My Blueberry Nights Script - Dialogue Transcript

My Blueberry Nights Script

  

  
Hello? Who!?

  
No. I'm sorry,
I don't know anyone by that name

  
No, listen,
I get about a hundred customers a night

  
I can't keep track of them all.

  
Do you know...
well tell me what he likes to eat

  
Cause I remember people by what they order

  
Not by their names

  
''Meat Loaf? ''

  
Well, I know a Meat Loaf with Mashed Potatoes.
I know Meat Loaf who likes

  
Well, with Cheese Fries,
Pouched Egg, Onion Rings

  
What? He doesn't like potatoes?

  
Why don't you, well, yeah give me your number

  
And if I see him, I'll tell him to call you

  
Yeah, I promise. I will. Ok bye

  
He's 5'11 with dark brown hair

  
Sorry, I can't think of any Meat Loafs
with Cheese Fries

  
or Onion Rings or Pouched Eggs

  
Or Fried Fillet of Fish
that match that description

  
Last time we were here,
I think he had the pork chops

  
Oh why didn't you say so?

  
That's because we supposedly
have the best pork chops in the city

  
You ever tried them?

  
No, I haven't

  
Why not?
What, are you religious or something?

  
Listen, have you seen him or not?

  
5'11 ''. Dark brown hair. Pork chops

  
I have actually.
He came in here for dinner last night

  
He ordered two pork chops

  
One with mashed potatoes and
one with string beans.

  
I guess he was hungry

  
No, he didn't eat both of them.

  
Our portions are too big
for a person to eat two

  
No, one was for him and one was
for his girlfriend

  
Look! Just get to the point...

  
Don't... Don't change the subject!

  
Are you seeing someone else?

  
Who is she?

  
I hope you both drop dead!

  
If someone comes in here looking for me

  
give him these keys

  
What do I tell him?

  
Tell him he's an asshole!

  
Taxi!

  
Hey, did he pick up the keys?

  
No, not yet

  
Do you have an extra cigarette?

  
Sure

  
Rolled it myself

  
Thanks

  
You okay?

  
Yeah

  
I haven't had one in a while

  
I only smoke when I get stressed out

  
Well, you shouldn't worry so much

  
That way you'll avoid lung cancer

  
Do you think she's pretty?

  
Who?

  
The girl he was in here with

  
Oh, she was okay I guess... I mean

  
Not the type I would prefer
to have my pork chops with

  
but ''each man to his own'', right?

  
Yeah right

  
Hello

  
Hey

  
I need someone to talk to

  
Do you think he'll pick up the keys?

  
I don't know

  
I've had customers leaving keys here for years

  
Sometimes they pick them up in a few days

  
Sometimes it takes a few weeks

  
Well, what about most of the time?

  
Most of the time, the keys stay in the jar

  
Well why do you keep them?

  
You should just throw them out

  
No

  
No I couldn't do that

  
Why not?

  
If I threw these keys away

  
then those doors will be closed forever

  
And that shouldn't be up to me to decide

  
Should it?

  
Guess I'm just looking for a reason

  
Well, from my observations

  
sometimes it's better off not knowing

  
and other times there's no reason to be found

  
Everything has a reason

  
It's like these pies and cakes

  
At the end of every night

  
the cheesecake and the apple pie
are always completely gone

  
The peach cobbler

  
and the chocolate mousse cake
are nearly finished

  
But there's always a whole blueberry pie
left untouched

  
So what's wrong with the blueberry pie?

  
There's nothing's wrong with the blueberry pie

  
It's just people make other choices

  
You can't blame the blueberry pie

  
It's just no one wants it

  
Wait!

  
I want a piece

  
With ice cream?

  
Leave it to me

  
Here we go

  
I hope you enjoy it

  
Thanks

  
It's not bad

  
Really?

  
You should try some

  
No, I'm alright. I have my own

  
Will you tell me the stories
behind those other keys?

  
What for?

  
I just wondered how they all ended up here

  
Pick one

  
Those belonged to a young couple
a few years ago.

  
They were naive enough to believe

  
that they were gonna spend the rest
of their lives together

  
Well, what happened?

