The Crossing Guard Page #2

- You want me to call the police?

- Call whoever the f*** you want.

Where do you get off calling them your children?

You haven't been a father to those kids.

- You stopped with our daughter.

- Emily is her name.

Yes, Emily. Emily!

And she is dead.

But I owe those two little boys

up there all the love I've got.

And it kills you that I can

give it to them and that you can't!

Freddy, I want you

to leave our home-

- Tell the truth, Mary. You want me to kill John Booth!

- Let go of him!

That's my job in life, and your job is

to go on as though nothing happened!

- Let go of him!

- Freddy!

Freddy, why don't you let me go?

I'll make us some coffee.

Come on.

Coffee. Good.

I'd like some coffee.

Why don't we all just sit down, have

some coffee and talk about this civilly?

Come on.

You know what?

I don't want any coffee.

I-

I don't like coffee at all.

It makes my heart-

- You just said you wanted coffee.

- No.

You sure?

Yes. Uh... no.

I'm gonna go.

I feel good.

- He just showed up at the door.

I didn't- - Jesus, God, Roger.

I just want to say this.

I've done a lot of things

for you, you know.

A lot of things.

And I think it's cheap of you that you

won't hear me out on things. I really do.

- Mary's just upset.

- Excuse me, but I am not upset.

If you think I'm gonna keep score on who's

done what to who, you're very f***ing wrong!

And if you think that's cheap,

then f*** you!

I don't know if you're serious about

killing this man or not, but I do know this.

It has nothing to do

with our daughter.

Our little girl is gone, Freddy,

and she's not coming back...

no matter what you do!

You've never even been to the cemetery,

Freddy. You've never even been to Emily's grave.

Why?

Because I didn't go to

your little party? Your funeral?

I went on my own time,

Mary... in private.

- Oh, really?

- Yes.

Then you're a braver man

than I thought.

What's the inscription

on the stone, Freddy?

What color is it?

Is it on a hill?

Is it under a tree?

Does it lay flat or does it

stick up out of the ground?

That's what I thought.

Roger, man to man,

when you two read

in the newspaper...

that John Booth

has been shot dead,

I want you to look into her face and

tell me if you don't see pride and relief.

Pride and relief,

Mary.

So, listen to me.

I'm comin' out of the bathroom,

right?

And these two Orientals,

they're arguin', they're hollerin'.

They're screamin'

at one another, and all in Japanese.

So, I told 'em.

I said, "Hey, you're in

America now. Speak Spanish. "

- Geez, you f***ing guys.

Have a miserable evening.

What was he doin' in the mens' room?

Hey, Freddy. Freddy.

What?

Hey, Freddy, you with us?

I think we hypnotized him.

Freddy!

- Yeah?

- He's on the rag.

Did any of you guys ever have

a sound build up in your head...

over a period of days?

Like a vacuum cleaner?

That the last time

you had an original thought,

you got cocky

and rode on it?

- Rode what?

- Rode on the thought.

Enjoyed it...

'til you started hearin' that

vacuum cleaner in your brain.

- But you don't mean tonight.

- No. He means some other night.

Take my advice, Freddy.

Get yourself a "youngie" and go

on one of them Laguna weekends.

I gotta take off.

I'll see you guys later.

Freddy, where you goin'?

It's only 11:
00.

Oh, man.

Commitments.

He's gonna go turn off the f***in'

vacuum cleaner!

Pride and relief, Mary.

Goddamn it!

Goddamn it!

F***in'-

F***in' clip is empty.

This f***in' gun ain't got

no f***in' clip. You cock.

All right

I get a cigarette?

All right.

You know-

Would you mind closin' the door?

I don't want to wake my parents.

Might f***in' wake

his f***in' parents.

When the thing happened,

I wanted to be dead.

But there wasn't-

You know.

I didn't want

your forgiveness.

I didn't think I deserved it.

And I don't think I do.

But...

I guess you, uh...

you've been waitin' for this day

for a long time.

It's all right.

Sit down.

Sit down.

I know it's been

a long wait.

But I'm not goin' anywhere.

I'm not callin' any cops.

I'll just be here,

trying to get on with things.

Would you maybe,

you know-

Would you take

a couple days...

and maybe think about

not takin' my life?

Look.

I'm a jeweler.

I got a jewelry store.

That's all I got.

That's it. That's what I am.

- Understand what I'm talkin' about?

- I think I do.

Shut up! Because you don't.

You don't understand. You don't!

All right.

I'm gonna give you

three days.

Three days.

Then maybe I'll remember

the f***in' clip for this gun.

Son of a b*tch!

And up. Let's go!

We're warming up.

Get that blood flowing.

Again.

Now tuck your arms.

Front and back.

And step.

I don't want another ring.

I want this ring in a size seven.

Don't you understand?

I was a seven on Tuesday and I'm

a seven today. This is not a seven.

You have a swollen

finger one day, not the next.

I want to speak to the owner.

It's not a seven.

It's maybe a six,

a six and a half.

- I sized your finger two times.

- I wanted to wear this ring tonight.

I have a very important

engagement tonight.

No, I don't want another ring.

I want this ring...

- in a size seven like I ordered it.

- May I help you, ma'am?

- Are you the owner?

- Yes, I would be the proprietor in question.

Thank God. I told this Jap f*ggot

I ordered this ring size seven.

My ring size has always been a seven.

This is not a seven.

- It won't even fit on my hand.

- May I see the ring, please?

Yeah. It won't fit on my finger,

my hand. It won't fit anything.

It's a six and a half.

Six and three-quarters maybe.

Does that look like a

six f***in' and a half to you?

Ahh.

You were right.

You're a perfect seven.

A perfect f***ing seven.

Do you know where

this bus turns around?

Pardon?

Does this bus stay

in Glendale?

I don't know.

Does it turn around

and come back to Marge Street?

I don't know.

- Do you come back to Marge Street?

- No.

My sister has a car.

A Valiant.

- Did you ever get to ride in a Valiant?

- No.

My sister has

a green Valiant.

I ride the bus

all day long.

I have

a disability card...

so I don't have to pay.

Daddy!

Hello.

Mary Manning.

Hello?

- Hey, what's in the news?

- Hey! Get in the car.

Okay, we're late.

- But you got the job.

- Yeah.

- You start at 6:00 in the morning.

- Oh, man.

It's a boat.

It's a good job.

Second, there's a bunch of people

at my house. It's a party for you.

- A party?

- Girls.

- Wow.

- But we're not goin' anywhere until-

- In the joint,

- Yeah?

did you get

butt-f***ed?

It only hurts

the first time.

I know.

# I was born a cowboy

And a cowboy I will die #

# I was born a cowboy

And I'll die #

# I was born a cowboy

And a cowboy I will die #

- # I was born a cowboy

And I'll die # - Yee-hoo!

# I will die before my time

But then my kind always do #

# I will die before my time

I will die ##

- Take your hands out

of your pockets. Let's hear it.

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