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[Raining]

[Thunder]

[Thunder]

[Thunder]

[Jazzy swing music plays]

[Thunder]

[Heavy breathing]

[Woman] tell me. Tell me you love me.

Say it.

[Man] i love you!

[Both moaning]

No!

[Gunshot]

[Gunshot]

[Train wheels clacking]

Ladies and gentlemen,

We will shortly be arriving in elderstown.

Next stop will be elderstown.

Passengers for deerville, rostok, and nellycamp

Are requested to make their transfers at deerfield.

You need a cab , give me a call

[Elevator bell rings]

[Woman] can i help you?

I've come to see mrs. Anderssen.

Visiting time is not for another hour.

Are you a relative

Yes.

I'm her son.

Which one?

Excuse me?

Which one is my mother?

That one.

I'll be outsid e if you need me

Please don't disturb any of the other patients.

Your mother is a very sick woman, mr. Anderssen.

Kaminsky.

My name is kaminsky.

My mother and i have different names.

Oh, yes, of course.

I'd like a private room for her.

Mr. Kaminsky.

Your mother has only the basic insurance.

In fact, she's over her credit limit.

Just give her a private room, okay?

I'll take care of everything.

All right.

Does my mother know anyone in elderstown?

Does she have any friends?

Not that i know of.

Why was she moved here

She was in a very small hospital, 200 miles from here.

Here at ralston memorial

We can offer the latest in medical care.

How long?

We're doing everything we can.

How long?

I'd say a week, more or less.

[Clock tower chimes]

[Whispers] cast iron.

[Buzz]

Thanks very much.

I'm sorry for waking you.

What's the matter? You lost your key?

You got a front door key

It ain't necessary to wake me!

I got enough problems without you disco mothers

Waking me up every 20 minutes!

Hey, i'm sorry.

Yeah.

I'll send you the nobel prize!

Where's buddy?

Hey, buddy!

Is this some o f joe's fucking work here?

Why is this stuff all over the road?

This is all of the equipment for the scaffolding.

Okay, so later it'll be gone.

Yeah. Right.

Okay.

Hello, paul.

Kaminsky.

Kaminsky, kaminsky

Nick fucking kaminsky!

How are you, man?

What the fuck are you doing here

That's what i was going to ask you.

I thought you were in chicago.

Yeah. I was,

I was, but the n i came down here.

Got an offer i couldn't refuse.

So here i am in elderstown

And what about you

Jesus christ!

The last thing, you were teaching some architectural, uh,

Post-Doctoral, pre-Sexual-Type thing

In upstate new york, right?

I am.

You aren't here to check this out, are you?

Check what out?

No. I'm here to see my mother. She's in the hospital.

[Honk]

Oh, oh, oh , i'm sorry to hear that

Hey, i rea d your books

Well, i didn't read them, exactly, but i bought them

My wife read them.

She really enjoyed them, she said.

But then, you can never believe a woman.

What do you think of this?

It's beautiful isn't it?

How long is it going to take?

4 days. A week at the most

I got a great crew

A week? To do what?

Demolish it.

Excuse me.

This idiot wants his check, like, this afternoon.

I told him to see you.

Ah, man. All right , who are we going to talk to?

Let me handle this, okay?

I'll take care of it. I'll see him about 2:00.

What the fuck is he doing here?

[Crash]

Oh, man!

I owe you one.

It was lucky that i looked up.

No! I owe you one.

Don't worry about it.

What are you doing tonight?

Nothing, but please, you don't have to-

No. I, uh. I'm giving a party tonight.

It's my wife's birthday.

You got to come.

These are beautiful, mr. Kaminsky.

There's the call button.

Just press it if you need anything.

Would you like to see the menu?

I'm not hungry.

Are you okay?

I'm fine.

Going to a party.

Mind if i ask you a personal question?

I feel lik e i know you

You on tv or what?

What?

[Loud dance music plays] ♺ it doesn't matter ♺

™� 'cause i just can't shake it ♺

™� ♺ how you got me is a mystery

™� people say ♺

™� she's got a reputation ♺

™� for breaking a poor boy's heart ♺

™� i don't care ♺

™� all about all those rumors

Si, mrs. Kessler.

Hello.

Hello.

You're paul's wife?

Yes, i am.

What's your name?

Jane.

Happy birthday, jane.

I recognize you.

From that photograph on your book.

