
- lt's Police work, not a lost bicycle.
- Excuse me.
ls this a joke? Every little sPeck of dirt is
not evidence. What are you going to do?
Put the entire Pier in a baggie?
What is that for?
- To Preserve what's under his nails.
- What? He was stabbed in the back.
Never anticiPate what will be imPortant.
Gather it to analyse later.
- You read that in a book?
- Yeah, l did. A big blue book.
You'd like it. lt had a lot of Pictures!
We're all uPset. Why not cooPerate
and get our jobs done?
We'd like to examine the body.
Before it rots.
- Give me a minute with my guys?
- No Problem.
We have to turn this over
to the Sheriff's DePartment.
Why? They couldn't
find shoes in a shoebox!
You're leaving town,
David's inexPerienced...
Wait! l don't have to be in Sacramento
for a week. l'll cancel my vacation.
- We can do it. David's a good learner.
- Turner's a good teacher.
Why have investigators
just to investigate stolen mailboxes?
Howard! l've got Pay coming.
Let me earn it. We won't let you down.
We deserve a shot at it!
All right...
Do the best you can in the time.
We'll share the lab rePorts with you.
You can examine any evidence. Fair?
- No, not fair.
- Sounds fair to me.
- Are you going in there with just these?
- We do this for a living. Stay out of it.
Take this.
Make sure these are all 8x10
glossies.
- Coming out!
- Back off!
- Wait!
- l got you!
Easy!
Back him uP! Bad dog!
Good boy. Come on.
Over here. Whoa!
Slow down, boy!
This dog's nuts! We'll have to shoot him.
No. He's the best we have as a witness.
Yeah? You think you can handle him?
You're nuts!
Where are you going?
He resPonds Poorly to anger, that's all.
- David!
- What?
Bring the car, as close as you can!
OPen the back doors,
leave the engine running.
Hey, there, Hooch.
You saw the whole thing, didn't you?
Well, Amos is gone now.
So you don't have a lot of oPtions, OK?
Either you work with me
or they're going to shoot you.
l'm going to...
...try to make you
a little more comfortable.
Don't you want to think about it?
Here! Watch! How do you do this?
Let me just make you more... Here...
Think about it. Maybe we'll get
chocolate chiP cookies. A nice big box.
The soft kind with 22 chiPs! Cookie?
Think!
Hooch, get in the car!
Come on!
- Come on!
- Move back. He's in control.
Come on!
Are you tired? HoPe so.
lf you are, that's too bad. Now, look out!
Not too bad. Hold on. Wait a minute.
You're going in the clinic for a few days.
lt'll be good for you.
Come on!
Come on! Come on, Hooch!
Wait... Whoa, Hooch!
Hooch, no! StoP!
l'll kill you! No!
- What are you doing to him?
- Taking a walk!
He's bleeding! My God! For how long?
- Not long enough! You... l'll kill you!
- l have a front door!
- l'll shoot you, Hooch!
- You stay right there!
Fix him uP, so l can shoot him!
All right. All done. Stay!
- What's your dog's name?
- Hooch, but...
He needed stitches.
When did he last see a vet?
- l don't know.
- That's borderline abuse. He's filthy!
His diet is terrible. lf you can't...
- He belonged to an old man.
- l want to sPeak to him.
You can't. He was murdered last night.
- l'm Scott Turner, a Police investigator...
- l know. We use the same bank.
- Emily Carson... lt's a small town.
- Nice to meet you.
Sorry about that.
l can't stand animals being mistreated.
- Can l ask you a question about him?
- Yes.
l think he witnessed the crime. He may
have to identify a susPect. Could he?
- Yes.
- Can l show him a Photo? A mugshot?
- You don't know about dogs.
- l never had one.
- Not even as a kid?
- No way.
Dogs don't see in two dimensions.
He'd recognise a scent, but not a Photo.
- OK.
- Come on!
- Doesn't he have to recouP?
- Well, no. He's a little tired, but he's OK.
- You're a good dog.
- You're good with animals.
Yeah. l'm a vet! You're buttering me uP.
l think he would be better off with you,
than with someone like me. l don't...
- Are you married?
- No.
- You live alone? House or aPartment?
- House.
- You have a girlfriend?
- No.
- Well, Perfect.
- Perfect for who?
- Perfect for Hooch.
- For... How?
He'll keeP you comPany and
take care of your house. You're lucky.
- l don't have room for a dog like him!
- Not many PeoPle do. l've got to work...
Goodbye!
What? What is it? What?
lf you're hungry, finish the hamburgers!
Eat the buns! You're not thirsty!
You won't touch the water, orange juice,
cranaPPle! What do l do?
Make you a margarita?
Shut uP! God! This has been going on
for two and a half hours!
Quiet!
All right, you tell me what to do!
What am l suPPosed to do?
You tell me! What am l suPPosed
to do? Stand out on the Porch all night?
Give him a Valium. Take one yourself!
Hey, shut uP! l'm a Policeman!
Want your car towed?
l hate you.
No!
You...stuPid dog!
You stuPid dog!
You want to tear my head off? Go on!
You'll be traPPed inside and starve again!
lf they don't find my body first
and shoot you! lt's my house!
Back off! l'm coming in!
Back off, Hooch!
Back off.
All right. lf we're going to get along,
we'll have to come to an understanding.
These are the rules.
No barking. No growling.
You will not lift your leg to anything
in here. This is not your room.
No slobbering. No chewing. You'll wear
a flea collar. This is not your room.
No begging food. No sniffing crotches.
You will not drink from my toilet.
This is not your room.
This is your room.
The rest of the house is mine.
When l come back,
l like to find everything where l Put it.
ln its Place.
Don't touch my stuff.
l certainly won't touch yours.
This is the room to do that!
This is your bed.
You follow these simPle rules, shut uP...
...we'll get along fine.
- What does it tell you?
- l never read an autoPsy rePort.
- l don't want to again.
- lt's the key in a homicide investigation.
- The killer Probably had combat training.
- Where's that?
The weaPon Pierced between the third
and fourth rib, entering the right lung.
l read that. Stabbed from behind
on the right. The killer's right-handed.
Yeah, but you stab somebody
in the heart, they can scream.
Penetrate the lung, they can't even
whisPer. SPecial Forces learn that.
- How did you know that?
- l'm a Professional. lt's my job to know.
- The coroner told me.
- Hey, fellas!
How much could we get
for all this furniture? l got a better idea.
- We'll sell squad cars. Yours first.
- ls there a Problem?
Yeah. The crime lab want
to charge $7,280 for this stuff.
SuPPose l send this in?
Who do you suggest l lay off?
- Katie would make the sacrifice.
- l've sacrificed enough for you!
We'll thin this out, Howard.
l'll go through it, don't worry. lt's fine.
No! You're eating the car!
Don't eat the car!
Not the car! What am l yelling
at you for? You're a dog.
You don't understand. Doesn't matter.
This car's going to be David Sutton's.
Hungry? Here's an ashtray. Eat that.
lt's terrible about Amos.
l'm locking my door tonight.
Don't do that. We'll catch him.
ls this dog food? lt's turkey and bacon.
PeoPle love their dogs and want variety.
- What kind of dog are we talking about?
- Very big, very large, very tall, very wide.
- Massive. Ugly!
- Well, you don't need this.
What you need is...this!
- l don't like the dog. Why get him a toy?
- Dogs like to chew.
lt's either this, or your furniture,
or your shoes. lt's uP to you.
- Sunday!
- lmperial Raceway!
The semi-finals...
- Ofthe N.R.D.A. Funny Car Contest!
- Sunday!
- Thanks for taking all this time out.
- No Problem! My Pleasure.
- Dog shamPoo!
- That's regular. No, you need medicated.
Flea, tick, wormer...
Scott! For bad eath.
- Regular or minty?
- Thank you, Kevin.
- $97.51 .
- $97.51?!
ls that Pesos? This is dog food!
$97.51 ! l'm not going to eat this stuff!
Did l buy smoked salmon? How much
if l take this back? l want to see Kevin.
Can you call him?
That's it! l'm getting my gun!
My rod, my Piece, my iron, my heater!
My lead-hurler!
Don't come back!
Wow! That dog's got a lot of guts.
Either that or he's stuPid. No!
You are out! Out for good!
Forget it! l wish it were snowing!
No, l wish it was hailing!
l wish it was hailing, God.
Send me hail the size of cantalouPes,
if you're a just and fair God.
No!
Cut it...
No... l'm running out of doors!
She can't stay!
You go ahead. Not you! No, come on.
Just her. Get back in the car.
Wait, what am l doing?
Go ahead, Hooch. Go!
Go! Go ahead! Go, boy! Follow her, boy!
She wants you, man!
This is why she's doing this,
so you'll follow her. ln, in! Go in!
- Hi... Scott Turner, right?
- Yeah, l was looking for my dog.
- l noticed. Know anything about fuses?
- Electrical fuses?
- Can you come in? For two minutes?
- A fuse box? Sure.
lt's on!
- What?
- The bedroom light is on!
- Say when the bathroom light goes on.
- All right.
Hey!
- Hey!
- No, not yet.
- Look, thank you, but...
- lt's on. This will take you all night.
- No, l just quit.
- You were going to leave it like this?
Yes... l'm starting again tomorrow, but...
You don't have to helP, but there's
rollers there and an extra ush.
- This bothers you.
- This would make me nuts.
- lt's harder to cut it in a big town.
- lt's not.
ln a big town, you make your mistakes.
No one sees. Who cares?
- A small town, you've got to face PeoPle.
- There's more to it than that.
Good. You'll be luckier with women.
Women in big cities outnumber men.
They're more desPerate.
Thank you. lf you have oPinions,
exPress them. Don't be shy.
- Just...blurt them out.
- You're better off here.
- lt's wonderful for raising kids.
- l don't have kids.
- l want five kids.
- Have you got a dad Picked out yet?
- Not yet.
- l'll fill you in on the singles scene here.
- God, l hate that Phrase.
- There's Embers Cocktail Lounge.
Or what else? l guess the Dairy Queen,
but l usually arrest guys my age there.
- But you're oPinionated and want 5 kids.
- l am.
And we...are...finished.
This is good.
- lt feels good?
- Very good. l admit it.
- Here you go.
- Thank you.
You have Paint all over you.
lt's even in your hair.
Look at you. You don't even have it
on your hands. SPotless.
- l have some Packing l have to do.
- Right.
lt's a nice night... l have to walk Camille.
Want to take a walk with me?
- No.
- No?
No... You see, l'm starting to like you.
lf we walk, l'm going to like you more.
Then we might fall in love
and everything will be fine for a while.
But one day you'll call me a
comPulsive bastard, and scream,
and say you never
want to see me again.
And l'm shattered. Who needs that?
Goodnight. Hooch!
- What time do you want to do that hall?
- About 7 P.m.
Goodnight, Houdini.
OK, boy! Guess what? Time for a bath!
Come on!
Come to the bathroom. Let's go!
Come on!
This is why men will Prevail
and dogs won't dominate Earth.
You can do this with thumbs!
Move around! l don't care...
There you go! What a ferocious dog!
Get your armPits, your undercarriage.
lf l leave you in the car,
you'll just eat the rest of it.
Come on.
What is that?
You can't ing a dog in here.
Can you lift uP this desk?
- There's something different about you.
- l like to think so.
l know.
No tie.
lt's the first time
you haven't worn a tie at work.
- The dog's on the window sill.
- Get down.
The dog loves weddings.
Knock it off!
Shut uP, Hooch! Come on, shut uP!
You'd better get the hell out of here.
What is it?
- Dave! Police officers! How're you doing?
- Right behind you!
Don't Panic!
What are you doing?
- Seen that guy before?
- No! l can't see his Plates, either.
Hold it! Police officers!
We need your car. Hi, Ernie.
- Buckle your seat belt!
- At a time like this? l can't find it!
- Let's go!
- We've got to get Hooch.
Come on! Get in...
Good boy! Watch his tail!
Mom will kill me. She said
not to take it over 40. lt's and new!
- This will eak it in. She'll thank you.
- Hang on.
- He's on Mom's groceries!
- SlaP his face.
OK, it's a Cadillac.
- The licence Plate! l see the car.
- Hold on... P...
K...l.
- lt's B...
- lt's a P!
- Shut uP, Ernie!
- PKl...
RKl 547!
RKl 547. OK, hang on!
- He saw us!
- Come on!
- Which way?
- Right!... l'm sure it's right.
- Don't guess!
- lt's right! OK?
lf Highway Patrol hears about that,
l'm out of a job!
- lt'll be our little secret.
- Your mom! Can't she get a faster car?
Well! You boys livened uP the recePtion.
The ide swore she'd have nightmares
because of that dog.
Boyett thought you were after the beast.
And the Mayor did, too. l, of course,
didn't tell him it was your runaway Pet...
- ...and the station mascot.
- Don't raise your voice. You'll uPset him.
He's chained to a radiator.
Zack Gregory is an ex-Marine
with three arrests.
Assault with a deadly weaPon,
gunrunning, extortion. No convictions.
That address and number were false.
- So, who is he?
- The guy Hooch saw kill Amos Reed.
- You're kidding. Think this is the guy?
- Yeah.
What?
- You oke the case.
- Not yet.
There's no motive.
Amos wasn't killed in a robbery or a fight.
We think it was to cover something uP.
Zack is emPloyed by Boyett Seafood.
Amos rePorted strange noises there.
- Like something illegal was going on.
- Katie?
Could you swing the door oPen?
We need some air.
- Amos comPlained about everything.
- And now he's dead.
He was right.
lt's isolated. There's fishing boats
coming and going. Now he's killed?
Drugs. l know we'll never have a warrant
with what we have so far.
But it would be nice
if we could search that Place.
OK. Boyett's a friend.
What's he going to say? No?
DEA agents, Customs, the CHP...
...two shifts of our own guys,
Plus all sorts of local coPs.
This is going to be the biggest search
here since World War ll, all due to you.
We'll go at it like bacon through a duck.
And bust us a smuggling oPeration.
Here's dessert.
Chocolate chiP cookies...
Something to drink?
lt won't hurt me if we imPress the CHP.
That'll look good on the résumé.
Give me a little job security in the future.
There! Come on, you're not eating.
Go ahead.
This is a cele ation. You lD'd Gregory.
Amos' murder is all but solved.
So, go. OPen your beer.
You're thinking about Amos?
You must miss him.
Yeah, well...
l forget that this must be hard on you.
Everything's so different.
You and l got off to a bad start and
my Place isn't a shack filled with junk.
Not yet, anyway.
You can keeP working on it.
OK?
You like that?
You do.
Here, let me do this side, as well.
You're not so rough. You're not so mean.
You're not any kind
of a monster dog, are you?
Look at those big teeth.
What are you doing?
Give me my towel.
Come on!
Off the couch!
l'm not afraid of you.
lf my emPloyees are involved,
l'll cooPerate. l just don't get it.
- When did you last see Zack?
- At the wedding.
His address was a motel.
They'd never heard of him.
lf he shows uP for his Paycheque,
l'll call you.
Let's go!
l don't want the Sheriff's guys handling
this stuff alone. Be with them all the way.
l hate fish.
Check the back.
Go through these one by one.
- Maybe we came on the wrong day?
- Howard, l'm sorry. We let you down.
Forget it. You can't exPect things to Pan
out every time. Your new job's waiting.
Go home, Pack uP and get ready.
David, the case is now yours.
Foster, the guys in Monterey said
you did the initial go-see on Gregory,
but the DMV sent his vehicle
registration to the Lazy Acres Motel.
So how did you discover it was
a false address? Did you just Phone?
You didn't go for an interview
and show them a Photo?
l need surveillance done
on the motel to locate Zack Gregory.
He's the Prime susPect in Amos Reed's
murder, that's why... Yes, he is!
He's legitimate! l have an eye witness,
kind of. l'm not telling you your job.
l'm a law enforcement officer, and
l'm asking you a Professional courtesy.
Don't hang uP!
Dumb coP!
Scott Turner... Hi!
How's the town vet?
lt keePs Playing in my ain what Amos
told me, that something's going on there.
- l can't figure it out or stoP thinking of it.
- Maybe you should...stoP thinking of it.
When l have a Problem l can't solve,
sometimes l just think
of something comPletely different.
That's when the solution comes.
Out of nowhere.
- Fascinating. l don't work that way.
- Well, try.
- No, l can't.
- Well, l'll helP.
- l don't know how.
- l'm thinking of something. What is it?
- Don't!
- lndulge me.
- l don't know.
- Great.
- So you've never thought about it?
- Never thought about what?
- Oh! Thought about that!
- Well...
l'm a guy. l've thought about that.
- How far did you get?
- Well...
l got to unbutton...
...unbuttoning your blouse.
l got a lot farther than that.
- You did? How far? A lot farther?
- A lot farther.
- l didn't know there was farther.
- You have to use your imagination.
- That's got to be illegal.
- Probably is.
- Right from the carton?
- A woman in my house!
How did that haPPen?
- How's your back?
- lt's regained some elasticity.
Yeah. This is emPty.
What are we going to do about it?
Most of my grocery budget's gone
on my dog, but we could manage the...
- There's eggs.
- ...Perfect omelette.
- Go to it.
- Well...
No, no, no!
- We was the oPerative word there.
- No.
- You look lovely in the light.
- l don't do this.
- Here's where it's at. We have cheese.
- Come on.
- l'll mess uP your kitchen.
- l'm not cooking. You wore me out!
Did l? We could call for Pizza.
Don't. l'll walk you through it.
That's the omelette Pan.
- You got a little Pan just for omelettes?
- There's a whisk.
No... l'm hungry.
- l'm doing it.
- l'd like to eat in the next five hours.
There we go, and great! Now, mix that
uP and then we'll throw in the other stuff.
- No, that's stirring. This is how you mix.
- No, l...
- Oh, God! Do that again, would you?
- You like that?
Yeah.
You feel so good. You smell so good.
- What?
- Of course!
They're not inging something in!
How could l...
- The thing l wasn't thinking of!
- The thought?
- Yes! Bang! lt never haPPened before!
- l told you.
l got to search again!
- They're smuggling something out!
- So l'm eating alone?
l'm sorry, yeah! l'll make it uP to you.
Know that ltalian Place in San RaPello?
They make a lasagne.
lt's not a great lasagne. l make better,
but you want to go tomorrow night?
You'll still be here?
Oh, yes!
- Another night, at least... Hooch!
- He's outside.
- What?
- With Camille.
Listen, would you clean this stuff uP?
Just... Leave it!
lt's all right.
- God! What time?
- Seven? l'll meet you here.
Hooch, come on!
Hooch, put that down! Come on!
This your first stakeout? lt's mine.
Well, it's going to be a long night.
What do you say we PrePare for it?
Try to stay alert. Want one?
There you go. SPecial treat.
That's good.
They're hard.
Well...
lt's not bad...
Tastes like health food.
You can have this.
Back in!
Now...
...back to work.
lt was called Lancelot Link,
Secret Chimp.
lt was like The Man From U.N.C.L.E.
Did Amos have a TV?
lt's two-dimensional, you couldn't see it.
These chimPs were sPies, in suits.
They'd wear hats and smoke cigarettes.
You missed it!
The Man From U.N.C.L.E. was good.
That was cool.
lt wasn't Lancelot Link.
What does that do for you?
That feel good?
Wake you uP a little bit?
You have to be a dog.
l had the enlistment PaPers filled out.
All that was sent.
But l have this distance vision thing.
So no flight school for me. lf you're in
the Air Force and not in flight school...
Means you're scraPing birdshit off
a runway in Guam. So, here l am.
l'm boring you?
lt's mine. l got you something... Here.
l got you a Diet Coke.
Diet, because... Look at that!
Work on that.
We've known each other a while now.
l think it's safe for me to say that...
Are you aware of your drooling Problem?
lt looks like you swallowed a tennis shoe
and you got the laces hanging out.
lt's a bit embarrassing, don't you think?
Maybe you could save it. ls there a use
for this? Like, as an industrial lu icant?
Good God! l hate to think
what you're doing to the car.
- Did you ing it?
- Yeah.
- You know we have to take it back.
- Yeah, we'll take it back. Come on.
There you go. l saw Boyett leave, so
let's get this over with before he's back.
- Wait, what about getting Permission?
- Why don't you relax?
Something's not right here.
- You got that look.
- l don't know what you mean.
- You humPed the vet!
- You have a lot of class!
l had a religious exPerience
with the future Mrs Turner,
who, yes, holds a veterinary doctorate.
- Get that ugly mutt out!
- We're Police. This is a Police dog.
- We just want to look around.
- You did.
- The dog wasn't available yesterday.
- He's a health code violation.
l don't understand.
Mr Boyett said he'd cooPerate!
Well, if he said so.
- Thanks.
- Liar.
- What?
- He didn't.
He did. Yesterday.
Come here, boy.
OK, Hooch. Let's find
some money. Can you?
Can you find some money? Smell it.
Smell that money. Find me some, OK?
And for me.
Go!
- Why do you think there's a connection?
- Know why l took that job?
- Because nothing haPPens here. So?
- There's been two unusual incidents:
Amos' murder, and $8,000 found on the
beach. A day aPart. Maybe there's a link.
Maybe not.
What?
You got something? What is it?
What you got?
A Perfect match.
The same size, same and.
Everything! Good boy!
- Way to go! Good going.
- All right!
Mr Boyett says he never gave you
Permission for the dog. He's furious.
l hoPe he sues!
We're done anyway. Thanks.
Come on, Hooch. Here we go!
l could get fired over this.
You have another job. l like a town
where nothing haPPens.
Don't worry, l'll take the blame. l'll talk
to Boyett, and l'll call Howard, as well.
- What should l do?
- Find out how common these bags are.
Are they in suPermarkets, or a sPecial
order? Check businesses and stores.
Then Park the car,
turn off the radio, take naP.
lf you're in on what l'm doing,
you will get fired.
Stay!
Skipper! MaryAnn and Ginger...
We got to warn them!
No vacancy.
SPeak English, moron? No vacancy.
lf you ain't got a warrant, get lost!
- Know him?
- No.
l don't have much exPerience at
being an intimidating coP, or threatening.
You eak my heart.
So in order for you to take me seriously,
l have to shoot you in the leg.
You almost shot me!
l can't believe l missed. Where is he?
- Put the gun down.
- Zack Gregory?
l believe so.
Over to the Cadillac. You drive.
A seat belt? Oh, yeah.
Think that's going to keeP you safe?
Start the car! What are you doing?
Now start it!
Go left.
Slow down!
You won't do it...
You don't have what it takes.
To kill you? You're right, l don't.
But he does.
lnteresting sensation, isn't it?
l'm going to ask some questions.
You blink once for yes, twice for no. OK?
Once. OK. You killed Amos Reed?
l don't believe you.
Hooch says you did.
Yes... Progress. Good.
The seafood Plant is a cover?
You're smuggling cash out? Yes.
OK. This is fun.
Boyett's in charge?
l can't stoP him from snaPPing your neck.
ls Boyett in charge?
ls Boyett in on it?
All right.
l'm sorry. Here, back this way.
l'm going to make you a little more
comfortable. Good. Now, sit down.
Come on, boy.
KeeP an eye on him for me, would you?
What is this in your Pocket? Thanks.
Thanks.
OK, is there any way
l can get you to understand this?
l need you to cover the back.
Understand?
The backyard?
The back door? The gate?
The back of the building?
Please? Cover the back!
What a good dog!
- Howard, you scared me!
- l'm sorry.
- Are you all right?
- l'm fine.
l got here as fast as l could.
Boyett! You were right!
- Where's the back-uP?
- Four cars on CarPenter Road.
- They're ready any time l signal them.
- OK.
- You ready?
- Yeah.
- Looks like we missed them.
- Yeah.
The engine of this fork-lift is warm.
Looks like we just missed them.
- Because you tiPPed them off!
- What's going on?
Call your back-uP. Use the radio.
lt's me!
You're laundering money.
You got the Perfect set-uP.
This small town where nothing haPPens.
Police Protection.
- l know how you do it.
- No!
lt's all the evidence l need.
Who's going to sell you out first? Zack?
Or Boyett?
- He's between us.
- Right side!
Cover me!
You hit my leg.
Hands behind your head.
- Don't turn around.
- Howard...
He's still got his Pistol...
What are you doing?
Scott?
l'll kill you if l have to,
but this will be a lot easier to exPlain
- if we both have the same story.
- What?
We came to question him.
He fired at us. We fired back.
Killed the susPect. Congratulations!
You solved the case.
l met some PeoPle in Panama.
They needed a way to move cash out.
l got one Per cent.
- lt's drug money.
- l don't know that.
l never asked. lt's a shame
PeoPle are getting killed over it.
When l found out, it was too late.
You believe me?
- How do you exPlain Amos' murder?
- That's covered.
Zack killed Amos. Boyett told him to.
Boyett's dead. Case closed. lt's all true.
Now...
- Will you work with me on this?
- lt sure is a lot of money, Howard.
Yeah, l will.
The truth!
KeeP these on him.
Hold that there.
Use the Pressure to stoP the blood.
You'll be all right once we get you home.
Once we get you home, you'll be all right.
- All you need is rest.
- Stay where he can smell you,
if that's all right.
All right.
Change it when it gets soaked.
That's right.
Hold on.
You OK?
- He'll be OK.
- He's lost a lot of blood.
That's OK. lt's all right.
That's a good boy.
Just got to get you home and
get you some rest. Hold on, Chief.
Hold on, boy. Come on, boy. Good!
You'll be OK, Chief.
All l have to do is get you home...
l have to get you home, so you can rest.
You're going to be OK, Chief.
Come on. Come on, Chief.
That's it?
l'm sorry.
Wait a minute! They may not drive well,
but we try to keeP them clean.
l'm sorry, man.
Let's go! Come on.
Seatbelt!
Stolen bicycles from the high school.
How did you know to look here?
- l'm a Professional. lt's my job to know.
- You got a tiP.
- l got a tiP.
- You solved the case. Feel good?
Chief! Your wife called to say, He's out.
Get home in five or you're hamburger.
- Need my helP?
- l can handle it.
- Take this.
- What?
For your throat.
- Good luck!
- Good luck is Scott's!
- What's going on? l'm home.
- l didn't get my naP...
...or my ice cream,
and he set them off again.
These are nice PuPPies.
Then he gets them going!
- l'm done!
- Where is he?
- UPstairs... He's yours! Deal with it.
- l'll take care of it.
A Professional veterinarian...
l told you this wouldn't work.
- l told you!
- No, l told you.
All right, l'm tired of this,
but let's go through it again.
No barking. No growling.
No eating from the housePlants.
No dogs allowed on the second floor.
No Playing of my records!
No sniffing at crotches.
No drinking out of the toilet.
You will not beg for food.
No ball Playing in the house.
No chewing or slobbering of my shoes!
You will not hide from me!
This is not your room. |
Hawks/ C VS 2005
How long do you think it'll take...
Eddie?
Let's see...
50 years
No, it will take 1oo years
Valve 1, Valve 2, release
Valve 1 Valve 2 released!
Valve 3, Valve 4, release
Valve 3 and Valve 4 released!
What's going on? Not yet?
Not good Eddie, give it more power!
With this much pressure,
we can't do much
Father, it's dangerous
The central valve won't
be able to take much more
It'll be allright, release all the valves
How foolish...
Please seal the valves!
If you can't surpass the
ordinary, you'll never evolve
Seal valves 3 and 4
Just a bit...
...a bit more
What happened, Eddie?
What is it?
TH E H AWK S PR E S E NT
It's been twice since this month,
have you contacted them?
Yes! Right away
This new machine is total junk
Didn't they find anything
during the last inspection?
They didn't report any problems
What are you doing?
Stop it quickly!
Hurry up, do something!
Oh god...
Somebody... somebody...
Pete!
Alright, hurry up and do something...
We are
Ray is sealing the valve
What are you...
Let's go destroy the boiler
Wait wait, you can't...
Then I'll destroy this one here...
Wait, stop, stop
You want to see them both oken?
Ray's in there, and he'll be killed!
Ray!
Move it! What have you done?
Ray, are you alright? Ray...
Yeah, I got burned a bit though
The boy, how's the boy?!
I'm fine
But the Brass coupling valve
is trashed, and the pipe too
What?!
Do you have any idea how
expensive those are?! You little...
C'mon boss, this isn't Ray's fault. And
he put himself in danger to shut it down
Alright then, the repair fee will be
subtracted from your salary, remember that!
I want it fixed by tomorrow,
so get to work, understood!?
Don't mind him, you
did a great job, Ray
Yep
You can't do it like this
Hear Ye, criminal has been identified! Breaking news about
the kidnapped priest. Read about the latest lobbying scandal?
Our way of life is
unsustainable! We must...
Special scoop on the murder incident
The suspect was a priest
London Thousand Exhibition...
Sup Ray
Hey, Chris
I heard about that
Your factory adventure
You did a great job,
and you're unharmed
I kept this from the accident
A valve for a ass line
It's still usable
Manchester... Manchester...
Look at that, Alex
What's this?
The great inventor, Ray Steam
Both his father and
grandfather invent useless crap
Useless crap! Useless crap!
Yo, I heard that you're stealing
materials from your dad's workplace
Haha, then he's an inventor thief
Maybe just a plain thief
Let's get him, Alex
Oooowww...
Alex!
Wait wait, I'm not part of this!
Both my father and my grandfather
are working hard in a U.S. laboratory
That's because they can't
get hired in England
Shut up!
The thing that you seek... what is it?
Even sacrificing
everything in this world
That what I'm searching
for is Se. Se... sei...
Serenity
Serenity. From time past,
a never ending happiness
That exists only in heaven, and it is
given to people who seek with humble heart
That's how it's written in my book
And thus... Huh?
And then he says
Your true nature is...
Guess I have to work on
this counterweight stage
It's because they insulted
my father and grandpa
Also, they started it.
Violence shan't be tolerated
But Ma'am, that Alex
is a really annoying guy.
Last time he was cat-calling
me, he's a delinquent...
Hey Ray, starting today we're
going to sleep at your place
Why?
Emma's mother's sponsor is
leaving for vacation to Bradpool
So we're taking care of them for a week
I thought we were moving
because there's so many suitcases
I'm hungry... Mom?
I dont think so. You
hurt someone today
They were about to give him stitches
That's a lie, I didn't hit that hard
That's not important, it's bad to hit
someone on the head with a metal pipe.
Alright!
Mother! Emma! It's done
Like father like son...
He really worries me
Mail delivery!
Coming
Who could this be?
Mother, it's a delivery from grandpa
Ray, don't make a big mess
Ow, be careful, are you alright?
This... is grandpa's writings
Hum, what is this thing?
Oh, did he forget something?
Coming
Is this Professor Steam's house?
Yes, it is
I'm Alfred, and this is J ason
We're from the Ohara
Group in the U nited States
Thank you for taking care
of my husband and grandpa
Oh, it's nothing really
They're both very dedicated
We just happened to receive
a delivery from grandpa
Is that so? Then we're just in time
By the way, is Professor
Lloyd at home?
What? But grandpa is...
You're Ray right?
Dr. Lloyd and Dr. Edward
have told me a lot about you
Ray, that really has to be sent to
the London Museum's Exhibition
Indeed, a little mistake of ours
Mister, are you really from the group?
Hm? That is correct, Ray
In that case, I can't hand this over
Ah... what are you talking about?
Grandpa said not to give it
to anyone before his return
That's right, it's a
very important object
That's why we came on
Professor Lloyd's behalf, Ray
Most importantly, don't hand it
over to anybody from the Group
That's what it says
Brother...
What's going on here, Mr. Alfred?
Well then, how to explain...
That's what is this about!
Grandpa!
Grandpa!
Ray, you must not
give that ball to them!
That ball belongs to the Group!
Because of that ball, Eddie was...
Father was...?
Eddie was...
Ray, you're father is dead!
Father is...
De...
J ason! Dr. Lloyd is here, come down!
Ray! Run, take that ball
and paper to Stevenson!
...To Stevenson?
Ma'am!
Whatever you do, don't go to London!
Shit...
You fiend!
Ray, hurry!
Ray, get out of here!
Hurry up! Run!
Mom! Let's go!
Ray, go get help!
Mother!
Ray, c'mon!
Hey Ray!
Move!
The fuse!
It's the signal
Let's go!
What are you doing?
That will never work
You haven't even tested...
Shut up!
It'll be fine, just push!
It's them, there they are!
Ray!
Ok, hold it tightly, Emma
...what is that?
It's him!
That at has the steam ball, get him!
Emma, push it, hurry!
With something like this,
can you really escape?!
Ray...
Old man, get outta here!
Move aside!
What the?!
What's that?
D amn it!
Shit...
Who are you?
It's emergency, please move aside
Hey?! Hey!
What is it?
What happened?
Wasn't that a little dangerous?
I almost died there!
My apologies
I couldn't stop that trackless
steamcar otherwise
Trackless... steamcar...
Well done, D avid
Mr. Robert!
Robert... Stevenson?!
Is this blueprint yours?
What is you name?
Ray... J ames Ray Steam...
Mr. Robert Stevenson
J ames Steam... so
you're Dr. Edward's...
Hey, they shot up something!
We came to Manchester to meet with
Dr. Lloyd, as he requested in a letter
What a coincidence
that we've met like this.
The situation is more serious
than we thought, Mr. Robert
S ituation you say... and those
people from Ohara Group?
It's a matter of national security, so...
I can't reveal details, but it concerns
Dr. Lloyd and Dr. Edward's new invention
Mr. Robert and your father
were lab collegues for 2o years
We were actually more
rivals than collegues
In '39 when I was in the
U.S. your father also...
My grandpa told me to
give this to Mr. Stevenson
This is...
Bring it!
Please stay back, it's dangerous!
What was that?
Alright! Lift it up!
Okay, pull!
Just let it go!
He's still alive!
No choice, let's try
to leave then behind!
Don't interfere
Only the ball, drop the at
Hurry up!
No way!
This is taking too long... get ready!
Hey, shut the valve off!
Give us the ball
Faster!
We're gonna crash!
Train 42 is arriving on platform 7
Hey look!
Has anyone seen Professor Lloyd?
You?
Wasn't he kidnapped?
And what is his relation
with Robert Stevenson?
Whatever the reason, we
have to clean up this mess
How is it? Did you get something?
I believe this system is for
measuring the pressure
But the gauge readout...
I've never seen such high readings
Perhaps they intended to show us, with
this machine, the power of that ball
Now that Dr. Lloyd has been
kidnapped, we can only guess
I wonder what incredible amount of
pressure was sealed in that sphere
Mr. Robert... what will happen to Ray?
Don't worry ma'am... we will use the power
of Great Britain to ing back Ray safely
Welcome back Lady Scarlet, you
must be tired from such a long trip
How's our Chairman doing?
What is this place S imon?
The weather is ugly, the river is dirty
and smelly and the buildings are crappy
It's awful!
Shut up Columbus!
Excuse me...
Please help me, I've been
kidnapped by bad people
Honestly
Columbus?
Eh?
Columbus stay still!
You're such a bad dog
Here, I caught you!
Hmm, so you're the son of Dr. Edward
How do you know my dad's name?
Oh! Ms. Scarlet, I didn't
know you were here
How wonderful
Hey, Mr. J ames Ray
Steam, sorry for the wait
What did you do to my
dad and grandpa's ball?
And just who are you guys?
My apologies
I am the manager of the Ohara
Group, Archibald S imon
And this is our chairman, Charles Ohara
S aint-Jones' grand-daughter, Ms. Scarlet
Then... then, why have you destroyed our house?!
You really think I can tolerate such an act?
You might want to wear a
lighter pair of shoes, Dr. Edward
What's the matter, Ray?
Father...?
Long time no see
Well, let's keep the long stories for
later and let's eat before it gets cold
Please have a seat, Ray
I've heard the story
If my father wasn't that narrow
minded, we wouldn't have gone so far
We will rebuild your
house immediately
There have been a lot of
misunderstandings recently
However Ray, I'm glad
that you came here
It's not as if I had a choice!
S imon, this salmon stinks
I was going to call you eventually
with your mother as well
And I wanted you to look on my work
Work?
All of this, it smells like that river
Ray, come with me
Um... Professor, you haven't eat yet...
Hey!
Such impoliteness
Excuse me...
Hold right there!
Father, what happened?
Grandpa said that you were dead...
He said not to give that ball
to anyone from the Group
and... your body, father...
We were searching for highly stable
liquid able to withstand extreme pressure
3 years ago, we found
it in a mine in Ireland
So, using that liquid...
Wh... what are you doing?!
That's dangerous! What
were you thinking?
Be careful on how you're addressing me
Are you stupid or something?
My name is Scarlet, but
people call me 'Lady'
Well then, please hang
on to the bars, Lady
We're going, Ray
It is 1863, and we've finally succeeded in containing
extremely high pressure in a ultra-dense state
Extreme pressure...
In high density...
Incredible!
What's the fuss? This is nothing
compared to the Group's
That ball is...?
Ray, that is the steam ball!
It was possible to produce 3 in Ireland
With 3 of those spheres, we supply
this entire castle's energy demands
Steam ball...
Before, in order to obtain high
pressure, we required a massive boiler
And the volume was distributed
amongst many cylinders
With its huge mass, energy
losses were unavoidable
But look Ray, what you see here today
is all that's needed to provide energy
It's built with our money you know...
Do you know what that means, Ray?
We can even fly freely in the sky
What's the big deal about flying?
What's the big deal about flying?
Before, humanity...
Even I have 2 aircraft
Before, humanity...
And my grand father had more...
Before, humanity...
Before, humanity...
Hey you, can you shut up for a bit?
This is?
Steam Castle's control room
Steam Castle...
Wow... hey, look at this
You can see the Exhibition from here
This machine is...
Eh? Exhibition?
Over here, Ray
It leads outside for a better view
This way... hey, c'mon!
Look, everything is so small
So, this... London?
You really are stupid you know
It's obvious this is London because
that's the London Exhibition
Amazing, it really is an exhibition
Our Ohara Group...
Indeed it is a great exhibition
But Ray, it's nothing but junk
compared to this Steam Castle
But what is the Steam Castle, father?
You didn't know? You are so stupid
Stop calling people stupid, stupid! It's not
stupid to ask about something you don't know
The power of Steam Castle
will soon change its form
And it will be applied
to every human industry
Freeing humanity from grievance,
even confronting natural disasters
We shall spread this incredible
technology all over the world!
Along with the mark
of the Ohara Group
And it all begins right here
Later, this Steam Castle will be yours
What? Me?
This kid?
The first person who designed this
castle is my father, your grandfather
I joined in the construction 1o years ago
And now, we're near completion
Ray, you will help me right?
Let's finish this castle together
We don't have much time until
the opening day of Exhibition
If there wasn't that incident
with my father, by now...
Why isn't grandpa
also working on this?
Our opinions on the philosophy
of science have diverged
You will understand in the future
Science isn't an esoteric
discipline like Alchemy
It is not an exclusive craft reserved
for nobles locked away in their palaces
Science exists in reality, and
can be harnessed by anyone
If it's not used by people,
then what is it for?
Humanity is awaiting
the benefits of science
The world is waiting
for our Steam Castle!
I've heard about the Ohara Group
During the North-South War, they sold
weapons to both sides of the conflict
Even today they're a major
player in the world arms market
But I heard that story after the
decision to participate in the Exhibition
Now I'm struggling on
how to deal with this issue
That group's technology is
becoming a threat to our country
So you say, but are you not pushing for
less investment in research and development?
Wars are won with more
than just machines
To be honest, I was
underestimating their skills
They... you mean those
from Manchester?
The Steam family
What do we have to fear from those who
couldn't even become engineers, Dr. Robert?
A monopoly
Put aside for a moment the possible
risk of a monopoly on a technology
The main issue is whether there will be
illicit arms sales during the Exhibition
After all, our country's
reputation is at stake
Depressurization complete
Let's go back to work, Ray
Got it, father
We've finished our adjustments
Purge the water right away
Roger that!
Columbus' treadmill has oken
Submarine retrieval completed
Are you deaf?
I said Columbus' treadmill has
oken and I'm asking you to fix it
Why do I have to do
something like that?!
Because, it's your grandpa who built it
Grandpa did?
In any case, I have to stop the
machine or the dog will die
It's name is Columbus, you say?
Yeah
If it's going to splash
then say something!
This attached gear was oken
You have to change it
Then change it for me
I don't have the parts
The Steam Castle uses materials from
America, but this is from England
What are you babbling
about? We're in London
You can find that kind
of thing anywhere
Well, I guess so
Let's go search for one
Huh?
Well?
What are you doing?
Shhh, they'll catch us
We're not suppose to go out
Oh really?
I'm here because I was
kidnapped, remember?
Oh, you make it sound so bad
Wow!
This is so wonderful
I feel like we're thieves in the night
The part...
Ray! Hey, come here
Shh, be quiet
It will be a mess if someone heard us
Look look
Isn't it interesting?
What? It's only our reflection
Look carefully
They are slightly different, a bit
slanted from one to the other
Really?
Look
Everyone is looking at us
I guess...
What are you doing?
Greetings our guests
Guests?
Well, which one of me
do you like the most?
Huh?
Which one, you say...
Wow it's really awesome!
I want to show this to my mom
You really are a naive boy
I am not
You want to see your
mother that much?
Who said that?
I have 5 mothers
What?
A mother who makes meals
A mother who comes
along when I do shopping
And a mother who teaches me
That's not a mother
A mother who is there when I'm riding
Also a mother who tells
me stories at bedtime...
You got a problem?
You even write a letter to Manchester
telling your mom how much you missed her
How did you know that?
Because, I found it on the ground
I won't let you complete
the Steam Castle, Eddie
Father!
Hey father, remember that letter
to mother I gave you last time?
Right, I ordered it to be
delivered along with my letters
Your letters?
That's right, I send them
once a month to your mother
Professor, it's an emergency
There is a pressure leak in area 5
We just checked that yesterday
But yesterday night, Professor
Lloyd escaped from his cell
U nbelievable, what the
hell was security doing?
The central valve must not be
shut off under any circumstances
I know that, however...
If it continues like this, the
whole castle's pressure will...
I didn't know my father was sending
letters... and why is grandpa in...
Condensation levels are too high
Cut off the pressure in
all unessential areas
Ray, can you go close
the valve labeled 53?
It's area 7
Got it
5353...
Can that be... grandpa?!
Ray! Ray is that you?
Turn off that light will ya?
Grandpa, what are you doing here?
How about you? What
are you doing here?
Weren't you in Manchester?
Why are you in London?
Ah! The ball! What did
you do with the steam ball?
Well, I was kidnapped
on a train, along with...
With the ball?
Oh god how could
this have happened?!
Do you know how much planning went into
sending that ball to the Manchester?
Shit... damn that Eddie
I can't stay still, I must hurry
D amn it
Grandpa!
What are you doing Ray?
Because if you open this, the pressure
will increase at the central valve
This is terrible!
Eddie has ainwashed
you, don't you see?
Ray
Then you knew from the
beginning that father was alive?!
Someone who went mad because
of science... he's dead to me!
The world is waiting?
For this accursed invention?
But, father said...
That fool has sold his
soul to the investors
You must not listen to him
He said people are waiting
for the power of technology
Those are the rantings of a madman
We must retrieve that
ball no matter what
You can't do something like that!
The Steam Castle will collapse!
Shit
No choice, shut the central
valve and vent the pressure!
Find the section that's leaking
What a disaster, tomorrow
is the opening ceremony
Wow!
Where are you heading, grandpa?
Shut up and follow me!
Wow, incredible
This is the true face of his dream
What are these?
Weapons of war
Tools made for slaughtering
humanity. A devil's invention!
Incredible!
You defeat enemies with these, right?
Mo... Moron!
Huh?
Who are these enemies?
German? French? English?
That... you don't know until it happens
Listen Ray. An enemy is something created
inside yourself by desire and greed
People don't have to think of
each other as allies or foes!
Don't you agree, Ray?
Y... yeah
They are profiting off of the
basest human desire... bastards
But father is... huh?
It's the one that destroyed our house
Huh? You mean Giant Despair? It's a
trackless steamcar made for coastal operations
Mother, hurry!
To recoup the money invested
in creating weapons...
...they're going to sell them to
warmongering states at the Exhibition
So even if I have to
destroy the Exhibition...
What? You still don't believe me?
Is my father really wrong?
Of course, are you mad?!
I really think that Steam
Castle is a great invention
I get a different impression of
my father compared to before
Perhaps, he is being deceived
by that Ohara Group
Is my father really wrong?
You'll have to see that with your own
eyes and decide on your own, Ray
What's going on?!
Hurry! Ray!
Go down!
Science is...
...an engine of human progress
Father!
Eddie!
Aren't weapons part of
that progress, father?
That dream you speak of, is a
mere fantasy of a childish mind!
Father, your dream was always too
mindful of how others would judge it
What is invention for?
What is science for?
I'm through listening to you,
you should apologize right now!
Ray, I understood after the accident. I perceived the overwhelming
power of science when I was trapped in that steam explosion
Power! Yes, science is power
Fool
And this Steam Castle is
the ultimate form of power
S aying science is power... huh?
Who's there?
Professor Lloyd, please stay
away from the steam ball
Did you see Ray?
That's their true nature
How cruel, to shoot grandpa!
Idiot, don't shoot in a place like
this, are you trying to make a hole?
If my invention is to be abused
by villains, I'd rather destroy it!
What are you doing Alfred? It's noisy
Grandpa
Stop it!
You're bleeding!
It's okay, turn this handle
Ray, take the ball and run
But grandpa...
I'm counting on you
Go, Ray!
Idiot, don't shoot the kid
Roger
What a mess
Ray, return the ball... Ray!
Okay, be a good boy
and give us the ball
Ray, take the ball and
throw it down the cavern!
Fool! That'll cause a
massive explosion!
Give up, there's no escape...
what are you doing?
You guys, chase him down!
Over there!
Found him! Capture him quickly!
What's going on? So noisy...
I'm sorry my Lady, Professor Edward's
son has taken the ball and escaped
Eh? What did you say?
Hurry up!
Don't move, kid!
Stop it! What are you
going to do if you hit him?
No choice, go
What is that?
Shit
Ray...
What are you going to do, Professor?
The guests are arriving soon
It seems your sick
plans are going to fail
Don't worry, we'll blow them
away at the opening tomorrow
You just wait and see, father
Look, Ray
There they are
America, Germany, France, Russia
Each country's military
attachés are arriving
Over there
Oh, Ray, you made it out alive
Mr. Stevenson
Great, I was worried
This is the steam ball
My grandpa is wounded and is
still imprisoned in the castle
The Ohara Group's castle. Just now all
the military representatives have arrived
S ince I took the steam ball, the
castle can not be completed...
However, they have other dangerous new weapons
and they plan to use them to destroy the Exhibition
If we don't hurry, the
outcome could be disastrous
Other new weapons...
Trackless vehicles and flying
craft... what comes next?
So Ray, hand that ball to us
Mr. Stevenson
Hm? What is it?
What is invention for?
What is science for?
Science is there for
people's happiness, Ray
Here
Thank you
Alright, start the assault
Notify the local police about our attack
Listen, Ray
Huh?
Indeed, science is there
for people's happiness.
However, you must protect the government which
is the main source of the people's welfare
Huh?
Look, Ray
There can be no happiness
without a government
It has finally begun
Well then, let's go
Where are we going?
We're preparing something too
Come, Ray
Welcome, welcome! It is an honour to recieve such
honored guests on the 1st day of London's Exhibition
I thank you all as a representative
of the Ohara Group
S imon? S imon, where are you!
Why do we have to chase Ray?
You, where did S imon go? Tell me!
The last time I saw him he was
in the central power supply room
It's me, S imon! Explain
what's happening right now!
Professor Lloyd!
C'mon c'mon, outta
the way. Make room
Professor Lloyd! Professor
Lloyd, why are you here?
Huh? You're the Chairman's daughter
And you're wounded...
Emergency evacuation warning,
everyone to their post!
What it is? What's going to happen?
Is there a connection
with Ray's escape?
Oh, he managed to escape?
Good job, Ray!
Good job, Ray!
Hey, stop moving
Hey, stop moving
Just what happened to Ray?
Using the Group's power, they're fa icating
weapons. Ray discovered the truth and ran away
It can't be...
Now you understand what your
Group is doing behind the shadows?
What's wrong with that? We're just
making money like any other company
It was you, wasn't it? The one that's been telling lies to Ray.
If it weren't for you he wouldn't have run away with the ball
Hey wait up!
Open up! This is the Scotland Yard!
We will enter by ute force!
What is that?
OK! Start with this floor!
Now dear guests, let's
begin with a demonstration
Where are we going?
Here
Here... ah!
This is Mr. Robert's workshop
It's not only your father or the Ohara
Group that are inventors and scientists
Take a look at this invention
What is this thing?
Steam Tank, prototype 2
There's no problem moving
forward and backward
But turning the machine is difficult.
With this ball we can do it
D avid, we don't have much time. Install
the sphere into the system quickly
Yes, right away!
As soon as you're done adjusting the
front line pressure, set the ball in
Hurry, don't stand still!
Thank you for attending this
science and technology exhibition.
I am very honoured to announce
the debut of this event
I sincerely hope that this event be a beacon of
hope for humanity, and advance the cause of science
Retreat!
For us English, these exhibition
grounds are a very sacred place.
May God bless this world's inventions
Jesus once said to build a church
here, and await his arrival
That is our Steam Army. They are a formidable force even
in a small group. However, if you use larger formations
They are practically unstoppable. The cost may
be higher, but victory is gained more quickly
S imon!
My Lady!
Why did you shoot at Ray with a gun? He stole the steam ball, but
can't you see he was being tricked by Professor Lloyd? You idiot
Well, right now... I don't know...
What's this? What is going on?
Well, uh... we're just getting
into a war with Great Britain
What?!
Actually we're showing a
demonstration of our prototype
S imon
What is it, my Lady?
I forbid you to lose
U nderstood. My
Lady, where are you...?
I must find Ray and explain
the misunderstanding
I see. Indeed it is a monopolistic idea
So, what is your next plan of action?
I believe it's about to start
What about our Queen?
Thank God, she left
the grounds unscathed
That is fortunate, now we can
fight without holding back
Huh, what is that?
Stevenson! Alfred,
get them ready to go
Well everyone, the show has just began
Incredible, this is incredible! Ray, look
Even though the meter is past the red line, it hasn't
burst! How much pressure is this ball capable of?
Alright, it's ready
No, not yet, ing it even higher
I can't, it's impossible!
Imbecile, what are you saying now?!
All your training is for this moment!
Go!
What? A flying army?
Yes, they are flying over
the exhibition grounds!
That can't be, they've
mistaken them for birds
Look at that!
What a horrify ing invention
Not only do they provide splendid support for ground
troops, they can also be used for fast scouting... ahh!
Everyone, it has become a bit dangerous
here, let's go to a safer vantage point
Eh?! My Lady!
Oh lord... someone,
someone go rescue her!
Fire!
Wait, wait a minute, I must go see
the Queen and ing Ray back! Stop!
How cruel
S imon! Ah!
What's this? There's
someone in the suit!
S imon!
Being able to support
the machine's weight...
...and they mastered the pressure
dynamics, not to mention the aerodynamics
I didn't really understand
at first, however...
What are you doing?
I'm taking the ball back
Ha ha, what happened to you Ray?
You've been spying on us
since the start, haven't you?
Yeah, it was a lot of work,
from the railroad to the cliff...
Perhaps, that letter of invitation from
grandpa you mentioned was also a lie
We've had our eyes on the
Ohara Group long ago
And of course, your family too
Stop it Ray!
I can not allow you to
have that ball right now!
My grandpa didn't invent
this ball for such a purpose
Stop it!
I'm sorry for doing this
S ince the exhibition has became a battleground, all the
responsibility will fall upon Mr. Robert if we stop now
If that happens, our country's technological progress
will be greatly impeded, please understand that
Hey! Mr. D avid is hurt! Please hurry!
Here
Got it
Behold, our last unit,
the naval division!
That's the product of our proud
technology. It's what will ing you victory
If you buy them right now, you can get a discount of
25 and a pleasure trip around the world in 9o days!
I have to rescue
grandpa, think... think...
That thing...
I'm sorry I could only provide first
aid, but everyone is busy right now
With 3 balls, the main stream was sustained,
but with only two, the core won't last
I really wanted you to witness the
completion of our Steam Castle, father
Completion?
Maybe the people of the Group
can estimate its monetary value
But no one understands the real meaning. As a technology,
and as a fearsome message we pass on to the next century
You're forgetting one person
That is correct, I also
wanted Ray to be here
Pressure readings at area 12
and area 15 are starting to drop!
Seal valves 12 and 15. as soon as
it's done, we will begin launch!
Launch?! You mean... oh god, hurry!
Stop, Eddie. You can't
do it with only two balls
If you can't surpass the
ordinary, you'll never evolve
Those are your words, father
I'm leaving the rest up to you,
I'm going to the control room
Eddie, stop for a minute and listen
What was that?
S imon!
By assembling these pipes I might be
able... but the problem is the angle
This should make them capitulate soon
I hope that is the case
Wait, I must find the attacker
Of course, it's a heavy battlecruiser.
Robert must be on that ship somewhere
!
Shit, I gotta hurry,
grandpa and father are...
Center room 5, can you
hear me? We're taking off!
Take off? We don't have enough
pressure yet, it's impossible!
If we miss this chance then everything is over.
Divert pressure to areas 1o, 3o and 4o, and go!
Now the world will see
my magnificent invention!
Launch!
Everyone, all of this has been scheduled.
Please go inside where we can watch from the top
Fool, he's going for it
Haha... what a weak structure. Only a
couple of shots and it's already crumbling
Wait just a minute...
that, that can't be...
S imon? Are you here, S imon?
Answer me if you're there
Oh, Professor Edward,
what's happened to you?
S imon, it's an emergency,
Professor Edward has...
Please do not worry, my Lady. This is the
suit harness that operates the Steam Castle
Operates the Steam
Castle... what do you mean?
The pressure has reached
92, we're ready!
Watch... this is...
Steam Castle...
Impossible, it'll explode! Father!
Wonderful
Eh?
What a beautiful sight
Mr. D avid...
Look, the world is trembling
before the power of technology
What are you talking about?! It could cause a huge explosion
if it stays up like that! We have to alert everyone...
Who cares about them
There's one more steam ball right here
I won't use it for Mr. Robert anymore
It's okay, I don't believe in him any more. That Castle will
be a huge blow to Mr. Robert, but I will not fall with him
Huh?
How about this, Ray? Would
you like to build a lab with me?
A lab?
Indeed. This incident will
serve as a great publicity stunt
Even without advertising, the money will pour in. From the U S,
France... even England will compete to take part in our project
And why didn't I notice? Sure, your grandpa's steam ball is a great
invention... but there's one more genius from the Steam family right here
With one glance you understood this flying machine's
internals, repaired it, and even upgraded it
You're incredible, Ray
Many people are in that building,
like my father and grandpa
I must go alert them,
so please move aside
And what if I don't?
I have no time to argue
How unfortunate, I really don't want to do
this... I don't want to lose both you and the ball
Hey, stop!
There wasn't any
reinforcment on that thing!
Something, I must find something...
What is the meaning of this? Are you trying
to kill us as well? Let us go immediately!
Don't worry, your safety is assured
The escape device is ready
And this Steam Castle is
a marvel of engineering...
Tell us how to get out
of here, right now!
There's no more time left
We'll take offensive maneuvers,
there's no other way
Why are they shooting
at us? That's cruel!
Changing navigation vector
What is that? The river is frozen!
By quickly venting the super-compressed air, the
surrounding heat is absorbed, creating a flash-freeze effect
Alright, all that's left is to get
the pressure under control... ah!
Did you see that, father?
This is the Steam Castle!
Shit
Here I go
Wonderful, Professor Edward! Making such a huge
thing fly! But it's going to crash into the idge
Okay, I'm getting the hang of it
Ray! It must be Ray, no one else
would be riding such weird machine
Oh, my Lady! You're safe,
I was so worried about you
S imon!
Look, this is the Steam
Castle's central control room
The Steam Castle itself will
invade the enemy's headqua...
Just tell us how to escape from here!
Well, there are other products
I'd still like to show you
J ason! We must show it
to the customers! Hurry!
S imon! What was that? There's a
limit to one's greed. People are dying...
Make it fast, I want to leave! S imon! What was that?
There's a limit to one's greed. People are dying...
S imon! What was that? There's a
limit to one's greed. People are dying...
...And the exhibition
is destroyed. Hey!
Over there! Fire!
Ahh! Shit!
I won't let you go this time, at!
Fire!
Pull!
What?
What is it now?
It's hooked onto something!
Oh!
Robert... are you trying to ing me
down? Let's see you do your best
Increase power!
Professor, please, it's dangerous!
Fool, we can't hold
back now! Bring it up!
Ray
Ah! Robert Stevenson!
Shoot him!
Give me that
C'mon
Just sit there and watch
Brat!
That was very dangerous
I can get into the
control room from there
Everyone, time to escape. Please
follow me... you too, my Lady
Hey wait
S imon!
The machine is screaming
As you can see, quick adaptation
and forethought is our motto.
This cockpit can be used as an
escape pod, but also doubles as a...
Who are you guys?!
Stop! Stop!
It's over the limit!
Central power room, respond
We've hit the ground, Professor!
Why is no one answering?
Do something, don't just sit there!
Central power room!
They won't respond, since I'm here
It can't be... but how?
Professor Lloyd
Back off Eddie, this
castle is about to explode
Our dream is long gone
What? This castle belongs to our
company, who said you can destroy...
Father, that is not quite true
What?
The moment I launched this castle,
my dream was accomplished
What do you mean?
There's no time for this, get
out of there and do something
It's already too late to destroy it
The public has already seen what it can do. And even if you
destroy the castle, someone will recreate this awesome power
Yes, this form is ultimately...
Ray!
...the perfect beauty, father!
Next century, and the one after that...
the stampede of technology won't be stopped
People will seek this power
Perhaps that is the case... but here and now, humanity
is not ready to acknowledge such a terrify ing technology
That is why war and conflict
will spread throughout the world
Acceptance will come afterwards, it's the
environment that will prepare us for...
Above all else should
come the human heart
Father!
That is an ideology, the
same as your playground
Shut up!
Stop it Professor Lloyd!
You can't do this!
Let me go
If you do this, progress
will be delayed by 5o years
U nforgivable!
Grandpa!
Father!
Ray!
That sound was...
Professor Lloyd has
shot Professor Edward!
Ray, take the Lady with you and go
Why, grandpa? Father!
Don't, Ray!
You're cruel Grandpa! How
could you shoot father...
He was possessed, I've
freed him from his madness
Father!
Go! This is the end of Steam Castle
How can I leave my father here?!
Get down! Let go!
Listen well, Ray
Eddie and I will follow
this Castle's destiny
Eh?
Eddie and I created this Castle together. But, in
the end, it's became a monster that has torn us apart
It is us who must see it to
end. You understand, Ray?
But...
You've proven your strong heart, and you
will inherit the blood of the Steam family
You must protect this technology in the
future, from those who have wicked minds
Yes
Go now, Ray!
Grandpa
Go! Take the steam ball
But grandpa, it would be terrible if the Steam
Castle explodes right in the middle of the city!
The water will absorb the shock
We're not in the river
What did you say?!
We're right in the center of London!
This is terrible, when did this happen?!
Hurry, ing it back to the river
How?
Where did father go?
He went into the
emergency pretection pod
No one can open it now
Then what are we going to do?
I will go to the sub-engine room, close
the central valve, and charge the pressure
You go to the central power
room and install the steam ball
Then, by opening all the valves together,
I will propel this castle back to the river
Professor! What should I do here?
S imon!
This is the central power room
Alright, it's here. Even if he modified the
castle, he couldn't have changed anything here
Because here is the true nerve
center of the Steam Castle
What?
What is that?
I'm ready here!
Ray? What happened? Are you there?
Grandpa!
Grandpa, it's me Ray!
Ray!
Grandpa!
Quickly, install the ball!
I've been attacked by a huge hand
There was no one controlling it
This is terrible, that's the
crane used to build the castle
After the completion it was
supposed to be stored away
That thing is attacking me
Listen, a crane can't move by itself.
Someone, somewhere, is controlling it
Ray?! What happened?
Answer me Ray!
Oh my... Professor Edward?
D amn it, where did he
go? Did I crush him?
Ray, please be safe
You did it, Ray!
Alright
What's wrong Ray? This isn't enough!
I think the back-pressure
from the 2 balls is interfering
I can't feed the main valve from here. You
have to switch it on from the control room
Eh? Wh-what levers are
you talking about Ray?
Can you hear me Ray? The control room is
back up, but Professor Edward has disappeared
Tell me if there's anything I can do
Listen well Scarlet, find the
control panel within that room
The main valve is opened by switching
the control sub-levers in increasing order
Ray! What happened?
What is going on?!
Hmm?
That was dangerous father, how
can you possibly fire on me?
I won't die that easily, I was
saved because my body is like this
That's right, are you free from
greed now, you delinquent son?
Greed? What are you saying? We are right
in the middle of greed, aren't we?
17... there's no 18. There's no 18, Ray!
18 is... right in here!
Alright, it's working! Good work!
Amazing Ray, this proves that
you understood 3o of this castle
What are you babbling about?
There's no time, go turn that handle!
Eh? Handle? Hehe, it's going to eak anyway. I'll
show you the part you built. You can laugh if you wish
Ray, can you hear me?
Ray!
Grandpa, the oxygen pipe is repaired, but there are
cracks everywhere, I don't know when it'll explode
All right Ray, get out of there and go immediately
to the control room, then escape from the castle!
Got it! Scarlet! Can you hear me?!
Ray... ah!
I'm coming, wait there!
Oh! I don't have the ball!
Like I thought, it didn't work
Okay, we're lifting
What is... this?
How is that? Get one for your country?
Alright
Listen, it's all about getting the
timing right, you understand?
Aim the release of pressure with these levers at
the moment the Steam Castle starts to lose altitude
Go ahead. Whenever
you're ready... Father
How suprising
Ray!
Hurry, we have to escape on this thing.
The castle is going to blow anytime!
Impossible. You can't use
that, it's out of pressure
Something... yes!
What are you going to do?
How are we going to get out now?
Grandpa, the lift is oken and the machine's
pressure is too low! What can I do, grandpa?
Ray, can you hear me?
Father!
Listen to me Ray, there's a
red lever next to control panel
Pulling it down will release
an escape pod, use it!
What're you and grandpa
going to do? Come with...
Never mind us, go!
I can't leave you here!
We all will...
What are you saying? If you
don't hurry we're gonna die here!
Wait, wait!
Well then...
What now?
Take care of yourself
What? You can't be...
where are you heading?!
All systems linked
And now, sealing all the valves
That Eddie, he's going
to do something again
Closing this...
Alright. I won't let you,
Eddie. Wait! Wait!
D amn, we've got to
hurry... where's the lever?!
Maybe this!
What is it?
No idea
Maybe you have to wear this
Me?
God...
Ray!
Scarlet!
It stopped
We're going to land, so be careful
Where?
Hey, look
Alright
Yes! We're saved Ray!
Hey watch out!
Professor Edward, Professor
Lloyd... what happened to them?
My Lady!
Don't worry
But...
This new era of technology is
just starting, they'll surely return |
Hawks/ C VS 2005
How long do you think it'll take...
Eddie?
Let's see...
50 years
No, it will take 1oo years
Valve 1, Valve 2, release
Valve 1 Valve 2 released!
Valve 3, Valve 4, release
Valve 3 and Valve 4 released!
What's going on? Not yet?
Not good Eddie, give it more power!
With this much pressure,
we can't do much
Father, it's dangerous
The central valve won't
be able to take much more
It'll be allright, release all the valves
How foolish...
Please seal the valves!
If you can't surpass the
ordinary, you'll never evolve
Seal valves 3 and 4
Just a bit...
...a bit more
What happened, Eddie?
What is it?
TH E H AWK S PR E S E NT
It's been twice since this month,
have you contacted them?
Yes! Right away
This new machine is total junk
Didn't they find anything
during the last inspection?
They didn't report any problems
What are you doing?
Stop it quickly!
Hurry up, do something!
Oh god...
Somebody... somebody...
Pete!
Alright, hurry up and do something...
We are
Ray is sealing the valve
What are you...
Let's go destroy the boiler
Wait wait, you can't...
Then I'll destroy this one here...
Wait, stop, stop
You want to see them both oken?
Ray's in there, and he'll be killed!
Ray!
Move it! What have you done?
Ray, are you alright? Ray...
Yeah, I got burned a bit though
The boy, how's the boy?!
I'm fine
But the Brass coupling valve
is trashed, and the pipe too
What?!
Do you have any idea how
expensive those are?! You little...
C'mon boss, this isn't Ray's fault. And
he put himself in danger to shut it down
Alright then, the repair fee will be
subtracted from your salary, remember that!
I want it fixed by tomorrow,
so get to work, understood!?
Don't mind him, you
did a great job, Ray
Yep
You can't do it like this
Hear Ye, criminal has been identified! Breaking news about
the kidnapped priest. Read about the latest lobbying scandal?
Our way of life is
unsustainable! We must...
Special scoop on the murder incident
The suspect was a priest
London Thousand Exhibition...
Sup Ray
Hey, Chris
I heard about that
Your factory adventure
You did a great job,
and you're unharmed
I kept this from the accident
A valve for a ass line
It's still usable
Manchester... Manchester...
Look at that, Alex
What's this?
The great inventor, Ray Steam
Both his father and
grandfather invent useless crap
Useless crap! Useless crap!
Yo, I heard that you're stealing
materials from your dad's workplace
Haha, then he's an inventor thief
Maybe just a plain thief
Let's get him, Alex
Oooowww...
Alex!
Wait wait, I'm not part of this!
Both my father and my grandfather
are working hard in a U.S. laboratory
That's because they can't
get hired in England
Shut up!
The thing that you seek... what is it?
Even sacrificing
everything in this world
That what I'm searching
for is Se. Se... sei...
Serenity
Serenity. From time past,
a never ending happiness
That exists only in heaven, and it is
given to people who seek with humble heart
That's how it's written in my book
And thus... Huh?
And then he says
Your true nature is...
Guess I have to work on
this counterweight stage
It's because they insulted
my father and grandpa
Also, they started it.
Violence shan't be tolerated
But Ma'am, that Alex
is a really annoying guy.
Last time he was cat-calling
me, he's a delinquent...
Hey Ray, starting today we're
going to sleep at your place
Why?
Emma's mother's sponsor is
leaving for vacation to Bradpool
So we're taking care of them for a week
I thought we were moving
because there's so many suitcases
I'm hungry... Mom?
I dont think so. You
hurt someone today
They were about to give him stitches
That's a lie, I didn't hit that hard
That's not important, it's bad to hit
someone on the head with a metal pipe.
Alright!
Mother! Emma! It's done
Like father like son...
He really worries me
Mail delivery!
Coming
Who could this be?
Mother, it's a delivery from grandpa
Ray, don't make a big mess
Ow, be careful, are you alright?
This... is grandpa's writings
Hum, what is this thing?
Oh, did he forget something?
Coming
Is this Professor Steam's house?
Yes, it is
I'm Alfred, and this is J ason
We're from the Ohara
Group in the U nited States
Thank you for taking care
of my husband and grandpa
Oh, it's nothing really
They're both very dedicated
We just happened to receive
a delivery from grandpa
Is that so? Then we're just in time
By the way, is Professor
Lloyd at home?
What? But grandpa is...
You're Ray right?
Dr. Lloyd and Dr. Edward
have told me a lot about you
Ray, that really has to be sent to
the London Museum's Exhibition
Indeed, a little mistake of ours
Mister, are you really from the group?
Hm? That is correct, Ray
In that case, I can't hand this over
Ah... what are you talking about?
Grandpa said not to give it
to anyone before his return
That's right, it's a
very important object
That's why we came on
Professor Lloyd's behalf, Ray
Most importantly, don't hand it
over to anybody from the Group
That's what it says
Brother...
What's going on here, Mr. Alfred?
Well then, how to explain...
That's what is this about!
Grandpa!
Grandpa!
Ray, you must not
give that ball to them!
That ball belongs to the Group!
Because of that ball, Eddie was...
Father was...?
Eddie was...
Ray, you're father is dead!
Father is...
De...
J ason! Dr. Lloyd is here, come down!
Ray! Run, take that ball
and paper to Stevenson!
...To Stevenson?
Ma'am!
Whatever you do, don't go to London!
Shit...
You fiend!
Ray, hurry!
Ray, get out of here!
Hurry up! Run!
Mom! Let's go!
Ray, go get help!
Mother!
Ray, c'mon!
Hey Ray!
Move!
The fuse!
It's the signal
Let's go!
What are you doing?
That will never work
You haven't even tested...
Shut up!
It'll be fine, just push!
It's them, there they are!
Ray!
Ok, hold it tightly, Emma
...what is that?
It's him!
That at has the steam ball, get him!
Emma, push it, hurry!
With something like this,
can you really escape?!
Ray...
Old man, get outta here!
Move aside!
What the?!
What's that?
D amn it!
Shit...
Who are you?
It's emergency, please move aside
Hey?! Hey!
What is it?
What happened?
Wasn't that a little dangerous?
I almost died there!
My apologies
I couldn't stop that trackless
steamcar otherwise
Trackless... steamcar...
Well done, D avid
Mr. Robert!
Robert... Stevenson?!
Is this blueprint yours?
What is you name?
Ray... J ames Ray Steam...
Mr. Robert Stevenson
J ames Steam... so
you're Dr. Edward's...
Hey, they shot up something!
We came to Manchester to meet with
Dr. Lloyd, as he requested in a letter
What a coincidence
that we've met like this.
The situation is more serious
than we thought, Mr. Robert
S ituation you say... and those
people from Ohara Group?
It's a matter of national security, so...
I can't reveal details, but it concerns
Dr. Lloyd and Dr. Edward's new invention
Mr. Robert and your father
were lab collegues for 2o years
We were actually more
rivals than collegues
In '39 when I was in the
U.S. your father also...
My grandpa told me to
give this to Mr. Stevenson
This is...
Bring it!
Please stay back, it's dangerous!
What was that?
Alright! Lift it up!
Okay, pull!
Just let it go!
He's still alive!
No choice, let's try
to leave then behind!
Don't interfere
Only the ball, drop the at
Hurry up!
No way!
This is taking too long... get ready!
Hey, shut the valve off!
Give us the ball
Faster!
We're gonna crash!
Train 42 is arriving on platform 7
Hey look!
Has anyone seen Professor Lloyd?
You?
Wasn't he kidnapped?
And what is his relation
with Robert Stevenson?
Whatever the reason, we
have to clean up this mess
How is it? Did you get something?
I believe this system is for
measuring the pressure
But the gauge readout...
I've never seen such high readings
Perhaps they intended to show us, with
this machine, the power of that ball
Now that Dr. Lloyd has been
kidnapped, we can only guess
I wonder what incredible amount of
pressure was sealed in that sphere
Mr. Robert... what will happen to Ray?
Don't worry ma'am... we will use the power
of Great Britain to ing back Ray safely
Welcome back Lady Scarlet, you
must be tired from such a long trip
How's our Chairman doing?
What is this place S imon?
The weather is ugly, the river is dirty
and smelly and the buildings are crappy
It's awful!
Shut up Columbus!
Excuse me...
Please help me, I've been
kidnapped by bad people
Honestly
Columbus?
Eh?
Columbus stay still!
You're such a bad dog
Here, I caught you!
Hmm, so you're the son of Dr. Edward
How do you know my dad's name?
Oh! Ms. Scarlet, I didn't
know you were here
How wonderful
Hey, Mr. J ames Ray
Steam, sorry for the wait
What did you do to my
dad and grandpa's ball?
And just who are you guys?
My apologies
I am the manager of the Ohara
Group, Archibald S imon
And this is our chairman, Charles Ohara
S aint-Jones' grand-daughter, Ms. Scarlet
Then... then, why have you destroyed our house?!
You really think I can tolerate such an act?
You might want to wear a
lighter pair of shoes, Dr. Edward
What's the matter, Ray?
Father...?
Long time no see
Well, let's keep the long stories for
later and let's eat before it gets cold
Please have a seat, Ray
I've heard the story
If my father wasn't that narrow
minded, we wouldn't have gone so far
We will rebuild your
house immediately
There have been a lot of
misunderstandings recently
However Ray, I'm glad
that you came here
It's not as if I had a choice!
S imon, this salmon stinks
I was going to call you eventually
with your mother as well
And I wanted you to look on my work
Work?
All of this, it smells like that river
Ray, come with me
Um... Professor, you haven't eat yet...
Hey!
Such impoliteness
Excuse me...
Hold right there!
Father, what happened?
Grandpa said that you were dead...
He said not to give that ball
to anyone from the Group
and... your body, father...
We were searching for highly stable
liquid able to withstand extreme pressure
3 years ago, we found
it in a mine in Ireland
So, using that liquid...
Wh... what are you doing?!
That's dangerous! What
were you thinking?
Be careful on how you're addressing me
Are you stupid or something?
My name is Scarlet, but
people call me 'Lady'
Well then, please hang
on to the bars, Lady
We're going, Ray
It is 1863, and we've finally succeeded in containing
extremely high pressure in a ultra-dense state
Extreme pressure...
In high density...
Incredible!
What's the fuss? This is nothing
compared to the Group's
That ball is...?
Ray, that is the steam ball!
It was possible to produce 3 in Ireland
With 3 of those spheres, we supply
this entire castle's energy demands
Steam ball...
Before, in order to obtain high
pressure, we required a massive boiler
And the volume was distributed
amongst many cylinders
With its huge mass, energy
losses were unavoidable
But look Ray, what you see here today
is all that's needed to provide energy
It's built with our money you know...
Do you know what that means, Ray?
We can even fly freely in the sky
What's the big deal about flying?
What's the big deal about flying?
Before, humanity...
Even I have 2 aircraft
Before, humanity...
And my grand father had more...
Before, humanity...
Before, humanity...
Hey you, can you shut up for a bit?
This is?
Steam Castle's control room
Steam Castle...
Wow... hey, look at this
You can see the Exhibition from here
This machine is...
Eh? Exhibition?
Over here, Ray
It leads outside for a better view
This way... hey, c'mon!
Look, everything is so small
So, this... London?
You really are stupid you know
It's obvious this is London because
that's the London Exhibition
Amazing, it really is an exhibition
Our Ohara Group...
Indeed it is a great exhibition
But Ray, it's nothing but junk
compared to this Steam Castle
But what is the Steam Castle, father?
You didn't know? You are so stupid
Stop calling people stupid, stupid! It's not
stupid to ask about something you don't know
The power of Steam Castle
will soon change its form
And it will be applied
to every human industry
Freeing humanity from grievance,
even confronting natural disasters
We shall spread this incredible
technology all over the world!
Along with the mark
of the Ohara Group
And it all begins right here
Later, this Steam Castle will be yours
What? Me?
This kid?
The first person who designed this
castle is my father, your grandfather
I joined in the construction 1o years ago
And now, we're near completion
Ray, you will help me right?
Let's finish this castle together
We don't have much time until
the opening day of Exhibition
If there wasn't that incident
with my father, by now...
Why isn't grandpa
also working on this?
Our opinions on the philosophy
of science have diverged
You will understand in the future
Science isn't an esoteric
discipline like Alchemy
It is not an exclusive craft reserved
for nobles locked away in their palaces
Science exists in reality, and
can be harnessed by anyone
If it's not used by people,
then what is it for?
Humanity is awaiting
the benefits of science
The world is waiting
for our Steam Castle!
I've heard about the Ohara Group
During the North-South War, they sold
weapons to both sides of the conflict
Even today they're a major
player in the world arms market
But I heard that story after the
decision to participate in the Exhibition
Now I'm struggling on
how to deal with this issue
That group's technology is
becoming a threat to our country
So you say, but are you not pushing for
less investment in research and development?
Wars are won with more
than just machines
To be honest, I was
underestimating their skills
They... you mean those
from Manchester?
The Steam family
What do we have to fear from those who
couldn't even become engineers, Dr. Robert?
A monopoly
Put aside for a moment the possible
risk of a monopoly on a technology
The main issue is whether there will be
illicit arms sales during the Exhibition
After all, our country's
reputation is at stake
Depressurization complete
Let's go back to work, Ray
Got it, father
We've finished our adjustments
Purge the water right away
Roger that!
Columbus' treadmill has oken
Submarine retrieval completed
Are you deaf?
I said Columbus' treadmill has
oken and I'm asking you to fix it
Why do I have to do
something like that?!
Because, it's your grandpa who built it
Grandpa did?
In any case, I have to stop the
machine or the dog will die
It's name is Columbus, you say?
Yeah
If it's going to splash
then say something!
This attached gear was oken
You have to change it
Then change it for me
I don't have the parts
The Steam Castle uses materials from
America, but this is from England
What are you babbling
about? We're in London
You can find that kind
of thing anywhere
Well, I guess so
Let's go search for one
Huh?
Well?
What are you doing?
Shhh, they'll catch us
We're not suppose to go out
Oh really?
I'm here because I was
kidnapped, remember?
Oh, you make it sound so bad
Wow!
This is so wonderful
I feel like we're thieves in the night
The part...
Ray! Hey, come here
Shh, be quiet
It will be a mess if someone heard us
Look look
Isn't it interesting?
What? It's only our reflection
Look carefully
They are slightly different, a bit
slanted from one to the other
Really?
Look
Everyone is looking at us
I guess...
What are you doing?
Greetings our guests
Guests?
Well, which one of me
do you like the most?
Huh?
Which one, you say...
Wow it's really awesome!
I want to show this to my mom
You really are a naive boy
I am not
You want to see your
mother that much?
Who said that?
I have 5 mothers
What?
A mother who makes meals
A mother who comes
along when I do shopping
And a mother who teaches me
That's not a mother
A mother who is there when I'm riding
Also a mother who tells
me stories at bedtime...
You got a problem?
You even write a letter to Manchester
telling your mom how much you missed her
How did you know that?
Because, I found it on the ground
I won't let you complete
the Steam Castle, Eddie
Father!
Hey father, remember that letter
to mother I gave you last time?
Right, I ordered it to be
delivered along with my letters
Your letters?
That's right, I send them
once a month to your mother
Professor, it's an emergency
There is a pressure leak in area 5
We just checked that yesterday
But yesterday night, Professor
Lloyd escaped from his cell
U nbelievable, what the
hell was security doing?
The central valve must not be
shut off under any circumstances
I know that, however...
If it continues like this, the
whole castle's pressure will...
I didn't know my father was sending
letters... and why is grandpa in...
Condensation levels are too high
Cut off the pressure in
all unessential areas
Ray, can you go close
the valve labeled 53?
It's area 7
Got it
5353...
Can that be... grandpa?!
Ray! Ray is that you?
Turn off that light will ya?
Grandpa, what are you doing here?
How about you? What
are you doing here?
Weren't you in Manchester?
Why are you in London?
Ah! The ball! What did
you do with the steam ball?
Well, I was kidnapped
on a train, along with...
With the ball?
Oh god how could
this have happened?!
Do you know how much planning went into
sending that ball to the Manchester?
Shit... damn that Eddie
I can't stay still, I must hurry
D amn it
Grandpa!
What are you doing Ray?
Because if you open this, the pressure
will increase at the central valve
This is terrible!
Eddie has ainwashed
you, don't you see?
Ray
Then you knew from the
beginning that father was alive?!
Someone who went mad because
of science... he's dead to me!
The world is waiting?
For this accursed invention?
But, father said...
That fool has sold his
soul to the investors
You must not listen to him
He said people are waiting
for the power of technology
Those are the rantings of a madman
We must retrieve that
ball no matter what
You can't do something like that!
The Steam Castle will collapse!
Shit
No choice, shut the central
valve and vent the pressure!
Find the section that's leaking
What a disaster, tomorrow
is the opening ceremony
Wow!
Where are you heading, grandpa?
Shut up and follow me!
Wow, incredible
This is the true face of his dream
What are these?
Weapons of war
Tools made for slaughtering
humanity. A devil's invention!
Incredible!
You defeat enemies with these, right?
Mo... Moron!
Huh?
Who are these enemies?
German? French? English?
That... you don't know until it happens
Listen Ray. An enemy is something created
inside yourself by desire and greed
People don't have to think of
each other as allies or foes!
Don't you agree, Ray?
Y... yeah
They are profiting off of the
basest human desire... bastards
But father is... huh?
It's the one that destroyed our house
Huh? You mean Giant Despair? It's a
trackless steamcar made for coastal operations
Mother, hurry!
To recoup the money invested
in creating weapons...
...they're going to sell them to
warmongering states at the Exhibition
So even if I have to
destroy the Exhibition...
What? You still don't believe me?
Is my father really wrong?
Of course, are you mad?!
I really think that Steam
Castle is a great invention
I get a different impression of
my father compared to before
Perhaps, he is being deceived
by that Ohara Group
Is my father really wrong?
You'll have to see that with your own
eyes and decide on your own, Ray
What's going on?!
Hurry! Ray!
Go down!
Science is...
...an engine of human progress
Father!
Eddie!
Aren't weapons part of
that progress, father?
That dream you speak of, is a
mere fantasy of a childish mind!
Father, your dream was always too
mindful of how others would judge it
What is invention for?
What is science for?
I'm through listening to you,
you should apologize right now!
Ray, I understood after the accident. I perceived the overwhelming
power of science when I was trapped in that steam explosion
Power! Yes, science is power
Fool
And this Steam Castle is
the ultimate form of power
S aying science is power... huh?
Who's there?
Professor Lloyd, please stay
away from the steam ball
Did you see Ray?
That's their true nature
How cruel, to shoot grandpa!
Idiot, don't shoot in a place like
this, are you trying to make a hole?
If my invention is to be abused
by villains, I'd rather destroy it!
What are you doing Alfred? It's noisy
Grandpa
Stop it!
You're bleeding!
It's okay, turn this handle
Ray, take the ball and run
But grandpa...
I'm counting on you
Go, Ray!
Idiot, don't shoot the kid
Roger
What a mess
Ray, return the ball... Ray!
Okay, be a good boy
and give us the ball
Ray, take the ball and
throw it down the cavern!
Fool! That'll cause a
massive explosion!
Give up, there's no escape...
what are you doing?
You guys, chase him down!
Over there!
Found him! Capture him quickly!
What's going on? So noisy...
I'm sorry my Lady, Professor Edward's
son has taken the ball and escaped
Eh? What did you say?
Hurry up!
Don't move, kid!
Stop it! What are you
going to do if you hit him?
No choice, go
What is that?
Shit
Ray...
What are you going to do, Professor?
The guests are arriving soon
It seems your sick
plans are going to fail
Don't worry, we'll blow them
away at the opening tomorrow
You just wait and see, father
Look, Ray
There they are
America, Germany, France, Russia
Each country's military
attachés are arriving
Over there
Oh, Ray, you made it out alive
Mr. Stevenson
Great, I was worried
This is the steam ball
My grandpa is wounded and is
still imprisoned in the castle
The Ohara Group's castle. Just now all
the military representatives have arrived
S ince I took the steam ball, the
castle can not be completed...
However, they have other dangerous new weapons
and they plan to use them to destroy the Exhibition
If we don't hurry, the
outcome could be disastrous
Other new weapons...
Trackless vehicles and flying
craft... what comes next?
So Ray, hand that ball to us
Mr. Stevenson
Hm? What is it?
What is invention for?
What is science for?
Science is there for
people's happiness, Ray
Here
Thank you
Alright, start the assault
Notify the local police about our attack
Listen, Ray
Huh?
Indeed, science is there
for people's happiness.
However, you must protect the government which
is the main source of the people's welfare
Huh?
Look, Ray
There can be no happiness
without a government
It has finally begun
Well then, let's go
Where are we going?
We're preparing something too
Come, Ray
Welcome, welcome! It is an honour to recieve such
honored guests on the 1st day of London's Exhibition
I thank you all as a representative
of the Ohara Group
S imon? S imon, where are you!
Why do we have to chase Ray?
You, where did S imon go? Tell me!
The last time I saw him he was
in the central power supply room
It's me, S imon! Explain
what's happening right now!
Professor Lloyd!
C'mon c'mon, outta
the way. Make room
Professor Lloyd! Professor
Lloyd, why are you here?
Huh? You're the Chairman's daughter
And you're wounded...
Emergency evacuation warning,
everyone to their post!
What it is? What's going to happen?
Is there a connection
with Ray's escape?
Oh, he managed to escape?
Good job, Ray!
Good job, Ray!
Hey, stop moving
Hey, stop moving
Just what happened to Ray?
Using the Group's power, they're fa icating
weapons. Ray discovered the truth and ran away
It can't be...
Now you understand what your
Group is doing behind the shadows?
What's wrong with that? We're just
making money like any other company
It was you, wasn't it? The one that's been telling lies to Ray.
If it weren't for you he wouldn't have run away with the ball
Hey wait up!
Open up! This is the Scotland Yard!
We will enter by ute force!
What is that?
OK! Start with this floor!
Now dear guests, let's
begin with a demonstration
Where are we going?
Here
Here... ah!
This is Mr. Robert's workshop
It's not only your father or the Ohara
Group that are inventors and scientists
Take a look at this invention
What is this thing?
Steam Tank, prototype 2
There's no problem moving
forward and backward
But turning the machine is difficult.
With this ball we can do it
D avid, we don't have much time. Install
the sphere into the system quickly
Yes, right away!
As soon as you're done adjusting the
front line pressure, set the ball in
Hurry, don't stand still!
Thank you for attending this
science and technology exhibition.
I am very honoured to announce
the debut of this event
I sincerely hope that this event be a beacon of
hope for humanity, and advance the cause of science
Retreat!
For us English, these exhibition
grounds are a very sacred place.
May God bless this world's inventions
Jesus once said to build a church
here, and await his arrival
That is our Steam Army. They are a formidable force even
in a small group. However, if you use larger formations
They are practically unstoppable. The cost may
be higher, but victory is gained more quickly
S imon!
My Lady!
Why did you shoot at Ray with a gun? He stole the steam ball, but
can't you see he was being tricked by Professor Lloyd? You idiot
Well, right now... I don't know...
What's this? What is going on?
Well, uh... we're just getting
into a war with Great Britain
What?!
Actually we're showing a
demonstration of our prototype
S imon
What is it, my Lady?
I forbid you to lose
U nderstood. My
Lady, where are you...?
I must find Ray and explain
the misunderstanding
I see. Indeed it is a monopolistic idea
So, what is your next plan of action?
I believe it's about to start
What about our Queen?
Thank God, she left
the grounds unscathed
That is fortunate, now we can
fight without holding back
Huh, what is that?
Stevenson! Alfred,
get them ready to go
Well everyone, the show has just began
Incredible, this is incredible! Ray, look
Even though the meter is past the red line, it hasn't
burst! How much pressure is this ball capable of?
Alright, it's ready
No, not yet, ing it even higher
I can't, it's impossible!
Imbecile, what are you saying now?!
All your training is for this moment!
Go!
What? A flying army?
Yes, they are flying over
the exhibition grounds!
That can't be, they've
mistaken them for birds
Look at that!
What a horrify ing invention
Not only do they provide splendid support for ground
troops, they can also be used for fast scouting... ahh!
Everyone, it has become a bit dangerous
here, let's go to a safer vantage point
Eh?! My Lady!
Oh lord... someone,
someone go rescue her!
Fire!
Wait, wait a minute, I must go see
the Queen and ing Ray back! Stop!
How cruel
S imon! Ah!
What's this? There's
someone in the suit!
S imon!
Being able to support
the machine's weight...
...and they mastered the pressure
dynamics, not to mention the aerodynamics
I didn't really understand
at first, however...
What are you doing?
I'm taking the ball back
Ha ha, what happened to you Ray?
You've been spying on us
since the start, haven't you?
Yeah, it was a lot of work,
from the railroad to the cliff...
Perhaps, that letter of invitation from
grandpa you mentioned was also a lie
We've had our eyes on the
Ohara Group long ago
And of course, your family too
Stop it Ray!
I can not allow you to
have that ball right now!
My grandpa didn't invent
this ball for such a purpose
Stop it!
I'm sorry for doing this
S ince the exhibition has became a battleground, all the
responsibility will fall upon Mr. Robert if we stop now
If that happens, our country's technological progress
will be greatly impeded, please understand that
Hey! Mr. D avid is hurt! Please hurry!
Here
Got it
Behold, our last unit,
the naval division!
That's the product of our proud
technology. It's what will ing you victory
If you buy them right now, you can get a discount of
25 and a pleasure trip around the world in 9o days!
I have to rescue
grandpa, think... think...
That thing...
I'm sorry I could only provide first
aid, but everyone is busy right now
With 3 balls, the main stream was sustained,
but with only two, the core won't last
I really wanted you to witness the
completion of our Steam Castle, father
Completion?
Maybe the people of the Group
can estimate its monetary value
But no one understands the real meaning. As a technology,
and as a fearsome message we pass on to the next century
You're forgetting one person
That is correct, I also
wanted Ray to be here
Pressure readings at area 12
and area 15 are starting to drop!
Seal valves 12 and 15. as soon as
it's done, we will begin launch!
Launch?! You mean... oh god, hurry!
Stop, Eddie. You can't
do it with only two balls
If you can't surpass the
ordinary, you'll never evolve
Those are your words, father
I'm leaving the rest up to you,
I'm going to the control room
Eddie, stop for a minute and listen
What was that?
S imon!
By assembling these pipes I might be
able... but the problem is the angle
This should make them capitulate soon
I hope that is the case
Wait, I must find the attacker
Of course, it's a heavy battlecruiser.
Robert must be on that ship somewhere
!
Shit, I gotta hurry,
grandpa and father are...
Center room 5, can you
hear me? We're taking off!
Take off? We don't have enough
pressure yet, it's impossible!
If we miss this chance then everything is over.
Divert pressure to areas 1o, 3o and 4o, and go!
Now the world will see
my magnificent invention!
Launch!
Everyone, all of this has been scheduled.
Please go inside where we can watch from the top
Fool, he's going for it
Haha... what a weak structure. Only a
couple of shots and it's already crumbling
Wait just a minute...
that, that can't be...
S imon? Are you here, S imon?
Answer me if you're there
Oh, Professor Edward,
what's happened to you?
S imon, it's an emergency,
Professor Edward has...
Please do not worry, my Lady. This is the
suit harness that operates the Steam Castle
Operates the Steam
Castle... what do you mean?
The pressure has reached
92, we're ready!
Watch... this is...
Steam Castle...
Impossible, it'll explode! Father!
Wonderful
Eh?
What a beautiful sight
Mr. D avid...
Look, the world is trembling
before the power of technology
What are you talking about?! It could cause a huge explosion
if it stays up like that! We have to alert everyone...
Who cares about them
There's one more steam ball right here
I won't use it for Mr. Robert anymore
It's okay, I don't believe in him any more. That Castle will
be a huge blow to Mr. Robert, but I will not fall with him
Huh?
How about this, Ray? Would
you like to build a lab with me?
A lab?
Indeed. This incident will
serve as a great publicity stunt
Even without advertising, the money will pour in. From the U S,
France... even England will compete to take part in our project
And why didn't I notice? Sure, your grandpa's steam ball is a great
invention... but there's one more genius from the Steam family right here
With one glance you understood this flying machine's
internals, repaired it, and even upgraded it
You're incredible, Ray
Many people are in that building,
like my father and grandpa
I must go alert them,
so please move aside
And what if I don't?
I have no time to argue
How unfortunate, I really don't want to do
this... I don't want to lose both you and the ball
Hey, stop!
There wasn't any
reinforcment on that thing!
Something, I must find something...
What is the meaning of this? Are you trying
to kill us as well? Let us go immediately!
Don't worry, your safety is assured
The escape device is ready
And this Steam Castle is
a marvel of engineering...
Tell us how to get out
of here, right now!
There's no more time left
We'll take offensive maneuvers,
there's no other way
Why are they shooting
at us? That's cruel!
Changing navigation vector
What is that? The river is frozen!
By quickly venting the super-compressed air, the
surrounding heat is absorbed, creating a flash-freeze effect
Alright, all that's left is to get
the pressure under control... ah!
Did you see that, father?
This is the Steam Castle!
Shit
Here I go
Wonderful, Professor Edward! Making such a huge
thing fly! But it's going to crash into the idge
Okay, I'm getting the hang of it
Ray! It must be Ray, no one else
would be riding such weird machine
Oh, my Lady! You're safe,
I was so worried about you
S imon!
Look, this is the Steam
Castle's central control room
The Steam Castle itself will
invade the enemy's headqua...
Just tell us how to escape from here!
Well, there are other products
I'd still like to show you
J ason! We must show it
to the customers! Hurry!
S imon! What was that? There's a
limit to one's greed. People are dying...
Make it fast, I want to leave! S imon! What was that?
There's a limit to one's greed. People are dying...
S imon! What was that? There's a
limit to one's greed. People are dying...
...And the exhibition
is destroyed. Hey!
Over there! Fire!
Ahh! Shit!
I won't let you go this time, at!
Fire!
Pull!
What?
What is it now?
It's hooked onto something!
Oh!
Robert... are you trying to ing me
down? Let's see you do your best
Increase power!
Professor, please, it's dangerous!
Fool, we can't hold
back now! Bring it up!
Ray
Ah! Robert Stevenson!
Shoot him!
Give me that
C'mon
Just sit there and watch
Brat!
That was very dangerous
I can get into the
control room from there
Everyone, time to escape. Please
follow me... you too, my Lady
Hey wait
S imon!
The machine is screaming
As you can see, quick adaptation
and forethought is our motto.
This cockpit can be used as an
escape pod, but also doubles as a...
Who are you guys?!
Stop! Stop!
It's over the limit!
Central power room, respond
We've hit the ground, Professor!
Why is no one answering?
Do something, don't just sit there!
Central power room!
They won't respond, since I'm here
It can't be... but how?
Professor Lloyd
Back off Eddie, this
castle is about to explode
Our dream is long gone
What? This castle belongs to our
company, who said you can destroy...
Father, that is not quite true
What?
The moment I launched this castle,
my dream was accomplished
What do you mean?
There's no time for this, get
out of there and do something
It's already too late to destroy it
The public has already seen what it can do. And even if you
destroy the castle, someone will recreate this awesome power
Yes, this form is ultimately...
Ray!
...the perfect beauty, father!
Next century, and the one after that...
the stampede of technology won't be stopped
People will seek this power
Perhaps that is the case... but here and now, humanity
is not ready to acknowledge such a terrify ing technology
That is why war and conflict
will spread throughout the world
Acceptance will come afterwards, it's the
environment that will prepare us for...
Above all else should
come the human heart
Father!
That is an ideology, the
same as your playground
Shut up!
Stop it Professor Lloyd!
You can't do this!
Let me go
If you do this, progress
will be delayed by 5o years
U nforgivable!
Grandpa!
Father!
Ray!
That sound was...
Professor Lloyd has
shot Professor Edward!
Ray, take the Lady with you and go
Why, grandpa? Father!
Don't, Ray!
You're cruel Grandpa! How
could you shoot father...
He was possessed, I've
freed him from his madness
Father!
Go! This is the end of Steam Castle
How can I leave my father here?!
Get down! Let go!
Listen well, Ray
Eddie and I will follow
this Castle's destiny
Eh?
Eddie and I created this Castle together. But, in
the end, it's became a monster that has torn us apart
It is us who must see it to
end. You understand, Ray?
But...
You've proven your strong heart, and you
will inherit the blood of the Steam family
You must protect this technology in the
future, from those who have wicked minds
Yes
Go now, Ray!
Grandpa
Go! Take the steam ball
But grandpa, it would be terrible if the Steam
Castle explodes right in the middle of the city!
The water will absorb the shock
We're not in the river
What did you say?!
We're right in the center of London!
This is terrible, when did this happen?!
Hurry, ing it back to the river
How?
Where did father go?
He went into the
emergency pretection pod
No one can open it now
Then what are we going to do?
I will go to the sub-engine room, close
the central valve, and charge the pressure
You go to the central power
room and install the steam ball
Then, by opening all the valves together,
I will propel this castle back to the river
Professor! What should I do here?
S imon!
This is the central power room
Alright, it's here. Even if he modified the
castle, he couldn't have changed anything here
Because here is the true nerve
center of the Steam Castle
What?
What is that?
I'm ready here!
Ray? What happened? Are you there?
Grandpa!
Grandpa, it's me Ray!
Ray!
Grandpa!
Quickly, install the ball!
I've been attacked by a huge hand
There was no one controlling it
This is terrible, that's the
crane used to build the castle
After the completion it was
supposed to be stored away
That thing is attacking me
Listen, a crane can't move by itself.
Someone, somewhere, is controlling it
Ray?! What happened?
Answer me Ray!
Oh my... Professor Edward?
D amn it, where did he
go? Did I crush him?
Ray, please be safe
You did it, Ray!
Alright
What's wrong Ray? This isn't enough!
I think the back-pressure
from the 2 balls is interfering
I can't feed the main valve from here. You
have to switch it on from the control room
Eh? Wh-what levers are
you talking about Ray?
Can you hear me Ray? The control room is
back up, but Professor Edward has disappeared
Tell me if there's anything I can do
Listen well Scarlet, find the
control panel within that room
The main valve is opened by switching
the control sub-levers in increasing order
Ray! What happened?
What is going on?!
Hmm?
That was dangerous father, how
can you possibly fire on me?
I won't die that easily, I was
saved because my body is like this
That's right, are you free from
greed now, you delinquent son?
Greed? What are you saying? We are right
in the middle of greed, aren't we?
17... there's no 18. There's no 18, Ray!
18 is... right in here!
Alright, it's working! Good work!
Amazing Ray, this proves that
you understood 3o of this castle
What are you babbling about?
There's no time, go turn that handle!
Eh? Handle? Hehe, it's going to eak anyway. I'll
show you the part you built. You can laugh if you wish
Ray, can you hear me?
Ray!
Grandpa, the oxygen pipe is repaired, but there are
cracks everywhere, I don't know when it'll explode
All right Ray, get out of there and go immediately
to the control room, then escape from the castle!
Got it! Scarlet! Can you hear me?!
Ray... ah!
I'm coming, wait there!
Oh! I don't have the ball!
Like I thought, it didn't work
Okay, we're lifting
What is... this?
How is that? Get one for your country?
Alright
Listen, it's all about getting the
timing right, you understand?
Aim the release of pressure with these levers at
the moment the Steam Castle starts to lose altitude
Go ahead. Whenever
you're ready... Father
How suprising
Ray!
Hurry, we have to escape on this thing.
The castle is going to blow anytime!
Impossible. You can't use
that, it's out of pressure
Something... yes!
What are you going to do?
How are we going to get out now?
Grandpa, the lift is oken and the machine's
pressure is too low! What can I do, grandpa?
Ray, can you hear me?
Father!
Listen to me Ray, there's a
red lever next to control panel
Pulling it down will release
an escape pod, use it!
What're you and grandpa
going to do? Come with...
Never mind us, go!
I can't leave you here!
We all will...
What are you saying? If you
don't hurry we're gonna die here!
Wait, wait!
Well then...
What now?
Take care of yourself
What? You can't be...
where are you heading?!
All systems linked
And now, sealing all the valves
That Eddie, he's going
to do something again
Closing this...
Alright. I won't let you,
Eddie. Wait! Wait!
D amn, we've got to
hurry... where's the lever?!
Maybe this!
What is it?
No idea
Maybe you have to wear this
Me?
God...
Ray!
Scarlet!
It stopped
We're going to land, so be careful
Where?
Hey, look
Alright
Yes! We're saved Ray!
Hey watch out!
Professor Edward, Professor
Lloyd... what happened to them?
My Lady!
Don't worry
But...
This new era of technology is
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Three days have passed since
the hostilities at JSA.
Efforts to hold a joint investigation
between the Koreas have failed,
but recently negotiators
achieved a key eakthrough.
Authorities from both countries
have agreed this afternoon
to comply with an
investigation by the NNSC.
Tensions have been running high
amid suspicions of a
Northern nuclear program
and the advance of U.S.
naval vessels into the East Sea.
Both Koreas recognize the need
to handle the recent conflict
calmly and objectively,
and to avoid having this
trivial matter escalate into war.
In accordance with the agreement,
the NNSC is planning to dispatch
Swiss and Swedish law officers
with practical experience in this field.
If a battle starts,
shoot the bastards.
You couldn't kill even one?
You call yourself a soldier?
I thought my primary mission
was to rescue Sergeant Lee.
So?
So that's why you
couldn't aim straight?
Was your order to
shoot down trees?
My order was to scare them off
and give cover to the rescue team.
What?
You sure you weren't
the one scared off?
I didn't want to start a war, sir.
What? A soldier afraid of war?
You stupid...
What?
Reporting, sir!
War doesn't eak out that easily.
Now go.
Yes, sir!
This incident...
...isn't it rather obvious?
Some commies kidnap our soldier,
and claim he crossed over voluntarily.
- Am I right?
- Correct, sir!
Our boy... what's your name again?
Sergeant Lee Soo Hyuk, sir!
Right, Soo Hyuk.
Let's wrap this up quickly so Soo Hyuk
can take a leave of absence.
Our boy here took out
two of the bastards.
He's a hero!
Wouldn't you say, Major Jean?
Your opinion will be noted
in the investigation.
The NNSC will now be
taking custody of the suspect.
No South Korean military officials
may enter without my permission.
Neutral Nations
Supervisory Commission?
There are two kinds
of people in this world.
Commie bastards...
and the Commie bastards' enemies.
Neutral has no place here.
You have to choose sides.
You're from law school, right?
I trust you'll make a wise choice.
I'm Major Sophie Jean from Switzerland.
This is Captain Perrson from Sweden.
He's still in shock.
He was hit with a blunt object.
That uise proves
that he was kidnapped.
- Deposition -
Get down!
He looks like one of ours!
Soo Hyuk! Soo Hyuk!
Right over the
Military Demarcation Line.
Doesn't it seem a bit acted out?
This is where Lieutenant
Choi's body was found.
And that's where Private Jung fell.
A basement bunker...
Private Jung was a talented artist.
He even won a prize in a national contest.
He was popular among the soldiers
for drawing their girlfriends.
RICE IS COMMUNISM
As soon as Lee Soo Hyuk
left our post,
Southern soldiers
stormed in as if on cue.
It's a good thing that
Sergeant Oh survived.
Otherwise the South would
go on spouting lies,
calling it a
North Korean provocation.
That's exactly what
they're saying now.
Who's going to believe it?
We have a witness.
Don't get up.
This is Major Jean from the NNSC.
Are you okay?
No big deal. It's nothing.
This is from a terrorist in Libya.
Sliced me with his knife.
Once in Egypt, I had to scrape
out shrapnel with a gun spike.
Wanna see?
Really?
Shall we take a look?
I'm glad you're okay.
Now then, can you
tell me about that night?
It's all in my deposition.
You mean the deposition you
made and signed while barely conscious?
Stupid wench.
What did you just say?
Why is it you all have depositions,
but nobody will talk to me?
Hey Lieutenant,
tell us about your vacation.
It was the same as any other.
It was nothing special.
Get down!
Shot twice.
Once in the right chest,
crushing the ribs
and passing through the lung.
But that wasn't the fatal shot.
The second one was the real killer.
Judging from the angle,
it was shot at point blank.
As for the next one...
A total of eight shots.
Unbelievable...
Shot from such a close range,
they went right through him.
The first shot hit his face,
probably killing him instantly.
The rest were just
shot into a dead body.
Lee Soo Hyuk.
Now there's a man.
I can see that.
Once while he was on duty,
those guys over there
cursed our president.
When Soo Hyuk heard this,
He took a rock and
smashed their window.
So I rounded up my
men and then told him
''All right! Way to go!''
Once he got left behind
on a search mission.
Man, the squad was in uproar.
Four hours later he shows up again.
Says he stepped on a mine
and had to dismantle it.
Damn!
Anyway, I knew then.
This guy, he's something else.
Nerves of steel, I tell you.
Nam Sung Shik,
you were on duty with Sergeant
Lee on the day of the incident.
- Right?
- Yes, ma'am!
I'm not deaf.
Why did Sergeant Lee go out alone?
An urgent call of nature.
Can a soldier leave
his post for that?
He said people with constipation
should seize a chance
when it comes.
Please load the gun
as you would normally.
So you refuse to say anything?
I visited the North side
and saw the corpses.
If you just wanted to escape,
why shoot a man 8 times?
I ought photos of the bodies.
Do you want to see them?
No.
I don't want to see them.
You've got a nice voice.
Your fellow soldiers say you're
very quick with the gun.
Are you really that fast?
Will you show me?
What's important in
battle isn't speed.
It's carrying yourself
with composure and avery.
That's everything.
Alright, then.
Can you load the gun
again, just like before?
Are you really a Swiss soldier?
Does Sergeant Lee talk much
about army life?
He tries to, but I don't let him.
Has he ever talked
about, for example...
How he went
on any missions,
or if he got special training?
Special training?
Can you zip me up?
Soo Jung, you don't
worry about Sergeant Lee?
We're not really that serious.
What kind of person is he, in a word?
Well...
Oh, you can tell by
how he treats my other.
Since we were kids my other
never had many friends.
But after enlisting, things got
much better, thanks to Soo-Hyuk.
He's very warm-hearted.
Probably because he grew
up poor, like us.
Wait a second...
Your other?
You didn't know?
Private Nam Sung Shik,
they're in the same platoon.
He kept asking me to
meet Soo Hyuk, so I did.
What?
Is there something on my face?
No, not at all.
There were 11 bullet wounds on
the three North Korean soldiers.
10 bullets were recovered at the scene,
but one was never found.
It's a missing bullet.
There were 5 left in your gun.
If you add these up,
5 and 10 make 15.
Since you aren't in the habit
of loading an extra bullet,
15 matches the number
you had to begin with.
Then,
what's this one bullet?
It was neither shot by you
nor recovered later.
Yet it pierced through
a soldier's body.
If someone hid the bullet,
it means he's afraid it might
reveal whose gun fired it.
In other words,
there was someone else,
a fifth person at the scene.
What do you think of my theory?
Sometimes they set fires on
the DMZ for good visibility.
One night we burned
a reed field.
And all the mines blew up like fireworks.
Then, another time...
Was Private Nam with you then, too?
This is the beretta you had
when you were rescued.
Everyone assumed that
this was your gun.
I requested an inquiry
on the serial number.
This gun belongs to Private Nam.
Pvt. Nam said his gun oke during
the rescue and fired only once.
The beretta M-9 is an automatic,
so the slide cocks back
after each shot.
It oke right here.
You know all this, right?
You're the weapons expert.
I inspected the gun registered to
you that Private Nam returned.
An antimony-barium reaction on the
gun revealed more than just gunpowder.
Bloodstains.
After the first shot, the slide
retracted and then stuck.
And blood from a body
splattered right here.
and blood splattered
right here.
The analysis results matched
with Private Jung's blood sample.
The bloodstains right here...
weren't visible, and so they
weren't wiped off.
Sergeant Lee, have you heard
of the Keeler Polygraph
Also known as a lie detector.
Yes?
Thank you.
Here's checkpoint 2.
And this is checkpoint 3?
Hey, what are the
coordinates here again?
If we're here...
We're at checkpoint 3, sir.
Those coordinates aren't on the map.
Are you saying we crossed over?
Give me that.
We're fucked.
Retreat quickly, 5 o'clock!
Sergeant Hwang!
Sergeant Choi!
Help me...
I told you not to ing that
damn dog, you stupid shit!
I didn't ing him!
You shut up.
I'm stepping on a mine.
We could all die.
Watch out! Careful, there...
Don't come any closer!
One more step, and I'll trip the wire.
Hey assholes!
You just gonna leave me here?
You told us to go.
I said don't come closer, when did
I say to leave, you fuckers!
Save me!
A grown man,
crying like a baby...
Sergeant Oh!
What if...
Let's just go.
Okay?
Take it.
It's a gift.
Let's go.
You too, puppy.
Watch yourself now.
About that mine...
Don't even talk to me.
What?
Just out to save yourself...
Well, it was just...
Rabbit...
Rabbit!
We got your rabbit's
dick right here!
Hey, hey.
Your shadow's over the line.
Watch it.
You writing to Soo Jung?
Yeah.
I didn't thank you for
your help last time.
It was rude of me, other.
Oh, can I call you other?
I've always wanted a other.
''After hearing 'comrade' all the time,
it's nice to be called other.''
''My hobby is baseball.
I was a pitcher in high school.''
''I'm enjoying the tape you sent me.
Han Dae Su was hard to take
at first, but I like it now.
Kim Hyun Shik is good, too.
But don't you have any
female singers down there?''
I didn't mean it...
I thought I'd write to
him too, as a joke...
I never thought he'd actually come.
What kind of a crazy fool would...
Good-bye, then.
Wait, I didn't mean for you to go.
You've done a great thing.
After half a century of division,
you have eached our tragic history
of agony and disgrace,
oken the dam to reunify
our country. Comrade Lee Soo Hyuk!
We welcome you.
I'm sorry.
You got a promotion?
Thanks to me you've lived
to become sergeant, right?
If I died, I'd have moved
up to staff sergeant.
Imagine if I'd had the nerve
to remove my foot?
I'm the one who saved your lives.
You're full of shit.
Move your army out of the way.
Then we can go head to head
with those damn Yankees.
Only two years and two months?
Damn, we serve for 13 years!
I'm pretty quick with the gun.
I'm bored all the time
so I practice a lot.
That water pistol?
Hey, just quit pissing
your pants around mines.
Yeah, you're pretty fast.
But have you...
ever shot a man before?
No.
I have, several times.
Alright.
Okay.
Please Stop.
Our comrade's been everywhere
Africa, the Middle East...
He trained soldiers for 10 years!
You didn't know, did you?
That's right, huh?
Hey, Sergeant Lee.
What's important in battle isn't speed.
Combat skills? No such thing.
It's carrying yourself
with composure and strength.
That's everything.
Then what's a great soldier like you
doing guarding this post at your age?
Hey! You still have that
mine fuse I gave you?
Don't lose it.
A Hold onto that and
even bullets will pass you by.
Whoa!
Why do you always go
crazy over American things?
Try it, and you'll see
why Yankee stuff is so great.
Must've been expensive.
It's also good for picking
stuff out of your teeth.
Lay down.
I said lay down!
See?
I told you about this American shit...
What are you doing there
away from your post?
It's not that, we were...
You idiot!
You think you're something
because you've been a oad?
You think this is a playground?
You're at the very front line
of our republic! The front line!
Hey. Take that damn
dog to the butchers.
Lunch for tomorrow.
What?!
Our people count on us.
Don't let them down, okay?
Take care of yourself.
Go on.
Watch out for landmines.
Go!
I said go!
Hey! Hey!
There's more food
on the other side!
That guy's so funny.
Sergeant Lee.
You're really handsome.
Tell me something I don't know.
Spit it out.
You expect me to read your mind?
Must be nice. Only three
months left to serve.
Nope, 87 days.
I'm worried about the
rest of my time here.
Hey, you want me to introduce
you to some friends?
Who?
Nah...
Forget it.
Do I have to go?
What?
Hey, after half a century of division...
Um... overcoming our history
of agony and disgrace,
We're gonna open the dam
to reunification. Okay?
Could we maybe open it later?
I've heard a lot about you.
I'm Oh Kyung Pil.
Hey. Private Nam.
You feel warm.
Ah! Feels warm.
Sergeant Lee.
Come on.
What's wrong with people
of the same blood
getting together and
playing some games?
Is that such a crime?
I mean, did we commit adultery?
Or give up military secrets?
We don't even know any secrets.
Exactly!
Southern army...
Out of the way...
That's it!
Damn! I told you we
should use pebbles!
What's so hard about this?
Wow! It's standing!
Brother.
Pay up.
My father died young.
So I'm the only man in the house.
Wow...
She's pretty.
Is she really yours?
Don't you have anyone, other?
Come on, show us!
What?
Don't be ridiculous.
But remember what
that soldier who defected said?
Guards at the border are trained
to draw us to their side.
You're wrong.
He saved my life.
Brother.
Why can't our republic make
moon pies like this?
Brother!
I was just wondering...
Don't you want to come down South?
You can eat Choco Pies
till you burst.
I mean, only if you want to.
Lee Soo Hyuk.
I'm only going to say
this once, so listen well.
My dream is...
That one day, our republic...
makes the best damn
sweets on this peninsula.
Got it?
Until then, all I can do is...
dream about these Choco Pies.
Forget it. You're all talk.
Stop it.
Don't!
Sung Shik, stop these
Commie bastards!
You don't need to rub it,
just wipe it on with this.
Take them off.
First, shake it well like this.
Then you just spread it on.
This is how you do it. Like this.
Then after it dries, do it again.
Alert! Alert!
Hey! Hurry up over there!
Move your asses!
At 02:35,
we obtained word that
Northern troops are massing
along the entire border.
We're at DEFCON 3.
Hey!
You chicken?
Keep your cool, okay?
Just think of it as
shooting off a round.
That's all it is, alright?
Sung Shik.
Let's not go over anymore.
It'll be Jung's birthday soon.
And you're almost out.
We should at least say goodbye.
After I'm out,
don't ever go there alone.
Got it?
Brother, that day...
Was the North really
going to attack?
How should I know?
The Yankees were about to bomb us.
We supposed to just sit there?
So don't make any
nuclear arms or missiles.
Hey, do I make them?
Why are you getting angry?
Stop talking about war.
Everyone just write
a letter to your parents.
And one to Soo Jung, too.
If war really oke out,
would we have to
shoot each other, too?
How about we write each
other certificates or something?
''We hereby certify that Nam
Sung Shik served the republic.
Signed, Sergeant Oh Kyung Pil
and Private Jung Woo Jin.''
Something like that.
That's good idea!
Right!
What a waste of time.
If the Yankee bastards
play their war games,
we'll be obliterated.
Zero.
Three minutes into the war, both
countries would be destroyed.
A total wasteland.
Don't you get it?
I see.
Man, this song reminds me of my mom.
Tell me,
Why did this singer
have to die so young?
Hey!
Let's have a toast...
to singer Kwang Suk.
exchanging address
What?
Oh, nothing.
Hey, squeeze in.
Perfect.
Aren't you going?
We have to go.
Let's go.
Hey dummy.
I taught you once,
and you still can't do it?
No matter what ,
I can't get it to shine.
Let me see.
A soldier's has to get
it right the first time.
I can't do this for you forever.
Oh, wait.
Happy Birthday.
Thank you, comrade.
Brother!
Oh...damn!
You're crying!
I can't help it.
I have something
for you guys, too.
What?
Where'd it go?
What is it?
What the hell did you eat?
Hey, open the door. Open it!
Yes.
Yes.
What?
Why does he want to postpone
the cross-examination?
Then tell this to General Pyo.
Whether Private Nam takes a leap,
or Sergeant Lee falls
not shock, it's not my concern.
I don't have time to
pamper the suspects.
Understand?
Here are your depositions.
Read it and tell me if you
want to change anything.
Oh! I'm sorry.
This is correct.
Yes.
You recognize this?
It's the crime scene.
Lieutenant Choi Man Soo.
Sergeant. Oh Kyung Pil.
And Private. Jung Woo Jin.
How many Southern
soldiers attacked the post?
Only one.
Are you sure?
I'm sure.
Alright.
This is Sergeant Lee Soo-Hyuk.
Do you recognize him?
A Southern puppet.
What is this?
What's going on here?
This is another soldier presumed
to have been at the scene.
He's in a coma, so
he couldn't make it today.
Presumed?
With what evidence?
During his interrogation, when told
he would take a lie detector test,
Private Nam attempted
suicide on the spot.
We have no choice but to
consider this as a confession.
Therefore, I propose we start
the investigation all over again.
We didn't come here to
listen to your stories.
Please, stop!
You son of a bitch!
You capitalist bastard!
You know how long I've waited for this?
Damn puppet!
You know how long?
Take your hands off!
I'll show you the power of our republic!
You capitalist pig!
Son of a bitch!
Traitor to the people!
- Yankee puppet!
- Sergeant Oh!
Long live the Chosun Labor Party!
Our honored leader...
Long live Supreme Commander Kim Jong-Il!
I'm sorry to make you come.
I know you're still ill.
This states my dismissal from the
JSA case from midnight tomorrow.
I heard about your father.
So you heard my father was
a North Korean general?
How does that make you feel?
Like a friend.
I still have a uise,
but you're clean.
Your grip must be stronger
than Sergeant Oh's.
Alright, the real show starts now.
Watch carefully.
As soon as I met Soo Jung,
I knew I had seen her face before.
And it wasn't hard to
fingure out who she was.
This is a picture drawn
by Private Jung.
And this...
This picture was found
on Private Jung's body.
If the missing bullet
oke Private Nam's alibi,
then this missing face
proves that the four soldiers
must have been friends.
So?
These are two completely
different reports.
Which one I submit is up to you.
If you tell me the truth,
I won't leave any of this information for
my successor.
Is that a threat?
It's a deal.
I don't care whether
I go to jail or get a medal.
So what can you offer me,
if I tell you the truth?
Someone you tried
to protect till the end...
Sergeant Oh's safety.
Comrade Choi, please calm down.
I'll explain everything.
What's going on here?
Please, put the gun down.
You too, Soo Hyuk!
You bastard!
I put you on guard and you
screw around with these puppets?
Arrest them now!
They came here to discuss
coming to the North.
I'll take care of everything.
Hey, Jung Woo Jin!
This is a direct order.
These scumbags are our enemies.
Disarm them now.
Shoot them!
I'll take full responsibility.
Don't move!
Do what I say now,
and I'll overlook
this treasonable act.
Do it now!
Comrade Oh, I'm sorry.
Soo Hyuk.
Put your gun down.
There's no other way.
No way.
I'll help you come to the North.
You can live with us
okay?
Alright?
Put the gun down first
and we'll talk.
Fuck that!
You know better. This
asshole can't be trusted.
You said it yourself,
that he's an ambitious prick.
He'll kill us both and say we
infiltrated enemy territory.
I promise I'll protect you.
You still don't trust me?
Sung Shik, you trust me.
Talk to him.
Could this be a trap?
Soo Hyuk, other!
You remember when Comrade Oh
saved you from the mine?
Don't you?
Please put the gun down, okay?
Fuck it!
Fuck this ' other' shit.
We're enemies, after all.
You said I was chicken, right?
Fine, see if I can kill
this bastard or not.
Just watch.
Hey, Soo Hyuk!
We're all going to die this way.
Let's start over.
Put your guns down together.
You too, Woo Jin!
Just put them down.
Down.
Something's not right.
Listen to me.
Say you were kidnapped
and then escaped.
You were never here.
Got it?
Now go.
There's no time!
Go.
Soo Hyuk...
Who the hell's that?
He looks like one of ours!
Get down!
Soo Hyuk! Soo Hyuk!
Cover us!
You bastards!
Hurry up!
Hold your fire!
Cease fire!
So that's how Private Jung
ended up dying on his birthday.
I don't think about the dead.
Do you think you can forgive
Private Nam and Sergeant Lee?
May I have one?
If this had happened
at a Southern post,
I would've shot first.
I heard you're being discharged.
How does it feel
to leave Panmunjom?
Sgt. Lee is being sent
to Yongsan Hospital today.
Do you have a message for him?
He's made good use of it.
He said he's going
to quit smoking.
You know that missing bullet?
Sgt. Oh threw it into the
reservoir with the cassette player.
I guess I've left
a stain on your career.
It doesn't matter.
I chose to fail.
Oh, there was one inconsistency
in Sgt. Oh's testimony.
He said Pvt. Nam didn't kill Pvt. Jung.
It was you.
It all happened so quickly,
you must have remembered it wrong.
Or Sergeant Oh made a mistake.
But what does it matter who
shot a second quicker or later?
I hope you get well soon.
Thank you.
Directed by PARK Chan Wook
Produced by LEE Eun & SHIM Jae Myung
Director of KIM Sung Bok
Editor : KIM Sang Beom
Music : CHO Young Wook
Subs synced by -AJ-
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Oh, my God.
Oh, Frank, thank God.
I'm dead.
Frank, I'm sorry. I got lost.
This town is so confusing.
There's Connecticut,
Vermont, Massachusetts...
Man, what a day.
My wife had to work early,
so I took my kid to his new school.
He won't stop crying.
Says he wants
to move back to Chicago.
It oke my heart.
Any more excuses?
Good.
When you work with me,
you be punctual.
You got it?
I'm sorry.
It won't happen again.
- Come on.
- Frank, how you doing?
- Marty.
- Good to see you again.
Sorry we were late.
Al, could you go downstairs
and help out Jimmy and Raul?
- Please?
- Yeah, sure.
- Appreciate it.
- This is his.
Hi, you guys.
- You don't trust me.
- I live in a crappy neighborhood.
Yeah?
- Got that funny money?
- Yeah.
Right here.
Looks good.
Looks real good.
- We're in business.
- Excellent.
There’s just one problem.
This guy Al keeps asking me questions
about my counterfeiter.
- Really?
- He asked too many questions.
My instinct usually tells me
when there's something wrong.
There's something wrong here,
so I had him followed.
He's a fucking Secret Service agent.
What do you think I ought to do?
Make sure the body
doesn't wash up on shore.
I want you to pop him for me.
I think maybe you’re with him.
You came to me, remember?
So pop him.
Show me I'm an asshole.
I'm just a businessman.
So pop him...
and let's do some business.
Yes, that's what
I'm looking for.
Let's go get an omelet.
You like omelets?
I know a good place.
We'll have chili and cheese.
Let me get my pistoli.
My gun.
You're under arrest.
You're under arrest too.
Secret Service.
You knew the gun was empty, right?
You knew from the weight
of the gun...
that the chamber was empty?
- There could have been one bullet.
- Oh, my God.
Do you think we can go someplace
and talk about this?
You killed guys before?
- Does it get to you?
- It gets to you.
I don't know if I'm cut out
for this undercover stuff.
I was so scared.
You know, I joined
the Secret Service because...
I always wanted
to protect people.
The idea of throwing yourself
in front of a gun...
hoping the bullet hits you instead
of the guy you’re protecting...
You find that appealing?
I don't know.
Maybe I'm...
Maybe I'm just wrong
for the job.
You're a good man.
You'll make a good agent.
How do you know? This is
the longest conversation we ever had.
I know things about people.
Come on.
Let's get something to eat.
I want to go home,
hug my wife and kid.
A lot of guys warned me
you were a pain in the ass.
And they were right.
- I'll see you in the office.
- Damn. The office.
Monroe wanted us
to check out some wacko.
- I'll take care of it.
- I'll go with you.
You go home,
hug your wife and kid.
Lam not nosy lady.
I don't snoop,
but smoke alarm was going off.
I get scared.
I get more scared when I see
what is there inside.
Smoke was from crumbs
in oven left on.
Thirty-one years
I'm in this country.
I love United States.
I go to White House.
Only United States
can just anybody go...
to the house
of the president to visit.
So when I see this...
these killing things...
I call police.
They say they call Secret Service.
But two days,
you don't come.
The president gets approximately
1,400 threats a year, ma'am.
We have to check them all.
You say this fellow's name
is McCauley?
No, Joseph McCrawley
from Denver, Colorado.
I still remember like yesterday.
I cry and cry.
Joseph McCrawley of Denver,
right?
That's right.
Died over 30 years ago, age 11.
Your guy must have got himself
a duplicate birth certificate...
then used it
to get a driver's license.
- Thanks, Jack.
- See you.
Federal agents.
Open up.
Ma'am.
Oh, my God.
That's you.
Yeah.
Frank Horrigan?
Yeah.
The Secret Service agent?
Yeah, what did I win?
My God, it's really you?
Who the hell is this?
That was you
in my apartment last night.
McCrawley?
Why not call me Booth?
Why not Oswald?
Because Booth had flair,
panache...
the leap to the stage
after he shot Lincoln.
- Where are you?
- Closer than you might imagine.
It's very exciting to talk to you.
I feel like I know you.
How's that?
I've read about you,
seen photos.
You were JFK's favorite agent,
the best and the ightest.
But that was along time ago.
What's kept you in the game
all these years?
Why don't we get together for a drink?
We could talk about that.
I’d love to, but the less
you know about me the better.
- Why?
- I’m planning to kill the president.
You shouldn't have said that.
It's a federal offense
to threaten the president.
You could go to jail
even if you don't mean it.
I mean it, all right.
John F. Kennedy said
all someone needs is a willingness...
to trade his life
for the president's.
- Right?
- That's right.
I'm willing.
Going up against you...
raises the game
to a much higher level.
Fate has ought us together.
I just can't
get over the irony.
What irony?
You being intimately involved...
with the assassinations
of two presidents.
Hang on a second.
I got something on the stove.
He was only in the building
for three weeks.
He came and left at odd hours.
What's really weird is that the other
tenants noticed him on the stairs...
but never really saw him.
Depending on who you talk to
he was between 5'8and 6'2...
between 165 and 180 pounds.
- Age?
- Between 28 and 45.
Two months before an election,
you get panic on a good day.
- They've been waiting for you.
- Sam.
Been a long time
since you’ve been over here.
I hear the new director
isn't much fun.
- I've been the director for two years.
- Yeah.
- Al D'Andrea.
- Director.
- You know Matt Wilder?
- Yeah.
He still owes me 20 bucks
from Super Bowl XXI.
He always liked Denver.
This is Agent-in-Charge
Bill Watts.
- And Lilly Raines.
- Hello.
Secretaries get prettier
and prettier around here.
And the field agents
get older and older.
Lilly's an agent.
I knew that. I just wanted to see
if she had a sense of humor.
Have a seat.
Let's talk about this guy.
- I guess we're calling him Booth?
- Yeah.
- What do you know about him?
- Well, he's dangerous.
- How do you know?
- I know things about people.
Why didn’t you take
appropriate steps...
to know more that first night?
We had a busy day, Bill.
Too busy to investigate properly?
Your report says you were only
in the room ten minutes.
I didn't have a warrant.
Given your reputation
for undercover work...
- What reputation are you talking about?
- Let's get back on track.
- What's he referring to?
- Let's drop it.
Am I being paranoid
or is he busting my balls?
Probably a little of both.
Bill, there was a time around here
when I was almost as arrogant as you.
I don't have time for this.
I have to pull 75 agents
out of Miami.
Keep me posted, Sam.
- What do we do with this guy?
- We'll keep investigating.
Meanwhile,
you could have my phone tapped.
- What makes you think he'll call again?
- He'll call again.
He's got panache.
- Panache?
- It means flamboyance.
- I know what it means.
- Really?
- I had to look it up.
- We'll tap your phone.
By the way, Frank...
Watts is nowhere near as arrogant
as you were when you had Kennedy's ear.
Just what reputation
was Watts referring to?
You know damn well.
Is it because I'm considered
a borderline burnout...
with questionable social skills?
What do you want to talk to me about,
besides your reputation?
I want to be assigned
to the president.
- Protection?
- That's right.
After all these years?
Christ, you're a dinosaur.
This guy's gonna make a try,
and I've gotta be there.
- Watts would fight me tooth and nail.
- Then fight him back.
You owe it to me
after 30 years of favors.
If you knew how many times
I protected your job...
I've got to come back.
You really want to stand post again,
at your age?
Yeah.
I've got at least one pair
of good shoes in the closet somewhere.
All posts, we're stopping.
Traveler wants to work the ropes.
The French president's going with him.
Get a security man up here.
He's coming over here, look!
Goddamn it.
- Mr. President!
- Get back.
- What's going on here?
- Horrigan had a heart attack.
- Pal, you okay?
- Take it easy.
Get the hell out of here.
What the hell's going on?
I got a call
there was a cardiac case.
- You all right?
- Yeah, I'm on my eak here.
I get it.
You bastards.
Who's the wise guy?
Everybody back to work.
All right, who was the joker
who called those guys?
It may not have been a joke.
You were looking peaked out there.
I find out who it is,
I'll pay him back in spades.
How can you be sure
it was a him?
You missed my street, Al.
Why don’t you have a car?
I lived in New York a lot of years.
I like public transportation.
You like buses.
That's great.
Why make me go out of my way
every night?
I like your company.
He's a weird-looking guy,
isn't he?
Yeah, if he still
looks like that.
Pull up over here.
- It's a weird subculture, Al.
- Yeah.
I'd like you to send some field agents
to check these things...
ask about some wackos.
Sure. First thing in the morning,
I'll get on it.
- I'll talk to Jack about it.
- Hang on. I got the other line.
Yeah.
- How are you doing?
- I'm fine, thanks.
Hang on a second.
Let me get rid of the other call.
- You got it?
- We got it.
Keep him on the line
till we get the ANI.
- Yeah.
- Trying to trace me?
Why didn't I think of that?
You did or you’re not
the adversary I'd hoped for.
Speaking of which, how are you?
I was worried about you today.
- Why?
- In the motorcade...
I thought you were
gonna pass out.
You should get in shape
for that kind of duty.
Yeah, maybe you’re right.
By the way,
I'm watching your movie.
Movie?
November, 1963. Kennedy's last days,
the arrival in Texas.
It must have been
exciting for you.
Dallas,
that morning at Love Field.
You all look so radiant:
JFK, Jackie and you.
You look so young and able.
What did happen to you that day?
Only one agent reacted
to the gunfire...
and you were closer
to Kennedy than he was.
You must have looked up at the window
of the Texas Book Depository...
but you didn't react.
Late at night,
when the demons come...
do you see the rifle
coming out of that window...
or do you see Kennedy's head
being blown apart?
If you'd reacted
to that first shot...
could you have gotten there
in time to stop the big bullet?
If you had, that could have been
your head being blown apart.
Do you wish you'd succeeded
or is life too precious?
What's done is done.
I have that Esquire magazine article
on the tenth anniversary...
about you and all the other agents
that were there that day.
So sad how your wife left you
and took your little daughter.
You were so forthright
about your drinking problem...
and the fact that
you weren't easy to live with.
I was so moved by your honesty.
The world can be
a cruel place...
to an honest man.
What about you, Booth?
What's your story?
It's an epic saga.
I'll talk to you again soon.
Nice to have a friend.
- Did you get him?
- We got him.
Go!
Get on the floor!
Get your hands
where I can see them!
He could have a device
that manipulates the ANI...
and fakes the line's identification.
Makes it seem like
he's calling from another number.
Where would he get this device?
He could build one if he were
knowledgeable in digital circuitry.
- But you can't trace the call.
- You can run a parity check.
If his line is wired
for digital switches.
You can trace the call?
Not if it's an old,
twisted-pair, analog line.
Damn it, Jack,
give a straight answer...
or my partner
will shoot off his foot.
He calls again,
you keep him on the line.
We'll see what we can do.
Right, Tony?
You might suggest to the police that
they don't knock down any more doors.
I'm intrigued,
but why play it for me?
We'd like you to consider canceling
the president's dinner tomorrow.
The state dinner,
at the French embassy?
Do you know how long it took to line up
this trip this close to the election?
This guy's manipulated
the phone system.
If he has a knowledge of explosives,
there could be problems.
Do your job,
there won't be any problems.
It's not that hard to smuggle weapons
inside an embassy.
You think the French want to knock off
the president? Are you nuts?
- They love him.
- Why does every chief of staff...
You have no reason to believe
this guy is any more dangerous...
than thousands of others
who make idle threats...
but you want me to alter the itinerary
of the world's most powerful man...
and risk offending
40 million French.
Isn't it possible this guy
has pushed some buttons in you?
Maybe you’re overreacting a little.
I'm just trying
to protect your boss, damn it.
So am I. We're trailing 12 points
in the latest polls.
He could be out of a job
in six weeks.
- He's got to be seen.
- Even if it kills him?
Next order of business?
How could being a dozen points down
look like good news?
The president
was even worse off weeks ago.
His aides will keep him out
with the voters as much as they can...
especially in the midwest.
Then an all-important swing
through California.
Ladies and gentlemen...
the President and the First Lady
of the United States...
and His Excellency,
the President of France, and his wife.
- Agent Raines, you look devastating.
- Thank you.
Good enough to eat, I might add,
if you’ll pardon the expression.
Every time I start
to sympathize with you...
you say something
that really annoys me.
Why sympathize?
The tape of that phone call,
when he mentioned your wife.
Ex-wife.
At any rate, I'm sorry.
It's strange that the only sympathy
I get these days...
is from a would-be assassin
or a woman I tend to annoy.
Would you care to dance?
Perhaps some other time.
I get off in a couple hours.
What are you looking at?
I was wondering
where you hide your firearm.
Don't tell me.
Let me guess.
We're on final approach
to Los Angeles.
The temperature isabalmy76degrees.
It's a beautiful day out there.
Thanks for flying with us.
We look forward to seeing you again.
I'd like to deposit this
in the new account.
I'll need to see
your corporate resolutions.
Microspan Corporation.
- What kind of business are you in?
- Software.
- Up in San Jose.
- Yes.
Based there, but I'm opening
an office here in Los Angeles.
I like San Jose.
- Are you from there?
- No.
- Where are you from?
- Minneapolis.
You're kidding.
So am I.
Wow, it's a small world.
I hated the winters.
Nine months of the year
I'd stay indoors and pig out.
I moved here and have lost
30 pounds so far.
- What high school did you go to?
- New Brighton High School.
There isn't any
New Brighton High School.
There was when I was there.
Maybe I'm just confused.
It happens a lot.
What was the name of that high school
on Third just across from...
I'm sorry, but I'm very late
for a meeting. Will this take long?
Not at all.
Just another minute.
Thank you.
You have a very pleasant way
about you.
Thank you, Mr. Carney.
Agent Raines, how would you like
to give a colleague a ride home?
Why do you keep flirting with me?
Am I flirting with you?
You know it can't possibly go anywhere,
so why keep doing it?
Maybe it's because I know
it can't possibly go anywhere.
Give me a lift.
I'll buy you an ice cream.
No further obligations.
Oh, boy.
I’ve never worked
with a female agent before.
- How many are there?
- About 125.
- Pure window dressing.
- Excuse me?
Window dressing.
About 125
out of a little over 2,000.
They have you all around
so the president can look good...
to his feminist voters.
Do you make an effort
to be obnoxious or is it a gift?
It's a gift.
Half the things we do
are window dressing.
Take running alongside
that limousine.
It'd take an antitank missile
to put a dent in that damn thing.
There we are out for show...
trying to make the president
look more presidential.
If I'm here to court
the feminist vote...
what demographics
do you represent?
Let's see.
White, piano-playing heterosexuals
over the age of50.
There ain't a whole lot of us,
but we do have a powerful lobby.
Well, time flies
when you're being annoyed.
- Where are you going?
- I have a date.
- With whom?
- That's none of your business.
You want a ride?
I don't think so.
I like it here this time of day.
I'll hang out.
Thanks for the ice cream.
See you.
You're welcome.
If she looks back,
that means she's interested.
Come on now,
give me a little look.
One little glance back.
Give me that smug look
and be on your way.
Well, Abe...
Damn, I wish I could have
been there for you, pal.
Hi, baby.
How are you doing?
Come on up here. Give me a kiss.
That's a good boy.
Yes, I missed you too.
I'm sorry.
I didn't mean to startle you.
- I got your address from the phone book.
- But I'm not listed.
Uh-oh.
I suppose I better come clean.
I followed you.
I'm sorry.
I'm not very good at this.
I'm new in town.
I was wondering if you would care
to join me for dinner tonight.
That's very sweet, but I...
And I also wanted to apologize
for lying to you this afternoon.
We both know
I'm not from Minneapolis.
I shouldn't ask so many questions.
Did you mention
our conversation...
to anyone at the bank
this afternoon?
May I?
Rory, settle down!
Pam, what's going on?
Hi.
This is my roommate.
Sally, this is Mr. Carney.
Call me Jim.
How do you do?
Nice to meet you.
I was just on my way out.
I'm afraid I can't let you ladies
leave this evening.
What?
You shouldn't have been
from Minneapolis.
Look, I don't know
what you want, but...
- Hi, this is Sally.
- And this is Pam.
We're either out having fun
or we're asleep.
So leave your name and number
and we’ll call you back.
Bye.
Frank, I hope you don't mind me
calling you at the office.
I was in the neighborhood.
No, why don't you drop by?
I’d love to.
Let me take some time to welcome
those who are joining us late.
I’d love to drop by.
I'd like it a lot.
We've got so much in common.
We do? Like what?
We’re both willing to trade
our lives for the president.
We're both honest
and capable men...
who were betrayed
by people we trusted.
- I wasn't betrayed, Booth.
- Sure you were.
The Warren Commission's report
on the assassination...
They called your procedure
seriously deficient.
They criticized you
and the other agents...
who were out drinking late
the night before...
as though Kennedy would be a live today
if you'd been in bed at 10:00 p.m.
That's ludicrous.
Maybe they were right.
As a matter of fact,
they weren't right.
You wanted to station agents
on his bumpers and sideboards.
He refused. Do you know why
I think he refused?
I think he refused
because he had a death wish.
He talked all the time
about being assassinated.
His favorite poem was
I Have a Rendezvous with Death...
which is not a good poem.
I think he wanted to die.
I think he didn’t care that his death
would ruin your life.
I think he was a selfish bastard.
But what do you think?
What about you?
Who betrayed you?
I don't think he's scrambling it.
Some of the same people.
But I'm gonna get even.
I’ll have my day in the sun.
The question is:
Will you have yours?
- It's coming.
- You're in for a lot more pain.
How much of this shit
do I have to listen to?
Jesus!
He's right across the street:
Lafayette Park. Keep him on.
Are you guys crazy?
Do you see somebody over there?
I told you to get in shape.
This is your current address?
And you didn't see anybody suspicious
hanging around that phone booth?
That's him.
Secret Service.
I'm impounding this car.
He put his hand down here.
We got fingerprints.
You all right?
- Tony.
- Yeah?
Have a look at this.
- This the print from Secret Service?
- Yeah.
Something strange here.
Shit. It's a C-12.
We can't tell them.
- I'm afraid that we've drawn a blank.
- You sure?
We ran that print
against everything we've got.
What do we do now?
I'm leaving with the president
in the morning.
- You keep investigating.
- What should I do?
You're an adult human being.
Think of something.
You're a real pain in the ass
when things don't go your way.
Your friends warned you about that.
The president
hit the campaign trail today.
He left
from Andrews Air Force Base...
on a whirlwind tour of 12 states
over the next six days.
With just over a month to go
before the election...
the president is trailing
his opponent by ten points.
To close that gap, he’ll concentrate
his campaign efforts in the midwest...
where he's sagging in the polls.
The campaign swing will windup
in Chicago with a big rally.
The president’s campaign staff
is hopeful that by that time...
Reservations, Donna Lynn.
May I help you?
I'm calling to find out when
you would have a flight on Tuesday...
from Washington to Los Angeles?
All right.
If possible, I'd like to get
an open-ended ticket...
because I may have to make some stops
in the midwest on my return.
Denver Command Post, C-5 Agents.
We'll off-load the choppers first.
Who's our route agent?
C-5Agent,
that will be Jack McKeen.
Denver Command Post, Watts.
We have arrival: 1315.
C-5Agent, where are we keeping
these cars secured?
Denver Police Department
has a fenced area for us.
Security Room, Watts.
We're ten minutes out. Situation report.
Here in Denver, we gather today
in the shadow of giants:
Brave pioneers who overcame
terrifying obstacles...
to carve a new nation
from a wilderness.
Today we are asked to match
our vision to their vision...
and to pass that legacy
of a boundless...
Horrigan to I D.
Sector three secured?
Sector three is secure.
A legacy of tolerance...
The president campaigning today
in Denver.
Here in Washington this afternoon,
the Senate again delayed action...
We are living in a time
of global economic transition.
We need compassion and vision
to create a future...
of peace and progress
for every American.
That was the president
stumping in Ne aska today.
He's due to arrive here in Los Angeles
later in the month...
to compete for California’s crucial
54 electoral votes.
Hi, Sandy Riggs calling
for James Carney.
If you're serious
about trying to catch a rally...
while you’re in the midwest,
you best call me.
The president's schedule changes
hour by hour.
In answer
to your other question...
just send a check here
to party headquarters.
Thanks again.
I'm looking forward to meeting you.
Ladies and gentlemen
of Holland, Michigan...
the President
of the United States!
We've gone a long way
toward achieving that goal...
but there's a lot left to do.
Watts, Flynn. We got some trouble
on the tracks up ahead.
You better notify
the White House staff.
Milwaukee will be easy tomorrow.
We've only got one site.
May I have your attention, please?
Flight318 to Milwaukee
is now boarding at Gate 21.
Please have
your boarding passes ready.
All passengers should proceed
to the boarding area now.
Checking.
Found any bombs today?
- Agent Raines.
- Agent Horrigan.
How's the first lady?
Did she ask about me?
Have you gotten to know them yet?
I prefer not to get to know
the people I'm protecting.
Why is that?
You might decide they're
not worth taking a bullet for.
Here comes my replacement.
- Care to join me in the bar?
- We can't drink on the road.
Of course not, but they've got
a hell of a piano player.
I've played for presidents,
and I've played with presidents.
Nixon and I once did
a halfway decent duet of Moon glow.
I heard he didn't like you.
That's not true.
We got on all right.
His chief of staff
was another matter.
Once at a rally in Boston...
he ordered me to get rid
of some antiwar protesters.
I said I couldn't do that.
Freedom of speech, that kind of stuff.
He said, When I'm talking to you,
I am the president.
And I said, You look more like
a sack of shit in a cheap suit, sir.
I like the sir.
It's a classy touch.
- I thought so.
- Mm-hmm.
So how come you never wear shades
standing post?
I like the wackos to see
the whites of my eyes.
A good glare can be
just as effective as a gun.
- Know what I mean?
- Yeah.
You got me.
You better stick
to the shades, sweetheart.
Agent Raines,
what are you afraid of?
Afraid of making a big mistake.
Good night.
We're looking at this route
to the hospital...
Oh, good.
We've got some updates
on Milwaukee tomorrow.
Thanks.
Call Advance and see
if we can get a backup route.
- Don't answer it.
- Shit.
Traveler's lost ground in Georgia,
so Milwaukee's off.
They're staging a rally outside Atlanta
in a town called Woodstock.
We need you down at Communications,
right away.
I'll be right down.
Traveler's losing ground in Georgia,
so Milwaukee's out tomorrow.
And they're staging a rally
somewhere outside Atlanta.
Damn.
Oh, dear.
What am I doing?
Shit. Ow.
Oh, boy.
Damn.
I gotta put all that shit back on,
goddamn it.
Please open your purses
for inspection.
You don't know how glad I am to see you
all out in the rain with me today.
I've been going around saying...
Don’t just vote for me,
join me.
Today you certainly have.
We may feel a tad damp today...
but guess who’s going to be all wet
on election day?
What about the watch list?
I've got 23 regional crazies
under surveillance.
Chicago intelligence has nine more.
- The hospital?
- St. Ann's.
Extra units of Traveler's
blood type on hand.
Accessible to that
alternative route as well.
ETA Ten minutes.
- Under the weather?
- Sick as a dog.
Yeah? What's this?
Psychological Profile
of John Booth.
- Did you make a mistake?
- What?
You said you were afraid
of making a big mistake.
Let's be realistic. This job
is not like we work in a bank.
You had an affair with an agent,
and it came out badly.
He wasn't an agent.
He left you because you wouldn't quit.
You were okenhearted.
I left him because I wouldn't
quit my job for him.
It did eak my heart.
You vowed to never let a man
come between you and your career.
Except now you’re in love with me,
and it scares you a little.
Blow your nose. Here.
Sorry.
What were to happen
if I gave up my job for you?
Why would you do that?
Maybe I vowed
to never let my career...
come between me and a woman.
- Yeah?
- Be careful, will you?
This whole event tonight has been
advertised in advance. Just be alert.
This is Horrigan.
It's a zoo out here.
It's not very secure.
We've got to take Traveler underground.
All posts, this is Watts.
We're using the alternate
arrival site: Underground.
Horrigan to Watts.
I think Booth may be here.
I thought
you couldn't identify him.
I can't.
Just call it a hunch.
With all due respect to your psychic
abilities, we’ll stick to the game plan.
All posts, take your positions.
- You've got a fever.
- Just stay alert in there.
There is one quality above all
that marks this president.
It has earned him the affection
of every working man and woman.
- Give us our president!
- That quality is courage!
The question to us is:
Will we stand by the man...
who has stood by us?
- Post check. Stage right?
- Stage right all clear.
- Stage left?
- Stage left clear.
- Stage center?
- Stage center clear.
- Mezzanine left?
- Mezzanine left all clear.
The President of the United States
and the First Lady.
Gun!
Get down!
Get these people
out of here!
Hold all radio traffic.
Security room.
What the hell's going on in there?
I'm all clear.
False alarm.
Traveler's secure.
All posts resume positions.
- You all right, Mr. President?
- I'm all right.
Everything's all right, folks.
Everything will be just fine.
We had a little false alarm there.
Wasn't that exciting?
Take your seats, please,
ladies and gentlemen.
Security Room, Raines.
It was just a balloon popping.
All clear.
Traveler wants to continue.
Do you have any idea
how many votes you cost us last night?
The president came off looking
like a coward on national television.
He came off all right.
You were the one that
looked like the damn coward.
This is a joke to you?
No, you're a joke to me, Harry.
- You have no idea what we do here.
- That's enough!
You call me Harry again, you'll be
busting counterfeiters in Alaska.
You keep him away from the president,
away from the White House...
and you sure better
keep him away from me!
You don't talk
to the chief of staff like that!
- I don't work for him.
- No, you work for me. You did.
You're off my detail.
My Super Bowl debt.
In case I don't see you
after this trip.
You know, if you were just
to acknowledge...
that it was
an unfortunate situation...
I won't apologize
for doing my job.
I'm not saying you should...
but the president was humiliated.
He's alive, isn't he?
We're here to safeguard
his dignity as well.
I'm not paid for that.
What about the time Kennedy's girlfriend
was caught in the White House...
and you said she was with you?
Don't believe every rumor
someone tells you.
Wilder told me
the whole story...
about how you were
suspended a month without pay.
I'd say that was
safeguarding his dignity.
That was different.
He was different.
Maybe you were different.
I was different.
The whole damn country was different.
Everything would be different
right now too...
if I'd been half as paranoid
as I am today.
Fuck.
Why not just retire, Frank?
Live off your pension.
I mean, what's the point?
Somebody else asked me that
not long ago.
Hell, you don't spend any money
on anything except jazz records.
I want to stay
on the Booth case.
All right.
- As for protective detail, I can't...
- I understand.
That thing in Chicago...
I just don't understand.
I've never been on the wrong side
of a judgment call like that.
You had the flu,
for Christ's sake.
It's been known
to impair judgment.
Face it.
You're too old for this shit.
- Hello.
- What happened in the Windy City?
The balloon get you
in a little panic?
- You were there?
- Yes, I was. |
Watching the president,
I couldn't help wondering...
why a man like you would risk his life
to save a man like that.
You have such a strange job.
I can't decide
if it’s heroic or absurd.
Why would a man like you
risk his life to kill a man like that?
Don't you have a psychological profile
on me yet?
I don't put a lot of stock in them.
Nor do I.
A man's actions don't equal the sum
of his psychological parts.
- Doesn't work that way.
- Just how does it work?
It doesn't work.
God doesn't punish the wicked
and reward the righteous.
Everyone dies.
Some die
because they deserve to.
Others die simply because
they come from Minneapolis.
It's random,
and it's meaningless.
If none of this means anything,
then why kill the president?
To punctuate the dreariness.
It sounds to me like you need
to get yourself laid.
You're the same as me.
Name one thing in your life
that has any meaning.
- I play the piano.
- That's not enough.
How do you know?
Do you play?
I've seen you
in your bar alone.
There's no cause left
worth fighting for.
All we have is the game.
I'm on offense.
You're on defense.
When do we start playing the game?
The clock's ticking.
Take care.
Wait.
He scrambled it again.
I missed him.
Fuck!
Fucker.
Jesus, Frank.
I've been calling for hours.
I thought something happened to you.
Are you okay?
No, I'm not okay.
I'm sick, I'm tired, and I'm armed.
So be careful.
- You're also a genius.
- Not to be recognized in this lifetime.
- You listen to the tapes of the call?
- Yeah. Remember you said...
Call the Minneapolis field office.
Ask about accidental deaths...
anything we might pin to Booth.
- Will you listen to me, please?
- Spit it out.
You said to have field agents
check into model builders.
There's a professor
at the Art Center College of Design...
in Pasadena, California.
I think we got something.
Like I told your colleague, I met him
at a design conference in New Orleans.
We ordered some drinks
at a hotel bar.
He seemed like
a nice enough guy.
This is good.
But when the talk turned to politics,
he took on a real nasty edge.
He said he felt betrayed
by the government...
and he wanted to exact
some measure of revenge.
The way he said it
scared the shit out of me.
So I said, Okay, nice talking
to you. Good luck.
And I got the hell out of there.
But I cannot remember his name.
But I'm pretty sure
he said he was from Phoenix.
You guys ought to talk to a guy
in Phoenix named Walter Wickland.
He knows everybody down there.
Book us on the first flight
to Phoenix.
How about we get a police artist
together with the professor here...
have a composite sketch
faxed to us?
You figure that one out
all by yourself?
Kiss my ass.
I told you
you'd make a good agent.
It doesn't look much like him,
but that's got to be Mitch Leary.
I haven't seen him
in over a year.
What do you know about the guy?
Do you see this wheelchair?
Mitch bought it for me.
It cost over a thousand dollars.
- See this?
- Whoa, take it easy.
This is in case
he ever comes back.
He accused me of ripping off
one of his model designs.
Said my penalty
for disloyalty was death.
You put him away, let me know.
I'll sleep better.
You got any idea
where we can find him?
Yeah, I think I might have
his address around here somewhere.
Don't move.
Drop it!
- Let him go, Horrigan.
- I got him.
It's okay.
We're on the same team.
- Hands, motherfucker!
- I'm getting my identification!
Give it to me.
David Coppinger, CIA.
Who's this asshole?
- He's with me.
- Shit.
Goddamn it.
Are you here for Leary or me?
Mr. Leary used to be
one of our operatives.
He's threatened
to kill the president.
We didn't think he was serious
till you found that fingerprint.
But you and the FBI knew.
- I understand your frustration.
- You understand my frustration?
You pompous son of a bitch!
What the fuck
did Leary do for you anyway?
Run coke for the Contras?
Sell arms to Iran?
It's a C-12 matter,
so this is off the record.
If asked, I'll deny it.
Leary is what we nowadays
call a wet boy.
What's a wet boy?
- Leary's an assassin.
- Jesus.
In Leary's case,
that's putting it too gently.
He's more like a predator.
- Was that you shooting?
- Yes.
What kind of gun is that?
Something I made.
No kidding?
You made it?
Guess it beats paying for it.
Can I see it?
Yeah.
- Shit, it's light.
- Yeah?
- What's it made of?
- It's composite, like plastic.
It's pretty neat.
You mind if I give her
a little dance?
Not at all.
Go for it.
That is really great!
Would you be
interested in selling it?
No, I need it.
For what?
To assassinate the president.
- Why would you want to do that?
- Why did you kill that bird, asshole?
Mitch Leary was one of our
most effective contractors...
but political climates changed,
and cutbacks were made.
Leary didn't take it too well.
He couldn't adjust to civilian life.
We've been looking for him
for some time.
Maybe you folks in the FBI
will have more luck.
- If we can work together, it's possible.
- Wouldn't that be refreshing?
We have his fingerprints
and numerous photographs.
What makes you think
he looks like any of these?
They're at least 15 years old.
A man in his line
stays out of the camera's eye.
They're worthless.
He'll be in disguise anyway.
- We need photo alterations.
- Yeah.
Gentlemen,
what I'm about to show you...
is highly classified.
This man is a former colleague
of Leary's.
A close friend...
who went by his home in Phoenix
to try to persuade him...
to accept counseling
and retraining.
This is how Leary
treats his friends.
We need every possible variable:
Facial hair,
skin colorization...
glasses, weight changes.
Keep in mind,
he's 15 years older now.
As good as they are,
they aren't much good.
The eyes are dead.
Always tell a man
by his eyes.
- Look, tomorrow morning, I'd like...
- I'm resigning tomorrow.
What?
Why? Just because
you were scared in Phoenix?
Hell, I was scared too.
You did your job.
I have nightmares...
about that boat,
with the plastic bag over my head.
I can't eathe.
Phoenix just clinched it.
- The Service has counseling for this.
- I've been to the counselors.
Look, I need you.
We can get this guy.
I can't do it!
Stop this cockamamie shit now,
will you?
Come on, pal, I need you.
Please.
Cockamamie. That's a word your
generation hasn't em aced yet.
Maybe you ought to use it
once in a while...
just to keep it alive.
- Cockamamie.
- Yeah.
- Oh, God.
- It made you laugh, for Christ's sake.
You kill me.
Frank, he's on the line!
I got it.
- Hello?
- Hello, Frank.
Let me take a second to give
a hearty welcome to all of you...
joining our program in progress.
I know who you are, Leary.
I'm glad, Frank.
Friends should be able
to call each other by name.
We're not friends.
Sure we are.
I've seen what you do to friends.
What's that supposed to mean?
You slit your friend's throat.
You talked to Coppinger?
Yeah, that's right.
Did you delouse?
The man's a professional liar.
I saw the photos.
No, you saw what
he wanted you to see.
I saw a picture
of your friend...
lying on the floor
with his throat cut.
But you didn't see
what you couldn't possibly know.
They sent my best friend,
my comrade in arms...
to my home to kill me!
Your voice is shaking.
I never lied to you,
and I never will!
Why is it everyone
who ever knew you...
said that you’re
a sick son of a bitch?
Your colleagues, your wife.
What does your wife say
about you?
We're not talking about me.
- I want you of all people to understand.
- Why should I understand?
We both used to think this country
was a very special place!
- You don't know what I used to think.
- But you know about me?
Do you have any idea what I've done
for God and country?
Some pretty fucking horrible things!
I don't even remember
who I was...
before they sunk their claws
into me.
- They made you into a real monster.
- And now they want to destroy me...
because we can't have monsters
roaming the quiet countryside.
What do you see when you're
in the dark and the demons come?
I see you.
I see you standing
over the grave...
of another dead president.
That's not going to happen.
I'm on to you.
Fuck you. I am willing
to trade my life for his.
I am smart and willing,
and that is all it takes.
That president is coming home
from California...
in a fucking box.
Where in California?
You want the address?
Come on.
I'll keep you in the game,
but I'm not going to throw it for you.
Give yourself up.
So I can live a long
and fruitful life?
We can work something out.
Fuck you.
Don't fucking lie to me.
I have a rendezvous with death.
And so does the president.
So do you,
if you get too close to me.
You have a rendezvous
with my ass, motherfucker!
Do you know how easily
I could kill you?
Do you know how many times I've watched
you go in and out of that apartment?
You're alive because
I have allowed you to live.
So you show me...
some goddamn respect!
St. Francis Hotel,
Florida Avenue in northeast.
Let's go! Move it!
Take my hand.
Take it.
You don't, you'll die.
You're going to shoot me,
after I saved your life?
Shit!
The only way to save the president
is to shoot me.
Are you willing
to trade your life for his?
Or is life too precious?
Don't fucking move!
Frank, I got him.
Nothing here.
Frank, you got a phone call.
- Yeah.
- You looked so sad on the bus.
I'm sorry.
It was self-defense.
Tell me about Skellum.
You’re barking
up the wrong tree.
Skellum's worthless.
Meeting him in Los Angeles?
It's late in the game,
and you're way behind.
I'm way ahead.
I know what you look like.
I've seen your eyes.
My eyes might look different next time.
What's behind them won't.
You better pray
I don't find you, prick.
Pray?
Do you want to kill me?
That's right.
The irony is so thick
you could choke on it.
There's no fucking irony,
Mitch!
Think.
The same government that trained me
to kill, trained you to protect.
Yet now you want to kill me,
while, up on that roof, I protected you.
They'll write books about us.
I'm tired of your bullshit!
Don't be a poor sport.
You could have taken me out,
but you chose to save your ass.
Don't cry about it now.
It does make me wonder
about Dallas though.
Did you really do
all you could have...
or did you
make a choice there too?
Do you really have the guts
to take a bullet?
I'll be thinking about that
when I'm pissing on your grave.
There's no one named Skellum
in all of Los Angeles?
- Ran five different counties.
- What about Louisiana?
Jack was checking that.
Hang on.
No Skellums. Sorry.
Shit.
Damn it!
The election's in three weeks. You're
asking me to commit political suicide.
I'm asking you
to stay out of California.
If this guy's so smart, he won't
tell you where he'll make an attempt.
He wouldn't lie to me.
Isn't that sweet?
Have you become that close?
California is the key
to the whole damn race.
We've narrowed the gap to five points.
We can't let up now.
We'll change our procedures.
Move him around in unmarked cars.
Frisk everyone within 50 yards.
Frisk people going
into $10,000-a-plate dinners?
You're overreacting again.
If I don't overreact,
the president's dead.
Why is he here?
I said keep him away.
Frank's heading
this investigation.
Then let him investigate.
As long as he doesn't come
within sight of the president.
Now, if you’ll excuse me,
I'm in the middle of a campaign here.
Hi.
Up late?
Lead advance for Los Angeles.
It's a lot of work.
- What's up?
- I've got a request.
I'd like you to talk to Watts.
Get me on your advance team.
- He thinks you'll overreact.
- What do you think?
I think maybe
you're too close to all this.
That's why I've got to be there.
I can spot him.
I can anticipate him.
- You think he'll be in California?
- Yes.
- Why would he tip his hand like that?
- To keep the game close.
He'll be there.
This has nothing to do with you and me.
Strictly professional.
But that son of a bitch
killed my partner, my friend.
I know.
I'm sorry.
You're looking
at a living legend:
The only active agent
who ever lost a president.
Please?
Passengers arriving on flight 1026
from Washington, Dulles...
may claim their baggage...
Mr. Horrigan,
welcome to Los Angeles.
Here in Washington
analysts ask:
Can the president close
the remaining distance in time?
The answer lies
in California...
where the president
will appear at a rally...
at the Bonaventure Hotel
in Los Angeles.
Field office, Chavez.
The advance team is at the Bonaventure.
I’ll stick with them.
Will advise.
- Any problems?
- No, secured up.
Security Room, TSD.
We swept the western end
of the motorcade route.
Manholes are secured,
mailboxes removed...
abandoned vehicles towed,
idges checked out.
We’re moving to sector three.
We'll need sharpshooters
on both those towers there.
We'll place
three sharpshooters there...
which covers
those restricted blocks.
Other polls today
had the president still gaining...
but analysts say
if he's going to close the margin...
it will have to be
on that California trail.
Welcome to Los Angeles
International Airport.
Baggage claim and ground transportation
are on the lower level.
Radio operators
will set up over here.
Presidential Suite.
Yeah, who's this?
TSD is up here
sweeping the room right now.
That's it.
Work hard.
Raines, this is Horrigan.
Double-checking those exits?
Yes. This is the third time now.
Watch list: Paul Rubiak,
yellow, section five.
- Secret Service.
- Get the fuck...
Robert Stermer.
He's a bellboy.
He's been cleared.
- Yeah, he's clean.
- All right.
Have a nice day.
Show's over, folks.
Let's pack it up.
Let's go.
Pack it up and move.
Mr. Carney?
All set.
Finally we meet.
You are James Carney?
You must be Sandy Riggs.
I was starting to wonder
if you really existed...
or maybe you were an angel
sent down to help the party.
I'm very much human.
Let's have a drink.
They got a bar up
at the top of this place.
It's beautiful!
What a view!
When does the president arrive?
Tomorrow evening,
just in time for dinner.
Here's your invitation.
Don't lose that.
The Secret Service
has been driving me bonkers.
I got you a great seat.
It’s just a stone's throw away
from the president himself.
So, tell me, James,
what is Microspan Corporation all about?
I just came
to meet the president.
I wouldn't presume
to bore you with my business.
I don't blame you. One thing
I don't understand is high-tech.
I can't wait
to introduce you to him.
Would you look
at this beautiful view?
Yes, it is very pretty.
Did you get the list
of the dinner guests?
Who is the fat cat organizer?
Yes, Sanford Riggs...
the Chairman
of the California Victory Fund.
Call Keziah over at LAPD...
and make sure they have
no police uniforms missing.
It's been taken care of.
Call the hospital to see if
they have that supply of B-positive.
Your average American businessman...
looks at a product,
a marketing scheme, what have you...
and he sees the length
and width of it.
The Japanese see the depth,
the long-term effect.
We look at the next fiscal quarter.
The Japanese look
at the next quarter of a century.
Try to get our people
to understand that, John, huh?
Mr. Riggs,
can I talk to you for a moment?
Excuse me, fellows.
- Who's that?
- Secret Service agent.
Do you know everyone who's
attending this dinner personally?
I sure do.
How about these pictures here?
Any of them look familiar?
I went through all this
with another agent yesterday.
I'll cooperate...
but this is bordering
on harassment.
Yeah,
I'm a harassing kind of guy.
I'll be right back,
Mr. Carney.
- He did what any of us would have.
- He beat up a bellboy on television.
- I was there.
- I'd say he's overwrought.
We're all a little overwrought
knowing Leary's out there someplace.
- You don’t think he's a liability?
- No, I don't.
You're in the minority. I want him
gone before Traveler arrives.
- That's not fair.
- Send him to San Diego in the morning.
By whose order?
Harry Sargent's?
You want to tell him or should I?
Somebody's approaching
Traveler's suite.
Lilly, you there?
Hi.
What are you doing up here?
I was just seeing if there was
anything more I could do.
You know, between
the Los Angeles Police Department...
the FBI and the rest of us...
there are 229 people
protecting Traveler tomorrow.
A lot of guns.
Leary gets off a shot, you and I
could be killed in the cross fire.
Bill Watts just called.
Heard about the bellman?
So did Traveler.
They want you to go to San Diego and
assist in the advance there tomorrow.
Just like that.
It's not just you against Leary.
You gotta have some faith
in the rest of us.
You know something?
For years I've been listening
to all these idiots on bar stools...
with all their pet theories
on Dallas.
How it was the Cubans
or the CIA...
or the white supremacists
or the mob...
or whether it was one weapon
or whether it was five.
None of that’s meant
too much to me.
But Leary...
He questioned whether I had the guts
to take that fatal bullet.
God, that was a beautiful day.
The sun was out.
Had been raining all morning.
The air was...
The first shot sounded
like a firecracker.
I looked over and saw him.
I could tell he was hit.
I don't know why I didn't react.
I should have reacted.
I should have been running flat-out.
I just couldn't believe it.
If only I reacted,
I could have taken that shot.
That would have been
all right with me.
What's the number
of that San Diego office?
619-Ukulele.
- Ukulele?
- That's how I remember it.
Seven numbers, seven letters.
You just push u-k-e-l-e-l-e. Easy.
Wait a minute.
Isn't ukulele spelled u-k-u?
I don't know.
But the phone number's u-k-e-l-e-l-e.
Wait a second.
Attention, all passengers.
Flight 158 to San Diego
is now boarding at Gate 7.
Jesus.
We have an arrival. Chopper standing by
to take Traveler to site one.
Southwest Savings.
May I help you?
- Southwest?
- Yes. May I help you?
- Hello?
- What's your address?
Taxi!
Raines to lobby agents,
post check.
- Post three?
- Roger. In place.
- Post six?
- Roger. In place.
- Post 12?
- Roger. In place.
Wait right here.
I'm sorry there's no Mitchell Leary
or Joseph McCrawley in our accounts.
Try to imagine him
in disguise: A hat...
wigs, mustache,
that sort of thing.
I haven't seen him, but I've only
been here a couple weeks.
Who was in charge
of new accounts before you?
Pam Magnus.
Where can I find her?
She's dead.
She was murdered.
She was murdered,
and she was from Minneapolis.
They won’t cancel.
You know what Sargent said.
At least make the arrival underground.
Don't give Leary a target.
They want a big show.
They said unless we have proof...
The proof may just be
a dead president.
I'm pulling up all the accounts
opened during Pam's last six months.
We don't log them by the date entered.
It's going to take time to compile.
Fax me the list as soon
as you get them, please.
All agents in position.
Please step back, sir.
Please empty your pockets.
Thank you.
You're from Texas, right?
Ladies and gentlemen,
the President of the United States.
It's fantastic.
I'm sorry?
Frank, what are you doing here?
Watts will shit if he sees you.
- You get a fax for me?
- Yeah, just now.
What is it?
What's this about?
What the hell is going on?
Jesus.
- What the hell is he doing here?
- I don't know.
- Who gave you permission...
- He's here. His name is Jim Carney.
- You're not on this post.
- I want the damn seating chart!
Give him the chart.
Gun!
Put the gun down!
Move!
Don't shoot!
Out of the way!
Get down!
Lock him up!
Don't shoot!
Get him in! Come on!
- Inside!
- Move it!
Raines to shooters.
Hold your fire.
Get out of his way!
He has a hostage!
Raines to shooters.
If you have a shot, take it!
Nice view.
- What's the plan, Captain?
- It's your man up there.
You tell me.
All posts, hold radio traffic.
Get me sharpshooters
on the north and west towers.
Take the subject out.
So you had the guts.
You took the bullet.
I oke my damn ribs.
Sorry.
I wasn't aiming at you.
Where are the shooters?
West tower in place.
No lights inside.
Shit. No shot from the north.
- We can't see inside.
- A bulletproof vest is cheating a bit.
Otherwise, you played a good game.
It's no game, Leary.
I was doing my job.
What are we gonna do now?
Do you believe
in the nobility of suicide?
But if you want to blow your head off,
be my guest.
Nicely put, except I don't want
to leave this miserable world alone.
- West tower, do you have a shot?
- Negative.
Too dark.
Target unclear.
It's better to die
with a friend.
You're not a friend.
You're a damn killer,
you sick bastard.
Don't talk to me like that.
I saved your life. You owe me.
- I don't owe you shit.
- I was always honest and fairish you.
- Go ahead and shoot.
- It's Frank.
Quiet!
Come on, damnit.
- Frank, are you talking to me?
- What are you waiting for?
What am I waiting for?
I'm waiting for you to show me
some goddamn gratitude.
Without me, you'd still just be
another sad-eyed, piano-playing drunk.
I ought you into this game.
I let you keep up with me.
- I made you a goddamn hero today.
- You didn't make me anything.
I redeemed your pathetic, shitty life.
I just did my job. You're the one
with the fucking pathetic life.
- Go ahead and shoot, damnit.
- They can't see inside.
If they fire, you'll be hit.
I want you to thank me first.
- Shut up and shoot.
- All right.
All right.
Shooters, stand by to fire.
Wait for my command.
- Sleep well, my friend.
- Just one thing: Aim high.
- What?
- Aim high.
- Now.
- You bastard!
Take my hand.
If you don't, you'll die.
You want to save me?
To be honest and fair with you, no.
But it's my job.
All you people, stay back!
Take it.
- You okay?
- Stand back, please.
We've been working with Agent Horrigan
for quite some time.
Yes, Frank exemplifies
courage and self-sacrifice.
Guess I overreacted again,
huh, Harry?
Agent Horrigan, just a moment.
Agent Horrigan, why are you
retiring from the Secret Service?
Because I hate deskwork...
and I'm too old
to run alongside limousines.
And thanks to you people
plastering my picture everywhere...
I'm no good for undercover work.
One more question!
How are you?
Frank, the president
sent his limo for you.
- That's the least he could do.
- Good.
I love public transportation.
Come on in.
- Make yourself at home.
- Mm-hmm.
- What do you think?
- I like it.
Hello, Frank.
By the time you hear this,
it’ll be over.
The president
is most likely dead...
and so am I.
I wonder, Frank,
did you kill me?
Who won our game?
Not that it matters.
For among friends,
like you and me...
it’s not whether you win or lose,
but how you play the game.
Now the game is done, and it's time
to get on with your life.
But I worry that you have
no life to get on with.
You're a good man...
and good men,
like you and me...
are destined to travel
the lonely road.
Good-bye and good luck.
I'll bet you
that own pigeon down there...
flies off before the white one.
How do you know?
I know things about pigeons. |
As far back as I can remember,
it has been raining
Legends tell of vast continents and
great cities before the catastrophe
But it's all just
faded glory of the past
Our ancestors foresaw the catastrophe,
escaped to Sisil Island in the Pacific
and built another Noah's Arc,
a self-growing city
that feeds of pollution,
called ECOBAN
Refugee ships flooded
in by the thousands
But ECOBAN didn't allow
the contaminated
refugees into the city
The workers' safety
is at risk down there
I request you
stop work at once
Who cares? They're just animals
to be worked, not coddled!
God damn it
They're not even
worth the food they eat!
This is a waste of time
We should burn
it all to hell!
Sir! Please, help us, quick!
They're all going to be killed!
You're ruining the equipment!
Disconnect the deck!
What? No!
People are still down there!
Don't remember asking
for your opinion
Flip the switch!
Over my dead body!
Your dead body, eh?
Jay, give him what he wants
- That's not my job, sir
- What?
Disconnect, hurry!
Your first duty
is to obey my orders!
Return to ECOBAN immediately!
Director Kim, Moon-syang
What is the Adjutant thinking?
Is he trying to provoke riots?
Or is he really trying to
slaughter the Marrians?
He's just doing
what he can to increase...
pollution for our DELOS system
But, it is true
his methods are dangerous
I'll ask the Governor
to intercede
It won't do any good
To them, Marrians are
little more then insects
You've gone so soft, Jay!
ECOBAN is in a crisis situation
You know that
mercy is forbidden...
so as to preserve
our pure ECOBAN
Just relax! Let's go down and
enjoy the centennial cele ation
Still ooding over that?
I'm just tired
Then I'll transfer
you to domestic patrol
Nothing is hard
here on the inside
What is it?
Intruder alert in the Control Center!
- What?
- The security sensor was triggered
Send a patrol to the Center
I'm on my way
Patrol 1 to the DELOS Center!
There you are!
The plate has been hacked, sir
- No other plate?
- No, sir
He'll run for the side
Turn the fans on in Area 3!
Yes, that's right
Alpha to 330, Bravo to 348!
Charlie to 353!
There!
Target sighted in Zone 3
Alpha, move to 33!
We lost his trail, sir
Nothing here either, sir
Control room, stop fan 31!
Dr. Noah's work!
Control, it's Jay.
Show me the Time-Capsule Room
What, now this rat's got wings?
Jay, report your position
I'm in the Time-Capsule Room.
I think he's here
Jay, acknowledge!
Jay, are you okay?
Yes
What happened?
Sorry, I almost got him
How could he have got this far?
We assumed
our security impenetrable,
But today the DELOS Center,
of all places, was infiltrated
and the man responsible
escaped unscathed
He knew the DELOS system
like the back of his hand
A few more minutes, and he'd
have connected to the mainframe,
allowing him to cause
a DELOS energy release
A DELOS energy release?
That's correct
Like the each 10 years ago
You mean he's alive?
Dr. Noah?
There's no reason to
doubt otherwise
The Marrian idiots could
never puzzle out the system,
even if we gave them
the blueprints
Dr. Noah knows
of our situation
DELOS energy levels
are running so low...
that ECOBAN has stopped
its growth
If we leave him alive,
he'll just keep
destroying our system
We can no longer afford to
postpone on a decision
We must torch the oil fields
and enlarge the polluted area
That alone would give us enough
energy for another 50 years
We decided on
this matter 10 years ago
There is no reason to hold back our
plans for Operation Marr any longer
Torch the whole field
to catch a few rats?
One rat made it in,
but he failed
Our security is reliable
They may be
no more than animals,
but animals we need for work
Too much oppression
will prompt a revolt
More pollution for energy!
That is our ultimate priority
Yes, to get more energy,
we must expand
the polluted area
but if we kill the Marrians
then who'll do the work?
And though it's unlikely,
what if they were to revolt?
The Marrians outnumber
ECOBAN 10 to 1
You're as weak and
undependable as your security
With the pollution increased,
we won't need
oil fields or workers
First, reinforce security
in Marr and ECOBAN
Then search for the intruder
and find out his background
The matter is important to us
Adjutant
Prepare for the operation.
Just in case
You can't do a simple thing
without stirring up trouble?
Then go do it yourself old man
By setting off the alarm today,
you doubled the security by now!
Now it's impossible to get in
and stop the DELOS system
Just hand me the data!
So, let's see...
what's new in that
ol' mountain of a city?
The DELOS systems
running low on fuel, I see
The pollution is disappearing
The system's on the verge of dying
If DELOS system stops,
what happens to ECOBAN?
We'll see a blue sky
Not the sky, I mean ECOBAN
Well, they won't like it,
but they'll have to use solar
energy like in the 21 century
ECOBAN will be a huge crap
Then they'll have to
work out in the sun,
shoulder to shoulder
with the Marrians
Shoulder to shoulder?
They'd kill us first
Where the hell's Woody?
Oh yeah, I met her there
Who?
An old friend
Old friends are
for living people
You're a dead man!
Forget about it!
Just think on
how to get in again
to shut down
the DELOS system
And forget about your glider...
way too dangerous
Let him pass
Pass it along!
Cut the funeral music!
How 'bout some party tunes!
Woody, wanna drag?
It's precious
Too hot!
Shua!
What's the occasion?
Woody, let's go
Shua!
I don't like him,
that ECOBAN outcast!
If not for Woody,
I'd smash his head in
Moe, you seen my propeller?
This?
Are you kidding?
Nah, the small one
You said you needed this?
First you hang around with them
and now you steal things?
I didn't steal it.
I found it
You said you needed
it for the glider
Don't hang around with them
It's too dangerous, got it?
Give me the harmonica
Shua!
That's cool. What is it?
A acelet
Where did you get it?
None of your business, boy
Who is it?
Dr. Noah says the sky is blue
That people used to
say 'sky blue'
And in Gi altar, the sky and
ocean are blue. Imagine!
Come with me
Where?
It's off limits here
Let's go back
I'm scared
Don't worry!
Just close your eyes
and hold my hand,
I'll show you
something wonderful
Go ahead, open your eyes
This is wonderful!
But how'd you know about this?
Dr. Noah told me!
He said in Gi altar,
you can see this every day
Jay, promise
we'll go there together
It was so beautiful
it blinded your eyes
We called it our Wonderful Day
But it didn't last long
That night it disappeared
behind the clouds
And I never saw him
after that day
Who's land is this?
Who cultivated the land
and built the town?
Whose blood and
sweat made our Marr?
Was it Ecoban's? No!
It was ours!
Hey, it's getting rough!
There's going to be riot
Nuh-uh. Shua would have known,
but my other didn't
say anything
He's from ECOBAN,
he can't be your other?
He's just some crazy mofo!
He is too my other!
Wh-why's he crazy?
Always rambling on about Gi altar
No such thing in the world
You have to live here
And I'll teach you
to be a fighter
Woody! Where you...?
- Woody!
- Hurry up!
Now they're rioting
in the morning
Guess that means
no business today
Did you see
Woody by any chance?
Woody? Yeah I thought
I saw him with that dwarf
What is his name?
Bring me that will you?
One's coming!
Get it at the crossroad!
Woody, you crazy?
What the hell are you doing?
- Are you crazy?
- W-Wait a sec
What in the world...
Hey! Hey!
If you see Woody,
tell him to go home
Jay, there're riots in the plaza.
Let's turn back
Fuck you!
Jay! Are you okay?
Answer me!
Shua?
You're Shua aren't you!
Listen. Outside ECOBAN is dangerous!
I thought you were dead
The Shua you know is dead
You and I are enemies
I don't think
Marrians are my enemy
Too bad the Marrians
don't see it that way
Damn it!
Those pains in the ass!
Hide in there
Stairs should be wide
and convenient!
This is slope climbing!
Oh hey, Shua! There you are
The boss wants you
Let's plan out our strategy
for the big mission tomorrow
This job's hot!
We're gonna hit ECOBAN's post
I'm so glad you're alive Shua!
You don't know
but I've missed you
as much as you miss
that blue sky of yours
Go back, Jay.
Don't come back
Kill me now, Helen
I'm about to explode
Get real!
She's twice your size!
- Don't make me kick your ass!
- What the...?
Shut the hell up and listen!
The ECOBANs are inging in
shipments by trucks every day
They're some presents
meant for us, I'm sure
I just want Helen, that's all
We should accept these gifts
And show them our gratitude
What're you talking about?
Tomorrow, we'll
hit the Ecoban post,
take our presents
and give them our thanks
So?
What kind of friends
would we be not
to invite you along
for something as big as this?
Friends?
Friends of resistance!
You're using resistance to justify
what's little more then theft?
Keep low if you know
what's good for you
Son of a!
If you could stop thinking
with your muscles
you'd know what really needs doing
Acting stupid and getting yourself
killed is your business
But don't drag Woody into it!
If anything happens to him,
I'll be sending you home in pieces!
Hey! Who saved Woody today?
You ungrateful little twat!
I'm telling you,
he's an ECOBAN at heart!
Self-righteous prick!
C'mon, hit the music!
You want to live with them?
Why? Are you m-mad at me?
Yes. You ignored my warnings
So you're leaving me behind?
I'll follow you
Who's going where?
I know you'll fix the glider and
leave me behind.
Then I'll kill myself!
Stop it!
What kind of shit are they
cramming into that head of yours
And don't joke about dying
Here
Take it
I don't need it
But, it's from your girlfriend
She's not
And I'm not going anywhere
Really? You're staying with me?
Shua, don't leave me
behind no matter what
I'll think about it
You're sure Jay did that?
Yes, sir. Positive
All right, that's be all
Etha, let's keep
this between us for now
Yes, sir
Our target is the suspect
who infiltrated the DELOS system
He's hiding in a wrecked tanker
in Bay area no. 5
If he resists...
then shoot to kill
Alpha 1, no one here!
Alpha 2, not a thing!
Why didn't you tell me?
He committed murder
and ran from ECOBAN!
Don't let memories weaken
you into sympathy!
There! That's it
Where? |
Ah, I see it!
Afternoon officer.
Sorry I'm late
Who the hell are you?
Show me your pass
Oh, the pass?
I must've dropped it
No pass?
Out of the truck
Oh, yes, that is...
Where'd I put it?
What are you doing?
Get out!
Right! The pass
I'm out!
Whatcha gonna do about it?
Son of a bitch!
Get on!
Hurry!
Wait! Stop your pursuit!
Let's party!
I'm told there was a robbery
And what were you doing?
While these vermin oke
in and stole things?
How could I protect
something that
I had no knowledge
even existed?
You are full of excuses
and no results
If I trusted you,
I wouldn't be here
The target changed course
towards Bay Area 2
As soon as the destination
is confirmed,
I want you to clean out
the whole place
What's with the ruckus?
I thought I told those
Hot Dogs to keep quiet
Perhaps they scored big today
You're not thinking about
the glider, are you?
I'm just fixing it, that's all
Flying that into ECOBAN
is asking to get killed
Don't worry. I like living
ECOBAN is up to something
They keep trucking
something into Marr
They're probably trying to
torch all of Marr
The DELOS system needs resources,
so they'll burn and
pollute the whole area
You're sure you're not
planning anything stupid?
Are you saying
there's another way?
We need someone who can get to
the DELOS center without
raising suspicion
You want to use Jay?
Might as well wait until they
torch Marr to the ground
Then forget about it!
There're more where it came from
So you got something this time
Wow, what is it?
What the hell is it?
What's this blinking?
You idiots!
- Freeze!
- Throw down your weapons!
- On the floor!
- Hands on the back!
Move
Get away!
Don't make a sound!
No matter what,
don't come out!
Perfect time to
run out of ammo!
I'll cross first
Watch and learn!
Check this out!
Moe!
Easier said than done!
Sons of bitches!
Moe, I'm coming!
Zed!
Zed!
W-Woody, it's freezing
I'll go and get Shua
Don't leave me.
I'm scared
Don't be scared
- I'm cold
- I'll be back soon
Don't leave me
Don't worry. I'll come back
And don't sing, okay?
Hush!
Hands on the wall!
One step back!
Take them out,
and comb the building!
Yes, sir
Where's Karen?
Woody?
Oh my...
Let's go out
I can't
Woody told me to wait
Why won't you die
you little cockroach!
Get up!
I'll finish you off this time!
You should be thanking me
for taking the fall for you
You should have died then
for the sake of ECOBAN!
You mean, so Jay won't
know the truth
That's right! Good for you
Now you'll have to die again
for Jay's sake, and mine!
Shua...
Woody!
Woody!
Move! Get out of the way!
I thought it was me
looking after him,
but it was the other way around
I wanted to show
him the blue sky
I'm Sorry, Zed
I'm going to ECOBAN
You don't have to come
if you don't want to
Thank you everyone
First, we need Noah's help
The Hot Dogs are now crushed,
but, Dr. Noah and
his agent remain at large
They're conspiring to ing
about ECOBAN's downfall
Let's not blame security
and waste any more time
Operation Marr is ready
With your approval,
it can proceed immediately
Expediency would be prudent
We can no longer
coexist with the Marrians
And if energy levels
fall any further,
many ECOBAN systems
will malfunction
Making it much harder to
suppress the Marrian riots
Moreover, Dr. Noah and his agent are
probably already preparing something
We must eliminate
the root of the problem
It's our duty to protect ECOBAN
The only thing endangering
ECOBAN is ECOBAN itself
I don't care anymore
By tomorrow all of Marr
will be gone,
including Shua
Even they have a right
to protect themselves
Where are you going?
Jay!
Jay!
As long as we don't give up,
he won't give up either
I'm sick of
this bleak desolate future
I just want a sky
filled with light
Like that day so long ago
Which is why I have to go
I don't know where I'll be
But know you're with
me in my heart
Take care of Woody
All troops are assembled!
All troops are to enforce
internal security
Man your posts,
stay alert, and report
any suspicious
activity immediately!
Who diverted the troops
from Operation Marr?
Commander Cade, sir
I was ordered to
reinforce security
Where is he?
He went to the DELOS Tower, sir
What?
Send the troops to Marr.
That's an order!
Yes, sir
Battalion, on the truck!
This war won't end until
we shut down the DELOS system
You must disconnect the power supply...
before Shua puts
the spics in the system
That's your job
There! See it?
Ready!
Fire!
Governor, Operation Marr
is now underway
I wish you luck
I'll do my best, sir
That way!
Hey, hey, aren't
we going too fast?
All the sooner that
we get to pay them back!
What's the? What happened?
There's a gap! Shit!
That old man...
Hey! Stop!
He said go full speed!
Damn! I must be invincible
to have survived that!
I must have a guardian angel
and the devil's own luck!
Shua! Want a lift?
Hurry!
You guys are screwed
once I cut the power!
So you finally made it
You deserve what you'll get
This is for the good of
both Marr and ECOBAN
ECOBAN?
You're ruining
everyone's future!
You're ruining
my future with Jay!
Why you?
Why should only you have her?
No!
Jay, no!
Don't make me do this to you
Jay!
Grandpa, I see something ight!
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Church leaders blame the rise of hate
crimes and racially-motivated attacks...
...on a militia-like group
calling themselves The Holnists.
One of the most radical and poWerful
of these groups...
...claims as its founder, the famed
motivational speaker Nathan Holn.
The last of the great cities died...
... When my father Was a child...
... victims of yet another War.
He told of the plagues that folloWed...
...and hoW the living hid themselves,
scattered in tiny hamlets...
...in hopes of surviving
Whatever neW madness...
...conspired to rob them
of the little that remained.
ln those days, he Walked alone...
...a solitary Witness
to the chaos that reigned.
The earth itself had fallen victim
to the insanity.
He told stories of the 3-year Winter...
...and hoW the dirty snoW
never stopped falling.
He saW the ocean,
barren, poisoned, near death.
And hoW they Watched the sky
for 16 long years...
...praying for the great lungs
to start Working again.
He said it Was as if the ocean
had eathed a great sigh of relief.
Many commuters
are abandoning their vehicles.
Goddamn it, Bill!
You know l need to check it first.
l don't know.
Better than turpentine, Bill.
Tastes about the same.
What do you say?
Your call.
You ain't picky, Bill.
l like that about you.
Things l like about my ass. . .
. . .number 1 :
Will settle for turpentine.
We got TV!
We got 1 47 channels, Bill.
We got everything from. . .
. . .Jesus to Jeopardy .
Like. . .
. . .sands through the hourglass,
so are the days--.
We'll watch that.
...sands through the hourglass,
so are the days of our lives.
Monday.
Monday night.
Monday-night football!
l don't want any trouble.
l bet you don't either.
Let's just call it a draw.
l'm rich!
l know the rule.
lt's my rule.
Avoid civilization at all cost.
We got to eat, don't we?
Open your mouth.
lt's true we haven't done this
for awhile but. . .
. . .for God sakes,
it's like riding a bicycle, Bill.
What are you so worried about?
All you got to do is stand there.
l'm the one with all the lines.
Open up.
Awful.
Just awful.
They said, Fear not, Macbeth. . .
. . .till Birnam Wood. . .
. . .comes to Dunsinane.
l said. . .
. . .till Birnam Wood
comes to Dunsinane!
Thank you.
Arm yourselves!
Arm yourselves.
lf the witch's words are true. . .
. . .there'll be no running,
hiding here!
We'll fight. . .
. . .as if our last meal
depended on it.
Tomorrow. . . .
And tomorrow. . . .
Tomorrow.
And the day after that.
Out, ief candle!
Life's but a walking shadow. . .
. . .a poor player who struts. . .
. . .and frets his hour upon a stage. . .
. . .and is heard no more.
lt's a tale told by. . . .
ldiot.
A moron. . .
. . .full of sound and fury. . .
. . .signifying. . .
. . .nothing.
But blow, wind!
Come, wrack!
At least we'll die. . .
. . .with the harness off our back!
l want to talk to him.
The children have never seen
Shakespeare before.
They still haven't.
Thank you.
You're very kind.
l'm clapping because you stink.
Larry!
l don't think you know how it works.
When l was young, l tried to be
an actor. l was awful.
But now l won't die thinking
l was the worst one.
-Stop it!
-That's all right.
How much did you pay to get in?
So bite me.
You were very good.
-Good enough to get something to eat?
-Yes, we have some soup.
Holnists. Goddamn!
Bastards hardly kill anyone lately.
We give them food and supplies.
All the towns do.
l'd just as soon not give them
anything of mine, thanks.
What are you doing there?
What are you doing?
lt's just a game, General Bethlehem.
lt's something they saw in a play.
No harm in it.
Wait a minute!
A play?
Show me.
lt's all right, children.
Show me.
Arm yourselves.
No running from the witches.
Shakespeare, is it?
l'm sorry l missed it.
We haven't nearly stocked the game
that we thought we would.
Really?
But you had time for a play?
l'm taking 3 conscripts. . .
. . .from each town!
They will have the honor
of serving in the Holnist Army. . .
. . .until such time as l see fit!
3 men.
Could you do that?
Captain!
All men. . .
. . .between 1 5 and 50. . .
. . .and of suitable ethnic foundation
are required to show themselves now!
General.
No, but keep that.
Acceptable.
Sir?
Acceptable, Captain.
Need some meat on you,
but l like an impressionable mind.
Acceptable.
Mongoloid.
Unacceptable.
l want pure blood.
Someone. . . .
Someone. . . .
-Don't wave.
-Oeople, you will look at me!
Someone like. . . .
Like that man!
You don't understand.
You were required to show yourself.
l'm not with them.
l'm just passing through.
Take the mule.
Let's go! Move!
Ten-hut!
l want a line right here.
Welcome, gentlemen,
to your new life.
You have been born again as soldiers
in the United Army of Nathan Holn.
God rest his soul!
The strong have been sapped. . .
. . .by the whimpering propaganda
of the weak.
Men. . .
. . .strong men,
have been denied their destiny.
You men have been saved
from that fate.
Redemption. . .
. . .is within your grasp.
You.
What did you do
before you were given this opportunity?
l had a shovel.
l digged holes.
You digged holes.
Now you'll fill them.
And you?
Me?
ls there any question in anyone's mind
that l was speaking to you?
Yes, you.
l'm just a performer.
Shakespeare. Stuff like that.
Shakespeare?
He was a writer.
Yes, l know.
l know who Shakespeare was.
Cry 'Havoc!' . . .
. . .and let slip. . .
. . .the dogs of war.
Me?
To be or not to be:
That is the question.
We few. . .
. . .we happy few. . .
. . .we band of others!
Now is the winter of our discontent
made glorious summer. . .
. . .by this sun of York.
You're pretty good.
You're also a fighter.
l can see it in your eyes.
You are a dangerous man.
Don't you agree?
No disrespect, sir,
but you'd be better off letting me go.
A fighter is
about the last thing that l am.
Don't you think l should be
the judge of that, soldier?
Get up.
l said, get up!
You're right.
You're not a fighter.
But you will be.
l'm giving you a chance
at a life. . .
. . .that means something.
A life worth living.
-l'm glad to see you.
-We missed you.
-l missed you. Kurt, hoW are you?
-Hungry.
-Gretl, What happened to your finger?
-lt got caught.
-Caught in What?
-Friedrich 's teeth.
Thanks.
Did l win?
l tried to tell him.
Say it again.
Say what?
Words you said in town.
About the wind blowing and the rest.
Say it again.
Blow, wind.
Come, wrack.
At least we'll die
with the harness off our back.
What's it mean?
Live free or. . .
. . .die.
l think.
You're going to watch a movie
or you can sleep!
But tomorrow. . .
. . .you run in uniform. . .
. . .full packs. . .
...20 miles!
Everybody makes it...
...or nobody eats...
...for the third day in a roW!
Everybody up.
You got meat tonight.
Why don't you tell Shakespeare
what kind it is?
Mule.
God-awful animal.
Sterile offspring of horse and donkey.
Can you imagine that?
There's no room in the New World
for a bastard like that.
Any man last in line
ain't hungry enough to eat.
You show up last. . .
. . .you don't eat!
l'm going to die
before l'm last in line again!
That's what they're hoping for.
Shut up! At least you're eating!
You serious?
Good.
This is good!
You want this?!
This is what you want?
Babies!
The hills are alive
With the sound of music
These were supposed to be
the best years of my life.
The Laws of Eight, gentlemen.
That is the legacy
handed down to us by Nathan Holn.
May he burn in hell.
These are the laws that we live by.
The 8. . .
. . .is our symbol.
Each man will bear it with pride.
Only then will you be part of the clan.
Sit down, gentlemen.
Law
You will obey orders without question.
l told you to sit.
There weren't enough chairs.
l didn't specify chairs.
You could've sat on the ground.
You disobeyed a direct order.
You oke. . .
. . .Law One.
Law
Ounishment shall be swift.
Law
Mercy. . .
. . .is for the weak.
Terror. . .
. . .will defeat reason.
Your allegiance is to the clan.
Justice can be dictated.
Any clansmen may challenge
for leadership of the clan.
Does anyone
wish to challenge me?
On your feet.
Law
There's only one penalty.
Death.
Olease!
l'm begging you!
You will get out of this army
what you put into it.
Work and you'll be fed.
Fight and you'll be respected.
Die and you'll be remembered.
You thinking of challenging
for leadership?
No, sir.
l'm a follower. . .
. . .not a leader.
You got a smart mouth. . .
. . .Shakespeare.
You see Colonel Getty
always following the General?
He was the last man ever to challenge.
Fight lasted 6 seconds. . .
. . .but he didn't kill him.
Cut off his tongue. . .
. . .then he cut off his balls.
And old Getty's been following him
around like a dog ever since.
Fall out!
The General don't see it. . .
. . .but l say
you've got some nigger in you.
They're yours?
A solitary man, aren't you?
Binoculars to watch life from a distance
and Shakespeare. . .
. . .to read about it,
instead of living it.
No offense, but you seem
to have read Shakespeare. . .
. . .yourself.
lf he wishes to rise
above mere thuggery. . .
. . .a military commander
must be classically educated. . .
. . .philosophy and history,
even a sense of the dramatic.
What do you think that l did
before the war?
Do you think
that l was in the army?
l sold copying machines.
l was a salesman. . .
. . .with the talent to lead men,
devise and execute a battle plan. . .
. . .locked away inside.
lf Nathan Holn hadn't come along,
l'd still be selling copying machines.
Can you imagine. . .
. . .the wasted life?
Can you imagine the magnitude of that?
But war. . .
. . .war gives men like me a chance.
Here.
The prize is often left unclaimed.
We must have the courage to grasp it. . .
. . .for fortune always favors the bold.
He always inspires me.
l have a design for the future.
A master plan.
l will need able officers
to help me carry it out.
You have the intelligence.
lf your heart matches. . .
. . .you will go far.
We'll talk more in weeks to come.
Dismissed.
Captain!
We'll be moving out tomorrow.
lssue those binoculars to a scout.
And the book, sir?
Burn it.
Quit moving!
What happened?
-What happened? What'd he say?
-Nothing.
Did he say anything about me?
No!
-l'm getting out of here.
-What are you talking about?
-Escaping.
-What?!
You ever hear of St. Rose?
lt's on the coast.
-lt's a paradise.
-We can't.
We could!
Between the 3 of us we could.
l can't.
l like it here.
l like being a part of something.
Take a point!
Some of the men shot a lion.
They crawled into the thicket.
One of you dogs earned a treat.
Over there.
Those men hunted a lion this morning.
Must've been a goddamn zoo here
before the war.
Anyway, a third man went in after it.
We don't know
if he's alive or dead.
l want a volunteer.
One of you
is going in there after him.
l'll go.
l guess size
ain't a measure of courage.
ls it?
l don't think so, Captain!
Come out alive,
you get a lion steak!
Maybe you'll find your St. Rose
over there.
What the hell are you waiting for,
Christmas?
Why are you stopping?
l found him.
He got him.
Let's go.
Hurry up!
You still got a lion to bag!
You men get back in line!
-There he is!
-Shoot him!
ln the water.
Come back without him. . .
. . .and you and another man
will die in his place.
Go! Go!
l'll get him!
Go!
Don't.
Just let me go.
l don't want to be a part of your army.
My army?
l like the sound of that.
l got him!
l'm sorry.
How come. . .
. . .you wrecked it. . .
. . .for me?
lt's me or you.
What?
lt doesn't have to be.
We can go together.
You and me.
Good boy!
Good boy.
Get him.
Finish it!
Get him.
That's it.
Get him, damn it!
No harness on my back.
Bleeding?
Well, bleeder. . .
. . .you want your St. Rose?
l'll give you your St. Rose.
How you doing?
You shouldn't have.
Here's a piece of good neWs.
Jerry's decided to go to school. . .
. . .to get his contractor's license.
Good, Jerry.
And little Jimmy wants his grandpa
to know that he lost. . .
. . .a tooth.
Thanks for being there for me.
Turn-ons:
Men in uniform.
Greetings. . .
. . .Oineview, Oregon.
You just head back the way you came.
Oineview ain't buying
and we ain't listening. . .
. . .and we don't give charity.
Really?
Civilian, l'm on official business.
l demand entry
into the town of Oineview.
What the hell are you talking about?
l'm through talking to you, buddy-boy.
Get someone with the authority
to open this gate.
That's him.
l'm Sheriff Briscoe.
Who the hell are you?
l'm a representative
of the United States government.
Authorized by. . .
. . .Order 41 7 of the Restored Congress
to reestablish. . .
. . .communication route. . .
. . .in ldaho and. . .
. . .lower Oregon.
What's that mean in English?
l'm your postman.
Hand me your gun.
Beg your pardon.
Understand that. . .
. . .tampering with or obstructing
the mail is a federal offense. . .
. . .and the Bolin Act
requires that you provide. . .
. . .all mail carriers with. . .
. . .sanctuary and. . .
. . .nutri--
Food!
You got 3 seconds
to get out of here.
You know Jerry the contractor?
Wait a minute.
l'll get something out of my bag.
Did you say one?
One.
Oaul Davis. . .
. . . 1 24 Oineview.
Never heard of him.
Two.
Lily May Reno,
1 6 Lincoln Road.
Three.
lrene March,
478 River Road.
Did he say my name?
l'm lrene March.
l have a letter for you.
Would you read it?
l'm sure it's personal.
-Olease, someone has to.
-l'll read it, Mom.
We're delivering old stockpiles. . .
. . .but l'll accept
all new correspondence.
Dear lrene:
Sorry l haven't written.
Everything's so crazy.
The strange weather,
the food shortages. . .
. . .that farmer Nathan Holn
causing all that trouble.
lt's hard to understand.
David's home from the army.
The war was over before he even
got there. Thank God for that.
We're going to miss you for Christmas. . .
. . .but maybe next year.
All our love, Donna.
My sister. . .
. . .in Denver. . .
. . . 1 5 years ago.
Thank you.
You're a godsend.
A savior.
l'm just. . .
. . .the postman.
l've been on the road awhile.
l could use a little something to eat.
Yes, absolutely.
ls there anything else?
Yes, there is.
lf there are dogs in this town. . .
. . .you'll have to leash them
while l'm here.
Mr. Postman
Hey, Mr. Postman
Look and see
lf there's a letter
A letter for me
Cleaned and pressed, sir.
l'll just set them over here.
One of the ladies took your pants in.
She thought maybe you lost some weight.
Thanks.
Didn't somebody say something
about dinner?
l'm supposed to take you
to Foster's.
My name's Ford.
Ford Lincoln Mercury.
My name used to be John Stevens,
but l changed it. . .
. . .on account of l want to drive cars.
This is where
everybody meet and gather.
Can you tell us
about the government?
-Tell us everything.
-ls there a Oresident?
Yeah.
What's his name?
-You know, l'm pretty hungry.
-Come on.
Olease!
His name. . .
. . .is. . .
. . .Richard Starkey.
From Maine.
He has a saying.
Stuff's getting better.
Stuff's getting better every day.
ls he a Democrat or a Republican?
Oarties are over with.
lt's an individual that counts.
What about Europe?
Europe?
Any word?
Well, there's. . .
. . .good air in lceland.
ls Nathan Holn still alive?
He died.
Skin cancer.
He may be dead. . .
. . .but what about the Holnists?
What'll the government do about them?
The government's just getting started.
So you're going to be on your own
for 6, 8 or 1 8 months.
How about the Marine Corps?
Be quiet.
Everyone be quiet.
Can't we just let this man eat?
Let us pray.
We give you thanks for this food. . .
. . .this day. . .
. . .this man and his good news. . .
. . .evidence of your promise. . .
. . .that you will
hold our country together.
Amen.
Would you like to dance?
l don't know if l can.
l think l'm still on duty.
All you have to do is hold on.
lt's been a long time.
Something wrong?
How tall are you?
About six feet.
Are you smart?
Smarter than some, l guess.
Why?
Just wondering.
Have you ever had the bad mumps?
Never had the bad mumps.
No syphilis, nothing like that?
So as far as you know. . .
. . .you have good semen?
ls that a trick question?
No, it's not.
l'm only asking. . .
. . .because l want you
to make me pregnant.
All right. . .
. . .that's it.
Wait.
Wait, please.
lt's got to be the uniform.
This is my husband, Michael.
He hasn't said no.
l haven't said anything yet.
We've been trying
to have a baby for 3 years.
We cannot on account of Michael.
He had the bad mumps when he was 1 2.
So we need a body father.
We could ask a man here,
but it may cause problems.
We've seen it happen.
Things go okay until the woman shows,
then it can be difficult.
But you'll only be around
once in a while with the mail.
You're the postman.
What do you say, mister?
You'd do us a favor.
l'm going to think about it.
Excuse me.
My mother
would like to give you something.
He's right here, Mom.
lt's to my other daughter. . .
. . .Annie.
lt doesn't say where.
We don't know where she is.
She left 5 years ago.
The last we heard
she was living up north.
Look, Mrs. March,
you should know that--
Know what?
l have a feeling about you.
l know you'll do what's right.
l got to get out of here.
Easy, boy.
lt's right around the corner.
What is?
What you're looking for.
What l'm looking for?
Crazy old coot.
l knew you'd come here.
You did?
So how do you
get to be a postman, anyhow?
You have to be in the right place
at the right time.
How can l do it?
-l thought you wanted to drive cars.
-Not anymore. That's kid's stuff.
This is real.
So where's the right place?
Could be anywhere, you know.
Anytime.
Only another postman
can make you a postman.
Kind of like vampires, right?
Yeah, something like that.
You have to be sworn in,
so. . . .
The organization's kind of shaky
right now. lt might not last.
What does?
You'd meet people
who don't believe in you.
l'll set them straight.
lt's a lonely job.
l've been lonely all my life.
So have l, Ford.
So have l.
What the hell!
You repeat after me.
Neither snow. . .
. . .nor rain. . .
. . .nor heat. . .
. . .nor gloom of night. . .
. . .stays these couriers. . .
. . .from the swift completion
of their appointed rounds.
Okay, then.
Okay, then.
No, l'm saying that.
You just listen.
l'm sorry.
By my authority you're now empowered
to carry the mail.
Congratulations.
You're a postman.
l'd die to get a letter through.
What did you say?
-l said l'd die to get a letter through.
-Johnny!
Why don't you run along.
l need to speak to this man.
l'll see you around.
Sure thing, Ford.
Johnny is impressed with you.
Whole town is impressed with you.
l take it you're not.
-You're smarter than you look.
-What can l do for you?
You can either clear out or l can
throw you out. Either way suits me.
You don't understand. l'm
a government employee authorized by--
You are not authorized by shit!
You were trying to sneak out of here.
You are nothing. . .
. . .but a drifter who found
a bag of mail. l want you out of town.
All right. This is going in my report.
These people don't need dreams,
Mr. Oostman.
They need something real.
They need help with the Holnists.
Are you going to ing them that?
Didn't think so.
All you cost us so far is a few bowls
of soup and maybe a few oken hearts.
l aim to keep it that way.
You can stay here till morning. . .
. . .then l don't ever want
to see you again.
Benning.
Oortland.
Boston?
What the hell these people--
Just leave it.
l said, leave it.
St. Rose?
Hello, Abby.
You'll be leaving tomorrow?
l guess.
Everybody's up late writing letters
for you to take.
They're so excited.
And how about you?
Do you have a letter?
l don't have anybody to write to.
l'll find you a pen pal.
Someone with similar interests.
You know?
Like dancing and. . .
. . .checking for mumps.
You're funny.
Hardly anybody's funny around here.
Have you decided yet?
Been thinking about it.
Sure.
l mean. . .
. . .why not?
God, you're so. . . .
You're so. . .
. . .beautiful.
l'm sorry, you probably want
to keep things more clinical.
You don't even know my name.
l don't want to.
lt would be easier for me. . .
. . .if you closed your eyes.
We took a vote, Mr. Oostman.
We want you to have this.
So you can't say no.
l'll take it.
You got a bedroll, some oats
and a week's rations.
Good.
Thank you.
Where will you go from here?
Go?
West. . .
. . .then l'll work my way. . .
. . .back here,
sort of a figure eight.
Times seem hard right now.
But you got to believe
things are getting better.
Birds are migrating again.
The rains are back.
Stuff's. . . .
Stuff's getting better.
O beautiful
For spacious skies
For amber Waves of grain
Shit!
You've got a hell of a nerve,
whoever you are.
Did you see Abby around this morning?
This is as far as l go.
You're on your own.
God shed his grace on thee
And croWn thy good
With otherhood
Are you really
who you say you are?
lf l come back with some mail. . .
. . .you'll know.
Goddamn it!
What are you looking at?
Everything.
They don't usually look at me.
Who is responsible. . .
. . .for that?
l said. . .
. . . Who's responsible. . .
. . .for that?!
Holnists, Johnny.
You got to stay--
-You got to stay out of sight.
-l'm a postman!
And l'm not running from anybody!
Stay out of this,
or l will lock you up myself.
You'll be responsible.
Now set that flag on fire.
Throw it through the window
of your post office.
Do it, Michael.
lt's all right, Michael.
Throw it.
The United States. . .
. . .doesn't exist!
That flag is an abomination!
There was the strangest little goat
and it was behind a fence and it. . . .
l looked at it and it had a color to it.
Good.
Everything.
l was amazed.
lt was. . . .
Good Lord!
That, gentlemen. . .
. . .is a first-rate piece of ass.
Tell the sheriff to introduce me.
She doesn't belong in this mudhole.
Excuse me.
You again!
