"Events after which everything is different, after which nothing is the same." "I can smile now, and at times even laugh, when I think of what happened to me." "But while I now have an understanding of the events of my story..." "I doubt I will ever have a full explanation." "I am from a small town... where I spent much of my Iife being told to get a real job." "After putting myself through school..." "I spent a few years working nine to five, struggling to support my habit." "And then one day, I got a break." "This story begins just after the end of my first show in New York." "Max, you did it." "It's like a red-dot special in here." "You sold almost every print." "Look around." "To Max." "In all my years of owning this gallery, I have never seen a first show go so well." "I want to thank you guys." "This has been great." "To Amy...." "Not much to say, except that I would do anything... to get her to move here to New York with me." "It's really great that I can call myself a photographer... without feeling like an idiot." "I guess I just want to thank you guys... for making a dream come true." "Look, you should stick around." "I'm gonna go to the hotel." "Okay, but would you promise me one thing?" "That you'II reconsider?" "Max, please." "We knew this would happen." "I don't want to talk about it again." "I'II see you back at the hotel." "Bye." "Max Martin?" "SchuyIer Winn, Max Martin." "She's with In file Magazine." "They do events, people, art-worId type stuff." "She's here to make you famous." "Okay, Greg, give it a rest." "It is so nice to meet you." "I've been hearing great things." "Where did you shoot these?" "He's been hiding in pennsylvania." "No longer, I'm afraid." "These are really incredible." "smile, Max." "Life starts here." "The show was a huge success." "Things moved so fast in the following weeks and months." "It was a confusing time that I thought was going pretty well... until I realized I couldn't shoot a good photograph to save my Iife." "It was a year after my opening, and I was in trouble." "You have to get the rental car back." "Everything had changed." "Max, could you get that?" "You've reached 549-7097." "Leave a message, and we'II get back to you as soon as we can." "Thanks." "Max, you there?" "You screening?" "Great." "Listen, tomorrow's a big day, pal." "Bring the 10 shots in whatever form you want." "Just make sure you have 10." "The decision on who makes the show will be made at 9.:00 a.m... so do not be late, boychik, okay?" "I can't wait to see these shots, man." "You're a slam dunk, kid." "Get this." "julie just sold a 10-shot set... to Cher for $75,000." "Do you believe?" "Cher!" "See you in the morning, pal." "I didn't know it was tomorrow." "Let's see what you got." "As much as SchuyIer and I cared for each other, and we did... there are times when who you know... can be as important as what you do or how you do it." "It's unfortunate, but true." "SchuyIer knew everyone, and made it her job to know the next big thing." "For a brief period, I was it." "Did nobody see that?" "You need a refill, boss?" "No." "I go in this other bar down the block, you know... and it's got movie stars on the wall." "Yeah, movie stars." "I don't know." "They should have poets." "You know?" "Poets, statesmen... world leaders...." "We're making idols of these guys, and paying them all this money." "And the gymnasts today?" "Guess how old a gymnast is?" "Ten years old, twelve years old." "Sports, gone to the kiddies." "Barkeep." "This is my last dollar." "I'd Iike to invest it in your finest single malt." "You know how I feel, sporto." "But it ain't up to me." "No half portions, sorry." "I'II get you a round." "That is so very kind of you." "Didn't I see you earlier tonight?" "I work for an old woman." "Take care of her." "You know, errands and odds and ends." "So I've been out and about all day." "And believe it or not, I'm running an errand right now." "What do you do?" "I'm unemployed." "I can't." "There was a time... when I couId just see it." "A woman in a car, a man on the street...." "Whatever, just see it." "Like it was there." "And now I'm numb." "Have you ever seen... the first colors of a new day... break the night sky?" "It's as if the entire city is on fire." "Wow." "Kind of an equalizer, new perspective." "You should do it sometime." "Treat yourself." "Get back to basics." "Trip to the piss house." "Watch it, cowboy." "A new day." "Another round." "No way!" "That'II put a tiger in your tank." "Here you go, coach." "Don't chew it." "You don't eat it, you just swallow the worm." "What do you do?" "I'm unemployed." "What