Sunset Grill (1993) - full transcript

NO, NO, MISTER, MISTER,
BUY THIS, FOR CHILDREN.

REMEMBER TIJUANA.

ONLY ONE DOLLAR,
ONE DOLLAR.

SEÑORITA, SEÑOR...

FOR CHILDREN.
IT IS BEAUTIFUL.

ONLY ONE DOLLAR.

SEÑOR, EXCUSE ME...

¿DóNDE ESTá LA--
THE BLUE FOX?

HEY, HEY, MAN!

THE BLUE FOX?

¿QUé PASA?



LIGHTEN UP!

HAVE A CERVEZA,PUNK!

[ baby crying ]

[ dog growls ]

[ people speaking Spanish ]

[ gunshot ]
[ groans ]

[ tires screech ]

[ dog growls ]

[ tires screech ]

AAH!

GUILLERMO.

CHRISTIAN! AAH!

[ struggling and sputtering ]

HMM?



GREEN CARD.

DON'T LEAVE MEXICO
WITHOUT IT.

JESUS, CHRISTIAN.

LISTEN TO ME.

JUST TELL ME
WHERE IT IS.

I DON'T HAVE IT.

COME ON!
COME ON, SHITHEAD!

AAH!

[ neck snaps ]

Man: TURN AROUND.

JUST TURN AROUND, HONEY.

COME ON,
LET ME SEE YOUR FACE.

TURN AROUND.

[ sighs ]
DAGNAB IT.

[ muttering ] KAMA SUTRA,
FOR CRYING OUT LOUD.

VANILLA ICE CREAM,
MOCHA, STRAWBERRY,

CHOCOLATE,
GRAPE, PISTACHIO...

[ sighs ]

300 FEET.

300 FEET.

[ fires air gun ]

YEAH, YEAH, YEAH!

[ shutter clicking ]

YES, YES!

YEAH, YEAH, YES--

WHAT THE--

MR. PIETROWSKI,
WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING?

I FOLLOWED YOU.

WELL, THAT'S MYJOB.

I WANT TO SEE.

NO, YOU DON'T.

I WANT TO SEE!

I DON'T THINK
YOU DO.

SHE'S IN THERE!
MY WIFE'S IN THERE!

LET GO OF MY CAMERA!

MR. PIETROWSKI!

MR. PIETROWSKI!

DAMN IT.

NOW, DON'T KNOCK OVER
THE CHECKERBOARD YET.

APPEARANCES
CAN BE DECEIVING.

RIGHT NOW IT LOOKS LIKE
YOUR WIFE IS PROBABLY

IN THERE SCREWING
ANOTHER MAN,

BUT WHAT I SEE
IS A VERY LONELY WOMAN

MAKING A DESPERATE PLEA,

CALLING OUT,
"HELP, I'M LOST,
I'M CONFUSED,

I WANT MY HUSBAND
TO NOTICE ME."

OKAY, OKAY,
MAYBE A TALKING-TO,

MAYBE A LITTLE TIME,
A LITTLE COUNSELING--

I'M GONNA KILL HIM!

MR. PIETROW--

I'M GONNA KILL HIM!

[ roaring ]

GET YOUR ASS OUT OF THE BED,
YOU BASTARD!

COME BACK HERE.
GET YOUR ASS OVER HERE.

HEY!

DON'T BEAT YOUR WIFE!

[ sardonically ] RIGHT!

YOU BIG APE!

AAH!

[ all shouting ]

[ bed collapses ]

AAH!

SINCE YOU'RE PAYING ME,
WHY DON'T YOU...

[ wife squealing ]

[ siren wails ]

I'M A PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR.
THAT MAN IS MY CLIENT.

I'VE GOT TO HAUL
EVERYBODY IN.

COME ON, MAN, TAKE
MY STATEMENT RIGHT HERE.

CALL MY FRIEND
LIEUTENANT JEFF CARRUTHERS,

HOLLYWOOD DIVISION HOMICIDE.

WE CALLED YOUR FRIEND.WELL, THERE YOU GO.

LOOK, I CAN'T
LET YOU WALK.

THE BIG GUY THERE WANTS
TO PRESS ASSAULT CHARGES.

THE FUCK!
I'M THE ASSAULTEE HERE.

THAT MAN IS MY CLIENT.

I'M DOING
ROUTINE SURVEILLANCE

ON THAT WOMAN UP THERE.

THAT GUY OWNS
THAT APARTMENT.

THEY'RE DOIN' IT.

THAT MOOSE SHOWS UP,
GOES BALLISTIC.
BLAH, BLAH, BLAH...

THERE YOU HAVE IT.
CAN I GO NOW?

CARRUTHERS--
HOLLYWOOD DIVISION.

IT'S AN ASSAULT CHARGE.I KNOW. I'LL TAKE IT.

WHAT'D I SAY?

BLAH, BLAH, BLAH,
AND THERE YOU HAVE IT.

TWO SUGARS, EXTRA LIGHT.
WHAT COLOR IS THAT?

GET YOUR STUFF, WILL YA?

EXCUSE ME.
WHAT SHADE OF GRAY?

DARKER THAN BATTLESHIP GRAY,
BUT LIGHTER THAN CHARCOAL.

EXACTLY.
COFFEE AIN'T GRAY, JEFF.

THAT'S ONLY DONE
WITH NON-FAT MILK.

THANKS, OFFICER.

SINCE WHEN ARE YOU
WORRIED ABOUT CALORIES,

FOR CRYING OUT LOUD!

THERE'S MORE FUCKING CALORIES
IN A BREATH MINT! JESUS!

I'LL GIVE YOU
A RIDE HOME.

I'M NOT LEAVING
MY BEAUTIFUL AMERICAN CAR
OUT HERE ALL NIGHT!

WELL, I'M SORRY,
I CAN'T CLEAR THE FREEWAY

SO YOU CAN
POUR YOURSELF HOME!

I'VE GOT BETTER THINGS
TO DO ANYWAY!

GRACIAS! ADIóS!
KISS MY--

YOU SON OF A BUCK.

MOM, DAD...

I'M HOME.

TOO BAD, RYDER,
YOU JUST MISSED LAST CALL.

WHERE'S GUILLERMO?GIVE ME
A BACON CHEESEBURGER.

CAN I HAVE
MY KEYS BACK, DAD?

YOU WANT FRIES
WITH THAT?YEAH.

GO KILL YOURSELF.

RICARDO, BACON CHEESE
WITH FRIES.

HEY, RICARDO,
¿COMO ESTá CARMEN?

ESTá MUERTA,MAN.
SHE DIED.

WHO'S CARMEN? WHO DIED?

THE LOVE OF HIS LIFE.

HER BLOCK IS CRACKED.

TOO MUCH MONEY FOR ME.

KARMANN GHIA.

YOU WANT ANYTHING?

GIVE ME A DOUBLE
JOSE CUERVO, UP.

I MEANT FOOD.

OKAY,
THEN GIVE ME A BEER.

[ snickers ]

♪ TOGETHER AGAIN ♪

HEY, LIEUTENANT,

HOW ARE YOU GETTIN' ON
WITH MY WIFE?

GOT TO FIRST BASE YET?

SLIDE INTO SECOND?

GRAND SLAM...
BASES LOADED...

HOW'S YOUR BAT?

I MEAN, HAVE YOU
FUCKED HER YET?

RYDER! YOU CAN TAKE
THAT FOUL MOUTH

RIGHT OUT OF HERE.

SHE'S NOT YOUR WIFE.

CHARGE!

WELL, I AIN'T SIGNED
NO DIVORCE PAPERS YET,

SO, ACCORDING TO THE LAW
OF THIS GREAT STATE,

SHE'S STILL MY WIFE.

YOU'RE TOGETHER
OR YOU'RE NOT TOGETHER,

AND YOU'RE NOT TOGETHER.

I DON'T GIVE A DAMN
WHAT THE COURTS SAY.

JEFF.

THE LAW
SAYS WE'RE TOGETHER,

AND YOU SHOULD KNOW
ABOUT THE LAW, FUZZBALL.

I'M TAKING HIM HOME

BEFORE YOU TWO
LOSE IT AGAIN.

Ryder: ROLL 'EM BACK.

[ muttering ]
MAN, IT AIN'T MY NIGHT.

AIN'T MY GAME,
TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH.

GUILLERMO'S THE WIZARD.

WHERE THE HELL
IS GUILLERMO, ANYWAY?

HE'S PROBABLY DOWN
AT THE EL SOMBRERO.

I AIN'T GOING DOWN TO
THAT NECK OF THE FOREST

AND GET MY ASS CARVED.

HE'S IN TIJUANA,
ACCORDING TO THIS POSTMARK.

COFFEE, JEFF?

NO, I'M OUT OF HERE.

COOL STAMP.

HEY, LIEUTENANT,
WHY DON'T YOU GET
A REAL GIRLFRIEND

INSTEAD OF ONE WHO'S
ALREADY GOT A HUSBAND?

YOU'RE NOT MY HUSBAND,
YOU'RE MY JERK.

HEAR THAT, JEFF?
I'M HER JERK,
NOT HER EX-JERK.

I'M HER CURRENT JERK.
I'M STILL HER JERK.

WANT ME TO
WAIT FOR YOU?NO, THAT'S OKAY.

I'VE GOT TO GO
TO THE ACCOUNTANT
IN THE MORNING.

I'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.

OKAY.

Ryder: [ muttering ]
WE CAN WORK ON IT TOGETHER,

RESTORE IT TO ITS OLD...

HERE, JUST LEAN ON ME.

...'CAUSE I LIKE
ALL THEM RAW EGGS.

ALL RIGHT.

'CAUSE I DON'T WANT
TO TAKE OUT THEM RAW EGGS.

WE'RE ALMOST THERE.

JUST LEAN UP
AGAINST THIS.

STAY RIGHT THERE.

DON'T THROW THAT
CIGARETTE THERE!

COME ON, RYDER,
DON'T.

PUT THE JUKEBOX ON...

RAW EGGS...OHH...

IT'S NOT THAT
SIMPLE, RYDER.

HELL, IT AIN'T.

COME ON.

WHAT HAPPENED TO
THE MAID SERVICE?

YOU KNOW WHAT WE
COULD DO?

WE COULD GO BACK
TO LAS CRUCES.

I DON'T WANT TO
GO BACK TO LAS CRUCES.

GET THAT
LITTLE POTTERY STORE

ON HICKORY STREET
WHERE WE MET.

RIGHT BEFORE WE MET...

THAT WAS
A LONG TIME AGO.

YEAH, BUT WE HAD FUN.

YES, WE DID.

WE SHOULD HAVE
HAD A KID.

RYDER.

I THINK...

IT WOULD HAVE CHANGED IT,
JUST CHANGED IT.

NO, IT WOULDN'T.

I DIDN'T GIVE US A CHANCE.

WE DID EVERYTHING
HUMANLY POSSIBLE

THAT A COUPLE
COULD DO, RYDER.

LET'S HAVE A KID.YEAH.

THE ONLY THING MISSING
IN THIS PICTURE IS A CRIB.

I PROMISED YOUR DAD
A GRANDSON.

I PROMISED
I'D GIVE HIM A GRANDSON.

HOW FAR DOWN
DO YOU HAVE TO GO

BEFORE YOU GIVE YOURSELF
A BREAK?

