Angels of the City (1989) - full transcript
College girls dressed as hookers for a sorority initiation ceremony are kidnapped by pimps.
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From Washington DC, we
bring you good news,
but some people are
saying it's not so good.
President Bush
declares that it is
his quest, as well
as his desire, to put
the deficit at an all time low.
His projection of
making us all believers
is to cut back on
our defense budget
just enough as to allow
the country breathing.
President Bush
says that this will
buy us time and enable
his administration
to furnish more employment.
It's still another human
night in the LA city
on this second Friday
in July, but the cavalry
may be on the way.
Our weather report tells us that
the slow fading 90 degrees will
be met by a 60% to
70% chance of showers
later on during this evening.
Now, onto sports.
They call him--
Get lost.
You dating?
How much?
How you want?
Plenty.
$100.
$100?
Listen?
You got the $100, we can talk.
You don't, hit the road.
You worth $100?
Baby, what I've
got for you will
take you straight to heaven.
And what I got, bitch, will
take you straight to hell.
[THEME - ROBERT TEPPER, "ANGELS
OF THE CITY]
THEME SONG: Angels of the city.
Hey, little girl, tell
me what's your name?
I give you love, a diamond ring.
You be my woman tonight.
For candy kisses by candlelight.
Hey, little girl,
you belong to me.
You give me money
from off the street.
So girl don't step out of
line, because I'm the law
and that's a crime.
Angels of the city
looking pretty.
[inaudible],, you might
get yourself dead.
Angels of the city,
[inaudible] city.
It's the [inaudible] pretty.
This ain't no game, baby.
Look at me.
I hold the key to eternity.
No place to run or to hide.
You've got one
choice, live or die.
I am the man, baby, understand.
I make commands,
you're in my plans.
So girl, don't step out of
line, because soon you'll
find you're mine, you're mine.
Angels of the city,
you're looking pretty.
You might just get dead.
And so, Mr. Randall, I know
you understand what you think
I said, but I'm not sure you
realize that what you heard
is not what I meant.
Oh, Mr. Cameron, now you
got me all confused here.
And in the words of my
fellow sociologist, precisely.
OK, people, for your
next assignment--
[groaning]
Take the weekend,
and interview someone
with a interesting occupation,
and how said occupation
relates to our lifestyles.
For example, say you
interview a bus driver.
You will find out that he or
she has a particular disdain
for people.
That he deals with people
of a lower income bracket
and they wait hours
for a bus, and that he
cuts people off constantly
just to make the route, huh?
That is not what I want to hear.
I want to hear his
ideas on how to improve
our lives if he were in a
powerful position to do so.
Any questions?
Miss Johnson.
Well, how do we find a
bus driver to interview?
Ask.
You'll find there are
people who are just dying
to be the center of attraction.
Mr. Calvin, feels like
someone else we know, huh?
Stop it.
Can we ask anybody?
Like a a gangster?
Gangster?
What a bonehead.
A gangster?
Sure, by all means.
Just, please, be careful.
Ah, the ever
effervescent Mr. Randall.
Thanks, Mr. C. Can you
give us some examples
of whom to interview?
Whom?
No.
Be creative and don't, don't,
come in here with some made
up person, because I'll know.
Believe me, I'll know.
Have a good weekend.
We always do something
on Friday night.
Oh, I'm sorry,
something came up.
Came up?
What are you talking about?
- What?
Oh, I get it.
You guys got some kind
of special interviews
to do tonight?
No, we have other plans.
What's going on?
Can't tell you.
[interposing voices]
Oh, does she have you wrapped?
Wienies.
- I'll call you tonight.
- OK.
Bye.
- Bye.
Bye.
I think they have a
double date tonight.
You're sick,
man, you know that?
Those girls, they love us.
Hey, I'm not saying
anything about Cathy,
but can I ask you something?
Shoot.
When you and Cathy
are, you know, fucking,
do you guys do it for hours?
Oh, yeah.
Nick can do it all night
and all day and still want it.
Yeah, so?
And what I don't understand
is how they can do
without it for days at a time.
Man, I don't know
what you're getting at,
but I do know at
11 o'clock tonight,
those girls are going to
be back in their dorm rooms
sleeping like angels.
I'm going to let
you buy me a beer.
Well, I appreciate that.
Big of you.
I know it.
Yahoo, that's some
lucky bullshit.
Ivy league, junior.
That's what I call
a real sweet shot.
Thanks, man.
What say we make the game
a little more interesting?
What'd you have in mind?
$5 a game.
Rack?
Whoa, Mick, check it out.
I'd like to interview her.
I bet you would.
Go call the girls, man.
Just called them.
They're not at home.
Damn.
MICK: Rich, come here.
Oh, baby.
Did you see that?
She just gave that guy money.
RICHIE: That's her pimp, man.
MICK: He doesn't
look like a pimp.
She's absolutely beautiful.
She's a whore.
I bet you she'd be a good
subject to write about, huh?
From a small town in New York.
It's called Erno.
I was always too big for my age.
Didn't really fit in
with the other kids.
My mom took out
when we were three.
My dad had to raise us alone.
He raped me when I was 10.
So when I was 16, I
met this drug dealer.
He used to beat me a lot.
I had a couple abortions.
I needed a job, you know,
so I became a waitress,
and then I got a job at Kmart.
Now, I'm a hooker.
Did you like working at Kmart?
What are you laughing at?
She's pulling your leg, man.
You mean, it's not true?
No, I never worked at Kmart.
Come on, baby, get the credit.
Come on.
Come on, baby.
Yeah.
Come on, baby.
Come on, do it for Carmen.
Me.
Come on.
What's the matter, Mick?
I stretch her out
too much for ya?
Fuck you, dude.
No, fuck me, Mick.
Come on.
Come on, baby, do it for Carmen.
That was good, school boy.
I'll go get washed up.
Well, man, took
you long enough.
Oh, too much booze.
Hey, how much for another go?
$200 or I could call a friend.
Four's a party.
Hey, I like the sound of that.
What do you say, Richie?
Yeah, Richie, what do you say?
Not tonight, sweetheart.
Come on, what's the matter.
I never had two chicks before.
Oh, come on, I never
had two chicks before.
It is every man's fantasy.
Sorry, dude.
The only fantasy
[inaudible] I have tonight
is cram for an exam.
Yeah, Mick, what about You
Sorry, he's the
one with the money.
I'm really nervous.
This is a bunch of shit.
Silence.
We shall have no disturbances
during the ceremonial rite.
You will now bow your
heads in respect.
I am the high priestess,
Sister Stephanie.
So alas your night has come.
You have chosen Tri Delta
to be your sorority,
and now, it's time for you to
show your trust and loyalty.
I hate this bitch already.
Don't get me in trouble.
In these boxes before me
lay the ceremonial garments
that you are to wear
while performing
your initiation rite.
They have been blessed
in the name of Tri Delta.
Tonight, you may be granted
the privilege of becoming
sisters of Tri Delta.
Tonight, you will be given the
opportunity to prove yourself
worthy of this sanctuary.
Katherine and Wendy,
sisters, you shall dress
for the evening as prostitutes.
You shall then pick up
your John and proceeds
to collect $100 for your trick.
Are we supposed
to sleep with them?
That will be your choice.
Looking good.
Stunning.
Perfect.
Oh, come on.
It's going to be fun.
Lighten up.
Kathy?
Yeah.
I don't want anybody
to see us like this,
or dressed in these clothes.
Don't tell me you're
changing your mind.
I just don't want anybody
to see us like this.
Don't worry about it.
