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    Grim FandangoScript

    Formatted and Corrected By James Isaac

    INT. Manny's Ofce DAY

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    Manny: Sorry for the wait, Mr. Flores. I am ready to take you now.Celso: Take me? Take me where?Manny: ow, now, there!s no need to "e ner#ous.Celso: er#ous, no, it!s $ust your a%%earance it!s, well It!s a little intimidatin&.Manny: Intimidatin&, me, "ut I!m your friend, my names Manny Cala#era, I!m your new

    tra#el a&ent.Celso: But I don!t want a new tra#el a&ent, I want to &o home.Manny: 'ou can!t &o home Celso, you!re dead. But you!re not alone, e#ery"ody here!s

    $ust as dead as you, that!s why we call it the (and of the )ead. *re you ready for your "i& $ourney?

    Celso: o, what $ourney?Manny: Four+year $ourney of the soul. It is uite a "i& tri%, and I can!t lie to you Celso, it

    could "e #ery, #ery dan&erous, unless we could take that money you were "uriedwith and "uy a "etter tra#el %acka&e from us. I mean wouldn!t you rather crossthe (and of the )ead in your own s%orts car, may"e try a lu-ury ocean cruise, orif you led a #ery &ood life you may e#en "e a"le to &o for a ticket on the um"er ine itself.

    Celso: The um"er ine?Manny: That!s our to% of the line e-%ress train. It shoots strai&ht to the inth

    nderworld, the land of eternal rest in four minutes instead of four years. But

    #ery few %eo%le ualify, let!s take a look at your records. /ell the "ad news isthat the train a%%ears to "e $ust out of your reach, "ut I still &ot a cou%le of tricksu% my slee#e here. Mmhhmm. *ha, yes that!s the ticket, the 0-celsior (ine.

    01T. )2) Stairways )*'Manny: 'es, she!s a "eauty, and that com%ass in the handle will sure come in handy too.

    *h you!re &oin& to ha#e a &reat tri%, wish I was &oin&.Celso: /hy don!t you, you could &i#e me a lift?Manny: 2h I can!t lea#e here till I!#e worked off a little de"t to the %owers that "e.Celso: Community ser#ice huh, well I &uess there are some folks worse off than me.Manny: 2h, don!t worry, I!ll "e lea#in& here soon enou&h. o thanks to dead and no

    commission low+life cases like yours, menso.I T. )2) To% Corridor )*'0#a: 3ey Manny, the "oss told me to tell you not to lea#e early toni&ht, he wants to

    talk to you a"out somethin& when he &ets "ack from his tri%.Manny: Tell )on not to worry. I!m not &oin& anywhere.I T. Manny!s 2ffice )*'Manny: 0s%ecially not with clients like that. /here do they &et these &uys, they don!t

    ualify for anythin& &ood, so I don!t sell anythin& &ood so I!m stuck, stuck sellin&a "unch of walkin& sticks to "oo&oos for eternity. I need "etter clients, I need areal saint, I need a rich, dead saint.

    Manny: It!s some sort of s%ecial work order...(etter: To: *ll a&ents. From: 2ffice Mana&er )on Co%al.

    *ll ri&ht you "oneheads, thank your lucky stars and &et to your freakin! cars4 /eha#e a mass %oisonin& on our hands4 Too many dead to assi&n s%ecific cases,so all clients are FI5ST C2M0 FI5ST S05604 So, let!s see some hustle outthere4

    Manny: /hate#er you say, $efe.

    I T. )2) To% Corridor Manny: 0#a, I really need the "oss to si&n this work order.0#a: I!ll &i#e it a shot.I T. 7ara&e )*'Manny: 3ey4 Ser#ice47lottis: 3ey4 /ho the++ 2h, heh, sorry, sir4 I didn!t e-%ect8 Sales a&ents usually don!t

    come o#er to this %art of the &ara&e...Manny: I!m Cala#era. Manny Cala#era.

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    7lottis: My name!s 7lottis. )on!t &et many #isitors++3ey4 I &ot a messa&e for a Mr.Cala#era... h...your dri#er said...that Mr. 3urley said...that he could ha#e therest of the day off.

    Manny: )omino sent my dri#er home?7lottis: 'eah, it wasn!t that nice?Manny: (ooks like I need a new dri#er.7lottis: 234 I... 3... I4 h... I, would a&ree with that. 'es you do.Manny: 'ou want to "e my re%lacement dri#er?7lottis: M0? 23, oh, no. Sorry. Can!t. 5ules.Manny: Come on, 7lottis. I need you to "e my dri#er.7lottis: o, I can!t.Manny: I only need one lift.7lottis: *h, "ut I!m not allowed to dri#e the cars without a work order from u%stairs. I

    could lose my $o".Manny: * work order, huh?7lottis: 'eah yeah yeah4 I can!t dri#e a car without one of these si&ned "y the "oss

    himself.Manny: 3ey, that!s my line++&ettin& %eo%le to si&n. Back in a sna%.7lottis: 'eah, I should "e allowed to dri#e the cars in my &ara&e.I T. Co%al!s 2ffice )*'

    Manny: It looks like )on!s ri&&ed his com%uter to automatically answer his intercom... I!ll $ust chan&e his auto+res%onse here...Com%uter: *h, cri%es, 0#a4 Just si&n it yourself, will ya? I!m "usy4I T. 3allway )*'Manny: Buenos )9as.0#a: Manny? /hy aren!t you at the %oisonin&?Manny: 0#a, I really need the "oss to si&n this work order.0#a: Fine, I!ll &i#e it a shot. Mr. Co%al? Mr. Cala#era has somethin! out here that he

    says he needs your si&nature on++Com%uter: *h, cri%es, 0#a4 Just si&n it yourself, will ya? I!m "usy40#a: 'ou!ll ha#e to e-cuse him Manny, it!s %ro"a"ly a really hard crossword %u le

    he!s &ot in there today.Manny: 0#a I!m im%ressed. I had no idea you had this kind of %ower.0#a: /ell we all ha#e our secrets.I T. )2) 7ara&e )*'7lottis: 3ey, I look &ood in this don!t I.Manny: 'eah well, they say "lack is slimmin&.01T. 5oads to (and of the (i#in& )*'7lottis: I!m dri#in&, yeah, I!m dri#in&, whoooManny: 2h Farhoe, I could ha#e walked faster than this. *h, yee holy I!m &onna miss

    the %oisonin&.7lottis: 6rrroooommm01T. (and of the (i#in& Streets )*'Manny: )omino4I T. )iner )*'Manny: 0hhh, the li#in& still &i#e me the cree%s.Bruno: ice "athro"e.

    I T. )2) 7ara&e )*'Manny: But we offer se#eral %acka&e u%&rades if you!d care to++Bruno: Cut the ya%, I want somethin& chea% were can &et some rest and that!s it4Manny: I, I, I.7lottis: 'ou know, Manny, I could make this car a little faster, if you wanted?Manny: 'eah, yeah, whate#er.7lottis: 2h yeah, slam the front into the weeds, tu" the rear end, dual "lowers %o%%in!

    outta the hood. /oah, woah, woah, woah, wwooaahh, woah, woah, woah,woah, wwwoooaaahhh.

    I T. ;ackin& 5oom )*'

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    Manny: 'ou!ll &et %lenty of rest this way Mr. Martine , and you!ll "e safely %added "yfoam created when these two chemicals mi-, like this.

    Bruno: h on second thou&hts, I want to u%&rade my %acka&e.Manny: Sorry Bruno, "ut you didn!t ualify for anythin& "etter. But here, ha#e this

    com%limentary mu&.Bruno: o, wait, can!t you find me somethin& where I can mo#e my le&s?Manny: 'ou know I!d like to Bruno, "ut my "oss is a real, hard+ass.Co%al: I!#e &ot to "e a hard+ass when I!#e &ot la y sickle+wa#ers like this $olly "oy

    workin& for me. Manny, you couldn!t find a sale at a yacht clu".Manny: I!#e &ot a sale ri&ht here.Co%al: I!m talkin& %remium sales Cala#era. (ike the kind )omino makes.Manny: 3ow am I su%%osed to make %remium sales with the scum"a& clients you!re

    sendin& me?Bruno: 3ey4Co%al: ow you!re "lamin& it on the clients. I!#e had it with you Manny. If you ha#en!t

    "a&&ed a %remium "efore the ne-t sales re%ort comes in you!re out4 2ut on thestreet, no $o", no way to work off your time, $ust your fancy suit, your "i& smileand a whole load of time to kill.

    Bruno: 3ey, who are you callin& a scum "a&? /hy I ou&htta+Manny: ;hew4

    I T. (o""y )*'Manny: I!m sick of waitin& around for a &ood lead, like it!s &oin& to fly in here tied to a"rick. It!s time to T*

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    Manny: Better take these cards++ it looks like a lon& day of solitaire for me. 3eh. (ookout "elow. That doesn!t sound &ood.

    I T. )omino!s 2ffice )*'Manny: /ell, at least you!re not hittin& the "ottle any more. 3ey, )om. /hat!s your

    screen+sa#er %assword?)omino: 7et away from my com%uter, Manny.Manny: I want to %unch you in the mouth.)omino: 2h no, not the Christmas %arty o#er a&ain.Manny: /hat ha%%ened at the Christmas %arty?)omino: Still "lanked out on the whole thin& are you?Manny: 'eah.I T. 3allway )*'0#a: Ser#er!s down a&ain.Manny: /hat else is new?0#a: Manny, what are you doin&?Manny: Just markin& cards, honey. *ny more holes and it would fall a%art4I T. (o""y )*'Manny: (et!s see... where am I on this... )on Co%al, )omino 3urley... Junior sales

    associates? That "etter not "e me4I T. Communications 5oom )*'

    Tu"e+Switcher: *h, not a&ain ****'+*'+*'4 'ou tryin& to "low this $oint sky+hi&h? That!s ama&nesium+com%ound fire e-tin&uisher. S%ray that on this %ackin& foam andwe!ll "oth "e ridin& the &iant roman candle out of here.

    Manny: /hat? /hy would they %ut somethin& so dan&erous in here?Tu"e+Switcher: I &uess they didn!t e-%ect this room to "e full of ha ardous waste4Manny: I!#e $ust locked an o%en door. Stran&e, yet sym"olically com%ellin&...Tu"e+Switcher: 7ood enou&h for &o#ernment work4Manny: Mercedes Colomar, Client num"er => @++"lah "lah "lah... ...)ied of

    chicken%o-... time of death, yadda yadda yadda... *h+ha4 ;ositi#e *ttri"utes6olunteered time readin& stories to dyin& children4 That!s &ood4 That!s

    really &ood4 I think you!re it, Mercedes Colomar4 I think you!re the one for me4I T. )2) 7ara&e )*'Manny: 7lottis, are you loco. /hat &ot into you, that was a com%any car.7lottis: 2h yeah, and it!s e#en "etter com%any now, ho% in.01T. 7ra#eyard )*'Manny: Buenos )9as.Meche: 'ou!re not the nurse.Manny: o.Meche: 'ou!re not here to &i#e me my medication?Manny: o, "ut I am here to ease your %ain.Meche: 7uess they couldn!t sa#e me huh?Manny: o, "ut there!s still a chance you could sa#e me.I T. Manny!s 2ffice )*'Meche: That!s a lot of res%onsi"ility, Mr. Cala#era. /hat makes you think I!#e "een all

    that &ood?Manny: Ms. Colomar++Meche: Meche. ;lease.

    Manny: Meche. I can see it in your face. *nd in your file here, where it says you!reentitled to a first+class ticket to... ...nowhere? /3*T?4Meche: )id I do somethin& wron&?Manny: ot accordin& to your "io4 It was s%otless4 ...at least the %art I read was.Meche: I!m not sure I like the im%lication, Mr. Cala#era.Manny: *nythin& a"out your %ast you ha#en!t told me?Meche: Auite a "it, considerin& I!#e told you nothin&.Manny: 0-cuse me, "ut I ha#e to &o strai&hten this mess out.Meche: Sorry to "e so much trou"le, Mr. Cala#era.Manny: It!s no trou"le, "ut %lease... Call me Manny.

