Gloria (1999) Movie Script
1
(DOOR OPENING)
(WOMAN SPEAKING ON PA)
(BUZZER SOUNDING)
Jesus Christ.
I wore that in here?
No wonder they
threw the book at me.
Rules, honey.
You wear it in.
You wear it out.
What's wrong with it?
Un-fucking-believable.
(WOMAN COUNTING LOUDLY)
(INMATES CHEERING)
GUARD: Shut up!
INMATES:
Goodbye, Gloria
Goodbye, Gloria
INMATES:
Goodbye, Gloria
Goodbye, Gloria
We hate to see you go!
(INMATES CHEERING)
(GUARD COUNTS
FOR CALISTHENICS)
(INMATES WHISTLING)
GUARD: Knock it off!
Greenly, over here.
You got a date?
Yeah, but he stood me up.
Release form. Sign it.
You've been drawing
on the $1,000
you came in with
which leaves
you with $68.50,
plus your $100
release gratuity,
here's your total
of $168.50.
Got to report to your
parole officer Monday.
Don't get lost.
Stay out of trouble.
You are not to leave
the state of Florida.
If you violate this condition,
a warrant will be issued
for your arrest immediately.
You'll be right back in here
where the sun don't shine.
Here. I just quit.
It's Cartier. For real,
take it. Go on.
Thanks.
Take what you want.
Toss the rest.
WOMAN ON PA:
Ladies and gentlemen,
we will now begin boarding
on Continental Flight 251
with service to
New York, La Guardia.
(WOMAN ANNOUNCING IN SPANISH)
(SIREN WAILING)
You know what kind
of a bird that is?
Dove.
It's a Blue Diamond dove.
Really?
Yeah.
It's a fucking
Blue Diamond dove.
Look at the blue feathers.
It's beautiful, huh?
You know there's only
300 of those guys left
in the United States?
If it shits on this car,
there's only gonna be 299.
That's her.
(PRESSING BUTTON)
(ELEVATOR DINGS)
Hold the door!
What's up with you, lady?
(DOORBELL RINGING)
Jack.
(DOORBELL RINGING
CONTINUOUSLY)
Anything happen?
What the hell's
the matter with you?
You don't make me wait
in the hallway like that.
Did you go to the bank?
Yeah.
Did you get the money?
Yeah, yeah.
Did you get the tickets?
Yeah. There's a man
in the lobby.
What kind of a man?
A man. I don't know
what kind of man.
What'd he look like?
Where are the kids?
They're in the kitchen.
Mommy, are the
kids' bags packed?
Mommy,
Nicky's wheezing.
I'm not wheezing,
damn it!
Come on, Nicky,
go get your inhaler.
You're not taking
my grandchildren.
Mind your own
fucking business!
Jack, you do not
swear at my mother.
NICKY: I'm staying
here with Grandma.
It's gonna be all right.
Mommy, take them inside.
(SIGHS)
NICKY: Where are we going?
Okay, it's gonna be all right,
'cause they don't
know anything.
They don't know
what we're doing,
they don't know
where we're going.
Just a stupid remark
that you're gonna
check the disk
when you get home!
You idiota!
'Cause you tipped them off...
I wanted a goddamn
raise, Angie.
So I said something.
I said something
about the disk. So?
But Papi, now he knows
you've been copying
it all down, right?
Every move they made,
all the details, everything.
Who told you
to copy shit down?
I did it for us, Angie.
You know, I did it
so we had something
to fall back on.
Mi amor, they don't know
about the money. So?
Jack, do they know
about the money?
I don't know, Angie.
(MURMURS BROKENLY)
Now they're
gonna kill us.
Nobody's gonna
get killed, okay.
All we got to do...
Listen to me, baby.
All we got to do
is get out of this
fucking city.
(EXCLAIMS IN SPANISH)
Mama, pack the bags.
You lousy piece of dirt.
How could you do this?
How could you do this
to your family?
These kids are not leaving.
If you got
yourself into trouble,
that's your tough luck.
These kids
are not leaving...
They know about
the kids, okay.
You cannot keep them.
They will come here
and they will take them.
Do you get it?
Here, take this.
MARIA: No!
I'm calling the police.
JACK: What? No, wait.
What are you,
out of your fucking mind? No!
Damn it!
This is your fault.
You got us into it!
Shut up! Quiet!
God damn it! I...
Okay, we are leaving now.
I'm not going!
I'm not playing around!
No!
I don't want to!
Don't you try it.
I don't want to go.
Papi? Is somebody
going to get us?
Nicky.
Now, listen to me, okay?
Take this disk.
This disk will save
your life, Nicky.
Okay?
It's your bible.
It's everything I know
about everything, papi.
Okay?
Now, you go, okay?
You go down the fire escape.
The way you did
when you ran away,
you remember?
You listening to me?
You go find Uncle Manny.
Uncle Manny, okay?
Over at the bodega.
You know the bodega?
Yeah.
I understand the bodega.
You go find
Uncle Manny, okay?
You give him this disk.
He'll know exactly
what to do with it, okay?
(DOORBELL RINGING)
Don't answer
the door, Angie!
Now, listen to me, okay?
You be a man, okay?
Be a man, papi.
And you be tough, okay?
Always be tough,
and you trust nobody.
No broads. No friends.
Angie, don't
answer that door!
Okay? You make
your way in this world
and you call
your own shots, okay?
Now, you go.
You got your inhaler?
Yeah. I got it.
It's right here.
(DOORBELL RINGS INSISTENTLY)
Papi, I...
No, no, no! Just go.
You're the man, now.
You're the man, papi.
Okay? You're the head
of the family now,
you understand me?
I understand.
I'm the head of the family.
Yeah, you are. Yeah.
I love you.
I know.
(MAN KICKING DOOR)
Come on now, you go.
Nicky, remember,
you're the man.
I know. I'm the man.
Now, go! Go!
(SILENCED GUNSHOTS FIRING)
(CLICKS)
You got to pull the slide
back first, Jack.
Uh-uh-uh.
Too late. Come on,
drop it. Drop it!
Kick it over here.
Get away from her.
Over there.
No, no!
Move. Come on. Now.
Old lady,
over there, move!
Come on!
Andale! Yeah!
Where is it, Jack?
Where's what?
Where's the fucking disk?
I don't know what
you're talking about,
Sean.
ANGELA: Mama!
SEAN: Give me the disk, Jack.
(CRYING)
I don't have it, man.
I don't have it.
It's not here.
Don't, Sean.
No!
(CRYING)
Jack.
(SOBBING)
Where's the disk, Jack?
No!
Give me the disk, Jack.
I don't have it.
Jack.
LUZ: Mommy? Papi?
Mommy!
Papi, please!
Mommy! Someone!
Mommy!
(GUNSHOT)
Hey, kid.
Like you're
some fashion plate.
You didn't have
to turn it into
a bloodbath.
He pulled a gun on me!
He's a lousy
little accountant.
This guy,
his name is Jesus.
Thanks, Ian. Jesus.
But he wanted everybody
to call him Jack.
That should tell you
what kind of a guy he is.
You say boo to him,
he'd fall over
and wet his pants.
He's as harmless
as cherry fucking pie.
Now I'm stuck with a kid.
The kid saw us...
You shouldn't have
brought him here!
(WHISPERING)
I do not want
to kill a kid.
God damn it.
What am I going to do
with a goddamn kid?
I know what I'd do.
Get the hell
out of my sight.
Kevin?
Fucking loser.
We'd better pray to God
he didn't make any copies.
What the hell
happened to him?
He got greedy.
(NICKY WHEEZING)
Terry, what's wrong
with the goddamn kid?
I don't know.
He's got asthma
or something.
Well, make him stop.
It's getting on my nerves.
(WHEEZING)
Come on, kid. Let's go.
It's empty.
Be quiet.
Where's my dad?
I thought you said my dad
was going to pick me up.
Shut up. TV time.
I'm worried about my sister.
I think I should go home now.
Kid, don't worry
about your family.
Start worrying
about yourself.
Zach?
You son of a bitch!
Gloria!
How the hell are you?
Jesus, it's been
a long time.
Three years.
You look great.
Yeah? You'll let me up?
Oh, yeah.
Good to see you.
You, too.
Tell Kevin
Gloria's on her way up.
Kevin, Gloria's here.
What do you mean "here"?
Not here in the building?
She's on her way up.
Gloria, you sure
look gorgeous.
I thought
you weren't getting out
until next week.
I would've picked you up.
I wanted to surprise you.
Surprise.
I've missed you so much.
You look great, Gloria.
Raymond.
MICKEY:
Gloria, how are you?
Just swell, Mick.
Terry.
Gloria.
Sean.
Nice to see you, Gloria.
Ian.
Where's my stuff?
Did a little remodelling.
Mmm-hmm.
What about my cats?
I thought your
sister took them.
Ah.
I gotta change.
I look like a drag queen.
(LAUGHS)
Great to see you.
Kevin, you never
came to see me.
Not ever. Not once.
I wanted to.
Never, ever.
I wanted to.
I really wanted to.
Not once.
You never came.
In three goddamn years,
you never came to see me.
Yeah, really?
What stood in your way?
I couldn't.
Oh, really? Why not?
Ruby always needs me.
You know that.
Who the fuck needs Ruby?
I'm sick of these people.
It's always about
somebody else.
When does it get
down to being me?
I took three fucking
years for you!
I went to the slammer
for you and you
never showed up!
What was
I supposed to do?
Walk into the
Department of Corrections
and announce myself?
I want my money
and I want out. That's it!
Give me my goddamn
money. I want out.
You don't have
to worry about money.
I'm going to
take care of you.
I don't want you
taking care of me.
I've had three fucking years
of your taking care of me.
I've had it
with your fucking
taking care of me.
You got that?
Okay.
I know you're pissed off.
I'm not pissed off.
No?
Oh, no.
You know me very well.
You know when I'm pissed off.
Do I look pissed off to you?
You wanna make love?
Do I wanna make love?
No, I do not wanna make love.
Maybe you'd like to change
the fucking sheets first.
(KNOCKING ON DOOR)
KEVIN: Not now.
I'm sorry.
KEVIN: I said, not now!
I'm sorry. It's Ruby
on the phone, Kevin,
he says it's important.
Well, it's Ruby.
I'll just be a minute.
Hi, Gloria.
Hi.
Welcome back.
Thanks.
You got any good
lesbian prison stories?
You know, I've got
one word for you,
Terry, therapy.
I'd say group therapy,
but I like other
people too much.
(WHEEZING BADLY)
What's the matter
with you?
Who the hell are you?
Watch your mouth,
wee fucker.
He has asthma.
Ran out of his medicine.
Asthma, huh?
Good-looking guy like you?
My dad was
supposed to be here.
Yeah?
I'm worried about
my sister, lady.
Can you ask them
about my dad?
Kid, shut your
goddamn trap, all right?
What's with the kid?
I had a situation
with his father,
had some trouble.
So, what, are you
kidnapping kids, now?
Just mind your
own business.
Oh. This is my business.
This is my apartment.
Yeah?
Yeah.
Who the hell do you think
pays the goddamn bills?
Lucky me.
It must be fucking you.
(SIGHS)
Gloria, come on.
What are you...
Excuse me.
What are you doing?
(SIGHS)
I'm still in love with you.
I've loved you
my whole life.
I understand it's hard.
It's been three years.
There's distance.
Yeah.
It's not distance,
you know.
It's...
What?
Shit.
Okay, you want to talk.
Let's talk.
What do you want
to talk about?
Look, I took
the rap for you.
I know.
Most people
would have talked.
I didn't talk.
Look, we had a deal here.
You told me that
there would be money
in a bank account.
Now where's the money,
where's the bank?
Look, Kevin,
I took the rap for
something I didn't do.
You owe me.
Here.
I don't want that.
I'm trying to change
my life here.
Jesus Christ, talking to you
is like talking to
a fucking brick wall.
You're right.
We had a deal. I owe you.
Please don't think
I'm not grateful,
'cause I am.
(CLEARS THROAT)
But there was more
than just a deal
between us, right?
Listen...
You were wearing
this dress the night
of your going-in party
three years ago.
And I'm still wearing it.
So what?
I've been thinking
about that night
for three years.
Three fucking years.
Oh.
Thinking about
that penthouse.
(SIGHS)
Do you remember
me and you that night?
Oh, honey, you're no good.
You're just no damn good.
I know.
Come on.
Say you're my baby.
No.
Say it.
I'm not gonna.
Say you're my baby.
Honey.
Say you're my baby.
No.
Come here.
Let me go. No.
Come here.
(WEEPING)
I want my money. Now.
