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Good night, Carrie. Have a good weekend.

Bye.

Well, Mr. Burke, your meeting on Monday with Mr. harrington

has been pushed back to 1:15.

Have a nice weekend.

You are not where you belong.

The girl broke the lamp.

Edmond: Which lamp?

The antique lamp.

Edmond: In my room?

Yes.

Edmond: Hm.

That lamp cost over $220.

Well, maybe we can get it fixed.

We're never going to get it fixed.

I think that that's the point.

I think that's why she did it.

Yes.

All right.

I'm going.

Will you bring me back some cigarettes?

I'm not coming back.

What?

I'm not coming back.

What do you mean?

I'm going.

And I'm not going to come back.

You're not ever coming back?

Edmond: No.

Why not?

I don't want to live this kind of life.

What does that mean?

That I can't live this life.

You can't live this life?

Yes.

So you're leaving me?

Yes.

Ah.

Ah, ah.

Then what about me?

Don't you love me anymore?

No.

You don't?

No.

And why is that?

I don't know.

And when did you find this out?

A long time ago.

You did?

Yes.

How long ago?

Years ago.

You've known for years that you don't love me.

Yes.

Oh.

Then why do you decide you're leaving me now?

I've had enough.

Yes.

But why now?

Because you don't interest me, spiritually or sexually.

Hadn't you known this for some time?

Why do you think?

I think that you did.

Yes, I did.

Then why didn't you leave then?

Why didn't you leave then, you stupid shit?

All of these years you say you've been living here, huh?

You idiot!

I've had enough!

You idiot!

Passing judgment on me all this time.

I never passed judgement.

And then you tell me you're leaving!

- Yes. - Go then!

- I'll call you. - Please!

And we'll talk.

What should we do with the house, cut it in half?

Go. Get out of here!

Go!

You think I'm fooling.

I do not.

Good bye!

Thank you.

Good bye.

Get out.

Get out of here!

And don't you ever come back, do you hear me?

Sportscaster: Find themselves trailing by 13 as we

get in the final quarter here.

I'll tell you who's got it easy.

Who?

The niggers.

Sometimes, I wish I was a nigger.

Sometimes, I wish I was too.

I'd Rob a store.

I don't blame them.

I swear to god.

Because I want to tell you, we're bred

to do the things that we do.

Yes.

Northern race, one thing, Southern race, something else.

And what they want to do is sit under the tree

and watch the elephant.

I don't blame them one small bit.

Because there's too much pressure on us.

Yes.

And that's no joke.

And that's not poetry.

It's just too much.

It is.

It absolutely is.

A man has got to get out.

What do you mean?

A man has got to get away from himself.

That's true.

Hey, baby.

Because the pressure is too much.

What do you do?

What do you mean?

What do you do to get out?

What do I do?

Yeah.

What are the things to do?

What are the things anyone does?

Pussy... I don't know...

Pussy, power, money, adventure.

I think that's it.

Self-destruction, I think that that's it.

Don't you?

Yes.

Religion.

Um, I suppose that's it.

Release, gratification.

You got to get out.

Get something opens your nose.

Life is too short.

My wife and I are incompatible.

I'm sorry to hear that.

In what way?

I don't find her attractive.

Oh.

And she hates my guts.

Mm.

It's a boring thing to talk about.

But that's what's on my mind.

- I understand. - You do?

Yes.

Thank you.

Believe me, it's all right.

I know that we all need it.

We don't know where to find it.

And I know what it means.

And I understand.

I feel...

I know.

Like your balls were cut off.

Yes, a long, long time ago.

Mm-hmm.

And I don't feel like a man.

Do you know what you need?

No.

You need to get laid.

I do.

I know I do.

And that's why the niggers have it easy.

I'll tell you why.

There are have responsibilities they never have accepted.

Try the allegro.

What is that?

It's a club on 47th street.

I want this to be on me.

I want you to remember there was someone who listened.

You'd do the same for me.

Sportscaster: That ends a 22 to 4 run.

B-girl: Want to buy me a drink?

Yes.

I'm putting myself at your mercy.

This is my first time in a place like this.

I don't want to be taken advantage of.

You understand?

Buy me a drink.

And we'll go in the back.

And do what?

Whatever you want.

$50.

Buy me a drink.

You get a commission on the drinks?

Yes.

How much commission do you get?

50%.

That's $100.

It's too much.

What?

Too much.

Thank you.

$80.

No, thank you.

$80!

I'll give you $50.

I'll give you the $50 you'd get if I

gave her a $100 for the drink.

But I'm not going to give them $100.

But you have to buy me a drink.

No, I'm sorry.

All right.

Give me $30.

- On top of the $50? - Yeah.

You give me $80.

To you?

Yes.

I should give the $80 to you?

Yes.

And then you give her the $50?

Yes.

