The Ballad of Jack and Rose Page #5

You want to kiss me?

You rich f***!

You think you can buy yourself an

instant family? Well, you can't buy me!

Oh, my God!

Sh*t!

Oh, my God!

What happened?

Call an ambulance!

Thaddius?

Baby?

Thaddius...

What happened?

Rose...

Rose planted...

Rose planted the snake to kill you.

You crazy little b*tch!

Get out of here!

Jack!

I was bad.

I'm sorry.

You're not bad.

You're innocent.

Innocent people are just er...

dangerous, I guess.

I don't think I've even

really met one before.

You have to get out of here.

OK? I'm going to stay with Red Berry.

Please come with us.

I just can't leave him.

Well, if I'm not going

to see you again, erm...

...you might as well know

that you're pretty spectacular.

Are you getting on or not?

Here we go.

Make secure, guys.

Was that you who put

the snake in the house?

Look, I'm about that far away

from my next heart attack,

so, I mean, what the

hell's going on with you?

Have you nothing to

say about all of this?

Your problem is,

you're scared.

If you had any courage,

we wouldn't be in this mess.

- Who gives a sh*t what other people think?

- What are you talking about?

You know what

I'm talking about.

No.

Don't go off like this,

for Christ's sake, Rosie!

Rosie!

Rose!

Somebody broke your wings

Little bird you can't fly

Somebody hurt you bad

Feeling down

And the price

you have to pay

You'll be paying,

years of your life

Yeah?

Both legs and one

arm are broken.

Oh, Christ.

He has to stay in hospital

for a couple of days.

What are you going to do?

I guess I'll have to go back

and forth for a while.

My sister will stay with him when

I'm not here. I'll be home tomorrow.

Are you all right?

Yeah, I'll be fine.

OK.

Bye.

And the price

you have to pay

You'll be paying

Years of your life

- Shouldn't you be in bed?

- What for?

Well, sit down.

Breakfast is ready.

I'm taking good

care of my guy.

She's got to come back

on her own, Jack.

She will.

I know kids.

Could you get

an ashtray, please?

Sure.

You just need to let her cool

off for a while, you know?

Somebody gotta help you

I believe I love you so

Somebody's gonna

touch you

I don't believe

I'll let you go

Rosie, open the door!

I'm sorry.

You were right.

I was scared.

We should never

have let the world in.

I wish it could just be us,

like it was before.

The happiest man in

the whole wide world.

I was the happiest man, Rosie.

I was.

I can't go back.

I can't see her again.

- Where are you going? - I'm going

to go try and make a transaction.

Can you move out for that?

What about fifteen?

Twenty.

Tomorrow night, OK?

Thank you.

She's leaving by

tomorrow night.

Really?

We'll have to stay in this

godforsaken place for tonight.

- Take off your shoes.

- You've got to be kidding me.

Off.

Yeah.

- Lie down.

- I don't want to lie down in here.

This place gives

me the creeps.

I like it.

It's going to be fun.

Remember how we

used to camp out?

Yeah, but...

...not in housing developments.

What are you

feeding me here?

Beans.

I want you to

promise me something.

That thing that you

said a while back,

that when I die,

you were going to die,

I want you to

take that back.

Take it back.

I promise I'll try.

Little flower.

I'm so happy.

Oh, God.

Oh, God, forgive me.

No, no...

Oh, God...

Oh, my God...

We've got a whole day to kill.

We may as well go to the mainland.

Why do people want

everything to be so ugly?

I was thinking of paying Marty Rance

a visit. You can ask him yourself.

Got it.

That's it.

Hello.

Where did you say

that you lived?

We're on the south side

of Marsh island, by the tip.

- I didn't think that was developed yet.

- There's an old commune out there.

We live on that.

Oh, yes.

- Jack Slavin. Of course.

- Jack Slavin!

- Marty, man!

- This is a surprise.

I'm making the rounds,

getting to know my neighbours.

I'm glad you came by.

This is Rose.

- Rose.

- Would you like some coffee?

Er...

I'll take some coffee, sure.

- Rose?

- No, thanks.

Well, nice!

How's that appeal coming?

As a matter of fact,

I was going to give you a call.

That isn't a wetland any more.

As a matter of fact, that isn't

a house any more. Mind if I er...

- What do you mean?

- Go see for yourself.

I'm just going to build it again,

you know.

If you build it again,

I'll have to knock it down again.

- I don't want to have to call the police.

- Call them. I don't mind.

Listen, Jack...

I realise you and I have

had our differences,

but by the same token,

you can't stop progress.

You can't stop the

future from happening.

People have a right to build.

Laws change all the time

pertaining to the environment,

as the community's

needs change.

I believe in putting people first.

That's just my personal belief.

But I want you to feel

comfortable with the situation,

so you need to tell me

how that can happen.

What the hell do you mean,

"comfortable"?

Well, it occurs to me that

I haven't ever expressed...

my interest in

your land to you.

There you are.

You didn't have to.

I want you to know that if the day

comes where you want to move on...

to, say, a less-developed

part of the world...

We all have our dreams

of how we want to retire.

Anyhow, if that day

ever comes, call me.

I think you'd be surprised at how

much your place is worth now.

When did you purchase

the property?

Oh, you're looking...

I'd guesstimate

you're looking at...

a 200% profit on

your investment,

and that's conservative.

- Is that so?

- Think about it.

You know,

I have to say, er...

...with our history, Jack,

I would never

have dreamed...

that you'd end up at

my breakfast table.

Why?

Mm?

We're not so... We're not so very different

from each other, you and me.

Well, I gotta hear this.

Well, we both do whatever

the f*** we want. Right?

And we... We both turn a blind

eye to the consequences, us.

That's the way

of the future, right?

I'm a businessman.

I'm not... I'm not a...

I know what you are.

I'm just seeing it now for

the first time, right now.

This minute, I'm seeing it.

You have a vision, too.

Right?

My land is like a blot...

...on your perfect universe.

When you see all these...

these box houses,

these imitation colonial homes,

you get... you get

a feeling of what?

Of everything being in its place,

of accomplishment.

Right, well,

when I see them...

When I see them, I want to punch a hole

through the walls and set fire to them.

So...

So...

...the main difference between

you and me, really, is that...

is that you, you...

love those little houses,

and I hate those

little houses and...

...it all boils down to...

to taste.

And I ruined her out of

some kind of snobbery.

- Ruined whom?

- Dad, let's go home.

It was about something different.

I...

I know it was, but I can't remember,

God forgive me.

- I can't remember.

- I remember.

Do you need a doctor?

Does he need a doctor?

Oh, God...

All right, Marty, you win.

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