The Promise Page #2

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to apprentice here.

It's not my fault, sir.

I had to help my father.

I don't give a damn

about your father.

You work here.

You come on time.

Your job is to come on time. Got that?

- Yes, sir.

- What's that?

- What?

On your arm.

A tattoo.

- Who did that?

- Roger. My father.

Why's he draw on your arm

instead of on paper?

Paper's not just

for wiping your ass.

Hello?

Yeah.

Listen, this is his work place.

I'll put him on.

I have to go.

Listen, you want to become

a good mechanic?

Then stay here...

or never set foot

in my garage again.

The labor inspectors are here!

Out the back!

The inspectors are here!

Ibrahim, labor inspectors!

Where's Hamidou?

- Up there.

Hamidou, scram!

The inspectors are here!

Turn the music off.

Hamidou, you okay?

You're not gonna die, Hamidou.

You're gonna be all right.

My wife... my child...

look after them.

Say you will.

I promise.

Igor? Where are you?

Where are you, Igor?

Right here.

You believe me now?

I've been yelling for you

for five minutes.

I couldn't hear anything

up there over the music.

Can I see your ID?

- What's going on?

- Looking for illegals.

You should be in school.

I'm an apprentice.

Here's my contract.

- Why aren't you there?

- I did some overtime,

so the boss gave me a day off.

- Who was on the mixer?

- Me. I was --

He asked the boy.

He was.

Why wasn't he near the mixer

when we got here?

I don't know.

I can't see from up there.

I told you.

I was making a phone call.

Very well.

Good-bye.

I'll show you out.

Hamidou, you all right?

- What's wrong?

- He fell off the scaffold.

We gotta get him to the hospital.

He's bleeding bad.

- What'll we tell 'em?

- I don't know.

That he got hit by a car.

Help me tighten it!

Outta the way!

Get some sand

to cover up the blood.

Get some sand!

Ibrahim and the others

are coming back.

Pile some boards on there.

No!

They might be back.

It's too risky.

Not today.

Catch it!

This way.

- Isn't my husband working today?

- They all took off.

Some inspectors paid

a surprise visit.

I'm only keeping 10,000 a month

'cause he owes me.

- You owe me money too.

- Me?

I had to give the driver my gold bracelet

to bring my son along.

You told my husband

the price was for both of us.

That's the driver's business.

I just handle housing and papers.

Get the wheelbarrow.

Igor, get the wheelbarrow.

Go on.

Dump it in.

I said dump it in!

Dump it!

Igor?

He's not here.

- He told me to come by.

- I said he's not here.

- Where is he?

- I don't know.

- When's he coming back?

- I don't know.

Come back tomorrow.

Take your T-shirt off.

Why've you got your socks on?

Give 'em to me.

Wash your feet.

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