AWOL: Absent Without Leave

This programme contains very strong language and some violent scenes.

Don't worry.

You don't trust me?

I got the money.

Let's see the stuff.

Let's see the money.

Money.

This is sugar!

No shit?

Yeah, no shit.

And this...

is gasoline.

Come on, torch him, man!

Aargh!

Oh! Aargh!

Mrs Gaultier,

I'm sorry this happened

to your family.

We've done everything we could.

In cases like this, it is very difficult

to make any kind of prediction,

so for the next couple of months,

it will be touch and go. Mrs Gaultier...

The insurance has expired, I know.

Does he have any other relatives?

Anyone else that could possibly help?

No.

Come on, Nicole.

Let's go home.

MAN: Lyon.

Lyon.

Lyon.

Lyon!

Lyon!

Ha-ha-ha! Hey, Lyon.

Wonder what's in the goody sack for you today.

Heh-heh. Let's have a look.

There we go.

"Legionnaire Lyon Gaultier."

Ooh, yes.

It's very nice.

No interest, eh?

OK, back she goes.

Aah!

Aah!

Yeah, Gaultier. That's me.

This one's been out in the sun too long.

She tried to call me two weeks ago.

Nobody told me.

Why?

This is the Foreign Legion, Gaultier,

not Club Med.

We're talking about my brother.

He could be dead by now.

And we could be at war with the bloody wogs tomorrow.

I need your ass here.

Your brother is not my problem.

Or yours any more.

You gave up your family when you joined the Legion.

I never gave up my family.

Never.

Legionnaire, I don't have time for this Scheisse.

I need to see my brother.

You need what I tell you you need.

And right now,

I think you need two weeks' hard labour, starting tomorrow.

Want something else to cry about, Legionnaire?

I can arrange it.

You only have six months left in the Legion, Gaultier.

Don't make it six years.

You're a real asshole.

Is there a problem, sir?

No, no, no, no. No problem.

Desert fever, this is your real problem.

Too many weeks in the hot sun.

Shall we try sweat box, sir?

Yes, this might help.

Just until his fever breaks.

Cover your head, Legionnaire.

Move!

Your belt.

Come on.

Ugh!

Move!

Your hotel room is ready.

OK.

Hyah!

Aah!

Oof!

Ugh!

Aah!

Argh!

Hyah!

Get me a fucking jeep!

There's no sign of him, sir.

He'll never make it.

If the wogs don't kill him,

then the desert will.

Just in case, head down to the docks

first thing in the morning.

The ocean is his only way out of the country.

CHICKENS CLUCK, PIGS GRUNT

Moustafa, go this way.

Hey!

Get your ass back down below!

Get down to those boiler rooms now!

OK.

This ain't no pleasure cruise. Move your ass!

This letter was from his sister-in-law.

We are fortunate our intelligence section makes a habit

of recording return addresses.

We'll contact the Americans

and ask them to keep her under surveillance.

Inspector, this man is a deserter,

a traitor to France, and a goddamn terrorist!

Adjutant, all I can do is transmit the warrant.

If the Los Angeles cops aren't too busy

busting dope dealers, gang rapists,

and serial killers,

maybe they'll have time to bring the asshole in.

And if they don't, tough shit.

If they do not, maybe I can help.

You stay off the top deck.

First mate's orders.

You were told not to come up.

Am I right?

Yeah.

And you told me this ship was going to Los Angeles.

What difference does it make?

You ain't got no green card.

You ain't got no visa.

You ain't getting off anywhere, Frenchy.

So get your ass below before somebody reports you,

a deserter, stowed away on their ship.

I pay for the trip.

I'm being generous, Frenchy.

You keep stoking my boilers,

or you'll be breaking rocks in the hot sun.

Now, what's it going to be?

It's going to be simple.

Ugh!

Hey, maybe we make a deal.

You've been so generous to me.

Huh?

INAUDIBLE

America.

'Los Angeles information.

'Please deposit 2.40.'

No, it's my sister-in-law.

She's waiting for me.

Helene Gaultier.

'I don't care if she's the mayor's sister-in-law.

'If I don't hear coins, this conversation's over. You got it?'

DISTANT SHOUTING

MAN GRUNTS, BLOWS THUD

Hey, come on, get him!

Who you pulling for, motherfucker?

Kill that fucker!

You want another fight?

You sure you don't want another fight?

You can win.

Get your money.

I ain't got all day.