Yeah.

You're nick.

Yeah.

Where's paul?

He's around.

These are for you.

That's very kind of you.

They're looking a little sad.

[Nick chuckles]

I hope it's not too late.

I don't think so.

I can fix sad roses.

Finished in hereey, we're about with this thing.

Nick!

Nick kaminsky has arrived!

Great! Great!

You won't regret it. It's going to be a good party.

You met my wife.

Yes.

Great. Are you all right?

With what i paid for this place

You can get 2 rooms in chicago.

Maybe you can get a bathroom in new york.

Could i ask you a favor?

A favor?

Hey, you saved my life.

Anything. Name it. What?

You know that building you're going to pull down?

The ralston building.

I'd like to get a closer look. Maybe... i don't know...

write somethin g while i'm in town.

You aren't going to say something snotty

About me destroying the cultural heritage

Of elderstown or anything like that?

[Nick] ha, ha, ha. No, no.

Paul, it's just it's a beautiful building.

I'd like to write something.

You aren't going t o inflict any guilt for this

Promise.

We're going in tomorrow at 8:00.

You're welcome to join us.

All right.

Why was it closed down?

Young man! We meet again.

How are you?

I didn't realize you knew our distinguished host.

Paul and i went to college together.

10 years ago!

And then this fucker shows up on main street.

Quite a coincidence.

May i introduce my wife?

Mary. Mister..

Kaminsky.

Mr. Kaminsky's mother is in our care at the hospital

Good luck.

She- She's joking.

So you're in the same profession as your husband, mrs. Parker?

It's kind of connected . I work at the hospital

Are you a doctor?

Mary works in the pathology department

Down in the morgue

It's a fascinating world.

It has its moments.

Paul.

Are you going to dance with me?

[Paul] i got a little hosting i got to catch up on.

But nick used to be quite the dancer.

No, no.

[Dr. Parker] you'd be doing me a big favor.

You're a really good dancer.

I'm an even better fuck.

Pete, please. Stop, pete.

[Paul] thank you.

You all right?

I'm fine. How are you?

Are you having fun

Yeah, yeah. I'm having a great time.

Yeah.

Stupid, fucking bastard.

What the hell are you doing in my room?

I was looking at the photographs

I didn't mean to frighten you.

Excuse me.

Ralston building, right?

Yeah.

It's beautiful

Yes, it is.

Cast iron. Hmm.

I'll go back down.

I'm really very, very sorry.

It's okay.

Good night

Good night.

Say good night to jane for me

I couldn't find her anywhere.

Yeah. I don't know where she went,

But thanks for coming.

Thanks for the present.

Mary, good night.

Quite a party.

Yeah. Kind of wild, huh?

Yeah. I better get some sleep.

Can i phone for a cab?

No, no. Absolutely not necessary.

Uh, pete, can you give nick a ride back into town?

Uh, yeah, yeah . You ready to go?

Yeah. Great. Good.

Thanks again. It was great.

Thank you for saving my life.

Fuck you.

No. All right, see you tomorrow?

Yep.

8:00? I'll be there.

Sleep well.

Nice party, huh?

Lovely.

Get in. It's unlocked.

I love a good piss

[Deep breaths]

Boy, you can't beat that.

[Engine revs]

[Tires screech]

You a friend of kessler?

I went to college with paul.

[Nick] it's the first time i met his wife.

She's a hot little bitch, huh?

If i was kessler, i'd keep her under lock and key.

[Tires screech]

[Nick] they, uh,

Seemed like a happy couple to me.

"They seemed like a happy couple to me. "

[Pete] that's great. I like that.

Ha ha.

You better slow down here.

[Breathing heavy]

You like pussy

You like it or you don't like it, what?

I like it!

You like it? Yeah.

You like it?

I love it!

[Guffawing laughter]

[Tires screech]

Nick!

Remember, only you can prevent forest fires.

Ha, ha, ha

[Siren blares]

Hey, nick.

All right, just in time.

A few more minutes: show time.

Morning.

Good morning.

So what's so special about this building?

Well, it's cast iron.

A building like this, it's...

it's the missing link in american architecture.

What do you mean?

Before the cast-Iron building came along

The height of a given structure was governed by the thickness...

of its outer load-Bearing walls

The higher the building, the thicker the walls had to be.

8 floors is about the highest you could go.

Let me show you something.

