"We were born in the gutter." "In the water, the stars look at themselves." "In the port of nowhere in the middle of the docks district at the end of an alley a man used to come every night to escape his memories." "Seven months had gone by and many moons had risen in the dark sky." "They never caught the rapist." "It was a closed case and nobody even remembered." "Yet..." "He thouht of that night when his sister Catherine hadd died there." "He thought of innocence." "She had been raped." "She had killed herself." "And he, night after night, nothing being powerful enough to stop him from doing so, would come back there." "He had only one idea on his mind :" "to find who the rapist was, to stop the carousel that took his freedom away from him." "It will never go away." "Never." "Hi, Frank." "Got a fag ?" "Give me a fag." "How much do you want ?" "500." "10." "That'll be enough." "You drink too much." "Don't you pick it up." "She was too good for this place." "You know it too ?" "You look worried." "I'm always worried." "Nobody's after you ?" "Why would anyone be after me ?" "I dunno." "You did something wrong ?" "Something ?" "I don't give a damn." "I'm not watching you." "You sure ?" "Why would I watch you ?" "You're big enough." "It's not my fault." "So... it's mine ?" "Yeah, we knew you were a big mouth." "It would be too easy." "May I ?" "May I ?" "Why not ?" "Frog, can you hear me ?" "I can hear you, you cunt !" "100 more for me." " I haven't got my wallet." "You won !" "Hey, you !" "I don't like Peeping Toms." "Bitch !" "What are you doing ?" "I'm going to the crapper." " It's occupied." "I know." " You're watching me." "Is there something wrong ?" " You see something wrong ?" "Something is nagging you ?" " Keep your questions to yourself." "You're watching as if waiting for I don't know what." "Each time I look, you're there, watching me." "Leave me alone !" "I'm warning you." "Your brother is a swine, he's disgusting." "Who's the guy with the jacket ?" "What I know is that I don't like the way he looks at me." "You're shy, now ?" "He bothers me he never seems satisfied." "He's a customer ?" "He doesn't like bred game." "What the hell does he come to our neighborhood for ?" "Here he can play games he wouldn't be allowed to play among the rich." " What kind ?" " Here, there's no kind." "He's been coming for long ?" "He's weird." "He doesn't like himself." "Hey..." "What?" "Come on, wake up !" " No." "Leave me alone." "Leave me alone." "Don't you recognize your old pal Gerard ?" "I don't know any Gerard." "I have no old pal." "Gerard." "Gerard Delmas, don't you remember ?" "No." "I don't remember anyone." "I prefer to forget people." "It's bad." "No, it's not bad." "It was wonderful." "What was wonderful ?" "The calendar." "The calendar with the girl's picture." "She was wearing a mink coat, she had left it open." "She wasn't wearing anything underneath." "That was my dream." "What was her name ?" "They've never got names, only phone numbers." "She didn't even have a phone number." "I like them better without a phone." "The ones I like best are the dead ones." "They never bother you." "Perhaps do I owe you something ?" "What for ?" "For stopping that dream." "You want me to buy you a dream ?" "You might need a woman." "Who are you ?" "I am sorry, sir, we've never met before." "I knew I'd never seen you." "But I needed someone to talk to." "My name is Gerard Delmas." "I'm Newton Channing." "I'll remember." "Where do you live?" "In town." " Up there ?" "Yes, up there." "In a white house." "With prudish blinds." "Lawns, fountains." "Invisible tennis games among clumps of trees." "Blond-haired children shouting." "Clean." "Too clean." "Strictly bourgeois." "I live with my sister." "We get along quite well." "One evening, last week, she knocked me out." "She's really a great girl." "I was quietly trying to set the house on fire." "She took her shoe, stiletto heel, and bump !" "Out for at least 10 minutes." "Would you be in a happy house ?" "Sometimes, she worries." "I don't like it when she comes around here." "You're right." "For your sister, it's a bad neighborhood." "She doesn't care." " It's a rough neighborhood." "It might be dangerous for a woman." "What do you mean ?" "Nothing." "You might be a thief." "Around here, you never know who you're talking to." "My friend, let me tell you one thing, only one." "I don't give a damn about what might happen to me." "Come on, Newton." "Drink up, we're going home." "The last streetcar." "Oh, my guardian angel." " Come." "We're