Hiding Out Page #3

Oh, and taking a blowtorch

to the couch

in the teacher's lounge?

Was that also, perhaps,

a real mistake?

But, i--

hey, man, you did it,

and now you're what, sorry,

maybe depressed a little?

Hey, I am not the enemy.

So why don't you just

come on in, uh, Shawn?

Go ahead and call in

my parents!

I didn't do sh*t!

Come on in, Shawn.

Go ahead

and call them, man!

I didn't do sh*t!

Man on P.A.:

Attention, students,

all students.

The second bell

is not a warning bell.

It is a late bell.

Young man?

Are you supposed to be

in this office?

Let me see your pass.

I don't, um,

I don't have one.

I'm new here.

Have you been

to the registrar's office?

No.

Oh, here. Here's the pass.

Go down to the end

of the hall, take a left,

then up the stairs

and turn left.

Thank you.

Man on P.A.:

Warning--get to class!

The second one says

you're late.

If you don't hear

the second bell,

see the nurse right away

about having the wax

taken out of your ears.

Edna, my nephew,

he's supposed to meet me here.

I'm running a little late.

First name first,

last name last.

Andrew... [coughing]

Are you all right?

Yeah. my name.

Oh, you want--

you want my name.

Maxwell.

Maxwell what?

Haus...er.

Hauser.

H-a-u-s-e-r.

Last school

attended?

Cornell. high school!

In, uh, Texas.

It's a small town in Texas.

Uh, my, uh, records

could take weeks.

Everything takes weeks.

All right.

Here is the spectrum

of human sexuality.

Oh, hi.

Hello.

Maxwell--am I pronouncing

this correctly--hauser?

Yeah.

all right.

There's a seat for you.

You just make yourself

at school.

And who would like

to tell Maxwell

what we've been

talking about, Mike?

Alternative

lifestyles.

And specifically,

the area of--

homosexuality.

No.

[laughter]

No, sexual preference.

Maybe this is an area

you've touched on

previously, Max?

Oh, well,

I've touched on it,

but a refresher never hurt.

[Laughter]

All right, at one end

we have heterosexuality--

[writing on chalkboard]

And, at the other end,

homosexuality.

I know this is not

a subject that we feel free

to discuss

easily and openly,

but...

Patrick!

I have to remind you

that if we don't share,

if we don't communicate,

then we can't begin

to understand who we are.

At one time or another,

whether you choose

to acknowledge it or not,

every one of us,

every one of us,

has experienced feelings

at all points

along this spectrum

including homosexuality.

Patrick!

I don't expect anyone

to stand up in this room

and proclaim their gayness--

[laughter]

Patrick!

Max...

That is really

courageous of you.

[Laughter]

[School bell rings]

[Indistinct chatter]

[Sighs]

Kevin...

Oh, no!

Wait up!

Man on P.A.:

Attention, sophomores.

Softball tryouts

take place next Friday

in the band practice room.

No band practice

next Friday.

The chess club

will be holding--

rape! rape!

[Grunting]

Ah! get back, don't

make me have to hurt you.

[Scoffs]

Well, look, bub,

here's the spectrum, ok?

On this side,

we got homo--

mm-hmm.

And over here's hetero,

and here's me,

way the f*** over here.

Now what other people do,

different lifestyles

and stuff like that,

that's all fine

and dandy with me--

but, Patrick!

I love you.

Oh, god.

Like a cousin.

Cousin?

Andrew! oh, Andrew!

Oh, thank god!

Max, it's Max.

Max?

Ah, jeez.

What happened

to your head?

Long story.

Jesus Christ, this is

not how I remember

high school girls

looking.

Half these girls

look like they're 35

and just got

divorced.

Yeah. hey, yo, penny,

my man, how you doin'?

Hey, what's up?

That guy's

a friend of mine.

What the hell are you--

don't breathe!

Uh, nice day.

Cock-sucking

fascist ayatollah.

[Gulps]

Mr. morenski,

may I ask

what's under

your foot?

Uh, linoleum?

[Coughs]

Sorry.

Uh, I was smoking,

and, uh, it's my first day.

No smoking

on the school grounds!

Understand?

Yeah.

yeah.

Sorry.

Sorry doesn't cut it here.

Understood?

Oooh!

All right, Max,

let's get something straight.

You left the outside world,

you gotta

orient your thinking.

You gotta think repression,

think limits,

think humiliation

and despair.

You're in high school,

for Christ's sakes.

Patrick?

Patrick, wait up.

Patrick!

The acid test. You'll never

get away with it!

You want

to make a bet?

How much?

If she doesn't

recognize me,

you do my homework

the whole time I'm here.

If she does?

You still

do my homework,

only I pay you

100 bucks.

No, I'll do your homework,

$100 if I lose, 2 if I win.

Oh, come on!

You know I'm trying

to save up for a car.

Ok.

easy money.

Hi, mom. Mom, I want you

to meet Max.

He just started here.

Honey, I want to get home

and check the machine.

I'm concerned

about your cousin.

He never showed up.

No? you're kidding.

Are you sure?

Patrick, come here.

He was in

all the papers today.

Somebody's trying

to kill him.

I just hope grandma's

not freaking out.

You know how she is

about Andrew.

Oh. so, mom, mom,

mom, mom!

You definitely

didn't see him today?

Patrick, now didn't i

just say that?

I'm going now. You want

to practice driving,

you can take me home.

Uh, no, I think

me and Max here,

we'll just hang out

a while.

Oh, Max, say good-bye

to my mom.

Mom, this is Max.

Nice meeting you, Max.

Honey, your dinner's

in the freezer.

I have class tonight.

Mom. mom, mom,

mom, mom!

Heh heh heh heh!

So what is this,

someone's trying

to kill you?

I need a stiff drink.

Yeah, so do I.

Son of a b*tch.

It even made the papers here.

Watch it, Patrick,

don't bust my stool.

Ok, we got 2 wild cherry

slush buckets.

Mega for you

and colossal

for goldilocks

over here.

Did you ever ask yourself

how did I get here?

Well, I used to.

Now I just

ask myself

how the hell

do I get out.

So, um, who wants

to kill ya?

Oh, this money guy,

Victor kapados.

Our company had a lot

of bonds he wanted us to handle.

Millions of dollars worth.

The whole thing was set up

to look legit, but it wasn't.

What's up, dork?

So that's not

your fault.

Yeah, but I'm a witness,

and the justice department

wants me to testify

that I accepted the paper.

So that's you, huh?

Me, and ahern and Rodriguez.

Now, Rodriguez

has an excuse.

He's dead.

But, uh, ahern

they still have in custody,

so he can testify.

What they did

to Pratt, though...

I've never seen

anything like it.

Is that gonna be cash

or cash, huh?

Hmm?

Oh, let me consult

with my accountant here.

Yo, Max, old pal,

can I, uh,

borrow your wallet?

Oh, hey, and gertie,

while you're at it,

could you throw in

a bag of potato chips,

a tube of bazooka

and a snickers bar?

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Thanks.

Let's get out of here.

A comic and a tube

of bazooka.

Hey, gertie.

Yeah?

Patrick left this behind.

Yeah, yeah.

We'll mail it out.

[Rock music playing]

Hey, Patrick!

This one isn't too bad.

Can I wear it tomorrow?

Sure.

thanks.

[Knocking on door]

Lucy:
Patrick!

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