Cape Fear Page #5

...because she knows the system.

I mean, she works in it.

She knows that she'd be on trial.

Then, because she wouldn't testify,

you would assume that...

...there was something

going on between us...

...and it would cause a rift.

That we'd be much more vulnerable to him.

I'm glad we talked about this,

because we can work together.

We can beat that son of a b*tch,

the two of us, working as a team.

Jesus Christ.

Yeah, this is great. This is something else.

Oh, sh*t!

- Here you go.

- I'm sorry, I haven't ordered yet.

That fellow over there

sent this over, paid for and all.

Who?

- Which one?

- That guy who is just leaving.

Excuse me.

Cady, come here.

Wait up a second.

I've been in a real bad mood lately.

Shame, ain't it?

You know what you can do

to brighten my mood?

- No.

- Get the hell out of here.

I don't mean this town,

I mean the whole state.

I don't want to see you or hear you

and I don't want to smell you. Leave.

Are you my friend?

No, I'm not your friend.

I thought maybe you were because I like to

plan my comings and goings with friends.

But if you're not my friend,

I'd call that presumptuous.

In fact, I'd call it downright rude,

because I ain't your porch-baby, buddy.

Gee golly gosh. I'm sorry I offended you,

you white trash piece of sh*t.

I got the all-over fidgets on that one.

You've really shaken me up.

I'm shivering all over.

It's not necessary to lay

a foul tongue on me, my friend.

I could get upset.

Things could get out of hand.

Then, in self-defense,

I could do something to you...

...that you would not like, right here.

- Anytime you feel squirrelly, you just jump.

- You threatening me?

You catch on fast.

I'm well within my rights

to be here and you know it.

- If I stay here, what you going to do?

- I don't give a rat's ass about your rights.

Watch your step,

you know what I'm talking about.

You going to arrest me?

You a cop? Or were you a cop?

Were you not good enough

to remain on the force?

That's the feeling I'm getting here.

Hope you enjoyed your breakfast.

Ma'am, this belong to you?

- Can I help you?

- I just found it.

Thought you might need it back.

Not to frighten you, but if a dogcatcher

comes across a dog without a license...

...he's liable to think he's a stray

and do God knows what to it.

You know...

...our dog is...

- He passed away.

- What a shame.

Man's best friend and all. Woman's too.

Even without closing my eyes,

I can picture him...

...big, friendly, shaggy,

asleep at your feet...

...keeping you company while you're trying

to finish up those pesky little sketches.

You're Max Cady, aren't you?

You better get the hell out of here

before I call the police.

I'm not doing nothing.

Just giving back your dog collar.

I'm not on your property.

What'd you come out here for,

to look around?

Go ahead, Mr. Cady, take a good look.

Nice house.

It is a nice house.

You satisfied now you've seen it?

Or is there more?

Is that it?

There is going to be more, isn't there?

You won't stop until you're happy.

How can I be happy

when you're not happy?

You don't know anything about me.

- I know what I see, ma'am.

- Yeah?

I wanted to know what you looked like.

I've been waiting to see your face,

but now that I see you...

...you are just repulsive.

- I understand.

- Yeah.

I'm not your type.

All that prison time made me coarse.

Guess I'm covered in too many tattoos?

But there's not a whole lot

to do in prison but desecrate your flesh.

It didn't have to be that way

for either of us...

...if your husband hadn't betrayed us both.

Who knows?

We might have been different people.

We might have been happy, Leigh.

- Mom, someone's on the phone!

- Dani!

Don't come out here!

Sam.

I thought I'd catch you here.

- That little smart aleck made me.

- He what?

It wasn't my fault.

He was looking to be covered.

There is a lot of cutsie-cutsie

in that little prick.

- I told you.

- You know where he was today?

At the public library reading

Thus Spake Zarathustra...

...by Friedrich Nietzsche,

the German philosopher.

- He said that God is dead.

- God is dead. Right.

We can keep going this way,

but it's going to get expensive.

I'm not so concerned about days.

Stay on him a few more nights.

Do you really want

to resolve this situation?

- Yes, I'd love to resolve it.

- Then I got a suggestion.

There are men that can be hired, by me,

to do a little hospital job on Cady.

What are we talking about here?

Two pieces of pipe and a bicycle chain.

He won't be so scary after that.

I'm a lawyer. Are we agreed on that?

Maybe 2,000 years ago,

we'd have stoned him to death.

I can't operate outside the law.

The law is my business.

- I'm home! Where is everybody?

- In here.

'Evening, ladies. Oh, chicken.

How is everything? Is everything okay?

- Yeah.

- Good.

He was here today.

- Hello?

- Hello, Danielle?

- Is this Miss Danielle Bowden?

- Yeah.

This is your new teacher calling.

- From English or Drama?

- Drama.

- So how you doing?

- Fine.

I'mjust going down the list,

greeting my summerstudents.

You sound kind of down.

There's just been stuff

going on around here, that's all.

- Anything I can do?

- I doubt it.

Sh*t happens, you know,

like the t-shirt says.

Yeah.

You know, all that negativity,

you can use that.

What do you mean?

I'm the kind of teacher that takes

a very personal interest in his kids.

Don't mind me. Everything you're

going through, it's okay, go with it.

The awkwardness you feel,

walking down the street...

...and some leering fool is

making fun of your sexuality...

...the turmoil you feel, extra bad when

that time of the month comes around...

...the anger you feel

that your mom and dad...

...won't let you grow up

and be yourself, be a woman.

Don't suppress or deny it.

Use it in your life and work.

Okay. I mean...

I'll have to think about all that.

Class is tomorrow in Room 110, right?

No, it's been changed to the theater.

- What better place for Drama, right?

- Yeah.

And remember, Danielle, you can use

all those fears to draw upon and learn.

You know this little tune?

"Ifyou want a do right

"All days

"woman

"You've gotta be a

"do right

"All night man"

You can trust in me,

because I'm a do right man, okay?

Okay, 'night now.

Okay. Good night.

Honey, I think maybe I should walk you in.

No, it's okay, Mom.

There are a lot of people here.

I'll be right here at 4:00 to pick you up.

- Okay.

- 'Bye.

I didn't think summer sessions

would be so crowded.

They're just having a big meeting

about next fall's chorus program.

- I have to go downstairs for Drama.

- Okay, 'bye.

Hello.

Nadine?

I'm here for the Drama class.

Am I busted?

- No.

- I hope not.

You can't smoke grass in school.

Privilege of the profession.

Eases inhibitions.

You down here for Drama?

Yeah.

Are you the Drama teacher?

And you're, let me guess.

Cecile James?

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