Land of Plenty Page #7

Nothing to eat,

nothing to steal...

He took a hollow point forty-four

right straight to the chest.

And that... that doesn't

exactly sound like a...

case of mistaken identity.

Paul, can I talk to

you for a second?

Look, if you...

you need to give me something.

If you want me to help you,

we, we can't play this

little game of riddles,

okay? Um,

what was he making

with the Borax?

Borax?

Money!

He was trying to

make money to eat.

Okay, well that, good!

I can understand that.

He was trying to turn a profit.

So, I'm gonna

need to know, uh,

the source, and I'll need to

know the buyers...

When the old factory shut down

I was able to borrow a truck.

And I loaded it with

many boxes of Borax.

Remind you,

I did not have permission...

Go on!

And Hassan, uh,

...he, uh, he found a company in

Los Angeles to, to keep it.

And, and he would

try to sell it

and, and, uh...

to other businesses and the

company would get some free boxes.

Free boxes to do what?

Oh, um, to clean their carpets.

They, uh, they imported these,

uh, carpets.

So, uh...

how was he...

what, what was he, uh,

to get... uh... expecting...

from... the other companies...

that he sold to?

I don't know.

Whoever would give him

a few goddamn dollars.

It's easier than selling cans.

What is that?

Oh, it's just a photo,

of Hassan.

Excuse me, please!

Hassan!

Will you please tell me

what's happening?

I don't know.

I, I'm just...

I, I'm not, uh...

I can't follow

the right leads...

Uh, uh...

You're okay?

I, I can't...

control it all, anymore.

My things,

these things that...

You don't have to.

Yeah.

Go ahead?

Go ahead.

It's not what we thought.

Did you copy?

Yeah, I heard you.

It was kids,

I just confirmed it.

Completely non-related.

What do you mean, kids?

Zucker said they got

a legit confession.

Some random act...

a couple of white kids.

A couple of white kids?

Affirmative.

Where did, where'd they

get the Hummer?

Parents.

Uh, they also got a

match on the gun

and Zucker said they tested

positive for Crystal Meth.

And one of them for Crack.

Just bad kids, on drugs...

What should I do now?

Listen. I got to, uh...

I, I'm... working on something.

I, I'll contact you later.

Yeah. Okay.

Good work, Jimmy.

Thanks, Paul. Uh, Serge.

Okay!

Oh, I can't believe

the situation... here...

Paul?

Oh my God, Uncle Paul!

- Uhuh.

- Come here! Are you okay?

Just, uh, minor injuries.

I'll take a butterfly...

stitch.

I'm getting you a wash cloth.

Leave the quack...

in the tent.

He couldn't stitch a baseball.

Oh, sh*t! Yeah.

That is... it's probably the...

worst day...

Sh*t! Oh, sh*t.

We're hot!

We're, we got hit on the left!

- Left side! Left side!

- Uncle Paul!

Pull it up, pull it up,

Little John! Pull it!

Ah! Pull it up, Little John!

Pull it up! We're gonna f***ing dive!

You wanna mess with me, you...

Okay, let's go! Let's go,

you f***ing, you f***ing gooks!

Let's go! Come on,

you f***ing little gooks!

Come on! Oh, no, my God,

we got flamed!

We got flamed in the bird.

What?

Sh*t! We're in deep sh*t!

In deep sh*t! Rip the belt! No!

Oh God! Don't!

No, don't. We're jumping.

Please, don't, don't, don't!

Help us, God, help us!

Help us in our helplessness.

Help my uncle in

II his pain and suffering.

Grant him peace!

Dear Paul.

If for nothing else, I hope you

can forgive me for this letter.

I have found myself

in an African hospital,

away from my home,

and all attempts to reach

you have been unsuccessful.

The doctors here tell me that

I am dying and I believe they are right.

We each have our last

day on this earth

and I have always been okay with that,

but of course I wish

I had more time.

Enough, at least,

to come find you.

Since that doesn't seem possible,

I am giving this letter to Lana.

She has grown into

a beautiful human being

and reminds me of Mom more

and more each day.

She seems to have gotten the

best parts from all of us and

hopefully none of the bad.

Aside from her father, you will

soon be her only living relative,

so when she brings you this,

there is one thing I ask of you...

You had a horrible

dream last night.

It really scared me.

I'm sorry.

You said that you were falling...

Do you remember?

That was the Huey I went down in.

We all fell...

Only two soldiers walked away.

I was one of 'em.

It's a gift.

A gift?

I'm not so sure about that...

It is to me.

That dream went away

for a long time.

And then, when that

plane hit the tower...

and then a second one,

but they were still there...

I was watching that shot of

the New York Skyline with

those beautiful towers.

They were burning inside,

but they just kept holding on.

Right there.

I, I knew it was bad.

Over two thousand

gallons of fuel,

two seven-sixty-sevens,

but I thought they

could handle it.

They took the blow and

they were standing strong,

and I thought:

They're refusing to fall!

They're too proud!

But then,

that dream just started

coming back.

I was so far away that

it was night time,

when the towers fell.

And at first, I didn't,

I didn't know what was going on...

I just heard people...

cheering.

Cheering?

There was a crowd

gathered out in the street.

Close to where we lived.

Terrorists!

No.

No, I think that that's the

part that hurts the most.

They weren't, they were just...

just ordinary people.

Well, why in the hell

were they cheering?

Because they hate us.

And because they hate America.

And it came from such

an honest place

and from so many people that...

I just, I knew that something

had gone wrong, and,

and that's, that's

become my... nightmare.

Over three thousand civilians

were killed on that day...

They were innocent people!

Yeah. And... and it's their

voices that I need to hear.

Because I really don't think

that they would want

any more people killed

in their name.

Aside from her father, you will

soon be her only living relative,

so when she brings you this,

there is one thing I ask of you.

Something I fear her father will

not be able to provide.

She is as courageous as a woman

her age can be,

but you and I both know life

has a way of changing that.

You, more than anyone,

know how everything can turn

upside down in a single moment.

I worry about the

times we live in,

and the world Lana will face

when she'll be our age.

One day I know she will

need real courage,

the kind of courage and strength

that only you may be able to teach her.

I'm so sorry I let our petty

differences come between us.

Only now do I realize how

absurd I've been.

I love you and I've always

loved you, Paul.

And when the day comes

that I see you again,

I will beg for

your forgiveness.

Until then, please watch

over your niece.

I'll be watching

over both of you.

My deepest love,

your sister Virginia.

You seem disappointed...

I thought it'd be different.

Like what?

Something more!

I don't know.

Not just a construction site.

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