WELL, I'LL KNOW
WHEN I GET THERE.

YOU'RE ALREADY THERE.

YOU'VE BEEN THERE
A LONG TIME.

YOU JUST DON'T WANT
TO COME BACK.

I'M SORRY, BABY.

I'M JUST SO SORRY.

IT WASN'T YOUR FAULT.

IT SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ME.

IT SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ME.

YEAH, WELL,
IT SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN DAD,

SO IT DIDN'T REALLY
MATTER WHO BLEW THE WHISTLE.

YEAH, THAT'S WHEN THINGS

REALLY FELL APART
BETWEEN US, DIDN'T THEY?

NO, THAT'S WHEN YOU
FELL OFF THAT LEDGE

YOU'VE BEEN WALKING
YOUR WHOLE LIFE.

YEAH, BUT WHEN WE
LOST YOUR DAD,

IT CHANGED YOU ABOUT ME.

IT CHANGED YOU,
DIDN'T IT?

GO AHEAD, DENY IT.

I HAVE TO GO.

WAIT A MINUTE, BABY.

I JUST CAN'T LET GO,
ANITA.

I JUST CAN'T LET GO.

YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO.

OH, NO. NO.

WHAT DO YOU WANT ME
TO DO?

WHAT ELSE DO YOU
WANT ME TO DO?

WE'LL TALK ABOUT IT
TOMORROW.

HONEY.

[ running footsteps ]

LEAVE ME ALONE!
GET AWAY FROM ME!

RICARDO?

RICARDO?

RICARDO!

[ screams ]

I'LL BE WITH YOU
IN A MINUTE--

AS SOON AS I FIND
WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR.

LITTLE SPIC GOT AWAY.

I CAN'T
FIND IT HERE, MAN.

CAN'T FIND IT ANYWHERE!

MAYBE HE STASHED IT
SOMEWHERE DOWN IN MEXICO.

WHAT GOOD WOULD IT
DO HIM DOWN THERE?

HEY,
RECEIVED ANY MAIL

FROM SOUTH
OF THE BORDER LATELY?

AAH!

[ whimpering ]

LOOK AT ME!
LOOK AT ME!

I WANT YOU
TO REMEMBER MY FACE.

[ spits ]

YOU SEE ME?

HMM?

[ whimpers ] YES.

GOOD.

'CAUSE I DON'T WANT
TO KILL YOU...

FOR NO REASON AT ALL.

[ skull cracks ]

[ telephone rings ]

[ ring ]

Answering machine:
THIS IS RYDER HART.

LEAVE A MESSAGE
AT THE BEEP,

AND WHEN YOUR PHONE
DON'T RING, THAT'S ME.

Man: HELLO, MR. HART.

THIS IS JOSH KERNS,

ATTORNEY FOR
MR. BURT PIETROWSKI.

I'M CALLING TO INFORM YOU

THAT ALTHOUGH I HAVE ADVISED
MY CLIENT

TO DROP
THE CRIMINAL ASSAULT CHARGES,

I HAVE, HOWEVER, ADVISED HIM
TO PROCEED WITH THE CIVIL SUIT

CHARGING YOU WITH
BREACH OF CONTRACT.

WE ALSO ARE
GOING TO BILL YOU

FOR HOSPITALIZATION COSTS--

[ tape whirs ]

Kerns: [ distorted ]
HELLO, MR. HART...

Man: IF YOU DON'T LOOK
TOO CLOSELY AT THE PROBLEM...

Man #2: DO YOU THINK THE BANK
WILL APPROVE THIS LOAN?

Man #1: THAT'S UP TO
THE BANK PRESIDENT--ME.

[ chuckles ] APPROVED.

IS THAT IT? CAN WE GO IN?JUST ONE MORE SIGNATURE.

Man #2: THIS WILL CERTAINLY
HELP A LOT OF MY PROBLEMS.

VICTOR.

VICTOR.

HAVE YOU SEEN
OR VISITED MéJICO?

LET'S GO SAVE
THE TAXPAYERS SOME MONEY.

WAIT A MINUTE!
WAIT! WAIT!

DON'T BUST THEM
WHEN YOU CAN'T BUST THEM!

NOBODY MOVE!
HOLD IT RIGHT THERE!

PUT YOUR HANDS UP!

[ indistinct shouting ]

[ coughs ]

KNOCK, KNOCK.

PASE.

WHAT HAPPENED TO THE MAID?

SHE'S BURIED
AROUND HERE SOMEWHERE.

I BROUGHT
YOUR CAR BACK.

THANKS. YOU'RE A PAL.

I'D LIKE TO TALK.

WELL, I'M JUST HAVING
A CUP OF CAFé VIENNA.

CARE TO SHARE THE MOMENT?

COFFEE'S BAD
FOR YOUR NERVES.

A DAY WITHOUT COFFEE
IS A DAY WITHOUT SUNSHINE.

LOOK, RYDER, I'M NOT
REAL GOOD AT THIS,

SO I'M JUST GONNA GET
STRAIGHT TO THE POINT.

ANITA'S A GOOD WOMAN.

SHE'S BEEN THROUGH
A LOT OF HARDSHIP.

SHE WANTS TO MOVE ON.

AND YOU THINK
I'M STANDING IN HER WAY.

COME ON, RYDER.

WE MAY NOT BE
THE BEST OF BUDDIES,
BUT WE ARE FRIENDS.

I DON'T WANT
TO HEAR THIS, JEFF.

I DON'T GIVE A DAMN
WHAT YOU DOOR DON'T
WANT TO HEAR.

IT'S TIME YOU STARTED
TO LISTEN.

YOU'RE NOT HERE BECAUSE YOU
THINK I'M STANDING IN HERWAY.

YOU'RE HERE BECAUSE YOU THINK
I'M STANDING IN YOURWAY!

JUST BECAUSE YOU WANT
TO FLUSH YOURSELF
DOWN THE TOILET

DOESN'T GIVE YOU THE RIGHT
TO TAKE EVERYBODY ELSE
DOWN WITH YOU!

YOU CALLING ME
A PIECE OF SHIT?

I'M NOT CALLING YOU
ANYTHING.

ANITA LOVES ME.

WHEN SHE TELLS ME THAT,
I'LL BELIEVE IT.

UNTIL THEN, I'LL STAY
THE HELL OUT OF YOUR BUSINESS,

AND YOU STAY THE HELL
OUT OF MINE!

NOW, GET OUT OF HERE!

SHE'LL NEVER
TELL YOU THAT.

YOU CALL MEPATHETIC?
TAKE A LOOK AT YOURSELF!

SHE'LL NEVER
TELL YOU THAT.

OH, REALLY?
WHY NOT?

BECAUSE SHE FEELS
SORRY FOR YOU!

LOOK...

I DIDN'T COME HERE
LOOKING FOR A FIGHT,
OKAY?

I LOVE ANITA, AND I'VE
ASKED HER TO MARRY ME.

[ car horn honks ]

THAT'S MY RIDE.

LOOK, IF YOU'RE NOT DOING
ANYTHING THIS AFTERNOON,

WHY DON'T YOU COME
WITH ME?

I'VE GOT SOMEPLACE
YOU MIGHT GET
A KICK OUT OF.

WHAT?

GET YOUR GUN.

GOOD.

NOW WE CAN
SETTLE THIS THING

ONCE AND FOR ALL.

[ firing noisily ]

[ firing quietly ]

[ fires noisily ]

[ firing quietly ]

WHAT?

CAN'T YOU USE A REAL GUN
JUST THIS ONCE?

I'M KICKING YOUR ASS
WITH THIS.

IT'S EMBARRASSING.

I DON'T LIKE THE SOUND.
I DON'T LIKE THE NOISE.

I DON'T LIKE THE KICK.

I'VE GOT
A FUCKING HEADACHE.

WHERE DO I GO?

I NEED A GUN.

YEAH, YOU DO. UH...

I JUST HOPE YOU HAVE YOUR
OWN AMMUNITION FOR THIS ONE,

'CAUSE I KNOW
THAT OUR SHIPMENT

FROM JUMBO TOYS
IS LATE THIS WEEK.

A GUN IS A GUN
IS A GUN, MISS...

DUSHANE.
DUCHANE.

NOW, WHAT CAN I OFFER YOU--
A .22, A 9 MILLIMETER?

OH, HOW ABOUT THIS?

DESERT EAGLE .357.

NO, I THINK THAT LITTLE ONE
THERE WILL DO.

OH, .38. OKAY.

UH, I NEED YOUR
DRIVER'S LICENSE,

AND I NEED YOU
TO SIGN THIS.

ACCIDENTAL
DISMEMBERMENT WAIVER.

DRIVER'S LICENSE.

THANK YOU.

ENJOYING YOURSELF?

WELL, IT BEATS
A PUBLIC RANGE,
DON'T IT?

THANKS A LOT.

MR. HART.

THIS MIGHT HELP.

THANK YOU.

YOU HAPPY?

THANK YOU.

[ muttering angrily ]
HATE THESE THINGS.

THEY'RE LOUD,
THEY KILL PEOPLE,

EVERY DUMB-ASS KID
IN THIS COUNTRY'S GOT ONE,

SHOOTIN' THE SHIT
OUT OF HIS NEIGHBOR...

SO YOU DON'T
GET EMBARRASSED.

READY?

FUCK IT!
I'LL BE IN THE BAR!

[ chuckles ]

COULDN'T HIT THE BACK
OF A BARN WITH MY EYES OPEN.

YOUR USUAL, LIEUTENANT?

THANKS.

OH, WHAT A MESS.

OH, NO, I'LL GET THIS.

AND FOR YOU, SIR?

GET ME A MAKER'S MARK--
UP, DOUBLE,

AND A BEER BACK.

AND A COFFEE--
LIGHT, TWO SUGARS.

ANYTHING ELSE?

PERHAPS A DRINK
WHILE I'M WAITING.

YEAH, ACTUALLY,
YOU GOT ANY OF THOSE
LITTLE CRUNCHY

GOLDFISH CRACKER,
CHEESE THINGS?

SORRY, SIR,
WE ONLY SERVE NUTS.

Man: HELLO, LIEUTENANT.

KEN, TWO PLEIADES,
PLEASE.

PUT THE LIEUTENANT
AND HIS FRIEND
ON MY ACCOUNT.

THANK YOU, HARRISON.

HOW'S YOUR AIM
THESE DAYS?

NOT WHAT IT
USED TO BE.

WELL, NOTHING IS.
I SEE YOU BROUGHT A GUEST.

RYDER HART.
THANK YOU FOR THE SIPS.

NOT AT ALL.
YOU'RE QUITE WELCOME.

I WAS WATCHING YOU
ON THE SHOOTING RANGE,
MR. HART.

VERY IMPRESSIVE.

YOU ARE REALLY
AN EXCELLENT MARKSMAN,

AND SUCH
AN INTERESTING WEAPON, TOO.

WHERE'D YOU GET
YOUR TRAINING?

WELL, I WAS GIVEN MY FIRST

AIR RIFLE WHEN I WAS 12.

SQUIRRELS AND CHICKADEES?

BEER BOTTLES AND STOP SIGNS.

