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ONE, TWO, THREE,

FOUR, FIVE, SIX.

WE'RE ALL OUT OF NITROSET.

TWO.

SORRY WE'RE ALL OUT.

I THOUGHT WE HAD SOME MORE BUT...

WE ARE DEFINITELY ALL OUT.

I'M SORRY.

I'LL ORDER SOME MORE IN FOR YOU.

MIGRAINE TABLETS.

UH, UNLESS YOU HAVE

A PRESCRIPTION...

HERE.

TWO?

WE WOULDN'T NORMALLY...

I'LL GIVE HIM SIX OF MINE.

HERE.

OH, WELL.

NITROSET WILL BE IN...

SOMETIME TOMORROW.

C-C-CAN I PAY FOR THIS...

YEAH, SURE.

THEN?

YOU CAN'T TAKE THOSE

WITHOUT WATER.

YOU CAN'T TAKE 'EM

WITHOUT WATER.

OH...

UH...

I LIVE NEARBY.

I'LL GET YOU A GLASS OF WATER.

COME ON.

I'M JUST AROUND THE CORNER.

YOU DON'T LOCK IT?

NO, WHY?

DOES THAT SEEM UNWISE TO YOU?

NOTHING EVER HAPPENS

IN A TOWN LIKE THIS.

BET I'VE EVEN LOST THE KEY.

COME ON.

ARE YOU THERE?

THE KEY FOR THIS ONE'S

BEEN GONE A LONG WHILE NOW.

COME ON IN.

IT'S OLD.

IT CERTAINLY IS.

PLEASE.

IT WOULD BE PLEASANTER

TO LIVE IN IF THE STYLE OF DECOR

WERE MORE MINIMALIST.

DREAMT OF IT BEING

JAPANESE ZEN.

YOU KNOW, BARE BOARDS

AND PAPER SCREENS,

SIMPLE RICE BOWL.

PLEASE SIT DOWN.

BEAUTIFUL REALLY.

BUT TO HAVE ACHIEVED THAT,

I WOULD HAVE HAD TO HAVE

RIPPED ALL OF THIS OUT.

MY POOR, DEAR MOTHER

WOULD HAVE DIED

IF I'D DONE THAT.

NOT THAT SHE DIDN'T.

DIE, THAT IS.

15 YEARS AGO NEXT MONTH.

15 YEARS, GOSH.

I HAVEN'T TOUCHED

ANYTHING REALLY,

WHICH COULD LEAD YOU

TO BELIEVE THAT,

LIKE MY MOTHER,

I, TOO, AM RELUCTANT TO CHANGE,

BUT IT WOULD BE WRONG.

I HAVE INTRODUCED

QUITE A FEW MODERN GEMS,

UH, MOSTLY IN THE KITCHEN.

WOULD YOU BELIEVE THAT I BROUGHT

IN THE FIRST POTATO MASHER?

25 YEARS AGO.

THEY USED TO MASH POTATOES

WITH A FORK.

THEN, ONE DAY, I FOUND THAT

SO REPULSIVELY OLD-FASHIONED,

I JUST WENT OUT AND BOUGHT

A POTATO MASHER AND...

A COUPLE OF YEARS LATER,

TA-DA?

A MICROWAVE.

HOW 'BOUT THAT?

USEFUL.

HMM.

NICE PLACE.

YOU DON'T SERIOUSLY LIKE IT,

DO YOU?

WHY?

IT HAS A PAST.

THE PAST IS DEAD.

IT'S BORING.

YOU DON'T SEEM LIKE

THE KIND OF A MAN

WHO WOULD HAVE ALLOWED HIMSELF

TO SUFFER BOREDOM.

I WISH.

HMM.

YOU SEE THAT PICTURE BEHIND ME?

SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN PAINTED

PROBABLY AT THE END

OF THE 19TH CENTURY.

SHE WAS MY FIRST LOVE.

ROCKS A BOY FOR LIFE.

INDULGING ONANISTICALLY

IN FRONT OF THE PAINTING

OF A WOMAN WHO'S BEEN DEAD

FOR OVER 100 YEARS.

LOOK AT HER.

LOOK AT THE DISDAIN,

THE REJECTION.

I USED TO SIT

ON THIS PIANO STOOL

WITH A HANDKERCHIEF.

IS IT ANY WONDER THAT

MY SEXUALLY ACTIVE YEARS

IN THE OUTSIDE WORLD

DIDN'T SHAPE UP TO MUCH.

DEPENDS WHAT YOU MEAN

BY "SHAPE UP"?

PHILIP LARKIN

SUMMED IT UP BEST.

HE'S REPUTED TO HAVE SAID

THAT SEXUAL RELATIONS

WERE AKIN TO HAVING

SOMEBODY ELSE BLOW YOUR NOSE.

FUNNY.

CAN I OFFER YOU A DRINK?

OH, GOSH.

I DO APOLOGIZE.

THE STUPIDITY OF OLD MEN.

I'M TERRIBLY SORRY.

HMM.

YOU DON'T HAVE A LOT

TO SAY FOR YOURSELF, DO YOU?

I'VE ALWAYS WONDERED

WHAT IT WOULD BE LIKE

TO BE YOUR KIND OF PERSONA.

TO BE THE SILENT STRANGER TYPE,

YOU KNOW?

THE FELLOW WHO WALKS

INTO THE BAR, DOESN'T UTTER

A WORD, BUT THE MINUTE HE COMES

THROUGH THE DOOR,

THE MOOD IN THE ENTIRE ROOM

CHANGES DRAMATICALLY.

THE WOMEN GRAB THEIR COMPACTS,

A LITTLE BIT OF LIPSTICK,

CHANGE AN EARRING,

FLICK OF THE HAIR.

IT'S NOT ANYTHING.

IT'S JUST THERE.

BUT HE'S MESSED

WITH THEIR HEADS.

YOU'VE SEEN TOO MANY MOVIES.

NO, I'VE PROBABLY READ

TOO MANY BOOKS.

BUT YOU HAVE TO

INDULGE ME A LITTLE.

THE...

THE EXTENT OF

MY BARROOM EXPERIENCE

IS LIMITED TO ORDERING

A STRAWBERRY MILKSHAKE.

WELL, I APPRECIATE

YOUR HOSPITALITY.

A COUPLE OF PILLS

AND A GLASS OF WATER.

HOW'S YOUR HEADACHE?

I'LL LIVE.

THANK YOU.

THE HOTEL...

IS CLOSED.

AH, YES.

IT ALWAYS IS THIS TIME OF YEAR.

I'LL TAKE YOU TO YOUR ROOM.

UP THE WOODEN HILL

TO BEDFORDSHIRE.

THESE ARE TWO OF MY

ILLUSTRIOUS FOREBEARS.

THEY WERE BOTH COLONELS

IN THE DRAGOONS

AT THE BATTLE OF YELLOW TAVERN.

HIS REGIMENT WASN'T ENGAGED,

AND, PRIOR TO THAT,

AT GETTYSBURG,

HE WAS IN THE INFIRMARY.

THE DAY BEFORE,

HE HAD CUT HIMSELF

SHARPENING HIS SWORD.

HIS GREAT UNCLE THERE

WAS GUIDING THE SHIPS,

AND HE ARRIVED AT CHESAPEAKE

AFTER IT WAS ALL OVER.

AND THEN HE STOPPED

TO SHOW A GRENADIER

HOW TO COCK HIS CARBINE,

AND HE BLEW THE RIGHT SIDE

OF HIS HEAD OFF...

HIS HEAD,

NOT THE GRENADIER'S.

NOW, THESE ENGRAVINGS

ARE ALMOST CERTAINLY

TAKEN FROM PAINTINGS

BY JOHN TRUMBULL.

