magnetic leg shackles onto Merritt, then nods
for his assistant AL BESTER to take over.
Bester is a farm boy prison guard. Not only second in
command, but Nowlans best friend. He wears a cowboy hat,
has a small town attitude. Bester gestures for Merritt to
get to his feet.
Nowlan prods Ralph 124C41 with the rifle, and the Android
grabs the barrel. Nowlan pulls the gun back, then JAMBS it
into Ral
magnetic enough.
"Stick to radio. Thats what youre good at."
Keep being the ringmaster in a circus of twits.
Maybe I should just be content.
You simpering cow.
How can you be content changing nappies
in a flat like a woman?
You want to be a failure like your father,
mewl about contentment.
- Thats not very fair.
- I didnt bring you up to be content.
I didnt slog round third-rate music halls
doing
magnetism and threat. Vinces hold over Christy is
obvious, if unfortunate; he can seem expansive and generous
one minute, ruthless and dangerous the next.
VINCE
(half to Christy, half
to the mirror)
You are something else.
Christy turns on a lamp and lights a cigarette.
CHRISTY
Come on -- stay. Just a little. We can
talk, Ill get a pizza. Pizza in bed,
well have fun. And you still havent
told me
magnet...
...for young Swedish tourists.
Hi, its Kristina. I havent heard from you.
I had a great time last weekend. So give me a call, okay? Bye.
And I like to think that perhaps I am that kind of island.
I like to think Im pretty cool.
I like to think Im Ibiza.
There were people who had a good time in life.
I was beginning to realize I wasnt one of them.
I just didnt fit.
I didnt fit
bored
husband, LOU. Hes turning a Franklin Mint commemorative
coin set in his hands, studying it.
LOU
Youre still going to have to settle with
your mothers landlord on the back rent.
Nell watches Janes little boy, RICHIE. Unpacified by the
cartoons on the TV, he plows a plastic tank across a shelf
through neat rows of delicate PORCELAIN DOLLS.
NELL
Im not going to stay. Ill get a job.
Ill get my