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HITMAN: You gotta know what you're doing when you go in.

You gotta have it figured out.

Those are the rules.

How you get in, how you get out,

how many shots you're gonna need.

Make sure you know where everybody is.

Make sure nobody sees you.

Don't hang around.

Don't get interested.

Then you don't make mistakes.

[Phone ringing]

[Ringing]

Yeah.

MAN: How'd you like to go to Detroit

and see a man in a hotel Friday morning?

HITMAN: I don't do that anymore.

MAN: I'll double your price.

You can do whatever you want.

Can't hear you, chief.

I'm taking it this guy in the hotel

is somebody you don't want to look in the face.

I'm thinking maybe it's the old man

with the big house you want to move into.

Guy past his time,

and he don't like how you do things.

Hey, fuck you. I'll get somebody else.

You don't have no somebody else.

You call me when your people won't do it.

MAN: You want to leave it all behind, chief,

here's your chance.

You have a Cadillac... a blue one.

MAN: Yeah.

HITMAN: Throw that in there,

you'll never see me again.

MAN: You can collect your money next Tuesday.

Union Station, usual place.

He'll have a girl with him.

She'll let you in.

HITMAN: Papa.

OLD MAN: Yeah?

You got somethin' for me?

HITMAN: From your son-in-law.

OLD MAN: Oh, Christ.

I told my daughter, "Don't marry that punk."

She don't listen.

I give him six months.

There'll be another funeral.

You want him done sooner than that,

you tell me.

Who the hell are you?

You don't remember?

Should I?

You know Walpole Island, Papa?

It's an Indian reserve.

My grandmother lives there.

She's a medicine woman.

She was going to turn me into an owl one time.

I told her, "I don't want to be no owl.

I want to be a blackbird."

That's how I got my name.

Blackbird.

You remember now.

The Degas brothers,

one killed working for you,

shot dead in the hospital,

the other one doing life in Kingston.

I'm the only one left.

Huh.

Can she do that?

Turn you into an owl?

If she want to.

I could use a woman like that.

I'd like to be dressed.

Is that okay with you?

Whatever you want.

WOMAN: Are you through?

Not yet.

# My, my #

# Little white lies #

# Swear I'm gonna make it right #

# This time #

# Start the radio #

# Turn it way down low #

# Tellin' me things I do not know #

# I know #

And it could be used equally as a recreation room or a den.

WOMAN BUYER: Look in here, Dan.

AGENT: Quite a lovely, distinctive entrance hall,

which is so practical and elegant, don't you think?

Thank you.

# Now who's to blame? #

# You used to be the same #

MAN: Wayne! Foreman!

WAYNE: What?!

What?!

# It's a suicide #

MAN: And don't bother comin' back!

# Shut up and drive #

RICHIE: Mrs. Palino.

Richie Nix.

You were my foster mom for a while.

I had a collection of old Elvis vinyls

I left here a while back.

My girlfriend, she's a big Elvis fan.

We thought we'd come by and, uh,

pick 'em up from you.

Last time I saw you, you drove off in my car.

Go fuck off before I call the police.

# Tonight you will be mine #

WOMAN: It's okay.

# Tonight the monkey dies #

# Tonight you will be mine #

# Tonight the monkey dies #

If you're lookin' for your grandmother, she's gone.

We buried her last winter.

WAYNE: Gonna spend a few weeks huntin' deer.

LIONEL: Be sure and pour some of this stuff on ya.

Here.

Thanks.

Wayne?

Yeah?

You lookin' for another job?

I don't know.

Try my hand at real estate maybe.

Put you in an office and a suit.

Ha ha! You bet!

Hey, Lionel.

Where's your cane?

I'm sorry about your grandmother.

The band office has been trying to locate

the next of kin

to find out what to do with her house.

Hey, I been thinking.

When I get paid for this job I done,

maybe I could fix the place up.

You could sell it the way it is.

No, I mean fix it up and live here.

A guy like you,

used to living in the city?

There's no life for you here.

I could always be a friendly Indian like you,

maybe even a guide.

You wouldn't like it.

Why not? You do.

Hey, Lionel,

come on, you telling me I can't live here?

Hey, you ever ride in a Cadillac?

Come on. We'll take a drive.

Go to Algonac, have some drink.

You go.

I got to go home.

WAYNE: Hey.

Hi.

WAYNE: Didn't let myself in.

Right.

Which is kind of weird.

CARMEN: Well, I made a start.

I thought I'd leave the hunting things for you.

Okay.

CARMEN: Well, the guns I understand,

but why the suit?

You gonna rob a bank?

You mind if I leave some of this stuff here

till next time?

What's this?

Buck lure.

Oh! God, that smells like hell.

Not to a buck it don't.

So when is next time?

Tomorrow after work?

Could be anytime tomorrow.

What happened to 350 Jefferson?

They want to put me on a detail gang

on the ground.

I said no.

That's an old man's job.

# It hurts me to see him treat you #

# The way that he does #

# It hurts me to see you sit and cry #

# When I know I could be so true #

# If I had someone like you #

# It hurts me to see those tears... #

Nelson Davies Realty.

