(SOFT MUSIC PLAYING)
(AMBULANCE SIRENS WAILING)
(SOFT MUSIC CONTINUES)
LAURA:
I swear on a stack of bibles,
I started out loving my husband,
and I know he started out
loving me.
But things change,
people change.
Let's be totally honest.
Some men have an evil streak.
TONY: Laura?
Hey, Tony.
Um...
I'm sorry for last night.
I was drunk and...
I don't know why we always go
to that awful place, you know?
I love you so much.
It drives me crazy,
you drive me crazy...
We have to... stop.
I know I have to stop,
I know that and...
It's never gonna happen again.
You know, I...
swear on a stack of bibles.
It's never gonna happen again,
and I mean it this time, I do.
I mean it, Laura.
Hey, you know what?
Let's go for dinner.
Huh? Somewhere real nice.
No.
Why don't we just stay home?
I'll, um,
I'll cook up something I saw
on that stupid cooking show.
Oh, yeah? What's it called?
"Tsitsila tabaka"?
Something like that?
TONY: Sweetie?
Why's the door locked?
Open the door, Laura!
What the f*ck
are you doing in there?
God, help me...
(g*n c*ck)
(g*nsh*t)
(GRUNTS)
TONY: Honey?
Open the door, Laura!
Why's it--
Laura, are you okay in there?
(GRUNTS)
(LAUGHS)
f*ck! f*cking hell! Oh, my God!
My coccyx.
(GROANS)
What are you laughing-- What?
What's-- What are you...
what are you--
Why are you still laughing?
What's so funny?
Huh? What? (CHUCKLES)
People falling down is funny.
Okay, yeah. It's...
It's a little bit funny, okay.
Hey, why was the door locked?
I don't know,
I must've hit the little knob
when I closed the handle.
I was just taking a nap.
I'm sorry...
Please forgive me.
I forgive you, Tony.
I always forgive you.
I know you do.
I love you.
(PENSIVE MUSIC PLAYING)
(TRAFFIC NOISES)
(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
LAURA: Hey, Dimitri!
Hi, Miss Laura.
LAURA: I bought you a hot cocoa.
Oh, you're always too kind.
LAURA: (CHUCKLES)
I'm getting used to
these snow storms.
It's not like San Diego.
Hey. (CHUCKLES)
LAURA: Hey, hey! (KISSES)
You know what I got for us?
What?
Little dishes
of your favorite tastes.
You're so thoughtful!
Well, of course!
You think
I'm mashed potatoes here?
(JAZZ MUSIC PLAYING)
RICHARD:
"First, you take a drink."
"Then, the drink takes a drink."
"Then the drink takes you."
F. Scott Fitzgerald.
Okay, "Sex addiction..."
RICHARD: Look at this.
Look at this.
Mm. "...must be controlled
and ultimately conquered
or it leads us down
terrible paths
and destroys everything."
RICHARD:
Well, that's every addiction.
Isn't it, my dear?
As we both know.
It's damaged goods,
it's what we are.
Banged-up, bruised and beaten.
Never beaten, dear!
Never beaten.
It's too late for me
to make amends for all my sins,
but you got all the time
in the world.
And that's a gift.
Well, I don't know
that I'm gonna wake up tomorrow
any more than you do.
"It is my longing for
whom I might have been..."
Mm.
"...that distracts
and torments me."
Who?
Who?
Britney Spears.
(CHUCKLES)
Mm...
Fernando Pessoa.
The Book of Disquiet.
Mm-hmm.
If you read it, you can have it.
I devour everything you give me.
You're the only real friend
I have.
What?
Your eyes so remind me
of my daughter.
She was so beautiful.
My great regret...
among so very many.
That's a lot of makeup
on that right eye.
Should I ask about it?
You just did.
His paranoia's getting worse.
And maybe it's my fault,
'cause he wasn't like that
when we got married.
Well, life takes its toll
on all of us.
But that's no excuse
to hurt you, it's unacceptable.
A man is a coward
to do that kind of thing.
I'm kind of frail,
but when I was young,
I had some muscle.
And I would've been prone
to go over there
and confront the b*stard,
I'm telling you.
(GRUNTS) Hey, come on!
You know. (CHUCKLES)
(LAUGHS)
And of course,
then I would've made a big mess,
you know, worse than it is now.
You know, that I'd like to see.
RICHARD: Yeah, well...
You must've been
some heartbreaker.
I was no prize.
I was an untrustworthy man.
Untrustworthy men
seems to be a specialty of mine.
Yeah. Thank God we met in AA.
Your visits
are my only happiness.
My darling...
(GRUNTS)
Okay.
You know, I'm, uh...
to be honest, sort of amazed
that old Tony
lets me spend time with you.
You know Tony.
He says, and I quote,
"Richard probably hasn't had
a hard-on in a decade,
and if he did, he wouldn't know
what to do with it."
Well, that's not true.
No?
If I got a hard-on,
I'd know what to do with it.
(LAUGHS)
(LAUGHS)
Ah, boy! Is this good?
(SIGHS) No more talk about Tony.
No!
Okay?
I don't want to talk about Tony.
Mm-mm.
What should we talk about?
(SOFT MUSIC PLAYING)
(CHUCKLES)
You.
I pass.
Let's talk about you, baby.
Mm-mm.
No, you know everything
about me.
There's nothing more
to know about me.
I've known you for what,
two years?
I know nothing about you.
Who is Richard Evans?
What were your parents like?
Who taught you to cook?
Why'd you move to Sofia?
(CHUCKLES)
You know, you never leave
this castle anymore.
Everyone at AA misses you.
Why all the mystery?
There's no mystery, dear.
I'm just an old man...
who, uh...
would sell his soul
to the devil to be 40 again.
Hey, so what were you like
when you were 40?
You wanna know?
LAURA: Yeah.
Okay.
I was a vain and selfish man...
who associated
with the wrong people,
and tried to justify
unjustifiable behavior.
I wish you'd tell me and then
I could be the judge of that.
Look, I deserve everything
that's happened to me,
and anything
that's coming down the road.
How's that?
Saved by the bell.
Mm-mm.
You're not getting off
that easy.
You're gonna tell me.
You're gonna tell me!
I need detail!
(SOFT MUSIC CONTINUES)
Why is this not ready yet, man?
I understand your frustration.
You won't have to pay for it.
This is on me.
So please just--
CLIENT: On you?
On me, so please,
just give me five minutes.
Let me sort it out over there.
Apologies.
Just grab a cup of coffee
while you're waiting.
(METAL CLANGS)
(WELDING MACHINE WHIRRING)
(MELANCHOLIC MUSIC PLAYING)
(TOOL CLANGS)
TONY: (MOANS, WHIMPERS)
(MOANS, WHIMPERS)
Oh, God! Tony!
(PANTS)
TONY: (PANTS)
(PANTS)
(PANTS, GROANS)
(MYSTERIOUS MUSIC PLAYING)
(GRUNTS)
(GRUNTS, PANTS)
(PANTS)
(PANTS) I love you, babe...
(PANTS)
(PANTS)
(BIRDS CHIRPING)
SARA: Please continue, Laura.
I keep obsessing
about everything
alcohol and drugs
has taken away from me.
Just... (CHUCKLES)
...constant regrets
about the past! (CHUCKLES)
All the stupid mistakes!
A friend of mine said...
"It is my longing
for what I might have been
that distracts and torments me."
You know, it's amazing
how quickly you get
onto that road,
and how impossible
it is to get off it,
and it's the drugs and the booze
that keep you there
in a fog and in a haze...
You can't see three feet
in front of your face.
And I've been sober
for 372 days.
(CHUCKLES SOFTLY)
And the fog has lifted.