WELL, LIEUTENANT,

YOU'LL HAVE TO
INVITE YOUR GUEST BACK HERE,

AND WE'LL
HAVE OURSELVES A NICE,
FRIENDLY SHOOTIN' MATCH.

IT WOULD BE MY PLEASURE.

BUY THESE GENTLEMEN
ANOTHER ROUND.

IF YOU'LL EXCUSE ME.
LOVELY TO MEET YOU.

LOVELY.

RUDE.

WHAT?

DUDE DON'T EVEN
SAY HIS NAME.

HARRISON SHELGROVE.

THEHARRISON SHELGROVE.

YEAH, I HEAR YOU.

WHAT'S "THE"BIG DEAL?

WELL, FOR A START,
HE OWNS THIS CLUB.

THIS PLACE
IS JUST A DISTRACTION.

YEAH, HIS MAIN GIG
IS MEXICAN OIL.

SPENDS MOST OF THE TIME
GIVING HIS MONEY AWAY.

THE REST HE USES
TO BUY UP ART.

[ pager beeps ]WHAT KIND OF ART?

I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

FORMER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
SAMUEL BARR

IS RESTING COMFORTABLY TODAY

AFTER UNDERGOING A SIX-HOUR
HEART TRANSPLANT OPERATION

YESTERDAY AT THE BETHESDA
NAVAL HOSPITAL.

TRAGEDY TODAY
ON SUNSET BOULEVARD.

37-YEAR-OLD
ANITA HART OF VAN NUYS--

HEY! GET THAT BACK!
GET--GET--HEY!

GET THAT BACK!

POLICE HAVE NO SUSPECTS
IN THE CASE YET,

BUT HAVE CONCLUDED
THAT ROBBERY

WAS THE MOTIVE
BEHIND THE MURDER.

Reporter: I AM STANDING HERE
IN FROM OF THE SUNSET GRILL,

WHERE THIS MORNING THE BODY
OF ANITA HART WAS DISCOVERED,

THE VICTIM
OF AN APPARENT BURGLARY.

THE CAUSE OF DEATH
IS YET UNKNOWN.

THERE ARE NO SUSPECTS.

WE'LL STILL MAKE IT.

SHE'S DEAD, MAN.

SHE'S BEEN DEAD
A LONG TIME.

SHE DIDN'T MAKE IT.

SHE DIDN'T MAKE IT.

WHAT'LL WE DO NOW?

WHERE'S GUILLERMO?

HELL, I DON'T KNOW.
I HAVEN'T SEEN HIM
IN TWO WEEKS.

WHAT ABOUT THE LETTER?WHAT LETTER?

THE LETTER
FROM TIJUANA.

OH, THAT. IT'S NOTHING.
I TOSSED IT.

RYDER.

YOU'RE NOT HOLDING OUT
ON ME, ARE YOU?

[ sighs ]

WHERE THE HELL
IS GUILLERMO ANYWAY?

HE'S IN TIJUANA
ACCORDING TO THIS POSTMARK.

I'M GOING HOME.

SURE.

IT'LL ALL MAKE SENSE
ONCE YOU'RE DRUNK.

[ muttering ] I GOT
A QUARTER IN THE MACHINE.

WHERE THE HELL
IS GUILLERMO?

TIJUANA.

GUILLERMO'S IN TIJUANA.

TIJUANA.

TIJUANA.

TIJUANA.

TIJUANA.

TIJUANA.

Judge: MR. HART, WE HAVE
ALREADY RULED ON THIS.

YOU CAN'T OWN THESE TAPES

ANY MORE THAN A POSTAL WORKER
CAN OWN A BAG OF MAIL.

YOU WERE AN EMPLOYEE
OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

YOUR MOTION
WAS DENIED WEEKS AGO.

Ryder: YOUR HONOR,
THOSE AREMY TAPES!

I WAS NOT
PROPERLY NOTIFIED!

SIR, YOU ARE
IN CONTEMPT OF THIS COURT!

I WAS NOT
PROPERLY NOTIFIED!

Woman: DESPITE HIS CLAIM

THAT HE WAS NOT
PROPERLY NOTIFIED

BY THE STATE AS TO
THE NATURE OF THE SURVEILLANCE,

THE JUDGE HAS RULED THAT
THE TAPES BELONG TO THE STATE

AND THAT THE TRIAL
WILL PROCEED AS PLANNED.

HERE'S RYDER HART NOW.

MR. HART,
HAVE YOU ANY COMMENTS?

Judge: THE DEFENDANTS HAVE BEEN
FOUND GUILTY ON ALL CHARGES.

COURT IS ADJOURNED.

Man: NO! NO, SEÑOR!

[ pleading in Spanish ]

IT'S ASSHOLES LIKE YOU
WHO MAKE MY JOB WORTHWHILE.

NOW, DON'T FUCK AROUND
WITH LA MIGRA.

HEY, ANY FRIEND OF AN AMIGO
IS A FRIEND OF MINE.

LET'S SEE
A GREEN CARD, PONCHO!

HELLO THERE, STOCKTON.

MOONLIGHTING
AS A BOUNCER NOW?

PUT THE FUCKING SPIC
IN THE CAR. GO ON.

HAS THE RECESSION FILTERED
ALL THE WAY DOWN

TO THE BRIBERY
AND KICKBACK BUSINESS, JOE?

I'M HERE DOING
THE TAXPAYERS' JOB,

WEEDING OUT THE CRABGRASS
THAT CREEPS IN

FROM OUR NEIGHBOR'S YARD.

THAT'S WHY I'M HERE.
WHAT'S YOUR EXCUSE?

I'M A U.S. TAXPAYER, JOE,

BUT I DIDN'T KNOW
MY DOLLAR WAS GOING

TO EVERYBODY IN EAST L.A.
HAVING THEIR HEAD KNOCKED IN

BY SOME XENOPHOBIC APE.

WHAT YOU
FUCKING STARING AT?!

PUT HIM IN THE CAR!

YOU MUST HAVE HAD
REALBAD KARMA

TO PICK UP THIS HONCHO
AS A PARTNER.

STICK WITH JOE.
YOU'LL LEARN ALL THE TRICKS--

MISUSE, ABUSE,
DISHONESTY...

STUPIDITY...

YOU'RE GONNA HAVE
A PROBLEM WITH THIS ONE, JOE.

SHE DON'T LIKE YOUR STYLE.

YOU KNOW, HART,

YOU CAN CALL ME
ALL THE NAMES YOU LIKE,

BUT I'LL NEVER QUITE SINK
AS LOW AS YOU DID--

SNITCHING ON YOUR OWN
FATHER-IN-LAW.

JOE, ONE DAY
YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO

SHUT THAT
UGLY HOLE, FAT BOY,

OR YOUR MOTHER'S
GONNA GET THE NEWS

SHE'S BEEN WAITING FOR
SINCE THE DAY YOU WERE BORN.

[ chuckles ]

BUENAS TARDES.

GIVE ME A SHOT
OF THAT BOOTLEG MESCAL

YOU KEEP IN THAT FREEZER.

YOU SURE
YOU DON'T REMEMBER ME?

NO.

WELL, I REMEMBER YOU.

HERE'S A BUDDY OF MINE.

GUILLERMO VILLA.

WE COME IN HERE
A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO,

GOT DRUNK TOGETHER,
AND YOU WERE HERE.

I DON'T KNOW YOU.

I DON'T KNOW HIM.

HOW COME I KNOW YOU GOT
THAT MESCAL IN THAT FREEZER?

[ sighs ]
YO NO COMPRENDO NADA.

YOU SEE THAT?

YOU KNOW WHAT THAT IS?

¿SABES QUE ES ESO?

BUG.

YOU GOT A MOUTHFUL
OF THEM, BUSTER.

I'VE GOT A FRIEND
AT HEALTH

FROWNS ON
THAT KIND OF THING.

HE'S LIABLE TO COME DOWN HERE
WITH AN INSPECTOR,

CRAWL RIGHT UP YOUR ASSHOLE
WITH A MICROSCOPE.

I DON'T NEED ANY MORE
TROUBLE THAN I GOT.

I AIN'T ASKING
FOR YOUR DICK, BUSTER.

JUST FOR A LITTLE HELP.

GUILLERMO COMES HERE
EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE,

BUT I HAVEN'T
SEEN HIM IN WEEKS.

THE LAST TIME HE CAME,
HE WAS HEADING SOUTH.

TIJUANA?

I'M A BARTENDER,
NOT A TRAVEL AGENT.

REALLY?

A COUPLE OF HOURS LATER,

SOME GUYS WALKED IN
LOOKING FOR HIM.

WHAT GUYS?
TWO GUYS.

WHAT DID THEY LOOK LIKE?

A BIG GUY AND A LITTLE GUY.
I DON'T KNOW.

THEY LOOKED LIKE YOU--WHITE.

MUCHAS GRACIAS.

DíME DINERO.

[ mumbles in Spanish ]

GRACIAS.

[ knife blade opens ]

ONE MORE MOVE LIKE THAT,

I'LL CUT YOU
ANOTHER ASSHOLE.

OTRO CULO, ¿ENTIENDES?

[ choking ]
I WASN'T TRYING
TO KILL YOU, JEFE.

THAT'S A RELIEF.
NOW, WHO PUT YOU UP TO IT?

ARE HIS INITIALS
JOE STOCKTON?

YEAH. JOE STOCKTON.

NAH, THAT'S TOO EASY.

IT'S TOO EASY!

Man: HEY!
HEY, ¿QUé PASA?

[ speaking Spanish ]

[ speaking Spanish ]

AAH!

[ siren wails ]

[ siren halts abruptly ]

I'M SO THRILLED
YOU COULD MAKE IT.

I GOT TWO MISSING
MEXICAN-AMERICANS--

A BARTENDER NAMED
GUILLERMO VILLA

AND A SHORT-ORDER COOK,
RICARDO NO-LAST-NAME,

WHICH IS MORE
THAN YOU'VE TOLD ME.

[ responds in Spanish ]

WHAT IS THAT SHIT?

I'VE NEVER EVEN
BEEN TO MEXICO.
TALK ENGLISH.

YOU'RE RIGHT.
I'M GOING BACK.

GUILLERMO LIKES
TO BARF UP CHILI DOGS
WHEN HE GETS LOADED.

GIVE ME A BREAK,
RYDER.

HELL, I DON'T KNOW.

I KNOW SOMETHING ELSE
YOU DON'T KNOW.

GUILLERMO HAS CLOSE
TO A HUNDRED GRAND

IN HIS BANK ACCOUNT.

97,670.

ALL CASH.A LOT OF JING.

UNTRACEABLE.

THANKS.

OKAY, OKAY. I GET IT.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT IS.

YEAH, YEAH.
I KNOW IT'S THE LETTER.

I DIDN'T THROW IT AWAY.
IT MEAN ANYTHING TO YOU?

ARE YOU KIDDING?

MEANS SHIT TO ME.

THEY'RE BAR CODES.
I'LL TRACE THEM DOWN.

YOU NEED A FUCKING CODE
TO GET IN A BAR?

COMPUTERS, DIMWIT.NEVER USE 'EM.

YOU KNOW, RYDER,

YOU OUGHTA TRY LEAVING
THE HOUSE ONCE IN A WHILE.

WHAT'S WITH THIS COFFEE?

TWO SUGARS, EXTRA LIGHT.

