Forced to Fight

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(GURGUNG)

MAN:
Shane, it's time to go.

We'll be together again soon, mate,

don't you worry.

(HORNS BLARING)

(CAR ALARM BUZZING)

(POLICE SIREN WAILING)

MAN:
Wait till you see this joint.

Nobody knows about it.

- This is the best kept secret in New York.

- Really?

You know, I'm gonna make some money,

trust me.

This is where it's at.

(CLUB MUSIC PLAYING)

(TALKING INDISTINCTLY)

(CROWD CHEERING)

How are the numbers tonight?

Better than ever.

Goody.

(CHEERING)

CROWD:
Oh!

CROWD:
Fight, fight, fight!

(CROWD GROANING)

(CHUCKLES)

SCOTTY:
Hey, Danny, hey!

Screw you, man!

Get that prick!

- You scratch it, I scratch you.

- Move, move, move!

Hey!

No, no, no. This is yourfault.

(TIRES SCREECHING)

Get my car back, or I'm gonna get you back.

One move and you're dead.

(LAUGHS) Oh, Shane.

Shane. God.

What the hell, Scotty?

I almost took your freaking head off.

Yeah, right. You could try, man.

Hey, that's my bat.

No, it ain't, it used to be.

You gave it to James, remember?

Never mind. You look like sh*t.

They're all rough nights for you.

Anyway, look, I only got a couple of minutes.

What's this?

Just paying you back. You know,

for all those times you helped me out?

Plus, there's a little extra in there for...

You know, being my big brother, man.

So what do you want, Scotty?

What? I don't want nothing.

ljust feel good, you know?

Don't lie to me. I told you not to

come around here when you're high.

Ah, God. "When you're high."

Tell me something, Shane,

you ever feel high anymore?

Busting your ass all day

fixing other people's cars, huh?

Better than getting my brains beat out

for scum like Danny G.

I'm not saying what you have here ain't great,

it is.

You got a family, made a life for yourself.

Slavin's Auto Repair?

That's not me, man.

Could be.

Make an honest living for a change.

Yeah, no thanks.

Anyway, I got bigger plans.

I'm gonna go to Reno with the rest of this,

and start up my own operation.

What do you think, huh?

You left Danny G?

He let you go?

Yeah. Yeah, sure, why not? He let you go.

Not with money like that.

You run out on him?

Shane, ljust came over

to say goodbye, okay?

S0, look, say hey to Connie and the kid

for me,

and I'll see you in...

Look, I'm gonna take the back door, okay?

It's a long story.

S0, catch you later on, bro.

Hey, Scotty.

Wait up.

Take this. I don't need it.

Scotty.

Take it.

Wherever you end up, you're gonna need it.

(LAUGHS SHEEPISHLY)

Thanks, bro.

Hey, catch you on the flip side, huh?

(SIGHS)

(GRUNTS)

Get the money.

Sh*t.

Danny, we done here?

For now.

SHANE:
I don't even know why I worry.

He's never gonna change.

Of course you care, Shane,

he's still your brother.

Yeah, but it's his life.

He's like, what, 28 now?

It's about time he learned

to take care of himself.

Well, that's not my problem.

- Mom, gonna be late for school.

- Okay.

Ah, what did I tell you about all that sugar?

Was Uncle Scotty here last night?

What makes you think

Uncle Scotty was here last night?

Duh.

Yeah, he was here, but he couldn't stay.

But he told me to tell you that he misses you

and he can't wait to see you.

So how's that project of yours coming along?

Have you figured

out how to make that water mill work?

What?

Is there a problem?

He had a run-in with some kids at school.

What kind of a run-in?

Well, he brought his project in

to show the teacher,

Did your teacher see what these kids did?

No.

And I have to start all over.

Ijust wanna kill them.

But you're not gonna, right?

Because you're smarter than that.

I don't wanna be smart.

I wanna be strong like you

and kick their asses.

Well, guess what, buddy?

You are gonna kick their asses,

'Cause you know what fighting gets you?

More fighting and more fighting,

until you're old and tired.

And then someone

who's younger and stronger comes along

and they beat the snot out of you.

And then you're right back where you started,

which is where?

Nowhere.

That's right.

So you stick to your books

and you remember,

They're gonna be working for you one day.

They're gonna want to be you.

Okay.

Hey.

Look what I got for you.

I knew you wanted one.

Cool!

- Go check that out.

- Thanks. Thanks, Dad!

You're welcome.

You are a handsome devil,

you take after your old man.

HEY,

I gotta go pick up

some parts that I ordered. Um...

You want me to take him to school?

No, we got lots of time.

Hey.

You're pretty smart yourself, you know that?

Oh, yeah.

I'm the man with all the answers.

Jamesy.

SHANE:
Connie!

Connie!

Stay here.

Oh, my God.

Oh, my God. Oh, my God, is he okay?

- Call an ambulance.

- Okay.

Quickly, huh?

What the hell have you gotten yourself into?

Well?

(SIGHS)

He'll live.

He's got a fractured radius,

three cracked ribs, broken nose,

and some ligament damage.

I'm so sorry, honey.

He seems pretty convinced

that those guys were trying to kill him.

You mean this Danny G

that you've been talking about?

Yeah.

It seems like he didn't take a dive in a fight

where he was supposed to,

as well as running out on him.

You know, he chose to live in this world.

It can get pretty rough.

How much money are we talking about?

I have no idea, actually.

But whatever it is, he doesn't have it.

What's he gonna do?

What are we gonna do?

I guess we'll just lie low for a while.

Look, I gotta get back to work.

- You okay with James?

- Of course.

Don't worry, okay?

I love you. I'll talk to you later.

FRANK:
Hey.

- Hey, Frank.

- How you doing?

What's up?

You Okay?

Yeah, I'm fine, why?

You seem kind of quiet

these last couple days.

I'm good.

Okay, well, uh...

Anyways, I got a guy out front.

Said he wants to talk to you

about a fractured radius?

I don't... I don't even know what that is.

You want me to handle this?

No.

- I've got it. You wait here.

- All right.

Shane.

Long time. You got a minute?

Danny wants to talk to you.

Kind of busy right now.

Not too busy to talk to Danny, are you?

I've got nothing to say to him.

You sure?

Maybe you two could talk about the old days.

Reminisce and stuff.

Look, I don't want any trouble.

(BOTH GRUNTING)

Ahh!

(GROANS)

DANNY G:

Tell your boy to put the phone down.

I got business to discuss.

So as you may have well heard by now,

I got a little problem with your brother.

I don't know anything about

what goes on with you and Scotty.

I know the room number,

So what do you want?

- I want my money.

- You took his money.

That ain't even a long stick on a short hill

of what that mutt owes me.

For one fight? So he'll pay you back.

One fight? That's what he told you?

He's been sucking cash out of me for months.

Sixty-tvvo K to be exact.

And the way I figure it,

his debts are your debts,

you being people and all.

I don't have that kind of money.

I'm not talking about sitting around here

for the next 40 f***ing years

I'm talking about a Shane Slavin comeback.

(SCOFFS) You're out of your mind.

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