"Stick him, B, stick him!" "Come on, B!" "Come on, B!" "Oh my God!" "Oh yeah!" "Put him to bed, son." "Put him to bed, B." "There you go, son." "Put him to bed, B. Come on, B." "Put him to bed, B. Put him to bed." "Yeah, there we go, son." "There we go." "That's it." "# Bet your ass, motherfucker #" "# You ain't know?" "#" "# Shit changed, pussy #" "# We running this shit now #" "# We can't run out here #" "# We got pushed a lot #" "# But you better get your motherfucking weight up #" "# Pussy #" "# Y'all leave the street now, big mouth, you better take a seat now #" "# If you speak foul, you'll get smacked up with the heat now #" "# Keep it discreet on the concrete now #" "# Kick all 100 feet, catching a beatdown #" "# Y'all leave the street now, big mouth, you better take a seat now #" "# If you speak foul, you'll get smacked up with the heat now #" "# Keep it discreet on the concrete now #" "# Kick all 100 feet, catching a beatdown #" "# It all started and really began with this cold-hearted man #" "# Who kept guns knowing he wasn't nice with the hands #" "# And running pistols was his whole plan #" "# He was supposed to be my fan #" "# How can I fuck with fam who fucks a man?" "#" "# Plus I couldn't understand #" "# How some of these niggas hopped on his bandwagon #" "# Braggin' about bitches they was bagging' #" "# And speaking like a deacon with a dragon #" "# And bringing the agony to me and my peon #" "# Every day bitch-ass shit is what he be on #" "# Nailing fat bitches and Pathfinders and Neons #" "# Trying to be primetime just like Deon #" "# Pulling the sock out, talking about #" "# How he got clout to rub cops out #" "# How niggas pull their Glocks out, and clean the blocks out #" "# Reaching in the sock and pulling some rocks out #" "# And yelling he got into jail on a serious felony #" "# Plus some other shit he was telling me #" "# I ignored him, laid him to the side #" "# Told me, "Come on, let's take a ride" #" "# I had to dip and slide to the left #" "# He was wanted by the angel of death #" "# And I'll be damned if he be the cause of my last breath #" "# My man Proctor says, "This dumbass nigga should start wearing a vest" #" "# Only to test my niggas in the terrace #" "# Who came here to put his ass to rest #" "# Yo, I suggest he take my best advice #" "# Before he speaks once, he better think twice #" "# Ain't it nice in the terra-dome #" "# The streets where the big-mouth cat no longer moves #" "# Y'all leave the street now, big mouth, you better take a seat now #" "# If you speak foul, you'll get smacked up with the heat now #" "# Keep it discreet on the concrete now #" "# Kick all 100 feet, catching a beatdown. #" "Man, you were fucking awesome, man." "That guy was talking so much shit, and you put on a fucking clinic." "But it looks like he got you a little bit." " What's wrong with you, man?" " Easy easy." "Man, what did dad used to say?" "Walk it off." "What'd we clear anyway?" "Two Gs for the winner." "Two?" "Man, it's got to be more than that." "There is, there is." "Don't shit yourself." "I got to give Ganz's cut first." "Okay, well, I'll go with you." "Huh-uh, no way, junior." "Plus I gotta make a stop." "You didn't." "You did, didn't you?" "I told you you should have put that money on me." "I love the ponies better than you." "Plus after this I'm straight." "Yeah, right." "I've heard that before." "It's cool, man." "All right?" "Don't worry about it." "You have got to go home and get some sleep, killa." "And then tomorrow morning we'll get together and we'll do the split." "Thank you." "Huh-uh." "I love you, man." "Go home." "Are you Brandon?" "I'm Detective Harris." "I was the one that spoke to you about your brother's case." "These are your brother's belongings." "Not much for a life, is it?" "What did Dad used to say?" "Listen, like I told you, the guys that did this were just out on parole and killed a cab driver the same night before we picked them up." "The D.A. told me this morning the state's going to seek the death penalty." "I'm sorry." "Hey..." "I gotta get going." " Thank you." " You take care." "We need to talk." "A nice place you got here." "Sit." "Sure, come in." "Now I know you just lost your brother," "God rest his soul, but now we got to talk business." "When your brother passed on, he was carrying a large amount of my money" "$60,000 to be exact." "Now I know you want to do the right thing here, Brandon, so out of the kindness of my heart" "I'm gonna give you a week for you to get me my money." "There's no way we took in that much." "You guys cleared 20 grand, but Frankie was into me for another 40 from betting on the ponies." "That makes 60 you owe me." "Where the hell am I supposed to get that kind of money?" "Oh, I don't know, rob a bank, deal drugs, blow niggers on the corner." "I don't give a shit." "Just get me my fucking money." "That's fucking bull" "Let me put it in focus for you, you little piece of shit- either I get my fucking money or you're gonna be another shit stain on the wall." "Picture that for a moment." "Got it?" "You got a week." "# I didn't really even know #" "# To notice you went out of your way to find a way #" "# Inside someone, feel