Nelson Davies speaking.

Nelson, this is Wayne Colson.

# The whole town is talking #

# They're calling you a fool #

# For listening to his same old lies #

# And when I know I could be so true #

# If I had someone like you #

# Hurts me to see the way he makes you cry #

# You love him so much #

Nelson Davies Realty. Nelson Davies speaking.

RICHIE: Them Tanglewood homes are goin' fast, huh?

They sure are, sir. Let me tell you why.

RICHIE: I bet they'd go even faster if they caught fire.

Who's this?

It can happen anytime.

Pine Ridge was just a rearrangement.

Just a little wear and tear.

But it could happen again,

or you can pay so it won't...

like insurance.

I'm sorry. I don't understand.

RICHIE: You get 20,000 cash ready,

and I'll come pick it up sometime.

You don't have it when I come to collect,

you're dead. You be ready, 'cause you don't know

when I'm gonna walk through that door

or which one that comes in I'm gonna be.

And I'll tell you somethin' else.

You remember a guy worked at an Amoco station,

one up in Port Huron?

Got shot dead last year during a holdup.

I might have read something about that.

Yeah. Well, that was me.

20,000 when I come to collect,

or you're a dead real estate man.

MAN ON PA: Platform 0-3, 1510 to Montreal.

Calling at Oshawa, Belleville, Kingston, Cornwall, and Dorval.

[Phone ringing]

Yeah?

You owe me some money.

MAN: The fuckin' money's

the price on your fuckin' head,

you piece of shit.

Who the fuck told you to kill the girl?

She saw my face.

Who cares, she saw your fuckin' face?!

She worked for me!

You better listen to me, you half-breed fuckin' moron.

You're dead. You understand?

I don't care you shoot your own brother,

you're so drunk.

You touch what's mine, you're dead.

[Rock music]

That's a cool car.

I'm lookin' for a ride.

Well, good luck.

No, you say, "Which way you goin'?"

and I say, "Any way I want."

RICHIE: Don't worry. I ain't gonna hurt you.

I just need your car

for a little business I'm plannin'.

See, usually, I rob banks,

but 2,700's the best I ever did up in Ohio.

This time I got somethin' way bigger in mind.

You got Indian blood, don'tcha?

Enough to own a casino.

You got a cool name?

A cool name?

Yeah, you know, I mean, "Red Elk"

or "Running with the Wolves"?

Blackbird.

Blackbird?

Yeah, that's pretty cool.

Well, my name's Richie Nix, in case you ever heard of me.

It's N-I-X.

It's not the way Stevie Nicks spells hers.

Turn left up here.

All right.

Now let me have your wallet.

Hey! What the hell you think you're doin'?

You wanted my wallet.

Yeah. Nice and slow.

What's L and M Distributing?

A company I used to work for.

Uh, what do they distribute?

Pepperoni.

Pepperoni company gives you a Cadillac to drive?

What the fuck you do for them?

I shoot people.

Sometime for money, sometime for nothing.

And then I told him about this Amoco station

I held up a while back.

One up in Port Huron. You might have heard about it.

I told him I ended up havin' to blow a guy away up there,

so now he's scared. That's when I hit him with it.

20,000 cash, or you're fuckin' dead.

I could hear the phone shakin' in his hands.

Yeah, scare a guy enough, he'll pay every time.

BLACKBIRD: A man's scared don't always do what you expect.

Yeah, but...

You don't want to talk too much,

let him know what you're thinking.

You want to take him by surprise.

You have something to wear, suit or something?

You want to look the part.

See? Now, that's why I need a fuckin' partner, man.

I mean it. I have no patience for details like that.

You ever work with anyone before?

My brothers.

One is in prison forever...

and my kid brother is dead.

You remind me of him.

He was a stupid guy.

So, uh, Blackbird...

how's 10,000 sound?

Bird.

Bird?

That's what my kid brother used to call me.

All right, Bird.

We got a deal?

MAN ON PA: Welcome to Nelson Davies Realty,

the number one agency in the Anchor Bay area,

serving the whole community with expertise and integrity

for over 15 years.

RICHIE: I told you you wouldn't know

which one I'm gonna be when I came in. Remember?

What?

On the phone.

I think you want to talk to somebody downstairs.

They'll help you out.

You see that? He's playin' dumb.

Yeah, he's fucking with you.

You gonna try and tell me I never spoke to you?

Huh?

BLACKBIRD: No. I think he said he don't believe

what you told him on the telephone.

Show him you mean it.

Am I makin' my point?

Give me the cash,

or you're a dead fuckin' real estate man.

Okay, you win.

It's downstairs in the car.

MAN ON PA: Welcome to Nelson Davies Realty,

the number one agency in the Anchor Bay area,

serving the whole community with expertise and integrity

for more than 15 years.

RICHIE: You own this business, you still drive a pickup?

WAYNE: I like to think success hasn't changed me.

CARMEN: Wayne?

RICHIE: Who the fuck is Wayne?

