The Samaritan Page #2

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where we got to make small talk,

is it'?

Can I just watch my game?

Pitcher of your cheapest.

Sit anywhere you like.

You think'?

Oh, sh*t.

Watch it.

I said no. Get off me.

Got to go to the bathroom...

sh*t.

Damn.

Always choke in the clutch.

' No!

Leave it be.

He's bad business'

No, no.

Please stop.

Shut up.

Please stop.

She said stop.

Get the f*** out of here!

After you.

Hey. Hey. He can't hurt you now.

Put it down. Put it down.

God damn.

It's-it's all right.

It's okay. Hey.

How you know this guy?

I just met him tonight.

He was supposed

to go get me some...

Hey, you're that freak

from the other night.

Beautiful.

For your trouble.

What about your cut'?

I wasn't even here.

What about the girl?

She's waiting inside.

Tell her I said good night,

Good to go.

The pipes!

Hey!

What the hell happened?

I could have been

f***ing killed!

Ll don't know.

It was all secure.

I don't give a sh*t!

You come to work

looking like hell!

You almost killed my guy!

Now, get off my site! Now!

Brother man, hey, look.

I need this job.

Look, I will make it

worth your while.

I will kick back double

what you asked'

this sh*t could never be

worth my while.

Hey, at least new

you have time for coffee.

Ethan, did you have

anything to do

with what happened back there?

Of course not.

'Cause I need this job

for my parole.

I have to make money.

You have needs? Tell me.

What do you need?

I thought I made myself clear.

Oh, yeah, that's right.

You're going straight.

The same thing

every con says at first.

But you're not every con.

You've got skills,

skills I can use.

What are you talking about'?

I'm putting together a grift

and not just any grift.

I've got the perfect mark

for the samaritan.

That's what I'm talking about.

That's why I need you on board.

That's your grift,

you and my dad.

I'm not your dad, Ethan,

and I don'! Want to be.

You know, my mom was alone

for a long time.

But when I'm 17,

she brings home this new guy,

and he takes us out to dinner,

orders me a steak,

so I know that he sees me

as a man, not a boy,

and they tell me

they're getting married.

What am I supposed to say

to that'?

Well, sure, I'd love a dad

who owns a shitty body shop

and smells of urinal cakes.

So I eat my steak,

and I go to work.

Late night calls

to the same number

on his cell bill.

Motel room charges

on his credit card.

Of course, I don'! Say a word.

Let mom figure it out.

And when she does,

I'm on his side.

"Give him another shot,"

which she does.

Until I pay a pro to show up

saying he owes her 200 bucks

for the abortion

he made her have.

The poor bastard.

He had no idea what hit him.

But I knew.

I was my father's son.

Sc, yeah, you're right.

You're not my father.

But I don't need a father.

I need a partner.

Your mom ever find anybody else?

What'? No.

Sorry to hear that.

You have no idea

what I can do for you.

Ethan, stay away from me.

Any fallout

from the other night?

No static on this end,

no cops, no Jake,

but she's been by

every night this week.

I was just leaving.

You're not going anywhere.

I owe you an apology.

Called you a freak.

Sorry.

Apology accepted.

Well, anyway,

thanks for the other night.

I've been raped before.

It's no f***ing picnic.

Jesus.

What'?

You really put it out there,

don'! You?

I don't know whether

to be charmed or terrified.

Come on.

Be charmed'

So that's it'?

I buy you a bottle

of your liquor of choice,

and you're not even gonna try

and get into my pants?

All right, Ask me

how my day was.

How was your day?

Shitty.

How was yours?

Shitty, There you go.

Conversation.

Sorry.

I'm a little out of practice.

Well, I like a little chatter

or at least a good sob story.

"My wife doesn't understand me."

"You remind me

of my first girlfriend."

1 don'! Have a wife.

Girlfriend, then'

don't have a girlfriend.

I don't have a family.

I don't have a house.

I don'! Have a dog,

I don'! Have any friends.

I don't have anything'

not one goddamn thing'

yeah.

Me too, pretty much.

Both of my parents died

when I was too little

to remember them.

I was raised by my alcoholic

douche bag grandma

till I could get out

from under her thumb.

Basically, anyone who ever

cared about me is dead.

Only reason

my grandma is still alive

is probably 'cause

I hate her guts.

You think that's funny?

Just a bit.

Well, you got something better'?

I just got out of prison

last week,

after 25 years

for killing my best friend.

Everybody I ever cared about

is either dead,

damn near dead, or

wishes I was dead.

Yeah, you're definitely

more pathetic than I am.

I'm seriously considering

giving you a pity f***.

Well, what if I don'! Want one?

In case you've been

hit in the head too many times,

I'll be real clear.

This is your big chance'

I'll tell you when it's time

for you to do something.

All right, you can kiss me now.

Got a matching set on this one.

Tried to kill myself.

Couple of times.

That upset you?

No.

Just glad

you didn't pull it off.

I'm a drug addict.

That upset you?

I'm a murderer.

Does that upset you?

I can't remember the last time

I did something I was proud of.

I know what you mean.

You do, actually.

You understand.

Nothing changes

unless you make it change.

Yeah, I know how that sounds.

Every morning,

when I woke up in prison,

I thought about

what it really meant.

Listen.

I got to go to the bathroom.

Take some stuff.

Else I'll be climbing the walls.

You can leave if you

want, I'll understand,

he?

You don't have to close

the door.

Hi.

How many of these places

have you ever been to?

You know none.

None?

I buy them at used bookstores.

I read about places

that I could never afford to go,

plan out trips

I could never afford to take.

So if you could go

to any of these places, which...

Brazil.

Definitely.

I'd fly to Rio,

then head 1,000 miles

up the coast to maceio,

so I could see...

This, Why Rio?

Guess it seems

like the kind of place

you could just lose yourself.

You're doing okay.

I had concerns.

Yeah, me too'

I want you to move in,

welcome home.

Smells good in here,

what's the matter?

I feel like this is-

this is real,

like we're making a life here.

We are.

Okay.

Then there's some sh*t

we need to clear up.

That night at the Apollo lounge

"with that guy."

It wasn't just a coincidence

you showed up, was it?

What are you talking about'?

Well, Ethan sent you right?

You've known this whole time?

Sort of figured, yeah.

I owe him money.

More than I can pay.

He said if I slept with you,

we'd be square.

Had to do it before.

Not a lot.

Two times.

I don't care about that.

I do.

I told him I'd check you out

and decide.

Guess I was pretending

like I had a choice.

Jake decided

I was just some whore

and he can get a freebie.

I remember laying on

that bathroom floor,

thinking,

"this could be it for me."

On my knees,

in front of some son of a b*tch.

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