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Don't move!

Run Jimmy, run!

I'll come back later from the forest!

Any idea why all the traffic?

Destruction problem.

I'm sorry.

I hope you don't mind.

Liberty ordering bratwurst for everyone. You know what they say about sausage.

Why don't we just pass everything around and everyone just help themselves?

These are great numbers.

Great numbers. You are confident they'll be accepted?

Absolutely. Good answer.

Great numbers.

15%, 24%, 32%. Just great. Don't you agree?

Absolutely.

We were just saying they were great numbers. And we've got the right people

where we need them. No one's going to want to be a spoilsport.

All the players, even the foreign policy guys, everybody benefits too much to

throw a wrench into this one.

As you may have heard, there's been some trouble in that area of the country.

Misunderstandings, really.

But Jack here, his group, wants to make sure that we have everything under

control. We do, right?

Absolutely. So, we're all friends here.

One last time, because Jack hasn't been present in the past and he needs to hear

this. Before we send these out, is there anything you want to tell us that's not

in the report?

No.

We're glad to hear that.

The level of exposure where anything to go wrong would be unacceptable.

Our position on this one is, you break it...

You're on your own to fix it.

Take me to the office.

What do you think? It's a wedding!

I'm finished.

You can lock up.

Oh, wait, hold on.

I know you've got to take that.

What's up?

It's got a problem.

IMF, World Bank, everyone's somehow got the wrong numbers.

Do they know the source?

No, but we do.

They were sent out electronically by the guy you trust so much, the one with the

unbelievably good numbers.

Oh, and get this.

Attached to the email with the number shot was a short video clip.

It shows what happened to the locals who were having trouble understanding us.

On this one, the really good numbers guy really fixed our wagon.

Unless right now you say otherwise, I'm going to buy some art.

I'll buy some more.

So why'd you want to see me here?

What's about my gallery's fee?

Saw your annual cover with my painting on it.

What did you think?

Thought it looked good.

Made it look like you guys weren't such a bunch of scumbags.

I noticed from the society pages you've been spending a lot of time with that

expensive girlfriend.

Does she know your career peaked the year after you got out of school?

Maybe she'd find it romantic if you were broke.

You want to find out?

Which brings us to my original question.

To what do I owe the honor?

We've got another situation where we need someone like you.

Someone with roots in the community.

We'll take them all.

So what does my lawyer say? You'll have to let me handle this. Okay.

You don't need to surround Sam in this, you know. You'll have to drive.

I'll have to drive?

Yeah, I got a place in Red Hook where we can do it.

Does the guy I'm driving know what he's doing? Absolutely.

Hey, soldier.

Get your photo taken.

Did you think you'd get away with it? No, I knew I'd get a call like this one.

So leave this world with a little dignity.

Be in Red Hook at midnight.

Tell him I need a couple of weeks. A couple of weeks?

Yeah. Tell him I can make it more easy for him down the road when I'm gone, or

more difficult, depending upon what I leave for people to find.

Tell him I want to make a deal. For two more weeks, then, as he's requested,

I'll meet him in Red Hook.

I'll get back to you.

Hello. Is this Detective Turlock?

Who's this?

Detective Turlock, I would like to engage your professional services.

Will you call me at my office on Monday? I'm in the Yellow Pages. Have a good

day.

Hello? I'll pay you five times your advertised rate, starting immediately.

Two weeks, that's all.

Then you're done.

Two weeks?

That's all?

Yes, and it's not your agency. I want to hire Detective Jalot. It's you.

Do I know you? Is that why you're using that Dick Tracy device?

Oh, it's right to the point. Good.

We have so little time.

Regrettably, I must keep my identity a secret. It's nothing personal. It's a

question of unacceptable risk.

What I suggest is that I be called John Doe. Oh, boy.

It's very simple, really. If you knew my situation, you'd understand my

calculations.

I want you to keep an eye on someone.

Watch him.

Tell me what you see.

What, he run off with your wife?

Oh, no, it's nothing like that. Let's just say he's planning an event that

be disadvantageous to me. What's this guy's profession?

Well, he's kind of a hired gun.

With a lot of blood on his hands, that's all I can say right now.

Uh, no, no.