better about yourself #" "# I didn't care to know your name #" "# But you made it a point to try to dump mine #" "# And then the words slip #" "# Try my best to find a way #" "# To will this bullshit past aside #" "# Run through #" "# So hey #" "# Don't you run away from me #" "# So I can see your face #" "# I can lay a fortune on the floor #" "# Seems like you've found your place #" "# On a torture raid #" "# Now you're laying a fortune on the floor #" "# You're bleeding #" "# Yeah yeah yeah yeah #" "# I didn't think to realize #" "# But I know... #" "Hold on!" "Can I come in?" "Suit yourself." "So how have you been?" "All right." "I can get around a lot better now." "Things would be great if the government would stop messing with my disability checks." "16 years in the service" "I got to beg 'em for money to eat." "Maybe I can help out a little bit." "Plan on staying a while?" "For a little bit, till I can figure something out." "Well, it's 500 a month." "Jesus." "Uh... there'll be no blasphemy in my house." "I thought I taught you boys that." "Taught us?" "The only thing I remember you teaching us is how to take a punch." "Did Frankie have a nice funeral?" "Yeah." "I took a picture of his headstone." "Would have been nice to see you there." "You can bunk in the spare bedroom." " Thanks." " Yeah." "Hey hey, that's not how I taught you." "We say grace." "Father of mercy, full of grace, we humbly thank you for this bounty we are about to receive." "And please watch over my son and lead him not astray." "Amen." "You know, if you're looking for work," "I have a friend of mine that's doing some construction that needs some help." "I'll give him a call." "Am I looking for work?" "Well, you're not sitting around here all day." "That's my job." "Now I told you guys you gotta wear gloves, didn't I" "Didn't I tell you that?" "Take them to the foreman and get them some gloves, all right?" "Thank you." " You must be Brandon." " Yes, sir." "I've heard a lot about you from your dad." "I am sorry to hear about your brother." "Thanks." "You ever stack palettes?" "No, not really." "Well, it's real complicated." "You see those?" "You're on cleanup." "Those have to be moved from there over to there so they can be loaded up and hauled off-site." "And you are to wear these at all times, understand?" "At all times." "I don't want any fines in case the OSHA inspector drops by." "If you can hack it, I'll take you on full-time." "If you can't, I'll fire your ass just as quick." "Friend or no friend, that's my name on the sign." "All right?" "Understood." "Okay, well, get to it." " We're burning daylight." " Thanks." "Hey." " I'm Todd." " Brandon." "First day here?" "Yeah, the longest one of my life." "If you think it's bad now, you should try living in this hellhole." "You new to town, right?" "Does it really show that much?" "A little." "Yeah, my dad moved here, so I'm staying with him for a bit." "Cool." "Been into town yet?" "So that stop sign back there is your town?" "Is that all of it?" "Don't let it fool you, man." "There's some crazy shit goes on around here after dark." "Oh really?" "What, like naked cow tipping?" "No, man." "Look, you obviously need someone to show you the sights, man." " I'll hook you up." " Appreciate that, man." "So what do you guys do around here on a Friday night anyway?" "Funny you should ask." "So there is life after dark around here." "Man, totally." "Who's that?" "Oh, that's Erin Dean." "She's, like, perfect." "She's also untouchable." "Bro, there's no chick untouchable." "Seriously, dude." "Do not pass go." "Do not collect $200, man." "I'm telling you, she's got this brother who's like a grade-A psycho hillbilly, all right?" "He's roughed up more than a few guys who've tried to tap that ass." "Bro, I can handle myself." "I'll be back." "All right, man, it's your funeral." "Hey there." " Hi." " Hi." " I'm Brandon." " Erin." " Nice to meet you." " Nice to meet you." "I'm super fucking drunk." "I can't even see straight." "But then she pulls the whole, like," ""No no no, it's okay." "I'm gonna take care of you. " And I'm like" "Looks like your sister's got a new friend." "Haven't seen that dude before." "Fuck that." "You're not from here, are you?" "How can you tell?" "Well, I haven't seen you here before..." "We gotta go." "We gotta go." "Hey, Erin." " Dude, what the fuck?" " We should go now." "I told you about it." "We should go." " Where are you from?" " I'm from all over." " Really?" " Yeah." "Hey, kids." "Hey, man." "Um, what the fuck do you think you're doing?" "Victor, come on, stop it." "Come on, just stop." " Stay out of this." " No." "Do you not speak?" " I'm not staying out" " Oh, you're a funny guy, huh?" " I am pretty fucking funny." " No no." "Erin, go home." " Go the fuck home." " Whoa whoa, get your hands off her." " Get the fuck out of here." " Get your hands off her." "That's my fucking sister." "Who the fuck are you?" "If anybody's going home, it's your bitch ass, motherfucker." "What the fuck are you doing?" "I don't need your fucking help." "Doves don't mate with crows, motherfucker." "Go back where you came from." "Some skinny kid brought you home last night around 1:00, said