Original subtitles

If you love me

Ladies and gentlemen, we reached our cruising altitude at 34 ,000 feet. We

expect a smooth ride.

I've turned off the seatbelt sign, and you're free to move about the cabin if

you wish.

Hello. My name is Eileen, and I'll be serving you this morning. Hi, Eileen.

My name is Javier, and I'll be your passenger this morning.

Oh, it feels so silly saying that.

And what can I call you?

You don't need to call me anything.

His name is Esquema.

Is New York your final destination, Javier, or can we help you with any

connections? No, no, New York.

And you, Mr. Esquema, is New York your final destination?

Everybody wants to live together.

I'm here.

I'm here.

Come on, come on. Good morning, Florida.

I need a change. A sex change.

Hey,

why?

No reason.

What happened yesterday, huh? Hey,

hey. Sneaky, man.

It's okay, Chico. I switch with you.

Javier, take that idea.

Put it in a little capsule.

And hide it where Gob won't look. Don't touch my... Any tip?

Tips or two?

When?

Yesterday. A couple of guys.

Red and white suits.

Top -sider types.

What'd they say?

More like a signal.

It's really subtle.

So what you tell them, huh?

They sell drift stand at the gift shop.

They come by, you point them out.

So you don't want to come down to Calle Hueso, Gato?

Nobody I know who gets into the drug business gets out.

What are you going to do? Make a score? Save up? Start a car dealership?

Who told you?

I got plans. I got to go.

Drugs ain't going to get me there.

Business college world, huh? Easy. How you doing, Eddie?

Hey, Eddie. Hey.

Respect is power.

And power is money. Right now in Florida, money is one thing.

It's drugs, gato.

It's drugs.

It's a chance of a lifetime.

I mean, it's like we just invented electricity.

One day you're going to look back on your life and you're going to regret

you didn't get it on the ground floor.

Not me, chico.

Estúpido, brother, estúpido.

Try to teach you something, man, to make some money.

You'll be here in the beach.

One dollar, two dollars, I'll give you a quarter, five cents, five cents.

Who's the workaholic, huh?

It's all yours. Got it.

It's work.

Yeah, don't sleep drink. Come on.

Don't wake him up.

Who?

My husband.

Is there anything you need?

No.

Be careful.

This could be deceiving.

What?

Florida sun.

Raised today.

Raised in tomorrow.

My name's Alan.

Alan Ripley.

Um...

A glass of water.

Sure.

Huh? No wonder why Randy wanted to switch with you, huh?

Don't talk, it's okay.

What kind of word is that?

Ogle.

Ogle? Don't ogle the guests. It's in the Carvana by Manuel.

I wasn't ogling.

Hey, and I was educated at Oxford.

I didn't ogle.

This is useless. Stop.

Stop.

Here we go, sir.

Your call is waiting. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Is there anything else,

Councilman Bryce?

You know what? Just give me a nice tea. My name's Mark.

Yes. Hello.

Is this the Ockers controller's office, ma 'am?

This is Mark Bryce for Frank.

Can you tell him that I called? Who's this?

Tommy. Tommy, listen to me. You tell him I'm going to do this deal with or

without him.

No, that's not a threat, Tommy. That's a fact.

It's a vacation.

What's a vacation?

Just tell him that I called, okay? And give him that message.

What have you got?

Uh, well, the guys at the bar do make this drink out of seven different rums

with papaya juice, grapefruit, and a splash of grenadine.

They call it an Anita Breeze.

Um, I think I'd like that.

All right.

Hey, um, uh, Alan, you guys have a disco here now, right?

Yes, sir.

What's it like?

Well, to be honest, sir... Listen, this is my situation. I got a business dinner

tonight with a Florida contact and his wife. But where are they dancing?

There has to be. All right. Ella, Ella, just wait. Wait a minute. Just wait a

minute. I want to go somewhere after dinner where we could all be together,

also where I could do some business and not be distracted by what's going on.

Well, I thought this goes perfect, sir.

There's a VIP section. It should be kind of quiet.

Why?

So I'd like to know when you got the notion.

Said I'd like to know when you got the notion.

Rock the boat. Don't rock the boat, baby.

Rock the boat. I told you to don't hold up. Rock the boat. Don't rock the boat,

baby. Rock the boat.

Ever since I'm all aged and lucky, yeah.

Your touch has thrilled me like the rush of a wind.

And your heart has held me safe from a rolling sea.

There's always been a quiet place to holler at me.

second shift.

They're finally letting me go home.

Yeah, me too.