I got to give her the $50.

No.

For the drink.

No, you don't have to pay her for the drink tea.

It's not tea.

It's not tea?

If it's not tea, what is it then?

I came in here to be straight with you!

Why do we have to go through this?

Get in or get out.

Don't mill around.

Get in or get out!

7,goin7.

Oh, no, 6.

Go in 6.

Take your dick out.

Take your dick out.

Come on.

Take your dick out.

I'm not a cop.

I know you're not a cop.

Take your dick out.

I'm going to give you a good time.

How do we get this barrier to come down?

It doesn't come down.

Then how are you going to give me a good time?

Come here.

Gimme me $10.

Give me $10.

Put it through the thing.

Put it through the thing.

I don't have $10.

Yes.

Give me your $20.

And you're going to make change?

Yes just give me the $20.

Give it to me.

Good.

Now take your dick out.

Can... can I have my $10?

Give me my $10 back.

Come on!

Give me my 10 bucks!

Let me hold the $10.

Give me my $10 back.

And I'll give you a tip when you're done.

Thank you.

Now take your dick out!

How do we get this thing to come down?

It doesn't come down!

- It doesn't come down? - No!

Well, then what the fuck am I giving you 10 bucks for?

Look, you can touch me.

You can touch me.

I don't want to touch you!

I want you to touch me!

You're only cheating yourself.

Senorita, you want to make some money, senoritas?

Senorita. What's up, little man?

Ah, nobody wants to put their money up?

You can't win if you don't play.

Come on, man.

I got you. I got you.

- What? - Yeah, yeah, yeah.

$20.

Yo, big one, baby.

The fellow over there, it's a show.

Who is?

You want to do it one more time?

Come on. You can't wait for no...

You want to know how to beat the game?

How?

You figure out which card has got

to win, and bet the other one.

Who saw?

They're all shells.

They're all part of an act.

Here we go!

It's also gonna get you in the black. $20 gets you $40. $40

gets you $80. $80 gets you...

Yo, cops, cops. Yo, yo.

Don't run.

Don't run.

Come on.

Sharper: Check it out. Check it out.

Check it out. I got you.

Right here, check it out. What you need?

Yo. Check me out.

Right here. Right here.

Check me out. My man, what's up?

I got you. All right, who needs it?

Hey, check it out, man.

Check it out.

Is this what you was looking for, man?

Yo.

I'm just saying, take it.

I'm trying to give you something.

Now is that what you're looking for, or not?

Is this true?

Would I give it to you if it wasn't?

Hello.

Hello.

Have you been here before?

Uh, no.

How did you hear about us?

Are you from out of town?

Yes.

What's the deal here?

- This is a health club. - I know.

And our rates are by the hour.

Yes?

$68 for the first hour, sauna, free bar, showers.

The hour doesn't start until you and the masseuse

are in the room.

All right.

Whatever happens in the room, of course, is between you.

I understand.

- You understand? - Yes.

Well, for two hours, it's $150.

If you want two hostesses, that'll be $200 for one hour.

Whatever arrangements you choose to make

with them its between you.

Good.

What would you like?

One hour.

You pay that now.

And how would you like to pay?

How can I pay?

Cash or credit.

The billing on your card will read Atlantic ski and tennis.

Um, I'll pay with cash.

Thank you.

Not at all.

Have a lovely evening.

How are you?

Fine.

Never done this before.

No?

No.

That feels good.

You've got a good body.

Thank you.

Do you work out?

I jog.

And I used to wrestle in high school.

Well, you've kept yourself in good shape.

Thank you.

So what shall we do?

I'd like to have intercourse with you.

That sounds nice.

I'd like that too. - You would?

Mm-hmm.

How much would that be?

For straight fuck, that'd be $250.

That... that's too much.

Well, you know I'm giving you a break.

No.

Because it's your first time here.

No. It's too much.

On top of the $68 at the door...

I know.

I know.

But, you know, I didn't get to keep it all.

- It's too much. - I split it with them.

Yeah.

I mean, they don't pay me.

I pay them.

It's too much.

Ok, well, um, how much do you have?

All I had was $100 for the whole thing.

You mean, $100 for it all?

That only left me $30.

Honey, you couldn't get a thing for that.

Well, how much do you want?

All right, for a straight fuck, $220.

I couldn't pay that.

Well, I'm sorry then.

It would have been nice.

I'll give you $100.

No.

$120.

$200.

But only, you know, because this is your first time.

I know.

Because we split it with them, you understand?

I understand.

All right, $200.

Thank you.

I appreciate this.

Would it offend you if I wore a rubber?

Not at all.

Do you... do you have one?

Yes.

Do you want to pay me now?

Yes.

Sorry.

I need cash, honey.

They said at the door...

You have to pay me with cash.

I don't think I have it.

Well, much do you have?