you were in a fight and got beat up." "I hope that other guy looks worse than you." "Other guy?" "What other guy?" "I don't even know who hit me." "I was just talking to this girl, and next thing you know, I'm waking up here." "Whatever you're into, I don't want you bringing it back to my doorstep." "I already told you it was a party." ""He who seeks trouble always finds it"" "Proverbs, chapter one." "Yeah, thanks." "That helps." "Well, you'd be good to think about it." "Just what I need- a fucking bible lesson." "I thought you'd be taking a week off after that beating you took." "Man, hell no." "My old man won't let you lay around the house." "I want to thank you though for getting me home last night." "No problem, man." "You looked pretty jacked up." "I was afraid you were dead or something." "How did you know where my old man's place was anyway?" "I checked your wallet." "I was looking for number or something and found a piece of paper with an address on it." "So I just took a chance and cruised you out there." "Appreciate it." "Yeah, no sweat, man." "Oh, and I sneaked a 20 out of your wallet for gas." "You little bastard." "Just stay busy today, man, 'cause I heard Garret's was a bad mood after losing a wad of cash at the fights Saturday." "Fights?" "What fights?" "Underground." "We've got a fight club scene here." "Are you fucking kidding me?" "Like real fights?" "Money fights?" "Nah, we just sit around and trade chickens." "Yeah, real money fights, man." "We're not that hillbilly." "Well, some of us are." "Man, I want in." "Oh yeah?" "You like to gamble?" "Not really." "I'd rather fight." "What?" "Bro, you didn't do so good the other night, remember?" "You want to climb in the ring with those guys?" "They'll smear you." "That one dude that stomped you- that's Victor, man." "He's the top dog." "Man, that wasn't a fucking fight." "Come on." "I'm gonna fight his little ass." "You'd better believe that." "Man, if you're crazy enough to get in the ring, you'll get your chance." "Just make sure your insurance is paid up." "Man, whatever." "Just set it up." "All right." "There's some fairgrounds about five miles from here on the other side of the highway." "Meet me there tomorrow night." "And don't embarrass me by getting your ass kicked again, okay?" "Let's go, man." "I want to get some bets in before I go." "Look at this." "This is nice." "All right, come on." "The wet T-shirt contest is on!" "All right, it's time to get wet." "Wet it." "Wet it." "They set up all sort of fights- different weight divisions, everything." "I've seen guys come in here with 50 bucks and leave with five grand." "Look who it is." "I'm going to grab a beer." "You want anything?" "Yeah yeah." "Just be back quick, man." "The next fight's in five." "Oh yeah." "What a wet t-shirt." "Oh, wet it up, wet it up." "Look at you." "Go, girl." "Whoa." "Brandon." "Oh my God," "I'm so sorry." "I was so worried about you." "Are you okay?" "How is your head?" "Yeah, I'm okay." "I'm so sorry." "I don't even know how to apologize for something like that." "Don't worry about that." "It's not your fault." "You do owe me though." " Do I?" " Yes, you do." "And what do I owe you?" "A chance to get to know you better, maybe a dinner and a movie." "I need a beer." "That one's for you." "Thank you." "Cheers." "Cheers." "Hello hello." "$50 on Victor." "How are you doing today?" "I'm very well." "I'm very well." "I'll be better after Victor wins." "You got it, right?" "Am I on the board?" " Yeah." " Cool." "So I thought I'd come home for a while, you know, to get my head together." "And then you met me." "And then I met you." "That's the part of the story that I like." "Yeah, me too." "So I gotta get going." "Excuse me, do you have a pen?" "What?" "Where are you going?" "They fights haven't even started." "Yeah, I know." "I'm late for my shift at work." "I was just stopping by to drop of my brother." "His car's in the shop." "Don't worry." "He's in the ring." "Yeah, that's him." "You don't want to watch the fight?" "Nope." "Yeah, but anyway, call me." "Yeah, that's for sure." "You can count on that." "Good." "All right, so I'll see you later." "Do me a favor, stay away from him." "He's not right in the head." "And call me." "Questions?" "Touch him up, touch him down." "Now back up." "Ready?" "Ready?" "Fight." "# My life #" "# This rage #" "# Made to crawl through broken glass #" "# A prisoner of a jaded past #" "# A helping hand out of reach #" "# Forget what they tell you, forget what they preach #" "# Oh yeah, this rage, my life... #" "That's it." "Yes!" "Yes!" "That's Jason." "He's the guy that bottled you." "Yeah." "Yes!" "You're the man!" "You are the man!" "Yeah!" "Whoo!" "Love it!" "This looks like it could be good." "Holy shit." "That's Drake Colby." "Who?" "Drake Colby." "He's a fucking legend, bro." "He dropped out of sight years ago." "Dude, bet it all." "Bet it all on Drake Colby, seriously." "Go." "All right, guys, they came to watch you fight, not the referee." "You know the rules." "Any questions?" "All right, touch him up, touch him down." "Step back." "You ready?" "You ready?" "Fight!" "# Let's end this life #" "# With a bloody knife fight #" "# Let's end this life #" "# With a bloody knife fight... #" "We're set." "#..." "I got my blade, switchblade switchblade #" "# I got my blade, switchblade switchblade #" "# Let's end this life #" "# With a bloody knife fight #" "# Let's end this life #" "# With a bloody knife fight #" "# Let's end this life #" "# With a bloody knife fight #" "# Let's end this life #" "# With a bloody knife fight... #" "That's it." "That's it." "#..." "Let's end this life. #" "Brandon, bro." "Dude, I've got your cash." "Okay, I'll catch up with you later." "Uh, yeah, man." "Hey, where's the money?" " For fuck's sake." " Come on." "Hey hey, keep calm, all right?" "Don't do anything stupid." "Prize money." "Come on." "Hey!" "Nice." "So I take it you're a fighter then." "Yeah." "Man, I used to watch you on TV all the time." "You're a goddamned legend." "I don't know about legend." "That was a long time ago." "Oh, not to me, bro." "You're Drake Colby." "Hey hey, keep it down." "Keep it down, all right?" "I'm trying to keep a low profile around here." "All right, listen, I think I owe you a beer." " Want a beer?" " Yeah, sure." "Come on, man." "Asshole!" " Let's go." " Okay." "Here." "How bad is it?" "It ain't good." "Either I hit too hard or these hands are too soft." "Either way I'm not having these fights I've got booked." " Yeah?" " Yeah." "I really needed that money." "Maybe we can help each other out." "Really?" "How?" "What if you put me in as a replacement?" "We'll split the winnings down the middle, 50/50." "You're a confident little bastard, aren't you?" "Well, you know, fair enough." "I like your style." "Um, all right." "These guys might be hicks, but they know how to fight." "Yeah, let me worry about that." "Okay okay, tough guy." "No problem." "But we're gonna need $5000 to get the ball rolling." "That's the buy-in." "I have a few thousand stashed." "Okay, well, as I said, we need $5000." "We're going to need $3000 more." "I was hoping for the "knockout of the night"" "but I smashed my hand up." "I had to settle for the submission." "So you don't have any to kick in?" "I haven't got two pennies to rub together, seriously." "I don't live here because I'm an eccentric millionaire." "Yeah, I wanted to ask you about that." "What are you doing living out here in the middle of fucking nowhere?" "Fucking hell, man." "What's with all the questions?" "We've just met." "What, are you a fucking policeman or something?" "So how are we gonna get the rest of the cash?" "I'll have to work on that." "All right, you do that." "And when you've got it, come and see me." "We can talk some more then." "So where are you gonna get that $3000?" "I don't know." "I know my old man doesn't have it." "He wouldn't lend it to me if he did." "What about you?" "I just paid my phone bill." "I'm skint." "Man, you're a tightass." "That's only like 100 bucks." "No, bro, I just ran up a $1000 phone sex bill." "I'm paying my mom back right now, so I can't." "Oh, you're one of those guys." "I'm glad you find it funny." "Yeah yeah, laugh it up." "Did you have a full bottle of lotion?" "Fuck you, man." "Come on." "Wow." "You're serious?" "I think I know where you can get the money." "Where is that?" "Him." " Garret?" " Yeah." "He was at the fights, wasn't he?" "He likes to gamble." " Yeah, but I don't know." " But what, man?" "Come on, it's not like he's gonna turn us in or something." "Let's just- let's ask him." "I'll ask him." "All right." "You think he'll really go for that?" "You think you can make him some money?" "$3000?" "No." "No way." "Garret, this could be huge." "Have you ever seen him fight?" "Well..." "Yeah, that's what I thought." "Look, I'm willing to put down a couple hundred, but $3000- no." "Listen, if I lose your money, I'll work for free." "What do I get for my money?" "50% of my cut." "Does your daddy know about this?" "No, and he shouldn't either." "You know what I mean?" "All right." "I'll tell you what I'll to do." "I know a couple of local guys." "I'll set that fight up for here," "Friday after work." "If you win, the money's yours." "If not, you're gonna be shoveling a lot of dirt this summer." " Deal?" " Sounds like a deal." "Hey, what's up, Drake?" " Hey." " How's the hand?" "Eh, feels like it's full of broken glass, to be honest." "What are you doing chopping wood?" "That's a good question." "I think it must help me forget my financial problems." "Talking of which, did you get the rest of the money?" "Not exactly." "I have somebody who's willing to put it up." "So what's the problem?" "He wants to see me fight." "And how are we gonna do that?" "It's already set up for this Friday." "Sweet." "I'll be there." "Did you get into another fight?" "No." "You gotta go to work tomorrow." "I don't want you to get fired." "Eat your dinner and get some sleep." "I can't." "I gotta make a phone call." "Stop pushing me." "What's her name?" "What are you talking about?" "A man only misses dinner for one reason." "Hi, Erin." "It's Brandon." "I told you I'd call." "This is amazing." "Yeah, it is." "Yeah, I sometimes come over here after work just to get away." "It helps me forget." "About what?" "Life, things, people, my stepfather." "What about