Uh, Charlie-Fox, Charlie-Fox-6,
Roger, be advised...
We'll have resupplies down by chopper. Over.
Strong shit, man.
Where the fuck are the God damn gooks already?
I don't think they're even out there.
Jesus, this shit's something else.
Hey, Professor, how many times
can you shit in an hour?
Professor got beaucoupshits, man.
Why do you even bother pulling them up?
You jerking off again, huh, Jake?
Come over here and jerk on this.
Come choke my black root.
Please?
He's asking politely.
Ain't got a fucking tweezer, man.
Oh, ho! Yeah!
Shit! We got movement in the treeline.
Shit!
Movement in the treeline!
1, 3, 2, 0!
Fuck, something's wrong.
What the fuck's wrong with you?
Motherfuck.
It's my head.
Help me!
Get up!
Paul, help me!
Get up!
Help me!
What the fuck's wrong with you? Get up!
Medic!
Medic! Stop it!
Aah!
Medic, we need you here!
Come on, man.
Stop it!
Aah!
Medic!
1, 2, 3, 0!
Fire!
Aah!
My arm! My arm!
Aw, fuck!
Aah!
Oh, God.
Fucking shit!
Excuse me.
Uh...
Do you know if we've passed Bergen Street yet?
Bergen?
Um, I fell asleep.
Um, all right. Ok.
Fuck.
Shit.
Hey, Chester.
Go back to sleep.
Get insomnia again?
Jake, is that you?
Did you move all the furniture?
I just moved the chair, that's all.
That help?
Yeah, thanks.
So what do you think?
About what?
The room.
Ask me tomorrow.
It is tomorrow.
How come you're so late?
Bud Nash didn't show up again.
Called in sick.
He's always sick.
So I worked.
Got some overtime.
What happened to your pants?
Don't ask.
You look terrible.
Thanks.
Help me.
Oh, fuck.
You're up?
Oh, fuck.
What's that?
Your kid dropped it off.
Who, Jed?
No, the little one.
Eli.
Why can't you remember their names?
They're weird names.
They're biblical names.
They were prophets.
Well, personally,
I never went for church names.
What?
Where do you think Jezebel came from?
Nobody calls me that.
You're such a heathen, Jezzie.
How'd I ever get involved
with such a fucking ninny?
You sold your soul, remember?
That's what you told me.
Yeah? For what?
A good lay.
Look what I got...
- The best. - The best.
So what's in the bag?
Pictures.
Your wife was tossing them,
so what's-his-name dropped it over before school.
Eli.
Eli. Ee-lie.
These are great.
Yeah?
Look at this baby.
Aw, who's that?
Isn't that the cutest baby you've ever seen?
Little fat little thing.
That's me.
That's you? Let me see.
No, that's all right. This fat little thing.
You don't have to look.
Who's this?
Sarah.
I can see what you mean.
What?
Why you left.
What do you mean?
Jake, she looks like a real bitch.
Well, she looked good then.
Not to me.
You didn't marry her.
Hello, baby.
How you doing?
What's wrong?
Is this the one who died
before you went to Vietnam?
Yeah, it's Gabe.
Oh, God.
Sorry.
Took me by surprise.
I didn't expect to see him today.
What are you doing? Stop it!
I don't like things that make you cry.
I didn't cry.
When there are gray skies
I don't mind the gray skies
You'll make them blue
Sonny boy
Hey, Donald.
In to get your check?
You one greedy motherfucker, man.
Don't you know that?
Hi.
How's it going?
Better now.
Yeah?
Mmm.
I'm going to go home.
What's wrong?
Just one of those days.
My back's killing me. I'll go see Louie.
Not again. Your boss will kill you.
What can you do?
Well, I'll miss riding home with you.
I was looking forward to it.
Easy. My back.
Come on, Jake, that didn't hurt.
How do you know?
I know you.
How come you're so tense today?
I don't know. What can I tell you?
I saw Sarah the other day.
Oh, yeah?
Mm-hmm.
Her knee acting up?
A bit.
So what did she have to say?
Turn on your right side.
How about the other right?