I like to work.

The surf will be glowing tonight.

The blue light?

No, the phytoplankton.

It's phosphorescent.

At night, the waves batter it, causing it to glow. Am I boring you as this boy?

No.

No.

How was the disco?

Could your heart stand it?

Number five.

But I suppose you know that already.

Hmm? Why?

I saw you at the disco.

I think you're extraordinary.

You're gonna miss your butt there's always another bus there's always

woman no No, there's not

I'm married

I'm here six more days, and I'm a tall boy

If my husband even saw us standing here, he doesn't think anything's innocent.

Is it?

Leave me alone.

Please.

But what if he didn't find out?

Can I help you?

You want to tell me about the Anita Breeze?

Do you still want to get away from the hotel?

See something in Miami?

Oh, that wouldn't be possible. Mark doesn't want to leave the hotel.

We're paying a lot to stay here. Slums we can see for free at home.

He doesn't have to come. He has that overnight cruise to Bimini.

I'm going with him.

How did you know about that?

He booked a cruise through the hotel.

What if you were sick?

No.

No, he wouldn't leave me alone.

He wouldn't go without me.

It's a business trip.

It's what he cares about.

Hey, boy!

Boy! Ah, Alan!

Where's my cabana, boy?

Alan!

I was wondering.

I was wondering what it would be like for us to kiss.

Don't say anything.

This is not happening.

I have a necklace.

Where's your mother?

There.

It's a rosary.

It's like a necklace from God.

From God?

Mm -hmm.

How do you get one?

Cowboy takes gold. I want the temple.

They're watching us.

Can you blame them?

Hey, how you doing?

Hey, how you doing? Good. How much for a beer?

75 cents.

Drinks. Drinks for everybody and two for us.

You're welcome.

Anytime, buddy.

Those guys start everything.

Sometimes it just amazes me.

You know, we're all... We're all so self -centered.

And then you look around and you see everyone else.

Everyone is the main character in their lives.

You know, they all have a story.

What's your story?

I don't know.

And it's not very interesting.

You don't want to know my story.

No.

I want to know everything about you.

No, you don't.

Then let's make a new story.

I am born.

We open on a beachfront bar.

Let's pretend it's cold.

The sea breeze.

They've come in from the ocean.

He's just a cabana boy, but he has dreams.

They just made love, and it made her feel... Wonderful.

Here we are, kids.

Have fun.

What was this all about?

What?

Oh.

I was raised Catholic.

Is that a problem for you?

Not for me.

So you... You went to, like, one of those Tony schools?

Do the girls walk like skirts and knee socks and the nuns watch their every

move? No.

No, not exactly.

Come here.

No, nuns get a bad rap, by the way.

Everybody's always making jokes about them.

Oh, I'm sorry.

So,

that's

how the story goes.

Ella enters a nunnery.

How does it go?

How does it go?

Are you crying?

Don't cry.

Don't cry.

Please don't cry.

How does it go?

The story.

What did you tell me?

I don't know. I'm just a character in the story.

But I think...

It has a happy ending.

Thank you.

It looks like a fantasy cap And

this is a fantasy land it's real

We

shouldn't have to go you don't

You wanted my story, right?

Okay.

Okay.

Here's my story.

I was in the secretarial pool.

Xeroxing, getting coffee.

Guys made me...

Guys making jokes about me, you know, the way I dress.

I didn't have any money. We didn't have any money.

Move place to place.

And then, guess what?

The boss started asking me out.

Everything changed.

Then I became Mrs. Mark Bray.

Oh.

You like my story?

Are you disappointed?

You had your dreams.

And I have my dreams.

I've got so much to do back home.

Oh, what? What do you have to do? Be a wife? Go shopping?

Huh? You're not happy. Oh, please.

Tell me why. Why what? Oh, what do you think? Why do birds sing so gay? Why

the rain fall from up above?

Why do you stay in this marriage?

You will never be loved the way you are now.

You never have been, and you never will be.

leaving tomorrow. It's over.

Does it change anything?

I have to understand that.

Refusal to love is just an excuse for cowardice.

Emotional cowardice.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Hey, you got my purse? Yeah, yeah. No, no, no. I need that. I need that.

Thank you very much.

Hey.

Hey. You had a good time, man. Oh, it was great. Thank you for helping out on

the doctor. She was sick. I appreciate that.

And I couldn't find my cabana boy. Can you get this for me?

Yeah. No problem. Okay. Ready, honey?

Here you go.

You know, I got a paper. Oh, there he is.

Thank you. Here you go.