That's my wife, General.
She's a married woman.
Really?
Do you know what system of government
we have here?
We have what is known as a feudal
system, like in the Middle Ages.
That's lords and vassals.
That's you and me.
Now those lords. . .
. . .they had some ideas.
They believed that
if a vassal got married. . .
. . .it was the lord's right. . .
. . .his right. . .
. . .to sleep with the ide
on the wedding night.
Me and Abby
have been married 3 years.
l'm sorry, but l wasn't invited
to the wedding.
You've already done me one favor, son.
Don't let this be a black mark
on an otherwise perfect record.
We'll be civilized about this.
l want you to give me your blessing.
Sir, l can't.
You can't?
You can't.
Can't.
We had a great nation once.
Know what made it great?
l can.
Till the weak came along.
The l can'ts destroyed us!
l'm going to make us strong again.
l'm going to be the father. . .
. . .of a new nation.
And do you know why. . .
. . .it will be me?
Because l can.
Stop it!
You're killing him!
Let me go!
Olease, let me go!
Help him, somebody!
Olease!
You didn't have to--!
Didn't have to what?
You bastard!
You killed him!
Your people seem seditious.
You seem seditious.
What am l seeing here?
l'm waiting!
A man came through with mail.
Said he was a postman.
Said that the government
had been restored back east.
What government?
The United States government!
Who said that?
Which way did he go?
Do not make me ask again.
East.
Send a patrol east!
Send 3 more. . .
. . .north, south and west!
They'd better find him east.
Take that damn shirt off, Johnny!
l managed to save these.
Do you want to die too?
l'm headed south with the mail.
Don't be a fool.
What should l be?
Rachel Clark.
Charlie Sykes.
Graham Drewitt.
G.D. died of flu last winter.
That's all there is.
That's all there is, folks.
For now.
But there'll be more, lots more,
once there's a real system in place.
Right?
What about New York City?
Did they survive the plague?
Survive?
They got Broadway up and running again.
There's a kid doing Andrew Floyd Webber,
you wouldn't believe.
How much is it to mail a letter?
Mail. . . .
They won't open the gates.
They say they got a representative
of the Restored United States in there.
They say this army is illegal.
-And they say--
-Drop dead!
And go to hell!
That's what they say.
What are you doing?!
Open the gates.
ldiots!
What're you thinking?!
The Romans. . .
. . .had an expression. . .
. . .they used to scare their children.
Hannibal...
...ad portas!
Hannibal. . .
. . .is at the gates.
Do you know who Hannibal was?
Of course not.
A pretty girl like you
wouldn't understand something like that.
-Let's fight them!
-With what?
We've got 5 guns,
maybe 20 rounds of ammo.
How we going to fight with that?
You don't.
Negotiate a settlement.
Give them extra supplies.
You're the government rep.
Tell them.
Right here.
Make it quick.
l've got an attack to coordinate.
They've asked me
to negotiate a peace treaty.
Do l know you?
l don't think so, sir.
You're the postman.
Aren't you?
lnside!
U.S. Mail.
The Restored United States of America.
Do these people
really believe that shit?!
Who are you, really?
l'm a United States postman. . .
. . .authorized by Order 41 7
of the Restored Congress.
l was at the Battle of Georgetown.
l watched the White House burn down.
Do not try to sell me. . .
. . .on any Restored United States!
The new capital is based
in Minneapolis. . .
. . .inside the Hubert Humphrey Metrodome.
You know where the Vikings
used to play?
You're funny.
What are the terms?
They'll open the gates,
give double the usual. . .
. . .just. . .
. . .don't hurt anybody.
This was all a misunderstanding.
l appreciate your offer, Mr. Oostman.
But the fact is that you're
in no position to negotiate.
These people made it through the bugs
and the riots. . .
. . .and the 3-year winters,
but they're not going to survive you.
Fire at will!
Law
Justice can be. . .
. . .dictated!
Kill him, and kill
the Restored United States with him.
ln accordance with Law 8. . .
. . .and by the authority
of Emergency Order 46. . .
. . .you are hereby--
Get her!
Go on, get him!
We can't stop now.
What are you. . .?
Oh, God!
Come on down.
Don't move.
lf you had a bullet,
you'd use it.
Come on.
l don't think
l ever had water soup before.
Maybe next time
we could try it with a little sand.
Dirt.
Maybe a twig garnish.
You used to think l was funny.
They killed Michael.
l'm sorry.
How sorry are you?
What?
What's that supposed to mean?
What's with you?
You have the mark of 8 on you.
Mark doesn't mean--
You're a liar.
You were with Bethlehem.
Does that make you one of them?
Don't make me use this.
Wind's come up.
lt's getting colder too.
Must be another storm.
Anything else?
l didn't mean for you to. . . .
Your legs are going to rot off
if you don't try to walk.
-l'm hurt.
-You're lazy!
Lazy?
l got a hole in my stomach. . .
. . .and l'm weak.
The 2 big meals around here
are snow and grass. . .
. . .and we're running out of grass.
What're you doing?
Give me a eak!
l'm going to check the pass.
Why are you in such a hurry?
l could think of worse places.
Or l could think of worse company.
Oerfect!
Help!
Help!
Olease!
Quick!
God, help me!
l told you that's all there was.
That's why you should have it.
l knew you could walk.
You're weird.
Know that?
We walked on the moon once, Abby.
So?
What good is that now?
Obviously you've forgotten. . .
. . .Tang and. . .
. . .microwave ovens and. . . .
Your face looks pretty.
l mean. . .
. . .not so uised.
Look. . .
. . .there's something
you'd better know.
You're going to find out soon enough.
l'm pregnant.
lt's Michael's baby.
You're just the body father.
How do you know it's mine. . .
. . .not Bethlehem's?
He tried with me almost every night.
He couldn't do it. . .
. . .so he beat me.
Said it was my fault.
l'm sorry, Abby.
What is it?
What's wrong?
ls it the baby?
The pass is clear.
What happened?
Good, you got our stuff out.
Of course.
What?
l don't understand.
l set the fire.
Did you think we'd stay here forever?
No.
l'd appreciate it if you'd walk with me
to find someplace safe for the baby. . .
. . .then we can split up.
You shaved.
Looks nice.
You're really weird!
You know that?
You ever heard of St. Rose, Abby?
l've heard people talk.
l've heard lots of names. . .
. . .Bliss, Hesperia, and New Eden.
Sheriff Briscoe says it's a fantasy.
He's wrong.
St. Rose is out there. . .
. . .and l'm going to find it.
But you're The Oostman.
l'm nobody, Abby.
This is what l hate.
Strangers.
Do you say hi,
or do you blow their heads off?
Do they want to share what they got
or take what you have?
lf they want to take, how far
are you willing to go to stop them?
All right, that's far enough.
We don't want any trouble.
Me neither, mister.
What are you?
Carrier 1 8. . .
. . .U.S. Oostal Service.
Got any mail?
That's impossible.
Ain't you heard of The Oostman?
No.
Tell us.
He's only the greatest man
who ever lived.
He crossed the wasteland. . .
. . .shook his fist at the enemy. . .
. . .and spit in the eye
of General Bethlehem himself.
He's back east
with Oresident Starkey right now.
Who told you all this?
Oostmaster Ford Lincoln Mercury.
He's in direct contact
with the restored Congress.
Direct contact?!
l don't believe this!
Carrier camp!
Carrier camp!
Gather around, everybody!
Come on, gather around.
Got another letter here.
lt came in last night.
-What's all this?
-The Oostman sent Ford another letter.
He's going to read it.
Hello, all postal carriers.
l'm here in Minneapolis
with Oresident Starkey. . .
. . .but my thoughts are with you.
Remember. . .
. . .nothing worth doing
can be done overnight.
Keep your chins up
and do your best not to get shot.
Signed. . .
. . .The Oostman !
His letters are always kind of short.
Hold on!
There's a O.S.
Does anybody know
what O.S. stands for?
-Holy shit!
-That would be H.S., Eddie.
No, l saw him once
when l lived in Oineview.
lt's The Oostman.
Guess you want to talk about this.
l found him!
Minneapolis?
O.S. Ford knows what to do?
What is this?
What is all this?
What the hell--
l lied!
l told people you were
in direct contact with me.
-Why?
-Because l didn't want it to end.
Look. . .
. . .l don't know how long l can stay.
l mean. . .
. . .Oresident Starkey. . .
. . .he's going to send word for me
one day and then l'll have to move on.
Do you understand?
But you'll stay
until he sends word, right?
Don't do that.
Hands down.
You're staying till Oresident Starkey
sends word, right?
Yes!
Until he sends word. Right.
Could you say a few words
just so they know it's really you?
lt's me.
Coming down.
We ing all the mail here first.
We sort it.
We group it.
Then it goes out.
So far, we got 30 routes.
You spelled tyranny wrong.
Boy!
He's smart.
From the swift completion. . .
. . .of their appointed rounds.
Congratulations.
You are now U.S. postal carriers.
How old are you?
l'm 68, sir.
Can l ask you a question?
Can you ride?
No.
Can't walk too good either.
So why are you here?
l know stuff.
Where did you get that?
1 970.
A girl with eyes as big as saucers. . .
. . .did me in a little town
called Saigon.
Ford wants me to have his place.
Said it's the best.
l'm on the other side.
l got plenty of room here.
So much for the uniform theory.
He was captured on the Oregon border.
Who the hell are you?
Carrier 1 2.
United States Oostal Service.
l want the camp struck at dawn.
We'll be moving north!
You spelled tyranny wrong.
l wish they'd stop saluting.
Just stay safe.
Remember. . .
. . .the mailman's more important
than the mail.
Boy, he's smart.
When l was a kid we used to turn
our hat around backwards.
Thought it was cool.
Jesus Christ!
Damn!
l missed him.
What's the name of this town?
We never named it.
l officially declare. . .
. . .Oostal Station Number 1 0. . .
. . .in Elvis, Oregon. . .
. . .open for business.
From now on you got to get your mail
down there, okay?
This one doesn't work.
Read it again.
Are you sure?
Yes.
Dearest
What a miracle to hear from you.
Stuff is getting better.
Stuff is getting better every day.
l don't know who you are. . .
. . .but l do know
l was wrong about you.
Got a letter for you too, Sheriff.
lt's from my sister.
Thought she was dead.
You thought wrong.
Would you like to dance?
Well, they say that you can never
Never go back home
And if you're bound to Wander
You're bound to be alone
You say l got no right
To feel What l feel
When l look into your eyes
Want to dance?
But that l dream of you
Most every night
Comes as no surprise
Well, l've been
Out on this road for so long
Far and Wide
Do l roam
But something in your smile tells me
l'm almost home
l Was lost in the dark
All alone
Till the light
ln your eyes shoWed me
l Was almost
Home is Where the heart is
And my heart goes With you
l Would travel till the end of time
lf that's What l have to do
Just to spend one night
Till your sWeet love light
Come doWn
Shining doWn on me
Hello.
Who do you talk to?
Not a soul in 7 years of trying. . .
. . .but l will.
Want some?
No, thanks.
Don't let the kids see that.
You go ahead, take a look.
l was an aerospace engineer.
l helped design
the Galileo Space Station.
No shit?
No shit.
l dream it's orbiting
the Earth forever. . .
. . .with a dozen human skeletons. . .
. . .all grinning at each other. . .
. . .laughing at us down here.
-What is it?
-lt's Tony.
He's overdue.
That makes 5.
All on southern routes.
Just children.
You ing me children.
l want a man.
We got births and. . .
. . .deaths.
Got weather.
Mostly gossip.
There's nothing here.
Nothing?
Everything. . .
. . .is here.
Am l the only one who sees that?!
What?
A military man,
especially a commander. . .
. . .should keep a journal.
After he's gone,
it's the only real defense. . .
. . .against the slander
that later arises.
Tell me about the other stuff you know.
Shit!
Get rid of the bodies.
l don't want these people blamed
for what we did.
Neither snoW, nor rain,
nor gloom of night...
... through bandit's hell,
through firefight...
... through flood and plague
We cannot fail...
...no Holnist trash
Will stop the mail.
You are now U.S. Oostal Carriers.
They changed the oath.
Ford's idea.
Figures.
They don't think to ask
who they're replacing. . .
. . .or why.
Sir?
lt'd be an honor
if l could shake your hand.
Do l know you?
l don't think so.
Good luck, then.
Nice kid.
He'll probably be dead in a week.
Now that is not your fault.
You're exhausted. You need rest.
There's food--
-Where are you going?
-Route 22.
You're grounded.
Get off the horse.
You know the rule.
What rule?
22, it's too far south.
Get off the horse.
But they're waiting on--
Get off the goddamn horse!
l'll tie him off to this one.
You can't keep doing this!
-Doing what?
-Riding all the routes.
You're not saving anybody.
Did l ever tell you
how l got to be a postman?
l don't know if you'd laugh
or cry.
What is it?
Watch out!
We got fire! Move!
-Oostage due.
-Elvis patrol.
You want a war?
You want a war?!
l'll give you. . .
. . .a war!
l was. . .
. . .born for it!
You murderers!
You think you can ride?!
Then today's your lucky day!
Bethlehem says...
...he's headed north.
He's going to kill 10 people
in every toWn...
... then burn it to the ground
for What you did.
He said that PinevieW's on his Way.
He'd wait there for you,
but not for long.
l was so scared, sir.
l thought
they were going to kill me too.
See?
We're too late. l told you.
What're you going to do?
l'm going to stop this.
You can't.
Get out of the way, Ford.
All of you!
They'll kill you!
Hold him!
Stop it!
-You're hurting him!
-l'm not!
Yes, you are!
l'm not!
l'm not hurting him.
This is all my doing.
l went against your orders.
You told me to bury the dead Holnists,
but l sent them Bethlehem.
Why?
Bethlehem has to know
we won't stop!
Goddamn it, Ford!
Those people are dying because of us!
They're dying because of what we did.
They're not!
They're dying because of Bethlehem. . .
. . .because this is a shitty world!
lf we're going to change it. . .
. . .then someone might have to die.
lf l could make it be me down there,
l would, but l can't!
No! Olease!
-You, out here!
-Hold her!
Olease!
He's out there somewhere.
Watching.
l can feel it.
You feel it too, don't you?
lt didn't have to end
like this, Sheriff!
He knew where l'd be
if he wanted to face me like a man!
lnstead he's hiding. . .
. . .like a rabbit!
So much for your Oostman!
Lieutenant!
Ready!
We don't even know their names.
We know their names.
l think that's my dad.
Aim!
Ride, Oostman!
Ride!
You hear me?!
l said, Ride!
Fire!
My God, what have l done?
What Ford did was wrong!
But it doesn't change anything. . .
. . .for any of us, does it?
ls this everybody?
The rest are on the overdue list.
Then this is everybody.
Got a letter from the Oresident.
Greetings, all carriers.
Greetings, Oresident Starkey!
l've been in contact with The Oostman.
And l've received all the reports.
l'm proud of you all.
ln dark days,
in a weary world. . .
. . .you gave everything
and asked for nothing.
You beat back despair
and replaced it with hope.
For that, your country
can never repay you.
But the price is too high. . .
. . .and l won't see any more
of my avest die.
lt is my duty to hereby disband. . .
. . .the Oostal Service
of the Restored United States.
You are to burn your uniforms. . .
. . .and The Oostman
is to return to Minneapolis at once.
Thank you.
And God bless you all.
The Oresident.
The Oresident never wrote that letter.
lf he could've,
that's what he would have said.
Who's the other letter to?
Bethlehem.
-l'm taking it to him in the morning.
-What's it say?
-Mail's private, you know that.
-What does it say?
lt says it's over.
lt says we quit.
lt says you quit!
What about the oath?
Tell me something, Ford.
How much mail
can a dead postman deliver?
lt's over.
Then l'll take it.
l can't trust you.
lf this is the end. . .
. . .if this is the last piece of mail
that ever gets delivered. . .
. . .l'll take it.
Whoever delivers this letter, Ford,
probably dies for it.
l'm still a postman!
You owe it to me.
l owe it to me.
lt's not Ford's fault.
He's not like you. He doesn 't have
your memories. None of them do.
This is all they have.
-lt's the only decent thing they know.
-What?
Being a postman?
lt's all bullshit, Abby.
All of it.
l took the uniform off a skeleton
to stay warm.
l made up the rest to stay fed.
There is no. . .
. . .Restored United States.
l figured it was something like that.
l'm going to St. Rose.
l'm taking you with me.
l've already packed your horse.
l know you don't want to hear it. . .
. . .but that's my child inside you.
l want to see it born somewhere safe.
l thought l recognized you.
General Bethlehem said you should be
on your knees when l do this.
l don't give a damn
what that asshole said.
The general is a great man!
The general is a fucking lunatic.
You want to see a man?
That's a man.
You ready?
Yes.
You're a better man than Bethlehem.
l've seen it.
To Bethlehem.
This letter is my testimony...
... to the fact that there is no...
...Restored United States...
. . .and there is no postal service.
He expects me to believe this?
lt's true.
l was there.
He disbanded the carriers. . .
. . .and rode west.
Traitor!
Then l've won.
Bring the one we found yesterday.
They can die together.
You traitor!
You're a traitor!
That one's the second-in-command.
Why doesn't that surprise me?
l was thinking, sir. . .
. . .he might be more valuable to us
as a prisoner.
You were supposed to kill him. . .
. . .weren't you?
l couldn't get close enough.
Who are you?
My name's Clark.
Oostal Carrier
for the Restored Republic of California.
Who are you?
Oostmaster Ford Lincoln Mercury.
lt's an honor.
Wait!
Wait a minute.
Hold your fire.
You two don't know each other?
This'll never be over.
lt'll go on.
Except l'll be fighting
a goddamn ghost.
-Should we fire, sir?
-No, goddamn it!
l won't fight a ghost.
Tabula...
...rasa...
. . .gentlemen.
A clean slate.
l want all mail carriers hunted down.
l want The Oostman found.
l want him dealt with.
Colonel, organize the scouts.
You said he rode west?
And this is his second-in-command?
Yes, sir!
l'll keep you to bargain with.
The Oostman is weak that way.
Set your rifle on the ground!
Set it on the ground.
What? This old thing?
lt isn't even loaded.
Where are we?
You're in Bridge City. . .
. . .where we don't allow guns.
The sentry said you were coming.
l know you. You're. . .
. . .famous.
l was once. . .
. . .sort of. . .
. . .kind of.
Not anymore.
Looking to cross?
We will be.
Right now we'd appreciate some food.
Okay.
There are some kids behind us.
How many?
3.
3. Okay.
Come on in, guys!
l know you're out there.
-Wait. Just wait.
-What did he want?
Hold on. He says. . .
. . .he's looking for The Oostman.
There's no such thing anymore.
The man on the horse says there is.
He thinks he's here.
And he's coming back with friends.
What's a postman?
You never heard of a postman?
Are you The Oostman?
Yeah.
l heard of you, man.
You're famous.
Yeah, l guess l am.
And all of a sudden,
l'm not. . .
. . .wearing the right clothes.
Man, you're going to love this!
Open that second chute, o!
You have a gift, Oostman.
l saw it back in Oineview.
You've given us all back
what we'd forgotten.
You made Mrs. March feel like
she could see again.
You made Ford feel like
he was part of the world.
You give out hope like it was. . .
. . .candy in your pocket.
Remember this?
l remember.
l always like to think
that you left it on purpose.
This is hard for me.
Michael was the best man l ever knew.
l never thought there'd be another man
l could love the way l loved him.
l couldn't see it for so long.
And now you're leaving.
And l'm afraid.
l'm afraid you'll never
find your St. Rose.
lt's not important.
l'm afraid you'll never
see your baby.
l need full power, man!
This dude's got a long way to go!
This thing's working perfect, man!
A lot higher than it looks, huh?
You nearly went.
Get in.
There's 3 good-sized towns up ahead. . .
. . .with enough people to help you
if you can convince them to come.
Don't tell anybody. . .
. . .l like to ride this damn thing
just for the hell of it.
Being a city official
has its perks, you know?
Trust me, man.
This'll get you there a lot faster.
How do l stop?
Quit worrying about the little things.
Good luck, and Godspeed.
Reporting for duty, sir!
-KnoW What to do?
-Talk to the people.
Tell them
it's important.
Tell them
We can make a difference.
Once more unto the each,
dear friends, once more...
...or close the Wall With our dead!
ln peace, nothing so becomes a man
as modesty and humility.
But When the blast of War
bloWs in our ears...
... then imitate
the action of the tiger.
Summon up the blood.
Disguise fair nature With rage...
...and lend the eye
a terrible aspect.
-Who are they?
-l don't know.
Looks like mostly women
and young people to me.
How many?
lt's an army.
At last. . .
. . .someone with courage enough
to ing the fight to me.
Reckoning, gentlemen!
They're an eager-looking bunch!
Morale is a dangerous thing.
Bring up the prisoner!
We'll show them
how this game is played.
Stay here.
ls he surrendering?
God, l hope not.
My little shipping clerk.
Mr. copy-machine salesman.
We're both a couple of frauds.
So be it.
But great men are made
by other great men.
Oatton had Rommel.
Grant had Lee.
But l get you.
You're no general.
You're not even a good painter.
Trying to goad me
into a fight?
lt'd be great if wars were fought
just by the assholes who started them.
We could settle this right here. . .
. . .you and me.
Unfortunately,
it doesn't work that way.
But it does in your army.
l invoke Law Seven. . .
. . .of the Laws of Eight!
Any man may challenge
for leadership of the clan !
l challenge you.
You're not a Holnist. You're not
a member. You don't have the right.
l have every right!
l invoke Law Seven.
Where. . .?
l challenge. . .
. . .for leadership of the clan!
Where do l know you from?
Cry havoc. . .
. . .and let slip the dogs of war
You remember that?
Shakespeare.
The one who didn't want to fight.
l should have found a way to kill you
then, but you seemed so strong.
Law Seven. . .
. . .it is!
This war is settled here!
l studied people.
l know your problem.
Do you know. . .
. . .why you can't fight?
Because you have nothing
to fight for.
You don't care about anything.
You don't value anything.
You don't believe in anything!
And that's what makes me better.
l believe. . .
. . .in the United States.
lt doesn't have to be this way.
We don't have to kill each other.
Law
Mercy. . .
. . .is for the weak.
Ford, don't!
Law
There's only one penalty. . .
. . .and that penalty is death.
He isn't worth it.
l'm the head of the clan now!
There are going to be new laws!
Law
No more killing.
There's going to be peace!
How about it, Ford Lincoln Mercury?
Be a leader, Ford.
Law
Live. . .
. . .and let live.
Your daddy wrote to tell you. . .
. . .he'll be here as soon as he can. . .
. . .and that he loves you very much.
Mail's slow.
l'm going to have to see about that.
Your daughter.
Her name is Hope.
My father saW hoW fragile We are...
. . .and how quickly we fell
into the hands of tyranny.
He saw that ordinary men. . .
. . .could reach deep within themselves
and find courage.
He saw that if we began to communicate
as a nation. . .
. . .we could become strong again. . .
. . .united.
But he never did see St. Rose.
He said. . .
. . .there was too much to be done.
He'd made a promise.
And in keeping it,
he traded one dream for another.
With no regrets.
And so, in honor of my father. . . .
That was me.
Subtitled by
GELULA & CO., lNC.
The United States doesn't exist!
l'm giving you a chance at a life
that means something.
Redemption is within your grasp.
You are required
to show yourself.
But l'm not with these people.
l'm just passing through.
l can see it in your eyes.
You are a dangerous man.
Kill him!
You just head back the way you came.
We don't give charity.
l'm a representative of the United
States Government authorized. . .
. . .by the Restored Congress
to reestablish communication route.
What's that mean
in English?
lt means
l'm your postman.
You are nothing but a drifter
who found a bag of mail.
l have a feeling about you.
l know you'll do what's right.
Who's responsible. . .
. . .for that?
A man came through with mail.
Said he was a postman. Said that the
government had been restored back east.
What government?
The United States Government!
How about you?
Do you have a letter?
l don't have anybody to write to.
l took the uniform off a skeleton
to stay warm.
There is no Restored United States.
You gave them back their memories.
You've given us what we've forgotten.
You have a gift, Oostman.
You give out hope like it's. . .
. . .candy in your pocket.
l want all mail carriers hunted down.
-You've got to stay out of sight!
-l'm a postman!
l want the Oostman found.
l want him dealt with.
How much mail
can a dead postman deliver?
We're not going to stop!
Somebody might have to die!
You can't keep doing this.
You're not saving anybody.
Did l ever tell you
how l got to be a postman?
l don't know if you'd laugh or cry.
Do you hear me, Oostman?!
l said, Ride!
You want a war?! l'll give you. . .
. . .a war!
There used to be a postman. . .
. . .for every street in America.
They wore uniforms and hats. . .
. . .just like this one.
Getting a letter. . .
. . .made you feel like you were
part of something bigger than yourself.
l don't think
we ever really understood. . .
. . .what they meant to us
until they were gone. |
She wouldn't tell me her husband's name.
She wouldn't even write it.
She knows not to speak
the names of the dead.
Zuwanie's murdered half the town.
How could it get any worse?
With Zuwanie, he could murder the other half.
??
No. Just us, they said.
Xola's right, Philippe.
You've done well, my friend, but just us.
I'll do the talking.
Native African dialect - Ku
They're Ku.
Boy calls in Ku
Shouts
It's OK. It's OK.
The Teacher says good day to you.
Gunshot
Hubbub of voices in various languages
The United Nations was born in a hope
that survived world war...
speaking Spanish
Continues in Spanish
Translator We must not allow the peace
of the world to be jeopardised.
Various languages in translation
Translator Not only is this a negation
of democracy and its principles,
it constitutes interference
in the internal affairs of sovereign states.
We are presently in the throes
of a great transition
in humankind's affairs.
Modern technology is altering our world
in ways that would have been
impossible to fathom
when the United Nations Charter was signed.
- Could you take your jacket off?
- Go ahead.
- Next.
- Ma'am?
What?
- Put it in the drawer, please.
- Step forward, please.
- Step through.
- Oh, man.
Female translator
Peace, security and freedom
are not finite commodities
like land, oil or gold,
which one state can acquire
at another's expense.
Get the GA President into the safe room.
Inform him.
Clear out the tourists,
get the Prime Minister on his way out.
Continues in Spanish
While globalisation has benefited
portions of the world...
While there are now 191 nations represented,
140 more than there were in 1945,
you'll only have to learn to say peace
in the six languages of the General Assembly.
- Do we get a pin?
- Folks, you need to follow me.
Ladies and gentlemen,
we need to take a 15-minute recess now.
We will advise you further
at the end of that time.
We can't use the stairs.
- I know a short-cut.
- What, did you design the building?
- I still get lost every other day.
- Silvia?
I'll be right back.
- What is that?
- Come on, Roland, it's my flutes.
I have a lesson.
Don't make me drag it around.
I let you do this,
I'll get coats and hats and yogi mats...
I had a beauty. Pie in the sky.
- Isn't it like castles in Spain?
- Exactly. Les chateaux en Espagne.
Stay away from both doors.
We'll unlock when it's all clear, sir.
Delegates' entrance clear.
Delegates' lounge clear.
Visitors' lobby clear.
Protectee is back in America.
Want to wait this out at Oz?
We can grab a sandwich.
- I've got to get back in to get my stuff.
- Merde, how long is this going to take?
Indistinct whispered conversation in Ku
Conversation in Ku continues
Conversation in Ku becomes agitated
Moby Hey Grandma
Background chatter
Jukebox stops - conversations halt
Lyle If I Had a Boat
Conversations resume
Woman Hey, you got the Kellers. We're out
having a good time, so leave a message.
Hey, you got the Kellers. We're out
having a good time, so leave a message.
Phone
Machine Silvia? Rudy thought he had
a flute lesson tonight.
Will you call me when you get in?
- You know, they make new ones now.
- Yeah, I know.
Car horn
Car horn
She shrieks, he apologises in Portuguese
Portuguese.
Hum of conversations in variety of languages
Translation
Mr President, ladies and gentlemen,
the situation in Matobo
has now become critical.
With Ajene Xola in hiding
and Kuman-Kuman in exile,
Edmond Zuwanie has few domestic obstacles
to his policy of ethnic cleansing.
The Security Council therefore
must press for his immediate referral
to the International Criminal Court
in The Hague.
Miss Broome.
I'm Jonathan Williams, Ambassador Harris's
adviser. We need you for a few minutes.
- Which language?
- The Matoban ambassador. He'll speak Ku.
- Ku?
- You speak the language, don't you?
- Let's be clear, Mr Ambassador.
- Silvia translates into Ku
The United States may not recognise the ICC
as a legitimate court,
but we do not condone the methods
President Zuwanie uses against his people.
Speaks Ku
Dr Zuwanie is an educator.
He is... our teacher.
But his opponents
engage in ever more ferocious acts.
The partisans of both Kuman-Kuman
and Ajene Xola have become...
terrorists.
The French proposal
is a diplomatic headache for both of us.
- What a predicament.
- It doesn't have to be.
Dr Zuwanie wouldn't have to appear
before the International Criminal Court.
Not if he were somewhere else.
- Do you want him to resign?
- Tell him this.
If he goes voluntarily, we're confident
the French proposal will be vetoed.
Speaks English You can tell him yourself.
He will be here next Friday,
exercising his right
to speak before the General Assembly,
where he will announce
a new programme of democratic reform.
Perhaps then there will be no vote
and your predicament will disappear.
Silvia It will end here.
The Teacher will never leave this room alive.
That's it.
The Teacher will never leave this room alive.
Word for word.
- And what language did you say?
- Ku.
It's a tribal dialect of Matoban, spoken
throughout the south central African belt.
- Did you see anyone?
- No, but I think that they saw me.
Why didn't you report this last night?
It didn't mean anything to me at the time.
- Rather, I didn't know what it meant.
- But now you do.
I heard something today.
I don't know if I'm permitted.
- It was in a closed...
- You are.
In fact, you're obligated,
as you were last night when you didn't.
I think they were talking
about Edmond Zuwanie.
He's planning to come here
to address the GA.
Can you see her?
Turn on the light.
Call the Secret Service.
Bump
Bet you really miss this. Welcome back.
Ma'am? Excuse me.
Please don't touch the Prime Minister.
- cell phone rings
- I need you to step back, please.
Woods.
Raised voices
The first of the demonstrators.
They're here to protest the appearance
later this week by Edmond Zuwanie.
Not just his political future
but any future for him
hinges on that speech
to the General Assembly.
Dr Zuwanie is accused of genocide,
but he's expected to argue that his actions
were a defensive response to terrorism
and not acts of aggression, as some
Security Council members have charged.
- Secret Service.
- Just a moment, please.
We're with Foreign Dignitary Protection.
- It's a anch of the US government.
- Dot.
This is international territory.
I need you to wait for an escort.
Zuwanie lands at 8.45 hours.
State Department says no meet-and-greet,
no shopping, no Lion King.
He leaves your podium,
his plane has two hours to clear US airspace,
unless the UN cancels the visit
and Tobin and I can get back
to the important work we were doing.
That's up to the GA President.
We just present a threat assessment.
- Why is he coming?
- To make a speech.
To escape the International Criminal Court.
Security Council was debating whether
to ing charges of ethnic cleansing,
so he'll come,
talk about free elections and reform
and pray that that appeases everyone.
So the stakes are high.
He's not going to cancel.
Tell me about the interpreter.
Born here, but lived mostly
in Africa and Europe.
She studied music in Johannesburg
and linguistics at the Sorbonne
and various countries in Europe.
Parents?
British mother, white African father.
Moved here five years ago.
Interview couldn't have taken long.
She's just what they want.
- She is the UN.
- Can she cook?
What else do we know?
Since the initial clearance.
Is she married?
Does she have a child?
Does she belong to any clubs?
Is she registered to vote?
Democrat? Republican?
What religion is she?
Who is she?
Silvia.
They speak Spanish
Secret Service Dignitary Protection Squad.
We're responsible for visiting heads of state.
- I don't recall seeing you around.
- They hire us for our forgettable faces.
- Is she on guard?
- Yes, ma'am.
Ma'am. Why is it you guys who carry guns
always sound like cowboys?
I don't concentrate on faces in my job.
But you listen to voices.
Do you think you could identify the voice?
Well, I'd say yes, if it were...
It was almost a whisper.
Whispers disguise the quality of a voice.
You, I imagine, study faces.
- You know, I'm not really a dignitary.
- I know.
How'd you happen to be up there after hours?
We had an evacuation.
I'd left some things in the sound booth.
And there just happened to be some fellas
talking about an assassination
in a language that you and eight other people
understand, in a room full of microphones.
Do you think I'm making it up?
Why would I report a threat I didn't hear?
- People do.
- I don't.
- Some people like attention.
- I don't.
- You don't want Zuwanie here.
- I didn't make it up.
- How do you feel about him?
- I don't care for him.
- Wouldn't mind if he were dead?
- If he were gone.
- Same thing.
- No, it isn't.
If I interpreted gone as dead, I'd be fired.
If they were the same, there'd be no UN.
- Your profession is playing with words.
- I don't play with words.
- You're doing it now.
- You are.
If I wanted him dead, I wouldn't have
reported it. It's not what I want.
- That's not why I'm here.
- Here?
Working at the UN, instead of standing
on a road somewhere with a machine-gun.
- You believe in diplomacy?
- I believe in this place.
- I believe in what it tries to accomplish.
- Well, you've had a tough year, lady.
Listen.
I'm scared, and my protector
is someone who doesn't believe me.
You don't look scared.
People handle fear in different ways, Mr Keller.
It turns some people into stand-up comedians.
You don't know me at all.
Maybe I should see about assigning someone
to look after me who's better suited to the job.
I don't look after you,
I look after the man who's been
threatened, if there was a threat.
My job, as it concerns you,
is to investigate you.
So you're not here to offer me
any protection whatsoever?
No, ma'am.
And we were getting along so well.
- So what do you think?
- She's a liar.
Agent Keller? Morning.
Special Agent Lewis, FBI. This is Agent King.
We're on loan.
So they have to be returned
in the same condition, or no refund.
- Keller.
- Woods.
- Are you sure you're ready to come back?
- I'm better working.
- We got a credible threat?
- We should assume so.
As popular as we are in the rest of the world,
the last thing we need is to have
a foreign leader get popped here,
particularly a guy like this that we don't like.
So State wants you to know, NSA, CIA, FBI,
whatever you need to keep this maniac's
heart beating till he gets out, it's yours.
- phone rings
- Woods.
Caller indistinct
Dot Zuwanie's head of security's arrived.
He wants a meeting right away.
Tobin He'll have to wait
till we get back from Washington.
- He's white. He was a Dutch mercenary.
- He'll still have to wait.
Jon It's hard to remember
that Zuwanie was once a good man.
That's not unusual for these guys.
They begin as liberators. 20 minutes later,
they're as corrupt as the tyrants they topple.
He liberated the country from one of
the most corrupt governments on earth,
gave the people hope, and was a hero.
They need another name for what he is now.
- Man likes his gun.
- He'll have it with him.
He knows he won't be scanned.
Who are his enemies?
Aside from the thousands of victims' relatives?
These two.
Both his opponents, both want his job.
On the right, Ajene Xola.
Son of a doctor, Paris-educated,
pacifist to begin with.
- Aren't they all?
- He managed longer than most.
- And the other?
- He has two names, he's always in the Post.
One name, twice. Kuman-Kuman.
He's been yelling about Zuwanie being
a madman and the UN not doing enough.
He's in exile in Brooklyn.
A socialist and a capitalist,
both gaining strength with the people,
both with the motivation to see Zuwanie gone.
- Gone?
- Dead.
But not just dead.
Dead in front of the delegates of 191 countries
and every news service with a camera.
- In front of the world.
- Nobody needs to be that dead.
In my opinion,
we're wasting tax dollars staying late.
It's a con.
- This is the interpreter?
- I need everything CIA has on her.
Phone ringing
Answer machine: male French voice
Speaks French
Lud So what do we make of this interpreter?
Is she making it up? Is she imagining things?
I'm looking for Mr Lud.
- Is she pretty?
- I ought you a copy of her UN file.
Dr Zuwanie won't cancel his speech,
you know.
That's up to the GA President,
but you might want to think about it.
- Ms Broome has a Matoban passport.
- Excuse me?
She was born here, she was raised there,
so she has dual citizenship.
Are you serious?
Black or white?
No, thank you.
- Is she black or white?
- White.
- Lud Did you give her a polygraph test?
- Tobin Not yet, no.
Well, shouldn't you?
Cell phone
Hi, Ma.
Back off, you're too close. Way too close.
What are you, on a date?
Hey, you got the Kellers. We're out
having a good time, so leave a message.
Female voice Hey, you there?
Maybe I made a mistake.
Are you there?
Shit.
I told him I want to come back.
He's dropping me off at the airport now,
and I was wondering...
Anyway, you don't have to meet me.
Unless you want to.
I hope you haven't changed the locks.
Lyle If I Had a Boat
If I were Roy Rogers
I'd sure enough be single...
lt'd just be me and Trigger
We'd go riding through them movies
??
They're ready for you.
I'll be right there.
- I'll be right there.
- OK.
Ms Broome.
- Can I get you anything?
- How about a hood?
- I want to split that.
- When do I know the results?
Right away.
You know when you're lying, don't you?
Look straight ahead, feet flat on the floor.
Is your name Silvia Broome?
Miss Broome?
I found out something from our domestic Intel.
All this may have begun with a tragic accident.
- What do you mean?
- Her parents farmed in the mountains.
This area became infested
with rebels in the '80s
and Dr Zuwanie was forced to mine the roads.
Her parents were inging her younger sister
back from school and hit a mine.
- And they were killed?
- All of them.
- How old was she?
- 12, 13.
Something like that, even years later,
could incite all kinds of ideas.
She has every reason
to want Dr Zuwanie tried at the ICC.
I'll be right back.
- Oh, no. Come on.
- OK, the control questions show stress,
and the key questions show stress
as well as the baseline questions.
We should just read her palm.
- How did I do?
- Je ne sais pas.
Nils Lud. Dr Zuwanie's head of security.
I thought since you were in a
question-answering mood, I might ask a few.
Might I ask where you stand now
politically, Miss Broome?
I'm for peace and quiet, Mr Lud.
It's why I came to the UN. Quiet diplomacy.
With respect, you only interpret.
Countries have gone to war
after misinterpreting one another.
I would say she's clearly under stress,
but not necessarily lying.
Congratulations.
- I'm told what you heard was a whisper.
- Yes.
Is it possible you could identify it
if you ever heard it again?
It might be.
Tell me, do you have a other?
I hope it's all right. I took this opportunity
to ask Miss Broome a few questions.
You're free to go.
Agent Scott will drive you back to the UN.
Would you drive Ms Broome
back to the UN, please? Thank you.
- Does this mean the test was...?
- The test was inconclusive.
But I'd rather make the mistake
of believing her than the bigger one of not.
Next time you want to question an
American citizen here, you ask permission.
- Silvia.
- Don't worry, I'm not leaving any...
Did you do something naughty?
A couple of FBls were asking me about you.
If you often work later than everybody,
or ing things in after hours. Like that.
- What'd you tell them?
- I said, from a sound engineer's point of view,
you're perfect.
I need somebody on the guy with two names.
- Mo.
- It's one name twice. Kuman-Kuman.
You volunteering, or just correcting me?
- I'm from Brooklyn.
- You got him. You and...?
- I was on him when he first came here.
- OK, you got him again.
I thought she had perfect pitch.
She says whispers
don't have a recognisable pitch.
NSA agrees. They say it's very difficult.
- They don't know that.
- They say they do.
No, not NSA. Whoever she heard.
Why not let them keep thinking she can ID it?
- What are you asking me to do, Jay?
- I don't want her to be harmed.
In fact, get a place, keep an eye on her.
We got three days. She's your only link.
Are we using her as bait?
Just make the calls.
I'm sending you an attachment.
Can you print front and back?
I've asked INS for a list of arrivals
in the last six months.
Zimbabwe, Botswana, Matobo.
I'll do voice samples on everyone.
So when she hears the voice again,
she can identify it.
- She said it was a whisper.
- Well, now she thinks she can do it.
- Photo there yet?
- It's printing. Let me put you on speaker.
That's an anti-Zuwanie rally.
The man speaking is Ajene Xola.
Look at the crowd.
Look closely.
Any leads?
Maybe one.
Come on down to Mexico.
Is that you?
Tell me what someone like you
who uses the word diplomacy
like she's chastising me
is doing at a rebel rally?
- A peace rally.
- I don't want to do this again.
That's exactly what it is.
What I'm doing is listening.
After that. After you listen.
- You're asking the wrong question.
- It's one you don't want to answer.
Why would somebody type the names
of everyone in this on the back?
This is a death list.
The question you should be asking is,
Who gave me this and why?
- What are you not saying?
- What are you accusing me of?
How do you feel about Zuwanie,
never mind I don't care for him?
I feel disappointment.
That's a lover's word.
What about rage?
Of all the people I've looked into
since this thing started,
the one with the darkest
Zuwanie history is you.
- It was his land-mines that killed your...
- Sh!
We don't name the dead.
Everyone who loses somebody
wants revenge,
on God if they can't find anyone else.
But in Africa,
in Matobo, the Ku believe that
the only way to end grief is to save a life.
If someone is murdered,
a year of mourning ends with a ritual
that we call the Drowning Man Trial.
There's an all-night party beside a river.
At dawn, the killer is put in a boat.
He's taken out on the water and he's
dropped. He's bound so that he can't swim.
The family of the dead then has to choose.
They can let him drown,
or they can save him.
The Ku believe that if the family
lets the killer drown,
they'll have justice
but spend the rest of their lives in mourning.
But if they save him,
if they admit that life isn't always just...
...that very act can take away their sorrow.
Vengeance is a lazy form of grief.
Why do you look away?
There are things I don't like to talk about
and you call it lying.
But not when you do it.
I'm not the one under investigation.
That was a long time ago.
- FBI.
- Intel.
- TTF.
- Sniper team.
Secret Service.
This is Nils Lud,
head of Dr Zuwanie's security.
Shall we take a walk?
She plays haunting melodic tune
- How close can a vehicle get over here?
- Not close enough.
- No garage under the GA.
- Dogs sweep every night. It's not a bomb.
- It has to be a rifle.
- From where?
How does he get a rifle in?
- Could be from up close.
- Who gets that close?
One of Zuwanie's bodyguards?
That's a good thought, but we'd much prefer
to kill him at home without you watching.
It's already here.
If these guys know their stuff,
the weapon is here.
Phone rings
Hello?
- line crackles - no voice
- Hello, Philippe? Hello?
She screams
No prints on the door
and negative for latex dust.
- Nothing on the door?
- No.
- No forced entry.
- Did Doug not see him?
No, he missed it.
Some lady called 911, saw the guy.
Go easy on him, OK? He feels terrible.
On the roof. He must have gone over the roof
to get to the next building.
- I couldn't see the fire escape.
- Give me that.
You mean you screwed up.
- I mean I screwed up.
- So did I.
I need Polaroids of that, inside and out.
- You OK?
- Great.
- Who else has a key to this apartment?
- No one.
- You don't keep a spare outside somewhere?
- No.
- No one else has a key...
- Nobody.
- The door wasn't forced.
- They can't pick locks?
They can, we can tell. They didn't.
- Where do you keep your key?
- My purse.
- It hasn't been out of your sight all day?
- No.
Yes.
In my locker.
Dot. Wake up Rory, have him dust her locker
and those beside it before morning.
So you were just having a quiet evening,
some gentleman in a mask waves to you.
That's about it, yeah.
Something falls
Dot?
Is there anything special about this mask?
I'll be honest with you.
I don't know how honest I can be with you.
My other gave it to me.
I still have a other there
who I'm close to. Simon.
We've... lost touch for a while,
but... we're close.
Is he standing on the road somewhere with
a machine-gun, or is he into diplomacy, too?
He's more into lists.
Farm kids will do anything
to amuse themselves. Mostly you fight.
I read. My other kept lists.
Weird lists in ratty notebooks.
Times and dates that Mum used the F-word,
countries with advantageous
male to female ratios,
odd animal facts.
Did you know the leading cause of death
for beavers is falling trees?
- Yes.
- You did not.
He had a notebook for words that he liked.
Hypotenuse, doodad, bodacious.
Could he be involved in this?
We're stuck, aren't we? You and I?
We're kepéla.
It means standing on
opposite sides of the river.
Give me a reason to get to the other side.
Speaking Ku
Muffled cries
Just wait a second.
OK.
There's a blue and white outside.
NYPD'll keep an eye on you until morning.
And then?
We'll figure something out.
Thank you.
My wife was killed two weeks ago.
She... she'd left me.
She'd left me before,
but she'd always come back.
She was going to come back this time.
She said.
She was a dancer.
The guy was a dancer, too.
Eddie.
Great dancer.
Lousy driver.
The only way he knew how to stop a car
was to slam it
into a idge abutment in Santa Fe.
So there was no taking her back this time.
The thing is, if he had lived,
and I had a choice...
...I think I would have let him drown.
I might have even
held his head under the water.
Not a very Ku thing to do.
If you need anything, you can call the precinct
or just go downstairs.
This is my cell number.
It's the same card.
Goodnight.
Lock this.
It's a remodel. Owner's in the middle
of a divorce. We got lucky.
We got a clear view.
Front door's 50 seconds away.
- I'll do first shift.
- Are Lewis and Clark babysitting Kuman?
Lewis and King. He'll be in bed soon.
FBI's right.
Guy does the same routine every day.
Call me if she gets
another trick-or-treater. I'm off.
Sweet dreams, partner.
French being spoken
Silvia translates...the belief
that the individual needs of people
are paramount to its purpose,
and with it goes the assumption
that human rights are fundamental
to human prosperity and development.
They cannot be separated.
They can only be said to exist...
You got one shot. You sever the ain stem,
creating paralysis,
you drop the perpetrator without reflex action.
He can't activate a detonator. Thank you.
If you have to issue a verbal warning,
you get very close before you do so.
No. There won't be time for a second one.
Whatever the weapon is,
consider this a suicide bomber.
There's no profile for a suicide bomber.
This could be nine or 90, male or female,
a PhD or a dropout.
All they have in common
is they are not afraid to die.
So this is either a fanatic for a cause
or someone who has nothing to live for.
We'll run two teams. DDO calls the decoy exit
30 seconds before the intersection.
NYPD snipers from these two buildings here,
our guys sniper the idge.
Her locker was clean.
The others were covered with prints.
Someone wiped hers. We're looking
at a janitor or a maintenance worker.
Or another interpreter.
So when do we do this voice line-up?
We're not doing that any more.
- She says she can't.
- Can't what?
ID the voice. She thought she could, now
she thinks she can't. She's sure she can't.
She can't because she can't, or because
she never heard anything to start with?
Conversation in Portuguese
- He says he wasn't here... I think.
- Not according to this.
He speaks Portuguese, she speaks French
- He traded shifts with someone. Com quem?
- Jamal.
Jad Jamal. He's in Crown Heights.
Knocking
Afternoon. Secret Service.
Need to talk to Jad Jamal.
- Does this guy live here?
- No, no here. With lady.
You got lady's number?
Does he have a cell phone?
OK, we'll be back. If he shows up before that,
have him give us a call.
Chanting and singing
Click of camera
Phone
- Hello?
- Silvia, c'est moi. Philippe.
Philippe.
- Going out.
- I got her.
- Shit.
- Shit.
Oh, come on.
Philippe.
She speaks French
- What is it?
- I've done a terrible thing.
- It is Simon.
- No, listen.
Someone contacted me.
One of Kuman's people...
I thought it was one of his people...
to arrange a meeting with Xola.
They said it was time to admit that
only together could they stop Zuwanie.
- What happened?
- So I arrange it.
But it was a trap.
Xola's dead.
I knew it.
I knew he was dead.
Was my other there?
No, Simon wasn't there. Only Xola.
I stayed in the car. No one came back out.
- Where is he? Where's my other?
- I don't know.
- You think Kuman has him?
- I don't know what to think.
Everything is chaos. It's all gone to hell.
How did it get to be like this?
You see what I did? I took Xola right to them.
- You didn't know.
- Forgive me.
- I was only trying to help.
- There's nothing to forgive.
Yes, there is.
- I have to go.
- Philippe.
Click of camera
You cannot do that. How the hell do I
protect you if I don't know where you are?
You emphatically told me that you weren't.
That was before you had a man in a mask
on your fire escape.
I've had a 24-hour shift of agents
across the street.
Who was that in the park?
- It's personal.
- We're past that. What's his name?
It's not your business.
Is he the one you e-mailed
before reporting the threat?
Where are you?
I'm worried about you. Write me.
Please. I need to know you're OK?
Worried why? Because he's involved?
Is that him, here, now, in my country,
making threats? That is my business.
You're wrong. It's got nothing to do with you.
Simon's voice I'll take care of you.
- I'm going to Starbucks. Want anything?
- Just what I need, another night without sleep.
I'm good. Thanks.
What's up with Common Kuman?
- Brushing his teeth.
- I gotta talk to him.
Café Atlantic, noon to two, then
the Nava Club for a steam and massage.
- Coffee?
- No, I'm good, thanks.
She can't sleep either. Just turned the TV on.
Probably PBS.
- Where you going?
- You're here with your bag.
I can go home and get a good night's sleep.
Unless you want me to stay.
No. Thanks.
- Thanks.
- I'll see you tomorrow.
United Nations, New York. Protests
erupted here following an announcement
that President Edmond Zuwanie
will address the General Assembly Friday.
The exiled leader Kuman-Kuman
rallied today's protesters.
He would be more convincing
if he were assassinated.
He doesn't even have to die.
An almost-assassinated leader
gets so much credibility,
he can do anything he wants...
and stick around to enjoy it.
Security is on heightened alert
in response to anonymous threats...
cell phone
- Keller.
- Silvia I'm sorry.
I really didn't know you were watching me...
...or I wouldn't have just...left like that.
- You want to tell me what happened?
- I had to meet someone.
- Philippe Broullet.
- If you knew, why did you ask?
I know his name, I know he's
a photographer for a French magazine.
- He needed to talk to me.
- Now you're watching TV, unable to sleep.
- What did he say?
- How do you know I'm...?
Are you over there?
Jesus.
He told me we lost a friend.
He lost a friend.
I... lost someone I loved once.
It was a long time ago.
You can't sleep either.
I don't know why I'm calling you.
- What do you do when you can't sleep?
- I stay awake.
You don't name the dead, you said. Why?
What... what happens?
You move past them. You leave them behind.
You can do that,
but you have to be ready to let them go.
To move on.
You've been going through hell.
Keeping busy.
You, too, I think. I don't know all of it, but...
Are you going to be there until morning?
It almost is morning.
Yeah, I'll be here.
Is it OK if I just try to fall asleep
over the phone?
That's fine.
Goodnight.
She's coming your way.
Oh, no. No scooter, please.
Come on, no scooter.
Yes. Thank you, God.
You might as well drive me.
We're going to Brooklyn.
Corner of Bergen and Nostrand.
Jad Jamal. Worked the interpreters' lounge
the day the mask showed up.
- Bring him to me.
- Can't. He didn't show up for work.
- Sit on his apartment.
- Doug's there.
Hey. Got the INS files.
- This isn't the way it's supposed to be done.
- You can let me off up here.
She's at the corner of Bergen
and Nostrand in Brooklyn.
- She's where?
- My guy's on the move.
She's here, whether I ought her or not.
- Go back. What's she doing?
- Waiting for something.
- Holy shit.
- What?
The janitor. Jad Jamal.
- That's not him.
- I know. That's his room-mate.
Jamal's room-mate just left the building.
His name is Gamba. Jean Gamba.
- Should I stay here?
- No, you stick with the room-mate.
- Are we working on a warrant?
- Lewis is.
- How are you?
- I got something for you.
OK, bless you.
Tobin?
- What's up?
- I don't know, but it don't feel good.
- What are they doing?
- Just standing there.
We're getting on the el.
Speaks Ku
- Shit.
- She just got on the bus with Kuman.
Tobin What the hell is she doing? |
Did I hear home?
- Or was I wrong, then?
- No, you're right. I'm Matoban.
And a fair Matoban, in fact.
Tobin King, you stay with that bus.
Do you know who I am?
Yes.
You're a killer.
You ordered the murder of Ajene Xola.
You got a red light in that car?
Why don't you use it?
- Who told you this nonsense?
- Where's my other?
Your other? I don't even know who you are.
You are on the wrong bus, so to speak,
to be so reckless.
Your people arranged a meeting
through Philippe Broullet.
- You know him.
- I don't... and I didn't.
But the fact is, somebody wants you
to believe that I killed Ajene Xola.
- I don't believe you.
- Kuman-Kuman But you should believe me.
- Why?
- Because I would form a coalition with Xola.
Neither of us have made
enough progress alone.
He has the working people.
I have the finances.
If he is dead, it is a loss
for all of us. Me especially.
Doug We're getting off.
I got the back room.
Jesus.
Clear the other room.
OK.
- Closet.
- Yeah. I got the bed.
Dot Ho! Keller?
- We got a dead body in the closet.
- Jamal?
Yeah. I'll call it in.
God, how can you see in here?
Wait. Wait.
Why the lanterns?
Well, that's just rude.
- What do you do so far away from home?
- I work. And I hope.
- Same as me, then.
- I doubt it.
You work for...?
I'm an interpreter at the UN.
So like the UN.
Layers of languages signifying nothing.
- You'd prefer more war?
- I prefer more business.
Guys, get with me here. We got a situation.
No, boss, we got a situation.
We just got on the 133. With Mohammad.
And Silvia Broome. And Kuman-Kuman.
- What?
- You're on the same bus?
With our subjects.
Get off the bus,
and get Silvia Broome off that bus now.
We can't do that. We're moving.
Doug, is the room-mate carrying anything?
- Doug, is he carrying anything?
- A satchel.
- All right... where is it?
- It's in his lap. He's been carrying it all day.
- Oh, man.
- Can either of you get to him?
Not without gettin' made.
Despite all the flags on First Avenue,
there are no nations any more.
Only companies. International companies.
It's where we are. It's what we are.
I think you're wrong.
You are still young. I'm an acquired taste.
What's your other's name?
Simon. Simon Broome.
- OK, we're stopping.
- You got guts, coming out here.
I'll see what my people can find out about him.
But remember,
I'm not your other's keeper, eh?
Yeah. Thank you.
Come on, guys, talk to me. What's going on?
We're stopped. She's getting off.
- What's going on?
- And so is my subject.
Keep talking to me. What's going on?
Is he carrying the satchel?
OK, he's got the satchel.
But I think he made me.
That's OK, I got him.
- Kuman?
- He's staying put.
Miss Broome! Please get in the car.
Move it!
- I got Gamba.
- I'll stay with Kuman.
No. Just get off that bus.
Get everybody off that bus right now!
- Doug!
- Mohammad?
- Hey! Guy forgot his lunch.
- Oh, man.
I'm standing here on Nostrand Avenue
in Crown Heights,
at a scene that can only be described
as unconscionable carnage.
...frantically helping victims
of an apparent terrorist attack.
These events are more familiar
in the cities of the Middle East.
There is no word yet.
However, there are unconfirmed reports
that Kuman-Kuman, the exiled Matoban
revolutionary, may have been on board.
- You all right?
- I'm OK.
Doug?
This is Ron Ferguson, reporting live
on Nostrand Avenue in Brooklyn,
where just after 10.30 am this morning...
We're OK, boss.
Reporter...the violence has now found
its way into the heart of New York City...
- The death toll is 17, with scores injured...
- The obvious speculation about al-Qaeda...
...widely seen as the probable successor
to Edmond Zuwanie...
Tunnels and idges
will close for at least 12 hours...
...alleged terrorist attack by Ajene Xola...
...Zuwanie is still planning to address
the General Assembly of the UN.
What were you doing on that bus?
Thank you for inging me home.
Hey!
I lost a man today. A kid.
- How do you know Kuman?
- I never met him before.
You think that not getting caught in a lie
is the same as the truth!
- I'm not lying. I went to him for help.
- With what?
I can't tell you. Someone might get hurt.
Someone might get hurt.
There's a bus full of dead people!
Someone might get hurt?
Who? Someone you know?
Someone who's mixed up in all this?
You? Why did you leave Africa?
- I told you.
- No, you didn't. Why did you come here?
- Stop it.
- Goddammit!
- Stop shouting at me!
- Stop lying!
- I'm not lying!
- Stop lying!
I was just on that bus! I can't think
with all this noise. I can't! You have to stop!
That isn't me.
Don't be ridiculous.
- It isn't me.
- No, that is you.
And I know, because I drive you home,
and I look at you through the binoculars,
and everything else that I shouldn't do.
It was once.
It's not any more.
After the rallies,
after my parents and sister were killed,
then the rifles came out.
It was the only way to get anyone to listen.
Just to listen.
I killed a boy who had nothing to live for
beyond the money he'd get for killing me.
I shot him in the head
so he wouldn't shoot me.
Then I handed the rifle to my other
and told him, I'm through.
I walked away with him shouting at me,
You're a coward.
Our parents are dead, Zuwanie's alive.
My other,
who in another life wouldn't harm a...
That was the last thing he ever said to me.
The only contact I have is the notebooks
I send and imagine him receiving.
I know he's alive. I know it.
But I'm not to him.
I lied to you because I was afraid.
I was afraid
he might be involved in what I heard.
I lied to everyone else
so they'd let me near the UN,
and that's the only place that I believe
has a chance to change any of this.
And I lied to you about Ajene Xola because...
I loved him. Once.
Until the colour of my skin became a problem.
The politics of my skin.
I walked away from Africa with nothing.
No other, no family, no lover, nothing.
Just a belief that words and compassion
are the better way.
Even if it's slower than a gun.
Where are you going?
You've got blood all over your face.
You can't say stuff like that
with blood on your face.
- Protesters shouting
- Man speaking Ku
This is precisely why Dr Zuwanie
must be allowed to speak.
Translation This monstrous act of terrorism
was aimed at you...
...and at the heart of the United Nations.
- I can't listen to this.
- Do not allow them to intimidate you...
...or Dr Zuwanie.
Policeman I'm not at liberty to tell you.
- Where we going?
- Bathroom.
Keller.
Get this processed and back to me right away.
Did he leave a note?
Did you read it?
Of course you did.
Would you read it to me, please?
Dear Silvia, I came to tell you something
and then didn't.
I wanted to, but when I saw you
I couldn't find the words.
I told you I didn't know where Simon is.
That was a lie.
He was there that day.
A young boy shot him.
I couldn't tell you. I'm a coward.
Simon was aver than me.
You're aver than me. I'm so sorry.
I'm so sorry.
The second time was me.
I feel like my friends must feel
when they try to say something.
- It's all right.
- That's what I say to them.
He left this with the note.
The only thing that I wanted...
...besides having her back...
was to be left alone.
Child's voice
My bonnie lies over the ocean
young Simon's voice Don't cry.
- Don't cry.
- I'm not crying.
- You don't have to cry.
- I'm not.
Because I'm here,
and I won't leave. I promise.
Look at me. I'll take care of you.
Silvia's voice We'll take care of each other.
I'll take care of you.
Young Simon Promise me.
Silvia I promise.
I promise.
Thunder
??
shower running
Xola's dead. Kuman's dead.
Who do you work for?
- Don't touch.
- Those things'll kill you.
Thunder continues
Russell!
Shower still running
Neighbour Heyl
neighbours - What the hell's going on?
- Close the doorl
Silvia!
- Silvia!
- Footfall
Shower still running
Silvia!
Keller!
Keller!
She's not here. Check the roof.
Siren
Dot Jay?
- Dot, what have you got?
- There was something on her credit card.
His name is Jean Gamba. He's our bomber.
- And our assassin?
- That would be good for us.
But I doubt it.
He tried to kill her.
- What happened?
- I shot him.
That's a pity.
He might have told us something.
- And Miss Broome?
- Gone.
- He killed her?
- She was gone before he got there.
- Mind if I take a look upstairs?
- Hold on. Dino?
- Yeah.
- Take Mr Lud to the apartment. And Brian?
- Get NYPD to push their tapeline...
- Keller? Go home and get some sleep.
- I'm gonna wait for her.
- Like hell you are.
I need you awake tomorrow morning.
Woods? Get him home.
- Drive around the block.
- You heard Jay. I gotta take you home.
What if there were two guys? Three?
We just set the trap and run? Is that it?
They're not our family
and they're not our friends.
You told me that.
You lose somebody, you lose somebody.
I don't want to lose two somebodys.
One circle, then I'm taking you home.
Beeping
Silvia Hello? Are you there?
I'm fine. I'm all right, but I...
I can't talk to you.
You were right.
My other...my other was right.
It takes too long, Tobin. I'm going home.
Phone ringing
Keller.
Keller, Lewis. Those numbers
scribbled on Jamal's kitchen wall.
Ray's Pizza, some sex lines, a hardware store
and a global cell phone.
Chase down the global cell.
- Keller, it's Mo.
- Go ahead, Mo.
She booked a flight online.
Check all flights to South Africa
out of JFK, LaGuardia and Newark.
And then what? If I find her.
Get her on the phone with me.
He's here.
That's him?
Second car.
Keller? Lewis.
The global cell belongs to Jean Gamba.
- Got the times of the calls?
- Yeah.
Day before yesterday, 3.30 pm.
Anything there?
- Day before yesterday, 3.30?
- 3.30, yeah.
Call it. No, have Lewis call.
- I'm Lewis.
- Clark, I mean.
- No, King. And he's dialling.
- Extension 647.
The bus. Right after.
I want to know who he called.
It's King. It's the Matoban mission.
An extension.
- Lud?
- No, someone named Marcus Matu.
Head over. I need a face for that name.
Mo She's booked 9 am, JFK.
- I'm on the LIE. Almost there.
- Call me from the gate.
Not as much sky as I remember,
but more skyscrapers.
23 years, Dr Zuwanie. Things change.
They diminish.
Desire diminishes.
- Where is the Second Avenue?
- Just after we get off the idge.
They decorated the idge.
When I came here before, they lined
the idge with flowers, welcoming me.
- That flight departs from gate one.
- Thank you.
- No sign of her. Hasn't checked in yet.
- Let me know when it's boarding.
Can we hold 'em in the safe room
to buy time?
You can try, but it's up to him.
There was a parade.
Right here on this Second Avenue.
There was a snowstorm of confetti.
Indistinct shouting and chanting
Protester Murderer!
This is Second Avenue, sir.
- Are you at the mission?
- Yeah, but he isn't.
- Nobody knows where he is.
- They know, they just won't tell us.
- You get a photo ID?
- Yeah.
Go back inside
and fax that to UN security now.
Get his address and get over there.
I've got eight minutes.
Dot Keep it tight.
Agent Keller!
He's here. I just saw him.
Broadcast that description.
49th... 42nd.
Good. Next.
Move on.
There it is.
- OK.
- All right, go.
- Levels, please.
- Un, deux, trois...
Ladies and gentlemen, British Airways
flight 178 to Johannesburg is ready to close.
Please make your way
to gate one immediately. Thank you.
- Thank you. Levels, please.
- Counting in Russian
The Assembly will first hear an address
by the President of the Republic of Matobo.
On behalf of the General Assembly,
I have the honour to welcome
to the United Nations
His Excellency Dr Edmond Zuwanie,
President of the Republic of Matobo,
and to invite him to address the Assembly.
Smattering of applause
Mr President, Mr Secretary-General.
Today my beloved country is under siege.
As you saw the other afternoon
across the river in Brooklyn,
the terrorists in my country will stop at nothing.
How am I to defend my country
against enemies like these?
- I admit I have dealt harshly with terrorists...
- Tobin, it's King.
...as we all will have to.
- I don't think Matu's here.
Remember the profile of suicide bombers
and how there isn't one?
...who know the evil
and violence of real terrorism...
Your mother and sister
will get their cheque on Monday.
- This isn't his apartment.
- You did well.
No one here will live long.
It's an AIDS hospice.
...with a reciprocal and immediate violence...
- My opinion? It's a con.
I have been forced to do this.
It is the hope and specific goal
of my administration
- to reform these utal methods...
- Get him off the podium.
- To participate in the formation...
- We've got to go.
But I want to speak!
Click
Screaming
Come on, sir, run!
Alarm blares
He's OK.
- Cover here. I'll take the hall.
- Where's Keller?
Freeze!
Incredible. Thank God I looked up.
- He's from our mission.
- I know. Holster your weapon.
Dr Zuwanie.
I remember the last time you were here.
- security Use the 42nd Street exit.
- We almost had an assassination here.
Security Please move...
We watched you on the telly back home.
My family. All the families.
You were like the Beatles.
Two or three more seconds,
he would have assassinated him.
An almost-assassinated leader
gets so much credibility
so he can stay in power
and gets to stick around to enjoy it.
We were so proud of you.
There you were, speaking to the world.
I don't think you should touch...
Because I'm not wearing a glove?
What is your name, child?
I'm the Silvia whose family you killed.
- What's in your hand?
- It's... Just a precaution.
What's in your hand?
He must've been very surprised.
He thought it was a live round.
- Where is everyone?
- But you knew better.
Click
Give me the live round.
I grew up seeing you with this gun.
It's the gun you saved our country with.
- Drop the gun!
- Put it down!
Keller, US Secret Service.
It's the same one you used to kill it.
- He's got a Glock on his hip.
- Code 100 in the sound room.
Look at it.
Look at it!
- Careful. The bleeder had AIDS.
- There's no way you can prove this.
You'll cop a plea.
You're just an employee, right?
- He's in custody. They're inging him down.
- SWAT team's at 42nd Street.
- Are you all right?
- Yeah. Where's Zuwanie?
- The safe room. What happened?
- It was a fake.
A piece of theatre to justify the killing.
Ethnic cleansing, genocide.
You there? That's the flight. She's not on it.
I checked every hotel in New York,
her friends.
They don't know where she'd go.
No one knows her.
- I know her.
- OK, where is she?
- She said she was going home.
- Silvia I'm going home...
What home?
- How'd you happen to be there after hours?
- Silvia An evacuation. I left some things.
It takes too long...
I wouldn't mind if he were gone.
She's here. She's been in that room all night.
How could someone so good, so...
How could you give us so much,
so much...
then take away more?
- He in there?
- Yeah.
Keep everybody out.
Silvia?
Silvia?
It's me.
I'm coming in alone. I'm coming in.
Five minutes.
Close it.
- Close it!
- Silvia, don't do this.
It was all just theatre, an almost-assassination
meant to justify his acts.
- We've got all we need to prosecute.
- I have him.
- He'll die in prison.
- I want him to die how Simon died.
That'll be over in two seconds,
and you'll have all your years.
Sir, it's a lot worse than you think.
Your so-called assassin is dead.
Your head of security is making a deal.
We have Lud and the rifle.
You'll be tried before two courts.
- He's been tried!
- Sir, you're finished.
- It doesn't matter!
- Silvia. Listen to me.
I told you I'd let him drown.
The man who drove my wife
into a idge abutment.
- But I wouldn't.
- Then you'd be wrong.
No, I wouldn't be wrong. I don't want
to spend the rest of my life in mourning.
Cocks gun
You have to get out of here.
I can't do that. So put the gun down.
- I can't.
- Yes, you can. Put it down.
I can't! I can't... I can't.
Just go.
This is how it's done.
This is how you put a gun down.
Please.
You shoot him, he'll be dead...
...but then you'll be dead...
...and I don't know what I'll be.
Put it down.
Read it!
Read it.
- Where?
- The beginning. Read it.
- The gunfire around us...
- Louder. Like when you wrote it.
When you believed it.
When you meant it.
The gunfire around us makes it hard to hear.
But the human voice
is different from other sounds.
- It can be heard...
- It can be heard over...
over noises that bury everything else.Even...
- Even...
- Even when it's not shouting.
Shouting. Even when it...
Even if it's just a whisper.
Even the lowest whisper
can be heard over armies...
Silvia When...
- When...
...when it's telling the truth.
That little boy was my country.
Silvia Hove vambi...
...killed by land-mines.
Alexander Mungoshi...
Charles Kufomo...
Ruth Kufomo...
...shot to death defending their home.
Robert Chenjari...
Benita Matkudzi...
...burned to death during a protest rally.
Edgar Sakuro...
Masumi Bamcha...
John Enkumo...
Yvon Enkumo...
- GA President Let the record show...
- Steven Gawanda...
...that the Security Council...
- Solo Gawanda...
...has unanimously commanded...
- Steven Shamere...
...that President Zuwanie of Matobo...
- Stambuli Watiku... Esther Tikembu...
...be tried at the International Criminal Court
in The Hague
for crimes against humanity.
Silvia's voice Simon Broome...
shot to death in a soccer stadium.
How did you make out?
They said you told them I wasn't a danger.
- I lied.
- Thank you.
They didn't believe you.
They're sending me back.
I wanted to say goodbye.
It's OK. I'm going home.
We never...
I never had time to tell you
how much I miss Africa.
We never had time for a lot of things.
You don't have anyone left there, do you?
No, it's where I remember them.
Ever been to Africa?
Lot of airports, no lions.
- When are you leaving?
- Tomorrow.
Wow.
Hey, look at this. We're not kepéla any more.
We're on the same side.
You never know
who you're going to meet, do you?
No.
Will you let me know how you are?
You'll always know.
What was her name?
Laurie.
Keller.
Killed in an auto accident in Santa Fe...
...23 days ago.
Speaking Ku
Rest in peace?
Close enough.
African language singing and chanting |
How old are you?
Nineteen.
Where're you from?
Shanxi.
Where in Shangxi?
Xiyang.
Where?
Xiyang.
Umm, Hebei...
What do you do back home?
Farmed...
Worked in the office.
Host.
What?
Host.
Host what?
Program host.
How long in Beijing?
A month.
I came September
of last year.
What'd you been
doing in Beijing?
- What?
- Uh... construction.
Construction, farming... work.
Medical equipment.
Can you ride a bike?
Yes.
Your name?
Guo Lian-guei.
Express delivery?
Yes.
Don't know.
No sure.
How much you
earn a month?
A few hundred,
almost a thousand.
How much?
5, 6, 7, 8 hundreds.
Starting today,
you're an employee
of Fei Da Express Delivery.
We bathed you
and cut your hair.
'Cause we want to change
your image.
So that you country kids
can blend in
and represent our company.
Your image is our image.
You must treasure
this opportunity.
The bikes we gave you
are your livelihood.
These are upscale
mountain bikes.
You may not have ever
seen them before.
We gave you such good bikes
for a good company image
and to ensure your efficiency.
So we can compete
with other companies.
But let me say this first.
This bike is not a gift.
When you start,
we split 80:20 with you.
We get 80, you get 20.
When you earn enough money,
the bike is yours.
After that, we go 50:50.
This is a new
management approach.
Understand?
That's a map of Beijing.
Memorize every street.
Every road.
Starting today, you're
the modern Rickshaw Boys.
Work hard!
Hey, what's this?
They hired you?
Yeah.
No bad! Let me look.
Listen to this.
What kind of material is this?
Waterproof!
You got a great job, Guei!
Work hard.
It's got different speeds.
Must be an easy ride.
Hungry?
Yeah.
Noodles!
Eat inside.
Have some meat.
It's nutritious.
Come take a look.
This is city folk.
Not happy with a big house.
Never a smiling face.
If it's me, I'd eat
dessert soup everyday.
Look, she's wearing
another dress.
Qiu, isn't she pretty?
Not against the law
to look, is it?
You know her?
She comes for soy sauce
all the time.
You see that, Guei?
A city girl!
A big pile of clothes.
So wasteful!
Stop looking.
It's not good
for your health.
Go to work.
Guei, when does the bike
become yours?
In three more days, max.
You son-of-gun!
It's been only a month...
You're gonna be rich.
Listen...
Coming.
- Liu, what about that matter?
- What?
Your count is wrong.
Didn't I tell you?
70 Yuan more.
You can go.
In two days, it's yours.
I counted,
it should be just right.
Your count doesn't count.
If we say it's OK, it's OK.
- I'll talk to the manager.
- What's with you, kid?
Wait.
He's busy.
It's only 70.
One more day and it's yours.
70 Yuan won't even
buy you medicine.
Come tomorrow.
I'll do it for you tomorrow.
- Bye.
- Bye.
I tell ya city people are no good.
They play you
when they pay you.
Play you like a fool.
It's nothing, one more day.
They can't play you no more.
Anyway you got a good job.
You get a bike in a month.
Just don't let people know
you're not from here.
Understand?
Look at you.
Brush your teeth!
Come on!
You sometimes go
to good places for delivery?
I heard there's music
in the hotel's toilet.
I wouldn't be able to pee...
Welcome.
Please come in.
Are you looking for someone?
Mr. Zhang.
Mr. Zhang?
He's waiting for you inside.
Thanks.
Wait. Badge.
A gentleman.
Slippers, sir.
In here please.
In here please.
Looking for someone, sir?
Mr. Zhang.
In here, please.
Mr. Zhang, a visitor.
You have a visitor.
What took you so long?
Finish this first.
Where's Gua?
Who're you?
Express Delivery.
Express Delivery?
What's that?
The company sent me
to see a Mr. Zhang.
I'm Zhang,
what you want?
You need delivery?
No.
Anyone needs delivery?
No. Get going.
You got the wrong person.
Get lost. People named Zhang
everywhere.
We don't care
if you're express delivery.
You pay after you showered.
But... I didn't
come to shower.
I'm here for Mr. Zhang.
Mr. Zhang sent for me.
But Mr. Zhang said
no such thing.
I am from the delivery company.
You can check this.
It's useless showing me that.
Take a look.
I said it's useless.
Anyway you pay for this.
But you asked me to get in.
I did, but...
You pay if you showered.
But you asked me
to shower!
I got in and you took off
my clothes.
You showered,
you have to pay.
Let go.
I have no money.
What's going on?
Let him go first.
Mr. Zhang,
he won't pay.
Said he's from express delivery,
looking for Mr. Zhang.
Yeah, I asked for it.
So it's you.
You can go.
What took you so long?
I waited for a long time.
So you went for a shower?
Quite a guy!
- Give me that document.
- Document?
Over there.
I am just about to leave.
Take this to Mr. Lee at 123
Wang Fu Jin Street. You hear?
Now go!
Manager, he hadn't paid.
Forget it, does he look like
he can afford it?
You're too much.
You have to work
even if you lost your bike.
What's more important,
bike or work?
Forget it, stop crying.
You're lucky the Manager
didn't fine you.
When you look for
another job, be more careful.
I say this for your good.
Hurry up and go.
You're right.
Sorry, so sorry.
It's okay.
Oh? He left already.
Don't worry,
it won't happen again.
We won't let you down again.
Oh, you still here?
Manager,
give me another bike.
Why can't you understand?
I didn't let you go
because of the bike.
It's our bad luck losing it.
And you had earned the bike.
So we don't owe each other.
But you got me in big trouble.
What you did...
put me in hot water all day.
They can ask for compensation.
Or they can sue you.
You lost your bike
and ask for another one.
Manager,
I don't want to leave.
You don't understand.
Being stubborn again.
If anything,
you don't have a bike.
What about I get it back?
What?
I can get the bike back.
You out of your mind?
Thousands of bikes
like that in Beijing.
I marked it.
You're a character.
No wonder they say
you're stubborn.
If you really marked it,
and if you can really find it
I'll give you another chance.
If you find the bike,
I'll keep you.
If you find your bicycle...
Are those your words?
Of course.
Absolutely. Jian, your dad
bought you a bike finally.
Are you done? Hurry.
Nice bike.
- It's not stolen, is it?
- Rubbish. Get lost!
- I'll go first.
- You don't have to.
My chain is loose.
You have a nice bike.
I'm leaving.
I know you're upset.
We promised but now it's off.
There's nothing I can do.
Your sister worked hard.
Now she gets into
a ranked school.
We have to pay her tuition.
I discussed it with your mom.
Your sister's
schooling is important.
Of course getting you a bike
is important too.
But we're not like others.
I just can't afford it.
You are old enough
to understand our situation.
Seeing you upset,
I feel bad inside.
Next month, after I got paid,
I'll buy you a bike.
No matter what, OK!
Let's go.
I'm tired.
Now get up.
Guei, you're so stubborn.
Are you going
to steal a bike?
Let's go.
Still waiting?
I'm leaving.
What're you doing?
What're you doing?
Stop! Hold it!
Stop there.
Don't move.
Look for another job.
Come here.
Who told you to steal a bike?
Is it worth it, a damn bike?
I don't care if you're guilty
or not. This is over.
You go back
where you came from.
Don't get me involved again.
Look for another job.
You're no longer
with the company.
Don't get our
company involved.
Leave me alone.
I'm busy today.
Tomorrow, OK?
All right?
Give me a call tonight.
- Let's go.
- You have to pay?
Oh, here's the money.
Come here.
Hey, what are you doing!
Hold it!
Stop it.
Stop!
Hold it.
Stop!
Stop!
A thief!
A thief!
Stop there!
Still trying to run?
- What happened?
- He stole my bike.
- I didn't steal.
- You didn't?
I saw him pushing
the bike away.
Chased him all the way.
Stole bike, huh?
- I don't know him.
- Take him to the police.
- Did you steal it?
- It's my bike.
It's yours?
- Where does it say it's yours?
- Don't waste your eath,
get the bike.
Take him to the police.
What?
You want to hold on?
Take the bike.
You want to hold on?
Take the bike.
Some nerve,
stealing our bike.
Watch it!
You're here?
Stay and play some.
Don't want to play.
Play while you wait.
Let's go.
Shit! Game over.
Give me some tokens.
You over?
I don't have any.
Me again?
I'd been buying all day.
Just this once. I'm buying
tokens. Wait for me.
- You saw Xiao?
- I didn't.
You saw Xiao?
I didn't.
You hold the tokens.
We looked everywhere.
It just gone.
It drove me up the wall.
The past two days.
I was afraid it's not safe.
Now look what happened?
Even I can't find it.
Shit!
Even if there were a thief,
he wouldn't know
where to look.
Besides,
no one was here.
Jian,
I didn't want to ask you.
But I have to.
Tell me, did you take it?
I didn't.
Two families together
are like one family.
You're not a child.
You should know
the right and the wrong.
This matter about losing
money is now over.
I'll take your word.
Because you're my son.
The bike I promised you...
I'll get it next month.
I'll keep my words this time.
I don't want it.
Are you mad at me?
OK, don't mention it.
Get back.
Damn it, it can't be so!
He really found it!
Wake up.
Good for you.
You people! Right out
of The story of Qiu Ju.
Everything OK?
OK. Things will work out.
I'll have mercy.
Go in.
Be careful from now on.
Good morning, sir!
Jian, let's go biking.
Wanna go biking?
You go.
Come with us.
- Let's go.
- You go. Don't bug me.
- We'll leave you behind then.
- We're going.
Look for us
at the usual place.
Don't be upset.
It's just a bike.
So you lost it.
Buy another one.
Don't let it get to you.
Is it worth it?
Worth it.
Sorry... Iet's go.
You go first.
But you have no bike...
I can take you.
I don't need you to take me.
Then, how about you
taking me?
You can't go home
without me?
Just go, stop bugging me.
Don't let it go to your head.
She is out of our league.
Come here.
- Who's that?
- Da Huan.
He's really great.
Easy... easy.
Is your bike really hot?
Stolen? Get lost, bastard!
Easy, it just a damn bike!
- Not a big deal,
if you did steal it...
- Stop the rubbish.
- Why so pushy?
- So, what if I do!
- Why pushy?
- What if I do?
- What a fatty!
- Say it again!
- Come on.
- What the heck make
you so pushy?
You teased me.
- Just joking!
- What joke?
But you're too much.
- Calling me a fatty?
- Stop fighting.
You starting first.
Just joking!
- Over a damn joke!
- Don't indulge your tongue.
We're leaving. Bye.
Wait up, Da Huan.
If you didn't steal the bike,
Iet's look for him.
Anybody knows...
where does he work?
Heard he's at some
Express Delivery.
Fei Da.
Hold it! Stop him!
Where you going?
Stop there!
Stealing bikes?
That's it.
Don't second-guess.
We're leaving.
- Where?
- Here.
You bastard!
- Why you hit me?
- Since when did you
start stealing?
I didn't steal.
You didn't?
Then how does this bike
end up in your hand?
It's because you didn't keep
your words. For years,
you promised to buy me a bike.
Every time you didn't
come through.
Said I'll get it if I get into
vocational school. I did,
but where was the bike?
Said if I rank in the top
five of the class.
I ranked fifth in the school.
Did you buy it?
Now it's her.
Because she got into
a ranked school.
You treat me like I'm a kid.
I won't believe you again.
I won't be fooled again.
Even if the parents
were wrong,
- you can't go stealing bikes.
- I didn't steal.
Then how did you
get that bike?
I bought it.
No, he stole it.
This is mine.
- I bought it myself.
I didn't steal yours.
- Let go.
How did you buy it?
Where you get the money?
Where did the money
come from?
Tell me that!
It's money
for buying my bike.
What you mean?
Money to buy my bike
is my money.
None of your business
if I want to.
- Bastard.
- Why you hit me?
You stole from your family?
- That bike is...
- So it was you.
Did you buy me a bike?
How many times
you promised?
That's it.
We know what's going on.
It was our fault.
Push your bike away.
- Why you let him take it away?
I bought this myself.
- Let go!
You can't take it away.
- Stop him.
- Who dare to?
I'll stop you. Get back.
Give me the bike.
Give me back the bike.
I bought this myself.
I didn't steal it.
You can't do that!
My mom and your dad said
it's our fault.
Paying too much
attention on me!
I think that bike
is yours too.
Even if you
bought it used.
You bought it, you didn't steal it.
It's too unfair.
Jian, we can't
let it go like this.
You give it to him
because he said it's his?
But I said it's mine,
why didn't you give it to me?
Well, you paid for this, right?
He said his bike was stolen.
He should look for the thief.
We're not thieves.
Jian, this is a bad deal.
I'd never had it so bad.
Never treated like this.
One word from you, Jian.
And we go after him
and get back the bike.
One word from you
and we'll do it.
Just say it.
You trying to be funny?
Whose bike is this?
My bike.
Still say it's yours?
He said it's his bike.
Our friend bought this.
It's mine. I marked it.
A mark? Where?
Right here.
A few scratches like that?
Hey, wait... bike coming.
A mark! So this is yours.
You want to take the bike now?
If you go out everyday,
and leave a mark on a bike
and the bike is yours?
Then you don't need to work.
This bike is originally mine.
Still say it's yours?
- We talked your ears off
and it's still yours?
- Damn it.
You're really bull-headed.
Think about it.
I'll ask you one last time.
Whose bike is this?
This bike is mine.
- Whose?
- It's mine!
Whose? Huh, whose?
This is mine.
Still yours?
Let go of me.
Still yours.
Wait. Wait.
Let's talk.
Whose bike this is...
wait.
I only know
that the day before,
he paid 500 yuan for it
at the used-bike market.
Then he replaced some parts
like the seat cover and handle bar.
He replace the spoke.
It cost 80.
And here's 20 yuan change.
See this 20?
I don't care
whose bike this is originally.
But he paid 500 for it
at the used-bike market.
So this is his now.
You go after the thief
who stole it.
But this bike is mine.
Stop the trash talk.
Wait, let me talk to him.
Regardless of what happened.
Regardless of who
used to own it.
This bike, I tell you.
I paid 500 for it.
You said your bike was stolen.
It's none of my business.
You go after the thief.
But don't go after me.
Who can prove
you didn't steal it?
- Let go.
- Get him!
Want to see
who's stronger?
- Got him! Loosen his hands.
- OK.
Quick!
Guys, let's settle this.
Tired.
We're hungry too.
What you say?
I have an idea.
Say it.
Listen to it.
If you really like this bike,
you can take it.
But Jian bought this.
No bike, what about money?
He should have
his money back.
- How much you
paid for this, Jian?
- 500 yuan.
That's it.
You pay him 500, OK?
500 yuan
and you take the bike.
And we're not charging you
for the cover. 500 yuan,
it's a good deal.
I don't have it.
I spent money on it already.
- Spent money on it? So did l!
- Who hadn't?
Don't forget the seat cover.
It was my money.
And the spoke too.
Well, what about 400?
400 yuan.
What about 400?
Four bills, OK?
You're so stubborn.
What about 300?
There he goes again.
He just won't talk.
Is it too much?
What do you say, buddy?
Give us an idea.
You're good with ideas.
We'd been here all day.
We're all tired.
Can't take it no more!
Here all day.
OK, I have one more idea.
- Good idea?
- Say it.
You and Jian take turn
with the bike.
Not a good idea at all.
You got a better idea?
Let's see if you have
anything better?
- Well, we can't come up
with anything.
- You don't want money.
This is not a money thing.
We'd been at it all day
from daylight to now.
It's dark now.
I'm hungry if you're not.
We wasted energy
on this bike thing.
Money and time too.
You know that, huh?
Here, have a smoke.
Why give him smoke?
What for?
This is called negotiation.
What negotiation?
You're a comedian.
What you say?
- What about it, Jian?
- OK.
Let's call it this way.
Take turns?
Alternate days?
You agree?
How do you work
when you don't have the bike?
Look! Mom.
See what I told you!
What're you doing here, Qin?
Let's talk about this later.
Nothing wrong with my bike.
It's a little beat-up.
But it's better than none.
What're you looking at?
Wait.
What's your name?
Guo Lian-guei.
I'm Jian.
Never can imagine this.
A maid.
Who're you talking about?
The one you ran into.
Always came here for soy sauce.
What happened to her?
She wore her boss'
high heels.
And her clothes.
Even sold some of them.
The boss found out.
What about her?
Fired and disappeared.
Gone to her hometown.
Had I known she's also
from the village...
Fire!
Oh. Not a bad bike.
- Let's go.
- Bye.
Damn you.
You take... this bike.
I won't ride it.
I don't need it.
- Here! Quick!
- Go after it!
Why are you following me?
Get lost. Stop following me!
Go away.
Damn it, there!
Stop!
Stop!
Hold it.
You're being stupid.
I don't know the way.
- Why are they after me?
- Not you. They're after me.
Go away.
Get him down.
Stop!
Not my business.
It's not my business.
- That's true.
- Then why did you run?
Damn, you're bullying me.
Don't touch me!
Let go of my bike,
not my business.
Let's go.
Stop it! Let's go!
Not my business.
That's my bike...
Don't eak it...
Give me back my bike...
Not my business.
Give it back...
Please, don't eak my bike... |
Flight 784 for San Francisco
is now ready for boarding at--
Inmate number 87645--
Cole, James.
- Jose, what's going on?
- Bad news, man.
- Volunteers?
- Yeah. And they said your name.
Maybe they'll give you
a pardon, man.
Yeah. That's why none of the volunteers
come back. They all get a pardon.
Some come back, I heard.
Please put me back!
Don't take me!
They got 'em up on the seventh floor.
They hide 'em up there.
They're all messed up in the head.
You don't know they're all messed up.
Nobody's seen 'em.
And maybe they're not messed up.
That's a rumor. Nobody knows that.
I don't believe that.
Good luck, man.
- Volunteer duty!
- I didn't volunteer.
You causing trouble again?
No, no trouble.
These are the instructions
for the first time probe.
Listen carefully.
They must be followed exactly.
All openings of your garment
must be sealed completely.
If the integrity of the suit
is compromised in any way...
if the fa ic is torn
or a zipper not closed...
readmittance will be denied.
If there are any indications
of contamination by germs...
the subject will be denied
reentry to secure population.
Please place blood sample
in receptacle provided.
There will be a socialization
class in room 700...
for citizens cited
for deviations 23-A and 96-A...
per Subchapter 6
of the Permanent Emergency Code.
James Cole
cleared from quarantine.
Thank you.
You two wait outside.
He's got a history, Doctor.
Violence.
Antisocial six.
Repeated violations of
the Permanent Emergency Code.
Insolence. Defiance.
Disregard of authority.
Doing 25 to life.
I don't think
he's gonna hurt us.
You aren't gonna hurt us,
are you, Mr. Cole?
No, sir.
Why don't you sit down,
Mr. Cole?
We appreciate your volunteering.
You're a very good observer.
- Thank you.
- We have a very advanced program.
- Something very different.
- A chance to reduce your sentence.
And possibly play
an important role...
in returning the human race
to the surface of the Earth.
We want tough-minded people.
Strong mentally.
We've had some misfortunes
with unstable types.
For a man in your position,
an opportunity.
Not to volunteer
could be a real mistake.
Definitely a mistake.
Yet among
the myriad microwaves...
the infrared messages,
the gigabytes of ones and zeros...
we find words, byte-sized now...
tinier even than science...
lurking in some
vague electricity.
But if we but listen...
we hear the solitary voice
of that poet telling us...
yesterday this day's madness
did prepare...
tomorrow's silent
triumph of despair.
Drink, for you know not
whence you came, nor why.
Drink, for you know not
why you go, nor where.
Wandering around in nothing
but his underpants...
and one of those plastic,
see-through lady's raincoats.
So, they get there, they ask the guy
real nice for some kind of I D.
He gets agitated,
starts screaming about viruses.
Totally irrational,
totally disoriented.
Doesn't know where he is,
what day of the week it is.
All they got was his name.
They figured he's stoned out of his
mind. Some kind of psychotic episode.
- He's been tested for drugs?
- Negative for drugs.
But he took on five cops
like he was dusted to the eyeballs.
- No drugs. You believe that?
- He's in restraints.
Yeah. Weren't you listenin'? I've got
two police officers in the hospital!
The medic gave him enough Stelazine
to kill a horse. He's rarin' to go.
That would explain the uises, I guess.
The struggle.
Yeah. You wanna go in there,
examine him?
Yes, please.
Is this all you have?
Ran it through your system?
No matchup. No license, no prints,
no warrants. Nothing.
- I should probably go in with you.
- No, thank you.
- That won't be necessary.
- All right.
He'll be right here,
just in case.
Mr. Cole, my name is Kathryn Railly.
I'm a psychiatrist.
I work for the county.
I don't work for the police.
So my concern is for your well-being.
Do you understand that?
Need to go!
Need to go!
I can't make the police
let you go.
But I do wanna help you,
so I--
I need you to tell me exactly
what happened tonight.
Do you think
you can do that, James?
May I call you James?
James.
Nobody ever calls me that.
- Have you been a patient at County?
- No.
- Have I seen you someplace?
- Not possible.
I need to go! I'm supposed
to be gathering information.
- What kind of information?
- Won't help you.
Won't help anyone.
Won't change anything.
James, do you know
why you're here?
'Cause I'm a good observer.
I've got a tough mind.
You don't remember
assaulting a police officer?
Why am I chained?
Why are these chains on me?
You've been in an institution
before, haven't you?
- Or hospital?
- No! Now I need to go. Need to go!
- Have you been in prison, James?
- Underground.
Hiding?
I love this air.
Oh, it's such wonderful air.
- What's wonderful about the air, James?
- Very fresh. No germs.
Why do you think there aren't
any germs in the air?
- This is October, right?
- April.
- What year is this?
- What year do you think it is?
1996.
That's the future, James. Do you
think you're living in the future?
1996 is the past.
No, 1996 is the future.
This is 1990.
- Shut up, ladies.
- Where're you taking me?
South of France, buddy.
Fancy hotel. You'll love it.
I can't go to France. I just need
to make a telephone call.
Yeah, yeah. Zip it, Daisy. You fooled
the shrink, but you don't fool us.
Let's go, ace.
All right.
Come on, come on.
There you go.
Now, lemme see your head, Jimbo.
- See if you got any creepy crawlers.
- I need to make a telephone call.
Got to get to a doctor, Jimbo. Can't
make no calls till the doctor says.
It's very important!
What you gotta do, Jimbo,
is take it easy. Relax into things.
And we'll all get along fine
if you just relax.
Let's go.
Come on, let's go.
Hey, Goines!
Yo, Goines!
Yo, Jeffrey!
- What?
- Look here.
This here's James. Now, do me a favor.
Why don't you show him around?
Tell him the TV rules.
Show him the games and stuff. Okay?
How much you gonna pay me?
How much? I'd be doin' your job.
- Five thousand dollars. That enough?
- Five thousand?
I'll wire a cheque
to your account as usual.
I'll give him the deluxe
mental hospital tour.
Kid around, makes 'em feel good.
We're pals.
You're the prisoners.
No, you're the guards.
Now you got it.
Okay, it's all in good fun.
Here's some games here.
And there's--
Get out! Get out!
He was in my chair.
Games. Games.
Here's some games.
Games that wanna get out.
See? More games.
Games, they vegetize you.
See?
If you play the games, you're
voluntarily taking a tranquillizer.
I guess they gave you
some chemical restraints. Drugs!
What'd they give you? Thorazine?
Haldol? How much? How much?
Learn your drugs. Know your dosages.
It's elementary.
- I need to make a telephone call.
- A telephone call?
That's communication with the outside
world. Doctor's discretion.
If all of these nuts
could just make phone calls...
it could spread insanity
oozing through telephone cables...
oozing to the ears of all these
poor, sane people, infecting them.
Wackos everywhere.
A plague of madness.
In fact, very few, Jim-- Jim, very few
of us here are actually mentally ill.
I'm not saying
you're not mentally ill.
For all I know, you're crazy as a loon.
But that's not why you're here.
You're here
because of the system.
There's the television.
It's all right there.
All right there.
Look, listen, kneel, pray.
The commercials!
We're not productive any more.
Don't make things. It's all automated.
What are we for then?
We're consumers, Jim.
Okay, okay. Buy a lot of stuff,
you're a good citizen.
But if you don't buy a lot of stuff,
what are you then?
What?
You're mentally ill.
Fact, Jim. Fact! If you don't
buy things: toilet paper, new cars...
electrically operated
sexual devices...
stereo systems
with ain-implanted headphones...
screwdrivers with built-in radar
devices, voice-activated computers--
Take it easy, Jeffrey.
Be calm!
Right. That's right.
You're a very attractive woman.
If you want to watch a particular
TV program, like All My Children...
go to the nurse, tell her the day,
the time the show you wanna see is on.
But you have to tell her before
the show is scheduled to be on.
This guy was always requesting shows
that had already played.
Yes. No.
You have to tell her before.
He couldn't grasp the idea that
the nurse couldn't make it be yesterday.
She couldn't turn back time!
Thank you, Einstein.
Now he, he was nuts.
He was a fruitcake, Jim.
Okay, that's it, Jeffrey.
You're gonna get a shot.
- I warned you.
- Right.
I got a little carried away...
explaining the inner workings
of the institution to Jim.
I don't really come
from outer space.
Oh. L.J. Washington.
He doesn't really come from outer space.
Don't mock me, my friend.
Get outta my chair!
It's a condition
of mental divergence.
I find myself
on the planet Ogo.
Part of an intellectual elite...
preparing to subjugate
the barbarian hordes on Pluto.
But even though this is a totally
convincing reality for me in all ways...
nevertheless, Ogo is actually
a construct of my psyche.
I am mentally divergent...
in that I am escaping
certain unnamed realities...
that plague my life here.
When I stop going there,
I will be well.
Are you also divergent,
friend?
This is a place
for crazy people.
I'm not crazy.
We don't use that term, crazy,
Mr. Cole.
You've got
some real nuts here!
I know some things
that you don't know.
It's gonna be very difficult
for you to understand it.
I'm not gonna hurt anyone!
All right.
Look,
have any of you heard...
of the Army
of the Twelve Monkeys?
They stencil this on the sides
of buildings everywhere.
Have you seen this?
Have you seen this?
Why don't you just
take your time...
and try to explain this
from the beginning?
Right, right.
It's 1990.
Okay, that makes sense.
They wouldn't have been active yet.
Five billion people
died in 1996 and 1997.
Almost the entire population
of the world.
Only about one percent
of us survived.
- Are you going to save us?
- How can I? This already happened.
I can't save you.
Nobody can.
I am simply trying to gather information
to help the people in the present...
trace the path of the virus.
We're not in the present now,
Mr. Cole?
1990 is the past. This already happened.
That's what I'm trying--
You believe 1996 is the present then,
is that it?
No! 1996 is the past too.
Listen to me. What I--
What I-- What I need to do
is make a telephone call.
I can straighten this out
if I make a telephone call.
Who would you call?
Who would straighten everything out?
The scientists. They'll want to know
that they sent me to the wrong time.
I can leave a voice mail message
that they monitor from the present.
Can I just make
one telephone call, please?
Please?
What are you doin' in the dog bowl?
Get outta there!
Who put those Doritos
in there anyway?
Yes? What?
Voice mail?
Look, I don't know--
Stop makin' that noise!
I don't know
what you're talkin' about.
Is this a joke?
I don't know any scientists.
Duanne, get out--
James who?
Wasn't who you expected?
No. It was some lady.
She didn't know anything.
Well, maybe it was
the wrong number.
No. That's why they chose me.
I remember things.
James, where did you grow up?
Dr. Railly.
I have the strangest feeling
I've met you before.
Wait. This is 1990. I'm supposed
to be leaving messages in 1996!
It's not the right number yet!
That's the problem!
I have a message for them.
Won't work.
Can't open it.
You think you can remove the grill,
but you can't. It's welded.
See? Told you.
All the doors are locked too.
They're protecting the people
on the outside from us...
when the people on the outside
are as crazy as us.
Do you know what crazy is?
Crazy is majority rules. Yeah.
Take germs, for example.
Germs?
In the 18th century, no such thing.
Nada. Nothing.
No one ever imagined such a thing!
No sane person, anyway.
Along comes this doctor.
Semmelweis!
Semmelweis comes along, trying to
convince people, other doctors mainly...
that there are these teeny, tiny,
invisible bad things called germs...
that get into your body
and make you sick.
He's trying to get doctors
to wash their hands.
What is this guy?
Crazy?
Teeny, tiny, invisible--
What do you call 'em? Germs? What?
Now, cut to the 20th century.
Last week, in fact, right before
I got dragged into this hellhole!
I go in to order a burger
in this fast-food joint.
The guy drops it on the floor.
Jim, he picks it up,
wipes it off.
He hands it to me
like it was all okay.
What about the germs? I say.
He says, I don't believe in germs.
Germs are a plot they made up so they
can sell you disinfectants and soaps.
Now, he's crazy, right?
See?
There's no right. There's no wrong.
There's only popular opinion.
You, you, you believe in germs,
right?
I'm not crazy.
Of course not! You wanna escape, right?
That's very sane.
I can help you.
You want me to, don't ya? Get you out?
You know how
to get outta here?
Yes, my son!
- Then why don't ya?
- Why don't I try to escape?
Good question. Very good question.
Intelligent.
Because I would be crazy to escape.
I have sent out word.
- I am all taken care of.
- What does that mean?
I've managed to contact
certain underlings, evil spirits...
secretaries of secretaries
and other assorted minions...
who will contact my father.
And when my father finds out
I'm in this kind of place...
he'll have them transfer me
to one of those classy joints...
where they treat you properly,
like a person, a guest!
With sheets and towels
like a big hotel...
with great drugs for all of us
nut-case, lunatic, maniac devils!
Sorry. Sorry.
I got a little agitated.
The thought of escape crossed my mind.
And suddenly--
Suddenly I felt like bending
the fucking bars back!
And ripping out the window frames
and eating them! Yes, eating them!
And leaping, leaping, leaping!
Colonics for everyone!
I'm a mental patient.
I'm supposed to act out.
Wait'll you morons find out who I am!
My father's gonna be really upset.
And when my father gets upset,
the ground shakes.
My father is God!
I worship my father!
These dramatic videotapes, secretly
obtained by animal rights activists...
have aroused public indignation.
But many scientists
vehemently disagree.
Torture experiments.
- We're all monkeys.
- They hurt you?
Not as bad as what they're doing
to the Easter Bunny.
Look at them.
They're just askin' for it.
Maybe the human race
deserves to be wiped out.
Wiping out the human race?
It's a great idea.
It's great.
But more of a long-term thing.
First we have to focus
on more immediate goals.
I didn't say a word
about you-know-what.
- What are you talking about?
- Your plan. Emancipation.
What are you writing?
You a reporter?
It's private.
A lawsuit?
You gonna sue 'em?
Yo, Jimbo.
Time for your meds.
Take a chance.
Live the moment.
Sunshine.
Gorgeous beaches.
The Florida Keys!
We'll return you to the Marx Brothers
in Monkey Business.
Monkey business!
Fetch!
Get it?
Monkey. Monk key.
What?
If you see a bearish future
in the decade ahead...
consider the changes sweeping the world
and the opportunities they offer.
And the opportunities
they offer. Ooh!
They really dosed you.
Jim!
Major load.
Danger, Will Robinson, danger.
You gotta get it together.
Focus, focus, focus.
Remember the plan.
I did my part!
What?
Not what. When.
- When?
- Yes. When.
Now. Now, Jim.
Yes! Now!
Buy! Sell!
Stocks! Bonds!
Purchase! Sell!
Yes!
No more monkey business!
No... more...
monkey business!
Yes, enhance your portfolio now.
Five hundred dollars.
I got $500. I'm insured!
Yeah! A window of opportunity
is opening now.
Now is the time for all good men
to seize the moment. The moment!
Now is the time for all good men
to seize the day!
Goddamn it, Jeffrey!
Quit playin' the fool!
MasterCard!
Visa!
The key to happiness!
Jim, seize the moment!
Jeffrey, come back here!
Go, Jim!
- Get out. Out!
- Come here, Jeffrey!
The future can be yours!
Last chance! Last chance!
Best place to go
would be Florida.
The Keys are lovely
this time of year.
Two's not working today.
Use one.
Kathryn,
this was in my box!
But I have a slight suspicion
it wasn't meant for me.
You are the most bootiful
woman I have ever seen.
You live in a bootiful world,
but you don't know it.
You have freedom, sunshine,
air you can eathe--
James Cole, right?
I would do anything to stay here
but I must leave. Please help me.
Okay, okay, okay.
Poor man.
Hey, Kathryn?
James Cole is one of yours, right?
He eloped.
Last seen, he was up on two.
Shit!
We have to know exactly
what's there so we can fix it.
Doctor, we have a visitor.
May I help you?
Excuse me?
Hey, Jimbo.
What's up, man?
All right, it's okay.
Take it easy.
- It'll be all right.
- Take care.
Take it easy.
We'll work this out, okay?
Send you back to your room. A little
milk and cookies, you'll be all right.
Just take it easy, okay?
Calm down!
Take him down!
Take him the fuck down!
I'm not gonna hurt anyone.
Dr. Railly, help me, please.
- We'll give you something to calm you.
- No! No more drugs!
James, we have to do this.
You're very confused.
Kathryn, we've been working
together for four years.
I've never seen you
like this before.
So please stop being so defensive.
This isn't an inquisition.
I didn't think I was being defensive.
I was trying to explain exactly what--
He should've been in restraints.
It was bad judgment on your part,
plain and simple. Why not own up to it?
Okay, it was bad judgment. But I have
the strangest feeling about him.
- I've seen him before and I'm trying--
- Two policemen are in the hospital.
Now we've got a security guard
with a skull fracture.
I said it was bad judgment!
What else do you want me to say?
You see that?
See what I mean?
You're being defensive.
Isn't she being defensive?
We have another situation.
- He was fully restrained?
- Yes, sir. I did it myself.
And he was fully sedated?
He was fully sedated.
Are you trying to tell me a fully
sedated, fully restrained patient...
somehow slipped out that vent,
replaced the grill behind him...
and is wriggling his way
through the ventilation system?
Watch it!
You sure fucked up!
- Where are you?
- Ah, you can talk!
My name's not Bob.
Not a prob, Bob.
Where'd they send you?
- Where are you?
- Another cell.
Maybe.
What do you mean maybe?
What's that supposed to mean?
Maybe means...
maybe I'm in the next cell.
Another volunteer like you.
Or maybe I'm in
the Central Office...
spying on ya
for all those science bozos.
Or, hey...
maybe I'm not even here.
Maybe I'm just in your head.
No way to confirm anything.
- Where'd they send ya?
- 1990.
'90! How was it?
Good drugs? Lots of pussy?
Hey, Bob, you do the job?
You find out the big info?
Army of the Twelve Monkeys?
It was supposed to be 1996.
Science ain't an exact science
with these clowns.
But they're getting better.
You're lucky you didn't end up
in ancient Egypt.
Shh! They're comin'.
The Freedom for Animals Association
on Second Avenue...
is the secret headquarters
of the Army of the Twelve Monkeys.
They are the ones
who are going to do it.
I can't do any more.
I have to go now.
Have a merry Christmas.
- Well?
- What?
Did you or did you not
record that message?
It's a reconstruction
of a deteriorated recording.
Weak signal. We have to put them
together one word at a time.
We just finished
rebuilding this.
Did you or did you not
make this call?
I couldn't make any call. You sent me
to the wrong year. It was 1990.
- You're certain of that?
- What'd you do with your time, Cole?
Did you waste it on drugs?
Women?
- They forced me to take drugs.
- Forced you?
Why would someone
force you to take drugs?
I was in trouble.
I got arrested.
I did what you wanted.
I got a specimen, a spider.
I didn't have anyplace
to put it, so I ate it.
But you sent me to the wrong year,
so it really doesn't matter.
Did you see this
when you went back?
No, sir, I don't think so.
What about these people?
Did you see any of these people?
No.
Oh, wait, wait.
Him?
You saw that man?
Maybe in the mental institution.
You were in a mental institution?
Oh, God.
Cole, you were sent back to make
some very important observations.
You could've made
a real contribution.
Helped us
to reclaim the planet.
As well as reducing
your sentence.
The question is, Cole,
do you want another chance?
Last connection going on.
No mistakes this time, Cole.
Stay alert.
Keep your eyes open.
We're thinking about the spider, Cole.
Try and do something like that again.
Just relax now.
Don't fight it.
We're sending you
to the third quarter of 1996.
Right on the money.
I don't understand!
What?
I don't understand!
- Where am I?
- I gotta find 'em! I gotta find 'em!
Help me!
I don't know where I am.
- You gotta help me find 'em!
- Jose?
- Jose!
- Cole!
Cole, where are we?
- Help me, Cole!
- Oh, God, wait!
In a season of great pestilence...
there are omens and divinations.
And one of the four beasts
gave unto the seven angels...
seven golden vials
full of the wrath of God...
who liveth forever and ever.
Revelations.
In the 14th century, according to
accounts of officials of that time...
this man appeared suddenly in
the village of Wyle near Stonehenge...
in April of 1362.
Using unfamiliar words
and speaking in a strange accent...
the man made dire prognostications
about a pestilence...
which he said would wipe out humanity
in approximately 600 years.
Obviously this plague-doomsday scenario
is considerably more compelling...
when reality supports it
with a virulent disease...
whether it's the bubonic plague,
smallpox or AIDS.
Now we have technological horrors
as well...
such as chemical warfare,
which first reared its ugly head...
during the deadly mustard gas attacks
of World War I.
During such an attack in the French
trenches in October of 1917...
we have an account
of this soldier...
who, during an assault,
was wounded by shrapnel...
and hospitalized, apparently
in a state of hysteria.
Doctors found he had lost
all comprehension of French...
but that he spoke English fluently...
albeit in a regional dialect
they didn't recognize.
The man, though physically
unaffected by the gas...
was beside himself.
He claimed that he
had come from the future...
that he was looking
for a pure germ...
that would ultimately wipe mankind
off the face of the Earth...
starting in the year 1996.
Though injured, the young soldier
disappeared from the hospital...
no doubt trying to carry on
his mission to warn others...
and substituting
for the agony of war...
a self-inflicted agony
we call the Cassandra complex.
Cassandra, in Greek legend,
was condemned to know the future...
but to be disbelieved
when she foretold it.
Hence, the agony of foreknowledge, plus
the impotence to do anything about it.
I'm going right out
to get vaccinated.
I think, Dr. Railly,
you've given alarmists a bad name.
I have?
There's real data that the planet cannot
survive the excesses of the human race.
- This is true.
- Proliferation of atomic devices.
Uncontrolled eeding habits.
Pollution of land, sea and air.
The rape of the environment.
In this context, it's obvious Chicken
Little represents the sane vision...
and that Homo sapiens' motto,
Let's go shopping...
is the cry of the true lunatic.
Please, Dr. Railly. I wonder
if you're aware of my own studies.
See you at work tomorrow.
I'll give you a call tomorrow.
Get in the car!
I've got a gun. Get in the car.
Drive.
Take my purse.
I've got a lot of cash, credit cards.
- Take my keys.
- Start the car!
Here, turn right.
Turn right here.
- Where are we going?
- Philadelphia.
- That's more than a hundred miles.
- That's why I can't walk there.
- Just let me go.
- Just drive!
- You can take the car.
- I don't know how to drive.
I went underground when I was eight.
I told you that before.
At the next--
- At the next corner, turn right.
- Cole. James Cole.
You escaped from a locked room
six years ago.
Six years for you.
Come on.
Turn around! Get goin'.
I can't believe that this
is a coincidence, Mr. Cole.
- Have you been following me?
- You said you would help me.
I know this isn't what you meant,
but...
I don't have any money.
I hurt my leg.
I've been sleeping on the street.
I'm sure I smell bad.
Do you have any food in this car?
- You have been following me?
- No.
No, I saw this...
in a store window.
I can read, remember?
Why do you want to go
to Philadelphia?
I checked out the Baltimore information.
It was nothing.
It's in Philadelphia.
That's where the ones who did it are.
The Twelve Monkeys.
Is that a radio?
Can you turn it on?
This is a personal message to you.
Are you at the end of your rope?
Are you dying to get away?
The Florida Keys are waiting for you.
Ocean waves--
I've never seen the ocean.
It's an advertisement, Mr. Cole.
What?
It's an advertisement.
You understand that, don't you?
It's not really
a special message to you.
Mr. Cole.
- You used to call me James.
- You prefer that?
James, you don't really
have a gun--
Can you turn this up?
Can you make this louder?
I found my thrill
On Blueberry Hill
When I found you
I love the music
of the 20th century.
I love this air.
Love to eathe this air!
WXBX news eak.
News as it happens.
Roger Pratt reporting.
A story eaking now is emergency crews
are converging on a corn field...
where playmates of nine-year-old
Ricky Neuman say...
he disappeared before their eyes.
Young Neuman apparently stepped
into an abandoned well shaft...
and is lodged somewhere
in the narrow 150-foot pipe.
Possibly alive, possibly badly injured,
playmates heard him cry out faintly.
- Never cry wolf.
- What?
My father said that to me.
He said, Never cry wolf.
Then people won't believe you
if something really happens.
If something really happens
like what, James?
Something bad.
Can we have some more music, please?
I don't wanna hear this stuff.
Can we hear more music?
- I see trees of green
- Oh, that's good. That's good.
I've seen them bloom
For me and you
And I think to myself
What a wonderful world
Hello, Dr. Railly?
This is Wikke from Psych Admitting.
Do you remember James Cole?
The paranoid who pulled
the Houdini back in '90?
Well, he's back, and he's--
Sorry about that. He's looking for you.
I thought you oughta know.
Take care.
It's just like I told you.
Me and my husband went ahead.
I don't know. She never showed.
That is totally unlike her.
Do you happen to know
the make of her car?
Cherokee. '94 Cherokee.
Silver.
I have done doed it, ja.
I, Professor Grossenfibber,
have invented the time tunnel!
Oh, boy!
Oh, excuse me, mister.
Have a cigar.
Excuse me, mister.
Have a cigar.
Now my time machine
is ready for experiments.
Ah, the woodpecker!
Yoo-hoo, woodpecker!
You were in my dream just now.
Hair is different.
Different color.
I'm sure it was you.
What was the dream about?
About an airport...
before everything happened.
It's the same dream
I always have.
When I was a kid.
And I was in it?
What did I do?
You were very upset.
You're always very upset
in the dream.
Just never knew it was you.
It wasn't me before, James.
It's become me now
because of what's happening.
Could you please untie me?
No, I think it was always you.
Very strange.
You're flushed
and you were moaning.
I think you're running a fever.
What are you doing?
In Fresno, California, crews continue
to attempt to rescue Ricky Neuman.
Closer to home, in Baltimore,
Kathryn Railly...
prominent psychiatrist and author of
a newly released book on insanity...
disappeared mysteriously last night
after a lecture at the university.
Former mental patient James Cole
is wanted for questioning...
regarding Dr. Railly's disappearance.
Authorities warn that Cole
has a history of violence...
and advise anyone spotting him
to notify authorities at once.
I love this music.
We don't have this.
We don't have anything like this.
What are all those?
These?
My notes, clues.
What kind of clues?
It's about the secret army.
The Army of the Twelve Monkeys.
They're the ones that spread the virus.
That's why I'm here.
I have to find them. That's my mission.
Have to locate them because they
have the virus in its pure form...
before it mutates.
When I locate them,
they'll send a scientist back here.
That scientist will study the virus.
When he goes back to the present,
he and the scientists will make a cure.
Police officers
from three jurisdictions...
apparently including
special tactical unit personnel...
have now been mobilized to control
the growing thousands of onlookers...
here in Fresno, California.
Does that disturb you?
No. Thought it was about us.
Thought maybe they'd captured us
and arrested me.
Just a joke.
I remember being very afraid
for that little boy.
All alone, down that well...
not knowing if anybody's
gonna get him out.
First time I was really afraid
when I was a kid.
What do you mean,
when you were a kid?
Never mind.
Just a prank, a hoax.
That boy's hiding in a barn.
There are omens and divinations.
One of the four beasts
gave unto the seven angels...
seven golden vials
full of the wrath of God...
who liveth forever and ever.
You won't think I'm crazy
when people start dying next month.
First they'll think
it's just some weird fever.
Then they'll find out.
They'll catch on.
Wait. Stop here! Stop the car!
Stop right here!
I was right. They're here!
You see? Twelve Monkeys!
Twelve Monkeys!
You believe me now?
Come on!
Come on!
They're here, you see?
Twelve Monkeys!
Twelve Monkeys. Come on!
Twelve Monkeys.
Wait, wait. Wait, here.
Here, do you see it?
Do you see?
I see some red paint,
some marks.
- Marks? You think that--
- Oh, this is ridiculous.
Don't--
Don't you do anything crazy.
Or I'll hurt somebody.
I am not gonna do anything crazy, but
none of this is what you think it is!
You can't hide from them, Bob.
I said, you can't hide from them.
No, sir, ol' Bob.
Don't even try.
They hear everything.
They got that tracking device on ya.
They can find you anywhere,
anytime!
It's in the tooth.
Right, Bob?
But I fooled 'em, old buddy.
They don't have to spy on me.
I'm doing what I'm supposed to be doing.
You see? Here it is again. See?
Here, follow this paint trail.
Here. It's here, see?
I am not going--
Come with me!
The paint trail goes here.
Let go of my arm!
James, we shouldn't be here.
Goddamn it!
Leave me alone!
Let's get out of here.
James, we shouldn't be here.
Please don't kill me.
Don't kill me, please!
Don't kill me, don't kill me!
Stick around, bitch.
Are you all right?
Is he alive?
Go ahead.
We're runnin' out of time.
- You can't help him.
- Oh, Jesus!
James, you killed him!
All I see are dead people.
Come on.
- Come on.
- You never had a gun before!
I have one now.
Come on. Come on!
Dragons in their pleasant palaces.
The seventh angel poured out
his vial into the air...
and there came--
You!
You're one of us.
This is it.
Come on.
Can we help you?
It's just a tape.
I'm looking for
the Army of the Twelve Monkeys.
We don't know anything about an Army
of the Twelve Monkeys so just disappear.
- Just want some information.
- Didn't you hear me?
Don't hurt her!
Please, I'm a psychiatrist.
Just do whatever he tells you to do.
He's disturbed. He's dangerous.
- Please just cooperate.
- You want money?
- We only got a few bucks.
- I told you what I want.
Get down. Lock that door.
Lock it now!
- I told you that Goines would get us--
- Shut up!
- Goines?
- Jeffrey Goines?
Jeffrey becomes this big star,
and the media latch onto him...
because he's picketing
his own father...
a famous
Nobel-prize-winning virologist.
You must have seen all that on TV.
I don't watch TV.
Is this him?
Yeah, that's him, that's him.
What are you gonna do to us?
Tell me more about Jeffrey.
Jeffrey started getting bored
with the shit we do--
picketing, leafleting,
letter-writing stuff.
He said we were ineffectual,
liberal jerkoffs.
He wanted to do guerrilla actions
in order to educate the public.
- Like this?
- He let 100 snakes loose in the Senate.
But we weren't into that kind of stuff.
It's counterproductive. We told him.
So he and 11 guys,
they split off...
and formed this underground army.
The Army of the Twelve Monkeys.
See?
They started planning
a human hunt.
They bought stun guns,
nets and bear traps.
They were gonna go to Wall Street
and trap lawyers and bankers.
They didn't do it, of course.
They didn't do any of it.
Like always, Mr. Big Shot
sold his friends out.
What does that mean?
He goes on TV and gives this big
news conference, tells the world...
he just realized his dad's experiments
are vital for humanity...
and that the use of animals
is absolutely necessary...
that from now on, he, Jeffrey Goines,
will personally supervise the labs...
to make sure all the little animals
aren't going to suffer.
What is this?
People like that aren't accessible.
You can't just barge in on them.
- It's not how the world works.
- Be quiet and drive the car.
- I know what I'm doing.
- No, you don't.
This car is stolen,
and we are in big trouble.
Big trouble.
If you don't turn yourself over to
the police, they're going to kill you.
They're going to shoot me, too,
because I'm an accessory to murder.
- You're all going to die.
- Nobody is going to die.
You're not going to save the world,
okay? You're delusional.
You've made all this up
out of bits and pieces in your head.
- No.
- Yes!
Let me give you an example.
You know Jeffrey Goines. You were
both patients at County Hospital.
Jeffrey Goines was a fruitcake.
He told you that his father was a famous
scientist who worked with viruses...
so you incorporated that information
to this cockeyed fantasy.
He didn't say his father was
a scientist. He said his father was God.
This is insane.
Prominent psychiatrist and author
Dr. Kathryn Railly has been abducted...
by a dangerous mental patient,
James Cole.
Cole was under Railly's care
six years ago...
when he made
a dramatic escape--
- What is the matter with your leg?
- I got shot.
Shot?
Who shot you?
I don't know.
It was some kind of war. Never mind.
You wouldn't believe me anyway.
What are you doing?
- We don't need gas.
- I thought you didn't know how to drive.
I said I was too young to drive.
I didn't say I was stupid.
This can't go on.
If you have a bullet in your leg,
I have to take care of it.
I'm a doctor.
I need some supplies.
Meanwhile,
in Fresno, California...
where mining engineers
continue their attempt...
to sink a shaft parallel to the one
in which Ricky is believed trapped...
authorities say there is still a chance
the boy might be alive.
You shouldn't put your weight on it.
You need stitches and antibiotics.
Lucky for you,
it's near the surface.
I love seeing the sun.
Wait.
Let me help you.
You smell so good.
You have to give yourself up.
You know that?
What are you doing? James?
- I'm sorry.
- What are you doing?
- Stop it! What are you doing?
- I'm sorry.
Let go of me!
- They find him?
- Who?
- That kid, the one in the pipe.
- You believe that?
They're lowering a monkey
down there...
with an infrared camera
strapped on him...
and a roast beef sandwich
wrapped up in tin foil.
- You're makin' it up.
- I shit you not, man.
- Life is really weird.
- A monkey and a roast beef sandwich.
Would that I could enjoy
this opulent dinner...
and this most stimulating
and exciting company...
for itself,
with no sense of purpose.
But, alas, I am burdened.
For with all this excess of public
attention and cacophony of praise...
there comes great responsibility.
I don't have to tell you all
that the dangers of science...
are a timeworn threat.
From Prometheus stealing fire
from the gods--
What friend?
I'm not expecting anyone.
But never before--
This is ridiculous.
My father's giving
a major address.
...to fear the power...
we have at hand.
Normally, if we caught a guy...
sneaking around with no I D,
we'd bust his ass.
Excuse my French.
This one says he knows you.
Since you seem to have had
a few unusual associates...
we certainly would not want
to arrest one of your closest pals.
Never seen him before
in my life.
Feel free to torture this man,
or whatever it is you do.
I'm going back to listen to my father's
eloquent discourse on the perils of--
I'm here about some monkeys.
- Monkeys?
- Monkeys, yes.
Twelve of them.
Arnold.
- You look like shit.
- You know this man?
Of course I know this man.
Arnold Pettibone.
Gee, Arnie, it's black tie.
I said, Drop by.
But it's Dad's big do--
VI Ps, senators, secret service.
You hungry, Arnie?
Real killer feast we're putting on.
Lots of dead lamb, dead cow,
dead pig.
Shall we?
Hi. How are you? Hello.
Very attractive.
The Great Escape, 1990.
Watch it! Huh?
County Hospital? Am I right?
I can't do anything
about what you're going to do.
I can't change anything.
I won't stop you. I can't stop you.
- I just want the information.
- Come on.
Hi, ladies. So nice to see you again.
Watch your step on the way down.
All right. Who blabbed?
Bruhns? Weller?
I just want access
to the pure virus.
- Virus?
- I need to know where and what it is.
I get it. I see what you're up to.
It's your old plan, isn't it?
- What plan?
- Your plan.
- I don't know what you're talking about.
- Yes, you do.
We were in the dayroom
watching television...
and you were upset about the desecration
of the planet, which I understand.
Then you said, Wouldn't it be great
to have a germ or virus...
that would wipe out mankind
and leave the animals and trees?
- You're trying to confuse me.
- You were so funny.
I told you my father
was this famous virologist.
You said, He could make a germ,
and we could steal it.
- You were so funny.
- They mutate! We live underground!
The world belongs
to the dogs and cats.
We live like worms.
I just need the information!
- Take it easy.
- You are a nutcase, completely deranged!
Delusional, paranoid.
Your process is all fucked up.
Your information tray
is jammed, man.
Do you know what it is,
the Army of the Twelve Monkeys?
It's a collection of space-case
do-gooders saving rain forests.
I have nothing to do
with those bozos anymore.
I've quit being the rich-kid fall guy
for a bunch of ineffective fanatics!
So much for your grand plot,
asshole!
My father has warned people
about the dangers...
of experimenting with DNA viruses
for years.
You processed that information through
your addled, paranoid infrastructure.
Lo and behold,
a nonprofit organization...
becomes a sinister,
revolutionary cabal!
This man is complete bat shit!
Ladies and gentlemen...
do you realize where he thinks
he comes from?
Captain Dan Miller, the man
in charge of the rescue operation...
says he has consulted with experts...
and they assure us
there will be no negative--
If you ask me, the monkey's gonna eat
that goddamn sandwich himself.
Did a man just come
running through here?
His primary responsibility
was to the missing boy.
Police say
that the body of a woman...
found strangled
in Knutson State Park...
could be kidnapping victim...
Dr. Kathryn Railly.
Anybody see someone
come through here?
The body was discovered
less than an hour ago by hikers.
But we have an unconfirmed report
that the victim...
a woman in her late 20s
or early 30s...
was savagely mutilated.
Earlier in the day, police located
Railly's abandoned car.
It was found not far from--
Any sign of him?
Nothing.
He can't just disappear.
You bastard!
I could have died in there,
you son of a bitch!
What are you thinking of...
you twisted sack of shit?
Sorry I locked you in the trunk.
I'm sick of you.
What have you done?
Did you kill somebody?
Yes.
- A million people, five billion people.
- What?
Jeffrey Goines said that it
was my idea about the virus.
We were in the institution.
It was all so fuzzy with the drugs.
Do you think it was my idea?
Do you think maybe
I wiped out the human race?
Nobody is gonna wipe out
the human race.
Not you or Jeffrey
or anybody else.
You've created something
in your mind.
- Mentally divergent?
- Whatever.
A substitute reality...
because you don't want
to deal with anything.
I would love it
if that was true.
It can be dealt with,
but only if you want to.
I can help you.
- They're after me.
- Who is after you?
We have to get out of here.
There were policemen at that party.
Party? You went to a--
Never mind.
It's important you surrender instead
of them catching you running away.
Wouldn't it be great if I was crazy?
Then the world would be okay.
- Give me the gun. Where is the gun?
- I lost the gun.
I could live right here.
You got water, air, stars.
- I'm gonna attract their attention.
- De is.
I'm gonna attract their attention
so they know where we are.
I love this world!
They're gonna tell you to put your hands
on your head. Do what they say.
I love the frogs, the spiders.
I'll be with you.
I'll help you. I won't let them--
Then I said something about cooperating,
and he said he would do that.
So I got in the car.
Thanks. And when I--
I started honking the horn,
and when I got out, he was gone.
I tell you something.
You lucked out.
For a while we thought you were a body
found down state, mutilated.
- He wouldn't do that.
- This the man he attacked?
I want to be clear
about this, okay?
This man and the other one
were severely beating us.
James Cole didn't start it.
In fact, he saved me.
Funny thing, Doctor.
Maybe you can help explain it to me,
you being a psychiatrist and all.
Why do kidnap victims always tell us
about the guys that grabbed 'em...
and they try
to make us understand...
how kind these bastards really were.
It's a normal reaction
to a life-threatening situation.
He's sick, okay?
He thinks he comes
from the future.
He lives in a meticulously constructed
fantasy world that's disintegrating.
He needs help.
Exhausted but apparently unharmed
by her 30-hour ordeal...
Dr. Railly returned to Baltimore
without making a public statement.
The author and psychiatrist
is currently in seclusion at her home.
Meantime, police have pieced together
a scenario of the series of events...
that began with escaped
mental patient James Cole--
- Sorry.
- No, it's okay.
I'm just hyper-alert.
I can't sleep.
- Did you take a sedative?
- I hate those things. They mess me up.
With the kidnapping
of the Baltimore woman, James Cole...
is now also wanted in connection...
with the utal slaying of Rodney
Wiggins, an ex-convict from Ardmore.
His body was discovered
in an abandoned theater...
not far from where Cole left 3 animal
rights activists bound and gagged...
in their Second Avenue headquarters.
Now, do they really believe that he's
going to show up here? Please.
In Fresno, California, the cornfield
that was jammed with spectators--
He's dead, isn't he?
That little boy.
He's fine. It was just a prank
he and his friends pulled.
The dramatic attempts to rescue Ricky
Neuman from an abandoned mine shaft...
ended a uptly
when playmates confessed...
that Neuman's disappearance
was a prank.
In fact, the missing child
was hiding in a nearby barn.
I found my thrill
On Blueberry Hill
On Blueberry Hill
When I found you
Congratulations, Cole.
Well done. Well done.
During your interview,
while you were under the influence...
you told us you liked music.
- This isn't a prison, James.
- This is a hospital.
- Until you recover your equili ium.
- You're still a little disoriented.
- Time travel is a very stressful thing.
- You stood up very well, considering.
You connected the Twelve Monkeys
with a famous virologist and his son.
- Others will take over now.
- We'll be back in service in months.
We'll retake the planet.
This is what you've been working for.
- A full pardon.
- You'll be out of here in no time.
- Women will want to get to know you.
- I don't want your women!
I want to get well!
And you will be well, James.
Soon.
You know, you people don't exist.
You're not real.
We can't travel back in time.
You're not here.
You can't trick me.
You're in my mind.
I am insane,
and you are my insanity.
He not only
used the word prank...
he said the boy
was hiding in a barn.
Kathryn, Kathryn,
he kidnapped you.
You saw him murder somebody...
and you knew there was
a real possibility...
he could kill you too.
You're under tremendous
emotional stress.
For God's sake, Owen,
listen to me.
He knew about the boy in Fresno...
and he says five billion people
are gonna die.
No way he could possibly know that.
You're a rational person.
You're a trained psychiatrist.
You know the difference
between what's real and what's not.
What we say is the truth
is what everybody accepts, right?
Psychiatry is the latest religion.
We decide what's right and wrong.
We decide who's crazy or not.
I'm in trouble here.
I'm losing my faith.
You sure fucked up, Bob.
But I can understand.
You don't want your mistakes
pointed out to you.
I can relate to that, old Bob.
I know what you're thinkin'.
You're thinkin' I don't exist
except in your head.
I can see that point of view.
But you could still talk to me,
couldn't ya?
I saw you...
in 1996, in the real world.
- You pulled out your teeth.
- Why would I pull out my teeth, Bob?
That's a no-no.
And when did you say you saw me?
- In 1872?
- Leave me alone!
Yellin' won't get you
what you want.
You have to be smart
to get what you want.
- What do I want?
- You don't know what you want?
Sure you do, Bob.
You know what you want.
You tell me.
Tell me what I want.
To see the sky and the ocean...
to be topside...
eathe the air...
to be with her.
Isn't that right?
Isn't that what you want?
Bob?
Jim Halperin, Philly PD.
Sorry to call you so early.
You found him? Is he okay?
No, no.
Au contraire, Doctor.
No sign of your good friend,
the kidnapper.
However, the plot does thicken.
I got a ballistics report here
on my desk.
It says the bullet you claim
you removed from Cole's thigh...
is, in fact, an antique.
And all indications are...
it was fired sometime
prior to the 1920s.
- How about I take a spin down there?
- This can't be.
You and I can grab a bite to eat...
and maybe you could revise
or amplify your statement.
You can't trick us,you know.
It wouldn't work.
No, sir.
You haven't become addicted,
have you...
to that dying world?
No, sir.
I just want to do my part
to get us back on top...
in charge of the planet.
And I have the experience.
I know the people involved.
He really is the most qualified.
But all that behavior.
You said we weren't real.
I don't think the human mind
is meant to exist...
in two different...
whatever you called it,
dimensions?
It's just too stressful.
You said that yourself.
It's very confusing. You don't know
what's real and what's not.
But you know what's real now.
Yes, sir, I do.
No, I don't know anything about...
a monkey army, Doctor.
No, nothing whatsoever.
Good Lord, if my son was ever
involved in something like that--
Yeah? Well, I'm sorry.
I think it's doubly inappropriate
to discuss...
security matters with you,
Dr. Railly.
But if it will ease your mind...
rest assured that neither my son...
nor any other unauthorized person...
has access to potentially
dangerous organisms in my laboratory.
Is that clear to you now?
Thank you so much for your concern.
Women psychiatrists!
I attended a lecture
of hers once.
Apocalyptic Visions.
She was suddenly struck...
by the most preposterous notion
about Jeffrey.
Has she succumbed to her own...
theoretical Cassandra disease?
Maybe we ought to review
our security procedures.
Perhaps upgrade 'em,
you know?
Beef'em up.
Let's consider again
our current information.
If the symptoms were
first detected in Philadelphia...
on December 27, 1996,
that makes us know that--
It was released in Philadelphia
probably on December 13, 1996.
And was seen sequentially
after that in--
San Francisco, New Orleans...
Rio de Janeiro...
Rome, Kinshasa...
Karachi, Bangkok, then Peking.
That was very well done.
If you're in there,
I have to talk to you!
It's the kidnap woman. The one
who was with the guy who tied us up.
Turn off the lights.
Turn off the light!
- What's she doin'?
- She's drawing attention to us.
I don't know what you're up to,
but you're gonna get us in deep shit.
Walkies ready,
batteries charged?
I saw you!
I saw somebody in there!
Secret experiments.
That's what they do.
Secret, weird stuff.
- Not just on animals.
- I know you.
- Do 'em on people too down at--
- Have you seen James Cole?
They're watching you.
- Takin' pictures.
- The police.
I know. Look.
I have to contact James.
It's very, very important that
he's really careful when he reaches me.
Do you understand that?
- Good.
- Who's James?
He was with me.
He spoke to you several weeks ago.
He said that you were from the future
and that you were watching him.
Bolt cutters.
Did you get the bolt cutters?
One dozen. They're in the van.
- The plans for the security system?
- All right here, committed to memory.
- You know what she's doin' out there?
- What's it say?
I can't see it.
Forget about my psychiatrist
and concentrate on the task at hand.
Your psychiatrist?
- Did you just say your psychiatrist?
- Ex-psychiatrist.
This woman was your psychiatrist...
and now she's spray-painting
our building?
What's it say?
- What?
- There's a policeman over there.
- Pretend you don't know me.
- I want to turn myself in.
- Where is he?
- James! Down!
No, it's okay.
I'm not crazy any more.
I mean, I am. I'm mentally divergent.
I know that now.
I want you to help me.
I want to get better.
Let's get outta here.
He's going. Go!
- I've seen that before.
- No, you haven't.
A guy in a Ford is chasing her
and some other guy I can't see.
No problem. It's probably
just another kidnapping...
featuring Jeffrey's shrink.
Pardon me.
Make that ex-shrink.
This is your leader?
A certifiable lunatic...
who told his former psychiatrist
all his plans...
for God knows what
wacko irresponsible schemes?
God knows what she's written
on that wall!
Who cares what psychiatrists
write on walls?
You think I told her about
the Army of the Twelve Monkeys?
Impossible! Do you know why?
Do you know why?
Because,
you pathetically ineffectual...
and pusillanimous pretend friend
to animals, I'll tell you why.
Because when I had anything
to do with her six years ago...
there was no such thing,
I hadn't thought of it yet.
Then how come she knows
what's going on?
Well, here's my theory on that.
When I was institutionalized,
my ain was studied exhaustively...
in the guise of mental health.
I was interrogated, x-rayed.
I was examined thoroughly.
Then they took everything about me
and put it into a computer...
where they created
this model of my mind.
Yes! Using that model...
they managed to generate
every thought...
I could possibly have
in the next ten years...
which they then filtered through
a probability matrix of some kind...
to determine everything
I was gonna do in that period.
So, you see...
she knew I was gonna lead
the Army of the Twelve Monkeys...
into the pages of history
before it even occurred to me.
She knows everything I'm ever gonna do
before I know it myself.
How's that?
Kweskin, you finish here.
I'll meet you there.
And if you forget one thing, I'll have
you shaved, sterilized and destroyed.
- Jeff?
- What?
You're a great man.
Fuck the bozos!
He's seriously crazy.
You know that.
There. Over there.
Okay. Come on.
- I need a room.
- Thirty-five bucks an hour.
- An hour?
- You want quarter hours?
Go someplace else.
Here's...
twenty-five, six, seven
for an hour.
Deal?
One hour, honey babe.
Number 64.
Sixth floor.
Up the stairs, end of the hall.
Elevator's busted.
She's not honey babe.
She's a doctor.
My psychiatrist.
Understand?
Whatever gets it up for you, Jack.
Tommy, this is Charlie
over at the Globe.
You know if Wallace
has a new girl?
Sort of a rookie type?
A little weird? Does fantasy acts?
Okay, you were standing there
looking up at the moon.
You were splashing through the water,
and then what?
I thought I was in prison again.
Just like that,
you were in prison?
No, not really.
Like you said,
it was all in my mind.
You disappeared.
One minute you were there,
the next minute you were gone.
Did you run through the woods, or--
I don't know.
I don't remember.
The boy in the well.
How did you know that was just a hoax?
It was?
I didn't know.
You said he was hiding
in a barn!
I think I maybe saw a TV show
about that...
when I was a kid where a boy--
It wasn't a TV show!
It was real!
Maybe this boy saw
the same TV show that I did...
and he copied it.
Look, you were right.
I am mentally ill.
I imagined all these things,
these people.
I know they're not real.
I can trick them.
I can make them do what I want.
I worked on 'em a little bit.
I got back here to get better.
- I can stay here.
- What does this mean to you?
I think I had a dream
about this.
You had a bullet from World War I
in your leg. How did it get there?
I don't know. You said I had delusions,
that I created this world.
- You said you could explain.
- I can't!
I'm trying to, and--
I can't believe that everything
we say or do has already happened.
We can't change
what's gonna happen.
And if five billion people
are gonna die, it's--
I want the future to be unknown.
I want to become
a whole person again.
I want this to be the present.
I want to stay here this time...
with you.
Do you remember six years ago
you had a phone number?
- It was the wrong number then.
- A woman answered.
It was the wrong number in 1990.
It should be the right number now.
Do you remember it?
The number.
This is my territory, bitch!
- Is this real or one of my delusions?
- This is definitely real.
Excuse me. I think we've got
a little misunderstanding here.
- Yeah. We--
- Gee, really?
Now, you just sit tight, chief.
You listen to me,
little Miss Understanding.
You think you can go around me and
peddle your ass in this part of town?
You bet your life we got
what I would call...
a major fuckin' misunderstanding.
James, no! Don't!
Put him in the closet.
Take his money first!
- You want me to rob him?
- We need cash!
Call the cops!
Call the cops!
What's goin' on?
I've got friends, man.
Don't fuckin' kill me.
No, James!
Open the door!
What the fuck are you doing?
Please don't hurt him.
Open the door.
James, come on.
Just in case--
Just in case I'm not crazy,
this is how they find us.
By our teeth.
I don't want them to find me ever.
I don't want to go back.
Step back.
You'd better load.
Police! Throw your weapons out
and come on out!
Hey! Is that the cops?
I'm the innocent victim here.
I was attacked
by a coked-up whore...
and a fuckin' crazy dentist.
Try to blend in.
Oh, Jesus!
Come on.
There's gotta be a phone
around here somewhere.
Over there. Look.
I'm gonna try that number, okay?
Let's hope it's nothing.
It's okay! We're insane.
We're crazy.
It's a carpet cleaning company.
- A carpet cleaning company?
- Yeah. No superiors.
No scientists.
No men from the future.
It's just a carpet cleaning company.
They have voice mail.
You leave a message telling
where you want your carpet cleaned.
- You left them a message?
- Yeah, I couldn't resist.
Wait till they hear this nutty woman
telling them to watch out...
for the Army of the Twelve Monkeys.
I said, The Freedom for Animals
Association on Second Avenue--
Is the secret headquarters of
the Army of the Twelve Monkeys.
They're the ones
who are gonna do it.
I can't do anything more now.
I have to go.
Have a merry Christmas.
You couldn't have heard me.
They got your message.
They played it for me.
It was a bad recording, distorted.
I didn't recognize your voice.
This.
And this.
And this.
Is everything okay?
You want anything?
Shall I put this
on your account, ma'am?
No. That'll be cash.
Can you tell me what floor
the wigs are on?
You turned the thing
into a fucking computer.
- And Fale believed it.
- You know Fale.
He's like, If you guys get nailed,
which I'm pretty sure you will...
I've never seen you before
in my fuckin' life.
Come on, come on.
Bring him through.
Drive!
What's the harm in openin' up the bag?
His eyes are taped, right?
Right?
Hello. Hello.
Wanna hear the monkey speak?
Jeffrey?
Jeffrey, I know that's you.
- I recognize your voice.
- No, you don't.
I also know all about
your warped little plan.
That lady, your psychiatrist?
She told me.
I didn't believe her.
It just seemed too crazy,
even for you.
But just in case, I took steps...
to make sure that
you couldn't go through with it.
I don't have the code any more.
I don't have access
to the virus.
I took myself out of the loop.
Too late! Too late!
We've got plans for you, Dad.
I never let myself believe it.
Now I know it's true.
Jeffrey?
You're completely insane.
No, I'm not.
There's a cross section of one of
the old trees that's been cut down.
Here I was born.
And there I died.
It was only a moment for you.
You took no notice.
I think I've seen this movie before.
- When I was a kid, I saw it on TV.
- Don't talk.
- I did see it before.
- Tall trees.
Have you been here before?
- Yes.
- When?
- But I don't recognize this--
- When were you born?
- Long ago.
- Where?
What's the matter?
Tell me.
Madeleine, tell me.
It's just like
what's happening with us.
Like the past.
The movie never changes.
It can't change.
But every time you see it, it seems
different because you're different.
You see different things.
Please don't ask me.
If you can't change anything
because it's already happened...
you may as well
smell the flowers.
What flowers?
It's an expression.
Why are you doing this?
I want to know why.
What if I'm wrong?
What if you're wrong?
What if I am crazy?
In a few weeks,
it will have started or it won't.
If there's still...
football games, traffic jams...
TV shows
and armed robberies...
we're going to be so glad...
that we'll be thrilled
to see the police.
I'm responsible for you now.
The Chinese say
once you've saved a person's life...
you're responsible for it forever,
so I'm committed.
Do you have a plan?
I have to know.
There's so little that I know.
You said
you'd never seen the ocean.
Hurry up. Come on.
Jeffrey?
You know I can't see.
Where are we?
Jeffrey? Please.
We have 9:30 reservations
for Key West.
I just didn't recognize you.
Well, you look
pretty different yourself.
It was always you.
In my dream.
It was always you.
I remember you like this.
You do?
I felt I've known you before.
I feel like I've always known you.
I'm so scared.
What time's your flight, friends?
- 9:30.
- Might be tight.
Tight? No.
My watch says 7:30.
On your normal mornin', okay.
Plenty of time.
But today you gotta take into account
your Army of the Twelve Monkeys factor.
What? What'd you say?
Twelve Monkeys.
In case you folks didn't turn on
your radio this mornin'.
Bunch of weirdos let
all the animals out of the zoo.
Then they locked up this
big-shot scientist in one of the cages.
Scientist's own kid
one of the ones did it.
They've got animals
all over the place.
Bunch of ze as closed down
the thruway about an hour ago.
And they got some thing
called an emu.
It's got traffic blocked
for miles on 676.
What do they think they're accomplishing
by releasing an animal like this...
into a city like this one?
That's what they were up to--
freeing animals.
On the walls. It said, We did it.
They meant the animals.
I think it's gonna be all right.
Tell your people if they spot either one
of them not to try and apprehend them.
They should notify us.
We have people all over the airport.
We'll take care of it.
- I know this place.
- Airports all look the same.
This is my dream.
- Your mustache.
- It's not just my dream.
I was actually here.
I remember now.
About a week or two
before everyone started dying.
Careful.
They might be looking for us.
- I was here as a kid.
- Use this.
I think you were here then too.
If they identify us,
they're going to send us someplace...
but it won't be Key West.
I'll go fix this.
I'm gonna get the tickets.
I'll meet you in the newspaper stand.
Judy Simmons.
I have reservations for Key West.
- I don't see a lot of this. It's cash.
- It's a long story.
We'll begin boarding
in about 20 minutes.
- You have a nice flight, Miss Simmons.
- Thank you.
Hello. How are you today?
I don't know whether
you're there or not.
Maybe you just clean carpets.
If you do, you're lucky.
You're gonna live a long, happy life.
But if you other guys are out there,
if you're picking this up...
forget about
the Army of the Twelve Monkeys.
They didn't do it. It was a mistake.
Someone else did it.
The Army of the Twelve Monkeys
is just a bunch of dumb kids...
playing revolutionaries.
Listen, I've done my job.
I did what you wanted.
Good luck.
I'm not coming back.
San Francisco, New Orleans...
Rio de Janeiro, Rome...
Kinshasa, Karachi,
Bangkok and Peking.
This is some trip you're taking, sir.
Is this all in one week?
Business.
Have a good one, sir.
Got yourself a prob, Bob?
Leave me alone!
I made a report.
I didn't have to do that.
Point of fact:
You don't belong here.
It's not permitted to let you stay.
This is the present.
This is not the past.
This is not the future.
This is right now!
I'm not leaving! Get that?
You can't stop me.
Anything you say, chief.
It's none of my business.
- Hey, Cole.
- Leave me alone!
Calm down, Cole. It's me.
Cole, it's me.
- Jose?
- Yeah, right, Jose.
Why'd you pull out the tooth?
That was nuts.
- Here, take this.
- What for? Are you crazy?
Me? Are you kidding?
You're the one.
You're a hero, man.
They pardoned you, and you
come back and fuck with your teeth.
- How did you find me?
- The phone call, man.
They did their
reconstruction thing on it.
The phone--
The phone call I just made?
- Five minutes ago.
- Yeah, five minutes ago.
Thirty years ago.
They just put it together.
Uh, hey, this is Cole, James.
I don't know whether you're there
or not. Maybe you just clean carpets.
Where'd you get that from?
Forget about the Army
of the Twelve Monkeys.
Man, if only they could've
got your message earlier.
Take it. You could still be
a hero if you cooperate!
Come on, James.
It's okay.
- $6.50's your change. Thank you.
- Thank you.
Flight 784 for San Francisco
is ready for boarding at gate 38.
Oh, my God!
I got orders to shoot the lady
if you don't go along this time.
- What?
- Yeah, you got that?
- They said, If Cole don't obey--
- I'll eak your fuckin' head!
You hear me?
Volunteers now boarding
at gate 37.
You see?
I had no choice.
These are my orders, man.
Just take it.
Take it!
This part isn't about
the virus at all, is it?
It's about following orders,
about doing what you're told.
Hey, man, you got a pardon.
What do you want?
Who am I supposed to shoot?
Who am I supposed to shoot?
James! It's Dr. Goines' assistant.
He's an apocalypse nut.
I think he's involved.
The next flight to San Francisco
leaves from gate 38.
If he's there,
I'm sure he's part of it.
Mr. Holtz, you wanna have
a look at this, please?
Sir, would you mind letting me have
a look at the contents of your bag?
We don't have time for this.
Excuse me.
Biological samples.
I have the papers right here.
I'm gonna have to ask you
to open this up, sir.
Open it?
Why, yes, of course.
What could be better?
Look at the planes. Hurry up.
- Excuse me.
- Ma'am, you have to get in the line.
You see?
Biological.
Check the papers.
It's all proper.
I have a permit.
- It's empty.
- Well, yes, to be sure.
It looks empty,
but I assure you, it's not.
- You don't understand.
- I don't have to.
This is very important.
There's a man carrying a deadly virus.
There, you see?
Also invisible to the naked eye.
It doesn't even have an odor.
That's not necessary, sir.
There you go.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Have a good flight.
- Who are you calling a moron?
- I am calling you a fucking moron!
- A fucking moron?
- Get your hands off her!
Hold it!
Wait a moment.
There he is! That man!
He's carrying a deadly virus!
Stop him!
Somebody, please stop him!
Police officer.
He's got a gun!
Watch it!
Freeze!
Excuse me.
It's obscene.
All the violence,
all the lunacy.
Shootings even at airports now.
You might say that we're
the next endangered species.
Human beings.
I think you're right, ma'am.
I think you've hit the nail
on the head.
Jones is my name.
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23.976
Several Million years ago
Antartica : Present day
Dr. Weir
Peter.
You see? Nothing.
Carson, get back here.
I could sit in that chair all bloody day long and nothing’ll happen.
- It’s a waste of time. -Excuse me, Dr. Weir.
He’s not even trying.
He’s the one who discovered the gene this technology responds to.
Yeah, well, he said he wish he never had it.
Really?
I know, can you believe that?
We could always test you a third time, Rodney.
That’s very funny.
We have only found a handful of people
who are genetically compatible with the Ancient technology,
and despite your heroic effortsto interface ours with theirs…
...we need every one of them to sit in this chair including Dr. Beckett.
What am I supposed to do? He’s afraid of the thing.
This chair controls the most powerful weapons known to humankind,
I’m afraid of the thing…
But every time someone sits in it
we learn something new about the Ancients who built this outpost.
Dr. Beckett should be proud he’s genetically advanced…
Not more advanced. It is a random characteristic.
This really bothers you, this whole gene thing.
Oh, clearly I am overcome with envy.
Ah, just the people I need to see.
Come with me.
We’ve gotten closer, and closer, to finding the location of the lost city
but it turns out we’ve been looking in the wrong place all along.
Now, we thought we had a stargate address.
Six symbols representing coordinates in space
that determine the location of the planet the Ancients went to after they left Antarctica.
Now, recently, we determined a seventh symbol.
The point of origin, Earth.
That’s not it.
Then your address must be incorrect.
Not incorrect, incomplete.
What are you saying, Dr. Jackson?
It’s an 8 symbol address.
What we’re looking for may be further away than we ever imagined,
but its not out of reach.
Atlantis.
Atlantis. I think we can go there.
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Apache, Black Hawk, Co a, Osprey.
That’s a lot of training for the Antarctic.
It was the one continent I never set foot on.
It’s one of my least favorite continents.
I kinda like it here.
You like it here?
Yes sir. Be there in about 10 minutes sir.
Look, we’ve been through this. I’m not your man.
Keep moving.
I’m a doctor. A medical doctor.
There’s nothing to be afraid of –
You don’t understand, I eak things like this –
This device has survived for millions of years intact -it will survive you-
Now sit down, close your eyes and concentrate.
Again, nothing.
This time just try to imagine an image of where we are in the solar system.
I think I feel something.
It could be lunch related.
Shut up, and concentrate --
What did I do?!
Get us back down there!
All inbound aircraft, we have a rouge drone that can seek a target on it’s own.
Land immediately and shut down your engines, this is not a drill! I repeat…
It’s too late. Hang on.
Break right.
I said right.
I’m getting to that, Sir.
I told you I was the wrong person –
It doesn’t matter now, just do something.
Like what?
Carson, concentrate on shutting that weapon down before it hurts someone.
I can’t see it.
Pull up, pull up!
What about now?
Now’s good.
Shut it down.
Sir, what the hell was that?
Wait for it –
Get out!
I think I did it.
That was different.
For me, not so much.
Major Sheppard is reporting the drone appears to have been incapacitated.
General O’Neill’s helicopter is unharmed and on it’s way again –
Seven minutes out.
Thank god.
Holy Crap.
Jack!
Daniel
Warm welcome.
Wasn’t me. How’d you manage to, uh –?
Keep my ass from getting blown out of the sky?
The exceptional flying of Major John Sheppard. He likes it here.
Exceptional – You like it here?
What say we cut to the part where you start talking real fast?
Ah, Weir’s in here.
Hey! Don’t touch anything.
Yes sir.
I figure the Ancients packed up their entire city and left somewhere between five and ten million years ago.
In their… flying city?
Yes.
What?
Flying city?
Well, uh, keep in mind this is the race that built the stargates
–They did everything big.
So, why’d they leave?
Why’d they leave? Um… Who knows?
We know the Ancients on Earth were suffering from a plague.
Maybe some of them were trying to start over- seeding life in a new galaxy.
Maybe that’s what Ancients do… The point is we know where they went.
Pegasus.
Yes, it’s the name of a dwarf galaxy in a local group.
After all the time is there any hope of actually meeting them?
Who knows? But isn’t that reason enough to go?
Well I’ve been choosing members for this expedition for months, Dr.
I’m not the one who needs convincing.
Oh I’m convinced. Have fun.
Uh, it’s a little more complicated than that.
We need the Zed-P-M to power the gate.
What?
The Z.P.M. He’s, uh, he’s Canadian.
I’m sorry.
Oh, the Zero Point Module, General.
The ancien power source you recovered from Praclarush Taonas,
and that’s now powering the outposts’ defenses.
I have since determined that it generates it’s enormous power
from vacuum energy derived from a self-contained region of subspace time.
That was a waste of a perfectly good explanation.
The answer’s no.
...They’re lucky, I don’t know where it came from. I just had to concentrate and
the drone shut itself down.
So you were the one.
Me?
You’re the one who fired that thing at me.
Look, we’re doing research, working with technology that’s light years beyond us,
and we make mistakes. I’m incredibly, incredibly sorry.
Well next time just be a little more careful, okay?
That’s what I said-
What the hell was that thing anyway?
You mean the drone? The weapon the Ancients built to defend this outpost.
The who?
You do have security clearance to be here?
Yeah, yeah, General O’Neill just gave it to me.
Then you don’t even know about the stargate.
The what?
Jack, you know that gating to another galaxy requires an enormous amount of power.
Yes, I do. Find another way.
There’s no other way.
You think there are more of these Zed-things in Atlantis?
Yes, and who knows what else we could find.
This isn’t just some other civilization we’re talking about, these are the gate builders.
The potential wealth of knowledge and technology,
it outweighs anything we’ve come across since we stepped through the stargate.
Well, with the amount of power you’ll need to make this trek, odds are it’ll be one way.
Yes we know
But the benefit to humanity is far greater than the risk, General.
And it is a risk that every one of my expedition members is willing to take.
They think the gene was used as a sort of genetic key if you will, so that only
their kind could operate certain dangerous or powerful technologies.
So some people have the same genes as these Ancients.
The specific gene is very rare, but on the whole they look very much like we do.
In fact, they were first. We’re the second evolution of this form.
The Ancients having explored this galaxy for millions of years before
-Major, please don’t-
Come on, what are the odds of me having the same gene as these guys?
Quite slim, actually.
Dr. Weir! Don’t move!
Who is this?
I said don’t touch anything.
I just sat down.
Major, think about where we are in the solar system.
Did I do that?
We could be on our way to discovering an entirely new Ancient civilization.
Best case scenario, we meet actual Ancients who are willing to help us.
But if we don’t, General we need him.
Sorry, Doc. I need Daniel here.
I’m talking about Major Sheppard.
Oh, don’t you have a dozen or so people already who can use the Ancient technology?
Yeah, with concentration and training they can make it work.
But John Sheppard, he does it naturally.
You know, I’ve checked into his record-
I know about the whole supposed black mark in Afghanistan,
he was trying to save the lives of three servicemen.
Disobeying a direct order in the process.
I have read your own file, General. Please.
Right.
Okay, it’s your expedition. You want him, you ask him.
That’s the thing, I have.
Really?
This isn’t a long trip so I’ll be as succinct as possible.
Well, that’s pretty succinct.
Thank you.
I told Dr. Weir, you know, that I’d think about it.
And? So? Well? What?
With all due respect, Sir, we were just attacked by an alien missile.
Then I found out I have some mutant gene.
Then there’s this stargate thing and these expeditions to other galaxies.
You know, this isn’t about you Sheppard. It’s a lot bigger than that.
Right now, at this very second, whether I decide to go on this mission or not seems to be about me
Let me ask you something.
Why’d you become a pilot?
I think people that don’t wanna fly are crazy.
And I think people who don’t wanna go thru the stargate are equally as whacked.
Now if you can’t give me a ‘yes’ by the time we reach McMurdoch, I don’t even want you.
Simon, if you’re watching this,
it means that the President has been kind enough to grant you security clearance.
I’m not going on a diplomatic mission to another country.
I’m going to another planet, in another galaxy, by means of a device called a stargate.
Millions of years ago there was a race of beings we call the Ancients…
...They created a network of these stargate throughout our galaxy,
in order to travel freely among their worlds…
…We don’t know why, but the left for another galaxy somewhere between 5 and 10 million years ago…
…taking their entire city along with them. That city was called Atlantis.
I have been assembling an expedition team…
…in order to try to find Atlantis, and hopefully the Ancients that left Earth all those years ago…
I wanna do this, Simon, with all my heart.
You know me well enough to know I could never turn down an opportunity like this,
but I wanted the chance to tell you…
the cell of the customer you're trying to reach is curently outside the covered area
Ok.
I mean I narrowed it down to about 3 things, but after a week, I ...
I don't under ... Does anyone else here speak the language these guy's are speaking?
I just need a couple of minutes to finish my work, and you're not helping by standing there.
You’ve got 5 minutes to get it going or I’m leaving it.
Everything in here has been double checked and triple checked and cleared for takeoff, leave it alone.
Look, Colonel, I don’t answer to you.
He said the same to me, Sir.
That’s what your sidearm is for.
You see, each chevron address is what tells our gate
to look for a point in space outside our galaxy, so we won’t know until it locks.
We there yet?
We’re just waiting on Dr. McKay.
It should work now.
Okay Sgt., give it a try.
The Zed-P-M should light up when it senses a conductive connection to the gate.
Can I have everyone’s attention please?
All right, here we go.
We are about to try to make a connection.
We have been unable to predict exactly how much power this is going to take
and we may only get the one chance at this.
So if we are able to achieve a stable wormhole, we’re not gonna risk shutting the gate down.
We’ll send in the MALP robot probe, check for viability, and go
Everything in one shot.
Now every one of you volunteered for this mission, and you represent over a dozen countries.
You are the world’s best and ightest,
and in light of the adventure we are about to embark on,
You are also the avest.
I hope we all return one day having discovered a whole new realm for humanity to explore,
but as all of know, we may never be able to return home.
I’d like to offer you all one last chance to withdrawal your participation.
Begin the dialing sequence.
Let me make myself clear, Major. You are not here by my choice.
I’m sure you’ll warm up to me once you get to know me, Sir.
As long as you remember who’s giving the orders.
That would be Dr. Weir, right?
Chevron three encoded.
Chevron four encoded.
Nice.
Thank you.
Chevron five encoded.
Chevron six encoded.
This is it.
Seriously, Dr., Calm down. You’re embarrassing me.
I’ve never been so excited in my entire life.
Chevron eight is locked.
Send the MALP.
We have MALP telemetry.
What is it we’re looking at?
Switching to zero locks.
The radar indicates a large room?
It’s structurally in tact?
The climactic sensors say there’s oxygen,
no measurable toxins;
we have viable life support.
Looks like we’re not getting out of this.
Dr. Weir, you have a go.
Thank you, Sir.
Let’s go people, we don’t know how much power we’ve got.
Security teams 1 and 2, you’re up first.
All other personnel will follow on our signal.
Once on the other side, keep moving,
clear the debarkation area. On my lead…
Hold on, Colonel.
We go through together.
Fair enough.
- Jack, it’s not too late for me to- - No.
- I could just grab my- - No.
All clear, it looks good.
Expedition Team, move out.
What does it feel like?
Hurts like hell, sir.
Teams one and two secure the immediate area.
Everyone else find an open space
and park it until instructed otherwise.
Who’s doing that?
Security teams, any alien contact?
Negative, Sir. Team four negative, Colonel
The lights are coming on by themselves.
That’s everyone.
General O’Neill,
Atlantis Base offers greetings from the Pegasus Galaxy.
You may cut power to the gate.
They look like ships. Spaceships!
I love it.
Dr. Weir, you have to see this.
I have a lot of things to see. Just be careful.
- I didn’t touch anything. - Relax, Major.
It’s like the entire complex is sensing our presence and coming to life.
This has got to be the control room.
This is obviously their version of a DHD
Oh, obviously.
This area could be power control systems, possibly a computer interface.
- Hey, hey. Why don’t you find out. - Right.
Dr. Weir, Colonel Sumner. Can you come down and meet me please?
We’re three levels down, come in.
Right away.
We’ve only been able to secure a fraction of the place, it’s huge.
So it might really be the lost city of Atlantis?
I’d say that’s a good bet.
Oh my god.
We’re underwater.
I’d say we’re under several hundred feet of ocean.
If we can’t dial out, this could be a problem.
- Colonel, Dr. Weir. - We’re underwater.
Yes, I was just, uh, coming to tell you.
Fortunately there’s some sort of force shield holding back the water-
Oh that is impressive, isn’t it?
Uh Dr. Beckett has found something you should, uh, see.
...In the hope of spreading new life in a galaxy
where there appeared to be none.
Soon, the new life grew and prospered, here…
- It’s a hologram, the recording loops; - Here, as before, we built a system of Stargates,
- this is my second time through. - so that fledgling civilizations
- What have we missed? - Not much. - could travel between the stars,
exchanging knowledge and friendship.
In time, a thousand worlds bore the fruit of life in this form.
Then one day our people step foot on a dark world where a terrible enemy slept.
Never before had we encountered beings with powers that rivaled our own.
In our overconfidence we weren’t prepared, and outnumbered.
The enemy fed upon the defenseless human worlds like a great scourge,
until finally only Atlantis remained.
This city’s great shield was powerful enough to withstand their terrible weapons,
but here we were besieged for many years.
In an effort to save the last of our kind
we submerged our great city into the ocean.
The Atlantis stargate was the one and only link back to Earth from this galaxy,
and those who remained used it to return to that world that was once home.
There, the last survivors of Atlantis lived out the remainder of their lives.
This city was left to slumber
in the hope that our kind would one day return.
Huh. So the story of Atlantis is true.
A great city that sank in the ocean.
It just didn’t happen on earth.
Well the ancient Greeks must have heard it from one of the surviving Ancients.
I don’t like the fact that they got their asses kicked.
Let’s see it again from the beginning.
Stop! Turn it off.
Power levels throughout the city are dropping like a stone.
What does that mean?
That if we don’t stop everything we’re doing right now, we are dead.
Please tell me this is not my fault.
- No. - Thank you.
From what we’ve been able to ascertain the city is powered by three Zero Point Modules.
Two are entirely depleted and the third is reaching maximum entropy.
When it does, it’ll die too and nothing can reverse that.
Just tell me the bottom line.
The force field holding back the ocean
has collapsed to its minimum sustainable levels.
See here, and here,
where the shield has already failed and the city is flooded.
It could have happened years ago, this section is probably more protected because of the stargate.
What if it fails completely?
It’s a matter of when, not if.
Colonel Sumner, you need to order your security team
to stop searching the city immediately.
All security teams fall back to the gate room.
It’s not gonna be good enough.
All right, well how much time do we have?
It’s hard to say. Hours, maybe days if we minimize power expenditure.
What about our own power generators?
We’re working on that, but with our most
advanced naquada power generators, the equations are coming up far short.
So we need to find more ZPMs.
Well how do we do that if we can’t search the city?
If there were more here, we’d be able to detect them.
Can we use the stargate?
There’s nowhere near enough power to open a wormhole back to earth.
Maybe somewhere in this galaxy.
That’s relatively easy.
Fortunately, some Ancient technology still uses good ‘ole fashion push buttons,
so we’ve been able to access the stargate control system
and a li ary of known gate addresses in the database.
That’s not all, look at this.
Just like the Iris on the earth gate.
Using power, using power, using power.
At least we don’t have to deal with any uninvited guests.
Colonel, assemble a team.
We need safe harbor, or better still, another power source.
Lt. Ford, gather security teams one and two; everyone gear up.
Major, I’d like you to go along.
Yes ma’am.
All right, pick an address; start dialing.
Chevron one encoded.
Rodney.
Fine
Ready MALP 4 for off-world recon.
The MALP reads full viability
and no immediate signs of activity around the stargate,
but its pitch black.
For now, we’re going to use the tried and true system of identification for inbound gate travelers.
Let’s move out.
Please, don't hurt us!
Please, they’re just playing.
Everything okay here, Sheppard?
Yes, Sir, just a couple of kids.
Halling.
I don’t know what that means.
It’s his name.
Oh, Halling. It’s nice to meet you.
Are you here to trade?
Trade, yes. We’re… traders.
Now how many times have I told you not to play in the forest after dark?
I’m just glad you’re safe.
Teyla will wish to meet with you. Come.
Parker, Smitty, you’re on gate duty.
Dial Atlantis base and let the good doctor know
we’ve made contact with the indigenous people.
Sir, if you don’t mind my asking,
I’ve noticed you’ve got a problem with Major Sheppard.
My problem, Lieutenant, is with his record.
I don’t like anybody who doesn’t follow the proper chain of command.
Yes, Sir.
What was that mask you had on?
Helps you see in the dark, check it out.
Whoa.
Let me see.
Whoa. Can I have it.
No. What’s the mask you got on?
This? The Wraith.
The Wraith. What’s that?
You don’t know?
What world do you come from?
Can we go there?
Afraid not, I come from a galaxy far, far away.
It’s Halling, I ing men from away.
Enter.
These men wish to trade.
It’s, uh, nice to meet you.
I am Teyla Emmagan, daughter of Tegan.
Colonel Marshall Sumner,
Major Sheppard,
Lieutenant Ford.
We have very few specific needs.
- We do not trade with strangers. - Is that a fact?
Well then, we’ll just uh,
we’ll have to get to know each other.
Me, um, I like, uh, Farris Wheels,
college football, anything that goes more than 200 miles per hour.
Sir, that’s not gonna mean anything to them.
Feel free to speak up, I’m just trying to eak the ice.
These people can’t help us, I’d rather not waste the time.
Each morning, before dawn,
our people drink a stout tea to ace us for the coming day.
Will you join us?
I love a good cup of tea.
Now there’s another thing you know about me.
We’re practically friends already.
We didn’t even know it was there until the sun came up.
Looks more promising than anything else these folks have to offer.
Plenty of shelter, nice little valley… location, location, location.
The city of the Ancestors is not safe.
- We can handle ourselves. - The Wraith will come.
Who are these Wraith?
We have never met anyone who did not know.
Well you have now.
If the Wraith have never touched your world you should go back there.
Oh we’d like to, but we can’t.
See, here’s the thing, Ma’am,
we’ve got ourselves into a bit of a bind.
We may need a safe place to stay for a while.
Our people have long believed that
the Wraith will come if we venture into the old city.
But, it is a belief we have not tested in some time.
Gentlemen.
Look, I don’t care what they say, that city’s worth a look.
Not to mention the possibility there could be ZPMs
there that they don’t know or care about.
What if the Wraith are the enemy the Ancient hologram lady is talking about?
All the more reason for us to have a defensible position should we need to abandon Atlantis.
Stay here and find out what you can.
Ford, you head back to the gate and report in to Weir.
Tell her we’ll have answers for her in a few hours.
Yes, Sir.
Well, guess it’s just you and me … and him.
Your leader looks through me as if I were not there.
Do I?
- No. You truly cannot return to your world? - No
Then there is something you should see.
How much further is this place?
Not far.
Tell me some good news, Rodney. I can’t do that.
The shield has held back the ocean for centuries.
And probably would have kept going for years more, but our arrival changed that.
Now it’s nothing more but a thin shell between the buildings and the water.
- We stopped exploring- - The damage is already done.
Another section of the city on the far side was flooded an hour or so ago.
Even occupying this room is draining power.
We need to evacuate the moment Colonel Sumner reports back it’s safe.
You’re saying we have to abandon the city.
The sooner we leave, the longer that shield holds.
I used to play here as a child.
I believe this is where the survivors hid from the Wraith during the last Great Attack.
Let me get it.
We mastered fire long ago.
Guess so.
What’s this?
I lost this years ago. How did you-
It was just lying right over there.
It was reflecting off the light.
Someone’s been busy, huh?
The drawings in the caves are extensive.
Many must date back thousands of years, or more.
Does this represent the destruction of your city?
This drawing far predates that.
So, what? Someone knew it was gonna happen?
I believe it happens again, and again.
The Wraith allow our kind to grow in numbers.
And when that number reaches a certain point
they return to cull their human herd.
Sometimes a few hundred years will pass before they awaken again.
We’ve visited many, many worlds.
I know of none untouched by the Wraith.
The last great Holocaust was five generations ago.
Still they return, in smaller numbers, to remind us of their power.
That’s a hell of a way to live.
We move our hunting camps around.
We try to teach our children not to live in fear, but it is hard.
Some of us can sense the Wraith coming.
That gives us warning.
We should go, it will be dark soon.
Man, days are short here.
Major Sheppard, this is Colonel Sumner. Come in.
Colonel Sheppard, this is Lt. Ford. Major Sheppard’s out of radio range at the moment.
Where the hell is he?
I think Teyla wanted him to see something.
Defensive positions! Colonel, we have gate activity here.
Colonel, three bandits headed your way.
Take cover!
- What is it? - The Wraith.
Just live it! Jinto!
Fire at that target!
Teyla!
Colonel they’re on the ground, they’re all around us!
Teyla?
They are not really there.
Do not trust your eyes. The Wraith can make you see things that are not there.
We must hurry.
Colonel, this is Sheppard.
What you see on the ground is just an illusion.
Concentrate and fire on the ships.
Fire at the ships! Fire at the ships!
- Bates, snap out of it. - They’re everywhere, Sir.
Take that thing down.
Teyla. Teyla!
Sir, the Colonel. They’ve taken him.
The gate’s coming on again. Two enemy ships approaching.
Let ‘em go, there are friendlies on board.
Look at the dialing device; burn those symbols into your mind.
Son of a…
Help! Help me!
I can’t find my father.
Here it comes.
What am I looking for?
There… another part of the force field just failed.
I don’t think we have much time.
How are we doing?
Look, if we can just buy ourselves another day, maybe we can-
The city is sacrificing parts of itself in order to maintain
these main areas, but catastrophic failure is inevitable.
Not in my wildest dreams did I hope to find the lost city of the Ancients
so completely untouched, so pristine…
and we have no choice but to walk away from this?
- In order to save it. - To save it for whom?
We don’t have enough power to send a message.
As far as earth is concerned, we’re just going to be missing; presumed lost.
We’ll be back. We’ll find a power source somewhere in Pegasus.
We have yet to hear from Colonel Sumner, we have no idea what’s out there.
We can’t wait. It is time to go, now.
Attention all personnel, this is Weir.
Stand by for immediate evacuation.
Dial the gate.
We’ve got an incoming wormhole.
- I’m reading Lt. Ford’s identification code. - Let him in.
Step in folks, move away from the puddle.
Major Sheppard!
Major Sheppard, who are all these people?
Survivors from the settlement; we were attacked.
Sumner and some of our men were taken. What’s going on?
We are in no position to help anyone right now.
What the hell’s going on here?
We were about to abandon the city.
Call back there is a really bad idea
Major Sheppard the shield is about to fail and the ocean is about to come crashing in on us.
Do you have a better place for us to go?
Jinto, you have any other address where we can gate to?
Yes, many.
He’s just a boy.
- I am Jinto. - She’s pleased to meet you.
The shield is collapsing!
I’m dialing an address.
- No wait! - She’s right.
We’re moving!
We’re on the surface.
I was hoping for another day.
It looks like we just got a whole lot more than that.
Let’s not waste it.
People listen up. No one gets to sit down
until they carry two pieces of equipment off this deck. Now let’s go.
The last Zero Point Module is depleted,
but limited power has returned now that our generators aren’t trying to hold back an ocean.
Life Support systems are working, but the planet’s atmosphere is eathable,
not withstanding the inevitable allergens.
So now could our naquada generators supply enough power to the shield for defensive purposes?
- Not even close. - On the surface without a shield; we’re target practice.
I’m acutely aware of that Major, but thank you for reinforcing it.
When can you tell me where the Wraith took Colonel Sumner and the others?
Even with the six symbols Lt. Ford provided,
- there are still hundreds of permutations- - 720.
Yes. I knew that of course… I’m just… surprised you do.
Take away the coordinates you can’t get a lock on,
and that’s you’re one. And when you find it, send a MALP.
Major, a word.
Let me guess, you’re not gonna let me rescue my people.
Major, you don’t even know if they’re alive.
You don’t leave people in the hands of the enemy.
And the fact that we are having this conversation in private
lets me know that you know damn well that it’s wrong,
and it will totally undermine your leadership.
So as ranking military officer I-
All right, just shut up and listen to me for a moment, all right?
Come on, what do we know about the Wraith.
One of the few things that we do know is that
they are the enemy that defeated the Ancients.
When we first began to use the stargate we found
on earth we got ourselves into serious trouble. Why?
- I don’t need to answer your question- - Because the people in charge
didn’t consider the ramifications before they reacted.
They took our people. How am I supposed to react?
And we’re defenseless, you said so yourself.
How do you know going off on some half-assed rescue mission
isn’t going to ing them all right back here to our doorstep?
Maybe it will, but it’s the right thing to do. Why? Because it is.
- John- - If we’re not gonna do this, and I mean right now,
let’s just turn tail and pack up. Because they’re coming-
You don’t know that.
Our people are in the hands of the enemy, Doctor.
Do you know what that means?
It’s just a matter of time before the Wraith figure out that this is the base of our operations.
I just need more information.
I mean who knows? Maybe we could negotiate a peaceful-
Peaceful? Are you kidding
We weren’t there for more than a few hours before they showed up.
Is it possible they came because of you?
And that one of these people you ought back here with you tipped them off?
- It’s possible. - See that is exactly the kind of snap decision I am referring to.
They’re not all bad people.
And you know, if we’re gonna stick around here we need friends.
Okay, I see your point.
Now you see mine.
I will not authorize a rescue mission unless
I am sure there is at least a remote chance of success.
I’m not sending more good people, including you, to their deaths.
Okay.
Are you all right?
Where are we?
Any idea what to expect?
No.
Your friend was the one who said the Wraith
would come if we went down into the ruins.
Perhaps you should have heeded his warning.
How do I know he’s not the one who told them?
Someone comes.
I’m Colonel Marshall Sumner-
No. Please.
- Take me in his place. - No, take me.
We’re the ones you’re after, right?
I’m their leader.
They have no need to explain themselves.
Yeah, I got that.
We’re receiving visual telemetry.
We can’t see anything.
No atmospheric readings at all.
Wait, what was that?
Rotate the camera.
Well… there goes that MALP.
It’s in space.
It’s in high orbit around a planet on the far side of the galaxy.
You’re sure this is the right address?
It’s the only one we could get a lock on.
Very well. Shut it down.
I’m sorry.
Come with me, Major.
Think you can fly it?
What do you say we find out?
Dr. Beckett, what was it you wanted me to see?
These cells have none of the normal human inhibiting proteins whatsoever.
That gives them an incredible ability to regenerate.
What about the movement Major Sheppard saw?
As far as independent behavior,
I say that anything he saw was caused by a
residual command language in the severed nerve endings.
All right, anything else?
The being this arm belonged to,
if I was a betting man,
I’d say it was old. Very, very old.
How old?
As long as the cells are properly nourished,
I don’t see a life form like this ever dying of natural aging the way we do.
And they’d be bloody hard to kill.
Well I don’t like the sound of that.
I don’t blame ya.
- What is that noise? - I... I don’t…
he was right here. Major!
You said you wanted tactical advantage.
All right, so you can fly that thing.
so you can fly that thing.
It doesn’t mean you can pull off a rescue.
Doctor, this is why you ought me here.
Ready?
I have no idea. This technology is so far beyond us.
We don’t have a clue what we’re dealing with. For all I know we could…
Yeah, I’m ready.
All right boys, get ready to go.
Gate Ship One, ready to go.
Gate Ship One? A little puddle jumper like this?
It’s a ship, it goes through the gate.
- Gate Ship One. - Oh no, no, no. That’s all wrong.
- Dr. McKay thought it was cool. - Oh, okay. Well it’s official.
You don’t get to name anything… ever.
Flight, this is Puddle Jumper; we’re go to launch.
All right, this is Flight. I thought we were going with Gate Ship?
Negative, Flight.
Stand by.
It’s a ship that goes through the gate. I…
Fine. Puddle Jumper you are clear for launch.
Dial it up, Lieutenant.
Be safe.
Wow. This is cool.
Looks like you got the hang of it.
I’ll tell you what Lieutenant
a lot of fighter pilots would kill to fly this thing.
It’s like it reads your mind.
Did you do that?
I was just wondering where we go from here.
I’ll take that as a ‘yes’.
So how do we find them once we land?
Well I’ve been thinking about that too.
Now I’m thinking about a nice turkey sandwich.
Worth a try.
Lock and load.
All right, teams of two.
Learn what you can; lay down the defenses as you see fit.
I wanna be able to light this place up if we have to.
- Two clicks and you’re clear to talk. - Yes sir.
Do not engage the enemy.
You’re with me.
You must feel hunger by now.
I thought getting in was gonna be the hard part.
That’s the first one we’ve seen.
The moving dot should be him.
Over there.
Yeah, that’s you.
So, we got ourselves a Life Signs Detector.
You can name it later.
- Major. - Shh.
- Are you all right? - How did you find us?
- Is my son alive? - He’s well and waiting for you.
- Where’s Colonel Sumner? - He was taken by the Wraith.
We don’t know where.
- How about when? - Not long.
I knew something had to go wrong.
This is Stackhouse, go ahead Sir.
How ‘bout a diversion a little bit?
- We’re gonna need to make some noise out there. - Yes, Sir.
Rig up the C4 to blow a hole
and get these people out of here on my signal, all right?
I can find the Colonel with this, there aren’t that many Wraith around.
I should be able to do this.
If I’m not back in 20 minutes, blow the cells and get out.
You’re the only one who can fly these people out of here.
Yeah I’m gonna fly us all out of here, including the Colonel.
I’m saying I should be the one to go, Sir.
Twenty minutes, I’ll find him.
What do you call yourself?
Colonel Marshall Sumner, United States Marine Corps.
So little fear.
Is it valor or ignorance?
We traveled through the stargate as peaceful explorers.
You must eat,
yet you resist your hunger. Why?
Why have you taken my people prisoner?
You trespassed upon our feeding ground
Feeding ground?
All living things must eat.
In this I am sure we are similar.
You feel hunger even now,
I can sense it.
Yet, you resist. Why?
Why do you care?
Hunger… is distasteful.
Looks to me like the food didn’t agree with him.
There we are quite dissimilar, Colonel Sumner.
We don’t require
our food to agree with us.
What do you call your world?
What do you call your world? What do you call your world?
Earth.
It is not among our stars.
No.
Tell me of earth.
How many more are there of your kind.
Thousands? Millions? More?
Our feeding ground has not been so rich in ten thousand years.
Your will is strong.
This one begged for his life.
Is that the kind of treatment I can expect for myself and my people?
As I have said, all living things must eat.
Then we’re done talking.
I think not. Kneel.
I have not tasted such strength in so long.
Go to hell.
Earth first.
How many years must I take from you
before you tell us what I wish to know?
Or shall I take them all?
Where is this new feeding ground?
I won’t...
Bring him.
How’s the hand feeling?
Much better.
I’m sorry to hear that.
How did this come to you?
I don’t remember.
Light it up.
Cover.
That has to kill you.
How’d you find me?
Tread marks, standard issue. Sir, let’s go.
You don’t know what you have done.
We are merely the caretakers for those that sleep.
When I die the others will waken.
All of them.
What’s she talking about?
How many are left?
Sir, we need to leave.
Bates, we’re on the go.
- So are we. Colonel Sumner? - Negative.
Dr. Weir!
We’re getting reports in from all over the city.
Some… uh… pretty interesting stuff.
We’ve only been able to provide power to certain sections,
but even then, the things that are coming up are just-
I should never have let them go.
For what it’s worth,
you made the right decision.
Give them time.
Major, the Jumper is secure for the moment,
- but we have a big problem. - Lieutenant, take our six.
I’m gonna take them back to the Jumper.
Be right behind you.
There’s nothing there.
I was sure I saw something.
Only what the Wraith wish you to see.
Firing your weapon will reveal our position. Come on.
Get in!
Thank you, Sir.
Let’s try not to make a habit of this.
We have incoming!
Okay, now what am I thinking?
Everybody okay back there?
We are well enough.
Hope that was the hard part.
Crap.
I don’t think we’ve gotten to the hard part yet.
What can we do?
We’re safe as long as they can’t see us.
They don't have to. There’s only one way for us to go.
The minute we activate the stargate they could start shooting blind
and blow us away on our approach.
Then how can we get through?
We have to draw them away from the gate and double back.
Be prepared to dial the gate on my mark.
You see anything like a weapons console over there?
Try and go invisible again.
I tried, it must be damaged. Dial the gate.
Gate activation!
Raise the shield.
Be ready to punch in your code on the next pass.
What’s the range on these things?
Do we have an identification code?
Nothing yet.
Enter your code. Hang on.
I’m reading Lt. Ford’s IDC.
Let him in.
Give them a few more seconds.
We’re going too fast.
I know.
Reactivate the shield!
Ladies and Gentlemen, Welcome to Atlantis.
Please remain seated until the Puddle Jumper has come to a full complete stop.
- I guess this is home now. - Guess so.
I’m thinking of a little place with an ocean view.
Out of the way.
Major, Lieutenant, I thought the occasion merited opening this.
Compliments of General O’Neill.
Cheers.
You did good, John.
I don’t know about that.
Hey, there was no way you could have saved Colonel Sumner.
I have to live with it.
I’m beginning to think you were right, I have made things much worse.
I haven’t made us many more friends out there.
No? Look around you.
I agree, Major Sheppard.
You have earned both my friendship and that of my people.
With our help you will make many more friends.
How come I never make friends like that?
You need to get out more.
We’re in another galaxy. How much more out can you get?
Is there lemon in this?
One more thing Major.
It’s something I’d like you to sleep on.
- I have a few thoughts for it myself, but- - Thoughts for what?
Who the members of your team might be?
My team?
Well you are the ranking military officer now,
or do you need to be reminded of that?
We need to get back out there; do what we came to do.
You do realize I could get us into all sorts of … trouble. Ya ready? |
- Kiss! Kiss! Kiss!
- It's for the fans...
What is it?
What is it?
That scared me.
Who is it?
What is it?
Who is it?
Who is that woman?
Chae-rin!
Episode 3
Chae-rin!
When you said you could never
come back to me again,
is this why?
Do you really have to get married?
There were so many reasons why I
should have gotten married
while there was no longer
a reason not to...
that's why I did.
Are you sure you won't regret it?
I don't regret it now...
and I won't in the future.
Then do you love her?
What are you doing, Mong-ryong?
Chun-hyang is waiting for you.
Sorry, you were in the middle of a
party with your friends.
Go on back.
I'm going to be here often,
but I guess I won't be able to
contact you anymore since
you're married.
Congratulations on your wedding.
Mong-ryong, the wedding cake is ready.
It's time to cut the cake.
Listen, Chun-hyang,
may I leave first?
I don't feel very good...
Sure, you can leave.
Everyone did a great job.
Mong-ryong doesn't know
anyone but himself.
How can a ide be happy without her
husband at the wedding ceremony?
It's okay.
Anyway, I was worried about
the cake since it is so small.
It's better for us.
Let's go in.
If you accept me,
I want to go to you.
That's enough!
You're like my younger other.
You're not a man.
I'll be back to pick you up
when you're done.
Then, do you love her?
What are you doing?
Are you here in this place,
which doesn't fit you, to look cool?
You've watched too many movies.
Did you enjoy the cake?
Of course...
I ate my runaway husband's part too.
Do you remember how we talked
about marriage on that idge?
I thought at that time that it didn't
make any sense,
however, it happened anyway.
You regret it, huh?
Yes!
Hey, groom, let's do it well.
Hey, ide, let's do it well.
You should've ought some cake
for me, too.
Mong-ryong! Mong-ryong!
Mong-ryong!
Oh, my gosh, I'm late!
You're, so petty, Chun-hyang!
Award for the best student...
Namwon Jeil High School
Junior Class 6, Sung Chun-hyang.
This person received the best scores...
Wow, your bike is great.
Come here, come here.
Welcome to the club, Mong-ryong.
Traitor...
The wife receives an award
while the husband gets punished...
What an extreme couple you two are!
Hey, Mong-ryong!
Are you going to make noise
while your wife gets her award?
On your fist, on your fist!
You're really petty, how could
you leave without waking me?
Do you know how hard I tried?
I called your name a hundred times.
Who was the one who didn't move
and acted like a dead man?
Hey!
Where did that evil person come from?
This is my left profile.
Zoom out.
This is my full body shot.
Long...sit down and do it.
Hey, hey, hey!
Where are you looking at?
Do it right!
Do it again!
Dan-hee, do you really
have to be an entertainer?
Hurry up, do it again!
Hello, I'm Han Dan-hee
from Namwon Jeil High School.
Chun-hyang 1st place.
Mong-ryong, 298th place...
So there is a difference of
30 cm between you two...
Next time, make it less than 20 cm.
What!
Honey, how can he improve so suddenly?
Then you want Chun-hyang to go down?
I told you make the difference to 20 cm,
which means Mong-ryong
should be within the 200th place.
That's really too much.
I knew you weren't good in your studies,
but I didn't know it was this bad.
Good for you, Chun-hyang.
It seems that your name came
from your father's dream of a dragon?
Are you sure that it was a dragon?
Wasn't it a snake or an earthworm?
Hey!
Then you should act in a way
that is deserving of your name.
If you want to try, I'll help you.
However, you should call me teacher.
Am I crazy to learn from you?
He should study as much as his hot temper.
Chun-hyang, you're so cocky...
You told me to tell you
if I wanted to study,
I want to,
so teach me.
What's wrong with you?
Don't you know what table
is used for a meal and for study?
I'm used to this. This is more comfortable.
Mind your own business.
You're so tacky...
Whether I am or not,
mind your own business...
Mind your own business
It comes out automatically doesn't it?
Who said that first?
I'll ask you if I find something
I don't understand. So keep studying.
Hey!
It's a habit.
Habits are really scary, huh?
I'm used to this while you're
used to studying on the floor.
I have a question.
- What?
- How do you spell apostrophe?
What?
Apostrophe, I see it every day
but I don't know how to spell it.
Hurry up and show me how to spell it.
Apostrophe is apostrophe!
You see.
That's what we call superficial studying.
You should study in depth.
Forget it. I'll find out myself.
I have another question.
How do you say
mind your own business in English?
What?
You don't know that either.
You don't know how to say
an expression you use everyday.
Forget it. I'll find out myself.
I know how to say that.
You write it like this.
What are you doing?
A student studying
is the same as a worker working!
You think making a living is for fun?
Geez. Study hard and have a good life!
Let's go!
What are you doing?
My bike has a flat tire.
Then walk.
Actually, I didn't sleep well last night
so my legs hurt.
Faster, faster...faster, Chun-hyang!
Can't you go a little faster?
How can you be so weak
after all you ate for eakfast?
Then, you pedal.
My legs hurt
and I didn't even eat eakfast.
Faster. Chun-hyang
with iron legs and iron arms.
Faster, faster!
I'm sorry, are you okay?
Oh, dear, where does it hurt?
There?
It must really hurt.
Are you okay?
Why do you start when you can't win?
What?
You keep saying that you're smart.
It isn't because you don't study
but because you're dumb, right?
What if I prove that I am smart?
Huh, what will you do?
Let's see, shall we bet?
Bet?
Why?
Are you scared?
Who said that?
Fine! Let's do it!
Okay!
Hey! Give me a ride!
If you're ready, you can start.
Yes, candidate no.1, Hwang Ji-young.
She is 170 cm tall, 34-25-35.
Her specialty is belly dancing.
I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
When will we ever finish like this?
Bring them out in groups.
Candidates no. 77, 78, 79.
Please come in.
They haven't even recuperated
from their plastic surgery.
You want me to make a
commercial for plastic surgery!
I'm sorry!
Today's audition is a total failure.
Prepare the second audition right away!
You scared me.
You start from volume 2.
Who is the smartest student
in this school?
Your wife.
Except her.
Assemble all the top students
in each class.
I have a favor to ask you.
I have to get a good grade on this exam.
I heard you guys are the best
of this school.
You will need to make an
extra effort for me this time.
You!
If I win, you have to do that!
I keep my promises.
However, it will be really difficult to
reduce the difference between us.
You can't cry and
ask me to take it back.
Of course!
There are only 15 days left
until the exam.
Good Luck.
He's so simple!
Sung Chun-hyang,
you're digging your own grave.
I'm going to show you in two weeks!
17th, Chae-rin's Birthday
There's only a few days
left until her birthday.
I'll be back.
Okay!
Honey!
Our Mong-ryong went to school
very early this morning to study.
What's so special about that?
- Mong-ryong, are you getting home now?
- I'm home.
Hey! Mong-ryong...
Thanks.
Chae-rin, I have something
to tell you.
What?
How are you going to surprise me
again today?
Shall we first have a drink?
Okay.
Let's eak up.
What?
It's been three months.
Isn't it time we're getting
tired of each other?
You know when we first met, we promised
to be light and cool about it, right?
You're not upset, right?
It's a very special birthday gift.
I appreciate the gift but I
can't share the meal with you...
I've got to go.
I always wanted to do that.
You're not upset, right?
Happy birthday, Chae-rin.
What are you doing?
You told me you didn't want it.
Just one bite.
You said you didn't want any and
now that I've made it, you want it.
If you want some, make it yourself.
Let me have some!
What are you doing?
Hey!
Chun-hyang!
You're so petty!
I don't want any!
It's me, Chae-rin...
Mong-ryong went to the bathroom.
The bathroom?
Yes, he'll be right back.
No, it's okay.
I'll call him another time.
Mong-ryong...
Listen...
What?
You eat all this ramen.
Forget it, I don't want any.
You eat all of it.
Go on and eat.
You eat all this and
study hard.
You need to be strong
physically and mentally to study hard.
If you have decided to study,
you should do it well.
The exam is in a few days.
Eat well and be strong!
Eat, eat, eat...
1st Sung Chun-hyang.
190th Lee Mong-ryong.
Lee Mong-ryong,
I accept that you're smart.
Chun-hyang, Chun-hyang!
Your husband is getting punished
by the teacher.
What?
Lee Mong-ryong,
tell me the truth.
I didn't!
You little!
How did you jump up 100 places
in one time without cheating?
It doesn't occur to you
that maybe I studied hard?
Who do you think you are
looking at me like that...
Teacher,
there's a misunderstanding!
Mong-ryong would rather
get a 0 than cheat.
I saw it with my own eyes.
He was threatening
the other students who have good grades.
What?
What did you do with those students after
you lined them up in front of the bathroom?
You forced them
into cheating for you.
No, I borrowed their summary notebooks.
Ask them.
They're scared of you.
They're not going to tell the truth.
Did you really cheat?
Is that how you got the score?
Yes, I cheated...
I cheated.
That ignorant little!
Mong-ryong!
Mong-ryong!
If I cheated, that means I lost.
About singing in front of
my father if I lost,
you sing to him because I don't
think he's going to like my singing.
Don't sleep in class...
You told me to tell you if I wanted
to study. I want to, so teach me.
How do you spell apostrophe?
Teacher!
I'm sorry, but I must prove
my husband's innocence.
Go ahead.
Now I'm going to show you evidence
to prove that Mong-ryong didn't cheat.
This is the seating chart on
examination day.
No one smarter than Mong-ryong
sat around him.
The only elite student in the range
of Mong-ryong is him.
Cho Young-ho, the 5th place student
at this school is in the range of
Mong-ryong, who has 1.5 eyesight.
However... There was a huge wall
between the two.
Therefore, considering the circumstances,
it was impossible for Mong-ryong to cheat.
He could've exchanged papers.
That's a good point.
It could've been possible.
However, do you know
who the proctor was?
It was Mr. Myung-dal Oh, aka,
the mine field of Jeil High.
It is even more difficult to exchange
papers than to cross the DMZ.
However, the most
certain evidence is this...
The rest of the class gave the wrong
answer on this question,
for which Mong-ryong had
the right answer.
Will you still insist that he cheated?
No, what I meant was...
Wow! Good job! Wow!
Why are you here?
Did the school send you to catch me?
Lead and follow as husband and wife.
What do you want to do?
What does that mean?
It means that if the husband skips off,
then so does the wife.
I don't want to lead and follow
as husband and wife so go.
I'm sorry for doubting you.
Can't you forgive me
with a ibe like this?
What is this?
This is the gift I made for you.
Isn't it pretty?
Pretty? You want to give me
a gift after you doubted me?
Oh, you're so petty.
Forget it if you don't want it.
Who said I didn't want it.
It's not bad...
You were better than I thought.
I didn't think you could do it.
That's right, we have a bet.
So you accept that I win.
What?
Now, we are going to award
the student with the best test results.
Junior Class 6, Sung Chun-hyang.
Award, Junior Class 6, Sung Chun-hyang.
This person received the best score...
The principal of Jeil High School...
Be quiet!
Principal of Namwon Jeil High School...
Park Kwang-duk,
Principal of Namwon Jeil High School.
I'll take the accessories in my car.
Okay, then let's go directly to the
Namwon shooting site.
Is there something wrong?
You don't look good.
No, it's nothing.
I'm afraid someone's going to blame me for
taking advantage of my junior as an intern.
Taking advantage of me?
No, I'm grateful. I wanted to do this.
Hello.
Who is that?
Mr. Hak-do Byun.
He is the president of our entertainment
agency. He's producing this film, too.
He got that picky director,
Ho-taik Im, to join the team.
I'm going to do my best.
This is hilarious.
Everyone wants to become
an entertainer.
We can be entertainers, too.
Have you arranged the meeting between
Director Im and the new faces?
Yes, we'll see him at the Namwon
shooting site.
The car is waiting for you.
I dressed well today, but
I don't know if you'll like it.
What is that?
Oh yes, they are the actresses that got
disqualified at the preliminary audition.
We're screening it again.
You should instead look
on the internet!
Give me the remote control.
Tell this girl to come to the
Namwon shooting site today.
That girl? Today?
She lives in Namwon.
Make sure you contact her.
Everyone says I have a great body,
I'll show you my side profile, too.
I heard Director Ho-taik Im is here.
Where is he?
That must be him. He looks scary.
Oh my gosh, that's...
Isn't that Soo-hyun Lee?
She's so beautiful.
Her face is so small.
But Dan-hee, are you really going
to have an audition here?
Yes! I'm going to become
an entertainer!
Since they asked you to come here,
maybe they're going to use you right away.
I guess so!
Oh, my gosh! Oh, my gosh!
Don't get too excited, Dan-hee.
It might be a trick.
Knock on wood.
Don't listen to him.
Everything will be okay.
Wait for me here.
I'm going for the audition.
Hey, how dare you go there
by yourself?
Hey! Look at yourself.
It's cool.
If you hang around here
and get caught, you'll be in trouble.
It's embarrassing.
Let's go.
Let me look a little more.
It's so interesting.
- Go to the car and rest.
- I'm sorry...
That's just a hat.
Hey, you shouldn't be here.
Geez, this is so embarrassing.
Let's go.
Mong-ryong.
Chae-rin...
What are you doing here?
Are you looking for me?
What's wrong with you?
Are you sick?
Oh, it's my head...
Chae-rin! Are you okay?
Step aside.
Excuse me.
Step back!
Where is the security guard?
I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
- I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
- This is the third time we've met.
Are you not going to
recognize me again?
Mister, what are you doing here?
Here, drink this.
I ought medicine for fatigue,
colds headaches and indigestion...
Where are you exactly sick?
In my heart.
It hurts like it's ripping me apart.
What are you talking about?
I got dumped.
So, no medicine can cure me.
Wait, there is one medication
that can cure me.
I'm going to go buy it,
will you come?
So are you part of the staff?
What do you do?
I can't say exactly what it is.
- However, I do a little bit of everything.
- I see.
Normally, a handyman does a lot
of the work without a specific job.
Just a little bit of everything.
That must be hard.
I have a favor to ask you.
What is it?
I need to urgently find a prop for a scene.
Will you help me?
I don't know Namwon very well.
A prop?
What kind of prop do you need?
Um...let me see,
it's a laundry bat.
A laundry bat?
The one they used to use to
hit laundry with to make it clean?
They one you hit laundry with?
Yes, that's the one.
It's pretty difficult to find these days.
If you can't find it, will you get fired?
Possibly.
If we can't, we'll make it ourselves.
Let's try to find it.
Anyway, Mister, you really must do
a little of everything.
There's not much that
doesn't go through me first.
You're sounding like someone
I really don't like.
Being cocky.
Excuse me.
Do you have a laundry bat?
Not, I don't.
Excuse me.
- Do you have a laundry bat?
- Here you are!
We found it!
We found it, Mister!
- How much is it?
- It's $30.
How can it be that expensive?
Cut it in half and give it to me for $15.
No, I can't sell it for less than $30.
Then, we're not going to buy it.
Let's go.
Then give me $20.
I'm not buying it if it isn't $15.
She's really tough.
Okay, then give me $15.
Thank you.
It's so pretty.
How do they make it?
Are you interested in these things?
Yes, this is still a secret business idea.
Later, I'm going to make
accessories for business.
If you like it, why don't you buy it?
I can't buy everything I like.
Let's go, Mister.
It's a relief you found the prop.
Thanks to you.
If you're grateful,
you should treat.
Two Chinese buns please.
This place has really good fish cakes, too.
Try one.
- What do you think? It's good, right?
- Yeah, it's good.
Ah, it's hot...
Are you okay?
Yeah.
Alcohol is medicine?
This is what you were
talking about?
Yeah.
It's medicine for when
you get dumped.
You don't know how effective it is
because you're still underage.
Stop. You're not even feeling well.
Stop it, you already had too much.
Let go!
- Goodbye!
- Be careful.
Mister.
This is the most expensive hotel in
Namwon and you're staying here?
I guess you're richer than you look.
More than I look.
Thanks for inging me here.
Thanks to you, I'm taking a taxi.
Go on in.
Okay, bye!
One moment, please.
Should I wait?
What should I do?
Mong-ryong.
Listen, I'm going to be late tonight.
Chae-rin is really sick.
I think I have to stay with her.
Really?
When are you coming home?
Well, I don't know.
You want me to wait?
No, why would you wait for me.
Go on in and cover for me.
If you had asked me to wait,
I would have.
If you get into trouble by your father,
it's not my problem.
Don't go, Mong-ryong.
You weren't sleeping?
Are you okay?
Will you stay with me
for a little bit?
I'm getting punished.
I'm being punished for belittling
your feelings and hurting you.
You done nothing to deserve
punishment.
It was hard because I liked you but
that's not getting a scar.
I'm grateful that I was able to
care for you.
Mong-ryong.
So if you really cared
about that man,
then be grateful that
you were able to.
Then, you'll be able to forget him
with much less pain.
Go to sleep.
I'll stay until you fall asleep.
He really didn't come home...
We'll be back.
Chae-rin was sick so I was taking
care of her and I fell asleep...
So, is she okay?
Yeah...
did you wait long?
Are you crazy?
Why would I wait up for you?
Hey, it looks like it.
You've got dark circles
under your eyes.
It seems you couldn't sleep because
you were waiting up for your husband.
I'm swollen because I slept too much!
Mind your own business!
Why is Mazinger Z coughing?
If Mazinger Z is sick,
she must call for Dr. Kim.
Dr. Kim! Mazinger Z is...
This is the fist of Mazinger Z.
You evil man.
Hey, wait up!
How was the audition yesterday?
Don't even ask...
that CEO person, called me
to come and he disappeared.
He just didn't recognize my talent.
Hey! Give me the ball!
There's another guy like that...
was her name Chae-rin,
or something like that?
She's all about her makeup.
He has such a bad taste in girls.
Why? She's pretty rich and luxurious.
Even if I were him,
I would like her too.
Sung Chang-Hyang!
Wake up!
It's because you are acting so stupid,
he's already sleeping outside and
thinking about another woman.
I really cant stand it!
CEO, here's the estimate you asked for.
Just leave it here and go.
Yes. I'll put it right next to you.
CEO, you have such a
good sense of rhythm.
I'm so sorry.
Namwon Jeil High School
Autumn Festival
Who will be this year's
Romeo and Juliet?
Last year's Romeo and Juliet went
to college and are dating.
I guess the legend is correct.
Legend?
The school sure had
a lot of legends.
Every year the King and Queen
of the graduating class
get the leading roles in the play.
They say if you really
kiss on stage,
you'll be in love for the
rest of your life.
Isn't that so romantic?
It's childish.
They made up a legend so they
could kiss.
He's really got a talent in sarcasm.
I wonder who will be picked this year.
Of course, the girl's going to
be Chun-hyang!
If it were someone else, I don't know
but since it's Chun-hyang, I accept.
There's really no one special
at this school.
Wait...if I get picked as the King...
Then she and I will be
Romeo and Juliet?
I don't want that...
The 35th Jeil High School
King and Queen results
on the vote for Romeo and Juliet!
Hey. They look at your grades,
too, right?
It's a popularity vote, why would
they look at your grades?
You couldn't even get into
the top 10.
Congratulations Chun-hyang!
Great job!
Hey, Chun-hyang,
are you going to do this?
I don't think I'll be very good...
What are you talking about!
It'll be a memory that will stay with
you for the rest of your life!
And that Ki-nam Nam has been
in love with you for a long time.
I heard there was a kiss scene.
A married woman can't do that.
All the people in Namwon
will be watching.
- Give it up to a single person.
- It's acting, what's wrong with it?
Married actresses have kissing scenes on
TV where the whole nation can watch.
So you're going to do the play
with that cheesy guy?
Mong-ryong, are you afraid your
wife's going to have an affair?
If you're worried, you can be
in it too and keep watch.
Why would I take part in this
childish school play, why?
You think I'm crazy?
I swear on that moon.
On that moon that is dyeing that trees
in the silver light.
Don't swear on that fickle moon.
No, no, you two have fallen
in love at first sight...
You think this shows your love?
- Mong-ryong got the part of nanny?
- That's the only part that was left.
He shouldn't have been so
stubborn and joined in early.
Don't swear on that fickle moon.
It changes every month.
Your love won't change, too, will it?
Are you going to leave me like this?
What is your wish this evening?
Very good. Go on in.
We'll end it here for today.
Everyone memorize their lines
for tomorrow.
Staff, please come here. There are a
lot of things for you to prepare...
One minute, Chun-hyang!
We need to make the costumes
and accessories
and all the teachers
recommended you.
They say you'd be better
than anyone else.
- Do you think you can do it?
- Of Course.
Another em ace.
Hold hands.
Another em ace?
Hold hands again and
another em ace.
What kind of play has
this much touching?
This is an erotic play.
I can make clothes
and accessories...
But what about props like
swords and shields?
Mister!
What ings you here?
I don't want to hear that it's childish
just because it's a school play.
I'm asking too much, aren't I?
I got your help last time.
It's not even a very hard request.
Really?
Thank you so much.
If it's a play, don't you
need a sponsor?
Well, it'll be great if we had one
but who would step up for a
high school play?
Isn't that the president of
Dodo Entertainment?
It is. Who's he with?
Wow, so he does actually smile
like that, huh?
Director Baik.
Connect me to the principal's office
of Namwon Jeil High School.
Swear on yourself which is
equivalent to a god for you.
Juliet, I will swear again
on the moon
Are you okay?
Oh dear! You should have walked...
It's really big!
What props did you say
you needed?
Try this on.
It's pretty.
Is it pretty?
You try this on.
Sung Chun-hyang!
Hey, your kiss scene.
Are you really going to do it?
Of course.
I've been waiting for this chance
for a long time! Chun-hyang!
That little!
Oh, Juliet, accept my final kiss!
Everyone ready for the
final rehearsal?
But where's Juliet?
I'm here.
Look at this!
It's so not like you.
Don't fall in the middle of it.
Well, that looks perfect on you.
Don't stare at me.
It scares me when you do that
with your slanted eyes.
You shouldn't be scaring all the
young guests tonight.
Yes, Mister.
Yes, I received all the props.
Thank you so much.
Are there a lot of people?
Well, some.
It's just a school play.
Really?
I think I need to round up
the audience.
May I ing some friends?
Of course!
Please, come, please.
Okay, I will.
Do the actors have anything else
scheduled after this scene?
No, nothing.
Was the play at 8?
But what part is
Mong-ryong playing?
I don't know, he won't say.
He's been rather cold.
Hello, Mr. and Mrs. Lee
What are you doing here, Chae-rin?
I'm here for work and I wanted to
see all of you.
But are you going out?
Oh, Mong-ryong and Chun hyang
are in a play.
So, we're on the way to their
school to watch it.
You came all the way here...
That's great.
If Mong-ryong's in it,
I can go, too, right?
Let's sit where we can see.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee.
Oh, you're here.
Yes, I got here early and
saved the best seats.
Thank you.
Who's this?
She used to live next door to us
in Seoul.
She and Mong-ryong grew up like
other and sister.
Oh, really.
But, there are only three seats.
There's no seat for her.
Even if it's uncomfortable
we can try to squeeze in.
No, I'll watch from over there.
Okay.
Come in, come in!
Mister!
That's the VIP seating area...
Mister! Not there, go sit somewhere else!
If they ask him to move after he sits
down, it'll make him feel bad...
Mister, not there! Not there!
I'd like to thank everyone for
joining us this evening.
Mister.
You can't sit here.
This person is...
I like this seat.
Your eyes will hurt because
of the lighting
and you ears will hurt from
the music here.
The seat over there is much better.
I'd like to introduce the president of
Dodo Entertainment, Mr. Hak-do Byun.
Now do you think it'll be okay
for me to sit here?
Of course.
To be honest,
these are the best seats.
Save me!
Come here!
Who is it? Who?
I don't know either...
Juliet!
- I swear on that happy moon.
- She's my child, but she's so pretty!
Don't make any promises.
If you want to, promise on yourself.
You are my sun
You are my life.
You are my tears.
Please, accept my honest love.
Juliet! Juliet!
You can't die.
I will follow you.
A world without you
has no meaning.
Accept my final kiss.
Romeo!
Nanny?
It's not time for the nanny to
come out yet.
You mother is calling for you.
What are you talking about?
Go on back.
No, not me, you go back.
Hurry up, I tell you.
Myung-wol, Gae-wol, Yeon-wol,
everyone hurry in.
That's right, that's right...
And the last to come in...Chae-rin!
All the girls, unequaled in beauty,
are here in this little Namwon.
Everyone, sit down.
No matter what the new governor
threatens me with,
I'm not going to accept it.
There was no word from
the new governor, right?
She's exaggerating.