Shut up, shut up.

Now, who's going to fight the next fight?

Who's going to fight the next goddamn fight?

Do we even have a next fight?

Do we have a next fight?

CHEERING All right.

We got a visitor. All right.

Who might you be, my man?

Lyon.

What? Lyon.

Lyon.

Lyon? Lyon?

What the fuck is Lyon?

Lyon. Lyon. Lyon. Lion!

The Lion!

All right, all right.

Who wants to take on the Lion?

Who wants to take on the Lion?

Somebody's got to take on the damn Lion.

Hey, there's my man now.

We got a fight now, baby.

Yeah, let's get ready for this one.

Bets down. Get your bets down.

I got 10.

10. Which one do you want?

ALL SHOUT AT ONCE

Ain't nobody going to bet on the Lion?

That's it.

Bets over, bets over.

Bets over, everybody. Bets over.

Bets over.

THEY SHOUT

Hey, my man.

You sure you want to do this, my man?

I'm the only one betting on you.

Don't let me down.

This is ours if you beat this dude.

It's going right here.

Trust me, man.

Can you beat him?

Kick his lion ass.

All right, all right.

Get it on.

Hyah!

That's good, man, good.

Hyah!

That's it! That's it!

Hyah!

Hyah!

I don't believe this. I got me a man here.

You see this?

Oof!

Aah!

Grr!

Hyah!

That's it, my man.

Attaboy.

You see that shit?

Look at this!

You a bad motherfucker with that foreign shit.

Put it right there. You bad, boy.

What the fuck you doing, man?

Get out of my pocket.

All right, fuck it.

Take it, it's your money any goddamn way.

Wait, let me count...

Thanks. Let me count this shit.

Hey, wait a minute.

You didn't give me enough.

You're a good fighter, but you can't count worth shit!

'The number you have dialled

'is no longer in service

'and there is no new number.

'If you feel you have reached this recording in error,

'hang up and dial again.'

Nobody home?

No.

God damn, man,

Quit looking at the sandwich.

Pick it up and eat it.

It won't hurt you.

You're the Lion, king of the jungle.

You want to get to LA, huh?

Yeah.

Hey, thank you very much, man.

I'll get you back in LA, all right?

Thank you for paying the check.

Yeah, sure.

That is where you're going, LA?

Yeah, can you take me there?

Damn straight, baby.

When?

That depends on you, my man.

We have to see some people. You understand?

Hey, now, what's happening? Huh?

May I help you, gentlemen?

Here to see the lady.

Uh, you'll have to be more specific.

Cut the shit.

Tell her Joshua's here with someone I think she'd like to meet.

Well, if it ain't old Joshua.

My main man.

Uh-huh, yeah.

How did you find us?

Word gets out. Know what I'm saying?

I want you to meet somebody.

You chose a bad time.

Call me next week.

No, no.

Now.

You don't know when to quit, do you?

My man just kicked five asses.

You want to be number six?

OK.

Fuck it.

Follow me.

I love New York.

CHATTER AND LAUGHTER

Is there a fire someplace?

Hey, lookit here.

Wait here.

Formal, ain't he?

Hey, this is your ticket, man.

Ticket to LA

and anyplace else you want to go.

Check it out.

That, my man, is the lady.

And this is her show.

Been a long time, Joshua.

I see your taste is improving.

Who's this?

This is the Lion,

king of the jungle.

Joshua, please.

What's your name?

Lyon.

Lyon?

You're French?

What's the difference?

JOSHUA LAUGHS It's all right.

My man don't like talking about himself,

where he comes from, any of that mess.

Is it cool?

Cool.

I can appreciate a little attitude,

as long as he can give them

what they want to see.

Come on, get him! Get him! Come on!

Ha!

Look at that.

Come on! Come on!

Come on.

Yeah.

Ugh!

Hyah!

Come on, get up! Get up!

Rarrr!

Ow!

Get up!

Come on!

Whoo!

Hyah!

Let's do lunch sometime.

Oof!

Sonny! Sonny! Sonny! Sonny!

Now it's time to find out

how bad you want to get to LA.

No nickel-and-dime shit here.

Hey, there they are.

Sure you want to mess up that face, handsome?

You're up, stud.

Hey, wake up. Fight's this way.

It's all right. Everything going to be just fine.

Hey, how you doing, Josh? You all right?

What are you calling it?

I make Sonny a 3-to-1 favourite.

