The Big I Am Page #4

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and this is all there is."

Do you ever get that?

Yeah, all the time.

Over 80 % of people out there

suffer anxiety from lack

of achievement.

Biggest cause of suicide

among 30- to 42-year-olds --

feelings of being a failure.

How old are you?

Yeah.

Yeah, it's a lot of worry

we deal with.

Well, it can't be good for you,

can it?

Mental health-wise.

- What are you gonna say?

- I'll think of something.

[lndistinct rapping]

- I'll tell you something for nothing.

- Yeah? What's that, then?

That's the last we'll see of him.

Frankie'll have his head on a stick

just to even the score.

Somehow, I don't think so.

There's something about this guy.

You mark my words.

[Flux's "Bring It Back" plays]

What can you do

when the sky falls in on you?

Around...

[Cellphone rings]

You take a chance

and try to make it...

My favourite Lithuanian.

You Americans should travel more.

That way you'd know

where Bucharest is.

The police has arrested Don.

What have they got?

I don't know, but he gave his keys

to the new one, Mickey.

Well, that's good f***ing news, baby.

But listen, we don't have much time.

He's meeting Stubbs.

Why the f*** would he

be doing that?

To help Don.

[Laughs]

What's the deal with this guy?

I don't know. Don found him,

or he found Don.

He said it was an accident.

I don't believe in accidents, baby.

No f***ing way. Okay?

...it out till only love remains

To start again

Where's Don?

- He apologi--

- I bet he does.

Go on.

Who are you?

I'm the c*nt who nicked

your motor last night.

Yeah. Tried to set us up.

- So what's the message?

- Don wants a breather. Simple.

- Well, anything else?

- Yeah. He wants to hear it from you.

Well, I've got a f***ing reply

for him.

But you won't be passing it on.

He'll get the gist of it.

But you -- you might not.

- Then you're all f***ed.

- You think so?

Yeah. Inside pocket.

All right, let him go.

So, we're all friends again, then?!

Well, what happens next?

I'll be in touch.

Your brother in?

- No. I haven't seen him for ages.

- Well, mind if I wait?

I'm sorry, you're not coming in.

I've got kids sleeping.

Just go away!

[Whimpers]

- Where is he?

- I don't know!

- Where is he?

- Don't know.

I said, where the f*** is he?

I don't... I don't know.

Mitch, Kylie, you get out, all right?

You...

[Screaming]

Yeah.

Pick you up later.

You reckon Stubbs will

send him back in one piece?

F*** knows.

Who cares?

We're wasting

too much time, anyway.

Frankie will have his bollocks

in a blender by now.

- Come on. Let's go.

- We wait.

- Just give the man some time.

- Well, how long do we wait?

I'm already cleaning up after Don

and the f***ing American.

Like I ain't got enough

on my f***ing plate!

Stop whining, will you?

Just make sure

you stick your gloves on.

You're Alexander Beckett.

You're a trainee

at Barlow, Mayhew, & Beckett.

That's who you are

for the next 10 minutes, okay?

[lndistinct whispering]

Enjoying yourself?

Hardly.

Know who the c*nt is yet?

No, not yet.

Know when you're getting out?

Cunting cops.

So tonight I'm here.

And you?

You have the opportunity

of a f***ing lifetime.

Ready or not.

Don't worry about me.

Good.

Tonight you're

handling the money.

You get it right,

I won't have to call you "c*nt"

no more.

Call me what you f***ing like.

I ain't the c*nt who's banged up.

Come here.

Shh, shh, shh.

I'm going to give you some numbers.

[Whispering] 23.

Remember them.

And don't you go

getting smart with me.

You hear me?

C*nt!

Does he know who set Don up?

Well, if he does, he's not saying.

Well, that's probably why

Don hired him.

- Jesus!

- You all right?

Lawdy, lawdy, lawdy, Miss Clawdy

I haven't seen natural daylight

since May of '99.

[Chuckles]

Well, time flies.

[lntro to "Lawdy Miss Clawdy" plays]

Well, lawdy, lawdy, lawdy,

Miss Clawdy

Gal, you sure look good to me

Well, please don't excite me, baby

I know it can't be me

'Cause I give you all of my money

Yeah, but you

just won't treat me right

You like to ball every mornin'...

We might as well

turn the bastard loose.

You know what?

My dad taught me how to do jigsaws.

He said, "Sally, always get

your corners in place first.

Then the rest is simple."

Barber's an important corner,

so is Stubbs.

Yeah.

So he stays. Now, what have you got

on his latest little helper?

Maybe he's the prodigal son.

Maybe he's

another corner in the jigsaw.

[Engine turns over]

Smells like pork chops in here.

[Gasping]

Oh, for f***'s sake.

Oh, for f***'s sake.

Listen, where are we

gonna dump the...

The luggage?

It's kind of like that office

at the train station

where they have the lost and found.

Only, at this place,

everything stays lost.

I can't believe this. This is

my mate, and I'm packing him up.

Well, it will come for us all.

Maybe not in matching Samsonites,

but sooner or later,

friends and foes,

mothers and fathers,

brothers and sisters,

even me and you

are all gonna get packed up.

Yeah, but it don't seem right.

What do you want to do?

I mean, say a f***ing prayer

or something?

Yeah, yeah.

Can I?

[Laughs]

Yes, you can.

I think he would like that.

Say that he left behind

some good friends

on his way to the nice place.

Oh, sh*t.

Life, life --

the ever-receding fantasy.

Pow, pow.

[Cellphone beeps]

Hey, Frankie.

It's me.

Martell.

Listen, it's about time

we had a little chit-chat.

- All right?

- What happened to your face?

A difference of opinion.

- Sorry?

- Some twat clamped me.

I think it was better

before you started working here.

Then I'll resign tomorrow, should I?

You think Don

will just let you walk out?

Why not?

- I didn't sign a contract.

- Didn't you?

So, why do you stay?

Where I come from,

girls are taught not to question.

No knight in shining armor?

Yes.

But he married somebody else.

D*ckhead.

[Chuckles]

You remind me of him.

Yeah?

[Cellphone rings]

Oh, for f***'s sake!

Sorry.

Hello?

[Crying]

I see you've gone up

in the world, Skinny.

You gonna remember

your friends, cuz?

Shut the f*** up!

Problems?

Yeah. One of me mates

has just been hurt.

I'm sorry.

Not as sorry

as some f***er's gonna be.

[Telephone rings]

Oh, f***! F***!

Mickey?

- Mickey, you here?

- Be down in a second.

Do you have to go?

What did Don say?

What did Don say about the money?

I'm looking after it.

Not a f***ing chance.

Shut up and sit down.

Who the f*** do you think

you're talking to, you chav c*nt?

- F*** you, you f***ing mug!

- Take it easy, mate!

Give me the gun.

Give me the f***ing gun.

Come on, let's go.

[Vehicle approaches]

It's a beautiful night.

You can almost see the stars.

Who the f*** is this Skinner?

Well, I don't know, Frankie boy,

but I think maybe he

just came around to set us up.

You promised me Don Barber

on a f***ing plate,

and since then, all I've had is grief.

If I can't have him for starters,

you'll do for seconds.

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