Ripley's Game (2002) Movie Script

LOVELY.

BEAUTIFUL.

YOU'RE STONED

AND YOU'RE LATE.

QUALITY

IS NUMERO UNO.

IS IT EVERYTHING?

EVERYTHING IS YOU,

TOMMY.

♪ EVERYTHING IS YOU ♪

♪ YOU ARE EVERYTHING ♪

♪ TOMMY,

YOU ARE EVERYTHING ♪

♪ TODAY I SAW SOMEBODY

WHO LOOKED JUST LIKE YOU. ♪

YOU'RE NOT PLANNING ON SINGING ME THROUGH THE DOOR,

ARE YOU?

I GOT A "COR-REG-GIO"

IN HERE.

WELL, YOU'RE NOT

COMING IN.

- I'M FUCKING COMING IN.

- NO...

BECAUSE IT'S NOT

A "COR-REG-GIO,"

IT'S A CORREGGIO.

JUST LIKE IT'S NOT "TAH-CO,"

BUT TACO.

NOT "PAH-STO,"

BUT PASTA.

SEE? YOUR ENTIRE

EDUCATION

COMES FROM

"CLASSIC CAR" MAGAZINE.

AND YOU'RE DRESSED LIKE YOU'RE ON A CONDOM RUN FOR THE MOB.

AND BY THE WAY, IT ISN'T A CORREGGIO,

IT'S A FAKE REMBRANDT.

AND UNTIL YOU KNOW THAT,

YOU'RE NOT COMING IN WITH ME.

DON'T FUCK ME OVER HERE,

PRAT.

DON'T THREATEN ME.

I'M NOT THE ONE WEARING AN EARRING.

Yeah, who is this?

I'LL BE WAITING

OVER THERE.

YES, IT'S TOM RIPLEY.

WELCOME.

I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO MEET

THE MAN BEHIND THE...

- SCURRILOUS RUMORS?

- REPUTATION.

I'VE HEARD SO MANY THINGS.

PLEASE.

WHO KNOWS,

SOME OF THEM MAY EVEN BE TRUE.

OH, THAT'S FABULOUS.

I DID MANAGE TO FIND YOU

A GUERCINO.

FANTASTIC.

LOOK AT THE ENERGY

IN THAT LINE.

THE TWO PARMIGIANINO.

REALLY STUNNING.

THIS IS EXTREMELY RARE.

OKAY.

$1.2 MILLION.

- THAT'S WHAT WE AGREED.

- WHAT WE AGREED?

YOUR PARTNER CALLED ME

AT THE BEGINNING OF THE WEEK.

- REEVES?

- YES.

- MORE PET THAN PARTNER.

- HE'S RATHER PERSUASIVE.

I HAD NO INTENTION OF PAYING MORE THAN 900K.

UH-HUH. BUT SINCE

YOU SPOKE WITH HIM,

I'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY

TO PERUSE THE DRAWINGS

A LITTLE

MORE CAREFULLY MYSELF.

THIS REMBRANDT FIGURE

IS PRETTY WORTHLESS.

- I'M NOT DISCOUNTING FOR THAT.

- I HOPE NOT.

BECAUSE YOU'LL SELL IT

AS GENUINE FOR 800,000,

THE GUERCINO, 400,000,

THE PARMIGIANINO'S 650

FOR THE PAIR.

WHEN YOU ADD IN

THE OTHERS,

YOU'LL CLEAR

$3 MILLION EASILY, NO?

- I WANT $2 MILLION.

- $2 MILLION?

YOU MUST BE KIDDING?

WE HAD A DEAL.

YOU HAD A DEAL WITH REEVES,

NOT WITH ME.

- 1.3-- FINISH.

- $2 MILLION OR FORGET IT.

OUT OF THE QUESTION.

I WISH YOU PEOPLE WOULDN'T WASTE MY TIME.

- YOU PEOPLE?

- TERRY, MR. RIPLEY'S ABOUT TO LEAVE.

PLEASE DON'T TOUCH THOSE.

LEAVE THEM.

TERRY!

- HE'S DEAD! YOU KILLED HIM.

- SHUT UP!

- DON'T SHOOT.

- SHUT UP.

BE STILL.

HERE'S THE DEAL--

I'LL TAKE YOUR OFFER--

$1.2 MILLION.

BUT DUE TO THE VOLATILITY

OF THE MARKET...

I'M GOING TO TAKE SEVERAL

OF THE DRAWINGS WITH ME.

IS THAT CLEAR?

- IT'S UP TO YOU.

- THAT'S TRUE.

SO, PERHAPS I'LL JUST TAKE ALL OF THEM.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO KEEP

THE FOLDER?

IT'S REAL LEATHER.

DON'T FOLLOW ME.

THAT IS A LOVELY

ICARUS.

HE FLEW TOO CLOSE

TO THE SUN, NO?

SORRY ABOUT YOUR FRIEND.

- HOW DID IT GO?

- VERY WELL.

- YEAH?

- IT TAKES A LONG TIME TO COUNT $1.2 MILLION.

IT'S YOURS.

WHAT, YOU DON'T

WANT YOUR CUT?

NO, I DON'T.

YOU MADE THE DEAL.

- ALL THIS FUCKING MONEY?

- NO, NO, NO.

I WOULDN'T HAVE

EVEN GOT 1.2

IF YOU HADN'T

CALLED HIM FIRST.

ANYWAY, THIS WAY,

AFTER YOU PAY NICHOLAS FOR THE DRAWINGS,

- YOU'LL STILL HAVE $400,000.

- WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.

IT'S NOT THAT

I DON'T TRUST YOU,

BUT I DON'T

FUCKING TRUST YOU.

FUCKING HELL.

YES, CONSIDER IT A GIFT FROM

PROFESSOR RIPLEY'S FINISHING SCHOOL.

BECAUSE WE'RE FINISHED.

BE WELL.

CIAO.

YOU'RE A GENTLEMAN.

YOU'RE A FUCKING

HONEST MAN.

SEE YA.

FANTASTICO.

- IT'S BEAUTIFUL.

- IT'S AN INCREDIBLY RARE PIECE.

- MAY I ASK YOU WHAT YOU PAID?

- YES, YOU CAN.

- HOW LONG TO GET IT READY?

- READY?

WE NEED AT LEAST SIX WEEKS TO MAKE IT PLAYABLE.

YOU HAVE 13 DAYS.

IT'S A SURPRISE.

- MORNING.

- I BROUGHT THE PICTURE.

OH, GOOD.

THANK YOU.

LISTEN, I DON'T KNOW

IF YOU'D BE INTERESTED,

BUT MY WIFE AND I ARE HAVING A FEW

PEOPLE OVER FOR DRINKS LATER ON.

YOU'D BE MOST WELCOME.

LOVELY.

THAT'S VERY KIND OF YOU.

IT'S THIRD PLACE

ON THE LEFT

- PAST THE RESTAURANT.

- GREAT, MAYBE WE'LL SEE YOU LATER.

- CIAO.

YEAH, I HOPE SO.

I HAD TO MORTGAGE THE HOUSE

TO BUY THESE TRUFFLES.

SO YOU LEAVE

A LITTLE BIT FOR US.

- I WILL MAKE A RISOTTO.

- PERFECT.

- THE BEST YOU EVER HAD.

- I'M SURE.

TOM!

- CIAO.

- DO YOU KNOW JONATHAN?

WELL, I'D LIKE TO THINK

IF I WERE GATECRASHING,

I'D BE SOMEWHERE ELSE.

- HAVE YOU MET HIS WIFE?

- NO.

COME.

- SARAH?

- YEAH?

THIS IS TOM RIPLEY.

TOM, THIS IS SARAH.

- HI, TOM. NICE TO MEET YOU.

- NICE TO MEET YOU.

- I--

- MARONE.

THE BEST.

THANK YOU.

- MAY I HELP?

- THAT'D BE GREAT.