WAYNE: Beats me.

BLACKBIRD: Hey, let's go.

CARMEN: Wayne?

RICHIE: What's goin' on here?

Hey, forget it. Let's get out.

No. Give it to me.

Lock the door. Call the cops.

Aah!

Hey!

Hey!

Bird!

Fuck!

WAYNE: For a job.

I said Nelson knew I was comin' by.

It was hardly an appointment.

His wife's an employee,

and there was some talk about Wayne dropping by.

Hence, the suit.

But you're an ironworker.

Hence, the boots.

I'm lookin' at other things, okay?

NELSON: It's just an odd time to appear, that's all.

Lunch. There's nobody here.

I was here.

Because I'm gonna be making some claims, all right?

The window damages...

OFFICER: And you didn't know these guys?

No, sir.

'Cause nobody witnessed you arriving separately.

CARMEN: Wait just a minute.

They shot at my husband.

He probably saved my life.

Mr. Colson, you knew nothing about these blackmail calls?

Hey, I don't know about any calls.

What blackmail calls?

There were some calls last week. Uh, creeps.

I told the police.

But not us?

Those creeps had guns, Nelson.

WAYNE: Asshole.

Wayne.

CARMEN: Asshole.

RICHIE: I'm bleedin' somethin' fierce here, man.

Let's just go to Marine City. I want to see Donna.

Who the fuck is Donna?

She's this woman that I'm stayin' with.

She's cool, man. I told her about you.

It's on the way to Port Huron.

My brothers and I come up here one time

to kill a guy.

No shit. What'd he do?

I didn't ask.

That doesn't make sense to me.

I gotta be pissed at a guy I want to kill him.

Bird, why didn't you shoot him?

He was standin' right there in the fuckin' window.

You want to learn somethin'?

The only time you ever take out your gun

is when you're gonna kill somebody.

Yeah? Well, you could've right there!

It's the same as a hunter.

The guy who knows what he's doing,

he don't take the shot if he thinks he can miss.

See, then you gotta find the animal and finish it,

two of them.

Are you talkin' about the woman now?

What'd that woman do?

She saw my face.

You don't ever leave things undone.

You don't ever think

somebody's not going to remember you.

LIONEL: Some people were askin' after you this mornin'.

BLACKBIRD: What people?

Said they were friends of yours from Toronto.

What'd you tell them?

I told them I hadn't seen you in years.

You see my friend's face, Lionel?

Fell off a ladder.

Got cut up, couldn't go to work.

So I said, "Hey, let's go duck hunting."

You free to take us?

Weather's supposed to turn.

Why don't we go anyway?

Richie's never seen a marsh before.

I've seen a marsh.

Come on, Lionel.

This won't take long.

You okay?

I... guess so.

That Indian guy freaked me out.

Walk you in?

CARMEN: So what things are you looking at?

WAYNE: Huh?

Back there with the police,

you said you were looking at other things?

Yeah, well, I'm lookin' at anything.

You said it. I'm a dinosaur.

I gotta change or die.

I never said that.

Then I'm sayin' it.

So today's the day you decide to come in

about a job in real estate?

What? I could sell a house.

Absolutely.

Anyway, thank God you showed up in that suit.

Yeah, dangerous suit.

Got married in it, got shot at in it.

Well, you look great in it.

Anyway, thanks.

Anytime.

Wayne?

It's a deer.

Get some rest.

You need anything, just call the Hillcrest Motel.

RICHIE: I don't see any birds.

LIONEL: You want to hunt ducks?

You watch the sky.

It looks different, all this water.

LIONEL: Maybe you never came down this far,

you and your brothers.

There are no cats or dogs around here to shoot.

Last time I saw you, you were going hunting

with some guy in a ironworker's jacket.

Seemed like a nice guy.

What was his name?

Carl.

Wayne.

You can't remember the rest,

we'll go back and ask your wife and daughter.

Wayne Colson.

Where does he live?

Algonac.

Is he married?

Kids?

They couldn't.

Hey, there's some!

Looks like you're gonna have trouble with this one.

He might shoot the wrong bird.

What's that supposed to mean?

Ducks don't land in trees.

Why don't we go over there, stretch our legs?

Want to go first?

You know, you really piss me off!

Tell me ducks don't land in trees?

Aah!

I know ducks don't land in trees.

[Gunshot]

RICHIE: Bird, you comin'?

WOMAN: Excuse me.

Uh...

This is my house.

Uh, yeah.

It's a dump.

You certainly have your nerve.

RICHIE: Donna... ahem.

Donna, this is the Bird.

He's gonna be stayin' with us for a few days.

What happened to your face?

I got in a fight.

We got any beers?

Well, why don't you fix us somethin' to eat,

and I'll go get some.

Hey, don't call me Bird no more.

Why?

What do you want me to call you?

My name.

Armand.

Ar-mand? Armand?

Are you serious?

Listen...

when she's makin' all that fuckin' noise in there,

it means she's pissed off.

Why don't you go in there,

give her a little pat on the ass, huh?

