All language subtitles for Gotham.1988.DVDRip.x264-NoRBiT

SCOTCH, SINGLE MALT,
OLDEST YOU HAVE IN THE HOUSE.

MAKE IT A DOUBLE.

CELEBRATING SOMETHING?

NOT EXACTLY.

A LITTLE TROUBLE
AT HOME, HUH?

MISTER, YOU DON'T
KNOW THE MEANING OF THE WORD "TROUBLE."

HEY, I'M A BARTENDER.

I'VE HEARD
ALL THE STORIES THERE ARE.

NOT THIS ONE.

TRY ME.

GO ON, TRY ME.

WHY NOT?

WHY THE HELL NOT?

YOU EVER FIND YOURSELF
WALKING DOWN A DARK STREET,

AND YOU THINK YOU HEAR
FOOTSTEPS COMING UP SLOWLY,

SOMEBODY JUST OUT OF SIGHT?

IS THIS NEW YORK,
OR IS THIS NEW YORK?

NO, THAT'S NOT WHAT I MEAN.

IT'S NOT EXACTLY WHAT I MEAN.

CHARLIE.

CHARLIE.

COME OUT
OF THERE, CHARLIE. NO!

COME ON, CHARLIE.

YOU'RE NOT GONNA STAY IN THERE
ALL NIGHT, ARE YOU?

HEY, YOU!

KNUCKLEHEAD, GET OUTTA HERE!

I WAS IN TROUBLE, SEE--

TROUBLE OF A VERY SPECIAL KIND.

THAT'S WHEN EDDIE MALLARD
CAME INTO MY LIFE.

WHAT CAN I TELL YOU
ABOUT EDDIE MALLARD?

YEAH?

YES, IT IS.

NO, I DON'T FIND MISSING DOGS.

FUCK YOU, TOO, MA'AM.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING
IN HERE WITH THAT CUBE? I CAN'T AFFORD MODERN GAMES.

NO, WHAT ARE YOU
DOING IN HERE? I TOLD YOU TO GET OUT.

DIDN'T THAT CHECK COME THROUGH?
I MAILED THAT CHECK-- BACK RENT, EVERYTHING.

THERE IS NO CHECK.

I'D COMPLAIN TO THE POST
OFFICE IF I WERE YOU-- LOSING A MAN'S CHECK.

TOMORROW YOU GET OUT
OR I THROW YOU OUT.

WHERE AM I GONNA FIND
A PLACE AS NICE AS THIS? NO PHILOSOPHY.

GET LOST,
YOU LOOSE SACK OF SHIT.

MR. MALLARD?

YEAH?

I'M LOOKING
FOR THE, UH, PRIVATE, UH...

OH, YES. COME IN.

HAVE A SEAT.

SIT DOWN.

YOU DIDN'T CALL.

NO, I WASN'T EXPECTING
TO BE HERE.

I'VE VISITED FIVE OR SIX
PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS THE PAST FEW DAYS.

YOU'RE THE, UH,
YOU'RE THE LAST ON MY LIST.

I'M GLAD TO BE ANYWHERE
ON THE LIST, MISTER...

RAND. CHARLES RAND.

ACTUALLY, I WAS
IN THE BUILDING FOR ANOTHER INTERVIEW--

AMES & AMES--
AND I NOTICED YOUR NAME IN THE LOBBY.

YOU WENT TO SEE AMES
UP ON SIX?

YES. HE, UH,
HE WOULDN'T TAKE THE CASE.

MUST BE A LOLLAPALOOZA.
NOT REALLY.

YOU OFFERED HIM MONEY?
QUITE A LOT OF MONEY.

AND NOW I'M GOING TO
OFFER IT TO YOU.

WHAT THE HELL
DO YOU NEED DONE?

I WANT YOU TO FIND MY WIFE.
SHOULDN'T BE HARD.

SHE'S IN NEW YORK.
SHE'S FOLLOWING ME.

IF SHE'S FOLLOWING YOU,
WHY DON'T YOU LET HER CATCH UP TO YOU?

I DON'T WANT TO SEE HER.
I WANT YOU TO SEE HER.

I WANT YOU TO TELL HER...

TELL HER TO LEAVE ME ALONE.

I'M NOT FOLLOWING THIS.
ARE YOU AND YOUR WIFE DIVORCED? NO.

WOULDN'T THAT BE A LOGICAL
PLACE TO START IF YOU WANT HER OFF YOUR BACK?

I CAN'T DIVORCE MY WIFE.
WHY NOT?

MY WIFE WAS KILLED
IN A BOATING ACCIDENT IN 1975.

I BEG YOUR PARDON?
MY WIFE IS DEAD.

THAT'S WHY DIVORCE
IS OUT OF THE QUESTION.

YOUR WIFE HAS BEEN DEAD
FOR OVER TEN YEARS,

AND SHE'S FOLLOWING YOU AROUND,
AND YOU WANT ME TO...

THAT'S RIGHT, MR. MALLARD.

HOW MUCH YOU OFFERING?

$175 A DAY PLUS EXPENSES.

$1,000 CASH IN ADVANCE.

THAT WILL PROBABLY END UP
COVERING THE ENTIRE PROJECT, MR. MALLARD.

I'M DESPERATE.

I THINK...

I'M YOUR MAN.

I WILL INSIST
YOU START RIGHT AWAY

AND DEVOTE FULL TIME
TO THIS CASE, MR. MALLARD.

CALL ME EDDIE.

I LOOKED HIM RIGHT IN THE EYE
AND SAID, "SURE, I'LL DO IT.

I'LL FIND YOUR DEAD WIFE
FOR YOU. NO PROBLEM."

IT'S A MISSING PERSONS CASE.

YOU LOOK, YOU REPORT
YOUR FINDINGS-- IT'S YOUR JOB.

THIS GUY NEEDS
PROFESSIONAL HELP, BUT I DIDN'T SEND HIM TO A DOCTOR.

NO, I HUMORED HIS DELUSION

BECAUSE THE SIGHT OF $1,000
TURNED ME INTO AN ASSHOLE.

YOU'VE BEEN AN ASSHOLE
AS LONG AS I'VE KNOWN YOU.

I COULD BE SENDING
THIS GUY OVER THE EDGE.

YOU COULD BE
HELPING HIM, EDDIE. I'M SERIOUS.

LOTS OF BEREAVED PEOPLE
CLAIM TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH THE DEPARTED.

IT'S NOT CRAZINESS.
IT'S A WAY OF COPING.

SO NOW I'M DOING HIM A FAVOR.

NO, YOU'RE RIPPING OFF
A SICK, HELPLESS MAN BECAUSE YOU NEED THE DOUGH.

I'M TRYING TO TALK YOU
INTO IT SO YOU CAN PICK UP THE CHECK.

ADVANCE.

SOMETHING YOU'RE FORGETTING.
WHAT'S THAT?

MAYBE YOU'LL EARN
THAT MONEY FAIR AND SQUARE.

MAYBE YOU'LL FIND HER.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

BRINGING A BAG OF BAGELS
TO MY FAVORITE DICK.

GUMSHOE.
FAVORITE GUMSHOE.

FAVORITE GUMSHOE.
FAVORITE DICK.

HOW'D YOU GET OFF WORK
AT 11:30?

YOU DOPE,
IT'S A FEDERAL HOLIDAY. EVERYBODY IS OFF WORK.

THAT'S WHY I GOT A CAB
SO QUICK. I THOUGHT IT WAS MY LUCKY DAY.

DON'T RULE IT OUT.

SINCE WHEN DO WE TAKE
TAXIS TO WORK, MR. MALLARD?

I'M ON A CASE.
LOOKS LIKE A KILLER.

IT'S HARDER THAN IT LOOKS.
TIM TOLD ME.

YOU'RE SUCKERING SOME PSYCHO
OUT OF HIS LIFE SAVINGS.

I'D SAY IT'S A STEP UP
FROM DITCHING OLD GIRLFRIENDS.

A) WERE YOU EVER
MY GIRLFRIEND, AND B) AM I DITCHING YOU?

A) NOT BY A LONG SHOT,

EXCEPT MAYBE FOR SIX HOURS
IN ATLANTIC CITY THAT NIGHT.

PLEASE.

AND B) NOT CALLING ME
FOR THREE WEEKS IS DITCHING. IT'S DITCHING.

WHEN A GUY DOESN'T HAVE
TWO DIMES TO RUB TOGETHER,

HE'S GOT A CERTAIN
AMOUNT OF PRIDE. SWEETHEART...

