Twilight (1998) Movie Script | Subs like Script

[MARIACHI BAND PLAYING]

* SOLAMENTE UNA VEZ *

* AMÃ© EN LA VIDA *

* SOLAMENTE UNA VEZ *

* Y NADA MÃ¡S... *

* UNA VEZ NADA MÃ¡S

* EN MI HUERTO *

* BRILLÃ³ LA ESPERANZA *

* LA ESPERANZA

QUE ALUMBRA EL CAMINO *

* DE MI SOLEDAD *

THANKS, AMIGO.

* SE ENTREGA EL ALMA *

* CON LA DULCE Y TOTAL... *

HOLA. DOS COCA-COLAS,

POR FAVOR.

I FOUND HER.

WHAT, RIGHT NOW?

ABOUT 10 FEET AWAY.

YEAH, HIM, TOO.

WELL, TOMORROW AFTERNOON IF I

CAN GET A FLIGHT OUT OF HERE.

Bartender:

ROOM NUMBER?

I GOTTA TELL YOU,

I FEEL LIKE A--

137.

YEAH. HEY, FINDING HER

WAS THE HARD PART.

THE REST IS EASY.

[CLICK]

[SQUEALS]

Girl: HURRY!

[GIGGLING]

OW!

Girl: JEFF?

HUH?

DO YOU LOVE ME?

YEAH.

COURSE I LOVE YOU.

I MEAN, IT'S OK

IF YOU DON'T.

WOULDN'T BE HERE

IF I DIDN'T.

[SHOWER RUNS]

LET ME GUESS.

MY PARENTS SENT YOU.

I'M GONNA TELL MY FATHER

YOU WERE MANHANDLING ME,

AND HE'S NOT GONNA

BE HAPPY ABOUT IT.

I FEEL LIKE

SENDING UP A FLARE.

OH!

WHAT THE HELL

IS GOING ON?

WHAT THE FUCK

ARE YOU DOING?

IT'S NO CONCERN

OF YOURS.

LOOK, PALLY,

TAKE YOUR HANDS OFF HER.

COME ON.

HEY!

UNH!

[GROANS]

AAH.

YOU OUGHT TO TAKE

LESSONS, PALLY.

NOW LISTEN, SHE'S 17 YEARS OLD,

I'M TAKING HER HOME.

DON'T TRY ANYTHING.

WHAT SHOULD I DO WITH THIS?

OOH!

[SCREAMING]

OH, GOD!

I'M SORRY!

I'M REALLY SORRY,

MISTER!

I'M REALLY

AND TRULY SORRY!

GIVE ME THE GUN.

YOU'RE NOT GONNA DIE,

ARE YOU?

OH, GOD, THEY'RE GONNA

THROW ME IN JAIL!

ARE THEY GONNA THROW ME

IN JAIL IN MEXICO?

COFFEE?

NO, THANKS.

CIGARETTE?

I QUIT.

ALL RIGHT, THEN,

LET'S GET STARTED.

IT'S OCTOBER 20, 1997,

AT APPROXIMATELY

0127 HOURS.

THIS IS A TAPE-RECORDED

INTERVIEW BEING...

Harry:

MY NAME IS HARRY ROSS,

AND HERE IS THE WAY

MY LIFE HAS GONE.

FIRST I WAS A COP,

THEN A PRIVATE DETECTIVE,

AND THEN A DRUNK.

ALSO IN THERE SOMEWHERE

A HUSBAND AND A FATHER.

YOU'D THINK WITH ALL THAT

THAT THE WORLD WOULD LOSE

ITS POWER TO SEDUCE,

BUT YOU'D BE WRONG.

[SPLASHING]

Woman: HARRY?

YEAH?

HONESTLY, HARRY.

DID YOU SEE ME IN

THE LAST REBEL?

Harry: YEAH.

AND YOU SAW ME IN

THE END OF DESIRE.

YEAH.

THEN I THINK YOU'VE

SEEN EVERYTHING OF ME

THERE IS TO SEE.

I ALSO REMEMBER A MOVIE

YOUR HUSBAND MADE.

HE SHOT 12 GUYS

WITH A 6-SHOT REVOLVER.

I AIN'T GONNA ARGUE WITH

THAT KIND OF MARKSMANSHIP.

WELL, IT'S SAFE

TO TURN AROUND NOW.

GOT A LIGHT?

YEAH.

I'M ALSO SHORT

A CIGARETTE.

[SNORTS]

THANKS.

WHAT'S YOUR RATION

FOR THE DAY?

7. 8 YESTERDAY,

6 TOMORROW.

HOW MANY SO FAR?

12.

INCLUDING THIS ONE?

THIS DOESN'T COUNT.

IF YOU DON'T LIGHT IT

YOURSELF, IT'S FREE.

Man: HARRY?

MY WIFE'S NEVER GONNA

SLEEP WITH YOU ANYWAY.

YOU MIGHT AS WELL

COME UP AND PLAY CARDS.

IF MY LAME-BRAIN

HUSBAND ASKS YOU

IF I AM STILL ANGRY WITH

HIM, THE ANSWER'S YES.

Harry:

WHAT'S HE DONE NOW?

OH, THE USUAL.

BOUNCING CHECKS,

MAKING WITHDRAWALS

WITHOUT TELLING ME,

NOT LISTENING TO HIS

DOCTOR'S RECOMMENDATIONS.

IN SHORT, BEING JACK.

IN SHORT...BEING JACK.

[CARDS RIFFLING]

ONE GAME.

I GOTTA GO INTO TOWN AND

GET THIS THING FIXED.

HOW MUCH DO I OWE YOU?

$4,600,000.

HOW MUCH?

4,500,000.

AND CHANGE.

HARRY, I DON'T MEAN

TO BE CRITICAL,

BUT PINK SHIRTS WITH

LITTLE POLO PLAYERS ON THEM?

IT WAS A GIFT.

BEWARE OF THE PERSON

WHO GAVE IT TO YOU.

YOU GAVE IT TO ME.

REALLY? ME?

ARE YOU SURE?

SAID YOU PICKED

IT OUT YOURSELF.

THANKS.

BY THE WAY...

HOW MUCH DO YOU

GET THESE DAYS?

NOT MUCH.

NO. I MEAN

FOR DETECTIVE WORK.

I TOLD YOU I DON'T DO

DETECTIVE WORK ANYMORE.

I WANT YOU TO RUN

AN ERRAND FOR ME.

GIVE THIS TO A WOMAN

NAMED GLORIA LAMAR.

HERE'S THE ADDRESS.

PUT IT IN HER HAND, OK?

MM-HMM.

I SUPPOSE YOU THINK

IT'S BLACKMAIL, RIGHT?

WELL, IT'S NOT.

YOU SATISFIED?

I HOPE THIS ISN'T

GOING TO BE A PROBLEM

BECAUSE I'M NOT CARRYING

A GUN THESE DAYS.

NO, THERE WON'T BE

A PROBLEM, HARRY.

DON'T BE SUCH A WIMP.

LOOK AT IT THIS WAY.

IT'S A LOT LESS BOTHER

THAN HAVING TO GO TO MEXICO.

WHICH REMINDS ME. YOU

NEVER PAID ME FOR THAT.

YOU'RE LIVING HERE

RENT-FREE.

I'M WORKING HERE

SALARY-FREE.

DON'T WORRY. I'M KEEPING

TRACK OF HOW MUCH I OWE YOU.

THAT'S WHAT WORRIES ME.

[SNORTS]

I GATHER YOU DON'T

WANT CATHERINE

TO KNOW ANYTHING

ABOUT THIS.

YOU GATHER RIGHT.

GIN.

DICK.

"THERE'S NOTHING THAT

CONCENTRATES THE MIND

LIKE THE PROSPECT OF DEATH."

SAMUEL JOHNSON.

I'LL DO THE MATH,

IF YOU DON'T MIND.

IT'S OFFICIAL.

I'M NO LONGER

IN REMISSION.

I'M TRYING

TO COUNT HERE.

DOCTORS ARE SUGGESTING SOMETHING

THEY CALL AGGRESSIVE THERAPY.

I HAVE, UH,

RESPECTFULLY DECLINED.

MY WIFE IS VERY ANGRY

WITH ME AT THE MOMENT.

SHE SAYS I'M TAKING

THE COWARD'S WAY OUT.

I HAVE A YEAR,

10 MONTHS MAXIMUM.

YOU OK ABOUT THIS?

NO, AS A MATTER OF FACT.

HANGING.

WHAT?

IT'S THE PROSPECT

OF HANGING

THAT CONCENTRATES

THE MIND.

YOU DON'T THINK YOU'RE

THE ONLY GUY IN AMERICA

THAT WATCHES

JEOPARDY, DO YOU?

DID YOU EVER FIGURE OUT

WHY THE DRYER OVERHEATED?

IT DIDN'T OVERHEAT.

IT CAUGHT FIRE.