AND WHERE'S LOUISA,

TOMMY?

SHE'S PREPARING HER CONCERT IN VICENZA.

SHE SENDS HER APOLOGIES.

LOUISA HARARI,

A VERY GIFTED HARPSICHORDIST.

HOW WONDERFUL.

THANK YOU.

- SCUSATE.

- SI.

- EXCUSE ME.

- THANK YOU.

YOU HUNGRY, TOM?

SANDWICH?

- NO, THANKS.

- I WISH I COULD PLAY SOMETHING,

OR PAINT,

OR DO ANYTHING CREATIVE.

WHO KNITTED

YOUR SWEATER?

- I DID.

- WELL, THAT'S VERY--

WHAT?

- CREATIVE.

- MOMMY.

MM-HMM?

- THIS IS MATTHEW.

- HELLO, MATTHEW.

- IS IT YOUR BIRTHDAY?

- NO.

- IT'S JONATHAN'S.

- OH, I SEE.

HAVE YOU SEEN

RIPLEY'S PLACE?

YEAH, I'VE SEEN IT.

BLOODY PHILISTINE

AMERICAN.

YOU KNOW, HE'S RUINED

THAT PILEAN VILLA.

RESTORED THE HEART

AND SOUL OUT OF IT.

SEE, THAT'S THE TROUBLE

WITH RIPLEY.

TOO MUCH MONEY

AND NO TASTE.

OH, HI.

YOU'RE HERE, THEN.

EXCELLENT.

WE WERE HOPING YOU'D COME.

WHY?

WELL, TO--

TO ADD SPICE

TO THE EVENING.

MEANING?

YOU'RE A BIT

OF A LOCAL PERSONALITY.

MEANING?

PEOPLE HAVE HEARD

ABOUT YOU.

MEANING?

NOTHING.

JUST...

NOTHING.

JONATHAN, WHAT HAPPENED

TO THE COFFEE?

UH, IT'S--

IT'S COMING.

- IS EVERYTHING OKAY?

- YEAH.

GREAT.

MARIA...

THAT'S WHAT THE ITALIANO

AND THE ENGLISH HAVE IN COMMON.

PLAIN, SIMPLE FOOD.

EGGS IN BUTTER,

SUNNY SIDE UP. PERFECTO.

MR. RIPLEY.

THE LORD

OF THE MANOR HIMSELF.

WHAT A PLEASANT

SURPRISE.

COME HERE.

OH...

YOU BEAUTIFUL MAN.

I MISSED YOU.

WHAT'S THE MATTER

WITH YOUR FACE?

HE DOESN'T WANT YOU TO KNOW HE'S GLAD TO SEE ME.

HE IS.

SEE, THAT'S THE THING ABOUT RIPLEY.

HE'S A YANK,

BUT HE'S A YANK WITH CLASS.

HE'S GOT CULTURE,

WHICH IS MORE THAN YOU CAN SAY FOR ME.

BUT DEEP DOWN INSIDE HE'S BLOODY WELL OVERJOYED TO SEE ME,

AREN'T YOU?

ABSOLUTELY, SQUIRE.

MARIA, YOU CAN GO HOME,

WE'LL LOOK AFTER OURSELVES TONIGHT.

NO, NO, NO. MUST SHE GO?

SOME EGGS.

I'M JUST SHOWING HER

A FEW CULINARY TIPS.

SHE'S THE BEST COOK

IN THE VENETO.

I'LL BET SHE IS.

BUT EGGS IS EGGS.

DIDN'T I ASK YOU

TO NEVER COME NEAR ME?

- YES, YOU DID.

- EVER?

BUT I FORGIVE YOU, TOM.

I TRUST THERE IS NO CHANCE YOU WERE FOLLOWED HERE,

MY LIEGE?

I TOLD HER TO LIGHT

A FIRE IN THE LIBRARY.

- LOVELY.

- BUONA SERA.

- BUONA SERA, MARIA.

REMEMBER THOSE DRAWINGS

IN BERLIN?

I MADE, WHAT WAS IT,

400 GRAND,

AND YOU MADE SEVERAL

FUCKING MILLION?

AND HERE YOU ARE...

PROFESSOR RIPLEY'S

FINISHING SCHOOL,

NICELY TUCKED AWAY.

NICE AND SAFE.

I LIKE IT.

PLEASE?

THANK YOU.

OHH. YEAH,

YOU SPENT THE MONEY WELL.

ALWAYS.

IT'S A LOT OF WOOD.

VERY FLAMMABLE.

OH, SHIT.

A BIT OF GREASEPROOF

AND A HOT IRON SHOULD DO THAT.

I'LL SORT IT OUT FOR YOU

LATER ON.

MMM.

EXQUISITE, THOUGH.

I LIKE YOUR WIFE.

SHE FUCKING HATES ME.

IN MY BOOK, THAT MAKES HER A GOOD WOMAN.

YOU'RE A LUCKY MAN.

I DON'T KNOW WHICH

I DISLIKE MORE,

YOUR ADMIRATION

OR YOUR ENVY.

ENVY? IT'S NOT ENVY.

I'M DOING ALL RIGHT.

GREAT.

- I'VE GOT THREE CLUBS AND A RESTAURANT IN BERLIN.

- GREAT.

BUSINESS IS VERY GOOD.

AND I DON'T PAY ONE PENNY FOR PROTECTION, EITHER.

WELL, I'M CHUFFED.

DO YOU WANT TO TELL ME

WHAT YOU WANT,

OR DO YOU WANT

SOME TRUFFLING PIG

TO FIND YOU DEAD SOMEWHERE IN A MONTH OR TWO?

AAH.

LET ME TELL YOU

SOMETHING, TOM.

I'VE GOT A COUPLE

OF PROBLEM NEIGHBORS.

BUSINESS COMPETITORS...

THAT NEED DEREGULATING.

BUT I CAN'T BE SEEN

TO BE INVOLVED.

THAT'S THE THING WITH BERLIN--

EVERYONE KNOWS EVERYONE.

WHO DIED, WHO DID IT,

WHO'S NEXT.

NOW IF I WANT

TO PLAY THIS SAFE,

I'M GOING TO NEED SOMEONE

THAT'S NOT CONNECTED.

AN INNOCENT.

- YOU WANT ME TO DO IT?

- YES.

WHY ME?

WELL, SOMEBODY'S GOT

TO DO IT.

AN OUTSIDER, IDEALLY.

BUT SOMEONE WHO KNOWS

HOW TO PLAY THE GAME.

EVEN SOMEBODY WHO'S BEEN

ON THE SIDELINES FOR A WHILE.

WHY NOT SOMEONE

WHO'S NEVER PLAYED?

50 GRAND'S A LOT

OF MONEY FOR AN AMATEUR.

INNOCENCE IS EXPENSIVE.

ONCE YOU'VE DIGESTED

YOUR EGGS,

WHY DON'T YOU AVAIL

YOURSELF

OF ONE OF OUR LOVELY LITTLE

HOTELS IN THE AREA, OKAY?

YOU'RE AN ARROGANT

BASTARD.

ALWAYS WAS,

ALWAYS WILL BE.

WHY WAS HE HERE?

HE WANTS ME

TO KILL SOMEONE.

- WHY DID HE ASK YOU?

- BECAUSE I CAN.

I KNOW YOU CAN,

SILLY.

YOU CAN SEW, TOO.

AND...

WHY DOES HE WANT

THIS PERSON KILLED?

I ASSUME HE'S DESPERATE.

HIS RESTAURANTS

ARE FAILING,

HIS NIGHTCLUB'S

IN FREEFALL.

HE'S INVOLVED IN

SOME KIND OF SQUALID TURF WAR.

YOU CAN'T DO THAT.

YOU CAN'T RUN OFF TO BERLIN

TO ASSASSINATE PEOPLE.

HE'S A FANTASIST.

I'M NOT AN ASSASSIN.