You want the Weight Watchers chicken patty or the regular?

Mmm... two Weight Watchers, please.

Richie said you used to be a hack in the joint.

That how you met?

I was in catering services.

Said you got fired for screwin' the inmates.

You drive that school bus out there?

Hey, if you could be any kind of a bird there is...

what kind of bird would you be?

What are you doing here?

Just need a place to stay.

For how long?

Couple of days.

Got some business to take care of.

You want some bacon with your chicken patties?

[Noise]

CARMEN: Thanks.

Sure. Oh, it's my pleasure.

I was busy, but, uh...

Well, I dragged myself away from starin' at the ceiling.

Well, anyway, it turned out to be nothing.

I'm so jumpy. I'm sorry.

- Okay. - I'm sorry.

No, no. Go to bed.

I'll grab a beer, at least till you're asleep.

Well, there's really no need.

Oh. Well, now you're not scared, I can't have a beer.

Wayne, you shouldn't really even have keys to the house.

I'm confused, 'cause for a second there,

I thought you called me.

I did call you, and I am nervous,

but if you can just let yourself in whenever you want...

Which I've never done.

But you could.

I don't know. I know you've been here.

Yeah, but not when you were here.

So you have been here.

I fixed the porch light.

Carmen, I waited till you'd gone out

so as not to get into a fight.

Which means you were watching me,

which might be why I'm feeling watched all the time.

Come on!

All right, you know what?

I'm thankful to you for fixing the porch light.

Yeah, and that faucet in the bathroom.

And the faucet in the bathroom, too.

But this was supposed to be a change.

Nothing's changing.

Wayne, I'm moving.

I don't like being this person

who's blaming you for all the things I'm blaming you for.

You know, there's no, uh... middle, huh?

I mean, this is it with you.

You're either fine,

or you are leavin' the country.

We don't have kids, fine.

We can't have kids, fine.

No, suddenly, we are killin' ourselves.

We are gettin' a divorce.

We are leavin' the country.

I mean, it's like it's zero or ten.

I mean, what happened to five?

Five's pretty great.

I'll take five again in a fuckin' minute.

RICHIE: See? What I tell you?

He's fuckin' that woman from the real estate office.

I got him!

You get the woman!

[Ringing]

CARMEN: Hello.

- It's me. - Mom.

Oh, ask me something else.

How are you? How are you?

Oh, he's out. He'll be back.

LENORE: You know, I went to see

that doctor again this afternoon.

I told him those pills don't agree with me at all.

Hey, Mom, I have to call you back.

BLACKBIRD: You going hunting, miss?

I was looking for your husband,

have a talk with him.

He's not home.

I know that.

I was wondering maybe I'd come inside and wait.

We met before, remember? At the real estate office.

You going to shoot me?

The police should be here any minute.

Oh, you had time to call them, huh?

I don't think you're going to shoot me.

Hi.

Ohh!

All right! It's your big day, honey!

It's a double feature!

Get out the cash tray, lay it on the counter.

And some gum. Make that bubblegum.

Do it!

Get out of there!

Get the hell out of there!

Fuck!

Fuck.

Get up.

Are you Indian?

You look Indian.

You know, you should do somethin' with your hair.

Use a shampoo with conditioner in one.

Give it some body.

Look at me.

Are you sure you're not Indian?

Oh, well, doesn't matter.

WAYNE: How many times are you gonna ask me,

"Did I see him shoot the girl?"

I thought she'd gotten out of there!

How many times are you gonna go

look at that bullet hole in the tree?

My wife told you that she wasn't tryin' to hit him,

and you guys act like you don't believe her!

Not one of you guys has said, "Nice goin',"

or that was brave thing my wife did!

These maniacs are tryin' to kill us,

and what are you doin' about it?

Mr. Colson?

Mrs. Colson.

I'm Paul Scallen, Federal Bureau of Investigation.

WAYNE: That's the same color as the guy's car.

A big goddamn Cadillac nobody can seem to find.

Oh, we found it on Walpole Island.

Only there wasn't a lot of paintwork left.

Mr. Colson, do you know a Lionel Adam?

Yeah, sure.

Well, I'm afraid I have some bad news.

Would you mind telling us who the hell these assholes are now

and why would they want to kill Lionel Adam?

SCALLEN: We don't know for sure.

We think they were trying to find you.

It seems you and your wife had a good look at them.

WAYNE: So what?

All they were doin' at that point

was shakin' down a real estate business.

SCALLEN: This one maybe, but...

this one's got more of a history.

His name's Armand Degas.

He's known as The Blackbird.

He's a contract killer for the Toronto Mafia.

Takes an awful lot of nerve to stand up to a man like that.

What does the Toronto Mafia have to do with us?

Last week, the head of the family

was shot dead in a Detroit hotel room,

along with a girl who might have seen it happen.

We think it was an inside job.

And thanks to you,

we know that Degas was in the area at the time.

So if we can, uh, pick him up,

even if it's just for extortion,

there's a chance that he may want to cut a deal.

WAYNE: Wait.