  
Life happened

  
Things happened. Yeah, time happened

  
It's pretty much always the case more or less

  
Or maybe one of them ran off
with someone else

  
Maybe the feelings just went away

  
What about these?

  
Those belonged to a little old lady

  
Her best friend would pick them up
and come to visit her

  
She dropped them off
and I never saw her again

  
I presumed, I mean, she was pretty old

  
I presumed she passed away or something

  
What about these?

  
These keys used to belong to a young lad

  
from Manchester England

  
who made plans and had dreams

  
of running every marathon in this country

  
starting in New York

  
He was going to write a journal
about his experiences

  
and ended up running a cafe.

  
Later they were given to a Russian girl

  
who loved collecting keys

  
and watching sunsets

  
Unfortunately,
she loved sunsets more than the keys

  
and ended up disappearing into one

  
Why didn't you go looking for her?

  
When I was little

  
me mum used to take me to the park
on weekends

  
She said if I ever got lost

  
I had to stay in one place
so that she'd find me

  
Does that work?

  
Not really

  
She got lost once looking for me

  
Eh, you want some more ice cream?

  
No thanks

  
You sure?

  
Yeah I'm fine. Thanks

  
You're late

  
Same as usual?

  
No thanks

  
Can I have my keys back?

  
Yeah, sure

  
So...

  
You two have patched things up then?

  
Thanks

  
Lousy bloody camera

  
Hey!

  
Alright. Come on. Break it... Alright!

  
Take it outside. Take it out...

  
None of your business cupcake!

  
Don't start with me mate!

  
Don't you start... Come here!

  
Right you come here

  
Get out of my place!

  
Don't start with me!

  
Get out!

  
Hey you haven't paid yet!

  
Can I have a tissue?

  
What happened?

  
Did he hit you?

  
No!

  
Well what?

  
I got mugged on the subway

  
I thought Pork Chop lived around here?

  
He does

  
What were you doing on the subway?

  
Well...

  
I just needed some time to prepare myself

  
I was gonna get off in a few stops

  
I don't know, I just

  
The next thing I knew, I ended up in the Bronx

  
That's a very interesting way
to prepare yourself

  
I've never been very good at confrontation

  
Some people enjoy it

  
Not me

  
Hey, are you alright?

  
Should we call the police or something?

  
No

  
No, he didn't get away with very much

  
Especially after I kicked him in the balls

  
You didn't

  
Wait, what happened to you?

  
I ate too much chocolate today

  
What's wrong with your camera?

  
Oh, I don't know

  
It's been in a lousy mood these past few days

  
It doesn't really keep people from stealing,
does it?

  
No

  
Not really

  
But I like having it around, 'cause

  
for me it's like my diary

  
You know?

  
Some nights, I watch the tapes back and

  
I'm amazed at how much I've missed

  
That's going on right in front of me

  
You must have a lot of tapes

  
I don't keep them all

  
I'm not that weird

  
Only the highlights

  
Can I take a look?

  
Sure

  
Come around

  
She left behind her set of keys
and disappeared that night

  
DAY 01 ny

  
How do you say goodbye to someone
you can't imagine living without?

  
I didn't say goodbye

  
I didn't say anything

  
I just walked away

  
At the end of that night

  
I decided to take the longest way
to cross the street

  
Dear Jeremy

  
As you can see by this postcard

  
I'm now in Memphis, Tennessee

  
Hey Lizzy,
hurry up with those damn pick-ups will ya!

  
Coming!

  
Come on hustle it!

  
It took me a long time to get here

  
And I'm not sure how long I'll be staying

  
During the day, I work at a diner downtown

  
I haven't been able to sleep at night

  
so I've also taken a waitressing job at a bar

  
It's kind of a dive,
but the tips are pretty good

  
Working two jobs is exhausting

  
But at least it keeps me busy

  
and most importantly,
it keeps my mind away from him

  
DAY 571,120 miles since ny

  
Hi girl

  
Hey Sandy

  
You going home?

  
Let me put it this way

  
I'm getting up out of here

  
I wish I could go

  
What's wrong?