- AND HOW WAS THE PARTY?

- SMASHING.

I KNEW YOU'D HATE IT.

- ISN'T IT SAD ABOUT HIM?

- WHO?

THE PICTURE FRAMER.

- HE'S GOT LEUKEMIA.

- HMM.

IS DRUNKEN POMPOSITY

A SYMPTOM?

NO.

HE'S JUST ENGLISH.

HE'S VERY ILL, TOM.

HE'S DYING.

IT'S A SHAME.

IS IT?

REEVES.

YES, I'VE BEEN REFLECTING

ON YOUR PROBLEM,

YOUR TALENT SEARCH.

MM-HMM.

AND I THINK I MIGHT

HAVE COME UP WITH SOMEONE.

UH-HUH.

WELL, HE'S AS INNOCENT

AS A NEWBORN LAMB.

BUT I THINK UNDER

ALL THAT SOFT WHITE FLEECE...

HE MIGHT BE CAPABLE.

♪ Stop taking it now ♪

♪ So stop taking it now ♪

♪ Stop taking it ♪

♪ Stop taking it now ♪

♪ Be nice... ♪

- JONATHAN TREVANNY.

- Mr. Trevanny,

MY NAME IS PETER WISTER.

I WORK FOR A EUROPEAN-WIDE

HEADHUNTING AGENCY.

WE OFFER HIGHLY LUCRATIVE,

SHORT-TERM CONTRACTS

WITH PEOPLE SUCH

AS YOURSELF.

WELL, I'M TERRIBLY SORRY,

YOU'VE MADE A MISTAKE.

I'M A--

I'M A PICTURE FRAMER.

I have a small shop.

NO, NO, NO. THERE'S NO MISTAKE,

I CAN ASSURE YOU.

HOW DID YOU

GET MY NAME?

LISTEN, CAN I SUGGEST

THAT WE MEET FOR COFFEE

AT THE CIPRIANI,

SAY AROUND ABOUT 12:00 NOON?

I PROMISE YOU,

IT'LL BE TO YOUR CONSIDERABLE FINANCIAL ADVANTAGE.

YOU KNOW, ORGANIZED CRIME

WRECKS THE LIVES OF MILLIONS

OF INNOCENT PEOPLE EVERY YEAR.

AND SOMEONE NEEDS

TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

- WHAT EXACTLY ARE YOU AFTER?

- THE JOB WILL TAKE A MAXIMUM OF TWO DAYS.

AND THEN WE PAY YOU

50 GRAND.

HOW MUCH?

$50,000.

- GUARANTEED.

- FOR TWO DAYS?

- WHAT'S THE WORK?

- TO KILL AN EXTREMELY EVIL MAN.

TO KILL. WHAT?

THERE'S ABSOLUTELY

NO RISK INVOLVED.

WAIT A MINUTE.

THIS IS SOME SORT

OF JOKE.

JOKE? YOU THINK THIS

IS A FUCKING JOKE?

THIS AIN'T "CANDID CAMERA."

THERE'S NO HIDDEN CAMERAS.

I'M BEING

STRAIGHT WITH YOU.

- A FUCKING JOKE?

- I'M SORRY.

YOU'VE, UM...

YOU'VE DEFINITELY GOT

THE WRONG PERSON.

- NO, I DON'T THINK SO.

- WHERE DID YOU GET MY NAME?

WE'VE DONE A SEARCH.

LISTEN, IF THIS ISN'T A JOKE,

IT'S A BIZARRE MISTAKE.

PLEASE, PLEASE, FORGET

YOU EVER MET ME.

AND I PROMISE YOU

I WON'T SAY ANYTHING

ABOUT THIS TO ANYONE,

ALL RIGHT?

$50,000.

THAT'S A LOT OF MONEY.

YOU HAVE

A BEAUTIFUL SON.

LOOK, JONATHAN,

YOU'RE FUCKING DYING

OF CHRONIC

MYELOID LEUKEMIA.

- WHAT?

- IT'S LIKE I SAID BEFORE.

YOU SHOULD LISTEN.

WE DO OUR HOMEWORK.

IF YOU CHANGE YOUR MIND,

I'LL BE HERE FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS, YOU KNOW.

COME AND SEE ME.

- HELLO?

- TOM.

- HE'S A WANKER.

- OF COURSE HE'S A WANKER.

YOU WANTED INNOCENT.

THAT COMES WITH THE TERRITORY.

- SO YOUR BOY'S GOING TO DELIVER, IS HE?

- Of course.

I STAND BY MY ORIGINAL

JUDGMENT.

- WHAT DID YOU OFFER?

- $50,000, LIKE A WANKER.

DOUBLE IT.

I'LL PAY THE DIFFERENCE.

WHAT, YOU HAVE $50,000?

YOU OKAY?

- YOU LOOK REALLY PALE.

- JUST A BIT SHAKY, THAT'S ALL.

WHAT'S WRONG?

DID SOMETHING HAPPEN?

WELL, I JUST BUMPED

INTO A TOTAL STRANGER

WHO KNEW I HAD

MYELOID LEUKEMIA.

THE WHOLE FUCKING

WORLD SEEMS TO KNOW.

WE DO LIVE

IN A VERY SMALL TOWN.

YES, I KNOW.

YOU SHOULD TALK

ABOUT IT.

IT'S NOT SOMETHING

TO BE ASHAMED OF.

I DIDN'T SAY IT WAS.

DON'T BE SO HARD

ON YOURSELF.

GOD, I'M SORRY.

- I'M SORRY.

- IT'S OKAY.

IT'S OKAY.

- I'M SCARED.

- I KNOW YOU ARE.

I JUST WISH EVERYTHING

WERE DIFFERENT.

I WISH YOU DIDN'T HAVE

THAT JOB.

SHH...

WE NEED THE MONEY.

HMM.

BUON GIORNO.

LOOK... PLEASE.

I REALLY MUST APOLOGIZE FOR UPSETTING YOU YESTERDAY.

- THAT'S NOT WHAT I WANT.

- THEN PLEASE LEAVE!

WHEN YOU COME TO BERLIN,

I'LL ARRANGE FOR A SECOND OPINION.

TOP SPECIALIST.

ONE OF THE TOP HOSPITALS IN GERMANY.

ABSOLUTELY NO OBLIGATION,

I PROMISE YOU.

I DON'T NEED ANOTHER

SECOND OPINION.

EVERYBODY NEEDS

A SECOND OPINION.

YOU KNOW,

TWICE IN MY LIFE,

DOCTORS HAVE PRONOUNCED ME EITHER DEAD OR DYING,

BUT I'M STILL HERE.

LOOK AT ME.

I'M STILL HERE.

NOW, IN ADDITION,

I'VE BEEN AUTHORIZED

TO INCREASE

THE ORIGINAL OFFER.

$100,000.

LOOK, I'M SORRY.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH

FOR YOUR TIME.

PLEASE CALL ME.

HEY, CAN I GIVE YOU

A RIDE?

NO, THANKS.

I WALK.

- I'LL DRIVE YOU.

- I LIKE TO WALK.

INDULGE ME.

THANKS FOR THE PARTY BY THE WAY,

IT WAS LOVELY.

- HOW ARE YOU?

- FINE.

IT'S NONE OF MY BUSINESS,

BUT I KNOW YOU'RE NOT.

I'M SORRY.

I'M SURE IT CAN'T BE EASY

- TO TALK ABOUT THESE THINGS.

- WELL...

NO, IT'S NOT,

AS A MATTER OF FACT.

- BUT I DID JUST WANT TO SAY--

- THANK YOU.

THERE'S NOT MUCH

ONE CAN SAY.

- DO YOU HAVE A SPECIALIST?

- YES.

DR. GIANNI.

- WHERE IS HE?

- HERE.

- HERE IN THE CLINIC?

- YES.

OH, I SEE.

- THEY'RE A PERFECTLY COMPETENT TEAM.