You want us to testify against a Mafia hitman?

He's gonna come after you either way.

Without you, there's nothing to say he was even here.

WAYNE: So what do you suggest?

Well, your lives are in danger,

so we figure you qualify for federal protection

under the Witness Security Program.

You want to move us someplace else?

SCALLEN: Until we find them.

We'll provide you with new identities,

temporary employment.

You won't need to sell the house.

I'm sure we can make a deal with this Nelson Davies,

have his company appear to offer it for sale.

Yeah?

BLACKBIRD: It's me.

Why the fuck are you callin' me here?

BLACKBIRD: I need a car.

A clean one with papers.

MAN: Word is, you really upset the man.

He was fuckin' that girl you blew away.

BLACKBIRD: Can you arrange it or not?

You can't come here.

They got everyone lookin' for you.

FBI AGENT: We'll transfer your baggage overnight.

Replacement vehicles will be waiting for you in the morning.

Your own will be held

until you're released from the program.

WAYNE: Never hear about that, do you?

People gettin' out of witness protection?

Destination location is Cape Girardeau.

That's about another 2-hour drive

south down the Mississippi River.

Now, you'll be checking in here under your new names.

You must be Pam Benkowski.

I'm your husband Matt.

FEMALE FBI AGENT: It's best to stick

as close to the truth as possible.

That way, you're less likely to have trouble

with your invented histories.

How long you been married?

WAYNE: 15 years.

AGENT: Where'd you meet?

WAYNE: On a building site in Saint Auburn.

June 4, 1991.

AGENT: Who asked who out first?

CARMEN: I did.

How long after that were you married?

A week.

How many children?

Almost one.

RICHIE: Well, if they moved,

how come all their furniture's still here?

Hey, Bird.

What?

You gonna kill Donna, too?

I mean, you're goin' to all this trouble

findin' witnesses, and she's a witness.

What does that make you?

No, you need me.

Leave my fingerprints everywhere.

Steal cars and shoot people,

do all your dirty work for you.

[Phone ringing]

Who is it?

Uh, yes, ma'am, I'm looking for Wayne Colson.

Who gave you my number?

Excuse me, ma'am.

That was a new fella works here

I just asked to call you.

We been tryin' to get ahold of Wayne,

and, uh, he gave us this number before he left.

He gave you my number?

Well, as a matter of fact, he gave it to the boss.

Boss gave it to me.

Only he isn't here right now 'cause it's so late,

but, uh, he said that you'd know where he was.

Wayne, that is.

LENORE: I don't know where they've gone.

Wayne and my daughter never tell me anything.

RICHIE: See, 'cause I got this check I'm tryin' to send him.

Yeah. Yes.

FBI AGENT: Mr. Benkowski.

Mrs. Benkowski. Good morning. Welcome.

- Morning. - Hello.

- Hi. - Hi.

Shall we?

AGENT: If the neighbors ask, you paid about $200,000 for it.

CARMEN: It looks more like 150 to me.

# The best I can #

# But it's not good #

# Enough for you #

# You know I was the kind who'd run #

# Anytime you'd call #

# I guess I was the only one #

# Who didn't mind at all #

# I'll be your dreamer #

# I'll be your fool #

# Oh, my darling #

# My whole life through #

# Doing the best #

# The best I can #

# But it's not good #

Sure ain't much privacy around here.

# Enough for you... #

You want privacy, you close the door.

But I don't think that's what you want.

Well, I guess you're gonna do whatever it is you want.

There's no way on earth I can stop you.

There'll be a slight delay in the divorce proceedings

while the couple hides out from the killers.

Good night.

# Every time you kiss me #

# I'm still not certain that you love me #

DONNA: This is Elvis Presley Boulevard on a rainy day.

This is the Lisa Marie.

It's a jetliner he bought.

He named it after his daughter.

Her and I have the same birthday.

And I'll tell ya somethin' else.

My life number is 9.

BLACKBIRD: What's a life number?

Okay, well, you add up your date of birth, right?

Um, like February's the second month, so that's 2.

I was born on the first. That's 1, so 2 and 1 is 3.

Then you add in the year that you were born.

I'm not gonna tell you when that was,

but my number comes out to 9.

BLACKBIRD: Even if you were born in 1900,

that'd still add up to 10.

Yeah, see, 10 counts as 1.

Donna, get dressed, go buy some fuckin' beers.

Think he cares about your queer photos?

- You're just jealous. - Jealous of what?

You know what the difference between me and Elvis is?

Yeah. You're ignorant.

No. I'm alive, and he's dead.

Well, I got news for you.

After you die, you think anybody's

gonna go and visit your grave?

Not even your mama, if you had one.

But a hundred years from now,

people will still be going to Graceland.

Donna, you're so goddamn stupid.

Let me ask you a question, Donna.

Would you rather have Elvis sing to you

or fuck you?

I know what you think I'm gonna say,

and you'll probably call me a liar,

but I'd rather have him sing to me.

Damn. You know what? I believe her, though.

'cause Elvis wasn't no con.

He wouldn't have been dirty or smelly enough for Donna.