HOW COME IT'S GRAY AGAIN?
IT'S ALWAYS GRAY.

BECAUSE IT WAS MADE
AT A COP STATION,

NOT AT
THE CAFE KISS-MY-ASS,
BEVERLY HILLS.

HEY, HOMES,

DID YOU LEARN ANYTHING
IN EAST L.A.

FOR ALL YOUR TROUBLE?

YEAH. I LEARNED
TO MIND MY OWN BUSINESS.

CAN I HELP YOU?

MR. HART.

YOU LOOK TERRIBLE.

THANK YOU. WHAT THE HELL
ARE YOU DOING HERE?

WELL, YOU LEFT YOUR GUN
AND YOUR LICENSE

AT THE RANGE.

WE'VE BEEN CALLING YOU
FOR DAYS.

YEAH, WELL,

MY TELEPHONE MACHINE'S
A LITTLE DYSFUNCTIONAL.

YOU'RE ON MY WAY,
SO I THOUGHT I'D DROP IT.

YOU ALWAYS TAKE YOUR JOB
THAT SERIOUSLY?

CAN YOU GET THE DOOR?

JUST WOULDN'T WANT YOU TO GET
INTO TROUBLE WITH THE LAW.

IF I'D HAVE KNOWN
YOU WAS COMING,

I'D HAVE LEFT
MY DOOR OPEN.

OH! OW!

ARE YOU OKAY?

OH, GOD.

HERE'S YOUR GUN.

THANK YOU.

AND, UH,
HERE'S YOUR LICENSE.

THANK YOU.

WANT A DRINK?

NO. THANKS.

I AIN'T GOT
THE LETTER.

PARDON?

YOU'VE GOT A PROBLEM
WITH YOUR HEAD.

[ chuckles ]

YEAH, THAT'S WHAT
THEY TELL ME.

NO, REALLY.

IT'S BLEEDING.

WHAT ARE YOU GOING
TO DO WITH THAT?

DO YOU HAVE ANY ALCOHOL?

NOPE.

WE'LL USE THIS.

WAIT A MINUTE!
NOW, DON'T WASTE THAT!

JUST SIT DOWN.

I'M GONNA
STERILIZE YOUR CUT--

OR DO YOU WANT
AN INFECTION?

THIS IS THE FUN PART.

IS IT GONNA HURT?

YES.

YOU KNOW, JUST--

OW! OHH.

YOU REALLY DON'T
HAVE TO DO THIS.

ALL BETTER.

GEE.

IT WASN'T THIS GOOD
FALLING OFF MY BIKE.

GOOD NIGHT.

YOU SAID YOUR FATHER-IN-LAW
HIRED RICARDO, RIGHT?

HELL, I DON'T KNOW.

HE WAS ALWAYS BRINGING
THESE HISPANIC KIDS AROUND.

WELL, WE GOT
NOTHING ON RICARDO.
ABSOLUTELY NOTHING.

NO SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER,
NO GREEN CARD, NO NADA.

NOBODY KNOWS
WHERE HE CAME FROM--

DON'T EVEN KNOW
HIS REAL LAST NAME.

HE'S AN ILLEGAL.

DID YOU KNOW THAT?

DID YOU KNOW THAT VICTOR
WAS HIRING ILLEGALS?

NO.

APPROXIMATELY 46-47
YEARS OF AGE.

HISPANIC MALE.

UNIDENTIFIED JUAN DOE.

THIS THE ONE
YOU'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR?

RICARDO WAS YOUNGER,
SHORTER, GOOD-LOOKING.

OH, WELL.

BACK TO THE LOST AND FOUND.

WHAT'S THIS GUY'S DEAL?

YOUNG ALCOHOLIC.

ADVANCED CIRRHOSIS
OF THE LIVER.

AT FIRST WE THOUGHT
HE WAS STABBED TO DEATH,

BUT UPON CLOSER EXAMINATION,

WE FOUND A SECTION OF HIS SKIN
HAD BEEN SURGICALLY REMOVED.

NEAT, HUH?

YEAH.

FOUND ANOTHER ONE
JUST LIKE HIM

A MONTH AGO
IN SAN PEDRO.

WHY WOULD THEY STAB HIM,
THEN CUT HIM OPEN?

WE'RE NOT SURE, BUT WE THINK
HE WAS CUT OPEN FIRST,

AND THEN
HE WAS STABBED.

WHO'D DO THAT?

SATAN WORSHIPERS.
GANG REVENGE.

I'M GONNA BARF.

NOTHING WOULD
SURPRISE ME.

THANKS, SONYA.
KEEP US POSTED.

SORRY I COULDN'T HELP.

AT LEAST THIS MEANS THAT
RICARDO MIGHT STILL BE ALIVE.

WHAT ABOUT
THEM BAR CODES?

NOTHING FROM MYLA.
CAN THAT SHIT, WILL YA?

I BET
RICARDO'S OUT THERE

RUNNING FROM
A COUPLE OF BLOKES.

A COUPLE OF BLOKES?
WHAT COUPLE OF BLOKES?

I DON'T KNOW.THEN HOW DOYOU KNOW?

I DON'T.

WHERE THE HELL
ARE YOU GOING?

TO FIND AN OLD FRIEND.

HEY, RYDER, I DON'T WANT
TO HAVE TO COME DOWN THERE

AND SCRAPE YOUR DRUNKEN ASS
OFF SOME BARRIO WALL AGAIN.

[ air gun fires ]
OW!

[ air gun fires ]
AAH!

[ dog barking ]

HYAH!
AAH!

HIYA, JOE.

WHAT A COINCIDENCE.
TWICE IN 24 HOURS.

WE MUST BE STAR-CROSSED
OR SOMETHING.

I REALLY ENJOYED
YOUR FRIENDS YESTERDAY.

AAH!

GIVE ME THAT.

ALL RIGHT, HART.

ALL RIGHT.
NOW, YOU'VE HAD YOUR FUN.

DON'T PUSH YOUR LUCK.

I AIN'T EVEN
STARTED YET, JOE.

WHAT HAVE YOU GOT
IN HERE?

NONE OF YOUR
DAMN BUSINESS.

YOU'RE RIGHT.
NONE OF MY BUSINESS.

SEE THIS HERE, JOE?

THIS KID?

HE DISAPPEARED
ABOUT TWO DAYS AGO.

IF HE'S ANYWHERE,
HE'S ROAMING AROUND
YOUR CRABGRASS.

JESUS! YOU THINK I KNOW
EVERY FUCKING BEANER IN TOWN?!

WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING AT?

MY CUT?

OHH!

NOW YOU GOT ONE, TOO.

SEE THIS KID, JOE?

I SEE A HUNDRED KIDS
LIKE THIS EVERY DAY.

GO AND FIND HIM YOURSELF!

I AM, JOE.
THAT'S WHAT I'M DOING
TALKING TO YOU.

YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A NEEDLE
IN A STACK OF NEEDLES.

IT'S TOO BAD I AIN'T LOOKING
FOR A HAND IN A COOKIE JAR.

IF YOU HURT THIS KID,
JOE, SO HELP ME GOD,

I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU
SOMETHING MORE

THAN A BROKEN NOSE
AND A SORE ASS.

YOU CAN BET ON IT.

OH, I'M GETTIN' OLD.

HEY! HEY!

WHAT ARE YOU DOING
WITH THAT CASE?

DAMN YOU, HART!

NICE DOGGIE.

NICE DOGGIE-WOGGIE.

GO AWAY,
YOU MISERABLE BRUTE!

HEY!

SWEETHEART!

I'M JOANNA RAMIREZ.

WE MET THE OTHER DAY.

I REMEMBER.

I'M SURPRISED YOU REMEMBER
MUCH OF ANYTHING.

DID FAT BOY LET YOU
OFF THE LEASH?

HE'S GOT
A DOCTOR'S NOTE TODAY.

WHAT ARE YOU,
INTERNAL AFFAIRS?

YOU'RE NOT AS DUMB
AS STOCKTON SAYS YOU ARE.

WELL...

IF YOU'RE LOOKING
FOR A SNITCH,

YOU'RE NOT AS NOTDUMB
AS YOU THINK YOU ARE.

WHAT IF I WAS TO TELL YOU
THAT AGENT STOCKTON

AND YOUR AMIGO
GUILLERMO VILLA

WERE NOT STRANGERS?

DON'T CUT NO ICE WITH ME.

GUILLERMO HUNG OUT
WITH ALL KINDS OF SLIME.

PRESENT COMPANY INCLUDED.

WE ALL GOT OUR CROSSES.

WELL, THERE'S A CERTAIN
MEXICAN FEDERALE

WHO HAD A MEETING PLANNED
WITH YOUR FRIEND IN TIJUANA.

THEY NEVER HAD THE MEETING.

THE FEDERALE'SDEAD.

BULLET IN
THE BACK OF THE HEAD.

WE'LL BE TALKING, HART.

HEY!

HEY, YOU!

[ drops bottle ]

[ chuckles ]

[ speaking Spanish ]

CURLY WAS THE BEST.

GRACIAS.

WHERE DID YOU GET THAT
SILLY CASTILIANOACCENT?

MY GRANDMOTHER
FROM MY MOTHER'S SIDE
WAS FROM MADRID.

IT'S NOT POLITE TO JUST WALK
INTO SOMEONE'S LIVING ROOM

AND START WATCHING
THEIR TV.

WELL, SOMEONE
LEFT THE DOOR OPEN.

WHATEVER LITTLE PRIVACY
WE HAVE, WE VALUE.

I DON'T MEAN TO BE RUDE.
I'M JUST LOOKING FOR--

WE KNOW WHAT
YOU'RE LOOKING FOR,

RYDER HART.

FOLLOW RAMON, MR. HART.

A MAN IS JUDGED NOT ONLY
BY THE COMPANY HE KEEPS,

BUT BY THE COMPANY
HE'S KEPT BY.

THIS IS WHY I CAN'T
FIGURE YOU OUT.

ON ONE HAND, AGENT STOCKTON
IS YOUR ENEMY.

THIS IS A GOOD THING.
THIS IS A POINT FOR YOU.

ALSO, YOUR FATHER-IN-LAW
WAS A GOOD MAN.

HE WAS GOOD TO MY PEOPLE.
HE GAVE THEM THEIR DIGNITY.

THIS ALSO IS GOOD.

BUT ON THE OTHER HAND,
YOU SIT AND YOU DRINK

AT THE SAME TABLE
WITH GUILLERMO VILLA.

MINUS TWO POINTS.

BACK TO SQUARE ONE.

YOU KNOW GUILLERMO?

I KNEW HIM.WHERE IS HE?

MéJICO LINDO,
NEVER TO RETURN.

GUILLERMO USED
TO COME HERE

TO HELP US GET WORK.

STOOP LABOR, YOU KNOW.

YEAH, I KNOW. WORK
NOBODY ELSE WILL DO.

RIGHT.

BUT THEN HE STARTED
TALKING ABOUT HOW WE
COULD GET BIG MONEY.

HE EVEN SAID
THE WORK WAS LEGIT

FOR SOME BIG PEOPLE
THAT COULD PLACE US.

IT DIDN'T SOUND RIGHT,

BUT MY BROTHER MIGUEL
NEEDED THE MONEY
FOR HIS...HABIT.

DOPE?

