Battle Scars (2015) Movie Script

[MAN]
TAIL LIGHTS. FIVE MINUTES.
LET'S GO.
LET'S LOCK AND LOAD.
WE'RE MOVIN' OUT.
DAMN, IT'S A GREAT DAY
TO BE A MARINE. HOORAH.
HEY, YOU'RE RIDING WITH ME.
GEAR UP.
[LAUGHS]
I.E.D.!
- GET OUT! GET OUT!
- I.E.D., 3:00!
LAY DOWN SUPPRESSIVE FIRE!
I GOTTA GET RAMIREZ!
BABE?
JUST OPEN THE DOOR.
COME ON.
COME ON.
CAN YOU JUST OPEN THE DOOR?
[HANDLE JIGGLES]
BABE, YOU...
YOU'VE BEEN
IN THERE FOREVER, AND...
I DON'T KNOW...
JUST...
DID I-- WHAT--
DID I DO SOMETHING?
BECAUSE YOU'VE BEEN HOME
FOR FIVE DAYS,
YOU WON'T LOOK AT ME,
YOU WON'T TALK TO ME,
YOU WON'T TOUCH ME.
OPEN THE DOOR.
OPEN THE DOOR.
GOD, YOU'RE SO
FUCKING SELFISH.
[BANGS DOOR]
REALLY?
OH, YOU WANNA DO THAT?
WHAT DOES MARRIAGE
MEAN TO YOU?
'CAUSE A DOOR? THAT'S NOT--
THAT'S NOT MARRIAGE TO ME.
BABE, PLEASE.
[KNOCKS]
OPEN...
OKAY, THANK YOU.
CAN WE TALK NOW?
SAY-- SAY SOMETHING.
PLEASE.
I LOVE YOU. I LOVE YOU.
COME ON.
BABE.
YOU'RE SCARING ME, BABE.
LIKE, I DON'T-- I CAN'T--
I DON'T KNOW HOW--
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
NO, YOU JUST GOT HOME.
YOU'RE NOT FUCKIN' LEAVING.
YOU'RE NOT LEAVING AGAIN.
YOU'RE NOT FUCKIN' LEAVING.
ASSHOLE. REALLY?
DON'T YOU FUCKING
PUSH ME EVER!
YOU DON'T FUCKING PUSH ME.
-[GRUNTS]
-[WHIMPERS]
[GRUNTING]
GAH!
NO. NO. NO.
BABY, DON'T--
COME ON. DON'T--
[KICKS DOOR]
[MEN CHATTERING]
...TOOK A GUNSHOT WOUND
TO THE TORSO...
...HAD, LIKE,
A TOTAL MENTAL BREAKDOWN.
EVERY DAY WE WERE GETTING
IN BATTLE WITH SOMETHING.
NEVER HAVING A BREAK,
IT SEEMED LIKE.
IT WAS JUST CRAZY.
ALMOST GOT TO WHERE
I COULDN'T TAKE IT.
[MAN]
I HEARD A BANG.
I HIT THE FLOOR.
MY WIFE CAME IN
AND SAW IT HAPPEN.
MADE THE WORST NOISE
I'D EVER HEARD
ANYBODY MAKE IN MY LIFE.
[REPORTER]
HE SAYS POST TRAUMATIC
STRESS DISORDER
CAUSED HIM
TO SHOOT HIMSELF...
AND HE STILL FACES I TO THIS DAY.
'COURSE THERE'S NO I.E.D.s
OR ROCKETS GOING OFF
IN MY BEDROOM,
BUT THE BRAIN HAS A FUNNY WAY
OF REMEMBERING THOSE THINGS...
THUNDERSTORM COMES,
FIRST THING YOU DO
IS YOU GRAB FOR A WEAPON.
...BUT ALSO THE SMELL
OF THE BATTLEFIELD
AND THE METALLIC TASTE
YOU GET...
DEPRESSION,
ANXIETY, PARANOIA...
THERE ARE CONSEQUENCES
TO THE TYPE AND LENGTH
OF DEPLOYMEN THAT WE'VE HAD IN IRAQ
AND AFGHANISTAN
AND AROUND THE WORLD.
...SEEING PEOPLE THAT YOU KNOW
DIE IN CROWDS.
[HELICOPTER WHIRRING]
[WOMAN]
...PROBLEM IS THAT MOS OF WHAT HAPPENS TO PEOPLE
AS THE RESPONSE
TO A TRAUMATIC EVEN IS SO FAR BEYOND THAT...
THE SUICIDE RATE...
...TO REALLY SHIF THAT DIAGNOSIS...
[VOICES OVERLAP, FADE]
HERE YOU GO.
KEEP THE CHANGE.
ID.
GO AHEAD, MAN.
[ANNOUNCER]
RIGHT NOW, WELCOME TO THE STAGE,
SECOND AND FINAL SONG
FOR VERONICA.
ONCE AGAIN,
SECOND AND FINAL SONG.
JACKIE'S GONNA BE
STEPPING OUT AFTER THIS,
AND DON'T FORGE TO GET YOURSELF
A PRIVATE DANCE
IN OUR V.I.P. AREA.
[MAN RAPPING]
TURN YOUR SIGNS UP
YEAH, THROW YOUR SIGNS UP
LET'S GO
MY HOMIES IN MY HOOD
GOT LIFE IN THEY POCKETS
NINE IN THE WAISTLINE,
READY TO GET IT POPPIN'
HOW ARE YOU DOING,
DARLIN'?
OKAY.
HOW ABOUT YOU BUY YOURSELF
A LAP DANCE?
OH, COME ON.
I'LL MAKE IT FUN. I PROMISE.
TWO FOR ONE.
-TWO FOR ONE?
-MM-HMM.
YEAH.
-YEAH?
-YEAH.
COME ON.
OKAY.
THEN GET UP AND DO IT,
THEN GET UP AND DO IT
THEN GET UP AND DO IT,
DO IT, DO IT
SWAGGED OUT CHICK
WITH MY HEELS IN YOUR CHEST
SO FIVE-STAR RED CARPE I'M THE BEST
ROCKING CHAINS IN THE GAME,
I'M A ICE ROAD TRUCKER
GOOD NIGHT, HATERS
MWAH, PUCKER
LV PURSE,
ROCKIN' VUITTON SHOES
NOW WALKING LIKE A MODEL
JUST AIN'T THE SAME,
NO CHICKS IN THE GAME
ALL HELL GONNA BREAK LOOSE,
BETTER CALL A TRUCE
I'M LAYING GOLDEN EGGS,
NOW CALL ME MOTHER GOOSE
PRETTY GIRL SWAG
PULLING OFF IN MY JAG
I GOT A MILLIONAIRE MIND
SO YOU KNOW I'M 'BOUT MY BREAD
SHAKING OUT THE LABELS
IN A VAN LIKE A FED
I'M MOONING ALL THE TIME,
GO AHEAD SHAKE YOUR DRESS
BIG ENOUGH TO DO IT,
TOP MODEL FOR A FLASH
I'M TAKING OVER THIS SHIT,
YOU HEARD WHAT I SAID
I'M TAKING OVER THIS SHI YOU HEARD WHAT I SAID
[KNOCK AT DOOR]
[WOMAN]
YEAH.
UH, LOOKS A LITTLE SHORT.
DON'T YOU--
DON'T YOU THINK?
LOOKS LIKE 25% TO ME.
I COULD MAKE IT 20% IF THA WOULD MAKE YOU FEEL BETTER.
[KNOCKS]
AM I COOL TO TAKE OFF?
MM-HMM.
[MAN]
TAIL LIGHTS. FIVE MINUTES.
LET'S GO.
LET'S LOCK AND LOAD, MEN.
WE'RE MOVIN' OUT.
DAMN IT'S A GREAT DAY
TO BE A MARINE.
-HOORAH.
-THIS GUY.
OH, YOUR DAD,
UH, HE SHOWED UP
TO ALISA'S CHRISTENING
SMELLING LIKE HE TOOK A BATH
IN JIM BEAM.
HEY, THAT'S JUST THE WAY
HE SMELLS, BABY.
IT'S TOO MANY YEARS
BEING A JARHEAD.
I MEAN, YOU KNOW,
IT REALLY SUCKED
HAVING TO SHOW UP THERE ALONE.
I MISS YOU TOO.
ESPECIALLY SINCE NICKY,
YOU KNOW,
HE BROUGHT THAT NEW GIRL
WHO WAS DRESSED LIKE A HOOKER.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
I'M GONNA BE BACK
BEFORE YOU KNOW IT.
SO ARE YOU BEING CAREFUL?
WE'RE ALWAYS SAFE.
WE'RE ON A PAID VACATION.
BOYS, WE DON'T WANNA
GO TO CABO, DO WE?
-[HOWLS]
-HOOAH!
[WOMAN]
I KNOW. I KNOW...
LET'S GO, GENTLEMEN.
GEAR UP.
THERE HE IS.
CORPORAL ROMEO.
HEY, BABY.
NOW YOU'RE ON MY TIME.
-BYE!
-I GOTTA GO, BABY.
