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[The Beatles singing In My Life]

♫ There are places l remember ♫

♫ All my life Though some have changed ♫

♫ Some forever Not for better ♫

♫ Some have gone And some remain ♫

♫ All these places Had their moments ♫

♫ With lovers and friends l still can recall ♫

♫ Some are dead And some are living ♫

♫ ln my life l've loved them all ♫

♫ [instrumental] ♫

♫ But of all These friends and lovers ♫

♫ There is no one Compares with you ♫

♫ And these memories Lose their meaning ♫

♫ When l think of love As something new ♫

♫ Though l know l'll never lose affection ♫

♫ For people and things That went before ♫

♫ l know l'll often stop And think about them ♫

♫ ln my life l love you more ♫

♫ [instrumental] ♫♫

[Martin L. King's voice over TV]

. . .will transform the salient misdeeds of bloodthirsty mobs

into the calculated good deeds of orderly citizens.

l know there are temptations

to turn to physical violence.

l know the temptations that we all face.

But let me urge you as we go on in the days ahead

to recognize that we have a power

greater than guns, greater than ammunition

greater than hand grenades, we have a power.

Uh-oh .

Hello, Heinz. Long time no see.

[thud on floor]

Psst.

Ha. l was in prison .

We know.

And now you're out.

Yeah .

Just out.

How much for the pie?

One dollar.

How much is it now?

Now?

Now it's nothing .

[deep sighs]

[thumping]

[whizzing]

[gasp]

Drop me.

Wow. Am l not wonderful?

[dog barking in distance]

[music over radio]

What is youse doin' now?

Glue.

You've just done pills.

Those downs were garbage.

Melanie, Melanie, why don't you sit up here with me, huh?

Hey, now, don't mess up my thoughts, Sal . This is hard .

Okay, that's it.

[music continues]

l'm flyin', man . l'm flyin' from my friggin' feet!

[laughter]

[tires screech]

What a pair of freakin' debutantes.

Melanie, you know. Come here, honey. Come here.

You got glue all over your friggin' beak.

All right, you wanna fly? You wanna fly?

l can fly too, all right?

Let's fly.

(Melanie) l'm flyin', man .

[foreign accent] lt is not as it should be.

lt's beautiful .

There's too much space between the letters.

My eyes cannot see it together as one word .

So, l took two of 'em .

lt was like 1 1 o'clock and nothin' happened .

Hey, you wanna couple of broads?

Que pasa, my friend?

l wanna know if you wanna take

a couple a broads off my hands?

What's wrong with 'em?

Look at 'em . They're ripped outta their gourds.

l'm sick a lookin' at 'em in my rear view mirror.

l want them out of the car. Capisce?

You want them or not?

. . . l can't feel my arms. . .

What is he saying?

He wants us to take these girls.

Really? That's marvelous. lsn't it?

Five dollars.

Five bucks what?

Five dollars and we'll take the girls.

(Brita) Look, l'm telling yah , these downs

these downs were the most serious kind of--

Okay. Here.

. . . kind of garbage l ever had .

They're all yours. Go. Bye.

[inaudible chatter]

Who are you?

Castro.

Hm . Where's your beard?

You live around here?

Yeah , l live around here.

l live all around here.

[chatter and laughter]

Where are they now?

M urray, wait a minute, wait a minute.

Where is it? What happened?

Oh , no.

Our sign .

l know, come on . Let's just take the stuff in .

lt's you who wanted the sign .

Save the sign .

You wanted to spend money on a sign .

lt's all right, don't worry about it. Don't worry about it.

Look--look--

l know, l know. lt's just a pumpkin . They had some fun !

[water bubbling] [bird squawking]

What are you staring at?

So, forgive me, l just caught a flash of

why you kissed me off.

Yeah , who asked ya?

What'd you think? You think l don't think?

l know what's going on here. l know exactly what's going on here.

You don't know nothin'.

That's the one l want.

No, it ain't.

Heinz is back. l just saw him .

Oh , he is?

You're trying to protect me?

No, l ain't.

When it's me who should be protecting you .

Yeah , like the last time?

This fish is a female fish .

So l don't want this one. l want that one.

Take the freakin' fish and get off my back, okay?

Go pay my father at the register.

All right.

Dad , l'm gonna take some lunch .

You hold down the fort, okay?

Okay then .

James.

James! Look--

you're gonna have to excuse me.

l know l ain't going about this the ideal way--

but, like, Heinz tried to rape me

you tried to stop him and now you limp.

So what?

So Heinz is back and l gotta get some protection .

l'll protect you .

You can't.

What, are you gonna go to the police?

They ain't gonna help you . He ain't done nothin'.

No, l ain't gonna go to the cops. l'm gonna go to Harry.

Harry?

Yeah . That's who stopped him the last time.

But don't you know what Harry's been doing? That was then .

He ain't gonna help you with this.

We'll see about that.

Ain't you heard?

Harry's nonviolent now!

[horn honks]

(male voice over speakers) . . .who will support the fight for democracy around the world.

Vote for the man who believes extremism

in the pursuit of liberty is no vice.

Moderation in the pursuit of freedom is no virtue.

[Bob Dylan sings The Times They Are A-Changin']

♫ Don't stand in the doorway, Don't block up the hall ♫

♫ For he that gets hurt Will be he who Has stalled ♫

♫ The battle outside raging ♫

♫ Will soon shake Your windows ♫

♫ And rattle your walls ♫

♫ For the times, They are a-changin' ♫

[shouts] Harry?