- Why is she sharpening the knife?
- That's what I mean... |
You really!
Are you joking?
Episode 4
No, I'm not!
Chun-hyang!
Hey, what are you doing?
Ouch, it hurts!
Hey! Did I do it on purpose?
It was an accident!
Accident!?! I knew you were ignorant,
but this is too much!
- Are you finished?
- No, I'm not!
I know you two are fighting but
what about me?
You get out of here!
Good Luck!
Hey, where's Chun-hyang?
I need her to go with me to meet
the president of the entertainment company.
I heard that the president
was really famous.
- Yeah.
- You think he'll meet with you?
Chun-hyang made this all happen
for me. The play, the props...
It was so she could get me
and that president together!
If I become an entertainer,
it will all be because of Chun-hyang.
Director Baik,
hurry up and get the car!
Mister!
I enjoyed the play.
You're a great actor.
It was a flop.
But, were you really that
important of a person?
I didn't see you that way.
That's really incredible.
Really? I didn't see you that way either.
You are pretty incredible yourself.
Mister!
What should I do with the props?
I'll send someone
to pick them up.
I'm sorry I'm in the
family's dinner.
Oh, don't be sorry,
you're just like family.
Ever since she was young she was our
neighbor, so she's just like family.
Oh, to Mong-ryong,
Chae-rin is just like an older sister.
So I guess to Chun-hyang,
Chae-rin is going to be a sister-in-law.
If Chae-rin is Chun-hyang's sister-in-law,
then is Chae-rin's Mom is
Mong-ryong's mother-in-law?
Chun-hyang, Chun-hyang, Chun-hyang, you're
so lucky, you have two mother-in-laws.
Holy...
That's a ead knife.
Chae-rin, I already cut it down for you,
so eat this one.
Thank you.
Have a bite.
Is it good?
Mom, you eat a lot, too!
Oh, my son-in-law, you eat a lot, too.
Oh, your lips are torn.
Sorry?
Your passionate kiss made your
lips tear.
Mom...
The two of you are so passionate,
how could your lips not tear?
Mom...!
What? Eat your meal!
Please, eat, Mrs. Lee!
- Miss sister-in-law, you too.
- I had a wonderful dinner.
I had a wonderful dinner, too.
Chae-rin, I'll see you soon.
- Goodbye, I'll see you soon.
- Goodbye Chae-rin.
- Bye
- Goodbye
Mom! Why don't you go with us?
Chae-rin, it was just an accident.
You know that, right?
- Don't misunderstand.
- I know
Anyway, is your lip okay?
Let me see.
Are you sure she is just the girl
next door? They look so dangerous!
What is so dangerous? She's
more of a sister than a real sister.
Don't worry about it.
Let's not misunderstand each other.
It wasn't a kiss but an accident.
It was my fault but I don't
feel very good about it either.
Why do you feel bad?
A wrecked car like you crashed
into a luxurious sedan like me.
Oh, it still hurts...
Who would doubt you being Mazinger Z?
Her lip must be made of steel, too.
Let's not act like we know
each other at school, too, okay?
I'm the one who
should be saying that!
I'm taking care of Class 6 too,
because Mr. Son Jun-sik
left for a business trip.
- Why do we have to join classes with them?
- If I knew, I would've skipped class...
- Is there a sport
boys and girls can do together?
- Yes, there is.
- What is it?
- Dodge ball.
- Then you're going to play dodge ball.
Hey, throw the ball!
Mong-ryong! Are you throwing the
ball softly because it's your wife?
- What?
- What I meant was...
Give me the ball!
What the...
Stop it!
Sincerity can move heaven.
The flower finally blossomed.
Who was that?!!
Are you the king of dodge ball?
Why did you kick the ball?
Whose fault was it?
Stomp harder!
You can stomp on only one
while I can stomp on two.
No way! This is not something that
requires power but skill.
First you should aim correctly and
control the power.
Did you see?
- Don't make me laugh.
- You want to bet?
- Let's see who can stomp on it
to make it the flattest.
- Bet? Okay.
I win. Give me your head.
- One more time?
- Of course!
Hello! I've ought
the props for Chun-hyang.
Thank you.
And I'd like to talk about
my future with you,
if you would just
give me a moment.
Listen, I don't know what Chun-hyang
told you but I don't have free time.
I thought that...If it's you,
you could make my dreams come true.
Director Baik, take care of the rest.
Are you Dan Hee Han?
Do you know me?
I was the one who called you
to the film location.
I saw your videotape too.
I'm the director of
the Dodo Entertainment Agency.
You know what jewelry cutting is, right?
There are so many stones on the street.
I'm the one who finds
the best stone and cuts
it to give it the
most beautiful shine.
How much cutting will I need?
A cut here and a cut there...
Right, right...
Maybe three thousand dollars.
That much?
It's not easy to become an entertainer!
Otherwise, everyone would
become an entertainer.
If the entertainment agency invests 100,
you should at least invest 10.
I agree.
You seem to understand me well.
I really like you.
- Let's do it well.
- Yes.
Thanks for the drink.
What? Sure.
Hey! What are you doing?
Why are you staring at me like that?
He's tricking you!
He asked you for money.
Why are you getting involved
in my business and exaggerating!?!
All you have is power.
Mind you own business!
- Iron arms and iron legs,
can you project them too?
- Whatever...
Oh, Chae-rin, are you in Namwon?
Now?
Sure I have time.
I'll be right there.
- Put the trash box in its place.
- You put it back!
Why are you still here?
I think I lost my wallet.
What shall I do?
I knew it watching you
jumping around like that...
You did a good job.
You're so ignorant...
What shall I do?
You should look in the trash cans.
I'm leaving now...
She must be going through
all the trash like a dummy...
Where did it go...
What are you going to do if
I find it for you?
You're not going to
meet Chae-rin?
Today is not the only day.
Hey, it's cold, let's go.
You don't even have that much
money in your wallet.
No, my father's picture is in it.
It's the only one I have.
Hey! I found it!
Bring one for me too...
- We're home.
- You're finally home. Sit down.
Chae-rin!
You said you had something important
to do, were you two together?
- You two use separate rooms, too.
- Yeah.
Isn't this what I gave you
when you graduated from junior high?
It is...and it's the same picture.
You still have this?
Don't misunderstand, I'm fine now.
I can return this to you too.
Mong-ryong, are you
still uncomfortable with me?
No...I just don't want you to be
uncomfortable because I like you.
Mong-ryong, when I got dumped,
you said you were grateful that
you were able to like me and
I thought about that.
Thanks for liking me.
I don't know why I didn't realize
how wonderful that was.
Chae-rin.
So, you don't have to return this.
Say something while you're eating.
This is very unique.
It's really pretty.
It's pretty?
You want it?
Thanks. But do they sell these?
Where did you buy it?
Oh, Chun-hyang made it for me.
Really?
It seems she made it especially for you,
is it okay you give it to me?
It's okay. I'll ask her to
make another one.
Is it all right?
- It's okay.
- Thanks.
Is she on a march?
Why is she walking so fast?
Oh, my feet hurt, maybe it's
because of the new shoes.
- Does your leg hurt?
- Yeah
I can make another one?
What do you mean?
I'll be shot before I make another one.
Hey, Are you trying to choke me to death?
- You almost got hit by that motorcycle!
- I saw it!
You're lying!
I saw you not paying attention!
I saw it!
Hey, hey!
You're pulling on my clothes!
If you feel bad about me pulling on
you to save you, then pull on me too!
- Who said that was the reason?
- Then what is it?
I didn't want to be petty and say it
but how could you give someone else
something I gave you?
What?
That's what you're mad about?
If you didn't like it, you should've said
so. You said it was okay back then.
Did I say it was okay?
You said it was okay.
Han Dan-hee.
When is the date you talked about?
It's been postponed.
I have a part-time job.
I'll be going first.
Why is she suddenly working?
How do I know?
She must be trying to make money.
You did? Oh, no.
You did a great job.
Even if I was an intern you're going to
include me in the farewell party, right?
So, is the filming all done?
Yeah, by the weekend.
Oh, I guess I won't be able to
come down so often to Namwon.
It's too bad.
But, you know that phone attachment?
This? Yeah?
No...it looks good.
Chun-hyang's really good at making those.
Really?
Let's eat!
Chae-rin! Look, there are so
many nice ones!
- This is pretty too!
- It's okay!
I'll buy you one. This is
much nicer than that one.
Why? Did Chun-hyang tell you
to get this back?
Actually, she made it so
I would get better grades.
I guess she feels a little bad.
Can you give it back?
- What's this fish bun for?
- Fish? It's a Golden Carp!
Look, it's golden...
I bought it from the
best place in Namwon!
Aren't you going to eat it?
Then, I'll eat it with Ji-hyuk.
I got this back. Can't you see it?
What is it?
It's what my wife made me.
When did I give it to you?
Chae-rin gave it to you.
I had to apologize and got it back
from her, why are you like this?
You're a large-eyed
Herring and obstinate.
That's right I am. But do you
even know what a Herring is?
You're really petty, Chun-hyang!
But what is a Herring?
A Herring is a fish?
Welcome.
How much would you like?
- Fill it up, please.
- Okay.
You know I'm giving you more for
this than it's worth, right?
Yes, thank you.
You tell Dan-Hee you're lending this to
her and give it to her.
What is it?
What's all this money for?
She's working like crazy to save
up $3,000.
I don't want to see her suffer,
so I sold my motorcycle.
Why does she need so much money?
- She said she needed it if she wanted
to become an entertainer.
- What?
- Hey, what's this?
- You better get over here!
Hey, what's this?
Hey!
Mister, will you really make Dan-Hee
a star if she gives you $3,000?
What?
If she gives you that money,
will you give her plastic surgery to
make her pretty, make her a star,
put her in a movie and commercials?
Are you now asking for a favor
with money?
It seems it's your specialty to shock,
confuse and belittle others.
It's no longer fun.
What?
$3,000? If that money will stop you from
bothering me again, I'll give it to you.
Director Baik, take them out of here.
It seems $3,000 is nothing to you,
but to someone else, it's money they
have to work to death for and
for another person, they had to sell
their most precious item to get it.
My friend has dreamt of becoming
a star since she was 5.
So, she put all her trust in what
you said.
It is terrible and petty to take advantage
of someone else's dreams and hopes.
Let's go.
Director Baik, what is going on?
What did you tell them?
Do you think $3,000 is nothing?
You were ready to give it to him!
I'm that desperate.
I can go back right now and beg
that president.
You got married so that you wouldn't have
to give up your dreams.
Why can't you understand me?
Because what I thought would be the
easier road is harder.
Chun-hyang...
Chun-hyang, is that you?
Oh, what are you doing here?
I had something to do with my friend.
Oh, anyway, I had wanted to see
you once.
Why? For what?
I'm sorry about that last time.
Knowing it was a gift from you,
I shouldn't have taken it from
Mong-ryong.
That wasn't your fault.
Mong-ryong doesn't know how to
be considerate of others.
That's not true.
The gift I gave him when he graduated
from junior high school, he still has it.
That's how considerate he is. I'm sure he
gave it to me because I kept asking him.
I put soft-hearted Mong-ryong
in an uncomfortable position.
I didn't know Mong-ryong was
so soft-hearted.
I returned it because Mong-ryong seemed
so concerned about you getting hurt.
Mong-ryong has no idea.
Is he still following her around?
I knew it from the beginning but it
still makes me feel bad and I know
there's no loyalty between us, but
I still feel betrayed.
Chun-hyang! That means you like...
Nevermind. That's not a good thing.
An answer to a fling is another fling.
I'm going to pull in the line I've
been working on.
What line?
You are so pretty!
What? A group date?
How can Chun-hyang do this to me?
How could she take Dan-Hee to that?
She's ready to have a fling.
That woman, really!
I went to visit France last month.
Oh, say something in French!
Hey, tell them about your trip
to New York.
But how can all three of you be
so beautiful?
Shouldn't such beauties already
have boyfriends?
Someone with so little taste...
Chun-hyang, I know how to read
palms, I'll read yours.
Yeah! Yeah!
Hey, let's go and have some fun
at a night club, huh?
Let's toast to Director Ho-taik Im's
film making it
to Cannes, Venice, and
to the Oscars!
Cheers!
Director, you suffered a lot making
this film in the cold.
I feel very good about this film.
You have great talent in planning.
You did a great job.
Every staff member did a great job!
All the costumes and accessories
were perfect for the film.
Thank you.
Everyone really did a great job.
Let's all make a toast.
To our film becoming a jackpot!
Cheers!
Oh my gosh! What are you doing?
I know you like it.
Mong-ryong!
You've been bothering my woman
for a while now.
Your woman? Who's your woman?
You cheese ball. Get out of here.
What?
You little!!!
Hey!
Mong-ryong!
What are you doing?
Mister!
What are you?
Are you okay?
I'm okay but since we argued that
last time and now that you've
saved me, I'm grateful but
also embarrassed.
Don't you feel the same way?
Let's just leave it at both of us
being sorry and embarrassed.
I was wrong that last time,
I'm sorry - Director Baik...
I'm sorry...
I'm really sorry...
Will you forgive me?
I'm really sorry...
Please stop, it's okay.
You just need to be sorry to her.
But I don't think we're the only ones
who should be sorry...
Is it okay for high school students
to be here?
Sorry? Oh, that's...
Let's get out of here.
I have something to give you too.
Hey, now, where are you going?
Now, it's an old man?
Chun-hyang, why don't you stop?
What are you doing?
Who are you to interfere?
Do you know each other?
If we do, we do.
Who are you?
Me? Chun-hyang is my wife.
Do kids these days call the girls
they like, their wives?
No, I'm her husband.
She's a married woman.
A married woman?
Didn't you say you were a high school
student?
I am. I'm a high school student
and a married woman...
Mong-ryong!
You wild woman!
This is all your fault!
So, why did you get involved?
You made it into a bigger problem.
Hey, I'm the one who beat up that
cheesy guy! Did that other man do
anything else but give him a look?
That's why you're a child.
You can't discriminate between
heaven and earth, you just hit first.
The power to stop all things
with just one look!
That's a real man and adult.
Power in a look?
Is he the famous Robot 28?
Does light come out of his eyes, too?
You're not even at my level
for a conversation.
- That...!
- Hey, don't get mad.
At her age, of course she's going to
want to meet other boys.
She must feel bad about not being able to
do other things now that she's married.
That's not it! She did it on
purpose to make me feel bad.
So...do you feel bad?
What? She's doing that on purpose!
Ugh, you're going to get it, Chun-hyang!
Chae-rin, I'm going to go.
Hey! Mazinger Z! Isn't this a little rude
to the person who fought for you?
Forget it!
Forget what? I'm going to tell
everyone you went to the night club.
Me? Chun-hyang's my wife.
No, I'm her husband.
She's a married woman.
An affair?
Who started it first?
Oh, I've got to stop caring...
That's right.
Tomorrow's dad's memorial...
I have to go to his gravesite.
I have to take Mong-ryong too...
Urgh! Why did we have to fight now?
The power to stop things
with his eyes!
That's a real man and an adult.
Hey, knock! What?
Listen...I'm going to make ramen,
you want some?
You go on and enjoy.
But do you think ramen will be enough?
You should add sesame oil and butter
so it'll be nice and cheesy
and have all that power in your eyes.
Forget it.
You obstinate large-eyed herring!
Hey! I know that a herring
is a fish!
Then what's obstinate?
You little...
Obstinate? Obstinate is adamant.
Then what's adamant?
- I'll be back.
- Be back early.
Okay.
Oh, my back.
Mom?
Where did she go?
I don't know.
She said she had to go out.
She's not going to meet that
eye man, right?
My personal statement should
be here somewhere...
Dad's Memorial
How important was his other appointment
that he couldn't make it to
his father-in-law's memorial?
He has a meeting about his entrance.
You know his situation with grades...
I wanted to show him his
son-in-law...
I guess your father
doesn't have that luck.
Mother!
I was late buying these flowers.
I heard you had a meeting at school.
Sorry! I moved it to next week.
Mother sent this to you.
Oh, I'm so grateful.
Did you buy a ticket?
Of course...
Your father must be waiting, hurry!
What are you doing? Hurry up!
You sit with your husband.
No, I'm going to sit here!
What are you doing?
Chun-hyang's father...
Your son-in-law is here.
The daughter you loved so much,
Chun-hyang grew up well and
got married too.
Oh, you...you should've lived a long
time with me and met your son-in-law
and your grandchildren...
You're a bad man for leaving...!
My mother does this once every year.
She says she has to let out all the
tears she held in for the year with
my dad so she can endure another year...
I used to cry with her when
I was young, but I don't now.
If I cried too, my father would be left
here alone worrying about us.
Do you feel sorry for me?
Then be good!
I don't feel sorry for you so why
should I be good?
Anyway, thanks for coming.
I'm not that rude.
Where is she?
Mom...Mom!
Hey, call her!
I can't help it if something urgent
came up...The next bus?
The bus I'm on is the last bus...
You know that grandma's house, right?
Go sleep there tonight and you can
take the bus tomorrow morning.
I'm hanging up, bye!
Mom, you drive me crazy!
Oh, I'm so tired!
Walk a little slower.
Is this the right house?
Yeah...
Grandma...Grandma...Grandma!
Oh...is that you Chun-hyang?
- Grandma!
- Yes, dear...
You must be hungry
so sit down and eat.
Grandma, did you know
we were coming?
Huh?
You think I can see the future?
But you had all the food ready?
I didn't know.
I really didn't know.
You must be tired, rest!
Grandma. After eating,
I'm going to go to your room.
I can't sleep when someone else is
in the room with me.
There's only one empty room so the
two of you go in there.
Sorry?
And I sleep so deeply that I don't hear
a thing, so don't worry about me.
Chae-rin, I can't make it back. We
came for my father-in-law's memorial...
and the bus...got cut off, so, I'm stuck
here on the mountain!
I can't go anywhere.
So, you and Chun-hyang are alone
on the mountain together?
- You want me to come and get you?
- You don't know where this is...
Mong-ryong!
Hello! Hello!
Hello! Hello!
Oh, really...
The sweet potatoes are ready.
It's hot!
Burn! Burn!
Burn! Burn! Burn!
Burn! Burn!
Burn! Burn! Burn!
Lee Mong-ryong! What are you doing?
What is this! Hey! Hey!
I really want to go to the bathroom!
What?
Chun-hyang are you there?
Yeah! Oh, a guy with so much fear.
Hey! Chun-hyang,
I'm scared so say something.
Hey...Chun-hyang.
Stop playing around...
Lee Mong-ryong!
Dummy!
On a mountain, people are scarier
than ghosts, don't you know that?
It all depends on the person.
What's scary about you?
I'm not scary?
You want me to be scary?
Lee Mong-ryong!
What are you doing?
Are you a little scared now?
You want me to be scarier?
Hey! Can't you take a joke?
It seems you don't know
how scary I can be,
if you do that again,
you're dead!
You want to eat this?
It looks really good.
Okay.
Look at the stars. There are so many.
They're really pretty. They say a
star is born each time a good person dies.
Too bad for you.
There's nothing you
really want to do?
Yeah.
You say that so easily.
I envy you sometimes.
I think having a goal would be great.
You set a goal, too.
You say that so easily. I don't know
what it is I'm supposed to do...
I have the motivation to follow through
if only I had a goal.
- It should be ready. Oh, it's hot!
- Did it burn you? Oh, geez...
I'll go in first.
Come in later after you
take out the fire.
Hey! I'm going to eat all of this!
Director Baik, is everything ready?
Yes, the car is waiting.
Set up an early meeting tomorrow.
We're going to review all the
new synopsis.
No...let's stay one more night and
leave tomorrow.
I have someone to see.
Yes...
We found it!
We found it, Mister!
- How much is it?
- It's $30.
How can it be that expensive?
Cut it in half and give it to me
for $15.
Now what!
Oh, my gosh! So, the two of you
slept together again?
Hey! Be quiet!
What, everyone knows you two
are married. And, and what...?
What do you mean?
That's it.
That's it?
You told ghost stories and roasted
sweet potatoes...
You two played house...Why can't you
two cover anymore ground?
Even with just that, I'm embarrassed
to look at him!
You have no idea!
Mister!
What ings you here?
- Are you finished?
- Yes.
I'm on my way to Seoul. Do you have
some time?
What's this? That man.
That's the night club eye man!
- Why is he here looking for
Chun-hyang again?
- I don't know.
He's the president of a famous
entertainment agency.
Do you think he wants to make
Chun-hyang into a star?
Chun-hyang? Is there a reason
to bankrupt Korea's movie industry?
Your husband must not be
very happy with me.
He's not very happy with anyone.
Don't worry about it.
My ill-fated destiny has made me
take him as my husband!
You said you couldn't have
everything you wanted right?
If you really want something, shouldn't
you be fortunate once a while?
Oh...this...
Are you really giving this to me?
Next time we meet, we'll meet
as business partners.
President Chun-hyang.
I'll buy your first item.
Well, after I look over your proposal.
Wow, it's so pretty.
Chun-hyang can't sing...
She has no talent...
She only has blind motivation...
Maybe he's trying to take advantage of
an innocent girl and take all
our money...
Chae-rin!
Mong-ryong!
What ings you here?
It feels so weird, since we were young
I was always first before you...
I went to school first. I went through
adolescence first...
and I thought of
course I would get married first...
So, do you feel bad?
A little...
I'm upset that I didn't even know you
were making this kind of decision.
Moreover, I'm upset that I didn't know
what kind of person you were earlier...
Chae-rin...
I'm going to Seoul today.
When I get there, I don't want to
talk to you anymore.
What?
I can't see you anymore!
It's burdensome to see you.
Why?
Why can't you see me?
Because, I feel bad.
And because of that I get selfish.
And I can stand that,
but it makes me mad.
Son!
What's wrong with you lately?
What are you so serious about?
Is it because of Chae-rin?
Chae-rin says she can't see me.
Why?
She says when she sees me, she feels
envious and mad. That...that...
Chae-rin...she likes you.
That means she really likes you.
When she sees you, she wants you but
because she can't have you,
she gets mad.
She really likes you.
What, you're going to see her now?
Can't I go?
No.
Don't you see me here next to you?
You?
I'm sitting here as your wife.
I can't leave you right now.
You know that right? Right?
Yeah...we promised.
You hold off on running to Chae-rin
and run somewhere else.
Where?
You can run towards the school
Chae-rin attends.
Hangook University?
Yes. When you have a target,
you run hard to it.
I won't stop you from going there,
so, make a run for it.
With your grades now, it's going to
take everything you've got.
GO Hangook University
Winter...
Spring...
Summer...
Fall...
Dan-Hee, you are prettier
without make-up.
Only those without natural beauty
put all that stuff on.
A jewel that is polished, shines better.
What are you doing - you pick one too.
- Now that we're college students,
we need to have at least the basic make-up.
- I'm okay.
Is it because you're worried
about Mong-ryong?
He's number 3 on the waiting list, right?
It must really be tense.
It's more comfortable to have just
plainly be rejected.
That's something to be proud off.
You must be feeling great!
Yeah, I do.
But even if he does go to college,
that's worrisome too.
If you two go to Seoul, you two will
have to live together.
Are you guys going to continue to
live like siblings?
Whether we become like siblings,
or like strangers...I have no idea.
What does that mean?
Hey, are the two of you
having problems?
No...
Since you're on the waiting list,
there's still hope!
It must be nice since you've
already been accepted.
It'll work out.
Do your best and leave it to heaven!
Since you've done your best,
leave it to heaven.
Let's be strong!
Thanks...
What are you doing?
I thought maybe it's oken.
Honey, Mong-ryong's not going to
get cut, right?
If he went up from 30th to 3rd place,
then it's all done.
That's why I said he should've applied
to several places...
and not just to
Hangook University...so stubborn...
You said you had a good dream
last night. Don't worry.
He...hello?
If it goes in, I'm in...
Chae-rin...
One more time.
If it goes in, he's in...
Wow! He's in!
Really! I'm in!
It's really an acceptance.
I confirmed it in Seoul and came down.
Mong-ryong, you've been accepted.
I got in?
Yes! Lee Mong-ryong,
congratulations on your acceptance!
Chae-rin!
The sky, the earth, the black,
the yellow, the house, the house...
Chun-hyang, come closer.
Do you want to hold my hand?
Then recite me
the Analects of Confucius.
I recited it to you.
Do you want to kiss me?
Then read me
the Works of Mencius.
If you pass the exam in first place...,
A kiss will only be the start...
Pass the exam in first place...?
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Episode 7
Choon-hyang has been standing
behind you, looking at you.
Wow, the girls watching the movie
will be so jealous...
What if this isn't for the movie?
Sorry?
I'm proposing to you with a heart
that's worried that you'll refuse me.
Mister... I...
Even if there are 100 reasons why you
would refuse, your reason doesn't matter.
All you have to do is accept it.
If you can't accept it, just think that
I'm leaving it with you.
While you keep it, think about
what it is that I'm leaving you.
It must really have been expensive.
It's probably worth more than
this room...
Let's talk.
What are you doing here?
I'll contact you later. Just go.
Later?
Are you going to lie and hide again?
I wasn't hiding.
I needed time to figure out my heart
before the paperwork is complete.
What is it that you have
to figure out?
- Are you... are you...
- A man is a man... Everyone is...
Hide.
Why?
Stay quietly here like a dead man,
if you don't really want to die.
Why all this noise
at this time of night?
Choon-hyang! Choon-hyang! My baby!
- Mom, did you drink?
This chicken, chicken is for Choon-hyang!
How can I not drink?
This Mong-ryong or that Mong-ryong...
Because of him, my daughter couldn't go
to college and he ruined her innocence.
Oh, when I think of that I have
to drink!! Why! Why!
- Let's go in!
Just wait till I see him again.
I'm going to rip his hair off.
And not just his hair,
I'm going to eak his legs.
I'm going to eat him alive.
What's the use?
It just makes me more upset.
My poor daughter, you rotten
Mong-ryong...
My poor daughter,
Choon-hyang.
Hey, we should talk out all our
misunderstandings.
How can you chase away someone
who came here to talk to you!
Don't come in. Go!
Why do you have to chase me out
like this?
Do you really...
Am I that hard to stand?
That's right. I don't like you
coming in here and I don't like having to
use my energy to chase you out.
So don't come here.
Is it because of this gate that
I can't come in or is it your heart?
It's late and Mong-ryong
hasn't called.
Oh, it's too bad you
couldn't see him.
I can see him at school tomorrow.
Goodbye.
Okay.
Goodbye.
Aren't you even going to
say goodbye?
Goodbye.
- You understand, right? Bye...
- Bye.
Be careful.
That idiot, Mong-ryong...
When you get successful at cutting
the apple, you have to show me.
What am I going to tell Mister?
You should of gave it back to him,
why you take it? Why?
I know what he's thinking inside.
Does he have that much money? Why is
he giving that to a married woman?
Does he have that much money?
What's up? Why did you ask to
come where I work at?
Oh, by the way Nuna, this building
is not all Byun Hak-do's right?
Of course.
It's not all his.
Byun Hak-do's not the
highest person in this building is he?
Is there anyone more higher
then CEO or anything?
No actually, he is the highest
person in this building.
Oh, is he that powerful?
Of course, the most famous actors
and actresses are from Dodo Entertainment.
Now he's started to making movies,
so in a few years he's going to be
the big one in this industry.
Isn't he amazing for his young age?
Amazing...
Is there anything else you
want me to do?
Just do right what I just told you.
- Let's go
- Okay.
Tell Director Baik to come in.
Excuse me, please buy some Kimbob.
Please buy some Kimbob.
It can't be snowing.
Do you remember,
in elementary school, I dyed your
nails with Bong Soong Ah?
Huh?
If the nail dye stays on your nails
before the first snowfall of that year,
you said you were never going cut your
nails until the first snowfall? Do you
remember that?
My dad asked me if I want to cut my
fingers or my nails, so I had to
cut my nails as I was crying.
But you still got to date your
first love anyway.
See, now I'm right next to you.
Just like you back then,
I pray right now,
so I can be all yours.
Nuna.
Try to move more away
from Mong-ryong.
Should I ask the CEO to look for
where you can sell your stuff at?
What are you talking about?
No way, because the one that
Choon-hyang likes is Mong-ryong,
she shouldn't hang out with CEO too much.
What?
It's true.
You like Mong-ryong.
What are you talking about?
Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!
What are you talking about?
Hey! Hey!
Go away! Go away!!
It so cold, it's snowing and
nobody's coming. Let's just go home.
It's CEO's orders.
If you need us, just call us, and
we'll come right back and help you.
Let's bow.
The more he helps,
I feel bad.
My daughter got into
Hankook University.
She was always first at Namwon High.
The chief of police wanted my daughter
for his daughter-in-law.
What a lie.
If she got in, why isn't she going?
That doesn't make sense.
Chief of Police?
You should've just said
the President of Korea.
Oh, what ings the chief of police
to our place?
- There's someone here I need to see.
- Oh, I see. Please, go in.
Mrs. Sung.
I'm truly sorry.
Hello.
I heard she had saved
enough money for tuition,
I had no idea you lost it all...
Fine about the tuition but how could you
leave her in Namwon alone!
We thought it would be better if she
had stayed with you for a little while.
We didn't know you
had run away.
Of course, I didn't do
anything well, either.
But I trusted you.
I trusted that even if the kids were
having problems, that you
would've dealt with it better.
I have nothing to say.
My wish is that once Choon-hyang
feels a little better that she
will move back into our house.
Please talk to her.
Please.
No matter how I think about it, I think
Mong-ryong's the only son-in-law for me.
Mom!
It's over between me and Mong-ryong!
We're finished.
So, don't get your hopes up.
If you let him in...
I'm going to run away, okay?
Wear these while you're working.
I don't have anything to give you.
I can't accept this, I'm sorry.
You're always in such a rush.
I haven't yet asked you
for your heart.
I only ask that you accept mine.
They say for things like this,
it's better to have a quick response.
It causes less pain and helps you
to get over it quicker.
I'm sorry.
Please, be strong.
Are you worried about me?
I don't care if the pain is too strong
or it takes a long time to get over,
so will you think about it again?
Again?
The answer may not be that you
don't have anything to give me, right?
What about taking a test
to make sure?
But a heart can't take tests, so how?
There's a premiere of our latest film
this weekend.
There's going to be
a simple dinner afterwards...
Let's go together. If you still don't feel
like you can accept it, I'll take it back.
Watch a movie, eat...
it's like a date.
Yeah, it's a form of a date.
Isn't it a perfect test?
I heard the news...
Why did you give up college?
I feel bad.
I didn't give it up.
I'm going to go next year.
You don't have to be sorry.
Mong-ryong feels bad too.
If you should see him,
don't be too hard on him.
He's having a hard time because he
feels responsible.
I'm asking this of you.
He didn't look like
he was having such a hard time.
And if he should feel bad,
you can comfort him.
Hong Chae-rin that works with
team leader Kim, is her, right?
Give her an invitation to
tomorrow's premiere.
Make sure she ings her partner.
There's a party after the premiere.
You're going with me, right?
Party?
I've never been to such a thing...
You've been depressed lately
because of Choon-hyang.
Let's cheer you up there.
Oh, okay.
Is Choon-hyang doing well?
Have you heard anything?
Oh, she must be
doing well somewhere.
She's so strong...
Yeah, she was a little wild.
She gives up college just like that...
She's not going to come back now
and blame it all on you, is she?
She's not that kind of person.
She's one to say that it's not my fault
and that I had nothing to do with it.
And that makes me feel worse.
It's because you're weak.
You don't have to feel bad, anymore.
You know, right?
Why is she so upset
with Mong-ryong?
The truth is, Mong-ryong...
It's because Mong-ryong
and Choon-hyang are still immature.
They still don't know what love is
and what's important.
That's true.
I know she's my daughter but she
drives me crazy, too.
They've split up since they've
been here in Seoul.
If they go to Namwon, they may feel
something from when they were
married and lived together.
Namwon?
How are you going to
get them there?
Our teacher Mr. Kim is
getting married?
Yeah!
Do you know who the ide is?
Our schoolmate
Sung-sook Goh!
Sung-sook? Really?
Oh, my gosh... that's something.
You're going to go to Namwon, right?
It's on the 25th.
On the 25th?
I already have plans.
Is your promise more important?
Our teacher and our friend are
getting married, we have to go!
I don't know the ide well...
If she's a colleague, she's a friend!
I heard you have plans in the evening.
You can go and return early.
Okay, fine...
Is Choon-hyang going
by any chance?
Is Mong-ryong going?
No!
What's this?
I thought he wasn't coming?
I don't know.
It's fate. It's cool, huh?
I'm hungry.
Do you have anything to eat?
I ought boiled eggs.
Eggs are so tacky.
You should give Mong-ryong one.
He doesn't eat things
that are tacky.
I don't eat the yolk,
you want it?
Forget it,
I don't want it!
Eat a lot of eggs and lay one.
Hey, it seems a lot of our
younger colleagues are here too.
You're right.
Choon-hyang.
What's wrong, are you sick?
I think I got car sickness.
It's no surprise,
you ate all those eggs.
I'm going to go to the bathroom.
You guys go ahead.
Hey! Dan-hee! It's been a long time!
You really got pretty!
Sung Choon-hyang. Are you okay?
They say if you get indigestion from eggs,
you start smelling like chicken poo.
Mind your own business.
- You want me to buy you some medicine?
- Mind your own business.
Listen, it's an emergency, will you
please hold him while you're waiting?
Sorry? Oh, you should've waited...
Oh, hey, hold him.
You two already...
No, that's not it!
And another one...
No, that's not it!
Hey!
Congratulations, Mong-ryong!
- No, that's not it.
- What do you mean?
Congratulations!!
Please be very, very happy!
That's not it!
Hey! Are you here to make
a commotion?! Be quiet!
Choon-hyang, you couldn't go to
college because of the baby?
What?
Nobody knew and there were all
these strange rumors in Namwon.
It was about how you two split up and
that Mong-ryong's family
wouldn't send you to college.
That's not it...
Of course not...
You two are doing well, right?
Of course they are!
Does it make sense that the legendary
couple of Namwon High School eak up?
No one can resist their love.
Look at them!
Look how great they look!
And these two are even singing
the congratulatory song!
The... what?!
We can't!
Do you really have to ruin the
wedding of your old school teacher?
Teacher!
Stop, you scared my friends.
I'm sorry, Sung-sook...
I'm going to ask you in lieu of
our teacher, please sing, okay?
Since you asked, we will,
but it's not our fault if you regret it.
Where do you think you are
that you're speaking informally?
Is Sung-sook your friend?
Yes.
From now on call her Mrs.,
okay?
Teacher! I don't like that.
And are you going to continue to
scold my friends?
I'm sorry.
You better sing well!
You can't memorize that so you
have to cheat?
Mind your own business.
- Here, drink this.
- What is it? When did you buy it?
I bought it because I was worried that
you'd throw up eggs while singing.
You still know how to
say things in the worst way.
Your mind your own business is
the same, too, Choon-hyang.
Next, Lee Mong-ryong and Sung Choon-hyang
will be singing the congratulatory song.
I want my lips to touch your warm
lips until my love reaches your heart.
If you still don't know my heart,
know that I will love you more
than anyone in this world.
I will love you forever.
I will love you just as I do now.
More than anyone else in this world,
I'll love you.
- Congratulations, teacher.
- Be happy.
Thanks, but what do I need to do
to be happy after getting married?
- Sorry?
- Sorry?
I may be your teacher but in marriage
you have more experience. So, you
must know better.
What does a couple need to do
to be happy?
You little...
it's to love each other!
You have to love each other until
your bodies and hearts crumble!
The answer to marriage is to marry
someone you love, our marriage was
wrong from the beginning
and maybe that's why it's so hard.
Was it that hard?
It's been a long time.
It feels good to be in my hometown.
Yup! It's great.
Why do you like it?
Is Namwon your hometown?
Your hometown is my hometown.
You married me so my hometown is
yours and yours is mine.
- Don't make your hometown so special.
- You're picking a fight again.
You're the greatest master of
picking fights.
- I acknowledge it.
- What about you?
But where are
Ji-hyuk and Dan-hee?
Huh?
Ji-hyuk and Dan-hee...
- They are not answering, huh?
- Nope.
They're the same as they were
when we were in high school.
It's the same pattern, too.
They call us together and they run away!
Let's go, too.
Hey, you have plans in Seoul?
Why?
No, just because.
We're all the way here...
It took four hours to get here...
Our school, our house...
I'm curious to see them.
Lee Mong-ryong.
You've become a stranger since I
last saw you.
Why are you talking in circles?
And so what?
Let's hang out!
Don't you have class this afternoon?
I skipped class even in high school.
So, in college...
No...I don't have class today.
Okay, since we're all the way here.
I'm going to make a quick call.
Okay.
- Mister?
- Chae-rin?
- I'm sorry but I don't think I'll
be able to make it tonight.
- I'm in Namwon... I attended my
teacher's wedding.
I'm sorry, Mister...
Sorry, Chae-rin.
Okay, call me.
Hello, President Byun.
Are you coming to the premiere?
Yes, thank you for inviting me.
You're coming, of course, right?
Well, my partner won't be able to join me
so, I'm going to think about it.
If it's like that, I'll go to
Namwon and ing Choon-hyang.
Don't get involved unnecessarily.
So, Choon-hyang's in Namwon?
With Mong-ryong?
Since we're all the way in Namwon,
without any other thoughts,
just think you're here with
an old colleague.
Nuna, I told you that's not what
it's like with Choon-hyang.
I didn't come here to see Choon-hyang.
I'm here for my teacher's wedding...
Nuna, I don't think I can go there
right now.
I'll wait for you.
We always have the worst timing...
Nuna, I really can't go today.
I'm sorry, don't wait for me.
I had an appointment in Seoul,
I'm going first. Choon-hyang.
Mister...
I thought maybe
and I waited...
I guess if you really wish for
something it comes true.
I knew you were going to come.
So, what about Choon-hyang?
She had an appointment so
she left first.
An appointment?
Is the appointment that?
We meet here.
You really look like a
different person.
You're always the same.
Let's go in, Chae-rin.
You look surprised.
Do they still bother you?
No, it doesn't matter.
It's okay.
Let's go in.
- Congratulations. It is a great hit.
- Thank you.
Let's go in.
- Congratulations.
- Thank you.
I thought it was just a movie and eating,
I didn't know it was like this.
We saw a movie and now
we're going to eat.
You're here as my partner.
You don't have to lose confidence.
Sit here.
- Mister...
- Yeah.
One moment please.
Mong-ryong,
this looks good.
You've just made it a habit of
disappearing, haven't you?
Your appointment was coming here and
walking arm in arm with that president?
What's up with those shoes that are
giving you blisters and that dress?
Mind your own business.
Let's just concentrate on the people
we are here with.
Did you see the child
President Byun is here with? Who is she?
I don't know, it seems like she's
his fiancée.
What's going on with that man
that is as cold as ice...
Fiancée?
Oh, I'm going crazy...
Are you okay?
Is that you, Mister?
Please, everyone calm down.
It's just a small accident.
The lights will be on in just a minute.
Everything's okay.
Are you okay?
Is that you, Mister?
Are you okay?
Yes. Thank you.
- Let's go over there.
- I... I just want to go home.
I'm uncomfortable and
awkward here.
Then wait a minute, I'll take you.
No, you have to stay here.
I'll go by myself.
What are you doing?
When did you get here?
What is this?
It's for your blister.
How can you put it in clothes
that aren't dry yet?
- You get mad even when I'm trying to
be nice. Give it back then, give it back.
- No, did you get blisters? Dummy...
Hey, Sung Choon-hyang!
Who are you calling a dummy?
- What are you doing?
- I even bought you medicine.
Ow, it hurts.
Let go!
I lost my necklace!
I have to return it to him!
Now what...
Why did you even accept something
as expensive as that?!
You dummy, Choon-hyang!
You, go home!
Mom, do you have money?
A lot of money?
Why suddenly money?
Did you fight with someone?
Do you have to pay as compensation?
No, it's not that!
You scared me!
How could you lose something you
had to return to the president?
Where am I going to get that
kind of money?
It's a sword that reflects its
long history.
It looks like the sword we have.
It's from a different era and a different
hand. How can it be the same?
Honey, if we take our sword out there,
how much would it be worth?
A family treasure can't be
estimated with money.
Anyway, it is at least
more expensive than that.
Show us.
$15,000.
$15,000!!
Are you taking advantage of me?
I think it's worth much more.
What do you mean?
I gave you a good price.
I'm going to come back for that,
so you can't sell it to anyone, okay?
This is it.
How much is it?
Where are you, Choon-hyang?
I'm on my way to meet Mister.
- What about the necklace?
- I'm going to tell him I lost it.
You dummy!
You said you had to return it.
Then what? You think a lost item
is going to fall from the sky?
You dummy, I found it.
Did you think about it again?
I'm sorry.
It really makes me uncomfortable.
Are you going this far
because of that boy?
Are you doing this so you can
continue to look at his back?
No, it's too hard.
No, I can't do it.
So, you too, don't go through the difficulty
of looking at someone else's back.
When I asked Carnet, they said
a young man came in
to buy the exact same
necklace that you bought.
Okay, go on out.
- I'm home.
- Are you just getting here?
Say hello.
These are the men I work with.
Hello.
This is my son who goes to
Hankook University.
Mom, why suddenly guests?
You father's friends from the police
department wanted to see the house.
Let us see the sword that
you're always agging about.
Sword?
This is the sword that King Jungjo
gave my great-great-great-grandfather.
Lee Mong-ryong, you little!!
It's you! You did it, didn't you!!
My award!
You're dead! Stop there!
Stop there! Stop! Mong-ryong!
Stop! Please stop!
Please stop!
Please stop!!
Please, come out!
You won't come out?!
I won't hit you!!
Lee Mong-ryong!!
Mong-ryong, it's me,
where are you?
Is my father there?
Oh, yeah, you know...
He hung up...
Lee Mong-ryong!
If he comes here, call the
police station immediately!
Goodbye...
Mong-ryong! Mong-ryong!
Nuna...
How much did you drink that you
slept here?
Did you sleep here because you
were scared of your father?
You want me to go with you?
No, you don't need to!
Did you get into trouble?
Chae-rin!
Why would I get into trouble?
Mong-ryong sold your sword?
Why?
I don't need to know.
I finally understand why you
gave up on Mong-ryong.
It's not possible for him to
become a human being.
Father, I'm sure Mong-ryong had a reason.
First, we need to find him...
There's no need to find him.
If he should come to you,
don't let him in.
I've decided not to
consider him my son anymore.
Let's give him up.
Father, about the sword...
Are you okay?
Yeah...
I'm okay...
Hey, you think Choon-hyang left her
store to us to look for Mong-ryong?
No, she said she wouldn't
and told us not to even mention it.
Did you by any chance see
freshman, Mong-ryong Lee?
Choon-hyang, come here.
This is what Mong-ryong bought.
It's the latest rice cooker,
the latest model.
Where is he?
He said he was sick so I put him
to sleep in the room.
What did you do with the sword?
Why did you sell it?
You bought all those things with
that money, didn't you?
That wouldn't come out to much,
what did you do with the rest?
I spent it.
On what?
I just needed it somewhere...
How can you be so mean to
someone who's sick?
You go and fix this and beg your
father for forgiveness.
Don't think about using being sick as
an excuse to stay here!
Get out right now!
Daughter! Aren't you
a little too cold?
How can you kick out a sick person?!
No!
Fine, the two of you have a good life!
I'll leave!
Oh, that...!
It's okay, don't get up.
I knew that would happen.
He got into trouble and came
running to you, huh?
How easy must you look for him to
do that every time?
I'm already upset,
don't make it worse.
I'm so upset right now, do you really
have to do that to your face?
Of course.
I have a camera test at Dodo next week.
It's a special chance given to me by
the president. I have to prepare perfectly.
- Fine, prepare perfectly!
- Where are you going?
What do you mean? Home.
You said you weren't going to go
there because of Mong-ryong.
It's not his house, it's mine!
Hey!
I waited to see you first.
Just use the rice cooker
and vacuum.
Who lives without those things
these days?
We ate and cleaned fine
without them.
I'm sorry.
I know I'm not in the position to ask you,
but I couldn't think of anyone else
but you and your mom.
Bye.
Please, call me back,
call me back...
Hey, Mong-ryong!
What?
You have somewhere to go?
Where are you going?
Just... I'll look for an empty room
at school.
How can you sleep there
in the cold?
I have no choice...
I'll just take medicine, see you.
Hey! Just come.
Come now before I
change my mind.
It's only until you feel better, okay?
You have to pay, too.
Okay, thanks so much, Choon-hyang.
Mong-ryong! You little!
- You said you had class! Get up!
- I'm not going... I'm not...
I told you to leave when you get better!
Why is someone better still here?!
- Mom! Aren't you going to eat eakfast?
- I'm not... oh, so loud...
Aren't the both of you getting up?!!
What's going on lately?
You're coming to class regularly?
Of course a student should be
going to class.
You said you had to go to Dodo,
aren't you going?
I have to go.
Do you have something to do?
No, I've got to go home, home.
This is the newest merchandise
from your mother's company?
Yes, I thought perhaps we could get
Kim Hee-jin to promote it in the new film.
I'm sorry if it seems that I'm taking
advantage of your job.
You've helped me a lot, this is
the least I can do.
If Kim Hee-jin wears this,
it will be a hit.
You know that even the famous
and names are wanting that, right?
I'm not sure how it
will turn out.
I'll leave it to you.
- How's Choon-hyang?
- Choon-hyang?
She's doing great!
You go here and you didn't know?
She's close with President Byun
so she's here often.
She's going to make the necklace
that Hee-jin Kim is going to wear.
I guess you didn't know.
Well, see you later.
Kim Hee-jin's necklace?
She steals Mong-ryong and what?
She asks if she's doing well?
Every time I see her, I see a vixen.
Is my face alright?
Do you think I'll look good on camera?
I'm sorry,
I feel too uncomfortable.
Make reservations at that
last restaurant.
It seems you've been wearing
the same clothes for a few days,
shouldn't you wash them?
Yes, it's been a few days but
I have nothing to change into.
Listen, I'll buy you an outfit so you
wash up and I'll wash your clothes.
Really?!
Mong-ryong!
Wash up well. I'll wash your clothes.
Kiss me until my front teeth
fall out...
Hold me until my ribs eak.
Mom!
Mrs. Sung?
Aren't you back yet?
Hello? Mrs. Sung!
Mom, are you here?
Hey!! What are you doing?
Hey!
Here, at least put this on.
How can I wear this?
Your mother said she would
buy me something to wear.
So are you going to stay naked
until she comes back?
What difference is it to you?
What? Are you thinking about
something strange again?
That's a laugh.
You think it does anything to me
to see you naked?
Oh, really?
Do what you want!
Hey! Sung Choon-hyang!
Mother-in-law!
Mother-in-law...
Mom!
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This sword is a family treasure that
was given to us by the late King.
Father...
As the eldest son of our family,
you shouldn't be ashamed of this sword...
It was you?
It was you?!
You know what that sword is?!!
I've got to put this up so
Mong-ryong will come home... |
Who the heck are you?
Who am l?
District Attorney for the city
of Seoul, Lee Mong-ryong!
We got everyone,
but we still have a problem.
What problem?
You really roughed up the suspects.
Aren't you worried?
What, me worried?
lt'll be okay.
No, it's not okay!
Are you a thug
or a prosecutor?
l'm a prosecutor.
A prosecutor who beats
up the bad guys...
But you have to be reasonable!
l didn't rough them up
that much this time...
You need to turn
in another write-up!
l guess l have
to write another one...
- Hey, Ji-hyuk.
- Did you see this article?
Who would've thought you
and Da-ni would be famous?
WEDDlNG BELLS
FOR SUPERSTAR BANG Jl-HYUK
Did you read the back page?
DODO PRODUCTlONS'
BYUN BlG lN JAPAN
You set the box
office record in Japan.
Your next movie?
We'll have a press
conference in a few days.
And when will your fianc?e
arrive in Korea?
We'll have a press
conference in a few days.
lf you plan
to visit Japan often,
l could arrange
a villa rental out there.
Don't worry about it.
Should l take you
to the office or home?
To the office.
Choon-hyang must know
about the wedding.
- You think she'll come?
- l'm not sure.
What do you want
as a wedding gift?
You're a big-time DA.
Something really nice.
You're the cele ity.
l'm just a poor bureaucrat.
Then just get us
a pair of baby socks.
Baby socks?
Baby?
Already!
Already what?
Da-ni, you've been so sly.
l thought you were
just getting a gut.
l had no idea you
were carrying Ji-hyuk, Jr.
Why did you say anything?
Especially to him!
Don't worry.
But the press was going
on about your pure love.
You must be
a little bit embarrassed.
lt's not a big deal.
You guys are almost married.
Some people get married
and then eak up.
Yup, you guys are better off.
l'm off. See you.
- Congratulations on your wedding.
- Thanks.
Take care of the baby.
DODO'S BYUN HAK-DO'S
lMPENDlNG MARRlAGE
Sung Choon-hyang as Cinderella.
lt really doesn't work.
The reporters kept hounding
me about your fiancee...
You'd better
watch what you say.
You still have
no clue where she is?
There's been no trace of her.
Everyone believes
she's in Japan,
but nobody knows
where she really is...
Keep asking around.
And send a wedding gift
to Bang Ji-hyuk.
Make it look like
it's from Japan.
No one should know
my fiancee isn't in Japan.
Yes, sir.
But Choon-hyang may show
up at Ji-hyuk's wedding.
After all,
Han Da-ni is the ide.
Make sure l'm free that day.
And send some flowers.
And regarding
the department store case,
the informant is
no longer in touch.
l'm sure he's been threatened.
Organized crime
must be involved.
lf he calls again,
assure him of his safety.
And we got a call from France.
They found the item
you were looking for.
Oh?
Awesome!
Greatjob.
Master, we do
the same thing everyday.
Can't we try
some flying kicks?
Martial arts are
about mental discipline.
You must train
your mind first.
But we still want
to try the cool moves.
A true martial artist
does not focus on what is cool.
Take it step by step,
and one day, you will be
cool without even trying.
So you can do
the cool moves, Master?
l tell you a true martial artist
does not focus on what is cool.
But if you kids insist...
Bring me an apple.
One day, you will be
able to do this as well.
l'm sorry it took me
so long to get this back, Dad.
So it went
all the way to France.
But it's finally back.
Our district attorney
is such a good son.
Mong-ryong, thank you.
But...
What l really want
to find again isn't this sword.
l'm sorry, Dad.
l'm going up to my room.
Sure.
You're such a good son...
DA Lee.
l found some great
prospects for you.
l think you
really should meet them.
One, two, three.
Pick one out.
- Aren't they all so pretty?
- More blind dates?
Sure, why not?
l'm bored anyway.
You're not going to sabotage
the date like last time?
What do you mean?
You know l'm married, don't you?
Such bad service here...
You don't mind, do you?
You'd better
not remind me of that.
The divorce?
When l got out ofjail,
my wife had run away.
Don't worry.
l usually don't beat women.
What's wrong with this thing?
Hey, doesn't anything
work around here?
lt is irritating.
Do that again,
and l'll kill myself.
l'm all done.
Mind if l leave?
l can wait another minute.
59, 58, 57...
Aren't you going
to pick up the tab?
You deserved a beating.
That's why the girls
don't like you.
You can't do that again.
Okay?
lf you're that worried,
don't make me go.
l'm in no mood to date,
and l don't have money either.
What do you mean
you don't have money?
l spent it all on that sword.
l'm totally oke.
Mong-ryong!
Mong-ryong has really grown up.
Why doesn't he
want to get hitched?
He should be enjoying
himself at his age.
You don't know?
He still isn't over Choon-hyang.
He never even mentions her.
He got over her long ago.
He did, didn't he?
lt's been so long.
You think Choon-hyang will
come to the wedding?
When this cord
is all worn out...
That's when l'll forget you.
Choon-hyang, are you happy?
Boss, Bang Ji-hyuk the actor
is really your friend?
But we've never seen
any of Ms. Sung's friends.
lf the boss says she's
friends with him, then she is.
Can you take me
to the wedding?
Me too!
Everyone, back to work.
l guess she's not
going to the wedding.
Don't you know
our boss is in hiding?
Her ex-husband
was a real bum.
She's definitely
hiding from him.
l can't imagine her
letting a guy hit her.
She's a mystery all right...
Ms. Sung!
All the items on the internet
auction are sold out.
Chae-rin!
lt's been so long.
You just got back
from New York last month?
Nice to see
you again, Ms. Kim.
How have you been?
Long time, no see.
l read that he's
marrying his fiancee in Japan.
You mean Choon-hyang?
The papers may say that,
but who knows?
l went to Japan several times,
and l never saw her.
He was always
alone in Japan too.
ls that right?
l heard you got
engaged in New York.
Why didn't you call me?
l just felt so bad.
l'm sorry, Mong-ryong. l put
you through so much back then.
l really am sorry.
You went through a lot too.
Everything's fine now.
l ran into Mr. Byun today.
l wanted to ask about Choon-hyang,
but l couldn't.
She must be
doing fine in Japan.
Have you confirmed
that she's in Japan?
Why would l do that?
l'm over her now.
Over her, my behind.
Who cares?
Why keep inging her up?
Yes, let's stop
talking about her.
Oh, she sent me
a wedding gift from Japan.
Some people just
take us out for a meal,
but Choon-hyang sent
us a really nice gift.
She's definitely
Mr. Byun's fiancee, all right.
You'd better stop.
l'm just giving
you a hard time, Mong-ryong.
She literally left the country,
and you aren't over her.
l feel guilty
about getting married.
Don't.
l'm over her.
Liar.
lt's Choon-hyang!
See.
You're still not over her.
l was just surprised,
that's all.
Choon-hyang!
- That's enough.
- You're so gullible.
- lt's time you get over her.
- Da-ni, that's enough.
Yes. We're here to cele ate
your getting married.
Let's focus on that.
Da-ni, congrats
on becoming a mom too.
- Good luck!
- Thanks.
Aren't you worried you'll
have a girl like Da-ni?
l said l really love ice cream.
Forget the ice cream.
l said l'm in love...
...with ice cream, that is.
God, l love ice cream.
Forget it. l'll just
pretend l'm the ice cream.
Let's go.
Ten minutes!
l've forgotten her
for another 10 minutes.
l can do this!
- Any news from the informant?
- Not yet.
They may have one
of their thugs watching him.
Then look into
the different syndicates.
l'll be right
back after the wedding.
Call me if you
hear from the informant.
- Yes, sir.
- Bye.
- DA Lee is on the move.
- Follow him.
Congratulations.
Looking good.
Will you get
Bang Ji-hyuk's autograph for me?
l won't see him.
l'm just dropping off the gift.
- Hey. Don't l look pretty?
- Not too bad.
l had a great time last night.
And l've been
thinking about what you said.
My wedding gift really
wasn't good enough.
So l got you something else.
Thanks.
What is it?
Baby socks.
How adorable.
You didn't have
to get me these so soon.
What do you mean?
Only 7 more months to go.
Hey, she's pregnant!
Breaking news!
l've seen Da-ni.
- How does Da-ni look?
- She looks really beautiful.
Hey, isn't that Choon-hyang?
- Now you too?
- But l'm serious.
That's enough.
- Tell us about the pregnancy.
- How many months?
Excuse me.
- l'm so sorry.
- That's quite all right.
So many people here. l guess
you really are a star, Ji-hyuk.
- Ms. Sung, it's so crowded.
- lsn't it?
l won't even
be able to say hi...
lt really is nice
to be a cele ity.
DA Lee, long time no see.
Long time no see, Mr. Byun.
You're here alone?
l think you should
mind your own business.
Congrats, guys.
Congratulations.
Choon-hyang didn't
come with you?
She's still in Japan.
Did you get our wedding gift?
Will you tell her
that we really miss her?
l will.
l'd better leave
this gift and go.
Okay.
Hooray!
Darn, this car's
got me blocked in.
What are they doing
all the way from Busan?
Hello?
Can you move your car?
What was that?
Some punk says
we need to move our car.
Would you register the gift?
l'll move the car.
- Get the car ready.
- Yes.
Why did they have
to put on the parking ake?
How rude is that?
Hello?
l'm leaving.
Have a good honeymoon.
You have to take a picture.
Otherwise, you'll
never see our baby.
Fine, you punk...
Baek, she's here.
Find her now!
He was making such
a big fuss about our car.
Where did he go?
Don't worry about it.
So many weirdos these days.
- Let's go.
- Yes.
These Seoul kids
are so strange.
Let's go see some of our clients
at East Gate Mall.
Okay, let's go.
l'm so envious of those two...
Such a beautiful wedding...
What can l do?
You have that
car owner's number, right?
l'll call him later.
Sir, she's not down here either.
Aren't you Mr. Byun
from Dodo Productions?
You can't let
him find her first.
Search every inch
of East Gate Mall.
Hello?
Sir, we got a call
from our informant.
He wants to meet right away.
l'll be right over.
Who the heck did this?
Hello?
l'm the one
who hit your car...
You can'tjust leave
after wrecking someone's car.
Wrecking? lt was
just a fender-bender.
What a clown.
Did you say a fender-bender?
Yes, a fender-bender.
And l never said l wouldn't pay.
l'll pay.
What are the damages?
You will?
You want to know the damages?
l'm rather busy right now. l'll
get an exact estimate and call you.
Busy? What a joke.
You're paying through the nose.
Where are we
meeting the informant?
ln Youido. lf he's discovered,
he'll call us again.
l think we're
the ones being followed.
What should we do?
l'm sure they want
to see the informant.
We can't afford that.
Call him and cancel.
Won't the informant
feel paranoid?
Reverse psychology.
Tell him we can't trust him.
He'll feel more desperate
than paranoid then.
He'll call again.
Are you going
back to the office?
No, l'm meeting the person
who wrecked my car.
This is so funny...
l didn't even get
to say hi to them...
Wait!
lsn't that Choon-hyang?
So Mr. Byun lied
about her being in Japan...
We have to call Mong-ryong.
We have to tell
him she's in Korea.
But why did Mr. Byun lie?
Ma'am, cell phone use
is barred during flight.
Okay...
lt's not as if we
can just hop out...
Hello?
lt's the guy with the car.
Let's turn it
over to insurance.
Over that? Tell him l'll
transfer the funds to his account.
Don't want to involve insurance?
A little skittish, are you?
Tell him to mind
his own business.
l'll take $300 in cash then.
300$?
50$ ought to do.
50 bucks?
Did l ask for ead crumbs?
l'm not taking anything
less than $300.
Or we'll let our insurance
companies handle it.
Think it over,
and call me again.
What's wrong with this guy?
Hello?
Talk about a punk
and a rip-off artist!
You can collect
from our clients here.
l'll go settle
this thing with that guy.
No, l'll talk to the guy.
You can do the collecting.
l'm sorry?
But you put that car under my name.
l'm the one who is responsible.
You're too nice though. l have
to deal with a punk like him.
That's what l'm saying.
With your temper,
you won't settle anything.
And today's
my girlfriend's birthday,
so we really
need to get back soon.
Okay, you handle it then.
But don't give him
any more than 50 bucks.
The only place he knows
is the Han River?
We barely tracked him down.
But why are they meeting here?
Who knows?
Just keep your eyes open.
Someone's coming.
That must be the informant.
Who the heck is he?
He must work
for the department store.
- You're the owner of the car?
- Yes.
Oh my, it's dented.
l'm so sorry...
Of course it's dented.
You hit it.
l'm so sorry.
Enough of that.
We'll let insurance handle it.
Actually, the car's in my name...
But my boss was driving.
And my boss won't
pay more than 50 bucks.
lf it goes to insurance,
l'll end up paying for it...
What am l going to do?
What in the world is
wrong with your boss?
l'm so sorry.
Man, he's begging and pleading.
ls he begging for his life?
Who knows?
See if he hands anything over.
Actually, my boss
is really nice.
l just feel so bad
about the accident...
l just blurted out $300
in the heat of the moment.
l'll take $100.
Let me give my boss a call.
100$?
What a joke. Absolutely not.
Tell her l'm being generous.
No, $50 bucks, tops.
Who's he calling?
Seems like he's
reporting to someone.
Who knows? The informant must
be working for someone.
Tell your boss
to come here now!
Does he think that l won't?
Dong-soo, where are you?
l'll handle this, boss.
As you always say,
''Mind your own business.''
Okay, we'll settle for $100.
Only for you.
Make sure to tell him that.
Thank you.
By the way, my boss is a lady.
What kind of woman
is so rude and crude?
l can'tjust hand him bills...
Don't l have an envelope?
This will do.
He handed something over.
l wonder what it is?
Who knows? Once the DA leaves,
we'll get the informant.
He has a nice car too.
These rich guys can be such jerks.
Hello.
Hey, it's
our lady boss from Busan.
l had some business in Seoul.
So l thought l'd drop by
and collect too.
How have you been?
lsn't that
the jewelry maker from Busan?
She's come
to collect on everything.
She's such a tightwad
for a young girl.
She's famous in Busan
for three things:
money, guts, and beauty.
l didn't come here
to rush you into paying.
But you're one dollar short...
Oh? You count every penny.
Here you go.
Thank you.
Hey, Mister!
You hurt an elderly lady.
Shouldn't you apologize?
And who the heck are you?
You'd better apologize.
Right away.
Why, you!
What?
You're going to hit me?
Great!
lt's hard to make
ends meet anyway.
l'd rather be lying in a
hospital bed with your money.
Hit me, why don't you?
Okay, fine.
Ma'am, l'm very sorry.
Hey, you can'tjust leave.
What is it now?
lf you're sorry,
you should carry this for her.
- Ma'am, take care.
- Thank you.
No wonder she's famous for
her money, guts, and beauty.
Have you seen this person?
The jewelry maker from Busan?
She went that way.
Thank you.
The informant from
the department store case
has voluntarily reported
to the authorities.
Good.
Keep him safe.
l'd like to see him.
lt's for you, sir.
This is DA Lee.
DA Lee.
We advise that you drop
the department store case.
What?
Who are you?
Unfortunately for you,
we have the informant.
Are you serious?
We know you took money
from the informant.
We have photos of
your rendezvous in Youido.
lf you don't want
to see Kim Dong-soo hurt,
you'd better stop
the investigation!
l'm sorry...
The owner of that car...
- What are these guys up to?
- What is it, sir?
l think the thugs
have kidnapped the wrong guy.
This is Kim Dong-soo
and his car plate number.
See if you can track him down.
These are bookkeeping records.
But something isn't right...
Who knows?
Just hold on to them.
Are those
your financial records?
They belong to my boss...
He's working for someone...
Fortunately, we tracked them
down through the cell phone.
Are they idiots?
How did they get the wrong guy?
- Did you ask for police backup?
- Yes.
What a strange turn of events...
- He's the one?
- Yes, boss!
- These are the records?
- Yes, boss.
Very good.
As for this guy...
Drown him along with his car.
Yes, sir.
Let's talk.
Sir, they were gangsters
working for the department store.
This case just got a lot easier.
- You own that car...
- l'm sorry.
Oh, no!
The car door is totally smashed.
What am l going to do?
Dong-soo, come on.
We have to get back to Busan.
Ma'am, the car door
is smashed though...
What? Who the heck did it?
Remember the man
whose car we hit earlier?
Well, things happened,
and he smashed the heck
out of our car.
l didn't do it intentionally.
Can you explain the details
of the situation?
And the government
will compensate you fully.
l'm just supposed
to take his word for it?
l'm going there.
Where are you?
l'm going to the police station.
She can meet us there.
l'd like to meet
this boss of yours anyway.
Like l'm scared?
Sir, l found her.
Bring her here.
Choon-hyang!
We already know
where you live and work.
Mr. Byun's waiting.
Come with me.
She should have come now.
You must be
the owner of the damaged car.
Sign here and you'll
get fully compensated.
But l should
wait for my boss...
- Right here.
- Okay.
Thank you.
l wanted to meet your boss,
but she's not coming.
l sincerely apologize
for what happened.
Have a safe trip to Busan.
Come down to Busan sometime.
DA Lee. Nice to see you.
Come this way.
l've waited so long
for this moment...
lt's the only thing
that's kept me alive...
What would l say
if l saw you again?
l've been preparing the words...
Don't tell Mong-ryong.
l can't hurt him again.
l'll continue to live
as if l don't really exist.
l promise not
to go to Mong-ryong.
So let me go, Mr. Byun.
l can't let you go this time.
Remember that his fate
is still in my hands.
You haven't changed at all.
l want you
to make the choice.
l want you to come
back to me on your own.
To make that possible,
l'll let you go today.
And if l won't come to you?
Will you hurt Mong-ryong?
Dong-soo!
Ms. Sung!
What happened?
Are you okay?
l don't know.
l'm so confused.
l just signed for the damages
without your permission.
You want to see the DA
who smashed our car?
No. Let's just go back.
- Are you okay?
- Yes.
l thought you weren't coming.
Hello?
Ji-hyuk?
How's the honeymoon?
Choon-hyang was
at the wedding today.
- Was she?
- Mr. Byun lied.
l don't thinks she's
been in Japan all this time.
What do you mean?
She hasn't been in Japan?
l'll look into it.
ls something the matter?
No, let's go.
That car's owner
left this behind.
l'll leave it
to you to find him.
The gangsters thought it contained
a record of secret funds.
But isn't this yours, sir?
- Where did you get this?
- From the car's owner's bag.
- Where's Kim Dong-soo?
- He's gone now.
By the way,
my boss is a lady.
So his boss...
His boss is Choon-hyang?
Hello. Speaking.
Hello, Mr. DA.
Put your boss
on the phone now!
He wants to speak to you.
Hello?
Hello?
Speaking.
- What a clown.
- Sung Choon-hyang.
Sung Choon-hyang!
Sung Choon-hyang!
Find the address and
workplace of the car's owner.
Are you going somewhere?
Busan!
Dong-soo, go back
to Busan by yourself.
And send me my passport
and money from the safe.
l'll call you.
What's going on?
lf anyone asks for me,
say you know nothing.
Take care of yourself.
And tell everyone l said goodbye.
Huh?
What's he doing here?
Where's your boss,
Sung Choon-hyang?
Ms. Sung left.
She told me
not to ask any questions
and not to try to find her.
Where was she staying?
At the jewelry factory.
So you stayed here.
You've been hiding
here all this time...
Give me all numbers where
l might be able to reach her.
Where do l hide now?
Do l have to leave the country?
Sir, Mong-ryong...
l mean DA Lee Mong-ryong
is here to see you.
Show him in.
l'll take some coffee.
l know you're busy.
What ings you here?
l wanted
to ask about Choon-hyang.
l'm now president
of our alumni association.
And l need her address in Japan,
so l can send her a newsletter.
Why aren't
you saying anything?
Do you not know her address?
How much do you know, DA Lee?
l know she wasn't
staying with you.
l'd thought she left
me because of your lies.
But l think there's more
to what l don't know.
l'll find her and
get to the bottom of it all.
Anywhere will do as long
as l can leave right away.
Europe would be
best without a visa.
She's purchased a flight
for England for tomorrow.
lt leaves
at 5 in the afternoon.
Good work. You're excused.
Can l ask you a question?
You know this woman, don't you?
The jewelry maker from Busan?
She came by a couple of days ago.
l haven't heard
from her since though.
Sung Choon-hyang.
You've become
a master escape artist.
Hello?
Hello?
lt's been a long time,
Mong-ryong.
- Where are you?
- Busan.
- What?
- Busan.
Don't try to find me.
Otherwise, l'll
have to hide somewhere far away.
l don't care.
l'll find you no matter what.
You're still so stubborn.
Fine, try to find me then.
l will.
Where are you going?
You should go home.
l wish you'd stop looking for me.
Take care.
Sung Choon-hyang,
l've found you.
Sung Choon-hyang,
you may lift your head.
Master...
You've come
to rescue me, my husband.
Choon-hyang.
Master.
Any more damsels in distress?
There's the one in Pyongyang.
The governor there
has been asking for her hand.
Why do these girls
refuse to marry these guys?
Me and my popularity...
l have your badge ready.
You have
quite a few more to rescue.
l see. Let's go. |
Don't be shy
Just let your feelings
roll on by
Don't wear fear
Or nobody will know
you're there
Just lift your head
And let your feelings
out instead
No, don't be shy
Just let your feelings
roll on by
On by
On by
You know, love
Is better
than a song
Love is where
All of us belong
So don't be shy
Just let your feelings
roll on by
Don't wear fear
Or nobody will know
you're there
That you're there
You're there
You're there,
you're there, there
You're there
You're there
You're there,
you're there
Don't be shy
Just let your feelings
roll on by
And don't wear fear
Or nobody will know
you're there
Just lift your head
And let your feelings
out instead
No, don't be shy
Just let your feelings
roll on by
On by
On by
Oh, on by
On by, on by
On by, on by
On by, on by
I suppose you think
that's very funny, Harold.
- Hello?
- Hello.
- Fay?
- Yes.
Darling, cancel my appointment
with Rene this afternoon.
I know he'll be furious,
but I've had such a frightful day.
And with guests
coming this evening.
Oh, would you?
That's sweet.
Tell him I promise
to be in on Tuesday.
Thank you, Fay.
You're a darling.
Yes. Bye.
Bye.
Oh. Dinner at 8:00, Harold.
And do try and be
a little more vivacious.
Greensleeves Plays
Harold's father had
a similar sense of the absurd.
I remember once, in Paris, he had
just stepped out for cigarettes.
The next I knew,
he was arrested by the police
for floating nude
down the Seine,
experimenting in river currents
with rubber water wings.
Mauve ones.
Well, that cost
quite a bit
of influence et d'argent
to hush up, I can tell you.
Harold, dear,
don't play with your food.
What's the matter?
Don't you feel well?
I have a sore throat.
Oh. Well, now,
directly after dinner,
I want you to go
straight to bed.
Harold's always been
a very delicate child,
even as a baby.
He seemed totally prone to
every possible kind of illness.
Harold, dear,
eat up your beets.
I remember
once, in Tokyo,
I had to call the embassy
for a doctor.
Oh, my God.
This is too much.
I can't stand
much more of this.
I can't take any more.
Oh, my God.
This is just...
Oh, God!
Oh...
That's very interesting,
Harold,
and, I think,
very illuminating.
There seems to be
a definite pattern emerging.
And, of course, this
pattern, once isolated,
can be coped with.
Recognize the problem,
and you are halfway on the road
to its, uh,
its solution.
Uh, tell me, Harold,
what do you do for fun?
What activity gives you
a different sense of enjoyment
from the others?
Uh, what do you find
fulfilling?
What gives you that...
special satisfaction?
I go to funerals.
Then I found myself
alone
Hopin' someone
would miss me
Thinkin' about my home
And the last woman
to kiss me
Kiss me
But sometimes
you have to moan
When nothing seems
to suit you
But, nevertheless,
you know
You're locked
towards the future
Ooh ooh ooh ooh
So off and on you go
The seconds tick
the time out
There's so much
left to know
And I'm on the road
to find out
Ooh ooh ooh...
Thou dost prepare for me
a table
in the sight
of my adversaries.
Thou dost anoint my head
with oil.
My chalice overflows.
Kindness and grace
shall follow me
all the days
of my life,
and I shall dwell
in the house of the Lord
for length of days.
The earth is the Lord's
and the fullness thereof--
the world and they
who dwell therein,
for He has established it
upon the waters
and set it firmly
upon the rivers.
Who shall ascend
the mountain of the Lord,
or who shall stand
in His holy place?
The innocent of hands
and the pure of heart
who has not turned
his mind to vanity
nor sworn deceitfully
to his neighbor.
He shall receive
the blessing from the Lord
and a reward
from God his Savior.
This is the generation
of those who seek Him.
Oh, yeah
I wish I knew
I wish I knew
What makes me me
What makes you you
It's just
another point ofview
Ooh
A state of mind
I'm going through
Yeah
So what I see
is never true
No
Harold?
Why you purchased
that monstrosity,
I have no idea.
You can have
any car you want,
but that ugly black horror
is an eyesore
and an
embarrassment.
Really, Harold, it is time
you settled down
and stopped flitting
away your talents
on these amateur theatrics,
these little divertissements,
no matter how psychologically
purging they may be.
I don't know what to do.
Go and have a talk
with your uncle Victor.
Perhaps he can fathom you.
After all, he was
General MacArthur's right-hand man.
Well, what
do you say, Harold?
Ah, it's a great life.
There's action,
adventure, advising,
and you'll get a chance
to see the war firsthand.
And there are plenty
of slant-eyed girls.
I'll make a man
out of you, Harold.
You'll travel the world,
put on a uniform,
and take on a man's job.
You'll walk tall
with a glint in your eye,
a spring in your step,
and the knowledge
in your heart
that you are
working for peace
and are serving
your country,
just like Nathan Hale.
Now, that's what
this country needs--
more Nathan Hales.
And, Harold,
I think I can see
a little
Nathan Hale in you.
Rachmaninoff Plays
Tell me, Harold,
how many
of these, uh, suicides
have you performed?
An accurate number
would be difficult to gauge.
Well, just give me
a rough estimate.
A rough estimate?
I'd say...
1 5.
1 5?
That's a rough estimate.
Were they all done
for your mother's benefit?
No. No.
I would not say benefit.
I only have a few minutes,
and I want to inform you
of my decision.
You have led
a very carefree,
idle, happy life
up to the present,
the life of a child.
But it is time now
to put away childish things
and take on
adult responsibilities.
Oh, we'd all like
to sail through life
with no thought of tomorrow,
but that cannot be.
We have our duties,
our obligations,
our principles.
In short, Harold,
I think it is time
for you to get married.
Let us pray to the Lord,
King of glory,
that He may
bless and deliver
the souls of all
the faithful departed
from the pain of hell
and the bottomless pit.
Deliver them
from the lion's mouth
and the darkness therein,
but rather, ing them
to the blessing of light,
holy life,
and eternal rest.
O Lord,
do not ing
your servant to trial,
for no man--
Ssst!
becomes holy
in Your sight
unless You grant him forgiveness
of all his sins.
We implore You, therefore,
do not let the verdict
of Your judgment
go against him
whom the loyal prayer
of Christian faith
commends to mercy.
Ssst!
Rather, by the help
of Your grace,
may he escape the sentence
which he deserves,
for during
his earthly life,
he was signed with the seal
of the holy trinity.
You who live and reign
forever and ever.
Amen.
Ssst!
Like some licorice?
- No, thank you.
- You're welcome.
Did you know him?
No.
Me neither. I heard
he's 80 years old.
I'll be 80 next week.
Good time to move on,
don't you think?
I don't know.
Well, I mean,
75 is too early,
but at 85, you're
just marking time.
You may as well go
over the horizon.
I'll never understand this
mania for black.
Nobody sends black
flowers, do they?
Black flowers
are dead flowers.
Who sends dead flowers
to a funeral?
It's absurd.
What is your name?
Harold. Harold Chasen.
Oh, how do you do?
I'm Dame Marjorie Chardin,
but call me Maude.
Nice to meet you.
Thanks. I think we're going
to be great friends, don't you?
Can I give you a lift?
No, thank you.
I have my own car.
Well, I must be off.
We shall
have to meet again.
Ah.
Tell me, do you dance?
Pardon me?
Do you sing and dance?
Uh, no.
Uh, no. I thought not.
That woman.
She took my car.
I have here the forms
sent by the national
computer dating service.
They screen out
the fat and ugly,
so it's obviously a firm
of high standards.
First, here is
the personality interview,
which you are to
fill out and return.
Now then, are you
ready, Harold?
Here is the first question.
Are you uncomfortable
meeting new people?
I think that's a yes,
don't you agree, Harold?
Should sex education be
taught outside the home?
Oh, I would say no,
wouldn't you, Harold?
We'll give a D there.
3--Should women run for president
of the United States?
I don't see why not.
Absolutely yes.
Do you
remember jokes
and take pleasure
in relating them to others?
You don't do that,
do you, Harold? No.
Absolutely no.
Do you often
get the feeling
that perhaps life
isn't worth living?
What do you think,
Harold? A? B?
Oh, we'll put down C,
not sure. Mm-hmm.
Is the subject of sex
being overexploited
by our mass media?
That would have to
be yes, wouldn't it?
Is it difficult for you
to accept criticism?
No. We'll mark D.
Do you sometimes
have headaches or backaches
after a difficult day?
Yes, I do, indeed.
Do you go
to sleep easily?
I'd say so.
Do you believe in
capital punishment for murder?
Yes, I do, indeed.
In your opinion,
are social affairs
usually a waste of time?
Heavens no.
Can God influence
our lives?
Oh, yes.
Absolutely yes.
Does your personal religion
or philosophy
include a life
after death?
Oh, yes, indeed.
That's absolutely.
Did you enjoy life
when you were a child?
Oh, yes, you were
a wonderful baby, Harold.
Do you think
the sexual revolution
has gone too far?
It certainly has.
Do you find
the idea of wife swapping
distasteful?
I even find
the question distasteful.
Do you--
Harold, please!
Harold, please!
Do you have ups and downs
without obvious reason?
Oh, that's you, Harold.
Ha ha ha ha.
Lord, my body
Has been a good friend
But I won't need it
When I reach the end
Miles from nowhere
I guess I'll take
my time
Oh, yeah
To reach there
Ssst!
Dearest others,
let us faithfully
and lovingly
remember our other
whom God has taken
to Himself
from the trials
of this world.
God have mercy.
Christ have mercy.
Lord have mercy.
Our Father,
who art in heaven,
hallowed be Thy name.
Thy kingdom come,
Thy will be done on earth
as it is in heaven.
Give us this day
our daily ead,
and forgive us
our trespasses
as we forgive those
who trespass against us.
Lead us not
into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
Amen.
Bring tea
for the tillerman
Steak for the son
Wine for the woman
Who made the rain come
Seagulls,
sing your hearts away
'Cause while
us sinners sin
The children play
Oh, Lord,
how they play and play
For that happy day
For that happy day
Happy day
Uh, my boy, excuse me.
One moment, please.
Who was that old lady
waving to you earlier?
Hello, Harold.
can I give you a lift?
There you are, madam.
Were you not the lady
who drove my car off yesterday?
With the St. Christopher medal
on the dashboard?
Yes.
It was me.
Get in, Harold.
Were you also the one
who painted the saint?
Oh, yes. How did
you like that?
Well, I didn't.
Don't be
too discouraged.
For aesthetic appreciation,
always a little time.
What a delight, Harold,
to bump into you again.
I knew we were going
to be good friends.
You go to funerals
often, don't you?
Uh, yeah.
So do I.
They're such fun,
aren't they?
It's all change,
all revolving--
burials and birth,
one linked to the other,
the great circle of life.
Hey, this old thing
handles well.
Ever drive
a hearse, Harold?
Yeah.
Well, it's a new
experience for me.
Good on curves.
Shall I take you
home, Harold?
Uh, this is my car.
Your hearse?
Yearse.
Ohhh!
Then you shall
take me home.
So just before he left
for the monastery in Tibet,
big Sweeney
gave me his keys.
'Course I made additions
for the new models,
but not as many
as you might think.
Once you have
your basic set,
it's then only
a question ofvariation.
You hop in any car you want
and just drive off?
Not any car.
I like to keep a variety.
I'm always looking
for the new experience.
Maybe.
Nevertheless, I think
you're upsetting people.
I don't know
if that's right.
Well, if some people
get upset
because they feel they have
a hold on some things,
I'm acting as
a gentle reminder--
here today,
gone tomorrow,
so don't get
attached to things.
Now, with that
in mind,
I'm not against
collecting stuff.
I've collected quite
a lot of stuff in my time.
Yeah. This is all memorabilia,
but it's incidental,
not integral,
if you know what I mean.
Oh--the birds.
Wow.
Oh, I love them so much.
They're the only wildlife
I get to see anymore.
Ah, me. Free as a bird.
At one time I oke into pet shops
to liberate the canaries,
but I decided that was an idea
way before its time.
Zoos are full,
prisons are overflowing...
Ah, my. How the world
still dearly loves a cage.
Uh, please sit down,
Harold.
I'll put the kettle on.
We'll have a nice
hot cup of tea.
Thanks, but
I have to go.
But it's oat straw tea.
You've never had
oat straw tea, have you?
No.
Well, then.
But I have to go.
I have an appointment.
I really can't miss it.
Oh. At the dentist?
Kind of.
Well, then you'll just
have to come back and visit.
All right.
My door's always open.
All right.
- Promise?
- I promise.
Harold.
Harold?
I asked, do you
have any friends?
No.
None at all?
No.
Maybe one.
Would you care to talk
about this friend?
No.
I find you a very
interesting case, Harold,
but this reluctance
on your part
is detrimental to
the psychoanalytical process.
Do you understand?
Very well.
Your mother tells me,
Harold,
that she's arranging
several dates for you
with some young ladies.
How do you
feel about that?
Hello. I'm Candy Gulf.
How do you do?
I'm Mrs. Chasen. Do come in.
Harold is
out in the garden.
He'll be here
in a moment.
Shall we sit down?
Oh, there's Harold.
Hello.
Oh, he seems very nice.
Oh, thank you.
- You are at the university?
- Yes, I am.
And what
are you studying?
Poli sci, minoring
in Home Ec.
- Poli Sci?
- Political Science.
- Oh.
- It's all about what's going on.
Is Harold interested
in what's going on?
I just think it's such
a super thing to study.
Of course, I can always
fall back on my Home Ec.
Now that's good planning.
Yes.
Tell me, are you a regular
with this computer club?
Oh, heavens, no! I don't have
to worry about dates.
Oh.
But some of the other girls
in my sorority
decided somebody
ought to try it,
so we drew straws,
and I lost.
Oh--but I-- I'm looking
forward to meeting Harold.
Well, I think
I should mention, Candy,
Harold does have his
little eccentric moments.
That's all right.
I have a other
who's a real cutup, too.
Oh, I will never
forget the time
we had this old television set
with no parts in it.
Tommy stuck his head
behind it
and started giving
a whole newscast
before the entire family.
Must have been
very funny.
! Harold!
Oh!
Oh, yes, dear.
Here is Harold now.
Harold,
this is Candy.
Candy's just been telling
such a funny little story about--
Oh!
Walter
Cronkite.
Oh!
Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh!
I used to walk alone
Every step
seemed the same
This world
was not my home
So there was nothing
much to the game
Look up and
see the clouds
Look down and
see the cold fog
Until you came
into my life, girl
I saw nothing,
nothing more
Oh.
- Excuse me.
- Mmm?
I beg your pardon.
Well, what do you want?
I'm sorry.
I was looking for Maude.
Harold?
Maude.
How about
some ginger pie?
Fine. Thank you.
I'll heat some up.
My, Harold, I'm glad
to see you again.
Do you often
model for Glaucus?
Oh, heavens, no.
I don't have the time.
But I like
to keep in practice.
And poor Glaucus occasionally
needs his memory refreshed
as to the contours
of the female form.
Do you disapprove?
Me? no. Of course not.
Really?
Do you think
it's wrong?
No.
Oh! Heavens,
I'm glad you said that.
I want to show you
my painting.
This is
The Rape oflRome.
Over in the corner
is Leda and the Swan--
a self-portrait.
And over here
is my favorite.
It's titled...
Rainbow With Egg Underneath
and an Elephant.
Do you like it?
Oh, yeah.
Very much.
I then became
infatuated with these--
my odorifics.
Give the nose a treat,
I thought--
Have a kind of a--
a olfactory banquet.
So I began first
on the easiest--
roast beef, old books,
mown grass...and
Mexican farmyard.
Oh. Here's one you'll like.
Snowfall
on 42nd Street.
I'll put it on.
Now, you hold on
to this.
I'll pump it up.
OK. Now,
hold it up there.
Now, what
do you smell?
Subway?
Ha ha.
Perfume.
Cigarettes.
Snow.
Snow.
Oh, it goes
on and on.
It's just great.
But then I decided
to switch to the tactile.
Uh...
what do you think?
I like this--
Oh, no, no, no.
Really get close
and reach in and feel.
Oh...there's
my kettle.
Uh...well...
stroke...
palm...
caress...
explore.
Unh...
Mmm.
Here we are.
Oat straw tea
and ginger pie.
Excuse the mismatched
saucers.
This is definitely
a new experience for me.
Oh, wonderful.
Try something new each day.
After all, we're given life
to find it out.
It doesn't last
forever.
You look
as if you could.
Did I tell you
I'll be 80 on Saturday?
You don't look 80.
That's the influence
of the right food,
the right exercises,
and the right eathing.
Greet the dawn with
the eath of fire.
Huh! Huh! Huh! Huh!
Huh! Huh! Huh! Huh!
Huh! Huh! Hu...
Oh...
well, there's
no question.
My body's giving out.
I'm well into autumn.
It's all going
to be over after Saturday.
Tell me about yourself.
What do you do when
you aren't visiting funerals?
Yes, there is definitely
a certain attraction.
I ask you, though, Harold,
is it enough?
What do you mean?
Oh, well...
Mmm...
I like to watch
things grow.
They grow and bloom
and fade and die
and change
into something else.
Ah, life.
I should like to change
into a sunflower most of all.
They're so tall and simple.
What flower
would you like to be?
I don't know.
One of these, maybe.
Why do you say that?
Because they're all alike.
Oh, but they're not.
Look. See...
some are smaller,
some are fatter...
some grow to the left,
some to the right.
Some even have
lost some petals.
All kinds of
observable differences.
You see, Harold,
I feel that much
of the world's sorrow
comes from people
who are this...
yet allow themselves
to be treated as that.
Well, I think it's fine
Buildin' jumbo planes
Or takin' a ride
On a cosmic train
Switch on summer
From a slot machine
Yes, get what
you want to, if you want
'Cause you can get
anything
I know we've come
a long way
We're changin'
day to day
But tell me
Where do
the children play
Well, you roll on roads
Over fresh green grass
For your lorry loads
Pumpin' petrol gas
And you make them long
And you make them tough
Power steering.
But they just
go on and on
And it seems that
you can't get off
Oh, I know
we've come a long way
We're changin'
day to day
But tell me
Where do
the children play
Hey!
That little tree
is in trouble. Come on.
Look at it.
Oh.
It's suffocating.
Well, it's the smog.
You know, people
can live with it,
but trees,
it gives them asthma.
They can't eathe.
The leaves. Look,
they're turning own.
Harold, we have got to do
something about this life.
What?
We'll transplant it
to the forest.
You can't do that.
Why not?
This is public property.
Well, exactly.
Well, we'll need tools.
You're right.
We'll go see Glaucus. Come on.
Wait a minute.
Oh, police. Come on.
Well,
good afternoon, officer.
Bit of trouble here?
Yes, ma'am. Someone
had trouble parking.
That's a tricky turn.
Tell me, that
car over there,
is that parked
all right?
Yes, ma'am, that's fine.
Thank you so much.
Uh, might turn the radio off.
Saves the battery.
A little after-dinner
liqueur, Harold?
Thank you,
I don't drink.
Oh, it's all right.
It's organic.
Thanks.
It has no
nutritional value,
but consistency is not
really a human trait.
What is that up there?
Oh, that's my um ella.
That's just a relic.
I found it while packing
to come to America.
It used to be my defense
on picket lines and rallies
and political meetings--
being dragged off
by the police
and attacked by the thugs
of the opposition.
What were you
fighting for?
Oh, big issues--
liberty, rights, justice.
Kings died,
kingdoms fell.
I don't regret
the kingdom.
What sense in borders
and nations and patriotism?
But I miss the kings.
When I was
a little girl,
I was taken
to the palace in Vienna
to a garden party.
I can still see the sun shining,
the parasols,
the flashing uniforms
of the young officers.
I thought then that
I would marry a soldier.
Later on, Frederick
would chide me about it.
He was so serious.
A doctor
at the university...
and in the government.
But that was all before.
So...
you don't use
the um ella anymore.
No more revolts?
Oh. Oh, yes.
Oh, every day.
But...I don't need
the defense anymore.
I em ace.
Still fighting
for the big issues,
but now in my small,
individual way.
Shall we have a song?
I don't--
I don't play--
Oh, come on.
- I'll show you.
- No.
Sing out, sing out
If you want
to be free, be free
'Cause there's
a million things to be
You know
that there are
And if you want
to be high, be high
If you want
to be low, be low
'Cause there's
a million ways to go
You know
that there are
And if you want
to be me, be me
If you want
to be you, be you
'Cause there's
a million things to do
You know
that there are
Harold, join in.
You know
that there are
You can do what
You want
The opportunity's on
And if you find
A new way
You can do it today
You can make it
all true
And you can
make it undo
You see
Ah, it's easy
Ah, you only need
to know
If you want
to sing out, sing out
And if you want
to be free, be free
'Cause there's
a million things to be
You know
that there are
You know that there are
There are, there are
You know that there are
Oh, that was fun!
Let's play something
together.
I don't play anything.
Nothing?
Oh...dear me.
Everybody should be able
to make some music.
That's the cosmic dance.
Oh, come with me.
There has
to be something.
Now, let me see.
Got to oil this thing.
Oh. Hold on to this.
Let's--What is this?
This is it.
There we are.
You take--
This is the one. Take that.
Just be impulsive.
Be fanciful.
Let the music
flow out of you.
You--You got
to make some chords.
Put--Put your finger
on the second fret.
And this one on the third.
Then this one here.
Harold!
Harold?
Harold, dear!
Oh, there you are.
I have a little
surprise for you.
It's a present.
Come along.
There.
Isn't it darling?
I had them take away
that monstrous thing of yours
and send this one
'round instead.
It's so much more appropriate
for you, don't you think?
Oh, one thing more,
Harold.
I telephoned your second
computer date this morning,
and she seems
a very nice, quiet girl.
Cute little thing,
isn't it?
I like it very much.
Your license, lady?
I don't have one.
I don't believe in them.
How long you been
driving, lady?
About, uh, 45 minutes,
wouldn't you say, Harold?
We were hoping
to start sooner,
but it's rather hard
to find a truck.
Is this your truck?
Uh, oh, no.
I just took it.
You just took it?
Yes. See, I have
to plant my tree.
Well,
it's not mine, really,
but we would like
to get it into soil
as soon as possible.
Let me get this
straight, lady.
All right, then, we'll be off.
Nice chatting with you.
He was very nice.
Yeah.
I think
he's following us.
Is he?
Oh, the police. Always
wanting to play games.
Hey, lady!
Is the little tree
all right?
Oh, yeah. Fine.
Terrific!
There.
Mmm. I love the feel
of soil, don't you?
And the smell.
It's the earth.
The earth is my body,
my head is in the stars.
Who said that?
I don't know.
I suppose I did.
Oh, isn't it wonderful?
All around us,
living things.
All right, out, lady.
Come on.
Hello.
Haven't we met before?
None of that, lady.
Come on out.
It must have been
your other.
There is
a family resemblance.
Get out of the car.
Just stand
over there, lady.
Come on. Get out, buster!
You're in a lot
of trouble, lady.
I got you down here
for several offenses
including possession
of a stolen vehicle,
resisting arrest,
and possession
of a stolen tree.
Where's the tree?
We planted it.
Is this your shovel?
No.
Possession
of a stolen shovel.
Don't get officious.
You're not yourself
when you're officious.
That is the curse
of a government job.
Aw, lady.
Are you going to take
a lot of time with this?
Lady, please.
Because if you are--
Lady, just quiet, please.
Grab the shovel,
Harold.
Lady! Stop or
I'll have to shoot!
I sure am picking up
on vices.
Vice, virtue.
It's best
not to be too moral.
You cheat yourself
out of too much life.
Aim above morality.
If you apply that
to life,
then you're bound
to live it fully.
I haven't lived.
I've died a few times.
What was that?
Well...
uh...
the first time was when
I was at boarding school,
in the chemistry lab.
I was in there
cleaning it up,
so I decided I'd do
a little experimenting,
you know.
So I get all this stuff out
and begin mixing it up.
Very scientific.
There was this
massive explosion.
It knocked me down,
blew out a huge hole
in the floor.
There was boards
and icks
and flames
leaping up.
I figured, you know,
time to leave.
My career in school
was over.
So, uh...
I went home.
My mother
was giving a party,
so I went up the back stairs
into my room,
turned out the light,
and, uh, I got
this funny feeling.
The doorbell rang.
I went out
into the banister,
and these two
policemen came in,
found my mother,
and, uh...told her
that I was killed
in the fire.
She put one hand
up to her forehead.
With the other one,
she reached out,
as if groping
for support,
and with
this long sigh,
she collapsed
in their arms.
I decided right then
that I'd enjoy
being dead.
I understand.
A lot of people
enjoy being dead,
but they're not dead,
really.
They're just
backing away from life.
Reach out.
Take a chance.
Get hurt, even.
But play
as well as you can.
Go, team, go!
Gimme an L,
Gimme an I,
Gimme a V,
Gimme an E.
L-I-V-E. Live!
Otherwise you got nothing
to talk about in the locker room.
I likeyou, Maude.
Hmm.
I likeyou, Harold.
The Blue Danube
Waltz Plays
Harold is down
at the garage.
He's been tuning up
his new car.
He's very mechanical.
What kind of car
is it?
It's a little jaguar.
Oh.
Looks like a hearse.
Very nice.
You know--compact.
Edith, I'd like you
to meet my son Harold.
Harold,
this is Edith...
- Phern.
- Phern.
Very pleased to make
your acquaintance.
I think you should
wash up, dear,
and join us
in the drawing room.
And what do you do,
my dear?
I'm a file clerk
at Harrison
Feed and Grain.
Well, what is it
exactly that you do?
I'm in charge of all the invoices
for the southwest.
How interesting.
And we supply,
for example,
most of the egg farmers
in Petaluma,
so you can imagine.
Yes.
Oh, here's Harold now.
Don't get up, dear.
Edith has been talking
about her job.
I'm a file clerk.
Henderson
Feed and Grain.
Harrison.
Harrison
Feed and Grain.
It's at Hamilton
and 4th.
I'm in charge
of the invoices.
I type the schedule
for the trucking fleet.
She supplies the whole southwest
with chicken feed.
Well, not exactly
the whole southwest,
although we do
a large business.
Barley was very big
last week--
1,500...
bushels.
In view of your
recent actions,
I find you have left me
with no recourse
but to listen to the solution
proposed by your uncle.
Consequently, I have
instructed him forthwith
to induct you
into the service,
and, for your own good,
to take up active duty
with the United States Army.
And I hope they have
more luck with you than I.
Maude, they're
going to draft me.
Well, don't go.
They'll put me in jail.
Well, historically,
you'd be in very good company.
Maude, can you help me?
With your skill
and my experience,
I think we can
come up with something.
Harold, look at me
like your father in this.
I know you have no desire
to join the army,
but once you're in,
you'll love it.
It's a great life.
Look at me--
chauffeur, respect,
money in the bank.
Oh, it has its drawbacks
like anything else, I suppose.
But the army
takes care of you,
and you've got
a buddy for life.
Good idea,
coming out here, Harold.
It's a lovely spot.
Thank you, Uncle.
Call me sir, Harold.
It's the first thing
you learn in the army--
an officer
deserves your respect.
Yes, sir.
Now let's examine
the facts on it.
I say this country's
been too harsh
in its outright
condemnation ofwar.
You can point to the many
material advantages
ought about by a crisis
in conflict policy.
Why, hell, World War ll
gave us the ballpoint pen.
During wartime, the national
suicide rate goes down.
Is that a fact?
Why in hell did we
give up on the Germans?
Because the damn politicians
in Washington
chalked them up
on our side.
The wars ever since have
been a national disgrace.
Hell, look at history.
The two best wars
this country ever fought
were against the jerries.
Get the krauts across
the fence where they belong.
Let's get back to the kind
of enemy worth killing
and the kind ofwar
this country can support.
Wow. That's pretty
strong stuff, sir.
Well, I've always been a man
that speaks his piece.
Always hurt me.
I'm not liked in Washington.
I know that.
But I do have friends
in high places.
Rat-tat-tat-tat-tat!
They kept falling. Shock!
Joe falls back,
a neat hole in his head.
Tat-tat-tat-tat!
Only one thing kept
going through my mind--
Kill! Kill!
For joe and Mac
and the rest of the guys!
Kill!
And then there was
a blinding flash!
And I woke up
on a stretcher.
Did we hold?
I asked the medic.
Yes, sir! he said.
And I slipped
into unconsciousness.
Boy.
Wow. That's
a terrific story, sir.
Well...
you'll have stories like that
to tell of your own someday.
Do you think so, sir?
Sure, you will.
Gee, I never dreamed
it could be that exciting.
It's the most exciting thing
in the world, Harold.
To pit your own life
against another.
Yes.
To kill.
The taste ofblood
in your mouth.
The moment of truth.
Another man's life
in your sight!
Yes!
Will they really
teach me to shoot?
Sure, they will,
a variety ofweapons.
To use a bayonet?
Yes!
How about
hand-to-hand combat?
Yes.
To strangle someone,
choke him,
squeeze out his life
in your own bare hands!
I think you're
getting carried away.
- How about to slit his throat?
- I don't know about that.
How about souvenirs?
Souvenirs?
Of your kill.
Eyes, ears, nose,
scalp, privates?
Harold!
What would be the chance
of getting one of these?
Boy, to think
I could make my own!
Harold,
that's disgusting!
It certainly is!
Madam, who are you?
I am petitioning
for peace.
- Parasite!
- Harold!
I came out here
to speak.
Commie bastard!
Get out of here!
Don't talk to me
like that,
you foul-mouthed
degenerate!
Traitor! Benedict Arnold!
Remember Nathan Hale!
Harold,
calm down.
Commie pig!
Don't you advance
on me.
You'll all end up
like this!
Ooh!
Just like this!
Harold!
Give me that!
I'll throw that in the sewer.
Madam, please.
She took my head.
Now calm down,
Harold.
She took my head!
Harold!
I'll kill her!
I'll kill her!
Harold! Harold!
!
Madam,
give back the head!
Let's
have no trouble!
Harold!
I'll kill you!
Madam!
I'll kill you!
Harold! Damn you!
Let's have no trouble!
!
You took my head!
You pig!
I'll kill you!
Help!
Harold!
I'll kill you!
I'll kill you!
Let go, Uncle!
Let go!
Harold!
Stop that!
Harold!
What have you done?
Maude.
Hmm?
Do you pray?
Pray? No.
I communicate.
With God?
With life.
This is real nice.
Yeah.
Makes me want
to do somersaults.
Well, why don't you?
I'd feel stupid.
Harold,
everyone has the right
to make an ass
of themselves.
You can't let the world
judge you too much.
Uh...
do you care to join me
in a little cartwheel?
No. I feel
more like yelling.
Raah!
Aooga--
Well, if you want
to sing out, sing out
And if you want
to be free, be free
'Cause there's
a million things to be
You know that there are
And if you want
to be me, be me
And if you want
to be you, be you
'Cause there's
a million things to do
You know that there are
You can do what you want
The opportunity's on
And if you
find a new way
You can do it today
You can make it
all true
And you can
make it undo, you see
Maude.
I had the most
wonderful day today,
and...
you're
very beautiful.
Oh, Harold.
You make me feel
like a schoolgirl.
Shall I come
and visit you tomorrow?
Oh, I can't.
I have
a luncheon date
with a girl.
Oh.
I don't even know her.
My mother arranged it.
Look.
Oh.
Dreyfus once wrote
from Devil's Island
that he would see
the most glorious birds.
Many years later
in Brittany,
he realized they had
only been seagulls.
Ah-ah-ah, it's easy
Ah-ah-ah,
you only need to know
For me, they will always
be glorious birds.
Well, if you want
to sing out, sing out
And if you want
to be free, be free
'Cause there's
a million things to be
You know that there are
You know that there are
You know that there are
You know that there are
You know that there are
Now, Harold,
I cannot impress upon you
too strongly
the importance
of this meeting.
This is the last girl,
so kindly remember
that this is your third
and final chance.
And please try
to be serious, Harold.
If not for your sake,
for hers.
There she is.
Sunshine, I'd like you
to meet Harold.
Harold, this is
Sunshine Dore.
How--
How do you do?
Oh, I can't
complain.
Sunshine is an actress,
Harold.
I like to think so.
Oh, wonderful.
Why don't you go down
to the music room,
and I'll follow on later
with some drinks?
Oh, perhaps Starlight
would like a cigarette.
No. Sunshine.
Oh, yes, of course.
Sunshine.
Would you like
a cigarette?
No, thank you.
They stain my fingers.
Is Sunshine
your real name?
Well, actually, it was the name
of my drama teacher.
Louis Sunshine.
Perhaps
you've heard of him.
He was
such an influence
on the development
of my instrument.
That means my body
in theater talk.
Dore is my real name.
Well, Dorr, actually.
Oh, my!
What a lovely place
you have here.
Oh, do you play?
No.
I am learning the ba--
the harmonica.
Oh! Is this your father?
No.
My Uncle Victor.
He's in the army.
I do so like
the military, don't you?
Oh, what a wonderful
collection of knives!
May I see--
No, no. Don't touch.
They're very old.
Do you enjoy knives?
Oh, yes.
You might find this one
particularly interesting.
It's a hara-kiri blade.
What's hara-kiri?
!
Sukiyaki.
Oh...
Harold.
Oh, that was marvelous.
Oh, it had
the ring of truth.
I played juliet
in the Sunshine Playhouse.
Louie thought it was
my best performance.
What's here?
A cup, closed
in my true love's hand?
Poison, I see, hath been
his timeless end.
O happy dagger!
O happy dagger!
This is thy sheath.
There rest--ooh!
And let me die--
Oh!
Ooh!
Harold!
That was
your last date.
- !
- !
- !
- !
Gee.
It wasn't very scary.
No. It had nothing
on this afternoon.
Oh, come on.
You loved it.
It was
a new experience.
Ha ha ha ha.
Oh!
Perfect!
Come on,
give us another one!
- Yay!
- Yay!
You sure have
a way with people.
Well, they're
my species.
Look at these stars.
Mmm.
Maude...
Yeah?
Here.
A gift.
Ahh...
Harold
loves Maude.
And Maude
loves Harold.
This is
the nicest present
that I've received
in years.
So I'll always know
where it is.
I think
I see the light
Comin' to me
Comin' through me
Givin' me
a second sight
So shine,
shine, shine
Shine, shine, shine
Shine, shine, shine
Shine, shine, shine
Shine, shine, shine
Shine, shine, shine
Oh, could I speak
with Fay, please?
Fay?
Darling, I know
Rene will be furious,
but...ifhe knew what
I had to put up with
in the last few days.
- Mother.
- Not now, dear.
So could you
take me Monday?
I'd like
to talk to you.
I'm on the phone, dear.
I'm getting married.
What did you say?
I'm getting married.
Hold the line, Fay.
To whom?
I suppose you think
this is very funny, Harold.
A sunflower.
You can't be serious.
Your mother spoke to me
about your marriage plan,
and although normally
I have nothing
against marriage,
I don't think
this is quite, uh...
normal.
Avery common neurosis,
particularly
in this society,
whereby the male child
subconsciously wishes
to sleep with his mother.
Of course,
what puzzles me, Harold,
is that you want to sleep
with your grandmother.
I would be remiss
in my duty
if I did not tell you
that the idea of...
intercourse...
the fact
of your firm young...
body...
commingling...
with the...
withered flesh...
sagging... easts...
and...flabby...
bu...
buttocks...
makes me want...
to vomit.
Mmm.
Oh, Harold...
it's...dazzling.
Humming
The Blue Danube Waltz
You've thought
of everything.
And champagne.
It's all right.
It's organic.
- Oh, Harold.
- Wait.
For you.
And, uh...
after dinner...
one more little
surprise...
that, I hope,
will make you very happy.
Oh, Harold...
I am happy.
I couldn't imagine
a lovelier farewell.
Farewell?
Yes, it's
my 90th birthday.
Well, you're not
going anywhere....
are you?
Yes, dear.
I took the tablets
an hour ago.
I'll be gone
by midnight.
What?
What a fuss this is--
So unnecessary.
Don't die, Maude,
for Christ's sake.
Oh, Harold.
Oh, don't upset
yourself so.
I love you.
I love you.
Oh, Harold...
that's wonderful.
Go and love some more.
No.
Never.
Never.
Trouble
Oh, trouble,
set me free
I have seen your face
And it's too much,
too much for me
Trouble
Oh, trouble,
can't you see
You're eatin'
my heart away
And there's nothin' much
left of me
I've drunk your wine
You have made
your work mine
So won't you be fair
So won't you be fair
I don't want
no more of you
So won't you be
kind to me
just let me go where
I have to go there
Trouble
Oh, trouble,
move away
I have seen your face
And it's too much
for me today
Trouble
Oh, trouble,
can't you see
You have made me
a wreck
Now won't you
leave me in my misery
I've seen your eyes
And I can see
death's disguise
Hangin' on me
Hangin' on me
Hangin' on me
I am beat, I'm torn
Shattered and tossed
and worn
Too shocking to see
Too shocking to see
Trouble
Oh, trouble,
move from me
I have paid my debt
Now, won't you
leave me in my misery
Trouble
Oh, trouble,
please be kind
I don't want no fight
And I haven't got
a lot of time...
Well, if you want
to sing out, sing out
And if you want
to be free, be free
'Cause there's
a million things to be
You know
that there are
And if you want
to live high, live high
And if you want
to live low, live low
'Cause there's
a million ways to go
You know
that there are
You can do
what you want
The opportunity's on
And if you find
a new way
You can do it today
You can make it
all true
And you can
make it undo
You see
Ahh ahh ahh
It's easy
ahh ahh
You only need
to know
Well, if you want
to say yes, say yes
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In the first years
of the 21 st century...
...a third World War oke out.
Those of us who survived knew
mankind could never survive...
a fourth...
that our own volatile natures
could simply no longer
be risked.
So we have created
a new arm of the law...
...the Grammaton Cleric,
whose sole task it is
to seek out and eradicate
the true source
of man's inhumanity to man.
His ability...
to feel.
Police!
You know what to do.
Get down!
We have an unknown number
barricaded in the southeast end
of the compound.
Read that.
Tetragrammaton team en route.
Cleric, lights out.
Maybe more than a dozen inside.
When the door's down,
blow the bulbs.
Yes, sir.
Go.
Where is he?
Shut up.
Anybody get him?
Did anybody hit him?
Shut up!
Listen.
This is it.
Where?
There.
It's real.
Burn it.
Why didn't you just leave it
for the evidentiary team
to collect and log?
They miss things sometimes.
And I thought
I'd take it down myself...
get it done properly.
How long, Preston,
till all this is gone?
Till we've burned
every last bit of it?
Resources are tight.
We'll get it all eventually.
Li ia...
I congratulate you.
At last...
peace reigns
in the heart of man.
At last, war is but a word
whose meaning fades
from our understanding.
At last...
we... are... whole.
Li ians... there is a disease
in the heart of man.
Its symptom is hate.
Its symptom... is anger.
Its symptom is rage.
Its symptom... is war.
The disease... is human emotion.
But, Li ia...
I congratulate you.
For there is a cure
for this disease.
At the cost of the dizzying
highs of human emotion,
we have suppressed
its abysmal lows.
And you as a society
have em aced this cure.
Prozium.
Now we are at peace
with ourselves,
and humankind is one.
War is gone.
Hate, a memory.
We are our own conscience now.
And it is this conscience
that guides us to rate EC-10
for emotional content
all those things that might
tempt us to feel again...
and destroy them.
Li ians, you have won.
Against all odds
and your own natures...
you have survived.
Every time we come
from the Nethers to the city,
it reminds why we do
what we do.
It does?
I beg your pardon.
It does.
The following items
have been rated EC-10...
condemned...
seven works of two-dimensional
illustrated material,
seven discs of musical content,
20 interactive strategy
computer programs.
Seven works
of two-dimensional...
Thank you
for coming, Cleric.
I assume you know who I am.
Yes, sir. Of course.
You are Vice-Council Dupont
of the Third Conciliarly
of the Tetragrammaton...
Father's voice.
Quite frankly, Cleric,
I am told that you are
very nearly a prodigal student,
knowing almost instantly
if someone is feeling.
I have a good record, sir.
Why, do you imagine,
that is, Cleric?
I'm not sure, Vice-Council.
Somehow...
I'm able, on some level,
to sense
how an offender thinks,
to... put myself
in their position.
If you had ceased
your interval,
if you were
a sense offender...
I suppose
you could say that, sir.
You're a family man, Cleric?
Yes, sir...
a boy and a girl.
The boy's in
the monastery himself,
on path to becoming a Cleric.
Good.
And the mother?
My spouse was arrested
and incinerated
for sense offense
four years ago, sir.
By yourself?
No, sir... by another.
How did you feel about that?
I'm sorry.
I don't...
fully understand, sir.
How did you feel?
I didn't feel anything.
Really?
How is it
that you came to miss it?
I...
I've asked myself
that same question, sir.
I don't know.
A nearly unforgivable lapse,
Cleric.
I trust you'll be
more vigilant in the future.
Yes, sir.
Every time we come
from the Nethers to the city,
it reminds why we do
what we do.
It does?
Every time we come
from the Nethers to the city,
it reminds why we do
what we do.
It does?
It does.
Prosecutorial evidence
for A. N. R. 136890.
I need it.
It was late this afternoon.
May not have showed up
in the records yet.
I'm very sorry, Cleric.
Nothing has been logged
and nothing is pending
under that entry.
It was an item of evidence
ought in personally
by Grammaton Errol Partridge.
Check again.
Sir, Cleric Partridge has not
entered anything in for weeks.
You're mistaken.
It was a book of some kind.
Cleric...
...there's nothing.
Thank you.
He's been passing through
the gate into the Nether
every night
for the last two weeks.
We assumed it was
enforcement-related.
You always knew.
But I, being poor...
have only my dreams.
I have spread my dreams
under your feet.
Tread softly...
because you tread
on my dreams.
I assume you dream, Preston.
I'll do what I can
to see they go easy on you.
We both know...
they never go easy.
Then I'm sorry.
No, you're not.
You don't even know
the meaning.
It's just a... vestigial word
for a feeling
you've never felt.
Don't you see, Preston?
It's gone.
Everything that makes us
what we are... traded away.
There's no war.
No murder.
What is it you think we do?
No.
You've been with me.
You've seen how it can be...
the jealousy, the rage.
A heavy cost.
I'd pay it gladly.
Don't.
You and your partner
were close?
I hope you're as pleased
to be assigned me
as I am the placement.
I was told this would be
a career-making advancement.
I'm like you, Cleric...
intuitive.
Sometimes I know
when a person's feeling
before they know it
themselves.
Cleric...
I can only hope one day
to be as...
uncompromising as you.
Good night.
The later 20th century
saw the fortuitous
and simultaneous rise
of two synergistic political
and psychological sciences.
The first, the revolutionary
precept of the hate crime.
John?
Yes?
I saw Robbie Taylor
crying today.
He didn't know, but I saw.
Do you think
I should report him?
Unquestionably.
...a single inescapable fact...
that mankind united with
infinitely greater purpose
in pursuit of war...
than he ever did
in pursuit of peace.
But I, being poor...
have only my dreams.
I have spread my dreams
under your feet.
Tread softly...
because you tread
on my dreams.
Don't move! Don't move!
Comply! Comply!
- Stop! Stop where you are!
- Get down! Get down!
Don't shoot.
This is a lawful entry.
We have a warrant
for your wife's arrest.
She's charged
with sense offense.
- Hey!
Get her!
Get her off him now!
Remember me.
- Li ia...
Awake.
Awaken to triumph again
in the face of yet another day,
another step
in our unified march
- Into the unwavering purpose...
...move ahead together
into the certainty
of our collective destiny.
What are you doing?
I said, what are you doing?
I accidently dropped my...
morning interval.
I took it out
before I ushed my teeth.
I never take it out
before I ush my teeth.
Then you'll go by Equili ium,
log the loss,
and get a replacement.
Yes.
Of course.
Your new partner called.
He says he'll pick you up
at 10:00 for the A. N. R.
I hope you don't mind.
I took the liberty
of telling him
you would be at Equili ium,
replacing your dose.
No, of course not.
That was the right thing
to do.
Stop that.
Due to terrorist activity,
this site is
temporarily closed.
Proceed to the Equili ium
Center in Sector 8A.
Due to terrorist activity,
this site is
temporarily closed.
This site is
temporarily closed.
Proceed to the Equili ium
Center in Sector 8A.
More than punctual, Cleric.
Hop in.
How were the lines?
I'm surprised you were able
to get your interval
and get out so quickly.
No, they're...
they're fine today.
Maybe I'll drop by later,
get my interval adjusted.
You expecting Resistance?
That's something you'll find
about me, Cleric.
I'm a wary person,
cautious by nature.
Always expecting the worst.
You can't do this.
You cannot do this.
Tetragrammaton.
There's nothing we can't do.
How long have you been off
the dose?
Look at you.
Look at you!
Look at you.
The mirror's frame is illegal.
Destroy it.
We have suppression.
We're making entry.
Standard deployment.
Collecting catalog.
Illegal articles.
You're gonna burn it,
aren't you?
Eventually.
However, you couldn't have
accumulated all this
by yourself.
It'll all be sorted
and examined.
We'll discover
who your confederates are.
Gun!
We need her.
What's your name?
O'Brien, Mary.
Well, Mary...
you can either wait
and tell the technicians
at the Palace of Justice...
or you can tell me now.
Who are your friends?
I'm wondering if you have
any idea at all
what that word means...
friend.
There's nothing
you don't feel?
How about guilt?
Let me ask you something.
Why are you alive?
I'm alive...
I live...
...to safeguard the continuity
of this great society.
To serve Li ia.
It's circular.
You exist to continue
your existence.
What's the point?
What's the point
of your existence?
To feel.
'Cause you've never done it,
you can never know it.
But it's as vital as eath.
And without it...
without love,
without anger,
without sorrow...
eath is
just a clock ticking.
Then I have no choice
but to remand you
to the Palace of Justice
for processing.
Processing.
You mean execution, don't you?
Processing.
The Gun Katas.
Through analysis of thousands
of recorded gunfights,
the Cleric has determined
that the geometric distribution
of antagonists in any gun battle
is a statistically
predictable element.
The Gun Kata treats
the gun as a total weapon,
each fluid position
representing
a maximum kill zone,
inflicting maximum damage
on the maximum number
of opponents
while keeping
the defender clear
of the statistically
traditional trajectories
of return fire.
By the rote mastery
of this art,
your firing efficiency will rise
by no less than 120.
The difference of a 63 increase
to lethal proficiency
makes the master
of the Gun Katas
an adversary not to be
taken lightly.
Without love...
eath is just a clock...
ticking.
Prozium...
the great nepenthe.
Opiate of our masses.
Glue of our great society.
Salve and salvation,
it has delivered us
from pathos, from sorrow,
the deepest chasms
of melancholy and hate.
With it, we anesthetize grief,
annihilate jealousy,
obliterate rage.
That those sister impulses
towards joy, love, and elation
are anesthetized in stride,
we accept as fair sacrifice.
For we em ace Prozium
in its unifying fullness
and all that it has done
to make us great.
Good morning, Cleric.
Good morning.
...intrinsically, humans,
as creatures of the Earth
were drawn inherently always
back to one thing... war.
And thus we seek to correct
not the symptom
but the disease itself.
We have sought to shrug off
individuality,
replacing it with conformity.
Replacing it...
with sameness...
with unity,
allowing each man, woman,
and child
in this great society
to lead identical lives.
The concept of identical
environment construction
allows each of us to head
confidently into each moment
with all the secure knowledge
it has been lived before.
What are you doing?
I'm rearranging my desk.
You didn't like
the way it was before?
I had no feelings about it.
I'm merely attempting
to optimize.
Sense offenders
holed up in the Nether.
We estimate...
we estimate 50 men, sir.
Intelligence tells us
they're all fully armed.
This is the group that bombed
the Prozium factories.
You clean, we'll sweep.
Yes, sir.
Go! Go! Go! Go!
Go!
!
Take it! Take the landings!
- !
- !
- Cover me. I'm going in.
- Aaaaaaaah!
Nice grab, Cleric.
Ludwig Van Beethoven.
Cleric...
Why didn't you leave that
for the evidentiary team
to collect and log?
They miss things sometimes.
I'll take it in myself...
make sure
it gets done properly.
You know, Preston...
If we keep burning
all this contraband,
eventually there won't be
anything left to burn.
What'll there be
for men like us?
Sir!
We got something out back.
We're gonna need
two more men on this.
These animals were defended
by women and children.
We put them down easily.
This isn't the first time
we've seen this.
Why do they keep
these animals?
What, do they...
do they eat them?
What do you want me
to do, sir?
Exterminate them, of course.
All right. Let's do it.
- No.
What's wrong, Cleric?
Nothing.
- Hey...
Grab it.
Grab it!
Sir... toss it back in.
I'll finish it off.
Give it to me, sir.
Give it to him, Cleric.
He'll finish it.
Wait!
It seems to me that...
at least some of these animals
ought to be tested for disease.
If there's an epidemic
in the Nether,
it's best we know about it.
I don't quite follow
your logic, Cleric.
They were Resistance.
They could have led us
to the Underground.
But instead of apprehension
and interrogation,
they were slaughtered.
Yes, but, Cleric,
given the circumstances,
the Father has decreed
that there will be no more
process for sense offenders.
They are either to be
shot on sight
or incinerated without a trial.
But it's counter to law.
You're a member
of the Council. Lf...
It is not the will
of the Council,
it is the will of Father...
and he is law.
Sir...
without the logic of process,
is it not just mayhem...
what we have worked so hard
to eradicate?
You must understand, Preston,
that while you... and even I...
may not always agree with it,
it is not the message
that is important,
it is our obedience to it.
Father's will.
Call it faith.
You have it, I assume?
Yes.
I have it.
Good.
Confiscated evidence
X23-T45...
Mary O'Brien.
Cleric John Preston
passing into the Nether...
enforcement-related.
Thank you, sir.
I don't know what else
to do with you.
Go on.
Go on.
Go!
Fine.
But you're going back
in the trunk.
Okay.
Here.
Step away from the vehicle!
Step away from the vehicle!
This is your last warning!
Step away from the vehicle!
Identification.
I'm a Cleric.
I'm here on official business.
Identification!
It's in my coat.
Where's the coat?
Where is it?!
I don't have it.
Unidentified individuals are
subject to summary destruction.
You're making
a very big mistake.
I'm a Grammaton Cleric,
first class.
We're gonna search
your vehicle.
No, you're not.
There's nothing in it.
Search it!
- Clear, sir.
- Keys to the trunk.
I'm trying to tell you.
I have a predawn combustion
to witness.
I'm not...
Captain, this is a waste
of my time.
My name is John Preston.
I'm the highest-ranking Cleric
of the Tetragramm...
Wait.
Stand off.
I'm sorry
I didn't recognize you, sir.
That's okay.
Just doing your job.
Thank you.
We'll escort you back
to the gate.
Thanks.
Animals.
Nether's full of them.
Sounds like it came
from your trunk.
Impossible.
Just give me my keys.
I'll be on my way.
Captain...
I'm asking you
one last time...
don't do this.
Down on your knees!
- Down on your knees!
- Down on your knees!
Drop down!
On the ground! Comply!
Do it!
No.
Fuck!
What?
Aw, shit! Shoot him!
Shoot him! Shoot him!
!
Always practicing, Cleric.
I guess that's why
you're the best.
Maybe I'm just better.
Something on your mind?
Why do you ask?
The intuitive arts, Cleric.
It's my job to know
what you're thinking.
So, then...
what am I thinking?
About the murders
in the Nether last night...
And if they know who did it.
Am I close?
So, tell me... do they know?
There are theories.
I have one or two of my own,
but at the moment...
they're premature!
I'm glad it happened.
Why?
Because now
Father and the Council
have decreed an acceleration
in the crackdown on offenders.
Whoever did it...
all they accomplished was
a quicker end to the Resistance.
It's gonna be
a massacre, Cleric.
I came to tell you...
there's a raid in the Nether...
Sector 7.
So get ready.
That door behind you...
Go.
Go, damn you!
Get out of here, God damn it!
If you don't, you're dead!
Don't do it.
He'll shoot us in the back.
If I was gonna shoot you,
I'd shoot you in the face.
Now go.
Damn you! Follow me.
Now! Let's go!
There will be no detention.
Repeat...
no detention for any purpose.
All prisoners and apprehendees
are to be put down.
Look out!
!
Aaaah!
Cleric, what's happening?
We heard gunshots.
Go!
What are you doing?
Cleric!
They're Resistance fighters.
Cleric!
He's a sense offender!
Cover all quadrants!
Secure the perimeter!
What is this?
What are you doing?!
Nicely done, Cleric.
You drive them
into the trap...
I close it.
The very definition
of... teamwork.
Don't you think?
Why don't you take the honors
of the execution, Cleric?
These people should be taken
for clinical interrogation.
Cleric...
Father's rulings
are quite clear.
Offenders are to be shot
on sight.
They have valuable information.
Cleric...
They can be put to
much better use.
Cleric.
If your weapon's low,
please, use mine.
No.
I think, in the end...
it'll be better
if you have it.
Captain.
Yes, sir. Firing positions.
Ready...
Aim...
Fire!
Sir?
Yes, Cleric?
You asked me to become
Father's instrument
against the Resistance.
I'm ready.
Today.
I wish to show my faith.
I wish, with your permission,
to locate the Underground
once and for all.
To destroy it.
To destroy it.
Good. Do it.
I'm so...
so very sorry.
These are the possessions he had
on him at the time of death.
The illegal ones
will be burned with him.
Good.
Errol Partridge.
The name supposed to mean
something to me?
He was a Grammaton Cleric,
first class. You knew him.
News bulletin...
I'm a sense offender.
I don't hang around much
with the Cleric.
I want to know about him.
Well...
I suggest you go ask him.
But I understand
that he's dead...
killed by your friends
at the Tetragrammaton.
Not by my friends.
By me.
Aaah!
You were lovers.
The Underground is our foe,
and greater
than even the threat
of those who have forsaken
their Prozium for emotion
is the threat of those
selfsame individuals united.
They are
the secret organization...
And thus, it is in the writing
of the Father
that we find our greatest...
Good afternoon, sir.
What will it be for you?
The latest copy
of the inserts?
Revised edition
of the manifesto?
Errol Partridge.
What do you know about him?
I beg your pardon?
Everyone out. Now.
I'm gonna ask you
one more time.
Errol Partridge...
what do you know about him?
I'm sure this must be
some mis...
- You're an offender.
- I'm not.
No? Then why are you
so scared of me?
Now, you will tell me everything
you know about Errol Partridge,
or I will have a wagon
come to take you
to the Hall of Destruction
for summary combustion.
I-I really don't know...
Speak!
He... he'd come in here
with a fellow named Jurgen.
Why?
That's... that's all I know.
I swear.
Jurgen!
Interesting.
- Ugh-ow!
- Ugh!
We've been watching you,
Preston.
You're Jurgen.
You're feeling.
Do you know why you came?
Welcome to the Underground.
Polygraph.
It detects fluctuations
of human emotion.
We have to be sure.
Mary.
You're carrying
in your left pocket
a red ribbon
sprayed with her scent.
You eathe it in sometimes
when you think
there's no one to see.
But what you feel...
what you feel
could only be satisfied
by falling yourself into her.
She's scheduled
for combustion...
tomorrow.
I know.
You know, I was like you.
But the first thing
you learn about emotion
is that it has its price...
a complete paradox.
But without restraint...
without control...
emotion is chaos.
But how is that diff...
The difference being is
that when we want to feel,
we can.
It's just that...
some of us...
some of us have to forgo
that luxury
so that the rest can have it.
Some very few of us
have to force ourselves
not to feel.
Like me.
Like you.
What can I do?
You can kill Father.
- Cleric John Preston...
you are to come with us
immediately.
Cleric Preston.
Sir.
I've heard
the most disturbing rumor.
Rumor, sir?
Yes.
A rumor maintaining
that one of us,
one of the Cleric,
has secretly taken it upon
himself to cease his dose,
that one of our elite number
is actually feeling.
Feeling, sir?
Are you playing with me,
Cleric?!
No, sir.
This person, I'm told,
is actually attempting
to contact the Resistance.
Now tell me,
if you'll be so kind,
how exactly...
have you been making use
of your time of late?
Attempting to contact
the Resistance, sir.
Attempting?
How is it that you intend
to expose this traitor
if all you do is attempt?
You're...
absolutely...
100 right, sir.
Of course I am.
The Cleric is the final line
of defense.
If the Resistance
compromises it,
we are doomed.
Father is doomed.
I will redouble
my efforts, sir,
to locate the Resistance,
to find this traitor,
and ing them all to
the Council's fair justice.
Do it.
What are you doing?
What are you doing?
I, uh...
I was checking
to make sure you've been...
taking your interval.
And are you satisfied?
Yes, I am.
Good night, Dad.
MAR Y: I don't understand.
My execution's set.
Why are you here?
Aren't you gonna dose?
My God.
What...
What'll you do?
I don't know.
50 sweepers, maybe more.
What about an audience? Can you
arrange to meet with him?
Father's never given a single
audience since the upheaval.
The danger of assassination
is too great.
They trained you your whole life
to fight these kind of odds.
Even if I could...
even if I could
make it through,
what guarantee is there
it would accomplish anything,
that anything would be
different?
We have a network that's larger
than you could ever imagine.
Instant word comes
that Father is dead,
that the Council is leaderless.
Bombs that have already
been planted will be set off
at Prozium clinics and factories
around Li ia.
If we can succeed
in disrupting the supply
for even one day... one day...
our cause will be won
by human nature itself.
What about war, the everyday
cruelties that are all gone now?
Replaced by the touch
of Grammaton.
Will you do it?
Yes.
Can you?
I don't know.
Don't...
Seeing her one last time
will only make it harder
to do what you have to do.
...designed especially
to deal with it.
The Cleric was implemented
and sent out to search
and destroy
such objects that remained
and, if necessary,
those who attempted to...
File footage.
The Council...
Viviana Preston.
Sentence and incineration.
Auditory.
Viviana Preston,
for ceasing your interval,
for the crime of feeling,
you stand condemned
to suffer annihilation
in the city furnaces.
You will be taken there
immediately, and you will burn.
The Cleric was implemented
and sent out to search
and destroy
such objects that remained
and, if necessary,
those who attempted to...
The Council...
The incineration...
has it gone through?!
It's going through now.
Hey!
Machine turbines priming.
Machine turbines priming.
Tetragrammaton... I need
to speak to this woman!
You're too late, sir.
The time lock is engaged.
If we force the door now,
the turbines will explode
at street level.
...personnel,
clear the area immediately.
All unauthorized personnel,
clear the area immediately.
Turbines primed.
Fire in 10 seconds...
9 seconds...
8 seconds...
7 seconds...
6 seconds...
5 seconds...
4 seconds...
3 seconds...
2 seconds...
Turbines... fire.
Cleric John Preston...
You are under arrest.
This man...
this senior Cleric...
has ceased the dose.
He is feeling!
He is the worm that has been
eating at the core
of our great society!
And I...
I have ought him
for your justice.
Ugh!
I told you I'd make my career
with you, Preston.
Vice-Council...
This man is guilty
of consorting
with sense offenders,
of having relations
with a female,
of sense crime itself.
Dispatch a search team
to the Cleric's quarters
to search for unused...
Uh, that won't be
necessary, sir.
If you'll run the trace
record on his side arm,
you will find
that it was he
who was with the sweeper team
when they were murdered.
Cleric...
I assume you have something
to say to me.
I know...
it's hard to believe...
...that a Cleric
of the Tetragrammaton
could turn his back
on everything he's been taught,
would become associated
with the Resistance,
even becoming a champion
in its Underground.
But it's true.
I promised that I would
ing you that man.
And I have.
- Cleric Brandt...
- Sir?
The trace shows
that it was your gun
in the Nether
with the sweepers.
That's impossible.
This is wrong.
I think, in the end...
it'll be better
if you have it.
He switched them.
He switched them.
See, I have his gun now.
Of course you do. You took it
when you arrested me.
What?
Take him
to the Hall of Destruction
for summary judgment
and combustion.
Wait, wait, wait. Wait!
I can explain this.
Uh, sir, I'm not feeling!
He is the one who's feeling!
This is a mistake!
Of course...
since a complaint
has been lodged,
law and the letter
is that I allow a team
to carry out the search
of your premises.
Do you think that's entirely
necessary, Cleric,
or am I being
too... exacting?
As you say, sir,
it's the law and the letter.
And it doesn't disturb you
in the least
that your colleague
is going to his end?
The only thing
that disturbs me, sir,
is that I am Father's instrument
against the Underground,
and yet... I've never had
the honor of meeting him.
Hmm.
Yes, but, Cleric, you know
that Father never grants
an audience to anyone.
Even to the man
who ings him the Resistance?
Sorry, sir.
Just a formality.
The search team will be up
momentarily.
Excellent.
I have nothing to hide.
The search teams are
already inside, sir.
- Excellent.
Looking for something?
If I were you...
I'd be more careful
in the future.
How long?
Since Mom.
And Lisa?
Of course.
How did you know?
You forget...
it's my job to know
what you're thinking.
Then you know what
I'm gonna do now.
You have a message
for the Vice-Council?
You have a message
for the Vice-Council?
It's done.
I've located the Resistance.
Come now.
You'll have them all.
Do not address Father
unless first addressed by him.
Avoid eye contact.
If you should eak
his personal security zone,
you will be immediately
put down by snipers.
Is that understood?
You'll be required to surrender
your firearm, of course,
and then there's the test.
Test?
Yes.
You didn't imagine
we would risk exposing Father
to even such a dedicated servant
as yourself
without first having
tested you, did you?
Please.
Cleric...
your weapon, please.
Here.
Sit.
We'll start with
a test question first.
More of a riddle, actually.
What would you say
is the easiest way
to get a weapon away
from a Grammaton Cleric?
You ask him for it.
I told you I'd make
my career with you, Cleric.
...to combine the capacity...
Preston...
Brandt's job was simple...
to make you feel
like you'd won,
to make you feel safe.
For years, I tried
to infiltrate an agent
into the Underground...
...until it hit me...
in order to pass undetected
into their midst,
in order to be trusted by them,
my provocateur would
have to think like them
and would have to feel
like them.
But where to find
such a man...
a man with the capacity to feel
who didn't yet know it?
But...
we've never met.
No?
Don't look so surprised,
Preston.
Why should Father be more real
than any other
political puppet?
The real Father died
years ago.
The Council simply elected me
to pursue
his paternal tradition.
And you, Preston,
the supposed savior
of the Resistance,
are now its destroyer,
and, along with them,
you've given me yourself...
calmly...
cooly...
entirely without incident.
No.
Oh...
Shit.
Not without incident.
I'm coming.
You really should learn
to knock.
How did it feel, Preston?
- Agh!
- Ugh! Ugh! Uhh-ah!
Wah!
Ugh! Agh! Uhh!
Ugh!
Ugh!
- Aggh!
- Aggh!
Mind the uniform, Cleric.
I plan to be wearing it
for a long time.
Be careful, Preston.
You're treading on my dreams.
Ohh!
Wait!
Wait.
Look at me.
Look at me.
I'm life.
I live, I-I eathe...
I feel.
Now that you know it...
can you really take it?
Is it really worth the price?
I pay it gladly.
The following items
have been rated EC-10...
condemned.
In the 19th century...
...world to its knees.
Two millennia ago...
in his conquest
of the known world,
Alexander the Great
slaughtered
more than one million
human beings.
Three centuries later,
purely out of jealousy,
Gaius Germanicus,Caligula,
murdered his own sister,
impregnated
with his own child.
In the...
...items have been rated
EC-10...
...rated condemned,
destroyed.
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We have to see this romantically,
because in such drastic times one tends to be romantic.
When bombs fall...
...and explode nearby...
...one looks to others for closeness...
...and one forgets the bombs, the war and the stalled train.
One is just close to others.
One does what everyone does when they are close.
That's what one does.
You're not going to tell me that while the bombs were falling...
...you made love on the train?
But of course I did!
But of course!
You didn't get that? You are slow, darling.
You are slow.
Hello! Karl, greetings, it's Klaus!
Today is not convenient?
Should I just stop by so we can see each other again?
Then I'll be there around three.
If you want to get rid of me, just kick me out, that's fine.
I'm excited! Till later!
Oh, I've already talked so much about the concentration camps.
You know, it's more than fifty years ago.
There have been so many other, better impressions...
...than such shitty shameful deeds.
Look, with time they've all been torn out.
Why do you tear them out?
I throw them away.
Those are uncomfortable memories.
I've spoken about it before,
I don't want to anymore.
That's in the past for me.
I don't have much time for this movie.
More than half a day, I refuse.
I'm here but let's make it short.
Very short.
Otherwise, I can't.
Okay, let me, let me.
I'm not dead yet!
I swore never to shake hands with a German again.
And here you are.
It's terrible.
You can't understand this,
because you're not from the same generation.
This is the difficulty between us today.
You're trying hard to understand me.
And I'm trying not to hurt you.
Because it's difficult to talk about that time.
This is the Schwanenburg.
It was a dance club.
A normal bar...
...but on certain days it was rented by homosexuals.
Then there was much joy,
and even more screaming.
There was homosexual dancing,
and once in a while, just to get the queens going,
someone would shout, The police are coming!
Everyone would hike up their skirts and run.
But the police never really came.
Today, it's hard to imagine...
...how wild it was in Berlin...
...after the 1914 to 1918 war.
Everything went topsy-turvy.
Men danced together and so did women.
in Berlin, those were the golden years.
I think in all of Berlin you were free,
you could do what you wanted.
We had three very well-known clubs.
One was in the north...
...where proletarian girls came.
Usually in their Sunday-best costume...
...their smoking costume.
I was a bit scared, I must say.
If you have never seen...
...boyish and masculine lesbians...
...and such a heap of them.
I was surprised, I had to get used to it.
And funnily enough,
I saw one woman...
...which looked a little bit like Marlene Dietrich.
Anyway, I wanted to get to know her.
But she didn't care for me, of course.
I was a silly little girl.
But she is the one...
...I saw occasionally later on...
...who saved my life,
because she was the one who sent me this permit.
She went to England before.
Sports became the center of my life.
I had an athletics teacher...
...a blond Jewish teacher.
Oh, my!
So slim and strong and beautiful.
One day we were showering together...
...and I jumped on him.
Exactly the opposite of the pederastic teacher...
...I jumped on him!
I ran home to my mother and said,
Mother, today I had my first man!
You were born here?
Born here.
But not in this apartment?
No. One floor below.
Have you forgotten the boys, Heinz?
- I haven't forgotten. - You haven't forgotten.
Back in here, off to the side,
was the couch.
Now it's hidden under the boxes.
- This was your room, right? - Yes.
The boys' room.
It was all done up with boy scout souvenirs and photos,
with the guitar hanging on the wall.
I was the regional leader...
...at the end.
Arrest.
My group and I could only exist...
...for another six months.
Then the Hitler Youth moved in on us,
with ass knuckles...
...and other weapons.
There was a lot of resistance.
But they were stronger...
...and in numbers...
...they were superior.
My mother came from a Christian family,
my father is Jewish.
My mother converted.
When Hitler came, things began to change.
German boys in the Hitler Youth had to have uniforms.
Their parents had to rush off and buy them.
Within four months the entire class turned own.
With little black shorts and own shirts.
After four months of Hitler...
...someone would raise their hand:
Can I sit somewhere else?
But why?
It smells like garlic here!
I didn't even know what garlic was.
We never ate it at home.
Now that I am older, I know the advantages of garlic.
That was the first insinuation about the Jews.
Jews are garlic-eaters.
Can I sit in the back?
It stinks of sweaty Jewish feet here!
That was pretty obvious.
And within two months,
I was sitting alone in the first row.
They had all withdrawn from me.
In the truest sense of the word.
We call it the Yom Kippur Jews.
They were not very religious, my family.
But we did hold the holy holidays.
That's why we call ourselves...
the Yom Kippur Jews.
The time was very bad...
...people couldn't get work.
And the inflation was a horrible thing.
At first we didn't believe it.
We laughed about him.
That such a person like Hitler...
...that the people would stay behind him.
Promises, promises.
They believed it.
We began to talk about Hitler in Alsace.
But only in whispers...
...we knew that preparations were being made.
My older others were drafted into the French army.
We lived in fear of war.
I remember one speech I heard...
...on the radio:
Do you want butter or guns?
And the people cried, GUNS!
And at that, my father became afraid.
Turn a little.
No, turn the camera this way.
But then I can't see you.
That's not necessary, I want a photo of you.
C'mon!
Someone took me to a gay bar.
He wanted to show me how it was for Christian gays.
So he dragged me to a bar.
There was an incredible atmosphere of fear.
They kept looking to see who's coming in now.
Some of them had told me...
...things used to be happy and carefree,
but now they were being persecuted.
it didn't seem like persecution to me,
since the bar was still open.
But they said this bar is only open to round us up.
They did this again later with the Jews...
...they'd let them keep their meeting places...
...so they could snatch them up.
In this picture, you can see my father.
This is my grandfather's house.
We lived on the first floor,
and my grandparents lived on the second floor.
I didn't fully understand the situation...
...it didn't register.
But I also didn't take it seriously.
And then there were my parents,
I couldn't abandon them.
This is me.
Always adorable, with a sweet smile.
What's interesting in this picture is...
...there is absolutely nothing Jewish about this face.
He's a little Christian.
No? Absolutely Christian.
My mother's family was Prussian. Devout Christians. Evangelicals.
For my aunts and for my family it was terrible...
...they said, Oh my God, he's Jewish and he's gay!
Either way, he'll be persecuted!
This cannot end well.
We once had a plan to go to Shanghai.
It cost $1,000 each.
Where would we have gotten $4,000?
The family was sure they could take care of us.
No one knew what was coming.
I have a very good intuition.
And I had a feeling...
...something horrible is going to happen.
I made a decision, I go off in the country.
And I did.
When I was on the farm, what did we do?
We were singing.
He ew. He ew songs.
We were invaded by the Nazis...
...and ought to prison.
But not all Germans were...
...aggressive and nasty.
The wife of the policeman...
...left the doors open on purpose.
And we all escaped.
The farm was partly burned down.
I went in and, a miracle,
I found my passport...
...in this muddle and glass...
...without hurting myself.
I went on the bicycle...
...and off I tried to go to Berlin.
And this is where it happens...
...that the postman came on the bicycle from the other side...
...and said, Fraulein, I have a love letter for you.
I opened it, and there was the...
...English papers which let me come over to England.
I could hardly believe it.
Had I ever missed this letter,
then I would have gone...
...with my parents to Auschwitz.
One morning the police called.
What could this have to do with me?
Nothing.
I told them I couldn't come,
I was too busy working.
Ten minutes later, the police called again.
I repeated that I'd come by soon.
But they said it was very urgent.
I thought, What could they want?
So I went to the police...
...and they showed me a letter.
Here, read this, they said.
Bavarian Political Police.
What did that have to do with me?
You are suspected of being homosexual.
You are hereby under arrest.
What could I do?
Off I went to Dachau...
...without a trial...
...directly to Dachau.
I spent a year and a half in Dachau...
...without really knowing why.
The Germans came to Alsace in 1940.
I don't say the Nazis, the Germans!
And the Germans found the police files.
They saw our names on these lists...
...lists of homosexuals.
They were probably watching us...
...how we live, where we go, what we do.
And one day I had to go to the Gestapo,
with 12 friends.
I ended up at the camp in Schirmeck.
At the time, it was the Schirmeck Internment Camp,
a protective custody camp.
If, for example, someone got drunk,
and sang the French national anthem in the street...
...this is during the German occupation...
...he'd be sent to Schirmeck.
There were also communists, resistance fighters,
and my 12 friends...
...who were arrested in a round-up...
...in May 1941.
After I was released from Dachau,
I went on a trip.
I think I was being watched...
...this woman was always behind me.
I left my hotel to go eat...
...and a hustler came up to me.
I realized I was being followed.
He pulled me into some bushes.
I said, Someone is following us.
No, he said. No one is there.
And that's when it happened.
You are under arrest.
I was taken somewhere, to some prison, for trial.
I didn't understand anything.
While I was there...
...almost all the homosexuals...
...were transported to Mauthausen...
...and nearly all of them...
...were killed.
Again, I came to a concentration camp.
This time it was Buchenwald.
At first it was homo...
...or rather Paragraph 175...
...written in big letters...
...on the back of the jacket.
As I remember.
Later, it was...
...a pink triangle.
At that time, the transports began.
Every day we said goodbye to someone.
That's when I encountered...
...the Jewish Zionist underground,
that existed in this great capital, Berlin.
Those who remained, joined together...
...they understood, soon it would be their turn.
I found them shelter.
I even let them stay in my attic.
I met this beautiful blond Jew.
He invited me to spend the night.
He said, Let's play chess.
We sat on his bed...
...and we played chess.
We did the other thing too, of course. We had to.
Then we slept for a few hours.
In the morning, the Gestapo came.
They checked...
...he and his mother were on the list.
I showed my ID...
...not on the list.
They could have taken me.
They took him and his mother...
...to the train station...
...and sent them to Auschwitz.
It had a different value then,
a night of love.
There was a hierarchy...
...from strongest to weakest.
There was no doubt...
...that the weakest in the camps...
...were the homosexuals.
All the way on the bottom.
I wasn't even eighteen.
Arrested, tortured, beaten.
Without any defense,
without a trial.
Nothing. I was all alone.
I don't even mention being sodomized, being raped.
It happened in front of me...
...and 300 prisoners, 300.
The death of Jo. My friend.
He was condemned to die, eaten by dogs,
German dogs, German shepherds.
- Where? - in Schirmeck.
And that, I can never forget.
I was just glad that I landed in a regular prison.
That was a gift, so to speak.
It prolonged my life.
Had I been taken to a concentration camp,
I'd no longer be alive.
I wanted to be with men!
I took photos of everyone,
and right away I had lots of friends.
Military was honor, dignity and justice.
What the Nazis would change it into,
you didn't know before.
You were always a little proud...
...of this militarism,
even if you were a homosexual.
This is my father's Jewish family in Vienna.
Which of them survived?
This one survived, and this one.
All the others were killed.
Auschwitz.
During that time I found my first big love...
...Manfred.
it was like a dramatic love.
Then one time, I went to spend the night at his house.
His other was there.
Where is Manfred?
He said, Our whole family was arrested today.
So I went to Manfred's boss.
I say, They've picked up Manfred.
His whole family is being held...
...in my old school building!
Do you have courage? he says,
this great big German guy.
Yes, I have courage.
He says, My son is your size,
he has a Hitler Youth uniform.
Put it on and get Manfred out.
I went in and said, Heil Hitler!
I must see the officer in charge.
So this Gestapo guy says, You'll ing him back, right?
I say, What else? He's a Jew!
And I walk with Manfred, out of my school building.
After 20 or 30 meters...
...I still remember the exact spot...
I give him 20 marks. Go to my uncle's place.
I'll call him and meet you there later.
He stops...
and he says, very calmly
I can't come with you, Gad.
If I leave my sick family now,
I'll never be free again.
I have to go with them.
I'm the only strong one.
Without saying goodbye,
he turns around,
and walks back, into my school building.
I walked in the other direction.
I wasn't able to think,
but I knew that something was...
...forever oken.
The singing forest.
That gave us all...
...goosebumps.
What was the singing forest?
In the ground, there were holes.
Concrete holes.
Everyone...
...who was sentenced...
...would be lifted up...
...onto the hook.
in the Jewish barracks...
...it was similar.
But they were twisted...
...in addition to the hanging.
That's what was prepared for the Jews.
The howling and screaming...
...were inhuman.
The singing forest.
inexplicable.
Beyond human comprehension.
And much remains untold.
On this site was the first Nazi camp in occupied Alsace.
Here where I now live was barrack number thirteen.
During the war.
All this was the camp.
Right here.
What sorts of prisoners were there?
It was mostly political prisoners.
You had homosexuals, unemployed...
...I don't know who all was in there.
These days, do people talk about the camp?
Oh, the young people don't even know.
They didn't see it.
By the time they arrived,
there was nothing, it was all torn down.
Only us old folks saw things, when we were kids.
Was it known then that homosexuals went to the camps?
It was known, but how...I don't know.
Maybe through the newspapers.
Anything can be talked around.
Was it known that Jews were exterminated there?
The big concentration camps in Austria.
Wasn't that frightening?
Yes and no.
I think people become indifferent very fast.
When things go on for years...
in the beginning they were just camps.
That these camps became death camps...
...wasn't known in the beginning.
So now you see...
...why I did not speak for 40 years?
My ass still bleeds. Even today.
The Nazis stuck 25 centimeters of wood up my ass.
Do you think I can talk about that?
That it is good for me?
This is too much for my nerves, Klaus!
I can't do this anymore.
I am ashamed for humanity.
Ashamed.
How long were you in concentration camps?
Altogether?
I added it up once.
I think eight and a quarter years.
What did you do when you got back?
When I came home?
I worked in the family store...
...that my other was running.
My father had already died.
Did you tell your other or mother...
...what happened in the camps?
I never spoke with my mother about it.
I could have talked to my father, but...
Why not?
Shame.
My mother never said anything.
It's all about...
...patiently carrying one's burden.
Shame, about what?
You mean my mother?
Maybe it was from compassion,
so she wouldn't offend me,
or make it even harder on me.
Not even one word from her.
Today, it is hard to imagine,
that you survived these horrible years,
and came back and--
Couldn’t talk to anybody about it?
Yes, I never spoke to anyone about it.
Would you have liked to talk to someone?
Maybe, maybe with my father.
And later, could you speak with others?
Never.
Nobody wanted to hear about it.
If you would just mention one of those words...
Leave me alone with this stuff.
It's over now and done with.
Now for me too...
...it's all over.
in September, I'll be 93.
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I like someone else; I like Ah Meng
Who said that what I wanted to say was comforting, sympathy, or teasing? I only have one thing to say: please go out with me!
How is it possible that one rainfall can make the shadow and the memories be washed away? And why would you agree to go out with someone who has another person's shadow inside?
So if it's like this, is it possible?
Yesterday...thank you
No need. Dear sister, get on.
I don't have a helmet
Where are we going?!
Even if you are only a 32B, we can still transform you!
Look at who's coming!
Why are you doing this to me?
To tell you the truth, it's been awhile since we had this much fun. After Li Xiang,
We didn't have any opportunity to show off our talent.
Now Li Xiang only cares about her Prince. She doesn't even look at us.
You're here
What are you guys doing?
We were just having fun. Now, we'll get down to business.
What do you guys want?!
Ah Meng, yours
Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome our main attraction!
Your mom is back. Tonight is our first time meeting as a family. My dad already made a reservation at a Japanese restaurant.
We are not fooling around as art majors. We are best at packaging a lousy product into a masterpeice so even though you are only a 32B, we can still help you.
Cool
From the look of it, there's nothing to be happy about but these scary looking guys do have talents
Let's go
Ah Meng, although you guys are sister and other, you still need to be a gentleman
Stop looking
To your beautiful eyes
You are too much
Cheers for our future
Ah Meng
You are old so stop pretending to be a love struck boy
Uncle is being romantic
Yes...it's good to have a sweet daughter like Yue
A toast for your happiness!
Be a bit cooperative
So fake
Come on!
Cheers!
Just as I thought, tonight is a disaster
Let me...
Ah Meng, are you jealous?
Just eat
Ah Meng, don't worry. I love Yue Yue and Wei Wei while still loving you, Ah Meng.
Looking at your rebellious and wounded expression, I'm so touched! For you, let's give another toast!
Cheers!
That...you...you got wasabi on your lips
Wipe it away. I can't see it myself.
You two are already getting on so well
Mommy is so happy! You guys are at the troubling age and our union, I was worried, may have caused problems for you.
Are you kidding?
Don't worry Auntie.
We will get along so well it will scare you, Big sister
What is this guy thinking? A happy family blueprint? I can't imagine it'll be like ours.
Let's start. Please use the information to write your report. If you have any questions, you are welcome to ask. Now turn on the computer.
Extra Happy news for the campus!
What is this?
No wonder they are so close recently
President remarries. Prince of Seduction's, Jiang Meng's, new mother and sister. Freshman of newspaper major: Xin Li Xiang.
Yue, look at this
Why is this here?!
Why are you yelling in class?
Is this you...?
Your mom is on there too
Your mom is pretty young. She seemed to be a good match for the President.
Teacher
This must be photographed surreptitiously
Teacher, I am leaving. I will hand in the homework later.
That is Qi Yue
I am looking for freshman newspaper major Xin Li Xiang
It's you
Didn't I return the love letter to you? What's your excuse now? Why are you still clinging onto Prince?
You are welcome to comment. Is there anything wrong with that Extra Extra?
That is my personal life and I feel that you have no need to post that on the campus e-news
I feel there is a need... Don't think nobody knows what you are thinking. Listen up, I want to stir things up and let the whole world know you and Prince are sister and other.
She knows...what I'm thinking
I didn't think you guys would become siblings. Now, you can't play any tricks.
What...you are doing is an abuse of power?!
Ah Meng is looking for you at the student cafeteria
Prince is looking for me. I got to go Big Sister.
Why are you doing this?
So she is Li Xiang from the e-news
Why are you asking?
So they know each other
I am asking what is the purpose of this?
Prince, don't you know you are very popular?
Don't call me Prince!
This expose will prevent your fans from causing trouble for you sister. They might have bullied her and no matter what I do, you should know I am doing it for you.
I don't agree with your method so no matter what you say, it doesn't concern me. This thing is pissing me off.
I know I am stupid. The things I do for you doesn't make you happy but if you wanted me to stop caring about you then I can't do that!
Eh, since the boss is out, I got us a super sized french fries. Let's eat.
Li Xiang, we recently joined a basketball team
I know
Will you come to see us beat our opponents?!
I will because I have become the basketball club manager
Prince, at the basketball club, I will continue to take good care of you
Even though what Li Xiang did was wrong, Ah Meng and I becoming siblings is still the truth. What should I do? To the person I like, I can't even tell him I like him.
The sky is grey. Is it about to rain? I'm feeling the same way. I want there to be rain so it can wash away my frustations.
Now is the biggest crisis of Yue's love life. We must help her difuse the crisis.
Let's go to her house then.
That woman took the manager job. I think it was to spite Yue.
Using a basketball term, it is to tell Yue that she is going to Shut her down
Don't you have to go to work? I can go see Yue myself.
We should work hard for our love. We cannot give up on the first try. Even if she is targeting Yue, Yue should not give up.
You are right. If it is us, we have to work hard for it too.
Xiao Cai, I'll lend you my um ella
I have an um ella. It's raining.
Yue may need it
She's at home
It doesn't matter. Hold onto it for me. Go.
What's going on?
The...
Qing Zi, you first
Please go ahead
I don't want to lie but I don't know what to say so I won't hurt you
Don't...I know. Actually...the more I thought about it, the stranger it got. Why would I do something like that? I was a bit out of it.
Rub your hands warm and then put them on your face so you won't feel cold
I need to make a phone call
Where do you need to go?
Over there; there is a subway
I'll take you there
Sorry
Hold onto the jacket
No, it's okay
Hold onto it. The rain isn't letting up soon. Go in and take the subway.
Yuan Yi!
Is it really impossible?
I know that you can't forget Yue so soon but that's not important
Can't we create our own memories?
I'll gamble on a chance that if the next person carries a red um ella then we'll go on a date
I don't think that it'll be fair for you
If I don't even have a chance then that will be truly unfair for me!
So if red um ella then we'll go on a date
So that's it. Bye.
Qing Zi
It's only fair if I'm given a chance too
Same thing, if the next person has a red um ella then we'll set up a date
Li Xiang and Ah Meng have known each other for a long time. She accepted the basketball manager position and she likes Ah Meng. Ah Meng couldn't turn her away.
Li Xiang and Ah Meng have known each other for a long time. She accepted the basketball manager position and she likes Ah Meng. Ah Meng couldn't turn her away.
I just said that. You don't need to repeat it.
But I don't know what to say
How can you not know?! Qing Zi and I both agreed that this is the biggest crisis of your love life! It's a tense situation!
If you use the scale for eathquake, this is definitely over 7, similar to 16 nuclear warheads! If this is a rainfall, then this is a heavy downpour causing a land slide!
Don't change the subject!
Li Xiang, the aggressive competitor. What are you going to do about her?
I don't know
Good thing, Qing Zi already got a plan. Meet us at the basketball club. Don't forget.
Ah Meng is so good!
Ah Meng!
Ah Meng, look over here!
Enough already
If I haven't come, I would not have known. How could this place turn out this way?
Hey, you guys are making too much noise! Don't you know you guys are disrupting Prince's practice? Stop making idiotic noises!
What kind of manager are you? Calling us idiots. Who do you think you are?
With you crazy fans around, it would only lower Prince's style
Captain, Manager is getting into another fight. Can you do something about it?
It's no use. Just look at Yang Ping.
Li Xiang, you'll get into trouble again. You won't even know who'll beat you up.
I don't care
Li Xiang
If you have time to nag then you should have time to practice. You suck at basketball. If we have a competition, you would ing down the team.
You are right
Li Xiang, be quiet
What's their relationship? Why is he calling her by her name? Right, it's pissing me off.
Enough with you guys!
He's protecting Li Xiang
Yuan Yi!
Can you come over here?
No matter what, we're still friends
You...
I want to be friends
That's good!
Stop looking like you have wronged somebody. You didn't own anybody anything.
And you...a guy shouldn't hold a grudge. Forget the past and you'll become even more attractive.
I know
Then...Yue has a favor to ask
What?
Prince, do you want water?
No, and don't call me that
Everybody gather around. I need everyone's input.
Captain, what do you want to say?
Everyone knows that the club is very popular lately, which isn't a bad thing...
Everybody!
Basketball club manager Yue is coming back to work!
That's not right. I object.
What a coincident! I object to your objection.
Qing Zi, tone it down. Last time, the way I quited was very irresponsible
You want to let that woman win!
I quited first though
No. Ah Meng would be stolen.
Big sister, the current manager is me
If you are not good, we can replace you
Qing Zi, this is a club issue. You shouldn't make so many comments.
What about everybody's opinion? Both Li Xiang and Qi Yue are good candidates. Let's vote. If you want to vote for Lixiang as the manager, please raise your hand.
Who decided that we can only have one manager? To have two would be fine too.
I would do my best this time!
Qing Zi
I was waiting for you...to tell you something
I apologize for today at the basketball club. I asked for a big favor.
I know you did it for a friend but I hope that in the future you won't mix personal and club issues together. I am the captain so it's not a good thing.
Then let's talk about personal stuff. Our first date...can we set it up for the day after tomorrow?
How should we bet this time?
A hundred bucks each
What's going on with Ah Meng and Li Xiang?
Stupid, it's got to be Ah Meng with Li Xiang
Look, Limu thinks he is with Yue
Two votes to two votes; a tie
In!
Not In!
You can't beat us with your ability. Just like Qi Yue against Li Xiang.
Bull. If Ah Meng gets together with Li Xiang, they would have done so a long time ago. Why wait until now? Don't you know that the last one comes first?
Stupid, don't you know that Yue is no match for Li Xiang?
You are the retard. It's not about who's tougher. Just watch
Did you block it?
Go, go over there!
Manager, can you mop the locker room floor?
I...I was just asking
I will make this clear: I only took the job because I want to be close to Prince so don't ask me to do any other stuff
You can't be like this
Don't we have another manager? She's not like me; she doesn't have any agenda. She will work hard. Isn't that right, Big sister?
Evil woman
How can she be so matter of fact? The hardest part is that I can't strike back.
I don't know how Li Xiang thinks of Ah Meng
I only took the job because I want to be close to Prince
Open book expression. Unembarrassed confession. For so long, she only looked at Ah Meng. She must know things that I don't know about Ah Meng.
Qi Yue
Towel
Even if she doesn't accept us, even if we are committing a sin..
I will not lose to Li Xiang's determination
You are very cooperative this time
Because I have my own way of liking Ah Meng
Can I talk to you?
Do you know where you stand, Big sister?
I know what you want to say but my liking Ah Meng cannot be stopped because of you
What you said is very funny
What's so funny?
Even if you change your mind on this, didn't I say that you are only a toy to Ah Meng? How can he fall for a girl like you?
Why are you saying this?!
Didn't you know that Prince always stands by me? So he will choose me in the end.
Lower classman, you got an attitude. You are only a freshman so you deserve a beating, Bitch!
Stop!
It's none of your business! We are not beating you up!
You got some nerves for being only a freshman! Who do you think you are?!
Somebody help!
What, Qi Yue?
Li Xiang is getting beat up by a bunch of girls!
Stop hitting me!
You girls stop!
If you do it again, I will kill you all!
Li Xiang, are you alright?
Didn't you know that Prince always stands by me? So he will choose me in the end.
You came to save me
What is this?
I'm scared
Fool, you always act like a porcupine, attacking other people. That's why people take revenge on you. Don't do it again in the future. Got it?
He was really angry. This is the first time I saw him this way. It was really frightening to see him that way.
Pick up my things for me. I'm taking her to the infirmary.
She's alright. Go home.
I kept having the feeling that whenever Li Xiang is around, Ah Meng is a different person
Good thing it's not serious. Just put an ice pack on it and bandaging it up will be enough
Whenever you saw someone got hurt, you became very gentle
It was like back in high school worrying for me. Remember that?
Li Xiang was picked on
Li Xiang got pick on alot in the past
In junior high, she was not social and was very high owed with all the girls in the class. That caused a lot of resentment and beatings like today happened all the time.
How could that be?
Times like this, Ah Meng would use all his power to protect her
That period for Prince must have been the wildest. Fighting was like eating. The way you looked at the world was like looking at your enemies. Even so, you always helped me.
So to Li Xiang, Ah Meng is like a Prince. I understand how she feels.
Because I'm a guy, I also like Ah Meng. I feel that if I was as strong as him, it'll be great.
Do...you have feelings for Li Xiang?
As long as Li Xiang is happy...everything is great
Holding in the unspoken feeling, praying for Li Xiang's happiness. Compare to Yang Ping's hope, Li Xiang's feeling for Ah Meng is much stronger.
Those straightfoward thoughts...will Ah Meng accept her thoughts?
What time is it? Why is mom still not home?
You're cooking noodles? Don't put leeks in it; I hate leeks
Hey, what are you doing suddenly showing up in my house?!
My dad's on a business trip, so I came to eat dinner. Your door wasn't locked.
Then you could have rang the doorbell!
But my mom also hasn't come home yet so noodles are just something quick to eat
Whatever. I'll eat whatever you'll eat. I'm going to watch TV.
Can you not use this place like it's your own home?!
Concentrate on cooking the noodles! Don't forget what my dad said, A cook's efforts can transfer happiness! I also don't want to eat a bowl of disgusting noodles.
Why is it that he can act as if nothing happened? Not considerate of anyone else's feelings.
It's hot. Let it cool down a little.
You are my sister, not a MAID. Don't be so annoying, okay?
How was Li Xiang afterwards?
She sprained her ankle and has a bit of surface injuries. She can't die from it.
Did she used to be bullied often?
Yang Ping must have babbled things to you. Why did he say so much?
He said you would always protect her with everything you had
Every time I see Li Xiang, I will feel tensed up
Because she would only boast and purposely distance herself from others
She simply never intended to accept anyone. I think that when I see her, I see the way I used to be too. Always agitatating people.
So you have no way of letting her go and not watching over her?
What? Are you jealous?
Jealous?!
Jealous…how is that possible?!
What are you doing?
I think you are jealous. I better observe it carefully.
You're an idiot!
Do you want to murder me?! That's made of metal!
So what?! Even if I wanted to kill you, there is nothing you can do about. Unhappy about it?!
You're crazy! You hit me and yelled at me!
Insane
What? Are you jealous?
Why is it that I'm so disturbed? He is always showing the expression as if he doesn't care and his smile is like he can see through to what I am thinking.
Qi Yue, you are this uncomfortable, to put simply, because you want to verify if Ah Mong really does like you. And if it is like this, while he is there, why don't you go ask him?
Of course not! I'm not ave enough!
Look at you. You already know what the problem is, why don't you simplify the situation?
Understand it a little? Be aver, okay? Make the best of the opportunity!
I'm in the middle of my work shift so I can't talk to you any longer. Bye bye, good luck!
Bye bye
Hi Manager
The time that you've been in the washroom, isn't it a bit long?
Manager, you should know that girls every month will always have a few days of inconveniences
I remembered that last week you also told me that your body was being inconvenient
Then I must be sick! Because of that, Manager, I must take a day off and see a doctor tomorrow!
Take another day off? Not allowed.
Ah, that can't be! Tomorrow I have a dat…
I mean to say, an appointment to see the doctor. Please Manager? The most handsome and best manager in the city!
The best manager to lie to, right?
Thank you, manager!
If it's a date then it's a date. Why curse yourself and say you're sick?
What if after I asked, the answer isn't what I hoped it would be? But what if it is?
This bowl of noodles was really disgusting. But yet weirdly, I could taste happiness. Ah Mong.
Is he saying that I give him the feeling of happiness?
But what about Li Xiang, what feeling does she give him?
Qing Zi!
Have you done your midterm report yet? Do you want to go to the li ary today?
I don't have time today. Bye bye.
Weird, what's going on today? Once class ended, Xiao Yue was already gone. Qing Zi also ran away so quickly.
Xiao Cai, the powder you used last time looked really natural. Can I borrow it for a while?
Thank you!
But don't you think that Li Xiang girl is kind of strange? She actually gave us money to bully her.
People who do things like that have ulterior motives. Just ignore it. Let's think about where we should go today instead.
Then today we should go to the pub for a little fun.
We must do that! Let's go!
That's so immoral! How can she actually do something like that?!
Yang Ping, can you please leave? I have things to talk to Li Xiang about.
What'd you call me out for? My feet are still hurting.
Wasn't all this planned and performed by you?
Oh, I've been discovered?
Why would you do something like that? How could you actually do something to harm yourself physically? Did you know that Ah Mong and Yang Ping were really concerned about you?
I am willing to do anything as long as Ah Mong keeps me in his heart. Physical harm, even if I become disabled, I couldn't care less.
I have things to do today so I'm leaving early. Ah Mong, can you please lead everyone else and continue the practice?
Not a problem. But even the captain has to go out? That's rare.
What was I going to say? What I am saying is that when you guys leave, remember to lock the doors.
Also, where are the managers?
They were just...went to the rest room together
Then I'm leaving first
By doing something like this, you are abusing Ah Mong's considerate nature
You have no right to talk to me about this.
You're just being jealous of me. Because you know that the person inside Ah Mong's heart is not you so you are really concerned, right?
How amusing. When Ah Mong took me to the infirmary, your expression at the time was you didn't know that we were acting and you even ran with all your life to find Ah Mong.
In the end you were forgotten. You evoked an expression like a puppy that had been abandoned. You looked stupid and was about to cry. It really was quite funny.
What are you two doing?!
Li Xiang, how are you?!
I don't know; Qi Yue just suddenly hit me
Qi Yue, what are you doing?! Do you know how wrong you are?! Li Xiang didn't do anything!
That's not what...
Is it true? She still has injuries on her.
Forget it, Prince. Don't get mad. I'm okay.
Why do you have to protect her? The things that she did... If you let Li Xiang have everything her way, her personality will only get more corrupted!
Have you talked enough?! What is wrong with you? I didn't know what you were thinking earlier. If there is something you want to say, then say it quickly!
I've had enough!
Do you know what I am thinking?! Because I really don't understand what you are thinking! Seeing me as if I'm completely lost, you find it very amusing, am I right?!
But I am not your toy and I am not your pet! I've decided. From now on, I will not let you fool around with me anymore!
If this is what you think, then that's it. Don't worry, from now on, no one will fool around with you anymore.
I will always be by your side, Mong.
I really am stupid. I always thought that I was needed. In reality it was unrequited love all along.
For you, I am willing to do anything. As long as Ah Mong is here, I can give anything up.
Are you done yet?! Li Xiang, if you keep being like you used to be, only know how to rely on me, your life will only keep repeating itself. Stop turning around in the shadows of the past.
I only like you! As long as I have that, I don't need anything else. It's true. As long as it is for Ah Mong, I am willing to do anything. That is how much I like you.
Don't have any hopes of being anything except a friend to me. It is not possible. Because to me, you can only end at that point.
Is that true? Then what about her? In your heart, what do you hope Qi Yue can ing you?
Ah Mong, you are only saying this because Qi Yue cannot act as you wish. That is why you are angry. Just as if a pet suddenly ran away, you don't need it but you won't let it leave you either.
Shut up!
Don't get it all wrong!
Qi Yue is not and she cannot replace the mother that abandoned you
I told you to shut up! You purposely said all that to get me mad...so what did you achieved?
Yang Ping
I'm really depressed
Ah Mong's care is no longer on me
Beside purposely getting him to be mad...I don't know what else I can do, so that he will be willing to listen to me and look at me once more.
Li Xiang
Don't cry
I…will help you think of ideas. I will not allow people to hurt Li Xiang.
You wouldn't happen to be crying because you have not found the four-leaf clover, right?
I remember the day when we first talked; you weren't looking for the four leaf clover, were you?
What are you looking for? Do you need me to help you look?
I'm looking for a letter...four-leaf clover
Four-leaf clover?
But since we can only find three-leaf clovers then we can only use it to play tug-a-war.
Thank you. I feel a lot better now.
That's good. I was really worried about you...as a good friend.
It is all my fault, using my emotions to my liking. If we continue on like this, I will only cause you more pain. I like somebody else; I like Ah Meng.
Why are you treating me so nicely? I once hurt you before.
Do you regret liking that guy?
Actually, I can understand why you chose him
I don't even know why I chose him over you
Sorry
I lost you because of him so of course I would not like him, but I found out that I can't hate him either
Ah Yi's face when he is angry has a lot more personality! Do you feel any more relaxed now?
I will not apologize to you, because I don't feel like I did anything wrong to you.
Because Ah Mong understands other people's pain and then uses his own ways to help others resolve them. For someone his age, to already be so mature, is something quite unbelievable.
From this, I can see his consideration for others comparatively must be a lot more meticulous.
Even though we didn't find the four-leaf clover, but surprisingly, you have already found a very good potential boyfriend. You should cheer up.
You're talking about Ah Mong?
Of course, we are already friends
Thank you. Yuan Yi, you will definitely find a very, very good girlfriend!
I know
What's wrong?
I forgot I had something to do. I have to go.
I already made a choice, how can I give up so easily? I don't want to lose to Li Xiang's strong will power.
Hello?
Qing Zi? I'm sorry. I'm…I'm late again.
It's okay
Where are you right now?
I'm already on the way home
Are...are you mad?
I'm okay. Bye bye.
Translation by Evekisara and Kumaxell |
I want to end this.
Are you going alone?
I'd like to be the wind for once.
Where will you go?
Who knows. Whichever way the wind blows.
Aren't you going back
to the 'Flying Daggers?
Do you want me to go back?
I've left them, why would I return?
Thank you for all you've done for me.
It's you.
Go.
You said the wind could not stop.
A playful wind stops at will.
You shouldn't have come back.
I came back,
for you.
Nia!
Mei, you're back.
Who will believe the
madam of Peony Pavilion
is the leader of the Flying Daggers!
I behaved badly that
day. Please forgive me.
Did I look like a real madam?
Very much so.
What do you think of Mei?
What do you mean?
I mean her personality, of course.
She's passionate.
Go on.
She may be blind, but she's very ight.
Hardly anyone can match her.
Not even I.
Do you care for her?
You are asking...?
A man and a girl traveling all alone,
what else could I be talking about?
Mei is a rare beauty.
I care for her a lot.
Then, I shall act as the matchmaker
for you two to marry.
Marriage is a big deal.
This is too sudden.
She's not a good match for you?
On the contrary.
Mei is from a respectable family.
I'm just a humble swordsman.
Our old leader loved
his daughter dearly.
Now I've become the new leader,
it's my duty to find her a good husband.
I haven't been able to find anyone
within the 'Flying Daggers'
who would be a better choice than you.
What do you say?
I accept your offer.
Our House is much obliged to you.
You've done us a great favour.
Please accept my gratitude.
With much pleasure.
What is going on?
Where are our soldiers?
They were ambushed.
You were both plotting to catch me
by following Mei.
You're not blind?
Are you the old leader's daughter?
He has a blind daughter.
She doesn't know martial arts,
so I pretended to be her.
If you had known the truth,
would you have followed her here?
It's all been an act.
Who are you, really?
My name is Mei.
I'm just one of many girls
in the House of Flying Daggers.
That's enough. Take him out.
You wait here.
I want to finish him off myself.
Move.
Stop.
Do you have anything to say?
You're not Nia, the new leader.
You're right.
Of course I'm not Nia.
Nia wouldn't show herself so easily.
Who are you then?
That is not important.
Nia sent me to finish this matter.
You've done a good job, Leo.
We've never met before,
but I know you by reputation.
Three years ago,
we planted you as a
mole in the government.
You've accomplished much in that role.
I failed to protect our old leader
from being assassinated.
Nia knew that you were away on duty.
There was nothing you could do.
I'm grateful for her understanding.
We need to win this battle
against the government troops.
You and Mei have successfully
set up a trap for the general.
Well done.
I'll report to Nia
and have you rewarded.
It's my duty.
Please tell Nia
the general has led all his
best soldiers towards us.
Be careful.
Don't worry. Nia has a good plan.
There is one thing I don't understand.
What's that?
Who sent Mei on this mission?
Nia did.
Has Nia ever considered my feelings?
What do you mean?
I haven't seen Mei for three years.
Now I have to watch her
flirt with another man.
It's not the first time
Mei's used her beauty to aid our cause.
I've heard about your feelings for her.
Do you still love her?
We're facing a battle
that will decide the fate
of the 'Flying Daggers'.
The troops are closing in.
This is not the time for love.
All right.
I will let you see Mei.
You haven't changed.
I'm still Mei.
It's been three years.
Finally, we're alone together.
I know.
You saved me during the
battle with the soldiers.
Thank you.
You don't need to thank me.
I would do anything for you.
I know.
You've risked everything
going undercover
to win honour
and to impress me.
You're the only one
who understands me.
I was all alone for three years.
You were in my mind every single moment.
My love for you
was all I had to keep me going.
Do you love him?
You knew the plan.
It was only an act between you and him.
There is no future for you two.
Do you understand?
Nia!
You can't force a woman
against her will.
Do not pull this dagger out.
I'm sending you back
to keep spying for us.
You will be more convincing
with a dagger in your back.
You must leave immediately.
Yes, Ma'am.
I have sacrificed three years for you.
How could you love Jin
after just three days?
Mei, I also have a task for you.
Jin is of no use to us anymore.
Take him out and kill him.
Leo plays a crucial role for us.
We can't let Jin ruin our plan.
You must kill him
to prevent any future trouble.
You know our rules.
Yes, Ma'am.
I left you
in order to save your life,
but you still followed me.
Please don't blame me.
If your plan succeeded
many in the 'Flying Daggers' would die.
You wouldn't let me go either.
It would be me on my knees,
waiting to die.
You're right.
If I won,
I wouldn't let you go.
Go.
How will you explain this to Nia?
That's my business.
Why don't you come with me?
Deep in your heart, you have a secret.
I guess
there is a man you find
hard to leave behind.
Yes, a man who's saved
my life many times.
Was it he who helped
us in the last battle?
Yes.
Then he has saved my life too.
Do you still love him?
When can we see each other again?
We cannot.
We belong to two opposing sides.
If we meet again,
one of us will have to die.
A decisive battle is imminent.
You and I are just
pawns on a chessboard.
Nobody cares if we live or die.
Let's go away together
and roam the world,
as free as the wind.
We'll wander around alone.
Come and go without a trace,
like a playful wind.
No, a carefree wind.
Just you and me.
Come with me, please.
Are you going with him?
Why?
You're the love of my life.
You don't have to love me,
but you can never go with him.
Otherwise you'll die.
Mei,
you've forced me to kill you.
I knew you would do this.
You knew and you went anyway. Why?
Why did you go?
Why did you go? Why?
To be free... like the wind.
Mei.
Mei!
Mei.
Turn...
What?
Turn...
Turn around?
Look behind you.
You're a member of the 'Flying Daggers'.
You're right.
You're the one who loves Mei?
Yes, I love her truly,
while you are only playing a game.
If you love her, why kill her?
It's all your fault.
My fault?
I warned you but you wouldn't listen.
If I can't have her, no one will.
She has betrayed me because of you.
You must die!
Fine.
You kill Mei, you must die too!
Mei.
Let him go.
If you kill him,
I'll kill you with this dagger.
Mei! Don't pull the dagger out!
If you do
your blood will drain and you will die.
You must not do it!
Mei,
I'm closer to him.
He will hit me first.
You cannot save me
with your dagger.
Mei!
Mei!
You shouldn't have come back...
I came back
for you, my love...
A rare beauty in the North.
She's the finest lady on earth.
A glance from her, the
whole city goes down.
A second glance leaves
the nation in ruins.
There exists no city or nation
that has been more cherished
than a beauty like this. |
The consumer society...
...has destroyed the environment.
Exterminated millions of species
of plants and animals.
Poisoned the seas...
...the rivers and the lakes.
Polluted the air.
Filled the atmosphere with carbon
dioxide and other harmful gases.
Destroyed the ozone layer.
Exhausted our oil,
coal and gas reserves-
- and rich mineral resources.
Exterminated our forests
and destroyed their own.
So what is left for us?
Underdevelopment. Poverty.
Dependence. Underdevelopment.
Debt. Uncertainty.
For the superdeveloped societies-
- the problem is not growth...
...but distribution.
Not only amongst themselves-
- but amongst everybody.
Sustainable development
is impossible-
- without fairer distribution
amongst all nations.
After all,
mankind is one great family-
- all sharing the same destiny.
Given today's severe crisis,
we're facing an even worse future-
- that will never enable us
to solve the economical, social...
...and ecological tragedy of a world
more and more out of control.
Something
must be done to save mankind.
A better world is possible!
Property damage,
property destruction...
Those who have come here
to demonstrate peacefully-
- have not been able to do so
because of certain individuals-
- with a quasi-professional
dedication to violence.
Property damage is not violent.
You can't violate a building or a window.
It's very different to us
than the question of violence.
That isn't violent, unless you're
advocating attacking individuals-
- which we do not do.
Murderers...!
The elite class was panicking-
- after Seattle especially.
They were sort of
looking for the reasons.
And the only name
you can point at was John Zerzan.
If you're looking for a mind
behind the movement...
...it's definitely John Zerzan.
He has written a book,
saying that to save the world-
- we have to go back
to the stone-age.
And the way to get there is
to destroy the industry and everything.
I find it kind of curious or strange
that I've been called-
- the architect
of the tactic of property damage-
- or Black Block activity.
That certainly isn't true.
Zerzan lives a modest life,
and for a long time his only income...
He was making money
by giving his own blood.
We're trying to encourage
just the questioning.
Why do people go out there and try
to protest or try to do something?
That isn't mindless violence.
The mindlessness is sitting there,
doing dope, watching MTV-
- and then you go get a job and just
shlap along. To me that's violent.
There's more and more signs
everywhere-
- that the life of consumerism
is really not a satisfying life.
We cannot let the terrorist
achieve the objective of...
...frightening our nation
to the point where we don't...
Where people don't shop.
Where people don't shop.
The will to consume terrorises you.
We're terrorised
into being consumers.
We have the freedom to choose
between and A and and B...
That's about it for freedom.
We cannot let the terrorist
achieve the objective of...
...frightening our nation
to the point where we don't...
...we don't conduct business.
Where people don't shop.
Yeah, I think there's too much stuff.
To constantly work
and constantly consume. It's madness.
It's destroying everything
and it just has to go.
I see very little
that's worth preserving.
I see no value or health
in maintaining this system.
To get all these things
is a matter of coercion.
People are forced to be in the mines
and on the assembly lines.
Without these things we don't have
all this stuff. A world of things-
- that we're supposed to strive after
all of our lives.
I think no-one seriously em aces it,
but the inertia carries it forward.
It has to be stopped.
It has to be destroyed.
They walk the streets exposed to
the constant poison of adverts-
- sowing the seeds
of fantasy, illusion-
- and the desire
for impossible consumption.
We will have a new world.
Where people don't shop.
The will to consume terrorises you.
I think that young people today-
- don't have any future.
I think everybody
in the world now can feel...
...can feel the power of these
large multinational corporations...
...who are really
starting to rule the world.
These large
multinational corporations-
- spending 400 billion dollars a year
trying to sell us...
...fast food and cars, then of course
that has a huge impact on us.
The 30 second TV spot
is the most powerful-
- piece of communication that human
beings have ever come up with.
You...
are sitting there in your chair.
Passive, nothing to say.
And outside are smart people making
fantastic TV shows and commercials...
They are the powerful producers
of information and meaning.
You are
the passive consumer of that meaning.
And the meaning isn't even good. It's just
propaganda for consumer culture.
You think happiness is to buy more
and more, at Christmas especially.
Let's go out into the malls...
...and really buy stuff, you know?
The customer can choose
a body type and head type.
Then they choose
the colour of the skin...
...the kind of make-up,
including lip colour...
...how much eye-shadow and eye-liner.
They choose the eye colour.
The hair colour, the hair style,
fingernails, pretty much everything.
They can pick exactly what they want.
The difference between our dolls
and most love dolls you see is obvious.
We use Hollywood special effect-type
techniques to make these dolls.
If we go in here
I can show you five of them.
This is head-type no. 3.
It goes with certain bodies.
Different heads and bodies match.
This is head-type no. 2.
This is head-type 6. She doesn't
have any hair at the moment.
This is another head. Head 7...
This is head 4... and head 8.
We just came out with a male doll.
And here's one of the male bodies.
He doesn't have
his piece yet, but...
If you look over there
in the corner there's one.
He's supposed to be bald.
This is a body type 5.
Petite with a very large east size.
This is one of our newest bodies.
This is body type 2, which is also
petite, but with smaller easts.
But they're still a nice size.
This is body type 4, which is petite
with a very small east size.
And this is another no. 2...
This is number 1,
which is much taller than the others.
This is a super-model type body,
very tall and thin-
- for that type of taste.
They're not cheap. Each is a lot
of work, we use expensive materials-
- so you're looking at anywhere
between 6 to 7,000 dollars-
- depending on body
and if it's female or male.
See, the easts are soft,
and filled with softer silicone.
So they feel much softer
than the rest of the body.
It's one of the selling features
that seems to interest people.
...the GDP, GDP, GDP...
...one per cent...
...one per cent.
...one per cent.
People are told that the modern
technological future empowers people-
- ings people closer together,
gives them access to-
- variety...
We were once told
that technology would free people-
- and they
wouldn't have to work so much...
I travel around and I overhear
people saying all the time:
I've got my beeper,
I've got my cell phone, I've got...
I can't get away from work at all.
People are on an electronic leash-
- with all these new devices.
They are less and less...
...separate from work and technology.
How we support Bluetooth,
how we support 3G...
It will be possible
to stay at home and work-
- just video-conferencing
with your fellow workers.
The computer will be the best tool
for letting people socialise.
This is certainly a tool
that can ing people together...
...more than...
...isolate them.
Modern technology
favours distancing over closeness...
...efficiency over playfulness...
Variety...
I'd like to see
a gigantic project of dismantling.
Of getting rid of all this stuff.
Of tearing up the freeways and roads.
Getting rid of all this stuff that
rests on the destruction of nature-
- that separates us from nature,
that has people on this treadmill-
- to constantly work
and constantly consume. It's madness.
It's destroying everything
and it just has to go.
The average North American consumes
5 times more than the Mexican.
10 times more than a Chinese person.
And 30 times more
than a person from India.
Ten...
Developers, developers, developers...
Nine...
I think everybody
in the world now can feel...
Eight...
Feel the power of these
large multinational corporations.
Many of these companies are much
more powerful than even governments.
Seven...
The first world...
Six...
...we are 20 per cent
of the people of the world.
Yet we consume
80 per cent of the world's resources.
This level of consumption
is simply not sustainable.
If we continue
to consume at this rate-
- then eventually
we're going to hit the wall.
Five...
If we're too stupid to listen...
Four...
...to the early-warning signals
the planet is sending us...
Three...
...it'll be a terrible era and it may
be centuries before the planet heals.
Two...
There'll be
a global economic collapse.
One...
There'll be
a global economic collapse.
Zero.
Ignition.
Lift off!
What rubbish!
The behaviour of many leaders as they
watch their model economies collapse-
- like a house of cards
is truly repugnant!
Cuba does not promote consumerism!
Long live socialism!
Fatherland or death!
We shall overcome!
CONSUME ONLY THE NECESSARY
You have a ration card with all the things
you can get from the bodega.
This is rice, these are beans,
this is oil, cooking oil of course-
- sugar, soap, washing soap,
and there also might be toothpaste.
You can have everything.
This is meat, this is ead...
You can see we have daily ead.
Every single day, every single month.
January, Fe uary, March...
So, this is what it is.
You have this card,
you go to the bodega-
- and every month they give you
a quota according to the ration system.
I think it's a very good system
to make everyone have-
- at least their basic needs covered.
And now our supreme leader:
Commander in Chief Fidel Castro Ruz!
Fidel's might
puts the Yankees to flight!
Fidel's might
puts the Yankees to flight!
Fidel's might
puts the Yankees to flight!
Distinguished guests.
Fellow countrymen...
- Rice.
- Beans.
- Rice and beans.
- Rice, beans.
For a Cuban travelling,
it's a really big thing.
I went to Europe with
a letter of invitation from a friend.
The first time I went to a supermarket,
I couldn't close my mouth.
Everything was a big shock.
There is so much of everything.
Apples, pears, perfume, nice perfume-
- nice shampoo, trainers.
That's how it was.
I had a good time, I really did!
We call it pasta de dientes.
It's called Perla. Everyone knows it.
You don't need to put it on any more.
Cuba does not promote consumerism.
Cuba has no advertising whatsoever.
Cuba, our country, is by far-
- the most
democratic country on the planet.
In England I never ate beans.
I didn't want to eat beans.
I said, I don't want beans.
I want something else.
The first thing I did
was go to McDonald's.
I wanted to see McDonald's.
I wanted... Ay, Dios mío!
...a SuperMac, a big, big, Big Mac!
And watching TV,
and changing channels, and eating...
I came home,
180 pounds. 180 pounds!
So much food!
Eating, again and again!
I was always hungry...
...my body was asking for more!
Eating and watching television
channels. Music. Music programmes...
McDonald's, Burger King...
What rubbish!
The global economy today
is a giant casino!
Christmas seems to have come
early to Wall Street this year.
The increasingly absurd internet
stocks reached a new high yesterday.
Spray has 50 employees
of the Nintendo generation-
- who know all about internet
and who work for the fun of it.
Svante is typical
of the information society.
At only 19 his work in the industry
often takes him to San Francisco.
Roughly 1 or 2 million.
- 31/2 million.
- 5 million.
- About 10 million.
- 14 million.
18 million...
Deep down, I hate money, and I don't
have to think about it any more.
Funny enough, half my time goes into
finding ways to get rid of my money.
It's all too easy.
I've got all the time I want-
- all the money I want.
I haven't got any problems.
I sometimes really miss
the cheap life like hell.
To think it'd be so hard to spend
money. I can go a oad...
There are so many
simple ways to spend money.
It's like:
No problem, come with me baby...
But as I know it's not that easy,
all my energy is turned inward.
Which forces me even deeper
into myself, and I sit and...
I'm just empty.
I want to find a purpose to it all.
Fill myself with something.
Funny enough, half my time goes into
finding ways to get rid of my money.
My mum said to me yesterday:
I wish you'd never got that money.
What are you saying? - I just
wish you'd never got that money!
1 million.
2 million.
31/2 million.
5 million.
About 10 million.
14 million.
18 million...
It was just constant excess,
and you got used to it.
A money-go-round
that just got out of control-
- and in retrospect
it all just seems so idiotic.
Who wants that really? Nobody.
I can buy a nice flat,
and sit there, taking it easy.
And then I can meet a girl
who I can impress with my flat.
I could say: My darling,
let's get married and buy a house.
And then we have kids
and then - oops, it's all over.
Oops, it's all over.
I sometimes really miss
the cheap life like hell.
18 million.
14 million.
10 million.
5 million.
31/2 million.
2 million.
1 million.
1 million.
1...
A comfortable existence,
a career, all the promises of...
...material well-being
are rather empty.
Quite a few people
certainly understand that emptiness.
And the severe limits
on fulfillment and freedom.
Otherwise they
wouldn't do it; they'd say:
I'm just gonna get a job
and be happy. Well, who's happy?
Ladies and Steve Ballmer!
Come on! Get up! Come on!
I have four words for you:
I...
Love...
This...
Company! Yeah!
One more time...
I'm calling for a new ethic.
Developed nations have a duty
not only to share our wealth-
- but also to encourage sources
that produce wealth.
Why do people go out there
and try to protest...
...or do something
that isn't mindless violence.
The mindlessness is sitting there,
doing dope, watching MTV-
- and then you go get a job and just
shlap along. To me that's violent.
Targeted property damage
or property destruction is necessary.
It does eak out of the confines of
the politics of politics as usual.
What do you achieve by holding a sign
doing the protest as usual stuff?
I've seen decades of it.
It doesn't do anything.
People pay no attention. Why
should they? It's not worthy of it.
But when people fight,
that Is something.
It does grab attention
and it should, because it's real.
It isn't just a symbolic game of
I feel good. I have my sign.
Well, I don't care about that.
If it was valid,
if it was not ineffective...
I'd much rather have a peaceful...
Nobody is put in danger...
Nobody gets hurt or arrested.
Nobody gets hit on the head by a cop.
Not even a window is oken. Ideal.
Except it doesn't work that way.
Property damage...
Property destruction...
I'm calling for a new ethic.
Corporate property is the most
obvious legitimate target in my view.
Banks, expensive stores,
and chains like Starbucks and so on.
People understand that as part of
the global system, as part of this...
...encroaching,
standardised, destructive form...
...that is wiping out
all differences, all freedom.
People for 2 million years
didn't destroy the natural world.
They didn't have war.
They had leisure time and so on.
That's what primitivism
refers to in a way.
And to me that's very inspiring.
In this new world...
In this new world...
In this new world, the people would
get back their own culture again.
We will have a new set of values.
There will be a paradigm shift.
A big global mindshift,
where people will suddenly say:
I don't want a fancy car.
Where people will suddenly say:
I don't want another Big Mac.
Where people will suddenly say:
I don't want to wear-
- any Diesel jeans.
Where people will suddenly say:
I want to have
a simple, fulfilling life.
Where people will suddenly say:
I want to have
a simple, fulfilling life.
I want something else.
...a simple, fulfilling life.
English subtitles: Neil Betteridge
(c) Sveriges Television AB 2003 |
Sunday, September 5th
A grade-school boy was on holiday down in Izu with his family.
He wanted to go out and play...
...but there was a TV show he didn't want to miss.
So he recorded it on the VCR in their room.
But the channels down there are different from Tokyo's.
No station there uses that channel, so it should have been blank.
But when he played it back at home, there was a woman on the screen.
You will die in one week, she said.
The kid stopped the tape, and then the phone rang.
``You saw it.''
And a week later, the kid died!
What's wrong, Tomoko?
Who told you that?
Everybody's talking about it.
Yoko?
No, not her.
What?
I saw a weird video the other day.
Where?
With Yoko and the rest.
Did all of you really go and spend the night somewhere?
Nothing happened!
But that night...
...Iwata found this weird video, and we all watched it.
How was it ``weird''?
It's hard to say.
Just after it ended, someone phoned us.
It was some kind of prank call.
Yuck.
Everyone else had heard that story.
Today it'll be one week.
Come on!
You're just trying to scare me!
I had you going!
I don't believe you.
You're so easy to fool.
But did you really spend the night there?
So what happened?
I'm not telling!
Confess!
It's a secret.
Is it true?
Masami!
Masami!
Hello?
She's right here.
Hello?
Oh... Mom!
A friend came over.
OK.
Got it.
Yeah, yeah...
Extra innings. They'll be late.
Don't scare me like that.
Look who's talking. I'm going to tell everyone tomorrow.
I'm going to the toilet. Don't go upstairs without me.
Sure.
There's this ``video curse'' everyone's talking about...
Yes.
Have you heard what kind of video it is?
Yes.
Don't look at the camera.
I'm sorry.
Again.
Have you heard what kind of video it is?
I heard that suddenly there's this scary woman...
...who says ``you will die in one week''.
They say if you watch late-night TV, she appears.
And then the phone rings.
Late-night TV? What channel?
I heard it was on a local channel down in Izu.
Izu?
Yeah.
And is there really someone who died a week later?
No one that we know.
What?
A high school student I know told me...
...a girl who'd seen it died on a date with her boyfriend.
An accident?
No. They were found dead in a parked car.
He'd seen the video, too.
It was in the paper two or three days ago.
Do you know what school?
No. My friend heard it from a friend of hers.
Ms. Asakawa...
Yes?
Here.
Thanks.
About ten years ago...
...a pop idol killed herself, and people saw her ghost on TV.
Yeah, but everyone you ask about this one...
...talks about the Izu Peninsula.
Well, maybe that's where this one started.
Where did they see the woman whose lips went up to her ears?
Further west, in Gifu.
That was after a big traffic accident down there.
A big accident?
These stories get started when people die horrible deaths.
So what happened in Izu?
I don't know.
Anyway, I'm going.
Good night.
Good night.
Young Couple Found Dead in Car
A 19-year-old Tokyo boy and a 17-year-old Yokohama girl...
...were found dead in a car on the morning of Sept. 6...
Take care of it, will you?
Weren't you leaving early today?
Okazaki, will you do something for me?
Can you find this high school for me?
Sure.
Call me when you find it.
Yoichi!
You're changed already!
I put your clothes out, too.
We need to hurry.
Did Grandpa call?
No.
Why did Tomo-chan die?
Some strange disease, I guess.
Zip me up.
Do kids die, too?
Sometimes they get sick.
But don't talk about that at Aunt Yoshiki's, okay? It's too hard for her.
Yeah.
Tomoko played with you, didn't she?
Dad...
How's Big Sister?
She's lying down. Better leave her alone.
I'll go help.
Yoichi, you come sit here.
Reiko-chan.
Does anyone know why Tomoko died?
No, not me.
But the police did an autopsy!
But there was no evidence of a crime.
People don't just die like that.
And it's a closed coffin. Isn't that strange?
Yoichi...
You shouldn't just come in here.
Go downstairs.
Okay.
Go on.
Okay.
Hello?
It's Okazaki.
I found the name of the high school.
Seikei Academy in Yokohama.
Thank you.
In Loving Memory Seikei Academy
Excuse me...
Was the girl who died in the car a friend of yours, too?
If there's anything you know...
They all died the same day.
Yoko and Tomoko. And Iwata, too, on his motorbike.
They saw the video...
The video?
Yoko told us they'd all seen this weird video...
When it was over, they got a phone call...
Tomoko saw it, too? Where?
They all went and stayed over somewhere...
The girl who was with Tomoko when she died...
She went crazy. She's in the hospital.
She won't go anywhere there's a TV...
The girl was named Tsuji Yoko. 17, in her third year at Seikei Academy.
The boy was Nomi Tadahiko, 19, doing a college prep year.
The car doors were locked.
I've never seen a corpse that looked like that.
Cause of death?
Unknown. Their hearts simply stopped.
Drugs?
Nothing in the autopsy.
They'd just started making out, then they just died.
It doesn't make sense.
Yo-chan was at the funeral.
Yes.
He used to go upstairs and play in her room...
He did, didn't he?
The Photo Shop
I found Tomoko dead here.
Tomoko!
Izu...
I might be late tonight.
Put your supper in the microwave. Got it?
OK... Mom...
Yeah?
Tomoko saw the cursed video.
Why did you say that?
Don't say anything about that at school, you hear?
I won't. I'm off.
Monday, September 13th
Izu Parkway
This is crazy!
Izu Pacific Land
``My dad's fat. My mom's fat. So I'm fat, too.''
You're here alone?
Yeah, I'm doing a bit of work.
Umm...
These four people stayed here on August 29th.
Did you notice anything unusual?
Just a minute, okay? August 29th...
That tape...
That one.
What is it?
This one?
Someone must have left it.
ERUPTION
Sada
One week!
Tuesday, September 14th
So Yoichi's in school?
First grade.
So how are you, Ryuji?
Same as always.
What are you doing?
Teaching at a university.
So then there was a phone call?
Yes.
So this phone will ring after I see it?
Four people died, all on the same day!
Go to a shrine and get exorcised.
Take my picture.
Face this way.
Hurry up and take it!
It's over.
No phone call.
Copy this for me. I'll take a good look at it.
It's not certain death yet.
It's a video. Someone made it.
I'll check who stayed there. Also for pirate oadcasts.
Wednesday, September 15th
From the Izu bureau.
Thanks!
Why do you want that list of customers?
Sorry...
I just need to check something by myself.
Was it you?
Did you do this?
Sorry I'm late.
What's wrong?
Nothing.
Well?
No one I phoned took a tape to the cabin.
And they all sounded normal, not like they'd make a tape like this.
Pirate stations?
There's no record of an illegal oadcast anywhere in Izu.
Here's the copy.
Asakawa...
Have you ever seen this woman?
No.
This shot is weird.
From that angle, the cameraman should appear in the mirror.
What do you mean?
Well, you could fix it with special effects, but...
``Eruption''...
Which eruption?
You can't read it on a regular home TV...
Come in.
Takano... A student of mine.
Asakawa. My ex-wife.
How do you do? I'm Takano.
I'm Asakawa.
Sensei, the publisher wants your essay.
Why did they tell you that?
They couldn't find you.
Ask them to extend the deadline a week.
Me? Ask them yourself!
Okay, okay...
No good...
``Sa...da...''
Is Yoichi all right alone?
He's used to it.
Whoever did this left a sign subconsciously.
He wants to be stopped.
Wait.
``Frolic in ine, goblins be thine.''
It sounds like some sort of dialect.
What does it mean?
I'll check tomorrow.
...who says ``you will die in one week''.
They say if you watch late night TV, she appears.
And then the phone rings.
Thursday, September 16th
I heard it was on a local channel down in Izu.
Hello?
I found it. As I thought, it is a dialect.
It's something about `` ine'' and ``goblins''.
A dialect from where?
Oshima Island. The volcano there.
Hello, Yoichi?
I'll be late tonight.
Yeah.
You're okay alone?
I'm sorry.
Mt. Miharayama Erupts
Here... but it's a long time ago.
Did Local Woman Predict Eruption?
What is it?
Do you have an Oshima Bureau?
I think so. A correspondent.
Get me the number. Tonight.
Why?
You only have four days left.
I'll handle it with your correspondent.
You stay with Yoichi.
Grandpa!
Well, hello...
Friday, September 17th
Yoichi wants to go fishing with his Grandpa.
Oh, is that so?
C'mon, let's go!
Let's go out and go fishing!
Yeah!
Grandpa! You've got one!
Aww, he got away!
You're not very good at this!
Okay, let's try it again.
Let's fish over here this time.
All right.
You're home...
Hello?
Your man on Oshima says...
...our woman is probably the one who predicted the eruption.
Her name was Yamamura Shizuko.
She threw herself into the volcano 40 years ago.
What do we do now?
Go down there, I guess.
I'll go tomorrow.
Oshima? But I only have three days left!
I know. I have four.
I'll call again.
Is something wrong?
No, just some work.
Auntie...
Yoichi?
Yoichi! Did you ing that?!
You did, didn't you? Why?!
Tomo-chan...
Tomo-chan told me to.
I was careless.
I sensed something at your place.
I thought it was the video.
It was Tomo-chan.
She's not Tomoko anymore.
Yoichi can see her, too, then.
It's all my fault, isn't it?
It should have ended with Tomoko and the others.
I wonder...
Who did the story start with?
Stories like that don't start with anyone.
People feel anxious, and rumors start flying.
Anxious?
Or people start them, hoping things will turn out like this.
Mr. Hayatsu?
Hello. Sorry you've had to come all the way out here.
This way.
Saturday, September 18th
The Yamamuras...
...used to run big fishing crews here.
They're all but out of the business now.
Shizuko's cousin is still alive.
His son and daughter-in-law run an inn.
I've booked you into there for the night.
Why did Yamamura Shizuko commit suicide?
They say she went crazy.
The papers had written some things about her.
She was famous all over the island after she predicted the eruption.
It had always been said that she had strange powers.
She was what they call a seer.
After that, a professor showed up.
You've heard of him. Ikuma Heihachiro.
Wasn't he fired?
He ought Shizuko to Tokyo and experimented on her.
He was trying to prove the existence of ESP. |
The papers built him up, then smashed him.
The media haven't changed much in 40 years.
I remember something about that.
Didn't someone die?
Dr. Ikuma disappeared after his university fired him.
I doubt he's still alive.
Even if we found him, then what?
They say Shizuko had a daughter.
Anyone here?
Hello.
Welcome.
I'll leave you here.
This way.
One room?
Two, please.
This way.
Umm...
Please.
Wait!
Please tell me about Shizuko!
I have nothing to say.
About her daughter...
There was no daughter.
Not hungry?
When I die, be with me...
Cut it out.
Please!
Please? And then...
If you learn anything, use it to save Yoichi!
Stop it!
The girl with Tomoko lost her mind.
Who knows what'll happen to me?
You'll be all right!
Because I'm not ``normal''.
Maybe all three of us should just die.
Good idea! We shouldn't have had a kid in the first place.
STOP IT!
There are still two days.
Excuse me.
Come in.
You were asking about Shizuko...
This is all that's left.
Is this Dr. Ikuma?
Yes. It was before I came here.
Anyway...
Thank you.
``Frolic in ine...
...goblins be thine.''
Sunday, September 19th
You'd best head home early.
There's a storm coming tonight.
What was Shizuko like?
She was a strange one.
She'd sit out here the whole day long.
Day in, day out... just staring at the sea.
The fisherman all hated her.
For us, the sea is unlucky.
Every year, it swallows some of us.
And she'd just stare out at it...
``Frolic in ine, goblins be thine''...
If you play in the sea, the goblins come for you.
Shizuko could read minds.
She would know things about people they didn't want known.
That could be painful.
Go home!
I have some abilities that way myself.
You're the one who told people about Shizuko, aren't you?
You called Dr. Ikuma.
I did what?
You thought you could make money off of Shizuko.
You took money from the newspapers, too.
Shut up!
Tell me about her daughter! What happened to her?
I don't know!
She should have been with Shizuko!
You were there...
...when Shizuko gave her demonstration.
Correct.
Correct.
Correct.
Correct.
Correct.
This is a fraud!
It's nothing but a vulgar magic show!
You don't fool me!
Dr. Ikuma is deceiving you!
He's making a fool of you!
Show us the...
Hey! What's wrong?
He's dead!
She's a monster!
Sadako! You did that!
``Sadako''?
Sada
Sadako killed him?
She could simply kill someone dead?
She was a monster!
Sadako!
Hey!
Yes! When Shizuko killed herself, Dr. Ikuma took Sadako away with him.
But no one knows where they went.
Anyway, find them!
Dr. Ikuma may be dead, but Sadako would be in her 40s.
I'll explain later. Hurry!
I doubt Sadako is alive, either.
She killed a man just by willing him dead.
That's power of a different order from her mother.
So that video...
It's not of this world.
It's Sadako's... rage.
She's put a curse on us.
The typhoon's too close. All the ferries have been canceled.
Try a fishing boat. We'll pay.
A fishing boat?
The typhoon might change course. Your best bet is to wait.
I'll find one, then!
Mr. Takayama!
Mr. Takayama!
Hello?
Ms. Asakawa? I'm sorry.
There's no trace of either of them.
Hello?
Thank you.
Yoichi!
Izu!
Ryuji!
Ryuji...
The phone didn't ring at my house.
The only place it rang was at that cabin!
The doctor must've...
But we're stuck here.
You can't take a boat out on a night like this!
I'll take you.
Sadako's calling you, isn't she?
It may be that she wants me to drown.
Take us!
It's strange, isn't it?
I'm not afraid at all.
Sadako probably died there, before that cabin was built.
Was Sadako Dr. Ikuma's daughter?
He was married, with a family.
His relationship with Shizuko caused a scandal.
That helped in his being fired.
Let's find Sadako's body.
Will that lift the curse? Will that save Yoichi?
It's all we can do.
Just one day left.
I guess Sadako doesn't hate you.
Shizuko used to talk to the sea.
She'd sit there and mumble to it.
I hid once and listened.
But it wasn't human language.
Monday, September 20th
Hello?
Yoichi?
I'll check back tomorrow.
I'm bored here. I want to get back to school!
Don't say that! You'll hurt Grandpa's feelings!
He's laughing. Do you want to talk to him?
That's okay.
I'm sorry.
I'll hurry back.
What's wrong?
Mom has something she needs to do.
Say hello to Grandpa for me.
What time did you see the video?
Seven or eight minutes past 7.
If the story's true, that's your deadline.
Here.
A well? I knew it!
A well?
Her father?
Dr. Ikuma put this lid on. Sadako's under here.
I'll go down.
Sadako was still alive!
She tried to climb out.
Lower the buckets!
Take it up!
Take it up!
Take it up!
It's 6 o'clock!
I know! Hurry and take it up!
Take it up!
Asakawa!
Damn it! Do you want to kill me?
Hey!
Asakawa!
Trade places.
You can't lift anymore.
No!
Then who's going to pull the pails up?
Is this really going to do any good?
And what about Yoichi?!
She'll go for him, too!
Don't look down!
Where are you?
Come out!
Please! Where are you?
It's you.
Hey! Asakawa! It's past 7:10!
We're saved!
Why did he kill his own daughter?
Maybe she wasn't his daughter.
Huh?
Maybe her father wasn't human.
The marks are gone.
It's over.
I'll take you home.
Get some rest. I've got a deadline.
Thank you.
Idiot!
Tuesday, September 21st
Why?!
That's it! Asakawa!
Are you a resident?
I'm Takayama Ryuji's wife!!
The body's been taken away, Ma'am.
What happened?
When I got there, he was lying on the floor.
Did he say anything to you? About a video, maybe?
Sensei's face...
Why Ryuji?
Will Yoichi die, too?
Didn't we lift the curse?
Why was I the only one saved?
Sadako's curse was only lifted from me.
Why not you, Ryuji?
What did I do that you didn't?
What did I do that you didn't?!
Ryuji?
Something I did that you didn't...
...to lift the curse...
I copied it!
I showed it to you...
Dad? Yeah, I'm on my way.
I need a favor. It's for Yoichi.
They say there's one way you can see it and not die.
You have to copy it and show it to someone else within one week.
And what happens to them?
They have to do the same thing.
So it never ends?
That's right. It goes on and on.
But if you don't want to die, you'll do it, won't you?
Wednesday, September 22nd
A Reflex Studio presentation |
You don't like flying, do you?
What gives you that idea?
You want to know the secret
to surviving air travel?
After you get where you're going,
take off your shoes and socks.
Then you walk around on the rug barefoot
and make fists with your toes.
Fists with your toes?
I know. It sounds crazy.
Trust me.
I've been doing it for nine years.
Yes, sir! Better than a shower
and a hot cup of coffee.
OK.
It's OK. I'm a cop.
Trust me.
I've been doing this for 11 years.
On behalf of the captain and the crew,
I'd like to welcome you to Los Angeles.
Have a very merry Christmas.
Flight 247 to Tucson
now boarding at gate 14.
Flight 247 to Tucson
now boarding at gate 14.
How do you do?
Ladies and gentlemen...
Ladies and gentlemen!
I want to congratulate
each and every one of you
for making this
one of the greatest years
in the history
of the Nakatomi Corporation.
On behalf of the Chief
Executive Officer, Mr Ozu,
and the Board of Directors,
we thank you one and all
and wish you a merry Christmas
and a happy New Year!
Merry Christmas!
Happy New Year!
Hey, Holly.
What about dinner tonight?
Harry, it's Christmas Eve.
Families, stockings...
Chestnuts?
Rudolph and Frosty?
Any of these things ring a bell?
Actually, I was thinking more of
mulled wine, a nice aged Brie
and a roaring fireplace.
You know what I'm saying?
Ginny, it's 5.40. Go join the party.
Have some champagne.
