Sea of Love Page #4

---

Yeah? I live on 85th.

You know that poem you wrote?

You didn't write it.

I read that poem in the magazine...

and figured, this is either

a very sensitive guy...

or else he ripped off

some lady's poem...

or some girl's poem.

You didn't write it, right?

Nope.

Some lady did, right?

My mother wrote it,

some 50-odd years ago.

That's why my father

fell in love with her.

Something like that.

Is that true?

So he says.

I like that.

I like that you did that.

You want to hear my idea of poetry?

Precision in life.

Knowing when and how

to make your move.

Say your piece...

like you the other night with me.

That was...

poetry in motion.

Beautiful.

Look at me.

What?

You still want to go have that

"happy hunting toast"?

What happened to

the animal attraction?

What are you, f***ing nuts?

What if she's the doer?

We won't get the prints

back till tomorrow.

Wait till then.

Come on,

the doer's down south somewhere.

Spooney, Quawi,

whatever his name is.

Listen.

This one walked. You remember her?

You with that b*tch

who wouldn't even drink with you?

It's good in a way.

Maybe I'll get her prints now.

Bullshit! What are you gonna do?

Send your dick to the lab?

That'll be some great testimony

if she's the one.

"You see, Your Honour...

"first I whipped it out,

then she whipped it out."

You catch my drift?

How do you know it's this Quawi kid?

It's probably a broad.

You know that.

She's a friggin' suspect.

Just walk away.

Frankie, just walk away.

Nothing to it, chief.

That's it. I'm walking. Okay?

See you tomorrow.

No, just a girlfriend.

Okay. Thanks a lot.

I'll talk to you later.

Something came up, you know?

Isn't that crazy?

What's your name again?

Helen.

You know why I got married?

I was 37 and I wasn't married.

So I got married.

How do you like that?

I can top that.

You want to know why I got married?

Some guy says to me, "I love you."

I knew him a week.

Playing hard to get?

Yeah, right.

We didn't last very long,

I'll tell you that.

Me, neither.

The wedding lasted longer

than the marriage.

But we still...

We're still friends...

sort of.

- You?

- Friends? No.

I found out I was pregnant,

I walked.

You walked? What do you mean?

The guy doesn't know about the kid?

No. He's out of the picture.

You know, sometimes,

when I think about...

the people I got involved with,

the choices I made...

it's pretty amazing,

but I found something out.

There are very few mistakes in life

that can't be corrected...

if you got the guts.

If you got the guts?

Last call.

What are they, bombing us?

Oh, man.

You know,

when it gets late sometimes...

I feel like a big cat...

in a small cage.

Yeah?

You know...

I have done some desperate,

foolish things...

come 3:
00 a.m.

You mean like being here with me?

Where's your bathroom?

- Where's your bathroom?

- Over there.

Where's my bag?

Get in bed.

Jesus Christ.

For God's sake.

Holy f***.

What the f***?

Oh, sh*t.

Holy f***.

Oh, my God.

Holy f***.

I can't believe it.

F***! Jesus!

What did you do?

Where did you put it?

No! What are you doing?

Open the door!

Open this f***ing door!

What is it?

This ain't real.

Open this f***ing door!

It's a starter's pistol. I saw...

You goddamn son of a b*tch!

Don't you ever f***ing

put your hands on me!

I got scared.

Tell me about scared!

What are you doing

with a starter's pistol?

None of your goddamn business!

Get off me.

Listen to me!

I saw the gun

sticking out of the purse.

I freaked, okay? It was a reflex.

Feel my heart. Feel it.

Go ahead.

It's like a drum.

Feel it?

I'll tell you some stories

about scared sometime.

You don't know.

This city,

what it does to people...

I can't apologise enough for...

I don't know,

I got this survival rush.

You start to think with your hands,

not your...

Like an animal.

Did I hurt you?

No.

What?

What are you looking for?

What are you doing?

What are you looking for?

Jesus.

Oh, baby.

Jesus.

What are you looking for?

It was just too late

to call you back.

Okay.

Yeah, just a friend.

Okay, I'll be home.

I'll be home when I get home. Bye.

You're killing me.

Is that the sun?

Are we still alive?

I thought you were an insomniac.

I am.

I must have fainted.

What are you doing over there?

I can't even make you out.

Helen, right?

Come here.

What?

I gotta talk to you.

There's something I got to say.

You've gotta be kidding.

I'm kidding.

Good.

Are you kidding?

I'm gonna have to be airlifted

to a standing position.

But you, you're something.

You go in the kitchen,

you make coffee, you come in here.

- What are you, Superman?

- Wonder Woman.

What do you wonder about?

I wonder how we made it through

last night in one piece.

Last night?

Let me tell you about last night.

Let me tell you.

Cut it out.

I have to get home, to my daughter.

Your daughter?

She's with your mother, right?

Your mother live with you?

She's just helping us out

for a couple of weeks.

I don't know about this.

What's it like

working in a print shop?

A print shop?

Yeah.

Inky.

What's it like running a shoe store?

It's okay.

But we don't live

for our work, do we?

No. I always like to think

I live for love.

I mean, what else is there? Food?

- You're something else.

- No, you're something else.

You've no idea how many creeps

there are out there.

You're wired like

no one I ever met...

but you're a good man.

You never know.

I always know.

Or at least I find out.

What do you mean, creeps?

Manipulators.

Liars.

Guys who wait till you're in deep...

before you find out

who they really are...

guys who, all of a sudden,

you're fighting for your life.

Creeps.

You asked.

You got any cigarettes?

You smoke?

- Sometimes. Does that bother you?

- What brand?

I mooch.

I think I'm out.

Let's see here.

See any jump out at me?

I gotta go.

I gotta go.

I like to be home

when my daughter wakes up.

Hello.

Keller here.

Guess what? She's still out there.

None of the prints match up.

So should we dust your dick?

You know, cover all bases?

Would you finish that sale?

Can I help you with something, sir?

Yeah, you got this in a sneaker?

I was in the neighbourhood,

so I thought I'd come in.

- Why are you whispering?

- I'm whispering?

Yeah.

Sorry. I just want to talk to you.

Why don't you have a seat?

I'll be with you in a minute.

So, what did you want

to talk to me about?

I was going to ask you

about something.

About some of the people

you've been seeing...

over the past month or so.

You know, guys.

It's none of your business.

- It is, in a way, my business.

- Yeah? And how's that?

Forget it. It's stupid.

Look, I don't sleep around,

if that's what you're talking about.

No, that's not it.

Look, why don't you come over

to my house tonight for dinner...

and we can talk about it?

Lady.

- Yeah, you, I was in here, what...

- Six months, right?

Yeah, six months ago, and...

Rate this script:5.0 / 1 vote