THERE'S A DIFFERENCE.

THE REASON IT CAUGHT FIRE

WAS 'CAUSE NOBODY IN THIS HOUSE

CLEANS OUT THE LINT TRAP.

AND THIS DIDN'T HELP.

YOU THINK YOU'RE A MEMBER

OF THIS FAMILY, DON'T YOU?

WELL, YOU'RE NOT.

YOU'RE JUST THE HIRED HELP.

HARRY, DO ME A FAVOR

ON YOUR WAY BACK.

WILL YOU STOP AT THE MARKET

AND GET SOME BASIL?

SURE.

YOU DO KNOW WHAT

THAT IS, DON'T YOU?

THAT GREEN STUFF

IN THE PRODUCE DEPARTMENT?

MM-HMM.

JACK IN SOME KIND

OF TROUBLE?

DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.

IF HE WERE, WOULD YOU

BE THERE FOR HIM?

YOU BET.

WHAT ABOUT ME?

WOULD YOU BE THERE FOR ME?

[SNORTS]

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

HMM. I THINK

IT'S A DUMB QUESTION.

GLORIA LAMAR!

MISS LAMAR?

[LABORED BREATHING]

HEY. I WAS SUPPOSED TO

MEET GLORIA LAMAR HERE,

AND I WAS SUPPOSED

TO DELIVER A PACKAGE.

UM--

[GASPING]

[GASP]

Harry: THE ONE THING

YOU CAN COUNT ON

IF YOU'RE

A PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR

IS THAT

ANY TIME A CLIENT SAYS,

"YOU DON'T NEED

TO CARRY A GUN,"

THAT'S WHEN

YOU OUGHT TO BRING 2.

THE GUY WAS DEAD ALL RIGHT,

BUT BEFORE HE WAS DEAD,

HE WAS A VERY SICK MAN.

AS IT TURNS OUT,

HIS NAME WAS LESTER IVAR.

HE WAS A RETIRED COP.

ANYWAY, I WENT TO THE ADDRESS

ON HIS DRIVER'S LICENSE.

IT WAS A RUN-DOWN JOINT

CALLED THE SUN RISE COURT

OVER IN MONTE VISTA.

THE BACK DOOR WAS OPEN

SO I LET MYSELF IN.

OK, LESTER,

TALK TO ME.

ALL RIGHT! HANDS UP!

HOLD IT RIGHT THERE!

INTERLACE YOUR FINGERS

BEHIND YOUR HEAD

AND SLOWLY WALK FORWARD.

YES, SIR.

TURN AROUND.

DON'T MOVE.

IT'S ALL RIGHT.

HARRY?

VERNA?

IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME.

A REAL LONG TIME.

CATALINA.

[LAUGHS]

CUFF HIM.

JESUS CHRIST.

WHAT'S THE MATTER?

SEE THAT GUY OVER THERE

WITH VERNA?

Officer: YEAH?

CARL.

HEY, HARRY.

THAT'S HARRY-FUCKING-ROSS.

Officer: SO?

WHAT'S YOUR WORST FEAR?

GETTING SHOT.

GETTING SHOT WHERE?

INGLEWOOD?

NOT THAT KIND OF WHERE.

OH, SHIT.

GOES DOWN TO MEXICO,

LOOKING FOR THIS RUNAWAY KID.

WHEN HE FINDS HER,

SHE WON'T COME WITH HIM.

SOMEHOW SHE GETS AHOLD OF

THE DUMB SON OF A BITCH'S GUN,

AND WHAMMO!

SHOOTS HIM

IN THE DICK?

BLEW IT RIGHT OUT OF

THE HANGAR IS WHAT I HEARD.

CAPTAIN?

YEAH.

HARRY, IT'S

GREAT TO SEE YOU.

SINCE WHEN?

HEY, SURE, WE'VE HAD OUR

DIFFERENCES OVER THE YEARS,

BUT TIME HEALS--

CAN WE GET STARTED?

SURE. SURE.

IF HARRY FEELS UP TO

A FEW QUESTIONS.

IF I FEEL UP TO

A FEW QUESTIONS?

I'M SURE HE DOESN'T

WANT TO BE TREATED

DIFFERENTLY

FROM ANYBODY ELSE.

I CAN UNDERSTAND THAT.

WELL, THEN...

WHAT EXACTLY WHERE YOU DOING

AT LESTER IVAR'S HOUSE?

I WAS WAITING FOR LESTER.

I WAS SUPPOSED TO MEET HIM.

WHY SHOULD I

BE TREATED DIFFERENT?

MY POINT EXACTLY.

WHAT WAS

YOUR BUSINESS?

HE WAS DOING A SURVEILLANCE.

HE WANTED ME

TO TAKE THE NIGHT SHIFT.

THAT'S ALL I KNOW.

AM I MISSING

SOMETHING HERE?

MISSING? NO.

YOU WORK

FOR LESTER OFTEN?

NOW AND THEN.

WHEN HIS ASTHMA KICKS UP,

HE GIVES ME A CALL.

ARE YOU AWARE LESTER IVAR

WAS MURDERED TODAY?

NO.

I'M SORRY TO HEAR THAT.

WELL, HERE'S THE THING,

HARRY.

ONE HALF HOUR AFTER

LESTER IS KILLED

AT A FLOPHOUSE

OVER ON PALMETTO,

WE FIND YOU IN HIS APARTMENT

WHICH HAD BEEN RANSACKED.

THAT COULD BE CONSTRUED

AS BREAKING AND ENTERING.

YOU SAY YOU WERE

WORKING FOR LESTER,

BUT YOU LET YOUR LICENSE

EXPIRE A YEAR AGO.

I BETTER CALL A LAWYER.

RELAX.

WE'RE NOT AFTER YOU.

A MAN WITH HIS

OWN CROSS TO BEAR.

CROSS...TO BEAR?

YOU THINK THAT I--

I THINK THAT'LL

BE ALL FOR TONIGHT.

IF THERE ARE

ANY MORE QUESTIONS,

WE CERTAINLY KNOW

WHERE TO FIND YOU.

ISN'T THAT RIGHT,

CAPTAIN?

SURE THING, LIEUTENANT.

OK, WHAT'S GOING ON?

NOTHING.

NOTHING'S GOING ON.

HEY.

WHAT?

WE WORKED TOGETHER,

REMEMBER?

WE WERE PARTNERS,

AMONG OTHER THINGS.

HARRY, CUT IT OUT.

MY ASS.

LOOK, NOBODY THINKS

THAT YOU KILLED LESTER IVAR.

THAT NEVER STOPPED YOU GUYS

FROM REAMING MY ASS BEFORE.

WELL, WE JUST CUT YOU A LITTLE

SLACK THIS TIME, THAT'S ALL.

A LITTLE SLACK?

I LET MY GODDAMN LICENSE

EXPIRE A YEAR AGO.

ALL RIGHT. EVERYBODY KNOWS

WHAT HAPPENED IN MEXICO.

I TOOK A BULLET IN MEXICO.

OH, HARRY, PLEASE.

LIEUTENANT, CAN I HAVE

A WORD WITH YOU?

Verna: BE RIGHT THERE.

HARRY, I'M REALLY SORRY

ABOUT EVERYTHING,

AND...

JUST KNOW...

I'LL ALWAYS

BE THERE FOR YOU.

Raymond Hope:

YOU MAY NOT KNOW THIS,

BUT BACK WHEN I WAS

STILL A COP...

HEY, HOTSHOT.

I HAD BUT ONE AMBITION,

AND THAT WAS TO GET INTO

THE FAIR VERNA'S KNICKERS.

NOT BEING ABLE TO DO SO

WAS ONE OF A SERIES

OF PROFESSIONAL

DISAPPOINTMENTS

THAT DROVE ME

INTO THE PRIVATE SECTOR.

PEOPLE TOLD ME

YOU WERE MORE FORTUNATE.

AH.

YOU MUST BE CONFUSED,

RAYMOND.

OH, LORD, I DO HATE

A MODEST MAN.

CARE FOR A DRINK?

I COULD USE

A CUP OF COFFEE.

IF WE HAVE TO.

JACK AMES SEND YOU DOWN HERE

TO LOOK AFTER ME?

AH, THE COPS

CALLED THE AMES HOUSE

TO VERIFY YOUR ADDRESS.

JACK WANTED ME

TO COME DOWN,

MAKE SURE THEY HADN'T

ELECTROCUTED YOU YET.

I APPRECIATE

HIS CONFIDENCE.

WANT SOME MILK OR SUGAR?

NO, NOT FOR ME.

YOU, UH,

YOU WANT SOME THINNER?

NO, THANKS.

YOU KNOW, BACK WHEN

I WAS WORKING SECURITY

AT THE STUDIO, IT WAS

A FULL-TIME JOB

KEEPING JACK AMES

OUT OF TROUBLE.

NO, NO. DOCTOR'S ORDERS.

