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[Woman] Are you getting off atAustin?
[Man] Huh? Yeah.
[Woman] Going home?
[Man] Sort of
Visiting?
-Yeah. -Relatives?
Yeah.
What kind?
Mother and brother.
Mother’s getting married
[Woman] Hmm.
-Is he nice? -My brother?
[Laughs]No, the man your mother’s gonna many.
[Man] Oh. Never met him.
-I’m Susan. -MichaeL
So you live here?
Yeah.
Where do you work?
I’m training to be a teller at the Grand Texas Bank.
[MichaeI]Ah. So when do you take your test?
[Susan J Oh,/don’t know
It’s a self-study, so you can take it whenever you’re ready.
/just don ‘t think I’m ready yet.
[Michael] Well, there ‘s one way to find out.
Mom?
[Woman J Michael?
Michael. [Laughs]
-Give me a hug! -Oh, I stink. I’ve been on a bus.
I don’t care.
-Nice butt. -[Gasps]
You bastard.
-How’s it going? -Good, good, good, man.
Shouldn’t you be out clubbing motorists or something?
No, I’m on the night shift.
-Plus, I’m beating the homeless now. -Isee.
Yeah, they’re not as mobile.
So? How’s it going?
-It’s going. -You working?
-You hiring? -[Chuckles]Yeah.
That’s just what the force needs — another confused white boy.
I hear she’s dating a small-time hood that bought the Ember, if you’re interested.
I’m here for the wedding, Dave. So tell me about Ed.
Did you run a check on him?
-No, I did not. -Bulishit. I know you did.
All right. A small one. But he’s clean.
No moving violations? No nothing?
Not in Texas.
Hooray for Mom.
I don’t know. I, uh —
I can’t decide right now. You go first.
I don’t play the lottery. It’s a waste of money.
Well, if I won, it’s always been a dream of mine to breed dogs.
-No. -No?
-No. -Okay. How about a stamp collection, then?
Okay. Okay. That I’ll go for.
All right.
-How about you, Michael? -I wouldn’t believe it.
And if it were true, I’d... smile.
I’d just sit there quietly for five minutes, smile, and be rich.
I don’t know. Come on, Mom. What?
You know I can’t make decisions, but, um —
[Clears Throat] I know one thing I want:
I want the biggest TV they make —
two of ‘em — with everything on it.
-Extra cheese? -Yeah.
[Chuckling J
So how long are you gonna stay, Michael?
I don’t know. Maybe a little while. See some friends.
We got an opening, if you’re looking for something.
Thanks. That’s a kind offer.
I thought you needed law enforcement or military service...
to qualify for a job like that.
Helpful, but not mandatoiy.
If I put in a good word, they’d probably take him, no problem.
Beat going back to Sports Town.
I doubt that would be an option.
[Dave, Mother Chuckling]
[Male Announcer On TV] This is the official Lotto Texas drawing forAugust 13, 1994.
In the next 60 seconds, you could become Texas’ newest millionaire!
So are you registered somewhere?
Michael...
when you’re getting married at 56, you don’t register.
-Oh. -. . . by matching three, four...
five or six numbers in any order —
Can you get me some quick picks while you’re out?
-Sure. How many? -Oh, five or so.
Don’t wait up.
I Don ‘t ta/k about my station It doesn ‘t really help the situation I
I Whyya wanna do me like ya do, like ya do Whyya wanna do me like ya do I
11/Continues, Indistinct]
Good luck.
J I’ll ride around your city I’ll ride around your town J
Don’t tell me where you’re headed ‘cause anywhere you’re headed, buddy I’m bound
J Don’t talk about your passion Don’t talk about your pain
I Don ‘t ta/k about my station It doesn ‘t really help the situation I
.r.r[Vocalizes]
J Why ya wanna do me like ya do, like ya do Why ya wanna do me like ya do J
I/never done n-nothin’ to you Whyya wanna do me like ya do I
I Whyya wanna do me like ya do Whyya wanna do me like ya do I
I I never done n-nothin’ to you Whyya wanna do me like ya do I
IBrother, whyya wanna domellkeya dol
I Why you wanna do me like ya do Brother, whyya wanna do me like ya dcl
I Why you wanna do me like ya do Why you wanna do me like ya do I
J Why, why, why JJ
[Crowd Cheering]
[No Audible Dialogue]
11/New Song Begins]
Mind if I sit?
How is it you can show your face without getting hurt?
I squared with everyone.
Everyone?
Okay.
So how are you?
[Scoffs]
Tommy, this is Michael Chambers.
Michael, Tommy Dundee.
Heard you moved.
Mother’s getting married.
-To who? -Good guy.
-Never heard of him. -[Laughing]
Well —
Let Tommy buy you a drink. You’ll buy him a drink, won’t you?
-I’ll buy him a drink. -Some other time.
Good to see you.
-Nice to meet you. -Yeah.
-What the hell was that? -What?
-What’s he doing here? -I don’t know. He just showed up.
Yeah, nobody’s exjust “shows up.” He wants something.
-Don’t have an aneurysm, okay? -Let’s go in the back.
I’m tired of watching guys sit up and b-b-beg for a dance.
It’s like goddamn Sea World in here.
J Since I found an angel J
J With a broken wing J
Hey, did you get my Twinkie?
-Huh? -My Twinkie. Did you get it?
I’m sorry. You wanted a Twin kie?
-I’m kidding, Michael. -Oh. Okay.
-Close it up. -All right. Watch your hands.
[Bell Dings J
[Footsteps J
I hope I didn’t wake you when I came in.
Did you get my quick picks?
Oh, jeez, I totally forgot. I’m sorry.
I-I’ll get some — I’ll get some today.
Rachel called.
She leave a number?
By the phone.
[Dialing J
[Michael] So we ‘re on the back nine. It’s a short par four.
/hit a big banana of a tee shot. Lands right in the wrong fairway.
