Lionheart Page #5

so concerned about their health

It doesn't look like they were

doing you any big favours today.

Come on.

Here.

Oh, man!

These dudes did a number

on you, huh, homes?

Do you know

what you need, man?

You need karate lessons, man.

That way nobody

will mess with you.

I mean, look at you.

You got a broken rib.

You're gonna have to stay

in bed for a month, homes.

Do me a favor.

Yo.

Don't talk to nobody

about my rib.

Don't worry about that, man.

Sh*t, $100, man.

Have a nice day.

Business all the time.

His name is Lyon.

I know he's here.

I have to go find him.

Now is he in here?

Can you tell me if he's in here?

Well who knows?

Who knows where he...

...Excuse me, I have to go.

I rushed over here as soon

as I heard what happened.

My God.

You're staying here tonight, aren't you?

When did you start to care?

Get off it Lyon.

I know I said some things

that I probably shouldn't have

But if I had known the

truth about your situation

Why didn't you tell me?

I could have helped you with your family.

- You want to help?

- Yeah.

I need your help.

Whatever you want.

Who's there?

Mr. Eldridge.

I wasn't expecting

you back so soon.

Yeah, I know. Look, something's

come up. We've got to talk.

About what?

Look, I heard about the sh*t

that went down today. Look...

Please, Mrs. Gaultier,

this is real important.

Look, you've got to get out

of this place tonight.

You and the little girl.

How do you know

what happened today?

Hey, my man?

So there never was an

insurance plan, was there?

Okay. Now you see that?

Yeah, that's where your money's

been coming from. No, no, no, no.

Look, now I think you owe him a minute

of your time to say what he's got to say.

So, say what you got to say.

Okay. Those men today, they

followed me from North Africa.

They knew I'd be

coming to see you.

Does this have anything

to do with drugs?

Because if it does, I don't want

to have anything to do with it.

I've been through this

sh*t with Francois...

Helene, I swear,

it's not drugs.

Now I don't have too much

time, but I'm here to help you.

Don't do this to me.

My life is hard enough

as it is, I...

I'm not trying to give you

problems. I'm here to help you.

Please,

you've got to trust me.

Hi, Mr. Eldridge.

Hey. Yeah, yeah.

See my new bike?

He's already seen it.

Mommy,

is he still a stranger?

No, honey.

This is your uncle Lyon,

your daddy's brother.

I knew you weren't

really a stranger.

That's him. Atilla.

A born killer. Real pro, not

some bum we picked off the street.

He likes to toy

with his opponents,

give them hope.

Then he tears them apart.

Never seen anything like that

on our circuit, huh?

And that's why I can't

let you have Lyon just yet.

The fight's already scheduled.

But if I get hassled by the French

Consulate or the immigration people,

it'll screw up everything.

So I need your cooperation.

And I promise you,

as soon as Atilla's

finished ripping him apart,

I will hand him over to you

as is. What do you say, guys?

I say...

Can we watch?

Yes.

I hope this is the right

stuff. Joshua picked them.

Well, there's enough to feed

her entire kindergarten class.

And there's something else

Santa Claus brought. Oh, no.

Merry Christmas.

You guys are gonna spoil her.

It's my only niece, I've got

the right to spoil her, right?

Yeah,

I guess so.

Well, if there

is no real food here,

I guess I'll pick some things up

from work tomorrow, bring them home.

That's something else

I want to talk about.

I don't think you should go

back to that place anymore.

Are you serious? How long do

you expect us to stay here?

I don't know, just until

you have a new job

or another husband.

I mean, it's no problem, you

can stay here. It's home now.

This is beautiful.

Yeah, your niece,

she made it for you.

And insisted I put it

right where you'd see it.

Nice.

Oui.

Hey, man,

guess who's outside?

Let's get crazy.

Where are we going?

Loosen up, we're going

to see some friends.

How are your relatives doing,

by the way?

They'll be much better

if I was there.

Well, this little party

we're attending tonight,

it's for their benefit

as much as ours.

These friends of mine are thinking

of betting some serious money

on your next fight, Lyon. Just

how serious depends on you.

We can all retire on this one.

Don't f*** it up.

Mr. Lyonheart, welcome.

We've just been watching your

videotape. Most impressive.

Would you like a drink?

Can I get you a drink, sir?

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

I'll have a gin and tonic

with a twist of lime,

my good man.

By all means.

Come this way, please.

Did you have a pleasant

journey over here?

No, man.

I'm sorry

to hear that.

So, did you get

the tape?

If you knew what I went

through to smuggle this out...

What do you think?

Not too good.

Full of sh*t.

Enough of this.

Well, I have to tell you,

I'm not too impressed.

What about you,

Mr. Lyonheart?

We have friends in Hong Kong who say

that he will wipe the floor with you.

What do you think

about that?

Anything is possible.

Humble devil isn't he?

Talk is cheap. You've

all seen him in action.

Draw your own

conclusions, gentlemen.

As far as I'm concerned,

Lyonheart is gonna eat

this bozo for breakfast.

And I've got a quarter mil

ready to back it up.

We'll let you know which

way we're going on the day of the fight.

Faster?

Yeah, faster.

Okay.

Okay, that's it

for today, guys.

She's so beautiful.

Tonight, I'll have a fight,

a big fight, lots of money,

and if I win, I would like to take

you and Nicole away from this place,

away from this city, and leave

all the bad stuff behind us.

No problems. No problems,

it'll be clear.

This is going great.

Picked up your

highest script.

You understand

what I'm saying?

You don't understand

at all, right? Okay.

Madhouse out there, man.

Hey, hey, hey! My man.

Hey, look at you.

Yeah. Ready to get rich?

Come on, throw a few,

throw a few.

I took all my money out of the

bank and I put a bet on myself.

We're going to

win that fight.

Confidence, that's what I like to

hear, man. You know what I'm saying?

All right, all right,

what is it, man?

You've been hiding something all

week long. What's going down, man?

Nothing.

Nothing, huh? Nothing?

Easy.

You know what's circulating

out there, man?

12 million motherfucking

dollars, man.

Cynthia's friends have come

through like a motherf***er, man,

and then I hear

that sh*t about Atilla.

Man, this dude's already

bagged eight bodies.

I'll beat him.

Beat him?

You ain't gonna beat him,

not if you're all f***ed up.

How're you gonna beat him

if you're all f***ed up?

I'll beat the guy. I have to.

You don't have to do sh*t,

motherf***er,

but get yourself all

f***ed up like I did.

Is that what you want?

Be out there on the street,

motherf***er,

running $5 fights

for winos and junkies?

I'm gonna take you away

from this shitty business.

You and my family, even

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