Well, I, um... only $60.

Jeez, I'm sorry, honey.

I can't do it.

Well... well, wait, wait, wait, wait,

wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.

Maybe we could... wait.

You know, why didn't you go get it and come back here?

But where can I get it?

Go to an atm or a restaurant.

Cash a check.

I'll be here til 4:00.

Um, um, yes, thank you.

Not at all.

Sharper: Yeah, see.

There we go.

You can't win if you don't play!

You, sir?

Me?

You gonna try me again?

Again?

I remember you beating me up like $50

at a time with your girlfriend.

When was this?

On 14th street.

You gonna try one more time?

Um.

Play for that $50. $50 gets you $100.

You see as fast as you was.

Pay on the red.

Pass on the black.

Where is the queen?

You pick the queen, you win.

Where's the queen?

You put a $50, win $100.

Now who saw the queen?

I got her.

How much?

Put your money up.

How much?

I'll bet 15 bucks.

Put it up.

There.

My man, I'm just too quick for you today.

We got two calls left. Who saw the queen.

We got two calls left! Pay on the red queen.

Who saw?

I saw her.

Oh, shit, man.

You're too fast for me.

For $507?

All right, put it up.

Will you pay me if I win?

Yes, I will...

If you win.

But you've got to win first.

All I've got to do is turn the queen?

That's all you got to do.

I'll bet you $50.

You sure?

Yeah, I'm sure.

Put it up.

Now.

Which one you like?

There.

I'm sorry, my man.

This time you lose.

Now we even.

Take another shot.

You pick the queen, you win.

I bet you another $50.

Let me see those cards.

These is fine.

It's you that's slow.

- I want to see those cards. - These cards are good, my man.

You lost.

You show me those cards.

You ain't seeing no mother fucking cards!

We playing the game here.

You lost, man.

Get lost.

You let me see those cards, fella.

You want to see these cards?

You want to see these cards?

Here's your mother fucking cards!

Oh!

Come on.

Stop.

Stop it!

Hold.

Hold him.

Turn around!

Oh!

I'll see my money.

You give me the cards.

He ain't see... He's seen my cards?

Come on, let's get out of here. Come on!

Come on.

Oh, god.

All right.

I want a room.

$22.

I lost my wallet.

Go to the police.

You can call up American express.

Go to the police. I don't want to hear about.

You can call the credit card people.

I have insurance.

You can call them yourself, right across the hall.

I have no money.

I'm sure it's a free call.

Does that phone require a coin?

I'm sure I don't know.

You know if it needs a coin or not to get a dial tone.

You know if it needs a coin, for Christ's sake!

You want to live in that kind of world?

Do you want to live in a world like that?

I've been hurt!

Are you blind?

Would you appreciate it if I acted this way to you?

I ask you one simple thing.

Does it need a coin?

No, it doesn't need a coin.

You make your call.

And then you go somewhere else!

Operator: Please deposit $0.75 for the first three minutes.

Pawn shop customer: What do you get for that? What is that?

1419. Pawn shop owner: 14.

Pawn shop customer: Yeah?

Well, let me see that.

How much is that?

$685.

Why is that? How old is that?

Is that old?

You know how much gold you got in there?

Feel that.

Just feel that.

What is it marked?

Right there.

You want the loop? - No.

No, I can see.

What?

I want to pawn something.

Talk to the man in back.

What else you got like this?

I want to pawn something.

What?

My ring.

Take take it off.

Pawn shop customer: Let me see that.

It's difficult to take it off.

Spit on it.

Pawn shop customer: How much is that?

Pawn shop owner: $220.

I got it off.

What do you want to do with this?

You want to pawn it?

Yes, how does that work?

Is that what you want to do?

Yes.

Are there are other things to do?

What you can do?

No, I mean, if you wanted it appraised,

or wanted to sell it, or if you wanted it to pawn.

I understand.

All right.

How much to get it appraised?

$5.00.

Pawn shop customer: Let me see something in black.

What would you give me if I pawned it?

How much do you want for it?

Whatever it's worth.

You pawn it, all you're going to get's, approximately...

You know how this works?

No.

What you get, a quarter of the value.

Approximately for one year, you're paying 12%.

You can redeem your pledge with the year

you pay your 12% to that time, plus the amount of the loan.

What is my pledge?

Well, that depends on what it is.

- What do you mean? - What it is.

Do you understand?

No!

Whatever the amount is, that is your pledge.

- The amount of the loan. - That's right.

I understand.

All right.

What are you looking for the ring?

Pawn shop customer: Nope, not today.

What's it worth?

The most I can give you is 120 bucks.

Pawn shop customer: Let me see that knife.

I'll take it.

Good.

I'll be right back.

Give me the ring.

Pawn shop customer: This is nice.

What are you asking for this?

Pawn shop owner: 43 bucks.

