"[film reel clicking]" "[overlapping chatter and laughter] [mellow pop music]" "¶ ¶ [clink] [liquid pouring]" " AND, HONESTLY, I WAKE UP HAPPY." "I MEAN, I'M THAT GUY." "I'VE GOT ENOUGH OF EVERYTHING I NEED." "I'M SINGLE, I LIKE A PARTY, AND I'M OLD ENOUGH TO ENJOY IT" "YOUNG ENOUGH TO ENJOY IT." "I WANNA DO SOMETHING, I DO IT." " [laughs]" " SEEMS TO BE A LITTLE PROBLEM." " OH." "MUST BE THE MAGNETIC STRIPE." "AND THE WEIRD THING IS, I KNOW IT'S ALL A CLICHE." "NO STRINGS, NO OBLIGATIONS, BUT WHAT'S THE ALTERNATIVE?" "GET INTO SOME LIFE:" "WIFE, KIDS," "SOME KIND OF CAR WITH TOO MANY SEATS." "THAT'S A WORLD WHERE YOU HAVE TO DO WHATEVER IT IS" "OTHER PEOPLE WANT YOU TO DO TO KEEP IT GOING." "IT'S PROSTITUTION, WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT IT." "BUT THERE IS THIS NAGGING FEELING" "THAT I'M MISSING SOMETHING." " SORRY, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS." " NO, IT'S NOT YOUR FAULT." "THAT SHOULD DO IT." "AND MAYBE, IN THE END, I'M WORRYING FOR NOTHING." "I MEAN, I'M NOT AT THE STAGE OF MY LIFE..." "WHERE I HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT MOST OF THIS STUFF." "MAYBE I NEVER WILL." "[sighs]" "I MUST SOUND PRETTY SELFISH." "OR JUST DRUNK." " THIS IS NO GOOD EITHER." " YOU'RE KIDDING." "ARE YOU SERIOUS?" "WHOA, COME ON, WAIT." "YOU KNOW I HAVE MONEY." "I JUST DON'T HAVE ANY ON ME OR ON MY CREDIT CARDS." "BUT I GET PAID ALL THE TIME, AND A LOT." " MAYBE NEXT TIME." "CAR FARE?" "AND, BY THE WAY," "AS SOMEONE WHO'S LIFE REALLY IS PROSTITUTION," "I CAN TELL YOU THAT UNTIL YOU'RE ACTUALLY FUCKING FOR A LIVING," "YOU SHOULDN'T BE COMPLAINING." " WAIT A MINUTE, THAT'S NOT WHAT I MEANT." " THANKS FOR THE DRINK." "CALL BEVERLY, IF YOU WANT TO MAKE IT UP TO ME." "[buzzing]" " GOOD EVENING." "[light-hearted spy music]" "¶ ¶" "[cell phone buzzes] [whispers] OH, SHIT." "HELLO." "HEY!" "[thud] AAH!" "JESUS!" " I HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN SILENT!" " WAIT!" "STOP!" "OW!" "[clanking, crashing]" "LOOK, IT'S ME!" "STOP!" " I WILL WARN YOU, I AM A YELLOW BELT!" "[screams]" " STOP!" "STOP!" "STOP!" "RELAX!" "IT'S ME!" "JESUS!" "WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU?" " I HEARD A NOISE." " AHH." " I'M TELLING YOU," "RIGHT OUT THERE, I HEARD A NOISE." " EVERYTHING'S COOL." "THERE'S NOBODY THERE." "I SWEAR." " [sobbing]" " IT'S ALL RIGHT." " [historic recording of male voice] FIVE, FOUR," "THREE, TWO, ONE, [engines roaring] ZERO." "IGNITION." "LIFTOFF." "[Gilbert and Sullivan's TheMikado]" "¶ ¶" " ¶ THE SUN WHOSE RAYS ARE ALL ABLAZE ¶" "¶ WITH EVER-LIVING GLORY ¶" "¶ DOES NOT DENY HIS MAJESTY ¶" "¶ HE SCORNS TO TELL A STORY ¶" "¶ HE