But I'm still
on that shitty road!
Sometimes we come to realize
that the only way off a bad path
is to make the turn ourselves.
But it's hard to turn the wheel
if you're not
in the driver's seat.
Can I help you?
I'm here for the AA meeting.
SARA: Oh, you've come
to the right place.
Take a seat, please.
Now, the 12 steps
are not about perfection.
It's about progress.
Hi.
(CHUCKLES)
SARA: To make the first steps
you have to acknowledge...
(VOICE ECHOES)
...simply acknowledge,
that you have
a problem we can't solve.
Because we can't.
(SOFT MUSIC PLAYING)
(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
You seem familiar. Have we met?
No, I would remember if we had.
Maybe it was a past life then.
Do you believe in past lives,
reincarnation, all that rubbish?
I do.
Yeah, me too, strangely.
So, maybe it was
a different time,
a difference place,
and that's why all this seems
so familiar.
I'm Sky, by the way.
LAURA: That's a cool name!
Yeah. It's from Guys and Dolls.
My mom was a bit in love
with Marlon Brando.
(CHUCKLES) Oh, I'm Laura.
No interesting back story.
Well,
we just have to make one up.
(CHUCKLES)
(JAZZ MUSIC PLAYING)
Oh.
(TENSE MUSIC PLAYING)
(DOORBELL DINGS)
(JAZZ MUSIC CONTINUES)
(DOOR OPENS, CLOSES)
Zdraveite.
Zdraveite.
LAURA: (CHUCKLES)
RICHARD: (CHUCKLES)
I made some Bulgarian Gyuvech,
with lamb. Lamb!
Smells delicious!
(SIGHS) You got a little pep
in your step today.
(CHUCKLES) So...
I met someone interesting.
RICHARD: Oh.
LAURA: At AA yesterday.
Let's call him Mr. Blue Eyes.
I'm pretty sure
Frank Sinatra's dead.
Oh, he's better than Sinatra.
Nobody's better
than Sinatra, dear.
You should see this guy.
Oh?
Yeah.
Ah. And something about him
felt oddly familiar. Like...
Maybe it's a past life.
That's what he said!
Oh, this guy is good.
I had a thought last night.
You need to call your father.
Make peace with him.
I already told you,
he's in prison.
All the more reason.
I know what it's like
to be in prison.
Even if it's a gilded cage
of your own making,
you need hope
and a chance of forgiveness.
(CLICKS TONGUE)
You know there are open seats
all over the room,
he sits right next to me.
It's like being in high school.
Handsome stranger
gives you some attention.
It's no surprise, dear,
you're a beautiful woman.
I don't know, he's just so...
(INHALES SHARPLY)
...confident and kind.
He reminds me of you.
Or maybe he reminds you
of a younger Tony.
That's below the belt.
You and I both know
the kind of guy
you're attracted to.
This may be one of those.
So, take it slow.
That's all I'm saying,
you got it.
How did my marriage
end up in such a hole?
Hmm?
I don't know.
Maybe you should stop digging
and get a divorce.
I told you, we already tried
that back in the States.
It didn't go down well.
He said
he'd just k*ll me first,
and then put a b*llet
in his own head, so...
Well, then we'll have to think
of an alternative, won't we?
(CHUCKLES)
But I don't want
to Midnight Express myself,
and spend the rest of my life
in some Bulgarian prison.
Just 'cause
I did something stupid,
and married the wrong man.
I could get a couple
of guys and break his legs.
Buy you a little time.
Oh, that's sweet.
No.
Anyway,
that would just piss him off.
No, you'd have to k*ll him.
Trust me, I thought about it.
Yeah, you and me
ain't the murdering type.
Before we finish eating,
you know what we're gonna do?
Sit quietly,
contemplate our regrets.
No.
I'm gonna teach you to waltz.
Did you ever hear
of Johann Strauss Jr.?
Junior?
RICHARD: Get over here.
Now, people today think dancing
is two people shaking
in front of each other,
you know?
(CHUCKLES)
But I'm gonna teach you
a dance, the waltz,
where two people move
as one, okay?
All right, now, watch my feet.
("THE BLUE DANUBE" PLAYING)
Okay, I'm gonna take
a step with my left foot.
One and then two, three.
Back, one, two, three.
One, two, three, back.
One, two, three.
(CHUCKLES)
Now, I'm gonna grab your waist,
and you put your hand
on my shoulder, that's it.
One, two, three.
One, two, three.
Hey! Okay,
now you're dancing, you see?
Oh, you're a natural!
You're a natural. Whoa! My gosh!
(CHUCKLES, SQUEALS)
This is fantastic. Okay...
Now, listen, my dear...
You only get one spin
on this merry-go-round,
and God knows it's a short one.
Don't let Tony make this
a miserable one any longer.
No more regrets.
No more regrets, say it.
Mm-mm.
"No more regrets, Richard."
No more regrets, Richard.
Okay, there! Now we dance.
(HUMS)
LAURA: (CHUCKLES)
("THE BLUE DANUBE" CONCLUDES)
LAURA: (CHUCKLES)
RICHARD: (CHUCKLES)
(TRAFFIC NOISES)
(DOOR CLOSING)
(FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING)
TONY: Babe,
you know what I was thinking?
(SIGHS)
You should come work
at the shop.
(SCOFFS) I don't know anything
about cars.
Like, you know I wanna work
in a bookshop.
Well, you don't know anything
about books. You barely read.
I could work in a coffee shop.
Oh, you want to work
in a coffee shop?
How's your Bulgarian?
Come work at the shop.
(CLICKS TONGUE) I'm sorry, baby.
Oh, f*ck! Baby, I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.
(KISSES)
(EXHALES DEEPLY)
(SIGHS)
I love you so much
it drives me crazy.
I love you so much it hurts.
(PENSIVE MUSIC PLAYING)
Hello, my name is Sky.
And there's something
I need to confess, um...
The last time that I came here,
I had been drinking.
Yeah,
I came to an AA meeting buzzed.
I mean, I want to be sober.
I try to be sober.
But f*ck me, it's fun to drink.
(CHUCKLES)
SKY: I like to drink,
you know, um, I travel a lot...
on business and it gets lonely.
And there's a bar and you drink.
I mean, I say to myself,
"Just one
and then back to the room."
And then it's just one more,
and one more.
I mean, when I do get clean,
it feels great.
I feel great,
but I just can't sustain it.
It lures me back like
a siren call, and... (CHUCKLES)
...and pretty soon
I'm on the rocks again.
So, uh, short of stuffing
my ears with, uh, wax
and strapping myself
to the mast,
I'm resigned to the fact
that it will always be a fight.
And I fight it. I...
I fight the urge.
One day at a time.
One day at a time.
MEMBERS: One day at a time!
SKY: I'm from a nondescript
little town outside of London,
but I travel a lot
all over the world.
What do you do?
SKY: I'm an entrepreneur,
I guess.
I follow in my old man's
footsteps.
LAURA: And is he still...
Uh, no. Passed away.
Sorry.
SKY: It's not your fault.
What about your family?
Um...
My mom died
when I was fourteen, and...
my dad passes time
in San Quentin.
I'm sorry.
Don't be.
I mean, unless it's your fault.
(CHUCKLES)
No, I'm gonna call him.
Make amends
before it's too late.
(CHUCKLES)
We all deserve forgiveness.
Isn't that the truth.
So, I'm guessing
there's an interesting story
how you ended up here.
LAURA: In AA?
In Bulgaria.
Long way from the US of A.
No, it's pathetic.
Not very interesting.
(CHUCKLES SOFTLY)
SARA: Hey, guys!
We're starting back up.
LAURA: Thanks, Sara!
SKY: Do you know Pergamino?
