"#BY THE SWORD#" "Good." "Advance." "Lunge." "En qarde." "Retreat." "It's more important for your advance." "Now, advance your lunge!" "En garde." "Retreat." "Extend and lunge." "Again from the heel." "You, sir, put your back arm. down." "Stay low." "Extend from the heel." "Mr. Johnson, your feet are too far apart." "Stance." "Lunge." "You can't allow your upper body to sway back and forth like that, or you won't be able to control your blade." "Come on!" "En garde!" "Advance!" "Retreat!" "Good." " Halt!" "Advanced students with me, intermediate and beginners with Mr. Gallagher to the practice area." "Move!" "Everyone pair off for free fencing." "En guard!" "Allez." "Come on!" "Mr. Trebor?" " Yes, Maestro?" " What exactly are you so proud of?" " I made the touch." "Luck is not technique." "Mr. Hobbs, may I?" "Reprise the sequence." "I'll be Hobbs." "Second to sixte twice contre riposte." "En guard." "Are you ready?" "Ready." " Show me." "Problems?" " Sir, the conditions weren't the same." "You knew that was coming." "You think it'll make a difference?" "Reverse the sequence." "You attack." "En guard." "Ready?" " Ready." " Any time." "En guard!" "You never taught me that." " You can't teach surprise." "Do you think someone can actually learn to do that?" " What?" "Can vou realy learn to do that?" " I don't know." "Gentlemen, when you go into competition, you carry three things." "Your mask, your sword and my reputation." "Do them all justiceand one of you may go to the Nationals." "You have forty-six days to show me who that might be." "Mr. Hobbs." "Maestro Villard?" " Yes?" "Erin Clavelli." "You met me last week at the tryouts." " Yes." "I'm looking forward to studying with you." " See Mr. Gallagher." "Mr. Gallagher?" "Thank you." "And what can I do for you?" " Me?" " Are you in the right place?" "Yes, I am." "I fence." "You fence?" "See Mr. Gallagher." " Oh, no" "I do not need to study." " Then what is it you want?" " To teach." "Yes." "Come with me." "You see, I, uh, I, uh," " En guard." "Ooooo!" "I, uh," " En guard!" "Interesting stance." "Parry septime." "Octave." "Quarte, contra; quarte." "Contra sixte." "Quint." "Seconde." "Contra seconde." "Quarte." "Three, sixte." "Lunge." "One should learn before one teaches." "Excuse me." "We do need a locker room attendant." "It's your choice." "Take it or leave it." "I'll take it." " What's your name?" "Suba." "Max Suba." "When do I start?" " Now is as good a time as any." "Mr. Williams, you lost your balance." "Well, it's that time of the year." "The Nationals have a lousy effect on his personality." "Are you, Mr. Gallagher?" " Yeah." " I think I'm the, new janitor." "I'll be with you in a minute." " Actually I, do." "I, actually got all the equipment." "When exactly do my classes with the Maestro start?" "The beginners class starts Saturday morning." "Uh, why don't you wait over here." "I'll be with you in a minute." " Okay." "Uh, and you'll be studying with me." " I thought that I'd be" "The Maestro trains champions." " That's why I'm here." " And if he likes what he sees, he'll move you up to his intermediates." " Good." "Because I've been working with" "He rarely likes what he sees." "Your blade is neither in quarte nor in sixte." "And your hand is in some vague no-man's-land around your navel, which leaves you completely vulnerable on both sides." "Now, if by sheer coincidence you happen to engage the blad in one line, you will most certainly." "miss it in another." "Nice jacket." "Hi." " Hi." "You looked really good out there." " I know." " Oh, that's very modest." "I'm Jimmy." " Erin Clavelli." " You gonna study here?" "Yeah." " Good." " Oh." "I'll be seeing you." " Yeah." "Good morning." " Mr. Trebor, you realize, don't you that you have a fundamental flaw?" "Chew my socks, Hobbs." " No, really." "I'm, I'm sayin' this for your benefit, so you might as well listen up." "You're just too driven." "You need to relax." "Easy, you're sweatin'." "I hate to see a man push himself beyond his limitations." " Yeah, big words small dickie." "Do you know what your problem is?" " Well now, you're gonna tell