do you mean, you don't have any?" "I've been shooting shit, wasting time." "It's uninspired." "It's junk." "What's the matter?" "Too much for you, sally?" "Need help lifting the glass?" "Where is that guy?" "Sporto?" "He left, couple minutes ago." "walked right out that door." "But he...." "Thanks." "Oh, wow!" "This one's like a fairy tale." "I can't believe you just found these." "These are gonna change everything." "Just hold on." "How many times do we have to go over this?" "I understand." "Just let me think for a minute." "You need these." "Listen to me, baby." "This is what we've been dealt." "Without these, you're finished." "God!" "These fucking horns are driving me crazy." "Let them help you." "Let them give you another chance." "I can get In file to do a piece on you." "You know, Iike, "He's back."" "Jesus, Max!" "You have one message." "I'm sorry." "This is exactly what you need to get back into the public eye." "I know how it works." "The second show is the hardest." "The second movie, the second novel." "God, I know it's not what you want." "But maybe it's fate." "You get past this, and it's smooth sailing." "I'm not just justifying it." "You said it yourself." "There's gotta be a reason." "I'II respect whatever you do." "Whatever you do." "Fuck it!" "I mean, they're here." "Right?" "Right." "Let's celebrate." "Champagne?" "Oh, God!" "The car." "We're stuck." "Why don't we just return tomorrow?" "No." "I said I'd stop by marcello's, anyway." "So, I'II take it." "I want to see what MarceIIo thinks of these." "Be careful." "It's late." "I would show them to MarceIIo." "He had been a mentor, a teacher, a friend to me." "If anyone would know I didn't shoot those photos, it wouId be him." "He'd see through them." "He'd stop me from making a mistake." "Wow." "You haven't shot anything this honest all year." "Thanks." "Don't lose these." "These are your ticket back." "These are great." "I might as well be shooting weddings and bar mitzvahs." "You're the best photographer I've ever seen." "Yeah?" "well, guess what?" "I don't have these." "That's because you spend all your time hiding in this fucking bathroom." "AII you got to do is say, "Today, I think I'II have another show."" "Boom, there it is." ""Boom, there it is."" "Hey, babe, you okay?" "Hasn't talked to me in a month." "How's the party going?" "Come in here to get a little something for yourself?" "Tough to compete." "Do you hear that?" "That's a pro." "You know, whatever happens, don't lose your camera." "Things fall out of focus, you have your camera, everything will be fine." "Same goes for you." "It's never too late to fix your mistakes." "I think my camera is buried under 100 beach towels at Sag Harbor." "Or maybe my camera is in the wine cellar." "Get it." "Come on, man." "You got something to be proud of here." "congratulations." "Give me a hug." "AII right?" "Get out of here." "please, no!" "I don't have any cash." "please!" "What did I do?" "I called the cops." "AII right?" "I called the cops." "You okay?" "Yeah." "You?" "We've got to get a cop." "Fuck!" "They could've killed us." "I didn't have any change." "I'm bleeding." "They were giants, really." "They were two giants." "That's really all I can tell you." "Any distinguishing marks?" "I can't beIieve" "Scars, anything like that?" "We'II tow the car to the 38th Street pound." "If we find these guys, can we get you on your cell phone?" "You did a good thing." "You may have saved his life." "Right." "Listen, I gotta get my stuff back." "Without my stuff, I am dead." "Beat it." "Check garbage cans in the area." "You may find some of your stuff there." "The other shit is as good as gone." "Right." "Like I'm gonna check every fucking garbage can in the area." "I can do this." "God!" "I just wanted to thank you." "Don't worry about it." "Did a guy run by here?" "No, really." "Thank you." "Did they get some of your stuff?" "Yeah." "I feel responsible." "What did they get?" "Photographs." "What's the matter?" "I don't understand." "How did it get up there?" "I don't know." "Your photographs, how many you looking for?" "Seven more." "I got to go." "I'm really good at looking for stuff." "Let me give you a hand." "No, thanks." "It's okay." "You don't understand!" "I can help!" "I'm a writer!" "What's the point?" "Why would someone dump them in different places?" "I know this great place." "They got all kinds of stuff there." "Maybe they'II have your photographs." "Hey, man, it's a sign!" "We've got to go!" "I don't think so." "And you know, you really don't need to help." "Jesus Christ!" "flying rats, that's all they