going home." " I'm not ready." "I've got to drink some more." "You want me to call an ambulance ?" "It doesn't do me anything yet." "I must stay." "Until it makes me feel something." "One day, it will really make you feel something." "You'll be taken away on a stretcher." "What do you want ?" "What I want is for you to leave me alone." "Can you ?" " No, I can't." "I care too much for you." "Far too much." "That's nice of you." "I am lucky." "There is no such thing as luck." "You've got no manners, Newton." "You didn't introduce me to your friend." "I'm still waiting, Newton." "Here, you don't introduce people." "I'm sorry, sir." "I don't think he meant it." "It's because he's been drinking." "It doesn't matter." "Don't be offended." "Of course not." "It doesn't matter." "My name's Loretta." "It's very important for him to know your name," "And your address." "Ask him for dinner, too." "Tell him : you'll be most welcome." "Take his hand." "Drink in his glass." "I'm going to slap you." "It's no use." "My name is Gerard Delmas." "Your brother is right, Miss." "You can come for dinner whenever you want to." "I live at number 7, Ocean Drive." "Number 7." "Lucky number." "It's the worst house in the neighborhood, you can't miss it." "You've just come home ?" " Yes." "I wasn't sleepy." "Damn sofa !" "You've got a bedroom." "Lola threw me out." "Once more ?" "' evening." "I don't know what's got into her." "Must be the Moon." "Damnit !" "If I had ducked, I'd have got the table full in the face." "A she-devil." "A pest !" "She threw a table at you?" "Because of the rents." "Take it." "I can't take money from those who haven't got any." "Last time I went up, the Polish woman... she told me about her misfortunes..." "I didn't sober up for 3 days after that." "This is for you." "What is it ?" "It's a birthday present." "Play !" "Play !" "You never knew how ?" "It does not matter." "You play the violin, now ?" "So... you went up?" "You went up ?" "Take this, sweetheart." "Did you see the other one ?" "Did you see that whore ?" "No, I saw the Polish woman." "Ah..." "You saw the Polish woman ?" "You're kidding me !" "These are his wages." "Listen, sweetheart..." " There's no sweetheart !" "You... go up there!" "See what time it is ?" " You should have gone earlier !" "If we had not his money..." "Aren't you ashamed to be supported by your son ?" "For 7 months, you've done nothing." "Ambulance man, my ass !" "Don't talk about ambulances." "I forbid you." "You forbid me ?" "What ?" "You forbid me !" "You forbid me !" "And those bottles ?" "What are they?" "Tell me..." "The doctor said it was good..." " What doctor ?" "What are you talking about ?" "When did you go see a doctor ?" "It's nothing serious, don't worry." " Me, worry ?" "You're in such good health it makes me sick !" "All you can do is drink and puke." "That's your illness !" "She's dead !" "It won't bring her back." "And we are alive !" "Alive !" "Got it ?" "Hi, Bella." "Die." "Go fuck yourself !" " What now ?" "I told you yesterday that it was over." "Still that redhead ?" "There are so many of them you don't even remember their names !" "Don't start it, right?" "Don't start it !" "Vera!" "Her name's Vera." "She was a waitress." " Oh, a waitress!" "Yeah, if I want to eat I've got to talk to waitresses." "She takes orders down in the street ?" "I saw you going inside a house with her." "A house ?" "A warehouse !" "She's married,she's got 5 kids." "So what ?" "I bought a lamp." "Can't you see it there ?" "What ?" "Why didn't you tell me ?" " I told you." "I told you but you jumped at me like a panther." "My panther." "My beautiful tigress." "You didn't have to punch me in the face." "If I hadn't done it, you would have torn my eyes out." "My panther !" " I'll do that next time." "Don't try it when Fatty is here." "Fatty?" "She won't prevent me from doing it." "Something wrong ?" "Shall we get married or not ?" "I dunno." "We like each other, don't we ?" "You're too jealous." "I have every right to be jealous." "You got other plans?" "Don't you kid me, Gerard." "You want me locked up in a closet ?" "Yes..." "I'd love that." "What's with me ?" "I've got this guy under my skin." "I only think of that." "I only think of that." "Some nights, I can't sleep." "I want to understand." "I only see women, thousands of them." "They all want to have you." "I run after you." "Bloody Hell !" "Damned broads !" "I can't help it." "I'm jealous." "Jealous, got it ?" "I haven't watched ass since we're together." "But it's not