Fading Gigolo Page #4

and you tell me when you're ready.

Are you all right?

Mm-hmm.

May I take the sheet off?

Mm-hmm.

DOVI:

You know that guy?

DENNY:

What guy?

DOVI:

The little guy with the glasses.

He's been there over an hour.

Maybe he's trying to get a tan.

And who are you?

Shomrim. What is that?

Neighborhood patrol.

Sometimes we go beyond.

[SOBBING]

Here.

Drink some water.

Thank you.

Okay? You all right?

Yes.

It's just...

No one... no one has...

for so long.

No one has...

Since... Since your husband.

No, not him.

Touched me.

No one has touched me.

No, no. You get up front.

Thank you.

Fior, how're you doing?

All right.

What'll it be?

The usual.

Heavy on the potatoes.

Two eggs, scrambled soft.

Whole wheat toast, egg cream.

Vanilla!

DOVI:

So...

Denny tells me

you're a good plumber.

Yeah, I do a little.

That's good. I got a job.

I could maybe use someone

who could do a little...

plumbing.

You got a card?

No.

Write.

Thanks. I'll be in touch.

Hey, there.

Hey.

The world's a mysterious place.

Mm-hmm.

You didn't see us over there?

I was listening to the music.

Mm-hmm.

I'm with my husband.

Claude?

You remembered.

Tell him I said hi.

Oh, he's the jealous type.

It's my birthday.

Happy birthday.

[PHONE RINGING]

WOMAN:
The number you have

reached is not in service.

Please check the number

and dial again.

Thank you.

- Avigal.

- Dovi.

You look very nice.

Thank you.

- Where are you going?

- To the city.

Ah. The city? What for?

Doctor's appointment.

You need a lift? I...

I can give you a lift in the patrol.

No thank you.

I'll take the train.

It's okay.

I'll read my book.

You know, every time I speak with you,

it feels like you're always in a rush.

Maybe it's a coincidence.

Could be.

Makes me think you don't like me.

No, it's not that, it's just...

A widow needs time.

Time for what?

Time.

I'm sorry, it's just...

it's been two years.

I grew up right there, Avigal.

Every day, I saw you.

We never talked, but I saw you.

I know I'm not from a Rebbish home,

Avigal, but I'm... I'm a good person.

Not right now.

If not now, when?

I have to go, Dovi.

Sorry, I can't be late.

See, you're always in a rush.

Make sure you're home before dark.

Why? It's not Shabbos.

Did you attend yeshiva?

Me?

No. No.

How long do you have?

An hour.

An hour and a half.

You know, I didn't expect

to see you again so soon.

I had a doctor's appointment.

Oh.

You like to read?

Mm-hmm.

Have you read that one?

I'm not supposed to.

But you did, right?

I had to get rid of all my books

when I got married.

Well, men have never

wanted women to read.

Who's this? Your mother?

Mm-hmm.

She's pretty.

What was she like?

Like?

She was just a woman

who never got the breaks.

Here we go.

- Here, let me.

- I was going to...

Debone it?

I don't mind.

It's kosher.

I'll get the...

You show me how you do it.

Hold down the fish with your fork.

Take your spoon, no rough edges.

Tease the spoon

under the flesh, gently.

Lifting the flesh away

from the skeleton

until you have a whole filet.

Then flip it over.

Then grab the tail that is still

attached to the skeleton.

And like a zipper, pull it off.

What about the head?

It's kosher.

It reminds you to look forward.

A real fish-eater eats the cheeks.

They're the delicacy.

Hmm?

For me?

Il boccone del re.

That's "the king's bite."

I knew you weren't a Virgil.

Fioravante.

What does that mean?

Flower.

What kind of flower?

Rudbeckia maxima.

That's a cabbage leaf coneflower.

A big six-foot plant

with big blue-green leaves

and bright yellow flowers.

And a big schnoz?

It's just a showpiece.

It doesn't really work.

When I was in...

sixth grade,

I used to sit next to this girl.

She was Jewish.

Good.

She had beautiful thick brown hair.

And I would only

look at her straight on

because I had seen my nose

in a three-way mirror.

You're a good cook.

Thank you.

For a man.

Hmm.

Do you have any family?

Not anymore.

And you're not lonely?

You get used to it.

So this is what you do?

I guess so.

You bring magic to the lonely.

That's one way to put it.

And you get paid for it.

Sometimes.

I don't have much time left.

Festina lente.

Hurry slowly, Avigal.

I like when you say my name.

Rudbeckia maxima.

You're going down, Papa Mo.

I'm killing you.

We should be playing for money.

You're not going

to get me out, old man.

- [COCO GROWLS]

- [MURRAY LAUGHS]

Okay, you only missed it by a foot.

Turn around. More, more, more.

Okay, ready?

Strike two.

- You like baseball?

- Yeah.

The Spanish guys teach me.

Not like I'm so great or anything,

but you know, I could play a little.

Last game, we lost 20 to 3.

Would've been worse,

but they got this mercy rule thing.

[GRUNTS]

What do you think?

Money laundering?

Organ traffic?

What?

Avigal?

That she should be

involved in such a thing.

Organ traffic,

where do you get that stuff?

- I read it...

- Stop talking.

MURRAY:

Okay, you guys.

This is going to be my spitter.

- Yeah!

- Way to go, Cefus!

Aah!

Shh. Listen to me.

Haitian Day parade...

five bottle rockets

I took right to the chest.

Did I cry? Did I make a sound?

Not a peep. I took it.

Like a Sabra, I took it.

Don't forget your envelope.

You know, it's like candy,

Having sex with you.

You have one piece,

and you always want another.

Do you have a girlfriend?

I bet you don't say much.

Get them into bed.

Make them happy.

And then what?

The Portuguese have a word for it.

"Saudade."

Yeah. A longing for something

that doesn't exist.

I'm ready.

Let's do the mnage.

Call Bongo.

Bongo? Oh yeah.

Murray.

Dan Bongo.

Have a piece of dark chocolate.

It's good for you.

You know, you're top shelf.

Hard to reach.

That's what makes you so good.

- Hi.

- Hello.

Gather round.

These are your kids?

We're going to divide up

into two teams

and play baseball, okay?

What do you think?

[MUTTERING]

- We don't play baseball.

We're very serious people.

We have to study.

Dovi plays.

Go, Twisters.

It's a waste of time.

Sometimes wasting time

is healthy for the body.

It's good.

I don't understand

the concept of competition.

He doesn't understand the concept.

You're overanalyzing.

- Blacks against whites.

- No, no.

[YELLING]

- That's not going to happen.

Not a good idea.

That's amazing.

This is why fascism

gets a toehold all the time.

You be on his side.

I want to break this up.

I want to get a little

Rainbow Coalition here, guys, okay?

Which one of these chosen people

do you want to play with?

I couldn't wait to see you again.

Ever see what's his name play?

Kevin Youkilis?

The Red Sox?

You know, he's got a...

You know, kind of a shifty thing here.

Here.

For me?

Yeah.

Lower your head.

Bend over.

Put your... put your head up.

Down there. Ease up.

That's right. That's right.

Okay, now, I'll throw a couple to you.

Bend over.

You look like a question mark.

All right.

- Ready?

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