After Dark, My Sweet Page #2

[MEXICAN FOLK MUSIC PLAYS]

BEFORE MY OLD MAN

KICKED THE BUCKET,

WE USED TO COME HERE

ONCE A WEEK.

HE LOVED TO TIE ONE ON

AND DANCE.

DO YOU WANT TO DANCE?

I MEAN,

I DON'T DANCE,

BUT IF YOU WAN TO DANCE...

I THOUGH THAT WAS YOU, FAY.

GARRETT STOKER.

YOU CAN CALL ME UNCLE BUD

LIKE EVERYONE ELSE.

DON'T MIND ME.

I SAW YOU AND FAY DANCING,

AND I THOUGHT IT WOULD

BE NICE TO MEET YOU.

FAY SAID YOU WERE

GOING TO HELP HER OU WHEN I CAME BY

THIS AFTERNOON.

YES, SIR.

NICE TO MEET YOU.

HEY, MISS.

I'LL HAVE A BOTTLE OF RED

AND ONE MORE GLASS.

DIDN'T REALLY UNDERSTAND

THIS AFTERNOON:

WHEN YOU TOLD ME

YOU HAD A KEVIN COLLINS

HELPING YOU OUT.

DIDN'T THINK MUCH

ABOUT IT.

I SAW YOU TWO:

ON THE DANCE FLOOR,

AND IT HIT ME LIKE

THE KID'S LEFT HOOK.

THAT'S WHA THEY CALLED HIM--

KID COLLINS.

WHEN WAS THAT LAST FIGH OF YOURS, KID,

THE BIG ONE?

IT WAS, UH, SOME TIME AGO.

IT WAS, UH...

IT WASN'T EVEN

A BIG FIGHT, SIR.

SURE, KID, SURE.

BUT EVERY FIGHT'S

A BIG ONE.

BEING IN THE RING.

FACING SOMEONE WHO WANTS

TO KILL YOU.

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.

WHY AM I TELLING YOU?

YEAH, I UNDERSTAND, SIR.

CUT OUT THE "SIR" STUFF.

TELL ME WHEN:

SPORTS AT 11:
00'S OVER.

WHERE YOU GOING?

TO TALK TO A MIRROR.

SURE AM GLAD YOU DECIDED

TO SETTLE DOWN, KID.

NOW YOU GOT SOME FRIENDS,

PEOPLE WHO ADMIRE YOU,

TAKE AN INTEREST IN YOU.

SETTLE DOWN?

YEAH, TAKE IT EASY

FOR A WHILE.

REST UP.

KEEP FAY:

OUT OF TROUBLE.

I GOT A FEELING:

I MIGHT BE ABLE:

TO PUT YOU:

NEXT TO SOMETHING

PRETTY GOOD.

LOOK, SIR.

UNCLE BUD.

I APPRECIATE YOU

WANTING TO HELP, BUT...

GET IT OFF YOUR CHEST.

WELL...

YOU DON'T REALLY KNOW

ANYTHING ABOUT ME.

I KNOW PEOPLE.

I KNOW WHAT THEY'LL DO

AND WHAT THEY WON'T DO.

I FIGURE YOU'VE HAD

A TOUGH TIME,

BUT YOU'RE SHARP, NERVY,

KNOW A GOOD ANGLE

WHEN YOU SEE IT,

AND YOU HAVE WHAT I TAKES TO FINISH IT OUT.

YEAH, SURE.

I USED TO BE:

A DETECTIVE.

I WAS.

PUT A LOT OF GUYS

NEXT TO SOME:

GOOD DEALS.

SOME OF THEM:

HAD EXPERIENCE.

SOME DIDN'T.

A LOT NEVER:

EVEN DONE A DEAL,

DIDN'T KNOW

THEY COULD,

UNTIL YOUR:

OLD UNCLE BUD HERE

SHOWED THEM HOW.

YOU'RE NO A DETECTIVE NOW?

I'LL TELL YOU

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

WHEN YOU NEED:

TO KNOW IT.

I WAS--

ONE MORE THING.

MAKE SURE:

YOU SLEEP ALONE.

MAYBE I BETTER:

CLEAR OUT OF HERE NOW.

DON'T TAKE I PERSONALLY.

I, UH...

I'M GOING TO LEAVE

YOU AND FAY ALONE.

WELL, COLLIE,

MY BLUSHING BOY,

WHAT DID I MISS?

PLENTY.

REALLY.

LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.

GO AWAY, COLLIE.

THIS LITTLE SCHEME'S

BEEN COOKING FOR MONTHS,

AND IF YOU LEAVE,

IT'LL GO ON COOKING

TILL IT BOILS AWAY.

I'D ASK YOU

TO STAY THE NIGH IF IT WASN' FOR UNCLE BUD.

I DON'T WANT HIM TALKING

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