The Super Page #8

well, yeah, you know, I mean,

this is how things start, right?

First nail,

first toggle bolt...

first... [Clears Throat]

Screw?

- Most things.

- Yeah. Look, Miss Bensinger,

I don't wanna promise you...

any miracles or anything, but I had

some great ideas, you know, and, um...

I thought maybe you would, uh,

like to come over and, uh, check 'em out.

Kritski, are you asking me

to come over to your place?

well, yeah. You're supposed

to check up on me anyway, right?

If you want me to come over and see you,

why don't you just... ask me?

- All right. Come on over and see me.

- I can't do it.

I was in court all day.

I didn't even make it into the office. I'm beat.

- All right. I'll call you another time.

Good night.

- Bye, Louie.

Louie"?

[Chuckling]

Louie"?

[Chuckling]

Louie. "

watch out! Here I come!

[Yelling]

Lou is comin' back!

[Others] Lou! Lou! Lou! Lou!

[Knocking, Distant]

[Knocking, Louder]

- [Knocking Continues]

- [Big Lou] Louie!

- Louie, goddamn it. what the...

- [Rattling]

- Pop?

- Louie!

- Pop?

- It's me.

- [Rattling]

- Louie!

- [Groans]

Come on, will ya?

- You all right?

- Yeah, yeah. what's the matter?

No, nothin'. Nothin'.

No, I'm fine. Look.

- I got good news for you. You're out on bail.

- You kidding?

No, I'm not kidding. Come on. Pack up

all of your stuff and let's get out of here.

- Come on. Let's go.

- This is great.

well, don't stand there like a statue.

You're home. Let's go. Come on.

- You wanna wait here?

- Are you kiddin'? No. Hurry up.

- All right. I'll be right down.

- I'll wait for you downstairs.

- Hurry up, Louie. will ya?

- [Faucet Handle Squeaks]

- [water Splashing]

- Ugh! Sh*t! Oh, boy. [Shuddering]

well, well, well.

And where is the Prince of whiteness

sneaking off to?

- I'm outta here, Leotha.

- what?

That's it. I'm sprung.

I'm goin' back to civilization. I'm goin' home.

Oh.

Huh.

- Hey! Leotha!

- Yeah?

- Check this out.

- [Laughing]

James Brown, move over.

- [Laughing]

- [Laughing]

- Hey. Do me a favor.

- Yeah?

Tell the kid I said good-bye.

Okay. I will.

Louie. Come on. Hurry.

Let's get outta here.

Let's go.

- what are we, in a race?

- I don't wanna be around this dump

longer than I have to.

Come on. Throw that in.

Get in the car.

Come on. Get in the car.

- who'd you bribe today?

- I didn't bribe anybody today.

- I went to see the Bensinger woman.

- You went to see Naomi?

I told her, You take on Big Lou,

you're in trouble. " She got the message.

- You went to the office?

- [Engine Starts]

- Yeah.

- Today?

- Yeah.

- [Tires Screech]

- [Lou] what are you doin'?

- Get your foot off the brake.

- All right, what's goin' on?

- what do you mean? what are you doin'?

- what's goin' on?

- Naomi wasn't at her office all day.

- Look, you're not involved.

It's just the roof.

It's not gonna be a big fire.

- Jesus, Pop. A fire?

- Louie...

- Oh, there's people in there.

- Louie, come on. It doesn't take much

to condemn a building.

- Louie! Come back!

- [Louie] what's wrong with you?

Louie!

It would just be the roof.

The city'll close the building,

and you can come home! Louie!

- [Tires Screech]

- Louie, listen to me.

- [Engine Stops]

- Louie, come back here. Louie! Come here.

Louie! Louie,

don't go in there!

Louie, I didn't know what to do!

Come back here!

Louie.

Louie, listen to me.

Louie, don't run away.

Hey, listen to me.

Louie, come here, will ya?

Louie! Louie!

Hey! Put that sh*t down.

- Put it down.

- F*** you.

- No, f*** you. There's not gonna be a fire.

- You must be Junior.

well, Junior, your old man over there

paid me a lot of money...

to light this place up,

and that's what I'm gonna do.

No. Nobody's burnin' my building.

You understand?

You understand?

Nobody's gonna burn my building.

I'm not an arsonist and neither are you.

- You, get off my roof before there's trouble.

- There's already trouble.

- I'll throw you right the f*** off this roof.

- Yeah? You and who else?

[Marlon]

Me.

Me too.

Me too, shithead.

[Footsteps Approaching]

what do you wanna do?

I already got my money.

And I'm keeping it.

You don't understand.

I got scared.

- I didn't wanna lose you to these...

- These. " These what?

They're people. Go ahead. Look at them.

Human beings, not animals, Pop.

You don't burn somebody outta their home

just because everything's not goin' your way.

You gave me this building.

It's mine. Remember?

I'm gonna run it the way

I think it should be run.

Sh*t.

Pop. Pop, wait.

- Pop, wait.

- Outta here.

wait, Pop.

Pop, wait.

wait, wait. wait.

Just wait.

You can't do that.

Don't you understand? Huh?

Don't you understand?

There's kids up there.

People live here. I mean, anything could happen.

Those things get out of control.

I don't want my father

to do that.

I didn't mean to embarrass you upstairs,

but I didn't know what to do.

what do you expect me to do?

You just don't stop.

Louie.

[Sighs]

[Patting Back]

If you need me...

Thanks, Pop.

[Engine Starts, Runs]

Feels good, don't it?

what?

Bein' your own man?

[Chuckles]

Let's go.

we go a lotta things

to do up there.

[woman #1] would you believe I actually

had to turn the heat down last night?

[woman #2] Mm. This place

hasn't been painted since I moved in.

The little son-of-a-gun

actually painted the hallway.

[woman #3]

Fresh paint, new curtains? I can't believe it.

[woman #4]

Yeah, my oven's workin'

[Chuckles]

Oh, girl, my cousin's movin' in next week.

Hey, look at this, man.

- They all came to say good-bye.

- Yeah, Marlon.

I'm sure it's breakin' their hearts.

- Hey, Tito, off that bike.

- Hey, don't worry, Kritski.

I'm not gonna tell anybody

you bought me the bike.

Hey, look. How nice. You all got together.

You should do this every month.

This way, I can get my rent

all at once.

we all just wanna make sure

you're leavin'.

I have just

one thing to say...

I wanna say one thing too.

Let's just keep it short and sweet. Good-bye.

- My sink is broken.

- It's not my problem anymore.

- You have to give those problems

to your new super.

- [Tenants] Ohh. Marlon. Hey.

- [Man] All right.

- All right. Come on. I gotta go.

[Tenants Chattering]

[Chattering Continues, Stops]

I don't f***in' believe it. My car!

Marlon, you shouldn't have.

- [Others Chatter]

- I can't believe it. It's a miracle.

where'd you get

all the original parts and everything?

well, I guess, when you put

your mind into something...

I mean, you know, everybody's been so nice...

give me my car back...

I'm almost sad to leave.

[Chattering]

- Anyway, uh, thanks.

- [Tenants Shouting, Chattering]

[Engine Starts, Revs]

[Tires Squealing]

Marlon!

Marlon!

- [Man #1] Oh, sh*t.

- [Man #2] Mm-mm.

- who the hell took my car?

- " [Hip-Hop]

"[Continues]

"[Ends]

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