40 bucks.

40 bucks.

Why is it so expensive?

Why is it so expensive?

No, I'm going to pass.

I'll catch you later.

All right.

Why is the knife so expensive?

This is survival knife, gl issue, world war I.

And that is why.

Survival knife.

That is correct.

Is it a good knife?

It's the best knife money can buy.

You want it?

Pimp: What are you looking for?

What?

What are you looking for?

I'm not looking for a god damn thing.

You looking for that joint?

It's closed.

What joint?

That joint you was looking for.

Thanks.

No I'm not looking for that joint.

But you're looking for something.

And I think I know what you looking for.

You do?

Yeah, you come with me.

I get you what you want.

What am I looking for?

I know.

We'll get you some action.

We'll get you something sweet to shoot on.

I know that's what I'm doing here.

What are you saying?

I'm saying, we going to find you something nice.

You're saying you're going to find me a woman?

That's what I'm doing out here, friend.

How much?

Well, now what you want?

- I want somebody clean. - That's right.

- I want a blow job. - All right.

- How much? - 100 bucks.

That's too much.

Well, how much you want to spend?

Say, $35.

$60.

No.

$407?

Yes.

Is that all right?

Give me the $40.

I'll give you the $40 when we see the girl.

Hey, I'm not going to leave you, man.

You coming with me.

We going to see the girl.

Good.

I'll give it to you then.

You give it to me now, man.

You understand?

That's the transaction.

You see, unless you were a cop, you'd give me the money.

Then that's entrapment, you understand?

Yes. I'm not a cop.

All right.

You see what I'm saying?

- Sorry. - That's all right.

Now you come with me.

We'll walk here like we're talking.

Is she going to be clean?

Yes, she is.

I understand you, man.

I understand what you want.

Believe me.

Is there any money in this?

Oh, well, man, you know there's some.

You get done piecing off the police, this man here,

the medical, the bills, you know.

How much does a girl get?

00%.

Oh, yeah.

Eh, it's right up here.

All right, mother fucker.

Now give me all your money!

All of it, now!

- All right. - Don't turn around.

Don't turn around!

Just hand me all you've got!

All right.

Don't you make a mother fucking sound.

I'm going to do everything you say.

You just hand me all you got.

Ah!

You mother fucking nigger!

Hold on.

Mother fucking...

You jungle bunny!

You coon!

You cunt!

You cock sucker!

Take me upstairs!

Pimp: Oh, my god.

You fucking nigger!

You fucking cunt!

You shit!

You shit!

You fucking nigger!

Don't fuck with me, you coon!

I hope you're dead!

I want a cup of coffee.

No, a beer.

Irish whiskey.

Irish whiskey?

Yes.

A double, huh.

Beer chaser.

You're in a peppy mood today.

You're goddamn right, I am.

And do you know why?

Because I am alive.

You know how much of our life we're alive, you and 1?

Nothing, two minutes out of the year when we meet someone new,

when we get married, when...

When... when... when we're in difficulties, in a car crash.

And that's it.

You know... you know, we're sheltered.

Who is?

You and I, white people, all of us.

All of us.

The white race is doomed.

And do you know why?

Sit down.

I can't.

I'm working.

You can do anything you want to do.

You don't sit down because you're working.

The reason you don't sit down is you don't want to sit down.

Because it's more comfortable to accept a law than

question it, and live your life.

All of us, we've bred the life out of ourselves.

We live in a fog.

We live in a dream.

And we are dead.

How old are you?

23.

I've lived in a fog 47 years.

Most of the life I have to live, it's gone.

I wasted it, because I didn't know.

And you know what the answer is?

To live.

That's it.

In one moment, for which I thank god, to live.

I want to tell you something.

No one's going to know, just you.

That's all.

No one's keeping score.

And no one cares.

I want to go home with you tonight.

Why?

Why do you think?

I want to fuck you.

It's as simple as that.

What's your name?

Glenna.

You see this?

Yes.

That fucking nigger comes up to me, gimme all your money.

47 years fits me to sweat, and say, he's underpaid.

He can't get a job.

He's bigger than me.

He's a killer.

He don't care about his life. You understand?

So he'd do anything.

That's what I'm fitted to do.

In a mess of intellectuality, to wet my pants while this coon

cuts my dick off, heh?

Because I'm taught to hate.

I'm want to tell you something.

Something spoke to me.

I got a shock.

I spoke back to him, that mother fucker.

I came out there with my knife.

And I stuck it in his neck.

Up your ass, you coon!

You want to fight?

I'll cut your fucking heart out!

I don't give a fuck. - Yes?

Heh?

I don't give a fuck.

I got some war-like blood in my veins too, your fucking spade!

The blood ran down his neck.

With that?

You bet your ass!

Did you kill him?

Did I kill him?

Yes.

I don't care.