Yeah , Ma?

You promised you'd walk the Buddha.

♫ Come mothers and fathers Throughout the land ♫

Come on . . . come on out, baby. Come on .

[grr]

He won't cooperate with me.

l don't really haven't that much time, Ma--Mother.

l'm supposed to be meeting the guy--the gentleman

from SNCC in Harlem this afternoon .

Excuse me, Harry, who belongs to this dog?

lt's my dog .

That's right. The Buddha belongs to you .

l cannot walk the Buddha.

l cannot do anything with the Buddha

that the Buddha does not want me to do.

Okay, l'll walk him .

Come here, Buddha boy.

[pulley squeaking]

Hey, Brita.

Brita!

M m .

Brita.

Oh , l got a headache.

Where are we?

l don't know. This ain't my house.

[pulley squeaking]

This ain't my house either.

Well , whose house is this?

What did we do last night?

You were with Sal .

This ain't Sal's house.

Wait a minute.

There were some guys.

Yeah?

Yeah .

l ain't wearing no clothes.

l ain't wearing no clothes neither.

M rs. Fitzgerald .

(Mrs. Fitzgerald) Yeah?

Hi . Uh , l'm Linda Komkowski . ls Harry in?

No, l'm sorry, he's not.

He'll be right back.

Do you want to come in and wait for him?

Sure, yeah .

Come on .

[plane drones by above]

Hello, Heinz.

Fuck you .

So they let you out.

l don't let no hair grow over to hide this scar you gave me, Harry.

You should . You look like shit.

l don't wanna forget!

What? That some goon hit you over the head with a beer pitcher?

lt don't seem like no golden memory to me.

Why don't you forget it?

l'm trying to forget it. l'm not proud of it.

l had a lot of time to think when l was in that fucking hole.

Yeah , well , it's a shame you didn't use it.

Yeah , well--

why don't you go walk your dog?

Leave me to smoke my cigarette.

Look, Heinz, l--

l wanna say something to you.

l love you .

l did a lotta soul searching while you were gone

l've had a lot of bad shit happen .

And l don't wanna do that caveman stuff no more.

l wanna help people.

You love me?

Yeah .

lt's funny how things are, you know.

How things are set up.

You're the first girl ever to come here asking for Harry

and he's out walking the dog .

You know him from Fordham?

No, no, from the neighborhood .

lt's funny. l figured he'd go to school

meet some girl and get married .

And here he graduated in june

and he's still as single as he ever was. Right?

Right.

Well , l guess so. lt's. . .

He got so serious after his father died .

His father was a hero cop.

You get to be a hero cop by being killed .

Yeah . l know about that.

Why don't you sit down?

You with the student nonviolent Negro thing?

No.

Harry's got it in his head to be a hero, too.

Harry's gonna go down to M ississippi

him and a buncha other heroes.

Register Negroes for the vote.

Those hillbilly cops down there

with their third-grade educations and their shotguns

and their love of the Negro people--

they're gonna welcome Harry the hero, my son

make him feel at home.

Maybe l should go.

l'm sorry.

He's packing his bag . lt was just on my mind .

Why do you wanna see Harry?

[doorbell rings]

Who's that?

Can l help you--

(james) Excuse me. Excuse me, Mrs. Fitzgerald

but Linda's here, right?

james, what are you doing here?

l just figured it out. You got a thing for this guy.

This number about protection , that's just smoke.

You're throwing me over so's you can make a play

for Harry Fitzgerald .

Uh , your son .

Excuse me, M rs. Fitzgerald

but l'm in love with this girl .

She's pulling a number on me.

l figured it out, Linda. Tell me l'm wrong .

You're wrong .

Bull--hockey.

Maybe you don't understand what's going on .

Shall l explain it to you?

l wish you would .

This one here is my girl .

Last night she breaks up with me.

l feel bad . You could understand that.

Sure.

And she don't tell me why.

So today l'm eatin' my heart out-- when l see Heinz.

Heinz?

Hei-- uh , bad boy from way back. He busted my hip.

He tried to rape Linda, et cetera, et cetera.

Harry saved the situation .

lced Heinz completely with a pitcher of beer.

So, now she tells me she's breaking up with me

on account of Heinz being back.

You said that.

Ah , you didn't contradict me.

And that she's going to Harry for protection .

Now the whole world knows that Harry's

out to lunch with this Gandhi thing .

Would you like some coffee?

No, l think a cup of coffee right now

would give me a heart attack. Thank you .

So when l got a minute to think about it

l'm thinking it definitely don't add up.

And then , bam , l understand !

lt must be like she got obsessed for Harry Fitzgerald

and that she's using Heinz for smoke to blow on me.

Oh , james, please.

But what else could it be?

Would you like to sit down?

l can't sit down M rs. Fitzgerald . l'm a man on the move.

Sit down !

[door opens]

What's this?

This? This is your life, clown .

[radio dispatch voices, indistinct]

Bud , hey, come and see me inside in 20 minutes.

[phone rings]

Good morning , Maxine.

Good morning .

Busy day, huh?

[station background chatter]

Why don't you wait a little while, will ya? They'll turn up.