Hey, leave her alone.

Who, Donna?

Why don't you shut the fuck up for a while?

If you ever talk to me like that again...

Yeah?

What?

This is Elvis' billiard room.

There's 750 yards of material...

Can I have a word... Armand?

What the fuck is your problem?!

You are.

And from now on, you don't leave my fucking sight.

Well, how about when I go to the bathroom?

You wanna watch?

Or when I'm givin' Donna a jump

and you're out there, wishin' it was you.

Or do we keep pretendin' that you're not tryin' to fuck her?

Hey, you listen to me.

Keep your big fucking mouth shut,

and don't worry about it.

MAN: So you're a welder, huh?

WAYNE: You bet I am. AWS certified.

Can you weld plates watertight?

Well, I can weld a goddamn building so it won't fall down.

MAN: I got a job you might want to take a look at.

BLACKBIRD: Hey.

Maybe today she can't tell us where they are.

But tomorrow, she might.

What job were you and Wayne working on?

Well, we've been on different ones.

Anyway, what I started to tell you,

I don't see what difference it makes who mails the check,

you or us, but the boss says we have to do it.

Now, I told him you were a nice lady to offer...

And I told you, I don't have their address.

She never gave it to me.

The only thing I have is their phone number.

You want that?

Oh. Well, you didn't mention that, did you?

You have their number?

Not on the phone, I didn't.

I wasn't absolutely positive whom I was speaking to.

That's how they find out if you're home

so they can come in and rape you.

I understand.

Can't be too careful.

You give him a check... hmm!

And you know where he'll cash it, don't ya?

The nearest bar.

Oh!

What's wrong?

I should never bend that far from the waist!

It's like somebody stuck a knife in me.

Oh!

That's your sacroiliac.

Why don't you lay down on the couch?

No, no, let's get you down here on the carpet.

I'm gonna give you a backrub.

I had a foster mom one time named Jackie.

She was some kind of therapist.

She worked with cripples.

She showed me how.

Are you sure you know what you're doing?

Yes, ma'am.

Oh!

You're not gonna hurt me, are you?

Oh! Ohh!

What the fuck did you do?

Oh, God! Fuck! I just gave her a backrub.

Jesus!

It's a Missouri code.

I did a bank there once.

[Ringing]

WAYNE, RECORDING: Hi, it's Matt and Pam.

We're not here. We'll call you back.

Hello.

Hello?

Hello.

[Phone ringing]

RECORDING: Hi, it's Matt and Pam.

We're not here. We'll call you back.

WAYNE: Hey, it's me. I tried calling you a couple times.

Wayne.

No, I'm fine.

What?

I'm losing you. What?

BLACKBIRD: We gotta make a plan.

RICHIE: That's my fucking phone!

You want to wait till they trace the number?

That thing had all my fuckin' numbers in it.

Why don't we go to Missouri?

- We will. - Yeah? When?

When they stop looking for us,

or when they think we stopped looking for them.

So, Gerald, this is the master bedroom.

I love how you guys say "master bedroom."

Yes, we guys like our guy words.

You're not from here.

That's right.

Where are you from?

Detroit way.

I know Detroit.

We, uh, didn't look at the kitchen.

Are you following me?

Excuse me?

Are you following me?

Mrs. Benkowski, hello.

How'd the viewing work out?

Well, you should know.

You were outside this morning.

Hey, did you make a sale with Gerald?

I know he's been looking at a lot of places.

Do they know we're here?

Are they coming after us?

Listen, you come by the office anytime.

It's always good to see you.

CARMEN: What if we're bait?

What are you talkin' about?

What if we're being used as bait?

What if the FBI's just waiting

for those two freaks to find us

so they can find them?

What if they show up here, Wayne?

They'll get caught.

Oh. Before they kill us.

Sure.

Yeah, I vote for before.

I can't even begin to pretend to do my job here.

I show a house, I'm just waiting

for somebody to pull a gun on me.

What's the choice? I mean, I don't understand.

I could sit here and go crazy.

I don't know. Why don't you tell me?

Listen...

can we try something different?

Come down after work one night.

Meet some of the guys and their wives.

You know, they're good people.

There's little places along the river.

We could get something to eat.

Does nothing bother you?

Sure, yeah. This bothers me.

You and me.

Not gangsters.

I need you to do something for me.

Is that what you dragged me out here to tell me?

You got some balls on you, chief, I'll give you that.

I don't give a fuck what you need.

Yes, you do.

That's why you come when I called.

You don't want the cops picking me up.

If for some reason they start asking me,

was I in Detroit when the old man was killed.

And how the fuck they gonna connect me

to a half-breed piece of shit

they dragged up from the bottom of this lake?

The blue Cadillac you gave me,

the one with the papers in the glove compartment,

registered to your pepperoni company.

Anything happen to me,

a friend gonna drive the car to some precinct.

They gonna find the piece I used

to whack the old man for you wrapped in a letter...

from me about you.

Not a love letter.

This is what you're gonna do for me.

There's a cemetery in Port Huron.