your mother?" "She passed away a couple of years ago." "I'm sorry." "It's okay." "She was sick for a really long time and in the end it was almost like a blessing, you know?" "Was it cancer?" "Yeah." "Yeah, my mom too." "Wow." "So do you have any brothers or sister?" "Uh... yeah, I had a brother." "What happened?" "He was murdered." "Oh my God, Brandon, I'm really sorry." "This is a romantic conversation?" "Well, it's like my dad would say, you know," "God gives you what you can handle." "I don't know." "Maybe there's a lesson to be learned in all this." "I just haven't found it yet." "You have something on your" "What was that for?" "'Cause I think you're kind of beautiful." "Beautiful?" "Yeah, like a sensitive, beautiful soul." "Wow, that's a first." "Thank you." "Don't worry." "I won't tell anyone." "That's our little secret." "Yeah." "I guess it is." "You're beautiful as well." "# Hearing your words out of my mouth again #" "# Leaves me stuck with the key to #" "# All these reasons you got in my head again #" "# Buried here inside of me #" "# Return #" "# All of this to sender #" "# The mirror spoke to me and showed #" "# All of this pretending #" "# Is catching up to me #" "# Lights out, wake up, stay calm, decide #" "# Reach up, stand or be an eyesore #" "# Lights out, wake up, stay calm, decide #" "# Reach up, stand or be an eyesore. #" "Aw fuck." "Dude, I think too late to run, bro." "Shut up." "I'm gonna enjoy this." "All right, let's get to it." "You want time to warm up?" "I don't need time to warm up to drop this punk." "Okay, the first man down is out." "Ready?" "Ready?" "Fight!" "I got this today." "What?" "The detective that was handling Frankie's case." "It's Frankie's death certificate." "Ashes to ashes, dust to dust." "It's almost as if God ordained Frankie" "Bullshit." "Fucking bullshit." "Don't you dare." "God?" "What does God have to do with anything?" "If He was in charge... why did He let Frankie get killed that way?" "He put you in that chair?" "And Mom?" "Why did He let her get cancer?" "Huh?" "Tell me." "Answer me." "You can't, can you?" "Can you?" "All you can do is give me those bullshit religious sayings... so you don't have to feel anything... so you don't have to really talk to me." "I am talking to you." "You just don't want to hear what I have to say." "That's not fair." "Fair?" "Life's not fair." "Frankie's dead, and no amount of talking is gonna bring him back." "So you might as well get used to it." "You fucking bastard." "You're right." "I am a fucking bastard." "So what are you gonna do about it?" "Are you gonna come over and hit me?" "Come on, you've been waiting your whole life." "I'm in a chair." "Come on and hit me." "I'm not going anywhere." "Come over here and hit me." "I'm in this chair." "Now's your chance." "So hit me." "I'm nothing fucking like you- nothing." "I'm never gonna be like you." "I'm not that little boy anymore." "Can I ask you something?" "Yeah, what's up?" "You ever thought about just leaving, just packing your bags and just go, just leave?" "Like every day of my life." "So why haven't you?" "I don't know." "Come on." "I don't know." "I don't know." "It's- I'm scared." " Scared?" " Yeah." "You?" "You're like the most confident person I've ever met." "It's very scary." "Besides, where would I go?" "What would I do?" "Anything you wanted to." "Do me a favor, close your eyes." "Trust me." "They're closed." "Pretend that you can go anywhere, do anything." "Where would you go?" "What would you do?" "I'm right where I want to be." "You know what's funny?" "When I was a kid" "I used to have the map of the world above my bed." "And when I was really upset," "I would just point at various places- close my eyes and just point." "And I promised myself that I would go visit those places." "And now I'm older and I'm still here in this small little town and I've never visited those places." "But, you know, the funny thing is you actually got out." "You made a decision and you just went, you followed a dream." "I really admire that." "You make it sound romantic." "It is." "Isn't it?" "My dad- he's a real son of a bitch." "He used to make me and brother fight in the backyard every day." "He would come home and drink a beer and watch us beat the shit out of each other." "And one day we just decided" "Why fight each other?" "Why fight for free?" "So we just left." "What else is going on in that head of yours?" "I don't know." "I just can't help thinking that I should have been there for him." "I should have been there for Frankie." "What could you have done?" "I don't know, just been there." "I wake up and just think," ""Why the hell didn't I go with him?"" "I should have fucking went with him." "And then maybe that would have been you too." "Yeah." "But it haunts me." "I hear him calling my name just like when we were kids." "And I'm not there." "Understand, I loved my brother Frankie." "We used to watch out for each other, especially around the old man." "Have you forgiven him?" "I just" "I'm not afraid of him anymore." "So what are you gonna do?" "Are you gonna stay here?" "Would you stay here for me?" "Hey, what's up?" "Yeah, I understand." "Saturday?" "Okay." "All