The Crossing Guard Page #5

are being...

h- helped across

by a crossing guard.

The crossing guard

is John Booth.

Em's one

of the little kids.

I'm gettin'...

closer and closer.

And I'm...

I'm hittin' the brakes.

The car won't slow down.

I'm turning the wheel...

but the car won't turn.

Oh, Freddy.

Freddy.

Then I just plow

right through... through 'em.

Then I-

Then I see Em's face...

just, just before...

just before I hit her.

Oh.

No, Freddy. No.

Come on. Come on.

Come on.

Two coffees.

Sit there.

Oh, Freddy.

Mary, I-

No, Freddy.

Let me talk.

I've been so angry at you...

for so goddamn long.

Too angry to see you,

or hear you or care about you.

But when I heard you

on the phone tonight,

I did see you...

for the first time

since Emily was killed.

I can see

you're a good man.

And you loved her

so, so much.

But I loved her too,

Freddy.

I needed you so badly.

But you-

Do you remember...

when we were coming back from Vegas,

and the wind, God-

The plane was bouncing

all around.

I thought-

I was shaking.

Do you remember

what you said?

No.

Uh, tell me.

- Anything else?

- No, thanks.

I couldn't believe

how calm you were.

And you took my hand

and you said- Do you remember?

No, no.

Tell me.

You said,

"Pray we crash.

Then we can call ourselves

survivors. "

You were so-

Where'd that guy go?

Then Emmy died.

It's-

It's made you so small

and weak.

I needed you

to be big and strong.

I hated you

for your weakness.

I hated you.

Now I'm pitying you.

I don't know

how to help you, Freddy.

You look around...

at the marriages

people have.

We had a good one,

didn't we?

Yes.

Good times.

No hidden agendas.

None of the nasty bullshit

you see with other people.

We were turned on.

We were hot

for one another.

- We were pals, right?

- That was a wonderful time.

Best buddies.

Correct me if I'm distorted

in my thinking on this.

No.

No, but...

you pity me.

You pity me.

Oh, boy, this is a-

This is a funny thing,

this thing, this-

Freddy, whatever

you're doing, stop it.

"Freddy, whatever

you're doing, stop it. "

I hope you die.

I hope you f***ing die.

Come on! Come on!

Come on!

Come on!

Sir, pull your vehicle

over to the right.

- Sir, just stay in your vehicle.

- There's a gun on the seat.

There's a gun in the car?

Step back here, sir.

Step back here.

Step over here, sir.

Stop right there. Turn around.

Place your hands behind your head,

interlace your fingers.

Do you have

any other weapons on you?

No.

Spread your feet for me.

- I got a permit for the gun.

- You got a permit for the gun?

- Yes.

- Why do you carry a gun, sir?

I'm a jeweler.

I got a jewelry store.

It's all I have.

I carry the gun to protect what I have.

I can understand that. Do you

have the permit on you right now?

- Yes, it's in my wallet.

- Okay.

Put your hands down

for me.

A.45, Dennis. It's loaded.

There's one in the chamber.

It's loaded?

Okay.

Take out your wallet, sir. Is your

driver's license in there also?

Yes, sir.

Here,

just hand it to me.

He says there's a permit

for the gun in there, so-

The reason we stopped you is you were driving

a little erratically this evening, sir.

Have you had anything

to drink?

- I had a couple of drinks a couple of hours ago, yeah.

- Blow on my hand for me.

All right.

We're gonna conduct a few tests to see how

much your ability to operate a motor vehicle...

has been impaired by what

you've had to drink tonight.

The first test I want you to do is

I want you to put your feet together.

I want you to put your arms out to the

side and extend your index fingers out.

Okay, I want you to tilt

your head back and close your eyes.

Now I want you to take your right index

finger and touch the tip of your nose.

Okay, just put your hand back

after you touch it.

I want you to take your left finger,

touch the tip of your nose.

Let's do

the left finger again.

- Okay, sir. Put your hands down at your side.

- Permit's good.

The permit's good?

Okay.

I want you to come here and put

your right foot on the line here.

Okay, on this one, sir, I want you

to take ten steps down the line.

I want you to walk heel to toe. I want you

to put your left heel to your right toe.

And I want you to count

the steps as you take them.

When you get down here, I want you to turn

around and take ten steps back. You understand?

- Yes.

- Go ahead.

One, two, three,

four, five, six,

seven, eight, nine, ten.

Okay, just turn around, sir.

We don't need to go back.

I think, uh,

by what we've seen out here,

you've had a little bit

too much to drink tonight.

So, turn around, put your hands behind your

back. You're under arrest for drunk driving.

Just turn around,

put your hands behind your back.

Freeze! Stop!

Jesus.

Show us in foot pursuit.

foot pursuit. Man with a gun.

Southbound on Inglewood from the 90

freeway. Request an air unit.

Stop, you son of a b*tch!

Stop!

I'm gonna shoot your ass!

- Police officers, sir. Police!

- What's going on?

We just chased a guy with a gun

in here. Did you see where he went?

I just heard my front door

bashed in. Then you got here.

Hey, the back door's open.

- I got kids here.

Just stay with us, okay?

This guy's got a gun, sir.

Just stay with us.

Honey, you all right?

Yes, Daddy.

What was that noise?

I'll tell you about it in the morning,

sweetheart. Just get to sleep.

We gotta go out back

and keep looking for this guy.

We'll send somebody back

in a little while and take a report.

Good night, sweetheart.

Gonna give you a laugh,

kid.

I got pulled over tonight.

Police, right?

The whole bit.

You wanna guess

what for?

Drunk driving.

Drunk driving.

And I had my gun.

I'm not particularly

acquainted with the law, but...

I'm on the run,

I'm on your property

and I got my gun.

I figure you could shoot me

and get away clean.

So, I'm gonna-

I'm gonna get my gun

out of my pants here.

And I guess I'm gonna try

and shoot you.

Huh?

Hey!

Hey, you son of a b*tch.

Hey!

Come on. Come on.

This just isn't working

for you out here.

Hey, what is the fare

for him and for me?

- I don't understand.

- What don't you understand?

I come out here. I see you don't have a cent

to your name. I wanna know what you're doing.

I don't get how you're makin'

any money. You're not making any money.

I have a job. Yes, I am making money.

How can you say I'm not making money?

If I'm paying rent

and I'm eating, I'm making money.

- That's all you ever think about.

- You're not feeding yourself. You're not paying your rent.

- I don't understand what you do for a living.

- You don't have to.

- I do have to.

- I'm gettin' by.

- Of course I have to.

- Why do you have to?

Because the creditors call

my house. I co-signed on your lease.

It's very easy for you to say

take your name off my lease.

- It's very easy.

- The wrong stop.

- If it's gonna be this major thing-

- It is a major thing.

- And I want us to figure it out.

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