are, pigeons." "Squab." "Look, you need all the help you can get." "I'm half bloodhound, half golden retriever." "The perfect guide." "Can we pick up the pace?" "Okay, but I've got blisters." "Did you say Cher was gonna buy these?" "As in the singer?" "No." "You misunderstood." "Cher is going to buy somebody else's set from the gallery." "hello?" "Where are you?" "SchuyIer?" "We have some celebrating to do." "Max, how?" "It's like you were handed these things" "I know." "I fucked up." "I don't know what to say to that." "hello?" "hello?" "Yeah, I'm here." "We are screwed without these." "You think I don't know that?" "Look, I'm going to get them." "Don't lose these." "These are your ticket back." "Listen to me, baby." "This is what we've been dealt." "Without these, you're finished." "What's up?" "Come on!" "No, please." "Listen." "I need your help." "Okay." "My name is Max." "Romeo." ""The streets were bursting." "alive." ""Afire with life and energy." ""'could she be among the crowd?" "' he asked himself."" "What?" "feel the abrusso." "Just look around." "That's an antique." "It's a classic." "How much?" "Make me an offer." "$10." "Come on, that's an original." "Give me $50." "$15." "sold." "sold for $15." "$15." "There we go." "That's...." "Come back!" "God." "He's got one." "This is great!" "Got him, Max!" "Apprehendo!" "I got him!" "Scissor-hoId!" "Get the fuck off me!" "relax!" "You're free!" "Why did you run?" "Look at you two!" "Why did you chase me?" "Because of this." "This is mine." "That?" "Yes." "Where did you get this?" "You took this picture?" "Yeah, but it doesn't belong to him anymore, because he sold it to Cher." "The singer-actor?" "Don't worry about that." "Where did you get this?" "violet gave it to me." "She had a bunch." "It could be a Christmas card." "You send out Christmas cards?" "So?" "I thought that...." "Who's violet?" "Wait!" "I know her." "She's that drifter, homeless, spirit woman." "Where is she?" "You can ask downstairs, but... you'd probably have better luck with a crystal ball." "See?" "I told you we should've keep that flyer." "Here you go." "Nice!" "Don't." "I bet you don't see this part of town too often." "So, they know where violet is?" "No one does." "They talk about her like she's some sort of...." "What?" "I've got to get some film for this thing." "$15." "See if it works." "Look, I'm not going to a clairvoyant, okay?" "Let's just make that clear." "But there is abrusso everywhere tonight." "You gotta understand." "It's in the air." ""Abrusso"?" "Yeah." "You know, calm, understanding, faith... that anything can happen, and that sometimes... you just gotta go with it." "It's italian." "You gotta believe in something." "What else you gonna do?" "I'm going to find violet and get my pictures back." "You lost 10 photographs... and you expect to get them all back in one night." "Getting four was a gesture of abrusso." "To get all 10 would be...." "What do you got to lose?" "Where is this place?" "Your photographs...." "You get something special... that I just see as regular, until I see your photographs." "You write." "It's the same thing, no big deal." "NBD." "What?" "NBD: no big deal." "You know... it is a big deal." "I don't get special stuff!" "I gotta be honest with you." "I don't really write." ""She was everything to him." ""Yet he was still to meet her."" "I don't even have a ribbon in my typewriter." "You said you were a writer." "I want to be a writer, but..." "I'm having trouble." "I can't think of anything." "Nothing special, anyways." "That's why I'm out here." "I figure..." "I couId find something." "I'm an aspiring writer." "You've probably got all the ideas you need." "Just sit down and write what you know." "Easy for you to say, you know." "You're the artist, photographer." "I take photographs." "You're walking better." "Much better, thank you." "We're closed." ""And then she just appeared, as if from a dream."" "Look, I'm sorry, we're closed." "please, we're on a journey." "What kind of journey?" "We're looking for something:" "lost photographs." "Cher's involved." "Come in." "I'II wash up and be back with you in a minute." "Yowza!" "She is some Iooker." ""She held a look of an entire culture in a single feature."" "What is that?" ""She smelled...."" "Why do you do that?" "talking to yourself?" "It's just writing stuff." "I'm just composing." "I'm sorry, but it makes you sound like a fucking lunatic." "Quit it." "hello?" "Maxie, it's your agent, what's up?" "Greg, hey!" "SchuyIer just called, freaking out, brother." "What's going on?" "Nothing." "Everything's cool." "You all set for