This guy hits a beautiful drive. Cuts the corner of the dogleg.
Drops about 20 yards from the pin.
Do you wanna hear this?
-Please. -Okay.
S-S— Uh — Where was I?
-The pin. -Right, right, right. Okay. So I’m down 200 for the game.
This jerk is ridin’ me, talking about...
my hair gettin’ in my eyes, crap ilke that.
So I bet him two grand I can win the hole.
He says, “Okay, why not three?” I say, “Okay, why not five?”
Then he hesitates. And then he says, “Okay, five.”
Then I knew he was a — a eunuch.
So I’m 230 yards out. I hitthe best 3...
wood of my life.
I’m on the green. I’ll be putting for a bird.
He skulls his approach shot. The ball sails clear over the green...
-and he’s double bogey for the hole. -Gosh, that’s exciting.
-If you keep this up— -Keep what up?
-Huh?[Sighs] -Chambers?
Yeah?
How’d you know Dallas was gonna beat the spread?
You know, I can’t begin to describe to you how.
I-I just knew.
Some people are interested in trying to garnish your wages.
I suggest you take care of ‘em.
-Okay, thanks. -Take my advice, Michael.
Don’t spend that money. Get yourself squared.
Thanks.
[Paper Rustling J
[Rachel] Mm!
Feels almost as good as you.
God, I love betting.
[Michael] /was surprised to get your calL
I was surprised to see you atthe club.
Just getting my weekly dose of secondhand smoke.
Right.
-So how’s the acting gig? -I gave it up.
-Really? -Isn’t that what you wanted?
I never interfered.
Oh.
So beneath the apathetic exterior, there was actually a raging indifference.
I get it.
-So tell me about Tommy Dundee. -Tommy?
We go out.
-How long? -A few months.
He treat you okay?
Not as well as guys without money.
He’s gonna teach me how to manage the club.
He looks like he might be into things besides managing a club.
Yeah.
-For instance? -I don’t know.
You don’t know ‘cause you don’t know, or ‘cause you don’t want to know?
I don’t know ‘cause I don’t ask.
I wrote you a long letter after you left about everything.
-Took me a week. -meyer got it.
I burned it.
Ooh, I walked right into that one.
Must be a new sensation for you, walking into something.
-Is this yours? -Yep.
-It’s nice. -Men buy me Mustangs. I don’t know why.
-Can I see you again? -[Sighs]I don’t think that’s a good idea.
-Rach— -You humiliated me.
I didn’t get a warning, I didn’t get an explanation...
and I had to deal with all the ugly shit you left behind.
-It wasn’t right. -I know that.
Don’t call me. Don’t try and find me.
It makes it hard with Tommy.
[Engine Starts]
-[Man]She goes where? -[Man#2]To the fibrary.
-[Man#1]The fibrary? -She’s been taking this correspondence course.
-She ‘s studying. -[Man#11 Until 11:00 evely night?
[Man#2] It closes at 11:00./checked
Gee, you’re a one-man Warren Commission.
Take my advice: Follow her.
-I couldn’t do that. -You’ll thank me.
-Hey, Ed. -How’s it going, boys?
You know— same shit, different day.
I wanted you fellas to meet Michael Chambers, Annie’s boy.
-He’s putting in an application here today. -Tom.
-Casey. -Nice to meet you.
-Coming to work here, huh? -Yeah, maybe.
-You’ll love it. -If you like saltpeter.
Hey, someone walks in here under 40, you’re trying to scare him off?
-Just doing our part. -Look at us. We’re only 22 years old.
-See you guys later. Come on. -Nice to meet you.
The library?
That’s right.
Ed? Ed!
Ed, can — can you take my spot on the number-five run?
Deborah’s having some sort of Braxton Hicks contractions.
I’m gonna meet her at the doctor’s office.
-Okay, go ahead. I’ll take it. -Thanks.
You’d better hurry up and start working so I can retire.
I’ll do my best.
Let me tell you about Hinkle.
When you first go in, he’ll offer you a candy mint.
Don’t take it. At the end of the meeting...
he’ll offer it to you again.
Take it and eat it right in front of him. You’ll get the job.
-[Laughs]You’re kidding, right? -Do I look like I’m kidding?
-First time no, second time yes? -That’s it.
Okay, thanks.
Mint?
-No, thank you. -Fine.
Ed Dutton speaks highly of you. He’s a very good man, Ed.
I hope so. He’ll be my stepfather in a few days.
[Chuckles] Yes.
That’s a copy of Armored Transport Now!
It’s a magazine we publish —
not just for ourselves but for the entire industiy.
And here I thought cash was on the way out.
Many of the services we provide here...
used to be provided by the banks.
For example, a bank might have us pick up all the cash...
from a fast-food chain...
process and verify it here, then deposit it directly into the Fed...
bypassing their branch altogether.
-That sort of thing. -Ah, Isee.
-May I keep this? -Of course, yes.
-Where have you been working the past couple of years? -Offshore.
-That’s serious work. -Serious money.
Mm-hmm. You have any experience with firearms?
-No. -Well, you ‘II learn.
But we don’t need marksmen. We just need people who can think clearly.
That I can do.
Good.
Well —
Are you sure you wouldn’t like a mint?
Actually, now that you mention it, I would.
Mmm.
We’ll be in touch. Sometime this week we’ll have you come in for the polygraph.
A polygraph? [Chuckles]
Great. I look forward to it.
Where are my fries?
-You didn’t ask for fries. -Well, you got fries.
-You want fries, you gotta ask. -Yes, Officer.
-How’s Rachel? -She’s fine.
-Doing the audition thing. -Mm-hmm.
-Tell her I said hello. -I will.
Listen, I talked to Mom last night.
She told me you hadn’t sent her money in two months.
We had an arrangement. She needs the money.
Igot the money. I can give it to her today, with interest.