I HAVE TO ADMIT THAT...

THAT I FEEL A CERTAIN EMPATHY

TOWARDS THOSE TWO CHARACTERS,

LUDICROUS THOUGH THEY MAY BE.

MY GRANDMOTHER SAID

THAT I WAS LIKE THEM.

AND I... I THINK THE DEAR WOMAN

WAS PROBABLY RIGHT,

BECAUSE, LIKE THEM,

I SEEM TO HAVE

AN UNCANNY ABILITY TO...

MISS OUT ON

ALL OF THE POSSIBLE HIGHLIGHTS

OF MY LIFE.

I-I-I'VE MANAGED TO OPT OUT

EVERY... EVERY OPPORTUNITY,

EVERY ENGAGEMENT,

EVERY CHALLENGE,

EVERYTHING.

IS IT OKAY

IF I STAY THROUGH FRIDAY?

OH, STAY... STAY AS LONG

AS YOU LIKE.

ABSOLUTELY, YEAH.

THROUGH FRIDAY IS PERFECT.

I, UH...

I'M GOING TO BE

OTHERWISE ENGAGED

ON SATURDAY MORNING.

AND ANYWAY,

THE TOILET'S DOWN THERE.

THE EXTRA BLANKETS

ARE IN THE WARDROBE.

UH, THERE'S THIS ROOM.

THERE ARE FOUR OTHER BEDROOMS,

AND, UH, YOU'RE WELCOME

TO STAY IN ANY ONE,

BUT THE ADVANTAGE OF THIS ONE

IS THAT THE ROOF ABOVE IT

IS INTACT, SO, IF IT RAINS,

YOU DON'T GET WET.

IT'S FINE, THANK YOU.

I'LL LEAVE YOU TO IT.

IF YOU NEED ANYTHING, UH,

JUST CALL, LET ME KNOW.

OKAY?

WOULD YOU LIKE A NIGHTCAP?

NOT FOR ME.

I'VE ALWAYS THOUGHT

I'D LIKE TO TAKE TO HARD LIQUOR.

THERE'S SOMETHING POETIC

ABOUT DRINKING TO EXCESS.

YOU KNOW, BRENDAN BEHAN,

DYLAN THOMAS.

BUT AFTER I HAVE A SIP OR TWO,

I HAVE TO STOP.

I HAVE THE MOST EXTRAORDINARY

HEARTBURN.

IT'S... IT'S... IT'S AGONIZING.

GOOD NIGHT.

GOOD NIGHT, YEAH.

WE CAN HAVE SUPPER

TOMORROW NIGHT, IF YOU LIKE.

OH, MY.

HMM.

HMM.

♪ DOO-DO-DOO-DO-DOO ♪

♪ DO-DO-DO-DO-DO ♪

♪ DO-DO-DO-DO-DO ♪

♪ HUP! ♪

♪ BOO-BAH-DO-DO ♪

HI.

HUH.

IT'S RARE THAT I HAVE

THE INCLINATION, BUT,

YOUR BEING HERE...

I-I'M SUPPOSED TO DO IT,

DOCTORS SAY THAT I SHOULD,

BUT, MOSTLY, I JUST CAN'T.

IT'S SO BORING.

NO HARM, I GUESS.

NOT MUCH POINT

EITHER, ACTUALLY.

WHAT I DO IN MY DAILY ACTIVITIES

IS EQUIVALENT

TO A SPORTING EVENT.

RUNNING TO CATCH A BUS

IS A MARATHON.

BEND OVER TO TIE YOUR SHOES,

YOU'RE DOING GYMNASTICS.

JUST CLIMBING THE STAIRS

TAKES AN EFFORT OUT OF ME

THAT I'M SURE IS

WHAT IT WOULD TAKE OUT OF YOU

TO SCALE THE FACE OF A CLIFF.

YOU... YOU WORK OUT

REGULARLY, RIGHT?

NEVER.

DID YOU SLEEP ALL RIGHT?

SEE YOU LATER.

YEAH, OKAY.

COME.

THIS IS SADO.

HEY.

YEAH, DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.

I-I'LL EXPLAIN LATER.

I'M WORRIED ALREADY.

EXPLAIN NOW.

HE ONLY SPEAKS ONCE A DAY.

10:30 SHARP EVERY MORNING.

OKAY, CAN HE DRIVE?

HE IS SHIT HOT.

YES, ACES.

YOU SPREAD OUT A LITTLE.

WELL, LIFE MOVES ON.

UM, LOCO DOES NOT GET IN

TILL TOMORROW.

THAT'S SO FUCKED UP.

"IN KYOTO

WHERE IS THE HEIAN SHRINE

WHEN SPRING REFLECTS UPON

FULL OF PLENTIFUL

CHERRY BLOSSOMS,

BEWARE THE SWEETNESS OF THINGS."

SO WHAT IS AT QUESTION HERE?

WHY DID THE POET

WRITE THIS POEM?

WHAT LINE REVEALS THAT?

MM.

IN KYOTO, WHERE IS

THE HEIAN SHRINE?

SURELY NOTHING

COULD BE CLEARER.

THAT'S LIKE SAYING,

"IN NEW YORK

WHERE IS THE STATUE OF LIBERTY."

IN KYOTO,

WHERE IS THE HEIAN SHRINE.

THE... THE POET

IS PLACING THE POEM,

GIVING IT CONTEXT.

BUT HE'S ASKING THE QUESTION.

WHAT QUESTION?

WHERE THE HEIAN SHRINE IS.

NO, NO, NO.

THE HEIAN SHRINE IS IN KYOTO,

AND THE POET STATES THAT.

YES, BUT WHERE IN KYOTO?

IF I SAY, "IN NEW YORK

WHERE IS THE STATUE OF LIBERTY,"

IT MEANS THAT I KNOW

IT'S IN NEW YORK,

BUT I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHERE.

IN ELLIS ISLAND,

THE HUDSON RIVER.

OKAY, BUT IF IT WERE

A QUESTION, THERE WOULD BE

A QUESTION MARK.

IS THERE A QUESTION MARK THERE?

MM, THEY LEFT IT OUT.

SORRY.

NO, IT WAS...

IT WAS LEFT OUT BECAUSE IT IS

NOT AN INTERROGATIVE STATEMENT.

I DON'T KNOW WHICH OF US

IS THE MORE OBTUSE:

YOU, WHO SEEK QUESTIONS

WHEN THERE ARE ONLY ANSWERS

TO BE SEEN

OR ME, WHO SEEKS AN ANSWER

WHEN THERE MAY NOT EVEN

BE A QUESTION.

ANYWAY, WE'LL PICK IT UP

NEXT WEDNESDAY.

THINK ABOUT IT, ALL RIGHT?

THINK ABOUT IT.

DON'T ASK ANYBODY.

JUST THINK ABOUT IT.

MAKE SURE YOUR HENRY JAMES

IS PREPARED FOR FRIDAY,

WILL YOU?

OH, I HAVE...

I HAVE AN INTERESTING ANECDOTE

ABOUT HENRY JAMES.

HE WAS THE MENTOR

OF THE NOVELIST EDITH WHARTON,

AND BEFORE HE WENT TO ENGLAND,

HE WARNED HER

ABOUT THE AMERICAN PUBLIC,

THE READING PUBLIC.

AND HE SAID THAT

"THE AMERICANS LOVE A TRAGEDY

WITH A HAPPY ENDING."

I'LL SEE YOU FRIDAY.

OH, GOD.

BEWARE THE SWEETNESS

OF THINGS.

SORRY?

BEWARE THE SWEETNESS

OF THINGS.

ISN'T THAT THE ANSWER

YOU WANTED?

WHAT'S WRONG

WITH THE SWEETNESS OF THINGS?