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    Meche: I!m sorry I let you down, Manny.I T. 3allway )*'Co%al: 3ey4 Funny Bones4 In my office4 2/4I T. Co%al!s 2ffice )*'Co%al: 'ou #andalised com%any %ro%erty in order to o"tain secret information so you

    could take your ille&ally modified com%any car and your unre&istered dri#er andrun )omino here off the road all in order to steal a client from her le&itimatea&ent4

    Manny: There!s nothin& le&itimate a"out this %lace. 'ou &i#e all the &ood clients to)omino.

    )omino: Manny, now I!m em"arrassed for you.Co%al: 'ou!#e em"arrassed the whole office. I!m &oin& to call the woman in here so you

    can a%olo&ise to her yourself. 0#a, send in Ms. Colomar, %lease.0#a: She left a"out fifteen minutes a&o, sir. She said she had a lon& walk ahead of

    her and she wanted to &et started.Co%al: /alkin&? She had a ticket on the um"er ine4 /hy does she think she has to

    walk?Manny: That!s the "est %acka&e I could find for her8)omino: 3eh heh.Co%al: ow you see why I &i#e all the &ood clients to )omino4 That woman was a saint

    and shoe+in for a )ou"le ticket that she!s not &oin& to &et "ecause you $ustcouldn!t find it4 *nd now, "ecause of your little stunt, she!s out there8on herown8walkin& "y herself throu&h the ;etrified Forest, facin& the demons of theunderworld alone and un%rotected. This is her reward after a lifetime of hardshi%and %u"lic ser#ice? 3er destiny stolen "y some o#erreachin& salesman lookin&for a fat commission he didn!t deser#e4

    I T. 7lottis! /orksho% )*'Co%al: 7et in there and stay %ut until the "oys downtown tell us what they want done

    with ya. Someone!s &onna take the fall for this, Cala#era, and it ain!t &onna "eme4

    Manny: )oesn!t o%en. 2h, ick. It came out like soft+ser#e ice cream, "ut $ud&in& "y thesmell, I think it!s auto+"ody filler. 3ey, is any"ody out there?

    Sal#ador: So, Manuel... 3a#e you thou&ht a"out what you ha#e done?Manny: I!m thinkin& a"out &ettin& out and &ettin& e#en. That!s it.Sal#ador: The only way out, Manuel, is to "e taken "ack in. If you are truly still loyal to this

    com%any, declare it loudly. The mana&ement mi&ht hear and stick you ri&ht "ackin their fold.

    Manny: My loyalty is still to the )2), "elie#e it or not.Sal#ador: 3mmm. 7ood "oy. 'ou $ust kee% u% that s%irit, and I!m sure you!ll &et out of

    here soon enou&h.Manny: )oesn!t o%en. 3ey, &uard4Sal#ador: 3ow!s my little Count of Monte Cristo?Manny: 7et me out of here4Sal#ador: If you are still loyal++Manny: (ay down and roll o#er and "ark the com%any fi&ht son&, I know. The )2) runs

    a crooked &ame, and I intend to %ro#e it.Sal#ador: 'ou would do that? That could cause this a&ency a lot of trou"le...

    Manny: I!m &onna "low the lid off this %lace4Sal#ador: 'oun& man, you are an enemy of the )e%artment of )eath4 /elcome to theclu"4

    I T. Street )*'Sal#ador: Sal#ador (imones and &uest.Manny: /here are you takin& me?Sal#ador: To the head uarters of the (S*.Manny: (S*?I T. (S* )*'

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    Sal#ador: The (ost Souls! *lliance, we!re a small &rou% Manuel, "ut we!re always lookin&for new soldiers.

    Manny: To do what, e-actly?Sal#ador: /e eed 3el% in our intelli&ence unit. 'ou know 0#a of course0#a: Manny?Sal#ador: I was once a rea%er like yourself Manuel, "ut I unco#ered a we" of corru%tion in

    our "elo#ed )e%artment of )eath. I ha#e reason to "elie#e that the Bureau of *c uisitions is cheatin& the #ery souls it was charted to ser#e. I think someoneis ro""in& these %oor nai#e souls of their ri&htful destinies, lea#in& them noo%tion "ut to march on a treacherous trail of tears, un%rotected and alone, like"a"ies, Manuel, like "a"ies.

    Manny: /hat!s your e#idence?Sal#ador: That!s where you come in, Manuel, or should I call you a&ent Cala#era?Manny: Manny suits me fine. I!m not lookin& to $oin any military or&anisation, Sal. I $ust

    want my old $o" "ack so I can work off my time and &et out of this dum%.Sal#ador: /ell, you won!t e#en "e a"le to &et out of this city without my hel% which

    means, of course, you won!t "e a"le to find that woman and you!ll ne#er &et your $o" "ack. /hen you!re ready to $oin the cause Manuel, come talk to me. /emi&ht "e of some use to each other.

    01T (ed&e )*'

    Manny: 3mmm. )om!s office is em%ty.I T. )omino!s 2ffice )*'Manny: /hat the? It!s looks like a &lowin& hunk of coral. *cch. )omino had this in his

    mouth. 0ccch4 /ell, now I know what )omino tastes like.01T (ed&e )*'Manny: I wonder if that!s how )omino meant it to "e used.01T 5oof )*'Manny: May"e that will scare them... 0#entually. 'eah, "eat it you lousy little led&e+

    %eckers4 'ou must come with me, youn& ones, for I am the 7rim 5ea%er. Man,are those %i&eons &onna "e ticked4

    I T. 7lottis! /orksho% )*'Manny: 3ey, what did they do with 7lottis? Fil+a+)ent &ood for dents, &reat for

    dentures401T *lley )*'Manny: *&ent Cala#era, and two &uests.I T. (.S.*. 3ead uarters )*'Manny: Check these "a"ies out.Sal#ador: 01C0((0 T, Manuel4 /ith these, I can "reed an entire *5M' of win&ed

    messen&ers4 2ur re#olution can s%read now across the land, carried on theshimmerin& win&s of $ustice, thanks to you... ...*&ent Cala#era4

    Manny: I, myself, would also like to s%read across the land...Sal#ador: But you can!t. /e need your dental work here to access the com%uter. I!m sorry,

    "ut freedom has its %rice4Manny: This com%uter is shut off.Sal#ador: /e sal#a&ed that unit when the com%any threw it away, "ut we ha#e yet to &et it

    workin&. /hen we do, we!ll need you to &et us into the system.Manny: I!ll "e lon& &one "efore then.

    Sal#ador: /e!ll see, Manuel.Manny: So, you!re not really a secretary?0#a: I!m a s%y, Manny.Manny: /ell, that!s the last time we use T3*T tem% a&ency. 0#a, you &otta &et me out

    of town. They!re &oin& to s%rout me40#a: 'ou can!t lea#e, Manny. /e need access to the )2) com%uter network if we!re

    e#er &onna find out what!s &oin& on. *nd we can!t access without a salesmanlike you. The com%uter I)!s you when you lo& on.

    Manny: 3ow does it do that? Fin&er%rints? I don!t ha#e any4

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    0#a: 'our teeth, Manny. 3a#en!t you e#er noticed your com%uter scannin& your teethwhen you lo& on?

    Manny: I thou&ht that was $ust a %ower sur&e.0#a: /e need your teeth Manny, we can!t let you &o. Sorry.Manny: I ha#e a little craft %ro$ect here I want to show you.0#a: 2ooh, what is that? Custard?Manny: Try it.0#a: o thanks. I!m watchin& my fi&ureManny: /ow, that made a %erfect im%ression of my teeth...*nd left uite a chalky

    aftertaste, too.0#a: Manny, this looks like a %erfect im%ression of your teeth. /e can use this as a

    mould to make a fake set of teeth, and &et into the com%uter system that way.Sal#ador: 7ood work soldier. 'ou are a friend of the re#olution, *&ent Cala#era, and

    now... ...let me "e of ser#ice to you.I T. Tunnel )*'Sal#ador: 'ou must &o to the land of 5u"aca#a, my friend, if you want to find your lost

    soul.Manny: 3ow do you know she!s there?Sal#ador: I don!t, "ut e#eryone who wants to &et to the inth nderworld must cross the

    sea of (ament, and therefor must &o to 5u"aca#a to &et %assa&e on the shi%.

    *s lon& as you &et there "efore she does, you!ll find her, "ut it may "e uite await.Manny: I!ll wait as lon& as it takes.Sal#ador: Manuel, are you, in lo#e with her.Manny: (o#e, lo#e is for the li#in& Sal. I!m only after her for one reason, she!s my ticket

    out of here.01T 0d&e of the ;etrified Forest 060 I 7Manny: That was some tunnel++I!m all the way to the ed&e of the ;etrified Forest4 *fter

    all I did to &et out of town? I am 0605 &oin& "ack to that %lace a&ain4 *tleast, not without Meche.

    01T The ;etrified Forest 060 I 77lottis: /aaaaaaah4 /aaaaaaaah4 *+hoo hoo hoo...Manny: 7lottis, my friend4 /hy are you cryin&?7lottis: Manny? 2h, Manny4 They fired me4 /aaaaaaah4 /aaaaaaaah4Manny: Me too, "uddy47lottis: 'ou don!t understand, Manny4 I was created $ust to do that $o"4 It!s the only thin&

    that makes me ha%%y4 It!s like they reached into my chest... ...and %ulled outmy heart4 *nd threw it into the woods to...

    Manny: 7lottis4 /hat ha#e you done4 2h 7lottis.../ake u%, "uddy401T S%iders! (air 060 I 7Manny: 2h, no... 2h, ick. Shoo4 I &uess I could always use a s%are. I don!t need any

    more. I!m %ractically M*)0 of them. Sou%!s on4 3mmmm... They don!t seem#ery interested in that "one I %ut in there.. 2h, %oor s%iders. o more demonheart to eat.

    01T The ;etrified Forest 060 I 7Manny: It!s still "eatin&.7lottis: D7as%E *3 30*5T4 30*5T IS 722)4 B0 722) T2 30*5T4 )2 !T T0*5

    2 T 30*5T4 30*5T IS 722)4 ST52 7 B0*TI 7 722) 30*5T. 3ey, isthat my car?I T. )on!s 2ffice )*')omino: Mr. (eMans, I assure you the missin& woman will "e found. I will %ersonally

    track her down myself.3ector: Just like you %ersonally %icked her out from the land of the li#in&.)omino: That was my intention, "ut a&ent Cala#era somehow &ot to her first.3ector: /e &a#e you the fastest car )omino, we &a#e you all the "est clients. 'ou had

    all the ad#anta&e. So how was this Cala#era a"le to sneak in there and eat your lunch?

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    )on: 2h no 3ector, you can!t &et to mad at )omino, that wasn!t his fault.3ector: 2h, I can )on, you should no I can &et to mad, "ut not at )omino, after all, he

    wasn!t in char&e of this o%eration, at least not until now.)on: 3ector, no43ector: Mari&olds, funny, for some reason I was e-%ectin& Tuli%s. /ell, may"e Mr.

    Cala#era, hey )omino. /hy don!t you %ersonally &o down to the "asement andescort him u% here. The sooner he!s s%routed and we can &et "ack to "usinessthe "etter.