But neither of their own mothers ain't heard from them .

Well , why ain't their own mothers down here complaining about it then , huh?

Because they got a shitty attitude. Like you .

Oh , yeah? Well why don't you take a lesson from them

and just don't worry about it.

How's it going, Phil?

Good, Sully. What'd it look like?

Homicide.

Look, you gotta help me find these chicks, all right?

l feel responsible for them .

Well , go! Go and find 'em . Go with God .

Just leave me alone, will ya, for cryin' out loud?

Thirty-third Precinct.

So, it was really an arrow?

Yeah . Right in the back.

What do you make of that?

l ndians. What happened there? Somebody tag you?

No, it's a pimple.

You know there used to be lndians around here.

ls that right?

Sure. This whole area here was l ndians. lt was called Keskeekek.

ls that right?

Sure.

Well, what happened?

What do you mean?

Why ain't they here now?

The neighborhood changed .

So who killed this--what was he?

Algebra teacher. l don't know.

Heinz Sabatino's back on the street, you know.

Yeah , l know.

Think it might be him?

Maybe, but where did he learn the art of the bow and arrow?

He could've picked it up in the pen .

Who from?

An l ndian . A camp counselor. l don't know.

So, uh , we moved in and the l ndians moved out.

That's right, the l ndians moved out

and a Dutch couple moved in .

Who were they?

They were the Bronx.

Something like John and Katrina Bronc.

People used to say, ''Let's go over and visit the Broncs tonight.''

Boy, this is weird .

This is, like, the weirdest thing that's ever happened to me.

lt's them .

(Brita) Who? The guys from last night?

Hi , Brita. You get some good sleep?

He knows my name. And he's French or something .

German .

German , huh?

ls that your apartment?

No, not exactly.

This is an apartment over which we have use.

Until the superintendent finds out!

Listen , somebody murdered our teacher

so we got the day off.

You wanna go for a ride?

A ride?

All right.

[lively chatter]

[canary tweeting]

(female voice) Tweet, tweet, tweet. Tweet.

Tweet, tweet.

[cheerful music]

Someone there?

[loud pounding at door]

ls someone there?

(Heinz, outside) lt's me.

Heinz? ls that you?

Yeah .

l can't believe it's you !

Oh !

[canary chirps loudly]

[loud music]

[music stops]

God , l hate that.

l do play it a little loud

but it's so beautiful. lt makes me feel so good.

l got your letters all the time you was gone.

l didn't write.

Oh, l know you did.

Maybe l didn't get 'em all the time

but l know you wrote your mother.

How's the asthma?

l ain't had asthma since l was twelve.

Yeah , you've been gone a long time.

Ooh , what a weird haircut.

l'm sure it's the style now.

This what l have they call Corinthian Curls. Ya like it?

l wanna change my clothes.

My clothes still here?

Yeah .

l want-- l wanna change my clothes.

Where's the bathroom?

Okey doke.

[loud music starts again]

Look, you don't even know he's gonna bother you .

When l talked to him today, it was like--

Whoa, whoa, whoa. You talked to Heinz?

Yeah . And l told him l loved him .

You told Heinz Sabatino you loved him?

Yeah, l did.

This is who you're going to for protection?

l'm sorry, Linda.

l gotta have a chuckle over this one.

This guy's further out than Sputnik.

Look, when you want my help, you know where to find me.

Harry, all the best in Mississippi.

lt ain't worth it being jealous with you .

You're a wacko and you're leaving town .

lt ain't worth it.

This is not a rival . This is a phenomenon .

You gotta excuse him .

He's just. . . he's just kinda nervous

about himself, you know?

lt's okay.

You saved him too, right?

l guess that makes him feel kinda weird .

He limps around and l , l guess he don't feel like a

you know, like enough of a man or something .

Hi , Ed .

What do you say?

Good afternoon , Esther.

Hi , Jimmy.

Quiet all day?

So far.

Ha, how's he doing?

One more, it's a knock.

What you drinking , Esther?

Nothing .

What was in that glass?

Hmmm . . . let's see.

No--that one.

Uh , excuse me, Jimmy. l'm lookin' for Melanie.

Maybe you seen her?

No.

Nothing?

Look, l just got on .

All right. Thanks.

l understand , you got things you gotta do.

l'm just scared is all .

l guess that's my problem , though , right?

You probably won't even hear from the guy.

All that junk was a long time ago.

But what if l do hear from him?

All right, if you hear from him , call me.

Thanks.

Listen , uh , l'm probably only gonna be around

a couple more days

and then you're strictly on your own .

He probably won't bother you .

[laughs nervously]

All right, take it easy.

(Brita) She left the bag open for like two hours.

The glue was like a frigging' rock.

(Willie) What a shame.

Okay.

Okay what?

Whatnot Willie?

Whatnot.

This is a whatnot.

What's it for?

Watch . We're on the tenth floor, right?

Right.

So l push nine and-- can you hold this?

This?

Yeah . And--

l put this here.

Come on . This is the ride l promised you .

This one is for us.

Oh there?

Come on . lt's a goof.

After you .

(Willie) Come on . Don't be afraid.

Oh .

Sit down .

So, what do we do now?

Now we wait.

Oh . They're gone.

They'll be back.

Melanie, dig this. lt's like outer space!

Yeah , it's like that down here too.

Ha!

Oh !

Hi !