We'll park down
by the side exit.
No one even ever
goes out that way.
We'll park down in the parking
lot, but down by the boulevard.
We'll be all right.
I still don't like it.
You know, there's a lot of weird
people on the block at night.
Kathy?
Yeah?
I'm scared.
Of what?
I mean, what if
we get picked up?
That's the whole idea.
No, I mean, what if
we really get picked up?
I don't want to do it
with a complete stranger.
Don't be silly.
Well, you know, Mick
thinks the deepest,
darkest secret a woman has
is a desire to be a whore.
Well, Mick, is an asshole.
Come on, let's go.
I don't know.
Cheap bastard.
Hello, Carmen, how's tricks?
You know, you made a lot
more money with me, Carmen.
What are you doing here?
I just want to see how
my best girl is doing.
How are ya?
Answer me!
I'm fine.
I'm OK.
I just want to know if Gold
treats you better than me?
He treats me OK.
What do you need me to do, A?
Gold killed my best girl.
I'll come back
to you, A. It'll
be like before but better.
Will you?
Yes.
I don't think so.
They're still not home.
Maybe they're just not
answering their phone?
Shit.
I must have dropped my wallet,
man, back at that hotel.
Come on, man, let's go.
I'm not going anywhere.
Oh, come on, man, let's go.
You got no money in it.
I got my father's
credit cards in there.
And if he gets some bill from
Frederick's of Hollywood,
I'm in deep shit.
I'm going.
That's what I'm doing.
Go.
Can I borrow $50?
What for?
If I'm going, I
might as well get laid.
(SINGING) Everything is
beautiful in it's own way.
And if I ever had it to
give, it's beautiful--
Hey.
Two pretty [inaudible].
(SINGING) I got the wine
if you've got the time.
I'm talking to you.
Shit, I'm looking for
some easy pussy tonight.
You'll look like
you might be down.
I'm talking to you.
What's wrong?
Too cute to talk
to me or something?
Huh?
Huh?
Shit, you all need
your asses kicked.
Teach you some
respect around here.
Think your shit don't stink.
Hey, faggot, why don't
you leave them alone?
Your dick's about the size of
a thimble anyhow, so get lost.
Go on, beat it.
You got a cigarette?
WENDY: Sure.
What's your name?
Marie.
Thanks a lot.
Yeah, thanks.
It is written that
all man of power
shall stick together
and live forever.
Everything will happen according
to our plans, gentlemen.
And remember, you are
in good hands with Gold.
Devaris, show our
guests the door, please?
Have a pleasant
evening, my friends.
Money makes the world
go around, Devaris,
and with this,
the world is mine.
Our take is about
$10,000 short this month.
I don't trust these
Chinese bastards.
I think they sell us
this shit, so they can
move it on our distributors.
No, we don't have
to worry about them.
They're OK.
Then, we better find out who
is moving in on our affairs.
I already know.
Who?
Lee.
But he's no bother.
He's a boy playing
in a man's game,
and his time is almost over.
We've also been getting
pressure from the cops.
Some of them want
bigger payoffs,
the others special favors.
We've really got to
talk about this Gold.
Later.
Later.
Let me change my clothes,
wash my face, have a drink,
then we'll finish business.
Kapeesh?
Kapeesh
Gina, fix me a drink, baby.
What would you like, baby?
What I always drink.
Get the damn drink.
Gold has been running his
turf for an awful long time.
It ain't going to be all that
easy just to move him out.
Bullshit.
How long do you think it will
be before we're controlling
the whole southeast area?
You see, Dylan, your
problem is you worry too much,
and you ask too many questions.
And I got the answers.
Hollywood Boulevard, I won it.
Gold doesn't know
yet, but tonight, he's
a dead motherfucker.
I've got a big deal going down
with a prominent San Francisco
banker for some
big bucks, probably
more money than either of us has
ever seen in our whole lives.
And with that, I'm the man.
Are you waiting for
Christmas or something?
The money.
$200?
It'll be better
tomorrow night, baby.
I want $500 tonight.
OK, Lee, OK, but I--
I don't want no
backtalk, bitch.
I just want my money.
You understand?
Money.
- I understand.
I understand.
Sorry.
You should be.
OK.
Thanks a lot.
Mr. Gold?
Mr. Gold?
What?
The police, they just
found Carmen in a hotel.
She's dead.
Son of a bitch.
What do you want to do?
I want you to talk to that
shitbag Lee, arrange a meeting.
He won't come.
Put the word out.
Get all my girls
off the streets,
and grab a couple of his.
He'll talk to me then.
As you say, Mr. Gold.
Hey, pretty girl,
what you doing?
What-- you--
My ladies.
So who are you two?
Excuse me?
You working for Lee?
I beg your pardon?
What are you doing on this
corner, Miss Girlfriend?
Oh, I'm Katherine Foy
and this is Wendy Johnson.
We're not going to take anything
away from you or anything.
You see, we're
joining this sorority,
and this is our initiation,
but we don't have to sleep
with anyone or anything.
It's college rules.
Yeah, college rules.
But what's your name?
Oh, Roxy.
What's it to you?
Oh, here's something
for your corner.
$10?
OK, college girls, you can
be prostitutes for the night,
just stay over
there and have fun.
You want to go for it?
Oh, no.
But thanks anyways.
You go ahead.
You ready, homeboy?
[inaudible]
All right.
I don't like this.
[honking]
Hey, girls, you want to party?
Come on, let's go talk to him.
No.
NERD: Hey, girls,
you want to party?
I don't like this.
Excuse me, sir.
Come on, he doesn't look so bad.
WENDY: Let's just back and
tell Stephanie we did it.
No.
You know she'll
catch us in a lie.
Well, come on, let's go.
Well, my friend really
doesn't feel up to it tonight,
but thanks anyways.
Carmen, it's me, Mick.
I left my wallet in there.
Where is it?
DETECTIVE CHANCE:
Looking for this?
Yeah.
Hey.
I'm Detective John Chance.
Now, I didn't mean to scare you.
But I figured whoever
killed the whore might come
back looking for is wallet.
Killed?
Carmen?
I didn't kill her.
- No?
- No!
Convince me.
I swear to you.
Who was here?
Were you here alone, huh?
Yes.
You're lying to me Mick Randall.
Don't lie to me, man.
It makes me very angry.
It makes me think that
you think I'm an idiot.
You're in deep shit.
Now, you tell me everything
that happened here.
I was with a friend.
We picked her up at a
bar, and we came here.
- You own any firearms?
- What?
Smart guns, pistols,
automatic weapons.
You own anything like that, huh?
- No.
- Where you from?
- Maryland.
Maryland, oh, nice country.
Ever go hunting there
with your daddy?
No.
Yeah.
What did you hunt?
Geese, ducks, and rabbits.
Carmen was shot
through the head,
blew the back of her head off.
Tell me what kind of gun
was used to kill her.
I'm gonna be sick.
Uh-huh.
Yeah, OK.
Yeah, I'll tell him.
They've picked up a
couple of workers.
They want to talk.
Want to meet.
This is it.
Get the men ready.
It's showdown time.
So good of you to come on
such short notice, Mr. Lee.
I see your threads
have improved.
Yeah, well, I
dressed just for you.
Now what do you want to
talk about, Mr. Gold?
I want you to get off my turf.
You killed Jazzy.
She was my best worker.
You killed Tiffany.
So that makes us even.
We keep killing off each other's
girls, we don't make money.
the Understand?
You understand.
You want me out of the
southeast area, well,
it's going to cost ya $50,000.
