The Nice Guys Page #8

No. Anyway, you know,

Nixon's driving around one day

around San Clemente.

-Just him and a few agents.

-Yeah.

And they come across

this car accident, right?

There's a guy pinned under a car.

Anyway, Nixon gets out,

runs over to check on the guy,

you know, leans down,

and Nixon says to him,

"You're gonna be okay, son.

You're gonna be all right."

And right then the guy dies.

I don't get it.

Think about it from that guy's

point of view, okay?

The guy who died.

He's lying there on the ground,

staring up at the sky, near death,

and then former president

Richard Nixon appears before him

and tells him he's gonna be fine.

Now, did he think that's normal, right,

that before they die, everybody sees Nixon?

You're expecting an angel and you get Nixon.

-Exactly. Right?

-Yeah.

It's the same situation,

just a vastly different point of view.

So there's two ways to look at something.

Yeah.

That's the point of the story?

-Yeah.

-Yeah, just say that.

What?

Well, you just lead me on this

epic f***ing journey with this story,

and 10 minutes later, the point is

that there's two ways to look at something.

Just... You could just say that.

You didn't like that story?

-That would be awful.

-Wouldn't it, right?

-Yeah.

-It would suck, right?

-Oh.

-HOLLAND:
Hey.

Thank God.

$100,000. Packed it myself.

Just...

It's not common you find

such nice people in the world.

(LAUGHS)

I'm sorry about him.

He just wanted to come along.

I don't know why.

But I'll call you, you know,

when we make the drop.

Thank you.

HOLLAND:
Are you nervous at all?

Me? No. I got insurance.

-This baby right here.

-Is that an ankle gun?

-That is an ankle gun, yeah.

-That's pretty sweet.

Uh-huh.

I'm falling asleep at the wheel here, man.

I'm gonna need you to drive.

I'm gonna pull over up here.

You don't have to pull over.

The car can drive itself.

What?

Just take your hands off the wheel, man.

Hmm.

I didn't know it could do that.

Where you been, man?

Every car can do this.

Yeah, March, where the f***

have you been, man?

Idiot. You didn't know that?

You fly everywhere. You don't even drive.

What do you know?

He's got a point there, Bumble.

Yeah, whatever.

I used to fly all the time,

but now the smog is just disgusting, man.

It's just this pollution is out of control.

All the bees are riding around

in cars these days.

Wake up! Wake up!

-March! Wake up!

-(TYRES SQUEALING)

March! Wake up!

-(SHRIEKING)

-Sh*t. Sh*t.

(CLEARING THROAT)

That's not money.

Tally packed it herself. She said so.

Why? Why would she send us off

on some wild f***ing goose chase?

Amelia.

(LINE BEEPING)

-No, like The Waltons.

-Yeah?

Yeah, on TV.

Richard something? Yeah.

-Who's that actor?

-Jessica, get off the phone.

Yeah. Anyway, so this new John Boy's

like a murderer or something.

-Uh-huh.

-(DOORBELL RINGS)

Sh*t. Now it's gonna bug me.

You must be Holly.

Dr Malek.

-Hi.

-Hi.

-She's inside. Come in.

-Thank you.

JESSICA:
Yeah, I don't know...

-You mind fetching your dad?

-Uh, he's running an errand.

-Back anytime soon?

-Oh, hour, tops.

Fine.

Now, then, Nurse Holly, how's our patient?

-That's her?

-Oh, no, that's Jessica.

-What she's got you can't fix.

-(CHUCKLES)

You are very funny.

In there.

Asleep. Slight fever.

Hmm.

On drugs you think?

Maybe smoking the reefer?

What was she saying?

-Was she making sense?

-JESSICA:
Hold on. Um...

Holly, what's the name of the guy

on The Waltons that plays John Boy?

With the hockey puck on his face?

(CHUCKLES) That show's for retards.

Dr Malek, would you like a cookie?

Just baked them.

There's none left. I looked, remember?

No, there's a couple. Doctor?

I could be persuaded.

After I have a look at Sleeping Beauty.

(SIGHS)

Nurse Holly.

(THUDDING)

Holly, what are you doing? Are you crazy?

There are handcuffs behind the bar, a**hole.

Get them.

This is really slowing me down, Holly.

What's going on?

Jessica, it's him. He's the guy.

Jessica, if you help me with this,

I'll only kill Holly.

Jessica, dial 911.

Jessica, I wouldn't do that if I were you.

(TYRES SCREECHING)

(GRUNTING)

You hear that?

-Excuse me.

-Evening.

HOLLAND:
You hear that sound

just a second ago?

Oh, yeah, just now.

That was me.

I threw that little girl out the window.

Cover me.

God.

-Holly!

-Dad!

HOLLAND:
Get in.

HOLLY:
Is she okay?

HOLLAND:
Get down.

F***ing fascists! (GASPS)

Jesus!

-Sorry.

-Get in.

Okay, come here.

Stay in here and don't move.

-Okay.

-Okay. Okay.

Wait, wait.

Dad, Dad, here you go.

Jesus!

Jessica. I think she's awake.

Wait, where are you going?

What are you doing?

Tell Mr Healy thanks for nothing.

(TREE CREAKING)

(GROANS)

F***!

Are you okay?

March, gun, gun!

-F***!

-Sh*t!

Here.

(SIREN WAILING)

(TYRES SCREECHING)

He's gone.

He's gone. (PANTING)

Hey.

-Sh*t.

-(SIREN WAILING)

Wow.

Please, I need to get out of here.

(GUNSHOT)

-(CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS)

-(POLICE RADIO CHATTER)

She had her f***ing daughter killed, Perry.

Please tell me they're

at least gonna question her.

They haven't and they're not going to.

Because?

Because she's the head

of the Justice Department.

Oh, and, by the way,

you're welcome. (LAUGHS)

You're out, free on your own

recognisance. You get to walk.

There should be like a statue

of me in your f***ing house.

I'm sorry, guys.

You're gonna lose this one, all right?

Your word against hers.

No evidence. You lose.

You better seriously think

about changing your story.

HOLLAND:
Oh, f*** it. Maybe they're right.

Maybe the goddamn birds can't breathe.

Amelia, Misty, Dean, Shattuck, all dead.

The rest of us just get to choke.

(SIGHS) I need a drink.

-How much do I owe you, buddy?

-12 bucks, pal.

I always hated that palm tree.

-Never trusted it.

-(CHUCKLES)

-Go inside and get your stuff.

-Okay.

We'll go stay in a hotel or something.

We'll get room service.

-Mr March.

-Mrs Glenn.

I need to talk to you.

(CHUCKLING) What a wonderful surprise.

-Is that your house?

-We're remodelling.

Listen, this isn't a great time.

It is a great time.

He is supposed to be looking for my niece.

-Really?

-Because I saw her.

But nobody believes me.

Why will nobody believe me?

I'm sure I don't know, ma'am.

I saw her in her house

through the front window as clear as day,

writing something at a desk.

She was wearing a blue pinstriped jacket.

I've seen that jacket, sure, yeah.

What do you mean, you saw that jacket?

In Shattuck's office.

It was there with a bunch of other clothes.

That jacket was in Sid Shattuck's office?

Yeah. It was bagged up.

It had Misty's name on it

and the name of the movie.

It's wardrobe for the film.

It's wardrobe for the film.

-Holy f***ing sh*t.

-Oh!

Sorry. Mrs Glenn, I need you

to take us to Misty's house.

I need you to show us exactly what you saw.

MRS GLENN:
There. There.

That's the window.

I was coming around that corner

and I saw her through that window.

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