Oh,
it's the greatest coffee house
in all of Eastern Europe!
Well, how about I buy you
a grande latte after this?
I really shouldn't.
(SOFT MUSIC PLAYING)
Tony and I, we met in San Diego.
He was, um...
He was a drag car racer.
He was sexy as f*ck.
He knocked me up,
we got married...
He knocked me around
and we lost the baby.
And I don't think
he ever got over that.
Me either.
So we fight,
and then we would f*ck.
And then we'd drink
until we passed out
so we didn't have to face
each other anymore. Yeah.
(CHUCKLES)
SKY:
There's no mercy for adults.
Wherever we end up...
we put ourselves there.
I like that.
And so why Bulgaria?
Well, we had money
when he was racing,
but we put it up our noses,
pretty much,
and that was
the end of him driving, so...
We were broke
and his best friend
was from here,
his driving buddy.
He threw us a rope, gave Tony
a job at his auto shop.
I mean, Tony's--
He can sweet talk a car.
And I thought things
would be better here.
These things never get better.
But since he dropped out of AA,
things have gotten worse.
He tries really hard to fix it,
but then I--
You know, I'm not a car,
he can't just beat
the dents out,
you know, and start over.
(PENSIVE MUSIC PLAYING)
I knew a woman
who went through this once.
What you've been through,
what you're still going through.
What happened?
She hired a g*ng banger
who had him run over
in a stolen SUV.
(CHUCKLES) Did he die?
Range Rover going
at 50 miles an hour, so...
(LAUGHS)
(LAUGHS)
Did she get away with it?
Fifteen to life.
You have to plan
these things ahead,
you have to know...
what you're doing.
(PENSIVE MUSIC CONTINUES)
I should, um...
I guess, uh, you know...
You know, I'll probably
just keep feeding him,
like fatty foods,
hope he has a heart attack
and then I'll be okay.
Maybe you'll think of a way
of speeding up the process.
(CHUCKLES)
Where are you staying?
Right here. The Grand Hotel.
Room 1216.
(CHUCKLES) How long for?
SKY: For a little while.
Can I see you again?
Maybe lunch tomorrow?
I shouldn't. I can't.
I'll see you Monday
at the meeting?
Fair enough, Monday it is.
You're very beautiful,
by the way.
(CHUCKLES)
(CHUCKLES)
(PENSIVE MUSIC CONCLUDES)
LAURA: Hey!
TONY: Why are you so late?
Oh, you know.
I had to, um, help clean up.
TONY: Uh-huh.
Hey.
You know
that little corner shop?
Well, look.
They had
your favorite chocolates!
TONY: Wow!
Thank you, baby.
LAURA: They're so good.
(CHOMPS) Those are amazing.
LAURA: (CHUCKLES)
(CHUCKLES)
(MYSTERIOUS MUSIC PLAYING)
(CHOKES)
(CHOKES)
(MYSTERIOUS MUSIC CONCLUDES)
So, what took so long?
Like I told you,
I had to help clean up.
You know, some of us
that have the guts to go
help to clean up afterwards.
Wow, okay.
LAURA: I mean, if you like,
I can go through
my whole day with you.
You could call Sara,
ask her at what time I left.
Baby, your paranoia
is just exhausting.
God, you drive me f*cking crazy.
I'm sorry,
I just love you so much.
Okay, I can make dinner.
TONY: No, no. Hey.
f*ck that.
Let's go to a restaurant.
Hmm?
TONY: Anywhere you want.
Hmm.
I f*cking love you so much.
(CHUCKLES) You got a funny way
of showing it.
Well, I mean,
you do bring out
the worst in me, so...
you know.
Can you do me a favor and...
What?
Can you... can you say it?
You never say it anymore,
can you just say it,
just one time?
Can you say, "I love you, Tony.
God, I love you"?
I love you, Tony.
God, I love you.
(CHUCKLES)
With feeling, I mean... Can you?
Hey, Tony...
I love you! Oh, my God!
You know I do.
I'll believe that one.
That was... that was good.
(CHUCKLES SOFTLY) Thank you.
Can I go pee?
And then, we'll go.
Of course.
Go on.
Hey, Laura...
I don't want you going
to that AA sh*t anymore.
And I don't want you
spending time with that old man.
He's a bad influence.
Okay?
Okay.
TONY: Hey.
Hey, thanks for the chocolates.
(CHUCKLES SOFTLY)
(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING)
(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
I was just in the neighborhood.
I was just in the neighborhood.
(GASPS) Hi!
SKY: Hello.
Were you just about to knock?
Well, yeah, I, wasn't gonna
knock on your pocket square.
(CHUCKLES)
Come in.
Can I get you a drink?
Water? I have orange juice.
(SIGHS) No.
I was just in the neighborhood.
What were you doing
in the neighborhood?
Walking. (CHUCKLES SOFTLY)
Just...
Walking.
And...
where were you walking to?
Um, just to see a friend.
And did you find your friend?
Yeah.
Yeah, I found my friend.
(PANTS)
(GASPS)
SKY: (KISSES)
What did you
really come here for, Laura?
(KISSES)
(GASPS)
Okay, because...
(BREATHES DEEPLY)
I just couldn't stop thinking
about what it would be like
to be with you, and so I thought
that if I could just...
be with you,
then I could stop thinking
about being with you.
Is that okay?
(MOANS)
(MOANS SOFTLY)
(MOANS, KISSES)
SKY: (MOANS, KISSES)
You have a g*n!
Why do you have a g*n?
What do you do with your g*n?
What--
Are you a cop?
No.
I mean,
you're not in security, so...
No.
So, why do you have a g*n?
(SOFT MUSIC PLAYING)
What do you do with your g*n?
You ask too many questions.
(SOFT MUSIC CONCLUDES)
(CHUCKLES)
LAURA: Wait. (CHUCKLES)
You're sh1tting me.
Wait, start again. You--
All right.
LAURA: You're a hitman?
I told you.
I mean, who on earth would make
something like that up?
How much do they pay you?
Depends on the job.
I'm confused, I'm sorry.
Well, it's not really
about the money.
I mean,
the people I help are victims.
Victims with money,
but victims, nonetheless.
So when the justice system
falls a little short,
I bridge the gap.
Think of me
as a freelance problem-solver.
So you're like Batman?
No, nothing like Batman.
Do you hurt people?
Do you k*ll people?
(PENSIVE MUSIC PLAYING)
How do you know that the people
that are paying you
are telling the truth?
I do my homework.
I do weeks, sometimes months'
worth of research,
I build up a file,
and believe it or not,
sometimes,
I turn down certain jobs.
I'm extremely ethical
about what I do.
LAURA: Are you here on a job?
I can't possibly...
LAURA: Come on!
Okay, yeah.
European couple based in London.
Their daughter lives down here
with her husband
and her little boy.
Go on.
Hired to deal with her husband.
Maybe I don't want to hear this.
You probably shouldn't tell me.
Go on.
He's beaten her up,
threatened to k*ll her,
they were worried that he'll do
something to their grandson
or take off with him,
and they've exhausted
every other option.
Is that why you're in AA?
SKY: She's in AA.
I felt I should hear her story.
She doesn't know anything
about me.
Who is she? Come on.
I can't possibly--
Okay, Sara.
What?
Yeah.
She told me she was single. Wh--
You can't lie in AA!
I told her everything. I--
Listen, Laura. I like you.
For some reason that means
I'm telling you
all these things.
I've never done anything
like this before.
You intrigue me.
I'm normally very cautious,
very careful
about whom I trust,
trust for me is everything.
But you bring something
out in me
and it means
that I want to tell you
absolutely everything.
f*ck! What am I even saying?
I came here... (CHUCKLES)
...to do a job,
not to meet someone.