Bullshit.
Do we have a deal?
I've got two of your workers.
Mario!
No, you don't, and
you're an asshole.
Fuck you.
Ah shit.
What are you
looking at, asshole?
You better shoot me.
Shoot me.
Cock--
Goodbye, punk.
My Rolls.
What the hell you gonna do?
Shoot my car?
Get the other car.
Go on, get the car.
Fucking bitches.
Step on the fucking gas.
I don't want to lose
those goddamn bitches.
As you say, Mr. Gold.
Who are you?
Detective Chance.
Sit down.
I have a few questions
I want to ask you,
and I want you to keep your
mouth shut at all times.
What's this all about?
The prostitute you picked up
earlier this evening, Carmen,
she was murdered.
OK.
I want you to start
from this afternoon.
I want to know everything, every
hour on the hour, until now.
Go.
I hope we lost him.
God, I hope so.
Do you think that was them?
Yeah, I think that was them.
We gotta get out of here.
- I think you're right.
- Let's go.
KATHY: Do you know where we are?
WENDY: I think East LA.
We need to find a phone.
KATHY: We will.
Come on, let's keep going.
You got a cigarette?
Sure.
Have another one?
Sorry, all out.
Who do you girls work for?
Nobody.
You want a pimp?
No.
But I'd settle for a phone.
What's your names?
I'm Wendy.
This is Katherine.
I'm Carlos.
You girls lost?
Our car broke down
about three blocks away.
What kind of car?
A Rolls.
You drive a Rolls?
Please, can you
get us to a phone?
OK, walk this way.
You girls make a
lot of money, right?
Look, we're not hookers.
No?
No.
Sure do look
like hookers to me.
Well, we're not.
We go to college.
No shit?
No shit.
I never made it
with a college girl.
How old are you?
15.
You shouldn't be talking about
sex and money all the time.
What else is
there to talk about?
Wait a minute.
We're going back the
same way we came.
Are you sure there's
telephones in there?
Don't worry.
Be chill.
Just follow me.
Well, well, well, Carlos,
what have you got here?
I found them wandering
around our turf.
She drives a Rolls.
A Rolls Royce?
Yep.
Let's see what you got.
Hey, I think I'm rich.
Well, can I at least have a
quarter for a telephone call
please?
She want a quarter.
Sure, why not?
Get the hell out of here.
Wait, but-- but,
wait a minute.
Wait a minute.
Don't we get to fuck them first?
[sirens]
Assholes!
Let's get them.
I'm gonna kill those bitches.
- Thanks a lot.
- Thanks.
Bye bye.
Come on, Wendy,
we have to hurry up.
These heels are killing me.
God, why'd you have to
call that guy an asshole?
Because he was an asshole.
Anyway, we got away, didn't we?
Yeah, just barely.
- Barely is good enough for me.
- What are you doing?
Come on, we got to
get out of here.
We will, I just want
to rest my feet a second.
What a wonderful
time we're having.
Don't rub it in, OK?
Let's join the Tri
Delta sorority, Wendy.
It's so much fun.
It's the in thing to do, Wendy.
Come on, we'll
have a great time.
I get the point.
Kathy, lighten up.
I was just teasing.
God, I wish this whole
night was one big tease.
I mean, what a nightmare.
Why don't we just go
out with Mick and Richie
like we always do?
I tell you, I don't know.
You want to hear
something funny?
Mick asked me to
marry him last week.
Can you believe that?
I really care about that guy.
I do.
He is so funny.
But marriage, jeez.
Then why did you say I should
move in with Richie, huh?
OK, OK, so sue me.
It's just that you never know
what your future is going
to be like until
it's right there
slapped in front of your face.
I don't even know what I want
to do 5 or 10 years from now.
But I do know one
thing, I've got
to know who I am before I make
any hard choices about my life.
Yep, that's me.
So what do you think, kiddo?
I think we'd better
get out of here.
Yeah, you're right.
Let's go.
Hi.
You ladies thirsty?
It's cheap, but oh so delicious.
Oh, we're lost and we're
looking for a telephone.
Oh, kind of hard to find one
them in this neck of the woods.
Hey, watch you all
dressed like that for?
Coming from a costume
party or something?
It's a long story.
Well, I got time.
They call me Mojo.
Oh, I'm Katherine.
I'm Wendy.
So you all lost, huh?
Well, I believe you
might be able to find
a phone in that all
night joint up there.
Three blocks up and
around the corner.
You all ain't never been in this
part of town before, have ya?
No.
You gotta be careful
around these parts.
I mean, there's a lot of
dangerous people around here.
But don't let that
scare ya none,
just get them
before they get you.
I mean, kick ass first,
and then take names.
Yeah.
How did you end up here?
Me?
Well, that's my long story.
I used to be a boxer.
Yeah, ranked number
five in the world,
and then the army drafted
me, and the war came.
They treated me pretty good.
Yeah.
Finally came home,
I think it was 1947.
I broke a rednecks
are for calling me
a nigger in Atlanta, Georgia.
Broke his arm in two.
Yeah.
And then, well, I
went to jail, did
a 10 spot on that chain gang.
Life's a bitch,
and then you die.
Nobody ever said it was
supposed to be easy.
Me or anybody.
Hey, hey, what you all girls do?
Oh, we go to college.
That's nice.
Well, y'all better get out
of here and get to that phone
because it's a lot of people
around here that they ain't got
but one thing on their mind.
You know what I mean?
Yeah, y'all better
get to that phone now.
Thanks a lot.
Yeah.
Bye.
Yeah.
OK.
God bless you now.
God bless you.
Excuse us?
Do you think maybe
we can use a telephone?
You want to come in,
I need the password.
Password?
Password.
Hey, look, we've really been
through an ordeal tonight.
We just need to
use the telephone.
No password, no in.
I don't believe this.
Well, do you think maybe
we can talk to the manager?
I need the password.
Hey, look, we really
need to use the phone.
Are you going to
let us in or not?
Password.
Password?
Password.
Oh, fuck.
Why didn't you just say
that in the first place?
I gotta pee, OK?
I'm going to find a bathroom.
All right.
Excuse me, do you
have a telephone?
Excuse me, do you
have a telephone?
No.
You don't have a telephone?
Well, can you tell
me where one is?
One what?
Telephone.
We don't have one.
I know you don't have one.
Can you tell me where one is?
Grocery store, six blocks.
Which way?
That way.
Want a drink?
Do I want a drink?
Can I have a glass
of water, please?
Thank you.
WENDY: Kathy.
Kathy?
Kathy, this is David.
I asked him if he'd
take us to a phone.
He said he'd drive us home.
- You have a car?
- Yes.
Great, let's go.
In a while.
I owe this joint.
We close in an hour.
You hungry?
This dump makes the best
chicken in the world.
We don't have any money.
My treat.
No, thank you, but
we'll settle for a drink.
Walk this way.
So we drove down
this dead end, got out,
and we started running.
They were going to kill us.
All this mess because we wanted
to join a stupid sorority.
Well, at least one thing
came out right tonight.
What's that?
I'm glad I ran into you.
Me too.
Was his name Gold?
That's what they called him.
Let's get out of here.
Take this.
- I don't know how to use it.
You don't have to.
Just keep it.
Sit here and don't say a word.
I'm sorry, gentlemen,
but we were just
about to close for the night.
All right.
Mr. Gold?
Get down.
On the floor.
Drop it.
My buddy you just wasted.
You're a dead bitch.
Give me your car keys.
Give them the keys.
Give them the keys.
Look out the window and
see if you can see a sign.
