Hero Wanted Page #3

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What do you think?

Where's Skinner, man?

F*** Skinner.

Lynch, the guy that got

whacked with the pan?

They just found

his brother dead too.

Marley, what are you doing here?

l came to see you.

Where have you been?

A friend's.

Same friend who beat you up?

What, are you writing a report?

What's your problem?

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

lt's just kind of a bad time right now.

What are you doing out

so late, anyway?

- Mom's on a date.

- Yeah?

Well, maybe you should get home

before she gets back.

You don't want me here?

No, Marley, it's not that.

lt's just... l got a lot of stuff

l'm sorting out right now.

You don't like me anymore?

You know that l do.

You're like a little sister

to me, Marley.

A sister?

Yeah.

l don't think of you like a brother.

You don't?

Back up.

Marley...

if you were older,

you wouldn't think like that.

Yes, l would.

l'm old enough to know what l think.

Marley, you're a pretty little girl,

and l'm sure all the boys

are chasing you in school--

l don't like the boys at school.

Listen, Marley,

this really isn't the time for this.

Screw you, Liam.

Yep, that went well.

When I saved MarIey,

I did it without knowing,

without seIfish motivations.

I just reaCted.

I saw someone in need.

The worId had written me off,

and yet I aCCompIished

something good in spite of it aII.

Liam!

l got this for you.

It's hard not to bask in it,

not to Iove every seCond of it.

And so today,

on behaIf of this great City,

I'm proud to present to Liam Case

the highest honor we Can bestow.

Endangering yourself

to save the life of another

has more than earned our respect.

So, Liam, please accept

this medal and plaque

in recognition

of your selfless valor.

Thank you.

l just want to say thank you for this

to all the firefighters and policemen

who do this on a regular basis,

things far more courageous

or heroic than l could have...

l just want to say thank you.

Thank you.

Come on in.

Shut the door.

- What are you doing?

- Shut the f***ing door.

Look, l know you got a gun,

so put it on the table.

This has got nothing

to do with her.

Relax, man, l'm just here to talk.

Have a seat.

You been to any clubs lately?

You want to stop this

before this goes too far?

l trusted you.

Look at you, sitting there

all f***ing righteous.

You're a hypocrite!

Yeah, l screwed up,

l made a mistake-- l got that!

l have to live with it,

but that's what l'm gonna do.

l'm gonna live with it.

Then why are you still here?

Thirty-five divided by five

doesn't make me Donald Trump!

Where the f*** am l gonna go?

Was it worth it?

You didn't even

f***ing know that girl.

Who?

F***.

Go ahead. Tell her.

What? What girl?

Go ahead! Tell her.

- You're gonna have to shoot me.

- What?

No!

F*** you.

Guess we're all

going to hell, right?

What's going on, Liam?

Put the gun down, Melanie.

- Who was that?

- Nobody.

Tell me.

Just put the gun down.

You tell me.

He was involved in Kayla's shooting.

How?

He was with those guys

at the bank that day.

And how is it that you know him?

That's a long story.

l've got lots of time.

My daughter's in a coma,

remember?

We used to work together.

And?

And l know those guys

at the bank too.

Two of them are already dead.

Please make me understand.

lt's complicated.

Don't touch me.

You stay away... from me,

and you keep away

from my daughter.

Whatever you say.

You kill those bastards.

Look, l didn't hear sh*t, man.

lf l did, l probably thought it was

them backbeats we were tossing.

You're telling me you didn't

hear or see anything.

Aside from the dead guy

in the bathroom?

Yes, aside from the dead guy

in the bathroom.

No, nothing out of the ordinary.

This is a club restroom.

Everybody's got a number one

or a two in them somewhere.

He's got a point.

No, l'm serious.

Listen, ever since Bush bunny

let that ban on assault rifles expire,

it's like the ''Realm of Chaos''

in here, without all the tentacles.

l was probably just in the next room

when it all went down.

Go ahead and go do

whatever you do.

You sure?

l'm sure. Go.

Cool, bro. l hope you guys

catch your man, all right?

McGraw family's dropping like flies

around here, Sub.

lt's quite a coincidence,

two dead brothers.

Yeah, right.

What are you thinking?

That robbery at Star Financial.

l mean, we found

that burnt-out car in the river.

FBl ended up blaming those kids

that were passing through

on a cross-country binge.

They pinned it on

those guys from Parkers--

l don't--

l don't know.

l never really bought it.

l don't know.

You know, l'm a pretty smart guy,

but l don't have a clue

where you're going with this.

Right now l'm going to Brett's.

We'll have a few drinks

and meditate on this.

Brett's.

You ain't that smart.

l didn't leave you much.

You left me enough.

Six in the corner.

What, are you scopin'

for a date or something?

No, no, it's Liam Case.

Doesn't ring a bell. Should it?

He saved that little girl

and he helped that bank teller

over there at the bank.

Oh, yeah.

Yeah, l remember.

Ace in the side.

lt's just funny.

One minute he's a hero

all over the news,

next he's inside a bottle

with no exit.

He's looking like Oedipus

right after someone told him

he f***ed his mother.

Yeah, it's too late in the day

for Roman mythology, Sub.

No such thing as Roman mythology.

lt's a Greek tragedy, is what it is.

Take you, for example.

You're like a chimera.

You're half man, half pool shark.

Miss one already!

Give a guy a shot.

Get the f*** out of here.

- Look.

- l know. l'm running him.

Sh*t. Come on, Brett,

what's the matter?

Come on, man,

you see this mess?

You okay?

Come on, come on.

- You sure you're all right?

- Yeah, yeah.

l just think happy hour

is over for me. That's it.

From the looks of things,

l'd say you're right.

Okay.

You're not driving, are you?

Want us to give you a ride home?

No, no, l'm just around the corner.

Yeah, where's my keys?

- l'm just bullshitting.

- You're not driving?

l'm right around the corner.

Thank you!

Thank you, boys.

You see the way he looked?

He was in a fight,

and it wasn't just this guy.

He was in a brawl with somebody.

You're right.

Could be a coincidence, but...

l'll have one of those.

Liam Case.

Want to try to put me

on your b*tch list?

There is no list.

Yeah? So how come

two of my buddies

are f***ing in the morgue,

toe-tagged?

Oh, man,

we've been through this sh*t.

We been through this sh*t?

You want me to go

talk to your buddies,

the guys with the badges,

tell them a little story?

l got a pretty good one to tell.

You know what?

You impress me.

You shock and stun me.

l mean, you did f***ing Skinner,

which is very impressive,

but tell me something:

how the f*** did

you do my buddy Lynch?

'Cause he can f***

with the best of them.

- What do you want, Derek?

- What do l want?

Well, you know what,

you're a big hero,

and in every hero's story,

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