See you next season.

always the same when you start enjoying yourself the vacation is over i'll be

very happy to get home

Does it hurt?

No.

Julie, what are you doing?

Is she bothering you? Not at all.

All right. What is your name?

Julie. Julie, huh?

You're from Miami, right?

Yeah.

Gold gamers.

Yeah, right. I have a lot of friends from this area.

Oh. My name is Javier.

Emily. Nice to meet you. Hi. In my line of work, I take a lot of pride in

knowing what people are from.

Especially in Miami, you know?

Oh, what's your business?

I'm sorry. You're going to have to sit down.

Do you mind if I... No, no.

Do you mind?

Who

can

go for you not going in my car, man?

Hey, why not?

Women like that, man, they don't like men like us, man.

Let me repeat.

Women like that, they don't like men like us. You understand that?

They weren't there.

It was a plaything to her, man.

Nothing but a colorful vacation memory, that's all.

You owe me.

Alan, think about something else, okay? Anything else.

Think about making money from drugs, man.

Think about your four classes. Think about the primary rate for life care.

Primary, primary!

I can't think of anything else.

Remember the time I covered for you with that drug thing?

Again with this drug thing? Yeah, you take the rap, and you also take my

But I got busted.

It's a terrible idea. It's probably the worst idea I ever hear in my life.

Let's bug Watergate. That was a great idea compared to this one, man.

If you don't give me your car, I'll get another somehow.

Gato!

I'm so stupid, man. This car could be going to the kids, making me money. I'm

over here with him.

You notify the hotel?

No.

Don't give a damn about the hotel.

Hey, what about your mother, huh? I didn't tell her.

So he rushes right over and she says, I got good news and bad news.

The bad news is that Washington, D .C. was bombed. My God.

The good news is that the procurement package went through.

Police procurement.

That and security systems are surefire growth industries, second only to crime.

No, that's true.

Very true. The only question is, what companies, what communities get those

contracts? That's right. That's right.

I put my faith in security.

I put my faith in people.

People will always act in their own best interest.

Yes.

Pretty boring, isn't it?

I saw you.

I felt you.

I moved up here. I got a job just starting out at the bank. It's a

Where are you?

The McLean Hotel in Yonkers.

That's the name. McLean Towels, McLean Sheets.

Can I help?

I'll tell you what.

Why don't you give me your phone number and I'll call you during your dinner

hour and answer your survey.

Who was it?

The nerve of some people.

Calling during this hour and asking me what I thought of the referendum.

Oh, not so fast.

People take those polls seriously.

They may be voters to you, but to Mike, you mean they're dollar signs, right?

So where were we?

Judith Ivins.

Ah, ah, ha, ha.

Ms. Judith Ivins to you.

Have you ever done business with that woman?

It's about telling you, I will never, ever do it again.

Yeah. Hello.

Hi.

Came to ask me to leave.

To go back home.

You would do that?

If you asked me to leave... I would do that.

You would?

A long time.

Every hour, every day.

So do I.

Let's pretend.

You know, years from now, we'll look back and remember this.

Remember when we had Chinese in that dingy little hotel?

What was it called?

What about now?

What are we going to do?

What are you going to do?

I told you, the band manager wants to train me.

Says I have a natural aptitude.

That's how he pronounces it.

See?

What matters is that we are on our own.

Everything lies before us.

Think, Alan.

A person just can't wake up and start over.

You can do whatever you want.

Maybe you can.

Can you go back to his house and live in his world?

No, I lived in this world. I lived in this room.

I have no skills. I have no money.

You can type.

God, you're pure.

Something becomes clear and you do it.

That's not pure. It's practical.

It's not that easy.

Why'd you come to me?

To see you.

That was pure.

No, it wasn't.

I was never happy before.

I never felt this feeling in my life.

It is possible that I never had a chance.

I kept trying and trying to be something for my mother and now for Mark.

Mark?

My husband.

Why did you come here?

I want to explain. I'm trying to decide.

The lying.

I hate the lying, but... I'm afraid I don't understand.

Is this meant to be, or is it a test? And if it's a test, what happens if I

it? Could I lose everything?

You've sinned.

I didn't come because I've sinned. I came because I'm scared. I can't control

it. I can't stop.

You came because you want to be right with God.

Does God want me to think for myself and to feel for myself, to be loved?

God wants his children to obey his laws.

He believes in sin and confession and forgiveness.

That's why you came.

Yes.

Why did you come?

I came to confess.

While I was in Bimini?

When you were sick?

Why?