What's the other kid's name?

Lionheart.

Lionheart.

Hey, I got 3-to-1 against Lionheart.

3-to-1 against Lionheart.

3-to-1.

Ten grand? Got it. All right, sir.

Dig it, Lionheart.

15% off the top if we win,

5% if we lose.

We?

Hey, man!

Who brought you here, sucker?

OK, I got it. I got it.

I'm gonna bet this whole wad on your ass.

You whip this sucker's ass and we split 50-50.

Huh?

Man, shit.

Lookit here.

Yeah.

We're partners, man.

Huh?

Yeah.

Don't either one of us ever forget that.

Talk to me. We haven't got all night.

On Lionheart.

All of it.

And, er, keep this between us, hmm?

It's over. It's over.

Come on, guys. Come on.

You know the rules, huh?

There's no rules.

You're kinda pretty.

I don't know if I want to fight you

or fuck you.

Ohh! Ooh, Sonny. Ohh!

Come on, boy.

Come on! Come on!

Come on!

Hey!

Come on, Sonny!

Come on! Come on!

Come on, Lion.

Come on, Lion. That's it. That's it.

Aah!

Oh, no!

Get up, Sonny!

Ahh!

Come on, Sonny! Get up! Get up!

That's my man! I brought him here!

Get up, pussy!

It's over. He's had it.

Bullshit!

I could fucking kick this guy's ass.

I know, baby. I know.

Not bad.

Hey, come on. Who is this guy?

All right, now, you and me.

Lion, Lion. Hey, no.

Come on.

No, no. Hey, no. Don't do that, man.

Come on, come on, come on.

Let go, man.

Come on, man. You ain't going to do shit.

Hey! The winner!

Ladies and gentlemen, Lionheart,

king of the jungle!

Don't ever insult one of my patrons again.

If there's something Russell or I can't handle,

we have paid security personnel who can.

You clear on that?

Yeah.

Good.

Now, what's this shit about a trip to LA?

I can have another fight lined up

in less than a week.

Better money for everybody this time.

But it's up to you, Lyon.

I'm going to Los Angeles.

What the fuck is in Los Angeles?

All right. Can you at least make it back by Tuesday?

No.

Talk it over with your manager.

My manager?

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

My man wants to go to LA.

Why is his business.

We'll be back when we're ready.

You understand? Right, my man?

Let me tell you all something.

What I did tonight I did for my family,

not for you...

not for me.

You made a total...

of 5,000.

That's a pretty substantial amount

for a one-night stand.

Where else will you make that much money?

That's my business, not yours.

Stop the car.

What if we arrange a fight in California?

We do have a circuit out there, too.

Arrange it for somebody else...

and stop the car.

That 5,000 won't go as far as he thinks.

My private number...

in case he changes his mind.

Hey. Hey, hey, hey.

Hey. Hey, man.

Get up off the acceleration, will you?

You know how far that damn airport is from here?

Hey, come on, man. It's just me and you now.

I left them other jive turkeys way behind.

All right. I can dig it.

"My brother made me some money,

"so I'll leave his ass in the street."

Go ahead with your bad self!

We'll see how far your ass get without my help!

Wait a minute. Wait a minute.

Jive motherfucker.

Tonight I fought for you.

You didn't make enough money?

Wait a minute, man. Shh.

Huh? You want some more?

Don't be talking about money around here, man.

These people hear we got 10,000,

we won't make it to that damn corner.

Just put your money back in the pocket.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Why don't we get a cab out of here now?

Come on.

Hey, lookit there. There it is.

There's a telephone. That's what we need.

Yeah.

Listen to me. I'll get you out of this.

I'm a survivor. Come on, man.

Be out of this mess before you know it.

Come on.

Yeah, you looking for an honest man,

I'm him.

I'll never steer you wrong.

There it is, see? I'm right on it.

Hey, man. What is this, man?

Shut up, man.

Hey, cuz, you want to use our phone?

That's all right, blood. We'll go someplace else.

You don't like my phone, cuz?

How much you want for your phone?

Let me do the talking, man.

Hey, shut up, nigger!

I want to hear the white boy.

This is my hood, motherfucker,

and I ask the questions.

How much you paying?

He ain't got no money, motherfucker.

I got the money, and I'll kick your ass.

You ain't getting shit!

Motherfucker's going to pay now! Come on, man!

Today's your lucky day, punk.

That's right. I want a cab.