WELL, ONE COULD GET

USED TO IT, COULDN'T ONE?

WERE YOU A GOOD TEACHER?

NOT ONE OF THEM

WAS MOLESTED IN 40 YEARS.

CONGRATULATIONS.

THANK YOU.

I'VE PREPARED THE FIXINGS

FOR AN OMELET

OF MY OWN INVENTION.

COME ON.

OHH.

IT'S INSTANTANEOUS.

THE HEARTBURN IS...

IT'S JUST YOU DON'T KNOW

HOW TO DO IT.

THERE'S A SKILL?

IMAGINE YOU'RE THIRSTY.

HUH. OKAY.

TAKE A GOOD MOUTHFUL.

TASTE IT.

SWALLOW.

OHH.

HOW DOES THAT FEEL?

GOOD.

OH-HO.

CAN I ASK YOU SOMETHING?

YES.

COULD YOU LEND ME

SOME SLIPPERS?

WELL?

I'VE WASTED MY LIFE.

OKAY.

OH, JUST WAIT.

OH, THESE AREN'T BROKEN IN YET.

THEY'RE BRAND-NEW.

THEY'RE SPARES

THAT I WAS KEEPING ASIDE FOR

WHEN MINE ARE

COMPLETELY WORN OUT.

THE IDEAL SLIPPER,

FOR IT TO BE REALLY COMFORTABLE,

IS ALMOST WORN OUT.

TRY WALKING IN THEM.

NO, NO, NO, NO, NO.

YOU HAVE TO DRAG ALONG,

SCUFFLE YOUR FEET,

LET THE HEEL DROP FREE.

THINK JAPANESE GEISHA.

YOU JUST HAVE TO PRACTICE.

YOU MUST KEEP THEM.

HOW NICE TO GIVE YOU A GIFT,

TO GIVE YOU A PIECE OF MY LIFE.

I MEAN, SOME OTHER DAY,

MAYBE YOU'LL BE ABLE TO

THINK OF SOMETHING FOR ME,

OR MAYBE NOT.

I MEAN, NOTHING FROM YOUR LIFE

WOULD SUIT ME REALLY, WOULD IT?

DO YOU HAVE A TATTOO?

WHY?

OH, I DON'T KNOW,

I WAS THINKING THAT IF I HAD

BEEN YOU, I WOULD HAVE HAD

A TATTOO.

YOU KNOW, UH, AN EAGLE

OR A DRAGON.

A TATTOO...

WELL, WE DECORATE

THE THINGS WE LOVE, RIGHT?

BUT, OF COURSE, I MEAN,

IF IT WERE SOMEBODY E...

I MEAN, IT WOULD BE A JOKE.

I MEAN, A ROARING LION

ON A PUNY BICEP.

IT WOULD BE...

WOULD YOU LIKE TO SIT

IN THE CONSERVATORY?

I HAVE A CONSERVATORY.

YOU KNOW, A VERANDA, A PORCH,

A STOOP.

HMM.

SPARE ME YOUR REFLECTIONS

ON INFINITY.

WHAT?

OH, EVERY TIME

ANYBODY COMES OUT HERE,

THEY START BABBLING

ABOUT THE COSMOS.

AND I THINK I LACK

A COSMIC SENSIBILITY.

STARS LEAVE ME COLD.

THEY SAY WE HAVE

ONE FOR EACH OF US.

THEY DO?

WHAT'S THAT?

SOME FANCY

NATIVE AMERICAN LEGEND?

NO.

ORDINARY OLD WIVES' TALE.

SO WHAT'S UP

WITH SATURDAY MORNING?

SATURDAY MORNING, ME?

OH, UM, NOTHING REALLY.

JUST A CHECK-UP.

MORE OF A TUNE-UP ACTUALLY.

I'M GONNA GET OUT THE SCISSORS,

YOU KNOW, SNIP, SNIP, BINGO.

THAT'S WHAT THEY DO THESE DAYS.

THEY SEE A LITTLE BLIP

ON THE OLD ECT, AND THEY

HAUL YOU IN FOR A TUNE-UP,

FOR REPAIRS.

DON'T LIKE TO TALK

ABOUT IT, HUH?

ME?

NO, NOT MUCH.

NO.

PROFESSOR?

YES.

YOU HAVE A SCAN SCHEDULED?

YES.

FOLLOW ME, PLEASE, SIR.

IT... IT... IT WAS LIKE NOTHING.

ANY IDIOT COULD HAVE WALKED IN

OR OUT WITH HIS EYES SHUT.

BUT... BUT I... I COPPED TWO YEARS,

AND THEN,

WHEN THEY PUT ME INSIDE,

WERE THEY WAITING FOR ME,

OR WHAT?

YES, MOTHERFUCKERS.

I HAD NO ONE THERE, NO FRIENDS.

NO ONE.

THANK CHRIST

I GOT THIS EARLY PAROLE

ON ACCOUNT OF...

ARE YOU EVEN LISTENING TO ME?

NO.

REVENGE IS THE JUSTICE

OF WOE.

10:30.

WEIRD, NO?

HAS HE TAKEN A VOW,

OR IS HE JUST WACKO?

HE HAS BEEN THIS WAY

SINCE HIS WIFE LEFT HIM.

WHEN WAS THAT?

SEVEN YEARS BACK.

NOT THIS TIME.

I'M CALLING IT OFF.

WHAT?

BUT IT'S A CINCH, LIKE YOU SAID.

LOCO'S NOT HERE.

I WOULDN'T TRUST MY LIFE

WITH WACKO THERE.

YOU'RE WAY OUT OF SHAPE.

THAT'S MORE THAN ENOUGH REASON.

WHAT? ARE YOU KIDDING?

BUT WE'VE DONE TOTALLY TOUGHER

JOBS THAN THIS OVER AND OVER.

IT JUST DOESN'T FEEL RIGHT.

IF YOU'LL NOT DO IT,

THEN I WILL DO IT ON MY OWN.

CHRIST, I NEED THE CASH.

HEY, HOW ARE YOU?

HOW ARE YOU?

I'M GOOD.

THIS IS A STICK-UP,

FREEZE WHERE YOU ARE.

WE CAN'T GO ON

MEETING LIKE THIS.

AH, IT'S A SMALL TOWN.

CAN I TELL YOU A SECRET?

CAN I STOP YOU?

I'VE HAD AN ACCOUNT

IN THIS BANK

FOR MORE THAN 50 YEARS.

AND EVERY TIME I WALK

THROUGH THAT DOOR,

DO YOU KNOW WHAT I WANT TO DO?

NO, YOU HAVEN'T TOLD ME

THE ANSWER TO THAT ONE YET,

AND I'M SURE YOU WILL.

ROB THE PLACE.

WHAT?

I'VE BEEN FANTASIZING ABOUT IT

SINCE I WAS A KID.

I WALK THROUGH THAT DOOR

WEARING A BALACLAVA,

PISTOL IN ONE HAND,

SUBMACHINE GUN IN THE OTHER.

WHAT?

YOU'VE NEVER DREAMT

ABOUT BEING A BANK ROBBER?

NO.

WE DON'T SHARE

THE SAME KIND OF NIGHTMARES.

LOOK, I'D NEVER KILL ANYBODY.

NOBODY.

MY IMAGINATION IS VERY SPECIFIC.

EVERYTHING GOES PERFECTLY.

CLEAN GETAWAY, NEVER ARRESTED.

WHAT DO YOU DO

WITH THE MONEY?

THE BAHAMAS.

ALWAYS THE BAHAMAS.

I'M AT THE CASINO,

BLOWING ALL THE MONEY.

ME BLOWING MONEY.

THAT'S A FANTASY.