  
That guy at the bar

  
I don't think he's ever gonna leave

  
Oh you're talking about Arnie?

  
Child, don't worry about him.

  
He probably just lost track of time

  
But now if you need to get going

  
You just bring his check to him,
have him sign it

  
Travis runs a tab for him

  
Well, does he always stay this late?

  
Always

  
You stick around here you see for yourself

  
Have a good night darlin'

  
You too. Good night

  
Here's your check

  
Just eight?

  
I coulda sworn I had at least nine

  
No, just eight

  
Do you have a pen?

  
Yeah

  
I don't recognize you

  
You new around here or something?

  
I just started a few nights ago

  
Oh

  
Have you got a name?

  
Lizzie

  
Lizzie

  
Well, it's been a pleasure getting
to know you Lizzie

  
What do you mean?

  
You won't be seeing much more of me
from now on

  
Why's that?

  
Well I don't have much reason
to come back here anymore

  
Tonight was my last night of drinking

  
Oh

  
Yeah

  
So, you just give that to Travis

  
Tell him I'll cut him a check

  
Ok

  
That's for you

  
Thank you

  
Bye

  
Oh, hi

  
Do you have a twin sister?

  
No

  
I wish I did

  
Yeah? Well, I'm glad I don't have a twin

  
One of me's plenty

  
Well, let's see I'm just gonna
have the chicken fried steak

  
and a side of string beans

  
Ok

  
Coming right up

  
Hey! Knock that crap off over there!

  
This is a restaurant, not a damn dancehall!

  
How come you're working so hard, Lizzie?

  
I'm trying to save up for a car

  
Where are you going?

  
Well, I don't have any specific destination
in mind, but

  
I'm just gonna go until
I run out of places to go

  
I wish I could do that

  
Here's your change

  
You put that towards a Buick

  
Thank you

  
Hi

  
Wait what are you doing here?

  
What?

  
What are you doing here?

  
Oh, I'm celebrating

  
What are you celebrating?

  
My last night of drinking!

  
He's not giving you a hard time, is he?

  
I think he just wants to talk

  
That's funny,
'cause he almost never wants to talk

  
He's not hitting on you, is he?

  
No. I don't think it's like that

  
It's too bad

  
Be nice to see him take an interest in a woman

  
I thought he was married

  
Yeah, that's precisely the problem.
He still thinks he is

  
Holy shit

  
Travis, how's it hanging?

  
Always a pleasure, Sue Lynne

  
You always say that to me

  
and I never know whether you mean it

  
I'm just dropping in to use the ladies' room

  
Do I have to buy a beer first?

  
Your money's no good here, Sue Lynne

  
Have you got a moment?

  
I got nothing to say to you

  
Arnie?

  
Arnie?

  
Yeah?

  
I know its none of my business

  
but have you ever thought about cutting back.

  
Have I thought about it?

  
What are these?

  
A group I go to sometimes, Lizzie,

  
has this system.

  
After a meeting,

  
they invite the new people to come down and

  
pick up a white chip.

  
You take it as a symbol of your intention

  
to stay sober.

  
And if you

  
slip up and drink again

  
you got to come back and pick up another chip.

  
This one is for ninety days.

  
I got that far.

  
Once.

  
See all those white chips, Lizzie?

  
I am the king of the white chip.

  
Dear Jeremy.

  
I thought about what Arnie said
about the sobriety chips,

  
how to focus your attention on something else

  
in order to cure your addiction.

  
If I was an addict, I'd choose blueberry pie
as my chip.

  
Writing to your boyfriend?

  
No, just someone I know.

  
Why not pick up the phone?

  
Some things are better on paper.

  
Oh you think so?

  
What are you doing?

  
Well, you know

  
I listened to what you said the other day.

  
So I'm trying to write a letter to my wife.

  
We don't talk to each other much anymore

  
so I thought maybe I'd try your method.

  
Randy!

  
Oh my God!

  
Arnie! Arnie! Stop! Arnie!

  
Okay I got. Easy now, watch your back.

  
You'll be alright, man!

  
Hello, is that the Memphis Bar and Grill?

  
It is! Great.

  
Listen, I wonder if you could help me please.