What do you mean,

you don't send cabs to this neighbourhood?

You want to use the phone?

Come on. Let's go.

Hey.

You're going to listen to Joshua now, huh?

I've been all over the world.

I've been around, from the big apple to the big orange.

I know the score.

How you going to get around in all that smog?

Huh?

Them freeways?

A lot of people in LA, man.

A lot of shit going on.

A lot of weird-ass motherfuckers running around.

Huh?

And besides, I owe you lunch.

Yeah, yeah, you owe me lunch.

But you're wasting your time

if you think I'll fight again.

Hey, I can dig it.

It's cool.

OK.

Yeah.

OK.

Ah, shit.

5,000 goes a long way in the land of sunshine.

It's my brother. I want to see Francois now.

We need to see some identification.

I want to see my brother!

What's going on?

Please come with me. Please.

It finally happened late last week.

With the extent of his injuries,

honestly, I don't know

how he held on as long as he did.

It's because I told him

I'd always be there for him.

I'm truly sorry.

The guys who did this to him...

they catch them?

Mr Gaultier...

he's gone,

and nothing we can do will bring him back.

Doc, my question is,

did they catch them?

The guys who set him on fire

might have been rival drug dealers.

They might have been customers he sold some bad stuff to.

It might have been kids playing a sick prank.

We may never know.

He was too delirious to tell the police much of anything.

If I were you,

I'd be a little more concerned

about his wife and his child.

He left them with a stack of unpaid medical bills

and not too much of anything else.

Now, I can give you their address if you'd like.

I have it.

Thank you.

Mm-mm! Hey.

You don't look sick to me, baby.

Whoo!

Hey, Lion!

Hey, Lion!

Hey, Lionheart!

Hey, man, what's happening?

You act like they said

you were pregnant or something.

I don't need you.

Just go, OK?

Go.

Hey. Ha ha!

Lookit here. There he is.

Ha ha! Yeah, hey. My treat, remember?

Yeah.

Damn. Inflation, man.

Now, lookit here. Here's 2, man.

Keep the change. Give it to your kids.

I heard Russell say

you don't know when to quit.

Hey, that's me, man.

That's you.

Can't argue with the facts.

You have nothing better to do?

OK.

Maybe you can help me, then.

Find this place.

That's the address.

Yeah, yeah. No problem, man.

Who lives there? You got a sister?

Come on.

Just find me this place

and don't ask too much questions.

Hey.

Lookit here. Hey?

Huh? There it is. That's the street.

This is it. This is it. Let's go across here.

HORN HONKS

Hey! Hold it, man! Hold that goddamn car. Shit!

Motherfucker.

Hey, yeah.

Hey. Oh, hey!

Hey, hey, there it is.

There it is, right there.

This yours?

Do you know where a lady named Helene lives?

Can you show me?

My mommy told me not to talk to strangers.

Your mommy, huh?

She's right.

My name is Nicole, and I'm five.

Nicole, c'est tres jolie. My name is Lyon.

Now you're not a stranger any more?

I'm not a stranger

when your mommy says I'm not a stranger.

WOMAN: Just give me till Friday, OK?

A few more days, and you'll have it.

MAN: Friday.

Not a partial payment. Cash, 450 bucks.

Cash.

OK, if you don't,

you and your family are on the streets!

I don't think this would be a good time

to ask my mommy.

Deadbeats like you

are why I can't get the goddamn elevator fixed!

You live here?

I came to visit.

Well, excuse me.

Let's go.

Mommy,

is he a stranger?

Nicole, go inside and draw with your crayons.

Just for a minute, honey.

So you finally decided

to grace us with your presence.

Helene, it was impossible for me to go.

I put myself in a lot of trouble to get here.

Oh, c'etait difficile pour toi(!)

Well, I've got news for you.

It wasn't worth it. You're too late.

Helene, I tried. I'm sorry. I tried.

You know, the only thing that he wanted

was just to see your face again.

Maybe we should go inside.

No! I don't want you inside.

I don't want you anywhere near me or my daughter again.

You started her father on that shit.

That's not true.

Oh, yeah?

He took that shipment to Amsterdam for you.

That's what I say to the cop.

He was a smart kid.

I didn't want him in jail.

He had a future. You were pregnant.

Oh, spare me the details.

He might have been better off

if you'd kept quiet and let him go to jail.

He was not enough strong to be in jail.

It would have killed him.

