The Driver Page #2

Nice place.

Terrific view. Ah.

You didn't come by

to tell me that.

You saw the man

who was driving the car.

And you saw the man

up against the brick wall.

And you know

it's the same man,

yet you didn't identify him.

Are you afraid of him?

No.

Are you afraid of me?

No.

I just don't like you.

You got a reason?

Must be because

I'm such a good cop.

How old are you?

Twenty-two.

I did a little checking.

What else did you check?

Well, a young girl like yourself,

you sure have been around the

track a few times, honey.

Hmm.

Led a real active life.

Get out.

No.

We're gonna do

a little business, you and I.

[Tapping I

Look at it!

You sure that's not him?

[Woman ]

it's not him.

[ Detective]

Really?

Maybe you oughta

be afraid of me.

I ran a make on you.

You're clean.

No problem.

Of course,

there was that, uh,

one little scrape.

You remember?

The kinda nasty one.

The one that got

swept under the rug.

Now, when your

memory improves, honey,

give me a call.

[ Door Opens, Closes ]

No guarantees.

Never has been.

He might still be down there.

[ Country] [ Man]

Knowin' that you're mine

And happiness

is being close to you

And though the rain may fall

Our skies will all be blue

If! look close enough

The sun will come

shinin' through

It's such a pretty world today

Look at the sunshine

Today and every day

Since I met you

How'd the new girl work out?

She did herjob.

Who did you have

pay her off?

I did it myself.

That's not like you.

Why am I here?

Some people wanna meet.

They're from downtown.

They've done a few jobs.

Shooters.

Yeah.

I told you I don't like guns.

I know. But they're

looking to move up.

They got their eyes set

on something special.

They know my price?

Everybody knows your price.

Even paid me $300

just to get to you.

You did.

And though the rain may fall

How you been?

I'm okay.

You two know each other?

Couple of years ago,

we worked a two-car job.

You already have a driver.

He don't have the balls

for driving anymore.

You work for a piece, right?

$10,000 up front...

against 15%.

How do we know

you're that good?

Get in.

[Tires Screeching ]

All right! Enough, lunatic.

Enough of this sh*t!

All right, all right,

all right, all right!

We believe you!

We believe you!

Enough! That's enough!

Stop, will you?

I mean,

for Christ's sake!

For Christ's sakes!

Jesus!

[ Engine Stops]

Easy, easy.

Better get new plates

if you plan on taking it out again.

People might be looking for you.

You're crazy.

We'll make you a deal.

I don't work

with people like you.

Or him.

This plan of yours

for our friend-

taking a little long to set up, isn't it?

[Chuckles]

Gotta be patient, pal.

Ah, I see.

Everyjob has its problems.

Couldn't be you just

figured it wrong?

You know something?

I think I'm gonna have to

help you with your education.

This is the quiet part

of the hunt.

Trap's all set.

Cowboy's out there somewhere.

It wouldn't be any fun if the cowboy

just walked right into it, would it?

That'd be no fun.

You know the best part

of our job is?

It's just a game.

It's either them or us.

Maybe me and you.

Oh, no way, Jose.

You're not even in my league.

I tell you what, though.

I'm a very generous man.

Tell you what I'm gonna do. I'm

gonna help you be a better cop.

You know how?

You know what you do

first thing every morning?

Read the sports page.

You know why?

Best part of the newspaper.

[ Scoffs ]

Winners, losers,

how it happened, score.

Now, we've got a better game than

the one they give the players.

They don't retire us

after 10 years.

Just one thing.

You gotta be a player,

a real player,

not just filling out a position.

I guess you figure you're a winner.

That's it.

And you're a loser.

But I think you'd like

to be a winner.

And you're gonna

show me the way, huh?

Unless, of course, you turn into

a complete a**hole first.

Let's move.

[Crickets Chirping ]

[ Dog Barking ]

I just wanna talk.

We need you.

You're valuable.

I already gave you guys an answer.

[Gun C*cks]

We don't like that answer.

Be friendly.

Do things our way.

Go ahead and pull the trigger.

You- You do anything else,

I'll come back.

I'll kill you.

I'm just trying to do my job.

So am I.

Go home.

I just wanted to talk.

You did.

[Train Whistle Blows In Distance]

[ Speakers:
Man Singing Country]

[Telephone Ringing ]

Let's talk, okay?

Go ahead.

I'm having a very big

problem with your boy.

He's not too thrilled

in working with us.

I can understand that.

Look, I don't know what to do. I'm

doing the best I can, you know?

You know what to do.

You just did it.

You came in here

and asked me to save your ass.

That's what I'm gonna do-

save your ass.

[ Knocking ]

[Chuckles] Guess I can't

leave you alone, can I?

Guess I'm just

a real friendly guy.

A friend of yours told me where I could

find you in the middle of the day.

I don't have any friends.

That's right.

No friends.

No steady job.

No girlfriend.

You live real cheap.

You don't ask any questions.

Boy, you got it down real tight.

So tight there's no room

for anything else.

That's a real sad song.

Only trouble is,

sad songs ain't selling this year.

Maybe I'm your friend.

Present.

I brought it for you.

Found it on the oorboard

of some Ford a cowboy boosted.

[ Chuckles ]

Go ahead, take it.

Save you the trouble

of making another one.

[ Chuckles ]

I really like chasing you.

Sounds like you got a problem.

Oh, ho.

I'm much better at this game

than you are.

You play against me, pal,

you're gonna lose.

You win, you make some money.

I win, you're gonna do 15 years.

How about it, driver?

[ Speakers:
Country]

My price has doubled.

Come on. Who do you think you're

dealing with? That's 30% of the take.

That's right. Special price because

I'm working with second-raters.

We'll make your deal.

I want him to say it.

Yeah.

One more thing.

You're not coming.

You don't give many choices,

do you, pal?

That's right.

It's a two-man job inside.

Uh, you'll get your cut later.

I don't like it.

That's the whole idea.

[ Sighs ] Boy, it's tough to

like that man, I tell you.

We got him.

He's doing the job.

Look,lgofia

tell you something.

It's very important

for you to get this.

Hold up your end of this deal.

'Cause if I should see any cops at all

in front of that bank- any at all-

there's gonna be

a lot of shooting going on.

Now listen to me!

I don't want any shooting.

Got that?

Got it?

Yeah, I got it.

I just need one thing

out of you,

and that's the drop point.

Understand?

Understand?

That way, I get my man,

I get the money,

and the money gets back

to the people it belongs to.

Straighten up

your little corduroy jacket.

Now piss off.

I'm sick of lookin' at you.

You really do like to lean, don't ya?

It's part of the job, pal.

Yeah? it doesn't make things

too easy, lemme tell you.

[ Chuckles ]

The man's afraid of heights.

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