  
I'm looking for a young woman
called Elizabeth.

  
Yes. I realize that.
I'm not calling to order your food.

  
I'm sure it's delicious.

  
I wonder,
does a woman called Elizabeth work there?

  
Elizabeth!

  
Elizabeth.

  
That's what I said, Elizabeth.

  
E-L-l-Z-A-B-

  
No, alright, thank you.

  
Thank you.

  
Good God, it's Jeremy!

  
Yeah it's me!

  
I never thought I'd hear your voice again.

  
Well, you see I got your postcard and...

  
This sounds ridiculous but...

  
Well I traced every Memphis bar and grill.

  
There must be at least ninety.

  
I know its crazy and...

  
I just wanted to say
thanks for staying in touch.

  
I miss you. I miss your company.

  
I never thought I'd hear from you again!

  
It's not really you is it?

  
No I know you don't know me.

  
But your name's Elizabeth.

  
Well, I just... I just wanted

  
I just wanted to say hello really, and...

  
I wanted to speak to my friend.

  
Yeah.

  
No no,
I don't want to order any fried chicken.

  
Thanks.

  
Thanks for listening.

  
Bye.

  
Goddamn son of a bitch...

  
I need to talk to you!

  
Not in here. Let's take this outside.

  
No! I want to talk about it right here!

  
So you feel more like a man now do you?

  
You feel all big and strong.

  
I mean you could have killed him!

  
Yeah, no body ever said sleeping
with someone else's wife

  
was a safe vocation.

  
Oh goddammit Arnie!

  
We're, we're separated!

  
I don't live with you anymore!

  
I don't talk to you anymore!

  
You are my goddamn wife!

  
And I am still your goddamn husband!

  
No, no you're not...

  
Not anymore.

  
Well then what am I?

  
You're nothing.

  
Nothing to me.

  
Sue Lynne, please, please, please baby.

  
Don't do this, don't do this to me.

  
I love you, I love you so much.

  
I just, I just need a little more time.

  
Goddammit Arnie!

  
No, no you gotta let me go.

  
I can't do it anymore.
You gotta let me go now.

  
I'm gonna go, I'm restart my life

  
and I'm gonna get me a job.

  
You're gonna get a job, right?

  
Yes I am.

  
You don't need a job...

  
What with all those boyfriends of yours.

  
All you gotta do is just start charging.

  
You bastard!

  
YOU GODDAMN BASTARD!!

  
You bastard Arnie!

  
I'm through with you!

  
You hear me? I'm through!

  
I'm through with you! It is over! It is over!

  
You understand me?

  
Sue Lynne,

  
I swear to god, if you walk out of here,

  
I'll kill you.

  
Then what?

  
Arnie, be calm now...

  
you don't want to do this.

  
It's over!

  
It's too much.

  
Nuh uh.

  
No no no...

  
You're saving up to buy a car, right?

  
Well, l...
I don't want you driving around in some

  
junker.

  
So some cop can pull you over
for a failed inspection.

  
Thank you.

  
Wait.

  
You forgot these.

  
Yeah... you can just get rid of those.

  
The police said it was an accident.

  
He couldn't see where he was going

  
and he skidded off the road.

  
Can you give me a vodka?

  
This is my first drink in six years.

  
Haven't touched the stuff for six years.

  
Hey everybody!

  
Let's all drink to Arnie Copeland.

  
He was guardian of our highways

  
and defender of our freedom!

  
Well, this stuff tastes pretty darn awful.

  
But I guess nobody drinks it
for the taste, right?

  
Give me another one.

  
Cheeseburgers?

  
Whiskey?

  
This isn't mine.

  
It's Arnie's tab.

  
What am I supposed to do with this?

  
Put it in a frame and hang it on my wall?

  
Travis wants you to settle it.

  
Travis!

  
What are you giving this to me for!?

  
This is Arnie's tab, not mine!

  
Why are you giving this to me!?

  
He was your husband.

  
Or does that matter at all?

  
He's dead!

  
So if you want your money,
you better call his lawyer.

  
Don't give this to me!

  
Oh God, what a piece of work you are...

  
God only knows what Arnie saw in you.