You're making me feel
like Ebenezer Scrooge.
Thanks. Do you think the baby
can handle a little sip?
That baby's ready to tend bar.
Last chance.
Bye.
McClane residence.
Lucy McClane speaking.
Hello, Lucy McClane.
This is your mother speaking.
Mommy!
When are you coming home?
Pretty soon.
You'll be in bed
when I get there, though.
Let me talk to Paulina, OK, hon?
And no snooping around the house
looking for presents.
Is Daddy coming home with you?
Well, we'll see what
Santa and Mommy can do, OK?
Put Paulina on. Bye, honey.
Paulina!
Hola, Mrs Holly.
Um, did Mr McClane call?
No, Mrs Holly. No telefono.
He probably didn't have time
before his flight.
It might be a good idea
to make up the spare bedroom
just in case.
Si, Mrs Holly. I do that already.
What would I do without you, Paulina?
California!
Hey, I'm John McClane.
Argyle.
I'm your limo driver.
Nice bear.
OK... Argyle.
What do we do now?
I was, uh, hoping you could tell me.
It's my first time driving a limo.
That's OK.
It's my first time riding in one.
Relax.
We got everything in this mug, man.
Look at this... CD, CB, TV,
telephone, full bar, VHS.
If your friend's hot to trot,
I know a few mama bears
we can hook up with.
Or is he married?
He's married.
OK.
Sorry about that.
It's the girl's day off.
I didn't know
you were gonna sit up front.
Your lady live out here?
About the past six months.
Meaning you still live in New York?
You always ask
this many questions, Argyle?
Sorry. I used to drive a cab
and people would expect a little chitchat.
- So, you divorced?
- Just drive the car, man.
Hey, come on. You divorced?
You separated? She beat you up!?
She had a good job.
It turned into a great career.
- That meant she had to move here.
- You're very fast, Argyle.
So, why didn't you come?
Well?
Why didn't you come with her?
Because I'm a New York cop.
I got a backlog of New York scumbags
I'm still trying to put behind bars.
I can't just go that easy.
You thought she wasn't
gonna make it out here
and she'd come crawling back to you
so why bother to pack, right?
Like I said, you're very fast, Argyle.
Mind if we hear some tunes?
Hey, that'll work.
Don't you got any Christmas music?
This is Christmas music.
So your lady sees you,
you run into each other's arms,
the music comes up
and you live happily ever after, right?
I can live with that.
So, if it doesn't work out,
you got a place to stay?
I'll find a place.
I tell you what...
I'll wait in the parking garage. You score,
give me a call on the car phone.
I'll take your bags to the desk.
You strike out, I'll get you a hotel.
- You're all right, Argyle.
- Remember that when you sign for the tip.
- Hi.
- Good evening.
I'm here to see Holly McClane.
Just type it in there.
Cute toy.
Yeah, if you have to take a leak,
it'll even help you find your zipper.
Christ.
- Thirtieth floor?
- The party.
They're the only ones
left in the building.
Take the express elevator.
Get off where you hear the noise.
Thanks.
- Champagne, sir?
- Yeah, thanks.
Oh, I'm sorry.
Hey! Merry Christmas!
Jesus.
Fuckin' California!
I couldn't agree with you more.
Why don't I talk to him right now?
Hi. I'm looking for...
- Holly Gennero.
- Yeah.
Then you must be John McClane.
Joe Takagi.
How was your ride in?
Nice. I have you to thank for that?
Seemed the least we could do.
- Quite a place you have here.
- It will be if we ever get it finished.
Still several floors under construction.
Holly went to fax some documents.
She should be back any minute.
In the meanwhile,
her office is back here.
Ellis?
I was just making a call.
This was the nearest phone.
I want you to meet John McClane,
Holly's husband.
Holly's policeman.
Ellis is in charge
of international development.
Heard a lot about you.
You missed some.
Can I get you anything?
Food? Cake?
Some watered-down champagne?
No, thank you. I'm fine.
You throw quite a party.
I didn't realize they cele ated
Christmas in Japan.
We're flexible.
Pearl Harbor didn't work out,
so we got you with tape decks.
It's sort of a double cele ation.
We closed a pretty big deal today
and a lot of it was due to Holly.
Right, Joe?
I'll be out in a couple of minutes.
John.
Have you met everyone?
We've been sticking him with spears.
Of course he has.
She was made for the business.
Tough as nails.
I was hoping you made that flight.
Show him the watch.
Later.
Show him. Are you embarrassed?
It's just a small token of appreciation
for all her hard work. It's a Rolex.
I'm sure I'll see it later.
Is there a place
where I could wash up?
Sure.
You have to forgive Ellis.
He gets very depressed
this time of year.
He thought he was
God's greatest gift, you know?
I know the type.
I think he's got his eye on you.
That's OK. I have my eye
on his private bathroom.
Where are you staying?
Things happened so fast
I didn't get a chance
to ask you on the phone.
Cappy Roberts retired out here.
Oh, yeah?
He said I could bunk with him.
Cappy retired, huh?
Where's he live?
- Romona.
- Ha! Pomona.
- Huh?
- Pomona.
- Pomona.
- Yeah.
You'll be in the car half the time.
Why don't we make it easy?
I have a spare bedroom.
It's not huge or anything, but
the kids would love to have you
at the house.
They would, huh?
I would, too.
Sorry.
I missed you.
Didn't miss my name, though, huh?
Except maybe
when you're signing checks?
Since when did you start using
Ms Gennero?
This is a Japanese company.
They figure a married woman's...
You are a married woman.
This conversation again?
We did this in July.
We never finished this conversation.
I had an opportunity. I had to take it.
No matter what it did to our marriage.
It only changed your idea
of our marriage.
You have no clue what my idea...
I know exactly what your idea
of our marriage should be.
Ms Gennero, I...
Excuse me.
Hi.
Um, Mr Takagi is looking for you.
He wants you to say something
to the troops.
Thank you.
Speech time.
Be back in a few minutes.
That was great, John.
Good job. Very mature.
So Kareem rebounds.
Feeds Worthy on the eak,
over to AC, to Magic,
then back to Worthy.
Boom! Two points.
We're in.
Links,
rechts,
und wieder links.
Son of a bitch.
Fists with your toes.
Yeah, Argyle?
How's it going?
All right. Where are you?
Down at the garage.
What's with you and your lady?
The vote's not in yet.
- Hey, Bruder.
- Moment.
Nein! Nein! Nein!
Argyle?
Mac, you there? Hello?
You know the number. Use it.
Stay calm.
Everything's going to be fine.
Everything's going to be fine.
Shit!
Think.
Think.
Ladies and gentlemen.
Ladies and gentlemen.
Due to the Nakatomi Corporation's
legacy of greed around the globe
they're about to be taught a lesson
in the real use of power.
You will be witnesses.
Now
where is Mr Takagi?
Joseph Yashinobo Takagi,
born Kyoto, 1937
Don't move.
Family emigrated to San Pedro,
California, 1939,
interned at Manzanar, 1942 to '43,
scholarship student,
University of California,
1955.
Law degree, Stanford, 1962.
MBA, Harvard, 1970.
President, Nakatomi Trading.
Vice Chairman,
Nakatomi Investment Group...
Enough.
And father
of five.
I am Takagi.
How do you do?
It's a pleasure to meet you.
OK, 32... construction,
33... computers.
Nice suit.
John Phillips, London.
I have two myself.
Rumor has it
Arafat buys his there.
- This way?
- On the left.
And when Alexander saw
the eadth of his domain
he wept, for there were
no more worlds to conquer.
The benefits of a classical education.
Ohh, that's beautiful.
I always enjoyed to make models
when I was a boy.
The exactness, the attention
to every conceivable detail.
It's beautiful.
Is this what this is all about?
Our project in Indonesia?
Contrary to what you people may think,
we're going to develop
that region, not exploit it.
I believe you.
I read the article in Forbes.
Mr Takagi,
I could talk about industrialization
and men's fashions all day
but I'm afraid work must intrude
and my associate here
has some questions for you.
Sort of fill-in-the-blanks questions,
actually.
I don't have that code.
You oke in here
to access our computer?
Any information you could get
when they wake up in Tokyo,
they'll change it.
You won't be able to blackmail
our executives...
Sit... down!
Mr Takagi, I'm really not
interested in your computer.
But I need the code key
because I am interested
in the $640 million
in negotiable bearer bonds
that you have locked in your vault
and the computer
controls the vault.
You want money?
What kind of terrorists are you?
Who said we were terrorists?
The bonds represent, at most
10 days' operating capital
for your parent organization.
It's really no more
than a temporary inconvenience.
Now...
the code, please.
It's useless to you.
There are seven safeguards on our vault
and the code key's only one of them.
You'll never get it open.
Then there's no reason
not to tell it to us.
- I told you.
- It's not over yet.
It's a very nice suit, Mr Takagi.
It would be a shame to ruin it.
I'm going to count to three.
There will not be a four.
Give me the code.
One,
two,
- three,
- I don't know it.
Get on a jet to Tokyo
and ask the chairman.
You're just gonna have to kill me.
OK.
We do it the hard way.
Tony, see if you can dispose of that.
Karl, you better check on Heinrich's work
up on the machine floor.
Nothing.
See to Heinrich.
Now
you can eak the code?
You didn't ing me
for my charming personality.
Argyle, tell me you heard the shots.
You're calling the police right now.
Of course I'm still coming by later.
Sweetheart, have I ever lied to you?
My boss? He thinks
I'm on my way to Vegas.
Uli, get up on the pipes.
Marco, you go through here.
I'll throw you the cord.
Hans, we're on the roof.
Here.
Uli.
30 minutes to eak the code,
two hours, two and a half hours
for the five mechanicals, at the minimum.
The 7th lock, however,
is out of my hands.
I'm sorry?
The 7th lock...
the electromagnetic seal.
You do understand the circuits
cannot be cut locally?
Trust me.
Why the fuck
didn't you stop him, John?
'Cause then you'd be dead, too,
asshole.
Think, goddamn it! Think!
We've got a fire alarm.
Call 911.
Give them the guard's name
and cancel the alarm.
Then disable the sys...
Eddie, on what floor
did the alarm go off?
Shall we go?
Nein.
Yes.
Hello, baby.
Come to Papa. Come on.
Ah ha ha ha!
Come on, baby.
Come on, baby.
Come on, baby. Come to Papa.
I'll kiss your fuckin' Dalmatian.
You stupid motherfuckers!
No! No!
Turn the fuckin' truck around!
The fire has been called off, my friend.
No-one is coming to help you.
You might as well come out
and join the others.
I promise I won't hurt you.
Drop it, dickhead. It's the police.
You won't hurt me.
Yeah? Why not?
Because you're a policeman.
There are rules for policemen.
Yeah, that's what my captain
keeps telling me.
Bet your ass I wish to proceed.
Nine million terrorists in the world
and I got to kill one with feet
smaller than my sister.
I wanted this to be professional,
efficient, adult, cooperative.
Not a lot to ask.
Alas, your Mr Takagi
did not see it that way
so he won't be joining us
for the rest of his life.
We can go any way you want it.
You can walk out of here
or be carried out
but have no illusions...
we are in charge.
So... decide now, each of you
and please remember
we have left nothing to chance.
It's Tony!
Get them back!
Now I have a machine gun.
Ho... ho... ho.
A security guard we missed?
They're usually tired old policemen.
No, this is something else.
We have to do something, Hans.
Yes, we do.
Tell Karl his other is dead.
Tell him to come down.
Karl... komm sofort.
Franco, Fritz, take the body upstairs
and out of sight.
I don't want the hostages
to think too much.
Komm sofort. Schnell.
I want blood!
You'll have it, but let
Heinrich plant the detonators
and Theo prepare the vault.
After we call the police,
you can tear the building apart
looking for this man
but until then,
do not alter the plan!
And if he alters it?
What do you think?
Something's wrong.
Cops?
- John.
- John?
He can fuck this whole thing up.
What does he think he's doing?
His job.
Bullshit.
His job's 3,000 miles away.
Without him, we still have
a chance to get out of here.
Tell that to Takagi.
Mayday, Mayday,
anyone copying channel nine.
Terrorists have seized
the Nakatomi building
and are holding
at least 30 people hostage.
I repeat.
Unknown number of terrorists
six or more
armed with automatic weapons
at Nakatomi Plaza,
Century City.
Where's the best place to transmit?
The roof!
Go! Go!
It's the same address
as that fire signal.
I'll handle it.
Attention, whoever you are,
this channel is reserved
for emergency calls only.
No fucking shit, lady!
Do I sound like I'm ordering a pizza?
No-one kills him but me.
They have already killed one hostage.
They are fortifying their positions
while you're jerkin' me off on the radio!
Sir, I've already told you.
This is a reserved channel.
If this is an emergency call,
dial 911 on your telephone.
Otherwise, I'll report this
as an FCC violation.
Fine! Report me!
Come the fuck down here and arrest me!
Just send the police now!
See if a black and white can drive by.
Thought you guys just ate doughnuts.
- They're for my wife.
- Yeah.
- She's pregnant.
- Yeah.
Bag it.
Big time.
Thanks.
Dispatch to 8-Lincoln-30. Over.
This is 8-Lincoln-30.
Investigate a code two
at Nakatomi Plaza, Century City.
8-Lincoln-30 to Dispatch.
I'm on my way.
Girls.
Shit! Where the fuck is it?
Oh, my God.
He's in the elevator shaft.
Perfect.
The elevators are locked off.
He can't escape.
Just shut him in
and come back down.
Oh, fuck.
Karl, the police are probably
on their way
already.
Karl?
Christ.
I can stall them,
but not if they hear gunshots.
If you lock him in,
he'll be neutralized...
Come out to the coast!
We'll get together,
have a few laughs.
Now I know
what a TV dinner feels like.
Such!
Karl, komm! Die polizei!
Karl, die polizei!
Well, it's about time.
No signs of disturbance, Dispatch.
Roger. Possible crank call.
Check the area again and confirm.
Who's driving this car,
Stevie Wonder?
I do see a guard inside.
I'm gonna go in for a closer look.
Use caution.
Eddie?
I had a feelin' you'd be calling.
Evenin', officer.
What can I do for you?
We had that false alarm.
You ask me, that goddamn
computer sent you
on another wild-goose chase.
They been chasing bugs in this system
ever since they installed it.
..Notre Dame on top of USC.
Aw, shit!
I got 50 bucks bet on them assholes.
Come on, come on,
where's the fucking cavalry?
..was good for 52 yards.
Mind if I look around?
Help yourself.
27 seconds left in this first period.
Seven to nothing, Notre Dame.
The Irish driving 74 yards
in eight plays...
I'll put this fuckin'...
Freeze, motherfucker! Drop it!
Don't shoot!
- Put the gun down!
- OK! Don't shoot!
Drop that fuckin' gun!
Marco, down!
Ah, to hell with this!
You are done!
No more table!
Where are you going, pal?
Next time you have a chance
to kill someone,
don't hesitate.
Thanks for the advice.
- Sorry to waste your time.
- No problem at all.
- Merry Christmas.
- Merry Christmas to you.
Oh, the weather outside is frightful
Dum de dum delightful
Oh, for the love...
8-Lincoln-30 to Dispatch.
Go ahead.
A wild-goose chase
over here at Nakatomi Plaza.
Everything here's OK. Over.
But nobody has no place to go
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow
Shit!
Goddamn it! Jesus H Christ!
Welcome to the party, pal!
Goddamn it!
Get someone here now, goddamn it!
Policeman under automatic
rifle fire at Nakatomi!
I need backup assistance now!
Now, goddamn it! Now!
Monica, I can get us a table.
Wolfgang and I
are very close friends.
I interviewed him, for God's sake.
..Nakatomi.
Repeat.
Officer needs assistance at...
I'm at Nakatomi Plaza.
They're turning my car
into Swiss cheese!
I need backup assistance now!
Now, goddamn it! Now!
Never thought
I'd love to hear that sound.
All of you relax.
This is a matter
of inconvenient timing, that's all.
Police action was inevitable
and, as it happens, necessary.
So, let them fumble about outside
and stay calm.
This is simply the beginning.
I told you all I wanted
radio silence until...
I'm very sorry, Hans.
I didn't get that message.
Maybe you should have put it
on the bulletin board.
I figured since I waxed Tony
and Marco and his friend here,
I figured you and Karl
and Franco might be lonely
so I wanted to give you a call.
How does he know
so much about us?
That's very kind of you.
I assume you are
our mysterious party crasher.
You are most troublesome
for a security guard.
Eeeh! Sorry, Hans. Wrong guess.
Would you like to go for double jeopardy
where the scores can really change?
Mm, these are very bad for you.
Who are you, then?
Just the fly in the ointment, Hans.
The monkey in the wrench,
the pain in the ass.
Whoa!
Check on all the others.
Don't use the radio.
See if he's lying about Marco
and find out
if anyone else is missing.
Mr Mystery Guest,
are you still there?
Yeah, I'm still here
unless you want to open
the front door for me.
No, I'm afraid not
but you have me at a loss.
You know my name, but who are you?
Just another American
who saw too many movies as a child?
Another orphan
of a bankrupt culture
who thinks he's John Wayne,
Rambo, Marshal Dillon?
I was always partial
to Roy Rogers, actually.
I liked those sequined shirts.
Do you really think you have
a chance against us, Mr Cowboy?
Yippee-ki-yay, motherfucker.
I'll beat everyone if I get a remote.
Sam, I don't have the new pages.
Harvey, keep your pants on.
Sam, I'm begging you.
Simon's with the remote.
I'll tell him to swing by.
I won't sit on this!
This is my story!
I'm going out there!
Look, Sam. Tell you what.
You don't give me a truck,
I'll steal a truck.
Give us a eak, Thornburg.
Eat it, Harvey!
..four, three, two,
one.
Harvey, we're on the air.
Good evening.
This is Harvey Johnson.
And I'm Gail Wallens.
This is Nightline News at 10.00.
Our top stories
on this Christmas Eve...
Take truck number five.
Get out of here.
He wasn't lying about Marco.
He's down on the street.
The other man was Heinrich
and his bag is missing.
He had the detonator.
Theo.
Theo.
Yo!
We may have some problems.
How's our schedule?
Three down, four to go.
Then don't waste time
talking to me.
This is Sergeant Al Powell
of the Los Angeles
Police Department.
If the person who radioed for help
can hear me on this channel,
acknowledge this transmission.
I say again,
if the person who radioed
for help can hear me,
acknowledge this transmission!
I read you, pal.
You the guy in the car?
What's left of him.
Can you identify yourself?
Not now. Maybe later.
Listen fast. This is a party line.
The neighbors got itchy trigger fingers.
All right, here's the deal.
You got 30 or so hostages
on the 30th floor.
The leader's name is Hans.
We have to find him and shut him up.
He's telling them everything!
Let him. I'm waiting for the FBI.
He can waste
as much time as he likes
but we must find the bag, Fritz.
They have a freakin' arsenal here.
We must have the detonators.
They got missiles, automatic weapons,
and enough plastic explosives
to orbit Arnold Schwarzenegger.
They're down to nine now,
counting the skydiver you met.
These guys are mostly European
judging by their clothing labels and
cigarettes.
They're well-financed and very slick.
How do you know that?
I've seen enough phony IDs in my time
to recognize the ones they got
must have cost a fortune.
Add all that up. I don't know
what the fuck it means
but you got
some bad-ass perpetrators
and they're here to stay.
I hear you, partner.
LA's finest are on it,
so light 'em if you got 'em.
Way ahead of you, partner.
So what do I call you?
Call me...
Roy.
Listen up, Roy,
if you think of anything else,
don't be shy, OK?
In the meantime, find a safe place
and let us do our job.
They're all yours, Al.
Who's talking to 'em?
I am, sir.
Sergeant Powell. Al Powell.
Dwayne Robinson. What's the deal?
What do these pricks want?
If you mean the terrorists,
we haven't heard a peep from them.
Who have you been talking to?
We don't know.
He won't give us his name.
But he appears to be
the one who phoned.
He's killed one terrorist for sure
and claims he capped off two others.
He claims?
Powell, has it occurred to you
he could be
one of the terrorists pulling your chain
or some nutcase in there?
I don't think so.
In fact, I think he's a cop,
maybe not LAPD,
But he's definitely a badge.
- How do you know that?
- A hunch... things he said
like being able to spot a phony ID.
Jesus Christ, Powell!
He could be a fucking bartender
for all we know!
TV's here.
Oh, shit.
I have a request.
What idiot put you in charge?
You did
when you murdered my boss.
Now everybody's looking to me.
Personally, I'd pass on the job.
I don't enjoy being this close to you.
Go on.
We have a pregnant woman.
Relax. She's not due
for a couple weeks
but sitting on that rock
isn't doing her back any good.
So I'd like permission to move her
to an office with a sofa.
No, but I'll have a sofa
ought out. Good enough?
Good enough.
And unless you like it messy,
start inging us
in groups to the bathroom.
Yes. You're right.
It will be done.
Was there something else?
No, thank you.
Mr Takagi
chose his people well, Mrs...?
Gennero.
Ms Gennero.
We interrupt this program
for a special news bulletin.
This is Richard Thornburg
live from Century City.
Tonight, Los Angeles has joined
the sad and worldwide
fraternity of cities
whose only membership requirement
is to suffer the anguish
of international terrorism.
Approximately two hours ago,
an unidentified group of men
seized control
of the Nakatomi building,
sealing off all entrances and exits.
All telephone lines have been cut
and the only communication
now possible
has been through the use
of CB communicators
which the group
apparently ought with them.
According to official sources,
the perpetrators of this building siege...
Unit five,
hold your position in the main entrance.
We got Charlie unit in position
by the parking structure.
Let me ask you something.
Does this stairway
go up to the escalator?
Yeah.
Tell them to go ahead.
What's going on?
What's it look like? We're going in.
Going in? Man, that's crazy!
There could be over 30 hostages
in there for all we know.
We don't know shit, Powell.
If there's hostages, how come
there were no ransom demands?
If there's terrorists in there,
where's their list of demands?
All we know is that
somebody shot your car up.
It's probably the same silly son of a bitch
you've been talking to on that radio.
Excuse me, sir,
but what about the body
that fell out the window?
Probably some stock oker
got depressed.
We're ready, Chief.
- Light 'em up. Let's go.
- Hit your lights.
- Blue units, go.
- Lights on!
Powell?
Powell, you still with me, babe?
What's going on?
Yo, Al.
I'm here, Roy,
but I'm kind of busy right now.
I'll talk to you later.
Al, what's wrong?
I'll talk to you later.
If you are what I think you are,
you'll know when to listen,
shut up, and
and when to pray.
Jesus Christ!
You're coming in, right?
Christ, Powell,
I told you what kind of people
you're dealing with here.
Let's load them up.
They'll be coming.
Everyone get ready.
Theo, you are the eyes now.
- Rivers.
- Yo.
Begin your reconnoiter.
Let's go.
Shit!
Come on. Let's go.
Ow! Jesus!
All right, spread out.
Shut up.
Let's go.
You macho assholes. No! No!
Ahem... all right. Listen up, guys.
'Twas the night before Christmas
and all through the house
not a creature was stirring, except
the four assholes
coming in the rear in standard
two-by-two cover formation.
We're all set.
We're ready.
Kick ass.
Go!
Right. Let's do it.
Take cover!
They're shooting at 'em.
It's panic fire.
They can't see anything.
They're shooting at the lights.
They're going after the lights.
Call them back.
It's not happening.
Mike, burn it.
Don't be impatient.
Just wound them.
Get them back.
They're sitting ducks without lights.
They're almost in.
Send in the car.
Send in the car.
Jesus Christ!
Rivers, Rodriguez, report.
Wait a minute.
What have we here, gentlemen?
The police have themselves an RV.
Southeast corner.
Oh, Jesus Christ.
Get back! Get the fuck back!
Get over there.
Schnell! Schnell!
Mach schnell!
Weiter! Weiter! Weiter!
Mach schnell! Mach schnell!
Weiter!
Mach los! Mach los!
I see him!
- Fire!
- Clear!
Oh, my God!
The quarterback is toast!
Hang on, Rivers. That's an order.
Hit it again.
All right, you motherfucker,
you made your point!
Let them pull back!
Thank you, Mr Cowboy.
I'll take it under advisement.
Hit it
again.
Fire.
Fuck me.
Get them out of the car! They're burning!
Fuck it.
Mach schnell! Mach los!
Let's see you take this
under advisement, jerkweed.
Geronimo, motherfucker.
Oh, shit!
They're using artillery on us!
You idiot, it's not the police.
It's him.
Holy shit.
My God!
- Tell me you got that.
- I got it.
Eat your heart out, Channel Five.
We've had an update
on the terrorist takeover
of the Nakatomi building.
Sources say
the terrorist leader, Hans,
may be this man... Hans Gruber.
A member of the radical
West German Volksfrei movement.
Strangely, the Volksfrei leadership
issued a communiqué an hour ago
stating that Gruber had been
expelled from that organization.
Al, do you copy?
Are you all right?
Yeah, I'm fine.
W-what was that?
Remember that plastic
explosive I told you about?
There you go.
Is the building on fire?
No, but it's gonna need a paintjob
and a shitload of screen doors.
Our spotter said you got two
with that blast.
- Is that him?
- Yes, sir.
I don't know who you think you are
but you just destroyed a building.
We do not want your help.
Is that clear?
We don't want your help.
I've got 100 people down here,
and they're covered with glass.
Glass? Who gives a shit about glass?
Who the fuck is this?
This is Deputy Chief of Police
Dwayne T Robinson
and I am in charge of this situation.
Oh, you're in charge?
I got some bad news for you, Dwayne.
From up here it doesn't look
like you're in charge of shit.
Listen to me, you little asshole...
Asshole?
I'm not the one
who just got buttfucked
on national TV, Dwayne.
Ah ha ha!
Listen to me, jerk-off,
if you're not part of the solution,
you're part of the problem.
Quit being part of the problem
and put the other guy back on!
Hey, Roy, how you feeling?
Pretty fucking unappreciated, Al.
Hey, look. I love you.
So do a lot of the other guys.
So hang in there, man, you hear me?
You hang in there.
Yeah, thanks, partner.
What are you doing?
I'm tired of sitting here
waiting to see
who gets us killed first,
them or your husband.
What are you going to do?
Hey, babe,
I negotiate million-dollar deals
for eakfast.
I think I can handle this Eurotrash.
Hey, sprechen sie talk, huh?
If you'd listened to me,
he would be neutralized already.
I don't want neutral. I want dead.
Hope I'm not interrupting.
What does he want?
It's not what I want.
It's what I can give you.
Look, let's be straight, OK?
It's obvious you're not
some dumb schmuck
up here to snatch a few purses.
You're very perceptive.
I watch 60 Minutes.
I say to myself,
these guys are professional,
they're motivated, they're happening,
they want something.
I couldn't care less
about your politics.
Maybe you're pissed off
at the camel jockeys.
Maybe it's the Hebes,
Northern Ireland.
It's none of my business.
I figure you're here
to negotiate, am I right?
You're amazing.
You figured this all out already?
Hey, business is business.
You use a gun,
I use a fountain pen.
What's the difference?
Let's put it in my terms.
You're here on a hostile takeover.
You grab us for some green
but you didn't expect some poison pill
was gonna be running around the building.
Am I right?
Hans,
bubbie...
I'm your white knight.
I must have missed 60 Minutes.
What are you saying?
The guy upstairs
who's fucking things up, huh?
I can give him to you.
Oh, God...
Roy? Roy, you all right?
Just trying to fire down
a 1,000-year-old Twinkie.
What do they put in these things,
anyway?
Sugar, enriched flour,
partially hydrogenated
vegetable oil,
polysorbate 60,
and yellow dye number five.
Just everything
a growing boy needs.
How many kids you got, Al?
As a matter of fact,
my wife is working on our first.
How about you, cowboy?
You got any kids
back on your ranch?
Yeah.
Two.
Sure hope I can see them
swinging on a jungle gym
with Al Jnr someday.
Well, now, that's a date
but you ing the ice cream.
Touching, cowboy. Touching.
Or should I call you
Mr McClane?
Mr Officer John McClane
of the New York
Police Department?
Get on the phone to Harry in New York.
You better get a hold of somebody
at Dispatch.
Sister Theresa called me
Mr McClane in the third grade.
My friends call me John
and you're neither, shithead.
I have someone
who wants to talk to you.
A very special friend
who was with you
at the party tonight.
Hey, John boy.
Ellis?
Yeah.
Listen, John, they're giving me
a few minutes to talk sense into you.
I know you think you're doing your job
and I can appreciate that
but you're just dragging
this thing out.
Look, no-one gets out of here
until these guys
can talk to the LA Police.
That won't happen until you stop
messing up the works. Capisce?
Ellis, what have you told them?
I told them we were old friends
and you were my guest
at the party.
Ellis, you shouldn't be doing this.
Tell me about it.
All right, John, listen.
They want you to tell them
where the detonators are.
They know people are listening.
They want the detonators,
or they're gonna kill me.
John, didn't you hear me?
Yeah, I hear you.
John, get with the program.
The police are here now.
It's their problem.
Tell these guys where the detonators are
so no-one else gets hurt!
I'm putting my life
on the line for you, pal!
Ellis, listen to me carefully.
John...
Shut up, Ellis!
Just shut your mouth!
Put Hans back on the line.
Hans, this shithead doesn't know
what kind of man you are but I do.
Good. Then you'll
give us what we want
and save your friend's life.
You're not part of this equation.
Hey, what am I, a method actor?
Babe, put away the gun.
This is radio, not television.
Hans, this asshole is not my friend!
I just met him tonight!
I don't know him!
Jesus Christ, Ellis!
These people will kill you!
Tell them you don't know me!
How can you say that
after all these years?
John? John?
Do you hear that?
Talk to me!
Where are my detonators?
Where are they,
or shall I shoot another one?
Sooner or later
I might get to someone
you do care about.
Go fuck yourself, Hans.
He just let the guy die.
He just gave him up.
Give me that headset.
That's like pulling the trigger yourself.
Can't you see what's happening?
Can't you read between the lines?
He did everything he could
to save him.
If he gave himself up,
they'd both be dead right now!
No way, man. They'd be talking to us.
You tell this partner of yours
to stay out of this from now on.
Because if he doesn't,
I'm really going to nail his ass.
The man is hurting.
He is alone, tired,
and he hasn't seen diddly-squat
from anybody here!
You're gonna tell me he'll give a damn
about what you do to him
if he makes it out of there alive?
Why don't you wake up
and smell what you're shoveling?
You listen to me, sergeant.
Any time you want to go home,
you consider yourself dismissed.
No, sir.
You couldn't drag me away.
Attention, police.
Attention, police.
- This is Sergeant Al Powell...
- Give me that.
This is Deputy Chief Dwayne Robinson.
Who is this?
This is Hans Gruber.
I assume you realize the futility
of direct action against me.
We have no wish
for further loss of life.
What is it you do wish for?
I have comrades in arms
around the world languishing in prison.
The American State Department
enjoys rattling its saber for its own ends.
Now it can rattle it for me.
The following people
are to be released from their captors.
In Northern Ireland the seven members
of the New Provo Front.
In Canada, the five imprisoned leaders
of Liberté de Quebec.
In Sri Lanka, the nine members
of the Asian Dawn.
What the fuck?
Asian Dawn?
I read about them in Time magazine.
When these revolutionary
others and sisters are free,
the hostages in this building
will be taken to the roof
and they will accompany us
in helicopters
to the Los Angeles
International Airport
where they will be given
further instructions.
You have two hours to comply.
Wait a minute. Uh, Mr. Gruber.
This is crazy.
I don't have the authority.
Two hours is not enough.
Hello? Hello!
Did you get all that?
We got to make some calls.
Do you think they'll even try?
Who cares?
Theo, are we on schedule?
One more to go, then it's up to you.
You better be right
because the last one will take a miracle.
It's Christmas, Theo.
It's the time of miracles,
so be of good cheer
and call me
when you hit the last lock.
Karl,
hunt that little shit down
and get those detonators.
Fritz is checking the explosives.
I'll check the explosives.
You just get the detonators.
Hey, Powell, you out there?
I'm here, John. I'm here.
You gotta believe me.
There was nothing I could do.
Well, it's gonna be
both our asses if you're wrong.
I hear you.
Did you catch that bullshit
Hans was running?
It doesn't make sense, man.
Hey, don't ask me, man.
I'm just a desk jockey
who was on my way home when you rang.
The way you drove that car
I figured you for the street, Al.
In my youth. In my youth.
..author of Hostage Terrorist,
Terrorist Hostage,
A Study in Duality.
Dr Hasseldorf,
what can we expect
in the next few hours?
Well, Gail,
by this time,
the hostages should be going through
the early stages
of the Helsinki Syndrome.
As in Helsinki, Sweden.
Finland.
Basically, it's when the hostages
and the terrorists
go through a sort of
psychological transference
and a projection of dependency.
A strange sort of trust
and bond develops.
We've had situations
where the hostages
have em aced their captors
after release
and even corresponded with them
in prison.
No, no, darling. Asian Dawn. Dawn.
D-A-W-N.
- Sir?
- Yeah?
Sir, the FBI is here.
- The FBI is here now?
- Yes, sir. Right over there.
Hold this.
Want a eath mint?
Hey, how you doing, man?
I'm Agent Johnson.
This is Special Agent Johnson.
- Oh, how you doing?
- No relation.
I'm, uh...
I'm Dwayne Robinson, LAPD.
I'm in charge here.
Not any more.
Hi, there. How you doing?
Ohh...
Please, God. No.
You're one of them, aren't you?
You're one of them.
No! Don't kill me! Please!
Don't kill me, please!
Please, please, please.
Whoa. Relax.
I'm not gonna hurt you.
I'm not gonna hurt you!
Oh, God.
What the fuck
are you doing up here?
What were you looking for?
I managed to get out of there and
I was just trying
to get up on the roof
and see if I could signal for help.
It's just over here.
Why don't you come and help?
Hold it. Forget the roof.
I said forget the roof.
They got people all over it.
You want to stay alive,
you stay with me.
The best we can figure it,
we've got maybe
30 or 35 hostages up there
probably on the 30th floor
and maybe seven or eight
terrorists up there.
Sounds like an A-7 scenario.
Thank you.
We'll handle it from here.
When we commandeer your men,
we'll try and let you know.
Aren't you forgetting something?
Such as?
What about John McClane?
He's the reason
we have any information.
He's also the reason
you're facing seven terrorists, not twelve.
He's inside? Who is he?
He might be a cop.
We're checking on that.
- One of yours?
- No, no way.
You smoke?
Yeah.
Thanks.
You don't work for Nakatomi.
And if you're not one of them...
I'm a cop from New York.
New York?
Yeah.
Got invited to
the Christmas party by mistake.
Who knew?
Better than being caught
with your pants down, huh?
I'm John McClane.
You're, uh...
Clay.
Bill Clay.
Know how to use a handgun, Bill?
I spent a weekend at a combat ranch.
That game with the guns
that shoot red paint.
Probably seems kind of stupid to you.
Nope.
Time for the real thing, Bill.
All you got to do
is pull the trigger.
Come on.
Put down the gun
and give me my detonators.
Well, well, well...
Hans.
Put it down now.
That's pretty tricky
with that accent.
You oughta be on fucking TV
with that accent.
But what do you want
with the detonators?
I already used all the explosives.
Or did I?
I'm going to count to three.
Yeah. Like you did with Takagi?
Oops.
No bullets.
What do you think...
I'm fucking stupid, Hans?
You were saying?
Karl.
Schieß dem Fenster.
Shoot the glass!
Jesus Christ!
Smile, Karl.
We're back in business.
..is the last resort of diplomacy,
then couldn't we just as well say
that terrorism has an equal claim
on being that, too?
Tell me you got something.
McClane's name, badge number,
employment record, vital statistics,
and his family's home address
right here in LA.
Whoo!
Go to work.
Got it.
God, that man looks really pissed.
He's still alive.
What?
Only John can drive
somebody that crazy.
Hans, you better heat up that miracle
because we just oke through
on number six
and the electromagnetic
came down like a fucking anvil.
Have a look at what our friends
outside are doing and I'll be right up.
Hey, John.
John McClane, you still with us?
Yeah.
But all things being equal,
I'd rather be in Philadelphia.
Chalk up two more bad guys.
The boys down here
will be glad to hear that.
We got a pool going on you.
What kind of odds am I getting?
You don't want to know.
Put me down for 20.
I'm good for it.
Hey, pal, you got flat feet?
What the hell
are you talking about, man?
Something had
to get you off the street.
What's the matter?
You don't think jockeying papers
across a desk is a noble effort for a cop?
No.
I had an accident.
The way you drive, I can see why.
What'd you do ?
Run over your captain's foot
with the car?
I shot a kid.
He was 13 years old.
Oh, it was dark. I couldn't see him.
He had a ray gun, looked real enough.
When you're a rookie, they teach you
everything about being a cop
except how to live with a mistake.
Anyway, I just couldn't ing myself
to draw my gun on anybody again.
Sorry, man.
Hey, man, how could you know?
I feel like shit anyway.
Well, then, this won't matter.
The LAPD is not calling the shots
down here any more.
The Feds?
You got it.
Those are the city engineers.
Wait.
They're going into the street circuits.
Those guys in the suits,
I don't know who they are.
That's the FBI.
They're ordering the others
to cut the building's power.
Regular as clockwork.
Or a time lock.
Precisely.
The circuits that cannot be cut
are cut automatically
in response to a terrorist incident.
You asked for miracles, Theo.
I give you the F-B-I.
I want the building shut down.
I got a problem. I got a switch...
I don't care
about your switch. I want it out. Dark!
You can't do it from here.
- Yeah, you could.
- It can't be done from here.
I could just... I got the radio...
You can't do it from here.
It's got to be done from downtown.
They've gotta take out
a whole city grid.
We're talking 10 square blocks.
Ten blocks? Johnson, that's crazy.
It's Christmas Eve.
There's thousands of people.
You have to go wider.
- I need authorization.
- How about the United States government?
Lose the grid, or you lose your job.
- Yeah, Central?
- Yeah?
This is Walt down at Nakatomi.
Would it be possible for you
to turn off grid 212?
Are you crazy?!
Maybe I should call the Mayor.
No shit it's my ass.
I got a big problem here.
Shut it down now.
Emergency lighting activated.
Al, talk to me. What's going on here?
Ask the FBI.
They got the universal
terrorist playbook
and they're running it step by step.
It's gonna go. It's gonna go!
Yes!
Merry Christmas.
They must be pissing in their pants.
The Mayor is gonna have my ass.
Whoo!
What are we gonna do now ?
Arrest them for not paying
their electric bill?
We've shut them down.
We let them sweat for a while,
then we give them helicopters.
Right up the ass.
This is Agent Johnson.
No, the other one.
I want that air support ready
to lift off in five minutes.
Damn right. Fully armed.
We're on the way.
Oh, yes!
I wish to talk to the FBI.
This is Special Agent Johnson.
The State Department has arranged
for the return of your comrades.
Helicopters are en route
as you requested.
I hear you. We'll be ready.
By the time he figures out
what hit him, he'll be in a body bag.
When they touch down,
we'll blow the roof.
They'll spend a month
sifting through the rubble.
By the time they figure out
what went wrong,
we'll be sitting on a beach earning 20.
Ah! Jeez!
Powell?
Yo, Powell, you got a minute?
I'm here, John.
Listen, I'm starting to get
a bad feeling up here.
I want you to do something for me.
Um... ahem...
I want you to find my wife.
Don't ask me how.
By then you'll know how.
Uh, I want you
to tell her something.
I want you to tell her that...
Tell her it took me
a while to figure out
what a jerk I've been
but, um...
that...
that when things started
to pan out for her
I should have been more supportive.
And, uh...
I just should have been
behind her more.
Oh, shit.
Tell her that, um
that she's the best thing
that ever happened to a bum like me.
She's heard me say I love you
a thousand times.
She never heard me say I'm sorry.
I want you to tell her that, Al.
Tell her that John said that he was sorry.
OK?
You got that, man?
Yeah, I got it, John.
But you can tell her that yourself.
You just watch your ass
and you'll make it out. You hear me?
I guess that's up to the man upstairs.
John?
John?
What the fuck
were you doing upstairs, Hans?
John?
No, Al, listen.
Just lay off for a while.
I gotta go check on something.
One minute, that's all I'm asking.
One minute to speak to them.
All right. Get back. Get back.
All right, look.
You let me in right now,
or I call the INS, comprende?
This is the last time
these kids are gonna have
to speak to their parents.
All right?
All right. Come on. Come on.
What were you doing, Hans?
What were you doing?
Jesus, Mary, mother of God.
Al, listen to me!
It's a double-cross!
The roof is wired to...
John?
John!
John, come in!
Did you get that?
Something about a double-cross.
Tell me about it.
We are both professionals.
This is personal.
Aww...
They're coming!
Choppers are coming.
Time to gather your flock,
Miss Gennero.
Your mom and dad
are very important people.
They're very ave people.
Is there something you'd like
to say to them, if they're watching?
Come home.
Mrs McClane.
How nice to make your acquaintance.
On your feet, everyone! To the roof!
Lock them up there
and come right back.
You should have heard
your other squeal
when I oke his fucking neck!
What do you figure the eakage?
I figure we take out the terrorists,
lose 20, 25 of the hostages, tops.
I can live with that.
Get this thing on the deck.
They're expecting transports,
not gun ships.
Move it! Come on! Move!
Come on! Come on!
Move it!
Go! Move!
Theo.
A little bonus for us.
Please, sit down. Sit down!
A policeman's wife
might come in handy.
McClane, I have some news for you.
McClane?
Move!
Come on!
Motherfucker! I'll kill you!
Armed.
- The truck?
- The truck.
After all your posturing,
all your little speeches,
you're nothing but a common thief.
I am an exceptional thief,
Mrs McClane.
And since I'm moving up
to kidnapping,
you should be more polite.
You motherfucker,
I'm gonna kill you!
I'm gonna fuckin' cook you,
and I'm gonna fuckin' eat you!
I don't like this, Sarge.
Yee-hah!
Just like fucking Saigon, eh, Slick?
I was in Junior High, dickhead.
Where's Holly?
Where's Holly Gennero?
Holly Gennero? Where's Holly?
Where's Holly? Where is she?
- They took her!
- Where?
The vault!
- Where is the vault?
- The 30th floor!
They just took her!
Get downstairs!
The whole fucking roof
is wired to blow!
Get down!
Get down!
Get the fuck downstairs!
They made us, Bureau.
Terrorist shooting hostages.
Break left!
Nail that sucker!
I'm on your side, you assholes!
Swing around again!
I'll bag this little bastard.
What the fuck...
Oh, John,
what the fuck are you doing?
How the fuck
did you get into this shit?
There's something wrong!
They're coming back down!
- Blow the roof.
- But Karl's up there!
Blow the roof!
I promise I will never even think
about going up
in a tall building again.
Oh, God, please don't let me die!
Holy Christ!
We're gonna need
some more FBI guys, I guess.
Jesus fucking Christ!
Fuck!
What the fuck is going on?
What are you gonna do?
Sit here while the building falls down?
Shit!
All right!
Hey! Hey!
Hang on, baby.
Hang on, honey.
Oh, God.
Hans!
Jesus.
Hi, honey.
So that's what this is all about?
A fucking robbery?
Put down the gun.
Why'd you have to nuke
the whole building, Hans?
Well, when you steal $600,
you can just disappear.
When you steal 600 million,
they will find you
unless they think
you're already dead.
Put down the gun.
Nein. This is mine.
You got me.
Still the cowboy, Mr McClane.
Americans... all alike.
This time, John Wayne does not walk off
into the sunset with Grace Kelly.
That was Gary Cooper, asshole.
Enough jokes.
You'd have made a pretty
good cowboy yourself, Hans.
Oh, yes. What was it
you said to me before?
Yippee-ki-yay, motherfucker.
Holly!
Happy trails, Hans.
- !
- Holly.
I hope that's not a hostage.
Gimme water hook-ups
for engine companies 5, 3, 9, 6.
Over here. It's a better angle.
Let's give them a hand.
Keep it going, now. Keep it going.
- Come on. We're going to miss it!
- OK. Hand me my notes!
What was it like in there?
How did they treat you?
Al, this is my wife Holly.
Holly Gennero.
Holly McClane.
Hello, Holly.
You got yourself a good man.
You take good care of him.
McClane!
McClane, I want a de iefing!
You got some things
to answer for, mister.
Ellis' murder, for one thing.
Property damage,
interfering with police business.
Two of you go inside
and see if there's anybody else!
No. This one's with me.
Mr McClane, Mr McClane!
Now that it's all over,
after this incredible ordeal,
what are your feelings?
Well, well, well.
- Merry Christmas, Argyle.
- Merry Christmas.
Did you get that?
Let me through.
If this is their idea of Christmas,
I gotta be here for New Year's. |
What's this war in the heart of nature?
Why does nature vie with itself?
The land contend with the sea?
Is there an avenging power in nature?
Not one power, but two?
I remember my mother when she was dying.
Looked all shrunk up and gray.
I asked her if she was afraid.
She just shook her head.
I was afraid to touch the death I seen in her.
I couldn't find nothing beautiful or uplifting
about her going back to God.
I heard people talk about immortality,
but I ain't seen it.
I wondered how it'd be when I died.
What it'd be like to know that this eath now
was the last one you was ever gonna draw.
I just hope I can meet it the same way she did.
With the same... calm.
Cos that's where it's hidden -
the immortality I hadn't seen.
Kids around here never fight.
Sometimes.
Sometimes when you see them playing...
they always fight!
- Is she afraid of me?
- Little bit.
- Are you afraid of me?
- Yes.
- Why?
- Cos you look...
You look as an army!
- I look army, huh?
- Yes.
Well, that don't matter.
It doesn't matter.
- Baby's tired.
- Yes.
If she swims, she wants, she will sleep.
All right, come on. Turn around.
Go, go, go, go. Go!
Come on, go.
Go, go, go, go!
Witt, patrol boat!
She's American.
What's it doing out here all alone?
You haven't changed at all, have you, Witt?
You haven't learned a thing.
All a man has to do is leave it to you,
you'll put your head in the noose for him.
How many times you been AWOL?
Been in the army, what? Six years now?
Ain't it time you smartened up
and stopped being such a punk recruit?
I mean, if you're ever gonna.
We can't all be smart.
No, we can't, and that's a shame.
Look at you.
Truth is,
you can't take straight duty in my company.
You'll never be a real soldier,
not in God's world.
This is C Company,
of which I'm First Sergeant. I run this outfit.
Captain Staros, he's the CO, but I'm the guy
who runs it. Nobody's gonna foul that up.
You're just another mouth for me to feed.
Normally, you'd be court-martialed.
But I worked a deal for ya.
Gotta consider yourself lucky.
I'm sending you to a disciplinary outfit.
You'll be a stretcher-bearer.
You'll be taking care of the wounded.
I can take anything you dish out.
I'm twice the man you are.
In this world...
a man himself is nothing.
And there ain't no world but this one.
You're wrong there, Top.
I seen another world.
Sometimes I think
it was just... my imagination.
Well,
then you've seen things I never will.
We're living in a world that's blowing itself
to hell as fast as everybody can arrange it.
In a situation like that all a man can do
is shut his eyes and let nothing touch him.
Look out for himself.
I might be the best friend you ever had.
You don't even know it.
He hates you worse than poison.
I never felt he hated me, cos I don't hate him.
I love Charlie Company.
They're my people.
They call it The Rock.
Nobody wants this island.
Japs just put an airfield there.
Fighting's confined to this area.
This is their road to Australia, and this is their
way of controlling the sea lanes to America.
If we're gonna stop the Japs' advance into the
South Pacific, we've gotta do it right there.
The Marines have done their job.
Now it's our turn.
Worked my ass off.
Brown-nosed the generals.
Degraded myself
for them and my family.
For my home.
- I admire you, Colonel. I do.
- Thank you, sir.
Most men your age
would have retired by now.
It's OK.
We need general officers
with maturity and character like you.
We've got good sergeants
and good lieutenant colonels.
But once a man gets those eagles,
he can't wait to get that star.
He becomes a politician, right?
Goes along to get along.
So goddamn hard to stay upright.
- You said it there, sir.
- With the Admiral watching, which he will be.
- There's always someone watching.
- Yeah.
Like a hawk.
Always someone ready to jump in,
if you're not.
- D'you have a son, Colonel?
- Yes, sir.
Good. We don't want our sons or grandsons
fighting this war 30 years from now, do we?
- No, sir, we sure don't.
- Then you crush 'em without mercy.
You dig them out of the hills
and protect that airfield.
Yes, sir.
You wonder why... Why did the Japs
put an airfield there of all places?
I guess we don't know the bigger picture,
if there is such a thing.
- What do you think?
- Well, sir, I never ask myself that question.
You're a humble man.
Nobody wants that island... but you.
How much do you want it?
As much as I have to, sir.
All they sacrificed for me
poured out like water on the ground.
All I might have given for love's sake.
Too late.
Died...
slow as a tree.
D'you feel it?
Yes, sir.
Thank you, sir.
Take topside to the signal idge.
The closer you are to Caesar,
the greater the fear.
I just can't help
how damn scared I am, sarge, all right?
I can't help it. I got...
My stepdaddy took a block
and beat me when I was real little
and l-I was scared
and I used to run, I used to hide.
Hell, I slept in the chicken coop
a whole lot of nights.
And I... I never thought
it'd get no worse than that.
But I'm living by the... by the minute here.
I'm counting the seconds.
Hell, we're gonna be landing soon
and there's gonna be air raids.
We're probably gonna die
before we get off the beach.
This place is...
It's like a big floating graveyard.
- What's your name, kid?
- I wanna own an automobile when I get out.
- What's your name?
- Ed-Edward, Edward B Train.
Train?
The only things that are permanent
is, is dying and the Lord. That's it.
That's all you gotta worry about. This war
ain't... gonna be the end of me or you neither.
- Think we'll catch an air raid?
- How in the hell should I know?
All's I know are them crew guys said
they didn't catch no air raid the last time.
On the other hand,
time before last they nearly got blew up.
What d'you want me to tell you?
You're a big help, Tills.
Nothing. Tell me nothing.
Tell you something.
We're sitting out here on this ocean
like a couple of fuckin' ducks in these boats.
I already know that.
Well, ood on it, Tills.
Brood on it.
- Ain't you watching the fun?
- I ain't interested.
- Yeah, I guess it is pretty crowded.
- Wouldn't be interested, even if it wasn't.
Well, I'm on my way to get me that pistol.
Yeah? Well, have fun.
Yeah, have fun.
You'll wish you had one once we get ashore
and run into some of them samurai sabers.
Open this door! Open this goddamn door!
Open the door!
You all learn to deal these cards...
All right. Here I am sleeping, yeah.
All right, ladies.
Is this a sewing circle or a card game?
All right, jack's high, jack to bet.
Robert's got two jacks.
I never bargained for nothing like this when I
signed up for this man's army before the war.
How was I supposed to know there was
gonna be a fuckin' war, huh? Answer me that.
All I know is Charlie Company's
always getting screwed. Always.
And I can tell you whose fault it is, too.
It's that captain of ours.
First he gets us stuck off on this boat
where we don't know a fucking soul.
Then he gets us stuck way down in fourth
place on the list to get off this son of a bitch.
Hello, Captain.
I read in your 201 file
that you were an officer before the war.
How'd you end up a private?
Cos of my wife.
I was in the corps of engineers.
We'd never been separated before,
not even for a night.
I took it for four months and then I quit.
Just resigned.
Th-they sent me back to the States.
They told me
I'd never get another commission.
They said they'd, uh, see to it I got drafted
and that I for damn sure'd be in the infantry.
Sons of bitches.
No, I don't blame them.
Well, where is she now?
She's home.
Why should I be afraid to die?
I belong to you.
Move! Move! Move!
Move! Move!
Move! Move!
Moving out!
If I go first, I'll wait for you there.
On the other side of the dark waters.
Put your helmet on.
Be with me now.
- Feeling the pressure, Captain?
- Yes, sir.
I like you, Captain.
And I just want you to know, well, uh,
we're in this thing together. All right?
Keep pressing inland till you reach the line.
I'll catch up with you there.
- Yes, sir.
- It's all yours, Captain.
Gangway! Gangway there!
Coming through!
Squad leaders! Both teams!
This way, son. This way, right here.
Stand by to go over the side!
Our Father, who art in heaven...
And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
For Thine is the kingdom,
and the power, and the glory.
Your outfit's lucky.
Transports must've been spotted.
You're getting outta here just ahead of time.
Take a eath, mister. You gotta eathe!
- You Charlie Company?
- Yeah.
We went in a mile. Nothing there.
Some oil drums.
There'd be nothing there for...
- A week.
- A week, sir.
No casualties. Japs must've hauled ass.
Two mortars hit the beach,
but most guys came in standing up.
Darnedest thing I ever did see.
They got fish that live in trees.
If they didn't know this beach was deserted,
what else don't they know?
Who are you to live in all these many forms?
Your death that captures all.
You, too, are the source
of all that's gonna be born.
Your glory.
Mercy.
Peace.
Truth.
You give calm a spirit,
understanding,
courage.
The contented heart.
Get a medic here!
Maybe all men got one big soul
who everybody's a part of.
All faces of the same man.
One big self.
Everyone looking for salvation by himself.
Each like a coal
drawn from the fire.
We're going straight up that hill there.
- We can't do that, Colonel.
- Well, there's no way to outflank it.
On the left is a cliff
that falls down into the river.
The Japanese hold the jungle.
It has to be taken frontally.
What about water, sir?
It's not getting up here.
My men are... passing out, sir.
Only time you worry about a soldier
is when he stops bitching.
We're all gonna attack a east.
Third Platoon in reserve.
We've gotta cross
those three folds of ground. You see?
Once we get beyond that,
we gotta attack that hill.
Colonel says there's no way to outflank it,
so we gotta take it head-on by frontal assault.
- Whyte?
- Yeah?
- See the grassy ridges at the foot of that hill?
- Yeah.
When you get to the end of that field,
eliminate all strongpoints on those ridges.
I'm sure the Japs got something there
to protect the approaches.
Are you here?
Let me not betray you.
Let me not betray my men.
In you I place my trust.
Rosy-fingered dawn.
You're Greek, aren't you, Captain?
D'you ever read Homer?
We read Homer at the Point.
In Greek.
What kind of artillery support
do we have, sir? Over.
- Two batteries of 105s.
- They won't make a dent. Over.
No, but it bucks the men up.
It'll look like the Japs are catching hell.
OK, you guys.
This is it.
We're going down in groups of ten.
There's no point in going by rushes.
Only make a better target stopped, so...
run all the way.
We ain't got no choice.
We're picked, so we gotta go.
I'm gonna take the first bunch myself.
I want Charlie Dale with me. Dale?
You go organize them guys that's up there.
Moving out in five minutes.
Let's go.
Sico?
- What's wrong with you?
- I'm sick to my stomach.
Sico, you get up now,
or I'll kick you so hard you're gonna be sick.
I can't. I would if I could.
I'm-I'm sick.
I'm sick.
You ain't sick. Get up!
- What's the matter, Sico?
- I don't know, Sergeant.
It's my stomach. I'm in pain, I got cramps.
I can't even sit up straight. I'm sick.
- Come on, get up!
- Leave him.
I need a volunteer to carry the BAR!
Drop your gear. I'm taking you to the medics.
Thank you, Sergeant.
Don't argue with me.
Good luck, Keck.
Plug that hole on your right!
Move!
Maybe they pulled out.
Hit dirt!
Hit dirt!
Calm down, calm down,
calm down, calm down.
Stretcher-bearers!
Come on!
Stretcher-bearers, this way!
- Go get that man.
- We already got eight or nine down there...
- Don't argue with me! Get that man!
- He's not the one we should think about...
Goddamn it, all of you!
Am I in command here or am I not?!
- Am I the captain or a goddamn private?
- Others are hit bad. That's all I meant.
- I gave you an order, private!
- Yes, sir!
Hello, First Sergeant.
Who we going after over here?
We think it's Jacques.
Ol' Jockey.
Well, shit. That's, that's, that's too bad.
Sir?
Sir? Sir, can I come back to the company
after we get Jockey back to the battalion?
- OK, but you gotta get permission.
- Sure. And my rifle.
Nicky! You're still alive!
Keep moving! Keep moving!
Magnificent, Staros, magnificent. The finest
thing these old eyes have seen in a long time!
Beautifully conceived and executed!
You'll be mentioned in battalion orders.
Young Whyte led beautifully.
Yes, sir. Over.
But sending in your second too was illiant.
They may have carried the ridge. I don't think
they were hurt too bad. Blane led well, too.
Now, how many emplacements
did they locate?
Did they knock any out?
We ought to have those ridges
cleaned out by noon! Over.
Hello! Hello! Staros, are you there?
Here, sir. Over.
I said, how many emplacements did they
locate? Did they knock any out? Over.
Children.
I don't know, sir.
What the hell do you mean, you don't know?
How can you not know? Over.
I'm right here behind the first swell, sir.
I'm right here behind the swell.
You want me to stand up and wave? Over.
No, I can see where you are.
I want you to do something.
I want you to get up there
and see what the situation is.
I want Hill 210 in my hands tonight.
Now, goddamn it,
the Admiral got up at dawn for this!
Come to life up there, Staros. Out!
Move up!
Hey, Keck!
Yeah!
- We gotta get out of here.
- I know it.
Blane's dead.
You're in charge.
We know you there, Yank!
Tojo eats shit!
No! Roosevelt eats shit!
I got him! I got him!
I killed a man.
Hey, Queen!
Queen, you there?
Worst thing you can do.
Worse than rape.
Queen! You see them Japs
leaving that left ridge?
- I killed a man. Nobody can touch me for it.
- I ain't seen nothing.
Well, get your fuckin' head up
and look around!
I'm serious!
I counted seven Japs
leaving that left-hand grassy ridge!
I got me one of 'em.
So?
I think maybe they're pulling out.
Maybe somebody
ought to go tell the captain.
You wanna be the one to do it?
You just stay put! I'm ordering you!
Down!
Stay low.
Go! Go!
Go! Go!
What do we do now?
We wait right here. Maybe
they'll send us up some reinforcements.
To do what?
To capture some of these
fucking positions around here!
- You mean you really wanna go on with this?
- Hell, no. No, not no uphill charge.
If they send us reinforcements,
maybe we could scout around
and locate these machine guns.
- Anyway, it's better than going back down.
- Something's coming!
They're coming!
What are they doin'?
If they want to throw us out,
why didn't they come in force?
Maybe they was acting on their own.
Maybe they wanted to get into nirvana.
They're coming.
Keck!
Jesus!
Oh, Jesus!
I blew my butt off!
- It's all right. It's all right.
- I blew my butt off!
Lay down!
What a fucking recruit trick to pull!
- Take it easy. Take it easy.
- I grabbed it by the pin!
You write my old lady. You tell her...
I want her to know I died like a man.
Nobody's gonna have to write her.
You'll make it.
- Don't bullshit me!
- Stay down!
Hey, hey.
Have I got mud on my face?
Wipe it off. Get it off.
No!
I'll write her. I promise.
Take my canteen.
There's still some water in there.
It's for the best.
I'm all messed up down there.
I can't fuck no more.
Whoa... Where am I?
Where am I?
You're gonna be all right.
Even if you die,
you didn't let your other down.
If you hadn't thrown yourself against
that embankment, we'd all have been killed.
I'm cold.
I'm cold.
I'm... freezing.
Y-you gonna write his wife?
Fuck, no.
I don't know his old lady.
That's the company commander's job. You
outta your mind? I ain't no good at writing.
You told him you would.
I'll s... I'll say anything to 'em
when they're like that.
Somebody ought to do it.
Well, then, you write her. Yeah, you write her.
What's wrong, Jim?
There's nothing anybody can do for him.
He'll die before they get him to a surgeon.
- Then I can't ask you to go out there.
- Maybe I could get some morphine into him.
- Would it keep him quiet?
- Not for long, but I can give him two.
And I could maybe leave him
three or four for himself.
Couldn't you give 'em to him all at once?
That's what you are.
That's all there is for us.
That's us, that's us.
I lost all twelve. I lost all twelve.
All twelve of 'em.
It's insanity up there.
I told 'em what to do, I showed 'em
where to go and I gave 'em a push.
- Somebody help!
- I know you. I know you, Sergeant.
It's insane. I don't know who's in charge here,
but don't let him go! Don't let him go!
I'm outta here. I'm outta here.
I'm outta here. All right, move feet.
Move, move, move, move. Move, move!
I'm moving. I'm moving. I'm moving now.
Don't touch. Don't touch. Don't look at me.
Don't touch. OK, I'm outta here.
All right. All right.
All right. All right.
Somebody help me!
Help me!
You gotta be quiet. I came to help you, Tella.
- OK. Calm down.
- Fuck you!
I'm dying! I'm dying, sarge!
OK. Well, goddamn it, do it with less noise!
- How you gonna get me out?
- I'm gonna take you back.
- Come on.
- No!
Put me down! Put me down!
Leave me alone... Leave me alone.
Please, leave me alone.
Give me more. Give me more.
Give me more. Give me more.
Give me more. Give me more.
Here, Tella.
Goodbye... goodbye.
Bye, kid.
Goodbye, sarge. Goodbye.
F-fortunately, Jim, the fate of the company
doesn't depend on one man.
Sergeant, I saw the whole thing
through the glasses.
I'm gonna mention you in orders tomorrow
and recommend you for the Silver Star.
- It's the most courageous thing...
- Captain,
you say one more word to thank me,
I'll knock you right in the teeth.
You mention me in your fuckin' orders,
and I'll resign so fast
and leave you here
to run this busted-up outfit by yourself.
You understand?
Property!
Whole fuckin' thing's about property.
What's the matter with you, Staros? Those
men should be reinforced immediately!
What are they doing?
I can see 'em through my glasses.
They're lying behind that ledge!
They should be up and out,
cleaning out those machine guns! Over!
I don't think you understand
what's going on, sir.
We've had... heavy casualties.
We had a man... His gut got shot out
on the slopes, sir. Created quite an upset.
Fine, fine. Now,
what about those reinforcements? Over.
I have, uh, two squads to, uh...
First Platoon I can send up, sir. Over.
What the hell do you mean, two squads?!
Goddamn you, Staros!
When I say reinforcements,
goddamn it, I mean it! You commit
everybody you have there and do it now!
Your First Platoon, too. I see 'em
lying on their fat asses doing nothing.
Get a man to 'em right now with orders to
attack, and move 'em by the flank to the ridge.
Then get that Second Platoon over to the hill!
Have 'em press the center.
Go straight up that goddamn hill!
Attack them right now!
Jesus, Staros! Do I have to give you
a lesson on infantry tactics
while your men
are getting their asses shot off?
Colonel, I don't think you fully understand
what is going on here.
My company alone
cannot take that position, sir.
The Japs are too well dug in.
They've got too much fire power.
Colonel, there's a bunker up there.
We can't see it, and it's...
it's chewing my men to pieces, sir.
I request permission
for patrol reconnaissance around
to the right of Hill 210.
I believe the entire position, sir,
can be outflanked
with a maneuver there in force.
- No! Goddamn it, no!
- Might save lives!
There'll be no flanking move.
Listen, Staros.
You're not gonna take your men
around into the jungle
to avoid a goddamn fight!
Do you hear me, Staros? I want you to attack
right now with every man at your disposal!
Now, attack, Staros! That's a direct order!
Sir, I must tell you
that I refuse to obey your order.
- There it is, right there. See it?
- I don't see it.
This is not your fault, Jim.
He's ordering you to.
I again request permission for patrol
reconnaissance around to the right in force.
The time, sir,... is 1321 hours, 25 seconds.
I have two witnesses here. I request that
you do the same with witnesses there. Over.
Staros, don't pull this
guardhouse-lawyer bullshit with me!
Now, I know you're a goddamn lawyer!
This is not a court of law.
This is a war. It's a goddamn battle!
Now, I want that frontal attack.
I repeat my order. Over.
Colonel, I refuse to take my men up there
in a frontal attack.
It's suicide, sir.
I've lived with these men for two years, and
I will not order them all to their deaths. Over.
This is a very important decision, Staros.
But if you feel that strongly, maybe
you have a reason, so I'm coming down.
Go take a look.
I'm not rescinding my order to you, son,
but if I find extenuating circumstances
when I get there, I'll take that into account.
Now, in the meantime, goddamn it,
I want you to hold on until I get there.
And, if possible, you get those men
on the ridge out and moving! Out.
One spot's as good as another, men.
There's no place to hide.
Just take it easy, son.
Take it easy. Take it easy.
Where's... where's Fife?
Fife? He's right here, son. Fife.
Hold m... Hold my hand, Fife.
Hold my hand.
I got it.
Oh...
I'm dying, Fife.
Oh, Captain...
Shut up in a tomb.
Can't lift the lid.
Played a role I never conceived.
Get that blouse on, soldier.
It's not a goddamn bathing beach!
Put it on right now.
What you aiming at, son?
Let's go get those son of a bitches.
Move up!
What are you doing laying down there
where you can't see a damn thing?
Observing, sir. Just sent
First Platoon forward to the ridge.
- How many of 'em were hit this time?
- Um, none, sir.
None? Not one?
Doesn't sound like the situation
you described to me over the sound power.
Well, it's not. The situation's changed
just in the last five minutes, sir.
Captain, you listen to me.
We're going over there
and taking everybody with us.
Do you have any more complaints
or demurrers?
- No, sir. Not now.
- All right! We're gonna do things my way!
My way! You understand that, Captain?
We're taking everybody over to that ledge!
We may take that ridge by nightfall!
I think the ridge
is quite a way from being reduced, sir.
Show me how to see things the way you do.
Show me how to see things the way you do.
We're just dirt. We're just dirt.
We're gonna get killed if we stay here.
Bell, take six men
and go see what's up there.
And we'll cover you the best we can
from down there.
OK.
You guys, you guys, stay here. OK?
I'm going alone.
Come out.
Come out where I am.
There was a... There was a...
There's a bunker... up there.
It's five guns.
It's five guns.
That strongpoint up there,
somewhere up there around those rocks,
is the key to this ridge.
Bell here is quite right.
From their knob up there, those little own
others can cover the whole of the ground
in front of this position for 1,000 yards.
They've left this ledge unguarded.
Now, goddamn it, that's a mistake.
That's a hell of a mistake.
We need to take advantage of it
before they see their error.
All right, all right,
I know you're all pretty exhausted,
and we've had a hell of a time
getting water up here.
For that I'm sorry. I apologize to you all.
But if we can reduce this bunker tomorrow,
I think we can take this ridge.
So I'm asking for volunteers.
Go back up there and knock it out.
Sir?
I'll be glad to go back up
- and lead the way back for a party.
- Right.
- I'll go, sir.
- You.
All right.
- I'd like to lead the party, Colonel.
- All right, John. I was hoping you'd say that.
- You'll be in command.
- I'll go, sir.
- Sir?
- You.
All right, men, that's enough.
Seven is plenty. Gather up.
I don't know if you realize the importance
of this operation, Staros.
Once our position is secured,
we can move the bombers in.
That means air power
for 1,000 miles in every direction.
Guadalcanal may be
the turning point in the war.
- It'll cost lives. Is that what's troubling you?
- No, sir.
I explained to you
the importance of this objective.
How many men do you think it's worth?
How many lives?
I can't say, sir.
Are you prepared to sacrifice the lives
of any of your men in this campaign?
How many? One? Two?
Twenty?
Lives will be lost in your company, Captain.
And if you don't have the stomach for it,
now is the time to let me know.
No, sir. You're right...
about everything you said.
Fine, fine.
That's all, Captain.
One more thing, Staros.
It's not necessary for you
to ever tell me that you think I'm right.
Ever.
We'll assume it.
Dismissed.
I feel sorry for you, kid.
- Yeah?
- Yeah, a little.
This army's gonna kill you.
If you were smart, you'd take care of yourself.
There's nothing you can do for anybody else.
You're just running into a burning house
where nobody can be saved.
What difference do you think you can make?
One single man in all this madness.
If you die, it's gonna be for nothing.
There's not some other world out there
where everything's gonna be OK.
There's just this one.
Just this rock.
Go ahead! Come on, come on.
Who's deciding who's gonna live?
Who's deciding who's gonna die?
This is futile!
Look at me!
I stand right up here and not one bullet.
Not one shot!
Why?
How come they all had to die?
I can stand right here, I can stand right up
and nothing happens to me!
We.
We together.
One being.
Flow together like water,
till I can't tell you from me.
I drink you.
Now.
Now.
You're my light.
My guide.
John, I'll be behind you.
If you wanna eak through, we'll come after.
We'll charge at your whistle signal.
All right, let's go, men. Go get 'em.
OK.
Stay down, below this ledge,
and I'll call down the data from above.
Once the 81s have plastered that rock...
as much as possible,
we're gonna crawl out
along that big rock for cover
and then flank 'em to the right.
OK?
OK. OK.
Azimuth 1470... from Easy Roger 7.
100 left, add 200.
Uncle Baker 1, fire mission.
Azimuth 1470 from Easy Roger 7.
Left 100, add 200.
Machine gun. Will adjust. Over.
Understand. 1470 from Easy Roger 7.
Left 25, drop 50!
Left 25, Uncle Baker 1.
Left 25, drop 50.
Fire for effect. Over.
Roger, Uncle Baker 1.
Let's go!
OK, we're gonna continue on
up the hill to the right.
Nobody fire or throw the grenades
till I give the signal.
OK, let's do it.
Is he OK? Is he all right?
What we gonna do? Can't take him with us.
- No, we can't leave him here.
- He's from your platoon. You stay with him.
We can leave him and pick him up
on the way back,... if he's still alive.
- Is he dead?
- Not yet.
Dale, stay with him!
Cover our flank! Move!
Behind you!
We're pinned down!
Fall back!
Go!
Watch out.
Clear!
Come on. Get out.
Go on.
Think you're soldiers, huh?
You piece of shit!
Son of a bitch!
Son of a bitch!
All right?
I shot a man.
Stinks around here.
- All these dead people.
- Put a cigarette up your nose.
Look at 'em move!
Look at 'em move!
We got 'em on the run!
Way to go, John. When they saw you
make that attack and win,
you put their hearts back into them.
- Hey, hey!
- Don't do that, soldier.
Take care of the others. G-2 will want them.
There'll be somebody around before long.
We've wasted enough time here. Let's go.
Sir, I've a few recommendations
for decorations.
Yes. We'll get everything for all of 'em
that we can, but later.
Meantime, I want you to know I'm personally
recommending you for something, John.
Perhaps the big one.
- Thank you, sir, but I don't feel...
- Yes, you do, John.
Getting it for you
will be the goddamn problem!
But, hell, it'd be a big thing for the battalion
and the regiment, if you did get it.
We better move out.
We need to extend our lines, hook up with
the other companies and push on to the top.
Would you like to take command
of Baker Company?
Of course.
Sir, I don't mean to be a wet blanket,
but about the water. If we don't get water...
Don't worry about water.
John, I don't want anything to eak up this
attack of ours now we have the momentum.
We'll have some water in a... couple of hours.
I've arranged for that.
Now, we just can't stop now, goddamn it,
and wait for it.
No, sir.
That's right.
And if some of the men... pass out,
why, hell, they'll just have to pass out.
All right.
They could, uh...
- They could die from it.
- They could die from enemy fire, too!
They're all tough boys.
Come on, men, let's go! You'll see
plenty more of those where we're going!
Are we going up this hill or aren't we?
John, I'm convinced that
the Japanese position can be oken now.
All we have to do is keep going and we'll
have this hill. We'll have this hill by sundown.
You see the spirit in these men?
D'you see the new spirit?
Well, I want to take advantage of that before
something happens to sap their strength.
To have this battalion relieved in a defeat,
or even to have it reinforced
from troops from the reserves,
if we were to stall
before reaching the top, well,
Jesus Christ, that's just
a hell of a lot more than I could stand!
I've waited all my life for this.
I've worked, slaved, eaten... oh, untold
buckets of shit to have this opportunity!
And I don't intend to give it up now.
You don't know what it feels like
to be passed over.
I mean, you're young.
Y-y-you're just out of the Academy.
You're-you're, you know, you-you've got your
war! This 15 years, this-this is my first war!
John, some day you'll understand.
You're like a son to me, John.
You know what my son does?
He's a bait salesman.
You've done a hell of a job, John.
I'm gonna make sure that you get everything,
everything that you deserve.
Thank you, sir.
God...
Goddamn it! I want three runners!
Get me three runners!
You go back to the rear to find water
and get back here with it as fast as you can!
We attack in one hour!
We'll throw everything we got at 'em.
We're going all the way! Nothing'll stop us.
It's high ground by nightfall!
You seen many dead people?
Plenty.
They're no different than dead dogs,
once you get used to the idea.
They're meat, kid.
Are you righteous? Kind?
Does your confidence lie in this?
Are you loved by all?
Know that I was, too.
Do you imagine your sufferings will be less
because you loved goodness?
Truth?
Get fucking on the ground!
Get down! Get down!
Get down. Stay there.
Get on the ground!
Get on the fucking ground!
Now!
This great evil.
Where's it come from?
How'd it steal into the world?
What seed, what root did it grow from?
Who's doing this?
Who's killing us?
Robbing us of life and light.
Mocking us with the sight
of what we might have known.
Does our ruin benefit the Earth?
Does it help the grass to grow
or the sun to shine?
Is this darkness in you, too?
Have you passed through this night?
I'm gonna sink my teeth into your liver.
You're dying.
See them birds up there?
You know they eat you raw?
Where you're going,
you're not coming back from.
What are you to me?
Nothing.
Have a seat here.
Staros, I'm relieving you of your command.
Lieutenant Band will take over for you.
I already told him.
It's a hard thing to do.
Difficult decision to make.
I don't think you're tough enough.
You're too soft. You're just too softhearted.
You're not tough-fi ed enough.
Anyway, it's... it's my decision to make.
I've already made it.
I don't like to see my men get killed, sir.
Have you ever had anyone
die in your arms, sir?
Have you?
I don't see any reason
to make a scandal out of this.
I don't want it in the records of the battalion.
There's no reason for you to have it on yours.
This has nothing to do with
cowardice or inefficiency.
Look at this jungle.
Look at those vines, the way they twine
around the trees, swallowing everything.
Nature's cruel, Staros.
I'm going to let you apply for reassignment
to the Judge Advocate General Corps
for reasons of ill health.
You're a lawyer.
- You had malaria yet?
- No, I haven't.
Doesn't matter. I can fix that.
Anyway, you probably will have it.
I'm also recommending you
for the Silver Star.
And I'll recommend it in such a way
it definitely won't be refused.
Might as well have the Purple Heart, too.
Why?
Because of that scratch on your face
and because of those cuts on your hands.
Listen to me, Staros.
I think it's best you go back with
the next batch of wounded and prisoners.
It is no goddamn good for you
to keep hanging around.
The quieter we keep this,
the better it'll be for all.
This is from Colonel Tall.
Our victory gives us
the highest reasons for pride.
It will prove a milestone
in the battle for Guadalcanal.
Tomorrow the division commander
will arrive to make an inspection of the line.
After the inspection we're to be relieved by a
battalion of the division's reserve regiment.
I've secured for the battalion
a week's rest off the line.
That's all.
Hours like months.
Days like years.
Walked into the golden age.
Stood on the shores of the New World.
I would've come by
and paid you guys a visit,
but...
I just felt like being alone, you know?
Yeah?
We wanted to thank you, sir.
For asking to make that flanking move.
For watching out for us.
Keeping us together.
We're all sorry to see you go.
We feel like you got a rotten deal.
Well, I'm not sure that you're right.
Tough part is...
not knowing if you're doing any good.
That's the hard part.
But it doesn't matter. I don't care.
I'm glad to be going.
I'm glad.
- There's still time. We could file a complaint.
- For what?
What good would that do?
Anyway, I wanna go.
Leave it alone. Let it lay.
Isaste san palikaria mu.
What does that mean, sir?
It means You've been like my sons.
You are my sons.
My dear sons.
You live inside me now.
I'll carry you wherever I go.
Can't nothing make you forget it.
Each time you start from scratch.
War don't ennoble men.
It turns 'em into dogs.
Poisons the soul.
My dear wife,
you get something twisted out of your
insides by all this blood, filth, and noise.
I wanna stay changeless for you.
I wanna come back to you
the man I was before.
How do we get to those other shores?
To those blue hills.
Love.
Where does it come from?
Who lit this flame in us?
No war can put it out,
conquer it.
I was a prisoner.
You set me free.
No matter how much training you got,
how careful you are,
it's a matter of luck
whether or not you get killed.
Makes no difference who you are,
or how tough a guy you might be,
if you're in the wrong spot
at the wrong time, you're gonna get it.
I look at that boy dying,
I don't feel nothing.
I don't care about nothing any more.
Sounds like bliss.
I don't have that feeling yet.
That numbness.
Not like the rest of you guys.
Maybe cos I knew what to expect.
Maybe I was just frozen up already.
I haven't touched another woman
since I was called up.
Or talked to one.
I don't wanna...
I don't wanna feel the desire.
All right. A ahams!
A ahams. Here you go.
Stack! Where's Stack?
Bring him out.
Bell?
Bell!
Another one for Bell. Another one for Bell.
Dear Jack,
I've met an Air Force captain.
I've fallen in love with him.
I want a divorce to marry him.
I know you can say no,
but I'm asking you anyway,
out of the memory of what we had together.
Forgive me.
It just got too lonely, Jack.
We'll meet again some day.
People who have been as close as we've been
always meet again.
I have no right to speak to you this way.
I can't stop myself.
A habit so strong.
Oh, my friend of all those shining years.
Help me leave you!
What's your name?
We were a family.
How'd it eak up and come apart?
So that now we're turned against each other.
Each standing in the other's light.
How did we lose the good that was given us?
Let it slip away?
Scatter it careless?
What's keeping us from reaching out?
Touching the glory?
I'd have had you, Witt, if you was a Jap,
long ago.
They leave you here?
Yup.
I slowed 'em up.
Don't mind, really.
The medic fixed me up pretty good.
I got plenty of ammo.
Somebody'll be along for me eventually.
- They got you good.
- Right in the knee.
Yeah.
I'm out of this war for good, Witt.
- What you doin' down here?
- Uh, just, you know,
I'm heading back to the company.
Yeah.
Well, you give all them boys my best.
You can come with me if you want.
I'll help you along.
No, it's nice and quiet.
Peaceful up here.
I'd just slow you up.
There'll be somebody along.
I'll remind 'em.
OK.
Hey, Witt.
Who you making trouble for today?
What d'you mean?
Well, isn't that what you like to do?
Turn left when they say go right?
Why are you such a troublemaker, Witt?
You care about me, don't you, Sergeant?
I always felt like you did.
Why do you always
make yourself out like a rock?
One day I can come up and talk to you,
by the next day it's like we never even met.
Lonely house now.
You ever get lonely?
Only around people.
Only around people.
You still believing in the beautiful light,
are you?
How do you do that?
You're a magician to me.
I still see a spark in you.
One man looks at a dying bird and
thinks there's nothing but unanswered pain.
But death's got the final word.
It's laughing at him.
Another man sees that same bird,
feels the glory.
Feels something smiling through him.
We need to get out of here right now.
- You explain to... headquarters the situation?
- No.
Do they know where we are?
Cos we're sitting ducks out here.
Well, I think that's...
up to me to judge, Sergeant.
I think we just need to send somebody
up there and find out how close they are. OK?
It's easy.
Hey, Weld, uh...
get headquarters on that thing.
The fire's coming closer, sir.
Line's cut!
We need to send somebody out there
to find out where that line is being cut.
And we need to find out how close they are.
Come on.
Uh,... OK. OK.
Hey, you.
You go.
You're going, Fife.
Coombs. You go, too.
Come on!
I'll go. I want you to know
I think the whole thing's a bad idea, though.
If they come down here in any strength,
Lieutenant, they'll knock our position to hell.
You don't have to go. Others'll volunteer.
No, I wanna go, sir. In case
something bad happens, I wanna be there.
All right. You stay by the river.
That jungle's too thick. And be very careful.
I will.
Good luck, Witt.
You OK, Fife?
A reinforce battalion.
We need to go back.
Tell the lieutenant.
Let's go.
I'm hit!
One of us needs to stay here and hold 'em off.
We'll be all right.
My friend here doesn't have long,
so... you go.
You go on ahead.
Witt!
They're coming.
I gotta go. I don't want you to be afraid.
Just hide out here till you hear firing,
then push on down the river.
No.
- Where's Coombs?
- Get back. Get back, they're coming.
Fall back.
Where's Witt? Fife, where's Witt?
Fife, where's Witt?
Fife. Fife, where's Witt?
America.
Where's your spark now?
Now, I know you men have been
making and drinking this goddamn swipe.
That's OK by me.
Everything a lie.
Any man in my outfit
can get as drunk as he wants to every night.
Everything you hear and see.
As long as he's in shape to make reveille
and carry out any assignment given.
If he can't do that,
he's gonna have trouble from me.
- So much to spew out.
- I prefer to think of myself as a family man,
and that's what we all are here,
whether we like it or not.
We are a family.
I'm the father.
Guess that makes
Sergeant Welsh here the mother.
They just keep coming, one after another.
That makes you all the children in this family.
Now, a family can have only one head,
and that is the father.
Father's the head, mother runs it.
That's the way it's gonna work here.
- If any of you wanna see me about anything,
- You're in a box.
- anything at all,
- A moving box.
you will find that I am available.
This war is not gonna be over
by next Christmas.
It's gonna be a long time
before we get home...
They want you dead.
Or in their lie.
Only one thing a man can do.
Find something that's his.
Make an island for himself.
If I never meet you in this life,
let me feel the lack.
A glance from your eyes,
and my life will be yours.
Somethin' I can come back to.
Some kind of foundation.
I mean, I don't know what, you know,
what your plans are, but...
I'm determined now.
I've been through the thick and thin of it.
You know, I may be young,
but I've lived plenty of life.
I'm ready to start living it good.
You know, my daddy always told me it's
gonna get a lot worse before it gets better.
You know, cos life ain't supposed to be
that hard when you're young.
Well, I figure after this
the worst is gonna be gone.
It's time for things to get better.
That's what I want.
That's what's gonna happen.
I'm getting older now.
By no means old, but older.
Where is it that we were together?
Who were you that I lived with?
Walked with?
The other.
The friend.
Darkness from light.
Strife from love.
Are they the workings of one mind?
The features of the same face?
Oh, my soul,
let me be in you now.
Look out through my eyes.
Look out at the things you made.
All things shining.
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AMERICAN |
- Want to go fishing?
- The fish are frozen.
Look at that car...
Is it not neat? It must be a Ford.
No, it is not a Ford.
- Then what it is?
- I do not know, but it is not a Ford.
- Leonard, what are you doing?
- What does it look like?
Somebody might be coming.
No one is coming.
What is wrong?
Leonard, honey. Better get dressed.
Your eakfast is ready.
We will begin with a history test.
Keep your eyes on your own papers,
and at recess ing your books to me.
Hi, Mrs Lowe.
Can Leonard come out today?
- No, I am sorry. Not today
- How about tomorrow?
- He will not be well then either.
- When will he be well?
I do not know.
Thank you for coming by.
- Excuse me...
- You have to ask her.
Bain idge Hospital, can I help you?
Dr Franklin and Dr Tyler -
are in a meeting. Can I take a message?
I am Dr Malcolm Sayer,
I have an appointment.
Take a seat, please...
Bain idge Hospital, may I help you?
When you say people,
you mean living people?
I apply for a research position
in the neurology lab.
We have an X-ray room.
This is a chronic hospital.
The position is for staff neurologist.
- You will be working with people.
- A doctor, Doctor.
- Any patients at the Carmel Institute?
- Earthworms.
Sorry?
It was an immense project.
I was to extract 1 decigram myelin -
from 4 tons of earthworms.
I worked on that for 5 years,
everyone else said it could not be done.
- It cannot.
- I know that now. I proved it.
Maybe before... at St Thomas?
All research?
We are understaffed...
He has never worked with human beings...
Excuse me, you are looking for someone
with a clinical background.
As much as I need a job, there must be
100 more suitable applicants.
How about medical school?
You could not graduate
without some clinical experience.
You took a pulse, a temperature.
You did diagnosis.
There you have it, then.
You do want the job, do you not?
This way, Doc... You spend much time
in a chronic hospital?
- You would remember.
- I guess not, then.
We have M.S., Tourette syndrome,
Parkinson's disease -
- some of them
we have not got a name for.
- What are they waiting for?
- Nothing.
- How will they get well?
- They will not. They are chronic.
We call it the garden because
all we do is feed and water them.
Mr Kean? Can I ask...
I was born 1911 in Kings idge, New York.
ame here in July 1955.
Prior to that,
I was at Brooklyn Psychiatric Center.
Prior to that, I was a person.
It gets easier.
You do not think it will,
but it does.
No, Buttercup...
Go to your house.
Good morning, Doctor...
I have a new arrival for you.
She was ought in late last night.
Here is her file.
Hello, I am Dr Sayer.
Do you know where you are?
Can you hear me?
Medical insurance?
Her name is Lucy Fishman.
She was found with her sister -
many days after her sister died.
She has no living relatives.
She has always been as she is now.
With no response or comprehension.
And yet...
A reflex.
If she batted it away, but she did not.
As you can see, she caught it.
It is still a reflex.
If you were right, I would agree.
It is as if, having lost her own will,
she borrows the will of the ball.
- The will of the ball?
- Excuse me.
You are trying to make a
good impression, that is it, right?
You are still settling in.
Miss Costello, see to it that
Dr Sayer's waiting patients -
are rescheduled for tomorrow.
Borrows the will of the ball?
That is great.
Okay, thank you.
Let us know if
she catches anything else.
I will be fired. It is all right,
I will go back to school.
Did I forget something?
No, I wanted to say
that I preferred your explanation.
I will look after things for you
until you have settled in.
- Good night, Doctor.
- Thank you.
- Hello, I am Dr Sayer.
- I am Waheedah.
- How are you today?
- Fine, thank you...
Yes, sorry. What form?
Yes, I will hold.
Okay. Three, one, two.
Thank you. Bye.
Hello.
- Yipee! We are in orbit.
- Now we can try being weightless.
Let us cele ate with delicious
Nestle's Quick.
Nestle's chocolate flavour is
out of this world.
Hello up there, time to recharge
With delicious Nestle's Quick.
Lucy...
You are out...
Anthony, would you help me...
move this?
Excuse me.
Lucy, you are almost there.
Here is the water, Lucy.
I wonder why your nails grow so fast?
It must be all that Jello they give you.
Jello, Jello, day after day.
Red Jello, yellow Jello, every day Jello.
I forgot to tell you,
Mrs Cooper passed away. Remember her?
She was nice. Always a kind word.
Her dog I could have done without.
- Excuse me?
- Hello.
Does he ever speak to you?
- Of course not. Not in words.
- He speaks to you in other ways?
How do you mean?
- You do not have children.
- No.
If you did, you would know.
It says atypical schizophrenia.
Atypical hysteria, this one.
Atypical nerve impairment.
No change since last examination.
No change or therapy recommended.
Very nice.
This one is No Change, dated 9/11/44.
That is 25 years.
At a point all these atypical somethings
ought to amount to a typical something.
But a typical what?
Doctor, do you want to go for
a cup of coffee or something?
Tea?
Normally, I would say yes,
but I made other plans.
- Some other time.
- Yes.
Encephalitis lethargica.
Where is it?
Sorry,
I thought someone had left the light on.
I found the connection.
They all survived encephalitis -
- years before they came here.
See? In the 1920's.
- Is it not wonderful?
- Yes, I will come back later.
How many have you found there?
Five. And I believe there are more.
How are they?
As you described them back then:
Insubstantial as ghosts.
Only I guess...
many of them were children back then.
Yes, children who fell asleep.
Most died
during the acute stage of the illness.
Those who survived... who awoke -
- seemed fine,
as if nothing had happened.
We just did not realise how much
the infection had damaged the ain.
Years went by.
Five, ten, fifteen -
- before these strange,
neurological symptoms would appear.
But they did.
I began to see them in the early 1930's.
Old people ought in by their children.
Young people ought in by their parents.
They could no longer dress themselves
or feed themselves.
They could no longer speak in most cases.
Certain families went mad.
People who were normal -
were now -
elsewhere.
What is it like to be them?
What are they thinking?
They are not.
The virus did not spare
their higher faculties.
- We know that for a fact?
- Yes.
- Because?
- Because the alternative is unthinkable.
I am all for fixing this place up,
but, what are we doing?
I have a hunch.
What stops Lucy
from reaching the fountain?
Nothing.
Exactly, the visual field just stops.
There is no pattern.
Nothing to compel her to keep going.
- So, we are making something.
- Exactly.
She is looking out the...
- I want to know more about your son.
- Certainly.
Something was wrong with his hands.
He could not write anymore.
He could not do the work.
I should take him out of school,
they said. He was eleven.
Slowly, he got worse.
He would call me and I would come in
and he was sitting at his desk -
- in a trance. One hour, two hours...
Then he would be okay again.
One day I came home from work
and found him in his bed.
He kept saying, Mum, mum?...
His arm was like this, reaching.
What do you want, Leonard?
He never spoke again.
It was as if he disappeared.
Later, that year,
I took him to Bain idge.
It was... November 14, 1939.
He was twenty years old.
What did he do for those nine years
in this room?
He read. He loved to read.
He read all the time.
Really?
That was all he could do.
That is enough.
All right, Leonard. We are finished.
Nothing, nothing, nothing and...
Nothing.
- It is one of your statues.
- Exactly.
Pass the salt.
- What about this.
- What do you mean? It is a strobe.
You are wrong.
All of this before is the strobe.
This is me saying his name to him.
Excuse me.
Straight down the middle.
Home it in there!
an catch the ball. Throw me the ball!
Is this all of them?
Bring them in here with the others.
I should have given David his divorce.
I thought he wanted to be a father...
The patients have been given
their morning medication.
Dr Sayer hoped you had some free time.
Come with me, please.
This is a beautiful aria.
Watch them closely for any reaction.
Call me Ishmael.
Some years ago,
never mind how long precisely, -
- having little money, and nothing
in particular to interest me on shore.
I know you can hear me.
Try to respond when I speak your name.
It is not just any music.
It has to be right for them.
It is as if they are only moved
by music that moves them.
I have not found anything
that moves Bert, yet.
They sit there all day, if I let them.
I have to play the first card.
Leonard... I...
This is Frank.
Help me get him to his feet.
There is something else
that reaches him... Human contact.
Stand over there for a minute.
He cannot walk without me.
If I let go of him, he will fall.
I will not let you fall.
But... he will walk with me anywhere.
It is like the ball,
it is my will he is borrowing.
The will of another human being.
I will begin by moving the pointer to L
for Leonard.
When I sense you move the pointer,
I will stop and you will take over.
Do you understand?...
All right. I will begin.
No, maybe I did not make myself clear.
My fault, I...
I... Good, good.
Now the E.
E, good.
S...
P...
You are spelling something else.
His gaze,
from staring through the bars, -
- has grown so weary
that it can take in nothing more.
For him, it is as though
there were a thousand bars -
- and behind the thousand bars,
no world.
As he paces in cramped circles,
over and over, -
- his powerful strides are
like a ritual dance around a centre -
Where a great will stands paralysed.
At times the curtains of the eye lift
Without a sound and a shape enters, -
- slips through the tightened silence
of the shoulders, -
reaches the heart, and dies.
Have you heard of a drug called L-dopa?
It is a synthetic dopamine.
Yes, for Parkinson's patients...
Why?
Excuse me, sorry!
100 years would pass
before modern neuropathology -
- would allow us to locate the damage
in the Parkinsonian ain.
With our development of the drug L-dopa,
we can for the first time promise -
- the Parkinsonian patient
a more normal life by administering I...
I am very curious about this drug.
Have you come across anyone who...
- Excuse me, Dr...
- Sayer.
Have you come across
any patients with encephalitis?
After I am through, Dr Sayer.
If you would not mind.
As I was saying...
by administering L-dopa.
Do you think an
extreme Parkinsonian tremor -
would appear as no tremor at all?
- Are you talking to me?
- Oh, yes.
Imagine you accelerated a hand tremor
to the point of immobility.
Imagine a patient with all the
Parkinson symptoms accelerated.
The hand tremor, the head bobbing,
quickening of speech.
Might they not cave in on themselves
and turn a person into stone?
I do not know. Maybe.
- Do you think L-dopa would help?
- Dr Sayer, right?
I am a chemist, you are the physician.
I will leave it to you to do the damage.
Freud believed in miracles,
prescribing cocaine as candy.
We all believed in Cortisone
until our patients went psychotic on it.
- And now it is L-dopa?
- I think it is too soon to say that.
With all due respect,
I think it is way too soon to say that.
Let the chemists do the damage, Doctor.
But I...
Dr Kaufman, did you read this case?
New drug lets Palsy patients eat Jello.
Yes, I read them all. Dutifully, soberly.
All 30 cases had mild Parkinson's.
Your Parkies, if that is what they are,
have not moved in decades.
Perhaps you should look at it again, sir.
You know better
than to make such a leap.
You want a connection;
that does not mean there is one.
What I believe, what I know,
is that they are alive inside.
How do you know that?
Because they catch tennis balls?
I know it.
- How many did you think could have it?
- All of them.
Some... One.
One.
With the family's consent, signed.
Leonard has Parkinson's disease?
No... His symptoms are like
Parkinson's disease -
but then again, they are not.
What will the medicine do for him?
I do not know what it will do for him,
if anything at all.
What do you think it will do?
I am not sure, it was designed for
a totally different disorder.
What do you hope it will do?
I hope... it will ing him back from
wherever he is.
- To what?
- To the world.
What is there here for him
after all these years?
You...
You are here.
All of it, please.
- At 200 mg, he showed no response.
- Maybe the juice's acid neutralised it.
- Maybe he needs more.
- Maybe he needs less.
I will try it in milk.
500 mg.
- I will call if there is any change.
- Yes.
Thank you.
It is quiet.
It is late. Everyone is asleep.
- I am not asleep.
- No, you are awake.
May I?
Me.
Leonard,
there is someone here to see you.
Mum... Mum!
- My name is Eleanor.
- Eleanor.
- It is a pleasure to meet you.
- It is a pleasure to meet you.
- Ladies?
- Now, what did I do?
Oh, my goodness.
How do you do, sir?
My name is Margaret.
Beth.
Anthony. How are you?
Great man. How are you?
Great, too.
- Did you meet him?
- Did he not look good?
ould not deal with losing
30 years of my life, could you?
He does realise it, does he not?
Turn this way, please. It is a camera
Called a Polaroid. Thank you.
Takes a picture in less than a minute.
Amazing.
Now, we could try this.
Splendid... I would like you to walk
to the end of the room.
Ready? Go.
Very good.
And back now.
That was very quick...
Let me get some more film.
You have to at least lay down.
You need the rest.
I am afraid to close my eyes.
If lose my eyes I will...
You will sleep. When you wake up in the
morning, it will be the next morning.
I promise.
Baby's boat, a silver moon,
sailing in the sky.
Baby is fishing for a dream,
fishing near and far.
Sail, baby, sail -
out upon that sea.
Only do not forget to sail
back again to me.
What a wonderful place the Bronx
has become.
- That is my school.
- Really?
- Is that classical?
- You can pick any type of music.
- What is that?
- It is rock 'n' roll.
Come on in.
No, something happened
while you were away. It is called pollution.
Leonard, that is not wading,
that is swimming!
I do not know if the hospital
is covered for this.
- Come on!
- No.
Leonard, the tide is coming in.
That is the Periodic Table of Elements -
- an date my introduction
to science by that.
It is wonderful, really...
It is the universe at its essence.
You have your alkaline metals.
You have your halogens, your inert gases.
Every element has its place in that order.
You cannot change that.
They are secure, no matter what.
You are not married?
Me? No...
I am not very good with people.
I never have been, Leonard...
I like them.
I wish I had more than
a rudimentary understanding of them.
Maybe, if they were less unpredictable.
Eleanor would disagree with you.
- Eleanor?
- Miss Costello.
She has spoken to you about me?
What did she say?
That you were a kind man.
That you care very much for people.
I would like to put the others on the drug.
I realise this may be expensive. |
- Have you got any idea how expensive?
- Yes, I talked to Ray.
I have an estimate...
The pharmacist says giving all the rest
the same dosage as Mr Lowe would be -
12,000.
- How much?
- $12,000.
A month?
annot go before the board with that.
How about speaking
directly to the patrons?
They already give what they can.
We must convince them to give more
than they are accustomed to.
- Perhaps, if they see Mr Lowe.
- You overestimate his effect on people.
We are talking about money.
There was an extreme rigidity
of the axial musculature.
This is a gross impairment
of the postural reflexes.
It is a ain stem type of rigidity.
A meningismus.
What is most striking is
the profound facial masking -
- which we now know is not to be
Confused with apathy or catatonia.
Less scientific.
Calm down!
Some things could reach him, though.
The mention of his name,
notes of a particular piece of music.
The touch of another human being.
But these awakenings were rare and
transient, lasting only a moment.
Otherwise he was as you see him here,
in a metaphorical, -
- if not physiological, equivalent of sleep.
Or even death.
This was his condition
when I found him at this hospital -
- and the quality of his life
for the last 30 years.
- Now?
- Whenever you are ready.
My name is Leonard Lowe.
It has been explained to me that
I have been away for quite some time.
I am back.
Here we go. Take her away.
Thank you very much.
- Dr Sayer!
- What is it?
It is a fucking miracle.
- Where are my glasses?
- On your face.
Can this be so?
I am talking.
I am walking... Who are you?
Thank you for coming.
Things are a little different today.
I... I had the strangest dream.
I have to take your blood pressure.
I have been sitting for 25 years,
you missed your chance.
Are you okay?
- I need some make-up.
- Okay, we can take care of that.
And some dye for my hair... black.
- Black? Rose, are you sure?
- Yes, it has always been black.
Dr Sayer, something about fruit trees.
- Prune the fruit trees.
- I will.
I want a steak, rare.
Mashed potatoes and gravy. String beans.
I was aware of things, but nothing
meant anything to me.
It was no connection to me.
There was a war or two.
This morning I went to the bathroom
all by myself.
I think I liked them better the other way.
Rolando, Can you speak to me?
It is Miss Costello.
Do you understand me?
- Lucy... What year is it?
- What year is it?
It is '26, silly.
Come on, Miriam, be a sport.
Like crowds storming the Bastille, the
Mighty Mets stormed their locker room -
on their night to remember.
And touched off one of the
loudest, wildest, -
- wettest victory cele ations
in baseball history.
Released from ridicule after seven
destitute seasons, they raised the roof.
- Hi, Sydney.
- Hi.
- Will we go to the same place?
- Actually, I do not know.
Everybody stay together!
- Bring Leonard back.
- Anthony, will you get Leonard?
Everyone, please stay with the group.
- How is my father doing?
- The same.
- Mum, maybe you should not go.
- Of course, I want to go.
You cannot be there, Leonard,
or the door will not close.
- I do not understand. Sydney is going.
- He is a patient.
- Not the same kind of patient.
- He is still a patient, you are not.
- I am your mother.
- Are there any other mothers going?
What have you done to your hair?
- It is a tire.
- I know... I am not an idiot.
- You treat me like an asshole.
- We will take care of that.
- Are you ready?
- I will stay here.
- Why? What is wrong?
- I am okay, I just...
Wave.
Doctor, come on!
Are you sure? Are you all right?
I am fine, I will see you later.
Have a good time.
Hi... Meatloaf, please.
- Meatloaf.
- Meatloaf, too.
Are you following me?
I am sorry, I was only kidding.
I saw you upstairs just now.
- Are you visiting someone?
- No.
You work here.
I live here.
You are a patient?
You do not look like a patient.
I do not?
I have always loved carnegia.
Dr Sayer...
Did you choose this place?
- Why?
- I always come here.
It is a nice place, but after
the first hour, it loses something.
- Anthony thinks the group is bored.
- They are.
I thought about taking them
to the Opera House...
Or the Museum of Natural History?
No... There are
a lot of dead, stuffed things there.
Where else is there?
- Is it legal again?
- Yes, for some time.
Ladies, what can I get you?
A Rob Roy on the rocks.
Make that a virgin Rob Roy.
I work night shifts at this diner.
Sometimes before work
ome to see my father.
He used to go to all the games,
so I like to read him the sports pages.
I do not know if he knows I visit him.
My mother does not think so.
But, you do.
Sometimes I think I see something...
I think I see a change.
And for a moment, I see him
like he was before the stroke.
And then it is gone; I am not sure
I saw anything. Does that make any sense?
Yes.
So, why are you here?
- I receive medication.
- For what?
Without it,
I am sort of like your father.
- But I am okay now.
- That is good.
I was so sure he wanted overeasy
with bacon, wheat toast, black coffee -
- I ought him his food
without taking his order.
He just said: You forgot the tomato.
We were out of them.
That is why I did not give him one.
- It was really nice talking to you.
- It was nice talking to you, too.
- Paula?
- Yes.
He knows...
Your father knows you visit him.
Doctor, these are my friends.
Is he not the cat's meow?
Miriam, I do not know how to say this,
so I will just say it...
Your husband -
was granted a divorce from you in 1953.
Thank God!
Look at that! Pontiac Firebird, 400
engine... Now, that is a car, man.
- Lucy, may I have your hand?
- Take me away from this place.
- Wrong. It is here.
- I guess I lose.
I guess your luck is changing...
Very nice.
- How is it going?
- How is it going?
Yes, how do you feel?
Well, my parents are dead,
my wife is in an institution, -
- my son has disappeared
out west somewhere...
I feel old and I feel swindled.
That is how I feel.
I stopped by the hobby shop
and got more pencils.
And I got this...
A small T-square.
an use that, yes.
That is really nice.
- I will be right back.
- Leonard?
He never talked about girls before.
He certainly never had
anything to do with them.
It is a bit ridiculous, all this
girl business. Do you not think so?
He is a grown man.
He said I should take a vacation.
Go away for a few days and relax.
I am sure he meant
you deserve a vacation, which you do.
annot leave him alone in this place.
He would die without me.
Girls!
Hello? ...Dr Sayer?
I have to talk to you.
Leonard?
I think it is important some things
Were said. I just have to talk to you.
What kind of things?
Things that matter, that have happened
to me. Things I now understand.
- Where are you calling from?
- Your office.
- It is very late.
- Is it?
- You stay there, I will be right over.
- Good.
- Dr Sayer, sit down.
- Why? What is wrong?
We have to tell everybody.
We have to remind them how good it is.
How good what is, Leonard?
Read the newspaper.
What does it say? It is all bad.
People have forgotten what life is all about.
What it is to be alive.
They need to be reminded of
what they have and what they can lose.
What I feel is the joy of life,
the gift of life, the freedom of life!
He says that people
do not appreciate the simple things.
Work, play, friendship... family.
He was so excited he talked
until 5 o'clock in the morning.
- Is it liberation, mania...
- Or love?
Yes. What he is saying is right, though.
We do not know how to live.
But at 5 in the morning!
- Waheedah... How are you?
- I am fine.
- Mr Lowe, are you all right?
- Yes.
- What is it that you want?
- The simplest thing.
And that is?
To go for a walk if I want to,
like any normal person.
- You are free to go for a walk.
- I am? Alone?
What difference would it make?
Look, I am not a criminal.
I have committed no crime, -
- I am not a danger to myself or others.
But I am not allowed to walk by myself.
You did not wake a thing,
you woke a person... I am a person.
Are you aware of the unconscious
hostility you exhibit towards us?
How can I be aware, if it is unconscious?
I am curious.
What would you do if you went out?
I would go for a walk,
look at things, talk to people.
Decide which direction I want to go.
All the things that you take for granted.
- And that is it?
- That is it.
All right... we will take this into
Consideration, and we will let you know.
- Are you all right?
- Yes, it was nothing, I was nervous.
What did they say?
That there was
insufficient data at this time -
- and that continued observation was
necessary for a diagnosis.
It is a different world out there
that you may not be prepared for.
They could not be held responsible
for what might happen to you.
They said no.
- And what did you say?
- They do not have to listen to me.
Did you agree with them?
Yes.
I am not sure we are out of the woods yet
and that this... is nothing.
It is an experimental drug; we need
time to evaluate things before...
- Leonard, where are you going?
- For a walk.
This is Dr Sayer...
- Where are you going?
- I am going outside.
Patients are not allowed
beyond this point.
Do not make it hard on yourself.
I just want to go for a walk!
He is not a mental patient,
this is unnecessary. Let him go!
Please, he is not violent!
I do not understand it,
he was never any trouble before.
He was quiet, polite and respectful.
He never demanded anything.
- He was never disobedient.
- Because he was catatonic, Mrs Lowe.
I am speaking of when he was a boy.
I am sorry.
I do not know who that is up there.
I do not think he knows.
You turned him into something he is not.
It is not us that are defective, it is them.
We are not in crisis, they are!
We have been through the worst
and survived it. They fear it.
Because they know.
They know! They know!
Because we... remind them -
that there is a problem -
which they do not have an answer to.
They will never be healers until they
realise this and see the problem.
Until they admit there is a problem,
and that the problem is not us.
We are not the problem,
they are the problem!
He has not been able to release anger
for 30 years.
- As the others.
- I think his behaviour is more natural.
You think his tics and paranoia are
signs of normal behaviour?
Yes, because he is in this place...
We wake him up and lock him in a cage.
That is not paranoia; that is a fact.
I have 20 psychotics refusing to eat,
who have no idea why they are doing so.
- How long should that go on?
- He knows why. He wants out.
Mr Lowe is not the Messiah of Ward 5.
He is a man in trouble.
He was not resurrected,
he was given a drug by you.
A drug which is not all that miraculous.
- The others are fine...
- He has been on it longer.
I sympathise with him -
- but I will not let him endanger
the health of the other patients.
- Excuse me.
- We cannot allow it.
He is all right.
- How are you today?
- I am all right.
- How are you?
- Never better.
- What is the purpose of these gentlemen?
- These gentlemen protect me.
- I wish I did not need them.
- Someone is trying to hurt you? Who?
That is the thing, is it not? Who?
One never knows.
Someone I least expect.
Look at history.
Every patient on this ward thinks
there is a plot against him.
They are mistaken, they are crazy.
You have got worse.
The drug is not working. All you are
experiencing are the side effects, -
they make you behave this way.
I appreciate you coming to see me,
but I have things to do.
Please, look at yourself.
No, look at yourself!
I have a sickness.
Sickness took me out of this world,
and I fought to get back.
I fought for 30 years,
and I am still fighting.
But you...
You have no excuse, you are just a
scared and lonely man with nothing!
No life, nothing!
You are the one that is asleep.
Your medicine could be taken away...
They can do that.
You can wake up in the morning
and it will not be there.
Get away from me!
I am all right. Thank you.
I just fell.
Help me.
Can you walk?
I will not let them take the medicine away.
We will work together.
He has had a reaction to the drug.
He has tics.
He is not concerned with his appearance -
- but with how it will affect
the other patients.
We will work on his dosage;
he is prepared for any effects.
He wants the others to be prepared.
You have to help me with this.
- Hi, Leonard. Welcome back.
- Thank you.
- How are you doing?
- Are you all right?
- It got so quiet round here.
- Because we were waiting for you.
You are looking good, Len,
better every day.
What if he has just had enough of it?
What if it is just a matter of time
for all of us?
There is no medical reason to think
what happens to him will happen to you.
Why not?
You are all individuals...
And you are well, are you not?
That was lovely, Lucy.
I learned that song a long,
long time ago.
I know what year it is.
I just cannot imagine being older
than twenty-two.
I have no experience at it.
I know it is not 1926.
I just need it to be.
- How are you, Leonard?
- Never better.
How are the others?
Are they talking about me?
- They are scared.
- They should be.
- Can you stop this?
- I am not sure, but I am trying.
- Do not give up on me.
- I will not.
425, yes.
I got a postcard from my son.
I am all right,
and then everything stops.
There is no warning, it is like a
light switch going off.
Something has to ing me back.
A sound, a touch, -
- and then I can move again,
I am okay again.
It is not that I feel bad,
it is just that I feel nothing.
It is as if I am dead. Nothing.
It is as if I am not a person anymore.
Just a collection of tics.
Not that I mind them.
Sometimes they make life interesting.
I am not sure who is in control,
me or them, but they should not be there.
Up to 5.
Just a little more...
It feels good when I am working.
I feel good here.
- The book list is coming along well.
- I would love to see it.
That is all right, another time.
- What is happening?
- You have an oculogyric crisis.
Get the camera!
annot do this...
I will turn the camera off.
No! Watch, watch!
Learn, learn, learn...
Learn for me.
Let us see... 625.
- 675, just...
- Okay.
annot read anymore!
annot keep my eyes in one place.
I keep going back to the beginning,
the beginning...
- I have let everybody down.
- No.
I have let you down.
I have, I am grotesque.
You are not. I will not listen to this.
I am grotesque. Look at me
and tell me I am not!
You are not.
This is not me!
When my son was born healthy,
I never asked why.
Why was I so lucky? Had I deserved
this perfect child? This perfect life?
But when he got sick, you can bet
I asked why, I demanded to know why.
Why was this happening?
There was nothing I could do about it.
No one ould go to and say:
Stop this. Please, stop this.
Can you not see my son is in pain?
My son is in pain. Please, stop this!
- He is fighting.
- He is losing.
I worked... had friends over,
went dancing. That is about it.
That is great.
I have never done any of those things.
You will.
They will never let me out of this place
...and they should not.
I am still not well...
as you can see.
I feel well when I see you.
I will not... see you anymore.
I just want to say goodbye.
Is that not sweet?
- Now?
- Whenever you are ready.
My name is Leonard Lowe. I now know
I have been away for quite a while.
I am back.
- What is it like to be back?
- I thought it was a dream at first.
When did you realise it was not?
When I spoke and you understood me.
You told him I was a kind man.
How kind is it to give life...
only to take it away again?
It is given and taken away
from all of us.
Why does that not comfort me?
Because you are a kind man.
Because he is your friend.
The summer was extraordinary. A season
of rebirth and innocence. A miracle.
Fifteen patients and for us,
their caretakers.
But now, we have to adjust to the
realities of miracles.
We can hide behind science and say
it was the drug that failed.
Or that the illness itself had returned.
Or the patients unable to cope with
losing decades of their lives.
The reality is... we do not know
What went wrong or what went right.
What we do know is
as the chemical window closed -
another awakening took place.
That the human spirit is more powerful
than any drug.
That is what needs to be nourished.
With work, play, friendship, family.
These are the things that matter.
This is what we had forgotten.
The simplest things.
- Well... Goodnight.
- Goodnight.
- Eleanor?
- Yes?
What is wrong?
I was wondering what you are
doing tonight? If you have other plans...
No, I was...
- You have no plans?
- No, I have no...
I was wondering if you... we...
you and ould...
If we could... go for a cup of coffee?
Yes, I would love to.
- My car is over here.
- What do you say we just walk?
Let us begin. |
Previously on Stargate Atlantis...
Major Sheppard,
who are all these people?
I am Teyla Emmagan,
Daughter of Tagan.
If the Wraith haven't touched your world,
you should go back.
We'd like to, but we can't.
I don't see a life form like this
dying of natural ageing.
You trespassed upon our feeding ground.
You don't know what you have done.
(Stargate alarm)
- It's Major Sheppard's IDC.
- They've only been gone a few hours.
Atlantis, this is Sheppard.
We're coming in hot.
Lower the shield.
(blast)
Raise the shield.
(Sheppard) McKay!
(Weir) Medical team to the gate room!
(Sheppard) I got a pulse.
How you feeling?
(slurred) I can't feel anything. I can't talk.
- You can't talk either.
- That's what I said.
Your body experienced an overload
to its sensory and motor nervous system.
What?
You took one of those Wraith stunners
in the face.
It's quite fascinating, actually.
The Wraith weapon
impedes a fire of neurons...
- I'm paralysed?
- The paralysis is only temporary.
Don't worry.
You'll be up and about in no time.
Good thing that Wraith weapon is only
designed to incapacitate, or he'd be dead.
What?
Major, could I see you for a second?
Hello? Hello?
- He's gonna be fine.
- I've heard.
- I want to know what happened out there.
- The same old thing.
Which makes it the fifth time
your teams encountered the Wraith
out of how many missions?
Nine. So probably not a coincidence.
I think it's pretty damn obvious now.
We've got a spy in Atlantis.
Could you please not do that here?
My foot is still numb, if you'll excuse me.
At least your mouth still works fine.
All right, let's get started.
- Shouldn't we wait for Teyla?
- Teyla wasn't invited.
She's a member of my team.
- She's also an Athosian, sir.
- So?
If we've been compromised,
as indications suggest,
one of them is probably responsible.
We're talking about Teyla.
- I don't like it either...
- Good.
...but the safety of this base
and its personnel are my main concern.
As they should be yours.
The Wraith have shown up on five
of the nine planets your team has visited,
and given that
two of those worlds were unpopulated,
we can assume they have been alerted
to your missions by someone on this base.
If that is so,
then why hasn't Atlantis been attacked?
Good point.
Maybe we should stop
using the Stargate indefinitely.
- We can't do that.
- Why not?
- We need ZPMs to power this place.
- They seem to be running fine.
When the Wraith do show up, and
they will, how do we defend ourselves?
Or get back to Earth?
This is the only Stargate in the galaxy
that can reach Earth.
We'll have to use the self-destruct
before the Wraith take the city.
Bottom line, we need to use the gate.
We've got to find out
who's responsible ASAP.
We should confine all non-base personnel
to the south side of the complex.
- Are you kidding?
- That's the minimum.
- If Colonel Sumner was still...
- He's not.
- I am.
- Yes, sir.
We're not gonna start
treating anyone like prisoners.
Well, that's good.
But steps should be taken to safeguard
the more sensitive areas of this facility.
It's only reasonable.
No-go zones should start
with Stargate operations.
Labs, power generation
and the jumper bay.
I'd like to meet
with every Athosian on this base.
I only know a handful by name.
I'll set up interviews
when we're done here.
In the meantime, all gate travel
is suspended until further notice.
- Sorry, you can't come up.
- I'm on my way to see Dr Weir.
- That area's off limits.
- Since when?
I believe there's been a misunderstanding.
I was unaware a meeting had been called.
Let's take a walk.
- What is happening?
- There may be a security leak on Atlantis.
- Are you certain?
- Not certain certain, but pretty certain.
- We have to take temporary precautions.
- Such as?
Like suspending gate travel,
tightening security...
getting to know your people a little better.
You suspect an Athosian?
Dr Weir wants to meet them.
It's not personal.
It is in the sense that
she wants to meet them personally...
You know the horrors my people
have faced at the hands of the Wraith,
yet you question their loyalty?
Teyla, that's not fair. People are running
around Atlantis that she's never met.
I know each one of them.
I would stake my life on their innocence.
Perhaps you've noticed that
every time we step through the Stargate,
bad guys try to kill us.
- I'm getting tired of it. How about you?
- That does not mean...
Look, all we're asking for
is a little cooperation, that's all.
You shall have it.
Halling, how's Jinto?
Well enough for a boy
confined to his living quarters.
I'm sorry. It's temporary,
but it is a necessary precaution.
So I've heard.
Then I assume you know
why we've arranged these meetings?
The same reason my people cannot
go offworld or enter parts of the city.
- You no longer trust us.
- The truth... We don't know who to trust.
Information about offworld excursions
has obviously found its way to the Wraith.
- Obviously?
- They can't be lying in wait everywhere.
They are tracking our movements
and we need to find out how.
Your help would be greatly appreciated.
Then by all means.
How can I be of assistance?
Thank you.
You've been offworld three times?
I've been a guide for Sergeant
Stackhouse's reconnaissance team,
helping establish relations between your
people and our former trading partners.
Stackhouse reported he lost track of you
on a couple of these outings.
I did visit some close friends.
Interesting. Two of your visits predated
Wraith attacks by approximately a day.
- What are you suggesting?
- Nothing.
You think I would betray my own people?
Jeopardise my son's life?
- No one is making accusations.
- I disagree.
You have concluded
an Athosian is responsible.
Because it can't possibly
be one of our own people.
No?
We just need to clarify a few things.
Then allow me.
I lost my closest friend in the Wraith attack
that forced us from our home world.
Selana, the woman you just spoke to,
lost both her parents.
You'd be hard pressed to find an Athosian
who has not experienced loss
at the hands of the Wraith.
These are the people you accuse.
We are not accusing anyone.
I came here expecting an interview.
Not an interrogation.
- I don't think it's too much to ask.
- What is it?
Nothing. Just can't bear the same meal
day after day after day.
- Buck up. I'm trying to run a diagnostic.
- Sorry.
We are stranded
with limited resources in another galaxy.
The nearest Bob's Big Boy
is 300 million light years away.
If you have to eat my favourite food
twice in a row, so be it.
- You enjoy military rations?
- I know, it's weird. Hospital food, too.
I don't like airplane food
because you can't get seconds...
- (beep)
- Hello.
- What is it?
- A new command su outine.
What is its function?
I don't know
because I've never seen it before.
I'm gonna cross-reference this
with the Ancient database.
- I'm gonna grab the...
- (bang)
- What did you touch?
- Nothing.
- No, I...
- (whirring)
- I had no idea the roof could do that.
- Neither did I.
The gate room has been closed to us.
We no longer have access
to the medical facility without escort.
We're under constant surveillance.
- How long must we put up with this?
- It's already been too long.
I'd have expected
to be included in this.
As we would have expected you
to take a stand for us.
They will protect everyone on this base.
That includes all of you.
A Wraith collaborator threatens us all.
- You support the decision to confine us?
- Halling, we are their guests.
We're more like their prisoners, but
unlike prisoners we can choose to leave.
- Where would you go?
- Do you not mean, where would we go?
Our friends in other worlds
would take us in.
For how long? Good trading partners
do not necessarily make good hosts.
- There are many worlds.
- No world is safe.
Nor is it safe to remain. They will
continue until they find someone to blame.
You know none of our people
could be responsible.
- Of course.
- Then we have nothing to fear.
- You trust Dr Weir that much?
- I do.
- More than you trust your own people?
- No.
I understand her responsibility.
Halling, we have met with the Wraith
offworld so often and so quickly,
there must be a reason
beyond coincidence.
Give them a chance to find it.
I do not approve
of some of their measures,
but I do know that in the end
they will help to prove our innocence.
Atlantis is far more than shelter. It is hope.
Not only for us, but for everyone
who would stand against the Wraith.
We must not abandon that hope.
They may reside here, Teyla,
but they are not the Ancestors,
no matter how much
you wish them to be.
- Sir?
- Ford.
They got the sunroof open
on the jumper bay.
- Yep.
- You're planning to take a jumper out.
I figure that's what
the door on the roof is for.
Anyone else call shotgun?
Just gonna drive around the planet,
check it out.
You're just checking out the planet?
Never mind. That's cool.
I got better things to do than
cruise around the planet in a spaceship.
- You're like a kid, you know that?
- Yes, sir.
- I ought something to eat on the ride.
- What?
How about a nice turkey sandwich?
Let's go.
Send in whoever's next, please.
Teyla. I wasn't expecting you.
I was surprised to be left off your list.
I didn't feel it was necessary in your case.
On the contrary.
You should have spoken to me first.
You're right. I should have.
I can tell you anything
you need to know about my people.
Is it possible you don't know them all
as well as you think?
I empathise with you, Dr Weir.
As leaders, we often
have to make difficult decisions
in the interests of those we serve,
but many of my fellow Athosians
are not so understanding.
I know. But there's nothing
I can do about that now.
People can suspect my motives
for these meetings all they want.
You and I need to agree
that we have a problem.
I have to do what I can to solve it,
and right now that means
talking with every single person here.
You should know
there is talk of leaving Atlantis.
I hope it doesn't come to that.
Not all change is for the worse.
This is Jumper Three.
We are go for bay launch.
Jumper Three, you are good to go.
Yes, we are.
It's strange not pulling any Gs.
Yeah. Kinda miss it.
Although at this rate of acceleration,
we'd be dead by now.
- Yeah?
- Oh, yeah.
Without inertial dampening, we'd be hit
by so many Gs our eyes would pop,
skin would come off our faces,
our ains would hit the back of our skulls
and our internal organs
would be crushed into these chairs.
What about that sandwich?
We're orbiting the planet. We'll advise
when we're back in radio range.
Copy that, Jumper Three. Good luck.
- We still haven't named the planet.
- I'm sure the Ancients have a name for it.
How about Atlantica,
something like that?
Didn't we agree you weren't
gonna name anything any more?
Sir...
Is that... land?
Yes, it is.
I wonder how big it is.
- Big.
- Really big.
- It's huge.
- Define huge.
15 million square miles. Well, give or take.
That would make it the size of...
I have no idea, but it sounds huge...
- How long would it take us to get there?
- 25 minutes by jumper.
I saw some sweet eakers
on the south tip.
There may be surfing in our future.
We should get soil and water samples.
Arable land could solve
our food-production problems.
- I was thinking of something else.
- Not surfing?
No. We can't resume offworld missions
while the Athosians remain in the city.
You want to dump them
on the mainland?
- We're not sending them to die.
- How would you know?
- It looked wild.
- Just now we were going surfing.
That was after we check for monsters
and bugs and other space-related things.
I can't imagine it's worse than their home.
That may be failure of imagination.
A survey would tell us
what we need to know.
You're not seriously thinking about this?
We're the reason
they had to leave their planet.
- This is a complicated situation.
- What does that mean?
It means I'm not about to rule anything out
at this point.
Dr Weir. Is it true
you've discovered land on this world?
Yes, it is.
- My people wish to explore it.
- You would?
- We're not welcome here.
- That's not true.
It will make us useful as long as
we have no access to the gate.
- We don't even know if it's safe.
- We can determine that...
for both our people.
Up until now you've been insisting
on access to the Stargate.
Now you're proposing
to cut yourself off from it?
We cannot leave... and we cannot stay.
- The mainland gives us a third option.
- I see.
- You said this was a temporary measure.
- Yes.
You have the means to assure us passage
between Atlantis and the mainland
when you decide
to resume use of the gate.
If we resume our missions
through the Stargate
and stop encountering
the Wraith at every turn,
it will prove
that there is an Athosian spy.
And when you continue to encounter
the Wraith at every turn,
it will only prove our innocence.
Have you discussed this with Teyla?
Teyla has made her decision.
I understand you're not coming with us.
Dr Weir has arranged for communications
between Atlantis and the mainland.
Should you ever need assistance...
Thank her for us.
I hope...
I don't want anyone to believe that I'm...
Teyla.
The time has come.
Go safely.
And you.
I've never been separated
from my people before.
It must be hard,
but you know you'll see them again.
Do you doubt
you will one day return to Earth?
I can't afford to have doubts.
You mean you cannot afford
to let them show.
You're still a leader, Teyla.
You're doing this
for your people and for their future.
They know that.
Anxious to step through the gate again?
- Yes, I am.
- We all are.
- Like us to ing back anything?
- No.
- Groceries? A new outfit?
- No, just yourselves in one piece, please.
- Dial it up.
- (gate revs up)
Be safe.
Well, good stuff?
I can't begin to tell you
how fascinating this is.
Anthropologist fascinating
or actual fascinating?
Maybe fascinating isn't the right word.
Maybe not. How much longer?
We'll probably need to come back.
There's just so much here.
I can see that.
Is there any way to speed things up?
Sure. Find me someone
to translate some of the runes.
- Did you say there were natives here?
- They are very shy.
They've probably gone into hiding.
Can you coax them out,
have them give us a hand?
It is unlikely, but I could try.
Lieutenant, go with her.
- It would be better if I went alone.
- You will be alone. With Ford.
(Teyla shouts in foreign language)
(Teyla continues shouting)
Maybe they're not around.
They are near,
but you are a stranger to them.
They will not come out if you are with me.
They are not a dangerous people,
Lieutenant. I will be fine.
All right. I'll wait here.
(calls out in foreign language)
Call me on the radio if you need me.
(whooshing)
Wraith! Get back to the gate now!
(gunfire)
Teyla!
Major, what's the situation?
We're taking fire. You'll have to
circle around to get back to the gate.
- Teyla's not with me. She went to...
- Find her. Get back.
Move out!
Argh!
(gunfire)
Yamato! McKay! Grab the major.
- What about Teyla and Ford?
- Now!
(Stackhouse) Shut it down.
They're right behind us.
OK. On three. One, two, three.
- We have to go back.
- Teyla? Lieutenant Ford?
- Still there.
- You have Wraith all over the gate.
We can't just leave them there.
- How many?
- It's hard to say.
We need to mount a rescue operation.
I am not gonna send anyone
through that gate until I have all the facts.
How did Teyla and Ford get separated?
They went to make contact
with the natives.
- And whose idea was that?
- Mine. She was following my orders.
- Shouldn't you be back in the infirmary?
- No, I'm fine. I didn't take a full blast.
- Why didn't you go with them, Major?
- The natives are easily spooked.
Teyla thought we'd scare 'em off.
- Teyla did.
- What's that, Sergeant?
She was absent during the ambush.
- So was Ford. Maybe it was him.
- I'm just stating a fact.
Sergeant, I am only
gonna say this once.
With all due respect,
reprimand me if you wish,
but it's been six times
your team's been compromised.
Only one Athosian
knew about this last mission.
- (Stargate alarm)
- Unscheduled offworld activation.
It's Teyla's IDC.
Receiving a radio transmission.
This is Teyla.
Lieutenant Ford has been wounded.
The Wraith are closing in on our position.
Put down that shield
and we could have a Wraith attack.
Atlantis, please let us through.
Lieutenant, can you confirm the situation?
He is unconscious.
Our situation grows desperate.
We have no choice
but to go through the Stargate.
Who knows what
she'll ing through that gate with her.
Open up the damn gate!
Lower the shield.
If she were helping the Wraith,
why bother inging Ford back?
In fact, why bother coming back at all?
She's of more use to them in Atlantis.
As for apparently rescuing Ford...
She carried him through the damn gate!
- We still don't know what happened.
- Oh, that's enough.
- It's my job to express concerns.
- I've heard enough.
I believe you're putting
your personal feelings...
You're dismissed.
Yes, sir.
- What?
- I put him in charge of security.
Yes, you did, and if you want
to dismiss me, go ahead.
Why don't you go and see
how Lieutenant Ford is doing?
You want me to go through her stuff?
We're looking for weapons,
transmitters, recording devices.
Anything beyond
the Athosians' level of technology.
And then we move on to a strip search?
Just do it.
We were on our way back when
we came under fire. Didn't even see them.
We returned fire then oke for the gate.
I was hit from behind.
- She saved my ass.
- Of course she did.
Major... Ford, how are you feeling?
Pins and needles all over?
Welcome to the club.
No, I managed to dive out of the way
of the stunner blast.
- I hit my head on the way down.
- Hit your head?
Major, I need you to see something.
I'll be fine.
- What the hell is this?
- It was a request from Sergeant Bates.
I'm gonna bust him.
Teyla has nothing to do with this.
The thing is, he was right.
- Bates was right?
- I was as surprised as you are. Look.
It's her locket. It's a transmitter.
It's been oadcasting a signal.
- I wouldn't even have noticed...
- I found it.
- What?
- Back on her planet the first time we met.
Teyla took me to the old ruins.
That was half-buried in dirt. I gave it to her.
I lost this years ago.
The locket isn't powerful enough
to send a signal far through subspace.
My guess is there are relay devices
on certain planets
that pick up the transmission
and alert a hive ship.
- The planets where we were attacked.
- We owe a few people an apology.
Teyla had no idea
she was giving away your position?
It was a present from her father.
She lost it when she was a kid.
It was dormant
until Major Sheppard picked it up.
How come they weren't attacked
back then?
- I said it was dormant.
- But if it was activated by touch?
You're not listening.
I said Major Sheppard activated it.
To the Wraith,
Teyla is just another human being.
They have no interest in her.
Now, Major Sheppard...
- Has the Ancient gene.
- Exactly.
At one point the Wraiths
and the Ancients were at war.
The Wraiths made a device
to detect Ancients.
Some Athosian thought
this would make a nice little necklace?
How could I know that?
What am I, Answer Man?
It wasn't Teyla.
Or any other Athosian, for that matter.
If that's the case...
we can use it against 'em.
- You seem nervous.
- No, I'm doing this.
Yes, you are.
I just said you seemed nervous.
I thought you said,
You don't have to do this.
I'm doing this, despite the fact that feeling
hasn't returned to my extremities.
- You're late.
- Sorry.
Now, given the Wraiths'
regenerative abilities,
killing one
requires some amount of effort.
Capturing one live is another deal.
For these options to work,
your Wraith must be on the ground.
The ruins around the Stargate should
force the Wraith to come through on foot.
In which case...
you'll be able to use these.
This is a stun grenade.
It contains aluminium
and potassium perchlorate
that, when ignited,
produces a high-pressure wave
that will overwhelm the target
with intense light and sound.
If that doesn't get his head ringing,
in addition... you've got your taser.
(Ford) With a range of 15 to 20 feet,
it delivers a high-voltage charge
that limits the body's electrical signals,
temporarily paralysing the victim.
(on radio) Major, this is Ford.
What you got, Lieutenant?
We got company.
Four of them.
- All right, then. We go as planned.
- Yes, sir.
- You still seem nervous...
- No, no. It's good. All good.
Teyla.
(Stackhouse)
This one's ours, boys. Tasers!
Self-destruct. Take cover!
Major! Dr McKay!
- You OK?
- I'm fine. This is... This is fun for me.
Easy. Don't go blowing yourself up.
Teyla. Excuse me.
I hoped to catch you
before you headed back to the mainland.
- I hear they're doing well.
- Very well.
Halling says they're planting crops
for the next harvest.
- I'm glad to hear it.
- I will tell them what has happened.
Hopefully we will be able
to put the past week's events behind us.
Yes. I am aware that the last few days
have been particularly difficult for you.
I believe, Dr Weir, that in your place
I would have done the same.
Thank you.
Again? Your kind is persistent.
I would have thought
you'd given up by now.
Hell, I've got all the time in the world.
Now, you, on the other hand...
The Ancients were pretty good at shields,
weren't they?
(grunts)
I give you a week. Maybe two, tops.
You waste your time.
I will provide you with no information.
I wonder what hurts more:
The gunshot wound or the hunger?
Because I'd love to help out,
but how did McKay put it?
We can't meet your dietary requirements.
When I am free,
you will be the first that I feed upon.
Okey-dokey.
I'm gonna go make myself a sandwich.
Human.
You think you've won a victory
by my capture,
but by inging me here
you've only hastened your own doom.
It's only a matter of time before
the others of my kind come to rescue me,
and when they do, there'll be
nowhere in this world you can hide.
Stay positive, now.
Ripped by Balosa |
People always ask me
if I know Tyler Durden.
Three minutes.
This is it. Ground zero.
Do you have a speech for the occasion?
With a gun barrel between your teeth,
you speak only in vowels.
I can't think of anything.
For a second, I forget about
Tyler's controlled demolition thing
and I wonder how clean that gun is.
It's getting exciting now.
That old thing,
how you always hurt the one you love.
Well, it works both ways.
We have front-row seats
for this theater of mass destruction.
The Demolitions Committee
of Project Mayhem
wrapped the foundations
of 12 buildings with explosives.
In two minutes,
primary charges will blow base charges
and a few blocks will be reduced
to smouldering rubble.
I know this because Tyler knows this.
Two and a half.
Think of everything we've accomplished.
Suddenly I realize that all of this,
the gun, the bombs, the revolution,
has got something to do
with a girl named Marla Singer.
Bob. Bob had bitch tits.
This was a support group
for men with testicular cancer.
The big moosie slobbering all over me,
that was Bob.
We're still men.
Yes, we're men.
Men is what we are.
Bob had had his testicles removed.
Then hormone therapy.
He developed bitch tits because
his testosterone was too high
and his body upped the oestrogen.
- That was where I fit...
- They'll have to drain my pecs again.
..between those huge sweating tits
that hung enormous,
the way you'd think of God's as big.
OK, you cry now.
No, wait. Back up. Let me start earlier.
For six months, I couldn't sleep.
I couldn't sleep.
With insomnia, nothing's real.
Everything's far away.
Everything's a copy of a copy
of a copy.
When deep space exploration ramps up,
it'll be the corporations that name everything.
The IBM Stellar Sphere.
The Microsoft Galaxy.
The Planet Starbucks.
I need you out of town this week
to cover some red flags.
It must have been Tuesday.
He had on his cornflower blue tie.
You want me to deprioritize my reports
until you advise of a status upgrade?
Prioritize these. Here's your flight coupons.
Call me if there's any snags.
He was full of pep.
Must have had his grande latte enema.
Like so many others, I had become
a slave to the Ikea nesting instinct.
Yes. I'd like to order
the Erika Pekkari dust ruffles.
- Please hold.
- Anything clever,
like a coffee table in the shape of a yin-yang,
I had to have it.
The Klipsk personal office unit.
The Hovetrekke home exerbike.
Or the Ohamshab sofa
with the Strinne green stripe pattern.
Even the Ryslampa wire lamps of
environmentally-friendly unbleached paper.
I'd flip through catalogues and wonder
What kind of dining set
defines me as a person?
I had it all. Even the glass dishes
with tiny bubbles and imperfections,
proof that they were crafted by the honest,
hard-working, indigenous peoples of...
- Please hold.
- ..wherever.
We used to read pornography.
Now it was the Horchow collection.
- No. You can't die of insomnia.
- What about narcolepsy?
I nod off, I wake up in strange places.
I have no idea how I got there.
- You need to lighten up.
- Can you please just give me something?
Red and blue Tuinals, lipstick-red Seconals...
No. You need healthy, natural sleep.
Chew some valerian root
and get more exercise.
Hey, come on.
- I'm in pain.
- You wanna see pain?
Swing by First Methodist, Tuesday nights.
See the guys with testicular cancer.
That's pain.
I always wanted three kids...
two boys and a girl.
Mindy wanted two girls and a boy.
We never could agree on anything.
Well, I... She...
She had her first child last week.
A girl.
With... With her... With her new husband.
Fuck!
Thank God, you know...
I'm glad for her.
She deserves...
Everyone, let's thank Thomas
for sharing himself with us.
Thank you, Thomas.
I look around this room,
and I see a lot of courage.
And that gives me strength.
We give each other strength.
It's time for the one-on-ones.
So let's all of us follow Thomas's example
and really open ourselves up.
Could you find a partner?
And this is how I met the big moosie.
His eyes already shrink-wrapped in tears.
Knees together. Those awkward little steps.
- My name is Bob.
- Bob?
Bob had been a champion bodybuilder.
You know that chest expansion programme
on late-night TV?
That was his idea.
I was a juicer.
You know, using steroids?
Diabonal and
Wisterol.
Oh, they use that on racehorses,
for Christ sakes.
And now I'm bankrupt.
I'm divorced.
My two grown kids
won't even return my phone calls.
Strangers with this kind of honesty
make me go a big, rubbery one.
Go ahead,... Cornelius.
You can cry.
And then... something happened.
I let go.
That's really good.
Lost in oblivion.
Dark and silent and complete.
I found freedom.
Losing all hope was freedom.
It's OK.
Babies don't sleep this well.
I became addicted.
If I didn't say anything
people always assumed the worst.
They cried harder... then I cried harder.
Now we're going to open the green door,
the heart chakra...
I wasn't really dying.
I wasn't host to cancer or parasites.
I was the warm little center
that the life of this world crowded around.
Imagine your pain
as a white ball of healing light.
It moves over your body, healing you.
Now keep this going. Remember to eathe
and step forward
through the back door of the room.
Where does it lead?
To your cave.
Step forward
into your cave.
That's right.
You're going deeper into your cave.
And you're going to find
your power animal.
Slide.
Every evening I died.
And every evening I was born again.
Resurrected.
Bob loved me because he thought
my testicles were removed too.
Being there, pressed against his tits,
ready to cry.
This was my vacation.
And she
ruined everything.
This is cancer, right?
This chick, Marla Singer,
did not have testicular cancer.
She was a liar.
She had no diseases at all.
I had seen her at Free And Clear,
my blood parasites group, Thursdays.
Then at Hope,
my bimonthly sickle-cell circle.
And again, at Seize The Day,
my tuberculosis, Friday night.
Marla,
the big tourist.
Her lie reflected my lie.
And suddenly, I felt nothing.
I couldn't cry. So once again,
I couldn't sleep.
Next group, after guided meditation,
after we open our heart chakras,
when it's time to hug,
I'm gonna grab that bitch,
Marla Singer, and scream.
Marla, you liar!
You big tourist, I need this! Now, get out!
I hadn't slept in four days.
We'll just let that dry...
When you have insomnia,
you're never really asleep.
And you're never really awake.
To begin tonight's communion,
Chloe would like to say a few words.
Oh, yeah. Chloe.
Chloe looked the way Meryl Streep's skeleton
would look if you made it walk around
being extra nice to everybody.
Well, I'm still here.
But I don't know for how long.
That's as much certainty
as anyone can give me.
But I've got some good news.
I no longer have any fear of death.
But... I am in a pretty lonely place.
No-one will have sex with me.
I'm so close to the end,
and all I want is to get laid for the last time.
I have pornographic movies
in my apartment,
- and lu icants and amyl nitrite.
- Thank you, Chloe.
Everyone, let's thank Chloe.
Thank you, Chloe.
Now, let's ready ourselves
for guided meditation.
You're standing at the entrance of your cave.
You step inside your cave and you walk...
If I did have a tumor, I'd name it Marla.
Marla.
The scratch on the roof of your mouth
that would heal if you could stop tonguing it.
But you can't.
..deeper into your cave as you walk.
You feel a healing energy all around you.
Now find your power animal.
Slide.
OK. Let's partner up.
Pick someone special to you tonight.
Hey.
- We need to talk.
- Sure.
- I'm onto you.
- What?
Yeah. You're a faker. You're not dying.
Sorry?
In the Tibetan-philosophy, Sylvia-Plath
sense of the word, I know we're all dying.
- But you're not dying the way Chloe is.
- So?
So you're a tourist.
I've seen you. I saw you at melanoma,
I saw you at tuberculosis.
I saw you at testicular cancer!
I saw you practising this.
- Practising what?
- Telling me off.
Is it going as well as you hoped,... Rupert?
I'll expose you.
Go ahead. I'll expose you.
Come together. Let yourselves cry.
Oh, God. Why are you doing this?
It's cheaper than a movie
and there's free coffee.
Look, this is important.
These are my groups.
I've been coming for over a year.
- Why do you do it?
- I don't know.
When people think you're dying,
they listen to you instead of...
Instead of waiting for their turn to speak.
Yeah. Yeah.
Share yourself... completely.
Look, you don't want to get into this.
- It becomes an addiction.
- Really?
I'm not kidding. I can't cry
if another faker is present, and I need this.
You gotta find somewhere else to go.
Candystripe a cancer ward.
It's not my problem.
No, wait a second. Hold on.
We'll split up the week, OK?
You take lymphoma and tuberculosis.
You take tuberculosis.
My smoking doesn't go over at all.
OK. Good. Fine.
Testicular cancer should be no contest.
Technically, I have more right to be there.
You still have your balls.
- You're kidding.
- I dunno. Am I?
No. No.
- What do you want?
- I'll take the parasites.
You can't have both.
Take the blood parasites.
- I want ain parasites.
- I'll take the blood but I want ain dementia.
- I want that.
- You can't have the whole ain.
So far, you have four. I only have two.
OK. Take both the parasites. They're yours.
Now we both have three...
Hey! You left half your clothes.
- What, are you selling those?
- Yes!
I'm selling some clothes!
So! We each have three. That's six.
What about the seventh day?
I want bowel cancer.
The girl had done her homework.
No. No. I want bowel cancer.
That's your favorite too?
- Tried to slip it by me, eh?
- Look, we'll split it.
Take the first and third Sunday.
Deal.
Looks like this is goodbye.
Let's not make a big thing out of it.
How's this for not making a big thing?
Hey, Marla!
Marla!
Maybe we should exchange numbers.
Should we?
- We might wanna switch nights.
- OK.
This is how I met Marla Singer.
Marla's philosophy of life
was that she might die at any moment.
The tragedy, she said, was that she didn't.
It doesn't have your name!
Who are you? Cornelius? Rupert?
Travis? Any of the stupid names
you give each night?
You wake up at SeaTac.
SFO. LAX.
You wake up at O'Hare.
Dallas Fort Worth.
BWI.
Pacific. Mountain. Central.
Lose an hour. Gain an hour.
The check-in for that flight
isn't for another two hours, sir.
This is your life,
and it's ending one minute at a time.
You wake up at Air Harbor International.
If you wake up at a different time,
in a different place,
could you wake up as a different person?
Everywhere I travel,
tiny life.
Single-serving sugar and cream.
Single pat of butter.
The microwave cordon bleu hobby kit.
Shampoo-conditioner combos.
Sample-package mouthwash.
Tiny bars of soap.
The people I meet on each flight,
they're single-serving friends.
Between takeoff and landing,
we have our time together.
That's all we get.
Welcome!
On a long enough time line,
the survival rate for everyone drops to zero.
I was a recall coordinator.
My job was to apply the formula.
The infant went through the windshield.
A new car built by my company
leaves somewhere traveling at 60mph.
The rear differential locks up.
The teenager's aces
are stuck to the ashtray.
Might make a good anti-smoking ad.
The car crashes and burns
with everyone trapped inside.
Now, should we initiate a recall?
The father must have been huge.
See where the fat burned to the seat?
The polyester shirt?
Very modern art.
Take the number of vehicles in the field, A.
Multiply it by the probable rate of failure, B.
Multiply the result by
the average out-of-court settlement, C.
A x B x C
equals X.
If X is less than the cost of a recall,
we don't do one.
Are there a lot of these kinds of accidents?
You wouldn't believe.
Which car company do you work for?
A major one.
Every time the plane banked too sharply
on takeoff or landing,
I prayed for a crash or a midair collision.
Anything.
Life insurance pays off triple
if you die on a business trip.
If you are seated in an emergency exit row
and would be unable or unwilling
to perform the duties
listed on the safety card, please
ask a flight attendant to reseat you.
It's a lot of responsibility.
Wanna switch seats?
No. I'm not sure
I'm the man for that particular job.
An exit-door procedure at 30,000ft.
The illusion of safety.
Yeah. I guess so.
You know why
they put oxygen masks on planes?
- So you can eathe.
- Oxygen gets you high.
In a catastrophic emergency,
you take giant panic eaths.
Suddenly you become euphoric, docile.
You accept your fate.
It's all right here.
Emergency water landing, 600mph.
Blank faces. Calm as Hindu cows.
That's...
That's an interesting theory.
- What do you do?
- What do you mean?
What do you do for a living?
Why? So you can pretend you're interested?
OK.
You have
a kind of sick desperation in your laugh.
We have the exact same iefcase.
Soap.
- Sorry?
- I make and I sell soap.
The yardstick of civilization.
And this is how I met...
Tyler Durden.
Did you know if you mix gasoline and
frozen orange juice, you can make napalm?
- No, I did not. Is that true?
- That's right.
One can make all kinds of explosives
with simple household items.
- Really?
- If one was so inclined.
Tyler, you are by far the most interesting
single-serving friend I have ever met.
- Everything on a plane is single-serving...
- Oh, I get it. Very clever.
Thank you.
How's it working out for you?
- What?
- Being clever?
Great.
Keep it up, then. Right up.
A question of etiquette.
As I pass, do I give you the ass or the crotch?
How I came to live with Tyler is...
Airlines have this policy
about vi ating luggage.
- Was it ticking?
- Throwers know modern bombs don't tick.
- Sorry, throwers?
- Baggage handlers.
But when a suitcase vi ates,
the throwers have got to call the police.
- My suitcase was vi ating?
- Nine times out of ten
it's an electric razor.
But... every once in a while
it's a dildo.
It's company policy never to imply
ownership in the event of a dildo.
We have to use the indefinite article,
a dildo, never
your dildo.
I don't own...
I had everything in that suitcase.
My CK shirts.
My DKNY shoes. My AX ties.
Never mind.
Hey! That's my car!
Home was a condo on the 15th floor
of a filing cabinet
for widows and professionals.
The walls were solid concrete.
A foot of concrete is important
when your next-door neighbor
has to watch game shows at full volume.
Or when a blast of de is
that used to be your personal effects
blows out of your windows
and sails flaming into the night.
I suppose these things happen.
There's... nothing up there.
You can't go into the unit. Police orders.
Do you have somebody you can call?
How embarrassing.
A houseful of condiments and no food.
The police later told me
the pilot light might have gone out
letting out just a little bit of gas.
That gas could have filled the condo.
1700 square feet with high ceilings
for days and days.
Then the refrigerator's compressor
could have clicked on.
Yeah?
I can hear you eathing...
If you ask me now,
I couldn't tell you why I called him.
- Hello?
- Who's this?
- Tyler?
- Who is this?
We met... We met on the airplane.
We had the same suitcase?
The clever guy?
Oh, yeah. Right.
I called a second ago. There was no answer.
- I'm at a payphone.
- Yeah, I 69'd you. I never pick up my phone.
So what's up?
Well.
You're not gonna believe this.
You know, it could be worse.
A woman could cut off your penis
while you sleep and toss it out of a car.
There's always that. I don't know.
When you buy furniture,
you tell yourself, that's it.
That's the last sofa I'll need.
Whatever happens,
that sofa problem is handled.
I had it all.
I had a stereo that was very decent.
A wardrobe that was getting very respectable.
I was close to being complete.
- Shit, man. Now it's all gone.
- All gone.
All gone.
Do you know what a duvet is?
- A comforter.
- It's a blanket.
Just a blanket. Why do guys
like you and I know what a duvet is?
Is this essential to our survival
in the hunter-gatherer sense?
No.
What are we, then?
I dunno. Consumers.
Right. We're consumers.
We are by-products of a lifestyle obsession.
Murder, crime, poverty.
These things don't concern me.
What concerns me are cele ity magazines,
television with 500 channels,
some guy's name on my underwear. Rogaine.
Viagra. Olestra.
- Martha Stewart.
- Fuck Martha Stewart.
She's polishing the ass on the Titanic.
It's all going down.
So fuck off with your sofa units
and Strinne green stripe patterns.
I say never be complete.
I say stop being perfect.
I say let's evolve.
Let the chips fall where they may.
But that's me, and I could be wrong.
Maybe it's a terrible tragedy.
It's just stuff. Not a tragedy...
You did lose a lot of versatile solutions
for modern living.
Fuck, you're right. I don't smoke.
My insurance is probably gonna cover it, so...
What?
The things you own end up owning you.
Do what you like, man.
Oh, it's late.
- Hey, thanks for the beer.
- Yeah, man.
I should find a hotel.
What?
What?
- A hotel?
- Yeah.
- Just ask, man.
- What are you talking about?
Oh, God. Three pitchers of beer
and you still can't ask.
What?
You called me
because you needed a place to stay.
- Oh, hey. No, no, no.
- Yes, you did. So just ask.
Cut the foreplay and just ask, man.
Would... Would that be a problem?
Is it a problem for you to ask?
- Can I stay at your place?
- Yeah.
Thanks.
- I want you to do me a favor.
- Yeah, sure.
I want you to hit me as hard as you can.
What?
I want you to hit me as hard as you can.
Let me tell you a little bit about Tyler Durden.
Tyler was a night person.
While the rest of us slept, he worked.
He had one part-time job as a projectionist.
A movie doesn't come all on one big reel.
It comes on a few.
Someone has to switch the projectors
at the exact moment
that one reel ends and the next one begins.
You can see little dots come into
the upper right corner of the screen.
In the industry, we call them cigarette burns.
That's the cue for a changeover.
He flips the projectors, movie keeps
going and the audience has no idea.
Why would anyone want this shit job?
Because it affords him
interesting opportunities.
Like splicing a frame of pornography
into family films.
So when the snooty cat and the courageous
dog with the cele ity voices first meet,
that's when you'll catch a flash
of Tyler's contribution to the film.
Nobody knows that they saw it but they did.
Nice, big cock.
Even a hummingbird
couldn't catch Tyler at work.
Tyler also works sometimes as a banquet
waiter at the luxurious Pressman hotel.
He was the guerrilla terrorist
of the food service industry.
Do not watch. I cannot go when you watch.
Apart from seasoning the lobster bisque,
he farted on meringues,
and as for the cream of mushroom soup...
Go ahead, tell 'em.
You get the idea.
- You just want me to hit you?
- Come on. Do me this one favor.
- Why?
- I don't know. Never been in a fight. You?
- No. But that's a good thing.
- You can't know yourself if you haven't!
I don't wanna die without any scars.
- Come on. Hit me, before I lose my nerve.
- Oh, God. This is crazy.
So go crazy! Let it rip.
- I don't know about this.
- I don't either.
Who gives a shit? No-one's watching.
What do you care?
This is crazy. You want me to hit you?!
That's right.
- Where? Like, in the face?
- Surprise me.
This is so fucking stupid.
Motherfucker!
He hit me in the ear!
- Well, Jesus, I'm sorry.
- Ow, Christ!
- Why the ear, man?
- I fucked it up.
No, that was perfect.
No, it's all right.
It really hurts.
Right.
Hit me again.
No, you hit me. Come on!
We should do this again sometime.
- Where's your car?
- What car?
I don't know how Tyler found that house
but he said he'd been there for a year.
It looked like it was waiting to be torn down.
Most of the windows were boarded up.
There was no lock on the front door from
when the police, or whoever, kicked it in.
The stairs were ready to collapse.
I didn't know if he owned it or was squatting.
Neither would have surprised me.
Yep. That's you.
That's me. That's the toilet. Good?
Yeah, thanks.
What a shithole.
Nothing worked.
Turning on one light meant
another light in the house went out.
There were no neighbors.
Just warehouses and a paper mill.
That fart smell of steam.
The hamster-cage smell of wood chips.
What have we here?
- Hey, guys.
- Hey.
Every time it rained, we had to kill the power.
By the end of the first month,
I didn't miss TV.
I didn't even mind the warm, stale refrigerator.
Can I be next?
All right, man.
Lose the tie.
At night, Tyler and I were alone
for half a mile in every direction.
Rain trickled down through
the plaster and the light fixtures.
Everything wooden swelled and shrank.
Everywhere were rusted nails
to snag your elbow on.
The previous occupant had been a shut-in.
Hey, man. What are you reading?
Listen to this. It's an article written
by an organ in the first person.
I am Jack's medulla oblongata.
Without me,
Jack could not regulate
his heart rate or eathing.
There's a whole series of these.
I Am Jill's Nipples.
- I Am Jack's Colon.
- I Get Cancer. I Kill Jack.
After fighting, everything else
in life got the volume turned down.
What?
- You could deal with anything.
- Have you finished those reports?
If you could choose,
who would you fight?
I'd fight my boss, probably.
Really?
- Yeah, why? Who would you fight?
- I'd fight my dad.
I don't know my dad.
I mean, I know him, but...
He left when I was like, six years old.
Married this other woman
and had some other kids.
He did this every six years.
- He changes city and starts a new family.
- Fucker's setting up franchises!
My dad never went to college.
- So it was real important that I go.
- That sounds familiar.
So I graduate. Call him up long-distance
and say, Dad, now what?
- He says, Get a job.
- Same here.
Now I'm 25. Make my yearly call again.
Dad, now what?
He says, I dunno. Get married.
You can't get married.
I'm a 30-year-old boy.
We're a generation of men raised by women.
I'm wondering if another woman
is really the answer we need.
Most of the week, we were Ozzie and Harriet.
But every Saturday night,
we were finding something out.
We were finding out more and more
that we were not alone.
It used to be that when I came home angry
or depressed, I'd just clean my condo.
Polish my Scandinavian furniture.
I should have been looking for a new condo
or haggling with my insurance company.
I should have been upset
about my nice flaming little shit.
But I wasn't.
The premise of cybernetting an office
is make things more efficient.
Monday mornings,
I just thought about next week.
Can I get the icon in cornflower blue?
Absolutely.
Efficiency is priority No.1, people.
Because waste is a thief.
I showed this to my man here.
You liked it, didn't you?
You can swallow a pint of blood
before you get sick.
It was right in everyone's face.
Tyler and I just made it visible.
It was on the tip of everyone's tongue.
Tyler and I just gave it a name.
Come on, you've gotta go home!
Turn off the jukebox. Lock the back.
Every week,
Tyler gave the rules that he and I decided.
Gentlemen!
Welcome to Fight Club.
The first rule of Fight Club is
you do not talk about Fight Club.
The second rule of Fight Club is
you do not talk about Fight Club!
Third rule of Fight Club.
Someone yells stop, goes limp, taps out,
the fight is over. Fourth rule.
Only two guys to a fight.
Fifth rule.
One fight at a time, fellas.
Sixth rule. No shirts. No shoes.
Seventh rule.
Fights will go on as long as they have to.
And the eighth and final rule.
If this is your first night at Fight Club
you have to fight.
This kid from work, Ricky,
couldn't remember whether
you ordered pens with blue ink or black.
But Ricky was a god for ten minutes
when he trounced
the maitre d' of a local food court.
Sometimes, all you could hear were the flat,
hard, packing sounds over the yelling.
Or the wet choke
when someone gasped and sprayed...
Stop!
You weren't alive anywhere
like you were there.
But Fight Club only exists in the hours
between when Fight Club starts and ends.
Even if I could tell someone
they had a good fight,
I wouldn't be talking to the same man.
Who you were in Fight Club
is not who you were outside of it.
A guy came to Fight Club for the first time.
His ass was a wad of cookie dough.
After a few weeks, he was carved out of wood.
If you could fight any cele ity,
who would you fight?
- Alive or dead?
- Doesn't matter. Who'd be tough?
Hemingway. You?
Shatner. I'd fight William Shatner.
We all started seeing things differently.
Everywhere we went,
we were sizing things up.
I felt sorry for guys packed into gyms,
trying to look like how Calvin Klein
or Tommy Hilfiger said they should.
Is that what a man looks like?
Oh, self-improvement is masturbation.
Now, self-destruction...
Excuse me.
Fight Club wasn't about winning or losing.
It wasn't about words.
The hysterical shouting was in tongues
like at a Pentecostal Church.
- Is that it?
- Stop!
When the fight was over, nothing was solved.
But nothing mattered.
Cool.
Afterwards, we all felt saved.
Hey, man. How about next week?
How about next month?!
Irvine, you're in the middle.
New guy, you too.
Sometimes, Tyler spoke for me.
He fell down some stairs.
I fell down some stairs.
Fight Club became the reason to cut
your hair short or trim your fingernails.
OK. Any historical figure.
I'd fight Gandhi.
Good answer.
- How about you?
- Lincoln.
Lincoln?
Big guy, big reach.
Skinny guys fight till they're burger.
Fuck!
Hey, even the Mona Lisa's falling apart.
Hello?
Where have you been the last eight weeks?
Marla?
- How did you find me?
- You left a forwarding number.
I haven't seen you at any support groups.
We split 'em up.
That was the idea. Remember?
Yeah, but you haven't been going to yours.
- How do you know?
- I cheated.
I found a new one.
- Really?
- It's for men only.
Like the testicle thing?
Look, this is a bad time.
I've been going to Debtors Anonymous.
- They're really fucked-up people...
- I'm on my way out.
Me too. I've got a stomach full of Xanax.
I took what was left of a bottle.
It might have been too much.
Picture Marla Singer throw herself
around her crummy apartment.
This isn't a for-real suicide thing.
This is probably a cry-for-help thing.
So you're staying in tonight, then?
Do you wanna wait
and hear me describe death?
Do you wanna listen
and see if my spirit can use a phone?
Have you ever heard a death rattle before?
Tyler's door was closed. I'd been here for
two months and his door was never closed.
You won't believe this dream
I had last night.
I can hardly believe anything about last night.
What are you doing here?
What?
This is my house.
What are you doing here?
Fuck you!
Oh, you've got some fucked-up friends!
Limber, though.
Silly cooze.
I come in last night. Phone's off the hook.
Guess who's on the other end?
I knew the story before he told me.
Have you ever heard a death rattle before?
Do you think it'll live up to its name?
Or will it just be a death hairball?
Prepare to evacuate soul.
Ten,
nine,... eight...
How could Tyler, of all people,
think it was a bad thing
that Marla Singer was about to die?
Five,
four...
Hang on.
You got here fast.
Did I call you?
The mattress is all sealed in slippery plastic.
Oh, don't worry. It's not a threat to you.
Oh, fuck!
Somebody called the cops.
- Hey, where's 513?
- End of the hall.
The girl who lives there
used to be a charming, lovely girl.
She has lost faith in herself.
- Miss Singer, let us help you!
- She's a monster!
- You have every reason to live.
- She's infectious human waste!
- Miss Singer!
- Good luck trying to save her!
If I fall asleep,
I'm done for.
You're gonna have to keep me up
all night.
Un-fucking-believable.
He was obviously able to handle it.
- You know what I mean, you fucked her.
- No, I didn't.
- Never?
- No.
You're not into her, are you?
No! God, not at all.
I am Jack's raging bile duct.
Are you sure? You can tell me.
Believe me, I'm sure.
- Put a gun to my head and spray my ains.
- That's good.
She's a predator posing as a house pet.
Stay away.
The shit that came out of
this woman's mouth, I had never heard!
My God.
I haven't been fucked like that
since grade school.
How could Tyler not go for that?
The other night,
he was splicing sex organs into Cinderella.
Marla doesn't need a lover,
just a caseworker.
Or a wash.
This isn't love, it's sport fucking.
She invaded my support groups
and now my home.
Hey, hey. Sit down.
Now, listen.
I can't have you talking to her about me.
Why would I...
Say anything about me or what goes on
in this house to her or anybody,... we're done.
- Now promise me. You promise?
- OK.
- Yeah, I promise.
- Promise?
- I just said, I promise! What...
- That's three times you promised.
If only I had wasted a few minutes
and gone to watch Marla Singer die,
none of this would have happened.
Harder, yes! Oh, harder, harder!
I could have moved to another room.
On the third floor
where I might not have heard them.
But I didn't.
- What are you doing?
- Just going to bed.
Wanna finish her off?
- No. No, thank you.
- I've found a cigarette.
- Who were you talking to?
- Shut up.
I became the calm little center of the world.
I was the Zen master.
I wrote little haiku poems.
I e-mailed them to everyone.
Is that your blood?
Some of it, yeah.
You can't smoke in here.
Take the rest of the day off.
Come back Monday with some clean clothes.
Get yourself together.
I got right in everyone's hostile face.
Yes, these are uises from fighting.
Yes, I'm comfortable with that.
I am enlightened.
You give up the condo life, give up
all your flaming worldly possessions,
move to a dilapidated house
in a toxic waste area,
and you have to come home to this.
- Hello.
- This is Detective Stern with the Arson Unit.
We have some new information about
the incident at your former condo.
Yes.
I don't know if you're aware, but someone
sprayed Freon into your front-door lock.
They used a chisel to shatter the cylinder.
No, I wasn't aware of that.
I am Jack's cold sweat.
Does this sound strange to you?
Yes, sir, strange. Very strange.
- The dynamite
- Dynamite?
left a residue
of ammonium oxalate potassium perchloride.
- Do you know what this means?
- No, what does it mean?
It means it was home-made.
I'm sorry. This is just coming
as quite a shock to me, sir.
Whoever set this dynamite could have blown
out your pilot light days before the explosion.
- The gas was just a detonator.
- Who would go and do that?
- I'll ask the questions.
- Tell him.
Tell him the liberator who destroyed
my property realigned my perceptions.
Excuse me. Are you there?
I am listening.
It's hard to know what to make of this.
Have you recently made enemies who might
have access to home-made dynamite?
- Enemies?
- Reject civilization,
especially material possessions.
- Son, this is serious.
- Yes, I know it's serious.
- I mean that.
- Yes, it's very serious.
Look, nobody takes this
more seriously than me.
That condo was my life. OK?
I loved every stick of furniture in that place.
That was not just a bunch of stuff
that got destroyed.
- It was me!
- I'd like to thank the Academy.
- Is this not a good time for you?
- Just tell him you fucking did it!
Tell him you blew it all up!
That's what he wants to hear.
- Are you still there?
- Wait. Are you saying that I'm a suspect?
No. I may need to talk to you, so you
let me know if you're gonna leave town.
- OK?
- OK.
Except for their humping,
Tyler and Marla were never in the same room.
My parents pulled this exact same act
for years.
The condom is the glass slipper
of our generation.
You slip one on when you meet a stranger.
You... dance all night.
Then you throw it away.
The condom, I mean. Not the stranger.
What?
I got this dress at a thrift store for $1.
It was worth every penny.
It's a idesmaid's dress.
Someone loved it intensely
for one day.
Then tossed it.
Like a Christmas tree.
So special.
Then
bam!
It's on the side of the road.
Tinsel still clinging to it.
Like a sex crime victim.
Underwear inside out.
- Bound with electrical tape.
- Well then, it suits you.
You can borrow it sometime.
Get rid of her.
- What? You get rid of her!
- Don't mention me.
I am six years old again,
passing messages between parents.
- I really think it's time you left.
- Don't worry, I'm leaving.
- Not that we don't love your visits.
- You are such a nutcase. I can't keep up.
Gotta get off
Thanks. Bye.
Gotta get off of this merry-go-round
Gonna get, need to get...
Gotta get...
You kids!
Why do you still waste time with her?
I'll say this about Marla.
At least she's trying to hit bottom.
And I'm not?
Feathers up your butt
do not make you a chicken.
What are we doing tonight?
Tonight... we make soap.
Really?
To make soap, first we render fat.
The salt balance has to be just right
so the best fat for soap comes from humans.
- Wait, what is this place?
- A liposuction clinic.
Pay dirt!
Richest, creamiest fat in the world.
Fat of the land!
No! Don't pull it, don't pull it!
- Oh, God!
- Give me another one.
As the fat renders,
the tallows float to the surface.
Like in Boy Scouts.
- It's hard to imagine you as a Boy Scout.
- Keep stirring.
Once the tallow hardens,
you skim off a layer of glycerin.
Add nitric acid, you've got nitroglycerin.
Then add sodium nitrate and sawdust,
you've got dynamite.
Yeah, with enough soap,
one could blow up just about anything.
Tyler was full of useful information.
People found clothes got cleaner
when washed at a certain point in the river.
- You know why?
- No.
Human sacrifices were once made
on the hills above this river.
Bodies burnt.
Water permeated the ashes to create lye.
This is lye. The crucial ingredient.
Once it mixed with the melted body fat,
a white soapy discharge crept into the river.
May I see your hand, please?
What is this?
This is a chemical burn.
It will hurt more than any burn
and it will leave a scar.
Meditation worked for cancer,
it could work now.
- Don't shut the pain out.
- Oh, God!
The first soap was made from heroes' ashes,
like the first monkey shot into space.
Without pain or sacrifice,
we would have nothing.
I tried not to think
of the word searing of flesh.
Stop it!
This is your pain, this is your burning hand.
I'm going to my cave
to find my power animal.
No! Don't deal with this
the way those dead people do! Come on!
- I get the point!
- No! You're feeling premature enlightenment.
It's the greatest moment of your life,
and you're off somewhere else!
I am not!
Shut up!
Our fathers were our models for God.
If our fathers bailed,
what does that tell you about God?
Listen to me. You have to consider
the possibility that God does not like you.
He never wanted you.
In all probability, He hates you.
This is not the worst thing that can happen.
We don't need Him!
- I agree!
- Fuck damnation, fuck redemption.
We are God's unwanted children? So be it!
- I'm getting water!
- You can use water and make it worse or...
- Or use vinegar to neutralize the burn.
- Please let me up!
First, you have to give up.
First, you have to know, not fear,
know that some day, you're gonna die.
You don't know how this feels!
It's only after we've lost everything
that we're free to do anything.
OK.
Congratulations.
You're one step closer to hitting the bottom.
Tyler sold his soap
to department stores at $20 a bar.
God knows what they charged.
- This is the best soap.
- Why, thank you, Susan.
It was beautiful.
We were selling rich women
their own fat asses back to them.
He was wearing his yellow tie.
I didn't wear a tie to work any more.
The first rule of Fight Club
is don't talk about Fight Club.
I'm half-asleep again.
I must have left it in the copy machine.
The second rule... Is this yours?
Pretend you're me.
Make a managerial decision.
You find this. What would you do?
Well, I gotta tell you,
I'd be very, very careful
who you talk to about that.
Because the person who wrote that
is dangerous.
And this button-down, Oxford-cloth psycho
might just snap
and then stalk from office to office
with an Armalite AR10 carbine gas-powered
semiautomatic weapon,
pumping round after round
into colleagues and co-workers.
This might be someone
you've known for years.
Someone very, very close to you.
Tyler's words coming out of my mouth.
And I used to be such a nice guy.
Or maybe you shouldn't ing me
every piece of trash you pick up.
- Compliance and Liability.
- My tit's gonna rot off.
Will you excuse me? I need to take this.
- What do you mean?
- I need you to check for a lump in my east.
- Go to a hospital.
- I can't afford to waste money on a doctor.
I don't know about this, Marla.
Please.
She didn't call Tyler. I'm neutral in her book.
That's nice.
Taking food to Mrs Haniver and Mrs Raines.
Where are they, exactly?
Tragically, they're dead.
I'm alive and I'm in poverty. Want any?
- No, no.
- I got one for you.
Thanks for the thought.
What happened to your hand?
Oh, nothing.
Right there?
- Feel anything?
- No.
Well, make sure.
OK, I'm pretty sure.
You feel nothing?
No, nothing.
Well, that's a relief. Thank you.
- No problem.
- I wish I could return the favor.
Breast cancer doesn't run in my family.
- I could check your prostate.
- I think I'm OK.
Well, thanks, anyway.
- Are we done?
- Yeah, we're done.
See you... around.
Cornelius?
Cornelius!
It's me! Bob!
Hey, Bob.
- We all thought you were dead.
- No, no. Still here.
- How are you, Bob?
- Better than I've ever been in my whole life.
- Really? Still remaining men together?
- No, no.
- I got something so much better now.
- Really, what is it?
Well...
The first rule is,
I'm not supposed to talk about it.
And the second rule is
I'm not supposed to talk about it.
- And the third rule is...
- Bob, Bob. I'm a member.
Look at my face, Bob.
That's fucking... fucking great.
- I've never seen you there.
- I go Tuesdays and Thursdays.
- I go Saturday.
- Congratulations.
Yeah, hey, to both of us, right?
Have you heard about the guy
that invented it?
- Yeah, actually...
- I hear all kinds of things.
Supposedly,
he was born in a mental institution
and he sleeps only one hour a night.
He's a great man.
Do you know about Tyler Durden?
I didn't hurt you, did I?
Actually, you did.
Thank you for this.
Thank you, thank you, thank you.
Fight Club.
This was mine and Tyler's gift.
Our gift to the world.
I look around, I look around,
I see a lot of new faces.
Shut up!
Which means a lot of people have been
eaking the first two rules of Fight Club.
I see in Fight Club the strongest
and smartest men who've ever lived.
I see all this potential.
And I see it squandered.
Goddamn it,
an entire generation pumping gas.
Waiting tables.
Slaves with white collars.
Advertising has us chasing cars and clothes.
Working jobs we hate
so we can buy shit we don't need.
We're the middle children of history.
No purpose or place.
We have no Great War.
No Great Depression.
Our great war is a spiritual war.
Our great depression is our lives.
We've all been raised
on television to believe
that one day we'd be millionaires
and movie gods and rock stars.
But we won't.
We're slowly learning that fact.
And we're very, very pissed off.
Yeah!
- First rule of Fight Club is, do not talk...
Who are you?
- Who am I?
- Yeah.
There's a sign on the front
that says Lou's Tavern.
I'm fucking Lou. Who the fuck are you?
Tyler Durden.
Who told you motherfuckers
that you could use my place?
We have a deal worked out with Irvine.
Irvine's at home with a oken collarbone.
He don't own this place. I do.
- How much money's he getting for this?
- There is no money.
- Free to all.
- Ain't that something?
It is, actually.
Look, stupid fuck!
- I want everybody out of here right now.
- Hey!
You should join our club.
Did you hear what I just said?
You and your friend.
You hear me now?
No, I didn't quite catch that, Lou.
Still not getting it.
OK, OK, I got it.
I got it, I got it. Shit, I lost it.
Back! All of you!
Everybody back!
Ah, Lou!
Come on, man!
We really like this place.
- That's right, Lou. Get it out.
- Shut the fuck up.
Oh, yeah!
Is that fucking funny?
Fucking guy is a loony, I'm telling you.
Unbelievable.
- You don't know where I've been, Lou.
- Oh, my God!
You don't know where I've been!
Please let us keep it, Lou! Please, Lou!
Fucking use the basement! Christ!
I want your word, Lou! I want your word!
On my mother's eyes.
Thanks, Lou.
You too, big guy.
We'll see you next week.
This week, each one of you
has a homework assignment.
You're gonna go out. You're gonna
start a fight with a total stranger.
You're gonna start a fight
and you're gonna lose.
Excellent choice, sir.
Hey! Watch out, jackass! Come on!
Now, this is not as easy as it sounds.
Son of a bitch!
Most people, normal people,
do just about anything to avoid a fight.
Excuse me!
You sprayed me with your hose.
That's not necessary...
Jay! Go call 911!
Put the hose down.
Stop it! Stop it!
Sorry.
We need to talk.
OK.
Where to begin?
With your constant absenteeism?
With your unpresentable appearance?
You're up for review.
I am Jack's complete lack of surprise.
- What?
- Let's pretend.
You're the Department of Transportation,
OK?
Someone informs you that this company
installs front-seat mounting ackets
that failed collision tests,
ake linings that fail after 1,000 miles,
and fuel injectors
that explode and burn people alive.
What then?
Are you threatening me?
- No...
- Get the fuck out of here. You're fired!
I have a better solution. Keep me
on the payroll as an outside consultant.
In exchange for my salary,
my job will be never to tell people
these things that I know.
I don't even have to come into the office.
I can do this job from home.
Who... Who the fuck do you think you are,
you crazy little shit?
- Security!
- I am Jack's smirking revenge.
What the hell are you doing?
That hurt.
Why would you do that?
Oh, my God! No! Please stop!
What are you doing?
Oh, God, no! Please! No!
For some reason,
I thought of my first fight, with Tyler.
No!
Under and behind and inside
everything this man took for granted,
something horrible had been growing.
Look.
Give me the paychecks, like I asked,
and you won't ever see me again.
Then, at our most excellent
moment together...
Thank God!
Please don't hit me again.
Telephone, computer,
fax machine, 52 weekly paychecks
and 48 airline flight coupons.
We now had corporate sponsorship.
This is how Tyler and I were able to have
Fight Club every night of the week.
Now, the center of Fight Club
became the two men fighting.
The leader walked through the crowd,
out in the darkness.
Tyler was now involved in
a lawsuit with the Pressman Hotel
over the urine content of their soup.
I am Jack's wasted life.
Thank you, sir.
Tyler dreamed up
new homework assignments.
He handed them out in sealed envelopes.
- There's a Fight Club up in Delaware City.
- Yeah, I heard.
There's one in Penns Grove too.
Bob even found one up in New Castle.
- Did you start that one?
- No, I thought you did.
No.
- Stop for a second.
- Hey, what are we doing?
- Turn around.
- What are we doing?
- Homework assignment.
- What kind?
Human sacrifice.
- Is that a gun? Please tell me it's not.
- It's a gun.
- What are you doing?
- Meet me in the back.
- Don't fuck around!
- Meet me in the back.
On a long enough time line,
the survival rate for everyone drops to zero.
What are you doing? Come on!
Hands behind your back.
Give me your wallet.
Raymond K Hessel.
1320 SE Banning, Apartment A.
- Small, cramped basement apartment?
- How did you know?
They give shitty apartments letters.
Raymond! You're going to die.
No!
Is that your mom and dad?
They're gonna have to call the kindly doctor.
Pick up your dental records. Know why?
- There'll be nothing left of your face.
- Oh, come on!
An expired community college student ID.
What did you study, Raymond?
- S... S... Stuff.
- Stuff?
Were the midterms hard?
- I asked you what you studied!
- Biology, mostly.
- Why?
- I don't know.
What did you wanna be, Raymond K Hessel?!
The question, Raymond,
was what did you want to be?
Answer him, Raymond, Jesus!
- Veterinarian. Veterinarian.
- Animals.
- Yeah. Animals and stuff.
- Stuff. Yeah, I got that.
- So you need more schooling.
- Too much school.
- Would you rather be dead?
- No, please...
You'd rather die here, on your knees,
in the back of a convenience store?
Please, no.
I'm keeping your license.
Gonna check in on you.
I know where you live.
If you're not working
to be a veterinarian in six weeks,
you will be dead.
Now run on home.
Run, Forrest, run!
I feel ill.
Imagine how he feels.
Come on, this isn't funny!
What the fuck was the point of that?!
Tomorrow will be the most beautiful day
of Raymond K Hessel's life.
His eakfast will taste better
than any meal you and I have ever tasted.
You had to give it to him.
- Come on.
- He had a plan.
And it started to make sense
in a Tyler-sort of way.
No fear. No distractions.
The ability to let that which does not matter
truly slide.
You are not your job.
You're not how much money
you have in the bank.
You're not the car you drive.
You're not the contents of your wallet.
You're not your fucking khakis.
You are the all-singing,
all-dancing crap of the world.
I'll be out of your way in a sec.
You don't have to go.
Whatever.
No, I mean... It's OK.
Are you still going to groups?
Yeah.
Chloe's dead.
Wow, Chloe.
When did that happen?
Do you care?
I dunno. I haven't thought about it in a while.
Yeah, well...
It was the smart move on her part.
Listen...
What are you getting out of all this?
What?
I mean, all this. Why do you keep...
Is this making you happy?
Yeah, well, sometimes.
I don't know. I don't understand.
Why does a weaker person
need to latch on to a strong person?
What is... What is that?
What do you get out of it?
No... That's not the same thing at all.
It's totally different with us.
Us?
What do you mean by us?
- I'm sorry. Do you hear this?
- Hear what?
- All that noise. Hold on.
- No, wait!
Don't change the subject!
I want to talk about this.
- You're not talking about me, are you?
- No.
- What?
- Playing doctor. What was going on there?
- What are you talking about?
- Nothing. Nothing.
- I don't think so.
- What do you want?
- Look at me.
- No. What?
- What is that?!
- It's nothing. Don't worry.
My God. Who did this?
- A person.
- Guy or girl?
- What do you care?
- What do you care if I ask?
- Leave me alone.
- You're afraid to say.
- I am not. Let me go.
- No! Talk to me.
Let go of me!
- This conversation
- This conversation
- is over.
- is over.
I just can't win with you, can I?
Hey, this is getting a little old!
What is... What is all this?
What do you think?
Hey, why do we need bunk beds?
Hey!
Too young.
Sorry.
What's all that?
If the applicant is young,
tell him he's too young.
- Old, too old. Fat, too fat.
- Applicant?
If the applicant waits three days
without food or shelter,
he may enter and begin training.
Training for what?
You think this is a game?
You're too young to train here, end of story.
Quit wasting our time.
Get the fuck out of here.
Bad news, friend.
It's not gonna happen.
Sorry if there was a misunderstanding.
It's not the end of the world.
Just... go away.
Go.
You're trespassing
and I will have to call the police.
Don't you look at me!
You're never getting in this fucking house!
Never. Now get the fuck off my porch!
Get off my porch!
Sooner or later,
we all became what Tyler wanted us to be.
I'm gonna go inside
and I'm gonna get a shovel.
- Got two black shirts?
- Yes, sir.
- Two pair of black pants?
- Yes, sir.
- One pair black boots? Black socks?
- Yes, sir.
- One black jacket.
- Yes, sir.
- $300 personal burial money?
- Yes, sir.
All right.
You're too old, fat man.
Your tits are too big.
Get the fuck off my porch.
Bob! Bob!
Like a monkey ready to be shot into space.
Space monkey.
Ready to sacrifice himself
for the greater good.
You are too fucking old, fatty!
And you... You're too fucking
blond!
Get out of here, the both of you!
And so it went.
Listen up, maggots.
You are not special.
You are not a beautiful or unique snowflake.
You are the same decaying organic matter
as everything else.
Tyler built himself an army.
We are the all-singing,
all-dancing crap of the world.
We are all part of the same compost heap.
Why was Tyler Durden building an army?
To what purpose?
For what greater good?
In Tyler we trusted.
When he was like,
You are not your job,
I was like, Yeah!
Hey, what's all this?
Hey!
OK!
- What's going on?
- We're cele ating.
- What are we cele ating?
- Go on.
- Hey.
- Let me get that for you.
The same great taste, Pepsi.
Ssh!
Investigators are here.
The Police Commissioner has arrived.
Could you tell us
what you think has happened here?
We believe this is one of many
recent acts of vandalism in the city
somehow related
to underground boxing clubs.
We will be coordinating
a rigorous investigation.
That was Police Commissioner Jacobs
who just arrived on the scene
- of a four-alarm fire that oke out...
- She's hot.
Back to you in the studio.
- Yeah!
- Yeah!
- Holy shit!
- Yeah!
What the fuck did you guys do?
Arson investigators
are on the premises...
Sir, the first rule of Project Mayhem
is you do not ask questions, sir.
The victory in the war against crime
will not come overnight.
It will take dedication and commitment
and, most of all, cooperation.
Streets are safer now.
There is hope in the inner city. However...
I gotta take a piss.
These are the first steps in a long journey.
That is why we have created Project Hope.
Bob.
Project Hope will be a joint effort
between the police and community leaders.
It will be a powerful new weapon
in the war against crime.
- Wrap it around the top of his Hacky Sack.
- His balls are ice cold.
Hi. You're gonna call off
your rigorous investigation.
You will publicly state
there is no underground group or
these guys are gonna take your balls.
They'll send one to the New York Times
and one to the LA Times.
Look.
The people you are after
are the people you depend on.
We cook your meals. We haul your trash.
We connect your calls.
We drive your ambulances.
We guard you while you sleep.
Do not fuck with us.
Ball check!
Bob, you're this way.
Let's go.
I am Jack's inflamed sense of rejection.
Hey!
Yeah!
I felt like putting a bullet in every panda
that wouldn't screw to save its species.
I wanted to open the dump valves
on oil tankers
and smother those French beaches
I'd never see.
I wanted to eathe smoke.
Where did you go, psycho boy?
I felt like destroying something beautiful.
Get him to a fucking hospital.
Yeah.
Don't worry, Mr Durden.
Airport parking. Long term.
After you, Mr Durden.
After you.
- Something on your mind, dear?
- No.
Yeah, why wasn't I told
about Project Mayhem?
First rule of Project Mayhem
is you do not ask questions.
Why didn't you include me in the beginning?
Fight Club was the beginning. Now it's left
the basements and it's Project Mayhem.
We started Fight Club together. Remember?
It's as much mine as it is yours.
- Is this about you and me?
- Yeah. Weren't we doing this together?
This does not belong to us.
We are not special.
Fuck that. You should have told me.
Hey, Tyler!
- Goddamn it, Tyler!
- What do you want?!
A statement of purpose?
Should I e-mail you?
- Oh...
- You decide your level of involvement!
I will! I wanna know certain things first!
- The first rule of Project Mayhem...
- Shut up!
- I wanna know what you're thinking.
- Fuck what you know!
Forget about what you think you know
about life, friendship,
and especially about you and me.
What is that supposed to mean?
What are you doing?
What do you wish you'd done
before you died?
- Paint a self-portrait.
- Build a house.
- And you?
- I don't know. Nothing.
- Get in the right lane.
- You have to know!
If you died now,
how would you feel about your life?
I don't know! Nothing good.
Is that what you want to hear?
- Come on!
- Not good enough.
Stop fucking around! Tyler!
Jesus Christ!
Goddamn it! Goddamn it! Fuck you!
Fuck Fight Club. Fuck Marla!
I am sick of all your shit!
OK, man.
- Quit screwing around. Steer!
- Look at you!
- Steer!
- Look at you. You're fucking pathetic!
- Why? Why? What are you talking about?
- Why do you think I blew up your condo?
What?
Hitting bottom isn't a weekend retreat.
It's not a goddamned seminar.
Stop trying to control everything
and just let go!
Let go!
All right. Fine.
Fine.
I'd never been in a car accident.
This must have been
what all those people felt like
before I filed them
as statistics in my reports.
Goddamn!
We've just had a near-life experience!
In the world I see,
you're stalking elk
through the Grand Canyon forests
around the ruins of Rockefeller Center.
You'll wear leather clothes
that will last you the rest of your life.
You'll climb the thick kudzu vines
that wrap the Sears Tower.
And when you look down,
you'll see tiny figures pounding corn,
laying strips of venison
in the empty car-pool lane
of some abandoned superhighway.
Feel better, champ.
And then...
Tyler?
..Tyler was gone.
Was I asleep?
Had I slept?
You are not a beautiful, unique snowflake...
The house had become a living thing.
Wet inside from so many people
sweating and eathing.
So many people moving, the house moved.
Planet Tyler.
I had to hug the walls.
Trapped inside
this clockwork of space monkeys.
You shouldn't be smoking in here!
You know how much ether is here!
Cooking and working and sleeping in teams.
Hang on a second.
It's under control, sir.
Where's Tyler?
Sir, the first rule of Project Mayhem
is you do not...
Right... OK.
I'm all alone.
My father dumped me. Tyler dumped me.
I am Jack's oken heart.
What comes next in Project Mayhem
only Tyler knows.
The second rule is you do not ask questions.
Get the fuck away from me!
Get the fuck away!
Who are all these people?
The Paper Street Soap Company.
Can I come in?
He's not here.
What?
Tyler isn't here.
Tyler went away.
Tyler's gone.
Get some help!
Two gunshot wounds coming through!
Make some fucking room!
What happened? What happened?
We were on assignment. We were supposed
to kill two birds with one stone.
Destroy a piece of corporate art...
Operation Latte Thunder. Go!
..and trash a franchise coffee bar.
We had it all worked out, sir.
- It went smooth until...
- Police! Freeze!
- What?
- They shot Bob.
- They shot him in the head.
- Fucking pigs!
Oh, God!
- Those motherfuckers!
- You morons.
You're running around in ski masks
trying to blow things up?
What did you think was gonna happen?!
OK, quick! Get rid of the evidence.
We gotta get rid of this body!
- Bury him.
- What?
Take him to the garden and bury him.
- Come on, people, let's go!
- Get the fuck off!
Get away from him!
What are you talking about?
This isn't fucking evidence.
This is a person.
He's my friend
and you're not burying him in the garden!
He was killed serving Project Mayhem, sir.
- This is Bob.
- Sir, in...
In Project Mayhem, we have no names.
Now, you listen to me.
This is a man and he has a name,
and it's Robert Paulsen, OK?
- Robert Paulsen.
- He's a man
and he's dead now because of us.
Do you understand that?
I understand.
In death, a member of Project Mayhem
has a name.
His name is Robert Paulsen.
His name is Robert Paulsen.
His name... is Robert Paulsen.
His name is Robert Paulsen.
Come on, guys. Please. Stop it.
His name is Robert Paulsen.
Shut up! This is all over with!
Get the fuck out of here.
- Tyler?
- No, this is Detective Stern of the Arson Unit.
I need to see you...
I went to all the cities
on Tyler's used ticket stubs, barhopping.
I didn't know how or why, but I could look
at 50 different bars, and somehow I just knew.
I'm looking for Tyler Durden.
It's very important that I talk to him.
I wish I could help you,
sir.
Every city I went to,
as soon as I set foot off the plane
I knew a Fight Club was close.
Hey! Hey!
Taxi!
Look at my face. I'm a member.
Now, I just need to know if you've seen Tyler.
I'm not exposed to bespeak
any such information to you
nor would I, even if I had
said information at this juncture,... be able.
- You're a moron.
- I'm gonna have to ask you to leave.
Tyler had been busy...
setting up franchises all over the country.
Was I asleep? Had I slept?
Is Tyler my bad dream, or am I Tyler's?
- We've just heard the stories.
- What kind of stories?
- Nobody knows what he looks like.
- He has plastic surgery every three years.
That's the stupidest thing
I've ever heard.
- Is it true about Fight Club in Miami?
- Is Mr Durden building an army?
I was living in a state of perpetual déjŕ vu.
Everywhere I went,
I felt I'd already been there.
It was like following an invisible man.
The smell of dried blood,
dirty, bare footprints circling each other.
That aroma of old sweat, like fried chicken.
The feel of a floor still warm
from a fight the night before.
I was always just one step behind Tyler.
His name is Robert Paulsen...
Welcome back, sir.
How have you been?
Do you know me?
Is this a test, sir?
No. This is not a test.
You were in here last Thursday.
Thursday?
You were standing where you are now,
asking how good security is.
It's tight as a drum, sir.
Who do you think I am?
Are you sure this isn't a test?
No, this is not a test.
You're Mr Durden.
You're the one who gave me this.
Please return your seat backs
to their full upright and locked position.
- Yeah?
- Marla, it's me.
- Have we ever done it?
- Done what?
Had sex?
What kind of stupid question is that?
Stupid because it's yes
or because it's no?
- Is this a trick?
- No. I need to know...
You wanna know if I think
we were just having sex or making love?
- We did make love?
- Is that what you're calling it?
Just answer the question!
Did we do it or not?!
You fuck me, then snub me.
You love me, you hate me.
You're sensitive,
then you turn into an asshole.
Does that describe our relationship, Tyler?
We just lost cabin pressure.
What did you just say?
- What is wrong with you?
- Say my name!
Tyler Durden!
You fucking freak! What's going on?
- I'm coming over!
- I'm not there!
You oke your promise.
Jesus, Tyler.
- You fucking talked to her about me.
- What the fuck is going on?
I asked you for one thing. One simple thing.
Why do people think that I'm you?
Answer me!
Sit.
Answer me. Why do people think I'm you?
I think you know.
- No, I don't.
- Yes, you do.
Why would anyone
possibly confuse you with me?
I... I don't know.
- You got it.
- No.
- Do not fuck with us!
- Say it.
Because...
Say it!
Because we're the same person.
That's right.
We are the all-singing, all-dancing crap.
- I don't understand this.
- You wanted a way to change your life.
You could not do this on your own.
All the ways you wish you could be,
that's me.
I look like you wanna look,
I fuck like you wanna fuck.
I am smart, capable and, most importantly,
I'm free in all the ways that you are not.
Oh, no.
- Tyler's not here. Tyler went away.
- What?
This isn't possible. This is crazy.
People do it every day.
They talk to themselves.
They see themselves as they'd like to be.
They don't have the courage you have
to just run with it.
You still wrestle with it,
so sometimes you're still you.
- We should do this again sometime.
- At times, you imagine you're watching me.
If this is your first time, you have to fight.
Little by little,
you're just letting yourself become
Tyler Durden.
You are not your job
or how much money you have!
- No. You have a house.
- Rented in your name.
- You have jobs, a life.
- You work nights because you can't sleep.
Or you stay up and make soap.
- You're fucking Marla, Tyler.
- Technically, you are. It's all the same to her.
Oh, my God.
Now you see our dilemma.
She knows too much.
I think we're gonna have to talk about
how this might compromise our goals.
What... What are you saying?
This is bullshit. This is bullshit,
I'm not listening to this!
- You are insane!
- No. You're insane.
We simply do not have time for this crap.
It's called a changeover.
The movie goes on
and nobody in the audience has any idea.
- Sir! Are you checking out?
- Yeah. Bill me.
Can you initial this list of phone calls?
- When were these made?
- Between 2.00 and 3.30 this morning.
Have I been going to bed earlier every night?
Have I been sleeping later?
Have I been Tyler longer and longer?
Is anybody here?
Déjŕ vu all over again.
With enough soap,
one could blow up anything.
Oh, my God.
- 1888.
- Who am I calling?
1888 Franklin. This is maintenance. Hello?
Hello?
1888 Franklin Street?
Yes. Can I help you?
- Hello?
- Yeah, yeah.
I need to talk to your supervisor right away.
- Speaking.
- OK, listen to me.
Something terrible
is about to happen to your building.
It's under control, sir.
- Excuse me?
- Don't worry about us, sir. We're solid.
2160.
Marla! Marla! Hey, wait!
Wait! I gotta talk to you! Marla! Marla!
Your bald freaks hit me with a fucking oom!
They almost oke my arm!
They were burning their fingertips with lye.
This needs a tremendous act of faith
on your part, but hear me out.
- Here comes an avalanche of bullshit.
- A little more faith than that.
I don't wanna hear
anything you have to say.
You have every right to be...
I'll just have a coffee, thanks.
Sir. Anything you order is free of charge, sir.
Why is it free of charge?
- Don't ask.
- Whatever.
I'll have the clam chowder, fried chicken
and baked potato and a chocolate chiffon pie.
Clean food, please.
In that case,
may I advise against the clam chowder.
No clam chowder. Thank you.
You got about 30 seconds.
I know I've been acting very strange, OK?
- I know it seems there's two sides to me...
- Two sides?
- You're Dr Jekyll and Mr Jackass.
- I know. But I realized something important.
- What?
- The nature of our relationship wasn't clear
to me for reasons I won't go into.
- I know I haven't treated you well.
- Whatever.
No, no. Fifteen seconds, please!
Fifteen seconds,
don't open your mouth.
I'm trying to tell you I'm sorry.
What I've come to realize
is that I really like you, Marla.
You do?
I really do.
I care about you and I don't want anything
bad to happen to you because of me.
Marla, your life is in danger.
What?
You need to leave town for a while.
Get out of any major city.
- Just go camping...
- You're an insane person.
- No. I've involved you in something terrible.
- No. Shut up!
- You're not safe.
- Shut up!
- Listen, I tried, Tyler. I really tried.
- I know you did.
There are things about you I like.
You're smart, funny.
You're spectacular in bed.
But
you're intolerable.
You have very serious emotional problems.
Deep-seated problems
for which you should seek professional help.
- I know, and I'm sorry.
- You're sorry, I'm sorry. Everyone's sorry.
I can't do this any more.
I can't.
And I won't.
I'm gone.
You can't leave, Marla! You're not safe!
- Marla, you don't understand!
- Leave me alone!
- Marla, I am trying to protect you!
- Let go!
- I don't ever wanna see you again!
- That's fine...
Here, wait right here!
Hold it right there! Shut up!
Take this money and get on this bus.
I promise I won't bother you again.
Shut up!
Please get on the bus. Please get on the bus.
Why are you doing this?
They think you're a threat.
I can't explain it now, just trust me!
- If I know where you are, you won't be safe.
- I'll keep this, it's asshole tax.
- Fine. Remember, stay out of major cities.
- Tyler.
You're the worst thing
that ever happened to me.
Hello. I need you to arrest me.
I am the leader of a terrorist organization
responsible for numerous acts
of vandalism and assault all over this city.
In the metropolitan area,
we had probably 200 members.
Chapters have sprung up
in five or six other major cities already.
This is a tightly-regimented organization
with many cells capable of operating
independent of central leadership.
Go to the house, OK? 1537 Paper Street.
That's our headquarters.
In the back, buried in the garden,
you'll find the body of Robert Paulsen.
In the basement,
you're gonna find some bathtubs
that have been used very recently
to make large quantities of nitroglycerin.
I believe the plan is to blow up
the headquarters
of these credit card companies
and the TRW building.
Why these buildings?
Why credit card companies?
If you erase the debt record,
then we all go back to zero.
You'll create total chaos.
Keep him talking. I need to make a phone
call.
I really admire what you're doing.
What?
You're a ave man to order this.
You're a genius, sir.
You said if anyone ever interferes
with Project Mayhem, even you,
we gotta get his balls.
- Don't fight.
- It's a powerful gesture, Mr Durden.
- It will set an example.
- You're making a big mistake!
- You said you'd say that.
- I'm not Tyler Durden!
- You told us you'd say that too.
- All right. I am Tyler Durden.
Listen to me. I'm giving you a direct order.
- We're aborting this mission now.
- You said you would definitely say that.
Are you fucking out of your minds?
You're police officers!
Is somebody timing this?
Keep your mouth shut.
Shit!
Some of this information checks out.
- Let's go to that house on Paper Street.
- Be right there.
Hey, wait!
- I got him.
- Sir, we have to do this.
- Stop fighting!
- Where's the rubber band?
Get away from me! Drop that fucking knife!
Back up. Face down on the floor right now!
Get down on the floor!
The first person
that comes out of this door
gets a lead salad! Understand?
Get away! Stay away!
I ran.
I ran until my muscles burned
and my veins pumped battery acid.
Then I ran some more.
What the fuck are you doing?
Running around in your underpants!
You look crazy!
No. I'm onto you.
I know what's going on here.
Come on, then. I got us a great place
to watch from. It'll be like pay-per-view.
- Oh, Christ.
- Now what are you doing?
- I'm stopping this.
- Why?
- The greatest thing you've ever done.
- I can't let this happen.
There are 10 other bombs
in 10 other buildings.
Since when is Project Mayhem
about murder?
The buildings are empty.
We're not killing anyone.
We're setting 'em free!
Bob is dead. They shot him in the head.
You wanna make an omelette,
you gotta eak some eggs.
No. I'm not listening to you.
You're not even there.
I wouldn't do that.
Not unless you knew which wires were what.
If you know, I know.
Or maybe I knew you'd know, so I spent
all day thinking about the wrong ones.
You think?
Oh, heavens, no. Not the green one.
Pull any one but the green one.
I asked you not to do that!
Fuck!
Tyler, get away from the van.
Tyler, I'm not kidding!
Get away from the van!
Goddamn it!
OK.
You are now firing a gun
at your imaginary friend
near 400 gallons of nitroglycerin!
Cool it, Tyler!
Come on!
Don't go!
What?!
Three minutes.
This is it.
The beginning.
Ground zero.
I think this is about where we came in.
Do you have a speech for the occasion?
I'm sorry?
I still can't think of anything.
Flashback humor.
It's getting exciting now.
Two and a half.
Think of everything we've accomplished.
Out these windows, we will view
the collapse of financial history.
One step closer to economic equili ium.
Why is she here?
Tying up loose ends.
Put me down, you baldheaded fuck!
- I beg you, please don't do this.
- I'm not doing this.
- We are doing this. This is what we want.
- No.
- I don't want this.
- Right. Except you is meaningless now.
- We have to forget about you.
- You're a voice in my head.
You're a voice in mine!
- Why can't I get rid of you?
- You need me.
No. I don't. I really don't any more.
You created me. I didn't create some
loser alter ego to make me feel better.
- Take some responsibility.
- I do. I am responsible for all of it
and I accept that.
So, please, I'm begging you,
please call this off.
Have I ever let us down?
How far have you come because of me?!
I will ing us through this.
As always, I will carry you
kicking and screaming
and in the end you will thank me.
Tyler. Tyler.
I'm grateful to you.
For everything that you've done for me.
But this is too much. I don't want this.
What do you want? Your shit job back?
Fucking condo world, watching sitcoms?
Fuck you! I won't do it.
- This can't be happening.
- It's already done, so shut up!
60 seconds till CRI.
No.
I can figure this out. This isn't even real.
You're not real, that gun...
That gun isn't even in your hand.
The gun's in my hand.
Good for you. It doesn't change a thing.
Why do you wanna put a gun to your head?
Not my head, Tyler.
Our head.
Interesting.
Where are you going with this, Ikea boy?
Hey. It's you and me.
Friends?
Tyler,
I want you to really listen to me.
OK.
My eyes are open.
What's that smell?
- Where is everybody?
- Oh, no. What's going on?
Mr Durden!
Oh, my God!
Are you... Are you all right, sir?
- Oh, yeah, I'm OK.
- You look terrible, sir. What happened?
- Nothing, it's no problem.
- No, no, no, sir. He's not kidding.
- You look awful. You need assistance.
- I'm fine.
Look, I'm fine... Everything's fine.
Stop it!
- Let her go.
- Christ Almighty!
You!
Hi, Marla.
- Leave her with me. Meet me downstairs.
- Are you sure?
Yes, I'm sure.
You fucker! What kind of sick
fucking game are you playing at?!
Putting me on a... Oh, my God, your face!
Yeah, I know.
What happened?
- Don't ask.
- You're shot.
- Yes, I'm shot.
- Oh, my God.
- I can't believe he's standing.
- One tough motherfucker.
Who did this?
I did, actually.
Find some gauze.
You shot yourself?
Yes, but it's OK. Marla, look at me.
I'm really OK.
Trust me. Everything's gonna be fine.
You met me at a very strange time in my life.
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WHAT HAPPENED IN BALI
KBFD
Timing & Julian
EPISODE 1
Hello?
Hello?
Welcome!
Welcome!
l think the one before...
Picked something out?
The traffic was bad, wasn't it?
How did the consultation go?
Huh?
Oh no!
Look at the time!
You'll have to excuse me.
What, Mom? You're leaving?
You know I have an important bazaar to attend.
I'll catch up with you later.
Yung-joo,l'm going to go since Jae-min's here.
Okay.
You don't have to see me out.
I like your new hairdo
Bye!
Goodbye!
Yes
What?
Button up, will you?
And your hair!
My handsome baby...
Bye, Mom!
Yeah.
Anything interests you?
Man, I fell asleep...
Why are we here?
Aren'we eating?
Try not to make it too
obvious to the elders.
I don't feel it, either.
l'll call you.
What the hell is wrong with you?
If you want to finance a production team, You should at least do some research!
Or at least some sniffing around to see if it's profitable!
Who the hell made this decision?
Who the hell chose to finance a soap opera no one watches?
Sir, the economy's bad and the timing was a little...
Director Jung.
Yes, Mr. Chairman.
What did you say your revenue was for this quarter?
It was a 270 percent increase over the third quarter.
And a 350 percent increase over last year. 350 percent, sir.
The economy's bad?
He had a 350 percent increase!
What do you plan to do now?
Sorry?
What the hell do you plan to do now?
l'll do my best, sir.
Do... your best?
Where does that old man get his strenghth from?
Heard she went on a trip.
Think it's a good idea to send your fiance alone?
Is this about your scandal with another girl?
Heard she's an actress of some sort.
None of your business.
lt was in the papers.
Yes?
Here you go, sir.
CHOI YOUNG-JOO'S
ITINERARY
She plans to go to Bali, after a ief stop in Jakarta.
Alone?
Yes.
l'll let our anch office in Jakarta know.
No. Don't
Would you like me to call the hotel then?
JAKARTA
KANG IN-WOOK
Who is it?
Who is it?
So I had the right address.
I'm coming in.
Want a drink?
Did you have to do this?
You could've told me at least.
I'm sorry.
What for?
I'm the one who should be sorry.
I'm dumping you to marry another man, remember?
Do you live here alone?
Are you here with him?
No.
Don't you want to know who he is?
l don't.
Do you have more beer?
Room number 1920, please!
It's so not fair.
Why are you so poor?
Why is your family so poor?
Yeah, I know.
l heard you volunteered to come here.
Yeah.
Because of me?
I don't care how you put it.
So it may not be because of me.
Life's so unfair.
Yeah.
Do me a favor.
Stay with me until l go back.
All right.
Do you still... love me?
Do you want me to?
No.
Don't.
I don't think she's in the hotel.
But don't worry. She should be fine.
Would you like me to call and ask our anch office in Jakarta to look for her?
I'll call the embassy there first.
They say women do this before big events like marriage.
A psychological panic, they call it.
Please don't worry, sir! She'll be right back.
How's my schedule today?
Are you all right?
Are you going somewhere?
l have to go to work.
When are you leaving?
I made you some eakfast. And my key to this place is on the table.
Just give it to the manager when you leave.
Or we can leave together right now.
Let go.
I'll take you.
Let go!
Which hotel is it?
Let go of me!
Don't get angry.
You have no right.
Can't you at least be with me?
l know why you came all the way down here.
What do you know?
l'm not that stupid.
You don't have to feel guilty.
Let's go.
Okay. Let's go.
The time l spent with you here will be the end of my life.
As soon as I go back to Seoul,
I'll have to start living someone else's life.
Hi, it's me.
I think I don't make the appointment today.
Can you hold it for a couple more days?
Until then, I need more time to collect the sample.
Yeah. Oh, until we see, do not fail the entry. And I may call you today.
Afraid? No, what are you talking about?
Yeah, OK! If you had any problems, call me!
Thanks! Bye!
What do you want to do now?
Remember what we said a long time ago?
We wanted to run away to a remote island and live there.
Surprised?
How...
Who's he?
Oh, and old friend from college.
Met him on the way.
He said he works in Jakarta.
What ings you here?
Who is he?
Nice meeting you. l'm Jung Jae-min.
Ah, yes. l'm Kang In-wook.
Nice seeing you. Have a good trip.
Oh, okay.
Is that where you work?
Sorry?
Oh, yes.
And what ings you to Bali?
He's on vacation.
Oh, really?
Then, please excuse me!
Why don't we have dinner together?
Where are you staying?
I'll send a car.
No. It's alright. I'll come to you.
Where are you staying at?
Why are you doing this?
Doing what?
What did you want to find out?
You really have a weird take on all this.
Don't get any funny ideas.
Did l say anything?
Are you upset because l came?
Want me to leave?
No. Thanks.
What for?
For coming, of course.
This is great!
His name is Kang In-wook.
He works in our anch office in Jakarta.
Get me his information.
Right now.
What, do l look too tacky?
No.
Do l look alright?
Yeah.
How long have you been with our company?
Three years, sir.
No promotions yet, I assume.
No.
Where did you work before coming here?
I was at the main office.
where is the main office?
In the planning department, sir.
Why haven't I seen you even once?
I haven't seen you either.
I'm a slacker myself. That's probably why.
So tell me. What would a guy like you in the planning department be doing out here?
How long has it been for you here?
A little over 3 months
You like it here?
Yes.
Were you sent away after doing something wrong?
No, sir.
You mean you volunteered?
I wonder why.
Did a girlfriend dump you or something?
I'm right, aren't I?
I'm sorry. I was just kidding.
Want some more wine?
I'm fine.
Any family?
I have a mother.
That's it?
Yes.
What about your father?
I don't have one
When did he pass away?
It was a divorce.
So this is the first time you two have
met since college?
Hello?
Yes, it's me.
Yeah.
Hold on.
Excuse me, I have to take this call.
I'm sorry
I didn't know he was coming.
You intentionally didn't tell me who that guy was?
You told me you didn't want to know.
Do you know how I feel right now?
I'm really sorry.
Yeah?
Uh.
What are you going to do now?
Do what?
I said I'm sorry.
Don't worry.
I won't make it difficult for you.
Do you have a place to stay?
Sorry about that. It was from Seoul.
Let's see... where were we?
Thank you very much for dinner
I'll be going now.
Why? You're leaving already?
I'm not feeling too well.
I'm sorry.
See you again.
Arrogant fool.
Why made you come to Bali?
No reason.
Where did you sleep in Jakarta?
Are you asking because you already know or what?
Know what?
I'm going back to my room now.
I'm tired.
Wait, no!
One, two, three...
See I told you I can't swim.
You're too mean.
Umm...
I'll see you all tomorrow at 9 in the lobby after eakfast.
See you tomorrow!
Wait! I thought we were going for a drink tonight.
That's tomorrow.
I like this girl.
Thank you
I'll see you tomorrow!
You're really leaving? What about the drink?
Jerks.
What are you looking at, moron?
Do you know what I look like now?
What do you mean you took the car?
Walk?
Boss, this is not right!
I don't have money for a taxi!
I'm staying here until you send me the car.
Send me the car now!
Hello? Boss! Boss!
Man...
Moron, what are you looking at? You think I look funny, don't you?
Excuse me?
And I'm going up too.
If you go downtown, may I go with you?
Can you say, please?
Are you Japanese?
Chinese?
Get on.
You really don't look like Korean.
You hear that a lot, don't you?
I can usually tell from miles away if someone's Korean.
My name's Lee Soo-jung.
I was behind schedule and the car left without me so...
Are you here alone?
Are you staying at that hotel?
That hotel can be quite expensive when lodging there privatey
If you'd made a reservation through us, you could've gotten a better deal.
By the way, where are you headed?
Quiet down, will you?
