August Rush Page #3

Don't quit on us, Louis.

[SINGING]

The things I left behind

THOMAS:
Everything you've given up,

everything I've given up--

[SINGING]

Have melted in my mind

I can't do it. I'm sorry, Frank.

I can't do it, man.

-Listen to me. Listen to me.

-No!

-You know what I mean? I don't know...

-Dad!

...how to approach this problem.

I mean, where are you

gonna put the baby?

And what about this boy?

He's not here now. He's not here now.

-I'm leaving.

-You can't leave.

-Where you going, then?

-Just let me go. Will you just let me go?

LOUIS [SINGING]:

Would the wind be at my back?

Could I get you off my mind

MARSHALL:
Louis.

THOMAS:
Lyla.

This time?

Hey, Louis.

THOMAS:

Lyla.

[SCREAMS]

[TIRES SCREECH]

[THUDS]

[MARK MANCINA'S

"HOSPITAL PT. 1 " PLAYING]

WOMAN:

We have fetal distress.

Baby's heart rate is falling.

It's falling.

I'm sorry.

He's gone.

MAN:
Picked him up on the thruway

outside of Montrose.

Just wandering down the road.

Said he's following the music.

The moon told him to.

Yeah. Kid's a space cadet.

[CAR HORNS HONKING]

Look, I got a busy day ahead of me.

All right, big guy, out you go.

This Jeffries guy

wasn't in his office yet...

...so I left him a message

to pick you up right here.

AUGUST:
Okay.

-Here. Hold on.

Don't lose it. If he doesn't show

in an hour, give him another call.

You can handle that, right?

-Yeah.

-You got any money?

Here's 12 bucks.

Damn, kid, put it in your pocket.

See you.

[TRAINS CLICKING ON TRACKS]

[TRAIN HORN BLOWS]

[SCREECHING]

[HORNS HONK, TIRES SCREECH

AND FOOTSTEPS TAP]

[HIP HOP MUSIC PLAYS

ON STEREO]

[WHISTLE BLOWS, HORN HONKS

AND DOG BARKS]

[BELL RINGING]

[THUDDING]

[MARK MANCINA'S

"UNION SQUARE" PLAYING]

[HORN HONKS]

[GASPS]

[GRUNTS]

MAN:

Get on the sidewalk!

[HORNS HONKING AND SIRENS WAILING]

BOY [SINGING]:

Para bailar la bamba

[GIRLS SINGING]

Give me your money

Come here, sweet honey

Come here, baby

Yeah.

[PLAYING ALI DEE'S

"MY COUNTRY 'TIS OF THEE"]

Okay, citizen. You paid. Any requests?

AUGUST:

No.

Alrighty, then.

[SINGING]

Father, hear me when I

Call your name

I need you to answer me now

Father, here I am

Weak in your sight

Can you rescue me now?

I'm crying out

Can't figure it out on my own

Back off. Away, away. Yo, son,

you're messing with my equilibrium.

Nobody touches this instrument but me.

Roxy's my girl.

Son, we done here,

so why don't you go find your mommy.

-I don't know where she is.

-Good, that's just great. Uh....

Cops show up around 6.

Tell them you're AWOL.

They'll send you back

where you come from.

I don't wanna go back there.

Well, good.

This day's been a bust anyway. I'm out.

[MARK MANCINA'S

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