BUT I DID HAVE SOMEBODY

TO DO THAT WITH ONCE.

WHEN MY MOTHER DIED,

SHE'D SPECIFIED IN HER WILL

THAT THERE WAS

THIS PARTICULAR SUM

AND THAT IT WAS JUST FOR ME

TO SPLURGE WITH, YOU KNOW?

TO HAVE FUN WITH.

SO I WENT TO NEW YORK CITY.

I WAS DETERMINED

TO PAINT THE TOWN RED.

AND?

IT RAINED.

THE WHOLE TIME.

AND NOT YOUR SPRING SHOWERS,

YOU KNOW.

IT WAS TORRENTIAL DOWNPOUR,

SO I SAT IN THE MOVIES.

MY MOTHER, BLESS HER SOUL,

SHE MUST HAVE BEEN DISAPPOINTED,

BUT, UH...

I-I DON'T ACTUALLY

HAVE IT IN ME TO SPLURGE,

YOU KNOW?

THAT... SPLURGING TAKES

DARING WIT.

AND I-I JUST DON'T HAVE

THE KIND OF IMAGINATION

THAT ALLOWS ME TO BLOW MONEY.

YOU, THOUGH, YOU...

I BET YOU'VE BEEN THROUGH...

I MANAGE.

WERE YOU GOING TO GET

SOMETHING TO EAT?

OH, YEAH. ABSOLUTELY.

THE BEST PLACE IN TOWN

IS JUST UP HERE.

THAT'S THE UPTOWN CINEMA.

THAT'S BEEN THERE

FOR DONKEY'S YEARS.

I HAD MY FIRST REAL KISS

IN THERE.

WASN'T VERY ROMANTIC.

SHE STUCK HER TONGUE

DOWN MY THROAT

AND I NEARLY CHOKED.

THEN SHE TRIED TO GROPE ME.

SHE GRABBED ME WRONG

AND I SCREAMED

AND THE WHOLE CINEMA

TURNED AROUND.

YOU KNOW, THE OLD LIMERICK:

"SAID A YOUNG MAN

TO HIS LADY FRIEND PLEASE

AS HE WRIGGLED WITH PAIN

ON HIS KNEES,

IT WOULD GIVE ME GREAT BLISS

IF YOU'D TAKE HOLD OF THIS

AND RELINQUISH YOUR GRASP

UPON THESE."

THAT WAS HER.

A PLACE IN THE SUN.

THAT WAS THE MOVIE

THEY WERE SHOWING.

THEODORE DREISER.

AMERICAN TRAGEDY.

GREAT NOVEL,

PINNACLE OF AMERICAN REALISM.

DOWN THERE.

THAT'S WHERE I SIT.

SO THIS WAS YOUR REGULAR?

IT STILL IS.

EVERY LUNCHTIME.

SAVED ME FROM THE STUDENTS

IN THE SCHOOL CAFETERIA.

HI, TRACY.

HI, PROFESSOR.

STEAK'S OFF.

STEAK'S OFF?

STEAK'S OFF.

OMELET.

SALAD OR FRIES?

BOTH.

PROFESSOR, THE SAME?

SAME.

AND COFFEE OR BEER?

WHAT DO YOU THINK? BEER?

TWO BEERS.

TWO BEERS.

SO HOW DID IT END?

WHAT?

WITH THE GIRL

OUTSIDE THE UPTOWN.

OH.

HEARTBREAKING.

SHE WENT OFF WITH

THE SCHOOL JANITOR'S SON.

AND I WAS LEFT IN THE THRALL

OF THE 100-YEAR-OLD WOMAN

IN THE PAINTING.

I DREAMT OF THAT GIRL FOR YEARS.

HER EYES WENT THIS WAY.

THERE WAS SOMETHING

ABOUT THAT WALLEYED LOOK

THAT I FIND HIGHLY EROTIC.

WHAT ABOUT YOU?

WHEN DID YOU FIRST

LOSE YOUR HEART?

I CAN'T REMEMBER.

OH, HAPPENED SO MANY TIMES

THAT IT'S IMPOSSIBLE

TO SORT OUT THE BEGINNING?

NO, IT'S PROBABLY JUST

PRETTY FORGETTABLE.

OH, MEMORIES ARE IMPORTANT.

I PREFER TO FORGET.

DON'T DO THAT AGAIN.

SERIOUSLY, DON'T DO THAT AGAIN.

I DON'T... I DON'T WANT

TO GET INTO ANYTHING.

YOU KNOW WHAT?

STOP.

HEY.

YOU WANT A SIP OF BEER?

NO, NO.

COME ON, LITTLE SIP,

LITTLE SIP.

AH-AH-AH-AH-OHH, NICE.

THAT'S IT.

THAT'S GOOD, BRO.

YOU DIDN'T SAY SOMETHING?

NO, YOU KNOW WHY?

NO.

THEY'RE A TEAM.

ONE AGAINST TWO.

YOU DON'T STAND A CHANCE.

WELL, EXCEPT IN THE MOVIES.

SHOULD WE GET HIM...

SHOULD WE GET HIM

SOME ALCOHOLIC BEER?

IT'S HOW YOU KNOW

YOU'RE GETTIN' OLD.

A FEW YEARS BACK,

HE WOULD HAVE BACKED DOWN

AND APOLOGIZED.

NOW HE KNOWS THERE'S NO NEED.

THE BILL.

AND YOU CAN GIVE IT TO ME.

HE DOESN'T GET PAID.

HE'S REALLY PRACTICALLY

A STREET KID.

AND THERE'S NOTHING

I CAN DO ABOUT IT.

WE'RE TWO.

DOES THAT MAKE US A TEAM?

KNOCK IT OFF, KNOCK IT OFF.

IT'S OKAY.

WHAT A RACKET THEY'RE MAKING.

COME ON!

YOU'RE BEING SUCH A BABY!

GO, SIT DOWN, FINISH YOUR BEER.

I'M GETTIN' PISSED OFF.

REALLY.

I'M REALLY PISSED OFF.

GO TELL 'EM.

I'D HAVE TO CHANGE

MY WHOLE LIFE

IF I WERE GONNA DO THAT.

I UNDERSTAND YOUR CAUTION.

YOU KNOW,

I'VE NEVER BEEN IN A FIGHT.

NO, NOT ONCE.

NOT IN MY WHOLE LIFE.

NOT EVEN IN THE SCHOOLYARD.

THAT'S NOT SUCH A BAD THING.

YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO DRINK IT.

HEY.

DIAL IT DOWN, OKAY?

IS HE TALKING TO US?

HOW STIRRING, HOW SADDENING.

SUMMER GRASSES

ARE ALL THAT REMAIN

OF SOLDIER'S DREAMS.

YOU DON'T REMEMBER ME,

DO YA?

I'M CLASS OF '92.

YOU WERE MY TEACH

BACK IN THE DAY.

I'M JOSEPH.

JOEY PETERSON.

I WORK OVER AT CARSON'S,

THE LIGHTING SHOP OVER THERE.

HOW 'BOUT YOU?

YOU STILL INTO

THE HAIKU POETRY OR?

NO, NO, I'M RETIRED NOW.

I HAVE PRIVATE STUDENTS.

ALL RIGHT.

TIME FLIES, MAN.

WE WERE JUST...

WE WERE JUST GONNA LEAVE.

I GUESS WE GOT

A LITTLE TOO ROWDY FOR YOU OR?

NO.

PETERSON.

WHAT A... WHAT A PLEASURE.

WELL, IT WAS GREAT

TO SEE YOU AGAIN, PROFESSOR.

AND YOU.

I WAS PRETTY GOOD,

ME REMEMBERING THAT POEM

THOUGH, RIGHT?

OH, A TEN OUT OF TEN.

