The Boxer Page #6

and all the dirt in it.

And now he's tryin' to turn us into

a dirty little secret. So, f*** him !

Let him know that

I love you, Maggie.

Go out and tell him now.

Go and f***in' tell him.

I'll not crawl around in

the f***in' gutter for him !

I'll kill him first.

I'll rip his f***in' throat out !

Don't go outside.

That's what he wants you to do.

That's what he wants me to do,

and I'll f***in' do it !

Liam burnt down the gym.

- He saw us together.

- What are you talkin' about ?

He thinks you're gonna

take me away from him.

Dear God.

God help him.

When he was born, Danny,

I held him in my arms,

and it made everything

all right.

I can't hurt him.

Come here.

I'm not a killer, Maggie.

But this place

makes me want to kill.

Oh, I wish we could stay

like this for-- forever.

You still have it.

What ?

My soul...

for what it's worth.

We can store the stuff in here

till we get the gym goin' again.

I'm goin' to London, lke.

I'm takin' that fight.

It's a bloody circus,

and you're

their performin' monkey.

We'll stay here.

We'll do things at our own pace.

I'm goin', Ike,

and that's it.

If you go,

you're goin' on your own.

I'm not runnin'

from anybody.

You can use the flat

while I'm gone, all right ?

[ Man ] Come on, Danny boy.

Move out of the corner. That's it.

Come on, Danny boy.

Get your feet workin'.

Get your feet workin'.

Stand in the middle of the ring.

- [ Bell Dings ]

- Ten seconds left in the round.

[ Huffing ]

- Where's lke ?

- He's over there.

Right there.

Can I talk to you ?

It was me who

burned the gym.

Why ?

I thought Danny was gonna

run away with my mother.

I'm sorry.

Are you gonna

build the gym again ?

Aye, of course, I will.

Sure, I will.

When ?

When Danny gets back.

See ya later.

[ Chattering ]

Champagne toast. Come on.

Let's get the bubbly out.

Quick as you can, please.

Serve the top table first.

Ladies and gentlemen, may l ask you all

to please stand and pray silence...

for your chairman

who will propose the toast ?

Your chairman.

The toast is the queen.

The queen.

[ Crowd Applauding ]

One, two, three, four,

five, six, seven,

eight, nine, ten !

He's out !

[ Giggles ]

[ Coins Jingling ]

[ Man ]

And the third bout this evening,

ladies and gentlemen,

features from Nigeria--

[ Crowd Murmuring ]

Come on, Danny.

[ Glasses Clinking ]

- Come on, lrish !

- [ Man ] Quiet, please.

[ Clinking Continues, Stops ]

[ Bell Dings ]

[ Applause ]

Gentlemen, can I ask you to confine

your appreciation to clapping ?

Bang. Jab him then. Bing, bing.

Keep movin'. Stay on your toes.

[ Bell Dings ]

He's doin' well here.

- Danny's ahead.

- [ Man On TV ] We're seeing

excellent movement from Flynn.

- Watch your heads. Watch it.

- [ Grunts ]

Come on. Break it up.

Break ! Break ! Move back !

He's runnin' around too much.

He can't keep that up.

Get off the ropes, Danny !

Off the ropes ! Jesus Christ.

Come on, Akim !

Come on ! Come on !

- Whoa !

- [ Bell Dings ]

- You're okay.

- [ Applause ]

Phil, get the cut.

Danny, you're cut.

[ Speaking Native Language

Rapidly ]

[ Man On TV ] This is it.

Here comes the clash of heads.

The lrishman's

too far behind on points.

He's got to knock Akim out

to win this bout.

- [ Crowd Murmuring ]

- One, two, three, four, five,

six, seven, eight--

You're okay. You're okay.

Get your hands up.

Box !

[ Gasps ]

[ Referee ]

Break !

[ Crowd Murmuring,

Applause ]

One ! Two !

Three ! Four !

Five ! Six !

Seven ! Eight !

Get your hands up.

Box !

Come on, Flynn.

Box on !

Come on, Flynn ! Box !

- Box on !

- [ Groans ]

- Box on.

- It's over.

- Box on.

- The fight's over.

I told you he was a quitter,

didn't I, Betty ?

- You should have stopped

the f***in' fight.

- Flynn !

[ Applause ]

[ Man On TV ]

What an extraordinary ending.

You'll never fight

in this country again.

- [ Woman ] Hey !

- Are you happy now ?

Oh, Danny boy, the pipes

The pipes are callin'

That's some boxer

you got there, lke.

Throws in his own towel.

You teach him that ?

Aye, you laugh at Danny Flynn,

the only good thing that ever

came out of this district.

I know you, Harry ! You're only

interested in hurtin' people.

That's your only pleasure,

isn't it ?

Go and get yourself

another bottle of meths, lke.

- Take it easy, Harry.

- [ Coin Clatters ]

[ Harry Laughing ]

You tell all the big boys

in there how you ran away,

how you left Danny Flynn

to take the blame,

how he kept his mouth shut,

how he should've told and a lot more

innocent people would be alive today !

Shut your f***in' mouth,

ya drunken wino, or I'll shut it for ya.

You killed

this district, Harry !

You killed

the one thing you loved.

- Come on, Harry. He's irrelevant.

- Leave me alone.

- Your own son !

- What are you talkin' about ?

You filled his head

full of sh*t !

And you sent him out

to die !

Go home. Go home !

[ Helicopter Whirring ]

He's dead.

He's dead, Liam.

Sorry, Liam.

[ Boy ] The army says

he could be booby-trapped.

- Come back, Liam !

- He could be booby-trapped !

- He's booby-trapped !

- Liam ! Come back !

[ Man On Megaphone ] Stay away

from the body ! You have been warned !

Stay back from the body !

Stay away ! Stay away !

You have been warned !

Danny.

They're watching the house.

F*** 'em.

Can I come in ?

- My father's here.

- Good. I'd like a word with him too.

- Peter.

- Danny.

Danny.

I'm sorry about lke Weir.

I'm gonna build a gym for the kids.

Try and teach them somethin'.

You taught me to stand my ground,

and that's what l'm gonna do.

Are you back

for revenge, Danny ?

No. No, I'm back for Maggie.

Will she be safe with ya ?

She'll never be safer.

I don't know if we can have a life

together, Maggie. lt's up to you.

- You've more things

at stake than I have.

- Okay.

I'll not put her life

in danger.

We'll talk about that.

We'll work things out.

Nor am I gonna sneak around

as if we've done wrong. We haven't.

- And I'm not leavin'.

- It's a dangerous game you're playin'.

It's a dangerous game, all right, Joe.

I know all about that.

It's-- It's my home,

you know ?

No one's gonna drive me

outta my home.

Eternal rest grant unto him, Lord,

and may perpetual light shine upon him.

May he rest in peace.

May his soul and the souls

of all the faithful departed,

through the mercy of God,

- rest in peace.

- Amen.

[ Dirt Clatters ]

- Let's go for a walk.

- Yep.

Can I help ya rebuild the gym ?

Is that okay ?

Aye.

Why draw trouble

to yourselves ?

Because it's mad to run away

as if we'd committed some crime.

- Don't forget.

- It's no problem. lt's all right.

Mr. Hamill.

[ Liam ]

We're bein' followed.

I'm not gonna let you drive around with

a prisoner's wife. Get out of the car.

Get outta the car.

Did you forget your weddin' ring,

ya f***in' whore ya ?

You're a prisoner's wife.

You know what that means, don't ya ?

F***in' whore.

You'd f*** anything, wouldn't ya ?

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