The Place Beyond the Pines Page #2

(TURNS ENGINE OFF)

MAN:
Just passing through?

LUKE:
I'm just settling in.

Where you staying?

Some f***ing motel.

Yeah. They are

no good around here.

Whole town's gone to sh*t, man.

So you got a job?

No.

You know your way

around an engine?

Yeah.

'Cause I got a shop,

repair shop, on Washout Road.

You should come

check it out, man.

I could always

use a good worker.

All right.

It ain't much.

It's what it is,

you know, but it's mine.

No one can kick me out of it.

So,

that's the workshop in there.

This is Tula.

I don't get a whole lot

of work here, you know?

But if you want, you can look for

other jobs or whatever, you know.

If it's not enough for you.

I do everything.

Everything there is to do

to a car, I know how to do.

Anything you don't know,

I can teach you, you know?

And I got a trailer down here.

Stay there if you want.

(WHISTLING)

Yeah, see? She's shy.

(CHUCKLES) She can't

see so good anymore.

Where is it?

Where's the ball?

There's the trailer.

She get it? No, she ain't

gonna get it, man.

You live out here all alone?

Yeah, I live alone.

Sometimes people come

stay for a while, you know.

That's it. It's not

much, but, you know,

it's got whatever

you need in there.

It must get lonely.

(THUNDER RUMBLES)

LUKE:
Look, Rob,

I don't wanna be ungrateful.

I really appreciate what

you're doing for me and sh*t,

but I gotta make

more f***ing money.

ROBIN:
Hey, man, if I could

pay you more, I would.

You know, you're good at what you do, man.

Really good.

LUKE:
I could fix up

that ol' Mack truck

that's sitting there like a goddamn...

Well, that's good.

You can go ahead and fix it up,

but I don't have

the money to pay you.

You know, there are other things

that could be done, you know.

Like what?

Well, you could

rob a bank. (CHUCKLES)

You're full of sh*t.

I'm not full of sh*t.

I've done it four times myself.

I stopped 12 years ago because

it was getting too hot.

As long as you don't do it

too many times, you're fine.

You got a kid, you wanna

provide for that kid?

You wanna maybe edge out

your competition?

You gotta do that

using your skill set,

and your skill set...

(CLICKS TONGUE)

Very unique.

What do you say?

Go f*** yourself.

Okay.

Well, good luck supporting

your family on minimum wage.

(MOTORCYCLE ENGINE ROARING)

LUKE:
He's my son

and I should be around him.

I wasn't around my dad, look at

the f***ing way I turned out.

Look, I wanna take care of you.

I wanna take care of my son.

That's my job.

Let me do my job. How are

you gonna take care of us?

Don't say it like that.

But how are you gonna take care of me?

Don't...

(SIGHS)

Don't talk down to me.

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