YOU'RE ON MY TIME.
YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENS
WHEN YOU'RE ON MY TIME?
-I LOVE YOU.
-NEXT TIME I HAVE MY SLOT,
I'M GONNA CALL YOU.
I LOVE YOU. LOVE YOU.
GEAR UP, GENTLEMEN.
LET'S GO.
HEY, YOU'RE RIDING WITH ME.
GEAR UP.
SANCHEZ,
COME GET YOUR LAPTOP.
SHUTTIN' ME DOWN.
DUDE,
YOU ARE SUCH A PUSSY.
[TOILET FLUSHES]
[ANNOUNCER]
GENTLEMEN, THAT'S GONNA DO I FOR US HERE TONIGHT.
LAST CALL AT THE BAR.
DON'T FORGET TO DRIVE SAFE
AND TIP YOUR SERVER.
ONCE AGAIN,
THAT'S GONNA DO I FOR US HERE TONIGHT.
LAST CALL.
STANDING BY, NEXT UP
ON THE STAGE IS MERCEDES.
GENTLEMEN, PLEASE WELCOME
TO THE STAGE MERCEDES.
LAST CALL.
THANKS.
HEY, DID YOU HEAR?
IT'S LAST CALL,
SO IF YOU WANNA ORDER
SOMETHING ELSE,
I SHOULD
PROBABLY GET IT IN.
-DRINK UP.
-YEAH.
[SLURPING]
NICELY DONE.
THANK YOU.
-HOLD ON.
-YEAH, WHAT DO YOU NEED?
LOOK-- LOOK, LOOK,
GIVE ME A SECOND.
I, UH...
I BET YOU THIS THAT I WOULD
SHOW YOU SUCH A GOOD TIME
THAT YOU WOULD NOT ONLY
GIVE ME THE MONEY BACK
BUT YOU-- YOU MIGH MAKE BREAKFAST FOR ME.
-YEAH, I DON'T DO BREAKFAST.
-COFFEE...
AND I'M NOT FOR SALE.
COME ON.
NO, SERIOUSLY.
ALL RIGHT.
YOU-- YOU'RE MISSING OUT.
OH, I BET.
TEN DRINKS IN?
PROBABLY HAVE THE TIME
OF MY LIFE.
YOU KNOW,
I CHANGED MY MIND.
WITH YOUR BODY,
I CAN SEE WHY
THEY JUST HAVE YOU
SERVING DRINKS.
OKAY, SO I'LL, UM,
CLOSE OUT YOUR TAB THEN.
YEAH,
YOU SHOULD DO THAT.
GREAT.
JUST PUT IT ON MY CARD.
[WAITRESS]
GOT IT.
[SIGHS]
[MUTTERS]
HOW ARE SALES?
ALL RIGHT. IT'S ACTUALLY
PRETTY SLOW TONIGHT.
WHAT ABOUT SUIT BOY?
DOUBTFUL.
JUST ANOTHER FUCKIN' IDIOT.
EXACTLY.
LISTEN, I'M CLOSING UP
TONIGHT ON MY OWN,
UH-HUH.
AND I'D LIKE I IF YOU STAYED
AND YOU HAD A DRINK WITH ME.
OH, UM...
IT'S JUST THA MY MOM IS IN TOWN,
SO I-- I JUST-- I CAN'T.
I'M SORRY.
SHAME.
[ANNOUNCER]
ALL RIGHT, LISTEN UP.
LAST CHANCE DANCE
WITH VICTORIA COMING UP.
AND DON'T FORGET, EVERY THURSDAY
IT'S HAPPY HOUR HUMP DAY
WITH WEEKLY LAP DANCE
AND DRINK SPECIALS
FROM 4:00 TO 7:00.
[COFFEE GRINDER WHIRRING]
[WHIRRING STOPS,
DISHES CLATTERING]
GOOD MORNING, GOOD MORNING,
GOOD MORNING, HEY!
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
I'M GETTING GOOD, DUDE.
I GOT THIS THING
FOR 200 BUCKS.
HOW YOU FEELING, HERO?
CAN YOU--
COULD YOU NOT CALL ME THAT?
-'CAUSE THAT'S...
- DON'T CALL YOU HERO
I'M SORRY, DUDE.
I'M SORRY.
YOU TALK TO JULES?
YEAH.
YEAH?
NO.
OKAY.
UH, HEY, MAN, WE GOTTA HAVE
BREAKFAST WITH THE COLONEL.
WHO'S WE?
YOU AND YOUR NEW GIRL?
I GUESS ME AND YOU.
HE KNOWS YOU'RE IN TOWN.
HE WANTS TO SEE YOU.
WHY WOULD YOU TELL HIM THAT?
BECAUSE YOU'RE HIS SON.
YEAH, WELL...
BIG HERO BACK
FROM SAVING THE WORLD.
FUCK.
BUT WHILE YOU WERE
SAVING THE WORLD,
I WAS LEARNING THIS.
[PLAYS PIANO]
YOU WANT SOME MORE OF THAT?
I'LL PLAY SOME JOHANN BACH
IF YOU WANT.
I'M VERY GOOD.
YOU'RE A SKILLED--
A SKILLED MAN.
I KNOW THAT.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
[WOMAN]
LIVING IN THE MEADOW
THE MIGHTY, MIGHTY MEADOW
WITH TOO MANY PEOPLE
SUCKING ALL THE WATER
AND MY DADDY WAS A FARMER
HE WAS A RACECAR DRIVER
HE IS A FOUR-LEAF CLOVER
JESUS CHRIST.
LOVE THESE FAMILY OUTINGS.
NOTHING LIKE GETTING TOGETHER
WITH GOOD OLD DAD.
WELL, WE BOTH KNOW
WHO MY FAVORITE IS.
WHERE THE HELL
IS JULES ANYWAY?
HOW COME SHE'S NOT HERE?
SHE'S, UH...
WE HAD A LITTLE FIGHT,
SO SHE'S WITH HER MOM.
WELL, THAT'S ABOUT RIGHT.
SHE ALWAYS WAS TOO GOOD
FOR YOU ANYWAY.
COME ON, DAD.
THANK YOU, POP.
IT MAKES ME FEEL BETTER
ABOUT THE SITUATION.
YOU KNOW,
I KNEW THAT PURPLE HEAR WAS GONNA GO TO YOUR HEAD.
THAT'S WHY
I NEVER ACCEPTED MINE.
TRUE VALOR DOES NO REQUIRE RECOGNITION.
MORE COFFEE, PLEASE.
-SO, NUMB NUTS...
-HMM?
WHAT ABOUT YOU? YOU STILL
DATING THAT PROSTITUTE?
MATTER OF FACT I AM, DAD,
AND SHE'S NO A PROSTITUTE, OKAY?
SHE'S A DANCER.
IT TAKES SKILL.
THEY BOTH GET PAID
TO SHAKE THEIR ASSES,
THOUGH, DON'T THEY?
YEAH, WELL, IT'S DIFFERENT.
YOU KNOW A LITTLE SOMETHING
ABOUT THAT, HUH, POP?
YOU NEED TO GO HOME
TO YOUR WIFE...
-WHAT?
-AND STRAIGHTEN OU THIS P.T.S.D. SITUATION.
-MY SITUATION?
-HEY, LET IT GO, MAN.
I DID TWO TOURS, OKAY?
-YOU'RE SO FULL OF BULLSHIT.
-BOSNIA.
AND I WAS IN IRAQ.
YOU WERE GONE FOR SIX MONTHS.
MY SIX MONTHS WAS MORE
THAN YOUR ENTIRE CAREER.
HEY, HEY, HEY, WE GONNA
DO THIS SHIT RIGHT HERE?
COULD WE JUST EAT BREAKFAST?
THIS IS WHY
I CAN'T BE AROUND YOU.
JUST LET IT GO, MAN.
WHY YOU GOTTA TALK
ABOUT THAT SHIT?
[GROANS]
HEY.
DON'T YOU EVER DISRESPECT ME
IN PUBLIC AGAIN.
ALL RIGHT?
I AM YOUR FATHER.
YOU WANNA TALK SHI ABOUT MY COMBAT?
YOU THINK YOU'RE SO SPECIAL?
EVERY SON OF A BITCH
WITH A HANGNAIL
IS COMING BACK FROM THIS WAR
WITH A GODDAMN PURPLE HEART.
I GAVE UP ON HIS ASS
A LONG TIME AGO,
THAT POT-SMOKING LITTLE SHIT.
BUT YOU...
I ALWAYS LOVED YOU.
ALWAYS.
WELL, NOW I HATE
THE BOTH OF YOU.
YOU SAY THAT YOU LOVE ME
BUT YOU GAVE UP ON NICKY?
YOU GAVE UP
ON OUR WHOLE FAMILY.
YOU GAVE UP ON MOM.
YOU DIDN'T RESPECT HER.
YOU WEREN'T THERE FOR HER
WHEN SHE NEEDED YOU.
YOU TREATED HER LIKE SHIT,
AND YOU--
YOU LISTEN TO ME, ALL RIGHT?