Bye!

[unintelligible] .

[unintelligible]

[murmuring]

What you want, dear?

He don't want nothin', Nancy.

He's just crazy, right?

l'm meeting a couple friends.

Shoot. Ain't nobody got no friends in here, Sonny.

Hey, gimme a dollar--

l may be able to get you outta here alive.

[laughter]

Hello, Arthur.

Hello, Brother Harold .

Sit down .

We haven't met, have we, uh--?

You're not sure?

Um , l'm Harry Fitzgerald .

This is Brother Samuel Kemp.

He's been down in Mississippi for us for a long time now.

He's been working with Brother Stokely Carmichael.

(waitress) Can l get you something?

Yeah , l'll have coffee, too. Black.

The purpose of the M ississippi Project is to, uh

get rich white kids working down there

beside those of us Negroes who've been beaten up enough

to satisfy a lifetime in the cause of The Movement

without the population up North getting upset about it.

Now, we figure if we can get these rich white kids

to get beat up in the cause of The Movement

that'll get the TV cameras rolling real good .

Here you go.

Thank you .

l , uh , l want you to like me, M r. Kemp.

l don't like you .

l don't like the idea of you .

What l mean is l want you to, uh , approve me for this project.

l want to be on that bus--

the day after tomorrow.

Why should l approve you?

Why should Brother Arthur here approve you?

Look at you .

You look to me like you're made out of sweet butter

and when that Mississippi sun lands on you

you're gonna melt down to nothing but grease.

They got State Troopers down there waiting for you , uh

Harvard types with a knife and fork.

Now, why don't you go home?

Um . . . huh . . .

l can understand if you don't like me, M r. Kemp.

l can . l , uh

l might not like you .

l don't know. Yet.

But lemme set you straight on a couple things.

l'm not rich .

l didn't go to Harvard.

l went to Fordham, which ain't Harvard.

And l come from a place in the Bronx called Five Corners.

Now, The Movement has, has not been to this place.

lf a Negro, if you , for instance

were to walk through Five Corners

before you'd gone one block

people would come outta their houses

and stomp your ass into the ground .

Now, two years ago, l woulda been one of those people

but something happened--

And. . l . . l had a change of heart.

You see, my, uh--

[sigh]

my father was killed , my father was shot.

He was, he was a cop and he was shot by some kid

some crazy kid, and, uh

when l was sitting home with my mother

watching the news about it on TV

the next thing they showed after that

was Dr. Martin Luther King speaking .

And he was talking about the power of love

in the face of senseless cruelty and violence.

l heard him, Mr. Kemp.

l guess something knocked the wax outta my ears

'cause l heard him loud and clear.

And that's why l am sitting here now.

Was this, uh--

kid who killed your father black?

You know, l don't remember.

(Melanie) Hey!

(Willie) Hey, you two!

What's up?

Hey. Come over on this one. We'll all be on one.

Yeah !

All right.

Come on , Melanie.

(Melanie) Oh , no.

l ain't walkin' around in here.

Don't be a chicken-ass, Melanie. lt's like the sidewalk.

Come on .

(Castro) Come on .

[gasps]

Oh , shit.

Uh , hurry up. Come down now. Come down .

just step down . Go on hurry. Quickly. Go on .

Come on, Melanie, just jump down . come on .

Come on now--you just step down . Come on .

All right. All right. All right. All right. Jesus.

That's it.

All right.

That's it.

All right, Melanie.

Come on .

Come on . That's it.

just a little more.

Oh my God!

Oh my God .

What a disaster. . .

Oh , man .

Shit.

l think l'm gonna throw up.

No! Don't, don't throw up!

Help me down !

Oh , my God .

Oh .

Oh my God , l am horribly sorry for having offended Thee

and l detest all my sins because l dread

the loss of heaven and the pain of hell .

Let go.

l ain't lettin' go.

Hurry up before it moves!

Hey, Melanie, just jump, man . Fuck it!

Why don't you jump off something

if you're so freakin' hot to jump ?

Melanie, l'll give you five dollars if you jump.

l know where you got that five dollars!

So l'm offering it to you .

You can take it and shove it up the guy's nose.

Hmm .

Well , are you just gonna stand there

or are you gonna help me down?

l got you .

[groan]

l'm saved .

Wonderful .

lt's moving .

Oh , l think l broke a nail .

[male voice over TV]

He said that the Democrats would enforce

the recently enacted civil rights laws which

were initiated by Kennedy and his martyred brother.

johnson , quoted from the Oval Office

declared that Senator Goldwater's policies

would lead the U.S. into a hopeless land war in Southeast Asia.

ln Neshoba County, Mississippi

the bodies of three civil rights workers--

[phone rings]

Hello?

(Heinz) Hello, Linda?

Hi , Heinz.

Did you know l was back?

Uh--yeah , yeah l did .

[laughs]

Oh you did , huh?

Listen , listen , l got you a present.

Uh , guess what it is.

l don't know. What?

l said guess.

Uh--flowers?

No.

You're wrong .

Listen , listen , l want you to meet me

at twelve o'clock at the Oval Fountain .

No, l don't meet nobody at midnight nowhere.

You'll meet me.

Or what?

You'll meet me

because if you don't meet me--

[breathing]

l don't know, something might happen .

How's your friend, uh, what's his name?

l ain't even going out with him anymore. We broke up.