DON'T EXCLAIM "I BLUSH FOR SHAME ¶" "¶ SO KINDLY BE INDULGENT" ¶" "¶ BUT FIERCE AND BOLD IN FIERY GOLD ¶" "¶ HE GLORIES ALL EFFULGENT ¶" "¶ ¶" "¶ I MEAN TO RULE THE EARTH AS HE THE SKY ¶" "¶ WE REALLY KNOW OUR WORTH THE SUN AND I ¶" "¶ I MEAN TO RULE THE EARTH AS HE THE SKY ¶" "¶ WE REALLY KNOW OUR WORTH THE SUN AND I ¶" "¶ ¶" " I GUESS THAT'S WHAT I'VE REALLY BEEN" "TRYING TO WRITE ABOUT." "I MEAN, WHO ARE WE TRYING TO FOOL?" "WE'RE NOT ONLY ANIMALS, WE'RE THE WORST ANIMALS THERE ARE." "WHY DO WE EAT MEAT?" "THE GREEK GODS DINED ON AMBROSIA AND NECTAR." "BUT WE NEED TO INCORPORATE OTHER SPECIES INTO US." "LOOK AT CHRISTIANITY:" ""THIS IS MY BODY, THIS IS MY BLOOD."" "THAT'S WHY I'M DOING THIS CHAPTER" "ABOUT THE GENOCIDE IN RWANDA." "THE TUTSIS WERE VEGETARIANS," "AND THE HUTUS WERE RANCHERS WHO EAT MEAT," "AND THEY REGARDED THE TUTSIS AS MONKEYS, AS ANIMALS," "AND THAT'S WHY THEY HAD NO TROUBLE KILLING 'EM," "DON'T YOU THINK?" " HONESTLY, BEN, I DON'T KNOW WHY" "THE FARMER AND THE COWHAND CAN'T BE FRIENDS." "BUT I DO KNOW THAT PART OF THE REASON" "WHY SOME PEOPLE REGARD OTHER PEOPLE AS ANIMALS" "IS BECAUSE THEY DON'T OBSERVE THE SOCIAL CONVENTIONS" "MOST OF US TAKE FOR GRANTED." " EVERY HUMAN FUNCTION IS DISGUSTING IN OUR SOCIETY." " I SIDE WITH THE PUBLIC ON THIS ONE." " [straining] I KNOW WHAT I AM... [toilet flushes]" "AND THAT'S AN ANIMAL." "I'M HUMAN, BUT ANIMAL." " YOU'RE WASTING A LOT OF THOUGHT ON SOMETHING" "THAT'S NOT GONNA GET YOU HIGH OR LAID." "I ALWAYS SAY, "IF IT AIN'T BROKE, DON'T FIX IT."" " YOU'RE VERY WISE." " AND BROKE." " THAT IS SO UNCOOL." " CAN'T I JUST TAKE SOME MONEY BACK?" "I GET PAID VERY SOON, AND WHEN I DO," "I'M GONNA FLOAT YOU ANOTHER LOAN." "UNTIL THEN, I'D LIKE TO BORROW BACK WHAT I LEANT YOU." " WHY DO YOU NEED TO LEAVE?" "YOU'RE JUST GONNA GO OUT THERE AND BE PART OF THE MACHINE." " HEY, THAT MACHINE IS WHAT KEEPS YOU" "IN ALL..." "THIS." "NOW, YOU KNOW THERE'S NO ONE OUT THERE TODAY, RIGHT?" " YEAH." " SO JUST HOLD IT TOGETHER AND DO WHATEVER IT IS YOU DO." " I'M WRITING A BOOK." "WHAT IS IT THAT YOU DO?" "FUCK IT, I'M GONNA GET THE DIDGERIDOO." " PLEASE, DIDGERI-DON'T." "[Bobby Bare's Dropkick Me Jesus]" "¶ ¶" " ¶ DROPKICK ME, JESUS, THROUGH THE GOALPOSTS OF LIFE ¶ [tires screech]" "¶ END OVER END NEITHER LEFT NOR TO RIGHT ¶" "¶ STRAIGHT THROUGH THE HEART OF THEM RIGHTEOUS UPRIGHTS ¶" "¶ DROPKICK ME, JESUS, THROUGH THE GOALPOSTS OF LIFE ¶ [door buzzes]" "¶ ¶" " ¶ MAKE ME, OH, MAKE ME ¶" " FORGOT MY I.D." " WISH I COULD SAY YOU LOOK TRUSTWORTHY." " ¶ MAKE ME A PIECE IN YOUR MASTER GAME PLAN ¶" "¶ FREE FROM THE EARTHLY TEM-PESTION BELOW ¶" "¶ I'VE GOT THE WILL, LORD, IF YOU GOT THE