IF THERE WAS AN ACTRESS

HE MISSED BOINKING,

I DON'T KNOW

WHO SHE WAS.

YOU KNOW,

THEY ALL LOVED HIM,

EVEN AFTER

HE DUMPED 'EM.

I MEAN,

THE MAN HAD THE GIFT.

THEIR HUSBANDS

TOOK A DIMMER VIEW,

IF I REMEMBER.

WELL, THEY WOULD.

ESPECIALLY CATHERINE'S.

BILLY SULLIVAN.

YEAH, IT HURT POOR

BILLY'S FEELINGS SO BAD,

HE SWAM OUT TO SEA

AND NEVER SWAM BACK.

OF COURSE, HE ALSO LOST

A BUNDLE OF MONEY GAMBLING

ABOUT THE SAME TIME.

YOU LOSE A WOMAN

LIKE CATHERINE

AND A WHOLE LOT OF MONEY

IN THE SAME WEEK,

YOU CAN BEGIN TO FEEL

SORRY FOR YOURSELF.

I CAN SEE HOW YOU MIGHT.

NEVER HAVING HAD EITHER.

I USED TO THINK

THAT JACK AMES

WAS ABOUT THE LUCKIEST MAN

I'D EVER RUN ACROSS.

LOOKS LIKE HE'S RUN

OUT OF LUCK, THOUGH.

CANCER'S WHAT I HEARD.

WELL, LOOKS LIKE WE ALL

RUN OUT OF LUCK IN THE END.

YOUR PROSTATE

STARTED ACTING UP?

NOT YET.

SOMETHING TO LOOK

FORWARD TO.

I GUESS I BETTER

GET ON MY HORSE.

THIS IS LATE FOR ME.

SAD, AIN'T IT?

YOU TELL THAT VERNA

IF SHE EVER GETS THE URGE

TO HUMP AN OLD MAN,

SHE CAN HUMP ME.

I'M IN THE BOOK.

Both: UNDER "HUMP."

[PIANO PLAYING]

* THE VERY THOUGHT OF YOU *

* AND I FORGET TO DO *

* THE LITTLE

ORDINARY THINGS *

* THAT EVERYONE

OUGHT TO DO *

* I'M LIVIN' IN *

* A KIND OF DAYDREAM *

ALL ALONE?

I HAVE MY THOUGHTS.

PISS-POOR COMPANY,

THOUGH.

THIS WAY IT DON'T COUNT.

OH, HARRY, YOU'RE A PAL.

[PATS SEAT]

I WAS KIND OF HOPING

TO TALK TO JACK.

OH. AND HERE I THOUGHT

IT WAS MY COMPANY.

JACK TOOK A SEDATIVE

AND WENT TO SLEEP.

SOMETHING GOT HIM TERRIBLY

UPSET THIS AFTERNOON.

I HAVE AN IDEA

THAT MAYBE YOU MIGHT

KNOW WHAT HAPPENED.

RIGHT. THAT'S WHY

PEOPLE HIRE YOU,

BECAUSE YOU'RE MUTE.

WHERE'S MEL?

SHE CAME HOME

FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES

AND THEN WENT OUT

TO WORK.

SHE'S GOT A NIGHT-SHOOT

ON A LOW-BUDGET FILM.

SHE ASKED ME A VERY

INTERESTING QUESTION.

SHE WANTED TO KNOW

WHY THE HELL YOU'RE

STILL LIVING HERE.

WHAT'D YOU TELL HER?

I WAS MUTE.

DID YOU EVER HEAR OF A GUY

BY THE NAME OF LESTER IVAR?

NO.

SOMEBODY KILLED HIM TODAY.

I'M SORRY. WAS HE

A FRIEND OF YOURS?

NO.

NEVER HEARD OF HIM, HUH?

NO.

YOU'RE LYING.

YOU KNEW LESTER IVAR.

YOU WERE AT HIS APARTMENT

THIS AFTERNOON.

FIND WHAT YOU

WERE LOOKING FOR?

WHAT ARE YOU

TALKING ABOUT?

WHAT'S THAT PERFUME

YOU WEAR?

THE REASON I ASK--IT WAS STILL

IN THE AIR WHEN I GOT THERE.

HARRY, A LOT OF WOMEN

WEAR BAL Ã„ VERSAILLES.

SMELLS DIFFERENT ON THEM.

I CAN'T HELP BUT NOTICE

HOW FAMILIAR YOU'VE BECOME

WITH EVERYTHING

IN THIS HOUSE.

YOU KNOW WHAT I THINK?

I THINK YOU'RE RIGHT.

WHAT A GUY.

I PISS YOU OFF,

AND YOU'RE OUT OF HERE

IN THE TIME IT TAKES

TO PACK ONE BAG.

MY HUSBAND WOULD NEED

A COUPLE OF VANS,

MAYBE A WHOLE ARMY

OF MOVERS,

AND IT'D STILL

TAKE HIM 2 WEEKS.

GOT A LIGHT?

THANKS.

THE THING IS,

WE'RE BROKE.

NO.

I'M BROKE.

YOU AND JACK

ARE OVEREXTENDED.

I'LL EXPLAIN THE DIFFERENCE

TO YOU SOMETIME

SO YOU'LL UNDERSTAND.

THE THING IS,

WE'RE BROKE,

AND MY HUSBAND'S DYING.

AND I THOUGHT

THAT I COULD...

GUT IT OUT, YOU KNOW?

KIND OF HOLD EVERYTHING

TOGETHER THE WAY...

SO THAT THERE'D

BE ENOUGH TIME.

SO THAT HE COULD...

DIE IN PEACE,

BUT THAT DOESN'T SEEM

LIKE IT'S GONNA HAPPEN.

GOD...

DAMN FUCKING THING.

GODDAMN FUCKING...

HERE. LET ME--

NO.

OK, GO. I DON'T KNOW WHY

YOU'VE BEEN STICKING AROUND

SO LONG FOR ANYWAY.

YOU DON'T?

DON'T FORGET YOUR LIGHTER.

Catherine: I REMEMBER

THE FIRST MORNING

THAT I MET YOU.

I OPENED THE DOOR,

AND THERE YOU STOOD

IN AN OLD BLUE SHIRT

WITH A FRAYED COLLAR, AND...

WHOEVER CUT YOUR HAIR

FORGOT ABOUT THIS

LITTLE PART RIGHT THERE.

I BET YOU DON'T

EVEN REMEMBER.

WELL...

IN THE FIRST PLACE,

IT WASN'T MORNING.

IT WAS AFTERNOON.

THE MAID ANSWERED THE DOOR.

AND YOU AND JACK WERE HAVING

LUNCH BY THE SWIMMING POOL.

HE GAVE ME

A PICTURE OF MEL.

AND I DON'T...

EVEN THINK YOU SAID HELLO.

I SUPPOSE

YOU'RE GONNA TELL ME

YOU DON'T OWN

ANY BLUE SHIRTS.

NO, I GOT A BUNCH

OF THOSE.

I KNOW.

I REMEMBER.

Jack over intercom:

HARRY!

HARRY, I CAN'T BREATHE!

I CAN'T FIND CATH.

HELP ME!

JACK! JACK.

OH, JACK.

JACK. JACK.

LIVE,

YOU SON OF A BITCH.

[COUGHS]

YES.

[COUGHING]

CATH,

I TRIED TO CALL YOU.

I KNOW.

Harry: I GOT 911.

DON'T TALK.

HERE'S THE TANK.

HARRY. HARRY.

YOU'RE A PAL.

OHH!

AAH!

SON OF A BITCH!

GET OUT, HARRY.

JUST GET OUT. GO!

CATH, HOW COULD YOU?

HOW FUCKING COULD YOU?

OHH!

WATCH THE WALLS, GUYS.

OK.

Paramedic: COMIN' UP

ON THE STAIRS, JOE.

DADDY!

SWEETIE, CALL DR. HAYES.

TELL HIM WE'RE

ON OUR WAY TO CEDARS.

WHAT HAPPENED?

MEL,

YOU'RE IN THE WAY.

EXCUSE ME, MISS.

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

[RING]

HELLO.

Gloria: MR. AMES?

UH, HE'S NOT HERE

RIGHT NOW.

WHEN DO YOU EXPECT HIM?

I CAN'T SAY.

THIS...

WOULDN'T BE

GLORIA LAMAR, WOULD IT?

THE REASON I ASK

IS THAT MR. AMES

GAVE ME A PACKAGE

TO GIVE TO HER.

WELL, THAT WOULD

MAKE YOU ROSS.

RIGHT.

MR. AMES IS ANXIOUS

THAT MISS LAMAR

GET THIS ENVELOPE.

IS THERE SOMEPLACE

WE CAN MEET

WHERE I CAN GIVE IT

TO HER?

YOU KNOW

THE SANTA MONICA PIER?

YEAH.

ONE HOUR FROM NOW

AT THE WATER PISTOL RANGE.