YEAH.

I LISTEN, I LISTEN.

OH.

HAVE A GOOD AFTERNOON.

YEAH, THANK YOU.

YOU TOO.

TAKE CARE.

NO MAN CAN ESCAPE HIS PAST.

THAT TOOK GUTS.

CAN YOU IMAGINE?

THE FIRST TIME I LOOK

FOR A FIGHT

AND I PICK ON SOMEONE

WHO LIKES ME?

WHAT DID YOU EXPECT?

BREAKING GLASS?

NO, A SMALL MEMORY

TO SAVOR WITH MY SLIPPERS,

DREAMING COGNAC DREAMS.

HAIKU.

TEN OUT OF TEN.

AGH!

OOF.

WHAT?

Shing!

OH.

DARBON.

YOU KNOW

THE WALNUT TREE'S GONE.

IT'S GOT THE DISEASE.

I KNOW THAT YOU'VE BEEN

COMING HERE ON THE LAST THURSDAY

OF EVERY MONTH FOR WHAT...

HOW MANY YEARS NOW?

TEN AT LEAST, RIGHT?

HOW IS IT THAT I NEVER

EXPECT TO SEE YOU?

EVERYBODY ALWAYS FORGETS

ABOUT THE GARDENER.

HAVE TO GET RID

OF THE WALNUT TREE, DO WE?

YUP.

PITY THAT.

Slam!

HEY.

BUFFALO BILL'S DEFUNCT.

HE USED TO RIDE

A WATERSMOOTH SILVER STALLION.

SHOOT!

ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE,

PIGEONS JUST LIKE THAT.

JESUS, HE WAS A HANDSOME MAN.

BUT WHAT I WANT TO KNOW IS,

WHAT DO YOU THINK

OF YOUR BLUE-EYED BOY NOW,

MISTER DEATH?

OH, SHIT!

OH, LORD.

OH, GOD.

OH, LOOK AT YOU.

STANDARD SECURITY.

TWO SHITTY OUT-OF-DATE

BLACK-AND-WHITE

CLOSED CIRCUIT TV CAMERAS.

AND LOCAL STAFF.

IT'S LIKE BREAKING INTO

A BAG OF PRETZELS.

YOU CAN CHOKE ON A PRETZEL.

WHAT?

WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU?

YOU'VE CHANGED, YOU KNOW THAT?

YOU HAVE CHANGED.

I MEAN, YOU'VE NOT

PUT ON ANY WEIGHT, BUT WHAT?

ARE YOU GOING TO RETIRE

WITH A SLIPPERS AND A PIPE?

EH?

YOU CAN USE THE MONEY.

MAYBE.

YES.

WELL, THEN.

HOW COME YOU GOT

TWO OF EVERYTHING?

TWO COMBS, TWO TOOTHBRUSHES,

TWO RAZORS.

BECAUSE I FINALLY REALIZED

THAT, IN GENERAL,

THERE ARE TWO KINDS OF PEOPLE:

THE KIND WHO PREPARE FOR NOTHING

AND WHO HAVE THE WIT

AND THE IMAGINATION TO DEAL

WITH PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING

AND THEN THE OTHERS WHO...

AND I FALL INTO THAT CATEGORY...

WHO ARE THE OPPOSITE.

AND WHAT KIND OF PEOPLE

ARE THEY?

THEY'RE THE KIND WITHOUT

THAT WIT AND THAT IMAGINATION.

THEY HAVE TO BUY SPARES

SO THAT THEY WILL BE PREPARED

FOR EVERY IMAGINED EVENTUALITY.

SO DO YOU HAVE

TWO OF EVERYTHING?

PRETTY MUCH.

SOMETIMES THREE.

THERE'S A DRINK THERE FOR YOU.

DO YOU PLAY?

YES, INDEED I DO.

I THINK WITH THE EXCEPTION

OF NEEDLEPOINT, I POSSESS ALL

OF THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS

OF A WELL-BRED YOUNG WOMAN

EDUCATED AT THE END

OF THE 19TH CENTURY.

ARE YOU MUSICAL?

I HAD A HARMONICA ONCE.

WELL, THAT'S GOOD

FOR A TRAVELING MAN.

CURIOUS THING ABOUT MUSIC.

WHEN PEOPLE FIND OUT THAT

YOU PLAY A MUSICAL INSTRUMENT,

THEY ALWAYS ASSUME

THAT YOU'RE ENJOYING IT.

OH, WHAT WONDERFUL HOURS

HE MUST SPEND AT HIS PIANO.

THEY'RE SO WRONG.

IT IS SO BORING.

IT IS SO VERY BORING.

SCHUBERT I LIKE.

SCHUBERT APPEALS

TO MY SENSE OF FAILURE.

WHEN I SEE YOU

IN THOSE SLIPPERS,

I CAN IMAGINE MYSELF

FESTOONED WITH TATTOOS,

ZIPPING DOWN THE HIGHWAY

IN A SPORTY RED CONVERTIBLE.

TO YOUR GOOD HEALTH.

AND YOURS.

LET ME

SHOW YOU SOMETHING ELSE.

WATCH THE TWO LAMPS.

AND THERE'S AN OLD FRENCH ADAGE

THAT COMES INTO PLAY FOR ME.

LE TEMPS QU'IL PASSE PLUS TOT

QUE LE TEMPS QU'IL FAIT.

SO I HAVE HAD

MUCH MORE AFFECTION

FOR THE TIME THAT I TAKE,

AND I WORRY LESS ABOUT

THE TIME THAT IT TAKES.

HAVE YOU FOUND THAT?

NO.

OH, POOF.

ANOTHER CERTAINTY OBLITERATED.

I'LL PUT IT DOWN TO PROGRESS.

COULD I ASK

A CONSIDERATION OF YOU?

SURE.

W-WOULD YOU BE SO KIND

AS TO GO DOWN

TO THE LIQUOR STORE

AND BUY ME SOME TOBACCO?

I CAN'T GO THERE MYSELF.

MM, WHY IS THAT?

OH, UH, THE WOMAN

AT THE CASH REGISTER.

WHAT ABOUT HER?

OH, IT'S A LONG STORY,

STUPID REALLY.

IT'S...

WELL, IT'S A... YOU KNOW,

FOR MORE THAN 40 YEARS,

I'VE BEEN GOING INTO THAT STORE

TO BUY MY TOBACCO.

THAT'S ALL I BUY THERE.

I DON'T BUY ANYTHING ELSE.

AND EVERY TIME I GO TO PAY,

SHE LOOKS ME STRAIGHT IN THE EYE

AND SHE SAYS, "CAN I GET YOU

ANYTHING ELSE, SIR?"

AND IT DROVE ME MAD.

AND ONE DAY, I GOT COMPLETELY

AND UTTERLY FED UP,

AND I SAID TO HER,

"Y-Y-YOU JUST CANNOT ANY LONGER

ASK ME, 'CAN I GET YOU

SOMETHING ELSE, SIR?'

I DON'T WANT ANYTHING ELSE.

AND IF I WANT SOMETHING ELSE,

I WILL ASK FOR IT."

AND I STORMED OUT

AND SLAMMED THE DOOR.

AND THEN A WEEK LATER,

I WENT BACK,

HOPING AGAINST HOPE, AND...

DO YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENED?

NO.

I WENT IN.

SHE WAS LOOKING ME

STRAIGHT IN THE EYE.

I ASKED FOR MY TOBACCO,

WITHOUT TAKING HER EYES OFF ME,

SHE WENT AND GOT THE TOBACCO,

CAME BACK, GAVE IT TO ME.

I GAVE HER THE MONEY,

AND SHE DIDN'T SAY, "CAN I

GET YOU SOMETHING ELSE, SIR?"