you !" "It's not you !" "It's the way they look at you." "Did you watch your face ?" "See your face ?" "Bend down, bend down." "More." "That's it." "See your face ?" "That's the way you look when you're over a woman." "When you fuck." "When you fuck me." "Come on." "Come on, let's get inside." "Come on !" "Where did you steal that from ?" "I didn't steal it." "I won it." "Are you coming ?" " I'm taking the air." "When will you come ?" "I don't know." "I don't want to wait." "A whisper..." "Fountains..." "Someone is sick here ?" "Yes..." "The ambulance..." "You're sure you're at the right address ?" "Yes..." "You can't miss it, the most rotten house in the neighborhood." "I accept your invitation." "It's too late for dinner." "No, I'm only visiting." "I wanted to see you." "Kind of you." "Kind of you." "It's 2 a.m. you're seeing me." "Yes." "I hoped you were not in bed." "You'd have woken me up." "You'd have broken down my bedroom door." "No." "No, I never go that far." "Never." "I'm not so sure." "Beautiful leather." "I'll dirty it." "It's the right night for a drive." "We're going towards the docks ?" "We're going towards the docks." "You don't like it ?" "You drive !" "He knew that, in a few hours, things would get frantic again." "Hundreds of trucks would invade the port." "Ships would open up their bellies." "The metal arms would stretch." "The cables would whistle Scorching heat would fall down on the port and the men would sweat at work." "Why do you always clench your fists ?" "I'm a dock hand." "I don't see things as you do." "We both see the same thing." "Have a closer look." "You came to see the squalor." "Look at it !" "Why do you say squalor ?" "Isn't it wonderful ?" "A dream." "A clean town, white, with fountains." "Trees." "That was what I was dreaming of." "And you wake me up to show me the place where I work." "You've never wanted to leave aboard a ship ?" "Yes." " So ?" "I may have seen too many of them leave." "When we were kids, my sister and I, we used to run to the embankment to go along with them." "We knew them all." "They were never the same." "You've got a sister ?" "We would run up to the end of the embankment" "We would stay there until..." "Until we cried." "What's her name ?" "They had women's names." "Marie..." "Catherine..." "You're crying ?" "Miss Channing..." "You're too nosy." "You're driving about." "But be careful." "You are in a tough world." "You're not a tough guy." "You remembered my name." "You like me ?" "Take me with you." "Far away." "Oh, stop it." "I can't." "No." "I've been waiting for... such a long time." "It's a pity." " A pity, not a shame." "Not for me." " You're wrong." "You're wrong." "Look at me... please." "Look at me." "Look at me." "Get the hell away!" "One day, you'll speak." "You'll open up your heart." "There will be some blue in your sky." "There's an endless road towards the sun." "Ships like birds." "Softness." "And you won't be afraid any more." "The weather will be fine." "You're not doomed to be unhappy." "Get away." "Get away." "When will you stop that game ?" "It's over." "I..." "I stop." "So you say." "She took my razor." "She slit her throat." "She lied down there." "To die." "What's important is that she did it on her own." "No..." "No..." "I won't go any further." "You know it reaches further." "She did it because she was desperate." "Because some guy raped her." "She couldn't bear that pain, that suffering." "She could bear it any more." "We looked for that guy, all of us." "Catherine... everyone loved her." "You loved her ?" "Yes." "Don't look at me this way." "What's wrong with you ?" "I don't like the way you look at me." "I never saw you with her." "We talked a lot." "Someone had said to her that I made paintings, before." "She wanted to see them." "She wanted to know what painting was." "You took her to your place ?" " Yeah." "No." "She never went to a man's place." "But she trusted me." "I'd like..." "I'd like us to go for a walk." "The both of us." "I trust you." "Right ?" "To your place." "What for ?" " To see." "To see if there are any paintings." "There may be none." "There might only be a bed there." "You may need it." " Yes." "I tried to tell you." "Catherine." "You wanted to come." "Catherine." "I didn't want you to see her." "Did you love her ?" "She never knew." " You fool !" "You should have told her that you loved her." "If I'd thought she loved me..." "You would have left with her." "I would have asked her to marry me." "You should have told her." "No, she would have pitied