I DON'T WANNA RUB
YOUR DIMES TOGETHER.

GO ON, SAY IT.
SAY WHAT?

I'M TOO GOOD FOR YOU.
YOU'RE TOO GOOD FOR ME.

WHY DO WOMEN HAVE
POOR DEPTH PERCEPTION?

WHAT?

IT'S A JOKE.
OH.

WHY DO WOMEN HAVE
POOR DEPTH PERCEPTION?

I DON'T KNOW.

BECAUSE THEY'RE ALWAYS
BEING TOLD THAT THIS IS EIGHT INCHES.

WHERE ARE WE GOIN'?
NOWHERE.

WALKING. SHE'LL FIND ME.

MOSTLY SHE FINDS YOU
AT NIGHT. THAT'S RIGHT.

SHE KNOWS YOU'RE WITH ME.
I'M NOT EXACTLY HIDING.

NO, NO, I MEAN
SHE KNOWS YOU'RE GONNA BE THE END OF HER.

SHE SENSES MENACE.

IF SHE ALWAYS FINDS YOU
AT NIGHT, WHAT ARE WE DOING IN BROAD DAYLIGHT?

SHE LUSTS FOR DAYLIGHT.

SHE WANTS POWER
IN THE DAYLIGHT.

THAT'S WHAT MAKES HER
SO DANGEROUS.

TAKE OFF TOWARDS THE PARK.
WHAT?

BY YOURSELF.

I'LL TAIL YOU.

GOOD IDEA.

STAY BACK.
SHE'S NEAR US NOW. SHE'S NEAR.

MR. RAND,
IT'S TIME TO GO HOME. NO, IT'S NOT.

IT'S 2:30.
2:30?

IT'S TIME TO GO HOME.

WELL, I'M NOT READY
TO GO HOME YET. YOU COULD STAY--

NO, NO.

I'M SCARED TO GO HOME.

I'LL SLEEP ON YOUR COUCH.
HOW WOULD THAT BE?

OKAY.

IT'S LIKE DRINKING A CUP
OF MIST--A LITTLE BREEZE ACROSS THE HEATHER.

SHILLELAGH UPSIDE THE HEAD
COMES LATER.

NOT IF YOU
KEEP ON DRINKING. I'LL KEEP ON DRINKING

AS LONG AS YOU
KEEP ON POURING.

I HADN'T PLANNED TO BE
QUITE SO HYSTERICAL, MR. MALLARD.

CALL ME EDDIE.

IT'S JUST THAT I
HAVEN'T FELT THIS SAFE IN A VERY LONG TIME,

AND THE THOUGHT OF
MEETING HER FACE TO FACE AGAIN, WELL...

I CAN UNDERSTAND THAT.

CAN YOU?
YEAH.

CAN YOU, EDDIE?

I MARRIED MY WIFE
FOR HER LOOKS, AND SHE MARRIED ME FOR MY MONEY.

IT ALWAYS INFURIATED HER
THAT SHE HAD TO MARRY

A RATHER UNAPPEALING MAN
LIKE MYSELF TO HAVE THE LIFE SHE WANTED.

SHE TRIED TO MAKE ME
FALL IN LOVE WITH HER SO SHE COULD HURT ME.

REALLY HURT ME.

I NEVER LOVED HER.

NOT EVEN A LITTLE BIT.

I MEAN...

I ENJOYED HER--
EVERY SENSE OF THE WORD.

I DON'T THINK
ANY MAN EVER ENJOYED A WOMAN'S BODY MORE.

SHE WAS...

SHE IS VERY,
VERY BEAUTIFUL.

BEWITCHING.

SHE'S THE KIND OF WOMAN
WHO STAKES EVERYTHING ON HER BEAUTY,

ON HER SEX.

SHE DIDN'T REALLY EXIST
UNLESS SHE WAS TWIRLING

SOME LOVE-SICK CHUMP
AROUND HER LITTLE FINGER.

IF SHE CAME UP
AGAINST SOMEONE WHO WAS ABSOLUTELY IMMUNE TO HER,

IT MADE HER FEEL
LIKE A GHOST.

NOTHING.

IT MAY HAVE SOMETHING TO DO
WITH WHY SHE'S COME BACK.

IF YOU NEED ANOTHER BLANKET,
TRY THE HALL CLOSET.

I THINK THAT'S WHERE MY
CLEANING LADY STORES THEM.

YEAH, RIGHT.

YEAH?

Woman: OH.

EXCUSE ME.

MALLARD.

YEAH.

SURE.

THAT'S HER.
WHERE?

THERE, IN THE HAT
AND THE BLACK DRESS.

JESUS CHRIST,
YOU CAN'T MISS HER. OH, YEAH.

YOU SURE THAT'S HER?
GO SPEAK TO HER.

WHAT?

GO SPEAK TO HER.
THAT'S MY WIFE.

RIGHT HERE?

FIND OUT WHAT SHE WANTS.
TELL HER WHO YOU ARE.

TELL HER SHE'S GONNA
HAVE TO LEAVE ME ALONE.

LOOK, CHARLIE--
WHAT THE FUCK AM I PAYING YOU FOR? GO ON!

YOU GO FIND A NICE BAR--
I'M GONNA WAIT RIGHT HERE.

LISTEN, REMEMBER
EVERYTHING SHE SAYS,

AND DON'T LET HER
OUTSMART YOU.

SHE'S BACK
FROM THE GRAVE, EDDIE.

SHE KNOWS THINGS
WE DON'T KNOW. REMEMBER THAT.

ALL RIGHT.

WELL, AT LEAST
FIND OUT WHAT SHE WANTS.

OKAY. OKAY.

EXCUSE ME.

SEE THAT MAN
ACROSS THE STREET THERE?

YES.
YOU EVER SEE HIM BEFORE?

NO.

THAT MAN THINKS
YOU'RE HIS DEAD WIFE

COME BACK FROM THE GRAVE
TO HAUNT HIM.

HE ASKED ME TO TELL YOU
TO LEAVE HIM ALONE.

THAT'S THE WILDEST LINE
I'VE EVER HEARD IN MY LIFE.

IT'S NOT A LINE.

YOU'RE PRETTY GOOD
AT IT, TOO.

WHAT AM I
SUPPOSED TO DO NOW?

IF YOU COULD TALK TO ME,
IT WOULD REALLY HELP.

RIGHT HERE?
RIGHT HERE.

I'VE BEEN ON MY FEET
ALL MORNING.

CAN I BUY YOU
A CUP OF COFFEE?

YOU CAN BUY ME A DRINK,
AS LONG AS IT'S SOMEPLACE EXPENSIVE.

AREN'T YOU MAKING ME WORK
A LITTLE BIT TOO HARD FOR THIS?

LET'S GO TO THE SUMMIT.

BINGO.

Waiter: YES, PLEASE?
A SCOTCH.

THEY'RE ALL THE SINGLE MALT.
MAKE IT A DOUBLE.

THE SAME.
YES.

I'M A PRIVATE
INVESTIGATOR, MISS.

THIS IS REALLY TOO MUCH.

I'M GONNA BE VERY DISAPPOINTED
IF YOU'RE TELLING THE TRUTH.

MY NAME IS EDDIE MALLARD.

I REALLY AM
A PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR.

AND HOW DOES SOMEONE
GET IN TOUCH WITH YOU

IF THEY NEED
A PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR?

WELL, I'M GONNA GIVE IT
VERY SERIOUS CONSIDERATION, MR. MALLARD.

CALL ME EDDIE.

EDDIE.

EDDIE, TAKE
A GOOD LOOK AT ME.

I'M A WOMAN
WITH VERY EXPENSIVE TASTES.

IN OTHER RESPECTS,
I'M VERY OPEN-MINDED.

I CAN TOLERATE A THIEF,

I CAN TOLERATE AN EMBEZZLER,
AND I CAN TOLERATE A RACKETEER,

BUT I CANNOT TOLERATE A MAN
WHO WEARS $100 SUITS.

THERE'S NOTHING FAIR
ABOUT ME, EDDIE.

I START THE GAME
ON BOARDWALK AND PARK PLACE,

AND EVERYBODY PAYS.

THANKS FOR THE DRINK.

IT WAS FUN.

HOW YOU DOIN', MR. MALLARD?
FUNNY WEATHER, MR. MALLARD.

LOOKIN' GOOD TODAY,
MR. MALLARD. HOW ABOUT A TIP, MR. MALLARD?

YOU'RE A PRINCE, MR. MALLARD.
TOP OF THE MONTH, MR. MALLARD.