Everything was perfect. We were so happy. Why, Ella?

I didn't mean to. Don't say that to me!

Don't!

Do you love me?

I want this marriage to work.

Do you want this marriage to work?

Yes.

Ella, do you remember when we first met? I took you to that fundraiser in New

York.

It was snowing. We couldn't get a cab.

So we walked arm in arm in the snow and we talked and we laughed.

Do you remember that?

Yes.

I wish.

What do you wish, Ella?

What?

That I'd never met him.

I'm sorry.

I don't want to hurt you.

I never wanted to hurt you. Except now you have this lovesick cabana boy

following you around.

You are everything to me, Ella.

You won't see him again.

Promise me.

He'll go away.

What if he doesn't?

Maybe we should go away for a while. Don't be stupid, Ella.

This is our home.

I'll take care of it.

Alan Ripley?

Hmm? Alan Ripley?

Yeah. We have a harassment complaint against you. Turn around and put your

behind your back. Hey, what?

Turn around and put your hands... Harassment.

Hey, you got the wrong Ripley.

I'm on my way to work.

Where's your ID, huh? Where's your ID?

Ah, and look what we got here.

What the f*** is that?

Listen to me.

The police are awaiting your records from Dade County.

From what I understand, that's going to make you a second -time offender.

You would be well advised to make your peace with me.

You can't keep me here.

We could bring this to trial, or we could drop the charges on a

Understand?

It's up to you.

Everything has a purpose.

Everybody has a purpose.

It is my purpose to be with Ella. Nothing can change that. Not you,

not the police, not the courts.

Or death. Or taxes.

What is this gibberish?

Are you crazy?

Nobody talks like this.

Make sense.

People are afraid to say what they feel.

Ella is afraid.

I'm not afraid to say what I feel.

There's two types of people in this world.

And pricks.

You're an...

A prick.

Do the math.

Ella's mine.

My dearest Ella, thinking of you keeps me sane.

It also keeps me here.

I said some things I shouldn't have to mark.

I hope it hasn't caused you more trouble.

Believe me, I am innocent.

Ella, I had nothing to do with this.

Nothing.

Did you know that this guy had a record?

Did you know that he had a record? No.

I feel your presence with me all the time.

It surrounds me like an electrical field.

Love is a physical force, like gravity or expansion.

You are with me constantly.

I smell you in the pillow, feel your clothes in the sheets, rub soap across

hands touching your back, taste your salt in the food.

It's all with me.

The sight of your body affects me so strongly, has always affected me so

strongly, that I believe I was born to see it.

Your face, throat, lips, breasts.

Although you can't answer, your thoughts reach me nonetheless.

They travel telepathically from you to me, creeping like little hearts through

my cell, to my bed.

They cannot keep me forever.

Someday they will release me, and that day I will be at your door.

I will be your shadow.

We will be together forever.

Shut up.

Shut up, man.

Hurry up.

Get the key.

Get the key.

Ready? Yeah, let's go.

Let's go.

Move it.

They're here. Come on.

What's going on?

Lean back.

Everything has a purpose.

You love a boy.

You hit me!

Come on! Grab him up! Get him up!

Alright, let's cover him up.

That's it, then.

All right.

Listen, Emily.

Let me tell you something.

You know the male orgasm? Yeah.

I know the male orgasm. Well, in most men, most men, not men, but it lasts

two to three seconds.

No kidding.

Well... In most animals.

Right. It lasts like a minute.

More than a mink.

It lasts five minutes.

I'm a mink.

Well, that's why they need all that mink oil. You got it.

I have my business, you know, a lot of things, you know. My problem is I

remember them all.

What is your business?

I'm a writer.

An obelisk.

Is that why... Forgive me if I'm being pushy. I've been meaning to ask.

Why do you carry a gun?

A gun?

I don't have a gun. Oh, oh.

Then what's that?

What? That.

Oh, this.

You talking about this? Yeah.

This is an empty holster.

So, you're a novelist.

Yeah, well, I'm sort of a novelist.

I'm also a bodyguard.

I work for him.

I know him a very long time.

Who is he?

Who is he?

Who is he?

My God, what happened to you, man?

So

Collins,

he's one of the escapees, the only one that they caught.

He said that Ripley was killed.

Where?

Here's the good part.

He fell into a construction site.

And when they finally got there four days later, he was buried in eight feet

concrete. And I really don't think there's much enthusiasm about digging

out.

You did this.

What?

You've been drinking.

Yeah.

Yeah, I may be drunk.