me?" "You care too much about bein' the best." " I am the best." "Yeah, well, if you have to say it then clearly you're not." "I'm the one he's gonna pick to go to Nationals." " I don't think so." "I couldn't care less." "See?" "You're too fuckin' slow." "Uh, let me show you the bathroom here." "Geez, a new one?" "If you're the best at one thing, you can have anything." "Come on." "You're lucky you come along when you did." " Yeah, lucky." "You need a new bulb." "You want that fixed, you take care of it yourself." "You pay first o' the month or you're out." "#THE UNBEATABLE VILLARD#" "#VILARD RETIRES UNDEFEATED#" "Beautiful, isn't it?" " Yes, it is." "It belonged to my father." "I keep it here as a reminder." "Well, we finally got somebody to clean this place up." "What'd they do?" "Hire your father?" "It's nice to see you again." " I'm sorry." "I" "And you, I'll see you on the strip." "Got lost, huh?" "Gigi Tonas." " Erin." " Nice to meet you." "Hey, Tatiana, how's it goin'?" " Just great." "Anybody else wanna sneak a peek?" " Fuck you!" "Excuse me." " What's her problem?" "High expectations." " Has she ever been a National?" "No, she's heading for Jimmy Trebor." "She's a pain seeking missile." "Trebor?" "The one with the quick lunge?" " You should see his advance." "Use the tip of the blade when you thrust, Mr. Hobbs." "Let it pull your arm into the extension and bend your body." "Now, don't bob up and down in your advance." "No, no, no!" "Jump through a cover and you're through." "En garde!" "All right, come on, Mr. Hobbs, you can do this." "You must be sharper, fasten than your opponent." "No, no!" "You be careful." "I wouldn't want you to hurt hose fine legs of yours." "Don't worry about it." " If you're done stretching I thought maybe you'd wanna fence." "With you?" " Well, you can fence with Johnson here, but, you'll learn more with me." "I think I'll pass for now." " In this fencing Salle, if you're suited up, and a more advanced fencer asks you if you wanna fence, you can't say no." " Oh, I see." "Why is that?" "It's called custom, Miss Clavelli." " Okay, then I accept." "Show me your combination, Miss" "It's wrong." " What?" " It's the salute." "The Maestro has his own signature." "Let me show you." "Do you feel that?" " M'm." " H'm?" "I expect more from you, Mr. Hobbs." "You are pathetic." "Mr. Trebor." " Excuse me." "M'm, that was real smooth." " Feels pretty awkward to me." " Trebor." "Oh, that." "He's one big glass of water." " I'd like to see that." " Stick around." "Brace yourself, Mr. Trebor." "No, Jimmy!" "If you stop to think it's too late." "You have stopped a mund full o' tricks." "En garde." "What is that?" "Didn't you see my hand drop?" "Use your head!" "This is a lesson, boy!" "I don't send children to the Nationals." "Hit it!" "Advance." "Come on, Dana." "Straighten." "Good." "Advance." "Lunge!" "Straighten your arm." "No, straight." "You're turning your elbow out." "Good." "Damn!" " You okay?" " Yeah, I'm fine, I'm fine." "You know, if you'd like some lessons, I'd be happy to give 'em to you." "A little rusty, that's all." "I can work out with you until you get your form back." " I have enough to do around here as it is." "Doesn't anyone know how to pick up after themselves?" "Well, look, I'll, I'll leave the offer open in case you change your mind." "You know, when you went through your stances yesterday I couldn't help but notice that you have an old style I haven't seen in years." "Where'd you study?" "Here, there, no place special." "This is the real world, man." "I mean, look at this." "You got traffic, bums, stench, garbage." "That's not real up there." " Oh, yeah, it is." "Oh, you think so?" "How?" " Nothing matters but success." "Seems like the real world to me." "Hi." " Hi." "How was your first day?" " It was good." "It's a very nice place." "It's a little" "What?" " tense." " I hadn't noticed." "You didn't take it wrong the way I walked away up there, did you?" "No." "No, he's the Maestro, right?" " Right." "I've been around." "I got your number." "Oh, you make quick decisions about people." "Sometimes." "I'm a