The streets that you left him on

are what killed him.

No, Helene.

Come on.

I don't have anything more to say to you.

Helene, come on.

Helene, you and Nicole,

we're family.

You're my only family.

Let me try to help you.

Helene...

..this is to help you with your bill.

I don't want your money.

Don't you get it?

I don't want anything from you ever again!

Now get out of here before I call the cops!

Hey, man.

You look like you're ready to jump off a bridge.

Have some chicken.

No. Thanks.

I need something else.

You don't even have to say it, man.

I'm psychic.

Foreign Legion, huh?

Them guys with white hats, right?

I thought the Foreign Legion was something

that you see on old movies.

I wish...

it was just an old movie.

Hey, hey, hey. Hey, there.

Where do you want to go now, man?

You want to get some girls?

You want to go dancing?

Where do you want to go?

I've got some business to finish.

Personal business.

Lookit here,

is it something I can help you with, man?

Yeah.

Maybe.

Yeah. Ha-ha-ha-ha!

Here, let's drink to that, man.

Hey, put them up there. Ha-ha!

There. All right?

Yeah.

Ah, up jump the devil and his blind children.

Hey, look.

Uh, look here, man.

I got to make a phone call.

I'll be right back, all right?

Uh, where you going?

Hey, we got to find someplace

to stay for the night, right?

I'm looking out for you.

I'll be right back.

Yeah, I'll make a phone call.

Look out, look out, look out, look out.

You're all right.

Stand up.

Hey, huh?

Check it out, Dorothy.

You ain't in Kansas no more.

Where are we going?

Visit an old friend of mine.

There. That's her place right there.

Ha-ha-ha!

Sure you're all right?

Yeah.

She only uses this place

when she's in LA on business.

Go ahead.

Look around.

It's yours for the night.

How about you?

Be right next door.

That's hers, too.

It's nice to have friends, ain't it?

Hey, look, you relax, man.

Enjoy yourself.

RHYTHMIC RATTLING

Good morning.

Joshua told me

you needed a place to stay for the night.

I, um...

hope this was adequate.

Yes.

Thank you.

I need to go. Excuse me.

SHE CHUCKLES

So go.

When I came in this morning,

you were spread across the bed

like an old throw rug.

What happened to my clothes?

I gave them to the valet

with instructions to burn them.

You told them to burn my clothes?

Give me a break.

There are a few shops right down the street.

I'm sure we'll be able to find a way

to replace your fabulous wardrobe.

I just want my clothes back.

Not on your life.

I'm taking you shopping today

if I have to drag you kicking and screaming.

Why are you so nice to me?

# Well, there she stood

# All clothed in brown

# She saw my shadow

# She turned around

# Such a teaser... #

Just try one more.

Hmm?

S'il vous plait?

It's nice...

but it's not for me.

You know,

people in New York are still talking about your fight.

Let them talk.

Are you planning on sleeping in the hallway?

No.

I'll stay next door with, er, Joshua.

Oh.

Is that it?

You two, um, got something going?

Cynthia, I'm not your toy.

If you want a toy to play with,

talk to Russell.

Not to me.

Want to carry this?

It's your favourite, isn't it?

INAUDIBLE

MAN TALKS RAPIDLY IN SPANISH

This your ball?

Mm-hm.

Take some money.

KNOCK ON DOOR

Oh, Christ!

Hmm.

I'll do it.

Well...

finally.

I mean...

I'll fight.

Oh.

But first you have to help me

to take care of some business.

All right.

Talk to me.

I need to open a bank account.

I like that kind of talk.

Not in my name. We'll make one up.

Don't ask me why. Just do it.

That's my condition.

I'll call my accountant first thing in the morning.

Anything else?

Yes.

I have to move out of here.

Do I have the right...

to ask what brought these sudden changes on?

I'm going to fight for you.

I have to live like a fighter.

This place is too nice,

too soft, too easy.

I see.

Are you sure it isn't because you found something a little softer,

a little easier, out on the street today? Don't answer that.

That's my business. MY business!

SMASH! I'm sick of this shit! Get out!

Get the fuck out, and take that goddamn cripple with you!

In the morning, you call Russell and tell him where you're staying.

From now on, you deal only with Russell.

Our relationship is strictly business...

the way it should have been from the beginning. You got that?

And you owe me for these.

I'll call Russell in the morning.

Don't forget to call your accountant.

Hah! I'll think about it.