But tomorrow I'll be sober.

And you'll still be you.

I've done something terrible.

Something that can never be forgiven.

I betrayed the man I love.

He's dead.

I was a coward.

Oh, I'm sorry. Was you sleeping, Gata?

Thank you.

You okay?

I have money.

I have money.

Not your money.

Real money.

Big money.

Money to buy me a new life.

I need surgery.

I need a new identity.

I have to start over.

I do some asking around, you know?

There's a couple of guys, big guys from Cartagena.

They're in very big trouble.

The Cubanos are really pissed.

There's supposed to be this big deal going down.

Any runners?

How much?

$5 ,000.

For a truck run?

It's more than that.

They want him pumped.

I mean, really, he's just one guy.

She go.

It's an open contract. This is a way to get in the door, man.

I mean, this is the big time, man.

These people.

They have money.

Talk notes.

They need, like, help with this cash.

The guy is going to get... Esquema.

Manuel Esquema.

This is your captain again, ladies and gentlemen. I've turned on the seatbelt

gun in preparation for our arrival at New York LaGuardia Airport.

We should be touching down in about 20 minutes.

The ground is 48 degrees.

Nice woman.

Yeah.

She has a lot of problems.

Had boyfriends at home. Oh, too bad.

You should get married.

You kidding?

I'm serious.

I have your mother and I have my mother.

You should hear her talk.

She wasn't with me for 20 years.

Now she's complaining to me. Javier, I can't get good hair.

I get pushed around by enough women as it is.

I don't need no more.

Please return your seats to their upright positions and make sure all

luggage is securely stowed beneath the seats in front of you.

You ready, Gato?

Yeah.

Mr. Eskima?

I'm Rick Martino. Glad to meet you. Our friends wanted me to meet you.

How are you, Javier?

Follow me.

Amen.

That's former councilman. This is Bill Ratch. He's my legal advisor.

Pleasure.

So, how was your flight, senor?

Manny, Manuel, what do your friends call you? Senor, his camera will be fine.

Sure.

All the better.

Looks like I'm going to be indicted.

Got a federal prosecutor making a career for himself.

He's been conducting government witch hunts up and down Manhattan for two

now. Every transaction I've done has been scrutinized.

Friends, business associates they've been lied to, intimidated, offered

Anything to build a case against me.

Now, nobody's perfect, Senor Escrima.

At least nobody who does business in New York is perfect.

I need some help.

I need someone to help me.

Is your impression that I'm a fixer?

Yes, it is.

He's a money washer.

Who is this Guido?

What, Rick? Rick.

Not now.

I am a banker for alternative funds.

This brings me into contact with people high and low.

How can I help you?

I want the Justice Department to back off.

I want to make a deal without bringing this to court.

Unfortunately, my friends no longer have influence.

That's because they've turned in state's evidence.

Yes, they have.

First it was the construction permit, then hospital servicing, campaign

contributions.

What are you reading?

That hasn't even been alleged.

Where did you get that?

To answer your question.

Yes, I know people who know people in the State Department and their liaisons

justice.

I've done some banking for them for politically sensitive third world

If I can help you, apart from any financial agreements we make, I want to

everything about you.

I want no surprises.

We'll begin as soon as possible.

I made a list of the materials I need.

It's a dinner Friday.

Why don't we have dinner at my house?

What time?

It's nine o 'clock. Is that okay?

Fine.

Senor, came on.

Mark has told me about you. Please, come in.

Thank you.

I'm Ella Bryce.

Mark will be in in a minute.

Can I get you something to drink?

Thank you.

You have a lovely house.

Thank you.

Mr.

Bryce. Thank you.

Oh, let's get his hat. Oh, thank you. There you go.

Have any trouble finding the place? Direction's okay?

Very good.

Indeed. Are you staying with this, sir? No. Okay.

How about a drink? Thank you.

Maybe some water.

This is delicious.

We eat very well, as you can see.

Ella's been taking cooking classes in town.

Mark called me a professional student.

Well, you are. Tennis, gardening, dance, theater. What's the crazy one you're

taking at the rec center? You won't believe this.

Shall we move into the living room for coffee?

Of course.

Do you have decaf?

Yeah.

Thank you.

It sounds strange, but I have no tolerance for drugs of any kind.

Nicotine, caffeine.

Nothing.

Nice house.

You want to praise her, too?

Shall we?

Here, have a seat.

Mrs. Price.

Ella.

Ella.

I'd like to ask you a question, if it's all right.

Of course.

How have you been taking the controversy surrounding your husband?