The whole of this front is in sections-

Just bolted together and fixed onto the building.

But all this metal, it's very, very heavy, and it has to be supported.

So someone came up with the bright idea

Of a metal frame for the entire building

Instead of the traditional bricks and mortar.

And with a steel frame

All the stress is shifted to the horizontal.

So the support comes from the center.

You can build as high as you like.

Hence the skyscraper.

You know all this, don't you?

Yeah.

I read your book.

Just wondered if you were as passionate about it

As you seemed.

Yes.

I'm passionate about it.

Good.

Must be nice to be one of your students.

[Paul] jesus christ!

Holy fuck!

[Coughs]

Jesus!

I don't believe it.

[Jane] i do.

[Paul] man.

This is fantastic.

[Nick] yeah.

Amazing, huh?

[Nick] did you know all this stuff was here?

[Paul] no, no. I didn't have any idea.

Buddy? Yeah.

Look at this fucking mess.

I mean, what are we going to do?

[Buddy] it's not going to be a problem

I'll bring some dealers in.

[Paul] yeah.

Jane, jane, uh- Where are you going?

[Jane] i'll be right over here.

[Paul] all right. Nick, careful.

[Buddy] we can haul everything out in 2 days.

[Paul] all right. Let's move it fast, though.

I don't want any publicity or any attention.

[Buddy] all right, guys! Come on in!

Bring cable. We're going to lightthis sucker up.

Paul.

That's a cast-Iron building out there.

I mean, it's fucking crazy to knock it down.

What do these townspeople think?

Oh.

They don't give a shit

They hate the fucking place.

It's a bad memory for them.

They'll probably give me a medal.

If they don't, the glendale development corporation certainly will.

The fucking place is coming down!

No more crap!

[Pager beeps]

Everything is done. We have dates.

We have contracts.

E in 6 months' time, there's going to b

A fucking busy, successful shopping mall over here-

The ralston center

And one more thing

Nick, remember you promised me last night

You were not going to fuck the whole thing up with this article, right?

I'm not the bad guy here.

I'm sorry.

I can't get the permit to take it down

Unless you give me the fucking sheet!

If i can't take it down, all i can do is-

So, you're going to write something about the building?

Yeah. Yeah, i'd like to.

I've never seen anything like that before.

I know.

How about you?

What?

Are you going to photograph that?

You bet.

Thanks. Sure. Coffee?

No, thanks

I'm sorry.

It's all right.

What's up?

Oh, the architect's fucked up again.

I got to go to chicago tomorrow.

For how long?

A day.

Maybe 2.

I should get to the hospital.

Nick, i was thinking-

Are you going to need any photographs for that article?

Because jane's work is pretty good.

[Sirens blare in the street]

Nurse!

[Loud machine running]

Nick.

Is your mother okay?

[Quiet sobbing]

You all right?

It's okay.

[Paul] all right, here we go, gentlemen.

I want this out of here in 2 days.

If you can do it any faster, that's good.

And there's a lot of...

hey, jane.

One more?

Yeah. One more. Then i got to go home.

I got to pack.

Miss, 2 more beers, please.

No, no. 2 scotches, no ice.

Jane used to have really long hair.

It was beautiful.

She could sit on it.

And then she cut it all off.

She found a pair of black lace panties

In the back of my pick-Up.

Diane.

Just one for the road.

And then i got to go home. I got to pack.

Did i say that already?

No.

I have said that already,

You fuck.

This cast-Iron building...

you can come and go as you please, you know?

Just don't come in jane.

What?

I'm fucking serious, nick.

Paul, come on.

Paul.

Hey.

Hey, i gotta have one, one more,

And then i gotta pack.

I already said that once, didn't i?

[Hotel clerk] ah, mr. Kaminsky. Good evening.

Good evening.

507?

Yes, please.

Thanks.

[Nick] give it back to me.

[Girl] give it back to me.

[Woman] give it back to me.

[Nick] give it to me, please.

[Girl] give it to me, please.

[Nick] give it to me.

[Girl] give it to me.

[Nick] give it to me or i'll tell my parents.

They're not your mom and dad.

Your mother's a crazy woman.

[Man and woman moaning]

[Moaning gets louder]

[Moaning stops]

Good morning.

Good morning.

You're here early.

Yeah.

I wanted to ge t my equipment set up.

I was a little nervous

There's coffee there for you.

Thanks.

