The Panic in Needle Park Page #6

- No, Bobby.

- Get him out.

- Come on.

- No, please.

Stay here.

Stay with him.

HELEN:
Shh.

(WHINING CONTINUES)

( dog barking )

Hey, where's Rocky?

Where's the champ, huh?

What's the matter?

( gasps )

What happened, man?

( crying continues )

What's the matter?

(SHIP'S HORN BLARES)

What happened?

MARCO:
You can stay here if you like.

I'm going to Mexico pretty soon.

You've been through

some changes since I saw you.

And now you want

to wipe all that out.

You could if you wanted to.

I gotta talk to you.

Yeah?

Where'd you go?

Marco's.

I figured that.

What, did you ball him?

You didn't?

No.

I thought you'd never come back.

I couldn't stay.

That's my wake-up.

- You stole my wake-up.

- Bobby, I needed it

I take you back,

and you steal my wake-up?

- I was gonna score for you.

- You're supposed to love me.

I love you.

I was gonna go out and score for you.

Give it to me!

- I love you.

- If you love me, give it to me!

(SYRINGE SHATTERS ON FLOOR)

You f***!

Jesus!

Now neither of us has any!

What seems to be the trouble?

Well, I have a kidney stone.

I was gonna get an operation, but I

didn't want to leave the kids alone.

Mm-hmm. What about your husband?

Couldn't he help?

We're divorced.

He's living in Pittsburgh.

He's got a new wife,

and she doesn't like kids.

- Don't you have a doctor of your own?

- He died.

His nurse told me, uh, that I needed

a prescription for the medicine.

That's why I came here.

- For a kidney stone?

- It hurts.

Mrs. Rogers, are you an addict?

No.

Mrs. Rogers?

Please?

I need something.

Please.

( sighs )

I can't give you a prescription.

Here.

- No.

- Now, don't hit me again.

- Please?

- No. Thank you.

Did you have to trick him?

I've been tricking a doctor

for three weeks just to get some.

He don't give me money, just pills.

Took four.

Gonna sell the rest.

HOTCH:
Pushing pills.

Bobby's playing king of the mountain,

and you're pushing pills to kids.

( sighs )

You ever been

in a house of detention, Helen?

Heard about it?

Seen it?

It's like a zoo.

Those diesels, when they see a cute chick

like you, they're not gonna screw around.

They're gonna take your brains out,

scramble 'em and have you for breakfast.

You having fun?

I think I'm going to do you

a little favor, Helen.

I got a friend who works in the DA's office.

Think I'm gonna have this fixed for you.

Hi.

That didn't take long, did it?

But that's only a pretrial.

You still got a hearing

next month.

You sure do know

the right people.

No, you do.

I want Santo.

I've never even seen him.

- Can't help you.

- Then you're gonna have to give me Bobby.

No.

How did you like it in there

last night, Helen?

I won't.

You're sitting

on a one-to-three.

That's a long time

without any sh*t.

You give me Bobby,

and you'll go free.

Bobby knows what the game is.

He won't do more than six months.

He'll give me Santo.

Look...

I'll give you Sammy,

Sonny, anyone...

...you rat up,

you don't rat down.

I can't.

I want Santo.

There isn't any stuff around.

Bobby's not gonna see Santo.

There's a new shipment

all over Harlem.

It'll be downtown.

That's the game that you're playing, Helen.

I didn't make the rules.

You son of a b*tch!

- Seen Bobby?

- No, he ain't around.

It's all over, baby.

No more panic.

What happened?

Your old man,

...he's got an acre of it.

Straight out of

Philadelphia, man.

Oh, man, three pieces.

Baby, we're in, man, we're in.

No more pushing pills, right?

Do you love me?

- Hmm?

- I love you.

I got people

working for me now, Helen.

I just sit there

and count the bread.

Say you love me.

You know, Santo said...

...he's gonna give me

as much as I can sell.

Huh? You dream

about these things.

You want to?

I...really want to.

All right, baby, all right.

It's okay.

Here.

I haven't heard from you, Helen.

Leave me alone, Hotch.

You got a case

coming up in two weeks.

I can't do it.

You better think about it.

Baby, baby.

You're taking too much.

You know that?

We got plenty.

You don't have to take it all at once.

What's the matter?

Hmm?

You worried about your old lady?

Is that it?

If you're worried about her,

why don't you call her?

Maybe tomorrow.

I love you.

That's wonderful.

That's terrific.

Hotchner.

You want to ball me?

It's not gonna be that easy, Helen.

I want Bobby.

Get out of here.

You've got a week.

What day is it?

Wednesday.

You got a big appointment

or something?

Helen, I gotta go out

for a couple of hours.

Why don't you put some clothes on

before Hank comes.

- Don't go.

- I gotta go. I got business.

Please don't go.

Baby, what do you want me to do?

Crawl in here and die with you?

For Christ's sake!

The past three days, all you're doing is lying here!

You don't get up,

you don't get dressed!

I want you to shape up!

Goddamn it, I want you to shape

up and get some clothes on!

You want to give it to Hank,

go outside and do it!

( door closes )

Hold it, pal.

BOBBY:
(MUTTERS) Sh*t.

Cuff him.

BOBBY:
(SHOUTING) C*nt! You c*nt, you!

- I was going to marry you!

- All right, get in!

Bobby?

Well?

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