Slaughterhouse-Five Page #2

He's building a brand-new home for

them on the lake for a wedding present.

It's a surprise.

Billy. Billy,

sweetheart.

The war is over.

You can come out now.

Pilgrim!

You killed me, Pilgrim.

You son of a b*tch.

You call my mom and dad

in Pittsburgh, see.

You tell them I died

and that you killed me!

Weary.

This is Paul Lazzaro, Weary.

I'll get revenge for you.

Lazzaro.

Yeah.

Did I ever tell you what

happened to the dog? It's hot.

Son of a b*tch dog bit me.

So I got some steak,

and I got this spring out of a clock, and

I cut that spring up into little pieces.

I stuck it into the steak. Way inside. I

went to where they had that dog tied up.

I said, "Hey, boy. I'm not mad.

Come on. Let's be friends. "

And I threw him the steak, and I

waited around for around 10 minutes.

And he started cryin', and the

blood spilled out of his mouth.

He tried to chew out

his own insides, and I said,

"Hey, boy.

That's me inside there

with those knives. "

Anybody ask you

the sweetest thing in the world,

it's revenge.

Weary's dead, Pilgrim.

The patient has been

suffering from trauma...

which we think can be

treated by electric shock.

Hello, Billy.

Hello.

We've prescribed a series of 12,

and we're up to number seven.

The patient was a prisoner of

war in Dresden when it was bombed.

He claims that well over 100,000

people were burned to death in the fire.

Worse than Hiroshima. And

since Billy was actually there,

it's natural to assume that this has had a

contributing effect on his present condition.

He's ready, Doctor. You're

going to sleep now, Billy.

Aufstiegen.

Was is los?

Arouse!

Arouse!

Schnell!

Name?

Paul Lazzaro.

That's two z's.

Parents? I don't got no

family. I said two z's.

To whom we send the number in

case of death? Send it to him.

This is your tag.

Don't forget it.

Ja, wohl.

Name?

Parents?

You want it now, Pilgrim? Or in

the morning? What do you want?

- Hey, hey! Why me?

- Aufstehen!

Oh, you're

on my list, pal.

- Aufstehen!

- Aufstehen.

Gear it down, fella. These

Germans can be awfully mean.

Oh, yeah? Well, they don't know Paul Lazzaro.

Listen. We Americans

have got to stick together.

Who are you, pop?

I'm Edgar Derby.

Yeah? Well, I got somethin'

for you to stick, Derby.

All right. All right.

Hey, you f***in' goon! All

right. I'm takin' 'em off!

Leave me alone! I'll take

'em off! I'm warnin' ya, pal.

All right, son.

Over here.

Here we go, Billy boy. I'll take

you out. Time to sink or swim!

That's the way to do it,

Pilgrim. Best thing for him.

By God, Pilgrim.

You're really gonna do it.

You bet your boots I'm gonna do it. His

mama's not gonna keep him all of his life.

My old man did the same to me.

Done me a world of good.

Oh, you betcha!

It's the only way!

Well, this is it, Billy boy.

It's sink or swim!

And don't...

Billy?

Billy?

Billy!

Who are they?

They're Russian prisoners.

# Hail, hail

the Yanks are here #

#Join the men from Dover

till the war is over #

#We bid you welcome here #

# With a little food and cheer

you're welcome here #

#To share our food #

#And cheer ##

Evening.

Come along inside.

We've organized

a little welcome.

We had a couple of days notice

of your arrival.

That gave us

an opportunity to prepare.

Hear you had a pretty beastly time

in Bondem. Jerry put on quite a show.

It can't last forever,

can it?

- Where'd you get all this?

- Red Cross. Clerical error.

They've been sending us 500

parcels a month instead of 50.

Three years now. We've

got rather a lot, actually.

Shouldn't you tell 'em?

Shouldn't you

give it back?

Oh, Yank. You haven't been in

the fight very long, have you?

Come along. I keep forgetting wars

have always been fought by children.

Where did you get this absurd

garment? They gave it to me.

Who?

The Germans.

They didn't give you a coat, Yank, they

gave you an insult. Hey, son. Over here.

Do you understand

what I'm saying?

Jerry tried

to humiliate you.

Now you must wear that coat as if you

were proud of it. Teach him a lesson.

It's terribly important

that you understand that.

It's been almost four years since I was

taken prisoner. True of most of us here.

We haven't seen a woman or a child in all

of that time. Think about that for a minute.

Want to know

how we survived?

Well, I'll tell you.

The day that I was captured,

I made a promise to myself:

I vowed each day I would

brush my teeth, shave my beard,

wash my hands and face before each

meal, evacuate my bowels with regularity.

And do you know why?

Because the war consists of

continual petty humiliations.

And I for one was going to treat myself

with a good deal of self-respect and survive.

Do you think

you can do it?

#Johnny Fedora met

Alice Blue Bonnet #

#In the window of a

department store # Get it!

#It was love at first sight #

Come on! Come on!

#And they promised one night #

- # They'd be sweethearts forevermore #

- Billy. Lunchtime, hon.

Okay, I'll be right there.

#Johnny would serenade Alice #

# Too ra lei, too ra lie Too

ra loo # Spot, sit. Sit. Stay.

Spot, sit. Sit! #He sang

of a beautiful palace #

# Of a beautiful hatbox

ofblue # Heel. That's right.

Billy. Billy. Want a snack? #ButJohnny

Fedora lost Alice Blue Bonnet #

Be right in. # To a patron

of the department store #

#Her beauty was sought by the

girl she was bought by # Spot!

#For $23.94 ##

Come on, Spot.

You can do it.

Come on, boy!

Come on, Spot.

Come on!

Come on, boy!

Come on. Jump in.

Come on. Jump!

Attaboy!

Good dog, Spot.

Good.

Billy!

- Billy!

- Yeah?

- Supper time, hon.

- Be right in.

Spot, sit up.

#He looked for her uptown #

You think so?

Come on. Look at that!

Now, roll over, Spot.

Atta, boy. Isn't he great?

Where's daddy?

That's right.

Where's mommy? Where's

mommy? Wh-Where's mommy?

That's right.

Hi, Spot. Spot!

Oh, Billy! Get that goddamn mutt

out ofhere. Get him out ofhere. Out!

Oh, poor Bobby.

I can't stand that animal! He's ruined

three carpets, two pairs of shoes...

He's driving me crazy.

#For true love will come smiling through ##

You're okay, Spot.

You're okay.

You make a little mistake

now and then, but you're okay.

You got heart.

Yeah. Old Spot.

Pilgrim.

Pilgrim.

Pilgrim!

Can ya hear me, Pilgrim?

Huh? Can ya

hear me, Pilgrim?

When do you want it?

When do you want it?

You'll never know when it's gonna

happen. Maybe years. What's goin' on?

- All right, son.

- This pork chop killed a friend.

- I didn't. I just...

- This man is sick.

Yeah? Well, he's gonna be dead. Out.

You wanna make the list?

Outside, Lazzarino.

Lazzaro! L-

a- z... Out!

You threaten this man again,

I'll break you in half.

Don't ever answer the door.

You tell 'em what happens.

Nobody fucks around with

Paul Lazzaro. You tell 'em!

Boy's all twisted up inside.

Feelin' better?

Yes, thank you.

What's he got against you? He's got this

crazy idea I caused his friend's death.

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