I can't make it out.
It's too dark.
Anderson.
It says Anderson.
Well, am I supposed
to keep going straight?
I don't know.
Is he dead?
No, I don't think so.
We gotta take
him to a hospital.
Help me.
Let's get him--
help me.
[gunshot]
Come on, baby.
Come on.
Come on.
Open the door up, bitch.
Open it up.
Come on.
Open the door.
Open it.
Open it.
Come on, bitch.
You're dead, bitch.
Leave us alone.
Shoot him.
You don't want to shoot me.
Shoot him.
Take it easy.
What do you want from us?
We didn't do anything.
Come on, sweetheart.
A friend of mine told me
that she wouldn't bring a child
into this horrible world.
Now, I thought about
it for a long time,
how bad is this world?
When I compared it to
the beginning of time,
I realized that evil
of mankind has existed
with us from the beginning.
What's haunted me though
for many sleepless
nights is what is it going
to be like at the turn
of the century?
And the answer to that is
an optimistic one if you
listen to Maria Whitehouse.
Marie is a 16-year-old who
quit high school to get
a job in a paper mill so she
could help her divorced mother
and her nine-year-old
brother, Jimmy.
Her mother, who brought
home a date named Wayne,
beat her repeatedly
and raped Marie.
Her mother always made
up with Wayne though,
and when Marie asked why.
Her mother replied that
it's normal for a man
to slap his woman
once in a while.
When Marie told me that her
mother married this man,
she ran away from
home and moved to LA.
She lived on the streets
and worked in a pizza place.
Her boyfriend beats
her up once in a while,
but she won't end
up like her mother.
Marie's a heroin addict and
she's hooking for a living.
And her pimp tells
her that as soon
as she makes enough money that
he'll buy her a restaurant.
Marie works very
hard for him, and she
takes all the S and M tricks.
I asked why the sadomasochism?
And she replied that it
pays a lot more money
and she likes the
special attention
she gets from her
boyfriend when he
tends to her cuts and bruises.
And that's it.
Class dismissed.
Kathy, that was wonderful.
Can we keep up with Marie
for this term project?
Yeah.
Why didn't you write
about your own tragedy?
I don't know.
When I listen to other
people's stories,
it makes me feel
like I'm not alone.
Can I-- can I ask
you a very private
question that you don't have
to answer if you don't want to?
How does this affect
your relationship
with Richard or with any man?
It's in my next report.
I can't wait.
I've been sleeping
a lot lately.
First time in a while.
I talked to Dr.
Marini, and he tells me
you're coming along just fine.
Oh, and I wrote to your parents.
Your parents are coming
to visit this weekend.
They've been kind
of busy, you know?
Your sister had another baby.
A baby girl.
I don't think that her
husband is going to quit
until they get that boy.
I see Mick sometimes.
He's doing pretty good.
He's been working out.
And Richie, I don't know,
he gets mad at me a lot.
I try to make him understand
that I just need time.
Time to-- well, you know.
Wendy, you're my best
friend, and I miss you.
I really miss you.
To a very brave
and beautiful lady.
The police want to
see me again tomorrow.
What for?
I'm not sure.
When is this going to end?
Haven't you been through enough?
Why didn't you
tell me you slept
with that prostitute Carmen?
Who said I did?
KATHY: I found out.
I didn't.
Well, it doesn't matter.
I just want to know why.
Mick told you.
Son-of-a-bitch.
Mick didn't tell me.
Detective Chance did.
Now, how would he Know
I want to hear it from you.
I thought you were
sleeping around that night.
We had a couple of
drinks, we just did it.
Why'd you pay for it?
Why didn't you do it with
any girl, a girl at a disco,
or at the dorms?
I don't know.
She was just there.
KATHY: She was just there?
Like I said, we had
a couple of drinks.
Yeah, I know.
You had one too many drinks,
and she was just there.
You make it sound so awful.
It is, Richie, believe me.
It is.
GOLD: Devaris, get Banoni on
the phone, and you tell him,
we won't take a penny
less than $30,000.
Got it?
As you say Mr. Gold.
I'm gonna take a shower.
and the bitch, what's her name?
Katherine Foy.
GOLD: Yeah, her.
She lives in an
apartment alone, right?
And she's got a
cop for a bodyguard.
A cop?
A cop?
Do I know him?
No.
It don't matter.
We get her tonight.
No matter what, we
get her tonight.
That pretty sweet
thing is mine tonight.
Miss Foy, please
away from the window.
Oh, I'm sorry.
Just try to relax.
You just move in?
Yeah, about two weeks ago.
I haven't had time
to settle down yet.
And you call me Kathy.
Kathy.
You into deep sea
diving or something?
Oh, that, it
belongs to Richie.
Richie?
My boyfriend.
That man, Gold, what do
you think he's going to do?
Gold is out on bail.
It was set at $500,000,
and he came up with it.
So you do think
he'll come after me?
It's hard to say.
The judge warned him
if he came near you,
he'd throw him back
in jail forever,
and I'll be with
you morning, noon,
and night until the trial.
Well, what about school?
Are you going to
follow me there?
Wherever you go, I go.
Those are my orders.
Well, I hope you
like English Lit.
I have a two hour
lecture at 8:00.
I'm sorry, but you
can't be out past sundown.
What?
It's for your own protection,
and I hate babysitting.
But those are your orders.
Exactly.
Can I help you unpack?
Sure.
You give me one
excuse after another.
I'm not giving you an excuse.
I'm not going to do it with
someone else in the apartment.
Tell him to leave.
No.
RICH: With me.
I can protect you.
What?
You think as soon as he leaves?
I can just get in the
mood just like that?
I can't wine and dine you
because he won't let me.
Besides, we used to
do it in the dorm room
with Wendy in the next damn bed.
Well, I don't want
to do it, all right?
You don't want to do it?
Or you don't want to do with me?
Are you sleeping with
that cop out there?
I don't want to
talk about, OK?
Why?
Because you're a spoiled,
immature little kid, who
can't take no for an answer.
Kathy, if I walk
out this door,
you're never going
to see me again.
I mean it.
Are you leaving?
Fuck you, pig.
Sorry I caused you
all this trouble.
No, you're not.
You're right, I'm not.
You're better off without him.
Are you flirting
with me, Detective?
No, purely an observation.
Well, what else have you
observed in this past week?
I think you're
a very smart lady.
Oh?
I read this.
It's marvelous.
I'm going order some Chinese
food, can I get you something?
Some sweet and sour pork?
Sweet and sour coming up.
[doorbell]
Hello, sir.
How much do I owe you?
$17.
Keep the change.
We outta here.
Come and get it
while it's hot.
Come and get it.
it's no good when it's cold.
I'm sorry.
I was just thinking about
everything and I couldn't stop.
OK, OK.
Sh.
Just let it out.
It's OK.
Take it easy.
What time is it?
2:36.
Oh my gosh, I
got class at 8:00.
Well, you better
get some sleep.
I'm going to make some coffee.
- No.
Come to bed.
You sleep.
[inaudible].
Shoot.
Go ahead and shoot.
You can't do it, can you?
You can't do it
because you're weak.
You're fucking stupid and weak.
Dumb fucking cunt.
The evil of men will stop when
he is content with peace, when
he overpowers the
inner struggle to be
a warrior, when he can trust his
heart instead of his strength.
Marie quit hooking, she
met her dream husband.
They live in a two bedroom
condo by the ocean.
She expects her first
child in seven months.
Marie Whitehouse feels safe.
Marie Whitehouse is in love.
