Time Out of Mind Page #3

---

is a bed tonight?

For one night?

No. Listen, just...

'Cause I don't... I don't

have much.

I don't have, I don't have...

Matter of fact I don't have anything.

I'm kind of in between...

Have a seat.

Why?

You can give me the

death penalty. I don't care!

What up, man?

Look, back up off me, back up off me!

You don't care about me!

Are you okay?

They sent me here.

He says I gotta go back!

That's not fair! That's not fair!

You're not listening to me.

Listen to what I'm saying!

Listen! He said that

I'm supposed to come here.

They sent me here!

They sent me...

Back up!

Back up off me, okay?

He said if I go back,

I'm gonna kill you!

Look, you're not

listening to me.

Aah! What are you doing?

I can't do that.

I'll kill him. I swear I'll kill him.

I got diabetes.

He don't care!

He don't care!

Can we get you somethin' to eat?

He don't even got that.

He don't respect me.

They sent me from...

They said come here.

They said come here. He said go back.

He said after one more night

I can come back here

I got diabetes.

Damn it. F***!

He's trying to kill me!

Where did you live last?

I... I've been moving around

for a while.

No, sweetie, where...

did you come from...

...before here?

Where was the last place

you resided...

Sheila's.

Oh, Sheila.

So where's Sheila?

Queens? I don't know.

Well, could you

go back there and stay...

No, no, she was gone.

She was evicted.

She... she... she didn't say

goodbye.

She didn't take it to court.

She didn't do anything.

Stupid cow. She knew I had

no place to go.

Okay, so no staying

with the cow.

How about family?

You got a family?

If I say I have a family

does that mean

I can still stay here?

Yes, unless they'd be

willing to take you in.

I don't have a family.

Okay, come on, darling...

You would much rather stay

with your family

than stay here, you understand

what I'm sayin'?

Mr. Hammer, please,

trust me on that one.

Hammond, Hammond,

George Hammond.

Sorry, darlin'.

I'll change that one.

I just want a bed to sleep on.

I don't have enough money

to stay in a hotel.

I don't have a family.

You never married?

Handsome man like yourself.

I'm not handsome.

Maybe I was.

I was married once.

Oh.

She's no longer with me.

Breasts.

Um, excuse me?

Breast.

She had breast cancer. One.

Then the other one. She's...

she's, she died. She's gone.

Sorry about that.

It's okay.

It's alright. We had been

divorced for many years.

How about children?

You got any children?

One.

One girl.

Oh.

Daughter.

She know you're here?

Hmm?

Give her a call?

Yeah, daughters and daddy's

special relationship.

I love my daddy, sure did.

He was...

I just worshiped the ground

he walked on.

He could do no wrong in my eyes.

He was a rock.

I don't know where she is.

I... haven't seen her in a while.

Anyway she doesn't want me.

She doesn't...

She wouldn't want me. She's not

one those daughters.

She doesn't... adore me.

She doesn't, uh, worship

the ground I walk on. I...

I didn't pay much attention

to her.

My mind was on somethin' else.

On somethin' else?

Like what?

I'm just a f*** up.

Probably always was.

Alright.

So are you and have you been

addicted to any

legal or illegal substances?

And please don't lie.

I just want

a place to sleep, please.

We will have to do

a psychiatric evaluation.

I'm addicted to sleep.

...and you will be evaluated

with the social

history within...

I'm gettin' the idea, I don't feel

like you want me to be here.

'Cause I'm feelin' like

you... you want me to go away.

I want what's best for you.

You want what's, uh...

You have no idea who I am.

You don't know me.

How can you possibly...

How are you gonna know

what's best for me?

Why do you think I'm asking

you all these questions?

Look, I am starving, I...

I need to sleep.

I have no answers.

Put down anything you want,

I'm sure you know

all the answers to everything.

These are meal vouchers.

Okay? Now, I can give you

one of these.

You get a meal, let you back

into the shelter.

Missed dinner, but you're gonna have

breakfast tomorrow at 6 a.m.

And if you're really good,

I might get you a sandwich.

Okay. But I need you

to answer my questions.

You willing to answer

my questions?

Come on, handsome.

Answer my questions.

What room were you assigned?

To W... room 72.

Up the stairs, to the right.

Excuse me.

Alright, wake up.

Let's go, time to wake up.

Wait a minute, wait a minute,

wait a minute, wait a minute.

The world is not gonna help you!

God will help you!

God cares about you.

No, no, no,

they sent me from Bellevue.

You got any food on you, man?

No, no, no.

You bring any food in,

you're out.

No fighting, no spilling,

no stealing and no sex.

Curfew's at 10:
30.

Snooze or lose your bed.

Out by 8 a.m.

Go upstairs.

Hey, come here.

Hey, man, time's up.

White ass, there ain't

no time limit on showers.

What are you? You the water

authority all of a sudden?

Hey, I'm sick and tired

of waiting, okay?

Yo, man, you ain't got to lie...

I don't know him.

I don't know.

Mind your own business.

What?

It's my bed.

No, it's not...

It's my bed, it's my bed.

They gave it to me.

I just got here.

Okay?

I'm Jack.

It's nice to meet you too.

What's the matter?

You afraid of me, newbie?

You afraid of me, newbie?

Afraid I'll take your things?

Hmm?

Afraid I'd f*** you up

or something?

Why would I f*** with you?

No, you f*** up,

you go to next step shelter

which is... you know,

last step shelter really

and then you're up sh*t creek

without a paddle.

And they can kick you out

for a year.

They can't deny you a bed

if you don't f*** up.

So you gotta learn

to play their game.

That's why I play it cool.

I know you are not sleeping.

What the hell is this?

An Aryan nation brotherhood

meeting?

They don't give a sh*t

who they let in these days.

Why don't you pull up

your pants?

Why don't you go to hell?

I thought you were asleep.

I... I am asleep.

Oh, you're asleep?

I was...

W... why did he say that?

Oh, he's a f***ing racist.

That's why.

Stop payin' attention to him.

We got white people

in this system.

More than you think.

Yeah, not more than them, but...

Yeah, there's more of us

on the street.

That's the pride

of the white man.

Shelters are like prisons.

You know, just a f***ing rat

in a cage.

This place is sh*t.

It's designed to be sh*t.

You read the "Bible?"

I read the "Bible. "

"That which is crooked

cannot be made straight. "

So now, here we are.

Anyway, I don't care.

I don't care. They don't

have any power over me.

You know.

I gotta go to bed.

I got work in the morning.

You got a job?

Work?

Yeah, I got a job.

Just because I sleep

in this f***ing bed

doesn't mean I'm like

some f***ing lowlife scumbag

begging for change

on the street.

Damn.

Hm.

Hm-mm-hmm.

Just one moment.

Okay.

Now, uh, let's see.

Can you... can you

tell me something?

Is there a way to get

Rate this script:0.0 / 0 votes