Burning Palms Page #6

Why not?

What would I

do with it?

That will be all.

Save the speech.

Did I take it? NO.

I wouldn't even touch

anything that disgusting.

And for the record,

I don't get it.

Like, what, your mom dies

or, like, your cat

and you hack

its foot off

and put it in a shoebox

as a keepsake?

I don't think so.

Okay, now that that's

out of the way

there's only

one person left.

Why is she here?

She can't steal what

is belonging to her.

Can 't doesn't exist

in a court of law

until proven so, Louisa-

I call Blanca Juarez

to the stand.

Miss Juarez,

how did your baby die?

Nicholas-

This is a vital part

of my interrogation.

Please answer

the question.

Um, I watching

the baby.

And the hair-

the hair...

Como se llama

the hair-?

Hair dryer?

Yes.

It fall into the water

and I tried

to grab it.

I scream

but nobody come.

And I couldn't

do anything.

That's a very sad

story, Miss Juarez.

Yes.

I just have to ask you

one more very

important question.

Okay.

Did you murder your baby?

What?

All right.

Game over, Nicholas.

I even draw

the line somewhere.

She did. I swear.

Look.

These are from her

boyfriend in El Salvador

the baby's father.

He was cheating on her.

Hey hey hey hey hey.

Where did you

get those?

In your room.

I was just going to borrow

the umbilical cord.

You stole it?

Borrowed. Just

to piss her off

Then I found the letters-

You killed your baby!

No!

- You were jealous.

- No.

You wanted to punish

your boyfriend.

You wanted to take away the

one thing he really loved

because he

didn't love you.

So you put your baby

in the bathtub

and threw the hair

dryer into it.

You electrocuted

him to death.

You killed your baby.

Didn't you?

Didn't you?

Ah, yes. S!

S. S. S. S. S.

Okay.

Ay, caramba.

F*** me.

Blanca?

What's the number again?

For 911?

Can I speak

to a human, please?

You guys!

Guys, go see what

he's shouting about.

Are they going to

give her the chair?

Just-I don't know.

Can you go-

to the- brother?

What?

Guess it's time

to get a new maid.

? Jingle bells,

jingle bells?

? Jingle all the way?

? Oh, what fun

it is to ride?

? In a one-horse

open sleigh?

J Jingle bells,

jingle bells?

? Jingle all the way?

? Oh, what fun

it is to ride?

? In a one-horse

open sleigh?

? Dashing through the snow?

? In a one-horse

open sleigh?

? O'er the fields we go?

? Laughing all the way?

? Bells on bobtail ring?

? Making spirits bright?

? What fun it is to laugh?

? And sing our

sleighing song tonight?

? Oh, jingle bells,

jingle bells?

Oh, what fun

it is to ride?

? In a one-horse

open sleigh?

? Jingle bells,

jingle bells?

? Jingle all the way?

? Oh, what fun

it is to ride?

? In a one-horse

open sleigh?

? A day or two ago?

? I thought

I 'd take a ride?

? And soon

Miss Fannie Bright?

? Was seated by my side?

? The horse

was lean and lank?

? Misfortune seemed his lot?

? We got into

a drifted bank?

? And then we got upsot?

? Jingle bells,

jingle bells?

? Jingle all the way?

? Jingle bells,

jingle bells?

? Jingle all the way?

? Jingle bells,

jingle bells?

? Jingle all the way?

? Oh, what fun

it is to ride?

? In a one-horse

open sleigh?

? Jingle bells,

jingle bells?

? Jingle all the way?

Hello?

Yes, this is

Sara Cotton.

No, I don't read

the paper.

No, thank you.

U Damn?

? I wish

I was your lover?

? I'd rock you

till the daylight comes?

? Make sure you are

smiling and warm?

? I am everything?

? Tonight I'll be

your mother, I'll do-?

Robert.

Robert Kane.

Robert Kane.

Robert.

Did a customer

leave that behind?

No.

I found it this morning.

On the sidewalk.

Well, that's a

stroke of bad luck.

Ah, it's

already 2:
00.

Look, Sarah, you better

take your lunch now.

We have three boxes in

the back left to unpack.

I want those done

before five.

You are going to return

that, aren't you?

Yes.

Well, it's a form

of theft, you know.

Keeping something that

doesn't belong to you.

I'm going to go

to the post office

and I'm going to mail it to the

address that's on the license.

Good girl.

I'll be back by 3.

Okay.

Yeah, what?

Is Robert here?

What do you

want with him?

I'm a friend

of his.

A friend?

Yes. Is he here?

No, he's at work.

I seem to have forgotten

where that is.

Solly's Pizza

over on Lankershim.

On Lankershim,

that's right.

How do you

know my son?

Car trouble.

I had a flat.

He helped me

Out with it.

I just wanted

to thank him again.

Well, that's grand.

Maybe you can ask him to help

his mother pay the rent.

I won't take any more of your time.

Thank you.

Well, who shall

I say stopped by?

Do you want

this for here?

Lady.

Here?

Uh, yes. Yes, I'll have

it for here. Thank you.

De nada.

F***ing traffic.

They didn't

tip me sh*t.

Hey, at least

you get a tip-

Yeah, well,

barely anything.

Hey, what's the matter,

Puto? You sick?

No, I'm fine.

Go get a mop.

Why? Why me?

Because I'm busy.

Go get a mop.

Sorry.

I'm really sorry.

I'm such a klutz.

You look familiar.

You wouldn't happen to be

Robert Kane, would you?

I guess not.

You just look

like this guy

who accidentally

left his wallet

at my house

last night.

I've been meaning

to return it.

I'm just having a hard

time tracking him down.

I went by his house-

What do you want?

Look, I don't know you, lady

so you should probably

just leave, okay?

You don't know me?

What the f***

do you want, huh?

I just want to

return your wallet.

Then do it.

Not here.

Do you like pizza?

Of course you do.

You work around pizzas

all day, so you must.

There 's a Shakey's

near my house-

A block away.

Meet me there

at 8:
30.

Do you remember

where I live?

Well, I'm

late for work.

I have to go.

Goodbye.

Thank you.

You're not hungry?

I'm famished.

I usually eat

like around six.

Six-thirty the latest.

I like coming here.

The food is good,

the people are nice.

I usually come here

on Thursdays.

They have the

free salad bar.

Otherwise, I just

eat at home.

Sandwiches, mostly.

I like to watch TV

while I'm eating.

I like to watch,

um, you know

Access Hollywood and

Entertainment Tonight.

I don't watch

the news, though.

It's sad, so it just

depresses me.

I just wait

for the weather report.

That way I just know whether it's

going to be an S day or a T day.

What is that, S day?

A sweater or

a T-shirt day.

Do you want a bite?

No, thanks.

It's not good anyway today.

It's too much dressing.

It makes everything

soggy and icky.

I think the new people that

they have working here

are not that motivated,

if you know what I mean?

So, Robert.

Do you go

by a nickname?

Or just plain Robert?

My dad used

to call me Bucky

but that was

before I had braces.

My friends just call me

Rob, I guess.

Hmm.

Your friends

call you Rob.

I like that.

I like Robert better.

I don't know.

it's more-

It's more masculine.

More dignified.

It's kind of like

Robert Redford.

You know, he doesn't

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