Are you upset about something?
If you are, I know a great place you can go.
Full of pretty girls.
Interested?
Stop the car.
Get out.
Me?
What's wrong?
Did I offend you or something?
Get out.
Fine! That's fine by me, you narrow-minded jerk!
What a lousy day I'm having!
Hello?
What do you mean taxi?
I'm quiting so you can do whatever you want by yourself!
This sobers me up!
What are you doing?
You...
You look pretty tonight.
Why?
No?
No, I hate it.
206 please!
206?
Hey, good deal.
Thanks! Bye!
No, I'm going back today.
Do I have to do that?
Yes.
Alright!
Are you serious?
I thought you were quitting.
Is he really the second son of the Pax Group?
And he's single.
Single?
And he came by himself.
By himself? Is he handsome? How old is he?
I wouldn't know.
I guess that doesn't matter.
There's a problem.
There's no car.
What do you mean? There are rental cars everywhere.
We can't rent cars until we clear our outstanding balance.
What should we do? He's the second son of the Pax Group.
We have to rent one no matter what.
Soo-jung, go ahead and get a car.
I'll go to the hotel and wait for you there.
Wait...
Could it be that moron from last night?
I think it'll be fun.
I'm not interested.
You'd get bored staying here all by yourself.
I want to go back to Seoul first.
No.
Come down if you change your mind.
Excuse me, are you the one from the Pax Group?
Yes.
How are you?
My name is Cho Sang-bae, and I'm with Honeymoon Bali Travel.
Ah, yes.
It's an honor to meet you.
Sorry?
Director Kim from Jakarta called us.
He asked us to take very good care of you during your stay here in Bali.
Did you have eakfast already, Mr. Jung?
Hi. You're here already.
I talked to Director Kim earlier.
Hello, Mr. Jung.
I'm Cho Sang-bae from Honeymoon Bali Travel.
I hope I'm not ruining your vacation.
No, sir.
I don't think Yung-joo is coming.
Let's go.
A spectacular travel course awaits you today.
I know you'll like it.
If you called us earlier, we could've gotten you a better deal on the hotel, too.
Are you feeling better?
Yes, sir.
Did you call the anch office in Jakarta?
No, sir.
This way, please.
Ms. Lee! Ms. Lee!
Yes, Boss!
Hello! My name is Lee Soo-jung.
And I'm a senior tour guide at Honeymoon Bali Travel.
I'll be your guide today.
You have someone accompanying you today.
I'm sorry for not recognizing you yesterday.
If you're still upset, please forgive me.
Usually men visiting here look for places like that.
With no exception
So I thought...
You know him?
Well, I can't say I do...
Please get in.
Ah, yes! Please get go ahead.
The car only looks bad on the outside,
It's quite roomy inside and fuel efficient, too.
And it's strong too.
Really?
Please excuse me. I have another group to take care of.
Please enjoy.
Good luck.
What, you're coming?
Is this the car?
Welcome to Bali, paradise on Earth!
So... Bali is about three times as big as Jeju Island
and its population is about 3 million.
90 percent of Indonesia's population is Muslim.
But 93 percent of the population of Bali is Hindu.
So, Bali has a very unique culture of its own.
They have many gods including the god of creation and faith.
And Uluwatu Temple and Tanah Lot are among of many attractions.
Is this your first time in Bali?
So... we'll go visit Tanah Lot temple first, one of the foremost...
She can't seem to shut up.
Very well. Due to someone's indirect request for me to shut up,
please enjoy the outside scenery quietly until the next stop.
We're here.
Please wait here.
I'll go get the tickets.
Hi, four please.
Four?
Have a nice day.
We can't wear short pants in the temple.
Please wear this.
Here wear this
This is a traditional outfit in Bali.
It can be a little awkward at first.
But a picture taken in that outfit can make a great souvenir,
and unforgettable memory, I might add.
I'm fine.
Wow! Your abdominal muscle feels like the back of a turtle.
I beg your pardon?
I meant to say that your muscles are well spread apart.
Hey!
How do I put this on?
Others seem to be okay with this.
Finished.
Aren't you thirsty?
Do you want some water?
This is so heavy!
Falling from here... could only mean death, huh?
yeah.
I bet people kill themselves here.
On the contrary, Uluwatu is known...for a myth about turtles.
Women believe they'll conceive a son after seeing a turtle
that comes near this temple against those waves.
You keep talking about turtles.
Turles, turles, turles!
Turns me off!
Huh?
Ah let's rest a little.
I'm so tired.
Which one of them is Pax Group's second son?
Who do you think that is?
The second son of Pax Group is in there, right?
How do you know?
Yung-joo, what am I to you?
Should we run away?
Are you two lovers?
What if we are?
Hey, why did you come here?
I came here to make money.
Oh, my god!
Sleep here tonight!
How much will you give me?
You can buy love with money. |
=TLF PRESENTS=
(REALLY BAD corrections by KLAGGU)
(...still-incomplete-yet-not-as-sucky-as-before
corrections by JanusZeal)
A Grudge refers to the hatred
the dead hold for the living
The grudge is concentrated
where the dead once lived
The living will be cursed
if they disturb these places
The time is now 2:27am
This fine program is presented
by the beautiful Starry Night Sky
Time for a quaint story...
I went to Okinawa on a trip recently,
and no one can imagine
how desolate it was.
From the ship sailing on the...
What the? I lost the station...
It's all right, Just shut it off.
That's strange.
The sound kept getting
weirder & weirder.
Stop your nonsense, Masashi.
Seems like you're in a bad mood.
What's wrong?
Nothing.
What role did you play today?
It can't really be called a role
I'm always guest starring
in such weird programs
I wish I could flaunt my acting more...
Since when did I become a horror actress?
Well, There's alot of typecasting
at the studio we work for.
You've said so yourself.
My parents watch all your programs.
They do?
Because they're proud
that their son's fiance is on TV.
By the way,
have you told the company
about your pregnancy?
You can't conceal it forever...
Our wedding is already scheduled.
I know!
I'm Sorry...
What's wrong?
Something jumped in the way.
Damn!
It's dead!
What the...
It jumped out all of a sudden.
Masashi...
Take care of yourself.
how is Masashi?
he's in a coma...
he might not revive.
kyoko's baby...?
fine.
I'm Sorry Kyoko...
I'm sorry
Kaoru...
Kaoru, pull yourself together
you'd better rest a while
Masashi...
Are you tired?
You should take a nap
after drinking this
Mama, did I have a other?
What?
A boy who died young?
no
Why do you ask?
I have only you, Kyoko
Really?
All the children in our family are girls
So your child will probably
be a girl as well.
No...
My child...
will be a boy.
Thank you
will he ever regain consciousness?
Anyone here?
...it was your fault...
And...CUT!
you scared me!
what's wrong with you?
There's no scream in the script!
You only have a bit part,
so you're not allowed to scream
Kikuko?
What's up? kikuko
kikuko, What's up?
What happened to you?
Be quick, tell Mr.Kawahata to come here
Mr.Kawahata!
you're right at 3 and a half months now
This baby is very healthy
What
Doctor
What's wrong?
-You startled me.
-I'm home.
-Welcome.
What's wrong?
Mama
Mama
Mama
Mama, you will catch cold if you sleep there
Mama, come on...
Mama
Mama
Mama, say something
mama... mama
It happened three years ago...
It was on TV and in the newspapers
The events on TV and
newspaper three years ago
It happened three years ago
It was reported on TV and in newspapers
the supernatural...
What is that?
What's wrong with me?!
Have you heard about the new program?
it's about a haunted house, right?
yes, Yes
Megumi, will you come along?
Sure...
I'm tired of this kind of program
Makes me want to vomit.
Do you know who the guest star is this time?
Guest star?
I believe it's...
a female actress
and her name is Kyoko Harase
The horror actress Kyoko Harase?
Ah, you likes horror movies too!
Good morning, Miss Tomoka
Good morning
Where will you go tonight?
The legendary haunted house
it's an old story
But many people who lived in that house
really were found dead.
I don't want to do
this bullshit again
oh, I forgot...you saw a ghost!
Megumi, You saw a ghost?
I was approached by one once
Remember the ratings?
The audience was above 25
It was a pity, since then
I've never seen anymore ghosts...
Anyway, you're the new ghost.
What? No way!
There is no time left,
we'll use you.
Wait, I refuse to do that...
Foolish
Noritaka, You're already here?
Why is it so dark?
Are you there Noritaka?
Hey, anyone home?
You didn't opened the door for me!
Noritaka is here.
What's up?
What?
What's the big deal?
It's just a wall...
You think too much.
Now, wait a minute...
it usually happens at 2'oclock
really?
What time is it Miss Tomaka?
Shut up! OK?
Where is it? around here?
are you sure?
Did you hear that?
What's this?
Wait a minute...
What could it be?
is there a real reason for
calling it a haunted house?
I am sure there will be
some other comments on this
Miss Kyoko, actually, this isn't
the only reason why
It's called a haunted house...
I am sure there will be
some other comments on this
What are you talking about?
I'm sorry
In fact I... oh, sorry...
Actually, this house...
Actually, this house is...
A family lived in this
house after those events.
Press after the tone
hi, How are you - This is Noritaka
Tonight, i'll probably get there at 11:00?
Take care...
Hello?
What the...?
What are you doing?
Why didn't you answer the phone?
You still worried about that wall?
Hi, is this Noritaka?
What?
I'm on my way home.
Tomaka?
huh?
Who's there?
Tomaka
Tomaka
Noritaka
Why'd you make the house so dark?
Sorry to Keep you waiting so long
no problem
We all loved your movie
Really?
Thank you
It's really scary
What's the movie's title?
The one where there's an old lady
in the neighbor's cabinet
oh, yeah...Dead Eyes in the Dark
That's the one!
Hey, you look great
really? Thanks
We're ready for her
Wait just a moment
on the front porch...
there are some
reporters waiting,
could you give them
a ief interview?
sure
the horror movie star
versus a real haunted house
Our program will be very popular
what's the point of all this?
tell me, did murders really happen here?
Yes, there were many reports about it
A girl was butchered alive
she was probably the first...but,
several others have died since.
Is this all true?
or are you exagerating again...
all right, you're ready to go.
Hello everybody, I am Tomoka
I am here to reveal to you
the truth behind the Ghost House
and the horror of its curse.
years ago, it was on TV
And the newspapers
a story so horrible that it
shocked the nation
first, a housewife living here
was slaughtered by her husband
She died in a deplorable way
Her husband was found in the alley,
dead for no apparent reason...
to explore this legacy of evil
We will now delve deeper...
into the evil Ghost House
OK, then we'll roll the titles
Keep going
and now a face which
needs no introduction...
over here by the house...
we now present...
our honorable guest
Star of numerous thrillers
the first lady of horror
Miss Kyoko Harase
Miss Harase, hello
hi
OK...
When you enter the house
you should stop suddenly
like you're going to faint
Kyoko, there's so much
evil in this house...
it's not just haunted
it's also cursed
What do you mean?
After the slaughter
many who moved here
were found dead
and some are still missing
really?
I've heard many actors
have a sixth sense
Kyoko, can you feel anything here?
well...
the atmosphere of the house is very...
did you hear that noise?
check your mike
what's the problem?
There was a very strange sound
Sound?
I think the mike burned out.
What did you hear?
Are you okay?
it's the house scaring you.
No, I really heard it.
Stop arguing, Let's check
Did you really hear it?
I told you, yes!
It may be psychosomatic
Did you hear a voice?
When that movie was filmed
did they do a real exorcism?
mostly...
they used a real ritual
Although i've worked on
many programs about hauntings
I've never seen an exorcism.
Is this yours?
how cute...
you're superstitious
look at these...
what's this for?
to protect a child, miss Kyoko
a child?
you should take it.
huh?
why would I need it?
I'm a woman too...
I know what's happening.
I see.
here you go
I'm disapointed
I expected it would be much scarrier
Did you see any ghosts?
what about weird vibes?
what's her problem?
hey, Megumi...
Megumi,
How do you feel?
She doesn't care
I hear everyone died here
I noticed that just now...
It's a little bothersome, isn't it?
doesn't It make you feel strange?
we're finished with the program
are you there?
hello?
see you later
damn...
here...i'll be right back.
what's up?
Sorry, I forgot something
I'll be right back
Hurry up!
finally...
Did you find your thing?
are you going to check it again?
definetly
Tell me if you find anything scary
Did you hear me?
Of course, I'm not deaf
you're crazy!
Did you hear it before?
I hear many actors have a sixth sense
do you feel anything strange?
the atmosphere of the house...
Mama
How's his fever?
going down
I will take care of it.
Masashi
Masashi
Can you hear?
What do you think?
Our Child...
should I...
what's happening?
Masashi
I heard that after the program
you were in a traffic accident?
I managed to stay alive
since then,
our reporter disappeared
She was found in her apartment today
dead, together with her lover
What?
Acording to police, the time of death
was right after the program was shot
And Megumi
disappeared without a clue
Disappeared?
There was a sound in the make-up room
When I got there
She was gone
Beside these two
We lost contact with the sound man
the camera man
and the lighting engineer
isn't is strange?
All the participants
one after the other
My mother passed away
Suddenly
What?
I'm sorry, I don't want
to be involved anymore
Megumi?
you OK?
was that really her?
Megumi?
Megumi, are you there?
emi, it's OK
Mr. Keisuke
What is this?
I saw Megumi
I saw that before,
in the bedroom...
Why were you there?
Are you okay?
come with me...
Kayoko
It's written by this woman
Check the cause of your accident again
There must be a cause
something sinister
hiromi, don't!
No kidding hiromi!
hiromi, help me!
hiromi, are you in there?
hiromi, help me!
hiromi, I can't open the door!
hiromi, help me!
Hiromi, what's wrong with you?
I Talked to a guy In my neighborhood
He's working on some movie stuff
He invited me to the location
hey, you should come with me!
We could be extras
You're cute, they'll like you!
Help me!
are you OK?
It's our turn...
I had a horrible dream
Let's go
you scared me!
What's your problem?!
you weren't supposed to scream!
you only have a bit part,
don't improvise
Hiromi?
help me!
Open the door Hiromi!
Chiharu?
take off the chain Chiharu!
It's okay
she's ready to go
good, let's get on the set
we'll be right there
Chiharu, you screamed
Hiromi, I was trapped
don't leave me in that house
What's wrong with the house?
hey, What's going on?
It's okay,
you can tell me about it
in that house there's a thing
waiting in the dark...
don't let it get me!
what are you talking about?
Come on, snap out of it! Chiharu!
Wait Chiharu!
Don't come near me
I want to help you
it's all just a nightmare
Chiharu
Hiromi, stop it!
Chiharu
Hiromi
kyoko, why?
Wake up!
Blood pressure:60-97
How should we handle this?
No time to hesitate,
prepare for surgery
just hang in there,
we're doing everything we can
this looks bad...
we must operate now
Mama...mama |
When will Kana be back?
That's very simple:
When a prince comes
to awake her with a kiss.
I know.
But when will she come?
I don't really know.
When she has grown up...
Do you know what ''grown up'' means?
More than 20 years old.
Kana is only 14.
She's not coming yet.
- Well, OK.
Kana, forgive our children.
They are naughty little beggars.
Mom!
Have you been shopping yet?
Naoyuki Tomomatsu
At the beginning of the 21st century
all over the world 15 to 17 year old
girls were dying by and by.
Strangely enough...
...the dead girls
were reborn as zombies.
Nobody knew why
but those girls
were called ''Stacies''.
That name had become
an international term.
It was even put into encyclopedias.
ROMERO
REKILL-SPECIAL UNIT
Before their death the girls
became merry and wild.
At that stage
they were in the so-called
near-death-happiness.
On the skin of the Stacies you can
find the butterfly twinkle powder.
Often it radiates
a blue-white light...
BRAINPHYSIOLOGY
DR. DOGGOD
I understand. But what is
the cause of this phenomenon?
Cause?
- Some critics claim,
that your researches at the WHO
have solved everything
and that you had understood all of it,
just because you had
given this strange phenomenon
a name.
I do research
to find the reasons...
And of the rekill you claim
that it would be impossible
without chopping the
body up in no less than 165 pieces.
Why?
I could convince myself
by having a shot
at it myself.
You tried it yourself?
If you chop the girls up in a few pieces, they will die
but they will go on fidgeting for
another 2 hours. That bothers me.
That's why I considered
to chop them up in 165 pieces.
So that means,
you chop up girls!
A noble prize
decorated scientist!
Idiot! I research!
That's an experiment!
Lifeless bodies
are only corpses,
medically, religously
and also literarily.
Ethics don't play any role here.
You ignorant amateur don't
have the faintest idea of science!
How can you even dare
to ask me questions!
That is outrageous!
A SHORT INTERMISSION
That's the end of the world!
The ''Romero Rekill
Special Unit'' is looking for employees.
Men! Get your guns!
Kill your girls yourself!
I will kill my girlfriend!
Under the protection of the UNO
Rekill Special Units
have been built in every
country in order to kill the Stacies.
So far former policemen and
members of the
army have applied.
But now the Stacy law
has been passed...
They say that military
service will become a duty.
The world is turning to its end.
A new century is starting!
Apply today for the post
of international official!
''Romero'', an offical job with
a ight future!
- Offical job...
Okay, I'm off here.
You're leaving already?
- Well, are you going to stay here?
Where should we go to?
We don't have anything else to do.
I'll go on tinkering with that puppet
and then, we'll see...
But these days nobody's into
puppet theatre anymore.
I think so, too.
''How are you other?
I'm fine...''
Mom, stop that!
I'm taking your pictures.
So that Momo can send
them to your lovely other.
Good idea. Can you also introduce
me to your other's friends?
I would also like
to meet a nice friend!
What are you talking about, Nazmi!
You already have a friend!
Say ''cheese''!
How many years have it been?
Ten years?
Do you remember?
Back then high school students
were killed in series.
What do you mean by that?
- Nothing special.
The men were tired and scowling.
Only the girls were beautiful
before they turned to Stacies.
They had a happy smile
due to the near-death-happiness.
They were really beautiful.
The world population at
the start of the 21st century
totaled to more than
6 billion people.
The girls which turned to
Stacies caused great mischief.
The fear of Stacies caused
revolts and conflicts
and the world population halved.
Also the birth rates lowered.
Mankind was going through
difficult times.
What are you doing? Stacy trash
is only picked up on friday!
Call the Romero's!
I have small children.
It's bad for them.
Also the trash smells unbearable!
Shut up, stupid bitch!
I have just killed her.
I don't care whether it's friday or sunday!
Be quiet,
or I will kill you, too!
Kozo Nakanoi--chair man of
Schiomaki Pharma--has been arrested.
He was selling the growth retarding
hormone ''Somatostatin''
which hinders girls
from turning to Stacies.
Nakanoi was arrested by
the police of Toyama.
The medicine is still
illegal in Japan.
The health department
is going to revise the regulations for that medicine...
Matsui!
He is gone...
The bell is ringing beautifully, isn't it?
It sounds beautiful
but lonely, doesn't it?
That's why I liked it.
Did you know that bells aren't
sold only during summer?
The same goes for this puppet.
It is beautiful,
but also looks lonely.
My name is Äiko.
The characters of my name
stand for ''Eternity of Words''.
My name's Shibukawa.
Shibukawa, so Shibu.
Can you, Shibu,
rekill me?
In a week I'm most
likely going to die,
then I will turn into a Stacy.
That's why I would like to
entitle Shibu to rekill me!
What's going on with you?
- Today the weather is so nice.
That's why I decided
to find someone to rekill me.
Shibu, you're building puppets
because you're unsociable
and always wondering
what people think of you.
That is why you're prentending
that you have no interest
in other people.
Shibu, just like me
you cannot sleep tight
when others are with you.
I know how lonesome you are.
That's why I would like
to let you rest easy,
as long as you stay with me.
That's my last duty
before I turn into a Stacy.
You only have to promise...
to rekill me.
You're talking nonsense, Äiko.
Of all the places in the world
you can only sleep easy here with me.
You're laughter has changed!
- This laughter is better!
Today we want to introduce:
the latest chainsaw,
''Blues Campbell's Right Hand 2''!
Recently a girl suddenly turned into a Stacy.
That's our task in the
Rekill Research Laboratory,
the former college of art for women.
Any questions?
How do you like this chainsaw?
I used it for the first time today.
Is it lighter than the old model?
Definately. The ''Blues Campbell's 2''
is about 500g lighter than the old model.
And it has got a new color, too...
This is the new spring color.
What do you think of the chainsaw?
It is somewhat light and pretty.
- Exactly!
And you can even use it
as a decoration for your room.
And this chainsaw never eaks,
not even after rekilling three Stacies.
You can replace the saw blade
without using any tools.
So this is the new version of
''Blues Campbell's Right Hand''?
Exactly.
Every household should have one
so that you can rekill Stacies
in your garage, the kitchen
or even your bathroom,
without getting your furniture dirty.
And what do the consumers think?
How do you like this device?
A wonderful thing.
It will put us out-of-work.
The simple single-handed usage
really helps a lot.
Today we've got
a special offer for you:
This carrier bag is for the saw.
And you also get this doll version of me.
All of this for the same price as our previous offer.
I would only like to get the doll!
But for this offer you have to call now.
We're waiting for your call!
In the front garden...
I saw many graves...
Our former coworkers.
You have been hired additionally.
Why did all of them die?
Did the Stacies...
Shut up!
Don't ask unnecessary questions!
Soon you will understand all of this.
Who among you has studied medicine?
Me...
- Speak up!
Me!
Get up!
Matsui, you together with Kasunga
and Rokuyama will guard the building
and protect the scientist.
Then you will ing specimen
corpses into the laboratory
and get rid of the trash.
Arita, you will help the scientist.
That's all!
Arita!
Come into my room.
I don't care if he's going to
kill himself like the others.
How are you talking
to our beloved sister?
My beloved sister...
You have to say ''Boss''.
This picture is no good.
I look totally ugly in this one.
Do you think that you are beautiful?
Yes, of course! After all I'm responsible for the visual aspect.
Stop talking rubbish!
Don't argue over trifles.
I need 10 million Yen...
Wait, my beloved Sorimatschi...
Don't mess this up!
- I'm sick of this!
Sorimatschi is very popular in the Kabuki quarter.
Lots of girls are after him.
A certain Keeko
is said to have engaged him
to rekill her for 10 million Yen.
That money she has earned
at an escort agency.
I suggest that from now on each
of one of us should buy her own weapon.
That ings advantages.
The ammunition costs more
than your nunchakus and swords.
You shoot around too much, Nozomi!
Apart from that the swords also
eak easily from fat and bones.
At any rate I want to earn more
and save 10 million Yen.
Before it's too late.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR REKILLING
Hello!
My daughter just died
Here's the headquarters
of the ''Romero Rekilling Special Unit'' of Kawasaki,
department of public hygienics.
We're open from 2-5pm.
Please call during our business hours.
In case of need please dial 5642.
Please remember that number for Stacy rekillings.
I just called this numner!
That's so nonserious!
I'm fed up with this!
Interception successful!
Here is the Illegal Rekilling Team Drew.
Today you had a dead.
May her soul rise up to heaven.
Could you please give me your address and phone number?
Who are you?
I've already told you,
we're the Illegal Rekilling Team Drew!
Only the relatives and beloved of the Stacies are allowed to rekill them.
That's why we are illegal.
Don't you know the Stacy bill?
You're too gutless for killing your daughter,
that's why you want the Romero Special Unit.
You should charge us with your rekilling.
Drew comes from Drew Barrymore!
We're into her!
Contrary to the Romero's she gets it done like the wind!
But we want money.
- Yes, you geezer!
Think about this: the Romero's always come with loud cars.
You should think about your reputation among your neighbors.
How old are you?
16 and two months.
What do you think about it?
Give me your address and your name!
If you wait much longer, your stupid daughter Stacy
is going to eat you all, skin and hair.
15, 16, 17 years!
The girl is the zombie Stacy.
Burning bosom,
her feet are burning too...
Stacy, go on burning!
My other, have you lost this perhaps?
You can stroke your dick with that.
Sister! Do you hear me?
How much longer is it going to take?
I don't care!
It's never-ending.
We will rot here like chopped up Stacy flesh.
Why did you actually apply at the Romero?
Ok then...
My little sister is dead.
Unfortunately she turned into a Stacy.
She ate children
and was rekilled.
So what?
We were two siblings.
This happens a lot.
And that's why you applied here?
You're a strange guy.
Brother! Do you have a moment?
I have introduced her to you before.
My best friend, Momo.
Kana!
Your name is Momo, right?
I will study at the college of art,
up in the hills.
That's a girl school with a rooming house.
I see...
And... if you feel like,
we could write letters to each other...
Yes, of course. No problem.
- Really?
I am glad.
In my letters, could I call
you ''Brother''?
Momo...
Once upon a time... a little boy.
He always had his favorite doll, the tomcat Tebukro, with him.
His deceased mother had made this doll for him.
He always had the doll with him,
while sleeping, eating
and of course while playing.
He even took it with him in the bathtub.
He liked the doll so much,
that it had become quite dirty and worn-out.
But he wanted to keep the doll regardless of that.
He played with it so much that
one day one of its legs oke off.
While the boy was in kindergarten,
his stepmother threw the doll away.
When he got back home, he was surprised to see
that Tebukro was no longer there.
Tebukro!
Where are you?
Tebukro!
The boy ran off to search for Tebukro.
He has been running for a while when he came upon a dark forst,
where thrown-away dolls gathered.
Tebukro!
Where are you?
Tebukro!
Oh, Tebukro...
Good that nothing happened to you.
Let us go home together.
Why don't you want to come home with me?
Your wound has healed!
That is good, Tebukro!
Perhaps my mother has healed you.
You're with my dead mother.
You don't feel so lonesame there, right?
Tebukro!
Tebukro!
Tebukro!
Now that meet again we both are not to blame.
Shibu, is everything OK now?
Isn't it, Shibu?
We have parted now but when we meet again
everything will be OK?
You got up already, Shibu!
That's strange, you fell asleep before me!
When I was about to write down my wish
on the note on the bell you fell asleep.
You really fell asleep one hour before I did!
You even snored!
You fell asleep before me.
You have grown up so much.
You have grown up so much.
- What do you mean by that?
Where did you find that dress?
I took the liberty of taking it from the depot.
It was no good idea?
It was. But I thought you were wearing it in my dream, too.
If I go on writing without asking him
Mazui will be angry at me.
What are you doing there?
Look out, man!
Ten years ago
here was a serial killing on high school girls.
They had been chopped up.
Do you remember?
Of course I cannot remember this.
I don't want to go on with this job.
I want to leave the Romero behind.
You are all insane!
How can you be so indifferent?
Innocent girls are being killed,
how can you be so indifferent?
Who can remain indifferent here?
Thanks.
Thanks.
Thanks.
We like you a lot, others.
We love you.
Really.
We love you with all of our heart.
That is why...
you should love us, too.
Please.
Can you love us?
Shibu, could you please chop me up,
just like the others?
What is near-death-happiness?
Why can you laugh like that?
We laugh because we're having fun.
You don't need to worry.
I permit it!
Everything is permitted, others.
If you want to laugh, you, too can laugh.
If you want to cry, you can also cry uncontrolled.
I understand.
Those girls need to be cruelly killed by those
who loved them the most.
That is their fondest wish and their highest fortune.
Being killed by their most beloved is their highest fortune.
I, too have killed my daughter.
In her puberty she was always against me.
When I was about to chop her up,
she looked at me with her white eyes.
My daughter must have been very unhappy,
because she was chopped up by her hated father.
But I had loved my daughter...
more than anyone else in the world.
I loved her so much.
You can cry until you are happy.
New information regarding the suspect of a murder:
He had killed the eldest daughter of a family,
now he is fleeing on highway 246
to Shibuya.
You're not crying?
If I could cry it would be easier for me.
Can you do puppet theater by using my text?
You have told me
that your name means ''Eternity of Words'', right?
If I write them down like that they will remain eternally.
I will also make a puppet of you.
Really?
I am so glad!
I hope it will be a beautiful puppet.
I can hardly wait.
CLOSED TODAY
Too bad...
We should have asked before.
- We cannot change that.
Tomorrow we can come here again.
I'm asking myself whether there will be a tomorrow.
Will you still be alive then?
Did you say something?
Let us come back tomorrow.
Doctor! I've ought your favorite Stacies here.
I never would have thought that I would have to work here!
This here is hell!
Did the zombie say that the dead have come back to this world
because hell got too crowded?
What are you saying?
What kind of stuff is that?
Finally he's giving up...
You have to teach him more discipline, Tokuyama!
What's up with you?
Nothing special.
Where was I?
At the ain waves.
Stacies also have ain waves, even if they are weaker.
I like that part the most.
I mean, it's interesting.
But the people and the mass media
don't want to see the interesting part in this!
Arita, can you check the name?
Her name is Nazmi.
- Nazmi...
And the media even calls me
a devil who chops up girls...
Damn, those idiots,
who know nothing about the significance of science!
One day I'm going to kill them!
Take a look at this.
The microscopical picture of the powder!
Beautiful, isn't it?
It looks like minerals, but it's an organic substance.
A special body substance has crystallized. Quite interesting!
Even more interesting though is
that the fine powder has got something to do
with the intellectual activities of the Stacies.
Intellectual activities?
The lust for killing or hunger are most likely stimulated.
Oh, what is that?
What happened?
Oh, forgive me...
You are good, not like all those men
which have been recruited out of small-time criminals.
This woman has applied for the job
because she wanted to kill girls who are younger than her.
That is why she's so strong.
When you are done with that, come to my room.
She even targetted me...
Stacies should know that they don't stand any chance there.
A storm in the night...
Äiko!
Äiko!
Äiko!
Shibu, you're getting up so early.
You're still alive.
Shibu, what's up?
The tomcat...
Listen, Shibu,
will you go shopping with me?
I let you wait...
- What is that?
A present for you.
- A present?
And what's inside?
- Don't ask me.
You must not ask girls such a question!
Blues Campbell's!
Let's go to the park,
today the botanic garden is supposedly open.
CLOSED TODAY
We are too late...
There's a manipulator who influences the Stacies
with metaphysic power.
It can even be a God.
How you call it doesn't matter.
What is a God?
What is a human being?
A puppet manipulator is only a manipulator of puppets anyway.
And they exist on the star Sirius
and they turn the dead girls into Stacies.
And the scare us.
They don't have any special purpose.
No purpose...
Puppet manipulators are only having fun.
They only act out of fun.
That's how the puppet manipulators are!
What's going on?
What's going on?
Children, don't act like grown-ups!
What's going on?
We will finish our job fast.
You want your children to get killed by us!
If you really mean that, do it yourself!
I will zap you!
Quit shooting around!
Keep them in distance.
Shut up!
I don't need orders!
Rokuyama!
- I ran out of ammunition!
Arita, what are you doing there?
Please help us!
Momo...
I have to find Momo.
Kana, my little sister,
I couldn't save.
But I will save Momo.
That is why I came here.
Pull yourself together!
We have to survive!
We have to hold the fort!
Boss, go get the ammo from the repository!
There's also a Bazooka!
Agreed! Let's go, Arita!
That was an order, Arita!
She really does look great!
In case you survive you can tell me about Momo.
Sure.
Because you've paid me so much money I have reached my goal.
With the money we can hire Sorimatschi
in order to kill us.
At any rate we will look for that girl!
Where are you running to?
The repository is in the other direction.
We can't go on fighting.
Let's run away!
I am sorry, but it's not loaded.
Where is the ammo?
Arita is an asshole!
He must have run off with her!
It's OK.
- It's not OK!
If she is not with me...
I know you like her.
But I love you, vice boss!
What are you saying?
You idiot!
I would be happy if we could die together.
Don't be such an idiot!
I feel ashamed.
Brother!
I may call you other, right?
Brother...
Momo...
It has gotten so loud during the last minutes.
What are you doing there?
Forgive me.
That's Momo!
Who are you?
You are not Momo's friends, are you?
Wait! Wait, please!
What do you think?
Hiding Stacies is a crime.
Give up! We are going to kill you now!
I don't care.
I will run off with Momo.
Are you totally insane?
She has become a Stacy.
She is not like she used to be!
Momo is Momo!
There are things in life which you cannot influence!
No matter what you do, it's of no help!
You simply have to accept it!
We are also going to die soon.
And will turn to Stacies.
So what?
If you have time for crying, getting upset or for laughter,
you have to accept your fate and run riot!
What are those clothes for?
A Stacy doesn't mind whether it's cold or hot.
You're like a stupid old woman who dresses up her pets.
Is that near-death-happiness?
- Shut up!
Nozomi...
We will give the money we earned today to Sorimatschi.
Illegal Rekill Team Drew!
Nozomi, Kanae, Tamae!
Put down your weapons and surrender!
What are you doing there?
You don't have to help me, but don't bother me either!
You know how important my research is.
Yet nobody wants to understand me...
This is the college of art!
And now we are here!
Okay, I will let Momo go.
Did you fall in love with him,
Nozomi?
You are so naive.
- You shut up!
Let's go!
What's this Stacy doing here?
Is she here for experiments?
No. She is my lover.
I envy her.
I would have wished for such a death myself.
Dying in the arms of someone you love...
It hurts so much!
I think the bullet has pierced my lungs.
Do you know that 10 years ago there was a killing right here?
The corpse was chopped up in several pieces.
You cannot know this since you were too young back then.
So you were the killer, right?
You were very lonely back then.
Did you want to love or be loved?
It's okay.
Nobody accuses you...
Nobody hates you.
The girls which you have killed
must have loved you, too. I also love you.
I love you.
I love you.
- I love you.
- I love you.
You can cry now, as much as you want to.
So that is
what moves you...
What lets you live...
No, I cannot believe that!
Impossible, such a thing...
What does move you?
Love?
Not the lust for murder, not the hunger, but love?
Even after death you cannot get to rest
because you want to be loved?
You eat people out of love?
I love you...
Do you love me, too?
Me old geezer?
You are my beloved!
My beloved daughters!
Can't we go on having fun until the sun rises?
In the botanic garden soon the sorrow disappeared.
I think that now I'm very beautiful.
I went to the botanic garden
with my twin sister.
She was so naive, so lovely and pretty,
but nobody ever saw that.
Nobody can see it,
nobody can understand her.
Only you have to understand her!
When you are sad she is happy.
In a spring night a twin girl is
in a temple, alone.
It is not a game anymore.
They are playing with the ball, as if they were killing themselves.
It's like a bloody baseball game
between laughing and crying twins.
Shibu!
The boundless strain of my sister
her anger, her helplessness...
Why don't you want to tell the others about it? You fool!
Have you given yourself to the cruel world?
Tell the others about it!
Tell them about it...
From now on tell them what's really on your mind,
what you really want to say.
Only of her beautiful spirit you must tell.
Don't worry!
You can tell about it!
The world...
is no game.
People are throwing balls at
each other as if it is meant to kill.
Can't we go on having fun until the sun rises?
In the botanic garden soon the sorrow disappeared.
Soon...
- Soon...
By and by...
- By and by...
she dissolved.
- ...she dissolved.
And I...
- And I...
think that now I'm very beautiful.
- ...think that now I'm very beautiful.
I am very beautiful...
I am very beautiful...
- I am very beautiful...
THANK YOU AND FORGIVE ME.
I LIKE YOU ALOT!
Thank you.
And forgive me.
I like you a lot!
Hello, Äiko!
I was very sad,
because we had to depart.
Now that meet again we both are not to blame.
Thank you.
And forgive me.
I like you a lot!
One day,
decades after the first Stacy had appeared on earth.
The Stacies didn't attack human beings anymore.
Men now could love Stacies.
Even children were born again.
The children which were born now,
were different from the former humans.
It was said,
that they displayed the last level of the human evolution.
The new humans started to rule the world and change it.
A book was declared as the bible of the new century:
The puppet play which Shibu and I had written.
''The boy, his tomcat Tebukro and Äiko''
This story, 5000 pages long and filled with love,
became the guiding principle
for the mankind of the new century.
THANK YOU AND FORGIVE ME.
I LIKE YOU A LOT!
And the world...
was fraught with love.
Gaga Communications
Naoyuki Tomomatsu |
(Emilie Simon)
All is white
All is white
I think it snowed
in the night
Everything is cold
So cold outside
I listen to the wind
All alone
I know it means
the storm will come
I want to live in paradise
I want to live in the South
I want to live in paradise
At the south of the earth tonight
All is white
I know it snowed in the night
Everything is cold
So cold outside
I try to be calm
It's a lonely trip
Listen to my eyes
Listen to my lips
I want to live in paradise
I want to live in the South
I want to live in paradise
At the south of the earth tonight
Once upon a time a garden
A fertile world where life was a given
A long time ago - before winter
But one day, everything was blanked
plants, animals
Those who could flee
did so, but our ancestors
decided to stay.
At any cost
And to resist tothis frost
which was taking everything
Time has passed
100 times, Earth has changed its face
We are still there
We stand, light sentinels.
Here is our story.
Where are the others?
I feel dizzy
leaving the Ocean.
Here we are, our two feets
in the snow,
in this country
too large for us.
Are we all here?
Everybody's here?
A day passes,
and another...
and the third day...
We gathered all here today,
from the straightest to the
hunchbakcs, all of us
Waiting for the signal
The signal...
...comes at last.
In this great day,
One third into the year,
when the moon and the sun
meet at half day,
we, swimmers, stand up
and start to walk.
Our kind is forever shared between
the ocean which feeds us
and on the other side
beyond the great plain
the ice covered ocean,
...a meeting.
We've got a rendez vous.
Now standing up
we walk, like nomads,
we walk one day,
two days
ten days, twenty days.
The same number of nights
the same number of cold nights
Here comes the time
of the first walk
The walk of the long caravans
Above us, the sky's
paths are shining
The sun, the stars draw
eternal maps
Under our feets, Earth's
heart humms...
Humms its beautiful
magnetic fields
Each year,
our trek takes a new turn
Icebergs are like giant tramps
They sleep wherever winter catches
up with them!
Sometimes we have to make long detours
Going around the sleeping titans.
But even the oldest amongst us
cannot remember ever being lost
Despite the cold
engulfing the plain
despite the dreamy mountains' walls
caravans from all 4 corners of the horizon
are gathering - nearly
the same day
at the same time, at the same place.
As if by magic.
10 days pass
and thousands of steps
And another 10 days
another thousands of steps
...and one morning
Our people gets
to the end of the trip
Here are the stone doors
that witnessed our birth
Since the dawn of times
It's here, on the Oamock (river?)
that we meet
every year to give life.
No place is safer
Protected by granite walls
and the ice beneath our feet
will not eak until summer.
No more order, no more steps
we all freely roam the crowd
...looking for our soulmate.
Love songs cover the Oamock
We marry for the whole year
to a single partner.
Every yearit's the same.
As soon as we arrive...
...it's slapping time.
More females than males!
Females fierciously fight for us :-)
A new couple?
They intervene.
A married male is a lost male...
So they dive in,
push their way in.
Other couples wait.
Those who, like us
have already found
each other...
...isolate themselves in the intimacy
of songs and parades.
Our nuptial dance
is opening the big winter's bal
(Emilie Simon)
The Frozen World
Won't you open for me
The door to your ice world
To your white desert
I just want to stare
Out over these snowfields
Until we are one again
We belong to
the frozen world
When the ice
begins to thaw
Becomes the sea
You will see
How beautiful we can be
You will see
How beautiful we
can be
Everything is cold
At the end of the planet
In our white desert
The sun kissed the ice
It glistens for me
And we are one again
We belong to the frozen world
When the ice
begins to thaw
Becomes the sea
You will see
How beautiful we
can be
We are going to dance
for the longest of winters
We'll lose and find
each other for 9 months
If our ballet is harmonious,
we shall survive
Too bad for those who
couldn't follow
those who are erring, lost,
those who are late or weak.
At the desert's mercy,
far from the Oamock's granite walls
Without the groups' strength,
the solitary is condemned.
Those the march forgot slowly fade.
Here, white reigns -
what dies
...is erased.
Already, winter's first tears come.
Soft tears, like
souvenirs from the sea
Love was proclaimed,
Love was made,
all those around us keep quiet.
In the warmth of our bodies,
a promise of life starts
A moon passes
and we wait.
A moon passes
and we wait.
Another moon
and we wait.
Another moon
and we wait.
Comes the 3rd moon,
the time has come.
With our feathers, we have to cover life
the moment it appears
...hide it.
Cold is everywhere
This mini heart's tremor,
hidden in its shell
is so vulnerable in
this huge ice land.
Here, you need much more life
to create life.
From now on, each of our move
aims at one single thing:
keep him alive.
I'm worn out.
I need to go back to the sea,
eat to keep
my body awake.
Yet, before, I need to
give the egg to his father.
Life contained in the egg
won't resist the frost's bite
No more than a few seconds
Some couples, like this one
- they must be young -
are too nervous
Frost bites and eaks
the treasure of the hurried,
the clumsy, the unlukcy.
Their dance is over,
their year is lost.
Now without an aim,
they'll go,
in an errand towards the ocean.
100 times, we patiently repeat
the dance...
...before passing the egg.
Again and again,
we repeat the litany
of our songs,
of our charms.
Again and again,
we repeat the litany
of our songs,
of our charms.
In our dance's balancing act
lies the perfect movement
This little step, this little step.
I'm leaving,
I have to walk to the ocean.
I'll stay with our egg,
I will cover it.
My belly's warmth will
protect until your return.
Go back to the ocean
and its food feasts.
And make sure you're back in time,
too feed our soon-to-born baby.
We'll wait for you.
It's time for the 2nd walk,
the march at dawn.
For the first time,
dancers separate.
I'm starving.
Our food is over there,
beyond the desert.
Yet only here,
on the Oamock's solid ice...
can our baby be born.
We'll go to the sea,
they'll stay here.
They'll walk,
we'll wait.
Two month...
of misery,
and fight to try to...
...preserve life.
For the last few days,
the sky above darkens.
The sun, the mountains,
the settings change.
It's like hearing winter
preparing its first blow.
We look like circus artists
with this egg on our feet.
We're now a single body
rolling itself
like a storm roll.
We'll hold.
Same winter -
we walk again and again
Cruel irony, on the ocean's back
we're looking for the door.
Here, under the ice, fishes swim.
Here, on the ice, the storm blows.
The starving walkers suffer.
The smell of water...
We can smell the water.
The entrance isn't far.
Here we are.
The ocean at last!
Caress of the water,
everywhere, the light shows
the way to the abyss.
Over there, past the blue
gateway to the deep,
...the table is ready.
Song of the sea
See
how I fly
In the sea
Like in the sky
You set me free
Sometimes, the wind leaves a bit
of fresh snow for us
...it quenches our thirst.
3 months without any food!
We defy winter and reach
life's limits.
Some pass the border,
they fall asleep, slowly.
White spreads little by little
over their body,
which disappear forever.
Nightime
...we crawl under the storms,
cold rules.
It has no name.
We hold without failing, under
the mother of all blizzards
melded together, a single body,
like the scale
...of turltes are fitted.
Night's daughters wear their
best veils.
They run
...under the stars,
dance to the wind's song.
Be courageous, enslaved people,
this dance is going
To the sky's limit,
looking for the sun who forgot us.
How soft is
the sea's water!
We enjoy the ocean
as long as we can.
But on the Oamock, life
will soon need us.
With a single jawbite,
the monster erased two lives
...the life of the trapped mother
and that of her baby
who will never be fed.
We are still petrified
by terror.
Around us, the night
has the smell of frost
we remember the ice's noise
so different from the ocean's songs
It's time for the return
time for the 3rd march,
the walk of the moon.
In the endless night,
we find our way to our land of cold.
We ing back lots of food
to feed our babies.
People are waiting for us.
We have to hurry.
Our gaping night takes forever
...and get bogged,
a 100 days long night,
filled with cold
and turmoil.
Yet... this morning...
something...
...sparkles in the air.
The light is back.
We have vainquished winter.
Life...
so small, so beautiful, unreal
in this cold that erodes us.
We reached
the summit of our torment.
From now on, each day
will ing a stronger sun,
which frees the youngs
from their shells.
Where are they?
But where are they?
How long have we
been going around like that?
Dawn's first glow has
awaken winter.
It enrages, it increases.
Cold is so strong that it finally...
...froze the wind.
It tighten its grip on us,
locks us stronger,
...clenches stronger.
So we turn, so as not
to be too exposed to the cold
...our back to the cold.
Heat exists, at the turtle's hearth,
hidden under the heads.
At our feet, babies appear,
always more plentiful.
Where are they?
As soon as they hatch out,
the babies are hungry.
The mothers have to
come back!
In this cold,
their energy fades so quickly.
And I am exhaused,
4 months without any food.
I am empty.
Barely enough to walk
another 20 days.
20 days... the eternity
that separates us from the ocean.
So this evening, if his mother
hasn't come back,
...I'll have to go,
abandon my child.
But before we give up,
there's still a chance.
The hidden part,
a few crumbles...
...preserved deep inside my body,
...despite these months of starvation.
A few more hours of life.
I had kept them...
...for you,
in expecation of this moment.
Who will win?
Life or winter?
For some,
it's already too late.
We walk, and in us,
life shrieks:
Hurry up!
Hurry up!
He, she, is born, needing you,
He, she will not hold for long, now.
Frightened for no reason,
a lot of wasted time.
We push our speed.
The wind ings puffs
of familiar scents.
The colony's not far,
faster!
The Oamock, at last!
Who will I find?
Is my baby dead?
Is he or she still alive?
Where in this crowd are you?
Where are you?
This voice...
This chant coming towards me...
This baby calling,
is he or she mine?
Come on, sing!
You did hold!
You came back in time!
You are still here.
And you, I only meet you now,
my marvelous son of the winter,
...my little baby.
Do you remember the dance,
our songs in the times of love?
Here they are again...
...renewed to cele ate
your return.
I must take our child,
and you must leave hastilly.
A short moment,
a precious moment.
Within one step, we'll be separated,
...Soon we'll be 1 000 winters apart,
let's make the most of it!
Another instant.
Youngster, listen carefully
to my voice
...thanks to my voice
you'll recognise me one day.
I'd like to be able to
promise I'll come back.
It's my turn to leave.
My strength desert me,
I have to complete...
...the most dangerous
part of the trip:
the march of the starved ones.
The ultimate march,
the march which decimates us
every year.
Here it comes at last - renewal.
Slowly, light blossoms
on the Oamock.
Like the sun, our youngs
grow stronger day by day.
But summer is still far.
No way we'll let our youngs out.
They are so frail,
They need...
our warmth.
Around us,
frost lurks.
10 days pass by
then 10 more days.
And one beautiful morning...
I am going for my first walk
by myself!
Oh, it's like a nettle...
under the paw (clawed feet)!
I'm cold!
It's funny, it tickles!
Here, my first walk,
the march of the free chick!
Cold is inging them back
under our paws.
But they made...
...the great jump.
A page of their life has been turned.
We haven't seen snow running like that.
Adults sqeeze together,
they are worrying.
This wind is no bearer of good news.
The dying winter is kicking us...
...with it last blizzard.
We think cold lost
its arrogance,
...but our youngs think otherwise.
They'll have to be strong.
The time of their initiation has come.
It's the dreaded moment of
their first turmoil.
Can't you hear my storm coming
Stones falling on to you
Can't you feel the earth shaking
Big dark clouds forming now
And I hope you're satisfied
I hope you're satisfied
I hope you're satisfied
To see the wind
blow over me
Can't you hear my sky shouting
Close, chasing after you
Deep, dark fear building up
It's too strong for you
And I hope you're satisfied
I hope you're satisfied
I hope you're satisfied
To see the wind
Blow
over me
Can't you hear my storm coming
Stones falling
Big dark clouds
forming now
The wind leaves, on its trail,
mothers looking for their child.
Trembling lost chicks.
And a harvest of lost lives,
swept away by the cold.
All these efforts oken
by a gust of wind.
Some find it unbearable.
They need a child, at any price.
Life has to keep on growing
on their feet.
So, they perpetrate the most
inconceivable act.
In a moment of crazyness,
the steal...
...someone else's child.
That was just! I thought they
would crush me!
You saved me!
It feels good to be close to you.
Happy birthday, short legs!
One month ago...
...we were hatching out of our shells,
now we run.
Not bad, innit?
We don't even need our mothers
to get warm.
Sometimes, we'd really like to...
...go under the warm duvet.
There's always one or two
who slouch in the pockets.
They pretend to be cold,
but for them, same system:
Stand up, your two paws
on the ice, and walk!
When time's up,
time is up!
Now, we are
in-de-pen-dent!
When we are cold,
there's the child care centre.
Not bad, we aggregate
and keep warm.
A bit like our fathers
making a big turtle.
But it's hard to stay in place.
I'm going to have to leave you alone,
I'll be back quickly.
I need to go and fish
to nourish you.
You'll stay here,
your father should be there soon.
You'll recognise his chant.
He'll recognise yours.
I'm not too fond of
staying alone.
Wait! I'm a little bit afraid.
Alert!
The long wings are coming!
Hurry, to the day care centre!
Oh! What about those ones,
left alone over there!
It's over for that one.
She'll never see the sea.
Here they come!
The fathers are back!
Is my father with them?
Yes, it's him, I'm know it.
Yes, it's you, I know it.
Adults keep on going and coming back.
They have two sides:
The white one, it's the full bellies
coming back.
The black one, empty bellies leaving.
As for us, front or back,
we are grey.
We are always hungry!
Sometimes come days
we can't even dream of.
For weeks, we have
fed our kid...
...separated, never meeting up.
And here we are, reunited
by the finest of all hasards.
Our kid is strong,
our kid is lovely.
On the wake of the last march,
let's promise to meet
for next season...
...to dance again,
maybe tie the knot...
...for another winter.
It's been a few days,
it's always sunny...
...and there's no night.
The icefield groans,
...it looks like it wants to leave.
It's time to depart.
The ocean calls me,
it will call you soon.
To life, little son of winter,
to life!
There ends our last march.
The separation march,
that of the return...
...to the sea. We leave
the Oamock for this year.
The time of the couples has passed away,
the dance is finished.
The dancers leave their separate way.
We return to...
the water for the year's most
beautiful moons.
Three months of ocean,
Three months of summer,
...of swimming and pleasure!
These last few days,
we feel strange.
We don't even want to eat,
maybe...
...we are becoming adults?
Time for us to answer the call.
Like our parents came
from the sea,
...it's our turn
to walk towards the ocean.
We leave the Oamock
to join our people...
...in the gentle deep.
Little ice walkers,
here comes the time...
...of metamorphosis,
we became...
...children of the ocean,
amongst children of the ocean.
One day, far away,
this famous day of 1/3 of the year
...when the sun and the moon
meet in the sky,
...we'll have to jump...
...out of the sea and become
walkers again.
Faithfull to our forefathers' oath,
...we'll come back here
to dance for life...
...during the biggest winter,
and perpetuate...
...the march of the Emperor.
Subs CEDRA PRODUCTlONS
Translated by Patrick |
English subtitles translation by Akira/Xn.
Promise me you won't sleep with an Italian, baby.
Darling, what are you saying?
- Nor with an American hippie. - No, it's disgusting!
Nor with a pretty little French guy.
Nope!
And not even with a Mexican selling acelets...
- ...in the Cote D'Azur. - Oh, Tenoch.
- With nobody. - Of course not.
- Promise me. - I promise.
- What? - Come on, you know!
I know what?
I promise...
...I won't even sleep...
...with a Chinese.
- I'm not joking! - Don't you trust me, Tenoch?
- Yes. - So what?
- Well, promise. - And you?
I promise, too.
Let's hear it.
- But we do it together. - Together.
One...
...two...
...three.
I promise I...
...won't sleep with...
- a Brazilian. - A German.
- An Argentinean. - A Polish.
- one from Sonora. - Irish.
- Or from Guasave. - Your father.
Are you crazy?
Ana's mother, a divorced French woman, a teacher...
...at the Foreigners Institute...
...didn't object about Tenoch sleeping with her daughter.
It was different for Julio.
He stayed with Cecilia until dinner, and came back the next morning.
It wasn't noticeable, but Cecilia's father, an allergy specialist...
...feared that her relationship with Julio went too far beyond.
Her mother, a psychologist...
...saw it positively, as an innocent thing.
- She can't find her passport! - Then she's gonna miss the plane!
Julio! Help me looking for the passport!
- Be quick, we're in a hurry! - Yes, yes.
Did you take the car out?
- Shut the door! - And the passport?
It's here, you stupid.
Come on!
Quick.
- What a nice greeting. Oh, yeah!
Hey.
What are you gonna do tonight, going to the party?
No, I'll feel lonely without you...
...I already know I'm gonna miss you an awful lot.
- Come on! - Cecilia!
- Your mother! - Come, come!
I wanna take a bit of you inside me.
The plane's gonna leave you on land, honey!
Move! Move!
Found it?
- Here it is! - Good.
How are you?
- Have you seen Esteban? - No, I haven't.
Ana, do the check-in!
How's it going, charrolastra?
What a farewell party, huh?
Let'em go.
I'm gonna miss her, but here we are. Bye bye.
- Hi, guys. - Hey, how's it going?
Why are you so pale?
Nevermind.
- Wonderful! - Hi, dad! How are you!
Ana's father was a journalist, recently converted to politics.
He was the director of the Institute of Culture in Mexico City.
He had a liking for Tenoch...
...but with his Party mates...
...and never in front of Ana, he called him the young lad.
- Let's go. - I wish I was already there.
- Don't go. - I'll miss you, my love.
- I don't want to leave, honey. - Ana!
Smell of ead.
Oh, fuck! Damn hog! Get the hell off my ass!
A gift for the promotion. Fuck off!
Go to hell, hog!
Stop , cut it out. Don't be a child.
Did your father get pissed?
No. He got angry.
If I don't take Economics, I can forget the car.
Being left without Murcičgalo ...
- only for not willing to study? - I hate economists!
They can all go fuck themselves.
- What an idiot. - No way.
I wanna be a writer. Come with me at Literature.
No, I pass.
Fucking traffic! I bet Boinas is there demonstrating.
It's her right, charrolastra.
And it's my right to tell'em they're sons of a bitch.
True.
But there are always nice chicks at those demonstrations, huh?
That's for sure.
Do you wear perfume?
Holy shit! You're the hog!
Open it!
- Open it! - There's the safe lock.
Open it, asshole!
That day, three demonstations took place.
But the jam had been caused by a pedestrian having been struck.
Marcelino Escutia, an immigrant carpenter from Michoacŕn.
Marcelino was hit by a truck at high speed.
He never used the pedestrian idge...
...because it forced him to walk 2 more km. to get to the building yard.
His unidentified body was recovered...
and ought to the mortuary. It was claimed 4 days later.
Tenoch was the second of three sons of a Harvard economist...
...Subsecretary of State...
...and of a housewife attending esoteric courses and activities.
They decided to name Tenoch Hernŕn...
...but then his father took a job for the government...
and hit by nationalism...
...he named his son Tenoch, an Aztec name.
I'll roll this joint and we're off.
I've ought some stuff from San Francisco. It's a charm!
- Uncut pills. - Really?
Go with the trip!
If I see Miriam I'll bite her tits and fuck her hung by her ears!
- What a chick! - Hell, yeah!
She rubbed herself on me at Rata's party.
Really, what a slut!
I wanna make Sazňn's woman.
What an ass and what tits!
Yeah, Sazňn's woman is outstanding.
Oh, not here, assshole. On the terrace!
- The smell is the same. - It stinks, dude!
- Nicely damp, isn't it? - Don't be an asshole.
- Dry. - Of course.
Monkey stuff.
A strong joint.
Tenoch!
My mother.
- Hello, madam. How are you? - Hi, Julio.
- Hi, mom. - Honey!
What's up, kids? You look weird.
Are you a bit sad?
It's for the girls, right?
Come on, boys! Love has upset you all!
Think of them, and you'll be with them.
- Are you coming at Jessica's wedding? - How could I miss.
You'll have to dress elegantly. There will be the president, too.
Tenoch, throw that cigarette.
Hello, madam. Your garden rocks.
- Saba, I didn't know you were here, too. - I'm everywhere.
At the party, Julio and Tenoch used alcohol and marijuana...
...and the ecstasy from San Francisco.
Their conquering plans failed.
They were afraid that their failure could mark their summer destiny.
At 4 AM Julio threw up on the road.
At 5, Tenoch oke a car's lamp going back home...
The same night...
...Saba had his first group sex experience.
A week passed by
For Julio and Tenoch, boredom became routine.
Tenoch's father was a shareholder of a sporting club...
...so his son could get in on monday, the closing day.
One, two, three.
You were eathless 'cause you had just smoked.
The pro.
You only gave me two meters.
10 at least, asshole.
- Four, at best. - Two and a half.
You always exaggerate.
Hey, I don't want to exaggerate, but...
...you got a really ugly cock
It looks like a hooded monk...
Then get on your knees. Confess yourself!
Don't be a queer!
Six, seven...
...eight, nine, ten, eleven.
- More bodyguards than guests. - Count them.
3 for the Comonforts, 3 for the Guerreros.
Don't point.
My father's boss got two, like that government guy.
- Plus all the Major State. - Add Herminio, won't you?
- No, he's my driver. - But he's armed.
Looks like our Tenoch is pretty drunk.
Dad, I've greeted the president.
The Gonzales Bocanegras are looking for you. Please, behave with them.
They've always been so nice with you.
All right, dad.
Do you remember the fatty girl?
How are you?
It's been a century!
You see?
What are you doing?
What a bunch of assholes, huh?
- As you say, sir. - Hey, buddy.
Do me a Mil lslas. Pretty loaded.
Do you remember your cousin, Tenoch? He wants to be a writer, too.
You'll have a lot of things to tell.
- Cheers. - Cheers, aunt. Thanks.
- What a lady, huh? - Yes.
How are you, baby? The last time, you were a child...
...crying for the Ninja Turtles.
- It was a ThunderCat. - Sorry, a ThunderCat.
So you want to tell stories about children?
No, stories about morons like you.
Writing in high school is one thing, literature is another one.
- When are you starting? - Did you read my book?
- I've read the critics. - Critics are all assholes!
Alejandro Montes de Oca, Jano, was Tenoch's cousin.
His father died when he was 3. He was committed to his aunt.
He managed to escape a oad with a master course.
He had just returned after 10 years.
Think well. Do you really want to be a writer?
It's full of writers, but the good ones are few.
It takes a life to become one.
My cousin, the writer.
It's not just discipline and improving your technique.
No, you need a personal style, too. You must have lived a lot.
Let's be honest, What have you lived?
Yes, Tenoch, what experience do you have?
Fuck, guys!
Sorry, sorry.
Are you all right?
I wish...
...to thank you all...
...for your presence at this humble cele ation.
And especially...
...the president of the republic and his charming lady...
...who have shared with us...
...this important moment for Jessica and Francisco...
...in spite of their duties.
It's really...
a sensitive act.
In front of such illustrious guests...
...I want to wish the newly weds the most absolute happiness.
Damn, what a beauty.
Hello.
- Pleased to meet you. - Hi.
- Hello. - Hi.
- Aren't you bored of this all? - No.
- Not even a little bit? - Pardon.
- Well, a little bit. - Yes?
- But where are you from? - Madrid, Spain.
- And what are you doing here? - My husband is one of the relatives.
- Of the groom? - No, of the ide.
Did you see what they've done to me?
Yes, you, fuck!
Luisa Cortés was left an orphan when 10 because of a car accident.
She was grown by her grand-aunt...
...a franchist who fell sick and was taken care of by Luisa
in her last 5 years of life.
Luisa always lived with her. At 20 she married Jano.
Months later, the grand-aunt died, and Luisa lost her last relative.
- What happened? - Those assholes.
How can I introduce you to the president?
Let's do it another time.
- No, let's go. - With a bit of salt...
- Salt. - Let's look for another suit.
- Jano, don't do this to me. - Attention.
- Take care of my mother. - Hey.
Is he your husband?
- Yes, why? - He's my cousin.
His cousin.
- What's your name? - Me? Tenoch.
- Tenoch? - Yes.
Tenoch, the little dwarf?
I saw you before getting married.
You were a little puppy.
You wanted a Thundercat.
Good memory.
- Do you smoke? - Thanks.
- You're pretty grown up. - Thanks.
When did you arrive?
Almost a month ago.
Jano will keep lessons at the university. From September.
Are you going on holiday?
He's going to Villahermosa with other scholars.
- I stay doing job colloquies. - Sure.
If there's time, I'd like to go to the sea. And you?
- We are going to the sea. - In Puerto Escondido?
- Jano talked to me a lot about it. - Puerto? No, it sucks.
Isn't it a beautiful place?
Only hip guys and 4th rate surfers go there.
There are only fishermen where we go.
And what's its name?
- Mouth... What's its name? - Heaven's Mouth.
Heaven's Mouth, sure.
- It's wonderful! - A paradise!
Practically heaven made sea.
Tropical.
A bite of heaven, on earth.
A paradise on earth, with roots...
- You could come with us Yeah, come with us!
Me?
- Would you take me with you? - Heck, sure.
- Of course. - Is there room to sleep?
Yes, on a bed of sand, warm and smooth...
- ...under a starry sky. - In luxury.
There's coconut there, and then we carry some caguŕmas.
- Caguŕmas? - Beer.
Jano will like it.
The mariachis.
The president left one hour later. He had a meeting...
...with the Executive Committee for the electoral candidates choice.
The next morning, at 10...
He shown disappointment for the Cerro Verde massacre...
...denying that the governor of the state knew anything about it.
After expressing his condolences...
...he flew to Seattle for a world summit on globalization.
The days passed by, and while Jano was away because of his meeting...
...Luisa got some test results from her doctor.
In the waiting room, she took a test on a magazine, named:
Are you a satisfied woman?
In the first question, Luisa picked answer B:
I prefer to be awake rather than sleeping and dreaming.
In the 4th, C:
I value time more than power or money.
In the 7th, A:
I think about today rather than yesterday or tomorrow.
She scored 16 points.
The magazine found her afraid to claim her freedom.
Luisa didn't agree.
Think about Conchita's tits. Those stiff and hard nipples.
Excellent.
And Mayela's pussy?
All wet and hairy.
- Your girlfriend's mother. - Shut up.
The 2nd grade teacher?
- Yes, Mrs. Georgina. - She turned me on.
- Salma Hayek! - Yeah, Salmita!
- Hey, your cousin. - What cousin?
The...
The Spanish one!
Yes?
Hello?
- Honey? - Jano.
Are you fine?
It's just that...
I'm drunk, Luisa.
Then go to sleep. We'll talk tomorrow.
I'll be back in two days.
- I love you an awful lot.. - Me too, Jano.
I'm an idiot. I swear. I'm crap.
You're drunk. Sleep.
I'm an asshole. A piece of shit.
Calm down. What's wrong?
- Are you fine, honey? - It's just that...
It's just that...
...I've slept with a woman.
Can you see I'm crap?
Luisa?
Why are you telling me this?
I love you an awful lot!
Why are you telling me this?
Here's your sandwich, darling.
- With your favorite cheese. - Thanks.
Hello?
One moment, please.
It's for you, Tenoch.
Who is it?
I'm Luisa.
The Spanish.
Oh, hello! How are you?
I'm glad I've found you. You said you were leaving today.
- To go where? - To Heaven's Mouth, right?
Yes, we're leaving today.
- Are you ready yet? - Well, we're sorting things out.
- Listen, a question... - What?
Is your invitation still valid?
Hello?
- Well... - I guess it isn't.
- It's ok, nevermind. - Wait. Yes, yes.
- Nevermind, I don't want to bother. - No, it's fine.
Where shall we pick you?
I live in Calle Machu Picchu, at 52. Third floor, intern C, like cheese.
Hello?
Are you sleeping, fucking lazy-bones?
I've been awake 'till 3 watching tapes.
- Hurry up, we're going to the beach. - What?
To Heaven's Mouth.
- But it doesn't exist. - I know, but Luisa wants to go there.
- What Luisa? - Luisa.
- Are you joking? Really? - Really. Fetch Betsabé.
It won't make it. The radiator and the battery are screwed.
And it's my sister's turn to use it. Let's go with Murcičgalo.
My father took it off me because of the oken lamp.
What an asshole.
Julio Zapata lived with his mother and his sister.
He hadn't seen his father since when he was 5.
His mother had always been a secretary in a corporation.
His sister Manuela, known as Boinas...
...studied Political Sciences At the National University.
After a long negotiation, Julio had the car for 5 days...
...in exchange for 3 weeks...
...during which Boinas would go to Chiapas to distribute provisions.
- Beer! - Beer, beer, beer.
Here's the beer.
One, two..
For three!
Condoms!
- Aren't there any of your size? - It's the men's sector.
Beware, dude.
After Puebla, get off the highway.
- The landscape is a real riot. - Yeah, that way.
Then, once you're here, go this way. Damn.
Saba, you fool, that's a river!
You're going towards Veracruz!
No, towards Oaxaca.
Quiet, then you go this way...
Careful, right? There are traffic control posts.
If you got weed stuff it In your balls, understood?
- Saba, we're in a hurry. - Yes, be quick.
Then you get to this small village...
...there's a hut with a giant Coca-Cola bottle on the top.
- Saba, and then what? - Yeah, then?
What?
- The beach, ugly fool! - Yeah, the beach.
Turn left on a country lane, and you're on the beach.
That's all.
Yes?
I'll come down immediately.
Give it to me, I'll help you.
Be quiet, it's my car.
- You haven't told us what you do for a living. - What do you think?
- A sociologist. - Cold.
Philosopher?
No, cold.
- Psychologist. - Really?
- Lingerie model. - Frost!
We surrender.
I have a degree in odontology.
- What's that? - she dries your drooling, at the dentist.
-Really? - Really?
- Why such a choice? - I didn't make it.
I never played with dolls...
...or pretended to be a dentist.
- Why then? - I was 16, my aunt fell sick...
...and I had to find a job.
4 months later I had a degree.
- But did you want to do something else before? - I didn't do well at school.
I had a fixed idea:
I wanted to travel.
- Travelling is super cool. - Eh, yes.
- You've never been on a plane! - What do you mean?
- Well, only three planes. - So what?
And so I would be a philosopher?
- You look like someone who thinks. - Of course, you're Jano's wife.
Luisa often attended to intellectuals' dinners with Jano.
She never integrated herself with them.
There was always someone willing to involve her...
...or expose her...
...giving her the word in the middle of a discussion.
Humbly, she used to answer:
I don't know anything about these things.
Sometimes, she would have wanted to ask them...
...to list the names of all the teeth one by one.
She never did it.
Charrolastra, pass me the chips.
What's charro...
- Charrolastra? - Yes. What's it?
A mix of charol astrale and charro lastre.
- Cool, isn't it? - Very.
Daniel didn't know the words of an english song and used to sing:
Charrolastra, charrolo
Charrolastra, charrolo
According to Saba...
...it refers to the dead weight we are for your father.
So Daniel and Saba are charrolastras, too?
Lately Saba has been taken by the investigation of...
...the altered states of his expanded conscience.
- In a mystical phase? - No, dope.
- He's out of mind. - We see Daniel less and less.
- Every day he's more queer. - Is that why you don't see him?
He wants to frequent different companies. But we're still others.
Pecas is just a honorary member...
...because she has terrible boyfriends.
- She didn't sign our manifesto. - Manifesto?
Tell me something.
- No. - It's secret.
- I won't tell anyone. - We'd be forced to kill you.
there's no greater honor than being a charrolastra.
to each his own.
pop killed the poetry.
- a joint a day. - Saba's idea.
don't fuck with the others' girlfriends.
America's supporters are queers. - death to the morals.
forbidden to get married as a virgin.
- Club America's supporters... - You've already said that.
It's repeated because they're queers twice.
Crappy team.
the truth is cool but unreachable.
The truth is the best, but it's very hard to reach.
whoever eaks one of the rules previously stated...
...loses his title of charrolastra.
Take your manifesto to the parliament and it will be a success.
But it's cool, isn't it?
Don't the charrolastras eat?
Julio and Tenoch told her many other tales.
Each story proved the strong ties
...that joined them, they were like one.
The stories, although enriched with personal mythology, were true.
But like it always happens, they were incomplete truths.
Julio didn't say that he used to light matches to cover the smell in the toilet
...in Tenoch's house...
...nor Tenoch revealed that he used to lift the toilet cover with his foot at Julio's.
There was no need to know those details.
- Do you have girlfriends? - Yes, Ceci.
- Ana Bananas. - Bananas?
And where are them?
In Europe. They're thick as thieves.
- Where in Europe? - Around Italy.
They're lucky.
- They say it's wonderful. - Yes, but that's not why.
- Why? - Why did they go to Italy?
- For the clothes? - On holiday?
For the guys! Italian guys are hot!
- What are you saying? You don't know them. - Right.
Ceci wouldn't be able to betray me.
She wanted to tattoo my name on her tit.
- But her mother didn't want her to. - I took Ana's cherry.
- She only does it with me. - Exactly.
I'm pleased.
Your girlfriends are lucky for having boyfriends like you.
And are you charrolastras faithful? - Of course.
That's how it gotta be.
Have you ever betrayed Jano?
Me? Betraying Jano? No, I'd never do that.
- I'm so hungry... - Here comes the lady.
Has he ever betrayed you?
Jano always needed confirmations.
Do you think so?
- Has he betrayed you? - Some beer.
- Me too. - Where did you meet him?
- In a bar in Madrid. - Really?
I bet he was drunk.
No, he was sober. I was the totally drunk one.
- Really? - Yep.
- And then? - And then?
This guy, so arrogant and bold...
...comes to me and goes:
- Hey, what a chick you are! - What did you see in him?
Really, what did you see?
Well, I don't know. Jano and me share a lot of things.
Like?
Well...
He has no father and I'm an orphan
His mother was annoying...
...like the aunt I used to live with.
Those 5 years when I took care of her were terrible.
Jano was the only one to be on my side.
- Shall we toast? - Sure!
To relax.
- So what will you have? - I don't know.
Thanks. Good night.
Good night.
- Hey, pal! - The small one for you.
- Easy, huh? - Fuck, yes.
- Hey. - What's up?
Will Ana and Ceci make some Italians?
- No, what are you saying? - Ah, it's full of pee here.
- No, huh? - Absolutely not.
And then Italians are queers.
Sure.
D'ya think the little cousin's gonna screw us?
- Looks like Jano cheats on her. - Heavy stuff, huh?
We gotta comfort her. Make her smile a bit.
I'll show you.
Come.
Hi guys.
I'm coming.
- What's up? - Are you awake?
Come on, the beach'll run away!
- Fuck, come on! - Julio, the beach.
Now?
- The after- eakfast, cool. - Go this way.
- Can you drive like that? - Yes.
You don't feel bends.
We fly like the Concorde.
Monkey shit. Pure shit.
- Good stuff. - Sure.
Good.
- D'you smoke a lot? - So and so. You?
- No. - Want a beer?
Tenoch didn't know Tepelmeme...
...birthplace of Leodegaria Victoria, Leo, his nanny.
At 13 she had moved to Mexico City.
Leo found a job at lturbide's house, and took care of Tenoch since his birth.
Until he was 4 years old, he called her mom.
Tenoch didn't comment.
There's something for everyone.
I saw you tonight.
- What? - What?
- You know what I'm talking about. - No, about what?
D'you think you're supposed to spy on a woman in a hotel?
It was his idea.
Ah, yes?
And you followed him.
- Did you want to see me naked? - No.
- And get a good hand-job. - Come on.
Tell me one thing:
Did you make love with many other women?
- Some. - Stop it, you boaster.
- What. - He's only fucked with his girlfriend.
- See that you're wrong. - With whom then?
- With Flavia. - Fuck off! Never.
The idiot came while he was still putting the condom on.
- You told me. - What?
A little offer for the queen?
And you, Tenoch?
- What? - Have you made love with others...
...apart from your girlfriend? - Some.
- Yes, 2 or three hookers. - Hookers?
- Whores. - Really? Do you go with whores?
The little queen is gorgeous.
- I don't go with whores. - You do.
- You're a whore-chaser. - No.
- Goodbye! - Goodbye!
- Wonderful! - Turn it up!
Did you fuck many guys before Jano?
I started late and met Jano soon.
- Were you a virgin? - A virgin? No.
There was a guy before.
Did he bang you hard? Tell us the truth, and go, go, go!
To be honest, yes.
He took me to the factory where his uncle worked.
I was dying with fear, I barely knew him.
I thought he wanted to kiss me. No, instead...
...he took my cherry.
- The bastard. - He hurt me a real lot.
I said I won't do it again.
But we always ended up doing it in a row.
I thought he only wanted to screw.
But he also wanted to talk.
- He fell in love with me. - Sure...
He used to pick me up on his bike...
...in a leather jacket.
He was fascinating. I was charmed.
I always played hooky any time I could.
Playing hooker, like doing blow jobs and stuff?
Yes, that, too.
No,playing hooky means cutting school classes.
I used to cut classes to spend more time with him...
...in the park, or to take a good ride on his bike.
We were even about to go to the Cote D'Azur.
Me too.
A friend of his had found me a job as a waitress.
We had everything packed and ready.
He had a pigtail and a oken tooth.
And an earring on the right.
I was in love with him, I swear.
Deeply in love.
- Then Jano came, right? - No.
- So what? - Dead in a bike accident.
Heck.
He was 17.
Had they passed by there 10 years earlier...
...they would have ran across a couple of cages in the middle of the road.
Then across a cloud of white feathers.
Shortly after, more crushed cages, with dying chickens.
Later on, an overturned truck, surrounded with smoke.
They'd have seen two inert bodies on the ground...
...the smaller one covered with a jacket...
...and a hopeless woman crying on his side.
Another cigarette.
- Nice song, dude. - The battery is down.
Turn on the radio.
Shit.
- Hide all the stuff. - Don't worry.
- Calm. - Don't stare at them.
Damn, those are fucked.
Don't look, pal.
What the hell's going on, dude?
Hey, not a bad crotch.
That woke up both of you.
Must have been the heat?
- Got a hard-on, sucked? - You don't know how much.
- He's got a super small one. - Small, dork?
Teodoro is 5 millimeters shorter than your Rasputin.
Bullshit.
- Did you measure them? - Yes.
- But his one is horrible? - How horrible?
- Hooded. - Come on.
- Ah! So beautiful! - What?
- Seen? - It sucks, it's disgusting.
How do you make love with them?
- Sweetly, with feeling. - Yeah, with jiribilla.
With what?
With affection.
- What do you exactly do to them? - First, some groping warms the oven.
Some kisses on her titties and some nibbles on her nipples.
And then?
- Then I stick it all in. - With jiribilla.
And then?
I push 'till she's dying.
- Nothing else? - What do you mean?
Ceci waves, shakes, moans, like an oyster with lemon.
- Ana cries. - Oh, poor darling.
- No, she cries with pleasure. - I figure it.
- Do you do it missionary style? - Missionary, doggy-style, everything.
Ana likes to be on top. And sitting, too.
And a good 69, as well. All the Kamasutra.
All of it? - I do everything.
And what about that thing when you put a finger in...
- ...in the ass? - In the ass? Oh, fuck!
Go get some water! Some water!
- I told ya. - Towards San Rafael.
- And how much does it take? - It'll be ready tomorrow.
No, but thanks anyway.
- Nice som ero. - Yes, really nice.
You can keep it.
- Really? - Yes.
- Is it a gift? - Yes.
Thanks.
It looks good on me.
Here's the coconut.
- Thanks. - Sorry.
That's my name.
Beautiful name, Luisita.
Hi, Jano. I know you're not back yet.
I'm calling cause I didn't leave any messages, not to make you worry.
I wanted to disappear from your life...
...but I've understood it's not right.
This is my message, but actually, I don't know what to say.
I've met Lady Martina.
She's 98 and she remembers everything since when she was 5.
Imagine all she has lived...
and what we don't live.
The mousse your mother sent us is in the fridge.
Pay the phone bill. It's on the desk.
Pick up your shirts from the laundry.
Careful, don't wrinkle them.
Well, take care.
See you.
Pass me the shampoo.
Shampoo!
Please.
- Oh, I'm sorry. - No, you can come in.
- Are you all right? - Yes.
Must have been the heat, the trip, everything.
We wanted to ask you if you have some shampoo.
Did you ing it?
Take the towel off.
What?
I say take the towel off.
- The towel? - Yes, the towel.
Take it off, Tenoch.
Don't cover yourself.
Don't cover yourself.
- You're easily turned on, eh? - Yeah, huh?
It's on the left, you've lied to me.
- What? - You said it hung on the right.
- Oh, yeah. - I imagined it that way, you know.
Jerk off.
Jerk off?
- A hand job. Touch yourself. - No.
Do you want me to help you?
Do you want me to show you my tits?
I'll show them if you touch yourself.
Come here, Tenoch.
Closer.
I'm wet. Wanna feel it?
- Yes. - Touch me.
Touch me.
Lick me, Tenoch, lick me.
- But take my panties off. - Sure, sure.
No, come here.
Oh, honey.
Honey.
- I'm sorry. - It's fine, it doesn't matter.
Relax.
Julio didn't know what he felt. He only knew it wasn't anger.
He was 8 years old the last time he had felt that way.
One night he had gone out drinking
...and had found his mother in his godfather's arms.
Julio had retired in silence...
...and never told anyone about it.
How ware you, pal?
I'm here.
What about a little challenge?
- No, it's all full of leaves. - No problem.
Okay.
You've let me beat you.
You had no reason.
I made Ana.
What?
You've heard me. I made your girlfriend.
The last time Tenoch had felt like that he was 11.
He head noticed his father's picture on a newspaper accusing him...
...of a fraud in the import of spoiled corn for the poor.
Tenoch and his parents moved to Vancouver for eight moths.
Tenoch never asked the reason.
Luisa didn't know about Julio's confession.
During dinner, though, she felt the tension between the two friends.
She sensed the oken equili ium...
...that she had to reestablish.
- Good night. - Good night.
Good night, Tenoch.
What's up?
- Don't you sleep with Luisa? - Fuck off.
How many times did you make her?
Only one, and I was drunk.
- When? - Stop it.
- No, tell me. When? - I don't know.
How's it you don't know?
While you were at Lake Tahoe.
- And where was Cecilia? - She was sick.
Was it at her place?
- No. - Where then?
- At a party. - What party, asshole?
I don't know, dude.
It was Fruity Loopy's party, I guess.
The party when Saba took her cherry?
- I guess so? - What are you laughing, asshole?
- Saba. - Don't laugh!
- Who started it? - Both. We were so fucking drunk.
And where did you do it?
In the sister's room.
How was Ana dressed?
- Shit! I can't remember. - Was she wearing pants or a skirt?
What panties was she wearing?
- What panties? You've heard me! - White, I guess.
- Did she take it in her mouth? - No!
Look at me, idiot. Did she suck it?
- Did you lick her? - No, of course not.
- Did she come? - How do I know? It was very quick.
- Did she enjoy it? - How could I know?
- And you, asshole, did you enjoy it? - No, no.
I felt like shit, I swear.
I wanted to tell you...
Fuck off, asshole! To hell!
You've oken our friendship. The trust!
You made my girlfriend. You've screwed me!
And me, idiot, inging you those fucking comics from Lake Tahoe.
And a shit of a dress for that whore of Ana, fuck!
Fuck off, dude.
Fuck off.
Tenoch, forgive me, pal.
I didn't do it on purpose.
Not on purpose?
You can maybe stomp her foot not on purpose, not screw her!
Right? Not make her!
- Not make her! - No.
He went on all night long.
Tenoch engaged himself in an endless quest for details.
He wanted to make a puzzle with pieces that wouldn't always match.
In the meanwhile, Julio melted some details to build a less painful truth.
Lady Martina gave Luisa the stuffed mouse with her name on it as a present.
It belonged to her grand-nephew Luisa O egňn...
...died of a sunstroke crossing the desert of Arizona...
...looking for a better future.
Luisa believed that the dead kept being present.
She wondered how long she would live on in other people's memories.
But she didn't want to fill her mind with thoughts of death.
She heat has hit you, too?
A crazy heat.
Hey, where are you going?
- Stay here. - I wanna see Rasputin.
Listen, I don't like the idea.
Had Julio come into my room, it would have been the same.
Bullshit.
If you think I'm the driver, fuck yourselves.
Go fuck off!
Calm down!
Fucking hogs!
Me, me, me, me.
- The shoes. - The what?
Shoes.
Okay, pull'em off. Now...
...this way, this way, this way.
Come here!
Give it to me.
Come, feel me. Be calm. Quiet.
Look at me.
Look at me.
- Wait for me. - Careful.
I'm sorry.
Nevermind. Be quiet.
Luisa, I'm sorry.
It's just that...
Don't act this way, come on!
Wasn't this what you wanted?
It was your game, right?
Taking me on a trip to fuck me, wasn't it?
So what?
God, what idiots.
I shouldn't have done it with none of you.
That's what I should have done.
I didn't want to hurt anyone.
Do you believe me?
- Do you forgive me? - Yes, yes.
Let's go.
Me too.
- You too, what? - Julio.
Me too, asshole.
- You too what? - I made your girlfriend, Ceci.
It's not true.
- When? - After the Plastilina Mosh gig.
Son of a bitch.
That's why you ought me home first, right, asshole?
- Where? - My place.
- Your place? - In my room, dude.
- She had flowered panties. - Did you screw her?
- The asshole made mine. - What happened to Three?
Don't fuck the others' girlfriends.
That's Five!
Get out!
Get out, asshole! Now I'll tear you to pieces!
- Open! - Hey, guys, stop it!
Fuck...
A classic for a boor.
Now the boor's gonna smash your face!
Blow me, dork!
- Fuck off! - Snob queer!
- To hell. - Julio listen...
Son of a bitch!
I thought you were different, but you're animals!
The futile Manifesto!
Not following your own rules!
You mark your territory and quarrel but you just want to screw each other!
That's what you like!
Who cares if you screw each other's women, if you come immediately?
Who made me do this? I'm here changing diapers.
Seen, asshole?
- Come on, get out, open! - No.
- She's leaving. - You've pushed her.
How could you make my Ceci?
That whore!
- So we're even, right? - Even?
Not fucking even! Get on your knees, like you made me do.
- Come on! - I'm sorry.
- On your knees, son of a bitch! - She's looking for a lift.
I know, asshole! On your knees!
Move away.
- Move away if you want me to get out. - Here you go.
Come on, I won't do anything. Out.
Sorry.
On both your knees.
I beg your pardon, Julio, for screwing your girlfriend, okay?
Come on, idot, she's leaving.
- How many times did you make her? - Just once, what do you think?
You're not a charrolastra anymore!
- You don't mean anything to me anymore. - You neither.
You're a piece of shit!
- Come on, Luisa, get in. - No.
I'll take a bus to Puerto Escondido! To hell with you and Heaven's Mouth.
We want to go there with you.
Why? To quarrel. No, thanks.
- We won't quarrel. - We promise.
I can picture myself, with two dorks.
- We've been assholes. - We'll do as you say.
You command.
It's a few steps from here! - it's close, come on.
But we do as I say.
At the first quarrel, I'll go away.
As you say.
Now I'll set my rules.
I'll make my Manifesto.
You've gone beyond, Julio.
I won't fuck with any of you. Fuck each other, if you wish.
I sunbathe naked and I don't want you around and horny.
I choose the music.
You're required to kindly shut up when I say so.
You cook.
Not another word on your poor girlfriends.
Keep a distance of 6 meters. If I prefer so, 100.
You'll take care of all the labor.
You'll speak only if you already agree.
But if you just shut up, it's better.
And It's forbidden to contradict me.
And especially pushing me.
Julio and Tenoch didn't know where they were...
...or how to get to their destination.
Saba's indications were contradictory.
Afraid that Luisa might found out, Julio took a country lane.
They thought Luisa was sleeping.
They didn't know that her fear prevented her from doing so.
It had nothing to do with darkness or with what was surrounding her.
Hey!
We got ceviche...
...fried fish and beer!
Jesus Carranza, known as Chuy, and his wife Mabel...
...the fourth generation of a fishermen family.
They lived there, close to San Bernabe.
Chuy offered himself to escort them to the beaches the next day.
He asked them 350 pesos, including lunch.
- Let me drive it! - No.
- I know how to. - Fine then.
- Don't push it too much. - I know, I know.
- Nice place to have a bath, that one. - Name?
- The Heaven's Mouth. - Very beautiful.
Fine.
Lucero! Don't harass the lady!
Don't worry, Mabel! He's teaching me how to swim.
- I'll help you. - No, I can make it on my own, thanks.
Go to your friend, he's all lonely. The water is warm. Go.
Let's see how you play dead.
Oh, she's dead.
Oh, Lucero.
Christian is a whiner. He spends all night crying.
He only stops in my arms.
He likes to be with his little sister. So pretty, isn't she?
She looks a lot like you, Mabel. Same eyes.
You should have sons, lady. It shows you know how to handle them.
You're the in the right age, right?
He fell asleep. What do I do?
Marquez passes to Ramon. Ramon places on Zepeda.
He stands out like a colossus of Santa Ursula.
Claudio the emperor steals the ball. You can trust him!
A trustworthy emperor!
His majesty goes on, looks for a personal score.
Just shoot, heck!
Here we are.
A pass to Cuauhtemoc Which stops it.
He advances towards the goal...
...and shoots!
The human wall!
Campos!
That's why he's a regular of the national team! That's why!
What?
Don't you like Campos?
Wouldn't you want to live forever?
- Yes. - It'd be beautiful.
No?
By the end of the year, the family will move away...
...because a new luxury hotel will rise in San Bernabe.
They'll move to the suburbs of Santa Maria Colotepec.
Chuy will create a transports company...
...but will be hindered by the Acapulco syndicates...
...and by the Consortium of Tourism.
Two years later, he'll be a cleaner in a hotel.
He won't fish anymore.
- Heck? - What?
What the hell?
- Speed up Chuy! - Shit.
Get away from here, you bastards!
Not that way, no!
They're shitting inside here, dude!
Get out, bastards!
- You're throwing shit on me! - Out!
Let's go!
Quick, litlle shit!
The pigs tore the camp to pieces.
It was evening already, and Julio and Tenoch decided to sleep in the city.
For 75 pesos, Chuy had found them a room with light and a toilet.
Luisa was tempted by the idea of a shower, although a cold one.
They would go tomorrow to pick up their stuff.
The 23 pigs had run away from a farm near there.
During the following 2 months, 14 were sacrificed.
3 will cause a gall-bladder infection...
...after having being eaten at the El Chavarin ranch.
Don't spin, asshole!
Tell your mother what you want.
Let me talk. Let me talk or I'll hang up.
I would have left anyway, Jano...
...your call makes everything easier. I' grateful for that.
This is not a revenge.
I've always known about your betrayals Carmen in Escorial...
...and the one in Barcelona. I've always known.
I just hoped you would change, that's all.
My decision has nothing to do with that.
I can't explain now, but soon you'll understand, okay?
Don't blame yourself and don't blame me...
...it's nobody's fault.
No, I don't hate you. And please, don't hate me.
Listen, Jano, listen.
I'm calling to say that I love you, and that you've been my life.
I don't expect a happy farewell, but let it be affectionate, at least.
Calm down, please don't act this way, please.
Did you notice I took less money than what was due?
No, I don't need more. I'm fine.
I let my keys in the kitchen.
Don't lose the terrace key, there's just one copy.
I took the T-shirts from Ibiza.
You know I like to sleep in them.
I just hope you learn to be happy.
I am now.
Take care, Jano. I'll hang up now, okay? Bye.
Fuck you! Rematch!
I'm grateful to all the women Jano has betrayed me with.
How did I notice?
Fucking with him. He experimented with me the things he learned from the others.
- You finally understand. - Like the finger in the ass, right?
- Yes. - Come on, really?
But you must know how to do it. With delicacy.
You can't just stick it in. Jano was a master of finesse.
- To the master of finesse! - To Jano!
Jano, wherever you are.
I'm glad I've met you.
Sometimes you're fuckheads, but in the end...
...you're really smart.
You have the luck of living in a country like Mexico.
You can eath life everywhere here.
To the sweet Mexico! - To Mexico!
Magic and musical.
- So, are you friends or not? - No.
Come on, make peace.
- And so I'm a boor? - Right that.
- Do you remember that big thing? - Fuck, that's my car.
And me, Mr. Delicacy?
- Okay, okay. A hip guy. - But you like coming to my place?
To see what your father steals.
But his father is a honest man, right?
Isn't he honest?
What assholes! Now you're friends again.
- To the charrolastras! - To the charolastras!
- Want beer? - Yeah, pretty cold.
Sure, sure.
- Luisa. - What?
- I'm sorry for the push. - Oh, Julio...
- ...you went beyond. - I know.
- Give me a kiss. - Forgive me.
You're forgiven.
Hey, Luisa...
...tell us the truth:
Who fucks better, between us? The truth.
- You make me laugh. - Come on.
Each one has certain qualities.
But who made you feel better?
I'll mimic Tenoch coming:
Honey. Honey!
- I don't believe it, pal. - Julio crosses his eyes.
But you must stop jacking off and improve your resistance.
- He came sooner than me! - Both do some training.
- And number Seven? - Eliminate it.
Chuy, isn't jacking off cool?
- To jacking off! - Yeah!
You can't toast to jacking off!
By the way:
You don't know how to lick it.
- I didn't do it at all. - You're surely as lame as Tenoch.
You licked it like that, like it were an icicle.
It must be done with care. The clitoris must be a great friend of yours.
It's a problem to find a great friend.
Search and you shall find. There's no greater pleasure than giving it.
- An applause for the clitoris! - Yes!
- Up the clitoris. - Up the clitoris.
Listen, seriously...
Truth, I want the truth:
Ceci sucked you off.
The truth?
- She nibbled it a bit, dude. - Shit, she sucked you off!
- Ana bites, too? - No, she sucks greatly!
- You said she didn't suck you off. - Only the tip.
She missed the big dish.
- Aren't blow jobs great, Chuy? - Heck, Chuy!
- Up the blow jobs! - Wait.
Since we're telling the truth:
I made Ceci many times.
No problem. I screwed Ana many times, too.
- I've been there mixing up the cream. - Me too!
Do you realize we're foster- others?
He made my girl, but he comes in a blink!
To your girlfriends, who are making 10 Italians at a time!
- To Luigi! - To Francesco!
I toast to Tiberio!
- Got any change? - Who wants the little maggot here?
I'll take it.
Hey, Tenoch.
- And your mother, too, you know? - What?
Really. The day she washed my clothes.
Are you serious?
Absolutely!
- Cheers! - You're crazy.
Luisa! To all mothers!
Who sings the Fandunga?
- La Fandunga? - Are you joking?
Actually no. Give me a number and a letter.
Thirteen.
- Ah... B. - 13-B.
After Heaven's mouth there's Palikata and the beaches of Chacrita...
...and Santa Rita.
- And Chacagua. - Chacagua. What wonderful names.
- What do they mean? - I don't know.
- Good morning, sleepyhead. - Sleepyhead.
Want some eggs?
- A shrimp soup? - Please. And a beer.
The best antidote.
- I gotta give the car back to my sister. - Fine.
- Was it Chacue... - Chacagua.
- Is there anything after Chacagua? - There's Amaranto.
Golden Beach is there. Huge, with many waves.
Many people drown there. But it's wonderful.
- Some more soup. - No, thanks.
I must go. My parents must be worried.
And Julio must give the car back to his sister.
I was talking with Mabel about staying here some more...
...to see some bays.
- I'm hungry, mom. - Well, here you go.
Go, go!
That day Julio and Tenoch started their trip back home.
It was a silent trip with no events.
Their parents never knew they had gone to the sea with Luisa.
Luisa stayed exploring the bays around.
Parting from Tenoch and Julio, Luisa told them:
Life is like the foam of the sea. You must dive into it.
On their return, Ana and Cecilia oke up with Tenoch and Julio.
Two months later, Tenoch began going out with a neighbor.
It took 11 months for Julio to go out with a French course mate.
Julio and Tenoch hung together less and less.
The next summer, the PRI...
...lost the elections for the first time in 71 years.
Julio met Tenoch who was going to the dentist.
A coffee was less uncomfortable than the excuses not to do it.
- And Saba, have you ever met him again? - I know he lives in Real de Catorce.
Really? Fine.
And Daniel?
Self-declared queer.
His father kicked him out of home.
- A big trouble, isn't it? - On the contrary, he's happy.
He's even got a boyfriend and stuff.
It's fine then.
- I've been admitted to the University. - Great! When will you start?
- In September. - Economics?
Yep.
- And you? - Biology at the UAM. Next week.
- What a bad luck, huh? - Yes. The UAM begins sooner.
Do you know about Luisa?
No.
What?
- She's dead. - What the fuck are you saying?
- Anything else, guys? - No, thanks.
- And how? - Cancer.
She had it everywhere.
It happened there in San Bernabe. A month after our departure.
Chuy called Jano, and that was all.
Terrible.
When we met her, she already knew she had to die.
She didn't want to tell anyone.
Luisa spent her last 4 days in the Hospital of Santa Maria Colotepec.
By her request...
... Chuy and Mabel never revealed her adventure with Tenoch and Julio.
Before dying, gave Lucero the stuffed mouse with her name as a present.
Tenoch apologized. His girlfriend was waiting for him at the cinema.
Julio insisted to pay the bill.
They never met again.
- Hear you, huh? - Yep.
The bill, please.
Orgazmo DivX |
They are called the Genii. They are simple
people, but good farmers and fair traders.
- They look friendly enough.
- I have often traded with Tyrus.
I'm inging them in.
All operations to silent mode.
If people could just learn to keep
their secret underground hatches locked.
So, the whole farmer thing is just a front.
- The next culling was decades away.
- We're looking for allies.
We had hoped to test our first
atomic weapon five years from now.
- Do we have that much time, Sheppard?
- No.
How does a Wraith ship's computer
help you?
This interface device
shows the location of Wraith ships.
- You know where to deliver bombs.
- The Wraith must not know we were here.
- Help!
- Leave him!
- Please!
- (shouts)
- Where's my father?
- He did not survive.
By leaving him to die,
it's as if you killed him.
You do not want to make an enemy
of the Genii.
Haven't been to the mainland in a while.
How's everybody doing?
Halling believes the first crops
will have a good yield.
You still miss home?
There is still talk of returning,
even though the Wraith have scorched
Athos in revenge for our resistance.
Maybe in time this place
will begin to feel like home.
Do you see that?
That can't be a storm.
It stretches across the whole horizon.
I've never seen that from so high.
I've seen a lot from this altitude,
but not that.
This is Jumper One. We're changing
our heading to investigate a storm.
Major, this is Weir. We didn't copy that.
You're eaking up.
(Sheppard) I said there's...
- (static)
...weather forecasting.
Did he just say weather forecasting?
- Do all storms look like this from above?
- No.
This must cover 20 of the planet.
- Is it headed towards the mainland?
- Tracking towards the settlement.
And after that?
Straight to Atlantis.
(McKay) This planet
is basically the same size as Earth.
Hurricanes on Earth
never get as big as this boy
because once they hit the shore
they slow down.
Without as much land mass to slow
it down here, it's gaining momentum.
- Both of them are.
- Both of them?
- We saw only one.
- It only looked like one.
According to the Ancient database, every
20 or 30 years the sea gets very warm.
That, for rather boring reasons, means
hurricanes are more likely to occur.
- Like El Nińo, the ocean...
- Like I said, rather boring.
- Focus.
- If there are a bunch of hurricanes,
the likelihood of two colliding
is increased.
It's more like a merger. They are
intersecting and combining their power.
And... it's headed right towards us.
You said the Ancients experienced
these storms every 20 to 30 years.
Atlantis must have some precautions.
The Ancients were protected by the shield
or submerged deep enough in the water.
OK. Strike those options.
What else have we got?
Nothing. It is a real threat.
The high winds alone will wreak havoc.
Come on, guys.
This city's been around for a long time.
Storm surge is inevitable.
By moving over a land mass before hitting
us, there is a greater risk of tornadoes.
This is Atlantis.
They've gotta be able
to handle that... right?
- No.
- Why not?
The people who built this city
had a force field
capable of holding back anything
nature or the Wraith threw at them.
Without that protection,
Atlantis is remarkably fragile.
Even our conservative calculations
project widespread damage.
- Flooding could sink the city.
- How could something this big just sink?
- The Titanic's passengers asked that too.
- Yes, well, let's not.
What you're saying is
if Teyla and I hadn't discovered this...
We would be in even bigger trouble.
- What's the plan?
- We have 12 hours until the storm hits.
So... we plan to have a plan...
- Yeah.
...by then.
We start investigating evacuation plans,
both on the mainland and offworld.
McKay will come up with something.
He's setting himself up to be a hero.
Maybe Rodney is, but Dr Zelenka
seemed genuinely concerned.
So, I find a friendly planet that
wouldn't mind putting us up for the night?
Exactly. Take Ford,
see what you can work out.
I don't have the right boots for this.
I was just meant to come
and inoculate some wee babies.
We need all the hands we can spare
before it comes.
The storm could destroy our settlement
as well as our crops.
- If a few of us remained...
- Homes can be rebuilt. People can't.
Which is why we must do
what we can now.
The entire population of Atlantis.
At most, yes.
Only for a day. Two at most.
We are happy to trade with you
for a share of our crops, but this...
I know it's a lot to ask, but... I'm asking.
What do you offer in return?
I guess we'd owe you one.
- One what?
- A favour.
We're in trouble.
If you're a friend, you'll help.
If not, tell me now
so I can ask somebody else.
But who else would take in so many?
I want something of value in return.
Oh, you do, do you?
We can go find any uninhabited planet.
They're usually uninhabited for a reason.
You know that, or you would not be here.
Still, I'm sure you could find
another world to take you in.
You're just so short on time.
One day you're gonna run across
a problem and need our help.
- Isn't that right, Lieutenant?
- Yes, sir.
And we've got lots of ships and weapons
we can help with.
- You're saying we can be your friends or...
- I much prefer friends.
That is of value to me.
One night. Two, tops.
We ing our own blankets.
- Very well. You may send your people.
- This won't be forgotten.
I'll go back, tell everybody the good news.
- We'll send word once we know more.
- I look forward to it.
- I thought of that.
- He may be on to something.
I've already thought of it. It doesn't...
The naquadah generators
could power sections of the city,
but some areas need to be secure, so
not much power is left for anything else.
- The city eaks apart...
- We could relocate some of them.
If only we had a magical tool
that could slow down time.
I left mine on Earth. What about you?
You're not pleasant
when you're like this, McKay.
- I'm always like this.
- Exactly.
I got a green light from Smeadon.
I'm not sure how pleased he'll be
if we get stuck there.
- It's not gonna happen, right?
- We can always gate off to another planet.
- Comforting. Thank you.
- You sure we can't go to the mainland?
Everywhere is in the storm's path.
My people are evacuating even now.
The mainland's the size of North America.
Will the entire continent get hit?
I'd rather not owe Smeadon any favours.
If we lose Atlantis,
we're left without access to the Stargate.
- McKay will come up with something.
- I will try, but I am not Superman.
Was anyone seriously thinking that?
- No, sir.
- Never.
Fine. The storm will affect over 70
of the mainland, and Atlantis isn't safe.
If you want everyone to live,
you gate them offworld.
Relay Station Two,
prepare to receive transmission.
(man) RS Two
awaiting transmission. Over.
I need you to relay a message
to Cowen of the Genii.
Tell him we have something to trade.
- This could be going faster.
- Our people are hunters.
Many are returning from great distances.
Others do not want to leave.
They know how serious this is?
Even I would have a hard time
believing in the strength of this storm
if I did not see it from space.
Do what you can to speed things up.
In the Czech Republic
we don't get hurricanes.
We don't get many in Canada.
We once had one called Hazel.
- Hazel?
- 40 years ago.
- That's interesting.
- Not really.
- No, not really.
- I was once almost struck by lightning.
Lightning?
What is the one thing
keeping us from having a shield?
- That...
- Power. What does a storm have lots of?
- Power.
- In the form of...
- You wanna build a windmill?
- Electricity.
Atlantis is designed to withstand lightning
strikes. There are rods everywhere.
They are channelled
into grounding stations.
Those grounding stations
discharge electricity back into the ocean,
keeping Atlantis safe from electric shocks.
Many of the hallways allow a low-voltage
transfer of power throughout the city.
- Which means...
- I'm getting there.
Let's say the grounding stations
weren't around.
If lightning struck,
the halls would be super-charged.
- You want...
- If we disabled the grounding stations...
- Which we can.
...every time lightning struck,
Atlantis would experience
a massive power surge. That energy...
- If channelled correctly...
- Of course.
...could be used to charge up
the shield generator.
The more severe the storm, the more
energy, and the shield runs longer.
- It's an ingenious plan.
- I have to agree.
But we have no way
of storing all that energy.
Once the lightning stops striking...
- No way of charging the generator.
- Back to square one.
So, the city would survive?
- A 90 chance...
- 70.
- 80 chance.
- So, we should still evacuate.
- Not just for Zelemka's pessimism.
- Zelenka.
If it works, the city will be
highly charged with electricity.
The only safe place once the lightning
strikes is in the control room.
We must evacuate everyone offworld
for the storm
and execute the plan with a small team.
OK. Good. Get on it.
- To the grounding stations.
- Power distribution centres.
- Good point. I get ahead of myself.
- Yeah, OK...
(yells)
Commander Kolya. Chief Cowen
needs to see you immediately.
- I'm not to be disturbed while training.
- He said immediately, sir.
- Still haven't turned up?
- I'm afraid not.
They're hunting.
No one has been able to get in touch.
- How many?
- Three. Two boys and a young woman.
Let's take our jumper and find them.
They are hunting in dense vegetation.
We would be unable to land.
- Jumper Three is ready to go...
- Go. I will give the hunters more time.
I'll stay with you.
OK, I get the point. We'll wait.
- They're not ready.
- Yes, they are.
You commissioned me to train men
who on the most treacherous day
guarded this facility
or performed a reconnaissance mission.
They are not yet a strike force.
This is the rarest of opportunities.
In the next hour
there will be under ten people on Atlantis,
most of them only scientists.
Surely you can accomplish our goals
and get out before the storm hits.
If all goes well. But we don't train
assuming all will go well.
We cannot afford
to pass up this opportunity.
- You wanted my opinion. I gave it to you.
- And I value that opinion.
The Atlanteans possess materials that are
vital to defeat the Wraith. We need them.
I need them.
Ready your strike force.
(McKay) That's everybody.
Just over four and a half hours
till the storm hits.
Let's get down to the labs.
Evacuate the people on inbound
Jumper Two as soon as they come in.
I'm finally at the point
where I don't mind the taste of it.
I was raised on this ew.
Burned away whatever taste sense I had.
So, you think you can teach our farmers
a thing or two?
Yes, that's what I was saying, yes.
Most people think that farming is planting
good seed in well-tilled soil, which it is.
It is, but there's also more,
and that knowledge is here.
You want to trade these marvellous skills
in exchange for a piece of my land?
- I do.
- I think I'll need something more.
(gasping and stammering)
Who are you?
Tell me the sequence of numbers
to enter on this device.
I can't tell you that.
- (groans)
- It's not worth dying for.
But you don't understand.
It's my hand that you need
to put in the code. That's how it works.
And the shield of the Atlantis Stargate
will be lowered?
Yes. What is this? Who are they?
- Bring him to the gate.
- They're friends.
- Make sure he will enter the code.
- He will.
Do as they say
and we'll see about that piece of land.
You have done a great service
for the Genii and will be rewarded.
There are hundreds of lightning rods
placed around the city.
- Wait.
- What?
- Why?
- Why what?
Why are there hundreds of rods? Wouldn't
the shield protect against lightning?
Yes, but running the shield all the time
is only good for draining power.
- Right.
- You're aware there's a time element?
- Yes, it's been ought to my attention.
- There are lightning rods around the city.
All the energy they capture is routed
into four main grounding stations.
These ground that energy
into the ocean below us.
- Instead of sending electricity to ground...
- We power the shield.
- How?
- By directing it into the shield generators.
- The city can handle that?
- Yes... theoretically.
Like dinosaurs turning into birds,
or Theory of Relativity theoretically?
What? Somewhere between.
Elizabeth, you take Grounding Station
Two. I'll take Grounding Station One.
Major, take Stations Three and Four.
- Where are Stations Three and Four?
- Here and here.
- And we are...
- Here. Yes.
I need to start on the su outines
and Elizabeth has knee trouble...
Wait. Are these things
even close to a transporter?
- Uh, yes, Elizabeth's is.
- And mine?
- It's a isk walk away.
- By isk you mean far?
- By walk I mean run.
- OK.
Radio once you get to your first station.
All right. Let's do it.
(Teyla) Hurry! Move! Come this way! Hurry!
- You OK?
- Here it comes.
OK, sit here. Strap in as best you can.
It's gonna be a bumpy ride.
- Let's get outta here.
- I'm not certain it's a good idea.
- What?
- Look at it out there.
- We are ready.
- Let's wait it out.
We're safe if we're in here.
We've got rations and plenty of water.
Yeah, especially outside.
I hope you're right. We won't be able
to change our minds if you're wrong.
It'll be cosy.
I'm here!
(McKay) I told you to contact me
when you got to the first one.
I am at the first one, Rodney.
Oh. Sorry. Already done mine.
- Great. Good for you.
- (Weir) Me too.
Good for everyone.
- Where are you now?
- I'm at the damn grounding station.
- No, not you.
- (Weir) I'm in the transporter.
- There you are.
- There I am.
(Sheppard) Glad you're having fun.
What do I do?
There should be a keypad on the console.
- Got it.
- Put in the Ancient equivalent of 031547.
That do it?
- Yeah.
- Good.
One to go. They seem to have
the same separation code.
Repeat with the next one.
Meet us in the control room.
Roger that.
- Bacon.
- You wish you'd ought bacon with you?
It's the food
that makes other food worth eating.
You wish you'd ought bacon
to another galaxy?
- You asked me...
- (Stargate hums)
- Offworld activation.
- No one should be back until tomorrow.
(woman) Attack on Manara.
Wounded incoming. Lower the shield.
- They're oadcasting an Athosian IDC.
- Please, before it's too late.
- We are lowering the shield.
- Get the OK from Dr Weir.
They're under attack. Lower the shield.
Dr Weir, there's been an attack on Manara.
- Athosian party incoming with wounded.
- We're on our way.
- What happened?
- They were everywhere.
Check the weapons.
Secure the room.
These men could have been overpowered.
We need the Atlanteans to be cooperative.
Secure the room.
Cover the entrances.
(Weir) Apparently
there's wounded incoming.
It doesn't make any sense.
They said it was Wraith-related?
We'll ask them ourselves in a second.
Hold on.
What the hell is going on?
Dr Elizabeth Weir.
- Yes.
- And you must be Dr McKay.
That is him.
(Kolya) Where is Major Sheppard?
I'd like to know
Major Sheppard's whereabouts.
You seem to know a lot about us.
- Who are you?
- The Genii.
There's only one thing you need to know.
As of right now,
we are in control of Atlantis.
Jumper Two, this is Sheppard. Come in.
Jumper Two, do you copy?
This is Ford.
We're waiting out the storm in the jumper.
- You're still on the mainland?
- Yes, sir.
We got a situation.
A small Genii strike force has gated in.
The Genii? The folks who wanted us
to build them an A-bomb?
They've got Weir and McKay hostage
and have control of the gate room.
- You're eaking up. Did you say hostage?
- Affirmative.
(sighs)
We're on our way.
- What do you think you're doing?
- You heard him.
Look outside, hotshot.
We're not flying through this.
McKay and Weir were taken hostage.
I can't sit here and do nothing.
Neither of us are real pilots. It was a bad
idea an hour ago. It's an idiotic one now.
- We must take our chances.
- Dr Beckett is right. We're no use dead.
Major, this is Teyla.
The hurricane is in full force outside.
We could attempt to fly through it,
but it's doubtful we'd make it.
And we have three young passengers.
- That's bad news.
- I'm sorry.
So am I. Just stay put till it passes over.
- Sir...
- It's OK, Lieutenant.
Get your ass back here as soon
as you can. I could use some backup.
Good luck, sir.
Who are you?
Commander Acastus Kolya of the Genii.
This Atlantis is extraordinary.
More than I ever imagined.
What have you done
with the rest of my people?
I'm quite sure
they have no idea we're even here.
- Then they're safe?
- Yes.
How were you able to bypass the shield?
With a time-tested combination
of strong drink and weak minds.
There was a time when our two peoples
considered becoming allies.
Why are you doing this?
You're in possession of supplies
we vitally need.
Hand them over without difficulty
and we leave peacefully.
- Or?
- We're both intelligent people, Dr Weir.
I'm sure there's no need for me
to demonstrate the strength of my resolve.
Which supplies did you have in mind?
All of your stores of the C4 explosive.
All of your medical supplies.
The Wraith data device
you stole from my people.
And one of your ships.
- Is that all?
- No.
Where is Major Sheppard?
He's on the mainland.
What you're asking for is not easy.
We've diverted a lot of power
to prepare for the storm.
The armoury's safety doors have shut,
so we can't...
Just so we're clear, I know you lie.
Just give him what he needs.
He needs the C4, the medical supplies
and the Wraith data device. Give it to him.
None of that's worth dying for.
Step away from the console.
I was just leaning.
Your request is unreasonable.
You can't possibly need all our C4
or all our medical supplies.
You're in no position
to tell me what is reasonable.
How do we know you won't kill us
once we give you what we need?
You don't.
Please show my men where they can find
what they're looking for.
- What are you doing here?
- I understand I'm being held hostage.
I mean here in Atlantis.
Why did some of you stay behind?
Oh. Tie up some loose ends.
- Like what?
- Make sure everyone got out OK.
- Isn't that for someone less important?
- You'd think so, wouldn't you?
- You have a plan, don't you?
- I got lots of plans about lots of things.
I'm interested in your plan to save the city.
I never said anything
about saving anything.
Not yet.
Where's Teyla Emmagan?
- You know Teyla?
- Is she here? In the city?
No, she isn't.
You must be Sora. I read the Genii
mission report. I'm sorry about your father.
- He'll be avenged.
- Teyla didn't kill him.
- No. She left him to die.
- She had no choice...
Are you finished?
All of the information we downloaded
from the Wraith ship is still on this device.
- What did they do to you?
- I tried to keep my mouth shut. I couldn't...
What's the meaning of this?
- I honestly have no idea.
- It's a radio.
The arrow points to the talk button.
- This is Commander Kolya.
- Kolya. That's a hard name to pronounce.
Is that a first name?
My name's Major John Sheppard.
I have hidden the C4 where you will never,
I repeat, never, find it.
When I hear that the prisoners have been
safely released and gated off Atlantis,
I will help you find it.
- He's good.
- Yes, he is. I'd do what he says.
- Your offer is very generous, Major.
- Yes, it is.
However, Dr McKay recently told me
there's a plan in action to save the city.
- He did?
- He did.
I understand one final grounding station
needs to be deactivated.
Uncouple the grounding rods at Station
Three, assist in reactivating the shield
and you and your friends
can leave unharmed.
Wait a minute. I thought all you wanted
was C4 and a jumper.
Why raid a city
when you can seize it, Major?
Atlantis will be ours or the ocean's.
You choose.
We should have heard something
from the major.
- He may not have had a chance.
- I hate not knowing what's going on.
- Why would the Genii attack us now?
- We didn't exactly leave on the best terms.
We stole some of their gear
and didn't give them C4 as promised,
and they think Teyla killed one of them.
They believe so falsely. The fact that they
chose our weakest hour is no coincidence.
Someone must have told them
we'd be diminished.
- There must be a way back.
- Those winds are blowing at 110 knots.
We're not going anywhere, son.
Thank you for seeing me.
This city was designed to be inhabited
by the Ancients and their descendants.
Although there is limited functionality for
those who do not have the Ancient gene,
only those who have it
can revive the city to its true potential.
- And you have this gene?
- No, but many of my team do.
The Wraith are slowly waking.
Soon this galaxy will be in a war the likes
of which our generations have never seen.
A war that you expedited.
Disagreements like ours
will no longer matter.
The only thing of any consequence
will be how prepared we are
and what defence we are able to mount.
This city holds many secrets
which could help us win that war.
But only if my team
are here to discover them.
So, fine, take whatever you need
for your people,
but if you don't leave us this city,
you're hurting yourselves in the long run.
You believe your people,
who are not even of this galaxy,
are closer to the Ancients than we are?
Your arrogance is astounding.
We will take this city,
we will mount a defence and we will win,
with or without your help, Dr Weir.
Sir, he's at the grounding station.
- The commander's here.
- He's just standing there, sir.
- Do not approach until he's finished.
- Yes, sir.
Use lethal force only if necessary.
- You told him he would be unharmed.
- Let's hope he doesn't put up a fight.
He's stopped. He's not
at the control panel. He's looking around.
- Hold your fire.
- Those control panels are fragile...
Let me tell you what you did wrong, Kolya.
A: You lost two of your men.
B: You damaged the switch before
I could separate the grounding rods,
which I'm sure you're gonna get
an earful from McKay for.
And C: You lost all of
what little credibility you had with me.
You know how big a setback that is?
I may not be able to activate the shield...
- You killed two of my men.
- I guess we're even.
I don't like even.
I'm not finished yet.
Neither am I.
Say goodbye to Dr Weir.
The city has a self-destruct button.
If you hurt her, I'll activate it.
Nobody'll get Atlantis.
Even if it exists, Major, you need
at least two senior personnel to activate it.
I'm taking one of them out of the equation.
Kolya?
Kolya?
I'll give you a ship.
I'll fly it out of here for you myself.
Kolya?
ENHOH |
(Ford) Previously on Stargate Atlantis...
It can't be a storm.
It stretches across the whole horizon.
- It covers 20 of the planet.
- If you want them to live, gate them off.
In the next hour there'll be
under ten people on Atlantis.
We cannot pass up this opportunity.
What is the one thing keeping us
from having a shield? Electricity.
Atlantis is designed to withstand lightning
strikes. There are rods everywhere.
If we disabled the grounding stations,
the energy could be used
to charge up the shield generators.
We're waiting in the jumper.
A small Genii strike force has gated in.
- Why are you doing this?
- You possess supplies we need.
The C4 explosive.
All of your medical supplies.
As of right now,
we are in control of Atlantis.
Say goodbye to Dr Weir.
(Ford) And now the conclusion.
Kolya!
Kolya, don't do this!
How does this help get what you want?
Sheppard put you in this position, not me.
- You can't do this. You need her.
- She's right.
There are codes required that only
she knows. You can't do it without her.
You can't do this without me, either.
We're a package deal.
You take us out of the equation
and you don't have an end-game.
That's a chess term.
My point is, we're the only ones
who can fix the grounding station,
the only ones
who can solve any problem!
You kill either one of us
and you don't get what you want!
- It's important...
- Rodney...
Rodney, he gets it.
- I appreciate...
- You're an asset we need for this mission.
- You stood in front of a gun for me.
- Don't thank me yet.
2˝ hours till the storm hits,
and unless our luck changes,
this city is gonna be obliterated.
Major Sheppard, how's this for credibility?
Weir is dead.
- I'm going to kill you.
- Maybe.
Stay out of my way or McKay will join her.
This is amazing.
There you are.
We're here. Take two men.
Head there, four levels down.
- That's Sheppard.
- Yes, sir.
Let's go. You're with me.
He's heading out of the hallways.
- Holy!
- Right, that's it!
- What are you doing, man?
- Adding weight to the puddle jumper.
- Don't screw with the controls.
- Can't be too careful.
You can be way too careful. There's
no chance we're gonna blow away.
- Let it go.
- That should be enough.
How much longer until the storm passes?
I guess we're barely halfway through,
but there's no way to tell.
I know. I hope they're OK, too.
(rapid bleeping)
What's this, then?
- We're through it?
- We can't be.
(Beckett) That's not possible.
(slow bleeping)
(rapid bleeping)
He's moving.
(soldier) Are you sure
we're on the right level?
- Where did he go?
- Sh! He can probably hear you.
Will you look at this?!
How bad is this?!
That is just never gonna be useful again!
I should be able to bypass
the switching station entirely.
- Good. How long?
- It's not half as bad as it looks.
- I'd say 15, 20 minutes, tops.
- Good.
- Dr Weir, I need you to...
- Right, of course.
Keep that there.
- We're in the eye.
- Right. Has to be.
- The eye?
- Dead centre of the storm.
The storm swirls around
a 20 to 40 kilometre-wide area.
Then this calm will not last?
No. In fact, in about ten minutes,
it's gonna get very ugly again.
- We have to help the major.
- We can take off, but landing's hard.
- What if it's reached Atlantis?
- Has it?
- It will any time now.
- Stop wasting time. Let's go.
We still have to fly through the storm.
It's insanity.
This is a spaceship.
We can fly up and over.
Straight up and down? I'm a bloody
medical doctor, not a magician!
- You can do it.
- If we can help, we must.
Oh, crap.
20 feet away.
- Five feet.
- There's so much smoke. Which way?
- You're right on top of him.
- Yeah? I think I would see him if I was.
Stand by.
(gunfire over radio)
Do you see him?
Did you get him?
Report.
- (Sora) Commander.
- Yes, Sora.
Laden has been leading three of our men
on a reconnaissance mission.
Major Sheppard has killed
three more of our strike team.
Tell everyone to move back
to the control room.
Why did you tell him you could
have this fixed in 20 minutes?
Oh, I don't know.
Maybe so he wouldn't kill us!
I understand that, but once the shield
is operational, we won't be very useful.
Why did you let me tell him
I could fix it in 20?
- You have to stall him.
- I told him how long it'll take.
Find another problem with it.
Tell them that the power loop interface
isn't jiving with your walkabout.
- Isn't jiving?
- Rodney, you get my point.
By the sounds of it,
if we can buy Sheppard enough time,
he can take care
of the rest of them on his own.
Radio Chief Cowen.
Tell him to send reinforcements.
A full company.
If you're hoping Major Sheppard can
diminish our numbers, you are mistaken.
OK. What would McKay do?
- You're coming in a little steep, Doc.
- Thank you. I'm very aware of that.
I told you not to play with the controls.
I'm sure I got 'em back right.
Why don't you try to contact the major?
First you gotta get us in there.
What are you up to?
What's he done now?
I should have seen this coming.
Commander. Major Sheppard
has cut power to the control room.
How?
Atlantis is being powered
by five small generators,
each responsible for a separate area.
Major Sheppard has disabled the
generator that powers Stargate operations.
We still have most primary operations.
We have definitely lost
all secondary systems.
Can you still track Sheppard?
No.
- Then we have no idea where he is now?
- (Sora) No, sir.
- (Kolya) Is the control room secure?
- (Sora) Yes, Commander.
(Sora) I suggest we send men
to guard the generators.
(Kolya) No! He's trying to divide us
into manageable numbers.
Just hold Stargate operations
until the reinforcements arrive.
(Sora) Understood.
If he asks what's taking so long,
you do the talking.
- You'll be fine.
- No, I won't. I'm a terrible bluffer.
I've lost small fortunes at poker.
My eye twitches, I laugh. It's not pretty.
What's our progress?
We've hit a small snag.
We're running a diagnosis
to make sure we can interface our codes.
It's a small snag.
It's like half an hour at the most.
(clang)
Sheppard has just disabled
another generator.
Yes, Laden, I'm aware of that. He's cut
the power to grounding station three.
Can it still be repaired?
Without power, no.
Can the plan be completed without it?
The other three grounding stations
have been disabled.
No, no, it's just not good enough.
Look, by uncoupling
the grounding stations,
when lightning strikes the city,
the electricity'll have nowhere to go.
If we can channel the electricity properly
to the conduits
that mine the city corridors,
we should be able
to power the shield temporarily.
If any grounding stations are left active,
a sizeable amount of electricity
will find its way to ground, and no shield.
The storm has not slowed its pace.
We have little time.
We should re-evaluate our goals, perhaps.
We have more than enough time
to complete our objectives.
Then I must strongly advise that
we send men to repair the generators
and to guard the active ones.
Agreed. Teams of two,
but you watch over the control room.
As soon as the reinforcements arrive,
have them take Sheppard with force.
Understood.
Perhaps we could be under shelter.
I'm liable to catch a cold like that.
I take it that's a no?
Remain here and be still.
I will return for you.
- Where are we going?
- Armoury.
Are you sure...
You know you're always saying
you don't have to take orders?
- Now you do.
- So long as it's temporary.
- Shall we contact the major?
- The Genii may be monitoring us.
We do not want to alert them
of our presence.
Life-signs detector.
These dots don't tell us who's who.
How do we know which one's the major?
He'll be the dot
getting rid of the other dots.
- How many should we expect?
- A full company. 60 or more.
I don't know how we were expected
to do it with any less.
It was supposed to be a raid
to retrieve what was rightfully ours.
With me. Come on.
Reinforcements are arriving now,
Commander.
Have them secure Stargate operations
and report back to me.
Yes, Commander.
- Secure the area. Anyone...
- (whirring)
Shut it off, Laden!
- Stop him!
- (man) Up there!
This is Sora. Stop sending reinforcements.
The shield has been raised.
- Sheppard has raised the gate shield.
- Shut it down.
- Turn it off.
- I don't know how. Laden is unconscious.
- Tell her.
- I don't know what he's done.
- Tell her!
- He must have added a command code.
- What is it?
- I don't know!
- Only Sheppard would know it.
- Trust me, I would help you if I could.
You have command codes.
It's no use.
It's over.
The gate has shut down.
There are no more men coming.
How many men made it?
Five. Five of sixty.
You still need me, if you want this city.
You still need both of us.
He's entered some sort of security code
to lock down the gate.
Give me some time.
Should be able to crack it.
Do it.
Commander, Laden thinks
he can have the gate fixed.
Did Athor's son make it through the gate?
I'm sorry?
His name is Idos. Did he make it?
No, sir.
Over 60 men killed!
Defending his home and his people,
Commander, as we would.
When can more reinforcements be sent?
- It will take time, perhaps an hour.
- Unacceptable.
Yes, Commander, it is unacceptable.
By then, we will be
in the full force of the storm.
Probably sooner.
(rapid bleeping)
(Kolya) Major Sheppard,
I have a proposition for you.
- Do you recognise that voice?
- No.
Kolya, I'm having a hard time keeping up.
What's the score?
My men have informed me that not only
have you disabled crucial generators,
but you've stolen key components which
make it impossible for them to be restored.
Yeah, I did that.
There are two flaws in your plan.
I'm always open to constructive criticism.
The assumption I would believe
you'd rather destroy the city,
than let it fall to us, is childish.
- Doesn't sound like me.
- Second...
If and when I determine
Atlantis unsalvageable,
Drs Weir and McKay become obsolete.
Weir's alive?
Dr McKay was able to make a strong case
for keeping her alive.
Let me talk to her.
Sheppard, we're both here.
- It's good to hear your voice.
- That's good to hear.
We have less than one hour
before the storm hits full force.
If the power is not returned to grounding
station three in ten minutes, Dr Weir dies.
- Again, you mean?
- Her death will buy you ten minutes,
after which, should the power still be out,
Dr McKay dies.
We will then leave with what we can
and the city will be destroyed.
That's not enough time.
If you don't mind destroying Atlantis,
stay where you are for 20 minutes.
Starting now.
Don't load up so much it'll slow you down.
Two extra magazines each.
- All right.
- What d'you need that for?
- Anything moving's gonna get shot.
- What if it's the major?
He'll get hit with a stunner
instead of a P-90.
- What if he sees us first?
- He'll hear you first.
- Are you telling me to shut up again?
- Again.
Right.
Let's go.
Which generator powers
grounding station three?
- You're asking me?
- Whichever one it is, we gotta be there.
- There's one here.
- Is that a guess?
- Aye, but it makes sense.
- It's the closest.
I'll take point. Teyla, on our six.
You, don't open your mouth.
- Only shoot at what I tell you to.
- Don't be so pushy.
That's an order.
(bleeping)
(soldier) Stop!
Look, your boss wanted me
to turn this thing back on.
- I think we should do what he says.
- Be quiet.
- Sora, we have him.
- Keep him alive. I'm on my way.
(bleeping)
- Is it the wrong one?
- Yeah, I'd say so.
Don't you blame me for this.
I'm not an engineer.
I only have a basic understanding
of how Rodney configures the power, so...
You just can't stop talking.
No matter what I say...
You're such a nice lad,
until you're in charge, you cheeky bugger!
Wait. What if this is the right station
and the major has not made it back yet?
She's right.
No. No, this one's working.
- How much time?
- Two minutes.
There's five generators. It's not this one
or the one powering the control tower.
That leaves three. One-in-three chance
of guessing the right one.
We may walk into the ambush
we're trying to save him from.
Are any of the generators
near a transport station?
- Aye, there's two.
- Let's go.
- OK, now, if I remember correctly...
- Remember correctly.
- I think they're here and here.
- Which one is next to a generator?
- Give me a moment.
- Pick one!
- I'm the one you're gonna blame.
- We have to go now.
Here.
I don't mean to be bad, but Kolya'll kill my
people if I don't get this turned back on.
Turn around.
- You turn around.
- What?
If I have to turn around,
you should turn around.
- What took you so long?
- The storm...
Hold that thought.
It seems Major Sheppard
wants you to live.
Let's get back to work.
- (Ford) You OK, sir?
- (Sheppard) Been better, been worse.
- Shoulder's sore.
- Want me to take a look?
- Take a rain check, Doc.
- We should leave. More Genii will come.
(Beckett) I couldn't agree more.
- If this doesn't work...
- It will.
- I'm just saying, if it doesn't work...
- It will.
- I'm sure it will, but if it doesn't...
- Rodney.
Please.
(whirring)
- Fantastic.
- Oh, thank God.
McKay figures he can harness
the storm's lightning.
- This lightning?
- SG teams have done it before.
- There's a big difference...
- I didn't say you could talk.
Now... I need to run the sub-routine
that will convince the buffer
to the shield generator
to attenuate the raw electricity
into useful power.
I can only do that from the control room,
using Dr Weir's codes.
Yes.
Only primary systems are operating.
Sheppard has to repair the generators.
The shield's considered a primary system.
We're good to go, but we have to go now.
I mean now, I mean everybody,
all your men.
What does that have to do with my men?
Now the grounding station's deactivated,
electricity will flow through the conduits
that line every corridor in the city.
- What kind of plan is that?
- A McKay kind of plan. It's all we got.
- It leaves us only one place to go.
- Where the Genii will also be.
The control room and Stargate operations
are shielded.
The rest of the city...
once lightning starts to hit...
Anybody left in the hallway
is as good as dead.
- Why haven't you responded?
- (Sora) She's here.
- Who?
- Teyla and two others joined Sheppard.
Why wasn't this reported sooner?
Fall back to the control room immediately.
She's just out of my reach. If I'm patient...
- I gave you an order.
- She left my father for dead.
The storm is upon us.
The city's not safe.
- I don't care.
- Fall back. Your father will be avenged.
- By me.
- Sora...
- Will the hunters in the jumper be safe?
- Jumper bay's part of Stargate operations.
- That's where we should be headed.
- Weir and McKay will be expendable.
- We gotta take the control room first.
- Would he kill them for being of no use?
No, he'd kill them to punish me.
Here's the deal.
Ford and I go to the control room.
You head to the jumper bay.
- I intend to fight alongside you.
- I intend you to fight with us.
Lower the ship into the gate room.
Open the weapons pods.
Should be enough distraction
for us to go in.
We take the control room, get the shield
up, city saved, Weir and McKay saved...
take the rest of the day off.
- Sounds like a plan, sir.
- Stay on channel two. Let's move out.
You're not gonna need that thing.
Shoot to kill.
The winds are getting stronger
and the wave heights are growing.
- We need to keep stalling.
- What for?
- Major Sheppard is still out there.
- Now, McKay.
It's done. Dr Weir,
I need to enter your codes.
Yes, of course.
79...
421.
Yes?
- 03245.
- And the second sequence?
I'll be glad when following orders is over...
Drop it!
I'll kill him.
I would hate to kill you so quickly.
I've known you almost all your life.
Why are you doing this?
- You left him to die.
- He killed an innocent.
- He alerted the Wraith to our presence.
- And you escaped.
If I am to die by your hand, Sora,
I die knowing there was nothing
I could have done to have saved Tyrus.
We're in position.
- This isn't right.
- What?
They should have made it
to the jumper bay first.
They should have been waiting for us.
Teyla, what's your position?
Teyla?
This was my father's.
It was handed down from his father.
If you want to fight this way,
Sora, I will win.
You will have avenged no one.
We'll see.
- Engage the shield.
- Almost finished.
- (bleeping)
- A massive wave is approaching.
- Without the shield...
- McKay.
We're getting hits on the northern pier.
Routing power to the corridor now.
Now.
Now.
- OK, this is a problem.
- What?
I told you this was a long shot.
We have serious flooding
on the north and west piers.
The city conduits just can't handle
this kind of raw power.
- Is any power getting to the shield?
- Nowhere near enough.
- You said this would work.
- I'm an extremely arrogant man.
I tend to think all of my plans will work.
- Idiot!
- (Weir) This was a long shot at best.
Why else would we evacuate the city?
It was always our intention
to dial out in case this didn't work.
Within minutes, Atlantis will fail.
You can leave and survive,
or you can go down with the city.
You choose.
Ow!
We're not getting enough power
to the shield.
Are you gonna sacrifice
the lives of all of your men
on the off chance that this city
won't be completely destroyed?
Open the Stargate.
Start evacuating the remaining men.
- You're making the right decision.
- You're coming with us.
What?
- As payment for what you've done.
- What we've done?
Change of plan.
- You get McKay.
- This is a bad idea!
You saw what happened with my last plan.
This is not...
You're not going anywhere.
I will shoot you if you don't let her go.
And risk hurting Dr Weir?
I'm not aiming at her.
Find Teyla and Beckett. Make sure
that's all of 'em. Sorry. I had to...
- You OK?
- No.
You will be. Come on.
- What are you doing?
- I thought I'd activate the shield.
- Teyla and Beckett are still out there.
- There's a tsunami heading for the city.
- In two and a half minutes they're dead.
- Then give 'em two minutes.
This is not what your father
would have wanted.
- Our people were destined to be allies.
- (Sheppard) Fall back to the control room.
This must end now!
Then end it!
There's no more time.
We either lose them or we lose the city.
- Rodney, go!
- Going!
- What's happening?
- It just needs to build up enough power.
Wait for it.
Carson.
- Rodney.
- Just in time to see how this ends.
Now!
- Nice work, Rodney.
- Did you ever doubt me?
Yes, several times.
I see you've made a new friend, Teyla.
- What do you wanna do with her?
- I don't know yet.
We'll keep her locked up
for the time being.
Maybe releasing her to the Genii
would help ease tension.
You're extremely optimistic,
you know that?
- You think so?
- Everyone getting back OK?
- Looks like it.
- How fares our city?
We're pumping out
the lower levels of the east pier.
There is structural damage.
Nothing serious.
Beckett suffered from a minor concussion.
I had to do this myself.
Still, on the ight side,
I've had my first decent meal in 24 hours,
so, all things considered,
I would say we are just fine.
- These things happen every 20 years?
- That's what they tell us.
How far in advance can we book days off?
ENHOH |
Granny, Granny!
When's daddy getting here?
Where's my birthday present?
He said he'd be right back.
Are you sleepy?
I'Il sing you a lullaby...
Lullaby baby...
Lullaby baby...
Grandma, wake up!
Exhumation of dead bodies and
the restoration work have started.
Since the accident happed on a holiday
there were lots of children's bodies found.
It makes many hearts hurt to see them.
Jang Sin-Young
Song ll-Gook
Lee eul / Gwak Ji-Min
Lee Dong-kyu / Kim Hye-Na
Red Eye
Kim Nam-Hee
I'm sorry, really...
Kim Mi-Young
Oh, come on do you hae to work today of alI day?
You're not teIling me any...
Byun Hee-Sung
Lee Min-boo
I really think if I don't do it today
I'Il never have another chance.
Come on, just this once, huh?
Synchronous recording: Son Kyu-Sik
Jang Tae-Hwan / MBC Art Dep.
Is it raining there? It's pouring here!
Stop changing the subject.
Just remember this
Sin Min-Kyung
Moon Dae-Hun / Moon Studio
I care about you and love you the most...
- you know there is only one...
- Yeah, I know...
Park Deok-Soo / LivSound
Yeo In-Soo / N. I. G.
Oops, I'm Iate. I'Il teIl you alI about it Iater, OK?
Kim Yong-Kook
Kim Dong-Bin
Wow, how are you going to seIl alI this, huh?
You're not Joo-hee?
Hi.
I switched shifts with Joo-hee.
My name is OH Mi-sun.
I just finished orientation.
Oh, so it's your first day?
Yes, it's nice to meet you.
But you're going to have a hard time
selling all that. This is a pretty empty route.
But I have a minimum to sell.
Well then let them try to pull it off.
It's like squeezing blood from a stone.
- Didn't they teach you in orientation?
- What?
If you want to keep your balance
you need to go with the flow...
Relax your body
if you tense up, you'Il fall.
This must be it.
Ladies and gentlemen
the 11:50 train for Yeosu
is departing soon.
Everybody with a ticket
Hey! Hey! Hey! Come here!
PIease board the train.
What a nice day!
I bet the beaches are awesome.
On days like this the sky
and sea look as one.
Could I trouble you for a picture?
PIease take the ticket with you.
Otherwise you won't be able to board.
- I'll do it.
- Thank You.
at the platform...
- Why what's wrong?
Ladies and gentlemen
Ok, everyone, gather around
the 11:50 train for Yeosu
is departing soon.
PIease board the train.
- Geez why'd it have to start raining.
- Uh Oh. God, look at my hair. Darn...
- Hey where do we sit?
- What's the number?
Seats 45 and 47.
I told you we should have taken a cab.
Now what?
What wiIl we telI your mother?
Your mother?
My mother is your mother
and vice versa...
Your mother?
Your mother?
See? I told you it's right on time
let's go!
Seoul - Yeosu
Grandma, can you buy this for me?
- What would you like?
- Two beers
Ladies and gentlemen
Two beers?
Thank you for using this train.
Here you go, thanks.
The journey to Yeosu...
will take about...
Thank you and enjoy the ride.
6 hours and 35 minutes.
Excuse me!
We hope...
Could I get today's papers?
you have a pleasant trip...
1.000 won please.
with us.
Thank you.
Ladies and Gentlemen
thank you for joining us
on the Iast day of Rose
of Sharon route.
Thank you for your support
in the past
and hope you enjoy your trip...
How does it feel
to make your last announcement?
Li ttle bit nervous!
Excuse me.
Y es?
Ooh... Look at that!
Want a beer?
A beer and dried squid.
- Did you hear that?
- Ok...
I want you to get me her number
by the time we get off this train.
- You hear that?
- What? I don't know...
What?
Am I sensing insubordination?
No sir. I mean yes sir
I'll get the number.
- It's raining pretty fucking hard, eh?
- Tell me about it...
If I get caught for running away
I'm dead.
Are we crazy or what?
Are you getting cold feet now?
No that's not it.
I just don't trust them.
There's nothing you can do...
I'm just saying that's all, you bitch!
- Is that all you ought for clothes?
- lsn't it pretty?
Pretty crummy... Looks like something
your mom would wear.
- Oh, no...
- I'm sorry, I'm so sorry...
Are you OK?
- Did you see her face?
- Yep!
This one's on me...
Mi-sun, go do your round.
There's going to be a party.
OK...
Kids these days
don't like sweet bean cake.....
Pretty sweet, huh?
With Joo-hee we did away with
formalities on the first day...
you mind if we do the same?
Oh alI right...
Yes!
Thank you.
I'm my best customer.
So what's the party for?
It's a retirement party for Mr. Song
I see.
It's my birthday too.
What a nice coincidence.
Really? Why did you switch shifts
to work on your birthday?
Oh I have my reasons.
Did you know when you chose
to do that? Know what?
Know what?
Some of the passenger cars from
that freak accident years ago?
It's been integrated into this train?
A lot of people claim that
the train is haunted. A lot of people.
You don't believe me?
They say these ghost passengers are
missing alI features on their faces.
Did you see that?
Your face becomes unrecognizable
Stop it!
You finally scared?
It's not funny
I'm not joking around.
Just want to keep you on your toes.
there they are!
- Congratulations!
- Congratulations!
You have to blow out all the candles.
All of them?
It's the number of years
you've been working.
It's a symbol of starting anew.
Blow them out.
Thanks everyone.
I wouldn't be here if it wasn't for you.
Now me and this train are going to be
put out to pasture.
You guys still have a lot of days
ahead of you.
We'Il give it our best.
Go ahead sir.
Mr. Park, it's been a pleasure.
We hate to see you go.
We may be here but
our thoughts are with you.
My arms are tired.
Ok, ok...
- Congratulations
- Congratulations.
Thank you.
Is it your first time here?
Yes... I was really looking forward to it.
Pretty unremarkable, huh?
Let me have some.
Ah yes, thank you.
If you're jealous, get older.
The weather's terrible...
We gotta see that shit.
You better be on your toes. OK?
Yes sir.
I ride this train to go to the anniversary
of my parent's death every year.
And the ghost in white kept
following me...
I hid out in the men's room.
I was scared shitless...
And I have a weak heart too.
When I woke up, I saw it.
When I came to
I looked every which way
but I couldn't see it...
Damn! The face was featureless
Just a white shape.
I thought I was going insane.
I was so scared.
Scared shitless.
My heart is weak.
Oh damn! Oh damn!
This is the train
that people say is haunted.
On the anniversary date
of the accident
strange things and people are seen.
Get it out!
Hold on...
I wasn't going to mention this.
It was 3 years ago today.
It was a rainy night.
I smoked in the passageway
and came back in
when I noticed someone following me.
When I sat down
the guy sat over there.
He had a ief case.
Reminded me of my high school teacher.
I went over there to start
a conversation.
- Be careful.
- Sorry.
Gone!
The guy just disappeared.
What would that be?
It was a ghost.
I felt chills all over!
I thought I was going insane.
I haven't even told this story
to my wife.
- This is that chair, the chair!
- Wait a minute.
Why? What is it?
There's something there?
- What's there?
- It's too faint to make out.
Don't know yet.
Yes... You're good.
But at least we're all together.
I was alone last time.
I thought I was going to pass out.
Excuse me
could I pass through, please?
That girl over there
she's seventeen
and she can see ghosts.
Please restrain yourselves.
- We're sorry.
- Hey move, let her through.
Hey stay here and call us
if you see something.
Just two of us?
Are you alone?
My mom said she'd meet me
at the last stop.
I see.
- So what's your name?
- HWANG Joon-ki
Did you draw this?
Can I see it?
Is this your mom?
She's waiting at the last stop!
Look carefully!
Mom's in that picture!
Who...
Who drew this?
You didn't draw this
did you?
88 OIympic torch carrying starts
What in the world??
This girl...
She scared me to death.
What's with the commotion?
Do you know whose this is?
That's mine.
Where did you get this?
I felt like buying it?
- It's not yours huh?
- It's mine!
Crazy bitch.
I'll help you.
- Thank you.
- No problem.
By the way...
Oh never mind.
What's your name?
So-hee. YOON So-hee.
Let me guess
you're OH Mi-sun.
Right?
Mi-sun!
I'd Iike to see you by the snack bar.
Were you scared by the wig?
So-hee...
Can you really see dead people?
It's not written in stone
who can see and who can't.
Anybody can
the choice is in whether to believe
or not.
So don't be so scared.
What's wrong with you?
Causing such a disturbance
in front of passengers?
And you left the cart unattended.
Don't you have any concern
for the passengers?
I'm sorry.
Late night runs are especially tense.
Do you understand what I'm saying?
Yes I do.
- But...
- It's her first day giver her a eak.
Don't you remember yours?
You made the wrong announcement.
I am giving her a eak.
Get some rest.
Your health is your responsibility.
Go take a nap in the eak room.
No, I'll be fine.
Come on.
Take my advice Mi-sun.
OK...
Look at it pour.
Geez this train is deserted.
I'm sure there are people
in the other cars.
Still, it's a bit creepy.
See, look over there
there's someone.
Who is in there?
Wait a minute...
- Well, Sir!
- Who are you?
It's Jung-ho, Lee Jung-ho
Aha... I see. Jung-ho.
Wow, it's great to see you again.
This is my wife.
We got married last week.
- Oh! Hello.
- Hello.
Marriage is the path to maturity.
Congratulations.
Yes. We're on our way
to see my parents.
- Do you?
- Where are you off to?
I'm on my way to lecture on
my dissertation and I'm running late!
Dissertation?
It's my life's work.
My wife gave me so much grief
over the years...
Wow, you'd better guard
that iefcase well.
Yes of course. This is my life here.
Not bad...
Mom! It's so cold here...
So cold....
It's too cold here...
Too cold...
Soo-jin!
Where the hell are you?
Well...
Excuse me
Have you seen her?
She was sitting over there...
No. I can't say that I have.
- Did you try calling her?
- She's not picking up.
Maybe she got off before you?
That can't be right.
But her bag is still here.
Tell the attendant.
They'Il help you out.
If you can't find her, they will make
a missing persons report.
You started this!
Yeah, yeah, whatever.
You're on your own now.
If you get off, everything's over.
Su-in...
Come on...
Mi-sun! Hurry up and get in.
The train's about to leave.
What were you doing out there?
You OK?
Yes...
You may think I'm crazy...
- but I keep seeing things.
- Really?
Sometimes the late shift tires you out
and you start imagining things.
You asked me why I picked
my birthday to work on this train?
You said that this train has some of
the cars from the one in the accident.
My dad was...
on that train.
You mean OH Jong-hyun Conductor?
How do you know him?
Actually, I knew about you from before.
You know this is
the last run for this train right?
Yes.
The only thing he left behind
is a legacy of tragic lossless
I've always been seen as the conductor
who was in that accident.
That's false reporting!
No one...
will understand.
But I've lived with the shame
all my life.
I came here today to start over.
To end the tragedy and begin anew.
But I think your father would be
thankful to you.
You haven't forgotten him yet.
My darling...
Son of bitch can't even have
a decent lighter.
What the hell...
Get up, Jung-ho! Wake up!
Did you hear that?
Hear what...
Don't you feel something's
going on tonight?
Are you that stressed about
going to my parents?
No, that's not it.
We're married now.
I'm fine.
That's right so stop fretting
and get some sleep.
- Is that for your little girl?
- Yes...
Yes, I'm away so much of the time.
I tell her to listen to this song
when she feels lonely.
How old is she?
She's just turned five.
Wait a sec...
Well...
She's a beauty! A future Ms. Korea...
Hey that's an idea.
Here's my pride and joy.
My wife.
Wow, she's a beauty queen!
Thanks!
When I got off work after my first night
I was shaking from head to toe.
Your dad bought me
a bowl of crab soup.
I still remember that.
Thank you.
For what?
For everything!
Crab soup is on me this time!
Look here, someone's been smoking.
Yes sir.
I wiIl get back to with details sir.
The police will board on the next stop.
No one is to leave this train.
Don't alarm the passengers.
Incoming message
She was one of the passenger
just before.
Please do not do this for curiosity.
No, that's not it.
Something's in here?
- Come on, let's leave.
- Why?
Come on...
PIease answer, what happened?
Stop being angry and pick up the phone.
PIease pick up the phone. Get off!
Something's in the train. It seems strange.
Here's a phone call. My darling... |
He's here?
OH Jong-hyun, right?
You miss your daddy?
You'Il see him soon enough.
Why should I meet him?
You got on this train didn't you?
What do you mean?
You'Il die.
You'Il alI die.
No, no, no!
What's are you doing?
Go away.
Please leave me alone.
Stop it!
Will you stop acting like this?
We're gonna die.
We're alI gonna die.
Mi-sun! Snap out it.
Do you want to lose your job?
Do you remember?
You just passed out.
Why am I the only one seeing the past?
Who is Jung J in-sook?
She had a name tag
that read Jung J in-sook.
You knew her back then.
Tell me.
Why does she...
want us all dead?
I was...
there that night on the train.
I saw her die.
But how can you see the past?
Shouldn't I be seeing these things?
Don't you believe me?
I don't care.
But something is going on.
So...
what are you going to do?
I need to meet someone.
No wait a second here
where's my dissertation?
My dissertation...
My paper...
- Si r.
- Professor.
My paper...
I believe you.
After we stopped last time
I felt a spi ritual presence here.
But I couldn't get...
- near the other dead woman before.
- She's...
inside?
If so, it's a sign.
When we die, the soul separates
If the soul becomes lost and wanders
we don't know what can happen
So then it's not the person's fault right?
- I think so.
- But how do we know?
We never really know.
Can you help us?
I can't.
What do you mean?
You're our only hope.
You're not the one
who has to see them.
It's so frightening.
You're right. It's not easy to deal with.
I just hope nothing happens.
But...
if something does...
What do I do by myself?
You fool! Where are you now?
Why is this open?
- Si r, headquarters...
- What happened?
- What's going on?
- I don't know.
Let's go talk it over.
Are you OK, So-hee?
Could you take me inside?
I'm sorry So-hee.
I'll be Ok.
I'll get you some medicine.
At the time
when the train crashed
I wasn't scared at all
I think it's cuz mom was holding me
so tight.
We should have died with her
don't you think?
Life is like a train ride.
Our final destination is death.
The first car gets there to
and so does the last car eventually.
Forget about it, Hee-joo.
We waited so long for today.
I love you.
Why can't I see?
Train crashed. 250 people dead
Bereaved family members cry over
the death of Ioved ones.
Why was engineman Oh Jong-Hyun
in the control room?
Train wreck cleared, trains run again
Departure times ought forward
from 12 to 11:50
Do you remember what So-hee
said to us?
How she fe lt...
a strange sensation
when the train stopped until
we took off again.
We stalled for 10 minutes
right?
We're almost at the next station.
Maybe...
the ghost train...
and we...
merged at that time.
You asked about J in-sook.
We were...
seeing each other.
That night we had a stupid argument.
That was the last time I saw her...
When she was taken hostage.
I don't want to think about it.
After tonight, this train will be put to rest.
We have to stop the train now.
So-hee's disappeared.
Mi-sun!
We're almost there.
Calm down
you're not thinking straight.
You're inging these visions...
by deluding yourself.
Yeah...
I wish l...
as making this up...
I really do...
So-hee, are you OK?
Please open your eyes.
Please!
Mi-sun.
Are you OK?
What happened?
The spi rit...
has taken her over.
I'm afraid of what she'Il do.
A good child doesn't steal.
If you do, you'Il get spanked.
Don't be scared.
You boarded this train
because of your dad.
Send them back...
Let them go...
to a warmer place...
How...
Why do you have this?
- Why'd you do it?
- Do what?
Why'd you kiIl her?
Don't be afraid.
We'll alI go together.
What are you going to do?
Don't fake ignorance.
You know what I'm talking about.
Hee-joo
Why are you here?
I know who you are.
You both are
Start praying that we go
somewhere nice.
Ladies and Gentlemen
this train will arrive
at Gokseong station very shortly.
Due to unforeseen circumstances
we will arrive...
- Si r, something's wrong.
- What?
We're coming up on the station
and the we're not slowing down.
Control room!
Control room!
Engineman! Seo Tae-Jong!
What's going on?
Stop the train.
- What on earth?
- I don't know...
Headquarters!
Headquarters!
Please reply, over!
This is number 487, do you copy!
Si r. We are going to crash into
the Saemuel
Evacuate the passengers to the rear!
Mi-sun...
might be right!
- What's going on?
- They're telIing us to move to the back.
Why the heii are we moving?
The conductor wiIl make
an announcement, please follow me.
Hey hold this you fool!
Stop telling me what to do.
- Si r!
- You need to move si r.
That was my stop.
I need to get off.
I don't know either.
You need to leave now!
- Why, why, why?
- I don't know.
We deserve to know what's going on?
What the hell is going on?
Jesus Christ!
Honey, I will go.
Now...
I've seen you...
I'll take them with me.
They will all know once they arrive
that they are all dead...
Mi-sun!
Wake up!
- It hurts.
- Why are you pushing.
- Jesus Christ!
- That's not it, we are not some kind of...
We don't know what's going on
and that kid's taking a nap!
Hey punk, wake up!
Wake up I said!
Hey!
He must be drunk. Hey!
Kyu-sik!
Stop fucking around
- What happened?
- I'm not sure...
What are you talking about?
Someone's there...
Forward!
Move forward! Move!
- What's this?
- Let's go!
Si r, help me!
Si r!
Hey! Push! Push!
I told you we should have taken the bus!
You wanted to pick up chicks on the train!
Now look at us!
Shut the hell up and run!
Run! Run!
- Run! Hurry up!
- Run with me, Si r!
Shut up, you idiot!
Ghost?
Joo-mi, Joo-mi!
- I hear a baby.
- Stop it Joo-mi.
- The baby's crying.
- Joo-mi...
- There's no baby here Joo-mi...
- The baby's crying!
Joo-mi...
It's the ghost train.
It's finally revealing itself.
How do we stop it?
We...
We have to drive it to the accident site.
That site's been sealed off for years.
Who is it?
J in-sook...
I'll be here!
I'm sorry I couldn't save you.
I will stay with you.
I'm here...
for you.
Mom really liked that song.
You remember?
She was so pretty that day.
I've never seen her so pretty
until that day.
She told me...
that the ocean eathes.
The ocean's not an animal, how does it
Breathe...
No, it's true. The ocean eathes.
When it exhales the waves rise
higher than a house
and when it inhales
the wave is sucked back
into the ocean....
Do you really want to kiIl alI these people?
It's gonna crash soon.
- Let it go!
- Stop it.
- Stop the train!
- Let it go!
I know what you're trying to do.
Don't you realize?
Stop it.
You!
Get up!
Watch with your own two eyes.
You will feel it soon.
You will feel your whole being
shatter to pieces.
Brother...
I'm bleeding.
Look
it's from the crash.
Don't you know?
You aren't...
Look at the burn scar.
My Hee-joo hasn't been able to wear
a short sleeved shi rt because of this.
It's pain like you've never know.
Look again
there's no scar.
There isn't.
Can't you see that
it's not your own bodies.
There is no scar.
You're really horrible.
How can you say that
looking at this car?
Right now...
you're in other people's bodies!
Don't you know?
1 5 years ago...
you died.
When you were excited
to go on a family trip
Your parents thought abou
t the end of your lives.
Trip for committing suicide...
And...
the bottle of poison was oken
by accident
Your dad thought the last hope
was gone.
And then...
everything happened so fast.
Crashing the train...
doesn't change anything.
Are we really going to see
mom and dad again by the beach?
Of course.
Hee-joo...
Remember how she held you so tight.
She's waiting for us.
That doesn't mean anything.
Your parents aren't here anymore.
No!
No, no! No! No!
Nearly there, Hee-joo.
We're almost there.
Brother...
I wanna go to the beach.
Just a little longer...
We'Il make it!
Dad...
Honey, I will go.
I'll take them with me.
Dad...
What took you so long?
I waited so long.
I'm sorry baby,
I'm sorry.
Honey!
We'll be...
together from now on?
You bet!
I'm sorry, daddy's so late.
Daddy...
Mi-Sun...
I'm sorry I didn't believe you.
Are you OK?
I told you we should have taken a cab.
What will we tell your mother?
Your mother?
My mother is your mother
and vice versa...
See? I told you it's right on time
Let's hurry. |
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It's a gas grenade!
We're under attack!
Hold them there! You, get down on the floor!
Tear gas!
What's the hold up? Hurry up and eak down that door!
Where is she?!
Here she is!
Mama, here she is! She was hiding!
Hurry up and catch her!
Mama, I'll fall!
That's it... that's the stone! Hurry, into the next room!
It's the Levistone!
Damn! The Levistone...
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Yasuda Michiyo
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Mister! Put in two meatballs!
Working a lot of overtime?
Business may finally be picking up again.
Still working?
Yeah.
What's that?
That's a person!
PAZU!
What are you doing up there?
What about dinner?
Boss!
A girl from the sky...
Boss, a girl from the sky...
@ worn-out engine!
Boss, a girl...
Close the 2 valve!
Pazu, hand me a wrench.
Yes, sir!
I can't let go! You do it!
Don't keep the people down below waiting.
Yes, sir!
Keep calm... you can do it.
Yes, sir!
Brake!
How was it?
It's no use. The silver isn't concentrated anywhere.
Digging here is useless...
Shouldn't we have dug to the east?
That place is just full of old pits.
We'll just have to do it over again, won't we?
Yes... all over again...
That's it...
Put out the boiler fire. No overtime tonight.
Times are hard. We'll end up starving.
Pazu, oil that run-down engine.
Yes, sir!
It's no use, Mama.
We can't find anything in the dark.
You think we've searched thoroughly, eh?
There's not a trace.
We'll start again when it gets light.
Well, how do you feel?
Hey, wait! Wait, I said!
I'm Pazu. I live alone in this house.
When I'm done playing, I give them this.
I'm relieved. Anyway, you look human.
Until a little while ago, I was worried
you were an angel or something.
Thanks for saving me. I'm Sheeta.
Sheeta... that's a nice name.
I was surprised by the way you fell out of the sky.
I see... Why do you suppose I was saved?
After all, I fell out of an airship.
You don't remember?
Can I see that for a minute?
This?
It's been in my family for generations.
A pretty stone, isn't it? Just a second.
Watch!
Pazu!
Looks like it wasn't the stone after all.
Pazu, hold on...
Are you okay?
Yes. And you?
I'm fine. Does it hurt?
Yes. My head hurts from Boss's fist.
Oh, yeah. The pot is boiling. Let's go in and eat.
You can wash up over there.
There are towels, too.
Thank you.
Sheeta!
Sheeta, ready yet?
That's a photograph my father took from an airship.
Laputa is an island floating in the sky.
An island that floats in the sky?
Yeah. They say it's just a legend...
but my father saw it!
That's the photograph he took.
Swift wrote about Laputa in ''Gulliver's Travels'',
but that was just a story.
Father drew this from his memory!
There's no one living there any more.
There's supposed to be a lot of treasure there.
But, nobody believes in it.
Father died in Sagi, looking for it.
But, my father's not a liar.
One day I'll prove it! I'll discover Laputa.
An automobile... how rare!
They're pirates.
They're the ones who attacked the airship.
They're after you?
Hurry, this way!
Good morning!
Hey! Wait!
What? I'm in a hurry!
Has a new girl come to these parts?
Baby Madge! She came to Boss's place yesterday.
Damn! A coincidence!
They're after you, alright.
Louie! A girl's dress!
What? Disguised? You tell Mama!
...haven't seen her.
A cute girl, with dark hair in aids?
Boss! Boss!
Just about that age...
Brother! That's her!
They're pirates! They're after this girl.
Pirates! Look!
That's far enough.
We'll get her.
Pirates, huh?
The Dora Clan.
Leave us alone. We're just a poor lot.
Mom!
Escape out the back!
I want to fight, too!
They have weapons.
But...
You'll be a good boy, won't you? Protect her.
In any case, we'll get her somehow.
Think you're man enough? Settle this with your fists.
All right.
Do it, other!
Oh, my... show him, Duffy!
Wow...
And who sewed that shirt?
Brother, don't give up!
Go! Go!
They think they can fool me, do they? Follow them!
Get on!
Let's go!
Pazu, taking the day off?
We're being chased.
-It's the Dora Clan.
-Pirates?
Give us a ride to the next city,
and we'll go to the police.
All right. Help stoke it!
Stupid sons of mine... hurry up and get in!
But the girl's in there.
She snuck out the back door. Get moving.
Wait!
Pazu, they're on to you!
Can't we go any faster?
She's pretty old.
Let's change places!
Mama, I'm going to fall!
More steam... they're gaining on us!
Faster!
Sheeta, come here!
Take care of the stoking!
Don't give up!
Push! Keep pushing!
Hold it!
They won't get away.
Don't just sit there... push these things off the track!
There... running fine!
I'll do it.
We'll do it together.
Wait!
It's them, Mama. What'll we do?
I'm not giving up just yet! Let's move!
We're blocked. It's the army.
Hey, please help out these kids.
They're being chased by pirates.
Farewell!
Wait!
Stop! Stop, or I'll shoot!
It's an armored tank!
I don't care! Ram it!
Sheeta, what's the matter?!
Don't ask!
They'll fall!
Be quiet. Watch closely!
We're floating!
See that? The power of the Levistone!
It WAS the stone after all! Amazing!
It's okay. This way we'll go to the bottom.
AMAZING! I want it!
Fire!
Excellent! I WILL get my hands on it!
It's going out.
Oh, wait...!
It did that when you came floating down, Sheeta.
The entrance looks so small.
I hope nothing bad happens to
your boss or the engineer.
It's okay. Miners are tough. Let's go.
Since long ago, the mountain's been
riddled with mine shafts.
Here.
Oh, good. I'm awfully hungry.
There's an apple and two candies for later.
Your bag is like magic. It has everything in it.
Gondoa? That's in the northern mountains, isn't it?
Yes. When my parents died, they left me the house and farm.
I managed alone, somehow.
You were kidnapped by those men with dark glasses?
The same men we saw?
Who could it be... with such an army...
Both Dora and the ''dark glasses'' want to get the stone...
I had no idea there was such a mysterious
power in this stone.
It has been handed down through my family,
since times long past.
Mother gave it to me when she died,
telling me never to show it or give it to strangers.
So, we're both orphans.
Forgive me for getting you mixed up in my troubles, Pazu.
Don't worry. When you fell from the sky,
my heart was pounding.
I knew it was the start of something wonderful.
Imps... They're imps...
Grandpa Pomu! It's okay. He's a very nice man.
We're lost!
This imp looks just like Pazu...
and a little girl imp, too, I see.
We're being chased by pirates...
...and by the army, too.
Intrepid, aren't you...
Well, help yourself.
Thank you.
Grandpa, do you always stay underground?
That's impossible!
Since last night, the stones have been
making a mysterious commotion...
I hope they quiet down soon.
The rocks make noise?
The stones have small voices...
Wow.
Pazu, look up.
But it was just rock...
It's pretty.
Now, look at this.
It went out.
There are Levistone veins inside the rocks here.
Levistone?
This happens when Levistone touches the air.
It fades and becomes just rock.
It's glowing.
I'm amazed!
That's a pure Levistone crystal...
I'm beginning to see now...
It's no wonder the stones are so restless!
There's a mysterious power in this stone.
Only the people of Laputa had the power
to make such a thing.
The people of Laputa...
That was when it floated in the sky
over Dekkai Island.
There really was a Laputa!
Sheeta, it exists, after all.
Grandpa, where do you think the island is now?
Grandpa Pomu?
Sorry, but could you put away the stone?
It's too much for me.
What's the matter, Grandpa?
My grandpa told me...
When the stones are noisy, Laputa is over the mines.
So, if we went up into the sky now, we could see Laputa!
Sheeta, my father wasn't lying!
Uhh... Little girl... Umm...
Yes?
I tell others about stones because
that's how I make a living.
Listen, the good luck the stones ing people
also seems to invite bad luck.
What's more. That stone was made by human hands.
Remember that...
It's not like that!
That stone has saved Sheeta twice already, hasn't it?
This is amazing! Laputa is real.
They've gone.
Let's go back to the ship, Mama.
Keep quiet. We'll stay here for now.
I'm hungry.
It's okay, let's go.
Thanks, Grandpa.
Be careful.
Wow... what magnificent clouds...
The island is floating, hidden behind
the peaks of those clouds.
I'll do it! I swear I'll find Laputa!
Pazu...
There's something I still haven't told you...
There's an old, secret name in my family.
When I inherited this stone,
I inherited that name as well...
My inherited name is Lucita...
Lucita Toelle Ul Laputa.
Laputa! Then...!
It's the army! Run, Sheeta!
Run to the cave!
Don't move!
What are you doing?!
Pazu!
Let me go!
We've caught them, sir.
Did they give you a lot of trouble?
Open up! Open up!
This is too slow!
She'll talk as soon as we lock her up!
That's a bad habit of the government.
Rush things and both,the girl and the investment,
will suffer, your Excellency.
If we'd mobilized the troops in the first place,
Dora wouldn't have surprised us.
Your Excellency, the coded messages were deciphered.
What?!
This is a job for my agents.
Your Excellency need only move the troops at the right time.
Muska! I am the commander of the Laputa investigation.
Don't forget that!
Of course; and I take my orders directly
from the government. Don't forget that.
Meddling fool!
Did you sleep well?
Where's Pazu? I want to see Pazu!
Don't you like the latest fashions?
Don't worry about him. His head is harder than mine.
Come, there's something I want you to see.
Go in.
What is it...?
It has terrible destructive power.
It's a robot soldier.
If this fellow hadn't fallen out of the sky,
nobody would have believed in Laputa.
This wasn't made anywhere on the Earth's surface.
It has power almost beyond imagining.
And its body... metallic? Ceramic?
Our scientists still don't know.
Look at this. Don't be afraid.
It's been inactive since we found it.
There.
The same symbol that was on the old fireplace in your home...
...and on this necklace.
This stone won't work except in your hands.
It will protect you until the day you decide to return to Laputa,
then it will show you the way.
But, I don't know anything!
If you want the stone, take it!
Leave us alone.
You think Laputa is kind of a ''treasure island'', don't you?
Laputa flies because of an impressive scientific power.
It once controlled the whole surface of the Earth
with an empire of fear!
If a thing like that is still wandering in the skies,
is it not a danger to peace?
I think you understand. I'd like you to help me.
Laputa's location is in the stone.
Surely you must know an incantation or something?
I really don't know. Let me see Pazu.
I don't like to be overdramatic,
but that young man's fate is in your hands.
If you help us, I'll set him free,
Lucita Toelle Ul Laputa.
How did you know that?
''Ul'' means king in Laputan.
''Toelle'' means true.
You are the rightful successor of
the Laputan royal family, Queen Lucita.
Come out.
Pazu, are you hurt?
I'm okay. But you? They haven't done
anything to you, have they?
Pazu, I was wrong about you. Please forgive me.
I didn't know that you were fighting to protect
her from the pirates.
Sheeta... what?
Pazu, I beg you. Forget about Laputa.
What?
The army will investigate Laputa with Sheeta's help.
I understand how you feel,
but I'd like you to keep ''hands off'' for a while.
Sheeta... is this true? But...
Forgive me for troubling you. Thank you.
I'll never forget you, Pazu.
It can't be... Sheeta... didn't you promise?
Goodbye.
Wait, Sheeta!
If you want to be a man then listen to reason!
This is a small, but heartfelt thanks. Take it and go.
Remember the words that activate the stone...
If you keep your promise, you'll be set free, too.
Mama, it's Pazu. Pazu came back!
I was worried. Nobody had seen you since yesterday.
What happened to that little girl?
She's all right.
Let me go... what are you doing?!
Don't make a fuss.
Only staying for a bit, my boy.
Get out!
This is my house!
Big talk for a at who can't
even protect a little girl.
Look at all the money he's got!
Oh dear, you sold the girl for money?
You're wrong! I wouldn't do a thing like that!
Then where did you get the money?
Sheeta told me to take it! So, I...
So you took it and ran...
And you call yourself a man?
Don't give me that!
Weren't you trying to get hold of Sheeta, too?
Of course. Pirates are always after treasure!
They're strange fellows.
Why do they keep kidnapping the girl?
Do you think they'll let the girl live?
Idiot! She was forced to deal with them to save you!
You understand everything, don't you, Mama?
I haven't been a woman for 50 years
without learning something.
Don't you see? She saved your life.
Just eaks my heart, it's true love
and you don't even shed a tear.
If any of you ever marry, find a nice girl like her.
Don't you mean like you, Mama?
Like that girl?
Good... still using the old code!
They've summoned a warship.
They're leaving with the girl.
If we don't hurry, we'll lose them!
Move your butts! Let's go!
Are you going to go kidnap Sheeta?
The girl is nothing, it's the Levistone!
But the Levistone by itself is useless!
If Sheeta doesn't hold the stone, it won't work!
Auntie, won't you take me with you?
I want to save Sheeta.
You won't be pampered. If you go,
you'll have to take care of yourself.
I will. If I have the strength, I'll protect her.
The treasure of Laputa is worth it! Please...
Oh, you're making her cry.
Shut up!
We don't know if the girl will listen to us, do we?
We won't have a second chance.
Understood.
You'll follow orders?
Don't take more than 40 seconds to pack.
Take care, everyone.
Fasten yourself with this belt.
The rest of you, wait on the ship.
What an excellent ship!
Muska, has the girl talked?
I need a little more time.
There'll be plenty of time in the air.
We leave at dawn with the girl.
Hurry up! It'll soon be light!
That's too bad.
So, Sheeta, I'll tell you something good.
A spell for times of trouble.
A spell?
That's right. Very old, secret words.
Lete Latobarita Ulse Aliaros Baru Netoreel
It's to save us. It is a wish, ''Light, be reborn''.
Lete Latobarita Ulse Aliaros Baru Netoreel
Excellent!
It was in an old manuscript... this is a holy light...
Holy light?
What kind of incantation was it? Tell me the words.
It's moving!
The robot... the robot's alive. Hello?!
Help! It's crazy!
It's moving. Put out the fire. It's the robot!
The robot?!
Where does it think it's going?
Amazing!
I see!
It's that light! The seal on the robot
was oken by the holy light.
It has opened the way to Laputa!
Come here!
It can fly?!
It's nuts!
It's piercing the sky.
Laputa is in the same direction as that light.
Not ready yet? Hurry up!
Blasting powder? You idiot;
do you want to blow up this fort?
Hello? Hello? Hey, what's wrong?!
Okay.
It's connected.
This is Captain Muska.
Communication lines are down because of the robot.
Take emergency action. I am in temporary command.
The robot is trying to get to the girl on the East tower.
Kill it the moment it shows itself. Leave fuses off the shells.
Don't hurt the girl.
Hurry! Hurry!
Fire!
Forward!
It's flattened.
Alright!
Get the girl!
Is she dead?
Hey... get up.
She's just fainted.
Stand up!
It moved!
What's going on? Looks like a war.
Let's go, Auntie!
Call me Captain!
Charles, fly a little lower.
Stop! Stop, already! Please!
Mama, the Goliath is moving!
If they go, we'll end up flying right into their guns.
There she is... it's Sheeta.
What?
Where?
Straight ahead!
She's on the top of the small tower!
That's a ave girl! Cover us!
Sheeta, come on!
Auntie, a little closer!
Go up!
This is our last chance. Grab her as we pass!
Go!
Get out of the way! Damn!
What is the Goliath doing?
A smoke screen? |
Muska, what happened to the robot?
The robot was destroyed. The girl has escaped.
What?
Look sharp... put out the fires!
Form search parties!
It hasn't lost its holy light.
It's still showing the direction of Laputa.
Inform the General that we will
depart for Laputa as planned.
Nice, isn't she.
Hard to believe she'll grow up to be just like Mama.
Here's your valley.
Glad to be rid of such a useless pair.
Auntie, please let us ride on your ship.
Call me Captain! You don't have the stone.
Why should I let you on board?
We'll repay you.
I want to see Laputa with my own eyes.
What if there isn't any treasure?
You're not greedy enough to ride
a pirate ship, anyway.
Mama, can she come along?
If there's any funny business,
I'll throw you into the sea!
Hurray! A live-in cook.
A dishwasher!
A potato peeler!
Can you make pudding?
I like mincemeat pie!
And me... well, now, let me see...
I'll eat anything!
Behave yourselves! Really!
Just like children.
Careful!
It's canvas! This ship is made of canvas!
Don't damage it.
Don't just stand there! It's crowded here.
Hurry up... this way!
I hate slackers!
You... this way.
He's fine. Come on!
You aren't here to play!
What an amazing engine.
Where'd he go?
Uncle! Uncle!
Uncle... here's the assistant you wanted.
NOT SO LOUD!! I ain't deaf.
He's worse than Mama. Be careful.
It's so cramped, my hand won't go in.
It's this packing, isn't it.
What's your name?
The Levistone pointed due east, did it?
From the tower, I could see the sun rise.
Now is the mowing season.
So the sunrise is a little south of true east.
The sun rose left of the hills.
The Levistone light crossed the left tip
of the sun's edge.
Good answer. How are things up there?
I'm getting nothing.
So, they're jamming the radio to hide
their whereabouts, are they?!
Mama, the Goliath's moving pretty fast!
What'll we do?
We'll be on their windward side.
If we use the trade winds...
20,000 feet and ride the jet stream...
With wind speed 10...
We'll do it somehow.
Everybody, listen up!
We are setting course for Laputa.
Our ship will now commence top-speed pursuit!
Using the wind, we should be able
to make contact tomorrow!
And I'll give 10 gold pieces
to the first to spot her!
10 gold pieces!
Laputa is some sort of flying island.
There's probably enough treasure for everybody.
So! Everybody... GET TO WORK!
Now!
Course 98. Velocity 40!
There's nothing your size.
Put this on.
Here's your post.
Five meals a day. Conserve water.
You morons! Get back to work!
Sorry, dinner isn't ready yet.
It's my first airship kitchen.
Did you want something?
I have some spare time,
so I thought I'd be of some help.
Well, thank you. Would you do that washing?
No problem.
Hey, you said your back hurt.
I had some spare time and thought I'd help.
Out of the way.
Don't push.
Hey, can I be of some help?
So, you were scared too?
And they have the Goliath to help them...
Sounds hopeless.
It's the island of Laputa, so it's no wonder.
They're certainly good kids, those two.
What do you want me to say, you stupid old man?
Nothing. But you should show me more respect.
What?!
That's checkmate, isn't it?
Umm... if anyone wants seconds...
Seconds!
Hey! Get up.
It's your watch. Take this, it's cold out.
The lookout?
Yeah.
It's cold! You're up top.
I'm second shift.
Thanks.
That was scary!
It's beautiful.
Get in.
Can't sleep?
It's warm.
Sheeta, you look behind.
I'm scared beyond words.
The truth is, I don't want to go to Laputa at all.
I hope we don't find the Goliath.
There are just too many strange and powerful... well...
You mean like what happened with the robot?
That was sad, wasn't it.
And it happened because of a spell taught
to me by my grandmother.
I learned many other spells, too.
To find things, and to cure illness
and words I must absolutely never use...
Words you must never use?
Spells of destruction,
good spells to bestow power...
She said I must also know the bad words but never use them.
After I learned them, I was too afraid to sleep.
And it all had to do with the stone.
It was always hidden in the fireplace,
and except at weddings, never used...
Mother, and Grandmother, and Grandmother's Grandmother...
everybody feared it!
I wish it had never existed!
You're wrong. I met you, thanks to that stone.
And thanks to that stone, Laputa won't be lost.
All our progress with flying machines,
and no one's seen it but my father.
And what if Laputa is really an island of terror?
It mustn't fall into the hands of
Muska and the others.
Besides... if we run away now,
we'll be chased forever.
But I don't want to make you a pirate for my sake.
I won't become a pirate.
Even Dora understands.
I think she's really a good person.
When this is all over,
I'm sure she'll take you back to Gondoa.
I want to see it. The old house where
you were born, and the yaks.
What's that?!
Underneath the ship... there!
It's the Goliath. It's right below us!
Hard to starboard!
Muska, why aren't we chasing them?
They'll get away!
It's no use, in the clouds.
Anyway, they can't run far!
We're on course and everything's going smoothly.
The course was more north.
Pazu, there's no time. Listen up!
If we don't shake off the Goliath, we're finished!
You have good eyes. I want you to stay in the lookout.
If we leave the clouds, they'll pursue.
What should I do?
That lookout post will turn into a kite.
There should be a handle inside.
Found it!
If you turn it clockwise, the hook will catch.
If you turn the upper handle, the wings will open!
When it's open, don't stretch the wire.
Remember to steer with your body!
Is Sheeta up there?
You better come back down!
Why?
WHY? Because you're a little girl!
Auntie, you're a girl, too! Besides,
I'm mountain- ed. I have good eyes, too.
Pazu agrees with me!
If you go up, don't use the voice tube.
There's an internal telephone.
Is this the phone you were talking about, Auntie?
Wow.
Yes... we'll try. Let us up!
Go!
I can't see it.
They've dived into the clouds.
Be careful. They may not be in front of us.
Okay!
Hang on tight!
What's wrong?!
Turbulence... we're okay!
Just a little stirred up!
Yes! I'll continue the watch.
Scared?
I've gotten the hang of it now.
It's a little stormy.
Sheeta, get the rope out of my bag.
Tie us together with it.
Okay.
The barometer is falling fast, Mama.
A storm. What rotten luck.
How long until sunrise?
One hour!
It's dawn!
Pazu, that's strange.
The sun is rising on that side.
I see! We must be going north, not east! Bridge!
We're going north, you say?!
The compass is pointing east!
The wind's changed. We're off course!
Look... there!
What's the matter... the Goliath?
The clouds. They're huge.
The clouds?
They're coming this way!
It's a sky castle...
THAT'S a low pressure center!
The ship won't stand the wind.
Full power! Due north!
It's coming closer!
All right! We're trying!
The rudder won't move!
Always the damn power! What's wrong?
Dora! The engine'll burn up!
I don't want any complaints! Just do it!
Get out of the clouds!
Sheeta, it's the ocean!
The Dragon's Nest!
This... is the Dragon's Nest?!
The wind is blowing in the wrong direction,
just like father said.
It's a wall of wind!
Mama, we can't get out!
We're being sucked in. The wind just won't quit!
Bridge! Laputa is in there!
What?
Father saw Laputa in the Dragon's Nest!
You're crazy! If we go in, we'll be torn apart!
Over there!
Now, of all times...!
Let's go, Auntie!
It's the way Father took, and he came back!
ALL RIGHT! Let's go... into the Dragon's Nest!
Yeah! We did it!
Our ship is in danger, too.
We must retreat.
No! Carry on.
The light always indicates the center
of the whirling clouds.
Laputa is inside the storm. Steady as she goes.
There must be an entrance.
Hang on, Sheeta!
Sheeta!
Are you okay?
Look...
Laputa...
Sorry!
Wait, it's still pretty tightly knotted.
My hands are shaking.
There are birds here.
What do you suppose happened to everyone?
It's coming to meet you, Sheeta.
But I don't have the Levistone.
A knife will free us.
What are you doing!?
Wait!
Please, don't eak that.
We can't go back without it.
It's a Hitaki nest!
It came because of this?
Oh, good... the eggs aren't oken.
Not afraid, are they?
Let's follow it.
Do you know the words?
Don't worry about that!
It's a city!
We must be inside the buildings.
Sheeta, the sky...
It looked like stone walls from the outside.
But, if their science was so advanced, why...?
It's a tomb, isn't it?
Forgotten writing...
Did you do this?
It's not the same robot as before!
It must be a gardening robot.
There weren't any people...
Who knows how long it's been standing guard here.
You offered flowers before the tomb?
Thank you.
You're all alone?
Aren't there any other robots here?
Doesn't look lonely at all, does it...
It has friends. Cares for the Hitaki nests, too.
It won't die.
This way!
The floor has crumbled.
The Tiger Moth made it.
Auntie and the others are probably okay.
Sheeta... over there!
Everyone was caught!
They've tied them up.
Can't we rescue them?
Let's go!
We've opened a way into the city.
Look at this... there's a mountain of treasure inside!
Wow.
Do you like this? Want it?
You'll all get enough... rope that is!
Did you notify our country of
the discovery of Laputa?
I'll do it now.
Try to set up a difficult code.
HEY, NO STEALING!
Those fools are just blind enough.
Amazing, these roots...
Sheeta, you can climb trees, right?
Let's go.
What they're doing is terrible...
If they go to the upper gardens...
Sheeta, we've got to get the Levistone back.
Only that will protect this place from those thieves.
Why have the clouds cleared?
If it hadn't been like this,
they wouldn't have been able to land.
The effect of my spell...
This must be what Muska meant about ''the seal being oken.''
This castle is awakened, because the holder of the
Levistone approached, riding on the storm.
If we don't act, Muska will become king...
and, after the plunder,
terrible things will start to happen.
But how can I get the Levistone back?
Those words...
Those words?
Impossible... but...
We'll go around from below.
I'll jump first.
It's around here.
Dear God...
This is it!
It's that at!
Damn!
Don't shoot. I'll catch her!
Well, well... a queen.
Captain, what's going on?
The rest of the pirates.
One of them is hiding at your feet.
Yes sir! Find him!
Hold it!
Get me a hand grenade!
It's Pazu.
What?
It's not what you think!
Guards, fall in! Hurry!
Auntie!
They have Sheeta. I'm going to rescue her.
After I cut the ropes, get out of here.
Get far away!
Hey, wait!
Take these.
Thanks.
That boy will go far.
What?!
Muska oke all the radios?
Yes, sir.
We caught his men hiding inside the ship.
Many of the idge crew are seriously wounded.
The Captain is inside the lower hemisphere.
Some of the men saw him go in.
Traitor! He's finally showing his true colors.
Gather the troops. This is a spy hunt!
Gather all squads! Hurry up, squad 3.
Muska and his men are to be shot on sight.
Find the entrance!
Captain, what in the world is this place?
The nerve center of Laputa.
The castle and treasure above are just rubbish.
The science of Laputa is completely stored in here.
You will wait here.
Captain!
Beyond here, none but the royal family may enter.
It's a sanctuary.
What's this?
Tree roots, this deep?
One phrase, and it will all be reduced to ashes.
Come on... this way.
Here it is!
Here, too?
Found it!
Look at this huge Levistone!
This is the source of Laputa's power.
Excellent. For 700 years it has been
waiting for the return of the king.
700 years?
Your clan forgot, didn't it?
It's the black stone!
Just like in the legend!
I can read it! I can read it!
Who in the world are you?
I also have an old, secret name, Lucita.
My name is Romuska Palo Ul Laputa.
Your clan and mine were originally one royal family.
But when we returned to the earth,
it divided into two.
Not a crack.
It's not ordinary stone.
Use all the bombs we've got!
Your Excellency, you cannot get in like that.
Muska, where are you?
Well... what are you waiting for?
Do come inside, your Excellency.
Yes. Follow me!
Follow His Excellency!
Wh... what is this place?
Muska... come out!
Be silent.
What kind of trick is this?
Be quiet. You are before the King of Laputa.
Are you mad?
Today, we cele ate the rebirth of a monarchy.
The rebirth of a global empire under one king.
Let me show you gentlemen the power of Laputa.
It is the heavenly fire that destroyed
Sodom and Gomorrah in the Old Testament,
and the arrows of heaven which took
Ramayana, Indora, and Atlantis.
The whole world will bow to Laputa again!
Excellent, Muska... you're a hero.
Now here is your reward.
The look on your face!
Run, everybody!
Die!
Those fools!
It's full of them...
Everybody... RUN!
Check the flapters!
Mama, let's fly!
Hurry, let's get away!
Be quiet. Don't raise your voices.
Why are those two waiting behind?
They'll end up falling.
I hope you don't anger me again...
...because it looks like we'll be
spending some time together.
I do hope they're not trying to get away.
They really intend to fight me.
Robots.
Excellent!
Don't you think that this is a great show?
Look! The people, they look like garbage.
What are you doing?
Give it back. Be a good girl.
Come on.
Please... open up!
Where do you think you're going?
Open up!
Sheeta! I'm coming through!
Get down!
Hurry, take this! Muska's here!
Throw it in the ocean.
That stone you have is important.
I'll trade the girl's life for it.
Get up!
The game is over.
The old throne room isn't very splendid, is it?
Come here!
You say this is the throne room?
This is our grave.
Our country was destroyed,
and a king like you survived. How tragic!
I won't give you the stone.
You can't leave here without killing me.
Why was Laputa destroyed?
I know perfectly well.
There's a song in the valley of Gondoa.
Let our souls fall to the earth,
live as one with the winds.
Pass the winter along with the seeds,
and sing together with birds for spring.
No matter how many weapons you have,
or how many poor robots you use,
you cannot live, parted from the earth.
Laputa will not be destroyed.
However many times, it will be reborn.
The power of Laputa is the dream of the human race.
Your ears will be next.
On your knees! Beg for your life!
Get the stone back from the at!
WAIT!
I hid the stone. If you shoot her,
I won't return it.
Pazu... stay away, it's no use.
He's going to kill us, no matter what.
Brat... the girl's life for the stone.
Tell me where it is.
Or, are you just going to scare me with that cannon?
I want to talk with Sheeta... alone.
It's no use... throw the stone away and run!
I'll give you three minutes.
Sheeta... calm down. Listen closely.
Tell me those words. I'll say them, too.
The stone is in my left hand.
I've freed Auntie and the others.
Time's up! Let's hear your answer.
Ba lusu!
My eyes... my eyes!
My eyes!
Mama, it's collapsing!
It can't be helped... launch!
Hurry!
Mama, look! The bottom is falling off!
Sheeta was a good girl.
She used the words of destruction...
Those children protected Laputa from those idiots.
The collapse has stopped!
It's the Levistone! What luck!
It's going up.
The tree! It may have them! Follow it!
The tree roots saved us.
We'll eak the wire.
Let's go.
What are you doing? We're supposed to be going up!
We can't like this!
It's Sheeta!
It's Sheeta!
They're alive.
It's the apprentice.
Auntie!
Safe and alive, aren't you?
Everyone's okay!
Everyone's okay except for my poor, tattered ship.
Don't be so sentimental. You can build another ship.
Poor thing... what a cruel way to get a haircut...
Auntie... ouch!
Oh, sorry.
Isn't it terrible? Worrying so, while full of these!
At any rate, we worried in our spare time... |
CANAL.
Starring
Screenplay by
Photography by
Music by
Directed by
1944. Late September.
The Warsaw Uprising is nearing its tragic finale.
The towns of Riverside, Czerniakow and Sadyba
have fallen long ago.
The downtown areas of Zoliborz and Mokotow,
cut off and surrounded by German forces, are in flames.
This company now numbers 43.
Three days ago, there were 70.
This is their commanding officer, Lieutenant Splinter.
He recruited these men, and is responsible for them.
His second-in-command, Lieutenant Wise,
drilled discipline into these boys with an iron hand
And the messenger girl, Halinka.
Leaving home, she promised her mother she would keep warm.
They've most likely all made the same promise.
All mothers are alike.
Sergeant Major Bullet, has perfect hand-writing,
and carries all of the records in his case.
Officer Cadet Bearing dreams of his daily bath.
But the 3rd Platoon has bigger troubles.
Slim, Bearing's aide, dreams of building
airplanes after the war.
And finally, the artist. He's not a soldier,
and only turned up yesterday.
These are the tragic heroes.
Watch them closely, since these are the last hours of their lives.
Hi, Splinter,you're right on time.
Were you hit?
A strong wind.
What's the situation?
As you see. The Stukas came.
The Germans tried to eak through three times.
We're lucky that they sleep at night.
You won't have a fun time here, tomorrow.
Maybe a fun death. We'll try to stay here for a while.
I'd like to stay here, too.
What, until Judgement Day?
We'll be hailed by future generations.
They won't take us alive.
Precisely. The Polish way.
What's wrong? You've always been so strong.
I've had enough, understand?
What am I supposed to tell my men? They trust me.
You're losing it. There's no time to think here.
Bartek almost abandoned his position today.
As if he had somewhere to go.
It's getting more and more cramped.
They want to finish Mokotow off,
and get started on downtown.
Damn, I can't believe it's the 56th day of the Uprising.
It's hell...
Yes, that's always an option...
We know each other.
You gave these to me on the first day.
Do they fit?
Of course. To think that they might pull them off my corpse.
But I see you've joined the Uprising.
What does your mother think of that?
She's dead.
Is your wound bad?
No, it's nothing.
It's too bad that you...
Excuse me, is there a telephone anywhere nearby?
There will be.
Can I call Rakowiecka Street?
Are you crazy? The Germans are there.
I know, but... I live there.
Please let me call, all right?
Go see the commander.
That way?
Living in Warsaw must have been nice!
A bourgeois living room. Absolutely horrible.
We have pistols and hand grenades,
versus tanks and airplanes.
When the hell are we ever going to learn?
Orders are orders. No sense in rationalizing.
Bearing!
Sir?
Post some sentries, and send out a patrol.
Yes, sir. I need six volunteers.
Yes, sir! Yes sir!
I have a special assignment for you.
Hold on for a minute. You're a composer, right?
Yes.
Play something nice, we have a piano.
But, l...
Come on...
Christ, a Bechstein!
Take that goddamned thing off.
La Comparsita would be much better,
or something like it.
I dreamt of you today, Halinka.
We were dancing a tango, and...
Well? What's new?
Please, Lieutenant. You promised me a gun.
I want to be armed. Everyone has something...
That's it? I was hoping it would be a Luger.
Oh, a Luger? It would knock you off your feet.
This is perfect for you. You can kill from six feet way.
Take it.
Stop that noise. Play something... with some feeling.
I could get you a real gun, instead of that cap gun.
Cap gun? And why do you keep your antique?
Is everything clear?
Yes, sir!
Don't take unnecessary risks.
Can I phone home, in Rakowiecka?
My family should be there.
Can l use that telephone?
Just ask them to connect us to number 40218
All right, hold on. Let's give it a try.
This is Splinter. Are you still alive?
You don't have any window panes?
I've forgotten what they look like.
You're lucky that you have a roof.
Listen, can you try number 40218?
No, on the German side. Rakowiecka.
We want to check if there's anyone there.
Okay, I'll wait.
They're saying that there's no one there anymore.
Wanda? Wanda?
Wanda? It's me, Michael.
What's happening over there?
I've been looking for you...
With the resistance. I've joined one of the units.
I don't know how, but it's still going...
What about you?
Evacuating?
Wanda... My God!
Zosia. Zosia.
Zosienka, it's me, Daddy.
Zosia. Zosia.
Wanda... Hallo! Wanda!
Jesus. They got cut off.
All sentries are in place, sir.
Thank you.
Slim!
What am l supposed to do now?
Go and get some rest.
Everybody get ready for supper!
Halinka, let's find a place to sleep.
Lieutenant. Lieutenant, sir!
I don't have any records of Bearing's platoon.
Don't bother me with your records.
It's going to start soon.
We must keep records, sir. They're going to depend on them.
They'll depend on them. That's for sure.
But stop bothering me now!
Slim! Can you see anything?
Nothing. The potato-diggers have just returned.
Only the devil knows if the potatoes
will do them any good.
If they send any more Stukas,
even the ruins will be destroyed.
Are you ready, Bearing?
They 'll begin by eight for sure.
I'm going to shave first. I have ten ammo clips.
How old are you, Bearing?
23.
At that age, life doesn't seem so precious.
You know, these are the final days.
I know, but we'll make them bleed first.
Is Daisy back yet?
What's wrong?
Nothing.
Do you know how to use that? Careful!
Are you crazy? It's easy.
Just be careful.
I'm going. The Germans are finishing their eakfast.
What are you playing?
It's out of tune. Too many aspiring musicians here.
I'm going.
Just don't go crazy. It'd be a pity to lose an artist.
What do you know?
Oh, sorry.
That's all right. Come in.
What's this about?
You should get up.
Now's not the time for lovemaking.
You're speaking to an officer.
Now is precisely the time for it. We're in love.
And how's Daisy?
Jacek, I'm here.
I don't stink, do l?
Because I left my shoes in the hallway.
You should keep out of those sewers.
You were supposed to be back by yesterday.
Were you worried about me?
I stopped worrying long ago,
but Splinter was asking about you.
Are you jealous?
Me? Forget it!
You, on the other hand, spare no one.
I only smiled at Splinter, and nothing else.
It looked as if you had a soft spot for him.
That's just the way I am.
That's not a good thing.
You should've stayed downtown,
with those friends of yours.
They're going to finish us.
I know.
Look at what I ought you.
Real English tea, and cigarettes.
You know I don't smoke?
Where did you get them, anyway?
From my aunt.
Your aunt...
Jacek, I came back just for you.
Me? That's interesting. Why?
Well, why?
Why? Because I'm your messenger.
Did you know that the main attack will be here?
Stop shaving, will you.
Wash up, because you stink.
Sun tanning in the nude?
I spent all of July in Zalesie.
I came back to Warsaw on August 1st.
Only God knows why...
Did you stay with your aunt in Zalesie, too?
It's beginning.
Get out of here, dammit!
Are you crazy?
Keep firing!
Left machine gun, fire lower!
Look out!
Hello?
Hello, Bartek! Great, both phones are dead!
They're going to come from behind. Zephyr?
Yes, sir!
Go to H.Q. Explain that we're holding
the red house, and that the Germans
are near Bartek's section.
We need a counter attack,
or else they'll cut us off. Go!
Did you get all that?
Sure.
Then go!
Junk! Useless pipe!
They'll get to us in ten minutes.
Withdraw.
We can't stop them with our bare hands!
God damn!
That's the last shell, Slim...
Slim actually hit them!
A Goliath...
Stop that... I'm all right.
Keep still.
You're not hurt?
I'm glad you're okay.
What's happening?
What about the platoon?
What are the Krauts waiting for?
Is Zephyr back?
No.
They've surrounded us.
How's Bearing?
He'll live.
They've wasted my men.
Don't get too sentimental.
The silence is making my ears ring.
It's only a short pause.
They're scheming on how to get us.
The front didn't work, so they'll try the back.
Now is an easy time to withdraw, sir.
Lieutenant, you never smoked before. Nerves?
Fear. It's eating through all of us.
Not me. I've been smoking since I was a kid.
When did you join the resistance?
In July of 1941.
Any decorations?
The Cross of Valor for an attack on Blank...
...for an attack on Blank Palace.
Wounded in the chest, in the right side,
on September 26th, 1944. Any next of kin in case of death?
Thank you.
They've found a way.
I don't understand...
I've changed my mind.
I won't build planes after the war is over.
Splinter. Splinter!
Game is looking for you. Something's happened.
Sir! I report that the company is in the Red House.
Hello, Splinter.
Leave us, Zephyr.
Losses?
12 dead. 10 critically wounded.
You'll be leaving here at dusk.
We're going downtown.
What? How? Which way?
Through the sewers.
I'm not going.
Are you crazy?
The are only a few streets left.
Anyway, they're going to finish us off by tomorrow.
I'm not going. All that blood that was shed,
just so that we can run away like rats?
The sewers? How can I face my men?
It's an order, Splinter.
Screw your orders!
You're a damned civilian, after all.
Don't you want to rescue your men?
They trusted me.
We all trusted someone.
Here... this is your pass to the sewers.
Take care, Splinter.
Gentlemen, why is it so quiet in here? For God's sake!
So play a record on the gramophone.
Stop that.
Stop that.
Maybe I should play an entire symphony.
Here, you can try.
On this thing?
Smart ass...
Listen up, kids. Good news.
What is it? Reinforcements?
We're going downtown, through the sewers.
What do you mean? We're leaving here?
We can't hold Mokotow. There are only
a few streets left. They'll crush us.
Hear that, guys?
We've been fighting in this coffin for nothing!
It's an order from headquarters.
Nothing. A void.
All I'm doing is making up hollow sounds.
Don't drink anymore, please.
I'm impotent, understand? A pitiful hireling.
That's the real tragedy.
Please, don't drink.
I'm glad this misery is ending.
Give it to me, I want some, too.
He loves you, the handsome trooper, doesn't he?
Is he you first?
I feel like we won't live through this night.
It's easier to die when you're in love.
That's nonsens! Melodrama!
Don't get carried away.
Make room for the company commander!
Drink Splinter.
You've gone mad. Halinka, haven't you?
I'm not drinking. I'm listening to music.
Music? So now you all feel like hearing music?
And you're the one who's playing?
That's because this will be the last time!
Drink, Splinter. It'll be easier to walk through the sewers.
So this is your sense of discipline?
At your post until the end! Only dead drunk!
It's a long way to downtown.
There's plenty of time to sober up.
What'll we do downtown?
We'll keep fighting.
Keep fighting? They'll crush us all like bed bugs.
There's not going to be anything left of this city.
Shut up! Can't you even die like a man?
On the contrary. Now l finally know how to die!
Company roll call.
Yes, sir. But now it's a platoon and not a company.
Don't anyone even dare fart once we've started.
Absolute silence, like in a family tomb.
Otherwise, the Germans will cut us down.
If anyone is frightened, come to me, and I'll hold his hand.
Come on, cheere up!
Attention!
All present and accounted for, sir, and ready to depart!
Two officers, five N.C.O.'s, and twenty others.
You're drunk! This is not the time for drills.
Thank you. At ease! Forward march!
Can you make it, Bearing?
I'll go. Here, give that to me.
Let me try, I'm not risking much.
He needs two strong men.
I'll take care of him, you don't need to worry.
It's better if you come with me.
You can show us the way.
That way is pretty easy.
Please, let me go with Bearing.
Wise, give us some cover fire!
Tiger tanks.
This is the last barricade.
Get in to sewers, friend.
Lieutenant, may I respectfully report that it's our turn...
Report respectfully into the hole.
Why you little...
Sir, have you seen my daughter? She's blonde...
Let's go!
Gentlemen, wait! Please wait!
My daughter, blonde, tall in a own coat.
Please wait! Gentlemen!
What's happened?
Crap!
Oh, God, the acoustics are amazing!
l see a land of heavy dreams and shadows.
Stop the chit-chat and get a move on, Maestro!
Quiet! The orders were, no talking!
I'm too tall for... Goddamn it.
You're better off, Halinka.
Gas! Gas!
Wise, let's turn back. There's gas ahead.
The Germans must be up there already.
We have to catch up to the company.
Stop!
The Germans have released gas! Is this the way back?
I think so.
Anyway, who knows? All the sewers look alike!
I'm from Old Town.
I've had enough of these sewers,
and this stupid game of hide and seek!
Go back, there's gas!
People, where are you going?
Guys!
My head's spinning. It must be the gas.
Jacek, it's your fever. There's no gas here.
We're never going to catch up.
Maybe we should call Michael?
There's no need to, I know this sewer.
It's not difficult. We'll make it slowly by ourselves.
Daisy, I'm going to rest for a minute.
Keep going, damn you! Jacek, keep going.
We'll rest at home.
At home? Does anyone still have a home?
You're really strong, Daisy, as if you were a laborer
I've never been a laborer.
You know, I don't know anything about you.
We fought in the resistance together.
I know that, Daisy, but...
You want me to tell you my life story now?
Is it a long story?
Longer than this sewer.
Keep going.
Jacek!
What's that?
Look...
Is it a lamp at the crossing? Or...
Maybe the Germans?
They wouldn't dare come down here.
Are you sure?
Positive.
Jacek, it's just a normal candle. This is the first barricade.
You can rest here.
Well help me lift a wounded man!
What are you staring at?
Quiet! You dumb son of a bitch!
It's allready seven.
It's already day up there.
Call Lieutenant Wise.
Lieutenant Wise, report to Lieutenant Splinter.
Lieutenant Wise, report to Lieutenant Splinter.
Gas! Gas! Gas!
It's going to be extremely difficult
maintaining discipline here,Lieutenant.
But we have to try and keep control. What's next?
Let's wait for Wise. We can't leave them behind.
Damned matches!
It's not the matches, sir.
There are so many feet stirring this crap.
Fumes are being released.
That's what's killing us, and not the grenades.
I used to dabble in chemistry. Don't you feel weak, Lieutenant?
No.
But, there's no oxygen in the air.
Let's get out of here, Lieutenant.
Well, Lieutenant? Do we let the men die like this?
Is that my fault? Why isn't Wise here, yet?
Call him! Don't sit down!
It's worst near the water! You won't be able to get up.
Let's go, Lieutenant. We can't stay here.
I'm going to go, then, to call them.
Lieutenant Wise says that we should go ahead.
They stopped so that Bearing could rest.
Daisy knows the way. They'll catch up to us.
Let's go, Lieutenant.
Let's go, guys.
Slow down, Wise.
Faster, faster!
Splinter is probably out on Aleje Street by now.
Give me the flask.
You're going to get weaker.
Give it to me, come on!
You want some?
Sure. It's cold. I've lost all my strength.
Enough already.
It's the Waters of Lethe. River of Oblivion.
An ordinary homemade ew, but it makes you feel better.
Did you hear those sounds?
Come on, Artist, hurry up!
Christ! What is that? Wise!
Jesus! Jesus!
Are you okay, Halinka?
Witold! Where are you? Where's my child?
Shut up! Shut up, damned woman!
You've sold us out! Murderers!
There, in the depths of the pit, as we stand,
I see the people in a river of excretion
that seems to be the overflow of the world's toilets.
What are you talking about, Michael?
Not l, but Dante.
Get down here at once! You'll draw the Germans' attention!
Faster!
Wise. Let's save ourselves! I'm scared...
Stop whining!
Don't you think I want to get out of here? Let's go back.
You look bad, Jacek. You can shave when we're out.
I don't care.
You must be very ill.
What's that?
Raining? That's rain... Quiet.
Don't cry, child. Listen to that.
Don't you hear... Everything 's singing.
Yeah, and maybe you're seeing angels, also?
Get up! Keep going! Don't stop!
Hear that? Listen!
Nonsense! It's just the water!
I can hear it! Finally, I can hear it!
Do you? I can hear it!
Shut up! Damn you!
What's with you? Have you lost it?
Ridiculous little man. How could you understand?
Come back! Don't be an idiot!
Stop, or I'll shoot!
I order you to come back at once!
Wise...
Why am I so weak?
We're not going to reach downtown, anyway.
There's no way. This damned sewer
has to end somewhere! Let's go.
What is that?
Probably a wounded man.
Could that really be a human voice?
Let's keep going.
Sir, we can't make anything out of those noises.
I'll go see what it is. Wait here.
I found your noise-maker.
A man. Let's get out of here, sir.
I know him. He's a Colonel from Headquarters.
Which one of you will carry him?
What's the matter?
Forward march!
Where... where is that sign?
There should be a sign for Wilcza Street
somewhere to the left.
We should have ought Daisy along. She knows the way.
Daisy is helping Bearing, and we know how to read.
I can't take this, Lieutenant.
Let get out of here, or we might be here forever.
There are no signs.
Call the men, Bullet.
Yes, sir!
Get up! The Lieutenant is waiting!
Go on ahead.
Wait a few minutes. I'm feeling weak.
We can rest for a bit.
There!
There should be a sign here... Wilcza.
No, there's no sign.
Well?
They're close behind us.
Hold on to me, Splinter.
I've had enough of this.
All you have to do is keep moving your legs.
Daisy... aren't you tired?
Wh should I be tired? I'm not wounded.
It's calm and misty.
We're taking a walk through a dark and fragrant forest.
We're stumbling through stinking shit.
You're always straight to the point, Daisy.
I don't think you could ever fall in love. Could you?
Keep moving those legs of yours,
or we won't get there for three days.
You have a fever, and we'll die of hunger, here.
What's wrong?
Nothing.
What's that?
He was old. He probably died during the gas panic.
Stupid people, never been in the sewers before.
I don't see anything.
There it is, guys! The sign!
I... Iove... Jacek.
Oh, God.
My head's spinning. I think there's gas in the air.
Look at the fog.
You're a child, Jacek. The fever's making you see things.
Wait, this is our sewer. See it? Wilcza.
I wouldn't have noticed it.
I can barely see now.
Let's go up there! Give me your hand.
Your hand...
Hold on to me!
Jacek!
I can't go up that pipe! I can't reach it.
Daisy, go by yourself.
You idiot!
You can't pull me up there, Daisy.
You should go and get help.
I'll just rest here and wait.
Look there's a sign over there. Large letters...
I love...
We have to save the batteries.
There's a sign there. What does it say?
I love... Janek.
Who could have written such nonsense?
It's not nonsense. An empty sewer.
The Germans high above. It's fear, you know?
Someone wrote that. It made them feel better.
I used to pass though here, too.
And what did you write?
Kiss my ass...
What?
...and other things like that.
And who's this Janek?
A guy that some girl loved.
Loved him a lot?
Yeah, she loved him a lot, Jacek. Come on, let's go.
No, we won't get there, Daisy. I'll just wait and rest here.
You'll come back with help, won't you?
Get up!
No.
I must have imagined it...
My head is spinning so much. I even hear music.
Must be the fever... Wait, I can really hear it.
Who was that?
Is he crazy, or am l?
He is!
He's been crazy for some time now,
don't you remember?
How strange! I don't remember.
Michael. Michael!
Michael! Come back!
Quiet. He can't hear anything.
Jacek, stop this whining, and let's go!
I won't make it up there, but I want to live.
Alright, Jacek, don't worry, you'll live.
We'll go straight that way.
The sewer should run into the Vistula pretty soon.
It's dry here. There's got to be an exit nearby.
Turn on the flashlight.
The battery's almost dead.
We'll get there anyway.
No. It's not possible!
I don't have any strength left.
There's no way we're ever getting out of here. It's over.
Over? What do you mean?
It can't be over! I have someone to live for!
I'm right here. Who do you have to live for?
What are you talking about? My wife and my child!
A wife and a child? How funny, you've never mentioned them.
You've never worn a wedding ring.
What? I have it on me.
Look!
See? I have to live.
Let's go back, up the sewer.
Hurry up, while I'm still on my feet.
Hold on.
Turn off the light, Wise.
Get up, get up, get up!
Daisy, I'm going to sit for a bit.
No.
I have... I have to rest.
Jacek, we'll be at the river soon.
I can't open my eyes. It hurts.
Then don't. It's the fever.
You're going to have to go to a hospital.
Where's this hospital?
Don't you think we'll get our lives back?
Never.
To live, Daisy.
I promised you that.
I was so rude to you...
We'll talk about that later.
I've been bad. I was bad.
I see some light ahead, Jacek.
We're going to live.
Don't open your eyes. It's really ight.
Is it much further?
I see water, Jacek. And green grass.
Let's go there, Daisy.
You can rest now. We go to the grass, soon.
No, don't open your eyes because.
...because the sun's come out.
Hands up!
The wedding ring.
Come out! Come out!
Slim, throw that damned gun away.
You're going to kill yourself.
That stunned me...
Throw it away. Let's get some fresh air.
Get lost!
Light!
Air, sir!
We're going to the inlet.
Tell the men, Bullet. The inlet.
We're turning left, guys. Going to the inlet.
They're coming, Lieutenant.
They're coming.
No good. The exit is blocked.
We're turning back.
We've got the strength.
I have to get my men out!
Sir, we have to get some air. It's death back there.
They've hung grenades, dirty bastards! Hold on.
Good.
One more, and we're on our way.
Let's go. Let's go, Lieutenant. Let's go.
Thank you, Mother of God...
Lieutenant, where are we?
Why aren't they coming out? Call them, Bullet.
We're safe. Fresh air, at last! Let's go away, sir.
Bullet, call them.
They could have walked too far.
They stayed behind a long time ago.
I only pretended they were behind us.
You bastard!
And my company?
My company's still in there?
My company...
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...get out of here alive, I tell you.
Let's go!
Incoming!
- Sorry, captain.
- It's all right, son, just keep moving.
That's the future in your hands.
Heave! Heave! Heave!
- Starboard gunners ready, captain.
- Lieutenant.
Fire!
Prepare to take us into the channel.
Ahead a half.
- Make revolutions for five knots.
- Aye, sir.
- Range, 150 yards!
- 150 yards!
Fire!
Fire!
Fire!
- All ahead full.
- Aye, captain.
Stop engines.
- Captain?
- Stop engines! Run silent!
Cease firing!
Cease firing!
Close the gun ports. Hold still.
- Cease firing!
- Close the gun ports!
Mrs. Nwokolo?
Eva Rojas, World Health Organization.
This is Dr. Hopper.
- Hello. Nice to meet you.
- Please come with me.
Sorry about the dark.
The light hurts his eyes.
- Thank you.
- What's his name?
Azikiwe. Most call him Kiwe.
Hi, Kiwe. My name is Eva.
We need to have a little look
at you, okay?
- How long has he been sick?
- For two days.
- Has he traveled anywhere recently?
- He was in Mali last week.
With his father.
- Where is his father now?
- He's at the lighthouse.
That's where he works.
Blood pressure, 80/50.
- Circulatory failure.
- Drawing blood.
- Easy, son. Easy. No, no.
- Kiwe!
- Sedative, Eva.
- What dose?
Two mils.
Easy, son. Easy. No. It's okay.
It's all right. You're gonna be all right.
Just trying to help.
It's okay. It's okay, Kiwe.