I must also tell you to watch out, Detective Terlug.

Your life could possibly be in danger, and I'm sorry about that.

I'm just an eye. That's all I am, an eye.

I know a lot of good ears. Why don't you let me partner with a good ear?

No, I understand your limitations, and I want you, Frank.

Here's the contact information I can provide.

The name of the man is Jimmy Stevens. He's staying in apartment 32 at 840 West

58th Street. Do you have that?

Yeah. We'll schedule our conversations by phone in the early evenings. Will

work for you, Frank?

I'm waiting for your answer, Frank.

Detective Turlotte, if there's a problem, if it's the money.

A green canary.

Somebody lost their canary.

What?

I'll do it.

Mr.

Steven, there's a taxi outside.

Do you want me to hold him for you?

No, thank you.

Have a good day.

Honey,

I want to stop you.

Frank, what do you think?

The subject appears to lead a very monotonous, simple existence.

What do you mean? You think his life is boring?

Did you get the photos?

Yes.

What do you think?

You're absolutely right. I don't see anything very interesting.

Personally, I find myself drawn to some of the little details.

He lights a cigarette and then puts it out almost immediately.

Maybe he's trying to quit. Not a chance. Look at the way he does it.

It's not haphazard.

He repeats it down to the smallest detail. It's like a ritual.

So what?

Well, it's interesting.

A nervous habit like that with a guy who otherwise acts so smooth.

Look at the way he tears his cigarettes apart after he takes two puffs.

Well, that's all you've got for me? Notes about how the guy smoked?

Notice the expression on his face when he talks to the children.

I don't follow you.

Well, doesn't it seem strange to you the way he looks at them when he's talking

to them?

No. So what?

Well, Mr. Doe, it just seems curious to me that a guy who dresses with such

sophistication should be spending so much time talking to children in the

What do you mean by that?

I just thought it was worth mentioning, that's all. That's all?

That's all, Mr. Doe.

That's all.

And, like all ruthless contract killers, you're a Mr.

Stevens that's close to his aged mother.

How do you know it's his mother?

It's an assisted living facility, I called it. She has the same last name.

Do you want me to keep working for you?

Yes, but I need a lot more.

Can you make contact with him? You know, say you're someone else and gain his

confidence?

Do you think that's possible?

I said I was only an eye.

At these prices, I think I can ask for you to expand your job description a

little. Don't you think, Frank?

Yes, sir, Mr.

Doe. I'll talk to you later.

Excuse me.

Hello?

This is my usual bench.

Do you mind if I sit here?

Enjoying it? I'm fascinated by it. I mean, I think it'll be very helpful to

Well,

because I like to study birds.

something of value for me this time he invited me to dinner and he called me

friend what did he talk about a lot of things i made him think i was a bird

watcher so he starts talking about bird watchers he says the best ones use their

ears as much as their eyes and you should do the same thing when you try to

practice the art of memory He said he remembered being here on 9 -11, not by

what got repeated ad nauseum on TV, but by the smell of the smoke.

You seem to have listened carefully.

No, no, I'm forgetting a lot. I told you I'm an eye, not an ear.

Did he talk about his work?

No. Then that's everything you've got for me. Are you kidding?

Didn't you hear what I said? The guy invited me to dinner. That's got to be

jackpot. Okay, Frank, but don't take it easy and get sloppy on me.

Watch out.

We have very little time Goodbye Frank

Hi, sweetheart.

I'm at work.

Me too.

What kind of trouble?

It's the propeller.

Yeah, it's not serious. Just have Mark take a look at it.

Oh, it looks like another week.

Yeah, it's screwy. With the amount of money this guy's paying me, something's

not kosher. But I don't know what it is yet.

The client's going to call me in five minutes.

The subject just came home.

I've got to run. I'll call you later.

Yeah. Anything new for me?

What would you say if I told you I'm looking at him right now through a

You're looking at who?

At the Pope. Who do you think I'm looking at?

You mean to say you're... That's right. I got my camera planted in a window

across from his living room.

As we speak?

As we speak, Mr. Doe.

Anything interesting going on, Frank? The subject on his couch talking to

someone on the telephone.

You'd think he was looking right at me.

I'm not paying you to find out he's talking on the telephone, then.