He must not be easy to press the innuendos.

You bear up.

I don't think that you can, but you do.

I love my husband and give him my unequivocal support.

A supportive wife is the secret of a political life.

What's this?

She has her home, her work.

I didn't know you worked.

Well, in a manner of speaking.

She reads.

I work for the Westchester Library System.

Volunteer work, mostly paperwork.

I read for the elderly.

It started when Mark was a councilman.

I liked it, so I kept doing it.

Who gets to choose the books?

Well, they choose.

Then I choose.

For example?

Well, right now I'm reading Madame Bovary. She always reads that.

Bovary.

I can't believe you're really interested in this.

It started when I was asked to read it a second time.

The lack of surprise is pleasant.

You know, literature can be very close sometimes. It's relaxing just to be a

vehicle for something that you've read over and over.

Mind if I ask you a question?

I know it's rude, but I'm just dying of curiosity.

What happened to you?

Mark!

It's all right.

There's always one. I don't mind.

You mean... my hand, my eye, my jaw?

Yeah. Passed the skin straight in the womb, as the doctor said.

Oh, that's terrible.

As you say, you bear up. Even as a child, I never hid from people.

Okay, used to seeing fear in strangers' faces.

Fear and hatred and prejudice.

When I was older, I had reconstructive surgery, and my life began.

Had a mother who loved me a family will love me If I had a child I would love

that child Ella And go get some more coffee.

This is cold In

any

case

As I became successful in business, it mattered less. It even helped me. People

remember. They project their fears onto me.

Does that answer your question?

Yeah. Good.

Who is he?

Senor Esquema.

I told you. He's a legal advisor that Bill brought in.

What does he want? I mean, why was he talking to me?

Why were you talking to him?

You told him your whole life story, Ella.

Because you told me to.

It's just someone I have to deal with, okay? End of discussion.

These guys are real.

They're all I done.

All these good little worms that run big cities.

New York's even worse than Miami.

Look at this. Mira, ven acá.

Check this out.

He canceled a trip to go to a Kenny Rogers testimonial.

What a putz.

Go, Neal.

Neal, Neal.

You want me to kill you?

Chico, what is it we're really doing here?

Just let me go in there, I pop you guys brains out, and then we go home.

What is it you really want?

You know, Senor Esquema, our friends in Nicaragua will be very happy.

Let me check it with our guys upstairs.

You know, I have to go back, but it sounds very feasible. You know, I'm very

happy we've found a solution to both our problems. I think we'll both be happy

with it, absolutely.

You know, it's a pleasure doing business with you. It's great doing business

with you, Jim. Jim, you are a gentleman in New York. I'm the only one I know.

It's great seeing you.

I spoke to Tom on a job, too.

The deal's not out of the question.

Oh.

It depends on how much I can put on the table, so listen only to me.

All right, what's going to happen? I don't want to go into details.

I'm willing to do a little time, if it's in a place like Allenwood or if it's at

the, uh... What's the name of that other place? Eglin. Eglin, Eglin. But they

got to leave me some money. Let's not get into it.

You haven't mentioned money.

What's your fee going to be?

I know your finances.

I know them better than you do.

Including the Banco Nacional account that not even your lawyer knows about.

Okay.

I do business with 30 or 40 offshore banks.

I damn near own two of them.

I'll decide what's fair.

I tell you.

And you pay.

Thanks for meeting me Would

you like anything

sure why not diet cola I'm

not

sure why I'm here

Oh, I just want to go over certain details regarding Mark. I want to help

best I can.

Well, I don't know anything about his business.

How did you meet?

He had a company in Bronxville, and I worked for him.

This was 14, 15 years ago.

And what did they do?

I don't know.

City contracting.

I guess I was pretty dim back then.

Everyone closes their eyes to certain things in a marriage.

It's normal.

You been married?

14 years.

Here you go. Thank you.

No regrets?

No regrets.

There are many things I could regret if I took the time.

I could regret that I wore this tie or rented that four -door gas hog instead

a Mustang convertible.

I don't like myself.

I think you should regret that tie.

No, not really.

Expensive designer tie, you don't like it? No, no, I burn it. No, I'm kidding.

burn it, I burn it. No, I like it.

Do you still go to church?

No, I don't go to church.

I had the impression you were Catholic.

That was a long time ago. I haven't been to Mass.

Now, why did you ask that?

To be honest, I really don't need any more information about your husband.

I just wanted to talk to you alone.

Many people do.

I want to know you better.

Is that up to you?

Thank you.