    01T. The ;etrified Forest 060 I 7Manny: /anna &o for a ride?7lottis: I thou&ht you!d ne#er ask4 234 Sorry.01T Tree Farm 060 I 7Manny: 39$ole Mano4 /hat sort of unholy Christmas tree farm is this, 7lottis? 7lottis?7lottis: Manny, check out this wheel"arrow, will ya? /ith a cou%le *T6 nu""ie tires on

    the "ack and a two+stroke lawnmower en&ine, we could make one S/00T &o+cart4

    Manny: 3mmm. o trailer hitch on the Bone /a&on.7lottis: 2ooh, careful, Manny. /ith the harmonic "alancer turned off, those %um%s

    mi&ht shake that tree a%art4 2h4 But4 2h4 If we shook the tree down, those%um%s would dislod&e, and I could make hi&h+lift shocks out of them for the

    Bone /a&on4 3old on, I!m &oin& to un+"alance that wheel with some of thesewei&hts. That!ll shake her down for sure4 2kay, $ust &i#e me a second to"alance these do&&ies4 *aaaaaaay4 Maaaaaannnnyyyy4 /hat are youdoooooooiiiiinnnnnn&&&&&?

    7lottis: Manny, until now we!#e scra%ed alon& the &round like rats, "ut from now on wesaw, like ea&les, like ea&les on %o&o sticks.

    Manny: /hat a relief, I was &ettin& concerned that our trans%ort wasn!t ostentatiousenou&h.

    7lottis: 7et in. 2r are you afraid of hei&hts?01T Confusin& Clearin& 060 I 7Manny: 3ey, wait a second... (oter9a401T Cur#y 5oad 060 I 77lottis: Manny, I!m scared of that si&n.Manny: It looks like some sort of warnin& si&n... GThey!ll tear you a%art, "one "y

    "one... ...and "uild with you a human throne. Their "uck+toothed kin& will situ%on /hat once was you, "ut now is &one. This key unlocks the &ates of 3ell.Steady tra#eler, use it well.G Can!t %ass u% an old, cree%y key4

    01T Bea#er )am 060 I 77lottis: M* '4 /hat are you doin&? )on!t you know what!s on the other side of that

    &ate?Manny: 'eah, the way out of the forest.7lottis: )emon "ea#ers, Manny4 They!ll make you into a dam4Manny: 5ela- 7e%%etto, I!m not made of wood.7lottis: But Manny4 They don!t use wood...01T Bi& 7ate 060 I 7Manny: *aah4 5un for your li#es, you "uck+toothed &low+"alls401T Bea#er )am 060 I 7

    Manny: 2kay, the Beasts of Black 5i#er are "lowin& "u""les at the "ottom. So let!s%ower on throu&h, huh 7lottis?7lottis: Manny, look at that "ad+ass &ate. I can!t dri#e throu&h that. /e ha#e to find the

    key4Manny: 39$ole. This outer &ate is hu&e4 I!ll need 7lottis to o%en it.01T Bi& 7ate 060 I 77lottis: Manny, I don!t know if I like dri#in& o#er %eo%le.Manny: They can!t feel it. They!re dead.7lottis: 'ou!re dead, and I wouldn!t wanna dri#e o#er you.Manny: That!s "ecause you and I, 7lottis.. . *re friends.

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    7lottis: 2h, Manny...01T. 5u"+a+Mat M25 I 77lottis: 3ello, Miss Colomar, we!re here to sa#e you.Manny: 3ey, lay off the racket, the whole town!s aslee%.7lottis: But I want to dra& race. /hen they &et a load of my car, we!re &onna "e the talk

    of the town.Manny: 'ou!re ri&ht, we!re &onna ha#e to find a &ood %lace to hide that road show.

    S%eakin& of hidin&, I wonder if Meche!s here already. I!m &onna &o see what Ican stir u%. ot a "ad %eace of ri#er state actually, it!s &ot %otential.

    I T. 5u"+a+Mat M25 I 7Manny: Mr. Flores? I!m ready to take you now.Celso: Manny Cala#era? Is that you?Manny: /hat are you doin& here?Celso: /ell, if you must know, it!s a"out my wife... I &ot word that she %assed away not

    lon& after I, and that she, too, was crossin& the (and of the )ead on foot.Celso: It is said that all lost souls come to 5u"aca#a, so I came here to wait for her.Manny: 'ou must lo#e her #ery much, Celso.Celso: 'es, this is true... 2f course, she also has all of my money...Manny: 3ow do you know your wife hasn!t &one ahead of you?Celso: 2h, Manny++If she had arri#ed here first, S 50(' she would ha#e waited for

    me4Manny: I!ll hel% you find your wife. /hat did she look like?Celso: 2h, here. I &ot this from the )2), and made co%ies to hand out. Isn!t she

    somethin&?Manny: She must ha#e "een "eautiful with skin.Celso: /eren!t we all?Manny: /ell, I!d "etter &o see how my other clients are doin&...Celso: If you say so, Manny.01T 5u"+a+Mat M25 I 7Manny: h4 2oof. ****333.01T )ocks M25 I 76elasco: 3uh, tourists01T 5u"+a+Mat M25 I 76elasco: 'ou &otta watch your ste% around here, stran&er. 5u"aca#a ain!t the uaint little

    %ort town she used to "e. /wwweeell+hell+hell. (ooks like there!s a new #esselin town. ;ardon me whilst I &o check her out4

    7lottis: /ell, actually, it!s mostly stock, with a few mods here and there...6elasco: So would those "e &lass %acks I!m hearin&, or tur"os?Manny: 7lottis, you!#e &ot to hide that car47lottis: In a minute Manny, I!m talkin& to Mr. )ockmaster here. There was this one hi&h+

    %itched whine it was makin&++really &ratin& noise, you know? *nd I searchedand searched, "ut I couldn!t find the source of the noise, until we %ulled in here.

    6elasco: /as it the "lower?7lottis: o, it was Manny screamin& in the "ack like a cat tied to a cruise missile46elasco: *h+ha ha4 That!s a &ood!n.Manny: 3ola47lottis: 3ey, Manny4 )ockmaster 6elasco here says he!s &ot a %lace we can dry+dock

    the Bone /a&on for a while.6elasco: 2h, yeah++we can!t lea#e a "eauty like this out in the fo&, or her chrome will &et%itted.

    7lottis: ;itted? )id you hear that, Manny?6elasco: 'ou folks &onna stay in 5u"aca#a for a s%ell?Manny: /ell, don!t let me interru%t your car talk.6elasco: *h, yes... where was I... 2h, yeah4 So anyway...Manny: 0#er seen this woman?

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    6elasco: 2h, if this is the woman you!re lookin& for, take my ad#ice... For&et a"out her4She sailed out of here weeks a&o in a co y %ortside ca"in "uilt for two, and shewasn!t alone.

    Manny: 3ow do you know she sailed out of here? I don!t "elie#e it46elasco: It!s a tou&h "reak $unior, "ut you &otta face it4 3ere4 (ook it u% in my %ort lo& if

    you want it in writin&4 Si- weeks a&o on a Tuesday. Ticket for two, %aid in full4 Icracked the cham%a&ne on the "ow myself4

    Manny: /ell, don!t let me interru%t your car talk.6elasco: (ook, I know how you feel son. 2nce I lost a #ery s%ecial lady myself. I wa#ed

    to her from the docks as she sailed out of %ort and I ne#er saw her a&ain.Manny: /hat was her name?6elasco: The GSS (amanchaG was her name... But don!t make me talk a"out her !cu I...I

    $ust can!t do it.I T. 5u"+a+Mat M25 I 7Manny: I $ust &ot this thin&4 I $ust &ot this thin&4 Celso, your wife sailed out of here two

    months a&o, with another man. It!s all in there.Celso: 2h, Manny. Is there a &reater constant in nature than the treachery of women?Manny: For&et a"out her, Celso.Celso: 3a#e you for&otten yours? I!m &oin& after her. 'ou take o#er my $o" here++

    This mo%, at least, will ne#er let you down. That com%ass in the handle will sure

    come in handy, too401T Balcony I73T(u%e: 3ey "oss, you &oin& to come downstairs, I!#e &ot a customer askin& for you?Manny: 'ou know I don!t like to mi&le with the customers.(u%e: /ell, you may want to min&le with this one, she sounds like your ty%e.Manny: /elllll, looks like a uiet ni&ht in old 5u"aca#a...I T. Manny!s 2ffice I73TManny: *h, lady luck4Crou%ier: (e deu-. oir, %air et man ue. um"er two, two is the winner. 'our chi%s,

    Monsieur... Mesdames et Messieurs, faites #os $eu- s!il #ous %laHt. (adies and7entlemen, %lease %lace your "ets. Mesdames et Messieurs, rien ne #a %lus.(es $eu- sont faits. (adies and 7entlemen, Bettin& is closed. o more "ets,%lease. (e num ro &a&nant... (e trei e... oir, ...im%air et man ue. Thirteen.Black. Mesdames et Messieurs, faites #os $eu- s!il #ous %laHt. (adies and7entlemen, %lease %lace your "ets. Mesdames et Messieurs, rien ne #a %lus.(es $eu- sont faits. (adies and 7entlemen, Bettin& is closed. o more "ets,%lease.

    Manny: My G/artime CommunicationsG from Sal#ador... 3e!s "een sendin& memessa&es like this for the last year:

    Sal#ador: *&ent Cala#era, I ha#e word that you arri#ed in 5u"aca#a safely. This is &reatnews, as your ser#ice to the (.S.*. may now continue. I am %leased to re%ortthe successful hatchin& of the e&&s you li"erated. The hatchlin&s, which 0#ahas named GMannyG and GMeche,G are uite healthy and ea&er to ser#e ourcause. /ith luck, my ne-t letter will "e "orne to you across the sky "y theseyoun&, &ossamer win&s of truth. For the re#olution, ++Sal#ador (imones.

    Manny: I!m not done readin& it yet. But... May"e later.I T. The Cala#era Cafe I73T

    7lottis: 3ello, Manny4Manny: 3ola4I T. Coat Check I73T(u%e: M* '4Manny: 0#enin&, (u%e.(u%e: I 3*60 T2 T0(( '2 *B2 T M' 0/ 257* I *TI2 *( S'ST0M F25

    T30 C2*TS4Manny: 2kay, "ack to work.(u%e: But... my system4Manny: I!ll "e "ack.

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    6elasco: 3e ran the &alley...Manny: *h ha4 5estaurant mana&ement46elasco: 'eah, it!s similar to what you!re doin& now, e-ce%t the fish is fresher on the

    (im"o.Manny: /hat kind of tools does 7lottis need?6elasco: *uthentic Sea Bee e ui%ment only.Manny: 3as aran$a checked in yet?6elasco: h, no. But the "oy!s ne#er missed a "oat yet4Manny: 2ooh, it!s s%ooky down here.I T. The Blue Casket I73TManny: (ola? /hat are you doin& here? This crowd doesn!t &o much for sou#enir

    %ictures. 0-ce%t, may"e of (enin8(ola: Shhh4 Manny, I!m on a stakeout4 I!m &onna %ro#e to Ma-imino once and for all

    that 2li#ia!s no &ood for him.Manny: Still hun& u% on Ma-, eh? Take my ad#ice, *n&el. For&et a"out him. 3e!s a

    &am"lin& racketeer++(ola: 3a ha. (ike you?Manny: 2h, that hurts, "a"y.(ola: Shhh4 3ere they come46ira&o: Come on, su&ar. 3ow a"out a kiss for the road.