me." "I was too crappy." "You should have told her." "Too many crappy places, too many crappy women." "Too late." "You should have told her." "What ?" "You're tired ?" "You can sleep here." "I'll wake you up." "Catherine?" "What clothes are you wearing ?" "It hurts ?" "I'm all right." "So you wear whore's dresses now ?" "I borrowed it." "It was for you." "No..." "Catherine..." "Show me." " It's nothing." "You're vaccinated ?" " Yes." "Go get this cleaned, right ?" "Give it to me." "Give it!" "You want it as a present ?" "Give me the film." "What for ?" "What will you do with it ?" "Force it down your throat." "Give it !" "Hey you !" "Are you finished ?" "So ?" "You crazy ?" "Give it to me !" "Be quiet, man." "Quiet, let it go." "Away !" "Get this guy out !" "He's fired !" " That's it !" "Good !" "That's it." "Come with me." "Got it ?" "Had enough ?" "No." "Take it !" " What do you want me to do with it ?" "You want to make me swallow it." "I said that ?" "Ah yes." "Yes." "I didn't want to hit you but..." "Don't apologize." "Don't apologize." "I shouldn't have come on this wharf." "I had no right to take photographs of you." "You did ?" " Yes." "I have no excuse." "I am ashamed." "Forgive me." " Case closed." "Forget it." "I can't." "I apologize." "Right." "You just did." "You've lost your job ?" "Life is no picnic." "It's my fault." "Let me help you." "Help me?" "I know the owner." "I'll go see him." "It will work." "If I have my work back, that would be important." "Yes, for me too." "I feel responsible." "You don't owe me anything." "It's my fault." "Good bye." "I don't think we'll see each other again." "Well ?" "No." "No." " Leave him alone" " I'll show this good to nothing." " You're the one who will be shown." "Just you wait !" "Nothing will happen here." "Got it ?" "When you're a man, you have to do what must be done." "Good evening." "Good evening, Gerard." "If one is chipped, Bella..." "You smell good." "It stinks !" "Will you eat ?" "You've got something ?" "There's always something for you." "There's always something for you." "There's always something for you." " Oh, you're dreaming ?" "I asked you if you wanted some coffee." "Why don't you put on an overcoat ?" "Stop it !" "Don't start." " You're wrong." "Why don't you take off your jacket ?" "Because." "Bothers you ?" " No, of course not." "I only want you to feel well." "I feel well." "You happy ?" "Why did you dress up ?" "Do I know her ?" "It's the girl with the car." "I looked out of the window." "Don't lean out too much." "Now, I'm not leaning out." "I only want you to tell me what your plans are." "The both of you." "Damnit !" "I don't give a damn about that... that broad !" "Hear me ?" "I hardly know her." "I waited for you all night." "All night." "All she has to do is whistle, right ?" "You're really nuts, you know." "I can read it on your face." "You can't look at me in the eye." "I'll tell you, once and for all." "Nothing will happen." "Nothing." "Got it ?" "She is a crazy rich girl who comes slumming." "It rouses her, it thrills her." "You understand ?" "I don't give a damn Get it?" "I don't care." "You poor hick !" "She's bamboozled you in such a way that you even believe that." "She gives you a hard-on, right ?" "How funny it is !" " What ?" "You !" "You !" "Look at you !" "Wearing a disguise !" "You stink !" " Stop it !" "You bitch !" "Stop it !" "I can't." "Look at that." "Look at that." "It's your sister's." "You found it ?" " She left it with me." "She left it to you ?" "She mustn't her luck so much." "She won't always get away with it." "Sorry, I don't understand." "I'm only trying to give advice." "I think you're the one who needs advice." "You mustn't be afraid of her." "I'm looking for someone." "Yes." "I admire you." "I really would like to know more about you." "Why?" "Is there some reason ?" "I think you know the reason." "I'm not really sure, but I think you know." "I'm intrigued." "You should be worried." "I never worry." "I suffer a lot, but I never worry." "So ?" "No, no, not yet." "Not yet." "Oh, this exciting." "I love it when it's exciting." "Some time ago, I got excited a lot." "For example, suddenly, I thought of going to Alaska." "I bought a plane ticket, and in the evening, I was in Anchorage." "I fooled around with a sixty year old eskimo woman." "Anchorage..." "Unsung city." "Alaska..." "Frozen lands, so white ...." "As far as you can see, the two warm tits of an eskimo woman." "Exciting moments." "Exciting moments." "Remembering them all is difficult." "I'm