Oh , yeah? Well, maybe you won't mind if l pay him a visit.

All right. l'll meet you .

Don't be late.

Yeah , l'll be there.

Goodbye, Linda.

. . .last few weeks of uncertainty

has ended in the knowledge of the murder of our son

Andrew Goodman . . .

and his companions james Chaney and Michael Schwerner.

Hope, slim though it was, has passed away

and a painful certainty has come.

[phone rings]

Our grief, though personal

Hello, Harry?

Um , oh , l guess Harry's not there then , huh?

Who is this?

lt's Linda. Do you know when Harry'll be home?

l don't know when he'll be back.

Well , could you just tell him that l gotta meet Heinz

at the Oval by the fountain at 1 2 o'clock?

And l'd--l'd feel a heck of a lot better

if Harry was there too.

Will you tell him that?

All right, l'll tell him .

Okay. Um , goodnight.

. . .people who might go to Mississippi

they will go because many believe

and l have received hundreds of letters from young people

all over the country expressing this belief.

And if they go, if they choose

to fight for equality along with the other young people there

they have my heart

and they have my strength--

Trick or treat.

Harry? Where you been?

Been out walking .

You want a drink?

Come on .

All right.

Guess it didn't go so well, huh?

Why you say that?

'Cause you haven't said yes to a drink in about a century.

Well , you're right.

lt didn't go great. Went okay.

Where's the Buddha?

l got him locked in the kitchen .

Ma, why'd you lock him in the kitchen?

You're lucky l didn't send him out after you.

l told you not to lock him in the kitchen .

Harry, you've been gone eight hours.

l've been gone six and a half hours.

All right, six and a half hours.

Six and a half hours is a very long time in Harlem .

[sigh]

Mother, you worry too much .

You know what happened today?

No, what happened?

You know those three kids in M ississippi?

Yeah , Goodman , Chaney and Schwerner, what about 'em?

They're dead .

l know they're dead , Ma.

What do you mean , you know they're dead?

Their parents just found out.

Everybody knows they've been dead for weeks.

What do you mean , everybody?

[bowling alley noises]

l woulda gotten a strike, but without my thumbnail , l'm no good .

Listen , did we do anything last night?

Whaddaya mean?

l mean l woke up with no clothes on .

No, l didn't do anything .

Good .

Excuse me.

Where the hell you been?

l've been through three friggin' neighborhoods

lookin' for you .

Where you been? You been all your time with these guys?

Where have l been?

Yeah .

Excuse me if l don't feel like explainin' that to you , Sal .

l got a five-dollar bill that you gave these guys, ya big shot!

What?

What! What! Don't gimme that ''what'' shit.

Oh , boy. Your mother is like insane.

She don't know where you are.

She's sittin' by the phone, staring at the phone

like it was a crystal ball or some shit, Melanie

but it don't ring , 'cause you don't call .

Shut up about my mother!

Don't you mention my frigging' mother to me.

They're engaged .

You'd swear ta God they was already married .

Where'd you sleep last night?

That's none of your goddamn business!

Thank you .

l'm engaged , too.

Really?

Yeah .

To her brother, Ronny. He's in the Navy.

Well, you never wanna do nothin'.

Whaddaya mean , l don't wanna do nothing?

Oh , are you gonna give the guy some money?

Oh , oh , l gotta pay this guy's date. Oh , that is rich .

That guy's like takin' me dancin' tonight.

We'll see about that

'cuz l think you got a few things to apologize about.

Come on .

l gotta apologize to you? For selling me for five dollars?

l'm worth 25 !

Hi , Heinz.

How you been , huh?

l've missed you .

You did , huh?

Yeah .

Outta the whole world

you were the only one l missed .

Thanks. That's nice.

l brought you a present.

Yeah?

Turn your back.

Why?

[shouting] 'Cause it's a surprise!

Okay.

Don't turn around until l say.

l won't.

l really tried to think of somethin' you'd like.

Thanks, that's nice.

'Cause l want you to like me.

l like you , Heinz.

[Heinz laughs]

[approaching footsteps]

Okay. You can turn around now.

[laughter]

l don't see nothing .

'Cause you're not lookin' in the right place.

Look in the water!

Huh , they're so cute!

l wanted to get you a present.

l tried to think a somethin' that you'd like.

They're unbelievable. Where'd you get 'em?

From the zoo.

You stole 'em outta the Bronx Zoo?

Yeah . l climbed over the fence with a bag .

lt was easy. No, you know, no big thing .

They keep 'em outside.

You gotta take 'em back, you know.

What?

Otherwise they'll die. They need special stuff.

They're a present.

Yeah , l know, but serious now, you gotta take 'em back.

l thought you'd like 'em , 'cause you like animals.

l do like 'em, but that a. . . that ain't the point.

But, then you take 'em , then .

l can't, Heinz. l mean , it won't be right.

They're like-- they're like wild things, you know

they, they ain't like dogs or some shit.

They belong in a zoo. ln a zoo, right?

You know?

You don't want my present?

No.

[shout]

God .

lt's all right.

lt's all--it's all right.

[weeps]

lt's just that when somebody gives you a present

you should take it, that's all .

lt's all right.

[loud sobs]

There's another one over there.

l'll give you that one. . .

and this time you'll take it, right?

Huh?

All right.