Hardly a newsflash can you tell me who it is he's talking to. Give me time,

find... Basically, you don't have anything new, that's it.

You know, Mr.

Doe, you are starting to bother me.

I am.

That's right, Mr. Doe. This is what you get for your dough, Mr.

Doe. That is, until it leads somewhere. And because you won't tell me more, I

have no idea where it's leading. So you better get used to it or find yourself

someone else. Are we clear?

What strikes me is watching this guy is so dull, it's interesting.

bacteria grow on linoleum for days.

You're wrong, Frank. You better try harder.

I happen to know right now. While you're looking at him, he's arranging a

murder.

I met a traveler from an antique land who said two vast and trunkless legs of

stone.

Excuse me, bartender.

Here it is.

Oh, it's fine.

Thank you.

And you can take that, too.

It's good to see you. Yes.

We're going to have a little fun tonight, Frank.

You don't have anything against having a little fun, do you? Not at all, in

fact. I'm going to have a cigarette. Will you join me? Oh, I quit years ago.

Oh, good for you.

Keep me company, will you?

I'm sorry, sir. I'm afraid I can't let you smoke that out here in front.

Of course.

Would you believe it?

The customers were worried about being poisoned by my cigarettes outdoors.

Fear sells.

So damn depressing.

And the thing that's particularly hard on me is that I get paid to be an

optimist.

But recently I've been allowing my melancholia to show.

You know, you've got a very strange way of looking at me.

What do you mean you've been allowing your melancholia to show?

Well, first, tell me what it is you're thinking when you're observing me like

that. All right.

I was just wondering why someone would light a cigarette, put it out, and start

all over.

I don't know.

You don't know?

That's rich.

Let's go back and try it.

Is it all birds that interest you?

Yes.

But I tend to concentrate on a particular kind of bird for a period of

then on another.

What are you interested in now?

Now? Yeah.

Peregrine falcons.

Why?

I don't know.

Maybe because they're predators.

Predators are the fastest birds, the most majestic.

Do you think that's true among humans?

The predators are the most majestic.

No, no, not from what I've seen.

Peregrine falcons are also survivors.

In New York City, they were practically extinct by the 1950s because they

digested so much DDT. The shell of their eggs became so fragile, they'd break

when the mother tried to keep the eggs warm.

Now the peregrine falcons are coming back.

Survivors. Care to taste the wine now, sir?

You can leave it here.

I think we'll just let this read for a while.

So, how does optimism pay?

My impression is that optimism pays quite well.

Well, my job has consisted of predicting future energy needs for what are

euphemistically known as developing countries.

And based on those predictions, international financial institutions

construction projects to meet the anticipated demand.

The greater the anticipated demand, the larger the amount of construction.

A wall is supposed to exist between our research and the companies that would

profit from distorting our estimates.

But in practice, that wall does not exist.

Beautiful legs.

As a result, the countries are never able to pay back the loan, and instead

become even more at the mercy of international capital.

Try the wine.

What do you think?

About what?

The wine.

Oh, it's very good.

They wanted me to make it all up.

But they didn't want to know that I was making it up.

They didn't want to know what they knew, and I didn't want to know what I know.

What changed?

Was it your memories?

Well, what hasn't changed is fear.

But I think I found a solution to that fear, even though it's a personal one.

And your bout of melancholia?

It disturbed their sleep.

Perhaps that's all it did.

Then why bother?

I, uh, I have to make a phone call.

This may take a few minutes. I won't be too long. Just enjoy your wine while I

get back.

The gentleman left a note for you, sir.

Sorry, I don't have time to explain. I have to leave immediately.

Meet me tomorrow evening at the bench.

I'm sorry about last night. What was that about?

It was just instinct.

I felt I was in danger.

In danger?

I felt someone was following me.

Come on.

Listen, Frank.

I get the feeling someone is watching my every move.

What are you talking about?

You're being watched?

There are one or more persons who are paying careful attention to everything I

do. You know what they want from you?

Yes, I think so.

Optimism?

Go away from that.

Listen, about last night, that was my treat.

I'll see you soon.

Wait! Tell me what's happening! I can't. I can't now.

I promise I will when I can.

