Chains of Gold Page #3

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so, what's it like being a hotshot lawyer?

I'm not a hotshot.

What kind of cases do you work on?

You know. A bit of this, a bit of that.

Let's change the subject.

What I mean is, I haven't felt

this good in a long time,

and I'd rather just be with you.

To us.

To us.

I'll be right back.

God.

No, no.

What are you doing?

- What the f*** are you doing?

- I couldn't sleep

so I thought I'd check out what you do.

Bullshit.

Who are you calling?

Jackie, who are you calling?

You f***er. I knew it was

too good to be true. I knew it!

Wait a minute. Hey! Hey!

This is not what you think. I'm not a cop.

- Then what are you?

- I'm a social worker.

Then why are you going through my files?

There's a kid that I've been working with.

He's missing and I'm certain he's involved

with the Youth Incentive Programme.

ljust thought maybe...

I thought maybe you'd help me out with it.

I was gonna tell you.

I was gonna tell you at the right time. I...

What? I'm sorry, I...

scott, I'm their lawyer.

I'm not their business partner.

somebody gets busted,

I get them out of jail.

If they want to buy property,

I draw up the paperwork.

If I start poking around into their other areas,

they'll know something is up.

Their other areas are crack.

You don't have to tell me what it is!

I never meant it to turn out this way.

What am I going to do?

There must be some way

you could get me in there.

The only way to get in is if you're dealing drugs.

(sighs)

They'd kill me if they even knew

I was talking to you about this.

Is there any other way you could get me in?

Wait a minute.

I haven't said I'd get you in anywhere.

You said you've been talking to the cops.

If you screw up, Carlos will implicate me, too.

There's no way

that he could everfind out about you.

I don't want the organisation, ljust want the kid.

- It's too dangerous.

- Are you loyal to these a**holes? Come on.

As if I'm supposed to be loyal

to some a**hole from my past

who hustles me for a f***

and I get f***ed over?

Just wait. I didn't know that you were in that bar.

I had no idea you worked forthose people.

- Bullshit.

- It's not bullshit.

Just leave me alone!

You know, you used to be

somebody very special.

Maybe you didn't have the fancy apartment

orthese nice clothes, but...

- You were someone very special.

- Just shut up.

Now you're all grown-up.

You call yourself a lawyer.

You're not a lawyer.

That's just a lie to keep

from seeing that you're a criminal.

And you're a guilty alcoholic

trying to make up for killing his own kid.

Have a great life.

Enjoy your money.

(Boss) As you all know,

we've had another budget cut.

so we've got to stop wasting time

on marginal cases.

some of those marginal cases

are people on the streets, Will.

- I won't get into this...

- They're not numbers.

Wait a minute.

This isn't a staff meeting, so watch it!

I bring up an issue and you threaten me?

No, I'm not threatening you

but you seem to be

the prince of marginal cases.

And the rules of this department

mean nothing to you.

You'd rather be looking for some punk kid

than in here doing your job.

F*** you, man. That kid

happens to be important to me.

- What did you say?

- I said, f*** you!

And while you're at it,

f*** your goddamn papers, too.

- A**hole!

- That's it, Barnes!

I have got witnesses.

Your ass is out of here!

Good.

- (scott) 'Don't leave me, Linda.'

- 'No. I'm going. I can't take this any more.'

(scott) 'I haven't had a drink in a long time.'

(Linda) 'since when? say it.

'You haven't had a drink since Trevor died.

'He's dead, scott,

and every time I look at you,

'I think about how you took my son from me.'

(scott) 'I want things to be the same.'

(Linda) 'They're not and they never will be.'

- Why are you telling me this?

- I don't want it to happen again.

- Different circumstances. Not the same.

- I know, but...

My little boy, I was too drunk

to pull him out of that car.

And I lost somebody and that is the same.

- But you would have both died.

- That would have been better.

But I'm not shitfaced now.

Well, I'll see what I can do

but you understand, this is unofficial.

I understand that.

All right. Let me ask around.

Where'd you get this coffee?

- Bad?

- This is the worst f***ing coffee.

My Lord.

Thank you.

(Phone)

- Hello.

- 'It's me.'

- Jackie.

- 'I need to talk to you.'

- OK. When?

- 'In an hour at Marina Park.'

You've got it.

stop it, Chris.

They'll meet with you.

You're not in yet, so it's not too late to back out.

I told them you were an old friend of mine.

They trust me, so when you find the kid,

you can't just quit orthey'll suspect me.

You'll have to stick around for a while

and then disappear.

And I mean really disappear.

- When do we meet?

- They'll contact you.

I don't know when and I don't wanna know.

You're on your own, OK?

Can I see you again?

Drop the act. You got what you wanted.

It's not an act.

Give me some time.

(Man) Move it!

We gotta get this sh*t on the street.

Pedro, here.

What are you doing?

You trying to f*** with me?

You're gonna be my little clean-up boy.

Better watch your ass.

- My name's Carlos.

- scott.

You just got dumped from social services

and you have $350 in the bank.

- You did your homework.

- You bet your ass.

This here's serious business.

- What do you drink?

- Club soda, if you got it.

If I got it?

(Laughs) I got everything.

And what I don't got, I'm gonna get real soon.

sit down.

Take a look at me.

Take a good f***ing look. What do you see?

You see a kid, don't you?

Let me set you straight.

I'm 21 years old and I am won'th

And nobody fucks with me

and gets away with it.

The people who work for me follow orders.

They're not allowed to do drugs.

They do what I say when I say.

The name of the game

is Youth Incentive Programme

and I'm the chairman of the board.

Neverforget that.

Thank you.

James here is my man.

He'll take you around,

show you how the business operates,

cos I can tell by looking at you,

you don't know sh*t.

You wouldn't be sitting here now

if Jackie hadrt bragged on you.

If I'd have seen you first, I'd have said, f*** it.

The motherf***er's too dumb.

What would you like me to do?

The f***er's got style!

Good. That's very good.

OK.

Now, here's the story.

We're going to put the move on the suburbs.

Instead of kids driving in looking for drugs,

we're going to take the goods to them.

And you, you're gonna be my contact man.

You're gonna set up the locations

and pay off the right people.

They won't do business with me.

We'll stick you in a suit and they'll climb over

each otherto give you the money.

- What's my end?

- We'll get to that later.

In the meantime, you stick with James.

It's Reggie.

Where the f*** are you?

You keep it up, man,

and I'll throw your ass in the pit!

You f***ing a**hole!

The f*** is a fed, I know it!

Take it easy. You're paranoid.

Who are you calling paranoid?

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