tomorrow, then?" "Yeah." "You know Schuy." "You had me a little worried there, Bingo." "hello?" "Max?" "hello, Greg?" "What do you mean, "worried"?" "Nothing now." "Just, the agency was gonna drop you Iike dead weight." "But that was only if you didn't come through tomorrow." "Listen, I have to go." "AII right, pal." "See you in the morning." "Get some air." "hello?" "Are you almost done in there?" "Okay, sit down." "I'm Zora's daughter." "My name's Mira." "We are worried about you." "Sometimes I think you've gone crazy in here, with the newscast thing... and the constant cleaning." "This is MirabeI, reporting live from Zora's New Age CIairvoyants." "Someday, all this will be yours." "I would try giving phil dry food for a bit." "Do you know that diet stuff?" "Because it sounds like he might just be eating too much." "What if I was meant to do something else?" "Like what?" "I don't know." "So, you're on a journey?" "See?" "I feel like you've lost something." "Not something material, Iike these." "I mean something... internal." "I know this sounds strange, but I almost feel like... you're empty." "could we just focus on the photographs, please?" "Okay." "well, I don't usually work like this." "It's not Iike I see everything." "But I do see a color." "I don't know, maybe it's nothing, but...." "violet." "Yes!" "That's it!" "violet, Miss violet!" "AII right." "Where is she?" "She's... out there." "And?" "I'm sorry, that's all I have." "That was pretty good, though." "Let's keep looking." "She's seeing for us." "She can help." "help us what?" "She's told us what we already know." "Is this all we get?" "It's a sign!" "If she can see that now, who knows what she'II see later?" "I want her to come." "What's that for?" "There's so much dust around." "You never know when it might come in handy." "You never know when an event of civic... and newsworthy importance might occur." "Nice." "Let's go." "So, what's the deal with these photographs?" "well, if Max does not find them, then he will lose his girlfriend." "God!" "Come on, you got to believe in something!" "What else are you gonna do?" "I'm gonna find violet and get my pictures back." "Max, time out." "Shoe-tie." "Sorry." "This is kind of fun." "It's like we're on a search, Iike that TV show:" "In Search Of." "We really got something going here now." "We're a team." "There's a Dumpster up there." "I really want to check it out." "Wait." "I'm sorry." "How did you do that back there?" "What?" "How did you do that back there?" "What?" "The violet thing." "How did you know her name?" "That's what she does." "NBD." "Right." "Everyone knows it's smoke and mirrors." "You can't really tell the future." "I don't know." "I guess I just...." "I Iook at people, and..." "I try my best to...." "Just because you don't understand it doesn't mean it's all smoke and mirrors." "You just got to go with the flow, okay?" "Jesus Christ!" "Did you see the size of that thing?" "Average." "So, you're a photographer?" "I take photographs." "He's just being modest." "He's bigtime." "Famous." "Thank you." "I'm not who you think I am." "Don't pull that crap with me." "Come on, answer the question!" "Leave me alone!" "please!" "help me!" "Piss off!" "Piss off, people." "Piss off!" "It's all right, she's leaving." "Are you okay?" "What are you guys doing out on a work night?" "Just hours ago, this young man beside me was in the possession of ten... that's right, ten 8 by 10 glossy photographs." "And now he's lost them, frittered them away." "Max, here, fears a life, a lonely life filled with despair... wandering around on the streets of New York, a nothing." "A plankton, a bottom dweller, a toothache." "A tiny speck of dust that...." "Everything." "I think he gets it." "My name is paul." "Yeah, late night!" "Why are these guys throwing you a bachelor party on a Monday night?" "More grog!" "Another round." "Make it a double for PauIie." "cool." "These guys are some pretty serious partiers, aren't they?" "Yeah." "And so am I." "I'm gonna go get some chicks, okay?" "Don't worry." "I'II bounce back." "I Iove her with all my heart." "We're doing this for you." "It's your last chance to rage." "I'II be here." "Maybe you should get some fresh air." "That's a good idea." "Oh, my God!" "Oh, my God!" "Hi." "So anyway, I came, I saw, I conquered." "This Saturday, and the man is OTM." "What's OTM?" "Off the market, baby." "Can't touch this." "I'm a warrior tonight!" "Let's grog." "Max, what's the deal with these snapshots, anyway?" "It's photographs." "It's not snapshots." "Photographs." "Whatever." "Can we tell him?" "Sure." "I don't care, but can