What do you have for me, Frank? The subject thinks he's being watched. He

Yes, I know.

Not by you, Frank. By others.

They'll make contact with him soon.

That means time has run out.

Faster than I'd hoped.

So incredibly fast.

I had hoped you would have been able to spend more time with him and tell me who

this person really is. But that's impossible now. It's too risky.

I'm sorry about this.

There's one last thing you can do for me to fulfill your contract.

A meeting will take place this coming Thursday at midnight in Red Hook.

The murder will take place down near T Street. Do you know Red Hook? The Hook?

Yeah, I know The Hook.

Thursday? I can find out more about this guy, Mr. Doe. No, stand down, Frank.

I'd like you to stay away now. Did he tell you anything about his work?

No. You're lying.

Mr. Doe, this guy's not a professional killer.

He is, Frank. I tell you, he's guilty.

Mr. Doe, the guy's guilty of a lot of things, I'm sure, but being a killer

one of them.

He's guilty.

What are you guilty of, Mr. Doe?

You're the one hiding your identity. Is it the same thing Jimmy's guilty of?

Anyway, it doesn't matter what you think anymore.

Just be at the meeting.

That's where your presence can really make a difference.

Until then, lay off.

Spend some of the money I've wired to you. Enjoy yourself.

A final payment with a bonus will be wired into your account after the

Goodbye, friend.

I won't be coming back again, Mom.

They only serve patatouille with noodles.

They will cook it here.

Well, it's overcooked everywhere.

Everything's coming apart.

And you, you're like a cow's cud, like used chewing tobacco.

Very used, yes.

Molly used you.

Why do you call her Molly?

She used you. She sent you a kiss. She'll come to see you when I can't.

You never came to see me. It's not you who are there.

Not me?

You are not there.

Who's not there? The big, ugly duckling. He's not there.

All around are little ducklings.

Tire you out, don't they?

Yes. Little ducklings are so tiring.

Oh, she's here.

The big dipper.

She's not going to get me. Is she going to get you, ugly duckling? No.

Take your carotene.

Around here, they know.

Take your carotene. Your life won't waste away.

You will be infinite.

They are for me, Mama.

Are you in a bind, son?

Fire it all.

You're going to be happy.

Because you have your army.

They're going to finish you, aren't they?

Really?

And you will have a beginning, middle, and end.

Have some noodle soup.

You always were a wet noodle, weren't you?

And what is a noodle, Mom?

A noodle is the mind of a man who is totally alone.

Totally.

And he doesn't even know it.

Alone.

Come to us, come to us, Mama.

What's that?

My little finger just told me.

The big, ugly duckling is no longer all alone.

Is that true?

It's true, Mama.

My love, as they watch without understanding, I

struggle to reach the death at their hands that I have planned for myself.

Before then, I must see you.

I will contact you again through our beloved Lilo.

Jimmy.

Excuse

me.

Do you know this man?

I have something to give him.

Yes, it's Jimmy.

Jimmy lives with Eileen on the fifth floor, but he's away.

She's his sophisticated lady.

Hello? Eileen Brom? Yes?

I'm a friend of Jimmy's. Where is he? Where can we arrange to meet?

You must be a new friend of Jimmy's. Why new?

Because I know all his old friends.

We've known each other a short time.

How did you know it was me?

Everybody else here's a regular.

I don't know why he's worried about you.

Really?

I know why I worry about him.

Do you worry about him?

Sure.

Because you like him?

Something like that.

to be straight with each other, shall we?

You're wasting your time talking to me if you're looking for Jimmy.

I don't know where he is.

That's all right.

First

time

I met Jimmy was at the club.

He was with some associates.

Jimmy was the one that looked lost.

That evening, Jimmy didn't miss a song.

He kept coming back to hear me sing.

You really are a masochist.

Oh, maybe so, but that's not why I keep coming back.

There's a story that the painter Delacroix wrote to his friend Chopin,

composer, last night when you played.

I heard the blue note.

And when you sing...

The blue knot.

That's nice.

No, it's more than nice.

It's sophisticated.

That's how I became a sophisticated lady.

You know, besides me, there's a much younger woman in your friend's life.

It's a little girl.

Yes, her mother works housecleaning in the building.