TATTOOS.

TATTOOS?

YEAH, IT STARTED WITH
A SMALL SPIDER ON HIS ELBOW.

I HAVE TO TALK
TO YOUR BROTHER MIGUEL.

HE'S GONE.

LIKE THE MANY OTHERS
THAT DISAPPEARED

THAT HAD ANYTHING TO DO
WITH GUILLERMO.

HOW MANY?

IN THIS CAMP? EIGHT.

FROM OTHER CAMPS,
WHO KNOWS HOW MANY.
MAYBE 20.

BUT IN THIS COUNTRY
THEY NEVER DISAPPEARED,

'CAUSE THEY NEVER EXISTED
IN THE FIRST PLACE.

LOOK, I THINK TWO WHITE MEN
KILLED MY WIFE.

RICARDO TOLD US.

RICARDO?

¿ESTá AQUí?

HE'S WITH US, GRINGO,

BUT HE WON'T TALK
TO ANYONE.

HE DON'T WANT
TO BE DEPORTADO.

HE DON'T WANT TO GO BACK.

LOOK, NOBODY'S
GONNA TAKE HIM BACK,

BUT IF HE KNOWS
WHO KILLED MY WIFE,
I GOTTA SEE HIM.

IF RICARDO DOESN'T WANT
TO TALK TO ANYBODY...

WELL, YOU KNOW
WHAT THEY SAY.

IT'S A FREE COUNTRY.

LISTEN TO ME.

THEY KILLED MY WIFE.
YOU UNDERSTAND?

THEY KILLED MY WIFE.

LLéNVENSELO.

WAIT A MINUTE.

WAIT A MINUTE.
WAIT A MINUTE!

MR. HART.

TALL, BLOND GIANT
AND A LITTLE RAT.

GRACIAS.

Man: EVERY ORGANIZATION
NEEDS A GUARDIAN ANGEL.

FOR US, THAT IS OUR
DISTINGUISHED BENEFACTOR,

A TRULY GREAT MAN.

PLEASE WELCOME THE PERSON
WHO HAS MADE OUR CHARITY

THE SUCCESS IT HAS BECOME,

HARRISON SHELGROVE.

[ applause ]

THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.

JUDGE HAULWELL,
SENATOR GAINES,

DISTINGUISHED GUESTS
AND FRIENDS,

IT'S A PLEASURE
TO BE HERE TODAY.

I'M GLAD YOU ALL CAME.

BEFORE I GO ANY FURTHER,

I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE
THIS OPPORTUNITY

TO THANK THE MAN
WHO JUST INTRODUCED ME,

A VERY SPECIAL INDIVIDUAL

WHOSE RESEARCH AND TALENT

WILL PROPEL MEDICAL SCIENCE
OUT OF THE DARK AGES

OF THE 20th CENTURY.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
DR. ARNOLD TARBUS.

THANK YOU.

CRUEL AS IT MAY SEEM

IN TODAY'S WORLD,

UNCONTRIVED GENEROSITY

IS A WONDERFUL
AND A RARE THING.

WE ALL UNDERSTAND
THE LAW OF SUPPLY AND DEMAND.

IT'S AN UNCOMPROMISING LAW,

BUT, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,

SICKNESS AND DISEASE
DO NOT RECOGNIZE A TAX BRACKET.

THE WORLD WE LIVE IN

SIMPLY CANNOT AFFORD
TO LOSE MEN'S VISION--

MEN THAT WILL
LEAD US FORWARD.

THE FUTURE OF OUR PLANET

DEPENDS
ON THOSE MEN AND WOMEN

WHO WILL BE ABLE
TO SHAPE IT.

IN ORDER TO GIVE
THOSE INDIVIDUALS POWER,

SACRIFICES MUST BE MADE.

BUT THESE ARE TOUGH TIMES
WE'RE LIVING IN.

DR. TARBUS?

DR. TARBUS.

[ mumbling ]
OH, MY GOD.
OH, MY GOD.

DR. TARBUS.

OH, MY GOD.
OH, MY GOD.

DR. TARBUS.

OH, MY GOD.
OH, MY GOD.

HOW YOU DOING, DOCTOR?
YOU FEELING BETTER?

[ slowly ]
MUCH, THANK YOU.

TIME TO GO BACK
TO WORK.

OH, NO.

YOU TAKE TODAY OFF.

NO, REALLY.

THERE'S MUCH
TO BE DONE...

INDEED THERE IS, DOCTOR.
THERE'S A LOT TO BE DONE.

YOU RUN ALONG NOW.

COME ON.

I'M SORRY ABOUT
ALL THIS, DARLIN'.

THE DOCTOR FINDS IT
DIFFICULT TO COPE AT TIMES.

CAN'T YOU SEE HE'S
KILLING HIMSELF?

WELL, NOW,
LET'S NOT BE CRITICAL

OF OTHER PEOPLE'S
IDIOSYNCRASIES.

THE DOCTOR HAS HIS OWN WAY
OF DEALING WITH THINGS,

AND FOR THE MOST PART,
IT SUFFICES.

I'M GOING
TO DRIVE HIM HOME.

THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.

AND, SUGAR...

WHEN YOU HAVE FINISHED
TUCKING THE DOCTOR IN,

I'D APPRECIATE IT
IF YOU'D COME ON BACK HERE.

OH, YOU NEED TO BE
TUCKED IN, TOO?

I WOULDN'T MIND.

DR. TARBUS.

DR. TARBUS.
DR. TARBUS...

[ chuckles ]

Answering machine:
HI, LOREN, IT'S US AGAIN.

I JUST WANT TO ASK
HOW YOU'RE DOING.

YOU KNOW WHERE TO FIND US
IF YOU WANT TO TALK.

LOVE FROM US BOTH,
MOM AND DAD.

[ bath water running ]

ENJOY THE SHOW?

Ryder: FABULOUS.

OH, MY.

HOW'D YOU GET IN?

IT'S WHAT I DO
FOR A LIVING.

HOW'D YOU KNOW
I WAS HERE?

HMM.

SUCH A DISTINCT COLOGNE,
JOSE CUERVO.

DON'T THOSE THINGS
GIVE YOU THE CREEPS?

I THINK THEY'RE BEAUTIFUL.

[ scoffs ]

I THINK THEY'RE CREEPY
AS HELL.

THEY'RE
SECOND-CENTURY MAYAN.

YEAH,
I KNOW WHAT THEY ARE.

MY FATHER-IN-LAW
WAS A PROFESSOR.

DON'T YOU MEAN CHAIRMAN
OF THE HISTORY DEPARTMENT

AT THE TAMALAN INSTITUTE?

DID YOU STUDY WITH VICTOR?

I TOOK HIS SEMINAR
ON CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES
AT CHICHEN ITZA.

DID HE GIVE YOU A SEMINAR
ON SMUGGLING THIS SHIT?

[ sighs ]
HE WAS A BRILLIANT MAN.

BRILLIANT?

WELL, HONEY,
NOT THAT FUCKIN' BRILLIANT.

HE GOT BUSTED ON SOME...
BUM S&L LOAN

JUST TO FINANCE SOME
BULLSHIT POTTERY IN MEXICO.

RYDER,
THAT BULLSHIT POTTERY...

WAS FOURTH-CENTURY MAYAN.

PRESERVING ANTIQUITIES...

IS OUR ONLY LINK
TO THE SPIRITUAL PAST.

HORSESHIT.

GREAT ART
HAS TO BE PROTECTED.

WHAT IN THE HELL
ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?!

YOU KNOW WHAT IN THE HELL
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT?

YOU DIDN'T KNOW HIM.

AH, PROFESSOR CARRILLO.

AW, SHUT UP!

I DON'T WANT
TO TALK ABOUT HIM.

I DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT
MY GODDAMN FATHER-IN-LAW.

I WANT TO TALK ABOUT YOU.

WHAT THE HELL
ARE YOU DOING WITH ME?

WHAT THE HELL WERE YOU
DOING AT MY PLACE?

WHAT DO YOU WANT WITH ME?

OKAY, THE SHOW'S OVER.

THE HELL IT IS!

OKAY, OKAY.

JUST MAKE YOURSELF
COMFORTABLE.

WHOOPS.

SCUD MISSILES MAY BE MORE
YOUR STYLE, MR. HART.

DON'T GIVE UP. YOU JUST NEED
A LITTLE MORE PRACTICE.

IT'S JUST A GAME, RYDER.

[ gunfire ]

MAKER'S MARK.
DOUBLE, UP.

YOU'RE BACK.
COFFEE--LIGHT, TWO SUGARS.

WHERE THE HELL
HAVE YOU BEEN?

I'VE BEEN KICKING AROUND HERE
FOR AN HOUR.

I WAS WAITING FOR MYLA'S
REPORT ON THE BAR CODES.

WHERE'S THAT COFFEE, KEN?

UH, I'LL GET IT
FROM THE KITCHEN.

WHAT DO YOU GOT?

IT'S NOT A STANDARDIZED FORMAT
THAT ANYBODY CAN RECOGNIZE.

IT'S SOMEONE'S
PERSONAL FILING SYSTEM.

THERE'S NO WAY TO TRACE IT.

DAGNAB IT.

DEAD END.

YEAH, REAL DEAD END.

SOMEBODY WASTED GUILLERMO
DOWN IN TIJUANA.

WHO?

BEATS THE HELL OUT OF ME,
BUT CHEER UP.

IF RICARDO'S ALIVE,
HE'S HIDING.

THERE YOU GO.

BUT HE AIN'T TALKIN'.

CAN WE GET TO HIM?

MAYBE I'LL WORK OUT
OF A MEAN MAR.

HE'S A FAT SLOB
NAMED JOE STOCKTON,
WORKS WITH IMMIGRATION.

I THINK, I HATE TO SAY IT,
GUILLERMO WAS RUNNING ILLEGALS,

AND THIS FAT-ASS STOCKTON
WAS BLACKMAILING HIM
OR SOMETHING

OR PAYING HIM OFF.

CAN YOU PUT A TAIL ON HIM?

I CAN'T DO THAT.

WHY THE HELL NOT?
HE KNOWS ME.

I CAN'T GO SNOOPING AROUND
THE I.N.S., FOR FUCK'S SAKE.

DID YOU LOVE HER,
JACK?

DID YOU REALLY LOVE HER,

OR WAS IT JUST A GOOD IDEA?

WE'LL TALK.

KEN, I NEED THAT.

WHAT?
THAT.

THIS?
YEAH.

YOU'RE THE GUY, KEN.

[ beeping ]

[ line ringing ]

Woman:
WEST COAST BUREAU.

JIM PHILLIPS.

I DON'T KNOW
HIS EXTENSION.

WHAT DEPARTMENT?

DATA PROCESSING.

THANK YOU.

Phillips:
PHILLIPS HERE.

JIM, YOU SON OF A BITCH,
YOU OWE ME A HUNDRED DOLLARS.

HEY, RYDER HART!

YOU GOT IT. LISTEN, YOU WANT
TO FORGET THAT I.O.U.,

TURN ON YOUR FAX MACHINE
FOR A SECOND.

I'M GONNA SEND YOU
SOMETHING.

OKAY, SURE.

[ beeping ]

[ beep ]

[ whirring ]

[ telephone rings ]

[ whirring stops ]

HELLO.

