criminal hearts lines

listen, i’m frightened. i’m very frightened. i’m suppressing a scream here

shut up

oh my God. oh my God. you are in here

yeah i’m in here. I want you to shut up

ive got a gun

bullshit

I do. I have a gun. a big gun

you don’t have a gun. I have a gun

my husband gave it to me. its a 37. police 37

turn on the light

dont hurt me. I have herpes

turn on these lights. i’m counting to three here

I cant

you cant what

I have a problem

so?

I freeze. I freeze with fear

get outta here

all my life. my nervous system shuts down. its called kinetic hysteria. i’m in therapy

i don’t give a goddamn if you’re in therapy, turn on the lights

dont shoot. don’t shoot. i’ll tell you where it is.

what is?

the switch

i cant believe this

to the left of the door

what door

the front door

lady, I don’t fucking live here. i’m sneaking around in the dark

if you’re facing the light… wait… where exactly are you?

will you turn on the light

(starts to scream)

okay okay! i’m below the bed

if you could see how shaky I am and i’m clammy. i’m very clammy

and i’m below the bed

on a clock, if you’re facing the 12, the door to the living room would be at 8:30

im facing which number?

the 12

to my left, okay. i’m going. (cans kicked) what the fuck is this. are you screwing with me?

its nothing. keep going

how far

um. eight feet. maybe ten feet

im going to fall over some like little table and kill myself

no

damn it. okay, doorway. listen. I turn on the light and I want no noise. you hear me? no noise. (feels around). theres no swtich here at any height

left of the door?

nowhere. none

as you come in

im not coming in, i’m going toward! Jesus, okay now. I don’t want noise. no noise. you hear me?

yes yes I do. don’t hurt me don’t hurt me!

gimmie a goddamn break. what the hell is this? what the hell is going on here?

youre a woman

yeah right. where the hell is the stuff? the goods?

im a woman. were women

vcr, silver, laptop, television, videocam. i’m talking negotiables here

women shouldnt shoot each other. men shoot each other. women relate

stuff, wheres the stuff, the goods? the items?

thats a question, I can tell you that

right

but i’m, actually I cant. id tell you where the stuff is, i’d like to, but the gun is really making me itch

you have negotiable stuff, I know that

I have stress allergies, I pass out, I just,,, oh god, why do I know you?

because i’ve seen your goddamn stuff, lady. i’m not just some idiot who goes in cold, like on the off-chance it could be worth my while

at the deli? no, no

sit there. don’t even blink

smoke alarms!

un-fuckin-real

you were here about smoke alarms that’s right, isnt it

yeah. wheres your life, lady. your furniture, for instance?

we have a relationship. I told you about my marriage. I confided in you. you admired my decor. we exchanged

i cased you out. right. now i’m back for the stuff, okay?

im more than an object to you… I have breasts, don’t shoot me!

hey! downstairs, I have a guy with a truck, get it? he’s a professional, okay? i’m supposed to hop on down the fire escape and tell him “guess what, this bitch has Dr. pepper and sprite, come on up and help me load it out”

…oh i’m ada, ada windust. hi

get away from me

…im at work, bam, cleans me out, the furniture, the stuff

who?

wib

wib?

…my husband had the truck.

your husband is wib?

…husband i mean. he’ll still be wib.

he took everything but the mattress?

mainly, almost… i’m sorry. i’m sorry

you got jewelry?

this, this, my wedding ring.

i don’t want your fucking wedding ring. I want your jewelry

took it, took it, gone.

cash?

eighty bucks. in my purse. there

credit cards?

he cancelled them… but it might be expired

whats this thing?

its a battery-operated pencil sharpener

i oughta fucking shoot you for wasting my time

brent, no!

ow ow ow okay ow

(begins to grab the gun) yes yes gimmie that

hey!

yes!

son of a bitch.

yes, I have a gun, I have a gun!

right, okay, watch it, watch it.

you watch it, you watch it… I could gouge your eyes out, I could eat your flesh!

the trigger, watch the trigger

do you have any idea how angry I am?… i’m a human being not an animal do you understand that?

the trigger, the trigger

I have problems do you hear me?… is that clear to you?

i get it, okay, I got it. look in my eyes here, right? youre pissed off. good, you should be pissed off. take your finger off the trigger

im flipped out, do you see that… you have about three seconds?

the trigger!

one.. two

kids! I have kids

their names?

yolanda, gitch, sarah?

sarah?

sarah claire.

you have a girl named sarah?

..yeah?

I don’t want you to have a sarah… i’m in control because I have the gun, isn’t that right?

yeah

all right. i’m in control. this isnt just something happening to me. this is my movie

absolutely

tie yourself up

tie myself up?

fast

you are fucking nuts, lady