    2li#ia: 2h, ick. )on!t let me down, ick. 'ou!re a lawyer. 'ou!re not su%%osed to ha#efeelin&s.6ira&o: I don!t "ut I know a &ood tort when I see one. 3ey4 If Ma-imino sees that, we!re

    &onna end u% in matchin& terracotta %ots42li#ia: )on!t "e silly. 3e wouldn!t hurt me. 3e (260S me.6ira&o: 5rrr.2li#ia: Manny4 *t last we!re alone. Tell me, how are the "our&eoisie?Manny: Fine, how!s Ma-?2li#ia: 2h, 7ram%s, don!t start.Manny: 2%en mic ni&ht seems like a "i& hit.2li#ia: It always takes those timid souls a while to &et u% the ner#e.Manny: /hat are you doin& with a snake like ick?2li#ia: I!d lay it on you, Manny, "ut uh, I don!t think you!d &et it.Manny: I!m a little worried a"out (ola...2li#ia: That!s "ecause she!s doomed Manny. She fell in lo#e with Ma-imino4 That!s the

    one mistake I ne#er made.Manny: May"e it would hel% if you went u% there and started thin&s rollin&?2li#ia: 2h, Manny. 5ead %oetry in my own clu"? That would "e like this whole %lace

    was $ust a "i& tem%le set u% to worshi% me.Manny: 2h, come++2li#ia: 2kay4 *li#e4 /e sle%t4 (ife!s $ust some ra%id+eye+mo#ement In a warm, co y

    "ed... Buried4 /e wake4 The flesh dream is o#er, )addy4 ow that we!re allcra y dead4

    Manny: That was &reat.2li#ia: 'eah, "ut that!s the last one4Manny: Messin& around with your "oyfriend!s lawyer is %retty dan&erous.2li#ia: 2h, may"e I was wron&... 'ou do &et it4

    Manny: )o you think ick would hurt her?2li#ia: 2nly if he finds her, and take it from me++he!s not &ood at findin& thin&s.'ouknow, I!m thinkin& of "uyin& this %lace. 5eally, I thou&ht a"out "uyin& yours for awhile. But then I $ust decided to ask my "oyfriend Ma- to "uy it for me.

    Manny: 'ou can ha#e it. I!m lea#in& town.2li#ia: Manny4 'ou sound so e-citin& all of a sudden4 /hy are you lea#in& town?Manny: I!m chasin& a woman I met once and can!t for&et.2li#ia: /ell, I ha#e a %oem I wrote $ust for you. ;ay attention "ecause it!s %retty short.

    3ere it &oes. Chuuuuuuuummmmmmmm+;4Manny: 3ey, how a"out another %oem?

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    2li#ia: 2kay4 *shes to ashes ...to ashes to ashes... ...to ashes to ashes... ...to ashesto ashes... to M0... ...to ashes to ashes... ...to ashes to ashes...

    Manny: That was &reat.2li#ia: 'eah, "ut that!s the last one4Manny: 3ey, how a"out another %oem?2li#ia: 2kay4 I called my cat GBoney.G !Til she said it wouldn!t do. I said, G/hy?G She

    said, GSister, !Cu that!s what I!60 "een callin& '2 4GManny: That was &reat.2li#ia: 'eah, "ut that!s the last one4Manny: 3ey, how a"out another %oem?2li#ia: 2kay4 2kay, last one folks. /ith "ony hands I hold my %artner 2n soulless feet

    we cross the floor The music sto%s as if to answer *n em%ty knockin& at thedoor It seems his skin was sweet as man&o /hen last I held him to my "reastBut now we dance this &rim fandan&o *nd will four years "efore we rest

    Manny: That was &reat.2li#ia: 5eally, this time. I $ust don!t ha#e anymore.Manny: 3ey, how a"out another %oem?2li#ia: I!m "one dry, flesh out of %oems4Manny: Just "e&in a&ain at the to%, they &et "etter each time.2li#ia: 5eally? 2kay4 *li#e4 /e sle%t4 (ife!s $ust some ra%id+eye+mo#ement In a

    warm, co y "ed... Buried4 /e wake4 The flesh dream is o#er, )addy4 ow thatwe!re all cra y dead4Manny: That was &reat.2li#ia: 'eah, "ut that!s the last one4Manny: (ittle dark in here, don!t you think?2li#ia: )ark and cold, like the hearts of men.Manny: That was &reat.2li#ia: 'eah, "ut that!s the last one4Manny: /ell, catch you later, he% chick.2li#ia:

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    Manny: I really dou"t I!ll "e touchin& that any time soon. It!s em%ty.aran$a: *aaaaaaa4Toto: 0h? /ho is o#er there?Manny: 3e!d notice if I took it, and he!s "i&&er than me.Toto: /hen I!m done with aran$a here, I!m &oin& to... ...tattoo "i&, flo%%y ears on the

    side of your head so %eo%le know what a $ackass you are4I T. The Cala#era Cafe I73TManny: *h, GMarillo de 2roG ++ * #ery fine li ueur filled with solid &old flakes4 'es... I!d

    "etter take this with me, for safe kee%in&.I T. Manny!s Casino I73TManny: Mind if I sit down, Charlie?Charlie: 2f course not, Manny. I...I mean, it is your clu", ri&ht?Manny: 5i&ht. So what are you doin& in it? )idn!t I tell you not to come "ack until you

    could %ay your "ar ta"?Charlie: 2h+huh. 2h, they kicked me out of that cat track for %rintin& fake "ettin& stu"s.

    So now I ha#e to come here Manny... ...which I lo#e, which I lo#e4Manny: 3ow did you %rint fake "ettin& stu"s?Charlie: /ith this4 Isn!t she "eautiful? The last time I was incarcerated, I shared a cell

    with the most dishonest con man I e#er met. 3e was strictly small+time, and Imana&ed to steal this from him uite easily.

    Manny: Thanks. 'ou ne#er know when this may come in handy.Charlie: 3ey, &i#e that "ack to me, Manny4Manny: May"e once you settle your "ar ta", eh, Charlie?Charlie: 2h, Manny...Manny: /hat else can you counterfeit?Charlie: othin&. *nythin&.Manny: Can you make reasona"le union cards?Charlie: Manny? *re you &oin& to start moonli&htin&, or are you $ust lookin& to han& out

    with the sailors?Manny: Can you do it or not?Charlie: 3mmm... I ha#e a deal for you. If you can retrie#e my money from Ma-imino, I

    can make you ;50SI)0 T of that crooked union.Manny: I don!t need to "e %resident, and why does Ma- ha#e your money?Charlie: I %ut a whole suitcase of it u% for collateral on a rather lar&e wa&er last month.

    The race was fi-ed, Manny++they stole my money like common thie#es. 3ere,take this 6.I.;. %ass and use it to &et into the 3i&h 5oller!s (oun&e++ ...they won!tlet me in there anymore... There should "e a safe, somewhere in the wine cellar,and my suitcase should "e in it.

    Manny: *nd you can &et me a card toni&ht?Charlie: If you make it "ack, Manny, the card will "e on the ta"le.I T. Coat Check I73T(u%e: M* '4 I ha#e a note for you from (ola4Manny: (ola?(u%e: 'es4 ow, where is it? /here, where, where, where? 2h4 3ere4 o. /ait.

    )an&. I ha#e a whole new system for messa&es... Just let me... 3ere4 o, no,wait. *hhh4 Be uiet4 3050 IT IS4 /ait a second... it!s em%ty. There wassomethin& inside, it felt like a key.

    Manny: * key?(u%e: 'esss4 But did some"ody come "ack here and snake the key while I was sortin&the coats? /ho would do that? They messed u% my /32(0 S'ST0M444

    I T. The Cala#era Cafe I73TSal#ador: Cala#era, it is indeed a &reat day for the re#olution4 Say hola to little Manny, the

    first enlisted messen&er to ser#e the (.S.*4 ;lease feed him some "readcrum"sand send him "ack uickly, so we may know that our maiden fli&ht was asuccess.

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    Manny: Check out this fancy %ass to the 3i&h 5oller!s (oun&e4 Can you "elie#e how fullof themsel#es they are o#er there? I don!t think their %lace is any more G6.I.;.Gthan ours, do you?

    7lottis: I don!t know, I+I+I t+try to stay away from t+that %+%+%lace...Manny: 5eally? /hy?7lottis: !Cause of my... ...my... My ;ro"lem.Manny: 7lottis? Com%adre?I T. Stairway I73TManny: DshudderE I!m not sure what I hate more... Crowds or cats. ..."ut I!m definitely

    not &oin& near either one today.I T. Cat Sta"le I73TManny: Fuchi4 That smell4... es %eor ue la muerte4 It says, G5e#olutionary )esi&n

    (ea#es Can+0d&es Safe and Smooth for

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    Manny: /hat?)ou&: I need the "ettin& stu" for the race you!re interested in4Manny: Interested in, how?)ou&: Interested in seein& the %hoto finish file for, of course4Manny: 2h...I...I don!t ha#e a "ettin& stu".)ou&: 2h, okay4 Bye4I T. 3i&h 5ollers! (oun&e

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    I T. Ma-imino!s 2ffice I73TManny: 3ello, Ma-imino.Ma-imino: /hy, if it ain!t Manny Cala#era4 Come to see how the "i& "oys %lay, eh Manny?Manny: From what I can tell, they %lay with kitties.Ma-imino:

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    Ma-imino: Just can!t &et enou&h of my cats4Manny: I don!t want to interru%t his cat+watchin&. If I know Ma-, these will all "e wired to

    an alarm...Ma-imino: 'ou know me "etter than I thou&ht4I T. 3i&h 5ollers! (oun&e

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    aran$a: /u%++I need that4 *aaaaaaa4Toto: 'ou need to hold still, or I need to stra% you down4 0h? /ho is o#er there?Manny: (ooks like it hurts.Toto: /hen I!m done with aran$a here, I!m &oin& to... ...tattoo "i&, flo%%y ears on the

    side of your head so %eo%le know what a $ackass you are4 I told you Cala#era,not now.

    aran$a: *aaaaaaa4Toto: 0h? /ho is o#er there?aran$a: *aaaaaaa4Toto: 0h? /ho is o#er there? /hat the hell?N (ook4 'ou "roke it. ow it won!t shut.

    3ey4 3old still4N 3old still4 /hat are you? )0*)4 *ch4 /ake u%4 /ake u%4 Idon!t work on drunks4 Idiot4N /hat kind of sailor are you++22F4 Can!t handle"oo e, huh? Think you!re not %ayin& me, you!re cra yN 6elasco? Toto4 I &otyour "oy aran$a here.

    aran$a: .Toto: M.I.*, he is? /ell, he so"er u%, I send him to (im"o. 'eah, yeah+he!ll make it

    there "y mornin&. ;romise4 2h yeah, yeah. 'eah. That is what I told him.Manny: (et!s see what you &ot on ya, eh sailor?aran$a: ...Toto: *re you kiddin& me?

    Manny: 3mmm... OSeaman *nselmo aran$a. 0nsi&n, third class.O )oesn!t look like'2 !(( "e showin& u% to work in the mornin&.Toto: I &a#e him the idea in the first %lace4Manny: I already searched him %retty thorou&hly.aran$a: ...Toto: *h, a ti&er can!t chan&e his stri%es.aran$a: ...Toto: So are you still &oin& to &o?aran$a: .Toto: 3ey, listen to me+you!#e &ot to take care of yourself.aran$a: .Toto: 'eah, yeah. 'eah, yeah.aran$a: ...Toto: h+huh.aran$a: .Toto: Sure.aran$a: ...Toto: Sure, of course. I understand.aran$a: ... .Toto: )efinitely. Mmmm+hmmmm.aran$a: .Toto: 'ou said that?I T. Security Station I73TManny: /ell, may"e $ust a si%... DsmackE *hhh...Carla: Sir, if you will, %lease, %lace all of your "elon&in&s on the security desk... 'ou

    sure you!re not %ackin& anythin& else?Manny: othin& that would set off that thin&.

    Carla: Then, sir, I!m afraid you!ll ha#e to ste% into the "ack with me.Manny: 5ules are rules....and of course with my )ad "ein& in the military we mo#ed around a lot...

    Manny: Mmmm+hmmm.Carla: I remem"er this one town we mo#ed to when I was in the first &rade...Manny: 2h, really?Carla: 'eah, the only industry in the area was fi&s....*cres and acres of fi& trees,

    e#erywhere you looked......I myself, ne#er really cared for fi&s.Manny: 'ou don!t say?Carla: I always liked dates more. 2r %runes. )on!t you $ust lo#e %runes?