HOW WILL I KNOW

WHO YOU ARE?

BLONDE, BIG.

MUCHO HAIR, MUCHO TITS.

[DIAL TONE]

I CAN'T WAIT.

A BUCK, HUH?

YEAH.

WANNA TRY YOUR LUCK?

[DING]

YOUR NAME WOULDN'T

BE ROSS, WOULD IT?

RIGHT THE FIRST GUESS.

A WOMAN CALLED EARLIER,

TOLD ME SHE'D BE WAITING

FOR YOU UNDER THE PIER.

Gloria:

FUCK! SHIT! PISS!

LOOK AT THAT.

A $40 PAIR OF SHOES RUINED!

NO GOOD DEED GOES

UN-FUCKING-PUNISHED!

THAT'S WHAT I GET FOR...

YOU ROSS?

HIYA, MUCHO.

YOU BETTER HAVE AN ENVELOPE

FOR ME, HANDSOME,

'CAUSE I GOT SAND

IN MY PANTYHOSE,

AND THAT DOES NOT IMPROVE

A GIRL'S DISPOSITION.

WAIT A MINUTE.

HOLD IT.

I WENT TO A PLACE

ON PALMETTO STREET

TO MEET A GLORIA LAMAR.

INSTEAD, I FIND A GUY

BY THE NAME

OF LESTER IVAR

WITH A BUNCH OF BULLETS

IN HIS CHEST.

HEY, IT'S A VIOLENT WORLD.

IF YOU DON'T BELIEVE ME,

WATCH TELEVISION.

YEAH, BUT I GOT TO EXPLAIN

THAT TO MR. AMES.

I PREFER TO KNOW

WHAT'S GOING ON.

HEY, I'D PREFER TO HAVE MET

WITH MR. AMES IN PERSON.

I'D PREFER TO HAVE BEEN BORN

A NATURAL BLONDE.

LET'S NOT EVEN GET STARTED

ON THE SUBJECT

OF WHAT WE'D PREFER, OK?

THE POINT IS, IF MR. AMES

WANTS ME OUT OF HIS LIFE,

I GET THE PACKAGE.

NO PACKAGE TILL YOU

TELL ME WHAT YOU KNOW

ABOUT LESTER IVAR.

THAT WASN'T

PART OF THE DEAL.

THIS IS A NEW DEAL.

FINE. HAVE IT YOUR WAY.

HERE.

UH, HOLD MY SHOE.

SURE.

I THINK THERE'S SOMETHING

YOU OUGHT TO SEE.

I LIKE THE OLD DEAL

BET--HEY!

OW!

THAT HURT!

LIKE I SAID, NO GOOD DEED

GOES UNPUNISHED.

AIN'T THAT THE TRUTH?

REMEMBER MEXICO, PALLY?

MEL'S LITTLE FRIEND?

YOU SEE?

I'VE BEEN TAKIN' LESSONS

JUST LIKE YOU TOLD ME.

EXCUSE ME, BUT DID WE

OR DID WE NOT AGREE

THAT YOU WEREN'T

GONNA SHOW YOUR FACE?

I KNOW WHAT

I'M DOING, OK?

SMART.

REAL, REAL SMART.

YOU KNOW WHERE I'VE

BEEN TAKING LESSONS?

UNH!

IN JAIL.

YUMA, ARIZONA.

HAVE YOU EVER BEEN

TO YUMA?

WELL, THAT'S

WHERE THEY PUT ME

AFTER YOUR FRIEND,

MR. JACK AMES,

HAD ME ARRESTED FOR

TRANSPORTING A MINOR.

YOU WANNA LEARN

TO KICK ASS,

THERE'S NO BETTER PLACE

THAN YUMA.

IS THIS GONNA TAKE

ALL NIGHT?

OK. COME ON.

I NEED YOU

TO WAKE UP, PALLY.

LISTEN.

I WANT YOU

TO TELL MR. AMES...

THAT THIS...

IS JUST A DOWN PAYMENT

ON WHAT HE OWES ME.

CAN YOU REMEMBER THAT,

PALLY? HMM?

HMM?

ARE YOU FINISHED?

YES, I'M FINISHED.

OOH!

DID WE OR DID WE NOT

MAKE A PLAN?

YES.

WHAT IS THE POINT OF MAKING

A PLAN AND GOING OVER IT

IF YOU'RE JUST GONNA SAY

FUCK IT WHEN IT SUITS YOU?

GLORIA, WHY ARE YOU

ALWAYS SO NEGATIVE?

OH, SHIT.

HEY!

HEY, CHIEF, WAKE UP!

HEY, WAKE UP, MAN.

YOU CAN'T STAY HERE.

THE TIDE IS COMING IN.

HARRY.

HARRY, IT'S ME,

YOUR OLD PARTNER.

WHAT?

SOMEBODY BEAT THE SHIT

OUT OF YOU.

IT'S LUCKY I CAME ALONG,

OTHERWISE

YOU WOULD'VE DROWNED.

BUT I SAVED YOUR LIFE.

DON'T WORRY.

YOU CAN THANK ME LATER.

SO I'M SITTING IN THE LIMO

IN THE PARKING LOT

AT THE SANTA MONICA PIER--

I'M ON THE JOB.

SOME RICH KID,

SWEET-16 PARTY--

AND WHO DO I SEE BUT

MY OLD PARTNER HARRY ROSS.

WE ARE NOT PARTNERS.

WE WERE NEVER PARTNERS.

I'M TELLING YOU THE STORY

OF HOW I SAVED YOUR LIFE, OK?

HEY, IT'S NOT NICE

TO INTERRUPT.

WHERE WAS I?

OH! OH, YEAH.

SO I'M SITTING THERE

WAITING.

I SEE YOU GO DOWN

TO THE BEACH.

I FIGURE YOU'RE GONNA

NEED SOME BACKUP.

SO I'M COOL.

I PICK MY SPOT.

YOU WHAT?

I WAIT,

JUST LIKE YOU TAUGHT ME.

AFTER A WHILE,

I SEE 2 PEOPLE COME OUT

FROM UNDER THE PIER,

AND THERE WASN'T

ANY SIGN OF YOU.

SO I THINK TO MYSELF,

HEY, THIS DOESN'T LOOK

SO GOOD.

SO I GO DOWN TO THE BEACH,

AND THERE YOU WERE.

AND THAT'S WHEN I SAVED

YOUR LIFE.

LET ME

GET THIS STRAIGHT.

I WAS DOWN THERE

GETTING THE SHIT

KICKED OUT OF ME,

AND YOU WERE UP IN

THE PARKING LOT WAITING?

AND YOU CALL THAT

BACKUP?

HEY, I GOT A GOOD LOOK

AT THEM.

I GOT A BETTER LOOK

THAN YOU DID.

WHEN ARE YOU GONNA

GET IT THROUGH YOUR HEAD

THAT I'M NOT A PRIVATE

INVESTIGATOR ANYMORE?

HEY, MAN,

YOU CAN'T JUST QUIT.

YOU WERE THE BEST,

THE GREATEST.

OK. OK, MAYBE NOT

THE GREATEST,

BUT YOU WERE GOOD, MAN.

REAL GOOD.

WE WERE

A HELL OF A TEAM.

REUBEN,

WE WERE NEVER A TEAM.

I MEAN,

EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE

I GAVE YOU

SOME LEG WORK,

WHICH YOU USUALLY

SCREWED UP.

THAT DOES NOT

MAKE US A TEAM.

LISTEN, HARRY,

YOU GOT TO LET ME IN

ON THIS CASE.

I CAN'T TAKE

THIS JOB ANYMORE.

IF IT'S NOT

THE FREEWAYS,

IT'S THE DISPATCHERS.

IF IT'S NOT

THE DISPATCHERS,

IT'S THE CLIENTS.

SPEAKING OF WHICH,

WHERE ARE THE KIDS?

WHAT KIDS?

THE SWEET-16 KIDS.

AY, CARAJO.

UH, YOU THINK

THEY'RE STILL THERE?

I WOULD LOOK.

OH.

OH!

LISTEN, BOSS,

IF YOU EVER

GET INTO A JAM,

YOU NEED SOME BACKUP

AGAIN,

THEN YOU GIVE ME

A CALL.

ANY TIME,

DAY OR NIGHT,

I'M YOUR MAN.

NICE PLACE YOU GOT HERE.

I'M GLAD YOU LIKE IT.

I HAVE TO HAND IT TO YOU,

HARRY.

YOU ALWAYS MANAGE

TO LAND ON YOUR FEET.

VERNA,

I LIVE OVER THE GARAGE.

JACK AMES

OWNS THE PLACE.

I JUST WORK HERE,

MORE OR LESS.

YOU NEED STITCHES.

I BROUGHT HIS DAUGHTER

BACK FROM MEXICO

A COUPLE YEARS AGO,

AND I WAS IN, WELL,

PRETTY BAD SHAPE,

SO HE LET ME

HOLE UP HERE.