We had a deal.
A deal?
Yes!
A deal? Well, the deal
has changed, right?
You want your own apartment,
you have your own apartment.
You want new clothes,
I'll buy you new clothes.
You want to get
yourself a new cat. Go,
get yourself a new cat.
Whatever you want.
When do you
report for parole?
Monday.
Okay, then you're
back here Tuesday,
Wednesday, Thursday
and the weekend,
till you have to report
back next week.
Then you're back
here again, that's it.
That's the deal.
That's done.
Gloria?
I am not going to take
your bullshit anymore.
It's over.
No, it's not.
It's over.
Will you stop saying that?
It's over.
Will you stop saying that!
It is over!
Stop it!
I always knew
you were a bastard.
Stop.
(SOBBING)
(PANTING)
You never shot
a short guy before?
What's the big deal?
Short, tall, fat, skinny,
they were all grown up.
You're talking about
killing a kid.
This is the father,
this is the son.
The only difference
is three feet.
I'll do it.
TERRY: Kevin's not
going to like it.
I don't give a shit
whether Kevin
likes it or not.
It's gotta be done.
It's my ass. I was the
one who was up there.
Did the kid see you?
I don't know.
But I don't like
to leave loose ends.
SEAN: All right, Mickey,
it's your turn.
I didn't leave you much.
MICKEY:
You sure didn't
leave me much.
(SOFTLY) Kid.
Did you forget something?
I just thought...
You know, Kevin
might be in here.
Kevin's in his office.
Terry, you wouldn't
hurt a little kid,
would you?
Gloria, you better
get out of here.
Kid, come on.
Come over here.
He's watching
the show.
What's your favorite
cartoon, kid?
Mine's Top Cat.
He's cool.
Kid, come over here right...
Calm the fuck down.
Let me... What the
fuck are you doing!
Calm the fuck down!
What's your fucking problem?
You gonna calm the fuck down?
(PANTING) Yeah.
I just lost my head.
You're going to walk
right out of here?
Yeah, I lost my head.
You're right, man.
It's none of my
fucking business.
All right.
Kid, come here.
Come here now, come here.
Come on.
Right now. Come on!
Get out there.
All right, get up.
Go on!
Everybody,
put your guns down,
put them on the
ground right now.
Now kick them forward.
Hey, you,
go over there.
Jesus, Kevin,
what are you doing?
Killing kids now?
Gloria, put the gun down.
Nobody's killing anybody.
Get up there.
(COCKS GUN)
(GUN FIRES)
What the hell's
the matter with you?
Get up there. Go on.
You, too, Raymond.
Get up the stairs.
Right now, Raymond,
or I'll shoot him.
I swear to God.
You, get up there. Get up.
All right, kid,
go get my bag.
All right, you all
just get back.
All right, kid, come here.
Open the bag.
Have you lost
your fucking mind?
Yeah, I have.
But right now I lost it twice,
how about that?
Now, just empty
your pockets.
Put your money
on the table,
in front of the table,
right now.
I am not
fucking around here.
You're making
a big fucking mistake.
Yeah, well, you
know what, Kevin?
You're my big
fucking mistake.
I went through shit
you wouldn't even want
to fucking dream about.
And for what?
For some two-bit,
cheap, fucking asshole,
that's what!
Jewelry, too.
This is my
grandfather's watch.
Great.
I'll never forget this.
Come here, kid.
Now, all of you back up.
Back up.
Right, come here.
I need you to hop up here.
That's good,
and just put all that
jewelry in your hat.
And if any of you
make a move
towards this kid...
I'm blowing your
brains out, you got that?
Hurry it up, kid.
Get back, Terry.
All right, kid.
Get down here.
All right,
you put that in the bag
and you stay behind me.
KEVIN: You'll be sorry
for this, I promise you.
You will be sorry, Kevin,
if you ever even think
of coming after me.
Statute of limitations
is seven years.
Don't make me turn
State's evidence
against you.
All right. Now...
I want all of you
to take off your clothes.
(ALL CLAMORING)
Come on.
I mean it. Take off your
clothes right now.
I haven't seen a naked man
in three years, fuck you,
so give me a show.
Come on.
Raymond, what
are you folding up
your clothes for?
This is a stickup. Come on.
I'm sorry.
All right, throw them up
here. Throw them up
forward, right now.
Come on. All right,
come here, kid.
Come here.
I want you to gather
these up, all right?
Not the glass.
Be careful of the glass.
All right.
Underwear, too.
Underwear, too.
Come on, you big
bunch of studs.
Underwear, too.
Right now.
Throw it up here.
Big bunch of studs.
Yeah, yeah.
Wait a minute.
And I want you to throw
them out of the window
over there, all right?
All right.
Watch the bag,
watch the bag.
All right,
right down there.
I know where.
No! To your left!
You got it. Go on.
Raymond, who knew?
Now, don't any of
you guys move.
All right, kid,
now throw everything
out the window.
Just chuck it right
out the window.
Don't you move.
Shoes, too.
Get everything.
What the fuck?
This is fucking shit.
(PEOPLE EXCLAIMING)
GLORIA:
All right, come on.
Come on, let's go.
Where are you going?
I'll be right back.
Kid, come on.
Do not leave here
with that disk, Gloria.
I'm not fucking around.
I will kill you.
I bet you would.
Fuck you for thinking
you ever owned me
or still do.
Kid, run. Open the door
right there. Go.
Open the door.
Thanks for taking care
of my cats, prick!
Go, go!
And kid,
when you get to the street
I want you to run like hell.
What the hell was
going on up there?
Playing strip poker.
Take off.
GLORIA: Those guys weren't
kidding around, honey.
They were really
gonna hurt you.
NICKY: I can take
care of myself.
Yeah, right.
Where do you live?
158th Street.
All right.
See a subway over there?
See that? All right?
I want you to run and
go get on the subway.
I don't know how.
You don't know how what?
To get on the subway.
You just...
You just get on the subway,
and you get off at
158th Street, all right?
I can't by myself.
I'll get lost.
You can do it, honey.
Just get off at 158th, okay?
I can't.
Sure you can.
I can't by myself.
Jesus Christ!
All right. Come on.
Ruby?
(LAUGHS)
You took time off
from your busy schedule.
Sorry I'm late.
How's things?
I'm still losing.
The ponies,
they're unpredictable.
That's why I play them.
You know me.
I always win, eventually,
one way or the other.
But enough
of this social chatter,
I want to see
your lips move.
I want to see the words
come out of your mouth
so I can find out
if I believe them.
Everything's fine.
The only thing that's fine
is the way you lie.
I respect that, sort of.
You know, Kevin,
you're one of these
fellows who read
all the right books
and turned out all wrong.
You were that way
when I first met you.
It was like that
when you was a kid.
So, which is it?
Are you a fuck up
or a thief?
What are you
saying, Ruby?
You told me you had
the kid and the disk.
Well, I don't.
But it's just
a temporary setback.
Like I said,
everything's fine.
You know, Kevin,
I've been in prison
four times...
I don't want to
make it a handful.
Do I have to remind you
what's on that disk?
Names, names of cops.
Sergeants,
lieutenants, captains.
Everyone we had on the pad.
Dates, numbered
accounts, judges,
a congressman or two,
couriers.
(LAUGHS) It's my
whole fucking life's work.
Now, you got
yourself into trouble
and I expect you
to work your way out.
What can I say?
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.
It's all going to be
straightened out today,
I promise you.
(SIGHS)
Now, if you get
into more trouble,
I don't know you.
And I never did,
because if any of this
comes back to me...
I'll kill you, I promise.
That won't be
necessary, Ruby.
Raymond, we got
work to do.
(PEOPLE CHATTING)
GLORIA:
What the hell is this?
This your block, kid?
Yeah.
Excuse me.
Excuse me. Let us through.
Go on, go home.
Go on, go home.
Go. Go ahead.
Move.
Hey, lady.
What?
They won't
let anybody in.
So go back
and wait a little bit.
Find your friends.
I'm hungry.
(POLICE SIRENS SQUAWKING)
COP: All right, stay back!
Come on.
Give me a slice.
Pepperoni.
Pepperoni.
Go sit down.
So, kid,
got any relatives?
What?
What's your name, kid?
Do you know your last name?
Nunez.
Nunez, Good.
Nicky Nunez. Okay, good.
Got any grandparents?
My grandma lives with us.
Got any aunts or uncles?
Uncle Manny.
Uncle Manny.
My father told me to go
to my Uncle Manny's.
Great, Uncle Manny.
There you go.
So, where does
Uncle Manny live?
Downtown.
Good. Where downtown?
Over a grocery store.
Okay, good.
This street that
Uncle Manny lives on...
Hey!
The street that
Uncle Manny lives on...
When I'm talking to you,
you gotta help me out
here, you got that?
The street that he lives on,
does it start with an "A"?
Start with a "B," a "C"?
I don't know.
What the hell
am I doing with you?
I didn't come up here
to hang out with you.
I gotta be back in
Miami by Monday.
SEAN: A coffee.
Black, no sugar.
I didn't come here to...
(MUSIC PLAYING ON STEREO)
(WHISPERS) Keep still, kid.
SEAN: Yeah, it's me.
There's cops all over.
Fire trucks, newscasters.
Yeah. I'll just hang around
just in case she shows
up with the kid.
Thanks,
keep the change.
NICKY: Where are we going?
I want to go home.
(FIRE TRUCK HONKING)
Well, listen, kid,
you got to shut up.
You can't go home,
all right?
We're in trouble here.
You gotta help me out.
We gotta help
each other out,
you understand?
I gotta get you
somewhere.
(FIRE TRUCK SIREN WAILING)
What are you
talking about?
I want to go home.
Would you just
shut up, kid?
You can't go home,
there's no one there,
anyway.
You parents aren't there.
They... They left.
And they want me
to get you somewhere.
I'm gonna take you
to your uncle's.
Now, stay there.
Sit still.
Fuck!
There's a lot
of them here.
C.M. Leone.
Is Manny his
middle name?
NICKY: I don't know.
Jennifer Leone,
this sound familiar?
I don't know, lady.
Jesus Christ, kid,
what do you know?
(TELEPHONE RINGING)
Hello.
Hi. Is Manny there?
Yeah, it's Manny.
Who's this?
Manny.
You got a nephew?
Yeah, who is this?
Listen, Manny.
I got this kid here,
Nicky Nunez.
Is he your nephew?
Yeah. Who the hell is this?
It's a long story.
Look, I just got him here
and I need
to bring him to you,
so what's your address?
Yeah.
All right. Thank you.
All right, come on. Come on!
Stop fucking around.
GLORIA: Stop, stop, stop.
Here, keep that.
CAB DRIVER:
Thank you very much.
All right, come on, kid.
You're on your own
here or what?
Excuse me. Down here.
You don't go without me.
You do not go without me.
I got to go.
Manny?
Hello?
Manny?
(TV PLAYING IN BACKGROUND)
I'm the person
from the phone...
(PEOPLE CHEERING ON TV)
Jesus Christ.
NICKY: Manny?
Come on.
Where are we going?
Don't worry about it.
Let's go.
Lady, are you crazy?
This is my Uncle
Manny's house.
Where are we going?
I said don't worry about it.
You're bugging
the shit out of me.
Screw you, lady.
I'm going home.
Hey!
(HONKING)
Christ, you stupid kid.
What are you doing?
You don't understand.
This is serious business.
I know these guys.
They're my friends.
Yeah? Well, you got
some pretty shitty friends.
A regular wiseass.
Come on, I gotta
get you somewhere.
Would you stop
dragging me?
I've been waiting
in front of that goddamn
building for hours.
Ian, let me get
a black coffee.
You and your fucking
itchy fingers.
You're gonna
get me buried.
All right already, Kevin.
He had a piece.
He had a fucking gun, okay?
Sean, if you
were any dumber
I'd have to water you.
Come here.
(SEAN GRUNTING)
Kevin, cool it.
Cool it?
You want me
to fucking cool it
when the whole goddamn
organization is going
down the fucking drain?
Your name's on
that disk, Zach.
And Raymond's, too.
And Mickey's and Terry's
and this stupid
shithead's name, too.
Everybody's name.
We could be
wiped out for good.
So clean up
this fucking mess.
I don't want
no blood staining my floor.
I want you to try
and keep quiet in
here, all right?
My sister lives here.
She's not always
too happy to see me.
Jesus Christ.
What are you doing here?
I was just
in the neighborhood.
I thought...
You gonna invite me in?
So, where is everybody?
Jeffrey's at work.
Kids are at school.
I thought you
were in prison.
I just got out.
Well, you could
have called first.
Who's the kid?
