it on the bus, see if it gets of at Wall Street" I mean, it's idiotic really, but it's funny. - Excuse me. - Sure. So, I wonder if I can ask you a question. Are you one of those nation Islam guys? I only ask cause I've never met one of you guys before. I was... But we didn't exactly see things eye to eye, you know what I'm saying? Not really... But anyway, I was wondering if you could do me a favour, maybe take it a little easier on the old man. I figure once you get up that high in years, you know, deserve a little break? I guess that's a no. - You a salesman? - No, architect. - You know what a soft sell is? - Yes... You're pretty good at it! I've got a different technique, you know? - Jokes, drinks, knock'em on their asses. - Yeah... I made 57 thousand last year. Selling marmalade. That's not bad. I mean, you know, considerin' the marmalade. So what are you getting out of this? Kicks? The boy's guilty pal. Why don't you let us go home before we all get sore throats? What's the difference whether you get one here or at the ball game. ...That's too... No difference pal, no difference at all... Nice bunch of guys! - Same as any... I guess. - Yeah. - You know, that guy with the hat? - Yeah. He's a real prince! And out loud every second everyone stalks by this kid ...the way he's talking... is embarassing. Murderous day! Will we be much longer? I don't know. He's guilty you know! Not a doubt in the whole world. Should have been done by now! Not that I really care, I mean, beats working... Right? You think he's innocent? I don't know. Well, I don't know you, but I'm bettin' you've never been wronger in your life. Better wrap it up. Just waisting your time. Suppose you were the one on trial. Well... I don't do a lot of supposing... You know, I'm just the working man. Let my boss do my supposing. But if you want I'll try one. Suppose you talk us all out o' this and that kid really did stick that knife into his father. Alright jentlemen, let's take our seats. Looks like we'll be here for dinner. Let's get down to business. Who wants to start it off? - I'd like to say something... - Be quiet... Excuse me! Number 6. Alright, please go ahead, go ahead, please... This may be a small point, but anyway... The boy had a motive for the killing. The beatings 'n' all, right? If he didn't do it, who did it? Who else had a motive? I mean, that's my point. You don't go out and just kill somebody for no reason, unless you're just plain nuts. As far as I can see, we're here to determine whether or not this boy is guilty beyond reasonable doubt. We're not concerned with anyone else's motives, that's a job to the police. Alright... but it can't help letting the only motive we know of creep into our thoughts. We can't help asking ourselves, who else might have had a motive. I mean, this jentleman is asking a reasonable question: Somebody killed him, if it wasn't the boy, who was it? Modjelewski! Ohhh, you're talking about the man I love!!! Maybe if you haven't got anything to add besides jokes, I suggest you listen. I'm sorry, I was just letting off steam. Go ahead. Maybe you can answer me, who else might have killed the father? Well, I don't know... I mean... The father was hardly a model citizen, we knew that he served a prison term and that he was an inveterate gambler and a consistent loser and he frequented all of the local bars. Usually after a couple of drinks he'd get into a fight over a woman ...I wouldn't mind telling that... He was a mean, cruel, primitive kind of man. He couldn't even hold a job for longer than 6 months in his entire life. So, hell, he could have been murdered by anyone of the prison inmates, or a bookmaker, or somebody he beat up, or a woman he picked up, or anyone of those tough guys that he used to hang around with. Look, come on man, we know that the father was a bump, what's that got to ------------------------------ Читайте также: - текст Золотой мальчик на английском - текст Автора! Автора! на английском - текст Нечто на английском - текст Танец-вспышка на английском - текст Урга на английском |