Marie Whitehouse
is happy at last.
[music playing]
Powwow Brow with the KHIT
102 News, Los Angeles.
From Washington DC, we
bring you good news,
but some people are
saying it's not so good.
President Bush
declares that it is
his quest, as well
as his desire, to put
the deficit at an all time low.
His projection of
making us all believers
is to cut back on
our defense budget
just enough as to allow
the country breathing.
President Bush
says that this will
buy us time and enable
his administration
to furnish more employment.
It's still another human
night in the LA city
on this second Friday
in July, but the cavalry
may be on the way.
Our weather report tells us that
the slow fading 90 degrees will
be met by a 60% to
70% chance of showers
later on during this evening.
Now, onto sports.
They call him--
Get lost.
You dating?
How much?
How you want?
Plenty.
$100.
$100?
Listen?
You got the $100, we can talk.
You don't, hit the road.
You worth $100?
Baby, what I've
got for you will
take you straight to heaven.
And what I got, bitch, will
take you straight to hell.
[THEME - ROBERT TEPPER, "ANGELS
OF THE CITY]
THEME SONG: Angels of the city.
Hey, little girl, tell
me what's your name?
I give you love, a diamond ring.
You be my woman tonight.
For candy kisses by candlelight.
Hey, little girl,
you belong to me.
You give me money
from off the street.
So girl don't step out of
line, because I'm the law
and that's a crime.
Angels of the city
looking pretty.
[inaudible],, you might
get yourself dead.
Angels of the city,
[inaudible] city.
It's the [inaudible] pretty.
This ain't no game, baby.
Look at me.
I hold the key to eternity.
No place to run or to hide.
You've got one
choice, live or die.
I am the man, baby, understand.
I make commands,
you're in my plans.
So girl, don't step out of
line, because soon you'll
find you're mine, you're mine.
Angels of the city,
you're looking pretty.
You might just get dead.
And so, Mr. Randall, I know
you understand what you think
I said, but I'm not sure you
realize that what you heard
is not what I meant.
Oh, Mr. Cameron, now you
got me all confused here.
And in the words of my
fellow sociologist, precisely.
OK, people, for your
next assignment--
[groaning]
Take the weekend,
and interview someone
with a interesting occupation,
and how said occupation
relates to our lifestyles.
For example, say you
interview a bus driver.
You will find out that he or
she has a particular disdain
for people.
That he deals with people
of a lower income bracket
and they wait hours
for a bus, and that he
cuts people off constantly
just to make the route, huh?
That is not what I want to hear.
I want to hear his
ideas on how to improve
our lives if he were in a
powerful position to do so.
Any questions?
Miss Johnson.
Well, how do we find a
bus driver to interview?
Ask.
You'll find there are
people who are just dying
to be the center of attraction.
Mr. Calvin, feels like
someone else we know, huh?
Stop it.
Can we ask anybody?
Like a a gangster?
Gangster?
What a bonehead.
A gangster?
Sure, by all means.
Just, please, be careful.
Ah, the ever
effervescent Mr. Randall.
Thanks, Mr. C. Can you
give us some examples
of whom to interview?
Whom?
No.
Be creative and don't, don't,
come in here with some made
up person, because I'll know.
Believe me, I'll know.
Have a good weekend.
We always do something
on Friday night.
Oh, I'm sorry,
something came up.
Came up?
What are you talking about?
- What?
Oh, I get it.
You guys got some kind
of special interviews
to do tonight?
No, we have other plans.
What's going on?
Can't tell you.
[interposing voices]
Oh, does she have you wrapped?
Wienies.
- I'll call you tonight.
- OK.
Bye.
- Bye.
Bye.
I think they have a
double date tonight.
You're sick,
man, you know that?
Those girls, they love us.
Hey, I'm not saying
anything about Cathy,
but can I ask you something?
Shoot.
When you and Cathy
are, you know, fucking,
do you guys do it for hours?
Oh, yeah.
Nick can do it all night
and all day and still want it.
Yeah, so?
And what I don't understand
is how they can do
without it for days at a time.
Man, I don't know
what you're getting at,
but I do know at
11 o'clock tonight,
those girls are going to
be back in their dorm rooms
sleeping like angels.
I'm going to let
you buy me a beer.
Well, I appreciate that.
Big of you.
I know it.
Yahoo, that's some
lucky bullshit.
Ivy league, junior.
That's what I call
a real sweet shot.
Thanks, man.
What say we make the game
a little more interesting?
What'd you have in mind?
$5 a game.
Rack?
Whoa, Mick, check it out.
I'd like to interview her.
I bet you would.
Go call the girls, man.
Just called them.
They're not at home.
Damn.
MICK: Rich, come here.
Oh, baby.
Did you see that?
She just gave that guy money.
RICHIE: That's her pimp, man.
MICK: He doesn't
look like a pimp.
She's absolutely beautiful.
She's a whore.
I bet you she'd be a good
subject to write about, huh?
From a small town in New York.
It's called Erno.
I was always too big for my age.
Didn't really fit in
with the other kids.
My mom took out
when we were three.
My dad had to raise us alone.
He raped me when I was 10.
So when I was 16, I
met this drug dealer.
He used to beat me a lot.
I had a couple abortions.
I needed a job, you know,
so I became a waitress,
and then I got a job at Kmart.
Now, I'm a hooker.
Did you like working at Kmart?
What are you laughing at?
She's pulling your leg, man.
You mean, it's not true?
No, I never worked at Kmart.
Come on, baby, get the credit.
Come on.
Come on, baby.
Yeah.
Come on, baby.
Come on, do it for Carmen.
Me.
Come on.
What's the matter, Mick?
I stretch her out
too much for ya?
Fuck you, dude.
No, fuck me, Mick.
Come on.
Come on, baby, do it for Carmen.
That was good, school boy.
I'll go get washed up.
Well, man, took
you long enough.
Oh, too much booze.
Hey, how much for another go?
$200 or I could call a friend.
Four's a party.
Hey, I like the sound of that.
What do you say, Richie?
Yeah, Richie, what do you say?
Not tonight, sweetheart.
Come on, what's the matter.
I never had two chicks before.
Oh, come on, I never
had two chicks before.
It is every man's fantasy.
Sorry, dude.
The only fantasy
[inaudible] I have tonight
is cram for an exam.
Yeah, Mick, what about You
Sorry, he's the
one with the money.
I'm really nervous.
This is a bunch of shit.
Silence.
We shall have no disturbances
during the ceremonial rite.
You will now bow your
heads in respect.
I am the high priestess,
Sister Stephanie.
So alas your night has come.
You have chosen Tri Delta
to be your sorority,
and now, it's time for you to
show your trust and loyalty.
I hate this bitch already.
Don't get me in trouble.
In these boxes before me
lay the ceremonial garments
that you are to wear
while performing
your initiation rite.
They have been blessed
in the name of Tri Delta.
Tonight, you may be granted
the privilege of becoming
sisters of Tri Delta.
Tonight, you will be given the
opportunity to prove yourself
worthy of this sanctuary.
Katherine and Wendy,
sisters, you shall dress
for the evening as prostitutes.
You shall then pick up
your John and proceeds
to collect $100 for your trick.
Are we supposed
to sleep with them?
That will be your choice.
Looking good.
Stunning.
Perfect.
Oh, come on.
It's going to be fun.
Lighten up.
Kathy?
Yeah.
I don't want anybody
to see us like this,
or dressed in these clothes.
Don't tell me you're
changing your mind.
I just don't want anybody
to see us like this.
Don't worry about it.
We'll park down
by the side exit.