Come here.

Now, here's your present, Linda.

Take it.

What do you say?

Thank you .

You're welcome.

Are you gonna give me something?

Whaddaya want?

A thank—you kiss.

[laughs]

That's good . That's good .

l better be gettin' home. l . . .

Oh no, no, not yet.

Yeah . l gotta get home. My--

my father ain't feelin' good .

And l've got--l gotta take care of your present.

l gotta fix him up with water and stuff.

All right--gimme, uh , gimme another kiss.

[shout]

[cries out]

Gin .

l'm going to bed .

lf you want another drink, make it yourself.

No, l gotta get up early. Arthur's calling me tomorrow.

Arthur the Negro?

Yeah , Ma, Arthur the Negro's gonna call me

and gimme the verdict whether l go or not.

Not that it didn't seem pretty clear, like l said .

Speaking of calls, you got a call .

l did. Who?

That girl , what's her name--she was here today?

Linda called? What'd she say?

Oh , you know--something like this afternoon .

You already said no.

Be more specific, please.

Don't play the cop with me, sonny boy.

What did she say?

She hadda meet Heinz somewhere and she was scared .

Where?

The Oval , at the fountain at midnight.

Why didn't you tell me?

You already said no.

Why didn't you tell me?

Figure it out!

You're so determined to kill yourself, one way or the other.

lf they won't let you go to M ississippi

then you'll go out and lock horns with some nutcase here!

You're just like your goddamn father

Lord have mercy on his dumbass hero soul !

l'm going to bed !

l'm going out.

Take the Buddha.

What?

Take the Buddha. He needs the walk.

Christ Almighty!

Buddha!

Bye.

lt's open .

You gotta help me do something .

Come on .

(Linda) l wanna leave this penguin with you, james.

Oh , no.

Yeah . You gotta take care of this penguin for me.

Why don't you-- why don't you take him to your shop?

You've got the cages and everything .

l can't go back there.

Heinz could be waiting for me.

l don't know, why, why don't you go to the police?

Police? What's that gotta do?

Why, 'cause he murdered a penguin?

How much time you think he's gonna get for that?

Oh , l gotta get some sleep.

l could go stay at my Aunt Pam's house.

Oh , she don't give a shit if l stay out late.

We could figure about all this tomorrow.

But, uh , that means you gotta, you gotta take care

of this penguin for me tonight. Okay?

Okay?

Okay.

All right.

(male voice) No, Millie, l will not hit the kid.

l don't care what he did.

Excuse me, sir.

Hold on .

Yeah , l just don't believe

in hitting my own kid , will ya.

Excuse me--

There's plenty of other guys down here to hit

if l wanna hit somebody. All right?

Hey!

Uh , excuse me.

(Mazola) Can l help you?

l need help.

Did you explain your problem to the Sergeant at the desk?

Hey.

You look just like Ed Fitzgerald , may he rest in peace.

l'm his son .

Did anybody ever tell you he saved my life?

You Bigfoot Sullivan?

The very same.

Listen , l need help now, fast.

Come on, kiddo.

There we go. Yeah .

That outta hold you .

You got any fish?

Fish?

Yeah , l thought he might be hungry.

No, l don't have any fish .

We'll just have to hope he likes beer.

Thanks, James.

l don't wanna walk into the neighborhood .

Why not?

l told ya my Aunt Pam's only two stops away on the trains.

We could take the trains.

Huh . We?

Absolutely. Look, l'm protecting you now.

Oh?

No, wait a minute.

What?

Linda. . .

[laughs] What?

You gotta kiss me about, uh , six times right now.

Oh , come on . We're in a hurry.

No, there's got to be time for this.

Well , what if l don't want to, huh?

You gotta. lt's your duty, okay?

lt's like a medical emergency.

Hmm .

One--two--

three--

four--

five--

six.

Come on , chucklehead .

[laughter]

(Mazola) What is it?

l think your dog sees something.

lt's a bird.

[barks]

lt's a big dead bird .

l thought it was a bloody foot or some shit.

But it's just a big dead penguin .

So some nutcase killed a bird .

That's bird blood over there. lt's just bird blood .

l think it's a penguin .

So where's Linda?

Probably where we outta be. Home in bed .

What did you call me?

Chucklehead .

You want to stay pretty?

[laughs] You like birdbrain better?

Yeah , birdbrain . That's, uh

that's way up there.

Yeah , yeah , it's right up there with geekface.

(Heinz) Hi , Linda.

[Linda screams]

No!

[screaming continues]

Shit!

Leave her alone!

Get away from her!

Get away from her!

[screaming continues]

Get away!

Get off her!

Heinz! Heinz! Heinz! Look at me!

Look at me!

Get the fuck off her!

Linda!

No!

Who's he calling?

He's callin' the girl's house to see if she's there.

Penguin .

Yeah .

Who'd kill a penguin?

An Eskimo might. For food .

An Eskimo, huh?

Ain't no Eskimos around here.

No, but an Eskimo is a kind of l ndian .

You trying to pin this on the lndians too?

Oh no.

(Mazola) Oh no, no, no, no, no, no.

No, this was Heinz.

There ain't no Eskimos in the Bronx. . .yet.

She's not there. She never got home.

Call in , okay? See if anything's been reported .

Hell of a dog. St. Bernard, right?

Yeah .