quite sure you too remember a lot of those." "Ouch." "You're right, it's Gérard." "I told you so." "He's wearing his best clothes." "That's the reason why we thought you were a cop." "Why are you dressed this way ?" "Get the hell away from here." "We can sit, can't we ?" "Look !" "They're in a dressing up competition." "This is a special table." "It may be special, bt it's not reserved." "If they can sit down, we can sit too." "You're so right !" "You smell nice, darling." "Buy us a drink ?" "Of course, ladies." "What will you have ?" "A bird of paradise." "An odalisque." "Of course." "I shaved." "We must celebrate." "What will you have ?" "Go get fucked." " Yourself !" "We don't want you." "You scum !" "Don't say such things, lady It's not nice." "What will you have ?" " Nothing." "I'm off." "I care for you." "You don't want to break my heart ?" "Who's that slut ?" "She is my sister." "She isn't ugly." "She is solicitating ?" "You've got a customer waiting at the bar, love." "Stop watching him, right ?" "We're together." "To see him, you must see me first." "Watch out, Mrs Dora." "My sister is a wrestler." "I'm not frightened." "I think I'll stroke her nice little face." "You heard me ?" "I told you to stop." "Don't shout in my face." "Try to stop me." "You can't look that way at the man I'm with." "Excuse me." "Who does she think she is ?" "That bitch thinks she'll get away with it ?" "Come on !" "Kiss and make up !" "A scotch, please." "You need a woman." "You can't go on like this." "A woman like you, Frieda." "Being with a woman gives stabilty." "Stability is important." "How old are you, Frieda?" "I'm as good as new." "What's your weight ?" " 40 kilos." "In my clothes." "Can you cook ?" "It's not what I do best." " You should learn." " You think so ?" "Yes I'd like you to learn." " He's making fun of you." "He's making fun of you." "You stupid fool." "He wants his money's worth." "That's what he's doing ?" "You're making fun of me." "You're beautiful, Frieda." "Really beautiful." "It doesn't matter." "I know it's only for fun." "You can't be serious." "It doesn't matter." "You're wrong." "Believe me." "You forgot this." "Please, don't go." "I've got a date." "That's why you're dressed up ?" "Yes, you've got a date with me." "Haven't you ?" " Since when ?" "Since you've had a bath, you've shaved, you've put on your best clothes." "I didn't do it for you." "You didn't it do it for me ?" " I didn't." "Not for me..." "'Pity !" "Pity !" "Thank you." " Quickly !" "Quickly !" "I'm ready." "You're beautiful." "You're pure." "I should have told you frankly." "Tell me what ?" " That I want you." "I felt it immediately." "Strongly." "Something I'd never felt before." "That's all I know." "Only... be with you." "For ever." "Loretta..." "Never go away." "Anything wrong ?" "You love your brother." "He is a drunkard, he is lazy, eccentric but... sometimes he's very nice." "Yes, I love him." "I love him." "What's he doing around here?" "Here, he thinks he can hide." "Hide." "Hide from what ?" "From himself." "I don't understand." "No use talking about that." "Why ?" "A bad dream." "Well... you have the right to know." "One night, my brother was driving my parents back from the casino." "My mother had had a lot to drink." "As usual." "And my brother was driving fast." "As usual." "And my father didn't say anything." "As usual." "That's my brother." "He is not the man you're looking for." "Rascals!" "Scum !" "Scum !" "loaded !" "Posh car !" "Asshole car !" "I'll show you !" "Bastards !" "I'm really happy to escape from this." "Sign up." "You sign first !" "Who are you ?" "I am the cathedral's caretaker, Miss." "I want it to be legal." "This document is legal." "Tomorrow it will be archived." "Your names will be written in the marriage register." "You wanted it." "He may be changing his mind." "Sign." "There." "Near my name." "Marriage is something serious." "If he wants to stop, it's the right moment." "That's it !" "Done." "You've got wedding rings ?" "No." "Don't worry, we'll take care of it." "It will cost you 60 more." "10 for the tall one, 50 for the small one." "Faith is not a matter of size." "The right size." "It's an omen." "And now the groom will kiss the bride." "I love you." "For life." "For death." "I now declare you man and wife." "I love you for life, for death." "Now the bride comes near her husband." "To our love." "And now the groom kisses the bride." "For death." "The groom kisses the bride." "I now declare you man and wife." "For death." "Kiss her." "Kiss