Her daughter and I became friends, and then when Leela met Jimmy, it was like

they were lost souls.

It's very sweet how important they are to each other.

Will you come see me again sometime, Frank?

Sure.

Did Jimmy ever mention his work to you?

I bought you a sandwich with extra mustard.

And how did you know that was what I wanted?

You're easy to read.

I gave her your letter.

I read it before I did.

You read it?

You didn't feel it. Oh, that's your excuse?

I didn't have to tell you. Did you talk to your mother about what was in the

letter? Are you kidding?

It would be really bad if she knew.

What exactly?

That some guys were looking for you.

She said that's what happens to people like you.

Like me?

She thinks you're nice.

It's because of you that I can afford to go to my school, but she says there's

something wrong with you.

If she found out guys were looking for you, she'd say, that guy has a coming to

him.

What do these guys want to do to you?

Do they want to teach you a lesson?

Yes.

Would you mind looking after her for a moment?

Sometimes she really gets to me.

How's business?

I'm retiring in six months. You think you can find a place for me? Call me

you get your gold watch.

You've changed, Frank.

I did that little favor you asked me to do.

Where'd you find this guy?

This information is classified above my rank.

That tells me something.

Tells me you should drop it.

You're just a little private dick.

You might get it chopped off like one of these guys here.

Did the guy show up?

No.

She's been missing you.

It's because of her.

These guys don't like to have someone see them. What if they wanted to punch

you? Well, what about it?

It's not the same if nobody knows or if there's some person who sees it.

That's true.

I got this book for my birthday.

Tell me more about the girls, mom.

Your guardian angel never falls asleep.

You can fall asleep.

He will stay awake next to you.

No worries.

Why are fairy tales always for children?

Fairy tales don't interest you grown -ups?

Perhaps fairies don't want to live with us.

But they do live with us.

See that old woman?

She's a fairy.

I know I was wondering about her.

You want to tell me a story? You promised me a story about Lulu.

Is Lulu real?

Yes.

You said you found him again because you saw his name.

Yes, I did in a newspaper article.

With his picture?

Yes.

Well, why doesn't he recognize you?

Well, we were about your age. You have to look at me now.

You know when you see somebody you haven't seen for a long time, you don't

always recognize them.

It was his family name that I recognized, Turlotte.

Why doesn't he recognize your name?

Because my mother changed our name.

He kept his.

It's all he has left of his family.

What happened to them?

Well, that's a story I don't want to tell you.

Tell me the story you want to tell me.

It's a sad story.

And it's a happy story, too.

Tell it to me.

It was a long time ago, at a time when men had gone crazy. What were they

With their planes.

They were shooting at people.

I'm waiting here.

Mom will come get me.

She won't come back.

Yes, she will.

She told me.

She won't come back.

Are you hungry?

Yes. There's a farm over there. Are you coming? No.

Maman, c 'est toi?

Tu fromages ou tu peintes?

Elle est revenue?

Oui, elle est revenue.

Elle était là tout à l 'heure.

Elle m 'a dit qu 'elle serait là demain avec papa.

À la ferme, ils m 'ont dit où toutes les grandes personnes sont amenées et nous

attendent. C 'est où?

Là -bas.

Comment ça s 'appelle?

Salve Parello.

Salve Parello?

Oui, c 'est un village.

Là -bas, les Américains ont inventé un médicament qui guérit toutes les

blessures.

Did you

go

there?

Yes, we walked.

You and Lulu.

Did you make it a sarsaparillo?

Yes.

So, thanks to Lulu.

Yes.

Did Lulu do anything else?

Yes. Tell me.

Not today. I'll tell you tomorrow.

Okay.

See you tomorrow, Mr.

Jimmy. Mr.

Sarsaparillo.

Lula, would you tell Eileen to meet me tonight at the Oasis at closing time?

Okay.

Thank you.

You look happy sitting.

Oh, it's because you're here.

Why did we stop enjoying the city one day?

Why?

Yes, why?

Because they're stronger than us.

Not stronger.

Almost stronger.

Almost.

Why don't we get away to Diego's place?

They'd find me.

Even there, they'd find me.

It's finished, Eileen. I don't want to run.

So you're just going to wait for them?

Have you thought about me? I never stopped thinking about you.

