On The Inside Page #2

for me, please?

Uh, yeah.

Are we friends now?

No.

Okay. That's...

Sure. Yep.

Okay. No, man. Hey, man. Yeah.

Yeah...

You know, you started it.

You talked to me.

You started at me.

- Joker.

- Shh. Hey.

- Just... you chill.

- No, you chill.

- What's your name?

- Ben.

No, you. Who are you?

I'm Allen. I'm a killer.

That's why I'm here.

All right? I'm nobody's friend.

Okay.

Never mind.

I got plenty of friends...

Anyway.

Bob and Isaac.

Well, I can't count Isaac

'cause only Bob sees him, but...

There's Bob.

Come on in, gentlemen.

Interesting guy.

I'm going where they keep

the sickest people in the world.

It's all psychiatric criminals.

Pomeroy said it was "unfair"

for him to get 15 years in prison

for raping me and you get

sent to a hospital.

What are you talking about?

He made a statement

before his sentencing.

So did I.

You made a speech?

Yes.

After the transfer,

it's gonna be like a 10-hour drive.

I don't want you to feel

like you have to visit me.

You don't have

anyone else to visit you.

Let me put it this way.

I don't want you to visit me.

Look where I am.

I'm Tom Bogotus.

Allen Meneric.

I looked at your file.

- Okay.

- Look, it's standard.

I'm gonna watch you

for a while.

But you've got those extenuating

circumstances with your crime

and I'm thinking you might

be able to get moved.

Well, you're the professional.

Yeah, I am.

I've been here nine years.

What was it

that you wanted from me?

I want you to know that if you keep

your thing together around here,

you might be able

to get yourself transferred

some place

a little more evolved.

You wouldn't have to wear

restraints every day.

What if I like the restraints?

The fact that you even make

a joke like that

indicates to me

that you shouldn't be in max.

You can tell that?

Do you understand

that what you did was wrong?

Is that enough?

All right.

Look, I said what I said.

You go for your interview

in front of the board,

I'll make my recommendations,

and they'll put you

where they think you oughta be.

All right, listen up.

Ben Marshall,

Carl Tarses, and Allen Meneric,

you guys are

Arts and Crafts today.

Jim Holliday and Anthony Chessman

are Physical Therapy.

And everyone else

is Reading Skills.

This is my house.

And I can smell what you are.

And that sh*t

don't run in my house.

You got any questions? Get in.

I'm gonna have to find the time

to put a hurt

on that old boy, huh?

I'm sure he's scared to death.

Yeah. He oughta be.

Why are you so...

I'm sorry?

Um, nothing.

No, no. Finish your sentence.

Never mind.

Never mind? No, no, no, no, no.

- I don't care how batshit crazy you...

- I'm not crazy.

Let's be really clear.

I have a condition.

I have a glandular condition.

And I will bite your nose

off your f***ing face.

What makes me so what?

Hard to get along with.

What's the matter?

You don't like me?

Ah, I like you.

I'd like you even more if you didn't,

you know, try to get to me.

I apologize.

I'm a mean bastard.

I'm Carl Tarses.

Who's "Eyeballs" over here?

That's Allen. He's a murderer.

Oh.

What about you? Do you like me?

I think you're

the salt of the earth.

I'm a bloodthirsty killer

like yourself, huh?

Yeah, we should organize

a club or something.

Who'd you kill?

Careful, Allen.

I asked you something.

I don't know if you heard me.

I'm not gonna do this with you.

Oh, I think you will.

I thought they had you

working nights.

Aw, man. Nights, days...

All kinds of hours.

I'm gonna end up

like one of these guys in a minute.

Yeah, I missed ya.

Great.

- Hey, what's up?

- Welcome back, man.

Thanks.

Hey, uh, are you gonna take

that courthouse job?

Yeah, well, first I have to find out

if I passed the test.

Ben?

- Ben!

- Forget it.

He's gone.

I don't think he got

his daily dose of bug juice.

Hey.

Isn't this a joke?

I bet nobody's watching.

- What's this, huh?

- Hey, come on. Hey.

- What are you doing here?

- Come on...

It's a sculpture.

I'd like to see it.

Just put it down.

Hmm.

- Hey!

- Ah, but immediately you get my point.

Getting a little upset?

We're locked in a cement box.

Might as well be on the moon,

and you're playing

with a piece of clay.

How upset should I get?

Whatever.

You're the one playing with it.

You'd better do something.

When they come back and see

that you haven't done anything,

maybe next time

you'll be in reading class.

What do I draw?

Just whatever you feel.

- Like what?

- I don't know.

Draw that chair, there.

How about f***-face over here?

- Ben?

- No. Leave him.

I like him like this.

At his best.

Tom, how's it going?

Great.

- I wanted to ask you something.

- What?

I couldn't get into the armory.

It's where they keep

all the weapons.

I know what

the armory is, Nathan.

Well, I'm supposed

to have a key for the armory.

And they keep telling me they're

gonna get me one, but they don't.

- What do you need to get in there for?

- Well...

I need to talk to Lofton

for a second.

- Excuse me.

- Okay, I'll just...

Dr. Lofton,

can I get a minute, please?

- Sure. What is it, Tom?

- Look, I've been away for over a week

and none of the most

simple modifications

have been taken care of

in that whole time.

It's funding, Tom. Some of these drugs

we've been working with here...

They're experimental, you know.

Very exciting stuff.

Psychiatric history

kind of stuff.

I don't know if you knew that,

but these pharmaceuticals

I'm speaking of...

they don't get made in bulk,

so it's extremely expensive.

Yeah, I wish you

the best with all that. I do.

But right now we're in trouble.

This whole place is in trouble.

Tom, stop, okay?

Transitioning back

from vacation can be difficult.

You were away fishing or playing

cards with the family or whatever.

And then you come back

to our world

here at Northwood,

and it's difficult.

Okay, right now we're calling 3F,

but nobody's over there.

And no one's watching

any of the monitors.

Tom, relax.

Breathe.

Order is natural.

Order is beautiful.

There will be order.

They don't give you

a f***ing eraser.

You wanna do it for me?

- What?

- Yours is good enough.

Do something for me.

What about my style?

They're gonna know it's my style.

I just asked you

to draw something for me.

Please?

- Let me see. I'll get you started.

- Yo, hold on.

That's no good.

Here.

Well, draw something.

Draw him.

I don't think so.

F*** him, then.

Do whatever you want.

Just make it look

like I was serious, though.

So, murder, huh?

What about it?

I'm drawing you

a building, all right?

I used to do servicemen.

Take 'em out for whores

on this little rented boat.

Only there weren't any whores.

Just me.

What's that?

It's a ladder.

Come on, Allen.

We're not gonna get in trouble.

Jake and I come up here

all the time.

Careful, Allen.

Careful.

Watch it. Don't fall.

Stop it!

And you get that knife.

And you know it's sharp enough

to go all the way up.

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