You look a little better than paul did this morning

This is a hard-Drinking town.

I don't know how long i'd survive.

What are you nervous about?

We haven't talked or anything.

I don't know what you want.

[Camera snaps]

[Jane] my father was a photographer.

[Snap]

So i knew how to use a camera when i was very small.

I used to help him print.

[Snap]

I gave it all up when i went to college.

What made you start again?

[Snap]

Paul.

Right here.

A truck, huh?

What did you expect?

I don't know.

A volvo.

[Laughs]

[Engine starts]

[Tires screech]

[Jane] this must be really hard for you.

I know how it feels.

I was adopted, too.

I never met my real parents.

It must be strange.

[Nick] yeah, it is.

My father was killed in a car accident

Just before i was born.

And my mother went kind of crazy for a while.

So is that why you don't drive?

Because of your father

Kind of.

I just like being driven around by beautiful women.

Thanks for the ride.

[Car door slams]

She's been in a lot of pain today.

I've just given her some morphine.

It'll make her sleepy, i'm afraid.

Hello, mother.

Jesus.

I think you're even prettier than that son-Of-A-Bitch was.

Do you have a cigarette?

No, i don't.

You don't smoke?

Sometimes.

He smoked 2 packs a day.

They won't let me smoke here, though

They say it's bad for my health.

Bring me a pack next time you come.

That's better.

Sometimes the pain is like a knife.

It's my punishment, you know?

No, no. Stop that. You mustn't say that.

[Mrs. Anderssen] nick,

I asked them to contact you.

I know this must be very upsetting.

I'm sorry.

No, no. Don't be.

I'm glad you did.

Really yeah.

Really.

How did you find me?

A couple years ago , i was in a bookstore

And i saw your picture

I got a real shock

I knew it was you before i saw the name.

I've got all your books in the drawer over there.

Are you writing another?

Yeah.

And i'm going to dedicate it to you.

I'd be so proud.

He was so handsome.

One night, he came in very late.

I was carrying you

I was still awake.

He tiptoed in real quiet so as not to disturb me.

So i didn't let on

He slipped into bed and was asleep in minutes.

His hand was there on the pillow between us.

I gently took it.

S i began to kiss the finger

One by one

And i could smell cunt on them.

[Loud jackhammering]

[Air blowing on lens]

What are you going to do now?

Go home.

Develop the film.

Will you have a drink with me?

I don't think that's such a good idea.

Why?

We both know why.

I should go home,

Take a shower.

Use mine.

Is that your mother?

Yeah.

She was very beautiful.

Yeah, she was.

[Jane] who's the man?

I don't know.

My father, i guess.

[Telephone rings]

[Ring]

Hello?

Hey, paul.

She left about

20 minutes ago.

She said she had to pick up some dry cleaning or something

So she should be on her way home.

Bye.

Shit.

Jane?

Yeah?

I left something in the building.

I'll see you down there, okay?

Okay.

I'll meet you there.

Shit!

Fuck!

There.

That should make you feel better, mrs. Anderssen.

Stay with- Stay with me a while.

Please.

What's the matter?

I'm frightened.

I thought this might interest you

It was built by the same architect who designed the store.

[Nick] i like the store better.

Who lives there now?

The last surviving ralston

Barnett ralston, the..

Fourth.

That's him.

[Nick] what happened to the rest of the family?

[Jane] you don't know

About the murders?

That's why the store was closed down.

His mother was having an affair with an employee

They used to meet at the store very late at night.

His father found out,

And he caught them one night.

And he shot them.

And then he killed himself

The next day..

When the polic e found the bodies,

They discovered that she was still alive.

She had been shot in the head.

She was brain-Dead, but still alive.

The ralston memorial hospital was opened the next year.

Jane.

I won't hurt him.

Please.

Don't take...

it's all right.

...him away from me.

No one's going to take him away.

Shh.

[Honk]

[Honk]

Good night.

Good night

See you tomorrow.

Yeah. See you tomorrow.

[Honk]

Okay!

Goodbye.

Oh, shit!

[Echo of woman moaning]

[Echo of woman moaning]

[Cat yowls and bangs piano]

Ah!

Jesus christ.

You scared the living shit out of me, you fucking cat.

You're dead.

[Clock tower chimes]

[Breathing in]

[Breathing deeper]

[Loud demolition noise]

Hi.

Hi.

I'm late.

Sorry.