right, yeah." "Okay, all right." "For sure." "Bye." "Drake set it up for Saturday." "Sweet." "Good." "Now I can get some sleep." "What?" "Garret, man- that guy has been calling me every night wanting to know when it's gonna happen." "Dude, he hit me up like three times today." "He's freaking crazy." "Stop for a minute." "What?" "This boy Erin's seeing- do you know anything about him?" "Yeah." "He's- he's new in town." "He works for Garret." "He's a fighter?" "I guess so." "Could you deal with him?" "I already have once." "In the ring, smartass." "Yeah." "Why?" "The word's up somebody's trying to book him some big money fights." "I was thinking of bringing some of my friends in." "But before I do," "I want to make sure you can take this guy." "Set it up." "This is it?" "What the fuck were you expecting?" "It's a private bout." "Come on." "This should be interesting." "Howdy, fellas." " How's it going?" " Good." "This your man?" "Yeah, this is Brandon." "That's my boy Lonnie over there." "You'll be fighting him." "$5000 buy-in." "Winner takes all." " Here's ours." " Here's ours." " I'll hold the money." " I don't think so." "That ain't very neighborly." "Sorry." "Alrighty." "But don't be getting any ideas about skipping without paying, 'cause we wouldn't like that." "You understand what I'm saying, boy?" "You just have yours ready, okay?" "All right." "Let's do this." " What do you know about this guy?" " Not too much." "I have seen him fight before." "He's sloppy, but he can hit." "You should keep your hands up, okay?" "Come on." "Bring your man out." "You boys shake hands." " Come on, B." " On me." "Fight!" "# Now you're gonna wake #" "# Up to the bleeding #" "# Get down, yeah #" "# Get down, there's a wildfire in the streets #" "# Now you cannot fake #" "# What you are feeding #" "# Get down, yeah #" "# Get down, there's a wildfire in the streets #" "# Now you're gonna wake #" "# Up to the bleeding #" "# Get down, yeah #" "# Get down, there's a wildfire in the streets #" "# Now you cannot fake #" "# What you are feeding #" "# Get down, yeah #" "# Get down, there's a wildfire in the streets. #" "Oh, shit." "I lost my motherfucking money." "All right, you and Todd get ready to leave." "I'm going to get our money." "Your boy's good, but" "Our money?" "Your choice." "Take it." "It's a pleasure doing business with you." "Let's get the fuck out of here." "So this is what $10,000 looks like?" "This is fucking awesome." "Well, listen, this is just the beginning, boys." "Our next fight's a 10-grand buy-in." " But I got a question." " What's that, Todd?" "When do I get some?" "I want in." "I mean, I discovered him." "This fucking guy." "How would you like to discover this?" "I'm serious." "Listen, fighting's all about getting paid, yeah?" "These fights today- these private fights with fucking pig farmers- that's bullshit, man." "You want to fight in real fights- proper fights with proper prize money and betting money." "That's how you make money in fighting." " So when do we get some?" " I've already put the word out." "When Brandon wins his next one, we can book an open fight." "I'm telling you, that's when we're all gonna get paid." "Hell yeah." "That's what I'm talking about." " Cheers." " All right." "Are you crazy?" "What the hell are you doing, man?" "Where's your punk friend of my sister's?" "Huh?" "How would I know?" "Dude, I'm gonna ask you one more time nicely." "I told you- I don't know." "See, that's not asking very nice, all right?" " Are you stupid?" " Come on, guys," "I don't have anything to do with your beef with Brandon." "Shut up." "Shut up!" "Tell your friend to stay the fuck away from my sister." "You understand?" " You understand?" " Yeah." "You make sure he gets the message." "You got that?" "Do you, like, clean your tools ever?" "Can you hand me a socket wrench?" "Is this it?" "What is this?" "Does this look like a socket wrench?" "I don't know what that is." "Look here- socket, wrench." "It's a socket wrench." "How about I just sock you with this- this giant hammer?" "I thought you were sweet when I met you." "You want to make me a sandwich instead?" " A sandwich?" " Do you want to make me a sandwich?" "Yeah, I'm gonna give you a sandwich, honey." "Oh, I will give you a sandwich, you know I will." "Hey." " Hey, what's up?" " How's it going?" "I can book you another fight, but it's tomorrow." " Are you up for it?" " Yeah, man, set it up." "Are you sure?" "Are you sure you can fit it in between your little palettes there?" " Yeah, book it." " Yeah, all right then." "I'll pick you up at noon." "Get your ass back to work." "Hey, Garret, boss, I need a word with you." " What is it?" " I need some time off." " You're not sick, are you?" " No no, nothing like that." "Drake booked another fight." "It's tomorrow." "Oh, good." "Of course." "Of course." "Take the week off- protecting my investment." "I appreciate that." "Hey, tell Todd I hope he's feeling better." " What do you mean?" " You haven't heard?" "That Victor kid kicked the crap out of him." "His mom said he worked him over really good." "When the fuck was this?" "Yesterday, I guess." "I thought you knew." "No." "Thank you." "Todd honey, one