Moscow On The Hudson Page #5

This is New York City.

A man can do whatever he wants.

The FBI has just arrived on the scene.

Gentlemen, a few questions.

How do you plan to handle this?

I'm Agent Ross

with the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

- Frank Williams, Justice.

- Mr. Ivanoff, let's talk.

Vladimir Ivanoff is a defector.

And this guy, I don't know who he is.

KGB, whatever that is.

- What exactly do you protest?

- You cannot permit him to defect.

It seems he's already defected.

Mr. Ivanoff, can you tell us

why you're defecting?

- Freedom.

- Political freedom or artistic?

Freedom.

For now, consider yourself an applicant

for political asylum in the U.S.

That's a matter for Immigration.

- You can still come home.

- I defect.

Let us pass.

Excuse us.

This means Siberia, for sure.

Do you have any family or friends

in the United States?

Sir, it's $147.50 for the robe...

...and $30 for the windbreaker.

B*tch.

Do you know anyone here, sir?

Only you. And this good black man

and shopping girl.

- Where is he going to stay?

- He can stay with me if he wants.

I can stay your home?

I'm Security Officer Witherspoon.

I understand how the brother feels.

I'm a refugee myself, from Alabama.

- Hold it!

- Wait a minute!

Tolya, I did it.

I'm free like a bird.

What are you saying?

I say goodbye to my saxophone.

Say what?

Mr. Ivanoff, did I hear you say goodbye

to your saxophone?

He left his saxophone on the bus, I think.

Also, you waved goodbye to your friends.

You are very sad, obviously.

No, I am happy.

It is so nice to be here.

Yeah, he's going to stay here.

Thank you. This is Kaity Tong.

I think he knows you are a foreigner.

He's jiving on you.

You got to learn to look mean.

You understand what I'm saying?

Mean.

Is that your mean look?

Look crazy. Like this.

Crazy.

Crazy motherf***er.

Many different people here,

but not many white people.

This is what is known as a ghetto,

with a capital "G."

I like it. It is nice.

And the music, it's so free.

- Must be pretty bad in Russia.

- It's not human.

- But there are many beautiful people.

- Sounds like Alabama.

I read about slavery.

- With slavery, the work was steady.

- Sounds like Russia.

I make joke.

I feel to make joke

in other language is good.

... a member of the Russian circus troupe,

performing in New York, has decided...

... to defect in, of all places, Bloomie's.

- Get in here. You're on TV.

- You look handsome.

You look good, Vladimir.

Now you go running out the store.

We can see it again on the 11:00 news.

Mama, this is Vladimir.

This is my stepfather, Fletcher.

My bucket-head sister, Leanne.

My grandfather.

You have to watch out for his ass.

- I never met a Russian. They all white?

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