HEY, RYDER,
JIM PHILLIPS HERE.

LOOK,
I GOT WHAT YOU WANTED.

THEY LABEL EACH PAGE
WITH A BAR CODE,

IN CASE A PAGE GETS
SEPARATED FROM THE OTHERS.

IT'S LIKE
AN ENCRYPTED LETTERHEAD.

WHO'S "THEY"?

HEMOSTAT LABORATORIES.
YOU GOT A PEN?

YEAH, HOLD ON.
SHOOT!

5510 STATE STREET,
ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

I TOOK THE LIBERTY
OF CALLING FOR YOU.

IT'S A BLOOD-TYPING LAB.

YOU GOT A PHONE NUMBER?

314-608-1145.

1145. YOU'RE SWELL.

FASTEST HUNDRED BUCKS
I EVER MADE.

I'LL SEE YOU IN TAHOE
NEXT MONTH.

SURE.

[ beeping ]

[ line rings ]

Man:
HEMOSTAT LABS.

DATA CONTROL, PLEASE.

Woman: DATA CONTROL.
HOW MAY I HELP YOU?

THIS IS MR. BURROWS
IN BOOKKEEPING.

WHO AM I SPEAKING WITH?

SABRINA TAYLOR.
YOU'RE MR. WHO?

BURROWS, BOOKKEEPING.

I USUALLY DEAL
WITH LINDA WOOD.

WELL, I AM MISS WOODS'
SUPERVISOR, SABRINA,

AND LET ME TELL YOU,
MISS WOODS IS IN DEEP IN IT

IF YOU CAN'T HELP ME
MAKE HEADS OR TAILS

WITH THESE MISSING FILE
LAB REPORTS.

IS THERE SOMETHING I CAN DO?

WELL, I JUST SAID
THERE WAS, SABRINA.

WE GOTTA START
FROM SCRATCH, YOU SEE.

WELL, I GUESS I CAN LOOK UP
THE I.D. NUMBER.

I GUESS YOU CAN. UH...
YUP! YES, UH...

READY WHEN YOU ARE.

I'M READY.

I'VE GOT A, UH, 279,

"Z" AS IN ZERO,
"I" AS IN ISAAC.

OKAY,
I'VE GOT HECTOR RUIZ.

HECTOR RUIZ. TRY THIS--
279, "A" AS IN APPLE,
"M" AS IN MANGO.

JUANA MATEAS.

JUANA MATEAS. AND HOW ABOUT
A 279, "B" AS IN BOY,

"T" AS IN TERRIFIC JOB
YOU'RE DOING, SABRINA.

ELENA CAREAS.

ELENA CAREAS.

WELL, HELL, YOU KNOW,

I CAN'T FILE THESE REPORTS
WITHOUT A BILLING ADDRESS,

AND IF I CAN'T
BILL THESE CLIENTS,

THIS COMPANY'S
LOSING MONEY.

WE CAN'T AFFORD
SLOPPY EMPLOYEES LIKE
LINDA WOODS, CAN WE?

WAIT, WAIT, WAIT.

LET ME CROSS-CHECK
THE PATIENT NAMES
IN THE COMPUTER.

ALL RIGHT, I'VE GOT IT.

HALYGIEN GROVE,
REHABILITATION...

HOLD ON.
HALYGIEN GROVE...

REHABILITATION. OKAY.

97750 HALYGIEN BOULEVARD,
PASADENA, CALIFORNIA.

PASADENA.

DO YOU WANT
THE PHYSICIAN'S NAME?

YES, THAT WOULD HELP,
SABRINA.

DR. ARNOLD TARBUS.

DR...TARBUSSSS.

THANK YOU.

NO, MR. VANDERAY,
I'M AFRAID WE CAN'T
BREAK THE RULES.

NOT EVEN FOR YOU.

YOUR MOTHER IS RESTING,
AND AS YOU KNOW,

THE MOST IMPORTANT THING
FOR OUR PATIENTS

IS REST AND ROUTINE.

UH, EXCUSE ME.
NO SMOKING.

I'LL BE WITH YOU
IN A MINUTE.

YES, YES, YOUR MOTHER--

YES, I WILL GIVE HER
THE MESSAGE

WHEN NAPTIME IS OVER.

YEAH--DR. TARBUS!

DR. TARBUS!

THAT MAN.

THANK YOU. YES, I WILL.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

GOOD-BYE.

GOOD-BYE.

DID YOU SEE SOMEONE
UP HERE, A MAN?

NO, MA'AM.

Woman: SO MANY BUGS.

THERE.
THERE ARE SO MANY.

OH. THERE.

OH, LOOK AT THE BUG.

[ crack ]

ARE YOU LOOKING
FOR MY LITTLE CAT?

I'VE BEEN LOOKING
FOR MY POOR FLUFFY ALL DAY.

SHE NEEDED
TO TAKE HER MEDICINE.

ARE YOU LOOKING FOR FLUFFY?

OH, SHUT UP ABOUT
THAT DAMN CAT.

THERE IS NO CAT.

WE GOT HER
FOR MY SEVENTH BIRTHDAY.

BUT YOU LEFT THE DOOR OPEN,
AND SHE RAN AWAY.

Man: THE PRESIDENT OF
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

WHITE HOUSE,
WASHINGTON, D.C...

LET GO OF MY HAND.

[ man laughing ]

Woman: I SEE YOU.

Man: HE KNOWS ME.
HE'LL ACCEPT THE CALL.

NO. I TOLD YOU,

IT'S THE PRESIDENT OF
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

I DON'T KNOW HIS NAME,
BUT HE KNOWS ME.

[ humming ]

I KNOW HE SAYS
HE'S THE PRESIDENT...

MIGUEL.

POOR SON OF A BITCH.

Woman: ARE YOU SURE YOU
HAVEN'T SEEN HIM ANYWHERE?

NO, MA'AM.

WELL, I KNOW HE'S IN
THIS BUILDING SOMEWHERE.

CHECK THE GROUNDS.

YES, MISS.

Man:
UNDERNEATH THE FREEWAY.

Man: JUST TO PICK UP
A DAMN SHORT-ORDER COOK?

SIX WORDS
IN SIX HUNDRED TRUCKS?

I DID WHAT YOU TOLD ME.

IT'S A DIRECTIONAL MIKE, MAN.
IT'S A DIRECTIONAL.

YOU DIRECT IT. ALL YOU HAVE
TO DO IS AIM IT AT 'EM.

I DID EXACTLY
WHAT YOU TOLD ME.

I AIMED IT RIGHT AT THEM.

FROM DOWN HERE?
YES!

NOT FROM DOWN HERE, MAN,
FROM UP--THE ROOF OR SOMETHING.

GOD--THE ROOF
GOES THROUGH TRUCKS!

WELL,
YOU SHOULD HAVE TOLD ME.

WELL, YOU'RE A COP.
IT'S COMMON SENSE.

I THOUGHT
YOU'D HAVE APTITUDE.

WHAT'S THIS UNDER THE FREEWAY?
I DON'T GET IT.

BEATS THE HELL OUT OF ME.

LOOK, THEY TALKED,
AND THEN THEY LEFT.

WHEN?

ABOUT FIVE MINUTES
BEFORE YOU GOT HERE.

WHO?

STOCKTON
AND SOME BIG BLOND GUY.

THAT'S THE GUY!
THAT--GOD--

THAT'S THE GUY!

WELL, THEY SPLIT.

WHEN?
TEN MINUTES AGO!

WELL, WHY DIDN'T YOU GET
IN YOUR FUCKING CAR
AND FOLLOW 'EM?!

BECAUSE YOU--
I TOLD YOU,

AND YOU TOLD ME
TO WAIT HERE FOR YOU!

OKAY.

Man:
UNDERNEATH THE FREEWAY.

UNDER THE FREEWAY.

Man: JUST TO PICK UP
A DAMN SHORT-ORDER COOK?

UNDER THE FREEWAY.

[ siren blares ]

MOVE OUT.

GO, GO, GO, GO!

FREEZE!

NOBODY MOVE!
I.N.S.!

THERE'S NO ONE HERE!

OKAY, EVERYBODY OUT!

HEY, HEY, HEY!
COME ON!

EVERYBODY OUT!

WHAT'S THAT IN THERE?

NOBODY OVER HERE.

WHAT ARE WE DOING HERE?

WHERE THE FUCK ARE THEY?

I DON'T KNOW. MAYBE THEY
WENT OUT FOR SOME PIZZA
AND A MOVIE, HUH?

Man: ALL RIGHT, GUYS.
BACK TO THE CARS.

WE'LL DO IT AGAIN
ANOTHER DAY.

THANKS FOR THE TIP.

I FIGURED I OWED YOU ONE.
WHERE'D YOU GO?

DISPERSED
FOR THE TIME BEING.

GOT SOME SCORES
TO SETTLE.

YEAH, DON'T WE ALL?

NOW I GOT A TIP FOR YOU.

YOUR FRIEND GUILLERMO WENT
TO THE FEDERALESIN MéJICO.

HE SPILLED
THE ENTIRE CAN OF BEANS
IN HIS OPERATION UP HERE.

IT'S VERY STRANGE.

MAYBE HE WANTED OUT.

OUT OF WHAT?

YOU LOOK TO YOUR OWN.

IT'S YOUR WORLD.
YOU DEAL WITH IT.

WE'RE ILLEGAL, INVISIBLE.
WE COME HERE IN A DREAM.

THE DREAM DOESN'T DISAPPEAR.
WEDO.

LOOK DOWN.

RICARDO!

Ryder: RICARDO!

RICARDO!

RICARDO!

RICARDO!

[ tires screech ]

[ tires screech ]

YOU MOTHERFUCKER!

[ panting ]

[ panting ]

MY GOD.

DO YOU STILL LOVE HER?

WHAT?

WHERE ARE YOU?

I DON'T KNOW.

I'M LOST.
[ scoffs ]

I DON'T KNOW.

MAYBE I NEEDEDHER
MORE THAN I LOVEDHER.

I DON'T KNOW.

I WASN'T EVEN THERE.

YOU'RE HERE NOW.

WHAT DID YOU
DO TO YOUR FACE?

WHAT DID YOU DO?

HE FIXED ME UP.

AN ACCIDENT?

NO.

[ sighs ]

I WAS GIVEN A SECOND CHANCE.

SHELGROVE?

I WAS DYING.

PEOPLE NOW
CAN GIVE THE GIFT OF LIFE.

WELL...

IT'S ALL JUST
REALLY ABOUT VANITY,
ISN'T IT, ANYWAY?

WHAT ARE YOU SO BITTER
ABOUT, RYDER, HUH?

COULDN'T YOU GET YOUR DREAMS
TO COME TRUE?

WHERE ARE YOU FROM?
WHERE'S YOUR HOME?

WHERE'S YOUR HOME?

HOME. NEAR THERE.

WHERE'S YOUR HOME?

ALL RIGHT.

HOME IS JUST WHERE YOU GO...

WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE
ANY OTHER PLACE TO GO.

HOME IS WHERE YOU GO
WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE
ANY OTHER PLACE TO GO.

YEAH. WE'RE ON VACATION.

WELL, THIS MIGHT BE
A VACATION, BUT...

SOMETHING YOU JUST SAID
MADE IT MONDAY MORNING.