TOE ¶" "¶ DROPKICK ME, JESUS ¶" " BUENOS DIAS." " ¶ THROUGH THE GOAL POSTS OF LIFE ¶" " HEY, STEVE." " ¶ END OVER END ¶" "¶ NEITHER LEFT NOR TO RIGHT ¶" " THERE SHE IS." "MISS WEATHER CENTER, TWO YEARS IN A ROW." " PRETTY MUCH THE USUAL." "THERE'S THIS POCKET OF COLD AIR COMING IN," "BUT YOU'LL SEE IT ON THE COMPOSITE." " I'M GONNA TALK TO DAVE" "ABOUT PUTTING A REAL WINDOW IN HERE" "SO WE CAN SEE IF ANY OF THIS STUFF IS RIGHT." " IT'S RIGHT." " WANT ONE?" " THEY'RE POISON." " [singsong] THERE'S TWO OF THEM." " ¶ ALL THE DEPARTED ¶" "¶ DEAR LOVED ONES OF MINE ¶" " GOT HIM." " ¶ STICK 'EM UP FRONT IN THE OFFENSIVE LINE ¶" "¶ DROPKICK ME, JESUS, THROUGH THE GOALPOSTS OF LIFE ¶" "¶ END OVER END NEITHER LEFT NOR TO RIGHT ¶" " GOD, YOU CUT IT SO CLOSE." " THRILLING ISN'T IT?" " NICE TO SEE YOU, MR. DALLAS." "VICTORIA, LOOKING LOVELY AND AUTHORITATIVE." "KYLE, YOU WANNA BLOW YOUR NOSE AND AVOID A REPEAT OF YESTERDAY?" " YOU SAID IT WASN'T A BIG DEAL." " I SAY A LOT OF THINGS," "LIKE, DID I MENTION, STEVE, GLAD YOU COULD MAKE IT?" " CAN I GET SOME WATER?" "AND IS THERE ANY WAY TO TURN THESE LIGHTS DOWN A LITTLE?" " FIVE SECONDS." "FOUR, THREE..." " [gulping] [news theme music]" "¶ ¶" " IT'S THE CHANNEL 18 EYEWITNESS NEWS TEAM." "NEWS AT NOON, CHESAPEAKE EDITION." "WITH KYLE ROBERTSON AT SPORTS." " DO THE RAVENS FINALLY HAVE A KICKER?" " STEVE DALLAS IN THE WEATHER CENTER." " BEAUTY OF A DAY OUT THERE," "AND I'M GONNA TELL YOU AAAAAALL ABOUT IT." " AND NOW, VICTORIA RIOLOBOS WITH THE NEWS." " GOOD AFTERNOON." "TRAGEDY STRUCK THIS MORNING" "AS A TRUXTON MAN BACKED HIS LATE-MODEL SUV" "INTO A DAY CARE CENTER." "ONE YOUNGSTER REMAINS IN CRITICAL CONDITION" "AFTER BEING STRUCK BY SHRAPNEL-LIKE DEBRIS" "DURING THE COLLISION," "BUT LUCKILY, THE REST EMERGED SCATHED ONLY BY..." " YOU THINK THE GRAPHIC'S IN BAD TASTE?" " I DON'T KNOW." "KINDA CAPTURES THE MOOD." " SHE'S REALLY SOLID." " UNIDENTIFIED DRIVER IS..." " [grunts]" " AND HE'S REALLY HIGH." "[laughs]" " YOU KNOW, STU," "YOU JUST DON'T GO SPREADING RUMORS ABOUT PEOPLE LIKE THAT." "THE MAN'S A WORKING PROFESSIONAL." "LOTS OF PEOPLE HAVE SQUINTY RED EYES," "INSATIABLE THIRST, AND TROUBLE WALKING." "HE COULD BE DIABETIC OR SOMETHING." " YOU'RE RIGHT, I'M SORRY." " THE BEARDED, BESPECTACLED DOCTOR" "MURDERED AT LEAST 26 PATIENTS, MAKING HIM" "ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST PROLIFIC KILLERS." "SO STEVE, HOW'S IT LOOKING OUT THERE TODAY?" "IT'S ABOUT TIME WE SAW SOME OF THIS WARMER WEATHER." " WELL, VICTORIA, LET'S GET THINGS STARTED" "WITH A LITTLE SHOT OF THE HARBOR" "AND SOME SEAGULLS ENJOYING THE SUNSHINE." "HOW YA DOIN' THERE, FELLAS?" "TODAY'S HIGH WILL