- I'M SURE.

HE'S A BEAUTIFUL

LITTLE BOY.

THANK YOU.

I'M AFRAID IF I HAD

A LITTLE BOY LIKE THAT,

I'D DO ANYTHING

FOR HIM.

ANYTHING.

WELL, I'M TRYING TO DO.

I'M SURE YOU ARE.

- THANKS FOR THE LIFT.

- CHEERS.

OH, BY THE WAY,

I DIDN'T REALIZE

THE OCCASION THE OTHER NIGHT.

HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY.

THEY'RE A MIXTURE,

SO YOU NEVER KNOW

WHAT'S GONNA COME UP.

BUT THAT'S THE BEAUTY OF PLANTING THINGS,

ISN'T IT?

THANK YOU.

TAKE CARE.

I'VE BEEN THINKING

ABOUT SOMETHING

SOMEONE AT THE CLINIC

SAID TO ME.

I MIGHT GO IN

TO SEE THIS MAN.

I THINK YOU SHOULD.

DADDY, ARE YOU GOING

AWAY FOREVER?

NOT QUITE YET.

BUT MOMMY SAID

YOU WILL.

WELL, MOMMIES MAY BE RIGHT,

BUT NOT THIS TIME.

ALL FINISHED.

IS JONATHAN AWAY FOR LONG?

NO, NOT LONG.

- WHERE DID YOU SAY HE'D GONE?

- TO BERLIN.

HE...

I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH... YOU...

HOW MUCH I... DRINK?

BATHE? WORKOUT?

HOW MUCH YOU KNOW ABOUT JONATHAN'S CONDITION.

NOTHING.

I'M AN INNOCENT.

JONATHAN HAS CHRONIC

MYELOID LEUKEMIA.

MY GOD, YOU'RE KIDDING.

I'M SO SORRY.

THANK YOU.

SO THIS OPPORTUNITY FOR HIM TO GET A SECOND OPINION CAME UP

AT THIS RESEARCH

FOUNDATION.

HE DOESN'T TALK ABOUT IT,

BUT I KNOW HE'S ANGRY.

HE'S ANGRY BECAUSE...

HE'LL PROBABLY DIE SOON,

WHILE THE REST OF US

GO ON LIVING.

AND HE'S ANGRY

TO BE SO YOUNG.

AND HE'S ANGRY THAT HE MIGHT NOT SEE MATTHEW GROW UP.

AND WHAT ABOUT YOU?

ARE YOU ANGRY?

SOMETIMES.

I LOVE HIM COMPLETELY,

BUT...

THERE'S A PART OF ME...

I FEEL WILL BE GLAD

WHEN IT'S ALL OVER,

AND THAT'S A TERRIBLE

THING TO SAY.

I DON'T THINK YOU COULD EVEN SAY ANYTHING THAT TERRIBLE...

OR THINK IT.

I THINK WHAT YOU FEEL

ISN'T TERRIBLE AT ALL.

AND I THINK JONATHAN'S

VERY, VERY FORTUNATE

TO HAVE SOMEONE LIKE YOU.

AND I IMAGINE HE KNOWS IT.

- HOW WAS IT?

- THE EXAM?

- THOROUGH.

- WHEN DO YOU GET YOUR RESULTS?

IN THE MORNING.

DR. WENTZEL IS ONE

OF THE BEST.

I DON'T LIKE

DOCTORS, MYSELF.

THEY GIVE ME

THE FUCKING CREEPS.

HEY.

NOW THIS IS WHAT

WE'RE GOING TO DO--

IN THE MORNING YOU'RE GONNA GO AND GET YOUR MEDICAL RESULTS.

THEN YOU'RE GONNA COME

AND SEE ME.

YOU'RE GONNA TELL ME

WHAT YOU WANT.

A, I CAN DRIVE YOU

STRAIGHT TO THE AIRPORT

AND PUT YOU ON

A PLANE FOR HOME, OR B,

WE CAN DO

THE OTHER THING.

YEAH.

MEET ME HERE

AT 9:00.

I'LL GET YOU ON A PLANE

IN THE AFTERNOON.

YOU'LL BE GOING HOME

100 GRAND RICHER.

IT'S YOUR DECISION.

IT'S NOT A PROBLEM.

I'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.

SO...

HOW WAS YOUR EVENING?

NOT WITHOUT INTEREST.

MM-HMM.

AND HOW DID YOU PLAY IT?

BY EAR.

WELL, I HOPE.

A NICE,

STEADY RHYTHM.

I DIDN'T PLAY

THE WHOLE PIECE.

NO.

WHY NOT?

TURN OVER

AND I'LL TELL YOU.

NO WAY.

I WANT TO KNOW NOW.

TURN OVER

AND I'LL TELL YOU.

WAS SHE TOO EASY?

TURN OVER

AND I'LL TELL YOU.

NOW TELL ME.

I HAVE YOUR TEST RESULTS HERE,

MR. TREVANNY.

AND THEY DON'T APPEAR

TO TELL US ANYTHING NEW.

AFTER THE BONE MARROW

TRANSPLANT YOU HAD LAST YEAR,

YOU WENT

INTO A PARTIAL REMISSION

AND THEN RELAPSED TO THE CHRONIC PHASE TWO MONTHS AGO.

THESE LATEST TESTS ONLY SHOW

WHAT I THINK YOU ALREADY KNOW.

YOUR SITUATION, UNFORTUNATELY,

REMAINS GRAVE.

SO WHAT DO YOU WANT OF ME?

A FUTURE.

I CAN'T GIVE YOU THAT.

IT IS, I FEEL,

NOT IN MY BRIEF.

HOW LONG WILL YOU STAY

IN BERLIN?

NOT LONG.

- I WISH YOU LUCK.

- I MAY NEED IT.

HOW MUCH HAVE YOU

GIVEN ME NOW?

YOU GET 50 GRAND UP FRONT,

AND 50 GRAND LATER.

IF YOU WEREN'T SO POLITE,

YOU'D COUNT IT.

HOW DO YOU USE THIS?

I'VE NEVER USED ONE OF THESE BEFORE.

- YOU SCREW THAT INTO THE BARREL.

- LIKE THIS?

- YEAH, JUST SCREW IT.

- OKAY.

AND WHERE DO

I SHOOT HIM?

JUST POINT THE GUN

AND PULL THE TRIGGER.

YOU DON'T HAVE

TO BE A BRAIN SCIENTIST.

IT'S HIM.

HE USUALLY WEARS

THOSE HORRIBLE GOLD-RIM GLASSES

AND A GREAT BIG FUCK OFF RUSSIAN FURRY HAT,

YOU KNOW.

THEY HAD TO KILL

THREE BEARS TO MAKE THAT.

NOW HIS NAME

IS LEOPOLD BELINSKY--

A FUCKING RUSSIAN.

HE LEFT MOSCOW A YEAR AGO

AND SET UP SHOP HERE IN BERLIN,

YOU KNOW,

RUNNING PROSTITUTES

AND DRUGS

OUT OF HIS CLUBS.

THE PROSTITUTES KEEP GETTING YOUNGER AND YOUNGER,

WHILE THE DRUGS

KEEP GETTING FUCKING HARDER.

THIS SCUMBAG IS TOTALLY

OUT OF ORDER.

YOU TAKE HIM OUT,

AND DECENT PEOPLE

WILL CALL YOU A FUCKING SAINT.

I LEARNED THAT ONCE A WEEK,

REGULAR AS CLOCKWORK,

HE VISITS THE ZOO.

HE ALWAYS ENDS UP

IN THE INSECT ROOM.

THAT'S WHAT

HIS REAL FRIENDS ARE.

YOU KNOW, BUGS, CREEPY-CRAWLIES,

SLIMY FUCKING THINGS,

JUST LIKE HIMSELF.

THAT'S WHERE

YOU'LL FIND HIM.