He acts like a friggin' bloodhound .

Yeah , well , they're rescue dogs, you know.

They use 'em for findin' people that get lost in the Alps.

[police radio, inaudible]

Okay, we'll be right in !

Hey. They just brought in a guy we should see.

(Mazola) Did you see where he went?

(James) No, they were gone. This is all l found .

Somebody check on Heinz's mother?

We sent a patrolman over there

but the mother said she ain't seen him .

Did the patrolman stay?

No, but l sent over a plainclothes.

Good .

Then let's go. l think we both had the same stupid idea.

Hey, l seen Sullivan just going .

He travels with a dog now, huh?

Yeah , he's a regular Sergeant Preston .

[phone rings]

33rd Precinct.

(plainclothes) Sully?

Sullivan? No, he just left.

l'm just checking to say that l'm here.

Stakeout?

Yeah .

You see the apartment?

Ah , l'm looking up there right now.

Any action?

Nah . Nothing's going on .

All right. Check in on the hour.

And don't fall asleep.

Right.

Call you tomorrow.

All right.

Now, ready to sit up here with me?

Happy?

You know, Melanie

l don't like it, your always sittin' in the back seat with Brita.

l can't believe that l broke this nail .

l'm talkin' to you . l'm talkin' to you .

And , and you're all the time getting high .

Tonight is the first time

l seen you and Brita straight at one and the same time

in like, l don't know, forever.

Sal . . .

What?

Would you please take me home?

l'm very tired .

Look, what's the dog's name?

The Buddha.

Buddha.

All right. Give the Buddha the sweater to smell .

Listen, l don't know if this is gonna work

you know, this ain't exactly the Alps.

l don't know why you drafted this nutcase

to do your job in the first place, Officer Dragnet.

Hey, look, you .

l got a All Points out for Heinz right now.

l got his apartment staked out.

Now that's about all that l can do

that makes any real sense.

But that's not enough for me, all right?

So l'm down here in the friggin' subway with a St. Bernard

doin' somethin' that, like as not

back at the Precinct is gonna get me nominated

for Hoople of the Year!

Now l can live with that, but please

don't make me think about it too much .

Now this guy is here because he owns a dog .

l'm not gonna start askin' why you're here

unless you start bustin' my hump. All right?

So give the stupid dog the stupid sweater to smell

and let's see what happens!

[sniffing]

He's smellin' it.

l think he's eatin' the friggin' thing !

l think he's doing it.

l think he picked up the trail .

Okay. l guess we follow the dog .

[barking]

[kissing]

(james) Look, l'm sorry

l gave you such a hard time before.

l appreciate what you're doin'.

ls she your girlfriend?

Yeah . . . nah . . . you know, it's on and off.

Don't worry about nothin'.

Guys like this Heinz, they get wound up real good

then they bust like a two-dollar watch .

[barking]

(Mazola) Stay with Sullivan ! l'll get him !

Let's go--but don't get ahead of me!

[panting]

All right, my friend , don't move, please!

Linda's in there!

Mazola!

[faint] Yeah?

Are you dead?

No. ls Heinz dead?

No.

Then--the night's over for me

but not for you .

l'll have you in Jacobi Emergency in ten minutes.

That's it for you guys.

From here on in it's strictly O . K. Corral time.

All right, l'm sorry. Okay? l apologize.

Well , that's very sweet, but l do not accept.

Come on , Melanie.

What do you want me to say? l'm sorry, l said .

Don't do this to me, Melanie.

l've been sick about doin' what l did , okay?

l've been sick about it.

But you've been fucked up all the time and l . . .

l figure one day we're gonna have kids.

l don't want want their mother in the back seat

poppin' pills with Brita.

[screaming]

[brakes screeching]

You all right?

What?

You all right?

Yeah . You?

Yeah . What was that?

l dunno. Some friggin' total maniac.

[singing In Dublin's Fair City]

♫ l n Dublin's fair city ♫

♫ Where the girls Are so pretty ♫

[humming]

♫ Had a wheelbarrow ♫

♫ Through the streets Broad and narrow ♫

[screeching tires]

♫ Crying cockles and mussels ♫

[horn honking]

[doorbell ringing]

(Mrs. Sabatino) Who is it?

(Heinz) lt's me!

Maybe you should come back in the morning

and we can have a nice breakfast.

[shouting] Open the fuckin' door!

[thud]

[canary tweeting]

Oh , you brought home a friend .

Yeah . l brought home a girlfriend .

A girlfriend. That's nice.

You'll probably be getting married soon and leave the nest.

Should l put on some music?

No. No music.

Would your friend like something to eat?

A sandwich?

No.

She's tired , ain't she? Let her sleep.

l'll put a blankie on her.

No, l said no!

Okay.

Oh l was havin' the most beautiful dream

when you rang the bell .

Your father was still alive

and , and we was eatin' fish .

You're dreamin' right now.

Me? No.

l'm awake now, Heinz. Can l play some music?

No. You're sleepin'.

No. l'm not.

Wake up. Wake up, Ma!

l'm not sleepin'.

Look at me.

Look. At. Me.

What do you see?

My boy, my little boy.

Wake up. l'm tellin' you !

(Harry) What was that?

Oh , no!

[inaudible chatter]

The cops been here?

A policeman came and asked about you before

but l told him you wasn't lost, you was just out.