smart girl." " What does that mean?" " I'm new here, right?" "The last thing I wanna do is get caught up in the middle of some thing." "I don't know what you're talking about." " You and Tatiana have this thing going on." " A thing?" " Yeah." "Tat and I?" "Hey, Tat, do you and I have a thing goin'?" "In your dreams." "And you're all alone and desperate." "Thank you." "You see?" "Am I making you too uncomfortable?" "I look uncomfortable?" " No." "So you admit, there's an attraction here between us?" " There is." "Then what's the problem?" " I got a list." " Burn it." "Oh, God!" "Damn!" "Damn!" " Did you have a rough night last night?" "Never estimate anyone's strength." "It can be very painful." "Oh, yeah, well, that's for sure." " Take you for instance." "You think you have a strong running attack, but sit like a telegraph." " Do I?" "Yeah, you do." "When you twitch your wrist, it's a giveaway." "I twitch my wrist?" " Yeah, you twitch your back wrist." "On your second intention." "Sit low." "Sit low, twitch your wrist, hesitate, he'll parry, that's when you attack." "Damn!" " Thanks for the advice." " Yeah." "But I already have a coach." " That's right, you do." "Mr. Anderson, en garde." "Allez." "Take ten." "All right, Mr. Trebor, show me." "En garde." " Allez." "Hold me off." "Watch the" "Good." "Very good." "You always give your lunge away but that time you fooled me." "Thank you, Maestro." " Don't get cocky about it." "Hobbs is getting better." "You're going to have to work really hard to get to the Nationals." "But you can do it, can't you?" " You bet." "We'll see." "Gentlemen, good lesson." "Mr. Suba, don't ever interfere with one of my students again." "Ah, touch me." " Halt!" "What exactly are you people doing?" "Damn!" " What got into the Maestro" "Why is he calling us the St. Jude squad?" "St. Jude is the patron saint of lost causes." " He said all of us were hopeless." "What the whole class?" " No, just the seven of us." "Me, Gigi." "Johnson, and me." "I'm confused." "I mean, did I actually come here to be bullied and insulted by some freak?" "Who thinks he's in the fuckin' Fourteenth Century?" "Why don't you just stop pissing and moaning man?" "If you're not up to it, quit." "Who the fuck asked you?" "I mean, did anybody here ask your opinion?" "It's the truth, Johnson." "You're not a contender." "You're takin' up space." "Oh, you know, you're real cute, Trebor." "And you're real good with the sword." "What about your hands, man, huh?" "Huh?" "You know how to use your hands?" "Yeah." " Can you express yourself you conceited little jackass?" "Get outta my face, man!" "Well, well, well if it isn't St. Jude to the rescue." "Well, what we got here is the helpless aiding the hopeless." "Ah, I sense anger." "And speed." "Great speed." "Really nice calves." " You know, you're outta line with Suba." "He really caught me at a bad moment." " You seem to have a lot of those." "On my block, you get mad, you get mean." " Oh, spare me the street smarts." "Rude is rude." " I'm just bein' myself." " Well, why don't you try being someone else for a change?" " Gimme a break and I'll give it a shot." "But I can do without the lectures." " Deal." " Thirsty?" "No, just bitter." " Does that mean you don't like me anymore?" "Yes, I like to check references on a Max Suba." "No." "I don't know." "All right." "Well, just back to me if you find anything." "Thanks, honey." "Okay, darlin', tell the kids I'll be home in half an hour." "All right, 'bye-bye," " Mr. Gallagher?" "Mr. Gallagher?" "Yeah, Max?" " Uh, could I have a word with you?" "Only if you call me Danny." " Danny." "Be with you in a second." " Thanks." "Listen, I was wondering if." "What can I do for you?" "Remember the other day you offered, to." " To work out with you?" "Yeah." " Did you mean it?" "Well, sure, Max, I'd be glad to." " Well, thanks." "There's one more thing." "Could we do it at night?" " At night?" " Yeah." "You mean, when, when everybody's gone?" "No, no, it's not that." "I got a lotta, a lotta work here." "I mean gotta, I gotta Yeah." " I'll see what I can do." "You gotta learn to be