YOU WANNA QUESTION MY DUTY,
MY HONOR,
THAT'S ONE THING,
BUT DON'T YOU EVER
QUESTION MY DEVOTION
TO YOUR MOTHER AGAIN,
OR I WILL END YOU.
YOU UNDERSTAND?
YOU TWO THINK
YOU'RE SUCH MEN, HUH?
YOU GET YOUR OWN
FUCKIN' RIDE HOME.
GOOD SEEING YOU, DAD.
[DOOR BEEPS]
-GOOD MORNING, LADIES.
-HI, HOW ARE YOU?
-GOOD MORNING.
-HOW ARE YOU?
I ORDERED A NECKLACE ONLINE
FOR IN-STORE PICKUP.
SURE. DO YOU HAVE
THE RECEIPT PLEASE?
YES. HERE YOU GO.
ALL RIGHT.
GREAT, THANK YOU.
-JUST GIVE ME ONE SECOND.
-NO WORRIES.
OH, YES.
OH, GREAT CHOICE YOU MADE.
-OH, IT LOOKS PERFECT.
-BEAUTIFUL, HUH?
YEAH, THANK YOU.
IT'S GONNA LOOK
GORGEOUS ON YOU.
OH, THANKS.
YOU'RE WELCOME.
TAKE GOOD CARE OF IT.
WILL DO.
ANYTHING ELSE
I MAY OFFER YOU TODAY?
NO, I THINK WE'RE ALL SET.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR COMING BY, LADIES.
-BYE.
-THANKS.
BYE.
[DOOR BEEPS]
OKAY, FUCK...
IF I KNEW I COULD MAKE MONEY
LIKE THAT COCKTAILING...
WELL, THANKS
FOR NOT CAUSING A SCENE
THIS MORNING AT BREAKFAST.
YOU'RE GONNA PUT THAT ON ME?
COME ON, MAN.
YOU KNOW HOW HE IS.
HE'S GONNA GET INTO
THAT SHIT EVERY TIME.
THAT'S WHY I TELL YOU
I DIDN'T WANNA COME.
DUDE, I COULD HAVE HAD
A CHEESE OMELET THIS MORNING.
I'M HAVING A FUCKIN' APPLE.
I'M STARVING.
-OH, WELL, WELL, WELL.
-HEY, YOU.
-WHAT'S UP, BABY?
-HEY, YOU.
BABY,
THIS IS MY BROTHER LUKE.
LUKE, THIS IS MY GIRL SELMA
AND THIS IS MICHELLE.
-HEY.
-HEY.
-THIS IS LUKE?
-MY BROTHER.
NICKY'S BROTHER.
WHAT THE--
YOU GUYS KNOW EACH OTHER?
YOU FUCKIN' KILL SOMEBODY?
NO, WE, UH... MET.
HE CAME INTO
THE CLUB LAST NIGHT,
RAKED UP A $350 TAB,
AND THEN STIFFED ME.
I'M SORRY.
WAIT, WHAT THE FUCK
ARE YOU DOING
SPENDING $350
IN A STRIP CLUB?
WHERE ARE YOU GETTING
THAT KIND OF MONEY?
YOU KNOW, I GOT MONEY.
REALLY? OH, WOW.
-DON'T--
-MY BROTHER?
YOU GAVE HIM A LAP DANCE?
YOU SNEAKY SON OF A BITCH.
DID YOU SEE HER LITTLE BUT IN THE THING
AND THE LITTLE
SWIRLY THING?
STOP.
LITTLE BIT LIKE THIS?
LITTLE BIT LIKE THAT?
-I'M FUCKIN' WITH YOU.
-STOP IT.
HEY, WAS IT GOOD?
WAS IT GOOD?
IT WAS GOOD, RIGHT?
HEY, KEEP IT IN THE FAMILY, MAN.
-I'M KIDDING.
-REALLY?
HE'S SO SENSITIVE.
ME? YOU'RE MAD AT ME?
YOU JUST GAVE MY BROTHER
A FUCKIN' LAP DANCE.
THAT'S WHAT I FUCKING DO,
YOU ASSHOLE.
YEAH,
AND YOU DO IT WELL, BABY.
OH, THANKS.
[RUMBLING]
WHOO! IT'S GONNA
BE A HOT ONE, BOYS.
OH, YEAH.
YOU KNOW RAMIREZ LIKES SWEA DRIPPIN' OFF HIS BALLS.
I LOVE IT.
AFGHANISTAN.
-AND IT'S HOT EVERY DAY.
-EVERY DAY.
[LUKE] HOW'S EVERYTHING GOING
WITH MRS. RAMIREZ?
GOOD. HOW'S JULES?
SHE'S LOVELY, MAN.
THANK YOU.
YEAH, SHE IS.
HEY, BAKER SAID HE HEARD
WE'RE GONNA BE MOVING DEEPER
EAST INTO THE VALLEY
NEXT COUPLE DAYS.
[GROANS]
SO I TAKE I YOU'RE NOT A FAN.
-I THINK IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
-I LOVE IT.
I'M GOOD WITH IT.
YOU, RAMIREZ?
GLAD YOU'RE STOKED.
I.E.D.! GET OUT! GET OUT!
RAMIREZ!
MAY I HELP YOU?
YEAH.
I'M SORRY TO BOTHER YOU.
YOU DON'T KNOW ME.
LISTEN, YOU CAN'T JUS HANG AROUND A SCHOOL YARD
WHILE THERE ARE KIDS PLAYING.
OH, NO, NO,
IT'S NOTHING LIKE THAT.
I KNEW YOUR HUSBAND.
SERVED UNDER HIM
IN AFGHANISTAN.
I'M REALLY SORRY
TO BOTHER YOU.
LOOK, UM, NOW IS NO A GOOD TIME, OKAY?
I HAVE TO GET BACK TO WORK.
OKAY, I JUST, UH...
I REALLY WANT YOU
TO HAVE THIS.
YOUR HUSBAND WAS
THE BRAVEST MAN I EVER MET.
IT WAS AN HONOR
TO SERVE UNDER HIM.
NOT A DAY WILL GO BY
THAT I WON'T BE THANKFUL
TO HAVE KNOWN HIM,
AND I'M JUST REALLY,
TRULY SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS.
OKAY, UH, KIDS, COME ON.
IT'S SNACK TIME.
LET'S GATHER 'ROUND.
[BELL TOLLING, PHONE RINGS]
YEAH.
[WOMAN]
HELLO, IS THIS LUKE STEVENS?
WHO'S THIS?
THIS IS STACEY FERGUSON
FROM AMERICAN EXPRESS
CONSUMER FRAUD PROTECTION.
YEAH, YEAH, I'M LUKE.
I'M LUKE. THIS IS LUKE.
YES, WELL, MR. STEVENS,
I'D LIKE TO GO OVER
AND VERIFY SOME RECENT ACTIVITY
ON YOUR CARD WITH YOU.
OUR RECORDS SHOW THAT THIS CARD
HAS NOT BEEN ACTIVE
FOR THE PAST NINE MONTHS.
WERE YOU RECENTLY OUT OF TOWN,
MR. STEVENS?
YEAH, I-- I WAS.
[WOMAN]
IF YOU COULD PLEASE VERIFY
THE LAST FOUR DIGITS
OF YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER?
YEAH, 1887.
THANK YOU, MR. STEVENS.
WE HAVE A FEW MORE SECURITY
QUESTIONS TO ASK
AND THEN I'LL BE HAPPY
TO GO OVER...
[BELL CONTINUES]
[RAP MUSIC
PLAYING IN BACKGROUND]
-$9,000, NICKY?
-HEY!
-WHOA! SHIT.
-WHAT THE FUCK, MAN?
JESUS CHRIST, MAN.
-I SWEAR TO FUCKIN' GOD.
-WHY DO YOU HAVE A GUN?
'CAUSE YOU'RE GONNA
GET YOUR HEAD BLOWN OFF
WALKING IN LIKE THAT.
YOU AIN'T GONNA SHOOT SHIT.
LOOK, I'M MISSING $9,000.
DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA
HOW THAT HAPPENED?
NO, MAN. I DON'T KNOW WHA HAPPENED TO YOUR FUCKING MONEY.
FUCK MY SHIT UP, MAN.
SURE MOM WOULD BE REAL PROUD
IF SHE SAW YOU.
SHUT THE FUCK UP, MAN.
DON'T. DON'T.
DON'T TALK ABOUT MOM, MAN.
YOU WEREN'T THERE.
LOOK, MAN,
I'M MISSING NINE GRAND...
YEAH, I HEARD YOU.
I HEARD YOU.
I DON'T HAVE YOUR $9,000.
DO YOU SEE--
MAN, I HAVE MONEY.
I DON'T NEED YOUR MONEY.
YEAH, YOU GOT SO MUCH MONEY,
BUT SOMEBODY SPEN $3,000 AT MACY'S,
$1,500 AT BEST BUY,
A BUNCH OF MONEY
AT A JEWELRY STORE.
ALL THIS HAPPENED
SINCE I CAME HERE YESTERDAY.
