Across the Hall Page #2

All of the cornice work

you see is original.

Nothing has been changed since

the day the Riverview opened.

- I always thought

it's just better

to let it fall the f*** apart

than cheat it of a past.

It's not right, you know?.

To renovate the soul

right out of a place.

You ever wish you could

just keep things

exactly the way they were?.

That you could

just hold on to

a moment in time

like it was...

F*** this.

- I can't believe

this is happening.

I can't believe it.

- What part?.

What part

can't you believe?.

- I don't know,

all of it.

- Hey, but---

I'll have to go like this

from now on.

- You believe how much

I love you, don't you?.

- Of course.

- And you believe

how much l---

I mean it,

how much I just mean

everything I say, all of it.

- Yes.

Though not

everything, everything.

Hey, I didn't mean

it like that.

Hey, forget about it.

I didn't mean it in a bad way.

- I know.

I only get like that

when I'm scared, you know.

I only talk like that

when I'm scared.

- I get scared too, Terry.

We all get scared.

- Are you scared of me?.

- No.

No, no, no.

I get scared of us, though.

- Scared of us?.

- Yeah.

Too powerful sometimes.

- Hey.

- Yeah?.

- I don't want you

scared of me.

I don't ever want

to do anything

or say anything,

hurt you.

- Shh.

I'm here.

I'm right here.

She said yes.

Yes, she did,

didn't she?.

- Yes, she did.

- Yeah.

- She yelled it.

I can't believe you.

Sh*t.

- What?.

- I got to call Jules.

- No, can't---

Why don't we just

enjoy this alone?.

- We got to celebrate,

don't we?.

No?.

- Just tonight,

just the two of us.

- Baby, it's Jules.

- I know.

- I got to tell him.

- Hello.

- Julian, hey.

- Terry?.

What time is it?.

- No, I have no idea.

We've been up all night.

Listen, man, um...

We're getting married.

- Wow.

So you guys are still---

- Still?.

No, not still.

Actually, Jules---

Actually, I had to stop by

your place for a minute.

- Wait, you were here?.

Why?.

- Just listen, man, all right?.

Just listen.

I was gonna leave a note

so they'd know

you were free from blame

or whatever.

- What?.

Terry, what are you

talking about?.

I don't even know

what you're saying.

- I had to---

I had to borrow something.

- What?.

Terry, what?.

- I only came to talk, man.

It's not like I planned---

I don't know---

- Okay, fine, so then

we're talking now, right?.

- It's too late for that,

Jules, all right?.

- Terry, it's not

too f***ing late.

Come on, man.

- I know you keep the---the---

the bullets hidden,

so I had to go buy some.

Not even sure

I got the right size.

I mean, do different handguns

take different bullets?.

I don't know.

- Terry.

- I only know what I've seen

on Law and Order.

- Okay, hang on.

- I don't watch CSI.

- Hold it.

You have my gun?.

- Yeah, I'm sorry.

- Terry, you stole my gun?.

- Dude, I'm sorry.

- That's a f***ing

shitty thing to do, man.

- Yeah, I hear you, man.

- Okay, Terry,

what are you going to do?.

Are you going to shoot him?.

- I might.

- Okay, you're gonna kill him?.

- I might, yeah.

- What, you want

f***ing Jerry Orbach,

f***ing the other guy,

whatever the f***

his name is,

you want them coming

through your door,

hauling your ass

off to jail?.

- What am I supposed

to do, Jules?.

- I could think

of a couple things.

- You wouldn't let it go.

- Wh-wh-what is that

supposed to mean?.

- You wouldn't let some girl

treat you like this.

I mean,

that's what you said.

- Yeah, but dude,

I never f***ing said that

with a gun in my hand,

Terry.

- It doesn't matter now

anyway, man.

- No, this does matter.

Terry, you keep---

You do this, man.

How am I ever supposed

to trust you?.

You keep pulling

this bullshit.

I mean, this sh*t

is in your head, Terry.

You keep---

you put it on me,

and then you

put it back on her.

Terry.

Terry, come on, man.

Listen to me, all right?.

You are just really

scaring me right now.

- I'm not asking you

for anything more, Jules.

This is it.

No more phone calls,

no more...

jobs.

It's the last time.

I promise.

- Terry, where are you?.

- I'm at the Riverview.

Across the hall

from them.

- You're not.

- I am.

- You're across the hall.

- Room 508.

Nonsmoking.

Check out at noon.

Gonna smoke this cigarette

and then, you know...

head on over there.

- All right, um...

F***, how about this?.

How about---what if l---

what if I met you there?.

- Here?.

At the hotel?.

Yeah, dude, I could

be there in, like---

I mean, I can be there

in, like, 20 minutes.

You give me---

give me 20 minutes.

But listen, man, you have to

sit tight, all right?.

You have to promise me

you're gonna put

that f***ing gun away

and that you're gonna sit tight,

all right?.

That's the deal.

Terry, come on, man,

- 20 minutes, man.

You got it.

- All right,

Listen, man,

I'm telling you.

We're gonna be sharing

drinks in no time, man.

We're gonna laugh

about this, all right?.

- Jules, man...

what would I do

without you?.

- June.

Hey.

June.

We got a problem.

Hello?.

- Hey, it's me.

- Hey, what's going on?.

I was wondering,

are you free

to get together tonight?.

- Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

No, I can do that.

Is everything all right?.

- No, I'm fine.

I'm here at this hotel.

- The Riverview, you know?.

- Right.

- And I kind of needed to talk.

- Riverview.

- Do you know how

to get here okay?.

- Yeah.

No, no, no.

I-I know it well.

Wow, Anna.

- This is not

the third floor.

- No, no, this is the lobby.

- Floor?.

- Uh, 507---five.

So you're back in town,

obviously.

- Mm-hmm.

Just for business.

- Right.

I didn't know you were

so sentimental, Anna.

- You don't have to

flatter yourself, Julian.

- I'm just saying---

- Expense account isn't exactly

cut out for the Waldorf.

I'm not staying here

for the memories.

Did you know that the Ambassador

of Estonia stayed here?.

- I didn't know that.

That's great.

- Mm-hmm.

So what are you

doing here of all places?.

Or don't l

want to know?.

- Nothing,

I'm just seeing a friend.

- Really?.

A friend.

They just call you up

like room service now or what?.

- Hmm.

- Well, it's nice to know I can

still make you uncomfortable.

- I'm sorry.

This is really strange, just---

you know, just seeing you

here of all places.

- Julian, whatever you're

going up there to do, we could---

- Anna.

- Hey.

- Hey.

- Listen, we got

a problem.

- What?.

- Terry is here.

He's here at the hotel.

- What?. How?.

- I don't know.

He said he followed you here.

- Oh, my God.

- Does he know

it's both of us?.

- He knows about you.

- Oh, God.

- What---what are you doing?.

- My phone.

I need to find

my phone.

I need my phone.

I need to talk to him.

- No.

No, you cannot call him.

- Why not?.

- Because he's got a gun.

- He's got a gun?.

- I don't know,

maybe he's got a gun?.

Probably he doesn't.

- Well, which is it?.

I don't know.

Maybe---maybe he's got my gun.

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