more aggressive." " Well, that's what they keep saying." "A happy home." " Your dad?" "A different kind of fencer." "Hot VCR's, fake Rolexes." "You sorry you're here?" "No." "You are." " Yeah." "Excuse me." "Some people thump it." "I push the ends." "Sorry." " Thanks." "Hey." " Excuse me." "Feign to disengage the extension." "Make sure you evade the blade, Mr. Hobbs." "Go!" "Watch the goal lines." "Good, Mr. Hobbs." "Keep it down." "Keep the blade in contact so you I'd like it how." "On sixte." "Good, Mr. Hobbs, pick up your pace." "Hold it to your body." "Now, get in, get out." "Mr. Trebor!" " Maestro." "This was supposed to be your lesson." "You will be punctual or extinct." "En garde." "Maestro?" " On the desk, Danny," "Thank you." " These are your father's records from '62 to '67." "Mr. Trebor?" " Yes, Maestro?" "May I speak to you for a moment?" " I'll meet you downstairs." " Okay." "I'd like to see you at 8:15 tomorrow in Battery Park." " In the morning?" "Yes, in the morning." "A little exercise." " I'll be there." "And Mr. Trebor, don't keep yourself up all night, all right?" "Are you okay?" " Yeah, I'm okay." "Yeah, I'm alright." "It's this ladder!" "I mean, why don't you get a decent one?" "Mr. Suba, why don't you just forget about the windows?" "Well, you wouldn't give your, your students inferior equipment." "Don't finish the windows." "I don't wanna see the outside." "Deep cut." "One-two-three-four." "All right, again." "One-two-three-four." "Good." "Good." "Good." "Again." "One-two-three-four." "Dad, we're gonna be late." " All right." " Mom's gonna be pissed." " I gotta go, Max." "Thanks, Danny." "You know, you're a really good teacher." " I should be." "I was his best student once." " Did you meet Trevor, of your time?" "I had the skill, Max, but the Villard's skill isn't enough." "They wanted more, so I made a choice." "These are my trophies." "Let me go get my stuff." "Be right back." "Would you care to fence?" " No, thanks." "Hi." " Hi." "Oh, the supermarket." "Yes." " Oh." "Think there's any point to this?" " What?" "Running?" " Yeah." "That's how I get to work." " You run to work?" " Oh, I try." "What do you want from me, Jimmy?" " I want you to make me great." "You are strong and you are fast." "You offer the promise of brilliance." "But you think you got that much better than people?" "You look at life from their point of view feeling their pain and worrying about their problems." "Compassion?" "Get rid of it." "Five more laps." " You mean with swords and stuff?" "Yeah, but, I don't fence." " You don't fence." " I'm a janitor." " Really?" "Yeah, well, it's not a noble as fencing, but it's harmless." "Harmless." "That's a rare virtue in New York." "This is where I turn off." " Oh, well" "There's a great coffee shop over there." "We could get a coffee." "Uh, I'll be late for work." " Okay." "Goodbye." " Hey, wait, wait." "Listen." " What?" "I'm, I've been-outta circulation for awhile." "I don't know how to do this." "Just a cup of coffee?" " Yeah, but I mean," "Five-five-five-eight-seven-four-oh." "My office." "Rachel Bloom." "Max Suba." "Hey, hey, five-five-five what?" "She's not gonna be there." "I can't concentrate with you standing there staring at me." " Really?" "Hey, look, I'm not jokin'." "I got a lotta work to do." "Okay?" "I'm not gonna keep you from your work." "Erin, I've devoted too much time over the past year to start fuckin' this up just 'cause I like you." "Because then I'm not gonna wanna like you." "What are you tryin' to say?" " I'm sayin'" "I think we should keep our distance." "You got it, Jimmy." "Aw, yes!" "Yes!" "Yes!" " Touche!" "I have no idea where it came from, maybe from some previous life!" "I thought I had you." "All of a sudden ba-boom a flying riposte." "I'm just glad to be able to hold you off." " Hold me off?" "Are you kidding?" "You held me to a standstill." "I'm impressed." "I mean that." " Thanks, Danny." "You're making great progress." "A flying riposte from sixte!" "Damn, you're kickin my ass." "That's a good move to use against a fast riposte." "But you should have predicted