I can give her three months in advance.
She doesn’t care about interest, and she doesn’t care about “in advance.”
She just wants to know if you can be counted on.
-It’s really boring to have this conversation every six months. -I agree.
Jesus, this is our mother!
She needs our help. And seeing as how you managed...
-to avoid being around after Dad died — -Oh, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey.
-You didn’t even go see her when — -Can we not turn this into a Eugene O’Neill play?
-I’ve got the money. -This time.
Thanks for the protection, Officer.
You never should’ve left the Village People, David.
Fuck you.
[Static On Line]
Hello?
-[Rachel]MichaeL -Hi.
Are you there?
Yeah, I’m here.
How are you?
Good. What about you?
Good
-Are you on a car phone? -Yeah.
-Courtesy of — -Mm-hmm.
So, uh, are you staying?
I think so. I might get that job.
Really?
tim, I’ve got to go.
-W-Wait a minute. When am I gonna talk — -Ta/k to you soon?
[Line Clicks]
Well, there’s one question this test never gets around to asking...
and it’s a question I need an answer to.
-What’s that? -When can you start?
-That’s it? -/Chuckles]That’s it.
-Welcome aboard. -[Rachel]Eleven.
Forty-one.
Twenty-three.
Here we go.
-What do you think? -Hmm?
Oh, I’m sorry. Do another one.
Twelve.
Not so smiley.
-Nine. -Much better.
Why go up for this? It’s not acting.
It’s exposure. Like Vanna White, you know?
Oh. Well, that’s something to aspire to.
/hope you like egg salad, ‘cause I’m making a ton.
Great. We’ll have it for dinner.
I thought we were going to San Miguel.
Let’s go to San Miguel after the game on Saturday.
-Igotta make some calls. -I told Diane we’d meet her at the Ember.
-That’s fine. I’ll be here. -[Sportscaster On TV]
You never do what you say you’re gonna do.
-Florida at L SU This is definitely the fork in the road for both teams. -Hmm.
Some are calling it a toss-up, but given..
the home-field advantage and nine apparently healthy seniors —
Hey! Whoa. Hey.
Remember me?
Rachel, right?
-Dick. -I’m sorry. Hi, Dick.
is a constant threat. He ‘s already nailed three this year —
God, the picture on this TV sucks.
It sucks, and it’s small.
It’s smallish and suck-y.
[Steel Door Clattering J
-Everybody in yet? -No, there’s one still out.
[Knock At Door]
Hey. Come on in.
-Mom, you look beautiful. -Thank you.
-You really do. -Thank you.
-That’s a nice suit. -It’s Dad’s.
I wanted to give you this beforehand.
Oh!
Oh, David, they’re beautiful.
I’ll have to get my ears pierced.
-I don’t have anything. -That’s all right.
I’m just glad you’re here. I don’t need presents.
[Man JAnn, would you repeat after me —
“With this ring, I thee wed.”
With this ring, I thee wed.
“And pledge to thee my faith and love.”
And pledge to thee my faith and love.
I can’t believe you wore Dad’s suit to Mom’s wedding.
[Minister].../now pronounce you husband and wife.
And you may kiss the bride.
[People Applauding J
[Man Over Phone] It depends on who you talk to.
Some people say he ‘s doubtful, some say he ‘s probable.
[Michael]What’s the difference between “doubtful” and ‘probable”?
[Man J “Doubtful” means he probably won ‘t play.
“Probable “ means he ‘II play, but there ‘s some doubt.
That c/ears everything up. So are they saying he ‘s doubtful or probable?
-My source says he ‘s doubtfuL -Did you get a call from J—
-How close is your source? -Howclose?He’s a she.
-Wow -So this is inside-inside.
-Wow -Michael?
-/gotta go. Talk to you. -All right.
What? Oh, isn’t that amazing?
It’s a 12-foot Paraclipse with terrestrial filters.
I don’t care if it turns coffee beans into diamonds. What is it doing in our backyard?
Wait till you see the image quality. It’s like looking out a window.
-We have plenty of windows. -[Doorbell Ringing J
I think we have one more. It’s the new TV.
Excuse me. Is that thing safe?
Yes, ma’am. It, uh — It’s safe.
Just don’t stand in front of it.
-[Door Opens] -[Michael]Come on in.
-So where do you want it? -In front of the fireplace.
God, it’s big! It’s huge.
-Did you order a stand? -It comes with a stand, doesn’t it?
-It doesn’t. -I gotta have a stand.
-There’s one in the truck. -Fine.
-It’s extra. -Fine. -[Phone Ringing J
-Don’t answer that. -Gogetthe 115.
-Great. It’s huge! -[Ringing Continues J
-Michael — -Yeah?
Tell me you didn’t use the rest of the money to buy this stuff.
-Okay, I didn’t use the rest of it. -Thank God.
-I used some of the rest. -Michael!
-What else was I gonna use? We’ve lost our credit cards. -[Ringing Continues J
-You lost our credit cards. -Fine, I lost them.
But in order to get this, I had to use cash.
-How much? -I got an incredible deal for not charging it.
-How much? -For the dish?
-For everything. -The installation?
-For everything! Michael! -The subscription fees?
About seven.
Hundred?
You’re so good. That’s good.
Seven.., thousand.
Yeah.
How are you gonna pay the people you owe? They call constantly.
Listen.
-[Groans] -I got this whole thing worked out.
It’s not even a system. It’s more like —
I just know. I just know which way to bet.
It’s like being connected.
It’s like knowing something that no one else knows.
God, I wish I could describe the feeling to you.
[Scoffs] You don’t have to.
-Hey, how did it go? -What?
The audition.
[Groans]
Did Jane Duncan call after I left?
Jane Duncan? No.
When you were on the phone and I was getting ready, did anybody try and click through?
-Probably. I don’t remember. -They were trying to tell me not to come to the audition...
because they decided they were gonna go with a lottery official instead of an actress.
