Small Crimes Page #3

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theres this notion floating now

that maybe Billy wasnt an accident.

- Theres always talk.

- Manny.

Are you talking to the DA? Huh?

You know, sometimes when Im sleeping...

I think I see what hell looks like...

and it aint fire and it aint devils.

You know what it is?

Its just me.

And I aint no goddamn stool pigeon.

Im sorry.

I dont know. I...

Its been a tough few days, is all.

[Manny] Tough, yeah.

Tough for everybody.

[exhales]

[raspy breathing]

[snoring]

[monitor beeping]

[muffled coughing]

[doorknob rattles]

[muffled coughing continues]

[Joe] He nodded out.

Pressed the thing there and just...

Its the pain. We upped the dosage.

[snoring]

We should probably let him rest.

Of course. Of course.

Im Joe.

Charlotte Boyd.

Old friend.

So how is he... I mean, its bad, huh?

Im a hospice worker.

Yeah, well, hes a fighter.

Charlotte?

Thank you for taking care of my friend.

Youre gonna sit there

with your stupid f***in shirt

and tell me I cant see my own father?

My kids cant go?

He just wants you to call first, Junior,

thats all.

Oh, I see.

Did this cocksucker call first?

Hey, Junior.

- [boy] I thought we were gonna see Poppy.

- [Joe] Wow.

[Junior] Go inside

and play the quiet game, okay?

Oh, man. You guys are so big.

[Junior] Hey, close that door behind you.

The A/Cs on, all right?

- Goddamn, they grow so fast.

- Yeah, how you doin, Joe?

[groaning]

Now, you lay there with your hands

on your scrotum and you listen.

You are not welcome here.

This is a family time,

and this family no longer has any use

for dumb-f***, grief-causing policemen.

Now, you come around here again

bothering my father,

disturbing his rest...

and Im gonna bring you down

to my playroom.

Yeah. You know what happens there.

- All right. Come on. Lets get up.

- [groaning]

I think wed all feel better

if you moved on.

Hey, Junior?

Any idea what Phil Coakley

talks to your dad about?

Besides the Bible, I mean.

Now, why would you say

something like that?

I mean, all these years

my father carries your crazy ass,

youre implying

hes some kind of rat or something?

All right.

Yo, break this motherfuckers mouth.

[man shouting in foreign language]

[shouting continues]

[whistling]

Hi.

Uh, can I have a coffee, please?

Thank you.

Hello.

Oh, hi.

Here.

Thank you.

No, thank you

for taking care of my friend.

You said that already.

Hmm.

Are you from Bradley originally?

I moved from Montreal

around two years ago.

- You got family?

- No.

I... Well, uh, no.

Do you work there every day

at Mannys house?

- Six days a week usually.

- Hmm. Wow.

And all of his... I dont know...

Uh, medication and monitoring

and all that, thats all you?

Thats me.

And another girl. We do split shifts.

Wow.

That must feel like a big responsibility.

I guess it is. I dont feel overwhelmed.

No?

But Im good at helping people.

I guess your agency provides you

with supplies and medication and whatnot

for there at the house.

My father had lymphoma.

And... [sighs]

They had him on

so much different stuff there.

At the end...

he didnt know what day it was.

- Im sorry. Its a terrible disease.

- Yeah.

Actually, I just moved back here myself.

Everyones gone now.

I was, uh, doing some consulting...

- [spits]

- Whoa.

[Charlotte] Oh!

- What the f***?

- Sergeant Thom Doyle,

retired, IUPA local.

And you, sir,

are a worthless goddamn punk.

[spits]

Ooh.

I think Im gonna skip this one.

Do you think

you might wanna get together again?

Like I said, everyones gone now, and...

I like you.

[men] Whoo!

You know, if you want,

I could set you up with Toni.

Little, uh, welcome-home toss?

You know we take care of cops here.

Bring that p*ssy over here, girl. Yeah.

Hell, your old buddy, hes on a weekly.

[man] Come on. Come on. Whats wrong? Hey!

Bruno. F***. Get that f***er out of here.

All right, come on.

Get the f*** out.

- Whos the peacock?

- Its her old man.

They got this whole jealousy thing going.

Anyway, if you wanna spend

some time with Toni, its on me.

- Pass.

- Suit yourself.

Hey, you want any, uh...? [snorts]

Oh, no, thanks.

[snorting]

Whooooo!

Oh, yeah.

[snorts]

Yeah.

[man on TV] Marion Barry tonight

delegated many of his duties

as mayor of the nations capital

but did not resign.

The word of this came hours

after the DC mayor was brought

before a federal magistrate...

[door opens, closes]

Excuse me.

That is not your vehicle.

Oh, Dad... Dad said it was fine.

Where have you been all day?

And why are you rushing in like this?

[scoffs]

[sighs]

For your information, I went to a meeting.

- Where?

- What?

Where was the meeting you were at?

I... Its anonymous, Mom.

Were not gonna do things like this.

Im telling you right now.

- Im doing everything I can!

- All right, okay.

I wish I could believe you, Joe,

but you make it so hard.

No. You make it so hard,

because you dont want to believe in me.

I said believe, not believe in.

- [Joe] See?

- Now, listen.

The onus is on you.

What difference does it make

when youre determined to judge me?

Could I have some support here, please?

Oh, no, wait, wait. Mom.

F*** it. Ill be gone soon anyway.

Whats that supposed to mean?

This behavior is precisely

why you lost your family, Joseph!

[birds chirping]

[no audible dialogue]

[no audible dialogue]

Ahhh.

Mmm.

- Would you like another one?

- No, thanks.

What?

Thank you.

For asking me here.

I dont usually... And... [sighs]

Feels nice.

Like I said, I like you.

Me too.

So, Montreal.

What prompted the move south?

Polarity.

[clears throat] Weather systems.

- Why does anyone do anything?

- I dont know.

Do you ever feel like

youre living in the wrong skin?

Sometimes Ill wake up

in the middle of the night

and Ill go to get a glass of water,

and Ill just catch myself in the mirror,

and I dont recognize myself at all.

Its like someone else has come

into my bathroom and just stood there.

Does that ever happen to you?

Sure.

Hmm.

- [salsa playing]

- Do you...?

Oh, yeah.

[man singing in Spanish]

[cat mewing]

I... [clears throat] Im just gonna go...

Do you... Do you want a drink or something?

Okay. And you?

Yes.

Just...

Okay.

[cat mewing]

[purring]

[thump]

I like your place.

Its what I have.

- Cheers.

- [clinking]

Why me?

Cause youre good.

[Joe] I think everything happens

for a reason, you know?

Like what?

Meeting you.

- [chuckles]

- No, really. I...

Ive been having kind of a hard time.

Just alone, you know?

Things... just f-feel different now.

- Hmm.

- Hope thats not weird to say.

[sighs] Anyways, so, yeah.

Do you have any other clients?

Other than Manny, I mean.

I noticed you had, I dont know,

looked like, uh...

- [sighs]

- pharmaceuticals or something in there.

The reason I ask is because,

before I moved back,

one of the firms I was consulting for

had this guy...

Oh, Joe.

No, its true. He was... Really...

Really? Consulting?

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