her." "Kiss her." "To our... kiss her." "... love" "To our love." "Come." "Come darling." "Iwantyou." "Take me." "I said : come" "What's that ?" "You're dressed !" "Goddam it." "What the fuck is going on here ?" "Oh..." "I'm in the wrong room." "You went into the wrong room." "Wrong room." "What sort of religious junk is that ?" "You don't judge faith sizewise." "Where's your father ?" "How many liters have you been drinking ?" "Not much." "I can't hold it." "Can't hold it !" "What game are you playing, the both of you ?" "Where is he ?" " It's hot !" "Stop kidding me !" "He went out for a beer to freshen himself up." "Wait until he's back !" "I'll freshen him up !" "What the hell are you doing here ?" "My sweet !" "My precious!" "You're hurt ?" "Myviolin!" "I could have played again !" "Shit, my violin !" "Gone !" "The bird has flown away !" "What asshole, that bird !" "Where are you going ?" " I've got a bed." "You have ?" "Listen to me, you dirty bastard !" "Don't talk to me like that." " You're going to tell me, aren't you ?" "I must sleep." "I have a hangover and..." "Well... what did you do last night ?" "Nothing !" " Nothing?" "I find you in a coma, kisssing a the statue of the Holy Virgin..." "So what ?" " I'm jealous." "And it makes me curious." "You're heavy, you know." "I had to drag you back here." "Thanks." " I don't want your thanks." "I want you to tell me what happened." "What cheek !" "I didn't ask you to take me in your bed." "It's not as if it was the first time." "Usually, I don't have to drag you, you bastard !" "Right..." "You won't sleep." "I don't want you to sleep !" "You're going to tell me." "Now." "No, it's too easy." "Put something on." "You're aroused, aren't you ?" "You don't want to be aroused ?" "Listen, Bella." "Listen." "I'm going to help you." "She waited for you in her nice car." "She cried with her beautiful eyes." "But she went off !" "I am more patient than she is." "I had come for my things." "You understand." "It's over, you and me." "What ?" "I got married last night." "You didn't !" "At the old man's." "She signed." "And so did I." "You didn't." "You didn't !" "You didn't !" "I'm getting crazy." "With that rich slut !" "You're lying." "You got no ring." "In my shirt." "It's plastic." "You were drunk." "You were drunk !" "You didn't know what you were doing." "It's worth nothing." "We drank afterwards." "A hotel room ?" "Tell me." "Give me the details." "I want to know it all." "Come on !" "Nothing happened." "If that's what you want to know." "Bella..." "I've come for my things." "She was waiting for me." "I don't know what happened." "I was drunk." "I fell down." "I went into the wrong room." "No, it was not far from the right one." "You're in the right room, now." "Here I am." "Fuck me." "Fuck me." "I don't want to, Bella." "I don't feel like it." "Wait!" "Wait !" "You want a cigarette ?" "You must understand, Bella." "I'm married." "Where is she ?" "Where is the bride ?" "Where is she ?" "Where is the bride ?" "You don't know ?" "I'll tell you." "She is in her small clean bed." "She has a clean sleep." "She'll never sleep in a slum." "The bride went the hell off !" "You can't hold it against her." "Living here is difficult." "You've got to be born here." "Ça se casse la gueule, on roule sur les bouteilles, c'est crasseum _a pue!" "You know what she's going to do ?" "She'll go to the hairdresser's, she'll have her head cleaned, spray herself with DDT." "She's going to wash !" " Stop it !" "You shut up !" "You shut up or I'll break your head." "She's breathing up there, in her posh district." "You understand nothing, Bella." "Nothing." "She's gone, but she hasn't left me." "You understood nothing." "Perhaps does she love you." "But she won't leave her neighborhood." "Never !" "And you... you're from here." "And you'll always be from here." "All it takes is a streetcar ticket." "No..." "Of course not." "Don't spend your money for nothing." "Don't spend your money for nothing." "She's expecting me, up there." "Say to Fatty I won't eat here tonight." "You blithering idiot !" "What are you doing ?" "Sleeping." "What are you doing ?" "I'm going away." "I got married." "With who ?" "Youdon'tknowher ." "What's her name ?" "Loretta." "The girl with the car ?" "I know her." "What do you mean :" "you know her ?" "Well..." "I saw her at the café." "Several times." "Once she paid for my drinks." "We drank." "We talked." " About what" "Oh..." "I don't really remember." "She remindede me of someone." " Who ?" "It was not her face, not