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I've been enjoying my time

here on my state vacation,

most mornings I wake

up at around five am,

make my way to the chow hall

where I am privileged to a

nice quiet breakfast.

I mean you wouldn't believe

how crazy this place is Marty

We're constantly getting

shook down and harassed by

the guards.

JAY (V.O.):

These guys like my bunk mate

Oso make this homemade brew

called buck, It's

like 20% alcohol,

it's f***in' nuts.

You got a bunch of guys

walking around the dorm all

sh*t faced.

And I'm sure you think drugs

wouldn't be so easy to get in

JAY (V.O.):

here but they are.

These guys with some

assistance from crooked CO's,

smuggle dope in by

shoving it up their asses.

I'm sorry, that's where

I had to draw the line,

no ass dope for me.

JAY (V.O.):

Believe it or not, I got sober.

I started reading the

big book and attending AA,

identifying my

personal story,

JAY (V.O.):

I'm Jay Trotta. I'm an addict

and an alcoholic

and I tried to kill

someone.

It's really been a big help.

Due to the fact there is no

Air Conditioning anywhere on

this compound, I was able

to con my way into the only

place with AC which happened

to be the sewing room.

JAY (V.O.):

I got a job in there

repairing ripped pants and

shirts for other inmates.

When there wasn't

enough work left,

the woman Marcia that ran the

place let me stay in there

drawing portraits.

I drew her,

inmates, even the cook.

I think I've drawn close

to two hundred and fifty

portraits up to this point.

JAY (V.O.):

I've been working out a lot

and decided I was going to

start playing ball with

some of the other guys in the

dorm, what a

mistake that was.

I missed one shot and lost

the game which apparently

certain guys had money on.

I tried laying low but

there's nowhere to hide.

JAY (V.O.):

If they want you, they're

going to get you in here.

Needless to say it ended my

illustrious career in prison

athletics.

The guy that was coming and

bringing a meeting stopped

coming so now I'm just back

to working out in the dorm

and waiting for my release.

JAY (V.O.):

I really hope you're

getting these letters man,

It'd be really nice

to hear back from you,

Dear Marty, I hope you

finally didn't send me a

letter cause I'm

not going to get it.

JAY (V.O.):

The day has come,

I'm out of here.

I could try and sum up

what I've learned during this

stint but I feel Prison

doesn't so much teach you new

stuff, as much as remind you

to get rid of the old stuff.

If that's change,

then I guess I have.

JAY:

Everything looks so

different.

JAY'S FATHER

A lot's changed...

all these high-end homes came in

and pushed the projects and

the section 8 further out west,

Remember that bus

stop by the mall?

JAY:

Yeah.

JAY'S FATHER:

People were furious because all

these Latinos and Haitians

were waiting for the bus.

That's what the rich get

upset about around here,

makes me sick.

Okay, I got all your personal

stuff in there, you can get your

license back.

JAY:

Great, now all I need's a car.

Thanks, Pop.

JAY'S FATHER:

There's seven hundred and fifty

bucks in there

to get you started

You can stay at my

place for three days.

JAY:

Three days to find an apartment?

JAY'S FATHER:

You can always go to your

mother's.

JAY:

Point taken.

She came to see me a couple

of times- I think it was too

much for her.

JAY'S FATHER:

I got you a job interview at

Antonio's.

JAY:

The deli?

JAY'S FATHER:

Mmm-hmm.

Pop, three days isn't a

lot of time...

JAY'S FATHER:

Well, that's all you're gonna

get Jay. I'm sorry.

JAY:

What if I need more time?

JAY'S FATHER:

We'll discuss a fourth day if we

need to but

right now I'm giving you money,

I got you a job interview

Three days should be more than

enough time to find a place.

JAY:

All right...

JAY:

Yo, I love that sh*t...

Where can I watch that?

GUY:

Uh...YouTube.

JAY:

What's YouTube?

GUY:

Really? Where have you been?

PROBATION OFFICER:

Jay Trotta.

PROBATION OFFICER (O.S.)

So Mr. Trotta...

Do you have employment?

JAY:

Uhm, I got a lead. I got an

interview later today.

PROBATION OFFICER

Okay, and how about housing?

JAY:

Uh... Not yet.

PROBATION OFFICER:

Anybody helping you financially?

JAY:

My dad's given me a few bucks

but that's it for now.

PROBATION OFFICER:

Okay, well I will see you here

same time next month.

JAY:

That's it? That was quick...

PROBATION OFFICER

Stay out of trouble, or

you'll end up right back inside.

JAY:

Yes ma'am.

JAY:

Hey, Antonio?

ANTONIO:

How ya doing?

JAY:

How ya doing? Jay Trotta. I

brought my application.

ANTONIO:

I heard from your father, you

spent three years up the road.

Well that's all I need to know.

You ready to work?

JAY:

Yeah.

ANTONIO:

Meet me out there, I'll show you

what to do in a little bit.

JAY:

Okay, all right. Thank you sir.

ANTONIO:

No problem.

How's it going there, Jay?

JAY:

It's good. Wanna take a look?

ANTONIO:

Let me see... a little thinner.

JAY:

A little thinner? Okay.

JAY:

Before I went away, I was

sort of an adrenaline junkie.

That's one of the factors that

led me to committing my

crime in the first place.

I think that doing all this

crazy sh*t was just about

...well part of it was just

about... wanting...

to feel something. I wanted to

feel alive, feel connected...

Because all the time

I felt like a fraud.

JAY:

And I thought the way to feel

validated was to put myself

through all of these

intense experiences.

But then, when I got sober,

I realized that this isn't true.

I realized that life is

not an extreme sport.

JAY:

Uh, thank you.

JAY:

You're all

right being out here?

MARTY:

We're in between shifts.

Mrs. Finkleman takes like

an hour to eat her soup.

MARTY:

So how'd you track me down?

JAY:

I hired this private

investigator and uh...

Not much has changed bro.

Same restaurant, same hours.

MARTY:

I like consistency.

JAY:

So my last month in prison

I started writing these lists...

What I was gonna

do when I got out.

Where I was gonna go.

And what I was gonna eat.

Obviously the key lime pie at

the diner was top of that list.

MARTY:

You know they named it after

you.

JAY:

No sh*t?

MARTY:

No.

Laughter

JAY:

Did you get any of my letters?

MARTY:

I got a couple of 'em.

JAY:

I wrote you twelve.

MARTY:

I got most of 'em, I think.

JAY:

Would've been nice to

get one back...

Just so I knew what was

going on around here ya know?

MARTY:

There's nothing going on

around here.

You haven't missed a thing.

Same restaurant. Same hours.

JAY:

So you still shooting

your films?

You making 'em on the Sony V

or whatever it was?

MARTY:

I'm getting ready to

shoot a short I wrote.

Just gotta save up a little

more cash ya know?

JAY:

That's exciting.

When you finish that you could

probably put it on YouTube.

MARTY:

You could do that...

I'd say let's celebrate now that

you're back but...

But you don't celebrate

any more, do ya?

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