  
I hate you Travis!

  
I hate you...

  
Lizzie!

  
Make sure she gets home safe.

  
Go on now.

  
Go on!

  
Hey Sue Lynne?

  
Sue Lynne?

  
It's late.

  
Come on let me take you home.

  
I was

  
seventeen when he pulled me over.

  
High as a kite.

  
''You been drinking, Miss? ''

  
So I smiled.

  
Bat my eyes.

  
Who'd have thought we'd be married.

  
In love with a cop,

  
and stuck in this godforesaken town.

  
He was so crazy about me.

  
I couldn't breathe.

  
So we tried

  
drinking our way back into love.

  
But it never made sense in the morning.

  
So I ran.

  
And every time I came back,

  
he was here.

  
And he was still crazy about me.

  
You know,

  
I used to daydream about him dying.

  
I thought it was the

  
only way I'd get clear of him.

  
You must have hated him.

  
I didn't hate him.

  
I just wanted him to

  
let go of me.

  
And...

  
now that he has,

  
it hurts me more than

  
anything else in the whole world.

  
This is where we met.

  
Right here.

  
Well, I heard you had a day job

  
I'm saving for a car

  
Well, I'm leaving town for good so

  
I wanted to take care of a few things

  
Arnie's tab came out to eight hundred dollars

  
I guess you can give it to Travis and

  
he can mark the debt paid

  
I'll give it to Travis tonight

  
Shock might give him a heart attack

  
I have a favor to ask you

  
Could you keep his bill hanging?

  
So they don't forget him too soon?

  
OK

  
I guess for Sue Lynne,
leaving this town was like dying

  
I wonder how people would remember Arnie

  
When you're gone,
all that's left behind are the memories

  
you created in other people's lives

  
or just a couple of items on a bill

  
I began receiving postcards from her regularly

  
Instead of calling strangers,
I decided to change my strategy

  
It was tiring writing the same words over
and over again

  
but all worth it
if only one of them reached her

  
I always had the feeling
I could say anything to you.

  
Enclosed is a bill I've created for you

  
in memory of our time together

  
I wonder how you remember me

  
As the girl who liked blueberry pies

  
or the girl with the broken heart?

  
DAY 1853,906 since ny

  
Still rolling your own cigarettes?

  
You want one?

  
Yeah

  
Tastes different

  
It's probably just been in my pocket too long

  
It's a shame you can't smoke in cafes anymore

  
You can't smoke anywhere anymore

  
You should've changed the place

  
It's not that much different

  
I've been meaning to buy new chairs

  
but I couldn't never find any that match

  
the tables and the tiles

  
Shouldn't be hard

  
Maybe you're just looking
in the wrong places or

  
maybe you're just sentimental

  
You look lovely

  
I'm starting to look like my mom

  
It's better than looking like your dad

  
I've seen photos of him

  
You still have the keys?

  
Yeah... I always remember what you said

  
about never throwing them away, about never

  
closing those doors forever. I remember

  
Sometimes, even if you have the keys

  
those doors still

  
can't be opened, can they?

  
Even if the door is open

  
the person you're looking for
may not be there, Katya

  
A few years ago, I had a dream

  
It began in the summer

  
and was over by the following spring

  
In between, there was as many unhappy nights

  
as there were happy days

  
Most of them took place in this cafe

  
And then one night

  
a door slammed and the dream was over

  
I should be going

  
I have to catch a flight in the morning

  
Thanks for the smoke.

  
You know,
I didn't even think you'd still be here

  
Why'd you come?

  
I guess I just wanted to see
if I could remember

  
what it felt like

  
Goodbye, Jeremy

  
Bye, Katya

  
DAY 2515,603 miles since ny

  
Cocktails?

  
A screwdriver, please

  
Here you go

  
Dear Jeremy

  
I've always been fascinated by card players

  
They risk everything on their instincts
and their luck

  
I wonder if I would be able
to make the same moves

  
in their position

  
Or would I just fold?

  
Sweetheart, do you mind?

  
Uh-oh look at that

  
She gets another one this kid

  
You know Leslie you got that fancy Jag

  
you working on a Rolls Royce now?

