mary .
it's okay, kanita. come on in.
he's not a cop, he's a medic. i'm cy coates.
mary said you might be coming.
sleeping in the back.
i know, but she told me to tell you she wants to crash here a few hours. terrible about her father, isn't it?
i call this the oasis. refuge from the world out there. did you know two people were shot in this building last week?
careful. that's the tiger. the lady's down the hall. welcome to sunrise enterprises, frank, the stress-free factory.
she wanted something to help her sleep.
frank, she's suffered enough. she's okay, i promise. c'mon, frank.
i'm always interested in people in stressful occupations and being a paramedic is about as stressful as i can imagine. here, sit down. what's it like? tell me some war stories.
that shit is poison, frank. we don't drink alcohol here. what you need is one of these.
red death? tell me something, frank--does killing your clients make good business sense to you? the kids selling that shit have no sense. they'll be taken care of, don't worry about that.
sleep is all stress reduction. here. you take one of these, sleep two hours, that's all you need. why do you think i'm telling you this, frank--for my health? you ought to look at yourself in the mirror, man. kanita, get him a glass of water.
that's the stuff. i call it the red lion. very king-of-the-jungle.
frank, i'm trying to help you. drink up.
just take it easy.
frank, take it easy. what happened?
be cool, man. you're having a paradoxical reaction. it can happen. didn't i tell you this guy was stressed out?
frank, where you going?
you're making a mistake. sit down and relax a minute.
she'll be back. and, by the way, you owe me ten bucks.
no!
i can't hold up my head anymore.
so, frank, am i going to live?
i've been thinking about things. meditating on my financial future. you guys gave me plenty of time to meditate on the future. whatja do, stop for chinese on the way over? there's plenty of food in my place.
what about kanita?
that's too bad. get some money, a nice looking girl on your arm, and everyone wants to take a piece. some kid i wouldn't let wash my mercedes is in my house, shooting at me. damn, i thought i could make it onto the balcony like tiger. he's fat, that's why, falls faster. i'm trying to watch my weight, and look what happens. am i shot, frank?
boy can't shoot for shit, either. goddamn that's hot.
isn't it beautiful? when the fires start to fall, then the strongest rule it all. i love this city.
what about me? who's supposed to buckle me?