A friend from prison.
All right. Now look,
just sit down here.
Be really good,
don't touch nothing.
What are you doing
with someone's kid?
Babysitting.
So, you're off
from work today?
I don't work.
I'm a housewife, Glor.
Well, good for you.
Glad all your
dreams came true.
Look, Brenda...
I know I'm, like,
the last person you wanted
to see today, right?
But I was wondering if,
you know, maybe
we could just stay
here for tonight.
Just the night.
I don't think so.
Jeffrey and the kids
and everything.
(TELEPHONE RINGING)
Yeah.
Brenda, I'm in trouble
with Kevin.
When are you
not in trouble?
Hello?
Brenda, it's Kevin.
It's been a long time.
Yeah.
How are you, Kevin?
How have you been?
Pretty good. You, Brenda?
Okay. Kids are
growing, you know.
Well, no,
unfortunately, I don't.
Now that Gloria's out,
maybe I can rectify that.
Oh? Gloria's out?
You didn't know?
No, I haven't seen her.
Oh, well,
if she calls or anything,
I'd love to know.
Sure.
You got my number, right?
No, give it to me.
It's easy to remember,
it's 555-6363.
Yeah, I got it.
Brenda...
I hope you're
not lying to me.
Are you lying
to me, Brenda?
No, of course not.
Why would I lie?
I think that old friends
should not lie to each other.
Of course. Okay,
take care, Kevin.
What did you do now?
Look. Thanks a lot, all right?
If he calls again,
you haven't seen me, okay?
Look, Kevin killed...
Killed?
Who? Who killed who?
What are you talking about?
What the hell
are you talking about?
No, wait. Never mind.
I don't want to know.
Don't want to know.
Jesus Christ.
Look, Brenda...
You shouldn't have
this kid with you.
Kids should not
be exposed to you.
What am I,
the mumps?
Let me get to the point,
I don't want my kids
exposed to you, okay?
Hey!
Let go of me.
You stop roughhousing
that kid right now.
Brenda, let go of him.
I don't know how
you and me ever came
from the same place
'cause you are
not my sister.
You come in here
and you put my
family in danger.
I'm sorry, Gloria,
not in my house.
I don't want this
in my house.
Well, good for you.
You'd treat me better
if I was a stranger.
Sometimes
I wish you were.
Done.
Get out of here.
I don't want you
in the building.
Gosh, she's mean.
No kidding.
She's ugly, too.
Yeah?
Well, not everybody's
as lucky in the looks
department as you and me, kid.
She makes
a hell of a meatloaf.
What about the kid?
He's under five.
No, I'm not.
I'm seven.
Anybody got
two quarters?
I got a ten spot
for two quarters.
Here you go.
I got it.
Aren't you nice.
Any time.
You should learn
to keep your mouth shut.
(WHEEZING)
What are you doing?
You all right?
I need a new inhaler.
You mean, this?
All right.
All right. Okay.
We'll get you one.
All right.
You got any
more of these?
You got a prescription?
I lost it.
Can't do it
without a prescription.
But he can't breathe.
I can breathe.
I have asthma.
Shut up.
You're so rude.
Shut up, or I let
you choke, all right?
Come on, the kid
can't breathe.
Sorry, not without
a prescription.
Let me look for it again.
Oh, I found it.
I can't make out
the doctor's signature.
It's Dr. Benjamin Franklin.
The druggist in
my neighborhood
gives it to me
without a prescription.
That guy was
just screwing you.
You think so?
Thanks a lot.
I can open it.
NICKY: Where are we going?
Shopping.
Why?
'Cause you smell
and I'm tired of looking
at you in those clothes.
What the hell am I
gonna do with you?
Don't worry about me.
Oh, yeah, don't worry
about you. That's right.
You know what?
You're driving me crazy.
Just don't speak, all right?
Don't say anything, all right?
'Cause I'm running
out of time,
running out of money
and I'm running
out of patience.
Where'd you get that toy?
You don't steal
when you're with me.
What, are you nuts?
What, are you trying to
get us arrested here?
It's none of your
business what I do.
You don't listen,
and worst of all,
you don't know
when to admit
when you're wrong.
I don't like you
telling me what to do.
It puts me down.
I'm the man,
I tell you what to do.
I don't fucking like the way
you're talking to me.
You have a filthy mouth.
You listen to me,
you little punk.
You are just a little kid,
now act like it.
Jesus Christ,
you're five years old.
I'm seven, I'm not a baby.
I'm a man, I'm the man.
You are not the man,
you are the boy.
You listen to me.
You go to school,
men go to work.
You got no hair
on your face,
men do.
You got a small pee-pee,
men got big pee-pees.
Well, some of them,
and hopefully one
day you will, too.
Now, you are
not the man,
you are a boy.
All right, here.
Now you take this
and you put it away,
and I don't want
to see it again.
Don't be a little thief.
Come on.
Hey! This way.
Miss?
Do I look like
a "miss" to you?
I got a kid with me here.
I need a room.
$65 a night.
You wash the sheets?
Every summer.
It's not so bad.
Yeah,
I've seen better.
Possibly true.
(SIGHS HEAVILY)
You got pretty
big feet for a girl.
What, are you trying
to win me over?
Oh, Christ. Kevin.
What a chump.
All my pictures,
all my perfume,
my shoes,
dresses.
You know, I had
a really nice coat, too.
So, you could buy more.
Yeah.
'Cause I'm so rich.
Sure. Sure,
you're rich.
Yeah, I really blew it.
You know, women
got the greatest deal
in the world.
All they gotta do
is fall in love
and some guy
just takes care of them.
Yeah?
Look at Brenda.
She makes a so-so meatloaf
and ends up on Central Park.
I had chances, you know?
Some guys liked me.
Christ,
I had more boyfriends
than I can remember.
Tall, you know,
some of them were tall.
Some of them
were short and fat.
They were funny.
I don't need much,
you know?
Just give me a guy
who likes to win...
Christ, and I'm happy.
(FAUCET RUNNING)
That's it.
Just some guy
who likes to win.
That's enough, you know?
I threw my life away,
for nothing.
You would have
really liked my cat.
Excuse me?
What the hell do you
think you're doing?
Where did you
get those? Wise guy.
Sometimes I smoke.
Sometimes you smoke?
Yeah.
You're six years old.
Smoke when you're 10.
And you got asthma.
What, are you nuts?
Forget it.
Quiet!
(LAUGHING)
It's Gloria, is he there?
Where are you?
Kevin, I'm in trouble again.
I wanna know why.
This kid is driving me nuts
and I don't know
what I'm supposed to do
with him now.
Come on, Gloria.
(KEVIN SIGHS)
That kid means
nothing to you.
Come on.
Gloria?
NEWSCASTER:
...a gangland killing today
in Washington Heights.
Police say
35-year-old Jack Nunez,
his wife, Angela,
his 10-year old daughter
and his mother in law,
Maria Estevez
were gunned down
in their apartment
and pronounced dead
at the scene.
But there's more
to this story.
Seven-year-old
Nicholas Nunez is missing
and police are asking anyone
with any information regarding
the whereabouts...
Kid!
Kid, what are you...
Kid, where are you going?
...what appears to be
an execution...
Nicky!
Shit!
WOMAN: Hey!
Come back here!
Stop it! Come on, lady,
don't make me do this!
(GROANS)
Come on!
Where are you going,
you stupid kid?
Hey, mister!
WOMAN: Hold on!
Mister!
Mister, you gotta
stop the train!
Mister, stop the train!
Hold it!
Let go of me!
Calm down!
Let go of me!
Get your hands off me!
Calm down! Calm down!
That's my kid!
That's my kid
on the train!
All right. Do you know
where he's going?
Tell me. Talk to me.
158th Street.
158th Street?
Yeah.
Okay, okay.
(PANTING)
You crazy kid.
You scared me
half to death!
What's the matter
with you? Huh?
Did it happen?
Are they dead?
(CRYING) Did everything
really happen?
Yeah.
No!
I hate you!
That's okay.
You can hate me right now.
I want my mommy,
I want my papi,
I wanna go find them!
You know, Nicky...
You can't even believe
how much I understand
how you feel.
Because my mom and dad...
Well, your mom and dad,
they love you.
And because they love you,
you can always
talk to them,
you know, just like
they were there.
And they'll always
be there for you.
You just...
You can't go find
them, you know?
I know it's hard
to understand...
Because...
Well, you'll
understand one day,
you will,
when you grow up.
It's just hard right now
because you're so little.
I'm seven. How many
times do I have
to tell you that, lady?
I know.
And I'm the man,
I say what to do.
I'm sorry.
I know you are.
You're the man, all right?
Now, don't get so
upset about it. Just...
I wanna go home.
There's no one
there, baby.
Why don't you try
to go to sleep now,
all right?
Okay? Would you
just try that?
You want me to sing
you a little song?
(SINGING)
(VOICE BREAKING)
(SINGING SOFTLY)
Mommy?
Papi?
(OPERA MUSIC
PLAYING ON STEREO)
Where's Jessie?
He died two years ago.
Who are you?
An old friend,
and who are you?
I'm his son, Freddie.
He was a good guy,
your dad.
Yeah, yeah.
Look...
I got about $50,000 here.
I'll take five.
You will, will you?
Yeah.
Yeah, but I got to look
at this stuff first, okay?
Your father never had
to look at anything.
Yeah, well?
This used to be like
a home away from home
to my jewelry.
Not to mention my furs.
Hello, I got
a bus to catch here,
I don't have all day.
What, you got
10 Rolexes here.
Come on, let's go.
All right.
Thanks a lot.
Pleasure doing
business with you.
Excuse me!
You sign for me!
(OPERA MUSIC
CONTINUES PLAYING)
(DIALING)
Let me talk to Kevin.
Raymond,
bring the phone book.
She's in Hell's Kitchen.
Check those tourist hotels.
Keep calling them,
we're getting there.
We are getting there.
Kid...
Kid, come on.
Come on, get up.
Those guys are outside,
come here.
You gotta get dressed,
I gotta get you out
of here, all right?
They wanna hurt us.
Give me your foot.
You want me to hold
the disk for you?
Disk, disk,
where's my disk?
I want my disk, please.
Okay, come on.
Nice to see you, Sean.
Fuck you, Gloria.
This game is over.
Yeah?
This look familiar to you?
It should. It's yours.
(COCKS GUN)
It's got a silencer on it.
You remember
how easy it kills,
you bastard?
Go over there
by the wall!
Go on! Get over
there by the wall!
Get over there!
Get your hands
out of your pockets
where I can see them.
Go on. Get back there.
I mean it. Keep going.
Against the wall.
All right, kid,
get in the car.
You're dead meat,
Gloria, dead meat.
Dead meat.
(CAR BEEPING)
(BEEPING STOPS)
Let go of me, you fuck!
You bitch!
What, are you crazy?
Get off the fucking car!
(SCREAMS)
(GASPS)
(CARS HONKING)
(HONKING)
Hold on.
(TIRES SCREECHING)
(HONKING)
Hold on!
(CARS HONKING)
(BREATHING RAGGEDLY)
Are you okay?
Yeah, I'm okay.
You look scared.
I don't get scared, kid.
I get pissed off.
Then why do you
look scared?
Well, of course,
I'm scared.
For God's sake,
give me a break here, right.
You think I'm scared
of those morons?
I'm not, all right.
I'm hungry.
Look at the crap
you've gotten me into.
What did I do?
Everything.
Put your hat on.
I gotta pee.
Me, too.
Okay. Come on.
(CHURCH BELLS TOLLING)
Mommy, Papi?
I had a dream
about you last night.
I wish I could see you.
Can you see me?
(NICKY SPEAKING SOFTLY)
Would you like me
to hear confession?
Not exactly.
All right.
It's been a long time
since I've done
confession, Father,
so no thanks.
Father?
I'm sorry.
It's just that I've never
been too comfortable
in those things.
It's still, like,
confidential if we do
it out here, right?
Yes.
It's, you know,
maybe you could
tell me what to do.
I got this kid.
He's not my kid,
I just kind of got
involved with him.
I mean, his whole
family's dead,
he's got nobody,
you know, so I got
stuck with him.
It's that kid over there.
This is between us, right?
He's got these guys
that wanna kill him.
Now, I know these guys,
they used to be my friends.
So they'd let me walk away,
I mean, I could get away,
they wouldn't do
anything to me.
But this kid,
he's driving me nuts,
I can't take care of him.
I mean, he's a good kid,
but he's not my family.
I don't want him dead,
and I don't know
what to do with him.
I mean, I gotta
be back in Miami
on Monday
because, you know,
I just got out of jail, and...