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    Manny: *ctually, fi&s are a %ersonal fa#orite.Carla: They ha#e such a &reat te-ture...Manny: Mmmmm. )ates.Carla: *ll wrinkled u% like my 7randma 3edwi&!s face...Manny: e#er a "i& fan of %runes.Carla: ...2h, %oor 7randma 3edwi&...she was always for&ettin& thin&s.Manny: 3edwi&. ow, that!s an interestin& name...Carla: I remem"er one time "ack when I was si-...Manny: *h si-, the &olden years.Carla: ...or may"e I was se#en... no no no no...I had to "e si- "ecause Mr. 5uffus wasstill ali#e.Manny: ;ro"a"ly you were se#en.Carla: ow, there was a &ood do&, Mr. 5uffus4Manny: Funny, that!s the name of my "ookie.Carla: Such a sweet little %u%%y, we didn!t care that he was deaf...Manny: I remem"er I had a do& once...Carla: 3e was as deaf as they come, "ut he!d still try to "ark...and it would come out

    soundin& like a cat cou&hin& u% a hair"all...Manny: 3a#e you e#er eaten "ark? It!s not that "ad.Carla: ...which our cat often did, he had such lon& hair...

    Manny: I remem"er I had a hair"all once...Carla: I don!t really like lon&+haired cats, do you, Manny? They!re $ust so... I like short+haired cats.Manny: o, "ecause the ta-idermist char&es e-tra for them.Carla: They seem less stuck+u%. ;eo%le think I!m stuck+u% sometimes, "elie#e it ornot.Manny: o, they!re harder to %ick out of the &rill.Carla: o, they really do. I don!t know why.Manny: *ctually, I thou&ht you were %retty stuck+u% the first time I met you.Carla: I &uess it!s $ust "ecause I!m so shy...Manny: o, I $ust can!t "elie#e that.Carla: I was shy all the way throu&h hi&h school... I ne#er went to a sin&le dance, canyou "elie#e it?Manny: I was in detention all the way throu&h hi&h school.Carla: *h+ha ha ho, don!t &et me wron&, the "oys would ask, "ut I!d $ust run away.Manny: 'es, you seem shy.Carla: My mom said I could ha#e "een homecomin& ueen if I!d $ust smile once in awhile...Manny: 5unnin& away. That sounds %retty &ood ri&ht now...Carla: She always said, G* smile is the most im%ortant %art of any outfit4GManny: 'our mom must ha#e lo#ed you #ery much.Carla: /ell, may"e I would ha#e smiled more Mom, if you hadn!t drank so much4Manny: /ell, Moms are always ri&ht4Carla: /as I su%%osed to smile when the co%s called us in the middle of the ni&ht to tell

    us to come &et you out of the drunk tank?Manny: 2h...um...Carla: May"e if I had smiled more, )addy wouldn!t ha#e left us4

    Manny: I...uh...Carla: /e!d "e to&ether ri&ht now, you, me, )addy...Manny: 'ikes.Carla: and 7randma 3edwi&, and Mr. 5uffus...Manny: I really ha#e to &o.Carla: ...and I!d "e wearin& my homecomin& ueen crown and eatin& fi&s and...Manny: That reminds me, I need to call my "ookie...Carla: ...and...and I!d...Manny: 'eahhh...Fi&s...Carla: ...23 M2T3054 0h+huh+huh+ooh4

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    Manny: *nd?Carla: I!m so sorry4Manny: 2h &od.Carla: /aaaaaaaah4 /aaaaaaah4 Mommy4Manny: )on!t cry.Carla: Bwaaaah, haaaaaa4Manny: ow, now.Carla: /aaaaaaaah4 /aaaaaaah4 Mommy4Manny: 3ere, let me hold that metal detector for you while you cry...Carla: )id you $ust come "ack here to ask to "orrow my metal detector?Manny: 'es.Carla: /hat IS it with you and this thin&? I!m sick of it, Manny4 If this is all you want,

    you can fi&ht the cats for it4Manny: Carla... Bye, Carla4Carla: )ro% dead.I T. Cat Sta"le I73TManny: /ell, that!s the hole I saw Carla!s metal detector fall throu&h... 2h no... My

    scythe++I like to kee% it ne-t to where my heart used to "e. I don!t want to messu% my "lade. Tem%tin& as it is, I $ust can!t "rin& myself to $um% in the &iant,unclean kitty litter. 3eh heh heh... 3a ha ha. 3* 3* 3* 3*4 3eh heh heh...

    3a ha ha. 3* 3* 3* 3*4 I!m 2T &oin& in there. I don!t really want to do that.I could %ut them on, "ut I don!t think that would fool 6elasco. *h+ha4 * littlestinky, "ut it could "e worse.

    I T. Mor&ue I73TManny: (ate ni&ht at the mor&ue, isn!t it Mem"rillo?Mem"rillo: 'ou know I can!t slee% with John )oes on the sla", Manny. If I don!t I) these

    rose &ardens toni&ht, I won!t "e ready for the two that come in tomorrow, and"efore you know it... ...I!m u% to my ass in a aleas.

    Manny: ot while he!s watchin&. *re you sure you!re lookin& hard enou&h?Mem"rillo: (ook, Manuel, these old eyes are tired... I!m doin& the "est I can, "ut the

    a#era&e retirement+a&e "eachcom"er has more so%histicated e ui%ment thanI!#e &ot here4

    Manny: I don!t really want to do that. I don!t really want to do that. /ould a metaldetector hel% the cause?

    Mem"rillo: 3ey, $ust like downtown4 'ou ne#er know what this!ll turn u%4 *n en&ra#edrin&... a "elt "uckle with some"ody!s name on it...

    Manny: 3e, he, he, he, who would wear a "elt "uckle with their... 2h. 3mmmm...01T )ock I73T6elasco: *h, what?I T. Mor&ue I73TMem"rillo: 6elasco. It looks like I!#e &ot one of your "oys down here in the mor&ue. *

    sailor "y the name of8 aran$a.01T )ock I73T6elasco: /hat? 3ow? 8 S%routed? But + *h this town!s &oin& to 3ell4 Sailor can!t

    e#en take a two+day shore lea#e without watchin& his "ack8 'eah, yeah. I!llcome down in the mornin&. Dsi&hsE

    I T. Mor&ue I73T

    Mem"rillo: *ll day lon&, Manny, I sort throu&h %ure sadness. I find e#idence, and I %ieceto&ether stories. But none of my stories end well ++ they all end here. *nd themoral of e#ery story is the same /e may ha#e years, we may ha#ehours, "ut sooner or later, we %ush u% flowers.

    I T. ;olice Station I73TManny: G50/*5) offered for car&o stolen from shi%yard recei#in& area... ...includin& a

    lar&e suitcase "earin& the initials 3.(.GI T. The Blue Casket I73TManny: 3ey, did I e#er tell you &uys that you remind me of my friend... ...S*(6*)25

    (IM2 0S?

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    Manny: S%routed? /hat!s ha%%enin& to this town.6elasco: 2h, "i& city crime, Manny, we!re &ettin! more of it e#ery day. I know you

    %ro"a"ly hate &ettin& it this way, "ut aran$a!s $o" is yours now.Manny: o, 6elasco... I don!t know if I!m comforta"le takin& that...6elasco: 'ou!ll take his $o" "ecause there!s no one else I can &et on such short notice4

    *nd don!t for&et that 7lottis has &otta "rin& his own tools.Manny: 3e will. 3e doesn!t &o anywhere without a lot of tools.6elasco: 7ood, !cause neither does the (im"o4 )on!t $ust sit around here collectin&

    "arnacles4Manny: 5i&ht4I T. 3i&h 5ollers! (oun&e I73TManny: 3ow!s tricks, ick?6ira&o: Mmm.Manny: 6ira&o, I 50*((' need a lawyer.6ira&o: /hat is it this time, Cala#era?Manny: Friend of mine is in the slammer.6ira&o: 3mmm... So...will you "e needin& a re&ular lawyer, or an 01C0((0 T lawyer?Manny: *n e-cellent lawyer.6ira&o: *ny e-cellent lawyer... or the B0ST e-cellent lawyer?Manny: The #ery "est is &ood enou&h for me.

    6ira&o: *nd who would you say that would "e, Cala#era? /ho would you say is theB0ST lawyer you know, in all the (and of the )ead?Manny: 'ou are, ick.6ira&o: That!s ri&ht, and that!s why Ma-imino retains me on an 01C( SI60 "asis. So,

    sorry, "ut I don!t do... Godd $o"s.GManny: 3ow!s tricks, ick?6ira&o: Mmm.Manny: 6ira&o, I 50*((' need a lawyer.6ira&o: /ell, my dance card is full, so what are you &onna do?Manny: I could tell Ma- a"out you and 2li#ia.6ira&o: That sort of claim could send a man like Ma- into uite a ra&e. 0s%ecially if the

    messen&er had no %roof.Manny: Ma- and I are friends. 3e!ll "elie#e me.6ira&o: ;eo%le "elie#e what they want to "elie#e, Cala#era... ...and I want to "elie#e

    you!re a smart man who doesn!t &o around s%readin& dan&erous rumors. I!#e &otto &o talk to Ma- for a moment. /hen I &et "ack, I ho%e you!re &one, "ecauseI!m sick of lookin& at you.

    Manny: Man, this is &onna &et me in trou"le. There!s somethin& rattlin& inside... It must"e in a hidden com%artment somewhere, "ut I don!t see a latch or anythin&.

    I T. Security Station I73TCarla: /hat!s that?Manny: I don!t know. I found it under your desk.Carla: nattended?Manny: 'esCarla: 2h my 7od4 7i#e me that4 It!s a "om"4 3a ha4 *nother senseless act of

    terrorism, ni%%ed in the "ud "y Security 2fficer Carla. /ow. It was com%letelydestroyed "y our own detonators, so I can!t tell what kind of "om" it was. But

    here!s somethin&...Manny: * key. I!d "etter "rin& that to Chief Bo&en.Carla: 'eah, you can analy e it with your metal detector.01T (i&hthouse I73TManny: (ola?(ola: Careful Manny, you may not want to see me like this.Manny: (ola, did ick do this to you?(ola: 'eah. 3e wanted that %icture real "ad, "ut he!s ne#er &oin& to find it that fink.Manny: I!ll &et him (ola. I!ll show Ma- that %icture for you and fi- ick for &ood, Just tell

    me where you hid it.

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    (ola: 2h Manny. It!s all my fault, always fallin& for the wron& &uys. 'ou know, I e#enhad a thin& for you once. But you were so hun& u% on that Meche woman Ifi&ured I didn!t ha#e chance.

    Manny: (ola, where!s the %icture?(ola: Tell me Manny, would I ha#e had a chance? e#er mind. Just warn 2li#a for

    me. Tell her to im%ro#e her taste in men. 2r she!ll end u% $ust like me. Tell herto &et a nice &uy Manny, like you.

    Manny: (ola. (ola. 2h, (ola... There!s a %icture of a ton&ue on it, and it says, GQRR ++(en&uaG

    I T. Coat Check I73T(u%e: 3ey, this is a card from my new coat check system4 '2 )2 C*504Manny: Can I ha#e my coat %lease?(u%e: '2 B0T4 T3IS IS S2 01CITI 74 2kay, okay, okay... 3old on... RR, RR, RR...

    (en&ua... (en&ua... (eeeeeeennnn&uuuaaaaa+ha ha4 3050 IT IS4 23 )*5 4Manny: /hat!s wron&4(u%e: J ST S322T M04Manny: (u%e4 /hat is it?(u%e: This can!t "e yours4Manny: That!s it. Thanks.(u%e: /hat are you doin& with a tiny &irl $acket?