GET UP TO ABOUT 65 DEGREES" "WITH UNLIMITED VISIBILITY." "WHICH MEANS IF WE COULD GET THIS KNUCKLEHEAD OUT OF THE WAY," "YOU COULD SEE CLEAR DOWN TO OCEAN CITY." "COLDEST SPOT IN THE NATION?" "WHY, THAT HONOR GOES TO..." "BISMARCK." " SMOOTH AS SILK." "THAT SEEM TO YOU LIKE SOMEONE ON DRUGS?" " AND AT 100% HUMIDITY AND 89 DEGREES," "LITTLE HILO, HAWAII, IS BOTH THE HOTTEST" "AND WETTEST SPOT IN THE NATION." "I GUESS THAT MAKES IT THE NUMBER ONE DESTINATION" "FOR TEENAGE BOYS, EH, VICTORIA?" " I GUESS SO, STEVE." " SO I KNOW I DON'T HAVE TO TELL YOU" "THAT SHOWING UP WITH ENOUGH TIME" "FOR US TO KNOW THAT YOU'RE GONNA BE HERE" "AND IN A CONDITION TO WORK IS 90% OF IT!" "AND WHY THE FUCK ARE YOU PAYING ATTENTION TO YOUR COMPUTER?" " ARE YOU EVER GONNA FRIEND ME?" " YOU THINK YOU'RE IRREPLACEABLE?" "YOU HAVE THIS JOB BECAUSE YOU'RE HANDSOME AND YOU CAN TALK." " AND PEOPLE TRUST ME." " NO ONE TRUSTS YOU." "YOU THINK YOU'RE GONNA MOVE TO A BIGGER MARKET?" "NOT WITH THAT NOSE." " YOU KNOW, I COULD JUST AS EASILY DEMEAN YOUR JOB" "IF I HAD ANY IDEA WHAT IT ENTAILED," "AND, HONESTLY, I KINDA RESENT YOU MAKING THIS" "SO AWKWARD FOR ME." " WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?" " WELL, I NEED A LITTLE MONEY TILL THE END OF THE MONTH." " IT'S THE SIXTH!" " LOOK, I DIDN'T SAY "GIVE IT TO ME."" "IT'S JUST AN ADVANCE." " YOU KNOW, THE GOOD THING IS" "I KNOW YOU CAN'T GO ON LIKE THIS FOREVER." " GUYS LIKE YOU COUNT ON THAT, BUT WHAT IF YOU'RE WRONG?" "[alarm wailing]" "FIRE DRILL?" " I REALLY DOUBT THAT." "[wailing continues, pounding in background]" " I JUST WANNA SEE MY FRIEND!" " STEP AWAY FROM THE DOOR, SIR." "I'M ONLY GONNA ASK YOU ONCE." " [grunts] [workers murmur]" " GET OFF ME, YOU FASCIST PIG!" "[both grunting]" " YOU [mutters]." " BREAK THE DOOR IN!" "YOU FUCKING LOCAL DICKWAD." " STAND YOUR ASS DOWN!" " WAIT A SEC, I KNOW THAT GUY." " YOU WHAT?" " I SAID, "I KNOW THAT GUY."" "EVERYBODY, CALM DOWN." " I HAVE A YELLOW BELT!" " JESUS, BEN." "LET HER GO." "[alarm continues]" " TOLD YOU I JUST WANTED TO SEE MY FRIEND!" " I'LL P--I'LL PAY FOR THE PLANT." "[siren stops]" " MY DAD DIED." " [muttering]" " NO, NO, NO!" " FREAK OF NATURE!" " OW!" "[overlapping yelling]" "[Bob Dylan's Highway 61]" "¶ ¶" " ¶ WELL GOD SAID TO ABRAHAM "KILL ME A SON" ¶" "¶ ABE SAID "MAN YOU MUST BE PUTTING ME ON" ¶" "¶ GOD SAID "NO" ABE SAID "WHAT" ¶" "¶ GOD SAID "YOU CAN DO WHAT YOU WANT ABE ¶" "¶ "BUT THE NEXT TIME YOU SEE ME COMING ¶" "¶ YOU BETTER RUN" ¶" "¶ ¶" "¶ WELL ABE SAID "ALL RIGHT WHERE YOU WANT THIS KILLING DONE?" ¶" "¶ GOD SAID "ON HIGHWAY 61" ¶" "¶ ¶" " AND COULD I GET SOME VISINE, PLEASE?" "[scanner beeps]" " ¶ HE HAD A BLOODY