Okay, okay, okay.
All right.
Yeah.
Hold on,
start at the beginning.
Maybe I can do
something for you.
(UPBEAT MUSIC
PLAYING ON STEREO)
Timmy, it looks
like we got it.
Harry Paul Queen 8-6-3.
That's HPQ 863.
(TELEPHONE RINGING)
Guinness. Thanks.
No, I'll take care of it.
Leave it to me.
(TELEPHONE RINGING)
Yeah?
Kevin? We got the car.
Where?
Thank you, Michael.
I owe you.
128th and St. Nick's.
(SIGHING)
Come back in half an hour.
I might have
something for you.
Okay. Get your hat.
Come on.
Thanks a lot.
I'm hungry.
No kidding.
Coffee. Black.
What do you want?
A Coke and...
Chocolate cake.
For breakfast?
Yeah, Coke and a cake.
Are you deaf?
You're so tough.
It's all an act, kid.
Gloria, do you like me?
Yeah, kid. I like you.
Do you love me?
I don't even know you.
Listen, I got to talk to you
like you're a big guy now.
All right?
Yeah.
Like you're all grown up.
You know that priest
that we just talked to
down the street?
Well, he just told me
about this school,
upstate, for boys.
Supposed to be real nice.
Lots of trees, animals.
You like animals?
I hate animals.
So you stay away
from them.
You're getting rid of me.
You'll be safe there.
I'm not going to some
stupid, dumb school
where I don't know anyone.
You don't understand,
all right?
Now, we got to get
out of Manhattan
before they find us.
(WHEEZING)
I got to get back
to Miami before they
chuck me back in jail.
Which means what?
That I got to find
something to do with you.
You got that?
(WHEEZING)
Jesus Christ! You're the only
kid I ever met who makes
a big deal out of breathing.
The Coke is for him.
Is that what your bright
brain tells you?
Listen, kid,
I understand your
situation, all right.
And I wouldn't
trade places with you
for all the tea in China.
But it is what it is and
we gotta deal with it.
How can I make
you understand?
They're trying to kill us.
We could be dead by
tonight. Eat your cake.
(NICKY SNIFFLING)
What? Come on.
What's with the sniffling
over there?
Would you knock it off?
Would you knock it...
Would you stop your crying?
Come on.
Everything I say
is wrong, all right.
I don't have any kids.
I've never even
liked kids, all right.
I never liked kids.
Just shut up.
You talk too much.
Will you listen
to me, Nicky?
Life is a dream.
It only lasts
a minute, all right?
And there's lots of people.
Lots of stupid people,
lots of jerky people,
lots of idiots.
I wouldn't care
if I died today.
But you...
You're different.
You're a kid.
You can't even
reach the urinal yet.
You got all
kinds of things...
You've got a lot of
lovemaking to make,
you got a lot of
booze to drink,
you got a lot of
growing up to do.
I mean look at you,
you're just a teeny, little,
baby bug thing over there.
You know, I'd like
to see you in a tie
one day. Or a tux.
You know,
you could go gambling.
You could.
You could hang
out with the guys.
You could go
to the racetrack...
Chase around some
skinny blonde girl
with big boobs.
There's a lot of things
you could do yet.
I'm not going to
no school. I'm not.
What's the matter with you?
Are you demented or what?
I'm expressing
a philosophy to you
here, all right?
I'm trying to tell you
what life is all about.
I'm trying to tell you
that when you grow up,
you'll be a handsome guy,
you could have
kids of your own.
That's what
I'm trying to tell you.
(CRYING)
You understand me?
I don't want to go
to the racetrack.
So don't go to the
racetrack, all right?
(WHEEZING)
Would you breathe some air
into your lungs over there?
You're turning blue.
Huh?
That's for Father Paul.
He's expecting you at 9:00.
Thanks. Come on.
Let's go.
(TIRES SQUEALING)
(LATIN MUSIC PLAYING)
Shit.
Jesus.
Wait, Nicky!
NICKY: Come with me!
Nick!
On this side, Gloria!
Nicky!
Gloria, hurry!
Nicky!
(MAN SHOUTING ANGRILY)
Help!
Nicky!
Help!
Terry, you bastard!
Terry!
Terry!
(BREATHING RAGGEDLY)
Oh, fuck.
Oh, God.
Oh, God.
Oh, God, please.
(DOORBELL RINGING)
Is Diane here?
Yeah. Diane!
Thanks, Diane.
Call us if you need us.
DIANE: Guys, you want
to hurry up?
I mean, are you
gonna take all day
to clean up this mess?
Let's go, I'm tired.
Thanks, Diane.
Bye, sweetheart.
Bye.
Holy cannoli.
Gloria.
(WEEPING)
Diane.
Come on in.
What happened now?
Want some coffee?
Yeah.
Sit down.
Kevin's trying to kill me.
So why should
today be any different?
No, this time,
he's really trying
to kill me.
(EXHALING HEAVILY)
I need to see Ruby.
What do you want to
see that bastard for?
There's this kid.
A kid?
Yeah, a kid.
Kevin killed his
entire family, now he
wants to kill the kid.
I'm telling you,
the first time I ever even
talk to a kid, I get involved.
Jesus Christ, this kid,
he's got nobody.
His whole family's dead.
Just breaks your heart.
Gloria, what are
you thinking?
Kevin, these guys,
they're your friends...
They're your family for life.
I think Ruby could help me
out of this situation here,
you know?
Kevin listens to him.
Because he has to.
You know,
Kevin's the only person
I never trusted.
But Ruby is always good
to the ones he likes.
And he always
liked you, didn't he?
You know where
I could find him?
It's Sunday, where
the hell do you think
you can find him?
Oh, Jesus, I got to
be in Miami tomorrow
to report for parole.
Gloria, what the hell
are you thinking?
Go to Miami,
get the hell out of here
and start your life.
My whole life...
Every time I should've
made a right, I made a left.
I fucked up,
I made bad decisions.
I don't know
where it went.
I want to do the right thing.
Gloria, you got to think
about the moments.
Just the moments.
Okay.
A bottle of wine,
a dinner party,
a boat ride, a ranch mink.
Something soft and furry.
These are the things
you gotta remember.
Those are
the things I remember.
It's what keeps you sane.
You always had it together.
I got my business, okay?
That's what I got.
I got my girls,
I got my guys.
That's my life.
You know,
I'm seeing a guy.
He's a Jew,
but he's a good guy.
Diane.
I used to want to be you.
I know.
You can't go see Ruby
looking like that.
Let's get you dressed.
Come on.
Nothing.
Yeah.
She's got it.
That selfish bitch.
She said she's
not scared of you
and she'll blow
your damn heads off.
Kid, you're giving me
the biggest fucking headache
I ever had, so shut up.
TERRY: What do you want
to do with him?
Throw him in the closet.
We're gonna need him.
Let me go!
Get your hands off me!
I'm not going in there!
(LAUGHING)
Here are the keys.
I hope she starts,
you know,
she's a bit like me.
You gotta be real nice to her,
or else she ain't
gonna turn over.
I love you.
ANNOUNCER:
Followed close by Allmyluck
from the outside...
Ingrid in third
and Neil's Nest in fourth.
Neil's Nest now passing.
Neil's Nest now in third.
And it's Mikey's Revenge
up front, Allmyluck in second.
Neil's Nest...
GLORIA: You're still
the sexiest man alive.
People are
looking for you.
I know.
Pick a horse.
You always was lucky.
All right.
(CHUCKLING)
Pick another.
Okay.
This kid...
The boy doesn't
know anything.
He knows you.
You know me.
I like to gamble,
but I don't gamble
with people.
Gloria, things
have changed.
We're not out there
hijacking trucks anymore
or shooting wops.
This is big business.
You're interfering in
very high stakes.
I didn't know
you was involved
with this.
Shit, Ruby, I swear.
I swear to God,
I did not know you was
involved with this.
You have the disk?
Yeah.
It's somewhere safe.
You gonna kill me?
Gloria, what are
you saying?
I made love with you.
I bought you
things, jewels.
We can't have something
like this threaten us.
The boy doesn't
know anything.
He's a very smart
and ingenious guy.
I mean, I could see him doing
something with his life.
Gloria...
I have 11 kids
and I love them all.
I love all
their mothers, too.
I understand
this mother thing.
You're a woman,
he's a little boy.
You fall in love.
All women are mothers, right?
But you...
You're not a mother.
No, I'm not a mother.
I've always been a broad.
So, how are you gonna
take care of the kid?
I'll work, I'll get a job.
I can take care of him.
(LAUGHS) You never
worked a day in your life.
I worked every
day of my life.
What are you doing?
You're a smart girl,
you're acting very stupid.
You got
a lot of life left.
Why did you come here?
I don't trust Kevin.
I can't trust him.
I want to make
a deal with you.
I'll give you the disk,
you tell Kevin
to give me the kid.
Look, I got
this kid in a school,
upstate, St. Lawrence.
He'll be gone,
I'll disappear...
You'll never hear
from either one of us again.
Call Kevin.
All right.
I'll talk to him.
(BUZZER SOUNDS)
(LAUGHS)
It's your lucky day.
Ruby, I need you
to be there when
I give him the disk.
You gotta be there.
You got it.
Okay.
Gloria...
I never should've
let you go.
(CAR DOOR OPENS)
Where's the disk, Gloria?
The kid first.
The disk first.
Kevin, if you
ever loved me...
If you ever want to be
the man you used
to be, let him go.
Please leave us alone.
Gloria, take
the boy and go.
Come on, kid.
Okay.
Is it?
See you later.
Now go on, go to sleep.
We gotta get up early.
Good night, Mommy,
good night, Papi.
Gloria?
Yeah.
Are you gonna
come see me?
I'm gonna be far away.
(SIGHS) Well, if you
weren't far away then
would you come and see me?
Yeah, I think I would.
I'd like to think I would.
Nick, I'd like to
clear something up.
If you wanted me to...
I could be your mother.
I mean, you know,
you could think of me
like I was your mother.
You could if you want.
I don't have a mother,
so you could.
I just want to
clear things up.
You're my father,
you're my mother,
you're my whole family.
You're my friend
and my girlfriend, too.
Well, you know,
I think I could be your
family. How's that?
Gloria?
Yeah?
Do you mind
if I face you?
Whatever makes you happy.
May I touch yours?
May you touch my what?
Your hair, silly.
(LAUGHS)
I don't like people
touching my hair.
Come on.
You like me?
Who could resist you
with a body like yours?
It's a pleasure lying
in bed next to you.
Gloria?
What?
Do you dream about me?
What are you doing?
Are you trying to
embarrass me?
I outweigh you by,
like, what, 60 pounds?
You know?
Maybe 100?
(GIGGLES)
You're in for
it now, mister.
NICKY: Looks nice.
GLORIA: Looks really nice.
Do you see
those boys there?
Yeah.
That must be one
of their classes.
Must be.
Those are the kind of boys
you should be friendly with.
Classy.
Nicky?
Yes?
I'm Father Paul.
Come with me,
let me show you around.
Miss Greenly.
How are you?
You okay?
Please have a seat,
and I'll be with you
in a moment.
So, where are
you gonna go?
I told you
a million times, kid,
I gotta be in Miami.
See, that's
the problem with you,
you don't listen.
It's just the kind of stuff
we've been talking about.
I've never been very good
at saying goodbye
so I'll see you
when I see you, okay?
(DOOR CLOSES)
(ENGINE STARTING)
(BRAKES SQUEALING)
I just wanna
say goodbye again.
Of course.
Okay?
Go ahead.
(EXHALING HEAVILY)
You like it here?
I hate it here.
You sure?
Positive.
Would you like to leave?
Gloria,
what are you doing?
I just...
I think that
it would be better
if you were with me.
I'd feel better.
Me, too.
Okay.
Those...
Those guys are gone,
so I want you to
walk real natural,
and get in the car.
You know, I don't
have much to offer.
I don't even
have an apartment,
I don't know what
I'm gonna do with you.
Well, what about a motel?
We did good in a motel.
I like sleeping with you.
You know,
you're not the first guy
to tell me that.
I got to tell you something,
you know. I don't know
anything about children.
I never even
liked children.
And I don't cook.
No big deal, pizza.
We send out.
You know, you're
a regular smart ass.
You got an answer for
everything, don't you?
I told you.
I'm the man.
WOMAN ON PA:
Ladies and gentlemen,
Continental Flight 491...
That's our flight.
That's us, right?
Yup, I'll take this.
All right, now,
you may be the man,
but if you get
out of line,
I'll have your butt on
a plane so fast your head
will spin, you got that?
NICKY: I won't
know what hit me?
