Castle on the Hudson Page #4

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DO YOU STILL:

CARE FOR ME?

I LOVE YOU, TOMMY.

YEAH?

WELL, THEN,

DON' T COME UP HERE

DRESSED UP LIKE:

THAT ANYMORE. WHY, TOMMY--

WHAT' S THE MATTER

WITH YOU? YOU WANT ME TO GO CRAZY?

I' M SORRY.

I...JUST WANTED TO LOOK NICE FOR YOU.

I KNOW, BUT YOU DON' HAVE TO LOOK TOO GOOD.

AND...AND DON' T EVER

COME UP TO SEE ME AGAIN ON A SATURDAY.

WHY?

BECAUSE I TELL YOU NOT TO, THAT' S WHY.

SATURDAY' S A BAD LUCK

DAY FOR ME.

I' VE BEEN THINKING

A LOT ABOUT IT UP HERE.

THAT CRAZY:

SUPERSTITION?

NONSENSE.

YEAH?

I GOT CAUGH ON SATURDAY, SENTENCED ON SATURDAY,

BROUGHT UP TO THIS

DUMP ON SATURDAY.

YOU TELLING ME?

YEAH, AND JUS TO MAKE IT BINDING,

I WAS BORN:

ON SATURDAY.

AND YOU MET ME:

ON SATURDAY. WHAT ABOUT THAT?

YEAH...THAT' S RIGHT.

I' M NOT SO SURE

ABOUT YOU.

I DON' T KNOW

HOW YOU' RE GOING TO TURN OUT, EITHER.

YOU DON' T, HUH?

NO, I DON' T, HUH?

YOU BET I DO.

I WAS ONLY:

KIDDING YOU.

YOU' RE NOT MAD?

NO, FORGET IT.

IT' S ONLY THIS JOIN GETS UNDER MY SKIN.

BUT YOU' LL BE

OUT SOON.

I' M BEGINNING

TO WONDER.

WHY?

DIDN' T CROWLEY FIX

IT WITH THE WARDEN?

HE FIXED IT SO GOOD,

HE GOT HIMSELF THROWN OUT.

HE HASN' EVEN WRITTEN.

WHAT' S HE DOING?

TAKING A REST CURE?

I HAVEN' T SEEN HIM,

BUT I WILL.

TELL HIM TO HURRY UP

AND DO SOMETHING.

TOMMY...

YOU WON' T--YOU WON' HAVE TO SERVE YOUR WHOLE SENTENCE?

DON' T WORRY.

I WON' T.

I' M GETTING

OUT OF THIS JOINT, CROWLEY OR NO CROWLEY.

I' LL KICK MY--

Guard:
TIME' S UP, GORDAN.

ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT.

WELL...

THAT SPLITS US:

UP, HONEY.

WILL I SEE YOU:

NEXT WEEK?

EVERY WEEK, TOMMY.

TWICE A WEEK.

LET' S GO, MISS.

COME ON.

GOOD-BYE, DARLING.

GOOD-BYE.

ALL RIGHT.

THIS IS A SAMPLE OF

THE PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING DONE

IN THE CLASSIFICATION CLINIC.

THESE PARTICULAR TESTS WILL

NOT BE USED IN EVERY CASE.

THE TEST WILL VARY

FROM MAN TO MAN.

ROCKFORD,

YOU' RE FIRST.

NOW, WATCH ME,

THEN DO JUST THE SAME.

VERY GOOD.

THANKS.

DO YOU KNOW:

THE ALPHABET?

UH-HUH.

MULTIPLICATION:

AND DIVISION?

OH, YEAH.

ANSWER THIS QUESTION

"YES" OR "NO."

THE ANSWER TO THIS

QUESTION IS "YES,"

UNLESS 2 TIMES 2

MAKES 4,

IN WHICH CASE:

THE ANSWER IS "NO."

THE ANSWER IS "NO."

CORRECT.

YOU HAVE, I TAKE IT,

ENCOUNTERED SOME EDUCATION.

I' VE ENCOUNTERED

ENOUGH EDUCATION

TO KNOW:

YOUR SYSTEM HERE NEEDS OVERHAULING.