That's all right.

What happened to you?

I fell

Looks pretty dirty.

Can we get out of here

Hi, mrs. Kessler.

Maria.

What are you doing here?

I always come on thursdays.

Right. Okay.

The guy that was killed in the building...

not ralston. The other guy.

What was his name?

His name was munnsen.

Don't do that.

[Knocking]

Do you want me to do the bathroom now, mrs. Kessler?

What time is it, nurse?

Your son will be here soon, mrs. Anderssen.

Here.

I brought you a newspaper to read.

What town- What town are we in?

What's the name of this town?

Why, surely you know, mrs. Anderssen.

We're in elderstown.

No! Don't get out of bed.

Come on. Go back to bed

Okay. Sister!

[Mrs. Anderssen screaming]

Mrs. Anderssen, you mustn't get out of bed.

Ah!

Relax. Relax.

Ah!

Mr. Kaminsky, just wait outside.

Ralston.

Ralston.

If anybody can find this, mack can.

[Mack] it's around here someplace

Let's see here

Ralston.

Yeah.

I remember the case well.

I was just a rookie at the time.

I was the first cop on the scene.

A lot of blood. A whole lot of blood.

The guy's pecker was still up like a pole.

Good-Looking broad.

What a waste.

Took the lab boys forever to get there.

I was staring at her, and...

i noticed this little vein in her neck was still

Kind of throbbing.

Well, here it is.

Hey, nick.

"They seem like a real happy couple. "

[Sirens blare]

Mr. Kaminsky.

The electricians had a change of plan

And they needed to get to the wiring in your room.

We've moved all of your things into the adjoining room.

It's exactly the same size.

You mean the room where the couple was staying?

There's nobody else on this floor, mr. Kaminsky.

Just you.

All week.

This way, please.

[Sighs]

[Jane's voice] hi. Neither paul nor jane can answer right now.

But if you leave your name and number

We'll get back to you as soon as we can.

Thanks for calling.

[Beep]

Hi. It's, uh...

mr. Ralston would like to know

The name of the newspaper that you work for.

No. It's not a newspaper.

It's a quarterly magazine on architecture.

Here's my card.

He'll be down shortly.

[Piano music playing]

Jane?

[Jane crying]

[Nick] what's the matter?

Help me.

Please

[Telephone rings]

[Ring]

No! No!

What do you want us to do, nick?

Your mother is slipping away from us.

We can keep her alive for quite a long time.

It's an expensive process.

I'd like you to think about it.

May i see her?

As soon as she regains consciousness,

We'll call you.

[Drilling and hammering]

Hey, how you doing?

Say, you about finished around here now?

It's going to be getting dangerous.

I'd appreciate it if you'd keep away now

Paul told me that if-

I just spoke with mr. Kessler.

I have his okay on this.

[Knock on door]

Hello.

Hi.

I tried to call you.

We have to talk about this.

Yeah, all right.

I'll come if you do that.

I'd like that.

[Telephone rings]

Don't answer it.

[Ring]

[Ring]

[Ring]

All right, dr. Parker.

I'll be there as soon as i can.

Go on.

Mrs. Anderssen, your son is here.

Shit!

Somebody left that door open again.

Wait here. I'll go fix it.

Ben.

Could you come here for a moment?

I'm waiting for jeff. This elevator's stuck.

This will only take a moment.

I'm supposed to wait here with her, ya know

Ben.

All right.

Ma'am.

Just give me a sec, okay?

All right?

Ma'am.

Ma'am, i think you should wait for the nurse.

Ma'am?

I can smell her on you.

[Sound of heavy breathing]

[Mrs. Anderssen] oh, i've seen you!

I've seen you with your legs spread!

Let go!

[Sound of a heart pounding]

Jane, how nice-

Jane, is something-

Jane, wait!

Hello, mother.

Buddy. How's it going?

We're a little behind, but we'll make it.

I wasn't expecting you until late tonight.

I got an early flight out.

You seen jane?

Not since this morning.

I'll check back with you.

[Thunder]

[Thunder]

[Thunder]

[Thunder]

[Thunder]

[Heavy breathing]

[Thunder]

Uh.

[Thunder]

[Voice echoing] come in me.

[Thunder]

Say it.

Say it.

I love you.

[Thunder]

[Lieberstraum playing]

[Heavy breathing]

Oh.

[Thunder]

[Thunder]