MAN, DO I LOOK LIKE I SHOP
AT MACY'S, HUH?
NO, YOU DON'T, BUT YOUR
TWO LITTLE GIRLFRIENDS
THAT CAME IN HERE
THIS MORNING WITH THEIR
SHOPPING BAGS FULL OF SHI SURE LOOK LIKE THEY DO.
YOU DON'T KNOW NOTHING?
YOU NEED TO SMOKE A JOINT, MAN.
YOU'RE ALL FREAKED OUT.
FUCKIN' CRAZY, MAN.
HEY, HEY, TAKE IT EASY, MAN.
WHERE'S THE LAST PLACE
YOU USED IT?
I DON'T USE MY CARD.
WELL, OBVIOUSLY YOU DID, MAN,
BECAUSE THAT'S HOW
THEY FRAUD THAT SHIT.
THINK ABOUT IT.
RETRACE YOUR STEPS.
YEAH, THANK YOU.
THEY REALLY FUCKED YOU UP
OVER THERE, MAN.
JESUS CHRIST.
I LOST COUNT.
WHAT A DICK.
FUCK. YOU SCARED THE SHI OUT OF ME.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
THINK I WASN'T GONNA NOTICE
MY ACCOUNT BEING CHARGED
NINE GRAND?
DON'T FUCKING TOUCH ME.
WHAT IS YOUR--
GET OVER HERE.
I KNOW IT WAS YOU.
I KNOW YOU CHARGED MY ACCOUNT.
WHERE ARE YOU GOING?
CAN YOU SHUT UP
FOR A SECOND?
CALM DOWN. FIRST OF ALL,
I DON'T NEED YOUR SHIT.
OKAY?
YOU'RE NICKY'S BROTHER.
I WOULDN'T FUCK YOU OVER.
LOOK, I DON'T CARE
WHAT KIND OF BULLSHI YOU'RE INVOLVED IN OVER HERE,
BUT I KNOW
I WAS HERE LAST NIGHT,
AND NOW MY ACCOUNT'S
MISSING $9,000.
PLEASE LISTEN TO ME
FOR ONE SECOND. PLEASE.
OKAY, LOOK, RIFKA,
SOMETIMES SHE--
-WHO'S RIFKA?
-SHE LIFTS A COUPLE CAR--
-SHE'S THE CLUB MANAGE--
-SHE LIFTS CARDS?
-IS SHE HERE?
-NO, SHE DOESN'T--
YOU'RE MI-- CAN YOU JUS LISTEN TO ME FOR A SECOND?
YOU CAN'T JUST WALK IN THERE.
SEE, THAT'S THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN YOU AND ME,
IS THAT YOU WOULDN'T DO THIS.
HEY, DO YOU RUN THIS PLACE?
-I'M SO SORRY...
-WHO THE FUCK ARE YOU?
...DO SHIT.
OH, SUIT BOY.
WHAT SEEMS
TO BE THE PROBLEM?
MY PROBLEM IS THA I CAME HERE LAST NIGHT,
AND NOW I'M MISSING $9,000
FROM MY CREDIT CARD.
IS THIS SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS
REGULARLY AT YOUR CLUB?
WHAT?
LOOK, KID, WHAT'S YOUR NAME?
MY NAME IS LUKE.
-LUKE WHAT?
-LUKE STEVENS.
LUKE STEVENS.
THERE'S NOTHING-- NOTHING
OUT OF THE ORDINARY HERE.
YOU SEE?
EXCEPT THAT IT DOESN' SEEM LIKE YOU LIKED
YOUR SERVICE VERY MUCH, HUH?
YOU CAN TAKE THIS AND GIVE I TO YOUR CREDIT CARD COMPANY,
AND IF THEY HAVE QUESTIONS,
THEY CAN GIVE ME A CALL,
ALL RIGHT?
BUT DON'T EVER COME IN MY CLUB
AND ACCUSE ME OF ANYTHING.
YOU DON'T KNOW ME, AND YOU DON' KNOW WHERE THE FUCK YOU ARE.
-GET OUT.
-IT'S TIME FOR YOU TO LEAVE.
HOW DO YOU THINK THA I'M JUST SUPPOSED TO LEAVE
WITH A BULLSHIT RECEIPT?
I AM GONNA CALL
MY CREDIT CARD COMPANY
AND SEE WHAT THEY HAVE TO SAY.
YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO.
-DID YOU PULL HIS CARD?
-NO.
-ARE YOU SURE?
-OH, I'M FUCKIN' POSITIVE.
THAT'S NICKY'S BROTHER.
WELL, GOOD. THEN YOU HAVE
NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT, DO YOU?
NOTHING.
EXCEPT FOR POSSIBLY
ME FIRING YOUR ASS.
GO GET CHANGED. WHAT ARE YOU
DOING STANDING IN FRONT OF ME?
GO.
GO.
FIX YOUR FUCKING FACE.
WHERE YA AT?
WHERE YA AT?
WHERE YA AT?
WHERE YA AT?
WHERE YA AT?
WHERE YA AT?
WHERE YA AT?
WHERE YA AT?
WE GONNA PLAY A GAME,
SO WHO'S THE NEXT BATTER?
THAT'S WHEN WE BUST SHELLS
AND MAKE YOUR EGG SPLATTER
YOUR NAME DON'T MATTER,
YOU BETTER SIMMER DOWN
START THINKING
WHEN IT'S HIGH TIME
FOR DINNER NOW...
I'M SORRY, SIR.
SHE'LL BE RIGHT BACK
WITH YOU IN A MINUTE.
25% WASN'T GOOD ENOUGH
FOR YOU, HUH?
GOT GREEDY AND YOU THOUGH YOU COULD DO THIS ON YOUR OWN?
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN
FUCKING STEALING FROM ME?
HEY!
YOU STUPID LITTLE CUNT.
I TOOK YOU IN.
-I SHOWED YOU THE ROPES.
-PLEASE JUST LISTEN TO ME.
AND THIS
IS HOW YOU REPAY ME?
-I WOULD NEVER...
-BY FUCKING STEALING FROM ME?
I DIDN'T DO SHIT.
PLEASE, RIFKA.
-I WOULD NEVER DO ANY--
-SHUT UP!
OH, FUCK. FUCK.
PLEASE LISTEN TO ME.
-WHERE'S MY MONEY?
-I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING...
WHERE IS MY FUCKING MONEY?
I WANNA KNOW WHAT THE FUCK--
[GROANS]
YOU STUPID GODDAMN...
UGH.
WHO THE FUCK
DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?
YOU COME UP INTO MY CLUB
AND ACCUSE ME OF SHIT?
FUCK YOU!
RIFKA, THAT'S ENOUGH.
I ALREADY CALLED THE COPS.
SHIT, MAN.
PICK UP.
YOU GOTTA GET DOWN HERE
RIGHT NOW.
AND YOU TELL YOUR BROTHER
HE CAN SELL HIS SHI SOMEWHERE ELSE.
YOU! LITTLE GIRL.
YOU'RE IN MY POCKE FOR 50 GRAND.
YOU HAVE 24 HOURS.
DON'T MAKE ME
COME LOOKING FOR YOU.
HEY. HEY. HEY.
YOU ALL RIGHT?
I.E.D.! GET OUT. GET OUT.
RAMIREZ!
RAMIREZ IS DOWN.
OKAY,
LOOK AT ME IN THE NOSE.
LOOK AT MY NOSE.
PUPILS ARE... BILATERALLY.
BREATH SOUNDS ARE CLEAR.
SHEARS.
I.E.D., 3:00!
LAY DOWN SUPPRESSIVE FIRE!
I GOTTA GET RAMIREZ!
I GOT YOU. COME ON.
[WOMAN]
BILATERAL IN THE UPPER
AND LOWER EXTREMITIES.
[GUNFIRE, MAN GROANS]
DOES THIS HURT?
DOES YOUR PELVIS HURT?
LOOK,
I NEED TO CUT THESE OFF,
BECAUSE I NEED TO SEE WHA I'M DEALING WITH, ALL RIGHT?
[MAN SCREAMS]
OKAY,
WE GOT AN OLD PELVIC WOUND.
AND CATHETER TUBING.
[WOMAN]
LOOKS LIKE HE'S GOT...
[COUGHS]
IT'S GONNA BE OKAY.
OKAY.
HE'S COMPLAINING OF
SOME JAW PAIN,
HIS NOSE IS SWELLING,
AND HE HAS SOME...
[OVERLAPPING VOICES]
[GROANS]
- [GUNFIRE CONTINUES]
- WE'RE EN ROUTE.
AH, FUCK!
CAUCASIAN MALE,
APPROXIMATE AGE 25,
POSSIBLE FRACTURE
OF THE MANDIBLE.
-VITALS ARE...
-YOUNG MAN.
CAN YOU HEAR ME, YOUNG MAN?
I'M GONNA TAKE GOOD CARE
OF YOU.
I'M GONNA NEED YOUR HELP
FILLING OUT PAPER WORK
FOR YOUR BOYFRIEND.
UH, HE'S NOT...
YEAH, NO PROBLEM.