JUST BLOW ME, MR. MALLARD.

HONESTY HAS GOTTEN ME
WHERE I AM TODAY, MR. MALLARD.

YOU'RE A ROMANTIC, JIMBO.
YOU'RE FULL OF SHIT, MR. MALLARD.

QUACK. QUACK, QUACK.

QUACK. QUACK!

QUACK!

WHERE THE HELL YOU BEEN?
I WALKED HOME. IT'S A LONG WAY.

DO YOU WANNA COME INSIDE?

I CAN OFFER YOU
A BEER, MAYONNAISE.

NO, NO. EDDIE...

WHAT DOES SHE WANT?
SHE DIDN'T SAY.

CHRIST, SHE WANTS TO
DRAG IT OUT, MAKE ME SWEAT.

SHE DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING
ABOUT, UH, JEWELS?

YEAH. JEWELS.

SHE DID MENTION THE JEWELS?
SOMETHING, YEAH.

THAT'S WHAT SHE WANTS.
IT HAD TO BE THAT.

WHAT JEWELS
ARE THESE, CHARLIE?

THERE CAME A TIME
IN OUR MARRIAGE, EDDIE,

WHEN I HAD TO BUY
HER SEXUAL FAVORS

WITH PRESENTS OF ONE KIND
OR ANOTHER, USUALLY JEWELS.

IT HAD BECOME
PART OF THE ARRANGEMENT. YEAH?

ABOUT A WEEK BEFORE SHE DIED,

I BOUGHT HER A PARTICULARLY
FINE DIAMOND CHOKER.

EVEN SHE COULDN'T HIDE
HOW MUCH IT PLEASED HER.

THE FIRST TIME SHE APPEARED
TO ME AFTERWARDS,

MY FIRST THOUGHT WAS,
"JEWELS--SHE'S COME BACK FOR HER JEWELS."

STILL HAVE 'EM?
THANK GOD, YES, I DO.

I MEANT TO SELL THEM
RIGHT AWAY, BUT SOMETHING ALWAYS STOPPED ME.

LUCKY THING.

CHRIST, YES,
THEY'LL SAVE ME NOW.

SHE'LL LEAVE ME ALONE WHEN
SHE HAS 'EM--I CAN FEEL IT.

HOW ARE WE
GONNA DO IT, EDDIE?

WE HAVE TO MAKE
THE TERMS CLEAR.

WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM HER?

SHE HAS TO SAY IT OUT LOUD--

IF SHE GETS THE JEWELS,
SHE'LL LEAVE ME ALONE.

YOU WANNA HEAR HER SAY IT.
YES. BUT NOT IN PERSON.

ON TAPE. YOU'LL GET HER
TO SAY IT ON TAPE BEFORE YOU GIVE HER THE JEWELS.

WHY WOULD YOU TAKE
HER WORD FOR IT?

THE DEAD, EDDIE--
THEY CAN'T LIE.

THEY CAN TRY TO FOOL YOU,
THEY CAN LEAD YOU INTO LIES,

BUT THEY CAN'T SPEAK A LIE
WITH THEIR OWN LIPS.

SOMETHING I LEARNED.

HOW SOON CAN YOU
GET THE JEWELS TO ME?

TOMORROW, AS SOON
AS THE BANK'S OPEN.

I HAVE 'EM ALL TOGETHER
IN A SAFE DEPOSIT BOX--915.

SHE SAID SHE'D GET
IN TOUCH WITH ME. WE'LL JUST HAVE TO WAIT ON HER.

SO YOU GIVE ME THOSE JEWELS.

WE'LL WAIT.

I CAME TO APOLOGIZE,
MR. MALLARD.

WHAT?

WELL, I CAME ON
PRETTY STRONG THE OTHER DAY.

TOUGH AND CYNICAL.

I WAS TRYING TO BE
AS CLEVER AS YOU WERE.

I GUESS
I WAS A LITTLE SCARED.

THEN IT OCCURRED TO ME
THAT YOU WEREN'T DOING A NUMBER ON ME AT ALL.

I JUST FELT LIKE A HEEL.

DON'T BE SILLY.

MY NAME IS RACHEL.

I'M NOT TOUGH AT ALL.

I COULDN'T CARE LESS
ABOUT YOUR SUIT.

AND I'D LIKE
TO BUY YOU A HAMBURGER.

I'M USED
TO RICH PEOPLE, EDDIE.

WHEN PEOPLE START
THINKING OF YOU IN TERMS OF MONEY,

YOU START THINKING
OF OTHER PEOPLE IN TERMS OF MONEY.

YOU START THINKING
MAYBE IT'S SMART TO COME ON HARD-BOILED.

YOU THINK
IT'S GONNA PROTECT YOU.

BUT IT ONLY PROTECTS YOU
FROM THE NICE GUYS,

FROM PEOPLE
WHO DON'T THINK THAT WAY.

IT'S ALSO SICK.

AND IT'S UGLY,
AND I'M ASHAMED OF IT.

WHY DON'T WE START OVER?

MY NAME IS EDDIE MALLARD,
AND I'M A PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR.

YOU'RE LEAVING OUT
THE BEST PART.

YOU ACCUSED ME
OF BEING A GHOST.

OH, THAT.

I'VE OFTEN WONDERED
IF THERE WAS ANY KIND OF PICKUP LINE I COULD FALL FOR.

THE PROBLEM IS IF YOU CAN
THINK OF THEM AHEAD OF TIME, THEY'RE NEVER GONNA WORK.

I'VE HEARD THEM ALL--
EVERYTHING FROM "HEY, BABY, WANNA FUCK?"...

TO...

I DON'T KNOW,
"YOU REMIND ME OF LILLIAN GISH."

BUT I'VE NEVER HAD ANYONE
CALL ME A GHOST BEFORE.

I HAVE TO ADMIT,
IT'S INCREDIBLY ROMANTIC.

JUST A SHOT IN THE DARK.

YEAH, BUT YOU'RE
SO ON TARGET, EDDIE, YOU DON'T KNOW.

I FEEL LIKE A GHOST
HALF THE TIME,

LIKE I'VE GOT SOME
BUSINESS HERE FROM ANOTHER TIME

OR ANOTHER CENTURY.

I'VE FORGOTTEN WHAT IT WAS.

I DON'T HAVE
MUCH OF A LIFE, EDDIE.

IT'S A GHOST'S LIFE.

I FIND THAT HARD TO BELIEVE.

THAT'S BECAUSE I LOOK YOUNG.

BUT I'M NOT YOUNG.

I'VE BEEN MARRIED.

AND IT WAS A HORRIBLE THING,
AND IT'S OVER.

BUT I'LL NEVER BE YOUNG AGAIN.

NOT THE WAY I WAS.

EVERYBODY FEELS THAT WAY
TILL THEY FALL IN LOVE AGAIN.

FALLING IN LOVE'S
ALWAYS THE FIRST TIME.

I FEEL THAT WAY, TOO.

YOU REMIND ME OF LILLIAN GISH.

HEY, WANNA FUCK?

WELL, THIS IS WHERE I SAY,
"I'VE GOTTA BE SOMEWHERE IN FIVE MINUTES,"

AND RUN OUT
AND CATCH MY BREATH.

HOW DO I GET
IN TOUCH WITH YOU?

DON'T WORRY, I'LL FIND YOU.

WHEW.

EDDIE. I'M, UH--

SHIT, I SHOULD'VE CALLED.
I'M SORRY.

SOMETHING SERIOUS?
NO, NO.

YEAH.

COME ON IN.

THERE'S NOBODY HERE.
ARE THESE YOUR NOVELS?

YEAH.

EACH ONE GETS
ITS OWN TYPEWRITER?

THAT'S THE DETECTIVE STORY,
FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT,

CORPORATE INTRIGUE,
AND SCIENCE FICTION.

I STARTED THEM ALL
IN HIGH SCHOOL.

HARD TO SAY
WHICH ONE IS WORSE. KNOW A GOOD FENCE?

WAIT A MINUTE.

SEGUE INTO THAT FOR ME.

THE GUY WITH THE GHOST WIFE--
IT WAS ALL A GAG.

I DIDN'T WANT
TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH,

WHICH IS THAT THE GUY
HAD SOME JEWELS HE WANTED TO GET FENCED.

I SAID I'D SEE WHAT I
COULD DO FOR A 50-50 SPLIT, BUT I'VE COME UP FLAT.

MAJOR STASH?
I HAVEN'T EVEN LOOKED.