    Manny: I don!t su%%ose there was a camera "ack there anywhere?(u%e: h.... no.Manny: She must ha#e hidden that somewhere else...(u%e: h...Manny: I+I!ll tell you tomorrow. It!s (ola!s $acket. ;oor (ola. If I only had her camera or

    that film... I could really &et ick. There!s a little sli% of %a%er in one of the%ockets... *ll that this %a%er says is, G o. > + The 5usty *nchor.G /hat is T3*Tsu%%osed to mean?

    I T. Scrimshaw ;arlor I73TToto: 'ou!#e &ot &uts4aran$a: . ...Toto: h, han& on a second.Manny: This mean anythin& to you?Toto: 'ou mean, "esides the son&, and the %oem, and the "ar, and the statue "y that

    name? Sure4 It is one of my most famous desi&ns4 3ere, I show you4 (et!ssee... uh num"er thirty... ah, thirty si- here. 3ey... what!s this?

    Manny: My friend (ola left that here for me.Toto: 2h. 2h, yeah. h. (ola was here. Sweet &irl. (ike a dau&hter to me. Tell her

    ;a%a Toto says hello.Manny: 2h, ri&ht.Toto: 'eah, "ut I wouldn!t e-actly call that ! uality time.!I T. Bettin& *rea I73TManny: 3ello?)ou&: 2h, hi4 Bettin& stu", %lease4Manny: 3ere ya &o.)ou&: *lri&ht. Just a second... 3mmm+hmm+hmmmm... There you are4Manny: *h+ha4

    )ou&: /hat? *re you a winner?Manny: Bi& winner. Thanks, %al.)ou&: 7lad I could hel%4 I think that &uy was u% to somethin&... )on!t you, )ou&?

    )ou&? /ho, that &uy? ;ersonally, I think he was TS.I T. 3i&h 5ollers! (oun&e I73TManny: (ook what I found at the %hoto finish "ooth... (ooks like G au&hty

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    01T ;olice Buildin& I73TTerry: It!s time to shake u% the hi#e46ira&o: I &uess our "usiness is settled.Manny: *lmost. 2oom%h.6ira&o: 2of... /hat? /as that for the %hoto &irl?Manny: o. That was $ust for "ein& you.Manny: I don!t ha#e time to &et you for (ola, "ut I!m sure some"ody will.6ira&o: 'ou didn!t ha#e time to sa#e her either. But don!t feel too "ad a"out that Manny.

    I hear sa#in& women really isn!t your forte.I T. Cala#era Cafe I73TCrou%ier: Mesdames et Messieurs, faites #os $eu- s!il #ous %laHt. (adies and 7entlemen,

    %lease %lace your "ets. Mesdames et Messieurs, rien ne #a %lus. (es $eu- sontfaits. (adies and 7entlemen, Bettin& is closed. o more "ets, %lease.Fourteen. Fouteen is the winner. (e uator e4 umero uator e est le&a&nant4

    Bo&en: I think you mean two, am I correct?Crou%ier: 0h, no monsieur. Fourteen is the winner.Bo&en: I think you!#e made a mistake.Crou%ier: I!m sorry, sir. Fourteen is the winnin& num"er. Better luck ne-t time, eh?Bo&en: That does it. That Cala#era!s &ettin& to "i& for his "ritches. I don!t like raidin&

    "uisnesses and shuttin& the down, "ut someone!s &ot to teach Manuel a lessonin law and order.01T Balcony I73TBo&en: This way "ack here. 2%en those %addy wa&ons u% and start fillin& them. *nd

    some"ody find Cala#era. I want to interro&ate him %ersonally.I T. Ma-imino!s 2ffice I73TMa-imino: 5aided. 3ow lon& are they &oin& to close it for? 'ou!d "etter cut off the "i& &uys

    credit, yeah, yeah, %ut a drunk out on his "i& oran&e "utt, and "rin& me Cala#eraso we can talk a"out his de"t.

    01T Cat Track I73T7lottis: Come on. 'ou!#e &ot to let me "ack in. I!m a 6.I.;.Manny: )oes that stand for #ery ine"riated %ianist?7lottis: Manny, I don!t want to "e a %ianist any more. I!m a mechanicManny: I know, that!s why I &ot you a new $o", come on, let!s &o fetch your tools.01T )ocks I73T7lottis: So I can do whate#er I want to the en&ine, make it faster?6elasco: Sure, "ut you!ll "e %lenty a "usy $ust kee%in& it afloat.Manny: Sorry for the &i& if we!re not askin& to many uestions.6elasco: 3ell, after what ha%%ened with aran$a, I can see why you!d want to lea#e town.

    (et!s $ust ho%e I don!t ha#e to &o fishin& you out of the drink a&ain.Manny: I!ll stay under ne-t time, I %romise.I T. SS (ola )*'0nsi&n *rnold: Ca%tain? Ca%tain Cala#era?Manny: ;eurto a"ato sailor, we!re here at last. Beautiful %ort isn!t she?0nsi&n *rnold: 'es Sir. There are some custom officials down "elow sir, they want to search the

    shi%.Manny: Fine, fine, we!#e &ot nothin& to hide. o skeletons in our closets.

    0nsi&n *rnold: 'es sir.Manny: Secure the "ar "oys, like a rock this time.Bird: Manuel?Manny: Sal#ador?Bird: I ho%e this #ery ur&ent messa&e &ets to you in time. Miss Colomar ne#er made

    it to the %ort, she threw herself o#er"oard at the %earl. I don!t know if you"elie#e that, "ut whate#er you do do not land in ;eurto a"ato, it!s a tra%.

    *ssasins will attem%t to "oard your shi% dis&uised as customs a&ents. Beware,6i#a la 5e#oluciPn

    Manny: 0nsi&n4 2h, no4 This can!t "e ha%%enin&4

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    Skinny 3it Man:3ey4 3e!s "ack here4(ar&e 3it Man: Sack him4I T. 0n&ine 5oom )*'(ar&e 3it Man: Custom officials4 2%en this door4Skinny 3it Man: 'eah, we wanna check your "a&s.7lottis: )on!t worry, Ca%tain4 /e!re safe in here.(ar&e 3it Man: 2kay, let!s $ust set the e-%losi#es and &et the 3ell out of here401T )ockside ;orthole )*'Manny: /ell, there you &o.I T. 0n&ine 5oom )*'Manny: 7lottis, co#er your ears47lottis: /hat was that?Manny: The dotted line, "uddy. Just a little farther 7lottis.01T Bottom of the Sea )*'7lottis: 7rrk%t4 7&&4 3kkkk4 Manny4 Chokin&4Manny: Mira4 Sna% out of it, sailor47lottis: 0asy for you to say you don!t ha#e lun&s4Manny: 3ey, you li#ed without your heart once, so you can li#e without air for a little

    while... ...$ust until I fi&ure out what we!re &onna do...7lottis: B0/*50, "ra#e Ca%tain4 3ere in the darkest de%ths of the Sea of (ament

    dwell the most horri"le monsters of all... The fearsome, murky demons of thedee% will swallow you whole the instant you lea#e this %ool of li&ht. 3eed mywarnin&, or take one ste% forward and learn for yourself...

    Manny: *ll ri&ht, all ri&ht, I "elie#e you4 Just uit it with the cree%y s%irit+of+the+land#oice, huh?

    7lottis: 7&&4 3ere comes one now4Manny: *mi&o4Che%ito: 3uh? /ho? *h, &ee , another shi%wreck4 'ou see? T3*T!S why I ne#er tra#el

    "y "oat4Manny: /ell, I don!t want to "reak your stride, there...Che%ito: 2kay, see you around4Manny: /atch out for sea monsters4Che%ito: /ho, these &uys? *h, they don!t mess with ol! Che%ito4 I!m too "ri&ht for !em4

    3eh, heh, heh, hooo+heh4 This little li&ht of mine, I!m &onna let it shine. 3ey4(ay off4 3lll&4

    7lottis: /hat am I su%%osed to do with this?Manny: Follow me.Che%ito: /here are you takin& me?4?Manny: T2 T30 M22 401T The ;earl )*'7lottis: Manny? Is that...Che%ito: T30 ;0*5(4 /222+0004 I < 0/ I!) FI ) 305 S2M0 )*'4 I!M 5IC3+

    5IC3+5IC3+5IC3+5IC34Manny: Shhh4 Somethin&!s ha%%enin&.7lottis: Manny? / hat!s &oin& on?Manny: I don!t know, "ut I don!t like the way that thin&!s lookin& at us. I!m not &oin&

    down there while that monster!s lookin& ri&ht at me4 I can!t &et anywhere near

    the su" while that monster!s &uardin& it4 /e!re underwater++we!re not on themoon. I!m not &oin& down there while that monster!s lookin& ri&ht at me4Che%ito: 3ey4 (ay off4 (e&&ole&&o(07724 3ey, where are you &oin&. 'ou can!t lea#e

    me here all alone, come "ack here. *aarr&&hh4Manny: She!s comin& "ack.7lottis: /hooo hooo4Manny: (ooks like we!re headin& South.7lottis: But there!s nothin& on that ed&e of the world, e-ce%t8Manny: The 0d&e.01T nderwater Factory 0ntrance )*'

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    7lottis: Manny?Manny: )on!t ask, Carnal, !cu I don!t know4 7lottis, I!m &oin& to sneak inside and look

    for Meche.7lottis: /hat if that octo%us comes "ack while you!re &one?Manny: ;oke him in the eye and steal his su"47lottis: 3eh. Stu%id octo%us.I T. )omino!s 5oom )*'Manny: Meche.Meche: Manny. /hat are you doin& here?Manny: I wanted to see how your tri% was &oin& an&el, I am your tra#el a&ent you know.

    By the way, thanks for that "ottle of cham%a&ne you sent me, it really hit thes%ot.

    Meche: 'ou were headed for a tra%, I was tryin& to warn you. )omino was usin& me like"ait. I didn!t want you to end u% a %risoner here like me.

    Manny: ;risoner? /here!s your cell, or are you $ust sharin& a "unk with the warden.Meche: If that!s what you think of me, then why did you come here.)omino: Because this is where he "elon&s, here, workin& for me. I knew you!d come

    around e#entually. 5i&ht or wron& Manuel Cala#era is always with the winnin&team, ri&ht Manny, that!s why you!re here now.

    Manny: I!m &ettin& off this rock, and I!m takin& all these %eo%le with me.

    )omino: 3e he he. Manny, there!s no way off this island. I!m afraid you!re stuck here inmy little e-cecuti#e+trainin& %ro&ramme. 'ou see, I need you to take my %lacehere kid, I!#e &ot to &et "a#k to the city where the action is.

    7lottis: Sorry Manny, "ut I had to come in, my skin was &ettin& all %runey.)omino: 3im, I don!t need.01T. 0d&e of the /orld )*'7lottis: *aaaarrrr&&&&hhhhI T. )omino!s 5oom )*'Manny: I!m &oin& to &rind you to %owder for that, ca"ron.)omino: May"e later. But for now, let me show you your new office.I T. *n&elitos! 5oom )*';u&sy: Careful, Bi"i. The new "oss is wakin& u%.Manny: 3ola, an&elitos4;u&sy: I!ll "ite you, I swear to 7od.Bi"i: ;lease don!t "ite anyone else, ;u&sy. That!s why they %ut us in the ca&e in the

    first %lace4Manny: /hy do you want to "ite me?;u&sy: 'ou!re the mean new "oss.Bi"i: Mr. 3urley said you were meaner than him4;u&sy: 3e said you had a B2 0 S*/.Manny: /hat are you two doin& in this ca&e?Bi"i: Makin& li&ht "ul"s.;u&sy: (ook, we!re workin& as hard as we can4 /hy don!t you lea#e us alone?Manny: (isten, children. I!m here to hel%.Bi"i: There!s really not much more room in here...;u&sy: 'our hands are too "i& to make li&ht "ul"s4Manny: I!m here to hel% you &et out of this ca&e.