[WOMAN ON INTERCOM]
DR. FORREST, DIAL 118 PLEASE.
DR. FORREST,
PLEASE DIAL 118.
-HEY, BABE.
-HEY.
YOU OKAY?
ARE YOU OKAY?
HEY, DID RIFKA DO THIS?
CAN YOU DO ME A FAVOR
AND JUST FILL THIS OUT?
-YEAH, YEAH.
-WE'LL FILL IT OUT.
DID RIFKA DO THIS?
BABE, JUST LET IT GO.
HEY, CAN YOU, UH, CAN YOU
GET THE DOCTOR FOR ME PLEASE?
-DR. SHAW?
-THINK SO, YEAH.
[BEEPS]
PAGING DR. SHAW.
PAGING DR. SHAW.
HEY. WHAT HAPPENED?
WHAT'D YOU DO?
I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING, DAD.
YOUR SON WAS BEING
A HERO AGAIN, ALL RIGHT?
-I WAS WORKING.
-YES, DOCTOR, THEY'RE RIGH THIS WAY.
YEAH, THAT'D BE A FIRST.
HAVE YOU CALLED JULES?
NO, I'LL DO I IN A MINUTE, OKAY?
-ARE YOU HERE FOR LUKE STEVENS?
-YES.
-AND YOU'RE MICHELLE?
-YEAH.
WE'VE STABILIZED HIM.
THREE BROKEN RIBS,
PARTIALLY FRACTURED JAW,
AROUND 25 STITCHES.
HE'S LUCKY, THOUGH.
TOUGH KID.
HE'S GONNA BE OKAY.
OH, THANK GOD.
WE'D STILL LIKE
TO KEEP HIM OVERNIGH FOR OBSERVATION PURPOSES.
PROVIDED HIS CONDITION
REMAINS STABLE,
HE SHOULD BE ABLE TO GO HOME
SOMETIME TOMORROW AFTERNOON.
GOOD.
CAN WE SEE HIM NOW?
ACTUALLY, LUKE ASKED THAT ONLY
SHE COME BACK RIGHT NOW.
HE SAYS HE'S REALLY SORRY,
BUT HE'LL SEE YOU GUYS
IN A FEW MINUTES.
WAIT A MINUTE.
ARE YOU TELLING ME
THAT I CAN'T SEE MY SON
BECAUSE HE WON'T SEE ME?
I'M SORRY, SIR.
THESE ARE THE PATIENT'S WISHES.
HE'S GONNA BE FINE.
YOU'LL SEE HIM
IN A LITTLE WHILE.
-THANK YOU.
-THIS WAY PLEASE.
-TAKE IT EASY, ALL RIGHT?
-FUCKING KINDA BULLSHIT IS THIS?
HERE.
WHAT THE FUCK HAPPENED TO HIM?
FUCKIN' PUNCHED A GUY
IN THE FACE.
-WELL, WHO THE FUCK IS THAT?
-I DON'T KNOW.
HE'S VERY GROGGY,
BUT HE'S ANXIOUS TO SEE YOU.
THIS WAY.
HE WANTS TO SEE YOU.
HEY, HE WANTS TO SEE YOU, DAD.
-JUST GIVE HIM FIVE MINUTES.
-YOUR MOTHER'D BE-- FUCK HIM.
DON'T FUCKIN' TALK ABOUT MOM.
HOW ARE YOU, SON?
I'M SORRY TO HEAR
ABOUT YOUR N.C.O.
HE WAS A GOOD MAN.
I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN IN
THE SUCK PRETTY HEAVY RECENTLY
AND WE'VE LOS SOME GOOD MARINES.
YOU'VE LOST SOME GOOD FRIENDS.
I ALSO KNOW THAT YOU'VE
HANDLED YOURSELF ADMIRABLY
AND WITH HONOR.
AND FOR THAT, YOU HAVE
THE THANKS AND APPRECIATION
OF A GRATEFUL NATION.
AND I KNOW THAT CAN'T MAKE UP
FOR WHAT YOU'VE LOST.
BUT I ALSO WANT YOU TO KNOW
THAT WHEN YOU RETURN HOME...
YOU WILL BE RECEIVING
THE PURPLE HEART MEDAL OF VALOR.
I'LL MAKE SURE OF IT.
THANK YOU AGAIN, SON.
[KNOCK AT DOOR]
RIGHT THIS WAY.
I'LL LEAVE YOU TWO ALONE.
-[DOOR CLOSES]
-HEY.
GOD,
YOU LOOK REALLY FUCKED UP.
I NEED YOU
TO GET ME OUT OF HERE.
LOOK, SUMMER AND YOUR DAD
AND NICKY,
THEY'RE ALL OUTSIDE.
THEY WANNA SEE YOU, SO DO
YOU WANT ME TO GO GET THEM?
I NEED YOU
TO GET ME OUT OF HERE.
YOU CAN'T LEAVE. YOU'RE NOT--
YOU CAN'T LEAVE.
THEY DON'T, UH...
- THEY DON'T WHAT?
- THEY DON'T KNOW.
THEY, UH...
I DIDN'T TELL THEM.
HOW IS THAT--
HOW IS THAT EVEN POSSIBLE--
YOU DIDN'T TELL HIM?
SORRY.
NONE OF MY BUSINESS.
JUST REALLY WANNA LEAVE.
PLEASE.
OKAY.
OKAY.
HERE YOU GO.
IF I, UH,
GIVE YOU SOME EXTRA CASH,
WILL YOU HELP ME GET HIM
IN THE CAR?
HE'S PRETTY PASSED OUT.
[SIGHS]
I'M GETTING TOO OLD
FOR THIS SHIT.
THANK YOU.
[HORN HONKS]
[PHONE RINGING]
[RINGS, CLICKS]
IT'S MICHELLE.
LEAVE A MESSAGE...
AND I'LL CONSIDER
GETTING BACK TO YOU.
YOU BETTER RUN,
LITTLE GIRL.
BECAUSE WHEN I CATCH YOU,
AND I WILL,
YOU WERE GOING TO WISH
YOU WERE NEVER BORN.
FUCK!
[MOANS]
HERE.
TAKE ONE OF THESE.
IS THIS IT?
OKAY, OKAY.
JUST HELP ME OU A LITTLE, OKAY?
ALL RIGHT. ALMOST THERE.
[LOCKS DOOR]
MAN, I JUST DON'T KNOW WHY
HE'D TAKE OFF LIKE THAT,
YOU KNOW?
I DON'T KNOW.
IT'S NOT LIKE HER
TO JUST NOT BE THERE,
TO JUST LEAVE LIKE THAT.
WHY DIDN'T HE TELL ME
WHERE HE WAS GOING?
DIDN'T EVEN WAIT TO FILL OU A POLICE REPORT.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND
WHAT'S GOING ON.
-[GUN COCKS]
-I WOULDN'T DO NOTHING STUPID.
ALL RIGHT,
ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.
WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS?
I'M TAKING YOUR MONEY
AND YOUR DRUGS.
YOU CAN CONSIDER I A DOWN PAYMENT,
AND YOU NEED TO TELL
YOUR LITTLE BROTHER
THAT HIS NEW GIRLFRIEND,
SHE OWES ME THE RES OF THE BALANCE BY TOMORROW,
OR SHIT'S GONNA GET VERY REAL
VERY QUICKLY.
-YOU DON'T WANNA DO THIS.
-NO, I DO WANNA DO IT.
RAY?
THIS THE BEST YOU CAN DO?
REALLY?
I MEAN, I CAN'T SAY
THAT I'M SURPRISED.
YOUR WITS WERE NEVER
YOUR BEST ASSET.
-LISTEN TO ME.
-NO, YOU LISTEN TO ME.
YOU'RE VERY LUCKY I'M TIRED
AND I'M NOT BASHING
YOUR FUCKING FACE IN
LIKE I DID
YOUR LITTLE BROTHER.
[GROANS]
[GASPS]
THIS IS ME BEING NICE.
MAKE SURE
YOU LET THEM KNOW, YEAH?
[NICKY COUGHING]
HEY.
SO WE SOME FUCKED UP VERSION
OF BONNIE AND CLYDE?
DO YOU HAVE ANY
OF THOSE PAIN MEDS?
OH, YEAH, SORRY.
I HAD 'EM IN MY PURSE.
FIGURED YOU'D STILL
BE PASSED OUT. CATCH.
I, UH...
GOT YOU SOME STUFF.
FIGURED YOU MIGHT...
WANT A CHANGE OF CLOTHES,
YOU KNOW?
THANK YOU.
I'M GONNA CLEAN MYSELF UP.
[JULES]
BABE?
JUST OPEN THE DOOR,
COME ON.
COME ON.
[KNOCKS]
YOU'RE REALLY STARTING
TO FREAK ME OUT HERE.
JUST...
YOU'VE BEEN HOME
FOR FIVE DAYS.
YOU WON'T LOOK AT ME,
YOU WON'T TALK TO ME.
YOU WON'T TOUCH ME.
THIS IS IMPOSSIBLE,
DO YOU HEAR ME?
THIS IS IMPOSSIBLE.