It's okay.
- Your mama... Your mama is here.
- It's okay, Kiwe. It's okay.
You all right?
- Mali, just like the others.
- Yeah, I know.
- This is an out eak, Frank.
- We've got six cases.
- That's not enough.
- Oh, how many do we need?
Sixty?
Six thousand?
When does it start to matter?
We have to find the source, Frank.
You wanna go to Mali.
It's not gonna happen.
WHO isn't gonna lose
any more staff to a civil war.
- Here, finish your report.
- Good.
- Just in time for the autopsy.
- Eva.
I'll do what I can do.
I'll re-present to the board.
- And maybe they'll listen this time.
- Thank you.
We still need blood samples
from his father.
I'll find the father.
Hello?
Mr. Nwokolo?
Mr. Nwokolo?
Hey!
Help.
You have no business being here.
Quick, get her bag.
Are you okay?
Hey! Hey, pick that up!
What are you doing? Come on.
You're walking past...
All right, guys. Come on.
Guys, quit screwing around.
Come on. Come on, come on,
come on. All right, stop.
All right, hold it there.
Report any variances over two feet.
Here, hold on to these.
Come on, grab it.
All right. Come on, you piece of...
All right, give me a wrench.
I need the wrench.
Wrench! Anybody there?
All right, oil. I need the oil.
All right, the oil. Thank you.
That's it. All right, we're good!
We're good!
Sorry.
Here. Hi.
- Al Giordino.
- Eva.
- Eva Rojas.
- Nice work.
- Thanks.
- Welcome aboard.
Thank you.
All right, turn it on. Go down.
Go, go, go, go, go.
More. Keep going.
Hi.
- How are you? Feeling better?
- Yes, thank you.
- I'm Rudi.
- Sorry, where are we?
This is the Martha Ann,
It's a NUMA boat. Ship.
We didn't know who you were, so
we kind of patched you up ourselves.
You had an edema
of the upper tracheal track.
Rudi, I've been waiting
two months for this moment.
Don't mess it up for me
by letting him drown.
- Yes, admiral.
- Diver up!
In five, counting,
four, three, two, one.
Ladies and gentlemen,
may I introduce to you
after a 772-year engagement
on the bottom of the ocean:
King Bateen!
Nice job, everyone.
Except you, Al. What the hell?
It's a 10-ton-rated winch,
my friend, not a fly-fishing rod.
You know what? You're thinking
of the Thompson 12-91.
Whereas you're astride a 12-93.
- Not that you could operate either one.
- Boys!
- Sir?
- Sir?
The king meets the people
at the museum in five hours.
- Don't worry, sir. He'll be there.
- He'll be there.
He better be.
Secure those cables!
Hey, look who's on her feet.
Thanks to you, I guess.
You were lucky to just lose your bag.
Dangerous city.
Damn it, I did lose my bag.
- Nothing worth dying for, I hope.
- Well, that's a tough question.
Nothing worth you dying for.
Hey, Dirk, get your butt up here
so we can scrape
some of the crap off this thing.
- Excuse me. The wife.
- Come on, ladies,
get Mr. Bateen unhooked.
Clean him up.
We got a party to go to.
- Admiral?
- Retired.
- Jim Sandecker.
- Eva. Eva Rojas.
I'm with the WHO.
You look like you could use
a cup of coffee.
- Hey, Dirk. Hey, I need your help.
- What?
- Is it left over right, or right over left?
- This better not be like last time.
I can't remember.
It's driving me nuts.
Is there something about a rabbit
going around a tree or something?
I'll be there in an hour.
- What, Dirk?
- That was Oshodi.
He thinks he might
have found something.
Oh, that's great. That is fantastic.
- Thank you very much.
- No, no, no, no, fantastic for me.
I can't wait to tell Sandecker that you're
not gonna be at the museum tonight
because one of your contacts
from the Nigerian underworld
has found evidence of a Civil War
ironclad shipwrecked
- In a storm off Africa. Yeah, right.
- Storm off Africa.
That's what you're talking about, right?
Yeah. Sandecker's gonna freak.
- Look, Al...
- And I'll be there. He'll turn all red.
The fox chases the rabbit around
the tree and down the hole.
That's how the tie works.
Don't you worry, I'll be there.
Thank you. Thank you.
Thank you very much.
First, I'd like to thank the Lagos
museum for this magnificent reception.
I would also like to thank
our primary benefactor on this project,
Yves Massarde.
Thank you.
We are NUMA,
the National Underwater
and Marine Agency.
And this, ladies and gentlemen,
is what we do.
King Bateen.
- Where is he?
- He's not at the buffet.
- Damn it.
- Do you want another kebab?
With the help of museums,
with the help of governments,
private organizations like ours
can work in partnership
to make sure that history,
history that has been lost
to the tides of time,
can be returned to its people.
Thank you.
Thank you so much.
Have a lovely evening.
Do you have a CD burner
on that ship of yours?
Yes, the same one I bought
from you last month.
I have a wonderful piece, straight
from the Iraqi National Museum.
Don't show me things like that,
Oshodi. We're not that friendly.
Okay, okay. Now, here it is.
A very special piece.
The one I spoke to you about.
It eaks my heart
just to show it to you.
Where did you get this?
Cash, please.
We are not that friendly.
This is a great party.
- Thank you for inviting us, admiral.
- The pleasure is mine.
Yves, this is the woman
I was telling you about,
- Dr. Eva Rojas.
- Hi.
I'm delighted to make your
acquaintance. I'm Yves Massarde.
Nice to meet you.
This is Dr. Frank Hopper.
- How do you do?
- How do you do?
Yves does a lot of business
in Africa.
Some even in Mali.
Will you excuse me?
I understand you believe there is some
sort of plague coming out of Mali?
We don't like to say plague.
- What do you think it is then?
- A plague.
So you do business in Mali?
Do you know anyone there
who could help us
by pressuring the WHO
to send a team?
Well, you see, much of Mali
is controlled by a warlord.
General Kazim. Do you know him?
Yes. He used to be a colonel
in the Malian army,
and gave himself an upgrade
the day he shot the president.
He's the man who put the war
back into warlord.
And he controls the country?
Half of it. And the other half
no one controls,
but I don't know which is worse.
But I have to warn you, it is very
dangerous for foreigners right now.
I would say it's probably
more dangerous for locals.
Yes, but your death would
look very bad in the papers.
So does the word plague.
All right, I will call some people,
but at the end of the day,
I'm just a businessman,
so be patient.
Oh, yeah, she's good at that.
He's not gonna help us.
This was a waste of time.
Eva, we can't just wander into
the middle of a Malian civil war.
The fighting with the Tuaregs
is too severe. You know that.
I think we should go back
to the hospital...
Admiral, have you ever seen
a Confederate gold dollar?
- Dear God, don't start this again.
- Of course not.
The Confederacy never made
a gold dollar.
The mint was destroyed
near the end of the war.
Dirk, I beg you on my hands
and knees. Don't.
But not before Jefferson Davis
had five samples made.
He gave four of those samples
to his top generals:
- Lee, Jackson, Stuart and Johnston.
- Every time we come to Africa,
out comes that stupid ship model.
Out come the old port journals.
We are leaving for Australia
tomorrow.
Four of those samples
have been found.
But the fifth never was.
That one was given to
an old family friend of Davis.
A illiant young sea captain
named Mason Tombs.
Captain of the CSS ironclad Texas.
- Where in the hell did you get this?
- Frederick Oshodi.
And he got it from a man
named Indigwe.
But the important thing is that Indigwe
found this in Labbezanga, Mali.
Hey, my dad collects coins.
No, that coin and the Texas
were on the Niger River.
It's impossible. An ironclad
couldn't make it with her draft.
Let me take the Calliope
to Labbezanga, have a look around.
- You can't have my boat, Dirk.
- Three days, admiral.
Just three days. Imagine.
Imagine.
All right, if I strike out,
you'll never hear another word
about this.
You got 72 hours.
And not a nanosecond more.
You fellas just bought
yourself a boat trip.
You're a gentleman, admiral.
I don't care what they say about you.
I got a bottle says we never find it.
- Make it a case.
- All right. You're on.
- Okay, I'll see you later.
- See you later.
Hey, yo!
- You're late.
- Excuse me?
- I was told 8:00 departure.
- Eight o'clock?
- I never said 8:00.
- I said 9.
- Nine.
- It's after 10.
Who said 8?
Admiral Sandecker.
Yeah, he said to give him a call
if you had any problems.
A problem? With what?
He wants you to take us
up the river to Mali.
- What?
- Oh, no, no, no, no, no.
- Taking you to Mali?
- Wait.
There's been an out eak in Mali.
- It's going to become an epidemic.
- And you wanna hitch a ride, doctor?
What, WHO's making
budgetary cutbacks?
Please. It's important.
- You guys got enough gear?
- Probably not.
Small boat. No privacy.
I'm not shy.
Where do you call home?
I have a house in Monterey,
but I'm never there.
Monterey. There's great diving
in Monterey.
Is that all you ever think about?
Diving?
No. Sometimes I think about
Petricola pholadiformis.
The angel wing clam.
- Beautiful.
- Yeah.
This river's the only place
on earth they're found.
When they're underwater,
they glow in the dark.
Now, the amazing thing is that
modern science cannot explain why.
There must be a reason.
Till then, my theory is that
they do it because they can.
Dirk! That's it. Let's go.
Angel wings.
World would be a lot cooler place
if more of us were like that, huh?
This is the center of the cluster.
Here. Asselar.
That's where we have to go.
Right in the middle
of Kazim's civil war.
Hey, you ever been
after marlins, doctors?
Oh, no, not
the marlin story again, Al.
Seven hundred
and thirty-three pounds.
Five and a half hours
in the fighting chair.
- I thought it was 600 pounds.
- Hey!
What did you catch that day?
I can't remember anything at all.
How long you guys been together?
Oh, since kindergarten.
College. Navy. NUMA.
Poor guy's always
been in my shadow.
Always the Al's-maid, never the Al.
Right?
Nice, doc.
You're pulling your weight.
- My watch, chief.
- All right, my man. Excellent.
Your friend Al told me all about
your Captain Tombs and his boat.
Oh, he did, did he?
He also said ironclads were
not made to cross the ocean.
Well, neither was man. Tequila?
And you found a coin?
Not just a coin.
I found the coin.
Now, I also have a letter
from the captain's widow
alluding to her husband's
urgent Eastern voyage.
I have a sailor's log
on an Atlantic clipper
who swears on a stack of Bibles
he saw a great iron beast
steaming two miles
off the African coast.
Now, what kind of man tries to take
a ship like that across the ocean?
Why? How?
I don't know.
But I plan on finding out.
Al loves it when people ask me that,
thinks it makes me look a bit:
This must be nice.
To have this as your office.
Well, every great thing that's ever
happened to me
happened in the water.
Every one.
Hey, Rudi, come on,
help me out with this.
Oumar.
- You got it?
- There you go.
- How long to Asselar?
- Oh, six, eight hours. No problem.
- You stay for long?
- No, not long.
All right, this one too.
- Think it'll be safe?
- Oh, it's okay.
Where we go now,
no fighting. No problem.
- Yeah, no problem.
- No Tuareg.
Listen, I've been thinking.
When this is over,
there's a place I know.
It's called Monterey.
- Never heard of it.
- No?
It's got a beautiful beach.
Golden sands, aqua-blue surf.
The place is paradise.
- Sounds good.
- Oh, yeah.
I also happen to know a woman
who has a house there.
And because she's a workaholic,
she's never at home.
Now, I haven't asked her, but I'm
pretty sure that she wouldn't mind
if you dropped by.
Can I ing a friend?
You'd have to ask her.
I already did.
You did?
You, me and the bay of Monterey.
Thank you for everything.
- You're welcome.
- And good luck to you.
You as well. Bonne route, doctor.
Mr. Indigwe, he lives...
Indigwe. He find this
one week before, yes?
You know, I'm not
too much of a linguist...
...but that didn't sound too good.
Indigwe is dead.
Yeah. Hey, the check.
What is the check? L'addition,
Hey, you know, my dad
collected ancient coins.
From Rome, China, Siam, Persia.
Somehow they all ended up
in a shoebox in New Jersey.
- Meaning?
- Coins travel, Dirk.
Even if that poor guy was still alive,
it could have been nothing.
Yeah, but the coin traveled
from somewhere, Al.
And unless it hitched a ride
on the back of a dolphin,
I'm gonna guess that
its jumping-off point
was a little bit closer
to where we're sitting.
Really, you can see that ironclad
steaming up the river? I mean, really?
Isn't it more likely that we missed it
somewhere off the coast of Virginia?
Right?
Hello?
Dirk.
I'll meet you at the boat.
No, I got the check.
Don't worry about it. I'm serious.
I know, I get it all the time.
Sit down, I'll get the check.
L'addition,
Ya-Sheikh.
My name is Dirk.
I'm looking for a boat.
And when would we be
seeing this boat?
About 140 years ago, in 1866.
Back when Labbezanga was
one of the greatest ports in Africa.
Do you know anything else?
We use events to find dates,
not dates to find events.
Well, there was a storm.
There was a great storm.
One that would have raised
the depths of the Niger
enough to allow the boat
to get here, yes.
It is written here.
Six days after the great storm,
a dark ship rode without sails
under the banner of a single star.
It was driven upriver,
never to return.
Bearing...
...death.
It ought a sickness
from here up to Gao
and bore over 300 souls to heaven.
It was believed a damnation
from Allah.
A ghost ship.
A cursed ship.
What does that mean?
- What?
- That's Arabic, Al.
Yeah. Sounds poetic.
What's it mean?
The ship of death.
Great. Should we call Sandecker?
- No.
- What ship? Whose death?
He'd just tell us to come home.
- Sounds reasonable.
- Yeah, then I'd get a case of tequila.
Boys, we are going upriver to Gao.
All right. Rudi, you gonna run
the sonar on the riverbed?
Come on, I was hoping to meet
a girl on the Australia trip.
No, African war zone. Ship of death.
Bye.
- Got a profile.
- Another truck bumper?
Bicycle? VCR?
Sixteen degrees, twenty-decimal-zero
minutes north, zero...
Wait, hold on. It's just
some interference with the buoy.
- Al.
- Yeah, I got it.
When did you check the cali ation?
I had it out of the water
three hours ago.
All right.
- Anything, Al?
- Hey, guys.
Take a look at this.
It's red algae.
That doesn't make any sense,
this is fresh water.
- I'd better get a sample.
- Yep.
It's okay, they're just looking
for Tuareg fighters.
Very well, thank you.
For you.
Join me.
Thank you.
These belonged
to General Mayenne.
Then one of them actually killed
the Comte de Vezelay.
Isn't that fascinating?
Beads for the natives, Yves.
What do you want?
Well, you know the doctors
I was telling you about?
I am afraid they're
on their way to Mali.
I thought your man was going
to take care of them in Lagos.
- Well, we had a problem.
- And now the problem is mine.
And another thing, general,
if I may say,
I am slightly concerned
your measures of containment
are losing their effectiveness.
Why? Because five or six poor souls
escaped from Mali
- And died in their beds?
- The disease spreads quickly.
And luckily, it kills quickly too.
General, I think you should control
the movements of your population.
What's that?
Are you trying to tell me
how to run my country?
You take care
of your business, Yves.
I'll take care of mine.
Of course.
- Rocks?
- Nope.
- River? Radio?
- Nope.
- Radar?
- Rudi.
- You... That's not...
- It is.
- He can't even...
- Here we go again. I spy.
- All right, something I might get.
- I spy...
- I spy with my little eye...
- Guys.
- Company.
- This is the Malian Civil Authority.
- I got it.
- Prepare to be boarded.
You are trespassing
in Malian waters.
Shut off your engine
and throw out a rope.
Hi, this is Al Giordino speaking.
Al, Sandecker. I presume you're on
your way home with my boat?
- Everyone on deck, right now.
- It's for you.
- Al, what's going on?
- Where are the doctors?
Where are they? We are looking
for the doctors.
I have to put you on hold. I don't
believe this is a normal shakedown, Al.
If you do not shut off your engine,
you run the risk of being fired upon.
The doctors. We are looking
for the doctors. Where are they?
- Where is the woman?
- I'm sorry. I don't speak English.
You are speaking English now.
No, no. I only know how to say,
I don't speak English, in English.
- Al.
- Hi. Hold on.
Stop! Stop the engines now
before we open fire.
Whoa, hat!
- Did you get my hat?
- Sorry, it's gone.
That's my favorite hat.
- Are you okay?
- Yeah.
- Where's Dirk?
- I think he's...
Hold on.
Dirk! Dirk.
I'm gonna come in.
You jump on the front.
- You want me to jump?
- Get on the front of the boat. Got it?
- Really?
- What am I...?
- Al!
- What?
Here, flare gun.
- Signal for help?
- No, shoot them.
- Hey!
- Sorry.
Come a little closer, babe. Come.
Oh, yeah!
That is what I'm talking about.
- Are you all right?
- That was close.
- Al, pick up the phone,
- Yeah, it was.
- How about you?
- Pick up the phone,
- Glad I'm driving.
- Still there?
- I am too.
- What the hell is going on?
I shot a guy with a flare gun.
- A flare gun? What?
- Cool.
What did you...? Did you say you
shot someone with a flare gun?
What did you...? Did you say you
shot someone with a flare gun?
- What?
- Who?
Don't put the phone...
Rudi?
Who's shooting? Al, who's shooting?
Is someone shooting at you?
You'd better not hurt my boat,
Engine two is out.
Fourth and long, man.
What do you wanna do?
- I think we need to pull a Panama.
- A Panama. A Panama?!
- Panama?
- You think? Really?
- Yeah. Really.
- No Panama,
Somebody pick up... They're
ignoring me. They're ignoring...
Everybody's ignoring me.
Pick up the phone!
Take it. We're doing a Panama.
We're doing a Panama!
- What's a Panama?
- Navy thing.
- I didn't know you were in Panama.
- Weren't. We were in Nicaragua.
- Then why do you call it a Panama?
- We thought we were in Panama.
No Panama,
What are you looking for? Al!
Al. Al, I'm really confused.
How we doing, Al?
- Go help Dirk.
- What do I do with this?
Just go!
Down.
- Open the engine hatch.
- Okay.
Let's go, Al.
Got it.
Here, light this.
- Aren't these the admiral's?
- Just light it.
What the...?
Whenever you're ready, Al.
- Come on!
- What are we doing?
- I don't think you should be doing that.
- Okay. Drop it.
- We're good.
- Yeah?
- All right, hold on.
- Hold on.
Okay.
Al!
Hey, I need a life jacket.
Crap.
He did a Panama.
He did a Panama.
Cool.
- Is that how it worked the first time?
- Well...
...it didn't really work
the first time.
- I lost my hat.
- Again?
Yeah.
Man, is Sandecker gonna be mad
when you tell him
you lost the satellite phone.
Not as mad as when Rudi tells him
it was attached to the boat.
- Wait. Why me?
- Because we're not going back.
- Right, Dirk?
- Nope. We're going to Asselar.
- No more Texas?
- Ironclad's on hold for a while, guys.
Those soldiers weren't after us.
They were after the doctors.
I got a feeling whatever bug
Eva's chasing, it must be a doozy.
- We gotta get there first.
- I'm going with you.
- Nope, you gotta tell Sandecker.
- Hold on. Hold on.
How am I gonna get across the border?
I never took survival training.
- Consider this your course.
- It's kind of pass-fail,
which I always thought was easier.
Look, Rudi. Lay up here till dark, then
make your move. The border's not far.
- Okay.
- All right.
Al, you remember
that time in Morocco?
Oh, yeah, when you made me ride
that damn camel
- That bit my ass.
- Yeah, that's the time.
Why?
God! What is the secret
to this thing?
Just wrap it around your nugget.
- What part? Here? This?
- Yeah.
Well, how come yours stays on?
Maybe you got a small head.
I don't think so.
Somebody would've told me.
Thank you.
World Health Organization.
Hello?
Is anyone here?
Frank.
Look at this.
Anyone here?
Hello?
Hello?
Oh, my God.
This well was filled in recently.
I think people here knew
the water was making them sick.
I still say we should
let Oumar go down.
Oumar, you wouldn't mind
going down that well, would you?
- No, it's okay. I'll go down.
- You see?
Frank, I'll be fine.
Yeah, there you go.
All right, you're looking good.
You're looking good.
- Give her a little more rope.
- Okay.
Be careful, please.
Just take your time.
Eva.
Eva, hold on.
Eva. Hold on. We've got you.
- You got it?
- It's okay.
- Bring her up.
- No, I'm fine.
Give me more rope.
Got it. I made it.
- Got water.
- All right, great.
Get what we need,
and let's get you out of there.
Hey, looks like we've got company.
Don't go anywhere.
I'll be right back.
Okay.
Hello there. I'm Dr. Hopper with
the World Health Organization.
- You have no authority to be here.
- What are you doing?
Eva, get those... Oh, my God!
- Frank!
- Charlie, please don't shoot me.
Charlie, don't...
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa,
do you hear that?
- This is all of them?
- Yes, sir.
The UN knows that we're here. This is
a United Nations-sanctioned mission.
Where's your colleague?
No, no, no, no, no.
I mean, the woman.
She didn't come. She's ill.
This pistol, it belonged
to General Sir Henry Watkins.
.455 caliber. Very rare.
Hard to find the rounds.
I have them made
by Holland & Holland of London.
Twenty-seven pounds each.
You should put the money
to better use.
Like containing this plague.
I will give you some advice.
Tell me where Dr. Rojas is.
She's not here.
Have it your own way.
Make it look like a horde of Tuareg
swine just came through here.
- And find the woman.
- Yes, sir.
She's here.
Somewhere.
You men, set up a perimeter.
I want you to search
the whole town.
- Hey, Salim, come over here.
- Yes, sir.
Open up a few rounds
just to be sure.
Hey.
Al, little help here.
Oh, man.
Whoa, whoa, whoa,
whoa, whoa, Eva.
Come on. You okay?
- Yeah.
- Come on.
We gotta go.
Wait. Wait!
Frank!
Frank!
We're done here.
We're in Tuareg country now.
We're gonna drive north about
three hours till we hit the flatlands.
From there it should be a relatively
easy drive to the Algerian border.
Sorry.
Eva.
Eva. |
We'll get through, huh?
- This way.
- Please tell me what I am doing here.
Five men shot dead in cold blood.
What do you think about that?
Hardly my responsibility.
No, no, no, you sit, you sit.
You are a very ave man.
The only survivor.
Crawled all the way from Asselar
to ing me the news.
- How very commendable.
- Caught in a classic Tuareg ambush,
- Wouldn't you say?
- Possibly.
One problem.
There were no Tuareg.
Why didn't you tell me the doctors
had American military support?
- Because they didn't.
- The two unarmed men who did this...
...they were not amateurs, Yves.
Nor were the ones on the boat.
- And they're the same men, I think.
- They're treasure hunters, general.
Marine salvage, they call themselves.
- Hardly your military elite.
- Don't underestimate them.
Watch out. And if you find them,
ing them to me.
What is it?
Get out of the Jeep.
Keep your hands up.
Move slowly.
What?
Three o'clock.
Tuaregs!
Hi. How are you?
Al, did you see that?
No, hang on a minute.
Who are you...
...and why are you here?
We are enemies of Kazim.
You are American.
CIA?
No.
I'm a doctor from
the World Health Organization.
I'm investigating the source
of a disease.
Come with me.
This is the disease
you are looking for?
I believe it is.
All right. Ready to go, big D, big D.
It's not a plague.
- What?
- It's not a plague. It's a poison.
There are toxins in the water,
here and in Asselar.
- Toxins?
- Yes.
That's what's making
these people sick.
Can you treat it?
No.
- Admiral, what can I do for you?
- What do you hear from Mali?
- Beautiful country.
- Oh, kiss my ass.
I hear about a couple of
American boys and their fancy yacht
getting in some trouble on the Niger.
Does the agency have
a presence there?
No, it's strictly hands-off.
- Carl.
- What?
I gotta get my boys out.
They're private citizens.
Now, if they choose to go down there
and get themselves shot up
over some sunken treasure,
that is not a company problem.
- I'm not asking the company.
- Yeah.
You've got some nerve.
Come down here
compromising my cover,
and now you're gonna ask me to risk
my whole career over this nonsense?
Well, since you put it that way...
...yes, I am.
- No, you're not,
because I'm not gonna do it.
I'm not gonna do it.
October 27th, 1982.
- Yeah, I knew you'd ing that up.
- And now I have.
- If I do this, we are even.
- The slate's clean.
- If I do this, we are even.
- The slate's clean.
I'll see what I can do.
Always a pleasure, my friend.
Benzine, heavy metals, nitrates,
Basically, the water's toxic.
I understand.
But Kazim's men followed your trail.
You must leave tomorrow
at first light.
Modibo.
Eva found the same poison
in the wells at Asselar.
- It's over 300 miles from here.
- Africa will find a place for us.
Modibo...
...we have to find the source.
That is for you.
My duty is here with my people.
We leave in the morning.
I've heard that my car
pleases your eyes.
It's a 1936 Avions Voisin.
Six cylinders, sleeve-valve engine.
Do you know there was only
six of these ever made?
- How the hell did you get it?
- We borrowed it...
...from Kazim.
Bye. Thank you.
Okay, ready? I'll do it. I'll do it.
Okay, here we go. Come on.
New Al record right here.
I got something you gotta see.
- Yeah?
- Yeah.
- All right, give me a minute.
- Come on!
That is your Texas we're looking at,
isn't it?
- Sure the hell looks like it.
- Yeah.
- Sitting in the middle of the desert.
- Yep.
Hey, I am not paying off the tequila
on a picture, okay?
Ship of the desert's a camel.
It's not an ironclad battleship.
I mean, there is no way that
that could get across the desert.
At one time, much of this desert
was lush, green farmland,
and there were rivers everywhere.
Now, the ironclad obviously
came up this river
and stopped at this structure,
which is a fort? A castle? I don't know.
So the climate changed.
So let's say the water level dropped,
and the boat became stranded.
Yeah, or sailed away.
Or the land dried up,
the soil turned to dust,
the sands blew in,
and the ship is still buried
to this day...
...right here, next to the structure.
- Okay, great.
So all we have to do is wait
for the river to fill up again
and sail the Texas home.
- That's how it's spreading.
- What is?
The toxins.
What, in the dried-up,
nonexistent river?
No, no, no. The same river that was on
the surface 150 years ago still exists.
It's just beneath our feet now,
sunk in the sand,
running along the rock strata.
Now, the toxins are obviously leeching
from their source
into the underground river system.
- Spreading from well to well.
- Exactly.
So we find your Texas,
we find the underground river.
We find the river,
we find the source of the toxins.
- Admiral...
- Not now.
Rudi?
Admiral.
I have some bad news
about your boat.
According to the cave painting,
this is the place.
You know, Al, if we were here
150 years ago,
we'd be swimming right now.
Hey.
Hey, you know how it is
when you see someone
that you haven't seen
since high school,
and they got some dead-end job,
and they're married to some woman
that hates them,
they got, like, three kids
that thinks he's a joke?
Wasn't there some point
where he stood back and said,
Bob, don't take that job.
Bob, don't marry that harpy,
you know?
Your point?
Well, we're in the middle of a desert,
Iooking for the source
of a river pollutant,
using as our map a cave drawing
of a Civil War gunship,
- Which is also in the desert.
- Right.
So I was just wondering
when we're gonna have to sit down
and reevaluate
our decision-making paradigm.
I don't know.
Working so far.
- Hey, Al.
- Yep?
- Let me see the scope.
- Sure.
- What do you see?
- I don't know.
It looks like a solar energy plant.
That's strange.
There's a collecting tower...
...but no outgoing transmission lines.
Massarde Enterprises.
Massarde? Yves Massarde?
Well, whoever it is,
they've got heavy security.
Let's check it out.
Come on! Come on! Come on!
Come on, come on!
Al!
Come on, Eva, kick him. Let's go!
One, two, three.
I got you.
- You okay?
- Yes.
- Nice job, doc.
- Thank you.
- How we doing, Al?
- Great.
Get in the hole.
- Admiral!
- Not now, Rudi. I don't have time.
Yes, sir, you do.
That... That's not possible.
Yellow Five, report to station three,
Loading procedure commencing,
Extraction protocol complete,
Please ensure all active materials
are securely stored,
Thank you for your cooperation,
- What the hell is this place?
- Good question.
These barrels here are probably full
of chemical waste.
They're going in that chamber...
...they're coming out
the other side empty.
They're using the solar power
to superheat and vaporize the toxins.
That's smart. Looks clean too.
That's smart. Looks clean too.
What about those barrels?
Hi. How are you?
Oh, my God.
Well, I think we found your source.
Tuareg prisoners.
These must be the soldiers
captured from Modibo's village.
He thought they were dead.
This Massarde guy's really starting
to piss me off.
Well, it's time to call in the cavalry.
Let's go.
Well, Dr. Rojas, I do wish
you had stayed in Lagos.
So...
... got your report,
Kind of dense, huh?
Okay, my understanding is...
...there's a problem with the water.
Am I right?
Rudi?
The water in the Niger River
is being poisoned.
Right now, it's in Mali,
but it's headed toward us fast.
If we don't do something, within
one week it's gonna hit the Atlantic.
And when that interacts
with the salt water,
that growth rate is gonna explode.
The oxygen levels
in the affected waters
will decrease by 40 to 60 percent,
killing all plant and animal life.
If it gets to the ocean,
it's halfway to New York
within six months.
Then there's nothing we can do.
Is that all?
Do you have
any independent confirmation?
- Nope.
- Because intervening
in a sovereign country, granted I'm
only in the job a couple of months,
I'm pretty sure that's gonna
be tough to get an okay for.
- I need you to try.
- Oh, I'm gonna look into this. I am.
I'm gonna pass this on to the State
Department, get their take on this.
Okay, I think that's the best way
to proceed.
Thank you, gentlemen.
Al.
Where the hell are we?
I don't know.
Where's Eva?
So the two Americans,
they're on their way, general.
The doctor? Well...
I'm afraid there has been
an incident, general.
An exchange of gunfire,
most unfortunate.
She... She's dead.
Yes, general. I'm sorry, I...
You know, Dr. Rojas,
you're lucky I'm such a gentleman.
Enabling program, phase two,
Please ensure all active materials...
Who else knows you're here?
This facility is a miracle
of modern science.
State-of-the-art technology.
Solar energy harnessed
to destroy the world's contaminants.
Not such a bad idea after all.
- It's a toxic-waste dump.
- It's not so simple.
You see, all new technology
has enemies.
Sandstorms, for example,
they chip away at the mirrors.
Productivity falls, and the waste
needs to be stored underground.
So we have developed new laminate
coating to protect the mirrors.
And with this new approach, our
problems should now be in the past.
You're poisoning
a river system underground.
It's spreading across Western Africa.
You're wrong. That's impossible.
Securing burn chamber,
Who else knows you're here?
The Nigerian government.
The WHO.
No one else knows you're here,
do they?
Initiate system safety check,
What are you doing?
I got it.
Die.
Live.
You got it?
Clear?
Got it.
Ready? One, two, three.
One, two, three.
Wait. Not good. Not good. New plan!
- I like it.
- No!
Well...
...that's a new one.
- Yeah.
We're home free now.
Sweet, sweet, sweet
Run fast, she don't
But she swims real well
Racing through the water
With a swish of her tail
She's my little mermaid
Massarde, your packages
have not arrived,
Apparently they were lost
in the desert,
- Yes, I heard.
- Tell me, Yves, the doctor?
- Promise me she's dead.
- Oh, yes, yes.
Be a shame to fall out
over a woman, no?
General, I've come here to tell you
that I think we should suspend
waste shipments to the plant
- For the time being.
- Nonsense.
The borders are all closed. The sick
are either quarantined or dead.
I did not expend all these resources
only to see my profits shrink.
Yes, but I have good reasons
to believe
the toxins are in the Niger River.
Then the problem is no longer ours,
but our neighbors' downstream.
They will soon find out.
The Americans did.
Okay, Yves, as you please.
Close the plant.
But your payments to me
will continue.
Okay?
Don't worry. It's Africa.
Nobody cares about Africa.
This photo was taken 24 hours ago.
Normally, Kazim likes to keep his tanks
where he can see them,
in case the people get frisky.
This one, taken four hours ago,
shows the tanks mobilizing north
to the desert.
And my guess,
and intelligence supports this,
- They're looking for your boys.
- Well, we'll have to find them first.
We already did.
Yesterday they showed up
in a Tuareg village
- About 200 miles northwest of Gao.
- That's within range.
You could get choppers in there
if you flew at night.
- But your boys already left.
- Left? Where? Going where?
Well, based on their behavior
so far...
...I have no idea.
- Dirk.
- Yeah, yeah, yeah. I see it.
Well, you don't see that every day.
I bet you 100
there's a toolkit in there.
I don't wanna rain on
your crazy parade, buddy,
but I don't think we can fix this thing.
- A little more to the left, Al.
- Left.
Yeah, that's it, right there. Right there.
We're dialed in, baby.
- Hello.
- Hey, admiral.
- Dirk?
- How you doing?
Oh, Dirk, thank God,
Where the hell are you?
Well, that's a damn good question.
Listen, I've got some bad news.
Your buddy, Yves Massarde,
he's got an industrial factory
that's dumping deadly toxins
into the Niger.
- Massarde? Oh, Christ.
- I think he's got Eva at his plant.
Which hopefully is gonna be
our next stop.
Well, I've got something for you.
Rudi's got chemistry here
that says if that leak's not shut down
ASAP, it's gonna reach the ocean,
When it does, that'll be ground zero
for the Atlantic's version of Chernobyl.
- I get it.
- I've got something more,
I've got word that Kazim
has mobilized his troops
and is heading across the desert.
We could use some serious muscle
here, admiral.
Well, you're not gonna get it.
Not fast enough.
I'm getting the D.C. two-step bigtime.
- And this has to be done...
- Yesterday. I got it.
Hey!
- Dirk?
- Yeah?
I can't ask you boys to go this alone.
Well, that's the great part, sir.
You know you never have to.
There is no more time, Modibo.
Now is your chance to hit Kazim
where it really hurts.
We only have small arms.
They are no use against concrete
and heavy machine guns.
But you have power in numbers.
We attack when he does not
expect it. We have to try.
Do you know what Kazim's war
with us has cost my people in lives?
- In the poverty and disease it causes?
- Then come with us.
And let's finish it.
I cannot afford to have my men
slaughtered in a full-frontal attack.
We cannot go with you.
I understand.
All right, we got another idea.
Can I borrow your car?
Kazim. Kazim!
Had you going there, didn't we?
You?
Hi. How are you?
Zakara, go get the doctor.
Move on ahead. Let's go.
- Where is everybody?
- I don't know, corporate retreat?
Go.
Something's wrong here, Al.
This place is completely deserted.
Modibo.
Nobody home.
- Hey, Al?
- Yeah.
What would you do if you were about
to be exposed as the worst polluter
of modern times?
I don't know. Run for president?
- You'd hide the evidence, right?
- Yeah, right.
How?
How do you hide 50 tons
of industrial waste
without anybody noticing it?
You don't.
- He's gonna blow the place, Al.
- That's not exactly subtle.
That's what he's gonna do.
That's why it's abandoned.
Make it look like an industrial accident,
- And he walks.
- That's a good idea.
- No, not really.
- Why?
The toxins
would be sealed underground,
and there would be no way
to contain them, Al.
Look, to ing this place down, he'd
need 20 or 30 military-grade devices,
all wired for simultaneous detonation.
It would never look like an accident.
Unless one centrally placed device
diverted all the plant's stored energy
into one massive explosion.
- Which would look like an accident.
- Yes.
Well, we gotta get that bomb, Al.
No, I'll find the bomb,
you get the girl.
Deal.
That's it.
Got it. Bomb in a barrel.
Come on.
Get in. Get us out of here. Now!
Come on, let's go!
- Eva. Out, out, out!
- Don't shoot!
- Back off. Back off! Move!
- Easy.
I apologize, Mr. Pitt.
- This is not what it appears.
- Did I miss something?
I've seen your toxic dump.
I've seen the sick Tuareg women
and kids, and I saw the dead in Asselar.
- I leave something out?
- Dirk!
Get this thing out of here, quick!
Stay here and don't move!
Stop!
Eva!
Take us up 1,000 meters
and circle the plant.
Remote system activated,
All personnel, please move
to designated safety areas,
Initiate mirror positioning,
Temperature threshold, 10 percent,
Come on. Come on.
Commence incineration burn,
In five, four, three,
two, one,
Malfunction detected,
Initiate emergency shutdown,
Thank you, and have a nice da...
Get us out of here, quick.
Eva.
How many times
am I gonna have to save your ass?
Well, in case you didn't notice,
I actually saved yours.
I wasn't in any danger.
- Oh, no?
- No, I'd have thought of something.
Come here.
We gotta go.
Hey, what's with the costumes?
Uniforms? It's his idea.
Hey, by the way, with this plan
of yours, do we have enough gas?
Oh, stop being so negative, Al.
- It's coming around on our 6.
- Yeah.
It's Kazim.
Hey, maybe he wants his car back.
Al, did you ing any of the explosives
from Massarde's?
- Couldn't find them.
- Al.
- I didn't have time.
- Al!
Of course I ought the explosives!
Eva, I hope you don't throw like a girl.
He's coming around.
Al, I need a door right now!
Oh, my hat!
Damn it!
Okay, here's the plan.
Eva, get in the back seat
behind me. Go!
- Al?
- Yeah.
- Give her that bag of explosives.
- Gotcha!
All right, hold on!
Yeah.
Eva, I need you to throw a bundle
of the dynamite into that hillside
every time I say. Comprende?
- Yeah.
- All right.
I'm good!
Now!
Get us out. Move. Move!
- Dirk, we need cover!
- I'm working on it!
Oh, my God.
Come on, Eva. Let's go, let's go.
Come on!
Move, move!
Eva, help me dig.
Come on, let's go, let's go!
- How we looking, Al?
- Great.
Dig faster!
Need a little help, Al.
Go.
- Al?
- Yeah.
You didn't see any extra fuel tanks
on that bird, did you?
- No, I didn't see any.
- That means he only has
20 to 30 minutes left
of flight time.
These walls are about 2 feet thick
with a double-steel coating,
so there's no way his bullets can get
to us. We just sit tight, wait him out.
Eva, down!
- Say, Dirk?
- Yeah.
You wanna talk me
through that again?
- Armor-piercing rounds.
- Yeah.
- Are you okay?
- Yeah.
I'm fine.
Hey, Al.
- No, Dirk.
- Oh, yeah.
No, it'll never work.
- Why not?
- It's 150 years old.
But, Al, it's hardly ever been used.
- It'll probably blow us to bits!
- Well, then at least we'll die fighting.
- Yeah, that's comforting.
- We need to open that gun port.
What the hell are we doing, guys?
- I've gotta go outside.
- All right, go.
Civil War piece of...
That's it, Al.
- Are you okay?
- Yeah.
Next time, you go.
- What the hell took you so long?
- What?
- Hey, guys.
- I stopped for coffee.
- Get a receipt?
- Yeah, I got a receipt.
- I got you one too.
- You're the best, Al.
You know what? I'll even get you
the money from Sandecker.
- Guys!
- What?
Oh, great.
Now we're really in trouble.
- Incoming!
- Down!
Okay.
If we ing down Kazim,
the army will surrender.
- Cut the head off the snake...
- Body dies.
Exactly. We're gonna need
cannonball, powder and fuses.
- I'll get the cannonball.
- Eva, I need you to find the fuses.
They're gonna be in a box this size.
They look something
like carrot sticks. Go.
- 150 yards!
- How you feeling, Al?
- I got them!
- Good, good, good.
Incoming!
Jefferson Davis had how
many samples made?
- Let's get that cannon out the porthole.
- Yeah.
On the count of three,
we're gonna pull. Ready, Al?
- Ready.
- One, two, three.
- Yeah!
- That's it!
- Bring me up 30 degrees, Al.
- Yeah.
Got it.
I'm so tired of being shot at!
Hold your positions.
Secure the area. I will finish this.
Go! Go!
No! Get it now!
Get it out!
- Yeah!
- Yeah!
- Yeah!
- Yeah!
- Yeah!
- Yeah!
- Yeah!
- Yeah!
Look, look, look, look, look.
Looks like you killed the snake.
There's no way that
- That should've worked, right?
- That should've worked.
- Yeah!
- Yeah!
Yeah!
You know, from our point of view,
the great thing is, we capped the plant.
The river's safe.
And I also understand
the WHO is administering
an antitoxin in the villages
formulated from Dr. Rojas' samples.
- Better late than never.
- Absolutely.
So I trust your work on
the Texas is going well?
Giordino's on the job,
making sure everything
gets where it's supposed to go,
- All right!
- Say, probably not true,
but did I hear a rumor there's some
American gold onboard, on the Texas?
Really? Be nice if it were true.
No. I can assure you, there's no gold
there belonging to the U.S.
Admiral, the administration
was highly impressed
with the way you expedited
all the red tape down here.
- They'd like to fold NUMA into...
- No, thanks.
I'll never work in government again.
Which is exactly what
they said you'd say.
Look, they're offering full funding
in exchange for
the occasional side job
for the good guys.
- Who decides who the good guys are?
- You only do the jobs you want.
- I need a new yacht.
- You got it.
- And Rudi needs new computers.
- No, no, no.
Done.
There's one more thing.
Negligence is a gray area
of the law, Yves.
If the right people are approached
and handled in the right manner,
I think we avoid
prosecution completely.
Not bad, eh? You, me,
the bay of Monterey.
You know, I was thinking.
Remember that day in the desert?
With the car, dynamite,
Kazim's chasing us in the helicopter?
Yeah?
There's something I wanted to say
to you that I never got a chance to.
What's that?
You do throw like a girl.
Hey! You do! |
Damn!The chicken is gone! Get her,mister!
If the picture is good I will work in a newspaper.
You are playing with your life for a photrograph?
Do you think that i am in the mood to see the fucking gang?
The chicken o!
The chicken i told you,asshole!
Get the chicken!
If Ze gets you, you're dead.
He has to find me first.
Hey,kid!Get the chicken!
-The cops! -Don't run!
Butthead! Mothefucker!
A photo might have changed my life. . .
but in the City of God, if you run you're dead. . .
...if you stay, you're dead again.
It has always been like that since i was a kid.
IN THE 60's
-You are so useless. -Fetch the ball.
Hey, kid! Fetch the ball .
you are not giving it to me?
Fuck you. What's your name?
Sorry,I forgot to introduce myself.
My name is Rocket.
Do not give the ball to the kid,he stinks.
This is Hairy.
The story of the City of God starts with him.
However, Hairy's story is connected to Mortes Trio story.
The truck is comming. Why are you fooling around?
TRIO MORTES STORY
Trio Mortes the legend of the City of God!
Hairy.
Snatcher.
And Naive.
With them,Kid and Benny,Hairy's other .
I did not have enough courage to go with my other.
Come Naive!
Let's go!
Stop or I'll shoot, fucking asshole.
Get out!
Quickly,asshole. Give me the money!
Who wants gass?
Oh!You wanna die for money that is not yours?
Lots of money here!
Damn!The cops!
Quickly! They are everywhere!
Then, i thought that Trio Mortes. . .
was the toughest gang in Rio.
But they were just amateurs.
Even my o Naive.
Give these to dad but do not tell him it's from me.
Hairy, come and see what I've got!
We came to the City of God to find paradise.
Lot of people were homeless due to the floods...
and the fire they set on ghetto.
They are going to ing electricity!
The big bosses however didn't like the homeless.
Without electricity,without roads,without busses.
The rich people... They don't give a damn about us
It has nothing to do with the Rio De Janeiro you see in postcards.
Do you think i am going to be a lifeguard when i grow up?
I don't know.
It is better to be a lifeguard than a fisherman.
I don't want to be a fisherman, I will stink.
-Are you insulting your father? -No.
-What do you want to become?
I sure don't want to be a gangster or a cop.
I do not want to get killed.
Drop it,Kid.
Are you pointing a gun at me?
The kid is with me.
I am a gangster too.
-Not many bottles in it. -We rob trucks every day.
We have to hit a rich house to get out of here.
No, you have to follow my plan .
Look who's talking!
He is so stoned, he doesn't know what he is talking about!
You are both not as worthy as the kid.
What are you thinking,Kid?
The gun doesn't make you a robber. You need ideas.
The kid had ideas.
Is this the Motel?
We get the money and leave. No killings!
-Give it to me. -Leave me alone!
Don't you give this shit to me!
You're acting like a baby.
-Here's yours. -Awesome!
Do not be hasty.You're staying here to look out.
If you see cops, shoot that window.
Why doesn't he stay in the look-out?
This was my plan. He is good for nothing!
Ok,you had the idea. But you're just a kid!
Cover us.
Your turn is going to come. Don't be so hasty.
Stay here.
This is a hold up, bitch .
You should be at school or at work.
You do not look like robbers.
Shut up,bitch!
Ok,Snatcher?
Are we going in?
-I did not order anything. -It's on the house!Your money!
Take it easy.All I want is your money.
Hey, pal! What is this mess?
Are you a church boy?
Give it to me!
You are old,and ugly.
Do you want to fuck her?
Police!Let's beat it!
Take the car. I'm gonna ing the kid.
-It went wrong.The kid is missing! -They are shooting,let's go!
-You said you could drive. -I can,cool down.
Turn!Watch it!
-You asshole! -I didn't do it on purpose.
Noone saw a thing. Don't say a word,ok?
I twisted my leg!
-Naive is hit! -It hurts!
Take him to the woods. I will try to distract the cops.
God help us.
Get the phone.
Shortie.Infamous in the City. I will talk about him later.
It hurts, God damnit!
Shut up! You're acting like a sissy.
Give me your hand!
A whole car runs into a bar...
and noone saw a thing?
As always.Noone sees noone knows a thing.
-What's up, Shortie? -They are hiding in the woods.
I think they are hiding in the woods.
They are in the woods.
Fillipe, lock the car. Rantzel, come with me.
Pitch black. How do they see?
They stole a fortune from the motel...
-What if we took the money? -Are you out of your mind?
I do not want any trouble. I just want to eliminate them.
Since when is it a crime to steal from niggers and robbers?
I know a snitch in the City.
Did you hear the shootings? If I find one of them,i will shoot him!
Maracana! Open the door!
They are after me!
The police is after me! Hide me!
Come inside.
Shit,the cops still down there.
-I had a vision, Naive. -Did you smoke anything?
you had a job,right? How is it? What do they say to you?
I worked for my father. Fathers say bullshit.
I'm leaving.I do not want to die. I am not ment to be a gangster.
-The cops are down there. -I don't care.
I am going back to the church.
I am the resurrection and the life..
He that believeth in me, though he were dead,yet shall he live..
And whosoever liveth and believeth in me..
shall never die...
Stop, or I'll shoot!
He that believeth in me, though he were dead,yet shall he live..
The robbery in the motel was the most bloodstained in history.
The gangsters fortunes changed paths.
He must not have been a gangster.
He is a worker.
snatcher was in God's hands.
Hairy was caught in the net of Bernice.
and Naive was in my father's hands.
Why are you doing this? You will be wotking with me!
Your other is going to look after you.
If i ever catch you with money that is not yours,I'll kill you!
This goes for you too. Put on the work wear!
If your other is a gangster you are affected as well!
Don't worry. He will get over it.
These things are not for you! You go and study.
Aren't you affraid of being killed?
you are smart, you have to go to college.
I attend school beacuse i do not like working.
Promise me that you are never gonna touch this weapon.
Quickly.I will sell lots of fish.Do not laugh!
You smiled when father hit me.
What's wrong? Cat got your tongue?
I'm thinking how to tell you.
You're gonna fry your ain if you think so much.
My heart chose you. I am listening to my heart.
Are you kidding?
Have you never head of love at first sight?
-Gangsters do not love. -You always talk to me in a bad way.
-Gangsters seduce. -i am not going to lose my peace.
Gangsters do not stop just take a eak.
-You know nothing of love. -This is no love it is a joke.
I love you.
You might convince me in the end.
After the robbery,police did raids in the ghetto.
Everyday,someone was sent to jail, someone was sold out.
But noone ever knew anything.
Noone revealed the robbers hideout.
THREE MONTHS LATER
Why don't you change life, Hairy?
Find a job instead of lying in bed all day!
Do you think that a job will give you money? Go try!
What do you think I am doing all day long?
Take it easy,baby. All i want is you.
to have children,a farm with chicken,and lots of weed.
I do not believe a word.
i almost got rich with that robbery.
Police is after you after the motel killings.
What are you saying?Did you see anything? so shut up!
They shot them, and blamed it to me!
They even killed Kid!So leave it!
-I don't know who did it -Not me.
i do not a gangster as the father of my children!
You are alone,Hairy!
Snatcher became religious, Naive found a job.
-Anf you? -I am the same!
-Everybody dumped me. -Then I will dump you too.
I am leaving.If you want,come with me,else i will leave alone!
Nice fresh fish!!
My other promised to conform.
But the gangster does not change. Just stops for a while.
Naive was having an affair with Shortie's wife.
I have trout,but for you I have something special.
It's a mullet.
Does your husband lick you?
Mine, before fucking he licks me for half an hour.
-From behind? Do you let him? -No! Doesn't it hurt?
In the begining,yes.After that it is perfect!But you need a banana.
-Why? -You're losing the best part kid!
You warm up a banana and stick it in your pussy!
while he fucks you in the ass. It is awesome!
-Ask your husband. -I can't.he will get mad
Try.Men go nuts for stuff like that.
Fucking nigger!
Bitch!
Whore!
rocket,give me your shorts,quickly!
-I am not gonna get naked in the street. -Your other is in danger!
Give me the shirt!
Quickly!
I always pay the price.
He run away. It's his other.
I will cut his balls!
Fish!Fresh fish!
Kid,come here.
-Where is your other? -Not working today.
-Get in. -I did nothing.
-What about my fish -Get in.Forget fish.
My father will kill me .
Let's go.There si nothing here.
My father sweared not to see my other again.
Noone saw him again in the ghetto.
Trio Mortes story reached its end.
Kid!i though you were killed in the motel.
-I can see you got money. -It's ours,Benny.
Cut the crap and ing the money.
Tell Hairy that Shortie is getting hard.I'm leaving
But,Shortie was busy
A neighbour call the cops before sunrise.
The newpapers wrote:
''A husband burries his wife alive in the City of God''
The place was full of cops. The robbers run away.
-Do you want to die? -Do as I tell you.
Some respect to the lady.
-Let's go. -There are cops ahead.
Fuck them,go away. Go wherever you want.
What is up?
Mercy.It ia a piece of crap.
-Start the engine! -Needs pushing.
Push,Hairy. Push!
You?
Do you want to arrest the thieves?There..
Get him!
Run, Hairy! Stop!
He's a murderer!
The day that Hairy was killed. . .
I remember the crowd and a camera.
I always wanted a camera.
Let's go to scholl.
-Why don't we go to the beach? -We have exams!
So what! Everybody is in the beach!
She wears bikini and plays hard to get!
Sun is for everyone. Beach for a few.
IN THE 70's
When I was 16 i bought my first camera.
Starting from the low. The cheapest model!
How is it going,Rocket? Have you been laid yet?
Nothing.
Angelica.She drove me mad..
Rocket,are you jerking?
Gorgeus and got laid. I wanted to lose my virginity with her!
-She has a boyfriend. -So? i am not jealous
-Her father is a cop. -Noone is perfect.
I was the official photographer of the gang.
of Groovie Gang.
Everybody paid for copies.
Siago,move backwards. There.
i need a joint.
Sniff coke. It is great!
Siago do u sniff? I prefer a good pot.
-I can find for you if you want. -Go find then.
If we talk about dope we talk about coke!
Drugs!
-you're full of salt. -Fuck off.
you want to be a lifeguard but you never go inside.
I bet a beer i am a better swimmer.
If you want i can find a joint at Blackies.
I would do anything for her.
I would find pot,coke...
I would go to the big ones to buy good stuff..
the boss was an ex classmate: Blackie.
-Who? -Rocket!
Who are things going? The kids ok?
Do you want to buy or smoke?
Who is it?
This was Blackies hideout But not since ever.
Fuck off Kid Why are u marching in like that?
Is this your hideout?
THE STORY OF THE HIDEOUT
Donan Zel after becoming a widow she started to sell drugs..
to feed her children.
She often gace out dope to the kids with exchange.
Her favourite was the Big Guy.
She was such an amateur that even Big Guy was cheating on her.
Big Guy was using kids as dealers.
-My pot? -Stick it in your ass.
The best dealer..
was Redhead.
May i have a sip?
Big Guy trusted him
and so he became a manager.
twenty for us five for you,Blackie.
some day a friend of Redhead appeared.
Aristotle.
My wife is sick.
His family had helped Redhead.
He would not refuse help to a other.
The dope.i want the money till Friday.
You put me out of jail.
He is a friend,Big Guy.
Give him another week.
You either kill him or I'll kill you.
He had no choice.
-I told you on Friday. -Do not do it friend.
Redhead wanted to get the Big Guy..
but he did not have to. Big Guy died in jail.
Redhead took the belongings of Big Guy..
but not the hideout. It was cursed.
He gave it to his trustee Blakie.
-hundred fifty bags. -Not enough.
So he took over the local dealing.
But not for long.
Who is it?
Go see.
Fuck off kid.Why are you rushing into my hideout?
Who told you it is yours?
And i am not kid. My name is Ze.
THE STORY OF LITTLE ZE
Ze wanted to rule the City of God..
since he was a kid.
They are having fun and i am not?
I want to go.
What do you want? Your friend took it all.
That night,Kid satisfied his thirst for blood.
knowing that Hairy would never forgive him.
To save himself he left the City of God.
He worked all day for nickels.
Kid and Benny really made it..
they had the gift of the killer.
-You have more. -i had the idea.
the problem was to handle an older gangster.
like my other Goose.
Damnit!i though you died in the motel You have lots of money!
It is our money,Benny.
Benny,tell Hairy that Shortie is getting hard.
I'm leaving the ghetto.
From Hairy. You are gonna need it.
robbery after robbery the Kid grew big.
In his 18s he was the most respected gangster in the City
One of the most dangerous robbers in Rio.
Happy birthday Kid. Glad you turned 18.
Beat it!
-Just a beer! -Didn't you see me asshole?
Next time, I will kill you prick!
Kid was ready for everything!
And couldn't wait.
Whos is the wealthiest here?
Lots. Jerry Andriani..
golden necklace,luxurious clothes.
-Perriera and the chick. -My other took her.
Look at the race.
Here is Blackie. Full of gold.
Redhead.Nice wheels! All of the dealers.
-All of them wealthy. -Robberies and shit.
the big money is in drug dealing .
-Especialy coke. -Needs capital though.
We will kill them and take over.
-When do we start -Now.
The light of Satan ought you here!
Why do you live in the City of God that God has forgotten?
i know what you want. you want power.
i have something that wiil give you the power you're looking for.
that will change tour fate. I give you my amullet.
Just do not fuck while you wear it..
because you will die!
The kid will no longer be Kid but Ze.
Little Ze grew up.
If you help me I will help you.
this way Kid became Ze and started the killings.
One morning he took over Andriani's gang..
till the night,he ruled all the ghetto gangs.
He did not harm Redhead since he was Bennie's friens.
Only the hideout was left. but it was an easy job.
Who is it?
Fuck off kid.Why are you rushing into my hideout?
Since when is it your hideout?
Anything wrong Kid?
i am not Kid. My name is Ze!
-You're dead bastard. -No,he understands.
All yours I want nothing I do not want trouble.
I had to take vegeance on my other's death.
you are gonna live but you will work for us.
Easy to say.
-Where are you going? -He's clean Ze.
-Waht is your name? -Rocket
Naive's other. Dead Naive's other.
Go and tell everyone that Ze is now in charge.
We are selling coke. Got it?
Drug dealing is a job too!
the supplier ings the merchantise which is packed.
All is a chain.
Pot is wrapped.
coke is packed in 10s or 100s.
You can be a carrierist drug dealer.
The kids start as messengers.
Then they do lookouts.
If the cops come they all vanish.
Then you become a dealer.
In hard times the dealer vanishes.
Growing up, you become captain.
And if you are good in math,you become a manager.
Bosses right hand.
The cops get their cut and stay out of it.
Whan ze came, all the rivals stopped in the City.
You could go there.
Bohemian people bought their dope safely.
Lots of people became addicts and Ze became rich.
-Which one should I wear? -This is cool.
If drug dealing was legal Ze would be given an Oscar.
I thought that all these are very dangerous.
However he was everywhere.
If i needed pot I had to visit Redhead .
-Half a pound. -Thanks.
It was woth it. I smoked it with Angelica.
She had oken up with Siago and so I made my move.
Fantastic photos.
Do i look good here?
You look good in all of them.
Twilight,an empty beach, a long-lasting kiss..
That was it...
But the Shorties came...
Will you give me a splif?
Here.
See you later.
-Your joint! -Keep it!
First time i met the Shorties.
Steak and potatoes.
-This is for you. -All of it?Thanks.
Do you want to have something to eat?
Can you change the time in the clock please?
After he oke up,Siago sniffed more and more everyday.
When you become an addict, you're in the dealer's hands.
-Two bags of ten. -One bag.
For Siago it waa not like that.
-Sorry, godfather. -Bullshit, did I baptize you?
Give me your bike, Blackie.
Do you wanna race?
Till the bus.
Ready?Go!
-Hard race. -You're good.
-Where did you buy the triners from? -From the neighborhood.
-And the shirt? -From the City.
It is an expensive and.
If i give you the money will you buy me one?
Shorts and shirt?
Buy whatever you can.
-What is your size? -Measure me!
-With what? -With you!
Shoe number? Turn around.
Benny!Did you get the goodies?
-Just a pair of trousers? -There is more.
Do you like it?
-You have some change. -Keep it.
This is Benny.
I became bohemian.
Gangsters,listen. Beware...
Groovies are making moves before the big boom .
Fuck you,bastards!
Prick!
Redhead is placing the ghetto in danger.
Go talk to him.You can't just shoot everybody.
Don't worry, the lads here are ok .
I don't worry!
Will you dance, Benny? What happened with the Redhead?
Go talk to him!
Benny was the coolest gangster in the City.
He gave away dope, paid for his drinks.
Ze was the opposite. He was obsessed.
Wanted to become the big ghetto boss.
He was looking for the opportunity to take over Redhead's gang.
Don't let the Shorties rob the whole ghetto.
You mind your business and I will mind mine.
I'm going for a drink.
How is it going Rocket?
Siago, what's up?
Want to dance?
Can we go to your palce?
My parents are not home. You're gonna be alone.
Today you can lose your virginity!
Don't shout! Everyone will hear!
You're pretty.
It's ok.
I know you are related to the Shorties.
Do you think I am stupid? You want my gang?
I just want to talk to you. You are useless!
The Shorties are endagering us.
Ask them to cool down.
He lets them plunder in his ghetto,the useless.
If police come here we're fucked.
I will do it because i like you.
Change his dipers!
Tell him that noone plunders in my ghetto!
Shorties do not respect the ghetto rules.
They steal from ordinary people and rob bakeries.
You're stealing from me all the time!
However,they didn't know the city had a new boss!
THANK YOU FOR PREFERING US
The city has become safer fot the inhabitants.
Robberies are rare.
All you have to do is visit Ze.
-Do not touch Shorties -I don't.
-Let's go for a walk -Together?
Mom, I am going out with my friends.
I have never tasted a better chicken!
-The old man was scared to death! -you feel sorry for him?
Should we rob a bank or a supermarket?
Bullshit.All the money is in drug dealing.
You have to start as a messenger.
It is no good.Takes too much time to be promoted.
You have to wait for an old guy to get killed.
I won't wait for anyone to bite the dust.I'll do as Ze.
Are you talknig about be kid? The boss is here.
Come back,you tramp!
They run fast!
Anyone else?
You're gonna pay for the ones who run away.
shall i shoot you in the arm or the leg?
-Choose. -Hand or leg?
Choose,damnit!
-In the hand. -In the hand eh?
Let's see about you. Kill one of them.
-I'll do it! -Beat it!He's gonna do it.
Pick whom you'll kill.
-We don't have all day. -Kill one of them.
Get over with it,Steak.
i want to see if you have the guts.
Well done!you did it! You're one of us.Gimme five.
Get up,tramp. Go back to your shithole.
Stop limping!
Tell your friends noone steals from Ze. |
While Ze was earning the respect of the locals..
Benny was winning Angelica's heart.
I was still a virgin and oke I had no other choice.
THE LIFE OF A SUCKER
I found a job in a supermarket.
I was working for just a few nickels. I wanted to be fired..
to buy a camera with the compensation.
But the my fate was different.
The guy from the beach! Do you still smoke?
Kid! Pull your shirt.
Is this a thank you?
-My compensation? -Which compensation?
The fucking manager thought I participated.
You are fired because of duty violation. Beat it!
I did not get a dime.
A message from God.
''Honesty is punished, sucker.''
FLIRTING WITH CRIME
The bus is late. I should have been at work.
-Hide the gun! Are you mad? -It's oken.
-It is not our fault. -It is never anyone's fault!
But we pay the price.
Goodnight, lady.
I know him. He lives in the City. He will recognise us.
It is his boss'es money. He doesn't care!
Aren't you From the City of God?
Only one shall pay.
Study, only this way you can leave the ghetto.
-Do you study? -I attended school and then I joined the army.
I was a good shot. Then, I found this job.
I have knowledge of karate. If I find a job elsewhere I will leave the ghetto.
Do you wrestle?
I am peacefull. But if I have to. .
And he was going to have to. But I will talk about Knockout later.
We are leaving. Bye.
- I couldn't, he was cool. -He is Gerson's other.
Let's go home.
There is only a bakery here.
-What are you going to say? -I don't know! ''Robbery!''
-My phone. -Prefer soul or groovie?
Nothing again. The girl was very sexy. She flirted with me.
I couldn't pull the gun, she was so sweet.
I am lost. How do I get to Bara?
The guy from Sao Paolo was unlucky, I thought.
That's where we are going too.
You are saving me.
Everybody from Sao Paolo is a nasty pice of work.
We found the body, officer!
Not a pretty sight eh?
Awesome singer. I like music. Do you?
You like pot too?
Never tried.
I thought so.
-Do you have paper? -I have some.
I was a professor in rolling joints.
If only I was like that with girls!
I would not be a virgin still.
For a guy from Sao Paolo you're cool.
What did they kill her with?
With a bat or a rock.
-The kid. -they did not hurt it.
-How long ago? -About four hours.
Shall we take it?
The murder must be from the City of God.
Motherfucker!
You should have killed her in the ghetto! Cops are coming!
It was a mater of honor. Her parents gave me away.
The place is full of cops because of you! Asshole!
You punished him enough, Ze.
Whoever kills in my ghetto, dies.
He had issues, Ze.
Leave the ghetto. You showed disrespect!
The snake will bite you, Benny.
-He was useless. -A dirty traitor.
I am going for a walk with the girl.
Take care. When things calm down..
we will deal with Redhead again.
Get a girlfriend, Ze.
-Do you know what I am thinking? -That I am sexy?
That too. Do you know what we can do?
-Love? -I am serious.
Get out of here. I hate violence.
-And go where? -To a farm.
We are hippies at heart.
To a farm?
Peace and love?
BENNY'S FAREWELL
Benny was too cool to be a gangster.
With his party he managed to ing everyone together.
Gangs..
soul fans..
religious people..
Some day I'll go to the church.
Samba fans..
Groovies..
And Ze who danced for the first time in his life.
Wanna dance?
-I can't hear you. -Are you dancing?
Thanks, I got company.
I want to talk to you.
You are not going away with that chick.
I'll live in a farm, I'll smoke pot, and listen to rock.
Are you going to ruin everything for a bitch?
She's my girl.
I will kill Redhead, the bastard.
You think that everybody is a bastad that is why I leave!
I am your friend but I am leaving. Try to understand.
I love you but that's all.
Show me your balls man!
You wanna die? Beat it!
Put your pants down nigger!
I wanna see your ass!
Come on you faggot!
Show us your ass!
Put them down!
The camera for a bag of coke?
-No more shit. -You're my friend.
Is it stolen? -My father's.
-Give it to Ze. -Rocket will probably want it.
Here I am!
You want to be a photographer? Here's a present.
Awesome!
Shake your ass!
You're gona shoot fine photos.
Bring it here.
-Give me the camera! -No.
They killed Benny!
Call an ambulance!
Who the fuck did it?
Ze, Benny is dead.
It's your fault bitch!
-Where is Redhead? -Blackie came.
I'll fuck her.
-Why? -We're both fucked.
I think I killed Benny.
Ze is coming. We can catch up with him in the disco.
-Did you kill Benny? -Accidentaly. I aimed at Ze.
Blackie. You killed the collest gangster in the City.
Without Benny, Redhead was dead.
We're fucked, man.
Where else could a miracle happen if not in the City of God?
Hallo dall. Gimme a kiss.
Let me pass. Have you ever seen your face?
All's well baby?
It was simple as that. Ze was ugly.
Knockout Nend was handsome.
Knockout had whoever he wanted. Ze had to use violence.
a duel between the good and charming..
and the bad and ugly.
Let go me!
Enjoy it.
No need to resist.
you are mine now.
Your girlfriend is hot, lucky bastard.
I cannot even look at her.
Why didn't the motherfucker kill me?
Why didn't I kill the asshole?
-Let's go back. -And Redhead?
-We'll be back. -Are you going to kill him?
Knockout, get out:)
Take it easy.
I am going out. Let me go.
Gerson, come back!
None of your business kid. It is your other we want!
My other is peaceful!
Is he too pretty to talk to me? Tell him to come out!
He did nothing.
Do you know who I am? I'm Ze!
Bring the mother fucker!
Cool down, I'll ing him.
I'm hit. Redhead will be waiting. He asked for it.
The bastard killed my other!
I won't let it go.
Need a gun?
-My child! -Take it easy mom.
-Do it right. -There is no other way.
-How could he hit me? -That's a bad hole.
We were like others.
You were hit by one other me by the other!
Knockout isn't bad. He came out of nowhere.
You give me a headache, Tuba!
The City of God found its hero.
God bless you. The kid went looking for trouble.
You did a fine job. You have to hide.
I though Knockout would start a revolution here.
But God had other plans.
Steak, where did the dealers disappear?
They are hiding. Ze is not in a good mood.
They put us in it and then hide.
- ing me a chocolate. -I'll try.
Tell her that Siago is looking for her.
Steak, go tell Redhead...
that Ze says if you kill Knockout he'll leave you alone.
-Did you hear this Knockout? -Get the kid!
If you don't stay with us, you're dead.
Come with us. We'll be partners.
I do not like drugs. It's between me and him.
They are scum. They'd do anything for power.
Like the Kid here They are all like robots.
Do you have shit inside your head?
Don't you understand that you are wasted with this maniac?
You are kiddo!
Kid, huh? I sniff, I steal I kill. I am a man!
He is stuck to his gang. Come with us.
We will slice you, Steak.
Ok, I accept.
Tell him that Redhead and Knockout are in charge.
With one condition: I don't kill innocents.
-I won't tolerate it. -OK, no innocents.
Steak is fucked up.
-Have you got a gun? -We'll rob a gun store.
I don't rob anything. I am not a gangster.
I have something personal with him I am not a robber.
He raped your girl, he killed your other...
he hit your house and you killed a acolyte of his.
Unless you are a robber, get out.
KNOCKOUT NED'S HISTORY
Robbery!
The first time...
Bring the revolvers!
...Knockout Ned saved a dealer from Redhead.
We said no killings. It's a rule!
We want boss'money! Open the fund!
Do you want to leave? We also want it.
The second time, Redhead saved Knockout
Ned learned that rules have exceptions.
An exception.
Are you the director? Robbery! Everybody down!
I don't play. Whoever moves will be shot!
The third time, the exception became a rule.
With the money from the robberies they would face Ze.
Redhead would protect his bussines.
Knockout, the best shooter, wanted revenge.
The Italian first. This is 9mm.
-It's not aligned. -You'll get it at a good price.
This is a 12mm. We call it ''crap''.
Uzi, 9mm. From Israel. David's star.
I want a 30-06.
It's party time!
The war begins. Lets pray.
Our Father, who art in heaven...
hallowed be thy name...
Gansters have the guns but they don't shoot.
Knockout's one bullet was like ten of Ze's bullets.
Ze couldn't stand it. He attacked.
The ghetto was like Hell but now it had become Hell!
I decided to go out. That's how I became a journalist.
Nice picture! That's Rogerio Ris' for sure.
What was I sayng?
As every professional...
I started from the lower level, from the bottom.
Without knowing what was ahead of me...
Instead if going home I went to the newspaper's offices.
Someone from the City Of God worked at the laboratory.
He helped me to fulfil the dream of my life.
Rogerio, is the Rocket. Photographer.
-He is an admirer of yours. -You have a good taste, Rocket.
I am leaving.
Nice guy!
A personal revenge leaded to war.
The City of God has been devided.
You couldn't cross it.
Nor to go to a relative.
Those who lived to the ghetto were considered as gangsters.
We were living our own Vietnam.
Volunteers were giving their lives.
The Kids.
Somebody hit me.
The war was forgiving everything.
One of Ze's guys kicked me.
Take this.
He raped my sister...
-Ze took our home. -Kill for your pride.
I am Siago, Benny's friend.
You know how to read? Spell?
-I am good. -You are hired.
To revenge my father's killer.
-What's your name? -My name is Oto.
What's happening?
-He works. -He needs a gun.
He won't last a week.
A year later, nobody remembered how it all started.
The aim was, to undertake enemy's bussines...
to buy guns and to extend the enterprise.
I sniff, I killed, I stole. I am a man!
The TV showed interest. The police would intervene.
A gangster from the city of God, was arrested.
Manuel Massando also known as Knockout Ned...
is at hospital after an attack of Ze's gang.
He gave us an interview.
-Does the war continue? -Yes, it continues.
Were many people killed?
Many. Innocent mostly.
If a person knowns me that's enough for Ze to kill him.
-Is the police absent? -They hunt me, not him.
I am in jail while he kills people without bothering.
Knockout Ned believes that the war will continue.
Cop promised to dislocate the gangs.
I am the boss and he is on the newspaper!
- Did you find mine? -Knockout's only.
My name must be somewhere.
-Can you read? -the pictures. Nothing.
-What the Hell are you doing? -Those are the announcements.
Read everything!
-There are no articles! -Do you want to be shot?
We'll show them who is the boss!
Give me the camera!
-Take me a picture. -I don't know how it works.
Take me. Back...
-It doesn't click. -You fools.
You fucked me, assholes.
I'll call an acquaintance.
He came. take the camera.
Well, Kid?
Aren't you a photographer? Take us a picture.
-You oke it. -Not me.
Needs some fixin.
-What's your name? -Rocket.
Pull one more.
Two lines. With your guns.
-You're out, damnit! -Speak kindly.
-Show us the pictures. -We must develop these photos.
How much does it cost?
Take this money and ing the pictures.
-I have to remove the film. -Hold the camera.
Benny wanted to give it to you. It is yours.
Don't forget the pictures.
Can u develop this film?
I can't, Rocket, I'll get in trouble.
I work only for the newspaper. I'll get fired.
Develop this, Piere. And this.
I am going for lunch.
You are lucky. Dimensions?
For the enlargement.
Whatever you think is better.
I am in big trouble.
I am dead.
Somebody signed his conviction.
I would smash his face!
You stole my pictures! They will kill me!
What are you talking about?
They'll kill me because of you!
The pictures were at the laboratory.
Everything that is in the laboratory is for publication.
-I saw them, I published them. -You stole them.
-Give them to me. -Here, take them.
-Don't you have more? -Relax. What's your name?
Rocket? Nice to meet you, Marina.
Relax. I've got your money.
When a picture is published we pay the photographer.
Do you want to become a photographer?
Nice start with a frontpage!
-How did you take them? -I live there.
-Not even one photographer managed to go to the ghetto.
If you ing more pictures of Ze...
the newspaper will buy them.
-Can you? -I don't know.
-What's the problem? -I can't go there again at night.
-And the day? -It is a risk.
At last they understood that I'm the Boss.
What the name of this photographer friend of yours?
He is good. I'll take to show you.
Yes, or not? It's a big chance.
You took the right decision.
I'll give you films, lenses and another camera.
Come to see the equipment office.
There is another problem also. Where am I going to sleep tonight?
I can't go back.
This one is 135 mm. Do you shoot from near or from a distance?
-Can you measure the light? -Yes.
Don't you think you are too close?
I don't know how I managed to talk to them like this.
Maybe I was about to die but I had a camera...
and a chance to become a photographer.
What is more, he had the whole night for us.
-Do you want to eat something? -No thanks.
Won't you eat, or drink? A joint?
Try this.
Time to sleep.
-I'll show you your bed -Have you got hot water?
Yes, haven't you try hot bath?
No. We got boiling water in the saucepan.
-Why are you standing there? -In which room am I going to sleep?
Unfortunately, I have only one room. We will sleep together.
I won't tell you much about my first sexual experience.
Somewhere else, another one, a more important erotic scene was taking place.
Redhead was helping Knockout to escape.
without a shot.
The guard was at the hands of the nurse.
Meanwhile, Ze was investing on ammo...
To terminate Redhead.
He was heavily equiped even though he didn't have to pay.
Do you remember the shotgun? It is a semi automatic shotgun.
You haven't seen a Brouning like this. It can even shoot down airplanes.
I want what I asked for. The american ÁR-15.
-They don't exist in Brasil. -I don't give a shit.
I've got the solution. Rouger Have you seen this before?
Like the ÁR-15. Same galiber but lighter.
With infrared vision? 400 blasts per minute?
Are you trying to fool me? I'll fuck you.
Go now, no money no guns.
-What am I supposed to say to the boss? -Your problem. Think something.
Beat it, Fatty
Će made a big mistake he didn't know that...
Behind every dealer there is a big trader.
Did you see this? Why do they want an ÁR-15?
They will make investigations Cops. We'll get busted.
Do you think that I will betray you?
I'll fix it, but don't get involved again.
Charlie! Come here.
Tell him...
Let's go now to the fucking dealer.
Come here, kids.
-Do you like chicken? -It depends.
We'll eat chicken and for dessert... Redhead.
I have a gift for you.
-One big for you. -Are you giving us guns?
Yes, but I want you beside me against Redhead.
-Can we steal later? -Not at the ghetto.
-Do you know how to shoot? -More or less.
Come to help the kids!
I know. You do it like this.
THE BEGINING OF THE END
Grab the chicken!
If Ze catches you he'll kill you.
He has to find me first.
Kid, grab the chicken!
-The Cops! -Don't run away!
Butthead! Fuckin faggot! Get the Hell outta here!
Let them kill each other
Rocket! Take us a picture!
Why are you standing like this?
Kill the mothafucker!
-Relax, don't move. -It hurts!
Relax, Kid!
Why did you join this fuckin war?
Knockout Ned! Ze is down!
Hang on, I'll help you.
-What's your name -My name is Otto.
I want revenge for my father's death.
Ze's down!
Hang on.
Cops!
Down! Hands behind your head!
-It's you that I want. -You're through, pal.
Handcuffs on him.
-Rocket, where're you going; -I got something to do.
We got some arragments to do, Će.
Not you. You're the gift for the Media.
-Is it 10.000? -Almoist. That's all I got.
That's all, Boss. We looked everywhere.
Let him go.
The ring? Is it gold?
Fuck it. You owe us the rest.
Fuckin war!
Knockout Ned is dead and I'm oke!
Your fucked, right?
We'll do some robberies to get back my job.
-Your job, Će? -Is it tough for you, boy?
For our friend, mothafucker! Attack!
We are the Bosses!
That photograph will make a professional.
That photograph, will make me famous.
Maybe it becomes a front page of a magazine.
I won't worry about Ze anymore.
But the police?
The Boss of the city of God, falls down dead...
That photograph it could kill us?
-It gave u work. -It made me internal.
-You make some money, right? -Yeah, some..
-That journalist? Was she good? -Good enough.
- You didn't like it? -How would they know about fuckin?
Cocoa stole three houses at Bara.
Let's do him.
-Who killed Roger? -Bif.
Let's kill the Boss and Gringo.
It's just the two of us plus three more...
Have u ever heard of the Red Brigade?
No, but if they come we'll do'em.
- Who knows how to write? -Me, a little.
Let's make a Black List.
Add in the List Nightbird And Leonard!
And The Chinese, he thinks too important. Claudio also!
Where is Giant?
I forgot to tell you, my name is not Rocket any more.
I'm Wilson Rodriguez. Photographer.
Based on a true story
Manuel Assando also known as Knockout Ned, was hospitalized...
after he was injured by Ze's men.
He gave us an interview.
Many died. Mostly innocent.
just for knowing me... just for being my friends.
If someone thinks that he knows me, he's dead.
-Where is the police? -They're after me, not him.
I went three times to jail while he kills undisturbed.
They don't arrest him.
Knockout Ned claims that the war will be continued.
Police officer promised to take down... |
- Psycho, pull off the stone.
- I'll pull them all off just choose.
Let's do this.
Is it deep enough?
how deep are we goin to sepel it?
ten meters?
It's deep enough.
still half meter.
we didn't sleep for days.
Samucha, you are having fun,
keep it up.
Asshole.
- Yossi is not going to like it.
- He can keep digging, i'm dead tired.
Bro, everything ok?
You're mean with him.
- Take it easy, we were just joking.
- Really?
What's up? it was only a joke.
He wouldn't hurt anybody,
it's against his tibetan religion.
- What a bad smell!
- it's all rotten.
come on, discusting!
It's an ecological disaster.
it's full of worms.
Are
Are we gonne ask for food supply
or we should wait for the next one?
It's going to be all right,
if we won't die for the bad smell first.
Which smell?
Pull everything off.
- what's that ?
- A transistor that i got.
You upgraded yourself,
with high tech.
Naah, it doesn't connect.
Adams, you idiot, help me out.
The commander is coming..
what's up o, are you stoned?
You never know!
They are tired,
let them rest a bit.
Come on guys, let's finish and leave.
- It's not deep enough.
- I told you.
- It's ok.
- No it's not.
Yaniv, do you wanna say some
last words?
- It's to hard for me.
- Do u want me to start?
yes, Sir.
- You have been good cows...
- And chickens.
Amen. drop inside
that smelly stuff.
Come here a second please.
- I will leave with Lior for an hour.
- where?
we need to check the zone
for the training tomorrow.
- Didn't you do it last week?
- Something doesnt feet me there.
maybe i should come with you,
i wouldn't mind to change view alittle.
It doesn't bother you, ain't it Jagger?
For me it's ok.
Lior already know the zone,
we'll make it quick.
Let' them rest, i want them to work
properly.
We'll be back in an hour.
Next time, don't be so sad.
Let's go, Lior.
- Come on!
- I'm not a swiss, wait.
- There is no time.
- What a bugger!
- What did you say?
- What a bugger!
Yossi!
Is it rape Sir?
For similar sentences
i send other soldiers to jail.
Focus, please.
- I cannot believe it.
- What can i do, i'm an animal.
It's a rabbit!
He is looking at us.
Hurry up!
Ofir, shut your mouth.
Gotta pee, Damn...
Call Yossi for me!
Ask him out,
Or you'll have to deal with me.
- I'm afraid.
- About what?
Yaeli, in the worst scenario
send him to hell.
Ciao, Goldi.
Gotta go, they are calling me.
Hi guys!
what a crazy bud!
- Ofir, how are you doing?
- Great. You look good!
i wear the lens.
you look good as well,
did you have an hair cut?
- How are you doing?
- Freezing out.
- Did you come back this morning?
- Yes.
Refrigerators got oken
and the meat got spoiled.
do you know where is Jagger?
Where is Yossi?
Went with Jagger to the field to
check the model.
- Didn't they go already?
- Is there some problem.
I'm going in.
Do you have the key to your room?
- It's on the door.
- Fine.
I'm going to be a bit busy,
do not disturb me.
Do you need anything?
warn the chef that i'm here,
i'll be hungry later.
Already?
Don't get your head bigger.
- What is it?
- A transistor, a gift from my mom.
Who knows if it connects here.
Rita!
I cannot believe
you are going to leave.
Why don't you leave as well?
We'll leave for the east.
Why you insist to stick in the army,
you already got yourself an officer.
- You can't be without me.
- Calm down.
Let's go under the light
not under the shadow.
Till when we are goin to continue...
Do you really like
this gay music.
Here Radio Normality.
We have online Yossi,
a tough, commander of company,
a real fag
who ask to listen Meir Ariel.
Tell me something
of your moments of fear,
it's easier
let them put it in your ass.
come,
let's loose the fog.
Let's go under the light
and not under the shadow.
Till when we are going to continue...
Generally
i bang only the fighters.
This time i say:
''Oneg, if you do the pilot,
i'll be a parachooper.''
- Is Oneg his real name?
- I swear! It's too cute.
In the tibetan buddism
it's a good name to have.
I almost forgot,
i ought some movies,
hope you like them.
Adams, check
if there is some tibetan movie for you.
Give it to me.
''Stand by me'' ?
Where is ''Fuck me 2''
and ''horny Mission 3''?
I need you.
Stand ease.
It's all garbage !
Tell him the kitchen is closed.
- What's missing?
- What doesn't it missing!
there is nothing fresh,
a part from some chiken.
just boxes and they all stinks.
Prepare for him a sushi of meat,
He likes it very mutch.
Everything is going to be all right.
Hadad, open ten boxes
of meat, Sasi, warm the water.
Its going to be all right, go.
wait, do you want to help?
Get some aromatic grass.
Hadad, move your ass.
Did you know that 2 years ago
i travested myself as a rabbit?
you should see the pictures!
With the ears like this.
Shit, what are you doing here?
please verify that at the check point
they aren't masturbating themselves.
i'm serious.
- What are you doing here?
- Hi.
- You know where is Yoel?
- No.
Yossi, wait a sec!
wait!
i see also Goldi is here.
Say, Isn't Jagger back with you?
Yes, he is in the control point,
why?
You and Jagger are close, right?
In which sense? what did you hear about that?
that you are a sort of couple. no?
What?
Well, that you are his friend.
I like him very much
and i thought to ask him out,
maybe one of these days,
during the weekend.
I don't know...
Are you sure you really want it?
Sometime female soldiers think
to be in love with their commanders
but it's an illusion, the uniform
and ranks can be confusing.
i'm not confused, i'm sure
i feel something for him.
Jagger is fantastic.
No offense,
but he is not likr other men.
Not only cause he is cute,
with those lips...
also that, but not only that.
he's simple,
and different.
I guess he realy has it.
You know if he has someone already?
Have you been here the whole time?
No, i just arrived.
- Everything ok here?
- Yes, fine.
If it's true, why not saying perfect?
Are you ok?
Perfectly.
Let's go eat.
Where have you been?
This place is dirty like hell.
Did you tell him?
Disgusting, have to wash my hair.
- Maybe you should come with me?
- Don't know, haven't seen Jagger yet.
What are you doing?
I told you for 5 minutes.
Do you think this is
the way to cut?
-Have you been told you are a nazi?
-I'm an artist.
A nazi artist.
Make sure the ead is on the table,
i can take care of myself.
I'm starving... Yaniv!
On my way!
Did you come to eat
or something happened?
There are good news.
First of all the spring rolls ''California''
home made.
Get some.
Heavenly. You're a genious!
- What are you doing here?
- i have no clue.
Sure?
what do you mean?
You have been the whole morning
with Yossi. He didn't say anything?
I doubt he knew something about it.
They are more than
simple warnings,
they are already in the stripe,
they'll get in today
and it's going to get ugly.
And this should be the good news?
Yaniv, give me more please!
Why bad?
War is always a good thing.
The smell of burned meat
early in the morning !
Relax, where is your sense
of humor go?
Tonight we are going to kick their asses,
or we are screwed.
Grilled chicken with triumph
local grass and zenzero.
Weather you like it or not,
you won't leave here,
you won't go to Cordon Bleu school,
promise !
I promise to invite you in some years
to my restaurant,
french,lebanese, not to miss.
- There is bad karma on this table.
- What ?
The light of their aura is terrible.
There is a limit to everything.
They were 3 days
in the mog under the snow,
it's not wise
to let them out again.
Did you become gay?
are you their mom ?
I have a mission to accomplish,
did you forget?
No, but we came back just an hour ago
they are tired,
they can't get into action again.
And with the full moon
they will see us till turkey.
- Why don't you bomb them from the top?
- bullshit!
Who cares of the full moon!
In a while you'll tell me
that Mercury is retreating.
I hate the idea for
another ambush tonight!
Let's hope it will be a traumatic ambush,
I forgot why i became comando.
in an ambush you can't do nothing,
you just eat salami and chocolate.
we only miss the waitress
that serve cappuccino
to be
as the fags of Shenkin.
''Any interest in
the menu of the day?''
Animal,
i hope you die in lebannon.
You would like to fuck
as the fags of Shenkin,
they screw like
you'll never fuck in your whole life.
Did you take it in the ass?
You walk in a odd way...
What are all these bullshits?
We are just joking.
why are you laughing?
Psycho,
what would you do if i'd tell you
i'm a fag?
- Can i speak to you honestly. sir?
- Go ahead.
You are cute as a female,
i'd screw you.
I thought you didn't know what's
going on there.
I'm out.
Let's focus on the details.
Let's finish eating first.
do you mind
if i say it to the soldiers now?
Be my guest.
Guys, we're going to
another ambush overnight.
I know you planned to rest,
but listen,
it won't be any easy.
everyone will be responsible
of their own stuff.
I don't want surprises tonight.
It's 10 past 13:00,
there is not mutch time,
i see you in an hour
in the instructions room.
Its going to be allright, don't worry.
warm?
Tell me something,
It doesn't bug you he is married ?
On the contrary, i'm here
to have fun, not to get married.
- Are you in love with him?
- What are these questions?
You might be laughing, but in high school
i used to like the guys like Yoel.
At the beginning he tried to
do the sensitive man,
but who looks for preliminares?
Thus i told him: ''Leave to me
the clitoris, you take care about the fucking.''
- And what did he say?
- It's what he wanted to hear.
really?
I don't know what to say.
I'm looking for somehting different,
someone who is male,
but also with good manners,
that hugs me,
caress me and kiss me everywhere.
But in the end, he fucks you , ain't it?
well!
- Stop teasing me.
- I'm not teasing you.
I understand what you say,
but i decided,
i'm going to bed only
with someone i'm inlove with,
this way it will be perfect,
with the bathroom
full of foam, and the candels
romantic music and chapmpagne
slowly, slowly...
- Where have you been?
- Nowhere.
- I know why the commander arrived.
- Wh?
- The ambush.
- Are you sure?
Bugger!
Talk with Yossi, i have to go
to give rest to the sentinel.
You really have no limits!
We should meet
when we're home once.
- Do you have a crash for me?
- Yes, but not like for Jagger.
Bitch, give me a kiss.
- Who is the cutest here?
- Me?
Bravo!
- He is not here.
- wait for him.
Mission to accomplish,
did you forget?
Ciao.
How much violence, what nerve,
with so much compassion i cuddle.
people suffer to much from love.
Beg me tonight,
cry for me.
No matter how difficult is,
i'm always under the impression
that is not enough,
that there is still a lot to do
and i get scared and run away.
i can't be happy.
and i can't be sad.
the world is tough,
i can make it only with the force,
just with crazy acts.
I hope everything burn,
whispering, beg me,
beg me...
i came to your window to play
with guitar and flowers...
- What are you doing here?
- You didn't stay for the dessert.
Yossi, The commander is looking for you.
On my way.
Hi.
- is my bed comfortable?
- Sorry, didn't know it's yours.
Doesn't matter, I'm only joking.
- Do you like it?
- I don't know it.
You look great today.
Goldi made me up.
- Isn't it too much?
- No, but you don't need it.
- I'm waiting for Jagger, do you know where he is?
- No.
- Ok, i'm leaving.
- Wait, i have to talk to you.
What's up?
- You are hopeless with him.
- With whom?
with Jagger?
i don't think he is the guy for you.
How do you know?
did he talk about me?
did he tell you anything?
take it easy.
and even if you are not his type,
it's his problem.
Yaeli, everyone
would like to have you.
you smell so good.
Ofir!
what are you doing, are you crazy?
how could i forget?
You sleep with someone only for love..
are you nutts?
you have an ambush tonight,
go back to work!
hi.
Hi and bye, you can't stay here.
- i have to tell you something.
- it will have to wait.
- but I...
- Yaeli, you're in the way.
- what's wrong?
- something got into my eye.
let me check.
check it out.
shit!
- and now?
- the lens came out.
- Enough!
- It calms me down.
you are getting on my nerves.
what is it?
it used to belong to my mother,
it comes from hungary.
it's an hungarian play-station.
- ''Bamba'', the food of the gods.
- without the bag.
do you know how noisy it is?
- Leave her alone, how is she supposted to know?
- Boys, don't fight!
this is for you, open a big mouth.
and this is for you.
let's go.
give me few minutes
to fill the bag of good food.
there is no time, find your friend,
move your ass
and come to the car.
i'm waiting for you.
- we have to go.
- wait a sec, my lens dropped.
found it.
come on, Yoel is gettin nervous.
- Moment, let me say bye to Jagger.
- Ciao, honey.
lets go already Yael
i'll check on you all the time,
don't worry.
everything is going to be all right.
- it will be perfect.
- let's go.
how far is the village?
do you care to focus?
we checked it out
already a hundred times.
- you can never be sure enough.
- you're right.
tell me Yossi,
would you stay with me
if they would cut my leg?
could make it easier in some positions...
and if i'd burn my face
or i'd have one eye only?
- with or without the eye?
- with and without.
sort of ''The english patient''.
- i don't like hearing you talking this way.
- what's better?
- that it ill be injured like that, or die?
- enough!
and what if i die?
and what if i die without
you telling me today you love me?
and what if i die instead?
Sorry.
tell me something
about your moments of fear.
it's easier
to take it in the ass...
Enough, someone could come in.
i was forgetting,
it is too gay for you.
let's see something more male-style.
i suck again an aubergine...
Grow up! What do you want from me?
i'm sorry that it's not easy for me, sorry
that i can't surprise you with a fucking ring,
this is not fucking american movie!
Yes sir.
No problem sir.
- Idiot!
- Sir, you wanna fuck with me sir?
- Listen.
No, you listen.
Next holiday we take 1 room
in the hotel,
with double bedroom,
king size or queen size,
i'm tired
of separated beds.
and when i leave, you'll meet
my mother, my father and my dog.
cause i'm tired, do you understand?
i'm really tired.
this is the deal,
i've never promised you anything,
or you accept this situation
or you get out of my life.
things will change very soon.
what is it this junk?
do you want to enlight
the road till damasco ?
sorry sir.
what's the problem?
jump.
I guess you didn't understand
that this is going to be a hot ambush.
you thought i was going to distribute
blankets and chocolate?
with hot ambush
i meant it's going to be cold
and this cause you are going to loose blood,
cause Samucha
enlightned us with the watch
and Sasi went out with the oken stretcher.
i know you are tired
and that not everyone
understand why we go out again,
but you don't have to know always everything.
i'm asking you to make an effort,
be professional
and be caeful.
because i have no intention
to meet your mothers soon.
not today, not tomorrow
maybe at your wedding
if you remember to invite me.
start couting yourself.
- One.
- Two...
Twelve and the last one.
we'll meet
in 15 minutes in that location
check again
your equipment.
Ofir, paint your face dark
- screw me and let's end it.
- what is your problem?
what's my problem?
It's since i've met you that everyone
say you are so cute
and you deserve everything.
you stick with Yossi
and you screw Yaeli
even if you don't care about her.
Instead i love her.
why are you laughing?
do you think you're better than me?
what is wrong with you?
Yaeli is cute, but i don't screw her
nor i plan to do it.
The soldiers are waiting for your orders,
Sir.
- Lior?
- What?
Nothing, forget about it.
what have i told you?
no news, good news.
this woman doesn't get laid because
his boyfriend is a soldier.
difficult for them to find intimacy.
she will find it when she will have
someone to screw with!
surely he gat laid somewhere else,
she shoudld do the same.
everybody do it.
let's say whose more manly?
Popay or plutu?
plutu.
- Plutu or Van Damme ?
- Plutu.
Salami with choccolate?
you don't know what you are missing,
it's a perfect combination!
Sure.
have you always been
so picky on tastes?
just since when i'm in the army.
it's a way
to put some order in my head.
to find a corner for me
in this shit.
Come on!
neither a little taste?
Check out the moon, it's so close!
- did you fall asleep?
- No.
so what did i say?
that you are in love because
he is beatiful as an angel and with good manners,
not an animal
as the other men
and that it seems that
he has something huge..
you dreamed about this!
Sharon Stone or Michelle Pfeiffer?
Pfeiffer.
Pfeiffer or Yaeli?
i saw the way you look at her.
she can go fuck herself,
i don't care anymore about her.
in 30 minutes its dawn.
Lior, did you hear me?
- did you hear me?
- i've heard.
- i'm sorry, i was concerned a little.
- a little?
it doesn't matter now, the important is
everyone is fine.
let the men retreat.
Helmet on the head, ispection.
In line.
Explosive!
Hold the fire!
anyone seen something?
he is shooting in the direction of the trees.
Stop the fire!
- See anything?
- No.
here Zambia 64, i've heard one
explotion in the point 65, what happened?
do you know anyting?
65, here Zambia,
reply please.
shoot a rocket.
restart the count.
restart the count.
- One.
- Two.
- Three.
- Five, the four is missing.
- Restart.
- One.
- Two.
- Three.
- Who is the four?
- Jagger, Sir.
- Five, four is missing.
- Six, four is missing.
Eight,
four is missing, seven is wounded.
ten.
Samucha !
Eleven is here, keep on counting
Commannder, Yaniv lost the hand.
Adams, sanitary soldier!
Where is the sanitary soldier?
We are here, we set on a bomb
all night, there are wounded.
what happened?
How many wounded are there?
we have to evacuate, there are wounded,
we need to evacuate!
who are the wounded?
is Jagger ok?
i repeat, we have to evacuate
there are wounded,
we need an elichopper
Adams, don't worry,
it's going to be all right.
Hadad, Psycho!
- what do i have to do?
- Push here to stop the emorragy.
Lior, can you hear me?
are you ok? talk to me!
tell me where is the wound,
can't see nothing.
Elicchopper, here 65.
Do you recognize the point 6632?
The elichopper is arriving
i can hear it.
where is it ?
we are 100 meters far
from the landing point.
where does it hurts ?
tell me, so i can help you.
hold me tight.
Calm down, don't talk.
- do you love me?
- don't be an idiot, sure i do!
it's like an american movie,
a fuckin american movie.
The elichopper is arriving
don't make her fall asleep.
Talk?
don't fall asleep,
think about the good things,
i'll come with you.
Queen size, i promise.
Lior, wake up!
can't feel the pulse anymore.
The elichopper is arriving
keep it up another while
they will take you to the hospital
i love you.
i think he is dead
Commander 65
here commander zambia
When do you evacuate ?
commander zambia, here commander 65
i have four wounded
my second is seriously wounded
we are waiting for the elichopper
and we are starting to evacuate
i went to meet Adams yesterday
he said they will give him
a medal.
- And Yaniv?
- E' vivo.
But he won't be able to prepare anymore
the sushi with the meat
Did you recover?
LiOR AMiCHAi
you coming?
Vardale, that's Yossi,
he was the Lior's commander.
thanks for coming.
he says that Lior was the best
second in command he ever had.
and everybody loved him,
all the soldiers.
Sit down.
Its true,
everybody loved Jagger
Sorry, loved Lior.
we called him Jagger
because he was like a rockstar
i loved him too
very much.
i tried to tell him
the day that everything happened.
i believe he also loved me
but he didn't have the time to tell me that.
it's funny,
all in a sudden i realize,
about how little i knew him.
we all were busy
with our things
who thought
that we were going to be short in time?
i don't know,he never talked
even when i asked him,
he has always been discreet.
i think about my son and i realize
that i know nothing about him.
i didn't know if he has a girlfriend,
i didn't know about you.
i realize not to know him
at all,
i neither know
which was his favourite movie
or his favourite song.
''Come''.
what did you say?
''Come'', by Rita,
it's the song he liked the most
he liked it
even changing the words. |
Josh
In the days before the event,
he had the whole world
wondering if he would show up.
while he napped
or took walks
and ate sandwiches.
Henry Kissinger called
and asked him to go
for his country's honor.
Soon after arriving,
he offended the Icelanders
by calling their country
inadequate
because they had
no bowling alleys.
He complained
about the TV cameras,
about the lighting,
about
the table and chairs,
and the contrast of
the squares on the board.
His hotel room, he said,
Had too nice a view.
None of this had anything
to do with chess, of course...
or maybe it did.
If he won,
he'd be the first
American world champion in history.
If he lost,
he'd just be another
patzer from Brooklyn.
On the 40th move
Of the 21st game,
he countered
Spassky's bishop to king-6
with a pawn to rook-4.
And it was all over.
He came home
An American hero.
He agged to the world
he'd beat the Russians.
He delivered.
He can now command
The same money
as heavy weight prize fighters.
He was invited to dinner
By statesmen and kings.
Then Bobby Fischer made the most
original, unexpected move of all.
He disappeared.
Girl
Where is he?
Boy One
Maybe he gave up.
Boy Two
Shh.
Do you see anything?
Boy Three
I think we lost him.
Boy Four
It's cold. Let's go home.
Josh lf he doesn't find us
in two hours,
I say we go.
Hello, boys.
!
!
Man
Theo, what are you doing here?
I thought you wanted
to go home.
Men Talking
Dice Being Shaken
I have to buckle
my own shoes, right?
You said something
about rolling on your own side
of the board, right?
This is my side.
Remember that?
Roll it on
your own side.
You talk too much.
You talk too much.
Thunderclap
Josh?
Josh?
Man
Your move.
Josh!
Fred
That's good.
Well, there you go.
Not too much,
but that's good.
A little more.
Yeah. That's good.
You got to be careful
not to use it too much,
but you want
just enough.
A little more.
That's great.
O.K.
That looks pretty good.
How's that look to you?
Pretty good.
Good.
Now rub that in there.
See how the leather
drinks that up?
That's got
a great smell, huh?
Smell that.
Yeah. Great. O.K.
Now...
Ohh.
What's wrong?
I forgot to buy
a ball.
Do you believe it?
You got to put a ball
in the pocket.
A hard ball...
to get the shape right.
Yeah.
That'll work.
O.K.
Put that in like that...
bend that over.
All right.
Get in bed.
Tomorrow I buy
a real baseball.
You know what?
I don't believe this.
I can't believe it.
What?
You're 7.
Happy birthday.
Good night, Josh.
Good night.
Bell Rings
Josh!
Bye.
How was school?
Good.
O.K. Bye.
Bye. See ya.
How you doing?
Fine. Bye.
Bye-bye. See ya.
Are you in the mood
for some pizza?
I don't know.
Are you?
Are you feeling
all right?
Yeah. Why?
Where we going
to get pizza?
You want to go watch the men
in the park?
What men in the park?
I'm going to smack
this guy's ass, man.
There's fire
in the bush.
It ain't over.
We still got a minute.
When it slaps 1 2:00,
then it's over.
Then it's over.
First Man
We playing chess.
Second Man
What we playing here?
We playing chess.
Now we playing chess.
Come on, Josh,
let's go.
Is that the best you got?
That's the best you got?
You ain't got nothing.
You sure
you've played this game?
You want to go to Chinatown
and play Chinese checkers?
No, that ain't it.
You want that? O.K.
You can have that.
But you can't have that.
That's my baby.
You got to leave with that.
You can't trade queens
with me.
I ain't in
the trading business.
What you trying to do?
You're going to have
to do better than that.
That's Kamran Shirazi.
That's Kamran Shirazi.
That's Kamran Shirazi,
man.
Shirazi!
The Grandmaster's here.
You come to hustle
the hustler.
Don't look at my clock.
My time is fine.
I want to go home.
Come and take my money.
Let's go, Josh.
Come on, Grandmaster.
Show me something.
All right.
Check to his majesty.
No, no. Back up.
Check yourself
before you wreck yourself.
You can't have it.
Mmm. Hello?
That's right. Run.
Run.
Run.
Somebody call the police.
The man is loitering.
Speaking Russian
Excuse me, sir.
Speaking Russian
I noticed your sign.
Where is your camera?
No. My son would like to play
a game of chess with you.
Muttering
Check.
Nyet. Nyet.
It's over.
You lose.
Thanks.
What's his name?
Josh.
Josh what?
Don't tell him--
Waitzkin.
Josh Waitzkin.
I'm going to watch out
for you, Josh Waitzkin.
Tell these patzers
I watched you play
like Bobby Fischer.
Show them this.
Your boy used pieces in
combination to attack, lady.
Shut up, man.
Look what you did.
Cheering
And here's the pitch.
A short grounder
to second base.
Here's the throw.
And he got it.
Hey, babe.
Hi.
Hi.
Where's Josh?
He's over there.
Hey, Josh.
How's it going?
Eddie.
Come here.
Give me a hand.
What did I miss?
No score.
I took Josh
to the park today.
He played chess.
Um...
Josh doesn't know
how to play chess.
Don't ask me how,
but he does.
You going to write about sports
like your dad,
or you going to play?
I'll play second base
for the Yanks.
Make that
a four-game streak!
They could use
a second baseman.
Careful.
Careful, careful.
Oh, here.
Hey...
Look what I found.
Want to play a game?
Why?
For fun.
Let's go to a dealership instead
and get some ochures.
Well, show him.
Your dad wants
to see you play,
Like with the men
in the park.
Hey, it'll be fun.
Then we'll go
to a dealership.
Now go easy on me.
It's been a while
since I've played.
Check.
Oh, uh...
checkmate.
You see,
I've got you here and here.
See?
Can we go
to the dealership now?
Sure.
Pee and get your coat.
Yeah, I know.
I should've
let him win one.
I gave him
every opportunity.
He wasn't trying
to win.
Oh, no?
Come on, Bonnie.
It doesn't matter.
No. Say what you mean.
You don't get it?
He doesn't want
to beat his daddy.
Dad.
She thinks you're
throwing the game.
You know what that means,
throwing the game?
No.
Well, this time,
really try.
I was trying.
Well, I know you were,
but we're going to play one more
just for fun, O.K.?
Josh...
it's O.K. to beat him.
You won't
hurt his feelings.
It's your move.
Your move, Josh!
I can't.
I'm playing chess
with my dad.
Chess. It's a game,
like Monopoly.
Josh!
Don't hang up.
Hi.
Your move, Josh!
Did you move that pawn?
I moved a pawn, yeah.
Yeah, that one.
Move my horse
in front of my king.
You mean your knight.
Yeah.
O.K.
He's going to lose
his queen.
Oh, really?
Did you do it?
Yeah.
Can we go out now?
Well, the game's
not over yet, Josh.
Yes, it is.
Bobby Fischer was 6
when his mother
moved the family
to a small apartment
near Ebbets Field.
At night,
when the traffic noise
died down,
you could hear the roar of the crowd
from the stadium.
His sister ought home
games to amuse him
while their mother
was at work.
Monopoly...
Parcheesi...
chess.
Even though
she was five years older,
she was soon
no match for him.
It became more interesting
for him to play
against himself.
He'd play both sides
of the board equally hard,
careful to be fair...
and he always won.
Ballet Instructor
And up...
3...
4.
Now over.
Arms long, girls,
and down.
Let's go
to the other side.
Long neck.
And plié.
And down.
3...
4. Very nice.
J'adoube.
What are you doing?
J'adoube.
J'adoube?
You moved the piece.
No, I adjusted
the piece.
J'adoube.
No, you moved it,
then took it back.
No, I adjusted...
Who are you with again?
No, you picked up
the piece...
The Hadassah chapter
on Staten Island.
I'll take it back.
What did you have in mind?
Lecture? Exhibition?
I'm looking for
Bruce Pandolfini.
What are you prepared
to pay?
$30.
Do you know how much I'm accustomed
to getting for a lecture?
Scrunching
Want to play?
Can I have
one of those?
Yes, I'll be there.
Yes, l--I'm agreeing to the $30.
Yes, I have it.
Ahem.
Bye.
Hitting Chess Timer
I work for a newspaper.
I wanted--
I don't know
where Bobby Fischer is.
I was talking to the guy
who writes the chess column.
He told me I could find
Bruce Pandolfini here.
I'm looking for
a teacher for my son.
I don't teach anymore.
He was sure
that you did.
I don't.
Come on, Josh.
Just a second.
Thanks.
What was the score?
33 to 8.
33 to 8?
What did you do?
3 home runs, 3 triples,
and 2 singles.
I almost had
4 home runs,
but I slipped coming home
from third.
I ain't playing
this game.
Oh, caught you looking.
You want some smoke?
Never play defensive.
Always attack.
Even when you retreat,
you attack.
You understand?
Yeah.
There you go.
Now you're playing chess.
That's right.
Make him run.
Got me in trouble.
I'm on the run.
What can I do?
Where can I go?
Young Fischer.
Come after me.
There you go.
Outstanding.
Outstanding.
Nothing I can do.
I'm in major trouble,
major trouble.
I got big problems now.
Katya
What's this?
This goes like this.
And this
goes like this.
And this
can go over pieces.
That piece
should go over here.
And the pawn go--
And the pawns--
the pawns can
take like this.
This is a pawn...
You sneak in here again,
Katya?
Yeah.
It's way past
your bedtime.
Say good night
to your other.
Good night.
There.
Mom?
Yeah?
Does Vinnie
sleep in the park?
I have no idea
where he lives.
Well, I was thinking...
maybe he could sleep
in my top bunk instead.
Then when I get old enough
to sleep in it,
he could sleep
down here.
You have a good heart.
And that's the most important thing
in the world.
Good night.
Good night, Mom.
Glad you could
make it.
So how's it going?
All right.
Great.
That's great.
So what do you think?
Have you ever been
to a tournament before?
No.
Ah. You're in luck then.
This is one
of the most prestigious.
The talent gathered here's
the strongest in the country.
Everybody's here.
Joel Benjamin--
former U.S. Champion,
among the six highest-rated players
in the country.
The man in the corner's
Roman Dzindzichashvili--
two-time U.S. Champion.
A few years ago,
he was ranked
among the top 1 0 players
of the world.
Asa Hoffman.
He's the son
of two lawyers.
He grew up
on Park Avenue,
went to Columbia
and Horace Mann
before dropping out
to play chess full-time.
He plays about 200 chess tournaments
a year.
Asa.
Asa.
How much do you make
at the tournaments altogether...
about $2,000 a year?
Look at that. I got him thinking.
I got him thinking.
Maybe I can win a pawn.
Clearly, you
had me come here
so I could
see all this.
But if you really
wanted me to say no
to letting my son play,
you wouldn't
have bothered.
You want me to think
you want me to say no,
but you actually...
want me to say yes.
You have no idea
what I want.
What is chess,
do you think?
Those who play for fun,
or not at all,
dismiss it as a game.
The ones who devote their lives to it,
for the most part,
insist it is a science.
It's neither.
Bobby Fischer
got underneath it
Like no one before him
and found at its center...
art.
I've spent my life
trying to play like him.
Most of these guys have.
But we're like forgers.
We're competent fakes.
His successor
wasn't here tonight.
He wasn't here.
He's asleep in his room
in your house.
Your son creates
like Fischer.
He sees like him...
inside.
You can tell that
by watching him
play some drunks in the park?
Yes!
You want to know
what I want?
I'll tell you what I want.
I want back
what Bobby Fischer took with him
when he disappeared.
Yeah, look at that.
Oh!
You're his father.
It's your decision.
Josh.
I--I'd like you to meet
a friend of mine.
Hi, Josh.
This is Bruce.
Hi.
Well, I'll let
you two, um...
I'll be downstairs.
I love
water basketball.
Well, supposedly, he used to, uh,
really be someone.
Some sort of, uh...
master level...
something or other.
Used to.
Well, yeah. Well,
he doesn't play anymore...
on the circuit...
or--or whatever, um...
they call it.
Well, he's interesting.
All right, this is it.
Mr. Green
in the conservatory
with the candlestick.
Wrench.
Frčre Jacques
Frčre Jacques
Dormez-vous?
Dormez-vous?
I need to talk
to your dad a minute.
I'll see you
next week, O.K.?
I really had
a great time, Josh.
Me, too.
Bye.
Bye.
The first lesson went
very well, I think.
Oh, good.
So, uh...
uh, were you guys...
talking about...
chess up there?
No, it didn't come up.
So I'll see you
next Saturday then?
Uh, right.
That's great.
So long.
How about some Pac-Man
next week, Josh?
Pac-Man and pizza.
Great.
O.K.
I'll see myself out.
It was very nice
meeting you.
Mate is four moves
from the position
in front of you.
Don't move until you figure it out
in your head.
Don't look to me
for a hint.
I can't do it without
moving the pieces.
Yes, you can.
Clear the lines of men
in your head,
one at a time,
and the king will
be left standing alone,
Like a guy
on a street corner.
Here, I'll make it
easier for you.
Knight to c8.
Yes.
I want to show you
something else.
This is very rare.
It says, Master
Chess Certificate...
awarded to...
and there's a blank here
for a name...
for highest achievement
on this day of blank,
nineteen hundred and blank.
Careful with it.
It's a mysterious
and powerful thing.
It's only been
given out...
I don't know...
a few times in history.
And then only
to those who achieve
a lot of master-class
points.
Then there's a big ceremony
and so on.
How do you get
master-class points?
You earn them.
You just earned 1 0...
for that knight to c8.
1 0.
1 0...
master...
class...
points.
Children Shouting
in Baseball Game
O.K., Josh, let's go!
Go! Go! Go! Go!
Go! Go! Go! Go!
Take two!
Go! Go! Go! Go!
Hi.
You're overdressed, Bruce.
Two, four, six, eight,
who do we appreciate?
Eagles!
Eagles!
Yay, Eagles!
O.K., yeah!
Nice game, guys.
Let's get that equipment in
and head on out!
Good game, fellas.
Come on, Josh.
His chess ideas are like
pieces of his body
he's reluctant
to give up.
For instance, he simply can't cope
with being told
not to ing his queen out
too early in the game.
Why shouldn't he?
He's won many a game
in Washington Square doing exactly that.
Why is this
suddenly wrong?
Try getting him to ush his teeth
sometime.
What I'm trying to teach him
and what he's learning there
are two very
different things.
Park hustlers play
tactics, not position.
They rely on wild,
unpredictable moves
meant to intimidate
their opponents.
Great in a two-minute
speed game for drug money,
but it'll cost Josh
dearly in real games.
Well, he's learning
some new words.
Could you keep him from playing there
so much?
Sure.
No.
Not playing in the park
would kill him. He loves it.
Just makes my job harder.
Then your job's harder.
What are you
talking about?
We're already packed.
We're, like, out the door.
Make sure his laces are tied
if there's escalators.
I don't know why
I O.K.'d this anyway.
Well, you didn't.
He wants to do this.
I should've
dissuaded him.
I grew up playing
in tournaments.
They have nothing to do
with what's important.
They're about all
winning and losing. So?
It's not chess.
Ah. Chess is art.
That's right.
No. Chess is you appreciating
the beauty of Josh's play
at 60 bucks an hour.
Will you be ready to go
in 30 minutes or not?
He's not coming.
May I talk to him?
Hold on.
Josh!
I don't...
Telephone.
Hi.
Josh, how are you doing?
You excited?
Yeah.
Listen, I can't make it.
I've got some things
I have to take care of.
Hmm.
That's O.K.
I'll be thinking of you.
You'll do great, I know it.
And I'll see you
when you get back.
O.K.
Bye.
O.K. bye. Don't ing
your queen out too soon--
Jazzy Version of
Heart and Soul Plays
This is great.
Which one's yours?
Over there by the steps.
Oh. That--
that one's mine.
All right, yeah.
What?
Looks like they're friends
already.
Uh, what's his rating?
1 5.
1 5 hundred?
Yeah.
How old is he?
7.
7.
Well, I doubt that they'll be playing
each other then.
Morgan's not rated
1 ,000 yet.
Oh.
1 5 hundred?
Questions during
the course of the game,
raise your hand.
He was cheating. He tried to castle
when I had him checked.
O.K., I want to remind you
to conduct yourselves
Like adults.
I don't want any trouble.
And you know exactly
what I'm talking about.
If you're going
to watch the game,
do so from
behind the player.
No throat noises.
No comments.
No eye contact.
Nobody cares if you're
guilty or not.
If you all
behave yourselves,
I think we'll all have
a very good time.
I'm not kidding.
Listen, my son can't play
with these pieces.
My daughter needs
her own clock.
Woman
Oh, this is unfair.
Start...
your clocks.
Chuckles
Man
I did not pull on my ear!
Man
You pulled on your ear!
I did not!
I scratched my ear!
- You're a liar!
- Break it up!
He's out of his mind!
Break it up!
I don't care!
Take your hands off me!
You're the one
who's trying to...
We just came
to have fun.
I don't
understand this.
Hey!
Hey, what-- Hey!
Clapping
See, you can call me
the man of many signals.
Many signals.
Knock it off,
for Christ's sake.
I don't want to knock it off,
for Christ's sake.
I'm a man
of many signals.
Yeah, I pull
my nose, my elbow...
and whatever else
I want to pull.
You play the game fair.
That's the way it's played.
So...you see me
pulling my ear,
it's not an itch.
You might think it's an itch,
but it's not an itch.
So watch for
the subtleness.
You're lucky you don't get nervous
at these things.
Hi.
If your son
wins his game
and my son wins his,
they'll be playing each other
in the final round.
I can hardly wait.
Hey! It's only a game.
I'm going to get myself
a tuna fish sandwich.
- Can I get you a sandwich?
- No, that's--
I'm going to get you
a tuna fish sandwich.
Queen takes pawn.
Josh is in trouble.
He's down another pawn.
Don't you believe it.
Your boy'll pull it out.
No, he's down
too much material.
He's going to lose.
Knight takes rook.
Petey just hung his rook!
He probably sacrificed it
for position.
He's probably still got
the advantage.
It's over.
Wha--d--
Who won?
In school,
before he dropped out,
Bobby studied chess books
while his teachers
taught other things.
When they told him
to put his books away,
or took them away,
he studied in his head.
When a science report
came back to him once
with the words
not satisfactory
written across the top,
he wrote under it
just as big,
Tough.
He was 14
and had already beaten
the strongest adult players
in the country
to become the youngest
U.S. champion ever.
Ball Bounces
Josh Welch is on the mound.
Now Casey signals.
He winds up...
the pitch!
He winds up...
the pitch!
Bye, mom.
Have fun.
Fred We'll call you
when we get there.
Bye!
There's your dad.
Yes!
Look at this.
Look at this. See this?
None of you patzers
ever won anything like this.
Shut up.
We're trying to play a game.
He gets it,
throws to first...
Gets him!
And one out.
Thanks.
Fred That's a high-1 5
instead of a high-5.
I think we got it
in the bag now.
Come on, Bruce!
All right.
The windup and...
the pitch!
Great.
He's out.
Oop!
Glass Breaks
And in first place--
Josh Waitzkin.
Mr. Waitzkin?
Oh, Hi.
How you doing?
Hi. I'm so glad
you could make it.
Me, too.
This is really great.
Isn't it? The children worked
very hard on it.
I understand from Josh
you just got back from Washington.
I think
that's super.
Yeah, it was great.
He told us
all about the hotel.
He was impressed
with that.
You've been taking him
a lot of places lately.
I think it's good.
It's important
for kids to travel.
It's a great education.
They start to realize
there's more to the world
than Washington Square.
Yes. He's been talking a lot about
Washington Square, too.
Uh...
uh, let's see...
we've heard about hotels
in, uh, Syracuse, Philadelphia,
Boston...
Washington now.
That seems to be
all he can remember.
Not the White House
or the capitol building
or the Lincoln Memorial.
And you're wondering
why that is.
It's because I'm a rotten father.
You're right.
I drag him
all over the country
for my own
selfish reasons.
Fred! Is Josh falling behind
in his schoolwork?
He is,
but I'm more concerned about
other things...
Like his
friendships.
- There's a problem there?
- Possibly.
Well, is there or isn't there?
Mr. Waitzkin...
I'm sure he's very good
at this chess thing,
but that isn't
really the issue--
Chess thing.
I'm sorry?
Chess thing.
I'm sure he's good at it,
but I'm worried.
To make an analogy--
if it was like, say...
oh, I don't know...
um, cards,
pinochle.
Pinochle.
For instance.
Pinochle.
Fred...
Fred
Bonnie...
She's comparing chess
to pinochle.
What am I supposed
to say to that?
She's trying
to make a point.
Maybe we should listen.
Vinnie thinks he's spending
too much time at it, too.
Vinnie? Vinnie's a drug addict.
I'm supposed to listen to his
opinion, too?
I'm sorry,
but your analogy
is a very bad one.
If you want to make
a comparison to something,
have it make sense.
Compare it to math
or music or art,
because otherwise it belittles him
and it and me.
I don't mean
to belittle you--
Oh, but you are,
even the way you're looking at me.
Mr. Waitzkin,
I think perhaps--
I'll tell you how good he is.
He's better at this
than I've ever been
at anything in my life.
He's better at this
than you'll ever be at anything.
My son has a gift.
He has a gift,
and once you acknowledge that,
then maybe
we'll have something
to talk about.
Josh.
Chess is what it's called.
Not the chess thing.
Chess.
What's its number?
It doesn't have a number.
It's a private school.
Only the public schools
have numbers.
It's called Dalton.
You can still see your friends
whenever you want--
after school
or on weekends,
when there's not
a tournament.
Your friend Morgan
goes there.
Morgan goes there?
Oh, yeah.
He wouldn't go there
unless it was great, right?
Ah, it's the best.
They, um,
even have a chess class.
What's the yard like?
The yard?
Do they have good stuff
to climb on?
I'm sure it does.
Um, I haven't seen it,
but I'm sure it's great.
So, um...
what do you think?
If you say it's great,
then it has to be.
It's a mistake.
What was wrong
with the old school?
I don't know.
I guess it was no good.
And the new one's better?
They have a chess class.
They have a chess class.
Are you O.K.?
What the hell's
going on over there?
In Unison
Bobby Fischer.
Young Fischer.
Check.
Check.
Trick or treat.
Why is black better?
Take your time.
White has
more pawn islands.
Which is white's
weakest island?
The isolated pawn.
Only the king can save it.
That's right.
That's very good.
You just earned
20 master-class points.
You studying up
on your end game, Bruce?
Josh, go get yourself a Coke.
We're through here.
Get yourself a Coke.
What do you want?
Hello. How are you?
How have you been?
How's your health?
Any one of these
would be appropriate.
I want to join the club.
Well, actually, not me,
my young friend Jonathan here.
Giggles
I suggest you ing him back
in a couple of years.
We'd like an application,
if it's not
too much trouble.
He's been my student
since he was 4 years old.
His parents
have given him to me.
Does nothing
but play chess.
No other interests.
He goes to school?
Oh, no.
Well, that's great.
You should be proud of yourself.
I am.
You should watch him play.
He reminds me of you,
only he never gives up.
Josh.
It's not a part
of his character.
He's not going to disappoint
his teacher.
And when he knew that the cottage
was entirely destroyed,
the monster screamed once more
in agony and hatred
and retreated backward
to seek refuge in the woods.
Wow! Then it gets really scary
because they chase him
and light torches
and stuff.
So we'll get to that tomorrow.
Good night, tiger.
Good night.
Dad...
Maybe we shouldn't go
to the state finals.
What are you talking about?
Of course we're going.
That's what we've worked
so hard for.
If I win...
Everybody will say,
Well, of course he won.
He's a top-ranked player.
But if I lose...
You won't lose, Josh.
What if I do?
You won't.
I'm afraid I might.
Josh...they're afraid.
They're terrified of you.
Now you get some sleep.
Maybe it's better
not to be the best.
Then you can lose,
and it's O.K.
It took people a while
to realize he was really gone.
He disappeared before--
once for 18months
before the crushing defeat
of Petrosian in Belgrade.
But when he didn't 't show up
in Manila in '75
to defend his title,
they took it away from him
and gave it back
to the Russians.
O.K., let's go.
I'm standing here
with Fred Waitzkin.
I hope I pronounced
that right.
Fred, what's it like
being a chess parent?
In my case,
the hardest part
is keeping track
of my son's toy cars,
making sure he eats something
other than French fries...
Hi.
Hi.
Your son's the odds-on favorite,
I understand.
He's rated number one
in his division, yes.
So every other parent
in this room hates you.
I'm just kidding, Fred.
Thank you, sir.
He can go to his table now.
Next, please.
Door Opens
Oh, my God.
That was quick.
I hate this part.
What?
Jubilant Laughter
No.
Thunder
Seven moves.
Seven.
How is it possible
to lose in seven moves?
Maybe I don't
really have it.
Well, you know
that's not true.
That's not why
this happened.
I don't understand
why this happened.
Why did this happen?
Well, think.
Take your time.
Take more time than you took
losing to that patzer
and figure it out.
Did you fall for a trap?
Did you ing your queen out early
even though Bruce warned you
time and again about that?
Maybe he's just better
than me.
No, don't tell me
that kid's better than you
because he isn't.
Why are you standing
so far away from me?
Come here.
It's O.K.
It's O.K.
Josh
I'm sorry.
Bruce For all his natural ability,
Bobby Fischer studied harder
than any player
who ever lived.
He woke up
thinking about chess.
He went to bed thinking about it.
He dreamt about it.
Why? Isn't it enough
to be a natural?
If you don't care about winning,
it's enough,
but he wanted to win.
He had to be champion,
and in order to do that,
he had to work,
which is what
we're going to do.
O.K.
Promise you won't
argue moves with me,
no matter how much
you think you're right.
I promise.
Everything I tell you
imagine is coming from him
because I know
every game he ever played,
so, in effect, he's going to be
teaching you,
and you'll become him.
Promise.
All right.
Some new rules--
no more speed chess.
I know you like it,
I know it's fun,
but it's no good.
It ruined Arbakov,
and it'll ruin you.
And no more games
in Washington Square.
They're patzers, and they're teaching
you all the wrong things.
They're not patzers.
They're losers,
and unless you want to end up
just like them,
you'll stay away.
They're not patzers.
I mean it.
Now...
which one is you?
What do you mean?
I mean, which one is you?
None of them.
They're just pieces.
This is you.
So what's your best move?
Rook to d 1 .
What about taking on e5?
What about it?
You didn't consider it.
You're still not considering it.
Sit up.
I'm right.
Rook to d 1 is the best move.
You didn't study the board.
You're moving
before I know the answers.
Give me your book.
Why?
Give me your book.
Why?
You just lost
some master-class points, tiger.
I can't lose points.
No? You just lost some more
for arguing with me.
Fine, Tim, it's not enough.
What's happening?
What's happening?
I hear a whole lot of talk
and don't get much for it.
Ooh, it hurts!
Damn!
Damn!
Do you know what the word
contempt means?
It's to think of others
as being beneath you,
to be unworthy of being
in the same room with you.
I don't feel that.
Well, you better start.
Because if you don't think
it's a part of winning,
you're wrong.
You have to have contempt
for your opponents.
You have to hate them.
But I don't.
They hate you.
They hate you, Josh.
I don't hate them.
Bobby Fischer held the world
in contempt.
I'm not him.
You're telling me.
In the primary division,
In first place with a perfect
six out of six--
Jonathan Poe.
Let's give a round of applause
for all the winners.
It's white's move.
Can we expect it
any time soon?
How many points
is it worth?
To make the opening move?
Yes.
Forget the points.
How much is it worth
if I do it?
Do it for its own sake.
I want to know how close I am
to getting the certificate.
Forget that.
I want to know.
- I don't know.
- What do you mean?
I don't care.
I don't understand.
It's white's move.
I want the certificate.
You want the certificate?
You have to have
the certificate?
You won't move until you get
the certificate?
You win.
Here's your certificate.
Fill it out.
Doesn't mean anything.
It's a piece of paper.
It's a Xerox
of a piece of paper.
Do you want
another one?
Do you want 1 0?
You want 20?
30?
I've got a iefcase full of them.
They mean nothing.
They mean nothing.
Get out of my house.
To put a child in a position
to care about winning
and not to prepare him
is wrong.
Get out of my house.
Look, I know you don't want to admit it,
but he's right.
I mean, you wouldn't sign your kid up
for little league
and then not get him
a glove.
You equip him.
It's over.
Bonnie, he's in a slump.
This is a slump.
It happens.
When you get into a slump,
you get out of it eventually.
You don't give up.
This is like baseball to you.
If you're afraid to lose,
you lose.
He's afraid.
He's not afraid
of losing.
He's afraid
of losing your love.
How many ballplayers
grow up
afraid of losing
their father's love
every time they come up
to the plate?
All of them!
He knows
you disapprove of him.
He knows you think
he's weak,
but he's not weak.
He's decent.
And if you or Bruce
or anyone else
tries to beat that
out of him,
I swear to God
I'll take him away.
When did you start to get serious
about chess?
Uh, I got serious, oh...
hmm, oh, well, I was always
pretty serious about it.
You know,
when I was maybe 7.
People say they've received letters
from him over the years,
but never show them.
They say
he lost his nerve,
and he'll never play
again.
They say
he lost his mind
and roams the streets
of Los Angeles hiding out
under assumed names.
Check.
Check.
Some people say...
he's dead.
I think he's lying low
and getting stronger,
waiting for just the right
moment to come back
and reclaim his crown.
Hey, Josh.
Shh.
What happened
to your room?
I cleaned it.
Hey, you know,
you don't have to
do this anymore.
You could give it up,
and that's all right with me.
In fact...
I want you to.
How can I do that?
What do you mean?
You just do it.
But I have to win.
No, that's what I'm saying--
you don't.
But you told me I did.
Well, I'm telling you now
that you don't.
But I do.
I do.
Why?
Because I have to.
Why?
It doesn't
mean anything.
It's just a game.
No, it isn't.
Children Playing
Rattling
Good morning.
These belong to you.
Want to play?
Two minutes.
What's that?
Schleimann attack.
Where'd you learn that from,
a book?
My teacher taught me.
Forget it. Play like you used to--
from the gut.
Get your pawns rolling
on the queen's side.
Put it out.
Josh is playing.
He taught you how not to lose,
not how to win.
You got to risk losing.
You got to risk everything.
You got to go
to the edge of defeat.
But--
But what? Play.
Never play the board,
always the man.
You got to play the man
playing the board. Play me.
You have to beat me,
not the board.
You're not
who I have to play.
You're playing me now.
Better.
All right.
Better! Yes!
Come on, move.
Good!
Yeah!
All right!
Better!
Yeah!
Good move!
Yeah!
Yeah! Uh-huh!
Yes!
Move!
Ooh, yeah!
Good, good, good! Move!
Yeah, that's it!
Ooh, good! Yeah!
What's that?
Mate.
Yeah.
How's it going?
All right.
How's Josh?
Well, he's good.
Sit down.
Still planning on going to Chicago
for the nationals?
Yeah.
I've seen you both
at the park.
Yeah. We've been
hanging out there a lot.
Think that's a good idea?
Yes, I do.
He's playing better than ever.
How would you know that?
You're right.
I--I don't know.
But what I do know
is that he likes playing again
for the first time
in a long time.
I know you think
you're doing what's best,
but you're setting him up for
the biggest disappointment of his life.
That other kid isn't
spending his afternoons riding bikes
and playing Pac-Man,
I can guarantee you that.
I'm doing the only thing
I know how to do
for Josh.
I don't know
what else to do.
Don't let him
go down there to lose.
That's what you can do
for him.
You're his father.
Forbid it.
I can't do that.
Fred...
he's going to get killed.
There's not going to be
much left of him.
You have no idea what a fall like this
can do to you.
I think I do.
You know what?
You should come down
with us.
It would mean a lot to him to have
you there.
That I can't do.
There you go.
Thank you.
Thanks.
Come on, Katya.
O.K. That's not bad,
but that's not right, O.K.?
That's not
what Casablanca did.
See?
You want to be patient.
Fools rush in.
You want to go
to the 7th rank--
Hi, Morgan.
Josh, where you been?
Fishing.
Whoa. Look at this.
No chess boards,
no chess books.
I wasn't allowed to talk about chess
for two whole weeks.
Just fish.
Whoa.
It was my dad's idea.
Hey, Kalev.
How's it going?
Fishing?
Sure.
The 200 young players
finding their seats behind me
represent some
of the strongest chess minds
of any age in the country.
Traveling from as far away
as Alaska and Hawaii,
they've come here to compete
against each other
over the course of the next two long,
grueling days.
To become champion,
one must win
all seven games.
That's right.
This is Donovan Clennan,
Director of the National
Scholastic Championship.
Tell me,
is the next Bobby Fischer
somewhere in this room?
Hi, Mom.
This girl you're playing
is ranked 82nd.
All right.
Get through it quick,
and you can rest
before the next round, O.K.?
O.K.
I'll see you
in a little while.
Bye.
Bye.
Josh...
good luck.
Some of you maybe unfamiliar
with sudden death rules.
If you're writing moves down
while a player gets down
to where there's less
than five minutes left,
it's no longer
your responsibility to...
Hi.
Hi.
Is that clear?
Good luck.
One more thing--
if you have a problem...
Morgan.
If you have a problem,
you don't have to discuss it
with your opponent.
All these people
with purple hats around here,
they'll be wandering around.
Just put your hand up,
and they'll straighten it up.
O.K. Just hold up your hand,
and they'll see it.
Don't argue
with your opponent.
That's ridiculous.
O.K. good luck.
Start your clocks.
Can I come in?
How are you feeling?
Scared?
I can't beat him.
You might be right.
I'm not supposed
to say that,
but you'd know I was lying if I said
anything else.
I have something for you.
It says,
This is to certify that Josh Waitzkin,
on this day,
has in the eyes
of his teacher...
attained the rank
of Grandmaster.
I have never been so proud
of anyone in my life.
I'm honored to call myself
your teacher.
I'm so scared.
I know.
Will you stay until
it's over?
Will I stay?
I wouldn't miss it
for the world.
Children Talking
It's unsettling, isn't it?
When you realize there are only
so many things
you can teach a child.
And finally...
they are who they are.
Good luck.
Good luck.
Start your clocks.
What's happening?
Why isn't he moving?
Letting his time run.
Trying to psych Josh out.
Don't do it, Josh.
Don't even think about it.
Bring her out.
Keep her back.
Bring her out, Josh.
Oh, Jesus!
What?
Is it over?
Over? He's setting him up.
Josh is setting him up now.
I taught him that.
Check.
There it is!
Trick or treat.
That was a mistake.
What was a mistake?
Who made a mistake?
Look deep, Josh. It's there.
It's 1 2 moves away,
but it's there.
You've got him.
Take his pawn
with your pawn.
G takes f6 forking
his bishop and rook.
Don't take back
with your bishop.
You'll need that
to guard e7.
He'll take back,
either with his bishop
or his knight.
When he does,
this is the hard part,
sacrifice your rook.
Capture him on f6
and get him to check.
King has to take
your rook.
He takes f6.
Give him the knight
to check e7,
forking his king
and his rook.
He'll move to safety.
King f5.
Take his rook
with your knight.
He'll take back
with his king,
and you've got him.
Don't move
until you see it.
I can't see it.
Don't move
until you see it.
I can't see it.
Don't move
until you see it.
I'm sorry, Dad.
Here, I'll make it
easier for you.
He's got it.
He's got it?
How do you know
he's got it?
He's got it.
What?
Come on, move.
What's that supposed
to mean?
What's that supposed
to mean?
He's offering him
a draw.
I'm offering you
a draw.
Draw? You've got
to be kidding.
You've lost.
You just
don't know it.
I've lost?
Look at the board.
I have.
Take the draw,
and we'll share the championship.
Take the draw.
Move.
Check.
Good game.
Yay!
Hey, you did good.
All right!
Applause
Vinnie
Yes!
Josh, my man.
All right! All right!
My man!
I'm so proud of you.
I knew you could do it.
I told you. I told you.
Bobby Fischer played
in Washington Square Park, too.
See this? Look. Josh Waitzkin.
Morgan, what--
Morgan...
will you come here?
I tried to give him
a way out.
I know you did.
Why did you ing
the queen out so early?
You know
what I'm saying?
You know what I'm saying?
Do you understand
what I'm saying?
Are you listening to me?
What happened?
I lost.
That's all.
What did
your dad say?
You should have
taken out your knight
instead of your queen.
You took out your queen
too early.
I do that, too.
That's all he said?
Pretty much.
Morgan...
you want to know
a secret?
I'm going to tell you
a secret.
You're a much stronger player
than I was at your age.
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and I knew we'd get into that rotten stuff pretty soon.
Female Newscaster A House subcommittee report says illegal drugs killed...
160 American G.I.s last year...
40 of them in Vietnam.
- Tuning - One toke over the line Sweet Jesus
One toke, man !
Singing Along With Radio, Slightly Behind One toke over the line
Sittin' downtown at a railway station
One toke over the line
- One toke, you poor fool ? - Sweet, sweet Mary
Wait'll you see those goddamned bats, man.
Mine
Radio Continues One toke over the line
- Let's give that boy a lift. - What ? No !
- Ends - Wait !
We can't stop here. This is bat country.
Hot damn ! I never rode in a convertible before !
Is that right ? Well, I guess you're about ready then, aren't ya ?
We're your friends. We're not like the others, man. Really.
No more of that talk, or I'll put the leeches on you. Understand ?
Gonzo Giggling
Get in.
How long could we maintain, I wondered.
How long before one of us starts raving and jabbering at this boy ?
What will he think then ?
This same lonely desert was the last known home of the Manson family.
Would he make that grim connection when my attorney starts screaming...
about bats and huge manta rays coming down on the car ?
If so, well, we'll just have to cut his head off and bury him somewhere.
- 'Cause it goes without saying that we can't turn him loose. - Muttering
He'd report us at once to some kind of outback nazi law enforcement agency...
and they'll run us down like dogs.
- Jesus, did I say that, or just think it ? - Jesus, did I say that ?
Was I talking ? Did they hear me ?
It's okay. Just admiring the shape of your skull.
- No, thanks ! - Maybe I'd better have a chat with this boy.
- I have asthma ! - Perhaps if I explain things, he'll rest easy.
All right, listen.
There's one thing you should probably understand-- Can you hear me ?
Good.
I want you to have all the background.
- ! - This is a very ominous assignment...
with overtones of extreme personal danger.
I'm a Doctor of Journalism. This is important, goddamn it !
- This is a fucking true story ! - Gasps
Gonzo Shouting You fucking--
- Get your hands off my fucking head ! - Grunting
- Now, now, now. - Our vi ations were getting nasty. But why ?
Was there no communication in this car ?
- Had we deteriorated to the level of dumb beasts ? - Giggling
This man at the wheel is my attorney.
He's not just some dingbat I found on the Strip, man. He's a foreigner.
I think he's probably Samoan. It doesn't matter, though, does it ?
- Are you prejudiced ? - Whimpers Hell, no.
I didn't think so.
Because, in spite of his race, the man is extremely valuable to me.
- Oh, shit. I forgot about the beer. You want some ? - No.
- How 'bout some ether ? - What ?
Never mind. All right, let's get right to the heart of this thing.
- Twenty-four hours ago we were sitting... - ...in the Pogo Lounge...
of the Beverly Heights Hotel, in the patio section, of course...
drinking Singapore Slings with mescal on the side...
hiding from the utish realities of this foul year of our Lord, 1971.
Muttering Cops were goin' apeshit--
Perhaps this is the call you've been waiting for all this time, sir.
Perhaps.
Yeah. Mm-hmm.
Mmm ! Really. All right.
Yeah ? Oh, yeah, yeah. Oh, yeah.
Okay. Bye.
- That was headquarters. They want me to-- - Ahem.
Coins Clatter On Ground
Whispers Thank you.
They want me to go to Las Vegas at once...
make contact with a Portuguese photographer named Lacerda.
He'll have all the details.
All I have to do is check into my soundproof suite. He'll seek me out.
- What do you think ? - Sounds like real trouble.
You're gonna need plenty of legal advice before this thing is over.
Oh, yeah.
As your attorney, I advise you to rent a fast car with no top.
And you'll need the cocaine.
Tape recorder for special music.
Acapulco shirts.
Get the hell out of L.A. for at least 48 hours.
- Blows my weekend. - Why ?
'Cause, naturally, I'm gonna have to go with you.
We're gonna have to arm ourselves to the teeth.
Well, why not ?
I mean, if a thing's worth doing, it's worth doing right.
This is the American Dream in action.
Wait !
Shit, we'd be fools not to ride this strange torpedo all the way out to the end.
Indeed. We must do it.
What kind of story is this ?
It's the Mint 400...
the richest off-road race for motorcycles and dune buggies in the history of organized sport.
It's a fantastic spectacle...
in honor of some fatback grosero...
who owns the luxurious Mint Hotel in downtown Las Vegas.
At least that's what the press release says.
As your attorney, I advise you to buy a motorcycle.
How else can you cover a thing like this righteously ?
Well, we're gonna have to drum it up on our own.
Pure Gonzo journalism.
Tires Screeching
Shit !
Tires Screech
Duke Getting hold of the drugs and shirts had been no problem...
but the car and tape recorder were not easy things to round up at 6:30...
on a Friday afternoon in Hollywood.
Sounds beautiful. Great. Hang on to it.
Fuckin' A, the gentleman has a major credit card !
That's right, man. Don't take any guff from these fucking swine.
I just got through saying that.
Do you realize who the fuck you're talking to ? Do you ?
Be over in 30 minutes.
Duke We're gonna need a sound store.
- Gonzo We won't make the nut unless we have unlimited credit. - We will, man.
You Samoans are all the same.
You have no faith in the essential decency of the white man's culture.
Duke Narrating The store was closed...
but the salesman said he could wait if we'd hurry.
- Horns Honking - Sirens Wailing
But we were delayed en route when the Stingray in front of us killed a pedestrian.
We had trouble again with the car rental agency.
Mr. Duke, we're all settled. If I could get your John Hancock, you're on your way.
- Yeah. - You're gonna be real careful with this car, right ?
Oh, yeah, man. Of course.
Tires Screech
Panting Holy smokes !
You just backed over a 2-foot concrete abutment, you didn't even slow down.
What, were you going about, uh, oh, I don't know, 45 miles an hour backwards ?
- There's no harm done. - Oh ?
I always test the transmission that way, the rear end for stress factors.
- Boy, this is really a nice pen, man. - Hey, uh, listen, you--
you fellas haven't been, uh, drinking, have you ?
- No. Not me. - Oh. Well--
- We're responsible people. - Engine Revving, Tires Screeching
Damn it, you've got my pen !
Goddamn hippies !
We spent the rest of that night rounding up materials and packing the car.
Then we ate some mescaline and went swimming.
Our trip was different.
It was to be a classic affirmation...
of everything right and true in the national character...
a gross physical salute to the fantastic possibilities of life in this country.
But only for those with true grit.
And we are chock full of that, man.
Damn right !
My attorney understands this concept, despite his racial handicap.
- But do you ? - Giggling
He said he understood, but I could see in his eyes that he didn't.
- He was lying to me. - Gonzo Screams
Ohh ! Aaah !
Aaah ! Aaah !
Ohhhhh ! Medicine !
- What ? - Medicine !
Medicine ? Oh, yeah, medicine ! Right. Right here.
- Shrieking - Don't worry. This man has a bad heart.
Angina pectoris.
But we have a cure for it. Here you go. All right.
Big whiff. Big whiff. Big whiff, sonny boy.
- Ah. There you go. Much better. - Sighs
- Now for the doctor. - Groans Loudly
Squealing
What the--
What the fuck are we doing out here in the middle of the desert ?
Somebody call the police. We need help.
- We need help. We need help. We need help. - Horn Honks
Laughing
The truth.
Truth ?
We're goin' to Vegas...
to croak a scag baron named Savage Henry.
- It's true. - Why ? Because I've known him for years...
but he ripped us off.
- Duke And you know what that means. - And you know what that means.
- Right ? - No. - Mm-hmm.
Savage Henry...
has cashed his check.
- Cashed his check. - And we're gonna rip his lungs out.
- Hammer Clicking - And eat them. That bastard won't get away with this.
I mean, what is going on in this country...
when a scum sucker like that can get away with sandbagging a Doctor of Journalism ?
- Hey ! - Thanks for the ride !
- Don't worry about me ! Giggling - Wait a minute !
Come back and have a beer !
Shit.
Fuck. I'm gonna miss him.
- Move over ! - Did you see his eyes ?
We have to get out of California before that kid finds a cop.
Scoot over, you fat bastard.
- We had a real freak on our hands ! - Oh, shit.
Duke Narrating It was absolutely imperative that we get to the Mint Hotel...
before the deadline for press registration.
Otherwise we might have to pay for our suite.
Screeches
Jesus ! Did you see what God just did to us, man ?
God didn't do that. You did it.
You're a narcotics agent. I knew it.
That was our cocaine, you fucking pig, swine, whore !
You'd better be careful.
Plenty of vultures out here that'll pick your bones clean before morning.
- You fucking whore. - Hee hee hee.
Here's your half of the sunshine acid. Eat it.
Yeah.
Great.
How long do I have ?
As your attorney, I advise you to drive at top speed...
or it'll be a goddamn miracle if we can get there before you turn into a wild animal.
- Muttering - Rock
Yeah, yeah
- Continues - Are you ready for that ?
Checking into a Vegas hotel under a phony name...
with intent to commit capital fraud and a head full of acid ?
I sure hope so.
Duke Narrating Thirty minutes. It was going to be very close.
Continues
Well, she's all you'd ever want
She's the kind I'd like to flaunt
And take to dinner
Man On P.A. Welcome to the Mint Hotel !
Well, she always knows her place
She's got style She's got grace
- She's a winner - Horn Honking
She's a lady
Whoa-whoa-whoa She's a lady
Hmm ? Mmm.
Talking about my little lady
- Come on, take the ticket. We're busy here. - And the lady is mine
Come on, take the ticket. Take it.
Take the ticket.
- Continues - I need this. Right ?
I'll remember your face.
Duke Narrating There is no way of explaining the terror I felt.
- Continues - On P.A. Attention, all Mint Hotel guests.
Will the owner of a green Pinto...
Minnesota license plate TG0432--
Duke Narrating I was pouring sweat.
My blood is too thick for Nevada.
I've never been able to properly explain myself in this climate.
Man Chattering
Duke Narrating Okay. Be quiet, be calm.
Name, rank and press affiliation.
Nothing else.
...hamburger stand. She was a waitress about 16 years old.
They chopped her goddamn head off right there in the parking lot...
and cut all kinds of holes in her and sucked out the blood.
They were after the pineal gland, I think. Yeah.
- No. How's your mama ? - Duke ignore this terrible drug.
Yeah.
Pretend it's not happening.
Grunts
Shouts Hi there ! Uhh--
My name ?
Uh... Raoul Duke !
Muttering On the list. Freelance. On the list, then ?
Total coverage. Uh-huh.
I have my attorney...
with me...
and I realize that his name is not on that list...
but we must have a suite !
Muttering Must have that suite.
What's the score here ?
What's next ?
Your suite isn't ready yet...
but someone was looking for you.
! No ! We haven't done anything yet !
- I can handle this. - Muttering
This man suffers from a bad heart.
But I have plenty of medicine. My name is Dr. Gonzo.
Prepare our suite at once. We'll be in the bar.
Aaah ! Grunts
Woman I don't know about you, but I'm startin' to feel that drink.
Chuckling
Growls
Hey, beat it. Beat it. Go on.
Woman I like the way you did that.
Aaah ! Whimpering
Come on. Come on. Come on.
- What's that ? - Come on, come on. Let's get some peanuts.
That's one thing that's good for you. Peanuts.
Ohh ! Jesus !
- Two Cuba li es, beer and mescal on the side. - You got it.
- Man I'll bet you're a Li a. - Mmm.
Wild Laughter
Woman Moaning
Who's Lacerda ? He's waiting for us on the 12th floor.
Room 1250. Lacerda.
Duke Narrating I couldn't remember.
- The name rang a bell, but I couldn't concentrate. - Gurgling, Bubbling
Terrible things were happening all around us.
Groans
Buy us some golf shoes...
otherwise we'll never get out of this place alive.
Impossible to walk in this muck.
No footing at all.
Continues
Woman On P.A. Mr. Roger Pratt, please call the hotel operator.
How can I bear to see your heart eak
To see your heart eak
Over me
Continues
Growling, Roaring
- Continues - Growling, Roaring Continue
I was right in the middle of a fucking reptile zoo...
and somebody was giving booze to these goddamn things.
It won't be long now before they tear us to shreds.
Growling, Roaring Continue
- Continues - Muttering Gibberish
Muttering, Roaring Continues, Volume Increasing
- Please ! - Muttering, Roaring Stop
- Tell'em to get out their fucking golf shoes ! - Growled Gasps
Jesus God Almighty, look at that bunch over there, man.
They've spotted us.
Gonzo That's the press table, man.
We're gonna have to sign in for our credentials.
Okay ?
Are you ready ?
- Hmm ? - Are you ready ?
- Come on, hurry up. - Wait ! Don't leave me !
Boy Two club sandwiches...
and, uh, two more club sandwiches...
one, two, three, four shrimp cocktails...
- Hmm ? Hmm ? - and nine fresh grapefruit.
- Rumbling - Vitamin C. Need all we can get.
- Four chicken-- - There's a, uh...
big machine in the sky, some kind of...
- Quart of rum. - well, electric snake coming straight at us.
Gonzo Shoot it.
Not yet. I want to study its habits.
- Boy You motorcycle people sure are hearty eaters. - Rumbling, Explosions
I need the cart. I need to return with the cart.
Thank you, but the cart needs to go back with-- I'll be back !
- You bastard. - I've been hit, man !
I leave you alone for 3 minutes and you start waving that goddamn marlin spike around...
yelling about reptiles.
- What are you talking about ? - You scared the shit out of those people.
They were ready to call the cops.
- Yes, sir, you were lucky I came back in time. - Don't come fucking near me !
- Explosions Continue - Leave me alone.
The only reason they gave us press passes was to get you out of there.
- Knock On Door - Oh, God ! What's that ?
That scene straightened me right out, man.
- Is it the door ? - Explosions Continue
- TV Newscaster As the bombing continues in Laos-- - Just a minute.
- Knocking Continues - Holy shit.
Oh, my God.
TV Newscaster Continues
Hi. I'm, uh, Lacerda, your photographer.
- Duke ? - Mm-mmm.
Back there.
- TV It looks as though the North Vietnamese may-- - Duke ? Duke ?
Hi ! Laughs
Lacerda. Your photographer.
You're not Portuguese, man !
Hey, too bad you guys missed the bikes checkin' in.
Oh, man, what a sight !
- Husquavarnas, Yamahas, DMZs. - Machine Guns Firing, Volume Increasing
Kawasakis !
- Maicos. Pursang ! - Plane Engines Roaring, Volume Increasing
- Swedish fireballs. - Volume Decreases, Quiets
Couple of Triumphs. Here and there a CZ.
All very, very fast.
Very. Chuckling
What a race it's gonna be.
Chuckling Continues Yeah.
I'm gonna let myself out.
We know what you're up to, man.
Hmm ?
TV Explosions, Helicopter Blades Whirring
I'm gonna tell you--
He's lying to us. I could see it in his eyes.
Eyes ?
- TV Newscaster Late battle reports indicate-- - Panic now, Charlie.
Muttering
Turn this shit off.
The racers were ready at dawn.
Very tense.
In some circles the Mint 400 is a far, far better thing...
than the Super Bowl, the Kentucky Derby...
and the Lower Oakland Roller Derby Finals all rolled into one.
Slow down ! This is a restricted area !
This race attracts a very special eed.
- Mutters Fuck off. - All right.
It was time to get grounded, to ponder this rotten assignment...
- and figure out how to cope with it. - Whoa !
It was time to do the job.
Those of us who had been up all night were in no mood for coffee and doughnuts.
We wanted strong drink.
- We were, after all... - Gunshots
the absolute cream of the national sporting press.
Pull !
We were gathered in Las Vegas for this very special moment in sport.
- When it comes to a thing like this, they don't fool around. - Gunshots Continue
Snoring
- It's, uh, just beautiful. - Chuckling
Croupier Money plays. Money plays.
Kill the body, the head will die. Ali-Frazier fight.
- Crazy shit. - A proper end to the '60s.
Ali beaten by a human hamburger.
- Both Kennedys murdered by mutants. - Hey, they're startin' !
Oh, shit, they're startin'. Let's go !
Man On P.A. Ladies and gentlemen...
welcome to the start of the $50,000 Mint 400 Desert Race...
with a purse of $50,000 going to the winner...
of this grueling, gut-wrenching, dust-eating...
in-your-face motocross extravaganza !
And there they go !
We've got rooster tails goin' !
We're here to spit in your enemy's eye !
There they go. Mutters
Man On P.A. All right, our second group of ten is getting in place.
- Kawasakis, Triumphs, Maicos. - Engines Revving
We're ready to go. It's the green flag, and they're off !
Another great start with a lot of dirt happening on this hill !
All right, here we go with the third group. And they're off !
Number 45 riding in the number-four position...
is choking as the dust flies !
You'd better wet those bandannas you got stretched over your face !
Cheering, Engines Revving
Duke Narrating There was something like 190 more bikes waiting to start.
- Gimme a beer, man. - They were due to go off, ten at a time...
every two minutes.
There you go, buddy.
Blows Nose
Sighs
-Goddamn it. What day is it ? Saturday ? -Shit.
- More like Sunday. - Ahh.
Hello ! Anyone ?
Have you seen the race ?
By 10:00 they were spread out all over the course.
- Ohh ! - It was no longer a race.
Now it was an endurance contest.
The idea of trying to cover this race in any conventional press sense was absurd.
- Hey ! It's pretty great, huh ? - What ?
Come on in !
Shutter Clicking
I'm just gonna try different combinations of lenses and film...
until I find something that works in this dust !
Helicopter Blades Whirring
- What the hell ? - Machine Gun Fire
That's fucking machine guns. They're firing at us. Machine guns !
- Gunfire Continues - It's a goddamn war zone ! Get us out of here quick !
- Lacerda Yeee-hoo ! - Quick, man ! We're gonna be killed, for fuck's sake !
What the-- Oh, no. Oh, God. Oh, God. Oh, God.
Where's the damn race ?
Beats me, man.
We're just good, patriotic Americans like yourself.
What outfit you fellas with ?
Oh. The sporting press. We're friendlies.
Hired geeks.
Uh... yeah.
- Let's go. - Yee-ooooh !
- Good luck, gentlemen. - Machine Gun Fire Resumes
- Get him ! - Freaks.
- Take me back to the pits. - No ! No, no, no. We have to go on.
We need total coverage !
It was time, I felt, for an agonizing reappraisal of the whole scene.
You're fired.
Awful jackass.
All right.
- Just drive into the dust ! - I never wanna see you again.
Just drive into the dust !
Huh ? Ohh.
The race was definitely underway.
I had witnessed the start. I was sure of that much.
But what now ?
What comes next ?
Pop
Put on the radio. Turn on the tape machine.
Roll every goddamn window down.
- It's not unusual - Let us taste this cool desert wind.
To be loved by anyone
- Continues - Ah, yes. This is what it's all about.
Duke Narrating Total control now...
tooling along the main drag on a Saturday night in Vegas.
Two good old boys in a fire-apple red convertible...
stoned, ripped, twisted.
Good people.
Hot fuck. That sounds heavy.
- Twenty-nine cent hot dogs. - Mmm.
What are we doing here ?
Are we here to entertain ourselves or do the job ?
Do the job, of course.
Here we go. Crab louie and a quart of muscatel for $20.
- It's not unusual - As your attorney, I advise you to drive to the Tropicana.
Guy Lombardo. He's in the Blue Room with his Royal Canadians.
- Why ? - Why ? Why what ?
Why should I pay my hard-earned dollars to watch a fucking corpse ?
I don't know about you...
- but in my line of business it's important to be hep. - Tires Screech
What do you think you're doing ?
This is not a parking area ! You've got to move your car !
You can't park your car here. Excuse me. Sir !
- What ? - You can't park-- Hey !
You can't park your car here !
Is this not a reasonable place to park ?
Reasonable ? You're on a sidewalk ! It's a sidewalk !
- This is not a parking area ! - Debbie Reynolds ?
- You can't park on the sidewalk ! - Seems like a hot ticket.
Drove all the way from L.A. for this show.
We're friends of Debbie's.
Orchestra
- Okay, bye. - We'll see you later.
- Duke Narrating This was Bob Hope's turf. - Strangers in the night
Frank Sinatra's.
- Exchanging glances - Spiro Agnew's.
The place fairly reeked of high-grade Formica and plastic palm trees.
Clearly a high-class refuge for big spenders.
Continues
- It's started. Is she on stage ? - She is. Sold out.
Sorry, sir. Full house. I'm sorry, sir.
We drove all the way from L.A. for this show.
- There are no seats left at any price. - Fuck seats !
- We're friends with Debbie. I used to romp with her. - Mm-hmm.
Continues
- Are you prepared to go to court ? - Well, that depends.
I wanna talk to you for a second.
- Your attitude constitutes a each of faith. - Uh, hi.
In Nevada, that's illegal.
- What's your name ? - My name ? Tony Pizzacata.
Gonzo Tony Pizzacata.
Tony What, may I ask, is your name, sir ?
Gonzo It's on my driver's license.
- I think we might be able to squeeze you in, sir. - Ohh !
- Thank you kindly. - You'll have to stand in the back.
After a lot of bad noise he let us in for nothing...
provided we would stand quietly in the back and not smoke.
Continues
Announcer Ladies and gentlemen...
the Desert Inn is proud to present the one, the only...
the incomparable Miss Debbie Reynolds !
Backup Singers Ooh, ooh-ooh
Debbie Reynolds Good evening, ladies and gentlemen !
It's wonderful to be here with you fabulous people !
Whoa ! Let's rock and roll !
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
- What the hell's going on ? - Giggling Hysterically
- Get'em out ! - Come on, get outta here !
- ! - Get'em out.
- Ooooh, ooooh - Out. Get'em out !
- Ooooh, ahhhh - Laughing, Giggling Continue
Shit ! We wandered into a fuckin' time capsule there.
Scumbag !
I'll find where you live and burn your house down, you piece of shit !
- What happened ? - Oh.
- Ohh. - One of these days I'll toss a fuckin' bomb in that place.
Stifled Giggle
Circus
- Tires Screech - Oh, wait. You see that ?
This is the place, man.
They'll never fuck with us here.
Where's the ether ? Mescaline's not working.
Oh.
There we go. Right.
Mumbles
Yeah. Why not ?
Groans Yeah.
Inhales Mm-hmm.
Duke Narrating Ahh. Devil ether.
It makes you behave like the village drunkard in some early Irish novel.
Total loss of all basic motor skills.
Blurred vision, no balance, numb tongue.
The mind recoils in horror...
unable to communicate with the spinal column...
which is interesting because you can actually watch yourself behaving in this terrible way...
but you can't control it.
Continues, Distorted
You approach the turnstiles and know that when you get there...
you have to give the man two dollars or he won't let you inside...
but when you get there everything goes wrong.
Some angry Rotarian shoves you and you think, What's happening here ?
-You hear yourself mumbling: -Dogs fucked the Pope. No fault of mine.
Continues, Distorted
Ether is the perfect drug for Las Vegas.
In this town they love a drunk. Fresh meat.
- Come on, buddy. Come on. - Holy--
So they put us through the turnstiles and turned us loose inside.
- Drum roll - Announcer Ladies and gentlemen...
boys and girls...
- visitors of all ages... - Cymbal Crash
- Circus - the Bazooko Casino Circus proudly presents...
the Flying Fellinis !
Together Ooooh-whoop !
Continues
Oh, my God !
Whoop !
Inhales
Snarling
Wolverine Snarling
Mm-hmm
Snarling Continues
Whoa !
Excuse me.
- Get out of my way, you-- - Elephant Trumpets
A drug person can learn to cope with things like seeing their dead grandmother...
crawling up their leg with a knife in her teeth...
but nobody should be asked to handle this trip.
Bazooko Circus is what the whole hep world would be doing Saturday night...
if the Nazis had won the War.
This was the Sixth Reich.
Place your bets ! Everyone's a winner !
Step right up and shoot the pasties off the nipples of a ten-foot bull dyke...
and win a cotton candy goat !
Hooting, Chittering, Hissing
Blows Raspberry
Step up to this fantastic machine !
For just 99 cents your likeness will appear 200 feet tall...
on a screen over downtown Las Vegas.
For just 99 cents more you can have a voice message ! Say whatever you want, fella !
Oh, they'll hear you, all right ! You'll be 200 feet tall !
Duke Narrating The ether was wearing off.
The acid was long gone.
But the mescaline was running strong.
Good mescaline comes on slow.
The first hour's all waiting...
and then about halfway through its second hour...
you start cursing the creep who burned you because nothing's happening.
And then... zang !
I hate to say this-- Hiccup
but this place is getting to me. Hiccup
I think I'm-- Hiccup getting the fear.
Nonsense. We came here to find the American Dream.
Now that we're right in the vortex, you wanna quit ?
You must realize, man, we've found the main nerve.
That's what-- Hiccup gives me the fear.
- Oh, look ! - Carousel Horse Groans
There's, uh, two women fucking a polar bear.
Don't tell me those things.
Not n-- Hiccup now, man. Hiccup
This is my last drink. How much money can you lend me ?
Not much. Why ?
- I have to go. Hiccup - Go ?
- Yeah. Leave the country. - Oh, no. Calm down.
You'll be straight in a few hours. Just sit the fuck down.
Don't fuck around, man. This is serious.
One more hour in this town-- Hiccup I'll kill somebody.
- Hiccup - Okay, I'll lend you some money.
Gasps Can we make it ?
- I wanna leave fast. - Okay.
Let's pay this bill, get up very slowly--
I think it's gonna be a long walk.
Light, sir ?
Do they pay you to s-- Hiccup screw that bear ?
What ? What ?
- What did he say ? - He's drunk.
You'd better take care of your friend.
Madam, sir, baby, child, whatever, can I pay--
Here, take this. That should be enough.
Hey, come on. Let's go downstairs and gamble.
Grunting, Hiccuping
You guys don't fucking give up.
Where'd he go ?
Where did he go ?
- When is this thing gonna stop ? - Stop ?
- Stop it ! - It won't stop. It's never gonna stop, man.
Don't move. You'll fall down.
Fuck, he's--
Where did he go-- Oh.
Come on. Let go.
Quick, like a bunny. Hop ! Hop !
- Come on. Hop ! - I can't !
Oh, you sniveling, chicken shit bastard !
All right.
Come on-- Oh, fuck ! Ohh !
Come on. You fell, you fell. Let's go.
Muttering Son of a bitch. You pushed me.
- Go away ! - Come on.
All right. Stay here and go to jail. I'm leaving.
Come on, you fiend !
- Step right over-- - Nothing. I want nothing.
Gonzo Did you see that ?
Some son of a bitch just kicked me in the back.
Probably the bartender. Wanted to stomp you for what you said to the waitress.
- Holy moley ! Holy moley ! - Cows are gonna kill me.
Bisexuals are gonna kill me.
Let's get outta here. Where's the elevator ?
Don't go near the elevator ! That's just what they want us to do.
Trap us in a steel box, take us down to the basement. Here.
Gunshots
Don't run, man. They'd like any excuse to shoot us.
Gasps
You drive.
I think there's something wrong with me. Groans
Mm-mmm. Wrong door.
- Hmm ? - Wrong door.
Duke Narrating This is not a good town for psychedelic drugs.
Extremely menacing vi ations were all around us.
We finally made it to the room, but the key wouldn't open the door.
- Those bastards have changed the lock on us, man. - Already ?
They probably searched the room, man. Panting
Whispers Jesus Christ, we're finished.
Move it !
- Watch out ! Watch out ! - Aaah !
- Duke Whoa ! - Bolt everything !
- Use all the chains ! - Humming
Mmm. That's better. That's better. Ah.
Where did this one come from ?
Muttering
Uh, that's Lacerda's.
Yeah. Yeah. I thought we might need it.
What for ?
So we can go up there and blast him out of bed with a fire hose, man.
I think you should leave that poor bastard alone.
- He told me he was gonna turn in early, so-- - I knew it.
- He told me he was gonna turn in early, so-- - I knew it.
He got a hold of my woman, man !
You mean that, uh, blonde groupie with the film crew ?
Shit. Think he sodomized her ? Giggles
Gonzo That's right. Laugh about it.
He's gluing her eyes shut right now, man.
Mutters You goddamn honkies are all the same.
You goddamn honkies are all the same !
Jesus God Almighty, man, where'd you get that big fucker ?
Groans
Room service sent it up.
I needed something to cut the limes, man.
Limes ? What limes ?
They didn't have any. They don't grow in the desert.
That dirty toad bastard.
Should've taken him out when I had a chance.
Roars
Now he has her, man !
He got a hold of my baby, yeah.
Duke Narrating I remembered the girl.
We'd had a problem with her in the elevator a few hours earlier.
My attorney had made a fool of himself.
- I think you look just like him. - You think so ?
Conversation Continues, Faint
Coughs
You must be a rider.
Huh ? Huh ?
She's, uh, speaking to you.
What class are you in ?
Class ?
What the fuck do you mean ?
- What do you ride ? - Coughs
See, we're here getting a little footage on the race for--
Chuckles a television series.
- Chuckling - I thought maybe, um, we could use you.
Oh, use me ? I ride a--
Mother of God, I thought. Here it comes.
I ride the big fuckers. You know ? Big ones.
- The really big fuckers. Yeah. - Both Chuckling
Vincent Black Shadow.
We're with the, uh, factory team.
- Bullshit. - What ?
Bullshit.
Uh-oh.
I think there's some kind of ignorant, chicken shit-- Move over, man.
An ignorant chicken fucker in this town.
You pink motherfucker.
I can show you better than I can tell you, ma'am.
Got a light ? Hmm ?
Chuckling
No.
You don't trust me, do you ? Huh ?
- Put the smile away. - It's okay. I know these guys.
Keep smiling, jerk-off. Keep trying me.
- You wanna impress her ? Well, impress her with me. - Yelping
Oh, fuck. Sighs
Bell Dings
Gonzo Whoo !
- Whoo ! Whoo ! - No, you goddamn freak ! Freak !
- Jabbering - Oh, shit !
The police will be coming after you.
- Gimme the key. - Shh. Shh.
Gimme the goddamn key !
- For your love - Whoo !
- For your love
- I give you everything and more - Oh, no.
- Put the knife away. - I been walking all day.
Come on. It's in my pocket. Come on.
For your love
I give you everything I I give you diamonds, I
Know the place that will excite
- I'll make you feel you'll need me at night - Goddamn it.
- Fades - It's serious now, man.
That girl understood, man.
Sighs Whew.
She fell in love with me, man.
Eye contact, man.
Wait.
Ohh !
I should go up there and castrate that fucker. I'll take the blame, man.
Let's just leave that weird fucker alone, man. Come on.
Have you made a deal with him ?
Did you put him on to her ? Huh ? Huh ?
Huh ?
All right, look...
you better put that goddamn blade away, man.
Get your fuckin' head straight.
I'm gonna go get the car washed.
Duke Narrating One of the things you learn after years of dealing with drug people...
is that you can turn your back on a person...
but never turn your back on a drug...
especially when it's waving a razor-sharp hunting knife in your eye.
Bell Dings
- Chattering - Slot Machines Clicking, Ringing
Man Shouts Whoa !
Duke Narrating What was I doing out here ?
What was the meaning of this trip ?
Was I just roaming around in a drug frenzy of some kind...
or had I really come out here to Las Vegas to work on a story ?
Who are these people, these faces ?
Where do they come from ?
They look like caricatures of used car dealers from Dallas...
and, sweet Jesus, there are a hell of a lot of them at 4:30 on a Sunday morning...
still humping the American Dream--
that vision of the big winner...
somehow emerging from the last-minute, pre-dawn chaos of a stale Vegas casino.
- Twenty. - We change a twenty.
Thank you.
- Here we go. - Okay.
Spinning the wheel, Spinning the wheel Spinning the wheel
Make me rich Make me very rich
Eee-yo !
- That's ten. - Oh, you bastard !
- Shit. Sighs - Sorry.
Duke Narrating No, no. Calm down.
Learn to enjoy losing.
Loud
Continues, Louder
Loud, Distorted
Fuck, man, it's a fuckin' great deluge in here.
Don't touch that. Leave it alone. Don't fuck with it, man !
- Click - Stops
Oh, God.
Did you eat all this acid ?
That's right. Music !
You better pray to God there's some Thorazine in that bag.
- Otherwise, you're in bad fucking trouble. - Put that tape on !
- What tape ? - Jefferson Airplane. White Rabbit.
- I need a rising sound. - You're doomed.
I'm leaving here in two hours.
Then they're gonna come beat the mortal shit out of you right there in that tub.
Shrieking
All right, I'll do it ! I'll do it. I'll do it. Fuck, man.
All right, I'll do it ! I'll do it. I'll do it. Fuck, man.
Just do me one last favor, will ya ?
Give me two hours. That's all I ask.
Two hours to sleep before tomorrow.
- This is fixed. - White Rabbit
It's gonna be a very difficult day.
I'll give you all the time you need.
Electrocution. We don't want that.
- Mutters Fuck off. - Fart
Continues
Groans, Continues Farting
Tape When logic and proportion
- Have fallen - Goddamn it !
Sloppy dead
And the White Knight
- Is talking backwards - Let's see.
- And the Red Queen's Off with her head - Muttering
- Remember - Muttering Oh, God Almighty.
- Help ! Help ! Help me ! Help ! - What the dormouse said
- Help ! - Shit ! He's killing himself !
Shouting Incoherently
- Feed your head - Don't touch it ! Don't touch it !
- For fuck's sake, man ! - Feed your head
Shouting Incoherently
Back, God-- Back, motherfucker !
Shrieking
- On a roll, man ! I need it again ! - What ?
When it comes to that fantastic note... Panting
when the rabbit bites its own head off...
I want you to throw that fuckin' radio...
into the tub with me.
Fuck ! You've gone completely sideways, man.
That'll blast you right through the wall. You'll be stone dead in ten seconds.
- Fuck, they'll make me explain things. Shit. - Bullshit.
Don't fuck with me now, man. I am Ahab.
Groaning
Jesus Christ. Sighs
All right, you weird fucker ! Sit down ! Back in the tub !
I'll plunge this into your fucking throat.
Don't make me use this, man.
All right, man.
Probably the only solution.
- Let me make sure I've got this all lined up. - Tape Rewinding
You want me to, uh...
throw this into the tub when White Rabbit peaks, is that it ?
Oh, fuck.
Panting
I was beginning to think I was gonna have to go outside...
and get one of the goddamn maids to do it.
Oh, no. I'll do it.
Shit. What are friends for ?
Groaning, Howling
- I think she'll know - You ready ?
- Groaning - Where logic
- Close your eyes. - And proportion
- Yeah, good boy. - Groaning Continues
Have fallen sloppy dead
- Rabbit ! White Rabbit ! - Quiet, goddamn it ! You're wasting my time !
Slurring Outta here, man ! Get outta here.
Volume Increases
- Remember - Okay, close those peepers. Ten...
- Howling - What the dormouse said
- nine... hundred and eleven ! - Feed your head
Fifty-two !
- Feed your head - Hey ! Hey !
Hey ! Shrieking
Shouting
Retching Loudly
- Vomiting - I need sleep.
Coughing
Retching Continues
Loud Roar
Holy shit !
Mace ! Mace, man. You want this ?
You'd do that, wouldn't you?
- Well, why not ? - You fucking bastard !
Hell, just a minute ago you were asking me to kill you. Now you wanna kill me.
What I should do, goddamn it, is call the fucking police !
Boy, are you upset.
There'd be no point, man, calling the cops.
There's no choice.
I wouldn't dare go to sleep with you wandering around with a head full of acid...
wanting to slice me up with that goddamn knife.
Who said anything about slicing you up, man ?
I just wanted to cut a little Z in your forehead.
Wheezing Laughter
Get back in the tub. Eat some reds and try to calm down.
Smoke some grass. Shoot some fucking smack.
Shit, man, do whatever you gotta do, but please...
I need some fucking rest, man. Please. Please.
Get out of here, you pig fucker !
Up ! Up !
Well, l, uh--
Yeah. Panting
You need to get to work.
Goddamn, what a bummer.
You scurvy shyster bastard.
- Groaning - I'm a Doctor of Journalism, man.
Go on.
- Don't let me keep you up. - Now--
Don't let me keep you up. Groans
- Klaxon Blaring - Get in there and clean your shorts !
Clean your shorts, goddamn it, like a big boy !
Pig !
The acid had shifted gears on him.
The next phase would probably be one of those hellishly intense introspective nightmares.
Mutters Must get some peace.
- Four hours or so of catatonic despair. - Gonzo Shouting
- Damn drugs. - Aaaaah !
- Mmm ? - Shouting Continues
Ignore the nightmare in the bathroom.
Just another ugly refugee from the love generation.
My attorney had never been able to accept the notion...
often espoused by former drug abusers...
that you can get a lot higher without drugs than with them.
Neither have l, for that matter.
When the truth is found
To be lies
And all the joy
Within you dies
Don't you want somebody to love
Don't you need somebody to love
Wouldn't you love somebody to love
You better find somebody to love
Love
Continues
Duke Narrating 1965. The great San Francisco acid wave.
When the garden flowers
I recall one night in a place called the Matrix. There I was--
- Continues - Mother of God. There I am.
Holy fuck.
Uh, clearly I was a victim of the drug explosion...
a natural street freak just eating whatever came by.
Voice Extremely Slowed Down Does anybody want some LSD ?
I got all the makin's...
right here !
Echoing All I need is a place to cook.
I decided to eat only half of the acid at first...
but I spilled the rest on the sleeve of my red woolen shirt.
Voice Slowed Down, Echoing What's the trouble ?
Voice Slowed Down, Echoing Well, all this white stuff...
on my sleeve...
is LSD.
Duke Narrating With a bit of luck...
his life was ruined forever...
always thinking that just behind some narrow door in all his favorite bars...
men in red woolen shirts...
are getting incredible kicks from things he'll never know.
Mid-Tempo
Strange memories on this nervous night in Las Vegas.
Has it been five years ? Six ?
It seems like a lifetime, the kind of peak that never comes again.
Love is but a song we're singin'
San Francisco in the middle '60s...
was a very special time and place to be a part of...
- but no explanation... - We can make the mountains ring
no mix of words or music or memories...
can touch that sense of knowing that you were there and alive...
in that corner of time in the world, whatever it meant.
Though the bird is on the wing
And you may not know why
There was madness in any direction...
- Come on, people, now - at any hour.
- Smile on your others - You could strike sparks anywhere.
Everybody get together
- Try to love one another - There was a fantastic universal sense...
that whatever we were doing was right, that we were winning.
And that, I think, was the handle.
Some may come and some may go
That sense of inevitable victory...
over the forces of old and evil.
Not in any mean or military sense-- we didn't need that.
Our energy would simply prevail.
We had all the momentum.
We were riding the crest of a high and beautiful wave.
- So now, less than five years later... - Continues
you can go up a steep hill in Las Vegas and look west...
and with the right kind of eyes...
you can almost see the high-water mark...
that place where the wave finally oke...
and rolled back.
- Try to love one another right now - Waves Gently Crashing
Electric Piano
Piano Continues, Rock Band Begins
- Doorbell Buzzing - Want some whiskey in your water
- Room service ! - Some sugar in your tea
What's all these crazy questions they're askin' me
- Good morning, sir. - This is the craziest party there could ever be
What do you want, man ? What do you want ?
- Room service. - Get out.
- Mama told me not to come - You're in the wrong room. Get the fuck out !
- I've got a gun. It's not mine, really. - Mama told me not to come
- Uh, the-- the-- the bill. - What ?
- Will you... s-sign for it ? - Yeah, I'll get it. Hurry up.
Don't move, man. Be very still.
There we go.
Say nothing to no one, man.
Open up the window Let some air into this room
Duke Narrating The decision to flee came suddenly. Or maybe not.
- That cigarette you're smokin' 'bout scared me half to death - Maybe I'd planned it all along,
subconsciously waiting for the right moment.
- Mama told me not to come - The bill was a factor, I think...
- because I had no money to pay for it. - Mama told me not to come
Our room service tabs had been running somewhere between 29 and 36 dollars per hour...
- That ain't the way to have fun, son - for 48 consecutive hours.
- Incredible. - That ain't the way to have fun
How could it happen ?
But by the time I asked this question, there was no one around to answer it.
That rotten attorney of mine, Dr. Gonzo, was gone.
He must have sensed trouble.
Hmm ? Ohh.
A Z ?
Panic.
It crept up my spine like first-rising vibes of an acid frenzy.
- Bell Dings - All these horrible realities began to dawn on me.
Duke Oh, fuck.
Here I was...
alone in Las Vegas, completely twisted on drugs.
No cash, no story for the magazine...
and on top of everything else I had a gigantic goddamn hotel bill to deal with.
I didn't even know who'd won the race.
- Maybe nobody. - Arguing
How would Horatio Alger have handled this situation ?
Stay calm. Stay calm.
I'm a relatively respectable citizen.
- Multiple felon, perhaps, but certainly not dangerous. - Whistles
- Engine Revs - Taxi !
Luckily I had taken the soap and grapefruit and other luggage out to the car earlier.
Now--
it was only a matter of slipping the noose.
Hey ! Here, take this. All right.
- Mr. Duke ! Mr. Duke ! - Oh, shit.
- We've been looking for you. - The game was up. They had me.
Many fine books have been written in prison, huh ?
- Sir ? - What ?
Um, this telegram came for you.
Actually, it's not for you. It's for somebody named, uh, Thompson.
But it says, Care of Raoul Duke. Do you-- Do you--
- Does that mean anything ? - Yes, yes, it means a lot. Thanks.
- Yeah, I checked the register for this man Thompson. - Engine Revs
We don't show him, but I figured he might be part of your team.
-He is. Don't worry. I'll get it to him. -Yeah.
Um, what confused us was, uh...
Dr. Gonzo's signature on the telegram from Los Angeles when we knew he was right here.
Right. You did the right thing.
Never try to understand a press message. About half the time, we use codes.
Especially with Dr. Gonzo. See ya.
- Um, tell me. - Tires Screech
When will the doctor be awake ?
- Awake ? What do you mean ? - Well, um...
my manager, Mr. Heem, would like to meet him.
It's nothing unusual, um--
Mr. Heem likes to meet all of our large accounts...
put'em on a personal basis, you know ?
Just a chat and a handshake. You understand.
Of course, but if I were you...
I would leave the doctor alone until after he's eaten his eakfast...
because he's a very crude man.
Jesus God !
- No ! - Tires Screech
But he will be available, huh, maybe later this morning ?
Look, the telegram is actually all scrambled.
It's actually from Thompson, not to him.
All right ? Now, I've got to go. I've gotta get to the race.
- B-But there's no hurry. The race is over. - Not for me.
Well, um-- Let's have lunch !
Righty-o, man. Righty-o.
- Now, the icks lay on Grand Street - Jesus.
Bad waves of paranoia. Madness. Fear and loathing.
Intolerable vi ations in this place. Get out.
The weasels were closing in.
I could smell the ugly utes.
Do me one last favor, Lord.
Just give me five more high-speed hours before You ing the hammer down.
Just let me get rid of this goddamn car and off this horrible desert.
Oh, Mama
Is this really the end
- To be stuck inside of Mobile - Oh, you evil bastard.
- With the Memphis blues again - This is Your work. You better take care of me, Lord.
- If You don't, You're gonna have me on Your hands. - Siren Wailing
- Pull over ! Pull over ! - Hey !
Good morning. How are you ? All right, man. Doing very well.
Few people understand the psychology of dealing with a highway traffic cop.
Your normal speeder will panic and immediately pull over to the side.
This is wrong. It arouses contempt in the cop heart.
Make the bastard chase you. He will follow.
But he won't know what to make of your blinker signal that says you're about to turn right.
This is to let him know you're pulling off for a proper place to talk.
It'll take him a moment to realize he's about to make a 180-degree turn, at speed.
It'll take him a moment to realize he's about to make a 180-degree turn, at speed.
But you will be ready. Brace for the Gs.
Fast heel-toe work.
Siren Continues
Siren Stops
Hi. How are you ?
Just what in the hell did you think you were doing ?
I wanna know. Let me see your license.
Oh, yeah, of course. There you are.
Oh, my gosh.
It's me.
May I please have that ?
I knew I was fucked.
See you have two cases of beer, a basket of grapefruit...
stack of T-shirts and towels, light bulbs.
- You realize what you did when you drive like that ? - Yeah, I know. I'm guilty.
I understand that. I knew it was a crime. I did it anyway.
Shit, why argue ? I'm a fucking criminal. Look at me.
You have a strange attitude.
Maybe.
You know, I have a feeling you need to take a nap.
There's a rest area just up ahead.
I'd like you to go up there, pull over and get a few hours' sleep.
That's not gonna help me.
I've been awake for too long. Three or four nights, maybe. Can't even remember.
I go to sleep now, I'm dead for 20 hours.
What are you carrying two cases of soap for, son ?
I wanna stay clean.
No.
Here's how it is.
What I put in my book, as of noon...
is that I apprehended you for driving too fast.
- I advised you to proceed to the next rest area. - Humming
Stop !
I advised you to proceed to the next rest area--
your stated destination, right ?
And take a long nap.
Do I make myself clear ?
Well... how far is Baker ?
I was sort of hoping to, I don't know, stop there for lunch.
It's not my jurisdiction.
City limits end 2.2 miles beyond the rest area.
Can you make it that far ?
I'll try.
I've been wanting to go to Baker for a long time. Yeah. Heard a lot about it.
Excellent seafood.
You know, I'm thinkin', a guy with your kind of mind...
ought to try the land-crab.
- Excellent seafood. - Land-crab.
All right. Why not ?
Thanks for the tip.
Look at me in the eyes.
Everything all right ?
May I have a little kiss before you go ?
I'm very lonely here.
Oh, Mama
Can this really be the end
I felt raped. The pig had done me on all fronts.
And now he was going off to chuckle about it on the west side of town...
waiting for me to make a run for L.A.
Why, yes, Officer. Of course I'll take advantage of that rest area.
And I can't tell you how grateful I am for this eak you wanna give me.
Get a grip, man.
If I boom straight for L.A., he'll bust me for sure.
No. This was not the time for a showdown.
This was Death Valley.
Loud Grunt
Oh, fuck !
Sweet Jesus, it's him.
Oh, my God !
Nervous Humming
Engine Stalling
Shit ! Come on, you fucking bastard.
Oh, God. Oh, God. Oh, God. I've got to go. I've got to--
Humming Resumes
Well, they've nailed me, goddamn it.
I'm trapped in some stinking desert crossroads called Baker.
I don't have much time, man. The fuckers are closing in.
- They'll hunt me down like a fucking beast. - Gonzo You sound paranoid.
I need a fucking lawyer immediately !
Gonzo What are you doing in Baker ? Didn't you get my telegram ?
What telegram, you worthless bastard ? I'll cripple your ass for this.
You ainless scumbag, you're supposed to be in Vegas.
I rented a suite at the Flamingo.
You're supposed to be covering the National District Attorney's conference.
- I made all the reservations. Everything is arranged. - Bird Cawing
Now, what the fuck are you doing out there in the middle of the desert ?
Nothing. Never mind. It's all a big joke.
I'm actually, uh-- I'm poolside at the Flamingo right now...
talking through a portable phone some dwarf ought out from the casino.
Yeah, I have total credit here. Don't come anywhere near this place, you bastard.
Foreigners aren't welcome here.
Well, this is how the world works.
All energy flows according to the whims of the Great Magnet.
What a fool I was to defy him.
I was going back to Vegas. I had no choice.
I had to get rid of the Shark.
Too many people might recognize it, especially the Vegas police.
Luckily, my credit card was still technically valid.
Now this was a superior machine.
Ten grand worth of gimmicks and high-priced special effects.
The rear windows leapt up with a touch like frogs in a dynamite pond.
The dashboard was full of esoteric lights and dials and meters...
that I would never understand.
If the pigs were gathering in Vegas...
I felt the drug culture should be represented as well.
And there was a certain bent appeal in the notion of running a savage burn...
on one Las Vegas hotel...
and then just wheeling across town and checking into another.
Me and a thousand ranking cops from all over America.
Why not move confidently into their midst ?
- Welcome to the Flamingo Hotel, sir. - Whimpers
- Grunts, Clears Throat - Sir ?
Yeah, hi. Right. Okay.
Let me stay in your arms
I'm addicted to your charms
You're gettin' to be a habit with me
I used to think your love was something that I
Could take
- Or leave alone - My arrival was badly timed.
But now I couldn't do without my supply
I need you for my own
Continues Faintly
Man This here model is one that we had to use...
when we took on them little peckerheads down there at Kent State.
This baby here--
I'm a police chief from Michigan.
Look, fella, I have explained to you.
I have this postcard which says that I have a reservation in this hotel.
I'm very sorry, sir, but you're on the late list.
- So your reservation has been transferred to... - It's okay.
the... Moonlight Motel...
which is just out on Paradise Boulevard.
We've already paid for our goddamn room !
It's actually a very fine place of lodging, and it's only 16 blocks from here.
It has a pool, sauna, steam.
You listen to me, you filthy little faggot !
I want a manager down here, now, now !
Because I'm sick of listening to your dog shit !
- Continues Yelling - I am... very sorry, sir.
- Get off of me ! Get away from me ! - Can I call you a cab ?
Sure, and I'll call you a cocksucker !
Duke Narrating Of course, I could hear what the clerk was really saying.
Listen, you fuzzy little shithead !
I've been fucked around in my time...
by a fairly good cross section...
of mean-tempered, rule-crazy cops...
and now... it's my turn.
So fuck you, Officer. I'm in charge.
Hey, listen, I really hate to interrupt, but I wonder if I could slide on through.
The name is Raoul Duke. I think my attorney made the reservations.
Duke, Raoul.
- Bell Dings - Certainly, sir.
My bags-- My bags are out there in that white Cadillac convertible there.
Maybe somebody could ing it to the room for me.
Oh, yeah, uh, let me get a quart of Wild Turkey...
- Arguing Continues - two-fifths of Bacardi...
- some ice for the room, and let's see-- - You just calm down !
Shit, let's try some lime chunks. What do you think ?
I say okay.
- You don't worry about a thing. - Now, calm down.
You don't hesitate to call me-- Sven.
All right, Sven.
- Bawling - Thank you very much.
- You-- You-- - I know, I know, I know.
It's hideous. You're gonna be fine, though. You're doing well.
I'll see you later. Wait. Don't touch it.
- Crying - Good night. Pardon me. Bye, Sven.
- Loud Bawling - Look what you did ! Look what you did !
Goddamn you, we wouldn't stay in this hotel if you begged us !
Magic moments
When two hearts are caring
- Magic moments - Door Hinges Creak
- Memories we've been sharing - Home, sweet home.
- Whoa. What kind of sick shit-- - Yelling
Oh, shit ! Yells
- Shit. What the fuck ? - Grunting
Stop, stop, stop.
Ow ! She's biting my leg off ! You degenerate pig. Please !
- Grunting Continues - Can't be helped.
-My fucking leg ! -That's Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds.
Lucy, be cool, goddamn it.
Remember what happened at the airport, okay ? Come on.
No more of that, okay ? That's my client, Lucy.
That's Mr. Duke, the famous journalist.
He's paying for this suite, Lucy.
He's on our side.
He loves artists.
Lucy paints portraits of Bar a Streisand.
Yeah. Right ?
Um, I drew these from TV.
Really.
Gonzo She came all the way down--
- What's the name of that town ? - Montana.
Montana. Just to give these portraits to Bar a.
We're goin' over to the Americana tonight to meet her backstage.
Duke Narrating I desperately needed peace, rest...
sanctuary.
I hadn't counted on this:
finding my attorney on acid and locked into some kind of preternatural courtship.
Well...
they must have, uh, ought the car around by now.
So...
why don't, uh...
ou-yay and... I-ay...
o-gay and, uh, et-gay the...
uff-stay...
out of the unk-tray.
Absolutely. Yeah.
Let's get the stuff.
We'll be right back, Lucy.
- Give me a kiss ? One kiss, one kiss. - No.
- No. No. - One kiss. Why not ?
Okay.
Don't answer the phone.
God bless.
Hinges Creaking
Sighs Well, what are your plans ?
Plans ?
- The child in the bedroom. - Oh, Lucy.
I met her on the plane.
Yeah. She's a religious freak.
I gave her a cap before I realized--
Jesus, she's never even had a drink.
Duke Well, it'll probably work out.
We can keep her loaded, and then peddle her ass at the drug convention.
Yeah, she's perfect for this gig.
These cops'll go 50 bucks a head to beat her into submission and then gang-fuck her.
We can set her up in one of these backstreet motels...
hang pictures of Jesus all over the room, and then turn these fucking pigs loose on her.
Hell, she's strong, man. She'll hold her own.
Jesus Christ, I knew you were sick...
but I never expected to hear you actually say that kind of stuff.
- You filthy bastard. - Straight economics, man. This girl's a godsend.
Shit. She could make us a grand a day.
That's ugly, man. Stop talking like that.
Well, I figure she can do about four at a time.
If we keep her full of acid, that's more like two grand a day, maybe three.
Sinister Chuckling
Hold on, man.
What if I just jump on you and beat the dog shit out of you ?
Would that make you feel any better, you filthy bastard ?
All right, listen to me.
In a few hours, she'll probably be sane enough to work herself...
into some sort of towering Jesus-based rage at the hazy recollection...
of being seduced by some kind of cruel Samoan...
who fed her liquor and LSD, dragged her to a Vegas hotel room...
and then savagely penetrated every orifice in her little body...
with his throbbing, uncircumcised member.
- Woman Gasps - That's so ugly, man.
- Well, truth hurts. - That's-- Argh !
- Yeah. - Argh ! That's argh !
- Argh ! - Argh ?
- Argh ! - Argh.
I wanted to help her, man.
Well, you'll go straight to the gas chamber for this one.
Even if you manage to beat that, they'll still send you back to Nevada...
for rape and consensual sodomy.
No, she's gotta go.
Shit.
It doesn't pay to try to help somebody these days, huh ?
Siren Wailing In Distance
Let's go.
Yeah. Americana Hotel ? I need a reservation.
For my... niece.
Look, I want her treated very gently. She's an artist and--
Fuck off. She might seem a trifle high-strung.
She's doing her masters thesis on, uh...
well, Bar a Streisand.
- It's time to meet Bar a. - Last name ?
I'd rather not say. My other's in politics. Yeah, you understand.
I felt like a Nazi, but it had to be done.
- Clapping - Yeah, yeah, righto. Okay, yeah. Bye.
Yummy, yummy, yummy I've got love in my tummy
- And I feel like loving you - Horn Honking
Love is such a sweet thing Good enough to eat
And it's just what I'm gonna do
Duke Narrating Lucy was a potentially fatal millstone on both our necks.
- Hurry the fuck up ! - There was absolutely no choice...
- but to cut her adrift... - Jesus Christ. Take your time !
and hope her memory was fucked.
Here's an extra ten bucks. Make sure she gets there safely.
Impatient Humming
- Gasps - Sighs That's that.
Hey, man, take off slowly. Don't attract attention.
- Yummy, yummy, yummy I've got love in my tummy - Humming
Let's find a good seafood restaurant and eat some red salmon.
I feel a powerful lust for red salmon.
Retching
- Grunts - Oh, no, man. We're gonna be late.
- We gotta go. - Panting
Goddamn mescaline.
Why the fuck can't they make it a little less pure ?
Man I welcome you...
to the third National D.A.'s Convention...
on Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs.
And now, without further ado...
the man who will define this cancer eating at the heart of America...
Dr. L. Ron Bumquist.
I saw these bastards in Easy Rider, but I didn't believe they were real.
Not like this, man, not hundreds of them.
They're actually pretty nice people once you get to know them.
Know them ? I know these people in my goddamn blood.
Don't say that word around here. You'll get them excited.
- You're right. - The most efficient way for us to do this...
is for each one of us...
to try and attempt...
to imagine what it is like inside...
- of the possessed mind of the addict. - Hmm ?
For example...
a dope fiend...
refers to the reefer butt...
as a roach...
because...
it resembles a cockroach.
What the fuck are these people talking about ?
You've got to be crazy on acid to think a joint looks like a goddamn cockroach.
You will notice that I have distinguished...
four-- four distinct states of being...
in the cannabis or marijuana society.
They are cool, groovy...
hip and square.
Seldom, if ever--
- Too crazy, man. Too crazy. - Grunting
We should get the hell out. What a fucking nightmare.
If he figures out what is happening...
then he can rise one notch...
and become hip.
And then if he can convince himself...
to approve of what is happening...
then he becomes groovy.
Groovy.
And then, after that, he can actually raise himself...
to the rank of cool.
He can become one of those...
cool guys.
Man Dr. Bumquist.
You think the anthropologist Margaret Mead's strange behavior of late...
could be explained by a private marijuana addiction ?
Good question.
- Murmuring - I'm not really sure I can answer that.
But what I can tell you, sir, is if Margaret Mead...
at her age...
smoked grass...
she'd have one hell of a trip.
Hysterical Laughing
One more layer of deviance to the woman.
This is fuckin' bullshit.
I'll be out in the casino.
Hysterical Laughing Continues
Shut up, man. Go to hell !
Giggling Thank you very much. Thank you.
- Thank you. Thank you for having me. - Projector, please.
- Excuse me. - All right.
Dramatic
Continues
Male Narrator Know your dope fiend.
Your life may depend on it.
You will not be able to see his eyes, because of Tea-Shades...
but his knuckles will be white from inner tension.
And his pants will be crusted with semen...
from constantly jacking off when he can't find a rape victim.
He will stagger and babble when questioned.
- He will not respect your badge. - Woman Moaning
The dope fiend fears nothing.
He will attack for no reason, with any weapon at his command...
- including yours. - Excuse me.
- any officer apprehending a suspected marijuana addict... - Pardon me.
- should use all necessary force immediately. - Sorry. Pardon me.
One stitch in time on him will usually save nine...
Echoing on you--
Oh, God. Oh, God. Shit, shit, shit, shit, shit.
- Oh, God. Oh, God. - Phone Ringing
Gonzo Moaning
Yeah ?
Yes, Mr. Duke, hello. You have one message.
- Call Lucy... - Retching Sounds
- at the Americana Hotel, room 1600. - Oh, fuck.
- Dial Tone - Hello ?
- Lucy called. - Retching Continues
- Toilet Flushes - What ?
- Lucy called. - What ?
- Lucy called, man. - Phone Ringing
- Ringing Continues - Metal Gate Slams
Those two men in the dock, they gave me the LSD.
They took me to the hotel.
I don't know what they done to me, but I remember...
it was horrible.
- Duke Groans - They gave you what ?
LSD.
Judge Castration !
Double castration !
- Where's my .357 ? - Who the fuck knows, man ?
- Car Horn Honking - You can't leave me alone in this snake pit.
You bastard, what did you do with my .357 ?
- This room is in my name. - Well, tough titty.
Okay, goddamn it !
You're right.
She's my problem. I'll call her, I'll get her off our backs.
- It's gone too fucking far. - No, I'll take care of the situation.
- Relax. - Relax !
Let me handle this.
Siren Wailing In Distance
- Where are my shoes ? - The Americana Hotel.
-What did you do with my goddamn shoes ? -Room 1600, please.
As your attorney, I advise you to take a hit out of the little own bottle...
in my shaving kit.
You won't need much.
Just a... tiny taste.
Let's have it. Ah, there it is.
- What is this shit ? - That stuff...
makes pure mescaline seem like ginger beer, man.
- Adrenochrome. - Adrenochrome ? Hmm.
- Phone Rings - Gasps
Rings
Quietly Hello.
- Hi, Lucy. God bless. - Hmm ?
Yeah, it's me.
Hell, no, I taught the bastard a lesson he'll never forget.
What ? No, not dead.
But he won't be bothering anybody for a while.
Yeah, I left him out there.
I stomped him. I pulled all his teeth out.
Duke Narrating I remember thinking, Jesus...
what a terrible thing to lay on somebody with a head full of acid.
But we have a problem.
That bastard cashed a bad check downstairs and gave you as a reference.
They'll be looking for both of you.
Yeah, I know, Lucy, but you can't judge a book by its cover.
Some people are just basically rotten.
Anyway, the last thing in the world you wanna do is call this hotel again.
- They'll trace the call, put you behind bars. - Babbling
No, I'm moving to the Tropicana right away.
Hmm. Babbling
I'll use a different name. I'll let you know what it is.
Gasps
I gotta get off.
Probably have this phone tapped, baby.
- Yeah, it was horrible, but it's all over now. - Banging
Oh, my God. There's someone at the door.
- Squealing - There's someone at the door.
Christ ! Hey !
No ! I'm innocent ! It was Duke !
It was Duke ! Lucy ! Lucy !
Yelling I love you ! I love you !
Screaming
Don't put that thing on me. Aaaah ! Aaaah !
Screaming Continues, Echoing
Whoo. Oh.
Well-- Sighs
That's that.
- Gurgling - That's the last we should be hearing from Lucy, man.
Exhales
She's probably stuffing herself down the incinerator about now.
You know what we need ?
We need some opium.
Gurgling Continues
I remember slumping on the bed.
His performance had given me a bad jolt.
For a moment, I thought his mind had snapped...
that he actually believed he was being attacked by invisible enemies.
But the room was quiet again.
Where'd you get this ?
Never mind. It's absolutely pure.
What kind of monster client have you hooked up with this time ?
Satanism freak.
I think there's only one source for this stuff--
the, uh, adrenaline gland...
from a living human body.
- I know. The guy didn't have any cash to pay me. - Dramatic
He offered me human blood, said it would take me higher than I'd ever been in my life.
- I thought he was kidding... - Oh.
so I told him I'd just as soon have an ounce or so of pure adrenochrome...
or maybe just a fresh adrenaline gland...
to chew on.
I could already feel the stuff working on me.
The first wave felt like a combination of mescaline and methedrine.
Maybe I should take a swim, I thought.
Yes, sir.
They nailed this guy for child molesting.
He swore he didn't do it.
Why should I fuck with children ? he said. They're too small.
- Whining Sound - Christ, what could I say ?
Even a goddamn werewolf is entitled to legal counsel.
I didn't dare to turn the creep down.
He might have picked up a letter opener and gone after my...
pineal gland.
- You know ? - Yeah.
- Crazy. - Why not ?
Shit. We should get some of that.
Just... eat a big handful and see what happens.
Some of what ?
Grunting, Sniffs
Extract of pineal.
Sure, that's a good idea.
One whiff of that stuff will turn you into something out of a goddamn...
medical encyclopedia, man.
Beautiful fucking tits.
Man, your head would swell up like a watermelon.
- You'd gain about a hundred pounds in two hours. - Right !
Grow claws, bleeding warts.
Yes.
And then you'd notice about six huge, hairy tits...
swelling up on your back.
Fantastic !
You'd go blind.
Your body would turn to wax.
They'd have to put you in a wheelbarrow.
And when you scream for help...
you'll sound like a raccoon.
Whimpering
Man, I'll try just about anything...
but I'd never in hell touch a pineal gland.
Finish the fucking story, man !
What happened ? What about the glands ?
Jesus, that stuff got right on top of you, didn't it ?
Look at your face. You're about to explode.
Maybe you could just...
Groans shove me into the pool.
Man, if I put you in the pool right now, you'll sink like a goddamn stone.
You took too much, man. You took too much. Too much.
Gurgling
Don't try and fight it.
You'll get ain bubbles, strokes, aneurysms.
You'll just wither up and die.
- Duke Muttering - Man They continue killing innocent people !
Echoing Allowing the hopes for peace and freedom of millions of people...
to be suffocated.
So tonight, we do.
The great silent majority.
Sacrifice. Sacrifice.
Echoing Sacrifice. Sacrifice. Sacrifice. Sacrifice.
Sacrifice. Sacrifice. Sacrifice. Sacrifice.
- Continues Echoing - Moaning
Orchestral
Woman I feel the cottonwood whispering above
Tammy, Tammy
- Tammy's in love - Moaning
Continues
What kind of rat-bastard psychotic would play that song right now, at this moment ?
Tammy, Tammy
When I came to...
the general back-alley ambience of the suite was so rotten...
- so incredibly foul. - Continues
How long had I been lying there ?
All these signs of violence.
- What had happened ? - Insect Buzzing
There was evidence in this room of excessive consumption...
of almost every type of drug known to civilized man since 1544 A.D.
Coughs, Groans
Oh, ah, Debbie.
Thank God.
Oh, Debbie. Hmm ? Look.
What kind of addict would need all these coconut husks and crushed honeydew rinds ?
Would the presence of junkies account for all these uneaten french fries ?
These puddles of glazed ketchup on the bureau ?
Maybe so...
but then why all this booze...
and these crude pornographic photos smeared with mustard...
that had dried to a hard, yellow crust ?
These were not the hoofprints of your normal God-fearing junkie.
It was too savage, too aggressive.
- Put your hands where I can see them. - What ? What ?
Jesus God, man. Huh ?
Put your hands where I can see them. Put your hands where I can see them !
Groans
Grim memories and bad flashbacks.
Get a grip.
Maintain.
How many nights and weird mornings had this shit been going on ?
Urinating
- Something ugly had happened. I was sure of it. - Retching
Who is that ? Oh. Shit, that's me.
- Muttering - Woman Screams
- Help me ! Shouting In Spanish - What the fuck ?
- Gonzo Yelling - Oh, shit.
Woman Yelling
- You're under arrest ! - She must have used a pass key.
I was polishing my shoes in the closet when I noticed her sneaking in, so I took her.
- What made you do it ? Who paid you off ? - Nobody ! I'm the maid !
- You're just as much a part of it as they are. - Part of what ?
The goddamn dope ring. You must know what's going on in this hotel.
Why do you think we're here ?
I know you're the cops, but I thought you were just here for the convention.
I swear. All I wanted to do was clean up the room.
- I don't know anything about no dope. - Come on, baby.
Don't try to tell us you never heard of the Grange Gorman.
I swear to Jesus I never heard of that stuff.
Maybe she's telling the truth. Maybe she's not part of it.
I swear I'm not. I swear.
In that case, maybe she can help.
Oh, yes, I'll help you all you want.
- I hate dope. - So do we.
I think we should put her on the payroll, see what she comes up with.
- You think you can handle it ? - What ?
One phone call every day.
Don't worry if it doesn't add up. That's our problem.
Y-You'd pay me for that ?
You're damn right we would.
But the first time that you say anything about this to anybody...
you will go straight to prison for the rest of your life.
- What's your name ? - Alice.
Prove it !
- Okay. - Just ring Linen Service and ask for Alice.
All right, Alice.
You'll be contacted by Inspector Rock, Arthur Rock.
He'll be posing as a politician, but you'll have no problem recognizing him.
That's right, Inspector Rock will pay you in cash...
- $1,000 on the ninth of every month. - Oh, Lord !
I'd do just about anything for that.
- You and a lot of other people. - Come here.
The password is: One hand washes the other.
The minute you hear that, you say, l fear nothing.
- Say it. - I fear nothing.
- Say it again ! - I fear nothing !
Get the fuck out of here. Oh, yeah, listen.
Nice meeting you.
Don't bother to make up the room.
Just leave a pile of towels and soap outside the door exactly at midnight.
That way we won't have to risk another one of these little incidents, will we ?
- Whatever you say, gentlemen. - Thank God for decent people.
- Duke On Tape Say it again ! - Maid I fear nothing !
Terrible gibberish. Splintered memories looming up out of the time fog.
- Tape Rewinding - Just press play.
Duke On Tape This is it, the American Dream.
We're sitting on the main nerve right now.
Yeah, don't get me started.
The owner always wanted to run away and join the circus when he was a kid.
Now the son of a bitch owns the circus.
Ah, man, a real license to steal.
Oh, yeah. The American Dream come true, man.
Pure Horatio Alger.
Yeah. Welcome to the happy place.
Grunting
Listen, let's get down to ass tacks here.
How much for the ape ?
Laughing How much you got ?
How much do you think you'd take for the ape ? Just wait here. I'll be back.
- Madness. It made no sense at all. - Tape Rewinding
I desperately needed the facts.
Duke Yelling Incoherently
- Hard Rock On Tape - What the fuck is going on ?
Where's the ape, man ? Where's the ape ?
Forget about it. He attacked an old man.
Bit off the head of the bartender, then the cops came and took him away.
- Yells - Man Is that your car ?
Shouting
- Somebody stop them ! - You poor fools don't understand.
This car is property of the World Bank. That money goes to lately.
You can't put on a circus without a tent.
- The top is completely jammed. - You're right.
There's something wrong with the motor.
All right, who has the story ?
- Where are you, you fucking monkey ? - You can't do that !
You people voted for Hubert Humphrey.
And you killed Jesus.
There was every reason to believe that we'd been heading for trouble...
that we'd pushed our luck a bit too far.
Oh, gosh ! God.
Right. Uh--
The possibility...
of physical and mental collapse...
is now very real.
No sympathy for the devil.
Keep that in mind.
Uh, buy the ticket...
uh, take the ride.
Weeping
Hey, there. You folks want to buy some heroin ?
Crying Continues
Crying Hey, honkies ! Goddamn it !
Pull ahead, will you ?
I want to sell you some pure fucking scag !
Cheap ! The real stuff.
I just got back from Vietnam.
Crying
Scag.
I want to sell you some pure fucking scag.
Shit ! Fuck !
Now hear me, you bastard ! Pull over ! I'll kill you !
- Pull over ! Come on ! - Tape Fast Forward
Oh, shit. Oh, oh.
Slow Jazz- Woman Singing
Okay. Let's see here.
Continues
The mentality of Las Vegas is so grossly atavistic...
that a really massive crime often slips by unrecognized.
North Vegas is where you go when you've fucked up once too often on the strip...
- Shouts - and when you're not even welcome in the cut-rate downtown places.
The North Star Coffee Lounge seemed like a fairly safe haven from our storms.
No hassles, no talk.
Just a place to rest and regroup.
I wasn't even hungry.
There was nothing in the atmosphere of the North Star to put me on my guard.
Banging On Plate
Two glasses of ice water with ice.
Two glasses of ice water with ice.
Two.
She looked line a burnt-out caricature of Jane Russell.
She was definitely in charge here.
He did it very casually...
but I knew that our peace was about to be shattered.
What was that ?
What is this ?
- It's a napkin. - Don't give me that bullshit.
I know what that means, you fat goddamn pimp bastard !
That's the name of a horse I used to own, ma'am.
- What's wrong with you ? - Narrating The question mark was emphasized.
You listen to me, you son of a bitch.
I gotta take a lot of shit in this place, but I don't have to take it off no spic pimp !
Anybody that knows anything knows that.
- Go on ! Pay your check and get out of here ! - Gasps
You want me to call the cops ? I'll call the fuck--
Duke Oh, shit.
Duke Fuck.
Want me to call the cops ?
Coughs
How much is that lemon meringue pie ?
Her eyes were turgid with fear, but her ain was functioning...
- on some basic motor survival level. - Thirty-five cents.
- How much is that lemon meringue pie ? - Thirty-five cents.
Whoo ! What a waste of talent.
No, honey, I mean the whole pie.
The whole pie.
- Hmm ? - Gasps
What, three ?
Three ? Four ?
Five ? Hmm ?
Five.
I'll be in the car.
Quiet Sob
Gasps
Engine Starts
The sight of the blade had triggered bad memories.
The glazed look in her eyes said her throat had been cut.
- She was still in the grip of paralysis when we left. - Sobbing
Engine Revs
Tires Screeching
It was all over now.
We'd abused every rule that Vegas lived by.
Threatening the locals, abusing the tourists, terrifying the help.
The only chance now, I felt...
was the possibility that we'd gone to such excess...
that nobody in the position to ing the hammer down on us...
could possibly believe it.