we go?" "We're on a quest for Cher's photo album." "Cher?" "Yeah." "cool, I dig her!" "We know a few people in common, actually." "What do you do, Romster?" "It's Romeo, actually, and..." "I'm an aspiring writer." "God, a writer and a photographer." "I don't know anybody like you guys." "I don't know any seers, either." "It took me a while to find my passion: accounting." "And you're a fortuneteller?" "Kind of." "So, what's with the newscasting stuff?" "It's just for fun." "You should get one of those pubIic-access cable shows." "You'd be great." "I've got a friend who's got a show on Tuesdays." "You could call him." "Those guys write off everything." "cable, movies, Broadway theater..." "the circus, art fairs" "Maybe I will." "So, Romeo, what have you written?" "Nothing yet." "Don't worry about him." "You're a writer." "Aspiring." "eventually, you're going to have to sit down and write something." "Otherwise, you're just gonna feel like shit." "I don't feel like shit." "I got abrusso." "bullshit." "Abrusso, or whatever it is, it's all fine and good, but don't let that be an excuse." "You got to sit down, and you got to write." "I try to write every day." "What makes you think I feel like shit?" "You don't even have a ribbon for your typewriter." "You got to be in the game in order to win." "Not everybody can just do it!" "Not everybody is like you!" "You haven't shot anything this honest all year." "Thanks." "Let's just drop it." "Let's just drop it." "Sorry." "Hey, cool, Iet's look in here." "Now this is where we should've been looking." ""welcome to the Thunderdome."" "Romeo!" "Romeo, wait up!" "Look around." "There's gonna be good stuff here." "paul!" "Where you going?" "I'm going to drain the main vein." "Warrior has had too much grog!" "Drainage necessary." "Hey, is everyone okay?" "Nice." "hello?" "Dudes!" "little help here!" "Maxie!" "Ran into a little trouble with the old vein drain." "Just a little snag." "help." "Don't move." "Are you hurt?" "I don't think so." "Just stuck." "Romeo!" "Mira." "You okay?" "Where did you guys go?" "Man, I hope I didn't rip my pants." "Judy loves these pants." "I couldn't find you anywhere." "I want to show you all something." "Come out to the light." "UncooI, man." "I still got to take a leak." "This place is creepy." "That was crazy." "I'm sorry." "Look." "I knew we should come here." "Where did you get it?" "This is crazy." "I gotta go home." "But this is your bachelor night." "Come on!" "You don't get another one." "Yeah, it's cold, and I'm dirty." "I'm gonna go, too." "Don't go." "Let's sit down someplace." "How about a drink?" "Okay, I know just the place." ""Just the place" was the normal Inn, where I had started the evening." "I knew I wouldn't find any photographs there... but that was starting not to matter." "Warrior need grog badly!" "I Iove these dive bars downtown." "Very hip." "Yeah." "only the most serious of partiers hangs out in a place like this." "What comes before Part B?" "What?" "Part A!" "What happens if we don't find violet?" "I will lose everything." "Even Cher?" "Cher and I go way back, and we're pretty tight." "She may stick with me, but it's a risk." "We'd better get back out there, then." "No, sit down." "We came here for a drink." "You took this picture?" "He's big time, famous." "You haven't shot anything this honest all year." "I feel like you've lost something." "Something internal." "You're empty." "That worm has LSD in it." "Make you see Moses." "Max, don't drink that." "Hey, you." "What are you doing in New York?" "I Iive here now." "I've been here about two months." "What are you doing?" "Sit down, please." "These are my friends." "Amy." "paul." "Hi, my name's Romeo." "I'm Mira." "Thank you." "So, what are you...." "I Iive around the corner." "So, what are you...." "I Iive around the corner." "I don't know, I just came in here." "Can I get you a drink or something?" "No, I'm good." "Amy and I are old friends." "paul, do you remember you were talking about worms and Moses?" "What sea did Moses cross?" "Moses came down after getting those stones... and said, "Come on, people." "Let's get out of here."" "Rocks, actually." "Igneous rocks." "Saint Igneous." "The patron saint of rocks." "To answer your first question, Mira..." "Moses parted the Sea of tranquility, which, actually... is the sea on which Noah sailed upon... a bit later that year." "So, this is what you've been doing since we broke up?" "You go out late at night, and you discuss...." "Is this religion?" "Every Monday night, we all get together and discuss different topics." "Astronomy, historical figures, and