Henry's Crime Page #2

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I mean, why?

I felt maybe this was my way out.

Oh. Was it?

Yeah.

- Bullshit.

- What do you mean?

I mean bullshit. Nothing's changed.

I mean, whether you're

out there or you're here...

...the truth is, Henry,

you're still the same guy.

Sorry.

(DOOR BUZZING)

(DOOR CLOSING)

Have you got everything, kid?

Hey, Max, maybe you should

think about getting out of here.

Listen. The only thing I ever missed

in 23 years is maybe a hot bath.

To tell the truth, I don't think

that's worth walking out of here for.

Torne, let's go.

I hope I never see you again.

# One hundred days,

one hundred nights

# To know a man's heart

# One hundred days,

one hundred nights

# To know a man's heart

# And a little more

before he knows his own

# You know a man

can play the part of a saint

# Just so long

# For a day come

# When his true

# His true self unfolds

# Yes, it does

# He may be mellow

# He may be kind

# Treat you good all the time

# But there's something just beyond

# What he's told... #

Henry.

Hey.

Hey, Debbie, Henry's here.

- Come in. Make yourself at home.

- Thanks.

Don't mind me.

I'm just setting up for my meeting.

Hey, you want a beer?

- Sure.

- Honey, mind getting Henry a beer?

Hi.

Hi.

(LAUGHS) I know.

That's everything you wanted.

Thanks.

- Are you happy?

- I am.

I'm glad.

What are you gonna do now?

Honey, they're starting to arrive.

Maybe you'd be interested, Henry.

You could be a Jin Chi distributor.

It's Korean kitchenware,

the future of food storage.

Plus if you recruit distributors

you get paid even more.

- You mean like a pyramid scheme?

- No. Not... No. Not...

It's a multi-layered

marketing paradidgem.

Anyway, give it some thought.

Listen, Henry, I just wanted

to say thank you, you know.

For what?

For not giving up my name.

- I don't know your name.

- Sure you do. It's Joe.

You're welcome, Joe.

I'll see you, Deb.

(TV) ...with as much as three inches

in the Buffalo South towns,

and it will be getting colder.

You look at the extended outlook

and you see all these flakes,

but they're only going to be

scattered light snow showers,

so most of our accumulations

will be tonight

and a little bit more tomorrow.

(TV JINGLE)

Tak e a chance on life.

Tak e a chance on (SINGS) Buffalotto.

(SCREECHING TYRES)

What are you doing?

What the f*** are you doing?

Are you OK?

Stan, I... I gotta call you back.

I just ran someone over. OK.

You idiot! You weren't even

looking where you were going.

- Are you OK?

- Yeah.

- Is he OK? Is he all right?

- I think so.

Don't get up. I'll call an ambulance.

- No, don't. I'm OK.

- Hey, it's you.

Yeah, me.

You know what,

he walked out into the street.

I saw it all. You were on your phone.

- You weren't even paying attention.

- I was.

- I know how to drive.

- You know what?

Just park. I'll take him to the caf.

Where are you going?

Stay on the ground.

There we go. There we go.

So they let you out, huh?

Yeah.

Un verre d'eau, Pierre.

Thanks.

Did you call an ambulance?

It's OK. I really am fine.

Fine for a guy who just got run over.

Lucky, I guess.

I think someone should look at you.

Hello. Guy.

Do you wanna see someone?

- You look familiar.

- What?

Oh. Oh.

- That.

- What?

Take a chance on life.

Take a chance on (SINGS) Buffalotto.

- Oh. That's you.

- Unfortunately, yeah.

Er... I mean, look,

you seem to be OK, right?

Yeah, I'm OK.

Great. So I can go now, right?

- Sure.

- OK, then.

Goodbye.

And, you know, be more careful.

(CAR HORN)

I told you I never wanted

to see that face again.

So?

I figured it out.

- Figured what out?

- My dream.

Oh, that's good. So what is it?

The bank.

- The bank is your dream?

- Yeah.

- Um... what bank?

- The one I didn't rob.

- That's your dream?

- Yeah.

What kind of

cockamamie dream is that?

I did the time,

I may as well have done the crime.

Yeah. Time, crime, right.

- So what do you say?

- About what?

- Will you help me?

- Help you what?

(Will you help me rob the bank?)

You came to jail to ask me

to help you rob a bank?

Yeah.

I missed you, Henry.

You've got your review coming up.

- Yeah, so?

- So you can get out of here.

- It's not that simple.

- Yes, it is.

- It's not.

- It is.

No, it is not.

This is my home, buddy.

This is not a home, Max.

It's a prison.

Call it what you like. I'm happy here.

Max.

You can't die in this place.

I can die

pretty much wherever I want.

I'm asking for your help.

I need your help.

- I got cards, kid.

- Max.

Come on. Look, I've thought about...

# I got a thing on my mind

# Sure enough gonna find it

# I got a thing on my mind

# Sure enough gonna find it

# Don't let nobody tell me

# My thing, it won't come true

# Cos I ain't lying down

# Till I get my dues

# I got a thing on my mind

# I'm sure enough gonna find it... #

God knows, I love my country.

I love it deeply.

I couldn't see out of the train window,

I was crying so much.

(LAUGHS) But I must drink my coffee.

Firs, coffee. Firs?

Where's Firs?

I'm sorry, Firs is sick today.

- What?

- He's... He's sick.

He's sick. You know it. Continue.

Fine, I'll pretend Firs is here.

Thank you, Firs, you dear old man.

I'm so glad to find you still alive.

I said I'm so glad

to find you still alive.

He's a little deaf.

Your brother Leonid Andreyevich

says that I'm an upstart,

a money-grubber.

He can say whatever he likes.

I don't care. A bit.

I just want you to believe in me.

Like in the old days.

I just want your wonderful tender

eyes to look on me like they used to.

(RUSSIAN ACCENT) No, no, no, no, no.

Stop, stop. It just is bloody.

No! Simone.

It's too small. It's too safe.

- Stop showing me that safe face.

- Good, I won't.

No, I'm not talking about you.

You're doing the best you can.

I'm talking to you.

- What are you doing?

- Me?

Yes.

Well, I... I'm listening.

Listening?

Well, it looks like you're...

...hearing, and to hear is to be weak.

To listen is to be strong.

Why? Because to listen is an action.

No. What... What is that?

It's an action. I'm listening.

I mean, is that what you want?

Is that what you mean?

- No, Djula.

- Mm-hm. OK.

Then what do you want?

You're performing, you're performing.

Nothing comes out.

You're just performing. Performing.

Well, that's what I do, Darek.

I'm an actress.

You can call yourself

whatever you want,

but so far

you haven't shown me anything real.

You see, here on stage,

every moment, every word,

every breath should be a risk.

Where is your risk, Djula?

I don't know, Darek. In your ass?

Good! Finally she's listening! Hah!

From the top, everybody.

I'm going to grab some coffee.

Well, you do that, Djula.

Go and grab a coffee.

Let's all have coffee and think about

what we're willing to risk in life.

What are you doing here?

You here to sue me?

- No.

- Good.

(DAREK) 20 minutes. I don't care.

- Is it always like that?

- What?

- That.

- In rehearsal?

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