Land of the Dead Page #2

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I hate going under the river.

Cholo.

Sh*t. Let's

get out of here, Foxy.

Yeah, man. Back off, Riley.

Just back the f*** off

'cause I am not in the mood.

You think that kid was in the

mood? Look, he knew the risk, man.

He took the job like we all

took the job knowing the risk.

Exactly, the job. You know

what the job is, Cholo?

It's to bring things in

that people need.

Not to make a few extra bucks

selling liquor on the street.

What, you're talking

about this?

This is for me and my

new friends, to celebrate.

That's what that's for.

A kid died out there

on the street tonight...

so that you can

f***ing celebrate.

Riley, you know what you remind

me of? You remind me of my old man.

A nice guy. I loved him and

all that but he was a dumbass.

Never went for anything,

so he never had anything.

What do you got, Riley? Nothing.

I'm going to have my own place, man.

My own goddamn place.

You're dreaming, Cholo.

They won't let you in there.

They wouldn't let me in there.

We're the wrong kind.

Yeah, well, we'll see.

Isn't it time?

Isn't it your time?

For Fiddler's Green?

DeMora, supplies unit.

What's in them boxes?

Essential supplies.

For Kaufman.

Mark your calendars.

Mr. Kaufman

cordially invites...

residents of the Green

to a masked ball...

on the eve of Allhallows.

It is strictly forbidden

to come as you are.

It's expensive. Look at that.

You like it?

I could tell.

Can I ask you to stop, sir?

Quitting time, Deke.

You're going to need this

to get back in.

When I said quitting time,

I meant quitting time.

Hey, baby.

"The only way to the Father,

is through me," sayeth the Lord.

So, Riley, you

want to go get a drink?

Just look at me. You can

tell I could use a drink.

You know, Charlie,

why don't you go ahead?

I'll catch up.

Where are you going?

I got to see a man

about a car.

A car?

All right.

Here's the deal.

Rivers protect us on two sides.

Bridges are all blocked up.

The only overland access

is here, called the "Throat. "

And these fences

go all the way across?

Half a mile, both ways.

Stench. High noon.

Sh*t.

They don't

come around here much anymore.

It's like they've learned

they can't get in.

Take his f***ing face off.

How long are you going

to let Kaufman push you around?

You like shining his shoes,

pressing his pants?

He didn't build that place.

He just took it over.

Kept the best for himself, and

left us with a slum to live in.

But if there's enough of us,

if all of you would join up...

we could make this

a fit place to live in.

Dad, look who's here.

Riley Denbo!

I used to work with him.

Bringing in toothpicks for the

bastards to pick at their gums.

And food and other stuff,

for all of us.

Come in with us, Riley.

Both of you.

Together we'd be unstoppable.

No one's unstoppable,

Mulligan.

You're worried about being

locked out. Now, you see that?

I can't help but think

we're all locked in.

I'm looking for

a world where there's no fences.

Here. Antibiotics for your boy. Thanks.

You all right, Son?

I'm fine, Dad.

Hey, easy, easy, Knipp! Easy.

Mr. DeMora. Mr. Kaufman

isn't home. And I heard...

That.

I called Security.

They should be here.

Yeah, I got it.

Where are you?

Oh, sh*t.

Oh, God, he killed himself.

All right, lady, I need you to

down, okay? Try to keep it together.

Who are you? Are you Security?

No, I'm not Security.

Then, who the hell are you?

I work for Kaufman. All right, lady,

I just need you to calm down, please.

What are you doing with that?

Lady, you know

what I have to do. I'm sorry.

Dad!

He's gonna turn, lady.

No, he won't. Please.

No, he's okay. Please,

we don't have a choice.

Don't make this anymore

difficult than it has to be.

He's gonna turn,

don't do this!

What's happening?

Shut up.

Hey, kid.

What the hell's going on here?

It's your problem.

Clean it up.

Hey, lady, it's okay.

What did you do to my car?

What car?

The last car I drove out of

this town was three years ago.

No, I bought a car.

It was right there yesterday.

There were two guys

working on it.

There was nobody here

this morning.

Son of a b*tch.

What happened, Riley?

Did you get f***ed?

Come with me.

You got f***ed.

Roach.

Hey, how's it going?

I've been better.

Where's Chihuahua?

Around the back.

Come on!

Lot of action in here today.

We've got a new kind of game.

What are they betting on?

Black and red.

Who wins the fight.

Stenches don't fight.

They do when there's food.

What's on the menu,

cat or dog?

I told you,

today it's something new.

Who do you want, black

or red? $60 on black.

What the f*** happened

to my car?

They're fixing it up.

No, I went to the garage.

There's nothing there.

Your guys aren't there,

and my car is not there.

This is not me. I do not do this

to you. I'm your friend.

Well, be my friend

and get my f***ing car back...

or I'll have to carry you

out of here inside that f***ing hat.

This guy could

be trouble. Keep him busy.

Give a drink.

Let me have my gun.

Supply run last night, huh?

I heard you got some money.

Not interested.

I'll show you how to

turn that money into more...

I said I'm not interested.

Jesus! F***!

My suit.

He ruined my f***ing suit!

Sh*t.

I'm all right.

Thank you.

Thank you.

I've seen you around.

I've seen you around, too,

working the streets.

You were checking me out?

What the hell happened here?

Someone shot the little

fat man. I see that.

You're under arrest.

Hey.

What?

Why you?

Why'd the little fat man

throw you in there with them things?

Wasn't the little man.

It was the big man.

Mr. K.

He's got his fingers

in everything here.

If you can drink it,

shoot it up...

f*** it, gamble on it,

it belongs to him.

Didn't answer the question.

He asked you why.

I know what he asked me.

They found out I was helping

out Mulligan and his people...

tired of eating bones

while he's having a steak.

Me, too,

but every place is the same.

Places with people.

I'm going to find a place

where there's no people.

North.

Canada.

If you get a way out...

I'm coming with you.

No, Riley likes to be alone.

He might take me,

'cause he says...

having me around is pretty

much the same as being alone.

And 'cause I can make

myself useful, and I can shoot.

I can shoot. I can be

pretty f***ing useful.

I had training. I was going to

join the army, help the Green...

till somebody figured I'd

be a better hooker than a soldier.

You know, I don't want to hear

your f***ing story.

Everyone's got a story,

and I am sick of hearing them.

What's your story, Riley?

I don't have one.

Nothing bad ever happened to

me till everything changed.

Everything changed

for all of us.

Hey, Mulligan.

What they going to do?

Kill him? Not right away.

First they'll try to get him

to talk. About people like me.

Mr. DeMora. Boss.

How was Uniontown?

Dead.

Death intrudes on us even here

in the city, I'm afraid.

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