THEN HE GOT SICK,

AND I WAS HELPING OUT.

WELL, THAT'S

THE BEST I CAN DO.

ACTUALLY, THERE'S

MORE TO IT THAN THAT.

IT'S TIME

I WAS LEAVING.

THAT'S THAT ACTRESS.

CATHERINE HAYWARD,

RIGHT?

YEAH.

DIDN'T SHE USED TO BE

MARRIED TO THAT ACTOR...

COME ON. HE DISAPPEARED.

WHAT WAS HIS NAME?

BILLY SULLIVAN.

YEAH, THAT WAS IT.

THAT WAS 20 YEARS AGO.

BET SHE DOESN'T LOOK

LIKE THIS ANYMORE.

HEY, SHE'S--

SHE'S OK.

OK, HARRY,

WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS?

GOT NO PLANS.

OH, COME ON.

WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO?

YOU GONNA GO BACK

TO WORK?

YOU GONNA RENEW

YOUR LICENSE? WHAT?

VERNA...

I WAS A COP FOR 20 YEARS.

I WAS A PRIVATE

INVESTIGATOR FOR 5.

I STARTED OUT...

WITH A WIFE

AND DAUGHTER,

AND I ENDED UP

A DRUNK.

SLEPT IN THE OFFICE

AND SHOWERED AT THE YMCA.

YOU THINK I WANNA

GO BACK TO THAT?

BESIDES, I'M GETTING RUSTY.

I'M A DANGER TO MYSELF.

I KNOW.

WHAT'S THAT

SUPPOSED TO MEAN?

YOU USED TO BE

A BETTER LIAR.

REALLY?

LESTER IVAR...

DIDN'T HAVE ASTHMA.

HE HAD EMPHYSEMA,

WHICH YOU WOULD

HAVE KNOWN

IF YOU EVER WORKED

FOR HIM.

HARRY, WE'RE GONNA HAVE

TO QUESTION JACK AMES.

HIS WIFE, TOO, PROBABLY.

HE'S REALLY SICK.

COME ON, HARRY.

THIS IS A MURDER CASE.

LESTER IVAR WAS

THE INVESTIGATING OFFICER

WHEN BILLY SULLIVAN

DISAPPEARED.

LESTER IVAR WAS ON THE FORCE

FOR 30 YEARS.

HE MUST'VE HAD A THOUSAND

CASES LIKE THIS.

WHAT MAKES THIS ONE

SO SPECIAL?

YOU, HARRY.

YOU'RE THE GUY

WHO SHOWED UP

AT IVAR'S HOUSE.

YOU'RE THE GUY

WHO LED ME HERE.

LIKE YOU SAY,

YOU'RE GETTING

RUSTY.

Harry: ABOUT THE ONLY PERSON

I COULD THINK OF

WHO MIGHT BE ABLE TO HELP ME

WAS RAYMOND HOPE.

PLUS HE OWED ME.

EITHER THAT, OR I OWED HIM.

I COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHICH.

ANYWAY, IT WAS RAYMOND

WHO PULLED ME OFF

THE BARSTOOL

THAT I WAS LIVING ON

2 YEARS AGO,

AND INTRODUCED ME

TO THE AMES.

SEEN IN A CERTAIN LIGHT,

EVERYTHING THAT HAD HAPPENED

SINCE THEN WAS HIS FAULT.

MAYBE I'D TELL HIM THAT.

YOU ALWAYS WERE

A SHOWOFF, RAYMOND.

HARRY?

DAMN. I ALMOST PEED

ON ONE OF THE FEW REMAINING

FRIENDS I HAVE IN THE WORLD.

HOTSHOT.

YOUR SPRINKLER FRITZED,

OR ARE YOU JUST LAZY?

HARRY,

DON'T YOU KNOW BETTER

THAN TO WALK UNDERNEATH

A MAN--

JESUS. LOOK AT YOU.

WELL, SOMEBODY DISAGREED

WITH ME FROM BEHIND.

NO, SHIT.

LET'S GO FIND

THE SON OF A BITCH,

AND DISAGREE BACK.

[SNICKERS]

YOU ANY TOUGHER

THAN YOU LOOK?

HELL, YES.

LEAST I USED TO BE.

I USED TO BE.

WE ALL USED TO BE.

THEN HAVE A DRINK.

UH, YOU STILL

A BOURBON MAN?

TAKE A GINGER ALE

IF YOU GOT ONE.

DO I LOOK LIKE A MAN

WHO'D HAVE A GINGER ALE?

WATER.

THAT I CAN HANDLE.

[BIG BAND JAZZ PLAYING]

IT GONNA BOTHER YOU

IF I DRINK?

GO AHEAD.

NICE PLACE YOU GOT HERE.

SURE BEATS LOS FELIZ.

YOU'RE UP ABOVE THE SMOG.

WELL, I LIKE TO THINK

I'M UP ABOVE

A LOT OF THINGS

SINCE I RETIRED.

SO...

YOU WERE PLAYING THINGS

PRETTY CLOSE TO

YOUR VEST LAST NIGHT.

ARE YOU IN TROUBLE?

OH, NOTHING

I CAN'T HANDLE.

IT'S JUST THAT...

JACK.

YEAH,

I FIGURED THAT MUCH.

AND YOU WANNA TALK TO ME

ABOUT JACK

AND LESTER IVAR.

OK.

YOU PROBABLY ALREADY KNOW

THAT IVAR WAS

THE INVESTIGATING OFFICER

WHEN BILLY SULLIVAN

KILLED HIMSELF.

CAN'T CALL IT SUICIDE.

THEY NEVER FOUND A BODY.

THE L.A. TIMES

CALLED IT A SUICIDE.

THAT'S GOOD ENOUGH

FOR ME.

BUT NOT GOOD ENOUGH...

FOR LESTER IVAR.

YEAH, LESTER DIDN'T

BELIEVE IN GOOD LUCK,

NEVER HAVING HAD

ANY HIMSELF.

OH, BILLY'S SUICIDE

WAS GOOD LUCK

FOR JACK AND CATHERINE.

WITH HIM OUT OF THE WAY,

THEY COULD GET MARRIED.

LESTER JUST

COULDN'T BELIEVE

THE WAY HOW IT

ALL WORKED OUT SO SMOOTH.

I HAVE NEVER BEEN

A GREAT BELIEVER IN LUCK--

NOT AS A WAY OF EXPLAINING

THINGS, THAT IS.

ANYWAY, HE'S DEAD NOW.

END OF STORY.

WOULD BE...

IF I HADN'T PASSED THOSE

SUSPICIONS ON TO VERNA.

FORGIVE ME, HARRY,

BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE

YOU PASSED THEM ON TO YOU.

BY THE WAY,

I, UH, I HEARD A RUMOR

I DIDN'T WANT TO BELIEVE

WAS TRUE, SO...

THOUGHT I'D JUST ASK YOU

DIRECTLY.

THE WAY IT WAS TOLD TO ME,

WHEN YOU WERE DOWN

IN MEXICO

BRINGING

THE AMES KID BACK?

SHE, UH, SHE...

SHE SHOT

YOUR PECKER OFF.

HARRY.

HARRY!

NO.

I'M FINE.

BUT THANKS

FOR TELLING ME.

THAT EXPLAINS A LOT.

I'M GLAD TO HEAR IT.

UH, KEEP ME POSTED,

HUH?

LIKE YOU SAID,

JACK AND I GO WAY BACK.

IF THERE'S ANYTHING

I COULD DO FOR HIM,

I WOULD.

AND I'M GLAD NOBODY SHOT

YOUR PECKER OFF.

ME, TOO!

ME, TOO.

[STARTS ENGINE]

HOW YOU FEELING?

WELL, MY HUSBAND

HAD A HEART ATTACK,

AND THE DOCTORS ORDERED HIM

TO STAY IN THE HOSPITAL,

AND THE NURSES ADVISED HIM

TO STAY IN THE HOSPITAL.

I PLEADED WITH HIM TO STAY

IN THE HOSPITAL.

SO NATURALLY,

HE'S ON THE WAY HOME.

THAT'S NOT WHAT I MEANT.

I KNOW WHAT YOU MEANT.

FACT IS, I...

CATHERINE?

THE AMBULANCE

IS HERE.

EXCUSE ME.

YOU WOULDN'T BE FALLING

IN LOVE WITH MY MOTHER,

WOULD YOU?

POOR YOU.

I'M CURIOUS.

WHAT KIND OF MAN

FUCKS HIS DYING

BEST FRIEND'S WIFE?

NOT A GOOD ONE.

HOW LONG HAS

THIS BEEN GOING ON

BETWEEN YOU

AND CATHERINE?

I BET YOU'VE BEEN

SLEEPING TOGETHER

EVER SINCE

I'VE BEEN SICK.

ONE NIGHT.

