The Boxer Page #4

I haven't seen you

in 14 years,

and now you're right

next door to me every day.

And when I do see you,

all I get from you is the odd grunt.

Do you not think

that's strange ?

Aye, it is strange.

Oh, forget it, Danny.

[ Ike ]

Come on. Pick it up.

That's it. Good man.

And again.

Move him about.

- [ Chattering ]

- Beautiful. And again.

Get the punches in.

That's it.

And again.

Keep your guard up, Danny !

Danny, come on in.

Look at these.

Look.

There's Maclean.

''Holy Family

Sweep the All lrelands.''

[ Sighs ]

What a waste of life.

Six of them dead. Why the hell

did you get mixed up with them ?

The police were burning people

out of their homes, lke.

Soldiers shootin' people

on the corner.

Why the hell do you think

I got involved ?

I don't know.

What's in the cupboard ?

- Ah, it's locked.

- We're lockin' up, lads.

There's only odds and ends in there

belongin' to the community center.

F***in' semtex.

- [ Vehicles Approaching ]

- [ C.B. Radio, lndistinct ]

- [ Helicopter Whirring ]

- [ Train Whistle Blowing ]

These are explosives, Birdy.

Why the f*** didn't you tell me

he was rootin' around in here ?

Kept an eye on him.

The lock's broken.

- It's gone.

- [ Floor Creaks ]

Danny.

Can I have

a word with you ?

You're in trouble.

What did you do ?

I found some stuff.

Semtex.

Under the stage ?

[ Whispering ]

Bastards.

- Well, where is it now ?

- In the river.

Well, why didn't you give it

back to my father ?

So they can kill more

innocent people ?

What do you mean,

innocent people ?

I mean

innocent people, Maggie.

Do you want to get

yourself killed, Danny ?

Not particularly.

- Why did you really come back ?

- What do you mean ?

I don't believe you just

came back here to box.

If you ask me

to leave, I'll go.

If I ask you to leave.

Well, how far

can you go, Danny ?

Turn around, start walking,

and when you've walked for 14 years,

then stop and think

about what you did to me.

I did it for ya.

Oh, my God.

[ Chuckles ]

I'm sorry.

[ Man On P.A. ]

The next train from platform one...

will be the 10:
50 service

to Londonderry--

[ Continues, lndistinct ]

I think we're

safe enough here.

Ah, we're fine.

Don't worry about us.

Thank you.

You used to talk to me,

Danny.

You used to make me laugh.

Oh, go on, make me laugh.

Am I not funny ?

No.

[ Sighs ]

Talk to me, Danny.

[ Sighs ]

Talk to you in my mind.

What do you mean ?

In prison, you get used

to silence, you know ?

I mean, at first, you, you hold on

to all the old voices in your head--

kids you knew at school,

old friends and such.

Well, after a while,

those voices start to fade,

and you end up talkin' to yourself

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