THERE'S NO ONE ELSE IN THERE

AT THAT TIME OF DAY.

KIDS ARE ALL AT SCHOOL.

EXCUSE ME, SIR.

IT'S OKAY,

I JUST CAME TO GET MY THINGS.

NO, NO, NO, STAY.

I'M JUST GOING.

- HELLO?

- HI, TOMMY!

GUESS WHAT?

YOUR WANKER,

HE DID THE BUSINESS.

YEAH.

JONATHAN?

HELLO.

I DIDN'T EXPECT YOU

TILL MORNING.

WELL, IT IS MORNING.

IT'S SO GREAT

TO BE BACK.

TA-DA!

JONATHAN.

GOD, IT'S BEAUTIFUL.

- WE CAN'T AFFORD THIS.

- HMM.

SO WHAT HAPPENED?

WHAT DID HE SAY?

WHAT DID WHO SAY?

THE SPECIALIST.

OH, HIM.

WELL, HE SAID...

NOTHING'S CHANGED.

IT'S NO WORSE.

OH.

HELLO.

HEY.

BUON GIORNO.

- HOW ARE YOU?

- VERY WELL, THANKS.

- YOU?

- LIFE GOES ON.

AND MORE IMPORTANTLY,

I FINALLY FOUND

SOMETHING TO GO IN THE DOWNSTAIRS POWDER ROOM.

- SARA SAID YOU CALLED 'ROUND.

- YEAH.

- WE MISSED YOU.

- YEAH, SORRY.

SHE SAID YOU WENT TO...

WHERE? BERLIN?

- YEAH.

- YEAH? PRODUCTIVE TRIP?

INTERESTING.

WHAT DO YOU MAKE

OF THESE?

FOR A HALLWAY?

NICE.

- VERY NICE.

- YEAH, I THOUGHT SO.

MATTHEW, HAVE YOU--

HAVE YOU FINISHED?

'CAUSE WE NEED

TO GET READY FOR WORK.

BIG BOYS

EAT THEIR CEREAL.

PRONTO.

UH, NO.

NO.

OKAY.

WHO WAS THAT?

- WRONG NUMBER.

- WHAT, AGAIN?

HMM.

PREGO.

NO, NO, NO, MORE. MORE.

HOW YOU DOING?

NO, MORE.

DO YOU WANT

SOMETHING TO EAT?

- NO, THANKS, I'VE EATEN.

- NO, MORE.

HOW DO YOU FEEL?

GRAZIE.

ALL I WANT

IS WHAT YOU OWE ME.

THIS IS FUCKING

FANTASTIC.

PLEASE, MAY I HAVE

THE REST OF MY MONEY?

- THANK YOU.

- MY PLEASURE.

- YOU WANT SOME MORE?

- MORE WHAT?

MORE OF WHAT YOU FANCY.

THAT'S THE BEAUTY OF MONEY.

YOU CAN TURN IT

INTO ALL SORTS.

LISTEN, I-- I COULDN'T.

WHAT I DID, I WOULDN'T--

- I COULDN'T DO IT AGAIN.

- THAT'S A FUCKING SHAME,

'CAUSE THERE'S

ANOTHER 50 GRAND.

AND I SUSPECT

SO MUCH EASIER.

AND I'D RATHER

WE DIDN'T MEET AGAIN.

THAT'S THE PROBLEM WITH MATTERS SUCH AS THIS.

THE TROUBLE STARTS WHEN THE JOB IS ONLY HALF DONE.

EVEN BASTARDS

HAVE FRIENDS.

EVEN DEAD BASTARDS.

- WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

- I'M JUST SAYING,

YOU CAN'T GO RUNNING

ABOUT SHOOTING PEOPLE,

IF YOU DON'T EXPECT

TO TIDY THINGS UP.

NOT IF YOU VALUE

YOUR LIFE.

MY LIFE?

WELL, I WOULDN'T GO ON ANY FAMILY PICNICS IF I WAS YOU,

YOU KNOW?

WHERE WERE YOU?

I TOOK THE CAR

TO THE GARAGE.

IT WASN'T PULLING.

MASSIMO SAYS IT ISN'T

WORTH REPAIRING.

GREAT.

SO WHAT DO WE DO?

WE... BUY A NEW ONE.

WITH WHAT?

LISTEN, THERE'S--

THERE'S SOMETHING

I'VE BEEN KEEPING FROM YOU.

I KNOW.

THIS MEDICAL RESEARCH

FOUNDATION,

THEY ACTUALLY GAVE ME

A FEW THOUSAND DOLLARS.

I THOUGHT I'D SAVE IT

FOR A RAINY DAY.

BUT I HAVE TO GO BACK.

WHAT FOR?

THEY'RE STARTING ANOTHER

CLINICAL TRIAL

WITH A NEW DRUG.

THEY'D PAY ME AGAIN.

- WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME?

- I DIDN'T WANT YOU TO WORRY.

- 'CAUSE IT'S DANGEROUS?

- NO, NO. JUST--

IT JUST MIGHT NOT WORK.

BUT AT LEAST WE'D HAVE

A CAR.

JONATHAN, THEY WOULDN'T PAY YOU

SO MUCH IF THERE WASN'T A RISK.

THERE IS NO RISK.

AND IT WOULDN'T BE FOR LONG.

DON'T GO, OKAY?

YOU DON'T NEED

A CAR.

HELLO.

OH, SORRY.SCUSI.

SCUSI. SHH.

I NEED TO TALK

TO YOU OUTSIDE.

OH, FUCK.

SCUSI.

PLEASE,

IT'S A BEAUTIFUL SONG.

CIAO.

HELLO?

I'LL CALL YOU LATER.

HERE.

IT'S A GARROTE.

- YEAH, I KNOW WHAT IT IS.

- SIGNATURE OF OLD BELINSKY.

WHEN THEY FIND THIS 'ROUND THE

NECK OF HIS CHIEF BUSINESS RIVAL,

THEY'LL THINK BELINSKY'S BOYS DID IT,

AND THAT SHOULD START

A NICE LITTLE WAR BETWEEN THE UKRAINIANS AND THE RUSSIANS,

LEAVING THE FIELD CLEAR

FOR YOURS TRULY.

CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG,

BUT YOU WANT TREVANNY

TO STRANGLE

A UKRAINIAN MOB BOSS

ON THE BERLIN

TO DUSSELDORF EXPRESS

WITH A LITTLE PIECE

OF DENTAL FLOSS?

YEAH.

WELL, MORE OR LESS.

HE'S NOT THAT KEEN ON IT,

BUT I THINK WE CAN TALK HIM INTO IT.

HE'S NOT GOING

TO DO IT.

- NO?

- HE DID IT ONCE.

AND VERY WELL.

ONCE IS ENOUGH.

I WON'T LET HIM.

- NO?

- NO. GAME OVER.

GAME OVER?

WHO THE FUCK ARE YOU?

WHO THE FUCK DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?

THIS ISN'T A GAME,

THIS IS MY FUCKING LIVELIHOOD.

I SAID NO.

ALL RIGHT THEN.

HELLO?

Jonathan Trevanny.

- JONATHAN?

- Per favore lasciati un messagio.

Vi richiemer.

YOU SAID IN THE RESTAURANT

IT WOULD BE SO MUCH EASIER.

YOU DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING

ABOUT STRANGLING ANYBODY.

I'VE NEVER HEARD OF ANYTHING

SO BLOODY STUPID.

I COULDN'T STRANGLE ANYBODY

EVEN IF I WANTED TO.

I MEAN, LOOK AT ME.

LOOK AT ME!

IT'S NOT A MATTER

OF BRUTE STRENGTH,

IT'S A MATTER OF APPLYING THE

RIGHT PRESSURE TO THE RIGHT POINT.

NOW YOU CAN DO IT,

YOU KNOW YOU CAN.

JONATHAN.

FUCK.

JONATHAN, WAIT!

FUCK.

