
Road To Perdition
(0.00 / 0 votes)There are many stories
about Michael Sullivan.
Some say he was a decent man.
Some say there was no good
in him at all.
But I once spent six weeks
on the road with him...
...in the winter of 1931.
This is our story.
Thank you, sir. Much obliged.
Man dies in factory accident!
Get your paper here!
Hot off the press, only 5 cents!
Thanks, Mr. Miller.
I'll help you with it later.
You go fetch your father.
Pa?
Dinner's ready.
Thank you.
Bless us, O Lord, for thy gifts
we are about to receive...
...through the bounty of Jesus Christ,
our Lord. Amen.
-Michael?
-Sir?
It's a wake, so I don't want to see
those dice.
No, sir.
Hello.
I don't wanna go.
-Come on, it's all right.
-No. I'm scared.
So...
...who's got a hug
for a lonely old man?
Now then, which is which?
Don't help me.
-Peter and Michael.
-No!
Annie, Mike, good to see you.
-Did you bring the necessary?
-Yes.
If you'll excuse me, I have urgent
business with these young gentlemen.
-Yeah!
-Winner!
Call the cops!
I know hustlers when I see them.
-I don't hustle, old-timer.
-Pay the man.
Upstairs.
Jacket pocket, in my study.
Before I change my mind.
-Hello?
-Hello.
Remind me,
which little Sullivan are you?
-Michael, sir.
-Sir? You don't have to call me sir.
I'm not your pa.
No, Mr. Rooney.
Call me Connor.
No, call me Uncle Connor.
What do you want?
Mr. Rooney sent me to get his jacket.
You come back later, huh?
I'm busy.
Yes... Sir.
Hello, hello.
I want to welcome all of you
to my home.
It's good to have so many friends
in this house again.
Since Mary died, it's...
Well, it's just been me and my boy
rattling around in these rooms.
I had this speech prepared,
but it would be...
...dishonest of me to say that
I knew Danny well.
But lose one of us, it hurts us all.
I'll tell you what I do remember, though,
and Finn will remember this too...
...and that's Danny
on the high school football team.
A championship game. Down six points,
...four yards to go,
Danny tackles his own quarterback.
Mistakes, you know...
We all make them. God knows.
Let's drink to Danny's honor.
Let's swig him to God and hope
that he gets to heaven...
...at least an hour before
the devil finds out he's dead.
-Amen.
-To Danny!
And now, I would like to ask
a dear and a trusted friend...
...Finn McGovern, to say a few words...
...words that I'll wager
got more poetry than mine.
Get over here.
Thank you, John.
"My brother Danny wasn't wise.
Nor was he gentle.
And with a skinful of liquor in him,
he was a pain in the ass.
But he was loyal and brave.
And he never told a lie.
He'd have enjoyed this party.
Me and the family, we wanna say
thank you to our generous host.
Where would this town be
without Mr. John Rooney?"
I've worked for you
for many years now, John.
Nearly half my life.
And we've never had a disagreement.
I've come to realize
that you rule this town...
...as God rules the earth.
-You give, and you take away...
-Lovely. Lovely speech.
I'm gonna bury my brother.
Then I'm gonna deal with you.
Sure, Finn, sure.
You'll take care of all of us.
Once you get a good night's sleep.
-He all right?
-Yeah, he's fine.
Just too much to drink.
I'll talk to him.
-Take Mike with you.
-No, Pa...
Take Mike with you.
Just talk, nothing more.
Why are you always smiling?
'Cause it's all so fucking hysterical.
Michael.
What?
I had a nightmare.
It was about Mr. Rooney's house.
It's just a house.
A big house.
Go back to sleep.
Is Mr. Rooney rich like the Babe?
Richer.
Are we rich?
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