Mona Lisa Page #4

- Not if you're happy, he won't.

- I told you. I am happy.

Well, tell him that, George.

Please tell him that.

- All right, all right, I'll tell him.

- Promise?

I promise.

Happy?

- Yeah.

- Forty.

She's a good girl,

Cathy.

Yes, very good.

Come by anytime.

She'll be here.

- Yes, I will. I promise.

-Just ask for me.

- And you are?

- Smith.

Mr. Smith.

Mr. Smith.

[ George ]

I went to those clubs like you said.

And?

And... I met a girl...

about 1 5 years of age

with bruises all over her face.

Said she wanted

to make me happy.

- What was her name?

- Nah. She was the wrong girl.

Is that what you say?

"I'm gonna make you happy"?

Sometimes.

Why am I doing this?

- So what happened to the dwarf

after he ran off with the, uh--

- The Percheron.

- Yeah, yeah. Sorry.

- Well, he goes back

to the psychiatrist's office.

- What, the horse does?

- No, no. The dwarf.

He's got an obsession, right?

And just as he's leaving the office--

Another murder.

- How did you know that?

- I'm good at these things.

Don't tell me.

It was the lawyer's wife.

- No, no. It was the horse.

- The horse did the murder?

- Murdered the lawyer's wife?

- Not the f***ing lawyer's wife. The horse.

The horse was the victim.

The horse got murdered.

With an ice pick.

Yeah, that'd be good.

I like that.

- Anyway, listen.

- What?

What about this tall,

thin, black story?

Ah. Well, he got it wrong,

the fella did.

Actually, she's a nun in disguise.

What kind of nun?

A Sister of Mercy.

you know, those that wear

the big white bonnets.

Aye, with the big thingie.

She doesn't wear this

the whole time, though.

Well, she can't, can she?

She's on the game.

- It'd look a bit funny and

spoil the point of-the exercise.

- Aye.

She wouldn't be in disguise then,

would she?

Well, that's nuns for ya.

Will you tell him

George is here, please?

Hello. There's a Mr. George

down here for Mr. Mortwell.

Yeah, that's Okay.

All right.

- Hi, George.

- Hi, Denny.

- How's the missus?

- Don't see her any.

- Ah. The kid, then.

- She's fine.

It's my birthday today.

you know that?

- [ Chuckles ]

- My f***in' birthday.

Well, happy birthday.

Thank you very much,

George. Through here.

[Man ]

I want to do it again, eh?

Okay, stand by, everybody.

Aren't you gonna ask me

what age?

- What age are you?

- Fifty-two, George.

- And you?

- It's not my birthday.

No, it's not

your birthday, is it?

- you know what I think?

- What do you think?

I think that you think

I left you in the sh*t.

Well, you did,

didn't ya? Kind of.

Have a drink anyway,

George.

Life goes on happening.

We can't control it.

We can only swim in it.

So what happens

when you can't swim?

- you get water on the brain, George.

- But that can't be good.

- And do you know

what happens then, George?

- What happens?

you get confused,

and always with the little things.

- you know the little things.

- What little things?

Do you or do you not

get confused?

- Yeah, I get confused.

- you still get confused.

- Yes, I get confused.

- Right. Well, at least now you know.

- you do know it, don't you, George?

- All right, now I know.

Well, that's something because--

Do you know what I'm good at, George?

- What?

- I'm good at the little things.

The little things

that mean everything.

The things that you forget,

George.

I've got a family

of me own now,

and it's all perfectly legal,

and it's all through

the little things.

And you're part

of that family, George.

One of my favorite parts.

- I'm glad, Denny.

- I'm happy that you're glad, George.

- Want another drink?

- No. So, what's it all about?

- What am I doing here?

- your being happy.

That's what it's all about.

you come out.

I wasn't here. Now I'm here.

- I want you to know that I know that.

- I know.

- That girl who sees the Arab.

- Every night.

you ask her what she does.

- What do you mean, "what she does"?

- I mean what she does.

What he pays her for.

- Well, why me?

- Because you're her driver, George.

you should notice

these things.

The little things.

The business is different,

but the rules are still the same.

I mean,

I can't ask her that.

She tells you, truthfully, mind.

That's important.

you tell me,

and I'll be happy, George.

you didn't like me,

did you?

- Well--

- Don't worry.

Everyone hates me

once in a while.

But it's important to me,

George, that you're happy.

Well, I'm happy.

Good. Good.

[Man ]

Okay, girls, now, a-one--

you better go now.

- Will you pick me up again?

- your mum won't like it.

We can keep it a secret then

or something, all right?

- [ Chuckles ]

- Promise?

Maybe.

Can you do tricks?

What kind of tricks?

I don't know. Any sort of tricks.

Dads are meant to do tricks, aren't they?

- How about that?

- That's a good trick.

See you later, Dad.

Bye.

Do you wanna do it

in the road or what?

- You're out early.

- I do the rush hour.

You. you told him,

didn't you?

- Told him what?

- you know what!

you told him

I was no f***ing good,

that's what!

- Bastard!

- Oi! Oi, come here!

- F*** off, you!

- But I didn't tell him.

Why should I?

Honestly!

I said f*** off!

Come here!

Listen. Come here!

- Come here!

- Get off of me, will you?

Get off me!

What you want? Please!

Shut up!

What did he do?

What do you think

he f***in' did? He--

He beat me up

and he took all my stuff and--

you told him, didn't you?

you f***ing told him!

- I told him I was happy, that's all.

- [ Sobbing ]

I promise ya.

Look, come on, love.

I'll buy you

a cup of tea, eh?

No. Get me

an ice cream.

Yeah.

Yeah, all right.

- What do you want?

- Uh, Knickerbocker Glory.

- And a tea.

- [Man ]

Coming up.

Used to eat them all the time

when I was first down here.

- Thought I was pregnant.

- Was ya?

You're kidding!

How old are you?

Seventeen.

- You're not, are you?

- Well, what am I then?

- You're 1 5, ain't ya?

- Okay, I'm 1 5.

-Jesus Christ.

- And a half.

- Where'd you get that?

- From a man like you.

- Oh.

- [ Clicks ]

- So what you want then?

- I just want to talk.

- you mean talk dirty?

- No. I just want to talk.

Well, how did you know

where to find me?

I didn't.

I wasn't looking for you.

- I was looking for somebody else.

- That's not very nice, is it?

So I wasn't any good

the other night then.

you were won--

Oh, sh*t. Look.

I'm looking for a young girl,

just like you,

who's called Cathy,

just like you.

Yeah, but my name's May.

you told me

your name was Cathy.

Yeah, well, I'll say whatever

you want me to, don't I?

- [Shutter Clicks ]

- Look, stop doing that, will ya?

What were you

doing there?

What you think

I was doing?

I'm a working woman, aren't I?

Can't live on fresh air.

you gonna pay me?

Shut up. I only want to talk.

Yeah, well, it all adds up,

doesn't it?

I mean, it's my valuable time

you're taking up. It costs.

All right, all right,

I'll pay you.

- You sure you didn't tell him?

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