Fifteen minutes to get my attorney to the airport...
but we'll make it.
Christ !
No ! Oh, fuck !
- Fuck. - Whoa, shit ! Whoa, shit !
Oh, God. Oh, God. You son of a bitch !
Oh, God.
- Gonzo You're going the wrong way. - Duke The next left.
Go ! Fuck !
Take a right here. Take a right here.
Gonzo Goddamn it. We're lost.
What are we doing out here on this godforsaken road ?
The airport's over there.
Goddamn it ! It's over there.
- I've never missed a plane yet. - Tires Screeching
Horn Honks
Grunting
Hold on !
All right. I'm gonna drop you right next to the plane.
Fuck you. I'm gonna have to take the blame. They'll crucify me.
- Right here, right here. - Ridiculous, man.
Just say you were hitchhiking to the airport, and I picked you up.
- You bastard. - Get out.
Hey, hey ! Hey, listen.
Don't take any guff from these swine.
If you have any trouble, remember:
you can always send a telegram to the right people.
Yeah, explaining my position. Some asshole wrote a poem about that once.
Probably good advice, if you have shit for ains.
Wheezing Laugh
Coughing
There he goes...
one of God's own prototypes.
A high-powered mutant of some kind never even considered for mass production.
-Too weird to live, and too rare to die. -Ugh !
There you stood on the edge of your feather
Expecting to fly
We're all wired into a survival trip now.
No more of the speed that fueled the '60s.
That was the fatal flaw in Tim Leary's trip.
He crashed around America, selling consciousness expansion...
without ever giving a thought to the grim meat-hook realities that were lying in wait...
for all those people who took him seriously.
All those pathetically eager acid freaks...
who thought they could buy peace and understanding for three bucks a hit.
But their loss and failure...
is ours too.
What Leary took down with him was the central illusion of a whole lifestyle...
that he helped create.
A generation of permanent cripples...
failed seekers...
who never understood the essential old-mystic fallacy of the acid culture:
the desperate assumption that somebody...
or at least some force...
is tending the light at the end of the tunnel.
There was only one road back to L.A.
U.S. Interstate 15.
Just a flat out high-speed burn through Baker and Barstow and Berdoo.
Then onto the Hollywood Freeway, straight into frantic oblivion...
safety, obscurity.
Just another freak... in the freak kingdom.
I was born in a cross-fire hurricane
But I howled at my ma in the driving rain
But it's all right now
In fact, it's a gas
But it's all right
I'm Jumpin' Jack Flash It's a gas, gas, gas
I was raised by a toothless, bearded hag
I was schooled with a strap right across my back
But it's all right now
In fact, it's a gas
But it's all right
I'm Jumpin' Jack Flash It's a gas, gas, gas
I was drowned I was washed up and left for dead
I fell down to my feet
And I saw they bled
Yeah, yeah I frowned
At the crumbs of a crust of ead
Yeah, yeah, yeah I was crowned
With a spike right through my head
Yeah, yeah, yeah
But it's all right now
In fact, it's a gas
But it's all right
I'm Jumpin' Jack Flash It's a gas, gas, gas
Jumpin' Jack Flash It's a gas
Jumpin' Jack Flash It's a gas
Jumpin' Jack Flash It's a gas
Jumpin' Jack Flash It's a gas
Jumpin' Jack Flash It's a gas
Jumpin' Jack Flash It's a gas
Bright light city gonna set my soul
It's gonna set my soul on fire
I got a whole lotta money that's a-ready to burn
So get those stakes up high
There's a thousand pretty women waitin' out there
They're all waitin' The devil may care
And I'm just a devil with love to spare
So Viva Las Vegas
Viva Las Vegas
Viva Las Vegas
How I wish that there were more
Than the 24 hours in the day
Even if I ran out of sleep
Boy, I wouldn't sleep a minute away
Oh, there's blackjack and poker and the roulette wheel
A fortune won and lost on every deal
All you need's a strong heart and nerves of steel
So Viva Las Vegas
Viva Las Vegas
Viva Las Vegas
Viva Las Vegas where the neon signs are flashing
And the one-armed bandits crashing
All those hopes down the drain
Viva Las Vegas turning day into nighttime
Turning night into daytime
lf you see it once you'll never be the same again
I gotta keep on runnin' Gonna have me some fun
lf it costs me my very last dime
lf I wind up oke then I'll always remember
That I had a swingin' time
Oh, I'm gonna give it everything I've got
Lady Luck's with me Dice, stay hot
Got coke up my nose to dry away the snot
So Viva Las Vegas
Viva Las Vegas
Viva Las Vegas
Viva, Viva
Las Vegas
Whee ! |
Man Over Radio T-minus ten,
nine, eight, seven, six, five,
- four, three, two, one,
- Rumbling
- zero, ignition.
- Thrusters Roaring
Children Ten, nine,
eight, seven, six, five, four,
- three, two, one, blast off!
All Shouting
- Guys, guys, please, please!
This is very risky stuff here, and I'm
a highly-trained professional astronaut.
Now, Uncle Phil will launch
another rocket just as soon as
he completes his fuel intake.
- Thanks, darlin'.
- Shouting Continues
Now, you know, it takes
six months just to reach Mars.
Then a year on the surface,
six months back.
That's, like, two years,
you know?
Anyway, I guess what I'm trying
to say here is that, um,
you know, this being
my last night on Earth and everything,
this could be a very
precious memory for me.
Chuckling
Nice try.
William, get that thing
out of your nose.
Don't you
talk back to Mommy.
- Hey, Woody.
- Yeah?
Our Mars One crew won't
be heading back to Earth...
till ten days after you guys land
at our base camp with Mars Two.
Thank you, Renee. That's a pretty
long rendezvous, don't you think?
What are you
suggesting, Sergei?
- I think maybe you should
ing a baseball bat.
- Chuckling
We will play American baseball
on Mars. Our two crews.
- Oh, please.
- We could have ourselves
a Solar System Series.
- Half you guys are foreigners.
We'd crush you.
- No, no, no.
Because we have equal crews. We have
three men, one woman, same handicap.
Easy now. That's my wife
you're talking about.
Terri just happens to be
one hell of a shortstop.
Fast-pitch, no steals,
batter calls his own strikes.
- Thousand bucks make it interesting?
- Winner take all.
Good.
You ing the balls.
The best thing about our mission--
On Mars Two, technically I outrank her.
So for the first time in our marriage,
she's gonna have to do
everything I say, right?
- Yes, honey.
- Yes, honey, sir,
with a little salute helps.
- Yes, honey, sir.
- Yeah. I like it. It's good.
- Take that corn up there, all right?
- Yes, sir.
Woman I'm not sure how I feel
about NASA allowing couples...
to go on this type
of mission together.
Nothin' personal, Terri. I mean--
Chuckling
It's just that it's a funny feeling
for those of us staying behind.
Yes, but all the research shows
that marriage will provide stability...
on these
long-duration trips.
- Then they haven't studied
some of the couples I've known.
- Women Chuckling
Luke. Come on, baby.
He's not coming.
This isn't right.
I mean, Jim deserves this too.
All of his friends are here.
- I know.
- It's my last night here.
Hey! It's your last night
with us too.
- I know. I'm sorry, baby.
- Mm-hmm.
- Chuckles
- I love you, Deb.
I love you too.
Maybe you should
spend some time with Bobby.
- Yeah, where is he?
- Up in his fort.
Oh. Okay.
Man
Millions of miles away.
Deep space.
So lonesome, so cold.
So lame, Nick.
Chuckling
Knock, knock.
Bobby?
Your friends are
out there playing.
What are you doing
up here?
Who's gonna read
to me now at bedtime?
Your mother will.
But... I like
when you do it.
- Now we're never gonna finish our book.
- Bobby.
Listen, I've been thinking
about that too, okay?
And what I figured out was--
How about if I ing along
my own copy?
Then, every night, wherever I am,
I'll read a little bit more of it.
And you and Mommy can read a little bit
more of it wherever you are.
It'll be kind of like we're reading it
together. 'Cause I don't know about you,
but I'm kind of anxious
to find out how old Ben Gunn
got marooned on that island.
You think that's
a good idea?
- Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.
- Yeah? Yeah?
Okay.
Dog Barking
Vehicle Approaching
Well, we were afraid
you wouldn't come.
Chuckles
I caught a whiff of your barbecue.
Uh-huh.
- After that,
- Yeah?
I was, uh, helpless.
Tsk. All the way
out in Galveston?
- Something like that.
- Mmm.
It's his night, Deb.
I didn't want to spoil it.
Spoil it? He has been
going crazy looking for you.
- Don't ever do that to me again.
- Both Chuckle
- How ya doin'?
- Hey, I'm doin' good.
- Here.
- Thanks, man.
- A lot of people are gonna be
glad to see you, you know that?
- Yeah.
Come on.
Let's go in.
You remember him?
- Just let that go.
- As soon as you admit that
it was a no-go situation.
- It was a go situation.
- Three months, no data stream,
- you're gonna land the ship?
- Just 'cause you keep inging
it up doesn't make you right.
- Just because you get loud
doesn't make-- Jim, settle it.
- No, don't--
- Just because you get loud
doesn't make-- Jim, settle it.
- No, don't--
- Settle it.
- Don't look at me.
- It was a go situation.
- This is exactly what I'm talking about.
- It's hard to admit, I know that.
Three commanders, one ship.
I don't think that's gonna work.
There's not enough rocket fuel
in the world to get those egos
off the ground. Come on.
Ah, we would've made
a great crew.
Maybe. If this man
was left seat.
- Yeah.
- Chuckling Guys, come on.
I'm a pretty good stick jockey.
Call me if you want a flight test.
- What is a stick jockey?
- I'm a pretty good stick jockey.
Come on, Mr. Cover
of Time Magazine.
- The guy who landed
the crippled Block ll shuttle.
- Yeah.
- That's the stick jockey.
- The stick jockey did that.
Chuckling
- Yeah, Mr. Stick Jockey.
- Okay, I made a little noise,
but putting the first
footprints on Mars?
That's for guys who wrote their Ph.D.
thesis on how to colonize the place...
and for guys who read too much
science fiction as a kid...
and still wear these little Flash Gordon
rocket ships around their necks.
- Very mature.
- You read every damn
science fiction book I did,
and you're just not man enough to wear
jewellery, that's all there is to that.
- Yeah.
- You know you want Flashy.
Ain't gettin' him!
Shouts
Maggie would have loved to see
you two clowns just one more time.
Sobbing Quietly
I'm gonna go
and get a beer.
I don't know, Woodrow.
I think it's about time
you donated this baby to the museum.
- Internal combustion, boys.
Accept no substitutes.
- Engine Revs
Jim, listen.
If there's, um--
If there's anything Terri and I can do,
you call us, all right?
- I'm okay. Really. Thanks.
- All right. Luke.
- Yeah?
- I'll see you when I get to Mars.
Listen, don't solve all
the mysteries of the universe.
- Leave a little something
for the next guys.
- I'm not promising anything.
- Just ing some expensive beer.
- All right.
Will do. Godspeed.
Thanks, buddy.
- Tires Screech
- Dog Barking
It should've been
your mission, Jim.
Yours and Maggie's.
Nobody ever wanted Mars the way
you two did, not even Woody.
You two were 12 years training for
this thing, hoping for this assignment.
Well, that's--
that's all over now.
If Maggie hadn't gotten sick,
if you hadn't pulled yourself...
- out of the rotation
to take care of her, you--
- Luke--
No, Jim. Wait a minute.
I wanna say this.
Look, I wanted
this assignment, all right?
But not like this, Jim.
I would give all of this up in a second
if it would ing Maggie back to us.
I know that.
Look, all the years of training
and planning for this mission
have been a privilege.
Mars is yours now.
Go get it.
I will.
You take care
of yourself, Jim.
You too, buddy.
Okay.
I'll see you
when I get back.
Hey, Luke.
Have a great ride.
Chuckles
I always do.
Beeping, Whirring
Beeping, Whirring
Wind Howling
- Woman Over Radio
Luke, you read me?
- Here, Renee.
Luke, I just got ARES-8
on-line, and--
Well, we think you're gonna
want to see this for yourself.
Okay, copy that.
- Now, is this the cinder cone?
- No, it's too smooth.
- It's too angular.
Volcanic upwelling, maybe.
- No. No fissure, no caldera.
No, it's an upwelling for sure,
but maybe not volcanic.
Look at the color and how shiny it is.
That almost looks like--
- It looks like ice.
- Both Scoffing
- This far south?
- Impossible. You can't
have ice at this latitude.
I mean, not unless
there's, like, a--
Okay, how far away
is that?
Sixteen kilometers, northeast.
Take us 20 minutes to get there, chief.
We're gonna send a packet to Micker.
We're going out there.
- Keep working.
- Okay.
- Careful. Watch your step.
- Chattering
- Is it possible to take picture?
- Oh, picture.
- Here we go.
- Let's have a picture.
Say, Cheese.
Luke Over Monitor
This is a truly anomalous formation.
It's unlike anything
ever seen so far.
The structure appears
to be crystalline,
at least from the angle that's
displayed by ARES-8. Static
We're trying not to go too nuts up here,
but we think there's a good chance...
that this could be an extrusion
from some subsurface
geothermal column of water.
And, of course,
if that's correct,
then we may have found the key
to permanent human colonization.
- We think it wise
to suspend judgement--
- Let geology and hydrology...
know we need to scramble
on this-- full court press.
So we're gonna head out there ASAP
and take a look at this thing,
try and get an idea
of its composition.
By the time you receive this,
we should just about be on site.
Machinery Whirring
Low, Distorted Beeping
Distorted Beeping
Continues
Anybody else hearing that?
Renee
Yeah. What is it?
I don't know. It sounds like
interference from the rover.
- Can you fix it?
- Hey, skip, I can fix anything.
- Chuckles
- Love that modesty.
Distorted Beeping
Continues
Break out the radar.
Let's see what this thing's made of.
Luke Over Monitor
Oh, there's one more thing.
This is a very important, very special
day for a good friend of ours back home.
We know he's there right now.
He hates it when anybody
makes any kind of a fuss about him,
so I'm not gonna
mention his name.
Because the last thing
I would want to do would be...
to embarrass someone
like Jim McConnell!
Was that loud?
Oh, well. It's done now.
It can't be right.
It says there's metal under there.
- Solid metal.
- No, that doesn't make any sense.
- You're reading a vein of ore, Renee.
- No, it--
It says it's under
the whole mountain.
Luke Sighs
All right. Move it closer, up the
power, and we're gonna try it again.
- Hey.
- All / Happy birthday to you /
- / Happy birthday to you /
- Okay, everybody.
- I want you to take a look at Jim.
-// Singing Continues
Is he all red with one of those
fake Oh, I'm-a-good-sport
grins on his face?
That's right.
Now, everybody, take a look at Ray.
Does he have one of those...
This-wasn't-in-my-mission-plan
looks on his face?
Uh-huh. I thought so. There's nothing
you can do about it, Ray.
- We're a hundred million miles away!
- Crew Taunting
Okay, let's blow it out.
- We're all set here, chief.
- Let's crank up the juice,
see what's in this sucker.
Distorted Beeping
Continues
What happened?
Wind Gusting
Oh, my God!
- Are you getting that, Sergei?
- Uh-huh.
Screeching Sound
- Roaring Sound
- Cries Out
Oh, my God!
Renee!
Man Shouts
Oh. Oh, my God.
Oh, Jesus. Oh, Jesus.
Both Shouting
Grunting
Shouting
Ahhh!
Shouting
Screaming
Woody
hatch door malfunction,
backup power fail,
manual override fail.
- Solution?
- Terri Replace optical relay.
Piece of cake.
God, who dreams up these nightmares?
- Don't try to change the subject.
- I'm not.
- We're talking about
your sister's wedding.
- No, we're talking about...
dancing lessons
before my sister's wedding.
Do you mind? I'm in the middle of a
catastrophic power failure here. Check.
- Chuckles Not effective.
- Not effective?
- Replace optical relay.
- You're distracting me.
We're a married couple.
Would it kill you to invite me...
out on the dance floor
just once in a while?
- We danced at our wedding.
- No, that's not dancing.
That's you shuffling your feet around
while you grab my butt.
I'm talking about
real dancing, you know?
Cha-cha-cha, rhumba,
jitterbug.
Darling, face it.
Some couples dance, some go to Mars.
- Chuckling
- That's life.
- Test.
- Effective.
I'm serious. As soon as we get
back home, we're starting lessons.
Woody, if we never dance, people are
gonna think there's something wrong.
If they see me dance,
they'll know there's something wrong.
This is highly unprofessional.
This is highly unprofessional, sir.
You keep forgetting that sir.
Phil Over Radio
Cockpit, this is Control.
- Cockpit, this is Control.
- Control, this is Cockpit.
- Alarm Blaring
- Terri, it's Phil. They want
us all to report to Micker ASAP.
- Who says to report to Micker?
- The little men who live in my head.
That's a negative.
We're in the middle of
a catastrophic power failure right now.
Yeah, Woody, it was Ray Beck.
He told me to round up the team, now.
The exact same moment
we lost the data stream,
they picked up this intense
burst of energy from Mars.
- What do you mean intense?
- Catastrophic.
What about the crew?
The level of energy
in the pulse...
didn't seem survivable.
How about the REMO?
It went into Mars' orbit last week.
Maybe it could give us some clue.
That's just what
we tried next.
Right. The, uh,
resupply module checked out fine.
No instrument failures. Orbit holding
steady. But there was something else.
The REMO's computer
contained an uplink message--
a very faint, highly-distorted
transmission from Mars One base camp.
- Someone's alive.
- Yes, yes, yes. Put up the message.
Still concentrating on the audio,
but we've got a long way to go.
Show us whatever you've got.
Show us.
I have to make this--
make this fast.
Panting
I may not get another chance to--
Static Interference
to make-- another chance--
chance-- to the site--site.
There was a low sound that--
Static Continues
Signal Breaking Up
a low sound-- sound-- a low sound--
Something came out of the top
of the mountain, and it hit us.
And... it hit us--
it hit us--
Oh, my God!
Crying
They're dead.
God. Nick--
Man! Dead.
- Static Stops
- Ray That's it.
I don't know.
Luke must be in pretty bad shape...
if he hasn't just blasted out of there
in the Earth Return Vehicle.
That thing's designed so even one
crew member can fly it back to Earth.
Even if Luke was in great shape,
he couldn't get home.
An energy pulse of that magnitude
would have fried the E.R.V's computers.
Other than the computers,
how do we think the E.R.V. fared?
So far, our modelling says
it should be in pretty good shape.
Which means it's gonna be up to us
to get new motherboards,
drives and software to Mars
as fast as we can.
- Right.
- Slow down, slow down, slow down.
- It's gonna take us weeks
just to analyze this data.
- Right.
But in the meantime, we've
gotta be working up a mission plan.
- Luke needs us now.
- Luke may already be dead.
And even if he's not, it's doubtful he
is going to be able to transmit again.
So... we wouldn't know
whether it's safe to land...
until we were almost there.
What about SIMA?
What about SIMA?
The Saturn imaging probe.
It's gonna slingshot around Mars
on its way through the solar system.
It could be retasked to take pictures,
read radiation levels
of Mars One base camp.
Wait, wait, wait.
We are getting ahead of ourselves.
You're forgetting the bigger problem.
The orbits are all wrong.
Our first decent launch window
is almost eight months from now.
Yes, but we can go earlier
and get there faster...
if we reconfigure the payload
for extra fuel.
- We've modelled that, Ray.
I've modelled it.
- On paper, yes.
But those stresses have
never been tested in space.
- The ship can take it.
- Oh, ship can take it.
I wasn't thinking of
just the ship.
You're right.
I know the protocols for a Mars
recovery mission better than anybody...
because I designed them.
And I'm telling you,
these guys can do it.
He's right, Ray.
We've got a real shot here.
Hmm.
Well. Give me an updated
mission plan by 0800 tomorrow.
You'll have it by 0600.
Let's go to work.
Chief, can I have a word?
Go ahead.
- I no longer have the right crew.
- What do you mean?
- Bjornstrom can be up here
on the next shuttle.
- Bjornstrom is a geologist.
He's good, but not for this. My people
just lost eight months of training.
This is a different mission
with a different objective.
- I haven't approved the mission yet.
- Yes, but when you do,
it ought to be given
its best chance for success.
I want McConnell
to fly right seat.
Oh.
Jim McConnell is no longer
on mission status.
- Yeah, because you washed him out.
- He washed himself out.
He only had to pass
a few more psych evaluations,
but... he refused
to take them.
His wife was dead.
He didn't want to lay on the couch
and share it with strangers.
That was his call,
but I had to make one too!
It was tough as hell,
but I'd do it again!
For Christ's sake, Ray.
She wasted away in front of his eyes.
What was he supposed to do,
suck it up? Get with the program?
What was his crime?
That he showed a little emotion?
I couldn't trust him!
When Maggie died,
it knocked the hell out of him.
It knocked the hell
out of all of us.
But you know and I know
he's still the best we've got.
He and Maggie
wrote the book on Mars.
He's had more hours in the sims
than the rest of us put together.
We can do this. You give me McConnell
as copilot, and we will ing Luke home.
It's a promise.
Sighs
Hey.
- What's that?
- That is the exact
genetic composition...
of my ideal woman.
Hmm.
Hey, hey, hey. Hey.
My baby.
- Now what is it?
- A frog?
Beeping
- Hey, skip.
- Hey. Take a look.
Jim
Damn.
Woody
What do you make of that?
Dust storm.
Southern hemisphere,
coming from the east.
Big fella too.
- Headed straight for Mars One base camp.
-Yep.
- Could get a little hairy
right about landing time.
- Yeah.
Listen, we're gonna have to be able to
move fast. Maybe even advance our E.T.A.
These bad boys can cover a whole planet
and last up to a year.
- When does SIMA do her flyby?
- Tomorrow morning, 0600.
That's when we find out whether
we've come all this way for nothing.
My money's on Luke.
// Rock Tunes Changing
Over P.A.
// Rock
// Volume Increases
/ Have you seen her /
/ So fine and pretty /
/ Fooled me with her style
and ease /
/ And I feel her
from across the room /
/ Yes, it's love
in the third degree /
/ Ooh, baby, baby /
/ Won'tcha turn your head
my way /
/ Ooh, baby, baby /
/ Come on, take a chance /
/ You're old enough to /
/ Dance /
/ The night away /
-/ Whoa /
-// Vocalizing
/ Dance the night away /
/ A live wire /
/ Barely a beginner
but just watch that lady go /
/ She's on fire /
/ 'Cause dancin'
gets her higher /
/ Than anything else
she knows /
/ Ooh, baby, baby /
/ Won'tcha turn your head
my way /
/ Ooh, baby, baby /
Phil Over P.A.
All those interested in dance lessons,
please report
to the promenade deck.
/ Dance /
/ The night away /
-/ Whoa /
-// Vocalizing
/ Dance the night away /
/ Oh /
/ Oh-oh-oh, oh, yeah /
- And what, may I ask, ought this on?
- Zero G, my friend.
My last chance
to be graceful.
Once we're in Mars' gravity,
it's back to shuffling my feet
and grabbing her butt.
/ Dance /
/ The night away /
/ Hey, baby /
/ Dance, dance, dance /
/ The night away /
-/ Oh, come on, baby /
-/ Dance //
Computer Beeps
Incoming packet.
Incoming packet.
It's SIMA.
// Ends
Phil
Enhanced look at base camp.
- Woody It looks deserted.
- It's still standing, though.
So's the E.R. V.
And look, there's the greenhouse.
Well, we know Luke survived
for at least a few hours.
Now, are there any signs
of recent activity?
There. Scan northeastern
quadrant of base camp.
What the hell are those?
Graves.
Phil Wait a minute.
There's only three of them.
-That means Luke's still gotta be alive.
-Phil, no, no.
It just means there was
no one left to bury him.
- Check the radiation levels.
- Check rad levels.
Normal.
- Go to disaster site.
- Go to 41 by 9.
- Woody What's wrong?
- Phil I don't know.
Magnetic interference?
- Go infrared.
- Switch to infrared.
It's gotta be a problem
with SIMA.
I don't see how an earthquake six months
ago could cause this kind of distortion.
That was no quake.
We are going to continue
analysing this data...
and try to determine what
the problem is with those images.
We agree that the evidence
of the graves is, uh,
inconclusive...
and that a ground search
is advisable.
Frankly, we are as stumped
as you guys, but we'll keep on it.
- Beware there are little
sandstorms kicking up...
- Bureau babble.
near Mars One base.
But the big one you spotted
is turning south.
It shouldn't be a factor.
We are all pretty excited
around here,
and we are sure you must be
feeling the same.
- Enjoy your meal,
and get a good night's sleep.
- Say it.
- We anticipate...
- Say it.
- that tomorrow morning...
- Say it.
you will be go.
Yes! Yes!
Thank you.
Thank you.
- People Cheering
- Woody Hooray for baby Jimmy!
Luke Yes, Jim's first spaceship
was seriously underpowered.
- Woody Maggie was
always a little starstruck.
- People Laughing
- Woody
Show us those beautiful teeth.
- People Whooping
Maggie
I am gonna get you guys for that!
Luke When they met at
the Air Force Academy, it was
love at first flight. Woody's line.
Woody Later, during NASA training,
things got a little tough.
Yes, Maggie always did
keep Jim on a short leash.
Jim was always trying
to explore a heavenly body.
Laughing Continues
- Where are they going?
- Phil Ten thousand mile-high club.
Luke Until--
Drumroll With Hands
- Woody Mission accomplished!
- Oh!
- Man, what a fun wedding!
I was so whacked.
- Laughing
Luke
Uh, I'm going in. T-minus three,
T-minus two, T-minus one,
contact.
- Oh. Okay, we can stop there.
- All Taunting
Stop it there.
Fast forward.
Chattering, Laughing
Okay, you guys.
Clears Throat
They are adding a wonderful chapter
to their incredible story,
and it's
a pretty historic one.
- To the newly appointed co-commanders
of Mars One, Jim and Maggie!
- Hear, hear!
- People Whooping
- I will drink to that.
- Thank you.
- Luke Hold it. It's not over.
- Phil Show 'em, show 'em.
- Yeah, we got a little addendum.
- Check this out, guys. Here we go.
- It's Phil's best work.
Look, it's Mars.
You can pick up these postcards
at your local NASA souvenir shop.
When you two land up there,
it will prove once and for all...
- that there really is
no intelligent life on Mars.
- All right, touché.
- You're gonna eat those words.
- I don't think so.
- Give me the camera.
- Woody Uh-oh, here we go.
- Maggie What if I'm right?
- Woody What if she's right?
- You okay?
- Maggie
Can't it just be about science?
- We'll do the science,
and do it really well,
- Yeah.
because that's what
we've trained for.
But what if there's more?
In all our myths,
in every human culture, Mars has
always held a special attraction.
I mean, what if
that means something?
The universe is not chaos.
It's connection.
Life reaches out for life.
That's what we
were born for, isn't it?
To stand on a new world
and look beyond it to the next one.
Sighs
It's who we are.
You know,
she may have been right.
If that wasn't a quake down there,
then something else caused it...
or planned it.
You're thinkin'
the same thing.
It's never been
out of my mind.
I think she
knew something, Woody.
She was the only one of us
who ever really believed...
there might be
something down there.
Yeah, well, we're not leaving
till we find out.
Deal?
Deal.
Beeping
6,783 and closing.
Sixty-five minutes
until Mars Orbital Capture.
Okay, people, let's look sharp. We're
gonna run this simulation one more time.
Remember, if we overshoot,
there's no coming back.
Phil Yeah, and drifting through
eternity will ruin your whole day.
Terri
Okay, Delta-V systems initialized.
- Woody Charge primary A.P.U.
- Machinery Whirring
Terri
Engaged and charged.
Woody
Select H.P.U. fuel cells for run.
- Terri Engaged.
- Jim Tie main bus to systems.
- Phil Power ready.
- Jim Select H202 H.P.U.
and fuel cells for open.
Phil
H202 fuel valves open.
Woody
Charge flow.
Charged and on-line.
- Woody Reset P. W.
- Set.
Jim Transfer protocol
data from E. V.A. station.
Transferred.
Awaiting track confirmation.
- Ah!
- Jesus. Oh!
Clattering
Micrometeoroids.
Alarms Blaring
Woody
Kill those alarms!
Alarms Stop
Computer Beeping
Critical systems alert.
- Critical systems alert.
- Breach hit's in the hull.
- We're outgassing, losing pressure.
- Woody, seal the each.
It looks like
it's behind Jim's helmet.
Computer
Ninety percent atmosphere.
Critical systems alert.
Critical systems alert.
Air Hissing
Phil We're losing pressure fast.
We're gonna decompress.
- Hissing Continues
- Computer, how long
till zero atmosphere?
Four minutes, nine seconds.
Jim We're still outgassing
in the lower hab.
There must be another hole down there.
It's gotta be a big one.
Woody Everybody switch to
suit oxygen. Jim, you've got the ship.
- I'm going E. V.A.
- Copy.
Come on, people.
Let's work the problem.
Computer
Eighty percent atmosphere.
Jim, you've got to go get
your spare helmet.
Copy that, Jim?
There's no time.
All the systems have crashed.
I gotta shut down the hab
from below.
We're losing pressure, Jim.
You could embolize.
Computer
Seventy percent atmosphere.
Phil, you've got to get
the nav computers back on-line.
Uh, Jim,
I've got an idea.
If you guys can save
enough atmosphere,
I'll disconnect the power in the main
computer bay and jump-start the systems.
- I'd basically be doing a hard boot.
- Has that been tested?
Are you kidding?
Chuckling
These machines
are way too expensive.
- Do it.
- Okay.
I think this'll work.
Computer
Sixty percent atmosphere.
Beeping
Jim, how we doing
on the A.G.?
Labored Breathing
Just... hang on one second, Woody.
Fifty percent atmosphere.
- Jim Come on!
- Jim, I've got oxygen.
- Come on.
- Voice print identification.
- Stammering Mc-- McCon--
- Not accepted.
Voice print identification.
- McConnell!
- Accepted.
Shuddering
Shut down... gravitational rotation.
Computer Shutting down
artificial gravitational rotation.
Whirring Winding Down
Jim, I've got the oxygen
for you.
- Hang on!
- Computer Forty percent atmosphere.
- Terri Are you okay?
- Yeah, yeah, I'm fine.
I'm topside, Jim.
Do you know which sector?
Jim Over Radio
I'm working on it.
- You'd better get some oxygen, Jim.
- Yeah. Yeah, I'm fine.
Labored Breathing
Continues
Grunts
Come on.
Jesus.
It's like looking
for a needle in a haystack.
Okay, come on.
Come on. Where are you,
you little bastard?
Give me some light on the hull
so I can locate it.
I got a better idea.
Gotcha!
Terri.
Straining
Squeeze out the liquid!
S-S-Stay there!
- Squeeze it out!
- Jim.
Okay. Okay.
Please work.
Computer
Thirty percent atmosphere.
Woody, the each is between
sectors five and six.
- Hissing Continues
- Five and six.
- Do you copy?
- Copy. I'm heading there now.
Son of a bitch.
We never did that
in the simulator.
Computer Breaking Up
Twenty percent atmosphere.
- Jim?
- Grunting
Alarm Blaring
Computer
Ten percent atmosphere.
- Jim!
- Alarm Continues
- Grunts
- Jim, talk to me. It's Terri.
- Jim.
- Come back.
- Breathe!
- Come back!
- Gotcha.
- Alarm Stops
Pressure stabilizing.
Pressure stabilizing.
Jim?
Computer
Twenty percent atmosphere.
Chuckling
Hi.
Welcome back.
Thirty percent atmosphere.
Gasps
It worked! Yes! It worked!
Way to go, everybody!
All right!
- Yeah! Groaning
- Slams Hand Down
There's a lot of scarring out here.
I'm gonna check for other punctures.
Orbital insertion
proximity alert.
Orbital insertion
proximity alert.
Negative, Woody. That is a negative.
You have to get back inside.
We have to do our checklist
for orbital insertion.
Woody Over Radio
Copy. I'm on my way.
Hello, beautiful.
Computer Prepare to initiate burn.
Prepare to initiate burn.
Okay, we're ready
to light this candle.
Go/no go for aking burn
and M.O.I. Engines.
- Computer On-line.
- Go.
- Woody Systems.
- On-line.
- Go.
- Nav.
- Computer On-line.
- We are go for the burn.
I am fuelling engines.
Computer Flow charge on-line.
Flow charger activated.
Optimum angle of entry
in minus seven degrees.
Computer Countdown to initiate
burn for orbital insertion.
Phil
Six.
Switch Clicks
Five.
Computer
Orbital insertion proximity alert.
- Phil Four.
- Optimum insertion angle approaching.
Jim?
Three.
Computer
Optimum insertion angle imminent.
Two.
- One.
- Let's go to Mars.
- Grunts
- Jesus!
Computer
Attitude incorrect.
Shut down the engines.
Engines negative. No response.
I have got no attitude control.
- Manual separation.
- Negative. The control module...
doesn't have enough thrust
to correct this rotation.
We're too steep.
We're falling into the atmosphere.
Christ, at this angle
we're gonna burn up.
- How much time we got, Phil?
- I don't know. Three minutes?
I don't know.
- Where's the REMO?
- The resupply module? Why?
There's no way to link up.
Where is it?
Computer Resupply module located.
Resupply module located.
- Phil It's close.
- Jim How close?
- I don't know.
- Figure it out.
- We don't have time, Phil.
Figure it out now.
- Jim, we're dead stick.
There's no way to maneuver
this ship into linkup.
Not the ship.
Just us. We go E. V.A.
- You want us to transfer in suits?
- If we don't make it--
- If we miss the REMO--
- There's no other choice.
Phil, how close?
Computer
Intersection orbit with REMO.
Course intersection plotted.
One kilometer.
That's the best I can do.
Prepare to abandon ship.
Let's go!
- Terri What are you looking for?
- Earth.
Chuckles
Hey.
When we get back home, we really
will have to try this out in the sim.
How are we doing
on the fuel, Woody?
I'm at 50 percent.
I don't see the REMO.
There it is.
Forty-five left, forty-five down.
Woody Oh, Jesus.
She's not where I thought she'd be.
- Phil We're gonna miss her.
- Jim What do you think?
You can't catch it.
Not like this.
Use the tether. You'll have one, maybe
two shots before she's out of reach.
Negative. It's too risky.
If we miss it, we got nothin'.
I'll leave you the gun.
Run a line out to the REMO.
I got enough fuel
left for that.
- You'll be goin' too fast.
- I'll aim to overshoot.
I'll ake like hell and arc it in.
Piece of cake.
I'll see you
in a flash.
Jet Packs Hissing
Unhook me.
Good to go.
Okay, I'm on a path to overshoot.
I'm going to take the edge off.
I'm out of fuel.
Coming in hot. Still long.
Beeping
Abandoning the unit.
I'll ake with suit jets.
Jesus. Jesus.
Breathing Heavily
Suit jets gone.
I'm gonna make contact.
- What velocity?
- Impact's gonna be a little rough.
- Jim At what velocity?
- Thirty-two.
I'm gonna use the gun
to slow you.
- If you slow me, I'll fall short.
- Jim It's too fast, Woody.
No choice! I'll be okay.
Here we go!
Gotcha.
Grunts
Woody!
- Woody!
- Grunting
Woody! Woody!
Breathing Deeply
Woody!
- Woody!
- No, no, no, no, no. No, no, no.
- Terri.
- What?
Take the gun.
Take it.
Phil, hang on.
Go!
- Jim Woody, what's your status?
- Well, uh,
my suit jets are gone, and I'm still
carrying a good deal of velocity.
Soon as we get hooked up,
I'll come get you.
Woody
I'd have to say negative on that, Jim.
- Negative on the transmission?
- No, I heard ya.
Negative on the maneuver.
- I am not retrievable.
- Terri Woody,
you're not going that fast.
Woody Well, it all comes down
to the amount of fuel, honey.
Suit jets are designed
for attitude control, not travel.
- Retrieval just won't work.
- Well, it's gotta work.
Hey, listen. I don't like it
any more than you do.
- Run the numbers, Jim.
- I am.
Beeping
You hang tight, Woody.
We'll get in the REMO,
drop her down and come scoop you up.
- Woody Sounds good, Jim.
- Terri
It's gonna take half an hour...
to get the REMO reoriented. Woody will
be in the atmosphere by then!
Then we'll just have to
get her moving faster.
- We don't have time.
- Listen to Jim, honey.
It's a good plan.
No.
We're gonna come get you.
- Jim Okay, get ready for akes.
- Come on, now.
- On my mark. Three, two, one.
- Woody
You can do it! You can do it!
- Come on! Come on!
- Jim Mark.
Yeah! Yeah!
- Everybody good?
- We're on, Jim.
Way to go. Way to go.
Good job.
All right. There won't be
enough room for us inside.
Soon as I get the hatch open,
let's start dumping the cargo.
- Jim Copy that. Hang on, Woody.
- Will do, Jim.
Hello, beautiful.
Breathing Heavily
- Come on.
- Jim All right. It's open.
- Shouts
- Terri, no!
Terri! Come back!
- You'll never make it!
- Terri, what are you doing?
I'll tell you what I'm not doing, Woody.
I'm not gonna watch you die.
- Woody Terri.
- You'd do the same for me.
Phil, get inside, dump the cargo
and start the systems. Now!
- Woody No, I wouldn't.
Not if it was impossible.
- I can do it!
No, you can't! You don't have enough
fuel to come get me and get us back.
- Breathes Deeply
- Listen to me, goddam it.
- You have to stop,
and you have to stop now.
- He's right, Terri.
It's no use.
Beeping
- Okay, honey.
- Sobbing
You gotta go back now.
The hell I do.
Whispers
Yeah.
Gasps
Gasping
What are you doing?
I'm gonna jet in
a little closer and try again.
Terri, you spend any fuel
getting closer, you won't get back.
And if anyone tries to get you,
they'll die too.
- Breathing Heavily
- Honey, please.
Please go back.
Go back and help the others
to the surface.
I am not losing you!
I can't let you do it.
I can't let you die.
I'm sorry.
Wait.
What are you doing?
- I Love you, honey.
- Woody!
No! No!
- God, how I love you.
- Woody! Don't!
Woody! Woody!
Woody! Don't!
No!
No!
Please, God, no!
Sobbing
Woody.
Continues Sobbing
Woody.
Continues Sobbing
Come back, Terri.
He's gone.
No.
- No!
- Terri.
- We need you.
- Woody.
No.
No. No.
No.
No.
Please, Terri.
Come back.
Sighs
Ray, we've got some
new data just coming in.
We just--
It doesn't make any sense.
We're not sure
how to read this.
- Data?
- Yes.
Telemetry reports the REMO left its
orbit and reached the Martian surface.
- Crashed?
- No, sir.
- Under power.
- What?
Sixty-three minutes
after Mars Recovery went off-line.
Sir, the graph shows
a controlled descent,
but that doesn't make any sense.
They used the REMO
as a lander.
It's-- It's Jim McConnell.
It's got to be.
Nobody else could have pulled this off.
Nobody else.
Son of a bitch.
Hydraulics Hissing
I've got access to the E.R.V.
I'm going to go inside.
Grunting
Phil
Terri, is the oxygen generator okay?
Yeah. It's gonna take a while to get it
back to 100 percent capacity, though.
Okay, I'm
entering the hab.
Beeping
There's still
oxygen in here.
This is
a little spooky.
I don't like the dark...
at all.
Need some lights.
Need some lights.
Sighs
Okay.
Where are we?
Here we go.
E.R.V. appears to be
structurally intact.
- Grunts
- Beeping
Yeah, but just as we thought,
the computers are fried.
Copy that.
I got busted filters here.
Clogged intakes.
Hell of a cleanup job,
but so far, no major damage.
I'm in the greenhouse.
You gotta see this.
What is it, Jim?
Jim
It's working.
I'll be damned.
Inhales Deeply
Sniffs
- Luke.
- Shouting, Grunting
Struggling Continues
You're not here!
You are not here!
- Grunting
- Your wife is De a!
- Your son is Bobby!
- No!
You're reading
Treasure Island with him.
Luke--
It's all right.
It's me.
- Jim?
- Yeah.
No, wait!
No, no, no, wait, wait!
He's all right.
He's all right.
Phil.
Terri.
Jim--Jim, what are you--
What are you doing here?
You're not supposed to be-- You're not
supposed to be here. How are you here?
- How are you here?
- This is a rescue mission.
Woody wanted me
right seat.
Stammering
Sobbing
I can't--
I can't believe--
Continues Sobbing
Well, where is he?
Where's Woody?
He didn't make it.
God.
Ohh. Ohh.
Oh, no. No.
Oh, God.
Oh, no.
Well, it works, you know?
I give them...
CO2 and light,
and they give me oxygen and food.
It's-- It's actually
not a bad arrangement.
It's like a marriage, really,
except not as many-- not as many fights.
- Chuckles I mean, some fights.
- Luke.
Tell us
what happened here.
We fired the radar,
and it-- it came and...
they all died.
They all--
They all died.
W-What do you mean?
What came?
The force came out of the top
of the mountain and-- and-- and...
everybody died,
but I was spared.
Why? Why?
It had to be
for a reason.
And then all of a sudden,
I knew the reason why.
It's so someone would be left
to figure out the secret.
You know, it's--
Chuckles
J-J-Just come.
Just come, come, come, come.
Come, come.
Is it just me, or is he
a few meal packs short of a picnic?
Long-term exposure to low gravity
can have an adverse impact on the ain.
Or then, he could be suffering
from some form of asphyxia.
Or maybe his whole crew died, and he's
been marooned alone on Mars for a year.
It's a miracle
he survived this long.
I'd better ing him
up to speed.
Great. Great.
Great, great, great, great.
So, let me be sure
I understand this.
Your ship blew up
with all its supplies,
then you emptied
all the cargo out of the REMO,
and it was totalled on landing.
You got no food,
no water,
no spare oxygen.
Nothing other than what
I'm looking at right here.
Chuckles
What k-- What kind
of rescue mission is this, Jim?
Chuckles
- That kind.
- Check it out.
New nav boards
for the E.R.V.
I got four round-trip tickets,
baby, right in here.
Chuckles
Thank you, God.
Oh, thank God.
Luke When I came to
and dug myself out of the sand,
my faceplate was cracked.
It was... leaking,
leaking badly.
I barely made it
back to base.
It was weeks before I could work up
the nerve to go back out there...
and look for--
Sighs
and look
for their bodies.
Renee was the only one
I could find, but it just...
didn't seem right somehow
to just dig one grave.
Sighs
Oh, God.
Wind Howling
- Has it been blowin'
like this for a while?
- Yeah.
Jim
We saw a big storm on our screens,
but Micker said
it was turning south.
If it holds course.
Luke, this--
this whatever it was--
this-- this force--
You said it came directly
out of the top of the mountain?
Don't you believe me?
Scoffs
That's okay, Jim.
You don't believe me, that's okay.
But I'm not crazy, I know that much.
- I'm not crazy.
- What'd you mean by its secret?
What secret?
Listen, hundreds of millions of years
have gone by, okay? You've got erosion,
lava flow, sand storms,
meteor impacts.
Hell, in that time the whole surface
of the planet would have changed,
so it's no wonder
we never saw it before.
I mean, we saw it,
but not like they meant us to.
There was too much
dirt on it.
Saw what, Luke?
Saw this.
Jesus.
Oh, my God.
Luke, what are you trying to tell us?
- Are you trying to tell us
that's a face?
- That's the face.
Luke
It's the face. It's real.
Somebody put that thing there,
and it's not us.
Jim--
It's not possible.
Gasps
Jesus.
- Look at that.
- Terri My God.
- Chuckles
- I know.
Luke, what about that sound
you heard before the explosion?
Oh, yeah, good, Jim.
That's the key. That's the key.
Low Hum
You hear that?
Yeah.
Low Pulses
- Those pauses.
Do you hear the pauses?
- Mm-hmm.
See, that's what made me
realize it's a pattern.
It's a repeating pattern.
- Mathematical?
- Luke Mm-hmm.
That occurred to me too.
There are distinct blocks
within each pattern,
and within each block,
the tones come in groups of three.
It's three-three-three,
three-three-three.
Always three-three-three.
It's always the same.
For months, I struggled to analyze it,
trying different constructs,
and then I thought about dimensions.
- X-Y-Z coordinate.
- Exactly. Three groups
equals three dimensions.
So I-I assigned different graphic values
to each block, group and tone,
and I came up with this.
Whirring
- Luke Hello.
- Phil Oh, my God.
Is that what I think it is?
- Terri DNA.
- You see it?
Yeah.
It's a model of DNA.
Phil So-- So somebody
left that thing here. Okay.
Somebody other than human.
But, uh,
what is it?
It's a signature.
It's a self-portrait
of whatever species created the face.
Yeah, but that DNA
looks human.
Terri No, it's not. It's missing
the last pair of chromosomes, see?
- Jim It's close. It's damn close.
- Terri Close?
The difference between
man and ape is less than
three percent genetic material.
But that three percent
gives you Einstein, Mozart.
Jack the Ripper.
Luke
Yeah, he's right.
Four pallets,
oral, topical medications,
splints, bandages,
one complete med pack.
With eight tubes
of antifungal cream.
Well, at least we won't
rash to death.
Chuckles
Luke.
- How do you feel?
- Lighter.
- A lot lighter.
- Welcome back.
Thanks, man.
The backup generator is salvageable.
So are two of the solar panels.
I'm pretty sure I can get the oxygen
still back into production.
So we're not in
such bad shape, considering.
That's good, Terri.
Good work.
Jesus.
Look at this.
Phil's idea of absolute essentials.
Of course.
- Chuckles
- Computer Beeping
Hey, hey, hey!
Hey!
My baby.
It's not a signature.
Luke
What?
The noise from the face.
It's not a signature.
It's a test.
It's asking us for the right answer.
It wants us to put in
the missing pair of chromosomes.
- Why?
- To prove that we're human.
We fired radar into that thing,
concentrated radio waves,
and you're saying--
Which it interpreted
as the wrong answer.
It's-- It could be like
a security alarm.
When it gets an incorrect response,
it defends itself.
So what happens when it
gets the right answer?
Well,
I don't know that,
Phil.
But we gotta find out.
Luke, what if we
work this the other way?
We figure out which tones would be
equivalent to the missing chromosomes,
and then dub them into
your recording of the signal.
- Is that possible?
- Yeah.
- Yeah, I-I think so.
- Good, good, good.
What about the radar gun?
Will it accept the input...
so we can transmit
a completed signal back to the face?
Phil Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
Hold on, Jim.
What if you're wrong?
Whoever
goes out there--
I mean, what if you're wrong?
Three people have already
died over that thing.
Terri
Four.
Terri.
If we leave here without getting
some answers, they all died in vain.
We don't--
We don't have to
go out there.
Jim Got a lot of static here.
Something's interfering.
Luke Yeah. The antenna got knocked
around pretty badly in the blast.
This is the best resolution
I think we're gonna be able to get.
All right, guys.
I got the nav boards.
I'm sealing the air lock.
- Check the video feed.
- Video feed looks good.
- How close do we have to get?
- Luke I'm not sure.
Maybe I'll stop it
right over there by that rock.
Do it. Good.
Static
Sighs
Okay.
Here we go.
Sighs
Whirring
Look at that, Jim.
Chuckles
It worked.
Oh, God, it worked.
Guys, I don't know
what the hell we just did,
but does that look to you
like a hostile gesture?
No. More like
an invitation.
Or another test.
- Check for radiation.
- Luke Normal.
Seismic normal.
Anemometer steady.
Luke, does the rover
still work?
Phil, do you read?
Yeah, Jim. Your signal's eaking up
a little in the storm, but I read you.
We're at the face.
We're gonna need a few minutes here.
Same deadline.
Launch at 1950 with or without us.
Copy?
Copy that.
Jim, you sure
you want to do this?
I'm not sure
about anything any more.
But I didn't come 100 million miles
just to turn back in the last ten feet.
Yeah.
Please work.
- This is gonna work.
- Machinery Beeping, Whirring
Yes. Yes.
Computers are on-line.
I am going to start
loading software.
Jim
The surface... seems firm and level.
Luke
Roger that.
- Luke The texture's smooth.
- Terri I've got good footing.
Terri
No obstructions.
Let's check our P.S.I.
Guys, I gotta tell you--
We're losing visibility here
really fast. Over.
- All Breathing Heavily
- Terri It's solid. We're trapped.
Jim Don't move.
Just keep this orientation.
Guys?
Luke? Terri? Jim?
Phil, can you
still hear me?
Is anyone there?
Over.
Grunting
God. That's it.
There's no handles. We're not gettin'
out of here unless they let us out.
- Jim, what are you doing?
- What are you doing?
Stop it! Stop it!
- Terri You're depressurizing!
- Luke Seal your suit now!
- There's pressure in here.
- Above Mars atmospheric.
It's impossible.
We're millions of miles from Earth
inside a giant white face.
What's impossible?
There's 12 P.S.I.
in here.
Nitrogen and oxygen.
Otherwise known as air.
Chuckling
Hey, wait Jim. I haven't checked for
lethal trace gases, and I haven't--
Sighs
What the hell.
- Chuckling
- Chuckling
Look.
- Is that what I think it is?
- Yeah. It's Mars.
Luke
That's where they went.
Jim
Look. One stayed behind.
Terri Earth.
Before the continents separated.
Luke
My God. That's it.
Hundreds of millions of years ago, there
was a sudden explosion of life on Earth.
The first multi-celled plants
and animals appeared.
No one has ever understood
why or how it happened.
Luke
They seeded Earth.
Luke
They seeded Earth.
They're us.
We're them.
Luke? Terri? Jim?
Anyone?
E.R.V. to rover.
Rover, this is E.R.V.
Does anyone copy?
Does anyone copy?
Phil Breaking Up Over Radio
E.R. V. to rover. Rover, this is E.R. V.
- Do you copy?
- Phil?
- Oh, thank God.
- Phil, we read you.
Listen, this storm is
getting really bad.
It's going to totally sock us in in
a few minutes. You've got to get back.
- Phil?
- I repeat: You've got to
get back to the ship.
Phil?
We're in a ship.
This... is a ship.
And the...
countdown's already started.
- He's right.
- Yeah.
Yeah, let's get
the hell outta here.
Jim? Jim?
Come on,
we gotta go.
- I'm not comin' with you.
- Terri What?
What are you
talking about?
You've gotta get home.
That's where I'm going.
Don't you see?
That's-- That's what
all this is for.
Terri, you were right.
This is an invitation.
This is an invitation
for us to follow them home.
I'm going.
It's what
I was born for.
Like Maggie said.
To stand
on a new world and...
and look beyond it
to the next one.
I know this is right...
for me.
You're running
out of time.
You gotta get back to the E.R.V.,
and you gotta get off this planet.
Thank you for
saving my life, buddy.
It was a privilege.
Sniffles
I wish Woody were here
to see you.
He is here, Terri.
We wouldn't have made it
without him.
Sighs
He would have
wanted you to have this.
E.R.V. to rover.
Rover, this is E.R.V. Do you copy?
E.R.V. to Rover.
Rover, this is E.R.V. Do you read me?
Phil, this is Luke.
Do you copy?
- He's not reading me.
- I can barely read you.
- Let's get the hell out of here.
- Yeah.
I've lost
the base camp beacon.
- We're driving blind.
- I'm just going to keep going
on a straight line, okay?
That's our only chance.
- 1949, Terri. We're not gonna make it.
- No.
I've worked with Phil for four years,
and I know Jim gave him a direct order,
but he is not
gonna leave without us.
Please. Luke?
Terri? Jim?
E.R.V. to rover.
Rover, this is E.R.V. Do you read me?
Luke Breaking Up Over Radio
Phil, do you read?
This is Luke. We're coming in.
Phil?
- Phil?
- Phil isn't here right now.
He, uh, left for Earth
five minutes ago!
Please leave a message
after the beep!
Relieved Laughter
Grunting
Where is Jim?
He caught another ride.
- Dear God, look at that.
- Is that him?
Luke
Have a great ride, Jim. |
The year, 1462.
Constantinople had fallen.
Moslem Turks swept into Europe
with a vast, superior force...
striking at Romania,
threatening all of Christendom.
From Transylvania
arose a Romanian knight...
of the Sacred Order of the Dragon,
known as Dracula.
On the eve of the battle...
his ide Elisabeta...
whom he prized
above all things on Earth...
knew that he must face
an insurmountable force...
from which he might never return.
Elisabeta.
The vengeful Turks
shot an arrow into the castle...
carrying false news
of Dracula's death.
Elisabeta, believing him dead...
flung herself into the river.
My prince is dead.
All is lost without him.
May God unite us in heaven.
Is this my reward
for defending God's church?
I've done everything
that you asked, master.
All the preparations
are in order.
Everything.
I await your command.
For I know...
that when the rewards
are given...
I will be one of those
who benefits from your generosity.
Thank you.
Gone mad.
Renfield is deranged.
He's lost his greedy mind,
poor chap.
I want you to take over
for his foreign client...
this rather eccentric
Count Dracula.
- He's buying up property around London.
- Of course, sir.
I'll attend to the count.
Thank you for your confidence.
This is a great opportunity
for you, Harker.
But you'll have to leave
for Transylvania immediately.
Opportunities such as this
come but once in a lifetime.
Yes, of course, sir.
If I may inquire...
what, in fact, happened
to Mr. Renfield in Transylvania?
Nothing. Nothing.
Personal problems.
Close these transactions...
and your future with this firm
is assured.
Yes, sir.
I will give it my full attention.
We've waited this long,
haven't we?
We can be married when I return.
Of course.
I'll write.
Jonathan.
Jonathan, I love you.
I love you, Mina.
25th May, Budapest.
Left Budapest early this morning.
The impression I had
was that we were leaving the west...
The district I am to enter
is in the extreme east of the country...
just on the borders
of three states--
Transylvania, Moldavia
and Bukovina...
in the midst
of the Carpathian Mountains...
one of the wildest
and least known portions of Europe.
My friend...
welcome to the Carpathians.
I am anxiously expecting you.
At the Borgo Pass...
my carriage will await you
and ing you to me.
I trust your journey from London
has been a happy one...
and that you
will enjoy your stay...
in my beautiful land.
Your friend, D.
Diary, 25th May.
And although I was disappointed we
could not marry before his departure...
I am happy that he got sent
on this important assignment.
I am longing to hear
all the news.
It must be so nice
to see strange countries.
I wonder if we--
I mean Jonathan and l--
shall ever see them together.
We're early, driver.
No one is here.
I say, is the castle far?
Welcome to my home.
Enter freely of your own will...
and leave some of
the happiness you ing.
Count Dracula?
I am...
Dracula.
And I bid you welcome,
Mr. Harker, to my house.
Come in.
You will, I trust,
excuse me that I...
do not join you.
But I have already dined.
And I never drink...
wine.
An ancestor?
I see a resemblance.
The Order of the Dracul.
The Dragon.
An ancient society...
pledging my forefathers...
to defend their church
against all enemies of Christ.
That relationship
was not entirely...
successful.
Oh, yes.
It is no laughing matter.
We Draculs
have a right to be proud.
What devil or witch
was ever so great as Attila...
whose blood flows
in these veins?
Blood...
is too precious a thing
in these times.
The warlike days are over.
The victories of my great race...
are but a tale to be told.
I am the last of my kind.
I have offended you
with my ignorance, Count.
Forgive me.
I do so long to go
through the crowded streets...
of your mighty land...
to be in the midst of the whirl
and the rush of humanity...
to share its life...
its changes, its death.
There.
You, Count, are--
are the owner of
Carfax Abbey at Purfleet.
Congratulations.
Your firm writes most highly...
of your talents.
They say you are a man of good...
taste.
And that you are
a worthy substitute...
Society Of Solicitors - R.M. Renfield
to your predecessor, Mr. Renfield.
You may rely on me, Count.
Forgive my curiosity,
but why ten houses...
in such precise locations
around London?
Is it to raise the market value?
Do you believe in destiny?
That even the powers of time...
can be altered
for a single purpose?
The luckiest man
who walks on this Earth...
is the one who finds...
true love.
You found Mina.
I thought she was lost.
We're to be married
as soon as I return.
Are you married, Count?
Sir...
are you married?
I was married once.
Ages ago, it seems.
She died.
I'm very sorry.
She was fortunate.
My life, at its best, is misery.
She will no doubt
make a devoted wife.
And you a faithful husband.
Come.
Write now, my friend,
to your firm...
and to any loved ones,
and say that it shall please you...
to stay with me...
until a month from now.
A month?
Do you wish me to stay so long?
I will take no refusal.
Diary, 30th of May, 1897.
I know that Jonathan does not want me
to stay here with Lucy while he is away.
He thinks that if I become accustomed
to the wealth of the Westenra family...
I will not be content as the wife
of a mere clerk in a law firm.
But Lucy and I have been friends
since we were children...
and she has never minded
that I am only a schoolmistress.
How disgustingly awful.
Mina!
Oh, Mina, you're always working.
Is your ambitious Jon Harker...
forcing you to learn
that ridiculous machine?
When he could be forcing you
to perform...
unspeakable acts of desperate passion
on the parlor floor.
Lucy, really.
You shouldn't talk about
my fiancé in such a way.
There's more to marriage
than carnal pleasure.
Oh, Mina.
So I see.
Much, much more.
That's--
What is it, Lucy?
Because I don't understand it.
Can a man and woman really do...
that?
I did, only last night.
- Fibber. You did not.
- Yes, I did.
Well, in my dreams.
Jonathan measures up,
doesn't he?
You can tell Lucy.
We've kissed. That's all.
He thinks he's too poor
to marry me.
And it's all the worse now that
I'm here visiting you at Hillingham...
my rich friend.
Yes, but not even
one marriage proposal.
And here I am, almost 20...
practically a hag.
Mr. Quincey P. Morris.
- Oh, look.
- What is that?
A Texan.
Quincey P. Morris.
He's so young and fresh...
like a wild stallion
between my legs.
You're positively indecent.
I just know what men desire.
Watch.
- Quincey, darling.
- Miss Lucy.
Why, you're as fresh
as the spring rain.
Oh, thank you.
Please let me touch it.
It's so big.
Little girl.
Oh, my dear,
sweet little girl.
I hold your hand...
- and you've kissed me.
- Jack!
Oceans of love--
Oh, Jack, my darling.
Poor little baby.
My kitten, come over here.
Come over here
and I'll kiss it better.
My poor little blossom.
My poor little doctor.
Brilliant doctor.
- Hello, Quincey.
- Jack.
What a naughty bear.
Let me--
- Arthur Holmwood, Esquire.
- Arthur!
Oh, my darling.
Oh, you look wonderful.
I'm so sorry about your hat.
- Charming.
- It's my snake dress.
Is it really?
Lucy is a pure
and virtuous girl...
but I admit that her free way
of speaking shocks me sometimes.
Jonathan says it is a defect
of the aristocracy...
that they say what they please.
The truth is that I admire Lucy, and I'm
not surprised that men flock around her.
I wish I were as pretty
and as adored as she.
R.M. Renfield,
successful solicitor...
respected member of
the Lord Nugent's Windem Club...
returns from business a oad
in Transylvania...
promptly suffers
a complete mental eakdown.
He's now obsessed
with some blood lust.
George.
Wait here.
Would you care for
an hors d'oeuvre, Dr. Seward...
or a canapé?
No, thank you, Mr. Renfield.
How are you feeling tonight?
Far better than you,
my lovesick doctor.
Is my personal life
of interest to you?
Of course it is.
All life interests me.
Your diet, Mr. Renfield,
is disgusting.
Actually,
they're perfectly nutritious.
You see,
each life that I ingest...
gives back life to me.
A fly gives you life?
Certainly.
But you might as well ask a man to eat
molecules with a pair of chopsticks...
than to interest me
in a lesser carnivore.
I shall have to invent a new
classification of lunatic for you.
What about spiders?
Spiders eat the flies.
Yes, spiders eat them.
What about sparrows?
Oh, yes.
Did you say sparrows?
- Something larger, perhaps?
- Oh, yes.
A kitten.
I beg you.
A little, sleek--
a playful kitten.
Something I can teach.
Something I can feed.
No one would refuse me a kitten.
Wouldn't you prefer a cat?
Oh, yes.
A big cat.
- My salvation depends upon it!
- Your salvation?
Yes. I need lives.
- I need lives for the master.
- What master?
The master will come...
and he has promised
to make me immortal.
How?
Get him off!
The blood is the life!
The blood is the life!
30th May, Castle Dracula.
I think strange things which
I dare not confess to my own soul.
The count...
the way he looked at Mina's picture
fills me with dread...
as if I have a part to play
in a story that is not known to me.
I didn't hear you come in.
Take care how you cut yourself.
It is more dangerous
than you think.
A foul bauble of man's vanity.
Perhaps you should...
grow a beard.
The letters I requested.
Have you written them?
Good.
Should you leave these rooms...
you will not, by any chance...
go to sleep in any other
part of the castle.
It is old...
and has many bad memories.
- Be warned.
- I'm sure I understand.
Do not put your faith
in such trinkets of deceit.
We are in Transylvania.
Transylvania is not England.
Our ways are not your ways.
And to you...
there shall be
many strange things.
I've seen many
strange things already.
Bloody wolves chasing me
through some blue inferno!
Listen to them.
The children of the night.
What sweet music they make.
Music? Those animals?
I did as Dracula instructed.
I wrote three letters.
To the firm, to my family
and to my beloved Mina.
I said nothing of my fears
as he will read them, no doubt.
I know now that I am a prisoner.
Jonathan.
Jonathan, come to me.
Come.
Lay down.
Lay back into my arms.
Lay back, Jonathan.
Dearest Mina,
all is well here.
The count has insisted
I remain for a month...
to tutor him in English custom.
I can say no more,
except I love you.
Ever faithful, Jonathan.
The letters I have written
have undoubtedly sealed my doom.
The count's gypsies--
fearless warriors who are loyal to the
death to whatever nobleman they serve--
day and night they toil,
filling boxes with decrepit earth...
from the bowels of the castle.
They are to be delivered to his
newly acquired Carfax Abbey in London.
Why do they
fill these boxes with earth?
I love him! I love him!
It's so wonderful.
I've decided.
I love him
and I've said yes.
Finally. Don't tell me.
The Texan with the big knife?
Oh, no.
To my dear number three.
Lord Arthur Holmwood.
Lord and Lady Holmwood.
You are to be my maid of honor.
Oh, say yes.
Mina, what is it?
It's the most exciting day of my life.
You don't seem to care.
It's just that I'm
so terribly worried about Jonathan.
This letter I received is so--
It's so cold. It's so unnatural.
It's not like him at all.
Mina, don't worry.
Captain's log: the Demeter.
Captain's Log - Demeter
Varna To London
27th June, 1897.
We picked up 50 boxes
of experimental earth...
bound for London, England.
Set sail at noon into a storm...
that seemed
to come out of nowhere...
carrying us out to sea.
Third of July.
Second mate has gone missing.
Nearing Gi altar.
Storm continues. Crew uneasy.
Believe someone or something...
is aboard the ship with us.
The master of all life is at hand!
Gather round!
I am here to do
your bidding, master!
I have worshipped you
long and far off!
And now you are near, master!
I am your slave!
I await your command!
The case of Renfield
grows more interesting.
Yet, there is method in his madness
with his flies and spiders.
Had I the secret of even
one such illiant mind...
the key to the fancy
of one lunatic--
Lucy.
Lucy? Lucy!
No. Do not see me.
Oh! I couldn't control myself.
Hush, Lucy. You're dreaming.
You're walking in your sleep again.
My soul,
it seemed to leave my body.
There was this agonizing feeling,
and I couldn't get back to it.
I'm absolutely shaking.
It's all right.
You were dreaming.
I had to. It sort of
pulled me and lured me.
- I had no control.
- It's all right.
- It had red eyes.
- Hush now.
I still have the taste
of his blood in my mouth.
Here we go.
Swing it round here.
Master.
Master! I am here!
I have worshipped you.
Contrary to some beliefs,
the vampire...
like any other night creature,
can move about by day...
though it is not his natural time,
and his powers are weak.
See the amazing cinematograph!
A wonder of modern civilization!
The latest sensation!
The greatest attraction
of the century!
The new wonder of the world!
See me.
See me now.
Escaped wolf from zoo
still at large!
Buy a paper, sir?
Thank you, sir.
Get your Gazette!
Penny a paper!
My humblest apologies.
Forgive my ignorance.
I am recently arrived
from a oad...
and I do not know your city.
- Is a beautiful lady--
- A street atlas is sixpence. Good day.
I have offended you.
I am only looking for
the cinematograph.
I understand it is a wonder
of the civilized world.
If you seek culture,
then visit a museum.
London is filled with them.
Excuse me.
A woman so lovely and intelligent...
should not be walking the streets
of London without her gentleman.
Do I know you, sir?
Are you acquainted
with my husband?
Shall I call the police?
Husband?
I shall bother you no more.
Sir.
It is I who have been rude.
- If you're looking--
- Please.
Permit me to introduce myself.
I am Prince Vlad of Sagite.
- A prince, no less?
- I am...
your servant.
Wilhelmina Murray.
I am...
honored...
Madam Mina.
This way.
Hello, sir.
Mr. Holmwood asked me
to stop by to see Miss Lucy.
Yes, sir.
- Dr. Seward, Miss Lucy.
- Thank you.
Oh, Jack!
Brilliant Jack.
Do you like it?
Did Arthur put you up to this...
or did you want me alone just once
before I'm married?
Lucy, you're embarrassing me.
I'm here as your doctor.
Your fiancé
is very worried about you...
and I assure you,
a doctor's confidence is sacred.
I must have your complete trust.
Help me, Jack.
I don't know
what's happening to me.
I'm changing.
I can feel it.
I can hear everything.
I hear the servants at the other
end of the house, whispering.
I hear mice in the attic,
stomping like elephants.
But I'm having horrible
nightmares, Jack.
The eyes.
Oh, Jack.
I'm here, Lucy.
Nothing will harm you.
Let it work.
- Thank you.
- Lucy.
Oh, Jack, kiss me.
And may I say, Miss Lucy
is hotter than a June ide...
ridin' bareback
buck naked in the Sahara.
I would watch my colonial tongue
if I were you.
Hello, Jack.
And how's our lovely patient today?
Well, frankly, Arthur,
I'm confounded.
Jack, are you still
oodin' over Miss Lucy?
I can only conclude
it must be something mental.
How very droll.
Did you hear that, Quince?
Last week he wanted to marry her,
and now he wants to have her committed.
Let's have a look at her.
I'm at a loss, I admit.
I've taken the liberty
of cabling A aham Van Helsing...
the metaphysician/philosopher.
Sounds like a goddamn
witch doctor to me, Jack.
Van Helsing knows more about obscure
diseases than any man in the world.
He's my teacher and mentor.
Do it, man.
Bring him here.
Spare no expense.
Astounding.
There are no limits to science.
How can you call this science?
Do you think Madam Curie
would invite such comparisons?
Really.
I shouldn't have come here.
I must go.
Do not fear me.
Stop this.
Stop this.
My God. Who are you?
I know you.
I have crossed oceans of time...
to find you.
There is no need to panic.
The animal handlers have
everything under complete control.
Come here, Mina.
He likes you.
There is much to be learned
from beasts.
A dear friend near death;
disease of the blood
unknown to all medical theory.
I am in desperate need.
Jack Seward.
The tropical pampas vampire bat
must...
consume ten times its own weight
in fresh blood each day...
or its own blood cells will die.
Cute little vermin, ja?
Blood and the diseases
of the blood...
such as syphilis,
they concern us here.
The very name
venereal diseases...
the diseases of Venus,
imputes to them divine origin.
And they are involved
in that sex problem about which...
the ethics and ideals
of Christian civilization are concerned.
In fact, civilization and syphilization
have advanced together.
- What is this?
- It's from the telegraph, Professor.
Telegraph?
Thank you. Gentlemen, thank you.
That will be all.
Dawn.
These may be the last words
I write in this journal.
Dracula has left me
with these women...
these devils of the pit.
They drain my blood
to keep me weak...
barely alive so I cannot escape.
I will try one last time today
to escape to the water.
There must be passageway
to the river...
and then away
from this cursed land...
where the devil and his children
still walk with earthly feet.
For the record, I do attest...
that at this point,
I, A aham Van Helsing...
became personally involved
in these strange events.
Professor Van Helsing,
how good of you to come.
I always come to my friends in need
when they call me.
So, Jack, tell me everything
about your case.
She has all the usual
physical anemic signs.
Her blood analyzes normal,
and yet it is not.
She manifests continued blood loss.
I cannot trace the cause.
Blood loss? How?
My God, close the doors!
My God...
she's only a child.
Ja.
My God.
There's no time to lose.
There must be a transfusion at once.
Take off your coat.
Remember how to tie a tourniquet?
- Or have you forgotten?
- You perfected a procedure?
Perfected? No.
I've only experimented.
Landsteiner's method.
Animals, goats, sheeps.
If hemolysis occurs
in the blood donor serum...
her red blood cells will explode.
She will die.
Take this tube.
What in God's name
is going on up here?
This is Professor Van Helsing, Art.
- What the hell is he doing to Lucy?
- He's trying to save her life.
- Good God!
- You're the fiancé? Please.
Take off your coat.
This young lady's very ill. She's dying.
She wants blood
and blood she must have.
Take off your coat.
Roll up your sleeve, Art.
- Oh, God.
- Quickly, quickly.
Roll it up!
This may hurt a little, Art.
Forgive me. My life is hers. I would
give my last drop of blood to save her.
Your last drop?
Thank you.
You are very welcome here.
I don't ask as much as that. Not yet.
Hold her hand.
Jack, that poor creature has had the
blood of two men put into her already.
Man alive. Her whole body
couldn't hold that much blood.
- What took it out?
- That's a good question, Mr. Morris.
Those marks on her throat--
no disease, no trituration--
I am sure the blood loss
occurred there.
Oh? Where did the blood go?
You were once
a careful student, Jack.
Use your ain!
Where did the blood go?
Tell me!
- The bed would be covered in blood.
- Exactly.
You do not let your eyes see
nor your ears hear...
that which you cannot account for.
Something just went up there,
sucked it out of her and flew away?
Ja. Why not?
That's illiant.
That's absolutely illiant.
Will one of you learned doctors--
or whatever you are--
kindly tell me
what is going on with my Lucy?
Jack, you are a scientist.
Do you not think there are things in
this universe you cannot understand...
and which are true--
mesmerism, hypnotism?
You and Charcot
have proved hypnotism.
Materialization, astral bodies.
Professor?
Where did he go?
You see?
I feel like a blundering novice.
Gentlemen, we're not fighting
some disease here.
Those marks on your dear
Miss Lucy's neck were made...
by something unspeakable
out there.
Dead, but not dead.
It stalks us for some dread purpose
I do not comprehend.
To live, it feeds
on Lucy's precious blood.
It is a beast, a monster.
What is happening
to Lucy and to me?
When I was younger,
my feelings were never troubled.
I wish I were myself again...
the sensible Mina
I always depended on.
Absinthe...
is the aphrodisiac of the self.
The green fairy...
who lives in the absinthe...
wants your soul.
But...
you are safe with me.
Tell me, Prince...
tell me of your home.
The most beautiful place...
in all creation.
Yes, it must be.
A land beyond
a great, vast forest...
surrounded by
majestic mountains...
lush vineyards...
and flowers of such frailty
and beauty...
as to be found nowhere else.
You've described my home...
as if you had seen it firsthand.
It's your voice, perhaps.
It's so familiar.
It's like--
It's like a voice in a dream
I cannot place...
and it comforts me.
- When I am alone.
- When you are alone.
And what of the princess?
Princess?
There is always a princess...
with gowns flowing white.
And her face.
Oh, God...
her face...
is a river.
The princess...
she's a river
filled with tears of sadness...
and heart eak.
There was a princess.
Elisabeta.
She was the most radiant woman...
in all the empires of the world.
Man's deceit took her
from her ancient prince.
She leapt to her death...
into the river that you spoke of.
In my mother's tongue...
it is called...
argesh.
River princess.
Dear Madam.
Sister Agatha's Letter - 12th August
Your fiancé is safe and in the care...
of the good sisters
of the Blessed Sacrament.
Mr. Harker believes your life
is in extreme danger...
and he desires with all urgency
that you join him here...
so that you may
immediately be married.
Yours with all blessings,
Sister Agatha.
My sweet prince.
Jonathan must never know of us.
Dr. Van Helsing.
And you're Madam Mina,
dear friend to our Lucy, ja?
- How is she, doctor?
- She's still very weak.
She tells me of your
beloved Jonathan Harker...
and your worry for him.
Well, I, too, worry
for all young lovers.
There are darknesses in life,
my child...
and there are lights.
You are one of the lights,
dear Mina...
the light of all light.
Go now.
See your friend.
You look different.
You look positively radiant.
You heard from Jonathan.
- Didn't you?
- Yes.
He's safe.
He's in a convent in Romania.
He's suffering
from a violent ain fever.
The good sisters
are caring for him.
They wrote to me,
and they say he needs me...
but I won't go.
I'm not going to leave you.
You've got to go to him...
and you've got to love him...
and marry him
right then and there.
And I want you to take this,
my sister.
It's my wedding gift to you.
Don't worry about
spoiled little Lucy.
I'll be all right.
Tell Jonathan oceans of love.
Jack, how is she?
This is why I cannot eathe!
Lucy, it's medicinal.
To help you sleep.
To dream better dreams.
It's garlic!
It's nothing but common garlic!
Quincey's here to see you.
Get some andy.
Now, Miss Lucy,
you just rest easy.
Arthur sent me
to take care of you.
He said
if you don't get better quick...
I have to put you out of your misery
like a lame horse.
You're such a beast.
Will you kiss me?
Kiss me.
- That old coot!
- Get off me!
Listen to me!
Sleep, sleep now. Sleep.
You're at peace.
Look. There. There.
Nosferatu.
Here occurs the shocking
and frightening history...
of the wild,
berserk Prince Dracula--
How he impaled people
and roasted them...
boiled their heads in a kettle...
how he skinned them alive...
and hacked them to pieces
and then drank their blood.
Dracul.
For blood is the life.
My dearest Prince, forgive me.
I have received word
from my fiancé in Romania.
I am en route to join him.
We are to be married.
I will never see you again.
Mina.
It is odd,
but I feel almost...
that my strange friend
is with me.
He speaks to me in my thoughts.
With him I felt more alive
than ever I had.
And now without him,
soon to be a ide...
I feel confused and lost.
Perhaps, though I try to be good,
I am bad.
Perhaps I am a bad,
inconstant woman.
Winds!
It is the cause.
It is the cause of my soul!
It is Dracula...
the undead...
the foe I have pursued
all my life.
Dracula!
Jack, hurry!
I have much to tell you.
Guard her well, Mr. Morris.
Do not fail here tonight.
We are dealing with forces
beyond all human experience...
an enormous power,
so guard her well.
Otherwise your precious Lucy
will become a bitch of the devil...
a whore of darkness!
You're a sick old buzzard.
Hear me out, young man.
Lucy is not a random victim
attacked by mere accident.
Do you understand? No.
She is a willing recruit,
a eathless, wanton follower.
I dare say, a devoted disciple.
She is the devil's concubine!
Do you understand me?
Yet, we may still save
her precious soul.
But not on an empty stomach.
- Jack!
- Here, sir.
I starve. Feed me.
You old coot!
Your impotent men
with their foolish spells...
cannot protect you
from my power.
I condemn you to living death...
to eternal hunger...
for living blood.
I know how deeply you loved her. That
is why you must trust me and believe.
Believe?
How can I believe?
I want you to ing me, before
nightfall, a set of postmortem knives.
An autopsy? Lucy?
No, not exactly. I just want to cut off
her head and take out her heart.
Diary, 17th September.
Poor Jonathan.
He's still so ill.
He's cheered by
the familiar streets in London.
For me, now that Lucy is dead,
it is a sad homecoming.
It is as if a part of me
is dead too...
except for the tiny hope
that lives in me...
that I will again
see my prince.
Is he here?
Now that I am married...
I begin to understand the nature
of my feelings for my strange friend...
who is always in my thoughts.
Jonathan, what is it?
It is the man himself.
Look, he's grown young.
Gentlemen, must we desecrate
poor Lucy's grave?
She died horribly enough.
If Miss Lucy is dead,
then no wrong can be done to her.
But if she's not dead--
What are you saying, man?
That she's been buried alive?
No. All I say is
she is undead.
Undead.
This is insane.
Gentlemen, shall we?
One, two, three.
Where is she?
What have you done with her?
She lives beyond
the grace of God...
a wanderer in the outer darkness.
She is vampyre, nosferatu.
These creatures do not die
like the bee after the first sting...
but instead grow strong
and become immortal...
once infected
by another nosferatu.
So my friends,
we fight not one beast...
but legions that go on
age after age after age...
feeding on the blood
of the living.
Quickly, hide. Now.
Come to me, Arthur.
Leave these others
and come to me.
My arms are hungry for you,
my darling.
Kiss me and caress me...
my darling husband, please.
We wave Christ
and His holy blood!
We are strong in the Lord
and the power of His might!
The power of God is upon us!
I ing you from shadow
into light!
I cast you out,
the prince of darkness...
into hell!
A moment's courage,
and it is done.
Take the stake
in your left hand...
place the point over the heart.
Then in God's name, strike.
Do it now!
Eat, feast. You'll need your strength
for the dark days ahead.
- Doctor?
- Ja?
How did Lucy die?
Well--
Was she in great pain?
Ja, she was in great pain.
Then we cut off her head...
and drove a stake through her heart
and burned it and then she found peace.
Doctor! Please.
So, Mr. Harker...
I must now ask you,
as your doctor...
a sensitive question.
During your infidelity
with those creatures--
those demonic women--
did you, for one instant,
taste of their blood?
Good!
Then you have not infected your blood
with the terrible...
disease that destroyed poor Lucy.
Doctor, you must understand.
I doubted everything...
even my mind.
I was impotent with fear.
- I know.
- But, sir...
I know where the bastard sleeps.
I ought him there,
to Carfax Abbey.
Vampires do exist.
And this one we fight,
this one we face...
has the strength
of 20 or more people...
and you can testify for that,
Mr. Harker.
But he can also control
the meaner things of life...
the bat, the rodent, the wolf.
He can appear as mist, as vapor, as fog
and vanish at will.
Now, all these things
Dracula can do...
but he is not free.
He must rest in the sacred earth
of his homeland to gain his evil power.
It is here that we must find him
and destroy him utterly.
I almost feel pity for anything
so hunted as this count.
How can you pity
such a creature?
I'll take Mina to my quarters.
Good. You'll be safer there.
Mr. Morris, your bullets
will not harm him.
He must be beheaded.
I suggest you use your big bowie knife.
Well, I wasn't plannin'
on getting that close, Doc.
Master!
Dr. Jack!
I've been promised eternal life!
Dr. Seward, who is that man?
Mr. Renfield. This is no place for you,
Madam Mina.
Renfield? I must see him.
Mr. Renfield, behave yourself.
This is Mrs. Harker.
- Good evening.
- Good evening, Mr. Renfield.
It seems I've been
rather naughty.
I know you.
You're the ide
my master covets.
I have a husband.
I am Mrs. Harker.
My master tells me about you.
What does he tell you?
That he is coming.
That he is coming for you.
Oh, please.
Don't stay here.
Get away from these men, please.
And I pray to God
I may never see your sweet face again.
And may the Lord bless
and keep you.
Master! Master!
You promised me eternal life...
but you give it
to the pretty woman!
Dr. Jack!
I'm no lunatic man!
I'm a sane man
fighting for his soul!
My quarters are spare, but I think
you will find them comfortable.
Dr. Jack!
Water and toiletries
at your disposal.
You'll be completely safe here.
Destroy every box.
Sterilize the earth inside.
Leave him no refuge.
Let the exorcism begin.
You have betrayed me.
No, master.
I serve you.
I serve only you.
Oh, yes, my love.
You've found me.
My most precious life.
I have wanted this to happen.
I know that now.
I want to be with you always.
You cannot know
what you are saying.
Yes...
I do know.
I feared I would never feel
your touch again.
I thought you were dead.
There is no life in this body.
But you live.
You live.
What are you?
I must know.
You must tell me.
I am...
nothing.
Lifeless.
- Soulless.
- What do you mean?
Hated and feared.
I am dead to all the world.
Hear me.
I am the monster...
that eathing men would kill.
I am Dracula.
You murdered Lucy!
I love you.
Oh, God, forgive me, I do.
I want to be what you are...
see what you see...
love what you love.
To walk with me...
you must die
to your eathing life...
and be reborn to mine.
You are my love...
and my life always.
Then...
I give you life eternal...
everlasting love...
the power of the storm...
and the beasts of the earth.
Walk with me...
to be my loving wife forever.
I will. Yes. Yes.
Drink and join me...
in eternal life.
I cannot let this be.
Please, I don't care.
Make me yours.
You will be cursed as I am
to walk in the shadow of death...
for all eternity.
I love you too much...
to condemn you.
Then take me away
from all this death.
You think you can destroy me...
with your idols?
Sacred blood of Christ!
I, who served the cross.
I, who commanded nations...
hundreds of years
before you were born.
Your armies were defeated.
You tortured and impaled
thousands of people.
I was betrayed.
Look what your God...
has done to me.
No, your war with God is over.
You must pay for your crimes.
Christ compels you!
She is now...
my ide!
More light!
Light! More light!
Unclean.
- Get them!
- This way!
- Get them!
- They must be found.
Unclean.
We have learned something much.
Dracula fears us.
He fears time.
For, if not,
why does he hurry so?
He is gone.
How do you know?
He speaks to me.
He has a strong
mind connection to you.
His heart was strong enough
to survive the grave.
- You admire him.
- Ja.
He was, in life,
a most remarkable man...
and his mind
was great and powerful...
but greater is the necessity
to stamp him out...
and destroy him utterly.
- Doctor?
- Ja?
I know that I am
becoming like him.
Your salvation
is his destruction.
That is why
I want to hypnotize you.
I want you to help me find him
before it is too late.
Please, help me find him.
Please.
Look into this light...
the light of all light,
into this flame.
Your eyes are heavy.
You want to sleep.
Sleep now.
- Sleep.
- I must go to him.
He calls.
What do you hear?
What do you hear, child?
What do you hear?
Oh, my prince is calling me.
He is traveling across icy seas
to his beloved home.
There he will grow strong again.
I am coming to him
to partake of his strength.
We left London by train and crossed
the English Channel in stormy seas...
28th October
no doubt from the passage
of the count's ship.
He commands the winds,
but we still have the advantage.
By train, we can reach the Romanian port
at Varna in three days.
By ship, it will take him
at least a week.
From Paris, we traveled
through the Alps to Budapest.
The count must sail around
the Rock of Gi altar...
where we have posted a lookout...
and then on to the Black Sea port
in Varna...
where we will meet his ship
and burn it into the sea.
Home. Home.
The vampire's baptized her
with his own blood...
and her blood is dying,
my friend.
It is no use.
I will not let you go
into the unknown alone.
Oh, my poor, dear Jonathan.
Oh, what have I done to you?
No, I have done this
to both of us.
I can hear him.
He's coming closer.
He's calling me to him.
Stay with me. Please.
I am so cold.
All aboard!
Noon. Holmwood received a wire
from his clerk at Lloyd's.
The count's ship sailed past us
in the night fog...
to the northern port of Galatz.
The black devil
is reading Mina's mind.
How can we catch him now?
Varna. Galatz.
It's about 200 miles.
I think that with the horses,
we can cut him off...
reach him before
he reaches the castle.
I will dispatch Van Helsing
straight for the Borgo Pass.
If we fail in our task...
you will have to finish him.
From Varna, Mina and Van Helsing
took a carriage...
and we continued
on the train towards Galatz...
where we still hoped to intercept
the count before he reaches land.
I am fearful for Mina.
She is now our decoy.
I know this place.
- The end of the world.
- We must go on.
It is late, child.
We must rest here now.
No, we must go!
He needs me.
We must go!
We have passed Bistritza.
Dracula has outsmarted us again.
We learned that his gypsies took charge
of the vampire's box at Galatz...
and are now on
the Borgo Pass road.
- Here. You must eat.
- I am not hungry.
You have been so good to me,
Professor.
I know that Lucy harbored
secret desires for you.
She told me.
I, too, know what men desire.
Will you cut off my head...
and drive a stake
through my heart...
as you did poor Lucy,
you murdering bastard?
Not while I live.
I am sworn to protect you.
You are safe within the circle.
I've lost Lucy.
I'll not lose you to him.
You're whores of Satan!
This is holy ground.
Leave this place now!
Leave!
In the name of God,
leave this ground!
I command you
in the name of Christ!
Christ! Damn you!
Dracul!
You are...
near.
My love.
They're racing
against the sunset.
It may be too late.
God help us.
Harker, shoot!
Charge!
When my time comes,
will you do the same to me?
Will you?
- Wait.
- Let them go.
Let them go.
Our work is finished here.
Hers has just begun.
We've all become God's madmen.
All of us.
Where is my god?
He has forsaken me.
It is finished.
My love.
My love.
There, in the presence of God...
I understood at last
how my love could release us all...
from the powers of darkness.
Our love is stronger than death.
Give me peace. |
I busied myself
to think of a story...
which would speak to the mysterious
fears of our nature...
and awaken thrilling horror--
one to make the reader
dread to look around--
to curdle the blood...
and quicken the beatings
of the heart.
Tell the captain
we've got to take in...
the top sail!
She's going to rip!
Please, Captain!
We have to drop the sails!
All hands to the mast!
Take the wheel! Come on!
We're dead!
We've hit the ice!
Iceberg ahead!
Hard to starboard!
Help!
Hold on men!
Put your backs into it, men!
- Let's go!
- Captain, this is useless.
- The ice stretches for miles.
- Do you suggest we lay down and die?
The men are exhausted.
They can't go on.
I have not come this tar
to give up now.
They knew the risk when they signed on.
And we're gonna chop our way
to the North Pole if we have to.
Then you run the risk
of mutiny, Captain.
- Did you say mutiny?
- Yes, I did, sir.
We proceed north as planned.
- At the cost of how many more lives?
- As many as it takes!
There's something out there.
What the hell is that?
Who is your captain?
I am.
Who the devil are you?
I have no time to talk. Bring your men
and weapons and follow me.
- Now!
- Stay where you are!
I give the orders here.
Stop the dogs! Get them!
Leave them.
They're already dead.
Get back to the ship now!
Everybody back to the ship!
Bears don't kill like that!
Nothing does!
Maybe it wants that man.
- Or it wants the captain.
- It's the devil come for the captain.
For the last time, I made my way from
St. Petersburg to Archangel on toot.
From there I took
a whaling ship north.
When we hit the ice,
I used the dogs.
What's out there?
Listen to me.
I have spent six years planning this.
My entire fortune.
I will not be stopped by you
or some phantom.
Do you share my madness?
No, not madness.
What, then?
There's a passage to the North Pole,
and I will find it.
At the cost of your own life?
The lives of your crew?
Lives come and go.
If we succeed, our names
will live on forever.
I will be hailed
as the benefactor of our species.
You're wrong.
I, of all men, know that.
Who are you?
My name...
is Victor Frankenstein.
Oh, my wonderful son, Victor.
You are the handsomest,
kindest, cleverest...
most wonderfulest boy
in the whole world.
Madam, you will spoil the boy.
Would you and your daughter
leave us, please, Mrs. Moritz?
Come along, Justine.
Victor, this is Elizabeth.
She's coming to live with us.
She's lost both her mother
and father...
to the scarlet fever, Victor.
She's an orphan now.
You must think of her
as your own sister.
You must look after her,
and be kind to her.
Always.
Mother! How is the imminent arrival?
Oh, a little frisky today.
When you were a little boy, you
used to chase fireflies in the field.
Yes, and when I'd trap them
in my jar, they died.
- Do you remember how you cried?
- Yes.
Because you wanted to keep them glowing
by your bedside...
to light you as you read.
You were so hungry for knowledge.
Such a serious little boy.
You've become
such an earnest young man.
All these strange and ancient books.
You'll be an even greater doctor
than your father.
But you know, Victor,
life shouldn't be all study.
There's such fun to be had.
Give me that back, Mother.
Change partners and twirl!
Caroline, you mustn't
exert yourself. Please.
Don't worry, madam.
Your new baby will be a natural dancer.
Excellent.
You'll be the envy
of all the young ladies and gentlemen.
Please, Justine,
may I have this dance?
Madam.
Come on. That's it.
You must make a decision.
- The baby's in the wrong position.
- Cut me.
Oh, I cant.
Cut me. Save the baby.
She'll be all right.
Father's the finest doctor in Geneva.
Father?
Well, how is she?
I did everything I could.
Mother!
Bring her back.
Please ing her back.
Oh, Mother,
you should never have died.
No one need ever die.
I will stop this.
I promise.
Victor, you're completely obsessed.
Please explain what that is.
It's energy. It never disappears.
It merely changes form.
It's possible to convert this candle wax
into a mechanical dog's convulsions.
The applications of this
are limitless. Really.
Well, please come outside, Victor.
It's such a beautiful day.
Go away. I'm busy.
What's this?
It's for spraying down
the electric eels.
Now put it down.
It's not for playing with.
Don't do that.
Give me that.
Yes, come on! After all,
we should be grateful to Victor...
for abandoning his experiments
for one afternoon.
Well, who says I have?
- What do you mean?
- Look!
We're all going to die.
You knew this was going to happen.
Not for certain. But I had hoped
the conditions would be right.
But I've never seen one quite as large
as that. Look, it's wonderful!
- You shouldn't have done this.
- It's all right.
- We must take cover. A tree!
- That's exactly the wrong thing to do.
- It's a larger conductor than we are.
- What about Willie?
- What are we to do?
- Come on!
Spread out!
Elizabeth, take this.
- Come on! Quickly!
- What is that?
- Dig it right into the ground.
- Now what?
Everyone down. Quickly!
Give me your hands.
It'll be fine.
- That's good.
- I hope you know what you're doing.
Willie, don't look up!
Wait.
One, two, three!
Now.
So how do you feel, Elizabeth?
Alive.
Ladies and gentlemen,
dear friends...
gather around and listen.
As you probably know,
tomorrow my dear son Victor...
leaves me to pursue
what I'm sure...
will be an illustrious career
in a profession...
that I myself am not altogether
unassociated with.
Though, my--
My one regret is that his mother--
my late wife--
is not here...
to share the fire...
which our son fills me with tonight.
Yes.
She wanted you to have this, Victor,
on your graduation.
And in it she has written...
This is the journal
of Victor Frankenstein.
The rest of the leaves are blank...
to be filled with the deeds
of a noble life.
We'd better go in
before they miss us.
Just a little while longer,
please.
I don't know when
we'll be alone together again.
Oh, dear Victor.
I'll miss you laughing at me.
I'll miss you making me laugh.
So...
how do others and sisters
say good-bye?
Perhaps they never have to.
I won't if you won't.
Are you my sister?
Sister.
Friend.
Lover.
Wife?
Yes.
Then come with me to Ingolstadt.
Marry me now.
- No.
- Then I'll stay.
I want more than anything else
in the world to be your wife.
But as long as you're away,
I belong here.
I want to make this house live again.
I want to make this
a great home for our children.
And now you must go,
and do the great things you need to do.
I want you so much.
I'll be here when you return.
Each holiday.
Every visit.
And on our wedding night.
Until our wedding night.
A lot of stairs, I'm afraid.
How was your journey?
Very good, thank you.
I made good progress in the mountains.
Good. I'm pleased. As I've said,
we've only got attic space.
That's exactly what I'm looking for.
But Frau Brach...
there will be a great deal
of scientific equipment and rigging...
to be delivered every day
for the next week.
I trust you've no objections.
I'm sure you appreciate the need
for a proper laboratory.
Oh, Putzi likes you.
This will be perfect.
The foolish and vain
force their views by the rod...
but knowledge is power
only through God.
Our motto. Easily forgotten...
by you young men in a hurry.
But perhaps the greatest mistake...
that all students make
during their time here...
is to suppose
that they can ever have...
an original or creative thought.
We have all imagined that in our time.
But gentlemen,
you have not come here...
in order to think for yourselves.
You are here to learn how to think
for your patients.
You must learn, therefore,
in the first place...
to submit yourselves...
to the established laws
of physical reality.
But surely, Professor...
you don't intend we disregard
more philosophical approaches?
Philosophical?
Those which stir the imagination
as well as the intellect.
Paracelsus, for example.
Ah, Paracelsus.
An arrogant and foolish Swiss.
Albertus Magnus.
His nonsense was exploded...
500 years ago.
Cornelius Agrippa.
A sorcerer, an occultist.
What is your name?
Victor Frankenstein, sir.
Of Geneva.
Oh, another Swiss.
Mr. Frankenstein...
here at the University of Ingolstadt
we teach...
and indeed hope to advance,
the science of medicine.
Chemistry, biology, physics.
We study hard science.
But surely, Professor, the greatest
advances come in combining these things.
We do not study the ravings
of lunatics and alchemists...
hundreds of years in their graves.
Because their kind...
of amateur, fanatical,
fantastical speculation...
does not heal bodies or save lives.
Only science can do that.
Now, have we your permission
to continue?
- Nice coat.
- Thank you.
Don't take it too hard. Krempe just
doesn't approve of public humiliation.
- I am not mad.
- My dear fellow, of course you're not.
In fact, that's just the sort of thing
I'd expect a rational person...
to say to a complete stranger.
Henry Clerval, by the way,
and I'm completely crazy.
- Victor Frankenstein.
- Of Geneva.
Why don't you look where I'm going?
That's Schiller,
ornament of the playing field.
- Really?
- You can tell he's new.
He goes around looking at things
with his mouth open.
What are you here for?
- Research.
- Very grand.
I'm here to become
a mere doctor.
I'm told that has something to do
with healing the sick...
but I find sick people
rather revolting.
Still, I'll have a good time...
get my degree--
if I can stop failing anatomy--
and settle down to relieve rich ladies
of their imaginary aliments...
and then relieve their very real
and beautiful daughters.
Who was that?
He was at the lecture.
That's Waldman.
Yes. Interesting case.
They say in his youth he could eak
into heaven and lecture God on science.
Ran into trouble with the authorities
a few years back.
Something to do
with illegal experiments.
What kind of experiments, I wonder?
What was it you were saying?
Rich old ladies and their daughters?
Yes, it's a life of sacrifice,
I know, but someone's got to do it.
That is why the central nervous system
and its crowning achievement...
the ain, are as complicated
and mysterious a set of organs...
as you are ever likely to encounter.
Mr. Frankenstein,
the incision is yours.
Excellent.
Mr. Clerval, you may remove
the cranial lid.
Henry has now fully recovered and
continues his struggle to pass anatomy.
I was always terrible at anatomy.
Professor Waldman is very tolerant
of him and myself.
I am learning a great deal.
Professor Waldman is remarkable.
- And so is Henry.
- God bless you all. My Love, Victor.
- That's very nice.
- P.S. I've fallen in love.
- I beg your pardon!
- She's dark, sleek and beautiful...
and always wags her tail
whenever she sees me.
Her name is Putzi, and she's the
friendliest sheepdog I've ever known.
P.S. Elizabeth, I dream of how your
hair shines in the moonlight.
Of how your lips taste.
I dream of your arms and your easts...
and of the time on our wedding night...
when we will be alone together
at last.
What else does it say?
It says, I'm working very hard
and making lots of new friends.
Coffee, anyone?
Once and for all, Frankenstein.
Life is life. Death is death.
These things are real.
That is rubbish,
and you know it.
That premise has been repeatedly
challenged by your own staff members.
We don't know where life ends
or death begins.
Hair and fingernails continue to grow
after what we choose to call death.
We know that a man's ain, heart and
lungs may continue to pump and eathe.
Now, you know that!
Mr. Frankenstein of Geneva, I warn you,
what you are suggesting...
is not only illegal,
it is immoral.
Rubbish!
Dear Diary, Why does no one
understand me?
P.S. I am not mad.
You! Explain yourself!
Professor, I'm sorry. Listen. I came
here to learn all about the new science.
Galvanism, Franklin's experiments.
The combination of modern disciplines...
with ancient knowledge
in an attempt to protect and create--
To create what?
So we can change things.
We can make things better.
You know that. We are on the verge
of undreamt-of discoveries...
if we've the courage
to ask the right questions.
Now, you must help me. Please!
Come on.
Lock the door.
Now, for thousands of years, the Chinese
have based their medical science...
on the belief that the human body is
a chemical engine run by energy streams.
But how do they explain--
Don't touch that!
Their doctors treat patients
by inserting needles like these...
into the flesh at various key points
to manipulate these electric streams.
I see.
So electricity is the key.
Now look at this.
Go on. Touch it.
- It feels warm.
- Yes.
Yes. How do you do?
- Turn it oft!
- I can't. It's not working.
Try to stay calm. It's simply
a matter of reducing the polarity.
- A monkey's arm is like a human's.
- No arm is this strong!
Now, this must work.
Let me help you, Professor.
You shall, of course, tell no one.
They wouldn't believe you anyway.
Dearest Victor,
Nothing much changes here.
Mrs. Moritz continues to love
and torment Justine in equal measure.
Willie grows more precocious
every day...
and Father almost expires with pride at
the very thought of you and your work.
And l-- Well, I just miss you.
Very much.
Please write soon, Victor.
No, I'm serious.
You take vaccine, for instance.
Thirty years ago, the entire concept
of vaccine was unheard of...
and now we save lives every day.
- But that isn't the whole answer.
- What do you mean?
Eventually, the best way to cheat death
will be to create life.
Now you've gone too far.
There's only one God, Victor.
Leave God out of this. Listen.
Say someone you love has a sick heart.
- Would you give them a healthy one?
- Impossible.
We can do it.
If we can replace one part of a human
being, we can replace every part.
And if we can do that,
we can design a life.
We can create a being
that will not grow old or sicken.
One that will be stronger than us,
better than us.
One that will be more intelligent,
more civilized than us.
- In our lifetime?
- No.
How close did you get, Professor?
Too close.
Professor, I beg you,
let me see these notes.
My work now and its application
lies exclusively...
in the preservation of life.
I abandoned my other researches
many years ago.
Why?
Because they resulted in abomination.
You're not sticking that in me.
It's got a pox in it, I hear.
- Pox? They're giving us pox?
- That's right.
It's a vaccine that will prevent
a plague in this city.
Just tiny harmless amounts
of anti-smallpox serum.
- You just said pox!
- I said it was harmless.
It's a necessary precaution
without which this godforsaken city...
would be immediately
put under quarantine.
I don't care what you doctors tell me.
You're not sticking that in me!
Yes, I am! It's the law!
Now, sit him down, someone.
- Come on.
- You're not sticking that in me!
- Sir?
- Professor?
Get him!
Come on!
It's no use, Victor.
He's gone.
Let him go.
This shouldn't happen.
It need not happen!
To hell with you!
Whatever you say,
whatever you call it...
you doctors are killers!
You murder people!
Evil! You're evil!
You're the ones deserve to die!
God will punish you!
My God, you were so close.
Of course, the power!
The materials were wrong.
You needed auxiliary sources.
Yes, the experiment.
A failure? Resulting reanimant...
malformed and hideous to behold.
This factor dependent
on the appropriate raw materials.
Raw materials.
- Come on, Henry.
- I can't help you.
- What are you frightened of?
- Everything.
- What if the authorities--
- We'll do this in secret.
I've got the raw materials.
I've got Waldman's journals.
- You stole Waldman's journals?
- We owe it to him to complete his work.
- He was one step away.
- He never wanted this.
- He couldn't face it.
- Even if it were possible...
and even if you had the right, which
you don't, to make this decision...
can you imagine for one second there
wouldn't be a terrible price to pay?
I think for the chance
to defeat death and disease--
to let everyone on this earth
have the chance of life--
sustained, healthy life--
to allow people to love each other,
to be together forever--
for all of that,
I think it's a risk worth taking.
Please, Justine, just leave me alone.
I won't talk about it.
All these letters.
You read them to us every week.
I wrote the letters!
He hasn't written to me in months.
Something horrific is happening to him.
I can feel it.
At first I wasn't sure, but I knew
I had to hide it from Father.
Now there are rumors of cholera.
I can look after Father and Willie.
You go to Ingolstadt.
That's not possible. He won't want me.
He's probably found someone else!
It he was mine,
I would have gone already!
But he isn't mine.
He's yours.
And you must go to him.
Raw materials,
that's all they are.
Tissue to be reused.
The very finest ain.
- But they all died of cholera, sir.
- No matter.
Thank you.
Now, the assembled organs must have
the appropriate nutrients and heat.
And crucially, more direct power.
More direct power.
Amniotic fluid is the chief
biogenic element.
The subject is injected with this.
The acupuncture needles pierce the flesh
at all key energy points.
After the removal of current,
a dead toad should retain animation...
but independently
of external power sources.
Yes!
That's it!
That's the combination!
That's it!
Open the door!
- Victor, please!
- What do you want?
It's cholera.
It's an epidemic.
The city's been placed
under martial law.
- Are you listening to me?
- Yes. And?
The militia's arriving
to quarantine the city.
Most of us are getting out
while we still can.
Krempe knows you're here.
What if he tells the authorities?
Good-bye, Henry.
Victor, it's me! Elizabeth.
Can you hear me?
Victor, I have to see you.
- Go away!
- Please, Victor!
I won't leave here
until you see me!
Come in the side door.
Alone!
What's happened to you?
How can you live here like this?
And that stench!
Don't go in there!
- We have to leave. It isn't sate.
- No, I have to stay.
- Even if it means you will die?
- Yes.
Well, let me help you.
No, that's impossible.
We made a promise.
Victor, I beg you.
Look, I know that this is difficult
for you to understand...
but I cannot abandon
this work now.
It is too important.
Not just for me, but...
believe me, for everyone.
And it must come first.
Before us?
I love you so much.
But--
Good-bye.
Oh, God! Elizabeth!
Live! Live!
Yes!
It's alive.
What have I done?
Massive birth defects.
Greatly enhanced physical strength.
But resulting...
reanimant...
is malfunctional...
and pitiful...
and dead.
Tomorrow, this journal
and its secrets must be destroyed.
Forever.
Oh, God.
You tool, Victor Frankenstein
of Geneva!
How could you know
what you'd unleashed?
How is it pieced together?
With bits of thieves,
bits of murderers?
Evil stitched to evil
stitched to evil.
Do you really believe this thing
will thank you for its monstrous birth?
Evil will have its revenge.
God help your loved ones!
What do you think you're doing?
He's got cholera! He's the one
who's been spreading the plague!
Get him!
- Get him!
- Kill him!
Come here, you--
Keep away from him!
Kill him now!
He went this way!
There now. Easy.
Easy. Just a bit.
That's it.
There now. Rest easy.
- Henry, you're here.
- Of course I'm here.
It was touch and go with you, though.
Just a bit more.
I teared cholera.
Turned out to be pneumonia.
Yes, I'm becoming
something of a doctor.
Even Krempe seems pleased with me.
At this rate,
I might even pass anatomy.
- The-- The epidemic.
- Dreadful.
There's nothing we can do for them.
The vulnerable,
anyone who's without shelter or food--
the newborn especially will die.
Are you sure?
I'm certain of it.
Thank God.
What do you mean?
Nothing.
Well, then, that's my shift finished.
I'll see you later.
- Oh, please, forgive me.
- Of course I do.
Victor, I don't know
what you were working on.
I don't want to know,
but it nearly killed you!
It's over. It's finished.
It should never have started.
It's dead!
- Felix.
- Yes?
Don't forget the onion scraps.
- All right, I've got them.
- Make sure the shed door is shut.
Go on! Get!
Come on.
Get out!
- How are the pigs?
- They're happy. They've been fed.
- How're your hands?
- They're bleeding again.
Let me see them.
That's better.
There.
- Soup's ready.
- Come on, Grandpa. Sit down.
Thank you.
We'll never get through the winter
with this yield.
The ground's frozen hard.
- We'll sell another pig at market.
- We can't.
Not until they lift the quarantine.
Even then, it's one less for us.
And he'll be back
for last month's rent soon.
Come on!
We'll do this together.
You're right.
We've got to.
Before the snow comes.
Come on, then.
The ground's frozen solid.
We haven't the strength.
We'd need 20 men to work this field!
It's useless!
- We should stop. It's late.
- We don't have enough to eat!
We'll manage.
Let's go.
Look!
They must be gifts from
the good spirit of the forest!
Father, nothing in this life
comes tree of cost.
I'd like to know who and why.
Was it, Grandpa?
- Was it the good spirit?
- I believe it was.
Will you stop tilling their head
with nonsense?
Who's there?
Felix? Children?
Right.
What's this one?
Frie--
nd.
Friend?
Well done!
That's very good.
You've got lots of friends,
haven't you?
Grandpa's your friend.
- Thomas is your friend.
- Friend.
Friend.
Family.
Father.
This is important. You must
travel with him the entire journey.
This equipment must not be
left unattended.
My father will personally take delivery
in Geneva. Understand?
- I do.
- Thank you.
- Going somewhere?
- Look at this locket Victor gave me.
- Isn't it beautiful?
- Lovely. Is this really you?
It's a bad likeness, but for now,
it'll serve instead of a ring.
Congratulations!
This is entirely expected!
- When?
- As soon as we get home!
I can't believe we'll be there
for New Year's eve.
- Victor's taking his father's practice.
- And expand it.
I'm going ahead, now that quarantine's
lifted. There's so much to do!
The practice needs a partner.
There's not much money.
But there is food and board
and some very good company.
And it's the ideal position for someone
who has finally passed anatomy.
So we were wondering if there was
anybody you could recommend?
- I don't know what to say.
- Please say yes.
And you can write that down
in your journal!
This is the...
journal of...
Victor...
Frankenstein...
of Geneva.
Come on. Quickly!
Oft you go! Quickly now!
Merry Christmas!
Come on. Time for bed.
In you go.
For the good spirit...
of the forest.
Are you the good spirit
of the forest?
Not exactly.
Where's your father?
I said, where's your father?
Who's there? Maggie?
Oh. It's you.
What have you done to Maggie?
Is he in there,
hiding behind a blind old man?
Get away!
Don't blame me.
Blame your son
for not paying his rent on time!
Oh, my God!
Thank you so much, my friend.
Won't you come sit by the tire?
Please. Don't be afraid.
Come.
Come in.
Have a rest. Sit down.
There. That's better.
That's better.
I'm glad you finally came in.
A man shouldn't have to hide
in the shadows.
Better that way.
For me.
Why?
People are afraid.
Except you.
It can't be as bad as that.
Worse.
I can see you with my hands.
It you'll trust me.
Papa! He hurt Grandpa!
- Who hurt Grandpa?
- What was that noise?
- Tell me what the noise was!
- What happened?
You poor man.
Have you no friends?
There are some people.
But they don't know me.
Why do you not go to them?
Because...
I am so very...
ugly.
And they are...
so very...
beautiful.
Father!
Get out of here!
You animal!
- You monster!
- Leave him alone!
It's all right.
We have to leave here.
I will have revenge!
Geneva.
Quickly!
She's here! We got your letter!
- Did you?
- It was the first one I could read!
- Congratulations! I'm happy for you.
- Thank you, Justine.
Is that the locket?
Look how handsome Victor is.
Elizabeth, can I take this
to show Peter?
- It's not a toy!
- Let him go. Don't dawdle, William!
Justine, you idiot!
Pay attention!
Anyone would think
you're the one getting married.
- Yes, Mother.
- What's wrong?
Nothing, really.
Just leave it!
You've ruined it now.
You! Quickly!
- Have you seen Willie?
- Isn't he back yet?
Claude went to see if he lost track
of time. They say he never arrived.
It's far too late
for him to still be out.
This isn't a game!
It's so late!
We're all so tired.
I'm so tired.
Father! I am so pleased to see you!
What's wrong?
We checked the east ridge.
There's nothing there.
Damn!
We found him!
I found him.
We did everything we could, sir.
You just rest easy now.
We did everything we could.
Sir, I'm terrified for my girl.
She's still out looking for William.
We parted badly.
I was cruel to her.
I didn't mean it!
I think she finds it very hard now
with your wedding.
She loves you dearly.
I couldn't bear it if anything happened
to her. She's all I've got.
Please help me!
We'll organize another search
now that it's light.
We'll find her, Mrs. Moritz.
I promise.
- How is Father?
- His heart is eaking.
Mr. Frankenstein, we've apprehended the
murderer, not five miles from here...
hiding in a barn.
We found this on her.
'Tis yours, I believe, sir.
Sir, you must come immediately.
The townspeople have gone mad.
- What are they doing?
- They must have oken into the jail!
- For God's sake! Can't you stop them?
- They've gone wild! It's a lynch mob!
Stop! This is unlawful!
Victor! Help me!
I was trying to find him!
I went to the lake!
But it was dark!
I wanted to ing him to you!
He must be there for the wedding!
I'm sorry! He's so tiny!
We managed to close the gates
on the mob, Claude.
What about Justine?
We cut her down, sir.
We can bury her in the morning.
Thank you, Claude. Get to bed.
The sea of ice.
I will meet you there.
On the sea of ice.
Oh, Justine, forgive me.
Victor, tell me.
Who is this man?
How do you know he's responsible?
-I'll tell you after I've destroyed him.
-This is a matter for the police!
They wouldn't understand.
Well, neither do I!
Then just accept it.
Get up.
You do speak.
Yes, I speak.
And read.
And think.
And know the ways of man.
How did you find me?
Your journal.
Then you mean to kill me.
You murdered my other, didn't you?
I took him by the throat
with one hand...
and lifted him off the ground.
Slowly crushed his neck.
And as I killed him...
I saw your face.
You gave me these emotions...
but you didn't tell me
how to use them.
Now, two people are dead...
because of us.
Why?
There was something at work
in my soul...
which I do not understand.
What of my soul? Do I have one?
Or was that a part you left out?
Who were these people
of which I am comprised?
Good people?
Bad people?
- Materials, nothing more.
- You're wrong.
Did you know
I knew how to play this?
In which part of me
did this knowledge reside?
In these hands?
In this mind?
In this heart?
And reading.
And speaking.
Not things learned
so much as things...
remembered.
Trace memories in the ain, perhaps.
Did you ever consider
the consequences of your actions?
You gave me life.
But then you left me to die.
Who am I?
You--
I don't know.
And you think I am evil?
What can I do?
There is something I want.
A friend.
Companion.
A female.
Someone like me...
so she won't hate me.
Like you?
Oh, God.
You don't know what you're asking.
I do know that...
with the sympathy of one living being...
I would make peace with all.
I have love in me,
the likes of which...
you can scarcely imagine...
and rage...
the likes of which
you would not believe.
It I cannot satisfy the one...
I will indulge the other.
And...
if I consent...
how will you live?
We would travel north,
my ide and I...
to the furthest reaches of the pole...
where no man has ever set foot.
There...
we would live out our lives.
Together.
No human eye
would ever see us again.
This I vow.
You must help me.
Please.
If it is possible
to right this wrong...
then I will do it.
Are you all right?
Yes, I'm all right.
I'm safe.
What happened?
Tell us.
Victor, you have to tell us
what happened!
One month! That's all I ask!
Then we can be married
and forget this whole business!
- I promise!
- Promise?
Don't dare use that word to me!
You promised to tell me who this man is.
You promised to abandon
this work for good!
Your promises don't mean anything.
I have to leave this house.
- Where will you go?
- Somewhere I can recover.
This is ridiculous!
I haven't got time to argue!
Isn't it convenient?
Doesn't it fit in with your plans?
Don't you ever think of anyone
or anything but yourself?
God forgive me.
Why her?
Materials, remember?
Nothing more.
Your words.
You will honor your promise to me.
I will not.
Go on. Kill me now.
That is mild compared to what will come.
If you deny me my wedding night,
I will be with you on yours.
Wait! Please wait!
I have to speak to you.
Please!
What do you want to say?
Don't go.
Please.
Don't go.
I'm frightened.
Of what?
I have done something...
so terrible...
so evil.
And I am frightened...
that if I tell you the truth...
that I will lose you.
You'll lose me if you don't.
I...
don't know...
what...
to do.
Will you marry me?
Marry me today.
Tomorrow...
tell me everything.
But you must tell me the truth.
And together we can face anything.
Whatever you've done...
whatever has happened...
I love you.
To share the truth...
the whole truth...
for good or ill.
To stand by each other...
in sickness and in health...
and in joy...
from this day forward...
till death do you part.
Who is this man?
How shall we know him?
- Believe me, you'll know him.
- He killed Master William.
And Justine Moritz died for it.
No hesitation, lads!
Shoot the bastard on sight!
- Henry.
- Don't worry about a thing.
You two look after each other.
I'll look after your father.
Ferry
I'm sorry, sir.
The last ferry's gone.
- There's nothing there till morning.
- Damn.
I'll ride on ahead
and secure you lodgings for the night.
- Thank you.
- Come on.
- Keep your pistols dry!
- They're dry enough.
It they fail, we've others. If those
fail, we can always cut the bastard.
- Go to your post.
- Yes, sir.
Don't worry, sir.
You're well guarded.
Now, why don't you go on upstairs
to your wife.
It's not often a man
has his wedding night.
You're soaking.
Brother and sister no more.
Now, husband and wife.
Lock the door.
I saw him in the lightning.
He vanished toward the lake!
You two stay here!
We lost him.
Don't bother to scream.
Please, sir.
Please don't hurt me.
You're lovelier than I ever...
could have imagined.
I keep my promises!
For God's sake.
Tell me what happened!
No point.
I know what I have to do.
God! No! You can't do this!
I won't let you!
She's gone. I love her.
What would you do?
- Leave her in peace!
- You call this peace?
Father would have
done this for mother.
Your father's dead!
Then there's nothing left to lose.
Nothing but your soul.
Live!
Live!
Say my name.
Please.
Say my name.
Remember?
You must remember.
That's it.
That's it. You remember.
That's it.
Now stand.
Up. Yes!
Remember?
She's beautiful.
- She's not for you.
- Come.
Say my name.
You're beautiful.
Say my name.
Come to me.
Say my name.
That's right.
You're mine.
Leave her alone! No!
- Get away from her! She's mine!
- She said my name! She remembers!
She's mine!
All that I once loved...
lies in a shallow grave...
by my hand.
I followed the trail
he left for me.
North.
Always north.
For months now.
With one intent.
To kill him.
Now...
I'm tired.
I'm so...
very, very tired.
What did he say?
He's dead.
He died raving...
about some phantom.
What is it out there, Captain?
He told me a story that...
couldn't be true.
He was mad.
I think.
A warming eeze.
The ice will melt yet.
And what then, Captain?
- We head north.
- No.
Who are you?
He never gave me a name.
Why do you weep?
He was my father.
And, yea, I gave my heart
to know wisdom...
and to know madness and folly.
And I perceived that all is vanity...
and vexation of spirit.
For in much wisdom
is much grief.
And he that increaseth knowledge...
increaseth sorrow.
For God shall ing every work...
and every secret thing
into judgement...
whether it be good...
or whether it be evil.
- Captain, we--
- He has a right to bear witness.
- Jesus! It's eaking up!
- The ice is giving way!
Help me!
Get back to the ship, Captain!
Leave the damn torch!
Come with us!
I am done with man.
Hang on! I've got you!
Help!
Here, Captain!
Take my hand!
Where to now, Captain?
Home. |
I was at Agenda 2000
and uh, one of the people who was there
was Craig Mundie,
who is some kind of
high mucky muck at Microsoft,
I think uh, vice-president of consumer products
or something like that.
And uh, I hadn't actually met him
I, I, I, uh, bumped in to him in an,
in an elevator... in an elevator
And uh, I looked at his badge and said,
Oh, I see you work for Microsoft.
And he looked back to me and said,
Oh, yeah and what do you do?
And I thought he seemed just a sort of a tad dismissive
I mean, here's the archetypal, you know,
guy in a suit
looking at a scruffy hacker
And so I gave him the thousand
yard stare and said,
I'm your worst nightmare.
Wonderview Productions
PRESENTS
A
J.T.S. Moore
FILM
REVOLUTION OS
For most its short, but colorful history,
the computer industry has been dominated
by the Windows operating system.
But that could soon change,
as Windows faces a strong challenge from Linux
Silicon Valley has long been the place
to develop new technology,
start new companies and get really rich.
Now The Valley is the front line in a revolution
fighting for that most
politically incorrect of ideas:
individual freedom
Day and night,
a loose confederation of
hackers and programmers zaps bits pieces of
computer code around the world as it builds the tools
to set computer users free
using open information and
the free exchange of technology
to achieve its goals.
This revolution began in the 1980's with
the Free Software Movement and GNU project.
And now is most commonly associated
with Linux and the Open Source Movement.
What is Linux?
We do have one sector that taking off today.
It is the Linux-related sector.
And I thought this might be
a good opportunity to say,
What is Linux?
And I'll answer this question for you.
Many of you probably already know,
but
There are 12 million users out there
A computer Operating System
developed by hundreds of
programmers collaborating on the Internet
A challenge to Microsoft Windows NT
Very popular for its speed
and so this's what the craze is about
To kind of explain what Linux is you have to
explain what an Operating System is
And... the thing about Operating System is
you, I mean...
you're never ever supposed to see it.
Because...
nobody really uses an Operating System,
people use... programs... on their computer
And the only mission in life
of an operating system is to help
those programs run.
So an operating system never does
anything on its own
It's only waiting for the programs to
ask for certain resources or,
or, ask for a certain file on the disk
or ask for the programs to
connect them to the outside world.
And then the operating system
comes, steps in and then
tries to make it easy for people
to write programs
And, What is Open Source?
Open Source is a way for people to collaborate
on software without being encumbered
by all of the problems of intellectual property,
having to negotiate contracts every time
you buy a piece of software,
have a lot of lawyers involved.
In general, we just wanna get the software to work
and we want be able to have
people contribute fixes to that, etc..
So we sort of sacrifice some of
the intellectual property rights
and just let the whole world
use the software
Before there could be Linux
There was Richard Stallman
and the Free Software Movement.
They think of Richard Stallman as the...
great philosopher, right.
And think of me as the engineer
Richard Stallman is the founding father of
the Free Software Movement.
Through his efforts to build the
GNU Operating System.
He created the legal, philosophical and
technological foundation
for the Free Software Movement.
Without these contributions,
it's unlikely that Linux and Open Source
would have evolved in to their current forms today
I joined the
MIT Artificial Intelligence Lab in 1971,
I joined... a thriving community of hackers,
people who loved programming,
loved exploring the what they could do
with computers.
And they had developed
a complete Operating System,
entirely written there.
And I became one of the team, that
continued to improve the Operating System,
adding new capabilities
That was my job, and I loved it, we all loved it.
That's why we were doing it.
And clears throat we called our system
the Incompatible Time Sharing System
which is an example of the
playful spirit
which defines a hacker.
Hackers are people who enjoy
playful cleverness.
Well, it first started going wrong
as the outside world started pressuring us
to have passwords.
We didn't have any passwords
on our computer.
And the reason was that the hackers
who'd originally designed the system
realized that passwords were a way
the administrators could control all the users.
And they didn't want to build tools
you know, locks and keys for
the administrators to control them,
so they just didn't do it.
They left that out
And we had the philosophy
that whoever sitting at the computer
should be able to do whatever he wants
and somebody else who was there yesterday
shouldn't be controlling what you do today
When they put passwords onto one of
the machines at MIT
I and bunch of other hackers didn't like it,
I decided to try a subversive sort of hack.
clears throat
I figured out how to decode the passwords,
so by looking at the database of encoded passwords
I could figure out what each person
would actually type to login
And so I sent messages to people, saying,
Hello? I see that you've
chosen the password mumble,
whatever it was.
How about if you do as I do
just type Enter for your password
it's much shorter, much easier to type.
And... of course with this message I was
implicitly telling them
the security was really just a joke.
Anyway, but in addition
I was letting them in on this hack.
And eventually, A fifth of all the
users on that computer joined me
in using just Enter as their passwords.
Where did the ideas that lead to what is now
called Open Source world?
How did that begin? Who began that?
It actually began with the start
of computers because at that time
software was just passed around between people
And I think it was only like in the
lates 70's or early 80's
That people started really closing up
their software,
And saying, No, you can never
get a look at the source code.
You can't change the software
even if it's necessary
for you to fix it, for your own application
And... um, you can actually blame
some of that on Microsoft,
They are one of the real pioneers
of the proprietary software model.
In the mid 1970's, a group of hackers
and computer hobbyist in Silicon Valley
formed the Home ew Computer Club.
In the club January 31, 1976 newsletter,
Bill Gates of the recently formed Microsoft,
wrote an open letter to the community
where he made a point by point argument for
the relatively new concept of proprietary software
up to that point, the practice of computer users
had been to freely pass around software
with not much thought given to
its ownership
Known as An Open Letter to Hobbyists,
Bill Gates writes,
To me the most critical thing
in the hobby market right now
is the lack of good software courses,
books and software itself.
Without good software and an owner
who understands programming,
A hobby computer is wasted.
Will quality software be written
for the hobby market?
Gates goes on to write,
The feedback we have gotten from
the hundreds of people who say they are
using BASIC has all been positive.
Two surprising things are apparent, however.
1) Most of these users never
bought BASIC, and
2) The amount of royalties we have received
from sales to hobbyists
makes the time spent on of Altair BASIC
worth less than 2 dollars an hour
Why is this?
As the majority of hobbyists must be aware,
most of you steal your software.
Hardware must be paid for but software
is something to share.
Who cares if the people who worked
on it get paid?
Is this fair?
One thing you don't do by stealing software
is get back at MITS for some problem
you may have had
MITS doesn't make money selling software.
One thing you do do is prevent
good software from being written.
Who can afford to do professional work for nothing?
What hobbyist can put 3-man years into programming,
finding all bugs, documenting his product
and distribute it for free?
The fact is,
no one besides us has invested a lot of money
in hobby software.
What about the guys who resell Altair BASIC?
Aren't they making money on hobby software?
Yes, but those who have been
reported to us may lose in the end.
They are the ones who give
hobbyists a bad name,
and should be kicked out of any
club meeting they show up at.
I would appreciate letters from
anyone who wants to pay up,
or has a suggestion or comment.
Signed Bill Gates, General partner, Micro-Soft.
In the late 70's and early 1980's,
Richard Stallman was
doing Artificial Intelligence research and coding
at the MIT Artificial Intelligence Lab.
Richard had a number of negative experiences
during that period which soured him
on the whole idea of commercial software.
such as?
uh... some company wanted to work on and
wanted to fix was locked up.
and he couldn't get the company that owned
on the code to let him fix it
even though it would have been to their advantage to do so.
And that put me into a moral dilemma, you see?
Because to get one of the modern computers
of the day, which was the early 80's,
you would have to get a proprietory
operating system.
The developers of those systems
didn't share with other people,
Instead they tried to control the users,
dominate the users, restrict them.
Say, if to get the system,
you have to sign a promise you won't
share with anybody else.
And to me that was essentially a promise
to be a bad person,
to betray the rest of the world,
cut myself off from society
from a cooperating community.
And I had already experienced what happened
when other people did that to us,
when they refused to share with us.
because they had signed these contracts.
And it hurt the whole lab,
it kept us from doing useful things before.
So I just wasn't going to do that.
I thought,This is wrong!
I am not going to live this way
And from experiences like this
he developed a profound hostility
to the idea of
intellectual property and software.
He eventually acted this out
by founding the Free Software Foundation.
So, I looked for another alternative
and I realized:
I was an operating system developer.
If I were to develop another operating system.
And then as the author,
encourage everyone to share it.
Say, everyone, You come and get it,
use this, form a new community
Not only could I gave myself a way
to keep using computers without
betraying other people,
but I'd give it to everybody else, too.
Everybody would have a
way out of that moral dilemma
And so I realized this was
what I had to do with my life.
I actually began the project in January of 1984.
That's when I resigned for my job at MIT
to start developing the GNU operating system.
Now I should explain the name GNU is a hack.
Because it's a recursive acronym.
It stands for GNU's Not Unix.
You see so the G in GNU stands for GNU.
And what the name means is
I was developing a system that was like
the Unix operating system,
but was not the Unix operating system.
This was a different system.
We would have to write it completely
from scratch
because Unix was proprietory.
We were forbidden to share Unix,
We couldn't use Unix.
It was useless for a community.
So we had to write a replacement for it.
Throughout the 1980s,
as Richard Stallman was building the GNU project,
computer scientists from
the University of California at Berkeley
were developing their own free
operating system.
Known as Berkeley Unix, or BSD,
it was based upon the Unix kernel
which had been licensed from AT&T.
However, due to legal problems with AT&T
and fragmentation of the source code,
hackers and other non-institutional users
were slow to adopt it
Well, Unix consisted of a large number of
separate programs
that communicated with each other.
So we just had to replace these programs
one by one.
So what I started doing was
writing a replacement for one program,
and then another, and then another,
and then people started joining me,
because I published an announcement
inviting other people to join me
to help write these programs.
And uh... and by around 1991,
we had replaced practically all of them.
What were some of the programs that you ...
Well... we had to... to have a complete system,
you need to have a kernel, which is the program that
allocates resources to all the other programs,
you need a compiler, which translates a program
from readable source code
that programmers can understand into numbers,
mysterious numbers
that the computer can actually run.
you need other programs
that go with the compiler to help do this job.
you need a debugger.
you need a text editor.
you need text formatters.
you need mailers...
you need lots and lots of things.
There are hundreds of programs
in a Unix-like operating system.
I saw Stallman's announcement.
Actually I met him in Fe uary of 1987.
He came to give a five-day tutorial
on Emacs at our company.
And during the day he would explain
new ways to think about Emacs
and ways to extend it, enhance it,
and to use the Emacs source code
uh, for better or worse.
But in the evening,
he was busily working on this compiler,
and he had not yet released it to the public,
so he was uh, being a little bit uh,
careful about
who, who got to see the source code.
But I was very eager,
and when he first announced it in June,
I downloaded it immediately.
I, I played with it.
I got some, some pointers from him.
And when I sent the source code back to him,
he was very,
uh, actually amazed that how quickly
I was able to ramp up on his technology.
Whenever we worked on something
at Stanford or in the university,
Whenever we worked on something
at Stanford or in the university,
we would get, mostly at the time
we were working off machines
from Digital Equipment or Sun, mostly Sun.
Whenever we would get a Sun machine,
the first thing we would do is
we would spend literally days
downloading GNU free software from the Internet,
building it and installing it on that Sun machine.
The crucial thing about GNU is that
it's free software.
And Free Software refers not to price,
but to freedom.
So think of free speech, not free beer.
The freedoms that I am talking about
are the freedoms to make changes if you want to,
or hire somebody else to make changes for you
if you're using a software for your business,
to redistribute copies,
to share with other people,
and to make improvements and publish them
so that other people can
get the benefit of them, too.
And those are the freedoms that distinguish
free software from non-free software.
These are the freedoms that
enable people to form a community.
If you don't have all these freedoms,
you're being divided and
dominated by somebody.
My first experience contributing to free software
came in late 1989, early 1990.
I was working as a graduate student
at Stanford University
on Computer Aided Design tools.
One of the pieces I needed was a tool
called a parser generator.
Well, the Free Software Foundation
under Richard Stallman
created a great tool called bison.
I needed a tool that worked with C++.
Bison worked with C.
I modified bison to create something
called bison++.
And it's a tremendous feeling of empowerment
be able to take a piece of software that was available
and create what you needed
in a very short piece of time by modifying it.
I put it back on the Internet
and I was amazed at the number of people
that picked it up and started using it.
In fact, I remember going to, uh job interviews,
I, at various times, considered
just going out getting a job.
And I'd gone to a job interview.
And I was talking to one of the people,
and I started asking them about what tools they used,
and they said, Gee, we used bison++!
and I said, Oh, I am the author of bison++!
Free Software generally does have a copyright.
It does have an owner.
And it has a license.
It is not public domain.
If we put the software in the public domain,
somebody else would be able to make
a little bit of changes
and turn that into a proprietory software package,
which means that
the users would be running our software,
but they wouldn't have freedom to cooperate and share.
To prevent that, we use a technique called Copyleft.
The idea of Copyleft is that
it's Copyright flipped over.
And what we do is, we say,
this software is copyrighted
and we, the authors give you permission
to redistribute copies,
we give you permission to change,
we give you permission to add to it.
But when you redistribute it,
it has to be under these terms,
no more and no less.
So that whoever gets it from you
also gets the freedom to cooperate
with other people, if he wants to.
And then, in this way everywhere the software goes,
the freedom goes, too.
And it becomes an inalienable right
to cooperate with other people and form a community.
And so, what is that? the license?
what was that...
Well, Copyleft being a general idea,
in order to use it, you have to have specific example.
The specific example we use for
most GNU software packages
is the GNU General Public License,
a particular document in legalese
which accomplishes this job.
A lot of other people use that same license,
for example,
Linus Torvalds uses that license for Linux as well.
Well, the license I use is the
GNU General Public License.
That's the one Richard Stallman wrote.
And I think it is really astounding contribution.
Uh, it's one of the few software licenses
that was written
from the standpoint of the community rather than
from the standpoint of um, protecting a company
or um, as is the case with MIT and BSD license
performing the goals of
a government grant program.
Uh, and the GPL is really unique in that.
It's not just a license.
It's a whole philosophy that,
I think, motivated the open source definition.
I don't hide that a lot of what I do came from Stallman.
A crucial step in the growth of GNU/Linux
and the Free Software movement
was the creation of businesses
based upon the software and philosophy.
Grown zero for the beginning of
the business phase
was the Electronics Research Lab
at Stanford University.
Known as ERL, the lab was the place for the first GNU
and Linux business founder inspiration.
So right here was where ERL was.
That would have been the entrance
over there next to the uh,
electrical engineering McCullough building.
As you walk in, you come in,
you walk down the hallway, down here.
My office would have been about, about here.
and then right across the hall,
from that was Michael Tiemann's office.
Michael Tiemann took uh.. and
started a company, Cygnus Software
with the idea was to sell consulting
and services around the GNU Free Software
and, well Michael's done very well with Cygnus.
Well uh, I spend a lot of
time working out uh,
how we were going to make money
and in the original GNU manifesto
which is the last chapter
of the GNU Emacs manual.
Stallman proposed a number of different
possible ways to make money.
From the beginning of the
Free Software movement
I had the idea that there's
room in it for business to be done.
One of the advantages of Free Software is that, there's
a free market for any kind of service or support.
So if you are using software in your business,
and you want good support,
you have a choice of people to go to for it,
you have a choice of businesses... that
are in the business of
providing you with support.
So they are going to have to in general give you
good support or you go to somebody else.
With proprietory software,
support is a monopoly, there is one company,
typically, that has the source code
and only they can give you support
so typically, you are at the mercy of a monopoly.
That's the case, for example with Microsoft.
So no wonder the support is so bad.
The benefits of Free Software were
tremendous but the cost of supporting it internally
uh, and made managers very very nervous and
so the fundamental idea I had was
if we can build a model
that could deliver two to four times the support
and uh, and uh, and hand holding capability
that an internal engineer could provide.
And we could do it at 1/2 to 1/4 of the cost
that would meet the test of whether or not
people would actually buy.
And by about the Fall of that year, we had
all the things worked out about who
needed on the technical team, what
the terms the sale would be, what
the key price point were, and we
actually received our incorporation in Nov of 1989.
One of the most difficult things in starting our company
was actually finding a name for it.
I explained this to one of my friends
we're having difficulty
and he returned an e-mail message
that basically just had a bunch of words
with the name GNU in it.
And Cygnus was the one that
looked least obnoxious and least obscene.
I can say very clearly that Cygnus
was the first business that specialized in Free Software.
Cygnus supported Free Software,
filled a very essential niche because
we had this great software,
you could get it for nothing but
you couldn't get support - they made their money
by charging for support.
The GNU project started by building a toolkit,
uh, basic development tools such as
a C compiler, a debugger, a text-editor,
and uh, other necessary apparatus.
And their intention was eventually to
develop a kernel to sit underneath those
and be the center of the operating system.
By about 1990 they had successfully
developed that toolkit,
and it was in wide use on great many variants of Unix.
But there was still no free kernel.
The kernel happened to be
one of the last things we started to do
and we had started it not long before.
And that's when Linus Torvalds came along.
Lin-us or Line-us? What's the exact,
do you prefer the pronunciation?
um.. When I speak Swedish it's Lee-nus;
when I speak Finnish it's Leen-ous;
when I speak English it's Line-us.
And I really don't care how people pronounce my name.
But Linux is always Linux.
He developed a kernel, and got it working
faster than we got ours working,
and got it to work very nicely and solidly.
His kernel is called Linux.
The initial goal was my very personal goal
to be able to run a similar environment on my computer
that I had grown used to at, at the university computers.
And I could not find anything that suited me for that.
So having been doing computers for all my life basically.
At that point I decided that I'll do my own.
Most of the inspiration early on came from, from SunOS
which was what um,
I was using at the university at the time.
Which University?
University of Helsinki in Finland.
From 1991 to about 1993 was really
I guess the infancy period of Linux.
That was when it was still only alpha or beta quality;
it was relatively unstable.
Although, even then it was a good deal more stable
than a lot of what are now called
production operating systems.
Linus used the traditional
tried-and-true method of writing one program
that does the job,
and he got it to work.
quickly in fact faster than
I would have thought was possible.
The term for it is monolithic,
which means that basically
the OS itself is one entity, indivisible.
uh, while in the microkernel,
the, the operating system kernel is actually
uh, just a collection of servers that
do different things and then they have a common protocol
for doing communication between themselves.
So why is that... the GNU project that's had
so much lead-time, that's been doing this,
Why...Why is it that he was able to kinda
come in at the tail end so to speak
Well we actually started the
GNU Hurd not long before he started Linux.
And it happened though we chose a design
that's a very advanced design
in terms of the power gives you
but also turns out to be very hard to debug.
We decided to divide up the kernel
which traditionally had been one program,
to divide it up into a lot of smaller programs
that would send messages to
each other asynchronously to, to communicate.
The problem is that, that style of programming
has a great deal of potential for bugs,
which are often very hard to
figure out because they depend on...
does this program send this message
before or after this one sends that message...
And the result was:
it took us years to get the thing to work.
What is Linux's relationship to the GNU project?
Well there's relationships to GNU
on kind of multiple levels.
One is just the philosophical level of thinking that
making your source open is a good idea.
When Linus developed the kernel
he wasn't doing it for the GNU project.
He did it independently.
And he released it independently
and we didn't know about it.
But some of the people who did know about it
decided to look for what else they could find
to put together with that kernel to
make a whole system.
They looked around, and lo and behold
everything they needed was already available.
They looked around, and lo and behold
everything they needed was already available.
What good fortune! they thought.
But actually there was no chance about it.
They had found all the pieces of the
GNU system which was missing just the kernel,
so when they put all that together
really they were fitting
Linux into the gap in the GNU system.
But they didn't know that.
There's a lot of these programs
um, done by the Free Softwares Foundation,
and done by other people like Linux.
And there's a symbiosis between
Linux and the programs
that the programs run on Linux and at the same time
and they take the advantage of Linux as a platform,
while Linux takes the advantage of the programs
by just being able to use them.
What...What programs?
umm...
The main one is actually the GNU C Compiler.
Which... Without a C compiler
it would not have been possible
to make Linux or most of the open progress available.
Linux uses the GPL,
and I agree with a kind of philosophy behind the GPL.
That said the GPL itself is not a very pretty document
which is probably just because
no lawyerese can ever be very pretty.
I'd been playing around with Linux for actually
late '92 or early '93 for about a year.
before I decided that it was to the point
where actually had everything that I needed
to really replace a Sun Workstation.
And I was looking for a way to
have a Unix workstation at home
at the time we used Sun Sparc Stations
in the office at Stanford.
Those machines cost us about 7,000 dollars.
Now I desperately wanted a Unix machine at home!
There's always a this thought
you get as a graduate student
Gee... if I could work at home!
Then I would be so much more productive,
I would graduate sooner because
I would finish my thesis sooner
Well, Well, is it true? Well, you can judge.
You know most people end up spending a lot of their time
becoming more productive so that
they ever actually worked on their thesis
they'd finish it in a day.
It takes a while sometimes.
So I decided that I wanted a Unix machine at home.
And I went out there I was able to
use Linux together with the PC.
For about 2,000 dollars, I put together a system.
That was one and a half to two times faster
than that 7,000 dollars Sun Sparc Station.
It was absolutely amazing.
I had one and a half to two times the speed,
at a third to fourth the price.
Light bulbs went off.
I knew there was an opportunity here.
This was the chance to really do something
better than what Sun has done
around Open Source and Linux.
I called it Linux originally as working name.
And that was just because Linus
and the X has to be there.
It's Unix. It's like a law.
And...what happened was that...
I initially thought that I can't call it Linux publicly,
because it is just too egotistical.
And that was before I had a big ego. Right?
They thought they were taking a whole bunch
of components putting them around Linux
So they ended up calling the whole thing
A Linux System
and somehow that term caught on.
And the result is
there are now ten million people using
this variant of the GNU system...
the GNU/Linux operating system.
And most of them don't know it.
Some people advocate it be described as GNU/Linux.
I mean what's your thought on
that? I would say, justify or...
Well, I think it's justified but it is justified
if you actually make GNU distribution of Linux.
The same way that I think that Red Hat Linux
is fine or SuSE Linux, or Debian Linux.
Uh, because if you actually make your
own distribution of Linux
You get to name the thing.
But calling Linux in general GNU Linux
I think, is just ridiculous.
I got involved in Fall '93.
Because I was sent a copy of the first CD-ROM
commercial Linux distribution,
which was called Yggdrasi produced by Adam Richter.
And I got a copy because...
I had been myself writing Free Software for
a long time since the early 80's.
I was actually one of the
early GNU contributors myself.
And I was absolutely astonished,
I was completely astonished.
Because I've been a software engineer
for nearly 15 years at that point.
And according to all the rules I knew...
about controlling complexity,
keeping a project group small,
having closely managed objectives.
Linux should have been a disaster, and it wasn't.
Instead, it was something wonderful,
and I was determined to figure out
how they were getting a way with that.
In order for Linux to grow beyond
the world of the computer programmer
It needed a use, an application
that made it a must-have technology
That threshold was crossed
with the development of a program
that made complex websites possible
That program is the Apache web server.
The killer app of Linux was undoubtedly
the Apache web server.
If you look at the history of Linux,
the adoption curve of Linux and
the adoption curve of the Internet
exactly track each other.
1993, which was when the Apache
web server project really got started,
was also the beginnings of the popular ISP explosion
when the Internet first became a mass market commodity
and the idea of web-based electronic commerce
and, and mass communication became real.
I think it was one of the first applications
that caused people to go
Well, if I install Linux.
I get some tangible benefit from doing so, right?
I mean, clearly there were a lot of
interesting applications on Linux
at, at the time, this being maybe
two or three years ago,
when the root thing really started to take off
but there wasn't a driving, you know,
you could almost say business case
for someone to use Linux versus using NT
until, I think, Apache and
a lot of the things that plugged into Apache
enhanced Apache
I mean, when you want to go out and build..
go out to build a server farm
It was much more cost effective
cost effective
real dollar returns to build it on Linux and Apache
than was to build it on llS and NT
even if it meant that you have to
spend a little bit of money
to train your staff to learn how to use that or
to find people who were knowledgeable.
But the good news was that
that knowledge wasn't very expensive
because there were all those college students out there
who'd been using Linux for a long time
and were very familiar with it.
If you look at the trend curves in web servers
Apache has steadily been gaining
a market share ever since
it's up to something like 66 now
It's steadily clobbered
all of the closed source competition
And that's because it's more reliable
it's more flexible, it's more extensible
It does what webmasters actually need
and the combination of Apache and Linux
found its way into a great many commercial shops.
Essentially, Apache became the application
that motivated Internet service providers
and e-commerce companies to choose Linux
over Microsoft's Windows.
It would probably runs best on Linux and on FreeBSD
and the reason is the
communities around those operating systems
are also the communities that
contribute the most back to Apache, right?
And there were also the operating systems
that Internet service providers
started using very heavily as well
and Internet service providers really liked Apache
because it allowed them to do
a lot of different things
that some of the commercial web servers didn't
such as the ability to host more than
one web site on a single box, which clearly
if you are an ISP and you would have 40,000 users
and they all want their web site,
is gonna be pretty important to you.
one of the key factors in the growth of Linux was
the creation of companies that
specialized in the distribution
and support of the Operating System itself
Among these companies,
Red Hat Software is the best known.
Red Hat started as a product of Marc Ewing
while he was working at IBM.
He wanted a little better Linux distribution
he started playing around,
found out he uh, he spent more time
maintaining his Linux distribution
than he did uh,
than he did working on his new project.
So he uh, sort of started the distribution himself
He met up with Bob Young,
who at the time was running company called
ACC Bookstore
which was a mail-order PC Unix uh, catalog
And Bob kind of knew he wanted something,
you know, more his own to market,
rather than reselling other people's products
And he was fairly good at marketing, and...
Mark knew he needed some marketing help
because he was very good at the technical parts,
so they kinda got together
I started working with Red Hat in May of 1995,
basically right out of NC State.
along with Eric Troan who, me and him
combined make up employees 4 and 5.
We actually reported to work in an apartment
that Mark Ewing used to live in
We took it over as kind of
the development part of Red Hat software
and stayed that way till about November of 1995 when...
a toilet we had in the apartment kind of exploded,
flooded our downstairs neighbor
and she got little upset and...
the apartment folks found out
we were running a business there
instead of actually living there the same time
So they decided to throw us out.
So at that point, we had about a week to go find
our first office, which we did
and get ourselves moved in a hurry
We started going in again '95 or so
to the venture capital firms,
asking, saying, there's something happening here.
There's a great business opportunity,
to build the next Sun for open source.
Well, the venture capitalists looked at this and said
Gee, you are selling systems
the software is free. This is kind of scary.
We're not sure that we want to put money in. And...
by the way, we funded other systems companies
and it hasn't really panned out. We are scared.
I came to the US about 3 years ago,
and the reason really was that I'd been spending
like 6 or 7 years at Helsinki University.
and decide it was time to see the real world
and not just university life.
Especially this area had a lot of the most
interesting work being done.
So I just decided that...
let's try to move half way across the world,
and give this a try.
And it's turned out pretty well.
Ah...you see this as temporary or long term?
Well, we saw it as temporary at first.
And I think it's certainly looking like
it's turning into long term.
Our youngest daughter is
both US and Finnish citizen,
because she was born here
and the older one is speaking
both Swedish and English, so...
The next major event was one that
I had directed hand in.
I wrote a paper, called
The Cathedral & the Bazaar.
which was my observations,
my anthropological analysis
of what it was that made
the open source world work.
We didn't call it that then. We were still
using the term Free Software primarily.
So it was my observation of
what made the Free Software world work
and why we were able to
produce extremely high quality software
in spite of constantly violating all of
the standard rules of software engineering
In that paper, I was setting up a contrast
between two different styles of development,
two opposed styles of development.
One, which is the
conventional closed development style,
which I called the Cathedral style.
In that one, you have
tight specification of objectives.
Small project groups which are run
in a fairly hierarchical authoritarian manner.
And you have long release intervals
On the other hand,what I identified
is happening in the Linux world
was a much more peer to peer decentralized,
market or bazaar-like style,
which has a very short release intervals
and constant solicitation of feedback from people
who are formally outside of the project.
A very intense peer review process.
And the startling thing was that the more I looked at this,
the more it seemed that trading away
all the supposed advantages
of conventional closed development,
for that one single advantage
of massive independent peer review
actually seemed to win,
actually seemed to get you good results.
The reason Netscape is important is
that they were the first large company
to participate in open source.
We had Cygnus providing support,
but we didn't really have much business.
And Netscape went open source essentially
as a way to fight Microsoft,
which was giving away Internet Explorer,
but not letting anyone else have the source code,
not letting companies collaborate.
Working as part of the sales force, I got a bit of,
I got a good idea of.. of why people bought our software
and what it took to make our software successful
in the marketplace against competitive products.
However, the problem was,
we were seeing, as that, as time went on,
our software was uh,
being competed against by other
people's software, particularly Microsoft's
and as time went on, the price of our software had to drop
because other people were giving their software away
at no charge or at little charge.
Now the real problem was that they feared
Microsoft would achieve a monopoly lock on the owser market
and they would then use that monopoly lock to
pervert actually,
the HTTP and HTML standards that the web depends on.
And once they had turned those
standards in to lock in devices,
they could then use that control
to drive Netscape out of the server market,
which was where it was making its real money.
My concern was that as time went on,
Netscape's business would be threatened,
by the fact that we didn't have enough people
to do what we needed to do as a company
in order to keep our software viable in the marketplace.
The Netscape release happened in early 1998.
And uh, I was told later, I had no idea at the time,
that it came about as a direct result of
the right people having read
The Cathedral and the Bazaar.
The Cathedral and the Bazaar,
the paper by Eric Raymond,
was a significant influence on
Netscape's decision to release source code.
It came as a complete shock to me.
I wasn't really ready for the thought
that I was changing the world even by accident.
However he was not by any means
the only influence on that decision.
Uh, and not necessarily the most important one,
when all is said and done.
As I said, Netscape,
Netscape had already been talking about
releasing source code for quite some time before
anyone ever heard of Eric's paper.
Linux Congress in early 1997,
which was the first place that I gave that paper.
And one of the people who heard it was
Tim O'Reilly of O'Reilly and Associates.
And uh, he thought it was pretty intriguing
and he asked me to give it at
his first PERL conference, which was uh..
later that year, in Fall of 97.
And apparently what happened, I was told later,
although I had no idea that this was happening at the time,
uh is that some people from Netscape actually
heard the paper at the PERL conference
and took those ideas back to Netscape and
they kind of lit a fire there.
The role of my paper was essentially
to make the internal case at Netscape, uh
to make the business case for
why Netscape should release its source code.
The paper was called
Netscape Source Code As Netscape Product.
uh.. a strange title,
essentially what the title meant was that
In my opinion we needed to
think of source code not just as something
that was used in creating our products,
but as something that was a product in its own right.
Something that customers might use, other people might use.
I then looked at what the business models might be
if we released source code for our products.
How would we license them?
How do we sell products in this environment?
Then I looked at the competition, particularly Microsoft.
What would they be likely to do
if we released source code?
Was there some way they could
use our source code against us?
I used Eric's paper as an example of
how distributed development could work,
how a company could develop software not
just using their own people,
but also working with people on the Internet.
And that's why I included a reference to
Eric's paper in my paper.
Once my paper was circulated,
the people who read my paper would naturally enough
find a reference to Eric's paper
and read that as well.
And who was involved in
making that happen at Netscape?
Primarily the person who made the
actual decision was Jim Barksdale.
And this turned out to be important later.
That our big win, the big score
that gave us mainstream
visibility and credibility with investors
came not because of bottom up evangelism
from a bunch of engineers,
but because one strategist at the top
saw the potential power of this method and
then essentially imposed that vision
on everyone underneath him.
When I completed the paper,
I first gave a copy to Mark Andreessen,
who was co-founder of Netscape and
was at the time one of,
on the senior management team at Netscape.
Mark then gave a copy of the paper to several
other people within Netscape management,
including Jim Barksdale.
I'm not sure exactly when Jim and
the other senior managers
made the actual decision,
I believe it was in early January sometime.
Netscape actually announced that it was gonna
release the source code on Jan 22nd,
the same time it was going to give
Communicator away for free.
When Netscape decided to release the source code,
people sort of got a wake up notice and said
Hey, maybe there is something to this idea
of releasing source code
and doing development with people
outside your company.
So Netscape's decision ought a lot of
public attention to the idea of Free Software,
what became known as Open Source,
and ought a lot of attention to
the Linux operating system,
which was one of the most prominent examples of
Open Source software at that time.
This is our first office, Mountain View, California.
We moved here in early 1995.
This is 4,000 square feet.
It was an incredible leap of faith for us to
move out and take the company to our own office.
Now what's really important about this place
is that this is the office
where the term Open Source was invented.
If you walk in to an executive's office
and say Free Software,
OK, If you're lucky, the response
you'll get is something like,
hmm, hmm, Free Software, must be
cheap, shoddy, worthless.
Uh, and if you're not lucky,
it has associations with, uh.
with the Free Software Foundation's
wholesale attack on intellectual property rights,
which regardless of what
you think about the ethics of that,
it's lousy marketing, it's not something
that businesses want to hear.
So Eric Raymond knew there was a problem.
We'd been calling this Free Software,
but people took the term Free
and associated with Free of charge,
they thought they couldn't make money or couldn't sell,
which is exactly the wrong concept.
We wanted to get across the idea the software
was open and that the source code was available.
Very important pieces.
We had this meeting at the VA offices
in Mountain View, where Eric,
myself, and Christine Peterson from Foresight Institute
joined us as well as some other people.
Christine Peterson was there by phone. uh..
Jon Mad dog Hall was also there by phone. uh..
And then Todd Anderson, who later worked for
SuSE for a while was there.
Sam Ockman who now runs Penguin Computing was there.
He was uh.. He was an employee of VA at the time
Well, we came up with the concept of Open Source,
we called Linus in fact and asked Linus if he liked it.
He was interested, He liked it.
Eventually we came up with something that replaced Free Software.
That was the beginning of Open Source.
How did you chose words Open Source?
You know, I think Christine Peterson was
the person who really came up with the idea.
Uh, we wanted, again, the idea
that the source code was out there and it was open.
There weren't many choices.
Well, since the fist three recipients have
spoken for the Open Source movement,
I think I should speak about
the Free Software movement.
The Open Source movement,
focuses on practical advantages
that you can get by having a community of users
who can cooperate on interchanging and improving software.
I agree completely with the points they make about that.
The reason why my views are different,
while I am in the Free Software movement
rather than the Open Source movement,
is that I believe there's something
more important at stake.
That freedom to cooperate with other people,
freedom to have a community...
is important for our quality of life.
It's important for having a good society
that we can live in.
And that that is in my view, even more important
than having powerful and reliable software.
But I think some of the people in
the Free Software camp...
are a little scared by the commercialization.
And uh, you know,
of course a rebel is put off by success.
uh.. I think that commercialization is very important.
We want to mainstream this software,
and I work with Richard Stallman
who's the gray haired man of Free Software,
uh, on a regular basis, and I don't feel
I have any philosophical differences.
me as author the Open Source definition and
he is originator of free software as an organized thing,
except for one thing.
Richard thinks that all software should be free,
and I think that free software and
non-free software should coexist.
That's the only difference we have.
Uh, we decided early on that what we needed,
a..a definition, we needed a kind of
meta-license to define the term Open Source.
a, a definition, we needed a kind of
meta-license to define the term Open Source.
And what we came up with is a document called
The Open Source Definition.
It's derived from the Debian Free Software guidelines
that were originally written by Bruce Parens.
I'd written the original draft of that, uh,
discussed it for a month with the Debian developers
Debian is a Linux distribution
And made it their project policy
And Eric and I decided to relabel
what we'd written for Debian
as The Open Source definition
and to say Open Source is a software
that gives you a list of nine rights
which is in the Open Source definition.
The first right is Free Redistribution
This doesn't mean Free as in no price
It means liberty
Um, you have to be free to redistribute
your software to someone else
And actually no price is a side effect
You can charge for that redistribution or not
It has to come with source code
So that someone can maintain a program.
If they go from a PC to a Mac for example
they can change the software.
Derived Works have to be possible
If someone has to improve your program
um, they should be able to distribute the result
uh, There is a provision about integrity
of the author's source code
which says that the author can sort of
maintain their honor
and if you make a change
you might have to change the name of the program
or mark out your change very clearly
so that your change doesn't reflect on the author
There is no discrimination against people or groups.
Uh, the example I usually use is
You can't stop an abortion clinic
or an anti-abortion activist from using the software
There is no discrimination against fields of endeavor
And that means the software has to be usable
in a business as well as in a school
The license has to be distributable
In other words
I have to be able to give that license to someone
and that license then should work
if that someone gives it to yet a third person
The license can't be specific to a product
in other words
if I distribute my software on a Red Hat system
the license can't say
you can't distribute this on a SuSE or Debian system
The license can't contaminate other software
So if I distribute this on a CD with another program
It can't say that other program must be free
otherwise you can't distribute my software
And then the only other part of
the Open Source definition
is a list of licenses that were accepted
And the ones that we started with were the GPL
which was actually the example for a lot of
what's in the Open Source definition in the BSD license
because software for BSD system pre-existed Linux
I think the next moment that I thought
was really pivotal
was when the database vendors flipped over
which happened about three months sooner
than I expected to
and actually happened in late July early August
commitments to do one ports from Oracle and
and Sybase and the other key database vendors.
And why was that critical?
because we knew that in order for
the open source story to be credible
and especially in order for the Linux story
to be credible,
we'd have to get commitments from
independent software vendors
to do ports of their applications to these platforms
and I was actually kind of worried
I thought that we were in a window of vulnerability
between the time that we announced
the open source campaign
and the database vendors flipped over
that was the point at which hostile action
by Microsoft or other close-source software companies
that was the point in which
a serious marketing blitz might have sunk us
but once the big database vendors flipped over
that opened the way for other ISVs
that started the snow ball effect going
Every six months or so
I would come back to the venture capitalists
I would show them the new numbers
showing more and more people adopting Linux
and new people porting, new users
and I'd show them our customer list
And our customer list was getting much more impressive
It was people like Cisco that were beginning to appear
people like, you know, those dot-com companies
were started to show up on our customer list
and eventually the venture capitalists
you know, they kept looking at it
they kept saying Oh, we can't quite do it
Finally, Linus appeared on the cover of Fortune
There was something happening with Open Source
Well, at that point, the venture capitalists
couldn't ignore it
they just got sick of hearing about Linux everywhere
and they got tired of me, just, you know
showing it to them every,
at that point it was almost every week
So they uh, they decided it was time to invest,
that there was something happening
I announced Open Source to the world on the Internet
I did a lot of the early... administrative work of
starting the Open Source Initiative
and I think six months later
I was reading the words Open Source
in the news all the time
and was totally astounded
And a year later, I believe
Microsoft was talking about releasing some source code
And someone in the press asked Steve Ballmer
if they were going to open source their code
and Steve Ballmer said,
Well, Open Source means more than
just releasing the source code
And I realized that he had read my document
and understood it and was now telling
the press about this
Now if you are like just a guy on the net
who's not doing this for a job at all
and you sort of write a manifesto
and it spreads out through the world
and a year later
the vice president of Microsoft is talking about that
You'd think you were on drugs, wouldn't you?
But that's what really happened
The Local Users Groups
tend to be more than an issue of
building a social network
especially getting people familiarized with the issues
also just acting as a kind of supporting network
for people who, who do not, for example,
have the ability
to pay for commercial support network
So one thing they're doing in this area
for example, is they're making these.
I think it's once a month
They're having install fests, which means that
people who have problems getting Linux
installed on their machines
or have some issue, I mean
maybe they've installed Linux
but want to set up the network in a specific way
can actually ing in their machines
to this users group meeting
And there's a lot of people there willing to help
who may have seen the same problem before.
Well, actually things aren't so well.
I tried it earlier myself. I had problems.
And so I came to this install fest where
all the gurus abound.
Hopefully I'll have better luck getting it in.
Instead of having, uh, sending e-mails, or
writing to news groups on the Internet
and waiting several days for the answers sometimes
it's easy to come here and find other people
who might know about your problem
and may be able to help you
And hopefully within a few hours
you have your machine installed
Originally I wanted to it install on
uh, my larger laptop
and so I just did a search on the net
and found where there were resources to get help
And um, I'm here today
cause I'm trying to put Linux on
this little guy right here.
just a Toshiba Li etto
It's not a easiest thing in the world to do
because it's a weird piece of hardware, so...
Any chairs around here?
I think that Department of Justice case
has made people aware of the fact that
you should at least look for alternatives to Microsoft.
and maybe Microsoft isn't the American dream after all
and that kind of shifting perception
you can very clearly see
that people just took Microsoft for granted
and maybe they're still buying Microsoft but at least
they're kind of more aware of the issue these days
Microsoft actually uses Linux as defense
They used Linux to ground a claim
that they don't have a monopoly
because Linux could essentially
push them off their catbird seat at any time.
It was a very ingenious argument,
totally specious
because it didn't
do anything to answer the charge
that they had previously engaged in
bullying and various anti-competitive practices.
but it was clever of them
And, in an event, the judge didn't buy it
While ordinarily we in the Linux community are
rather worried about
letting Microsoft become the issue,
but there was a Slashdot article
about December of '98
where a fellow named Matt at the noodle
had pointed out that...
the, a gentleman in Australia has managed
to receive a refund for
the unused copy of Windows that
came with his computer.
So he declared the 19th of January, was it January?
err, no, It was Fe uary. It was Fe uary.
Oh, I'm sorry, the 19th of Fe uary...
he declared 19th of Fe uary
Windows Refund Day.
and he encouraged everyone to go to
the computer manufacturers,
and return their unused copies of Windows...
as it was specified in the
Windows End-User License Agreement.
It's important to remember that
in the License itself, it says that
you can receive a refund if you don't use the software,
and that the manufacture is bound by law to do this...
or it was bond by contract.
and we found if you called up
these manufactures, they basically said...
Stop bothering me kid. and hung up on you.
We didn't really wanna sort of giving out our location,
or where we were going to meet, until...
you know, the very last seconds.
What we did is, we have people meet
at the place where we could control
in the different towns around here.
So I was the San Jose marshal, and I believe Nick you were...
I was..., Rick Moen and I did San Francisco.
Right
and so we had maps there and we
handed them off everybody who was coming.
Well, we actually met at a Denny's
That's just outside the Foster City limits...
Foster City city limits,
which meant also just outside of
Foster City Police jurisdiction,
which meant any, any incidents
that happened at the meeting point
happened in the jurisdiction of San Mateo,
and if they told us they get lost, we'd say,
Fine, we are going to Foster city. Bye.
It's sort of the Dukes of Hazzard method of
avoiding the cops, so...
Well actually, originally we marched
on the other side of this building.
We marched around and up onto the parking
structure that's up there,
and that's where Microsoft had a reception
laid out for us with
drinks
and a big sign that said...
Microsoft Welcomes the Open Source Community.
and the local news cameras got shots of
Eric Raymond and Microsoft representative.
Microsoft's story seems to mostly be that...
...this was not an issue for Microsoft,
rather from the OEMs.
So we all needed to go back to our
computer manufacturers and try yet again
to try and get refund from them.
We responded to them saying, you know,
that we tried that and it's not possible,
we need Microsoft to take action at this point.
And they just repeated the tag line
over and over again...
you need to go to the OEMs and manufacturers
and get your refunds there.
We had about 150 people,
probably half of which had signs and such, so..
Well, we ended up actually right
in this courtyard here.
Basically we originally met, gathered outside,
various people sent groups in,
people from FreeBSD camp sent a couple of folks in.
We had Eric Raymond and Chris
actually tried to go up eventually.
They had blocked the elevator off to us.
Where are the offices?
The offices are right up here on the 9th floor.
We got some really nice press out of it.
and we think as a result
Toshiba made it possible for you to buy
laptop without the operating system on it.
So, it's a small victory, but...
Well, even now, companies such as IBM and...
a lot of other computer manufacturers
are allowing you...
now to buy machines that don't have
Windows on them.
When I was a kid and I went to school,
the teachers were trying to teach us to share.
They said if you ing some candy,
you can't eat it all yourself, you
gotta share with other kids.
But now the administration says teachers
should be teaching kids to say yes to licensing.
If you ing some software to school,
Oh! No, don't share it...
...sharing means you're pirate,
sharing means you'll be put in jail.
That's not the way society should work.
We need the good will,
the willingness to help other people
at least when it's not too hard,
because that's the basis of society,
that's the fundamental resource,
That gives us a society instead of
a dog-eat-dog jungle.
So what about people say if that if
you have rampant piracy and eliminate
the profit motive and...
...and creative works, software.
Will not...
Well, they were on both counts. For one thing,
people are making a profit from
developing Free Software,
but for another, the freedom to
have a community is more important.
People that look at, casually look at
Open Source Free Software and think...
Well, because you are supposed to
share and do it for people's good will,
Doesn't that seem someone communist.
What's your response?
Absolutely nonsense,
it makes me really angry when people do that.
Well, back in, back in 1989,
actually communism would have been a compliment.
the word people were using at that time
was crazy,
and I want them to use capitalism.
Communism is an ideology that forces people to share.
If you don't share, you get thrown in jail or killed.
In 1990, we got a visit from a director
of an institute in uh, Moscow University,
and actually I saw him in Helsinki just 2 weeks ago,
but in any event, he came by,
and Richard Stallman had suggested
that he visit Cygnus,
because he was interested in and
understanding how the Free Software model...
might apply to stimulating entrepreneurial
innovation in Russia of all places,
and we had been kind of secretive
about our business plan,
because you know, we were'nt really
sure it's gonna work,
we didn't want to look too stupid if it failed.
But I was very very open with him.
The more I told him,
the more he started to shake his head like this,
and I finally said, you know, What's wrong?
And he said, This sounds to much like communism
to be successful in Russia.
You got to go a Gulag and end up in a mass grave
with a bullet in the back of your head.
Open Source is not communism
because it does'nt force people.
Carl Marx did not invent helping your neighbor.
It's not communist to have a commons,
A commons existed long before communism as
a philosophy of government.
there are many commons in our lives,
For example, we drive on the highway,
something that is maintained for our common good.
Actually labeling our business model...
means that it misses the point a little bit.
whether it's communist, or whether it's capitalist,
the label doesn't matter, the real question is,
how much value can you deliver,
how scalable is the business,
what kind of problems,
what kind of of rate of innovation can you sustain.
and then, however you want to label that,
it's really up to you.
The Revolution goes Prime Time.
A lot of people described,
that August LinuxWorld as
Linux's coming-out party,
Linus Torvalds was very funny about this,
he said, What? Was Linux gay?
But some people said
Yeah, that was our debutante ball.
That was when the...
Linux Gods, and the hardware hackers
really got it together with the suits.
At 3pm on August 10th 1999,
Linus Torvalds delivered the keynote
address at LinuxWorld.
The crowds of 6000 people began lining up at 12 noon.
Ladies and gentlemen,
please welcome Larry Augustin...
LinuxWorld Conference Chair and President and
CEO of VA Linux Systems.
These guys have to clap, I pay them.
Thank you all for being here,
looks like it's been a great show so far.
If you'll indulge me for a moment, I'm going to
try to avoid the glare of the lights.
I still think there's lots of people,
even though this is the 2nd show,
I still think there's lots of people
who don't quite get...
...what it is that's so exciting about Linux.
So there is a great show going
on next door,
there's huge exhibits and everything,
but it's the people out here
that are real contributors, not those companies.
The person on next I know you all know,
so I don't have to give anything in the way
as introduction.
Ladies and gentlemen, I give you, Linus Torvalds.
Linus
Thanks.
Calm down.
Calm down.
Say oooo.
yes.
I don't want to just give one
of my normal talks,
because I find them boring,
probably by now most of you find them boring
too because you've heard them like 10 times.
But after the technical updates,
we will actually try...
...whether we can do a question and
answer session with 5,000 people,
or how many of you there are there.
and it may not actually work out,
because one of the 5,000 people is really loud.
The one thing I will do,
which I always do in all my talks is
the gratitude thing,
I want to kind of acknowledge the fact that...
...I'm obviously not been alone in doing Linux.
RHAT On August 11, 1999
Red Hat Software became
the first Linux company to go public.
Red Hat, up 228
this is the IPO that everybody was waiting for.
They of course are behind
the Linux operating software.
R-H-A-T, I know
All I've gotten today,
are comments about
what the stock price is, all morning,
you know it was
at 41, it was at 42, it was at 47,
it was at 53, it was at 51...
Every machine as far as I can tell
on the show floor
is pointed to their e-trade accounts or their
oker accounts, they know the Red Hat's price
I can't believe this.
I just heard 53.
Oh, boy.
Hang on, I didn't buy it.
You didn't buy?
No, no, I didn't buy.
I should've bought, but uh...
No no, that's great.
If it's... if it's....
You guys don't know?
Well, you know
Red Hat being successful as just means that
It legitimizes Linux
So it's much easier for us to go out
Rob Malda (CmdrTaco) ...
on the Red Hat IPO
It's kind of been a little bit divided.
You've got a lot of people
that are pretty hardcore and
And they're kind of offended by that
you know, cause they work really hard,
they are not really getting...
maybe they fair share out of that.
Some people do get ticked.
and you know the thing
that you see that on a lot of mailing lists
or on Slashdot you'll read, you know
This guy is really mad because he didn't
get chance to, he's didn't get a chance to do...
to get stock from Red Hat
He didn't get a chance to get...
to get a job from this other company, you know.
But the, the kind of the shocking secret
there is that,
Most the really hardcore guys,
you know, they don't care so much.
The guys that are kind of really down in trenches.
They're writing this code because
they need this code.
If we could invite Richard Stallman
who's the founder of
the Free Software Association
and Tim Ney, who's the managing director.
There we go. Hahahahaha
Ah, here it is.
Now, Richard, I saw you playing your recorder
at, in Paris at that Linux conference
But I didn't have audio tracks.
So would you them to add audio to their, uh...
Video downstream next time
Uh..I don't have any control over that
unfortunately those things can
only be done with non-free software.
We'll give you the award, and before you say a word,
we'll have a Tim and yourself hold up
a little representation of the contribution
towards the Free Software Association.
So, very ironic things have happened,
but nothing to match this
Giving the Linus Tovarlds award
to the Free Software Foundation
is sort of like giving the
Han Solo award to the rebel fleet.
You see, some of you may not realize how far
that analogy goes.
But actually let me tell you
how this, how we got here.
see what happened is,
15 years ago, if you wanted to use a computer,
the only way you could do it
was to, was with proprietary software,
software that divides and subjugates the users.
And most people just...
A lot of people didn't like it.
But they saw no alternative.
But some of us were determined
to make an alternative.
And we said we're gonna develop
a free operating system,
a free software operating system
that will give users the chance to have freedom
while they use their computers.
Now a lot of people said, Well, it's a nice idea
but it's so hard, you'll never get it done,
so I don't wanna participate,
I don't believe you can ever get it done.
But luckily not everybody said that.
And clearly, we knew
we would eventually get the kernel done.
But as it happens.
somebody else did a better kernel before we did.
Now in the old days, we had an overall strategy
from calling people's attention
to the importance of freedom
To the freedom they can have, or not have,
when they use a computer.
Well what can we do about it?
As far as I can tell,
the only workable way of trying to
change this make that strategy work again
is to, spread the word that the operating system
you're using is actually the GNU system.
Somewhat modified of course.
And when people know this,
they'll take a look at the reasons
we developed this system.
They'll think about these issues.
And some of them will decide they agree.
So I ask people,
please tell the people this is the GNU system.
It's the combination of GNU and Linux
so we can call it GNU/Linux
So Larry, when you were at Stanford
8, 9 years ago during your Ph.D
did you ever think you'd be in this position?
No
All kidding aside.
No I had no idea honestly
What did you think you would be
when you were finished up with your Ph.D?
You know that's a good question,
I really didn't have a good idea, I mean.
Here we are, on this huge show floor.
There are people just going crazy about Linux.
We had 6,200 people crammed into a room
to see the Linux, Linus speak last night.
Here we are, with, you know,
all of these huge venders all over the show.
I..It's, just, you have no idea that
this is gonna happen.
I mean this is just this little operating system
that we're happy with.
that a few people cared about, you know,
I thought I'd have a nice little
consulting business.
And here I am suddenly,
with all of this huge show going on.
It's just incredible.
I mean, a year ago, you could look and say,
you know, this is gonna be big
and everyone standing at the show going
You know the show was big last year,
is it gonna, is it gonna be as big as this year?
The you remind them
You know, last year was only 6 month ago.
And then they go Oh, , Linux time.
So leading up to the IPO, uh...
we had arrived actually in San Diego
on Tuesday night
We spent Wednesday morning meeting investors
in San Diego.
We flew up to San Francisco
spent Wednesday afternoon meeting
investment firms in San Francisco
VA Linux Selected
December 9, 1999, as the day
for its stock to begin trading.
then on the Thursday morning of the IPO is
when our stock would be traded publically.
So it was nice we had ended
the tour in San Francisco
because we could go to the credit suite's
trading desk the next morning
to watch the public offering.
And in San Francisco being close
enough to the company, and to our families,
we could invite people up to
actually join us in the first trade.
So I invited my wife and we invited Linus and Tove,
and a number of other friends and people
who worked in the company in to join us.
Whenever we invite Linus and Tove,
they have uh, two young children,
and I have a daughter, Andrea.
And we always ing the kids along
so we went in to the credit suite's trading floor
with all these traders and there are these 3 year old kids
running around and chasing each other
around the show floor,
around the trading floor.
So Linus and I walked in and
we walked up in to the trading floor
and everyone was very excited.
And we kept asking them, well
Hows it going? Are things going ok?.
And they said, Oh, it's.. uh, we're really excited,
I think things are going well.
We don't wanna, We don't wanna say,
We don't wanna jinx anything.
We walked in and it was a big screen TV showing CNBC.
And it was amazing to us,
but the theme for the day was Linux.
Now we have an IPO that's gonna go today.
And when I mean go, it is going to go.
The estimates I'm hearing are staggering.
But watch VA Linux Systems. It goes at 12:40 today.
The symbol is L-N-U-X.
A provider of large scale computer
servers and workstations,
specially designed for the Linux operating system.
The original range on this IPO was
11 to 13 dollars, then 21 to 23, then 28 to 30.
Priced at 30, and the estimates I'm hearing
I don't wanna repeat
because I don't have a confirmation.
But if they're true, they will blow you're mind
when this stock takes off at 12:40.
I turned to Linus and I said Gee, did you ever think,
you know, you'd walk in here some day and
Linux would be THE theme on CNBC?.
and Linus said in his joking way said Oh Absolutely!.
So we walk in and they show us
the buy and sell orders coming in..
and it's incredible.
We're seeing numbers like
320 dollars, 340 dollars a share.
And I'm just in complete shock.
You know, this is over 10 times
where we priced the offering. It was incredible.
And I remember Linus just kind of,
sort of patting me on the back and saying,
you know Relax... and it was
pretty exciting to see that.
We were, it was just amazing. We were stunned.
We were lucky that we were able to
get back to the offices,
we'd been in San Francisco
so we could come back to VA's offices
to, to see everyone in the office for the IPO.
When we got back, we had uh,
everyone was obviously very excited.
The IPO had done just tremendously well.
We had a little party that we put together.
It was interesting, while we were cele ating
there were plenty of people that were still trying to work.
I recall cries of Be quiet!,
We're on the phone!, We're Working!,
Uh, as we uh, as we went in to the offices.
One of the things I did was
I gave the road show presentation
for the employees back at the office,
so they could have an idea of
what we'd been telling investors,
and understand exactly what we'd uh,
put together for them.
But again the story of the day is VA Linux,
now up 766 to 235 dollars to 265.
Sue, the best performing IPO ever.
Here it goes, Sycamore Networks was uh,
priced at 38 dollars, surged to $270.
This has just beat it. And by the way..
How do you feel about potentially billions
of dollars of wealth being created
from your creation,
that you're not directly cashing out?
So, if I hadn't made Linux available, I mean,
I wouldn't have gotten any money that way either.
So I mean, It's a win-win situation.
Uh, just the fact that there are
a lot of commercial companies
means that there are a lot of Linux people
who used to work on Linux kind of on the side.
And now they get paid for
doing what they wanted to do.
And that helps me in the sense that
I wanted them to work on Linux anyway.
The whole GNU project is really one big hack.
It's one big act of subversive playful cleverness,
to change society for the better, because
I'm only interested in changing it for the better,
but in a clever way.
Hi, we're the GNU/Stallmans, and this is
The Free Software Song
Join us now and share the software;
You'll be free, hackers, you'll be free.
You'll be free, hackers, you'll be free.
Hoarders may get piles of money,
That is true, hackers, that is true.
But they cannot help their neighbors;
That's ain't good, hackers, that's ain't good.
When we have enough free software
At our call, hackers, at our call,
We'll throw out those dirty licenses
Ever more, hackers, ever more.
Join us now and share the software;
You'll be free, hackers, you'll be free.
Join us now and share the software;
You'll be free, hackers, you'll be free.
Oh, you'll be free
I let you know.
That you'll be free. repeat
I let you know
That you'll be free. repeat
That you'll be free. repeat |
(((ANOTHER FINE B.G. RELEASE)))
500 years had passed , and yet the
country still remained closed .
Cut off from the world , knowing
neither hope nor despair,
the land eathed an air of
quiet stag nation.
Reformers, driven to armed rebellion,
had been suppressed by the State.
The House of Takemikazuchi
were assassins hired to suppress
the rebels.
From ancient times,
they had been guards to the rulers
of a neighboring kingdom.
That country, modernizing , had
overthrown its monarch.
Driven into exile, they
had reached this land .
Now, they were a tribe of assassins
who would kill anyone
they were paid to.
The Takemikazuchi . . .
Mother. . .
Byakurai wants you.
Anka fled this morning .
He who flees the Takemikazuchi
is a traitor.
A traitor who will sell our secrets.
He's headed across Shikon Mountain.
But with his leg , he won't have
reached the old mine yet.
Yuki , take Kiri with you.
l'll go alone.
l'll go !
He'l l slow me down.
Why? Take me with you !
Byakurai told you to !
Then, Kiri , could you really kill Anka?
l would .
What if he begged?
l'd still kill him !
l don't believe you.
Yuki , it's you.
l'm unarmed . Don't kill me.
Please. . .
Take my sword .
Tell them you killed me, okay?
l see l'm no match for
you any more, Yuki .
Who are you?
My name is Kuka. l
served your mother.
l have something to tell you.
lt's about who killed your mother.
You were told she died in an attack,
but it was Byakurai who killed her.
Liar! Mother was. . .
No ! Byakurai killed your mother
Azora, Princess Takemikazuchi .
You must either take revenge and
succeed to your mother's place,
or leave.
Tomorrow you turn twenty.
On that day, a princess assumes
leadership of the Takemikazuchi .
You must choose either
to take over the House,
or to leave it.
lf you choose to leave, come
to the old mine.
l have delivered the message of Azora.
Did Anka beg for his life?
Did my mother beg for hers?
What do you mean?
Your voice is shaking .
Your mind's racing .
Are you aware what you're doing?
Tell me.
Byakurai ,
did you kill my mother?
No.
Put up your sword , Yuki .
l'll overlook this.
l didn't want to tell you.
Your mother was killed because she
meant to betray us
and flee.
Liar!
and flee.
Liar!
Lashing out won't help !
l have no choice. Die !
Wonderful news from
the Union Assembly.
Under our Great Leader, we are
winning the production war.
The Ministry of Consumption reports
Cele ating this news,
the citizens have
come out i n a spontaneous
parade on the streets.
Aya?
What is it?
ls this to kill me with?
You're a Takemikazuchi , aren't you?
Who hired you?
Talk.
Where are the others?
There's no one else coming .
l'm not here to kill you.
Liar.
You think l believe that?
Trust me.
Trust you?
You guys kill any one you're paid to.
lf l trust you, l'll end up dead .
lf l was after you,
you'd be dead now.
Trust me?
Doesn't that hurt?
lt hurts,
if you let it.
l saw a woman.
Where is she?
l'm alone here.
That's my bed .
Good night.
We lost her at the road through
the Forest Zone.
You came back to tell me that?
No.
Someone saw a truck.
We'll watch the road .
She'll be back.
She wants revenge for her mother.
Someone told her.
Who?
l wonder?
Yuki's twenty today.
Whoever told her about Azora
knew that, and what it means.
Kuka. . .
So you think she wants to
kill you to a venge Azora?
That means she'll come here.
lf Kuka wanted to talk to Yuki ,
where would he call her to?
To his home?
l 'd find a better place than that.
''How have you been? lt's Kidokoro. ''
''l'm back. There's something
l want to talk to you about. ''
''l'll come today. ''
No, I'll come
to you
the day after
tomorrow.
Roger.
I'll be waiting at
the usuaI pIace.
A man had pledged with Azora, heir
to the House of Takemikazuchi .
He swore fealty to the House,
but Byakurai framed him as
a traitor and killed him.
That man was my father?
You wouldn't remember.
You'd only just turned two.
There were still many
of Takemikazuchi blood .
Byakurai sought to
marry Azora himself,
and make the House of
Takemikazuchi his.
But Azora refused .
Discouraged , your mother sought to
ing the Takemikazuchi to an end .
Byakurai found out and killed her.
Then, everything changed .
Many were unhappy with Byakurai ,
and tried to leave the Takemikazuchi .
But only very few
managed to escape.
Princess Azora was killed here.
l'm sure she hoped you would
leave the Takemikazuchi .
She wanted you to succeed
where she had failed .
You need not take revenge
on Byakurai .
The fate of the Takemikazuchi
is to disappear.
Princess Yuki . . .
Your mother had been tortured
almost to death,
but the final blow came from me.
kill me if you will.
My life since then has been
one of waiting for this day.
l offered to accompany
her to the next world,
but she wouldn't allow it.
l was commanded to
tell you everything
when you reached
twenty years of age.
lf Princess Yuki were to do
me the honor of killing me. . .
Don't say that.
There's no point.
So it was you, Kuka.
Soma. . .
My, how you've grown !
By your leave. . .
Kuka!
Yuki , this is what l wanted !
Princess Yuki ! Don't die !
kill me if you want,
but don't raise your blades
against Princess Yuki !
That l can't promise.
Kuka!
When l was small,
l was always happy.
l never dreamed
things would turn out like this.
You know why people
thought that way then?
lt's because no one had any ideals.
Yes, people died when we
put a bomb in the Assembly.
But it was very effective.
You should be proud .
lt was a holiday. No one
was supposed to be there.
You told me that.
Losses are inevitable. You don't
get something for nothing .
Mimura knew that. His
death wasn't wasted .
No one pays any attention
unless a few dozen citizens die.
l'd like to move on
to the next project.
Mr. Sugimoto. . .
Didn't think so.
He called you while l was gone?
Last month.
Sugimoto's been expelled .
l trust you.
We have to do whatever's
necessary to achieve our ideals.
Takashi ,
do you know the safest
place in the jung le?
On the lion's back.
The fleas there enjoy the
most peaceful life there is.
Hey. . .
Hey. . .
Hey !
Damn !
Where are you bleeding?
Eat.
You need protein, or you won't heal .
Put these on.
That's all there is here.
Hurry up !
Wow. . .
lt suits you.
What are you doing?
Throwing these out.
You saw Mr. Kidokoro?
Yeah.
Takashi , be careful of him.
Did you hear about Sugimoto?
Yeah. Mr. Kidok oro told
me he'd been expelled .
He's dead .
Murdered .
l'm leaving this country.
There's happiness somewhere.
You just have to go there.
Who's that?
A guest.
A guest?
So you've found happiness?
Take care.
Cal l me if you want to come.
Thanks.
Why did you come back?
What's happened now?
Don't want to say?
lt's probably safer for me
if l don't know.
Hey,
does it bother you to kill someone?
Why do you kill people?
For money?
My body moves.
When l hold my sword and
close in on a target,
my body just moves,
before l can think why.
Aw, the tragedy of the Takemikazuchi !
Some king stops paying his guards,
so they put their skills on the market.
You kill people for no reason.
Not to defend your country,
not to defend yourselves.
You have nothing to
defend . You just kill .
But l had . . .
A reason.
l had a reason.
l'm sure l had . . .
A reason to kill .
Come with me.
My sister.
When she was eight,
l came home from school
to find blood everywhere,
and just her alive.
The guys who did it were let
off for lack of evidence.
So l killed them myself.
l was caught, tried ,
and sentenced .
When l got out four years later,
l couldn't see things the
way l had before.
Everything looked completely different.
Then l met someone
who said he wanted me to be
as happy as l 'd been before.
No one else said that.
l 've done things, and been
pushed into doing things.
To get back to being happy,
l 've rationalized everything .
Renkyo?
Yes.
l need to talk to you.
About what?
Can we really kill Yuki?
Without her, we have no leader of
Takemikazuchi blood .
And then. . .
Then what?
And then. . .
Then what?
We've al ready lost just about everyone
of Takemikazuchi blood .
But. . .
What reason do we have to
exist without that name?
We don't need a reason.
Now, we have. . .
Nothing left to guard anymore.
l venerated our ancestors.
l believed in the motherland .
But when the monarchy fell ,
our swords were taken from us.
Those who were caught
had their memories erased with drugs,
and , to slow their arms,
needles driven into their elbows.
We fled , without turning our
swords on the motherland .
Remember, Renkyo?
Those tanks on that southern island
we saw as we went?
A group of ruined tanks,
all eaten away by acid rain,
and stinking of corpses.
But there were no corpses.
The stench was coming from us.
At that time. . .
We were dead .
Hello?
Hello?
lt's me.
Hello?
lt's me.
Mr. Kidokoro. . .
Why did you call?
l sent you a schematic.
Can you take a look at it?
Yes. . .
l'm going to look now.
Did you see it?
Yeah. . .
l want to move in ten days.
Yeah. . .
l want to move in ten days.
Did you hear that?
Ten days. . .
l can't.
Okay, when?
Never.
No?
No.
l understand . l'll be in touch.
You always look so sad .
And you have no expression at
all . Have you ever been sad?
l make it go away. Just like pain.
And that's how you can kill people?
When you're sad , you should grieve,
and when you're happy. . .
You should cele ate.
Have you ever laughed?
When l'm sad , l grieve.
For hours.
For days.
For years.
Hey. . .
Have you ever heard of a ''miki-ishi?''
No.
lt means ''beautiful precious stone. ''
They're rare.
You can look all year and
be lucky to find even one.
When you grind it on a whetstone,
you get a little green crystal .
My mother collected them.
When she found one, she would
carefully polish and save it.
When she had thirty, she was going
to make a necklace
for my wedding day.
She said she'd put it around my
neck the day l got married .
She started collecting
them at eighteen,
had me at twenty-two.
And died at twenty-seven.
When she died , she had
nine of these crystals
in a little treasure box.
Not enough for a necklace.
S oon l'll pass the age she
was when she had me.
And then her age when she died .
But l . . .
Haven't collected anything
l could leave. . .
To any one.
l don't have anyone
to leave anything to.
l feel . . .
That there is no one l want. . .
To treasure.
Let's leave here.
Leave this country together.
There's nothing holding us here.
Somewhere, there must be a place
we can forget everything .
Let's go there.
Mother. . .
Now. . .
l'm happy.
You think you'll ever be happy?
Even if you kill me, you still
walk the path of blood .
You can't a void it.
Mr. Kidokoro. . .
Your sister looks wel l .
What do you want?
Oh. . .
lf it's about that schematic. . .
No, l changed plans.
This one's a great idea.
l'm sure you'll like it.
What is it?
We find common ground
with the government.
We achieve our ideals, and
very few people get hurt.
What do you think, Takashi?
Good plan, huh?
You're selling me out?
lt's a deal . We respect the law,
and our ideals are realized .
Traitor!
ln spirit we will continue.
The plan l sent you was to be the last.
Because we'd all be killed?
Don't talk like that, Takashi .
lsn't that what you've wanted
all along anyway?
But this way you're safe.
l said it was a deal !
A fair deal .
So why did we do all that?
Why all those victims? !
lt meant something . We all acted
because we believed in our ideals.
No, we believed in you !
Manabe shot. Kazuki tortured .
Mimura blown up.
They all believed in you !
You said we'd be happy again.
You're the only one who was !
Happiness will come.
Of course it won't be free. l told
you the price would be high.
All we can do is pray for the victims.
But you don't have to pray, Takashi .
You're one of the victims
we'll be praying for.
You bastard !
l am Azora's daughter,
The Princess Blade of
the Takemikazuchi .
ln the name of my mother,
l take your life !
Don't you understand?
lt's over!
Get lost !
l'll keep this.
Live. . .
Be happy. . .
Live for me.
Takashi . . .
Takashi . . . |
3 years have past
Since Noriko and I escaped from that island.
Many students died from the BR Act,
and no one could stop
me and Noriko's fight.
The world is now in the age of terrorism.
The anti-BR act organization 'Wild Seven' leader
Nanahara Shuya is wanted for his acts.
The adults started a new game, for 'Justice'.
'New century Terrorist counter-measure alternative'
A.K.A BRll
The sign(?) has been triggered.
We will never forget the adults who made us kill each other.
Let us stand,
and fight together.
We are declaring war
to all adults.
A KINJI FUKASAKU FILM
Battle Royale ll
Requiem
3 years ago, my father,
who was a teacher,
was shot by his own student.
The picture my father finished had a drawing of a girl.
When I found out that it wasn't me,
I could never face school again
Now, I've decided to join the Game,
to confront my feelings about him
-Wanted for Murder and Accessory Nanahara Shuya, Nakagawa Noriko-
-BRll Bright, cheerful, fun-
-Thank you for registering-
And so I enrolled at Shikanotoride Middle School,
a ragtag collection of losers and delinquents from across Japan.
We'd all been written off by adults
Buncha jocks
None of us had any future.
For me, the only thing that felt real
was my pain
Shit!
-Friends Shintaro-
You too, Taku
Not me
Why not? Sign it, you graduated
Nothing's finished yet
Hey, Hey!
Shintaro!
Hey!
What the hell!
To you, the 10 million fans of the BR Act.
Look! The bus has just arrived under extreme tight security.
This time, Class B in 9th Grade
at Shikanotoride Middle School has been chosen.
Look! You can see the students! Go in closer!
Go in closer!
Get a good look folks. This is a specially selected
bunch of losers.
They're the first students to play under the
revised BR rules!
As the whole world watches,
what battles can we expect this time?
Thanks to our sponsors, their getting
combat uniforms and watches.
Imagine the stirring sight of 42 youthful,
passionate deaths!
Be Seated!
Teacher!
Teacher!
Teacher!
What the hell!
All yours, sir
Merry Christmas!
I'm Takeuchi Riki, in charge of your class
By the way,
you guys do understand what's happening?
We're clueless
You've gotta explain
This necklace hurts, teacher
Japan,
China,
North Korea...
What's that shit!
Load of crap
Let's split
Time to go
Move!
Out of the way
Cuba,
Congo,
Peru,
Laos,
Vietnam,
Cambodia,
Grenada,
Libya,
El Salvador,
Nicaragua,
Panama, Iraq, Somalia,
Bosnia, Sudan,
Yugoslavia,
and...
Afghanistan
What do they all have in common?
In the past 60 years, America has bombed
every one of them
Some 8 million dead among 22 nations
Equality? That's a lie
There's no such thing as equality
It's been one year now,
since that disastrous act of terrorism last
Christmas
The terrorists who destroyed so many lives
in an instant
have barricaded themselves on an island
As he claimed responsibility for the terrorism
their leader, Nanahara Shuya said
We declare war against all adults
Go right ahead
By the way, in this county,
you're not an adult until you're 20
Anyone else is a child!
Have you ever considered just how much
money it takes
to raise a child to adulthood!
Huh!
What the.. the hell?
Save your weapons for later
Somewhere between 30 and 40 million yen
That's what your lives are worth right now
This impoverished country can no longer
afford to support
expensive worthless kids like you!
So the adults discussed it with the bigwigs
and decided to reject his declaration of war
Sorry to have kept you waiting
BR ll!!
Today you guys go to war
Not so fast
BRll is a whole new war game,
based on the BR Act, with simple rules
Track down and kill the evil leader,
Nanahara Shuya
and you win
You've got 72 hours
Got that?
No way!
See that white line on the floor?
There are only two sides in life,
the winners and the losers.
Anyone who crosses that line...
has the guts to be the winner.
Players to the right and...
the unfortunate losers to the left.
This is the line that divides good from evil.
It's black or white. There's nothing in between.
I'll call your names in order.
Boys 1 Aoi Takuma. Girls 1 Asakura Nao.
Are you two for the winning or the losing team?
We don't need losers, so they die.
Here goes.
Three, two...
one!
Asshole!
What the hell?
Girl 4 Kitano Shiori. You're on board?
Yes
A Christmas gift for this ave girl!
Shiori.
Wait, Shiori
Now,
back to our first pair. One last time.
You on the winning or the losing team?
Here goes, three, two, one.
We hardly have a choice!
Taku!
Are you crazy?
Shut up!
But I'll never trust adults!
It'll never work out like you say!
Oh yeah?
Taku...
Nao!
Nao!
OK, next!
Boys 2 Urabe. Girls 2 Ikeda.
Let's see! Three,
two, one.
You shit head.
You guys know what your doing?!
Shut up!
No, I can't!
Make up your own mind.
You'll die.
Wait, Miki
Next. Boy 3 Kasai Osamu.
Girls 3 Kakei Kyoko
Kyoko! Kyoko!
Yes!
Boys 4,
Kurosawa Ryo
What the fuck!
Follow your own individual will and convict.
Next!
Boys 14, Maesono Kenji.
Girls 14, Ryoko something-or-other.
Boys 15, Makimura Shintaro.
Girls 15, Fukuda Kazumi.
I absolutely refuse.
Come again?
I refuse to participate!
Shintaro
Loser
Sorry, I'm going ahead.
Go right ahead.
What the hell are you guys doing?
Don't you see this is crazy?!
Why the hell should we have to fight?!
You sure Shintaro? Here goes.
Three, two,
one.
OK, then.
Taku, don't go!
Are you nuts?!
Hurry, come over!
Hurry up!
I absolutely refuse
Think it over, Shintaro.
You've spent your whole life losing.
This is your last chance.
I haven't lost yet!
Here goes.
Three!
Two!
One!
Shintaro!
Why! Why, Shintaro!
-Friends - Shintaro-
Thanks for everything. -Nao
Are you crazy?
We're friends right?
Cut the crap man, cut the crap.
Cut the crap Shintaro!
Boy 15 Shintaro Dead - 41 To Go
Me?
Kazumi!
Oops, sorry, I forget.
You play this game in pairs.
Kazumi, your 15, just like Shintaro right?
Each of your necklaces is linked to your
seating partner.
One of you goes, the other,
Boom!
Automatically.
What's wrong with you guys?!
For real?
For real.
Cut it out Shintaro(?)
Cut it out
OK, listen up guys.
You pairs stay within 50 meters of
each other or you'll blow.
So be careful now.
We're friends! Sorry about before!
Kazumi!
The necklace. It won't shut up!
Mommy!
Girls 15 Kazumi Dead - 40 To Go
Next! Boys 16.
No! Shintaro no!
That's the spirit.
You 40 survivors. All in the game!
Go!
Run!
Move it!
The Game Begins – Day One 12/23 – 6:00 AM
Mission 1: The Landing Maneuver
Attention All! Attention All!
The time is 6:00. Launching the maneuver!
Check the map on your navigators.
Our enemy is barricaded in a hideout on that island.
There are 3 attack points.
The island’s divided into several zones.
Every hour there will be a new danger zone.
You should leave the new before it gets activated
or you will blow automatically.
We’re releasing the boats from auto control.
Prepare to land immediately!
Don't Come!
It’s me! Help!
I can't see!
I can't take this! Help!
Nao!
Asuka! Asuka!
I don’t want to die!
I don’t want to die!
Asuka!
Boy 16 Kiyoshi Minamoto, Girl 16 Shiho Matsuki
Boy 17 Yosuke Miyadai, Girl 17 Yuka Mifune
Boy 18 Wataru Mukai Girl 18 Asuka Motomura
Boy 19 Tatsuro Morishima Girl 19 Ayane Yagi
Girl 20 Ai Yazawa Girl 21 Hibiki Yano
Girl 22 Kana Yuki Girl 23 Eri Yoshiyama
12 DEAD – 28 To Go
I dropped…
my gun
Jo! Nanami!
This is insane! I'm going home!
Don’t be stupid!
Tetsu!
Kurosawa!
Murder… Nanahara Shuya…
Boy 7 Tetsuya Shimura, Girl 7 Sanae Shioda. DEAD.
2 Dead – 26 To Go
We’re dropping Ammo!
Use it wisely! Don’t waste it!
Here we go guys!
Go where?
Behind, Get behind them!
Hurry!
Hurry!
Mission 2: Securing Ammo
Ammo! Let’s go!
Hurry!
Bingo
Arms Manual
Go For It
How do you shoot this?
You Lose
Why me?
Nao!
It hurts!
Shugo! Shugo!
Shit, I'm hit!
First Aid
You fuck up!
You OK, Shugo?
I can't feel a thing
The blood! I can't stop it!
Something’s coming out!
What is it?!
What did I ever do?
Oh no! Miki!
That idiot! You’re in the danger zone!
Unless you get back here,
Shugo's necklace will blow too!
I pee my pants. I pee it all.
I'm finished, I'm dead. We’re all dead.
Miki!
Hurry Up!
Run!
You’ll make it!
Hurry! Run!
Hey Miki!
Where are you going?!
Miki!
Miki!
Miki!!!
Shugo!
Forget about me. Go!
Are you crazy?!
Don’t come!
Can you hear me, Taku?
We were always a team.
But there’s no one to hold you back now.
Think things over.
Try not to lose it.
Shugo…
We’re friends.
Look after Nao!
Shugo!
Shugo!
Boys 2 Shugo, Girls 2 Miki Dead – 24 To Go
I'll kill them.
Taku!
Think things over!
Now for the student casualty update
in order of death!
Boys 15 Makimura Shintaro.
Girls 15 Fukuda Kazumi.
Boys 17 Miyadai Yosuke.
Boys 19 Morishima Tatsuro.
Girls 19 Ayane Yagi. Girls 20 Yazawa Ai.
Girls 21 Yano Hibiki.
Girl 22 Yuki Kano. Girl 23 Yoshiyama Eri.
Girls 17 Mifune Yuuka.
Boys 16 Minamoto Kiyoshi.
Girls 16 Matsuki Shiho.
Boys 18 Wataru Mukai.
Girls 18 Motomura Asuka.
Boys 7 Shimura Tetsuya.
Girls 7 Shioda Sanae.
Girls 2 Ikeda Miki. Boys 2 Urabe Shugo.
18 killed in action so far!
I'm sort of disappointed in you!
These deaths lack individuality!
Put some guts to it and battle for your lives!
Get some rest Taku.
Hey… Hey!
Shut up!
Aren’t you pissed?
They murdered all of them!
Of course, I'm furious.
I can't believe I'm here fighting like this.
I'm pathetic.
What’s up Kuze?
What is that?
Insulin. A joke, right?
My parent’s DNA, I can't live without it.
But I’ve only got 3 days worth.
I never dreamed we’d wind up here.
Your first smoke?
We have
so many things we’ve never learned
and never tried.
What are we doing here fighting a war?
Hey! Hey!
Hosake.
Over here, here.
Look what’s that? What happened?
Don’t move.
It’s a trip mine.
Don’t.
It’s Jo and the rest of Squad 2! Jo! Nanami!
You OK?
Risa, what'll I do? I'm scared!
Don't worry. I won't leave you.
Stay away from me!
You crazy?!
I'm sick of this! Totally sick of this shit!
Don’t move!
Shit! Hold on. Jo! We’re coming!
Kitano?
I won’t let you.
And let friends die?
We get Nanahara first.
I won’t let you die until we get him.
Boy Number 9 Masakatsu Taguchi
Boy Number 11 Tatsuhiko Hasegawa
Boy Number 14 Kenji Maezono
Girl Number 9 Honami Totsuka
Girl Number 11 Rena Niimi
Girl Number 14 Ryoko Hata
6 Dead – 18 To Go
Risa! Honami!
Honami!
Hurry! Hurry!
Kurosawa, do you copy? This is Jo.
Answer me!
Jo! You OK? Anyone hurt?
They got 6 of us. Maezono too.
Really?
Jo, we’re approaching Position A.
Let’s finish this thing off before dark.
You’re on.
You happy now? Fuck!
Mission 3: The Assault
Hurry!
Nanami!
Taku, you OK?
Sagisawa!
Takuma! What are you doing?
A necklace?!
Wait!
A child?
What’s going on?
Wait!
Drop your weapons!
Disarm! Disarm!
Disarm! Disarm!
Disarm or I’ll blow you away!
Hurry!
These kids are wounded!
Please! Help us!
What to do, Kurosawa!
What are you doing, Maho!
Let’s surrender Maho!
Over my dead body!
You’re crazy!
Don’t run!
Nanahara Shuya! Where the hell are you!?
You die and it’s all over!
I’ll blow you away! Get out here!
Stop, Maho! stop!
Kurosawa, let’s surrender.
How can you guys forget the horrible pain
they caused?
I’ll never forget it.
What are you doing Kurosawa?!
Shut up!
I lost my whole family to your terrorism!
How the hell would you guys know what it’s
like to lose your family!
Their bodies were blown to bits!
My Dad, my Mom, my sister
Blown into bits and pieces!
Fuck your terrorism! Fuck your war!
I’ll never forgive you for what you did!
Cut it out!
We’re all the same.
We’re just like you. Just put down your weapon!
Shut the fuck up!
Stop!
Stop!
Kurosawa!
Boy Number 4 Ryo Kurosawa
Boy Number 8 Naoki Jo
Boy Number 10 Jun Nanami
Boy Number 12 Shota Hikasa
Boy Number 13 Yasuaki Hosaka
Girl Number 12 Maho Nosaka
6 Dead – 12 To Go
Kitano
Nanahara Shuya
Maki, activate the EMB
But Shuya, that's for our escape
Just do it
Right, We're activating the EMB!
Girl Number 10 Yuko Natsukawa Dead
11 To Go
I'm sorry
Here we go, guys!
Ready or not!
What the hell?
All wiped out?
Impossible to confirm. No necklace signals
Hackers?
Audio monitor's dead
No sign of explosives
What the hell!
A powerful electromagnet in Zone G
We're confirming it now
What's an electromagnetic field?
Day Two 12/24 0:40AM
Nanahara Shuya?
What are you going to do with us?
Wanna finish off the game? Fine with me
That's enough
You, come here
Sit!
Don't move. It'll blow
Answer me
What do you want with us?
What did you come here for,
dressed up for combat?
You call that fighting?
Get to your fucking point
Ever seen this weapon?
The AK47, Automat Kalashnikioff
The international symbol of guerilla resistance
3 years ago i survived a former game,
with another girl
After we went back to the normal world. We went to a world where there was 20 years of war.
There was inflation
and millions of refugees.
Other countries tried to ignore
it as if it was already over.
But even under those hellish conditions
their smiles were always those of pride
The open smiles of the children
So what? What the hell's that got to do with us?
What are you fighting for now?
Listen, kill me and the game's over
But would your struggle end?
Can you forget all this
and resume your old lives?
Then what are you fighting for?
They all died because of you!
We'll keep on fighting
even if we have to fight every last adult
in the world
We'll keep on fighting,
even if we have to fight every last adult
in the world
Until the day that we can smile the open smile
of the children we once saw
Shuya, Special Forces, approaching our perimeter
Here we go
Back to our hideout
All of us here either survived a game
or lost family
We're not your enemies
We're going
You, too
Wait, Jin
Hey!
Taku!
You kids stay back! Hide!
I didn't have a clue what the hell your point was
How does it feel?
To murder others
to survive alone? How does it feel?
You aim a gun, you shoot it
This is what it takes to survive
Yuuma! Yuuma!
Yuuma! Yuuma!
Yuuma!
Down!
HQ! This is Mamiya
The students have gone over to the terrorists
We're being slaughtered! Send reinforcements
Sir!
Sir?
Shit! You're just a bunch of ats!
shit, You Got Me!
I have..
a family too..
12/25
Day three: Christmas
The rain kept falling
Nozomi..
Hang on Nozomi
With only the moans of the dying
echoing heavily in our minds
Nozomi!
Sagaisawa!
Sagaisawa
I'm sorry Sasaisgawa
I... I...
Survive...
All of you, survive...
Don't forget...about me
Don't for...get..
Nozomi!
Sagaisawa!
Girls 6 Sagaisawa Nozomi Dead
10 To Go
We lost another friend
Now what are we supposed to do?
There is no answer. You've got to search for one
Taku!
We never had anywhere we could go
I knew that all along
Or any place to go home to!
This is war, right?
You're all fighting for your lives
But die, and you're just one more candle
Even those poor little kids
You're all the same. You're no better than
the adults
How I wish this war would end
I keep on asking myself
How can I answer all those who have died
I don't know
But inevitably, we all grow up to be adults
The best we survivors can do,
is to keep remembering the ones who died
Always and forever, even after we grow up
Hello?
Hello..
Hello
What are you doing? I told you to knock
You stink. Don't come in here
Listen, today's your birthday, right?
Thought you and Mum and I could go out
You're the worst
What?
My birthday was yesterday
It's today?
It was yesterday
Just get out
Listen Shiori
Still got more to say. What?
I guess I should
do this right?
What an idiot
The thing people fear most,
isn't death, it's being forgotten
We're all here, now. We all wanted someone
to know.
You'll be just fine
You don't keep losing you're temper because
you're sick
If you make friends at this school,
you'll get better
Because all the kids here are just like you
I promise I'll come and get you
Please, let's go
One day, they'll all disappear
Family, friends...
But I'll always be by your side
I can't do anything for you, but I'll be there for you
I promise...
Nobu,
Kawada, all you guys
I'm not wrong, am I?
I'm fighting along...
with the best of you, right?
You OK?
Mimura!
Run!
Shit!
Blowing a couple of guys away won't change
a thing in this country
But I don't know any other way
Survive this! And don't look back!
And then, finally the rain let up
How much blood has been shed?
How many tears spilled?
All of our friends who fought beside us
are dead, killed in the last 3 years
But even as justice can never be vanquished
we terrorists will never vanish,
however evil they deem us
Because we know
That a handful of adults, a handful of nations
selfishly define the nature of peace and
freedom in this world
But our world is so much more complex than that
This world has 6 billion people living their
own lives
in 6 billion different ways,
6 billion kinds of peace, 6 billion kinds of freedom
6 billion kinds of war and evil
No one has achieved peace without fighting
for it
Behind every peace, there's a river of blood,
sweat and tears
It's going live to global host computers worldwide
But if we avert our eyes from that history
and abandon it,
then peace might as well be dog shit
Dog shit, huh?
Japan, China,
North Korea,
Guatemala, Indonesia,
Cuba, Congo,
Peru, Laos,
Vietnam, Cambodia,
Grenada, Libya,
El Salvador,
Nicaragua,
Panama,
Iraq,
Somalia,
Bosnia, Sudan,
Yugoslavia,
Afghanistan.
You may be lonely, but it's time to stop
being afraid
To all the abandoned children of earth
Let's rise up together and fight together
We're throwing away the old rules
taking off to a world far, far away
Tonight, I send this message to all the adults
who stole
our freedom and pinned us down
Merry Christmas
Nanahara Shuya, Wild Seven
Evacuate!
Are you OK?
Look after the baby, the children
Who fired the missiles!
We're still investigating
Sir, a call for you
It's...the Prime Minister
Put him through
Yes, sir
Hey, teacher, what a mess, huh?
Who do you think fired those missiles?
We finally pissed that country off
I got a call from their President
They're going to attack in 12 hours
What the hell's going on with your class?
What are you waiting for! So what
if a dozen kids die, it doesn't matter
Fire a missile and blow up the whole
damned island
You really mean that?
You surprise me
I thought you were a full-fledged adult who'd
crossed the line a long time ago
You do understand
There are only two sides, the winners
or the losers
Which side are you on?
Fight with that country for justice and freedom
Cut the crap, you murderer!
What?
Half a century ago, that country compared ours
to a 12 year-old
How old does that make that country now!
If any country pisses it off, it just bombs them
You call that adult behavior!
Listen, the whole world's rallied behind
that country
And who made that choice?
So what the hell are you doing there?
I see. Too bad. I had hopes for you
Exercising my full power as Prime Minister,
I call upon the armed forces
Prepare for battle immediately.
Before that country launches its missiles
I want every last terrorist and Nanahara Shuya
Dead
Attention! Salute!
Taku!
Taku!