I don't understand you philosophers.
You got the world figured out,
But you can't remember your left.
What did she say?
Not much.
She's like you that way...
two clams.
No wonder your marriage didn't last.
Put your hand on your hip.
Take a deep breath...
And let it out slowly,
slowly...
That's good.
Now turn to your left.
Did she talk about the boys?
She said you're a son of a bitch,
and she regrets the day she met you.
Thought she didn't say much.
That's all she said. Hand on your hip.
Take a breath.
Easy...
On your back.
I think she still loves you.
I don't think so.
She doesn't stop talking about you.
That's love, Jake.
You should go back to her.
She threw me out, remember?
Your problem is you spent six years getting a Ph.D.
then went to work for the post office.
What can I tell you?
After 'Nam, I didn't want to think anymore.
Any other brain but yours, I'd agree.
Now relax...
Relax. This is going to be a little strong.
That a boy.
I found one.
I think he's still alive.
Wh...
What did you...
What did you do to me?
I had to get in there.
It's a deep adjustment.
Rest a moment.
Let it set a bit.
I had a weird flash.
What?
I don't know.
I've been having them recently.
You know, you look like an angel, Louie.
Like an overgrown cherub.
Anyone ever tell you that?
Yeah.
You.
Every time I see you.
You're a lifesaver, Louie.
I know.
Mr. Postman.
Where's your letters, baby?
Hey, Mr. Postman.
Where's your bag?
Shake your thing.
Wait
Oh, yes, wait a minute, Mr. Postman
Wait, Mr. Postman
Please, Mr. Postman, look and see
whoa, yeah
if there's a letter in your bag for me
I've been waitin' for such a long time
whoa, yeah
Where you going?
We don't remember the words. I'm sorry.
Look out!
Singer?
Please, Elizabeth, sit down.
I need to see Dr. Carlson, please.
Carlson?
Is he new here?
No, he's been here for years.
Not according to my charts.
Do you have an appointment?
I need to see him.
I know where his room is.
Just give me a pass.
Our doctors are seen by appointment only.
Damn.
I was in the veterans' outpatient program.
He knows me.
What was your name?
Singer. Jacob singer.
I've got a lot of work here.
Haven't even had lunch yet.
I'm sorry, but, uh...
there's no record of a Jacob Singer
in our files.
What do you mean, no record?
Shall I spell it out?
There is nothing there.
That's ridiculous.
I've been coming here for years.
Listen to me. I'm... I'm...
I, uh... I need to see Dr. Carlson.
If it's an emergency,
we have a staff of psychiatric social workers.
There's an hour's wait.
Would you just fill out this form, please?
I don't want any social worker.
I want Dr. Carlson.
He knows me.
Hey! Come back here!
Hey!
Hey, come back here!
Hey!
Look out.
Get out of here.
Hey, come on!
Hold him.
He made it.
Can I help you?
Where's Dr. Carlson?
Isn't this his office?
Be just a minute.
Why don't we step out in the hall?
It's ok.
I'm so sorry.
Dr. Carlson died.
Died?
It was a car accident.
Oh, Jesus.
When?
Uh, about a month ago.
Just before Thanksgiving.
How'd it happen?
No one really knows.
They say it blew up.
Blew up?
What do you mean, blew up?
I really don't know.
Is there anything I can do for you?
Do you...
Do you want me to get you someone?
No...
I'm ok.
Maybe it's the pressure, Jake.
You know, the money.
Things like that.
Or your wife.
Why do you bring her up?
She's always on your mind.
I never talk about her.
It has nothing to do with talking.
Maybe it's the war.
You can't spend two years in Vietnam
and expect...
Aw, jezzie, come on.
How does that explain barricaded subway stations
or these fucking creatures?
Creatures?
Jake, New York is filled with creatures,
and lots of stations are closed.
They're like...
demons, Jezz.
Demons?
Jake, honey...
they're winos and bag ladies.
Lowlife. That's all they are.
The streets are crawling with them.
Don't make them into something they're not, hmm?
These guys were trying to kill me.
They were aiming at me.