No one even ever
goes out that way.
We'll park down in the parking
lot, but down by the boulevard.
We'll be all right.
I still don't like it.
You know, there's a lot of weird
people on the block at night.
Kathy?
Yeah?
I'm scared.
Of what?
I mean, what if
we get picked up?
That's the whole idea.
No, I mean, what if
we really get picked up?
I don't want to do it
with a complete stranger.
Don't be silly.
Well, you know, Mick
thinks the deepest,
darkest secret a woman has
is a desire to be a whore.
Well, Mick, is an asshole.
Come on, let's go.
I don't know.
Cheap bastard.
Hello, Carmen, how's tricks?
You know, you made a lot
more money with me, Carmen.
What are you doing here?
I just want to see how
my best girl is doing.
How are ya?
Answer me!
I'm fine.
I'm OK.
I just want to know if Gold
treats you better than me?
He treats me OK.
What do you need me to do, A?
Gold killed my best girl.
I'll come back
to you, A. It'll
be like before but better.
Will you?
Yes.
I don't think so.
They're still not home.
Maybe they're just not
answering their phone?
Shit.
I must have dropped my wallet,
man, back at that hotel.
Come on, man, let's go.
I'm not going anywhere.
Oh, come on, man, let's go.
You got no money in it.
I got my father's
credit cards in there.
And if he gets some bill from
Frederick's of Hollywood,
I'm in deep shit.
I'm going.
That's what I'm doing.
Go.
Can I borrow $50?
What for?
If I'm going, I
might as well get laid.
(SINGING) Everything is
beautiful in it's own way.
And if I ever had it to
give, it's beautiful--
Hey.
Two pretty [inaudible].
(SINGING) I got the wine
if you've got the time.
I'm talking to you.
Shit, I'm looking for
some easy pussy tonight.
You'll look like
you might be down.
I'm talking to you.
What's wrong?
Too cute to talk
to me or something?
Huh?
Huh?
Shit, you all need
your asses kicked.
Teach you some
respect around here.
Think your shit don't stink.
Hey, faggot, why don't
you leave them alone?
Your dick's about the size of
a thimble anyhow, so get lost.
Go on, beat it.
You got a cigarette?
WENDY: Sure.
What's your name?
Marie.
Thanks a lot.
Yeah, thanks.
It is written that
all man of power
shall stick together
and live forever.
Everything will happen according
to our plans, gentlemen.
And remember, you are
in good hands with Gold.
Devaris, show our
guests the door, please?
Have a pleasant
evening, my friends.
Money makes the world
go around, Devaris,
and with this,
the world is mine.
Our take is about
$10,000 short this month.
I don't trust these
Chinese bastards.
I think they sell us
this shit, so they can
move it on our distributors.
No, we don't have
to worry about them.
They're OK.
Then, we better find out who
is moving in on our affairs.
I already know.
Who?
Lee.
But he's no bother.
He's a boy playing
in a man's game,
and his time is almost over.
We've also been getting
pressure from the cops.
Some of them want
bigger payoffs,
the others special favors.
We've really got to
talk about this Gold.
Later.
Later.
Let me change my clothes,
wash my face, have a drink,
then we'll finish business.
Kapeesh?
Kapeesh
Gina, fix me a drink, baby.
What would you like, baby?
What I always drink.
Get the damn drink.
Gold has been running his
turf for an awful long time.
It ain't going to be all that
easy just to move him out.
Bullshit.
How long do you think it will
be before we're controlling
the whole southeast area?
You see, Dylan, your
problem is you worry too much,
and you ask too many questions.
And I got the answers.
Hollywood Boulevard, I won it.
Gold doesn't know
yet, but tonight, he's
a dead motherfucker.
I've got a big deal going down
with a prominent San Francisco
banker for some
big bucks, probably
more money than either of us has
ever seen in our whole lives.
And with that, I'm the man.
Are you waiting for
Christmas or something?
The money.
$200?
It'll be better
tomorrow night, baby.
I want $500 tonight.
OK, Lee, OK, but I--
I don't want no
backtalk, bitch.
I just want my money.
You understand?
Money.
- I understand.
I understand.
Sorry.
You should be.
OK.
Thanks a lot.
Mr. Gold?
Mr. Gold?
What?
The police, they just
found Carmen in a hotel.
She's dead.
Son of a bitch.
What do you want to do?
I want you to talk to that
shitbag Lee, arrange a meeting.
He won't come.
Put the word out.
Get all my girls
off the streets,
and grab a couple of his.
He'll talk to me then.
As you say, Mr. Gold.
Hey, pretty girl,
what you doing?
What-- you--
My ladies.
So who are you two?
Excuse me?
You working for Lee?
I beg your pardon?
What are you doing on this
corner, Miss Girlfriend?
Oh, I'm Katherine Foy
and this is Wendy Johnson.
We're not going to take anything
away from you or anything.
You see, we're
joining this sorority,
and this is our initiation,
but we don't have to sleep
with anyone or anything.
It's college rules.
Yeah, college rules.
But what's your name?
Oh, Roxy.
What's it to you?
Oh, here's something
for your corner.
$10?
OK, college girls, you can
be prostitutes for the night,
just stay over
there and have fun.
You want to go for it?
Oh, no.
But thanks anyways.
You go ahead.
You ready, homeboy?
[inaudible]
All right.
I don't like this.
[honking]
Hey, girls, you want to party?
Come on, let's go talk to him.
No.
NERD: Hey, girls,
you want to party?
I don't like this.
Excuse me, sir.
Come on, he doesn't look so bad.
WENDY: Let's just back and
tell Stephanie we did it.
No.
You know she'll
catch us in a lie.
Well, come on, let's go.
Well, my friend really
doesn't feel up to it tonight,
but thanks anyways.
Carmen, it's me, Mick.
I left my wallet in there.
Where is it?
DETECTIVE CHANCE:
Looking for this?
Yeah.
Hey.
I'm Detective John Chance.
Now, I didn't mean to scare you.
But I figured whoever
killed the whore might come
back looking for is wallet.
Killed?
Carmen?
I didn't kill her.
- No?
- No!
Convince me.
I swear to you.
Who was here?
Were you here alone, huh?
Yes.
You're lying to me Mick Randall.
Don't lie to me, man.
It makes me very angry.
It makes me think that
you think I'm an idiot.
You're in deep shit.
Now, you tell me everything
that happened here.
I was with a friend.
We picked her up at a
bar, and we came here.
- You own any firearms?
- What?
Smart guns, pistols,
automatic weapons.
You own anything like that, huh?
- No.
- Where you from?
- Maryland.
Maryland, oh, nice country.
Ever go hunting there
with your daddy?
No.
Yeah.
What did you hunt?
Geese, ducks, and rabbits.
Carmen was shot
through the head,
blew the back of her head off.
Tell me what kind of gun
was used to kill her.
I'm gonna be sick.
Uh-huh.
Yeah, OK.
Yeah, I'll tell him.
They've picked up a
couple of workers.
They want to talk.
Want to meet.
This is it.
Get the men ready.
It's showdown time.
So good of you to come on
such short notice, Mr. Lee.
I see your threads
have improved.
Yeah, well, I
dressed just for you.
Now what do you want to
talk about, Mr. Gold?
I want you to get off my turf.
You killed Jazzy.
She was my best worker.
You killed Tiffany.
So that makes us even.
We keep killing off each other's
girls, we don't make money.
the Understand?
You understand.
You want me out of the
southeast area, well,
it's going to cost ya $50,000.
Bullshit.
