Zoot Suit Page #4

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to begin with.

It's a little late to try to

change their tonsorial appearance.

You may call

your first witness.

The prosecution calls

sergeant frank galindo...

Of the Los Angeles

police department.

Sergeant frank galindo of the

Los Angeles police department.

Look at your gang,ese.

They do look like mobsters.

Se guachan bien gacho.

place your left hand on the bible.

Raise your right hand.

Do you solemnly swear to tell...

come on,vato. sit up.

I'm tired, hank.

My butt is sore.

Yeah.

Look at the soft chairs the jury's got.

Hank is right,vatos.

We look bad.

Ms alba nalga, ese.

Put some class onyourass.

I'cllate el hocico!

Sit up. Come on.

Sergeant galindo, were you the first

officer to arrive at the williams ranch...

Near the so-called

sleepy lagoon...

On the night of...

or the early morning of august 1, 1942?

Yes, sir. I got a call saying that

there was a disturbance there...

Stemming from

a birthday party.

When I arrived,

I found the body of jos sanchez.

You, uh, talked to the mother

of the deceased in spanish.

Yes. That's correct.

She told me it was

her birthday party.

She said a gang of pachucos

attacked the ranch about 1:00 AM.

Henry reyna and his

38th street gang.

Objection, your honor. The use of the word

"gang" Is prejudicial to my clients.

Objection overruled.

"The caucasian... especially

the anglo-saxon youths...

"when engaged in fighting,

will resort to fisticuffs...

"And may at times kick each other,

which is considered unsportive.

"But this mexican element...

"Considers all this

to be a sign of weakness,

"and all he knows

and feels...

"Is a desire to use

a knife to kill,

"or to at least let blood.

This inborn characteristic comes

down from the bloodthirsty aztecs."

objection!

Objection, your honor!

Objection overruled!

I move that this entire report

be stricken from the record!

You're out of order,

Mr. Shearer!

Objection overruled!

You may proceed.

"And when added to the use

of liquor or marijuana,

then we certainly have

crimes of violence."

Mmm, pues.

Put on your feathers,ese.

Ya te chingaron.

Mari-mari-juana

Mari-mari-juana

Boogie

Mari-mari-juana

Mari-mari-juana

Boogie

Mari-mari-juana

That's My Baby's Name

Put On Your Drapes

Ese, vato

Make Thosecalcosshine

Ooh-wop

Ahhh Put On Your Drapes Ese,

vato

Make Thosecalcosshine

Ooh-wop

Ahhh They're Holding

Court On the corner

Marijuana Boogie Time

Still feeling patriotic,ese?

What do you mean?

The trial just started.

Let's cut the sh*t and get to the verdict.

This is 1942.

Or is it 1492?

You're doing this

to me,vato.

Something inside you craves the punishment,

the public humiliation...

And the human sacrifice?

But there's no more pyramids,

carnal.only the gas chamber.

But I didn't do it,ese.

I didn't kill anybody!

Got A Woman Named Juana

Juana, Juana, Juana

Juana

But All The Men

She made love to

They Call Her

Marijuana

Mari-mari-juana

That's My Baby's Name

Who knows,ese.

Maybe your little chick can

save yourcachetes. I'guacha!

Tu huisita, carnal.

After the dance that saturday night,

henry and I drove out to the lagoon...

Around 11:
30.

There was a new moon

out that night.

As we got to the lagoon,

we noticed right away the place was empty.

That's it, baby.

it's beautiful.

It's just a reservoir.

At least at night you can't

see the tires and tin cans.

Come here.

Come on.

It was such a beautiful night,

and the sky was

so full of stars.

We couldn't just sit in the car.

So we got out to look at the lagoon.

Neither of us

said anything at first.

So the only sounds

were the crickets and the frogs.

Then we began to hear music.

What's that?

It sounds like a party.

Where?

Over there at that ranch.

See the lights on the shacks?

Oh, yeah. Ah,jijo.

Sounds like some party.

Do you want to crash it?

Chale.i promised to keep you out of trouble,

remember?

My father.

He makes me feel

like a nun sometimes.

You're the first guy he's

let me go out with... Alone.

Maybe he knows

what he's doing.

A lot of guys don't know

how to respect a girl.

Go ahead,ese.

Pop her cherry.

You know she wants it.

What's wrong?

Your old man

and my old man.

I don't like

shotgun weddings,esa.

Hank, I'm almost 18.

You're going off to war, and I love you.

Not here,esa.

Anyplace but here.

Too many memories of bertha?

What do you want to bring her up for?

I...

do you want to be like her?

Is that it? Huh?

Get in the backseat. Come on.

Get in the backseat.

What, hank?

Come on.

Uh... ooh...

you must really think

I'm a square.

I'm sorry, della.

I was just trying

to prove a point.

I don't want to go to jail

for statutory rape.

Why does everything

have to be a crime with you?

Can't you just

love somebody?

Just then another car

pulled up to the lagoon.

We thought it was tommy and lupe and

the rest of the gang, but it wasn't.

Come on,ese.

We get to play now. Come on!

Let's go,ese.

Come on,ese.

I'toma, ese!

You better stay here.

Hank? Stay here.

Qu se traen?

Come and find out,puto!

Come on,ese!

Let's play some baseball!

Stay here!

Rafas and his gang left,

heading for the party

at the ranch,

and I held henry in my arms

until he came to.

The first thing he said was...

"let's go into town

and get the guys."

Come on, 38th!

It took about an hour

to go into town and come back.

We parked by the lagoon

and walked toward the ranch.

The lights were still on,

but the place looked deserted.

I'o"rale pues!

Pues, qu pas, ese?

I thought you said

the joint was jumpin'!

Is this your idea of a party? I'm gonna

take care of thatpincherafas for good!

Ay,go to sleep, rudy!

Shut up.

Looks like the party's over.

You see any signs of rafas?

Nel, ese.they're gone.

Then let's go to downey and get 'em!

I'chale!

Ya estuvo.

Everybody, go home.

Go home?

Put the car tools away. Go home!

Vmonos.

Get in the car.

Listen to what he says, rudy.

That's when we heard music

coming from the ranch again.

We didn't know rafas and his gang had been

kicked out of the place for starting fights.

So when joey said...

I'o"rale pues!

The party's still got

life in it!

Dancing to records.

O"rale.come on,ese.

They all went there

yelling and laughing.

Come on.

At the ranch,

they saw us coming...

And thought we were the downey

gang coming back again.

Theyattacked us.

A woman ran out with a kitchen knife,

and henry had to hit her.

And then some girl

grabbed me by the hair,

and in a second,

everybody was fighting and yelling.

Come on!

Before we got to the cars,

I saw something

out of the corner of my eye.

It was a guy, and he was hitting a

man on the ground with a big stick.

And henry yelled at him.

Come on!

But he wouldn't stop.

He wouldn't stop.

He wouldn't.

Your witness.

Hey, your honor,

the jury's getting...

It has been brought

to my attention...

That the jury is having trouble

telling one boy from another.

So I'm going to rule that

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