Yeah. Think about it.

May I see your name, please?

JOSHUA: Don't fall on them damn skates, boy.

Please, sir, go right ahead.

What is this, a dance, man?

He got on a damn skirt.

Scotland.

Scotland?

Scotland, shit.

Kick his Scotland ass.

Pull up his dress.

I'd like to see if he's got any drawers on.

MAN: Come on, Angus! JOSHUA: Take your time.

Don't be shaking hands with him.

ONLOOKERS SHOUT AND WHISTLE

Come on, now.

Aw!

Get off my car!

Get off my car, man!

Get off the damn car.

That's it.

That's it. Yeah, that's all right!

You got it, baby.

Let go of him, Lion.

Let go of him.

Let him go.

He's gone. Let him go.

Hey, that's right.

Be ready with the cash, flash.

All right! All right!

I'm back! He's back!

And we back together!

Afternoon, gentlemen. Nice to see you.

After you, ladies.

Moustafa...

it's your turn.

Mommy, does this mean I can have a bike?

Um, honey, why don't you go in the other room

so I can talk to Mr Eldridge?

Draw me a pretty picture.

I'll go draw myself a bike.

That would be very nice, sweetie.

She's cute.

I just don't know how I couldn't have known about it.

Actually, husbands do this all the time.

Secret little insurance policy

to make sure the wife and kids will be taken care of

without freaking them out.

Well, you'll get one of those every month.

You know how the Post Office is around here,

so I'll bring them, if you don't mind.

Oh, no. That's fine. Um...

Yes. Thank you, Mr Eldridge.

Hey, don't thank me.

Thank the man who set up the policy.

May he rest in peace.

Oh, er...just do me one little favour.

I know it's something he would've wanted.

Well, what is that?

Get the little girl a bike.

All right. You have a nice day.

Aargh!

Yeah! That's it, that's it.

I like that. Yeah.

SPORTS COMMENTARY ON TV

Hey, man. Hey.

That's bad for you when you jog, man.

It destroys your concentration.

Look good to me.

Look good to me. Get on out there, boy.

Hey, you guys.

What are you drawing?

Like my new bike?

Yeah.

Bye, you guys.

Bye.

Moustafa, wake up!

He's here. Downstairs.

Come on! Let's go!

Nicole.

Come on inside, honey.

Did he see us?

He'll be back.

Ah, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey.

OK, I'm taking some bets.

Lionheart, 5-to-4.

No wading.

I mean, this ain't no dive.

No IOUs, either.

CHEERING

Yeah!

CHEERING AND SQUEALING

Better luck next time, man.

Ha ha ha! Yeah!

Ha ha ha ha!

Hey...

We did it. My boy did it.

Who is Helene Gaultier?

According to the bank,

she's the one that cashed that phoney insurance check.

She used to be married to his brother.

He's just trying to help the woman out,

that's all.

Is he fucking her?

Cynthia, you one hard, cold, sick bitch, you know that?

I asked you a question.

He don't step inside her apartment!

She don't know where the money's coming from.

As his self-appointed manager,

I'm counting on you to keep him out of trouble.

You mean, keep him making money.

That's right.

For me...

..and for you.

Start keeping an eye on those two.

Hi.

See my new bike?

Elle est tres jolie, la bicyclette.

I said, that's a nice bike.

Is that French?

My daddy used to talk French.

C'est francais, Nicole. I've got to go now.

Who's that?

Nicole!

You go home right now.

You go home right now.

You know why we're here.

Don't force us to get rough

in front of little girl.

Without me, they'll be on the street!

Tell your sad stories to the court-martial.

We're just supposed to take you back

any way we can.

Give me one week to get their money.

Your time was up in the desert,

and we still owe you for that, fucker.

Go to hell!

I show you hell.

Get the bastard!

Grab him!

Come on!

This is the end. Let's go.

Lion, if you're in some kind of trouble,

maybe we ought to know about it.

And your spying on me,

I should know about it, too.

OK, now you know.

Maybe we should lay our cards on the table.

SIREN WAILS

You hear that?

Either you take a ride with the cops or you take a ride with me.

What's it going to be, stud?

What about them? If I was you,

I wouldn't be concerned about them. It doesn't look like they were doing you any big favours today.

Come on.

SIRENS WAIL

Oh, man.

Those dudes did a number on you, huh, homes?

You know what you need, man?

You need karate lessons, man.