NOSE ¶" "¶ WELFARE DEPARTMENT WOULDN'T GIVE HIM NO CLOTHES ¶" " GREAT." "[register clicking] [entry bells jingle]" " I MEAN, WOULD YOU LIKE YOUR KITTY CAT TO BE USED AS BAIT?" "YOU HAVE 3 1/2 POUNDS OF CRAYFISH." "I NEED 3 1/2 POUNDS OF CRAYFISH." " WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?" " I WAS TELLING HIM THEY'RE TOO LITTLE TO EAT," "AND WE HAVE A STRICT NO-RETURN POLICY." " WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE WHAT I WANT THEM FOR?" "THESE ARE THE BABIES OF A SPECIES." "YOU JUDGE A CULTURE ON HOW IT TREATS ITS CHILDREN, RIGHT?" "THEY WERE HATCHED ONE DAY" "AND THEN RAISED TO BE MURDERED THE NEXT," "AND I'M TALKING ABOUT ONE OF THE MOST SOPHISTICATED" "NERVOUS SYSTEMS IN THE WORLD." "IT'S LIKE US, THE DOLPHINS, THEN THEM." " 100 BUCKS." " [scoffs, groans]" " YOU KNOW, ANYONE WHO'S GOING FISHING TODAY" "HAS PROBABLY COME AND GONE." "HOW ABOUT A MARKDOWN?" " I DON'T GIVE A SHIT." " I'M NOT ARGUING WITH THE SPIRIT OF OPERATION CRAYFISH," "I'M JUST SAYING IT WAS OVERFUNDED." " IT'S REALLY BEAUTIFUL." "I FORGOT, YOU KNOW, IT'S BEEN SO LONG." " YEAH, I HAVEN'T BEEN BACK SINCE MY PARENTS DIED." " YOUR PARENTS AREN'T DEAD." " WELL, YOU KNOW, SINCE THEY MOVED." "BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN CIRCLING OUR DESTINATION" "FOR THREE HOURS NOW," "AND MY FEELING IS WE SHOULD GET DRESSED" "AND ROCK THIS FUNERAL." " [sighs] I THINK I'M READY." " OH!" " [coughing] [coughing]" " UGH!" "GOD DAMN!" " UGH." "[ignition turns over] [tires squeal] [tires screech]" " [grunting]" "SHIT!" " I STILL SAY IT'S BETTER THAN ENDING UP AS BAIT." "THEY MATE FOR LIFE, YOU KNOW." " NOT THOSE." "UH-OH, LOOK." "HE BLEW A FOOT." "CAN YOU IMAGINE IF YOU HAD TO SHOOT YOUR CAR" "EVERY TIME YOU GOT A FLAT." " THOSE PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THE LAND," "AND THEY LIVE BY IT." "I DON'T FEEL SO GOOD." " ALTHOUGH SAM BAKER WAS NOT A RELIGIOUS MAN," "HE FOUND COMFORT AND JOY IN HIS CHILDREN" "TERESA AND BENJAMIN, AND HIS LOVELY WIFE ANGELA." "NOW, A READING FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT:" "SONG OF SOLOMON." ""ARISE, MY LOVE, MY FAIR ONE..."" " LOOK AT HER." "THE SLUTTY WICKED STEPMOTHER." "SHE WANTS IT ALL TO HERSELF." "[minister continues in background]" "YOU CAN PRACTICALLY SEE THROUGH THAT DRESS." " "AND THE VOICE OF THE TURTLEDOVE..."" " I DON'T THINK SO." " "IS HEARD IN OUR LAND."" "all: ¶ SHALL WE GATHER AT THE RIVER ¶" "¶ WHERE BRIGHT ANGEL FEET HAVE TROD ¶" "¶ WITH ITS CRYSTAL TIDE FOREVER ¶" "¶ FLOWING BY THE THRONE OF GOD ¶" "¶ YES, WE'LL GATHER AT THE RIVER ¶" "¶ THE BEAUTIFUL, THE BEAUTIFUL RIVER ¶" "¶ GATHER WITH THE SAINTS AT THE RIVER ¶"