That's wonderful.

And in that moment, when I spoke...

You understand, because that was more important than the knife...

I didn't fucking want to understand.

Let him understand me.

I wanted to kill him.

And in that moment, 47 years of prejudice came out of me,

47 years of all those, um, uh, uh...

Of all those cleaning ladies.

Uh-huh.

Um, who might have broke the lamp.

So what?

I swear to god.

For the first time, I saw.

They're people too.

- You know who I hate? - No.

Who is that?

Faggots.

Yes, I hate them too. Do you know why?

Why?

They suck cock.

And that's the truest thing you'll ever hear.

I hate them, because they don't like women.

They hate women.

I know that they do.

It feels good to say it, doesn't it?

Yes!

Then say it.

Say it.

If it makes you feel whole, always

say it, always, for yourself.

It's hard.

Yes.

Sometimes it's hard.

You're goddamn right, it's hard.

And there's a reason why it's hard.

Why?

So that we will stand up.

Glenna, there is no law.

There is no history.

There is only now.

And if there a god, he may love the weak glenna,

but he respects the strong.

And if you are a man, you should be feared.

You must know you command respect.

That's why I love the theater.

Yes.

Because what you must ask respect for is yourself.

What do you mean?

- When you're on stage. - Yes.

For your feelings.

Absolutely.

Absolutely, yes.

And... and... and not be someone else.

Why should you?

That's why... and I'm so proud to be in this profession.

I don't blame you.

Because your aspirations...

And I'll bet you're good at it.

They have no bounds.

There's nothing to bound you by your soul.

I understand.

Do something for me.

Uh?

Act something for me.

Will you act something for me?

- Now? - Yes.

Sitting right here?

Yes.

Would you really like me to?

You know I would.

You see me sitting here.

You know I would.

I'd love you to.

You want one?

Nah.

What would you like me to do?

Whatever you'd like.

What plays have you done?

Well, we've only done scenes.

You've only done scenes?

I shouldn't say only.

They contain the kernel of the play.

Uh-huh.

Wh... what plays have you done?

In college, I played Juliet.

In Shakespeare?

Yes, in Shakespeare.

What do you think?

Well, I just meant, there's... There's plays named Juliet.

There are?

Yes.

I don't think so.

Well, there are.

Don't... don't... Don't be so limited.

And don't assume I'm dumb, because I wear a suit and tie.

I don't assume that.

Because what we've done, tonight, since you met me,

it didn't make a difference then.

Forget it.

All I meant, um...

You say you are an actress.

I am an actress.

Yes, I say that's what you say.

So I say, what plays have you done?

That's all.

The work I've done, I've done for my peers.

What does that mean?

In class.

In class.

In class or a workshop.

Not... not for a paying group?

No, absolutely not.

Then you're not an actress.

Face it.

Let's start right, the two of us.

I'm not lying to you. Don't lie to me.

And don't lie to yourself.

You are a beautiful woman.

You have worlds before you.

I do too.

What I'm saying, start now.

Start tonight with me.

Be what you are.

I am what I am.

That is absolutely right.

And that's what I loved when I saw you tonight...

What I loved.

I use that word, I loved a woman standing there, a working

woman, who brought life to what she did,

who took a moment to joke with me.

That's... god bless what you are.

Say it.

I am a waitress!

Say it.

Well, what does it mean if I say something?

Say it with me.

What?

I am a waitress!

I think that you'd better go.

If you want me to go, I'll go.

Say it with me.

What you are.

And I'll say what I am.

Say what you are.

And I'll say what I am.

What you are?

I have made that discovery.

Now I want you to change your life with me, right now,

for whatever that it can be.

I don't know what that is.

You don't know.

Speak with me.

Right now, say it.

I don't know what you're talking about!

Oh, but the lord, yes, you do.

Say it with me! What are those?

Pills.

For what?

Don't take them.

Go through it with me.

I have this tendency to get anxious.

Don't take them!

Go threw it.

Go threw it with me!

You're scaring me.

I am not.

I know when I'm scaring you, believe me.

- Get out. - Glenna!

Get out! Get out!

Get out! Get out!

Leave me the fuck alone!

What did I do?

Pledge my life to you?

I love you fuck me.

Go away!

Listen to me.

You know what madness is?

I told you, go away!

Listen to me.

I'm lonely too.

I know what it is too, believe me.

You know what madness is?

Suzie?

It's self-indulgence.

Suze, can you come over here?

Will you please put that down?

Do you know how rare this is?

Fuck.

Don't be ridiculous!

I'm talking to you.

Don't hurt me!

I... no, no, I can't deal with this.

You're being ridiculous!

I... no, no. Help!

Help!

Would you shut the fuck up?

What are...

Help!

Trying to do, for god's sake?

Help!

You want to wake the neighbors?

Will somebody help me?