I CAN'T DO THIS.
YOU KNOW HOW LONG
I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR YOU?
I'VE BEEN HERE BY MYSELF,
AND THEN YOU'RE FINALLY HOME
BUT YOU'RE NOT HOME.
[-DOOR THUDS]
-[JULES] OPEN THE DOOR.
OPEN THE DOOR!
GOD, YOU'RE
SO FUCKING SELFISH.
REALLY?
OH, YOU WANT TO DO THAT?
YOU KNOW, THIS ISN'T WHA I FUCKING SIGNED UP FOR, OKAY?
[THUDS]
OPEN THE DOOR!
WHAT DOES MARRIAGE
MEAN TO YOU?
'CAUSE A DOOR,
THAT'S NOT-- THAT'S NO MARRIAGE TO ME.
[PHONE RINGING]
- [BEEP]
- YO, MAN, THE SHIT IS GETTING
OUT OF HAND, ALL RIGHT?
SHE SHOWED UP AT THE HOUSE.
SHE TOOK MY SHIT, MAN.
SHE TOOK EVERYTHING.
CALL ME BACK, OKAY?
CALL ME BACK AS SOON
AS YOU FUCKING GET THIS.
[SIGHS]
CAN'T FUCKING BELIEVE
THAT BITCH, MAN.
BABY, COME ON.
[PHONE RINGING]
[RINGING STOPS]
[SIGHS]
THOSE ARE REALLY GOOD.
[PHONE RINGING]
JESUS, JUST FUCKIN'
PICK IT UP.
GO AHEAD.
-[SIGHS]
-[RINGING CONTINUES, STOPS]
WHAT?
NOTHING.
DO YOU-- DO YOU WAN TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENED?
I KINDA DO, YEAH.
I DON'T MIND.
DOCTOR SAYS IT'S GOOD FOR ME
TO TALK ABOUT IT WITH PEOPLE.
HE THINKS THAT I'M HAVING
ACCEPTANCE ISSUES.
I JUST FIGURE
SHIT IS WHAT IT IS.
YOU WANT A BEER?
PRETTY GOOD.
HERE YOU GO.
I'M ON MEDICAL LEAVE
FROM THE MARINE CORPS.
I'M BASED OUT OF CAMP LEJEUNE
IN NORTH CAROLINA.
BUT I-- IT DOESN'T MATTER,
I'M JUST HERE TO SEE HER.
-WHO?
-RAMIREZ'S WIFE.
AND WHO'S RAMIREZ?
HE WAS MY STAFF SERGEAN IN AFGHANISTAN.
MM.
WE WERE ON PATROL TOGETHER
WHEN WE HIT AN I.E.D.
WHAT'S THAT? WHAT'S--
IT'S A BOMB.
SO, WE GOT BLOWN UP.
HE GOT KILLED INSTANTLY,
AND I'M...
DEALING WITH THIS.
GOD, I CAN ONLY IMAGINE.
WHAT'S SCARIER IS
HOW RANDOM EVERYTHING IS...
WHO LIVES,
WHO COMES BACK A HERO,
COMES BACK IN A BODY BAG.
[CUTS ENGINE]
I REALLY DON'T THINK
THIS IS A GOOD IDEA.
BABY, DON'T FREAK OUT ON ME,
ALL RIGHT?
JUST DO THIS, ALL RIGHT?
I JUST NEED 30 SECONDS.
I DON'T EVEN KNOW
WHAT I'M GONNA DO.
BABY, JUST GO IN THERE
AND BE BEAUTIFUL, ALL RIGHT?
THAT'S WHAT YOU DO.
LOOK, YOU GOT THIS.
COME HERE.
YOU GOT THIS, OKAY?
HEY, GOOD LUCK, BABY.
[RATTLES]
[SPRAY CAN RATTLING]
WE'VE BEEN TELLING TYLER FOREVER
AND HE JUST WON'T FIX IT.
DRE?
LOOK.
-SEE?
-[SIGHS]
I'M NO ELECTRICIAN,
ALL RIGHT?
WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO--
I'VE GOT TO GO.
OH, IT'S LIKE THAT, HUH?
REALLY?
FUCK.
FUCK.
HEY.
WHAT YOU DOING UP?
FIRE WATCH.
EVERY COUPLE ROTATIONS,
YOU GET TO BE THE GUY
THAT STANDS GUARD
WHILE EVERYBODY ELSE SLEEPS.
MOST OF THE OTHER GUYS
HATE IT,
BUT I ALWAYS
LOOK FORWARD TO IT.
I LIKE THAT IT'S CALM,
STILL, AND QUIET.
IT'S NOT AS HOT.
PEOPLE WOULD ALWAYS
ASK ME QUESTIONS
LIKE IF I EVER KILLED ANYBODY
OR WHAT IT WAS LIKE
BEING THERE.
STUPID QUESTIONS.
THEY'RE LUCKY THEY DON'T GE THE REAL ANSWER, THOUGH.
IT'S TRUE.
SEEING THINGS DEFINITELY
DOES CHANGE YOU.
ONE SUMMER, I WORKED
AT THIS RETIREMENT HOME
IN THIS SHIT TOWN,
ONE OF THOSE PLACES
WHERE NOBODY EVER LEAVES.
BUT WHAT THEY
DON'T TELL YOU
WHEN YOU APPLY
FOR A JOB LIKE THA IS HOW MANY PEOPLE
YOU WIND UP SEEING DIE,
WHICH I GUESS
I SHOULD'VE EXPECTED.
IT'S A RETIREMENT HOME.
THE THING THAT I FOUND
REALLY FASCINATING
IS THAT THERE WAS THIS
COMMON THREAD
THAT WOULD HAPPEN WHEN PEOPLE
WERE CLOSE TO DEATH,
I MEAN, LIKE,
WHEN THEY'RE GONNA DIE,
JUST THAT THEIR BIGGEST REGRE WAS THA THEY WEREN'T WILLING
TO TAKE BIGGER RISKS
AND THAT THEY WERE
SCARED OF CHANGE.
THAT'S CRAZY, RIGHT?
THAT'S WHY I LOVE
THAT FUCKIN' TRUCK.
I CAN GET IN IT, I CAN DRIVE,
I CAN GO ANYWHERE.
I CAN SLEEP IN THAT THING.
[CHUCKLES]
ANYWAY.
I SHOULD PROBABLY
GET SOME SLEEP.
ALTHOUGH I DO AGREE,
IT'S VERY PEACEFUL TONIGHT.
BABY, YOU GOTTA
TAKE HER BACK!
WHAT ARE WE
GONNA DO WITH HER?
YOU GOTTA TAKE HER BACK.
WE'RE GONNA DO
WHAT I SAID, BABY.
-JUST STAY COOL, ALL RIGHT?
-YOU GOTTA TAKE HER BACK.
I'M GONNA DO WHA I SAID WE'RE GONNA DO.
I CAN'T TAKE HER BACK,
ALL RIGHT?
SHE'S NOT SOME FUCKIN' TOY
I CAN TAKE BACK TO THE STORE.
GIVE ME THE TAPE.
IT'S IN THAT DRAWER.
IT'S FINE, BABY.
IT'S FINE, OKAY?
BABY, YOU DON'T KNOW
WHAT SHE'S CAPABLE OF.
I KNOW WHAT I'M CAPABLE OF.
I GOT THIS, ALL RIGHT?
LET ME DO THIS.
THIS IS NOT GOOD.
THIS IS NOT FUCKIN' GOOD.
IT'S FINE, IT'S FINE.
WILL YOU STOP SAYING
IT'S NOT GOOD?
-WE CAN'T KEEP HER.
-LOOK, LOCK THE DOOR.
-LOCK THE DOOR, OKAY? DO IT!
-FUCK!
DO IT.
OKAY.
ALL RIGHT.
YOU WANT TO FUCK
WITH ME, LADY?
OKAY. OKAY.
[TAPE RIPPING]
YOU KNOW WHAT?
I LIKE YOU A LOT BETTER
LIKE THIS.
OKAY.
[PHONE CLICKING]
[LINE RINGS]
HEY, THIS IS NICKY.
HIT ME UP AFTER THE BEEP.
-YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO.
-[BEEP]
HEY, IT'S ME. CALL ME BACK.
HEY.
[GROANS]
[PHONE CLICKS]
[JULES'S VOICE]
HI, BABE.
I'M STARTING TO REALLY
GET WORRIED ABOUT YOU.
[JULES]
BABY, DON'T.
COME ON, DON'T--
[JULES'S VOICE]
SO, YOUR DAD LEFT ME A MESSAGE
TO CALL HIM BACK RIGHT AWAY,
BUT THEN WHEN I DID,
HE DIDN'T PICK UP.
AND, I DON'T KNOW,
I'VE LEFT NICKY LIKE
FIVE MESSAGES.
I JUST HOPE YOU'RE OKAY.
I MISS YOU.
BABE, WHATEVER IT IS,
WE CAN MAKE IT THROUGH.
JUST COME HOME.
[AUTOMATED VOICE]
END OF MESSAGE.
