Original subtitles

Vincent: This is where the wealthy and the powerful rule.

It is her world,

A world apart from mine.

Her name...

Is catherine.

From the moment I saw her, she captured my heart...

With her beauty,

Her warmth and her courage.

I knew then, as I know now,

She would change my life...

Forever.

Catherine: He comes from a secret place,

Far below the city streets.

Hiding his face from strangers, safe from hate and harm.

He brought me there to save my life.

And now, wherever I go,

He is with me in spirit.

For we have a bond stronger than friendship or love.

And although we cannot be together,

We will never, ever be apart.

Like I told you, lady, there's no bar down here.

Nothing down here but nightmares.

Are you sure you have the right address?

Listen, lady, why don't we get out of here, huh?

I'll buy you a drink with the extra $20 you laid on me

To bring you down to this hellhole, okay?

There's another $20 in it for you, if you'll wait.

Forget about it, lady.

You're out of your mind.

I'm out of here, all right?

You're on your own.

(dog barks in distance)

(barking continues)

(gasps) catherine.

Thanks.

You scared me.

You were right to be afraid.

This is a dangerous place.

I sensed your fear.

I'm supposed to meet a witness.

He set the time and place.

Can you trust him?

It's worth the gamble.

Sometimes your fear can keep you alive.

You should listen to it more often.

I'll come with you.

No.

I have to go alone.

I gave my word.

Know that I'll be there.

(dog barking in distance)

(door clicks open, hinges creak)

Which one of you is shake?

That'd be me.

You the lawyer lady?

I'm with the d.A.'s office, yes.

I talk to you, my man willie gets cut some slack.

I can't make any promises.

He'll do some time.

But if you help us, I think we can get the charges reduced.

He'll do a year,

Two at the outside.

That's cool.

He can handle that.

Sit down.

Can I get you a beer or something?

Willie says you saw the convenience store owner

Beaten to death outside his market.

That you can identify the guy who did it.

Is that true?

Don't push, babe.

I like to ease into things,

Kind of feel my way around.

(chuckles)

Fine.

You can feel your way into attica to see your buddy.

You're cold, lady.

Sit down and we'll talk.

His name's chris.

He's the number-one gun for a gang named the silks.

You ever heard of them?

I'm listening.

Well, they all wear suits. (wry laugh)

Even the chicks.

Chris got him one good source for those suits,

New ones all the time,

Price tags still on them.

Stolen.

Oh, protection.

Shaking down store owners, taking it out in trade.

Watch this.

(brakes squeak)

This chris, he have a last name?

What, are you taking a census?

Like I said-- chris.

(electric motor whirring quietly)

(guns cocking)

Are you sure about this one, chris?

This ain't really our style.

Times have changed, big brother.

Someone pushes you, you push back a little harder.

Let's do it.

Let's do it.

Now.

(gunfire, yelling)

(ferocious roar)

What the hell was that?

(dogs barking)

(groans): I'm hit!

(coughing)

I'm all right.

(coughing)

Wait, he's alive!

I'll get him. Go.

(coughing)

(glass shattering)

(men coughing)

Don't you think that's a little overkill?

Let's go see what's left.

(shotgun cocks)

Vincent.

He's dead, man.

You set us up.

Hey!

Come on, wake up.

Hey! Hey!

Come on.

Hey!

Whoa.

(chains rattling)

(growling)

(imitating growl)

(gang laughing)

Hey, those chains secure, man?

Look at his teeth, man.

Those claws.

(muffled): Some kind of jungle cat.

We can make money with this thing, chris.

Yeah? Oh, yeah, sure.

(muffled): Ain't nobody ever seen nothing like this before.

We'll be on tv, the newspapers.

This thing'll make us famous.

Ooh, man.

You are ugly!

Nothing ugly about him.

He's just...Different.

Yeah, real different.

(woman laughs)

Hey! Hey! (meowing)

Hey, now,

How do you think he got like that, huh?

(laughter)

Do you think he's human?

(hisses)

(growls)

Yeah.

(indistinct police radio communication)

Officer: Lots of casualties in these street wars.

You sure you're okay?

You were lucky, ms. Chandler.

Anybody else inside when it went off?

No. There was no one else.

Why don't we take his chains off?

Python: Hey, you crazy?

Come on, shut up! (meows)

Just stay away from it.

Nuh-uh! That's not an it,

That's a him.

Hey, I bet he even talks, huh?