[SIGHS]

IF YOU HAD AN OUNCE

OF DECENCY IN YOU,

YOU'D HAVE LEFT

THIS HOUSE BY NOW.

CATHERINE KNOW

YOU'RE BEING BLACKMAILED?

THERE'S PRECIOUS LITTLE

THAT CATHERINE DOESN'T KNOW.

AND WHAT SHE DOESN'T KNOW,

SHE SUSPECTS.

I'M THE ONE

THAT NEVER SUSPECTS.

I DELIVERED THE ENVELOPE

TO GLORIA LAST NIGHT.

SHE'S LOVELY.

YOU OUGHT TO MEET HER.

GOOD.

SO IT'S OVER.

IT IS OVER, RIGHT?

I KEPT THE MONEY.

SHE'S GOT

THE RESTAURANT SECTION

OF THE PHONE BOOK.

WHY?

WHY DIDN'T YOU JUST DO

WHAT I ASKED YOU TO DO?

BECAUSE THE FIRST TIME

I DID WHAT YOU ASKED ME TO,

SOMEBODY EMPTIED

A 9-MILLIMETER AUTOMATIC

IN MY DIRECTION.

AND THE SECOND TIME,

GLORIA...

SHE BROUGHT ALONG A PAL.

JEFF. YOU REMEMBER HIM.

MEXICO?

THE GUY THAT RAN OFF

WITH MEL.

YOU HAD HIM

THROWN IN JAIL IN YUMA.

HE SANDBAGGED ME.

OH, HE LEFT YOU

A MESSAGE.

HE SAID THAT WAS

JUST A DOWNPAYMENT.

BEEN A BUSY LITTLE BEAVER,

HAVEN'T YOU?

PLAYING DETECTIVE.

FUCKING MY WIFE.

WHAT REALLY HAPPENED

TO BILLY SULLIVAN, JACK?

OH, JESUS CHRIST.

YOU'RE FIRED, HARRY.

HMM.

NOW I'M CURIOUS.

HOW ARE YOU GONNA FIRE

SOMEBODY YOU NEVER PAID?

I'LL FIND A WAY.

OK.

I GUESS

THIS IS GOOD-BYE.

HEY.

SIT DOWN.

I WANT YOU TO FIND

THIS GUY JEFF

AND DEAL WITH HIM.

YOU OWE ME.

HARRY.

YOU HAVEN'T SAID

YOU'RE SORRY.

YOU HAVEN'T

BEEN LISTENING.

WHERE IS HE?

WHERE IS WHO?

WHERE'S JEFF?

I DON'T KNOW

WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.

I DON'T GIVE A RAT'S ASS

WHAT YOU THINK ABOUT ME.

THIS IS NOT

ABOUT YOU AND ME.

IT'S ABOUT YOUR OLD MAN.

HARRY, YOU WERE A COP.

HOW DO YOU KNOW

WHO TO TRUST?

YOU DON'T.

NOT IF YOU'RE A COP.

YOU LEARN

WHO NOT TO TRUST.

IT'S A TRICKY LIFE.

JEFF SHOWED UP

A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO.

AND HE DIDN'T HAVE A JOB

OR ANY MONEY OR ANYTHING,

SO I GAVE HIM THE KEYS

TO THE RANCH HOUSE.

I TOLD HIM IT WAS JUST TILL

HE GOT BACK UP ON HIS FEET.

IT WAS A PRETTY DUMB

THING TO DO, RIGHT?

LISTEN, HARRY,

I'M--I'M SORRY, OK?

I KNOW I'VE KINDA BEEN

A PAIN IN THE ASS.

I DIDN'T MIND.

I DIDN'T MUCH LIKE IT

WHEN YOU SHOT ME, THOUGH.

Harry: THE AMES OWNED

A PLACE NORTH OF THE CITY.

NONE OF THEM

HAD BEEN THERE IN YEARS.

YOU MIGHT THINK

THEY HAD FORGOTTEN ABOUT IT,

BUT HOW DO YOU FORGET

ABOUT A HOUSE?

THEN AGAIN,

MAYBE THEY HADN'T FORGOTTEN,

OR MAYBE THEY WERE TRYING

TO FORGET.

MAYBE THERE WAS A REASON

NOT TO SELL

A MILLION DOLLAR PROPERTY

EVEN WHEN YOU'RE HARD UP

FOR CASH.

SOMEBODY ELSE HAD APPARENTLY

COME TO THE SAME CONCLUSION.

SOMEBODY WHO THOUGHT

THEY COULD DIG UP THE PAST

WITH A SHOVEL

WITHOUT KNOWING

WHERE TO DIG.

SOMEBODY WHO WOULDN'T

HAVE TO BREAK IN,

BECAUSE HE HAD A KEY.

SOMEBODY...

WITHOUT MUCH INTEREST

IN HOUSEKEEPING,

BUT WITH A SERIOUS APPETITE

FOR BARBECUED CHICKEN WINGS.

SOMEBODY NOT TOO BRIGHT,

WITH A LOT OF TIME

ON HIS HANDS,

AND THE KIND OF PATIENCE

YOU LEARN

DOING TIME IN PLACES

LIKE YUMA, ARIZONA.

[CAR APPROACHES]

[ENGINE STOPS]

[CAR DOOR OPENS

AND CLOSES]

OK, PALLY.

[SIGHS]

[CELL PHONE RINGS]

ROSS AND ESCOBAR.

CONFIDENTIAL INVESTIGATIONS.

"ROSS AND ESCOBAR"?

I THOUGHT YOUR NAME

SHOULD GO FIRST, AMIGO.

HEY, BUT YOU'RE GONNA HAVE

TO START PULLING YOUR WEIGHT.

HEY, I'M GONNA NEED

SOME BACKUP.

HOW SOON CAN YOU MEET ME

AT A PLACE CALLED GARVEY'S?

THIS TIME OF NIGHT?

15 MINUTES.

REMEMBER THE PIER?

REMEMBER THE GUY

THAT WAS THERE?

WELL, I'LL BE INSIDE

WITH HIM.

IF WE COME OUT TOGETHER,

FOLLOW US.

IF HE COMES OUT ALONE,

FOLLOW HIM,

AND, REUBEN...

BEING BACKUP

MEANS BEING THERE

WHEN I NEED YOU.

I CAN'T BE

UNDERNEATH THE PIER

GETTING THE SHIT

KICKED OUT OF ME

AND HAVE YOU UP ON TOP

DOING SURVEILLANCE.

YOU THINK

YOU CAN HANDLE THAT?

WHAT? WHAT, YOU THINK

I'M A FUCK-UP?

15 MINUTES.

[COUNTRY MUSIC PLAYING]

GUESS YOU DIDN'T DROWN,

HUH, PALLY?

NOPE.

THAT'S GOOD.

YOU KNOW,

I GOT THAT ENVELOPE HOME,

AND GUESS WHAT?

NO MONEY.

YOU KNOW HOW

THAT MADE ME FEEL?

SILLY.

STUPID.

INCOMPETENT.

PISSED.

NO KIDDING?

YOU KNOW WHO ELSE

IS PISSED?

MUCHO.

YOU THINK I'M TROUBLE?

YOU DON'T EVEN WANNA SEE

GLORIA WHEN SHE'S MAD.

MAYBE THIS WOULD HELP.

YEAH.

YOU MIND

IF I TAKE A PEAK?

I MEAN, I ALREADY GOT

A PHONE BOOK.

THAT'S GOOD.

HAVE A SEAT, PALLY.

YOU KNOW WHAT?

I'M ALL DONE

BEING PISSED.

YOU KNOW WHAT?

I'M NOT.

[GULPS]

[CHOKING]

MAMA CASS DIED CHOKING ON

A CHICKEN BONE, YOU KNOW?

[JEFF COUGHING]

EVERYTHING OK

OVER THERE?

TOO MUCH TABASCO.

THESE GUYS.

[COUGHING]

[GROANING]

[EASY LISTENING MUSIC

PLAYING]

[LOCK CLICKS]

WHY DOESN'T

THIS SURPRISE ME?

HI, MUCHO.

YOUR PALLY OUGHT TO LOOK

FOR ANOTHER LINE OF WORK

BESIDES BLACKMAIL.

HE DON'T HAVE

THE KNACK.

I DON'T HAVE THE KNACK?

SHE'S THE ONE WHO DOESN'T

HAVE THE KNACK.

ASK WHOSE IDEA THIS WHOLE

FUCKIN' THING WAS.

GOD, YOU'VE GOT

A BIG MOUTH.

ASK WHOSE IDEA IT WAS

TO TRACK DOWN IVAR

AND LOOK FOR SOMETHING

ON THE AMES GUY. ASK HER!

[CLATTER]

OW!

GLORIA, WHERE

ARE THE Q-TIPS?

WE DON'T HAVE ANY.

YOU CAN'T FIND

ANYTHING IN HERE!

OW! OH, MAN!

YOU KNOW, I COULD

SUE YOU FOR THIS!