-I sat there for an hour looking like an idiot before somebody told me. -God, I’m sorry.
That must’ve been awful.
[Exasperated Sigh]
Oh, there’s the stand.
Did you at least remember to get my plane ticket?
-Yes... and no. -What the hell does that mean?
I did remember, but-but I didn’t get it.
-MichaeL! -I got you something else.
-This was my audition trip. -I got you something else.
I got you something else. -Julie’s expecting me.
-What did you do? -I’ll give you a hint.
We don’t have enough money for you to fly to L.A...
but you could drive there in style.
Wait. That’s mine?
-Michael — -I knew you’d hate it. I’ll take it back.
-Wait. Don’t. -You like it? We’ll keep it.
You make me really, really mad.
Careful! Careful! Careful, careful, careful, careful!
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh!
Oh, I don’t know. About 45 minutes.
Forty-five minutes?
What do you think went on in there?
I don’t know. I wasn’t inside.
You don’t have to be inside to figure it out.
-[Intercom Beeping] -Look, I gotto trust her.
[Woman Over Intercom] Michael Chambers, line two.
-Michael Chambers, fine two. -You’re either very smart or very stupid.
I can’t figure out which.
Hello?
[Rachel] It’s me.
He proposed.
Christ.
What did you say?
I pretended I wasn’t expecting it.
I said I needed time.
This is my problem:
When I think abouttrying again with you, I have no idea...
if it’s a moment of strength or a moment of weakness.
Do you remember the last time we went away?
The conversation we had in front of the fire?
-Yes. -I don’t want to be on the outside.
It’s too painful.
I won’t make that mistake again.
I promise.
What do you think would happen if we went away for the weekend?
I don’t see how we can resolve this any other way.
We could go back to Whispering Pines.
-We could do that. -We had a good time there.
What about Tommy?
I’ll pick you up Friday at 6:00.
Can we take my car?
Yeah, we can take your car.
I forgot.
Suddenly, Friday at 6:00 seems like a long way off.
It’s only two days.
[Chuckles]
-All you have to do is say no. -No.
[Phone Numbers Beeping J
[Line Ringing J
[Man ‘s Voice J The mobile customer is away from the phone...
or has tra ye/ed beyond the service area.
Please tiy and call again later
J Take my courage J
11/Continues, Indistinct]
-Rachel around? -Nope.
-What about Tommy? -Nope.
It’s important. We were supposed to hook up, and she never showed.
-You don’t know where she is? -No, everybody got in a car and took off.
-Where to? -Vegas, Ithink.
Rachel too? You sure?
Yeah. She’s hard to miss.
Michael.
[Together] Hi. How are you?
-Good. -Good. I had a feeling I’d see you.
-Yeah, me too. -Hi, I’m Deborah.
-Hi, Deborah. Michael. -Ah, I’m sorry.
Listen, I’m sorry. I-I gotta run.
-Oh. Well, talk to you soon? -Yeah.
-Still have my number? -I still have your number.
-You sure? -Yeah. Nice to meetyou.
I’ll speak to you soon. I gotta go.
Bye.
He’ll call.
Yeah, well, what do you want? You met the guy on a bus.
Have you seen David lately?
Not since you and Ed got divorced — married.
I’m sorry. Excuse me.
Michael, when you get to be my age, you realize that...
sometimes the planets just don’t line up...
and there’s nothing you can do about it.
Of course, sometimes they do line up...
and there’s nothing you can do about that either.
[Line Ringing J
Hi this is Susan Crenshaw I’m not in right now..
but if you leave a message, I’ll call you right back.
[Beep]
-Hi, this is Michael Chambers. I’m sorry to call so — -[Susan J Hello!
-Oh, you’re there. -[Chuckles]Yeah.
Yeah, I just didn ‘t feeI /ike ta/king to anybody.
-Okay, bye. -[Laughing]No.
No,/didn ‘t mean you.
What are you doing?
Sitting around. What are you doing?
Sitting around
[Chuckling J
[Rachel] Are you with me?
Yeah.
I feel like you’re somewhere else.
I feel like I’m in an ad for fine wine.
But it’s nice. It’s really nice.
I’d like to be close.
This is close.
This is close to you?
Isn’t it?
You’re not very present-tense.
Wh-Wh — Is that like an acting thing?
I love you.
-[Susan 1 Mm. That was nice. -Mm.
There’s somebody else, isn’t there?
Sort of.
“Sort of”? Where is she?
[Michael] /don’t know
There’s what you want, and there’s what’s good for you.
-Ah, they never meet. -They never meet.
Except for my mother and stepfather.
Maybe they think they’re wrong for each other.
Nah, they’re too old for that shit.
Then why do anything with anybody?
Because anything’s better than nothing.
The idea that you think you make sense is really terrifying.
Yeah, I know.
-Have a nice day, Michael. -Thanks.
Thatthe last of it?
-That the last of it, Michael? -Yeah.
Listen, give me two minutes. I gotta use the bathroom.
Michael?
-Oh, hi. -Hi.
-How are you? -Good. And you?
Good. Did you just get here?
No, just on my way out.
Oh, I have to go downstairs to meet a delivery.
Great. I’ll go with you.
Later on, I find out that Bob, this manager...
is letting this new guy fill the ATM without having a second person there...
with the offsetting key...
which you’re not supposed to do, obviously.
Turns out this guy was stealing money...
and splitting it with Bob.
-A little office intrigue. -[Chuckles]Yeah.
-Hello. Susan Crenshaw? -Yes.
I need you to sign.
[Writing J
[Woman J This is for you.
[Paper Tears J
-Here you go. Bye-bye. -Bye.
Oh. Yeah.
-Back to work. -All right.
Take care.
I./’[SkaJ
Rachel in tonight?
Haven’t seen her.