of your friends is here to see you." "Hey man, what's up?" "Not much, bro." "But I don't think Victor likes you very much- just the sense I'm getting." "Man, don't sweat him." "It was him and Jason." "You shouldn't be thinking about that stuff right now." "Are you all right?" "Do you need anything?" "Just don't tell anybody I still live with my mom, okay, please?" "You got it, bro." "So when's your next fight?" "It's tomorrow." "I'll be there." "Are you gonna be all right to come?" "Yeah, man, don't worry." "Just get ready." "Kick some ass, all right?" "Appreciate it." "You get better, okay?" "Eh, my ribs, man." " Are you gonna be okay?" " I'll be all right." " Hey, Connor." " Hey, Price." "I hope this isn't your fighter." "No." "This is Brandon." "Kyle." " All right." " Let's get going." "These boys came all the way down here from Dallas." "Okay, 10 large." "Right." "Let's get it on." "Now I know nothing about this guy." "Take him out quick." "Ready?" "Fight!" "That's it." "That's it." "Hey, you look good, man." "You look really good." "Interested in coming up to Dallas, doing some fighting?" "I can make you some good money, man." "Hey hey, he's already got a partner, Price." "I hear ya." "No harm in asking." " All right." " Nice fight." "Thank you very much." "I'll be talking to ya." "See you, Price." "Oh, it's so nice not having to go to work." "I could do this every day." "You'd get bored." "No, I wouldn't." "You would, honestly." "I do this nearly every day." "You'd get bored." "A man needs a reason to get up in the morning." "So is that why you stopped fighting and moved out to this bumfuck town?" "I didn't stop fighting." "And I certainly didn't move here." "I had no choice." "What do you mean?" "Well, believe it or not," "I'm in the witness protection program." "Are you serious?" "Seriously." "Seriously." "I'm glad you think it's funny." "Well, the story goes," "I was being backed by some wise guys out of Jersey, doing well, making money." "Then one day they came to me, they said, "We want you to throw a fight. "" "I said no." "One thing led to another." "It ended up with me smashing the guy's head in." "When the guy died, the Feds came to me, offered me a deal." "They said if I testified, they'd set me up with a new life somewhere." "Yeah, this is somewhere all right." "Anyway, I fight once in a while." "It stops me going out of my mind and gives me a bit of spare cash." "So what, the Feds don't give you any money?" "Shit." "Fucking hell, man." "No, the fucking assholes- they literally give me just enough to survive." "That's why I took your deal." "One minute, sweetheart." "I'll be right back." "Well... it's good." "We are on." "And the money?" "Open book." "Who knows?" "Could go as high as $50,000." "But there is one thing." "Yeah, what's that?" "You're fighting Victor." "Do you really have to do this?" "Yeah." "I don't want any part of it." "Forget about that shit." "Focus on the job at hand." "Come on." "Cool, man?" "Of course he's cool." "I don't know how you're not nervous." "I'm freaking out." "Will you shut the fuck up?" "You shouldn't even be here." "Hey, man, I'm Kent." "I spoke with you on the phone." " How's it going?" " Good good." " This is pretty exciting, huh?" " Yeah." "Every high roller in the county must be here." " It is quite the event." " Your boy ready?" "He's always ready." "Good good." "You know, I was thinking" "Cut the shit, Kent." "Let's get this thing started." "All right." "Let's do it." "We need to get the bets in." "Bullshit." "I'll cover anybody lays off on Victor." "All right, boys, let's have a good show." "Fight." "# Feel better about yourself #" "# I didn't care to know your name #" "# But you made it a point to try to dump mine #" "# And then the words slip #" "# Try my best to find a way #" "# To will this bullshit past aside... #" "Boy, you got nothing!" "# So hey #" "# Don't you run away from me #" "# So I can see your face #" "# So I can lay a fortune on the floor #" "# Seems like you've found your place #" "# On a torture raid #" "# Now you're laying a fortune on the floor #" "# You're bleeding #" "# Yeah yeah yeah yeah #" "# I didn't think to realize #" "# But I know if I'm wrong, ways to figure out #" "# What could have been and what's just wrong #" "# And I hate to be the one #" "# To fucking throw it in your face #" "# To put you in your place #" "# To show you the other way #" "# Try my best to find a way #" "# To will this bullshit past aside #" "# Run through #" "# So hey, don't you run away from me. #" "Oh!" "Did you see that?" " Told ya." " You got him, B." "What's the matter?" "Get up!" "You got him." "Man, good job." "That's the way, man." "Well done." "Can I come in?" "Please." "So you're a tough guy, huh?" "Can I come in?" "Are you okay?" "I'm sorry." "I wouldn't hurt you." "I'm sorry." "Are you expecting somebody?" "No." "Can I talk to my sister for a minute?" "It's okay." "I had this whole speech planned." "You know, when Mom passed away, you were all I had, so" " Victor, I don't" " No, wait wait." "Just- what I'm trying to say is that I" "I know that I haven't been the best brother, but it wasn't for lack of trying." "You know, Dad split... and