A Pyromaniac's Love Story

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KISS ME.

NO.

KISS ME! NOW.

UHH--UNH!

SHE MUST BE SOME GIRL.

TELL HER SHE'S LUCKY...

WHOEVER SHE IS.

THE "LUCKY" GIRL'S NAME WAS HATTIE.

ONLY SHE DIDN'T KNOW THAT SHE WAS ALL THAT LUCKY.

'CAUSE, YOU SEE, TO HATTIE, WE WERE JUST FRIENDS.

BUT TO ME, SHE WAS, WELL-- SHE WAS MORE.

MUCH MORE.

AND IF I HAD MY WAY, SOMEDAY SHE WOULD BE MINE.

SAY YOU'RE SORRY.

SAY YOU'RE SORRY!

SHE'S KILLING HIM.

WHAT'D HE SAY?

IT'S GOOD HE'S SORRY.

WONDERFUL!

AAH!

NOW THAT THAT'S ALL OVER WITH,

BREAKFAST IS ON THE HOUSE.

YOU LISTEN TO ME.

I'M A GOOD PATRON OF THIS PLACE.

NEVER HAVE I BEEN TREATED LIKE THIS!

YOU CAN EXPECT TO HEAR FROM MY LAWYER.

YEAH, WELL YOU CAN TELL HIM FROM ME

THAT PINCHING MY ASS ISN'T ON THE MENU.

DID YOU PINCH HER ASS?

WHAT? NO. DID YOU PINCH HER ASS?

NO. NO. YOU PINCHED HER ASS!

HOWARD, YOU PINCHED HER ASS!

PLEASE. YOU NEED TO BE IN THERAPY.

YOU'RE A PIG. SOMETHING'S WRONG WITH YOU.

HEY! HEY, MISTER!

MISS! MISTER!

HEY. AAH!

DON'T BE AFRAID, LADY, I'M NOT GONNA HURT YOU.

WHAT DO YOU WANT?

HERE, YOU DROPPED YOUR WALLET BACK OVER THERE.

COUNT IT, HOWARD. THESE PEOPLE ARE THIEVES.

THEY'RE THIEVES. COUNT IT!

COUNT THE MONEY.

VICKI, SHUT UP!

THANKS.

HATTIE'S SOMETHING ELSE, ISN'T SHE?

SHE'S GOT A REAL FLAIR FOR THE WAY SHE FEELS.

YEAH, SHE'S GOT A FLAIR, ALL RIGHT--A REAL FLAIR.

STOP TALKING TO HIM. LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.

YOU GOTTA REMEMBER NOT TO LET HER GRAB YOU BY THE COLLAR,

'CAUSE IF YOU SLIP HER, YOU CAN GET IT.

BUT IF SHE GETS YOU BY THE COLLAR,

SHE'S GOT YOU AND YOU GOTTA GIVE.

I'M GONNA MARRY HER.

YEAH? YEAH. YEAH.

WELL, LET ME GIVE YOU A LITTLE ADVICE.

DON'T WEAR A TIE TO THE WEDDING.

ALL RIGHT.

CLOSE THE WINDOW.

OKAY. SEE YA.

OKAY, I'LL BE RIGHT THERE.

UH, MR. LINZER, I'M GONNA GO NOW.

ANYTHING YOU NEED?

NO. GO, GO.

HOW COME YOU DON'T COME TO OUR HOUSE

FOR DINNER ANYMORE, SERGIO?

YOU MAD AT US?

I'LL COME.

YOU SAY YOU'LL COME, BUT YOU DON'T COME.

I WILL.

YOU SAY YOU WILL, BUT YOU DON'T COME.

LEAVE THE BOY ALONE.

LOOK AT THE LOOK ON HIS FACE.

CUPID DANCES ON HIS EYELIDS.

HA.

I'LL COME.

I WILL.

DO YOU REMEMBER BEING IN LOVE LIKE THAT?

MAN, OH, MAN, HAVE I GOT A STORY

OF WHAT HAPPENED TO ME LAST NIGHT.

I WAS JUST MOPPING-- MOP, MOP, MOP--

WHEN THIS BEAUTIFUL WOMAN COMES INTO THE STORE,

AND SHE'S DRESSED RICH, BUT NICE.

AND I SAY, "LOOK, WE'RE CLOSED."

BUT SHE DOESN'T MOVE. SHE JUST STAYS RIGHT THERE.

ARE YOU SURE YOU WEREN'T DREAMING?

YEAH, YOU KNOW, I THOUGHT ABOUT THAT,

SO I BIT MYSELF AND IT HURT.

YOU'RE LUCKY, SERGIO. THINGS HAPPEN TO YOU.

NOTHING EVER HAPPENS TO ME.

BUT I'M GONNA CHANGE ALL THAT.

OH, YEAH? WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO?

I'M GONNA GO AND SEE THE WORLD.

YOU'RE GONNA GO SEE THE WORLD? YEAH.

WHERE YOU GONNA GO?

I DON'T KNOW, FRANCE MAYBE,

OR ITALY, OR AFRICA.

