The Hammer & the Butterfly Page #4

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I don't have time to jump

into a new relationship.

You guys got ten days

to the regionals,

and you both need

six months work.

You can use your back hand,

but only to the body,

nothing to the head, you got it?

Time!

Ho, whoa!

Whoa, whoa! Hey!

- Get off!

- I told you...

I told you no punches to the head!

All right, you guys wanna fight,

take it outside.

In here, we box.

Yeah, weight on the ball

of the back foot,

and then turn the hip.

Although you don't have hips,

but if you had 'em,

turn 'em, and drive the right.

Hey, yo, Jerry, what's next?

How to hit the canvas?

Whoever does not love his brother,

cannot love God.

And whoever loves God

must love his brother.

He ain't my brother. Huh.

But he sure is heavy.

You ain't gonna never make 178, fat boy.

I gotta get into shape, Oz-man.

I train you, man.

No worry.

Yeah, I gotta get on your program.

Orale queso.

What's your secret?

# Oh, plug me in and turn me on #

# Listen here 'cause here it come #

# Got hot licks on your guitar strings #

# Riffs and rhythms and guitar things #

# Turn me on and turn me up

and turn me loose #

# I am alive and amplified #

# Turn me on and turn me up

and turn me loose #

# I am alive and amplified #

# Turn me on and turn me up

and turn me loose #

# I am alive and amplified #

# Turn me on and turn me up

and turn me loose #

# I am alive and amplified #

# Na, na, na, na,

na, na, na, na #

# Na, na, na, na,

na, na, na, na #

# Na, na, na, na,

na, na, na, na #

# Na, na, na, na,

na, na, na, na #

# Na, na, na, na,

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# Na, na, na, na,

na, na, na, na #

Whoo! Yeah.

Gordito.

Get off of there, you jackass.

You got it.

Punch it. Go ahead.

Get away from here.

Are you kidding?

Hey, Coach...

I thought I was your light heavy.

You wanna win the gold medal,

and you're worried about Jerry?

No, I just don't see

why he has to be here.

Every great champion

had someone to push them.

Robinson had LaMotta,

Archie Moore had Joey Maxim,

Zale and Graziano had... each other.

Who are those guys?

Ah. Listen.

Two of your biggest

challenges for the gold

are tall lefties like Jerry.

Now, I could pay him

or I could let him think he's got

a shot at making the team,

and get him for free.

Trust me, working

with Jerry every day

is gonna help you win a gold medal.

You're my light heavyweight.

Huh?

- Okay, Coach.

- Huh?

You got some change?

- Yeah.

- All right.

Remember, you're worried

about your citizenship,

your record, and your eligibility,

and Uncle Jerr is the only one

willing to stick his neck out for you.

All right?

But I was born here in Los Angeles.

Don't over-think it, buddy.

Just act natural.

This comes off his record

when he turns 18 next month.

His parole's been impeccable.

I don't see anything

to be worried about here.

Victor, what made you think

you had a problem?

Jerry is the only one who help me.

Wow. I gotta tell you,

this is a personal relief to me.

I mean, this is great news.

I told you.

I told you it would all work out.

Uh, listen, why don't

you go wait out front,

let Jerry mop up in here?

Huh? Good news, huh?

I'll get you some ice cream.

That's, uh...

Poor kid.

I've seen what society

can do to these kids.

The latch... the latchkey kids.

They just... just turn their backs

on these kids.

Then I've seen the streets

just chew 'em up and spit 'em out.

They're... They're dis...

They're dispensable.

Dispendable... Expendable.

Missing class?

Yeah, I've been swamped.

Oh. You think a night

might free up for you?

It doesn't look good.

How about dinner tomorrow night?

Pick me up at eight?

Works for me.

Oh, and Jerry?

You could've just called.

Yeah.

Did a perp really take a swing at you?

Oh, not exactly.

They offered us a plea bargain,

I said he should take it, he got mad,

threw my scales of justice

paperweight at me,

I ducked and hit my head on the desk.

Oh. You know, when my boss

was attacking me with a pickaxe,

I tendered my resignation

right then and there on the spot.

- I said to him, "Good day to you, sir!"

- I see.

I bid him adieu right there.

Can we still call you the Hammer

even though you're not

a carpenter anymore?

Yes, because I got the name

not because I'm a carpenter,

but because I knocked

this kid out many years ago.

That's where I got

the nickname the Hammer.

- Oh, really?

- Yes.

Really. I got this.

You just lost your job.

Yep, but I picked up

a bunch of classes at the gym,

and Steve's having me and Ozzie

do some work around the place,

so I'm flush.

I'm thinking about retiring

in a few years.

I'm going out tiara shopping after this.

You need a tiara?

A pony?

Let's go Dutch.

The Dutch must be

some cheap bastards

to be known throughout the word

for this one thing.

You ever think about that?

Yes. Well, don't forget

tulips or wooden shoes.

Yeah, but when people say,

"Let's go Dutch,"

they're not talking about

going wooden shoe shopping,

they're talking about

splitting the check.

I'm just saying, how many checks

do you have to split as a nation

before this becomes your thing?

And do you think they find it racist?

I would find it racist.

I didn't mean to slur

the entire country of Holland.

I just think we should split it.

Well, we're not,

because this is going in the books

as a date, not a draw, all right?

So...

you can, uh...

try that one, my good man.

And, uh, take

these two for backup.

So what's the best part of your job?

Getting someone a second chance.

And what's the worst part of your job?

Watching them squander it

and come back across

my desk a month later.

Oh. This is nice stucco work.

You know, this is done

with a sponge trowel,

and if you wanted it

to be smooth, you'd use a...

- I don't do stucco, really.

...a metal trowel.

It's too bad you're in training.

Why?

Well, don't they say

that boxers should

refrain from intimacy

when they're in training?

That old wives' tale?

Please.

That's a thousand years old.

Well, you know,

Eastern philosophy says that

you expend massive

amounts of chi when you...

- Eastern philosophy?

- Yeah.

We're in Burbank, grasshopper,

and I got enough chi

for the whole valley.

- Oh, yeah?

- Yeah.

Yeah, I'm overstocked with chi.

Watch out, it's chi dealing days.

Oh, really?

Yes, I'm Chi Chi Rodriguez.

Believe me, I'm a Chia Pet.

Okay, no, no.

I'm not gonna be responsible for

messing up your big comeback.

No.

I will gladly sign a waiver.

You could draft it up

in your lunch hour.

It'll be all aboveboard.

Let me know how it goes, okay?

All right, I'll call you from Arizona.

Don't take too many shots to the face.

Oh, that's inspirational.

How about a little something like,

"I believe in you, Jerry"?

Oh, right.

I believe in you, Jerry.

How could I lose?

I'll see you in Phoenix.

You're not riding with us, Coach?

I'm too old for a six-hour van ride.

I'm flying.

I'll be there when you get there.

Okay. Hey, uh, Coach,

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