it, Danny." "Well, yes, Maestro, but don't you think Max deserves the credit for coming up with the maneuver?" "His action is not in question." "Your mistake is you should never have allowed him to make that touch." "Now, indulge me, I'd like to see what you've learned." "Uh, Maestro." " We won't be needing those." "Thank you, Danny." "Extend your blade, Mr. Suba." "You engage your blade you're beaten in' tact, yes?" " Yes." "In slow time, Mr. Suba." "And." "Here's where you beat his blade back, yes?" " Yes." " Continue." "Parry." "Very nice." "Very nice," "Let's try that a little faster, shall we?" "En garde." "Ready?" "Any time." "Touche." " That's one way you might respond to Mr. Gallagher." "The reason you got tagged is you were too close." "Now let's have fun." "Let's fence." "En garde." "En garde." "En garde." "Thank you." "That was fun." "Mr. Gallagher." "You were a good fencer once." " I was." "Why'd you quit?" "There was no one left to beat." "I understand." "Thanks again." "I have enjoyed watching you both." "We're you serious to expect to find Mr. Right in a place where guys play with long, sharp pointy objects?" "I didn't become a fencer to find a man, Gigi." "If I were you, I'd keep my distance." "I've been in love." "I know how you feel." "Who was the worst for you?" " Jeff Graydon." "Second grade." "He couldn't deal with intimacy, either." "Second grade?" " The guy thing, it starts early." "How come you spend your whole life lookin' for the right guy." "When he comes along he's a shit?" "So, how long did it take you to get over this Jeff Graydon?" "Who said I was over him?" "A public place." "This is certainly public." " Thanks for coming." "I'm glad to see you." "I was too forward the other day, wasn't I?" " No, not at all." " Yes, I was." "No, no, I was afraid to scare you." " Well, you didn't." "Do you wanna sit down?" " Sure." "You see, I haven't been around women for awhile and I want to go about this the right way." " Okay." "The fact is, Rachel, I just got out of prison." "It happened a long time ago." "What did you do?" " I killed a man." "Why?" "I was young and stupid." "If you want me to get up and leave." "I swear, I'll understand." "No, I'm okay." "I don't wanna be that man that went into prison." "I don't even use that name anymore." "You see, when you leave prison, for most guys, that's not a chance to start again." "That's a dead end." "You get outta there, 'and everyone else is more human that you, but I don't want that for me." "I just don't want those to be twenty wasted years." "Why are you telling me this?" "I figure, I like you." "Maybe you like me." "I know I wanna live like everybody else." "And you can't start that with a lie." "Do you want some coffee?" " Okay." "Black." "Two sugars." "Comin' up." "Allez!" "Deceive me, Mr. Trebor." "A tight parry quarte disengage a riposte, en garde." "Allez." "No." "If you open up you'll get hit and why did you hesitate?" "Anybody could'a' beaten you on that last pass." "Didn't even have to be good." "Anybody." "Max, my friend, come and join us, please." "Please." "Come on." "Just drop it, Max." "Help me out." "My mask." "Hold the blade out, like this." "You will attack to his parry quarte in riposte." "He will try to hit you here, don't let him do that." "Do you understand?" "Don't worry." "We won't let you get hurt." "We will all be grinning like that if you fail to tag our janitor." "Are you ready, Max?" " Yes, sir." "En garde." "Allez." "Good move, Mr. Suba." "Mr. Trebor, this lesson is over." "Replay!" "Replay!" "Not bad for an old man." "You used me." "You used me to set that boy up!" "You helped me and you helped him." "He will never take anyone for granted again." "I don't like the way you make your point." " Oh, we all have our methods." "Before you leave tell me something." " Yes." "What do you see out there?" " What do you mean?" " Tell me what you see." "I think he is just trying to make a touch." "Hobbs is attacking repeatedly in the same line, and Williams isn't picking up on it." "Hobbs should riposte by adding a second disengage." "Ah, like that." "If you came here to teach