    ;u&sy: 'ou can!t do that4 /e ha#e to stay here and take care of Meche4Bi"i: She!d "e so sad here all alone. Sometimes we hear her cryin&, you know.Manny: My hands are not too "i& to make li&ht "ul"s.;u&sy: Then why )2 !T you hel%?Manny: My "utt!s $ust too "i& to sit on one of those little %erches.Bi"i: ummm. I!m tellin& Meche you said that word in front of us.;u&sy: 3ere, take my hammer.Bi"i: 3ee hee.;u&sy: 3* 3* 3*4Bi"i: Tee hee hee4

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    01T. Sea )*'Manny: /orks like cra y. Full s%eed ahead.I T. )omino!s 5oom )*')omino: /hat? 7rrrr.01T. Sea )*'Meche: So are really &oin& to &o "ack and try to find your old $o" a&ain?Manny: There!s no $o" for me now e-ce%t to "rin& you and e#eryone else here to the end

    of the road.Meche: But if you aren!t &oin& to use me to &et your $o" "ack why did you s%end all this

    time tryin& to find me?Manny: Meche, I, I needed to find you.)omino: I &i#e you one $o" Manny, and look at you, already screwin& it u%.Manny: 2oof.)omino: I su%%ose you realise, that this is &oin& to &o down on your %ermanent record. I

    don!t "elie#e you Cala#era, you!re losin& a fi&ht so %ick on one of me %ets. /hyaren!t you more like me Manny?I!#e "een tryin& to show you how "ut you don!t listen. If you!d $ust ha#e &ottenthe %ro%er attitude, $ust look what could ha%%en to you. *aaahhh.

    01T Tem%le Stairs )*'Manny: 7lottis? /here did you &o this time?

    01T Truck )e%ot )*'Manny: Dsi&hE 7lottis would lo#e these. Bruno? Bruno Martine ?Bruno: '2 4 'ou were the &uy who %acked me in there4 'ou could ha#e at least &i#en

    me a ma&a ine4 Four years with nothin& to read "ut this damn mu&4 /hat areyou doin& here? *nd if you were headed this way, why didn!t you offer me a lift?

    *h, %hooey4 I!m &ettin& out of here. This world!s for suckers.Manny: It!s the mu& I &a#e Bruno, and it!s full of that foam I %acked him in. 3ello?

    /hew4 They!re em%ty. That!s the road we came in on... othin& out there "utsnow, and a %erfectly &ood %air of sun&lasses.

    01T Tem%le Stairs )*'Meche: Manny4Manny: /hat!s wron&?Meche: 7o u% there and see4Manny: hey, where is e#ery"ody?7ate

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    Manny: ...it does not hel%.I T. 7ondola 5ounda"out )*'Manny: I!#e &ot to &o see what I can do.Mechanic: Come "ack uickly. For his time here is not lon&...Manny: 7lottis4 I!m sorry...7lottis: Maaaannny...Manny: /hat can I &et you? / ill anythin& hel%?7lottis: I need to race, to fly, like... ...like the old days, Manny, in the Bone /a&on...Manny: But the Bone /a&on!s not here, carnal47lottis: May"e I!ll see her... on the other side...Manny: Can!t we make a new hot rod?7lottis: Those days are done, Manny, no more hot ro++ 3ey, what!s that red thin&?Manny: The &ondola?7lottis: 3mmm... sweet decal work... (isten fellas, some"ody... ...some"ody &et a %en4

    There it is, my final work... It could sa#e me, if you ha#e the ri&ht... Dcou&h,cou&hE ...the ri&ht... Dcou&h4E ...fuel...

    Manny: /hat fuel, 7lottis? 7lottis4I T.

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    Manny: But++6elasco: Thanks for findin& my "a"y, Manny4 ;uerto a%ato, here I come4Manny: Mo" town? May"e I!ll $ust finish this for him. 'ou!d think after two years he!d

    ha#e the little S.S. (um"a&o!s life "oats on, at least.01T The Blue Casket Buildin& I73TManny: It!s locked.I T. The Blue Casket I73T2li#ia: Cala#era? /hat are you doin& here? I heard you went ;2/ in a%ato, )addy4Manny: /ell, 3ector (eMans tried and missed, now it!s my turn. I!m headed to 0l

    Marrow to %ut him out of "usiness.2li#ia: Manny, that %lace is chan&ed++you don!t know what you!re &ettin& into4 I!d "etter

    come with you. Just &i#e me a minute to &et ready.Manny: 2kay, "ut if you hear a loud e-%losion anytime soon, the tri%!s off.I T. Blue Casket

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    7am"ler: Thank you sir4 'ou ha#e sa#ed me, "ut more than that, you ha#e ena"led me tocontinue to ser#e the mo#ement.

    Sal#ador: /hat did you say a"out a tra%?7am"ler: 3ector unco#ered our a&ent in his wea%ons la".Sal#ador: o4I T. 3ector!s /ea%on (a" )*'3ector: 'ou idiot Bowsley, your new la" assistant!s a s%y. 3a#en!t you e#er heard of

    "ack&round check.I T. (S* 3ead uaters I73TManny: /hat?Sal#ador: o time to e-%lain. ow I!ll ha#e to take matters into my own hands.2li#ia: Take me with you. I!#e lon&ed to "e of ser#ice to your course for years.Manny: Better sa#e this %art from s%routin&... 2kay, here!s the %lan I need a dis&uise so

    I can &et close to 3ector... ...and a &un so we!ll ha#e somethin& to talk a"outwhen I &et there. If you fi&ure out that %art, I!ll &o find out where he is.

    0#a: 3is casino tower is directly a"o#e these head uarters.Meche: *ll ri&ht, meet me there40#a: 6olunteers uickly for dan&erous work++she could "e #ery useful to the cause...Manny: *s far as I!m concerned... She IS the cause. I!ll "et the a&ent in this %hoto is the

    %oor &uy that 3ector $ust shot.

    I T. ;assa&e I73TManny: 7ot to fi&ure out some way to dis&uise this %retty face "efore I hit the streets.I T. Backsta&e I73TThunder Boy L: It!s not like Johnny Thunder lets $ust any"ody in his re#iew...Thunder Boy R: o.Thunder Boy L: I mean, "ein& allowed to wear the Johnny Thunder makeu% is an honour4Thunder Boy R: 'es4Thunder Boy L: * %ri#ile&e4Thunder Boy R: '0S4Thunder Boy L: So I said to her, you &i#e me that ten+%ercent discount, or I!m takin& my

    "usiness elsewhere4Thunder Boy R: 'ou said that?Thunder Boy L: /ell...oh+yes, I was M*), you know?Thunder Boy R: *nd then, here!s the &ood %art...Manny: Mmmm... S32/B SI 0SS coffee4 (ittle too hot for my %ockets, thank you4Thunder Boy L: *aaaa4Thunder Boy R: /hat did you do that for?Thunder Boy L: I didn!t4 I++Thunder Boy R: 'ou melted my makeu%4Thunder Boy L: I can!t &o on like T3IS4Thunder Boy R: I took you under my win&, and this is how you %ay me "ack4Thunder Boy L: o, no4 It!s not like that4Makeu% /oman: 3ey, kid, this is your lucky day4 /e &ot an o%enin! and you!re the newest

    Thunder Boy in the Johnny Thunder 5e#iew4Manny: 'es4 I!#e "een workin& for this moment all my life.Makeu% /oman: Then sit on down, we &otta start your makeu%4 )on!t &o too far, you ne#er

    know what time is showtime around here4

    Manny: I wonder how that soldier!s &ettin& "y without this arm? I think that would "edisres%ectful. I think he!d "e ha%%y to know his "ody was ser#in& the cause likethis. This snow maker is hu&e4 ..."ut the &rinder %art looks hand+held. *h+ha43mmm. It!s a "one+chi%%er now4o, once you &rind "one, you can!t &o "ack to fake snow.

    I T. Casino Floor I73TManny: 3ey, what!s &oin& on under that raincoat?7am"ler: I don!t know, what!s &oin& on under that makeu%... ...*70 T C*(*605*?Manny: 'ou? )idn!t Sal#ador cho% you in half earlier this e#enin&?

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    7am"ler: 'es, which has &i#en me this &lorious o%%ortunity to ser#e the cause... ..."y&atherin& funds for the (.S.*. while stealin& from our arch+enemy at the sametime4

    Manny: /hat e-actly are you doin& with these slot machines?7am"ler: I stick myself inside, like a fin&er down the throat of 3ector (eMans himself4

    *nd I make the machine re&ur&itate the wealth it has de#oured4Manny: 0hhh. Buenos d9as.Meche: Back off, slea e "all, or my hus"and here will "ust your $aw.Manny: Meche, it!s me4Meche: Manny? That!s some costume4 3ere... 3el% me &et Mr. 3i&h 5oller here into

    this sheet so we can &et out of here4Charlie: 3ey4 Is that you youn& lady? I!ll &et you4Manny: S%ecial assi&nment $ust in from Sal#ador4 Crack that machine and lea#e the

    chan&e, ri&ht away47am"ler: '0S SI54Charlie: I did it4 My system worked4 I knew it4 I told you4Meche: That!s &reat4 ow let!s &o so you can "uy me a drink at the 5omano4Manny: I!ll meet you at the train station with the tickets. There won!t "e one for me, so

    you!ll ha#e to &o "ack "y yourself.Meche: I!ll tell that &atekee%er e#erythin&. 3e has to hel% us4

    Charlie: Come, my lo#ely, I ha#e another infalli"le system I!d like to demonstrate. 5rrrr...Manny: (ittle ti&ht in the shoulders, "ut at least it doesn!t reek of sled do&. I!m not%uttin& those clothes "ack on++they stink4

    I T. (.S.*. 3ead uarters I73TManny: 2kay, don!t "ite, this is a note. 'ou like notes, remem"er? /ell, here &oes

    nothin&. 7o, "a"y4 ;or la re#oluciPn4I T. Florist!s 3ideout I73TBowsley: 3uh? 2ne of 3ector!s messen&ers? /+w+with a m+m+messa&e for me? GI know

    what you!re u% to. I!#e "een watchin&? I!m comin& to s%rout you myself?4?'ours truly, 3ector (eMans4G I knew it4 I knew he was out to &et me the wholetime. 'ou!ll ne#er find my secret hideout, 3ector. 'ou!re &oin& to ha#e to findyourself another florist.

    I T. Sewers of ue#o Marrow I73TManny: 7i#e me that4I T. )ark Sewers I73TManny: I saw Bowlsley run down here, "ut where did he &o? Bowlsley!s %ro"a"ly in that

    ma e, "ut I!d ne#er "e a"le to find him without... 3mmm. The flakes of "oneare s%routin& when they hit the %uddle, and turnin& into... 2kay, I think I couldfollow the trail this way, "ut I need a little li&ht.

    I T. Tunnel I73TManny: ..."a"y tears47lottis: 3ey, what!s that?Manny: That must "e the Florists! hideout47lottis: o, not that++the thin& comin& at us4Manny: I can!t reach that hi&h.I T. Florist!s Sho% I73TBowlsley: 3ector? 3ector, is that you? 'ou!d "etter "ack off, man4 I mean it, I!m not

    feelin& too rosy4Manny: My scythe++I like to kee% it ne-t to where my heart used to "e.Bowlsley: I!m ha#in&... I feel... I!m thinkin& I!d "etter...Manny: I don!t want to mess u% my "lade.Bowlsley: Thin&s are &onna chan&e around here4Manny: That soul has already "een rea%ed. That soul has already "een rea%ed.Bowlsley: 'eah, man... /ho, who, who do you think you!re foolin&? I lo#e %lants, is that

    so wron&? ;lants are "eautiful4 'ou %eo%le, you think %lants are death4 ;lantsare life4 'ou all, '2 !50 all death4 3ey4 'ou know what you $ust did??? 'ou

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    $ust o%ened ;andora!s Bo-4 'ou &et out of here ri&ht now or I!ll let you ha#e it,I!ll++ 3ey, there, stran&er4 Can I hel% you?

