Straight Time Page #5

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or you can get it in the shower.

If you're in your cell sleeping, someone

can go by with a can of gas and throw it in.

Somebody else throws in a match

and you're torched.

You know that's the reality

and you're living with it 24 hours a day.

That's frightening.

A lot of guys think this is more frightening,

being on the outside.

Why? I don't understand.

Because out here, it's what you

got in your pocket that matters...

...and on the inside,

it's only what you are.

You're glad to be out, aren't you?

It's like a dream.

It's every con's fantasy to be out here.

I can't tell you the number of times

I thought about a scene just like this...

...but I never thought I'd be sitting here

with a knot in my stomach.

Tell me more about that guy

you were going with.

How long were you with him?

I lived with him for about two years.

Who broke it off?

I did.

Thank you very much.

Come on back again.

Wanna know something?

I'm glad you asked me out.

Don't you have enough money?

I think I got enough for the tax.

Here, I've got some.

Wait a minute.

I wanted this to be my treat.

Why don't we just walk out?

You don't wanna do that, do you?

I'll make you a deal. If you'll go out with me

tomorrow night, I'll let you help me.

Okay, you've got a deal.

All right, be discreet

and slip it under the table.

Hi, how you doing?

Okay.

I was in the neighborhood,

so I had your manager let me in.

-Mind if I come in?

-Sure. Come on, it's your home.

I mean, this is just routine, you know.

It's a nice room.

You've got cross-ventilation. Nice view.

-Yeah, it's nice.

-What they charge you for?

It's $ 1 7 a week.

-That's better than $ 1 7 in a motel.

-Yeah.

-You're right.

-I know.

Do you mind if I change?

I gotta be somewhere in a half-hour.

No, go right ahead.

Don't let me hold you up. Go ahead.

-What do you got, a date?

-Yeah.

Is she white?

I'm just joking.

So...

...who is she?

I met her at the employment agency.

She works there.

In fact, she sent me for a job

and I went over there and I got it.

Great. Great. What kind of work is it?

Well, it's just a can company,

you know.

-Regular wage?

-Yeah.

Well, that's a start.

Did you tell them you were on parole?

No. Is that a problem?

Oh, no worry.

I can take care of that.

You've got a room,

you've got a job, the whole--

You gave me a week, so yeah.

It's over in Verona.

What's this?

-Just matches.

-I know that.

Take off your shirt.

Let's see your arms.

-They're not mine.

-Max, take off your shirt.

What's this?

That's just a scratch I got

on the job today. It's not tracks.

-Let me see this one.

-You won't find nothing.

Just let me do my work.

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