HOME IS WHERE YOU GO
WHEN YOU GOT
NO PLACE ELSE TO GO?

HOME IS WHERE YOU GO
WHEN YOU GOT
NO PLACE ELSE TO GO.

I'M SORRY.

NO, YOU'RE NOT.

GLAD YOU COULD MAKE IT.

I GOT YOUR CALL.
WHAT'S THE DEAL?

THERE'S A KID IN THERE
WHO CAN FINGER THE TWO GUYS
WHO KILLED MY WIFE.

SORRY. I'D LIKE TO HELP,
BUT, UH, IT'S NOT MY PROBLEM.

OH, YEAH?
WHAT ABOUT JOE STOCKTON?

HE'S SELLING THE ILLEGALS.

THE SAME TWO GUYS
THAT KILLED MY WIFE.

HMM...
WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF THESE?

OH, GOD.

OH, GOD.

I SAW A KID IN THE MORGUE
THE OTHER DAY.

HE WAS SLICED UP.
THEY MADE IT LOOK
LIKE A STABBING.

SO?

WHY'D THEY CUT OPEN A KID
AND THEN TOSS HIM AWAY?

I DON'T--I DON'T FOLLOW.

HE HAD AN ALCOHOLIC LIVER.

WHAT'S GOING ON?

GET IN THE LINE.

NICE OF YOU TO COME
ON SUCH SHORT NOTICE.

I NEEDED TO TALK TO YOU
ANYWAY.

ABOUT WHAT?

THERE'S GOING TO BE TROUBLE
AT THE CLINIC.

WE'RE FALLING BEHIND.

THE TURNAROUND'S TOO QUICK.
IT'S GETTING CONFUSING.

THERE'S GOING TO BE A SCREW-UP,
I CAN FEEL IT.

I THINK WE BETTER CLOSE DOWN
BEFORE IT BACKFIRES.

WAIT A MINUTE, DOCTOR,
JUST HOLD ON.

BE SPECIFIC.
HOW CAN I POSSIBLY HELP YOU

IF YOU'RE GONNA BABBLE
OBSCURITIES?

THERE WAS A VISITOR
AT THE CLINIC.

SO?

HE WAS ONLY THERE
FOR A MOMENT,

BUT NURSE BAUER
THOUGHT HE WAS STRANGE.

STRANGE?

A MAN WALKS
INTO THE LOBBY OF A CLINIC,

NURSE BAUER SEES HIM,
THINKS HE'S STRANGE,

AND YOU WANNA BAIL OUT?

WHAT IS THE MATTER
WITH YOU, DOCTOR?

ARE YOU NEGLECTING
YOUR MEDICATION?

ONE THING I'VE LEARNED
IN MY LIFE ON THIS PLANET
IS TO WATCH MY INSTINCTS,

AND MY INSTINCTS TELL ME
THINGS ARE WAY OUT OF LINE.

WAIT A MINUTE,
YOU LISTEN TO ME.

THERE ARE MUCH LARGER ISSUES
AT STAKE THAN YOUR INSTINCTS,
DOCTOR.

YOU ARE A PROFESSIONAL MAN.

YOU'RE BEING HIGHLY COMPENSATED
FOR YOUR SERVICES.

YOU WOULDN'T WANT ME TO THINK
YOU WERE UNGRATEFUL, WOULD YOU?

NO.

GOOD, GOOD.

THEN LET'S JUST FORGET
ABOUT ALL THIS.

LET'S GET BACK TO WORK.

MATTER OF FACT, WE GOT
A LITTLE RUSH ORDER FOR YOU.

WHAT?

PACKAGE MUST BE
AT THE EMBASSY

NO LATER THAN 8:00
TOMORROW MORNING.

IMPOSSIBLE.

YOU NEVER SAY THAT WORD
IN MY PRESENCE, DOCTOR.

WE DO NOT KNOW THE MEANING
OF THAT WORD.

NOW, YOU GET YOUR ASS
BACK TO THE CLINIC,

AND YOU CALL ME WHEN
EVERYTHING'S READY, YOU HEAR?

YEAH.

RICARDO?

RICARDO?

SEÑOR HART.

¿ESTáS BIEN?

SORRY, PAL.

TOO LATE. HA HA HA.

THE KID COMES WITH ME.

NO, HE DOESN'T.
DROP THE PIECE!

I DON'T THINK SO.

WELL, WELL, WELL...

IF IT ISN'T TWO
OF MY FAVORITE PEOPLE
IN THE WHOLE WORLD.

HA. WHAT WE'VE GOT
OURSELVES HERE IS A--

PARDON THE EXPRESSION--
HA, MEXICAN STAND-OFF.

SWEETHEART, IF YOU DON'T
PUT THAT GUN DOWN

AND MOVE AROUND THAT COUNTER,

FOUR PEOPLE ARE GOING TO DIE,

AND I AM NOT
GONNA BE ONE OF THEM.

ALL RIGHT.

I'LL TAKE THE SPIC.
YOU DO THEM.

CHRISTIAN SAID OTHERWISE.

HE DID?

WHAT EXACTLY DID
THE ARYAN ASSHOLE HAVE TO SAY?

HE SAID FOR ME
TO DELIVER THE KID.

FIRST I DO...

EVERYBODY.

[ gunshot ]

SHE'S DEAD!

RICARDO, FIND JEFF. GO.

TELL HIM TO MEET ME
AT THE CLINIC, AL CLíNICA.

¿ENTIENDES? AFUERA, AFUERA!

YOU LISTEN TO ME.
WHO KILLED MY WIFE?

FUCK YOU!

YOU ARE GUT-SHOT, BUDDY,
AND YOU'RE GONNA DIE ANYWAY,

BUT NOW YOU'RE
GONNA DIE BLIND.

WHO KILLED HER?!

I WAS HERE...

WITH CHRISTIAN.

HUHH! UHH!

Doctor: [ echoing ]
THIS IS IMPOSSIBLE.

I WILL NOT DO THIS!
HIS LIVER IS PROBABLY
ALREADY DAMAGED.

HIS BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL
IS OUTRAGEOUS!

IT DOESN'T MATTER. WE NEED
HIS HEART AND LIVER NOW.

HIS BLOOD
ISN'T EVEN COMPATIBLE
WITH THE RECIPIENT'S.

THE ORGANS
WILL BE REJECTED.

WHAT HAPPENED
TO THE ORIGINAL DONOR?

LOOK, THESE ORGANS
ARE BOUGHT AND PAID FOR.

NOW, TAKE HIS CLOTHES OFF,

OPEN HIM UP,
AND CUT THEM OUT.

[ monitor beeping ]

Woman: HE STILL
ISN'T UNDER, DOCTOR.

ALL RIGHT,
LET'S GET HIS CLOTHES OFF.

GIVE HIM 10 MILLIGRAMS
OF DIAZEPAM.

I.V. PUSH, WIDE OPEN.

HE'S ALREADY SO SATURATED
WITH TOXINS.

OH, SHUT UP!
WATCH HIS BREATHING!

YOU REALIZE THIS IS PROBABLY
GONNA KILL HIM TOO SOON.

DO IT!

[ doctor screaming ]

[ doctor whimpering ]

[ gunshot ]

[ rustling ]

[ door opens ]

[ sizzling ]
AAH!

RYDER HART.

SUCH A PLEASURE TO FINALLY
GET A FORMAL INTRODUCTION.

AFTER ALL, WE HAVE
SO MANY MUTUAL FRIENDS.

I'M TOLD YOU'RE TERRIBLE
WITH THOSE THINGS.

I'M SURE YOU HAD NO IDEA
YOU WERE DOING ANYTHING WRONG.

AND THAT WAS A MISTAKE.
BIG MISTAKE.

SEE, I KNEW ALL ABOUT
YOUR RELATIONSHIP
WITH MR. HART.

CHRISTIAN TOLD ME
EVERYTHING.

DARLING,
YOU JUST DIDN'T THINK.

YOU DID NOT THINK
ABOUT THE FACT

THAT HE IS ENDANGERING
EXTREMELY IMPORTANT

AND EXTREMELY HUMANE WORK.

NOW...[ sighs ]

I KNOW THAT YOU NEED
CERTAIN THINGS IN YOUR LIFE,

AND I WANT YOU TO HAVE THEM,
I WANT YOU TO ENJOY THEM...

BUT NOT AT THE EXPENSE
OF EVERYTHING WE ARE
TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH.

I KNOW IT MAY SEEM UNFAIR,

BUT EVERYTHING
IN THIS WORLD
HAS A PRICE, SUGAR,

AND EVENTUALLY
WE ALL HAVE TO PAY.

YOU GOT WHAT YOU WANTED,
DIDN'T YOU?

HMM?

Shelgrove: WE HAVE A HELICOPTER
WAITING, I ASSURE YOU...

THE DOCTOR PROMISED TO CALL ME
AS SOON AS THEY APPRAISED HIM.

YOUR FATHER-IN-LAW AND I
SHARED A COMMON PASSION,
MR. HART.

THE AZTECS.

YOU KNOW, THE AZTECS
WERE A SUPERIOR PEOPLE,

BUT IT WAS THE MAYANS--
OH, YES, THE MAYANS--

THEY WERE THE ONES
WHO WERE PURE GENIUS.

SO INCREDIBLY ADVANCED IN
ASTRONOMY AND MATHEMATICS.

AND YET, YOU KNOW,
THE STRANGE THING IS,

FROM WHAT WE KNOW
ABOUT THEIR ENGINEERING,

THEY DIDN'T HAVE ANY IDEA
ABOUT THE WHEEL.

TOTALLY ELUDED THEM.

WASN'T EVEN
IN THEIR VOCABULARY.

ISN'T THAT AMAZING?

A CIVILIZATION LIKE THAT
WITHOUT A WHEEL?

THAT'S TOTALLY
UNFATHOMABLE.

VICTOR WAS BRINGING YOU
ALL THIS STUFF
ALL THESE YEARS, WASN'T HE?

ONLY THING THEY LEFT BEHIND
WAS THEIR HOUSES,

A FEW PYRAMIDS,
AND SOME ODDS AND ENDS.

BUT, YOU KNOW,
ONE INTERESTING THEORY
ABOUT THE MAYANS

IS THAT THEY
JUST COULDN'T SUPPORT
THEIR OWN EXPANSION.

THEY GOT TOO BIG.

IT'S LIKE A BUILDING
THAT BECOMES TOO TALL
FOR ITS OWN FOUNDATION

AND COLLAPSES IN
ON ITSELF.

YOU KNOW,
WE'VE SEEN THAT HAPPEN
WITH CERTAIN CIVILIZATIONS,

AND I CAN TELL YOU THIS...

UNLESS WE DO SOMETHING
ABOUT IT,

IT COULD HAPPEN
TO CONTEMPORARY
WESTERN SOCIETY AS WELL.

INCIDENTALLY,
YOUR FATHER-IN-LAW
SHARED THAT NOTION.

I DON'T THINK
HE QUITE SHARED YOUR NOTION

OF THE PRACTICAL APPLICATION,
SHELGROVE.

WELL, YOU KNOW, VICTOR HAD
A NOSE FOR HIDDEN TREASURE,

BUT HE JUST DIDN'T HAVE
THE STOMACH FOR ITS LEGACY.