her body, not her eyes." "Just a feeling." "That feeling you have when you come into a place you think you've already been to but you don't recognize anything." "A weird feeling." "You can't say why it feels weird." "So... weird, it was chilling." "I like shivering." "We were at the counter, I was shivering..." "I loved it." "She left." "I followed quickly." "She was walking." "I was following her ?" " What happened next ?" "We were walking." "I was following." " Was she alone ?" "I could hear her heeels clapping." "She was going to that car of hers." "I was shivering, it was great." "It felt cold." "She was so fine, so bright in the mooonlight, so clean." "Like a dream." "And I had already been there." "The same moon, the same moon, the same street, everything similar." "Except one thing." "It wasn't Loretta." "Have you played this little game long ?" "Following lonely women in the streets ?" "Tell me !" "Tell you what ?" "What you already know." "Come here..." "Don't stay there." "Comenear!" "Come here, come !" "That's it !" "Good..." "Come on !" "Come here !" "Come down here !" "Come here, my friend." "So ?" "You got him ?" "What's going on ?" "Where are you ?" "Who paid you ?" "Who paid you ?" "A woman." " Her name ?" "Be..." "Bella." "The money !" "The money !" "Is that all ?" "To kill you, it would have been a thousand more." "I'm on parole." "I was straight with you." "Give me a chance." "What chance ?" "You... you frightened me." "You did not leave ?" "Why didn't you leave ?" "You want me to stay ?" "You're staying ?" "You went out gambling ?" "Yes." "You lost ?" " Yes." "You've been drinking ?" " Yes !" "In my jacket's pocket." "There are no matches." " No." "A guy's life is not worth much." "Come on, have your money back." "No!" "No..." "No..." "It's not that serious." "You're not hitting me ?" "You're not hitting me ?" " No." "No." "You're too miserable." "Next time, don't pay in advance." "It's not mine." " What ?" "The idea is not mine." "What are you talking about ?" "I can't, I can't." "But I swear the idea is not mine." " Of course, you can." "You can." "Someone knows I'm looking for him and that I'll find him." "He'll pay for what he did to Catherine." "With your jealousy, your need for vengeance, all he had he had to do is ak... you've been used, you cunt !" "Who is it ?" "Frank." "I knew it, of course." "Logical." "He only lacked the money." "I was crazy, I was crazy." "I wanted you to suffer." "He knew it, didn't he ?" "He knew it ?" "He asked for more, didn't he ?" " Yes, but I didn't have more." "He didn't tell you what you can get for 1000." "Where is he ?" "Where is he ?" "Don't worry." "I'll find him." "Don't do this, stay here !" "You'll destroy everything." "Go, get on the streetcar." "Go up there !" "She's expecting you." "She loves you." "You're right." "She loves you." "You must go go away from here." "Don't come back." "Ever !" "Gerard..." "Come back !" " I don't deserve being loved that way !" "Forget." "Here's a ticket." "You'll forget." "I beg you !" "I beg you, Gerard." "Forget." "A streetcar ticket." "She loves you." "She loves you." "You're right." "She loves you." "Stop it, Gerard." "You'll spoil everything." "You're crazy !" "Gerard!" "Gerard!" "Gerard..." "You're here to party ?" "Look." "Did you see the ring ?" "She can't get over it." "Any of you see my brother ?" "We don't care about your brother." "Tell him the price of the ring." "He'll buy you a drink." "Give the news." "Come on, say it !" "I'm getting engaged." "The bride." "The fiancée." "To love." "To marriage." "To marriage !" "Go get fucked in the ass !" "Did you see Frank ?" "Bitch !" "I love you." "Come and see !" "Look at what you did." "Look !" "You scum !" "Look !" "Look !" "Look !" "You're crazy." "You know he didn't do it." "You'd love it if I was guilty." "I couldn't take it any more." "You're watching me." "You almost managed to make me believe it was me." "You suspect everyone." "You're crazy !" " Come on, let's go !" "Could be any one." "You're crazy !" "It's the street." "And you know it !" "And you know it !" "I'll find him." "Some day I'll find him." "I'll find him." "Some day I'll find him." "Some day I'll find him." "I'm cold." "You mustn't be." "Gerardwasdreamingofa whitecity,  of prudish blinds, of shaded lanes, of invisible tennis games and soft lawns." "He could hear the fountains and the birds." "But this city frightened him he was afraid not to fit in, of this door that would open, and of this woman waiting for him." "Bella." "I'm hungry"