LET'S DO IT.

HALF A MILLION, MAYBE.
MORE IF IT'S ALL REAL.

HOW HOT IS IT?
NO IDEA.

YOU MIND RISKING
JAIL FOR THIS?

NO.

YEAH, ME NEITHER.

I GOT THIS FRIEND WHO WROTE
A STORY ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO.

I'LL FIND OUT HOW MUCH
HEAT IS ON THIS STUFF AND GET BACK TO YOU.

YOU CAN HAVE HALF
OF WHATEVER YOU GET.

YOU MEAN HALF
OF YOUR HALF. YEAH, RIGHT.

ARE YOU THINKING
OF STIFFING THIS GUY? NO, NO. JUST MISSPOKE.

I'LL LET YOU KNOW.

I DON'T KNOW A DAMN THING
ABOUT THOSE JEWELS.

GUY MIGHT JUST WANNA
UNLOAD HIS WIFE'S STUFF WITHOUT HER KNOWING.

THEY CAME
FROM A SAFE DEPOSIT BOX.

WE'LL PROCEED
ON THAT ASSUMPTION.

Rachel: EDDIE?

EDDIE.

SOMETIMES I THINK
I AM A GHOST.

I THINK IT'S JUST
SPECIAL EFFECTS.

HOW LONG YOU BEEN
WAITING OUT HERE?

A COUPLE OF HOURS.
YOU'RE CRAZY.

HOW ABOUT A TIP,
MR. MALLARD?

WHAT'S THE TIP FOR?
SONG.

HE PAYS ME NOT TO SING 'EM.

THANKS, OH, THANKS.
JUST FILLING.

TAKE, OH, TAKE THE SHILLING
AND LET US HAVE NO MORE.

CAN YOU REALLY
PLAY THAT THING, JIMBO?

YOU DISGUST ME, MR. MALLARD.

PLAY A SONG.

OKAY.

FOR $5, YOU GET THE BEST SONG.

THE BEST SONG OF WHAT?
JUST THE BEST SONG.

# OH, DANNY BOY #

# THE PIPES,
THE PIPES ARE CALLING #

# FROM GLEN TO GLEN #

# AND DOWN THE MOUNTAINSIDE #

# THE SUMMER'S GONE #

# AND ALL THE ROSES FALLING #

# BECAUSE OF YOU #

# YOU MUST GO
AND I MUST BIDE #

# BUT COME YE BACK #

# WHEN SUMMER'S IN THE MEADOW #

# OR WHEN THE LEAVES
ARE HUSHED #

# AND WHITE WITH SNOW #

# FOR I'LL BE HERE #

# IN SUNSHINE OR IN SHADOW #

# OH, DANNY BOY,
MY DANNY BOY #

# I LOVE YOU SO #

# BUT WHEN YOU COME #

# IF ALL THE FLOWERS
ARE DYING #

# IF I AM DEAD #

# AS DEAD I WELL MAY BE #

# JUST COME AND FIND #

# THE PLACE WHERE I AM LYING #

# AND KNEEL AND SAY #

# OH, AVES THERE FOR ME #

# AND I MIGHT HEAR #

# THOUGH SOFT
YOU TREAD ABOVE ME #

# AND THOUGH MY GRAVE #

# COULD WARMER, SWEETER BE #

# IF YOU SHOULD MEET #

# AND TELL ME THAT YOU LOVE ME #

# THEN I MIGHT SLEEP IN PEACE #

# UNTIL YOU COME #

# TO ME #

BE MERCIFUL.

( laughs )

SILLY. I'M SUCH A DOPE.

IF WE STOP RIGHT HERE,
WE'LL HAVE ALL THE BEST OF IT STRAIGHT.

IT'LL NEVER GET MIXED UP
WITH ANYTHING ELSE

AND WE'LL JUST HAVE
THE BEST OF EACH OTHER.

YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO TELL ME
YOUR WHOLE NAME

SO I CAN SAY IT TO MYSELF
WHEN I'M WALKING AROUND.

RACHEL CARLYLE.

RACHEL CARLYLE.

I LIVE
AT 330 CENTRAL PARK WEST.

OH, NO. NO.

SEE, IT'S ALREADY GETTING
DUMB AND PRACTICAL AND STUPID.

YOU DON'T WANT MY PHONE NUMBER.

YOU JUST WANNA LOOK AT ME...

LOOK AT YOUR BEAUTIFUL GHOST...

AND SEE THE WAY
SHE'S LOOKING AT YOU.

AND THEN YOU WANT
TO CLOSE YOUR EYES...

WHILE SHE WALKS
OUT OF YOUR LIFE.

AND IF SHE NEVER
COMES BACK AGAIN...

YOU WON'T CARE,
BECAUSE IT'S NOT ABOUT THAT.

IT'S ABOUT WHAT YOU SAW
WHEN SHE LOOKED AT YOU...

AND THE FEEL OF HER LIPS
FOR THE FIRST TIME...

AND THE SCENT OF HER...

AND THE WAY HER HAIR FELT...

AND THE WAY SHE CRIED
AT THAT SILLY SONG.

AND YOU HAD THE BEST OF HER.

ALL THE BEST OF HER.

GRANDPA.

HELLO, SQUIRT.
GRANDPA.

I BROUGHT THE PIRATE SWORD.

YOU SHOULDN'T
BE HERE, GRANDPA.

WELL, THAT'S TRUE.

THAT IS TRUE.

THE DEAD AND THE LIVING
ARE ALL MIXED TOGETHER.

YOU CAN'T REASON THINGS OUT.

ONE OF US, NOW,

ONE OF US PASSED AWAY
A LONG TIME AGO.

IT CONFUSES ME, SQUIRT.

BUT I REMEMBER
WHEN YOU WERE BORN AS IF IT WAS YESTERDAY.

BUT THE OTHER THINGS...

GRANDPA.

I REMEMBER THE SWORD.

OH, YOU WANTED IT VERY BADLY.

IT WAS PROMISED TO YOU,

BUT THEY BURIED ME
BEFORE I COULD GIVE IT TO YOU.

WASN'T THERE ANYBODY
TO BUY IT FOR YOU?

I DIDN'T WANT IT
FROM ANYBODY ELSE. I ONLY WANTED IT FROM YOU.

YOU TOLD ME...

YOU USED TO BE A PIRATE.

THAT--THAT MIGHT NOT BE TRUE.

BUT I BROUGHT IT.

DO YOU STILL WANT IT?
YES.

DON'T TAKE IT, EDDIE BOY.

GIVE IT TO ME.

DON'T TAKE IT.

I'LL PUT IT RIGHT HERE
BETWEEN US...

AND YOU'LL GO TO SLEEP.

YES.

YOU WILL DO THAT, WON'T YOU?

WHAT THE HELL IS IT?!

WHAT IS IT?
Tim: OPEN UP!

JESUS CHRIST!

I DON'T WANT ANYTHING
TO DO WITH IT.

IT'S TOO CREEPY.
WHAT'S CREEPY ABOUT IT?

THOSE ARE THE REAL THING,
ALL RIGHT--ONE MIL WORTH OF THE REAL THING.

YOU CAN HAVE 'EM.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

YOU DON'T KNOW ABOUT THOSE?
JUST WHAT I TOLD YOU.

LISTEN TO THIS.

THERE WAS THIS
SOCIETY DAME, SEE.

BACK IN 1975 SHE WAS
KILLED IN A BOATING ACCIDENT ON THE RIVER,

FELL OFF A CHARTERED
PARTY BOAT.

SHE LEFT SOMETHING
IN HER WILL ABOUT WANTING TO BE BURIED NAKED,

WITH NOTHING ON
BUT HER JEWELS.

SO HER HUSBAND,
WHO'S SORT OF A NUT IN HIS OWN WAY,

GOES AHEAD AND DOES IT.

SO THE UNDERTAKER TALKS
OR SOMETHING.

SIX MONTHS AFTER
THEY PUT HER UNDER, GUESS WHAT--

SOMEBODY DIGS HER UP

AND RELIEVES HER
OF HER FINERY.

JESUS CHRIST.

EDDIE BOY, THOSE ARE
THE ROCKS SHE WAS BURIED IN,

AND THEY ARE HOT AS HADES.

HOLY SHIT.

WHAT WAS THE HUSBAND'S NAME?

NOBODY COULD REMEMBER.
I COULD FIND OUT IF I WAS INTERESTED.

FOUND A GUY
WHO COULD MOVE 'EM OUT OF THE COUNTRY.