- Shut up! - Help!

Shut up!

Will somebody help?

You get away from me!

You are the devil!

I know who you are.

I know what you want me to do!

Get away from me! I'd curse you!

Get away from me!

Shut the fuck up, you stupid fucking bitch!

You can't kill me! I'm good!

You're nuts!

Are you insane?

Are you insane, you fucking bitch!

You stupid fucking bitch!

You stupid fucking...

Now look what you've done.

Now look what you've bloody fucking done.

My mother had a hat like that.

My mother had a hat like that.

I'm not making conversation.

She wore it for years.

She wore it when I was child.

I didn't just make it up!

It happened!

Excuse me.

Who the fuck do you think you are?

I'm talking to you!

What am I, a stone?

Did I say I want to lick your pussy?

I said, my mother had that same hat.

You cunt!

What am I, a dog?

I'd like to slash your fucking face.

I'd like to slash your mother fucking face apart!

Will somebody help me?

You don't know who I am!

Is everybody in this town insane?

Same

fuck you!

Fuck you!

Fuck you!

Fuck the lot of you!

Fuck you all!

I don't need youl!

I've worked all my life...

I worked all my life!

I worked all my life.

Preacher: Oh, no, no.

You say, oh, no, not you.

Not you!

So move your hood off your head.

Not me to whom you offer your eternal grace.

Not me who can be saved.

But who but you?

I ask.

Who but you?

You say are a grievous sinner?

He knows that you are!

You say he does not know the depth of my iniquity.

Believe me, friends, he does.

And still you say, he does not know.

You say this...

In your secret soul.

He does not know the terrible depth of my unbelief.

Believe me, friends, he knows that too.

To all of you who say his grace is

not meant to extend to one as black as you,

I say, who fucks you?

To you alone, not to be blessed.

You think that Christ died for the blessed,

that he died for the heavenly host?

That did not make him god.

It does not mean a god for you.

Audience: Praise god.

Preacher: There is none so black but that he died for you.

Audience: All right.

Preacher: It required a god to sacrifice for man.

You hear me?

For you.

He died especially for you.

Audience: Yes, he did.

Appointing my life, on the graves of my family,

and by the surety I have of his eternal bliss.

Audience: All right.

Ok.

Preacher: He died for you!

And you will praise!

Praise god, my friends.

Praise god and testify.

Who will come up and testify with me, my friends?

Who will come up and testify?

Who will testify for Jesus?

Who will testify with me?

Edmond: I will testify.

Who is that?

I will testify.

Sweet god, let that man come forward.

Audience: Yeah, lean forward.

That's the man.

That's the man!

Preacher: Who will come open up his soul?

Hallelujah, my friends.

Be witness.

Woman from train: That's the man.

That's the man!

Get him now. That's him!

Stop him!

Where is that man?

Let him come forward.

Just a minute, sir.

L... 1... I'm on my way to church.

Preacher: Sweet Jesus, let that man come forward!

That's man that tried to rape me on the train.

Audience: Rape?

What's this all about, sir?

Woman from train: He had a knife!

Must be some mistake.

He tried to rape me.

That's the man who tried to rape me on the train!

There's some mistake.

I'm on my way to church.

What's the trouble here?

No problem.

I'm on my way into this mission.

This man tried to rape me on the train.

Obviously, the woman is mad.

Can I see some identification, please?

Please, officer, I...

I... I haven't time.

It's been a... a long...

Heh.

Um, I don't have my wallet on me.

My name is Gregory Burke.

I live at 42822nd street.

I own the building.

I have to preach.

You're going to want to show me some ID.

I don't have any.

I told you.

Well, you're going to have to come with me.

L... yes.

In one moment. Not now.

I have to preach.

Come on.

Please, you're making a mistake.

I... let me go.

And I'll come with you afterwards.

I swear I will.

I swear it on my life.

There's been, uh, some sort of mistake.

I'm an elder in this church.

Come with me, if you will.

I have to speak.

Look... what's that?

Nothing.

It's a knife.

It's there for self-protection.

What was the knife for?

For protection.

From whom?

Everyone.

You know that it's illegal?

No.

It is.

I'm sorry.

Speaking to that woman in the way you did

is construed as assault.

I never spoke to her.

She identified you as the man who accost her last evening.

She is seriously mistaken.

If she presses charges, you'll be arraigned for assault.

For speaking to her?

You admit that you were speaking to her?

I want to ask you something.

All right.

Did you ever kick a dog?

Well, that's what I did.

Man-to-man, that's what I did.

I made a simple, harmless comment to her.

She responded like a fucking bitch.

Did you try to pick her up?

Why would I try to pick her up?

She was an attractive woman.

She was not an attractive woman.

You gay?

What business is that of yours?

- Are you? - No.

You married.

Yes, in fact.

I was going back to my wife.