JUST FUCKING DO IT.

OTHERWISE...

YOUR FAMILY'S GOING

TO FUCKING DIE BEFORE YOU DO.

DON'T FUCK WITH ME.

THEY'RE COMING.

HE TAKES THAT TRAIN

TWICE A WEEK FOR BUSINESS.

HE HAS PROSTATE PROBLEMS,

SO HE SPENDS HALF THE TRIP

IN THE TOILET.

YOU'VE GOT

A MASTER KEY TO IT.

AND THAT'S WHERE

YOU'LL DO HIM.

YOU GOT A GARROTE,

BUT YOU ALSO GOT A GUN,

JUST IN CASE.

BUT-- THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT,

LISTEN TO ME.

IT'S VERY IMPORTANT.

YOU HAVE TO USE

THE GARROTE.

LET'S BE OPTIMISTIC

AND SAY WE WON'T NEED THAT.

THE NOOSE, PLEASE.

AND STICK AROUND,

I'LL NEED YOUR HELP.

THANK YOU.CIAO.

HAS HE COME BACK YET?

JESUS.

THIS IS

A NON-SMOKING CAR?

HOW RUDE.

LISTEN, IF HE DOESN'T

COME BACK SOON,

WE MAY HAVE TO WAIT

TILL AFTER DUSSELDORF,

THOUGH I HOPE NOT.

AND, UH-- OH, WAIT.

KEEP MY WATCH,

'CAUSE IF IT BREAKS,

I'LL KILL EVERYONE

ON THIS TRAIN.

LISTEN, I'M GOING

TO TAKE HIM INSIDE HERE

TO MAKE MY ADJUSTMENTS,

OKAY?

YOU WAIT OUTSIDE,

YOU SAY THAT YOUR WIFE IS IN THERE

AND SHE'S VERY ILL.

GO INTO THE CORRIDOR AND WAIT THERE FACING THAT WAY.

WHEN HE COMES TOWARD YOU,

YOU TURN AND YOU LOOK AT ME.

YOU WALK THROUGH THESE DOORS

AND STOP THERE, OKAY?

NO MATTER WHAT HE DOES, JUST STOP,

I'LL TAKE CARE OF THE REST. GO ON.

I'M SORRY,

MY WIFE'S IN THERE.

SHE'S BEING SICK.

TOM.

JESUS, IS HE DEAD?

I DON'T KNOW.

GET HIS LEGS IN!

TOM. TOM!

TOM, THE OTHER GUY

IS COMING NOW.

- WHAT? ARE YOU SURE?

- YES, HE'S COMING NOW.

I'M SORRY,

I DON'T SPEAK GERMAN.

I'M WAITING.

HELLO?

ANYBODY IN?

IT NEVER USED TO BE SO CROWDED IN FIRST CLASS.

WE COULD USE THIS.

CAN I HAVE SOME MORE?

JONATHAN, I DON'T WANT TO RUSH YOU,

BUT THE FLIGHT

TO MILAN LEAVES

IN A LITTLE OVER

AN HOUR.

PLEASE, IT'S NO RUSH.

I REALIZE I'VE HAD

OVER 20 MINUTES

TO ADJUST TO BECOMING

ONE OF EUROPE'S MOST WANTED.

AND I'M EXTREMELY AWARE

OF HOW LUDICROUS

I MUST SEEM TO YOU

WITH MY HEAVING AND MY SHAKING

AND MY POSITIVELY

SHOCKINGLY AWFUL NORMALNESS.

I DO HOPE THAT YOU WILL

FORGIVE ME.

I CAN'T LOOK AT MY SON.

I CAN'T LOOK

AT MY SON.

I CAN'T EXPLAIN

HOW I MADE

$100,000.

AND I FEAR, I REALLY,

REALLY FEAR

THAT I AM, IN FACT, ILL.

I'M NOT WELL.

I KNOW I SHOULD

THANK YOU,

BECAUSE I WOULDN'T BE ALIVE NOW

IF YOU HADN'T HELPED ME,

BUT I CAN'T SAY IT.

I CAN'T SAY...

THANK YOU.

I DON'T KNOW

ANYTHING ABOUT YOU.

WHO ARE YOU?

I'M A CREATION.

I'M A GIFTED

IMPROVISER.

I LACK

YOUR CONSCIENCE.

WHEN I WAS YOUNG,

THAT TROUBLED ME.

IT NO LONGER DOES.

I DON'T WORRY

ABOUT BEING CAUGHT,

BECAUSE I DON'T BELIEVE

ANYONE IS WATCHING.

THE WORLD

IS NOT A POORER PLACE

BECAUSE THOSE PEOPLE

ARE DEAD.

IT'S NOT.

IT'S ONE LESS CAR ON THE ROAD.

IT'S A LITTLE LESS NOISE

AND MENACE.

YOU WERE BRAVE TODAY.

YOU PUT SOME MONEY AWAY

FOR YOUR FAMILY,

THAT'S ALL.

IF YOU LACK

MY CONSCIENCE,

THEN WHY DID YOU

HELP ME ON THE TRAIN?

I DON'T KNOW.

BUT IT DOESN'T SURPRISE ME.

THE ONE THING I KNOW IS THAT WE'RE CONSTANTLY BEING BORN.

WHY ME?

WHY DID

YOU PICK ME?!

PARTLY BECAUSE

YOU COULD.

PARTLY BECAUSE

YOU INSULTED ME.

BUT MOSTLY

BECAUSE THAT'S THE GAME.

WE HAVE TO GET THIS FLIGHT.

SHALL WE?

WHAT'S GOING ON?

WHERE DID

THIS COME FROM?

YOU--

- YOU WOULDN'T BELIEVE ME.

- TRY ME.

- I WON IT.

- YOU WON IT?

YES.

ROULETTE.

- ROULETTE?

- IN--

- SINCE WHEN DID YOU PLAY ROULETTE?

- IN BERLIN.

- DON'T LIE TO ME.

- DOCTOR--

DR. WENTZEL,

HE TOOK US TO A CASINO.

WHAT IS THAT,

SOME KIND OF THERAPY?

NO, WE WENT IN

WITH A FEW THOUSAND MARKS.

IT'S TRUE.

YOU WON A SMALL FORTUNE,

AND YOU THOUGHT,

- "I KNOW, I WON'T TELL SARAH. I'LL HIDE IT UNDER THE SINK."

- YES-- WELL, NO.

- I WANTED IT TO BE A SURPRISE.

- WHAT WERE YOU DOING WITH TOM RIPLEY?

TOM RIPLEY. HE--

I MET HIM AT THE AIRPORT.

HE WAS COMING

FROM MILAN.

HE OFFERED

TO GIVE ME A LIFT.

ANYWAY, DR. WENTZEL,

HE HAS THIS SYSTEM.

YOU PUT A FEW THOUSAND

ON THE RED.

- AND THEN IF YOU LOSE, YOU DOUBLE THE STAKE--

- DON'T LIE TO ME, JONATHAN!

WHATEVER IT IS YOU'RE DOING,

I WON'T BE BLOODY LIED TO!

- YOU DON'T BELIEVE ME?

- NO.

LISTEN, I GO THROUGH

ALL THAT EXHAUSTING CRAP

WITH DOCTORS AGAIN-- AGAIN,

HOPING AGAINST HOPE,

LOOKING FOR SOME GLIMMER.

SOME GLIMMER!

AND THEN I GET AN INCREDIBLE STROKE OF LUCK--

FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE,

NEVER BEFORE--

AND WHAT HAPPENS IS THAT YOU,

YOU ACCUSE ME OF LYING TO YOU!

YOU ACCUSE ME

OF LYING TO YOU!

I MEAN, LOOK!

I HAVE SOME MONEY.

MONEY-- FOR YOU AND FOR ME

AND FOR MATTHEW.

AND MONEY, IT'S WHAT'S

IMPORTANT, ISN'T IT?

