25th Hour Page #2

that Frank goes to.

- I'll find you later.

- OK.

- Yeah?

- Of course.

She's cute, with the red shirt.

I think she's giving me the eye.

- How do you do it? I don't know how.

- See you later.

Maybe, like, midnight, I think.

- Midnight? Midnight's OK.

- Yeah? Alright.

Come on, Doyle. Have a nice day.

Sorry about that.

Oh, Christ.

Do you have a minute?

Sure. Yeah, come on in.

I thought that no students were

allowed in the teachers' lounge.

I won't squeal on you.

Yeah. Take a seat.

What can I do for you?

- Why did my paper get B-minus?

- It's what you earned.

No one else in the class can write.

We all know it.

Forget them.

You're not competing with them.

But I am. OK? I am competing with

them. When I apply to colleges,

they look at these things

called grades.

- If they're not good enough...

- Your grades will be fine.

Vincent Miskella writes about

his grandmother dying

and you give him an A-plus.

Meanwhile, the night of the funeral,

know where Rhodes scholar Vince is?

Getting smashed at a basketball party

and slapping girls' asses.

What is that?

A charity A-plus?

Everyone always writes about

their grandmother dying.

You know why?

Not because it's so traumatic,

because it's a guaranteed A-plus.

And you're all sentimental.

"Very powerful, very moving."

No, it wasn't.

You didn't care. I didn't care.

Nobody cared. That's what

grandmothers do, they die.

Sometimes... guys have a hard time

showing their emotions.

So, slapping my ass, that's his way

of mourning his grandmother?

What did your mother say

when you got that?

When I got what?

The...

Yeah.

She said,

"Where did you get

the money for that?"

- And?

- And what did I say or...

...where did I get the money?

- What did you say?

- I said he likes me.

Does he?

No. Why do you care so much?

Just curious.

So, ...

...you're not gonna change the grade?

No. I'm not gonna

change the grade.

Great.

This was a big waste of time.

Hold on.

Slaughtery. I can't talk.

Employment number's due.

- I just...

- Call you later.

I'm supposed to meet you at Mont...

Frank. Coming out with us tonight?

- Nah, gotta meet some friends.

- Big date? Can I bang her first?

You wish.

Nah, it's a going-away party.

Listen. You still holding

those OEX contracts?

Believe it. Why? Nervous?

Claims numbers are dropping.

I'm not comfortable with it.

Claims drop,

so employment must go up? C'mon!

Frank, look at me.

Everybody thinks this

cos it's nearly always true.

When it rains, people get wet.

Right or wrong?

Not this time. I got a theory. Look.

Good. You've got a theory!

Look, Frank.

F*** you and your theory.

- Good. Nice.

- We're in deep.

- You've got 60 million dollars...

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