Are you even a drinker?
Drinking's not really
my weakness.
LAURA:
What are you gonna do to him?
This is insane!
What are we even thinking, I...
I'm guessing your fees
are pretty high.
Do you ever do pro bono work?
Just...
Help someone out, you know.
SKY: Never.
It would only lead to slip-ups.
LAURA: Really?
I mean,
could I maybe change your mind?
You can try.
(SOFT MUSIC PLAYING)
TONY: (SNORES)
(SNORES)
(SNORES)
(SNORES)
(SNORES)
(BANG)
(SPITS) k*ll it!
(CRACKLES)
(SPITS)
(TELEPHONE RINGING)
TONY: (COUGHS)
(TELEPHONE RINGING)
TONY: (SIGHS)
(SPITS) Yeah? This is Tony.
Hello?
MALE VOICE:
What I'm about to tell you,
I'll tell you because I went
through the same bullshit
with my wife.
Who is this?
MALE VOICE: Let's just say
a concerned friend.
I don't know how you'll handle
what I'm about to say,
but I would suggest
a marriage counselor
before any more acts
of violence.
Who is this?
(LINE BEEPS)
Hello?
(MYSTERIOUS MUSIC PLAYING)
(TRAFFIC NOISES)
(BREATHES HEAVILY)
LAURA: Hey.
(KEYS JINGLING)
What are you doing home
so early?
I begged you not to do it again,
Laura.
I begged you, and you promised.
What are you talking about?
What's his name?
You're drunk.
(GRUNTS, GROANS)
(GASPS)
Hey, shh...
What's his name?
(PANTS, COUGHS)
TONY: What's his name?
And don't you lie to me
'cause I f*cking know.
(PANTS)
(GRUNTS)
(WHIMPERS)
(GRUNTS)
You turned me into this,
sweetie.
It's your fault!
No, keep f*cking--
LAURA: (GRUNTS)
Stop.
Stop. Stop, stop.
(GASPS)
Stop, please.
(GRUNTS)
You did this to me!
(QUIVERS)
(TENSE MUSIC PLAYING)
LAURA: (WHIMPERS)
(GRUNTS)
LAURA: (WHIMPERS)
TONY: Why did you do this to me?
Why?
LAURA: (WHIMPERS)
(GRUNTS)
LAURA: (WHIMPERS)
(TENSE MUSIC CONCLUDES)
(DOOR OPENS, CLOSES)
(QUIVERS)
I read a passage in a book
a good friend once gave me.
"Long is the way and hard
that out of hell leads up
to light."
CONCIERGE: Grand Hotel Sofia.
Room... room 1216, please.
SKY: Hello?
(SIGHS) Hi, Sky... (CRIES)
You know, life is short.
Life's been
a f*cking train wreck
since forever.
I just-- I can't live
like this anymore.
I'm not asking you
to pull the trigger. I am just--
Show me how to load the g*n
and where to point it.
No more regrets.
(PENSIVE MUSIC PLAYING)
(SIGHS)
You have to make it look
like a suicide.
All you need is a belt
and a door knob or a bed frame,
somewhere solid to tie it off.
That's how people
hang themselves these days,
at least that's how it's done
in prison.
LAURA:
We have an iron bed frame.
SKY: Perfect.
Does he have
a life insurance policy?
LAURA: Tony? God, no.
SKY: Good.
His death brings you nothing.
Peace of mind, maybe.
But no money.
This is ten milligrams
of Digoxin.
If this were to enter
someone's system,
it would knock 'em on their a*s
in about half an hour.
It'd be like passing out
from too much booze.
So you always
just happen to carry
a little Digoxin around
with you?
Comes in handy
in my line of work.
LAURA:
How do I get him to take it?
SKY: You can put it
on his toothbrush if you wanted.
It doesn't really matter.
TONY: Sweetie?
Where the f*ck
are my brown boots?
Ah. In the closet.
They were in the closet, sorry.
Hey! Oh, wow. (KISSES)
(CHUCKLES SOFTLY)
What's for breakfast?
LAURA:
Bacon, eggs and hash browns.
Crispy,
just the way you like 'em.
TONY: Oh, my God!
Mm. Mm.
Once he's ingested it,
you make an excuse,
and you leave the house.
(BURPS)
LAURA:
Hey, I'm gonna go to the store,
pick up a couple
of steaks for tonight.
Do you, um...
do you want anything?
We got any Pepto-Bismol?
Uh, no. I will pick some up.
Thank you.
(INDISTINCT TV CHATTER)
(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING)
See you, babe.
Good morning!
WOMAN: Hey.
(BREATHES HEAVILY)
(BURPS, GRUNTS SOFTLY)
SKY: You go to the market,
somewhere you can be seen.
Zdraveite.
Hi, um, do you have rosemary?
SHOPKEEPER:
I think so. Let me check.
You do something small
to draw attention to yourself.
I don't know, buy something.
Keep the receipt, though.
SHOPKEEPER:
Do you want something else?
No. Can I get a receipt?
Then you wait 30 minutes
and you go back to the house.
(PANTS)
SKY: And trust me,
he'll be like putty
in your hands.
(PANTS) What the f*ck?
SKY: And then you do
what needs to be done.
And then what?
SKY: You wait a couple of days.
Climb out of that rabbit hole
you were talking about,
and come and see me.
(CHUCKLES SOFTLY)
SKY: That should make it easier.
New York?
SKY: Home sweet home.
(INHALES)
(CHUCKLES NERVOUSLY) I'm scared.
SKY: Hey.
(WHIMPERS) What if...
SKY: No, no. You'll be fine.
This is a chance
that not many people get.
You know, sometimes,
we don't have a choice
but to take justice
into our own hands.
(KEYS CLATTER)
Tony?
(MYSTERIOUS MUSIC PLAYING)
Tony?
(SNORES)
(SNORES)
Hey, Tony.
(SNORES)
(BELT CLANKS)
(SNORES)
LAURA: (BREATHES HEAVILY)
(GRUNTS SOFTLY)
(GRUNTS SOFTLY, SNORES)
(SNORES)
(QUIVERS) God, forgive me!
(GRUNTS)
(CHOKES)
(PANTS)
(CHOKES)
(BREATHES SHAKILY)
TONY: (CHOKES)
(MYSTERIOUS MUSIC CONCLUDES)
(BREATHES SHAKILY)
(PENSIVE MUSIC PLAYING)
(INHALES SHARPLY)
(AMBULANCE WAILING)
(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
LAURA:
It's your favorite painting.
It's a portrait of us all.
We're all threatened
by huge waves
of regrets and problems,
and we're asked to negotiate
in a little craft...
through it all.
It's only a print.
I would've stolen
the original for you,
but there were some security
at the museum. (CHUCKLES)
(CHUCKLES)
I'm gonna miss you so much.
RICHARD: Yeah.
Well, let's not say goodbye,
let's just say, you know...
see ya.
(SOMBER MUSIC PLAYING)
I was shocked
about your husband.
I just never took Tony
for a suicider.
I guess you never really know
what's someone's capable of.
RICHARD:
Who am I gonna cook for now?
"There is no friend
like an old friend
who has shared
our morning days."
"No greeting like his welcome,
no homage like his praise."
Oliver Wendell Holmes.
LAURA: Oliver Wendell Holmes.
(CHUCKLES)
RICHARD:
I taught you pretty good.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Well, now, I must let you go.
I only ask one more spin.
(SOFT MUSIC PLAYING)
RICHARD: Oh.
(CRIES, SNIFFLES)
(INSPIRING MUSIC PLAYING)
(WHEELS SCREECHING)
(TRAFFIC NOISES)
(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
LAURA: Excuse me.