SHE SAID,

"WILL THAT BE ALL, SIR?"

AND YOU DIDN'T KILL HER?

I COULD HAVE

JUMPED OVER THE COUNTER

AND RUNG HER NECK.

BUT I DIDN'T.

I LEFT THE STORE

AND I NEVER WENT BACK.

AND I'VE BEEN BUYING

MY TOBACCO AT THE SUPERMARKET,

AND IT'S NOT

NEARLY AS GOOD AND...

HERE, IT'S CALLED

CONDOR READY RUB.

WON'T BE LONG.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

ANYTHING ELSE, SIR?

75 CENTS, PLEASE.

THANK YOU.

ANYTHING ELSE, SIR?

THAT'S $5.95, PLEASE.

THANK YOU.

PACKET OF CONDOR

READY-RUB PIPE TOBACCO.

NO, TWO.

MAKE THAT TWO PACKS.

$9.23, PLEASE.

ANYTHING ELSE, SIR?

NOPE.

WHAT'D I TELL YOU?

UNBELIEVABLE.

IT WAS KIND OF YOU TO LIE

ABOUT THE WOMAN

AT THE CASH REGISTER.

SHE DIDN'T SAY IT TO YOU,

DID SHE?

SHE SAID IT TO ME,

BUT SHE DOESN'T SAY IT TO YOU.

THAT'S THE DIFFERENCE.

I WOULDN'T GET TOO BUGGED OUT

ON THAT KIND OF STUFF.

NO, BUT IT SAYS SOMETHING,

DOESN'T IT?

GET YOU MORE SALAD?

NO.

WHY DID YOU GET TWO?

THERE ARE TWO KINDS

OF PEOPLE.

I DECIDED TO SIDE WITH THOSE

WHO ARE PREPARED FOR EVERYTHING.

THANK YOU.

ARE YOU GOING TO TELL ME

WHAT BROUGHT YOU TO THIS TOWN?

THERE'S NO NEED.

THERE ISN'T?

YOU ALREADY KNOW.

YES, I SUPPOSE I DO.

IS IT THE BANK?

DON'T WORRY.

IF IT GOES WRONG,

WE'LL KEEP YOU OUT OF IT.

NO.

NO, IT'S NOT THAT.

NOT AT ALL, NO.

I WA... I WAS THINKING THAT

PERHAPS I MIGHT BE ABLE

TO HELP.

I MEAN, I-I-I KNOW

I PROBABLY WOULDN'T BE ANY GOOD.

I'M COMPLETELY USELESS

WITH ANYTHING THAT INVOLVES

SPLIT-SECOND TIMING

OR IMPROVISATION, BUT...

IT'S A LOT SIMPLER

THAN YOU THINK.

YOU STROLL IN,

WAVE A GUN AROUND,

GRAB THE MONEY,

AND LEAVE.

OFF TO THE BAHAMAS.

MY, OH, MY.

OH, MY.

IT'S GOING TO BE QUITE

A SATURDAY MORNING.

YES, IT IS.

THERE... THERE ARE GONNA BE

THREE OF US FOR DINNER

TOMORROW NIGHT.

IS THAT... IS THAT ALL RIGHT?

A WOMAN.

WELL, UM, SORT OF.

I MEAN, TECHNICALLY, YES.

AH.

I HAVE ANOTHER FAVOR TO ASK YOU.

A FAVOR.

NO PROBLEM.

I'LL MAKE MYSELF SCARCE.

NO, NO, NO, IT'S NOT THAT.

NO, NO, NOTHING LIKE THAT

AT ALL.

I WANT SOMETHING ELSE

ALL TOGETHER.

IT'S JUST THAT I'M...

THERE'S SOMETHING... I MEAN...

I MEAN, IF IT'S POSSIBLE,

IT'S SOMETHING THAT

I'VE ALWAYS WANTED, BUT, UM...

AND I'VE THOUGHT ABOUT IT OFTEN.

IT'S JUST THAT...

THE OPPORTUNITY HAS, UH...

NEVER PRESENTED ITSELF.

I'M LISTENIN'.

WHAT SHOULD I IMAGINE?

WHAT'S THERE TO IMAGINE?

I DON'T KNOW.

WHAT AM I SHOOTING AT?

IT'S A COKE CAN.

YOU'RE SHOOTING

AT A ROW OF COKE CANS.

HOW 'BOUT THE GARDENER?

NO, YOU'RE NOT SHOOTING

AT THE GARDENER.

IT'S A ROW OF TIN CANS.

I MISSED.

YEAH, YOU MISSED.

YOU NEED TO RELAX.

JUST TAKE A BREATH.

THERE THEY GO.

I THINK, WASN'T IT?

I MEAN, A CLOSER MISS.

YOU KNOW WHAT THEY SAY?

A MISS IS A MISS

BY AN INCH OR A MILE.

PERHAPS IT REQUIRES

A SPECIAL GIFT.

NO, IT DOESN'T.

OH, CERTAINLY

IT TAKES PRACTICE.

NOT EVEN.

WHAT'S THE TRICK THEN?

SELF-PITY MAYBE.

MY ARM ISN'T TOO STIFF?

JUST FIND A POSITION

THAT'S COMFORTABLE FOR YOU,

A STANCE THAT'S YOUR OWN.

THERE YOU GO.

LISTEN...

CAN I RUN SOMETHING PAST YOU?

YES.

I'M AN OLD EAGLE

SMOKING THIS FINE ITALIAN CIGAR.

THINK OF IT.

AN OLD EAGLE

SMOKING A FINE ITALIAN CIGAR.

YOU KNOW IT?

IT'S BUKOWSKI.

WHAT COMES NEXT?

I HAVE CAGED THE WORLD

AWAY FROM ME.

I'M AN OLD EAGLE SMOKING

THIS FINE ITALIAN CIGAR.

THINK OF IT.

AN OLD EAGLE

SMOKING A FINE ITALIAN CIGAR.

IT HAS BECOME PLEASANT AGAIN

TO BE ALIVE.

BUT YOU KNOW THAT, DON'T YOU?

I HEARD IT ONCE,

BUT I JUST COULDN'T REMEMBER

HOW IT ENDED.

NEVER ONE OF MY FAVORITES,

BUKOWSKI, BUT I'VE ALWAYS

HELD AN AFFECTION FOR THAT POEM.

DO YOU KNOW HOW IT ENDS?

JUST LIKE YOU,

JUST FOR A TIME THERE,

I DIDN'T THINK

I WAS GOING TO MAKE IT.

ARE YOU STILL DEAD-SET

ON SATURDAY?

ARE YOU?

ME?

I HAVE NO CHOICE.

ME NEITHER.

ANOTHER ROUND?

NO.

NO, I'VE REACHED MY LIMIT.

THANK YOU.

IT'S LIKE...

BEAUTIFUL POETRY.

IT'S THE ESSENCE OF IT.

LESS IS MORE.

YOU KNOW, I HAVEN'T

DECIDED ON SATURDAY YET.

WHAT DOES YOUR DECISION

DEPEND ON?

ON WHETHER SOMEONE

SHOWS UP OR NOT.

AW, FUCK.

I CAN'T EVEN JUST...

THESE PAINTERS

ARE ALL FUCKING MAD.

I CAN'T EVEN LOOK AT THIS SHIT.

IT'S LIKE...

MAKES YOU MAD PAINTING,

YOU KNOW?

AGONIZING OVER

THESE FUCKING DETAILS

DRIVE YOU FUCKING INSANE.

WELL, THIS GUY HERE UNDERSTOOD,

YOU KNOW, HOW TO ALTERNATE

BETWEEN LIGHT AND SHAPE,

TO GIVE TONALITY TO HIS PALETTE.