Listen !

l'm gonna die tonight, Ma.

No. Let me, let me play some music. . .

l'm gonna die tonight, Ma.

Just once--just once

before l die--

l'd like ya ta see me.

l see you .

Who am l?

You're my little Heinz.

Where have l been?

l don't know.

l've been in jail , Ma.

No.

l've been in jail .

And now l'm out and the cops are comin' for me again .

And they're gonna kill me.

No. l'm--l'm-- l'm gonna go.

What's my name?

Heinz.

Who am l to you?

You're my boy.

And what's your boy gonna do tonight?

Tell me.

Tell me!

He's gonna die.

Thank you .

Thank you , ma.

Oh , Heinz! [laughing]

Heinz!

[shout]

Holy shit.

Watch this dog .

Call an ambulance!

Linda, you in there?

[thumping at door]

Linda!

(distant female voice) Be quiet!

[doorbell ringing]

[approaching siren]

Hey, hey, hey.

Yeah , l'll be right there, sir, just a minute.

Where the hell's the stakeout?

Under that mess.

[siren stops]

[radio dispatch chatter]

The woman on the sidewalk's dead .

Neighbors say it's Heinz's mother.

What happened?

Let's go in .

He's got a gun .

l don't care. We gotta get her.

But he's got a gun .

l don't care! l don't care!

James.

James!

You know, forget about the gun , Harry.

l could just kill myself bangin' into this door over and over!

l want the two of you to go cover the fire escape.

And l want you on the front door, all right?

Yes sir, you got it.

He's on the roof.

He's going to throw her off.

No, he won't.

Sully, we've got a guy up on the roof over there.

Where, here?

No, right behind ya, next door.

Let's go.

Let's rush him . We'll knock him right off.

No, no violence.

No-- What are you , nuts?

You save that shit for M ississippi .

Heinz.

Let her go.

You still love me?

Yeah .

Come here.

Come here to me.

l'm not going to lift a finger to you , Heinz.

Those days are gone for me.

Just let me take the girl off the ledge before she falls.

Do whatever you want to me.

Just let me take the girl off the ledge.

lf you get a clear shot, take him down . He's a cop killer.

l'll try, but one nudge and the girl's dead .

You don't want to hurt her now, do you?

Taking him out.

[screaming]

[groaning]

(sniper) Sullivan, there's too much goin' on here.

l ain't gonna risk another shot.

[groaning]

[scream]

Ah !

Let her go! Let her go, you bastard !

Run !

Are you all right?

Linda!

You look at me!

Linda!

[unintelligible]

Go hide.

[shouting]

[shout]

[groaning]

[shouts]

Come on ! Come on !

(Heinz) Come on !

Come on !

Sorry.

[yelling]

Harry. . .

l know you , Harry.

You've always been good , and l've always been bad , huh?

Ain't that right, Harry?

You love me?

You ain't got the right.

lf l let you go, would you kill me now?

lf l gave you the shot

would you throw my ass off this roof, huh?

Please?

No.

Then , good boy, you tell me this.

What good are you to me now?

[whizzing]

[gasp]

Okay.

[loud thud]

Oh .

[police radio chatter]

Maybe there are l ndians in the friggin' neighborhood .

Hey. Better have somebody take a look at that.

[siren wailing]

Fell? He threw her out the window.

Such a cheerful woman .

She had a screw loose.

Pst. Still .

l saw the stain on the sidewalk.

Sad . Sad .

Excuse me.

Hello.

Oh , my.

Could you tell me which way is Leland Avenue?

Two blacks--blocks

that way.

Thank you .

You know, uh--

someone who l intend to work with once told me

that a Negro couldn't walk through this neighborhood .

You ever heard anything so absurd?

Thanks for directions.

Excuse me, is this the Fitzgerald residence?

Yeah , it is.

ls Harry home?

Yeah .

l'm Samuel Kemp, here to see him .

lt's nice to see you , Samuel .

Come on in .

Go on .

[Beatles sing l n My Life]

♫ There are places l remember ♫

♫ All my life Though some have changed ♫

♫ Some forever Not for better ♫

♫ Some have gone And some remain ♫

♫ All these places Had their moments ♫

♫ With lovers and friends l still can recall ♫

♫ Some are dead And some are living ♫

♫ ln my life l've loved them all ♫

♫ [instrumental] ♫

♫ But of all These friends and lovers ♫

♫ There is no one Compares with you ♫

♫ And these memories Lose their meaning ♫

♫ When l think Of love as something new ♫

♫ Though l know l'll never lose affection ♫

♫ For people and things That went before ♫

♫ l know l'll often stop And think about them ♫

♫ ln my life l love you more ♫

♫ [instrumental] ♫

♫ Though l know l'll never lose affection ♫

♫ For people and things That went before ♫

♫ l know l'll often stop And think about them ♫

♫ ln my life l love you more ♫

♫ ln my life l love you more ♫♫

[Billy Bland sings Let the Little Girl Dance]

♫ Little wallflower on the shelf ♫

♫ Standing by herself ♫

♫ Never had the nerve to take a chance ♫

♫ So let the little girl dance ♫

♫ Let the little girl dance ♫

♫ She never danced before ♫

♫ So let her on the floor ♫

♫ Let the little girl dance ♫

♫ She wants to give it a try ♫

♫ So let the little girl by ♫♫