Do we have a deal?
I've got two of your workers.
Mario!
No, you don't, and
you're an asshole.
Fuck you.
Ah shit.
What are you
looking at, asshole?
You better shoot me.
Shoot me.
Cock--
Goodbye, punk.
My Rolls.
What the hell you gonna do?
Shoot my car?
Get the other car.
Go on, get the car.
Fucking bitches.
Step on the fucking gas.
I don't want to lose
those goddamn bitches.
As you say, Mr. Gold.
Who are you?
Detective Chance.
Sit down.
I have a few questions
I want to ask you,
and I want you to keep your
mouth shut at all times.
What's this all about?
The prostitute you picked up
earlier this evening, Carmen,
she was murdered.
OK.
I want you to start
from this afternoon.
I want to know everything, every
hour on the hour, until now.
Go.
I hope we lost him.
God, I hope so.
Do you think that was them?
Yeah, I think that was them.
We gotta get out of here.
- I think you're right.
- Let's go.
KATHY: Do you know where we are?
WENDY: I think East LA.
We need to find a phone.
KATHY: We will.
Come on, let's keep going.
You got a cigarette?
Sure.
Have another one?
Sorry, all out.
Who do you girls work for?
Nobody.
You want a pimp?
No.
But I'd settle for a phone.
What's your names?
I'm Wendy.
This is Katherine.
I'm Carlos.
You girls lost?
Our car broke down
about three blocks away.
What kind of car?
A Rolls.
You drive a Rolls?
Please, can you
get us to a phone?
OK, walk this way.
You girls make a
lot of money, right?
Look, we're not hookers.
No?
No.
Sure do look
like hookers to me.
Well, we're not.
We go to college.
No shit?
No shit.
I never made it
with a college girl.
How old are you?
15.
You shouldn't be talking about
sex and money all the time.
What else is
there to talk about?
Wait a minute.
We're going back the
same way we came.
Are you sure there's
telephones in there?
Don't worry.
Be chill.
Just follow me.
Well, well, well, Carlos,
what have you got here?
I found them wandering
around our turf.
She drives a Rolls.
A Rolls Royce?
Yep.
Let's see what you got.
Hey, I think I'm rich.
Well, can I at least have a
quarter for a telephone call
please?
She want a quarter.
Sure, why not?
Get the hell out of here.
Wait, but-- but,
wait a minute.
Wait a minute.
Don't we get to fuck them first?
[sirens]
Assholes!
Let's get them.
I'm gonna kill those bitches.
- Thanks a lot.
- Thanks.
Bye bye.
Come on, Wendy,
we have to hurry up.
These heels are killing me.
God, why'd you have to
call that guy an asshole?
Because he was an asshole.
Anyway, we got away, didn't we?
Yeah, just barely.
- Barely is good enough for me.
- What are you doing?
Come on, we got to
get out of here.
We will, I just want
to rest my feet a second.
What a wonderful
time we're having.
Don't rub it in, OK?
Let's join the Tri
Delta sorority, Wendy.
It's so much fun.
It's the in thing to do, Wendy.
Come on, we'll
have a great time.
I get the point.
Kathy, lighten up.
I was just teasing.
God, I wish this whole
night was one big tease.
I mean, what a nightmare.
Why don't we just go
out with Mick and Richie
like we always do?
I tell you, I don't know.
You want to hear
something funny?
Mick asked me to
marry him last week.
Can you believe that?
I really care about that guy.
I do.
He is so funny.
But marriage, jeez.
Then why did you say I should
move in with Richie, huh?
OK, OK, so sue me.
It's just that you never know
what your future is going
to be like until
it's right there
slapped in front of your face.
I don't even know what I want
to do 5 or 10 years from now.
But I do know one
thing, I've got
to know who I am before I make
any hard choices about my life.
Yep, that's me.
So what do you think, kiddo?
I think we'd better
get out of here.
Yeah, you're right.
Let's go.
Hi.
You ladies thirsty?
It's cheap, but oh so delicious.
Oh, we're lost and we're
looking for a telephone.
Oh, kind of hard to find one
them in this neck of the woods.
Hey, watch you all
dressed like that for?
Coming from a costume
party or something?
It's a long story.
Well, I got time.
They call me Mojo.
Oh, I'm Katherine.
I'm Wendy.
So you all lost, huh?
Well, I believe you
might be able to find
a phone in that all
night joint up there.
Three blocks up and
around the corner.
You all ain't never been in this
part of town before, have ya?
No.
You gotta be careful
around these parts.
I mean, there's a lot of
dangerous people around here.
But don't let that
scare ya none,
just get them
before they get you.
I mean, kick ass first,
and then take names.
Yeah.
How did you end up here?
Me?
Well, that's my long story.
I used to be a boxer.
Yeah, ranked number
five in the world,
and then the army drafted
me, and the war came.
They treated me pretty good.
Yeah.
Finally came home,
I think it was 1947.
I broke a rednecks
are for calling me
a nigger in Atlanta, Georgia.
Broke his arm in two.
Yeah.
And then, well, I
went to jail, did
a 10 spot on that chain gang.
Life's a bitch,
and then you die.
Nobody ever said it was
supposed to be easy.
Me or anybody.
Hey, hey, what you all girls do?
Oh, we go to college.
That's nice.
Well, y'all better get out
of here and get to that phone
because it's a lot of people
around here that they ain't got
but one thing on their mind.
You know what I mean?
Yeah, y'all better
get to that phone now.
Thanks a lot.
Yeah.
Bye.
Yeah.
OK.
God bless you now.
God bless you.
Excuse us?
Do you think maybe
we can use a telephone?
You want to come in,
I need the password.
Password?
Password.
Hey, look, we've really been
through an ordeal tonight.
We just need to
use the telephone.
No password, no in.
I don't believe this.
Well, do you think maybe
we can talk to the manager?
I need the password.
Hey, look, we really
need to use the phone.
Are you going to
let us in or not?
Password.
Password?
Password.
Oh, fuck.
Why didn't you just say
that in the first place?
I gotta pee, OK?
I'm going to find a bathroom.
All right.
Excuse me, do you
have a telephone?
Excuse me, do you
have a telephone?
No.
You don't have a telephone?
Well, can you tell
me where one is?
One what?
Telephone.
We don't have one.
I know you don't have one.
Can you tell me where one is?
Grocery store, six blocks.
Which way?
That way.
Want a drink?
Do I want a drink?
Can I have a glass
of water, please?
Thank you.
WENDY: Kathy.
Kathy?
Kathy, this is David.
I asked him if he'd
take us to a phone.
He said he'd drive us home.
- You have a car?
- Yes.
Great, let's go.
In a while.
I owe this joint.
We close in an hour.
You hungry?
This dump makes the best
chicken in the world.
We don't have any money.
My treat.
No, thank you, but
we'll settle for a drink.
Walk this way.
So we drove down
this dead end, got out,
and we started running.
They were going to kill us.
All this mess because we wanted
to join a stupid sorority.
Well, at least one thing
came out right tonight.
What's that?
I'm glad I ran into you.
Me too.
Was his name Gold?
That's what they called him.
Let's get out of here.
Take this.
- I don't know how to use it.
You don't have to.
Just keep it.
Sit here and don't say a word.
I'm sorry, gentlemen,
but we were just
about to close for the night.
All right.
Mr. Gold?
Get down.
On the floor.
Drop it.
My buddy you just wasted.
You're a dead bitch.
Give me your car keys.
Give them the keys.
Give them the keys.
Look out the window and
see if you can see a sign.
I can't make it out.