(meows and giggles)

You talk, freak,

Like miss patricia says?

Tony: I bet he does, chris.

Cozy: A different language, though.

Miss patricia: Yeah...Come on, baby, talk.

How 'bout if I cut you a little bit.

Huh, make you bleed?

(growls)

(cozy laughs)

Hey, hey, hey.

It won't be worth nothing dead, little brother.

Miss patricia: Talk again.

If you can't talk,

Maybe you can howl for us, man.

It's a full moon.

Howl for us!

Come on.

Howl for us!

(women laughing)

(rhythmic tapping on pipe)

(tapping continues, louder)

Sorry it took me so long, but it is a long way.

Ellie, is vincent all right?

He went above tonight

And he hasn't come back yet.

Is there something wrong?

Is vincent in trouble?

No, I just wanted to see him.

He's okay, isn't he?

I'm sure he is.

I need to talk to father.

(subway train passing in distance)

Well, what happened?

It's vincent.

I'm afraid he might be hurt.

Tell me.

There was an explosion.

A guy was killed.

Vincent went in to try to save him.

That's when the bomb went off.

Oh, my god.

The firemen searched the rubble.

They found the body of the man,

But no trace of vincent.

Where did this happen?

On the lower east side, broome street.

The most dangerous part of the city for us.

He knew that!

What was he doing there?

He was with me.

I... I warned him.

Pleaded with him.

And now this.

If he's caught, above...

I care for him

More than anything in my life.

Your relationship...

With my son...

...Is a tragic mistake for both of you.

Help me.

I promise you, I will find him.

I need your help.

Our access to that part of the city is limited.

Only two entrances to our tunnels exist there.

They're rarely used.

Will you show me?

(subway train clattering by in distance)

Here...

...And here.

Surely vincent knows of these places.

If he can reach them.

(chains rattling)

Can you talk, mister?

(muffled): You know, I bet you can,

And I won't tell no one, honest.

Yes?

You know, I-I knew you could.

But you got to shush

Because chris and miss patricia are in the other room

And they'll hear.

My name,

It's, it's howie. It's, it's not pigmeat like

Python says.

I need your help, howie.

Set me free.

If-if I did, chris'd kill me.

'cause sometimes, hey!

Him and python... Get away from him.

What are you doing?

Get away from him. I was just

Checking to make sure

His chains was tight, that's all.

Oh, that's all, huh?

I'm sorry, python.

Python: Just watch it, pigmeat.

Just watch it.

Come on, give him a shower, man. A wet cat.

Here's something for you, hey!

(gang cheering)

Oh, well, he likes it.

I guess he don't like beer.

(taunting laughter)

Hey, don't burn his pelt, man.

Maybe we can sell it to a furrier.

Hey, wait a minute, chris-- watch this.

Wait, wait, back up, back up.

Watch this. You're not going to believe this.

Watch this guy.

Oh, come on.

(laughter)

He don't even flinch.

How hard you think I had to hit him

To break that bone right there?

Miss patricia: No, don't... (cackling)

(screaming) oh, no, howie.

He's breaking my wrist!

Miss patricia: Howie! Python: Chris!

Ease up, howie.

Python: Chris!

Let him go!

Cozy: Let go. Miss patricia: Howie!

He was going to

Hurt him, chris.

Oh... You stinkin' zoid.

Chris: Put it down!

Put it away! Now!

One of these days, man.

Ooh, check it out, man. (giggling)

I want to see some begging in those eyes.

Some fear.

Yeah.

Burn him.

(roaring fiercely)

(gang yelling in fear)

(screaming)

(roars)

(car passing in distance)

(tires screeching)

Woman: Degenerate!

Man: What, are you crazy or something?

Get out of the way, you jerk!

(tires screeching, horn blaring)

You idiot!

Don't quit on me, big brother.

Come on, chris.

Tony. Tony.

I can't leave tony.

Hey, let's get this freak, man.

Make him pay for what he done.

Let's get him, man.

I want that freak!

I want him dead!

Hold tight. I'll be right back.

Thanks for coming.

Friends do for each other.

That's what it's about.

What can you tell me about this friend of yours?

He's very special to me, isaac.

I know this is strange,

But I can't give you more than that.

Well, you can trust me.

I know I can trust you.

I just can't explain.

Then don't.

He's your friend, that's enough.

He was in there when the bomb went off?