  
Aloha, you forgot to tip the waitress

  
Actually I didn't forget dick

  
Because I never tip

  
What do you mean you never tip?

  
I mean Harlan can afford to pay his own people

  
I don't know why I have to

  
You can be cheap or you can be lucky

  
but you can't be both. Not in the long run

  
Here ya go, toots

  
That is from Mr. Aloha over there

  
He's gonna pay me back, he doesn't know it yet

  
Thanks

  
Your luck just went south

  
Who's blinds?

  
Working long hours in the casino
makes you lose track of the time

  
And I'm never sure whether it's day or night

  
But at least I don't have to worry about
my sleeping problem anymore

  
Somehow it's gone away

  
How much you got left, sweet cheeks?

  
Because that's what I bet

  
Eighteen-twenty

  
You on a big draw, Aloha?

  
Because otherwise you're just about dead

  
You are on a big draw

  
Twelve outs twice

  
You wanna do business?

  
Make me an offer

  
How about you take six hundred
and I take a thousand

  
and we gamble for the rest?

  
I say I need more than that

  
Doesn't seem fair to you?

  
I feel like gambling

  
So what do you want me to do?

  
You heard the man.

  
He wants to gamble. Deal

  
Bet you wish you took that six hundred now,
huh Aloha?

  
Don't get too cocky little girl

  
Five of hearts still in that deck

  
Oh come on

  
We can all dream, Aloha

  
I wish you luck

  
Why don't you deal the card?

  
Fine

  
Wait, wait, how did you do that?

  
Ok I swear I wasn't cheating

  
I had the deck in my hand

  
Pass it to the sugardaddy here

  
I'm telling my grandkids about that one

  
Maybe

  
A salad. That'd be healthy, right?

  
I don't think I could get it down though

  
All that chewing and swallowing

  
Maybe I'll get some eggs

  
Protein, right?

  
How would you like them?

  
Tied in a knot and nailed to the floor

  
Or maybe you can just crack 'em over my head

  
and let 'em trickle down my cheeks

  
Beth

  
Why don't I just go ask them right now?

  
So who is gonna lend me a grand
so I can get back in?

  
Sam, come on, this is me we're talking about

  
Why can't you just advance me the cash

  
and I will wire you back the money
within 24 hours

  
You won't even have a chance to miss it

  
Yeah?

  
Well fuck you very much!

  
Rough night, huh?

  
You could say that

  
How did you wind up in this hellhole?

  
The bus just dropped me off here

  
Where'd you come from?

  
New York

  
You came all the way here
from New York on a bus?

  
Sounds awful

  
Actually, I was on quite a few of them

  
You must love buses

  
I wanna get a car but

  
it's not easy saving money

  
How much you got?

  
About twenty-one, twenty-two hundred

  
Hey Beth

  
I've got a proposition for you

  
What kind of proposition?

  
See, I need a stake

  
There's a man I could call in Vegas

  
but I don't want to do that

  
I'm gonna win that game

  
I'm a stronger player than any of them

  
If you give me a chance
I'm gonna clean their clocks.

  
How much do you need?

  
Well your twenty two hundred
would get me back in

  
And then, once I cash out

  
you'll get your money back plus a third
of my winnings

  
But what if you lose?

  
If I lose, you get my car

  
It's a brand new Jag

  
This way

  
whatever happens

  
you've got your ass covered
from here to Houston

  
You got to give me a minute here

  
It's been a long night

  
I got an empty stomach. Just give me a minute

  
You take your time

  
I wouldn't want you choking on your food

  
Shit it's cold!

  
I know

  
I'll do it

  
Oh my, look who's back

  
I thought you'd be halfway to Vegas
in that fancy ass Jag of yours

  
I figure why not let you pay for my gas

  
Gotta raise again

  
Five hundred

  
Oh one of these days
one of us is going to have

  
something when you raise!

  
Listen, why don't you just wink at me
when that happens

  
so I know, alright?

  
Raise

  
I'm all in

  
You want to give me a count on that?

  
Fifteen... Fifteen thirty-five

  
Too rich for me

  
I don't know what's worse

  
That cute smile or that ugly shirt

  
I'll give you some action

  
Hey

  
Hey, what happened?