I've arranged everything.

Aren't you afraid of what they'll do to you?

I was afraid for a very long time, and I think the thing that frightened me the

most was that I would be reduced somehow to another thing.

I'm not afraid anymore.

You said they were almost stronger.

Why almost?

Do you remember what I told you when we were at Diego's?

Every word.

You said that your love for me made you feel that there was something stronger

than everything else.

You promised me the rest of the story about Lulu.

Hello, children.

What are you doing here?

The Germans attacked us.

We're going there.

Don't worry.

Our parents are there.

I'm going to die.

Comment tu t 'appelles, mon petit ? Lulu.

Je ne devrais pas te dire ça, Lulu.

J 'ai peur de mourir.

Merci d 'être encore là.

Do you want to look at me until the end?

Yes.

Don't move.

What about your friend?

That man would have died in no special way.

That friend?

In no special way?

You're very lucky to have a friend like that.

Yes, I am.

I'm not going to be here tomorrow.

Where will you be?

I'm going to be with the men who are looking for me.

Who are they?

Are they friends of yours?

They're the people I have to live with.

Is Adeline going to be with you?

Yes, in the same way that you're going to be with me.

You know, Lilo, I'm very happy to have met you.

And I'm very proud to have gotten to know you.

Good afternoon.

What do you want?

Are you the new doctor?

I'm a friend of your son.

Who has a son? I have a son?

Jimmy. You've got to stop that empty shell.

Really? That shell, that empty shell. Just look at his Michelle, his Shelly. I

lean? Of course you lean.

You're not standing upright.

You're leaning on a cane. It's like a dog cut from paper.

She never gave him his vitamins. Everybody knows that. You're worried

If you were a mother, you'd know. I make you his mother. I assign you.

I sign all the papers like that. Like that. All the papers. No, no, no. Not

I'm not worried about anything.

I don't have a worry in the world.

But that guy, he's finished.

Finished?

Beginning, middle, and father.

This goose is cooked.

Really?

Don't pretend to be an idiot.

I can't stand your really, really.

No, I just meant... You mean nothing, zero.

It's me who speaks.

And I say he is no longer all alone, ugly duckling.

Yes, he's no longer alone.

Ugly cooked goose, but not alone.

He has Eileen.

Not some of her.

Someone.

You get it?

You don't get it. Leave.

Out. Out.

You won't get him.

Now that he has someone on his side, you won't get him.

Are you looking for something?

This was in the newspaper a couple of months ago.

I know.

I saw it the day it appeared.

So you've been following me since you saw it?

That's right.

And you're John Doe.

You've been playing with me this whole time.

What's the game?

What do you want from me? What is it you want?

Why are you doing this?

Is it the money you wired me? It's dirty, isn't it?

You're setting me up to be the patsy, the fall guy, right? No, that's not it.

Why then?

Why'd you get me involved with this? The meeting will take place tonight in Red

Hook, down by the water.

Not a chance.

You're on your own.

Ta mère parle français, toi aussi.

T 'es un salaud, tu comprends?

So the game is being run by money, ladies and gentlemen. I have a right

Who's your right now? Feet to the O -L -O, capital bond.

Mathematical bond. I'm genetically on the kid. So melodic, blow, oh, oh. It's

chronic, big blow, so I gotta get no soul. Magnetic, oh, oh. Game time for

shizzle.

Hey, Soulja Boy.

Isn't it late for you to be up?

My mom's working at a cocktail party on the third floor.

You have your doll.

He doesn't need her anymore. He has his friend, Lulu.

He's going to be there tonight.

Lulu?

Some people are bothering him, but with Lulu, he's okay.

Who is Lulu?

Lulu was afraid of nothing. He once watched another man die. Can you believe

What did you say?

Are you deaf?

Completely.

What are you doing, Frank?

Tell Joe I had to borrow his boat.

Joe ain't gonna like this.

Go get him champ

Time my friend

Take a walk

over there

Change is everything.

Stay still.

This is 911. What is your emergency?

A man's been shot at Morgan Pier in Redham.

A man's been shot. Did you get that?

South of T Street.

Send an ambulance.

Sir? We need to stop.

Where are you trying to go?

Thank you.