MONEY IS WHAT'S IMPORTANT,

ISN'T IT?!

WHERE DID YOU FIND IT?

IN A CHICKEN COOP

OUTSIDE PISA.

I HAD THEM COMPLETELY REBUILD THE

LEGS AND STRIP ALL THE EMULSION OFF.

I CAN'T, IT'S--

I JUST CAN'T.

GIVE ME A MOMENT.

STOP IT.

NEVER TOUCH

HER AGAIN.

SHE'S TOO GOOD

FOR YOU.

I KNOW.

- WHAT'S WRONG?

- ONE OF THEM'S STILL ALIVE.

- HOW DO YOU KNOW?

- I HEARD IT ON WORLD NEWS.

JESUS... I ALWAYS FIGURED YOU FOR A TALK-RADIO MAN.

OKAY, I GUESS I DIDN'T STRANGLE HIM LONG ENOUGH.

IT'S NOT LIKE A GARROTE COMES WITH A MANUAL.

ONE OF THEM GOT A VERY,

VERY GOOD LOOK AT ME.

JONATHAN, THAT'S

THE FIRST RULE OF THE GAME.

DON'T EVER WORRY ABOUT ANYTHING YOU CAN'T CONTROL-- EVER.

ANYWAY, I DON'T THINK

THEY CAN TRACE US HERE.

AND IF THEY GET CLOSE,

I'LL LET YOU KNOW. BYE.

WHAT ABOUT MY FAMILY?

I'M JUST WORRIED

ABOUT MY FAMILY.

WELL, DON'T WORRY. IF THEY COME FOR ANYONE,

THEY'LL COME FOR ME.

I THINK

THESE BALKAN TYPES

TEND TO TAKE STRANGLING

QUITE PERSONALLY.

YEAH?

NEIN, NEIN!

LET US ALL TAKE THIS TIME

TO PAY

A WELL-DESERVED HOMAGE

TO THE EVER

AND EVER RISING SOUFFLé

- OF TOM RIPLEY.

- OH... YES!

- LOOK AT THAT.

- BRAVO!

- SI.

- TOM...

- YOU ARE THE PERFECT HOUSEWIFE.

- THAT'S TRUE.

I SHOULD MARRY YOU.

- IT'S OKAY. LEAVE IT.

- YES, I ALREADY HAD THREE WRONG CALLS TODAY.

OH, YEAH?

HELLO?

REEVES.

YEAH?

HOW THE--

OH NO.

What are

you doing here?

DON'T GET ASSY, TOM.

SO THEY LOCATED YOU

IN BERLIN?

HOW THEY FOUND OUT,

I DON'T KNOW.

AND NOW YOU LEAD THEM

TO MY HOUSE.

YOU KNOW, REEVES,

THERE'S SOMETHING OF THE MUDSLIDE ABOUT YOU.

SOME PRIMAL URGE TO BRING EVERYTHING DOWN WITH YOU.

FUCK YOU.

FUCK YOU!

ARE YOU GOING TO LET ME IN,

OR WHAT, TOM?

Am I going to let you in?

No, I don't think so.

- You're on your own again.

- YOU BASTARD.

YOU FUCKING BASTARD.

YOU BASTARD!

YOU FUCKING BASTARD!

YOU BASTARD!

YOU FUCKING BASTARD!

I'LL FUCKING DO YOU!

I'LL LEAD THEM STRAIGHT TO YOU!

YOU FUCKING BASTARD!

FUCKING BASTARD!

FUCK, FUCK.

FUCK YOU.

- SO, HOW IS IT? A MASTERPIECE?

- BONICIMO.

- YEAH?

- GOOD.

MARIA, HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO TAKE THE

WEEKEND OFF AND GO AND VISIT YOUR SISTER?

I WOULD LIKE IT

VERY MUCH.

- THANK YOU.

- CIAO.

AND MY LOVE,

I WAS THINKING,

MAYBE YOU'D LIKE TO GO

TO VICENZA TODAY.

THAT WAY YOU CAN REHEARSE

IN THE THEATER.

THEY HAVE

SUCH LOVELY ACOUSTICS.

YEAH.

FINE.

SO YOU'LL STAY HERE

BY YOURSELF THIS WEEKEND?

ACTUALLY,

I'M EXPECTING COMPANY.

WILL THEY BE COMING

WITH YOU TO THE CONCERT?

NO. SOMETHING TELLS ME

THEY'RE NOT MUSIC LOVERS.

GRAZIE, MARIA.

- WILL I SEE YOU THERE?

- ABSOLUTELY.

LISTEN, I'VE HAD SOME RATHER UNWELCOME PHONE CALLS.

I WANT YOU TO GET RID

OF ANYTHING

THAT MIGHT HAVE MY NAME

OR PHONE NUMBER ON IT.

DO THE SAME WITH REEVES.

DO YOU UNDERSTAND?

- WHAT'S HAPPENED?

- DO YOU UNDERSTAND?

- YES, I UNDERSTAND. ARE WE IN TROUBLE?

- ONE OF US IS.

ONE OF US ISN'T.

DON'T PHONE ME,

DON'T COME NEAR

THE HOUSE.

- LISTEN, IF YOU'RE IN TROUBLE--

- STAY AWAY. STAY SAFE.

HE-EY!

HOW ARE YOU?

DID YOU HAVE A NICE DAY IN SCHOOL?

EH? DID YOU?

I'VE-- I'VE GOT

TO GO AWAY FOR A FEW DAYS.

I HAVE SOME BUSINESS

TO SETTLE.

I WANT TO FIX UP SOMETHING FOR AFTER I'VE--

I DON'T WANT TO GO

INTO IT, NOT YET.

WHAT THING?

DON'T YOU THINK

WE SHOULD TALK ABOUT IT?

YES, WHEN I GET BACK,

IN A COUPLE OF DAYS.

IS IT ANYTHING

TO DO WITH TOM RIPLEY?

NO.

JONATHAN.

I'LL BE BACK IN A COUPLE OF DAYS, DARLING.

LOOK, I REALLY THINK

WE SHOULD TALK ABOUT THIS.

- WHEN I GET BACK.

- GREAT.

- WITH ANOTHER FAT ENVELOPE.

- SHUT UP!

WHAT ARE YOU

DOING HERE?

- I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT NEED SOME HELP.

- JONATHAN, GO HOME.

WHEN THEY COME,

THERE MIGHT BE QUITE A FEW OF THEM.

AND THEY WON'T BE BRINGING FLOWERS AND CHOCOLATES.

I'M STAYING.

WHAT DID

YOU TELL SARAH?

- AN ASSORTMENT OF LIES.

- UH-HUH.

DID SHE BELIEVE

ANY OF THEM?

NOT THAT I'M AWARE OF.

WATCH YOUR STEP THERE.

- WHAT ARE THESE?

- MANTRAPS.

- WOULD YOU LIKE SOME TEA?

- YES, PLEASE.

- DO THEY WORK?

YEAH, I THINK SO.

SHOULDN'T WE CLOSE

THE GATES?

NO, IF THEY'RE GOING

TO COME,

THEY'RE GOING TO COME.

I DON'T WANT TO SPEND THE WHOLE REST OF MY LIFE AT THIS.

- ARE YOU SCARED?

- NO.

I'M FUCKING TERRIFIED.

COME ON.

YOU KNOW,

I DIDN'T EVEN THINK TO ASK YOU,

WITH YOUR CONDITION,

- CAN YOU EAT MEAT?

- YES.

- I'M JUST NOT VERY HUNGRY.

- YOU SHOULD EAT SOMETHING.

YOU MAY NEED

YOUR STRENGTH.

THE MEAT IS FANTASTIC.

IT'S FROM THE LITTLE

BUTCHER'S SHOP

JUST BY THE WAR MEMORIAL

ON THE RIGHT.

OUR COOK, MARIA,

WAS ONCE QUITE INTIMATE WITH THE BUTCHER.