teach." "Is he serious?" " I don't need this shit." "I can't believe I'm paying good money for this." "I know he's gotta be kiddin', man, I'm leavin'." " Let's go, Erin." " Halt!" "Get, get back in line, please!" "I realize that you all think of me as your locker room attendant." "We do." " Yeah." "I assure you I have the skill and the experience." " Oh, I bet." "Is this a joke?" " No, it's not a joke." "Get, get in line." "Make a straight line." "Ready?" "Salute." "Whoa!" "Shit!" " What is it, Mr. Johnson?" "Is something wrong?" "Oh, no, no." "I mean, that salute was exquisite." "En garde." "And, retreat." "Retreat." "Advance." "Advance." "Retreat." "Retreat." "Retreat." "Advance." "Retreat." "Advance." "Retreat." "Advance, advance, advance, retreat, advance, advance, advance." "Retreat." "Balestra, lunge." "A little too fast for you?" "Maybe we better get back to some basics." "Lunge!" "Recover," "You gotta hold it like it's, a." "Imagine it's a..." "Hold it more firmly." "You control the blade." "Angulate." "Angulate it toward the side." "I 'm sorry." " Next?" "Balestra." "Recover." "Gentlemen, gentlemen, please!" "That's enough for right now, all right?" "Next." "Next." "Next?" "All right, that's enough for today." "Max, you're an instructor now." "You don't have to do that any more." " You had your laugh, all right?" "You made your point." "Are you quitting?" " I'm workin'." "This is all the responsibility that you're capable of being?" "You were using me to embarrass the weaker students." "Well, don't you have anything to teach 'em?" "My technique is old." "You said it yourself." "It's antique." "I was wrong about you, I suppose." "I mean, I thought you might 'a' been something different." "I'll get over it." "All right, everybody on your feet." "Today we're gonna try a little experiment." "Okay?" "All right, to the beat." "En garde." "Advance." "Advance." "Wait a minute." "Wait a minute." "Line up now." "To the beat." "And en garde." "Advance." "Advance, lunge." "Recover." "Retreat." "Retreat." "Retreat." "En garde." "Advance." "Advance, lunge!" "Recover," "Retreat." "Walk back." "Retreat." "All right." "Come in." "Hello?" " I'm in the kitchen." "I hope you brought a basin wrench." " Hello?" "I'm in here." "What took you so long, it must be seven thirty already." "Eddie." "Is it seven thirty?" " Yeah, it's seven thirty." "It's lovely." "Thank you." "Do you wanna put it up there?" "What are you a plumber?" " No, I'm a teacher." "Do you teach plumbing?" " No." "Do you think you could help me?" "You must know about this stuff." " Well, not, not actual plumbing." "I mean, not the exact" " You were a janitor?" "Yeah, but I don't do plumbing." "I mean, I'm more acquainted with mops and brooms." " Do you think you could hold this for me?" " I'll try." "Okay." "You know, my husband couldn't do this stuff either." "He was such a feeb around the house we used to call him Mr. Fix-It." "How am I doin'?" " That's good." "Where is he?" " Who?" " Mr. Fix-It?" "He died ten years ago." "He had a heart attack." " I'm sorry." " That's okay." "So, you taught yourself plumbing." "I taught myself a lot o' things, Max, I had to." "You gotta work with what you got, right?" "Yeah." "Do you think that's gonna hold?" " Yeah, maybe." "Of course, if it doesn't I might have a flood," "So, we." "We should keep an eye on this." " Yeah, I think so." "For how long?" " Well, till Eddie gets here with a basin wrench." " Oh." "Hey, you want some wine?" " Yeah." "Yeah." "You watch, I'll pour." " Okay." "Good evening." " Good evening." "Your manhood's on the line." "Your Highness." "Come on, let's see the kind o' balls you really got." "Whatever it takes, Mr. Hobbs." "Cheer up, Mr. Trebor." "The object of competition is to win." "Good move." "Balestra." "Recover." "Swort play is like conversation." "You have to learn to listen to your opponent." "Good boy." " Learn to probe the the opponents regions." "Uncover it." "And once you have found it strike." "Make yourself aware of your own weaknesses as well as those of your opponent." "The good ones try to cover theirs up." "The great