That way, nobody will mess with you.

Look at you. You got a broken rib.

You'll stay in bed for a month, homes.

Do me a favour.

Don't talk to nobody about my rib.

Don't worry about that, man.

Shit. 100, man.

Have a nice day. Business all the time.

CYNTHIA: His name is Lyon. I know he's here.

I have to find him. Is he in here? Can you tell me if he's in here?

I'll find out... Well, who knows where he is?

Excuse me.

I rushed over as soon as I heard what happened.

My God! You're staying here tonight, aren't you?

When did you start to care?

Get off it, Lyon.

I know I said some things I shouldn't have.

But if I'd known the truth about your situation...

Why didn't you tell me? I could have helped you with your family.

You want to help?

Yeah.

I need your help.

Whatever you want.

TV IS ON

KNOCK ON DOOR

Who's there?

JOSHUA: Mr Eldridge.

I wasn't expecting you back so soon.

I know. Something's come up. We got to talk.

About what?

I heard about the shit that went down today.

Look, please, Mrs Gaultier, this is real important.

You got to get out of this place tonight.

You and the little girl.

How do you know what happened today?

Hey, my man.

So there never was an insurance plan, was there?

Look here. Now, you see that?

That's where your money's been coming from.

I think you owe him a minute

for him to say what he's got to say.

So? Say what you got to say.

OK. Those men followed me from North Africa.

They knew I'd be coming to see you.

Does this involve drugs?

If it does, I don't want anything to do with it. I've been through this shit with Francois.

Helene, I swear, it's not drugs.

I don't have too much time,

but I'm here to help you.

Don't do this to me.

I mean, my life is hard enough.

I'm not trying to give you problems.

I'm here to help you.

Please. You've got to trust me.

Hi, Mr Eldridge.

Hey, yeah.

See my new bike?

He's already seen it. Yeah.

Mommy, is he still a stranger?

No, honey.

This is your Uncle Lyon.

Your daddy's brother.

I knew you weren't really a stranger.

That's him.

Attila.

A born killer.

A real pro.

Not some bum you picked off the street.

He likes to toy with his opponents.

Give them hope.

Then he tears them apart.

PELVIS CRACKS

Never seen anything like that on our circuit.

And that's why I can't let you have Lyon just yet.

The fight's already scheduled.

But if I get hassled by the French consulate...

or the immigration people...

it'll screw up everything.

So I need your co-operation.

And I promise you...

as soon as Attila is finished ripping him apart,

I will hand him over to you...

as is.

What do you say, guys?

I...say...

SPEAKS FOREIGN LANGUAGE

Can...we...watch?

Yes.

I hope this is the right stuff Joshua picked up.

There's enough to feed her entire kindergarten class.

And...there's something else Santa Claus brought. Merry Christmas.

You guys are going to spoil her.

It's my only niece.

I've got a right to spoil her, right?

I guess so.

Well, since there is no real food here,

I guess I'll pick some things up from work tomorrow,

bring them home.

I've got something else I want to talk about.

I don't think you should go back to that place.

Are you serious?

How long do you expect us to stay here?

Oh, just...just until you have a new job...

or another husband.

I mean, it's no problem.

You can stay here. It's home.

This is beautiful.

Yeah.

Your niece, she made it for you

and insisted I put it

right where you'd see it.

Nice.

C'est tres joli.

Oui.

CAR HORN HONKS

Hey, man. Guess who's outside.

Let's get crazy.

Where are we going?

Loosen up.

We're going to see some friends.

How are your relatives doing, by the way?

They'd be better if I was there.

Well, this little party we're attending tonight,

it's for their benefit as much as ours.

These friends of mine

are thinking of betting some serious money

on your next fight, Lyon.

Just how serious depends on you.

We can all retire on this one.

Don't fuck it up.

MEN SPEAK GERMAN

Mr Lionheart, welcome.

We've just been watching your videotape.

Most impressive.

Would you like a drink?

Yeah, yeah, yeah. I'll have a gin and tonic

with a twist of lime, my good man.

By all means. Come this way, please.

Did you have a pleasant journey?

No.

So, did you get the tape?

If you knew what I went through

to smuggle this out.

SPEAKING GERMAN

SPEAKING GERMAN

What do you think?

Not too good.

Piece of shit.

Well, enough of this.

Well, I have to tell you I'm not too impressed.

What about you, Mr Lionheart?

