Black Irish Page #5

This is not to be

made light of, Mr. McKay.

By choosing this path,

your son may very well

be stepping into the abyss.

Here he has a home and--

and a future.

Out there--

Every man has these urges

that you're feeling.

By denying them,

we make ourselves stronger,

holier.

Am I not right, Cole?

Yes, Father.

Yeah, that's a crock

if ever I heard it.

No wonder you guys

are so out of touch.

What you feel right here--

that tingle in your nuts--

is the most natural thing

in the universe.

It says you're alive,

and no amount of praying

is gonna make it go away.

It's what makes

the world go around.

You deny that,

you deny who you are.

I had no idea

that such a fine young man

could come from someone

who has such disdain

for God and his deeds.

Come on, Cole.

It's time to go.

Cole, come on!

We told him!

Huh? What's the matter?

You're a free man.

What do you say

we go celebrate,

get ourselves

a couple of beers

at O'Reilly's?

What the hell.

You're almost old enough.

No hard stuff, I promise.

Dad, I was thinking,

now that I'm at public,

maybe I could get a job,

bring in some money.

How about-- How about

dropping me at Marcellino's?

You're aiming high.

Want me to come in?

No, it's all right.

I'll come and tell you

when to pick me up.

Can you

spare some change?

F*** off.

God bless.

[footsteps approaching]

Damn her.

Who?

Mom.

I can't do it.

[chattering]

[Man]

Is that coffee done?

Can I help you

with something?

Yeah, I'm looking

for the owner.

You're looking at him.

Start yakking.

Oh, well, um,

I'm from the neighborhood,

and I was just hoping that

you could use me.

For what?

Restaurant work.

Yeah? You ever

waited tables?

Uh, no.

Bussed?

No, sir.

Washed dishes?

Actually, yeah,

all the time.

Whereabouts?

Don't tell me.

At home.

Yeah.

Tell me this is

a recent career decision.

Well, I just decided

the other night,

but I really

wanna work here.

Yeah? I got a bunch

of Dominicans in the kitchen.

You know why?

No.

'Cause illegals work

cheap and hard

and they don't know

enough English

to give you any lip.

It's tough

to compete with that.

Okay, well, I could--

You could pay me as much

as you pay them. Less, even.

I'll work even harder,

and as many hours as you want.

Come on. Let's go.

Come on. Let's go.

Listen, I need

to help out my family.

Chip in.

What's your name, kid?

Cole.

I'm Cole McKay.

Nice to meet you.

Joey Colasanto.

All right.

Here's what we do, Cole McKay.

You're gonna be

my utility man.

That means you do

whatever I need.

It could be washing dishes,

delivering meals,

parking cars, whatever.

You old enough to drive?

Yeah.

I could ask you your birthday,

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