You won't know what hit you.
(DOOR OPENING)
(WOMAN SPEAKING ON PA)
(BUZZER SOUNDING)
Jesus Christ.
I wore that in here?
No wonder they
threw the book at me.
Rules, honey.
You wear it in.
You wear it out.
What's wrong with it?
Un-fucking-believable.
(WOMAN COUNTING LOUDLY)
(INMATES CHEERING)
GUARD: Shut up!
INMATES:
Goodbye, Gloria
Goodbye, Gloria
INMATES:
Goodbye, Gloria
Goodbye, Gloria
We hate to see you go!
(INMATES CHEERING)
(GUARD COUNTS
FOR CALISTHENICS)
(INMATES WHISTLING)
GUARD: Knock it off!
Greenly, over here.
You got a date?
Yeah, but he stood me up.
Release form. Sign it.
You've been drawing
on the $1,000
you came in with
which leaves
you with $68.50,
plus your $100
release gratuity,
here's your total
of $168.50.
Got to report to your
parole officer Monday.
Don't get lost.
Stay out of trouble.
You are not to leave
the state of Florida.
If you violate this condition,
a warrant will be issued
for your arrest immediately.
You'll be right back in here
where the sun don't shine.
Here. I just quit.
It's Cartier. For real,
take it. Go on.
Thanks.
Take what you want.
Toss the rest.
WOMAN ON PA:
Ladies and gentlemen,
we will now begin boarding
on Continental Flight 251
with service to
New York, La Guardia.
(WOMAN ANNOUNCING IN SPANISH)
(SIREN WAILING)
You know what kind
of a bird that is?
Dove.
It's a Blue Diamond dove.
Really?
Yeah.
It's a fucking
Blue Diamond dove.
Look at the blue feathers.
It's beautiful, huh?
You know there's only
300 of those guys left
in the United States?
If it shits on this car,
there's only gonna be 299.
That's her.
(PRESSING BUTTON)
(ELEVATOR DINGS)
Hold the door!
What's up with you, lady?
(DOORBELL RINGING)
Jack.
(DOORBELL RINGING
CONTINUOUSLY)
Anything happen?
What the hell's
the matter with you?
You don't make me wait
in the hallway like that.
Did you go to the bank?
Yeah.
Did you get the money?
Yeah, yeah.
Did you get the tickets?
Yeah. There's a man
in the lobby.
What kind of a man?
A man. I don't know
what kind of man.
What'd he look like?
Where are the kids?
They're in the kitchen.
Mommy, are the
kids' bags packed?
Mommy,
Nicky's wheezing.
I'm not wheezing,
damn it!
Come on, Nicky,
go get your inhaler.
You're not taking
my grandchildren.
Mind your own
fucking business!
Jack, you do not
swear at my mother.
NICKY: I'm staying
here with Grandma.
It's gonna be all right.
Mommy, take them inside.
(SIGHS)
NICKY: Where are we going?
Okay, it's gonna be all right,
'cause they don't
know anything.
They don't know
what we're doing,
they don't know
where we're going.
Just a stupid remark
that you're gonna
check the disk
when you get home!
You idiota!
'Cause you tipped them off...
I wanted a goddamn
raise, Angie.
So I said something.
I said something
about the disk. So?
But Papi, now he knows
you've been copying
it all down, right?
Every move they made,
all the details, everything.
Who told you
to copy shit down?
I did it for us, Angie.
You know, I did it
so we had something
to fall back on.
Mi amor, they don't know
about the money. So?
Jack, do they know
about the money?
I don't know, Angie.
(MURMURS BROKENLY)
Now they're
gonna kill us.
Nobody's gonna
get killed, okay.
All we got to do...
Listen to me, baby.
All we got to do
is get out of this
fucking city.
(EXCLAIMS IN SPANISH)
Mama, pack the bags.
You lousy piece of dirt.
How could you do this?
How could you do this
to your family?
These kids are not leaving.
If you got
yourself into trouble,
that's your tough luck.
These kids
are not leaving...
They know about
the kids, okay.
You cannot keep them.
They will come here
and they will take them.
Do you get it?
Here, take this.
MARIA: No!
I'm calling the police.
JACK: What? No, wait.
What are you,
out of your fucking mind? No!
Damn it!
This is your fault.
You got us into it!
Shut up! Quiet!
God damn it! I...
Okay, we are leaving now.
I'm not going!
I'm not playing around!
No!
I don't want to!
Don't you try it.
I don't want to go.
Papi? Is somebody
going to get us?
Nicky.
Now, listen to me, okay?
Take this disk.
This disk will save
your life, Nicky.
Okay?
It's your bible.
It's everything I know
about everything, papi.
Okay?
Now, you go, okay?
You go down the fire escape.
The way you did
when you ran away,
you remember?
You listening to me?
You go find Uncle Manny.
Uncle Manny, okay?
Over at the bodega.
You know the bodega?
Yeah.
I understand the bodega.
You go find
Uncle Manny, okay?
You give him this disk.
He'll know exactly
what to do with it, okay?
(DOORBELL RINGING)
Don't answer
the door, Angie!
Now, listen to me, okay?
You be a man, okay?
Be a man, papi.
And you be tough, okay?
Always be tough,
and you trust nobody.
No broads. No friends.
Angie, don't
answer that door!
Okay? You make
your way in this world
and you call
your own shots, okay?
Now, you go.
You got your inhaler?
Yeah. I got it.
It's right here.
(DOORBELL RINGS INSISTENTLY)
Papi, I...
No, no, no! Just go.
You're the man, now.
You're the man, papi.
Okay? You're the head
of the family now,
you understand me?
I understand.
I'm the head of the family.
Yeah, you are. Yeah.
I love you.
I know.
(MAN KICKING DOOR)
Come on now, you go.
Nicky, remember,
you're the man.
I know. I'm the man.
Now, go! Go!
(SILENCED GUNSHOTS FIRING)
(CLICKS)
You got to pull the slide
back first, Jack.
Uh-uh-uh.
Too late. Come on,
drop it. Drop it!
Kick it over here.
Get away from her.
Over there.
No, no!
Move. Come on. Now.
Old lady,
over there, move!
Come on!
Andale! Yeah!
Where is it, Jack?
Where's what?
Where's the fucking disk?
I don't know what
you're talking about,
Sean.
ANGELA: Mama!
SEAN: Give me the disk, Jack.
(CRYING)
I don't have it, man.
I don't have it.
It's not here.
Don't, Sean.
No!
(CRYING)
Jack.
(SOBBING)
Where's the disk, Jack?
No!
Give me the disk, Jack.
I don't have it.
Jack.
LUZ: Mommy? Papi?
Mommy!
Papi, please!
Mommy! Someone!
Mommy!
(GUNSHOT)
Hey, kid.
Like you're
some fashion plate.
You didn't have
to turn it into
a bloodbath.
He pulled a gun on me!
He's a lousy
little accountant.
This guy,
his name is Jesus.
Thanks, Ian. Jesus.
But he wanted everybody
to call him Jack.
That should tell you
what kind of a guy he is.
You say boo to him,
he'd fall over
and wet his pants.
He's as harmless
as cherry fucking pie.
Now I'm stuck with a kid.
The kid saw us...
You shouldn't have
brought him here!
(WHISPERING)
I do not want
to kill a kid.
God damn it.
What am I going to do
with a goddamn kid?
I know what I'd do.
Get the hell
out of my sight.
Kevin?
Fucking loser.
We'd better pray to God
he didn't make any copies.
What the hell
happened to him?
He got greedy.
(NICKY WHEEZING)
Terry, what's wrong
with the goddamn kid?
I don't know.
He's got asthma
or something.
Well, make him stop.
It's getting on my nerves.
(WHEEZING)
Come on, kid. Let's go.
It's empty.
Be quiet.
Where's my dad?
I thought you said my dad
was going to pick me up.
Shut up. TV time.
I'm worried about my sister.
I think I should go home now.
Kid, don't worry
about your family.
Start worrying
about yourself.
Zach?
You son of a bitch!
Gloria!
How the hell are you?
Jesus, it's been
a long time.
Three years.
You look great.
Yeah? You'll let me up?
Oh, yeah.
Good to see you.
You, too.
Tell Kevin
Gloria's on her way up.
Kevin, Gloria's here.
What do you mean "here"?
Not here in the building?
She's on her way up.
Gloria, you sure
look gorgeous.
I thought
you weren't getting out
until next week.
I would've picked you up.
I wanted to surprise you.
Surprise.
I've missed you so much.
You look great, Gloria.
Raymond.
MICKEY:
Gloria, how are you?
Just swell, Mick.
Terry.
Gloria.
Sean.
Nice to see you, Gloria.
Ian.
Where's my stuff?
Did a little remodelling.
Mmm-hmm.
What about my cats?
I thought your
sister took them.
Ah.
I gotta change.
I look like a drag queen.
(LAUGHS)
Great to see you.
Kevin, you never
came to see me.
Not ever. Not once.
I wanted to.
Never, ever.
I wanted to.
I really wanted to.
Not once.
You never came.
In three goddamn years,
you never came to see me.
Yeah, really?
What stood in your way?
I couldn't.
Oh, really? Why not?
Ruby always needs me.
You know that.
Who the fuck needs Ruby?
I'm sick of these people.
It's always about
somebody else.
When does it get
down to being me?
I took three fucking
years for you!
I went to the slammer
for you and you
never showed up!
What was
I supposed to do?
Walk into the
Department of Corrections
and announce myself?
I want my money
and I want out. That's it!
Give me my goddamn
money. I want out.
You don't have
to worry about money.
I'm going to
take care of you.
I don't want you
taking care of me.
I've had three fucking years
of your taking care of me.
I've had it
with your fucking
taking care of me.
You got that?
Okay.
I know you're pissed off.
I'm not pissed off.
No?
Oh, no.
You know me very well.
You know when I'm pissed off.
Do I look pissed off to you?
You wanna make love?
Do I wanna make love?
No, I do not wanna make love.
Maybe you'd like to change
the fucking sheets first.
(KNOCKING ON DOOR)
KEVIN: Not now.
I'm sorry.
KEVIN: I said, not now!
I'm sorry. It's Ruby
on the phone, Kevin,
he says it's important.
Well, it's Ruby.
I'll just be a minute.
Hi, Gloria.
Hi.
Welcome back.
Thanks.
You got any good
lesbian prison stories?
You know, I've got
one word for you,
Terry, therapy.
I'd say group therapy,
but I like other
people too much.
(WHEEZING BADLY)
What's the matter
with you?
Who the hell are you?
Watch your mouth,
wee fucker.
He has asthma.
Ran out of his medicine.
Asthma, huh?
Good-looking guy like you?
My dad was
supposed to be here.
Yeah?
I'm worried about
my sister, lady.
Can you ask them
about my dad?
Kid, shut your
goddamn trap, all right?
What's with the kid?
I had a situation
with his father,
had some trouble.
So, what, are you
kidnapping kids, now?
Just mind your
own business.
Oh. This is my business.
This is my apartment.
Yeah?
Yeah.
Who the hell do you think
pays the goddamn bills?
Lucky me.
It must be fucking you.
(SIGHS)
Gloria, come on.
What are you...
Excuse me.
What are you doing?
(SIGHS)
I'm still in love with you.
I've loved you
my whole life.
I understand it's hard.
It's been three years.
There's distance.
Yeah.
It's not distance,
you know.
It's...
What?
Shit.
Okay, you want to talk.
Let's talk.
What do you want
to talk about?
Look, I took
the rap for you.
I know.
Most people
would have talked.
I didn't talk.
Look, we had a deal here.
You told me that
there would be money
in a bank account.
Now where's the money,
where's the bank?
Look, Kevin,
I took the rap for
something I didn't do.
You owe me.
Here.
I don't want that.
I'm trying to change
my life here.
Jesus Christ, talking to you
is like talking to
a fucking brick wall.
You're right.
We had a deal. I owe you.
Please don't think
I'm not grateful,
'cause I am.
(CLEARS THROAT)
But there was more
than just a deal
between us, right?
Listen...
You were wearing
this dress the night
of your going-in party
three years ago.
And I'm still wearing it.
So what?
I've been thinking
about that night
for three years.
Three fucking years.
Oh.
Thinking about
that penthouse.
(SIGHS)
Do you remember
me and you that night?
Oh, honey, you're no good.
You're just no damn good.
I know.
Come on.
Say you're my baby.
No.
Say it.
I'm not gonna.
Say you're my baby.
Honey.
Say you're my baby.
No.
Come here.
Let me go. No.
Come here.
(WEEPING)
I want my money. Now.
We had a deal.
A deal?
