Streets of Fire Page #2

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Do I look like I'm kidding?

You know,

maybe you ought to

pay up as well.

You've been driving up

a tab here all night and we're

not real big on credit.

Are you trying to say

that I can't pay?

Yeah, let's see

the color of your money.

There. Happy?

Yeah. But now

I don't like your face.

You know, everywhere I go

there's always an a**hole.

Hey, you got any preferences?

I've always been

a tequila man.

Let's get out of here.

The name's McCoy.

I'm a soldier.

At least I was up until about

a year ago, ran out of wars.

Yeah, what's your spec?

Motor pool. Nothing fancy.

But if it's got wheels

I can drive it

and I can fix it.

That's funny,

I just got out

a couple of months ago.

Been R and R ever since.

Yeah?

How'd you like the army?

I liked shooting the guns,

but I didn't win no medal.

Hey!

Is that your car?

Yeah.

Nice.

Yeah, I know.

I just picked it up.

Hey, Cody? That's your name,

right, Cody?

Yeah.

You got a spare bed?

You want a quick tumble, huh?

Hey, you may have a rough time

with this one,

and I don't wanna hurt

your feelings, but...

You're not my type.

Yeah, I guess it kind of

figures. I ain't had much

luck with women lately.

Yeah, well, you'll live.

Something tells me

that getting girls isn't

exactly your problem in life.

Maybe some other time, huh?

I doubt it,

but anything's possible.

Hey, look...

About the spare bed.

I'm just passing through

this district.

I don't know anybody.

I'm between jobs

and last time I heard

hotels cost money.

Get in.

My sister's got the bedroom,

I got the spare,

that puts you on the couch.

Thanks, man, I appreciate it.

Yeah, no sweat.

There you go, McCoy.

I'll see you in the morning.

Hey, you always

walk around packed, huh?

I told you, I'm a soldier.

Yeah, well, don't go

pointing that thing at me,

I wouldn't like it.

I don't go pointing it,

unless I'm gonna use it.

Yeah, right.

No, you don't get by on pride

It'll run over you

But since you let me down

I'm hard to be around

I don't know

what I'm gonna do

He could never be you

He could never be you

(KNOCKING ON DOOR)

Okay, you got it.

I'm gonna go and get her.

But I ain't doing it

for nothing.

You tell this Mr. Billy Fish

to meet me at the diner

tomorrow at 12:
00.

Me and him are gonna talk

some business.

Oh, there's a girl

I picked up in the Black-hawk

sleeping on the couch.

Give her some coffee

in the morning, okay?

How come she's sleeping

in the front room?

Why don't you go ask her?

(WHIRRING)

Hey, Pete!

Hey, look, I really needed

a place to stay, so thanks

for the use of the sofa.

Oh, that's okay.

You're the first girl

Tom ever brought home

that used it.

Yeah, well,

sometimes it helps a guy out

if you don't make it so easy.

He could use a little help in

that direction. Maybe he ought

to meet a few more like you.

A fellow came through here

a couple of months ago.

Tapped out.

Had to part with this outfit

after a card game.

Real unhappy about it, too,

'cause it's all custom stuff.

I tell you, if Tom wasn't

going for being number two

to her music,

so he just took off.

He was crazy about Ellen.

He was just the kind of guy

who doesn't like to admit it.

Yeah, sure, I know the type.

I'll tell you something.

Some people never talk about

their feelings, they got them

deeper than anybody.

Other people never talk

about their feelings

'cause they ain't got any.

What's your story?

Me? Just looking for work.

You must be Billy Fish?

Yeah. So what gives,

and make it fast

my time is valuable.

You want Ellen Aim back,

I'm gonna get her.

You and what army?

I can see you two are gonna

get along just fine.

I want 10 grand.

Easy.

All you gotta do is earn it.

I'll earn it

and you're gonna help.

Reva told me you used to

live in The Battery.

I started out there.

It's the shits.

I wouldn't go back

to that dump if you paid me.

You're going! I need somebody

who knows their way around.

I don't think so.

It's not my scene.

If you want your meal ticket

back, get in the car

or otherwise the deal is off.

Look, Cody,

you sound pretty dumb,

but nobody's that dumb.

I'm the one paying you.

That means you go get her,

I wait here and you

bring her back to me.

You smart guys.

You always figure you can

hire a bum like me

to do your dirty work.

Well, not this time!

Can you really get her back?

You got a better volunteer?

All right, I'll go.

She's real important to me.

You know The Battery's

gonna be nothing but trouble.

Yeah? Well, I'm getting

paid for it, right, Fish?

That's right, Cody.

You cut me in,

I'll back you up.

I don't think so.

Hey, what's your problem?

We're not taking

no skirt along.

Look, I don't think

you can handle it, okay?

What do I gotta do?

You know, people don't exactly

have written references

for this kind of work.

You should know that, Cody.

I need the job. I'm plenty

good enough and I ain't

gonna let you down.

Listen, skirt, let me make it

simple for you. Take a hike.

All right. I'll cut you in

for 10%, but get this,

you're working for me.

I tell you to do something,

you do it. You don't do

more or you don't do less.

And if you start

dragging your ass,

I'm sending you home.

Got it.

Hey, what is this?

Get serious.

I'm not paying you any extra

to take some sweetie pie

along for company.

You drive.

Don't worry about it.

They always hire bums

like me for jobs like this.

Look, I'll take you

through The Battery where

the Bombers hang out,

but I'm not taking any risks.

I'm not paying you to add

any thrills to my life.

That's not how it works.

You got a real

big mouth, Fish.

Look, butch, I buy and sell

more people more valuable

than you every day.

You know,

it's hard to figure out

what's more pathetic,

the way you talk

or the way you dress.

Let me tell you something.

These clothes are worth more

than you make in a year.

I can see working with you two

is gonna be a real dream.

BILLY:

If they got her anywhere,

they got her at Torchies.

It's a real knockdown joint,

no class. I used to

book bands in there.

It's right in the middle

of a big factory.

It's the shits.

You'll love it, McCoy.

It's just your style.

Okay, Cody, what's the plan?

How do you figure

on handling all these guys

and their motorcycles?

You start killing Bombers,

we're gonna be in worse shape

than we're already in.

I don't have to kill anybody.

The motorcycles don't run

so hot when I'm shooting holes

in them.

Some neighborhood.

Everything's dead.

What a place to come to.

Just keep going straight ahead

and then make a left

under the bridge.

What are you?

Giving me orders now?

Look, I know my way around.

That's why you brought me

along, remember?

I'll take care

of giving the orders.

Get under the bridge,

pull over and kill the lights.

Well one bad stud

moved in my neighborhood

Well one bad stud

moved in my neighborhood

He's big and man

I know he ain't no good

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