My kid brother is buried there.

He never had the kind of funeral he deserved.

WAYNE: You can be walkin' around on that skinny little beam,

and you've got clouds around your head.

I mean, some days, you think you see things so clear.

The place you live, the store you shop in,

the church you got married in.

I could see everything.

Everywhere I'd ever been my whole life

from the top of a building.

MAN: So why the hell did you quit and come here?

Job quit me, man.

Get to an age, they start pullin' you down,

about one floor a year.

End up too near the ground.

I got my pride.

Too much maybe.

WAITRESS: I've been watchin' you, honey,

and you should talk less and drink more.

I think these poor folks

deserve another round there, uh... Linda.

MAN: Oh, ho ho, yeah.

Hey, Pam, honey, how did you, uh...

fall for a shy guy like Matt?

- His muscles. - Ahh!

And the short shorts.

Ooh!

CARMEN: Nah, he was a show-off, even back then.

I had to show off to get her attention.

Every guy in town's chasin' after her.

Not only is she gorgeous, she's smart as a whip.

Don't exaggerate, Matthew.

Her mother's always sayin', "Carmen, honey"...

because that's what her mother called her

'cause she's a great singer.

She'd say, "Carmen, honey,

"you're a talented, beautiful girl.

"Don't go wastin' your life on an ironworker.

"You're gonna wake up in 20 years,

and you're gonna realize, he never deserved you."

15 years.

He is such a liar.

My mother adores him.

We got karaoke here on Friday.

You gotta come.

- Yeah! - Oh, no.

You wait. She's a knockout.

Ah ha ha. I'm gonna knock you out, Matt.

"I have been watching you, honey.

You should talk less and drink more."

Why is it that I feel I know you best

when I hear you talking with other people?

WAYNE: I felt good tonight.

I like this town.

Telling all your stories.

Hey, nothin' I said tonight back there

wasn't the God's truth.

Hmm.

No.

Don't turn on the light.

You married?

No, sir, I'm on a break.

Live around here?

I can't tell you where I live.

That's a government secret.

SCALLEN: We found them last week.

Two bodies, probably shot, driven to a remote location,

and burned in the car.

Nothing much left to be identified.

The Indian has a surviving brother.

He's doing life in Kingston Correctional Facility.

We ran DNA tests, and we checked them against his.

Match was positive.

What happens to us now?

Well, after we close the case,

you can go back to your life.

What if we don't want to go back?

SCALLEN: That happens.

But what you're saying is, if we wanted to, we could?

That also happens.

It's still busy.

Try her again.

I'm not your fuckin' kid brother.

You can't order me around.

I know that, Richie. I buried my kid brother.

So lighten up. We're dead.

If they dig around some more, we're alive.

We just bought us some more time, that's all.

Now try the old lady again.

WAYNE: She's, uh, packing, Lenore. Let me go find her.

She says she'll call you when she gets back to the house.

LENORE: You're not coming together?

No. As a matter of fact,

I'm stayin' down here for a while.

LENORE: What do you mean, for a while?

Kind of a trial separation.

LENORE: I don't understand.

I'm not sure we do, either.

But that's where we're at.

LENORE: Have you been fighting again?

No, no fighting.

LENORE: You will not break up.

Lord knows I prayed for it.

WAYNE: Okay, Mom, appreciate it.

Well, she says no way we'll break up.

"Lord knows I prayed for it. It'll never happen."

Mississippi River Navigation and Rules of Inland Waterways?

Homework.

Lot of laughs.

I'll wait for the movie.

Can we at least give it a try...

now that we're safe?

Maybe Matt and Pam can fix the things

Wayne and Carmen never could.

Do you honestly believe that?

I honestly do.

Stay.

- No. - Stay.

No.

Fight with me.

No.

Don't say no.

CARMEN: It's not one thing.

It's not one day.

It's not a baby, or...

no baby.

It's years.

And I need time, Wayne.

Time to remember what I cared for you,

and what you cared for me.

Okay, let's fix that.

I think we can fix that.

I think we started to fix it right here.

[Phone ringing]

LENORE: Who is it?

Are you leaving?

Richie, too?

What did he tell you about me?

You know how he is.

He brags about you a lot.

What I do for a living?

That's none of my business, Armand.

I've enjoyed your company...

and I think you're a nice person,

and I wish you all the best.

I forgot somethin'.

[Gunshot]

Please pick up.

[Phone ringing]

RECORDING: Hi. It's Matt and Pam.

We're not here. We'll call you back.

[Timer beeping]

RICHIE: Hungry?

Your mom told us you'd be home by breakfast.

You could have driven a little faster.

We're gettin' hungry.

Mmm! Now you got nice hair.

Why don't you scoot over?

I want to get somethin' here.

You want to fix the Bird some lunch?

We brought our own food.

What do you want?

Just waiting for your husband.

And then what?

What? You can't say it?

I know why you're here.

BLACKBIRD: The last time you had the shotgun,

the 12-gauge, you wanted to shoot me, didn't you?

But you couldn't.