PUT SOME ICE ON IT.

PUT SOME ICE ON IT?

THAT'S THE BEST

YOU CAN DO, HUH?

JESUS.

HI, SHELLY, IT'S ME.

YEAH, I'M UPSTAIRS.

UM, COULD YOU BRING ME

SOME OF THOSE PERCODAN?

YES, NOW.

BOY, YOU SURE CAN

PICK 'EM.

IT'S A KNACK.

WHOA. WAIT A MINUTE.

WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.

OH, HO HO!

DO YOU REALIZE

WHAT I WENT THROUGH

TO GET THAT MONEY BACK?

YOU GOT THE MONEY?

YES.

WHERE IS IT?

GOD, YOU ARE

SO PATHETIC.

YOU MIND TELLING ME

HOW YOU FIT INTO ALL THIS?

I'M HIS PAROLE OFFICER.

LIKE HE SAID,

WE LOCATED IVAR.

FOUND OUT HE HAD A SOFT SPOT

FOR WILD TURKEY.

ONCE WE GOT HIM TALKING ABOUT

THE OLD BILLY SULLIVAN CASE,

WE COULDN'T SHUT HIM UP.

SAID HE'D HAVE SOLVED IT

20 YEARS AGO

IF THEY'D GIVEN HIM

A COURT ORDER AND A BULLDOZER.

THEY WAY HE FIGURED IT,

THE BODY HAD TO BE BURIED OUT

AT THAT RANCH THAT AMES OWNS,

THE ONE NOBODY GOES NEAR

ANYMORE.

THAT'S WHEN I GOT

THE IDEA TO CALL MEL.

GET HER TO LET ME STAY

AT THE RANCH HOUSE

SO I COULD LOOK

FOR THE BODY.

I TRIED TO EXPLAIN

WE DIDN'T REALLY NEED

TO FIND SULLIVAN'S CORPSE.

WE JUST HAD TO CONVINCE AMES

WE KNEW WHERE IT WAS BURIED.

BUT I MIGHT AS WELL

HAVE SAVED MY BREATH.

OK, LISTEN UP, YOU TWO.

THERE'S $10,000

IN THIS ENVELOPE.

I GOT NO INTEREST

IN SEEING YOU GO TO JAIL,

AND NEITHER

DOES JACK AMES.

BUT I'LL TELL YOU

ONE THING.

YOU'RE GONNA GET OUT

OF L.A.,

AND YOU'RE GONNA

STAY OUT.

GET A MOVE ON.

WE DON'T HAVE ALL NIGHT.

[WHISPERING]

Listen, do me a favor.

If there's

any more trouble,

leave her out of it,

all right?

I STILL DON'T UNDERSTAND

WHY YOU DON'T PUT

SOME ICE ON THAT NOSE.

WILL YOU STOP

SAYING THAT?

YOU THINK YOU CAN BE

ALL NICE TO ME,

AND I'LL FORGET

WHAT YOU DID,

BUT I WON'T.

I GOT A LONG FUCKIN'

MEMORY, PALLY.

RIGHT. YOUR MEMORY'S

ABOUT AN INCH LONGER

THAN YOUR DICK.

THAT'S VERY FUNNY, GLORIA.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

YOU SHOULD TAKE

THAT ACT TO VEGAS.

[GUNSHOT]

JEFF!

GET DOWN!

[GLORIA SOBBING]

NO!

NO.

HYAH!

JESUS CHRIST.

HEY, MAN,

I WAS JUST DOING

WHAT YOU TOLD ME.

YOU SAID DON'T STAY

ON TOP OF THE PIER

WHILE YOU GET THE SHIT KICKED

OUT OF YOU UNDER THE PIER.

SO THAT'S WHERE I WAS!

UNDER THE PIER!

MUCHO?

GOD.

I'LL GET

AN AMBULANCE.

NO.

STAY WITH ME.

STAY WITH ME,

PLEASE.

HOW IS HE?

I NEVER LEARN.

ALL MY LIFE, I...

I PICKED THE LOSERS.

I KNOW BETTER, TOO.

JESUS CHRIST.

SURE YOU WANNA BE

IN THIS LINE OF WORK, HUH?

JACK, IT'S ME.

WHAT DO YOU THINK

THAT HOUSE OF YOURS

IS WORTH?

WELL, SOMEBODY'S GONNA

HAVE TO STAND BAIL

FOR ME TONIGHT.

AND, JACK,

ONE OTHER THING.

I AM FUCKING FED UP

WORKING FOR YOU.

[EXHALES]

[DIALS PHONE]

LIEUTENANT

VERNA HOLLANDER, PLEASE.

I'LL WAIT.

I'M GOING TO PRETEND THAT

YOU WEREN'T HERE TONIGHT,

WHICH IS ALMOST TRUE.

VERNA...

IT'S ME.

HOLD ON A SECOND.

HOLD THIS FOR ME.

GO ON HOME.

I'LL CALL.

VERNA, LISTEN.

[SIGHS]

UHH. I GOT

A REAL MESS.

YEAH.

THERE'S 2 OF THEM.

THEY'RE DEAD.

BETTER GET UP HERE.

YOU EXPECT ANYBODY

TO BELIEVE THIS?

[CLEARS THROAT]

OK.

SO...

JUST BETWEEN US--

THE TRUTH.

FOR OLD TIME'S SAKE?

DID IT EVER STRIKE YOU

THIS IS A LOUSY WAY

TO MAKE A LIVING?

YOU START OUT THINKING

YOU'RE GOING TO WIN A FEW,

BUT MOSTLY, IT'S...

IT'S JUST LIKE TONIGHT--

WATCHING PEOPLE

RUN OUT OF THE...

LITTLE BIT OF LUCK

THAT THEY GOT LEFT.

YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING

TO BEAT THE ODDS,

BUT YOU DON'T...

OR NOT VERY OFTEN.

EXCUSE ME, LIEUTENANT.

JUST WANT TO LET YOU KNOW

THE CAPTAIN'S ON HIS WAY.

GOD HELP YOU, HARRY.

LET ME GO, VERNA.

NOT A CHANCE.

GIVE ME 24 HOURS. I WILL

FIND THE SON OF A BITCH.

I PROMISE YOU.

[FLUSHES]

YOU HEAR THAT?

THAT'S MY CAREER

IF I LET YOU

WALK OUT OF HERE.

I SCREWED UP, RIGHT FROM

THE VERY BEGINNING.

2 PEOPLE ARE DEAD

BECAUSE OF IT.

I MEAN, YOU GOT

TO GIVE ME SOME TIME,

SO I CAN FIND

WHOEVER DID IT AND...

I DON'T KNOW,

SQUARE THINGS UP

AT LEAST

A LITTLE BIT.

HEY, WHAT'S-YOUR-NAME,

GET HIM OUT OF HERE.

YEAH, BUT

THE CAPTAIN SAID--

I SAID

GET HIM OUT OF HERE.

HARRY.

[FLUSHES TOILET]

REUBEN...

I NEED YOU TO MEET ME.

36001 MULHOLLAND HIGHWAY--

IT'S RIGHT ABOVE THE CANYON.

HOW SOON

CAN YOU GET THERE?

OK, AND...

REUBEN, BRING MY GUN.

I MIGHT NEED IT.

Reuben: YOU MIND

TELLING ME WHAT IT IS

WE'RE SUPPOSED

TO BE LOOKING FOR?

WELL, I GUESS NOT.

LISTEN, BOSS,

I GOT TO TELL YOU

SOMETHING, OK?

SURE.

I HOPE YOU'RE NOT GOING

TO BE MAD AT ME,

BUT...

THE THING IS...

AFTER WE CRACK

THIS CASE,

I'M THINKING MAYBE

I'M GOING TO FIND

ANOTHER LINE OF WORK,

IF THAT'S OK WITH YOU.

IT'S OK WITH ME.

I DON'T KNOW, MAN...

WATCHING THAT LADY

DIE TONIGHT--

I CAN'T GET IT

OUT OF MY HEAD.

YEAH.

I KNOW YOU HAD BEEN

COUNTING ON ME, BUT--

I SAID IT WAS OK.

YOU DON'T THINK

THAT I'M, LIKE,

A COWARD?

NOT FOR A SECOND.

I GUESS WE CAN STILL

BE FRIENDS, RIGHT?

I MEAN, WE CAN STILL--

[HITS OBJECT]

HARRY?

OHH.

WHAT DO WE DO NOW,

HARRY?

COVER IT UP.

HEY, I KNOW I'M THE ONE

THAT KEEPS FLUNKING

THE P.I. EXAM,

BUT WHEN SOMETHING

LIKE THIS HAPPENS,

AREN'T YOU SUPPOSED

TO CALL THE COPS?

I SAID COVER IT UP.

BUT THAT'S

A BULLET HOLE.

DON'T YOU WANT TO KNOW

WHO IT IS?

I KNOW WHO IT IS.