BY THAT TIME I WAS FEELING
A LITTLE SICK TO MY STOMACH.

I'M FEELING THE SAME WAY.

I'LL PASS 'EM
TO THE GUY, BUT I WON'T TAKE ANYTHING FOR IT.

I'M SUPERSTITIOUS, EDDIE.
I'M IRISH.

NO. FUCK. FORGET IT.
IT'S TIME TO PUT A STOP TO THIS.

I'M OFF THE CASE.
NO, YOU CAN'T. I WON'T LET YOU.

YOU LIED TO ME
ABOUT THOSE JEWELS.

HOW CAN YOU
BLAME ME FOR THAT? I'M NOT INTERESTED.

WAIT A MINUTE.
LISTEN TO ME.

YOU CAN LISTEN TO ME
FOR FIVE MINUTES. YOU OWE IT TO ME.

FIVE MINUTES.

ALL RIGHT, I BURIED HER
IN THE JEWELS.

I HIRED SOMEONE
TO GET THEM BACK. YES, I'M ASHAMED OF IT, EDDIE.

BUT I PAID.
SHE'S MADE ME PAY.

PUT YOURSELF IN MY PLACE.
I TRIED TO DO THE RIGHT THING.

IF I HADN'T
GOTTEN THOSE JEWELS, SOMEBODY ELSE WOULD HAVE.

THESE THINGS NEVER
STAY SECRET FOR LONG.

THAT'S HOW
I THOUGHT ABOUT IT.

SO YOU HIRED SOMEBODY
TO DIG UP YOUR WIFE AND STRIP HER.

I KNOW. IT'S--IT'S HORRIBLE.

I COULDN'T SLEEP
FOR MONTHS AFTERWARDS.

I WAS SICK AT HEART, EDDIE.
I STILL AM.

HOW CAN YOU BLAME ME
FOR NOT TELLING YOU

WHEN IT HAD NOTHING
TO DO WITH THE JOB?

I DIDN'T WANT YOU
TO LOOK AT ME THE WAY YOU'RE LOOKING AT ME NOW.

THAT'S FIVE MINUTES.

BUT I WASN'T THROUGH
WITH EDDIE MALLARD.

NOT QUITE YET.

HE'D GIVEN ME
THE JEWELS BACK, SEE.

I FIGURED HE'D
TRY TO FENCE 'EM, FIND OUT HOW HOT THEY WERE.

I WANTED THEM OUT OF
THE WAY FOR THE TIME BEING, SOMEPLACE SAFE.

THIS WAS PART OF THE PLAN.

I CHECKED THEM BACK IN
TO THE SAFE DEPOSIT BOX.

THEN I WRAPPED UP
A DUMMY PACKAGE.

I'D HAD SOME
PASTE JEWELRY MADE UP--

NOTHING GREAT, BUT GOOD ENOUGH
TO PASS A CASUAL INSPECTION.

I KNEW HE'D NEVER
GIVE 'EM A SECOND GLANCE.

I'D GIVEN HIM THE REAL
JEWELS ONCE. WHY SHOULDN'T I GIVE THEM TO HIM AGAIN?

HE ALREADY THOUGHT I WAS CRAZY.

I THOUGHT I KNEW HIM
PRETTY WELL BY THEN.

KNOWING HIM PRETTY WELL
WAS IMPORTANT.

IN A WAY,
EVERYTHING DEPENDED ON IT.

ALWAYS HAD.

COME IN.

I PAID YOU A LOT OF MONEY.

IF YOU WANT OFF THIS CASE,
THAT'S FINE.

BUT NOW THAT SHE KNOWS
I'VE GOT THE JEWELS, I CAN'T KEEP 'EM.

YOU'VE GOT TO DO IT.

YOU CAN THROW THEM
IN THE EAST RIVER IF YOU WANT TO.

I'M BETTING YOU'RE NOT
THAT KIND OF MAN.

I NEED TIME TO FIND
SOMEONE ELSE TO HELP ME.

YOU NEED HELP, MR. RAND,
BUT NOT FROM A PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR.

SO NOW I'M CRAZY.
ONE OF US IS.

HERE'S WHAT I DON'T
UNDERSTAND, MALLARD.

WHAT I'M PAYING YOU
MEANS NOTHING TO ME.

POCKET CHANGE.

IT MEANS
A HELL OF A LOT TO YOU.

YOU'RE NOT A SUCCESSFUL MAN.

YOUR PROFESSION IS A JOKE.

NOW, I'M WILLING
TO PAY YOU AN ADDITIONAL $1,000 CASH ADVANCE

ON THE REST OF THE JOB.

ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS TAKE
THAT PACKAGE TO A WOMAN

AND GET HER WORD ON TAPE
SHE'LL LEAVE ME ALONE.

AND I'LL GIVE YOU
A $5,000 BONUS

WHEN I GET THAT TAPE, TOO.

NOW, EVEN IF I'M CRAZY,
MR. MALLARD,

EVEN THEN, WHAT HAVE YOU
GOT TO LOSE?

I SWEAR TO YOU,
I SWEAR TO GOD,

YOU WOULD BE DOING ME
A KINDNESS, MR. MALLARD.

YOU WOULD BE GIVING ME
MY LIFE BACK.

CRAZY OR NOT,
I'D BE HAPPY, MR. MALLARD.

I COULD SLEEP AGAIN.

I'LL CALL YOU
WHEN I GET THE TAPE.

HOW LONG HAS IT BEEN?

THREE WEEKS.

NO GOOD. YOU CAN'T WAIT AROUND
THAT LONG FOR A LADY TO CALL.

PAST THE MYSTERY WOMAN
DEAL BY NOW.

YOU GOTTA MAKE A MOVE.

OTHERWISE YOU'RE JUST
TOTING UP WIMP POINTS.

SHE'S GONNA MAKE YOU
PAY FOR IT LATER ON.

I DON'T KNOW HOW TO REACH HER--
THERE'S NO RACHEL CARLYLE IN THE BOOK.

HAVE YOU COMPLETELY
LOST YOUR MIND?

HER NAME'S NOT
IN THE BOOK? JESUS.

WHY DON'T YOU
HIRE A DETECTIVE?

OR JUST ASK CHUCK
FOR HIS DEAD WIFE'S PHONE NUMBER.

VERY FUNNY.

HOW'D HE TAKE IT WHEN YOU
GAVE HIM BACK THE JEWELS?

TOLD ME I WAS CRAZY.

MAYBE YOU ARE.

I'M THROUGH
WITH THIS CASE, TIM-- PROFESSIONALLY SPEAKING.

WELL...

YOU JUST HAVE TO
GO AND SEE HER. DIDN'T YOU TELL ME THAT--

YEAH, YEAH, ALL RIGHT.
SHE TOLD ME.

330 CENTRAL PARK WEST.

WELL, CHECK IT OUT.

I MEAN, IF SHE'S A HOOKER,
A DRUG ADDICT,

A BORN-AGAIN CHRISTIAN,
YOU MIGHT AS WELL FIND OUT NOW.

I'M HERE TO SEE
RACHEL CARLYLE.

AH, MISS CARLYLE.
LET ME PHONE UP FOR YOU, MISTER...

MALLARD.

MR. MALLARD.

I'M AFRAID MISS CARLYLE
IS NOT UPSTAIRS JUST NOW.

WOULDN'T KNOW
WHEN TO EXPECT HER? NO, SIR, I WOULDN'T.

BUT SHE IS IN TOWN?

I'M AFRAID YOU'LL HAVE TO
TRY SOME OTHER TIME, SIR.

WHEN'S THE LAST TIME
YOU SAW HER?

YOU'LL HAVE TO TRY AGAIN
SOME OTHER TIME.

ARE YOU SURE YOU WANT
TO DO THIS? ARE YOU SURE YOU CAN?

I'M A REPORTER.
I CAN SUCKER ANYBODY OUT OF ANYTHING.

MISTER, UH, RILEY.

KELLY.
KELLY. SORRY, LONG DAY.

I'M TIM HOLT,
WORK FOR THE NEWS.

THE NEWS.
THAT'S RIGHT.

WE'RE DOING A STORY
ON NEW YORK'S TEN BEST DOORMEN.

WELL!
"WELL" IS RIGHT.

WE GET TIPS ON THESE THINGS,
WE CHECK 'EM OUT.

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR HERE
IS STORIES, ANECDOTES.

BET YOU GOT
A COUPLE OF STORIES. OH, YES!

KELLY, CAN WE JUST GET YOU
OVER HERE FOR TWO SECONDS?