SO SHE GOT

SOME VERY NICE CUTS.

DO YOU THINK

WE'LL GET AWAY WITH IT?

- WHY NOT?

- I DON'T KNOW.

I'VE JUST NEVER BEEN THE SORT OF

PERSON TO GET AWAY WITH THINGS.

AT SCHOOL,

OTHER KIDS GOT AWAY WITH ALL SORTS.

BUT NOT ME.

I ALWAYS GOT CAUGHT.

- YOU KNOW WHY YOU GOT CAUGHT?

- WHY?

'CAUSE YOU DIDN'T THINK

OF JUST KILLING YOUR TEACHERS.

JESUS, THIS WAITING.

I CAN'T STAND THIS WAITING.

WHEN I WAS

A LITTLE BOY,

I WAITED ON THE BEACH

FOR HOURS

FOR MY PARENTS TO COME BACK FROM A BOAT RIDE.

THEY DROWNED.

I COULD WAIT FOREVER.

HELLO?

HELLO, TOM,

THIS IS SARAH TREVANNY.

- IS JONATHAN THERE?

- NO, WHY?

Do you know where he is?

- WHY SHOULD I?

- BECAUSE I THINK YOU DO.

I'm sorry,

I don't understand.

- I KNOW THERE'S SOMETHING GOING ON.

- WELL, LISTEN,

- I WOULDN'T WORRY.

- DON'T TELL ME NOT TO WORRY.

LISTEN, CAN I CALL YOU

RIGHT BACK?

NO, DON'T HANG UP,

JUST TALK TO ME.

I'M JUST IN THE MIDDLE

OF SOMETHING.

I MAY BE ABLE TO HELP.

I'LL MAKE A FEW CALLS AND I'LL CALL YOU BACK.

- PLEASE, WAIT!

- Okay, bye bye.

OH, YOU-- FUCK.

NEVER GIVE FINANCIAL ADVICE TO FRIENDS.

WHAT IF THEY CATCH

REEVES?

THEY'LL NEVER CATCH

REEVES-- UNFORTUNATELY.

HE'D TELL THEM ABOUT ME,

WOULDN'T HE?

PROBABLY.

BUT HE'S ALREADY

IN SOUTH AMERICA

MAKING LIFE MISERABLE FOR SOME UNFORTUNATE PLASTIC SURGEON.

SORRY.

THAT'S YOUR BREAKFAST.

- THEY DIDN'T COME?

- NOT YET.

STAY IN HERE.

KEEP STILL.

KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT.

I THOUGHT I TOLD YOU

TO STAY INSIDE.

IS HE DEAD?

I DON'T KNOW.

BUT AS WE KNOW, I'M NO EXPERT.

JESUS CHRIST!

IT'S THE GUY

I SHOT!

YOU SHOULD HAVE STAYED DEAD THE

FIRST TIME WE FUCKING KILLED YOU!

- YOU WANT ME TO TAKE THIS OFF?

- SHUT UP!

YOU WANT IT OFF?

DOES THIS HURT?

I WISH

HE'D STOP BLEEDING.

DO YOU HAVE

A PORTABLE PHONE?

YES.

- IS IT ON YOU, OR IN THE CAR?

- IT'S IN MY POCKET.

- GET IT OUT.

I WANT YOU TO CALL

THE MAN WHO SENT YOU HERE.

I WANT YOU TO TELL HIM YOU GOT A

VERY LONG LOOK AT THE TWO OF US,

WE WERE DEFINITELY NOT

THE PEOPLE ON THE TRAIN.

DO YOU UNDERSTAND? IF YOU DO THAT,

YOU DO IT CONVINCINGLY,

YOU WALK OUT OF HERE,

WE GIVE YOU HALF A MILLION DOLLARS, OKAY?

IF YOU DON'T

DO IT CONVINCINGLY,

I TAKE YOU OUT BACK,

AND I RUN MY FUCKING TRACTOR

OVER YOUR HEAD

THE REST OF THE DAY.

OKAY?

YEAH.

CALM DOWN.

YEAH.

IF WE LET HIM GO,

THEN...

YEAH, YOU'RE RIGHT.

JESUS CHRIST.

SARAH.

SARAH, IT'S NOT

WHAT YOU THINK.

WHAT HAPPENED IS--

WE KILLED HIM

BECAUSE HE WAS GOING

TO KILL US!

IT WAS SELF-DEFENSE!

SARAH!

DON'T TOUCH ME!

LET GO!

I'M TAKING MATTHEW

AND WE'RE LEAVING.

SARAH.

- HAVE YOU GOT HIM?

- YES.

GRAB THE TRUNK,

I'LL GET THE OTHER GUY IN A SECOND.

I GUESS YOU WERE WRONG

ABOUT SOUTH AMERICA.

JESUS.

POOR REEVES.

I GUESS HE WON'T BE GETTING

PLASTIC SURGERY AFTER ALL.

WILL YOU HELP ME?

YOU TAKE HIS FEET.

ONE, TWO, THREE.

PUT HIS FEET

WAY DOWN.

COME ON.

HEY, LUIGI,

IT'S TOM-- RIPLEY.

CIAO.

HOW ARE YOU?

DO YOU HAPPEN TO HAVE

ANY CHINESE TREE PEONIES

IN THE SHOP

AT THE MOMENT?

LOVELY. LOVELY.

PINK OR RED?

TERRIFIC,

I LIKE THE RED.

LISTEN,

LOUISA'S CONCERT TONIGHT

IS AT TEATRO OLYMPICO.

AND COULD WE SEND OVER

FOUR DOZEN,

FIVE DOZEN

IF YOU HAVE IT?

I'LL DRIVE.

LOVELY.

THANK YOU MUCH.

OH, YEAH?

HOW IS HE?

TERRIFIC.

GIVE HIM MY BEST.

THANKS AGAIN.

BYE.CIAO.

YOU KNOW THE MOST

INTERESTING THING

ABOUT DOING

SOMETHING TERRIBLE?

WHAT?

OFTEN AFTER

A FEW DAYS...

YOU CAN'T

EVEN REMEMBER IT.

THAT MAKES ME FEEL REALLY,

REALLY GOOD.

THE REST

OF YOUR MONEY.

- OH, NO, I DON'T--

- AS PER MY ARRANGEMENT WITH REEVES.

IT'S YOURS.

I'M NOT SURE ALL THIS

WAS ABOUT THE MONEY.

YOU KNOW WHAT?

I DOUBT IT.

AFTER ALL, WE'RE TWO

CIVILIZED PEOPLE.

- NO?

- OH.

YOU'RE OFFICIALLY OFF

EUROPE'S ACTIVE HIT LIST.

- THANK YOU.

- OKAY?

GOOD LUCK

WITH THE WIFE.

THANKS.

- TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF.

- YOU, TOO.

- JONATHAN!

- STAY QUIET OR I'LL KILL YOU.

WHERE'S YOUR FRIEND

RIPLEY?!

LEAVE HER ALONE!

IT WAS ME!

- WHO BROUGHT YOU IN?!

- I DID IT ON MY OWN!

NO, DON'T KILL HER!

- JONATHAN.

- WHY DID YOU DO THAT?

NO.

NO, PLEASE.

SARAH...

IN A FEW MINUTES I'LL HAVE TO CALL THE POLICE.

LISTEN, YOU TELL THEM

THERE WAS A BURGLARY.

YOUR HUSBAND CAME HOME,

HE SURPRISED THEM,

THERE WAS A STRUGGLE,

THERE WERE SHOTS.

YOU'RE IN SHOCK.

THAT'S ALL YOU REMEMBER.

LISTEN...

TAKE THIS.

IT'S THE BALANCE

OF HIS PAYMENT.

HE EARNED IT.

IF YOU NEED--

IT'S OKAY.

I DIDN'T

EXPECT THANKS.

Ripley's Game (2002) - full transcript