You were going back to your wife?

I was going home to her.

You said you were going back to her.

What did you mean?

I'd left my wife, all right.

You left your wife.

Yes.

Why?

I was bored.

Didn't that ever happen to you?

And why did you lie to the officer?

What officer?

Who picked you up.

There's no Gregory Burke at the address you gave.

You didn't give him your right name.

I was embarrassed.

Why?

I didn't have my wallet.

Why?

I'd left it at home.

Why did that embarrass you?

I don't know!

I have had no sleep.

I just want go home.

I am a solid...

Look.

My name is Edmond Burke.

I live at 485 west 79th street.

I work at stern's and harington.

I had a tiff with my wife.

I went out on the town.

I've learned my lesson, believe me.

I just want to go home.

Whatever I've done, I'll make right.

All right?

All right?

These things happen.

And then they're done.

When you stopped me, I was going to church.

I've been unwell.

I confess to you, I've been confused.

But I've learned my lesson.

I'm ready to go home.

Why did you kill that girl?

What girl?

That girl you killed.

How's everything?

Fine.

I'm all right too.

Oh, good.

You want to tell me you're mad at me or something?

Did you kill that girl in her apartment?

Yes.

But I want to tell you something, I didn't mean to.

But you want to hear something funny?

Now don't laugh.

I think I just had too much coffee.

I'll tell you something else.

I think there are just too many people in the world.

I think that's why we kill each other.

L... I... I suppose you're mad at me for leaving you.

I don't suppose you're, um, inclined...

Or nor do I think you should be...

To stand by me.

I... I... I understand that.

I'm sure there are marriages where the wife would,

or the husband, if it would go that way.

But I, uh, know ours is not one of that type.

I know you wished, at one point, it would.

I've wished that too at one point.

I don't... I'm sure this is how you feel

when someone near you dies.

You never said the things you wanted desperately to say.

It would have been so simple to say them.

But you never did.

You got the papers?

Yes.

Good.

Oh, yes, I got them.

Anything you need?

Nope, can't think of a thing.

Well, take care now.

You know... you know...

You know... you know, we can't

distinguish between anxiety and fear, you know what I mean?

I don't mean fear.

I mean... I do mean fear.

I don't mean anxiety.

We... when we fear something, I think we wish

for it, death, or burglars.

Don't you think?

I always knew I'd end up here.

Every fear hides a wish.

I think I'm going to like it here.

- You do? - I do.

You know why? It's simple.

That's why I think I am.

You know, I always thought white people should be in prison.

I know it's the black race we keep there.

But I always thought white people should be there.

You know why?

Why?

To be with the black people.

Does that sound too simple to you?

No.

Because we're lonely.

But what I know...

What I know...

I think all this fear...

All this fucking fear we feel must hide a wish.

Because I don't feel it since I'm here.

I don't, I think, the first time in my life.

I think we're like birds.

We suspect when there's going to be an earthquake.

Birds know.

They leave three days earlier.

Birds leave when there's going to be an earthquake?

Yes.

And I think, in our soul, we feel...

We sense there's going to be...

Uh-huh.

A cataclysm.

But we cannot flee.

Something tells us, get out of here.

White people feel that.

You feel that?

Well... but I don't feel it since I'm here.

So... so... so...

I must be somewhere safe.

Isn't that funny?

No.

You think that it's not?

Yes.

Thank you.

That's all right.

Huh.

You want a cigarette?

No, thank you.

Not just know.

That's all right.

Maybe later.

Sure.

Now you know what?

What?

I think you just get on my body.

L... yes.

What do you mean?

I think you get on my body now.

I don't know what that means.

It means you should suck my dick.

Now don't you want to do that?

No.

Well, you just do it anyway.

You joking?

Not at all.

I don't think I could do that.

Well, you better try, or you're going to die.

Let's just get this out of the way.

L... seriously, we're going to be here a long time.

I don't think we want to start like this.

I'm not going to repeat myself.

I'll scream.

You scream, you offend me.

You're going to die.

Look at my face.

Say I'm fooling.

I... I can't do... can't.

The mother fuck you can't!

Right now, missy.

Right now, Jim.

And you best be nice.

You don't have to talk.

Edmond: I don't want to talk.

Are you accustomed to life in here?

Do you know what happened to me?

No.

I was sodomized.

Did you report it?

Yes.

What did they say?

That happens.

I'm sorry it happened to you.

Thank you.

Are you lonely?

Yes.

Yes?

I feel so alone.

Sh.

I'm so empty.

Maybe you are ready to be filled.

That's bullshit.

That's bullshit.

It's pious bullshit.

Is it?

Yes.

That you are ready to be filled?

Is it impossible?

Yes.

Yes!

I don't know what's impossible.

Nothing's impossible.

Oh, nothing is impossible, not to god.