JUST FOR REFERENCE,
I WANT TO GET A PICTURE.

GET THAT SIGN IN THERE, TOO.

HOLD IT.

WAS THAT GOOD ENOUGH?
THAT WAS FANTASTIC.

I THANK YOU, MR. KELLY,
AND WE WILL BE IN TOUCH WITH YOU.

DON'T YOU WANT TO HEAR
ANY STORIES?

YES, AND I WILL BE
IN TOUCH WITH YOU, MR. RILEY.

THAT'S KELLY.
KELLY.

YOU REMIND ME
OF LILLIAN GISH.

LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.

MAYBE A DRINK.
SOMEPLACE EXPENSIVE.

WHAT MAKES YOU THINK I CAN
AFFORD SOMEPLACE EXPENSIVE?

YOU'VE GOT $1,000 CASH ON YOU.
I CAN SMELL IT.

DO YOU KNOW A GUY
NAMED CHARLIE RAND?

YEAH.

HE'S THE GUY
I WAS MARRIED TO.

DIVORCED?

NO.

SEPARATED.
YOU SEE HIM ANYMORE?

I HAVEN'T SPOKEN TO HIM
IN TEN YEARS.

YOU CAN BELIEVE IT, EDDIE.

DON'T YOU KNOW?

GHOSTS CAN'T LIE.

LET'S GO TO JACK DEMPSEY'S.

JACK DEMPSEY'S RESTAURANT?
YEAH.

OKAY.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

THAT'S IT.

THAT'S WHAT?

THE WEST SIDE OF BROADWAY
BETWEEN 49th AND 50th--

JACK DEMPSEY'S RESTAURANT.

CLOSED TEN YEARS AGO.
NOBODY EVEN REMEMBERS IT.

I'VE KILLED YOU, EDDIE,
AND I'M GLAD I DID.

I'M GLAD!

CITY ROOM, PLEASE, TIM HOLT.

TIM, EDDIE. LISTEN.

I'D LIKE YOU TO, UH...

GO AHEAD AND CHECK ON THAT
BUSINESS WITH THE JEWELS.

RAID THE MORGUE DOWN THERE.
JUST GET ME EVERYTHING.

INCLUDING PICTURES.

Rachel: EDDIE!

EDDIE!

EDDIE!

EDDIE! EDDIE!

EDDIE!

JESUS CHRIST!

WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING?

YOU DON'T HAVE A BUZZER,
YOU LEAVE YOUR PHONE OFF THE HOOK.

EDDIE, I NEED YOU.

OH, MY GOD! JESUS!

MAKE LOVE TO ME, EDDIE.
YOU'RE BLEEDING TO DEATH!

MAKE LOVE TO ME!

IT BLED A LOT,
BUT IT WASN'T DEEP.

I SACRIFICED ONE
OF YOUR SHIRTS FOR THIS.

OH, GOD, I MUST BE CRAZY.

I ALSO MADE SOME COFFEE.

THERE ARE CUPS IN HERE
THAT HAVEN'T BEEN WASHED...

SINCE JACK DEMPSEY'S CLOSED.

I LOVE FUCKING IN THE RAIN.
DON'T YOU?

TRY THE FIRE ESCAPE NEXT TIME.

I'D LOVE TO FUCK YOU
IN THE MIDDLE OF GRAND CENTRAL STATION,

STARK NAKED
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FLOOR.

WE COULD GET AWAY
WITH IT, TOO. NOBODY WOULD BELIEVE THEIR EYES.

YOU THINK LILLIAN GISH
EVER TALKED THAT WAY?

SHE WAS IN SILENT PICTURES.

SHE COULD HAVE BEEN
SAYING ANYTHING.

WANNA DO ME A FAVOR?

ASK.

I'LL DO ANYTHING.

HELP ME OUT WITH A CASE.

WHAT CASE?

A NUT CASE.

READ THAT FOR ME.

"IN RET--"
NO, WAIT A MINUTE.

INTO THE TAPE RECORDER.

WHAT IS THIS?

IT'S TOO STUPID TO EXPLAIN.
JUST READ IT FOR ME.

ANY WAY YOU LIKE.

YOU READ IT.

"IN RETURN FOR MY JEWELS,
I PROMISE TO LEAVE YOU ALONE, CHARLIE."

JUST READ IT FOR ME.

I DON'T LIKE THIS GAME.
IT'S GOTTA BE A WOMAN'S VOICE.

COME ON.
STOP BUGGING ME.

WHAT DID CHARLIE RAND
LOOK LIKE?

HE LOOKED LIKE AN ASSHOLE.

HE LOOKED LIKE SOMETHING
UNDERNEATH A ROCK.

HE WAS A SCUMBAG
AND A THIEF.

AND IF YOU EVER MENTION
HIS NAME AGAIN TO ME,

I'LL CLAW YOUR EYES
RIGHT OUT OF THEIR SOCKETS.

I GOT A FUNNY FEELING
YOU WOULD.

AND I'D LIKE IT, TOO.

"IN RETURN FOR MY JEWELS,
I PROMISE TO LEAVE YOU ALONE, CHARLIE."

WAS THAT ALL RIGHT?
JUST WHAT'S ON THE PAPER.

DON'T SAY ANYTHING ELSE
UNTIL I TURN THE MACHINE OFF.

OKAY.

"IN RETURN FOR MY JEWELS,
I PROMISE TO LEAVE YOU ALONE, CHARLIE."

GOT IT.

DOES THIS INVOLVE
SOMETHING ILLEGAL? PROBABLY.

A COUPLE WEEKS AGO
TIM SAID YOU AND HE

WERE WORKING ON SOME SORT
OF CRIME CAPER.

SAID YOU WERE GONNA
MAKE A QUICK KILLING,

BUY A YACHT, AND THEN
WE'D SAIL AROUND THE WORLD.

FIRST I HEARD OF IT.

I DON'T LIKE
THE SOUND OF IT. WHY NOT?

I HAVEN'T GOT ANYTHING
TO WEAR ON A BOAT.

TELL TIM TO KEEP
HIS MOUTH SHUT. SO IT IS TRUE.

I'M PROBABLY
AN ACCESSORY TO A CRIME.

THAT'S THE MOST EXCITING THING
THAT'S HAPPENED IN MY LIFE

SINCE BILL BUCKNER
MISSED THAT GROUNDER.

THANKS, DEBBIE.
ANYTIME.

THAT'S IT?
THAT'S IT.

SHE DIDN'T GIVE YOU
ANY TROUBLE ABOUT IT?

SHE DID IT.

IN RETURN FOR MY JEWELS,
I PROMISE TO LEAVE YOU ALONE, CHARLIE.

YOU CAN HARDLY HEAR IT.

TURN IT UP.

IN RETURN FOR MY JEWELS,
I PROMISE TO LEAVE YOU ALONE, CHARLIE.

WHAT IS THIS?
IT'S WHAT YOU ASKED ME FOR.

YOU DIDN'T SAY
YOU WANTED DIGITAL SOUND.

I USED A LITTLE HAND-HELD.

IN RETURN FOR MY JEWELS,
I PROMISE TO LEAVE YOU ALONE, CHARLIE.

THAT'S HER VOICE, ISN'T IT?

YES.

YES, IT IS.

JUST SOUNDS SO FAR AWAY.

THAT'S THAT, THEN.

WHAT DID SHE SAY
WHEN YOU GAVE HER THE JEWELS?

SHE DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING.
WHAT'S SHE SUPPOSED TO SAY?

THERE'S $10,000 THERE.
THAT'S HOW GRATEFUL I AM, EDDIE.

TAKE IT, GET OUT OF HERE.
DON'T EVER TRY AND CONTACT ME AGAIN.

YOU AND I ARE QUITS.

QUITS.

# IT SEEMS WE STOOD #

# AND TALKED LIKE THIS #

# BEFORE #

# WE LOOKED AT EACH OTHER
IN THE SAME WAY THEN... #

WHATEVER THEY TELL YOU
ABOUT ME IS TRUE...

AND WORSE
THAN YOU CAN IMAGINE.

BUT DON'T EVER SAY
YOU DIDN'T KNOW.

I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ANYMORE.

YOU CHOSE ME, AND YOU'LL
GO ON CHOOSING ME.

AS AWFUL AS IT GETS,

YOU'LL GO ON CHOOSING ME.

WHY WILL I DO THAT?

BECAUSE YOU LOVE ME.

BECAUSE YOU LOVE ME.

