Dead Bullet

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F*** you!

Your one and only love

That's all I want to be

Your one and only love

Through all eternity

All that I'm dreaming of

Is to be yours alone

Your one and only love

The one you call your own

To love you always

Always and always

Gladly, I vow

To love you madly

To need you badly

Just as I

need you now

Your one and only love

Someday someone will be

So, darling

take my love

And fall in love

With

Me

Off-suit deuce, 7.

That's an unlucky hand.

Hell, it's the worst hand.

If you want this shithole back,

it's yours.

No, Roy.

That's not why I'm here.

Then what are you doing

in my house?

I need your help.

Didn't you get my postcard?

Yeah.

A year ago, reported you

f***ing dead.

Open it.

Go on, open it.

Is this for real?

You're holding it.

Where'd you get this?

Well...

I just lost my last 100

on a 1-3 no limit.

Made a stupid call.

Left with 5 bucks

and a bad taste in my mouth.

But...

of course, I'm still

itching to play.

Figured I might as well

finish off on penny slots.

So a minute later

I'm back on the floor.

It's about 2:
00 a.m.

Place is thinning out.

Some dealers.

Floor men.

One cashier.

And a handful of retirees

just burning up their pensions.

And there I am.

Looking for a spot.

For a chance just to turn

my luck around.

I find a machine, sit down.

Nothing fancy.

No gimmick screen,

nothing like that.

And as I sit down

I notice this...

this strange cowboy guy.

And I don't pay

too much attention,

because I'm just there

to flip my 5

and enjoy the ringing

of the bell as I keep winning.

But it don't work out that way.

I strike out faster

than a first-season rookie,

before the waitress even has

a chance to make her first pass.

You know

My new broom knows

how to please, baby

And my old broom

knows how to squeeze

My new love looks good

And she knows

just how to please

Lord have mercy

I wonder, can I get

a witness tonight, children?

I said, my new love

looks good, baby

Lord, she knows

just how to please

All of a sudden,

all I want to do is go home.

Get out.

Walk. Walk!

Get on your knees.

In the bag, 10,000 hard cash

and almost 100,000 in chips.

When I get home,

I'm f***ing panicked.

I'm thinking about

what I just did,

thinking about this thing

that I now have.

And what about the cops?

I mean, if they come

looking for this,

I'm going to get pegged

for something that I didn't do.

I didn't want to involve you.

And I really didn't want

to involve your sister.

So...

I ran.

Does my sister know?

No. Only you.

Keep it that way.

Why?

Why? Because we thought

you were f***ing dead,

that's f***ing why.

Well, I wasn't.

Yeah...

you were.

If that's the way

you feel about it...

I'm really sorry I wasted

your f***ing time.

How many zeros is that?

It's five zeros.

You dropped me off

In Lonesomeville

A place where only

lonely people live

The many hearts

you've broken

Live here in Lonesomeville

And the only thing

that's left...

So, what's the plan?

Yo.

Man, you hear me?

I think we should

avoid the casinos.

I don't even know

if the chips are marked.

You don't even want to try?

You waited this long,

you might as well try.

Well...

if I do this,

I go all the way.

Well, then we get someone

to buy the lot.

- Discount special.

- I thought of that.

- And?

- I don't know anybody.

- Man, I got people?

- What people?

Zack down at the gas station?

That f***ing burnout.

Is that who you know?

Christ, Roy,

I didn't want to have you

involved in this

in the first place,

but you're the only f***ing

person I can trust.

And that's saying a lot.

Yeah.

Well...

I'm already involved.

Now, I know you're lying

to me, b*tch.

Now give me the f***ing money.

I'm just f***ing with you.

So, what do you think?

Pretty nice, huh?

Sh*t, man, relax.

F***ing idiot.

It's loaded.

No sh*t.

It's our insurance policy.

This is the difference between

five years to life in prison.

Why are you f***ing around?

This sh*t is like moving

a dead body,

and I do not need you

carrying that weight around

the rest of your goddamned life,

do you hear me?

- Dead body?

- Yeah.

Dead bodies ain't got

no big-ass payoffs,

-so let me worry

about my own sh*t.

-Shut the f*** up.

Shut up.

It was stupid, Roy.

F***!

Here.

Yo, keep it.

I was just playing.

Relax.

There's no one here

but us children

There's 100 large.

We want 50. That's a fair trade.

That's our offer.

100's a long raw potato.

It ain't gonna be easy.

Where'd you get the chips from?

It doesn't matter right now.

Money's money.

What's your f***ing point, son?

My point is,

if you can't help

then we'll go to someone else.

My point is...

f*** stain...

just because it looks good,

that don't make it good.

Well, that's the deal.

You buy the chips,

you take the risk.

You ain't the gambling type,

are you?

You see, I'm an Omaha man

myself.

All right.

But understand this, all this...

all this here is between us now.

Any more players in the pot,

all bets are off the table,

understood?

How can I trust you?

Son, how can I

f***ing trust you?

A closed mouth...

admits no flies.

You get the picture?

Get the picture?

Hey, honey.

Come over here.

Yeah, you. Come on.

Can I help you with something?

I don't bite.

Come on.

Want to do something for me?

- What's that?

- Need some money?

It depends.

Well, you're looking good

tonight.

Don't tell me.

Not that.

No. Take those in there

and get some money for me.

Why?

Because I like you.

Why can't you do it yourself?

Because I asked you to do it.

It'll be worth your while.

All right.

That's a good girl.

There you go.

Ah.

I told you it'd be worth

your while.

I hope this doesn't

come back to haunt me.

It won't, babe.

Now that's for you.

You're a prick.

Mm-hmm.

Goodbye.

So, how do you know

this f***ing weirdo, anyway?

You could say

he's a distant uncle.

- An old friend of sorts.

- An uncle?

He's a friend.

He's f***ing weird.

- Oh, we go back. Trust me.

- I do trust you.

I just don't trust him.

Just keep thinking

about all the nice things

you can buy afterwards.

That'll ease your mind.

You got plans?

I've been thinking about it.

Yeah. And?

Nah, it's nothing.

Come on, tell me.

You're really not

going to tell me?

All right.

Well, remember a few years back

when we all went

to that old-ass ghost town

with all them stinky-ass burros

walking around?

- Oatman.

- Yeah.

It's the farthest I've ever been

outside this whole desert.

People talk about places

like France and New York

or whatever the f***.

But, man...

I've never been past

little-ass Oatman, Arizona.

And that's where I'm going

to buy the most beautiful,

bright-red Chevelle.

Something like a '68.

And I'm going to drive that

mother clear across the Mojave,

right until I reach that

one highway next to the ocean.

I told you that son of a b*tch

was green.

You know what

I remember you telling me?

Was that there was going to be

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