(INSPIRING MUSIC CONTINUES)
(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
(INSPIRING MUSIC CONCLUDES)
(DOORBELL BUZZES)
SKY: Hello?
Hello, sir. My name is Laura.
How would you like
an absolute assurance
of salvation?
I can think of nothing
I'd like more, Laura.
(CHUCKLES)
(DOOR BUZZES)
(SOFT MUSIC PLAYING)
I knew you'd get out
of that rabbit hole.
Let's hope I'm not falling
into another one.
(CHUCKLES SOFTLY)
(SOFT MUSIC CONTINUES)
(UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING)
SKY: I'll never get on a boat
with this man.
We slipped anchor
in the middle of the night.
We ended up--
Here you go. Drink?
Here you go, gorgeous.
Thank you!
Yeah.
(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
Oh, my God! Hi!
Hi!
Muah. Muah.
Muah. Muah.
It's so good to see you!
Things change.
Sometimes, in a heartbeat.
How'd you get a reservation?
You know it was good.
It was amazing.
Connections, baby.
Are we having a good time?
(OVERLAPPING CHATTER)
LAURA: This was my own
personal Camelot.
You don't mind if I borrow Laura
for a minute, do you?
(OVERLAPPING CHATTER)
It was nice meeting you, Laura!
LAURA: It was all such a thrill,
and so utterly surreal,
that my life with Tony
never even seemed to exist.
For the first time in years,
I felt no fear, or bitterness,
hatred or anxiety.
ALL: (CHEERING)
LAURA: I had forgotten
what it felt like
to be actually happy.
(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
(CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKING)
(INSPIRING MUSIC PLAYING)
(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
(LAUGHS)
SKY: (MOANS)
(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
(TRAFFIC WHIRRING)
Shot.
GUEST: Ball.
Tequila. Tequila.
(ALL LAUGH)
Alien vs. Predator. Yeah!
(ALL CHEER)
(LAUGHS)
(DOOR OPENS)
(MUSIC CONCLUDES)
(DRAWER RATTLES)
SKY: Uh, careful now.
Have you ever fired one before?
Yeah, my, um...
My father used to take me
hunting when I was a kid.
(CHUCKLES) I hated it.
I prefer them without b*ll*ts.
It's just a lump of metal
without the b*ll*ts.
(CHUCKLES, SNORTS)
Are you asking me
to be like Robin to your Batman?
Do you want to be Robin?
To my Batman?
(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYING)
What? (EXHALES, CHUCKLES)
I do, but I... I don't.
SKY: Well, sometimes
we don't have a choice.
Sometimes we have--
We have to take justice
in our own hands.
Yeah, I know the mantra.
You wait till you read the files
on these scumbags.
You have files?
SKY: Oh, yeah.
And you'd be amazed
how simple it all becomes...
when you know
who you're dealing with.
(INHALES, EXHALES DEEPLY)
(SIRENS WAILING)
JERRY: The f*ck you say to me?
Get the f*ck out
of the car right now!
Get the f*ck out of the car!
WOMAN: Don't touch me!
JERRY: You think you could
get away with it, huh?
WOMAN: Don't touch me!
(CAR DOOR SLAMS SHUT)
You think
you can talk back to me?
(GRUNTS)
Ow!
JERRY:
Shut your f*cking mouth up!
Okay, I've seen enough.
(INDISTINCT CLAMOR)
Okay.
LAURA: In this case,
the wife's sister
had sought out Sky's help.
I never thought anybody
could be worse than Tony,
but this guy beat his wife
in front of his daughter.
But who could say
he wouldn't go so far
as to beat his daughter
in front of his wife.
You have a cigarette for me?
Ooh...
What else can I offer you, babe?
What else have you got? Huh?
JERRY: Everything.
Hi, Jerry.
Oh, f*ck!
(GRUNTS)
(SPITS)
(SKY GRUNTS)
(LAURA GRUNTS, BREATHES HEAVILY)
(CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKING)
You know... you know, I'm...
I'm suddenly... I'm just not...
I'm not so sure about this.
(MUSIC CONCLUDES)
At the risk of repeating myself,
you... you have read the file
for yourself.
You have seen that this guy's
a piece of work,
he's a piece of sh*t.
I know, okay?
Yeah, he's an as*h*le.
He deserves
what's coming to him.
SKY: And you don't have
to pull the trigger.
You're the bait.
You just get the hook
near the mouth,
and then I reel him in.
That's the plan.
You go to the bar, you wave,
you buy him a drink.
I know, okay?
I know the plan,
we've been over the plan.
The plan is very good.
SKY: Thank you.
You're very thorough.
I pride... I do pride myself
on my professionalism.
Unless, unless of course,
you're starting to doubt
what it is that I do.
You k*ll people.
(SOMBER MUSIC PLAYING)
No, I... I k*ll c*ck.
I k*ll f*cking c*ck,
vermin.
Okay. Okay, I get it.
I'm not asking you to stop,
I'm just not sure.
Where would you be
if we hadn't met?
Okay, you know I do...
I... I want to help.
But I, um... (EXHALES)
I need to know
that you're with me.
I need to know
that we're partners.
I've told you everything
about me. I've taken that risk.
But now it's your turn.
I will never
let anything happen to you.
You do trust me, don't you?
You know I do.
Good.
Then let's go.
LAURA: (SIGHS)
(ROCK MUSIC PLAYING)
(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
(CHUCKLES)
Hi!
Hey.
KIRK: Can I buy you a drink?
Sure.
Kirk.
Lisa.
La-la-Lisa.
LAURA: (LAUGHS)
You're funny. (LAUGHS)
KIRK: How could any man
leave such a beautiful woman?
(LAUGHS) I got to tell you,
it was... a shock.
But hey, he did me a favor.
'Cause now I can do
whatever I want to do
with whoever
I feel like doing it.
Doing it?
I mean,
if you want a demonstration,
I don't think
that this is the place.
Well, we can always
continue at my place.
You know, I wouldn't feel
comfortable at your place.
But I am meeting a girlfriend
at 9:00 for a drink,
and I'll be back home at 11:00.
See you later.
(TENSE MUSIC PLAYING)
I mean,
I don't think he's gonna show.
SKY: Oh, he'll be here.
(SCOFFS) Why this place?
It's so old and sad.
SKY: Nobody asks questions
in this neighborhood.
LAURA: Well, I can imagine why.
Oh, thank God!
This is insane!
I must be insane.
Just k*ll him by the front door!
No, no it... it has to be
inside the apartment.
It's just as I told you.
(SIGHS) Yeah.
Once he's up here, you just
open the door, let him come in.
Open the door, yeah.
Talk for a few minutes...
Oh, yeah.
...and then you tell him
to make himself at home,
while you freshen up
in the bathroom.
(DOOR KNOCKS AGGRESSIVELY)
(GASPS)
sh*t!
(TENSE MUSIC PLAYING)
LAURA: Okay.
(SPLUTTERS)
You can do this.
(MOANS)
sh*t!
(DOOR KNOCKS AGGRESSIVELY)
I can do this. I can do this.
(INHALES DEEPLY) Uh,
who's there?
(CHUCKLES NERVOUSLY)
KIRK: An old friend.
This is for you, Laney.
Lisa. (CHUCKLES)
KIRK: Isn't that what I said?
No, but come in, Keith.
(SCOFFS) It's Kirk.
LAURA: Isn't that what I said?
Touch.
Gotta say, I thought
you'd live in a nicer place.
I almost didn't come in
when I saw the outside
of this dump.
Well, sadly,
times have been tough.
I'm hoping to save up
for a better place.
Well...
If things go according
to plan tonight,
we can see about getting you
a better place.
(CHUCKLES) You're sweet.