sports legends..." "and tonight is...." "religion." "No, wait, that's wrong." "Noah sailed on the wave of the flood." "The Sea of tranquility... was where Jesus Christ walked upon water." "Jesus walked for 40 days, I think." "The 40 days of Lent." "Brush my teeth." ""Forty days of Lent."" "Do you think she likes me?" "Of course, dude." "really?" "AII right, what do I do?" "Take her out for tapas." "It's really good stuff." "These little things." "You get a few dozen, it's like a huge meal." "Okay." "It's a funny group." "Yes." "They're not what I expected." "What?" "They're great." "I think they're totally great." "I just always pictured you with Miss glamour Puss in the restaurant." "SchuyIer." "She's still in the picture." "I didn't mean anything by that." "I mean, we met at this great crafts fair." "What can I say?" "She just blew me away." "It occurred to me to tell the group, to come clean about the photos." "But I stopped myself." "I didn't want the night to end." "Are you going on a honeymoon?" "Yeah." "Going to this really cool dude ranch." "only a year, and they're already getting married." "We're both huge art lovers." "It's hot back here." "Where did you get this shirt?" "The bartender gave it to me." "Max, that looks like one of your photographs." "It is." "This just in:" "They've found another one." "I want to dance." "Romeo tells me that he's quite the dancer." "May I?" "Yeah." "Come on." "I want to dance." "With me?" "Yes, with you." "Come on." "AII right." "I have a bad leg." "Let's just go inside." "It's cold." "It's, Iike, 3:30 in the morning." "I know." "It's weird." "I couldn't sleep." "It's fate, I guess." "I guess." "What brought you to New York?" "Not you." "I know that." "But I'm glad." "You seem good." "You seem weird." "You need to come home." "No, I'm not coming home." "There's four more." "Sounds like you're at a party." "Trust me... it's not a party that you'd wanna be at." "I've got some news, Max." "I need to see you." "What is it?" "tell me now." "I don't want to tell you on the phone." "Just come home." "It's MarceIIo." "Vivica just called." "They found him on the street below." "I don't know what happened." "Maybe he fell." "They said he'd been drinking." "He's dead." "I'm sorry." "What?" "He's dead, baby." "Got something for you, coach." "Don't lose these." "These are your ticket back." "I don't have these." "Maybe it's over." "It's never too late to fix your mistakes." "Right?" "He can't be gone." "I'm afraid he is." "I just saw him run out the door." "But what did he say about coming back?" "Nothing." "I didn't even get to say goodbye to him." "He can't have left." "How will he know what to do with his photographs?" "He needs us." "You guys, I'm gonna go." "I had a good time." "It was really fun." "So can you just...." "Can you give him my number, if you see him?" "But Max would want you to be here." "Max will be fine." "I gotta go." "Take care." "Bye." "Bye, paul." "Take care." "Good night." "He'II be really disappointed when you're not here when he gets back." "Let's call it a night." "I think Judy's probably very worried by now." "Come on, man." "We're a team now." "We're together." "He's right." "That's it." "It's over." "Life back to normal." "What?" "You, of all people?" "What are you going to do now?" "Go back to your storefront?" "Come on, we're having fun now." "Romeo, there's nothing wrong with my storefront." "I know." "I'm just saying that Max is coming back." "We're having fun, and we should stay together." "Come on." "Hey, barkeep, another round." "Another round of grog." "No, wait." "please." "Wait!" "hello." "Max?" "Are you okay?" "I think, maybe..." "I found her." "Who?" "violet." "The photos." "How do you know?" "Where are you?" "small street." "Benson." "In the beginning, the photos were going to save my career." "Outside violet's..." "I was just looking for answers." "hello?" "Is someone there?" "Are you violet?" "Yes." "I've come for the photographs." "Come in." "Is it too dark?" "It's okay." "It's good to finally rest for a minute." "Of course." "Can I have them?" "What?" "The photographs." "You know, the bIack-and-white ones." "The silhouettes." "No." "I'm sorry." "But you're violet." "I'm sorry." "I am violet, but...." "Come on." "You don't know what I'm talking about?" "No." "explain them to me." "What do they look like?" "My eyes are killing me." "close your eyes for a bit." "Rest." "I am sorry for bothering you." "They made you out to be some kind of superwoman." "I was so sure... that you would be the answer, and have all the photographs." "I'm sorry I didn't live up to