The Way of War Page #3

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There.

Yeah.

Happy New Year.

I love you.

I love you.

Keep me close

in your heart.

You are leaving.

Listen to me.

The worst part of

my day is right now.

When I have

to leave you.

Then don't!

When will

you come back?

After the holidays.

Me vas a dejar

por las navidades, hijo de puta!

Excuse me.

Vete.

Vete! Djame!

Leave me!

Whoa, whoa!

I will.

I didn't ask

you anything.

I haven't asked

you anything yet.

Sorry.

Can I be

your husband?

Huh?

And I'll be

your wife.

That's good.

"Don't you

want to know,

who was on the other

end of the phone?"

"Carpe diem. "

"Carpe diem. "

Who is the greatest

quarterback of all time?

Sonny Jurgensen.

And why was he the

greatest quarterback of all time?

Because he could

make something out of nothing.

And who was the moron coach

who didn't want him to play?

George Allen.

And who was the coach

that saved the Redskins?

Joe Glbbs.

And when you grow

up, what are you gonna do?

Announce the games with

Sonny, Sam and Frank on the radio.

And why do we

know all of this?

Because we love

each other.

# Hall to the Redskins Hall Vic-tor-y #

# Braves on the Warpath

Fight for old D. C. ##

That's for

both of us.

Happy New Year.

Let me guess.

You're about to tell

me that my... problem...

has taken a turn for the worse.

You found this,

in a wall at

the Mayflower.

They think

he's still alive.

How about you?

I'm not paid

to think, sir.

Why would

they think that?

He's an

extraordinarily dangerous,

and confused man

with an ax to grind.

You said it yourself, those

are the hardest to put down.

Carpe diem.

Excuse me?

Seize the day.

I know what it means, sir,

I just...

After Vietnam, the City developed

this program for lost veterans.

Putting them to work, rebuilding

the rail yards around Union station.

And on every rail spike, they

inscribed the words "Carpe diem. "

Seize the day.

Honor is just... gone.

I can't remember anything

anymore, anyway, someone once said,

"He who has 100 victories in 100

battles, is not the most skillful,

"but rather he

who subdues the other's military

without battle is

the most skillful. "

Sun Tzu.

People look at these men or soldiers,

and they think

to themselves,

They must

love to flight.

But they've got it, they've

got it slightly twisted.

You see, the good

ones love to win.

But they respect the

dangers of the fight.

But nine times out of ten,

a fight, a war, a battle,

is won without the

first punch being thrown,

the first shot being fired, the

palace captured,

and that, that is when

you have honor!

When you can capture a man's mind!

Then his heart, his fists,

they're sure to follow.

Didn't you have another life

to be lived this evening?

How did you

do it, sir?

Balance the two,

live both lives?

What's the question?

What is the same question,

that you ask

yourself every day?

What price do I pay to make

America a safer place today?

A "safer place?"

See, I think

it's more like,

"What price did I pay today to

defend the tenets of democracy?"

You, of all people,

should know the difference.

Is his...

cash missing?

I know I shouldn't

ask this, but, um,

where did

you hide it?

Well, did he pick it up

before or after we got the tag?

Not sure.

Do you know why we started

using those cash boxes?

Leverage.

No, no. Balance.

So you wouldn't

forget who you were.

And for the lucky ones, so you

could forget what you've become.

You do whatever you

need to do there, sport.

It's not up

to me anymore.

Looks like he came

back from the dead.

I would say you've

got 24 hours, sir.

But I guess that's

irrelevant now.

(man in cap]

[indistinct] [scattered applause]

How long have I been out?

How long have

I been out!

It's 11 o'clock.

About 23 hours.

You did a

good job.

How do you

take your coffee?

Not at all, thank you very much.

What'd I miss?

Nothing, really.

They caught the Ace of Spades.

What?

They caught

the Ace of Spades.

When?

About a week ago.

It doesn't say

who caught him.

I know you're

not a criminal,

I don't know what's going

on, and I don't wanna know.

I just wanna know how I get out.

I want this over.

You don't want to know

how these guys are, Mac.

I don't know your name,

and I'm not gonna ask.

But please, tell me.

Workin' on it, Mac.

Do you know

where he is?

You can handle

yourself, right?

I do okay.

But can you fight

with that wound?

How much time

do we have?

About a day before they find us.

Follow me.

Where you

goin', Mac?

This is the smallest

big city in the world.

Kill the lights.

You drive

a hearse?

Get in!

He drives

a hearse.

Where we goin'?

Where we going?

Have you ever been to

the Underground before?

Yeah, once or twice.

After my acc...

I am Sophia.

My doctor used to talk to me

a lot

about vision.

He said some people think that

vision is that which is there.

But to him, vision is

seeing that which could be.

When we get inside,

you stay close to me.

Don't speak. When the

bluesman comes to the table,

I'll set you up.

After that, it's up to you.

I don't need

a weapon.

That's good.

'Cause it's not for you.

When the bluesman is done,

I need to

talk to him.

When the old man

finishes his set,

he's gonna come over and sit down.

Now you

follow my lead.

In the car you said

you were in an accident,

what happened?

'91.

The Skins had beat the

Bulls in the Superbowl.

I was going to a friend's

house to pick up my daughter.

I'd had too

much to drink.

But in my mind,

it wasn't enough.

So I stopped,

picked up a couple of

bottles of Barrington's vodka.

At that store

where we met.

I had finished

about a half of one,

on the way to Katie's.

I was so drunk I didn't

even go to the door.

For some reason, I made

her sit in the back.

Only the devil can

answer that for me now.

The last thing

I remember,

is waking up two days

later in the hospital,

handcuffed to a bed with a

ruptured spleen and a dead daughter.

Yeah. I've been

in an accident.

Not yet.

Tell me

about the police.

Long time.

Mac.

Too long.

Meat Truck come

to the stage,

telling me you in here

claiming you got a fighter.

Something like that.

This him?

Let me get

a look at you.

I never forget a

face. I know you, yes?

I want for you to

get him in the cellar.

See if he

really wants it.

What are you saying?

You want him

to watch?

Something like that.

There's only one

way into that room.

Give me a fight.

I'll do it for free.

It doesn't really matter

who, just give me one tonight.

How much you

weigh... cowboy?

A buck 85,

give or take.

Sorry, champ, no middleweights

are fightin' tonight.

Only the big boys

are gonna bang.

The bigger,

the better.

We got a deal?

See that guy over there?

That's Meat Truck.

He's new. But he'll come get you in

about an hour or so for your fight.

One last thing.

How shall I

introduce you?

Go into that cellar and tell

the children to close their eyes.

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