Matchstick Men Page #8

l gotta leave you two alone.

There is if you want what l know.

Five minutes.

Roy, what happened? They told--

Okay, listen. Angela is in trouble.

lf l don`t help her, she will go to jail.

-So please help me help her.

-l can`t do anything illegal.

-You got her into this too.

-Don`t transfer responsibility, Roy.

Just make a phone call for me,

all right? Please?

-All right.

-Check out...

...Seven Palms Motel in Bakersfield.

lt`s like a giant cricket.

And then what?

l asked you to turn the machine off,

right?

Tell Angela the pass code,

and then you tell her to write it down.

-Pass code?

-They`ll search you on your way out.

-Right.

-lt`s 543N7942.

-59--

-Doc!

Oh, l`m sorry.

543N7942. Say it back to me.

Say it back.

So it`s 543N7542.

No, N7942.

N, Norman, 7942.

-That`s all you have to do.

-543N7942.

543N7942.

Thank you, doc.

She`s gonna be okay.

Angela`s gonna be all right.

Hey, hello?

Hey, can you guys put

the air conditioning on?

lt`s hot.

What is it? Bishop? Bishop!

Detectives, can you make it a little...

...cooler in here?

Dear Roy, you`re probably pretty upset.

l don`t blame you.

You taught me most of what l know,

so l suppose l owe you better than this.

But you always told me if l ever got

a shot at a big score, l should take it.

And that`s what l did.

Taxi!

Sorry, sorry!

Sorry about the sap on the head,

by the way, and for everything else.

You always said guys like us can`t afford

to have regrets about what we do.

That`s gonna be a little harder for me,

but l`ll manage.

Well, no, l told her l`m a psychiatrist.

l can`t lie, Roy.

Hey, hey, hey, hey, pal!

lf it makes any difference,

you`re the best l ever saw.

l`d never find a better partner,

and now l won`t have to.

l love you, man. Frank.

Booth today, Mr. Waller?

P.S. Enjoy the gift.

She said you were a bad guy.

You don`t seem like a bad guy.

Well, l don`t think you`re a bad guy.

Roy?

Heather.

She`s....

She`s not here, is she?

-What?

-Angela.

Who? What?

Roy, what are you talking about?

The baby. You were gonna have a baby.

That`s why you`re here?

You were pregnant.

You were pregnant! You were.

You were pregnant.

l lost it.

Roy, you okay?

Yeah, l`m okay.

Excuse me one second.

-Hey, boss.

-Roy, another live one.

All right.

Afternoon.

-How you doing?

-Can l help you find anything?

Yeah, l need a carpet.

-For your home?

-For my secretary`s office.

No, it`s for my apartment.

-All one room of it.

-Big place?

-Oh, yeah.

-All right, well, you have a color in mind?

l have a price in mind. Cheap.

You don`t need much,

you don`t know what you want...

-...but no price is too low.

-That`s about me.

You are my perfect customer.

Let`s dig into the remnants.

Wait, wait, wait, wait. My girlfriend knows

a bit better than l do what we need.

Hey, sweetie.

There she is.

l think we should go with the dark

because of the dog.

Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. Fair enough.

We just got a dog.

Let me guess, a Lab.

German shepherd, but....

My next guess.

There`s no, like...

...l don`t know, special carpet

that dogs like, is there?

Yeah, yeah. We call it AstroTurf.

Come on, remnants are in the back

of the store.

You folks just move in together?

Yeah, three weeks ago.

-Big step.

-l kind of like this one.

Yeah, that`s a nice choice.

So dark you barely notice stains.

You like it?

How much is it?

Well, the sticker says 75, but l can

knock 20 percent off if you pay cash.

This is our living arrangement.

l pay rent. She buys the carpets.

-Sh*t.

-What`s up?

l think l left my wallet....

Yeah, l left my wallet in the car.

-Do you think you could go get it?

-Yeah.

l`ll be right back.

Thanks for not saying anything.

How long have you worked here?

A while.

So, what, you working this guy?

No.

No, no. No, l`m retired.

That was a one-time deal.

No kidding? You were...

...good.

l had a good teacher.

-Teachers.

-l`m surprised to see you here.

l figured you would have moved out to,

l don`t know, Hawaii.

l kind of got screwed on my cut.

You know Frank.

You`re gonna go swimming,

you`re gonna get wet, right?

You changed your hair.

Makes you look grown-up.

l am grown-up.

You always go out dressed like this?

Sometimes.

Why, you gonna ground me?

Sorry.

l`m sorry too...

...if it`s any consolation.

You mad at me?

You didn`t take it.

l gave it to you.

lt`s a funny way of looking at it.

Well, l see things differently now.

So you like this guy?

Yeah, he`s sweet to me.

l met him at a bowling alley.

We had a good time, didn`t we?

Yeah, we did.

Thanks, buddy. Right there.

-Let me tie it off.

-lt`s good to see you, Roy.

lt`s good to see you too.

Don`t you wanna know my name?

l know your name.

l`ll see you, Dad.

Hi.

That`ll be 36.50, sir.

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