Is that what you're saying?

Yes.

And you're full of shit!

You understand that?

If nothing is impossible to god, then let him let me

walk out of here, and be free.

Let him cause a new day in a perfect land full of life

and air, where people are kind to each other,

and there's work to do, where we grow up in love,

and in security, we're wanted.

Let him do that.

Go on!

Let him do that, you asshole.

If nothing is impossible to god, I think that must

be easy, not let me fly.

Or if there is a god, make him to make

the sun come out at night.

Go on!

Please, please!

Please!

I'm begging youl!

I'm begging youl!

If you're so smart, let him do that.

Please, please, I'm begging you!

Are you sorry that you killed that girl?

Edmond?

Yes.

Are you sorry that you killed that girl?

I'm sorry about everything.

But are you sorry that you killed?

Yes.

Yes, I am.

Yes.

Why did you kill that girl?

I don't...

I... I don't...

I... I don't think...

I don't... I...

I don't...

Dear Mrs. brown, you don't remember me...

Perhaps you do.

Do you remember Eddie Burke who lived on euclid?

Maybe you do.

I took Debbie to the prom.

I know that she never found me attractive.

And I think, perhaps, she was coerced in some way

to go with me, though I can't think in what way.

It also strikes me, as I write, that maybe she

went of her own free will, and I found it important to think

that she went unwillingly.

I don't think, however, this is true.

She was a lovely girl.

I'm sure if you remember me, you will recall how taken I

was with her then.

Guard: You have a visitor.

You have a visitor.

Please tell him I'm ill.

You can't control what you make of your life.

Well, that's for damn sure.

There's a destiny that shapes our ends.

Mm-hmm.

Rough hew them how we may.

However the mother fuck we may.

And that's the truth.

You know that is the truth.

And people say it's hereditary,

or it's environment.

I think it's something else.

What do you think it is?

I think it's something beyond that, beyond these things

that we can know.

I think, maybe in dreams we see what it is.

What do you think?

I don't know.

I don't think we can know.

I think if we knew it, we'd be dead.

We'd be god.

We would be god.

That is absolutely right.

Or... or some genius.

No, I don't think even genius can know what it is.

No, some great genius.

Or some philosopher.

I don't think even genius can see what we are.

You don't think that...

I think that we can't perceive it.

Well, something's going on, I'll tell you that.

And somewhere, some poor sucker knows what's happening.

You think?

Shit, yeah, some whacked-out sucker somewhere in the ozarks.

Shit, yes, some guy...

Some inbred sucker walks around all day just...

You think?

Yeah.

Well, maybe not him.

But somewhere, some guy...

Some fuck locked up that's got time for reflection.

Hm.

Or some fucking...

I don't know... some kid who's just been born.

Some kid that's just been born.

And we know he's got no preconceptions.

- Yes. - All he's got...

- Absolutely right. - Huh?

- Yes. - It's...

Maybe it's memory.

That's what I'm saying!

Now just maybe...

It could be, or some knowledge, some intuition.

Yes!

I don't even mean intuition, something... something...

Or maybe some animal.

Why not?

See, now that's the whole time when they saying,

maybe they already here. Maybe they are.

- Maybe they're animals... - Yes.

That were left here.

- Eons ago. - Long ago.

And have been bred here.

Or maybe we're the animals.

Maybe we are.

Prisoner: We are the...

They are supreme on them.

Edmond: Yes.

On their native world.

But when you put them here.

We call them dogs, or animals.

And we scorn them. - Yes.

We scorn them our fear. But don't you think...

It very well could be.

But on their native world...

Uh-huh.

They are supreme.

I think that's very...

And what we have done is to disgrace ourselves.

We have.

Because we did not treat them with respect.

Maybe we were the animals.

That's what I'm saying.

Maybe they're here to watch over us.

Maybe that's why they're here.

Or to observe us.

Maybe we're here to be punished.

You think there's a hell?

Prisoner: I don't know.

I don't know.

You think we're there? I don't know, man.

Think we go somewhere when we die?

Prisoner: I don't know, man.

I'd like to think so.

I do too.

I sure do like to think so.

Perhaps it's heaven.

I don't know, man.

I don't know either.

But perhaps, it is.

I would like to think so.

I would too.

Goodnight.

Goodnight.

Lord.

Oh, my lord, oh, my lord.

My lord.

Oh, my lord.

Lord, oh, my lord.

Lord, oh, my lord.

Oh, my lord.

Oh, my lord.

Oh, my lord.

Lord is calling.

Lord calls them home.

Oh, my lord.

Lord, I'm falling.

Lord, I'm crawling home.

Lord, he's calling.

Lord, he calls me home.

Lord, I'm crawling.

Lord, I'm crawling home.

Oh, oh, my lord.

My lord.

Oh, my lord.

Lord, I'm coming home.