WHY DON' YOU FIND OUT MY EDUCATION FIRS BEFORE LETTING ME

PLAY AROUND WITH BLOCKS?

IT' S A REGULATION TEST.

WE HAVE OUR REASONS.

WHAT IS YOUR:

EDUCATION? COLLEGE?

GRADUATED CUM LAUDE.

YOU KNOW, AS A MATTER OF

FACT, WE' RE FRATERNITY BROTHERS, DOCTOR.

I HAVE ONE OF THESE

SCHOLARSHIP KEYS.

THE ONLY DIFFERENCE

IS MINE IS DOWNSTAIRS IN THE VAULT.

IF THAT KEY' LL

UNLOCK ANYTHING, I' M GONNA GET ONE.

WHERE WOULD YOU LIKE

TO WORK? LIBRARY?

NO. I' VE GIVEN UP

READING.

WELL, UH...WOULD YOU

LIKE SOME PHYSICAL WORK?

YEAH, IT MIGHT TAKE

MY MIND OFF THINGS.

GOOD. I' LL PUT YOU

IN THE SHOE FACTORY.

HERE YOU ARE.

GOOD LUCK.

THANK YOU.

NEXT.

COME OVER TO:

THE CELL AND SEE ME SOMETIME, DOCTOR.

WE' LL DISCUSS

THE PSYCHOPATHIC NEUROSIS

OF THE SUBNORMAL

STRATA,

IF YOU KNOW WHAT I

MEAN, AND I THINK YOU SHOULD.

THAT' S ALL RIGHT,

ROCKFORD.

GOOD DAY.

YES, SIR.

NOW, TAKE YOUR TIME.

THINK HARD.

PUT THOSE LITTLE PIECES

IN THE GROOVES THEY FIT.

SIT DOWN.

WELL, I HAVEN' PLAYED WITH PUZZLES FOR QUITE A WHILE.

I MIGHT BE:

A LITTLE RUSTY.

UH, COULDN' T WE

FLY A KITE:

OR CUT OU PAPER DOLLS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT?

ARE YOU GOING TO SI DOWN, OR AM I GOING TO CALL A GUARD?

I' M GOING TO SI DOWN, SWEETHEART.

AW! NOW LOOK WHA I WENT AND DID.

TSK! TSK! TSK! TSK!

I' M SORRY.

THAT' S ALL RIGHT,

GORDAN. SIT DOWN.

BUT THE CHAIR' S

FULL OF INK!

I SAID SIT DOWN.

[RING]

HELLO?

JUST A MOMENT.

WHAT' S

THE ASSIGNMENT FOR NAYSON, DOCTOR?

WHAT DID HE DO:

ON THIS TEST?

UH, 91 SECONDS.

HMM. WELL, THAT' S

NOT VERY GOOD.

PUT HIM ON THE COAL

SHOVELING CREW.

PUT HIM ON THE COAL

SHOVELING CREW.

I' M, UH...READY TO

START NOW, DOCTOR.

FINE.

HOW' S THAT?

FINE.

YOU' RE PRETTY SMART WHEN YOU WANT TO BE.

NOT SO SMART...OR

I WOULDN' T BE HERE.

SHOE FACTORY, GORDAN.

NEXT.

HEY, DOC, ... WITH

A CARD LIKE THIS.

WHAT?

...TO MY HEART.

WHAT?

YOU HAVEN' T HEARD?

[BABBLING]

WHAT ARE YOU:

TALKING ABOUT?

[BABBLING]

WHAT?

[BABBLING]

WHAT ARE YOU:

TALKING--

[BABBLING]

ARE YOU--JOE.

JOE.

[BABBLING]

OK, COME ON.

[BABBLING]

GO ON AND SIT DOWN.

SIT DOWN AND KEEP QUIET.

NEXT. NEXT!

SIT DOWN.

YES.

YOUR CARD.

NOW...PUT THOSE

LITTLE PIECES IN THE GROOVES THEY FIT.

HEY. YOU GET SET?

YEAH. SHOE SHOP.

THAT' S SWELL!