Yes. He must've gotten out.

They didn't find a body.

Maybe... You got a couple eyeball witnesses.

(dog barks in distance)

Were you here when the bomb went off?

You see anything?

You tell it true, old dude.

We're not buying any tall tales.

I was sleeping over there

And a explosion woke me up.

You must have seen something.

I seen a bunch of punks,

All dressed up in suits.

A fancy convertible.

I see 'em drag a fellow out of there

And stuff him in the trunk.

It's the silks.

My god.

I know their turf.

Your friend's alive, we'll find him.

(dog barks in distance)

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Hey, buddy, what are you doing?

You can't sleep here.

The light...

It hurts my eyes.

Hey, uh...

Mister, are you hurt?

Come on.

It's all right. I ain't going to hurt you.

Where am I?

What part of the city?

The lower east side; broome, off of pitt.

(groans)

Oh, you are hurt. Here, come on.

Let me give you a hand.

Come on. There we go.

Uh, look, um...

Have a jolt. It helps.

You know, I used to fight golden gloves.

Turned pro in '51.

Little jersey red, maybe you heard...

Thought I saw something up there.

Hurry.

Sorry, I guess I was mistaken.

(quietly): Catherine.

(panting)

(panting)

Man, where did he go?

He's around here somewhere.

He can't get too far.

(tires screeching)

(miss patricia laughing)

(panting)

(panting)

He's right behind us!

(tires screeching)

Cozy: Step on that gas!

(tires screeching)

Python: Man, the lights!

Chris, no! What are you doing?!

(tires screeching)

(gang shouting)

(tires screeching)

(panting)

Chris? Chris?

Baby, are you okay, huh? Huh?

(screams angrily)

I'm gonna kill you!

I'm sorry, chris, but you was gonna hit him!

(screams) don't hit me, chris!

Don't hit me, chris! Stupid!

(shouts)

(grunts)

I want that freak!

Cozy: Let's get him!

Python: Come on, pigmeat!

Miss patricia: Out of the way!

Come on!

Keep moving, pigmeat!

Get up, come on!

(crowd murmuring)

(dogs barking in distance, garbled radio transmissions)

Come on.

(sighs)

Well, at least he ain't dead.

That's something.

He's hurt, isaac, I know it.

He's hurt, and he's alone.

Well, we'll just keep looking till we get to him.

We've got to.

Hey, look,

I'm not gonna ask you any questions, all right?

But if there's anything you can tell me about this guy...

Isaac, I can't.

I would tell you if I could.

Okay.

Hey, that's cool.

His name is vincent.

Vincent.

(siren wails as ambulance departs)

I owe him my life.

Come on.

If he's out there, we are gonna find him.

(coughing)

What do you want?!

Get out of here, you!

I got a can of mace in here,

And I'm telling you, you try anything,

I'm gonna make you real damn sorry.

Vincent: Please...

I won't hurt you.

What's wrong?

Are you drunk?

Don't come any closer.

Oh, you're that guy.

That guy got hit back by the runway.

(coughing)

I'll call you an ambulance.

No. No.

Please, no ambulance.

Yeah, okay, right.

I been in trouble myself, a time or two.

Can you make it?

You okay?

Come on.

Come on inside.

Come on.

All right.

Just rest there for a minute.

I'll be... Right back.

Now, don't be scared.

I used to be a nurse.

(chuckles): No, well...

My-my old lady, she wanted me to be a nurse, though.

(groans quietly)

Ooh, you must be hurting bad.

Do you want some pills?

I got all kinds.

No.

You need something

For the pain, you know.

Just for the pain.

I got, I got, um, I got aspirin,

I got, uh, uh, penicillin and stuff.

I got, well, I got this, what...

My regular fella works down by the, uh, hospital,

And he gets me whatever I want.

(breathing heavily)

Here, let me take a look at that.

No light.

Please.

What?

I'm trying to help you.

What's your problem?

My appearance...

May frighten you.

Oh, honey, you don't know what it takes to frighten me.

(chuckles): I've seen all kinds.

I mean, you got to trust somebody,

Sometimes.

(gasps)

(screams)

What are you?!

(sobs): What are you?

(sobbing)

(muffled): Don't come near me!

(vincent groans)

Don't come near me!

(groans)

I'm sorry.

I'll go.

Look...

You can't stay out here.

Come on back inside.

It's okay.

Okay.

Careful.

There.