ones use theirs." "Use your weakness." "Not bad for a Caucasian." " Doesn't it make you proud that our" "Salle's grooming a group for the Special Olympics?" "You'll get yours." " Yeah, we'll see if you do." "You're great." "You're gonna be ready for the advanced work." "Now, this exercise teaches you to anticipate your opponent's moves from the pressure of his blade." "This allows you to turn his attack to your advantage." "I need an assistant." "Any volunteers?" " Will I do?" "Will I?" "Maestro, of course." "Thank you, thank you." "En garde." "Allez." "En garde." "Allez." "En garde." "Ouch, Thank you." "Remember, there's no such thing as a fair fight." "Show me." "Accidentally make a late hit." "Make it hurt." "The next time he wants to attack, he will hesitate." "Now let's see which of the two of you really is better." "Ready?" "Allez." "The key to success is" " Comittment and perseverance." "Most of the happy people I know they don't want anything to do again." "Now, get outta here." "Beat it." "Beat it." "Oh, Mr. Gallagher, Mr. Gallagher, first aid." "Okay, hold it." "It's gonna hurt." " Oh." "Shit!" "Oh, God!" "Hold on, hold on, hold on." "Don't you dare regret what just happened." "You were brilliant." "Here put some pressure on it." "That was very impressive." " I didn't mean to hurt him." "Didn't you?" " No, I meant to beat him." "Oh." "Jimmy, you got your priorities very twisted." "I knov what I want." " Yeah, but look what you're becoming," "Max?" "Did you ever get the feeling you were born in the wrong age?" "No, I appreciate modern plumbing." "You don't like me very much, do you?" " I think you're the greatest fencer" "I've ever seen." " Oooh, you don't like me at all." "Excuse me, Maestro, I gotta finish up." "Maximillian Suba, you are a fraud." "I am, too." "We are both part of the modern world that has reduced survival to an art form." " I don't see it that way." "Well, haven't you ever wondered what it would be like what it would be that feeling of a real blade entering another man's body," "That initial resistance in that present giving?" "The surprise on another man's face." "I saw it." "That rapier saw it." "My father was the best, you know." "Everyone said so. 'He's the best." "' Olympic Gold World Champion." "Like father, like son." " I won two of each." "Twice the man he was." " Yeah." "Maybe." "But he had this protege." "My father's heir apparent." "And that boy wanted everything my father had." "His medals, his championships, his acclaim." "His wife." "Ever the gentlemen, my father challenged his protege to a duel." "Actually slapped the guy in the face with his gauntlet." "It was a game to him." "And the one moment in his life, when it wasn't a game, he lost." "You know, Max, there is no 'good.'" "There is only the best." "And you are the best." "You stayed standing." "Good leaves you dead at somebody's feet." "My father was good." "You admire the man who killed your father?" "I admire best." "You aren't here, are you?" " I'm here." "I just can't believe I'd forgotten." "You're doing fine." " Yeah." "But when you're in prison you think you're never gonna do this again." "What?" "Keep a woman up till three A. M." " I don't take it for granted, kiddo." "Oh, believe me, I don't." "Taxi!" "Hey, hey, hey!" "Hey, what the hell are you doing?" " Max!" "Go on, go on." "There's no problem.Gimme a kiss." "I just got a little carried away." "Tomorrow." "Nice, combination." "But don't bounce too much it wastes energy," "Keep your guard up." "Keep your guard up, you can't stop." "Now, show me a counter-attack!" "Show me a counter-attack" "Focus your power!" "Concentrate!" "Become your opponent!" "Know him." "Then you'll know what's coming." "Now, take" " Halt!" "Mr. Suba." "Your squad seems ready to test your ability." "So, let's have some fun." "Next Saturday I propose an intersalle tournament." "It'll be a round robin with five touch bouts." "Everyone will fence everyone else." "The fencer with the most wins, and the fewest losses is the champion and will be this Academy's." "My representative at the Nationals." "Continue." "Mr. Trebor, I