Body and Soul Page #4

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just dollars and cents.

How much percentage

are we talking about?

-50%% off the top.

-Sh*t.

What are we doing here?

Let's get the hell out of here.

You know,

we got our own percentages here.

With your 50%, we go down the toilet.

Then we got nothing left.

Then readjust them.

Leon, you're a smart fellow.

You know where it's coming from.

All we're talking about

is a smaller piece of a bigger pie.

You beat the Iceman,

you'll have both belts.

Right now you're sitting

on top of the world.

Yeah, and that world is gonna roll over

on you any minute now.

Who the hell do you think you are?

You just walk right in here...

and you take and take

after all the real work is done.

If it wasn't for folks like me and Leon,

you'd be nowhere. You'd be nothing.

Champ! Mr. Big Man.

Leon, let's get out of here.

Leon. Question:

Does he talk for you?

Excuse us for a couple of minutes.

I'll give you five minutes

to think it over.

You know,

you're embarrassing me, man.

His offer embarrassed me.

I wouldn't mind you going off

halfcocked if you had all your senses.

But every time I see you lately,

you're damn near incoherent.

-So? What if I am?

-It's just not that good for you.

So now you're gonna tell me

what's good for me.

There's nothing more for me to do.

I got no more real involvement.

I got no more real say-so.

Look, Charles, as your friend,

I owe it to you to tell you...

you're going downhill.

As my friend, you owed it to me...

to tell me you're willing to give

our involvement away to some idiot.

Charles, you just

don't understand business.

Now quit blaming me

for every single thing.

I mean, I'm just one man.

No, you're not. You used to be.

Why don't you just

get the hell out then?

Okay.

Don't even bother to come around.

I'll just send you your money.

-You don't do anything to earn it.

-F*** you.

Would you rather I do what you'll do

and give it to your dope man...

for some freebase

and some angel dust?

-I take it we have a deal?

-Yeah.

Yeah, we got a deal.

We already got a contract.

What's the point in shaking hands?

You already own my fist.

Ladies and gentlemen...

this is the main event of the evening.

Fifteen rounds of boxing...

for the undisputed...

welterweight championship

of the world.

And we got the bell for Round 1.

Leon the Lover on his toes, dancing...

and he's gonna have to.

One good punch and it's over

because he's fighting the Iceman...

a real tough customer.

He'll take five to give one,

but that one will put you away.

A lightning quick one-two-three

by Leon the Lover.

I've never seen a boxer

as quick or as sharp as the Lover.

Leon looking good.

Leon, what did they do to you?

My poor baby.

Excuse us, ladies,

we're still in the middle of a fight here.

One...

two...

three....

That was a mean shot he gave you.

-One good thing.

-What's that?

Now those smart-ass sports writers

know I can take a blow.

I can't knock this guy out, Franky.

I hit him as hard as I can.

Now, look, go for right above the eye.

Twist the glove as you make contact.

Cut that eye.

Puff his eyes up, break his nose.

Anything. Make him stop this fight.

This guy is too thick to knock out.

Damn, I don't wanna do all that

to the man.

Damn you,

do it to him before he does it to you.

I'm about to die from exhaustion

just from hitting him.

Look, I was hoping to end it early.

I knew these late rounds would be hell

and you'd have nothing left.

But you're ahead on points

so just stay away from him.

And for God's sake,

don't let him hit you.

Good idea.

Why don't you take this next round?

You ought to stop this, man.

I didn't come in here to kill anybody.

Time. Go to that corner.

Doctor, what do you think?

No. That's it.

No matter how much money

you spend, no matter how much...

any doctor is gonna tell you

exactly this.

There is no known cure

for sickle cell disease. None.

How much time does she have left?

You can't pinpoint that.

-What do you want to do?

-I don't know.

Whatever she wants.

All right, let her come home then

if that's what she wants to do.

Okay. All right.

Congratulations.

You got what I always knew you would:

the undisputed championship.

Second, I heard about

the downhill news about your sister.

I know there's nothing

anyone can do about it...

but I have these superior ladies

who wanna take your mind off it.

So if you wanna put your head in

and say hi...

I could detain Julie

for a half-hour or so.

Just get off some of the tension

and relax your mind.

That's what they're there for.

We heard you were Leon the Lover.

-And we thought just one....

-May not be enough.

He's so cute.

-Hi, Julie. Looking for Leon?

-Yeah.

He slipped off for a little privacy.

He's in 109.

-Thank you.

-You're welcome.

I'm sorry.

I'm so sorry.

Sh*t.

That was absolutely nothing.

If I disappointed you, I'm sorry.

But that was nothing.

It's just part of the business, I guess.

I don't know.

You started off by telling me

about a dream.

And somehow, I allowed myself

to get caught up in that dream.

I know, baby, I know.

No, you made it sound like

you were making those sacrifices...

like you were the martyr,

doing it all for Kelly...

and like you didn't want it.

But none of this is for Kelly.

This is for you.

I should have known better.

I mean, I meet them every day:

the superstars and super studs...

and everybody

that never can get enough.

Even if they had the best woman

in the world...

they wouldn't even know

what to do with her.

Just look at it, Leon.

It's becoming a circus.

The Leon the Lover Circus

with the side shows...

-and the freaks and the lookie-loos.

-Yeah, I know, okay?

But it has absolutely nothing to do

with you and me.

-Julie, I love you.

-Don't you say that to me.

You don't even know the meaning

of the word. You have no right.

You know, Leon...

somewhere out there on the road,

or in one of those rings...

or in one of those dim hotel rooms...

-you changed.

-Yeah, I changed.

'Cause it's not as easy as it looks.

Everybody wants something,

everybody grabbing.

You say it's not for Kelly, it's for me.

Well, I work damn hard, Julie.

And I deserve every single thing

that's happened to me.

Yes, I'm afraid you do.

And I feel sorry for you, Leon...

because somehow...

you got caught up with it all.

And you became your biggest fan.

I just wish you were double-jointed...

so you could turn around

and kiss your own ass.

Hello. He's asleep.

All right. Leon, it's for you.

They said it's important.

-Leon?

-The Lover.

It's Julie.

How you doing?

It's good to hear your voice.

Can you get over to Charles'

right away, please?

What's wrong?

He's hopped up

on some freebase or angel dust.

I don't know, maybe both.

He's out of his mind and hallucinating.

I can't maintain him.

All right. Okay, baby. I'll be right there.

Leon, he jumped

right through the bedroom window...

and he said

he saw monsters or something.

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