It's too dark.
Anderson.
It says Anderson.
Well, am I supposed
to keep going straight?
I don't know.
Is he dead?
No, I don't think so.
We gotta take
him to a hospital.
Help me.
Let's get him--
help me.
[gunshot]
Come on, baby.
Come on.
Come on.
Open the door up, bitch.
Open it up.
Come on.
Open the door.
Open it.
Open it.
Come on, bitch.
You're dead, bitch.
Leave us alone.
Shoot him.
You don't want to shoot me.
Shoot him.
Take it easy.
What do you want from us?
We didn't do anything.
Come on, sweetheart.
A friend of mine told me
that she wouldn't bring a child
into this horrible world.
Now, I thought about
it for a long time,
how bad is this world?
When I compared it to
the beginning of time,
I realized that evil
of mankind has existed
with us from the beginning.
What's haunted me though
for many sleepless
nights is what is it going
to be like at the turn
of the century?
And the answer to that is
an optimistic one if you
listen to Maria Whitehouse.
Marie is a 16-year-old who
quit high school to get
a job in a paper mill so she
could help her divorced mother
and her nine-year-old
brother, Jimmy.
Her mother, who brought
home a date named Wayne,
beat her repeatedly
and raped Marie.
Her mother always made
up with Wayne though,
and when Marie asked why.
Her mother replied that
it's normal for a man
to slap his woman
once in a while.
When Marie told me that her
mother married this man,
she ran away from
home and moved to LA.
She lived on the streets
and worked in a pizza place.
Her boyfriend beats
her up once in a while,
but she won't end
up like her mother.
Marie's a heroin addict and
she's hooking for a living.
And her pimp tells
her that as soon
as she makes enough money that
he'll buy her a restaurant.
Marie works very
hard for him, and she
takes all the S and M tricks.
I asked why the sadomasochism?
And she replied that it
pays a lot more money
and she likes the
special attention
she gets from her
boyfriend when he
tends to her cuts and bruises.
And that's it.
Class dismissed.
Kathy, that was wonderful.
Can we keep up with Marie
for this term project?
Yeah.
Why didn't you write
about your own tragedy?
I don't know.
When I listen to other
people's stories,
it makes me feel
like I'm not alone.
Can I-- can I ask
you a very private
question that you don't have
to answer if you don't want to?
How does this affect
your relationship
with Richard or with any man?
It's in my next report.
I can't wait.
I've been sleeping
a lot lately.
First time in a while.
I talked to Dr.
Marini, and he tells me
you're coming along just fine.
Oh, and I wrote to your parents.
Your parents are coming
to visit this weekend.
They've been kind
of busy, you know?
Your sister had another baby.
A baby girl.
I don't think that her
husband is going to quit
until they get that boy.
I see Mick sometimes.
He's doing pretty good.
He's been working out.
And Richie, I don't know,
he gets mad at me a lot.
I try to make him understand
that I just need time.
Time to-- well, you know.
Wendy, you're my best
friend, and I miss you.
I really miss you.
To a very brave
and beautiful lady.
The police want to
see me again tomorrow.
What for?
I'm not sure.
When is this going to end?
Haven't you been through enough?
Why didn't you
tell me you slept
with that prostitute Carmen?
Who said I did?
KATHY: I found out.
I didn't.
Well, it doesn't matter.
I just want to know why.
Mick told you.
Son-of-a-bitch.
Mick didn't tell me.
Detective Chance did.
Now, how would he Know
I want to hear it from you.
I thought you were
sleeping around that night.
We had a couple of
drinks, we just did it.
Why'd you pay for it?
Why didn't you do it with
any girl, a girl at a disco,
or at the dorms?
I don't know.
She was just there.
KATHY: She was just there?
Like I said, we had
a couple of drinks.
Yeah, I know.
You had one too many drinks,
and she was just there.
You make it sound so awful.
It is, Richie, believe me.
It is.
GOLD: Devaris, get Banoni on
the phone, and you tell him,
we won't take a penny
less than $30,000.
Got it?
As you say Mr. Gold.
I'm gonna take a shower.
and the bitch, what's her name?
Katherine Foy.
GOLD: Yeah, her.
She lives in an
apartment alone, right?
And she's got a
cop for a bodyguard.
A cop?
A cop?
Do I know him?
No.
It don't matter.
We get her tonight.
No matter what, we
get her tonight.
That pretty sweet
thing is mine tonight.
Miss Foy, please
away from the window.
Oh, I'm sorry.
Just try to relax.
You just move in?
Yeah, about two weeks ago.
I haven't had time
to settle down yet.
And you call me Kathy.
Kathy.
You into deep sea
diving or something?
Oh, that, it
belongs to Richie.
Richie?
My boyfriend.
That man, Gold, what do
you think he's going to do?
Gold is out on bail.
It was set at $500,000,
and he came up with it.
So you do think
he'll come after me?
It's hard to say.
The judge warned him
if he came near you,
he'd throw him back
in jail forever,
and I'll be with
you morning, noon,
and night until the trial.
Well, what about school?
Are you going to
follow me there?
Wherever you go, I go.
Those are my orders.
Well, I hope you
like English Lit.
I have a two hour
lecture at 8:00.
I'm sorry, but you
can't be out past sundown.
What?
It's for your own protection,
and I hate babysitting.
But those are your orders.
Exactly.
Can I help you unpack?
Sure.
You give me one
excuse after another.
I'm not giving you an excuse.
I'm not going to do it with
someone else in the apartment.
Tell him to leave.
No.
RICH: With me.
I can protect you.
What?
You think as soon as he leaves?
I can just get in the
mood just like that?
I can't wine and dine you
because he won't let me.
Besides, we used to
do it in the dorm room
with Wendy in the next damn bed.
Well, I don't want
to do it, all right?
You don't want to do it?
Or you don't want to do with me?
Are you sleeping with
that cop out there?
I don't want to
talk about, OK?
Why?
Because you're a spoiled,
immature little kid, who
can't take no for an answer.
Kathy, if I walk
out this door,
you're never going
to see me again.
I mean it.
Are you leaving?
Fuck you, pig.
Sorry I caused you
all this trouble.
No, you're not.
You're right, I'm not.
You're better off without him.
Are you flirting
with me, Detective?
No, purely an observation.
Well, what else have you
observed in this past week?
I think you're
a very smart lady.
Oh?
I read this.
It's marvelous.
I'm going order some Chinese
food, can I get you something?
Some sweet and sour pork?
Sweet and sour coming up.
[doorbell]
Hello, sir.
How much do I owe you?
$17.
Keep the change.
We outta here.
Come and get it
while it's hot.
Come and get it.
it's no good when it's cold.
I'm sorry.
I was just thinking about
everything and I couldn't stop.
OK, OK.
Sh.
Just let it out.
It's OK.
Take it easy.
What time is it?
2:36.
Oh my gosh, I
got class at 8:00.
Well, you better
get some sleep.
I'm going to make some coffee.
- No.
Come to bed.
You sleep.
[inaudible].
Shoot.
Go ahead and shoot.
You can't do it, can you?
You can't do it
because you're weak.
You're fucking stupid and weak.
Dumb fucking cunt.
The evil of men will stop when
he is content with peace, when
he overpowers the
inner struggle to be
a warrior, when he can trust his
heart instead of his strength.
Marie quit hooking, she
met her dream husband.
They live in a two bedroom
condo by the ocean.
She expects her first
child in seven months.
Marie Whitehouse feels safe.
Marie Whitehouse is in love.
Marie Whitehouse
is happy at last.
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