We have friends in Hong Kong

who say he'll wipe the floor with you.

What do you think about that?

Anything is possible.

Humble devil, isn't he?

Talk is cheap.

You've all seen him in action.

Draw your own conclusions, gentlemen.

As far as I'm concerned,

Lionheart is going to eat this bozo for breakfast.

And I've got a quarter mil ready to back it up.

We'll let you know which way we're going on the day of the fight.

Faster?

Yes!

OK.

Ahh!

OK, that's it for today, guys.

She's so beautiful.

Tonight I'll have a fight.

A big fight. Lots of money.

And if I win,

I'd like to take you and Nicole away from this place,

away from this city,

and leave all the bad stuff behind us.

There's basically no problem.

No problems. It'll be clear.

Absolutely sure.

It's going great.

Do you understand what I'm saying?

You don't understand at all, right?

Open the door.

Madhouse out there, man.

Hey, hey, hey, my man.

Hey, huh. Lookit here.

Ready to get rich?

Throw a few. Throw a few.

Ohh.

I took all my money out of the bank

and put a bet on myself.

We're going to win that fight.

Confidence. That's what I like to hear, man.

You know what I'm saying?

All right, what is it, man?

You been hiding something all week long.

What's going down, man?

Nothing.

Nothing, huh?

Nothing?

You know what's circulating out there, man?

Huh?

12 million motherfucking dollars, man.

Cynthia's friends have come through like a motherfucker.

Then I hear this shit about Attila.

This dude's already bagged eight bodies.

I'll beat him.

Beat him? How you going to beat him

if you're all fucked up?

I'll beat the guy. I have to.

You don't have to do shit, motherfucker,

but get yourself fucked up like I did.

Do you wanna be on the street

running 5 fights for winos and junkies?

I'm going to take you away

from this shitty business.

You and my family.

Even Cynthia if she wants to.

Cynthia, man?

Do you think Cynthia gives a flying fuck about you?

Huh?

You know what your problem is, man?

You got a big heart, Lionheart.

You're strong as a lion, man.

But this right here,

this is what fucks you up

and leaves you bleeding on the motherfucking ground

with nobody to give a two-bit shit about your ass.

Nobody gives a shit about you but you, man.

Nobody.

You care about me.

I'm going to win that fight.

You've got to trust me.

Hey, Joshua.

TELEPHONES RING

Uh...

who you betting on? Look at the board.

The wind's definitely blowing in our direction.

I didn't ask you that.

I asked you who you're betting on.

Why?

Having any last-minute doubts about your boy?

No. I...

I was just remembering the way you did me.

Is there something I should know about Attila?

Is there something I should know about Lyon?

No, no, no.

He's going to stomp that dude into the ground,

send him home in a little box.

Well, then...

there's the desk.

You've got about five minutes left to place your bet.

It happen too late, man.

What's up, man?

You going to make a bet or what?

All the stuff.

Very good.

Which way are you going, man,

Lionheart or Attila?

One minute to post, my friend.

# Talk intently in society

# It's never easy

# But you know that it's free... #

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

# ..No mercy

# Your back's to the wall

# No, no mercy

# It's winner take all... #

See the look on his face?

He's totally psyched out.

# ..No mercy... #

Russell.

SPEAKING GERMAN

# ..Winner take all

# No mercy

# Your back's to the wall

# No, no mercy

# Winner take all... #

Ooh! Ooh!

He's toying with him.

Let's go.

That's it.

Another one.

Hit him again.

What's wrong?

Stay down, damn it!

Stay the fuck down!

Stay down, man.

Just stay down.

We bet all the money.

Don't worry about that.

Just stay down.

Cynthia, she bet against me. I know it.

Right?

You were right.

She bet against me.

Damn it.

This dude's going to kill your ass.

This dude's going to kill your ass!

He's hurt.

That dude's going to kill your ass!

I told you the way this shit did me.

Don't let it do you. Stay the fuck down.

Come on, man.

Come on, Lion.

We don't need the money, man.

I got us a deal -

50-50 all the way down the line.

I'm going to split it with you, man.

50-50 all the way.

Just like I said I would.

Look.

It's on him, man.

The whole bet's on Attila.

Wrong bet.

Aargh!

He's going to kill your ass, man.

Ahh, kick the blood out of him!

Lionheart!

Come on!

Come on!

You!

Go on! Go on!

All right!

You bury that motherfucker.

Kick the shit out of him!