I didn't mean to frighten you.

I don't know what I was thinking coming here.

You're lonely.

What do you really want?

I think you know.

Here's where I'm staying.

If you want to talk some more.

Call me.

I appreciate what you're doing.

But for you to put me in this situation... It's unacceptable.

What's going on, Martino? I've been following you, senor.

That's what Javier tells me. Yeah.

Well, why don't you tell me what's going on, huh?

What are you up to?

You guys, you think you're really something, don't you?

You flick Miami Spicks, come up here to fleece these dumb New Yorkers. You go

sneaking around behind the boss's back, spying on his wife.

What, you think I'm on medication, huh?

Just because I'm white, don't mean I'm dumb.

You think he's dumb?

I don't think you're stupid, so calm down. Calm down?

Okay, I'll calm down.

Hey, you believe this?

You need a light?

Sorry if we offended you.

We're only here to help Councilman Bryce.

You just remember that.

The next day seemed endless to her.

She went out into her little garden and walked up and down the same path, over

and over again, staring in amazement at all those familiar things from the past.

How long ago was the ball themed already?

Why was there such a great distance between this evening and the morning the

before yesterday?

Her trip to La Vaubissarde had made a gap in her life.

But she managed to resign herself.

She opened her drawer and reverently put away the clothes she had worn at the

ball, including even her satin slippers, whose soles were yellow from the

slippery wax of the dance floor.

Remembering the ball became an occupation for her.

Every Wednesday morning, she said to herself as she woke,

Ah, a week ago.

Two weeks ago.

Three weeks ago, I was there.

And little by little, the faces became confused in her memory.

She forgot the melody of the quadrilles.

She could no longer picture the liveries and the room so clearly.

Some of the details vanished, but her longing remained.

You're going to the city with your husband.

Oh, I decided not to.

Mark's all right on his own.

Besides, I've got to catch up on my paperwork.

Manuel Esquema.

I'm sorry, Mr. Esquema's not in.

Would you like to leave a message?

No, thank you.

What you got there, nice fruity little pink ensemble going on?

Do you have a room available?

Do you have a room available in here?

Have you been here before?

No, no, no. But it looks like I've been here, huh? Many years in the sun.

It's okay, I pay cash.

Is anybody there?

Who is it?

Who is it?

It's you, isn't it?

That's your car.

Answer me or I'm calling the police.

Don't.

Don't what?

Don't call the police.

What are you doing here?

I came for you.

with your hospitals to jail or not.

You're all I care about.

You will never be loved the way you are now.

I've missed you.

Hey, my friend.

This is terrible for your skin, you know.

Did you get in here? I came in, you know.

It's like I said, you can't believe what the manufacturers say.

If they give you a tan, they have to give you cancer, no?

You're gonna be getting a foot up your ass in a minute. Get the f*** out of

here! I'm gonna get a foot up my ass, huh?

You f***ing dead, you f***ing dead!

Come on.

If you

give the

police a description of me, I will find you and I will kill you.

What you remember.

I remember everything.

Your touch.

Your smell.

You inside me.

It was my fault.

I told Mark about it.

After you were arrested, he... He said things about you

and...

My life in regret.

You knew.

to hate you.

Perhaps I did.

Time passed.

Heard about Mark's problems.

And decided to come back.

To get revenge?

Out of curiosity.

Have you satisfied it?

Your curiosity?

Or am I a part of the revenge?

Even when I thought I no longer cared for you.

You remember when you said that we could just go away, take off?

You know, people do it all the time.

Do it.

Just go away and we can start over.

I don't want to be a part of your revenge.

Can you promise me that?

Can you do that for me?

You're even finer than I imagined.

Nothing will keep me from you this time.

Nothing.

You'll be guilty to three counts of fraud.

No law to one count of conspiracy to commit fraud.

There'll be a press conference.

The D .A. will announce the plea agreement.

You'll be sentenced to one to three years. You'll serve ten months in

It's a good deal, considering your circumstances.

And if I don't agree, will I end up like Rick?

It's a good deal.

It's a very good deal. I know.

Congratulations, senors. Come out.

I'd like to testify.

What about the money?

You keep the Mount Kisco house, furnishings and cars. In addition, you

$300 ,000 in negotiable assets.

The rest of your assets, approximately $600 ,000, will be assigned to me.

$600 ,000? $600 ,000.

I'll take it, Mark.

Since I never admitted to having the money, I guess I can't complain about

losing it, now can I?

All right.

Okay.

You got a deal?

Let's drink to it.

Water, right?

Here you go.