LOOK AT HIM.

BUT HE KIND OF LOST HIS FRENZY

ALONG THE WAY.

YOU KNOW, HE KNEW

THE RULES OF ART, BUT HE LOST

THE ART OF THE RULES,

WHICH IS WHY HE'S HERE

AND NOT AT THE METROPOLITAN.

WHAT KEPT YOU?

WHY WEREN'T YOU ON TIME?

I WAS ON TIME.

NOT IN A GREAT STATE.

SO I DECIDED IT WOULD BE BETTER

TO WAIT A LITTLE.

I RAN INTO A BOTTLE

TWO HOURS BEFORE, AND...

ONE OF THOSE FUCKING MEETINGS

YOU CAN'T SHAKE OFF, YOU KNOW?

SO HOW WAS DETOX?

FUCKING MURDER.

FUCKING HELL.

MAX HERE?

YEAH.

HE'S HIRED A DRIVER.

WELL, IF MAX CHOSE HIM,

HE SHOULD BE FINE.

CAN YOU AT LEAST STAY SOBER

FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS?

WELL, THAT'S FOREVER.

JUST TILL SATURDAY?

YEAH, WELL, FOREVER

ALWAYS LASTS TILL SATURDAY.

WHAT'S THE ESTIMATE ON THE JOB?

THREE.

100 GRAND EACH.

WOW.

CAN'T COMPLAIN ABOUT THAT.

NO.

FUCK.

HEY, WHAT DO YOU SAY WE GO

GRAB A BEER AND WE CELEBRATE?

I'M JUST JOKING.

DON'T... I-I'M JUST JOKING.

FORGET I SAID IT.

THIS ONE'S ALMOST CERTAINLY

AN ORIGINAL JOHN TRUMBULL.

JOHN TRUMBULL?

WHERE'D YOU GET

THE JOHN TRUMBULL FROM?

AFTERNOON.

AH!

WELL, I DON'T KNOW WHAT

THE WEATHER'S DOING

OUT THERE NOW, BUT I NEARLY

TURNED THE HEAT ON THIS MORNING.

MUST BE THAT GLOBAL WARMING

YOU'RE ADVERTISING.

OOPS.

I DON'T WANT THE USUAL.

YOU DON'T?

NO.

I WANT DIFFERENT.

HOW DIFFERENT?

SLICKED BACK.

YOU GONNA HAVE TO CHANGE

THE CUT A LOT FOR THAT?

EH?

SLICKED BACK LIKE...

YEAH, NO PARTING.

YOU?

NO PARTING?

STRAIGHT BACK.

WELL, WE CAN DO

THE NO PARTING, I MEAN...

HEY.

MY LIFE'S BEEN A PRISON,

AND I'M GETTIN' OUT NOW,

AND THAT'S WHAT

I WANT TO LOOK LIKE,

LIKE I'M COMIN' OUT OF PRISON.

WELL, WELL, WELL.

I'M GONNA KEEP

THE MUSTACHE, THOUGH.

WELL, I'M GRATEFUL FOR THAT.

I... YOU KNOW, I THINK I'M SEEING

EVERYTHING THESE DAYS.

THAT BRANDIER BOY

CAME BY THE OTHER DAY.

HE ASKED ME FOR A

DOUBLE-ZERO CUT, SAW IT ON MTV.

I'M GLAD YOU DON'T WANT

A DOUBLE-ZERO CUT.

WELL, WE'RE BREAKING

NEW GROUND.

YOU HAVE NO IDEA

WHERE I MIGHT END UP.

AH.

WELL.

I HAD TO WALK

AROUND THE BLOCK THREE TIMES

BEFORE I COULD FIGURE OUT

TO COME IN HERE.

I'VE COME FOR MY TUTORIAL

WITH THE PROFESSOR?

HE'S NOT HERE RIGHT NOW.

ARE YOU STANDING IN FOR HIM?

YES, I SUPPOSE

I AM STANDING IN FOR HIM.

SO WHAT ARE YOU STUDYING

WITH THE PROFESSOR?

WE DO HENRY JAMES ON FRIDAYS.

THE PORTRAIT OF A LADY.

AND WHAT'S THE STORY ABOUT?

THERE ISN'T MUCH OF ONE.

THERE'S ALWAYS A STORY.

NO SUCH THING AS A BOOK

WITHOUT A STORY.

HAVE YOU READ IT?

YES.

SO YOU KNOW IT THEN?

AND YOU'VE HAD THIS GUY

IN HERE FOR, WHAT, HOW LONG?

TWO DAYS ALREADY?

BUT... BUT... BUT

BUT HE LEAVES TOMORROW.

I HAVE NEVER MISSED IT.

OH, THERE YOU ARE!

THIS IS VIVIENNE.

FIRST MEETINGS ARE ALWAYS

INTIMIDATING, I KNOW.

NOT ALWAYS.

FIRST MEETINGS

AREN'T ALWAYS INTIMIDATING?

AREN'T... AREN'T YOU INTIMIDATED?

NO.

NEITHER AM I.

OH.

ME, WHEN I MEET SOMEONE

FOR THE FIRST TIME,

IT'S LIKE I'M A LITTLE BOY

SENT TO THE PRINCIPAL'S OFFICE.

IN SHORT PANTS.

YEAH, SHORT PANTS.

WOULD YOU GET US

A DRINK, DARLING?

ON MY WAY!

I HAVE NO IDEA

WHY HE WANTED US TO MEET.

ME NEITHER.

WELL, HE HAS THIS IDEA

EVERYONE HE LIKES

SHOULD GET ALONG.

HE COULD BE WRONG.

HE'S AN OPTIMIST AT HEART.

NOT A BUNDLE OF LAUGHS,

BUT AN OPTIMIST.

SO YOU'RE FOND OF HIM?

JUST BECAUSE IT'S

AND OLD AFFAIR

DOESN'T MEAN IT'S TIRED.

DRINKS ARE IN

THE DRAWING ROOM.

BEEP BEEP.

STRAIGHT UP OR ON THE ICE?

ICE BROKEN?

TO SMITHEREENS.

QUIET LITTLE TOWN.

YEAH, AND VERY TRUSTING.

WHY DON'T YOU GET YOURSELF

SOMEONE YOUNGER OR PRETTIER?

I THINK

VIVIENNE'S GOOD LOOKING.

OF COURSE,

BUT ARE YOU FOND OF EACH OTHER?

AH, WE'RE FAMILIAR.

WE DON'T SHAKE EACH OTHER

TO THE CORE LIKE WE USED TO,

BUT...

WELL, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.

WE'RE... WE'RE FOND.

IT'S NOT FONDNESS

YOU NEED TONIGHT.

YEAH, WELL, AT LEAST

SHE DOESN'T INTIMIDATE ME,

HOW'S THAT FOR STARTERS?

HOW'D HE DO?

HE PASSED.

OH, GOOD, GOOD.

I TOLD YOU HE WOULD.

VIVIENNE'S SON

IS TAKING HIS FINALS.

NOW, HE DIDN'T DO WELL ENOUGH

TO GET INTO

THE TOP UNIVERSITIES, BUT...

WHY DON'T YOU TELL HER

YOU DON'T GIVE A SHIT?

WHA...

I-I DO... I GIVE A...

NO, HE DOESN'T.

ALL HE WANTS IS SEX.

HE HAS NO INTEREST

IN YOUR KID'S EXAM RESULTS.

WHA...

AND YOU?

WHAT ABOUT ME?

WHAT DO YOU WANT?

WHAT DO YOU WANT,

OTHER THAN TO STIR THINGS UP?

HMM?

YOU WANT TO WATCH?

OH, VIVIENNE.

ANYONE WOULD THINK

YOU'RE JEALOUS.