  
The car's yours

  
You've got to give me a ride though

  
So where we going?

  
Vegas

  
She said she knew some people
in Vegas who could stake her

  
get her started again

  
But she didn't seem
to be in a hurry to get there

  
Hey Leslie, are you asleep?

  
No

  
I keep playing old poker hands in my head

  
You?

  
Same

  
Except for the poker

  
What are you replaying?

  
Just some stuff that happened back
in New York

  
Hey, the man you told me about in Vegas

  
that could give you the money

  
Yeah?

  
Is he a boyfriend?

  
No

  
I haven't had very much luck with boyfriends

  
I've had a few but

  
none that I could ever ask for anything,
let alone money

  
Now you want to know who the man in Vegas is

  
but you're too polite to ask

  
No

  
It's not important

  
He's my father

  
Taught me how to play poker

  
He had me figuring odds around the same time

  
other kids were learning how to count

  
He used to tell people

  
that I thought the number that came after ten

  
was Jack

  
So I can ask him for money or anything, but

  
I won't

  
Trust everyone but always cut the cards

  
Best thing my father ever taught me

  
You know what that means?

  
It means never trust anybody

  
If you're so good at reading people

  
Then why did I lose?

  
Yeah

  
Because you can't always win

  
You can beat players but you can't beat luck

  
Sometimes your rhythm's off

  
you read the person right
but still do the wrong thing

  
Because you trust them?

  
Because you can't even trust yourself

  
Shit

  
Nobody I want to hear from

  
Nobody?

  
Nobody!

  
How did you get this number?

  
You know this is the third time this month
I've have change it?

  
Just leave me the hell alone! Stop calling!

  
Dammit!

  
Beth, answer it for me

  
What do you want me to say?

  
Tell them its the wrong number
and not to call again

  
Okay

  
Hello?

  
Sorry, you have-

  
From where?

  
Okay

  
Okay... you sure?

  
Okay, thank you... bye

  
It was someone from a hospital in Vegas

  
They said your dad's there

  
And they said he's dying

  
Son of a bitch

  
That man... always dying

  
It's a trick, okay?

  
He's pulled this on me before

  
Says he has to see me, he's dying

  
And then

  
you know how many times I've fallen for that?

  
But it was someone from the hospital
that called it wasn't him

  
So what Beth?

  
You think he couldn't pay someone

  
to make the phone call for him?

  
I swear, is there anyone you don't trust?

  
Well he must really want to see you
to make up a story like that

  
Geez, you are just dying to ask me something

  
What?

  
I didn't say anything

  
You didn't have to. I can read you

  
I can even guess what you wanna ask

  
You wanna ask

  
''What if he is dying? ''
''What if the message is legit? ''

  
Well what if he is?

  
The thing is Beth

  
I don't care

  
He lives, he dies

  
whatever

  
I don't fucking care

  
You're lying

  
I'm not going in there

  
What?

  
I can't. What- what if I go in there

  
and he's just sitting up in his room

  
with his dead beat friends playing gin rummy

  
or, I dunno, detoxing, getting a mole removed

  
You know it's more serious than that

  
No, I don't know that and neither do you

  
Listen, you do me a favor.
You go in there for me

  
Me?

  
Why me?

  
Because you are safe.
There's no way he can hurt you

  
Go, c'mon

  
Fine

  
I am sorry

  
You know we tried to phone a couple days

  
but couldn't seem to reach you

  
He was-

  
You should've come earlier

  
He put you up to this!?

  
How much he pay you huh!?

  
Jesus

  
You're so good at reading people?

  
Can't you see it in my face!?

  
Leslie, he's gone!

  
You're lying

  
Beth

  
I can't give you the car

  
Why?

  
Because the car

  
the car belonged to my father

  
Look, he won big one day in a Hold'em game
at the Riviera, and

  
went out and bought the next day

  
It was his pride and joy

  
Til one day I stole his keys,
and an hour later I stole his car

  
I don't know why I did it

  
Maybe I just

  
wanted to see what he would do, you know?