Mom passed away." "And we got stuck with Rod." "And... you were my responsibility, you know?" "I'm not your responsibility anymore." "I know that." "That's what I came here to say." "I know you're not a little girl anymore." "And... you- you grew up to be this really beautiful woman." "And you deserve better." "And I'm gonna have to learn to let you go." "And it's not gonna be easy, but I'm gonna try." "I'm gonna try, okay?" "Thank you." "Thank you." "He's not such a bad guy." "I know." "He's not." "I'm gonna go." "Are you okay?" "Yeah, it was my mom's ring." "I didn't know he had it." "I'm gonna be leaving." "I want you to come with me." "Of course." " Yeah?" " Yeah." ""Dear Dad, you always told Frankie and me that a man is measured by the strength of his enemies." "But you're wrong." "A man is measured by the strength of the love others have for him." "I hope one day you and I can put away the pain and actually talk to each other." "Love, your son Brandon. "" "You're not gonna fucking believe this shit." "Oh, the prodigal son returns." "You got a lot of balls coming in here, kid." "But then again, I take it you got me something." "Not exactly." "Exactly what then?" "A business proposal." "Unless this conversation starts and ends with me getting my fucking money, you ain't walking out of here." "Just hear me out." "Sit." "What if I told you I can get your money back, plus a whole lot more?" "I'm listening." "Okay, here's the deal..." "Give me a call when you're ready to make some money." "You don't really think this fucking mug's gonna lie down, do you?" "Why not?" "He's as greedy as his brother Frankie was." "But just in case, follow him." "And another thing- call around, see if anybody heard anything." "If not, book the fight." "When this is over," "I want to go as far away as possible." "Yeah?" "Where would you want to go?" "Anywhere, as long as it's sunny and there's water and there's really nice beaches." "We can always take a ride up the West Coast." "Yeah?" "That would be amazing." "Hey." "All right, good." "The day after tomorrow." "All right, kid, you know what you gotta do out there." "And just so you don't do anything stupid, we've decided to get a little bit of insurance." "Don't fuck it up." "All bets are closed." "All are closed." "All right, are you ready?" "Are you ready?" "On my mark." "Fight!" "# Hearing your words out of my mouth again #" "# Leaves me stuck with the key to #" "# All these reasons you got in my head again #" "# Buried here inside of me #" "# Return #" "# All of this to sender #" "# The mirror spoke to me and showed #" "# All of this pretending #" "# Is catching up to me #" "# Lights out, wake up- #" "#" "Or be an eyesore #" "# Lights out, wake up, stay calm, decide #" "# Reach up, stand or be an eyesore. #" "Sweetheart, you know how to pick 'em, don't you?" "That kid just chose his ego over your life." "Can you believe that?" "I just can't figure out why... this fuck hole would choose to get his goddamn neck slit to keep a fucking win streak!" "Can you tell me?" "Can you tell me?" "Can you fucking tell me?" "Can anybody fucking tell me?" "Give it to Jimmy." "Pay 'em their fucking winnings." "I had this little black dog when I was a kid." "We tried like hell to train that mutt, but it was so stupid." "Maybe it was retarded." "They got retarded dogs?" "I don't know." "I tried to teach this little nigger dog for hours, but he just didn't get it." "Finally, you know what that little fucker did?" "He bit me." "You know what happened to that little dog?" "My father shot it right in the fucking head." "But you know what I remember also about that day?" "My father was still not satisfied." "So I'm not going to kill you." "I don't think I'm going to get the emotional closure I need out of that." "Instead I'm going to fuck pointy tits over here right in the mouth while you watch." "And then I'm going to have Carlo shoot you in the fucking head." "And then maybe, just maybe," "I might get some satisfaction knowing that you'll go to the great beyond wondering if I'm gonna keep her or kill her." "That depends on how good she is." "Fucking step over here now!" "Nice doing business with you boys." "Thank you very much." " Take care of yourself, kid." " You too." "Love to do it again sometime." "See you around." "Cutting it a little close back there, don't you think?" "That's because dipshit got us lost on the way over." "Hey, come on." "All right, man, don't hang around here too long." "Take it easy." "You take care." "Hey, if you're ever in town" "You got it." "Can I drive?" "You're lucky you're not walking." "That's a lot of money you got there." "Yeah." "Are you really gonna do this?" "Yeah," "I think so." "Are you scared?" "Not as long as I have you." "# This is our time #" "# This is our moment #" "# After everything #" "# That we have been through #" "# This is my chance #" "# To pull you in closer #" "# We'll have it all #" "# Yeah #" "# Yeah, this is our time #" "# This is our time #" "# This is our moment #" "# After everything #" "# That we have been through #" "# This is my chance #" "# To pull you in closer #" "# We'll have it all #" "# Yeah #" "# Yeah, this is our time. #"