Kids on a joy ride.
It happens all the time.
They were inhuman.
Oh, come on.
What were they, Jake?
You still love me?
What?
Do you love me?
Yeah.
Voulez-vous coucher avec moi ce soir
Voulez-vous coucher avec moi...
Hey, where are you going?
Come with me.
Do you have a girlfriend?
Do you like her an awful lot?
Want a new girlfriend?
I live very close to here,
and I'm very lonely.
More
Voulez-vous coucher avec moi
Voulez-vous coucher avec moi ce soir
Voulez-vous coucher avec moi
Voulez-vous coucher avec moi ce soir
Voulez-vous coucher avec moi
Voulez-vous coucher avec moi ce soir...
Hey.
Let me look at your hand.
No, thanks.
Go ahead, Jake. Let her.
She's real good.
Come on.
It's fun.
You left-handed or right-handed?
Um... right.
Give it to me.
Ok.
Mm-hmm. Married man.
Please.
Oh, no.
Oh, divorce.
I like that.
You see this here, that split?
Where?
Right here.
It's a paper cut.
Ooh, and a sense of humor, too.
I love it.
Hey, Jake, Jake.
Come on, baby, dance with me just one, huh?
What, are you flirting?
Hi.
Let's see, this is your heart line...
and your head line.
Huh?
And your life line.
You have a very strange line, hon.
No, it's not funny.
See, according to this, you're already dead.
You're out of here, baby.
What can you do?
Just give me your blue eyes before you go, ok?
Wait, wait. Jake, come here.
Come on, come on, you can dance.
I don't want to.
Come on, baby, shake it.
Come on, man, move those legs.
Move them size 13s.
Those are some big fucking feet. Shit.
Jesus, look at that.
His guts are hanging out.
You'll have to push them back in.
I have never...
I have never been so mortified in my whole life.
Screaming like that.
I don't understand what's gotten into you, Jake.
You're not acting normal.
There's been too many crazies in my life.
I don't want it anymore.
I'm tired of men flipping out on me.
If you go crazy,
You're going crazy by yourself, you understand?
What's it say?
Oh, my God. I'm calling the doctor.
What's it say?
It's gone to the top.
Great.
Dr. Forrest, I'm so sorry to bother you.
This is Jezzie Pipkin up on 14-G.
I just took Jake's temperature,
and it says 106.
Could that be right?
Oh, my God.
Get out of bed.
I can't. I'm freezing.
Jake, for Pete's sake, get out of bed!
What did the doctor say?
That you'd die on the way to the hospital.
Come on, up, up.
Hold on, hold on.
You're going to be ok, Jake.
What are you doing?
I need more ice.
I'm freezing!
What's happening?
I need some ice. He's running a 106 fever.
It's an emergency... ice.
Thank you.
Come on, sam.
Oh, my God.
Oh, Jake, oh, Jake, don't you die on me.
Sam, help me!
Sam!
I'll help.
Come on.
Be careful with him.
Hold on.
Come on. It's for your own good.
Come on, Jake.
Come on, get him in there.
You're going to be fine.
Hold him! Hold him!
It's going to be ok.
Is he all right?
He doesn't like this.
Help me!
Stop it!
Jake, don't you die on me.
Stop it! You're killing me!
Shit.
What was that?
I'm freezing.
I'm not cold.
Of course not. You have all the covers.
Must be 10 degrees in here.
I'm telling you, Sarah...
if you want fresh air,
you can sleep on the fire escape.
From now on, that window's closed.
It's not healthy when it's closed.
Healthy? You call this healthy?
I'm going to die of pneumonia.
This is healthy?
What a dream I was having.
I was living with another woman.
You know who it was?
I don't want to know.
Jezebel from the post office.
You remember her.
You met her at the Christmas Party that time.
I was living with her.
God, what a nightmare.
There were all these demons,
and I was on fire.
I was burning from ice.
Guilty thoughts.
See what happens when you cheat on me,
even in your mind?
She was really good in bed.
Go to sleep.
She had these great thighs.
Oh, I thought you said it was a nightmare.
It was.
It was a nightmare.