  
Was he gonna report it?

  
Get his daughter arrested?

  
He did something better than that

  
He waited until he found out where I wound up

  
One morning

  
a FedEx guy comes with an envelope for me

  
Inside the envelope's the title
and registration of the car

  
Son of a bitch signed it over to me

  
So

  
I'm gonna drive this car until it falls apart

  
At least until I do

  
So what am I supposed to?

  
Well, Beth

  
I told you I lost everything back at Harlan's,
didn't I?

  
Yeah

  
Well, that's not exactly how it went down

  
See, I beat that game on its ass, Beth

  
I knocked them off their feet

  
The cards turned just like I knew they would

  
I read the other players just right

  
I walked away with all their money

  
So you lied to me

  
Maybe I didn't want to share

  
Maybe I just wanted to see how trusting
and gullible you were

  
Maybe I just wanted company. You know?

  
It's a long ride, Beth

  
I didn't want to go alone

  
Can't do it.
Thirty-five hundred's the best I can give ya

  
Three thousand. That's my top

  
Can't. Gotta have thirty-five hundred. Sorry

  
Thirty-two hundred. Take it or leave it

  
You know what?

  
I'm sure we can find a better deal
someplace else. Let's go

  
I don't think you will, ladies.
Suit yourselves

  
Thank you!

  
Don't look back

  
Beth, where are you going?

  
I want that car

  
Beth not at that price!

  
We can get it for three grand by the time
we get to my car

  
I don't think he's gonna come down

  
And I think that's the car I want

  
Have you learned nothing
from your time with me?

  
You have to stop taking people at their word!

  
Maybe you should start

  
You're hopeless

  
You're hopeless too

  
Dear Jeremy

  
In the last few days,
I've been learning how to not trust people

  
and I'm glad I failed

  
Sometimes we depend on other people
as a mirror

  
To define us and tell us who we are

  
And each reflection makes me
like myself a little more

  
Elizabeth

  
Hello, Cafe Klyuch

  
DAY 300 ny

  
Rent

  
You still open?

  
No reason for me to still be here if I wasn't

  
I heard this place has the best coffee
and pie in town

  
Where'd you hear that?

  
I get around

  
You wanna come inside?

  
It's cold

  
What are you doing out here? It's freezing

  
It's a beautiful night.
I wanted to get some fresh air

  
Have a seat

  
Isn't this reserved?

  
Reserved for you

  
Want something to eat?

  
Yeah, I'm starving

  
What's good tonight?

  
What about a steak?

  
That sounds good

  
Does it come with home fries?

  
Or mashed

  
They both sound good

  
Half an order of both?

  
I'll get the home fries with the steak,
medium rare

  
and a side of mashed potatoes

  
Coming right up

  
Learning something about me?

  
There's something different about you

  
Or maybe it's me that's changed

  
Where are the keys?

  
You don't keep them anymore?

  
Been trying to give them back to their owners

  
Do you want yours?

  
No. I don't need them anymore

  
What about your keys?

  
I got rid of them

  
Good night, Jeremy

  
I'll see you tomorrow

  
You know I came here the night I left

  
but I didn't make it past the front door

  
I almost walked in but I knew that if I did

  
I would just be the same old Elizabeth

  
I didn't want to be that person anymore

  
Hope you enjoy it

  
Are they still left untouched at the end
of the night?

  
Yep, more or less

  
Then why do you keep making them?

  
Well I always like having one around
just in case

  
you pop in and fancy a slice

  
Do you remember that last night
you were here?

  
When you practically ate an entire pie
all by yourself?

  
Really?

  
I remember getting really drunk and

  
having a god awful hangover the next day

  
Nothing else?

  
No, nothing else

  
Or don't you have a tape I can watch?

  
I do... but...

  
I've watched it so many times

  
that the picture started fading
to black and white

  
And now it's completely unwatchable

  
Must have been an interesting night

  
It was

  
Never seen a girl eat so much in all my life

  
Like this?

  
No, it was more like this

  
It's good pie

  
It took me nearly a year to get here

  
It wasn't so hard to
cross that street afterall

  
It all depends on who's waiting for you
on the other side