The Crying Game Page #4

FERGUS:

Hurry up, would you?

JODY:

These things take time, Fergus.

He shakes his body.

JODY:

It's amazing how these small details take

on such importance...

He steps back.

JODY:

Now put it back in.

FERGUS:

Give us a break.

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JODY:

I can't do it! It's only a piece of meat.

For f***'s sake, it's got no major

diseases.

Fergus puts Jody's penis back in his pants and zips him up.

JODY:

Thank you. I had a case of the clap two

years ago. Crabs in Ulster. But all in

all it's served me well.

FERGUS:

Shut up, would you?

JODY:

I'm sorry. Didn't mean to offend you,

Fergus.

Fergus leads him hack toward the greenhouse.

INT. GREENHOUSE - NIGHT.

Fergus leads Jody back to his chair.

JODY:

Fergus?

FERGUS:

Yeah?

JODY:

Thanks. I know that wasn't easy for you.

He begins to laugh.

FERGUS:

The pleasure was all mine.

Fergus begins to laugh, without knowing why.

EXT. FARMHOUSE - NIGHT.

Maguire, walking out of the house, woken by the sound of

laughter.

INT. GREENHOUSE - NIGHT.

Jody, still laughing. Suddenly the hood is slammed back over

his head.

Maguire, standing there in the dark, looking at Fergus.

19.

MAGUIRE:

What the f*** is this?

FERGUS:

It's nothing. He's just got a sense of

humor, that's all.

MAGUIRE:

You're on duty. Keep your f***ing mouth

shut. Go in and get some sleep.

Fergus gets up slowly, walks toward the door.

JODY:

Yeah. Get some sleep.

EXT. FARMHOUSE - NIGHT.

Fergus, walking toward the house. He looks back and sees the

figures of Maguire and Jody in the dark, in absolute silence.

INT. FARMHOUSE - NIGHT.

Fergus sleeping.

INT. GREENHOUSE - NIGHT.

Jody sleeping. Maguire sitting with an Armalite in his hands,

watching him.

EXT. FARMHOUSE AND FIELDS - DAY

The sun coming up over the low hills around the farmhouse.

INT. GREENHOUSE - DAY

Fergus enters, with a tray and some breakfast. Maguire is

sitting where he sat before, stock-still.

FERGUS:

Did he talk?

Maguire shakes his head.

FERGUS:

Didn't make you laugh?

Maguire shakes his head.

FERGUS:

Here. Have some breakfast.

He hands Maguire a plate. Jody stirs.

20.

JODY:

Good morning, Fergus?

Maguire looks hard at him.

MAGUIRE:

So he knows your name?

FERGUS:

I told him.

MAGUIRE:

Are you all there?

He rises, and drags Fergus out the door.

FERGUS:

Back in a minute, Jody

EXT. GREENHOUSE - DAY

MAGUIRE:

You'll have minimal contact with the

prisoner, do you hear me?

FERGUS:

Yes.

MAGUIRE:

And do you know why?

FERGUS:

Why?

MAGUIRE:

Because tomorrow we might have to shoot

him, that's why.

Maguire goes back to the house.

INT. GREENHOUSE - DAY

Jody sitting with the hood on again. Fergus enters.

JODY:

They giving you trouble, Fergus?

Fergus says nothing. He takes a plate and brings it toward

Jody

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JODY:

It happens. Y'see, there's two kinds of

people. Those who give and those who

take.

Fergus lifts up Jody's hood to expose his mouth and begins to

feed him.

JODY:

Ah, take the thing off, man.

Fergus says nothing and keeps feeding him.

JODY:

It's okay. I understand. Don't mind if I

prattle on, do you?

Fergus shakes his head and says nothing.

JODY:

I will take it by your silence that you

don't.

He eats. Fergus feeds himself, then feeds more to Jody.

JODY:

Two types, Fergus. The scorpion and the

frog. Ever heard of them?

Fergus says nothing.

JODY:

Scorpion wants to cross a river, but he

can't swim. Goes to the frog, who can,

and asks for a ride. Frog says, "If I

give you a ride on my back, you'll go and

sting me." Scorpion replies, "It would

not be in my interest to sting you since

as I'll be on your back we both would

drown." Frog thinks about this logic for

a while and accepts the deal. Takes the

scorpion on his back. Braves the waters.

Halfway over feels a burning spear in his

side and realizes the scorpion has stung

him after all. And as they both sink

beneath the waves the frog cries out,

"Why did you sting me, Mr. Scorpion, for

now we both will drown?" Scorpion

replies, "I can't help it, it's in my

nature."

Jody chuckles under his hood.

22.

FERGUS:

So what's that supposed to mean?

JODY:

Means what it says. The scorpion does

what is in his nature. Take off the hood,

man.

FERGUS:

Why?

JODY:

'Cause you're kind. It's in your nature.

Fergus walks toward him and pulls off the hood. Jody smiles

up at him.

JODY:

See? I was right about you.

FERGUS:

Don't be so sure.

JODY:

Jody's always right.

INT. GREENHOUSE - LATE AFTERNOON.

Both men dozing in the heat.

JODY:

Where would you most like to be now, man?

FERGUS:

Doesn't matter where.

JODY:

Come on, man. If this sh*t was all over.

FERGUS:

Having a pint in the Rock.

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