YOU KNOW, HARRY,

THE THING YOU JUST DON'T GET

ABOUT JACK AND CATHERINE

IS THEY LIVE

FOR EACH OTHER.

THEY HAVE THE STARRING ROLES

IN THEIR OWN LIVES,

AND YOU'RE JUST

A BIT PLAYER.

ME, TOO.

BUT IT'S THEIR LOVE STORY,

NOT YOURS.

YOU DON'T GET TO KISS

THE GIRL IN THE END.

SHE'S SOMEBODY ELSE'S GIRL.

Jack: YOU'LL BE

PLEASED TO KNOW

THAT I'VE DECIDED

TO GO AHEAD

AND DO THE CHEMOTHERAPY.

IT WORKED BEFORE,

SO...

YOU NEVER KNOW.

AT LEAST, I THOUGHT

YOU'D BE PLEASED.

WE FOUND BILLY SULLIVAN

LAST NIGHT...

OR WHAT'S LEFT OF HIM.

WELL, I GUESS

I'VE BEEN EXPECTING THAT

FOR 20 YEARS.

LOOK, YOU CAN THINK

WHAT YOU LIKE.

IT WASN'T MURDER.

IT WASN'T LIKE YOU...

MURDER SOMEBODY.

CATHERINE AND I

HAD FALLEN IN LOVE.

AS YOU KNOW, CATHERINE'S

EASY TO FALL IN LOVE WITH.

EVENTUALLY,

BILLY FOUND OUT ABOUT IT

AND CAME AFTER ME.

I WAS STAYING

OUT AT THE RANCH.

SUDDENLY, I TURN AROUND,

AND THERE HE IS,

SO DRUNK HE CAN

HARDLY STAND UP,

SWEARING HE'S GOING

TO KILL ME.

THE SWIMMING POOL

WAS EMPTY.

YOU SHOULD'VE HEARD

THE SOUND HIS HEAD MADE

WHEN HE HIT THE BOTTOM.

YOU SHOULD'VE SEEN

THE WAY HE JUST LAY

THERE AND DIDN'T MOVE.

ONE SECOND

IS ALL IT TOOK,

AND A MAN'S LIFE

WAS SNUFFED OUT.

YOU ARE GOOD.

YOU ARE VERY GOOD.

AND I WOULD'VE

BELIEVED YOU,

EXCEPT I SAW THE CORPSE.

WHAT ARE YOU

TALKING ABOUT?

THERE'S A BULLET HOLE

IN THE BACK OF HIS HEAD.

THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE.

NOPE.

DID YOU BOTHER

TO GO DOWN AND LOOK

AND SEE WHETHER

HE WAS ALIVE?

OF COURSE NOT.

BECAUSE THERE WAS BLOOD,

AND THERE WAS A BODY,

YOU DIDN'T WANT

ANY PART OF IT.

YOU JUST WANTED

SOMEONE TO COME ALONG

AND MAKE IT ALL GO AWAY,

SO YOU CALLED RAYMOND HOPE.

WHAT'D HE SAY?

TOLD ME TO GET THE HELL

OUT OF THERE.

AND HE'D COME

AND CLEAN UP THE MESS.

BUT RAYMOND...

LIVED IN LOS FELIZ

BACK THEN.

IT WOULD'VE

TAKEN HIM--WHAT-- AN HOUR

TO GET THERE?

WHO ELSE DID YOU CALL?

IF YOU HARM HER

IN ANY WAY AT ALL,

I SWEAR TO CHRIST, I'LL

COME BACK FROM THE GRAVE,

AND I WON'T BE IN A FUCKING

WHEELCHAIR, EITHER.

[PUTS OUT CIGARETTE]

QUICK, COME LOOK

AT THE SUN.

Catherine:

SEE IT HANGING THERE JUST

HALF AN INCH ABOVE THE HORIZON?

IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S GOING TO BE

THERE FOREVER, DOESN'T IT?

YOU LOOK TIRED.

YEAH.

I AM TIRED.

I'M TIRED OF PEOPLE

GETTING KILLED.

I'M TIRED OF

BEING LIED TO.

WHEN HAVE I LIED TO YOU?

WHEN YOU ACTED

AS THOUGH YOU LOVED ME.

WHEREAS, IT TURNS OUT

I LOVE MY HUSBAND?

IS THAT WHAT

I'M BEING ACCUSED OF?

I NEVER MADE IT A SECRET

THAT I LOVE MY HUSBAND.

ENOUGH TO KILL FOR?

YOU BET.

YOU FEEL BETTER NOW THAT

WE'VE CLEARED ALL THAT UP?

I DON'T FEEL WORSE.

WELL, THEN...

WHY DON'T YOU JUST ASK ME

SOME MORE QUESTIONS THEN?

FEEL FREE.

AND YOU'LL TELL ME

THE TRUTH?

YES.

DID YOU KILL

LESTER IVAR?

NO. NEXT QUESTION.

DID YOU HAVE HIM KILLED?

NO.

NEXT QUESTION.

DID YOU KILL JEFF WILLIS

OR HAVE HIM KILLED?

NO. NEXT.

20 YEARS AGO...

WHEN JACK CALLED YOU

TO TELL YOU

WHAT HAD HAPPENED TO

BILLY SULLIVAN, DID YOU--

DID I DRIVE OUT TO THE RANCH,

FIND BILLY STILL ALIVE,

PUT A GUN TO HIS HEAD,

AND PULL THE TRIGGER?

NO.

I SAID I LOVED

MY HUSBAND ENOUGH

THAT I WOULD KILL

FOR HIM, HARRY,

NOT THAT I DID.

NOW LET ME ASK YOU

SOMETHING.

DO YOU BELIEVE ME?

[CHUCKLES]

I'LL TELL YOU

WHAT I BELIEVE.

I BELIEVE THAT

YOU'RE SMART...

AND YOU'RE

BEAUTIFUL AND RICH.

I BELIEVE THAT LIFE

HAS WORKED OUT FOR YOU

IN WAYS THAT IT DOESN'T

FOR MOST PEOPLE.

I THINK PEOPLE LIKE YOU

GET USED TO HAVING IT

WORK OUT FOR YOU,

AND AFTER AWHILE,

YOU BEGIN TO...

THINK THAT YOU ARE ENTITLED

TO ALL THE THINGS THAT--

DO YOU THINK I CARE ABOUT

ANYTHING IN THIS HOUSE

BUT MY HUSBAND?

YOU THINK...

YOU THINK PEOPLE LIKE ME

CARE SO MUCH ABOUT THINGS...

THAT WE WOULD KILL FOR THEM?

IS THAT WHAT YOU THINK?

THAT I JUST CARE

ABOUT THINGS, HARRY?

IS THAT WHAT YOU THINK?

THAT I CARE ABOUT

ALL THESE THINGS?

ALL THESE FUCKING

GODDAMNED...

THINGS?

THEN MAYBE

PEOPLE LIKE YOU

SHOULDN'T GET CLOSE

TO PEOPLE LIKE ME.

DO YOU WANT

TO COME INSIDE,

OR DO YOU LIKE IT

BETTER OUT THERE?

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME

THAT WE WENT FISHING?

YOU TELL ME.

IT'S TOO LONG.

LET'S GO.

RIGHT NOW, YOU AND ME,

HEAD DOWN TO BAJA.

FINE.

LET'S HAVE

A DRINK FIRST.

GOT SOME GINGER ALE

IN THE FRIDGE.

I'LL TAKE BOURBON.

THINGS THAT BAD?

YOU TOLD ME I MIGHT

LEARN SOMETHING

THAT I DIDN'T WANT

TO KNOW.

CATHERINE.

YOU GOING

TO TURN HER IN?

I THOUGHT ABOUT IT,

THEN I DECIDED

TO GO FISHING INSTEAD.

THAT WOULD BE

THE SENSIBLE THING.

I MEAN, SCREW IT.

EVERYBODY PRETTY MUCH

GOT WHAT THEY DESERVED.

IF WE LEAVE SOON,

WE COULD BE DEEP IN BAJA

BY MORNING.

WE OUGHT TO TAKE

THE EXPLORER.

THAT BEATER OF YOURS

WILL NEVER MAKE IT.

YOU KNOW, AND LESTER IVAR

WAS A CROOKED COP.

IT'S MY HUNCH HE WAS

TRYING TO SHAKE JACK DOWN.

THE MARLIN OUGHT TO BE

RUNNING ABOUT NOW.

I KNOW A GUY

WHO'LL TAKE US OUT

FOR 80 BUCKS A DAY AND

A CASE OF AMERICAN BEER.

BUT THE FUNNY THING...

IS THAT...

YOU KNOW, LESTER

LIVED IN A RAT HOLE.

YOU'D THINK IF HE WAS

ON THE TAKE, HE'D...

I MEAN, YOU'D THINK

HE'D HAVE A PLACE

THAT WOULD BE MORE LIKE...

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