DON'T YOU WANT TO SEE DIFFERENT PLACES FOR A CHANGE?

I DON'T KNOW. I LIKE IT HERE.

SEE, THAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ME AND YOU.

I HAVE ASPIRATIONS.

I'M SAVING MY MONEY TO SEE THE WORLD,

AND YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE A DIME.

BUT I'M GONNA BE MANAGER OF LINZER'S SOMEDAY, YOU KNOW.

I'M GONNA HAVE PLENTY OF MONEY THEN.

YEAH, "SOMEDAY."

WHO NEEDS MONEY, ANYWAY?

EVERYBODY NEEDS MONEY.

YOU GOTTA HAVE MONEY TO GO PLACES,

TO SEE DIFFERENT NEW THINGS.

I CAN'T, I'M S--

NO, I--TOMORROW.

TOMORROW, ALL RIGHT? TOMORROW.

HATTIE.

WHAT IF-- WHAT IF I SAVE MY MONEY?

COULD I GO WITH YOU?

YOU WANT TO SEE THE WORLD WITH ME?

YEAH. COULD I GO?

YEAH. YEAH, IF YOU WANT TO.

OKAY, THAT'S IT. THAT'S IT.

THAT DOES IT. THAT DOES IT.

TOMORROW I'M MARCHING DOWN TO MR. LINZER,

AND I'M DEMANDING TO BE MADE MANAGER.

YOU SEE? THAT'S ASPIRATION.

BUT YOU BETTER HURRY 'CAUSE I'M NOT WAITING FOREVER.

SIR, COME ON, GIVE ME A BREAK.

GET OFF MY CAR.

HEY, I'M SORRY. I'M GOING WITH HATTIE.

I'M SORRY. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

SO, UM...

WHAT ARE YOU--WHAT ARE YOU PLANNING TO DO FIRST?

I MEAN, YOU GOT A LOT OF DREAMS, DON'T YOU?

YEAH.

WHAT'S THE FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS?

DOESN'T REALLY MATTER.

MR. LINZER, CAN I HAVE A WORD WITH YOU?

MR. LINZER.

IS SOMETHING WRONG?

DROP IT.

MR. LINZER, WE'RE LIKE FAMILY.

YOU CAN TELL ME ANYTHING.

YOU KNOW SOMETHING?

YOU'RE A GOOD BOY.

YOU CARE FOR OTHER PEOPLE, LIKE YOUR FATHER.

GOD REST HIS SOUL.

TIMES ARE BAD.

THIS PLACE IS DOING VERY BAD.

I'M AFRAID I'M GONNA LOSE THIS PLACE

TO THE BILL COLLECTORS.

NO. MM.

I DON'T MIND HAVING NOTHING. I AM A MAN.

BUT MRS. LINZER...

I CAN'T WATCH HER LIVE LIKE A DOG.

NO, I LOVE HER MORE THAN THE AIR I BREATHE.

I WOULD RATHER DIE

THAN TO TELL HER I COULD NOT PROVIDE FOR HER.

BUT YOU DO PROVIDE. YOU PROVIDE HER WITH EVERYTHING.

DO YOU KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE...

TO LOVE SOMEONE SO MUCH...

YOU WOULD DO ANYTHING FOR THEM?

I DO.

YOU DO.

BURN THIS PLACE!

BURN?

IF THERE WERE A FIRE-- A SMALL FIRE--

THE INSURANCE WOULD SAVE ME.

YOU WANT ME TO BURN THIS PLACE?

NOT A BIG FIRE.

A SMALL FIRE. A STRONG FIRE.

A GOOD FIRE.

JUST ENOUGH TO BURN EVERYTHING TO THE GROUND.

SERGIO...

I'M DESPERATE.

I'M SIMPLY DESPERATE.

THERE'S NO OTHER WAY.

BUT THIS IS--THIS IS YOUR LIFE, MR. LINZER.

EVERYTHING THAT YOU WORK FOR

IS BUILT AROUND YOU RIGHT NOW.

YOU CAN'T JUST BURN IT DOWN.

IT'S LIKE A MEMBER OF YOUR FAMILY, MR. LINZER.

LOOK--LOOK AT THE OVENS IN THE KITCHEN, HUH?

AND HOW 'BOUT THESE WALLS?

W-WHAT ABOUT THE WINDOWS

AND THESE BEATEN UP WOODEN FLOORS?

MR. LINZER, LOOK, IT'S LIKE A PART OF YOU.

IF YOU BURN THIS DOWN, IT'S GONNA BE GONE.

YES, I DO LOVE THIS PLACE. YES.

THEN YOU'LL FIND A WAY OF PAYING THE BILLS.

YOU'VE HAD HARD TIMES BEFORE.

OH, SERGIO...

SERGIO, YOU'RE RIGHT.

AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO PAY ME RIGHT AWAY.

OH, NO, NO, NO.

I WANT YOU TO BE PAID.

HERE...

TAKE IT.

AND YOU'RE NOT GONNA BURN THIS PLACE DOWN?

YOU HAVE MY WORD.