Hey. I need three scotch-water...
dirty Tanqueray martini up, two Rolling Rock...
and a Red Stripe.
I’m trying to get a message to Rachel. Is she here?
Tommy’s wife? Yeah.
“Tommy’s wife”?
Right.
Tommy’s wife.
-Yeah, she’s in back. -Do me one small favor...
and the other half...
is yours.
-You called it? -It’s my club. That’s what I call it.
J Steve Austin can walk the plank J
J Doin’ the skoliosis skank J
Hey.
— I put it down right in front of her, and she wouldn’t look at it, so —
Thanks.
I Do/n’ the skol/osis skank I
I This song’s about Jeremy’s back II
-[Crowd Cheering] -[Singer]Yeah! “Skoliosis Skank.”
-That’s about you, Jeremy. -Whoo!
All right! This next song — [Continues, Indistinct]
Oh! Loser racks.
Whatcha read in’ about, hon?
Tit jobs?
Yeah. I’m thinking about having one put on my forehead.
Ooh.
Could be interesting.
-What the hell is this? -What? -What the hell is this?
/don’t know
Are you rolling this guy behind my back?
Tommy...
I swear to God I have no idea how that got there.
.r[Ska]
That’s all that happened, Tommy, I swear.
[Rachel] See? I didn ‘t ask him to come.
If he bribes her to take me a note, I can ‘t control that.
-Tommy, I just want — -Get out of here!
-If you want him out of the club, keep him out. -Oh, you bet I will.
If I find outyou’re seeing him, I’ll make both of you very uncomfortable.
[Tom]Why “uncontested”? You could’ve hit her with the rug salesman.
[Casey]No point. She’d only been seeing him a few weeks.
-[Man]That the last one? -Yep.
[Tom] But if you get adultery...
you can slip out on alimony.
-Didn’t want to get into all that. -They’ll never make it.
The company’ll be eating interest big time, especially on this haul.
They’ll make it. They’ll make it.
[Intercom Beeping J
[Woman Over Intercom J George Rittenhouse, line three.
Yeah? What?
Oh, no. Look, I’ll be right there.
-Deborah broke water. -[Tom]Hey, good luck, man.
-Good luck. -Thanks.
[Tom J So why didn ‘t you want to get into it?
-Bastard Who? -/Casey]Somebody.
Since when?
Since before the beginning.
[Phone Ringing J
-Hello. Myself speaking. -[Rachel] That was a really stupid thing to do.
-Don’tevershowup — -Rach! Where are you?
-I’m in my car. -What happened?
I was waiting and you never showed, and then you’re fucking married.
What the hell’s going on?
/don ‘t ha ye time to play games with you.
Why didn’t you come?
It/s idiotic to be having this conversation after what happened
-What are you talking about? -Michael —
You owe me an explanation.
-There’s nothing to explain. -You haven’t told me why you didn’t show.
/shouldn ‘t have to.
What the hell happened to you?
All right, let’s just get this over with.
Where are you?
I’m at the Salem Street house.
Oh, God, you’re kidding. You’re renting it?
Yeah.
You don ‘t do anything halfway. I’ll give you that.
I’ll be there in a minute. And no funny stuff
Fine.
-Chambers. -[Man]Yeah?
Thirty dimes on LSU.
-Thirty? -Yeah.
-Okay. -Okay.
[Phone Beeps]
All right, all right, all right, all right, all right.
Give us a field goal.
-Come on. -[Man On TV]Good call to go for the field goal.
[Man#2]You’ve got time, if you make it, to go for an onside kick.
Here ‘s the kick. It/s long enough, and it/s good
-Yes. A tie. -We have a tie game with 1:19 to go...
-I can live with a tie. -at 13.
/can live with a tie.
Come on, Florida. Go to sleep, go to sleep.
[Man#2] Dropping to throw, Moms.
Throwing to the sideline. Complete. Out of bounds to Emmitt Smith.
-And that’ll stop the clock. -You’re all right.
Morris, deep over the middle, complete to the 45...
-I can’t watch this! -to the 44-yard line.
They’re edging toward field-goal range with that catch.
A gain, Moms —
-Oh, God! God! -to the 27-yard line.
-They got a bunch of it. An 18-yard pickup... -Come on, come on.
with 30 seconds remaining now.
-Moms is four out of five — -[Michael]Hit him!
-Hit— -Emmitt Smith going to the far side of the field
-That may hurt them. They may not be able to stop the clock. -No more time-outs.
He got wrapped up at the 24-yard fine.
-It’s done. -Nine seconds. Eight.
-The game is over, gentlemen. -Six They’re tiying to line it up.
-Five. They’re at the 24. -The game is —
He drops back and throws it away with one second remaining.
The clock has expired, but/believe they’ll give him the one second
They’re gonna give ‘em the one second, even though the clock shows nothing.
It’s come down to this.
And this field-goal tiy..
will be attempted from about 41 yards.
Here ‘s the snap, the kick. It’s high..
itis long, and it is..
good’
Florida has won on the final play of the game...
l6to 13.
In the final analysis, it will be the penalties..
and the Tigers’ mistakes that cost them this win...
because they really played well against the Florida Gators.
to lose this one 16-13.
[Michael’s Voice] I got good news, and I got bad news.
The good news is I have till Tuesday to cough it up.
The bad news is I have till Tuesday to cough it up.
-So I have a year to get you a present, right? -Yep.
I figured I’d get you something you could really use...
like hemlock.
Happy?
[Clicking Tongue] Like an Oscar winner.
You know me — I like money.
-That much? -Beats goin’ to jail.
Jail? What’s jail gotto do with it?
Ask your brother.
What? What did he do?
-He threatened me. -How? When?
When you left town, he was pursuing me.
He’d call. He’d follow me. This went on for a long time.
I kept asking him to stop. Finally, he did.
-That night we talked about going away... -Mm-hmm.
he saw us.