TO DELETE THIS MESSAGE,
PRESS 7.
TO SAVE IT IN
THE ARCHIVES, PRESS 9.
TO HEAR MORE OPTIONS,
PRESS 0.
WAKE UP.
WAKE UP, WAKE UP, WAKE UP.
HEY, HEY.
-[GASPS]
-THAT'S RIGHT.
REMEMBER THIS PLACE?
THIS IS MY HOUSE.
WHERE YOU FUCKIN'
STOLE FROM ME.
DOES THIS LOOK
FAMILIAR TO YOU?
WHAT'S THAT?
I CAN'T HEAR YOU.
MM.
WHAT'S THAT?
IT LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE TRYING
TO SAY SOMETHING THERE.
BETTER FUCKING KILL ME.
OH, YEAH?
IF I MAKE I OUT OF HERE ALIVE,
I WILL DEDICATE
MY EVERY FUCKING BREATH
TO HUNTING DOWN EVERYONE
IN THE WORLD THAT YOU LOVE
AND DESTROYING
THEIR FUCKING LIVES.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
YOU ARE SO CUTE
WHEN YOU'RE ANGRY.
WHAT, YOU DON'T LIKE THIS?
YOU DON'T LIKE THAT?
LISTEN TO ME.
I'M GONNA FUCKING KILL YOU...
-DO IT.
-UNLESS YOU TELL ME
WHERE MY SHIT IS.
-WHAT'S THAT?
-DO IT.
-WHAT'S THAT?
-DO IT.
YEAH?
RIGHT HERE.
UNLESS YOU TELL ME
WHERE MY SHIT IS,
I'M GONNA PUT A FUCKING HOLE
IN YOUR BRAIN, YOU GET IT?
[SIGHS]
HOW'D YOU SLEEP?
FINE.
YOU OKAY?
HAVE YOU EVER WORN
A PIECE OF JEWELRY FOR
A REALLY LONG TIME
AND THEN UNCONSCIOUSLY
GONE TO MOVE I EVEN THOUGH YOU KNOW
IT'S NOT THERE?
YEAH, I'VE DONE THAT.
IT'S A PHANTOM LIMB.
IT'S WHEN YOU'RE MISSING
A PIECE OF YOUR BODY,
BUT YOU THINK
YOU CAN STILL FEEL I EVEN THOUGH
YOU KNOW IT'S GONE.
DOC SAID IT'S
GONNA BE HAPPENING
LESS AND LESS.
BUT I DON'T WANT I TO STOP HAPPENING.
I DON'T WANT TO FORGE WHAT IT FEELS LIKE TO BE A MAN.
I SAW A LOT OF GUYS
GET HURT.
[EXPLOSION]
AND I SAW THEM TELL THEM
THAT THEY KNOW HOW THEY FEEL,
AND THAT THEY KNOW
HOW TO HELP THEM,
THAT THEY KNOW ABOUT P.T.S.D.,
AND THEY DON'T KNOW.
THEY KNOW THE WORDS.
THEY SAY P.T.S.D.,
I.E.D.
ARE YOU OKAY?
ARE YOU OKAY?
IT'S OKAY.
THEY KNOW WHAT THEY'RE
SUPPOSED TO BE SAYING,
BUT THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND
THE MEANING
OF WHAT THEY'RE SAYING.
THEY CAN'T UNTIL
THEY EXPERIENCE IT THEMSELVES.
[MICHELLE]
BUT YOU DID.
WITH RIFKA AND DRE.
STEPPING IN THERE
LIKE THAT...
THAT IS WHA MAKES YOU A MAN.
[PANTING]
WHERE IS MY SHIT?
MM. YOU HAVE NO IDEA
WHO YOU'RE FUCKING WITH.
WHO AM I FUCKING WITH?
DO YOU KNOW
WHERE I COME FROM?
I DON'T KNOW. HELL?
PRETTY FUCKING CLOSE.
YEAH?
-AM I SUPPOSED
TO BE SCARED RIGHT NOW?
-YOU SHOULD BE.
-I'M SUPPOSED TO BE
SCARED OF YOU?
-YES.
-REALLY?
-YES.
WELL, I'M NOT.
YOU WILL BE
WHEN THEY COME FOR ME.
OH, REALLY?
NOBODY'S GONNA
COME FOR YOU.
-BULLSHIT.
-AND I'M GONNA BURY YOU
IN A FUCKING HOLE
IN THE WOODS.
DO IT!
[EXHALES]
[RINGING]
[DOOR CLOSES]
I GOTTA CALL MY BROTHER.
YOU FUCKIN' SHUT UP.
[PHONE RINGING]
[NICKY]
WHERE THE FUCK
DID YOU GO, MAN?
I'M WAITING
AT THE HOSPITAL WITH SUMMER
AND YOU DON'T FUCKING--
NICKY, HOLD ON, HOLD ON.
LOOK, MAN, SHE CAME
TO MY HOUSE AND SHE--
I HANDLED IT.
I HANDLED IT.
NICKY, WHAT ARE YOU
TALKING ABOUT?
THE FUCKING MESS
YOU PUT US IN.
I HANDLED IT LIKE I HANDLE
EVERYTHING ELSE.
WHY DO YOU HAVE TO GO
AROUND BEING A FUCKING HERO
ALL THE TIME?
NICKY, YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.
I NEED YOU TO STAY AWAY
FROM THIS CHICK.
YEAH, WELL,
IT'S A LITTLE LATE FOR THAT.
-NICKY, HOLD ON, WAIT.
-WHERE'S MY SHIT?
WHERE'S MY SHIT?
YOU ARE FOOLISH.
WHERE'S MY FUCKING SHIT?
-FOOLISH LITTLE BOY.
-WHERE IS IT?
JUST LIKE YOUR BROTHER.
HOW DOES THAT FEEL, HUH?
I FUCKIN' HATE VIOLENCE.
[SIGHS]
LET'S GO FOR A RIDE, HUH?
LET'S GO
FOR A LITTLE RIDE.
THERE WE GO.
[ENGINE STARTS]
SO, WHO'S JULES?
THAT'S MY WIFE.
I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE
TO TELL HER YET, EITHER.
IT'S NOT A SECRE THAT'S VERY HARD TO KEEP
TO YOURSELF.
I ALWAYS KNEW IT WAS YOU
THAT RIPPED ME OFF.
-BULLSHIT.
-I DID.
-BULLSHIT.
-I DID.
YOU DID NOT.
YOU'RE SUSPICIOUS.
NICKY!
HEY!
OPEN UP!
[POUNDING ON DOOR]
-COME IN.
-WHERE'S NICKY?
WHERE THE HELL
HAVE YOU GUYS BEEN?
WHAT THE FUCK
ARE YOU DOING HERE?
JUST GET IN HERE.
WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?
WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS?
NICKY!
[SUMMER]
I WOKE UP THIS MORNING,
THEY WERE GONE, OKAY?
-WHERE'D HE GO?
-HE KIDNAPPED RIFKA.
-HE WHAT?
-I DON'T KNOW.
LAST NIGHT, OKAY?
HE WENT FUCKING CRAZY.
HE KIDNAPPED RIFKA,
BROUGHT HER BACK HERE
ALL DRUGGED UP AND SHIT,
AND THEN I WAKE UP THIS MORNING,
THEY'RE BOTH FUCKING GONE.
WHAT THE HELL
AM I SUPPOSED TO DO?
I'M SUPPOSED TO GO
TO WORK TODAY.
YOU NEED TO BE--
HOLD ON FOR A SECOND, OKAY?
YOU NEED TO GO TO WORK
AND ACT LIKE EVERYTHING'S FINE.
HOW THE FUCK AM I
SUPPOSED TO DO THAT?
IF YOU DO THAT,
THEY'LL ASSUME
IT HAS NOTHING TO DO
WITH NICKY.
IF YOU GO IN AND ACT LIKE
EVERYTHING'S COOL,
THEY'LL BLAME IT ON US.
THAT'S GONNA GIVE US
A COUPLE HOURS,
AND WE'RE GONNA
TRY AND FIND NICKY.
I NEED YOU TO DO THIS.
-YOU CAN DO THIS.
-OF COURSE SHE CAN.
YOU CAN DO THAT.
RIGHT?
YEAH, FINE, I'LL DO IT.
LET'S GO.
[NICKY]
COME ON, WALK!
GO UP THERE, GO UP THERE,
GO TO THE FUCKIN' OFFICE.
GET IN THERE.
FUCKING GO.
NOW, I FIGURE BETWEEN
STOLEN CASH AND PRODUCT,
YOU OWE ME ABOUT 10 GRAND.
HAVE YOU THOUGH THIS THROUGH AT ALL?
YOU THINK I'M JUST GONNA
GIVE YOU THE MONEY
AND YOU'RE GONNA
BE ABLE TO WALK AWAY?
HERE'S WHAT I THINK'S
GONNA HAPPEN.
YOU'RE GONNA GET DOWN
ON YOUR FUCKIN' KNEES.
FUCKIN' DO IT.
DO IT!
NOW, YOU LISTEN TO ME.