your expectations... but I am just a person." "Just like all of us." "I know." "I can see." "I'm winning 6-0, but that's okay." "This is a dumb game." "No, it isn't." "Here." "I told you!" "I told you." "Abrusso!" "Where's Amy and paul?" "Amy's gone, but she told me to give you this." "And paul's in the bathroom." "Let's go in." "Before we go in, I have something that I want to show you." "It's a snapshot." "Someone slipped it under my door when you came by to get your fortunes." "It's violet." "She's a weII-known person on the street... and when I saw that you had snapshots that looked like it..." "I knew that she was involved." "I'm sorry." "I just really wanted to come along." "Don't worry about it." "Look, we're going to go in here... and we're going to hang out with violet for a bit, and then... we're done." "What are you...." "Greg?" "I'm here to make sure this thing happens." "I was worried." "You told me where you were, on the phone." "You can't" "God, I thought you'd be happy to see me." "Let's all relax." "Can we see these shots?" "Wow!" "Contrasty." "beautiful." "really nice." "Max, you're the man." "Greg, listen." "I have really good ideas for some other shots I saw tonight." "And I was thinking that if you give me a little more time, I" "There's no more time." "Forget about more shots." "These are great." "These are better than great." "Fuck Cher at this point." "We're talking top-tier names." "What if I don't have the negatives?" "Don't worry." "It's original." "It'II be a big one-time sale." "I even like that T-shirt." "He's here now, so could we see the other photo?" "She doesn't have any more." "I was wrong on the phone." "No." "She says she has one." "Right here." "I just thought you needed some time to rest." "Is this it?" "Are there any more?" "There's one more." "I gave the Iast one to a friend... who lives uptown." "He works in the park." "Let's go, Max!" "Jesus, come on!" "I'm so sorry that I lied about violet." "You must think I'm a real fraud." "I understand what you do." "You make people have faith." "This has been so much fun." "So, you think I'II ever be a writer?" "Romeo, you already are a real writer." "Someday, everyone is gonna see that." "Are you seeing that?" "Yes, I guess I am." "You should come by the store sometime, and meet the rest of my family." "I think they would really like you." "What?" "Of course you should use them." "I can do this on my own." "It's been a Iong night." "Let's just get this last one and talk about it in the morning." "Look at you, you're a mess." "What happened to you tonight?" "God!" "I just wanted to tell you that I have had a great night!" "I mean, wait till I tell Judy about this!" "I wish she could have seen this." "Head butt!" "What's the spread on that last game?" "Okay, put me down for $500, then." "actually, you know what?" "Bump that up to $1,000." "Greg, you need to speak to him." "Forget it." "Just forget it." "Any guy who misses his fiancee... during his own bachelor party...." "You are making an awesome decision." "I Iove you guys." "hold on one second." "We got a group hug." "Max, look." "Are you violet's friend?" "I have been known to run an errand or two for her." "It's you." "I think you have something of ours." "SchuyIer, just hold on." "You must be the photographer." "He is." "It's here." "would you Iike to come for a ride?" "No, that's okay." "Thanks." "Sure." "Update, update:" "This is MirabeI, coming to you live from a horse cart... in the magnificently beautiful central Park." "I want a private showing." "Get the buzz going." "It'II be all about you and the journey you've taken." "I'II get In file to do something on it." "We'II get sponsors, maybe a fragrance, gift bags...." "This has been a story of Iife and death." "AII 10 photos in one night, giving our hero...." "Where do you wanna go?" "BeIvedere castle." "We have all of them." "Let's just go home." "It's not over yet." "...that has given this reporter a new eye on the world." "This is MirabeI, reporting live." "This is great, but can we go now?" "relax a minute." "We did it." "AII 10 in one night." "Breathe it all in, Max." "This is the big one, pal." "Look." "It's a nice view." "Where did he go?" "Doesn't matter." "Max, no!" "Oh, my God!" "cool." "Are you crazy?" "That's beautiful, Max." "That's it." "You're fucking crazy." "That's you." "always been a wild card." "Take care of yourself." "After all that...." "cool." "They didn't matter." "Yes, they did." "Nice." "Abrusso." "In everyone's life, there are defining moments... events after which everything is different... after which nothing is the same."