Reindeer Games

To tell ya the truth, I never was much for the holidays.

It's been forever since I'd known a holiday,

since I'd seen my family,

since I'd been with a girl, since I'd driven a car.

You see, cars are what put me here.

Iron Mountain, maximum security.

I was riding a hard five for grand theft auto.

Meanwhile, my esteemed raping and murdering colleagues were up for parole at three.

World works like that sometimes.

All the time in my experience.

That's me, Rudy Duncan, menace to society, on the left.

The guy on the right's Nick Cassidy, my best friend.

Back then, we were both looking at three days to a new start.

That's what ya talk about inprison.

How you're gonna get it right. How you'll never make the same mistakes.

We walk outta here, we hit that road,

what's the first thing you're gonna do ?

Hot chocolate.

- What ? - That's the first thing I'm gonna do.

I'm gonna go out and get myself a mug of hot chocolate.

And a piece of pecan pie.

That's right. A piece of pecan pie.

Yeah.

She's gonna be out there, man.

She's gonna be right there waiting.

She got us a motel on Highway 5.

Lock ourselves in the whole week,

drinkin' wine, takin' baths, man.

Yeah.

Nick, all those pictures she sent ?

You sure that's really her in the pictures ?

I did hear sometimes these girls send pictures that's not really them.

It's like their prettier cousin or somethin' like that.

Why ya gotta say a thing like that, man ?

- I'm just sayin'... - Why ya gotta say a thing like that ?

I'm just sayin', maybe I should take her out.

Spend a day or two with her. Make sure she's the right girl.

Just a day or two. Maybe a night or two ?

Whatever it takes. Just make sure you're gettin' the right merchandise.

- You know ? - You know what ?

Enjoy your hot chocolate, Rudy.

I think I'll take my chances with Ashley.

Yeah, I figured. I figured.

- Hold it up close. - Pop gate three.

Oh, shit !

- What's up ? - Alamo's back.

Don't look like he missed the sunlight.

Bro, I'm fucked.

Pincher said he thinks I'm the one who ratted him out for beating up Creed.

'Cause I was there, he thinks I'm the reason he ended up in solitar.

Fuck, Rudy.

Move out!

And stop !

Move in !

Listen to this.

"I've made my list and I've checked it twice.

"As long as you're naughty, it's gonna be nice.

"All that gets me through the day, is to close my eyes and imagine holding you,

"kissing you, touching you.

"Because I know I'll feel at that moment...

I've found the reason for my whole entire life."

She sounds pretty mature for 25.

Yeah !

You grow up in Detroit, you get matured real quick.

Yeah. Either that or those pictures are ten years old.

Sure as hell don't make me miss Millie Bobeck.

Guess I owe Millie, though.

Ifl hadn't been rolling her,

I would've never ended up here.

Yeah. You hadn't have cracked that guy's head open, you never would've found true love.

Jealous.

Ya know, Nick, what if she sees you and, you know,

you just don't do it for her, you know, I mean physically ?

She just... It's not there. What're you gonna do ?

Well, me and her, we got a connection.

Jesus Christ. Get this fuckin' shit...

- out of my face. - You should've written to that magazine.

I should've, yeah.

I'm gonna walk outta here. I'm gonna walk right into a relationship.

And you, my friend, will walk out with your bus fare.

Searching for the drunkest skirt in the room.

That's right. "Morning, gorgeous. More eggnog ?"

- Should've written, Rudy. You'd have got yourself a girl.

Yeah, should've done a lot of things.

All I want is just to make it back to Sidnaw,

sit down for Christmas dinner,

sleep in my old bed,

watch some ball games with my old man,

eat leftovers for about six months.

I just wanna go home.

Keep the line movin'.

- What's this ? - Holiday Jell-O.

- What this shit in it ? - Swallow it and you'll see.

Just so you know,

this man and I are outta here in two days.

So while we're inhaling London broil and lobster bisque,

you're still gonna be standing here smelling up the myster cream fuck.