PERFECT!

YOU AND I ARE:

GOING TO SEE A LOT OF EACH OTHER.

YEAH?

YEAH.

YOU KNOW,

YOU MADE A BIG IMPRESSION ON ME.

YEAH?

SURE.

THE FIRST MINUTE

I SAW YOU,

I FIGURED YOU WERE

TOO SMART A GUY:

TO HANG AROUND HERE

VERY LONG.

NOT SO SMAR TO BE IN HERE,

BUT HOW' D YOU

FIGURE THAT OUT?

WHY, THE WAY YOU

LOOKED, THE SHAPE OF YOUR HEAD,

THE WAY YOU CARRY

YOURSELF.

I CAN TELL.

YEAH?

AND ONCE YOU:

GET STARTED,

THERE' S NOTHING ON

EARTH CAN STOP YOU.

WHAT ARE YOU?

A FORTUNE TELLER?

NO. I' M JUS A FELLOW THAT THINKS

YOU' RE A LO BRIGHTER THAN

THE GUYS THAT RUN

THIS INSTITUTE.

YOU GO SOMETHING THERE.

WELL, I' M A PRETTY

SMART BOZO MYSELF.

TOGETHER, WE MIGH GET SOMETHING DONE.

YOU CAN CERTAINLY

SLING THE LANGUAGE.

DON' T LET THA WORRY YOU, TOMMY.

THERE ARE A LOT OF

PEOPLE SAY THE PEN

IS MIGHTIER:

THAN THE SWORD.

WITH ME, THAT' S JUS A 50/50 PROPOSITION.

[CHUCKLING]

I GUESS SO. YEAH.

COME ON! COME ON!

OPEN UP!

10 MINUTES, AND YOU

HAVEN' T PUT ONE PIECE IN PLACE YET.

WHAT' S THE TROUBLE?

WELL, I GUESS--

I GUESS I' M COLOR-BLIND.

HEY, DOC,

WHERE ARE YOU SENDING ME?

GARBAGE DETAIL.

THANKS! HUH?

STEVE, IT' S AWFUL

BEING AWAY FROM YOU.

I KNOW.

I' M WORRIED ABOUT YOU.

ARE YOU STRONG ENOUGH

TO HAVE COME, HUH?

YOU MUST BE CAREFUL,

YOU KNOW.

YES, I' M ALL RIGHT,

DARLING.

IT MEANS EVERYTHING

TO SEE YOU.

THERE' S TOMMY GORDAN,

ANN.

Steve:
TOMMY,

IT' S MY WIFE.

GLAD TO KNOW YOU.

Ann:
HOW DO YOU DO?

ALL RIGHT, LADY.

COME ON.

OVER THERE.

SIT DOWN.

SIT DOWN.

SHE DIDN' T UNDERSTAND.

THIS IS THE FIRST TIME

SHE' S BEEN HERE.

ALL RIGHT.

HOW DO YOU FEEL?

JUST FINE, STEVE.

NO, I MEAN SERIOUSLY.

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

SURE I AM.

I NEVER FELT BETTER

IN MY LIFE.

DOCTOR SAYS:

I' M FINE, TOO.

BUT AREN' T YOU...

HOW LONG WILL IT BE?

[WHISPERS]

And when is it going to happen?

Not for a few weeks yet.

WHO' S GOING

TO BE WITH YOU?

YOU CAN' T BE ALONE,

CAN YOU?

OH, I WON' BE ALONE, DARLING. I' LL HAVE A NURSE.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN,

A NURSE?

ANN...

THERE' S SOMETHING

I WANT TO TELL YOU.

YES, DEAR?

STEVE, WHAT IS IT?

MAYBE YOU WON' BE ALONE AFTER ALL.

STEVE--

SHH.

NOW DON' T ASK

ANY QUESTIONS.

I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW

THAT YOU WON' T BE ALONE.

FOR HEAVEN' S SAKES,

ANN, DON' T WORRY.

DON' T SPOIL EVERYTHING.

WHATEVER ELSE:

YOU KNOW ABOUT ME,

YOU KNOW THAT I WON' T DO

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