HE REALLY THOUGHT YOU WERE
FINDING THEM JOBS, DIDN'T HE?

AND HE REALLY BELIEVED
YOU WERE GETTING THEM WORK.

VICTOR, HA HA.

HE HAD A MAGNANIMOUS
BUT FUTILE WAY

OF DEALING WITH THE FATE
OF HIS RACE.

WHAT I'M TRYING TO DO
IS PREVENT THAT FATE

FROM DESTROYING
THIS CIVILIZATION.

YOU'RE INSANE.

HISTORY IS DETERMINED
BY INDIVIDUALS, MR. HART.

WE'VE ALL HEARD THAT ONE,
SHELGROVE,

LIKE POL POT IS HISTORY
AND TWO MILLION CAMBODIANS
AIN'T.

SOME PEOPLE ARE BORN
WITH THEIR DESTINY.

SOME PEOPLE LEARN
ABOUT THEIR DESTINY...

AND SOME PSYCHO HAS GOT IT
THRUST UPON HIM.

YEAH, I READ THAT PLAY.

THE FUNCTION OF SOCIETY,
MR. HART,

IS TO SUBORDINATE
THE WORKER TO THE ELITE.

WHEN THE ELITE BECOME
SUBORDINATE TO THE WORKER,

THE PYRAMID
BECOMES TOP-HEAVY,

AND EVERYTHING
JUST CRASHES DOWN.

YOU CUT OUT THEIR HEARTS ALIVE,
SHELGROVE!

WELL, NOW, THE AZTECS

RIPPED OUT
A THOUSAND HEARTS
IN ONE DAY

IN A CELEBRATION OF LIFE.

OH, GOD.

AND THE ONCE-MIGHTY MAYANS
OF THE YUCATAN--

LOOK AT 'EM NOW.
I MEAN, JUST LOOK AT 'EM.

THEY'RE SNEAKIN' ACROSS
THE BORDER DESPERATELY
SEARCHIN' FOR PEANUTS.

JESUS CHRIST!

AM I GOIN' NUTS HERE?!

I THOUGHT I'D HEARD ALL
THE "GREATER GOOD" BULLSHIT,

BUT, BROTHER,
YOU ARE THE LIVIN' END.

MY WIFE IS DEAD, SHELGROVE.

I NEVER KNEW YOUR WIFE.

EXACTLY.

YOU'RE ABOUT
AS USEFUL TO SOCIETY...

AS A HOLE IN A RIVERBOAT.

AND I THINK I'M GONNA
PUT THAT HOLE

WHERE IT'S GONNA DO EVERYBODY
A WHOLE LOT OF GOOD.

WELL...

THERE, YOU SEE,
MR. HART?

THIS WHOLE THING IS CLEARLY
BEYOND YOUR LIMITED SCOPE.

BUT I SUPPOSE
THAT'S A MOOT POINT BY NOW.

ADIOS, AMIGO.

IT'S BEEN A TRIVIAL
PLEASURE KNOWING YOU.

DO THE RIGHT THING,
SUGAR.

AAH!

GODDAMN.

GODDAMN.

HOW LONG DID YOU
WORK FOR HIM?

I DIDN'T WORK
FOR SHELGROVE.

I WAS INDENTURED TO HIM.

THAT LADDER GOES SO FAR
OVER HIS HEAD...

CAN'T EVEN SEE THE TOP.

DID YOU KNOW HE WAS
KILLING THESE PEOPLE?

DID YA?

DID YA TAKE YOUR JOB
THAT SERIOUSLY?

IF I TOOK MY JOB SERIOUSLY,
RYDER...

DO YOU THINK YOU'D EVEN BE HERE
TO ASK ME THAT QUESTION?

A GIFT.

LIKE YOU SAID,
VACATION'S OVER.

[ engine revs ]

Loren: POR FAVOR,
MOVE THE TRUCK, PLEASE.

[ engine revs ]

POR FAVOR,THE TRUCK!

MOVE THE TRUCK, PLEASE!

POR FAVOR!

[ horn beeping ]

[ engine revving ]

[ sustained beep ]

[ revving and beeping stop ]

BUENOS DíAS.

IT'S A BEAUTIFUL DAY
TO BE ALIVE.

YES.

GOD SEND THE WIND IN
TO CLEAN UP THE AIR.

BLESSED SANTA ANA.

DID YOU KNOW HE'D
HAVE TO KILL HIMSELF?

WHAT?

I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE HELL
YOU'RE TALKIN' ABOUT.

YOU DON'T, HUH?

THOUGHT YOU'D NEVER
BEEN TO MEXICO, JEFF.

THE S&L LOAN AIN'T WHY
HE KILLED HIMSELF, JEFF!

I HAD NOTHING TO DO
WITH THE ILLEGALS!

BULLSHIT.

VICTOR WAS ALWAYS TRYING
TO HELP THE ILLEGALS
GET WORK.

GUILLERMO WOULD FIND THEM,
AND VICTOR WOULD PLACE THEM.

YOU KNEW THAT!

YEAH, I KNEW IT.

ALL I ASKED WAS FOR HIM
TO KEEP ME OUT OF IT.

HE COULD HAVE GONE
TO THE POLICE
AND KEPT ME OUT OF IT!

YOU WERE THE POLICE, JEFF!
YOU WERE THE POLICE!

YOU WERE HIS FAMILY,

AND YOU WERE THE POLICE,
FELLA,

BUT YOU SURE AS HELL
COULD HAVE FOOLED ME, MAN!

ALWAYS FASHIONABLY LATE!

YOU BLOW A SIMPLE
FUCKIN' SURVEILLANCE!

YOU MUST HAVE REALLY
PISSED IN YOUR PANTS

WHEN YOU THREW ME
THOSE BAR CODES

BEFORE I THREW 'EM
IN THE TRASH.

WHAT THE HELL
WERE YOU HOPIN' FOR,

THAT I'D GET EVEN WITH HER
AND GET MY ASS CARVED
IN THE PROCESS?

I MEAN, YOU COULD HAVE LET
EVERYBODY OFF THE HOOK HERE,
BROTHER, INCLUDING ME,

'CAUSE I'VE BEEN CARRYING THIS
FUCKING AGONY AROUND WITH ME

LIKE A GODDAMN WET MATTRESS!

SAVED HER?!

GODDAMN,
YOU KILLED HER, MAN!

I KNOW.

I KNOW.

WHERE WERE YOU, RYDER?

WHERE THE FUCK WERE YOU?

THAT'S RIGHT.

YOU'RE RIGHT.

I WAS DRUNK.

I'LL BE DOWNSTAIRS.

SHIT, YOU'RE NOT GONNA
DO THAT.

YOU'RE NOT GONNA DO THAT!
YOU'RE NOT GONNA DO THAT!

GIVE ME THAT!

YOU ARE NOT GONNA LEAVE ME
WITH THAT.

[ man speaking Spanish ]

MUCHAS GRACIAS.

MARIA, POR ALLá.

RICARDO, DOS ENCHILADAS,
PAPAS FRITAS, POR FAVOR.

Ricardo: DOS ENCHILADAS,
PAPAS FRITAS.

CAN'T A GIRL
GET A WHISKEY SOUR
AROUND HERE?

NO, MA'AM,
WE DON'T SERVE ALCOHOL.

BUT I'LL TELL YOU WHAT,
I CAN INTEREST YOU
IN THE GREATEST SELECTION

OF MINERAL WATERS KNOWN
IN THE GREAT STATE OF--

MRS. PIETROWSKI.

I DIDN'T GET A CHANCE
TO THANK YOU
FOR SAVING ME THAT DAY.

OH, WELL, IT WAS NOTHIN'.

I WAS WONDERING
IF YOU'RE AVAILABLE.

NO, MA'AM. I'M OUT
OF THAT LINE OF WORK
FOR GOOD NOW.

I WASN'T TALKING
ABOUT WORK.

UM...

MRS. PIETROWSKI.

JOAN.

JOAN.

UH...
WHERE'S YOUR HUSBAND?

YOU DON'T HAVE TO
WORRY ABOUT HIM.

WELL, NOW, THAT'S EASY
FOR YOU TO SAY,

BUT I'M STILL IN COURT
WITH THAT GUY.

SO AM I. SEE HOW MUCH
WE HAVE IN COMMON?

YO, RYDER--

WHAT?

THERE'S SOMEONE
TO SEE YOU OUT FRONT, MAN.

UH...

LOOK, MRS. PIETROWSKI, UH...

WE HAVE TO, UH...

GOT ON THE SAME COLOR,
DON'T WE?

[ giggles ]

I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

RICARDO.

YOU GET THAT WOMAN
OUT OF THIS RESTAURANT

BEFORE THAT MOOSE
OF A HUSBAND OF HERS
SHOWS UP HERE.

NO PROBLEM, MAN.

RICARDO.

HELLO.

OH, MAN.

OKAY, KID.

RAMON SENT ME.

RAMON SENT YOU. YEAH,
RAMON SENDS ME EVERYBODY
AND THEIR GRANDMOTHERS.

RAMON SENT ME.

YEAH, LOOK, KID,
THERE'S ONLY SO MUCH
A MAN CAN DO,

SO YOU GO BACK
AND YOU TELL RAMON
THAT I'M FULL-UP,

I'M FULL-UP
WITH THESE PEOPLE IN HERE,

¿ENTIENDES?
NO MáS. ¿ENTIENDES?

[ speaking Spanish ]

THOSE THE ONLY THREE WORDS
YOU KNOW IN ENGLISH?

¿NO HABLAS MáS DE INGLéS?

IT'S A BEAUTIFUL DAY.

YEAH. TSK.

SIT DOWN HERE
FOR A MINUTE.

¿COMO TE LLAMES?

LUIS.

LUIS. LUIS.

GRACIAS.

♪ HERE I AM ♪

YOU HUNGRY?
¿TIENES HAMBRE?

♪ IN THE CITY,
SHAKING OFF ♪

[ speaking Spanish ]

Sí.

WHERE'S YOUR SHOES?
¿NO ZAPATOS?

NO.

GET YOU SOME SHOES.

♪ TO THE CITY ♪

♪ OF THE STARS ♪

♪ CITY OF THE ANGELS ♪

♪ CITY OF THE ANGELS ♪

♪ THE CITY STREETS JAMMIN' UP
WITH THE DREAMS ♪

♪ AS BRIGHT
AS A HEADLIGHT'S BEAM ♪

♪ HEARTS FULL OF HOPE ♪

♪ AND THE FEELING'S STRONG ♪

♪ THE NEIGHBORHOODS
WITH THEIR DIFFERENT VOICES ♪

♪ CAN SEEM LIKE ONE ♪

♪ MAKES ME BELIEVE ♪

♪ THAT I CAN SOMEDAY ♪

♪ BELONG ♪

♪ IF I LEARN ♪

♪ ALL THEY TEACH ME ♪

♪ I CAN RISE ♪

♪ BECOMING ALL
I COULD WANT TO BE ♪

♪ I'M GONNA GIVE IT ♪

♪ AS MUCH AS I CAN GIVE ♪

♪ TO EARN A PLACE ♪

♪ AND MAKE A HOME WITH YOU ♪

♪ CITY OF THE ANGELS ♪

♪ CITY OF THE ANGELS ♪

♪ CITY OF THE ANGELS ♪

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