IF YOU EVER FUCK
WITH MY FAMILY
OR TRY TO FUCKIN' STEAL
FROM ME AGAIN,
I SWEAR TO GOD,
I'LL PUT A FUCKIN' HOLE
IN YOUR HEAD.
NOW, WHY DON'T YOU CRAWL
TO WHEREVER YOU KEEP
YOUR DIRTY MONEY
AND GET ME 10,000?
NOW, BEFORE I MAKE IT 20!
YOU THINK I'M FUCKING
PLAYING IT YOU? CRAWL!
COME INTO MY HOUSE?
OPEN THAT SHIT UP!
FUCKING OPEN IT!
COME ON, NOW!
WE DON'T HAVE ALL FUCKIN' DAY.
LET'S GO!
OH, I'LL JUST--
I'll WAIT OUT HERE.
YEAH.
-[FAINT MUSIC PLAYING]
-RIGHT? RIGHT?
- YEAH, HEY, DAD.
- HEY. HEY.
-SORRY I GOTTA INTERRUPT YOU.
-WHERE YOU BEEN?
YOU KNOW, YOU GO THE G.I. HEALTH COVERAGE.
YOU DIDN'T NEED TO RUN OU ON THAT HOSPITAL BILL.
GODDAMN, YOU LOOK
LIKE SHIT, BOY.
-DAD, I, UH--
-WHERE THE HELL
IS JULES, ANYWAY?
WHO THE FUCK WAS THAT NUMBER
YOU WERE WITH EARLIER?
-SHE'S--
-DON'T MATTER.
I'M JUST GLAD YOU'RE HERE
AND YOU'RE OKAY.
I KNEW YOU WOULD BE.
YOU'RE ALWAYS OKAY.
IN FACT, I WAS JUST TELLING
THE BOYS ABOUT YOU, WASN'T I?
TALKING
ABOUT MY SON, LUKE,
WHO JUST GOT BACK
FROM AFGHANISTAN.
OVER THERE KILLIN' HIMSELF
SOME OF THEM GODDAMN TERRORISTS.
THAT'S RIGHT.
YEAH, DAD, THAT'S GREA AND EVERYTHING,
BUT I CAME HERE
TO TALK TO YOU.
WHAT?
WHAT IS SO IMPORTAN THAT YOU HAVE TO INTERRUP WHEN I'M TELLING THE GUYS
ABOUT YOU SERVICE
TO YOUR COUNTRY
AND TO OUR BELOVED
MARINE CORPS?
SEMPER FI, DO OR DIE,
DEVIL DOG.
AROO.
YOU SEEN NICKY?
NO, I HAVEN'T SEEN NICKY.
NOT SINCE YOU WOULDN' SEE ME AT THE HOSPITAL
THE OTHER NIGHT.
WELL, I THINK HE'S
IN SOME SORT OF TROUBLE.
WELL, WHAT ELSE IS NEW?
YOU KNOW WHAT?
COME OVER HERE
-SO I CAN TALK TO YOU.
-WHAT?
WHAT, DO YOU NEED ME
TO WIPE YOUR ASS OR SOMETHING?
-JESUS.
-HAVE YOU SEEN YOUR SON?
NO, I HAVEN'T SEEN NICKY.
HE'S IN SERIOUS TROUBLE.
HE'S PROBABLY SITTING
AT HOME RIGHT NOW
IN THAT STUPID APARTMEN STONED OFF HIS ASS,
AS USUAL.
SHOULD'VE KNOWN
YOU WOULDA BEEN USELESS.
FRANK STEPHENS!
YOU GUYS HEAR ALL
HIS WAR STORIES IN IRAQ?
DOING ABOUT AS MUCH AS HE DID
BACK IN THE GULF.
DON'T EVEN WORRY
ABOUT NICKY.
I'LL TAKE CARE OF THAT.
I MEAN, I MIGHT AS WELL,
SEEING AS HOW
I'M THE ONLY REAL DEVIL DOG
IN THE FAMILY.
[GLASS BREAKS]
IS THAT RIGHT?
YOU GONNA MAKE ME EMBARRASS YOU
IN FRONT OF ALL YOUR FRIENDS?
DO YOU THINK THAT I WAN TO GO CLEAN UP AFTER NICKY?
BECAUSE I DON'T.
BUT I'M GOING TO
BECAUSE THAT'S WHA A REAL MARINE WOULD DO,
BUT THAT'S SOMETHING
THAT YOU WOULD ONLY UNDERSTAND
IF YOU HAD EVER SEEN
ANY COMBAT OR EVER
FIRED YOUR RIFLE.
SO JUST STAY.
WHAT?
WHAT ARE YOU
LOOKING AT, HUH?
CLEARLY, HE'S GO SOME KIND OF P.T.S.D. CRAP
GOING ON,
MESSIN' HIS HEAD UP.
GET BACK TO YOUR DRINKING.
[ENGINE STARTS]
YOU SEEN RIFKA?
NO.
SO HOW'S
YOUR IDIOT BOYFRIEND?
HE SAID SOMETHING ABOU GOING TO SEE HIS SUPPLIER,
GETTING BACK SOME
OF THE STUFF YOU STOLE FROM
HIM YESTERDAY. WHY?
TELL ME WHERE HE'S AT.
WHERE IS HE?
SORRY!
I'M SORRY! SORRY!
WHAT YOU GONNA DO NOW, GENIUS?
UH, NOW-- NOW, UH...
NOW-- NOW WE NEGOTIATE.
ALL RIGHT?
-NEGOTIATE.
-UH-HUH.
-NEGOTIATE WHAT?
-UH, PEACE TREATY, OKAY?
SET THAT DOWN, ALL RIGHT?
I'LL BE THE PILGRIMS.
YOU BE THE INDIANS.
-PEACE TREATY.
-MM-HMM.
-WITH ME TIED TO A CHAIR?
-YEAH.
ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME?
LOOK, SHUT UP.
SHUT UP. ALL RIGHT?
IT'S EITHER THIS
OR I PULL THE TRIGGER, OKAY?
- IT'S YOUR CHOICE.
- YOU DON'T HAVE IT IN YOU.
NO?
NO.
FUCK. FUCK.
CUT ME LOOSE OR YOU'RE
A DEAD MAN EITHER WAY.
I AIN'T FUCKIN' CUTTING SHIT.
I WILL FUCKING DO IT, MAN.
I WILL FUCKING SHOOT YOU.
[LAUGHS]
FUCK.
HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY.
HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY!
-[COCKS GUN]
-GET DOWN.
-ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.
-STAY THERE.
THANK GOD, ANDRE.
I'M SO GLAD TO SEE YOU.
[TAPE RIPS]
FUCK. ALL RIGHT, MAN.
[PHONE RINGING]
HEY, WHERE ARE YOU?
ARE YOU OKAY?
YOU REALLY THINK
YOU CAN TRUST THAT BITCH?
DO YOU KNOW HOW I MET HER?
-IF YOU LAY A FINGER ON HER...
- SHE FUCKED SOMEBODY OVER
AND I TOOK HER IN, AND...
- WHAT'D HE SAY?
- NO, IT'S RIFKA.
AND YOU KNOW
HOW SHE PAID ME BACK?
SHE TOOK ME FOR 50,000
FUCKING DOLLARS!
PLEASE STOP!
AND SHE WILL FUCK
SOMEONE ELSE OVER
RIGHT AFTER YOU.
I GUARANTEE IT.
I MEAN, THINK ABOUT IT.
IF SHE HADN'T RIPPED YOU OFF,
YOUR FOOL BROTHER
WOULDN'T BE ABOUT TO TAKE
HIS LAST FUCKING BREATH.
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT?
IT'S TOO LATE.
SO SAY GOODBYE TO HIM.
LUKE: NICKY!
[SCREAMS]
STAY DOWN. CALL 911.
GET AN AMBULANCE.
STAY DOWN.
[POLICE RADIO CHATTERING]
I CAN'T BELIEVE RIFKA
AND DRE ARE DEAD.
THAT'S... CRAZY.
YOUR DAD.
THAT'S INTENSE.
I'M SO SORRY, BABY.
I JUST DIDN'T KNOW
WHAT ELSE TO DO.
NICKY.
NICKY, YOU'RE GONNA BE OKAY.
DON'T YOU WORRY.
THAT'S MY SON.
YOU TAKE GOOD CARE OF HIM,
HUH?
-IT'S GONNA BE OKAY, NICK.
-[MUTTERS]
-GONNA BE OKAY, NICKY. HUH?
-MM.
DON'T YOU WORRY.
WE'RE GONNA GET THROUGH THIS,
NICKY.
-HEY.
-HEY.
SO YOU GONNA
COME TO THE HOSPITAL?
I'LL PROBABLY TAKE OFF.
I COULD USE
A CHANGE OF SCENERY.
OKAY.
-I GUESS I'LL SEE YA.
-YEAH.
- HI.
- HEY.
MY DAD CALL YOU?
-YEAH.
-THERE'S-- THAT'S HIM.
WHAT HAPPENED?
A LOT.
I'M SORRY.