He saw us in the car.
He came to see me.
He said he was still obsessed with me...
that if he couldn’t have me, neither could you.
He tried to come on to me. I started screaming at him.
He said if I didn’t stay away from you...
he’d frame me for possession and send me up.
-Jesus! -I tried to call his bluff, and he pulled out a bag...
and started dragging me to his car.
Why didn’t you call me?
Because when your psychopathic brother with a badge...
starts throwing his weight around, I figured...
forget this, and forget you.
The Chambers family is a bad investment.
But why Tommy? Why marry Tommy?
-He did ask. -Ah, come on. That’s not a reason.
You asked once.
Tell me it was the same thing.
Look me in the eye and tell me it was the same thing.
He treats me bad.
Look at my arms.
Oh, my God, Rachel.
I know they’ve killed people. I just know it.
I don’t know how to get out of it.
You can get out of it.
How? I’m married to Mack the Knife.
How do Iget out of it?
We leave.
We’ll live somewhere else.
I’m good at leaving. You know that.
He’ll find us.
No, he won’t.
[Object Rattles J
What was that?
Somebody’s in the house.
[Rachel] Michael?
In here.
[Footsteps Approaching J
[Tommy] i-i,; hon.
You know...
it don’t look right.
You can’t exactly say it looks right, now, can you?
It’s a risk...
in business that the people closest to you...
may do you wrong.
Usually I can figure out a way to get...
satisfaction.
Let’s say they’re...
skimming.
Well, they can give me the money back...
work it off, something.
I’m... pretty good at balancing these things out.
But see, you can’t un-fuck my wife!
So I find myself looking to the outer edges...
of acceptable behavior to...
make myself feel better.
It’s not nice what comes to mind.
Tommy, it was my idea to come here —
That’s not helping, hon!
I wanted to talk to you.
So the napkin should’ve been under my drink.
Now everything makes sense. I had it all wrong, didn’t I?
-That’s right. -Isee.
I wanted to make you a business proposition.
I wanted her opinion first about how best to approach you.
And she suggested that you...
seduce her as a way to approach me?
What business could we possibly have together?
A job.
[Tommy] ‘A job.”
A job job?
Yeah.
Why come to me?
You’re the only crook I know.
Is that... polite?
Tell me, what kind of a job is it, Michael...
that you need a crook?
Where I work.
-Where you work. -Armored cars.
I work with armored cars.
[Tommy] And?
And every Monday the cars go to the retailers and collect all the cash...
from over the weekend...
from lottery ticket sales and merchandise sales.
It’s taken back to the company to be verified...
and then the whole wad’s taken to the bank...
in one truck.
Could be anywhere from a couple hundred thousand...
to a million.
Small bills.
Totally untraceable.
Well.
[Tom]Hey, school’s out.
So what now?
[Conversation Continues, Indistinct]
[Door Shuts J
-Well, it’s you and me, kid. -What?
-George collared me. -Oh, that’s not fair.
You’ve been out all day. What about Casey? Tom?
-Suddenly I’m not good enough? -No, you know that’s not it.
It’s just what I said: You’ve been out all day.
-[Intercom Beeping J -It’s a short run.
[Woman Over Intercom J Number 19, Chambers and Dutton.
-Well, here we go. -Number 19, Chambers and Dutton.
[Michael]The trucks have to complete their runs by 4:00.
The money’s wrapped and verified by 6:00.
The truck has to be at the bank by 6:30.
or the company pays the interest on missing the day.
So the entire facility is geared towards getting every dollar on that truck.
This is how it works: When we get into the bank...
there are loading docks in the secure delivery area.
You go in just after we arrive in a van...
posing as a legitimate vendor using a four-digit access code I’ll provide.
Then you pop out and scoop it up.
How do you make sure you’re the driver?
I check the schedule. If I’m not assigned...
I go to the driver and tell him I need extra hours.
-He just gives them to you? -I can be pretty persuasive.
Huh. If it goes smoothly, they’ll know somebody was on the inside.
-They’re gonna put heat on you. -I keep denying it. There’s nothing they can do.
All right, this is how we’ll handle it. I know this guy.
The broker.
I don’t know his name, and Idon’t want to...
because he is serious.
You think I can exert pressure? This guy scares the shit out of me.
But this is what he does. He organizes jobs.
He’s got some high-level legit day gig with an insurance company or something...
so he knows all the ways to beat the cops and the ops.
That’s why nobody knows him by name or face.
I call him up and tell him everything about what we’re doing...
and then he puts the whole thing together.
He hires the men from out of town. You won’t know them. They will not know you.
They’ll just do the job, and then they will drop at a predetermined time...
to a predetermined person at a predetermined place.
That’s good.
Who handles the drop?
-We’ll use one of my guys. -I want somebody I know.
Gee, that’s tough, Michael. I want somebody I know!
-What about her? -[Rachel]“What about her” what?
He wants you to hold the money.
-And if/say no? -Then it’s off.
You’re holdin’ the money. When do we do it?
-The sooner the better. -I’m not taking a short count.
The broker alone takes 20 percent on any job he crews.
It’s a two-way split. You can cut your half any way you like.
I’d rather eat airline food.
Can you do it without me?
Well, Michael, you know I can’t.
-Then it’s 50-50. -I don’t like it.
When you see all that cash, you’ll like it.
So what’s the total for the day?
About a million three.
Hello? Hello?
-[Man]When you pass Brazos — -Who is this?
Shut up. When you pass Brazos going down Fifth Street...
you’ll see a man standing on the southeast corner..
wearing a yellow suit and sung/asses.
If our end is going according to plan, he ‘ll take off his sunglasses.
If your end is going according to plan, you signal him..
by lifting the fingers of your left hand off the wheel for one second.
if you don ‘ti/ft your fingers, we will assume you want to abort.
-Well, what if — -[Line CllcksJ
Thanks for calling.