(INHALES DEEPLY) Why don't you
make yourself at home?
And I'm gonna go
to the ladies' room...
Freshen up, you know?
Hell,
I ain't going anywhere, baby.
No, you're not!
(BREATHES HEAVILY)
KIRK: You almost done in there?
(HESITATES) Just a minute!
I can give you a hand in there.
I'm good.
KIRK: How long
have you lived here?
No, no, no! (GRUNTS)
(THUDS)
(MUSIC CONCLUDES)
(BREATHING HEAVILY)
Don't look so surprised,
as*h*le.
You did great, my love.
I am so proud of you.
(BELL TOLLS)
(EXHALES) Forgive me, Father,
for I have sinned.
I have not been to confession
for many, many, many years.
Go on.
I'm guilty of a whole mess
of smaller sins like...
taking the Lord's name in vain,
and living in sin with a lover.
Stuff like that.
PRIEST: Understood.
But it sounds like something
else is troubling you.
Yes, I don't quite know how
to put this, Father.
Is it a sin to k*ll bugs?
(SCOFFS) Well,
that's a tricky one.
On the one hand, they're all
creatures of God, but...
many times it can't be helped.
What type of bugs,
exactly, are we talking about?
See, my boyfriend,
the one I'm living in sin with,
he's in the, um,
extermination business,
and I've been
sort of helping him out.
So we're talking c*ck,
ants, termites,
that sort of thing.
Yes.
The little miserable kind.
The bugs that cause all harm
and carry all the diseases.
Well, the church did have
termites last season
and we did call
for an exterminator.
Uh... I think God would look
the other way,
as long as it was
for the common good.
No.
I don't think ridding the world
of evil pests is a sin.
(EXHALES)
Thank you, Father.
PRIEST: But you must set a date
for a wedding.
Try not to take
the Lord's name in vain.
For your penance,
say six Hail Marys and...
go with God, my dear.
(BELL TOLLING)
(GENTLE MUSIC PLAYING)
So how was confession?
Feeling better?
Feeling fine.
It was peaceful, actually.
It was weird.
Well, I told you,
we're problem solvers.
Problem solving murderers.
Yeah, well,
if the justice system
did its damn job, then, um,
no one would have any need
of our services, would they?
You, sir, are an original.
A truly unique specimen...
SKY: Hmm.
...standing tall... (KISSES)
...among mere mortals.
Oh, my God! I've fallen in love
with a motivational speaker!
(LAUGHS, INHALES DEEPLY)
(UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING)
LAURA: The more we did,
the easier it got.
You okay?
Oh, do you know anything
about cars?
Listen, I think I dropped
my jumper cables in here.
(GROANS)
(BOTH GRUNT)
You wait right there, I need
to turn the music up, okay?
(GROANS)
(UPBEAT MUSIC CONTINUES)
LAURA: I actually started
to feel a sense
of accomplishment.
Like my life
finally had meaning,
and I was proud
of what we were doing.
Doling out justice
to those who had escaped it,
and their death bringing freedom
to those who most deserved it.
(UPBEAT MUSIC CONTINUES)
LAURA: (MOANS)
(MOANS, BREATHES HEAVILY)
Sky was a perfectionist.
He could do this forever
and not get caught.
(g*nshots)
(YELLS, GROANS)
(BREATHES HEAVILY)
(TENSE MUSIC PLAYING)
I didn't k*ll him!
I wouldn't do that!
Of course you did.
(GASPS)
(GASPS)
(THUNDER RUMBLES)
(BREATHES HEAVILY)
(UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING)
(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
(ROCK MUSIC PLAYING)
LAURA: You're so funny.
Does everyone tell you that?
(LAUGHS)
Sky!
Mike.
What the hell
are you doing here?
SKY: On a job.
Uh, I thought
you never left Sydney.
Yeah, well,
I'm expanding my horizons.
Heard you've been working
lots up here in the States.
Teamed up with some pretty lady?
That's not your style.
Well, maybe I fell in love.
MIKE:
That's dangerous. And stupid.
Listen, Jimmy's just wondering
about that job.
Oh, right, beautiful.
So you're not here
on a job at all.
He's just getting
a little anxious about it,
that's all.
Yeah? Well, tell him
to chill the f*ck out.
When have I ever not delivered?
They paid in full,
and that old geezer
is a monster
who deserves to die.
I'll tell you what, Mike.
Do me a favor.
Leave me the f*ck alone, yeah?
MIKE: Come on, mate.
At least,
let me buy you a drink.
For our old times' sake.
One drink.
Let me tell you,
one thing I don't miss
is your stupid sense of humor.
I'm much cleaner,
much more efficient without you.
f*ck you.
You're a moron. (CHUCKLES)
(EXHALES, INHALES DEEPLY)
(INTENSE MUSIC PLAYING)
Oh, f*ck me! Drink's on you.
(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
(TIRES SCREECH)
(INDISTINCT CLAMOR)
DRIVER: Hey, man, watch it!
PETE: Hey!
What are you doing in there?
I'm getting
awful lonely out here!
LAURA: Just one more second!
PETE: This isn't one of those
female problems, is it?
(EXHALES)
(PANTS)
Whoa, cowboy!
Why don't we slow things down
a little bit, okay?
PETE: God damn,
you're beautiful.
(CHUCKLES)
PHIL: You don't need
to be shy with me, baby.
I really like to have
just a little bit of foreplay
before we get to the main event.
I gave that sh*t up
in high school. Come here.
LAURA: Let go! (GRUNTS)
You're hurting me!
(GRUNTS, BREATHES HEAVILY)
(GRUNTS)
(YELLS, GROANS)
(BREATHING HEAVILY)
PETE: You invited me up here
to f*ck.
And now, we're gonna f*ck.
(BREATHES HEAVILY)
(GRUNTS)
LAURA:(GROANS)
(BREATHES HEAVILY)
You're really gonna regret that.
(GRUNTS)
(GROANS)
(BREATHES HEAVILY, WHIMPERS)
(PANTS) Jesus!
What the f*ck are we doing?
What the f*ck? (SOBS)
Okay.
(SOBS)
LAURA: Why weren't you here?
Where were you?
I got stuck in the bar.
I had to stall.
I stayed in here
as long as I could.
I know,
and I didn't see you leave.
You came back here too soon.
It won't happen again, okay?
(SIGHS)
There's not gonna be an again.
SKY: I am so sorry.
I love you, Laura.
Please, forgive me. Please.
(KISSES, BREATHES HEAVILY)
You were great.
(SIGHS)
(EXHALES)
(THUNDER RUMBLES)
I know that one was rough
and I'm sorry.
But this is the last one,
and then we're out.
Let's just stop now.
Why risk it?
I wish I could, but I can't.
I've already taken the money.
If I pull out now,
they'll hire somebody else.
If they botch the job...
it'll eventually land back
at my door,
so I have to see it through.
Who's the guy?
He's an evil son of a b*tch
whose rap sheet
goes back decades.
Extortion, battery.
He beat a m*rder rap in '85.
Did time for child p*rn*graphy.
Now this is a good one
to go out on, trust me.
Will we stay in New York after?
SKY: We could.
Or you and I
could start fresh somewhere new,
somewhere beautiful. Quiet.
(CHUCKLES)
You know I've always wanted
to go to the Maldives.
Well then, the Maldives it is.
LAURA: Have you seen my book?
SKY: It's on the desk, I think.
(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYING)
Your eyes so remind me
of my daughter.
Is this the last job?
Yeah, that's it.
This isn't right. I...
I know this man.
You know him?
This... this isn't right.
This can't-- He's my friend.
We met in AA with Tony.
This guy? Richard Evans?
LAURA: Yeah!