I JUST CALL IT AS I SEE IT.

YES, DOCTOR?

OH, YOU ARE STILL THERE.

OF COURSE.

YEAH, IS, UM...

YES?

MY PATIENT STILL

THE, UH, FIRST CASE

UP IN THE MORNING?

IT... NOT TILL NOON.

GOOD.

YOU'RE IN OPERATING ROOM 1

WITH A FULL BYPASS TEAM.

THANKS.

GOOD NIGHT.

GOOD NIGHT.

I HAVE 25.

DO-DO-DO-DO-DO-DO.

WELL, THAT'S THAT.

SHE ALWAYS WINS IN THE END.

WOMEN ALWAYS WIN IN THE END.

I'LL JUST GO TIDY UP.

I LIKE IT.

YOU DO?

MM-HMM.

THANK YOU.

I WAS WRONG BACK THERE.

YOU WERE RIGHT.

MUST BE SWEET COMFORT,

AN OLD MISTRESS.

IT IS, YOU KNOW.

15 YEARS NOW.

SINCE YOUR MOTHER DIED?

YOU REMEMBERED THAT, HUH?

YEAH, TWO INCIDENTS

DID COINCIDE.

WHY DIDN'T YOU MARRY HER?

OH, I THOUGHT ABOUT IT.

I THOUGHT ABOUT IT, BUT...

I PANICKED.

YOU... YOU NEVER MARRIED,

I'M SURE.

ENDLESSLY CHANGING, MOVING ON.

I'D HAVE LIKED TO HAVE SAILED

FROM WOMAN TO WOMAN,

A NEW AMERICA EVERY TIME,

ANOTHER CONTINENT TO EXPLORE,

NEVER DROPPING ANCHOR.

WOMEN AREN'T WHAT

THEY USED TO BE.

STILL, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN

NICE TO HAVE DISCOVERED

AND EXPLORED NEW EMBRACES.

IT'S POETRY THAT GETS YOU

IN THE END.

WITHOUT THE WORDS,

IT'S ALL SO FORGETTABLE.

HMM.

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF HER?

I DON'T THINK OF HER.

SHE'S YOURS.

WE SHOULD HAVE

ONE LAST SNIFTER ON THE STOOP

BEFORE THE BIG DAY TOMORROW.

THIS USED TO BE

MY FAVORITE SPOT.

THE SURROUNDINGS

WEREN'T SO BUILT UP THEN.

I COULD BREATHE.

I HAD A FUTURE.

HOPE.

AND I STOPPED LIVING

BEFORE I GOT OLD.

YEARS WENT BY AND...

I FELL INTO DECAY

JUST LIKE THIS DAMNED HOUSE.

DO YOU KNOW WHY

WOMEN LOOK AWAY WHEN

YOU PASS THEM ON THE STREET?

WHY?

BECAUSE THEY'RE DAZZLED.

WHY WOULDN'T

THEY FALL FOR YOU?

DON'T YOU KNOW

HOW EXTRAORDINARY YOU ARE?

LOOK AT YOURSELF.

THERE'S SO MUCH TO SEE.

THE OLDER WE GET,

THE MORE PRECIOUS WE ARE.

THAT'S WHAT YOU'VE MISSED.

YOU HAVEN'T UNDERSTOOD THAT.

I HAVEN'T THOUGHT OF IT

LIKE THAT, NO.

IT'S THE RIGHT WAY.

THE ONLY WAY.

YOU SHOULDN'T

KEEP A LADY WAITING.

NO, YOU'RE RIGHT.

THANK YOU.

GOOD NIGHT.

SHE TURNED YOU DOWN?

NO.

I HAVE A PROPOSITION FOR YOU

IF YOU WILL LISTEN...

LISTEN IT OUT.

LET'S HEAR IT.

I'D LIKE TO

GIVE YOU THE MONEY.

IT'S... IT'S A VERY SMALL BANK.

IT WILL NOT BE A VERY GOOD HAUL.

IF YOU WOULD TAKE IT FROM ME,

YOU CAN PAY IT BACK IF YOU WANT.

I-I DON'T REALLY NEED IT.

NO, I CAN'T DO THAT.

OKAY.

OFF TO BEDFORDSHIRE.

I'VE MET GUYS

LIKE YOU BEFORE, YOU KNOW?

YOU'RE ALWAYS TROUBLE.

SADNESS FOLLOWS YOU

WHEREVER YOU GO.

IT'S NOT THAT WOMEN LIKE ME

DON'T KNOW THAT.

IT'S JUST THAT

WE'RE ATTRACTED TO IT

ALL THE SAME.

I'VE NEVER MET A GOOD GIRL

BUT SHE DIDN'T HAVE A BIT

OF BADNESS IN HER SOMEWHERE.

MAYBE I'M TOO OLD

FOR ALL THAT NOW.

I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW

THAT I KNOW THAT.

DO YOU LOVE HIM?

HE SAID YOU NEVER

ASK QUESTIONS.

I DON'T USUALLY.

FORGET I ASKED.

I HAVE ALREADY.

THERE YOU ARE.

YOU LOOK GREEN.

I HOPE IT'S THE LIGHT.

NO, UH, I CAN'T, THANK YOU.

FASTING, DOCTOR'S ORDERS.

THERE'S A TRAIN AT 9:15.

YOU'VE JUST GOT TIME TO MAKE IT.

TEMPTING.

GIVE INTO IT.

JUST THIS ONCE.

WELL, YOU CAN'T SAY

I DIDN'T TRY.

THE BUKOWSKI.

POEM'S IN THERE.

THANK YOU.

JUST LIKE YOU,

JUST FOR A TIME THERE,

I THOUGHT I WASN'T

GOING TO MAKE IT.

AND, J-J-JUST IT'S HOW WE MET,

IT WAS, UH, SO EXTRAORDINARY

FROM M-M-ME GIVING YOU

THOSE PILLS, AND I NEVER

WOULD HAVE DONE THAT.

NO.

IT'S LIKE IT WAS PRE-ORDAINED.

I DON'T BELIEVE

IN THAT KIND OF STUFF.

NEITHER DO I.

WELL.

KUK.

BE SEEING YA.

SEE YA.

AH.

OH.

ELAINE?

OH, HEY.

UM, YOU'RE JUST DOWN AT THE END,

638.

638.

IT'S ON THE LEFT.

WE ALL PASS ON

LIKE CENTURIES

AND DOVES.

ALL GOOD.

I'LL BE BACK.

I HAVE CONTACT.

SUSPECTS ENTERING BANK.

RED TEAM.

POSITIONS.

DOWN, DOWN ON THE GROUND!

OH, GOD!

DOWN ON THE GROUND.

PUT YOUR HANDS ON YOUR HEAD.

GO NOW!

GO!

DOWN!

NOW! HANDS ON YOUR HEAD!

ON THE GROUND!

BACK, BACK DOWN!

NOW!

NOBODY MOVE.

DON'T TOUCH ANYTHING.

STAND THERE.

NO, NOBODY TALK.

NOBODY MOVE.

THIS WILL BE OVER VERY SOON.

GO, GO.

KEEP YOUR FUCKING HEAD DOWN.

I'LL BLOW IT OFF.

WHERE'S THE VAULT?

NOBODY MOVE. NOBODY TALK.

SWAB.

MOVE IN.

GET IT, GET IT, GET IT, GET IT.

STAY THERE.

WHAT'S THE MATTER?

FUCK!

FUCK!

FUCKIN' FAKE!

FUCK!

FUCKIN' MAX.

FUCKIN' MAX.

I'LL FUCKIN' KILL HIM.

NO, STOP!

FUCKIN'.

NO, STOP!

TIME OF DEATH 12:36.