WE LOOKED AT EACH OTHER
IN THE SAME WAY THEN.

BUT I CAN'T REMEMBER
WHERE OR WHEN.

# OR WHEN #

I JUST LIFTED THE WHOLE FILE.

NEED TO GET IT BACK
BEFORE THEY MISS IT.

LET ME SEE IT.

IT'S MOSTLY JUNK,
CROSS-REFERENCES. I PULLED OUT WHAT YOU WANT.

WEDDING ANNOUNCEMENT,
NO PICTURE.

FINANCIAL ANALYSIS--
"THE RAND FORTUNE."

SEEMS CHUCK
JUST SPENT THIS STUFF.

TRIED TO RUN THE FAMILY
BUSINESS INTO THE GROUND.

THERE WAS SO MUCH
TO START WITH, HE'S HARDLY MADE A DENT.

WHEN RAND GOT ENGAGED
TO RACHEL CARLYLE,

IT WAS GOSSIP COLUMN STUFF
FOR A COUPLE WEEKS.

THAT'S THE GUY.
WHO'S HE WITH?

THAT'S THE FIANCeE--

ONLY DAUGHTER
OF VICTOR CARLYLE, BORN CARLUCCI.

WIDOWER, FAILED ENTREPRENEUR.

MADE A LITTLE MONEY
IN SHOES, RETAIL,

LOST IT ALL INVESTING
IN YOUTH MOVIES IN THE '60s.

ARRESTED TWICE
FOR BEATING UP MISTRESSES.

CAN'T SEE HER FACE IN THAT.

PUBLISHED A HIGH SCHOOL PHOTO
WITH THE OBIT.

RAND FAMILY WASN'T
VERY HELPFUL AT THE TIME.

OKAY, SHOULD I GO ON?

YEAH.

NOW, YOU MIGHT NOT WANT TO SEE
THE PIeCE DE ReSISTANCE.

WE'VE GOT POLICE PHOTOS
OF THE BODY

AND THE AUTOPSY REPORT.

LET ME SEE 'EM.

OH, GOD.

IT'S PRETTY ROUGH.

THERE SHE IS.

GET OUT, AND TAKE
THAT SHIT WITH YOU!

HEY, YOU OKAY, PAL?

GET OUT!

SURE.

J-JUST GO ON, PAL, OKAY?

WHERE AM I?

YOU'RE IN HEAVEN, EDDIE.

ISN'T IT WONDERFUL?

YES.

IT'S WONDERFUL.

CAREFUL. YOU'LL--
I'LL WHAT?

I'LL FALL?

I'LL FALL?

YOU'RE UNDER ARREST.

Tim: TURN IT UP.
WHAT?

TURN THE SOUND UP.

IT'S JOE FRANKLIN.

NANA.
I CAN'T.

I CAN'T!
YOU MUST.

IT'S YOUR TURN.

YOU ARE REALLY
LOSING IT, MALLARD.

DO YOU HAVE
A VACUUM CLEANER?

WHAT?
NEVER MIND.

IT'S SO HARD TO FIND
A GOOD EGG CREAM.

FACE IT, DEBBIE--EVERYTHING
YOU LOVE IS ON ITS WAY OUT.

THAT'S WHAT
THE 20th CENTURY'S ALL ABOUT.

WANT AN EGG CREAM?

CHEER UP.
THAT IS PEPPERONI PIZZA.

WHAT'S THIS ALL ABOUT?

RAND AND THE GIRL
ARE FUCKIN' YOU OVER, BUD.

I CAN'T FIGURE THE SCAM,
BUT I'LL TELL YOU ONE THING--

YOU'RE TAKING IT ALL
MUCH TOO SERIOUSLY.

DON'T TAKE
THIS SHIT SERIOUSLY.

SHE MUST BE
SOME KIND OF A GIRL.

SHE'S DEAD.

THAT WAS HER, TIM,
IN THE PICTURES.

IN ALL THE PICTURES--
STUDIO 54, ST. REGIS ROOF...

CITY MORGUE--
SAME GIRL.

HEY, EDDIE,
LOOK AT ME.

YOU ARE COMPLETELY FUCKED UP,
AND YOU KNOW IT.

YOU'RE BONKERS, EDWARD.

YOU CAME HERE
TO TELL ME THAT?

YOU CAME HERE
TO TELL ME I'M BONKERS?

I DON'T NEED YOU
TO TELL ME THAT.

I KNOW I'M FUCKED UP.

ALL I GOTTA DO
IS LOOK IN THE MIRROR!

I'M DATING A GHOST.

NOW THE NORMAL PEOPLE
HAVE COME TO PUT IT ALL IN PERSPECTIVE FOR ME.

GIVE ME A FUCKIN' BREAK!

I JUST CAME BY TO SEE
IF YOU WANTED AN EGG CREAM!

HER NAME
IS RACHEL CARLYLE RAND.

SHE'S DEAD.

SHE'S A CORPSE.

BUT, EDDIE,
SLEEPING WITH A DEAD WOMAN--

THERE'S NO FUTURE IN IT.

LEAVE ME ALONE.

ALL RIGHT, YOU TELL ME--
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO HAVE HAPPEN?

I WANT HER
TO LEAVE ME ALONE, BUT SHE WON'T.

I WANT TO GET AWAY FROM HER,
BUT I WON'T.

SHE'LL STAY HERE,

OR I'LL FOLLOW HER
TO THE GRAVE.

AND IF I DON'T
TAG ALONG? TIM...

IT MAY BE A DREAM,

BUT IT'S ONE OF THOSE DREAMS
YOU CAN'T WAKE UP FROM.

SHE SAID SOMETHING ABOUT
"AS AWFUL AS IT GETS."

IT'S GOING TO GET AWFUL
AS ANYBODY CAN IMAGINE.

I BELIEVE THAT.

I BELIEVE HER.

YOU KNOW WHY?

WHY?

BECAUSE THE DEAD CAN'T LIE.

THEY CAN LEAD YOU INTO LIES,

BUT THEY CAN'T SPEAK A LIE
WITH THEIR OWN LIPS.

THAT'S SOMETHING I'VE LEARNED.

YOU KNOW WHERE TO FIND ME
WHEN YOU NEED ME.

IF YOU NEED ME.

EDDIE. JESUS!

TIM. TIM...

I'M FREEZING
WITH THAT DOOR OPEN.

EDDIE!

WHAT KIND OF PRIEST
ARE YOU? RUSSIAN ORTHODOX.

DO YOU BELIEVE IN ANGELS?
OF COURSE I DO.

DO YOU BELIEVE IN DEMONS?

DEMONS ALSO EXIST.
YES, THEY DO.

LET'S, UH,

LET'S GO SIT DOWN.

MY NAME IS FATHER YORGI--
FATHER GEORGE.

I'M NOT RUSSIAN BY BIRTH,
BUT I SPEAK RUSSIAN.

IT'S USUALLY RUSSIANS
WHO APPROACH ME ON THE STREET,

BUT YOU'RE NOT RUSSIAN.
NO, I'M NOT.

YOU'RE VERY UPSET
ABOUT SOMETHING.

DO YOU BELIEVE THE DEAD CAN
COME BACK FROM THE GRAVE?

I'VE HEARD OF IT HAPPENING,

BUT I DON'T HAVE
ANY EXPERIENCE WITH IT MYSELF.

SEE, A GHOST CAN'T WALK
ON CONSECRATED GROUND,

CAN'T ENTER THE DOOR
OF A CHURCH,

SO I'M NOT VERY WELL PLACED
FOR THAT SORT OF THING

IF YOU SEE WHAT I MEAN.

WHAT IF A MAN
FALLS IN LOVE WITH A GHOST?

CAN A MAN SLEEP
WITH A GHOST?

I KNOW THERE'S
A MYTH ABOUT IT,

A FOLK TALE WHICH SAYS
IF A MAN SLEEPS WITH A REMNANT--

THAT'S A GHOST--
HE DIES OF IT.

DO YOU BELIEVE THAT?

WELL, IT MAKES
A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF SENSE,

BUT IT MAY LEAVE OUT
A THING OR TWO,

SUCH AS MERCY,
SUCH AS GRACE.

ALSO, NO ONE SEEMS TO CONSIDER
THE GHOST IN THESE STORIES.

YOU SEE, A GHOST
MAY NOT BE A DEMON.

IT MAY JUST BE LOST AND SCARED,
LIKE ANY OTHER SOUL

IN ANY OTHER FORM.

IT MAY NOT KNOW
HOW FRIGHTENING IT IS

OR HOW DANGEROUS IT IS.