.r.r[Country Rock]
Are you sure we should go through with this?
-You could say they wouldn’t switch you — -No, we’re very close now.
We have to follow it through.
It’s gonna be fine.
This time tomorrow, the hard part’II be over.
God, I hope so.
Once you get the drop, drive straight to Whispering Pines.
Don’t stop for anything.
It may take me a couple of days. They’ll be asking questions.
I’ll have to let things cool off.
I can’t wait for this whole thing to be over.
-Watch it! -[Tires Screech]
Jesus!
Sorry.
Whenever you’re ready, Michael.
Huh? Yeah.
-You want cash or coins first? -I hate to ask, but could I stay with the truck?
How come?
-Well, there’s a woman in the bank I’d prefer not to have to see. -Oh, a woman.
-No problem. -Thanks.
Susan! Hey. Hey, how are you?
Good.
Stay there!
Ed, get down!
Are you awake?
[Michael Moans] I don’t know.
I might— I might be dreaming.
You’re going to be fine.
They say you’ll recover completely.
[Michael Mumbling]
Everyone is very proud of you.
Proud?
For trying to stop the robbery.
I’m- [Sobbing]
I’m only sorry you couldn’t save Ed.
/know you tried
[Michael] I’m tired
So tired
Michael?
Michael, if you can understand me, just nod.
I-I can understand
lwanttoletyou know that Perennial Armored Car...
is very proud of your performance.
-Very proud. -And even though you’ve only been with the company a short time...
we want to make sure you don’t worry...
about the financial side of your illness.
As a matter of fact, when the time comes...
we’d like very much to do an in-depth profile of you...
for Armored Transport Now!
I think I told you it’s read by everyone in the industry.
-Don’t forget about Mr. Fox. -Oh, yes. Mr. Fox...
[Voice Echoing]founder and chairman of Perennial Armored Car...
and a wonderful, wonderful man, would like very much to meet you...
and have his photograph taken with you to accompany the article.
Well, uh, when the time comes, of course.
As I say, Michael, when the time comes.
I said, is there something I should know?
[Michael] Oh, are you all right?
Yeah.
Yeah. How about you?
/can ‘t telL
[Echoing] Michael...
they’ve been asking questions —
the police and your brother.
Mm. My brother.
I think they want something...
and I don’t think what they want is good for you.
Mm,/told you.
Those things never meet.
Yeah.
You told me.
I told you.
[Inhales, Exhales]
[Echoing J /told you./told you.
No, you didn’t, Mr. Chambers.
I’m sony?
I want you to describe what happened from the moment you entered...
the delivery bay of Grand Texas Bank...
until you lost consciousness.
I—I-/pulled—
/pulled the truck into the dock.
-Dock number one? -Yes, number one.
/and-and-and Ed
/, uh— /turned the engine oft..
and-andEdOh,
they killed him.
Didn ‘t-Didn ‘t they kill him?
-Did they- -Yes.
[Breathing Heavily]
Maybe, uh — Maybe we should come back.
[Sobbing J God.
You fake bastard.
You think you got everybody fooled.
You think because the job was sloppy and a few people got shot, nobody thinks you were in.
It won’t wash.
I’m gonna bring you down.
Not because you got Ed killed —
although that would be plenty reason enough —
but because I think you’re worthless.
You’ve always been worthless.
You were nonexistent as a brother to me.
You didn’t lift a finger to prop Mom up after Dad died.
You’ve skated along on your looks and charm, just like a woman...
leaving everybody else to clean up after you.
Well, I’m gonna clean up, all right...
and I’m starting with you.
[Michael] Get out.
You’re an accessory to murder.
You don’t know what you’re talking about.
You were the inside man. We both know it.
-You’ve got nothing. -Oh, yeah?
I’ve got a bank employee you seduced to obtain a vendor ID number.
U h-huh. [Chuckles]
How did it happen?
Did they come to you? Trap you into it?
Was it her? What kind of shit did she tell you?
She make you promises?
Tell you Tommy was mean to her? You two should run away together?
Or did she get you in a compromising situation, you only had one way out?
Was it like that?
You really think she’s waiting for you?
You think you’re safe from the bears, all locked in your little log cabin...
bolts on the door?
Well... [Chuckles]
you just locked yourself inside with another bunch of grizzlies, and here’s how:
Let’s say she is on the level.
She double-crossed Tommy Dundee, and she’s waiting for you.
You think Tommy Dundee is gonna let you get away with that?
You better hope she double-crossed you and that her and Tommy are laughing...
because if she’s not with him right now...
somebody’s gonna make their way in here to check on you...
and they won’t be interested in your full recovery.
[Chuckles]
I suppose I could protect you...
stage somebody outside the door.
But since you’re such a hero...
I convinced my boss you wouldn’t need protection.
Who’d want to hurt the man of the hour?
The pillar of courage?
Hell, people want to shake your hand.
Couple uniforms downstairs to keep away the press and well-wishers, sure.
But somebody outside the door?
What’s the point?
-It’s all your fault. -Right.
Oh, if you’d left her alone —
No. If you had left her alone. What is it with you?
Thank God you’re bedridden.
I wouldn’t be able to stomach the hypocrisy of you showing up to Ed’s funeral...
and standing next to our mother.
[Footsteps Retreating J
[Breathing Heavily]
-Mr. Chambers, how are you? -Fine.
What can I help you with?
Could you adjust these pillows? My neck is really getting stiff.
Of course.
Well, part of the problem is you’ve got your bed adjusted so it’s tilted too far forward.
-Let me take you down — -No, no, no.
-I really like itthis way. -But—
It’s just the pillows, really. The angle is fine.
If you could just adjust the pillows.
All right.
-How’s that? -Fine, thank you.
I was about to come see you anyway. It’s time to take your pill.
Oh, that’s all right. I really don’t need it right now.
