Chapter 27 Page #4

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Great.

Maybe it's all those stories I've heard.

You know, you never know

who you're talking to.

You're gonna bend your album there.

Nobody's gonna steal that here.

Hey, Jose! How are

you? You remember me?

Yes, you're from Hawaii.

John Lennon, right?

- That's me, the Beatles' fan.

- All that way, again?

Do you know Paul?

Paul, do you know Jose?

Yeah, I know him.

That's the guy who dresses in the maintenance

uniform, sneaks into my building and takes pictures.

Shame on you. These

are private individuals.

- Did you know he makes money from this?

- No!

- Sure.

- Who they pay for?

John Lennon, obviously.

Yoko, too. Gilda Radner.

Roberta Flack. Lauren

Bacall. Paul Simon.

That's so strange. You know how...

when you see people for the first time, even

though you know you've seen them before, it's...

and then John Lennon must be the

most famous person in the world...

and I've never seen him!

Do you remember what I told

you last time? Do you remember?

"I was definitely going to meet John

Lennon." That's what I said. Definitely.

- I said "definitely".

- I remember.

I'm back. I flew all the way back,

I've spared no expense, I'm ready.

I've got his new album here.

I've even got a new pen.

Great.

You got your book!

This isn't just a book.

This is everything.

Never read it. Was supposed

to. It's about some kid, right?

- Yeah, Holden Caulfield.

- What happens?

This young fellow...

he leaves school, he runs away...

and goes on this 3 day journey through

Manhattan, in a sense, to find himself.

But he doesn't find anything

but a bunch of phoniness...

What makes it so great? I mean

that's it? How does it end?

It doesn't matter how it ends.

He's in a mental institution, and...

he's...telling us this story.

That's where he's talking

to us, in retrospect.

- Just... just read it.

- Yeah.

John coming out?

There he is!

Sorry, Sir, but your

limo has yet to arrive.

What are you waiting for? There he is!

Have you got a pen?

Thanks.

Is that all you want?

- Yeah, thanks.

- Are you sure? That's all?

Yeah, that's all.

- Thanks, John.

- You're welcome.

That was really him. He spoke to me.

You know he wasn't real.

- Looks like you scored big time!

- Wow, he put the date on it and everything!

Big stars don't usually don't put the dates

on things, do they? When they sign them?

- No, I don't think they do.

- Wow, this is really really unique.

Yeah, I'm saying now what you

got to do is get it framed.

- You... you were taking pictures?

- Right here.

Did you take one of me and John? Did

you? Did you take one of me and John?!

I think I might've!

Oh my God, I'd do

anything for that picture.

- I'd give you 50 dollars for it.

- OK, man. Calm down.

Can I get it tonight? Come on, I

have to have it tonight. I have to!

I don't know about tonight. I

live in Jersey, it's kinda far.

Well how about tomorrow? I'll meet you right

here and I'll give you 50 dollars for it.

I swear to God I will.

Yeah, OK.

Then say it. Say it.

Come on, say it, "tomorrow".

Yeah, tomorrow, I'll meet you here.

And I'll give you 50 dollars

for the photo of John Lennon.

Wait until they see this back home!

I dunno how they're gonna believe it...

- but they'll have to!

- I guess so.

Hey, Jose, look what

I got. You see that?

Very nice, congratulations!

- You did it.

- Thank you. I knew it, I knew it. You remember?

Good for you.

Hey, Fred, check this out!

This guy came all the way from Hawaii and

got John to sign his album. Check it out!

Congratulations, man. That's great.

- Hey, thanks for stopping!

- Do you know when they'll be back?

Take it easy, Jose.

They have to come back tonight, right?

What time do you think they will?

It's hard to say. If they just went to

dinner they'll be back in about an hour...

but if they went to the studio,

then they could be gone all night.

- OK.

- I'm thinking they probably went to the studio.

In fact, I'm sure of it. So...

congratulations. Good night.

- Don't leave yet.

- Why not?

They could be back any minute!

What if John forgot something?

What if I'm gonna go?

Don't... don't... Look, they'll

be back before midnight. I know it.

Look. I'm coming back tomorrow,

with your photo, alright?

Good. You got a real primo autograph

from John Lennon. Go get some rest.

- Just a little longer, please?

- I'm going home!

I know I flew off the handle earlier,

you just can never be too careful, y'know?

- It's OK.

- You were right! You were right!

Take the autograph and go!

I'm not from Hawaii. I'm

from Georgia, originally...

I grew up in a suburb just outside

of Atlanta. Decatur, Georgia.

- That's great, man.

- I should've said something earlier...

- I guess it was the southern accent, huh?

- Yeah that's it. It was the southern accent.

Come on, come on, come on. Wait with me.

Wait with me. Just wait a little while.

No.

Just you and me.

I know, I'll take the

pictures this time.

If you have a camera, you

won't be able to shoot him!

He has to stay. Get him to stay!

If you're taking pictures,

you can't pull out a gun!

I'll take your picture with John Lennon!

I bet you never had that before, huh?

- No, I didn't. Hey, good night.

- He'll be back before midnight!

I know it! I know he will!

Hey, what if you never see him again?

What if he goes to Spain or something?

What if something happens to him?

I can see it... he was sitting on the

sofa, and knowing what almost happened.

Knowing that you could have done it.

Do it, you liar.

You had your album signed, just go.

Get in the next taxi and

just go, go, go, go, go!

Don't do it. That's

not what we're here for!

He signed your record, and he was nice. Put

the date on it and everything. He was kind.

But I wanna kill him. He's

mine. I want him. Help me, Devil.

Give me the power.

You have to, have to, have

to, have to. I want to.

God, no! God, no!

You're nobody, you're

nothing! He wasn't phoney.

Just get in the taxi.

You coward. You phoney.

You got your autograph...

Go home, frame it. Put it on

the wall. Put it on the wall!

Don't listen to them.

There's no place like

home. Come on. Come on.

The phoney must die, says

the catcher in the rye.

I will do it.

If you give me the

opportunity, I will do it.

Yes.

Mr Lennon?

That's all I wanna tell you about.

We have arrested Mark David Chapman...

for the homicide of John Lennon.

Today, multitudes mourn the shocking

and untimely death of a legend.

The tragic slaying of John Lennon spawned an

unimaginable sense of grief among those of every age.

Mark David Chapman, the

alleged killer of John Lennon...

has been taken to "Bellevue Hospital"...

where he will remain under close watch, as

he has known to have attempted suicide before.

I could tell you about how they...

took me down to the police station, and

paraded me in front of the media and all...

and how they put me in this

goddamn place, and how...

things got really crazy for awhile, but I'm

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