(gasping quietly)

You got to see a doctor.

My father is a doctor.

I need to get to him.

I can't see.

I'll help you.

There's an old building nearby here--

The beaumont.

Oh, yeah, it, uh, used to be a ritzy private club.

It's all boarded up.

It's about... It's about six blocks from here.

Can you tell me how to get there?

Well, I'll take you there.

Can you tell me your name?

Yeah, I'm lucy.

Thank you, lucy.

Where in the hell you been?

Hey, I doubled back to take a look.

Ah, man, it was great.

I climbed up on the roof, I took a peek over,

They got cops all over the place.

I don't give a damn about no cops.

I want the freak.

Now, howie, I want you to go get some flashlights.

Baby, he might've just crawled off into the bushes and died.

My feet are killing me.

I got blood on my jacket.

Tony's blood.

You think tony'd

Want us to go home?

No, we're gonna split up and look.

I want you to meet me back here

In half an hour.

Move.

Catherine: So close.

Near as anybody can figure, it all started

When this guy tried to climb down this drainage grate.

He's not dead.

I would feel it, if he were.

Judging from the skid marks,

They were doing at least 50.

And this guy still gets up and runs off.

He's out there somewhere.

Somewhere close.

Yeah.

And so are the silks.

Come on, we're almost there.

Here... Sit here a second.

You okay? All right.

You gonna make it?

All right, we're not far. Chris!

Chris, I found them!

I found them!

Careful.

You go on ahead. No.

Well, you want to get home or not?

Go on, get out of here.

Go! I'm leaving.

Go.

(gun cocking)

Hey, miss lucy.

What are you doing out?

I'm looking for company.

Hmm.

H-h-hi, miss lucy. Um...

Look... Look what I found.

W-w-when you shake it...

It-it snows.

That's nice.

I'm gonna go now; I don't want no trouble.

Where is he?

Where'd he go?

Who?

I don't have time for this.

I don't know who you're talking about.

Where, lucy? Show me.

Y-y-you got to tell him, lucy.

You-you got to tell him or he'll hurt ya.

So, pl-pl-please tell him, lucy.

Please. Inside.

Now you wouldn't lie to me, lucy, would ya?

No.

Bring her.

(growls)

(cocks gun)

You're dead, freak.

(growls)

What... Hey, get this off of me!

Help! Chris!

(growls) hey!

Quick, get me out of this. Come on.

Chris: Come on, howie.

Give it a push.

Howie, get in here.

Python: Get it off me.

Get it off of me.

It's heavy. Push!

Chris (in distance): Slide out!

(loud clang)

He-he must be awful strong, chris.

Yeah, he's gonna be awful dead-- let's go.

All right, we gotta split up.

You stay here.

I don't want any company.

Howie, give her your gun.

Aw, but it's mine now, chris.

Now!

All right, let's go.

Let's go.

Okay, let's split up.

I'm going this way.

(lucy cries, gunshot in distance)

Miss patricia: Shut up! Shut up!

Hey, hey, hey!

Back off, back off. Private party.

Never argue with a shotgun.

(gunshot) what is it?

(grunts)

(screams)

Isaac: You okay?

Yeah. Let's go.

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(gunfire)

This way.

(grunts): Come on...

(gunshots)

(gasping): Come on...

(growls)

(ferocious growling, gunshot)

(snarling)

Howie: H-h-hi, mister.

(growls) mister...

Shh. Shh. You...

Shh, you-you gotta shush, mister.

And-and don't make no noise

Or-or chris is gonna hear.

Look... I can help.

I can.

(grunting)

It's heavy.

(grunts)

(door creaking)

(gasping)

Wow.

Is that where you live, mister?

Yes.

Well, you... You better go now,

Before chris hears.

It's a little late for that, howie.

Uh... H-hi, chris.

Uh... Couldn't you just let him go?

'cause he's hurt real bad

And all he wants is just to go home.

Get out of the way.

Wait-wait, chris-- look...

I'll... I'll trade this to you

If-if you let him go.

And it's real neat

'cause when you shake it... (gunshot)

...Inside, it snows. (gunshot)

(grunts)

(muffled gunshot)

G-go home, mister.

Go home.

(rhythmic clanging and tapping echoes from distance)

(catherine gasps)

No questions, isaac.

Thank you for everything.

Leave us now.

Catherine?

I have to take him home.

I'm here.

I knew you were close by.

I was never giving up.