Columbus Day Page #6

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- No.

Well, like, how come

you paid, huh? Huh?

You must like me.

Come on, what's not to like?

You think I do,

but I honestly don't.

You don't have to like me,

'cause I just spent your money.

You send him on--

I'm ready.

Have you told

anybody I'm on this?

What? What are you

talking about?

Hey, I've been

on the horn, John.

I know what's cooking out there,

and what's for dinner is you.

What are you talking about?

How Jimmy

got to Manny.

They intercepted his cell phone

and gunned him down, man.

Somebody's talking to Jimmy,

which means that

somebody is on to you.

How the f*** else

would they know

how to get to Manny's place?

My question for you is

how does Jimmy Espinosa know

that you took his case?

I don't know.

Ohhh, John, you'd better

start talking, brother.

You'd better start talking, or that's

the end of our romantic relationship.

Listen, man, I'm doing

this thing anonymous,

but if they know who you are,

then they can find me.

And I'm so f***ing sorry

about Manny, man,

but I'll be more sorry if I'm dead!

So my question for you is,

for the last time,

what's the motherfucking

loose end?

Leonard!

Leonard!

Leonard!

Leonard.

Leonard, I'm gonna

have to kill you.

I won't say anything.

I promise not to talk.

I'll make you talk.

There are rules, Leonard.

I'm going

to visit my son!

Here's Robbie.

Please, please.

Okay, so Jimmy's got Leonard--

we know that,

which means that he's getting

his nuts squeezed right now,

which means he's

probably gonna talk,

so why don't you

break it for me...

How much does he know?

Nothin', just me.

Ohh, man, Jimmy's gonna be

mad when he finds you...

but you're confident.

What you have up your sleeve?

I brought my costume to the party.

Right, well,

last time I checked,

the costume don't stop

no motherfucking bullets.

And even if you get

away with the money,

he's going to kill you.

- He's not gonna go that far.

He'll find you.

Florida isn't that far away, John.

I'll handle it.

Hey, John, do me a favor.

Um, when they kill you,

don't say my name,

please. Thanks.

What name? Who?

That's my boy.

Good luck.

Good luck.

T.G.& R., how may I

direct your call?

Alice, I love you.

Uh, Alice is on break.

Hello?

Alice...

I want us to get married again.

John... I'm flattered.

Listen, I'm putting

my life on the line.

I want you to be

straight with me, okay?

Just--just tell me the truth.

I don't think that I've got the

patience to do it with you.

Uh--are you still

doing those personal ads?

I knew it!

Did you find somebody else?

That's none

of your business.

Well, whoever it is,

I bet you I'm better than him.

'Cause you know me.

You know what you're gettin'.

But with, uh, you know,

Computer Jim, who knows?

His name is Ralph.

- Oh, even better. Ralph.

So Ralph is exciting, Ralph is new.

Ooh, sex with Ralph!

We've barely kissed.

- Yeah, you see?

That's exactly my point.

So you cling

to these little fantasies

about what he might be

and who he might be

and how he might do it,

and then--

and then new love

drives you to find

those little

idiosyncrasies,

those little broken edges

that only you can fix,

but after a year or 2

the newness wears off,

and there's still

so many broken pieces,

so much to figure out,

and then what've you got?

What?

You got me.

You got me!

Huh? But now it's 2 years later.

You're two years older,

else's broken edges,

then 2 more years with Dave

and 2 more years with Wayne.

And maybe--

what at the end?

Who's to say

you want to go on?

Maybe Ralph's edges

will be easier.

Yeah, maybe

they'll be worse.

Well, maybe I'll just find out.

Maybe... Ralph won't wanna play.

Maybe.

Or...

or you can have me, right now.

I'm standin' here.

I'm--I'm tellin' you

you got everything.

Is someone sayin'

that to you right now,

anywhere else--

you got everything?

You can't convince me.

A relationship, John,

is not a decision--

it's a process.

Listen, listen,

those little statements,

they sound nice,

but what about

your feelings, okay?

We're talking about

a middle-aged woman

who's got a computer date

named Ralph

that she doesn't

even wanna kiss.

Now, I know

you're unhappy.

Okay, I can make--

- That's--

I know you're lonely.

- That's not very nice.

I can take care of you.

Let me take care of you.

No.

Do you love me?

When you...

after I talk to you,

I feel good.

What? What is it?

I'm just so happy

you didn't say you love me,

'cause you didn't lie.

No, no, I--

I do love you

when I hear you laughing.

No, just save it--

save it--save it for later.

Later.

So--so you wanna...

wanna try?

Yeah. Yeah.

Uh, let's talk

more tonight.

I'm gonna

go home now.

No, don't--

don't go home. Come here.

Um, we'll go to

the airport together.

We'll go to Florida and

go visit our daughter.

But my job...

Nah, you don't need

that job.

Just come get me.

I'm in Echo Park.

There's a--a temple

across the street.

You know it?

Right now?

- Yeah.

You're serious.

- Yeah.

Meet me in the back.

Okay.

I'll be there.

I'll be there, too.

Mommy, no!

Do you want to put your

case on the bench?

I'll examine it for 15 seconds.

If I approve, I'll put

my bag on the bench,

and you'll have 15 seconds

to look at the money.

After that, I take

your case and go.

But if you deviate from

the plan, the deal is off,

and any kind of protection

my presence may

have afforded you

will evaporate.

You got one minute

to start.

No?

Are you Jimmy Espinosa?

You have 30 seconds.

How do I know you're

not a trigger man?

You're not dead.

It'll be my ass when I put

my case on the bench--

you look at it,

you like what you see,

and then shoot me.

Do I look like

a trigger man?

I don't know,

you look like a...

Well, pretty mean.

How many men

you got in the park?

I'll be going.

The hell you will.

Well, why won't I?

I got what you want.

Could take it.

Maybe, maybe not.

Gotta be worried

about a guy like this,

a guy who could

pull off a job

that you wouldn't even

think about attempting.

You gotta be careful.

Maybe he's got friends

you don't know about.

Maybe he's just lucky.

His partner--

gunned down today.

All is not pleasure in paradise.

Your time's up.

Jimmy, how's your mother?

Resting in peace.

Bet she is.

Give me my money.

You seem disappointed.

All there.

But you don't

feel changed.

You thought maybe, what,

a weight would be lifted,

sky would be brighter,

something?

You thought paper

would do that for you.

Maybe it will.

Or not.

He's got a gun!

Get down! He's got a gun.

Ow! Aah.

Hey! Hey, freeze!

Get out of the car.

Get out of the car!

John! You all right?

Come on.

You okay? No.

- I gotta go.

No.

- Hey.

Cover these guys.

No, no, no, no.

You wanna get shot?

Go. Go.

- It's okay.

Kid?

Kid, move.

Go. Go!

Hey, there's money

on the ground!

Oh, my God.

Let me go!

Let me go!

Easy! John is

gonna be fine.

He's gonna be fine.

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