00Sex 2: Eye of the Hurricane Page #7

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Right over there.

Hey, Rube, man, we made it.|How you doin", man?

All right.

- Sam.|- Hey, Rubin. Good to meet you.

Yeah. Good, good, good.

- Professor.|- Yeah.

- This is Terry.|- Terry.

- Nice to meet you.|- It"s my pleasure, Terry.|Heard a lot about you.

- Lisa.|- Lisa.

So, you don"t look like|I thought you would look.

Lesra said you were so tough.

- Is that good?|- Don"t know. Don"t know.

Don"t know. Come on.

Sit down.

Everybody together!|I can"t stand it.

So, uh, Rubin,|how"s the appeal goin"?

Uh, we hear it"s with the NewJersey|Supreme Court. Have they set a date?

Why don"t we talk about Lesra?

I"m sure that Lesra wants to know|what"s happening with your case too.

My case is doing what it"s doing.

I have to focus on the fact|that I have to do the time.

Well, how do you do that?

How do I do that? I do that by not|allowing myselfto want or to need...

anything.

I"m free in here because|there"s nothing I want out here.

Not free to want?|Not free to risk human contact?

This place doesn"t allow you|to be human.

The only contact you get in here|is gettin" stabbed in the back|or gang-raped in the shower.

That"s what they"ve reduced you to.|I mean, you"ve obviously elevated it|to something else with Lesra.

Yeah, because ofyou, Rube,|I wanna be a lawyer when I grow up...

and prove you innocent.

Except we don"t have to wait|till I"m a lawyer, Rube, because|these guys want to help, man.

- We all believe in your innocence.|- I"ve been innocent for 1 6 years.

That"s how long I"ve been in here.|Innocence is a highly|overrated commodity.

None of us can judge what you"ve been|through, but you might wanna consider--

You"re damn right none ofyou can judge|what I"ve been through...

because none ofyou|have been through it.

What do you know about doing time?|Tell me about it.

What do you know about what it is|to be me? What do you-- What do you|know about being in this place?

- Hey, this is too much, you guys.|- Yeah, you"re right. This is too much.

Um, y"all, look,|let"sjust go, all right?

- Rubin. Rubin. Rubin.|- Right there.

Hey, listen, we left a package|foryou in the mail room.

Yes.

Visitors left this foryou|in the mail room.

We had to open it|"cause ofsecurity.

Nice to have friends.

""Special gift for The Hurricane.""

Don"t trust "em, Rubin.

Don"t trust "em.

You trust a bunch of little white-ass|do-gooders more than you trust me...

more than you trust us.

Yeah. No more hate.

Try that on, huh?

Don"t trust "em, Rubin.|They"ll turn on ya. Don"t trust "em, no.

- Think me and you. Me and you.|- See how that fits.

- It"s time.|- For what?

It"s time foryou to go.

Don"t you turn your back on me,|n*gger.

Rubin!

Rubin!

Ladies and gentlemen...

in this corner--

ln this corner,|from Paterson, NewJersey...

wearing the white trunks|with blackstripes...

Rubin ""Hurricane"" Carter!

- Okay, Sam. Are you joining us?|- Yeah, yeah, yeah.

- Lesra, get up back.|- Dear Rubin...

- I can"t believe the warmth|and beauty ofyour letter.|- Ready?

We get a rich, deep feeling|ofexperiencing your presence.

You"ve-- You"ve made what we"ve|been saying the truth--

that you can"t keep people back|who refuse to be kept back.

Here we go. Here we go.

We work out ofour home, so we"re|always here ifyou"d like to call.

We"d really like|to hearyour voice.

You are very persuasive...

and I thankyou|for all the things you send me...

but you people|are a bad influence on me.

I"m startin" to like all this stuff|a little too much.

You"re lettin" me get loose.

Hello?

Yeah, I"ll accept the charges.|Hey, Rube, what"s happening, man?

Lesra, boy, you, uh-- Well,|you sound more like a man every day.

Get outta here.

- Where is everybody?|- Oh, you know Canadians, man.

They"re not happy unless they"re|outside, you know, rakin" leaves|or tappin" a tree for maple syrup.

I don"t know how they do it, man.|It"s cold out there too.

Hey, what"s up, Rube?|Something happen?

Yeah, I, um...

heard from the courts, Lesra.

Been denied. I lost the appeal.

Oh, no, man. Well-Well,|look, look, look, hold on, Rube.

- Let me tell everyone, okay?|- I gotta go, little brother.

No, well, wait, Rube!|W-Wait! Wait. Wait. But, Rube!

Rubin!

What"s going on?

Lost the appeal.

Oh, no.

Dear Lesra, Terry, Sam...

Lisa...

this is, in many ways, the saddest|letter I"ve ever had to write.

I appreciate your many efforts|and kindnesses...

but I am a prisoner.

My number is 45472, and myjob,|the key to my survival--

""My number is 45472, and myjob,|the key to my survival...

lies in my ability to do the time.

This place is not one in which humanity|can survive. Only steel can.

This will be my last letter to you.

Please do not write.|Please do not visit.

Please fi nd it in your hearts|to not weaken me with your love.

Rubin "Hurricane" Carter.""

Open up, Ken.

Okay.

Thanks.

Rubin.

I got a letter here|foryou from Canada.

I"m just gonna slide it|in here foryou.

You do what you want with it.

""Dear Rube...

I know you asked us not to write...

so I"m not writing...

just sending you two things.

One"s a picture of me|and my new girlfriend, Pauline.

The other...

is something that|rightfully belongs to you--

my high school diploma.

Your friend and brother forever,|Lesra Martin.""

Don"t count thestars

Oryou mightstumble

Hello.

Yes, I accept--|I-- I accept the charges.

Rubin? Hey.

R-Rubin, I-I-I can"t hearyou.

Rube--

Hello?

He said he can"t do the time.

Uh, collect call to anyone...

from Mr Rubin Carter.

- Get it. Get it.|- Take one.

- Yes.|- Rubin?

- Lesra?|- No, it"s Terry. l"m here|with Lisa andSam, andLesra "s here.

Hey. How y"all doin"?

Look out the window.

What?

Yousee that light?|The one that"s blinking?

Yousee it?

Yeah.

Canyousee Lesra?

Yeah, I see you.|What are y"all doin" here?

- Can he see us?|- Yeah, he can see you.

- Rube!|- We"re here.

We"ve moved down here.

- For what?|- We"re in this thing full-time|untilyou walk out ofthere.

Hold on.|Lisa wants to saysomething.

Hurricane!

Hey, Rube.

Looks likeyougot|some footsoldiers now, huh?

We"re all in this together,|and we"re not leaving till we all leave.

You"re beautiful.

We"re gonna take you home.

Okay.

Okay.

Rubin has, uh, asked us to give you|copies ofeverything that we have...

and to answer any questions.

And since we"ve represented him|for over ten years...

there"s an awful lot of material.

I mean, we have rooms|full offi les.

Absolutely.|And, uh, please understand...

that we are not here|to second-guess you or--

You know, we-- we"ve come down here|to help in any way we can.

Anything, you know.|Anything at all.

Well, that"s very kind ofyou.

And I congratulate you|on your dedication to Rubin"s case.

Uh, maybe I should add|that in those ten years...

we"ve been working on this,|we"ve donated our services.

We"ve never asked for a dime.|We never expect one. Do we?

- No.|- I wanted to be sure.

And also in that time, uh,|there have been a lot of people...

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