Takuma
Kuze
You OK?
I can't really move
But we've got to get back or Nao will worry
You're hurt. Save your strength
How ironic...
What?
I have waited too long with telling you Takuma...
I kind of like you...
I had to say it before I die.
But... but... now...
Kuze!
Girl 5 Kuze Haruka DEAD
9 To Go
A drink?
No thanks.
It's nearly dawn.
Our battle with the adults is about to begin.
In the 6 months we've been here,
we've stumbled on a mine shaft.
It might lead back to the mainland.
Take the children and escape.
What about you?
We'll stay here and draw the enemy in.
This is no place for you.
The real struggle lies ahead.
Truly living life
is 100 times harder than dying.
The Final Morning - 12/26 - 5:40AM
Sakai at point B here
Manned and ready.
C point here.
Preparations are OK
Shuya
I will fight with you here too.
Jin
This is what you do.
Take this Kalashnikov.
This is a powerful gun.
It's used by freedom-
fighters all over the world.
But you decide who it shoots.
Protect the others
Shuya...
I know you'll lose your way,
but whatever you do, never give up.
Farewell.
Sister...
I... I'll never forget you.
What's wrong?
You go, too.
I'm staying here.
To see this through to the end.
To see this through to the end.
Not yet...
Closer... Not yet...
Not yet...
FIRE!
Kazama!
Kazama!
Kazama!!!
Taku, what's wrong?
I...
I don't understand things much and
I don't want to.
But if I run away now,
I'm turning my back on something important.
You want to go back?
I can't go back, I promised Shuya.
What am I supposed to do?!
Decide for yourself.
I'm going.
Kyoko san!
I was always in love with you!
Go then.
Yes!
I'm sorry, I always make you worry.
I'll see you again right?
Of course.
I'm going to find an answer.
Yo!
What are you idiots doing here?!
We're in this together!
Hey! Hey!
Shibaki!
Shibaki!
No big deal...
I'm glad I made friends.
Go. Now...
Shibaki!
Now or never!
OK, here goes!
Go!
Taku...
Give my love to Kyoko.
Osamu!
Time to go.
Ouch!
Boy 3 Kasai Osamu.
Boy 6 Shibaki DEAD. 7 To Go
Sakai!
It's me.
What the hell are you doing here?
Why'd you come back?!
It's not over yet, is it?
Aren't you fighting to the end?
To honor the ones who've died?!
Sakai! Hold on, Sakai!
Sakai!
Shuya...
We've only just begun to fight, right?
Don't stop.
Keep on fighting.
Sakai!
Sakai!
Shuya!
Go ahead!
Maki...
You guys too! See this thing through!
Hurry!
We're going!
Maki!
Haruya...
Yo!
So you're Nanahara Shuya?
I'm Takeuchi Riki.
We declare war against all adults.
Gotta hand it to you, you've got guts.
Every adult on earth wants you dead.
From now on, you'll have to live with all the
lives you've taken.
Including my daughter,
who died in your terrorist attack.
Neither of us have anywhere to call home.
Boy 1 Aoi Takuma,
Girls 4 Kitano Shiori.
One question,
in life there's only the winning or the losing team.
Is that really true?
Go.
You'll only find the answer by living your life.
I...
always did want to play rugby with you guys...
Just go.
3,
2,
1...
GO!!!
Hey look,
There's a light.
Let's go!
Hang on! Hang on!
Can I ask you - something?
That girl in the painting...
Nakagawa Noriko. What's she like?
Who are you?
Kitano Shiori
You killed my father, Kitano
Noriko always
looks you straight in the eye and smiles openly
Listen,
if you hate someone, you have to be prepared
for the consequences
I'm sorry...
I never
once..
called you,
my own father, Dad
Girls 4 Kitano Shiori Dead
6 Left
Come on guys they're coming!
Kitano!
Hey, Kitano!
The last of our weapons
Game Over
6:45AM Game Void
Shikanotoride Middle School 3B
Boy 1 Aoi Takuma
Boy 5 Sakurai Haruya
Girl 1 Asakura Nao
Girl 3 Kakei Kyoko
Girl 8 Shindou Risa
Girl 13 Hasuda Mayu
Six remaining
Nanahara Unknown
Three months later, spring
No way, its Takuma!
Nao!
Shuya...
Jin...
Noriko...!
Welcome back.
Once again there was nothing I could do.
Did you know? Even in this country,
which has been in war for 20 years now,
a beautiful spring comes back again.
There is no season that doesn't come back.
- Later.
- Yeah.
Everyone, we're all friends,
anywhere, anytime.
The road we choose to go, is severe, and long.
But we know that we have friends anywhere we go,
and that we can go as far as we want.
We have a future,
as long as we desire to have one. |
To those who loved this world once before and spent time with its friends,
Gather again and devote your time...
Translated by Jasconius
Shion-san!
Look at this!
Found it.
...kinda gross, isn't it?
Just hurry it up, yo.
I'm counting on you, Reno.
Alright, yo.
Hey, hey, hey!
Senpai, hurry up!
Senpai!
Who is that?!
Ugh...
Elena!
G-go!
Lifestream...
The flow which governs the life of worlds.
It is the source of all worlds and all of the life on those planets.
The Shinra Company found a way...
to take the lifestream and use it as a resource.
Because of that, we were able...
to live rich and plentiful lives.
But that wore away at the life of the planet...
There were a lot of people who thought that.
Shinra tried to use force...
against those who stood in opposition.
Shinra had a special force
who were called Soldier.
They were the ones who long ago...
took the one falling from the sky to destroy the world,
Jenova's cell, and buried her.
There was one among them named Sephiroth...
who was an excellent Soldier.
But when he found out that he had been born
in a horrifying experiment...
he came to hate Shinra.
And then finally came to hate everything.
Shinra and those who stood against them.
Sephiroth, whose hate was so great
that he tried to destroy the world...
Those people who tried to stop Sephiroth...
There were many battles.
There was sadness in the sheer number of battles.
One who I loved
also became part of the Lifestream.
And then one day...
A fated day...
The world's power itself stopped all of the battles.
The world used the Lifestream as a weapon.
The Lifestream, gushing out over the world...
took battles, ambition, and sadness...
It took everything and swallowed it up.
In exchange for that sadness, everything stopped.
These things all happened two years ago.
Let's go.
OK.
But... the world...
seems to have been much, much angrier than anyone believed.
The Star-Scar Syndrome. (Geostigma)
Hey, Marlene?
What's going on?
Please, I ask of you.
Please don't take Denzel away.
He's not here anymore
Cloud...
Where are you...?
Hello, Strife Delivery Service!
We'll deliver anyth...
...who is this?
I remember you, yo.
I got a phone call from Reno and them in Healin.
They said it's a commission.
Cloud... have you been doing OK?
No more messages.
Hey, Kadaj... Is that big other's city?
Yeah.
You think they'll give us a big welcome?
No way.
Don't cry, Yazoo.
Mother must be with him too, right?
I dunno about that.
Don't cry, Loz.
Look, it's big other.
Where's Mother?
Big other's hiding her, isn't he?
Did he trick us?!
Mother's really -there-, isn't she?
Don't yell about it.
I don't wanna talk to you!
Give me the boss.
Hey, it's me, Barret! I did it!
A new oil field!
O-IL-FIELD! A huge one, too!
And we're sticking to plan, so soon
I'll be able to come visit Marlene!
Tell her for me! See ya!
There was another phone call from Reno.
Anyway, just hurry, he says.
He seemed a little weird, though...
Be careful.
Uoryaaaa
Just as I expected, yo!
Rude, you're so cool!
Just as expected, would-be ex-Soldier.
Your skills are as impressive as ever.
Is that you, Rufus?
You've got no luck either...
That day, I...
What do you want with me?
Just before the buildings crumbled...
Who were those people who attacked me?
Say something.
I'm leaving.
...lend us your power.
Not interested.
We at Shinra have a big debt to repay to the world.
The responsibility of putting the world
in its current, pathetic state...
There's no helping people saying that it falls to us.
Consequently, we must somehow repay this debt of ours.
Let me in!
As our first step...
We began an investigation into the influences that Sephiroth left.
The Northern Crater, yo.
What do you think was there?
Nothing. There was nothing.
You don't have to worry about it.
But something unexpected happened.
Someone tried to get in our way.
Those people who attacked you...
They're Kadaj's gang.
Kadaj...
It seems that they meant to interfere with our plans.
Really... I can't figure why.
Why did they attack me?
You're with us, right?
Kadaj's gang is young and utal.
They're extremely dangerous.
So, we decided to try and hire a skilled bodyguard.
I'm a delivery man.
You're the only one.
Please, ex-Soldier Cloud.
Would-be...
What is this Mother they were talking about?
Kadaj said something, huh?
Well, don't worry about that.
There are children all over the world who yearn for their mothers.
You're living with the orphans, I hear.
You don't want to ing smiles back to their faces?
Our ultimate goal is the rebuilding of this world, Cloud.
I...
Please, Cloud! We're rebuilding the Shinra Company, yo!
Not interested.
Reno!
Cloud's living here?
Looks like it.
What?
Just like Denzel's! Is Cloud sick too?
He could just tell us...
Did he leave because he's sick?
He thinks he's going to fight them by himself.
Fight?
No...
He doesn't have the will to fight...
Tifa?
Let's go home, Marlene.
No! I want to see Cloud!
...I guess you're right.
It'd be nice to see him, huh?
Yeah!
Hey, what should we do when he gets here?
Go home together!
Before that, we'll lecture him!
Agreed!
I hate lies, you know.
I'm sorry! This time I'll be honest with you.
While we were running away from you...
It seems that it fell from the helicopter.
What a ridiculous story...
Truly?
I swear it.
Then swear it on these.
What are you after?
We need Mother's power.
We have to have it, for Reunion.
Reunion...
We're going to collect everyone with Mother's cells into one place.
And then we're going to get revenge on the world.
Preparations are coming along pretty well...
but you see, someone had to go and hide Mother...
Preparations?
Geostigma.
You know all about it, right, Boss?
In the Lifestream...
All because Mother's cells are working hard...
And yet we...
We don't even know where Mother is.
It's sad but there's no helping it.
We're spirits, after all.
Until we find Mother and divide up her cells...
We can't be normal!
Spirits and Geostigma aren't enough!
Not for the real Reunion, you see.
...what are you talking about?
Boss... you've figured it out, haven't you?
I'll live for you as well...
That's what I decided...
You wanna be a Soldier?
Work hard!
Hey, how do you feel?
Hey, what are you gonna do when we get to Midgard?
We're friends, right?
Cloud, run!
Wanna play?
I see, you don't want to.
Where's mother?
It stinks!
Hey, where's Mother?
There's no one here!
Then let's play.
This should be fun!
Tifa!
It's not here.
I'm not crying.
Got it.
I'll ing it.
Time to finish this.
Cloud...
Run!
You've got Geostigma too, don't you?
He says he's gonna cure us.
Tifa?
Tifa!
You're late...
Who did this?
Someone I didn't know.
Marlene?!
Dammit!
You were heavy, yo.
...you were living with some kids, right?
It's empty.
That OK?
I...
You're so annoying, yo.
Brother was hiding it, huh?
The power born from the Lifestream.
These Materia will give us a new power...
Reno and them are searching...
It's Geostigma... isn't it?
It's alright if I die.
...is that what you're thinking?
As I thought.
There's no cure.
But Denzel was trying his best, wasn't he?
Why don't you fight it with us instead of running away?
We could all help each other and try our best!
Can't do it since we're not a real family, huh?
I can't...
I can't save anyone, I don't think.
Neither family nor friends...
No one.
Drifting, drifting....
Drifting, drifting!
How long are you gonna drag along like that, yo?
You couldn't find them?!
There was a witness who saw them being taken away, yo.
Where did they go?
The Forgotten Capital...
Ajit.
I've received a special power from Mother.
A power to fight against this planet...
which hurts the people living on it.
Actually, you all have this power.
That's right.
We're all siblings.
Chosen siblings...
who inherited Mother's cells that were absorbed in the Lifestream.
But...
The planet is trying to interfere.
It's trying to stunt our growth!
That's why our bodies hurt
and our hearts seem to give up.
I'll cure you.
And we'll all go to Mother together.
We'll ing our family's power together and get back at the planet!
Follow my lead.
Denzel!
Denzel!!
So you showed up.
Even though you're falling apart...
I'm sure this will be a good thing.
Question!
Why exactly did you come here?
I... wish to be forgiven.
Yes, I want to be forgiven.
By who ?
So he did show up.
I came for the children.
This guy is our Brother.
But you know, it's a shame...
He's a traitor.
Cloud!
You really can't save anyone, can you?
Vincent...
What's happening?
I come here a lot.
So I saw Kadaj and them here.
The Geostigma...
It seems that the cause is an overloading
of the system to remove parasites in the body.
There's a flow through the body like the Lifestream...
It fights against the invasion of harmful substances.
Harmful substances...
The Sephiroth element... Jenova's cells...
Call it what you want.
You know a lot about it.
Shion and Elena...
They were carried here on the edge of death.
It seemed that they had been put through some hideous torture.
I managed to save them, but...
Well, I'm not sure how well...
Torture?
You reap what you sow.
It seems that they came into possession of Jenova's head.
And the Mother that Kadaj's gang is searching for is...
That abominable thing which heaven sent.
Jenova.
If they wanted to, they could even remake Sephiroth.
Kadaj...
What is he?
Hmph, I don't want to think about it.
Marlene!
Cloud! Denzel and Tifa, they...!
Tifa is all right.
I want to talk to Tifa!
Do you have it?
I can't believe it!
Vincent, can you take Marlene back to the store?
I'm going to go talk to Shinra about this.
I can't approve.
But...
I don't care about you anymore, Cloud!
Why won't you listen to what we're saying?!
Marlene...
Just wait a little longer...
The fight is going to begin now.
But we can't just fight!
You understand, right?
I don't understand!
Cloud, is this really about the fight?
Where did they go?
The Forgotten Capital.
Ajit.
Take care of it.
I'm going to go talk to Rufus.
Don't run!
I know you are!
Even if you find the children,
you might not be able to do anything.
They might be somewhere that we can't get them back.
You're scared of that, aren't you?
But you have to react to now, to more of this!
A burden? Well there's no helping that, it's a heavy burden!
Unless you want to live all alone, you have to deal with that!
You don't want to be alone, do you?
Even though you never answer, you always have your phone with you.
You go to Ajit, yo.
Have we lost to our memories?
But... we just let her die.
Really, always drifting...
Hey...
Why don't you forgive yourself?
Can sin be forgiven?
...I've never tried it.
Tried it?
Tried it...
Marlene, we're going home!
I'll try it.
I'll let you know how it turns out.
It's me, Reeve. How's work going?
I just saw you pass by, but can you really make a living doing that?
It is like you, though, Cloud-san.
If it's OK, I'd like to help, so I'll contact you again.
I got a phone call from Reno in Healin, he says it's a commission.
Long time no see! It's Yuffie!
Hey, all the kids from Wutai disappeared...
Do you know anything? Give me some info! Please!
He seemed a little weird, though...
Be careful.
I've never thought badly of you.
You came for me, didn't you? That's plenty right there.
Hey! Are you listening?
Why are you doing this?!
Denzel!
Denzel!
Denzel!
What are you doing?
Mother's in there, right?
Why do you say that?
This... what is it? Memorial statue?
Shinra's the one that made it.
Wow, you used your head, didn't you?
But you're off-base.
We don't know either, yo.
What's this? You don't have any faith in us, huh?
Uorya
Hey, Kadaj.
Tell me one thing.
Just one thing.
You said that you would become normal once you got Jenova's cells, but...
What did you mean by that?
He... will return.
...Sephiroth.
A nightmare, huh?
So I hear.
So you hear?
I don't know Sephiroth.
Yeah, I just feel him!
It irritates me!
Me or Sephiroth, which does Mother...
Poor spirit...
Whichever it ends up as, you all will meet the same end!
Mother made a long journey to come to this planet.
To erase a bunch of fools from space, you see.
But... you know, don't you?
Nothing has changed here since the time when Mother came.
That's why I'm going to make Mother happy.
I'll do anything if Mother commands it.
Hmph, the nightmare comes again, huh?
As long as you guys are here, the same thing will keep happening.
The Lifestream, which governs the flow of worlds...
It comes and goes in the space between life and death...
If that repetition is proof of life...
It is inevitable that history will repeat itself.
I don't know about Jenova or Sephiroth, but...
The same things should keep happening...
We will obey the fate of life.
And while doing so, we will stop you.
Chief, is that your excuse for seizing Mother?
Are you sure you're not regretting it?
Regretting? I'm... beside myself in anticipation.
Good. Then, shall we go ahead and end this?
Denzel, you have to run!
Uoryaa
This is...
It's no use...
Is it coming?!
I don't want to look.
Isn't this fun?
Not at all, yo!
You guys are really stubborn, yo.
I told you, if you just give Mother back, that will be the end of this.
You guys...
What are you planning to do with Jenova's head?
This Reunion or whatever, are you serious?
We just want to see Mother.
She's our Mother, but she's going to decide everything now.
So, where's Mother?
You know, you keep calling it Mother, but it's just Jenova's head.
Hey!
Don't call Mother that!
I can't forgive that.
...sorry.
That's right... Wait, why are we apologizing?!
Tifa?
You bastard!
Protect your mom here!
Barret!
Marlene's safe, right?! Huh?
I can't match this!
Ugh.
Who's using my materia?!
The bad guys, of course.
Damn them!
Who's that?
The new version of Sierra!
I'll let you ride it later!
Where's the phone shop...?
Who's that person?
They're all friends.
Marlene is safe. I dropped her off at the store.
Right.
It feels a little lighter.
Huh?
Maybe i wore it down by dragging it along so much.
I'll go back to the store by myself!
I'll be waiting with Marlene.
Cloud, you'll come back too, right?
A little late there!
Isn't this fun, Boss? What should I call out next?
Mother?
Figure it out, you who lack filial piety.
Go, Cloud!
There you go!
Haiya!
Nuoo
Fly!
Not done yet!
Here!
Mother!
Boss!
Hey, pal.
Is this thing powerful?
It's a refinement of Shinra technology.
So you made it...?
I don't know about powerful, but it sure is flashy.
Oh, really?
You like that, don't you, pal?
Guess there's no overtime today, yo?
Mother...
Mother...
Mother!
Let's go, Cloud.
I was finally able to meet mother!
What's going to start now?
Mother will tell me.
...the spirits don't know anything, huh?
I'm just a marionette, after all.
Just like...
the old you!
Cloud, I ought you materia!
Don't shake it!
Hey, Cid! Hurry and let us down!
Shut up! Just jump! Jump!
Let them fight by themselves.
Wha?!
That guy's a spirit of Sephiroth.
You could say he's kind of like a larva.
Larva? Bug? He's a bug?!
Calm down, Princess.
You're saying that he'll turn into Sephiroth one day?
Hey, do you think that Cloud knows that?
Probably.
I see...
Let's leave them alone.
I don't get it! Explain!
It's man's talk.
Discrimination! Discrimnaaation
Calm down, Princess!
Us men don't understand either!
Two years ago...
That strong feeling that he definitely had during the last battle...
Though it was just two years ago, somewhere along the way, he lost that feeling.
I think that it ought Cloud back to us.
Tsh... I'll wait 10 minutes.
Cloud sure is a pain, just as always, huh?
He's honest.
I'll show you my Reunion.
It's been a while, Cloud.
You lost your Geostigma?
How unfortunate.
Just what are you hoping for?
The spirits of the deceased who carried the Geostigma...
That, with the Lifestream, guides the flow of worlds.
Eventually it infringes on the planet...
What I hope for, Cloud...
is to use this world as a ship to sail the darkness of space.
As Mother did before me, you see.
One day we will discover a new world.
We will create our shining future on that ground.
What will happen to this planet?
Who knows... that depends on you, I guess.
Sister?
Oho... What made you stronger?
I don't want to tell you.
I thought of what to give to you as a gift...
Shall I give you despair?
Kneel, and show me your figure, begging for forgiveness.
What is most important to you?
Would you give me the happiness of stealing it from you?
I pity you who understand nothing.
There is nothing that isn't important!
Stay there for me, trapped in memories.
I...
I won't become a memory.
Brother...
Kadaj?
Huh?
Let's stop working so hard...
Is that you... Mother?
Let's go back with everyone, shall we?
OK.
He did it! That's how it goes!
See? Just like I told you.
A man! Cloud-san's a man!
Cloud can do anything if he puts his mind to it!
Hold on tight, you guys!
You were always with us, weren't you...
Thank you.
Let's all go home together.
We can all have fun together.
Cloud!
Cloud's going to come back too, right?
Mother...?
Again!
How many times is it that you called me Mother now?
Isn't it nice to be yearned for?
I don't need a kid as big as this one!
Too bad... Your place isn't here, I'm telling you.
Sister told us...
Cloud will come here, she said.
Welcome home.
I'm back.
There are still kids who have the Geostigma.
Yeah.
Alright, now we're getting you cured.
It's all right now.
Try your best.
Now, everyone jump in!
It's cured, it's cured!
You're all right now, aren't you?
Yeah.
I'm...
I'm not alone. |
1999, The First Month
The world is about to be engulfed by an evil darkness, but only a few realize this fact.
Arise! The great prophet of 500 years ago has awakened and given us a warning alarm!
The name of the prophet is... Michel de Nostradamus!
The book of prophecies that he has left us shall be our guide.
Chapter 2, section 3... The large, sun-like burning hot entity in the form of a black fish illuminating in the sea, shall be burnt to ashes.
The explosion of the nuclear sub in the Mediterranean Sea is exactly what has been prophecized.
I shall teach you more facts. I have in my hands, the lost prophecies of Nostradamus, the ones that were unknown to anyone, until now!
Let me prophecize that the section I shall read will soon come true.
Chapter 7, Section 62...When the large eagle carrying the 11 warriors disappears, it shall mark the beginning of a larger destruction.
See?
Oops, excuse me.
Tottsan!
Lupin the 3rd
Die! Nostradamus
Good luck on your foreign games.
All of you will receive a special good-luck acelet, misanga, today.
Lupin!
Wait, Lupin!
Air Brazil Flight 13 for Atlanta has departed on time.
We ask that you discontiune the use of radios, cellular phones, and other electrical equipments inside the plane.
Lupin, you're under arrest!
Wha... wha... what?
Sir, please...!
Yes, Ma'am.
Tottsan, sorry!
Tottsan, are you OK?
Lupin, I'll arrest you!
Stop that, you look like a dangerous man!
Hi-i!
Oh, hi?
Mister, are you a pervert?
Wh... n... no I am not!
Really? Then I'll take that!
Huh, wha... wait, THIEF!
Oh wait, that's me...
Hey you!
100 dollars is more than enough, right?
What a at! I'd like to see the face of her shameless parents!
Julia, this isn't an athletic gym, stay put.
Okay, little lady, be nice and...
Fujiko!
This man is trying to hit on me!
N... no, that's not it at all!
What are you doing here?
Get that doll back for me. It contains a treasure I got from my Rio job!
Treasure?
A $1.5 million diamond!
Oh, who cares about a measly $1.5 million!
Oh, come on now, Fujiko...!
Lay off!
Be quiet!
Huh... Oh, sure!
We're hijacking this plane! Anyone who resists will be friends with this! We're heading for Morocco!
There's the airplane!
We've prepared a limousine as you requested. Release the women and children!
Where's the $1 million ransom?
It takes time to gather that much money! But first, release the women and children!
Sure. I'll even let the Brazilian soccer team go, too, because I like soccer.
Hey, we're the soccer team's coach and manager!
Hmm?
Oww, ouch, hmm?
Bye!
Why is Fujiko here?
Probably after a rich man or something.
If the Moroccan government doesn't pay the ransom, all of you will blow up with this plane!
Hey, don't move!
Hm?
Uh, excuse me, but the timer seems to have started.
Oh, wh... wha...!
Don't mess with me!
Peek-a-boo!
Excuse me for interrupting, but may I have your phone number?
Ouchie! Bad time and place, huh?
Lupin!
Huh?
You scumbag!
Here you go!
Tottsan, just 1 more minute until explosion!
Instead of chasing me, I think you should run away!
L... Lupin! Damn!
As an ICPO, I need to minimize this threat.
Hmph, I've done bomb dismantling at my old cop school!
This goes here, and that goes there...
Uh, that's not it... Oh, it should stop with this! Uhh? How's this?
Uhh? That's...
No... dammit!
Take this and that!
Augh, it's not stopping!
The objective wasn't hijacking! It's got to be something else!
Yeah.
Hmm?
Fujiko!
Julia!
Oh man, the $1.5 million doll!
That's nothing! The $50 million kid just got kidnapped!
What?!
As I prophecized in Vienna, the 11 warriors, in other words, the 11 Brazilian soccer stars, were riding the large eagle that was hijacked.
Nostradamus' prophecies were correct!
Now the world has to listen carefully to the words warning of the coming destruction.
The other disrespectful religions cannot save mankind. But our Nostradamus Sect is the one and only true religion!
Look at this book of prophecies! All of the divine truth is in this book!
Founder, please help me!
Founder, please give me your hand!
It's so high that not only does it reach heaven, it seems like it'll go right through it!
It's sort of like Douglas Enterprise's jumbo ad tower.
A 200 story, 1000 meter high, super hi-tech building.
Let's hope it doesn't end up like the Tower of Babel.
I never expected that little at to be the only daughter of such a large enterprise.
If things go well, she'll be the First Child next year.
What do you mean First Child?
Mr. Douglas plans to run for president. Why don't you read the newspaper sometimes?
Well, I research the horse race newspapers!
I wonder how she's doing now... it's going to be tough to face her parents.
Yeah sure.
Come on now, please explain to us about the $50 million!
As I said, she's the key to all of this!
We need to get her back somehow.
What are those guys after? Don't tell me they're going for the same thing as you?
I doubt it. Anyway, as for the split, I get 60, you guys get 40. Deal?
The first 70 floors is just like a whole city packed in.
Floors 70 to 100 have all kinds of sports arenas, you could hold the Olympics here!
And look, you can even hold the Winter Olympics!
Floors 100 to 150 are the hotel sections.
This large pendulum weight is the secret to what made this 1000 meter skyscraper possible.
As soon as the computer senses an earthquake tremor, the pendulum moves to absorb and equalize the waves.
The problem is floors 180 and up, since the security gets tighter.
It's because these are private offices and Douglas Enterprise's headquarters, and floor 195 and above are the living quarters.
And the uppermost floor is...
The safe!
The only way to get to the safe is on the special elevator, which only activates with the family ID card.
So that's why you wanted to use the kid to get there!
Why else would I want to be her personal tutor?
It's a challenge to the impossible!
Besides one person, no one else has oken into the safe yet.
What? One person made it in?
Grandpa Philip!
That old man?
But he was immediately caught. He's in the jails at Stockade Island now.
If an almost retiring old geezer like him can do it, we young energized ones can pull it off easily, eh?
Grandpa is way better than us!
It's about time you told us about the $50 million treasure you're after!
The lost prophecies of Nostradamus!
There's 10 chapters of the prophecies, each divided into 100 sections. But the seventh chapter only goes up to the 42nd section.
Aren't the remaining 58 sections in the possession of the recent Nostradamus Sect?
Who knows? Anyway, it's a fact that those missing sections are preserved in the Douglas safe on the 200th floor!
So what's that have to do with the $50 million?
There's a wealthy person who's interested in buying it!
In Florida!
Wow!
This is the contract.
Fujiko-chan, I'll work my butt off! Heeheehee!
Lupin, I'll be counting on you!
Oh yeah, it's dangerous, so maybe I should hold onto the contract!
Maybe you should...
Well, no that's okay!
Here comes the mistress!
Even this is special treatment, all because of me.
You're greatly trusted, Fujiko-chan!
Lupin, don't pull any bad jokes!
My bad, my bad!
Guests, please come this way.
Hmm, that must be the elevator.
Please enter.
Need some help?
We shouldn't have let Julia travel!
My apologies, ma'am, despite my being at her side...
You are Julia's tutor, not a bodyguard! But this is a serious situation.
I'm going to have to check you and your guests out and make sure that you had nothing to do with Julia's kidnapping.
Until then, you guys will be...
... in custody until further notice.
I wonder if Lupin and Jigen were canned?
Okay, let's finish up the rest of the filming.
Okay start it.
In Europe, from the recent economic depression, a sleazy group called the Nostradamus Sect has been spreading nonsensical farce throughout the world.
Unfortunately, the wave of influence has even reached our country.
But other than God, it is impossible for a mere human to prophecize the future!
What is going to happen in the skies above...
How long do we need to side-straddle these pipes? The treasure's upstairs!
Huh?
The founder of this so-called Nostradamus Sect is rumored to have finally come to this nation. If so, then I challenge him!
And I want to show the entire world that, since the founding of this nation, the spirit of rational principle that developed this country shall open the path to the 21st century!
I have an ace up my sleeve!
Listen up, Douglas! I'm going to send you a live feed of your daughter.
What?
Daddy, Mommy, how are you?
Julia!
I'm doing really well!
Alright, daddy! You're on today's New York Times' front page!
Hehe!
J... Julia!
In front of my handsome Daddy, the president doesn't stand a chance! He should give up his seat for Daddy soon!
What a babbling at. I can always make it so that she never flaps her mouth again!
Julia!
How much is the ransom?
I don't need any money. Just give up your run for presidency!
What?
In 3 weeks, you've planned for a formal announcement rally, announce your withdrawal there!
Then I'll give Julia back.
Even if you call the cops, it won't be of any use.
Well then, I'll be looking forward to 3 weeks from now!
This hi-tech system was made for this occasion! Haha!
Don't move!
The suspects are in the control room!
What? Just as I thought!
Sleeping gas!
Damn!
Switch over to the visual security cameras.
Yes sir!
We're saved!
Hey!
Wasn't there a dude a long time ago that was an expert at this?
Okay, let's go!
What the hell?
This is supposed to be the safe!
Without a door or a wall, there's nothing to open!
No, not that, please!
Wow!
Wind-power generators!
Maria, Maria, listen to me!
Let's go public with Julia's kidnapping, and tell them about the coercive plan of those dirty scoundrels trying to take me down!
But that'll endanger Julia!
So you want me to shut up and just quit then? Surrender to the bad guys?
Julia is our treasure! We can't trade anything with her!
Just because I withdraw doesn't mean that Julia will come back to us.
On the contrary, if we publicize, it'll make it harder for them to kill Julia!
Dear!
Those guys will be troubled if I win. Then they can't kill Julia.
I can win solely on sympathy.
I'm starting to see the real you now.
You want to use the kidnapped child's father situation to the fullest advantage, don't you?
Despite being coerced into withdrawing, you'll swallow your fatherly tears and serve the country dutifuly. A blown up soap opera!
Just to win the presidency!
Maria, calm down.
Presidency or Julia, of course I'll pick Julia.
But we came this far together!
How can we pass up this chance!
But for Julia..?
Then what do you want me to do?
For Julia, you'll withdraw...
... and in place of you, I'll run!
You? For president? No way!
Who's there?
Like parents, like child, I guess.
Even ats need a bit of sympathy.
Whoa, we're not the kidnappers. We're more highly honorable professionals than that.
Next time around, we'll help ourselves to the things in your safe!
If it's about our safe, you shouldn't even try.
We're more sure than the Nostradamus prophecies that you hate.
Lupin!
Lupin's height, weight, smell, voice, taste in women... all the data packed into this Lupin detector.
Hmm? It smells!
Fujiko?
I knew you weren't just a tutor. What are you after?
We're not that intimate for me to tell you any of my secrets.
Where's Julia?
I'll tell you if we get a bit more intimate.
There are ways to find out without getting intimate!
A crime!
Hey, wait!
Lupin?
Tottsan, it's amazing how you can always find me!
Heheheh! Look!
After not sleeping for countless nights, but taking lots of day naps, I created this Lupin detector!
You're bored aren't you, Tottsan!
And this snazzy creation can cuff all four of you at once!
Too bad Goemon and Fujiko aren't with us at this moment.
Oh, Fujiko was taken away by some guys just now.
What?
Now that's 2 missing people.
Maybe we should ask Tottsan to make detectors for Fujiko and Julia.
Oh, what an unexpected person!
A person doth waited for...!
Hey Goemon!
Lupin!
What in the world are you doing here?
I was voyaging around the various countries, searching for the lost prophecies of Nostradamus.
The prophecies that the Nostradamus Sect claims to have is phony.
I figured so.
Okay, I'm going to go see Grandpa Philip, you guys back me up, ok?
Let's get the real lost prophecies and expose the Nostradamus Sect!
I'm going to kick the victory shot to the top!
You're such an unlucky guy.
Getting thrown to Stockade Island for a petty shoplifting.
Now you can't leave the island unless you're a corpse.
That's Stockade Island.
Hey, women!
They're Nostradamus Sect's women. It's probably some annual religious service.
F... Fujiko! Fujiko! Fujiko!
Fujiko! Why is she here anyway?
It's a clear, sunny day today!
Is that you, Lupin? Did you meet Grandpa Philip yet?
Be patient. By the way, Fujiko was...
What are you doing?
Oww, oww, my cavities hurt!
Hey, you okay? Hah, Grandpa Philip!
Get me my medicine...
Hey, here's the medicine.
Lupin!
Thanks, buddy. Sorry, my heart's gotten weak.
Here.
You came here just for that?
Yeah, since you're the only one that got into the Earth Building.
Can you please tell me how you oke in?
It's impossible even for you, Lupin.
I'll be sure to take revenge for you!
It's bad here, so come by my cell tonight. I'll write it up for you.
Sure.
But that place was hell! I don't even want to remember it!
I'm ICPO's Zenigata.
I came to see Lupin.
..from now...
Trying to escape?
Don't think of such a stupid thing! No one has ever gotten out of here alive.
The key to enjoying life is how stupid a thought you can come up with!
Hey, forget the Gramps, let's get outta here!
Do what you want!
That you, Lupin?
Hm? What's that capsule?
Huh, how dare he swallow the capsule!
Hurry, let's get this over with quickly.
More further. Go to the top floor safe.
The safe!
A little bit more.
This is the crucial part! Remember it!
Raise it.
Yes sir.
He's dead.
Take out the ingested capsule.
Yes sir.
Gramps, are you okay?
Just a little bit more, Gramps.
You swallowed the capsule, right?
All right!
So is the eak-in scheme to the safe in it?
Come on, hang on. Did you die?
Oh man, how am I gonna get the capsule?
Tottsan!
You can never get away from me!
You're under arrest!
Hey, don't shoot! I'm ICPO's...
Why are they shooting at me?
Ask them yourself!
Tottsan!
What shall we do?
I know where they're headed.
Argh, Lupin, you're under arrest!
What a stupid things to say at a time like this, Tottsan!
Can't you do anything about this corpse?
Treat him nicely now. I need to get the love letter inside his stomach!
Grandpa, rest in peace.
You had a glass eye!
I'll take this as a keepsake then.
Lupin!
Tottsan, over there!
Here, you first, Tottsan!
No you go...
Don't waste time. Hurry!
Damn! Let's go!
Hurry! You're almost there!
Lupin?
Aw come on now!
Lupin!
What's that?
Still no contact from Lupin?
It's already 3 days... it's probably too late.
If I lose Lupin over this, then what was my life all about?
Left behind my country, my parents, even a sobbing beauty hanging on to me, just to chase Lupin, but...
We will avenge Fujiko and Lupin's death...
Most definately!
Huh? If Lupin's no good...
Jigen, Goemon, you're under arrest!
Ah?
All right!
Ah!
It's no good. He's totally frigid.
Sergio, don't dilly-dally. Go get today's meal!
You alive again?
Yeah, I'm alive!
Hey, you're Fujiko!
That's Tanya.
Tanya?
I've seen that guy you're talking about, once, in Alteria a while back.
Was he with you?
No, on the government-sided foreign mercs group.
Is this him?
Bingo!
Fujiko-chan!
Hey, my doll!
Ah, pervert man!
This is my doll!
This is surprising.
What's the connection between Julia's kidnappers and the Nostradamus Sect?
It's no good to talk to her.
She doesn't remember anything about the past.
Don't worry. I didn't come to get the doll.
You stopped being a pervert?
To tell you the truth, I actually like her.
Well, well, are you guys the Nostradamus Sect's Crusaders?
How long are we to stake out?
Until Chris and his group appear.
Foreign mercs always get their weapons here first.
Plastic explosives!
The accuracy of a sub-machine gun is low.
You should pray to God...
...if you believe in Him!
Darnit! Still not forsaken by God, huh?
Is that you, Lupin? Dammit, we were worried!
Where are you now?
I'm somehwere in Amazon...
... but I've been caught by the Nostradamus Sect.
Nostradamus Sect? What?
Lupin. Lupin!
Oh, it's you, Fujiko!
Why do you call me Fujiko?
You look just like the girl I'm after!
She's Fujiko-san?
She likes money and shiny things, she's bold and on top of that, she always betrays me.
What a cruel person!
That's what makes her cute!
She's the type of woman that makes me want to get fooled by her again.
I don't understand the feelings of men that feel that way.
I'll make you remember the past.
Fujiko's the best, as always!
Ah, it's dirty!
I'll get it for you.
Tanya?
Julia?
What's wrong, Tanya?
Tanya? I'm Fujiko!
Hey, you got your memory back!
Where are we?
The Amazon!
The Amazon!
Oh, what is this sad outfit?
You're a crafty fellow. Even the sharks rejected you, eh?
So you were the boss!
You were after the prophecies, too.
Were you able to get anything out of Grandpa Philip?
Tell you what, you're more than welcome to take that.
I'll buy it from you at a high price!
Did you kidnap Julia for that?
Hahahaha! If I really wanted it, I would've had it already!
There's something bigger and whole that I want to get a hold of!
Douglas isn't willing to quit.
I thought he'd comply, with his daughter's life at stake but..
Let's move on to the next plan.
Understood?
Yes, but that was supposed to be the last resort...
Those who oppose us shall be destroyed. And the last month is drawing near.
But, I thought our objective was to take over the world with wealth and power!
That plan will only lead to the path of destruction...
Bwahahaha! Not a chance.
If you can't enter between the gulley of truth and false, you can never be a charismatic person!
We have no more use for the child. You can get rid of her.
Yes sir.
How's this?
I'll get you out of here in no time.
What's wrong?
Even if I go home, it's no fun.
Daddy and Mommy are always thinking about money and politics only.
It's more fun to travel with you, Fujiko!
And, that pervert man could be with us, too!
Pervert man?
Hii!
I'm here!
Let's go, hurry!
Don't kill the kid. Kidnap her!
Yes sir!
Hurry, get on!
A paddle, a paddle...
What are you going to do with this boat?
Oh, it's you!
Leave it to me! I'm Sergio. Here!
You do it too!
No way! I never held anything as heavy as that before!
We're finally alone, aren't we?
That's enough, Lupin!
Huh, you got your memory back?
I was manipulated with this.
Using remote control, it moved a needle that paralyzed the nerves and was controlling me.
S... so, you don't remember stuff like smooch or smack?
Not at all.
Oh, is that so?
We found the escapees!
All right!
All right!
Julia!
Help me, Fujiko! Mister! Sergio!
Damn!
Hide!
Lupin!
Sorry about your boat...
What are you gonna do now?
I'll go work in Belem...
In the city? But your village...?
All the houses were burned down by them, and everyone was killed, too.
Even my little sister, just like Julia, too.
Julia is actually a good kid, you know?
Lupin, please help Julia!
It's tough now, but...
... since it's called Julia's Birthday Commemoration International Soccer Festival,
I'll have to give a greeting.
Mmm. We both need to feel better.
Tomorrow, I'm going to announce my run for presidency.
Oh no, you can't! Can't you at least postpone it?
No, I've already made up my mind!
I've also asked the police to investigate.
I won't allow that!
State police, FBI, and ICPO. I asked each representative to come.
I want you to rescue Julia, no matter what.
What is it, you?
Now that Lupin is gone, if I may collect information on your daughter for my detector, I could...
I guess this is like the saying, Desperate enough to rely on a straw...
Hey, escort him.
Lupin, it's a waste to throw all your data away, but since you're not of this world anymore...
It can't be!
Uhh, excuse me for a...
Hah! Misanga acelets!
It can't be...
Ever since the 1994 World Soccer and the 1996 Olympics held in this city, soccer has been very popular among our youth.
It's like a dream to have been able to invite the Brazilian soccer team here today.
And, from that hijacking incident, they are most certainly the 11 warriors to have come here safely.
Julia, the crown name of this tournament...
... is the only daughter of this building's owner, Douglas, and me.
If she had been here, I'm sure she would have been ecstatic.
She may never be able to see a soccer game again, though...
... nor even cry nor laugh. The man who is stealing that right is none other than her father!
As Douglas Enterprise's junior, his mind was only full of money, money, money...
... and he finally acquired the wealth and power epitomized by this skyscraper, but he became too vain.
He has no understanding of what love is...
Tomorrow, he's going to publicly announce his run for presidency, but does a person with no love have the right to do that?
There's a reason why my wife was disconcerted.
I will finally reveal this serious situation.
Our daughter, Julia, was kidnapped and we were given a threat.
That threat is for me to withdraw my run for presidency, an extremely unfair, sinister...
With these turn of events, I'm worried about Julia.
The reason why Julia's still alive is for the safe.
Whoever makes it there first.
If things go as planned, we'll see her at the safe.
What does it say... you need the ID card, but the key is the eye.
If you don't have it, you can't see the safe or anything else.
The only eyes in the records are the 3 Douglas family members.
And so, I made a false eye.
A false eye, huh. We won't make it in time.
Grandpa Philip's keepsake.
All right, we'll go tomorrow!
But, I'm concerned about the Brazilian team's acelets.
We'll find out when we get there.
I shall check them out.
The Brazil National soccer team.
They've won big today, but I guess they're still enthusiastic!
But, isn't it bad for them to...
Ah, they'll go back to their rooms soon.
3PM, tomorrow!
How regrettable. I was late!
Today I must share a fearful story with you.
That is, of the Nostradamus' lost prophecies, the most important thing.
Chapter 7, Section 99 - When the King of Terror raises his voice...
... the Tower of Babel shall fall, receiving God's punishment.
I will clearly state that raising his voice is Douglas' announcement to run for president.
He has turned himself into the King of Terror!
Douglas has even abandoned his daughter. Please save Julia! Please predict where Julia is!
I wish to convert!
Here we have a repenting Madame Maria, a new convert.
In place of her husband, she should be the first woman to run for president!
O Teacher, please tell us what is meant by the Tower of Babel!
It is none other than this Earth Building!
So they are going to blow this up.
Isn't there away to stop it?
It's impossible to retrieve all the explosives... right, Goemon?
Let's get the treasure by 3pm and get out of here!
It is a dangerous idge to cross...
Which is why we have a chance!
Don't be fooled by lies!
That man is a con artist!
I have the lost prophecies in my possession!
That's why he has a phony book!
The 20th century's best building can't possibly fall!
That, huh?
Open it!
Hurry it up!
I know, don't tell me!
Okay, let's go!
Won't you please predict Julia's whereabouts?
I will, but for now, we need to distance ourselves from this place. Follow me.
That Chris, he can't be..? Follow him!
Hurry!
You're Lupin, right! I knew you'd come to rescue me.
Once I take the bad guys to the safe, I'll capture them until you come, okay?
I won't ever run away!
To heck with the prophecies! There's no way this building will fall!
There's a time bomb set up. I think you should run away.
Bomb? Y... You're the guy from...
Yo!
You set the bomb?
Not on your life. The guys who set the bomb are the ones that kidnapped Julia.
If you want to see Julia, she's at the safe and... oh, forget it.
See you!
Hey wait!
Julia!
Chris! Are you betraying me?
I just wanted to be your successor a bit earlier.
If we let a destruction-minded person like you take charge of the sect...
... the wealth we've accummulated would just go to waste. Hahahaha!
Do you think you can get away with that?
The bomb can be detonated earlier or later.
If the bomb doesn't go off, your prophecies wouldn't be true, and you would lose your authority.
Why you! I can't let you do that!
We need her eyes for the heliport platform, too.
Come on, look up!
Julia!
Do it!
You guys greet them well!
Conduct a forced landing.
Stop it, Julia's on the heliport!
Who cares? Do it!
Julia!
You're in cahoots with them!
Julia! Julia!
It's good that there's no one around, but it sucks that the main elevators stopped.
Wasn't it around here, Jigen?
Yeah.
Oh, it's here!
It's for emergencies, so it only opens from above.
Oh man, they're not gonna like this big hole!
It kinda feels like we're close to heaven!
Jigen, let's go from here.
I have a skirt on, so I'll find a different route.
I shall stop any followers here.
Okay, I'll leave that to you.
Seems like we're ahead of the Lupin gang.
Put the girl forward.
Keep watch here.
Open it.
Lupin! He's alive!
Lupin, you're under arrest!
Tottsan, I can't play with you today! See you!
Hi!
So this the safe we tried to get into last time.
Grandpa, we're almost there.
Maria!
Dear!
Julia's been taken to the safe!
What?
Well, well, Mr. Presidential Candidate!
Y... You're the Nostradamus Sect's... YOU!
Don't move.
Guide me to the safe.
You wouldn't want to see your First Lady's face blown to bits now, would you?
Go!
Hey miss, seems like you won't have any luck with the $50 million! Hahahaha!
$50 million? Why does he know about it?
The safe!
There's something dangerous about this place.
You put this in your helmet.
Owwie! Wha?
Hi!
Julia!
Mister!
Sergio said hi!
What? Lupin?
It's virtual reality.
With this helmet, sight, hearing, and smell are desroyed and you're trapped in an imaginary world.
So he's still falling into hell?
Huh, where did Julia go?
Julia!
I think those bad guys were looking for this.
It's here!
Only 15 minutes left.
Well then, let's go!
Daddy! Mommy!
Julia!
Julia!
Dear!
Daddy!
Don't move!
Seems like you can't use guns in the safe!
Bring the prophecies here.
Take it out of the box and lay it outside.
You betrayer! Die!
Dammit!
It's hot! Help me!
It's hot! My body's burning!
Wait, stop!
Hey, stop him now!
Stop it!
The finger of the devil has moved!
Isn't it supposed to explode at 3pm?
Lupin, we can't stay here long!
Lupin, hurry!
Mommy!
Julia! Julia! Julia!
Mommy!
Dammit, I won't die!
Take this!
Take care of... Julia!
Lupin, hurry! We'll go first!
Okay, pass this belt through...
Mister!
Mister! How dare you!
Julia!
Are you okay?
Mister!
Is this the end?
Hm? Goemon!
Hurry, on the helicopter!
Julia!
Die!
Can't... hold on... anymore...
Julia!
Lupin, wait!
We're still lucky!
Julia...
Mommy!
Julia! Julia!
Mommy! Daddy!
Lupin!
Mommy!
Julia! Julia!
Julia, forgive me.
Daddy!
Huh, this is strange!
It's really weird!
This is the Nostradamus Sect, Miami Chapter. We are busy right now so...
Fujiko-chan, weren't you conned?
Hah!
Seems like you won't have any luck with the $50 million! Hahaha!
The $50 million client... it was Risely!
That con artist!
That's too bad! Isn't there any other place you could sell it to?
This is an unsellable item.
Hmm?
Oh man!
How sad. The safe was Julia's lonely playground.
Don't need this anymore!
Lupin, I'll arrest you...!
From a crumbling mountain, end up with one rat, eh?
Oh, one more rat to speak of!
Fujiko!
Lupin, I'll take the diamond! Bye!
Oh Fujiko, don't do this to me!
I need to strap that Misanga acelet on her, I guess.
You wanted this right?
Wasn't it written in the prophecies that you'll succeed as Lupin the 4th?
You're already over-qualified!
And formerly an enterprise heir, too.
I can give this back to you, but I'd like you to buy something for me.
You don't need to give it back to me, but you can buy something for me instead.
That, right?
Sergio's boat!
Translated by : Anastasia Shimabuku Moreno
Subtitled by Neko Creations
Timed by Tochiro and Zen Timing edited by Neko-chan
Ai no Tsuzuki
Ending
Continuance of Love
Directed by: Shunya Ito Co- Takeshi Shirato
Story writers: Hiroshi Kashiwabara Shunya Ito
Sountrack by: Yuji Ohno Ending Song sung by Iori Sokagami
Design by Telecom Studios of TMS
Kanichi Kurita Yumi Adachi
Fujiko Eiko Masuyama Inspector Goro Naya
Daisuke Kiyoshi Kobayashi Goemon Makio Inone
There is a place that can wait...
Kanashimi o matsu
For any sadness that may come.
Sonna basho ga aru
There flows a sloped road that searches for...
Yume no tsuzuki o motomete
The continuing part of a dream.
Sakamichi ga nagareteru
That pieced off cloud...
Chigireta kumowa
Looking far down at us...
Tooku utsumuite
Showing yesterday's shape of love,
Kinooh no aino katachi o
Down back at us, though.
Tsutaeteiru keredo
The world is right here now, you know,
Sekai wa kokoni arunoyo
Em acing the shuddering thoughts.
Furueru omoi daite
The skies that still don't know...
Mada hoshi no sugata
The shape of the stars.
Shiranai sora o
I'm watching it, with you, right now.
Anata to ima mitsumeru
The twilight is leaving the cities,
Hikari ga machi o deteyuku
As it wraps the both of us, too.
Futari o tsutsuminagara
The countless number of winds,
Ikutsumono kaze ga
Of the late sunset,
Kono yuugure ni
All lines up and just blows on.
Narande Fuiteru
The world is right here now, you know,
Sekai wa kokoni arunoyo
Beliving in continuing love.
Shinjite aino tsuzuki
Picking up the remnants of...
Hagurekaketa yume
A straying piece of dream.
Hiroi atsumete
Oh, you and me, just one more time.
Anata to mooichido
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To Yasuo Yamada, Eternal Lupin Thank You! |
Love's a bitch
What did you do? What did you...?
- Nothing! - Nothing? Bullshit!
Fuck, he's bleeding to death.
They still coming?
- They still behind us? - I can't see them.
Shit, he's bleeding a lot.
- Stop the bleeding. - I can't.
- Use your finger. - There's too much.
Here come those bastards. Faster!
Fuck!
Faster!
Motherfuckers!
- Fucking hell! - Watch out!
- Shit, he fell. - Is he dead?
Why did you fuck with those bastards?
Is he dead?
Answer me!
No, but he keeps falling.
He's bleeding even more!
- I've covered his wound. - Get down!
They've got a fucking gun! Motherfucker!
Hurry! Let's go to Chilaquil's.
Motherfucker!
- Faster. - Get down, man.
Step on it!
The window!
The window, that's it!
Octavio and Susana
Are you ready?
What's your stake?
10,000.
Okay for 10,000?
Let's go.
You're on for 10.
10's the stake, seńores.
10 on Pancho, 10 on Turco.
Heat 'em up!
Marks!
Let them go!
Cofi!
Cofi! Cofi, come here!
Fucking dog!
Hello, seńora.
How's he been?
Better. The fever oke.
Susana, I can't watch him tomorrow.
Why?
I have to help my sister move,
and go to the market.
Seńora, give me a eak!
I have a match final. I'll iron tonight.
No.
Leave the kid with your mother.
My mother?
Just this week. Then I'll work it out.
No.
I raised my children,
now you raise yours.
Go on, Turco!
Do I stop it? He'll kill him.
It's cool. He's back on top.
Kill him!
- What's up, Ma? - Sit down and eat.
How's it going, little dude?
- How's he doing? - Better.
Thank you.
Know what? A baby born in Guadalajara
gets a finger up his ass.
- Why? - To see what he'll be.
If he kicks, he'll be a soccer player.
If he screams, a mariachi.
And if he laughs, he'll be a homo.
What about girls?
We finger them until they're 18.
Stop bullshitting, Octavio.
Susana?
Susana? Did you bleach my uniform?
Look at it!
And Cofi?
Where is that fucking dog?
- No hello...? - Where?
- I don't know. - Sit and eat.
You let him out again, right, bitch?
I always tell you to watch it when you go out!
- Lay off! - Who asked you?
You don't care about that dog. I feed it.
This is between me and my wife.
I'm the one who let him go, so lay off her.
Keep out of it!
Shut up, please.
Here's your dough, less 500 for my cut.
10 victories in a row!
- Just luck, fatso. - Cool.
- See you Saturday. - Okay.
What about your fucking dog?
Barbecue it if you'd like, shithead!
Champińon, move that dog!
Fucking dog can't get enough!
Give him to me.
He won't budge.
Sic him on those dogs. That will cool him off.
Good idea.
It's in the bag.
- Hey, that's Octavio's dog. - Exactly.
- Can I? - Yes.
Thanks for earlier.
What?
That was cool, taking the blame.
What happened here?
It's nothing.
Did Ramiro do this to you?
Yes, but he didn't mean it.
Didn't mean it?
You know what he's like.
Why do you put up with it? He treats you like shit.
Not always.
Are you stupid or just pretending?
Someone's here for you.
- Hang on. - Uh-huh.
You know Ramiro doesn't want Susana in your room.
We were watching TV!
Your other doesn't like it, neither do I.
It's the last time, you hear me?
The last!
- What's up? - You won't believe it.
What?
Your dog killed Jarocho's Pancho.
What happened?
Jarocho sicced Pancho on Cofi,
but Cofi saw him coming.
He snapped his neck and killed him.
- Where's Cofi? - Here he comes.
Cofi! Here!
He's all right.
The other dogs didn't touch him.
What gives, Octavio?
Know what your dog did?
- Yeah. - So?
It's okay, huh? It's cool.
Cool?
It's not cool at all.
Bring Pancho.
See what he did?
This dog was worth at least 20,000 pesos.
Have him stuffed for your mantel.
Don't be a smartass, kiddo.
You have two choices. Pay me, or pay me.
Why should I pay you?
Want to play with me? Okay.
Wait! Why did you set Pancho on him?
Listen, give me your dog,
and I'll forget it.
You're nuts.
Start saving,
'cause you're gonna pay.
Make Ramiro pay if you're so cool.
Afraid he'll kick your ass again?
No way, asshole.
I'm not taking any more shit.
Got it, Octavio?
Let's go.
What's up?
Got a joint?
Ramiro, I need money.
Don't got any. Payday's Friday.
So what do I do?
The baby needs diapers and formula,
and the eggs you eat aren't free.
- Got no money. - Got no money.
So you got no money?
Are you deaf?
Aren't drugstores good business?
Keep your mouth shut, or else.
Asshole!
One word and you're dead.
Being tough won't make you smart.
- Jimena took my headband. - Give it back.
It's my headband!
No, it was a gift.
Liar, I bought it at the store.
Give it to her. You never wear it.
I'll get it!
Hello?
Hello?
- Who was it? - They hung up.
That mute man again? Or that mute woman, maybe?
I'll get it.
Hello?
Hello?
Hung up again.
Weird!
Can I come in?
What's up?
You going out?
Why?
No reason.
Something wrong?
I...
What happened?
I'm in trouble. I don't know what to do.
I'm pregnant again.
Shit, Susana, you want another baby already?
I didn't want it!
Ramiro is going to kill me.
No, he won't.
He went nuts once,
but he still married you, didn't he?
Yes, but I don't know if I want to stay with him.
I can't have this baby, Octavio.
Are you thinking about an abortion?
Do you have a better idea?
What the fuck can I do?
Come away with me.
What?
Let's go away.
Far away.
I'm being serious!
So am I.
Don't talk shit. Where would we go?
- What are you doing, you jerk? - Come away with me.
- How many are they? - Six bitches, three dicks.
- Ready? - Wait.
That fat bitch is going in. I smell cash.
Ever fucked a fatso like her?
- I have, it's hot. - You have? Who?
Your mother, asshole.
Someday we'll do that fucking bank, you'll see.
Keep cool, Tarzan.
We're going big time, man.
After that fucking bank, I'm out of here.
It's not safe around here.
We're on, she's in.
Everyone down on the floor!
BUSINESSMAN MURDERED MOTIVE UNKNOWN
MR. EZQUERRA'S WIDOW, MRS. NORMA SAINZ, DIED
FUNERAL AT 10:30 A.M.
What's up?
Want some dinner?
Look what I ought you.
Cool!
No way! For me?
Like it?
Was a bitch to get it.
Shh!
Don't shout, you'll wake the baby.
Hang on.
Baldy?
- Don't wake him. - Why not?
It was hard to get him to sleep.
I never see him, do I, Baldy?
He's been puking all day.
He's sick.
Selfish bastard!
Shut the fuck up. I gave you the Walkman!
I'm cool to you, but you're always on my ass!
The baby, shit!
Shut up!
Wow, dude... she's your other's woman.
Yeah, but I always liked her,
even before they met.
But he got her first.
My ass!
Ramiro doesn't care about her.
But Susana does. You're playing with fire, man.
I can't stop thinking about her.
There's thousands of bitches. Why do you want to fuck her?
I don't want to fuck her!
I want her to leave with me.
Yeah? With what money?
You're going to fight him?
Where do we get the bet money?
- I'll pimp your sister. - You asshole!
Well?
Phone call for Susana.
Who is it?
Her mother.
Tell her to fuck off.
She says it's urgent.
Hello?
Hello?
Who was it?
Me.
You're nuts.
What's wrong with you?
Let go. Let go.
No, Octavio.
Not this way.
Then how?
This dog looks pretty sad to me.
But it killed Jarocho's dog.
You know this business?
More or less.
More or less?
- Sargento? - Yes.
Sarge, take this dog. Come with me.
This is my business. Zero taxes,
zero strikes, zero unions.
Pure hard cash.
I take a loss now and then.
This is Mac, my best investment.
He's old, but he can still fight.
I got the van from his winnings.
We can be partners,
with your dog, and my stake money.
We'll split the profits 50-50.
What do you think?
- Sounds good. - Good.
Good for eight fights, then we'll see.
Fine.
But first, your dog goes a round with Mac.
Okay, it will cost you 5,000, win or lose.
Don't bullshit me.
What if your dog kills mine?
And what if mine dies?
But I don't have a van yet.
I'll give you 2,500. Will that do?
Done.
Condom! Bring Mac.
Here's your take.
Release them on three. Count.
One...
two...
three!
That's enough.
Take your fucking dog.
Sarge!
Come back on Saturday at 12:00.
It's payback time for Jarocho.
- 20 is your change. - Thank you.
Did you find everything you needed?
Except rubbers.
You don't have my size.
What the fuck are you doing here?
Shopping.
Where did you get the dough?
You don't have money, but I do.
Stick it up your ass.
I'll buy my family's things.
Ring me up, or I'll call the manager.
Asshole, get out or you're dead.
I'm not Susana, you know. You don't scare me.
- What happened? - Nothing, nothing.
Fucking hell!
Good afternoon.
- Take it. - What for?
So you can take care of him.
And him.
Yes?
Hey, other, how are you?
I'm very well. No, not much.
Hang on.
I can't hear anything.
Neither can I. Why don't you leave?
What's up?
I couldn't get away. Tomorrow, I promise.
I miss you, too.
Don't call here anymore, Julieta's suspicious.
No, I'm not angry.
Tomorrow at 11:00.
I love you.
What's the matter?
Stop!
Stop, man!
Keep out of my business, asshole!
Here, pal, take this.
- What's up, fatso? - Just hanging, Jarocho.
Why are you playing with girls?
Because they got mean dogs.
You're betting 15 on it?
My dog beats all of yours.
I'm talking to the ringmaster, princess.
So...
- 15? - Make it 10.
Okay.
Place your bets, seńores.
Waste him!
Kill him!
Ready?
Let them go!
I'll catch up.
What are you doing here?
Taking a stroll.
Stroll elsewhere.
Don't mess with us, and especially not her.
It's a free country, isn't it?
To her, you're dead. Don't forget that.
You're hostile, sister-in-law!
That's two you owe me.
Don't be pissed, Jarochito. Win some, lose some.
What's up?
Here.
It's yours.
But hide it, or my other will take it.
Don't worry.
Got another place to stash it?
Yes. I put that other money in a case in the closet.
Shh!
The baby's sleeping!
This will be our bank, okay?
Just yours and mine.
Octavio, you stealing too?
No.
This money's clean, so you'll come away with me.
Come away with you?
You still don't get it, do you?
No, you don't get it.
Jorge has cousins in Juarez. We'll go there.
We can open a store, we got cash.
It'll be cool.
No, I don't want any more trouble. Can't you understand?
Understand?
Come away with me.
Golden and growing ripe in my land
I'm ready to fly while my people await
Twigs I go around sowing to see if they sprout
Northern wind, thought and life
I carry St. Peter in my eath and the saliva I spit
Anytime I feel right
And I do it complete and directly
Yes, sir
Yes, sir, Coming, coming, coming, coming
Yes, sir
Wind, caresses, levity and flavor
Yes, sir
Yes, sir, Coming, coming, coming, coming
Yes, sir
Fire, smiles, reality and pain
The ground is present
Waiting, representing, it comes down at night
Singing me to sleep, I'm unconscious
On my belly the seconds pass
Charged, tattooed on my back, soaking wet
Joined to spasms of crying and laughter
I've been around, slowly but carefully
Just as slow as the moment that doesn't end
Just as slow, crossing through the thorns
Tell me what it feels like, tell me what it feels like
Tell me what it feels like, the sweat in your ow
Tell me what it feels like, tell me what it feels like
Tell me what it feels like, the sweat in your ow
Yes, sir
Yes, sir, Coming, coming, coming, coming
Yes, sir
Wind, caresses, levity and flavor
Yes, sir
Yes, sir, Coming, coming, coming, coming
Yes, sir...
I didn't say you could come in.
What are you watching?
None of your business.
Change that shit. I don't like it.
What do you want?
I heard you're getting rich with my dog.
Your car is nice.
Your dog?
He's mine.
Don't talk shit, little other!
He's as much mine as yours, so I get half of the winnings.
Anyway, look at him.
Doesn't look like you care about him much.
I care more than you know.
Give you money? I'm not giving you shit.
It's simple...
cough it up, or I'll blow your piggy bank away.
Next time's for real,
so you better get me my dough.
The cock crows...
What's up, Baldy? Look what I got you!
Look at all this!
Your mom's going to put it away.
We're millionaires!
There's enough to live on for two years.
Come live them with me.
What do you say, eh?
- Why, Octavio? - Why what?
Why do you want to live them with me?
You still don't get it?
No, I do get it.
Give Jorge something to eat.
I've got some business for you.
Jarocho's got a class A dog.
He wants to fight Cofi.
Yeah, right!
He'll bet 40,000.
40?
You in?
That's too much for me.
You're on your own.
What about our deal?
The deal was for eight fights. We've done 15.
That's enough. You won, I won, that's it.
Okay.
When does he want to fight?
This Saturday.
He wants it private, at Trujillo's.
No outside bets, just you and him.
All right.
Do I confirm?
Okay.
Hey, fatso,
I need you to do me a big favor.
A giants' joust turns the air into natural gas
A wild duel warns me
How close I am of going into an outrageous world
I feel my fragility
Some nightmare running away
With a beast after me
Tell me everything's a lie
Just a silly dream and nothing more
I'm afraid of enormity
Where nobody hears my voice
Stop the deception
Don't try to hide
That you've never tripped while moving around
Paper monster
I don't know who I'm up against
Or is there somebody else here?
I believe in the terrible ghosts
Of some strange place
And in my foolishness to make you burst into laughter
In an outrageous world
I feel your fragility
Stop the deception
Don't try to hide
That you've never tripped while moving around
Paper monster
I don't know who I'm up against...
How's the baby?
Good. Growing, I guess.
Got a name yet?
Umm...
if it's a girl, Susana.
And if it's a boy?
Octavio?
Everything's ready. We leave Sunday.
But I'm going to need some of the money.
Saturday's the big one.
Don't fight him anymore. We've got enough.
One last one?
What time is the bus to Juarez?
It leaves at 12:00.
Ramiro will still be at work.
Don't worry about Ramiro.
He won't fuck with us anymore, I'm sure.
Are you scared?
It's heavy shit.
Scared?
Ma?
Ma?
Ma?
So this is how you take care of the kid?
Shh! What's wrong?
Now you can stay drunk.
What's up, Ma?
Do you know what happened to your other?
He didn't come home last night.
No idea.
You don't know?
He got beat up bad.
He must have pissed off a customer.
They threatened to kill him.
God knows what he's up to!
He left with the baby and Susana.
Where to?
I don't know where.
Or if they'll be back.
What?
Goddamn it!
Motherfucker! And that bitch!
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one of the most beautiful women in Iberian America,
Valeria Amaya!
Thank you so much.
I have to find her, damn it!
She tricked you. I warned you.
It wasn't her. It was Ramiro, that asshole.
This is your year.
You represent Enchant in Latin America,
loads of models envy you...
I'll find her!
How much you got?
- 7,000, and you? - 10,000.
I hope Jarocho will go with that.
I've got 3,000 at home, I'll loan them to you.
That woman's hot!
Is it true you have a new love?
Yes, it's not just a rumor.
In fact, he's here.
My love!
Andres Salgado, no less!
Please, have a seat.
What a lucky guy!
Let's go. Cofi!
Okay, one more personal question.
Will you two get married?
Not right away, but we have a son...
and I ought him.
Richie!
Isn't he cute!
He looks just like Andres!
He's got my white hair.
What's up? You didn't back out?
- As you can see. - You get the 40,000?
- I only got 20,000. - Will that do?
You're on. Playing for candy!
Sargento, put the dogs in the pool.
Ready!
On your marks!
Release them!
You crazy fucker!
Fight's over!
He was winning! Why did you shoot?
- It just went off. - What's this shit?
It's between you and him.
Here's your money. And yours.
This isn't fair, Mauricio!
Work it out between you.
Don't be crybabies. That's the business.
You better scram,
before things heat up.
Complain to your other. I'll be waiting for him!
- Where are you going? - Start the car, wait for me.
Forget something, princess?
What did you do?
- What did you... - Nothing!
Nothing? Bullshit!
- Is he dead? - No!
Why did you fuck with those bastards?
Assholes!
Thanks to Valeria Amaya and Andres Salgado
for being on the show.
Friends, stay with us for more surprises
on People Today.
Valeria, I thought you were with someone else.
Well, now you know.
So many rumors.
People love gossip.
- Laura, 20 seconds! - Right, goodbye.
- What are you doing now? - Nothing, why?
Have lunch with me.
No thanks, Andres.
You would say no to Andres Salgado?
Listen, the show's over. The show is over.
I have a surprise you'll love.
Okay, let's go.
- Where are you going? - To the restaurant.
I said lunch, I didn't say where.
- Come in. - Did you buy this place?
- Not exactly. - It's lovely!
- You like it? - Of course!
This couch is just like mine.
It's not like yours.
It is yours.
In the bedroom, you'll find your clothes,
your perfumes...
What are you playing at?
That's not all. Look at the view!
You like it?
You've gone too far. I'm going.
Wait!
Take the keys to your apartment.
What do you mean, my apartment?
That's right, you're home!
Idiots!
Darling!
What's this hole?
I had enough to buy it, but not to fix it.
Okay, enough!
- You're jealous. - Thanks!
I've never seen you acting so well.
You liked it?
- I love you, too. - Sorry.
I was joking.
Bye!
Wow!
Thanks.
Thanks for the magazine cover.
Good luck, matador.
My love, is it really true?
- Honey? - What?
I spoke with Julieta.
And?
As of today, we're separated.
You're not lying to me?
Starting tonight, we can sleep together.
Are you sure about this?
I am. Have you changed your mind?
I just can't believe it!
- Darling? - Yes?
What shall we toast with?
Ah, I knew I forgot something.
Please, keep an eye on the food.
You know I can't fry an egg.
You're my special guest!
A guest in my own home?
You are the guest. Stay here.
Darling...
Richie!
- Come over here. - Hurry back.
You bet I will.
Corazón...
Mi corazón
Corazón... mi corazón
Richie! Shut up! What's the matter?
Corazón...
Mi corazón...
Daniel and Valeria
Excuse us.
So?
It's hard to diagnose...
massive blood loss,
double fractured tibia and fibula,
open fractured femur...
the femoral biceps are almost completely severed.
- It's a miracle she's alive. - Will she make it?
I hope so.
When can I see her?
I don't know...
in two days, depending on how she recovers.
Is there a relative I should notify?
Her family's in Spain. I don't know if I should tell them.
Will you take the responsibility?
- Thanks, Nacho. - No problem.
My regards to Julieta.
Sorry, it's habit.
Kiss your girls for me.
No problem.
One, two, three.
Don't tire her out.
No.
I'll never play soccer again.
Shh! Take it easy.
And Richie?
He's fine, he's at home.
Our home...
Our home...
- Daniel... - Huh?
Don't tell my father.
- Isn't it time you spoke to him? - I don't want to.
He'd say I deserved it.
Okay. Don't worry.
Sleep... sleep.
I'm here with you.
- Daniel? - Huh?
Are you awake?
What is it?
Daniel, I'm scared.
Look at me!
Don't worry, they'll take it off.
You've been very ave.
The truth is...
I'm scared to death.
You'll be fine, you'll see.
Richie, look! Look who's here!
- Your mommy is back. - Richie!
I missed you, my little one.
What did you do without me?
My love!
Welcome home, my love!
The first one to blink loses, eh?
No!
You lose, you lose!
What are you doing?
I'm examining you.
- I can't. - Yes, you can.
I can't.
Yes, you can.
Let's see how you do it.
Sure you'll be all right?
Sure. I'm an expert.
Left... right...
What if you need something?
I've got Richie, don't I?
Whatever you do, stay seated.
- Even if the earth quakes? - Let it crumble.
But you don't leave that chair!
- I'll be back by 8:00. - I'll be here.
- Good luck. - I'll miss you.
Fetch, sweetheart.
Good. Bring it back.
Good, Richie. You're a good boy.
Bring me the ball.
Run, run! No, Richie!
Shit! Richie!
Richie, good boy!
Richie?
Richie!
Mommy's here!
Richie!
It's me!
I'm in the kitchen.
How did it go?
From the doctor, so I don't have to carry you.
How's my princess?
Richie went into the hole.
How?
He was running after the ball.
He'll get out.
That was five hours ago.
What can we do?
- I know! - What are you doing?
Chocolates.
He'll come right out.
Wait, I'm coming with you.
Here, try the crutches.
Why won't he come out?
He must be stuck down there.
Don't worry about it, he'll come out.
Richie?
I tried that.
I hear noises, but he won't come out.
Don't worry, he'll come out.
You want an omelet? I'm hungry.
He's all right. A bit disoriented, but he's here,
not stolen, not lost.
He's here with us, okay?
Daniel...
- Daniel? - What?
Listen, it's Richie.
Yes, it's him.
- So? - Wait.
Richie?
Richie?
Richie?
- Richie? - Daniel?
- What? - Hurry, I think I heard him.
- Where is he? - Help me.
Careful.
He's under the living room.
Richie, darling...
Richie?
Oh, shit!
That scared me!
Hello?
Hello?
- Who was it? - I don't know. They hung up.
Richie?
Manuel, bastard!
Where have you been?
Working, dear. How are you?
- I'm getting there. - Take it easy, huh?
In a month, if all goes well,
I'll be back on the Enchant campaign.
Enchant? Forget about that.
What do you mean?
Listen, the contract with Enchant is finished.
- They pulled out? - What did you expect?
They hired you when you were well.
Be realistic, you're not well.
When you get well, like before,
we'll contact Enchant and it'll be fine...
Richie!
Richie!?
Jesus, Richie! Shit!
Son of a bitch!
Fuck you, Richie!
Richie!
Richie!
My darling? Richie?
Richie?
!
The title goes higher,
and the photo to the left.
Like that?
A bit more.
Or raise the photo and ing the text down?
No, that eaks the harmony.
Mr. Estrada, telephone.
Tell them I'll call back later.
It seems urgent.
I think it's your wife.
Excuse me.
Julieta, what's the matter?
Julieta, answer me.
I'm not Julieta.
Darling! I'm sorry, my secretary...
What would you say to Julieta?
- Nothing, it was a mistake. - What would you say?
- I swear. - Well?
This isn't like you. What's wrong?
Valeria? My love?
The rats ate Richie.
What rats?
What happened, honey?
There are thousands of rats down there.
How do you know?
I saw them. I'm sure they ate Richie.
Don't worry.
Rats don't eat dogs. They would get bitten.
But there are thousands of them.
We could put out some rat poison.
Richie would eat it.
We could send a cat down.
A cat would fight with Richie.
So what the fuck do we do?
I'm sorry, baby, I'm sorry.
- Everything will be fine. - You're not in my position.
Look at my leg, it'll be covered with scars.
Plastic surgery has come a long way.
You'll hardly see any scars...
Don't fucking touch me!
It's Richie!
Richie!
- Richie! - He heard you shouting.
Richie!
It's him!
Richie!
Richie!
Richie!
- I know! - Where are you going?
Richie!
If I make it bigger, he'll come out.
The rats will come out!
They didn't come out before,
I don't know why they'd come out now.
Make the hole as big as you can.
Shit! Richie!
Hello?
Hello? Who's there?
Fuck your mother!
Who was that, Daniel?
No idea.
When I used to call, you knew it was me.
So who is it?
I don't know, okay?
Valeria, what's the matter?
My leg really hurts.
- I can't stand it. - We're going to the hospital.
No, I talked to the doctor.
He said it's normal for it to hurt.
But it feels like it's going to burst.
Did he prescribe anything?
Tranquilizers and an anti-inflammatory.
What can I do?
Hold me.
SEE YOU SOON
I'm going to squeeze a little.
- Did you walk on it? - A little.
Got the X-rays?
Well...
you can get dressed, Valeria.
Margarita, help her.
Come, there's no room here.
Want to order take-out, or rent a movie?
I'm not in the mood. I feel lousy.
You're going to be fine.
Goddamn it! Is that all you can say?
Daniel...
It's Richie!
He's whining, listen.
Listen, it's him!
Get him out.
How?
Tear up the floor or something!
I can't tear it up. I don't have the money to fix it...
Money doesn't matter!
It does right now.
- Get him out! - He can get himself out!
You faggot! You've always been selfish!
I gave up everything for you!
Yeah, your bitchy wife and your stupid daughters!
Shut up or I'll hit you!
- You piece of shit! - Go fuck yourself!
You and that stupid dog!
You fucking asshole, drop dead!
Drop dead, fucker!
Fucker!
I'll be back around 2:00.
I don't care if you never come back.
Hello?
Hello?
Daniel?
Sweetheart?
Sweetheart?
Valeria, open the door.
Open up, damn it!
Valeria, open up!
Open up, Valeria!
Valeria, please.
I have nothing to apologize for,
but all right, I'm sorry.
Okay now?
Valeria, open up or I'll do it myself.
On the count of three, I'm eaking it down.
One...
two...
two and a quarter...
two and a half...
two and three-quarters...
shit!
Valeria.
What happened, honey?
Valeria.
Valeria, don't do this to me, please!
Valeria, we have to...
Valeria!
How is she?
She had severe arterial thrombosis, which affected the tissues.
We should have intervened earlier.
There is a lot of damage.
No blood could get to the muscles.
And?
Advanced gangrene set in...
and I had to amputate the leg.
I'm sorry, Daniel.
Richie!
Richie!
Richie!
Richie!
Richie!
Richie?
Richie!
Richie!
Richie!
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El Chivo and Maru
Hello?
Yes.
Tell him 3:00.
Cancel the other one.
Bye.
When we get to the house, turn that shit off.
He hates that crap.
Why do we need 40 sandwiches?
It's a gift for a friend, okay?
Sure your friend will do a good job?
I told you 20 times he will.
Who is this friend? Is he a cop too?
No, he was locked up for 20 years.
What for?
He was a guerrilla.
Like the Zapatistas?
That's right, only he was a real son of a bitch.
He planted a bomb in a mall,
kidnapped a banker,
killed cops...
Turn here.
He had an army after him, the White Brigade.
You know who got him?
- Who? - Me!
I caught him pissing at Sanborn's Café!
Can you believe that?
Hello?
No.
Deposit that money in my account.
I'll transfer it. Bye.
What do I say to him?
Nothing. I'll do the talking.
Don't ask personal questions.
Why not?
It pisses him off.
He was a normal guy, like you and me.
He was a college teacher, and one day, boom!
He dumps his wife and daughter and becomes a guerrilla.
- And his family? - What do you think?
They told him to go to hell!
His wife remarried.
I guess his daughter thinks he's dead.
When he got out of the can, he went fucking nuts.
When I found him, he was a wino.
I felt sorry for him.
I gave him some cash and a place to live.
We even became pals. He started doing jobs for me.
Jobs... like this one?
Yeah.
I'll get it.
Why did you do that?
You'll buy another one!
What's up, Chivito?
What's up, Leonardo?
You all right?
Met my friend, Gustavo Garfias.
- Hello, other. - Pleased to meet you.
This is for you.
Great!
Cool.
No chili, no onion. Perfect!
Thanks.
Sit there.
Did you lose your glasses?
I stopped using them.
If God wants me to see blurry,
I'll see blurry.
My friend Gustavo needs a favor.
The photograph.
I don't do that anymore.
I told you last time.
Come on.
How are you going to live? On trash?
Trash provides, Leonardo.
Really.
Look, a Citizen.
I found it in the dumpster. This, too.
Don't bullshit me.
You stole it!
No, I found it.
The Commander says you are very good.
Good at what?
Come on, take it. Don't fuck around.
Who is he?
My partner.
What did he do?
He's cheating me.
How much are you paying?
50,000 now, 50,000 after.
100 now, 50 after.
Done?
Okay, but I only have 50 on me.
- His name? - Luis Miranda Solares.
He lives at 1460 Sierra de Maika.
He works on Montes Urales Street.
Real blue collar, huh!
All right.
Make it look like a robbery.
No people, no trouble...
Of course, other.
No people, no trouble, no shit.
All those who think that life's unfair
Need to know that it isn't so
That life is beautiful
You've got to live it
Those who think they're sick and alone
They need to know that it isn't so
In life no one's alone
Someone's always there
Oh, no need to cry
Life is a carnival
It's better to live singing
Oh, no need to cry
Life is a carnival
You've got to sing your cares away
Oh, no need to cry
Life is a carnival
It's better to live singing
Oh, no need to cry
Life is a carnival
You've got to sing your cares away...
Richie! What's the matter?
Help me! The door's stuck.
I've got a machete in my cart.
Call an ambulance!
Hang on.
Stay calm, stay calm.
Move aside.
- What is it? - His foot is stuck.
Calm down!
Calm down! Careful with his leg.
Keep still, kid!
The other kid?
He's dead already!
An ambulance! Christ!
Calm down, you'll be right out.
Open the window. Try to open it!
They're here.
Keep away! Let him eathe!
Can you hear me?
- The window! There! - Help me, please!
Lower!
What's your name? Can you hear me?
We'll get you out.
Her leg's stuck.
Easy! Easy!
Hang in there, champ.
What did they do to you?
Hang on, boy.
Good, you're very ave.
That's it, champ!
That's it, boy.
- What the fuck are you doing? - Putting on my hood!
Why not wear a sign saying Bank Robber?
For banks, you don't wear anything!
What? Just my stupid face?
You decide.
Hit the floor, you motherfuckers!
This is a stickup!
This is a stickup, assholes!
Everyone on the floor!
What are you looking at?
Right now!
On the floor!
You, too! I'm talking to you!
- Give me your wallet! - Take it yourself.
Don't look at me!
On the floor!
Don't move, drop the gun!
Get down!
Easy...
Leave him alone.
Lobo, get lost.
Good boy. Very good.
It's healed.
What ings you here, Leo?
Just passing by.
You're taking your time. It's been a week.
It's not easy.
It never is, is it?
Tell your friend to keep cool. It'll be done in two days.
I've got your word, Chivo?
I've got to go to the bank.
I watched your car!
Sure...
I was leaning on the car.
No, he went to play soccer!
For both of you.
My condolences, Dońa Concha.
Are you all right?
Not as bad as I was.
Why did you leave?
Now's not the time to talk about it.
Then when?
Ramiro was my husband, wasn't he?
And what about our plans?
Your plans.
My grandmother used to say,
To make God laugh, tell Him your plans.
You wronged me, Susana.
No, Octavio.
We were the ones who cheated.
But not anymore.
Come away with me.
How dare you?
After everything that's happened?
- You still don't get it! - Yes, I do.
God can laugh, but I still have my plans.
Sunday at 11:00, I leave for Ciudad Juarez.
You've really lost it! Look at you!
I don't give a fuck!
Now you know everything.
I'll wait for you.
You decide if you want to come.
Do you get me now?
Ramiro...
the baby's name will be Ramiro.
Feeling better?
What happened to you?
Flor?
Don't die on me!
Answer me, baby!
Frijol?
It's not right, asshole!
Gringuita? My baby?
Hang in there. Hang in there.
Look straight ahead of you.
Don't look at me.
Open the door. No stupid moves.
- Don't turn around. - Stay cool.
Move aside.
Cuff your left hand.
The right one to the wheel.
Cuff it to the wheel, dickhead!
Start the car.
Let's go.
What is this? Robbery or kidnapping?
Maybe the last day of your life.
I was paid to blow you away, other.
How about that?
Stand still. On your knees.
On the floor. Your hand.
Sit.
Lean there. Your hand, I said.
Want a drink?
I've got rum, water...
or milk.
- What will you do to me? - What do you want?
Rum, water or milk?
My question couldn't be clearer.
Look, asshole,
I'm offering you a drink.
If you had any sense,
even a little bit,
you'd realize I'm not going to kill you
just now, dickhead.
Rum,
water or milk?
Water.
Cheers!
How do I drink it?
I'll be the waiter, but not your nanny.
Who paid you to kill me?
Can't you guess?
No.
What if I told you it was the chick
you fuck daily in that motel?
Marta?
No.
It can't be.
Right. Not her.
Your wife.
My wife?
She knows about Marta?
I don't know. Does she?
No, man. It's not her, either.
Marta's husband?
She's married? I'll be damned!
Shit, other!
A lot of people want to kill you.
You know what?
My dog's got no name.
I found him in the street. What would you call him?
How about Lost Dog?
Some imagination!
You must be in advertising.
I was thinking, maybe Gustavo...
Gustavo?
Know any Gustavos?
My other.
Gustavo Garfias.
Gustavo Miranda Garfias.
He's my half other.
Abel, Abel!
What did you do to deserve a other like that?
He said he's your partner.
Partner and half- other.
Was it him?
I don't know. You tell me.
- How much? - 5,000 pesos.
Only 5,000 fucking pesos!
And...
tickets to the Rolling Stones.
That son of a fucking bitch!
Why? What did I do to him?
Says you're screwing him.
No fucking way! He's my other!
Easy, man. That's what he says.
Quit yelling or I'll have to fill you with lead.
So, what do we call him?
Who cares about your fucking dog?
Don't be rude!
Masters take after their dogs, you know.
And... how do I put it?
If it weren't for him, you'd be dead.
Easy, easy.
I'll be in my room watching TV.
If you need anything at all,
just shout.
Good morning.
What's up, other?
Got a good night's sleep?
What manners!
What will you do to me?
I don't know. I'm thinking.
If you let me go...
I'll make you rich.
Kill my other, and I'll give you anything you want.
I don't need anything. Amazing, huh?
I have to go. See you later.
I need to go to the bathroom.
You already have.
Look at you!
You should have told me!
See you later.
Watch him for me.
- Hello? - Got my money?
Did you notice? He wasn't at work today.
Did you do it?
Bring the money to my place in two hours.
Don't keep me waiting.
Did you lock it, other? Cars get stolen around here.
This won't be long, will it?
Here's what we agreed to.
Come in.
- I'd better go. - Come in.
What's the matter?
It's all there.
It's cool. Come with me.
In here.
Have you two met?
This wasn't the deal.
What was the deal?
- You were going to... - Going to what, other?
What!?
- That was your job! - Job?
I misunderstood. You wanted him off the map?
Do it yourself.
He's all yours, fucking Cain.
Kill him, you faggot, he's all yours!
I paid you...
I paid you to do it. That was the deal!
You're not going to?
You want me to?
Do I kill him?
Do I kill him? Answer me!
Do I kill him?
Or do I kill you?
Do I kill him?
Do you really want me to?
Fucking faggot!
So, you coming or staying?
Good morning.
Sleep well?
You must have a lot to chat about.
Pity I can't stay, it would be fascinating.
But as you might guess, I have to leave town.
That's how it works.
Make yourselves at home.
I hope you'll work things out.
What are you looking at?
On the other hand, if talking doesn't work,
I'll leave you this to help settle things.
Okay?
I'll call to see how things went.
Nice jacket.
There's milk and eggs in the fridge, if you want eakfast.
You're dead, you bastard!
Hello. This is 55445850.
I can't take your call right now,
but leave a message and a number,
and I'll get back to you. Thank you.
Maru...
my darling...
This is Martin.
Your dad...
your real dad.
You must think this is a sick joke.
For all these years, I've been dead to you.
In fact...
I'm a living ghost.
When I saw you last...
you were only two.
Since then, not a day passes
that I don't think of you.
The afternoon I went away...
I held you very tight.
I took you in my arms...
I begged forgiveness for what I was going to do.
At the time,
I thought there were more important things
than being with you and your mom.
I wanted to set the world right,
and then share it with you.
I failed, as you can see.
I wound up in jail.
Your mother and I agreed she would tell you...
I'd died.
That was my idea, not hers.
I swore to her I'd never try to see you again...
but I couldn't do it.
I was dying, I was as dead as I could be.
I'll be back to find you...
once I have the courage to look you in the eyes.
I love you, my little girl.
What's your dog called?
Blackie.
Shut up, Blackie!
- See you around. - Bye.
For Luciano, because we are also what we have lost.
A giants' joust turns the air into natural gas
A wild duel warns me
How close I am of going into an outrageous world
I feel my fragility
Some nightmare running away
With a beast after me
Tell me everything's a lie
Just a silly dream and nothing more
I'm afraid of enormity
Where nobody hears my voice
Stop the deception
Don't try to hide
That you've never tripped while moving around
Paper monster
I don't know who I'm up against
Or is there somebody else here?
I believe in the terrible ghosts
Of some strange place
And in my foolishness to make you burst into laughter
In an outrageous world
I feel your fragility
Stop the deception
Don't try to hide
That you've never tripped while moving around
Paper monster
I don't know who I'm up against
Stop the deception
Don't try to hide
That you've never tripped while moving around
Paper monster
I don't know who I'm up against
Or is it that maybe there is somebody else here?
Or is it that maybe there is somebody else here?
Or is it that maybe there is somebody else here? |
stop the car.
- What for?
Just stop
Hold it! Not inside the car
Do it here.
- It's not that
Then?
- Look
That's Aditi's house
Behind that balcony
is her room
That's where she stays.
- Bloody drunkard
You're getting married.
Stop flirting around now
come on
flirting, eh!
You and I...
how are we related?
In no way
should you...
look at me pass by...
can you ignore me?
Probably no
should we...
never meet again...
will I miss you?
No
Because, you don't mean
anything to me
I know it
You don't mean anything to me...
yet you aren't a stranger to me
With strangers...
I was never...
so articulate
What came from the heart...
I kept on rambling
I never felt...
apart from you
so close to you...
I was...
I feel
Yet, you mean nothing to me
Perhaps, I'm still hopeful
When you mean nothing to me...
why don't you feel like a stranger?
You told her father that
your parents have no objections
But when people here find out,
d'you know how they'll react?
Give me an idea
You remember me when you need me!
If I support you...
all of them will consider me a vamp.
- My heroine can never become a vamp
And stop that melodrama.
I know you're going to help me out
Why did you hide this from me
for three years?
But you're the one
I oke the news to
I told someone else too.
- Who?
Aditi. Mr Malhotra...
we had been to their place
You're crazy, viren.
Why did you have to tell her?
I don't know, babhi (sister-in-law).
There's something great about her
I share everything with her
share? You were in that room with her
for just five minutes
What all did you share with her?
- In that room...
in Goa...
- Goa?
You mean she was with you in Goa?
You lied, eh?
I couldn't have said that
Karen was there too...
and I was carrying on with her
How do you find her?
- How'd I know?
You never introduced us.
- You've met her
When have I met Karen?
- Not Karen. Aditi. How's she?
You want to marry Karen, don't you?
- Yes
Then why is Aditi dropping in?
- Aditi isn't dropping in, babhi
I'm just asking.
- Don't! Keep your mind clean. Dig?
Just think up an idea to work
things out, to tell your father
Nirmal? He will exile me
But you got to tell him anyway, right?
- Yes
And tell him before he finds out
from others
Dad...
I know what I'm doing
What's right and what's wrong,
I can tell
What does nature teach us after all?
Love others
Love is a string that binds
all of us together
Where's your master?
- In the garden
Jump into the ring, kid,
and face it
What have you achieved in life?
How could you think that...
we'll accept any girl you love?
Have you seen such a thing happen
in our society, viren?
Maybe same religion, same caste, still
no one marries outside the society
Did Lord Krishna say in the
Holy Geeta that, do anything...
but don't marry a catholic?
Religion, customs, society...
know why they were created?
To rein in morons like you.
Get that?
Countless girls in our society!
If there were none, we'd understand...
that you are looking for girls
of other faiths. Am I wrong?
What will she teach your kids?
Can she instill our culture in them?
I'm there for them. Besides,
viren doesn't intend to elope
He's asking for your permission.
- Namita...
don't favour him anymore. It has
become a fashion in the cities
The moment kids grow up,
they become boyfriends-girlfriends
Does he even know about relationships?
- It's not like that, daddy
viren is not a kid anymore.
- Why? Has he proved to be an adult?
He came from America 9 months back.
Has he been to office even once?
Did he ever talk about work?
- Daddy...
Enough. I've decided.
Viren is not marrying that girl
No one takes up this subject anymore.
Understand?
I'm sorry if I've been nasty
I was afraid viren might
walk out of this house
I thought if we agree with him,
he might understand us too...
and take up responsibilities.
And that's why...
No good, viren... no good
They have decided.
- On what?
On what? What's this family talking
about since last two weeks?
I see
What's so important on tv?
What's that?
Isn't she the one...?
- Yes. Aditi
People are fighting here because
you want to marry a catholic girl
Daddy is yelling,
mummy is enraged...
Naren and I have lost our minds
trying to reason with them
All because of you. And here you are,
watching some other girl on video
What's going on?
I don't know, babhi.
- Then find out!
If you can't, then forgive us
Must find out
viren...? What are you upto?
Go back
Go inside, viren
I've come to find out something.
- Find out...
how they're going to throw me
out of the house?
Angry with me?
- Very
Will you hit me?
- Yes, I'll kill you
What's this Aditi...?
Between you and me?
I've never felt like this before
With Karen...
I thought it was love
If that was love...
what is this?
Leave
Go, viren!
Am I in love with you?
- I'm really going to kill you, viren
You'll kill me?
And why not?
Close to my heart...
O my love...
I'll ever draw you,
I never imagined
This moment of love...
answers to all my questions...
I will find,
I never imagined
Those eyes I behold now...
I've been looking for ages
Those eyes resemble...
the eyes I dream about
In reality...
the love of my dreams...
I would find,
I never imagined
close to my heart...
O my love...
Aditi, food is served.
- Coming, aunt
What I set out to seek...
I've found
In loneliness...
I would sometimes get lost
I'd not be my own self
You'd invade my very being
That strange mistake...
and these repercussions...
would come my way,
I never imagined
close to my heart...
O my love...
I'll ever draw you,
I never imagined
This moment of love...
answers to all my questions...
I will find,
I never imagined
Dad is in!
Go away
for the first time today,
I felt that...
you are right, and I'm wrong
You are right when you said that
religion, society are fine...
but love towers above everything
Look... love has ought us together
Don't stand rooted there, moron!
Daddy has agreed
I knew you'd mess things up
D'you remember the cinema hall?
How's Karen from within,
from outside, et al
shall I tell her everything?
- Why be afraid when you are in love?
Tell her, Karen, now that everyone
has agreed to our wedding...
why don't we just drop the idea?
Because I don't love you
Besides, it's no good marrying
someone you don't love
Well, can't Karen drop me?
Are you crazy? Why would she?
She won't. But her father
will certainly refuse
How's that?
Mr fernandes is a hot-tempered man.
- So?
He could do anything
in a fit of rage
Greetings, uncle
Oh come on, uncle. I don't belong
to a family of drunkards
But you are... well,
carry on, uncle
Amba, Ambika, Amrapali,
Amita, Amulya
Mummy likes Ambika,
my sister-in-law likes Amulya
I'll make do with anything.
What do you suggest?
I don't understand.
- A name for your daughter
Got to change her name. She won't
remain a christian after marriage
The priest says,
according to her birthchart...
her name should begin with Am
No one spoke about conversion
This young man's here
to talk about it
Look, we are... hang on! I hope she
has stopped eating non-vegetarian fare
Pure vegetarian!
After marriage when she drops in here,
this house should be pure vegetarian
And booze...
well, it's fine now
But after the wedding,
when you sit for the pooja...
Pooja, who?
- You won't sit for the prayers?
Who said we'll go through
Hindu rituals?
Dad
He said everything was obvious...
fernandes is wise enough,
he'll understand
But other said, No, the old man does
not have a sound mind for a guesswork
He asked me to go and explain things
to you, so here I am
They acted so understanding!
And you...!
You said you don't believe in religion
when you came here to propose marriage
shaadi. Our society doesn't
call it a marriage
so now you remember
your damn society, eh?
Not a word against my society
It's our custom. For the sake
of Ambika, you will have to follow it
Ambika?
Ambika is the best name, I think
Keep your thoughts to yourself,
you jerk!
We're minorities. You think we'll
reel under your pressure, eh?
Good I didn't need to explain
You'll understand
the other things too
Good we discussed these things.
All the confusions stand cleared now
Don't you think you're
getting a bit too hot?
Hot, eh? If I flare up,
your dead body will leave from here
What are you saying? Think it over
before you eak the wedding
It's a consolation for you because
I'm not eaking your neck
What a thing to say! I know you will
be ashamed of all this tomorrow...
and you'll drop Karen at my place.
- Not even a bitch at a place...
where such scoundrels live!
- This is between us, Mr fernandes
Don't call Karen a bitch
I'll eak all your bones
and present them to your old man
He'll call off the wedding
I heard
What happened, Karen?
- As if you don't know, eh?
I really don't know, Karen
That's the innocent facade
you put up to lure boys?
In Goa, you said you will help us!
- What's the problem?
She's poisoning my fiance's mind.
She wants him to eak off with me
I know it is because of you
that he's trying to avoid me
fiance?
- Viren
There's some confusion.
I've really no idea...
You stuck to him like a parasite,
and now you've ensnared him
He slipped once, but that
doesn't mean that he'll drop me
Your stupid plan
just won't work, Aditi
I got it. What the girl said,
was all a lie
What was seen was a lie, the
excursion to Goa was also a lie...
sonal said viren held your hand...
that was a lie too
Your entire world is a lie.
You are the only one who is right
Isn't that what you want to say?
Friend, swim this one sea across,
and you'll have made it!
Tell uncle everything,
don't be scared
I'm not scared. I respect him,
he's my father
Oh yes, you must.
Carry on
I'll stay here
Look, I don't want to talk to you
No, not another word.
Please hang up
This is the limit!
You aren't even listening
I'm not interested in chatting
you up either. Look, Mr Oberoi...
I'm fixing my niece's wedding. If I
see your son, that loafer, around...
My son won't even come to spit there.
Don't you dare call up again
What did she say, Dad?
- Nothing. She was rambling that...
he is still interested
in Malhotra's niece
she has no idea that he's picking
everyone's ains for Karen's sake
Listen, if you come across that girl,
you don't need to be friendly
Who?
- Malhotra's niece
I say, they are scum
Besides, it's about a marriage.
There could arise a situation...
where they can even blackmail us
How's september 27 for your wedding?
Dad, actually...
Is september too early?
No...
Too late, probably?
Reason with your kid other.
- Understand, kid other
When you've waited three years,
be ave for three more months
Look, we haven't yet fixed the date.
Tell us if you have a problem
say something
Nothing.
- So let's fix september 27?
Yes.
- Final?
Final
Now! Right now!
I tried to call you up twenty times.
Well, did Karen come here?
This could be our last meeting,
so listen carefully...
Don't say that.
- Your wedding is fixed
And mine is being talked about inside.
Our fate is decided
What do you mean? We're to decide
on our fate, not someone else
Understand my predicament. Uncle and
aunt have taken care of me for 7 years
They've done so much for me.
There's no way out
If you think negative, obviously
there won't be a way out
How are you going to convince everyone
that you don't like Karen anymore
You fought with everyone for her,
you dreamed for her
Why the hell do dreams come true?
If mine was to come true,
then why didn't I dream about you?
I wasn't a dream, viren. I wanted you
to accept my love once
I do! I do, I'm telling you
Wake up, viren! For God's sake,
be practical
Not every wish of us is granted
I met Karen's father...
- someone is coming here, I'm going
Hurry back, I'll be waiting here.
We'll decide what we must do
Nothing doing anymore.
I'm not coming back
Why do you concede defeat?
Listen to me...
No more, viren.
There's no way out now
There could be a way out, Aditi.
Be prepared
No. Not a word more, viren
Listen, Aditi...
Your aunt wants you
Let's go
What's the matter?
Babhi...
I've been thinking over it
Everyone was against Karen first
They had a logic behind that.
We have convinced them now...
but have we proved their logic wrong?
Everyone spoke about the ways
of this house...
about a girl of the same society
who'd handle things, like you
I don't want to be selfish
Now, to have my own way, will I
upset them? I can't do that
It's that girl, right?
What stuff are you made of, viren?
To marry Karen, you had
made our lives miserable
And now that everyone is fixed, you're
saying that you don't want her...
and you feel you want Aditi
You... are you mentally ill?
I don't like doing all this
Then why the hell are you doing it?
Because I can't do anything else.
I have no choice
Aditi is a nice girl.
You will like her, I know
No viren, I won't like her
Because everytime I see her,
she'll remind me of your betrayal
Where are you?
Who's up there? Get down! C'mon
Don't go inside!
You were right! This world
won't let us live together
Who wants to live
in this world anyway?
What's this?
Is he the guy?
Aditi, show him around your room
I was shown around too
Where's he?
- Inside, sir
Aditi, I've forsaken everything...
my house, my parents
I had to make a choice, I chose you.
They can't harm us, Aditi
You and I are adults. Come with me,
I'll take care of everything
You know the truth, Aditi. Just
come with me. Nothing else matters
Hold it! One minute!
Leave him
viren, this is Mahesh. My boyfriend
I used to jump from the balcony
to meet him, I told you. He's the one
We had some misunderstanding,
but everything is clear now
What are you doing?
I told you
not to concede defeat
And what did I tell you?
I told you to come out of your dreams
cut the crap!
Look...
it's a very important moment
in our life. Don't make a mistake
I've made up my mind
It's decided, viren!
I'll do as I please. Get that?
This is my life, my decision
Take him inside
What's all this?
- He's insane
He has screwed our minds of late
He won't anymore
Over there
You used to boast off
about your son...
that you had implicit trust
on him, et al
But now when people have come here
to seek an alliance...
your son has sneaked into
my niece's bedroom, like a thief
I'm a bit confused now
as to what to do with your son
should I turn him in to the cops?
Or have him whacked?
You are the wisest of them all,
so I thought I'd ask you
No, Mr Malhotra...
don't take my opinion
Today it is proved that my words
carry no weight
He's your culprit. You can do
anything you want with him
As far as I'm concerned...
I've nothing to do
with him anymore
What do we do with him?
Take him out of my sight, Papa
Else, I don't know what I'd do
Aditi has said
what he wanted to hear
What's wrong with you?
Daddy is saying something...
your father is saying something else.
I thought I pity you
I even went over to see you.
You saw me and ran off. Why?
Where did you go?
What's come over you?
Know what I went through last night?
I'll fix him! Now that he is here,
he won't go back home walking
viren, look at me
I'm with you,
everything will be fine
I'll talk to Daddy,
he will give in
Believe me, he will. And everything
will be fine like before. Yes, viren?
I don't love you, Karen
I know, if I say yes, everything
will be normal again
But that will be a lie
What do I do?
I'm not in love with you
I was very nasty with you folks
But I can't pull back
what I've already done
Here, I stand before you.
You can do whatever you please
I was always scared of you
But today, for the first time,
I'm not scared of you
I feel sorry for you...
for having got a son like me
You always tried to make me
see reasons, but in vain
But yesterday, for the first time,
I gathered everything in a single day
What I did...
it is all over now
What happened with me,
I deserved it
But what happened with you,
shouldn't ever have happened
What you heard because of me...
Wherever I go...
I'll try to turn a new leaf
That's all.
- Listen...
Iook at me
come
My son!
I'm tired, Dad...
of lying, and from trying to run away
from responsibilities
I don't know why I did that
I always wanted to be like you
But I couldn't
come on inside...
come, daddy
Jaswant, drive in
c'mon
Once I planted a sapling of love
If it bears fruit, fine.
If it doesn't, fine
Nothing came off, fine.
It didn't work, fine
I didn't win, fine.
I lost everything, fine
O Life...
from every road...
I called out to you,
admired you
But you didn't like it,
you didn't believe my promises
I thought you are just cross with me,
and I'd placate you
But you can't even stand
the sight of me
fate didn't smile upon me, fine.
It didn't work, fine
I didn't win, fine.
I lost everything, fine
In your path, I was a stranger...
why was it so?
Of some incomplete song,
you are a verse, so am l
In your path, I was a stranger...
why was it so?
Everytime I saw you,
I felt you were made for me
We were destined to meet,
but we couldn't unite, fine
O Life...
Every sorrow, every tear,
I've learnt to accept
In every circumstance, in
every crisis, I've learnt to smile
Every sorrow, every tear,
I've learnt to accept
In grief, never stop.
In life, never bow
If life doesn't offer
a joy anymore, fine
O Life...
from every road...
I called out to you,
admired you
But you didn't like it,
you didn't believe my promises
I thought you are just cross with me,
and I'd placate you
But you can't even stand
the sight of me
fate didn't smile upon me, fine.
It didn't work, fine
I didn't win, fine.
I lost everything, fine
Pooja... Anuj,
come this side and play
Is Aditi in?
- Yes
Engagement?
- Yes
I'll call you later
Mahesh, right?
- Yes
viren told me. When is the wedding?
- Next month
so soon?
So you're happy...?
Yes
You don't appear to be happy,
I don't know why
No point discussing it.
What had to happen, has happened
What had to happen, has happened!
So simple. Isn't it?
What happened, didn't happen
on its own. You did it
Everything was fine earlier,
and you could've let things be
But no, you had to drop in between
and destroy everything
And now you're marrying someone else
I know how I reasoned with myself,
to come to terms with it
viren doesn't think of me
the way I think about him
Because he's in love with you.
He loves you...
and you love him. Then why
aren't the two of you together?
Let's not talk about it, Karen
What else can you and I talk about?
I want to know why you're doing this.
You are not crazy
There must be a reason.
Tell me
I had promised uncle that
I'd marry the boy of his choice
It's only because of a promise?
D'you have any idea
what state viren is in?
What stuff are you made of, Aditi?
D'you have a heart?
D'you even feel?
- No Karen, not at all
I just want to destroy my life!
- I'm not interested in your life
No one is interested, I know.
Why did you come here, Karen?
Do you think you can...?
He's suffering exactly like this.
That's what I wanted to tell you
Give me five minutes, sis
These tears will take
some time to stop
It's too late. The invites
have already been sent
Nobody can help you either
You will have to do it
all by yourself
lt'll create a furore here,
we'll all be tense for some time
viren and you, that's how
all of us wanted earlier
Maybe, after a while all will realise
that it happened the way they wanted
You mean...? What should I do?
What do you want?
What says your heart?
Guests have arrived. Mahesh and
family will arrive any moment
You will be summoned downstairs, and
the engagement ceremony will begin
Tell me, what do you want to do?
What says your heart?
But actually...
This balcony... I have climbed down
several times
You'll go now?
- Yes
Go on, hurry
I'll watch the door
son...
this is our dream project
It's all in your hands now
Where to...?
You...?
- Where's he?
Where is he?
Thousands of years back, during
the Indus valley civilization...
It has happened before
We tend to leave behind
ancient wisdom
But the same wisdom comes back in the
form of vaastu, feng shui, et al
stability is the key
to this structure
for stability, you have rejected
several architectural designs
It's complicated.
It's a very tall building
But it isn't taller than the Red fort
or the pyramids
They were successful in building
such huge structures sans technology
lmagine what we can achieve now,
with sophisticated technology
Why are you here?
- Viren, I want to...
Is everything fine?
- Stop grilling me
Won't you let me reply?
- What if you're seen here?
If you know, then go away.
- Listen to me, viren
We can't talk here
You ran away from your house, right?
You ran off and came here...
and you want us to elope, right?
Are you out of your mind?
You sneaked into my bedroom, and in
public you asked me to elope with you
And you had me thrown out
All right, you have me thrown out.
Call the guard. Guard!
Throw me out!
You want to take your revenge, right?
I know.
- So what?
I'll award you the Nobel Prize
for this illiant plan
can anyone be so stupid?
You thought you'd come here and
I'd be glad to elope with you, eh?
Right
That's what I thought.
I was wrong, no?
Of course, you were wrong
Did you actually think it's possible?
I'm talking to you
Why?
Is eloping the right way?
That's what I used to tell you, viren
Yes, but everything has changed now
Despite what happened,
my family has accepted me
I tell you... go back home
viren, if I ever need an advice
in life, you will be...
the last person
I'll fall back upon
Why? Why does everyone
tell me like that?
I just asked you to go back home.
Am I wrong?
I'm getting engaged, viren
You left the engagement
and...!
Do they know you've run away?
- I don't know
Who doesn't know?
You? Or them?
Anyway, what are you going to do now?
No idea.
- What crap! Find out then
What is it to you anyway?
- Stop acting pricey
Don't pay heed then. Go to your dad,
he'll get you a ide...
who won't act pricey at all.
- I can't trust Dad's choice
You were his first choice. Besides,
you've given your engagement a slip
Listen! At least I did
what my heart desired
I'm not saying you did a wrong thing.
You know, walking out of this place...
and doing a vanishing act
in just one pair of dress...
there's no money either...
it's all so strange
Is this logical?
- Then why are you following me?
You know why.
- I don't know. Please tell me
Because...
I want to explain to you that...
- Taxi!
I understand that
there's no other way, but...
eloping, eh? Okay,
how does it sound, Eloped?
Okay viren, I got it
Good you followed.
It's important to be practical
Move.
- Where to?
Go straight for now,
I'll tell you soon
viren isn't here as yet
He won't come so soon.
It'll take some time
A couple of weeks,
a month or so, perhaps
Both of them will return.
- Both...?
You got to take decisions calmly,
after much discussion
And what a place this is
for a conference! A taxi!
No disturbances here
Of all the options...
eloping is not an option at all
Tell me something.
What if I go over...
to Mr and Mrs Malhotra
and seek that girl's hand...?
It won't seem proper after
all that happened. We'll lose face
Dad...
But if these two
do something today...
no one can help it.
Everyone will have to accept them...
and I'll accept too
Now I understand
who viren has taken after
Why? Did I say anything wrong?
You seem to be
on the wrong side today
I'm your father!
- Not mine alone
You are the father of them all!
Everyone approved of this alliance
still, they eloped
My love, let God seethe in anger
Let the crazy world forsake us
Like a heartbeat, I want to
always beat in your heart
Who cares if hearts out there
are oken?
My love, new destinations,
new roads...
await you and me
My love, let God seethe in anger
Let the crazy world forsake us
I want to be the heartbeat
in your heart
Who cares if hearts out there
are oken?
My love, new destinations,
new roads...
await you and me
Let's spurn the world...
let's eak those rules
May our dreams never shatter
Dreams are fragile
Let's together...
change the course of the winds
come, let's resolve...
let's make a promise
My love, it's our resolve,
it's our promise as well...
even if God seethes in anger...
even if the crazy world
forsakes us...
like a heartbeat I'll always
beat in you heart
I want to behold you for ever
I want to think about you for ever
I want to fight with you
With you I shall make promises too
The way I love you...
no one does
I wish for a place...
where the earth and the skies
shall belong to us
My love, this is where...
you and I will create
a paradise for ourselves |
-=THE LAST FANTASY=-
Eddie, how long do you think
will the mineral water be ready for another exploitation?
50 years
No, 100 years, I'm afraid
Alaska
Russia USA
Open Valve No.1 & No.2
Open Valve No.1 & No.2
Be quick!
Open Valve No.3 & No.4
Open Valve No.3 & No.4
What happened? It didn't come
What?
Ermm...
It didn't work
Eddie, raise the pressure
The experiment won't work under this pressure
Dad, it's too dangerous
The central valve won't stand such high pressure
But nothing will happen under this pressure
Open all the valves!
Nonsense!
Close them!
Nothing magic can happen without
overuling the common sense
Wah!
What?
Close Valve No.3 & No.4
It's so close
A little bit more will do
Ahh......
Wahh!
What happened, Eddie?
Is everything OK?
Wah!
Steamboy
Manchester, 1866
The second time in this month, right?
Contacted Scotland Chamber of Commerce?
I will go right away
The shit newest engine
really surprise me a lot
What did you say last time?
I said you didn't have to worry......
Shit!
Ermm......
What are you doing here?
Go stop this right now!
Pete?
Where the hell is Pete?
Wah!
The engine......
Elina and Helen......
Pete!
Do something!
I am doing it now!
Ray went to close the valve
Erm...Erm...
Here it comes
O, what are you trying to do?
Hey!
What?
No way to work out except smash the boiler
Wait, wait...
Do you know how much is the boiler?
Then smash the pump inside the engine
It won't work either. Stop!
That means we have nothing to do except watching
the engine and the boiler explode
Otherwise Ray will die!
What?
Ray!
Get out of my way!
What happened?
Huh......
Ray, are you OK?
Ray
I'm fine, just a little scald
How is my boiler?
Is it OK?
It's fine
But the valve for the water supply is down
so is the water pipe
What are you talking about?
Do you know how much it will cost me?
You ignorant baby!
Mr. Kerrygon, it's not Ray's fault
He finished such a dangerous job
All right. Listen to me carefully
All the compensations for the damaged parts
will be subtracted from your pay
Remember this lesson!
Go fix it right now. We need to work tomorrow.
Everybody hear me?
Don't take his words in!
Ray, you did a fantastic job here!
OK
Load some more on!
The job won't finish if you do like that
The ead shop in the Market St.
put bone dust in the ead
As to this
the priest in charge of the graveyard
said as followed......
the public facility and the management system
for protecting the living environment
needs to be rediscussed
Get the follow-up news
for the Carnial's Murder incidents!
The murderer is a priest from
the state religion association
London International Exposition......
Hi, Ray
Hey, Cleve
I heard about your accident from David
You become famous but the payment is down
But I got this at that time
A azen valve
It can still be used
Manchester...Manchester
Look, Alex
What?
What happened?
The inventor Ray Steam
His grandpa and father all did the same thing
inventing some trash of no use
The elddest son of the Steam's
I heard you stole something from
the inventory of your father's railroad company
What is it?
Then I am a thief inventor
Hah......
Just a thief, I guess
Erm......
Wah!
Go, Alex
It hurts, so bad!
Alex
Wah......
Want to fight?
No, no, I know nothing about it
My grandpa and dad
are in USA doing research now
That's because they are infamous in the UK
You are full of shit!
What's the thing
that you are after?
Even for you to abandon
anything else in the world?
What I am after is Cl...Cl...Cl
Clean
Clean, ageless
happiness that never fades
That's only in heaven!
Only people with common belief will be given that
If you read my book, you will understand
Huh......
What?
......said
I don't know your book
but you will be with us
It won't work without chopping some here
Because they said bad about grandpa and dad
And it's them who begin the fight
No violence allowed
But, Auntie, Alex is really an annoying guy
He whistled to me a while ago
He is really a bad boy!
Ray! We are going to stay at your house tonight
Why?
Emma's mom needs to work, so is Chadwick
His family went to travel in Black River
They will be staying in our home this week
So many luggages!
I thought we were moving
I'm so hungry...Mom...
No, you hurt him so bad
I heard stiches are needed
That's impossible
I didn't hurt him so bad
It's not a matter of bad or not
What I mean is that you use metal piece
to hit other people's head
And it's not allowed
OK
Mom!
Emma, it's done!
He is really a cheerleader
I'm worrying about whether it will be a fire
Mr. Steam, a parcel for you
Here I am
From whom?
Mom, it's from grandpa
Ray, don't mess it around
Ahh
Look out. Are you OK?
This is... the handwriting of grandpa
Erm
What's this?
Erm. Did I forget something?
Here it is
Is this the house of Dr. Steam?
Yes, but......
I am Alfred
He is Jason
We are representing the Ohara Consortium of USA
Oh...
My husband and father-in-law
have received a lot of help from you
Thank you
They have helped us with great efforts
A parcel from my father-in-law
I just received it
Really?
It's a great time that we come
By the way
Is Dr. Lloyd home?
My father-in-law should be...
So you are Ray
I heard a lot of things about you
from Dr. Lloyd and Dr. Edward
Ray, that, in fact...
is supposed to be sent to the exposition in London
Yes
But something happened in the way...
Are you really from the Consortium?
Yes, Ray
Then...
I can't give it to you
What are you talking about, boy?
Grandpa told me not to give it to anyone
before he is back
Really? No wonder he told you that!
It's so precious after all
Ray, that's the reason why we are here
as the representatives of Dr. Lloyd
Grandpa said we can't give it away
especially to people from the consortium
Sister!
What happened here, Mr. Alfred?
Yeah, what happened?
That's what happened
Grandpa
Grandpa
Ray, you can never give the ball to them
This ball belongs to the consortium
For that ball, Eddie...
What happened to dad?
Eddie...
Ray, your father is dead
What?
My father...
dead...?
Jason, Dr. Lloyd is here
Come down
Ray, run
with the ball and the map
Go get Stevenson
Do you hear that?
Who is Stevenson?
Auntie
This thing can never be used in London!
You devil!
Ray, run!
Ray, be quick!
Run!
Hi, Jason
Come down
Mom, be quick
Ray, go get someone
Mom
Be quick
Hey, Ray
Get out of my way
Oh
Get going!
Something bad happened
What are you doing?
It won't work
This thing hasn't been tried yet
OK, stop talking
Help me to push it
Jason, out
Go from outside
Ray!
Hold this for me, Emma
What's that?
What?
That boy
He is holding the steam ball
Get him
Emma, push! Be quick
Why don't we use normal ways to get out?
Wah......
Ray! Yah......
Grandpa, run!
run?
What the hell is going on?
What's that thing?
What's that?
Get out of my way!
Fuck!
Ahh......
Fuck
Here!
Ahh......
Who are you?
I'm going to save that boy
Get the hell out of here
Hi, what the fuck......
what the fuck is going on here?
I don't know
That's too dangerous
I hardly lost my life just now
Sorry. But the automatic steamer won't stop
without doing this
Automatic steamer?
Nice job, David!
Mr. Robert
Robert Stevenson?
This map belongs to you, right?
Erm...what's your name?
I'm Ray
James Ray Steam
Mr. Robert Stevenson
James...Steam
Well, Dr. Edward is your...Łż
oh, we get something there
According to the instruction
from your grandpa Dr. Lloyd
I came to Manchester
to meet him
But it's really a surprise to meet you here
The situation is worse than we thought
Mr. Robert
What's going on here?
Who are the people from the Ohara Consortium?
Since it's related to a big secret of my country
I cannot tell you more
But I can tell you it's closely related to
an invention of your grandpa and dad
Mr. Robert and your father
have been research fellows for 20 years
but rivals, more precisely
When I am in the US in 1839
your father also...
My grandpa said
Give this to Mr. Stevenson
This is......
Here!
Doctor, it's dangerous
You go find some place to hide
The above?
What's happening now?
Is everything OK?
Ok, up!
Got it, raise the net!
Ray!
David, don't let go
It's attached to the carriage
It will hit the Victoria Station if it keeps going
Ray!
Don't stand in my way!
Get the ball
Get rid of the boy
Be quick, give me the thing
Do you hear me?
Be quick! Ah
Wow
You boy, let go
NO
Shit, we arrive in the station
Go
No, I won't give it to you
Idiot! Close the valve!
Give me the ball
Let me go!
Be quick
Mr. Stevenson
Be quick
No. 422 train from London
will be entering the 7th platform
Ahh...that's ......
Who saw Dr. Lloyd?
Who is Lloyd?
Ray is gone too
What's the relation
between Stevenson and them?
I don't know either
Clean up the file of victims first
Begin searching ASAP
Did you find anything?
This is a device for measuring the pressure
A lot of pressure is held in it
It's so big that no one can imagine
They got us here to utilize this device
to check the tremendous power of that ball
Since Dr. Lloyd was caught by them
We can only guess here
How much pressure was put in the ball?
Mr. Robert
Is Ray OK?
He is fine, mam
We will use everything in Britain to ing him back
Miss Scarlet, you must be tired
after such a long trip
Is the president fine?
Simon, where the fuck is this place?
The weather is so bad, so is the odorous river
The buildings are ugly too
So bad
Don't yell
Columbus
Sorry
Please get me out
I was caught by some bad guys
and ought to here
What I said is real
Columbus
Columbus, don't go
He is really a bad boy
Got you
You are the son of Dr. Edward
How do you know the name of my father?
Oh, Miss Scarlet
Everything is here
Great!
James Ray Steam
sorry to keep you waiting
What did you do to my grandpa's ball?
Who are you?
I'm really sorry
I'm the manager of the Ohara Consortium
Richbard Simon
This is the granddaughter
of the founder of our consortium
Charles Ohara SaintJones
Miss Scarlet
Then why do you ruin my family?
Will it do any good for you?
Can you wear shoes that produce light noise?
Dr. Edward
What, Ray?
Dad?
Haven't seen you for a long time
OK, we can talk later
Grab something to eat before it went cold
Ray, sit down
I heard about the things happened
If your father don't go his own way
the situation won't be so bad
I will send someone to repair your house right away
That's where all the misunderstandings come from
I'm so happy to see you here
I didn't come here voluntarily
Simon, why the meat pie is odorous?
I'm imagining ing you and your mother here
some day to see my work
Your work?
Every dish is with the smell of
that odorous river
Ray, follow me
Doctor, you haven't finished your dinner......
What?
That's rude
Hey
You two, Stop!
Dad, what happened?
Grandpa said you were dead
and that ball cannot be given to
people from the consortium
and your face...
Your grandpa and I went searching
for a pure and stable liquid
to produce high pressure
3 years ago
We found it in a cavern in Iceland
Well, using that liquid......
What are you doing?
Too dangerous
what are you thinking?
Quickwitted people
you'd better be more careful
Are you an idiot who keeps saying 'you'?
My name is Scarlet
Everybody calls me Senorita
plese stick to the rider, Senorita
We are going to start, Ray
In the experiments in 1863
we finally achieved to encapsulate the high pressure
with great density
high pressure......
great density......
So great!
It's nothing
compared to the Niagara Falls
That ball is......
Ray, that's the steam ball
We made three of them in Ireland
They gave power
to the whole city
The steam ball
and every steamer up to now
need a huge boiler
to gain power
The volume is several times of the cylinder
plus the weight
the energy will be lost
but, look, Ray
Here
is a pure energy transfering system
But it's built using our money
What does this mean?
Do you understand, Ray?
We can fly in the air
That's no big thing
We have 2 fire balloons
My grandpa has an airship
Can you be quiet for some while?
What did you say?
That's quite rude
This is......
the control room of the steam city
steam city?
Ray, look
We can see the exposition very clearly
This device...
The exposition?
Here, Ray
Go to the platform outside
Here, Ray
Be quick!
Look, carriages and men look so small from up here.
so...
this... is London?
You must be ignorant.
Of course it is London.
it hosts the London Exposition.
This is amazing, it really is London Exposition.
This is our consortium.....
The exposition is eathtaking, Ray.
It looks scrap compare to our Steam City.
Father, what on earth is this Steam City?
You really don't know! Ignorant boy!
Ignorance! Ignorance! don't call me that!
asking someone about things that I haven't heard of is not ignorance.
The power of Steam City will soon transform.
to unite every one.
Applied on anything.
To liberate all man kind from long hours of physical labour.
It can even handle natural disasters.
We will distribute this mighty technology.
to every corner of the world.
but it must have a logo of consortium on it.
This is the beginning for everything.
Soon enough, you
will be in charge of the City.
ME!?
This kid!?
The original designers of the City
was my dad, your grandpa, Lloyd.
It has already been 10 years since my first involvement into the project.
It will all be finished soon.
Ray! You will come and help me, won't you?
Let's work together to finish the grand Steam City.
It is hardly any time left from the Exposition.
If not for father, I am afraid that...
Why don't you work with Granddad on the City?
Difference of opinion on how to utilise this technology.
You will soon understand.
Science is not magic.
and it is not just for the privileged.
only to be used behind closed doors.
science exists and can be utilised.
What else would you need science for
if it can not be used to benefit man kind.
Millions of people across the world are praying for new technology.
The world is waiting for the coming of the Steam City.
I have heard of this consortium
It gained enormous profit from selling weapons to both sides in the civil war.
It continuously sells morden weapons to numerous countries.
I have heard of only
after they decided to join the Exposition.
We are trying to work out a way to deal with them
At this moment in time, Consortium's new technology
is threatening the well being of our country.
Haven't You bunch of scientist always been working to inventing new technology...
ing out new budges non-stop.
The war is not fought by machines.
Frankly, I have to admit that I
underestimated their new technology.
They are...? The Manchester one that you mentioned.
The Steams.
They could not even get a seat in the Royal Academy of science.
What is there to worry about, Professor Robert.
inventiveness!
Ooo...
We will talk about this inventiveness later.
another issue is whether or not we should go ahead with
weapon deal during the Exposition
This is Great Britain's pride after all.
Well done, you can go and do your homework now, Ray.
Ok, father.
The feeding pipe has been fully repaired.
Start the water supply.
yes, Sir.
Columbus's indoor is oken.
Submarines are all in bay.
Can't you hear me!?
I said Columbus's indoor is oken.
I want you to fix it.
Why do I have to go instead of you?
Because this was built by your granddad.
granddad built this?
Anyway, the dog inside the machine
will die for sure if the machine can't be stopped.
It's name is Columbus?
Emm, that is right.
Here
Give me a shout if it is about to spill.
There is a crack on this gear.
It has to be replaced.
Ok, replace it then.
There are no spares left.
Everything in the Steam City is built under American specifications.
but this is built under British.
But this is London!
It must have spare parts somewhere.
All you have to do is to modify the spare parts that is similar to ours.
Go ahead and have a look.
How was it?
What are you doing?
Sh... we would be dead if anyone saw us.
My father told me to go out.
Huh...really...
Plus, I have been
kidnapped here.
What are you talking about, it made it sound like an awful thing.
It's gorgeous.
We are stealing, aren't we?
That is a Steam hammer.
Ray! hey, Ray, come here.
Shh...be quiet.
We would be in trouble if anyone heard us.
Have a look.
It is fascinating.
What do you mean? that is reflection in glass.
Look again
They are all different, bizarrely shaped.
Really?
Look, they are all staring at us.
That...
What are you doing?
Just greeting the customers.
Customers?
Hey, Ray, which reflection of me is better looking.
Erm, that is more or less...
It is fascinating though.
I wish mom could see this.
You are a mommy's boy.
No, I am not.
You want to see your mommy and that makes your a mommy's boy
Who said that?
Me! I have 5 moms.
The mom who cooks for me.
The mom who goes clothes shopping with me.
The mom who teaches me.
You can't call them moms.
The horse riding mom.
And the mom who tells me bed time stories.
Don't want to go back to Manchester?
Where is your mom?
She has written some letters.
Huh, how do you know that?
These letter has been thrown away.
I will not let you finish the Steam City. Eddie!
Father
Father, I have something to ask you.
Have you wrote any letters to mom recently?
O, put yours with mine.
I will have some one post them.
Your letter?
yea, I write to your mom once a month.
Professor, we have a problem.
we have a leak in a compression machine in area 5.
Didn't we check it yesterday?
it was because last night
Professor Lloyd has escaped from prison.
What a bunch of useless security guards!
The central valve can't be shut!
I know that...but
If we continue this, then the pressure of the whole city would...
Father says he sends letters every month.
And how come granddad...
Divert the pressure to Area 8.
Pay attention on the pressure in Area 7 and 8.
Ray!
Huh?
Can you go and shut valve 53.
It is at Area 7.
OK!
Number 53
No... is it trur that granddad...
Ray?
Is that Ray? please turn the torch off.
Granddad, what are you doing here!
I wanted to ask you the same question, how did you get here?
Aren't you at Manchester?
How come you are in London?
Arr!
Where is the ball, where has the steam ball gone?
I will airlifted by a air-balloon, so was the steam ball...
They took it off you?
Yes, I am afraid.
How did it all happen?
I spent so much effort
to get the ball delivered to Manchester.
Damn Eddie.
No, it can not go on like this.
We have to be quick.
Damn
granddad!
What are you doing, Ray?
If you open this
Then all the pressure will be on the central valve
It is rubbish.
You have been fooled by Eddie, ray.
Don't you know that Dad is still alive.
A man without any emotions or feelings is good as dead.
he said the world is waiting!?
waiting for this evil creation?
but father is..
He is
he is a fool who sold his Scientist soul for cash.
Don't ever listen to him.
He also said, people are waiting for the power of the new technology.
These people are no one but a bunch of greedy shareholders.
an invention without
will only lead to endless destruction.
We have to get the ball back by any means.
You can't do that!
That would destroy the Steam City.
Damn
There is not other ways.
Shut the central valve and release the pressure.
We will have to find the crack.
What is going on?
The Exposition will be opening tomorrow.
Granddad, where are we going?
Be quiet, just follow me
Wow...amazing.
This is what he has been dreaming about.
What is this?
weapons for war.
Only to aim to slaughter human being on a massive scale.
Evil invention
Amazing
You can kill enemies with this.
Iiiiidddiiioot!
Huh?
Who are the enemies? The Germans?
The French or our own men?
You can not speculate things like this.
Listen, Ray!
Enemies are creations of your own arrogance and greed.
There is no enemies among human beings.
Is it not, Ray?
Em
They trade human
This bunch of greedy people
But dad...
He destroyed our house.
Him,
Isn't this the steam self cultivator.
Evil!
Mom, quick!
Ray, go and get someone!
To get back the capital that been weapon investment.
on this world's most up-to-date weapon exposition
consortiums would sell their weapons regardless any consequence.
So, we will have to destruct the exposition.
What is happening, how come we can't stop it?
Is what father's doing a mistake?
Of course it is.
but I think the Steam city
is a wonderful creation.
I do realise that dad is no longer the same as he was.
Maybe he was fooled by consortiums.
Is this all just a big mistake?
Well, you will believe when you see it with your own eyes, Ray.
Come here, everyone.
Quick, Ray
It is now
Technology
Must help the world to progress forward
Father!
Eddie!
Isn't true that tecnology can also make weapons, father!
Rubbish!
Science is the explanation to our existence.
is not to help man kind to self destruct.
Is
was the one
that amusement park?
Who are these inventions server?
Who are these new technology server?
New technology will ing equality to man kind
Don't you use equality here!
Isn't it just a tool for you to make profit!
Ray! I was awaken by an incident.
I was once sucked into steam turbulence
when I witnessed the enormous power of Science .
Power! that is right, Science is power!
It is full of nonsense.
And the Steam City is a new frontier for science.
It is very arrogant for You to claim that Science is power
Who is it?
Professor Lloyd!
Please keep yourself away from the Steam ball.
Now you see, Ray, this is who they really are.
How dare you to opened fire on my granddad.
Idiot!
What if you blow a hole here?
To have me witness you abuse my invention
I would rather have you kill me on the spot!
What are you doing, Alfred.
Why don't you open fire?
Granddad!
Stop it!
Your foot is bleeding.
Doesn't matter
Turn the steering wheel please
Ray
Run with the ball!
but Granddad...
It is all yours now, do me proud.
Hey kid, stop!
Run, Ray!
Idiot, don't shot the kid
Yes, sirs!
Wha...what is happening?
Ray, give me the ball.
Arr... stop it....
Don't move!
Ok, you better just give me the ball.
Ray
Open the valve and throw the ball away.
Don't be silly! It will lead to a huge explosion.
There is no where you can go.
Why...what do you want?
Down there, get him!
Where?
He is going to run away.
Open fire!
What is happening? It is so loud.
We are are sorry, Miss.
It's Professor's son.
He run off with the Steam ball.
What? What did you say?
Quick!
Come back here, you little kid!
Stop it! what if you shot him?
That leaves me with no choice, let's go.
What?
Damn
Ray...
What do we do now, professor?
Visitors from all over the world
will soon be here for the exposition.
Your evil plan is stopped now.
Ok, restart the pressure.
Father, wait and see.
Did you see that, Ray?
Huh?
They are coming, they are all coming.
America, Germany, France, Russia...
Military consultants from all over the world are here.
This way please.
Oh, ray, are you ok?
Mr. Stevenson
It is great, you had me worried.
This is...the Steam Ball?
Granddad is wounded.
is kept prisoner in the city.
The city is a huge exposition for the
All the military consultants have just arrived.
I have taken the ball off..
So the Steam City could not completed.
But there are more and new vicious weapons
which they planned to use to destroy this exposition
The consequence would be catastrophic if we can't stop them.
Vicious new weapons?
Steam powered airship.
What is next!
Ok, Ray, I will look after the ball for you.
Mr. Stevenson.
Yes?
Inventions and
why do invention and Science exist.
Science exists because it serves the man kind.
Ray
Huh?
Oh
Here you go
Thank you
Ok, we are going into the city!
Immediately inform the whole police force
use any necessary force.
Is it ok, Ray?
Science exists preciously because it serves the man kind.
but to achieve this
We have to make sure we can defend and unify our country.
huh?
Did you see that, Ray?
if there isn't a country, then there will be no welfare for the people.
We are finally going to attack
Then we should go as well
Huh? where to?
We are prepared too.
Come, Ray
This is, this is.
The opening day of London Exposition
Greetings, my dear millatry consultants
it is to our great delight
to represent
To thank everyone for attending this exposition
Go on!
Simon!
Simon, where bloody have you been?
Why we have to open fire on Ray?
hey, you, Where is Simon?
Tell me!
The last time I saw him, he was down at control room.
It's me, Simon, you better give me an explaination!
Did you hear me?
Professor Lloyd
Move, move! let me go through
Professor Lloyd?
How did you get here, Professor Lloyd?
Ar? Are you the daughter of the chairman?
and you are wounded.
Emergency depression warning, please get back to your post.
What is happening, what is going to happening now?
Is it anything to do Ray's escape.
Oh, really, he escaped, good good.
Ray
what is happening here?
consortiums abuse new technology
to make weapon of mass destruction
Ray knew the truth and managed to escape
How did all happen?
Now you know
what the consortium has been doing behind closed doors.
Why is it wrong?
Anything is ok when we can profit.
You...
You must have influenced Ray
If not for you, Ray would not have stolen that ball.
Stop!
Open the door!
It's
We will inspect the whole exposition.
what?
Listen up
We will start with the ground floor.
Relax everyone.
We have a show to follow.
Where are we going?
This is it.
This is...Arr!
Mr. Robert's workshop
For his researching and development
There are more than just people of your father's and
Please inspect our workshop also
What is this? this is...
Steam tank, beta 2
Although it does not have a problem travelling on flat surface.
It can hardly go up a hill.
but, if I have this ball...
David, We don't have any more time.
Install the ball onto the tank.
Ok, I will do that now.
Let me just adjust the pressure to a suitable level
I will install the ball immediately after that.
Come on, don't waste any time!
Woh... run
It is a great pleasure
for me to announce the grand opening
of the Science exposition.
I sincerely hope this exposition
will contribute toward the better future of mankind.
Retreat!
the exposition hall is also
Our new British Church. |
May God bless this world's inventions
Jesus once said to build a church
here, and await his arrival
That is our Steam Army. They are a formidable force even
in a small group. However, if you use larger formations
They are practically unstoppable. The cost may
be higher, but victory is gained more quickly
Simon!
My Lady!
Why did you shoot at Ray with a gun? He stole the steam ball, but
can't you see he was being tricked by Professor Lloyd? You idiot
Well, right now... I don't know...
What's this? What is going on?
Well, uh... we're just getting
into a war with Great Britain
What?!
Actually we're showing a
demonstration of our prototype
Simon
What is it, my Lady?
I forbid you to lose
Understood. My
Lady, where are you...?
I must find Ray and explain
the misunderstanding
I see. Indeed it is a monopolistic idea
So, what is your next plan of action?
I believe it's about to start
What about our Queen?
Thank God, she left
the grounds unscathed
That is fortunate, now we can
fight without holding back
Huh, what is that?
Stevenson! Alfred,
get them ready to go
Well everyone, the show has just began
Incredible, this is incredible! Ray, look
Even though the meter is past the red line, it hasn't
burst! How much pressure is this ball capable of?
Alright, it's ready
No, not yet, ing it even higher
I can't, it's impossible!
Imbecile, what are you saying now?!
All your training is for this moment!
Go!
What? A flying army?
Yes, they are flying over
the exhibition grounds!
That can't be, they've
mistaken them for birds
Look at that!
What a horrifying invention
Not only do they provide splendid support for ground
troops, they can also be used for fast scouting... ahh!
Everyone, it has become a bit dangerous
here, let's go to a safer vantage point
Eh?! My Lady!
Oh lord... someone,
someone go rescue her!
Fire!
Wait, wait a minute, I must go see
the Queen and ing Ray back! Stop!
How cruel
Simon! Ah!
What's this? There's
someone in the suit!
Simon!
Being able to support
the machine's weight...
...and they mastered the pressure
dynamics, not to mention the aerodynamics
I didn't really understand
at first, however...
What are you doing?
I'm taking the ball back
Ha ha, what happened to you Ray?
You've been spying on us
since the start, haven't you?
Yeah, it was a lot of work,
from the railroad to the cliff...
Perhaps, that letter of invitation from
grandpa you mentioned was also a lie
We've had our eyes on the
Ohara Group long ago
And of course, your family too
Stop it Ray!
I can not allow you to
have that ball right now!
My grandpa didn't invent
this ball for such a purpose
Stop it!
I'm sorry for doing this
Since the exhibition has became a battleground, all the
responsibility will fall upon Mr. Robert if we stop now
If that happens, our country's technological progress
will be greatly impeded, please understand that
Hey! Mr. D avid is hurt! Please hurry!
Here
Got it
Behold, our last unit,
the naval division!
That's the product of our proud
technology. It's what will ing you victory
If you buy them right now, you can get a discount of
25 and a pleasure trip around the world in 90 days!
I have to rescue
grandpa, think... think...
That thing...
I'm sorry I could only provide first
aid, but everyone is busy right now
With 3 balls, the main stream was sustained,
but with only two, the core won't last
I really wanted you to witness the
completion of our Steam Castle, father
Completion?
Maybe the people of the Group
can estimate its monetary value
But no one understands the real meaning. As a technology,
and as a fearsome message we pass on to the next century
You're forgetting one person
That is correct, I also
wanted Ray to be here
Pressure readings at area 12
and area 15 are starting to drop!
Seal valves 12 and 15. as soon as
it's done, we will begin launch!
Launch?! You mean... oh god, hurry!
Stop, Eddie. You can't
do it with only two balls
If you can't surpass the
ordinary, you'll never evolve
Those are your words, father
I'm leaving the rest up to you,
I'm going to the control room
Eddie, stop for a minute and listen
What was that?
Simon!
By assembling these pipes I might be
able... but the problem is the angle
This should make them capitulate soon
I hope that is the case
Wait, I must find the attacker
Of course, it's a heavy battlecruiser.
Robert must be on that ship somewhere
!
Shit, I gotta hurry,
grandpa and father are...
Center room 5, can you
hear me? We're taking off!
Take off? We don't have enough
pressure yet, it's impossible!
If we miss this chance then everything is over.
Divert pressure to areas 1o, 3o and 4o, and go!
Now the world will see
my magnificent invention!
Launch!
Everyone, all of this has been scheduled.
Please go inside where we can watch from the top
Fool, he's going for it
Haha... what a weak structure. Only a
couple of shots and it's already crumbling
Wait just a minute...
that, that can't be...
Simon? Are you here, Simon?
Answer me if you're there
Oh, Professor Edward,
what's happened to you?
Simon, it's an emergency,
Professor Edward has...
Please do not worry, my Lady. This is the
suit harness that operates the Steam Castle
Operates the Steam
Castle... what do you mean?
The pressure has reached
92, we're ready!
Watch... this is...
Steam Castle...
Impossible, it'll explode! Father!
Wonderful
Eh?
What a beautiful sight
Mr. D avid...
Look, the world is trembling
before the power of technology
What are you talking about?! It could cause a huge explosion
if it stays up like that! We have to alert everyone...
Who cares about them
There's one more steam ball right here
I won't use it for Mr. Robert anymore
It's okay, I don't believe in him any more. That Castle will
be a huge blow to Mr. Robert, but I will not fall with him
Huh?
How about this, Ray? Would
you like to build a lab with me?
A lab?
Indeed. This incident will
serve as a great publicity stunt
Even without advertising, the money will pour in. From the U S,
France... even England will compete to take part in our project
And why didn't I notice? Sure, your grandpa's steam ball is a great
invention... but there's one more genius from the Steam family right here
With one glance you understood this flying machine's
internals, repaired it, and even upgraded it
You're incredible, Ray
Many people are in that building,
like my father and grandpa
I must go alert them,
so please move aside
And what if I don't?
I have no time to argue
How unfortunate, I really don't want to do
this... I don't want to lose both you and the ball
Hey, stop!
There wasn't any
reinforcment on that thing!
Something, I must find something...
What is the meaning of this? Are you trying
to kill us as well? Let us go immediately!
Don't worry, your safety is assured
The escape device is ready
And this Steam Castle is
a marvel of engineering...
Tell us how to get out
of here, right now!
There's no more time left
We'll take offensive maneuvers,
there's no other way
Why are they shooting
at us? That's cruel!
Changing navigation vector
What is that? The river is frozen!
By quickly venting the super-compressed air, the
surrounding heat is absorbed, creating a flash-freeze effect
Alright, all that's left is to get
the pressure under control... ah!
Did you see that, father?
This is the Steam Castle!
Shit
Here I go
Wonderful, Professor Edward! Making such a huge
thing fly! But it's going to crash into the idge
Okay, I'm getting the hang of it
Ray! It must be Ray, no one else
would be riding such weird machine
Oh, my Lady! You're safe,
I was so worried about you
Simon!
Look, this is the Steam
Castle's central control room
The Steam Castle itself will
invade the enemy's headqua...
Just tell us how to escape from here!
Well, there are other products
I'd still like to show you
Jason! We must show it
to the customers! Hurry!
Simon! What was that? There's a
limit to one's greed. People are dying...
Make it fast, I want to leave! Simon! What was that?
There's a limit to one's greed. People are dying...
Simon! What was that? There's a
limit to one's greed. People are dying...
...And the exhibition
is destroyed. Hey!
Over there! Fire!
Ahh! Shit!
I won't let you go this time, at!
Fire!
Pull!
What?
What is it now?
It's hooked onto something!
Oh!
Robert... are you trying to ing me
down? Let's see you do your best
Increase power!
Professor, please, it's dangerous!
Fool, we can't hold
back now! Bring it up!
Ray
Ah! Robert Stevenson!
Shoot him!
Give me that
C'mon
Just sit there and watch
Brat!
That was very dangerous
I can get into the
control room from there
Everyone, time to escape. Please
follow me... you too, my Lady
Hey wait
Simon!
The machine is screaming
As you can see, quick adaptation
and forethought is our motto.
This cockpit can be used as an
escape pod, but also doubles as a...
Who are you guys?!
Stop! Stop!
It's over the limit!
Central power room, respond
We've hit the ground, Professor!
Why is no one answering?
Do something, don't just sit there!
Central power room!
They won't respond, since I'm here
It can't be... but how?
Professor Lloyd
Back off Eddie, this
castle is about to explode
Our dream is long gone
What? This castle belongs to our
company, who said you can destroy...
Father, that is not quite true
What?
The moment I launched this castle,
my dream was accomplished
What do you mean?
There's no time for this, get
out of there and do something
It's already too late to destroy it
The public has already seen what it can do. And even if you
destroy the castle, someone will recreate this awesome power
Yes, this form is ultimately...
Ray!
...the perfect beauty, father!
Next century, and the one after that...
the stampede of technology won't be stopped
People will seek this power
Perhaps that is the case... but here and now, humanity
is not ready to acknowledge such a terrifying technology
That is why war and conflict
will spread throughout the world
Acceptance will come afterwards, it's the
environment that will prepare us for...
Above all else should
come the human heart
Father!
That is an ideology, the
same as your playground
Shut up!
Stop it Professor Lloyd!
You can't do this!
Let me go
If you do this, progress
will be delayed by 5o years
Unforgivable!
Grandpa!
Father!
Ray!
That sound was...
Professor Lloyd has
shot Professor Edward!
Ray, take the Lady with you and go
Why, grandpa? Father!
Don't, Ray!
You're cruel Grandpa! How
could you shoot father...
He was possessed, I've
freed him from his madness
Father!
Go! This is the end of Steam Castle
How can I leave my father here?!
Get down! Let go!
Listen well, Ray
Eddie and I will follow
this Castle's destiny
Eh?
Eddie and I created this Castle together. But, in
the end, it's became a monster that has torn us apart
It is us who must see it to
end. You understand, Ray?
But...
You've proven your strong heart, and you
will inherit the blood of the Steam family
You must protect this technology in the
future, from those who have wicked minds
Yes
Go now, Ray!
Grandpa
Go! Take the steam ball
But grandpa, it would be terrible if the Steam
Castle explodes right in the middle of the city!
The water will absorb the shock
We're not in the river
What did you say?!
We're right in the center of London!
This is terrible, when did this happen?!
Hurry, ing it back to the river
How?
Where did father go?
He went into the
emergency pretection pod
No one can open it now
Then what are we going to do?
I will go to the sub-engine room, close
the central valve, and charge the pressure
You go to the central power
room and install the steam ball
Then, by opening all the valves together,
I will propel this castle back to the river
Professor! What should I do here?
Simon!
This is the central power room
Alright, it's here. Even if he modified the
castle, he couldn't have changed anything here
Because here is the true nerve
center of the Steam Castle
What?
What is that?
I'm ready here!
Ray? What happened? Are you there?
Grandpa!
Grandpa, it's me Ray!
Ray!
Grandpa!
Quickly, install the ball!
I've been attacked by a huge hand
There was no one controlling it
This is terrible, that's the
crane used to build the castle
After the completion it was
supposed to be stored away
That thing is attacking me
Listen, a crane can't move by itself.
Someone, somewhere, is controlling it
Ray?! What happened?
Answer me Ray!
Oh my... Professor Edward?
Damn it, where did he
go? Did I crush him?
Ray, please be safe
You did it, Ray!
Alright
What's wrong Ray? This isn't enough!
I think the back-pressure
from the 2 balls is interfering
I can't feed the main valve from here. You
have to switch it on from the control room
Eh? Wh-what levers are
you talking about Ray?
Can you hear me Ray? The control room is
back up, but Professor Edward has disappeared
Tell me if there's anything I can do
Listen well Scarlet, find the
control panel within that room
The main valve is opened by switching
the control sub-levers in increasing order
Ray! What happened?
What is going on?!
Hmm?
That was dangerous father, how
can you possibly fire on me?
I won't die that easily, I was
saved because my body is like this
That's right, are you free from
greed now, you delinquent son?
Greed? What are you saying? We are right
in the middle of greed, aren't we?
17... there's no 18. There's no 18, Ray!
18 is... right in here!
Alright, it's working! Good work!
Amazing Ray, this proves that
you understood 3o of this castle
What are you babbling about?
There's no time, go turn that handle!
Eh? Handle? Hehe, it's going to eak anyway. I'll
show you the part you built. You can laugh if you wish
Ray, can you hear me?
Ray!
Grandpa, the oxygen pipe is repaired, but there are
cracks everywhere, I don't know when it'll explode
All right Ray, get out of there and go immediately
to the control room, then escape from the castle!
Got it! Scarlet! Can you hear me?!
Ray... ah!
I'm coming, wait there!
Oh! I don't have the ball!
Like I thought, it didn't work
Okay, we're lifting
What is... this?
How is that? Get one for your country?
Alright
Listen, it's all about getting the
timing right, you understand?
Aim the release of pressure with these levers at
the moment the Steam Castle starts to lose altitude
Go ahead. Whenever
you're ready... Father
How suprising
Ray!
Hurry, we have to escape on this thing.
The castle is going to blow anytime!
Impossible. You can't use
that, it's out of pressure
Something... yes!
What are you going to do?
How are we going to get out now?
Grandpa, the lift is oken and the machine's
pressure is too low! What can I do, grandpa?
Ray, can you hear me?
Father!
Listen to me Ray, there's a
red lever next to control panel
Pulling it down will release
an escape pod, use it!
What're you and grandpa
going to do? Come with...
Never mind us, go!
I can't leave you here!
We all will...
What are you saying? If you
don't hurry we're gonna die here!
Wait, wait!
Well then...
What now?
Take care of yourself
What? You can't be...
where are you heading?!
All systems linked
And now, sealing all the valves
That Eddie, he's going
to do something again
Closing this...
Alright. I won't let you,
Eddie. Wait! Wait!
Damn, we've got to
hurry... where's the lever?!
Maybe this!
What is it?
No idea
Maybe you have to wear this
Me?
God...
Ray!
Scarlet!
It stopped
We're going to land, so be careful
Where?
Hey, look
Alright
Yes! We're saved Ray!
Hey watch out!
Professor Edward, Professor
Lloyd... what happened to them?
My Lady!
Don't worry
But...
This new era of technology is
just starting, they'll surely return |
IN THE REALM OF THE SENSES
Awake already?
It's so cold. It's too early
to get up.
- Let's sleep a little longer.
- I can't sleep.
I can't go to sleep
so early.
That's natural.
When I began working here,
I had the same problem.
You're so attractive. Far too
lovely for a place like this.
Yesterday, when I first saw you,
I knew we'd get along.
kiss me, Sada.
No, your hands are too cold.
I love stroking your skin;
it's so smooth.
Sada, don't you like it
when I caress you?
Listen...
Each morning is just like this.
Afterward, he goes to market.
Let's play a game.
You first.
Lucky in love.
Love is blind!
- Blind man's bluff!
- Bluff at love!
Love's a bluff!
What are you children up to?
What are you doing?
Stop! Leave the poor man alone!
You heard what she said.
Leave him alone!
- Oh! It's horrible!
- Horrible!
Get away,
you filthy little tramps!
Get out of here!
I said out!
No, wait! I know you!
Let go of me!
I don't know you!
Don't touch her!
keep your filthy hands off her!
Just wait a second.
I know I've seen you.
It was in Osaka or Nagoya...
Tokyo!
It's you, all right!
You were the nicest one there.
I used to be one of
your best customers.
You must remember me!
How can I remember someone
I've never laid eyes on?
I want you!
I want you now!
Look. I have money.
I can pay you!
Please, just this once.
Once, that's all.
I beg of you!
You've been waiting
all day?
God bless you!
You're still the nicest one.
Sit down.
Did you mean it, saying you'd
never seen me before?
But I never have.
What now? How can I do
anything with that?
Are you cold?
No, no, it would be easier
if I could see your...
I doubt it, but we can try.
You'll catch cold.
You'd better put it away
before it freezes.
Poor old thing.
Stop wasting time!
Hurry up now!
Where have you been?
Here. Take this tray in
immediately!
Better change your ways.
We have a reputation to uphold.
Don't look at me that way!
Stop it! Stop!
Stop!
Now stop this immediately!
What have you against her?
She's nothing but a whore,
a common whore...
and that's all
she'll ever be!
Let me go!
I'll kill her!
- I said stop it!
- You bitch!
What do you have against whores?
Who do you think you are?
Enough!
You too!
I've had enough! You're both
to blame! Get back to work!
- Filthy whore!
- Let me go!
What's going on here?
You're behaving
like children.
I haven't seen you before.
Are you new here? Answer me.
What's your name?
Sada.
Abe Sada.
This wouldn't occur if you were
here to help now and then.
Give me the knife.
What beautiful hands you have.
Why use them for violence...
when you could use them
for other things.
That's a lovely sight!
No, don't stop.
Go on working.
If you fear getting burned, girl
don't play with fire
I like the sway
of your hips.
A girl like you can stab a man's
heart without a knife, huh?
Little girl, there's a fire...
How many hearts have you oken?
Tell me.
What are you doing, Master?
You like it, don't you.
I know you do.
But listen, Master.
I have a man in my life
who gets very jealous.
I know all about your man.
Your gigolo's bankrupt.
- You work here to pay his debts.
- Yes.
Life is hard.
Besides, you aren't
that virtuous, are you?
I was told this house has
a respectable reputation.
Of course, you're right.
A respectable house
with a respectable master.
Haven't you finished yet?
Hurry!
Good evening, Master.
Are you alone tonight?
I'm not allowed
to go out at night...
and so the master becomes
the client.
Why aren't you allowed
out at night?
There are too many temptations.
Mistress told me
to serve a customer.
- I had no idea it was you.
- Now you know.
This path is filled
with hidden treasure
Ieading man
to eternal pleasure
What's the matter? Are you
ashamed of your desire?
Life is made for pleasure.
Come, Sada.
I love it.
If you go on, l--
The geisha will be here soon.
I can't stand it.
- You want me to stop?
- Yes, yes.
It's driving me mad.
Mad? Why?
Tell me why.
I feel reborn.
Good evening. I'm the geisha
you invited.
- May I come in?
- In a moment.
- I'm busy right now. Just wait.
- I'm in no hurry, sir.
Okay, you can come in now.
- Now I'm here.
- Yes.
Good evening to you.
A lovely young girl!
- Where are you going?
- To the bathroom.
Well, go.
But I can wait...
if you wish.
I've heard it's better
if you wait a little.
Slowly. There's no hurry.
Last night, l...
I came too soon for you!
Think of yourself.
I want to feel your pleasure.
Don't think of me.
I want you to feel free.
It's for you that I hold back.
I can't stop. I--
Now you'll start over again
with your wife, won't you?
How can you make love to her
at the same hour each day?
So you've seen us?
You were watching, huh?
Yes. I won't let you return to her
until I've satisfied you.
You torture yourself
for nothing.
We have plenty of time.
All the time in the world.
We haven't. Master,
it will be sunrise soon.
I said not to worry
about me.
You're an extraordinary woman.
I can't go on.
Let me stop playing.
You must go on
in place of the geisha.
I didn't invite her so you and l
could be alone tonight.
But you must keep playing
and singing...
or my wife
will become suspicious.
- Why don't you sing instead?
- You sing a bit longer.
Excuse me, Mistress.
I'm sorry to disturb you.
Come in.
I'm grateful for your kindness,
but feel unworthy of your trust.
I'd like permission
to leave here.
There's no problem of trust.
That's silly.
Go get me some water instead,
okay?
Yes.
I want you to stay.
I am quite satisfied with you.
You seem like
a very serious girl.
I really wonder why you should
go away and leave us.
- Oh, God.
- What?
My period just started.
It doesn't matter.
Hello. Anyone home?
You're going to see me naked
for the first time.
- Are you shy?
- A little, yes.
You undress first.
Wait. Let me.
I want to undress you.
How young and beautiful
you are!
I love the texture of your skin.
So smooth, like velvet.
You devour men.
Are you reproaching me
for wanting you too much?
You know, I'm no longer young.
I envy your youth.
I love to caress your body.
I feel like biting you all over.
Sorry, may I ing in
the sake?
I was afraid you wouldn't be able
to go into town tonight.
I haven't gone into town.
This is our home.
Just yours and mine.
That's the most wonderful thing
I've ever heard.
We wish you joy
and happiness.
Now what am l
supposed to do?
You mustn't ask me.
Aren't you the ide?
How should I know? I've never
been married before.
True enough. If my young ide
had already been married...
then I'd be missing something
tonight!
All this said, let's cele ate
this great event together.
Rejoice with us on the happiest
day of our lives.
The time has come to cele ate
your first night together.
Nervous?
- It's a great moment.
- It is!
What if the ide and groom
aren't exactly strangers?
Nothing changes.
While she's not a virgin,
she saved her virginity for you...
and pleasure comes
with experience.
Really?
Really?
- Are you ready?
- Yes, Master, I'm ready now.
Don't call me Master. From now on,
call me kichi-san, okay?
Thank you... kichi-san.
Sada.
What is it?
You're trembling.
What's wrong?
What's the matter?
I don't know.
I'm shaking all over.
Let's begin.
- You look very interested.
- Get closer!
- You'll get a better view.
- It's the only way to learn.
Come on. There's nothing
to be afraid of.
No, no, leave me alone!
- Go on!
- You should know more about men.
Look well!
keep your eyes open.
Don't close them. Look!
It won't hurt for long!
The pain is so great, I can't
bear it. It's too agonizing!
kosome, it's your turn now!
Can I make the bed?
- He's not awake yet. Do it later.
- Okay.
- What time is it?
- It's almost 12:00.
It's noon already.
kichi-san, it's noon.
Wake up.
Morning.
Did you hold it all night,
or was it a dream?
It wasn't a dream.
You mean you didn't
sleep at all?
I spent the night looking at you.
I couldn't stop.
You're wonderful.
You're so young.
How can you look so lovely
and fresh without sleep?
Makes me jealous!
Are you in that big of a hurry?
Give me a minute, okay?
- I want you now.
- I've got to pee. Okay with you?
There's no need to leave.
Do it here.
Where?
Inside of Sada,
all nice and warm.
You're mad! It's impossible
to do both at the same time.
We can try and see
what happens.
Can't you wait one minute?
I can't. I'm tired of waiting.
I want you now.
You're insatiable!
You want to make love
all the time, huh?
You don't think it's wrong,
do you?
I think it's wonderful.
You're beautiful.
I was afraid of not
being like others.
I was so worried about it,
I even went to see a doctor.
He said I was sensitive
where sex was concerned.
Sensitive?
I hope it's incurable.
Because I adore
your oversensitivity.
Take me now!
I want you now.
I can't wait any longer.
Slowly.
No, I can't wait!
Why so cheerful?
I was thinking that the only way
my penis can rest...
is when it must go and pee,
isn't that so?
That's right.
I know one thing.
It doesn't take you long,
once you've finished, to start again.
You see? It's just as I said.
You make it so obedient
to your touch.
I often wonder
whose it is.
It's all mine!
Why does it become so hard
suddenly?
Do you know why?
That's because...
because it wants you more than
anything in the world.
Please. I can wait no longer!
- We can be seen here.
- Let them watch. I don't care.
Well, grandmother,
working hard, huh?
Yes. It keeps
an old woman busy!
We'd better part here.
Not yet. Let's separate
just before you reach home.
Leave it alone.
Don't you realize it's tired?
My servants will see us.
Let go of me, please.
How can l?
It's so nice and hard.
That's because you're holding it.
Let go.
On one condition. That you
take me now, right here!
- Pardon me. I have your sake.
- Come in.
You're not in bed together
for once? That's unusual.
I had to ing the sake.
The servants won't come in here.
Why's that?
- You're always in the middle of--
- Of what?
Taking it in my mouth
and sucking it.
I'd appreciate it
if you'd care for kichi.
I must leave,
but I'll return tomorrow.
Watch him closely.
He's to stay here. He's not
allowed to go out, understand?
I'll do what I can.
What about the geishas?
- They can come if he wants them.
- Really?
Do I look elegant?
You look lovelier every day.
Not again!
You make me feel things
I've never felt.
Scandalous!
I know we need the money...
but when I think of you
with someone else, I get jealous.
Jealous? If you really
get jealous, that's wonderful.
Tomorrow it'll be over.
He's a school director
and an alderman.
Very intellectual.
- You like intellectuals, huh?
- I do. They're so generous!
kichi-san, I've decided to wear
your kimono while I'm gone.
Why?
To insure you don't return
to your house.
You want me to stay naked
while you're away?
I'll lend you mine.
- Here. Try it on.
- If you insist.
Well?
May I pour you some sake?
Don't you want some, sir?
You must eat something.
It's important.
The two of you are impossible.
You never eat.
Listen, sir. Leave now.
Don't wait for her to return.
Go before it's too late!
If you stay, that woman
will end up killing you.
What are you doing?
Let me go!
Master, you seem tired
this afternoon.
You know that you needn't
sleep with me.
When you haven't wanted to,
I've understood.
It isn't easy for me.
I can't spend my nights alone
waiting for you.
There's no need for that.
Why don't you sleep alone?
You promised to try, didn't you?
You swore you'd try.
It's different with you...
because I'm very fond of you
and I respect you.
Do you understand, Master?
I want you to beat me now!
- Slap me hard!
- Sada!
Beat me hard!
More, and harder!
Pinch me!
Pinch me now!
keep pinching!
Don't stop!
Make it hurt. Go on.
Harder!
Now, pull-- Pull my hair!
Pull it!
More!
Make it hurt!
I want to feel pain!
Please, don't stop!
How have you been?
- I've got money too!
- Really?
Let's go spend it!
I missed you so much.
I'm never going
to leave you again.
- Let me love you this time.
- If you like.
You lead and I'll follow.
Wait and see how good I am.
You promised I could lead.
You look radiant!
You're so alive and happy,
one would think you're 16!
It's good to be home.
I love to watch you
going in and out of me.
I adore it.
I adore it.
Don't move.
What was it like
with your intellectual?
I want to know exactly.
Show me.
No, it tickles.
He found it erotic.
It didn't tickle him!
So, he's a lecherous
school director.
Listen, Sada, your future
depends on your virtue...
so you'd better change
your ways.
Then, was he virtuous?
Oh, yes. Very.
He was very well-behaved.
What about you?
Please don't be angry.
I suddenly thought of you
and I lost control.
I don't know why...
but I asked him to beat me
as hard as he could.
And your intellectual?
What did he do?
Come on, Sada. Hit me.
Why?
Beat me!
More!
Go on. Harder!
Harder!
Harder!
Even harder!
Don't stop! Harder!
All we do, even eating,
must be an act of love.
I love it.
I'm still hungry. My pleasure
lies in giving you pleasure.
and obeying your every desire.
Wonderful appetizer!
I want an egg now.
You want one?
kichi-san! I want you
to get it out. Come!
Take it out right now!
How can l
if you're sitting down?
Haven't you ever watched
a hen lay an egg?
- Like this?
- That's right.
Now push, that's all.
It'll come out.
There it is.
- You got it.
- Eat it!
Sada, don't.
We're not alone.
I don't care!
I want you now!
- What's that for?
- To cut it off!
Why?
So it won't ever go inside
anyone else!
It's never betrayed you.
I swear.
I don't believe it. You'll use it
to make love to other women.
Cut it off if you want,
but you'll regret it.
No, kichi-san.
Why will I regret it?
That way, I'll have it
inside me forever.
Cut it, then, if you want.
If I cut it off,
do you think you'll die?
Most likely.
I don't want you to die.
Then I won't die.
I promised to be with you
forever, didn't l?
I said I would set you up
in a small inn.
I won't be the other woman.
I won't share you
with your wife.
You belong to Sada
and to no one else!
Listen. I'll end up a skeleton
if we're always together.
There'll be nothing left
of kichi-san at all!
You don't want me.
Is that what you're saying?
Though reduced to a skeleton,
I'll never leave you.
I won't let you go even if you
are a skeleton, okay?
Could you stop threatening me
with that knife? It's dangerous!
You don't want to grow a beard.
You'll look awful.
Swear you'll never make love
to your wife again.
I swear.
- I'll never do it again.
- I'll never do it again.
You may kill me
if I ever make love to her.
I allow you to kill me
if I make love to her.
- Shall we scare her?
- Good idea.
I'm a ghost.
- The haunted parasol!
- I've come to haunt you!
Watch out for my spear!
- Why don't you make love to her?
- No! She's not my type!
I'm sorry, but it's closing time.
Look! Like it? It's lovely,
don't you think?
If you serve us a drink,
you can play with it.
I'm not much good anymore.
I only use it to pee.
Let's stay together always!
I caught you! Don't be afraid.
Come. Sit next to me. Come on.
I'm going to catch you!
Don't! It hurts!
Let go of me!
She's hurting me!
Hear that? Do you think
it's a burglar?
No. A burglar wouldn't make
all that noise.
It's probably a drunk.
Don't worry. Come back to bed.
I know who it is. That whore
of yours, watching us.
Go to sleep.
Going to see her,
aren't you?
You came in so quietly
you scared me.
Don't worry about it.
Excuse me, Master.
You're wanted on the phone.
Wait.
Good evening.
Good evening, sir.
I warned you!
I warned you!
I want the truth. You made love
to your wife, didn't you?
Stop playing with that knife
as if you wielded a dagger.
You won't kill anyone
with that.
I wanted to buy a sword
to kill you!
Why didn't you go through with it,
if it was your intention?
How? I didn't dare
with everyone staring.
What are you talking about?
Don't be silly!
How would anyone guess why you
wanted a dagger? You're mad!
It's all you think of. It's a
fixation, an obsession. know that?
So you think I'm mad because
I can't stop thinking of you?
Is that what you call
an obsession?
Take off your kimono.
Take it off!
It's hideous.
Take it off.
Are you going to
take it off?
In this position,
it's not easy.
I can't undress alone.
You must help me.
You undress me, would you?
Be honest!
You made love to your wife,
didn't you?
Look at it! There's your answer.
It's been faithful.
- Apologize!
- Why should it apologize?
It has no reason
to apologize.
It knows what it wants!
I'll punish it! You'll see!
Go on. Y es, punish it
as much as you like!
That hurt me!
- Does it hurt?
- It certainly does.
Are you pretending,
or does it hurt?
It really hurts.
Y et you love it
all the same!
It's true.
Say, Bite harder
and harder!.
Bite harder and harder.
- Say, Hurt me, Sada.
- Hurt me.
I want to hurt you. I want you
to feel pain, to suffer!
Go on. Punish me!
Hurt me as much as you want,
whenever you want!
Forgive me for having left you
alone these past 3 days. I'm sorry.
I almost went mad!
I can't be without you!
Forgive me.
Sada, you're crying.
You're crying.
- Because I love you.
- Sada, look at me.
It's the first time I've
seen you cry. Look at me.
- I don't want to!
- Look at me!
Your tears are so salty.
I love to taste them.
Hold me closer, kichi-san.
Don't ever leave me again!
Can I ing in the sake?
Come in.
Bring it over here, please.
We're inseparable.
Don't you ever eat anything?
No, no. It makes the body heavy.
It puts you to sleep.
The room must be cleaned
now and then.
Haven't you noticed the smell?
We love the smell in here.
It excites us even more.
Wake up and open your eyes.
You seem to get
even greater pleasure...
when you're strangled
while making love.
You clutched my throat
the other day and...
it felt good.
Did you enjoy it?
Strangle me, right now.
Okay.
Ready? I'm starting.
As I press on your throat,
you'll feel a contraction lower down.
- Am I hurting you?
- No.
Press harder.
Now, what do you feel?
- Don't be afraid. Harder.
- I should stop. You're flushed.
It doesn't matter.
Press harder. Don't worry.
I'll do as you say,
but it'll be painful.
Don't be angry
if I hurt you.
You don't want me to stop?
Answer me.
To reach total pleasure you
must go almost to the end.
- How did it make you feel?
- I didn't like it.
It's because you didn't
press hard enough.
I won't go on. I get no pleasure
from torturing you.
Then let's change places.
I'll strangle you.
May I begin?
Go ahead.
- It tickles.
- You're frightened, huh?
It's you who's hesitating.
Go on. I'm ready.
Yes, it's beginning
to get hard.
I feel it inside me
getting harder.
I'm choking.
Do it slowly.
Now, I'm ready.
It feels so good.
- I've never felt like this.
- Feels good?
- I feel it moving!
- Feels good?
I can feel it.
It's moving.
Can't eathe.
- The geishas won't come in here.
- Why's that?
Because of your reputation.
Reputation. What do they say
about us? Tell me.
- That you're disgusting.
- Say that again!
- Let them talk.
- It's not their business.
What's disgusting
about us?
Well, you do nothing but
suck him all day long.
What's wrong with that?
What's disgusting
about it?
Why shouldn't I taste the body
of the man I love? Come back!
Let her be.
- Tell me who's talking about us!
- Everyone!
Everyone?
Not everyone. It's you, huh?
Now, tell me if you think
we're disgusting. Well, do you?
Stop it!
Enough! She's only telling us
what she's heard.
Anyway, I don't care,
and you shouldn't either.
It doesn't matter what others
think of us.
I want you to rape her now!
No, don't, please.
I'll never marry if you do!
Get out!
You bitch! I can't bear
looking at you.
My respects to you both!
- She never stops sucking him!
- Good evening.
My! You are so virile
and forceful, Master.
- What should I play?
- Anything, as long as it's happy.
They say I'm disgusting.
What do you think? Am l?
How could they say so?
I never get enough of his body,
and I love it without restraint.
It's wonderful for a woman
to feel free with her lover.
You understand?
How old are you?
I'm 68 already.
How I envy your youth.
Tell me your opinion.
Do you find him attractive?
Oh, yes. I think
he's very attractive.
Would you like him?
I only meant
he was handsome.
If you like... I'll let him
make love to you.
It feels so young.
Extraordinary.
Look at that.
Poor woman couldn't hold back
any longer.
Disgusting!
I hope the shock
didn't kill her.
You look pale suddenly?
What's the matter?
You look as if you've
seen a ghost.
Don't say that.
I had the impression I was holding
my mother's dead body.
- How long has she been dead?
- I was a child. What about yours?
She died 3 years ago.
I wasn't living at home
and didn't see her die.
I heard she suffered. And Papa,
he died when I was young.
Everything must have an end.
- Sada.
- Is anything wrong?
Let's be happy forever.
I'll leave you here.
You look very troubled today.
You look as if the weight
of the world were on you.
Might we go away alone
for a week or so, Master?
Impossible!
If anyone knew of us, I'd have
to shoot myself in the head.
You're back? What happened?
Why did you return so soon?
Why did you go out?
You weren't here. I know it!
You let them clean the room!
Don't torture yourself.
I went for a haircut.
I was here
the rest of the time.
I know you're lying!
I'll kill you!
You decided to get a haircut...
while I earned money
for you to live on?
You told me your desire was
greater when I shaved my neck.
I desire you so, and one day
I'll use my knife on you.
You wouldn't do that to me.
To be strangled is better.
Really? So you'd like me
to strangle you?
Put that knife away.
You like being strangled?
All I want is
to give you pleasure.
l want to be strangled.
Say it!
I want to be strangled.
Don't pull too hard.
- You're frightened, huh?
- I'm terrified.
Are you serious?
You're teasing me.
You don't look terrified.
I'm ready.
Pull it tight.
Don't be afraid.
Pull much tighter.
Feel it getting harder?
Do you?
Go ahead. Pull as hard
as you can.
You can choke me tighter.
- Did I hurt you?
- Wait a moment.
Why did you stop?
I was near ecstasy.
Listen, I know what I'll do.
I'll tie your hands.
Now you can't resist.
You can't stop me.
That's right.
If you dare refuse,
I'll pull even tighter.
You know I belong to you.
Do what you please. My body
is yours-- yours forever.
I'll start again
and keep pulling harder.
Slowly this time.
Does it hurt you?
Tell what it feels like.
Like I'm part of you.
Our bodies have melted into one,
bathing in a crimson pool.
Your expression is so strange.
You seem so distant.
- You frighten me. Say something.
- Say something? It's impossible.
You expect me to say something
when I can't eathe?
What give you pleasure
gives me happiness.
Do you want me
to kill you?
See?
I'm going to kill you.
I feel good.
I'm coming.
I'll kill you, at last!
Happy, Sada?
Sada?
I want you to try again.
This time, I don't know
if I can do it again.
Think you'll be able to?
You look so sad.
I'm sleepy, Sada.
Sleepy, that's all.
If I fall asleep,
will you begin again?
You'd like me
to strangle you again?
Y es.
This time, Sada...
don't stop;
it's too painful afterwards.
kichi-san.
kichi-san.
I'm starting now.
- Where are you now?
- I'm not there yet.
- Where are you now?
- I'm not there yet.
Where are you now?
I'm not there yet.
- Where are you now?
- I'm not there yet.
- Where are you now?
- I'm not there yet.
Where are you now?
Where are you now?
Where are you now?
Where are you now?
Where are you now?
kichi-san!
kichi-san.
For 4 days, carrying the part
she'd severed from his body...
Sada wandered through Tokyo.
Those arresting her were astounded
that she glowed with happiness...
The story shocked
all of Japan.
The compassion of the people
made her strangely popular.
These events took place
in 1936. |
Hey, sexy.
I love that dress.
Of course you do, Lorenzo.
You made it.
- Hi, sweetie.
- Hey, guys.
- There you are.
- Lena.
- You've done it again.
- Well, it's all for you, Bradlee.
Gotta mingle.
Oh, the girls are by the pool.
Well, well, well, Lena. So where's
this sexy boy toy of yours hiding?
I didn't know you were
a football fan, Patrick.
I've never watched a game. I'm just
a big fan of his old underwear ads.
Well, he's probably just getting out of
the shower. Let me go hurry his ass up.
- Hi.
- Hey, babe.
Start of the fourth quarter, and Owens
will throw. He's got Brown wide open!
You have got to be kidding me.
Honey, just let me finish the game,
I'll take you to the movies.
Take me to the movies?
Hello! There's a huge party
going on downstairs.
Remember the catering trucks
and the valet parkers?
Oh, shit, I forgot.
I'll tell you what
you should forget about.
Football.
Because it's forgotten all about you.
Now, you're going to put this outfit on
that I bought you,
drag your drunken ass downstairs
and mingle with my clients
like a good boy.
Who am I? Elton John?
I ain't wearing that shit.
- Yes, you are.
- I'm not your trained monkey, honey.
No. You're much more
expensive than that.
But I tell you what.
If you're not downstairs
in five minutes,
I'm gonna throw you out of my bed,
out of my house and out of my life.
Then you're gonna have to
pay for your own bananas.
I'm just so mad at you
because you're not wearing my gift.
Gift?
What gift?
It's like a l-love-you gift.
I left it in the closet for you.
Really?
Paul, I'm so excited.
I can't believe you did this.
- Where'd you put it?
- In the back, on the right.
Paul? Paul, what are you doing?
I think we need some
alone time, honey,
so I'm gonna go take a cruise
in your Bentley.
Don't you dare take my car,
you drunken bastard!
- I own you!
- I love you.
Somebody please open
this damn door! Patrick?
- Lena?
- Patrick.
What happened to you?
He locked me in the closet
and left me to die.
Oh, my God, he is deranged!
He thinks he can mess with me.
911.
Oh, man.
Here come the party poopers.
Well, well, well. I'll be damned.
If it isn't Paul Crewe.
So, what did I do wrong?
Was I driving poorly?
Nope. Nope.
This car was reported stolen.
No, no, no.
It's actually my girlfriend's car.
Shit happens.
Shit does happen. I mean,
look what happened to your ears.
I gotta ask you something.
Does he get XM Radio with those?
Actually, they get
a couple of channels.
It's Paul Crewe.
Another question, though.
Santa Claus. What's he like?
Boy, I hate to arrest a public figure
like yourself,
but, hell, I don't think
you got too many
endorsement deals to worry about,
now, do you?
Now, listen here, Mr. Frodo.
Don't get short with me.
That was good. I mean, he's good.
Man. I hope you got a lot of money
for that game you threw,
because that was the most pathetic
thing I ever saw.
Now, step out of the vehicle,
Mr. Crewe.
Don't you think I should pull the car
over more? I could get sideswiped.
You're slurring your words a bit there,
Paul. You been drinking tonight?
Absolutely not. Now, could you do me a
favor? Hold this beer while I back it up.
Hey, you can finish that one.
I got five more. Take care, guys.
We got a 3-94 in progress.
Okay, remain calm.
How you doing? What's up?
What's up? What's up?
What you are watching is live footage
of a vehicle, apparently stolen,
being pursued by police.
We're receiving word now
that the driver of that vehicle
is former Pittsburgh football star
Paul Crewe.
Crewe, you might remember,
was the only man ever to be indicted
on federal racketeering charges
for shaving points
in a professional football game,
although it was never fully proven.
Yeah!
- Hello.
- Do not get one more scratch
on my car, or I will slit your throat.
See, that's our problem, sweetie.
You care about this car
more than you do us.
And how'd you even know
there was a scratch on this baby?
Because I am watching you on TV,
as is the whole country.
Once again,
you are proving to everyone
what a worthless piece of shit
you are.
Well, I hope they like this.
Hey, Lena!
I think we should start
seeing other people!
I think I'm in love.
Good news, boys,
I didn't spill my beer.
Without question, Crewe's five-year
federal probation for point-shaving
has been severely violated tonight.
The future of this once-great football
star looks very dark indeed.
Long way from the big city,
huh, superstar?
Staying with the times
around here, huh?
Ain't she beautiful?
Home sweet home, boy.
Get on your feet.
You're one lucky son of a bitch,
Crewe.
- Is that right?
- That's right.
See, the warden loves his football.
Fact, he was on the winning side
of your little thing.
- Well, tell him congratulations.
- But I wasn't.
Welcome to Allenville.
Thank you, sergeant.
I'll take it from here.
- Afternoon, inmate Crewe.
- Yeah.
Come on. Warden wants to see you.
Let's do it.
Move it.
I used to play
a little college ball myself.
Down at the University of Miami.
I bet a lot of your old teammates
are locked up in here.
No inmates from my playing days.
Couple of guards, though.
See, we got us a fine
prison-guard league down here.
It's like a company softball team.
Now, the warden...
...he's gonna ask you to help out.
Okay. With what?
That wasn't nice.
When the warden asks you,
what are you gonna say?
Yes?
You're gonna tell him no.
You got it?
You're gonna tell the warden
that you want nothing to do
with his football fantasies.
Not in my back yard.
Because the warden
don't run this prison. I do.
You understand?
Not entirely.
Okay. I feel you, dog. I feel you.
Paul Wrecking Crewe.
I don't get to say this
to my new guests very often,
but it's an honor to have you
here at this institution.
It's an honor to be
locked up here, sir.
Oh, well, this is Errol Dandridge.
Colonel Sanders
been eating his own chicken.
He's my political adviser.
See, I've been approached
by several very influential people
wondering if I'd be interested
in standing for governor.
They see the way I run this prison,
think maybe I should run this state.
Only with less sodomy, right?
Hopefully none.
Sorry.
Now, there are two things we take very
seriously here in the state of Texas.
Prison and football.
We play a little of the latter here.
The warden is too modest to admit
that his team is rather good.
But not good enough.
Five years since
our last championship.
Five years.
Now, I've worked real hard,
pulled strings,
called in quite a few favors
to get you here, Paul.
Now, why would you go and do that?
Because I am convinced that
you can get us back on track.
I haven't played football in I don't
know how long. I don't really want to.
You wouldn't be playing, Paul.
Just consulting.
Anyone who was once the MVP
of the National Football League
must have a great deal
of expertise to offer.
Captain, what would you say
to Mr. Crewe looking in,
giving us the benefit
of his experience?
I think that's a real good idea, warden.
We can use all the help we can get.
Well, then, it's all settled.
What you say, Paul?
I appreciate the offer,
but I'm gonna have to pass.
Now, I can assure you
that your time here will be a whole
lot easier if you just participate.
I just wanna do my time
and go home. Nothing else.
If you'll excuse us, Mr. Crewe.
Captain Knauer, you can stay.
Sit down!
I used to love
your underwear commercials.
Thank you very much.
My ex-husband wore the
same and of tighty whities.
He didn't fill them out
quite as well as you, though.
Special effects. Hollywood.
Not all me.
Oh, I doubt that very seriously.
Well, then get him enthusiastic,
damn it!
Come on, get up.
How'd it go in there?
We all set now?
Oh, yeah, we're real tight.
Only the finest for you, superstar.
I was just playing.
I ain't gonna forget you, Crewe.
Hey, yo, you owe me money
on that game, punk!
Better watch yourself, Mr. Football!
Bitch!
Yeah, you better run, woman.
Yo, football.
Take a seat.
Thanks.
You know, I have never seen
one inmate just walk in here
and be unanimously hated
by the entire population.
- I ain't never seen it.
- How'd I get so lucky?
You could have robbed banks,
sold crack,
stole your grandmama's pension,
and nobody would have cared.
But shaving points off a football game?
Man, that's just un-American.
- You play football?
- Me? No.
I suck so bad, they used to pick me
after the white kids.
Used to be mad too. It's like, I can't
believe I picked a nigga that can't play.
- Caretaker.
- Paul Crewe.
Whatever your pleasure,
I can facilitate.
You need weed, you need meth...
Hey, you need Prozac, I'm your man.
I know how you white boys
always deal with that depression.
I mean, me personally, I don't
understand what you white boys
all depressed about.
Hey, you're white. Smile.
And for a small fee,
I can even get you McDonald's.
- Really?
- Yeah, that's right. Mickey D's.
My man Cheeseburger Eddy
got the hookup.
Cheeseburger Eddy?
That's right.
We can get our McFlurry on.
Enjoy it, fat man.
What about the love
of a beautiful woman?
Well, you're gonna have
to lower your standards
on the beautiful part
and on the woman part.
Hey.
Let's just stick
with the cheeseburgers.
Oh, they ugly now, but in eight months,
he gonna look like Beyoncé.
No, thanks.
Now, here's the most important part.
You can't let these guys scare you.
You can't let them punk you.
Because if you do that, you gonna
end up being somebody's bitch.
Don't want that.
Thanks for the advice.
Hey. Let me take that tray
out for you.
I ain't done eating yet.
Oh, you're not?
I'll give it back to you, then.
You're dead!
Hornet's Nest!
Everybody stay down.
Stay quiet!
Come on, Crewe, get up.
Get up, superstar.
Yes, sir.
You think you can do anything
you want around here, don't you?
Well, you are no different
than any other piece of shit
that calls this place home.
Really? These guys think
you're a dumb redneck too?
Girl, that's your new boo.
You better cut that shit out.
It's getting old.
That's gonna cost you.
Looking forward to it.
Wake up, Sleeping Beauty.
Hey, superdick.
Warden's wondering if your stay
in the hotbox has changed your mind.
How long have I been in here?
One week. Wanna go for two?
How'd you find these guys anyways?
Recruitment, boy.
When college stars don't get drafted,
they need a place to go.
A job, money, security.
Who drank all the damn Gatorade?!
Damn it!
And apparently steroids.
Look, seems like you got all the talent
you'd want. So why do you need me?
Well, now, you might
find this hard to believe,
but there's folks here in the prison
league don't care for me very much.
- You, warden?
- They thought it might be amusing
to schedule the defending
league champs as our first game.
And me? Well, I thought
an old pro like yourself
might have some training-camp tricks,
drills, insights to offer up.
Give us the competitive edge.
All right. Relatively simple.
You need a tune-up game.
A tune-up game?
Yeah. In college, we'd start every
season against Appalachian State
or some slack Division ll team.
Kick the living shit out of them.
Get their confidence up.
You know something, Paul?
- You've just given me an inspiration.
- That's great. What?
You're gonna assemble a team
to play the first game against us.
And you, Mr. Crewe,
are gonna be the quarterback.
I don't think so.
Let me tell you something.
In my prison, to get along,
you gotta go along.
I just wanna do my three years
and be done.
Three years is before
you assaulted Captain Knauer.
Now, you could be with us
for a very long time, Mr. Crewe.
Fine, I'll do it.
Good choice.
But one condition, though.
Gotta promise me to keep
Captain Knauer off my back.
It's a deal.
Now, you got four weeks
to assemble a team and train them.
What, are we gonna have a half-hour
a day to practice with a Nerf ball?
Oh, I'll make sure my boys allow you
sufficient freedom, within these walls,
to get your team in shape.
What's this? Football 'tree-outs.'
What the hell is a tree-out?
Tryout, you half a meatball.
- What's this football thing about, man?
- Crewe's getting a team together.
- To play against who?
- The guards.
Now, I don't know about y'all,
but I occasionally have the impulse
to physically assault one of our
finer correctional officers.
Yeah? Well, how the hell
we gonna get to do that?
Just show up at the tree-outs,
you big, dumb bitch.
Do the girls get to play?
We're playing footballs,
not balls-balls.
This is bullshit. Just another chance
for the guards to beat on us.
Don't you idiots get it? We could get
a free shot at the guards.
This is our turn.
We could beat up on them.
We could kill them.
Kill them.
You know MVP
sold his own teammates out.
What do you think
he's gonna do to you fools?
And that's the truth.
With some cheese on it.
There ain't no meat loaf
between these buns.
Yo, man, that's my flier, man!
I worked hard on it!
You see? He ran like a little bitch,
right? You saw that, right?
Yo, team needs you.
Team needs you.
You sh... You come to the tr...
Come to the tree-outs.
Crappy field, shit-ass equipment...
Hey, man, at least we got some
world-class players over there.
Forty-five.
Forty-six.
Forty-seven.
He might make the team.
Well, if we gotta cut him,
you're doing it.
Forty-nine.
Fifty.
- All right, man.
- Good job, man.
Well, well, well.
You a football player?
Oh, no. I never played
no football, mister.
So, what happened? You read the flier,
thought it looked like some fun?
- Oh, I can't read.
- Oh, don't worry.
Reading's for rich people.
So you know, we're putting together
a football team. Love you to join.
Will you teach me to football?
Sure we'll teach you to football.
Won't we, Caretaker?
Hey, I'll teach you anything.
Just don't eat me.
Okay.
Down, Shrek. Down!
Okay, ing it in. Whoever's trying out
for the team, wake up.
Can you give a other
a little hustle?
Very good.
For those of you who don't know
who I am, I'm Paul Crewe.
I'm gonna be your coach,
your captain, your quarterback.
You haven't played in years.
Why can't I be quarterback?
- You're right. Let's see what you got.
- All right.
- Hit me, I'm open.
- Hike, hike! Hike!
That's why.
Now, sit down and shut up.
It slipped. I just ate popcorn.
Any of you gentlemen
ever play football before?
- You did? Where?
- Kansas State.
Are you shitting me?
For Coach Snyder?
Kansas State Prison.
Now, I hear they have
the softest mattresses out there.
Yeah, they do.
Not as soft as the ones
at West Texas Mental Institution.
- Really?
- Let's finish this conversation later.
For now, I wanna see
what you got out there.
We'll grade them
on a scale of one to ten.
Move it! Hustle, hustle, hustle!
Give these guys sixes.
Give these guys fives.
Good. Good.
Give them threes.
Very nice!
- Aren't we missing somebody?
- Where's the Kansas State guy?
You assholes better not cut me!
I'm still on this team!
Negative two.
All right, go with negative two.
Hey! Somebody ing me
a Diet Coke!
- Let's do this!
- That's it!
Five.
Good. Seven.
Stupid tire! You're a fricking tire!
You think you're better than me?!
I'll kick your ass!
Three.
And a half?
Yeah. That's better.
Okay. Good.
Yeah. Hit that bag, man.
There you go, man.
Four.
- Five. I don't know.
- I go.
Come on, Switowski!
Daddy!
Oh, man!
- Look at that.
- He got it off the hinge.
- I think that's a ten.
- Let's go with a ten.
I'm sorry. I okeded your toy.
No, that's a good thing. You should
have a victory hug with Caretaker.
What? What you
talking about, man? Hey!
Asshole!
Okay, fellas, it's pretty simple.
You do a buttonhook.
The rest of you guys block for me.
I'll take care of the rest.
Okay? On go. On go.
Ready? Break!
We'll work on that.
Okay, half speed on this one, guys.
Slow and easy.
Ready?!
Go!
Stop it!
Stop the violence!
Can't we all get along?
- Hey, Paul.
- Unger.
- Team's looking great.
- Oh, yeah.
- So are you.
- Yep. Working on it.
The blood of the guards is gonna flow
like the rivers of ancient Babylon.
That's good news.
Unger, you're the man.
Good job today. You're all starting
to look really sharp out there. Yeah.
See you tomorrow.
- We're gonna suck.
- Yeah. No doubt about it.
You look like
you could use a little help.
No offense, my man,
but you're a little seasoned.
Seasoned?
I'm not asking to play. I'll coach.
I'm Nate Scarborough.
Nate Scarborough?
The Heisman Trophy winner
from Oklahoma?
The inmate from cellblock D.
But about a hundred years ago,
when I could run and gun,
yeah, I was a Sooner then.
I heard you were dead.
No, I ain't dead.
I've been right here, rotting.
Waiting for a chance to get back
at those sadistic guards.
Waiting. For this.
Well, coach, as you can see,
we don't exactly have the cream
of the crop to work with here.
Well, what are we gonna do?
How are we gonna find players?
How'd they get you
to go to Florida State?
They recruited me.
I'll get the strippers.
Well, now, Lindsay, this isn't
about credit or congratulations.
This is about giving men
who've made mistakes in their lives
an opportunity
to rise above themselves.
To move beyond
the bars of containment.
Say what?
What I would do to you.
Yeah. Nice boot, skin man.
Hey, why does he get to be
the kicker? I was All-State, man.
Let's see what you got.
That's why, you dumb-ass.
Just go do some laps.
I heard you boys needed to see me.
Yeah. I want you to meet Skitchy.
Hey, dog.
Check that building over there.
They keep all the records
in the basement.
He's been here so long,
he knows where everything is.
That ain't necessarily
a good thing, is it?
I had a parole date in '86.
But I got in a tussle with a guard and...
One punch and it went away.
Twenty extra years for one punch?
Well, unfortunately for him,
the guard he punched
just happens to be the warden now.
Oh, shit. Warden Hazen?
Oh, shit is right.
Fight in the yard. Send backup.
Right on time.
- Let's do it.
- Let's do it.
Ain't you guys glad you got
a black man for a friend?
- Hell, yeah.
- Come on.
Hazen has a rating system
for every con.
What's three stars?
The more prone to violence that the
inmate is, the more stars he gets.
Five stars is the max.
I didn't know that. Let's see how many
stars my maniacal ass got.
Half a star? That's gotta be a mistake.
Check it again. Check it again.
You're about as maniacal
as a boxful of kittens.
Come on, that's not funny, man.
I'm gonna have to stab somebody
or something. Get my rep up.
Why don't we have a maniacal pillow
fight tonight. That could get it up some.
Yeah. We can sell it to pay-per-view.
Superstar Versus Half-a-Star.
Why don't you shut up before I slit your
throat and watch the dust come out.
Come on, guys,
we only got a couple minutes.
How about this guy?
Damn, this fool got the chair
three times, ain't died yet.
Well, we may not have
the most talented team,
but we will definitely
have the meanest.
- What's he doing that for?
- Because he's a freak.
Hey, Sasquatch!
Someone's here to see you!
Not too smart on your part.
Hey.
How's the headbanging coming?
You're bleeding. Just so you know.
People have told me that
you and I look a lot alike,
so I wanted to see for myself.
I'm gonna take a piss.
You scared him away, dumbshit.
You're kidding. Five-star Torres
likes The View?
No, just Joy Behar.
The good news is she can
east-feed standing up. That's it.
Where does she come up
with this shit?
I'm a Star Jones man myself.
I love that big bitch.
That was, like, the furthest thing.
I got married so young, so, I mean,
they weren't pressuring me,
the society was pressuring me...
Mr. Torres.
Us convicts are starting up
a football team.
Not interested.
We're playing the guards.
Walk away.
Good idea.
0 for 2.
You're putting the pressure
on her right now.
Show's over, amigo.
I still got 15 minutes of Joy Behar.
Well, I'm cutting you short.
Back to your cell, asswipe.
Hey, white boy.
Cherryhead gonna play?
Yes, he is.
Crewe, don't forget,
I'm gonna be open.
Green 40! Hut!
Damn!
Brucie. Brucie. You all right?
You eathing?
I got a bird. His name is Ronnie.
Well, tell Ronnie you got
knocked the fuck out.
Wow, no bullshit. Real football?
Against the guards?
Full contact.
Captain Knauer is their quarterback?
- Yep.
- So I get to tackle him?
Yeah. You can either tackle him or hit
him over the head with that hammer.
I wanna hurt him. Not kill him.
Let's get out of here
before that thing bites somebody.
All right. We'll see you
and your pet iguana at practice.
Down, set!
Hut! Hut!
Hey!
- Hit me.
- Get rid of it.
Get rid of it!
He didn't get rid of it.
Sacked your ass.
Somebody's gotta get open, guys.
You got hammered by the hammer.
I think I felt it on my leg.
We gotta get some speed, man.
What'd you expect?
You got no others out there.
What are you talking about?
We got Switowski.
Switowski? That's one other.
That's a lonely nigga.
This ain't hockey.
You want some speed,
you know where to go.
Hey, yo, check out
this fake Slim Shady, man.
I knew you couldn't resist my shit.
I got the shakes
that'll make you quake.
I got the fries that'll cross your eyes.
I got the burgers that'll...
I just got burgers.
I'm all right. Thank you.
Just wanted to talk to you fellas about
possibly joining the football team.
The only game we'd play with you is
Slap the Point-Shaving White Boy
Till He Cries Like a Baby-Back Bitch.
Baby-back bitch, baby-back bitch
Baby-back bitch
- That's a big-ass robot.
- Yeah.
You gonna help me out here?
Thank you, Half-a-Star.
Just so you know,
we are playing the guards.
That ain't a team.
That's just a bunch of dumb rednecks
giving themselves excuses
to grab each other.
This guy must be
quite the athlete, huh?
You risk inging your ass in the jungle
because you know I am.
Yeah, so you'd beat me
in a game of one-on-one, right?
- What?
- I think it's time for you to get stepping.
How's this, though? One game.
I beat you, you guys play for the team.
You beat me, I'll leave you alone.
Take that. Take that, Deac.
This fool ain't nothing
but a thing, baby.
- Ball, dog.
- Ball up!
Can Crewe play ball?
He's a natural athlete.
So is Greg Louganis, but I bet you
he'd get his ass whupped out here.
- Game's 11. Call your own fouls.
- Okay.
- Come on, come on.
- Give it to him, Deac!
Did I get you?
No, that was clean.
He'll be all right. Call his mama.
- If I foul you, tell me, dog.
- Okay, baby.
Take this f... Take this foul.
What happened there?
I think it's my ball, right?
All right.
Get up! Get up, Deac!
Come on, Paul!
- Calm down.
- What?
Now, don't stir up
the others, now. Come on.
Come on, Deacon!
Did I get you, dog?
Hell, no, baby. That was clean.
Good D.
I thought he didn't wanna get hurt.
It ain't about getting hurt.
It's about pride.
I bet you he's pretty proud right now.
It ain't easy being cheesy!
Did I get you? Did I get you?
- No, I think I'm okay, baby.
- I didn't get you, did I?
That's traveling, bitch.
You keep coming, huh?
Game point, baby.
How you want the game put up?
Foul.
That was a bullshit call!
My court, my ball.
All right, y'all. Let Deac speak!
Nice spanking that ass, dog.
- Now, get stepping.
- Hold up.
Y'all got a running back?
Not any good ones.
No disrespect, Deac...
...but any man that can take
that kind of beating out here,
I can't wait to see what he can do
in a contact sport.
Shit, I'm in.
Man, give me that cheeseburger.
You acting like a real McAsshole.
Cheeseburger, he wants to run
with the white boys, we will let him.
Let's do this.
Earl Megget.
Well, we didn't get the whole chocolate
bar, but we got a Hershey's Kiss.
I'll take it.
Let's get this over with, rookie,
I'm starving.
Fresh meat, boys! Fresh meat!
Down, set!
Battle, you're a psycho!
Tony, you're a fat shit! Hut!
Holy shit!
Get him!
Ran right out of your shoes, huh?
Hey, manager, don't you think
we can get our new star running back
a decent pair of cleats?
Yeah. I think I got a cousin
that drives a truck for Reebok.
It's cool, man.
I never had shoes growing up noway.
- I'll be all right for now.
- Oh, okay.
Get your country ass
back in the huddle.
That boy got some slave feet,
you see that?
Defense! Huddle up over there!
Paul. Paul.
Hey, ladies. How's it hanging?
- Tell him.
- I'm gonna say something to him.
I just wanted to let you know
I am your biggest fan.
And I will be cheering my jailhouse
boobies off for you at game day.
I appreciate that. Thank you.
Paul.
I appreciate you.
Okay, thanks. I'm glad to know that.
Okay, are you done now?
What's wrong with you? Jealous
because I don't cheer for you anymore?
I don't know what
you're talking about, freak show.
Whatever, back freckles.
Oh, yeah, back freckles.
She's making up shit now.
I'm gonna get some water.
That feature interview
worked better than I thought.
I just got off the phone with ESPN2.
They want to televise
the football game.
Guards, cons, Paul Crewe,
it's compelling stuff.
Lots of human interest.
Don't do that in here.
Television.
Dandridge, do you think
that might help my visibility
with the registered voters
of this fine state?
Oh, yes.
The freak is back!
Hey, hey. It's me again.
You know, if I take this half down,
we could play together.
I'm just gonna take this half down.
Don't worry. Don't worry.
I got another ball.
It's okay.
You wanna serve?
I'll serve.
Really good news.
We started a football team.
You like football?
It's kind of like Ping-Pong.
Only the ball's a little bigger
and egg-shaped, like my head.
Just a joke. Stay calm.
Give you a good chance
to throw people on the ground,
hurt them like you used to when you
were a kid, 10 feet 6 inches ago.
We'd be playing the guards.
I think Papajohn's their safety.
Turley, nobody gets to me.
We'll play more Ping-Pong later, okay?
Hut!
Effective.
- All right.
- He okeded my nose.
I don't wanna play no more.
Hey, hey, hey. Switowski,
what are you talking about?
This is football. Shit happens.
Paul, he okeded my nose.
Okay. Stop crying.
All right. We can fix this.
Here we go.
Okay. Good, good.
How's it look?
How's it look? It looks... It looks like...
It looks better than before.
- Really?
- Yeah, it's straighter.
More distinguished.
Kind of like a young Michael Jackson.
I love little Michael.
That's great. That's great.
I think he did it on purpose.
No, he didn't.
Okay, maybe he did.
You gotta apologize to him.
Come on, Turley.
Say you're sorry.
Come on. Say it.
He said he's sorry.
I got him to say he's sorry.
Yeah, yeah. We're all impressed.
Looking good, gentlemen.
Way to work hard.
Good practice, Paul!
Me and the girls wanna show you
- what we've been practicing.
- Okay, hit me.
- What we've been practicing.
- Okay, hit me.
Come on, let's go. One, two, three.
Give me a...
D, D, give me a I
I, I, give me a C
C, give me a...
All right, all right! I got it.
Just save it for the game.
Don't act like you ain't
want to see more, Brucie!
- Yeah, you wish, pal.
- No, you wish I'd kiss you again,
because your eath
smell like eight cans of shark shit.
I wouldn't touch her
with a 10-foot pole.
- What's he talking about?
- He's a freak.
Run, Forrest, run!
That's how a white man plays guitar.
Captain, he said he had some info.
You guys have Halo 2.
I didn't even think that was out yet.
Focus. Turn the music off!
Yeah, captain.
You know them convicts?
They're starting to get
some serious players.
But their biggest threat?
A running back. Megget.
- He's good?
- He's fast.
He's really, really fast.
I mean, he's so fast,
he makes fast people look not fast.
I got it, he's fast.
Now, why don't you show us your speed
and get your pyro ass out of here.
Yes, sir. Here I go. I'm sorry.
Any books
you'd recommend, inmate?
No, sir.
Not much of a reader.
Oh, come on, now, maggot.
I've seen you in here reading before.
You requested this detail.
Isn't that right?
No. It's the quiet time I like, sir.
Maybe you'd like to read this.
What the hell kind of bullshit
book is that?
It's historical. Sir.
Now, why would he want to read
a book about a four-eyed nigger?
Does the N word
offend you, nigger?
No, sir.
Sorry about that.
You mind fetching
these books for me, boy?
No, sir.
Just pick them up.
Put them on the table.
There you go.
You forgot one.
Bet you'd like to hit us, huh?
Hit you, sir? No.
Y'all my friends.
Pick these up.
Go!
Hit me! I'm open! I'm open!
Come on! We got one week
before we play that game.
We can't complete a pass yet.
- Megget can't run the ball every play.
- I know, coach.
What the hell is he smiling at?
This better be on the up and up.
I guarantee it.
Let's do this shit.
There goes the neighborhood.
Now I'll never get to play.
Did you see that? Did you see that?
The Deac is here!
Nice.
Okay, we seal off here, seal off here.
- Cheeseburger.
- Yeah.
You're just gonna chip this guy...
That stings.
It's nothing a Quarter Pounder
can't fix.
With cheese on it?
Hut!
Man, that boy would catch a cold
in the desert. Here you go.
- Everything's looking up.
- Yeah.
Still got one more
pain in the ass to deal with.
All right, what do you say?
How about a little best ball?
No, I hate that bullshit.
Everyone play their own damn ball.
Holy shit, is that Paul Crewe?
How do you like that, boys?
The MVP coming to kiss my ass.
So, what's on your mind, Paul?
Got a problem with inmate Unger.
- Is he on your little squad?
- I believe he's on your little squad.
Mr. Crewe, would you mind
if we had a picture? Please?
That's up to the warden.
- Damn it. All right.
- Rewound it. Did everything.
- The flash is ready.
- You don't need a flash. It's daylight.
Oh, my bad.
I just want a good picture.
You know, I think you had sex
with my wife before I married her.
- Sorry about that.
- Oh, hell, no.
If she's hot enough to have
a one-nighter with a pro football player,
I must be doing all right.
Okay, here we go.
- Sergeant Engleheart?
- Yes, warden.
Would you step out
of the picture, please?
Yes, sir.
- His wife has got the hottest ass.
- Great.
Just cut to the chase, shall we?
You don't actually think you have
a chance of winning, now, do you?
We're gonna get
our asses handed to us.
I know it. You know it.
I just don't want my players to know it.
Your players?
Just when I thought
I had you all figured out.
- What does that mean?
- In the time you've been here,
you haven't made or received
one telephone call.
You haven't opened so much
as a single shred of mail.
What do you give a damn
about those slimeballs?
You never cared about anybody
in your entire life.
Well, maybe I finally found
that sense of family
I been yearning for since I'm a baby.
And gosh almighty,
my new family and I
would sure appreciate it
if you got Unger off the field.
You hear?
Sergeant Engleheart.
Thank you.
Oh, and as for your request...
...you'll have my answer
soon enough.
Did it rain last night?
Not a drop.
Son of a bitch.
All right, boys.
The warden is trying
to eak our spirit.
He thinks we're gonna
skip practice today,
wait for the field to dry,
make it up tomorrow.
You know what? Who gives a shit?
Three days till game time.
We can handle it.
But let me say this:
That old man flooding this field
tells me something.
The guy is scared.
Scared of you sick,
degenerate convicts.
And you know what?
He should be.
Because I got news for you guys.
We're gonna win this thing.
Did he say win?
What's it gonna be, boys?
Do we go back to our cells,
call it a day?
Or do we get ourselves ready
for the greatest ass-kicking fiesta
in the history of football?
I'll leave it up to you guys.
Hey. You're part
of the goddamn team.
Get your point-shaving ass in there.
You got it.
I guess that asshole Hazen
wants to play dirty.
- We all convicts, right?
- Right.
Maybe it's time
we started acting like it.
Right here. Right here.
Take it, Deac.
Let's see which guards
have some oken bones.
Yeah!
Shoes, nigga!
Check this out. These be ass
knuckles. They damn near old as me.
Hut!
That's perfect, Cheeseburger!
Never been better.
Good ball. Good ball.
Okay.
- Who we gonna crush?
- The guards!
- Who we gonna kill?
- The guards!
- Who we gonna kiss?
- The guards!
Gotcha.
Lights out!
Good night, ladies.
- Yo, Crewe!
- Yes, Mr. Caretaker.
Check your toilet. There should be
a little surprise in there for you.
You took a shit in my toilet?
No, that's the surprise
I left in Brucie's toilet.
- You got something else.
- All right.
Well, would you look at this.
A bottle of Ketel One
and two glasses?
Now, what would I need two for?
Just shut up
and pour me a drink, bitch.
- Man, who taught you to be so cool?
- My mama.
Now, when I get out of here, I don't
want you to get all Hollywood on us.
I want you to meet her.
Here, look at my girl.
She's your biggest fan.
Your mom's beautiful.
And you, you are ugly.
Thank you. Got it.
Here's to...
...the first friend I've had
in I don't know how long.
Hey, I thought
I was your friend, Paul.
You are, Switowski. Just finish your
coloring book and go back to sleep.
Okay.
And here's to having one of these
with you on the outside,
sometime in the next
three to five years.
- Yo, Crewe.
- Yes, sir.
You being a ex-football player
and all,
I'm sure you got a lot
of hot ass on the outside.
Well, let's not forget I wasn't
the most popular guy out there.
Don't give me that shit.
O.J. Chopped his wife's head off
and still got some ass.
Yeah.
My mama taught me not to kiss
and tell. Now, go to sleep.
All right. I got one more question
to ask you.
Okay. What is it?
Why'd you shave those points?
Didn't you read the papers?
I'm innocent.
Yeah. Ain't we all?
Yo, Crewe, what would you say
if I could get you film
from the guards' games last year?
I would say that's incredible,
but how?
Thanks, gentlemen.
The warden will be done with him
in 15 minutes.
- We can handle him.
- Yes, ma'am.
Then you're gonna, ma'am.
Nice job.
I can't tell you how much this means
to me. Thank you, Lynette.
Now Nate can study
all the guards' formations.
Not so fast, sugar bear.
You gotta earn them.
We only got 15 minutes,
but, sunshine, we're gonna
make them all count.
One more, please?
Let's go.
- Quiet down. Guys.
- Let's go.
Before we watch the guards'
game film from last season,
we have a special presentation
from our very own Mr. Paul Crewe.
What are you talking about?
What's going on?
Now I gotta relive this shit?
Yeah!
You can say this,
my man's a team player!
You know what they say. Once
you go gray, there ain't no other way!
Hey, hey, hey. Brucie! Brucie!
I'm glad you think that's funny,
because I got something pretty funny
to show you guys.
Tony, hit it. You're gonna like this.
- What the hell is this?
- What? It's good. It keeps going.
- Hi.
- Here I am.
Turn this shit off. Turn it off.
No!
Yeah, yeah, yeah. Very funny.
Trick photography.
Nothing happened.
Nothing happened.
I was showing a little wrestling move.
That's all.
Knock it off!
Knock it off!
It's time we took a look
at what we came here to see
before the guards come back.
The first film is the guards' offense
against Texas Southern.
Now, as you can see,
they're running a standard wishbone.
So you're telling me that these animals
are watching our game films.
- Is that right?
- Yes, sir, boss.
They got all last season.
Seems to me that we ought to
do something about this.
What do you want me to do?
You're the criminal. Be creative.
But on game day, if I so much as...
What are you doing?
I don't know.
I've had hot flashes all shift,
and now my nipples are killing me.
Why are we talking about
your nipples?
We're not. Just go do
what you're doing there.
Guys.
I want Crewe finished.
Yes, sir. You give me the inspiration,
sir. I got something for him.
Hut!
Everybody!
Huddle up!
Every day we've been taking shit,
for a long time.
Tomorrow, payback.
Now, think about that for a second.
- What time is it?
- Game time!
- What time is it?
- Game time!
- What time is it?
- Game time!
Tomorrow, 12:00, the bus leaves.
Don't be late!
Where the hell is Caretaker?
I don't know.
A gift for you, Mr. Crewe.
How does he listen
to that cracker shit?
We're here deep in the heart
of toothless country,
coming to you from a simple
Texas high school stadium
that's been retrofitted
for the big event.
Now, when my man Travis
tried to drag me out here, I said,
What are you, ain-dead from
talking to too many Raider fans?
It's not going to work.
But the fact of the matter is,
this could shape up as an epic day.
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