Somebody has given you
the wrong information.
Cause, see... I mean,
this is a joke or something.
I'm afraid it's no joke.
Read the file.
I've personally dug up
at least 37 murders
that he's directly
responsible for.
I don't believe you!
He's been involved
in drug trafficking,
people trafficking...
LAURA: I don't believe you.
It can't be true!
...child prostitution, g*ns...
I know him! I don't believe you!
Then I have to ask,
how well do you know him?
Did you ever talk to him
about what he really does,
about how he made a living?
I've known you for what,
two years,
I know nothing about you.
I asked... I asked.
He never... He never answered,
he never told me.
He never told me anything.
SKY: I don't know
how he sleeps at night.
I mean,
he's got a bodyguard 24/7.
Who has a bodyguard 24/7?
Someone who knows
that someone
is coming to get him.
That's who. He's paranoid.
There's no way
of sugar-coating this.
I just... Why would he do that,
why would he...
I guess you just
never really know
what someone's capable of.
Don't beat yourself up.
Don't beat yourself up.
It's not your fault.
I'm sorry.
(SIRENS WAILING IN DISTANCE)
LAURA: Who's Richard Evans?
Why all the mystery?
RICHARD: I was a vain
and selfish man,
who associated
with the wrong people...
I tried to justify
unjustifiable behavior.
I deserve everything
that has happened to me
and anything
that's coming down the road.
I'm coming with you.
No, no. Absolutely not.
You said he's hard to hit.
And he trusts me.
No, no it's too personal.
It's too personal. You can't.
I won't take no for an answer.
I'll call him,
say I'm coming to town,
say I want to see him.
I can arrange to meet him.
I'll get him to a hotel room
and you... you...
You would do that?
I... (sighs)
(PHONE DIAL RINGS)
SKY: Still no answer.
Maybe he's changed his number.
Maybe he's just not near
his phone.
RICHARD: Hello? Hello?
Hey! Guess who?
RICHARD: Oh, thank God!
(EXHALES)
Where the hell have you been?
Why haven't you called me?
(CHUCKLES) It's a long story.
Yeah. Well, you okay?
Everything all right?
LAURA: Yeah, I'm fine!
God, it's so good
to hear your voice.
RICHARD: Yeah. You promised
to keep in touch,
I've been worried sick.
I've called your cell,
it's disconnected.
What's going on?
I got a new number.
Fresh start, you know?
So, uh, where are you now?
Where are you living?
(CHUCKLES)
I'm in Manhattan, New York!
Um, so, hey, I'm gonna be
in Sofia in a couple of days.
Um... It'd be so good
to see you, have lunch.
RICHARD: Well, of course.
Yeah,
it'd be wonderful to see you.
We got so much to talk about.
I know you... you never like
to go out, but...
Um, can we meet
at the Blue Moon?
It's a special occasion.
It'd be so nice to go
somewhere special,
where we first met.
It's a busy place.
I'd feel comfortable there,
okay.
How about one o' clock?
Great, perfect.
I'll see you in a couple
of days.
My heart's aflutter.
(MUSIC CONCLUDES)
(MYSTERIOUS MUSIC PLAYING)
SKY: I booked a room
in a small hotel
for you to lure Richard back to.
It's just down
an isolated side street.
117 Stambolijski Boulevard,
room 210.
Do they have free Wi-Fi
and a furnace in the basement?
Do you think, uh, you'll be able
to get him back
to the hotel room?
Yeah,
he'll wanna spend time with me.
Are you okay?
I feel awful,
I feel terrible. I...
You didn't have to do this.
I read the file.
And it'll be over soon enough.
Then we can disappear
like ghosts.
(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
Wow, you look wonderful.
A totally different person.
(CHUCKLES)
(CHUCKLES)
I ordered for us some things.
LAURA: All the things I like.
So, I want to know everything.
What have you been up to? Huh?
Okay. (CHUCKLES) I want you
to listen to me very carefully
and pretend like, um...
we're just making small talk.
Whoa!
I don't know if I like
the tone of this. (CHUCKLES)
Neither do I.
Why would someone want
to k*ll you?
I think I'll be leaving now.
You know, I'm risking everything
to be here with you.
So you need to tell me
the truth and don't lie.
Why would someone want you dead?
Oh...
The AA meeting.
Mr. Blue Eyes.
Is that it, Laura?
Jesus,
you realize what you've done?
You brought death to both of us.
LAURA: Now tell me
the truth, Richard.
Who are you? What's your story?
Yes, you do deserve
at least that much.
Okay.
I worked with a crew.
Starting back in the '70s.
A crew?
RICHARD: The mob.
Or what was left of it.
New York, then Sicily...
Then London.
My boss was a guy
named Frank Boterro.
I was greedy and foolish,
and I helped these bad men
cover up terrible things.
And I paid a steep price...
for my sins.
LAURA: Go on.
RICHARD: My wife left me,
and then my daughter,
as you know,
k*lled herself
one terrible October morning.
And it broke me...
destroyed me.
And so I had to get out,
and I did get out, long ago.
I tried to live a normal life,
and then Europol showed up
at my door.
And they threatened
to take me down
with racketeering and drugs,
money laundering, RICO charges,
if I didn't help them
take down Frankie.
So... (CLICKS TONGUE)
I sang like a bird.
Long story short,
the case against Frank
collapsed, suddenly,
my witness protection program
flew out the window,
and they left me dangling
like a sheep to the slaughter.
And so I ran. I ran and ran,
and I eventually wound up here.
My grandparents
used to live here.
Is that the truth?
RICHARD: Yeah.
The whole sad truth.
These are extremely
dangerous people.
Did you ever k*ll anyone
back in 1985?
Huh?
Been involved
in child p*rn*graphy?
Is that what he told you?
He'd always have a file.
I was a very highly
paid accountant.
A legal fixer for a bunch
of brutal th*gs.
And that's what I was.
And you can believe that or not.
But I'm very sorry, Laura.
It's all my fault.
They used you to get to me.
Wherever we are,
we put ourselves here.
I'm so tired
of living like this.
Constant fear,
I'm just plain
f*cking exhausted.
Me too.
Well, if I have to die,
I'd be very happy
to die in your company.
(CHUCKLES)
You still have
that office above the gallery?
Yeah, same one. Fifth floor.
LAURA: Okay,
after you leave here today,
go get a couple of tickets
out of this country. Anywhere.
Like Thailand, Philippines,
somewhere we can get lost.
I'll meet you tomorrow
at the gallery, 10 a.m.
Let's get out of this together.
You never told me how...
how deep you're involved
in all this.
(SCOFFS, EXHALES) Pretty deep.
"Life is a dark alley."
"You never know what dangers
await around the corner."
Mr. Miyagi?
Richard Evans.
Give me a kiss
on the cheek and then leave.
(SNIFFS)
I'll see you tomorrow.
(KISSES)
(INTRIGUING MUSIC PLAYING)
I took the liberty.
Are you sure he's not onto you?
I'm positive.
He apologized. He just said,
you know, he had a meeting
and we're gonna have
breakfast tomorrow.
I'm just surprised
he doesn't insist
on meeting you
at the house, that's all.
Oh, he said
that everything's all packed up
and, um, you know,
he's leaving Sofia for good.
Any hints on where he's going?
I mean, I tried.
Well, we almost missed him.
Right, well, I'll book
a car for you
for the morning
to take you to breakfast,
and then, uh, it's one more,
and then you and I are off
on a whole new adventure.
I love you.
I love you.
(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYING)
Hey! I'm here, so...
We can go to the gallery
by the cathedral.
DRIVER: Well, your husband said
you were going for breakfast.
Change of plan.
DRIVER: Okay.
Oh, Jesus!
