Let Me Make You a Martyr Page #5

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Yeah.

And I got you some

cookies you still hungry?

Well,

you're right.

There's no room in the world

for a decent man anymore.

Just a bunch of medicated

droolers lookin' to be

absolved by a

congregation of suits.

Boob-tube prophets.

(Grunts)

And in this moment of

divine insight if

you can call it that

I don't apologize to anyone

for not participating.

Wasn't my game to begin with.

I never injured

anyone but myself.

You cannot lose if

you do not play.

Ahhhh.

(Inhales deeply)

Ugghhh.

(Exhales)

(Fire roaring in background)

So let me ask you a question.

Upon your arrival how much

of this did you anticipate?

Are you asking me if

this was premeditated?

Yes.

I'd say what was thought out

was always subject to change.

I mean a situation like this

never pans out

like you'd expect.

I hear that a lot in this room.

I guess what I'm tryin' to

say is my goal was to stay

true to the agenda and

do my best to avoid any

collateral damage.

You know I,

I have a thing about

tampering with the innocent.

Why's that?

(Door opens)

(Chains rattling)

(Door slams shut)

Innocence ain't cheap.

(Knife scraping fork)

(Door opens)

Can I touch you?

- Yeah.

- Yeah?

(Exhales)

(Laughs softly)

You look so beautiful.

So do you, you look good.

(Sighs)

Are you ready?

(Ominous low tone)

[June] I can't

believe you're real.

There's someone I

want you to meet.

(Car races past)

[Charon] How 'bout

this little girl?

How did you assume

responsibility for her

and what was the

obligation in doing so?

[Drew] Well that was all June

but I think she saw something

in Rooney that she identified

with but hadn't seen in herself

since she was a little girl.

You know something

she'd forgotten

but had been searching for.

[Charon] Did she think that

the innocence of this child

could wipe both

your slates clean?

[Drew] Something like that.

[June] She's adorable isn't she?

[Drew] Yeah.

Where'd you find her?

Everybody's looking

for that kid.

Hondy had her

locked up in a shed.

I guess her parents owed

so he did away with them.

She's lucky you found her.

What's gonna happen?

I don't know.

I think I should keep her.

You think there's a way to

change the way we've turned out?

I don't know.

I spent the last six years

trying to figure that out.

When I realized I couldn't

I found myself right back here.

Maybe she's what we needed.

(Wind blowing in trees)

Something to save.

June we can't

even save ourselves.

[June] I just need

to get out of here.

[Drew] That's why I

came to take you with me.

[June] I know

but what about her?

I can't just leave her now,

she's got no one that loves her.

Why can't that be us?

How long are we gonna be here?

[June] I don't know

babe, why what's up?

When can I go home?

(Sighs)

I don't know.

- Why?

- Cause I,

I don't know I'm

figurin' that out.

Listen, I need you to

be strong for me okay?

I need you to be brave.

(Child starts to cry)

I know how you feel.

When I was little I

had to be brave too.

Somethin' happened to me between

then and now and I got lost

but,

I'm not gonna let

that happen to you.

I promise, okay.

You're gonna be okay, come here.

(Girl crying)

You're gonna be okay.

Well you have to understand

where we came from.

Where she came from, when

I first met her she was

six years old, she

was raised overseas.

Her mother was a

prostitute murdered.

At the time Larry was

gettin' women from there.

She came in with one of

the new crops of girls.

I still remember the

first time I saw her.

She was this little,

petrified bag a bones.

Couldn't speak a word of English,

scared of her own shadow.

That's why when she introduced

me to Rooney I didn't even

have to think about it, I

knew what June saw in her

even if she didn't.

(Dirt crunching under tires)

(Brakes squeaking)

Hey Rooney.

Listen I need you to do

something for me okay?

We're goin' somewhere that's

not that safe so I need you

to just trust me and come

with me for a second okay?

It's safe in here you're just

wait and I'll come get you.

Okay?

You can do it.

- Okay.

- Okay.

Alright.

(Somber music)

(Gunshots ring out)

(Door closes)

You want me to get

your things together?

- Yeah.

- Yeah?

Yeah.

(Record player plays)

(Smooth blues music)

I put a spell on you

because you're mine

please stop the

things that you do

[drew] Wanna go

somewhere warm or cold?

(Small tray rattles)

You pick baby.

No, no I ain't lyin'

you know I can't stand it

you runnin' around

you know better babe

I can't stand it, can't

stand it, can't stand it

cause you let me down, ye-yeah

I put a spell on you

because, because I know,

I know that you're mine

you're mine girl

so what, what'd ya pack for?

[Drew] What?

Hot or cold?

Oh,

hot.

Put a spell on you

cause you're mine

give it here.

Please stop the

things that you do

I ain't lyin',

no, no I ain't lyin'

you know I can't stand it

you went to runnin'

you know better girl

I didn't think you remembered.

It's like ridin' a bike.

Because you let me down yeah

I put a spell on you

hey, hey girl, because,

because you're mine

(kisses arm)

(Kisses lips)

(Exhales)

I got my mojo

(couch material squeaking)

I'm gonna cast a spell on you

can you see

drew.

Yes, love?

Don't ever leave me.

Never.

I'm alone without you.

Don't make me do that again.

I'm not goin' anywhere.

Take me to bed.

(Kissing)

(Somber music)

(Kissing)

What are we gonna do?

What do you mean?

I just know this isn't gonna

play out the way we want.

I can't keep runnin'.

But this is just the beginnin'.

Whatever this life is

I think it's just to find

the thing that you love

and then when we cross

over to what's next

we only take those

things with us.

I believe that.

I do.

I don't wanna go anywhere warm.

I don't wanna keep runnin'.

I want what I been waitin' for.

I don't wanna wait any longer

and leave it to chance.

Do you know what

your asking me to do?

I think it's the only way.

It's okay to be scared.

(Exhales sharply)

I love you.

I'll find you.

(Dramatic orchestral music)

(Inhales)

(Exhales)

Do you understand now?

Where I'm comin'

from with all this?

Why I believe it had

to happen this way?

I'm tired of livin'

in the darkness man.

It's all I've ever

know, all that's ever

known me, besides her.

You ever think about suicide?

Hmm?

I mean really thought about it?

Like there might not

be no other way out?

It's a dark place to exist.

And I've lived with the burden

of that for far too long.

Longer than I can remember

and it's suffocating me.

But at that moment you

can relay this verbatim to

whoever you need to answer

to who decides my future

beyond this room at the moment

she asked me to put her down

because she knew

we'd be together

I didn't doubt her for a second.

And I don't regret it

because where she came from

and the hell we went

through together no fire,

no inferno could top that.

In fact I'd invite

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