Scotch? Sure.

Thank you.

There's one other condition.

What's that?

Your wife.

What? I would like to take your wife, Ella, from you.

What's going on?

What is this?

I love your wife. She loves me.

My wife loves you.

Is this a joke?

Is he serious?

Who does this Quasimodo think he is, Bill? Listen to me.

I've been taking from you because I have to take from you. And I appreciate what

you've done, but how dare you insult me? Someone like her loves someone like

you. What would give you such an idea?

Huh?

Oscar.

What the hell is going on, Bill?

I don't know, Mark. Huh?

You know somebody who does fingerprints, don't you? Sure. Find out who this guy

really is and put a track on him. Now.

I'll make a call. We'll get him.

I was afraid something like this was going to happen.

I'll need a complete set of identification.

Something all -American. Clean me out of all business affairs.

I'm no longer Manuel Esquema.

Keep 50 % of the money, I'll tell you where to send the rest.

And don't touch Bryce.

No way, I was looking forward to whacking the... Hey, you know what

is?

It's like taking poison and hoping the other guy dies.

Yeah, whatever you say.

Nothing like love to scrub it with him.

Come on, Gato. What are you going to do, huh?

Drift around till we find some place to settle.

Maybe get in the money market. Money market? You think you can just do this,

huh? Why not?

I did it once before.

I've got an even better reason now.

Change is good every 20 years or so.

You should try something else.

No, thank you. Crime has been very good to me.

You're a rich man now.

You're not a crook.

You're a capitalist.

Give an endowment to a small college. They'll give you a degree in the

after you.

As long as I don't have to afford it.

Good luck, brother.

Adios, Chico.

I like it. It's okay.

It's me or the music. I'm telling you, one of us has to go.

I'll find something to drink.

I like that. What was that?

Oh, that's nice. You like that? Yeah, that's good. Good, we like that. Good.

Pressure's off.

How much farther?

Not far.

Look. Look at that.

Which shall I call you?

Oh, let me see.

Alan. Mm -hmm. I always liked Alan.

Are you back?

Hello, cabana boy.

Cabana boy.

Twit cabana boy.

I should have killed you myself.

Want something done right? Do it yourself.

Is that so?

Think what'll happen to you.

I don't care what happens to me. F*** me.

You said that your love was pure.

Because you didn't care what happened to you.

Right?

You wrote that.

Pure as a single note.

But what does that make my hate?

Is my hate your... I

didn't recognize you.

But I remember those letters.

When I read them, I knew I had to kill you.

If it was pure, you'd be dead.

I'd have killed you long ago.

I'm going to kill you.

I'm going to kill her.

And then I'm going to kill myself.

We're all going to die for love.

See?

See? I'm a romantic, too.

No.

You don't love her.

How dare you judge me, you love -sick little nobody?

I love her in my own way.

Love is not your own way.

Your love is pure.

Mark.

What's going on here?

Where's Eskima?

Why didn't you tell me he was the cabana boy, Ella?

Where is he?

Of course not.

The better to humiliate me, right?

Alan!

Where is he?

It's too late.

No.

I won't lose him.

It works.

No.

Say I love you one last time.

Say I love you one last time. Say it!

861, we have a 36 -year -old male suffering two gunshot wounds. One upper

thigh, one right side of the neck.

Stay calm.

What? We radioed ahead and they're expecting you.

Okay.

We're on our way. Come on.

Stay conscious.

Alan.

Alan.

Oh, God, what's wrong?

Stay conscious. Keep him conscious.

Alan.

Alan.

Come on, help me. Help me.

Come on.

Think back.

Remember, keep a skein.

Come on, try.

Alan, come on, I'm right here.

Remember, the hotel was on the beach.

It was spring.

The sun shone every day.

You worked at the hotel.

You were 23.

I was a cabana boy.

The season had just begun.

It was my second year at the hotel.

I was taking classes.

Javier was my friend.

I was visiting with my husband.

He was older than me.

We had only been married eight months.

He was in politics.

I saw you coming from the ocean.

You were wearing a white suit.

Jimmy Ruffin was singing on a beach radio.

You ordered water.

I watched for you everywhere.

I had never done that before.

I had never felt that way before.

I realized nothing would be the same.

I realized my life had changed.

I realized it would be important.

I realized you would be forever mine.

The first time ever I

saw your face

Roll the dice

Yeah.

The trembling heart

of a

captive bird

that was there

at night.

your heart.

Till the end of time, my love,

it will last.

Till the end of time, my

love.

Yeah.