    Manny: 2h, uh... I!m lookin& for somethin& in a nine millimeter?Bowlsley: 2ooh, well I ha#e a #ery %retty "ou uet of that ri&ht here4 There ya &o. /ould

    you like some "a"y!s "reath to &o with that?Manny: Sure4Bowlsley: *ll ri&ht, here ya &o4 'ou ha#e a &reat day, now4I T. Casino Floor I73TManny: I!m here to conduct "usiness with 3ector (eMans. I $ust s%oke with him on the

    %hone, and he!s e-%ectin& me.Tu"e+Switcher: 'ou know 3ector (eMans, eh? 3okie+dokie4 Then answer me this 2 0 sim%le

    uestion... h.... okay. 3ow many times has 3ector (eMans run for Mayor andwon?

    Manny: ...four.Tu"e+Switcher: 2oooh, sorry4 3a+ha4 I &uess you don!t know 3ector (eMans like I know 3ector

    (eMans.Manny: *ll ri&ht. (et!s &o, Buddy.Tu"e+Switcher: h.... okay. /hat is 3ector (eMans! %ersonal record for simultaneous ci&ar

    smokin&?Manny: ...twel#e.

    Tu"e+Switcher: 'eah, well... ...that was an easy one.Manny: Too "ad. I win.Tu"e+Switcher: Best two out of three.Manny: )on!t mess with me, I know 3ector (eMans.I T. 2utside 3ector!s 2ffice I73TManny: Celso Flores? /hat are you doin& in 3ector (eMans! waitin& room?Celso: 2h, he sent us out here to make u% our minds a"out his offer... /ho are you, if

    you don!t mind me askin&?Manny: /ell, if you need more hel% with your decision, I!ll "e around4Celso: 'es, well, thank you.Manny: /ell, here &oes nothin&43ector: 3a ha ha4 I knew you could chan&e her m++ /hat? /ho are '2 ?Manny: I!m the &rim++3ector: *hhhh4Celso: 2h, I wouldn!t talk to him ri&ht now... 3e!s mad at us "ecause we won!t "uy his

    ticketsManny: I!m sa#in& my ammo for the "i& &uy. (et!s try this one more time.3ector: 'ou!ll ha#e to wait your turn++I!m in the middle of some #ery frustratin&

    ne&otiations here4 *hhhh4Manny: So, are we ready for our ride on the "i& train?Celso: /ell...Manny: Is this your wife, Celso?Celso: 'es, we!#e $ust returned from a lo#ely cruise... /ell, it "ecame lo#ely once I

    cau&ht u% with you, my little tamale.Manny: I!m your tra#el a&ent4Celso: 2h, I ha#e a tra#el a&ent already. But he!s miles away mo%%in& floors in an

    automat, so I su%%ose the %osition is o%en...

    Manny: *ctually, I work for 3ector. 3e sent me to answer your uestions.Celso: 0h++I!ll handle this my sweet one. /hat can you tell me a"out these G)ou"le+ Gtickets? This %rice seems much more than Gdou"le...G

    Manny: The real uestion is, don!t you feel that you!re worth it?Celso: I know /0!50 worth it, "ut are the TIC

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    Manny: I $ust &ot "ack from the worst #acation I!#e e#er had4Celso: *ctually, I $ust &ot "ack from uite an ad#enture myself, so...Manny: /ell, I!m sure you!#e seen flyin& s%iders and flamin& "ea#ers, "ut trust me, it

    &ets worse4 'ou see, I!#e "een to the ed&e of the world and "ack...Celso: I had no idea tra#elin& the (and of the )ead was so frau&ht with %eril4Manny: ow how much would you %ay, $ust to ski% the whole thin&?Celso: )arlin&, come. (et us "low our nest e&&, to&ether. Mr. (eMans, we!#e decided

    to take you u% on your &enerous offer.3ector: 0-cellent4 0-cellent4 The little lady chan&ed your mind, eh?Celso: o, actually it was your a&ent o#er there.3ector: /ell, ah, uh, of...of course, heh, he!s one of my "est4 h+hah+mmm+hmm4 /ell

    come on in and let!s chat, shall we?Manny: Dsi&hE Still &ot it.3ector: I don!t know who you are, and I don!t know what s%ell you cast on the Flores

    cou%le... But stick around... 2nce I!m done with them, there!s somethin& acrosstown I!d like to show you.

    I T. 3ector!s 3allway!s I73T3ector: *m I talkin& a"out $ust a $o" here? 2r am I talkin& a"out o%%ortunity, in the

    &eneral sence? /e!#e had a lot of o%enin&s in this office in the last cou%le ofyears, and frankly we!#e had trou"le fillin& them. I could really use a closer like

    you on the teamI T. Manny!s Former 2ffice )*'3ector: This could "e your office. 3ere. Try this on. See how it feels. That!s yours too.

    *nd, as an added "onus8Two %ercent of these, Mr. h.Manny: My name!s Cala#era, and I want a "i&&er cut.3ector: 3m+mm+mm, huh, uh, ah, oh, "ut Mr. Cala#era8I!m &oin& to need most of

    these to &et myself out of this world. 'ou see, I!#e "een a #ery "ad "oy. 3a ha4Manny: I!m &oin& to deli#er those tickets to there ri&htful owners8*nd I!m &oin& to

    deli#er you to the com%ost %ile. *y, Chihuahua.01T 5oof I73TManny: 3ello? ;i&eons? Friends now? I think usin& that old &ar&oyle as a structural

    su%%ort for &lamour &irl here was a B*) idea. Bowlsley was ri&ht, this is the&ood stuff4 I!m sa#in& my ammo for the "i& &uy. Can!t s%rout that. It!ss%routella, not s%ackle4 It!s a "one+chi%%er now4 /ell, so much for my thirdarm. Can!t s%rout that. /ell, it was &oin& to ha%%en e#entually4 *y Chihuahua4

    I T. Train )e%ot I73TManny: That one must "e yours.7lottis: )on!t for&et to send for hel%.Meche: *hhhhhhh4Manny: 2of. *y. 5un. Find Sal#ador.I T. Car I73T2li#ia: 7et in, uick.Manny: /e were su%%osed to ha#e co#era&e "ack there. /here were all of Sal#ador!s

    men?2li#ia: I don!t know. 3e hasn!t told me yet.Sal#ador: 3ola, Manuel.01T Meadow I73T

    2li#ia: Time for you to swin& )addy+2. (et!s see you walk.Manny: These flowers... all %eo%le 3ector has s%routed?2li#ia: 3ey, when you!re on to%, like my "oyfriend 3ector is... 'ou make a lot of

    enemies. /hat?Manny: 'ou know, you ha#e really "ad taste in men.2li#ia: o, I ha#e a taste for really "ad men... There!s a difference.I T. 7reenhouse )*'3ector: She lo#es me8She lo#es me not8Manny: /ell, you!re half ri&ht.

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    3ector: 2h Manny8so cynical8/hat ha%%ened to you , Manny, that caused you to loseyour sense of ho%e, your lo#e of life?

    Manny: I died.3ector: I see, hm+mm, I &uess )omino was ri&ht, you don!t ha#e a shred of o%timism.Manny: /ell, when it comes to shreds, )om is the e-%ert.3ector: *nd "y that same lo&ic, Manny, you!re a"out to "ecome an e-%ert in "otany.Manny: Is this where you tell me all a"out your secret %lan 3ector? 3ow you stole

    )ou"le tickets from innocent souls, %retended to sell them "ut really hoardedthem all for yourself in a des%erate attem%t to &et out of the (and of the )ead?

    3ector: o.Manny: &h.3ector: 3ee+ah, huh, uh, huh8This is where you writhe around in e-cruciatin& %ain for

    a"out an hour "ecause that idiot Bowlsley ran off with all the fast actin&s%routella. This slow stuff will s%rout you, "ut it!s &oin& to take a lon& time, I!msorry to say.

    Manny: *&&k. *&&h.3ector: Manny? /here are you &oin&? 'ou!#e &ot some time, you know, "efore you

    ha#e to8(ea#e. 3a ha ha4 7et it? (ea#e4 3a ha ha4Manny: *r&h. *aah. 2hh.01T Flowers Close+u% I73T

    Manny: 2h, ohhhhh4 *hhhh... *aaaa&&h4 *aah. 7racias, Toto Santos401T Meadow I73T2li#ia: Come on, shake it for me, "a"y4 2ne of you must "e mine4 5rrrr.Manny: Sal#ador?Sal#ador: Manuel, listen carefully4 There is a &un in the trunk of this car, "ut the trunk key

    is with my "ody, somewhere in the meadow "ehind the &reenhouse4 Find it4Manny: 5i&ht4Sal#ador: *nd tell 0#a that I know she will &uide the *lliance wisely when I am &one. For

    when I "ite this e-%losi#e tooth, the deadly cloud will s%rout not $ust mytar&et... ...But me as well.

    Manny: 'our tar&et? /hat are you++2li#ia: 3ey4 7et out of there4Sal#ador: Farewell, my friend42li#ia: /hat were you talkin& a"out with the 30*) of the (.S.*. in there? 3uh, Sal?

    7ot somethin& you want to share with the class?Sal#ador: 2nly this... 6I6* (* 5062( CIU 42li#ia: *aaaaah4 *ah4 *aaiiie, aaaaahhh4Manny: 3e!s fine ri&ht where he is. 3e truly &a#e his "ody to the cause. 3ey44 My

    scythe. /ell what do you know... Sal had a ticket all alon&. My scythe++I like tokee% it ne-t to where my heart used to "e. I don!t want to mess u% my "lade.I!m not &oin& in there until I!m %ackin& some chloro%hyll. It!s ama in& howSal#ador!s ticket is still drawn to him4 Fi&ures. )oesn!t seem to "e one for me. Idon!t really want to do that. It seems to "e attracted to somethin& o#er this way.It!s not doin& anythin& now. It!s not doin& anythin& now. Fi&ures. )oesn!t seemto "e one for me. It!s not doin& anythin& now. It seems to "e attracted tosomethin& o#er this way. This must "e the key to Sal#ador!s trunk. It only workson Sal#ador!s trunk, I!ll "et. *h yes, (2TS of ammo4 Free e 3ector4 'eah, you

    heard me43ector: 3aaaa. *aahhh4 *h+3**********4Manny: That doesn!t sound &ood.01T. Tem%le Stairs )*'Meche: 'ou can count them if you want. They!re all here.7ate

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    Manny: I &uess I &ot so wra%%ed u% in sa#in& %eo%le, I $ust assumed I!d "e a"le to sa#eyou, too.

    7lottis: 'eah, "ut I8I don!t need to "e sa#ed. I like it here. I!m not all alone in that"asement anymore, thanks to you. I!#e &ot new $o", and all these new friends.I!m a "i& demon success story.

    Manny: So8I &uess this is it then.7lottis: Come here, &i#e me a hu&.Manny: 2ooof.7lottis: 'ou were the "est "oss...I8e#er8had48Bye4Manny: Mmmf frm mrff mrf oof4I T. um"er ine )*'Meche: Manny?Manny: 'eah.Meche: /hen we &et to the ne-t world8Manny: /hat is it, an&el?Meche: *re we &oin& to "e to&ether?Manny: 'ou know, sweetheart, if there!s one thin& I!#e learned, it!s this: no"ody knows

    what!s &oin& to ha%%en at the end of the line, so you mi&ht as well en$oy the tri%.