Yes!
A deal? Well, the deal
has changed, right?
You want your own apartment,
you have your own apartment.
You want new clothes,
I'll buy you new clothes.
You want to get
yourself a new cat. Go,
get yourself a new cat.
Whatever you want.
When do you
report for parole?
Monday.
Okay, then you're
back here Tuesday,
Wednesday, Thursday
and the weekend,
till you have to report
back next week.
Then you're back
here again, that's it.
That's the deal.
That's done.
Gloria?
I am not going to take
your bullshit anymore.
It's over.
No, it's not.
It's over.
Will you stop saying that?
It's over.
Will you stop saying that!
It is over!
Stop it!
I always knew
you were a bastard.
Stop.
(SOBBING)
(PANTING)
You never shot
a short guy before?
What's the big deal?
Short, tall, fat, skinny,
they were all grown up.
You're talking about
killing a kid.
This is the father,
this is the son.
The only difference
is three feet.
I'll do it.
TERRY: Kevin's not
going to like it.
I don't give a shit
whether Kevin
likes it or not.
It's gotta be done.
It's my ass. I was the
one who was up there.
Did the kid see you?
I don't know.
But I don't like
to leave loose ends.
SEAN: All right, Mickey,
it's your turn.
I didn't leave you much.
MICKEY:
You sure didn't
leave me much.
(SOFTLY) Kid.
Did you forget something?
I just thought...
You know, Kevin
might be in here.
Kevin's in his office.
Terry, you wouldn't
hurt a little kid,
would you?
Gloria, you better
get out of here.
Kid, come on.
Come over here.
He's watching
the show.
What's your favorite
cartoon, kid?
Mine's Top Cat.
He's cool.
Kid, come over here right...
Calm the fuck down.
Let me... What the
fuck are you doing!
Calm the fuck down!
What's your fucking problem?
You gonna calm the fuck down?
(PANTING) Yeah.
I just lost my head.
You're going to walk
right out of here?
Yeah, I lost my head.
You're right, man.
It's none of my
fucking business.
All right.
Kid, come here.
Come here now, come here.
Come on.
Right now. Come on!
Get out there.
All right, get up.
Go on!
Everybody,
put your guns down,
put them on the
ground right now.
Now kick them forward.
Hey, you,
go over there.
Jesus, Kevin,
what are you doing?
Killing kids now?
Gloria, put the gun down.
Nobody's killing anybody.
Get up there.
(COCKS GUN)
(GUN FIRES)
What the hell's
the matter with you?
Get up there. Go on.
You, too, Raymond.
Get up the stairs.
Right now, Raymond,
or I'll shoot him.
I swear to God.
You, get up there. Get up.
All right, kid,
go get my bag.
All right, you all
just get back.
All right, kid, come here.
Open the bag.
Have you lost
your fucking mind?
Yeah, I have.
But right now I lost it twice,
how about that?
Now, just empty
your pockets.
Put your money
on the table,
in front of the table,
right now.
I am not
fucking around here.
You're making
a big fucking mistake.
Yeah, well, you
know what, Kevin?
You're my big
fucking mistake.
I went through shit
you wouldn't even want
to fucking dream about.
And for what?
For some two-bit,
cheap, fucking asshole,
that's what!
Jewelry, too.
This is my
grandfather's watch.
Great.
I'll never forget this.
Come here, kid.
Now, all of you back up.
Back up.
Right, come here.
I need you to hop up here.
That's good,
and just put all that
jewelry in your hat.
And if any of you
make a move
towards this kid...
I'm blowing your
brains out, you got that?
Hurry it up, kid.
Get back, Terry.
All right, kid.
Get down here.
All right,
you put that in the bag
and you stay behind me.
KEVIN: You'll be sorry
for this, I promise you.
You will be sorry, Kevin,
if you ever even think
of coming after me.
Statute of limitations
is seven years.
Don't make me turn
State's evidence
against you.
All right. Now...
I want all of you
to take off your clothes.
(ALL CLAMORING)
Come on.
I mean it. Take off your
clothes right now.
I haven't seen a naked man
in three years, fuck you,
so give me a show.
Come on.
Raymond, what
are you folding up
your clothes for?
This is a stickup. Come on.
I'm sorry.
All right, throw them up
here. Throw them up
forward, right now.
Come on. All right,
come here, kid.
Come here.
I want you to gather
these up, all right?
Not the glass.
Be careful of the glass.
All right.
Underwear, too.
Underwear, too.
Come on, you big
bunch of studs.
Underwear, too.
Right now.
Throw it up here.
Big bunch of studs.
Yeah, yeah.
Wait a minute.
And I want you to throw
them out of the window
over there, all right?
All right.
Watch the bag,
watch the bag.
All right,
right down there.
I know where.
No! To your left!
You got it. Go on.
Raymond, who knew?
Now, don't any of
you guys move.
All right, kid,
now throw everything
out the window.
Just chuck it right
out the window.
Don't you move.
Shoes, too.
Get everything.
What the fuck?
This is fucking shit.
(PEOPLE EXCLAIMING)
GLORIA:
All right, come on.
Come on, let's go.
Where are you going?
I'll be right back.
Kid, come on.
Do not leave here
with that disk, Gloria.
I'm not fucking around.
I will kill you.
I bet you would.
Fuck you for thinking
you ever owned me
or still do.
Kid, run. Open the door
right there. Go.
Open the door.
Thanks for taking care
of my cats, prick!
Go, go!
And kid,
when you get to the street
I want you to run like hell.
What the hell was
going on up there?
Playing strip poker.
Take off.
GLORIA: Those guys weren't
kidding around, honey.
They were really
gonna hurt you.
NICKY: I can take
care of myself.
Yeah, right.
Where do you live?
158th Street.
All right.
See a subway over there?
See that? All right?
I want you to run and
go get on the subway.
I don't know how.
You don't know how what?
To get on the subway.
You just...
You just get on the subway,
and you get off at
158th Street, all right?
I can't by myself.
I'll get lost.
You can do it, honey.
Just get off at 158th, okay?
I can't.
Sure you can.
I can't by myself.
Jesus Christ!
All right. Come on.
Ruby?
(LAUGHS)
You took time off
from your busy schedule.
Sorry I'm late.
How's things?
I'm still losing.
The ponies,
they're unpredictable.
That's why I play them.
You know me.
I always win, eventually,
one way or the other.
But enough
of this social chatter,
I want to see
your lips move.
I want to see the words
come out of your mouth
so I can find out
if I believe them.
Everything's fine.
The only thing that's fine
is the way you lie.
I respect that, sort of.
You know, Kevin,
you're one of these
fellows who read
all the right books
and turned out all wrong.
You were that way
when I first met you.
It was like that
when you was a kid.
So, which is it?
Are you a fuck up
or a thief?
What are you
saying, Ruby?
You told me you had
the kid and the disk.
Well, I don't.
But it's just
a temporary setback.
Like I said,
everything's fine.
You know, Kevin,
I've been in prison
four times...
I don't want to
make it a handful.
Do I have to remind you
what's on that disk?
Names, names of cops.
Sergeants,
lieutenants, captains.
Everyone we had on the pad.
Dates, numbered
accounts, judges,
a congressman or two,
couriers.
(LAUGHS) It's my
whole fucking life's work.
Now, you got
yourself into trouble
and I expect you
to work your way out.
What can I say?
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.
It's all going to be
straightened out today,
I promise you.
(SIGHS)
Now, if you get
into more trouble,
I don't know you.
And I never did,
because if any of this
comes back to me...
I'll kill you, I promise.
That won't be
necessary, Ruby.
Raymond, we got
work to do.
(PEOPLE CHATTING)
GLORIA:
What the hell is this?
This your block, kid?
Yeah.
Excuse me.
Excuse me. Let us through.
Go on, go home.
Go on, go home.
Go. Go ahead.
Move.
Hey, lady.
What?
They won't
let anybody in.
So go back
and wait a little bit.
Find your friends.
I'm hungry.
(POLICE SIRENS SQUAWKING)
COP: All right, stay back!
Come on.
Give me a slice.
Pepperoni.
Pepperoni.
Go sit down.
So, kid,
got any relatives?
What?
What's your name, kid?
Do you know your last name?
Nunez.
Nunez, Good.
Nicky Nunez. Okay, good.
Got any grandparents?
My grandma lives with us.
Got any aunts or uncles?
Uncle Manny.
Uncle Manny.
My father told me to go
to my Uncle Manny's.
Great, Uncle Manny.
There you go.
So, where does
Uncle Manny live?
Downtown.
Good. Where downtown?
Over a grocery store.
Okay, good.
This street that
Uncle Manny lives on...
Hey!
The street that
Uncle Manny lives on...
When I'm talking to you,
you gotta help me out
here, you got that?
The street that he lives on,
does it start with an "A"?
Start with a "B," a "C"?
I don't know.
What the hell
am I doing with you?
I didn't come up here
to hang out with you.
I gotta be back in
Miami by Monday.
SEAN: A coffee.
Black, no sugar.
I didn't come here to...
(MUSIC PLAYING ON STEREO)
(WHISPERS) Keep still, kid.
SEAN: Yeah, it's me.
There's cops all over.
Fire trucks, newscasters.
Yeah. I'll just hang around
just in case she shows
up with the kid.
Thanks,
keep the change.
NICKY: Where are we going?
I want to go home.
(FIRE TRUCK HONKING)
Well, listen, kid,
you got to shut up.
You can't go home,
all right?
We're in trouble here.
You gotta help me out.
We gotta help
each other out,
you understand?
I gotta get you
somewhere.
(FIRE TRUCK SIREN WAILING)
What are you
talking about?
I want to go home.
Would you just
shut up, kid?
You can't go home,
there's no one there,
anyway.
You parents aren't there.
They... They left.
And they want me
to get you somewhere.
I'm gonna take you
to your uncle's.
Now, stay there.
Sit still.
Fuck!
There's a lot
of them here.
C.M. Leone.
Is Manny his
middle name?
NICKY: I don't know.
Jennifer Leone,
this sound familiar?
I don't know, lady.
Jesus Christ, kid,
what do you know?
(TELEPHONE RINGING)
Hello.
Hi. Is Manny there?
Yeah, it's Manny.
Who's this?
Manny.
You got a nephew?
Yeah, who is this?
Listen, Manny.
I got this kid here,
Nicky Nunez.
Is he your nephew?
Yeah. Who the hell is this?
It's a long story.
Look, I just got him here
and I need
to bring him to you,
so what's your address?
Yeah.
All right. Thank you.
All right, come on. Come on!
Stop fucking around.
GLORIA: Stop, stop, stop.
Here, keep that.
CAB DRIVER:
Thank you very much.
All right, come on, kid.
You're on your own
here or what?
Excuse me. Down here.
You don't go without me.
You do not go without me.
I got to go.
Manny?
Hello?
Manny?
(TV PLAYING IN BACKGROUND)
I'm the person
from the phone...
(PEOPLE CHEERING ON TV)
Jesus Christ.
NICKY: Manny?
Come on.
Where are we going?
Don't worry about it.
Let's go.
Lady, are you crazy?
This is my Uncle
Manny's house.
Where are we going?
I said don't worry about it.
You're bugging
the shit out of me.
Screw you, lady.
I'm going home.
Hey!
(HONKING)
Christ, you stupid kid.
What are you doing?
You don't understand.
This is serious business.
I know these guys.
They're my friends.
Yeah? Well, you got
some pretty shitty friends.
A regular wiseass.
Come on, I gotta
get you somewhere.
Would you stop
dragging me?
I've been waiting
in front of that goddamn
building for hours.
Ian, let me get
a black coffee.
You and your fucking
itchy fingers.
You're gonna
get me buried.
All right already, Kevin.
He had a piece.
He had a fucking gun, okay?
Sean, if you
were any dumber
I'd have to water you.
Come here.
(SEAN GRUNTING)
Kevin, cool it.
Cool it?
You want me
to fucking cool it
when the whole goddamn
organization is going
down the fucking drain?
Your name's on
that disk, Zach.
And Raymond's, too.
And Mickey's and Terry's
and this stupid
shithead's name, too.
Everybody's name.
We could be
wiped out for good.
So clean up
this fucking mess.
I don't want
no blood staining my floor.
I want you to try
and keep quiet in
here, all right?
My sister lives here.
She's not always
too happy to see me.
Jesus Christ.
What are you doing here?
I was just
in the neighborhood.
I thought...
You gonna invite me in?
So, where is everybody?
Jeffrey's at work.
Kids are at school.
I thought you
were in prison.
I just got out.
Well, you could
have called first.
Who's the kid?
A friend from prison.