Where is it?

In Missouri.

BLACKBIRD: So your husband has it.

I hope so.

Why don't we just shoot her now, Bird,

and take care of the husband later?

Yeah? What if he calls her?

Don't answer the phone.

He'd think she went out to get food

to fix him lunch.

He comes in. "Hi, honey, I'm home." boom!

What's "Hot doe buck lure"?

Why don't you try some?

Maybe you'll attract a deer.

You makin' the Bird some lunch?

He put in an order for dessert yet?

I eat chicken every meal.

Know why?

No.

'Cause Wade Boggs ate chicken before every game.

That's why they called him "the chicken man."

Bird, do you know who Wade Boggs is?

Ah, Bird doesn't know shit.

Yeah, I was gonna be a major league ballplayer

until my deprived childhood as an orphan

fucked up my chances,

so I became a bank robber instead.

Hey, Carmen, I got an idea.

Why don't you take your clothes off?

You don't have to take off all your clothes.

You can leave on your panties and your brassiere...

if you wear a brassiere. Do you?

Do you?

Oh, Bird, she don't wear one!

Well, you can just strip down to your panties then,

be our little topless bunny,

serve us drinks.

Aah! God!

You're gonna have to kick harder than that.

Come here!

RICHIE: I think you're gonna feel a lot better

if you go in the bathroom and take off your clothes...

and wash yourself.

BLACKBIRD: Hey!

Use that one.

LINDA: You need somewhere to sleep off that hangover?

Give me five minutes.

Okay.

RICHIE: I said I want you topless.

That's my husband's jacket. Take it off.

Why don't we make a trade?

I'll take off the jacket...

you take off your top.

No. I like your outfit.

You look like a little schoolgirl.

Go on. Hold that.

[Phone ringing]

Oh. Now you're gonna answer the fucking phone?

Let it ring.

RECORDING: Hi. We're not in right now,

so go ahead and leave a mess...

[Dial tone]

Jesus Christ, Bird, you ever stop eatin'?

Aw. What's wrong with our little bunny?

You scared? What?

There's no reason to be.

Ol' Wayne comes home,

just gonna have a little talk with him.

Isn't that right, Bird?

Hey, Bird, you gonna ask if anyone else wants some

'fore you finish it?

Man, what you gonna do when Donna asks you to wear

one of them Elvis jumpsuits for her?

I guess you could always wear that pink one he had

after he swolled up like a pig.

I read about this guy once,

weighed 1,200 pounds. Can you believe that?

For breakfast, he'd have like two pounds of bacon,

a dozen eggs, some rolls.

Then for lunch, he'd have four hamburgers,

four double cheeseburgers, eight boxes of fries.

For dinner, three ham steaks, six sweet potatoes,

six or seven regular potatoes, some stuffing.

Carmen, can you imagine this guy takin' a dump?

See, Donna, that's the Bird's sweetheart.

When this is all done, the Bird and Donna...

they're gonna go down to Memphis,

hold hands, look at all that Elvis shit.

Isn't that right, Bird?

Only trouble is,

Donna is probably fuckin' Elvis as we speak.

You get one, Richie, just like everybody else.

You know why I shot him?

He wasn't who I thought he was.

I had this kid brother.

We were in a hospital one time on a job.

And when we were done,

there was this nurse standing there.

She saw us do it.

My kid brother just stood there, looking at her.

He looked at her too long.

Maybe he liked her face.

Anyway, that's what killed him.

Go put some clothes on.

I have to go upstairs.

I'm not like Richie.

I'm not the same as him.

I know.

Aah!

You meet a woman.

You kid yourself she sees you.

Sees who you really are under all the shit.

Turns out, just another bitch with the lip service.

You're wrong. You're wrong.

- I do see you. - Shut up.

I panic. I panicked when I saw the gun.

I... I panicked.

Shut up!

Where's your husband?

I don't know.

When's he get back?

I don't know.

Well, then you call him.

You call him, and you tell him to get back here.

I'm tired of waiting.

I want to finish this.

No, please.

He's not coming back.

He's in Missouri.

He's not even my husband anymore.

Don't you get it?

Don't you know anything about real life?

Real life?

What the fuck is that?

Missouri, huh?

WAYNE: Carmen?

It's me!

Tried calling.

Honey?

You're gonna have to let me in.

I... I don't have a key.

CARMEN: Wayne, please go.

WAYNE: Okay, all right.

Just hear me out.

Look, I've had 400 miles, 15 years

to think about this, so...

say five's terrible, right?

That's what you said.

So let's go for six.

And then if we make it to six, then we could try for seven.

'Cause... I really want to make it to 10 for you.

Carmen, 'cause I get it now.

Carmen?

I understand.

So, uh, if you're not gonna let me in,

then at least let me get somethin'...

in the car.

A present. I left it.

Ooh!

Aah! Aah! God!

Aah!

Aah!

BLACKBIRD: You gotta know what you're doing when you go in.

You gotta have it figured out.

Don't hang around.

Don't get interested.

It's empty.

Then you don't make mistakes.