Well, I think you’ll find it very difficult to sleep without it.
It’s okay. Maybe a little later.
You know, I really feel okay.
Well, you don’t look okay.
Oh, I — Really, I’ll have it later.
Really.
If you say so.
[Stammers]
Could you tell me who that gentleman is waiting out there?
/mean, why is he here?
Oh, that’s Mr. Rodman.
His sister was in a traffic accident last night and hasn’t woken up yet.
Do you think maybe he’d like to come and talk to me?
I don’t know.
I can certainly ask, although visiting hours are nearly over.
Oh, could you ask? I’d really appreciate it.
Of course.
Leave the door open!
[Nurse] Mr. Rodman, would you mind?
Ihave apatientin here who ‘s rather insecure —
[Continues, Indistinct]
Mr. Rodman said he’d be happy to talk with you.
-Thank you. -Mr. Rod man?
Mr. Chambers.
-Howdy. -Hello.
Uh, she said you, uh, just wanted to talk about —
Yeah, I-I — Please sit down.
I, uh — I just sort of came alive...
and felt like talking.
My luck — all my visitors had already gone.
Yeah, I’d reckon you’d get a lot of visitors.
-Why do you say that? -You’re famous, ain’t ya?
[Chuckles] Yeah, well —
Oh, boy.
What’s that? Your—Your pills?
Yeah.
-That’s a pain pill, a/n ‘t it? -Yeah.
That’II make you sleep.
You better take it, hadn ‘t you?
Nah. I’m fine.
Okay.
So, uh...
what do you got in there, a spare pair of shoes?
-What’s that? -in your coat.
Oh, no, I—
/gotta carly that for my job.
They’re obnoxious as hell, I know, but...
I’m in real estate, andlreallydon’thave a choice.
They’re convenient.
So, where’d you say you worked?
Oh, I didn’t.
Uh, Don Sembera Realty.
Oh.
Well, how long you been there?
About six years.
You must know Jeanette Scott.
Yeah. Yeah, sure.
Jeanette.
Yeah, she sold me a house once.
-Is that right? -Yeah.
Small world.
Who are you?
I don’t know. Who do you want me to be?
Who are you? Did Tommy send you?
Buddy, I don’t know who you’re talking about. Tommy? What —
I don’t know any Jeanette Scott. I made that up.
Thank you. I didn’t know who you were talkin’ about either.
I didn’t know — I didn’t recognize that name.
-I was tryin’ to be agreeable. -“Trying to be agreeable”?
Tommy Dundee sent you here. He sent you here to kill me!
I’ll leave. I was tryin’ to be nice. I’m sorry.
/mean, goddamn you.
Goddamn you. My sister’s layin’ there.
I don’t know if she’ll getup again.
There’s other people in here got problems.
Wait. Wait. I’m sorry.
I’m—I’m sorry. Please forgive me.
I’m-I’m-
I’m-I’mI guess I’m a little spooked.
Half thetime, I—I—
I don’t even know what I’m saying.
I know. I don’t usually talk like that either, but...
you catch me off guard like that—
I mean, she told me you wanted me to come in and talk.
-/know, and/’msoriy. -I wanted to talk too.
P-P-Please sit down again.
I’m sorry.
So, uh, tell me about your job.
Do you like it?
I’ve got a good job.
The market...
basically sucks right now, but, uh, it’s —
Unless you’re buying. It’s good.
You weren’t thinking about buying, were you?
-Somebody’s gettin’ sleepy over there. -I’m sorry.
Uh, I’m gonna let you sleep.
-No, really. Please. -I’m gonna get out of here.
No. I can’t do it.
LJh, could you d— Could you do me a favor?
-Just a small favor? -A favor?
Yeah, please. I’d really appreciate it. Really.
-It ain’t a sponge bath, is it? -Oh, no.
I was kiddin’.
If you could, uh —
If you could just wait here until I’ve gotten a little nap?
Just sit here with me for a while..
-until I’ve just slept a little bit. -Well, I—
I’d like to, but I got my sister down there and everything.
Please? I —
I just need a little sleep.
-Okay. Just for a little bit, okay? -Thank you.
I’m just so, uh —
I’m just gonna sit over here, okay?
[Muffled Shouts]
It’s time to go.
[Moaning]
What’s he payin’ you?
Ten? Twenty-five?
I’ll give you a hundred.
You know I’ve got it.
You know/do.
[Cries Out, Moans]
RacheL!
[Object Clattering J
[TommyJ/don’tknowhow it happened when you were a kid
or who you learned it from, but you have very strange ideas about sharing.
All our negotiating — 20 percent, 50 percent —
that’s playground bullshit.
A fair share is whatever you can take.
-And I’m taking everything. -[Shot Fires]
[Body Thuds]
[Tommy Grunts]
Oh, Jesus Christ, Howard!
You’re not gonna bleed like this, are you?
Rachel.
Rachel!
Please.
[Grunts] Jesus Christ!
Are you fucking kidding me?
You have made a mistake.
I will deal with you and your mistake in a moment. You?
You don’t ha ye any choice. You have to shoot me.
But I don’t think you will.
[Groaning]
-[Shot Fires] -[Groans]
[Michael Breathing Heavily]
[Michael Groaning J
Oh, I can’t get up.
Hey, Rach? Think you — Thinkyou could help me?
[Groaning J
If you could just... give me a hand —
When you left, there was something I didn’t understand.
You didn’t just leave me. You left everybody.
Everything.
It made me feel very...
interchangeable.
But now I understand the appeal of just walking away.
Tsk. There’s something very powerful...
about being absent.
lthinkyou did the right thing when you left.
But you shouldn’t have come back.
Rach. Rachel, please.
[Body Thuds]
Michael...
right?
[Car Engine Starting J
[Car Driving A way]
[Car Engine Starts]
11/Countiy Rock]
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11/Synthesizer, Dramatic]
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