LAURA: Can you go around them?
DRIVER: No, it's too tight.
Okay, I'm gonna walk.
(CAR HORNS HONK)
(GROANS, EXHALES)
(GROANS, BREATHES HEAVILY)
(PANTING)
(WRETCHES, GAGS)
LAURA: You always just happen
to carry a little Digoxin
around with you?
How do I get him to take it?
You can put it
on his toothbrush if you wanted,
it doesn't really matter.
(HEART BEATS, EXHALES)
Hi, it's Sky. (SNIFFS)
Where's Laura?
What do you mean
she just took off?
Where exactly did she get out
of the car?
(PANTS)
(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC CONTINUES)
LAURA: (BREATHES HEAVILY)
(EXHALES)
Come on.
(ELEVATOR DINGS)
(BREATHES HEAVILY)
Richard?
Richard!
Oh, thank God you waited!
RICHARD: Laura!
Oh, I'm so happy you made it!
LAURA: (SIGHS)
I promise,
this is gonna be great, honey.
LAURA: Okay, okay.
RICHARD: Look,
once you get there,
then I'll set you up completely.
You'll have all the time
in the world.
And no more worries, none.
LAURA: (SCREAMS, WHIMPERS)
Hey. Hi, how are you, guys?
Sky?
I'm so glad I caught you
before you left.
Can you just put the g*n down?
SKY: You know, I must be in...
much better shape
than your husband.
You should've taken that
into account.
But I am so proud of you...
God, I've taught you well.
I'll get you some--
f*ck off!
All right,
let's take this somewhere
with a bit more privacy,
come on.
Not for me, for her.
LAURA: Okay, just... just...
RICHARD: You let her walk,
and I'll make it
worth your while.
Just listen,
just do what he says, okay?
We can figure this out, okay?
Just get in there.
Get in there. Get in there.
LAURA: Just listen! Just...
Oh my God! You know...
Get on the couch, you!
Okay. Jesus!
On your knees, facing me.
Don't do this.
Not in front of her.
On your knees!
LAURA: Sky, just let him walk.
Please, for me. God!
If I don't do this,
somebody else will.
(BREATHING HEAVILY)
SKY: (GROANS)
(GAGS, WRETCHES)
(GROANS)
(EXHALES)
Please, just put the g*n down.
Oh. I never used
to make so many mistakes.
Falling in love is dangerous...
I'm getting sloppy.
Please, put the g*n down!
I told you when we met
what I do.
I k*ll monsters and scumbags.
I make the world a better place.
He's not a monster!
He's an accountant!
It's just... just bullshit!
No, Richard is exactly
what I told you he was.
He's a sick f*ck. They all were.
Did he tell you
how many people he k*lled?
I haven't k*lled anyone.
SKY: Shut up!
Shut the f*ck up!
You're the m*rder*r.
Now... now I have...
two plane tickets in my pocket,
one of them is in your name.
And when this is done,
we're leaving and...
We're never coming back,
just like I told you.
(BREATHES HEAVILY)
Now turn away.
No.
You don't want to see this,
turn away. Mm.
(GROANS)
Get back! Don't move, Richard.
Don't move.
Don't move a f*cking muscle!
(GROANS)
What are you doing?
Laura, give me the g*n.
No, don't give it to him.
He'll k*ll us both. He has to.
The file is true, Laura.
Everything in it.
I swear, he's a beast.
Oh, I'm a beast?
What are you then?
You know I love you.
I would never hurt you!
You know who this man is!
He's a predator!
Just sh**t him! k*ll him!
Just shut up!
Shut up!
Shut the f*ck up, both of you!
Look at us! (BREATHING HEAVILY)
What is this?
Why? Why is it
that every man I love
is bat-sh*t f*cking crazy?
You know why?
(SCOFFS)
'Cause I'm f*cking crazy. (SOBS)
You know what I should do?
(WHIMPERS)
I should k*ll you both.
And then take this thing
in my mouth
and pull the trigger.
No, Laura.
And then...
the whole thing's over.
Let that sort out
this whole f*cking misery, okay?
And then it doesn't
f*cking matter
who's lying
and who's telling the truth.
RICHARD: Believe me, Laura.
We can just let God...
RICHARD: He's the monster!
...sort out all this
f*cking ugly, evil bullshit.
Richard! Richard, no, no!
RICHARD:
You gotta trust me, Laura.
LAURA: No!
RICHARD:
He's gonna k*ll us both!
He's gonna k*ll us both!
(g*nsh*t)
(GROANS, EXHALES)
Oh, thank God. Thank God.
LAURA: Richard!
(WHIMPERS, BREATHES HEAVILY)
(EXHALES HEAVILY)
(BREATHES HEAVILY)
(GROANS)
Us meeting at AA
was not some random accident,
was it?
You weren't there for Sara,
you were there for me!
You knew I was close to Richard,
and you needed me,
you needed me
to get close to him.
You needed to lead him away
from the security of his house.
Laura, just lower the g*n.
Stop.
You were watching me.
You got me to open up.
I knew a woman
who went through this once,
what you've been through.
She hired some guy with the...
the gangbanger with the cards.
(LAUGHS) You're so meticulous!
You are.
I mean... You taught me, right?
Now you don't need me anymore.
That's... that's not true.
I love you, I need you.
It was you that called Tony.
Yeah. (SPITS) This is Tony.
SKY: What I'm about to tell you,
I tell you
because I went through
the same bullshit with my wife.
You called him and you knew
what Tony would do to me,
and then you knew that I would
come to you for help.
You're not thinking clearly.
Look at you, you're free!
(SCOFFS) "Crawl back out
of the rabbit hole,
come find me and..."
I did exactly
what you knew I would.
You really think
I'm that smart, that clever?
Yeah, you are.
SKY: In New York,
just all that time
just so I could bring you
back here to Sofia for this job?
Come on!
You did!
I told you not to come,
remember?
Yeah, but then you let me.
And you insisted on it.
No, you put the file on the desk
for me to find!
This is all very confusing.
So, come on, Laura.
Just give me the g*n,
let's get the hell out of here.
Someone's already
called the police.
Who were the people
that we k*lled?
Exactly who I told you
they were!
I fell in love with you, Laura.
That's the truth.
I love you, and now...
We have to trust each other.
Show me the tickets.
Show me the tickets
to the Maldives.
Give me the g*n.
You said that we
were gonna start
a whole new life together,
so show me the tickets.
If you trust me,
if you just trust me--
(g*nsh*t)
(GROANS)
Wha...
(BODY THUDS)
(GENTLE MUSIC PLAYING)
(THUDS)
Richard!
Richard. (BREATHES HEAVILY)
(GROANS)
Hey, Richard.
Hey.
Hey.
Look... look...
(SHUSHING)
(GROANS)
Your face...
(INHALES DEEPLY, EXHALES)
(SOBS, BREATHING HEAVILY, GASPS)
Oh, baby...
Oh, Sky!
(SOBS)
LAURA:
The human mind's capacity
to rationalize just
about anything
is what makes us so dangerous.
I convinced myself
we were k*lling bugs
and saving souls,
and I jumped right in
without much convincing.
A serious character flaw,
I'll admit.
"Long is the way and hard
that out of hell leads up
to light."
I don't remember who said it.
(CHUCKLES) Maybe Milton?
Krusty the Clown?
(SIRENS WAILING)
LAURA: It doesn't really matter.
The real question is,
do c*ck like me
deserve a path out
of darkness and into the light?
God, I hope so.
(GENTLE MUSIC CONTINUES)
(THRILLING MUSIC PLAYING)
(PENSIVE MUSIC PLAYING)
(INTRIGUING MUSIC PLAYING)
(MUSIC CONCLUDES)
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