All right. Now look,
just sit down here.
Be really good,
don't touch nothing.
What are you doing
with someone's kid?
Babysitting.
So, you're off
from work today?
I don't work.
I'm a housewife, Glor.
Well, good for you.
Glad all your
dreams came true.
Look, Brenda...
I know I'm, like,
the last person you wanted
to see today, right?
But I was wondering if,
you know, maybe
we could just stay
here for tonight.
Just the night.
I don't think so.
Jeffrey and the kids
and everything.
(TELEPHONE RINGING)
Yeah.
Brenda, I'm in trouble
with Kevin.
When are you
not in trouble?
Hello?
Brenda, it's Kevin.
It's been a long time.
Yeah.
How are you, Kevin?
How have you been?
Pretty good. You, Brenda?
Okay. Kids are
growing, you know.
Well, no,
unfortunately, I don't.
Now that Gloria's out,
maybe I can rectify that.
Oh? Gloria's out?
You didn't know?
No, I haven't seen her.
Oh, well,
if she calls or anything,
I'd love to know.
Sure.
You got my number, right?
No, give it to me.
It's easy to remember,
it's 555-6363.
Yeah, I got it.
Brenda...
I hope you're
not lying to me.
Are you lying
to me, Brenda?
No, of course not.
Why would I lie?
I think that old friends
should not lie to each other.
Of course. Okay,
take care, Kevin.
What did you do now?
Look. Thanks a lot, all right?
If he calls again,
you haven't seen me, okay?
Look, Kevin killed...
Killed?
Who? Who killed who?
What are you talking about?
What the hell
are you talking about?
No, wait. Never mind.
I don't want to know.
Don't want to know.
Jesus Christ.
Look, Brenda...
You shouldn't have
this kid with you.
Kids should not
be exposed to you.
What am I,
the mumps?
Let me get to the point,
I don't want my kids
exposed to you, okay?
Hey!
Let go of me.
You stop roughhousing
that kid right now.
Brenda, let go of him.
I don't know how
you and me ever came
from the same place
'cause you are
not my sister.
You come in here
and you put my
family in danger.
I'm sorry, Gloria,
not in my house.
I don't want this
in my house.
Well, good for you.
You'd treat me better
if I was a stranger.
Sometimes
I wish you were.
Done.
Get out of here.
I don't want you
in the building.
Gosh, she's mean.
No kidding.
She's ugly, too.
Yeah?
Well, not everybody's
as lucky in the looks
department as you and me, kid.
She makes
a hell of a meatloaf.
What about the kid?
He's under five.
No, I'm not.
I'm seven.
Anybody got
two quarters?
I got a ten spot
for two quarters.
Here you go.
I got it.
Aren't you nice.
Any time.
You should learn
to keep your mouth shut.
(WHEEZING)
What are you doing?
You all right?
I need a new inhaler.
You mean, this?
All right.
All right. Okay.
We'll get you one.
All right.
You got any
more of these?
You got a prescription?
I lost it.
Can't do it
without a prescription.
But he can't breathe.
I can breathe.
I have asthma.
Shut up.
You're so rude.
Shut up, or I let
you choke, all right?
Come on, the kid
can't breathe.
Sorry, not without
a prescription.
Let me look for it again.
Oh, I found it.
I can't make out
the doctor's signature.
It's Dr. Benjamin Franklin.
The druggist in
my neighborhood
gives it to me
without a prescription.
That guy was
just screwing you.
You think so?
Thanks a lot.
I can open it.
NICKY: Where are we going?
Shopping.
Why?
'Cause you smell
and I'm tired of looking
at you in those clothes.
What the hell am I
gonna do with you?
Don't worry about me.
Oh, yeah, don't worry
about you. That's right.
You know what?
You're driving me crazy.
Just don't speak, all right?
Don't say anything, all right?
'Cause I'm running
out of time,
running out of money
and I'm running
out of patience.
Where'd you get that toy?
You don't steal
when you're with me.
What, are you nuts?
What, are you trying to
get us arrested here?
It's none of your
business what I do.
You don't listen,
and worst of all,
you don't know
when to admit
when you're wrong.
I don't like you
telling me what to do.
It puts me down.
I'm the man,
I tell you what to do.
I don't fucking like the way
you're talking to me.
You have a filthy mouth.
You listen to me,
you little punk.
You are just a little kid,
now act like it.
Jesus Christ,
you're five years old.
I'm seven, I'm not a baby.
I'm a man, I'm the man.
You are not the man,
you are the boy.
You listen to me.
You go to school,
men go to work.
You got no hair
on your face,
men do.
You got a small pee-pee,
men got big pee-pees.
Well, some of them,
and hopefully one
day you will, too.
Now, you are
not the man,
you are a boy.
All right, here.
Now you take this
and you put it away,
and I don't want
to see it again.
Don't be a little thief.
Come on.
Hey! This way.
Miss?
Do I look like
a "miss" to you?
I got a kid with me here.
I need a room.
$65 a night.
You wash the sheets?
Every summer.
It's not so bad.
Yeah,
I've seen better.
Possibly true.
(SIGHS HEAVILY)
You got pretty
big feet for a girl.
What, are you trying
to win me over?
Oh, Christ. Kevin.
What a chump.
All my pictures,
all my perfume,
my shoes,
dresses.
You know, I had
a really nice coat, too.
So, you could buy more.
Yeah.
'Cause I'm so rich.
Sure. Sure,
you're rich.
Yeah, I really blew it.
You know, women
got the greatest deal
in the world.
All they gotta do
is fall in love
and some guy
just takes care of them.
Yeah?
Look at Brenda.
She makes a so-so meatloaf
and ends up on Central Park.
I had chances, you know?
Some guys liked me.
Christ,
I had more boyfriends
than I can remember.
Tall, you know,
some of them were tall.
Some of them
were short and fat.
They were funny.
I don't need much,
you know?
Just give me a guy
who likes to win...
Christ, and I'm happy.
(FAUCET RUNNING)
That's it.
Just some guy
who likes to win.
That's enough, you know?
I threw my life away,
for nothing.
You would have
really liked my cat.
Excuse me?
What the hell do you
think you're doing?
Where did you
get those? Wise guy.
Sometimes I smoke.
Sometimes you smoke?
Yeah.
You're six years old.
Smoke when you're 10.
And you got asthma.
What, are you nuts?
Forget it.
Quiet!
(LAUGHING)
It's Gloria, is he there?
Where are you?
Kevin, I'm in trouble again.
I wanna know why.
This kid is driving me nuts
and I don't know
what I'm supposed to do
with him now.
Come on, Gloria.
(KEVIN SIGHS)
That kid means
nothing to you.
Come on.
Gloria?
NEWSCASTER:
...a gangland killing today
in Washington Heights.
Police say
35-year-old Jack Nunez,
his wife, Angela,
his 10-year old daughter
and his mother in law,
Maria Estevez
were gunned down
in their apartment
and pronounced dead
at the scene.
But there's more
to this story.
Seven-year-old
Nicholas Nunez is missing
and police are asking anyone
with any information regarding
the whereabouts...
Kid!
Kid, what are you...
Kid, where are you going?
...what appears to be
an execution...
Nicky!
Shit!
WOMAN: Hey!
Come back here!
Stop it! Come on, lady,
don't make me do this!
(GROANS)
Come on!
Where are you going,
you stupid kid?
Hey, mister!
WOMAN: Hold on!
Mister!
Mister, you gotta
stop the train!
Mister, stop the train!
Hold it!
Let go of me!
Calm down!
Let go of me!
Get your hands off me!
Calm down! Calm down!
That's my kid!
That's my kid
on the train!
All right. Do you know
where he's going?
Tell me. Talk to me.
158th Street.
158th Street?
Yeah.
Okay, okay.
(PANTING)
You crazy kid.
You scared me
half to death!
What's the matter
with you? Huh?
Did it happen?
Are they dead?
(CRYING) Did everything
really happen?
Yeah.
No!
I hate you!
That's okay.
You can hate me right now.
I want my mommy,
I want my papi,
I wanna go find them!
You know, Nicky...
You can't even believe
how much I understand
how you feel.
Because my mom and dad...
Well, your mom and dad,
they love you.
And because they love you,
you can always
talk to them,
you know, just like
they were there.
And they'll always
be there for you.
You just...
You can't go find
them, you know?
I know it's hard
to understand...
Because...
Well, you'll
understand one day,
you will,
when you grow up.
It's just hard right now
because you're so little.
I'm seven. How many
times do I have
to tell you that, lady?
I know.
And I'm the man,
I say what to do.
I'm sorry.
I know you are.
You're the man, all right?
Now, don't get so
upset about it. Just...
I wanna go home.
There's no one
there, baby.
Why don't you try
to go to sleep now,
all right?
Okay? Would you
just try that?
You want me to sing
you a little song?
(SINGING)
(VOICE BREAKING)
(SINGING SOFTLY)
Mommy?
Papi?
(OPERA MUSIC
PLAYING ON STEREO)
Where's Jessie?
He died two years ago.
Who are you?
An old friend,
and who are you?
I'm his son, Freddie.
He was a good guy,
your dad.
Yeah, yeah.
Look...
I got about $50,000 here.
I'll take five.
You will, will you?
Yeah.
Yeah, but I got to look
at this stuff first, okay?
Your father never had
to look at anything.
Yeah, well?
This used to be like
a home away from home
to my jewelry.
Not to mention my furs.
Hello, I got
a bus to catch here,
I don't have all day.
What, you got
10 Rolexes here.
Come on, let's go.
All right.
Thanks a lot.
Pleasure doing
business with you.
Excuse me!
You sign for me!
(OPERA MUSIC
CONTINUES PLAYING)
(DIALING)
Let me talk to Kevin.
Raymond,
bring the phone book.
She's in Hell's Kitchen.
Check those tourist hotels.
Keep calling them,
we're getting there.
We are getting there.
Kid...
Kid, come on.
Come on, get up.
Those guys are outside,
come here.
You gotta get dressed,
I gotta get you out
of here, all right?
They wanna hurt us.
Give me your foot.
You want me to hold
the disk for you?
Disk, disk,
where's my disk?
I want my disk, please.
Okay, come on.
Nice to see you, Sean.
Fuck you, Gloria.
This game is over.
Yeah?
This look familiar to you?
It should. It's yours.
(COCKS GUN)
It's got a silencer on it.
You remember
how easy it kills,
you bastard?
Go over there
by the wall!
Go on! Get over
there by the wall!
Get over there!
Get your hands
out of your pockets
where I can see them.
Go on. Get back there.
I mean it. Keep going.
Against the wall.
All right, kid,
get in the car.
You're dead meat,
Gloria, dead meat.
Dead meat.
(CAR BEEPING)
(BEEPING STOPS)
Let go of me, you fuck!
You bitch!
What, are you crazy?
Get off the fucking car!
(SCREAMS)
(GASPS)
(CARS HONKING)
(HONKING)
Hold on.
(TIRES SCREECHING)
(HONKING)
Hold on!
(CARS HONKING)
(BREATHING RAGGEDLY)
Are you okay?
Yeah, I'm okay.
You look scared.
I don't get scared, kid.
I get pissed off.
Then why do you
look scared?
Well, of course,
I'm scared.
For God's sake,
give me a break here, right.
You think I'm scared
of those morons?
I'm not, all right.
I'm hungry.
Look at the crap
you've gotten me into.
What did I do?
Everything.
Put your hat on.
I gotta pee.
Me, too.
Okay. Come on.
(CHURCH BELLS TOLLING)
Mommy, Papi?
I had a dream
about you last night.
I wish I could see you.
Can you see me?
(NICKY SPEAKING SOFTLY)
Would you like me
to hear confession?
Not exactly.
All right.
It's been a long time
since I've done
confession, Father,
so no thanks.
Father?
I'm sorry.
It's just that I've never
been too comfortable
in those things.
It's still, like,
confidential if we do
it out here, right?
Yes.
It's, you know,
maybe you could
tell me what to do.
I got this kid.
He's not my kid,
I just kind of got
involved with him.
I mean, his whole
family's dead,
he's got nobody,
you know, so I got
stuck with him.
It's that kid over there.
This is between us, right?
He's got these guys
that wanna kill him.
Now, I know these guys,
they used to be my friends.
So they'd let me walk away,
I mean, I could get away,
they wouldn't do
anything to me.
But this kid,
he's driving me nuts,
I can't take care of him.
I mean, he's a good kid,
but he's not my family.
I don't want him dead,
and I don't know
what to do with him.
I mean, I gotta
be back in Miami
on Monday
because, you know,
I just got out of jail, and...
Okay, okay, okay.