Who's in prison now ?

Hey, Alamo, how ya doin' ?

Out of solitar ? Look good. Lose some weight ?

Look, man, it wasn't me.

- It wasn't me. - Two days, man. Come on.

Remember how her brother's a truck driver down there ?

I'm thinkin' he might be able to get me some work.

What work, security ?

I'm through with that shit. Ashley's right.

I gotta start doin' somethin' I got a stake in, get a business goin'.

I don't know, man. I been in the business world.

Hot-wiring cars, Rudy, does not qualify you as a small business.

"Chop-shop consultant" doesn't work on a resume.

I always wanted to be the boss of something, ya know?

Have people working for me.

Man, what's wrong with you ?

Monsters... in the gelatin.

- It's just a roach, Zook. - Yeah, it's protein. It's good for ya.

- Monsters... in the gelatin ! - Calm down.

There are monsters in the gelatin !

Monsters... in the gelatin !

Look at this shit !

Hey ! Jesus !

- Sit down ! - Son of a bitch !

You eat this shit !

- Get down, don't move. - Stay out of it, Rudy !

You want some fucking monsters ?

Two days, man.

Fuck !

Don't move !

We had nothing to do with it!

Rudy, watch out !

Cassidy's down ! Cassidy's stabbed!

- I gotta be there. - Oh, my God !

- Rudy, Ashley. - You're gonna be all right.

- Hold on, hold on. Guard ! Jesus, guards ! - Ashley's gonna be there.

- Nick, you gotta... - Gotta be...

Guard ! Guards !

Jesus Christ.

- Nick. Nick ! Nick ! - Get him outta here now!

Well, at least he won't be comin' back.

You need some company tonight, Rudy, you just give me a holler.

You gonna take that from him ? You gonna take that shit, Rudy ?

Open outer gate.

Your world and welcome to it, you dumb fucks.

Don't be a stranger now. We'll keep the lights on for ya.

Over here !

Over here. Hey, how you doin' ?

"And all that gets me through the day, is to close my eyes...

"and imagine holding you, kissing you,

touching you."

Don't do it, Rudy. Don't you fucking do it !

Jesus Christ.

Are you Ashley ?

I'm Nick !

Look, Ashley, I'm sorry.

I was scared that I was gonna walk out there,

and you were gonna take one look at me and just... turn around.

I was scared I was walkin' into heartache.

All those letters, those words, and you have a picture in your mind.

I was scared you'd see me, and I just wouldn't be that...

picture that you had in your mind.

I figured you walked outta there and saw my clothes or something,

and you just walked right the other way.

- You know, maybe you saw my coat or my hair... - Hey, I like your coat !

Maybe you...

Maybe you saw me and I didn't...

Ashley, no. That was me.

I thought you said you, had curly hair.

I do. It's ver curly.

When it gets long, it's really curly. But I cut it short.

I can grow it out again, if you want. I can get it pretty bushy.

No ! No, no, no.

I want you to be who you wanna be.

Do that again.

What ?

Smile like that.

Come on. One more time.

God, I have been dreaming about that smile...

for so long,

Ashley Mercer.

You're better than the pictures in my mind, Nick.

You're real !

Can I ask you somethin' ?

Is this the first time you ever done somethin' like this ?

You, look at you.

So pretty, sweet.

Why were you writing to a guy, some con, you don't even know ?

- I told you, Nick. Remember ? - Tell me again.

All the guys I've ever been with,

they never wanted to get to know me.

Who I am... inside.

They just wanted to... get inside.

A guy like you, Nick.

God, I mean, six months before you could even touch my face.

I figure a guy like that...

is gonna have to work to get to know me some other way.

But when I read what you wrote to me,

"Here's a guy they say is a criminal, but he's not.

"Just protected his girl.

"Somebody got killed, but he's not a killer...

"'cause he did what he had to do to save somebody.

And the world just didn't see it that way."