IS IT TRUE
THE DEAD CAN'T LIE?

"THE DEAD CAN'T LIE."

MY FRIEND, TELLING LIES
IS THEIR BUSINESS.

Rachel: EDDIE.

EDDIE?

# IT SEEMS WE STOOD #

# AND TALKED LIKE THIS #

# BEFORE #

# WE LOOKED AT EACH OTHER
IN THE SAME WAY THEN #

# BUT I CAN'T REMEMBER WHERE #

# OR WHEN #

# THE CLOTHES
YOU'RE WEARING #

HOLD ME, EDDIE.

# ARE THE CLOTHES
YOU WORE #

CHILLY OUT HERE.

# THE SMILE YOU ARE SMILING #

# YOU WERE SMILING THEN #

# BUT I CAN'T REMEMBER WHERE #

DANCE WITH ME, EDDIE.

# OR WHEN #

# SOME THINGS THAT HAPPEN #

# FOR THE FIRST TIME #

# SEEM TO BE HAPPENING #

# AGAIN #

# IT SEEMS WE STOOD #

# AND TALKED LIKE THIS #

# BEFORE #

# WE LOOKED AT EACH OTHER
IN THE SAME WAY THEN #

# BUT I CAN'T REMEMBER WHERE #

# OR WHEN #

I WAS DANCING THEN, TOO,
THAT NIGHT.

AND I WAS DRUNK.

CHARLIE SPENT A FORTUNE
ON THIS BOAT...

THE PARTY...

THIS DRESS COST MORE
THAN YOU'VE EVER MADE IN A YEAR, EDDIE,

I SWEAR TO GOD.

I FELT LIKE I MADE
THE BEST BARGAIN ANYONE COULD EVER MAKE.

THE BEST BARGAIN IN LIFE.

I WAS FLIRTING
WITH EVERYBODY.

I UNHOOKED THE CHAIN HERE
WHERE THEY PUT THE PLANK OUT,

AND I HELD ON AND SORT OF
SWUNG OUT OVER THE SIDE.

I NEVER LEARNED HOW TO SWIM.
THAT'S WHAT MADE IT EXCITING.

NOT THAT EXCITING
BECAUSE I KNEW IF I FELL IN,

SOMEONE WOULD SAVE ME.

IT WAS MY PARTY AFTER ALL.

BUT THEY DIDN'T
JUMP IN AFTER ME.

THEY JUST LOOKED.

I COULD SEE THEM.

THEY TRIED TO TURN
THE BOAT AROUND.

I HAVE YOUR JEWELS.

WHERE ARE THEY?

THAT'S NOT IMPORTANT.
I CAN GET 'EM.

WHEN?

ANYTIME YOU WANT 'EM.

TOMORROW, IN YOUR OFFICE
AT NOON,

IN THE LIGHT OF DAY.

NOT THAT IT MATTERS TO YOU,
BUT TIM AND I ARE NOT AN ITEM.

WE'RE FRIENDS.
WE WERE DRUNK.

IT WAS ALL
INCREDIBLY EMBARRASSING.

IT DOESN'T MATTER.

I WAS GONNA LEARN
TO PLAY THE BAGPIPES.

YEAH?

FUCK YOU, TOO.
I WISH WE WERE AN ITEM.

DON'T DO THAT.

WHEN THIS GUY
ANSWERS THE PHONE...

YOU READ THAT.

SPEAK SOFTLY...

LIKE A GHOST.

CHARLIE?
HOW HAVE YOU BEEN SLEEPING?

WHO IS THIS?
YOU KNOW WHO THIS IS.

THE JEWELS YOU GAVE
THAT SHAMUS WERE PASTE.

THAT'S NOT FAIR, CHARLIE.

YOU KNOW I CAN FIX IT
SO YOU NEVER SLEEP AGAIN, AND I WILL.

I WILL, UNLESS YOU
BRING ME THOSE JEWELS.

BRING THEM TO ME, CHARLIE,
TO WHERE I AM.

IN THE LIGHT OF DAY,
CHARLIE.

THERE THEY ARE.
MY JEWELS.

THE ONES CHARLIE GAVE ME.

YOU CAN WALK
OUT OF HERE WITH ME. I'LL GO.

AS AWFUL AS IT GETS,
I'LL GO TO HEAVEN OR HELL--

I DON'T MUCH CARE.
BUT I WON'T GO WITH THAT JUNK.

DON'T BE RIDICULOUS.
THESE AREN'T JUNK.

BABY, IT'S TRASH.

LET'S GET THE HELL
OUT OF HERE.

YOU REALLY ARE STUPID.

IT'S PASTE.

IT'S CHEAP PASTE!

CHARLIE SUCKERED YOU
JUST LIKE HE SUCKERED ME.

IS THAT SUPPOSED TO COME
AS SOME KIND OF SURPRISE?

HE'S TRYING TO MAKE FOOLS
OUT OF US BOTH, EDDIE.

EDDIE...

GET AWAY FROM ME.

YOU BASTARD.

YOU FOOL.
YOU DON'T EVEN CARE!

WHAT IS THAT?

HE THINKS THEY'RE
HIS JEWELS, THE REAL ONES,

THE ONES HE LOCKED UP
IN HIS BANK WHEN HE SLIPPED THAT TRASH BACK TO ME.

BUT YOU DIDN'T LOOK AT 'EM,
DID YOU, CHARLIE?

YOU DIDN'T CHECK TO SEE
IF I'D SLIPPED SOME TRASH BACK TO YOU.

OF COURSE YOU DIDN'T.

YOU DIDN'T THINK I'D HAVE
THE BALLS TO STIFF YOU.

YOU WERE PLAYING ME
FOR A CHUMP, CHARLIE.

THAT GAVE ME
ROOM TO MANEUVER.

WHERE ARE MY JEWELS?

I GAVE THE REAL ONES
TO A FRIEND OF MINE.

A PRIEST.

HE SAID HE WAS GONNA PRY OUT
ALL THE STONES AND SET THEM INTO A CHALICE

OR AN ICON FRAME,
SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

SAYS YOU'RE WELCOME
TO COME LOOK AT THEM ANYTIME.

NO.

NO, NO!

OH, YES, CHARLIE.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

SOMEPLACE HOT,
SOMEPLACE WITH TREES.

AND I'M KEEPING YOUR
TEN GRAND, CHARLIE-- FEES AND EXPENSES.

THIS WAS A TOUGH CASE.

HE'S LYING.

YOU OKAY?

OKAY.

GIVE IT UP, EDDIE.

YEAH, IT'S ABOUT TIME.

WHERE ARE WE GOING ANYWAY?

HOW FAR YOU THINK
WE CAN GET ON $10,000?

LET'S FIND OUT.

THAT'S THE END OF MY SCOTCH,
THAT'S THE END OF MY STORY.

UNLESS YOU WANNA BUY
$1 MILLION WORTH OF USELESS JUNK.

THAT'S WHAT IT COST ME.

DANNY BOY, I GOTTA ADMIT,
THAT ONE TAKES THE CAKE.

THE SON OF A BITCH
SENT ME A POSTCARD.

YEAH, I LIKE THE OLD
BLACK-AND-WHITE ONES.

YOU GOT A GIRLFRIEND
OR SOMETHING? SURE.

GIVE HER A TREAT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THE BASTARD STOLE MY JEWELS!

YEAH? WELL...

EVERYBODY'S GOT A BEEF.

I'LL HAVE
WHAT HE'S HAVING.

SCOTCH, SINGLE MALT?

HELLO, CHARLIE.

MY JEWELS, CHARLIE.

HOW AM I SUPPOSED
TO FIND 'EM,

STUCK ALL OVER A CUP
IN THE MIDDLE OF SOME GODDAMN CHURCH?

THAT'S NOT
MY PROBLEM, CHARLIE.

WHAT'S THE MATTER, CHARLIE?

YOU LOOK LIKE YOU'VE
JUST SEEN A GHOST.

# IT SEEMS WE STOOD #

# AND TALKED LIKE THIS #

# BEFORE #

# WE LOOKED AT EACH OTHER
IN THE SAME WAY THEN #

# BUT I CAN'T REMEMBER WHERE #

# OR WHEN #

# THE CLOTHES YOU'RE WEARING #

# ARE THE CLOTHES YOU WORE #

# THE SMILE YOU ARE SMILING,
YOU WERE SMILING THEN #

# BUT I CAN'T REMEMBER WHERE #

# OR WHEN #