All right.
Yeah.
Hold on,
start at the beginning.
Maybe I can do
something for you.
(UPBEAT MUSIC
PLAYING ON STEREO)
Timmy, it looks
like we got it.
Harry Paul Queen 8-6-3.
That's HPQ 863.
(TELEPHONE RINGING)
Guinness. Thanks.
No, I'll take care of it.
Leave it to me.
(TELEPHONE RINGING)
Yeah?
Kevin? We got the car.
Where?
Thank you, Michael.
I owe you.
128th and St. Nick's.
(SIGHING)
Come back in half an hour.
I might have
something for you.
Okay. Get your hat.
Come on.
Thanks a lot.
I'm hungry.
No kidding.
Coffee. Black.
What do you want?
A Coke and...
Chocolate cake.
For breakfast?
Yeah, Coke and a cake.
Are you deaf?
You're so tough.
It's all an act, kid.
Gloria, do you like me?
Yeah, kid. I like you.
Do you love me?
I don't even know you.
Listen, I got to talk to you
like you're a big guy now.
All right?
Yeah.
Like you're all grown up.
You know that priest
that we just talked to
down the street?
Well, he just told me
about this school,
upstate, for boys.
Supposed to be real nice.
Lots of trees, animals.
You like animals?
I hate animals.
So you stay away
from them.
You're getting rid of me.
You'll be safe there.
I'm not going to some
stupid, dumb school
where I don't know anyone.
You don't understand,
all right?
Now, we got to get
out of Manhattan
before they find us.
(WHEEZING)
I got to get back
to Miami before they
chuck me back in jail.
Which means what?
That I got to find
something to do with you.
You got that?
(WHEEZING)
Jesus Christ! You're the only
kid I ever met who makes
a big deal out of breathing.
The Coke is for him.
Is that what your bright
brain tells you?
Listen, kid,
I understand your
situation, all right.
And I wouldn't
trade places with you
for all the tea in China.
But it is what it is and
we gotta deal with it.
How can I make
you understand?
They're trying to kill us.
We could be dead by
tonight. Eat your cake.
(NICKY SNIFFLING)
What? Come on.
What's with the sniffling
over there?
Would you knock it off?
Would you knock it...
Would you stop your crying?
Come on.
Everything I say
is wrong, all right.
I don't have any kids.
I've never even
liked kids, all right.
I never liked kids.
Just shut up.
You talk too much.
Will you listen
to me, Nicky?
Life is a dream.
It only lasts
a minute, all right?
And there's lots of people.
Lots of stupid people,
lots of jerky people,
lots of idiots.
I wouldn't care
if I died today.
But you...
You're different.
You're a kid.
You can't even
reach the urinal yet.
You got all
kinds of things...
You've got a lot of
lovemaking to make,
you got a lot of
booze to drink,
you got a lot of
growing up to do.
I mean look at you,
you're just a teeny, little,
baby bug thing over there.
You know, I'd like
to see you in a tie
one day. Or a tux.
You know,
you could go gambling.
You could.
You could hang
out with the guys.
You could go
to the racetrack...
Chase around some
skinny blonde girl
with big boobs.
There's a lot of things
you could do yet.
I'm not going to
no school. I'm not.
What's the matter with you?
Are you demented or what?
I'm expressing
a philosophy to you
here, all right?
I'm trying to tell you
what life is all about.
I'm trying to tell you
that when you grow up,
you'll be a handsome guy,
you could have
kids of your own.
That's what
I'm trying to tell you.
(CRYING)
You understand me?
I don't want to go
to the racetrack.
So don't go to the
racetrack, all right?
(WHEEZING)
Would you breathe some air
into your lungs over there?
You're turning blue.
Huh?
That's for Father Paul.
He's expecting you at 9:00.
Thanks. Come on.
Let's go.
(TIRES SQUEALING)
(LATIN MUSIC PLAYING)
Shit.
Jesus.
Wait, Nicky!
NICKY: Come with me!
Nick!
On this side, Gloria!
Nicky!
Gloria, hurry!
Nicky!
(MAN SHOUTING ANGRILY)
Help!
Nicky!
Help!
Terry, you bastard!
Terry!
Terry!
(BREATHING RAGGEDLY)
Oh, fuck.
Oh, God.
Oh, God.
Oh, God, please.
(DOORBELL RINGING)
Is Diane here?
Yeah. Diane!
Thanks, Diane.
Call us if you need us.
DIANE: Guys, you want
to hurry up?
I mean, are you
gonna take all day
to clean up this mess?
Let's go, I'm tired.
Thanks, Diane.
Bye, sweetheart.
Bye.
Holy cannoli.
Gloria.
(WEEPING)
Diane.
Come on in.
What happened now?
Want some coffee?
Yeah.
Sit down.
Kevin's trying to kill me.
So why should
today be any different?
No, this time,
he's really trying
to kill me.
(EXHALING HEAVILY)
I need to see Ruby.
What do you want to
see that bastard for?
There's this kid.
A kid?
Yeah, a kid.
Kevin killed his
entire family, now he
wants to kill the kid.
I'm telling you,
the first time I ever even
talk to a kid, I get involved.
Jesus Christ, this kid,
he's got nobody.
His whole family's dead.
Just breaks your heart.
Gloria, what are
you thinking?
Kevin, these guys,
they're your friends...
They're your family for life.
I think Ruby could help me
out of this situation here,
you know?
Kevin listens to him.
Because he has to.
You know,
Kevin's the only person
I never trusted.
But Ruby is always good
to the ones he likes.
And he always
liked you, didn't he?
You know where
I could find him?
It's Sunday, where
the hell do you think
you can find him?
Oh, Jesus, I got to
be in Miami tomorrow
to report for parole.
Gloria, what the hell
are you thinking?
Go to Miami,
get the hell out of here
and start your life.
My whole life...
Every time I should've
made a right, I made a left.
I fucked up,
I made bad decisions.
I don't know
where it went.
I want to do the right thing.
Gloria, you got to think
about the moments.
Just the moments.
Okay.
A bottle of wine,
a dinner party,
a boat ride, a ranch mink.
Something soft and furry.
These are the things
you gotta remember.
Those are
the things I remember.
It's what keeps you sane.
You always had it together.
I got my business, okay?
That's what I got.
I got my girls,
I got my guys.
That's my life.
You know,
I'm seeing a guy.
He's a Jew,
but he's a good guy.
Diane.
I used to want to be you.
I know.
You can't go see Ruby
looking like that.
Let's get you dressed.
Come on.
Nothing.
Yeah.
She's got it.
That selfish bitch.
She said she's
not scared of you
and she'll blow
your damn heads off.
Kid, you're giving me
the biggest fucking headache
I ever had, so shut up.
TERRY: What do you want
to do with him?
Throw him in the closet.
We're gonna need him.
Let me go!
Get your hands off me!
I'm not going in there!
(LAUGHING)
Here are the keys.
I hope she starts,
you know,
she's a bit like me.
You gotta be real nice to her,
or else she ain't
gonna turn over.
I love you.
ANNOUNCER:
Followed close by Allmyluck
from the outside...
Ingrid in third
and Neil's Nest in fourth.
Neil's Nest now passing.
Neil's Nest now in third.
And it's Mikey's Revenge
up front, Allmyluck in second.
Neil's Nest...
GLORIA: You're still
the sexiest man alive.
People are
looking for you.
I know.
Pick a horse.
You always was lucky.
All right.
(CHUCKLING)
Pick another.
Okay.
This kid...
The boy doesn't
know anything.
He knows you.
You know me.
I like to gamble,
but I don't gamble
with people.
Gloria, things
have changed.
We're not out there
hijacking trucks anymore
or shooting wops.
This is big business.
You're interfering in
very high stakes.
I didn't know
you was involved
with this.
Shit, Ruby, I swear.
I swear to God,
I did not know you was
involved with this.
You have the disk?
Yeah.
It's somewhere safe.
You gonna kill me?
Gloria, what are
you saying?
I made love with you.
I bought you
things, jewels.
We can't have something
like this threaten us.
The boy doesn't
know anything.
He's a very smart
and ingenious guy.
I mean, I could see him doing
something with his life.
Gloria...
I have 11 kids
and I love them all.
I love all
their mothers, too.
I understand
this mother thing.
You're a woman,
he's a little boy.
You fall in love.
All women are mothers, right?
But you...
You're not a mother.
No, I'm not a mother.
I've always been a broad.
So, how are you gonna
take care of the kid?
I'll work, I'll get a job.
I can take care of him.
(LAUGHS) You never
worked a day in your life.
I worked every
day of my life.
What are you doing?
You're a smart girl,
you're acting very stupid.
You got
a lot of life left.
Why did you come here?
I don't trust Kevin.
I can't trust him.
I want to make
a deal with you.
I'll give you the disk,
you tell Kevin
to give me the kid.
Look, I got
this kid in a school,
upstate, St. Lawrence.
He'll be gone,
I'll disappear...
You'll never hear
from either one of us again.
Call Kevin.
All right.
I'll talk to him.
(BUZZER SOUNDS)
(LAUGHS)
It's your lucky day.
Ruby, I need you
to be there when
I give him the disk.
You gotta be there.
You got it.
Okay.
Gloria...
I never should've
let you go.
(CAR DOOR OPENS)
Where's the disk, Gloria?
The kid first.
The disk first.
Kevin, if you
ever loved me...
If you ever want to be
the man you used
to be, let him go.
Please leave us alone.
Gloria, take
the boy and go.
Come on, kid.
Okay.
Is it?
See you later.
Now go on, go to sleep.
We gotta get up early.
Good night, Mommy,
good night, Papi.
Gloria?
Yeah.
Are you gonna
come see me?
I'm gonna be far away.
(SIGHS) Well, if you
weren't far away then
would you come and see me?
Yeah, I think I would.
I'd like to think I would.
Nick, I'd like to
clear something up.
If you wanted me to...
I could be your mother.
I mean, you know,
you could think of me
like I was your mother.
You could if you want.
I don't have a mother,
so you could.
I just want to
clear things up.
You're my father,
you're my mother,
you're my whole family.
You're my friend
and my girlfriend, too.
Well, you know,
I think I could be your
family. How's that?
Gloria?
Yeah?
Do you mind
if I face you?
Whatever makes you happy.
May I touch yours?
May you touch my what?
Your hair, silly.
(LAUGHS)
I don't like people
touching my hair.
Come on.
You like me?
Who could resist you
with a body like yours?
It's a pleasure lying
in bed next to you.
Gloria?
What?
Do you dream about me?
What are you doing?
Are you trying to
embarrass me?
I outweigh you by,
like, what, 60 pounds?
You know?
Maybe 100?
(GIGGLES)
You're in for
it now, mister.
NICKY: Looks nice.
GLORIA: Looks really nice.
Do you see
those boys there?
Yeah.
That must be one
of their classes.
Must be.
Those are the kind of boys
you should be friendly with.
Classy.
Nicky?
Yes?
I'm Father Paul.
Come with me,
let me show you around.
Miss Greenly.
How are you?
You okay?
Please have a seat,
and I'll be with you
in a moment.
So, where are
you gonna go?
I told you
a million times, kid,
I gotta be in Miami.
See, that's
the problem with you,
you don't listen.
It's just the kind of stuff
we've been talking about.
I've never been very good
at saying goodbye
so I'll see you
when I see you, okay?
(DOOR CLOSES)
(ENGINE STARTING)
(BRAKES SQUEALING)
I just wanna
say goodbye again.
Of course.
Okay?
Go ahead.
(EXHALING HEAVILY)
You like it here?
I hate it here.
You sure?
Positive.
Would you like to leave?
Gloria,
what are you doing?
I just...
I think that
it would be better
if you were with me.
I'd feel better.
Me, too.
Okay.
Those...
Those guys are gone,
so I want you to
walk real natural,
and get in the car.
You know, I don't
have much to offer.
I don't even
have an apartment,
I don't know what
I'm gonna do with you.
Well, what about a motel?
We did good in a motel.
I like sleeping with you.
You know,
you're not the first guy
to tell me that.
I got to tell you something,
you know. I don't know
anything about children.
I never even
liked children.
And I don't cook.
No big deal, pizza.
We send out.
You know, you're
a regular smart ass.
You got an answer for
everything, don't you?
I told you.
I'm the man.
WOMAN ON PA:
Ladies and gentlemen,
Continental Flight 491...
That's our flight.
That's us, right?
Yup, I'll take this.
All right, now,
you may be the man,
but if you get
out of line,
I'll have your butt on
a plane so fast your head
will spin, you got that?
NICKY: I won't
know what hit me?
You won't know what hit you.