The Midnight Man Page #4

Count it down, V.

(Spanish spoken)!

- One.

- Nomack, you don't need to do

this.

- Let's have some fun, huh?

Vamos.

Vamos, continue!

- Two.

- (Spanish spoken) Do it !

(Spanish spoken)

- Three.

(laughing)

- I was not going to burn you,

Grady.

I was not going to shoot you

either.

At least not in the arm.

Now this is a private

party, and no offense,

but you were not invited,

so what the f*** are you doing

here?

- I wouldn't be here if it

wasn't important, Nomack.

- You have AIDS?

- What the f*** did she just

say?

(punching)

Grady! Grady! Grady! Grady!

Grady!

(gunshot)

(splashing)

- What's the matter?

- I can't move.

- Where do you think you're

going?

Who are you two working for?

Who are you working for?

(screaming)

- No, no please.

You don't have to --

(gunshots)

- Zan, you really suck.

(water running)

(gasping)

You told those girls Nomack had

AIDS.

- I said Chlamydia.

I have no idea how that turned

into AIDS.

So, where are you from?

Kings Langley, Hertfordshire.

- Yeah, I don't know

what those words mean.

I'm an American, and we

know London and Hogwarts.

Try sticking your face in it.

- What did you find?

- Well.

I think they're kind of

fetching.

(cellphone keypad beeping)

That got stepped on.

(cellphone keypad beeping)

So what now?

- This is the phone I get my

targets from.

I'm going to need to get it

fixed

before I get the next one.

- Copy.

(cellphone buzzing)

That's probably my boss again.

- Who's Hayley?

Oh, your kid.

Right.

Put it on speaker.

Tell her you're fine.

Keep it short.

If anyone else gets on

the phone, you hang up.

Understand?

- [Hayley] Hello.

- Hi, baby, why are you still

up?

- [Hayley] They said you're in

trouble.

- No, sweetheart, I'm just fine.

Nothing for you to worry about.

- [Hayley] What are you doing?

- Just thinking about you.

Did you brush your teeth?

- [Hayley] Yes.

My nightlight burned out.

It's too dark in my room.

- Well, remember what we said

we'd do when we get scared?

We would say, "Go away, scary

thoughts.

"I'm not afraid of you."

- [Hayley] Yeah.

- Ready?

- [Hayley and Zan] Go away scary

thoughts.

I'm not afraid of you.

- And just like that, they're

gone.

- [Hayley] Didn't work.

- Well, then just tell Magda

to turn the hallway light on.

Hayley?

- [Hayley] I miss mommy.

- I know, I'll be right there.

I promise.

Bye.

(cellphone beeps)

Just give me a minute.

Okay, I'm okay now.

- Fine, yeah, we should --

- Kill more people?

- Yeah.

- Yep.

- Hi, welcome to Electroids and

More.

I'm Kurt.

- Hi, Kurt.

- How can I help you today?

Whoa, someone's having a rough

day.

Hey little buddy.

I'm talking to your phone.

- I need my contacts off that

phone,

onto a new one, same number.

- Okay, and could I, perhaps,

interest you

in one of our new data plans --

- No, I assure you, you

couldn't.

- Okay, new phone, same

number, same contacts.

That could take a little while.

- Imagine I'm carrying a gun.

- Ten minutes?

We'll do this in 10,

gonna - Jim, can we --

Jim's not here.

I'll take care of it, yeah.

Let's get this thing open and,

yeah, this is a 10-minute job.

It's a little wet.

- Thank you, we'll just be over

there.

You planning your next escape?

- Suppose I have to go to the

bathroom?

Are you going to hold my hand

there too?

- Yep.

- Well, what if you have to go?

- I think I already went in

Nomack's pool.

- Wow.

You know, I don't think

it's normal to go into shock

from falling in a pool.

As a matter of fact, I would

consider it

an indication of a major medical

problem.

Maybe you should take the

rest of the night off.

- No.

- See, I don't think you fully

grasp

the severity of your situation.

- I grasp it just fine, which is

why,

just for tonight, you're my best

friend.

- Grady?

Do I really need to spell it out

for you?

You're compromised.

And that condition that

gave you the edge is gone.

- What made you think it was my

condition

that gave me the edge in the

first place?

Maybe it was my, you

know, charm, good looks,

and wickedly smart brain.

Ow!

- It's not your brain.

- Why don't you just go

back to being a hostage?

- Fine.

- Where are you going?

- I'll be in the car!

- Women, one minute they're

totally cool.

The next thing you know, you're,

like,

fishing an XBox out of a

dumpster.

You know what I mean?

- Kurt?

- Hm?

- Don't talk.

- Okay.

(cellphone chiming)

Why don't you strip naked this

time?

- So talk me through this.

What else do I need to know?

- What do you mean?

- Well, I know I don't like

cold.

Itches are annoying.

Punching people in the face

sucks

now that I can feel it.

Getting punched in the

face sucks even worse.

There's a funny tingling in my

elbow

when I move these fingers, too.

- Look, what do you want?

The world's a big, sharp,

shitty place, sorry.

- I'm so glad we get to share

these specials moments together.

- Really?

Nobody in there knows you're all

whiny now, right?

So use that.

It's your best chance.

This target, what's his deal?

- They call him The Gatekeeper.

He keeps my boss informed

of the other gangs in the

city and what they're up to.

He's ex-military intelligence.

He reads people.

He's tough and nasty.

And he boxes.

(thudding)

- So The Gatekeeper, huh?

What about Rapey McGee back

there?

What'd you call him?

- Nomack?

The Playboy.

- Oh, that's fitting.

What about you?

What's your underworld moniker?

- The mind your own business.

- See, that's kind of a mouthful

too.

- He's in there.

- You're just gonna --

- Yep, that's exactly

what I'm going to do, so be

ready to run.

- That's your plan?

- Yeah, you have a better one?

- On second thoughts,

please don't answer that.

Sit.

Stay.

- Appreciate the trust.

- Fellas.

- How you feeling Grady ?

- What's you up to?

- Here to see the man.

- [Television] Ladies and

gentlemen,

welcome to World Series Chess.

One the white side of the board,

there we have relative

newcomers.

- Grady.

Always a pleasure.

To what do I owe the visit?

You here to kill me?

- Yeah.

- I always figured it would be

you.

Takes a particular cold

kind of son-of-a-b*tch

to kill people that he knows.

The question you want to be

asking

yourself is who are they

going to send for you

when it's your turn?

- Not you.

- Believe me, kid, everybody

gets retired.

It's just that other people,

they're a lot smarter

about how they do it.

You won't find many guys like

us,

retiring in Miami with

a pension and a nurse.

The crowd we associate with,

they're not that bright.

Now that's something I'm

going to have to live with.

What is it with you?

You don't seem like your

usual efficient self?

- Do you expect me just to walk

in here,

put a gun to your head,

and pull the trigger?

- Why sugar coat it?

- Ah, I figure that the man who

found me on the streets and

pulled me to Ezekiel

deserves a bit more dignity.

- I'm touched.

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