It was a terrible, terrible nightmare.
Daddy, what was that noise?
What are you doing up?
It's cold.
Well, tell your mother.
Go back to bed, darling.
Will you tuck me in?
Who, her?
No. Daddy.
Shit.
Good night, sweetheart.
Oh, God. Come on.
Good night, darling.
Ok. Close your eyes.
I don't mind the gray skies
You make the moon...
Blue?
Sonny boy
When I'm old and gray, dear
Promise you won't stray, dear
I love you so
Sonny...
Boy
Dad?
Yeah, Jed?
You forgot my allowance.
Your allowance?
It's 5:00 in the morning.
We'll talk about it at breakfast.
All right, but don't forget.
I love you, Dad.
What is this, a convention?
I love you too, Pickles.
Go back to sleep.
Wait.
Don't go.
I'm not going anywhere.
I'm right here.
Close your eyes.
See you in the morning.
Don't shut it.
Open it a bit more.
There?
A little bit more.
There?
Good.
I love you, Sarah.
Watch the head.
Move it!
Don't think we got a fucking chance down here.
Declare an emergency. Over.
You're a lucky guy, Jake.
You must have friends in high places.
Let's get down to Orson.
I was going to vote for three,
and I switched to two with some trepidation,
because she said one over one,
which means number one of an addition of one.
I think an artist would know that.
Jake?
You're going to be all right, Jake.
Oh, you're going to be fine.
Am I...
Am I home?
Yeah. You're right here.
Home.
Doctor says you're lucky your brains didn't boil.
What a night, Jake, huh?
You were screaming and kicking...
and you kept saying,
"Sarah, close the window,"
over and over.
And talking to your kids,
even the dead one.
Weird, huh?
You know you melted 50 pounds of ice in 8 hours?
Am I dead?
Oh, no.
No. You're right here.
Doctor says you got to rest.
You see, he says you have a virus.
That's what they always say
when they don't know what it is.
Now, you just lie here, ok?
You know, you really ought to get out today.
You can't just sit around like this all the time.
It's not healthy.
It's not good for your mind.
Go take a walk or something.
Do something.
Go to a movie.
Go enjoy yourself.
One of us should be having a good time.
Anybody in there?
Anybody home?
Who are you?
Fuck you.
Two weeks of this shit!
I've had enough.
Go ahead and rot if you want.
Have a good fucking day.
Hello.
Jake?
Yeah?
It's Paul. Paul Gruniger.
Paul Gruniger.
Paul.
Paul Gruniger. Jesus, how are you?
It's been like five, six years.
Yeah. A long time.
So, what's up?
Nothing much.
Yeah. Well, same here.
I need to see you, Jake.
I'd love to see you, man,
But I've been laid up. I've been sick.
I need to see you.
All right.
Something's wrong, Jake.
I don't know what it is,
but I can't talk to anybody about it.
I mean, I figured I could talk to you.
You always used to listen,
you know.
I'm going to hell.
That's as straight as I can put it.
And don't tell me that I'm crazy
'cause I know I'm not.
They're coming after me.
Who is?
They've been following me.
They're coming out of the walls.
I can't trust anybody.
But I got to talk to somebody.
I got to talk to somebody,
or I'm going to fly out of my fucking mind!
Mind your business.
I don't know who they are
or what they are,
but they're going to get me,
and I'm scared, Jake.
I'm so scared, I can't do anything.
I can't go to my sister's.
I can't even...
I can't even go home.
I don't know what to do.
Paul?
Shit.
Paul, I know what you're talking about.
What do you mean?
I've seen them, too.
You've seen them?
I've seen them, too...
Everywhere, like a plague.
My God, I thought I was the only one.
Yeah, me, too.
I thought I was going out of my mind.
I know, I know.
Look, I carry these around everywhere with me,
but they don't help.
Nothing helps.
What happened?
What happened that night?
What have they done to us?
I don't know.
Profile.
Great. That's it.
Give it to him.
My lucky day.
Be advised, we have heavy gunfire...
Mayday, mayday, mayday!
Five minutes to Da Nang.