must speak to you." "Without Hobbs, this tournament's no contest to you." "Let's make it interesting, shall we?" "If you allow more than two touches, in any one bout, you will not be going to the Nationals." "Do you understand?" "Yes, Maestro." " Good." "Who is it?" "Maestro?" " You lied to me." "It's late." "What do you want?" "You are not Maximillian Suba." "He died nine years ago." "I know." "If you are, who I think you are," "I had wanted you to be so much more." "I'm sorry." " Sorry?" "Don't you ever come into my salle again." "No answer." " All right, so what should we do" "Just take our time, just like he taught us." " I'm getting worried." "Something might've happened to him." " Like what?" " In New York, are you kidding?" "Reserved positions for the first round." " All right, let's do it." "Maestro?" "Will we be starting without, Mr. Suba?" "I wouldn't be expecting him." " Fencers on the strip, please." "Fencers ready?" "Fence." "Halt!" "Halt!" "Halt!" "Halt!" "Next bout." "Johnson to Trebor." "Next bout, please!" "Fence." "Halt!" "Touch for Mr. Johnson." "Next up Clavelli and Anderson." "Halt!" "Let's give Clavelli five four bout Mr. Anderson." "Next bout will be Mr. Trebor and Mr. Weggs, please." "Point Mr. Trebor." "Four, zero." "Fencers ready?" " Ready." "Fence." "Touch Trebor to Johnson." "Halt!" "Five one." "Bout to Trebor." "Three zero." "Fencers ready, please." "Halt." "Halt!" "Halt!" "Three, one." "Fencers ready." "Halt!" "Point Williams." "Four, one." "Fencers ready." "Fence!" "Okay." "Let's go!" "Let's go!" " Hey, Dude." " I just won a match." "Where you been, man?" " We were worried about you." "How we doin'?" " Some better than others." "How you doin'?" " Five, one." "Next bout is Clavelli and Trebor." "Fencers to the strip, please." " I wanna forfeit this." " No, you don't." "Why?" "What's the point?" "I don't wanna get up there with him." "Will you stop whinning?" " Oh, come on, I've had enough humiliation for today." "How many times have you seen Trebor fight?" "You can outwit him." "Use your brain against his passion." "Help her out." "Go on!" " Come on, you can do it!" " Fencers to the strip, please!" "Come on, Clavelli." " Come on, Jimmy!" "One more and you go to the Nationals." "Mr. Trebor, Miss Clavelli?" "Fencers ready." " Ready." " Ready." "Fence." " Come on, come on, go for it!" "Touch for Mr. Trebor and zero." "Fencers ready?" "Fence." "Halt!" "Touch for Mr. Trebor." "Two, zero." "Fencers ready?" " Ready." " Ready." "Fence." "Double." "Three, one." "Time." "Time, please." "You're smaller." "Use it." "En garde." "Fencers ready?" "Fence." "Three, two." "What are you doin' here?" " My best!" " You know what you're makin' do." "Score is three, two Fencers ready." "Ready." " Ready." " Fence." "Danny?" " Why'd you stop?" "You had opening and you threw it away." "In a National Tournament they would eat you for lunch." "Bravo, Maestro?" "He fights like you." "Like your father, like an animal." "Get out now." "I told you before there's no room for regret in this game." "You don't have the time and I don't have the Goddamn patience." "Let it go." "She'll be fine." "I believe this belongs to you." "Are you challenging me?" "Yeah, I am." "This is a killing weapon." " And this is the fight you always wanted." "I won't use a rapier against your practice weapon." "This isn't practice." "Why are you doing this?" " To teach you a lesson." "You can't win." "What is wrong with you?" "That story about your father isn't right." "He did challenge his protege to a duel, but he never intended to kill him." "He only wanted to humiliate him." "He gave the boy this live Rapier." "And with a practice weapon he beat him" "En garde." "to within in an inch of his life." "But like you the boy thought winning was everything." "Like you he worshipped killing." "And when the lesson was over and your father lowered his blade that I ran him through." "There was no art to it." "No skill." "It was just cold-blooded murder!" "The instincts of killer, huh?" "I'm gonna kill you" "This lesson is over." "Now, this lesson is over." "Maestro." "Maestro."